JP2001006019A - Automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive slips such as a draft or a check in a restricted arrangement area, to classify them by kind and to store them by executing classification by means of the reflux system of the slips which are temporarily stored in a stacker in a slip confirmation processing part. SOLUTION: Only the slips of a prescribed bank among the slips which are inserted from an insertion port are stored in a cassette type stacker 503 by described contents and the slips of the co-existing banks are stored in a temporary stacker 502. When a person in charge takes-out the whole slips in the stacker 503, the slips are successively fed by rollers 511 and 512 from the slip in the lowest order of the stacker 502 with the slips of the bank which is designated first in the stacker 502 as a classification object. The fed slips are carried by the rollers 513-516 and the described contents are conformed again by an image sensor 507. When the slip is the concerned one, it is stored in the stacker 503 and taken-out. The slip not being the concerned one is stored in the stacker 502 again. A same processing is repeated with the slip of the bank which is designated next as the classification object so that classification is successively completed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus used in, for example, a financial institution such as a bank, and more particularly to an automatic transaction apparatus capable of depositing and withdrawing documents such as bills, checks, and utility bills. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic transaction apparatus used in a financial institution such as a bank, automatic acceptance processing such as cash deposit, withdrawal, and transfer has been performed. With respect to deposits and withdrawals in forms such as forms, after the transaction contents are described in the deposit and withdrawal forms, reception processing is performed manually by a clerk at a counter.

[0003] Therefore, it is desired that an automatic transaction apparatus be capable of automatic transactions using bills, checks, and other forms.

[0004] When an automatic transaction apparatus enables automatic transactions using bills, checks, and other forms, there are many types of bills and checks. Therefore, how to store accepted bills, checks, etc., becomes a problem. Become. If the documents such as bills and checks are stored in the order in which they are received, the manual sorting operation becomes complicated after that, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency. The sorting operation is an operation of sorting the payee account by the name of the bank where the payee account is located or sorting by the name of the bank where the payee account is paid.

Therefore, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-282388, MICR data and image data of a form taken in by a reception terminal installed in a sales office are read, and after the data is obtained, When storing the forms in the stacker and sorting and sorting the forms, remove the form from the stacker section of the reception terminal, transport it to the office center,
It is conceivable that the sorting is performed by a classifier having a plurality of stackers.

[0006]

However, in the configuration disclosed in the above publication, it is necessary to carry the work to the office center and to install a classifier having a plurality of stackers. This is a major constraint in reducing the size and operating costs.

[0007] Therefore, it is desirable to arrange the received forms while storing them in the automatic transaction apparatus. However, the automatic transaction apparatus is limited to a form storage facility in a financial institution or an unmanned store, etc. The number of stackers is limited. For this reason, the types of forms that can be sorted and stored are limited to the number of stackers or less, and it is necessary to mix and store the remaining types of forms in any one stacker. In such a case, finally, it is necessary to manually sort the mixed and stored forms, and as in the prior art described in the above-mentioned publication, there is a great restriction in reducing the operation cost. I do.

[0008] It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic transaction apparatus capable of receiving bills and checks such as bills and checks in a limited installation area at a low operating cost, sorting the bills by type, and storing them.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage unit for temporarily storing forms after reception processing in the order of reception processing, and a form detachable or stored from the apparatus body by hand. A stacker configured to be able to be extracted, a transport mechanism that feeds out a form stored in the storage unit and selectively guides the form to the entrance of the stacker or the entrance of the storage unit, and receives form sorting instruction information, Control means for feeding out the form stored in the storage section, and sorting and storing the form in the stacker according to the type of form specified in advance.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of an automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the present invention. A card insertion slot 2, a statement output slot 3, a passbook insertion slot 4, a form An insertion slot 5, a bill input / output port 6, a coin input / output port 7, and an operation / display section 8 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1. The main control section 101 controls the entire apparatus. The display section 102 guides or guides customer operations. Input section 10 for performing customer operations on
3, a banknote depositing / dispensing unit 104 for controlling the insertion / removal of a banknote from the banknote input / output port 6, a coin receiving / dispensing unit 105 for controlling a coin input / output from the coin input / output port 7, and an output from the statement output port 3. And a card handling unit 107 for reading information such as a customer's personal identification number and an account number recorded on a magnetic card or an IC card inserted from the card insertion slot 2. A passbook printing unit 108 for reading the account number of the passbook inserted from the passbook insertion slot 4 and printing and recording the transaction contents; a staff operation unit for guiding or guiding a staff member, displaying the status of the apparatus, and receiving input from the staff member 109, a line control unit 110 that communicates transaction data and the like between an upper-level center device (for example, a host computer), a transaction history, and a process executed by the main control unit 101. Storage unit 11 for storing application programs and the screen display data required for displaying the notes and checks dictionary data and format data required for recognition of the
1. Main power supply unit 112 for supplying operation power to each unit of the device
And a form recognition processing unit 113 for recognizing the contents of a form such as a bill (promissory note, bill of exchange) or check inserted from the form insertion slot 5 and controlling transactions based on the recognition result. It has.

Here, the input unit 103 has a structure in which a touch panel is arranged on the surface of the display screen of the display unit 102, and when a customer presses a position corresponding to a button on the screen, the input unit 103 is pressed. It recognizes that the position button has been operated, and proceeds with the processing according to the recognition result. The display unit 102 and the input unit 103 constitute the operation / display unit 8 in FIG.

The components other than the form recognition processing unit 113 have been already realized in the prior art.
The outline of the function or operation is as follows.

In the state of waiting for a customer, the main control unit 101 displays a “Welcome” screen on the display unit 102. In this state, when the customer operates, for example, a “withdraw” button on the “welcome” screen, the main control unit 101 recognizes that the transaction type is “cash withdrawal”, and then “ Please insert a card "screen.

On the "insert card" screen, if the customer presses the "cancel" button to cancel the "cash transaction" and inserts a customer-specific magnetic card or IC card into the card slot 2, , Main control unit 10
1 then makes a transition to a "Please input password" screen (not shown). This "Please enter your PIN"
On the screen, when the customer presses the “numerical value” button and inputs the password, the main control unit 101 checks whether the password is correct by comparing the password read from the magnetic card or the IC card. If it is correct, the screen is changed to the "Enter amount" screen for inputting the amount of the transaction. At this time, if the password is incorrect,
Prompt for re-entry, press the "correction" button, press the "number" button to enter the correct PIN, and if the correct PIN is not entered even after repeating the predetermined number of times, "Please remove the card" Change to the screen, and then change to the "Retry" screen, and start over from the initial screen. When the “cancel” button is pressed, the screen is changed to the initial screen, that is, the “welcome” screen.

When the correct password is entered, the screen is changed to the "input amount" screen, and the customer is requested to input a desired withdrawal amount. Then, when the input operation of the money amount is performed correctly, the host computer is inquired about the balance. If there is a response of "payable" from the host computer, the banknote pay-in / pay-out section 104 and the coin pay-in / pay-out section 105 are controlled to pay out the amount requested by the customer.

The main control unit 101 displays a “processing in progress, please wait” screen on the display unit 102 until a response indicating that payment is possible is returned from the host computer.
When the payout control is completed and the bills or coins are discharged to the bill input / output port 6 or the coin input / output port 7, the screen is changed to a "Please take cash" screen. After that, the screen is changed to the "Please take out the card" screen, and finally, the screen is changed to the "Thank you" screen, and a series of controls related to cash withdrawal requested by the customer is ended. Then, the history of the current transaction is stored in the storage unit 111.

On the other hand, when the "deposit" button on the "Welcome" screen is operated by the customer, the main control unit 101 transits to the "Please insert a card or passbook" screen. On this "Please insert a card or passbook" screen, the customer does not cancel the "cash transaction" by pressing the "cancel" button, but does not
When the C card is inserted into the card insertion slot 2, the main control unit 101 makes a transition to a denomination selection screen. On the denomination selection screen, a denomination selection button for selecting a banknote only, a banknote and a coin, a coin only, a check only, a bill only, a bill and a check denomination is displayed. Then, when the customer presses the denomination selection button of, for example, "only bills", the main control unit 101 opens the shutter of the bill input / output port 6 and waits for bills to be inserted by the customer. In this state, if a bill is inserted, the shutter of the bill input / output port 6 is closed, and the amount of the inserted bill is counted by the bill receiving / dispensing section 104. When the counting is completed, the counted amount is displayed on the display unit 1.
02 and prompt the customer to confirm whether the amount is correct. If the customer presses the "Confirm" button,
In addition to storing the inserted bills, the passbook printing unit 108 prints the deposit amount in the customer's passbook, or prints the deposit amount on the statement slip and outputs it. Then, when the printing is completed, the screen is changed to a “please take a passbook” screen or a “please take a statement slip” screen. After that, the screen is changed to the “Please take out the card” screen, and finally, the screen is changed to the “Thank you” screen, and a series of controls related to deposit of cash are ended. Then, the history of the current transaction is stored in the storage unit 111.

According to the present invention, transactions such as bills and checks, utility bills, and the like can be conducted by the same operation as depositing cash. Hereinafter, a configuration for conducting a transaction using a form such as a bill and a check will be described in detail. In the following, a check will be described as a representative.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a check. Here, an example of a horizontally written check sheet (unified check format) in a uniform standard format established by the Federation of Bankers Associations is shown.

The required items for the check are as follows: (1) The word "check" (check phrase) (2) Check amount (3) Payment consignment phrase to pay a fixed amount (4) Payer (name of financial institution) (5) Place of payment (6) Date of issue (7) Place of issue (9) It is stipulated by law that the signature of the issuer be described.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 401 denotes a check phrase, 40
2 is the check amount, 403 is the payment entrustment phrase, 404 is the payer, 405 is the paying place, 406 is the payout date, 407 is the payout place, and 408 is the payer's signature. The signature of the drawer requires a seal 409. Reference numeral 410 denotes a magnetic ink character (MICR character), which is a 24-digit number in the example of FIG. This MICR character consists of the first two
The digit number “12” is the symbol representing the check, the next four digit number “3456” is the clearinghouse number, and the next four digit number “7”.
“890” is the number of the financial institution, and the next three digits are “123”
Indicates the branch number, the next six-digit number “456789” indicates the account number of the issuer, and the last five-digit number “01234” indicates the serial number.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the form recognition processing unit 113 for recognizing the contents of the check 400 shown in FIG. 4 and depositing the check into the account of the payee. The form recognition processing unit 113 shown here stores the form
The image reading unit 1131 reads the description contents of the form inserted from the memory 1132 as image data and stores the image data 1133 in the memory 1132, and cuts out the image data 1133 in the memory 1132 according to the format definition information defined in the format definition dictionary 1134. After that, the image data of the cut-out area is recognized with reference to the character recognition dictionary 1135, and the character recognition data 11
The character recognition processing unit 1137 stores the image data of the MICR character printed at the position designated by the format definition information of the format definition dictionary 1134, and then converts the image data of the cut-out area into the MICR character recognition dictionary. Recognize by referring to 1138, the memory 1132
MICR character recognition processing unit 1140 for storing the MICR character recognition data 1139 therein, a transport / storage control unit 1141 for transporting a form inserted from the form insertion slot 5 to an image reading position or a storage stacker, and a transport / storage mechanism 1142, a control unit 114 for controlling these units
3 is provided.

The memory 1132 is provided with an input data table for storing the characters of the recognized form in a list format. Note that the input data table 1144 is provided one for each bill or check, and all the stored contents are initialized at the end of the transaction.

The control unit 114 of the form recognition processing unit 113
FIG. 1 shows a case where a customer selects a deposit such as a bill or a check, or a deposit using a utility bill, and FIG.
The main control unit 101 controls the above-described units under a condition given by a start command, and conveys a form inserted from the form insertion slot 5, reads an image, recognizes a character, stores the form in a stacker, or stores a form having a factor that disables transactions. Is returned to the insertion slot 5.

FIG. 5A is a sectional view showing the outline of the transport / storage mechanism of the form recognition processing unit 113. The transport / storage mechanism shown here is a form 50 inserted from the insertion slot 5.
A temporary stacker 502 for temporarily storing documents 1 in the order in which they are received, and a cassette type stacker 503 for sorting and storing temporarily stored documents. This cassette type stacker 5
Reference numeral 03 denotes a stacker that can be detached from the form recognition processing unit 113. Normally, a particular type of form among the forms inserted from the insertion slot 5 is directly stored without passing through the temporary stacker 502. ing. For example, only checks are directly stored without going through the temporary stacker 502. This is to omit one type of sorting process when the forms stored in the temporary stacker 502 are sorted by type and stored in the cassette type stacker 503.

The form 501 inserted from the insertion slot 5 is separated and taken in one by one from the top position by the rollers 504, 505 and 506, and is temporarily taken into the stacker 502.
Transported in the direction of Then, the sheet is transported to the installation position of the MICR character reading sensor 506, where the magnetic amount of the MICR character is detected. After this, the image sensor 507
The document is conveyed to an installation position (corresponding to the image reading unit 1131 in FIG. 3), and the written contents on the front and back sides are read as image data.

Thereafter, the contents of the form are recognized based on the read image data, and if there is no cause of transaction failure and the transaction processing is completed normally, the MICR character printing mechanism 5
08 and the MICR characters are printed on the back side of the form. The printed form is temporarily stored in the temporary stacker 502 by the rollers 509. In this case, if the form is a specific form, for example, a check, the flapper 510 of the temporary stacker 502 is switched in the direction of the broken line, and is guided directly to the entrance of the cassette type stacker 503 without being stored in the temporary stacker 502. 503
Is stored in.

Although the cassette type stacker 503 is configured to be detachable from the form recognition processing unit 113, any structure may be used as long as the staff can take out the stored forms, and as shown in FIG. The opening / closing lid 503a may be provided, and the opening / closing lid 503a may be opened in the direction shown by the solid line to take out the internal form.

The type of form stored in the cassette type stacker 503 in the normal state is determined by the main controller 11.
43 is set in advance.

Character recognition dictionary 1 in form recognition processing unit 113
135 is Kanji, Kana / Katakana, Arabic numerals,
It stores data for recognizing English letters, symbols, and other special symbols unique to bills and checks by pattern matching processing. Similarly, the MICR character recognition dictionary 1140 stores data for recognizing MICR characters by pattern matching processing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the format definition dictionary 1134 stores format definition information expressed by the coordinate values of the positions where required items are described in the form (check). That is, in the check format definition dictionary shown in FIG. 6, the upper left corner of the check is defined by the reference coordinate values (0,
0), the diagonal coordinate value P1 of the description area of the check phrase
0, P11, diagonal coordinate values P20, P of the description area of the place of payment
21, diagonal coordinate values P30 and P31 of the payer's description area,
A pair of diagonal coordinate values P40 and P41 of the check amount description area, diagonal coordinate values P50 and P51 of the payment entrustment description area, diagonal coordinate values P60 and P61 of the issue date description area, and a description area of the place of origin. The diagonal coordinate values P70 and P71, the diagonal coordinate values P80 and P81 of the writing region of the issuer signature, the diagonal coordinate values P90 and P91 of the writing region of the MICR character, and the diagonal coordinate values P100 and P101 of the seal region of the seal are recognized. It is stored for each area of the target 1101.

Next, the operation of the form recognition processing unit 113 configured as described above will be described.

First, when "bill / check transaction" is selected by the customer on the transaction selection screen of the display unit 102, the control unit 1143 of the form recognition processing unit 113 controls the form 501 set in the form insertion slot 5 to a roller. Suction is performed by 504 to 506, transported along the transport path, and transported to the position of the MICR character reading sensor 506. Then, the magnetic amount of the magnetic recording characters printed on the form is checked to determine whether the form is a legitimate form. If the magnetic amount of the magnetically recorded character is not within the range of the preset threshold, the character is returned from the insertion slot 5 as a defective form. If it is within the threshold range, it is transported to the position of the image sensor 507 and
, The content written on the form is read as image data and stored in the memory 1132 as image data 1133.

Next, the format definition information stored in the format definition dictionary 1134 is read, and an image of the area defined by the format definition information is cut out. First, the types of the forms (check, bill, utility bill delivery form) Type).
When the type of the form is determined, the contents of the form are stored in the character recognition dictionary 1135 and the MICR character recognition dictionary 113.
8 for recognition. Then, the character recognition data 113
6. Memory 11 as MICR character recognition data 1139
32 and the input data table 1144 for each data item such as amount and name.

Next, in order for the customer to confirm the recognition result, the data stored in the input data table 1144 is displayed on the display unit 102 together with the image data 1133 read from the form.

On the other hand, if the customer inputs a confirmation operation and necessary information from the input section 103, the transaction is confirmed. After the transaction is confirmed, the MICR character print processing unit 508 is driven, the recognized amount is printed with magnetic ink, and stored in the stacker 502 or 503.

As described above, the contents of the form inserted from the form insertion slot 5 are recognized and stored in the temporary stacker 502 or the cassette type 503. at the same time,
For the forms mixedly stored in the temporary stacker 502, the processed sheet counter 701 as shown in FIG.
Number of Banks 701 Using Bank Names BG Having Beneficiary Account as Index
Update the value of. Note that the processed number counter 701 is provided in the memory 1132.

Here, in this embodiment, if the cassette type stacker 503 is set so as to store only the check of the bank name A having the payee account among the plural kinds of forms, the check of the bank name A is set. Only stowed. In addition,
In addition to the classification by bank name, various settings are possible, such as (1) the recipient's account stores only checks of its own bank, and (2) the drawer's account stores only checks of other banks.

Hereinafter, in a case where only the check with the bank name A is stored in the cassette type stacker 503 and the forms with the remaining bank names B to G are set to be stored together in the stacker 502, the temporary stacker The sheets stored in the document 502 are sorted by bank name, and the cassette type stacker 503 is sorted.
The process of storing the information in the storage device will be described.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a form sorting process.

First, when the control unit 1143 detects that the clerk has pressed the "form sort" key in the clerk operation unit 109 (step 801), the cassette type stacker 5
It is determined whether or not there is a form left in the data file 03 (step 80).
2) If it remains, take out all the forms and press the confirmation key. "(Step 803), and prompt the user to empty the cassette stacker 503. Then, when the attendant takes out all the forms (checks of Bank A in this case) in the cassette type stacker 503 or replaces it with another empty cassette type stacker 503, and presses the confirmation key, the control unit 1143 causes the This is determined (step 804), and the information in the processed number counter 700 is rearranged, for example, in descending order of the processed number (step 805). However, the cassette type stacker 50
If the inside of 3 has already been emptied, the information in the processed number counter 700 is rearranged in descending order of the processed number without waiting for the operation of the confirmation key by the attendant. By this rearrangement processing, the processing number counter 70 shown in FIG.
The contents of 0 are as shown in FIG.

After that, the report of the bank name of "item number 1" (bank name D in the example of FIG. 7B) after sorting is selected as a sort and extraction target (step 806). The feeding operation is started from the lowest order (step 807). This feeding is performed by the roller 51.
It starts by driving 1,512.

The fed form is transferred to a roller 51 in the transport path.
The document is conveyed to the position of the image sensor 507 by 3 to 516, and the content described here is recognized again.

The control unit 1143 determines whether or not the recognized form is a form that has been selected for sorting and extraction (step 808).
The form is guided to the entrance of the cassette type stacker 503 by the rollers 517, 509, 518, and 519, and stored in the stacker 503 (step 809). However, if the form is not applicable, the form is
7, 509 leads to the entrance of the temporary stacker 502,
It is stored again in the temporary stacker 502 (step 81
0).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not all of the forms set to be sorted are stored in the cassette type stacker 503 (step 811). If not, the forms are fed out from the temporary stacker 502. The operation is continued and the same processing is repeated.

However, if all of the forms set as the sorting processing target have been stored in the cassette type stacker 503, for example, if the form of Bank D in FIG. Part 51
From 1, a sorting slip describing the bank name D and the number of sheets stored is issued, and the sorting slip is stored in the cassette type stacker 503.

Next, the sort processing target is moved to the next item number (step 813). That is, in the example of FIG. 7, the operation shifts to the operation of extracting the form of the bank C from the temporary stacker 502 and storing it in the cassette type stacker 503. If you move the item number,
First, it is determined whether or not a form with a new item number exists based on the contents of the processing number counter 700 (step 81).
4) If the number of storage areas of the new item number is "0", it is determined that there is no processing target, and the form sorting process is completed. Please take out the form "on the display unit 102. If it is taken out, the display of the guidance is terminated and a series of sorting processing is terminated (steps 815 and 816).

However, if the number of storage areas of the new item number is “1 or more”, the process returns to step 807 and the same processing is repeated.

In the above sorting process, for example, when it is recognized that the form is the bank D with the largest number of processed sheets, it is stored in the stacker 503 of the cassette, and the forms other than the bank D are stored again in the temporary stacker 502 again. Is performed. 30 sheets of bank D are cassette stacker 50
Bank C, which has the next largest number after Bank D
Are stored in the cassette type stacker 503, and the forms other than the bank C are temporarily stored in the stacker 502 again. In this case, with different forms,
In addition, for the same number of sheets, for example, the processing of storing them in the cassette type stacker 503 in ascending order of item numbers is performed.

With the above processing, it is possible to automatically sort bills and checks for each bank.

Further, in the above sorting process, when the slips of each bank are stored in the cassette type stacker 503 for each bank name, the sorting slip issuing unit 520 issues sorting slips 901 to 904 as shown in FIG. Then, the paper is transported so as to be stored in a form inserted at the boundary of the sorted form for each bank name. As a result, it is possible to easily identify which part is the form with which bank name, and the sorting work after taking out from the stacker 503 becomes unnecessary. In this case, by making the sizes or colors of the sorting slips 901 to 904 different from those of the form size or the form color, it becomes easier to distinguish by bank name.

Although the above embodiment has been described by taking a check as an example, the present invention can be applied to a form for public money processing, such as a remittance slip or a tax payment slip.

Although the temporary stacker 502 and the cassette type stacker 503 each have one configuration, two or more temporary stackers 502 and two or more cassette type stackers 503 may be provided due to the internal space in the form recognition processing unit 113. When the number of the temporary stacker 502 and the cassette type stacker 503 is two or more, the sorting processing time is further reduced, which is effective.

Further, when recognizing the contents described in the form,
The image of the recognition target area is cut out using the format definition information, and character recognition and MICR character recognition are performed from the cut out image. However, the present invention is not limited to such recognition processing. For example, image data read from a form is scanned in a predetermined direction, and a character writing area candidate, a seal impression writing area candidate, a revenue stamp writing area candidate, M
It is also possible to extract the description area candidates of the ICR character and recognize the description contents in these area candidates by using a character recognition dictionary or a MICR character recognition dictionary. In this case, forms other than the unified format can be handled.

Further, when sorting the forms stored in the temporary stacker 502, the bank name and the like are re-recognized by the image sensor. Is stored, it can be understood that the n-th form is the form of the bank X and the (n + 1) th form is the form of the bank Y. If the sorting process is performed using this information, There is no need to perform re-recognition, and the processing time can be reduced.

[0058]

As described above, according to the present invention, the forms are sorted in a form in which the forms stored in the temporary stacker in the form recognition processing section are returned, so that the installation area in the automatic transaction apparatus is limited. It can accept bills, checks, and other forms at a low operating cost, and sort and store them by type. As a result, it is possible to obtain effects such as a reduction in the installation area in a financial institution and the like, a reduction in operation costs, and a labor saving of staff work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an embodiment of an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the automatic transaction apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of a form recognition processing unit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of a check as an example of a form to be processed;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram illustrating a configuration of a transport mechanism and a storage mechanism of a form recognition processing unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of format definition information for recognizing the content of a form;

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the structure and contents of a processing number counter.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a form sorting process procedure.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a sorting slip issued by a sorting slip issuing unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic transaction apparatus, 5 ... Report insertion opening, 101 ... Main control part, 102 ... Display part, 103 ... Input part, 104 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal part, 105 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal part, 106 ... Statement slip printing part, 107 ... card handling unit, 108 ... bankbook printing unit, 11
3: Form recognition processing unit; 109: staff operation unit; 506: M
ICR character reading sensor, 507 ... Image sensor, 5
02: Temporary stacker, 503: Cassette type stacker, 5
20: sorting slip issuing section, 901-904: sorting slip.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic transaction apparatus for recognizing information described in a form inserted from an insertion slot and performing processing according to the recognition result, a storage unit for temporarily storing the forms after receiving processing in the order of receiving processing. A stacker configured to be detachable or stored from the apparatus main body so that a form stored therein can be manually extracted, and a conveyance for feeding out a form stored in the storage unit and selectively guiding the form to an entrance of the stacker or an entrance of the storage unit. A sorter control means for receiving the sort instruction information of the form, controlling the transport mechanism, feeding out the form stored in the storage section, and sorting and storing the form in the stacker according to the type of the form specified in advance. Automatic transaction device characterized by the above. 2. A sorting form issuance section for printing and issuing a sorting form for classifying the sorted forms, wherein the sorting form is inserted between different types of sorted forms and stored in the stacker. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Automatic transaction device as described.