TW201610858A - Multi-card-in-one device, system and loading method of card information - Google Patents

Abstract

A multi-card-in-one device, system and loading method of card information is disclosed. A processor accesses card information of an object card indicated by a first command from a memory after an input unit of the multi-card-in-one device receives the first command inputted by a user. A communication unit only loads the card information of the object card, such that an exterior terminal only acquires the card information of the object card, which avoids the exterior terminal accesses and copy all card information stored in the multi-card-in-one device but the user does know, such that the security of the multi-card-in-one device is upgraded.

Description

Multi-card combination device, system and card information loading method

The present invention relates to information technology, and more particularly to a multi-card combination device, system and card information loading method.

With the continuous development of information technology, a variety of cards are emerging, these cards can store card information including card identification and security certification information. According to the way of the information of the memory card, it can be roughly divided into a magnetic stripe card and an IC card. According to the use of the card information, it is divided into a bus card, an access card, a membership card and a payment card. Due to the wide variety of cards, users often need to carry multiple cards, which is inconvenient to use. Therefore, multi-cards come into being.

In the prior art, the card information of multiple cards is stored in the multi-card unit, and when the user needs to use the card, all the cards stored in the multi-card device are read by an external terminal, such as a POS machine. Information, and then the user selects a card on the external terminal that needs to perform operations such as payment, and the external terminal interacts with the server to perform operation processing after the identity and security authentication are passed according to the card information of the selected card, for example, The account corresponding to the payment card is used for payment, and the user permission corresponding to the access card can also be authenticated. It can be seen that, in the prior art, the multi-card integrated device is easy to read and copy all the card information stored in the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge, thereby causing the card information to leak. Therefore, the prior art multi-card unit is not safe.

The invention provides a multi-card combination device, a system and a card information loading method, which are used for solving the technical problem that the multi-card combination device in the prior art is not high in safety.

A first aspect of the present invention provides a multi-card unit comprising a memory for storing card information of a plurality of cards, the multi-card unit further comprising an input unit for receiving the first instruction; The first instruction is used to indicate a target card of the plurality of cards; the processor is configured to read card information of the target card from the memory according to the first instruction; the communication unit, The card information for loading the read target card, so that the external terminal acquires the card information of the loaded target card from the communication unit.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a multi-card combination system including the multi-card combination device as described above and an external terminal; the external terminal is configured to acquire a target card loaded by the multi-card combination device Card information; according to the card information of the target card, operation processing.

A still further aspect of the present invention provides a card information loading method, including: receiving a first instruction, the first instruction is used to indicate a target card among a plurality of cards; and according to the first instruction, from the pre-stored In the card information of the plurality of cards, the card information of the target card is read; and the card information of the read target card is loaded.

The multi-card combination device, system and card information loading method provided by the present invention, after receiving the first instruction issued by the user through the input unit of the multi-card combination device, the processor reads from the memory according to the first instruction The card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction, and then the communication unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby avoiding the external terminal without the user's knowledge. In the case of reading and copying all the card information stored in the multi-card unit, the security of the multi-card unit is improved.

In order to enable the reviewing committee to better understand the technical contents of the present invention, the preferred embodiments are described below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card combination device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the memory device 11 includes an input unit 12, a processor 13, and a communication unit 14.

The memory 11 is configured to store card information of a plurality of cards. Specifically, the memory 11 can be divided into a plurality of different storage areas, where the storage area stores card information of at least one card, and each storage area is not associated with each other. Each storage area corresponds to an encryption key for performing encrypted storage, and the card information of the stored card can be securely encrypted. In the division of the storage area, the card information of different types of cards may be stored in different storage areas according to different types of cards such as a traffic card, an access card, a payment card, and a membership card. It is also possible to store only one card card information in each storage area.

It should be noted that each storage area is not related to each other, and may be logically independent of each other and not related to each other, or may be physically independent of each other and not related to each other, when each storage area is physically independent of each other. The strobe circuit can also be connected to the processor to connect the storage area of the card information of the target card to the processor.

The input unit 12 is configured to receive the first instruction. The first instruction is used to indicate a target card among the plurality of cards. The input unit 12 can be specifically a physical button keyboard or an external dial switch.

The processor 13 is connected to the memory 11 and the input unit 12, respectively, for reading card information of the target card from the memory 11 according to the first instruction. The card information may include all security authentication information, such as a username and a key, for interacting with the backend security system of the bank or merchant.

The communication unit 14 is connected to the processor 13 for loading the card information of the read target card, so that the external terminal acquires the card information of the loaded target card. Specifically, the communication unit 14 may adopt the Near Field Communication (NFC) mode, or other wired or wireless manner to actively send the card information of the loaded target card to the external terminal; in addition, the communication unit 14 includes the NFC. In the case of a wafer, the NFC chip can also be operated in a passive mode, that is, the NFC chip loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal reads the card information of the loaded target card by using the corresponding NFC chip. Get the card information to the target card. Further, the external terminal performs operation processing on the user data corresponding to the target card according to the card information of the target card. For example, if the target card is a payment card, the payment operation may be performed on the account corresponding to the payment card; if the target card is the access card, the user permission of the access card may be authenticated.

Further, the input unit 12 can also receive the card password of the target card. Correspondingly, the communication unit 14 is further configured to load a card password of the target card. Specifically, after receiving the first instruction, the input unit 12 can also receive the card password of the target card, so that the processor 13 sends the card password to the communication unit, and the communication unit 14 receives the target card through the processor 13. After the card password, load it. For example, in the application scenario where the target card is a payment card, after the user selects the payment card, the card password is input, so that the external terminal acquires the loaded card information and the card password, and interacts with the bank background system according to the card information and the card password. To achieve payment.

In this embodiment, after the input unit receives the first instruction sent by the user, the processor reads the card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction from the memory according to the first instruction, and then communicates. The unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby preventing the external terminal from reading and copying the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge. The stored card information improves the security of the multi-card device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card unit according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-card unit in this embodiment further includes: a display unit based on the previous embodiment. twenty one.

In this embodiment, the input unit 12 is further configured to obtain authentication information input by the user. Optionally, in the multi-card integration device in this embodiment, after the user is authenticated according to the authentication information, the user can select the target card, and then issue the first instruction. The authentication information may include an unlock password and/or a fingerprint. For example, after the multi-card combination device is started, or when the switching card needs to be changed, that is, the selected target card is changed, the user is requested to input the authentication information, so that the password input by the user is obtained by using the input unit 12 as the keyboard, and Use the fingerprint reader to get the user's fingerprint.

The processor 13 is further configured to: if the authentication information is passed according to the authentication information, control the display unit to display the prompt information. The prompt information is used to prompt the user to select a target card from a plurality of cards.

The display unit 21 is connected to the processor 13 for displaying prompt information under the control of the processor. Specifically, the display unit 21 is implemented by a touch screen, and the touch screen can also be used to implement the function of the input unit 12. The prompt information displayed by the display unit 21 may be a pull-down function table including a card identifier of the card, or a card identifier displayed by the display unit 21 may be a card identifier of all or a part of the plurality of cards, this embodiment This is not limited.

Further, in order to improve the security of the multi-card device in the application scenario where the target card is a payment card, the multi-card device provided in this embodiment can also implement the prompt for the user to perform the information of the target card to be paid. Only when the user confirms that the information to be paid displayed on the multi-card unit is correct, the communication unit 14 loads the card information of the target card, thereby performing the payment operation corresponding to the information to be paid by using the target card. Therefore, the security is improved, and the payment card is prevented from being mistakenly brushed and stolen. Specifically, the processor 13 is further configured to: when receiving the third instruction, control the display unit 21 to display the information to be paid indicated by the third instruction. The information to be paid is displayed to prompt the user to confirm whether to use the target card to perform payment corresponding to the payment information.

Specifically, in an application scenario where the target card is a payment card, the third instruction may include a to-be-paid amount, a transaction merchant name, and a transaction merchant account waiting for payment information, and the processor 13 controls the display unit 21 to display when receiving the third instruction. The amount to be paid, the name of the transaction merchant, and the transaction merchant account are waiting for payment information.

Correspondingly, the display unit 21 is further configured to display the information to be paid under the control of the processor 13 to obtain confirmation information corresponding to the information to be paid.

The input unit 12 is further configured to receive confirmation information input by the user for confirming payment by using the target card. Specifically, it is used for receiving confirmation information corresponding to the information to be paid input by the user. Specifically, if the user determines that the information to be paid displayed by the display unit 21 is correct, the confirmation information is input through the input unit 12, and the confirmation information is used to confirm the payment corresponding to the information to be paid by using the target card.

The processor 13 is further configured to generate a second instruction according to the received confirmation information.

The communication unit 14 is specifically configured to load the card information of the target card read by the processor 13 when the second instruction is received.

In this embodiment, after the input unit receives the first instruction sent by the user, the processor reads the card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction from the memory according to the first instruction, and then communicates. The unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby preventing the external terminal from reading and copying the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge. The stored card information improves the security of the multi-card device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card combination system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the multi-card combination device 31 and the external terminal 32 are included in the foregoing embodiment.

The multi-card unit 31 can communicate with the external terminal 32 in an NFC manner. Other wired or wireless means can also be used to communicate with the external terminal 32. It should be noted that the function modules included in the multi-card unit 31 can be referred to the corresponding descriptions of the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described in this embodiment.

The external terminal 32 is configured to acquire card information of the target card loaded by the multi-card combination device, and perform operation processing according to the card information of the target card. The external terminal 32 can be a point of sale (POS) machine, or an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) machine, or a combination of a computer and a smart phone. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can know that the external terminal 32 communicates with the multi-card unit 31, and the external terminal 32 includes a wafer corresponding to the wafer mounted by the communication unit in the multi-card unit. For example, if the communication unit in the multi-card unit 31 includes an NFC chip, the external terminal 32 is a POS machine including an NFC chip, or an ATM machine including an NFC chip, or a computer and a smart phone including an NFC chip. combination.

In order to clarify the embodiment, the embodiment also provides an application scenario in which the target card is a payment card and the external terminal 32 is an ATM. The multi-card integration system in this embodiment is described.

The user inputs a first instruction on the input unit of the multi-card unit 31 to indicate the selected target card, and the processor of the multi-card unit 31 reads the card information of the target card from the memory, and then The communication unit loads the card information of the target card by using the NFC chip.

The ATM machine acquires the card information of the target card loaded from the multi-card unit 31 using the installed NFC chip. After the ATM machine obtains the card information of the target card, the user is prompted to input the card password of the target card on the display of the ATM machine, and if the card password is correct, the authentication is passed, and the process of cash withdrawal, deposit or payment is performed, thereby The card is operated.

It should be noted that when the external terminal 32 is a POS machine, the workflow of the multi-card system is similar to the foregoing process. The only difference is that if the card password is correct, the authentication is passed, and the POS machine can only perform the payment process. Let me repeat.

In this embodiment, after the input unit receives the first instruction sent by the user, the processor reads the card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction from the memory according to the first instruction, and then communicates. The unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby preventing the external terminal from reading and copying the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge. The stored card information improves the security of the multi-card device.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card combination system according to another embodiment of the present invention. On the basis of the previous embodiment, in the embodiment, the communication unit in the multi-card unit 31 includes an NFC chip, and the external The terminal 32 includes a computer 321 and a smart phone 322 including an NFC chip.

The smart phone 322 is configured to acquire the card information of the target card from the multi-card unit 31 by using the NFC chip, and forward the card information of the target card to the computer 321 .

The computer 321 is connected to the smart phone 322 by wire or wirelessly, and is configured to interact with a server of the bank or the merchant's backend system to perform the identity and security authentication according to the card information of the target card. The user data corresponding to the target card is processed. Specifically, the computer 321 interacts with the server of the bank or the merchant's background system according to the card information of the target card, so that the background system performs the security authentication according to the card information, and the computer 321 continues to interact with the background system to perform the pair. The process of corresponding operation processing is performed on the user data corresponding to the target card. The user data may be an account, a credit user license, or the like. Correspondingly, the operation process may be a process of querying the credit corresponding to the target card, or using the account corresponding to the target card to perform payment.

In order to clearly illustrate the embodiment, the embodiment further provides an application scenario in which the target card is a payment card:

First, the user inputs a first instruction on the input unit of the multi-card unit 31 to indicate the selected target card, and the processor of the multi-card unit 31 reads the card information of the target card from the memory. Then, the communication unit loads the card information of the target card by using the NFC chip.

Then, when the user uses the computer 321 to perform online payment on the e-commerce platform, the e-commerce platform generates a two-dimensional code, and the two-dimensional code includes the to-be-paid amount, the transaction merchant name, and the transaction merchant account waiting for payment information, and the The two-dimensional code is displayed on the display of the computer 321 .

The smart phone 322 scans the two-dimensional code by using the camera, and generates a third instruction, which includes the to-be-paid amount, the transaction merchant name, and the transaction merchant account waiting for payment information. The smart phone 322 transmits the third command to the multi-card unit 31 using the NFC method.

After the processor 13 in the multi-card unit 31 receives the third command through the communication unit 14, the control display unit 21 displays the information to be paid in the third command. The display unit 21 displays the information to be paid under the control of the processor 13, so that the input unit 12 obtains the confirmation information corresponding to the information to be paid, wherein the confirmation information corresponding to the information to be paid is used to confirm the payment information by using the target card. Corresponding payment. When the input unit 12 acquires the confirmation information input by the user, the processor 13 generates a second instruction according to the acquired confirmation information, and transmits the second instruction to the communication unit 14. The communication unit 14 loads the card information of the target card read by the processor when receiving the second instruction.

The smart phone 322 adopts the NFC method to acquire the card information of the target card to be loaded from the multi-card unit 31.

The computer 321 obtains the card information of the target card from the smart phone 322 by wire or wirelessly, and interacts with the server of the bank or the merchant's background system, so that when the identity and security authentication is passed according to the card information of the target card, The user data corresponding to the target card is processed. The user profile may be an account in an application scenario in which the target card is a payment card, and the operation may specifically be a payment operation.

It should be noted that if the user needs to switch the loaded card information, the step of inputting the first instruction on the input unit of the multi-card combination device 31 can be performed again. At this time, the first instruction is used to indicate the target card after the switching.

In this embodiment, after the input unit receives the first instruction sent by the user, the processor reads the card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction from the memory according to the first instruction, and then communicates. The unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby preventing the external terminal from reading and copying the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge. The stored card information improves the security of the multi-card device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a card information loading method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The card information loading method provided in this embodiment may be implemented by a multi-card mobile device, as shown in FIG. 5, including:

501. Receive a first instruction. The first instruction is used to indicate a target card among the plurality of cards. Further, before receiving the first instruction, the authentication information input by the user is received. The authentication information may include an unlock password and/or a fingerprint. If the authentication is passed according to the authentication information, the prompt information is displayed, and the prompt information is used to prompt the user to select the target card from the plurality of cards.

502. Read, according to the first instruction, card information of the target card from the pre-stored card information.

503. Load card information of the read target card. Specifically, if the multi-card combination device performs communication by using the NFC method, after loading the card information of the target card, the card information may be sent to the external terminal in an active manner or in a passive manner, waiting for the external terminal to be multi-coupled. A device acquires card information of the target card loaded therein, and the external terminal performs operation processing according to the card information of the target card. The external terminal may be a POS machine including an NFC chip, or an ATM machine including an NFC chip, or a combination of a computer and a smart phone including an NFC chip. The smart phone can be used to obtain the card information of the target card from the multi-card device by using the NFC chip, and forward the card information of the target card to the computer; the computer can be connected to the smart phone by wire or wirelessly, and used for The server of the bank or the merchant's back-end system interacts to perform the security authentication according to the card information of the target card, and then operates the user data corresponding to the target card.

In this embodiment, after the input unit receives the first instruction sent by the user, the processor reads the card information of the target card indicated by the first instruction from the memory according to the first instruction, and then communicates. The unit only loads the card information of the target card, so that the external terminal can only obtain the card information of the target card, thereby preventing the external terminal from reading and copying the multi-card integrated device without the user's knowledge. The stored card information improves the security of the multi-card device.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps of implementing the various method embodiments described above may be accomplished by hardware associated with the program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When the program is executed, the steps including the foregoing method embodiments are performed; and the foregoing storage medium includes: a medium that can store code, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or substitutions do not deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. range.

11‧‧‧ memory
12‧‧‧ input unit
13‧‧‧ Processor
14‧‧‧Communication unit
21‧‧‧Display unit
31‧‧‧Multi-card unit
32‧‧‧External terminal
321‧‧‧ computer
322‧‧‧Smart Phone

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card unit according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card combination system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a multi-card combination system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a card information loading method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

11‧‧‧ memory

12‧‧‧ input unit

13‧‧‧ Processor

14‧‧‧Communication unit

Claims (12)

A multi-card combination device, comprising: a memory for storing card information of a plurality of cards, wherein the multi-card combination device further comprises: an input unit, configured to receive a first instruction; And a processor, configured to: read, according to the first instruction, card information of the target card from the memory according to the first instruction; the communication unit is configured to load The card information of the target card is read so that the external terminal acquires the card information of the loaded target card from the communication unit. The multi-card unit as described in claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to acquire authentication information input by a user; and the processor is further configured to: according to the authentication information After the authentication is passed, the control display unit displays the prompt information; the prompt information is used to prompt the user to select the target card from the plurality of cards; and the multi-card combination device further includes a display unit, The prompt information is displayed under the control of the processor. The multi-card unit according to claim 2, wherein the authentication information comprises an unlocking password and/or a fingerprint; and the input unit comprises a keyboard and/or a fingerprint identifier. The multi-card combination device according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is further configured to receive a card password of the target card; and the communication unit is further configured to load the target card. Card password. The multi-card unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication unit is specifically configured to load a target read by the processor when receiving the second instruction. Card information for the card. The multi-card unit as described in claim 5, wherein the target card is a payment card; and the input unit is further configured to acquire a user input for confirming payment by using the target card. Confirmation information; the processor is further configured to generate and send the second instruction according to the obtained confirmation information. The multi-card combination device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to: when receiving the third instruction, control the display unit to display the to-be-instructed by the third instruction And the display unit is further configured to display the information to be paid under the control of the processor, so that the input unit acquires the confirmation information corresponding to the to-be-paid information. The multi-card unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication unit comprises a near field communication NFC chip. A multi-card-in-one system, comprising: the multi-card unit and the external terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8; wherein the external terminal is configured to acquire the multi-card unit Card information for the loaded target card. The multi-card system according to claim 9, wherein if the communication unit in the multi-card unit comprises a near field communication NFC chip, the external terminal is sold including an NFC chip. a terminal POS machine, or an ATM machine including an NFC chip, or a combination of a computer and a smart phone including an NFC chip; wherein the smart phone is used to utilize an NFC chip from the multi-card device Obtaining card information of the target card, and forwarding card information of the target card to the computer; the computer is connected to the smart phone by wire or wirelessly, and is used for interacting with the server to perform according to the target card When the card information is passed through the identity and security authentication, the user data corresponding to the target card is processed. A card information loading method, comprising: receiving a first instruction; the first instruction is used to indicate a target card among a plurality of cards; and according to the first instruction, pre-storing the plurality of cards In the card information, the card information of the target card is read; and the card information of the target card read is loaded. The card information loading method of claim 11, wherein before receiving the first instruction, the method further includes: receiving authentication information input by a user; and authenticating according to the authentication information And displaying prompt information; the prompt information is used to prompt the user to select the target card from the plurality of cards.