JPH0376005A - Method for writing data to magnetic card - Google Patents

Method for writing data to magnetic card

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JPH0376005A
JPH0376005A JP21148789A JP21148789A JPH0376005A JP H0376005 A JPH0376005 A JP H0376005A JP 21148789 A JP21148789 A JP 21148789A JP 21148789 A JP21148789 A JP 21148789A JP H0376005 A JPH0376005 A JP H0376005A
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Masato Misawa
三澤 正人
Yasuji Ishikawa
石川 靖二
Ginya Ishiguro
石黒 銀矢
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Tamura Electric Works Ltd
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PURPOSE:To increase a recording density without erroneous reading by subjecting different recording layers to magnetization in opposite directions, then recording data. CONSTITUTION:The recording layer 1 having a high coercive force is subjected to the magnetization in a specified direction by applying a 1st D.C. magnetic field thereto and thereafter, the recording layer 2 having the low coercive force is magnetized by applying the D.C. magnetic field of the direction opposite therefrom. The current of a prescribed value is passed to a head and the recording of data is executed at the time of recording the data on the recording layer 2 having the low coercive force after the magnetic card is magnetized in such a manner. The recording is executed by the stronger magnetic field than at the time of writing the data on the recording layer 2 having the low coercive force when the data is going to be recorded on the recording layer 1 having the high coercive force. The erroneous reading is no longer generated and the recording density is improved.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] この発明は、磁気カードにデータを書き込むための方法
に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for writing data to a magnetic card.

[従来の技術] 磁気カードは携帯性および使い勝手が良いために各所で
使用されているが、時には記録されているデータを読み
取ってその内容を改変する不正を働く手合いのことが社
会問題になる。このような不正を防止するため、保磁力
の異なる複数の記録層を保磁力が高い順に基板上に積層
させ、そのいずれかの記録層をある基準で選択しながら
データを記録させることが考えられる。このようにする
と読取は可能でも不正使用を試みるものにはどの記録層
にデータが記録されているのかがわからないため、デー
タの改変ができない。
[Prior Art] Magnetic cards are used in various places because of their portability and ease of use, but sometimes fraudulent techniques such as reading recorded data and altering its contents become a social problem. In order to prevent such fraud, it is conceivable to stack multiple recording layers with different coercive forces on a substrate in descending order of coercive force, and record data by selecting one of the recording layers based on a certain criterion. . In this way, even though it is possible to read the data, those attempting unauthorized use will not be able to alter the data because they will not know in which recording layer the data is recorded.

この磁気カードが例えば一般のプリペイドカードである
場合、集金処理を行うとき、磁気カードの記憶データを
一旦読み取り、使用料金相当の引落処理を行った後、処
理の済んだデータを再びそのカードに書き込み、使用者
に返却している。この場合の記録はカードを移動させな
がら行ない、書き込まれた結果は第3図に示すように、
所定の時間幅単位tに1ビツトの情報が対応するように
なっている。
If this magnetic card is a general prepaid card, for example, when collecting money, the data stored in the magnetic card is read once, the amount equivalent to the usage fee is debited, and the processed data is written back to the card. , returned to the user. In this case, recording is performed while moving the card, and the written results are as shown in Figure 3.
One bit of information corresponds to a predetermined time width unit t.

[発明が解決しようとする課題] しかしながら書き換えを行う際、以前に書き込まれてい
たデータによる磁界とその下層の磁化の方向との影響を
受けるため、第4図(a)に示すように書き込み幅のば
らつきが生じる。一方、書き込まれたデータを読み出す
場合、磁化方向の切り変わり時点にピーク位置が現れる
。このため、以前に書き込まれたデータの影響で第4図
(b)に示すようにピーク位置がずれてしまう、読み出
したデータはピーク位置の変化から判別をしているので
、その位置が以前書き込まれているデータに支配される
ことは誤読の原因になる。また、記録密度を高くしよう
として書き込み幅を縮めても、書き込み場所によって書
き込み幅のばらつきが生じるため、場所によっては書き
込み幅が狭くなり過ぎ、このことも誤読の原因になり、
記録密度を高くできなかった。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when rewriting, the writing width is affected by the magnetic field due to previously written data and the direction of magnetization of the underlying layer, as shown in Figure 4(a). Variations occur. On the other hand, when reading written data, a peak position appears when the magnetization direction changes. For this reason, the peak position shifts as shown in Figure 4(b) due to the influence of the previously written data.Since the read data is determined based on changes in the peak position, the position is not the same as the previously written data. Being dominated by the data that is currently available can lead to misreading. In addition, even if the writing width is reduced in an attempt to increase the recording density, the writing width will vary depending on the writing location, so the writing width may become too narrow depending on the location, which can also cause misreading.
It was not possible to increase the recording density.

[課題を解決するための手段] このような課題を解決するためにこの発明は、保磁力の
高い層から順にこの層が一定方向に磁化すると共に、隣
接する層ではその方向が逆となるように一定量の直流磁
化を行い、その後に任意の層にデータの書き込みを行う
ようにしたものである。
[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve these problems, the present invention has a structure in which the layers are magnetized in a certain direction in the order of the highest coercive force, and the adjacent layers are magnetized in the opposite direction. A certain amount of direct current magnetization is applied to the layer, and data is then written to any layer.

[作用] 異なる記録層では相互に逆方向の磁界で直流磁化が行わ
れ、高保磁力側から低保磁力側へ影響している磁界と低
保磁力側の磁界が打ち消し合い、低保磁力側では全く磁
化が行われていない状態と等価な状態になる。
[Effect] Direct current magnetization occurs in different recording layers with magnetic fields in opposite directions, and the magnetic field that influences from the high coercive force side to the low coercive force side and the magnetic field on the low coercive force side cancel each other out, and the magnetic field that influences the low coercive force side cancels out. This becomes a state equivalent to a state where no magnetization occurs at all.

[実施例] 第1図はこの発明を用いる磁気カードを示す側面図であ
り、1は高保磁力の記録層、2は低保磁力の記録層、3
は保護層であり、4は基板である。
[Example] FIG. 1 is a side view showing a magnetic card using the present invention, in which 1 is a high coercive force recording layer, 2 is a low coercive force recording layer, and 3 is a side view showing a magnetic card using the present invention.
is a protective layer, and 4 is a substrate.

以下に、このように構成された磁気カードにデータの記
録を行う場合の説明を行う。
The case where data is recorded on the magnetic card configured in this way will be explained below.

低保磁力の記録層2に記録されたデータの読み取りが行
われ、必要な利用料等の引落が行われたデータは再び磁
気カードの低保磁力の記録層2に書き込まれるが書き込
みに先立ち、既に書き込まれているデータの影響を除く
ため、記録層の磁化を行う、このため、第1図に示すよ
うに、先ず高保磁力の記録層1に対して第1の直流磁界
を加えて一定方向の磁化を行った後、これとは逆方向の
直流磁界を低保磁力の記録層2に加えて磁化を行う。こ
のとき低保磁力層の磁化量は、高保磁力側の影響によっ
て低保磁力側に現れる磁界を打ち消す値とする。このよ
うにして、直流磁界によって高保磁力の記録層1および
、低保磁力の記録層2の磁化を行えば、低保磁力側は両
方の磁界が打ち消し合い、全く磁化されていない状態と
等価になる。
The data recorded on the low coercive force recording layer 2 is read, and the necessary usage fees, etc. are debited, and the data is written again to the low coercive force recording layer 2 of the magnetic card, but before writing, In order to remove the influence of data that has already been written, the recording layer is magnetized. For this purpose, as shown in Figure 1, first a first DC magnetic field is applied to the recording layer 1 with high coercive force to magnetize it in a certain direction. After magnetization is performed, a DC magnetic field in the opposite direction is applied to the low coercive force recording layer 2 to perform magnetization. At this time, the amount of magnetization of the low coercive force layer is set to a value that cancels out the magnetic field appearing on the low coercive force side due to the influence of the high coercive force side. In this way, if the high coercive force recording layer 1 and the low coercive force recording layer 2 are magnetized by a DC magnetic field, both magnetic fields cancel each other out on the low coercive force side, and the state is equivalent to not being magnetized at all. Become.

磁気カードがこのようにして磁化された後、例えば低保
磁力の記録層2にデータの記録を行うときは、所定値の
電流を図示しないヘッドに流すと、第2図に示すように
低保磁力の記録層2にデータの記録が行われる。このと
き電流値は、その電流による磁界では高保磁力の記録層
1にデータの記録は行われない値に選んで置けば良い。
After the magnetic card has been magnetized in this way, when data is to be recorded, for example, in the recording layer 2 with a low coercive force, when a predetermined amount of current is passed through the head (not shown), a low coercive force is generated as shown in Fig. 2. Data is recorded on the magnetic recording layer 2. At this time, the current value may be selected to a value that does not allow data to be recorded in the high coercive force recording layer 1 in the magnetic field caused by the current.

高保磁力の記録層1にデータの記録を行うときは低保磁
力の記録層2にデータを書き込むときよりも強い磁界に
よって記録を行う。
When data is recorded on the high coercive force recording layer 1, a stronger magnetic field is used than when data is written on the low coercive force recording layer 2.

このように、低保磁力の記録層は全く磁化されていない
と等価な状態とした後、データを書き込むので、既に書
き込まれているデータによってピーク位置がずれる現象
が発生しない、したがって従来のようにピーク位置がず
れることによって発生していた誤読が発生しない。
In this way, data is written to the low coercivity recording layer after it is in a state equivalent to not being magnetized at all, so there is no phenomenon in which the peak position shifts due to data that has already been written. Misreadings that occur due to shifts in peak positions do not occur.

第1表はこのようにして記録したときの書き込み幅の値
を測定したものである。第1表において同一方向磁化と
は高保磁力層と低保磁力層とを同一方向に磁化した状態
、逆方向磁化とはそれを相互に逆の状態となるようにし
た場合であり、基準となる記録時間幅は400μsとし
ている。
Table 1 shows the measured writing width values when recording in this manner. In Table 1, co-directional magnetization is a state in which the high coercive force layer and low coercive force layer are magnetized in the same direction, and opposite direction magnetization is a state in which they are opposite to each other, which is the standard. The recording time width is 400 μs.

従来は高保磁力の記録層から低保磁力の記録層に影響が
ある状態でデータの書き込みを行っていた。同一方向磁
化は高保磁力の記録層から低保磁力の記録層に影響を与
えたままの状態であるから、概ね従来の方法によって記
録した方法の評価に該当する。これに対して逆方向磁化
は本願の方法であり、高保磁力側の記録層から低保磁力
側の記録層へは見掛は上影響を与えていない〈低保磁力
の記録層では両方の磁界が打ち消しあっているものとす
る〉。
Conventionally, data was written in a state in which the recording layer with high coercive force was affected by the recording layer with low coercive force. Since the same direction magnetization remains influenced from the high coercive force recording layer to the low coercive force recording layer, it generally corresponds to the evaluation of the recording method using the conventional method. On the other hand, reverse magnetization is the method of the present application, and there is no apparent effect from the recording layer on the high coercive force side to the recording layer on the low coercive force side (in the recording layer with low coercive force, both magnetic fields Assume that they cancel each other out.

第1表 平均値のデータから分かる通り、従来の方法では400
.ttsを中心にデータの立ち上がりで50μs程度時
間が伸び、立ち下がりで50μS程度時間が縮んでいる
。このため、ピーク位置は100μs程度ずれる。一方
、本願の方法によると第2図(a)のように書き込まれ
た幅は10μs程度のばらつきに収まっており、これを
読み出した第2図(b)に示す波形のピーク位置は20
μs程度のばらつき範囲に抑えられる。したがって本願
の方法によるとピーク位置のずれが抑えられ、記録幅の
ばらつきが小さくなるので、均等に記録幅を縮めること
が可能になり、記録密度を上げることができる。
As can be seen from the average value data in Table 1, the conventional method
.. Centering on tts, the time increases by about 50 μs at the rising edge of data, and the time decreases by about 50 μs at the falling edge. Therefore, the peak position shifts by about 100 μs. On the other hand, according to the method of the present application, the width written as shown in FIG. 2(a) is within a variation of about 10 μs, and the peak position of the waveform read out from this as shown in FIG. 2(b) is 20 μs.
The variation range can be suppressed to about μs. Therefore, according to the method of the present application, the deviation of the peak position is suppressed and the variation in the recording width is reduced, so that the recording width can be evenly reduced and the recording density can be increased.

なお、以下に記述するセキュリティ確保のための使用方
法は本願の要旨ではないが、参考のために説明する。前
記のようにして高保磁力記録層に記録した場合、高保磁
力側の記録層に記録されたデータと同じものが低保磁力
側に記録される。このため、低保持側の記録層のデータ
を読み取ると全てのデータが読み取れる。しかしこれを
改変して、例えば低保磁力側の記録層に上書きしたとし
ても、高保磁力側の記録層には以前に記録されたデータ
が残っているので、そのデータによって低保持側のデー
タが不規則に影響を受ける。このことは従来技術の課題
で述べたと同様の問題を引き起こし、正常に使用できな
いことになり、セキエリティが確保される。ところが、
正規に使用する場合はこのように問題は起こらない。
Note that the usage method for ensuring security described below is not the gist of this application, but is explained for reference. When recording on the high coercive force recording layer as described above, the same data recorded on the high coercive force side recording layer is recorded on the low coercive force side. Therefore, all data can be read when reading data from the recording layer on the low retention side. However, even if this is modified and, for example, the recording layer on the low coercive force side is overwritten, the previously recorded data remains in the recording layer on the high coercive force side, so that data will overwrite the data on the low coercive force side. Affected irregularly. This causes a problem similar to that described in the problem of the prior art, making it impossible to use it normally and ensuring security. However,
If used normally, this problem will not occur.

[発明の効果] 以上説明したようにこの発明は、異なる記録層に逆方向
の磁化を行った後、データの記録を行うようにしたので
、低保磁力側の記録層は磁化が行われていないのと等価
な状態でデータの書き込みが行われ、これによって書き
込み幅のばらつきが生じないため、誤読が発生しないと
いう効果を有する。また、書き込み幅がばらつかないの
で、均等に書き込み幅を縮めても極端に書き込み幅が小
さくなる箇所が発生せず、誤読が発生し難くなり、記録
密度も向上させることができる。
[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, in this invention, data is recorded after magnetizing different recording layers in opposite directions, so that the recording layer on the lower coercive force side is not magnetized. Data is written in a state equivalent to the case where no data is written, and as a result, there is no variation in writing width, which has the effect of preventing erroneous reading from occurring. In addition, since the writing width does not vary, even if the writing width is reduced evenly, there will not be any areas where the writing width becomes extremely small, making it difficult for misreading to occur and improving the recording density.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図はこの発明を適用する磁気カードの一実施例を示
す側面図、第2図はそれにデータを記録した状態を示す
図、第3図はデータの記録状態を説明するための図、第
4図は従来の方法による記録方法を説明するための図で
ある。 1.2・・・・記録層、3・・・・保護層、4・・・・
基板。 第1図 第2図 第3図 第4図 −3゜
FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of a magnetic card to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which data is recorded thereon, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the state in which data is recorded, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a conventional recording method. 1.2...recording layer, 3...protective layer, 4...
substrate. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 -3゜

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】  保磁力が異なる複数の記録層を保磁力が高い順に基板
に積層した記録担体にデータを書き込む磁気カードへの
データ書き込み方法において、保磁力の高い層から順に
この層を一定方向に磁化すると共に、隣接する層ではそ
の方向が逆となるように一定量の直流磁化を行い、 その後に任意の層に所望データの書き込みを行うことを
特徴とする磁気カードへのデータ書き込み方法。
[Claims] In a data writing method for a magnetic card in which data is written to a record carrier in which a plurality of recording layers having different coercive forces are laminated on a substrate in order of increasing coercive force, the layers are stacked in order from the highest coercive force to a constant value. A method for writing data to a magnetic card, which is characterized by applying a certain amount of direct current magnetization so that the direction is magnetized in one direction and the direction is opposite in an adjacent layer, and then writing desired data to an arbitrary layer. .
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