JPH07246743A - Passbook handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] In the passbook handling device, no matter what the passbook is set to, printing of transaction results, reading and writing of magnetic stripe, bar code reading, printed line search, page change It enables passbook processing such as. [Constitution] The passbook conveyed to the passbook printing mechanism section 4 is read by the image sensor mechanism section 5 as the image data on the upper surface of the passbook. The control unit 18 recognizes the position of the magnetic stripe of the passbook and the pattern of the picture on the cover to determine in which state the passbook has been conveyed. After the determination, the passbook is subjected to the normal passbook processing or the reverse passbook processing in the forward / reverse page changing mechanism unit 7, the forward / backward MS mechanism unit 8 and the forward / reverse printing mechanism 6 based on the determination result. [Effect] Since the passbook can be processed regardless of the state of the set passbook, such as forward / reverse or reverse, it is possible to save the labor of setting the passbook and shorten the processing time. Become.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passbook handling device or an automatic cash handling machine for processing new issuance of a passbook and update of transaction information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional passbook handling apparatus, when a passbook is set, a clerk must carefully match the orientation and front and back of the passbook.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 154782, it is determined from the reading result of the magnetic stripe of the passbook MS mechanism, and once it is collected and reset, and finally restarted, the process is finally completed. It was

Further, in an automatic cash handling machine, if a closed passbook is inserted, the length check of the passbook is caught by a sensor, and if it is inserted in the opposite direction or face down, the result of reading the magnetic stripe is the same as in the passbook handling device. After the judgment, the passbook is ejected, an error is displayed on the guidance, and the user is prompted to reinsert it and waits for reprocessing. As in the case of the passbook handling device, much labor and time are required.

[0004]

As described above, in the passbook setting method of the conventional passbook handling device, not only the backstrips must be aligned but also the front and back sides must be checked and set correctly. The time and effort required to load the device into the device cannot be ignored.

In addition, in order to reprocess an erroneously set passbook, the setup takes the same amount of time regardless of the number of collection passbooks, and it takes twice for both the staff and the device.

In addition, when the user has to open the passbook and insert it in the automatic cash handling machine, pay attention to the inserting direction of the passbook, or mistakenly inserts the passbook, the device is used as the passbook. In order to shorten the transaction time, it is necessary to keep the transaction time to a minimum, for example, to wait until the card is ejected and is inserted correctly.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention pursued the functions of the banknote handling machine and the automatic cash handling machine which are more efficient.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the passbook set by the staff of the passbook handling device and to improve the usability by eliminating the trouble of aligning the spine and checking the front and back.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the time required for reprocessing a passbook whose orientation and front and back are set incorrectly, reduce the passbook collection rate, and improve the processing capability of the apparatus.

Still another object of the present invention is to improve the usability and transaction by simplifying the passbook set of an automatic cash handling machine user and eliminating the trouble of opening the passbook and checking the insertion direction. It is to reduce the time.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a magnetic stripe or a bar attached to a passbook is set when the passbook is set in the forward and reverse directions and when the front and back are set in the wrong state. The code and the pattern on the cover are read by the image sensor, and the state such as the orientation of the passbook is accurately determined by the presence or absence and the positional relationship, and the forward / reverse page change mechanism, the forward / reverse direction printing mechanism, and the forward / reverse direction are also used. By including a magnetic stripe reading mechanism and a forward / reverse direction image reading mechanism, the passbook can be taken in with the forward / reverse direction of the passbook or the front and back being in the wrong state, printing of transaction results, reading / writing of magnetic stripe, and barcode reading. It is a passbook handling device that enables processing of printed line search and page change.

Further, even when the passbook is inserted in the forward and reverse directions, opened and closed, and front and back, the magnetic stripe and the bar code attached to the passbook and the pattern of the cover are read by the image sensor, and their presence and position are read. The passbook status is accurately determined from the relationship, and the passbook is directly provided by having a forward / reverse direction printing mechanism, a forward / reverse direction magnetic stripe reading mechanism, a forward / reverse direction image reading mechanism, a forward / reverse direction page changing mechanism, and a passbook reversing mechanism. With an automatic cash handling device, which is capable of printing transaction results, reading and writing magnetic stripes, reading barcodes, searching printed lines, and changing pages.

[0013]

By the above means, the passbook set by the staff of the passbook handling device can be simplified and the usability can be improved by eliminating the trouble of aligning the spine and checking the front and back sides. It is possible to save the time for reprocessing the passbook set by mistake, reduce the passbook collection rate, and improve the processing capability of the device.

Further, by simplifying the passbook set of the user of the automatic cash handling machine and omitting the trouble of opening the passbook and confirming the inserting direction, it is possible to improve the usability and shorten the transaction time.

[0015]

EXAMPLES An example of the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a passbook handling device that automatically processes new issue and transaction information update relating to a passbook. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a passbook printing mechanism unit 4 in the passbook handling apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the passbook page turning mechanism section 7 in FIG.
FIG. 7 shows a forward / reverse printing mechanism unit 6 in the passbook printing mechanism 4 of FIG.
The structure of the forward / reverse MS mechanism unit 8 and the forward / reverse image sensor unit 5 is shown. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the passbook printing mechanism controller of FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 2 denotes a passbook hopper, and when several tens of passbooks to be processed in 3 are set in a lump, they are automatically conveyed one by one to the passbook printing mechanism section to perform new issue or update bookkeeping processing. . In addition, A to D are side views showing states of a passbook that can be set in the passbook hopper.

In FIG. 2, the forward / reverse image sensor unit 5 reads the bar code of the passbook and retrieves the printed lines.
Read the image of the passbook. As shown in FIG. 7, the image sensor is fixed at a position where the bar code and the head of the print line (for example, date) can be read, and the image can be scanned in a certain range by carrying the passbook. Further, in this passbook printing mechanism, two image sensors A and B are mounted as shown in FIG. 7. By switching the image sensor control unit shown in FIG. 8, the passbook inserted in the forward direction is imaged. Read from sensor A, passbook inserted in the opposite direction is read by image sensor B,
It is possible to search for barcodes and printed lines regardless of the insertion direction.

In the forward / reverse printing mechanism section 6, a dot impact or thermal print head is mounted as shown in FIG. 7, and it moves vertically to the passbook transport direction to print the front cover of the passbook or the transaction history. To do. Further, in the passbook printing mechanism, the print head controller shown in FIG. 8 performs up / down conversion of print dot data, so that not only the forward direction but also the reverse direction of the inserted passbook can be printed by reversing the characters. It is possible by.

The forward / reverse page-changing mechanism 7 comprises a page-changing arm 10 and a page-changing roller 11. The solenoid control section and motor control section shown in FIG. Figure 3 shows the cover of the closed passbook.
As shown in (1), the passbook is stopped at a certain position, the page-change roller is pressed against the paper by the page-change arm, and the cover of the passbook is turned up by the rotation of the page-change roller. With this mechanism, the cover can be turned over regardless of the state of the passbook inserted in FIGS. 1A to 1D by switching the direction in which the passbook is closed and the direction in which the page change arm operates.

The forward / reverse MS mechanism 8 is equipped with a magnetic head as shown in FIG. 7, and moves perpendicularly to the passbook carrying direction to read or write the magnetic stripe of the stopped passbook. In the passbook printing mechanism, the MS head controller shown in FIG. 8 edits the MS read data and controls the passbook stop position according to the orientation of the passbook, so that the passbook inserted not only in the forward direction but also in the reverse direction is inserted. It enables magnetic stripe read / write.

Next, a passbook update processing flow of the passbook handling apparatus will be described. The passbooks set in various directions such as A to D shown in FIG. 1 are automatically fed out one by one from the passbook hopper and conveyed to the passbook printing mechanism after receiving the apparatus activation command. The passbook transported to the passbook printing mechanism is
The image sensor mechanism unit reads the upper surface of the passbook as image data, and the control unit recognizes the position of the magnetic stripe of the passbook and the presence or absence of the pattern of the design on the cover to determine whether the passbook is in the state of A to D in FIG. Determine if it has been transported. The determination method will be described in detail later. After the determination, the passbook is conveyed to the page changing mechanism section, and when it is determined as A or B, it is determined as C or D as shown in the upper diagram of FIG. At this time, flip the cover as shown in the lower diagram of Fig. 3, and then forward / reverse M
The passbook is transported to the S mechanism section. At this time, forward and reverse MS reads are performed for A and D at the forward passbook stop position and for B and C at the reverse passbook stop position. After that, the inside paper is turned up to the page to be updated by online information, and passbook printing and MS writing are performed. At this time, as in the case of MS read, A and D are processed as a passbook in the forward direction, and B and C are processed as a passbook in the reverse direction. The passbook for which the above-mentioned update bookkeeping process has been completed is discharged, and the process proceeds to the next passbook process.

With the functions of the passbook handling device described above, the user can save labor such as aligning the spine and checking the front and back sides, simplifying the passbook set and improving the ease of use, and closing the passbook. It can be said that even if the passbook is set in the passbook hopper in four patterns A to D, the passbook can be processed without the trouble of collecting and resetting the passbook and improving the processing capability of the apparatus.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of an automatic cash handling machine having a passbook printing mechanism 4 for automatically processing new issue and transaction information update relating to a passbook. Further, A to H are views showing the states of a passbook that can be inserted into the passbook printing mechanism from the side. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a passbook printing mechanism unit 4 in the automatic cash handling machine of FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the passbook reversing operation of the passbook reversing mechanism unit 13 in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the passbook processing in the passbook printing mechanism unit.

Regarding each of the mechanisms 5 to 8 in FIG.
The functions are the same as those constituting the passbook printing mechanism of the passbook handling apparatus described above. The passbook reversing device 13 is a mechanism for reversing the front and back of the passbook by winding the passbook 3 around a large-diameter roller as shown in FIG.

Next, the passbook update processing flow of the passbook printing mechanism in the automatic cash handling machine will be described with reference to FIG.
The passbook inserted 25 in various directions such as A to H shown in FIG. 4 is conveyed to the image sensor mechanism section of the passbook printing mechanism, where the upper surface of the passbook is read as image data, and the control section of FIG. By recognizing the position of the magnetic stripe of the passbook, the presence or absence of the pattern of the picture on the cover, the bar code, and the transaction print line, it is determined in which state of A to H in FIG.

First, when the determination result is C or D, the passbook is conveyed to the passbook reversing mechanism and is reversed so that the passbook middle paper is on top.

If the determination result is E to H, the passbook is conveyed to the forward / reverse passbook page changing mechanism, and the passbook cover is turned over as shown in FIG.

By the above passbook reversal and cover turning, A to
The passbook of H is equivalent to the type of A or B and can be regarded as being inserted in the normal direction or the reverse direction. Therefore, as the subsequent processing, the passbook is transported to the forward / reverse MS mechanism unit,
For A, D, E, and H, the passbook stop position in the forward direction,
For B, C, F, and G, forward and reverse MS reads are performed at the passbook stop positions in the opposite directions. After that, the inside paper is turned to the page to be updated by online information, and finally passbook printing and MS writing are performed. At this time, as in the case of the MS read, for A, D, E, and H, a forward passbook,
B, C, F, and G are processed as passbooks in the opposite directions. The passbook for which the above-described update bookkeeping processing has been completed is discharged and the processing ends.

With the function of the passbook printing mechanism as described above, the user of the automatic cash handling apparatus does not need to open the passbook or care about the orientation of the passbook, and it will not be discharged even if it is inserted by mistake. You can improve usability and shorten transaction time.

Next, the passbook insertion state determination method will be described. After reading the image, the length of the medium is checked from the image data to determine whether it is the length of the open passbook or the length of the closed passbook. At this time, for the media that do not belong to either range, the medium is ejected assuming that a paper other than the passbook has been inserted.
Among those that have been identified as open passbooks, if there is no magnetic stripe pattern and a bar code is detected, the A state is detected. If neither magnetic stripe pattern nor barcode is detected, the B state, the magnetic stripe pattern is detected at the bottom. If it is performed, it can be determined that it is in the C state, and if the magnetic stripe pattern is detected in the upper portion, it can be determined that it is in the D state. Among the closed passbooks, if it is recognized as the front cover forward direction pattern, it is in the E state, if the magnetic stripe pattern is detected in the lower part, it is in the F state, and if it is recognized as the cover cover reverse direction pattern, it is in the G state. If the pattern of the magnetic stripe is detected at the upper portion, it can be determined that it is in the H state. From the above,
It is possible to determine the passbook insertion state in the passbook printing mechanism of the passbook handling device or the automatic cash handling device.

[0032]

The passbook set by the staff of the passbook handling device is simplified, and the usability can be improved by eliminating the trouble of aligning the spine and checking the front and back.
It is possible to save time for reprocessing a passbook whose orientation and front and back are set incorrectly, reduce the passbook collection rate, and improve the processing capacity of the device.

Further, by simplifying the passbook set of the user of the automatic cash handling machine and omitting the trouble of opening the passbook and confirming the insertion direction, it is possible to improve the usability and shorten the transaction time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a passbook handling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a passbook printing mechanism unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation of a passbook cover-turning mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of an automatic cash handling machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a passbook printing mechanism unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an operation of the passbook reversing mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a passbook printing mechanism unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a passbook printing mechanism control unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a passbook process according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart for determining a passbook insertion state according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... passbook handling device, 2 ... passbook hopper, 3 ... passbook, 4 ... passbook printing mechanism part, 5 ... forward / reverse image sensor, 6 ... forward / reverse printing mechanism, 7 ... forward / reverse page changing mechanism, 8 ... forward / reverse MS Mechanism: 9 ... Passbook conveyance path, 10 ... Page change arm, 11 ... Page change roller, 12 ... Automatic cash handling machine, 13 ... Passbook inversion mechanism, 14 ... Print head, 15 ... MS head, 16 ... Forward direction image sensor, 17 ... Reverse image sensor.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A passbook handling apparatus for processing a new issue of a passbook and addition / update of transaction information, and a detecting means for detecting the state of the passbook, and a discriminating means for discriminating the state of the passbook by the detecting means. And passbook processing means for performing passbook processing in one direction according to the determination result of the determination means,
A passbook handling apparatus, further comprising: a reverse passbook processing unit that performs a passbook processing in the opposite direction to the one direction according to the determination result. 2. The detecting means reads the surface of the passbook as image information, and the determining means discriminates the pattern from the image information to determine the orientation of the passbook. The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 1.