JPH0795386B2 - Media issuing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically issuing a medium such as various deposit passbooks.

[Conventional technology]

Stores multiple unused passbooks, takes in one of the passbooks when the required data is input, prints the required items such as the account number and name, and magnetically records the transaction details on the magnetic stripe of the passbook. The passbook issuing machine that records and then releases the passbook is used as a passbook-dedicated issue machine that is placed in a row and used by an operator or as a new passbook issuing unit of a customer-operated automatic deposit / payment machine. FIG. 3 shows an example thereof. In this figure, 12 is a stacker of 10 media (passbook in this example),
14 is a feed roller, 16 is a platen, 18 is a print head, 20 is a medium take-in section, 22 is a magnetic reader / writer, and 24 is a medium issuing (emission) port.

In this medium issuing machine, when the desired data is input, the feed roller operates to feed one copy of the medium 10 from the stacker 12, sends it to the printing section, prints the required items with the print head 18, and then the magnetic reader / writer. The transaction data is sent to 22 and magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the medium by the writer, and the recorded data is immediately read by the reader and compared with the written data. If the comparison result is correct (matches), the medium is sent to the issuing port 24, but if not correct (erroneous; mismatch), the medium is stored in the loading section, and the next medium is sent out from the stacker 12. The discrepancy in the comparison result in the read-after-write may cause the magnetic reader / writer to fail, but in general, the storage state of the medium 10 in the stacker 12 is often incorrect. That is, in a passbook or the like, the magnetic stripe is often provided on one side such as the back side, but if the one-sided magnetic stripe passbook is turned upside down and stored in the stacker 12, such a passbook is drawn out for printing and magnetic recording. Then, the printing is reversed and the magnetic recording is not recorded because the magnetic stripe does not contact the magnetic reader / writer. In such a case, there is no read data and the data comparison results do not match.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

If the data comparison results do not match, the medium is stored in the loading unit, a new medium is fed from the stacker, and printing, magnetic recording, etc. are performed on it. Since the medium is already printed, it cannot be reused and must be discarded.

There are various kinds of passbooks, such as a savings account passbook, a time deposit passbook, and a passbook that handles both ordinary savings deposits and time deposits. To deal with these various passbooks, a plurality of stackers 12 etc. are provided, each passbook is stored in each stacker, and a desired type of passbook is fed by operating the feed roller from the stacker storing the passbook. It will be put out. In this case, it is necessary to confirm that the bankbook that has been paid out is of the desired type, and if you do not do so, if there is an error in the process of accommodating various bankbooks in the stacker, it will be a time deposit. Issuing an ordinary bankbook.

The present invention has improved those points, and can print a medium by printing correctly on a desired type of medium, and does not render the medium unusable by printing it on an improper position or a non-specified medium. It is intended to provide an issuing device.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention prints on an unused medium fed from any one of a plurality of medium issuing units for each medium type that issues an unused medium each having a magnetic stripe, and the plurality of medium issuing units. Has a printing unit, a magnetic reader / writer for writing / reading to / from the magnetic stripe of the medium, a medium take-in unit for collecting an abnormal medium, and a control unit, and the printing unit prints on the medium from the medium issuing unit. A medium issuing device for writing and issuing predetermined magnetic information in a magnetic stripe, wherein the magnetic reader / writer, the printing unit, and the medium take-in unit are respectively arranged below the medium issuing unit, and is fed out from the medium issuing unit. First transporting means for transporting the medium to the medium take-in section via the magnetic reader / writer and the printing section, and the medium in the printing section via the magnetic reader / writer. And a second transporting means for transporting the medium to the medium issuing port. Further, the control section feeds one medium from the medium issuing section of the corresponding type in accordance with the data input, and writes the magnetic stripe of the one fed medium. Means for causing the magnetic reader / writer to read the rare medium type data, means for checking whether the data is read from the magnetic reader / writer, and checking whether the read data is the desired medium type data Means for sending read data to the print unit when the read data is the desired medium type data, and means for printing the medium to the printing unit, and when the read data is not present or the read data is not the desired medium type data, the medium To the medium take-in unit, and then another medium from the medium issuing unit of the relevant type in which the medium is drawn out. It is characterized in that it is provided with means for feeding each.

[Operation and Example]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. 12a, 12b, ... Are stackers, each of which stores different types of media 10a, 10b ,. The medium 10a, 10b, ... Is, for example, a savings account passbook, a time deposit passbook ...
The book is unrolled by the feed roller 14, printed and magnetically recorded, and then ejected (issued). In the present invention, data (medium item data) indicating the passbook type is written in advance in the magnetic stripe of each passbook accommodated in the stacker, and the passbook is issued by the following processing.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The desired data is input and the issuing unit 26 feeds one desired medium. One medium fed from the issuing unit is sent to the reader / writer 22 arranged below the medium issuing unit by the conveyance path bent in a loop. Here, the magnetic stripe of the medium is read by the reader / writer 22, and the item data recorded on it is read. If the read output was obtained, the magnetic stripe was facing the reader / writer, so it may be assumed that the medium was stored in the stacker (posture, etc.) correctly (except for the double stripe described later). On the contrary, if the read output is not obtained, the medium may not have been correctly set in the stacker (eg, placed upside down). In addition, the read data is compared with the medium type data (scheduled data) designated by the input data, and if they match, the issuing unit 26 has delivered the desired medium, but if they do not match, it means that this is not the case. Become. In the former case, the medium is sent to the printing units 16 and 18, and the required printing is performed (account number and name etc. are printed on the cover, transaction data etc. is printed on the inside) and then returned to the magnetic reader / writer 22 again.
The magnetic data is written in the magnetic stripe of the medium, and then sent to the medium issuing port 24. In the latter case, an undesired medium was taken out due to an error in the medium set for the stacker or the medium was sent to the medium take-in unit 20 when there was no read data from the magnetic stripe, The issuing unit 26 reissues the medium according to the required data.

Although not shown, the medium issuing device includes a control unit including a processor and the like, and the control unit performs various operations shown in FIG.

Write media type data to the magnetic stripe in advance,
When taking the method of reading the magnetic stripe first when the medium was taken out from the issuing unit 26, it was found that the medium set attitude toward the issuing unit was correct because it was readable, and the read data was set as the scheduled data. By comparing, it is possible to determine whether or not the medium is the desired type, and it is extremely effective. There are magnetic stripes on the front and back of the medium (double stripes), and there are those that turn over from the front and use as a regular passbook, and those that turn over from the back to use as a time deposit passbook.
For this type of medium, the front and back sides of the medium cannot be determined only by detecting the magnetic stripe, but if you write the medium type data on the magnetic stripe, read it, and compare it with the scheduled data, the front and back sides of such medium Can be surely identified.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the magnetic reader / writer, the printing unit, and the medium take-in unit are arranged below the medium issuing unit, and the medium fed from the medium issuing unit is printed by the magnetic reader / writer and the printing unit. A first conveying unit that conveys the medium in the printing unit to the medium issuing port via the magnetic reader / writer, and a first conveying unit that conveys the medium in the printing unit to the medium issuing port. By making the conveying means and the second conveying means share the path between the magnetic reader / writer and the printing section, the width can be remarkably shortened as compared with the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. It is possible to make it compact, and whether the medium fed out from the desired one of the plurality of medium issuing units provided for each medium type is of the desired type, and whether there is any posture defect such as upside down, inverted, etc. easily If the check result is incorrect, the media is collected in the media loading unit, etc., and a new medium is sent out from the same media issuing unit to check again. After printing, the magnetic data is recorded and the medium is issued, so the medium of the correct type and print position can be issued, and the medium cannot be used by printing on an undesired medium or by printing upside down / upside down. The advantage is that such a medium can be stored in the take-in section and then set again in the stacker of the issuing section for reuse.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is an explanatory view of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a conventional device,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the conventional device. In the drawing, 26 is an issuing unit, 16 and 18 are printing units, and 22 is a magnetic reader /
A writer, 20 is a medium take-in section.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Internal reference number FI Technical display location G11B 25/04 521 Z (56) Reference JP-A-60-29891 (JP, A) JP-A-SHO 60-36180 (JP, A) JP-A-52-15243 (JP, A) JP-A-52-80759 (JP, A) JP-A-54-144847 (JP, A) Practical application JP-A-59-155671 (JP, A) U) Actual development Sho 55-174782 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of medium issuing units for each type of medium that issues an unused medium each having a magnetic stripe, and an unused medium fed from any one of the plurality of medium issuing units. A print unit for printing, a magnetic reader / writer for writing / reading to / from the magnetic stripe of the medium, a medium take-in unit for collecting an abnormal medium, and a control unit,
A medium issuing device for performing printing on a medium from a medium issuing unit by a printing unit and writing and issuing predetermined magnetic information on a magnetic stripe, wherein the magnetic reader / writer, the printing unit, and the medium take-in unit are respectively included in the medium issuing unit. First conveying means which is arranged below and conveys the medium fed from the medium issuing section to the medium taking-in section via the magnetic reader / writer and the printing section, and the medium in the printing section is the magnetic reader. A second transporting means for transporting the medium to the medium issuing port via the writer is provided, and the control section further causes one medium to be delivered from the medium issuing section of the corresponding type according to data input, and Means for causing the magnetic reader / writer to read the medium type data written in the magnetic stripe, and checking whether the data has been read from the magnetic reader / writer. Check means, means for checking whether or not the read data is the desired medium type data, means for sending the medium to the printing section for printing when there is read data and the desired medium type data, When there is no read data or when the read data is not the desired medium type data, the medium is collected by the medium take-in unit, and another medium is taken out from the medium issuing unit of the applicable type in which the medium is taken out. A medium issuing device, comprising: