JP2003054166A - Thermally printing sheet for handy terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermally printing sheet for a handy terminal in which a drop-out color is not necessarily considered by preventing a thermal head from being early worn without impairing a printing quality in the printing sheet used in the terminal for printing required information such as meter reading information or the like at its place at a meter reading time of a using amount of a gas, an electricity, water works or the like. SOLUTION: Preprinting parts 3a, 3b are formed on parts except a blank area 2 in which information of a predetermined form is printed. Thus, a coloring fault generated due to printing on the preprinting parts 3a, 3b covering a heat- sensitive color developing layer is prevented, the printing quality can be stabilized, and an early wear of the head can be prevented. Further, when a payment handling slip 5b or the like to be machine-processed by an optical reader such as an OCR, a scanner or the like is formed, it is not necessary to consider the drop-out color, and the preprinting parts 3a, 3b can be formed by using an arbitrary color.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermal printing paper used in a handy terminal for printing necessary information such as meter reading information on the spot when the amount of gas, electricity, water, etc. used is read.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the meter reading business of gas, electricity, water, etc., handy terminals, which can create meter reading cards on the spot and are excellent in portability and convenience, have been widely used. The printer built in the handy terminal has been changed from an impact printer such as a conventional wire dot printer to a thermal printer that prints on thermal printing paper. As is well known, thermal printers print by printing the heat-sensitive color development layer of thermal printing paper through the application of heat from a thermal head, but with a handy terminal equipped with such a thermal printer, It is common practice to create a meter-reading slip in which the meter-reading information and the receipt information for direct debit payment are printed.

Here, the above-mentioned thermal printing paper has a meter reading information printing area in which meter reading information is printed and used as a notice of usage amount, and a direct transfer payment when the user uses the automatic deduction of the usage fee. It has a receipt information print area that prints receipt information to make a receipt, but by preprinting each print area with a different color, the notice box of the usage amount and the receipt box can be distinguished at a glance. I am trying to make it possible.

In addition to the printing of the meter-reading slip of such a general form, a specific portion of the thermal printing paper is preliminarily screen-printed in a plurality of different colors to provide a meter-reading slip, a payment slip and a receipt. Some proposals have been made to selectively print unit information of different contents such as a payment handling slip and a payment receipt on the above-mentioned net printing of the same format.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional thermal printing paper as described above, since the preprinting is applied to a part of the information printing area or the entire surface thereof, the preprinting is performed. If you print the required information on the surface, it will cause defective coloring of the thermosensitive coloring layer due to the fact that it is covered with printing ink, resulting in problems such as reduced print density and blurred characters, and early thermal head There was a problem that it was worn out. In addition, for payment handling slips that are mechanically processed by optical reading devices such as OCR and scanners, it is necessary to perform pre-printing with dropout colors that do not interfere with optical reading, and the colors that can be used for printing are limited. There was a problem that was done.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal printing paper for a handy terminal, which can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a thermal printer incorporated in a handy terminal is used to provide information on a predetermined form consisting of individual entry items and common entry items based on the result of meter reading of gas, electricity, water, etc. Is a thermal printing paper for a handy terminal, which has a blank area in which is printed, and a preprinting portion is formed in a portion other than the blank area.

Here, the individual entry items are composed of variable data such as customer name, customer number, usage amount, billing amount, and transfer amount which are different for each meter reading of each house, and the common entry items are: It is composed of invariant data that is common to each form, such as a vote name, an item name and ruled line added to the variable data, and a frame line surrounding these.

Further, in the blank area, unit information having different contents such as a meter reading slip, a payment handling slip provided with a payment slip and a receipt, and a payment receipt can be selectively printed.

In such a configuration, the information of the predetermined form consisting of the individual description items and the common description items is printed in the blank area, and is printed in the pre-printing section formed in the portion other than the blank area. There is no such thing. As a result, it is possible to prevent color development defects that occur due to printing on the preprinted surface that covers the thermosensitive color development layer as in the conventional case, stabilize the print quality, and prevent premature wear of the thermal head. be able to. Also, when creating a payment handling slip, etc. where printed information is mechanically processed by an optical reading device such as an OCR or a scanner, it is not necessary to consider the dropout color, and the preprinting part can be used using any color. Can be formed.

Further, in the above structure, a blank area which is divided into a plurality of different usage areas is provided, and a plurality of preprinted portions are arranged around the blank area in association with each usage area. Together, a configuration can be proposed in which the respective preprints are formed with different colors in order to distinguish between the associated application areas.

Here, the respective pre-printing sections are arranged so as to surround each usage area, or are arranged in a band shape above or below each usage area so as to be provided in each usage area. Can be related.

[0013] As described above, the blank area is divided into a plurality of different usage areas, and for each usage area, information of a predetermined form is formed, for example, a notice of usage amount as a meter reading slip and a direct debit payment. If you print out the receipt or print out the payment handling slip and the payment slip / receipt, a preprinted part with a different color is formed for each usage area. Mutual receipts, or payment handling slips and payment slips / receipts, etc., can be identified at a glance by their colors.

Further, in the above configuration, a plurality of blank areas for printing unit information of different contents are provided, and a preprinting unit is provided in association with each blank area and each preprinting is performed. A configuration may be proposed in which the parts are formed with different colors in order to distinguish between the associated blank areas.

Here, the respective pre-printing sections are arranged so as to surround each blank area, or are arranged in a strip shape above or below each blank area, or the like so that each blank area is provided in each blank area. Can be related.

In such a configuration, if unit information having different contents such as a meter reading slip, a payment handling slip with a payment slip and a receipt, and a payment receipt is printed on a plurality of blank areas, each blank area is printed. By forming the pre-printing section of a different color for each unit, the unit information having different contents can be identified at a glance by the color.

Further, the pre-printing section includes halftone dots, lines,
It is possible to form in solid, tint block, characters, etc. display forms, and since such a display form can form a preprinted part of any color, a payment handling slip including a meter reading slip, payment slip and receipt, This makes it possible to improve the design and aesthetic appearance of payment receipts and the like.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of a thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the thermal printing paper 1 for a handy terminal in the present embodiment (hereinafter, simply referred to as "thermal printing paper 1") is predetermined based on the result of meter reading of gas, electricity, water, etc. A blank area 2 on which the information of the form is printed is provided, and the pre-printing portions 3a, 3 are provided in the area other than the blank area 2.
b is formed.

As the material of the thermal printing paper 1, a long paper base having a thermosensitive coloring layer on its surface is wound in a roll or folded in a zigzag shape. Information of a predetermined form can be printed on the blank area 2 by developing the color of the thermosensitive coloring layer through application of heat by a thermal head of a thermal printer incorporated in the handy terminal. Also,
On the back surface of the thermal printing paper 1, a sensor mark (not shown) is provided for each printing unit of a predetermined form,
The handy terminal controls the paper feed amount based on the detection of the sensor mark, and performs positioning during printing. still,
In FIG. 1, an imaginary line a for partitioning the thermal printing paper 1 for each printing unit of a predetermined form shows a cutting position after printing, but in order to facilitate the cutting for each printing unit, Perforations may be formed in the imaginary line a.

The blank area 2 is divided into two different application areas 4a and 4b, and the blank area 2
The pre-printing sections 3a and 3b are arranged around the respective areas so as to surround the application areas 4a and 4b. Here, the preprinting units 3a and 3b are related to each other by surrounding them so that, for example, if one preprinting unit 3a is light blue, the other preprinting unit 3b is orange. 4a and 4b are printed using inks of different colors that can be clearly discriminated from each other. In addition, the pre-printing unit 3
An arbitrary display form such as a halftone dot, a line, a solid image, a tint block, and a character is applied to the printing of a and 3b. The pre-printing section 3a,
The color of 3b can be any color without considering the dropout color, and is not limited to the above-mentioned color.

2 to 4 show examples of printing information of a predetermined form to be printed on each of the application areas 4a and 4b of the blank area 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a print example of unit information including a notice 5a of usage amount having a receipt 6a for account transfer payment issued to a user who uses account transfer payment,
FIG. 3 is an example of printing unit information consisting of a payment handling slip 5b with a payment slip and receipt 6b used for payment of charges at the post office, which is issued to users who do not use direct debit payment. FIG. 4 is an example of printing unit information consisting of a payment receipt 5c with caution information 6c regarding early payment / payment deadline, which is used together with the payment handling slip 5b for payment of charges at a bank or a convenience store.

As is clear from the print examples of the unit information shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, even if the print contents are different,
Usage amount notice 5a, payment handling slip 5b, payment receipt 5
c is set to a size that fits in the usage area 4a,
Receipt 6a for account transfer payment, payment slip and receipt 6b, early payment
The caution information 6c regarding the payment deadline is set to a size that fits in the usage area 4b. In addition, each printed content is different for each meter reading of each door, customer name, customer number,
Individually stated items consisting of variable data such as usage, billing amount, transfer amount, etc., and common invariants among each form such as vote name, item name and ruled line attached to the variable data and frame line surrounding these It is a predetermined form consisting of common description items composed of data.

With this, the operator of the handy terminal inputs the meter reading result of gas, electricity, water, etc., and selects arbitrary unit information to obtain the information of the predetermined form according to the payment mode of the user. The blank area 2 can be printed.

FIG. 5 shows various forms of forms actually created by the handy terminal. FIG. 5A shows a form form for a user who uses the direct debit payment method. In this case, since the user does not need to separately pay the fee,
It is composed of only the usage amount notice 5a including the account transfer payment receipt 6a. FIG. 5B is a form form for a user who chooses to pay at the post office, and is provided with a usage amount notification 5a with a receipt 6a for account transfer payment, and a payment slip and receipt 6b. The payment handling form 5b is set. In this case, the account transfer payment receipt 6a is
Common items such as vote names, item names, ruled lines, and frame lines surrounding them are printed, and individual items such as customer name and transfer amount are recorded as asterisks (US marks) and bars (horizontal bars).
A predetermined symbol, which means no entry, is printed. In addition, instead of this receipt 6a for account transfer payment, early payment
It is also possible to print the caution information 6c regarding the payment deadline (see FIG. 4). FIG. 5C shows a form form for a user who chooses to pay at a bank or a convenience store. In the form shown in FIG. 5B, a payment receipt 5c including caution information 6c is set. Has become.

As described above, for the user who does not use the direct debit payment, the usage amount notice 5a in which the payment handling slip 5b and the payment receipt 5c corresponding to the desired payment method are set, By creating and issuing at the handy terminal at the time of meter reading, the user can use the payment handling slip 5
You can pay the fee by bringing b or the payment receipt 5c to a post office, a bank, or a convenience store. In addition, gas, electricity, water, and other supply companies do not need to create and mail bills and payment forms for usage fees, which is required in the past, so that the efficiency of collection work can be improved.

In this structure, the preprinting section 3 is provided in a portion other than the blank area 2 where the information of the predetermined form is printed.
Since the a and 3b are formed, the preprinting unit 3
No information is printed on a and 3b. As a result, it is possible to prevent a coloring defect caused by printing on the pre-printing portions 3a and 3b covering the thermosensitive coloring layer and stabilize the printing quality. Further, it is possible to prevent early wear of the thermal head. Furthermore, when creating a payment handling slip 5b that is mechanically processed by an optical reading device such as an OCR or a scanner, it is not necessary to consider the dropout color, and the preprinting units 3a and 3b can be used using any color. Can be formed.

Further, the blank area 2 is the application areas 4a, 4
Since the pre-printing portions 3a and 3b, which are divided into areas b and are arranged in association with the respective usage areas 4a and 4b, are formed in different colors, the usage amount notice 5a printed on the usage area 4a. , Information such as payment handling slip 5b, payment receipt 5c, etc., and receipt 6 for account transfer payment printed in the usage area 4b
Information such as a, the payment slip / receipt 6b, and the caution information 6c regarding early payment / payment deadline can be identified at a glance by the colors of the preprinting units 3a and 3b.

In this embodiment, the blank area 2
As means for arranging the preprinting portions 3a and 3b in association with the use areas 4a and 4b, the preprinting portions 3a and 3b are arranged so as to surround the use areas 4a and 4b, respectively. The pre-printing units 3a and 3b are set to the respective application areas 4a,
It is also possible to relate them by arranging them in a belt shape above or below 4b.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the thermal printing paper 1 according to the present invention. The thermal printing paper 1 in this embodiment has a plurality of blank areas 2a and 2b on which unit information having different contents is printed. , 2c, and pre-printing sections 3c, 3d, 3e are arranged so as to surround the blank areas 2a, 2b, 2c, respectively. Also,
Each of the pre-printing sections 3c, 3d, 3e uses inks of different colors, such as light blue, orange, and green, which can clearly identify the blank areas 2a, 2b, 2c which are related to each other by surrounding them. Is printed.

Then, the blank areas 2a, 2b, 2
The unit information having different contents described above is printed in each of c in a predetermined form. That is, for example, in the blank area 2a, the usage amount notice 5 including the account transfer payment receipt 6a
Unit information consisting of a (see FIG. 2) is printed, unit information consisting of a payment handling slip 5b (see FIG. 3) having a payment slip and receipt 6b is printed in the blank area 2b, and a blank area 2c is printed. Is printed with unit information including a payment receipt 5c (see FIG. 4) including caution information 6c regarding early payment / payment deadline.

In this structure, each blank area 2
a, 2b, 2c different pre-printing units 3c, 3d,
By forming 3e, each blank area 2
The unit information such as the usage amount notice 5a, the payment handling slip 5b, the payment receipt 5c, etc. printed on a, 2b, 2c can be identified at a glance by the color.

In this embodiment, the blank areas 2a, 2b, 2c are provided as means for arranging the preprinting sections 3c, 3d, 3e in association with each other.
2b and 2c are surrounded by the pre-printing section 3c,
Although the 3d and 3e are provided, the pre-printing sections 3c and 3e
It is also possible to relate the d and 3e by arranging them in a strip shape above or below each of the blank areas 2a, 2b and 2c.

Further, in both of the above-mentioned embodiments, as a printing example for the user who uses the account transfer payment, the form of the meter reading slip comprising the notice 5a of the usage amount having the receipt 6a for the account transfer payment ( As shown in FIG. 2, the receipt 6a for account transfer payment created at the time of meter reading is for the previous month, so the receipt is delayed by about one month. Therefore, the user who uses the direct debit payment may be notified of the debit result by a postal means such as a postcard. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, instead of the receipt for payment 6a, the guidance information 7 indicating that the result of the transfer will be mailed will be printed in the usage area 4b.

[0034]

As described above, the present invention uses the thermal printer built in the handy terminal to remove gas,
For a handy terminal that has a blank area in which information of a predetermined form consisting of individual entry items and common entry items is printed based on the meter reading results of electricity, water, etc., and a pre-printing part is formed in a portion other than the blank area. Since it is a thermal printing paper, unit information having different contents such as a meter reading slip, a payment handling slip including a payment slip and a receipt, and a payment receipt can be selectively printed in the blank area. Further, since the pre-printing section is formed in the portion other than the blank area where the information of the predetermined form is printed, the pre-printing section does not print the information.
As a result, it is possible to prevent a coloring defect caused by printing on the pre-printing portion covering the thermosensitive coloring layer and stabilize the printing quality. Further, it is possible to prevent early wear of the thermal head. Furthermore, it is not necessary to consider the dropout color when creating a payment handling slip that is mechanically processed by an optical reading device such as an OCR or a scanner, and it is possible to form the preprinted portion using any color. it can.

Further, the blank area is divided into a plurality of different application areas, and a plurality of preprinted portions are arranged around the blank area in association with each application area.
By forming the respective preprinted portions in different colors, it becomes possible to easily identify at a glance the respective application areas in which the required information is printed by the colors.

Further, a plurality of blank areas for printing unit information of different contents are provided, and the preprinting sections are arranged in association with each blank area, and the respective preprinting sections have different colors. By forming by, it becomes possible to easily identify at a glance the respective blank areas on which unit information having different contents are printed, by their colors.

Further, the pre-printing section can be formed in a display form such as a halftone dot, a line, a solid pattern, a tint block and a character. If formed, it is possible to improve the design and aesthetic appearance of the meter reading slip, the payment handling slip including the payment slip and receipt, and the payment receipt.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a print example of a usage amount notice provided with an account transfer payment receipt.

FIG. 3 is a print example of a payment handling slip including a payment slip and a receipt.

FIG. 4 is a print example of a payment receipt including caution information.

FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view showing various forms of forms created by a handy terminal.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a print example of a usage amount notification including guide information for mailing transfer results.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Thermal printing paper for handy terminal 2, 2a, 2b, 2c Blank area 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e Pre-printing section 4a, 4b Application area 5a Usage notification (meter reading slip) 5b Payment handling slip 5c Payment receipt 6b Payment slip and receipt

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A thermal printer incorporated in a handy terminal has a blank area in which information of a predetermined form consisting of individual entry items and common entry items is printed based on the meter reading results of gas, electricity, water, etc. At the same time, a preprinting portion is formed in a portion other than the blank area, and a thermal printing sheet for a handy terminal. 2. The blank area is selectively printed with unit information of different contents such as a meter reading slip, a payment handling slip provided with a payment slip and a receipt, and a payment receipt.
Thermal printing paper for handy terminals described in. 3. A blank area which is divided into a plurality of different application areas, and a plurality of preprinting units are arranged around the blank area in association with each application area and each preprinting section is provided. The thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the parts are formed in different colors in order to identify the related use areas. 4. A plurality of blank areas in which unit information having different contents are printed, respectively, and a preprinting section is arranged in association with each blank area, and the respective preprinting sections are associated with each other. The thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the blank areas are formed in different colors in order to identify the blank areas. 5. The pre-printing unit comprises a halftone dot, a line, a solid, a tint block,
The thermal printing paper for a handy terminal according to claim 1, wherein the thermal printing paper is formed in a display form such as characters.