JPH0615254B2 - Media processing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a medium capable of inhaling a medium such as a passbook or a slip and detecting that the medium is pulled out when the medium is temporarily retired and preventing the subsequent operation thereafter. Regarding a processing device.

Problems of Prior Art In the banking business, a medium processing device that prints on a passbook and a slip with the same printing device is used. FIG. 1 shows a universal bank terminal UBT (Universal Banking Terminal) as an example of such a device.
1 is a printer unit, 2 is a control unit, 3 is a display unit, 4
Are keyboard parts, which are connected by cables (not shown).

Further, the printer unit 1 has a slip insertion slot 5 and a passbook insertion slot 6, and the control section 2 controls suction, discharge, withdrawal and printing of the slip and passbook. It should be noted that a sheet larger than a passbook can be inserted into the insertion slot 6 and printing can be performed on the inserted sheet. Also keyboard section 4
Is equipped with various input keys and a magnetic card reader, and input information and operation procedures are displayed on the display unit 3 from the keyboard unit 4.

FIG. 2 shows a cross section of the main part of the printer unit 1.
1 is a passbook insertion port corresponding to the insertion port 6 in FIG. 1, 13 is a magnetic head, and 13a and 13b are moving ranges for reading and writing by the magnetic head 13. Further, 14 is a first roller, 15 is a second roller, and 16 is a print head.

For example, when a passbook is inserted into the insertion slot 12, the first roller 1
The passbook is sucked by the rotation of the fourth roller 15 and the second roller 15, and the magnetic head 13 is moved to the positions indicated by 13a and 13b.
In the case of a transaction in which the recorded contents of the magnetic stripe of the passbook are read and also printed on the slip, the passbook is retracted to the position not facing the print head 16 by the reverse rotation of the first roller 14, and a part of it is inserted from the insertion slot 12. It will be in a protruding state.

Further, since a slip insertion instruction is displayed on the display unit 3, the operator inserts the slip according to the insertion instruction.
When inserted into 1, the slip is sucked by the rotation of the first roller 14 and the second roller 15, and is printed on the slip by the print head 16.

When this printing is completed, the slip is ejected, then the retracted passbook is sucked in and printed by the print head 16, and after the printing is completed, predetermined information is written on the magnetic stripe of the passbook by the magnetic head 13. Be done. Upon completion of this writing, the passbook is ejected.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a main part of the printer unit 1 and the control unit 2. 18 is an inserter control unit, 19 is an inserter mechanism unit, 21 is a line control unit, 22 is an application control unit, 23 is a keyboard unit 4, etc. Indicates an input / output device. Further, the inserter mechanism section 19 has a structure including mechanisms such as the first roller 14 and the second roller 15 in FIG. 2 and their drive section, print head and the like.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the transport path of the passbook, and 13A, 14
Reference numerals A, 15A, and 16A respectively indicate the read / write position of the magnetic head 13, the first roller 14, the second roller 15, and the print head 16 in FIG.
7 is a stopper, 20 is a guide plate, and 30 is a passbook.

Further, MSS1 and MSS2 are sensors for detecting a set of the passbook 30, UES is a sensor for positioning to a printing position, and MDS.
1 is a sensor for detecting the width of the passbook, a PSS magnetic head 13
Is a sensor for positioning to the read / write position 13A, the light from the light emitting portion (not shown) is incident, the output signal of the sensor becomes "1", and the light from the light emitting portion is changed by inserting a passbook or the like. The output signal of the sensor is “0” because it is shielded
Becomes That is, the output signal of "0" becomes the detection signal.

When the passbook 30 is inserted to perform processing such as printing, the passbook 30 is inserted in the direction of the arrow while contacting the left side of the passbook 30 with the guide plate 20 and brought into contact with the stopper 17. As a result, the passbook 3 is generated by the detection signals of the sensors MSS1, MSS2, PSS.
It can be identified that a 0 has been inserted. At that time, if the detection signal of the sensor MDS1 is not obtained, it is determined that the inserted passbook 30 has a normal size. When a sheet wider than the normal passbook 30 is inserted, a detection signal is obtained from the sensor MDS1. In this case, it is possible to identify that a wide sheet has been inserted by the detection signals from the sensors MSS1, MSS2, PSS, MDS1.

The detection signal of each sensor is input to the inserter signal unit 18, and the inserter control unit 18 adds the inhalation control signal of the inserted passbook 30 to the inserter mechanism unit 19. As a result, the first roller 14 moves to the passbook side and is rotated, and the second roller 15 is also rotated, so that the sensor UES detects the passbook 30 and the passbook 30 is sucked until the sensor MSS2 stops detecting the passbook 30. And then the first roller 14
Then, the second roller 15 is reversed and the magnetic head 13 positions the reading position 13A. This positioning is performed at a position where the sensor PSS detects the passbook 30, and the inserter control unit 18 starts control of reading by the magnetic head 13.

When it is identified that the transaction is also printed on the slip based on the recorded contents of the magnetic stripe of the passbook 30, the first roller 1
4 is reversed and the passbook 30 is evacuated. At this evacuation position, the sensor MSS2 for detecting the set position of the passbook 3
The position to detect 0, in that case, the passbook 30
One end of the is partially projected from the insertion port 12.

Next, when the slip is inserted into the insertion slot 11 according to the slip insertion instruction, the first roller 14 moves to the slip side and rotates to suck the slip, position the print head 16, and input from the keyboard unit 4 or Based on the data transmitted through the line, the print data is transferred from the application control unit 22 to the inserter control unit 18, printed by the print head of the inserter mechanism unit 19, and after the printing is completed, the slip is printed by the first roller 14. It is discharged by reversing.

Next, the first roller 14 moves to the passbook side and rotates, sucks the retracted passbook 30, performs print positioning, and prints according to print data. This passbook 30
After completion of printing on, the magnetic head 13 is positioned at the read / write position 13A, writing is performed on the magnetic stripe, and the first roller 14 is rotated in reverse upon completion of the writing, and the passbook 30 is ejected.

If the operator mistakenly pulls out the passbook 30 when the passbook 30 is temporarily saved as described above, the detection signal of each sensor is lost when performing the inhalation operation again, so that it is treated as an error. become. If another passbook is inserted after the passbook 30 is pulled out, it is determined by the detection signals of the sensors that there is a passbook, and the printing process is performed. However, the content to be printed on the first passbook is printed on the other passbook. Will be.

In order to eliminate such a defect, conventionally, a means for detecting the withdrawal of the passbook has been provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the detection signals (MSS2) of the sensors MSS2 and UES,
(UES) is input to the AND circuit G1. When the passbook 30 does not face the sensors MSS2, UES (when it is pulled out), the detection signal of the sensors MSS2, UES is "1".
And the output signal of the AND circuit G1 becomes "1". Further, the passbook inhaling determination unit 25 determines whether or not the passbook is inhaling based on the roller signal (RL) that detects the pressing state of the transport roller or the like against the passbook. The signal of "1" is output.

Therefore, when the passbook inhaling determination unit 25 determines that the passbook is inhaling, the passbook is pulled out to detect the sensor MSS2, UE.
When the detection signals (MSS2) and (UES) of S become "1", the output signal of the AND circuit G2 becomes "1". The output signal of "1" is added to the inserter control unit 18 as a pull-out detection signal.

When the pull-out detection signal is applied, the inserter control unit 18 determines that the passbook is not in the retracted state, and when the passbook is inserted again, the magnetic stripe reading control is performed from the beginning.

As described above, conventionally, since the passbook withdrawal detection means such as the passbook inhalation determination unit 25 and the AND circuits G1 and G2 must be provided, there is a drawback that the configuration becomes complicated. Further, in a device having a roller that moves to either the passbook side or the slip side to suck or discharge the passbook or the slip like the first roller 14 described above, the state of pressing the passbook is The detected roller signal (RL) cannot be used.

An object of the present invention is to detect pulling out of a medium such as a passbook or a slip by a timer interrupt at regular time intervals, and control to prevent printing on an erroneous medium.

The present invention operates according to an instruction from a host device, controls the inserter mechanism section by an inserter control section, sucks a medium such as a passbook or a slip from the insertion slot, and temporarily inserts the medium into the insertion slot side. In a medium processing device that retreats the medium and inhales the medium again to perform processing such as printing on the medium, a positioning sensor (UE) for positioning the medium at the printing position.
S) and a sensor (MSS2) for detecting the medium set, and the inserter control unit is provided with a timer and a flag setting unit. The main control unit of the inserter control unit interrupts the timer at regular intervals. As a result, in the state where the ejection operation is not performed after the medium is sucked in from the insertion port, the print positioning sensor (U
ES) and the sensor for detecting the medium set (MSS2)
When the flag of the flag setting unit is set when it is determined that the medium is absent and the flag of the flag setting unit is set by the sense command from the host device, the medium is pulled out. The detection signal is sent to the host device, and the pulling-out of the temporarily retracted medium can be detected without providing a special medium pulling-out detecting means. Examples will be described in detail below.

Embodiment of the Invention FIG. 6 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an inserter control unit, 19 is an inserter mechanism unit, 31
Is a main control unit connected to an application control unit as a higher-level device, 32 is a medium control unit, 33 is a sense processing unit, 34 is an interrupt control unit, 35 is a flag (F) setting unit, 36 is a timer, The main controller 31 controls each part.

Upon completion of the initial setting of the inserter mechanism unit 19, the main control unit 31 activates the timer 36, and the timer 36 adds a timer signal to the interrupt control unit 34 at each temporary time. The interrupt control unit 34 adds an interrupt signal to the main control unit 31 according to the timer signal. The main control unit 31 reads the status information of the medium control unit 32 by the interrupt signal and identifies whether or not the medium is pulled out. Further, the medium control unit 32 receives the detection signals of the various sensors shown in FIG. 4, and identifies the presence or absence of the medium and whether or not the medium is inhaling or ejecting. Further, since the main control unit 31 stores whether or not the drive motor such as the transport roller of the inserter mechanism unit 19 is being controlled,
The main control unit 31 identifies whether the motor is rotating, whether the medium is being sucked, or the like.

The fact that the motor is not rotating means that the medium is not being sucked and discharged because the rollers and the like are not being rotated. When the motor is not rotating and the medium is being sucked, the main control unit 31 , It is determined by the detection signals of the sensors MSS2 and UES whether the medium is pulled out. When it is determined that the flag is pulled out, the flag F of the flag setting unit 35 is set and the timer is started again.

The application control unit, before printing starts, inserter control unit 18
To determine whether or not the medium has been pulled out. That is, the inserter control unit 18 activates the sense processing unit 33 from the main control unit 31 and causes the flag setting unit 35 to read in accordance with a command from the application control unit. When the flag F of the flag setting unit 35 is set, a medium pull-out detection signal is created and transferred to the main control unit 31, and the main control unit 31 transfers the medium pull-out detection signal to the application control unit. The application control unit receives the media pull-out detection signal,
The sending of print data to be printed on the temporarily saved medium such as a passbook is stopped, and the process proceeds to the next process.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention, (a)
Is a flowchart of initial timer activation, (b) is a flowchart of interrupt processing, and (c) is a flowchart of sense processing.

The timer 36 is, as shown in (a), the inserter mechanism unit 1
It is started by the initial setting processing of 9. As shown in (b), the timer 36 first determines whether or not the motor is rotating, in the interrupt process at regular time intervals. The motor is rotating during the medium suction operation, the temporary retraction operation, the re-suction operation, or the discharge operation, and the motor is stopped otherwise.

When the motor is not rotating, it is determined whether the medium is being sucked. During the medium suction, the medium is sucked, and then the process such as printing is finished and the discharging operation is not performed, and the temporarily retracted state is also the medium sucking state. When the medium is being inhaled, the sensor UE for positioning to the print position
The presence / absence of the detection signal of the sensor MSS2 for S and set detection is determined. When there is no detection signal of the sensor UES but there is a detection signal of the sensor MSS2, it is in the state of temporary evacuation, and when there is a detection signal of the sensor UES, the sensor UES
When there is no detection signal of, it is in the state of positioning to the print position. When there is no detection signal from the sensors UES and MSS2, the flag F is set because the medium has been pulled out. Then, the timer 36 is activated, and a timer interrupt occurs after a fixed time.

Further, as shown in (c), it is determined by the sense command from the application control unit whether or not the flag F is set. If the flag F is set, the medium has been pulled out during inhalation. Therefore, the medium pull-out detection signal is sent to the application control unit. In this case, the application control unit determines that it has ended abnormally and does not send the print data. When the flag F is not set, the medium is in the state of being inhaled, so the medium pull-out detection signal is not sent to the application control unit. In this case, the print data is transferred from the application control unit to the inserter control unit 18, and the inserter control unit 18
Print pattern data and print control signals for printing are sent from the main control unit 31 to the inserter mechanism unit 19.

When the inserter control unit 18 is configured by a microprocessor, the timer 36 can use an internal timer mechanism, and the flag setting unit 35 can also be configured by an internal register or the like.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention inserts a medium such as a passbook into the medium processing device, pulls out the medium in a state in which the printing process on the medium is completed, at a constant time by a timer. Since it is detected by interruption, it is not necessary to provide a special medium withdrawal detecting means as shown in FIG.
Further, there is an advantage that the pulling out of the medium can be easily detected even in the device in which the roller signal cannot be obtained during the medium suction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a general-purpose bank terminal device, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a printer unit, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of essential parts of an application control unit and a printer unit, and FIG. 5 and 5 are block diagrams of the medium pull-out detecting means, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 (a), (b),
(c) is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a printer unit, 2 is a control unit, 3 is a display unit, 4
Is a keyboard portion, 5, 11 is a slip insertion slot, 6, 12 is a passbook insertion slot, 13 is a magnetic head, 14 is a first roller,
Reference numeral 15 is a second roller, 16 is a print head, 21 is a line control unit, 22 is an application control unit, 23 is an input / output unit, MSS1,
MSS2 is a sensor for detecting a passbook set, UES is a sensor for positioning to a printing position, MDS1 is a sensor for detecting a width, PSS is a sensor for positioning to a read / write position, 18 is an inserter control unit, and 19 is an inserter. A mechanical unit, 31 is a main control unit, 32 is a medium control unit, 33 is a sense processing unit, 34 is an interrupt processing unit, 35 is a flag setting unit, 36.
Is a timer. "

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The medium operates according to an instruction from a host device, and the inserter control unit controls an inserter mechanism unit to suck a medium from an insertion port, temporarily retract the medium to the insertion port side, and then again the medium. In a medium processing device that inhales air and performs processing such as printing on the medium, a positioning sensor (UES) for positioning the medium at a printing position and a medium set detection sensor (MS
S2), and a timer and a flag setting unit are provided in the inserter control unit, and the main control unit of the inserter control unit sucks the medium from the insertion port by interruption at regular intervals by the timer. In the state where the ejecting operation is not performed after the recording medium is detected, the detection signals of the print positioning sensor (UES) and the medium set detecting sensor (MSS2) are discriminated, and when it is determined that there is no medium, the flag is set. The flag of the setting unit is set, and when the flag of the flag setting unit is set by a sense command from the host device, a medium pull-out detection signal is sent to the host device. Media processing device.