JP3208867B2 - Automatic media issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic medium issuing apparatus such as an ATM for issuing a new passbook or the like, and more particularly to an automatic medium issuing apparatus which allows a user to freely design or select the design of an issuing medium. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-200459 that a plurality of types of passbooks are provided in an issuing device, and when a request for issuing a specific type of passbook is issued, the corresponding passbook is extended and issued.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 60-230265 discloses that when it is necessary to issue a new passbook, the bank account of the passbook is determined, and a passbook in a format corresponding to that is issued. I have.

[0003]

In the above prior art, the former requires several types of passbooks to be separately provided, so that the number of passbook types that can be provided in the apparatus is limited. If the number of passbooks is increased, the size of the device becomes large, and the cost increases. In addition, since there are a plurality of types of passbooks, there is a problem in that when a passbook is loaded into a storage for each passbook, a loading mistake or the like is likely to occur.

[0004] In the latter case, only printing in a format corresponding to the account of the deposit cannot be performed, and the user cannot make any selection. Also,
There is a problem that a new passbook needs to be created when the passbook design is changed or added.

An object of the present invention is to issue a new passbook or the like.
The user can input the design freely on the medium to be issued or select and register the registered design by using an automatic medium issuing device such as TM, and the type of the medium can be minimized by printing and storing. Only one type of medium is loaded in the storage, and the apparatus can be downsized and the cost of the medium can be reduced. Further, since only one type of medium is loaded, preparation for loading operation and the like can be simplified. Also,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic medium issuing apparatus capable of improving service by issuing a medium designed freely by a user.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic medium issuing apparatus for issuing various kinds of media such as passbooks, a means for inputting a design considered by a user, and a method for converting the design into various types of medium front and back surfaces. And other means for printing or copying, publishing media freely designed by the user, storing means for various designed styles, and means for the user to select various designs. And publish a medium of the design selected by the user. There are provided means for receiving various media storing the design input by the user and reading the design, and means for copying the design when re-issuing a medium such as a passbook. Publish design media. In addition, a means for the user to make a selection is provided, a user can select a desired design medium, a means for registering or modifying various designed styles is provided, and a selection of various design media is made. To achieve.

[0007]

A design input operation unit for inputting a design created by a user, a storage unit for storing the input design, a print copy mechanism unit and a medium for printing or copying the input design on the front or back surface of the issuing medium A medium designed freely by the user can be issued by the issuance medium releasing mechanism for releasing the image. Also, design information is read from a storage unit storing various designed styles, and an input operation unit for allowing a user to select and a designated design are issued by a medium issuing mechanism unit. Also, a medium input mechanism for receiving a user's medium and reading the design of the front or back surface of the medium, a storage for storing the read design, and a readout of the design from the storage when a reissue is required, and issuance by the medium issuing mechanism. To process. Also, registration and correction can be performed from a higher level through a design input operation unit for inputting various designed styles and an input operation unit for correcting and registering the design and an interface unit.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the medium issuing mechanism unit 11 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the medium input mechanism unit 10 of FIG.

An automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes an interface section 2 connected to a higher-level station via a line 5, a storage section 3 for storing information such as design input from the outside, an FD, a magnetic card and an IC card. , An external storage medium input / output unit 4 for reading and writing information from an external storage medium, a control unit 6 for controlling each input / output, an input operation unit 7 for inputting a user's transaction, and a free design by a user. A design input operation unit 8 for inputting, a display unit 9 for displaying a transaction screen or a design, etc., a medium input mechanism unit 10 having a medium design information or medium information reading unit, and an issued medium feeding mechanism unit 1
2, a printing / copying mechanism unit 13 and a medium issuing mechanism unit 11 including an issuing medium releasing mechanism unit 14. Since the input operation unit 8 is constituted by an electronic keyboard, the input operation unit 8 can be designated and written by a finger or a pen directly from the outside.

When the user instructs the start of transaction with the input operation unit 7 of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1, the input operation unit 7 informs the control unit 6 that the start of transaction is instructed. The control unit 6 controls the medium input by the user
Is inserted into the input medium entrance 22 of the printer. When detecting the user's insertion of the medium, the medium input mechanism section 10 transmits to the control section 6 that the medium has been inserted. The control unit 6 instructs the medium input mechanism unit 10 to read the medium information. The medium input mechanism unit 10 rotates the transport rollers 26 and 27, and performs reading of the user's medium information by the medium design reading units 19 and 20 and the medium information reading unit 21.
The read medium information is sent to the control unit 6. The control unit 6 stores this information in the storage unit 3.

Next, the control unit 6 controls the interface connected to the higher-level station via the line 5 based on the sent medium information.
The transaction unit 2 transmits and receives a transaction message. Based on the result, when the control unit 6 determines that the medium needs to be issued,
A message to the effect that a design is to be input is displayed on the display unit 9 for the user, and is input through the design input operation unit 8. The control unit 6 stores this input design in the storage unit 3.

In FIG. 2, the control unit 6 instructs the medium issuing mechanism unit 11 such as a passbook to feed out the issued medium. Issued medium feeding mechanism section 12 in medium issuing mechanism section 11
The feeding roller 23 rotates, and the medium is fed from the medium loading section 17.

Next, the control section 6 reads out the input design stored in the storage section 3 and sends it to the print / copying mechanism section 13 in the medium issuing mechanism section 11. The print copy unit 13 prints or copies a print or copy on the front or back surface of the fed medium.
Perform steps 5 and 16.

Next, the control unit 6 instructs the issuing medium discharging mechanism unit 14 in the medium issuing mechanism unit 11 to discharge the medium.
When the issuance medium discharge mechanism unit 14 rotates the conveyance rollers 24 and 25 to discharge the medium, the medium is conveyed to the medium outlet 18.

In FIG. 3, when the control unit 6 detects the removal of the issuing medium, the medium input mechanism unit 10 releases the medium of the user. The medium input mechanism 10 is a transport roller 2
By rotating 6, 27, the medium is discharged. The medium is transported to the input medium entrance 22. Next, when the control unit 6 detects the removal of the medium, the transaction ends.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an issuing medium such as a passbook.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the passbooks 28, showing a fixed writing area 29;
Indicates an area in which fixed information such as a person's name, a store number, an account number and the like is written by a clerk, etc., and the variable design section 30 indicates an area in which a user freely designs.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the issuing medium. FIG. 3 is a front view of the transfer ticket 31, wherein a fixed area 32 is an area registered by a staff member or the like, and a variable design section 33 is an area designed by a user freely.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a screen for selecting a print design of an issuing medium. A display screen for selecting whether a user freely designs, a registered design, a design similar to the medium inserted by the user, or a design using an external storage medium is shown.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a display screen when the user freely designs. Since the input operation unit 8 is constituted by a pressure-sensitive electronic keyboard, it is possible to directly designate a character input and write a design with an attached pen. Further, the input operation unit 8 may be a light detection type keyboard or an electromagnetic induction type keyboard using a stylus pen or the like.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the attendant processing selection screen.
A screen for selecting a process such as a design change by a clerk for a previously set design is shown. When a design is registered or modified, an issuance medium design process key 40 is displayed.
Press.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a passbook issuing medium design processing selection screen. When a staff member presses a desired key, each processing is performed.

FIG. 10 shows a screen for selecting which registered design is to be made when a registered person is to modify the registered design, etc., by designating the design number area 48 on the screen. it can.

FIG. 11 shows an example of a message format transmitted / received to / from an upper station via the interface unit 2 and the line 5. Registration, modification, issuance, etc. can be performed by design identification.

FIGS. 12, 13, 14 and 15 show an example of a transaction processing flow of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.

In FIG. 12, when the user instructs the start of a transaction with the input operation unit 7 of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1, the input operation unit 7 starts the transaction according to the instruction of the transaction start to the control unit 6. The user's medium (passbook) is inserted into the input medium entrance 22 (step 1). The medium is received (step 2), and the information of the inserted medium is read (step 3). Based on the read medium information, the interface unit 2 connected to the line 5 transmits to the upper station (step 4), and receives the answer from the upper station (step 5).
The answer of the higher station is processed (step 6). For example, when the recording paper of the passbook is full and it is necessary to newly issue a passbook, the necessity of issuing a passbook medium is determined (step 7). It is determined (step 8).

In FIG. 13, when it is instructed that the passbook medium is not necessary, the user can freely design the passbook medium, use a registered design, use the same design as the input medium, or use an IC card. Then, a selection is made from the screen displayed in FIG. 6 as to whether the design is to be registered in an external storage medium such as a disk or an FD (step 9). Further, it is determined whether a manually input design has been selected (step 10). When the manual input design is selected, the design input screen FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 9 so that the user can freely design, and the user can freely input the manual input design using the design input operation unit 8 ( Step 11). When the manual input design is completed, the manual input confirmation key 34 is pressed, and the process waits until the manual input confirmation key 34 is pressed (step 12). When the design input is completed, when the confirmation key 38 is input, it is determined that the input is completed, and the design input by the user is stored in the storage unit 3.
(Step 13).

In FIG. 15, next, the issuing medium is instructed to the issuing medium to the medium issuing mechanism unit 11 (step 25). The designated design is read from the storage unit 3, and the print / copy mechanism 1 in the medium issuing mechanism 11 is read.
The print copy is made in step 3 (step 26). Media issuing mechanism 1
1, the medium is released (step 27), and the medium is ejected (step 28).
The medium input by the user is released (step 29). When the medium is removed, the transaction ends (step 3).
0).

If it is determined in step 7 of FIG. 12 that issuance of a passbook is not necessary, the process from step 29 of FIG. 15 is performed.

If it is determined in step 8 in FIG. 12 that the medium is to be issued in accordance with the instruction of the upper station, the process proceeds to step 24 in FIG. 15, and the design information FIG. (Step 24).
Then, the processing after step 25 in FIG. 15 is performed.

If no manually input design is selected in step 10 of FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not a design similar to the input medium inserted by the user has been selected (step 14 of FIG. 14). If so, the design information read in step 3 is stored in the storage unit 3 (step 15).
Next, the processing after step 25 is performed.

If the design is not the same as the input medium inserted by the user in step 14 of FIG. 13, it is determined whether or not a registered design is to be selected (step 16). If so, the designated design is stored in the storage unit 3 (step 17), and the processing after step 25 is performed.

If the registered design is not selected in step 16 of FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not the design is registered in an external storage medium such as an IC card or FD (step 18). It is determined whether or not the IC card is an IC card (step 19). If it is determined that the IC card is an IC card (step 20), the design is made by the external storage medium input / output unit 4 from the inserted IC card or the like. It is read and stored in the storage unit 3 (step 21). Next, FIG.
Step 25 and subsequent steps are performed.

In step 19, when it is other than the IC card or the like, it is determined that the FD is the FD or the like, and guidance for inserting the FD or the like is provided (step 22). Next, the external storage medium input / output unit 4 reads the design from the inserted FD or the like, stores the design in the storage unit 3 (step 23), and performs the processing from step 25 onward.

FIGS. 16, 17, and 18 show an example of a staff processing flow of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention. The clerk process indicates that a clerk performs a process such as change, correction, addition, or deletion of a design set in the medium issuing apparatus in advance.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a selection screen of a clerk process when registering or modifying a design by selecting a clerk process.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an issuance medium design processing selection screen displayed after the issuance medium design processing of FIG. 8 is pressed.

In FIG. 16, when a person in charge of design registration, modification, etc., presses the issuance medium design processing key 40 in FIG. 8 (step 31), then the issuance medium design processing selection shown in FIG. The screen is displayed on the display unit 9, and the attendant selects a desired process using the keys 41 to 47 (step 32). It is determined whether or not the clerk has selected the manual design input to freely design (step 33), and if the manual design input is selected, the manual design input is performed (step 34), and the confirmation key 38 is pressed and the design manual is pressed. Confirmation of input completion (step 35). If the cancel key is pressed other than the confirmation key 38, the process returns to the step 34 and the step 34 is repeated. If the confirmation key is depressed in step 35, the manually input design information is input (step 36), the design is registered in the storage unit 3 (step 37), and the attendant processing is terminated.

If manual input is not selected in step 33, it is determined whether input of information by an external storage medium such as an IC card or FD is selected (step 3).
8) It is determined whether or not the inserted external storage medium is an IC card (step 39). If it is confirmed that the inserted external storage medium is an IC card, the inserted IC card or the like is input to or output from the external storage medium. The design is read by the unit 4 (step 40). Next, the design information of the design read from the IC card or the like is input (step 41), the design is registered in the storage unit 3 (step 42), and the attendant processing ends.

If the external storage medium inserted in step 39 is an FD or the like (step 43), the design information registered in the inserted FD or the like is read to select which design is to be registered. A screen 10 for selecting which design is to be displayed is displayed on the display unit 9, and a design number area on the screen is pressed for selection (step 44). The designated design and design information are read from the FD or the like and registered in the storage unit 3 (step 45), and the attendant processing ends.

In step 38, the IC card or FD
If no information is selected from the external storage medium, that is, if the same design as the registered input medium is selected (FIG. 17, step 46), the registration medium is inserted (step 47). The design of the medium is read (step 48). Next, the user inputs design information obtained by reading the design of the registration medium (step 49),
The read design and design information are registered in the storage unit 3 (step 50).

In step 46, when the design is not the same as the design of the input medium, that is, when the registration key 43 is not pressed and the correction key 44 is pressed (step 51), it is registered in the storage unit 3 in step 52. The design information is displayed on the display unit 9 and a design to be modified is selected (step 52), and the designated design is modified (step 53). In the step of judging whether or not the design modification has been completed, the clerk confirms that the design modification has been completed.
Is input (step 54). If the confirmation key 38 is pressed, it is determined that the modification has been completed, the modified design is registered in the storage unit 3 (step 55), and the attendant processing is terminated.

In step 51, when the correction key is not pressed and the delete key 46 is pressed (step 56), the design information registered in the storage unit 3 is displayed on the display unit 9 and the design to be deleted is selected. (Step 5
7). The designated deleted design is displayed and confirmed (step 58). Next, for the design to be deleted, the delete key 39 is pressed (step 59), the designated design is deleted (step 60), and the process is terminated. If the erase key 39 is not pressed in step 59, the clerk processing is terminated without deleting.

In step 56, if the delete key is not pressed, the design confirmation key 47 is pressed (step 6).
1) The user is allowed to select a design registered in the storage unit 3 (step 62), and then displays and confirms the specified confirmation design (step 63). If the confirmation key 38 is pressed when the designated registered design is confirmed (step 64), the attendant processing is terminated.

If the output key 45 to the external storage medium (IC card, FD, etc.) is pressed (step 65) without pressing the design confirmation key in step 61, the storage unit 3
Is displayed on the display unit 9 (step 66). When it is desired to output to the FD (step 67), the FD is inserted (step 68). Further, the design registered in the storage unit 3 is output to the FD (step 69), and the clerk processing ends.

In step 67, when outputting to an IC card, for example, when outputting to an IC card, an IC card is inserted (step 70), and in step 66 the design information registered in the storage unit 3 is displayed on the display unit. The design displayed in 9 is selected (step 71). Further, the selected design is output to an IC card or the like (step 72). The attendant processing is performed as described above.

FIG. 19 is an example of a flowchart showing the center message processing of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.

It is determined whether the design information FIG. 11 exists in the message from the center (step 73). If there is no design information, the center message processing is terminated. When there is design information, it is determined whether the design information is a registration instruction in a message from the center (step 74). At the time of the registration instruction, the design in the message from the center is registered in the storage unit 3 (step 75), and the center message processing ends. In step 74, when the instruction is other than the registration instruction, it is determined whether or not the design information is a delete instruction in the message from the center (step 76). When the instruction is not the delete instruction, the center message processing is terminated. At the time of the delete instruction, when the design information is the delete instruction in the message from the center, the designated design is deleted from the storage unit 3 (step 77), and the center message processing is terminated.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the user can freely set a design and select a favorite design, so that the types of issuing media in the issuing device can be minimized.
Therefore, the cost can be reduced by downsizing the device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic medium issuing device 1;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a medium issuing mechanism unit 11 of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a medium input mechanism unit 10 of the automatic medium issuing device 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an issuing medium, showing a front side of passbooks 28;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an issuing medium on the front side of a transfer ticket 31;

FIG. 6 is an example of an issuance medium design selection screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a design input screen;

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a clerk process selection screen;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance medium design process selection screen of a clerk process;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of an issuance medium design registration list screen,

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a center message;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a transaction process of the automatic medium issuing device 1,

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a transaction process of the automatic medium issuing device 1;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a transaction process of the automatic medium issuing device 1,

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a transaction process of the automatic medium issuing device 1;

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a staff process of the automatic medium issuing device 1 according to the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a clerk process of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a clerk process of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1 according to the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a center message process of the automatic medium issuing apparatus 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Automatic medium issuing device, 2: Interface unit, 3: Storage unit, 4: External storage medium input / output unit, 5: Line, 6: Control unit, 7: Input operation unit, 8: Design input operation unit, 9: display section, 10: medium input mechanism section, 11: medium issue mechanism section, 12: issue medium feeding mechanism section, 13: print copy mechanism section, 14: issue medium discharge mechanism section, 15: print copy section (front side) ), 16: print copy section (back side), 17: medium loading section, 18: medium outlet, 19: medium design reading section (front side), 20: medium design reading section (back side), 21: medium information reading Part, 22: input medium entrance, 23: feeding roller, 24: transport roller (top), 25: transport roller (bottom), 26: transport roller (top), 27: transport roller -La (bottom), 28: Passbooks, 29: Fixed Design Department, 30: Variable design department, 31: Transfer ticket, 32: Fixed design department, 33: Variable design department,

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An issuing device for issuing transaction media such as passbooks of various types, a storage means for storing various designs to be printed on the transaction media when issuing the transaction media,
Selection means for allowing the user to select from various designs stored in the storage means, printing means for printing the design selected by the selection means on the transaction medium, and setting of the design selected by the selection means An automatic medium issuing apparatus comprising: setting means for performing the setting; and display means for displaying a setting made by the setting means as a staff member screen. 2. The automatic medium issuing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: input means for inputting a design desired by a user, wherein the design input from said input means is stored in said storage unit. Automatic media issuing device. 3. An automatic medium issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means includes an item for printing a design similar to a transaction medium inserted by a user on a new medium. Automatic media issuing device. 4. An automatic medium issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said setting means includes a design registering process, a correcting process, and a deleting process by a clerk. A desired design is stored in the storage unit by an input method designated in advance, and in the case of a correction process, the design stored in the storage unit is displayed on the display unit to select a design to be corrected, and then the corrected design is processed. Storing a design in the storage unit, and in the case of a deletion process, displaying the design stored in the storage on the display unit and selecting a design to be deleted, and then deleting the selected design from the storage unit. An automatic medium issuing device characterized by the above-mentioned.