JPS5850385B2 - automatic printing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to an automatic printing device, and particularly to a passbook carryover control system for automatic deposit machines and the like.

(Prior Art) In an automatic deposit machine, a customer inserts a card, a passbook, and deposited coins into an insertion slot of the machine, receives the completed and returned passbook, and completes the deposit operation.

In addition, the cash dispensing machine inserts a card and a bankbook, and the payment operation is completed after receiving the cash, the registered bankbook, and the card.

In a passbook, the customer opens the page that should be recorded, that is, the page that was printed last time and has blank space left, and inserts it into the deposit machine. If there is a lot of data to be recorded when making a deposit or payment, it will not be possible to print all of the information in the blank space and a new page will need to be added.

In this case, there would be no problem if the deposit machine itself could print up to the last line and print the remaining data on the next line, but it is difficult to do so.Currently, the machine prints up to the last line and then stops printing there. Please turn to the display section and insert the passbook again.

The passbook will be ejected with a message to that effect.

(Problems with the prior art) There is no problem if the user clearly recognizes this display and follows the instructions, but if the user accidentally overlooks this display, the final The operation is to eject the passbook, and money does not come out other than the passbook, unlike receipt ejection or automatic cash dispenser (CD), so the ejection of the passbook for the page break is considered to be the ejection of the passbook at the complete end of the transaction. There are times when I make a mistake and receive my passbook and then go home.

In such a case, the CPUs of the automatic teller machine and the center keep waiting for the bankbook to be inserted, and the machines eventually time out and become inactive.

(Objective of the Invention) The present invention aims to improve the above-mentioned problems and ensure that the page feed operation is performed reliably.

(Summary of the Invention) In the automatic printing device of the present invention, when printing is performed on the last line of the print page of a passbook and there is unprinted data, the printing operation is interrupted, the passbook is prevented from being ejected, and a page change is notified. death,
The present invention is characterized in that when a predetermined operation is performed in accordance with this notification, the passbook is taken out, a page is changed, and then reinserted, the unprinted data is printed and the passbook is returned.

(Example of the invention) Next, this will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an automatic teller machine (ATM) to which the present invention is applied and which can also make monetary payments.

Reference numeral 10 is the ATM, and includes a line transmission/reception control section 1, a passbook printer control section 2, a display control section 3, a status display 4, a passbook suction/discharge processing section 5, a control section 6 thereof, and a return key control section 7.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a central CPU (computer), to which the line transmission/reception control section 1 of the AD is connected through a line.

Next, while referring to the flowchart in Figure 2a,
An outline of the operation of M will be explained.

First, the customer selects a transaction mode by pressing a button on the ATM.

In this example, since it is a deposit, the ATM is set to deposit mode, and then a passbook is inserted and then banknotes are inserted.

The passbook suction/discharge processing unit 5 transfers the passbook inserted into the insertion slot into the AT
data such as an account number are magnetically read from the passbook, and then the passbook is transferred so that the part of the passbook to be printed faces the printing mechanism.

The ATM also communicates with the center based on the read data and deposit data, receives print data regarding the current deposit amount, balance, automatic transfer, payment, etc. of the account, and prints it via the passbook printer control unit 2. Operate the printer and print on the passbook.

If there is enough blank space in the passbook and all the print data can be printed on the page, the bookkeeping ends with printing on the page.
The passbook suction/discharge processing section 5 operates, and the passbook is discharged from the ATM and returned to the customer, completing the transaction.

Figure 2 shows the processing procedure of the present invention.As shown in this figure and as is clear from comparison with figure a, the present invention is the same as the conventional method up to the last line printing; If print data remains after printing, printing is interrupted, ejection of the passbook is prevented, and a buzzer sounds to request a page break.

A buzzer is installed in a bank clerk's office separately from the status indicator 4, and if necessary, a display for indicating that a page change is required is also installed in the office.

The bank employee hears the buzzer and/or sees the display on the display and learns that a page change is required, prepares a return key and goes to the ATM.

At the ATM, the bank employee uses the return key to open the cover of the passbook intake/discharge unit 5, takes out the passbook, closes the cover of the discharge unit 5, changes the page, and reinserts the passbook into the insertion slot.

From then on, the same operations as normal are performed, and the passbook is returned after the entry is made.

According to the method of the present invention, if a page break is required, the passbook is not returned, but the bank employee learns of the need for a page break through a warning display such as a buzzer, and then goes to the ATM with the return key and performs the page break operation. This operation can be performed reliably.

The return key is used to open the cover of the passbook processing unit and take out the passbook when the passbook is inserted but cannot be removed due to a failure of the passbook intake/discharge processing unit. The key can also be used to change pages, and there is an advantage that there is no need to provide any special means other than a buzzer or the like.

In addition to using the return key, the following methods are also possible.

That is, if there is still print data after printing up to the last line, printing will be interrupted, passbook ejection will be prevented, and the status display 3 will indicate that a page break is required, so press the page break passbook ejection button to eject the passbook and change the page. A message will appear asking you to re-insert the page.

The customer sees this display, presses the button, changes the page of the passbook that comes out, and reinserts it into the insertion slot.

According to this method, as long as the customer presses the passbook ejection button for page break, the user is looking at the above instructions, so there is no fear that the customer will return home with the ejected passbook, and they are expected to carry out the specified action. can do.

Note that changing a page when there is no next page means switching to a new passbook, but in such a case, the intervention of a bank employee is currently required. is excellent.

FIGS. 3a and 3b show a block diagram and a detailed block diagram for carrying out the above operations using the return key method.

Reference numeral 11 indicates a part of the case of the ATM, 12 is a bankbook insertion slot, 13 is a shutter for opening and closing the insertion slot, 14 is an operating magnet, and 15 is a control unit.

The passbook conveyance path 16 continues after the shutter 13, and 17.1
8 is a passbook feeding roller, 19 is a drive motor thereof, and 20 is a control section thereof.

Photo sensors 21 and 22 and a printing section 23 are provided along the passbook transport path 16.

24 is a remaining lines counter, which calculates the remaining number of lines on the page by dividing the number of lines already printed on the page detected by the photosensor 21 and the number of lines currently printed by the printing unit 23 from the number of printable lines on the page. Find the number of lines.

The print data is sent from the center CPU'U through the line control section 1 to the print data storage section 26, and each time the print section 23 prints, the data is erased from the print data storage section 26. The remaining print data can be easily known by looking at the storage section 26.

This storage unit 26 outputs a signal 8.91 of "1" if there is unprinted data to the anime game 1/27, and "0" if there is no unprinted data.

Therefore, the last line is printed and the remaining line counter 24 contains ``0''.
” and the signal Sg1 from the storage unit 26 is “1”, the AND gate 27 outputs the signal “1”.

See the same figure.

The control section 1a sets a flip-flop 32, and prints via an OR gate 34 and an inverter 36, and controls the control section 1b.
The AND gate 35 prohibits the passbook discharge signal from.

At the same time, it instructs the operation of the buzzer indicator 30 installed in the bank employee's office.

As a result, the passbook is kept in the device.

As a result, the bank employee goes to the ATM with the return key 31,
When the key is inserted into the return key part 31, the flip-flop 3
2 is reset, the Q output becomes level "On", the AND gate 35 is opened, and the passbook is returned.

When the page becomes final and a new passbook is required, the photosensor 22 reads an appropriate mark on the page to indicate that it is the final page, and stores it in the final page detection memory. Based on the output and the output of the counter 24, the controller 1 is notified of this via the AND gate 28.

As a result, the control section latches this output into the flip-flop 33 in the same manner as described above, sets its Q output to level "1'", and inhibits the passbook discharge signal through the AND gate 35.

Further, the flip-flop 33 is reset by the operator's key and the passbook is returned.

In this case, the control unit 1a performs the same operation as in the case of page break based on the output of the AND gate 27, but the AND gate 27
It is convenient to display on the display section 30 that a new bankbook is required by switching the display data on the display section 30 using both outputs 7 and 28.

(Effects of the present invention) As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to properly and reliably perform processing when a passbook page change is required for automatic deposit or simple book entry without deposit) (AD, ATM)
services can be further enhanced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of an ATM to which the present invention is applied, FIGS. 2a and b are flowcharts for explaining the operation, and FIG.
The figure is a block diagram showing an overview of an apparatus implementing the present invention. 11: ATM case, 12: Passbook insertion slot, 13:
Shutter, 14: Operation magnet, 16: Passbook conveyance path,
17, 18: Passbook feeding roller, 27, 28: AND gate, 32, 33: Flip-flop.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Using a passbook in which the final printing position is readably recorded, a printing unit that prints print data on the passbook, and a transfer unit that transports the passbook between an insertion slot and the printing unit. In an automatic printing device that has means for transferring a passbook inserted from an insertion slot to a printing unit, printing print data on the passbook, and transporting the passbook to the insertion slot after printing is completed, the passbook is moved to the final position. a detecting means for detecting that print data has been printed; a means for displaying and outputting a print completion status based on the output of the detecting means; and a means for displaying and outputting a print completion status based on the output of the detecting means; The discharge instruction means that is operated and the output of the detection means cause the passbook to be retained in the device, and based on the operation of the discharge instruction means, the transfer means is driven in the discharge direction, and the retained passbook is An automatic printing device comprising: a control means for transferring the paper to the insertion port.