JP3482629B2 - IC card processing device and IC card - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an IC of an IC card.
The present invention relates to an IC card processing device that supplies a power supply voltage to a chip unit to activate and transmit / receive information, and an IC card handled by the IC card processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of device, initial response information (Answer) from an IC card in activation processing is used.
to Reset), and the supply voltage to the IC card was determined.

[0003]

However, according to the prior art having the above-mentioned structure, since the power supply voltage to be supplied after the activation processing is determined, it is possible to handle only the IC card in which the device can operate at the power supply voltage of 3V. In that case, when an IC card capable of operating at a power supply voltage of 5V (the operation at a power supply voltage of 3V is not guaranteed) is inserted, the power supply voltage of 3V is supplied in the activation process, so that the IC card is destroyed (data is destroyed). Including).

In addition, the device has a power supply voltage of 3V or 5V.
If the IC card that can be operated at is capable of being operated at a power supply voltage of 5V and is not destroyed at a power supply voltage of 3V, the initial response information (Answer to Res
When an IC card that does not send (et) is inserted, an IC card processing device that first supplies a power supply voltage of 3V in the activation process does not send initial response information (Answer to Reset) from the IC card in the activation process first. After confirming that, the deactivation process is performed, the power supply voltage is set to 5 V, and the activation process is performed again. Therefore, there is a problem that the processing speed becomes slow.

In view of the above problems, the present invention obtains a configuration in which only an appropriate power supply voltage is supplied to an IC card, prevents an improper power supply voltage from being supplied to the IC card, and
The purpose is to avoid card destruction. The present invention is
Another object is to obtain a configuration in which an appropriate power supply voltage is supplied to the IC card at one time, prevent repeated activation processing until the power supply voltage becomes appropriate, and increase the processing speed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention determines an appropriate power supply voltage to be supplied to the inserted IC card before the activation process and supplies it. That is, the present invention is an IC that supplies a power supply voltage to an IC chip portion of an IC card to activate it to transmit and receive information.
In the card processing device, the IC of the inserted IC card
Before the activation of the chip section, the information recorded in the magnetic stripe section of the IC card, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip section can operate, is read, and based on the information, the power supply section of the present apparatus is read. It is determined whether or not it can be handled with a power supply voltage that can be supplied, and only when it is determined that it can be handled, the activation processing of the IC chip portion is executed.

Further, according to the present invention, an appropriate power supply voltage to be supplied to the IC card inserted before the activation processing is selected from a plurality of kinds of power supply voltages and supplied. That is, the present invention is inserted in an IC card processing device that has a power supply unit capable of supplying a plurality of types of power supply voltage and supplies the power supply voltage to an IC chip unit of an IC card to activate and transmit / receive information. Before the activation processing of the IC chip section of the IC card, the information recorded in the magnetic stripe section of the IC card, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip section can operate, is read, and based on the information, the present apparatus It is determined whether or not it can be handled with a power supply voltage that can be supplied by the power supply unit of No. 2, and if it is determined that the power supply can be handled, the power supply voltage corresponding to the above information is selected and the activation processing of the IC chip unit is executed. To do.

The IC card handled by the IC card processing apparatus has a magnetic stripe portion in which information in which a power supply voltage at which the IC chip portion can operate is coded is written.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an IC card processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 2 is a main control unit, and 1 is a storage device connected to the main control unit 2. Reference numeral 3 denotes a power supply unit for generating and supplying power to be supplied to the IC card, which can supply only the power supply voltage. Reference numeral 4 denotes an IC chip data processing unit, and the IC chip data processing unit 4 is an IC of an IC card.
It sends signals (data) to the chip section and receives signals (data) from the IC chip section. Reference numeral 7 is a contact portion for connecting to the IC chip portion of the IC card.

Reference numeral 5 is a magnetic data processing unit for processing data on the magnetic stripe portion on the card, and 8 is for converting an electric signal into a magnetic signal or converting the magnetic signal to electric when reading / writing data on the magnetic stripe portion on the card. It is a magnetic head that converts into a signal. Reference numeral 9 is a motor for driving a transportation system for transporting a card, 10 is a magnet for driving the contact portion 7 to contact the IC chip portion when accessing the IC card, and 6 is a transportation system driving portion for driving the motor 9 and the magnet 10. is there.

FIG. 2 shows the IC of the first embodiment having the above-mentioned structure.
It is a schematic side view which shows the mechanism of a card processing apparatus. In the figure, reference numeral 21 is a card insertion / ejection port. 22a, 22
Reference numerals b and 22c are rollers for conveying the card 23, and are driven by the motor 9 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an IC of the first embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration.
It is a top view which shows the IC card used for a card processing apparatus. In the figure, 32 is an IC chip portion, 31 is a magnetic stripe portion, and the magnetic stripe portion 31 has the I
Information in which the power supply voltage at which the C chip can operate is coded is written. Table 1 shows an example of coding of power supply voltage data of the IC card.

[0013]

[Table 1]

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing flow when the IC card processing device and the IC card of this embodiment are used, and the operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. When the customer inserts the IC card 23 (S
1), the IC card processing device reads the data of the magnetic stripe portion 31 of the IC card 23 (S2, S3).

Next, I in the magnetic data of the IC card 23
By referring to the data of the C chip part operable power supply voltage information, it is determined whether the IC card processing device can handle the power supply voltage or not (S4). For example, the IC
When the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the card processing device is 5 V, the IC chip part operable power supply voltage information in the magnetic data of the card is as in the coating example of Table 1, and the data is “00 (HEX)”. Or “02 (HE
X) ”is determined to be handleable, and other data is determined to be not handleable.

When it is determined in S4 that it can be handled, a power supply voltage is supplied to the IC chip section 32 to activate it (S5), and initial response information is received from the IC card (S).
6). The subsequent process is the same as the process for a known IC card. If it is determined in S4 that the card cannot be handled, the process of returning the card or processing only the data in the magnetic stripe section 31 is continued (S7).

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
Cards that cannot be handled by the IC card processing device can be returned without activation processing, and the IC card can be prevented from being destroyed. Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment, the power supply unit 3 of the IC card processing device can supply a plurality of power supply voltages. Since the configuration other than this is the same as that of the first embodiment described above, the description is omitted and the same reference numerals are used.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a processing flow in the second embodiment, and the operation of the present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. When the customer inserts the IC card 23 (S11), the IC card processing device reads the data of the magnetic stripe portion 31 (S12, S13).
Next, the IC chip section operable power supply voltage information data in the magnetic data of the magnetic stripe section 31 is referred to, and the IC
It is determined whether or not the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the card processing device can be used, and the operable power supply voltage information of the IC card is stored in the storage device 1 (S14). For example, when the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the IC card processing device is 5 V and 3 V, I in the magnetic data of the card is
If the C chip part operable power supply voltage information is as in the coding example of Table 1 and the data is “00 (HEX)” or “01 (HEX)” or “02 (HEX)”, it is determined that the chip can be handled. , If it is any other data, it is determined that it cannot be handled.

When it is determined in S14 that the IC card can be handled, the supply voltage to the IC card during the activation processing is selected and determined based on the operable power supply voltage information of the IC card stored in the storage device 1 (here. Then, 3 V or 5 V is selected) (S15), the selected power supply voltage is supplied to activate the IC chip section 32 (S16), and the initial response information is received from the IC card (S17). The subsequent process is the same as the process for a known IC card.

If it is determined in S14 that the card cannot be handled, the process of returning the card or only the data in the magnetic stripe section 31 is continued (S18). As described above, according to the second embodiment, the power supply voltage with which the card can operate can be supplied once at the time of activation processing, and the processing time can be shortened. Further, as in the first embodiment, the I
Cards that cannot be handled by the C-card processing device can be returned without activation processing.
You can prevent the card from being destroyed.

[0021]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in the IC card processing device for supplying power voltage to the IC chip portion of the IC card to activate and transmit / receive information, Before the activation processing of the IC chip unit, the information recorded in the magnetic stripe unit of the IC card, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip unit can operate, is read, and based on the information, the power supply unit of the present apparatus. Determines whether or not the IC card can be handled with a power supply voltage that can be supplied, and only when it is determined that the IC card can be handled, the activation process of the IC chip section is executed. Therefore, the IC card inserted before the activation process is supplied. An appropriate power supply voltage can be determined and provided.

As a result, it becomes possible to supply only an appropriate power supply voltage to the IC card, and it becomes possible to prevent an improper power supply voltage from being supplied to the IC card, and it is possible to avoid destruction of the IC card. Further, the present invention is inserted in an IC card processing device which has a power supply unit capable of supplying a plurality of types of power supply voltage and which supplies power supply voltage to an IC chip unit of an IC card to activate and transmit / receive information. Before activating the IC chip of the IC card,
Is it possible to read the information recorded on the magnetic stripe portion of the card, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip portion can operate, and use the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the power supply portion of the device based on the information? If it is determined that the IC card can be handled, the power supply voltage corresponding to the above information is selected and the activation processing of the IC chip section is executed. Therefore, it is appropriate to supply the IC card inserted before the activation processing. It is possible to select and determine a proper power supply voltage from a plurality of types of power supply voltages and supply this.

As a result, an improper power supply voltage is not supplied to the IC card, destruction of the IC card can be avoided, and an appropriate power supply voltage can be supplied to the IC card once. There is no need to repeat the activation process until is appropriate, which has the effect of increasing the processing speed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an IC card processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a mechanism of the IC card processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an IC card used in the IC card processing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing flow according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 storage device 2 Main control unit 3 Power supply section 4 IC chip data processing unit 5 Magnetic data processing unit 6 Transport system drive 7 contacts 8 magnetic head 9 motors 10 magnets 21 Card insertion / ejection slot 22a, 22b, 22c rollers 23 cards 31 Magnetic stripe part 32 IC chip part

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06K 17/00 G06K 19/00-19/18

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An IC card processing apparatus for supplying a power supply voltage to an IC chip section of an IC card to activate and transmit / receive information, the IC card before the activation processing of the IC chip section of the inserted IC card. Read the information recorded in the magnetic stripe section of the IC chip section, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip section can operate, and based on the information, whether the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the power supply section of the device can be used The IC card processing device is characterized in that the activation processing of the IC chip unit is executed only when it is determined that the IC chip can be handled. 2. An IC card processing device having a power supply unit capable of supplying a plurality of types of power supply voltage, which is activated by supplying a power supply voltage to an IC chip unit of an IC card to transmit and receive information. Before the activation processing of the IC chip portion of the IC card, the information recorded in the magnetic stripe portion of the IC card, which codes the power supply voltage at which the IC chip portion can operate, is read, and based on the information, the device of the present device is read. It is determined whether or not the power supply voltage that can be supplied by the power supply unit can be handled, and if it is determined that the power supply voltage can be handled, the power supply voltage corresponding to the information is selected and the activation processing of the IC chip unit is executed. An IC card processing device characterized by the above. 3. An IC card comprising an IC chip portion and a magnetic stripe portion, wherein the magnetic stripe portion is written with information obtained by coding a power supply voltage at which the IC chip portion can operate.