PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND CARD PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20100258624A1
• Filed: 03/09/2010
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Nochi, Masatoshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,528,809 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/00 Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/00; pattern recognition G06F18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00

Abstract

Card data read by a card reader and a personal identification number inputted via an input unit are transmitted to an information processing apparatus. A timer is made to start measuring a predetermined waiting time in accordance with a notification of completion of processing using the card data and the personal identification number from the information processing apparatus. A warning is given if a card loaded in the card reader is detected by a detection unit when the measurement of the waiting time by the timer is finished.

Claims

1. A personal identification number input apparatus comprising:

a card reader which reads card data from a card that is removably loaded;

a detection unit which detects the card loaded in the card reader;

an input unit which inputs a personal identification number;

a communication unit which communicates with an information processing apparatus which executes predetermined information processing using the card data read by the card reader and the personal identification number inputted by the input unit;

a timer which starts measuring a predetermined waiting time in accordance with a notification of completion of the processing using the card data and the personal identification number from the information processing apparatus via the communication unit; and

a warning unit which gives a warning if the card is detected by the detection unit when the measurement of the waiting time by the timer is finished.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the warning unit outputs a warning sound and thus warns that the card is currently loaded.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a display unit which displays various kinds of information; and

a second warning unit which outputs a warning using the display unit before the timer finishes measuring the waiting time after the timer starts measuring time in accordance with a notification from the information processing apparatus.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the warning unit stops the warning in accordance with the fact that the detection unit no longer detects the card loaded in the card reader.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a setting unit which sets a waiting time to be measured by the timer.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the setting unit sets a waiting time received from the information processing apparatus via the communication unit, as the waiting time to be measured by the timer.

7. A card processing system comprising a personal identification number input apparatus and an information processing apparatus connected to each other for communication,

the personal identification number input apparatus comprising:

a card reader which reads card data from a card that is removably loaded;

a detection unit which detects the card loaded in the card reader;

an input unit which inputs a personal identification number;

a transmission unit which transmits the card data read by the card reader and the personal identification number inputted by the input unit, to the information processing apparatus;

a timer which starts measuring a predetermined waiting time in accordance with the fact that a notification of completion sent back from the information processing apparatus is received; and

a warning unit which gives a warning if the card is detected by the detection unit when the measurement of the waiting time by the timer is finished,

the information processing apparatus comprising;

a card processing unit which execute predetermined processing using the card data and the personal identification number transmitted from the personal identification number input apparatus; and

a notification unit which notifies the personal identification number input apparatus of completion of processing in accordance with the completion of processing by the card processing unit.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the warning unit outputs a warning sound and thus warns that the card is currently loaded, and

the personal identification number input apparatus further comprises:

a display unit which displays various kinds of information; and

a second warning unit which outputs a warning using the display unit before the timer finishes measuring the waiting time after the timer starts measuring time in accordance with a notification from the information processing apparatus.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the information processing apparatus further comprises a designation unit which designate a waiting time to be measured by the timer, and

the personal identification number input apparatus further comprises a setting unit which sets the waiting time designated by the designation unit, as the waiting time to be measured by the timer.

10. A control method for a personal identification number input apparatus including a card reader which reads card data from a card that is removably loaded, an input unit which inputs a personal identification number, and a detection unit which detects the card loaded in the card reader, the method comprising:

reading card data from the card loaded in the card reader;

accepting input of a personal identification number via the input unit;

transmitting the card data read by the card reader and the personal identification number inputted by the input unit, to an information processing apparatus which executes processing with respect to the card;

starting measuring a predetermined waiting time by a timer in accordance with a notification of completion of processing using the card data and the personal identification number from the information processing apparatus; and

giving a warning if the card is detected by the detection unit when the measurement of the waiting time by the timer is finished.