JPS61239362A - Device for displaying data of portable ic card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make an IC card data display device portable by providing a means which reads data from an IC card, identification number inputting means, means which discriminates the coincidence of identification numbers and means for displaying read data. CONSTITUTION:An IC card 3 is inserted into an IC card inserting hole 2 provided in an IC card viewer 1 and an identification number is inputted from a keyboard section 5. A CPU discriminates whether or not the inputted identification number coincides with an identification number which is previously registered in a data memory and when the identification number coincides with the other, the data stored in the data memory of the IC card 3 is transfered to the data memory of the IC card viewer 1 and the data is stored in the data memory of the IC card viewer. A user displays the data of the content inputted from the keyboard section 5 in a display section 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a portable IC card data display device.
In particular, the present invention relates to a portable IC card data display device that can read and display data from an IC card used for transaction processing, for example.

Summary of the Invention This invention provides a portable IC card data display device that displays data read from the IC card in response to an input password matching a predetermined password, thereby facilitating the use of an IC card. This allows a person to easily view the data stored on the card.

As is well known in the art, today, as an alternative to magnetic cards, I
C cards have been issued and are in practical use. Compared to magnetic cards, IC cards have the advantage of less deterioration of recorded contents, are difficult to decipher, and are highly secure. Characteristics - Utilizing this large storage capacity, for example, 10 cards used for transaction processing can store date data indicating the transaction date when depositing or withdrawing money at a bank, transaction amount data, etc. There is something to remember each time.

Furthermore, in hospitals and the like, medical records are being converted into IC cards in order to streamline office work and manage the health of patients. Furthermore, for shopping purposes, a card is being considered that stores data indicating the amount of purchased products, store number data, and date of purchase each time the card is used, and is used for shopping management.

Problems that the invention aims to solve By the way, until now there has been no device that can easily display the data stored on an IC card. There is a problem in that each time you want to check your bank account balance, you have to go to the bank, which is inconvenient. In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is conceivable to provide a display function to the IC card itself, but since the IC card has almost the same shape as a conventional magnetic card, it is difficult to equip the IC card with a display device. Moreover, there is a problem that the price is high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a new portable IC card data display device that can easily display the contents of an IC card in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is a portable IC card data display device that is portable and capable of reading and displaying data from an IC card, and includes reading means for reading data from an IC card. an input means for inputting a PIN; a determining means for determining whether PIN data input from the input means matches predetermined PIN data; and PIN data input from the input means. and a display means for displaying the data read by the reading means in response to the judgment means determining that the data matches the predetermined password data.

Function: In this invention, the device itself that reads and displays data from an IC card is made portable, and when the input PIN data matches the predetermined PIN data, the IC card
The data read from the card is displayed.

Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a portable IC card data display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 1,
A portable IC card data display device (hereinafter referred to as IC card pure) 1 includes an IC card insertion hole 2 and a display section 4.
, a keyboard section 5 , and a power supply section 6 . The IC card insertion hole 2 is for inserting an IC card 3. The display unit 4 is for displaying data read from the IC card 3, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 4 displays two lines of 16-digit data, for example. The keyboard section 5 will be explained in detail later in FIG.
It includes a numeric keypad for entering a password and function keys for instructing data to be displayed. The power supply unit 6 is connected to the electrical configuration provided in the IC card pure 1 and the IC connected to the IC card pure 1, which will be explained later in FIG.
It supplies power to the C card 3, and is composed of, for example, a solar cell.

FIG. 12 is a key arrangement diagram of the keyboard section 5 shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, the keyboard section 5 includes a numeric keypad 51, an end key 52, scroll keys 53 and 54, and a function key 55. The numeric keypad 51 is used to input a password. The end key 52 is used to instruct that the display operation should be ended. The scroll keys 53 and 54 are used to instruct the display contents displayed on the display section 4 to be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow of each key. The function keys 55 are used to instruct data to be displayed on the display section 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the IC card 3 shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 3, the IC card 3 includes contacts 7, and when the IC card 3 is inserted into the IC card pure 1, the contacts 7 come into contact with contacts (not shown) provided in the IC card pure 1.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configurations of the IC card Pure 1 and the IC card 3 shown in FIG. 1. In FIG. 4, the IC card Pure 1 includes a CPU 8. C.P.
A keyboard section 5, an interface 10, a data memory 11, and a buffer memory 1 are connected to U8 via a path line 9.
2 and the program memory 13 are connected. The interface 10 mediates the exchange of signals between the IC card 3 and the CPU 8. Data memory 11 is the fifth
As explained in the figure, it includes a storage area for storing data read from the IC card 3. The buffer memory 12 temporarily stores data read from the data memory 11 and is connected to the display section 4. The program memory 13 stores an operating program for the CPU 8 as shown in FIG. 6, which will be explained later.

In FIG. 4, the IC card 3 includes a CPU 30.

An interface 32 , a data memory 33 , and a program memory 34 are connected to the CPU 30 via a path line 31 . The interface 32 mediates the exchange of signals between the IC card pure 1 and the CPU 30. The data memory 33 stores data, and stores various data depending on the purpose of the IC card 3. For example, the IC card 3 stores deposit information at a plurality of banks, information indicating bank loans, shopping record information such as purchased products and purchase dates, and the like.

In FIG. 4, a power supply unit 6 supplies power to the electrical components of the IC card pure 1 and the IC card 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a memory map of the data memory 11 shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, addresses of the storage area of the data memory 11, for example, "0001" to
"2000" corresponds to the function code "1", and bank deposit information read from the IC card 3 is stored.For example, addresses "2001" to "'4"
000” corresponds to function code “2”,
Bank loan information read from the IC card 3 is stored. Furthermore, for example, addresses "4001" to "6000"
The path corresponds to function code “3” and predetermined data is stored therein, for example, from address “6001” to “6001”.
8000" corresponds to function code "4", and shopping record information is stored.

As shown in FIG. 5, in order to store data read from the IC card 3, for example, by data type, a plurality of storage areas are set in advance in the storage area of the data memory 11. Each corresponds to each of the function keys 55 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, necessary data is displayed on the display section 4 by instructing a predetermined function key 55.

FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. Next, the operation of one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

When the user of the IC card 3 wants to view the data stored in the IC card 3, the user first inserts the IC card 3 into the IC card.
Insert into the IC card insertion hole 2 provided in Card Pure 1. Next, when the user operates the numeric keypad 51 and enters the PIN number, the 4CPLI 8 determines whether the input PIN number matches the PIN number registered in advance in the data memory 11, and inputs the PIN number. If they do not match, you will be allowed to enter your PIN again.

Please note that the PIN data is stored in the IC card 3.
The password data may be compared with the password data input from the keyboard section 5.

The PIN can be entered three times, and if the user enters it incorrectly three times in a row, the display section 4 will display, for example, ``Kono Card, Hyoji Kinshi Tonarimashita,'' and the inserted IC. A data output prohibition code is written in the data memory 33 of the card 3, and the operation is ended.

The IC card 3 on which the data output prohibition code is written is an IC
With Card Pure 1, data cannot be read, and data can only be read when the card holder proves that the card is his/her card, for example, at a card issuing store.

Note that the only thing that can be written to the IC card 3 by the IC card Pure 1 is the above-mentioned data output prohibition code, and the information content cannot be written or rewritten.

If the PIN number matches, cpus will use the IC card 3.
The CPL 130 is instructed to transmit the data stored in the data memory 33. CPU8 is I
The data transmitted from the C card 3 is stored in the data memory 11, and then "Nani wo Hyouji Shimasuka J" is displayed on the display section 4.The user presses the function key 55.
For example, if you press 'F1', the CPU
Of the data stored in the data memory 11, for example, data stored at addresses "'0001" to "2000" is read out and applied to the buffer memory 12, and the first two lines are displayed on the display section 4.

If the user does not operate the scroll key 53 or 54, the CPU 8 continues to display the displayed content on the display unit 4, but if the user does not operate the scroll key 53 or 54,
When operated, the data is sequentially scrolled and displayed on the display section 4. The user presses scroll keys 53 and 5.
By operating 4, the data can be displayed any number of times. Here, for example, the scroll key 53,
When a key other than 54 and the end key 52 is operated, the CPU 8 again displays a message to the effect that the contents to be displayed on the display section 4 should be specified. The user presses the end key 5 here.
2, the CPU 8 finishes displaying the data.

In the above-described embodiment, the content to be displayed is specified by operating the function key 55, but the invention is not limited to this, and for example, a numeric key corresponding to the function code may be specified from the numeric keypad 51. Further, in this embodiment, function keys are associated with each type of data, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, data that can be displayed at one time on the display section 4 is regarded as one unit, and a number corresponding to each unit is assigned in advance. It is also possible to specify the data to be displayed by setting the number and inputting the number.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the device itself that reads and displays data from an IC card is made portable, and when the input PIN data matches the predetermined PIN data, the IC card can be read and displayed. Since the data read from 7J\ etc. is displayed, there is an effect that the IC card user can view the data of the IC card whenever necessary. Furthermore, according to the preferred embodiment, if the PIN number is entered incorrectly more than a predetermined number of times, the reading of the data is prohibited.
There is little risk of your data being known.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portable IC card data display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a key arrangement diagram of the key fob section shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the IC card shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the portable IC card data display device and the IC card. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a memory map of a data memory provided in the portable IC card data display device shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is an IC card pure, 2 is an IC card insertion hole, 3 is an IC card, 4 is a display part, 5 is a keyboard part, 6 is a power supply part, 8 is a CPU, 9 is a pass line, 10 is an interface, 11 12 represents a data memory, 12 represents a buffer memory, and 13 represents a program memory. (2 others) Funeral 1 Figure Tower 3 Centurion 5 Funeral 6

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A portable IC card data display device that is portable and capable of reading and displaying data from an IC card, comprising: reading means for reading data from an IC card; and a password. an input means for inputting a password; a determining means for determining whether or not the password data input from the input means matches predetermined password data; A portable IC card data display device comprising: display means for displaying the data read by the reading means in response to the judgment means determining that the data matches the predetermined password data.