JP2014040072A - Ticket printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem associated with cutting off a ticket sheet by detecting, with a sensor, a cut mark disposed on a ticket sheet, during which an error occurs due to a slip when the sheet is transported to a cutting position, shifting the cutting position for cutoff.SOLUTION: A ticket printer includes: code detection means for detecting a cutoff code for determining a cutting position disposed on first and second ticket sheets; cutting-means for cutting the first and second ticket sheets; and cutting-position correction means for matching between the cutting position of the cutting means cutting after the cutoff is detected and a border between the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet. This reduces a shift in the cutting position for cutoff.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a ticket printer.

  There are many stores that issue various tickets, such as concert tickets and movie viewing tickets, and those who wish to purchase tickets go to these ticket issuing stores to purchase tickets.

  Issuance of these tickets is based on the ticketing permission information obtained from the higher-level host computer by obtaining ticketing information by exchanging information between the information management terminal installed in each store and the host computer connected to the information management terminal. Issue a ticket with a printer connected to the terminal.

  When issuing these tickets, the printer sends the unique ticket number together with the issuing store name to the host computer. The host computer stores these unique ticket number, issuing store information, and ticket issuing information in association with each other. Based on this information, it is possible to track which ticket is issued when and where, and what number is unique information of the ticket sheet.

  The ticket sheet is wound into a roll shape due to its handling and the like, and is cut and issued as a ticket each time. When issuing, the cut position is determined by detecting the cut mark provided on the ticket sheet with a sensor.

JP-A-5-185675

  When a ticket is issued, a cut mark provided on the ticket sheet is detected by a sensor to determine a cut position for separating the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet connected thereto. However, when the ticket sheet is nipped and conveyed, slippage may occur at the contact portion between the conveyance roller and the ticket sheet. For this reason, even if the cut mark provided on the ticket paper is correctly detected by the sensor, an error due to slip occurs when the paper is actually conveyed to the cut position, and the cut position of the separation is shifted.

  The present invention provides a ticket printer having a cutting position by a cutting means after detecting a cutting code and a cutting position correcting means for matching the boundary between the first ticket paper and the second ticket paper.

  One form of ticket printer includes: a first ticket sheet provided with a code for specifying a ticket to be issued on one side of a ticket sheet to be issued and a cutting code for determining a cutting position by detection; and Ticket paper transport for transporting a second ticket paper connected to the first ticket paper provided with a specifying code for specifying a ticket to be issued on one side and a cutting code for determining a cutting position by detection Means for detecting the identification code and the cutting code provided on the ticket sheets of the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet, and the code detecting means A ticket having cutting means for cutting a boundary between the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet immediately after detection. Is Topurinta.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a ticket issuing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a structural diagram showing a configuration of a ticket printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a structural diagram showing a configuration when an upper cover of a ticket printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention is opened. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a transport unit of the ticket printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a ticket sheet used in the ticket printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a control block diagram of a ticket printer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram which shows the structural example of the external server terminal by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structural example of the POS terminal by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a standby state transition of the ticket printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the flow of ticket issuing of the ticket issuing system by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is a side view of a positional relationship when acquiring a cut mark code of the first ticket sheet of the ticket printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of a positional relationship when a cut mark code is acquired for a second ticket sheet of the ticket printer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The positional relationship side view at the time of the cut mark code acquisition of the ticket printer by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The positional relationship side view at the time of the cut mark code acquisition of the ticket printer by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, a ticket printer according to an embodiment of the present invention and a ticket issuing system including the ticket printer will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this example, a case where a movie ticket is purchased will be described as an example.

(First embodiment)
A system configuration example of one embodiment is shown in FIG.

  The ticket sales system 105 includes an external server 103 that grasps and manages ticket contents, and a store A1, a store B2, and a store C3 that are connected to the external server 103 via a network.

  The store A1 has a POS terminal 4 that issues a ticket and a ticket printer 5 that outputs an actual ticket based on a ticket issuing instruction from the POS terminal 4.

  The store B2 has a POS terminal 4 that issues a ticket and a ticket printer 5 that outputs an actual ticket based on a ticket issuing command from the POS terminal 4.

  The store C3 has a POS terminal 4 that issues a ticket, and a ticket printer 5 that outputs an actual ticket based on a ticket issuing instruction from the POS terminal 4.

  Here, the number of stores is described as 3, but there is no problem even if the number of stores in this system is 1, 2 or 4 stores or more.

  FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 show the main configuration of the ticket printer 5 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows the use state of the ticket printer 5, and FIG. 3 shows the state where the printer upper cover 7 is opened. In this printer, the ticket paper 8 wound around the winding shaft 13 in FIG. 2 rotates in the direction C in the drawing and is conveyed from the right side to the left side during conveyance. In FIG. 2, the right side is the upstream side and the left side is the downstream side.

  The ticket printer 5 has a printer upper cover 7 attached to a printer lower cover 9 so as to be openable and closable around a support shaft 10 as a rotation center. The ticket paper 8 is wound around a winding shaft 13 with the back surface 12 facing inside, and the winding shaft 13 is rotatably supported by the ticket printer 5. The wound ticket paper 8 is conveyed downstream by being sandwiched between a feed roller 14 on the downstream side thereof and an idler roller 16 disposed opposite to the feed roller 14 with a paper conveyance path 15 interposed therebetween.

  A first sensor 17 and a second sensor 18 for recognizing a code provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 are provided downstream of the feed roller 14.

  Further, a platen roller 19 is provided downstream thereof, and a thermal print head 20 is disposed opposite to the platen roller 19 with the sheet conveyance path 15 interposed therebetween.

  Further, a cutter 21 is disposed downstream thereof. The cutter 21 has a fixed blade 22 and a movable blade 23, and the ticket paper 8 inserted in a slit (not shown) of the cutter 21 is directed toward the fixed blade 22, and the movable blade 23 is driven by a motor (not shown). Cut by sliding.

  Here, the cutter 21 has been described as a so-called slide-type cutter in which the movable blade 23 slides toward the fixed blade 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cutter 21 cuts the sheet by rotating the movable blade relative to the fixed blade. A rotary cutter may be used.

  Further, on the downstream side of the cutter 21, after the surface 11 of the ticket paper 8 is printed by the thermal print head 20, the cutter 21 cuts it to a predetermined length and discharges it from the ticket printer 5. Is provided. A discharge table 25 for holding the cut ticket paper 8 is provided below the discharge port 24 in the printer lower cover 9.

  A display unit 26 is provided on the printer upper cover 7 of the ticket printer 5. The display unit 26 is a liquid crystal display such as an LCD, and has a function of displaying information when a ticket is issued and displaying an error such as a jammed ticket paper 8 or a ticket paper 8 out of the ticket printer 5. doing.

  FIG. 4 is a main part configuration diagram of the paper conveyance path 15 as viewed from the direction A in FIG. FIGS. 5A and 5B show examples of printing on the front surface 11 and the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 as an example.

  The right side in FIG. 4 is the upstream side and the left side is the downstream side, and the ticket paper 8 is skewed by a pair of conveyance lateral guides 27 provided in the ticket printer 5 in the direction D in the figure from right to left in the figure. It is conveyed while preventing it. A first sensor 17 that detects a black mark 28 (see FIG. 5B) provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 and a cut mark 29 provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 are provided in the paper conveyance path 15. The second sensor 18 for detecting the start mark 30, the ticket specific data 31, the check digit 32 and the end mark 33 (see FIG. 5B) is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the ticket paper 8. Is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the ticket paper 8 is wound in a roll shape with a plurality of ticket papers 8 being connected, and is loaded into the ticket printer 5. In FIG. 5, the second ticket sheet connected to the first ticket sheet 8 is shown as a ticket sheet 8-2. FIG. 5A shows the front surface 11 of the ticket paper 8, and the thermal print head 20 performs printing on the ticket surface.

  FIG. 5B shows the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8. A black mark 28, a cut mark 29, a start mark 30, ticket specific data 31, a check digit 32 and an end mark 33 are provided in advance on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8. Each of these marks will be described later. Here, the ticket-specific data 31 provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 is the ticket-specific data 31 formed by arranging a plurality of white and black blocks arranged in the transport direction of the ticket paper 8. For example, a bar code, a two-dimensional code, an alphanumeric character, and the like are collectively referred to as a code without any problem.

  The ticket paper 8 is cut and issued by the cutter 21 at a cut position 34, which is the boundary between the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper 8-2 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS.

  Further, perforations 35 are provided in advance in the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper 8-2. At the perforation 35, the ticket sheet 8 can be easily separated into a stub A36 and a stub B37. For example, when the ticket sheet 8 is actually used, The stub B37 is handed over to the ticket purchaser.

  An example of the control unit 90 of the ticket printer 5 described above is shown in FIG. The control unit 90 includes means for controlling paper conveyance, means for controlling printing, means for controlling paper cutting, and means for controlling paper discharge. The ticket printer 5 is also connected to the POS terminal 4 and the external server 103.

  The control unit 90 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer that links with the POS terminal 4 and the external server 103 and executes various controls. A central processing unit (MPU) 91 of the control unit 90 performs various controls and calculations such as paper conveyance control, printing control, paper cutting control, and paper discharge control according to a program.

  A ROM 92 and a RAM 93 are installed as main storage means for storing a control program executed by the MPU 91, data during control or calculation, data from the external server 103, and the like. The ROM 92 is a read-only memory having a control program, a table, and the like, and the RAM 93 is an occasional write memory for storing data in the middle of calculation, data from the external server 103, and the like.

  Further, the control unit 90 is provided with an input / output unit (I / O) 94 that takes in various input data from the external server 103 and takes out the control output of the control unit 90 to the external server 103. Yes. The I / O 94 is linked to the MPU 91, the ROM 92, and the RAM 93 through a bus.

  The I / O 94 is connected with first to sixth drivers 95, a driver 96, a driver 97, a driver 98, a driver 99, and a driver 100 as means for taking out a control output. The feed roller 14 is based on a control output of the MPU 91 as a transport command means for the ticket paper 8 and is held by a motor (not shown) by being sandwiched between the feed roller 14 and the idler roller 16 disposed opposite to the paper transport path 15. The paper 8 is conveyed.

  The MPU 91 of the control unit 90 issues a command for printing and paper conveyance to the printing mechanism 38 via the driver 95.

  Further, the MPU 91 of the control unit 90 issues a sheet conveyance command to the feed roller 14 via the driver 96.

  Further, the MPU 91 of the control unit 90 issues a command for detecting the black mark 28 provided in advance on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 to the first sensor 17 via the driver 97.

  Further, the MPU 91 of the control unit 90 issues a command for detecting a cut mark 29, a start mark 30, a ticket specific data 31, a check digit 32 and an end mark 33 provided in advance on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 via the driver 98. The second sensor 18 is output.

  The printing mechanism 38 includes the thermal print head 20 and the platen roller 19 described with reference to FIG. The platen roller 19 is driven to rotate in synchronization with a printing operation by a motor (not shown) based on a control output as a printing command means of the MPU 91. The thermal print head 20 prints on the ticket paper 8 based on the print data from the external server 103.

  Further, the MPU 91 of the control unit 90 drives the cutter 21 through the driver 99 to cut the ticket paper 8.

  Further, the MPU 91 of the control unit 90 displays information on the ticket issuance of the ticket printer 5, error contents, and the like on the display unit 26 via the driver 100.

  The control unit 90 has a cutting position correction unit 80 described later. The ticket printer 5 has a standby confirmation unit 101 described later.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the external server 103.

  The external server 103 includes a data transmission / reception unit 51, store ticket information 52, ticket sales information storage unit 53, condition storage unit 54, ticket data storage unit 55, ticket data transmission unit 56, ticket issue determination unit 57, and regular ticket determination unit 58. , A tracking data condition input unit 59 and an association data storage unit 60 are provided.

  The ticket sheet 8 is a roll of a plurality of ticket sheets 8, but the ticket-specific data 31 provided in advance on the back surface of these ticket sheets 8 are all different data. Further, the ticket-specific data 31 is not only different data among a plurality of ticket sheets 8 loaded in the same store, but also the ticket sheets 8 loaded in the stores B2 and C3 which are other stores. It is also different from the data on all the ticket forms 8.

  The data transmission / reception unit 51 mediates data exchange between the external server 103 and the POS terminal 4 or ticket printer 5.

  The ticket-specific data 31 is stored as store ticket information 52 in the external server 103 when the ticket sheet 8 is sent to each store for use in the ticket printer 5.

  The ticket sales information storage unit 53 stores information (dates, times, movie names, screening locations, seats, etc.) of movie tickets that can be issued from movie companies, movie theaters, and the like.

  The condition storage unit 54 is a part for temporarily storing the ticket conditions desired by the ticket issuing applicant who has come to the store A1 or the ticket issuing proxy procedure procedure in the store A1 via the POS terminal 4, for example, Data such as the movie name B of the A movie theater is stored.

  The ticket data storage unit 55 temporarily stores the ticket data to be issued.

  The ticket data transmission unit 56 receives a ticket issuance request from a ticket issuance command unit 75 of the POS terminal 4 to be described later, and transmits a ticket data transmission and storage instruction to the ticket data storage unit 55 and sends the ticket data to the ticket printer. Sent to 5.

  The ticket issuance determination unit 57 compares the data of the ticket sales information storage unit 53 with the data of the condition storage unit 54, and determines whether the ticket issuance is permitted or not based on the conditions entered by the ticket issuing applicant. to decide.

  The regular ticket determination unit 58 compares the data in the ticket data storage unit 55 with the store ticket information 52, and determines whether the ticket is issued from a regular store or using a regular ticket sheet.

  The tracking data condition input unit 59 stores a search condition in the case where the ticket issuance contents are to be tracked for some reason with respect to the ticket issued, and the ticket that has been issued under this condition from the association data storage unit 60. Extract information.

  The association data storage unit 60 stores the information after the association between the ticket data and the store ticket information 52 when the regular ticket determination unit 58 determines that the ticket is a regular ticket.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the POS terminal 4.

  The POS terminal 4 includes a data transmission / reception unit 71, a ticket specific data storage unit 72, a ticket issuance condition input unit 73, a ticket data storage unit 74, a ticket issuance command unit 75, and a ticket specific data transmission unit 76.

  The data transmission / reception unit 71 mediates data exchange between the POS terminal 4 and the external server 103 or the ticket printer 5.

  The ticket specific data storage unit 72 stores the ticket specific data 31 received from the ticket printer 5.

  The ticket issuance condition input unit 73 is a part where a ticket issuance request person who came to the store A1 or a ticket issuance proxy procedure procedure in the store A1 inputs a desired ticket condition. Data such as the movie name B is stored.

  The ticket issuance instruction unit 75 obtains information that the issuance is possible in the ticket issuing possibility judgment unit 57 of the external server 103 and requests the ticket data transmission unit 56 of the external server 103 to issue a ticket.

  Hereinafter, a method for purchasing a ticket will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The ticket printer 5 is provided with a standby confirmation unit 101. The standby confirmation unit 101 stores information as to whether or not the ticket printer 5 is on standby in a state where the ticket paper 8 can be issued, as will be described later.

  The data stored in the standby confirmation unit 101 is not erased when the ticket printer 5 is turned on / off. However, when a sheet-out sensor (not shown) provided in the portion of the ticket printer 5 where the ticket sheet 8 is loaded detects that the sheet is out of paper or for some reason, the ticket sheet 8 is taken out from the ticket printer 5. The data stored in the standby confirmation unit 101 is set to be erased when the paper out sensor detects that the paper has run out. Even when the ticket printer 5 is newly installed, no data is stored in the standby confirmation unit 101.

  Further, the control unit 90 of the ticket printer 5, when no data is stored in the standby confirmation unit 101, includes a cut mark 29, a start mark 30, a ticket specific data 31, a check digit 32 and an end provided on the ticket sheet 8. Even if the mark 33 is detected, these marks are ignored.

  In issuing a ticket, it is necessary to put the ticket printer 5 into a ticket issue standby state before issuing a ticket, including loading the ticket paper 8 into the ticket printer 5. This standby state confirmation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 and FIGS. 11 to 14.

  Although the ticket printer 5 is in the standby state, the transition to the standby state differs depending on the previous ticketing situation (S1).

  When the ticket printer 5 is turned on with the ticket paper 8 loaded, the control unit 90 of the ticket printer 5 first confirms whether data is stored in the standby confirmation unit 101 (S2).

  The case where data is not stored in the standby confirmation unit 101 (N in S2) is, for example, the following case. When a paper out sensor (not shown) detects out of paper when paper is loaded in the ticket printer 5, the case after the ticket paper 8 wound up from the ticket printer 5 for some reason is taken out, or a new ticket One of the cases where the printer 5 is installed.

  If no data is stored in the standby confirmation unit 101 (N in S2), when the ticket printer 5 is turned on, the ticket printer 5 transports the ticket paper 8 (S3).

  FIGS. 11 and 12 show the positional relationship between the first sensor 17 and the second sensor 18, the front surface 11 of the ticket paper 8, and the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8. 11A and 11B, (a) shows the front surface 11 of the ticket paper 8 viewed from the direction A in FIG. 2, and (b) shows the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 in FIG. Seen from the direction.

  The ticket paper 8 is sandwiched between the feed roller 14 and the idler roller 16 and conveyed downstream. First, the first sensor 17 detects the black mark 28 provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 (S4). . When the black sensor 28 is detected by the first sensor 17, it is determined that the ticket sheet 8 is a regular ticket sheet.

  A cut mark 29, a start mark 30, ticket specific data 31, a check digit 32 and an end mark 33 are present on the back surface 12 of the ticket paper 8 in advance.

  Thereafter, the conveyance is continued, and the second sensor 18 detects the cut mark 29 provided on the ticket paper 8 (S5). This state is shown in FIG.

  Here, as described above, the control unit 90 of the ticket printer 5 ignores the cut mark 29 because no data exists in the standby confirmation unit 101 (S6). As a result, the ticket paper 8 continues to be conveyed without being cut by the cutter 21.

  When the conveyance of the ticket paper 8 is continued, the second sensor 18 sequentially detects the start mark 30, the ticket specific data 31, the check digit 32, and the end mark 33 (S7 to S10).

  However, as described above, since there is no data in the standby confirmation unit 101, the cut mark 29, the start mark 30, the ticket specific data 31, the check digit 32, and the end mark 33 are all ignored (S11).

  Thereafter, the ROM 92 provided in the ticket printer 5 writes “1” data in the standby confirmation unit 101 (S12). As a result, data is present in the standby confirmation unit 101 of the ticket printer 5 thereafter.

  The ticket printer 5 repeats this standby state confirmation until it obtains information that the standby is completed.

  Here, it is confirmed again whether there is data in the standby confirmation unit 101 (S2). As described above, since data exists in the standby confirmation unit 101 at this time (Y in S2), when the ticket paper 8 is continuously conveyed downstream (S13), the first sensor 17 is The black mark 28 provided on the back surface 12 of the ticket sheet 8-2 next to the ticket sheet 8 is detected (S14).

  Hereinafter, the second ticket sheet 8 is referred to as a ticket sheet 8-2, and the third ticket sheet 8 is referred to as a ticket sheet 8-3.

  When the black mark 28 is detected by the first sensor 17, it is determined that the ticket sheet 8 is a regular ticket sheet.

  After that, when the conveyance is continued, the second sensor 18 detects the cut mark 29 (S15).

  When the control unit 90 of the ticket printer 5 detects the cut mark 29, the cutting position correction unit 80 sends a drive signal to the feed roller 14 via the driver 96.

  With reference to FIG. 12, a driving signal sent from the cutting position correction unit 80 to the feed roller 14 via the driver 96 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the second sensor 18 detects the cut mark 29, the cut position 34 that is the boundary between the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper 8-2 and the actual when the cutter 21 is driven. The cutting line 21c is separated by a distance C. This distance C is obtained from the distance between the second sensor 18 of the ticket printer 5 and the cutting line 21 c and the distance between the cut mark 29 and the cutting position 34.

  When a stepping motor is used for the feed roller 14 of the ticket printer 5, the ticket paper 8 sandwiched between the feed roller 14 and the idler roller 16 is conveyed by a distance C depending on how many steps of signals are given to the stepping motor. Since it is possible to grasp in advance, the number of steps is stored in the cutting position correction unit 80.

  When the second sensor 18 detects the cut mark 29, the ticket printer 5 sends a signal that the feed roller 14 conveys the ticket paper 8 by the distance C from the cutting position correction unit 80. As shown in FIG. 13, when the second sensor 18 detects the cut mark 29, the cutting line 21 c of the cutter 21 is on the upstream side of the cut position 34 in the transport direction of the ticket paper 8. Therefore, in the case of the positional relationship shown in FIG. 12, a signal for conveying the ticket paper 8 in the reverse direction is sent (S16).

  The feed roller 14 receives the signal and conveys the ticket paper 8 (S17). Thereafter, the ticket printer 5 drives the cutter 21 and separates the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper 8-2 (S18).

  At the time of separation, since the data is sent from the cutting position correcting unit 80 so that the cutting line 21c and the cutting position 34 are matched, the cutting line 21c and the cutting position 34 are matched.

  The ticket sheet 8 is used for shifting to the standby state, and is discarded because no printing is performed on the front surface 11.

  When a new printer is introduced by the above method, when the paper runs out, or when the paper is taken out from the main body for some reason, the printer is set in a standby state.

  If the ticket was normally issued last time, the sheet has already stopped at the standby position when the ticket is issued as will be described later.

  Hereinafter, an example of a ticket issuing method will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  A person who wants to purchase a ticket goes to the store A1 (S21), and inputs conditions such as a desired screening time, a desired movie name, a desired movie theater, and the like to the ticket issuing condition input unit 73 of the POS terminal 4 (S22). When the POS terminal 4 receives a predetermined condition, the POS terminal 4 inquires of the external server 103 whether the ticket can be purchased under the condition via the data transmitting / receiving unit 71 provided in the POS terminal 4 (S23). The external server 103 stores the conditions sent from the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 in the condition storage unit 54, and then compares the ticket sales information storage unit 53 with the condition storage unit 54 in the ticket issue / prohibition determination unit 57 to check the ticket. It is determined whether ticketing is possible, and the result is returned to the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 via the data transmission / reception unit 51.

  If there is a reply that the ticket is not issued (N in S23), the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 inquires the ticket purchaser whether to purchase the ticket under other conditions (S24). If the ticket purchaser does not wish to purchase under different conditions (N in S24), the ticket purchase is canceled (S26). The case where the ticket purchaser does not want to purchase under another condition in S24 is, for example, a case where the POS terminal 4 detects that “purchase end” is instructed by the operator via the input unit. If the ticket purchaser wishes to purchase under different conditions (Y in S24), he / she inputs new conditions (S25), transmits the conditions to the external server 103 again, and determines whether the ticket can be purchased under those conditions. An inquiry is made to the external server 103 (S23).

  When the external server 103 sends a reply that the ticket can be issued under the conditions sent from the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 to the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 (Y in S23), the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 issues the ticket The ticket issuing request is transmitted from the command unit 75 to the external server 103 (S27). In other words, the POS terminal 4 in the store A1 receives a reply indicating that the ticket can be issued from the external server 103 (Y in S23), and the POS terminal 4 transmits the ticket issue since the ticket issue command unit 75 to the external server 103. (S27).

  When the external server 103 receives this issuance request, the ticket data transmission unit 56 transmits the ticket data to the ticket data storage unit 74 of the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 (S28) and also to the ticket data storage unit 55 of the external server 103. The ticket data is stored (S29). Thereafter, the ticket data is deleted from the ticket sales information storage unit 53 of the external server 103.

  Thereafter, the POS terminal 4 of the store A1 transmits the data of the ticket data storage unit 74 to the ticket printer 5.

  The ticket printer 5 sequentially prints ticket data on the front surface 11 of the ticket paper 8 (S30).

  While the ticket printer 5 sequentially prints the ticket data on the front surface 11 of the ticket paper 8, the second sensor 18 detects the start mark 30, the ticket specific data 31, the check digit 32 and the end mark 33 in parallel with this. (S31 to S34) When the end mark 33 is detected, the ticket specific data 31 is sent to the ticket specific data storage unit 72 of the POS terminal 4 (S35).

  Thereafter, the POS terminal 4 sends the data of the ticket specific data storage unit 72 from the ticket specific data transmission unit 76 to the ticket specific data storage unit 61 of the external server 103.

  Thereafter, the data of the ticket-specific data storage unit 61 and the data of the ticket data storage unit 55 are connected and stored in the association data storage unit 60.

  When it is decided to track the issued ticket contents for a certain reason for the issued ticket, the target data information can be obtained from the association data storage unit 60 by inputting the tracking target data into the tracking data condition input unit 59. It becomes possible to obtain.

  As described above, the ticket printer 5 has the cutting position correction unit 80, and after the cut mark 29 is detected based on the data of the cutting position correction unit 80, the ticket paper 8 is conveyed and the cutting line 21c, the cutting position 34, and the like. Match. As a result, it is possible to prevent an incorrect ticket from being issued due to separation of characters or the like previously printed in the vicinity of the cut position 34 between the ticket sheet 8 and the ticket sheet 8-2 at a position that is not a regular line.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 13 shows a second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, in the second embodiment, when the cut mark 29 is detected by the second sensor 18, the cutting line 21c of the cutter 21 and the cutting position 34 coincide.

  The ticket paper 8 is nipped between the feed roller 14 and the idler roller 16 and conveyed. When the frictional force between the ticket paper 8 and the feed roller 14 or idler roller 16 at the time of purchase of the ticket printer 5 is not reduced, the ticket paper 8 is transported using the data of the cutting position correcting unit 80 after the cut mark 29 is detected. As a result, the cutting line 21c and the cutting position 34 coincide.

  However, the frictional force on the surface of the feed roller 14 and idler roller 16 is reduced due to aging, and the frictional force is reduced due to paper dust or the like entering between the feed roller 14 or idler roller 16 and the ticket paper 8, ticket printer. 5 is caused to slip between the ticket paper 8 and the feed roller 14 or the idler roller 16 due to the environmental change of the place where the paper 5 is installed. However, the cutting line 21c and the cutting position 34 do not coincide with each other. This inconsistency is more likely to occur as the distance C in FIG. 12 is longer.

  In that respect, in the second embodiment, the cutting line 21c of the cutter 21 and the cutting position 34 are set to coincide with each other when the cut mark 29 is detected by the second sensor 18.

  As a result, even under the situation where the slip occurs, the ticket 8 and the ticket 8-2 can be separated at the correct cut position 34.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 14 shows a third embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14, in the third embodiment, when the cut mark 29 is detected by the second sensor 18, the cutting line 21 c of the cutter 21 exists downstream from the cutting position 34 in the paper conveyance direction. Yes. (Exists at the downstream side by the distance D in FIG. 14)
When the ticket is issued by the ticket printer 5, it may be issued continuously. In this case, in the ticket printer 5 of the first embodiment, after the cut mark 29 is detected, the cut mark 29 is once conveyed in the reverse direction, the cut position 34 and the cutting line 21c are made coincident, and then the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper are made by the cutter 21. Disconnect 8-2. Thereafter, the ticket paper 8-2 is transported for the next ticket issue.

  In this way, when tickets are issued continuously, the ticket paper 8 is transported in the reverse direction when cutting.

  In that respect, in the third embodiment, when the cut mark 29 is detected by the second sensor 18, the cutting line 21 c of the cutter 21 is present downstream of the cutting position 34 in the paper conveyance direction. For this reason, even when the cut mark 29 is detected and the cutting position 34 and the cutting line 21c are made coincident and the cutter paper 21 separates the ticket paper 8 and the ticket paper 8-2, the ticket paper 8- The two transport directions are the same. As a result, the ticket issuing time can be shortened compared to the first embodiment.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1. Store A
4. POS terminal 5. Ticket printer 8. Ticket paper 17. First sensor 18. Second sensor 19. Platen roller 20. Thermal print head 21. Cutter 31. Ticket specific data 103..External server 105..Ticket sales system

Claims (3)

First ticket paper provided with a code for specifying a ticket to be issued on one side of a ticket sheet to be issued and a cutting code for determining a cutting position by detection, and a ticket issued on one side A ticket paper transporting means for transporting a second ticket paper connected to the first ticket paper, provided with a specifying code for specifying the cutting position and a cutting code for determining a cutting position by detection;
Code detecting means for detecting the identifying code and the cutting code provided on the ticket sheets of the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet;
Cutting means for cutting the boundary between the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet immediately after the cutting code is detected by the code detecting means;
Having a ticket printer.   The ticket printer includes a cutting position correcting unit that, after detecting the cutting code, causes the ticket sheet conveying unit to match a cutting position by the cutting unit with a boundary between the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet. The ticket printer according to claim 1, further comprising:   The conveyance direction of the first ticket sheet and the second ticket sheet having the identification code and the cutting code detected by the code detection unit by the ticket sheet conveyance unit, and the cutting position correction unit The transport direction of the first ticket paper and the second ticket paper by the ticket paper transport means for matching the cutting position by the cutting means with the boundary between the first ticket paper and the second ticket paper is as follows: The ticket printer according to claim 2, which is the same.

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