JP3693502B2 - Processing device using passbook - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a processing apparatus using a passbook as a medium, and more particularly, to a processing apparatus having an optical sensor unit (OSU) that reads a barcode recorded as a basic transaction condition in the passbook.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Record one or more elements of the number of pages in the passbook, the type of trading account, and other basic transaction conditions in the passbook using a barcode, and each time the passbook is inserted into the processor, the barcode is stored in the OSU. There is a processing device that reads basic data and confirms basic transaction conditions for the bankbook, and performs accurate transaction processing on the bankbook based on this.
The bar code recorded in the passbook has various standards regarding the width and ratio of the bar and space, the print density, and the like, and the bar code reading sensitivity of the OSU also varies (machine difference).
Therefore, before the delivery to the user, the manufacturer of the processing device places the processing device scheduled to be delivered in maintenance mode in the maintenance mode so that the reading accuracy of the barcode of the passbook that the user has decided to adopt becomes an appropriate value. Conduct a code reading test to check whether the bar code on the passbook matches the judgment result after reading. If not, adjust the reading level (sensitivity) to match, The processing device is delivered to a predetermined user. Even after the processing device is delivered, the user may set a different passbook as a processing target, or the same reading test may be performed in the maintenance mode.
[0003]
Was done conventionally, the read test of the OSU processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 5, the barcode printing area of the bankbook M conveyed in the X direction is scanned by the OSU 51 by scanning a predetermined number of times in the Y direction. In this case, while the passbook M moves 8 steps (sub-scan) in the X direction, the OSU 51 scans (main scan) in the Y direction during the movement of each step in the X direction, and reads 336 bits in the meantime. The read data output from the OSU 51 is stored in a FIFO (First In First Out) 52, and the read data is input from a port 53 to a CPU (not shown) and stored in a buffer memory 54 formed of a part of the RAM. Store.
Although the barcode BC in FIG. 5 is actually solid, it is shown in a frame for convenience in order to clearly indicate the scan area.
[0004]
In the normal operation mode, the read data of the buffer memory 54 is used for the analysis of basic transaction conditions. In the read test mode in the maintenance mode, the read test program is executed and the read data is transferred to a sheet or the like. Dump to media. That is, the read data consisting of a combination of “0” and “1” is printed out on a medium such as paper by the printing means 55.
Then, the clerk inputs the dump list printed on the medium to the CPU by operating the keyboard 56, and the CPU executes another program by the data conversion means 57 to convert the dump list into bar code image data. Then, based on the image data, the display control means displays a barcode on the display device 58 by a graphic command, and the attendant collates the original barcode of the passbook with the reproduced barcode displayed on the display device 58 in correspondence. It was.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, conventionally, it is necessary to perform an input operation using a keyboard on a dump list printed on a medium. This takes time, and there is a possibility of an input error, and there is a problem in reliability of a reading test result. . Also, since the original bar code written in the passbook and the reproduced bar code displayed on the display device have different display media and different directions and scales, it is not easy to match each bar and space, causing a verification error. There was a problem that it was easy.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem that the reading test takes time and the reliability of the reading test, and the problem is that the barcode read by the OSU is automatically and immediately processed. The object is to make it possible to collate the original barcode with the reproduced barcode by reproducing the printing with the printer of the apparatus.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the processing device according to the present invention reads a barcode recorded as basic transaction conditions in a passbook with an OSU, performs predetermined transaction processing, and prints the processing result on the passbook by a printing means. to the processing unit, a storage unit for temporarily storing the read data in which the OSU is output, the reordering example Lud over data processing means reading data stored in the storage unit to the image data, exchange arranges that Erare It is characterized in that it a bar code and a Printout control means Ru is printed on a page that reads a bar code of the passbook to said printing means and on the basis of the image data.
With the above configuration , the read data obtained from the OSU is temporarily stored in the storage unit. The read data is rearranged into image data (bitmap) by the data processing means . The rearranged image data is used for printing by the printing means based on the command given from the printing control means, and the bar code is reproduced and printed on the read page of the original bar code of the passbook provided for reading. Is done.
[0008]
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as a preferred embodiment, the data processing means converts the read data stored in the storage unit temporarily storing the read data output by the OSU into serial data for each scan of the OSU, has been data data conversion process, expansion process for expanding such that a dot pattern identical to the pattern of the print format of the printing unit, and the expansion process is the data to perform reordering El replacement process to the image data Used .
With the above structure, the resulting read - data from OSU, temporarily stored in the storage unit, then, by the data processing unit, it reads - data is conversion into serial data per scan by OSU, the serial data, It is the expansion process so that the dot pattern identical to the pattern of the print format of the processing unit, the data after the extension processing, exchange arranges the image data Erareru. The reordering gills image data is being used to print the passbook being subjected to reading of the original bar code based on the command given from the printing control means, the page read original bar code of the passbook bar code is reproduced printed.
[0009]
The printing control means may cause the printing means to sequentially print the barcode on the unprinted line next to the page from which the barcode is read based on the printed line data included in the barcode read from the passbook. desirable.
Due to the above configuration, when it is used repeatedly for the barcode reading accuracy test of the processing device of the same machine, or when the accuracy is changed, or when it is used sequentially for the barcode reading accuracy test of multiple types of processing devices, the accuracy may vary. When there is a difference, a difference appears between the printed reproduced barcodes, so that it can be easily recognized.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a bankbook processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram conceptually showing its operation, and FIG. 3 shows the result of a bar code reading test by the bankbook processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the bankbook showing an example printed on the bankbook.
[0011]
1 and 2, 1 is a known OSU, the passbook M inserted in a prescribed insertion opening of the passbook processing device, in the middle of the transport path for feeding Ri搬 by the conveying means 6 using known stepping motor A bar-shaped light source (not shown) arranged at an appropriate position for reading a barcode BCo recorded in a predetermined part of the bankbook M and a CCD array (not shown) as a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the bankbook ) And a scanning circuit (not shown) for scanning the CCD array in a predetermined direction based on a control signal from the scan control means 32 of the CPU 3, and the analog output of the scanning circuit is set to a predetermined slice level. A clip circuit (not shown) decomposes the signal into binary values of “1” and “0” depending on the presence or absence of an output of a predetermined value or more and converts it into a digital signal for output. The sensitivity of OSU1 barcode reading can be adjusted by adjusting the slice level of the clip circuit.
[0012]
The output of OSU1 is stored in FIFO2 as external storage means. The passbook is moved in a predetermined direction at a constant speed by the transport means 6 using a stepping motor, and includes a margin of 336 bits including a margin before and after the barcode portion printed on a predetermined portion of the passbook during one step of movement. One scan is performed, and serial data output from the OSU 1 is stored in the FIFO 2 during that time. The scan is performed for eight consecutive steps, that is, eight times based on the control from the scan control means 32, and all the serial data output from the OSU1 is stored in the FIFO2. When the CPU 3 determines that the eight scans are completed, the read data of the FIFO 2 is taken in via the port P1 and stored in the buffer memory constituted by the storage area RAM • A1 of the RAM 5.
The RAM • A1 in FIG. 2 exemplifies a state in which read data when 8 scans are read with 336 bits per scan by the OSU 1 is stored in the buffer memory, and n, n + 1, n + 2. Indicates.
[0013]
The CPU 3, into data for printing bar codes on the passbook M by the printing means 7 with reference to the graph I Kkukomando which eventually read data stored in the buffer memory RAM · A1 is normally used Data processing means 33 is provided for performing data processing for this purpose.
The contents of the data processing by the data processing means 33 differ depending on the barcode printing type (bar and space expansion ratio in the vertical and horizontal directions) printed on the passbook. In the embodiment described below, a barcode is printed with a printing type that matches the dot pattern of the printing format of 24 × 24 dots by the printing means 7 when 8 scans are performed while the bankbook M is conveyed 8 steps. Is the case.
In this case, the data processing means 33 first performs a data conversion process for converting into scan unit data composed of data of 336 bits per scan. The converted scan unit data is stored in eight work areas of the buffer memory RAM • A2 constituted by another storage area of the RAM 5.
This conversion to data for each scan is for facilitating the next data expansion processing by the data processing means 33.
That is, as the second processing content, the data processing means 33 divides the scan unit data of 336 bits for one scan stored in the buffer memory RAM · A2 into 42 bits by 8 bits from the head, and the first scan When the 8-bit read data of the second scan is expanded by a factor of 3, it is stored in the buffer memory RAM A3 constituted by another storage area of the RAM 5, and subsequently the first 8-bit read data of the second scan is similarly 3 In the same manner, after sequentially multiplying by 3 until the first 8 bits of the 8th scan, 3 times the read data of the 2nd 8 bits of the 1st scan, 3 of the 2nd 8 bits of the 2nd scan In the same manner, an expansion process is performed to triple the data up to the final read data of the eighth can, and the result is stored in the buffer memory RAM A3.
[0014]
Here, the reason why the data processing means 33 performs 3 times expansion by 8 bits each is because the dot pattern of the print format printed on the passbook by the printing means (printer) 7 of this processing apparatus is 24 × 24 dots. . Therefore, when the print format of the processing apparatus is different, the magnification of the data expansion process of the data processing unit 33 is determined according to the dot pattern of the print format. However, the aspect ratio of characters to be printed may vary depending on the relative relationship between the passbook transport speed and the printing timing in the printer. The number of vertical and horizontal dots of the barcode reproduced and printed on the passbook does not need to be limited to 24 × 24 dots, and it is preferable to set the number of dots so that the comparison between the original barcode and the reproduced barcode can be easily determined. Therefore, the magnification of the data expansion processing program executed by the data processing means 33 is determined in consideration of the number of vertical dots of the barcode to be reproduced and printed.
[0015]
Furthermore, the data processing unit 33, the extended data obtained by the data extension processing, reordering El data into image data (bitmap) for printing bar codes with a printer 7 which are provided to the processor Replacement processing is performed.
That is, when the minimum print control unit by the printing means 7 is 24 × 24 dots vertically and horizontally, the extension data in the buffer memory RAM A3 is replaced with image data having a data structure of 24 × 24 dots vertically and horizontally. Further, it is stored in a buffer memory RAM A4 composed of another storage area, and is processed continuously for 336 dots corresponding to 336 bits that are the reading range of the original barcode, and the obtained image data is stored in the buffer memory RAM. Store in A4.
[0016]
Thus, after the replacement processing of the read data obtained from the passbook with the image data by the OSU 1 is completed, the CPU 3 reads the image data stored in the RAM 5 and gives it to the print control means 34. Print control means 34, in the bar code reading test in this member Te Nansumodo, by the graphic command for image printing gives the image data to the printing means 7. At the same time, the conveyance control means 31 of the CPU 3 controls the conveyance means 6 to convey at a constant speed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the barcode (reproduced barcode) BCc based on the read data is printed on the page of the previously inserted bankbook M where the barcode (original barcode) BCo is read. It is supposed to be.
[0017]
In FIG. 3, the upper left bar code BCo is the original bar code read by the OSU 1 at the beginning of the passbook insertion, and the left two digits out of the six digits combined with the lower hyphen of the original bar code. The number indicates the number of pages read from the bar code of the passbook. In this example, the number is represented by “43” obtained by adding a certain number “30” to the actual page number “13”. The two-digit number at the center is a dummy, and the two-digit number on the right represents the line of the number and the printed line of the reproduced barcode on the left side.
[0018]
Each time the original barcode BCo reading test is performed, the number of pages and the print line 8 and the reproduced barcode BCc are printed in one line. When one passbook is repeatedly used for reading tests of the same or another processing device, the test results are sequentially printed on the next line corresponding to the number of pages and the number of printed lines, and the reproduction barcode. . Accordingly, each reproduction barcode in FIG. 3 faithfully reflects the sensitivity (output level) of the CCD and other light receiving elements of the OSU used in the test.
[0019]
Next, an operation when the processing apparatus having the above-described configuration for the barcode reading test is set to the maintenance mode and the reading test is executed will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
In the maintenance mode, the staff starts the test mode to start the reading test, and the reading test program stored in the ROM 4 is loaded (s1). When the attendant inserts the test passbook into the passbook insertion slot of the processing device in a spread state (s2), a page and line reading routine (s3) is executed.
[0020]
Then, using the read data corresponding to the print area PA, it is determined whether or not all the lines of the page have been printed (s4).
If all lines have been printed, it is determined whether or not the page is the last page using the read data (s5). If the page is the last page, a discharge routine (s6) is executed to carry the conveyance control means. 31 stops and reverses the conveying means 6, discharges the bankbook to the insertion slot, and ends the test process.
[0021]
On the other hand, if it is not the final page in the determination in step s5, a page turning routine (s7) by a known turning mechanism (not shown) is executed to turn to the next page of the passbook, and then step Returning to s3, the page display barcode BC1 and the print area PA are read for the page. If it is determined in step s4 that all lines have not been printed, it is next determined whether there is no printed line (s8). If it is determined that there is no printed line, the spread state is not good. For accuracy, there may be no printed line on the previous page, so the page turning routine (s9) is executed to confirm this. That is, after turning to the previous page of the passbook by a combination of the operations of the known turning mechanism and conveying means, the process returns to step s3, and the page display barcode BC1 and the print area PA are read for that page. . If the result of determination in step s8 based on the read data from the print area PA is that there is no print line, a line suction routine is executed in step s10. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 3, the conveyance control unit 31 performs conveyance in the forward direction for the number of rows designated by the conveyance unit 6, and conveys the designated number of rows in the next step s <b> 11. After that, the number of pages and the number of lines are printed using the read data previously read from the passbook. FIG. 3 shows an example in which 43-88-06 is printed as the number of pages and the number of lines on the sixth line from the leading edge of the bankbook M in the traveling direction.
[0022]
Subsequently, in step s12, a routine for reading the basic transaction condition display barcode BCo is executed. That is, the basic transaction condition display barcode BCo is read from a predetermined portion of the bankbook using the OSU 1 and stored in the buffer memory RAM A1.
Then, a data processing routine (s13) is executed for the read data. That is, as described above with reference to FIG. 2, the data processing means 33 performs conversion processing to scan unit data, data expansion processing, and replacement processing with graphic data, and stores them in the buffer memory RAM A4.
[0023]
When the processing for the barcode read data is completed, the print control means 36 performs graphic data in the buffer memory RAM A4 in accordance with a graphic command different from the character command which is a command used in the page / line print processing described above. Is used to cause the printing means 7 to print the barcode BCc in a different area on the same line as the line on which the page / line is printed, in accordance with the printing format of the printing means 7, and to read the read original barcode BCo. Reproduce (s14).
[0024]
Accordingly, the clerk can easily determine the OSU reading accuracy by comparing and observing the original barcode BCo of one passbook M and the reproduced barcode BCc printed on the transaction content description surface.
[0025]
In one processing unit, each time the sensitivity adjustment of OSU, by inserting a passbook for testing, reproducing the bar code corresponding to the read sensitivity at that time is printed on the passbook. Also in other processing devices, by inserting the same passbook in reading the test mode, the bar code corresponding to the read sensitivity of the OSU in the processing apparatus is printed in the passbook.
Therefore, when adjusting the reading sensitivity, it is possible to easily set an appropriate sensitivity, or to easily match so that there is no machine difference due to the comparison of reading sensitivity of a plurality of processing devices. it can. This has an advantage that reading errors can be prevented from occurring when the same passbook is processed by different processing devices at the same store or when processed by a processing device at another store.
[0026]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the read data of the original barcode read from the passbook by the OSU is rearranged into the image data by the data processing means , and printing is performed based on the rearranged image data. Since the reproduced barcode is printed on the page from which the original barcode is read by means, the comparison between the original barcode and the reproduced barcode can be made easily, so the reading sensitivity can be confirmed and the sensitivity adjusted quickly, easily and accurately. Can do.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the reading data of the original barcode read from the passbook is converted into serial data for each scan of the OSU, and the data subjected to the data conversion processing is converted into the printing format of the printing means. After being expanded to be the same pattern as the dot pattern, it is rearranged into image data and reproduced and printed on a barcode, so the reproduced barcode is the same size as the original transaction content. Therefore, it is possible to easily and accurately determine whether or not the original barcode and the reproduced barcode at the time of each test are compared.
Furthermore, according to the invention of claim 3, since the reproduced barcode is sequentially printed on the unprinted line next to the page from which the barcode is read based on the printed line data included in the barcode read from the passbook. It is possible to easily and accurately grasp changes in bar code reading accuracy and machine differences of the same model.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a passbook processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram conceptually showing the operation.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a bankbook showing an example of a bar code reading test result printed on a bankbook by a bankbook processing apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation flow of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a conventional bar code reading test method.
[Explanation of symbols]
Bar code 1 OSU
2 FIFO
3 CPU
32 Scan control means 33 Data processing means 34 Print control means RAM / A1 buffer memory RAM / A2 buffer memory RAM / A3 buffer memory RAM / A4 buffer memory

Claims (3)

In a processing device that reads a bar code recorded as a basic transaction condition in a passbook with an OSU and performs predetermined transaction processing, and prints the processing result on the passbook by a printing means, the read data output by the OSU is temporarily stored wherein a storage unit, a reordering example Lud over data processing means reading data stored in the storage unit in the images data, the bar code on the printing means based on the reordering the obtained image data to be stored processing apparatus characterized by and a Printout control means Ru is printed on a page that reads a bar code of a passbook. The data processing means is a data conversion process for converting the read data stored in the storage unit into serial data for each scan of the OSU, and the data subjected to the data conversion process has the same pattern as the dot pattern of the print format of the printing means The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein expansion processing is performed so that the expansion processing is performed, and replacement processing is performed to rearrange the expanded data into image data . The printing control means causes the printing means to sequentially print the barcode on the unprinted line next to the page from which the barcode is read based on the printed line data included in the barcode read from the passbook. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing apparatus is characterized.

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