JPH0512544A - Prepaid card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to continuously issue a new prepaid card even if its user has no member's card by reading out a member's number from an issured prepaid card and writing the member's number in the new prepaid card to issue the new one. CONSTITUTION:This prepaid card processor for executing transaction processing by using a prepaid card in which a member's number and a balance are recorded is provided with a reading/writing means 3 for reading/writing the member's number and the balance recorded in the prepaid card and a control means l for writing the member's number read out by the means 3 in a new prepaid card and issuing the written new prepaid card in the case of continuously issuing the prepaid card to the same member. Since the processor reads out the member's number from the prepaid card whose balance is small and writes the read member's number in the new prepaid card to issue it, the new prepaid card can be continuously issued without requesting the member to offer his member's card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prepaid voucher processing apparatus, and more particularly to a prepaid voucher processing apparatus for processing transactions using a prepaid voucher called a prepaid card in which a balance is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a prepaid voucher called a prepaid card has been used in various transaction processing. However, a prepaid voucher is issued only to a specific member and the prepaid voucher is used only for that member. May allow transaction processing. The balance is recorded on the prepaid certificate, and the balance is updated each time a transaction is made. When the balance becomes 0 or becomes low, the member needs to purchase a new prepaid voucher.

[0003] Conventionally, when continuously issuing a new prepaid voucher, the member is required to present a membership card, the membership card is inserted into the transaction processing device and the membership number is read, and the membership card is read. The number was recorded and issued on a new prepaid certificate.

[0004]

However, in order to issue a new prepaid certificate in the past, each member must bring a membership card, and the staff member must issue a new prepaid certificate. Each time the card is issued, the membership card must be inserted into the transaction processing device and the membership number must be read from the membership card, which complicates the operation. If the member forgets his / her membership card, he / she has to search for the membership number using a membership number register or the like, and it takes time to issue the prepaid certificate.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a prepaid voucher processing apparatus capable of continuously issuing a new prepaid voucher to the same member without a membership card.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a prepaid voucher processing apparatus for processing transactions using a prepaid voucher in which a membership number and a balance are recorded. When reading and writing means for reading and writing the balance and issuing the prepaid certificate to the same member continuously,
And a control unit for controlling the member number read by the reading / writing unit so that the member number is written in a new prepaid certificate and issued.

[0007]

In the prepaid voucher processing apparatus according to the present invention, the member number is read from the prepaid voucher having a smaller balance, and the new prepaid voucher is written and issued. You can continue to issue new prepaid vouchers without asking for your membership card.

[0008]

1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a CPU 2, a keyboard 2, a card reader / writer / printer 3, a ROM 4, a RAM 5, a display 6 and a printer 7 are connected. The keyboard 2 inputs a product code, product unit price data, and the like. The card reader / writer / printer 3 reads the member number and balance recorded on the prepaid certificate, records a new balance, and prints various data on the surface of the prepaid certificate. The ROM 4 stores a program based on the flowchart shown in FIG. 3 described later. RAM 5 is shown in FIG.
Including a storage area as shown in. The display 6 displays various data of transaction processing, and the printer 7 prints them.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data stored in the RAM shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the present invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the prepaid type voucher issued by one Example.

Next, the specific operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When issuing a new prepaid certificate, the old prepaid certificate is first inserted into the card reader / writer / printer 3. The card reader / writer / printer 3 reads the information recorded on the old prepaid certificate and gives it to the CPU 1. The CPU 1 stores the information in the card information reading area 51 of the RAM 5 shown in FIG. Based on the card information stored in the card information reading area 51, the CPU 1 checks whether or not the prepaid voucher is defective, and if it determines that it is defective, it issues an alarm and displays the prepaid voucher. Eject from the card reader / writer / printer 3.

If the old prepaid certificate is normal, the prepaid certificate is ejected from the card reader / writer / printer 3.
The clerk inputs a new prepaid voucher into the card reader / writer / printer 3. Card reader / writer / printer 3
Reads card information such as identification data recorded on the new prepaid certificate and gives it to the CPU 1, and the CPU 1 stores the information in the area 51. And CPU1
Determines based on the card information of the new prepaid type voucher stored in the area 51 whether or not it is defective. If defective, an alarm is issued and the new prepaid certificate is ejected from the card reader / writer / printer 3. If the new prepaid voucher is normal, the clerk inputs the par value from the keyboard 2. CPU 1 shows the face value as shown in FIG.
It is stored in the par value area 53 shown in (c). CPU
1 synthesizes the card number in the card information reading area 51 with the member number in the member number area 52 and the face value in the face value area 53, and encodes it into a new prepaid certificate. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 1 causes the card reader / writer / printer 3 to print the membership number and the face amount on the front surface of the prepaid voucher, issues the sales slip by the printer 7, and then the card reader / writer. / A new prepaid certificate is ejected from the printer 3 to end the series of operations.

[0012]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a new prepaid certificate is issued, the member number is read from the issued prepaid certificate and the member number is used as a new prepaid certificate. Since it is issued by writing, when a new prepaid certificate is continuously issued, it is possible to issue it without a membership card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data stored in a RAM shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining a specific operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a prepayment voucher issued according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 Keyboard 3 Card Reader / Writer / Printer 4 ROM 5 RAM 6 Display 7 Printer

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: 1. A prepayment voucher processing apparatus which processes a transaction using a prepayment voucher in which a membership number and a balance are recorded, wherein the membership number recorded in the prepayment voucher is used. When continuously issuing the read / write means for reading and writing the balance and the prepaid certificate, the member number read by the read / write means is written in a new prepaid certificate. Prepayment type voucher processing apparatus, which is equipped with a control means for controlling so that the voucher is issued.