JP-7856969-B2 - Charging device, processing method in the charging device

Inventors

• 石川 真司
• 今井 弘之
• 小林 瑶子
• 深尾 元治
• 山口 洋史
• 伊瀬 侑里亜

Assignees

• ＴＯＰＰＡＮエッジ・ペイメンツ株式会社
• 株式会社暁電機製作所
• ＴＯＰＰＡＮエッジ株式会社

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20220309

Claims (5)

1. A charging device that has the function of accepting cash input and charging electronic money, and between the first function and the second function, after the processing of the first function is completed, the charging device temporarily stops transmitting a carrier wave, thereby transitioning from a state in which existence can be detected to a state in which existence cannot be detected, and is capable of communicating with an electronic money medium. A storage unit that reads and stores identification information from the electronic money medium during the stage of executing the first function, A first display control unit that displays a screen prompting the user to perform an operation to enable the presence detection when transitioning from the first function to the second function, Upon activating the second function and detecting that the electronic money medium has transitioned to a state where its presence can be detected, the processing unit executes the second function specified by the identification information, A charging device having the following features.
2. The charging device according to claim 1, further comprising a second display control unit that, in the execution stage of the second function, displays a screen prompting the user to perform an operation to enable the detection of the presence of the second function if a certain period of time has elapsed without any operation input necessary to perform the second function.
3. The charging device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a third display control unit that, when executing a second function after executing a first function, displays a screen prompting the user to perform an operation to enable the presence detection if a response signal to the inquiry signal is not obtained from the electronic money medium.
4. The charging device according to claim 3, wherein, when the third display control unit executes the second function after the first function has been executed, if a response signal to the inquiry signal is obtained from the electronic money medium, it displays a screen for executing the second function without displaying a screen prompting for an operation to enable the presence detection.
5. A charging device capable of communicating with an electronic money medium, which has the function of accepting cash insertion and charging electronic money, and between the first function and the second function, after the processing of the first function is completed, the charging device temporarily stops transmitting a carrier wave, thereby transitioning from a state in which its presence can be detected to a state in which its presence cannot be detected. During the execution of the first function, identification information is read from the electronic money medium and stored in the storage unit. When transitioning from the first function to the second function, a screen prompting the user to perform an operation to enable the presence detection is displayed. A processing method in a charging device, which, upon activating a second function and detecting that the electronic money medium has transitioned to a state in which its presence can be detected, executes the second function specified by the identification information.

Description

This invention relates to a charging device and a processing method in a charging device. There are charging devices that allow users to insert cash to charge value (electronic money) onto an electronic money medium. Electronic money media include electronic money cards. In recent years, terminal devices that perform contactless communication with payment terminals by running application programs that use electronic money for payments have also been utilized. The process for charging electronic money at a charging device involves checking the balance to see if charging is possible, then accepting the user's specified amount of cash within the available range, and finally processing the charge. There are deposit terminals for charging such electronic money (for example, Patent Document 1). Japanese Patent Publication No. 2009-053753 This is a system configuration diagram showing an electronic money management system S including a charging device according to one embodiment of the present invention.This is a functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the charging device 10.This is an external view showing an example of the appearance of the charging device 10.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging device 10.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging device 10.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging device 10.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging device 10.This is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging device 10. A charging device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an electronic money management system S including a charging device according to one embodiment of the present invention. The electronic money management system S has multiple charging devices (charging device 10a, charging device 10b; hereinafter referred to simply as charging device 10 unless otherwise specified) connected to the electronic money management device 20 via a network N. The charging device 10 communicates with the electronic money medium via contactless communication and performs several functions related to charging. These functions include, for example, a balance inquiry function for checking the balance of the electronic money, a charging function for accepting cash and charging the electronic money, a point inquiry function for checking points, a point charging function for converting points to electronic money, and a transaction history inquiry function. The charging device 10 is installed in stores, shopping malls, train stations, public facilities, etc. The electronic money medium has the function of allowing payments to be made using electronic money. Examples of electronic money mediums that the charging device 10 can use to perform various functions such as charging include terminal devices 30 and IC cards 35. Furthermore, the charging device 10 communicates with the electronic money management device 20 via the network N to send and receive data related to charging electronic money. The terminal device 30 has functions for contactless communication, execution of an application program that uses electronic money for payment as an electronic money medium, and user authentication. By executing the application program, the terminal device 30 can link with an IC card, which is an electronic money medium separate from the terminal device 30. The terminal device 30 performs processing for payments using the balance of the linked IC card and for charging the linked IC card by performing contactless communication with the charging device 10. IC cards 35 can be used for purposes such as transportation IC cards and retail IC cards. The electronic money management device 20 communicates with the charging device 10 and performs processing related to charging electronic money in response to requests from the charging device 10. Figure 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating the functions of the charging device 10. The charging device 10 includes a communication unit 101, a storage unit 102, a first display control unit 103, a second display control unit 104, a third display control unit 105, a processing unit 106, a contactless communication unit 107, a display unit 108, an operation input unit 109, and a cash insertion acceptance unit 110. The communication unit 101, the first display control unit 103, the second display control unit 104, the third display control unit 105, and the processing unit 106 may be composed of a processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a dedicated electronic circuit. The charging device 10 can perform charging-related functions with either the terminal device 30 or the IC card 35, but there are differences in the processing content when performing functions depending on whether the target of contactless communication is the terminal device 30 or