JP2003187086A - Sorting system, sorting method and sorting program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily sort a draft and a check in a pocket of a sorter in response to amalgamation of a financial institution and integration - abolition of a branch office. <P>SOLUTION: An MI CR reader sorter 50 reads an MI CR character of the draft and the check as data, and a draft control processing part 61 of a draft control server 60 successively stores the data in a reading file 63 as pre-transfer data. The draft control processing part 61 converts the data in the reading file 63 according to the content of account transfer information 64, and groups the data by imparting a sorting number, stores the group in a post-transfer file 65 as post-transfer data, and stores the content of the post-transfer file 65 in a retrieving file 66 in rising order of the pre-transfer data. Next, the draft and the check are reclassified into the pocket 53 on the basis of the sorting number of the data of the retrieving file 66 by the MI CR reader sorter 50, and are repeatedly classified, and sorting is completed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sorting system,
Sort method and sort program, especially MICR
The present invention relates to a sorting system using a leader sorter, a sorting method, and a sorting program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a technique for reading MICR characters and performing sorting, for example, see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-28238.
No. 8 publication ”.

This technique is disclosed in "A form processing system which prints MICR characters necessary for accepted securities and classifies the securities according to a payment date and the like, issues an identification number, and includes the identification number. Server means for receiving data relating to the securities, managing and storing the data based on the identification number, and correcting and adding the data online, and image data of at least the surface of the securities Image reading means for reading
Numbering means for printing the identification number on one side of the securities, and control means for controlling the creation of a data file in which the identification number and image data are created as data relating to the securities and sent to the server means, The first processing means connected to the server means and the data relating to the securities processed by the first processing means are acquired from the server means, and the image data and the first data out of the data relating to the securities are acquired. The data input by the processing means is referred to, the data related to the securities is corrected or added, and the confirmation processing is performed, and the data related to the securities for which the correction or addition and confirmation processing is performed is sent to the server means. A second processing means having a control means for updating and a mark on the one side of the securities that has been processed by the first processing means. By number reading means for reading the identification number, MICR character printing means for printing MICR characters,
It has control means for acquiring data on securities corresponding to the identification number read by the number reading means and for printing the acquired data on securities by the MICR character means, and is connected to the server means. And a third processing means ”.

[0004]

The first problem of the above-mentioned conventional technique is that when a merger of financial institutions or consolidation of branches occurs, the branch number and account number are changed by the merger or consolidation. , The new branch number and account number cannot be read and rearranged, and after finishing the sorting process of the offline function, people can see the correspondence table of branch number and account number change due to merger and consolidation, and then check the bills and checks again. It is necessary to perform the rearrangement processing of.

The reason is that it is not configured to use the transfer information of financial institutions.

A second problem is that bills / checks cannot be sorted into the sorter pocket.

The reason is that the number of pockets is not used in the sorting process.

An object of the present invention is to cope with merger of financial institutions and consolidation of branch offices, and to make it possible to sort bills / checks into sorter pockets easily.

[0009]

A first sort system of the present invention comprises a character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The bills and checks characters read by the sorter are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the same post-conversion data is grouped and converted. A sort number is given based on the post-data and stored in the transferred file, the post-transfer file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the maximum number digit of the sort number + 1 is used as the final path. It is characterized by having the bill management processing unit for calculating.

A second sort system of the present invention has a character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, and the bills read by the character recognition reader sorter.・ Check characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data are grouped, and sorted based on the post-conversion data. Store the numbered file in the transferred file, sort the transferred file based on the pre-conversion data, and store it in the search file. Calculate the maximum digit number of the sort number + 1 as the final path until the final path. In the pass N of the above, the character data of the bills / checks read by the character recognition reader / sorter is subjected to the inspection. The bill management processing unit that searches the file for use, notifies the character recognition reader / sorter of the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number as a pocket number, and inserts it into the pocket of the notified pocket number. Characterize.

A third sort system of the present invention has a magnetic ink character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The read magnetic ink characters of bills and checks are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the same post-conversion data is grouped and converted. A sort number is given based on the post-data and stored in the transferred file, the post-transfer file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the maximum number digit of the sort number + 1 is used as the final path. It is characterized by having the bill management processing unit for calculating.

A fourth sorting system of the present invention has a magnetic ink character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The read magnetic ink characters of bills and checks are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the same post-conversion data is grouped and converted. A sort number is given based on the post-data and stored in the transferred file, the post-transfer file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the maximum number digit of the sort number + 1 is used as the final path. Calculated and read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter in pass N up to the final pass The data of the magnetic ink characters of the printed bill / check are searched in the search file, and the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter is notified of the N-1 digit number of the corresponding sort number as the pocket number, and the notified pocket It is characterized in that it has the bill management processing part to be put in the pocket of the number.

A first sorting method of the present invention is a character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing section,
By using a bill management server having account transfer information, the bill management processing unit stores the letters of the bills / checks read by the character recognition reader sorter in a read file as pre-conversion data, and stores the bills in the account transfer information. Therefore, the pre-conversion data is converted to the post-conversion data, the same post-conversion data is grouped, a sort number is given based on the post-conversion data, and stored in the post-conversion file. It is characterized by including a step of sorting based on the above, storing in a search file, and calculating the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as the final pass.

A second sorting method of the present invention is a character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit,
By using a bill management server having account transfer information, the bill management processing unit stores the letters of the bills / checks read by the character recognition reader sorter in a read file as pre-conversion data, and stores the bills in the account transfer information. Therefore, the pre-conversion data is converted to the post-conversion data, the same post-conversion data is grouped, a sort number is given based on the post-conversion data, and stored in the post-conversion file. Based on the above, the characters are sorted in the search file, the maximum number of digits of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final pass, and in the pass N up to the final pass, the characters of the bills and checks read by the character recognition reader sorter. Data of the corresponding search number N-
The method is characterized by including the step of making the character recognition reader / sorter notify the first digit number as a pocket number and putting the character recognition reader / sorter in the pocket having the notified pocket number.

A third sorting method of the present invention uses a magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, wherein the bill management processing unit is provided with: Magnetic ink character recognition reader The magnetic ink characters of bills and checks read by the sorter are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the post-conversion data is the same. Grouped items, assigned a sort number based on the converted data and stored in the file after transfer, sorted the transferred file based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, the maximum value of the sort number It is characterized in that it includes a step of calculating the number of digits of +1 as the final pass.

A fourth sorting method of the present invention uses a magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, wherein the bill management processing unit is provided with: Magnetic ink character recognition reader The magnetic ink characters of bills and checks read by the sorter are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the post-conversion data is the same. Grouped items, assigned a sort number based on the converted data and stored in the file after transfer, sorted the transferred file based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, the maximum value of the sort number The number of digits of +1 is calculated as the final pass, and in the pass N up to the final pass,
The magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter is used to retrieve the magnetic ink character data of the bills / checks read by the search file, and the corresponding sort number N-
The method is characterized by including the step of causing the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter to notify the first digit as a pocket number, and causing the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter to enter the pocket with the notified pocket number.

A first sort program of the present invention uses a character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, and a bill read by the character recognition leader sorter.・ Check characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and based on the post-conversion data. A sort number is given and stored in the transferred file, the transferred file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the maximum number of digits of the sort number is +1
Is calculated as the final pass by the bill management processing unit.

A second sort program of the present invention uses a character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, and a bill read by the character recognition leader sorter.・ Check characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and based on the post-conversion data. A sort number is given and stored in the transferred file, the transferred file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the maximum number of digits of the sort number is +1
Is calculated as the final pass, and in the pass N up to the final pass, the character data of the bills / checks read by the character recognition reader sorter is searched in the search file, and the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number is searched. The step of causing the character recognition reader / sorter to notify the number as a pocket number, and causing the bill management processing unit to execute the step of inserting the number into the pocket of the notified pocket number.

A third sort program of the present invention is a magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter having a pocket,
Using the bill management processing unit and the bill management server provided with account transfer information, the magnetic ink characters of the bills and checks read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, and the account transfer is performed. The pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, a sort number is given based on the post-conversion data, and the result is stored in the transfer file, and the transfer file is converted. Sort based on previous data and store in search file,
It is characterized in that the bill management processing unit is caused to execute the step of calculating the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as the final pass.

A fourth sort program of the present invention is a magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter having a pocket,
Using the bill management processing unit and the bill management server provided with account transfer information, the magnetic ink characters of the bills and checks read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, and the account transfer is performed. The pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, a sort number is given based on the post-conversion data, and the result is stored in the transfer file, and the transfer file is converted. Sort based on previous data and store in search file,
The number of digits of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final pass, and in the pass N up to the final pass, the magnetic ink character data of the bills / checks read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter is stored in the search file. The bill management processing unit is caused to perform a step of searching and notifying the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter of the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number as a pocket number and inserting the number into the pocket of the notified pocket number. It is characterized by

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention is a MICR reader sorter 50 (magnet ink character recognition reader) for reading and sorting bills and checks including characters printed with magnetic ink. Sorter: magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter) and a bill management server 6 including a computer, etc.
It consists of 0 and. The bill management server 60 includes a bill management processing unit 61 and a storage device 62 such as a hard disk.
The storage device 62 includes a read file 63, account transfer information 64, a post-transfer file 65, and a search file 66.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the MICR reader sorter 50.

Referring to FIG. 2 (a), the MICR leader sorter 50 has a hopper portion 51 for inserting bills / checks, a conveying path 52, and a pocket 53 (for example, ten pockets 0 to 9). Pocket) and. Referring to FIG. 2 (b), the bills / checks stacked in the hopper 51 are fed one by one,
When moving along the transport path 52, the characters are recognized and distributed to the corresponding portions of the pocket 53.

The bill management processing unit 61 of the bill management server 60
Identifies the exchange number, bank number, branch number, and account number from the data read by the MICR reader sorter 50, and reads the bill / check exchange number, bank number, branch number read in the read file 63 of the storage device 62. It has a function to save the number and account number. The account transfer information 64 includes an exchange number, a bank number, a branch number, an account number and an exchange number after transfer, a bank number after transfer, a branch number after transfer,
It is a correspondence table of account numbers after transfer.

There are four ways of registering the account transfer information 64. Registering '0' in the account transfer information 64 means that the item is not changed. The conversion is performed in the order of the first pattern, the second pattern, the third pattern, and the fourth pattern.

In the first pattern, the exchange number, bank number, branch number, account number, post-transfer exchange number, post-transfer bank number, post-transfer branch number, and post-transfer account number are all "0".
Not a pattern. This is the case when the account number changes due to the merger of banks or the consolidation of branches.

The second pattern is a registration pattern in which the account number and the transferred account number are "0". This is the case where the branch number is changed but the account number is not changed due to merger of banks or consolidation of branches.

The third pattern is a pattern in which the branch number, post-transfer branch number, account number, and post-transfer account number are "0". This is the case where the bank number has changed due to the merger of banks, but the branch number and account number have not changed.

The fourth pattern is a pattern for registering "0" other than the exchange number and the exchange number after transfer. This is a case where the exchange number to which a member belongs has changed due to the consolidation of exchanges, but the bank number, branch number, and account number have not changed.

The post-transfer file 65 is composed of nine items including post-transfer exchange number, post-transfer bank number, post-transfer branch number, post-transfer account number, exchange number, bank number, branch number, account number and sort number. . The post-transfer file 65 is the read file 63 converted according to the account transfer information 64.

File 6 after transfer of read file 63
When converting to 5, if the above 1st to 4th patterns do not apply, the exchange number after transfer is the exchange number
The bank number is assigned to the post-transfer bank number, the branch number is assigned to the post-transfer branch number, and the account number is assigned to the post-transfer account number, and they are stored in the post-transfer file 65.

Further, when the data is stored in the post-transfer file 65, the data is grouped by the post-transfer post office number, the post-transfer bank number, the post-transfer branch number, and the post-transfer account number, and the sort numbers are given in ascending order. The sort number is used after pass 2. The search file 66 is obtained by rearranging the post-transfer file 65 in ascending order of exchange number, bank number, branch number, and account number. This is used to facilitate the search on the second and subsequent passes.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the path 1 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

Sorting is completed by multiple passes.

Referring to FIG. 3, in pass 1, the bill management processing unit 61 of the bill management server 60 first issues an instruction for reading the bill / check to the MICR leader sorter 50 (step A2 in FIG. 3). Next, the MICR leader sorter 50 checks whether there are unread bills / checks (step A3 in FIG. 3), and if there are unread bills / checks (step A3 / YES in FIG. 3), the MICR leader sorter 50 uses the MICR. The characters are read as data (step A4 in FIG. 3). Next, MICR Leader Sorter 5
0 notifies the bill management processing unit 61 of the read data (step A5 in FIG. 3).

The bill management processing unit 61 discriminates the exchange number, the bank number, the branch number and the account number from the notified data (step A6 in FIG. 3) and stores them in the read file 63 (step A7 in FIG. 3). When all the bills / checks have been read, that is, if there are no unread bills / checks (step A3 / NO in FIG. 3), the contents of the read file 63 are transferred according to the account transfer information 64. , Branch number, and account number, and after the transfer, the exchange number, bank number, branch number, and account number are all grouped into the same group, and in ascending order, the decimal numbers from 1 ("Sort" Number ”), and save it in the file 65 after transfer (step A8 in FIG. 3).

Next, the bill management processing unit 61 sorts the transferred files 65 in ascending order of the exchange number, the bank number, the branch number and the account number so as to facilitate the search in the second and subsequent passes. It is saved in the search file 66 (step A9 in FIG. 3). Next, the bill management processing unit 61 calculates how many passes the sorting is completed, that is, the final pass number (step A10 in FIG. 3). The <maximum digit number + 1> of the “sort number” of the search file 66 is the final pass number. Pass 1 is now complete.

The bills / checks that have moved along the transport path 52 in pass 1 are sequentially stacked from the 0th pocket. If the preset number is exceeded, it will be stacked in the first pocket.

Next, the path 2 and thereafter will be described.

First, when pass 1 is completed, the operator returns the bill / check read as data from the pocket 53 to the hopper portion 51.

Since the same process is repeated until the completion of sorting after pass 2, the number of passes is represented by N. In pass N, the bill management server 60 searches the search file 66 for the sort number of the data read by the MICR reader sorter 50, and based on the sort number, in which pocket the bill / check should be placed, the MICR reader sorter. Give instructions to 50.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the path N according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how bills / checks are stacked from the pocket 53.

Referring to FIG. 4, in pass N, first, the bill management processing unit 61 of the bill management server 60 issues an instruction to read the bill / check to the MICR leader sorter 50 (step B2 in FIG. 4). Next, the MICR leader sorter 50 checks whether or not there are unread bills / checks (step B3 in FIG. 4). If there are unread bills / checks (step B3 / YES in FIG. 4), the MICR leader sorter 50 determines that the MICR The characters are read as data (step B4 in FIG. 4). Next, MICR Leader Sorter 5
0 notifies the bill management processing unit 61 of the read data (step A5 in FIG. 3).

The bill management processing unit 61 discriminates the exchange office number, the bank number, the branch number and the account number from the notified data (step B6 in FIG. 4), and the exchange office number, the bank number and the branch number of the read data. , The search file 66 is searched using the account number as a key, and the “sort number” is acquired (step B7 in FIG. 4).

Next, the bill management processing unit 61 calculates the pocket number and gives the MICR reader / sorter 50 the pocket number (step B8 in FIG. 4). here,
The N-1th digit from the right of the sort number is the pocket number for the bill / check. If the N-1th digit does not exist, the 0th pocket is designated. N for pass 2
= 2, in the case of pass 3, N = 3.

Upon receiving the pocket number instruction from the bill management processing unit 61, the MICR reader sorter 50 stores the bill / check in the designated pocket (step B9 in FIG. 4). When all the bills / checks have been read, that is, if there are no unread bills / checks (step B3 / NO in FIG. 4), the operator sequentially inserts the bills / checks from the pocket 9 as shown in FIG. The sheets are taken out and piled up and put in the hopper section 51 (step B10 in FIG. 4).

Next, the bill management processing unit 61 determines whether the executed pass is the final pass (step B11 in FIG. 4),
If it is not the final pass (step B11 / NO in FIG. 4),
Move up one path to set N = N + 1 (step B in FIG. 4).
12) Start the next pass. If the executed path is the final path (step B11 / YES in FIG. 4), the sorting is completed and the processing is ended.

An example of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of merging of examples of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, for example, the conditions for the merger are as follows. 125 branches of 0765 banks, 0
70 branches are members of the 1301 exchange. 0890
210 and 250 branches of the bank are affiliated with the 1401 exchange. 0765 Bank and 0890 Bank merged,
It became 0890 Bank. At that time, 0765 Bank 125
The branch office and 250 branches of 0890 Bank were merged into 250 branches of 0890 Bank. Although the account number of 125 branches of 0765 bank does not change basically, it is changed because some account numbers already exist in 250 branches of 0890 bank. The branch numbers of 0765 banks are unchanged except for 125 branches.

Next, the path 1 will be described.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the read file 63 created by executing the pass 1.

Referring to FIG. 7, the read file 63
Contains 25 sets of data of an exchange number, a bank number, a branch number, and an account number read from each bill / check. For example, the first set is exchange number: 1301, bank number:
0765, branch number: 125, account number: 100000
It is 1. Here, the data number is added for the sake of explanation.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the account transfer information 64.

Referring to FIG. 8, the account transfer information 64 is
It includes data of a combination of an exchange number, a bank number, a branch number, an account number, a post-transfer exchange number, a post-transfer bank number, a post-transfer branch number, and a post-transfer account number. The first to third (pattern code) groups are the first pattern, the fourth group (pattern code) is the second pattern, and the fifth group (pattern code) is the third pattern. And the sixth set (pattern code) is the fourth pattern.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the transferred file 65.

Referring to FIG. 9, the post-transfer file 65
Contains the data of the group of exchange number, bank number, branch number, account number, post-transfer exchange number, post-transfer bank number, post-transfer branch number, post-transfer account number and sort number. The data number, the data number of the read file 63, and the pattern code are added for explanation.

Data number 1 of read file 63
The set of 8,23, the set of data numbers 5,15, the set of data numbers 6,9, and the set of data numbers 20,24 are the post-transfer exchange number, the post-transfer bank number, the post-transfer branch number, and the post-transfer account. All numbers are the same so they are grouped. The pattern code in FIG. 9 corresponds to the pattern code in FIG. 8 and indicates the pattern used for transfer.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the search file 66.

Referring to FIG. 10, a search file 66
Shows that each set of the converted files 65 is sorted in ascending order of exchange number, bank number, branch number, and account number.

Next, the path 2 will be described.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the path 2.

Referring to FIG. 11, the operator takes out the bill / check read in the pass 1 from the pocket 53, sets it in the hopper portion 51, and starts the pass 2.
Here, for the sake of clarity, the letters of the bills and checks are read as data in the same order as the bills in pass 1.
The read data is notified to the bill management processing unit 61 (step S1 in FIG. 11). The bill management processing unit 61 searches the search file 66 for the corresponding "sort number" from the "exchange number", "bank number", "branch number", and "account number" of the notified data (Fig. 11 steps S
2). The first digit of the retrieved "sort number" is the pocket number in which the bill should be inserted. Bill management processing unit 61
Notifies the MICR leader sorter 50 of the pocket number (step S3 in FIG. 11), and the MICR leader sorter 50 puts the bill / check into the pocket 53 of the notified number.

Next, an embodiment of pass 2 will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing data and sort numbers before the execution of pass 2.

When pass 1 is completed, a sort number is given to each data as shown in FIG. 12, and the operator collects the corresponding bills / checks together and MICR reader sorter 50.
It is placed in the hopper section 51 of.

Next, the characters are read as data by the MICR reader sorter 50. Bill management processing unit 6
1 searches the read data using the search file 66 and notifies the MICR reader sorter 50 of the sort number “N−1 = 2-1 = 1st digit” as a pocket number. The MICR leader sorter 50 inserts a bill / check corresponding to the pocket 53 of the notified pocket number.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the pocket 53 at the time when pass 2 is completed.

Referring to FIG. 13, the corresponding bills / checks are put in the pockets 53 having the pocket numbers corresponding to the first digit of the sort numbers. The numbers in parentheses are the data numbers in FIG.

Next, the pass 3 will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing data and sort numbers before the execution of pass 3.

Upon completion of pass 2, as shown in FIG. 14, the operator puts the bills / checks together on the hopper portion 51 of the MICR leader sorter 50.

Next, the characters are read as data by the MICR reader sorter 50. Bill management processing unit 6
1 searches the read data using the search file 66 and notifies the MICR reader sorter 50 of the sort number "N-1 = 3-1 = second digit" as a pocket number. The MICR leader sorter 50 inserts a bill / check corresponding to the pocket 53 of the notified pocket number.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the pocket 53 at the time when pass 3 is completed.

Referring to FIG. 15, the corresponding bills / checks are put in the pockets 53 having the pocket numbers corresponding to the second digits of the sort numbers. The numbers in parentheses are the data numbers in FIG.

Sorting is completed as described above.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the second embodiment of the present invention, the number of pockets 53 of the MICR leader sorter 50 of the first embodiment of the present invention is set to an arbitrary number X.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 16, each pocket of pocket 53 is numbered from 0 to X-1. For example, when X = 12, each pocket number is 0, 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A (corresponding to decimal 10) and B (corresponding to decimal 11). Pocket 5
The display number actually printed on 3 may be a decimal number.

The sort number is given in correspondence with the X-adic number. For example, when X = 12, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, A (corresponding to decimal 10), B
(Corresponding to decimal number 11), 10 (corresponding to decimal number 12), 11 (corresponding to decimal number 13), ....

The pocket numbers determined by the bill management processing unit 61 are also X-adic numbers for the path N. That is, the (N-1) th digit is also based on the X-adic number. Also, the <maximum digit number + 1> of the “sort number”, which is the final pass number, is also based on the X-adic number.

By using a Y-adic number where Y <X, it is possible to use some of the pockets 53 instead of using all the pockets 53.

Also, by appropriately taking Y, it is possible to physically increase or decrease the number of pockets 53.

Although the above description has been made with respect to the magnetic ink characters, the characters are not limited to the magnetic ink characters and may be any printed characters.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the bill management processing unit 61 reads the magnetic ink characters of bills / checks read by the MICR reader / sorter 50 (step A4 in FIG. 3) as a pre-conversion data read file 63. (Step A7 in FIG. 3), the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information 64, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and a sort number is given based on the post-conversion data. The post-transfer file 65 is stored (step A8 in FIG. 3), and the post-transfer file 65 is sorted based on the pre-conversion data, and the search file 66 is stored.
Stored in (step A9 in FIG. 3), and the maximum number of digits of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final pass (step A9 in FIG. 3).
10) In the pass N up to the final pass, the data of the magnetic ink characters of the bill / check read by the MICR reader / sorter 50 is searched by the search file 66 (step B7 in FIG. 4), and the corresponding sort number N- 1
The method includes the step of informing the MICR reader sorter 50 of the digit number as a pocket number (step B8 in FIG. 4) and inserting it in the pocket 53 of the informed pocket number (step B9 in FIG. 4).

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic ink characters of a bill / check read by the MICR reader / sorter 50 are stored in the read file 63 as pre-conversion data (step A4 in FIG. 3). A7), convert the pre-conversion data into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information 64, group the same post-conversion data into groups, assign a sort number based on the post-conversion data, and store in the post-transfer file 65. (Step A8 in FIG. 3), the transferred file 65 is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file 66 (step A9 in FIG. 3), and the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final path ( 3 step A10), the hand read by the MICR reader sorter 50 in the pass N up to the final pass. - data of the magnetic ink character of the check is searched search file 66 (Fig. 4 step B
7) The MICR reader / sorter 50 is notified of the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number as the pocket number (step B8 in FIG. 4), and is put in the pocket 53 of the notified pocket number (step B9 in FIG. 4). Is a program for executing the bill management processing unit 61.

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The first effect of the present invention is that a merger of financial institutions or consolidation of branches occurs, and there are bills and checks with MICR-printed branch number and account number before and after merger and consolidation. In this case, the transfer can be easily performed.

The reason for this is that the MICR leader sorter is connected to the bill management server online,
Read the branch number and account number before consolidation and consolidation to the branch number and account number after merger and consolidation, sort by branch number and account number after merger and consolidation, MICR from bill management server
This is because the leader sorter is configured to instruct in which pocket the bill / check should be placed.

The second effect is that sorting according to the number of pockets of the MICR leader sorter can be easily performed.

The reason is that the number of pockets is used for the sorting process.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a MICR leader sorter 50.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of path 1 according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of a path N according to the first embodiment of this invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing how bills / checks are stacked from pockets.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a merged state of the examples of the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a read file created by executing pass 1.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the content of account transfer information.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a file after transfer.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a search file.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of path 2;

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing data and sort numbers before execution of pass 2;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a pocket at the time when pass 2 ends.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing data and sort numbers before execution of pass 3;

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of pocket 53 at the time when pass 3 is completed.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

50 MICR Leader Sorter 51 Hopper part 52 transport path 53 pockets 60 Bill management server 61 Bill Management Section 62 storage device 63 read file 64 Account transfer information 65 File after transfer 66 Search files

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, wherein characters of a bill or a check read by the character recognition leader sorter are converted into pre-conversion data. Stored in a read file, convert the pre-conversion data to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, group the same post-conversion data, assign a sort number based on the post-conversion data, and transfer to the post-transfer file. After storing, the transferred file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the digit of the maximum value of the sort number is +1.
A sorting system having the bill management processing unit for calculating as a final pass. 2. A character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, wherein the characters of a bill or check read by the character recognition leader sorter are converted into pre-conversion data. Stored in a read file, convert the pre-conversion data to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, group the same post-conversion data, assign a sort number based on the post-conversion data, and transfer to the post-transfer file. After storing, the transferred file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the digit of the maximum value of the sort number is +1.
Is calculated as the final pass, and in the pass N up to the final pass, the character data of the bills / checks read by the character recognition reader / sorter is searched in the search file, and the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number is searched. The sorting system is characterized by including the bill management processing unit that notifies the character recognition reader / sorter of the number as a pocket number and puts it in the pocket of the notified pocket number. 3. A magnetic ink of a bill or check read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter, comprising a magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The ink characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and the sort number is based on the post-conversion data. The bill management processing unit that assigns and stores the transferred file in the file after transfer, sorts the transferred file based on the data before conversion and stores in the search file, and calculates the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as the final pass. A sorting system characterized by having. 4. A magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information, wherein the magnetic bill of a bill or check read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter. The ink characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and the sort number is based on the post-conversion data. It is given and stored in the file after transfer, the file after transfer is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the file for search, the digit number of the maximum sort number + 1 is calculated as the final path, and the path up to the final path In N, the handprint read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter.
The magnetic ink character data of the check is searched in the search file, the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number is notified as a pocket number to the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter, and the pocket of the notified pocket number is notified. A sorting system having the bill management processing unit to be inserted into a sorting system. 5. A character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information are used, and the bill management processing unit provides the bills read by the character recognition reader sorter. The check characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and sorted based on the post-conversion data. A step of assigning a number and storing it in a file after transfer, sorting the transferred file based on pre-conversion data and storing in a search file, and calculating the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as the final path Sorting method characterized by. 6. A character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information are used, and the bill management processing unit causes a bill read by the character recognition reader sorter. The check characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and sorted based on the post-conversion data. A number is assigned and stored in the file after transfer, the file after transfer is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the maximum digit number of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final path, until the final path Data of bills / checks read by the character recognition reader sorter in pass N of Search in the search file,
A method of sorting, comprising the step of causing the character recognition reader / sorter to notify the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number as a pocket number, and causing the character recognition reader / sorter to enter the pocket with the notified pocket number. 7. A magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter that uses a magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information is read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter. The magnetic ink characters of the selected bills / checks are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the same post-conversion data are grouped and converted. A sort number is given based on the post-data and stored in the file after transfer, the post-transfer file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the maximum number digit of the sort number + 1 is set as the final path. A sorting method comprising a step of calculating. 8. A magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information are used to read the bill management processing unit in the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter. The magnetic ink characters of the selected bills / checks are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted to post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, and the same post-conversion data are grouped and converted. A sort number is given based on the post-data and stored in the file after transfer, the post-transfer file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the maximum number digit of the sort number + 1 is set as the final path. In the pass N up to the final pass, the magnetic ink character recognition leader sorter The magnetic ink character data of the bill or check read by the user is searched in the search file, and the N-1 digit of the corresponding sort number is notified as the pocket number to the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter. A sorting method, characterized by including the step of putting the pocket number into the pocket. 9. A character recognition reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information are used to convert the characters of a bill or check read by the character recognition reader sorter into pre-conversion data. And store it in a read file and convert the pre-conversion data into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information.
The same data after conversion is grouped, a sort number is given based on the converted data and stored in the file after transfer, and the transferred file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, A sort program, characterized in that the bill management processing unit is caused to execute a step of calculating the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as a final pass. 10. A character recognition leader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information are used to convert the letters of a bill / check read by the character recognition leader sorter into pre-conversion data. Stored in a read file, convert the pre-conversion data into post-conversion data in accordance with the account transfer information, group the same post-conversion data, assign a sort number based on the post-conversion data, and transfer the post-conversion file. , The transferred file is sorted based on the pre-conversion data and stored in the search file, and the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final path. The data for the letters of the bills / checks read by the recognition reader sorter is the search file. And letting the letter recognition reader / sorter notify the character recognition leader sorter of the N-1th digit of the corresponding sort number as a pocket number, and causing the bill management processing unit to execute the step of inserting the number into the pocket of the notified pocket number. Is a sorting program. 11. A magnetic ink of a bill or check read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter using a magnetic ink character recognition / reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The ink characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and the sort number is based on the post-conversion data. The step of storing the transferred file in the file after transfer, sorting the transferred file based on the pre-conversion data and storing in the search file, and calculating the digit number of the maximum value of the sort number + 1 as the final pass. A sorting program characterized by being executed by a processing unit. 12. A magnetic ink of a bill / check read by the magnetic ink character recognition / reader sorter using a magnetic ink character recognition / reader sorter having a pocket, a bill management processing unit, and a bill management server having account transfer information. The ink characters are stored in the read file as pre-conversion data, the pre-conversion data is converted into post-conversion data according to the account transfer information, the same post-conversion data is grouped, and the sort number is based on the post-conversion data. Is added and stored in the file after transfer, the transferred file is sorted based on the data before conversion and stored in the search file, and the maximum digit number of the sort number + 1 is calculated as the final path. In Pass N, the bills read by the magnetic ink character recognition reader sorter The magnetic ink character data of the check is searched in the search file, the N-1 digit of the corresponding sort number is notified as the pocket number to the magnetic ink character recognition reader / sorter, and the pocket having the notified pocket number is notified. A sorting program for causing the bill management processing unit to execute the step of inserting the bill into the bill.