Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records
Patent
1997-09-10
2000-03-14
Lee, Michael G
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
235380, 235379, G06F 1700
Patent
active
060360887
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a processing system for use when a lost IC card is found and more particularly, relates to IC card found processing method and apparatus for performing efficient data processing by using a communication line and an electronic purse.
BACKGROUND ART
At present, a card using magnetic stripes is mainly used as a credit card or a cash card of a bank. The card using magnetic stripes, however, faces a serious problem from the standpoint of security against, for example, an unauthorized use. As a card for solving this problem, an IC card carrying an IC chip as described in IC card published by Kabushiki-kaisha Denki Shoin (July, 1989) is known. Also, as an example of a system utilizing an IC card and for use with electronic money, an electronic purse system is described in JP-A-5-504643.
By utilizing the IC card, security can be improved greatly against unauthorized uses such as duplication of card and data alteration. Accordingly, restraint unauthorized uses such as robbery of IC card, duplication of card and data alteration can be expected. On the other hand, it is conceivable that personal information specific to an IC card owner utilizing features of the IC card such as ability to rewrite data, high security and ability to store a large amount of data--for example, the frequency in shopping, the utilization point number and the personal clothing size information--is stored in the IC card. Accordingly, while the main procedure in the past is to stop (invalidate) the card function in the event that a card is lost, it is necessary in future to recover the personal information stored in the IC card in addition to the stoppage (invalidation) of the card function. How to recover a missing card when the IC card is lost is of importance. Especially, in a system utilizing cash having anonymity in electronic purses by storing the cash in an IC card, the effective recovery in the event of loss of the IC card leads to an important problem of the recovery of cash information.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card recovery processing method and apparatus which can easily recover the information stored in the found IC card without any burden to a finder, an original IC card owner and a card issuing party and can return the information to the owner.
Another object is to provide IC card found processing method and apparatus which can reward by electronic money to an IC card finder by utilizing a communication line in order to improve the recovery rate of the IC card. Further, by improving the recovery rate, security of the IC card can be maintained at a higher level and the cost of security maintenance in an IC card system can be reduced.
According to the present invention, an apparatus for processing an IC card found in an IC card system having an IC card incorporating a microprocessor or a memory, means for reading/writing information stored in the IC card and communication means for transmitting/receiving the information by using a public telephone line, comprises a terminal device and an IC card found processing center.
The terminal device includes: a first insertion slot to which a found IC card is inserted; a second insertion slot to which a second IC card is inserted; a button dedicated to starting the recovery processing for transmission of information of the found IC card to the IC card found processing center; means for calling the IC card found processing center on the basis of the information read out of the inserted found IC card after the dedicated button is depressed; display means for displaying found processing conditions; means for reading information from the second IC card and transmitting the information to the IC card found processing center; means for writing a processing code for the recovery processing generated by the IC card found processing center into the second IC card; means for erasing the information in the found IC card by an instruction from the IC card found processing center; and means for sto
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K.K. Denki Shoin (Jul. 1989) JP.
Itoh Shigeyuki
Matsumoto Kenji
Hitachi Ltd
Lee Michael G
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