JPH11232402A - Display medium rewriting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To use a display medium such as a portable card,
Provided is a display medium rewriting device capable of providing an attractive service to a customer at low cost. A rewritable display unit and a recording unit are provided.
A display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display portion 62 of a display medium 60 comprising: a recording information reading unit 11 for reading recording information recorded on the display medium 60; and a recording information a1 read by the recording information reading unit 11. Calculating means 12 for performing a predetermined calculation, and calculation result ranking means 1 for dividing the calculation result calculated by the calculating means 12 for each rank.
2 and display information selection means 12 for selecting display information based on the ranks divided by the operation result classification means 12.
And a display information writing unit 14 for visually writing the display information a2 selected by the display information selection unit 12 on the display unit 62 of the display medium 60.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display part of a display medium having a rewritable display part, which is used by a user of a department store, a restaurant or the like as a membership card, a point card or the like. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been provided a service for giving service points and the like in accordance with a usage amount of a customer.
In particular, recently, cashback services in which such service points are recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic card or an IC card, and gifts are given in exchange for the points or the price is discounted have become widespread. In addition, there is also known an apparatus for printing horoscopes, biorhythms, and the like on receipts in order to perform customer service (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6 (1994)).
247703). This allows the customer to enjoy horoscopes and the like.

[0003]

However, in a conventional service in which a service point is recorded and a present is given in exchange for the point, or a cashback is required, the service provider must bear the present cost. Expenses were high. In addition, products with low unit prices, for example, products targeted at young people, have low profits, and thus are difficult to earn service points. Therefore, such a service point system is not attractive to customers and it is difficult to attract customers.

On the other hand, a device for printing horoscopes or the like on a receipt requires a wide area for printing.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to provide a display medium rewriting device capable of providing an attractive service to a customer at low cost by using a display medium such as a portable card.

[0006]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make it easy to understand, description is given with reference numerals corresponding to the embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an invention according to claim 1 is a display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display unit (62) of a display medium (60) including a rewritable display unit (62) and a recording unit (63). A recording information reading means (11) for reading the recording information recorded on the display medium (60), and a calculation for performing a predetermined calculation based on the recording information (a1) read by the recording information reading means (11). Means (12), a calculation result ranking means (12) for dividing the calculation result calculated by the calculation means (12) for each rank, and a display based on the ranks divided by the calculation result ranking means (12). Display information selecting means (12) for selecting information, and display information writing for visually displaying the display information (a2) selected by the display information selecting means (12) on the display section (62) of the display medium (60). Means (14 Preparative a display medium rewriting apparatus comprising: a (10).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a display medium (70) including a rewritable display section (72) and an identification section (74).
A display medium rewriting device for rewriting the display section (72), an information recording means (30) for recording recording information (a1) corresponding to the display medium (70), and an identification section (74) for the display medium (70). ), And the recording information (a) recorded in the information recording means (30) according to the identification section (74) read by the identification section reading means (25).
1) a recording information reading means (22) for reading, a calculation means (22) for performing a predetermined calculation based on the recording information (a1) read by the recording information reading means (22), and a calculation means (22). A calculation result ranking means (22) for dividing the calculated calculation result for each rank; and a display information selection means (22) for selecting display information (a2) based on the ranks divided by the calculation result ranking means (22). 22) and display information writing means (24) for visually writing the display information (a2) selected by the display information selection means (22) on the display section (72) of the display medium (70). The display medium rewriting device (20) is characterized in that:

[0008] The invention of claim 3 is claim 1 or claim 2.
Recording information (a1) in the display medium rewriting device described in (1).
Is information including attribute information of the owner, and the calculating means (12, 22) is a calculating means for performing a predetermined calculation based on the attribute information. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the display medium rewriting device according to the third aspect, the attribute information is information including birthday information of the owner, and the calculating means (12, 22)
Is a computing means for performing a biorhythm computation based on the birthday information.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display medium provided with a rewritable display section, wherein the operation means performs a predetermined operation.
2), an operation result ranking means (42) for dividing the operation result calculated by the operation means (42) for each rank, and display information (20) based on the ranks divided by the operation result ranking means (42). a2) a display information selecting means for selecting the display information, and a display information document for visually writing the display information (a2) selected by the display information selecting means on the display section of the display medium. A display medium rewriting device (40), comprising:

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the display medium rewriting device according to the fifth aspect, the operation means (42) is an operation means for generating a random number.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in more detail with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a display medium rewriting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device. FIG. 3 is a front view showing another embodiment of the display unit of the card. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which a biorhythm is calculated from a customer's birthday and the fortune is written on a display medium based on the result.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card 60 has a card display portion 62 on one surface (the front surface in FIG. 2) of the card base material 61 and a magnetic stripe 63 on the other surface (the back surface in FIG. 2). have.

The card substrate 61 is a substrate serving as a carrier of the card. As the material of the card base material 61, generally used plastic materials (for example, vinyl chloride, PMMA, PET, ABS, polyolefin, PE
TG, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer, cellulose propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, and the like, alloy materials, and paper (for example, art paper, coated paper, synthetic paper, and the like) are suitably used.

The card display section 62 is a display section for visually displaying information such as points, and can use, for example, a magnetic recording layer including microcapsules containing a liquid and flake-like magnetic fine particles. .

Such a magnetic recording layer contains, for example, a binder, microcapsules containing a liquid and flake-like magnetic fine particles, and is further kneaded well by optionally adding other desired additives. The magnetic composition can be produced by applying or printing the resulting magnetic composition by a usual coating method or printing method to form a film of the magnetic composition. The thickness of such a magnetic composition film is about 50 μm.
It is preferably about m to 1 mm.

As the binder, any binder can be used as long as it does not damage the walls constituting the microcapsules. For example, various natural, semi-synthetic or synthetic resins can be used. Specific examples include hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, nitrocellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, (meth) acrylic resin, (meth) acrylamide resin, polyester resin, urethane resin and the like.

The microcapsules containing the liquid and the flake-shaped magnetic fine particles can be manufactured by a known microencapsulation method, for example, a known coacervation method. That is, first, a medium is prepared by dissolving a thermoplastic resin in a liquid, flake-shaped magnetic fine particles are added thereto, and other desired additives are further added and mixed well to obtain a dispersion of magnetic fine particles. To manufacture. On the other hand, for example, a binder constituting a microcapsule wall such as gelatin or gum arabic is dissolved in pure water or the like to produce a stock solution for encapsulation constituting a microcapsule. It can be produced by a method of gradually adding a dispersion of magnetic fine particles and encapsulating. The microcapsules thus produced preferably have a particle size of, for example, about 10 to 100 μm.

Here, as the above-mentioned thermoplastic resin, for example, it is dissolved in a liquid, has good transparency, and has an electric field, a magnetic field,
It is preferable to use a material that does not gel by the action of light, heat, or the like. For example, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl butyral, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic resin, acetyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, and the like.

The liquid may be any liquid capable of dissolving the above-mentioned thermoplastic resin, and various organic solvents can be used. For example, one or more of a hydrophobic liquid, a polar organic liquid, and the like can be used.

Further, as the flake-shaped magnetic fine particles, iron, nickel, iron-nickel or iron-nickel-
Magnetic powders such as stainless steel such as chromium, aluminum-cobalt alloy, and samarium-gobalt alloy can be used.

The shape of the above magnetic powder is preferably a so-called flake shape, and the thickness is preferably as small as possible and the ratio of the thickness to the particle size is preferably large. The particle size is
If the particle size is large, it cannot be accommodated in the capsule. If the particle size is small, the light in the horizontal and vertical directions (as will be described later) The difference in reflectance becomes small, and the contrast during recording deteriorates, which is not preferable. Generally, it is preferable to use a magnetic powder having a holding power of 500 Oe or more.

In the present invention, a coloring agent such as a dye or a pigment may be contained in the microcapsules in order to improve the contrast.

The magnetic stripe 63 is a recording section for recording recording information, and has a magnetic recording layer which is usually used. That is, the magnetic recording portion includes, for example, gamma-hematite, chromium dioxide, and an Fe-Co alloy.
As record information, attribute information (name, sex, birthday, etc.) of the owner of the card 60 is recorded.

The display medium rewriting device 10 has a magnetic stripe reader 11, a CPU 12, a storage unit 13, and a display unit writer 14.

The magnetic stripe reader 11 reads recording information a1 including birthday information and the like from the magnetic stripe 63 of the card, and its output is input to the CPU 12.

The CPU 12 is a central processing unit that normally controls the entire apparatus. In the present embodiment, the CPU 12 calculates a biorhythm based on the birthday information of the card owner input from the magnetic stripe reader 11. . In addition, the calculation result is ranked. Further, display information a2 is selected based on the ranking result. CPU 12
Inputs the output to the display unit writer 14.

The biorhythm has a cycle of “affection”, a cycle of “work”, and a cycle of “health”, and is calculated as follows based on a birthday. (1) With the birthday as the first day, the number of days X up to the date to be determined is calculated. (2) Since the cycle of "love" is a 28-day cycle, X /
28 is calculated, and two decimal places of the calculation result are calculated. (3) Since the cycle of “work” is a 33-day cycle, X /
33 is calculated, and two decimal places of the calculation result are calculated. (4) Since the cycle of “health” is a 23-day cycle, X /
23 is calculated, and two digits after the decimal point of the calculation result are calculated.

Next, ranking of the results calculated as described above is performed. That is, (1) When the calculation result is 70 to 84, the first rank is set. (2) When the calculation results are 85 to 99, 00, and 54 to 69, the second rank is set. (3) When the calculation results are 01 to 05 and 51 to 53,
The third rank. (4) When the calculation results are 06-20 and 36-50,
4th rank. (5) When the calculation results are 21 to 35, the fifth rank is set.

Subsequently, the display information a2 is selected based on the result of the ranking. That is, (1) When the rank is the first rank, one mark is selected as the display information a2. (2) When the rank is the second rank, two marks are selected as the display information a2. (3) When the rank is the third rank, three marks are selected as the display information a2. (4) When the rank is the fourth rank, four marks are selected as the display information a2. (5) When the rank is the fifth rank, five marks are selected as the display information a2.

The selection of the display information a2 may be as follows (FIG. 3). (1) When the rank is the first rank, the X mark is selected as the display information a2. (2) When the rank is the second rank, a mark is selected as the display information a2. (3) When the rank is the third rank, a mark is selected as the display information a2. (4) When the rank is the fourth rank, a mark O is selected as the display information a2. (5) When the rank is the fifth rank, a mark is selected as the display information a2.

The storage section 13 is a section for storing a calculation formula for the biorhythm calculation, a ranking table, and the like.

The display unit writer 14 transmits the display information a2 to the CP
This is a part which is input from U12 and is written on the card display part 62 so as to be visible. At this time, the display unit writer 14 deletes the display information a2 originally displayed and overwrites the new display information a2.

(Operation Method) The operation of the display medium rewriting device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the operation of the CPU 12. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the display medium rewriting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In step (hereinafter referred to as S) 100, CPU 12 starts a display rewriting operation of the display medium rewriting device in accordance with an instruction of the device user.

In S101, the CPU 12 causes the magnetic stripe reader 11 to read the record information a1 from the magnetic stripe 63 of the card, and inputs the output to the CPU 12.

In S102, the CPU 12 calculates the biorhythm from the birthday information in the record information a1, based on the biorhythm formula stored in the storage unit 13.

In step S103, the CPU 12 executes the processing in step S103 based on the ranking table stored in the storage unit 13.
The result of the calculation in 102 is classified.

In step S104, the CPU 12 executes the processing in step S104 based on the ranking table stored in the storage unit 13.
In step 103, display information a2 corresponding to the result of the ranking is selected, and its output is input to the display unit writer 14.

In S105, the CPU 12 causes the display unit writer 14 to write the display information a2 on the card display unit 62 so as to be visible.

In S106, the CPU 12 ends the display rewriting operation of the display medium rewriting device.

According to the present embodiment, since simple display information is selected according to the biorhythm calculation result, the result can be displayed even if the display area of the display medium is narrow. Also, the card user can understand the contents at a glance. further,
Once a card or the like has been issued, it can be implemented inexpensively thereafter.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device. In the following embodiments, portions that perform the same functions as those in the above-described first embodiment are given the same reference numerals at the end, and duplicate description will be omitted as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card 70 has a card display section 72 on one side (the front side in FIG. 6) of the card base 71, and a bar code 74 on the other side (the back side in FIG. 6).
have. The card 70 differs from the card 60 having the magnetic stripe 63 in that it does not have a recording unit. Further, the card 70 is different from the card 60 having no card identification section in that the card 70 has a barcode 74.

The bar code 74 is an identification section for identifying each card, and a different bar code is printed for each card.

The display medium rewriting device 20 includes a CPU 22 and
It has a storage unit 23, a display unit writer 24, a barcode reader 25, and a host computer 30. The display medium rewriting device 20 differs from the display medium rewriting device 10 in having a barcode reader 25 and a host computer 30. The display medium rewriting device 20 differs from the display medium rewriting device 10 in that it does not have a magnetic stripe reader.

The host computer 30 records recording information a1 corresponding to the identification information a3 of the barcode 74 read by the barcode reader 25. The host computer 30 is commonly used with other display medium rewriting devices 20.

The bar code reader 25 has a bar code 74.
Reading the identification information a3 from the card 70,
The output is input to the CPU 22.

The CPU 22 calls the record information a1 from the host computer 30 based on the identification information a3 read by the barcode reader 25, and calculates the biorhythm from the birthday information contained therein. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the calculation result is classified, the display information a2 is selected, and the output is input to the display unit writer 24.

According to the present embodiment, since the record information a1 is stored in the host computer 30, much information can be recorded. Also, even if you lose the card 70,
The record information a1 does not become unknown.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device.

As shown in FIG. 8, the card 80 has a card display section 82 on one side (the front side in FIG. 8) of the card base 81. The card 80 has no recording unit,
It is different from the card 60 having the magnetic stripe 63.

The display medium rewriting device 40 includes a CPU 42,
It has a storage unit 43 and a display unit writer 44.

The CPU 42 generates a random number when instructed to start processing. Also, the generated random numbers are ranked. Further, display information a2 is selected based on the ranking result. The CPU 42 inputs the output to the display unit writer 44. The display information a2 may be, for example, Daikichi, Nakayoshi, Kichi, Sueyoshi, evil, etc., according to the generated random numbers.

The storage section 43 is a section for storing the above-mentioned random number generation formula, a ranking table, and the like.

According to the present embodiment, the display medium rewriting device 4
Since No. 0 has no information reading means, it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, it can be used as a fortune teller using random numbers.

(Modifications) Various modifications and changes are possible without being limited to the embodiments described above, and they are also within the equivalent scope of the present invention. For example, the card display unit may be a rewritable display unit.
A heat-sensitive recording layer made of a resin composition capable of reversibly changing between a transparent state and a cloudy state by heat and maintaining the transparent state and the cloudy state at room temperature may be used. Such a heat-sensitive recording layer, for example, a thermoplastic resin such as polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-based copolymer, vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride-based copolymer, polyester-based resin, etc. A saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, an ester, an amide thereof, or an organic low-molecular substance such as an ammonium salt is dispersed therein, and other desired additives are optionally added and sufficiently kneaded. It can be manufactured by applying or printing a resin composition obtained by a usual coating method or printing method to form a film of the resin composition as described above.

The card display section may use a heat-sensitive recording layer containing a leuco dye, for example. Such a heat-sensitive recording layer is, for example, a known material, for example, a heat-sensitive recording composition containing an electron-donating color-forming compound, an electron-accepting compound, and a binder as main components by a usual coating method or printing method. To form a film of the heat-sensitive recording composition.

Further, the card may be an IC card.
By doing so, the storage capacity is increased, so that a large amount of information (for example, attribute information such as name, gender, birthday, blood type, use history of the apparatus, and other information) can be recorded. Fortune-telling, etc. can also be carried out by using. Furthermore, the identification unit reading means may use OCR, OMR, or the like. In that case, the identification section of the card may be changed accordingly.

In the card display section, in addition to the display information a2,
Other record information, for example, information such as service points may be displayed together. By doing so, it can be used as a point card.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of card display units may be provided like a first display unit 92-1 and a second display unit 92-2. In this case, information with a high rewriting frequency may be written to the first display unit 92-1 and information with a low rewriting frequency may be written to the second display unit 92-2. By doing so, the life of the second display unit 92-2 can be extended, and a clean state can be maintained.

[0062]

As described above in detail, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the result of performing a predetermined operation can be divided for each rank, and simple information based on the rank can be displayed. Also, information can be displayed on a card having a small display area. Also, once a card or the like is issued, it can be implemented at a low cost thereafter.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the information recording means for recording the recording information corresponding to the display medium is provided, a large amount of recording information can be recorded. Further, even if the display medium card is lost, the recorded information will not be lost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the predetermined calculation is performed based on the attribute information of the owner.

According to the present invention, the biorhythm can be calculated by a predetermined calculation based on the birthday information of the owner.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since information can be displayed using a display medium having no recording section or the like, the cost of the display medium rewriting device can be reduced.

According to the invention of claim 6, since information can be displayed based on a random number, the display medium can be used as a fortune card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of a display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a display unit of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the display medium rewriting device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device of the second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a third embodiment of the display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing an embodiment of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device of the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another embodiment of a display unit of a card suitable for use in the display medium rewriting device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 20, 40 display medium rewriting device 11 magnetic stripe reader 12, 22, 42 CPU 13, 23, 43 storage unit 14, 24, 44 display unit writer 25 barcode reader 30 host computer 60, 70, 80 card 61, 71 , 81 Card base material 62, 72, 82 Card display part 63 Magnetic stripe 74 Bar code 92-1 Card first display part 92-2 Card second display part a1 Record information a2 Display information a3 Identification information

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display unit of a display medium, comprising a rewritable display unit and a recording unit, wherein the recording information reading means reads recording information recorded on the display medium; A calculating means for performing a predetermined calculation based on the record information read by the information reading means; a calculation result ranking means for separating the calculation results calculated by the calculation means for each rank; Display information selecting means for selecting display information based on the determined rank; and display information writing means for visually writing the display information selected by the display information selecting means on a display unit of the display medium. A display medium rewriting device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display unit of a display medium, comprising a rewritable display unit and an identification unit, comprising: an information recording unit for recording recording information corresponding to the display medium; Identification section reading means for reading the identification section, recording information reading means for reading recording information recorded on the information recording means in accordance with the identification section read by the identification section reading means, and reading by the recording information reading means. Calculation means for performing a predetermined calculation based on the recorded information, calculation result ranking means for dividing the calculation result calculated by the calculation means for each rank, and based on the rank divided by the calculation result ranking means. Display information selecting means for selecting display information; and display information for visually writing the display information selected by the display information selecting means on a display unit of the display medium. Display medium rewriting device, characterized in that it comprises a write unit. 3. The display medium rewriting device according to claim 1, wherein the recording information is information including attribute information of an owner, and the calculation unit is configured to execute the processing based on the attribute information. A display medium rewriting device, which is a calculation means for performing a predetermined calculation. 4. The display medium rewriting device according to claim 3, wherein said attribute information is information including birthday information of an owner, and said calculating means calculates a biorhythm based on said birthday information. A display medium rewriting device, which is a calculating means for performing the following. 5. A display medium rewriting device for rewriting a display medium having a rewritable display unit, comprising: an operation unit for performing a predetermined operation; and an operation result rank for dividing an operation result calculated by the operation unit for each rank Dividing means; display information selecting means for selecting display information based on the ranks divided by the calculation result ranking dividing means; and displaying the display information selected by the display information selecting means on a display section of the display medium. A display medium rewriting device, comprising: display information writing means for writing in a possible manner. 6. The display medium rewriting device according to claim 5, wherein said calculation means is a calculation means for generating a random number.