JPH0785156A - Automatic certificate issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Even if the certificates are taken into the device, immediately after that, the applicant himself / herself can obtain the certificates independently without calling a staff member. Provide a device. [Structure] When the certificate is not issued within a predetermined time after being issued to the certificate outlet, the certificate is once taken into the device and held in the discharge chute (S21 to S2).
6). If the applicant inserts the card (S2
(YES in 7), the certificate held in the discharge chute is issued to the certificate discharge port (S19), and when a person different from the applicant inserts the card (NO in S27), the discharge chute is in the discharge chute. The certificate held in is collected in the collection tray (S28).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic certificate issuing device for automatically issuing a certificate by selecting a certificate directly required by the applicant without going through a window of a public office. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when acquiring various certificates such as a resident's card and a seal stamp certificate by an automatic certificate issuing device, the applicant himself / herself selects the necessary certificates directly and automatically deposits money. However, if the applicant does not collect the certificates issued at the certificate outlet within a certain period of time, the issued certificates are collected inside the device for privacy protection. It was supposed to be done.

[0003]

However, if the certificate is forgotten and collected, the applicant cannot take it out without permission, and calls the management staff of the automatic certificate issuing device to obtain the certificate. I had to get it out. In addition, when the clerk opens the door of the automatic certificate issuing device and takes out the certificate from the inside, it is necessary to confirm whether the person is the applicant himself and then hand it over. Therefore, if the certificates are collected inside the device, it takes time to take them out, which is inconvenient, and the device cannot be used during the taking-out work. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems,
The purpose is to provide an automatic certificate issuing device that allows the applicant to obtain his / her own certificate without calling an attendant even if the certificate is taken into the device immediately after that. .

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 provides an information input means for inputting personal identification information of a certificate issue applicant, and information input by the information input means. Based on the above, in a certificate automatic issuing device equipped with a certificate issuing means for creating and issuing the certificates required by the applicant, discharging the document issued by the certificate issuing means to the certificate outlet Means, holding means for taking and holding the document in a chute inside the apparatus when the document discharged to the certificate taking-out port by the discharging means is not taken within a predetermined time, and the chute by the holding means. Collecting means for collecting the document held in the collecting section in the apparatus, and the information input means in the state where the document is held in the chute by the holding means. When the identification information of the contractor is input, the document is discharged to the certificate outlet again by the discharging means, and when the identification information of another applicant is input, the document is held in the chute. And a control unit for controlling the document to be collected by the collecting unit by the collecting unit.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 has a display section for displaying the items and contents of the certificates that can be created and issued by the certificate issuing means, and when a document is held in the chute. The automatic certificate issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a message to that effect. further,
According to the invention of claim 3, there is a selecting means for selectively inputting the certificate required by the applicant from the items of the certificate displayed on the display unit, and when the document is held in the chute, 3. The automatic certificate issuing device according to claim 2, wherein a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit, and at the same time, it is possible to request the discharge of the document by the selecting unit.

[0006]

According to the structure of claim 1, when the personal identification information of the certificate issuance applicant is input by the information input means, the applicant needs the certificate issuing means based on the information. Certificates are created and issued, and the discharge means discharges the documents to the certificate outlet. If the documents discharged to the certificate outlet are not taken within the specified time,
The holding means takes in and holds the document in a chute in the apparatus. When the identification information of the applicant himself / herself is input by the information input means in the state where the document is held in the chute by the holding means, the control section causes the discharging means to discharge the document again to the certificate outlet, In addition, when the identification information of another applicant is input, the collection unit controls the collection unit to collect the documents held in the chute.

According to the second aspect of the invention, when the display unit displays the items of the certificates that can be created and issued by the certificate issuing unit and the contents thereof, and the holding unit holds the document in the chute. Is displayed on the display unit. Further, according to the configuration of claim 3, the certificate means required by the applicant is selected and input from the items of the certificate displayed on the display unit by the selection means, and the holding means holds the document in the chute. At this time, the display unit displays that fact, and the selection unit requests the ejection of the document.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic certificate issuing device according to this embodiment. Case 1 of automatic certificate issuing device 1
The front panel of a is provided with a card insertion slot 2a for inserting an ID card (40 in FIG. 3) in which various information such as a user ID identification code including a personal identification number is recorded. A well-known card reader is provided behind the card insertion slot 2a. Above the card insertion slot 2a, a CRT display device 3 for displaying operation methods and guidance.
The CRT display device 3 is provided with a touch panel 4 on which a user can input desired information by directly touching the surface thereof with a finger.
Further, on the panel, a coin insertion slot 5a and a bill insertion slot 6a for paying a document issuance fee, a certificate ejection slot (certificate ejection slot) 7 for ejecting a certificate such as a printed resident's card, change and A take-out port 8 for taking out a receipt, an operation display 10 for displaying whether the issuing device 1 is in a usable state, and a call button 22 for calling an attendant when trouble occurs are provided. The right side panel of the casing 1a is provided so as to be openable and closable.

[0009] The automatic certificate issuing device 1 is provided with an assist bar 42 on the front surface, and below the assist bar 42, a person using a wheelchair can easily operate it so that a person using the wheelchair can easily operate it. A digging 43 is formed so that the lower part of the knee is received. A shock absorbing sheet 44 for absorbing shock when a part of a wheelchair collides is provided on the inner surface of the dug 43. Further, the height of the device 1 is configured to be about 130 cm so that even a person using a wheelchair can easily use it.

FIG. 2 shows the electrical construction of the automatic certificate issuing device 1. The automatic certificate issuing device 1 operates according to a command from the CPU 13 connected to the host computer 31. The CPU 13 communicates with the card reader 2, which reads the user ID identification code of the ID card inserted through the card insertion slot 2a, the CRT display device 3, the touch panel 4, the coin insertion slot 5a, and the bill insertion slot 6a. A coin mech 5 and a bill bar 6, a laser printer 11 for printing certificates, and a call button 22 are connected. Furthermore, a journal printer 1 for printing receipts
2. A stapler 14 for binding the ends of a plurality of documents printed by the laser printer 11, a tallying machine 15 for tallying documents, a voicing device 16 for audibly explaining operation methods, and a CPU 13. A hard disk device (HDD) 17 that stores an operation program for controlling the
A floppy disk device (FDD) 18, a remote operation panel 33 for notifying an attendant of the operating status of the automatic certificate issuing device 1 and pressing of the call button 22 is connected. Further, the host computer 31 is connected to a database 32 in which data such as family register and address of each resident is stored.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the ID card 40. ID
The card 40 is a user ID including a personal identification number of the user.
Magnetic tape 41 on which various information such as an identification code is recorded
Is equipped with.

The operation of the automatic certificate issuing device 1 thus configured until the certificates are discharged to the certificate discharge port 7 will be described with reference to FIG. CPU13
Always monitors whether the ID card 40 is inserted into the card insertion slot 2a (S1). In this monitoring state, C
A card insertion screen for instructing the insertion of the ID card 40 is displayed on the RT display device 3 according to an instruction from the CPU 13. When it is detected that the ID card 40 is inserted, C
The PU 13 instructs the card reader 2 to read the data. The card reader 2 reads the data recorded on the ID card 40 and transfers the data to the CPU 13. Based on the transfer data, the CPU 13 confirms whether the inserted ID card 40 is a card for the certificate automatic issuing device 1 (S2).

If this card is not the card for the automatic certificate issuing device (NO in S2), the card is inserted from the card insertion slot 2a.
The D card 40 is ejected (S3), and the fact is displayed on the CRT display device 3 (S4). On the other hand, the automatic certificate issuing device 1
If it is a card for CPU, the CPU 13 displays the personal identification number input screen on the CRT display device 3 and at the same time sends a signal to the voicing device 16 to say "Please input the personal identification number" (S5). When the user touches the touch panel 4 and inputs the personal identification number (YES in S6), the CPU 13 transmits the user ID identification code recorded on the ID card 40 and the input personal identification number to the host computer 31.
The host computer 31 collates the user ID identification code transmitted from the CPU 13 with the personal identification number (S7), checks whether they match (S8), and sends the result to the CP.
Transmit to U13.

If the personal identification number is not correct for the user ID identification code (NO in S8), the CPU 13 again
The personal identification number input screen is displayed on the CRT display device 3 to re-enter the personal identification number. If the password is correct, CPU13
Displays the certificate selection screen on the CRT display device 3 and sends a signal to the utterance device 16 to say "Please select the required certificate" (S10). The user selects the required certificate by touching the touch panel 4 where the required certificate is displayed (YE in S11).
S). Next, the CPU 13 displays a copy number selection screen on the CRT display device 3 and sends a signal to the voicing device 16,
Say "Please select the required number of copies" (S1
2). The user touches the touch panel 4 to select the required number of copies (YES in S13). Then the CPU
13 calculates the charge of the certificate selected by the user, displays the charge input screen on the CRT display device 3, and sends a signal to the voice output device 16 to say, "The charge is XX yen, please pay." (S14).

When the user inputs a fee (Y in S15)
S), the CPU 13 confirms that the fee has been collected, displays a screen notifying that the certificates are being created on the CRT display device 3, and sends a signal to the voice production device 16,
"Now, we are preparing a certificate, please wait."
(S17). If the charge is a coin, it will be inserted from the coin insertion slot 5a and enter the coin mech 5.
If it is a bill, it is inserted from the bill insertion slot 6a and enters the bill burr 6. At this time, if necessary, the change is paid out from the coin mech 5 and discharged from the take-out port 8. The fishing tag is paid out from the bill burr 6 and discharged from the bill insertion slot 6a. Further, the receipt is printed by the journal printer 12 and ejected from the ejection port 8.

Following the above-mentioned preparation guidance,
The CPU 13 requests the host computer 31 for data necessary for issuing a certificate. The host computer 31 searches the database 32, extracts necessary information from the data such as the user ID identification code obtained from the ID card 40 and the selected document type, and transmits it to the CPU 13. The CPU 13 sends the data transferred from the host computer 31 to the laser printer 11 for printing, and creates a certificate (S18). The produced certificate has its end bound by the stapler 14 and has a tally mark by the tally machine 15 and is ejected from the certificate ejection port 7 (S19). After that, the CPU 13 displays the end screen on the CRT.
The message is displayed on the display device 3 and a signal is sent to the voicing device 16 to say "Certificate is complete, please take it, please be careful not to forget the receipt and card, thank you" (S20). .

The CPU 13 also transmits a command to the card reader 2 to eject the ID card 40 from the card insertion slot 2a. Then, when a predetermined time elapses after detecting that the ID card 40 is taken out, the card insertion screen is displayed again on the CRT display device 3 and the above-described operation is repeated. Further, the remote operation panel 33 is provided in the hands of the staff member, and when the user pushes the call button 22 or runs out of printing paper, the staff member is informed of that fact by a lamp or a buzzer.

Next, the operation of discharging and collecting the certificates, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. FIG. 5 is a right cross-sectional view of a portion related to discharge and collection of certificates in the automatic certificate issuing device 1. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the operation of discharging and collecting the certificates in the automatic certificate issuing device 1. First, the flow of paper until the printed certificates are discharged to the certificate discharge port 7 will be described with reference to FIG. Inside the casing 1a of the apparatus 1, from the bottom, a laser printer 11 as a certificate issuing unit, and a sheet aligning and feeding section 51, a stapler 14, and a tally machine 15 are arranged on the casing 1a.
The sheet ejection unit 53 is attached to the back side of the panel of the casing 1a. Therefore, when the panel is opened, the paper discharge portion 53 is also opened outward, and the paper aligning and feeding portion 51 and the laser printer 11 attached to the main body side are exposed, which facilitates operations such as maintenance.

When the type of certificate, the number of copies, etc. are selected by the applicant and a fee is charged, the CPU 13 accesses the host computer 31, searches the database 32 for the corresponding data, and extracts the data. It is sent to the laser printer 11 for printing. The printed paper is output face down from the upper discharge port 11a of the laser printer 11. The output paper is the guide plate 5.
4 and conveyed in the chute 55 while being nipped by a plurality of rubber rollers 55a and pinch rollers 55b,
The sheet is discharged face-up from the chute outlet 55c onto the sheet alignment tray 56.

In the case of one printed sheet, when the sheet is discharged onto the sheet aligning tray 56, a motor (not shown) is driven to rotate the belt, so that the sheet pressing block 57 fixed to the belt is moved. It is guided by the guide bar 60 and slides to the left. Sheet pressing claws 57a (two locations) are fixed to the sheet pressing block 57, and the sheet pressing claws 57a push the end of the sheet discharged onto the tray 56 to the left. This will move the paper to the left,
When the leading edge of the sheet is nipped by the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b at the left end of the sheet aligning tray 56, the sheet is further transported to the left and discharged onto the discharge tray 61.

Since the discharge tray 61 has a high left side and is inclined in the figure, the paper discharged onto the discharge tray 61 slides down to the lower right and is received by the paper receiving plate 61b at the right end of the discharge tray 61. . When a motor (not shown) is driven to rotate the belt, the paper pressing unit 65 is slid downward by the pulling spring. As a result, the paper on the discharge tray 61 is stored in the plurality of pinch rollers 61 a provided on the tray 61 and the paper pressing unit 65.
Gripped by a plurality of rubber rollers 65a provided on the
When the rubber roller 65a is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction, the rubber roller 65a is conveyed in the upper left direction in the discharge chute 62. The certificate discharge port 7 is provided with a shutter 68. When the shutter 68 is opened toward the inside, the paper is further fed out from the certificate discharge port 7 to the outside of the apparatus 1. When the applicant removes the sheet, it senses it and closes the shutter 68 to end the operation.

On the other hand, when there are a plurality of printed sheets and it is necessary to bind them with the stapler 14, the sheet aligning tray 56 is indicated by a chain double-dashed line by moving the sheet aligning tray 56 in an arc in a clockwise direction around its fulcrum 56c. Move to position. When a predetermined number of sheets of paper are continuously discharged face-up onto the paper aligning tray 56, the motor is driven to rotate the belt in the same manner as described above, so that the paper pressing block 57 fixed to the belt is removed. It is guided by the guide bar 60 and slides to the left. As a result, the paper on the tray 56 is moved to the left. Also, when the solenoid 71 is attracted and the link 72 rotates the pinch roller holder 73 in the clockwise direction, the rubber roller 56a that is nipped
A gap is formed between the pinch roller 56b and the pinch roller 56b. The sheet pressed by the sheet pressing claw 57a passes through this gap, and its leading end is inserted into the tally machine 15 and the sheet insertion port 15a (14a) of the stapler 14 arranged on both sides thereof.

When the leading edge of the sheet is abutted against the back of the sheet insertion port 15a by the sheet pressing claw 57a so that both ends of the sheet are aligned, the sensor detects this and the width provided on both side surfaces of the sheet aligning tray 56. The aligning plates 74 are respectively moved in the width direction of the sheets to align the widths of the plurality of sheets on the sheet aligning tray 56. With this, the sheets are aligned in the front, rear, left, and right. In this state, the sheets are bound by the stapler 14 and tally by the tally machine 15. When tallyed, the paper is nipped by the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b and sent to the right, and the leading end of the paper is pulled out from the paper insertion port 15a. When the paper is pulled out from the insertion port 15a, the paper alignment tray 56 is moved in an arc in a counterclockwise direction about its fulcrum 56c and moved to its original position.

Next, the sheet is nipped between the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b, fed to the left, and discharged onto the discharge tray 61. After that, the operation is the above-mentioned paper
Similar to the case of one sheet, the operation is terminated when the applicant takes out the sheet. Further, when binding a plurality of sheets with the stapler 14 and issuing a plurality of copies, a series of operations of printing a predetermined number of sheets with the laser printer 11, binding, tiling, and discharging onto the discharge tray 61 are necessary. Repeat as many times as you need, and issue them all together from the certificate outlet 7.

Next, the operation of discharging and collecting the certificates will be described with reference to FIGS. With the tip of the certificate exposed from the certificate outlet 7 to the outside of the device 1,
The CPU 13 constantly monitors whether or not the certificate has been taken (S21). If the certificate has not been taken within a predetermined time, a warning buzzer is issued to alert the applicant (S2).
2). After that, when the predetermined time has elapsed without obtaining the certificate (NO in S23), the voice generator 16 emits a voice to call the applicant's attention (S24). Furthermore, if the certificate is not obtained even after the lapse of a predetermined time (S25 returns N
O), the certificate exposed outside from the certificate discharge port 7 is nipped by the rubber roller 65a and the pinch roller 61a and returned to the lower right, and the shutter 68 is closed (S26). The S2
If the certificate is obtained in S1, S23 and S25, the operation ends.

As described above, when the certificate is not issued within a predetermined time after being issued to the certificate outlet 7, the certificate is once taken into the apparatus 1 and held in the ejection chute 62. Then, in this state, similarly to the operation shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 13 enters the monitoring state for monitoring whether the ID card 40 is inserted (S1), and displays the card insertion screen on the CRT display device 3. When the insertion of the ID card 40 is detected, the processes of S2 to S8 are performed, and if the personal identification number is correct with respect to the user ID identification code (YES in S8), the user ID identification code is set to the previous one. It is checked whether it matches the read user ID identification code (S27). ID code matches, that is, ID
If the person who inserts the card 40 and the person who applies for the certificate held are found to be the same, the shutter 68
To release the certificate held in the discharge chute 62 to the certificate discharge port 7 (S19). Then, after the processing of S20 is performed, the operation ends.

If they do not match in S27, the recovery guide 75 is circularly moved counterclockwise to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line. Then, the certificate held in the discharge chute 62 is nipped by the rubber roller 65a and the pinch roller 61a, sent to the left, and collected in the collection tray 76 (S28), and the operation is completed. When the certificate is collected in the collection tray 76, it is necessary to call a person in charge by using the call button 22 or the like and have the certificate taken out. Further, the clerk must open the operation panel, take out the certificate collected in the collection tray 76, confirm that it is the applicant himself, and hand it over.

FIG. 7 is a display example of the start display screen when the certificate is held in the discharge chute 62. To display the operating procedure on the display screen so that anyone other than the applicant of the certificate can use it even when the certificate is held in the device 1, and to inform the person who has forgotten it. , That the certificate that has been forgotten is stored in the device 1 and the operation method for taking it out.

As a second embodiment, when the certificate is held in the discharge chute 62, the item of the forgotten document is displayed together with the item of the certificate that can be acquired on the certificate selection screen, and the applicant can retrieve it. You may be able to retrieve a forgotten document by selecting it.
An example of the display is shown in FIG. It should be noted that the items of the forgotten document include the case where the certificate is not held in the discharge chute 62, and the held certificate is the recovery tray 76.
If collected, it will be peripheral.

In this way, when the certificate applicant does not take the certificate discharged to the certificate discharge port 7 even after a predetermined time has passed, the certificate is taken into the apparatus 1 and the discharge chute 62 is stored. When the ID card 40 of the applicant of the certificate is inserted in that state, the certificate held in the discharge chute 62 can be directly discharged to the certificate discharge port 7. I did it. As a result, even if the certificate is forgotten and taken into the device 1, immediately after that, the certificate can be taken out easily without calling a staff member. Further, when the ID card of a person different from the applicant is inserted, the certificate held in the discharge chute 62 is collected in the collection tray 76, so that the certificate can be immediately issued.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
The purpose can be achieved even if the layout or the like is changed.

[0032]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1,
If the certificate applicant does not receive the certificate discharged to the certificate outlet after a predetermined time, import the certificate into the device and hold it in the chute once. When the identification information of the applicant himself / herself of the certificate is entered, the certificate held in the chute can be discharged directly to the certificate outlet, so the certificate can be easily obtained without calling a staff member. You can take it out. Further, when the identification information of another applicant is input, the certificate held in the chute is collected by the collecting unit, so that it is possible to immediately prepare for issuance of a new certificate.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, when the certificate is held in the chute, the fact is displayed on the display portion. Therefore, in addition to the above effect, the certificate is provided to the person who forgets to take it. It can indicate that the document is stored in the device. Further, according to the invention of claim 3, when the document is held in the chute, it is possible to request the discharge of the document taken in by the selecting means.
In addition to the above effects, it is possible to easily take out the certificates without calling a staff member by following the operation procedure displayed on the screen.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a certificate automatic issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the certificate automatic issuing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration of an ID card according to this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation up to discharge of certificates in the automatic certificate issuing device according to the present exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a right sectional view of a portion related to discharge and collection of certificates of the automatic certificate issuing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of discharging and collecting a certificate of the automatic certificate issuing device according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a display example of a start display screen when a certificate is held in a discharge chute.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a certificate selection screen when the certificate is held in the discharge chute.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Certificate Automatic Issuing Device 2 Card Reader 3 CRT Display Device 4 Touch Panel 7 Certificate Ejection Port 11 Laser Printer 13 CPU 40 ID Card 53 Paper Ejection Section 61 Ejection Tray 62 Ejection Chute 76 Collection Tray

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A certificate for creating and issuing a certificate required by an applicant based on information input means for inputting personal identification information of a certificate issuance applicant and information input by the information input means. In an automatic certificate issuing device provided with an issuing means, a discharging means for discharging a document issued by the certificate issuing means to a certificate taking-out port, and a document discharged to the certificate taking-out port by the discharging means are Holding means for taking and holding the document in a chute in the apparatus when the document is not picked up within a predetermined time, and collecting means for collecting the document held in the chute by the holding means in a collecting section in the apparatus When the identification information of the applicant himself / herself is input by the information input unit in the state where the document is held in the chute by the holding unit, the discharging unit Once the document is discharged to the certificate outlet, and when the identification information of another applicant is input, control is performed to control the document held in the chute to be collected by the collecting unit by the collecting unit. An automatic certificate issuing device comprising: 2. A display unit for displaying items and contents of certificates that can be created and issued by the certificate issuing means,
The automatic certificate issuing device according to claim 1, wherein when a document is held in the chute, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit. 3. The display device further comprises a selection unit for selecting and inputting a certificate required by the applicant from the items of the certificate displayed on the display unit, and displays the document when the document is held in the chute. 3. The automatic certificate issuing device according to claim 2, wherein a message to that effect is displayed on the section and the document can be requested to be discharged by the selecting means.