JPH07168917A - Magnetic card issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a magnetic card issuing machine capable of speedily dealing with the change of a format or the like and contributing to the reduction of the cost. CONSTITUTION:A display part 12, a floppy disk drive device 15 and a card reader/writer 31 are provided in a device main body 11. Screen format information is recorded in a floppy disk 16. The screen format information is written into EEPROM 40 by the floppy disk drive device 15. An item title and input data or the like are displayed in the display part 12 by a prescribed screen layout by a screen format information written into EEPROM 40 and a program which a control arithmetic part 50 executes. The card reader/writer 31 records data in the prescribed position of the magnetic card 30 after data is inputted. When the specification of the format is changed or added, the screen format information which is newly generated is written into EEPROM 40 through a floppy disk 16.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic field used for issuing magnetic cards such as bank cards, credit cards, prepaid cards, ID cards for identification, customer cards, etc. Regarding the card issuing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, magnetic cards used in financial institutions are provided with unique issuing items (for example, personal identification number, account number, name, etc.) for each financial institution. Are magnetically recorded in a predetermined format on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card. This magnetic card
It is made by a card issuing machine.

The data written on the magnetic card by the card issuing machine includes fixed data which is predetermined according to the purpose of the card and unique data which is different for each card. The operator who is involved in issuing the card is designed to use the keyboard while looking at the display screen of the card issuing machine.

There are various kinds of data to be recorded on the magnetic card, and even the same item data may have different data recording positions if the format is changed. Therefore, it is easy for the operator to input the data when issuing the card. , It is important to display the input data on the display screen in an easy-to-understand manner.

From such a request, conventionally, a screen layout has been provided in which an item title of data to be input can be displayed at a predetermined position on a display screen of a card issuing machine and a position and the number of digits of data to be input can be displayed. It has been attempted to improve the accuracy and speed of data input by adopting the above and having a check function of the input data.

In the inside of such a card issuing machine, a unique program for creating a screen necessary for issuing a card and processing input data is incorporated in a control arithmetic unit (CPU), and a screen layout is provided. It was designed to execute a program according to the card format specifications.
Therefore, the conventional card issuing machine develops its own program according to the format required by the delivery destination (for example, a specific financial institution) of the card issuing machine, and stores the program in a P-ROM or the like in the main body of the device. There is. Therefore, each one was a so-called custom-made product.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, conventionally,
Since specific information regarding the screen layout is fixedly held in a part of the program, it is necessary to change the program itself, for example, when the format specifications are changed. That is, it was necessary for the manufacturer of the card issuing machine to recreate the program and re-execute the compile / link. Moreover, since this program is stored in the ROM in the main body of the card issuing machine, it is necessary for the person in charge of manufacturing the card issuing machine to go to the delivery destination of the card issuing machine and replace the ROM when changing the program. It was For this reason, a lot of time and effort is spent, which not only causes the cost to increase, but also the present situation is that the specification change of the format is not fully supported.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card issuing machine capable of promptly responding to new registration, change / addition, etc. of a format and contributing to cost reduction.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A magnetic card issuing machine of the present invention developed to achieve the above object has a device main body having a display section for displaying a card creation screen and a screen creation for the display section. And a floppy disk drive device for reading a floppy disk in which screen format information used for recording is stored, and a read / write-enabled device that is provided in the main body of the device and records the screen format information read by the floppy disk drive device. Volatile memory and screen format information recorded in the memory are searched and a predetermined card creation screen is created while reading the corresponding data, and desired input data based on the data input from the keyboard and the format information. Program to the card writing buffer. A control arithmetic unit for executing, and a card writing means for writing the data set to the card write buffer on the magnetic card.

[0010]

Operation: As the screen format information, information about various data items such as the number of display items, the item display start position, the item name, the input designated position, and the number of input characters is recorded on the floppy disk. The format information is recorded at a predetermined address of the floppy using a personal computer or the like based on the card format and screen layout required by the magnetic card issuer.

The screen format information of the floppy disk thus created is written in the readable / writable non-volatile memory (eg EEPROM) in the main body of the apparatus by the floppy disk drive device when the screen format information registration process is performed. Be done. It is possible to store a plurality of screen format information in this memory.

The issuing operation of the magnetic card is performed based on the above-mentioned screen format information by the control operation unit of the apparatus main body for executing the program, and the predetermined screen format information is fetched from the memory (EEPROM) during the execution of the program. However, while a screen is created according to the format of the card to be issued, the operator can enter the specified item data while looking at this screen, check the data, or set the data in the card write buffer. Are sequentially performed as the program is executed. Then, the input data and the like are magnetically written in a predetermined area (for example, a magnetic stripe) of the magnetic card by the card writing means.

When the specifications such as the card data and the screen layout are changed, new screen format information is written on the floppy disk by using the personal computer as in the case of registering the screen format information described above, and the floppy disk is saved. The data is stored in the memory (EEPROM or the like) of the main body of the device by the floppy disk drive device. This new screen format information may be additionally registered in the memory, or new screen format information may be registered after deleting unnecessary old screen format information.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Magnetic card issuing machine 10 shown in FIG.
The device main body 11 has a display unit 12 for displaying a card creation screen. In addition, in this device body 11,
A floppy disk drive device 15 is provided. The floppy disk drive device 15 is for reading a floppy disk 16 in which screen format information described later is stored.

The keyboard connector 2 is attached to the apparatus main body 11.
0 is provided, and this keyboard connector 20
The keyboard 21 is connected to. The keyboard 21 and the apparatus body 11 may be integrated.

Further, a power key switch 25 is provided on the apparatus main body 11.
Various status display lamps 26, a card reader / writer 31 which is an example of a writing means for writing predetermined card data in the magnetic card 30, a printer 32 which prints display contents, and the like are provided. A predetermined paper 33 is set in the printer 32. Power key switch 25
The power supply of the apparatus main body 11 can be turned on and off only when a specific key (not shown) is inserted.

The card reader / writer 31 has a known magnetic head for reading the data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card 30 or for writing the data to the magnetic card 30. It is provided. The contents of the magnetic card 30 read by the card reader / writer 31 can be displayed on the display unit 12. An example of the display unit 12 is a CRT, but a liquid crystal display may be used. The magnetic card 30 is a JIS II compliant card or an ISO compliant card.

Further, as an example of a non-volatile memory that can be read / written inside the apparatus main body 11, an EEPROM is provided.
40 is provided. The screen format information of the floppy disk 16 read by the floppy disk drive device 15 is written in the EEPROM 40.

A control calculation section 50 is provided inside the apparatus main body 11. The control calculation unit 50 includes a memory unit, an input / output control unit, and the like, as well as a CPU incorporating a program that executes various types of processing described below. The control calculation unit 50 searches the screen format information written in the EEPROM 40, creates a predetermined screen while reading the corresponding data, and also obtains a desired screen based on the data input from the keyboard 21 and the screen format information. Executes a program for setting the card data in the card writing buffer.

A part of the screen format information recorded on the floppy disk 16 is shown in FIG. The screen format information is the format number. For example, information about various data items such as the number of display items, item display start position, item name, number of input characters, etc. can be recorded so that a plurality of such information (for example, 16 files for each format number) can be recorded. Has become. In addition, some of the screen format information, such as information regarding checking of input data, setting information of the printer 32, information regarding embossing processing, etc., can be recorded in short according to the specifications required by the card issuer. Has become.

The operation of writing the above-mentioned screen format information on the floppy disk 16 is performed based on the card format of the magnetic card 30 by using the screen creation utility of the personal computer according to the requested screen layout or print layout. be able to.

The magnetic card issuing machine 10 issues a magnetic card 30 (input / edit data and write to the card).
In addition to the above, it has a function of reading the issued magnetic card 30 (confirmation of recorded contents), printing various data associated with the issuance of the magnetic card 30 by the printer 32, and editing and transferring embossed data to the embosser. There is.

Next, regarding a typical example of how to use the card issuing machine 10, the flowcharts of FIGS.
This will be described with reference to screens A to D in FIGS. (I) Screen format information registration process (FIG. 3) When the power key switch 25 is turned on, a message prompting the user to enter a password is displayed on the display unit 12. Therefore, in step S1, the operator uses the keyboard 21 to enter the password having a predetermined number of digits.
Enter using. If the entered password is correct, screen A (format selection screen shown in FIG. 8) is displayed, and the function of this card issuing machine 10 can be used.

When the function selection item "F8" in the screen A is selected in step S2, the screen of the display unit 12 shifts to the screen B (system setting screen) shown in FIG. On the system setting screen in the example shown,
Although modes from "1" to "5" can be selected, "4" is selected in the screen format information registration processing described here (step S3). Then, screen C of FIG.
(Screen format information registration screen) is displayed.

In step S4, the format No. to be registered. When a file name is input from the keyboard 21, the floppy disk drive unit 15 reads the floppy disk 16 and the format number to be registered. The screen format information corresponding to is written in the EEPROM 40. For example, the format No. When the screen format information for issuing the employee card of No. 2 is specified, the screen format information for issuing the employee card is written in the EEPROM 40, and the format No. is displayed as in the screen A ′ shown in FIG. 2, the employee card issuance format is registered. After registering this format, when it is desired to register further format information, the above-mentioned format information registration processing is repeated from step S3. Thus, the device body 1
Registration of the screen format information in 1 is completed.

The system setting screen B (see FIG. 1)
In 0), "1" is used to set the function of the printer 32, "2" is used to set the time of the built-in clock, and "3" is used to set the date of the built-in clock. "4" is used when registering the above screen format information,
"5" is used when deleting the registered screen format information. In the delete mode of "5", by inputting the format number to be deleted, the EEPROM 40
The format is deleted from.

(II) Card issuing business (FIG. 4) In the card issuing business, as shown in FIG. 8 or 9, when the correct password is input in step S1 as in the case of the format information registration described above. The format selection screen appears. In the case of this embodiment, since the screen format information for issuing the employee card is newly registered by the registration of the screen format information described above, the screen A'of FIG. 9 is displayed.

Then, in step S10, the format type on the screen A'is selected according to the type of the magnetic card 30 to be issued. For example, if the employee card issuance of "2" is selected, the screen display processing (using the editing screen D) in step S11 is performed, and the screen for the employee card issuance and the data can be edited. .

As shown in FIG. 5, in the screen display processing routine (step S11), information about the position of the item title displayed on the screen D, the item title name, the position display of the input data, or the screen display such as the number of digits is displayed. Is EEP
By executing the program while being loaded into the program from the ROM 40, predetermined display contents regarding the input data are displayed on the display unit 12 in a predetermined screen layout.

After that, in the data input processing routine of step S12 (FIG. 6), the operator inputs predetermined data with the keyboard 21 while looking at the above-mentioned screen D. Also in this case, the program is executed while the information on the check items retrieved from the EEPROM 40, the information on the display position of the input data, and the like are taken into the program. The predetermined number of digits of data thus input is set at a predetermined position in the card writing storage buffer. Data about the specified position of this buffer is also E
It is called from the EPROM 40.

After inputting predetermined data while looking at the screen D as described above, the function selection item "F2" (write) in the screen D is selected by the keyboard 21, and the magnetic card 30 is set in the card reader / writer 31. insert.

In the card issuing processing routine of step S13 (FIG. 7), check digit calculation is performed by E.
It is executed based on the information called from the EPROM 40. The check digit is an answer when a calculation based on a certain rule is applied to a specific numeric data string in the card data. This check digit is set to an arbitrary digit in the card data.

After the above check digit calculation, if normal, the card data is magnetically written in a predetermined area of the magnetic card 30 inserted in the card reader / writer 31, that is, a predetermined position of the magnetic stripe. When writing to the card, the contents to be written are printed as a record on the paper 33 by the printer 32.

The function selection item "F1" (semi-fixed) on the screen D is used to switch the input state of the keyboard 21 between the normal mode and the semi-fixed mode. For example, fixed data (date and time, store number, etc.) that is set only once when the system is started is input in the semi-fixed mode, and normal item data is input in the normal mode. “F3” (reading) reads the magnetic card 30 with the card reader / writer 31 and displays the data on the display unit 12.
It is used when the contents are displayed on the printer and the contents are printed by the printer 32. “F6” (total) is used when confirming the number of card issuances managed by the card issuing machine 10 and performing printing by the printer 32. "F
7 "(clear) is used to clear all the data displayed on the display unit 12.

According to the card issuing machine 10 of the present embodiment, when the card data of the magnetic card 30 or the specification of the screen layout is changed, the screen format information recorded on the floppy disk 16 is changed using a personal computer. After that, the contents of the floppy disk 16 are simply written in the EEPROM 40 of the main body 11 of the apparatus to easily deal with the problem.

On the other hand, conventionally, it was necessary to change the program itself written in the ROM of the main body of the apparatus, so that not only the specification of the program was changed, but also a new program was converted to ROM and re-execution of link / compile was performed. It was necessary to replace the ROM, etc., which was extremely troublesome, and quick response was impossible.

Further, according to the card issuing machine 10 of the present embodiment, even when the screen format information is added, the newly created screen format information is stored in the floppy disk 1.
6 and write the contents of this floppy disk 16 to EE
This can be dealt with by a simple process of moving to the PROM 40. On the other hand, conventionally, since it is necessary to change the program of the apparatus main body, it is necessary to convert the program into ROM or replace the ROM, which is extremely troublesome and cannot be promptly dealt with.

Regarding deletion of unnecessary screen format information, according to the card issuing machine 10 of this embodiment, the screen format information to be deleted is displayed on the screen B (see FIG. 1).
By simply specifying "5" in 0) and deleting the format from the EEPROM 40, the processing can be easily performed. On the other hand, conventionally, since the program of the apparatus main body has to be changed, it is troublesome and costly to delete the program, and it is not possible to quickly deal with it.

As described above, according to the card issuing machine 10 of the present embodiment, each process of changing, adding, and deleting the screen format information can be performed more easily than before, and the apparatus main body 11 having a program built-in. Since it is possible to standardize the above, it is possible to omit the troublesome work of the person in charge of manufacturing the magnetic card issuing machine 10 having to go to the delivery destination of the card issuing machine 10 to replace the ROM, and it is possible to greatly reduce the cost. It has a great effect.

[0040]

According to the present invention, it becomes easy to supply a card creation screen according to card data and screen layout,
Even if the format is changed, added, or deleted, it can be dealt with more easily and quickly and at a lower cost than ever before.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a magnetic card issuing machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a part of screen format information recorded on a floppy disk.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of screen format information registration processing.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of a magnetic card issuing operation.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of a screen display processing routine.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline of a data input processing routine.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of a card issuing processing routine.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a format selection screen.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of a format selection screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a system setting screen.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen format information registration screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a card issuing screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Magnetic card issuing machine 11 ... Device main body 12 ... Display unit 15 ... Floppy disk drive device 16 ... Floppy disk 21 ... Keyboard 30 ... Magnetic card 31 ... Card writing means (card reader / writer) 40 ... Read / write non-volatile memory (EEPR
OM) 50 ... Control calculation unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device main body having a display unit for displaying a card creation screen, a floppy disk drive device for reading a floppy disk in which screen format information used for screen creation of the display unit is read, and a main body of the device. And a non-volatile read / write memory for storing the screen format information read by the floppy disk drive device and searching the screen format information recorded in the memory and reading the corresponding data. Create a predetermined card creation screen and set a desired operation data in the card write buffer based on the data input from the keyboard and the format information. The collected data A magnetic card issuing machine comprising: a card writing unit for writing on a magnetic card.