JP2882698B2 - Form paper matching check method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form sheet matching check method for a print collating apparatus for matching printed form sheets for each related form.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a printing collating apparatus that prints print information related to a plurality of form papers and matches each related form paper, for example, there is a print collation apparatus that prints a credit bill.

In the case of a credit bill, the billing details and billing statement are printed for each customer and mailed together with the transfer paper.

[0004] The bill collating and printing apparatus prints the billing details, billing details, the address of the envelope, and the like sequentially for each customer by separate printing means while simultaneously transporting a plurality of papers. A predetermined identification code is printed separately. Thereafter, each identification code is read, and it is confirmed that the billing details, the billing statement, and the printed matter of the envelope are sequentially transported for each customer, and they are matched and collectively collected.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, when the identification code cannot be read accurately due to an abnormality of the apparatus or the like, it is possible to recognize that the printed matter is not conveyed in order. There is a problem that unrelated printed matter cannot be collected together.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and a form-sheet matching check for improving reliability of form-sheet matching operation by periodically performing a reading check of an identification code. It is intended to provide a way.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, print information relating to each of a plurality of form sheets and an identification code for identifying the print information are printed, and the identification code of the printed form sheet is printed. In the print collating apparatus that reads each of the identification codes and matches each of the identification codes, a dummy code other than the identification codes is added to at least one of the plurality of business sheets every predetermined number of sheets. This is a form paper matching check method to be printed. In some cases, the identification code and the dummy code are printed at different positions on a plurality of form papers using magnetic toner.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the form paper matching check method of the present invention comprises:
Since the dummy code is printed on at least one of the plurality of form sheets every predetermined number of sheets, an unmatched code is periodically printed on the plurality of form sheets. The operation can be confirmed based on whether or not it can be recognized that the operation is not performed.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a print collating apparatus for carrying out a form paper matching check method according to the present invention.

The printing collating apparatus of this embodiment prints a bill of credit and encloses and seals it in an envelope. The bill with the transfer sheet, the bill breakdown, the billing statement and the envelope are respectively classified by customer. Four printers 10A to print,
10B, 10C, and 10D.

Each of the printers 10A, 10B and 10C has
A continuous form is supplied in which fixed forms (that is, fixed information including a figure such as a frame, a publisher, a greeting, etc.) relating to a bill with a transfer paper, a bill breakdown and a billing statement are printed in advance. Further, continuous paper for forming an envelope is supplied to the printer 10D.

Each of the printers 10A, 10B, 10C, 10
D is print information D ₁ , D ₂ , D ₃ , D ₄ from the control circuit 18.
Together they receive, print speed V ₁ is set by the control circuit 20, V _2, V _3, performs printing in accordance with V _F.

In this embodiment, billing details and billing breakdown data for each billing party are converted into electronic data and recorded on a magnetic tape (not shown) in a form that is summarized for each billing party. Are supplied to the control circuit 18 by the sort circuit 17 in ascending order of the number of data of the billing statement (or the number of printed sheets) of each billing party and the number of data of the billing breakdown (or the number of printed sheets). I have.

The cutting devices 11A, 11B and 11C cut the printed continuous paper output from the printers 10A, 10B and 10C for each document.

Bar code readers 12A, 12B, 1
2C and 12D are printers 10A and 10B, respectively.
The barcodes printed in 10C and 10D are read and transferred to the control circuit 18.

The basket 13 is placed on a conveyor 14 which is moved in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG.
A bill, a bill breakdown, and a bill statement of the same destination printed at 0A, 10B, and 10C are stored.

The enclosing / sealing device 16 cuts the continuous envelope paper on which the destination is printed by the printer 10D, inserts all the documents collected in one basket 13 into the envelope, and encloses and seals with an adhesive.

Next, the control circuit 18 will be described.

The control circuit 18 prints the print information D ₁ , D ₂ ,..., In descending order of the number of data supplied from the sort circuit 17.
D ₃ each printer 10A, 10B, as well as transfers to 10C, the printer 10A according to the amount of print information _{D 1, D 2, D 3} , 10B, 10C and the printer 10
D printing speed V ₁ of the, V _2, V _3, sets the V _F. Further, the driving device 15 is controlled by determining the moving speed of the conveyor 14 according to the printing speed of each of the printers 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D.

Here, the printers 10A, 10B, 10
C, 10D and the moving speed of the conveyor 14 will be described.

In this embodiment, the printers 10A, 10B,
In order to operate 10C and 10D as continuously as possible,
Time to print a document for one billing party
The printing speed of each of the printers 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D is controlled so that the same applies to 0A, 10B, 10C, and 10D. However, since the printed matter for the same billing destination needs to be accommodated in the same basket 13 on the conveyor 14, at the time of printing the bill of a certain billing destination by the printer 10A, the printer 10B next The billing details of the billing party are printed, and the printer 10C supplies print information to each of the printers 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D so as to print the billing statement of the billing party that is one subsequent to the printer 10B. Control printing speed.

[0023] Generally, the moving speed of the conveyor 14 is the slowest, because also in this embodiment it is, it is tuned to the moving velocity V _C of the conveyor 14, the printer 10A, 10B, 10
C, the printing speed V ₁ of the 10D, V _2, V _3, sets the V _F.

Further, the control circuit 18 controls each printer 10
When transferring print information to A, 10B, 10C, 10D,
Barcode information indicating a destination (customer) corresponding to the print information is also transferred and printed. Further, each printer 10A,
10B, 10C, and 10D, the number of prints is counted, and when any of them reaches a predetermined number, each printer 1
A different barcode for checking other than the barcode indicating the destination is transferred to 0A, 10B, and 10C and printed. The check barcode is transferred to each of the printers 10A, 10B, and 10C when the printers 10A, 10B, and 10C have finished printing the invoice, the billing details, and the billing statement for the same destination. Printing is performed at such a printing speed as to be accommodated in the same basket 13.

Further, each bar code reader 12A, 1
2B and 12C receive the read barcode, and determine whether the printed materials stored in the same basket 13 are of the same code, that is, of the same destination. The alarm device shown is driven to notify the occurrence of an abnormality and to stop the device.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the printed matter of the same destination is located at the position accommodated in the same basket 13, the barcode indicating the destination is transferred to the printer 10D, and the destination corresponding to the barcode is sent to the envelope. Print on paper. If the barcodes read by the barcode readers 12A, 12B, and 12C indicate a check code, the printed matter on which a different check code is printed is the same basket 13.
Are transported at the timing of being accommodated in the storage device, and it is determined whether or not those codes are different. As a result, if the check codes are normally read and the codes are different, the operator is notified of the fact that the codes are different, and the code indicating the printed matter for check is transferred to the printer 10D and the code is printed on the envelope paper. Print. On the other hand, if the read code cannot be recognized as a check code,
If a code for checking is not printed on the printed material at the position accommodated in the same basket 13, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred and the alarm device is driven and the device is stopped.

When the bar code reading device 12D receives the bar code of the envelope paper read by the bar code reading device 12D, the destination indicated by the code coincides with the destination of the printed matter stored in the basket 13 and transported to the enclosing / sealing device 16. It is determined whether or not to do. As a result, if the two coincide with each other, the envelope paper enclosing / sealing device 1
Then, if they do not match, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred and the alarm device is driven and the device is stopped.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

First, the billing destination, the billing details and the original data of the billing breakdown are input to the sorting circuit 17, and the sorting circuit 1
Reference numeral 7 sorts the data for each billing destination, arranges the data in the descending order of the number of data in the billing statement, and arranges the files in the descending order of the number of data in the billing breakdown for the billing party with the same data in the billing statement, and supplies them to the control circuit 18. (Step 2
1).

The control circuit 18 firstly controls the printers 10A, 10B, 10C according to the number of data (or the number of prints) in the billing statement and the number of data (or the number of prints) in the claim.
Printing speed V ₁ of the 10D, V _2, V _3, to determine the moving speed V _C of the V _F and the conveyor 14 (step 22).

Then, the determined printing speeds V ₁ , V ₂ , V
_3, V _F respectively printer 10A, 10B, 10C,
And sets to 10D, it sets the conveyor moving speed V _C to the drive unit 15 (step 23).

Thus, the conveyor 14, ie, the basket 13
Is moved at the set conveyor speed, and the control circuit 18 supplies print information to the printers 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D to execute printing (step 24).

This operation is repeated for each destination until there is no more print information (steps 22 to 27).

While printing is proceeding in this way,
It is checked whether or not the number of prints by each of the printers 10A, 10B, and 10C has reached a predetermined number (step 26).
The check barcode is transferred to C and printed (step 28).

As described above, each of the printers 10A, 10B,
The bill printed at 10C, the billing details and the printed matter on which the billing statement and the barcode for checking are printed are sequentially cut by the cutting devices 11A, 11B, and 11C (step 2).
9), transported to the barcode readers 12A, 12B, and 12C at the timing of being stored in the basket 13 for each same destination. The bar code readers 12A, 12B, 12C
Then, the bar code printed on each printed material is read (step 30), and the read result is supplied to the control circuit 18. The control circuit 18 includes the barcode readers 12A,
Each document that reads the barcode at the same time in 2B and 12C,
It is confirmed whether or not a predetermined relationship, that is, a relationship in which documents of the same destination are stored at the stage of being stored in the basket 13 (step 31). It is stopped (step 36).

The bar code readers 12A, 12B, 1
Printed materials that have passed through 2C at the same time are stored in separate baskets 13. That is, in the basket 13 containing the bills printed by the printer 10A, at the previous timing (or the position on the conveyor 14), an arbitrary number of billing details to the same billing destination printed by the printer 10B are stored. Is contained,
Further, at the timing before that, an arbitrary number of billing statements printed by the printer 10C to the same billing destination are stored (step 32). In other words, one basket 13 sequentially stores the billing statement printed by the printer 10C, the billing breakdown printed by the printer 10B, and the bill printed by the printer 10A for the same destination. In this way, the printed materials to be sent to one destination are collected in one basket 13 and the enclosing / sealing device 1
Sent to 6.

On the other hand, in the printer 10D, the control circuit 18
Is printed on the envelope paper (step 33), and the envelope paper is transported to the barcode reader 12D. And a bar code reader 1
The control circuit 18 checks whether or not the address indicated by the bar code read in 0D matches the address of the printed material conveyed to the enclosing / sealing device 16 (step 34). It is transported to the enclosing / sealing device 16. If the addresses do not match, it is determined that an abnormality has occurred and the alarm is issued to stop the apparatus (step 36).

Then, in the enclosing / sealing device 16, the entire printed matter of the basket 13 is enclosed in an envelope paper on which the destination is printed, sealed with an adhesive, and discharged as a separated envelope (step 35). In this way, all the documents to be sent to one billing destination are enclosed, and an envelope having the destination printed on the front surface is completed.

[0039] Further, it is housed in the same basket 13 and
If the printed material conveyed to the sealing device 16 is a printed bar code for checking, the printer 1
At 0D, a code indicating that a printed matter for checking is to be printed is printed on the envelope paper, and is conveyed to the sealing / sealing device 16 in the same manner. Then, in the enclosing / sealing device 16, the printed matter for checking is discharged as an enclosed envelope.

In the above embodiment, the issuance of a credit invoice has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a printed matter printed by a plurality of printers may be used.
A similar effect can be obtained with respect to an apparatus for creating a copy form and various kinds of collated items that are collected for each related printed matter.

Further, when the check printed material is conveyed and its bar code is read, and it is confirmed that each bar code is different, each time the bar code is read by a sound source different from an alarm for notifying an abnormality, etc. The normality may be notified to the operator.

Further, each of the printers 10A, 10B, 10B
When C and 10D are to be printed using magnetic toner, it is possible to perform matching confirmation by using an X-ray transmitting means or the like even in a state where printed matter is superimposed after being collected in the basket 13, Further, reliability can be improved. However, in this case, the identification code needs to be printed at a different position in each printed material.

In the above embodiment, three printers 1 are used.
Although each of 0A, 10B, and 10C prints a barcode for checking, it may be configured to print only one of them. In this case, the printer that does not print the check barcode puts unnecessary information as print information (for example, previously printed print information) in the same basket 13 as the printed matter on which the check barcode is printed. Printing is performed at the timing of being accommodated. As a result, the codes read by the barcode readers 12A, 12B, and 12C are different between the printed matter on which the check barcode is printed and the printed matter on which other unnecessary information is printed, and the operation is confirmed. Becomes possible.

[0044]

As described above, according to the present invention, by printing a dummy code other than the identification code for each predetermined number of form sheets, each time the print information identification information to be printed on the printed form sheet is printed. Therefore, the operation code can be periodically checked based on whether or not it can be recognized, and the reliability of the form-sheet matching operation can be improved.

In addition, by printing the identification code and the dummy code using magnetic toner as described in claim 2, even after related prints are collected and superimposed, X-ray transmitting means and the like can be used. , It is possible to read the data with the use of, so that the reliability of the matching operation can be further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a print collating apparatus for performing a form paper matching check method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of the print collating apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of the print collating apparatus illustrated in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Printer 11 Cutting device 12 Barcode reading device 13 Basket 14 Conveyor 15 Drive device 16 Enclosure and sealing device 17 Sorting circuit 18 Control circuit

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method of printing print information relating to each of a plurality of form sheets and an identification code for identifying the print information, reading an identification code of the printed form sheet, and identifying each identification code. In the print collating apparatus for matching the plurality of form sheets when they match, a dummy code other than the identification code is printed on at least one of the plurality of form sheets every predetermined number of sheets. Paper matching check method. 2. The form sheet matching check method according to claim 1, wherein the identification code and the dummy code are printed at different positions on a plurality of form sheets using magnetic toner.