JP2000358184A - Image reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reader which can simultaneously read the items written on both sides of a medium. SOLUTION: This image reader has a transparent mount plate 23 which mounts a medium 3 at a prescribed position 32. The reflecting surface of a reflector 30 is placed at the under face side of the plate 23 with the reflecting surface turned toward the plate 23. A read means 25 is placed at an upper position excluded from the point just above the position 32 set when the medium is put on the plate 23. When the medium 3 is mounted at the position 32 of the plate 23, the means 25 reads the items which are written on both sides of the medium 3. Thus, the items written on both sides of the medium 3 can be easily read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus for reading items described on a medium using a camera or an image sensor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of image reading apparatus,
For example, a configuration described in JP-A-5-73584 is known.

The image reading apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-73584 has a mounting plate disposed at a predetermined position of an unattended membership receiving device and the like, and a mounting plate attached below the mounting plate. And reading means for reading matters written on a medium such as a license placed on the medium. The mounting plate is formed in a transparent flat plate shape, and is configured so that items described on the mounting plate side of the medium mounted on the mounting plate can be read by the reading unit. . Further, the reading means is formed by a video camera or the like, and a staff member guiding the handling of the unattended enrollment etc. reception device reads the items described on the mounting plate side of the medium mounted on the mounting plate, It is configured to confirm this entry.

[0004]

However, when opening an account with an automatic account opening apparatus, a medium such as a license which has a need to be confirmed on the back side due to an address change or the like during the update is described. You may need to check,
After confirming the items described on the surface of the medium, it is necessary to tell the customer or the like to turn the medium over and place it again. For this reason, when the clerk gives an instruction to turn the customer over, the customer does not notice the clerk's instruction and waits as it is, or when reloading the medium, the direction of the medium is mistaken etc. Had a problem.

Further, in order to make both sides of the medium having the confirmation items described on the front and back sides read by the reading means without manual operation of the customer, a method of automatically turning over the medium or a camera or the like on both sides of the medium is provided. There is a method of arranging
In the former case, a reversing mechanism is required,
In the latter case, two cameras are required, so that the structure is complicated in any case, which leads to an increase in the size and cost of the apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an image reading apparatus capable of reading items described on both sides of a medium without increasing the size and cost of the apparatus. Aim.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image reading apparatus comprising: a transparent mounting plate on which a medium is mounted at a predetermined position;
A reflector disposed on the lower surface side of the mounting plate with the surface on the mounting plate side as a reflecting surface; and a reflector provided at an upper position deviated from immediately above a predetermined position for mounting the medium on the mounting plate. And reading means for reading both sides of the medium.

When the medium is placed at a predetermined position on the mounting plate, when the information written on the upper surface of the medium placed on the mounting plate is read by the reading means, the medium is placed on the lower surface of the medium. The written matter is reflected on the reflecting surface of the reflector disposed on the lower surface side of the mounting plate and can be read. Therefore, it is possible to read items written on both sides of the medium without turning the medium upside down and mounting the medium again on the mounting plate and reading the medium with the reading unit. Furthermore, even when the medium on which the items that need to be read only on one surface such as the surface are placed on the mounting plate, the surface is placed facing the upper surface side, Alternatively, even when the medium is placed with the front surface facing the lower surface, the information written on the front surface of the medium can be read by the reading unit. Therefore, the workability when reading the items described on the medium by the reading unit is simplified.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image image reading apparatus according to the first aspect, the reflector is a substantially V-shaped mirror having two reflecting surfaces disposed at an angle of about 90 degrees. It is formed by.

A reflector is formed by a substantially V-shaped mirror body in which two reflection surfaces are disposed at an angle of about 90 degrees, and this reflector is disposed on the lower surface side of the mounting plate. ing.
For this reason, when a medium with predetermined items on both sides is placed at a predetermined position on the mounting plate, when the items described on the upper surface side of the medium are read by the reading unit, they are written on the lower surface side of the medium. Can be read in a state in which the left and right sides are not reversed by the two reflections by the two reflecting surfaces of the reflector, and are aligned with the matters described on the upper surface side of the medium. Therefore,
It becomes easier to read items written on both sides of the medium.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of an embodiment of the image reading apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an image reading device, which reads items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of a medium 3 as an identification card 2 such as a license. It is a device for. The image reading apparatus 1 is incorporated in an automatic account opening machine 7 installed in a plurality of unmanned booths 6 provided in a store of a financial institution. The automatic account opening machine 7 is operated by a customer to open his / her own account. The automatic account opening machine 7 constitutes a part of an automatic account opening system 8 in which a customer's deposit account or the like is opened without a staff member of a financial institution responding on site.

The automatic account opening system 8 includes:
A management terminal 9 for managing customers operating the automatic account opening machine 7 is provided. Several management terminals 9 are installed in a management center 10 or the like provided in a manned store of a financial institution. The management terminal 9 is connected to a plurality of automatic account opening machines 7 via a communication line 11 such that one and a dozen of the automatic account opening machines 7 are operated. The management terminal 9 is operated by a staff member belonging to a financial institution to explain an operation method to a customer who uses the automatic account opening machine 7, and to display the identification card 2 presented to the customer. It is a terminal used for examining the description. Further, the management terminal 9
Is configured such that the customer information collected by the automatic account opening machine 7 is transmitted, and that the entered question or instruction is transmitted to the customer via the automatic account opening machine 7. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the automatic account opening system 8 includes a card issuing machine 13 for issuing a deposit card 12 used by a customer when opening an account, and a card issuing machine 13 for presenting the customer when screening the customer. The system includes a management computer 14 for storing and managing the contents of the identification card 2 and a database 15 used for confirming the contents of the identification card 2 presented by the customer. A plurality of the management computers 14 are connected to the database 15 via the communication line 11. A plurality of the automatic account opening machines 7 are connected to the management computer 14 via the communication line 11.

Each card issuing machine 13 is connected to the automatic account opening machine 7. These card issuing machines 13 are also installed in the unmanned booth 6. The card issuing machine 13 stores the deposit card 12 in advance, and based on an instruction from the management terminal 9 via the automatic account opening machine 7, the card issuing machine 13
The name and account number of the customer are printed on 12 and the deposit card 12 is issued.

Further, the automatic account opening machine 7 is provided to the automatic account opening machine 7 based on an instruction from the management terminal 9.
The customer service surface 16 on which the customer operates is formed at the upper front. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
A handset 17 that enables clerks and customers to talk, a touch panel section 18 that displays various types of information and is operated by the customer, a customer camera 19 that captures the customer's operation status, etc. A speaker 20 for transmitting a voice for giving an instruction to a customer is provided.

In the middle part of the front face of the automatic account opening machine 7, a table 21 projecting substantially horizontally forward is provided.
A presentation section 22 is formed along the upper surface of the table section 21 and is open at the front of the automatic account opening machine 7.
Also, on the lower surface side of the presenting section 22, a placing plate 23 on which the customer places the identification card 2 necessary for opening an account.
Is provided. Further, on an upper side of the presenting unit 22, a fluorescent lamp 24 as a light source for illuminating the identification card 2 presented on the placement board 23, and the identification card 2 presented on the placement board 23, And a reading camera 26 as reading means 25 for photographing and reading the items described in.
Further, a window 27 on which a transparent plate or the like is provided is formed on the upper surface of the presentation unit 22. And, the placing plate 23 described above
And a reading camera 26 as the reading means 25 are provided in the image reading apparatus 1.

The mounting plate 23 of the image reading apparatus 1 is made of a transparent material such as an acrylic resin and is formed in a flat plate shape. The mounting plate 23 is disposed on the lower surface side of the presentation unit 22 and substantially flush with the upper surface of the table unit 21. On the lower surface side of the mounting plate 23, a reflector 30 formed by two rectangular mirrors 29 is provided.
The surface facing the 23 side is provided as a reflection surface 31. The two mirrors 29 are disposed in a substantially V shape in which the reflecting surfaces 31 of the respective mirrors 29 face each other at an angle of substantially 90 degrees. The reflector 30 is substantially parallel to the placing plate 23 and is disposed along the direction toward the inside of the presentation unit 22 (toward the rear of the body). Further, the reflector 30 is also provided in the image reading device 1.

The reading camera 26 of the image reading apparatus 1 is provided at an upper position deviated rearward from directly above a predetermined position 32 on which the identification card 2 is mounted on the mounting plate 23. I have. Further, the reading camera 26 is arranged so that an item described on the upper surface side of the identification card 2 placed at the predetermined position 32 on the placing plate 23 through the window 27 is photographed. In addition, items described on the lower surface side of the identification card 2 placed at the predetermined position 32 on the placement plate 23 are photographed by reflection by the two mirrors 29. It is arranged as follows. In addition, this reading camera 26
Is connected to a communication control unit (not shown), and the communication control unit is connected to the management terminal 9 via the communication line 11. Further, in the reading camera 26, the items described in the identification card 2 photographed by the reading camera 22 are taken into the communication control unit and sent to the management terminal 9 through the communication line 11. It is configured as follows.

Further, below the two mirrors 29, there is provided a print issuing unit 33 for printing and issuing an application form and seal registration sheet (not shown). The print issuance section 33 is pre-loaded with an application form and seal registration sheet. When the management terminal 9 instructs the issuance of the application form and seal registration form, predetermined items are added to the application form and seal registration form. The application form and the seal registration sheet are printed out on the seal registration paper, and are issued from the issuing port. And this issuing port 34
An opening is formed on the inner side of 23 downward. Further, when the print issuance unit 33 issues an application form and seal registration sheet, the application form and seal registration form
It is configured to be paid out on.

A document insertion opening 35 is formed on a surface located inside the presentation section 22. Further, a document storage section 36 is provided inside the document insertion port 35. The document storage section 36 is configured to take in a document inserted into the document insertion slot 35, read items described in the document, and then store the document therein.

Further, at each corner at the bottom of the automatic account opening machine 7, a caster section 37 for allowing the automatic account opening machine 7 to move, and a movement of the automatic account opening machine 7 by the caster section 37 are provided. A fixing leg 38 is provided.
The leg 38 is formed so as to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction. When the leg 38 is retracted upward, the caster unit 37 comes into contact with the floor and the automatic account opening machine 7 can be moved, and when the leg 38 is extended downward, the automatic account opening machine 7
It is configured to be positioned and fixed at 38.

Next, the operation of the image reading apparatus according to the embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG.
The identification card 2 is placed at a predetermined position 32 of the placing plate 23 of the above. Then, the reading camera 26 of the image reading apparatus 1 disposed at an upper position deviated rearward from a position just above the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23.
The photograph on the upper surface of the identification card 2 is taken.

At this time, the right half of the matter described on the lower surface side of the identification card 2 placed on the predetermined position 32 of the placement plate 23 is firstly the reflection surface of the mirror 29 disposed on the right side. The virtual image 5a reflected at 31 and further reflected at the right-hand mirror 29
Is reflected by the reflecting surface 31 of the mirror body 29 disposed on the left side, and the right half of the matter described on the lower surface side of the identification card 2 is not turned left and right, and the upper surface of the identification card 2 is In a state of being juxtaposed with the side, the image is projected on a mirror body 29 arranged on the left side.

Similarly, the left half of the matter described on the lower surface side of the identification card 2 is firstly a mirror body 29 disposed on the left side.
The virtual image 5a reflected by the reflection surface 31 of the mirror body 29 and further reflected by the left mirror body 29 is a reflection surface of the mirror body 29 arranged on the right side.
Reflected at 31, the left half of the matter written on the lower side of this identification card 2 is arranged on the right side without being turned to the left and right, side by side with the top side of the identification card 2 The image is projected on the mirror 29 that has been set.

Accordingly, the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 placed at the predetermined position 32 of the placement plate 23 of the image reading apparatus 1
Are simultaneously photographed by the reading camera 26 of the image reading apparatus 1.

Next, the operation of the automatic account opening machine using the image reading device according to the embodiment will be described.

First, when a customer who enters the unmanned booth 6 of a financial institution touches a new account opening button (not shown) displayed on the touch panel section 18 of the automatic account opening machine 7, an account opening process is started. At this time, a clerk belonging to the financial institution operates the management terminal 9 installed in the management center 10 to respond to an account opening process by the customer using the automatic account opening machine 7. At this time, the clerk operates the management terminal 9 to photograph the customer's video with the customer camera 19 installed in the automatic account opening machine 7, and then transfers this video to the management terminal 9.

Next, instructions for the customer to place a document for proof of the customer's identity, for example, an identification card 2 such as a license, at a predetermined position 32 of the placement board 23 of the automatic account opening machine 7 are shown. Then, the clerk operates the management terminal 9 to display it on the touch panel 18 of the automatic account opening machine 7.

When the customer places the ID card 2 at the predetermined position 32 of the placing plate 23, the attendant enters the management terminal 9
Is operated, and the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 are photographed by the reading camera 26, and the image photographed by the reading camera 26 is displayed on the management terminal 9.

At this time, the attendant reads the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 displayed on the management terminal 9, and reads the customer's image taken by the customer camera 19 and the read image. By comparing the image with the image of the ID card 2 taken by the camera 26, it is confirmed that the customer is the person described in the ID card 2.

When it is confirmed from the identification card 2 that the customer is the person himself / herself, the staff instructs the customer to input the telephone number of the customer's home or office, etc. 9 is displayed on the touch panel 18 of the automatic account opening machine 7.

Next, when the customer enters each number, the attendant makes an inquiry to the database 15 using the management terminal 9 based on each entered telephone number, and checks the customer's home address and work location. Search for names and addresses.

If the search confirms that the customer's home address, business name and address, etc. are correct, the clerk operates the management terminal 9 and the print issuing unit 33. Are printed on the application form and seal registration sheet using the database 15, and the application form and seal registration form is issued from the document insertion slot 35.

Next, the staff instructs the customer to fill out and seal the issued application form and seal registration form at the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23 again. To the customer.

When the customer enters and seals a predetermined item on the application form and seal registration sheet, and places the application form and seal registration form at the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23, the application form The items entered and stamped in the double seal register are photographed by the reading camera 26 and displayed on the management terminal 9.

Further, when the customer inserts the application form and seal registration paper into the document insertion slot 35, the application form and seal registration paper is taken into the inside of the document insertion hole 35, and the application form and seal registration paper is inserted into the application form and seal registration paper. Read the written information, and furthermore, the document storage section
Housed in 36. Then, the account number is determined.

Then, a clerk inputs this account number to the management terminal 9. Then, the deposit card at the card issuing machine 13
The account number, the name of the customer, and the like are printed on 12, and the deposit card 12 is issued from the card issuing machine 13. And
When the customer takes out the deposit card 12 from the card issuing machine 13, the customer's deposit account is opened.

As described above, in the above embodiment,
When the identification card 2 and the like are placed at a predetermined position 32 of the placing plate 23, two substantially V-shaped mirror bodies 29 whose reflecting surfaces 31 face each other at an angle of about 90 degrees are formed by these reflecting surfaces. The reading camera 26 is disposed on the lower surface side of the mounting plate 23 with the reading camera 31 facing the mounting plate 23 side. Since the reading camera 26 is provided, the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 placed on the predetermined position 32 of the
At the same time. Therefore, when the management terminal 9 checks the identification card 2 on which the confirmation items are described on the front surface 4 and the rear surface 5, the identification card 2 placed on the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23 is provided to the customer. Flip it over and place it again
The items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 are simultaneously photographed by the reading camera 26 and displayed on the management terminal 9 without being placed on the management terminal 9. Can be simplified when confirming the identification card 2 or the like in which is described.

Further, the identification card 2 on which only items to be confirmed are described on the front surface 4 is placed at a predetermined position of the mounting plate 23 with the front surface 4 of the identification card 2 facing the lower surface of the mounting plate 23. Even when it is placed on the reading camera 32, the information written on the front surface 4 of the identification card 2 is reflected by the two mirrors 29,
You can shoot at. For this reason, it is possible to simplify the operation when the clerk checks the identification card 2 presented by the customer at the management terminal 9, and to improve the usability when the customer uses the automatic account opening machine 7.

Further, two mirrors 29 arranged in a substantially V-shape in which the respective reflecting surfaces 31 face each other at an angle of substantially 90 degrees.
Are arranged on the lower surface side of the mounting plate 23, and the two mirror bodies 29 are arranged along the direction toward the inside of the presentation section 22. For this reason, when the identification card 2 in which the items to be confirmed are described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 is placed at the predetermined position 32 of the placement plate 23, the left and right are not reversed.
With the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 arranged side by side, the image can be taken by the reading camera 26. Therefore, it is possible to simplify the operation of confirming the identification card 2 on which the confirmation items are described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 by the management terminal 9 and to improve the usability of the automatic account opening machine 7.

Further, the image reading device 1 is designed so that items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 can be simultaneously photographed by one reading camera 26 by using the reflection by the two mirrors 29. In the case where two reading cameras 26 are used to photograph the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2, and the identification card 2 is automatically inverted to Since the structure is simpler than the case where the items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the certificate 2 are photographed, the manufacturing cost for forming the image reading device 1 can be reduced, and the automatic account opening machine 7 can be used. Can be formed small.

In the above embodiment, the reflector 30 of the image reading apparatus 1 is disposed substantially parallel to the mounting plate 23, and the mounting plate 23 is The reflector 30 is arranged substantially flush with the upper surface of the mounting plate 21, but rises and falls, for example, by about 3 to 5 degrees as the reflector 30 advances to the inside of the presentation section 22 with respect to the mounting plate 23. With such an inclination, the arrangement position of the reading camera 26 is close to the position directly above the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23, so that the automatic account opening machine 7 can be formed flat. it can. Therefore, the installation space for installing the automatic account opening machine 7 can be reduced.

Further, as the mounting plate 23 and the reflector 30 of the image reading device 1 advance into the inside of the presentation section 22 with respect to the upper surface of the table section 21, for example, they are raised and lowered by about 3 to 5 degrees. When placed at an angle, the mounting plate 23
Items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the identification card 2 placed on the reference numeral 32 are photographed by the reading camera 26 without being inclined too much. This makes it easier for the management terminal 9 to confirm items described on the front surface 4 and the back surface 5 of the ID card 2 captured by the reading camera 26.

If the fluorescent lamp 24 of the automatic account opening machine 7 can illuminate the identification card 2 placed on the predetermined position 32 of the mounting plate 23, the display section 22 of the automatic account opening machine 7 It is not limited to the upper side, and may be arranged at any position. For example, the fluorescent lamp 24 may be provided on a ceiling, a wall surface, or the like of the unmanned booth 6.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the customer uses the automatic account opening machine 7, the deposit card for the customer is used.
Although the case where 12 is issued from the card issuing machine 13 has been described, a card / passbook issuing machine that issues a bankbook together with the deposit card 12 may be provided. In this case, the card / passbook issuing machine prints and issues predetermined items (customer name, account number, etc.) on each of the card and the bankbook.

[0048]

According to the image reading apparatus of the first aspect,
When the medium is placed at a predetermined position on the mounting plate, when the matter written on the upper surface side of the medium is read by the reading means, the matter written on the lower surface side of the medium is reflected by the reflector and can be read. The items described on both sides of the medium can be read at the same time, and furthermore, when the medium on which the predetermined items are described only on the surface is mounted on the mounting plate, the surface is mounted facing the upper surface side. In this case, or even when the surface is placed with the front surface facing the lower surface side, the matter described on the surface of the medium can be read by the reading means, and the matter described on the medium is read by the reading means. Can simplify the workability when reading.

According to the image reading apparatus of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the image reading apparatus of the first aspect, when a medium having predetermined items on both sides is placed at a predetermined position on the mounting plate, When reading the matter described on the upper surface side of the medium with the reading means, the matter described on the lower surface side of the medium is not reversed by the two reflections by the two reflecting surfaces of the reflector. Can be read at the same time as the items described on the upper surface of the medium, and the operation of reading the items described on both sides of the medium can be further simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an automatic account opening machine using an image reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic account opening machine.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic account opening system provided with the automatic account opening machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mounting plate and a reflector of the image reading apparatus.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a situation where a medium is read by a reading unit of the image reading apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Image reading device 3 Medium 23 Mounting plate 25 Reading means 29 Mirror 30 Reflector 31 Reflecting surface 32 Predetermined position

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transparent mounting plate on which a medium is mounted at a predetermined position, a reflector disposed on a lower surface side of the mounting plate with the surface on the mounting plate side as a reflecting surface, An image reading apparatus, comprising: reading means provided at an upper position deviated from immediately above a predetermined position for mounting a medium on a mounting plate and reading both sides of the medium. 2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reflector is formed by a substantially V-shaped mirror body having two reflection surfaces disposed at an angle of substantially 90 degrees.