Prepaid card processing device
First Claim
1. A card processing device for processing a card having a recording portion on which balance amount information is recorded, the card processing device comprising:
- input means for inputting a charge amount to be charged against an account for a transaction;
defrayal information preparing means for calculating a new balance amount of said account based on the charge amount inputted by said input means and a previous balance amount, and for providing defrayal information relating to the new balance amount;
recording means for recording the defrayal information on the recording portion of said card; and
decision control means for controlling at a plurality of decision points whether or not the defrayal information is to be recorded on said card by said recording means for a given transaction on the basis of the new balance amount.
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Abstract
A prepaid card processing device for processing a prepaid card has a memory for storing information relating to an account, e.g., of money, and a printing portion on which the information is recorded. A prepaid card processing device has a reading portion for reading the information stored in the card memory; an input portion for inputting a charge amount of money for a transaction; a defrayal information processing portion for calculating the balance amount based on the charge amount inputted by the input portion and for preparing the defrayal information relating to the balance amount and the charge amount; a printing portion for printing defrayal information on the card; and a decision control portion for deciding whether or not the defrayal information is to be printed on the card by the printing portion. When the decision control portion decides that printing need not be performed, no printing on the card occurs. Thereby, the printing space on the card can be effectively utilized.
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23 Claims
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1. A card processing device for processing a card having a recording portion on which balance amount information is recorded, the card processing device comprising:
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input means for inputting a charge amount to be charged against an account for a transaction; defrayal information preparing means for calculating a new balance amount of said account based on the charge amount inputted by said input means and a previous balance amount, and for providing defrayal information relating to the new balance amount; recording means for recording the defrayal information on the recording portion of said card; and decision control means for controlling at a plurality of decision points whether or not the defrayal information is to be recorded on said card by said recording means for a given transaction on the basis of the new balance amount.
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2. A card processing device for processing a card having a memory for storing information relating to an account balance and a recording portion on which balance information is recorded, the card processing device comprising:
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reading means for reading the account balance stored in said memory; input means for inputting a charge amount to be charged against said account balance for a transaction; defrayal information preparing means for calculating a new balance amount of said account based on the charge amount inputted by said input means and the account balance read by said reading means, and for providing defrayal information relating to the new balance amount; recording means for recording the defrayal information on the recording portion of said card; and decision control means for controlling at a plurality of decision points whether or not the defrayal information is to be recorded on said card by said recording means for a given transaction on the basis of the new balance amount. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A card processing device for printing on the card, wherein identification information on the card is read, an account is thereby discriminated, and a balance amount determination is performed on said account, said device comprising:
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information reading means for reading the identification and balance amount information on the card; input means for inputting a charge amount for a transaction; information storage means for storing defrayal information relating to the balance amount and the charge amount; printing means for printing defrayal information on the card; and decision control means for calculating the balance amount based on the charge amount inputted by said input means and the balance amount information read by the information reading means, and for printing defrayal information on the card via said printing means when the balance amount attains a decision amount which is previously set or calculated based on the defrayal information.
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23. A card processing device for processing a card having a memory for storing information relating to an account balance and a recording portion on which information is recorded, the card processing device comprising:
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reading means for reading the account balance stored in said memory; input means for inputting a charge amount to be charged against an account for a transaction; defrayal information preparing means for calculating a new balance amount of said account based on the charge amount inputted by said input means and the account balance read by the reading means, and for providing defrayal information relating to a new account balance; recording means for recording the defrayal information on the recording portion of said card; and decision control means for controlling at a plurality of decision points whether or not the defrayal information is to be recorded on said card by said recording means for a given transaction, said decision control means comprising a means for storing a program for determining if the defrayal information for the given transaction is to be recorded on the card, and wherein said program calculates a decision value as a basis for the decision of whether recording of the defrayal information should be performed in accordance with a formula based on a number of recording lines remaining available for recording on the card and the new balance amount.
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Specification