JP2013131023A - Card packing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card packing device by which boxes are collated with packed cards, etc. so that predetermined cards are stored in predetermined boxes when IC cards, etc, are packed.SOLUTION: A card packing device 1 has: card reading means such as an optical reading part 16 which reads card identification information from a card 13, and a non-contact reader/writer 17; and a tag reader 18 which reads box identification information from an IC tag 19 of a card storage box 14 attached to a card accumulation part 14; and collates the read card identification information and the read box identification information with card information and box information which are preliminarily stored in a control part 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a boxing device that packs articles in a storage box, and more particularly, to a boxing apparatus that can verify that a predetermined article is stored in a predetermined box.

  Card-type media that are convenient to carry are used for a variety of purposes, from financial cards such as banks and credit cards to employee ID cards, transportation cards, and point cards. In recent years, the use of IC cards in which IC chips are embedded inside the cards has been remarkably widespread, and services using the cards have become increasingly sophisticated and widespread.

  Production of high-performance cards such as IC cards is generally performed under strict management. In particular, the writing of data to the IC (referred to as encoding) is the final step of the IC card manufacturing process, and individual data is written for each card, and since these data are highly sensitive, they are particularly severe. Is managed. The encoded card is subjected to various inspections such as the encoded contents and appearance, and is boxed for each destination, and then sealed and shipped. Therefore, there should be no accidents such as mixing or excess or deficiency at the boxing stage, and how to avoid accidents is a major issue.

  Patent Document 1 is an invention relating to an inspection apparatus for inspecting the printed state of magnetic information and postcards on a card, and describes a mechanism such as a stacker that collects and collects these inspection objects from a transport unit.

JP 2000-327155 A

  In this way, the mechanism for carrying and stacking cards is not limited to the inspection apparatus shown in the same document, and for example, in the field of IC card manufacturing, it is used in various fields such as encoding, encoding inspection, and appearance inspection. However, in the case of an IC card, since the contents written in the IC cannot be distinguished from the appearance, it is not easy to reliably check the box and the contents, which is a big problem in product management.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card boxing device capable of collating a box with a packed card or the like in a card boxing device used for encoding or inspection of an IC card or the like.

The card boxing device of the present invention that solves the above problems is as follows.
In a card boxing device that consists of a card transfer unit and a card stacking unit, and performs a boxing operation for stacking and storing card media that are individually transferred by the card transfer unit in a card storage box attached to the card stacking unit,
The card boxing device includes a boxing management unit for holding boxing management information representing a correct combination of the card medium and the card storage box, and a card for reading card identification information recorded on the medium from a card medium to be conveyed A reading means; and a box reading means for reading the box identification information recorded in the storage box from the attached card storage box, and the management means includes the card identification information and the box identification information as described above. Suitability of the boxing operation is determined by collating with boxing management information.

The card medium is a non-contact IC card, and the card identification information is a card ID recorded in advance on the IC card.
The card identification information may be a barcode recorded on the surface of the card medium.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the box identification information is identification information recorded on an IC tag attached to the storage box.

  According to the card boxing device of the present invention, when storing cards such as IC cards in a predetermined card storage box, it is possible to collate “boxes” with “contents”. Occurrence can be prevented.

The figure which shows the structure of the card box packing apparatus of this invention The figure which shows the aspect of the card medium The figure which shows the aspect of a card storage box Functional block diagram of the control unit of the card boxing device of the present invention The figure which shows the aspect of the table for collation

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a card boxing apparatus according to the present invention.
The card boxing device 1 has a card transport unit 12 and a card stacking unit 14, transports a card medium 13 that is supplied separately from a card feed unit (not shown), and passes through a predetermined process, Stacked and stored in the card storage box 15.
Card identification information for identifying individual cards is recorded on the card medium 13, and an IC tag 19 is affixed to the card storage box 15, and each card storage box 15 is identified on the IC tag 19. Box identification information is recorded.

The configuration of FIG. 1 is a configuration example in which the transport unit 12 includes an optical reading unit 16 as a card reading unit, a non-contact reader / writer 17 that reads / writes an IC card, and the card stacking unit 14 includes a tag reader 18. .
The control unit 11 is responsible for controlling the card transport unit 12 and the card stacking unit 14, and also exchanges information with auxiliary devices such as the optical reading unit 16, the non-contact reader / writer 17, and the tag reader 18, It also serves as a boxing management means that originally performs a predetermined process. The control unit 11 also has input / output means such as an operation unit 111 and a display unit 112, and exchanges information with an operator or an external device.

  The card boxing device 1 is used in various forms depending on the purpose. However, if the card boxing device 1 is used as an inspection device, it is desirable to have a defective discharge unit 20 for removing a card determined to be defective.

FIG. 2 shows a mode of a card medium (hereinafter simply referred to as a card), FIG. 2 (a) is a non-contact IC card, and FIG. 2 (b) is a card on which a barcode is recorded.
The IC card 21 includes an IC chip 22 that holds data and performs various calculations, and an antenna 23 for communication with the outside. The antenna 23 exchanges information with the reader / writer 17 by wireless communication.
The card 25 is an example in which card identification information is recorded on the surface of the card, and a barcode 26 is printed on the surface of the card 25. In this case, the code pattern of the barcode 26 is read by the optical reading unit 16.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the card storage box. 3A is an empty storage box, FIG. 3B is a state in which the card 13 is stored, and FIG. 3C is a state in which it is combined with the lid 31 and sealed with a sealing material 32. is there.
An IC tag 19 is attached to the card storage box 15 at a position facing the tag reader 18 when the storage box is mounted on the card stacking unit 14.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the control unit of the card boxing apparatus according to the present invention.
The input / output unit 40 exchanges information with the operator via the operation unit 111, the display unit 112, and the like, and also exchanges information for sharing data with and interlocking with an external device. The external device is, for example, a higher-level production management system that manages a card manufacturing process or print / encode data, or an upstream production device.
The accessory device control unit 41 controls the accessory devices such as the optical reading unit 16, the non-contact reader / writer 17, and the tag reader 18 to exchange data. The mechanism control unit 43 controls each mechanism including the card transport unit 12 and the card stacking unit.
The data processing unit 42 generates information for controlling the entire card boxing device 1 based on information exchanged via the input / output unit 40 or the accessory device control unit 41.

The storage unit 45 stores data handled by the data processing unit 42. Examples of such data include collation data representing a correct combination of card information and box information, and intermediate data generated during the work of the card boxing device 1. The storage unit 45 also stores programs and parameters required for the card boxing device 1 to operate.
The verification data is data in which at least card identification information and box identification information are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 45 in advance, and the data processing unit 42 performs the optical reading unit 16, the non-contact reader / writer 17, and the tag reader 18. Whether the card is correct or not is determined by comparing the data (read card identification information and box identification information) obtained from the data with the verification data.

FIG. 5 shows the verification data in the form of a verification table.
5 is stored in the storage unit 45 in association with a management ID, a card ID, a box ID, and the like. Among these, the card ID 52 and the box ID 53 correspond to the above-described card identification information and box identification information, respectively. The management ID 51 is identification information for work management. For example, the management ID 51 is information allocated in association with items and card description. The encode information 54 is information to be written in the IC when the IC card is issued, and may be the encode information itself or a pointer pointing to the encode information.
Since the manufacturing symbol is embedded in the chip 22 of the IC card 21 without duplication at the manufacturing stage of the IC card, this manufacturing symbol can be used as the card ID.

  The card boxing device 1 of the present invention is used in various forms according to the purpose. For example, if the card boxing device 1 is used as an encoding inspection device, the card 13 has already been encoded (written) with a card ID and encoding information. The non-contact reader / writer 17 reads a card ID and encoded information from the card 13. Then, the data processing unit 42 makes a correct / incorrect determination by collating the read card ID with the card ID 52 of the collation table 50 stored in advance in the storage unit 45, and further reading using the card ID 52 as a key. The encoded information is checked by comparing the encoded information with the encoded information 54 of the verification table 50. At this time, the box identification information of the card storage box 15 attached to the card stacking unit 14 is collated with the box ID 53 stored in the storage unit 45, and the card 13 is stored in the valid card storage box 15. That is confirmed.

  The card boxing device 1 of the present invention can also be used as an encoding device. In that case, the encoding information 54 corresponding to the card ID 52 is written using the non-contact reader / writer 17. At this time, it is confirmed that the card 13 is stored in the legitimate card storage box 15 by referring to the verification table 50 as in the case of the use as the encoding inspection apparatus.

  If the card boxing device 1 is used as an appearance inspection device, the optical reading unit 16 is used as an image capturing camera, and an appearance inspection is performed by capturing an image of the surface. In this case, each card can be identified by decoding the barcode 26 read at the same time. That is, if the management ID is embedded in the barcode 26 in advance, it is confirmed that the card 13 is stored in the valid card storage box 15 based on the read management ID and the verification table 50. Note that only the barcode may be read using the optical reader 16 as a barcode reader.

  For example, when encoding is performed in accordance with the pattern of the card 13, the encoded information 54 can be selected using the barcode read by the optical reading unit 16 as a key and written using the non-contact reader / writer 17. . Such an encoding method is particularly effective for creating an employee ID card or a student ID card because it can match the encoding information with an individual picture.

  As described above, the card boxing device of the present invention is particularly useful when used as an encoding device or an inspection device because it can reliably check “boxes” and “contents”.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card boxing apparatus 11 Control part 12 Card conveyance part 13 Card 14 Card stacking part 15 Card storage box 16 Optical reading part 17 Non-contact reader / writer 18 Tag reader 19 IC tag 21 IC card 50 Verification table

Claims (4)

In a card boxing device that consists of a card transfer unit and a card stacking unit, and performs a boxing operation for stacking and storing card media that are individually transferred by the card transfer unit in a card storage box attached to the card stacking unit,
The card boxing device
Boxing management means for holding boxing management information representing a correct combination of the card medium and the card storage box;
Card reading means for reading card identification information recorded on the medium from the conveyed card medium;
Box reading means for reading box identification information recorded in the storage box from the mounted card storage box;
Have
The card boxing device, wherein the management unit determines whether the boxing operation is appropriate by comparing the card identification information and the box identification information with the boxing management information.   2. The card boxing device according to claim 1, wherein the card medium is a contactless IC card, and the card identification information is a card ID recorded in advance on the IC card.   2. The card boxing device according to claim 1, wherein the card identification information is a barcode recorded on the surface of the card medium. The card box packing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the box identification information is identification information recorded on an IC tag attached to the storage box.

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