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JPWO2015072135A1 - Settlement media reader, settlement media reader control method, and settlement processing system - Google Patents
Settlement media reader, settlement media reader control method, and settlement processing system Download PDF
JPWO2015072135A1
JPWO2015072135A1 JP2014005668A JP2015521731A JPWO2015072135A1 JP WO2015072135 A1 JPWO2015072135 A1 JP WO2015072135A1 JP 2014005668 A JP2014005668 A JP 2014005668A JP 2015521731 A JP2015521731 A JP 2015521731A JP WO2015072135 A1 JPWO2015072135 A1 JP WO2015072135A1
JP2014005668A
2013-11-14 Priority to JP2013236232 priority Critical
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2014-11-11 Application filed by セイコーエプソン株式会社 filed Critical セイコーエプソン株式会社
2014-11-11 Priority to PCT/JP2014/005668 priority patent/WO2015072135A1/en
2017-03-16 Publication of JPWO2015072135A1 publication Critical patent/JPWO2015072135A1/en
Get a lot of power without sacrificing portability. A payment media reader (3) connected to the headphone jack (2a) of the portable terminal (2), which reads the payment related information from the payment medium (M) and reads the read payment related information into the headphone jack (2a). ) Of the NFC reading unit (12) input to the microphone input terminal unit (61) and the audio signal output from the left speaker output terminal unit (64) of the headphone jack (2a). A power supply circuit (15) to be acquired.
The present invention relates to a payment media reader connected to a phone jack of a portable terminal, a control method thereof, and a payment processing system.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of settlement media reading device, one that is used by being connected to an earphone jack of a smartphone that is a settlement device is known (see Patent Document 1). This payment media reader reads the credit card information by reading the magnetic information of the credit card. Moreover, it has the structure which transmits credit card information from a payment media reader to a smart phone by inserting and connecting the terminal of a payment media reader to the earphone jack of a smart phone.
JP 2013-206256 A
By the way, as payment methods diversify in recent years, payment methods using contactless IC cards utilizing NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, mobile phones / smartphones incorporating wireless IC chips, etc. have become widespread. I am doing. Therefore, it is required to mount a wireless media reading unit for reading this type of wireless IC media on the settlement media reading device. However, when the wireless media reading unit is mounted on the settlement media reading device, it is necessary to supply power for driving the wireless media reading unit. For this reason, a request for supplying appropriate power supply power (more power) to the settlement media reading apparatus is being generated.
On the other hand, a method of mounting an internal battery with a large amount of stored electricity and using it to supply power is also conceivable, but in such a case, the settlement media reader becomes large and portability (mobility) is impaired. Problems arise. In addition, a method of connecting to an external power source via a cable and supplying power from the external power source is conceivable. However, since the cable is connected to the external power source via a cable, the portability is similarly impaired.
An object of the present invention is to provide a settlement media reading apparatus, a control method thereof, and a settlement processing system that can obtain appropriate power supply power without impairing portability.
The settlement media reading device of the present invention is a settlement media reading device connected to a phone jack of a mobile terminal, reads settlement related information from the settlement media, and reads the read settlement related information to a voice input terminal section of the phone jack. And a power acquisition unit for acquiring the power of the payment information reading unit by an audio signal output from the audio output terminal unit of the phone jack.
According to this configuration, the settlement-related information is input by the voice input of the phone jack, while the power is taken from the voice output of the phone jack. That is, since power is obtained from the mobile terminal using the audio output of the connected phone jack, power can be obtained without using a connection to a special internal battery or external power source. Therefore, appropriate power supply can be obtained without impairing portability. In addition, since it is possible to input payment-related information to the mobile terminal and acquire power from the mobile terminal only by connecting the phone jack, it is necessary to use a separate cable, terminal, or the like for connection to the mobile terminal. Absent. Therefore, portability is not impaired.
In this case, the settlement information reading unit receives the audio signal output from the left and right audio output terminal portions of the phone jack as a control signal, and the power acquisition unit is output from the other left and right audio output terminal portions of the phone jack. It is preferable to acquire power by using a sound signal.
According to this configuration, exchange of control signals can also be performed via the phone jack, so there is no need to provide a separate connection system for exchange of control signals. Therefore, the settlement media reader has a simple configuration.
The payment information reading unit is preferably a wireless media reading unit that reads payment-related information from a payment medium having a wireless IC chip by proximity wireless communication.
According to this configuration, even when a wireless media reading unit that requires a large amount of power to drive is mounted, it is possible to supply power appropriately.
In addition, a magnetic media reading unit that reads payment-related information from a payment medium configured with a magnetic card is further provided, and the magnetic media reading unit inputs the read payment-related information to the voice input terminal unit of the phone jack. It is preferable.
According to this configuration, by providing the magnetic media reading unit in addition to the wireless media reading unit, both the wireless IC media and the magnetic media can be read. Therefore, usability is improved. Also, input of settlement related information by the magnetic media reading unit is performed from the phone jack audio input terminal unit, so that it is not necessary to provide a separate connection system in order to input settlement related information from the magnetic media reading unit. . Therefore, the settlement media reader has a simple configuration.
On the other hand, the power acquisition unit preferably includes a rectification unit that rectifies the audio signal into a DC signal.
According to this configuration, the power acquisition unit can obtain the direct current from the audio signal from the mobile terminal by regarding the audio signal from the mobile terminal as an alternating current and converting it to a direct current. Thereby, the settlement media reading device can drive the settlement information reading unit with a direct current. Note that the rectifier preferably includes a rectifier circuit and a smoothing circuit.
Further, it is preferable that a capacitor interposed between the settlement information reading unit and the power acquisition unit is further provided.
According to this configuration, the power acquired by the power acquisition unit is stored in the capacitor, so that a larger amount of power can be temporarily supplied.
The settlement processing system of the present invention includes the above-described settlement media reading device and a portable terminal connected to the phone jack, and the portable terminal receives payment from the audio output terminal portion of the phone jack. Based on the acquired payment related information, an audio signal output unit that outputs an audio signal serving as power of the information reading unit, a payment information acquisition unit that acquires payment related information input to the audio input terminal unit of the phone jack, A payment processing unit that performs payment processing.
According to this configuration, it is possible to provide a payment processing system that simply supplies a predetermined program to a mobile terminal and supplies appropriate power to the payment media reader without impairing portability.
The settlement media reader control method of the present invention includes a settlement information reading step of reading settlement related information from a settlement media and inputting the read settlement related information to a phone jack audio input terminal, and a phone jack audio output. And a power acquisition step of acquiring power from an audio signal output from the terminal unit.
Further, the settlement information reading step accepts an audio signal output from one of the left and right audio output terminals of the phone jack as a control signal, and the power acquisition step is output from the other left and right audio output terminal of the phone jack. It is characterized in that power is acquired by an audio signal.
It is the schematic diagram which showed the payment processing system concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal and the payment media reader. It is the flowchart which showed the payment processing operation | movement by a payment processing system. It is the flowchart which showed a part of payment processing operation. It is the block diagram which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal and payment media reader in a 1st modification. It is the block diagram which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal and payment media reader in a 2nd modification.
Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a settlement media reader according to an embodiment of the present invention, a settlement processing system including the same, and a program will be described. This payment processing system reads payment-related information from a payment medium such as a credit card or a mobile terminal with an Osaifu-Keitai (registered trademark) function, and performs payment processing. For example, mobile POS (Point
Of Sale) system. This payment processing system is configured to be able to read both a magnetic medium, which is a payment medium constituted by a magnetic card, and a wireless IC medium, which is a payment medium having a wireless IC chip. Note that the wireless IC medium M2 is assumed to be a non-contact IC card equipped with a wireless IC chip, a portable terminal (mobile phone or smartphone) incorporating the wireless IC chip, and the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the payment processing system 1 includes a mobile terminal 2 and a payment media reading device 3 attached to the mobile terminal 2. As shown in the figure, the settlement media reading device 3 is connected to a headphone jack (phone jack) 2 a of the mobile terminal 2. That is, by inserting the headphone plug 3a of the settlement media reading device 3 into the headphone jack 2a of the portable terminal 2, the settlement media reading device 3 is attached to the portable terminal 2, and the settlement media reading device 3 is electrically connected to the portable terminal 2. Connected. In this attached state, the payment media reader 3 reads payment related information from the payment media M, and the mobile terminal 2 performs payment processing based on the read information.
As shown in FIG. 2, the settlement media reader 3 includes a headphone plug 3a, a magnetic head (magnetic media reader) 11 that can read the magnetic media M1, and an NFC reader (which can read the wireless IC media M2). (Wireless media reading unit: settlement information reading unit) 12, magnetic head 11, NFC reading unit 12, input switching circuit 13 interposed between headphone plug 3a, magnetic head 11, NFC reading unit 12, and input switching And a power supply circuit (power acquisition unit) 15 that supplies power to the circuit 13. The settlement related information read by the magnetic head 11 and the NFC reading unit 12 is input to the mobile terminal 2 via the input switching circuit 13 and the headphone plug 3a. In FIG. 2, the path of payment related information related to the input of payment related information is indicated by an alternate long and short dash line, and the path of a control signal related to the control of the payment media reader 3 by the mobile terminal 2 is indicated by a dotted line. FIG. 2 shows a path of an audio signal for supplying power from the mobile terminal 2 to the settlement media reader 3 and a path of a DC signal obtained by converting the audio signal by a two-dot chain line.
The headphone plug 3a includes a microphone output terminal portion 21, a ground terminal portion 22, a right speaker input terminal portion 23, and a left speaker input terminal portion 24 from the base side. By inserting the headphone plug 3a into the headphone jack 2a of the portable terminal 2, the microphone output terminal portion 21, the ground terminal portion 22, the right speaker input terminal portion 23, and the left speaker input terminal portion 24 are connected to the microphone of the headphone jack 2a. The input terminal unit 61, the ground terminal unit 62, the right speaker output terminal unit 63, and the left speaker output terminal unit 64 are respectively connected.
The magnetic head 11 has a reading slit part (not shown), and reads payment-related information from the magnetic medium M1 by reading the magnetic information of the magnetic medium M1 that has passed through the reading slit part. For example, credit information (credit card ID) stored in the magnetic medium M1 is read as payment related information. Further, the magnetic head 11 inputs the read payment related information to the headphone jack 2a of the mobile terminal 2 via the input switching circuit 13 and the headphone plug 3a. That is, the payment related information read by the magnetic head 11 is input to the microphone input terminal portion 61 of the headphone jack 2a via the microphone output terminal portion 21 of the headphone plug 3a.
The NFC reading unit 12 includes an NFC antenna 31 and an NFC control circuit 32 that controls the NFC antenna 31. The NFC antenna 31 performs close proximity wireless communication with the wireless IC medium M2, and transmits and receives various types of information.
The NFC control circuit 32 controls transmission / reception by the NFC antenna 31 and reads settlement-related information from the wireless IC medium M2 by proximity wireless communication. For example, the unique ID of the wireless IC chip mounted on the wireless IC medium M2, the type information of each application mounted on the wireless IC chip, the authentication information of each application, the payment ID for each application, etc. Read as information. Further, the NFC control circuit 32 inputs the read settlement related information to the headphone jack 2a of the portable terminal 2 via the input switching circuit 13 and the headphone plug 3a. That is, the payment related information read by the NFC control circuit 32 is input to the microphone input terminal portion 61 of the headphone jack 2a via the microphone output terminal portion 21 of the headphone plug 3a.
Further, the NFC control circuit 32 is configured to receive a control signal from the mobile terminal 2. Specifically, the NFC control circuit 32 is connected to the right speaker output terminal portion 63 of the headphone jack 2a via the right speaker input terminal portion 23 of the headphone plug 3a, and is output from the right speaker output terminal portion 63. The received audio signal is received as a control signal. Thereby, the NFC control circuit 32 is controlled based on the command from the portable terminal 2.
The input switching circuit 13 is interposed between the magnetic head 11 and the NFC control circuit 32 and the headphone plug 3a, and switches the connection to the headphone plug 3a to the magnetic head 11 or the NFC control circuit 32. As a result, the input switching circuit 13 switches the reading unit that inputs payment related information to the microphone input terminal unit 61 to the magnetic head 11 or the NFC reading unit 12. The input switching circuit 13 can accept a control signal from the mobile terminal 2. Specifically, like the NFC control circuit 32, the input switching circuit 13 is connected to the right speaker output terminal portion 63 of the headphone jack 2a via the right speaker input terminal portion 23 of the headphone plug 3a. The audio signal output from the output terminal unit 63 is received as a control signal. Thereby, the input switching circuit 13 is controlled based on the command from the portable terminal 2. It is assumed that the input switching circuit 13 switches the reading unit for inputting payment related information to the magnetic head 11 in the default state before receiving the control signal.
The power supply circuit 15 acquires power from the mobile terminal 2 and supplies power to the magnetic head 11, the NFC control circuit 32, and the input switching circuit 13. The power supply circuit 15 acquires the power of the magnetic head 11, the NFC control circuit 32, and the input switching circuit 13 from the audio signal output from the left speaker output terminal portion 64 of the headphone jack 2a. Specifically, the power supply circuit 15 includes a rectifier circuit 41 connected to the left speaker input terminal portion 24 of the headphone plug 3a, and a smoothing circuit 42 connected to the output side of the rectifier circuit 41. The rectifier circuit 41 rectifies the audio signal output from the left speaker output terminal portion 64 of the headphone jack 2a and converts it into a DC signal. The smoothing circuit 42 smoothes the DC signal and then converts the DC signal to the magnetic head. 11. Electric power is supplied by outputting to the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13. Note that the rectification unit includes a rectification circuit 41 and a smoothing circuit 42.
Next, the mobile terminal 2 will be described. The mobile terminal 2 is composed of a general smartphone, and the headphone jack 2a, the AD converter 51 connected to the microphone input terminal 61 of the headphone jack 2a, and the right speaker output terminal 63 of the headphone jack 2a. The first DA converter 52 connected to the terminal, the second DA converter 53 connected to the left speaker output terminal part 64 of the headphone jack 2a, the touch panel 54 for performing various displays and various operations, and each part of the portable terminal 2. And a control unit 55.
The headphone jack 2a includes a microphone input terminal section (audio input terminal section) 61, a ground terminal section 62, a right speaker output terminal section (audio output terminal section) 63, and a left speaker output terminal section (audio output terminal section) 64. And having. As described above, by inserting the headphone plug 3a of the settlement media reader 3 into the headphone jack 2a, the microphone input terminal portion 61, the ground terminal portion 62, the right speaker output terminal portion 63, and the left speaker output terminal portion 64. Are connected to the microphone output terminal 21, the ground terminal 22, the right speaker input terminal 23 and the left speaker input terminal 24 of the headphone plug 3a.
The AD conversion unit 51 converts the signal input to the microphone input terminal unit 61 from an analog signal to a digital signal. The first DA converter 52 converts the signal output from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 from a digital signal to an analog signal. The second DA conversion unit 53 converts the signal output from the left speaker output terminal unit 64 from a digital signal to an analog signal.
The control unit 55 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and controls each unit of the mobile terminal 2. In addition, a payment application AP for performing a payment process using the payment medium M is installed in the control unit 55. That is, when the control unit 55 executes the payment application AP, the mobile terminal 2 functions as a payment processing device.
The payment application AP includes a payment media selection unit 71, a first audio output unit 72, a second audio output unit (audio signal output unit) 73, a payment information acquisition unit 74, and a payment processing unit 75.
The settlement media selection unit 71 selects the settlement media M to be read between the magnetic media M1 and the wireless IC media M2. The payment medium selection unit 71 displays a selection screen (not shown) for selecting the payment medium M on the touch panel 54, and causes the touch panel 54 to function as a selection unit for the user to select the payment medium M.
The first audio output unit 72 outputs an audio signal (hereinafter, a control audio signal) received as a control signal to the settlement media reading device 3. The first audio output unit 72 outputs a control audio signal from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 of the headphone jack 2a to the right speaker input terminal unit 23 of the headphone plug 3a via the first DA conversion unit 52. The output control audio signal is accepted as a control signal by the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 as described above. The portable terminal 2 controls the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 by outputting the control audio signal to the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 by the first audio output unit 72.
The second audio output unit 73 sends an audio signal (hereinafter referred to as a power audio signal) serving as the power of the payment media reader 3 (the magnetic head 11, the NFC control circuit 32, and the input switching circuit 13) to the payment media reader 3. Output. That is, the second audio output unit 73 outputs the power audio signal from the left speaker output terminal unit 64 of the headphone jack 2a to the left speaker input terminal unit 24 of the headphone plug 3a via the second DA conversion unit 53. The output power audio signal is converted into a DC signal by the power supply circuit 15 and supplied to the magnetic head 11, the NFC control circuit 32, and the input switching circuit 13 as described above.
The settlement information acquisition unit 74 acquires the settlement related information input to the microphone input terminal unit 61 of the headphone jack 2a. The payment processing unit 75 performs a payment process based on the payment related information acquired by the payment information acquisition unit 74. Specifically, the settlement processing unit 75 performs settlement processing by generating settlement request data based on the settlement related information and transmitting it to a settlement server (not shown).
Next, with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the payment processing operation by the payment processing system 1 will be described. This payment processing operation is executed in the mobile terminal 2 due to the activation of the payment application AP by the user application activation operation.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, first, the mobile terminal 2 displays a payment media M selection screen by the payment media selection unit 71 (S <b> 1). On the other hand, when the magnetic medium M1 is selected by the user (S2: A), the second audio output unit 73 starts outputting the power audio signal to the settlement media reader 3 (S3). That is, the second audio output unit 73 outputs a power audio signal from the left speaker output terminal unit 64 of the headphone jack 2a to the left speaker input terminal unit 24 of the headphone plug 3a. On the other hand, the settlement media reading device 3 receives the power audio signal input to the left speaker input terminal unit 24 by the power supply circuit 15, obtains power from the power audio signal, and supplies power to the magnetic head 11. Supply is started (S4). With this power supply, the magnetic head 11 is ready to read the magnetic medium M1. Further, as described above, in the default state, the input switching circuit 13 switches the reading unit for inputting the payment related information to the magnetic head 11. The payment related information read from the head 11 can be input to the portable terminal 2.
In this state, when the user passes the magnetic medium M1 through the reading slit portion of the magnetic head 11 and the magnetic head 11 reads the payment related information of the magnetic medium M1 (S5), the payment related information read by the magnetic head 11 is Input to the portable terminal 2 (S6). That is, the payment related information read by the magnetic head 11 is input from the microphone output terminal portion 21 of the headphone plug 3a to the microphone input terminal portion 61 of the headphone jack 2a. On the other hand, the portable terminal 2 acquires the payment related information input into the microphone input terminal part 61 by the payment information acquisition part 74 (S7). And the payment process part 75 performs a payment process based on the acquired payment related information (S8). When the settlement process is completed, the second audio output unit 73 terminates the output of the power audio signal (S9), the power supply to the magnetic head 11 by the power supply circuit 15 is terminated (S10), and the settlement process operation is as follows. finish.
On the other hand, returning to S2, when the wireless IC media M2 is selected by the user (S2: B), first, the second audio output unit 73 starts to output a power audio signal to the settlement media reader 3 ( S11). That is, the second audio output unit 73 outputs a power audio signal from the left speaker output terminal unit 64 of the headphone jack 2a to the left speaker input terminal unit 24 of the headphone plug 3a. On the other hand, the settlement media reading device 3 receives the power audio signal input to the left speaker input terminal unit 24 by the power supply circuit 15, obtains power from the power audio signal, and receives the NFC control circuit 32 and the input. Power supply to the switching circuit 13 is started (S12).
Thereafter, the portable terminal 2 outputs a control audio signal to the settlement media reading device 3 by the first audio output unit 72 (S13). That is, the first audio output unit 72 outputs a control audio signal from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 of the headphone jack 2a to the right speaker input terminal unit 23 of the headphone plug 3a. On the other hand, the settlement media reading device 3 receives the control audio signal input to the right speaker input terminal unit 23 by the input switching circuit 13 and performs switching processing based on the control audio signal. That is, the input switching circuit 13 switches the reading unit for inputting payment related information to the NFC reading unit 12 (S14). Further, the NFC control circuit 32 receives the control audio signal, and controls the NFC antenna 31 based on the control audio signal (S15). As a result, the NFC reading unit 12 can read the wireless IC medium M2. In addition, since the reading unit for inputting payment related information is switched to the NFC reading unit 12 by the input switching circuit 13, the payment related information read from the NFC reading unit 12 can be input to the portable terminal 2 in this state. It is in a state.
In this state, when the wireless IC medium M2 is brought close to the NFC antenna 31 by the user and the NFC reading unit 12 reads the payment related information of the wireless IC medium M2 (S16), the payment related information read by the NFC reading unit 12 is read. Is input to the portable terminal 2 (S17). That is, the payment related information read by the NFC reading unit 12 is input from the microphone output terminal unit 21 of the headphone plug 3a to the microphone input terminal unit 61 of the headphone jack 2a. On the other hand, the portable terminal 2 acquires the payment related information input into the microphone input terminal part 61 by the payment information acquisition part 74 (S18). And the payment process part 75 performs a payment process based on the acquired payment related information (S19). When the settlement process is finished, the second sound output unit 73 finishes outputting the power sound signal (S20), and the power supply to the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 by the power supply circuit 15 is finished (S21). This settlement processing operation ends.
According to the configuration as described above, the mobile terminal 2 inputs payment related information by voice input of the headphone jack 2a, while the payment media reader 3 takes power from the voice output of the headphone jack 2a. That is, the settlement media reading device 3 uses the audio output of the connected headphone jack 2a to obtain power from the mobile terminal 2, and thus obtains power without using a special internal battery or connection to an external power source. Can do. Therefore, appropriate power supply power (a lot of power) can be obtained without impairing portability. In addition, since only the connection of the headphone jack 2a can be used to input payment-related information to the portable terminal 2 and to acquire power from the portable terminal 2, a cable, a terminal, or the like is separately connected to the portable terminal 2. Need not be used. Therefore, portability is not impaired.
Further, the NFC reading unit 12 is configured to receive the audio signal output from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 of the headphone jack 2a as a control signal, so that the settlement media reading device 3 can exchange the control signal with respect to the headphone jack 2a. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a separate connection system for exchanging control signals. Therefore, the settlement media reading device 3 has a simple configuration.
Furthermore, the settlement media reader 3 can read both the magnetic media M1 and the wireless IC media M2 by including both the magnetic head 11 and the NFC reader 12. Therefore, usability is improved. Since the payment-related information input by the magnetic head 11 is also performed from the microphone input terminal portion 61 of the headphone jack 2a, the payment media reader 3 is connected separately in order to input the payment-related information from the magnetic head 11. There is no need to provide a system. Therefore, the settlement media reading device 3 has a simple configuration.
Furthermore, since the power supply circuit 15 includes the rectifier circuit 41 and the smoothing circuit 42, the audio signal from the portable terminal 2 is regarded as an alternating current and is converted into a direct current. DC current can be obtained from the audio signal. Accordingly, the NFC reading unit 12 can be driven with a direct current.
In the above embodiment, the power supply of the magnetic head 11 is performed by the power supply circuit 15. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the settlement media reader 3 includes the internal battery 81 and the power of the magnetic head 11 is supplied. About supply, the structure performed by the internal battery 81 may be sufficient. That is, the magnetic head 11 with low driving power may be configured to acquire power from the portable terminal 2 by the power supply circuit 15 or may be configured to acquire power from the internal battery 81. When the internal battery 81 is used to supply the magnetic head 11, the portable terminal 2 is powered by the second audio output unit 73 only when the wireless IC device is selected in the payment medium M (S 2 in FIG. 3). The settlement media reader 3 acquires power by the power supply circuit 15.
Further, in the configuration in which the power of the magnetic head 11 is supplied from the internal battery 81 in FIG. 5, the input switching circuit 13 may perform a switching process based on whether power is acquired by the power supply circuit 15. That is, the input switching circuit 13 switches to the NFC reading unit 12 when the power of the power supply circuit 15 is acquired, and switches to the magnetic head 11 when the power of the power supply circuit 15 is not acquired. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to output a control signal (control audio signal) related to the switching process to the input switching circuit 13, and this process can be omitted.
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the settlement media reading device 3 includes a capacitor 82 (capacitor: so-called capacitor) interposed between the power supply circuit 15 and the NFC control circuit 32 (NFC reading unit 12). ) May be further provided. According to such a configuration, since the power acquired by the power supply circuit 15 is stored in the capacitor 82, more power is temporarily supplied.
Further, in the above embodiment, the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 accept the audio signal from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 as a control signal, and the power supply circuit 15 receives the audio signal from the left speaker output terminal unit 64. However, the left and right speaker output terminal portions 63 and 64 may be reversed. That is, the NFC control circuit 32 and the input switching circuit 13 accept the audio signal from the left speaker output terminal unit 64 as a control signal, and the power supply circuit 15 converts the audio signal from the right speaker output terminal unit 63 into electric power. In such a case, the first audio output unit 72 outputs a power audio signal, and the second audio output unit 73 outputs a control audio signal.
Further, in the above embodiment, the NFC antenna 31 of the NFC reading unit 12 is built in the reading slit portion of the magnetic head 11, and the NFC reading unit 12 passes through the reading slit portion, and the wireless IC medium M2 (non-contact IC card). It may be configured to read. According to such a configuration, the user can read both the magnetic medium M1 and the wireless IC medium M2 by the same operation of passing the same reading slit portion. Therefore, the user does not need to confirm whether the settlement medium M is the magnetic medium M1 or the wireless IC medium M2, and the confirmation operation by the user can be omitted.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the input switching circuit 13 is interposed between the magnetic head 11 and the NFC reading unit 12 and the headphone plug 3a. However, instead of the input switching circuit 13, a mixing circuit is provided. Or a composition circuit may be provided.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the “settlement information reading unit” is configured by the NFC reading unit 12, but the “settlement information reading unit” may be configured by the magnetic head 11. Further, although the settlement media reading device 3 is configured to include both the magnetic head 11 and the NFC reading unit 12, a configuration including only one of the magnetic head 11 and the NFC reading unit 12 may be employed.
In addition, in the said embodiment, although the portable terminal 2 was comprised with the smart phone, it is not restricted to this. For example, the mobile terminal 2 may be configured by a tablet terminal, a mobile phone, a mobile POS terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a mobile game machine.
As described above, the present invention is useful for a payment media reader and a payment processing system, and in particular, reads payment-related information of magnetic media and wireless IC media with a payment media reader connected to a phone jack of a mobile terminal, This is suitable when payment processing is performed on a mobile terminal.
1: payment processing system, 2: mobile terminal, 2a: headphone jack, 3: payment media reader 3, 11: magnetic head, 12: NFC reader, 15: power supply circuit, 41: rectifier circuit, 42: smoothing circuit, 61: microphone input terminal section, 63: right speaker output terminal section 63, 64: left speaker output terminal section, 73: second audio output section, 74: settlement information acquisition section, 75: settlement processing section, 82: capacitor, M : Payment media.
A payment media reader connected to a phone jack of a mobile terminal,
A payment information reading unit that reads payment related information from the payment medium and inputs the read payment related information to the voice input terminal of the phone jack;
A payment media reading apparatus comprising: a power acquisition unit that acquires power of the payment information reading unit from an audio signal output from an audio output terminal unit of the phone jack.
The settlement information reading unit accepts an audio signal output from one of the left and right audio output terminal units of the phone jack as a control signal,
2. The settlement media reading device according to claim 1, wherein the power acquisition unit acquires the power from an audio signal output from the other audio output terminal unit of the phone jack.
2. The settlement media reading device according to claim 1, wherein the settlement information reading unit is a wireless media reading unit that reads the settlement related information from the settlement media having a wireless IC chip by proximity wireless communication.
A magnetic media reading unit that reads payment-related information from a payment medium configured with a magnetic card;
2. The settlement media reading device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic media reading unit inputs the read settlement related information to an audio input terminal unit of the phone jack.
2. The settlement media reading device according to claim 1, wherein the power acquisition unit includes a rectification unit that rectifies the audio signal into a DC signal.
The settlement media reading device according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor interposed between the settlement information reading unit and the power acquisition unit.
A method for controlling a payment media reader connected to a phone jack of a portable terminal,
A payment information reading step of reading the payment related information from the payment medium and inputting the read payment related information to the voice input terminal of the phone jack;
A method for controlling a settlement media reading apparatus, comprising: a power acquisition step of acquiring power from an audio signal output from an audio output terminal portion of the phone jack.
The settlement information reading step accepts an audio signal output from one of the left and right audio output terminals of the phone jack as a control signal,
8. The method of controlling a settlement media reading device according to claim 7, wherein the power acquisition step acquires the power from an audio signal output from the other audio output terminal of the phone jack.
8. The method for controlling a settlement media reading apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the settlement information reading step reads the settlement related information from the settlement media having a wireless IC chip by proximity wireless communication.
The payment information reading step reads payment-related information from a payment medium constituted by a magnetic card,
8. The settlement media reader control method according to claim 7, wherein the read settlement related information is input to a voice input terminal of the phone jack.
The settlement media reading device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The payment media reader comprises the mobile terminal connected to the phone jack;
An audio signal output unit that outputs an audio signal as power of the settlement information reading unit from an audio output terminal unit of the phone jack;
A payment information acquisition unit for acquiring the payment related information input to the voice input terminal unit of the phone jack;
A payment processing system comprising: a payment processing unit that performs payment processing based on the acquired payment-related information.
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