JPH06325219A - Ic card control interface inspection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inspect almost all the functions of an IC card control device and an IC card socket in short time and automatically, to improve the fault discovery rate and to realize the reduction of inspection man-hour by using an IC card input/output inspection device, an inspection output processing means, an inspection input processing means and an inspection control means. CONSTITUTION:The selection of inspection items is performed in accordance with the information stored in a storage device 102 or the input from an input device 103. When an inspection output processing is executed for an IC card control device 105, an output processing is performed for an IC card input/output inspection device 110 via an IC card socket 106 and the IC card input/output inspection device 110 performs a corresponded inspection processing. An inspection input processing is also performed in the same way. The inspection program stored in the storage device 102 executes an inspection control processing based on the data inputted by the inspection input processing and confirms whether the data is an expected value or not. If data is the expected value, a path processing such as a path display is performed for an output device 103, and an an inspection is terminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card control device and an IC card socket inspection device for an apparatus having an IC card socket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional IC card control interface inspection device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of an IC card control interface inspection device in a conventional embodiment. In the figure, an information processing device 300 includes a central processing unit (CPU).
301, storage device 30 in which inspection program is stored
2, an input device 303, an output device 304, an IC card control device 305, and an IC card socket 306. A commercially available IC card is connected to the IC card socket 306.

With respect to the IC card control interface inspection device configured as described above, the function realizing procedure will be described below with reference to FIG.

First, in the memory card insertion processing 401, the inspector inserts a commercially available memory card into the IC card socket 306.
To insert. Next, in the inspection item selection processing 402, the inspection item corresponding to the memory card is selected. This selection may be performed according to the information stored in the storage device 302, or the inspector may input the inspection item using the input device 303.

When the inspection item for the memory card is selected in the inspection item selection processing 402, the memory inspection processing means 403 for inspecting the memory function is executed. When the expected inspection processing result is obtained by the memory inspection processing means 403, the path processing 404 such as the path display to the output device 304 is performed, and when the expected inspection processing result is not obtained, the output device 304 is executed. The error processing 405 such as error display is executed.

When the inspection process for the memory card is completed, the inspector ejects the commercially available memory card inserted in the IC card socket 306 in the I / O card insertion process 406 and removes the commercially available I / O card. insert. Next, in the inspection item selection processing 407, the inspection item corresponding to the I / O card is selected. This selection may be performed according to the information stored in the storage device 302, or the inspector may input the inspection item using the input device 303.

When the inspection item for the I / O card is selected in the inspection item selection processing 407, the I / O inspection processing means 408 for inspecting the input / output function is executed. When the expected inspection processing result is obtained by the I / O inspection processing means 408, the path processing 409 such as displaying the path to the output device 304 is performed. If the expected inspection processing result is not obtained, the output device is output. An error process 410 such as displaying an error in 304 is executed.

Next, protect switch operation processing 411
At, the inspector sets the protect switch of the commercially available I / O card inserted in the IC card socket 306 to the write-protected state. Then, in the inspection item selection processing 412, an inspection item for confirming the write-protected state is selected. This selection may be performed according to the information stored in the storage device 302, or the inspector may input the inspection item using the input device 303.

When an inspection item is selected in the inspection item selection process 412, a write-prohibited state inspection process 413 for confirming the write-prohibited state is executed. When the expected inspection processing result is obtained in the write protection state inspection processing 413, a path processing 414 such as a path display to the output device 304 is performed.
If you do not get the expected inspection processing results,
An error process 415 such as displaying an error on the output device 304 is executed.

When the inspection process for the I / O card is completed, the inspector ejects the commercially available I / O card inserted in the IC card socket 306 in the modem card insertion process 416, and removes the commercially available modem card. insert. Next, in the inspection item selection processing 417, the inspection item corresponding to the modem card is selected. This selection may be performed according to the information stored in the storage device 302, or the inspector may input the inspection item using the input device 303.

When the inspection item is selected in the inspection item selection processing 417, the modem inspection processing means 418 for executing the function inspection of the modem is executed. When the modem inspection processing means 418 obtains the expected inspection processing result, the output device 30
The path processing 419 for displaying the path to No. 4 is performed, and when the expected inspection result is not obtained, the error processing 420 such as displaying the error on the output device 304 is executed.

[0013]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional IC card control interface inspection device, I
There is no IC card on the market that uses all the functions of the C card control device and the IC card socket.
It was not possible to test most functions of the IC card controller and IC card socket with the C card. Therefore, in order to inspect many functions of the IC card control device and the IC card socket, a plurality of IC cards are required, and the inspector must replace the IC card depending on the type of inspection, resulting in a lot of man-hours and labor saving. Was impossible.

The IC card control interface inspection device of the present invention solves the problems of the prior art. Most of the functions of the IC card control device and the IC card socket can be automatically inspected in a short time, and the defect detection rate can be improved. (EN) Provided is an inspection device which is improved and reduces the number of inspection steps.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention uses an IC card control interface inspection device, inspection output processing means, inspection input processing means, and inspection control means.

[0016]

With the above-mentioned means, the IC card control device and the IC card socket can be inspected in a short time by the input / output operation to / from the IC card input / output inspection device without requiring an IC card for each inspection item. Moreover, the inspection is automatically realized.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An IC card control interface inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of an IC card control interface inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the information processing device 100 includes a central processing unit (CP
U) 101, a storage device 102 storing an inspection program, an input device 103, an output device 104, an IC card control device 105, and an IC card socket 106. The IC card socket 106 has an IC card input / output test. The device 110 is connected.

With respect to the IC card control interface inspection device configured as described above, the procedure for realizing this function will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is executed by the central processing unit 100.
6 is a flowchart 200 showing the inspection process stored in the storage device 102.

First, in the inspection item selection processing 201, an inspection item is selected. This selection is made according to the information stored in the storage device 102. In this case, no operation by an inspector is required, which is suitable for a mass production process. It is also possible to input an inspection item using the input device 103.
This case is suitable for repair and analysis.

Next, when the inspection output processing means 202 is executed in the IC card control device 105, the IC card socket 1
Output processing is performed to the IC card input / output inspection device 110 via 06, and the IC card input / output inspection device 110 performs inspection processing corresponding to the inspection output processing means 202.

When the inspection input processing means 203 is executed in the IC card control device 105, data can be input from the IC card input / output device 110 via the IC card socket 106.

Therefore, the inspection program stored in the storage device 102 executes the inspection control processing means 204 based on the data input from the inspection input processing means 203 and confirms whether or not the expected value is obtained. If the input data is the expected value, the path processing 205 such as path display to the output device 103 is performed, and the process proceeds to the inspection end confirmation processing 207.
If it is not the expected value, error processing 206 such as error display on the output device 104 is executed, and the process proceeds to the next inspection end confirmation processing 207.

Then, in the inspection end confirmation processing 207, when all the inspections on the IC card control device 105 and the IC card socket 106 are completed, the inspection processing is ended. When the inspection of the IC card control device 105 and the IC card socket 106 is not completed, the process is moved to the inspection item selection 201 and the inspection process is continued.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by using the IC card input / output inspection device 110, the output process 202 and the input process 203 to the IC card control device 105 are performed, whereby the IC card Control device 10
5 and all the functions of the IC card socket 106 can be automatically inspected, the defect detection rate can be improved, and the number of steps can be reduced.

In the above, the IC card control device and the IC
Although the case where the card socket is mounted on the information processing apparatus and the central processing unit on the information processing apparatus executes the inspection program is described in the embodiment, the IC mounted on the apparatus without the central processing unit is described. It is also possible to implement the inspection of the card control device and the IC card socket by executing the inspection program from another inspection system.

[0028]

As described above, the IC card control interface inspection device of the present invention is adapted to the IC card input / output inspection device, the inspection output processing means, the inspection input processing means, and the inspection control means, so that And most of the functions of the IC card socket can be automatically inspected in a short time, dramatically reducing the inspection man-hour.
The inspection accuracy can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram to which an IC card control interface inspection device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing processing of an inspection program of the IC card control interface inspection device.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a conventional IC card control interface inspection device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the processing of the inspection program of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation after execution of error processing to the output device of the same device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Information processing device (CPU) 101 Central processing unit 102 Storage device 103 Input device 104 Output device 105 IC card control device 106 IC card socket 110 IC card input / output inspection device 200 Flow chart 201 Inspection item selection 202 Inspection output processing means 203 Inspection input Processing means 204 Inspection control processing means 205 Pass processing 206 Error processing 207 Inspection end processing

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An IC card comprising: an information processing device having a central processing unit, a storage device, an input device, an output device, and an IC card control device; and an IC card input / output inspection device connected to the information processing device. I / O inspection device is IC
Pass the card control device through the IC card socket
An IC card inspection device having a C card control device and inspection output processing means for inspecting the IC card socket, and inspection input processing means corresponding to the inspection output processing means, the inspection output processing means and the inspection input An IC card control interface inspection device comprising inspection control processing means for controlling the means.