JPH04345896A - Method for recovering error in turning over page for passbook issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to turn over pages manually without treating an error as a mechanical error when the error occurs in turning over the pages in automatic turning and at making entry in passbook, and make the operation continued, by a method for recovering from the error in turning over the pages in a passbook issuing machine which writes data in the passbook, makes entry, and issues the passbook. CONSTITUTION:A passbook issuing machine records data in a data storing unit of a drawn out passbook by a read/write unit 15 makes entry by a printer 14, and issues the passbook. When an error in turning over pages of the passbook occurs at a page-turn-over unit 16, a controller 20 writes a specific pattern in the data storing unit of the passbook by the read/write unit 15 and discharge it. The read/write unit 15 reads the contents of the data storing unit of the inserted passbook. When it is detected that the read contents is the specific pattern, the issuing process is continued.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

(Table of Contents) Industrial Application Fields Prior Art (FIG. 4) Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving Problems (FIG. 1) Functional Embodiment (a) Description of an Embodiment (FIG. 2) 3) (b) Description of other embodiments Effects of the invention

0002

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a page that performs recovery processing when a page-turning error occurs during automatic page-turning during automatic page-turning during passbook entry in a passbook-issuing machine that writes and records data in a passbook and issues the same. Concerning how to recover from turning errors.

[0003] Financial institutions and the like use passbooks as transaction media, and issue new passbooks and reissue passbooks.

[0004] The issuance of this passbook is automated by a one-line counter passbook issuing machine or an automatic transaction machine, which automatically feeds out the passbook, records data on the magnetic stripe of the passbook, makes an entry in the passbook, and completes the book entry. If it is necessary to turn the page during the process, automatic page turning is performed.

[0005] A page-turning error may occur during automatic page-turning during bankbook entry, and automatic recovery processing in this case has become an important issue.

[0006]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art. Figure 4 (
As shown in A), the passbook issuing machine 1 includes a cassette unit 10 that includes a plurality of passbook cassettes 11 into which new passbooks are set, and a magnetic read/write unit 15 that reads and writes data on the magnetic stripe of the passbook. , a printing section 14 for making entries in the passbook, a page turning section 16 for turning over the pages printed during entry when the pages are full, a passbook insertion slot 18, a passbook discharge port 17, and a guidance etc. It has a display section 12, a conveyance section 13 that conveys the passbook from the cassette section 10, and a control section 20 for these.

In this passbook recording machine 1, a passbook is fed out from the passbook cassette 11 of the cassette section 10, data such as an account number is recorded on the magnetic stripe of the passbook by the magnetic read/write section 15, and unrecorded information is recorded by the printing section 14. etc., and when the pages printed during the bookkeeping are full, turn the page with the page turning section 16, continue the bookkeeping, and after completing the bookkeeping, transfer the passbook to the outlet 17.
and issue a passbook.

In such a bankbook recorder 1, a page-turning error (page-turning failure) may occur during page-turning operation. In such a case, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 4(B), if a page-turning error occurs, it is impossible to continue processing, so the operator is notified of the page-turning error from the display unit 12, and the operator The customer was asked to open the device cover and take out the passbook, then reset the device, take out a new passbook from the cassette section 10, and continue processing.

That is, conventionally, when a page winding error occurs, it is handled in the same way as other mechanical errors.

0010

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the prior art has the following problems. ■Since page-turning errors were treated in the same way as other mechanical errors, when a page-turning error occurred, the operator opened the device cover, put his hand inside the machine, and took out the passbook from the page-turning unit 16. , the troublesome effort of closing the device cover and resetting the device is required.

[0011] The removed passbook is discarded, so the passbook is wasted. ■Since a new passbook will be issued, the issuing time will be longer and the previous bookkeeping will be wasted.

Therefore, the present invention provides a page-turning error recovery method for a bankbook entry machine that allows the operator to manually turn the page and continue processing without treating the page-turning error as a mechanical error even if the page-turning error occurs. The purpose is to provide

[0013]

[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention. Claim 1 of the present invention provides a passbook accommodating section 11 for accommodating a passbook, a read/write section 15 for reading/writing data into the data storage section of the passbook fed out from the passbook accommodating section 11, and a read/write section 15 for reading/writing data into the data storage section of the passbook fed out from the passbook accommodating section 11. a printing section 14 for turning the pages of the passbook, a page turning section 16 for turning the pages of the passbook, and a transport section 1 for transporting the passbook.
3 and a control section 20, the read/write section 15 records data in the data storage section of the drawn-out passbook, the printing section 14 records the data, and the passbook is issued. When a page-turning error occurs in the passbook in the page-turning section 16, the control section 20 causes the read/write section 15 to write a specific pattern into the data storage section of the passbook, eject it, and read the inserted passbook. The read/write unit 15 reads the content of the data storage unit, detects that the read content is the specific pattern, and continues the issuing process.

[0014] Claim 2 of the present invention provides the following in claim 1:
The control unit 20, before writing the specific pattern,
The data in the data storage section of the passbook is read and saved, and when it is detected that the contents of the data storage section of the inserted passbook match the specific pattern, the read data is stored in the data storage section of the inserted passbook. It is characterized by writing to the data storage unit.

[Effect]

According to claim 1 of the present invention, when a page-turning error occurs in the page-turning section 16, the passbook is ejected and the operator is made to manually turn and insert the page to continue the process. did. At this time, in order to determine whether the passbook in which the page-turning error occurred is the same as the passbook that the operator manually turned and inserted, a specific pattern is written in the data storage section of the passbook when the passbook is ejected. When inserting a passbook, the contents of the data storage section of the passbook are read and it is determined whether the read contents match a specific pattern to prevent the process from continuing with the wrong passbook.

In claim 2 of the present invention, even if data such as an account number is recorded in the data storage section of the passbook, it is read and saved before writing the specific pattern, so that data storage of the inserted passbook is not performed. The original data can be restored.

[0017]

Embodiment (a) Description of an Embodiment FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, showing a bankbook entry machine. In the figure, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 are indicated by the same symbols, and 200 is a main control section that performs overall sequence control, and 201 is an M
202 is an S write data pattern creation unit that creates a specific pattern to be written on the magnetic stripe (MS) of the passbook at the time of ejection; 202 is an MS write data storage unit;
203 is an MS write control unit that stores the created specific pattern, and MS read/write mechanism unit 1
5, which controls writing of the magnetic stripe, 204
is an MS read control section, which controls reading of the magnetic stripe of the MS read/write mechanism section 15.

Reference numeral 205 is an MS read data storage unit before ejection, which records magnetic stripe data before the passbook is ejected, and 206 is an MS read data storage unit after reinsertion. 207 is an MS that stores data read from the magnetic stripe of a passbook.
It is a data comparison section, and both read data storage sections 205 and 2
208 is a print and turn page instruction section, which instructs the print mechanism section 14 and turn page (page turning) section 16 to print and turn page under instructions from the main control section 200. 209 is a turn page error detection unit that detects a turn page error in the turn page mechanism unit 16 and notifies the main control unit 200; 210 is a medium suction/discharge control unit; 2, which controls the suction/discharge of the medium (passbook) by the medium suction/discharge mechanism section (transport section) 13 under the instructions of 200;
Reference numeral 11 denotes a display instruction section, which gives display instructions to the display section 12 under instructions from the main control section 200.

[0019] These are the control unit 2 composed of a CPU.
This is a block of the functions of 0.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a page turning error recovery process according to an embodiment of the present invention. ■The turn page mechanism unit 1
6, when a turn page instruction is issued and page turning processing is started, the turn page error detection unit 209 monitors the turn page error in the turn page mechanism unit 16, and if there is no error, the main control unit 200 issues an issue. continue processing.

■Meanwhile, turn page error detection section 209
When a turn page error notification is received from the main control unit 20
0 instructs the medium income/discharge control section 210, the medium suction/discharge mechanism section 13 transports the passbook in which the error has occurred to the MS read/write mechanism section 15, and instructs the MS read control section 204 to send the passbook to the MS read/write mechanism section 15. The data on the magnetic stripe of the passbook is read by the unit 15 and stored in a memory (not shown).

■Next, the main control unit 200 instructs the MS write control unit 203 to cause the MS read/write mechanism unit 15 to write the MS write data storage unit 2 on the magnetic stripe of the passbook.
After writing the specific pattern data of 02, it is read by the MS read control unit and stored in the MS read data storage unit 205.
Store in.

■ The main control section 200 instructs the medium suction/discharge control section 210 to cause the medium suction/discharge mechanism section 13 to:
The passbook is conveyed to the outlet 17 (see FIGS. 1 and 4), and the display instruction section 211 is instructed to display a manual flipping instruction on the display section 12 (see FIG. 4).

■The main control unit 200 checks the passbook setting sensor of the passbook insertion slot 18 (see FIGS. 1 and 4), which is not shown.
Determine whether the passbook has been set. The main control unit 200 is
When it is determined that the passbook is set in the passbook insertion slot 18, the medium suction/discharge control section 210 is instructed, and the medium suction/discharge mechanism section 13 transports the inserted passbook to the MS read/write mechanism section 15, and the MS read/discharge mechanism section 13 transports the inserted passbook to the MS read/write mechanism section 15. Instruct the control unit 204,
The MS read/write mechanism section 15 reads the data on the magnetic stripe of the passbook, and the MS read/write mechanism section 15 reads the data on the magnetic stripe of the passbook.
Stored in 06.

■The main control section 200 includes the MS data comparison section 2
07, both MS read data storage units 205, 20
6 data and obtain the results.

[0026] When the main control unit 200 is notified that the two data match, it determines that the inserted passbook is a passbook that has been ejected due to the occurrence of an error and is to be turned over by the operator, and proceeds to step (2). The data stored in a memory (not shown) is instructed to the MS write control section 203, and the MS read/write mechanism section 15 writes the data to the magnetic stripe of the passbook, and the process continues. That is, the main control section 200 controls the medium suction/discharge mechanism section 1 by the medium suction/discharge control section 210.
3, the inserted passbook is conveyed to the printing mechanism section 14, and the unrecorded data is recorded in the passbook by the printing mechanism section 14 via the printing and turn page instruction section 208.

[0027] On the other hand, when the main control unit 200 receives a notification that the two data do not match, it determines that the inserted passbook is a passbook that has been ejected due to the occurrence of an error and is to be turned over by the operator. Then, a passbook discrepancy message is displayed on the display unit 12 via the display instruction unit 211, and step
Return to

[0028] In this way, if a page turning error occurs, the passbook issuance process can be continued by ejecting the passbook, having the passbook operator manually turn the page, and reinserting it again. .

[0029] At this time, a specific pattern is written in the passbook and ejected, and a check is made to see if the specific pattern has been written in the inserted passbook. To ensure that the inserted passbooks are the same, and to prevent the process from continuing with the wrong passbook.

[0030] Furthermore, when recording data such as an account number on the magnetic stripe of a passbook before writing, this data will be lost if a specific pattern is written, so this data must be read before writing a specific pattern. , it is saved in memory, and when reinserted, it is written on the magnetic stripe of the passbook to restore the data.

(b) Description of other embodiments In addition to the embodiments described above, the present invention can be modified as follows. ■Although the passbook issuing machine has been explained as being installed at a front-line counter, it can also be applied to a passbook issuing machine installed at an automatic transaction machine.

[0032] Although the data storage section of the bankbook has been described using a magnetic stripe, other data storage sections such as an IC memory may be used.

(2) When data is written into the data storage section of the passbook after it has been recorded, reading the data in step (2), storing it in the memory, and writing the saved data in step (2) can be omitted.

The present invention has been explained above using examples, but
Various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0035]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention,
It has the following effects. ■If a page-turning error occurs in the page-turning section, the passbook is ejected and the operator is required to manually turn and insert the page, allowing the issuing process to continue and reducing the amount of effort required by the operator. This prevents wastage of passbooks and bookkeeping.

■In order to determine whether the passbook in which the page-turning error occurred is the same as the passbook that the operator manually turned the page and inserted, a specific pattern is written in the data storage section of the passbook when the passbook is ejected. When the passbook is inserted, the contents of the data storage section of the passbook are read and it is determined whether the read content is a specific pattern, so it is possible to prevent the process from continuing with the wrong passbook.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of page turning error recovery processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Passbook issuing machine 11 Passbook cassette (passbook storage section) 13 Conveyance section 14 Printing section 15 Magnetic read/write section 16 Page turning section 17 Discharge port 18 Insertion port 20 Control section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A passbook accommodating section (11) for accommodating a passbook; a read/write section (15) for reading/writing data into a data storage section of a passbook fed out from the passbook accommodating section (11); It has a printing section (14) that prints on the passbook, a page turning section (16) that turns the pages of the passbook, a conveyance section (13) that transports the passbook, and a control section (20), and the passbook is fed out. Read/write section (15) in the data storage section of the passbook
In a passbook issuing machine that records data in the printing unit (14), records data in the printing unit (14), and issues a passbook, when a page-turning error occurs in the passbook in the page-turning unit (16), the control unit (20
The read/write section (15) writes a specific pattern into the data storage section of the passbook, ejects it, and writes the contents of the data storage section of the inserted passbook into the read/write section (15).
15) A page-turning error recovery method for a passbook issuing machine, characterized in that the page-turning error recovery method for a passbook issuing machine is characterized by reading the page in step 15), detecting that the read content is the specific pattern, and continuing issuing processing. 2. The control unit (20) reads and saves the data in the data storage section of the passbook before writing the specific pattern, and the control section (20) reads and saves the data in the data storage section of the inserted passbook. 2. The page-turning error recovery method for a bankbook issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising detecting a specific pattern and writing the read data into a data storage section of the inserted bankbook.