JP4507625B2 - Single-sheet paper reading device, composite processing device, and single-sheet paper reading processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technical field of a single-sheet paper reading device and a single-sheet paper reading processing method for performing a reading process on a single-sheet paper on which magnetic ink characters are printed.

Conventionally, on a cut sheet such as a check, important information may be printed on the surface using magnetic ink characters. For example, an account number, a monetary amount, and the like are printed in magnetic ink characters at a predetermined location of a check. In the case of checks, the validity can be confirmed by reading and inquiring magnetic ink characters. Therefore, a cut sheet reading device has been developed that is configured to be able to read magnetic ink characters while inserting and transporting a cut sheet such as a check. In addition to magnetic ink characters, it is also desired to optically read the entire printed pattern of a cut sheet and store it as image data. Therefore, a single-sheet paper reading device (composite processing device) configured to be able to execute both magnetic reading processing and optical reading processing has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-6713 A

  In general, the operation of the above-described single sheet reading apparatus is controlled by transmitting a predetermined control command from a host apparatus via a network, serial communication, or USB communication. Then, when the desired sheet paper is read by the sheet paper reading device, the host device, for example, transmits a control command for executing the magnetic reading process, and then receives the magnetic reading data as a result. Then, after the control command for executing the optical reading process is transmitted, the control is performed by the procedure of receiving the image data as a result.

  However, controlling by the above procedure from the host device means that the cut sheet paper is first set and conveyed so that the magnetic ink characters can be read, and then the cut sheet paper is reset and imaged. Therefore, it is necessary to transport the cut sheet to make it read. In this case, on the host device side, it takes time to acquire the necessary magnetic read data and image data, and complicated operations are required, resulting in problems such as poor usability and low work efficiency.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and when reading a cut sheet and acquiring both magnetic reading data and image data, each reading process is executed in one transport operation. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cut sheet reading apparatus and the like that can eliminate complicated operations, can reliably reduce the time required for work, and are excellent in convenience.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a cut sheet reading apparatus according to the present invention is a cut sheet reading apparatus that performs a reading process on a cut sheet on which magnetic ink characters are printed based on a plurality of preset control commands. A conveying unit configured to convey the cut sheet along a conveying path; and a magnetic reading unit configured to output magnetic reading data obtained by reading the magnetic ink characters printed on the cut sheet in the conveying path. , Optical reading means for outputting image data obtained by optically reading the front and back images of the cut sheet in the conveying path, interpreting the control command, and conveying the conveying means according to the interpretation result Operation, magnetic reading processing for operating the magnetic reading means to read the cut sheet, and moving the optical reading means. Control means for controlling the optical reading process for reading the cut sheet, and the plurality of control commands include 1 for a cut sheet to be read by specifying a parameter added to the control command. The simultaneous reading processing command for executing the magnetic reading processing and the optical reading processing in one transport operation, and the magnetic reading processing or the optical reading processing in one transport operation for a single cut sheet to be read. A command for selectively executing one of the reading processes, and the control means further determines whether each of the reading results in the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process is a normal end or an abnormal end. Generates and outputs information for identification, and if it ends abnormally, And wherein also be output from the state information indicating the reason.

According to this invention, when a simultaneous reading command for a single cut sheet is input, the magnetic reading process is performed by the magnetic reading unit in one transport operation in which the single sheet is transported along the transport path. Optical reading processing by the optical reading means is executed, and both magnetic reading data and image data are output. Therefore, a complicated operation for the cut sheet reading device is not required, and the time required for reading the cut sheet can be surely shortened. In addition, the information indicating the reading result in the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process is generated and output, and in the case of abnormal termination, the state information indicating the reason for the occurrence of the abnormality is output. For example, the host device can perform error processing by referring to the read result, and thus can perform appropriate processing according to the situation, so that convenience can be further improved.

According to another aspect of the cut sheet reading apparatus of the present invention, the plurality of control commands include the magnetic reading as a type of read process executed in one transport operation for the read cut cut sheet. Or a parameter for selectively specifying the optical reading process, and the control means selectively executes only the reading process selected and specified by the parameter during the simultaneous reading process. To do.

According to this aspect of the invention, since the parameter can be added to the control command and the magnetic reading process or the optical reading process can be selected and specified, the magnetic reading data or the image data has already been acquired for the cut sheet. In this case, the processing time can be further shortened by selecting one reading process.

  According to another aspect of the cut sheet reading apparatus of the present invention, the optical reading unit includes a first optical reading unit that reads an image on the front side of the cut sheet and an image on the back side of the cut sheet. And image data on the front surface and image data on the back surface are respectively output.

  According to the invention of this aspect, regarding the cut sheet paper to be read, two image data on the front side and the back side are output, and various data can be obtained by adding the above magnetic read data, thereby increasing the utility value of the cut sheet paper. Can be increased.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a composite processing apparatus of the present invention includes the above-described cut sheet reading device and a printing unit that prints on the cut sheet with a print head, and the control unit includes the control command. The printing operation of the printing means is controlled based on the above.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the cut sheet reading processing method of the present invention is a cut sheet reading processing method for performing a reading process on a cut sheet on which magnetic ink characters are printed, and an input operation set a plurality of control command corresponding to the command in advance, simultaneous reading and interpreting the control command received from the host device and executes the magnetic reading processing and optical reading process by the conveying operation of the one relative to noncontinuous media to be read When a command is input, magnetic reading data obtained by reading the magnetic ink characters printed on the cut sheet paper in the transport path and an image obtained by optically reading the image of the cut sheet in the transport path outputs data, as further the resultant reading corresponding to simultaneous read command, the magnetic read Processing together with the optical reading process is successful in that or abnormal termination in which either generate the information for identifying the output, respectively, if there was an abnormal termination, the output status information indicating the reason for the abnormal occurrence It is characterized by doing.

Further, in another aspect of the sheet processing method of the present invention, the parameter added to the control command is the type of the reading process executed in one operation for the sheet paper to be read. When it is determined that the parameter is a parameter for selectively specifying the magnetic reading process or the optical reading process, only the reading process selected and specified by the parameter is selectively executed.

  According to the present invention, a magnetic reading unit and an optical reading unit are provided for reading the cut sheet, and the control unit executes the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process by one transport operation of the cut sheet. Therefore, when acquiring both magnetic reading data and image data corresponding to the desired cut sheet, the time required for the work can be shortened without performing complicated operations, and the cut sheet is highly convenient. A reading device or the like can be realized.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of the composite processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a composite processing apparatus that combines the functions of a single sheet paper reading device that reads magnetic ink characters and images of a single sheet paper such as a check, and a printer device that performs printing on the single sheet paper. The case where it applies is demonstrated. However, in the present invention, the function of the printer device is not necessarily essential, and the feature of the cut sheet reading device is characteristic. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the composite processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a single sheet paper conveyance path in the composite processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the composite processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a U-shaped conveyance path 2 that conveys a sheet of paper such as a check, and an upper part of the main body along the conveyance path 2 covers a cover 3. Covered with. The conveyance path 2 is formed with an insertion port 4 for manually inserting a single sheet of paper such as a check, and a discharge port 5 through which the single sheet is discharged.

  In FIG. 2, members related to the reading process of the cut sheet P from the insertion port 4 at one end of the conveyance path 2 to the discharge port 5 at the other end are shown. At a predetermined position on the surface of the cut sheet P, for example, magnetic ink characters in which characters such as a user account number and a check paper serial number are represented using magnetic ink, that is, MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) characters are displayed. Preprinted. Thus, the magnetic ink character printed on the cut sheet P can be determined by extracting a magnetic waveform corresponding to the magnetic ink character by the MICR head described later and analyzing it.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cut sheet P inserted into the insertion slot 4 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A, sequentially fed by the first conveyance roller 33 and the second conveyance roller 34, and then discharged by the discharge roller 35. It is discharged from the outlet 5. While the cut sheet P is conveyed along the conveyance path 2, the sheet P is subjected to a reading process based on the sheet position detected by the BOF (Bottom of Form) sensor 31 and the TOF (Top of Form) sensor 32.

  The reading process for the cut sheet P includes an optical reading process using a front surface CIS mechanism 24a and a back surface CIS mechanism 24b included in a CIS (Contact Image Sensor) mechanism described later, and a magnetic reading process using an MICR head 22. The cut sheet P transported along the transport path 2 is first read optically by the back surface CIS mechanism 24b and the front surface image is optically read by the front surface CIS mechanism 24a. 22 is performed by the procedure that the magnetic ink characters on the surface are read.

  Next, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the composite processing apparatus 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the composite processing apparatus 1 includes two CPUs, and includes a main CPU 11 that performs overall control and a sub CPU 13 that mainly performs optical reading processing. In general, since the optical reading process is heavy, a dedicated sub CPU 13 is provided. The main CPU 11 functioning as a control unit of the present invention executes a desired process using the memory unit 12 including a RAM and a ROM, and is connected to the sensor unit 16, the print control unit 17, and the paper feed via the internal bus 25. Various information such as control signals are exchanged between the control unit 19 and the MICR control unit 21. On the other hand, the sub CPU 13 executes optical reading processing using the memory unit 14 including RAM and ROM, and exchanges control signals and reading data with the CIS control unit 23 connected via the internal bus 25. The main CPU 11 and the sub CPU 13 are not connected via the internal bus 25, and communicate via a dedicated port.

  The external host device 30 is connected to the composite processing apparatus 1 via a network. When a predetermined control command is transmitted to the composite processing apparatus 1 by the function of the application program activated by the host apparatus 30, the control command is received by the communication interface 15 via the network and is transmitted to the main CPU 11. Then, the main CPU 11 analyzes the control command, and performs necessary control for each of the above-described components based on the result. On the other hand, when the main CPU 11 performs processing, various data such as read data is sent from the communication interface 15 to the host device 30 via the network.

  Next, the sensor unit 16 includes various sensors installed to detect the operation state of the composite processing apparatus 1. For example, the BOF sensor 31 and the TOF sensor 32 in the transport path 2, and the composite processing are included. A sensor for detecting the open / closed state of the cover of the device 1 is installed. A detection signal is output from each sensor of the sensor unit 16 at a predetermined timing and sent to the main CPU 11.

  The print control unit 17 drives and controls the print head 18 so that desired print data is printed on the cut sheet P in response to a command from the main CPU 11. A pattern corresponding to the print data is printed on the cut sheet P conveyed by the print head 18. The print control unit 17 and the print head 18 function as printing means of the present invention.

  The paper feed control unit 19 drives the paper feed mechanism 20 including a motor, a roller, and the like according to the control of the main CPU 11, and transports the cut sheet P from the insertion port 4 toward the discharge port 5. The main CPU 11 can appropriately switch and control the conveyance speed of the cut sheet P by the paper feeding mechanism 20. The paper feed control unit 19 and the paper feed mechanism 20 function as a transport unit of the present invention.

  The MICR control unit 21 drives the MICR head 22 in response to a command from the main CPU 11, reads the magnetic ink characters printed on the cut sheet P, and extracts magnetic signals corresponding to the magnetic ink character pattern. When the cut sheet P is transported, the reading range of the magnetic ink characters by the MICR head 22 can be determined based on the position of the cut sheet P detected by the sensor unit 16. These MICR control unit 21 and MICR head 22 function as magnetic reading means of the present invention.

  On the other hand, the CIS control unit 23 drives the CIS mechanism 24 according to a command from the sub CPU 23 to optically read the front or back image of the cut sheet P and extract a signal corresponding to the image of the cut sheet P. To do. When the cut sheet P is conveyed, the image reading range by the CIS mechanism 24 can be determined based on the position of the cut sheet P detected by the sensor unit 16. The CIS mechanism 24 is provided with the front CIS mechanism 24a and the back CIS mechanism 24b separately as described above, but both can be controlled separately. The CIS control unit 23 and the CIS mechanism 24 function as an optical reading unit of the present invention.

  Next, details of processing related to reading of the cut sheet P by the composite processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a magnetic reading process by the MICR control unit 21 and the MICR head 22 and an optical reading process by the CIS control unit 23 and the CIS mechanism 24 will be described as the reading process of the cut sheet P.

  First, control command reception processing executed by the composite processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Prior to the control command reception process shown in FIG. 4, a desired control command is transmitted by the host device 30 by the function of the application program. The control command transmitted from the host device 30 is received via the communication interface 15 (step S11). The main CPU 11 analyzes the reception control command (step S12), determines the type of the control command, and extracts the added information.

  Next, when it is determined that the reception control command is a simultaneous reading command based on the analysis result in step S12 (step S13; YES), the simultaneous reading process is executed under the control of the main CPU 11 (step S14). On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception control command is not a simultaneous reading command (step S13; NO), the process proceeds to step S15.

  The simultaneous reading process in step S14 is a process of performing both a magnetic reading process for reading magnetic ink characters and an optical reading process for reading an image with a single transport operation on the cut sheet P inserted in the composite processing apparatus 1. Yes, the execution is started in accordance with the simultaneous reading command transmitted from the host device 30. The detailed procedure of the simultaneous reading process will be described later.

  Next, when it is determined that the reception control command is an image data transfer command based on the analysis result of step S12 (step S15; YES), an image data transfer process is executed under the control of the main CPU 11 (step S16). ). On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception control command is not an image data transfer command (step S15; NO), the process proceeds to step S17.

  The image data transfer process in step S16 is a process of reading the image data of a predetermined cut sheet P that has already been read by the multi-processing apparatus 1 and accumulated in the memory unit 14, and transferring the image data to the host apparatus 30. Execution is started in accordance with an image data transfer command transmitted from the host device 30. The detailed procedure of the image data transfer process will be described later.

  Next, when it is determined that the reception control command is a MICR data transfer command based on the analysis result of step S12 (step S17; YES), the MICR data transfer process is executed under the control of the main CPU 11 (step S18). ). On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception control command is not the MICR data transfer command (step S17; NO), the process proceeds to step S19.

  The MICR data transfer process in step S18 reads MICR data, which is magnetic read data of a predetermined cut sheet P that has already been read by the multi-processing apparatus 1 and accumulated in the memory unit 12, and transfers it to the host apparatus 30. In accordance with the MICR data transfer command transmitted from the host device 30, the execution is started.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the reception control command is another control command based on the analysis result of step S11, a process suitable for the control command is executed (step S19), and the process shown in FIG. 4 ends. . In the present embodiment, descriptions other than the above three control commands are omitted.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a flowchart for specifically explaining the simultaneous reading process in step S14. As shown in FIG. 5, the main CPU 11 checks the parameter added to the received simultaneous reading command (step S31). Since this parameter includes a data ID assigned to each cut sheet P, the cut sheet P to be read can be specified by determining the data ID. Note that when the cut sheet P is specified by other means, the processing may be performed with this data ID as a fixed value. In addition, as an important parameter added to the simultaneous reading command, a parameter for selecting the type of reading process is prepared.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining parameters added to the simultaneous reading command in order to select the type of reading process. As shown in FIG. 6, one bit is assigned to each of the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process, and selection or non-selection can be individually designated. That is, in the host device 30, in addition to designating both the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process, either the magnetic reading process or the optical reading process can be selected and designated.

  If the result of the check in step S31 indicates that the magnetic reading process is selected according to the parameter (step S32; YES), the magnetic reading process is permitted by setting a magnetic reading flag (step S33). On the other hand, when the magnetic reading process is not selected (step S32; NO), step S33 is not executed.

  If the optical reading process is selected by the parameter as a result of the check in step S31 (step S34; YES), the optical reading process is permitted by setting an optical reading flag (step S35). On the other hand, when the optical reading process is not selected (step S34; NO), step S35 is not executed.

  In the process of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the magnetic reading flag and the optical reading flag are initially set to a state where they are not set (non-permitted state).

  Next, in order to transport the cut sheet P inserted in the composite processing apparatus 1, the paper feed control unit 19 is driven by the command of the main CPU 11 and the paper feed mechanism 20 is driven, while referring to the detection signal of the sensor unit 16. Then, the paper feeding operation for the cut sheet P is started (step S36).

  Then, referring to the magnetic reading flag, if it is in the permitted state (step S37; YES), the MICR head 22 is driven by the MICR control unit 21 in response to an instruction from the main CPU 11, and the magnetic reading operation for the cut sheet P is performed. Is controlled (step S38). In step S38, magnetic ink characters in a predetermined reading range on the cut sheet P are read based on the detection signal of the sensor unit 16. On the other hand, when the magnetic reading flag is in the non-permission state (step S37; NO), step S38 is not executed.

  Next, referring to the optical reading flag, if it is in the permitted state (step S39; YES), the CIS control unit 23 is driven by the command of the sub CPU 13 to drive the CIS mechanism 24 to perform the optical reading operation on the cut sheet P. Is controlled (step S40). In step S40, based on the detection signal of the sensor unit 16, images of the respective reading ranges on the front and back surfaces of the cut sheet P are read. On the other hand, when the optical reading flag is in the non-permitted state (step S39; NO), step S40 is not executed.

  When the paper feed of the cut paper P is completed (step S41; YES), the process proceeds to step S42, and while the paper feed of the cut paper P is continued (step S41; NO), the processing of steps S36 to S41 is performed. Continue. In step S41, when the paper sheet P is completely fed, all necessary MICR data is accumulated in the memory unit 12, and all necessary image data is accumulated in the memory unit 14.

  Finally, a read result that is information for identifying whether the result of the simultaneous reading process is a normal end or an abnormal end is generated, and the read result is transmitted to the host device 30 via the communication interface 15 ( Step S42), the processing of FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the read result transmitted in step S42. As shown in FIG. 7, as a result of the above-described simultaneous reading process, 1 bit is assigned to each of the MICR reading result and the image reading result, and normal end or abnormal end can be set respectively. The abnormal termination that occurs in the simultaneous reading process can be usually determined based on the detection result of the sensor unit 16.

  Next, FIG. 8 is a flowchart for specifically explaining the image data transfer processing in step S16 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, when the image data transfer command is received, the main CPU 11 checks the parameter added to the received image data transfer command (step S51). Since this parameter includes the above-described data ID, it is possible to specify the cut sheet P to be read by determining the data ID.

  Here, in the image data transfer command, parameters for selectively designating the front side or the back side as the reading side for the cut sheet P are prepared. That is, in one image data transfer process, it is assumed that only one of the front and back image data designated by the parameters is transferred.

  As a result of the check in step S51, if the reading surface is designated as a surface by a parameter (step S52; YES), the surface that matches the specified data ID from the image data stored in the memory unit 14 Are transferred to the host device 30 via the communication interface 15 (step S53).

  On the other hand, when the reading surface is not designated as the front surface by the parameter (step S52; NO) and the reading surface is designated as the back surface (step S54; YES), the image data stored in the memory unit 14 Then, the back side image data matching the specified data ID is read out and transferred to the host device 30 via the communication interface 15 (step S55), and the processing of FIG.

  In step S53 or step S55, if the optical reading process is abnormally terminated, the status information stored in the RAM of the memory unit 12 is transmitted to the host device 30. By referring to this state information, it is possible to determine the reason for the occurrence of an abnormality during image reading.

  In the MICR data transfer process in step S18 of FIG. 4, MICR data matching the data ID is read from the memory unit 12 and transferred to the host device 30 via the communication interface 15. Also in this case, if an abnormal end occurs during the magnetic reading process, the status information stored in the memory unit 12 is transmitted to the host device 30. By referring to this, the reason for the occurrence of the abnormality in the magnetic reading process is determined. can do.

  Next, processing executed by the host device 30 using the composite processing apparatus 1 will be described. The host device 30 can realize various processes using the composite processing apparatus 1 based on the function of the application program. Here, two typical processes will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a first process executed by the host device 30, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a second process executed by the host device 30.

  The first process shown in FIG. 9 is a process for sequentially executing the above-described simultaneous reading command, MICR data transfer command, and image data transfer command. First, the host device 30 transmits a simultaneous reading command to the composite processing device 1 at a predetermined timing (step S101). At this time, the data ID of the cut sheet P to be read is given as a parameter of the simultaneous reading command. In FIG. 9, it is assumed that both the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process are specified by parameters as the reading type in the simultaneous reading process.

  Then, in the composite processing apparatus 1 that has received the simultaneous reading command, the simultaneous reading process shown in FIG. 5 is executed, and in the host apparatus 30, the reading result returned from the composite processing apparatus 1 as shown in step S42 in FIG. Is received (step S102).

  The MICR reading result included in the reading result received in step S102 is referred to. If the reading is successful (step S103; YES), a MICR data transfer command is transmitted from the host device 30 to the composite processing device 1 (step S104). ). As a result, the MICR data transfer process is executed in the composite processing apparatus 1 that has received the MICR data transfer command. As a result, the host device 30 receives the MICR data transferred from the composite processing device 1 and sequentially accumulates it in the storage device (step S105). On the other hand, referring to the above-described MICR reading result, if it is abnormally terminated (step S103; NO), the process of FIG. 9 is terminated without reading the cut sheet P thereafter.

  Next, the image reading result included in the reading result received in step S102 is referred to, and if it is normal end (step S106; YES), an image data transfer command is transmitted from the host device 30 to the composite processing device 1. (Step S107). As a result, in the composite processing apparatus 1 that has received the image data transfer command, the image data transfer process shown in FIG. 8 is executed. As a result, the host device 30 receives the image data transferred from the composite processing device 1 and sequentially accumulates it in the storage device (step S108). On the other hand, referring to the above-mentioned image reading result, if it is abnormal termination (step S106; NO), steps S107 and S108 are not executed.

  Note that in the image data transfer command transmitted in step S107, it is necessary to designate one of the front surface and the back surface as the reading surface. Therefore, when acquiring both front and back image data of the cut sheet P, the processing of steps S107 and S108 may be executed twice by changing the designation of the front and back sides according to the parameters.

  As a result of the first processing shown in FIG. 9, the MICR data and the image data transferred from the composite processing apparatus 1 to the host apparatus 30 are stored as electronic data in a storage device such as a hard disk in association with the data ID. . Then, the host device 30 can read MICR data or image data corresponding to the data ID of the desired cut sheet P from the storage device and perform confirmation display on a display or the like as necessary.

  Next, the second process shown in FIG. 10 is a process in which the above-described simultaneous reading command, MICR data transfer command, and image data transfer command are sequentially executed and a predetermined error process is added. First, the host device 30 transmits a simultaneous reading command to the composite processing device 1 at a predetermined timing (step S201). Then, in the composite processing apparatus 1 that has received the simultaneous reading command, the simultaneous reading process shown in FIG. 5 is executed, and the host apparatus 30 receives the reading result returned from the composite processing apparatus 1 (step S202). In these steps S201 and 202, the parameters added to the simultaneous reading command may be the same as those in steps S101 and S102 in FIG.

  Next, referring to the MICR read result included in the read result received in step S202, if the operation has been completed normally (step S203; YES), the MICR data transfer command is transmitted (step S104, 105) as in steps S104 and 105 of FIG. S204), MICR data is received and stored in the storage device (step S205). On the other hand, referring to the above-described MICR reading result, if it is abnormal termination (step S203; NO), the MICR data transfer command is transmitted (step S206), and then error processing is executed (step S207).

  That is, in steps S206 and 207, since it can be determined that an abnormality has occurred during MICR reading in the composite processing apparatus 1, error processing for notifying the abnormality is executed. The reason for the occurrence of an abnormality during MICR reading may be determined by referring to the status information transmitted to the host device 30 during the MICR data transfer process. Then, as the contents of the error processing in step S207, for example, a predetermined message corresponding to the state information may be displayed on the display of the host device 30.

  Note that after the execution of step S207, the process of FIG.

  Subsequent to step S205, the image reading result included in the reading result received in step S202 is referred to. If the image reading has been completed normally (step S208; YES), the image data transfer command is the same as in steps S107 and 108 of FIG. Is transmitted (step S209), and image data is received and stored in the storage device (step S210). On the other hand, referring to the above-described image reading result, if it is abnormal termination (step S208; NO), an image data transfer command is transmitted (step S211), and then error processing is executed (step S211).

  Also in these steps S210 and 211, since it can be determined that an abnormality has occurred during image reading in the composite processing apparatus 1 as described above, error processing for notifying the abnormality is executed. In this case as well, the reason for the occurrence of an abnormality at the time of image reading may be determined by referring to the status information transmitted to the host device 30 during the image data transfer process of FIG. For example, a predetermined message corresponding to the status information may be displayed on the display of the host device 30.

  As a result of the second processing shown in FIG. 10, MICR data and image data transferred from the composite processing apparatus 1 to the host apparatus 30 are accumulated as electronic data in a storage device such as a hard disk, and an error occurs for some reason. Even if it is a case, the state can be judged reliably. Then, the user of the host device 30 can perform necessary operations on the composite processing apparatus 1 and take measures promptly according to the contents of the error.

  The contents of abnormal termination in steps S203 and 208 in FIG. 10 include abnormalities in the cut sheet P itself, cover open of the multi-processing device 1, malfunction of the paper feed mechanism 22, and data storage in the memory units 12 and 14. There are various causes such as time abnormalities. Therefore, it is desirable to set different error processing messages for each of these causes.

  As described above, in the cut sheet reading apparatus of the present embodiment, the magnetic reading process is performed while the cut sheet P is conveyed once along the conveyance path 2 when the simultaneous reading command is received from the host device 30. And optical reading processing can be executed, and both MICR data and image data can be acquired. Thereby, in the host device 30, the operation for operating the cut sheet reading device is simplified, the processing time can be greatly shortened, and the work efficiency can be improved. In addition, by adding parameters to the magnetic read command and selecting and specifying the type of read processing, or by receiving the read result and using it for error processing, the convenience of the user who operates the host device 30 is improved, and it is easy to use. A cut sheet reading device can be realized.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the compound processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows typically the conveyance path | route in the compound processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the compound processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the control command reception process performed by the composite processing apparatus of this embodiment. 5 is a flowchart for specifically explaining the simultaneous reading process in step S14 of FIG. It is a figure explaining the parameter added to a simultaneous reading command in order to select the kind of reading process. It is a figure explaining the content of the reading result transmitted by FIG.5 S42. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for specifically explaining the image data transfer process in step S <b> 16 of FIG. 4. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the 1st process performed by the host apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the 2nd process performed by the host apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Composite processing apparatus 2 ... Conveyance path 3 ... Cover 4 ... Insertion port 5 ... Discharge port 11 ... Main CPU
12 ... Memory unit 13 ... Sub CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 ... Memory part 15 ... Communication interface 16 ... Sensor part 17 ... Print control part 18 ... Print head 19 ... Paper feed control part 20 ... Paper feed mechanism 21 ... MICR control part 22 ... MICR head 23 ... CIS control part 24 ... CIS mechanism 24a ... front CIS mechanism 24b ... back CIS mechanism 25 ... internal bus 30 ... host device 31 ... BOF sensor 32 ... TOF sensor 33 ... first transport roller 34 ... second transport roller 35 ... discharge roller P ... cut sheet paper

Claims (5)

A cut sheet reading device that performs a reading process on a cut sheet on which magnetic ink characters are printed based on a plurality of preset control commands,
Conveying means for conveying the cut sheet along a conveying path;
Magnetic reading means for outputting magnetic reading data obtained by reading the magnetic ink characters printed on the cut sheet in the transport path;
Optical reading means for outputting image data obtained by optically reading images of the front and back surfaces of the cut sheet in the transport path;
Interpreting the input control command, and according to the interpretation result, the transporting operation of the transporting unit, the magnetic reading process of operating the magnetic reading unit to read the cut sheet, and the optical reading unit Control means for controlling the optical reading process to read the cut sheet,
With
The plurality of control commands include a simultaneous reading process in which the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process are executed in one transport operation for a single sheet of paper to be read according to a parameter added to the control command. Command and
A command for selectively executing one of the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process in one transport operation for a single cut sheet to be read;
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The control means further generates and outputs information for identifying whether the reading ends in the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process as normal end or abnormal end, respectively. If, noncontinuous media reading device, wherein also be output from the state information indicating the reason for abnormality. The optical reading unit includes a first optical reading unit that reads an image of the front side of the cut sheet and a second optical reading unit that reads an image of the back side of the cut sheet. 2. The cut sheet reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the image data is output. 3. The cut sheet reading device according to claim 1, and a printing unit that prints on the cut sheet with a print head, wherein the control unit is configured to perform the printing based on the control command. A composite processing apparatus for controlling a printing operation of the means. A method for reading a cut sheet that performs a reading process on a cut sheet on which magnetic ink characters are printed,
A plurality of control commands corresponding to the input operation commands are set in advance, the control commands received from the host device are interpreted, and the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process are performed by a single transport operation with respect to the sheet paper to be read. When the simultaneous reading command to be executed is input, the magnetic reading data obtained by reading the magnetic ink characters printed on the cut sheet paper in the transport path and the image of the cut sheet optically read in the transport path. Output image data, and further generate information for identifying whether the magnetic reading process and the optical reading process are normally ended or abnormally ended as a reading result corresponding to the simultaneous reading command. If it ends abnormally, the reason for the error is displayed. Reading processing method noncontinuous paper and outputs state information. The parameter added to the control command is a parameter for selecting and specifying the magnetic reading process or the optical reading process as the type of reading process to be executed in a single operation on the single-cut sheet to be read. 5. The single-sheet paper reading processing method according to claim 4 , wherein when it is determined, only the reading processing selected and designated by the parameter is selectively executed.

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