JP2000148887A - Business form reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform an authentication printing operation that is performed after image processing is performed by a non-contact scanner device by providing a printing part that has a business form slit communicating with a business form reading position. SOLUTION: An operator sets a business form 2 by making the side edge of the form 2 touch the touch guide 6 and guiding the front edge of the form 2 to a positioning line 3a, operates an operating part and transmits a business form reading instruction to a business form reader 1. A scanner part 4 transmits the image data of the form 2 to a host device, and the host device recognizes characters and numeric characters and shows them on a displaying part. When the operator looks at the image of the form 2 shown on the displaying part and correctly reads it, the operator inserts the form 2 into a business form slit 7 of a printer part 5 and transmits a confirmed instruction. A main controlling part gives to the part 5 an authentication printing instruction together with print position information and authentication data. This makes it easy to perform an authentication printing operation and eliminates the possibility that the form 2 is erroneously taken in the middle of processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form reading apparatus for reading and processing images such as a seal registration form and a transfer request form at a financial institution such as a bank or a post office, and in particular, evidence of the form image processing. As a printing unit for printing authentication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a counter terminal installed at a counter of a financial institution, a form set on a desk of a clerk is read by a non-contact scanner device, and is processed by image transmission or character recognition. A system has been proposed.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-9102 discloses that
The original placed on the platen is irradiated with light and reflected light is imaged by an image forming means. An image reading unit is held at a predetermined height with respect to the formed image, and A stand type image scanner for reading an image is disclosed.

[0004] In such a system, there is no need to set the form in the insertion slot of the non-contact scanner device and the operability is excellent, but the evidence that the image is processed after being read by the non-contact scanner device. A clerk inserts the passbook slip printer separately from the non-contact scanner device to perform authentication printing.

[0005]

In a conventional document reading apparatus, a passbook slip printer in which a staff member is provided separately from the non-contact scanner apparatus as evidence of the image processing after the image processing is performed by the non-contact scanner apparatus. In this case, the authentication printing is performed by inserting the information into the document, and the operation becomes complicated, and there is a problem that the form may be confused during the processing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a form reading apparatus which can easily perform an authentication printing operation after image processing by a non-contact scanner device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a form reader of the present invention is provided with a printing section having a form insertion port communicating with a form reading position, and this printing section is a non-contact scanner. A form on which an image has been read is taken in from a form insertion slot, and predetermined data is printed.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a form reader according to a first embodiment. The form reader 1 is a mat 3 on which the form 2 is placed.
And a scanner unit 4 for reading an image of the form 2, a printer unit 5 for printing authentication on the form 2, and a higher-level device to be described later.

When the form 2 is set at the reading position, a side end of the form 2 is abutted on the surface of the mat 3 and a butting guide 6 for guiding the leading end of the form 2 to the positioning line 3a is fixed. is there.

A form insertion port 7 for guiding the form 2 to the printer unit 5 along the butting guide 6 is provided in communication with the form reading position.

The scanner section 4 includes a non-contact scanner 8 (hereinafter, referred to as a scanner 8) for reading an image of the form 2 set at a form reading position, a scanner base 9, and a scanner 8.
And an arm 10 supporting the scanner 10 on the scanner base 9.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the structure of the printer unit as viewed from a broken portion of the cover, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. The printer unit 5 includes a carriage mechanism 11 and a paper feed mechanism 1.
2 and a printer cover 13.

The carriage mechanism 11 includes a carriage 14 on which a print head is mounted, and a spacing motor described later. The carriage 14 is movable in directions indicated by arrows BC along a shaft 16 supported by a frame 15.
Both ends of an unillustrated belt stretched through two unillustrated pulleys are fixed to the carriage 14, and one pulley is fixed to a shaft of a spacing motor. is there.

The paper feed mechanism 12 includes a line feed motor 17.
And a gear train 18 indicated by a dashed line, and a feed roller 2 having the gears of the gear train 18 fixed to one ends of shafts 19a and 19b.
0, 21; and press-contact rollers 22, 23 which are pressed against and follow the sheet-feed rollers 20, 21, respectively. The pressure rollers 22 and 23 are fixed to a shaft 25 rotatably provided in a concave portion 24 of the mat 3.

The paper feed rollers 20, 21 and the pressure roller 22,
The form transport path for guiding the form 2 fed between the sheet 23 and the print head to the print head is composed of a surface of the mat 3 and a guide plate (not shown) fixed to the frame 15, and a guide plate. , A form position sensor 27 is fixed.

The roller surfaces of the sheet feeding rollers 20, 21 project from holes provided in the guide plates, and press-contact rollers 22, 23.
Is pressed against.

The printer cover 13 is rotatably supported by a support member 26 on the mat 3. The printer cover 13 rotates in the direction of arrow D-E to cover the print head and to cover the print head. Form insertion slot 7 is formed. A form discharge port 28 is provided on the back side of the printer unit 5 so that the form 2 can pass through during printing.

A form size detecting sensor 29 for detecting whether or not the form 2 cannot pass through the form discharge port 28 is fixed to the guide plate near the form insertion port 7 of the printer unit 5. .

FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG. The control unit 30 is a main control unit 3
1, a scanner control unit 32 and a printer control unit 33. The main control unit 31 includes a host device 34,
A scanner control unit 32 that controls the scanner unit 4 and a printer control unit 33 that controls the printer unit 5 are connected.

The main control section 31 has a central processing unit and a storage device, and is provided with image data reading means 31a, authentication data printing means 31b, and the like. When the main control unit 31 receives the form reading instruction from the host device 34, the main control unit 31
The data reading means 31a controls the scanner section 4 through the scanner control section 32 to read the form image.

When the main control unit 31 receives the confirmation of the form image from the host device 34, the authentication data printing means 31b controls the printer 5 through the printer control unit 33, and the authentication data is printed on the form 2. Is printed.

The host device 34 has a central processing unit and a storage device, and includes a form table storage means 34a, a position information selection means 34b, a data synthesis means 34c and a synthesized data storage means 3.
4d and the like are provided, and are connected to the operation unit 35 and the display unit 36.

The host device 34 receives the form image data from the main control unit 31, recognizes the form type, and uses the position information selecting means 34b to transmit information (from the form table storage means 34a) on the authentication print position from the form table storage means 34a. (Hereinafter referred to as print position information) and sends it to the main control unit 31.

The host device 34 combines the form image data and the authentication data by the data combining means 34a.
It is stored in the synthesized data storage means 34b.

FIG. 5 is a hardware block diagram (1) of the printer unit. The controller 35 includes a spacing motor 36 (hereinafter referred to as an SP motor 36) and a print head 3
7, a line feed motor 17 (hereinafter referred to as LF motor 17), a print position sensor 27, and a form size detection sensor 29 are connected.

When the controller 35 receives the print position information from the host device 34 through the main controller 31 and the printer controller 33, the controller 35 recognizes the form transport amount. In addition to the print position information, a bit for determining whether the form 2 can pass through the form discharge port 28 is added. In the present embodiment, bit 0 is set when the size of the form 2 can pass through the form discharge port 28, and bit 1 when the size cannot be set through the form discharge port 28.

The controller 35 determines whether or not the form transport amount is appropriate for the form size based on the output result of the form size detection sensor 29. The form size detection sensor 29 is the form 2
Is detected, the bit 0 is output to the controller 35, and if the form 2 is not detected, the bit 1 is output to the controller 35.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a seal registration slip showing a print example of authentication print. After reading an image 40 such as a registered seal, a date, a branch number, and a processing number are printed at an authentication print position 41. . FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG. The operator abuts the side end of the form 2 against the abutment guide 6, guides the leading end of the form 2 to the positioning line 3a, sets it at the form reading position, and operates the operation unit 35 of the host device 34 to operate the form. A reading instruction is sent to the form reader 1.

In step S1, the main control section 31 of the form reading apparatus 1 senses whether or not a form reading instruction has been received from the host device 34. If the form reading instruction has been received, the process branches to step S2. .

In step S2, the main control section 31 instructs the scanner section 4 to acquire an image of the form 2 through the scanner control section 32. The scanner unit 4 sends the image data of the form 2 set at the form reading position to the host device 34. The host device 34 recognizes characters and numerals described in a predetermined area in the image and displays them on the display unit 36.

The operator looks at the image of the form 2 displayed on the display section 36 and checks whether or not the form 2 has been read correctly. If the form 2 has been read correctly, the operator inserts the form 2 into the form insertion slot of the printer section 5. 7, and sends the confirmed instruction to the form reading device 1 from the operation unit 35. At this time, the host device 34 selects the position information from the form table storage means 34a and sends it to the main control unit 31.

In step S3, the main control unit 31 checks whether or not a confirmed instruction has been issued from the host device 34. If the confirmed instruction has been issued, the process branches to step S4 and rereading is necessary. When an instruction to the effect is received, the flow branches to step S1.

When the flow branches to step S 1, the operation unit 35 of the host device 34 is again operated to send a form reading instruction to the form reading device 1.

In step S4, the main control section 31 instructs the printer section 5 through the printer control section 33 to perform authentication printing together with the print position information and the authentication data.

In step S5, the controller 37 recognizes the form transport amount from the print position information, drives the LF motor 17, and moves the sheet feed rollers 20, 21 to the arrow F as shown in FIG.
Rotate in the direction.

In step S6, the controller 37 monitors whether or not the print position locating sensor 27 has detected the form. If the print position locating sensor 27 has detected the form, the controller 37 branches to step S7. If the print position locating sensor 27 does not detect the form even after transporting the fixed amount form,
The form is discharged to the form insertion slot 2 and processing is terminated (abnormal termination)
I do.

In step 7, the controller 37 determines whether the form transport amount is appropriate for the form size. Specifically, the form size detection sensor detects a form despite the form size information (bit 0) that can pass through the form discharge port 28 included in the form position information included in the above-described print position information (bit 1) Despite the fact that the form size information included in the print position information described above is a size (bit 1) that cannot pass through the form discharge port 28,
When the form size detection sensor does not detect the form (bit 0), if the form is transported as it is, there is a possibility that a conveyance abnormality may occur. Therefore, the form is discharged to the form insertion port 2 and the processing is terminated (abnormal termination). Otherwise, step S
Branch to 8.

In step S8, the controller 37 drives the LF motor 17 based on the form transport amount, and stops the LF motor 17 at a position where the authentication print position 41 shown in FIG. 6 faces the print head. Let it.

In step S9, the controller 37 drives the SP motor 36, moves the carriage 14 in the direction of arrow C, and prints authentication data at the authentication print position 41.

In step S10, the controller 37 notifies the main controller 31 of the completion of the authentication printing, and also drives the LF motor 17 to rotate the paper feed rollers 20 and 21 to discharge the form 2. As described above, when the form size information included in the print position information is of a size that cannot pass through the form discharge port 28, the form is discharged to the insertion port 7 side. It is discharged to the outlet 28 side.

The host device 34 generates a print image of the authentication data from the contents of the authentication data by using print font data and the like, fits the acquired form image at the position of the authentication print of the obtained form image, and synthesizes the image. And stored in the combined data storage means 34b.

According to the first embodiment, an authentication printing section which has a form insertion port communicating with a form reading position and prints authentication data on a form read by a scanner is provided. Thus, the authentication printing operation performed after the image processing is performed can be easily performed, and the possibility that the form is mistaken during the processing can be prevented.

In some cases, the acquired form image is processed at a district center of a financial institution. The authentication data is printed in combination with a date and a branch number, so that the processing number is changed to the branch number. The form image can be distinguished even if it overlaps.

Further, since the form image and the authentication data are combined, when the obtained form image is displayed or printed in a later process, the authentication data is used. Searchable.

By providing a form discharge port on the back side of the printer unit so that the form can pass through during printing, printing can be performed wherever the authentication print position is provided in the form of the form.

In the case of a form that cannot pass through the printing section, the form is discharged to the insertion slot side,
Further, since a sensor for inspecting the size of a form is provided, processing corresponding to forms of various sizes can be performed.

Second Embodiment FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a form reading apparatus according to a second embodiment. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a clamp mechanism 50 for clamping the form 2 set at the form reading position is provided in the printer unit 5.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the structure of the clamp mechanism as viewed from a broken portion of the cover, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view (2) taken along the line AA of FIG. The clamp mechanism 50 includes a clamp lever rotating portion 51 and a clamp roller portion 52. The clamp lever rotating portion 51 has a clamp motor 53, a gear 55 meshing with the motor gear 54 fixed to one end, a shaft 56 rotatably supported by a support member (not shown), and one end fixed to the shaft 56. And a U-shaped clamp lever 57.

The clamp roller 52 has a shaft 59 rotatably supported at the other end of a clamp lever 57 by fixing a gear 59 meshing with the gear 58 of the gear train 18 at one end, and a shaft 6.
And a clamp roller 61 fixed to the other end and clamped at the other end of the clamp lever 57.

Therefore, by driving the clamp motor 53, the clamp lever 57 can be protruded from the printing section toward the mat 3 on which the form 2 is placed to clamp the form 2, and the LF motor 17 can be clamped. , The form 2 clamped by rotating the clamp roller 61 can be conveyed.

FIG. 11 is a hardware block diagram (2) of the printer unit. Controller 35 has SP motor 3
6. The print head 37, the LF motor 17, the form position sensor 27, and the clamp motor 53 are connected.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described. The operation of the form reader according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the clamping operation of the form 2.

The operator abuts the side end of the form 2 against the abutment guide 6, guides the leading end of the form 2 to the positioning line 3a, sets it at the form reading position, and operates the operation unit 35 of the host device 34. Operate a form reading instruction to form reading device 1
To send to.

In step S1, the main control section 31 of the form reading device 1 senses whether or not a form reading instruction has been received from the host device 34. If the form reading instruction has been received, the process branches to step S2. .

In step S2, the main control section 31 drives the clamp motor 53, rotates the clamp lever 57 in the direction of arrow H as shown in FIG. 10, and moves the leading end of the form 2 set at the form reading position. The part is clamped to the mat 3 by a clamp roller 61. In step S3, the main control section 31 sends the scanner section 4 through the scanner control section 32.
Is instructed to acquire the image of the form 2. The scanner unit 4 sends the image data of the form 2 set at the form reading position to the host device 34. The host device 34 recognizes characters and numerals described in a predetermined area in the image and displays them on the display unit 36.

The operator looks at the image of the form 2 displayed on the display section 36 and checks whether or not the form 2 has been read correctly. If the form 2 has been read correctly, the operator inserts the form 2 into the form insertion slot of the printer section 5. 7, and sends the confirmed instruction to the form reading device 1 from the operation unit 35. At this time, the host device 34 selects the position information from the form table storage means 34a and sends it to the main control unit 31.

In step S4, the main control unit 31 checks whether or not a confirmed instruction has been issued from the host device 34. If the confirmed instruction has been issued, the process branches to step S5, and rereading is necessary. When an instruction to the effect is received, the flow branches to step S1.

When the flow branches to step S 1, the operation unit 35 of the host device 34 is operated again to send a form reading instruction to the form reading device 1.

Steps S5 to S12 are almost the same as those in the first embodiment, and only the differences will be described.

When the form is conveyed in step S6, the conveying force of the form is also given by the clamp roller 61 which clamps the form, and the step S6 is performed.
8, when it is determined that the form size is appropriate, the clamp motor 53 is driven to operate the clamp lever 57.
Release the form clamp by.

According to the second embodiment, a clamp mechanism for clamping a form set at the form reading position is provided so that insertion and removal cannot be performed until the processing is completed. Is more reliably prevented than in the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the step of clamping the form is provided before reading the image of the form.
The form may be clamped after reading the image of the form. In this case, the image of the form is not likely to be shaded by the clamp mechanism.

Third Embodiment FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of a form reading apparatus according to a third embodiment, and FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Third
This embodiment is different from the first and second embodiments in that a conveyance path is formed by guide plates 71 and 72 so that the form 2 can be discharged above the printer cover 13, and the paper is fed. The roller is guided to the form discharge port 70. Therefore, the step of returning the form 2 to the form insertion slot 7 after authentication printing as in the first and second embodiments is not required.

According to the third embodiment, the form can be discharged above the printer cover, so that the form can be installed without providing a space on the back of the apparatus, and the form can be formed in the form of the form. Regardless, you can print the authentication.

In the first to third embodiments, the print head is provided in the printer unit.
Alternatively, a stamp mechanism for incrementing the data may be provided, and a stamp mechanism for pressing the authentication data via the cam mechanism may be used.

In the first to third embodiments,
Although the example in which the authentication data is printed as evidence of the form image processing has been described, the present invention may be applied to a case in which a simple article or the like is printed.

Further, the form may be a single form or a book-like medium such as a passbook.

[0071]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. A printing section having a form insertion port communicating with a form reading position is provided, and the printing section takes in the form from which the image has been read by the scanner through the form insertion port and prints predetermined data, thereby enabling the scanner to print. Thus, the authentication printing operation performed after the image processing is performed can be easily performed, and the possibility that the form is mistaken during the processing can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a form reading device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a printer unit viewed from a broken portion of a cover.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a hardware block diagram of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a hardware block diagram (1) of a printer unit.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a seal registration slip showing a print example of authentication print.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a form reading device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a configuration of a clamp mechanism as viewed from a broken portion of a cover.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a hardware block diagram of a printer unit (2).
It is.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of the form reading apparatus shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of a form reading device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 13;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 form reader 2 form 3 mat 4 scanner section 5 printer section 7 form insertion port 8 scanner 28, 70 form discharge port 31 main control section 34 host device 50 clamp mechanism

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A form reading apparatus for reading and processing an image of a form placed at a form reading position by a non-contact scanner, wherein a printing unit having a form insertion port communicating with the form reading position is provided. A form reading device, wherein the form read by the scanner is read from the form insertion slot, and predetermined data is printed. 2. The form reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said printing unit includes a stamp mechanism for pressing predetermined data on the form taken in from the form insertion slot. 3. The printing section has a printing head mounted on a carriage mechanism movable in a direction intersecting with a form insertion direction.
2. The form reading device according to claim 1, wherein predetermined data is printed on the form taken in from the form insertion slot. 4. The form reading device according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit includes a clamp mechanism at a form insertion slot, and clamps the form at a form reading position before the form is read by the scanner. 5. The form reading device according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit includes a clamp mechanism at a form insertion slot, and clamps the form at a form reading position after reading the form with the scanner. 6. The printing section, after printing predetermined data,
2. The form reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a form discharge port for discharging the form is provided on a back surface facing the form insertion port. 7. The printing section, after printing predetermined data,
2. The form reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a form discharge port for discharging the form is provided on an upper surface. 8. The form reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit discharges the form by selecting one of the discharge port side and the insertion port side according to the size of the form. 9. The printing unit captures a form for which an image has been read by the scanner from the form insertion slot,
2. The form reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the authentication data is printed as evidence of the form image processing. 10. The form reading apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said authentication data comprises a combination of a date, a branch number and a processing number. 11. A form reader which reads an image of a form placed at a form reading position by a non-contact scanner and sends form image data to a host device. And a print position information for printing the authentication data together with the confirmed instruction of the form image data and the printing position information for printing the authentication data from the host device. A document reading device provided with an authentication data printing means. 12. The form device, comprising: a form table storage means for associating a form type with print position information for authentication;
Position information selecting means for recognizing the type of the form from the form image data, selecting authentication print position information from the form table storage means, and outputting to the authentication data printing means;
12. The data processing system according to claim 11, further comprising: data synthesizing means for synthesizing the authentication data printed on the form with the form image data; and synthetic data storing means for storing the synthesized data. Form reader.