JPS5826596B2 - Injibaitai no Injikai Shigiyoukanrihoushiki - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a print start line management method for print media that confirms and inspects print start lines when printing on media such as tickets and bankbooks.

When printing on a medium such as a ticket or a bankbook using a printing device, a print start line is set so that printing can be performed on the next line of the line that has already been printed.

Conventionally, such printing start lines have been set manually by an operator who visually confirms the lines that have already been printed and uses an indicator.

Therefore, the printing position is likely to shift, and the printing condition is often poor, so care must be taken to avoid so-called double printing, where lines that have already been printed are printed again, and to ensure that lines are not skipped. However, there was a drawback that the operator's workability was poor.

In addition, to compensate for these shortcomings, banks and other financial institutions are currently attaching magnetic stripes to their passbooks, and the magnetic stripes display the account number, the type of savings deposit, current account, etc., and the handling bank. It has been proposed to reduce the burden on the operator and eliminate errors by recording the code and balance and reading and processing the recorded contents of the magnetic stripe using a terminal device at the counter. This bankbook is called a magnetic bankbook.

Furthermore, a method has been proposed in which the data of the print start line is recorded on the magnetic stripe and the print start line of the passbook is set at the print position of the printing device based on the line data read when the magnetic stripe is read. However, if printing lines are skipped due to a malfunction of the printing device when printing on a passbook,
The line R-Y recorded on the magnetic stripe does not correspond to the line actually printed, so when printing on this passbook again,
It has the disadvantage of causing printing errors such as double printing.

The present invention is a novel invention that improves the conventional drawbacks as described above, and its purpose is to record in advance a line date related to a print start line of a print medium in a recording or storage means, and
The printing start line is automatically set by comparing the detected data of the printed line and the printed line, improving the operator's work efficiency, and furthermore, preventing double printing and line skipping. An object of the present invention is to provide a print start line management method for a print medium for positioning a start line at a print position.

Examples will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the magnetic bankbook BB as described above, in which a magnetic stripe MS is provided on a part of the back cover by pasting or the like.

Further, the printing field has a printing number and a timing mark TM printed on the left end, for example, as shown in FIG.

The present invention records or stores line data regarding a print start line in advance in a magnetic recording medium such as the above-mentioned magnetic stripe MS or a storage means provided in a terminal device. The apparatus is provided with a magnetic head for reading recorded contents, and an optical reading section for optically reading timing marks TM and printed lines.

Then, the line data of the print start line read from the magnetic recording medium.
The row arcs stored in the storage means described above are read out based on the data read from the recording medium, and the printed characters detected by the printed rows and the timing marks TM are read out. It compares the line date of the start line and automatically selects the print start line based on a comparison match.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the embodiment of the present invention. When the operator inserts the magnetic passbook BB until it contacts the stopper STP of the terminal device and presses the push button, the stopper STP retreats and the main control circuit MCT A signal d is sent from the feed drive circuit DR to the feed drive circuit DR.
rs is applied and a rotation mechanism such as a pulse motor (not shown) is operated to rotate the roller RL and send the magnetic passbook BB along the chain line.

At that time, the timing mark TM shown in FIG.
Read the hyphen or * mark in the amount column for the year and month target, and set the timing mark T in the detection circuit DET.
M and the printed line are detected, and the printing start line determination circuit PC counts the timing mark detection signal until the printed line is detected, determines the printing start line, and sets the line address in the buffer BFI. .

FIGS. 4 and 5 are specific circuit examples of a printing start line determining circuit for counting printed lines using timing marks and hyphen marks.

In the figure, FF is a flip-flop, AND is an AND circuit, and C
T is a counter, J, K and Q, Q are input and output terminals,
hp and tp are Haiphong mark pulses and timing mark pulses.

The timing mark TM and Haiphong mark read by the optical reading section RD as described above are output from the optical reading section as a timing mark pulse tp and a Haiphong mark pulse hp, respectively, and a timing mark pulse t.
p is a flip-flop F provided in the judgment circuit PC.
It is input to the J terminal of F, and the set side of the flip-flop FF is set to the level "l" at the falling edge of the timing mark pulse tp, and the high phone mark pulse hp
is input to the terminal of the flip-flop FF, and at the falling edge, sets the set side of the flip-flop to the level "O".

Furthermore, the output of the Q terminal of the flip-flop FF and the high phone mark pulse hp are logically multiplied by an AND circuit AND.

Therefore, the signals prs corresponding to the already printed lines are counted in the counter CT, and the counter CT sets this counted value in the buffer BFI in FIG.

In addition, even if multiple lines and arcs are printed in the print area between each timing mark, the printing start line determination circuit configured as described above will not be able to count the number of lines between each timing mark.
Since only the pulses for each Haiphong mark are counted, the space between each printed timing mark is counted as one line.

In addition, in FIG. 3, the recorded contents of the magnetic stripe MS of the magnetic passbook BB shown in FIG.
Set F2f.

As mentioned above, this data includes the account number, bank code, balance transaction f-date, and line date of the print start line. The row date is set.

At the time when the verification command signal cps is applied from the main control circuit MCT to the AND circuit AND1, the buffer BFI
, BF2 are compared, and the result of the comparison is notified to the main control circuit MCT.

In FIG. 3, the collation means is abstracted by an AND circuit AND1, but specifically, for example, it is a buffer BF that stores items read from a magnetic stripe.
From 2, only the row date is read out and stored in the buffer means provided in the collation means, and this row date and the data stored in the buffer BF1 have a specific relationship. are compared and detected by a known comparison means composed of a logic circuit or the like.

In the case of a match, the magnetic bankbook BB is positioned according to the above-mentioned line arbiter so that the printing start line faces the printing section formed by the hammer HM and the platen PL.

For example, in the magnetic passbook shown in Figure 2, printing is performed up to the third line, and after three timing marks TN are detected, the year/month target Haiphong or the * mark in the amount column is detected. As described above, the print start line is determined after four timing marks TM are detected and no hyphen or * mark is detected, so the fourth line is determined to be the print start line.

Then, the fourth line is positioned opposite to the printed part by the feed control by the feed drive circuit DR or by a positioning mechanism (not shown) based on the end of the magnetic passbook BB.

To position the print start line on a passbook, for example, after reading all the magnetic stripes, timing marks, and haiphon marks on the passbook, return the passbook to the initial position for reading, and from this position move the passbook at a predetermined pitch using one pulse. Roller RL, which is a moving mechanism, uses a known pulse motor that
A calculating means (not shown) in the main control circuit calculates the number of pulses necessary to move the medium by the distance between the print start line of the bankbook and the edge of the bankbook, and the calculated pulses are applied to the pulse motor. By applying
It becomes possible to set the print start line of the passbook at the position of the hammer HM.

Also, as mentioned above, the transaction data in the buffer BF2 is read based on the matching, and is transferred to the central processing unit CPUt along with the data inputted by the operator from the keyboard, such as down payment, transaction type such as payout, amount, etc., to be processed. Based on the processing results, printing is performed in the printing unit.

Further, an addition command signal ads is applied from the main control circuit MCT to the adder circuit ADI, and the set row r-d of the buffer BF2F is incremented by +1 and set in the B area of the buffer BF3.

In addition, transaction data including the balance amount based on the above-mentioned processing results
at is set in area A of buffer BF3.

Upon completion of the above-mentioned series of operations, the main control circuit MCT applies the write command signal ws to the AND circuit AND2 and outputs the write command signal ws to the buffer BF.
In addition to the contents of 3 to the write circuit WA, a write signal is applied to the magnetic head HD, and the feed 1 drive circuit DR is operated by the drive signal drs from the royal system circuit MCT to send the magnetic passbooks B and B. , whereby transaction data and row arcs are written on the magnetic stripe MS of the magnetic passbook BB.

Note that this writing operation can be performed while ejecting the magnetic passbook BB after printing is completed.

If the row date does not match, the main control □□ circuit MC
In order to perform a rereading operation from T, a 1 drive signal drs is applied to the feed drive circuit DR, the pulse motor is reversed, the passbook is returned to the position before the optical reading section starts reading, and the reading and verification are performed again as described above.

If the row numbers match upon re-reading, the above-mentioned operation is performed, and if they do not match, the operator is instructed on the next operating procedure.

If the line data does not match even after further re-reading, for example, count the number of readings, and when the number of readings exceeds a predetermined number, a display device (not shown) will notify the operator that the line data does not match. Display something.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment is for a magnetic bankbook BB, it can be applied to any printing medium that has a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic stripe and in which printed lines can be detected by reading timing marks TM, etc. It is.

Furthermore, for detecting printed lines by optically reading the printed lines, various means can be employed depending on the printing format on the printing medium.

Furthermore, the line star of the last printed line or the printing start line is
The line data stored in the aforementioned central processing unit is compared with the line data detected from the passbook, and based on the match, the print start line corresponding to this line data is set at the printing position. It is also possible to set it in the same manner as described above.

As explained above, the present invention stores a print start line date indicating the print start line of a print medium such as a magnetic passbook in a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic stripe or a storage device of a terminal device. a storage means, a reading means such as an optical reading section RD for reading a specific symbol printed on the printing cylinder portion of the printing medium, and a print indicating a printing start line by counting the specific symbol read by the reading means. A print line data generation means such as a print start line determination circuit PC that outputs a line number, a print start line arc read from the storage means, and a print line data from the print half line data generation means. - Comparison means such as an AND circuit AND1 for comparing the first and second lines or a logic circuit for checking whether or not there is a specific relationship;
The dark printing line determines the next line to be printed, and the terminal device having a printing unit can automatically set the printing start line on the printing medium. , the line a of either one of the printing start lines.
There are no errors compared to when setting in the evening, and the recorded or memorized line headings are updated every time printing is completed, so the next printing start line is set accurately and the above-mentioned duplication is avoided. Missetting of media such as printing, skipped lines, printing mistakes, etc. can be prevented.

Further, since the printing start line is automatically set, the burden on the operator is reduced, and since the line is always set at a predetermined position, the printing condition is improved.

In the embodiment t of the present invention, the timing mark and the Haiphong mark are read sequentially from the top of the passbook, that is, from the lines that have already been printed, but the reading direction is from the bottom of the passbook, that is, from the last printed line. It is clear that it is possible to set the print start line in the same way by reading from the side that is not printed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a magnetic passbook, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a printing column of a magnetic passbook, Figs. 3 and 4 are block diagrams and main part block diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is an output time chart. BB is a magnetic passbook, MS is a magnetic stripe, TM is a timing mark, HD is a magnetic head, RD is an optical reader, H
M is hammer, PL is platen, DET is detection circuit, PC
is a print start line determination circuit, BFI to BF3 are buffers, M
CT is a main control circuit, ADD is an adder circuit, DR is a sending/driving circuit, FF is a flip-flop, and CT is a counter.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a print medium print start line management method that detects a print start line of a print medium set in a terminal device having a printing unit and confirms that the print start line is the line on which the next print is to be made, a storage means for storing a print start line item indicating a print start line of a print medium; a reading means for reading a specific symbol printed on a printing cylinder portion of the print medium; a print line data generation means for outputting a print line number indicating a print start line by counting specific symbols; a print start line data read from the storage means and the print line data; a comparison means for comparing the print line data from the data generating means, and determines the print start line of the print medium according to the print start line data or the print line data from the comparison matching number by the comparison means. A print start line management method for a print medium, characterized by: