JP2000113136A - Recurrence system for id card loss - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ID card capable of being carried independently of the conventional storage style such as wallet or card case, and being returned to an owner safely even when the ID card is lost, and to provide a recurrence system at the time of losing the ID card. SOLUTION: At one lengthwise part of an ID card 1 having a diameter further smaller than the breadthwise diameter of cash card or credit card which is issued to the registered person of an organization made into database and can be stored in the wallet or card case, a hole part 2 to be engaged with a key holder 5 is opened. On the front side of the ID card 1, a display body 3 concerning the organization is formed and on the rear side, a bar code expressing a code such as an ID number for identification applied for each registered person is formed at the position where is not overlapped with the hole part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ID card in which a membership card or the like issued at a rental video store or a rental CD store is easily devised so as to be easily carried, and an article lost using the ID card. The present invention relates to an ID card capable of constructing a system that can safely return to an owner, and a return system when the ID card is lost.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, rental video stores and rental CDs
The membership card issued in stores etc. is almost the same as the width of cash cards and credit cards in consideration of portability, so it is stored in a wallet or card case like cash cards and credit cards etc. That is the most.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] If the purse is lost, the purse containing the cash is unlikely to be delivered as a found item, so that the member card has little value to the person who found it. Cannot be expected to return to its owner by being stored in his wallet. Also,
If you lose only your membership card, it is more likely that it will be delivered to the membership-based organization, but you will carry a membership card that is almost the same diameter as a cash card or credit card in your wallet alone. Too large and very inconvenient.

[0004] In order to solve these problems, the present invention is devised so that it can be carried without using a conventional storage form such as a wallet or a card case, and can be safely returned to the owner in case of loss. An object of the present invention is to realize an ID card that elaborates on the above and a return system when the ID card is lost.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an ID card of the present invention is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database, and is a cash card or a credit card which can be stored in a wallet or a card holder. A hole for key holder engagement is formed in a card body having a smaller diameter than the width diameter of the card body, and a code such as an ID number or the like provided for each registrant or a bar code thereof is provided on the card body. Is formed on the display, or an IC chip on which the code is recorded is attached and formed.

[0006] The card body is characterized in that a display such as contact information of an organization is formed without displaying attributes such as an address and a name of a registrant who owns the card body.

[0007] Alternatively, the return system for lost ID card according to the present invention is a cash card which is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database, a display of the organization is formed, and can be stored in a wallet or a card case. And a card body having a smaller diameter than the width of the credit card, a hole for engaging the key holder is provided, and a code such as an ID number or the like assigned to each registrant is provided on the card body. An ID card formed by displaying a bar code on the IC chip or forming an IC chip on which the code is recorded, and a symbol and numeral assigned to the registrant used in the organization having a plurality of networked bases. , And database means for recording attributes such as the address and name of the registrant, and a person who has found the ID card is located at the base of the organization. When the ID card is deposited, the organization uses the database means to search for the owner of the found ID card and notifies the owner that the ID card has been found. .

[0008] Further, the present invention is characterized in that a person who picks up the ID card uses one of the bases where the ID card is deposited as a post box and forwards the ID card to an organization using a postal system.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows a state of use of an ID card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Is a hole formed in one portion of the ID card 1 in the longitudinal direction, 3 is printed and formed at a position on the surface of the ID card 1 which does not overlap the hole 2, and a rental video store or rental which issues the ID card 1 A display body such as a name and a telephone number relating to a membership organization such as a CD store, and 4 is an ID shown in FIG.
A bar code representing the membership number of the organization printed on the back surface of the card 1, that is, an ID number for identification;
Reference numeral 5 denotes a ring-shaped key holder with which the hole 2 of the ID card 1 engages, and reference numeral 6 denotes a key with which the key holder 5 engages.

The shape of the ID card 1 of the present invention is such that the width in the short direction is about 50% and the width in the long direction is about 60 to 70% as compared with the width of the cash card or the credit card.
It is formed by laminating a plastic film on plastic or paper. The hole 2 of the ID card 1 has a display 3 formed on the surface of the ID card 1,
It is drilled near one edge in the longitudinal direction so as not to overlap with the barcode 4 formed on the back surface. However, if it is too close to the edge, the hole 2 may be broken. 2 is set appropriately.

On the surface of the ID card 1, a display 3 such as the name, store name, logotype, or contact information of a membership organization is displayed.
Is appropriately formed by printing or the like. And this ID
The attribute of the registrant who is the owner of the ID card 1, such as the address and name, is not displayed on the card 1. If the ID card 1 is lost together with the key 6, the key 6 is unlocked. This is because there is a security problem of teaching a house or the like that can do so.

As shown in FIG. 2, a bar code 4 representing a membership number of an organization in a database is displayed and formed on the back surface of the ID card 1. In addition to the barcode 4, any suitable symbol such as a symbol or a number may be used. In that sense, it may be a two-dimensional barcode or a character or symbol readable by OCR.

Since ordinary cash cards and credit cards are of a type in which a magnetic recording portion is inserted into a card reader and passed in a contact state, the size of the card is inevitably increased to some extent. Simply hold it over the barcode scanner, or I
An ID card equipped with a C chip only needs to be inserted or brought close to a card reader, so that it can be made about half the size of a normal cash card or credit card, thereby improving portability. Can be.

FIG. 3 shows an ID card according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this ID card 7, a thin and small-diameter IC chip 8 is provided instead of the bar code 4 in the first embodiment. And used as a so-called IC card. This IC card is also capable of taking out information in a stationary state or in a non-contact manner as in the case of the above-described bar code 4, and is provided with better security than a magnetic card because it is difficult to falsify recorded information. .
This ID card 7 also has a hole 2 for engaging with a key holder in one part in the longitudinal direction.

In the above-described embodiment, the display 3 relating to the tissue is formed on the front surface of the ID card, and the barcode 4 and the IC chip 8 are provided on the back surface. However, this is merely an example. For example, the display 3 and the barcode 4 or the IC chip 8 are arranged together on the front surface of an ID card, and a message to the person who found the card is lost, for example, "Pick this card" Please contact the address below, and give a light letter of appreciation. "

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an I card using the ID card of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a regression system when a D card is lost;
Is the data management department 1 of the organization 10 in a database
A database means arranged in 1 for recording attributes such as the address and name of the registrant; 12 is a network connection to the data management department of the organization 10; bases such as rental video stores and rental CD stores belonging to the organization 10; Is a member of the organization 10 registered in the database means 9 and an owner of the ID card 1 (7).

First, the owner 1 of the ID card 1 (7)
3 is a key 6 and an ID card 1 that engage with a key ring 5
(7) Lost and found the ID card 1
(7) Look at the display 3 relating to the organization formed on the surface, and contact the contact of the organization 10 by telephone or the like, or deliver it to the nearest base 12 of the organization 10. When the organization 10 is contacted by the finder by telephone or the like, an envelope for return is sent to the finder, and the ID card 1
(7) A request is made to put the (including the key ring 5 and the key 6) in an envelope and forward it to the department in charge of the organization 10. When the base 12 of the organization 10 or the relevant department obtains the ID card 1 (7), the ID card 1 (7) is
The contact information of the member who is the owner 13 of the D card 1 (7) is taken out, and the owner 13 is notified that the ID card 1 (7) and the key 6 have arrived.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 14 denotes a post box used as another return route of the picked-up ID card 1 (7) (including the key holder 5 and the key 6). Reference numeral 15 denotes a postal system using the post box 14. . That is, this is a means devised so as to minimize the trouble of becoming a well-meaning ID card locator who contacts or deposits with the organization 10. Just throw it in the post box 14 as it is and use the postal system 15 for the ID card 1 (7).
Is a preset or appropriate base 1 of the organization 10
2 and so forth, and thereafter follow the same route as the above-described embodiment. In this regression system,
Needless to say, a separate agreement must be made between the postal system 15 and the organization 10 in advance when the ID card is inserted into the post box 14 and returned to the organization 10. Nor.

In the above-described embodiment, an ID card having a diameter as small as about 1/3 of the size of a conventional cash card or credit card has been described. Any size can be used as long as it is easily considered. Also, an ID card of a conventional size is issued as a parent card for storage, and the above-mentioned small ID card 1 (7) for portable use is also issued simultaneously as a child card. It may be an issuing system.

In each of the above-described embodiments, an ID card issued by a membership organization such as a rental video shop or a rental CD shop has been described. It can also be applied to ID cards issued by various organizations in a database, such as membership cards for beauty salons, company employee ID cards or ID cards that also use them, point cards for various stores, etc. It is expected that the use will be expanded.

[0021]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the width of a cash card or a credit card which is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database and which can be stored in a wallet or a card case is further increased. A hole for key holder engagement is formed in the card body having a small diameter, and the card body has an ID for identification provided to each registrant.
Display and display a code such as a D number or a barcode thereof,
Alternatively, by attaching and forming an IC chip on which the code is recorded, the ID card of the present invention can reliably and easily identify a registrant even if the ID card has a smaller diameter than a conventional cash card or credit card, and also has a wallet or a wallet. Engagement with a key ring enables easy carrying without relying on a conventional storage form such as a card case.

In addition, by displaying the contact information of the organization without displaying the attributes such as the address and name of the registrant who owns the card, the card can be used even if the ID card is lost. There is no risk that personal data such as the address and name of the registrant who is the owner will leak out. Therefore, if someone loses it and is found, it is more likely to return to the registrant.

Alternatively, the display of the organization issued to the registrant of the organization in the database is formed, and the diameter becomes smaller than the width of a cash card or a credit card that can be stored in a wallet or card case. A hole for engagement is formed in a key holder in the card body, and a code such as an ID number or the like for identification provided for each registrant or a bar code thereof is formed on the card body, or the code is displayed. An ID card formed by attaching and recording a recorded IC chip, a symbol used by the organization comprising a plurality of networked bases and assigned to the registrant,
By composing a code such as a number and a database means that records attributes such as the address and name of the registrant, a person who has found the ID card simply deposits the ID card at any base of the organization, This organization can easily search for the owner of the found ID card using the database means and notify the owner that the ID card has been found. As a result, the ID card and the key ring with which the ID card is engaged can return to the owner with a very high probability and safely.

Also, the person who has found the ID card can use one of the bases where the ID card is deposited as a post box and forward the ID card to an organization using a postal system, thereby obtaining the ID card. Simply throws the ID card directly into the post box located here and there, and the postal system returns the ID card to the base of the organization. The regression system can function more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an ID card of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ID card 2 Hole 3 Display body 4 Barcode 5 Key holder 6 Key 7 ID card 8 IC chip 9 Database means 10 Organizational unit 11 Data management department 12 Base 13 Owner 14 Postal post 15 Postal system

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 19, 1998 (1998.11.
19)

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the use state of a first embodiment of an ID card according to the present invention.
It is an explanatory view showing a.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the first embodiment of the ID card of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a second embodiment of the ID card of the present invention.
FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a regression system when an ID card is lost according to the present invention.
FIG.

[Description of Signs] 1 ID card 2 hole 3 display 4 bar code 5 key holder 6 key 7 ID card 8 IC chip 9 database means 10 organization 11 data management department 12 base 13 owner 14 post box 15 post system ── ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] January 31, 2000 (200.1.3
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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Full text

[Correction method] Change

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[Document Name] Statement

[Title of the Invention] Return system when ID card is lost

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ID card in which a membership card or the like issued at a rental video store or a rental CD store is easily devised so as to be easily carried, and an article lost using the ID card. Card that can build a system that can safely return to the owner
It is about a regression system at the time of loss .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, rental video stores and rental CDs
The membership card issued in stores etc. is almost the same as the width of cash cards and credit cards in consideration of portability, so it is stored in a wallet or card case like cash cards and credit cards etc. That is the most.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] If the purse is lost, the purse containing the cash is unlikely to be delivered as a found item, so that the member card has little value to the person who found it. Cannot be expected to return to its owner by being stored in his wallet. Also,
If you lose only your membership card, it is more likely that it will be delivered to the membership-based organization, but you will carry a membership card that is almost the same diameter as a cash card or credit card in your wallet alone. Too large and very inconvenient.

[0004] In order to solve these problems, the present invention is devised so that it can be carried without using a conventional storage form such as a wallet or a card case, and can be safely returned to the owner in case of loss. Elaborate ID card
The purpose is to realize a regression system in case of loss .

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a return system for losing an ID card, which is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database, and a display of the organization is formed. In addition, a hole for engaging a key holder is formed in a card body having a smaller diameter than a cash card or a credit card which can be stored in a wallet or a card case, and the card body is provided in the card body.
Without displaying attributes such as the address and name of the registrant who owns
An IC that forms a display such as contact information of the organization and displays a code such as an ID number or a bar code for identification assigned to each registrant, or records the code.
An ID card formed by attaching a chip, a sign such as a symbol, a number, etc., assigned to the registrant used in the organization composed of a plurality of networked bases and an address of the registrant,
It consists of database means that record attributes such as names,
The person who picks up the ID card deposits the ID card at the base of the organization or places the ID card in a post box.
Insert the ID card into the organization using the postal system
When forwarded to, the organization is characterized in that notice of the finder of the ID card to the owner searches this owner finder the ID card using said database means.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows a state of use of an ID card according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Is a hole formed in one portion of the ID card 1 in the longitudinal direction, 3 is printed and formed at a position on the surface of the ID card 1 which does not overlap the hole 2, and a rental video store or rental which issues the ID card 1 A display body such as a name and a telephone number relating to a membership organization such as a CD store, and 4 is an ID shown in FIG.
A bar code representing the membership number of the organization printed on the back surface of the card 1, that is, an ID number for identification;
Reference numeral 5 denotes a ring-shaped key holder with which the hole 2 of the ID card 1 engages, and reference numeral 6 denotes a key with which the key holder 5 engages.

The shape of the ID card 1 of the present invention is such that the width in the short direction is about 50% and the width in the long direction is about 60 to 70% as compared with the width of a cash card or a credit card.
It is formed by laminating a plastic film on plastic or paper. The hole 2 of the ID card 1 has a display 3 formed on the surface of the ID card 1,
It is drilled near one edge in the longitudinal direction so as not to overlap with the barcode 4 formed on the back surface. However, if it is too close to the edge, the hole 2 may be broken. 2 is set appropriately.

[0008] On the surface of the ID card 1, a display body 3 such as the name, store name, logotype, or contact information of a membership organization is displayed.
Is appropriately formed by printing or the like. And this ID
The attribute of the registrant who is the owner of the ID card 1, such as the address and name, is not displayed on the card 1. If the ID card 1 is lost together with the key 6, the key 6 is unlocked. This is because there is a security problem of teaching a house or the like that can do so.

As shown in FIG. 2, a bar code 4 representing a membership number of an organization in a database is displayed on the back surface of the ID card 1. In addition to the bar code 4, any suitable symbol such as a symbol or a number may be used. However, it is preferable that the display body is a display body that can read information in a stationary manner without reading and moving it like a magnetic card. In that sense, it may be a two-dimensional barcode or a character or symbol readable by OCR.

Since ordinary cash cards and credit cards are of a type in which a magnetic recording portion is inserted into a card reader and passed through in a contact state, the size is inevitably increased to some extent. Simply hold it over the barcode scanner, or I
An ID card equipped with a C chip only needs to be inserted or brought close to a card reader, so that it can be made about half the size of a normal cash card or credit card, thereby improving portability. Can be.

FIG. 3 shows an ID card according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this ID card 7, a thin and small-diameter IC chip 8 is provided instead of the barcode 4 in the first embodiment. And used as a so-called IC card. This IC card is also capable of taking out information in a stationary state or in a non-contact manner as in the case of the above-described bar code 4, and is provided with better security than a magnetic card because it is difficult to falsify recorded information. .
This ID card 7 also has a hole 2 for engaging with a key holder in one part in the longitudinal direction.

In the above-described embodiment, the indicator 3 relating to the tissue is formed on the front surface of the ID card, and the bar code 4 and the IC chip 8 are disposed on the back surface. However, this is only an example. For example, the display 3 and the barcode 4 or the IC chip 8 are arranged together on the front surface of an ID card, and a message to the person who found the card is lost, for example, "Pick this card" Please contact the address below, and give a light letter of appreciation. "

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an I card using the ID card of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a regression system when a D card is lost;
Is the data management department 1 of the organization 10 in a database
A database means arranged in 1 for recording attributes such as the address and name of the registrant; 12 is a network connection to the data management department of the organization 10; bases such as rental video stores and rental CD stores belonging to the organization 10; Is a member of the organization 10 registered in the database means 9 and an owner of the ID card 1 (7).

First, the owner 1 of the ID card 1 (7)
3 is a key 6 and an ID card 1 that engage with a key ring 5
(7) Lost and found the ID card 1
(7) Look at the display 3 relating to the organization formed on the surface, and contact the contact of the organization 10 by telephone or the like, or deliver it to the nearest base 12 of the organization 10. When the organization 10 is contacted by the finder by telephone or the like, an envelope for return is sent to the finder, and the ID card 1
(7) A request is made to put the (including the key ring 5 and the key 6) in an envelope and forward it to the department in charge of the organization 10. When the base 12 of the organization 10 or the relevant department obtains the ID card 1 (7), the ID card 1 (7) is
The contact information of the member who is the owner 13 of the D card 1 (7) is taken out, and the owner 13 is notified that the ID card 1 (7) and the key 6 have arrived.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 14 denotes a post box used as another return route of the found ID card 1 (7) (including the key holder 5 and the key 6), and reference numeral 15 denotes a postal system using the post box 14. . That is, this is a means devised so as to minimize the trouble of becoming a well-meaning ID card locator who contacts or deposits with the organization 10. Just throw it in the post box 14 as it is and use the postal system 15 for the ID card 1 (7).
Is a preset or appropriate base 1 of the organization 10
2 and so forth, and thereafter follow the same route as the above-described embodiment. In this regression system,
Needless to say, a separate agreement must be made between the postal system 15 and the organization 10 in advance when the ID card is inserted into the post box 14 and returned to the organization 10. Nor.

In the above-described embodiment, an ID card having a small diameter of about 1/3 of the size of a conventional cash card or credit card has been described. Any size can be used as long as it is easily considered. Also, an ID card of a conventional size is issued as a parent card for storage, and the above-mentioned small ID card 1 (7) for portable use is also issued simultaneously as a child card. It may be an issuing system.

In each of the embodiments described above, an ID card issued by a membership organization such as a rental video store or a rental CD store has been described. It can also be applied to ID cards issued by various organizations in a database, such as membership cards for beauty salons, company employee ID cards or ID cards that also use them, point cards for various stores, etc. It is expected that the use will be expanded.

[0018]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the width of a cash card or a credit card which is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database and which can be stored in a wallet or a card case is further increased. A hole for key holder engagement is formed in the card body having a small diameter, and the card body has an ID for identification provided to each registrant.
Display and display a code such as a D number or a barcode thereof,
Alternatively, by attaching an IC chip on which the code is recorded, the ID card of the present invention can reliably and easily identify a registrant even if the ID card has a smaller diameter than a conventional cash card or credit card, and can provide a wallet or the like. Engagement with a key ring enables easy carrying without relying on a conventional storage form such as a card case.

Further, by displaying the contact information of the organization body without displaying the attributes such as the address and name of the registrant who owns the card body on the card body, even if the ID card is lost, There is no risk that personal data such as the address and name of the registrant who is the owner will leak out. Therefore, if someone loses it and is found, it is more likely to return to the registrant.

[0020] Further , the person who has found the ID card simply deposits the ID card at any site of the organization, and this organization can easily search for the owner of the ID card using database means. Then, the owner can be notified that the ID card has been found. This allows
The ID card and the key ring with which the ID card engages will be able to return to the owner with a very high probability and safely.

The person who has found the ID card can use one of the bases where the ID card is deposited as a post box and forward the ID card to an organization using a postal system. Simply throws the ID card directly into the post box located here and there, and the postal system returns the ID card to the base of the organization. The regression system can function more reliably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a use state of a first embodiment of an ID card of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the first embodiment of the ID card of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing a second embodiment of the ID card of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a return system when an ID card is lost according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 ID card 2 Hole 3 Display 4 Barcode 5 Key holder 6 Key 7 ID card 8 IC chip 9 Database means 10 Organization 11 Data management department 12 Base 13 Owner 14 Mail post 15 Postal system

Claims (4)

[Claims] An opening for key holder engagement in a card body which is issued to a registrant of an organization in a database and has a smaller diameter than a cash card or a credit card which can be stored in a wallet or a card case. And a code such as an ID number for identification assigned to each registrant or a bar code thereof is formed on the card body, or an IC chip recording the code is attached to the card body. An ID card, comprising: 2. The card body according to claim 1, wherein a display such as contact information of the organization is formed without displaying attributes such as an address and a name of a registrant who owns the card body. ID
card. 3. A database which is issued to a registrant of the organization and is displayed with the organization, and has a diameter smaller than the width of a cash card or a credit card which can be stored in a wallet or a card case. A hole for engagement is formed in a key holder in the card body, and a code such as an ID number or the like for identification provided for each registrant or a bar code thereof is formed on the card body, or the code is displayed. ID formed by attaching a recorded IC chip
A card, a symbol used in the organization composed of a plurality of networked bases, and a code assigned to the registrant, a code such as a numeral, and an address of the registrant, and database means for recording attributes such as name, When the person who has found the ID card deposits the ID card at the base of the organization, the organization obtains the ID that has been found using the database means.
A return system for losing an ID card, characterized by searching for the owner of the card and notifying the owner that the ID card has been found. 4. The system according to claim 3, wherein a person who picks up the ID card uses one of the bases where the ID card is deposited as a post box and forwards the ID card to an organization using a postal system. Return system when ID card is lost.