JP2012022436A - Card transfer control system, card transfer control method and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card transfer control system that transfers a card to a desired transfer destination position only by utilizing one sensor for detecting cards.SOLUTION: The leading end of a card inserted into a card transfer mechanism is detected on a transfer track and control information is specified which controls transfer of the card from a body detection position of an ultrasonic sensor to a transfer destination position of the card. Then the transfer mechanism is controlled based upon the control information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a card conveyance control system, a card conveyance control method, and a program for conveying a card.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a related card transport control system.
As shown in FIG. 3, the related card transport control system detects the position of the card with the optical sensor 8, and a plurality of the optical sensors 8 are provided at locations where the position detection is necessary, and the card transport destination. The card is transported to the magnetic head 4 and the IC card access unit which are the positions. Related techniques are disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

JP 2009-199272 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-040441

  However, as in the above-described technique, a technique for conveying a card to a predetermined position by a plurality of sensors has a complicated configuration.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card transport control system, a card transport control method, and a program thereof that can solve the above-described problems.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a transport mechanism for transporting a card, an ultrasonic sensor for detecting a card inserted into the card transport mechanism on a transport track, and an object detection position of the ultrasonic sensor. A conveyance mechanism control information identification unit that identifies control information for controlling conveyance of the card to the conveyance destination position of the card, and a conveyance mechanism control unit that controls the conveyance mechanism based on the control information. It is the card conveyance control system characterized.

  The present invention is also a card transport control method of a card transport control system including a transport mechanism for transporting a card, wherein a card inserted into the card transport mechanism is detected on a transport track, and an object of the ultrasonic sensor A card transport control method characterized by identifying control information for controlling transport of the card from a detection position to a transport destination position of the card, and controlling the transport mechanism based on the control information.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer of a card transport control system comprising: a transport mechanism that transports a card; and an ultrasonic sensor that detects a card inserted into the card transport mechanism on a transport trajectory. Function as a transport mechanism control information specifying means for specifying control information for controlling the transport of the card from the object detection position to the transport destination position of the card, and a transport mechanism control means for controlling the transport mechanism based on the control information It is a program characterized by making it carry out.

  According to the present invention, the card can be transported to a desired transport destination position by using only one sensor for detecting the card.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a card conveyance control system. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of a card | curd conveyance control system. It is a figure which shows the related card | curd conveyance control system.

Hereinafter, a card transport control system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a card transport control system according to the embodiment.
In this figure, reference numeral 1 is a card to be inserted into the card transport system, 2 is a card insertion slot, 3 is an ultrasonic sensor, 4 is a magnetic head, 5 is an IC card access unit, 6 is a transport motor, 7 is a transport roller, 10 Denotes a card conveyance control device, 20 denotes a conveyance belt, and 30 denotes an information processing device. In the card transport system, a transport mechanism is configured by the transport motor 6, the transport roller 7, and the transport belt 20. Further, the card transport system shown in FIG. 1 is provided in, for example, an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) or a ticket vending machine.

  Here, the ultrasonic sensor 3 of FIG. 1 detects the presence or absence of an object by transmitting an ultrasonic wave toward the card 1 and receiving the reflected wave by a wave receiver. Since the ultrasonic sensor 3 can detect the presence or absence of an object not by detecting an object by reflection of light like an optical sensor but by detecting an reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave, the card 1 is transparent or applies an ultrasonic wave. Even when the portion is partially transparent, the reflected wave can be sufficiently received, and the presence or absence of the card 1 can be detected.

  In the card transport system shown in FIG. 1, the ultrasonic sensor 3 is provided in the vicinity of the card insertion opening in the card transport system so that ultrasonic waves are transmitted toward the card transport bell in the 20 direction. The ultrasonic sensor 3 is provided in the card transport system at a distance sufficiently closer from the front end of the transport port than the length of the card 1 in the drawing direction. Accordingly, when the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion slot 2 and placed on the conveyor belt 20, the ultrasonic sensor 3 receives the reflected wave from the card 1 transmitted and the card 1 is inserted. Can be detected. Then, the card transport control device 10 receives a card insertion detection signal from the ultrasonic sensor 3. When the card transport control device 10 receives the detection signal, the card transport control device 10 performs control to transport the card 1 to a position where the magnetic head 4 or the IC card access unit 5 can access the magnetic tape or IC chip provided in the card 1. During the conveyance, the card conveyance control device 10 controls the conveyance motor 6, whereby the conveyance belt 20 and the conveyance roller 7 are driven, and the card is conveyed to a predetermined position on the conveyance track.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card transport control device 10 includes a storage unit 11, a transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12, and a transport mechanism control unit 13. Here, the storage unit 11 stores information for calculating control information of the transport mechanism. More specifically, the storage unit 11 uses, as the control information, the first transport destination that is a position where the magnetic head 4 can start reading the magnetic tape of the card 1 from the object detection position where the ultrasonic sensor 3 detects the card 1. First control information for controlling the transport motor 6 is stored so that the card 1 can be transported to the position. The storage unit 11 can transport the card 1 from the object detection position where the ultrasonic sensor 3 detects the card 1 to the second transport destination position where the IC card access unit 5 can access the IC chip of the card 1. The second control information for controlling the transport motor 6 is stored in the storage. The first control information and the second control information indicate a rotation angle if the transport motor 6 is a stepping motor, for example. Further, in the present embodiment, the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 controls information (first control information or second control) for transporting the card 1 to a desired position (first transport destination position or second transport destination position). Information). The transport mechanism control unit 13 is a processing unit that controls the transport motor 6 based on the transport control information. The card transport control device 10 is connected to an information processing device 30 that performs information processing using information stored in a magnetic tape or an IC chip of the card 1 through a communication line.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing flow of the card transport control system.
Next, an example in which a card is accurately conveyed to a desired position by the processing of the card conveyance control device 10 will be described in order with reference to FIG.
First, the card 1 is inserted into the card insertion slot 2 of the card transport system 1. Here, the transport mechanism control unit 13 detects whether or not the card 1 is inserted based on whether or not a detection signal transmitted from the ultrasonic sensor 3 is received (step S101). When detecting the insertion of the card 1, the ultrasonic sensor 3 outputs a detection signal to the card transport control device 10. When the card conveyance control device 10 receives the detection signal, the conveyance mechanism control unit 13 controls the conveyance motor 6 to convey the conveyance motor 6 in the direction opposite to the retracting direction based on the reception of the detection signal (step S102). . Thereby, the conveyance belt 20 and the conveyance roller 7 are driven, and the card 1 is conveyed in the direction opposite to the drawing direction (discharge direction). When the card 1 is inserted, the ultrasonic sensor 3 repeatedly outputs a detection signal to the card transport control device 10 at a predetermined interval in a short time (for example, every several milliseconds).

  Then, when the card 1 is conveyed in the direction opposite to the drawing direction and the ultrasonic sensor 3 stops detecting the object (card 1), the ultrasonic sensor 3 stops outputting the detection signal. The transport mechanism control unit 13 determines whether or not the card 1 is transported to the card insertion slot 2 side from the object detection position (step S103), and cannot detect a detection signal that should be received at intervals of several milliseconds several times. In this case, it is detected that the card 1 has been transported to the card insertion slot 2 side from the object detection position where the ultrasonic sensor 3 detects an object, and the card 1 is immediately controlled in the reverse rotation direction to redraw the card 1 in the retraction direction. Transport (step S104). When the detection signal from the ultrasonic sensor 3 is not transmitted, the transport mechanism control unit 13 prevents the card 1 from being discharged to the outside by transporting the card 1 in the direction opposite to the pull-in direction. It is necessary to carry the card 1 back in the pull-in direction in a short time.

  Then, after the card 1 is conveyed in the drawing direction, when the ultrasonic sensor 3 detects the card 1 again, the ultrasonic sensor 3 outputs a detection signal of the card 1 to the card conveyance control device 10. Here, the transport mechanism control unit 13 again determines whether or not the card end is detected based on reception of the detection signal (step S105), and if it is determined that the card end is detected by receiving the detection signal, the control information The specification request is output to the transport mechanism control information specification unit 12.

  Next, when the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 receives the control information specifying request, the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 reads the first transport destination position indicating the magnetic tape reading start position of the magnetic head 4 and the reading of the magnetic tape of the card 1 from the storage unit 11. First control information for controlling the transport motor 6 for transporting the parts so as to coincide with each other is read (step S106), and the first control information is output to the transport mechanism control unit 13. As a result, the transport mechanism control unit 13 outputs the first control information to the transport motor 6 (step S107), the transport motor 6 drives the transport belt 20 in the transport direction, and the transport roller rotates to rotate the card. 1 is transported to the first transport destination position.

  The transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 transports the card 1 so that the second transport destination position indicating the position where the IC chip of the IC card access unit 5 can be accessed matches the access location of the IC chip of the card 1. Second control information for controlling the conveyance motor 6 is read from the storage unit 11, whereby the conveyance mechanism control unit 13 outputs the second control information to the conveyance motor 6, and the conveyance motor 6 uses the conveyance belt 20. You may control to drive to a conveyance direction. As a result, the transport roller rotates and the card 1 is transported to a position where the second transport destination position indicating the position where the IC chip of the IC card access unit 5 can be accessed and the access location of the IC chip of the card 1 coincide. The

  Alternatively, by controlling the transport motor 6 based on the first control information, the card 1 is moved to a position where the first transport destination position indicating the magnetic tape read start position of the magnetic head 4 and the position where the magnetic tape read position of the card 1 coincides. When the conveyance mechanism control unit 13 reads the information recorded on the magnetic tape via the magnetic head 4 and determines that access to the IC chip is necessary, or the conveyance mechanism control unit 13 causes the magnetic head 4 to If it is determined that the information that should be recorded on the magnetic tape cannot be read (or the magnetic tape is not provided on the card 1), it may be determined that the information is to be transported to the second transport destination position again. In this case, the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 reads the second control information from the storage unit 11 and outputs the second control information to the transport mechanism control unit 13, and the transport mechanism control unit 13 outputs the second control information to the transport motor 6. Thus, the conveyance motor 6 is controlled to convey the card 1 to a position where the second conveyance destination position indicating the position where the IC card of the IC card access unit 5 can access the IC chip and the access position of the IC chip of the card 1 match. Do it.

  When the control of the transport motor 6 based on the first control information or the second control information is completed and the end of transport to the first transport destination position or the second transport destination position of the card is detected (step S108), the card transport control device The transport mechanism control unit 13 of the card 10 accesses the magnetic head 4 when the transport destination of the card 1 is the first transport destination position, and accesses the IC card when the transport destination of the card 1 is the second transport destination position. The information processing apparatus 30 is notified of the conveyance end notification storing the information of the unit 5. Then, the information processing apparatus 30 reads information of the magnetic head 4 or the IC card access unit 5 from the conveyance end notification.

  If the information read from the conveyance end notification is the magnetic head 4, the information processing device 30 controls the magnetic head 4 to read the information recorded on the magnetic tape of the card 1. Alternatively, if the information read from the conveyance end notification is the IC card access unit 5, the information processing device 30 controls the IC card access unit 5 to read the information recorded in the memory in the IC chip of the card 1. . The information processing apparatus 30 performs data processing based on the read data (step S109). Here, the information processing apparatus 30 determines whether the data processing based on the read information is normal or abnormal (step S110). If it is normal, the information processing apparatus 30 outputs a card discharge instruction to the card transport control apparatus 10. Then, the transport mechanism control unit 13 controls the transport motor 6 to drive the transport belt 20 in the direction opposite to the pulling direction of the transport belt 20, thereby discharging the card 1 (step S111).

  If the card end cannot be detected in step S105, that is, if the transport mechanism control unit 13 cannot receive the detection signal for a predetermined period, it determines whether the card end detection has been retried (step S112). Note that the information on the card edge detection retry is stored in the storage unit 11. If the transport mechanism control unit 13 determines that the card end detection retry has not been completed, it determines that the card end detection retry has been started (step S113), and proceeds to the control of step S102. If it is determined in step S112 that the card edge detection has been retried, error processing is performed (step S114). The error process is, for example, a card 1 discharge process similar to the process in step S111 described above.

  If the data processing is abnormal in step S110, it is determined whether the data processing has been retried (step S115). If the information processing apparatus 30 determines that the data processing retry has not been completed, the information processing apparatus 30 determines that the data processing retry has started (step S116), and proceeds to the control of step S102. If it is determined in step S115 that the card edge detection has been retried, error processing is performed (step S117). The error process is, for example, a card 1 discharge process similar to the process in step S111 described above.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, according to the structure of the above-mentioned card conveyance control system, a card | curd 1 can be conveyed as desired only by using one sensor (ultrasonic sensor 3) which detects the card | curd 1. FIG. It can be transported to the destination position.
In addition, since the ultrasonic sensor 3 is used for detecting the card 1, even when the card 1 is transparent, the optical sensor is used because the card 1 can be accurately detected by receiving the reflected wave of the ultrasonic wave. To solve the problem that the transparent card 1 cannot be detected as in the case of the system, or the system down due to the card 1 not being detected (the card 1 cannot be detected due to insertion of a partially transparent card that does not comply with the standard). Can do.

Here, the other processes of steps S102 to S105 described above will be described.
In the processing of step S102 to step S105 described above, when the card 1 is detected, the card 1 is first transported in the direction opposite to the retracting direction, and then the card is transported in the retracting direction. An example of detecting the tip of the above has been described.
However, instead of this method, when the card 1 is detected, the card 1 is transported in the pull-in direction, and then the card is transported in the direction opposite to the pull-in direction to detect the end of the card 1 in the pull-in direction. Then, control information for transporting the card 1 to the transport destination position may be specified based on the end.
More specifically, after step S101, when the card conveyance control device 10 receives a detection signal, the conveyance motor control unit 13 conveys the conveyance motor 6 in the pull-in direction based on the reception of the detection signal. 6 is controlled. Thereby, the conveyance belt 20 and the conveyance roller 7 are driven, and the card 1 is conveyed in the drawing direction.

  And if the card | curd 1 is conveyed in the drawing-in direction and the ultrasonic sensor 3 stops detecting an object (card | curd 1), the ultrasonic sensor 3 will stop the output of a detection signal. The transport mechanism control unit 13 determines whether the card 1 is pulled in and the end in the pull-in direction of the card 1 is transported to the back side of the card transport mechanism from the object detection position, and can be received at intervals of several milliseconds. If the detection signal cannot be received several times, it is detected that the card 1 is transported to the back side of the card transport mechanism from the object detection position where the ultrasonic sensor 3 detects an object, and the transport motor 6 is immediately controlled in the reverse rotation direction. Then, the card 1 is conveyed in the opposite direction to the drawing direction.

  Then, after the card 1 is conveyed in the direction opposite to the drawing direction, when the card 1 is detected again by the ultrasonic sensor 3, the ultrasonic sensor 3 outputs a detection signal of the card 1 to the card conveyance control device 10. Here, the transport mechanism control unit 13 determines whether or not the card end is detected based on reception of the detection signal (step S105), and determines that the card end in the drawing direction is detected by receiving the detection signal. A control information specifying request is output to the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12. In this case, the transport mechanism control information specifying unit 12 starts from the position where the end of the card 1 coincides with the object detection position, the first transport destination position indicating the magnetic tape reading start position of the magnetic head 4, and the magnetic of the card 1. Control information for transporting the card 1 to the position where the reading position of the tape matches (or the second transport destination position indicating the position where the IC chip of the IC card access unit 5 can be accessed and the access of the IC chip of the card 1 The control unit 13 reads the control information for transporting the card 1 up to the matching position with the location from the storage unit 11, and the transport mechanism control unit 13 controls the transport motor 6 based on the control information.

  In the above-described card transport control system, the card transport control device 10 and the information processing device 30 have a computer system inside. Each process described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above process is performed by the computer reading and executing the program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, and what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card 2 ... Card insertion slot 3 ... Ultrasonic sensor 4 ... Magnetic head 5 ... IC card access part 6 ... Conveyance motor 7 ... Conveyance roller 8 ... Light Sensor 10 ... Card conveyance control device 11 ... Storage unit 12 ... Conveyance mechanism control information specifying unit 13 ... Conveyance mechanism control unit 20 ... Conveyance belt 30 ... Information processing device

Claims (6)

A transport mechanism for transporting the card;
An ultrasonic sensor for detecting a card inserted into the card carrying mechanism on a conveyance path;
A transport mechanism control information identifying unit that identifies control information for controlling transport of the card from an object detection position of the ultrasonic sensor to a transport destination position of the card;
A transport mechanism controller that controls the transport mechanism based on the control information;
A card conveyance control system comprising: The card carrying mechanism, after the card is conveyed in a direction opposite to the drawing direction until the ultrasonic sensor is unable to detect the card, then the card is drawn in the drawing direction,
The transport mechanism control information specifying unit is configured so that the card is pulled in the pull-in direction after the card is transported in the direction opposite to the pull-in direction until the ultrasonic sensor cannot detect the card. The control information for determining the position at which the card is detected again by the ultrasonic sensor as the object detection position and controlling the conveyance of the card from the object detection position where the tip of the card is located to the conveyance destination position The card transport control system according to claim 1, wherein: The card carrying mechanism, after conveying the card in the pull-in direction until the ultrasonic sensor becomes impossible to detect the card, pulls the card in a direction opposite to the pull-in direction,
The transport mechanism control information calculation unit, when the card is pulled in a direction opposite to the pull-in direction after the card is transported in the pull-in direction until the ultrasonic sensor becomes impossible to detect the card, The position at which the card is detected again by the ultrasonic sensor is determined as the object detection position, and the position of the card is calculated based on the end of the card positioned at the object detection position and the total length in the card pull-in direction. The card transport control system according to claim 1, wherein the control information for controlling transport of the card to the transport destination position is specified.   The card conveyance control system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ultrasonic sensor is provided in the vicinity of an insertion port of the card of the card carrying mechanism. A card transport control method for a card transport control system including a transport mechanism for transporting a card,
Detecting a card inserted into the card transport mechanism on a transport track,
Specify control information for controlling the conveyance of the card from the object detection position of the ultrasonic sensor to the conveyance destination position of the card,
The card transport control method, wherein the transport mechanism is controlled based on the control information. A transport mechanism for transporting the card;
An ultrasonic sensor for detecting a card inserted into the card carrying mechanism on a conveyance path;
A card conveyance control system computer equipped with
A transport mechanism control information specifying means for specifying control information for controlling transport of the card from an object detection position of the ultrasonic sensor to a transport destination position of the card;
A transport mechanism control means for controlling the transport mechanism based on the control information;
A program characterized by functioning as

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