JPH011096A - Ticket processing terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to the issuance of waste, various types of cash vouchers, etc. and the processing of information on waste, and the history of money, goods, etc. and cash vouchers. The present invention relates to a ticket processing terminal device capable of performing exchange/issuance processing with, etc.

(Prior Art) -R reduction systems have been developed in various fields other than the field of transportation and music such as theater and music concerts. In such systems, automation of reservations has been promoted for a long time in order to accurately manage a large amount of information depending on the type of purchase. Devices have been proposed and put into practical use.

Figure 4 shows an example of the configuration of a ticket issuing device))-
FIG. In the figure, 1 is a housing of the ticket issuing device, and a part of the front panel I of this housing 1 is provided with an operation section, a so-called keyboard 2, equipped with a plurality of operation keys for inputting information operated by an operator. It is being Further, the housing 1 is provided with a display section 3 such as a CRT for displaying ++1ifN, etc.

4 is a ticket ejection port sunk into the top surface of the housing 1, and 5 is a ticket outlet sunk into the top surface of the housing 1.
This is a printer section for issuing tickets located inside. This printer unit 5 includes a platen 6, a print head 7 arranged to face the platen 6, a ribbon supply reel 8, a ribbon take-up reel 9, and a ribbon wound around both reels 8. It includes an ink ribbon 10 set so as to be able to pass through the surface of the print head 7, and a motor (not shown) for driving these 6 to IO, a power transmission mechanism thereof, etc.

! Reference numeral 1 denotes an unprinted medium, such as a reservation ticket, which is folded and stored in a hopper 12 provided at the bottom of the housing 1. Here, the hopper 12 is the medium 1
A sensor (not shown) for detecting the near end of step 1,
Contains other necessary mechanisms.

I3 is a conveyance path consisting of a belt, rollers, etc. for holding and conveying the medium 11. This conveyance path 13 is arranged to connect the printing medium supply port of the hopper 12, the printing section consisting of the platen 6 and the printing head 7 in the printer section 5, and the printing section and the bill ejection [14]. Further, a cutter 14 is provided in the middle of this conveyance path 13, that is, at a position between the printing medium supply [2] and the printing section.

Reference numeral I5 denotes a journal printer section provided at a position on the L side of the printer section 5. The journal printer section 15 includes a journal paper 16 wound into a roll, a platen 17, a print head 18 disposed to face the platen 17, and a winding paper disposed on the upper surface of the housing 1. rollers 19a, 19b, stiffeners 16 to 19a,
It consists of a motor that drives the motor 19b, its power transmission mechanism, etc. Here, the journal paper 16 passes from its support portion between the platen 17 and the print head I11, passes through the paper discharge 11 provided on the top surface of the housing 1, and then passes through the take-up roller 19a.
, 19b.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the ticket issuing device of FIG. 4, which has been described below. In the figure, 20 is a main control device that controls the entire device. This main control section 20 includes the keyboard 2. Printer section 5 and journal printer section 1
5, the display control unit 2+, the discharge L1 sensor 22. Hopper mechanism section 23. A memory 241 such as a RAM, a controller 25, and a transport controller 26 are connected, and these are all placed under the control of the main controller 20.

Here, the display control section 21 is for controlling the display contents on the display section 3, and the discharge port sensor 22 is for detecting the absence of the 4T ticket at the ticket discharge port 4 in FIG.

The hopper mechanism section 23 includes a near-end detection sensor included in the hopper 12, a first stage of supplying the medium II, and the like.

The memory 27I is used to store information input from the keyboard 2, etc.
The l.It control unit 25 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device. Furthermore, the conveyance; 28.

In this configuration, for example, when issuing a seat reservation ticket for a row, the operator or the departure/arrival station name or row name.

When information such as column jlj number and boarding date and time is entered using the keyboard 2, the stiffness information is temporarily stored in the memory 24, and at the same time, the main controller 20 starts communicating with the host device via the communication controller 25. Then, the file section of this host device is searched for the seat information of the train specified by the above information.

Then, the searched seat ++li information or communication; and the control unit 25
When the seat information is sent to the control unit 20 via l:, +b, the main control unit 20 temporarily stores the seat information in the memory 24 and displays it on the display unit 3 via the display control unit 21.

Looking at this, the operator determines whether or not it is possible to reserve a seat, and if possible, inputs the seat number to be reserved and information instructing ticket issuance using the keyboard 2, and the seat number is stored in the memory 24. At the same time, the main controller 20 drives the drive device group 27 via the transport controller 26.

As a result, when the conveyance path 13 conveys the medium 11 to a predetermined position, the medium 11 is cut to a predetermined length by the cutter I4, and then the medium 11 is conveyed by the conveyance path 13 until the printing position is determined by the printer. It is located on platen 6F of section 5.

After that, the main control section 20 sends the memory 2 to the printer section 5.
The above-mentioned information stored in the ink ribbon IO and printing instructions are sent to the print head 7, which causes the print head 7 to print on the medium I via the ink ribbon IO.
Print the above information on I.

When printing is completed, the main control section 20 drives the drive device group 27 via the conveyance control section 26. This allows medium 1
1 is conveyed toward the ticket outlet 4 by the conveyance path 3, and then a shutter (not shown) opens and the medium 11 is discharged from the ticket outlet 4 as a reservation ticket.

Note that the journal printer unit 15 prints out the information for storage in the process described in +Wf, and the main control unit 20
The printing head 18 prints on the journal paper 16, and then the journal paper 57 is wound up by the winding rollers 19a and +9b.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional ticket issuing device described above, the media to be processed as reservation tickets etc. are limited to only one type of media stored in the hopper in advance. There was a problem in that it was not possible to exchange tickets or process information regarding other tickets.

Furthermore, when replacing an airline ticket issued by a travel agency, etc. with a boarding pass at an airport counter, such as an airline reservation ticket, conventional ticket issuing devices do not allow the operator to You will have to enter the information written on the ticket using the keyboard to create a new boarding pass.
There was also the problem that the number of operations required by the operator increased, placing a burden on the operator.

In recent years, aircraft boarding passes have been equipped with magnetic stripes, and predetermined information has been recorded on the magnetic stripes when issued, and airport boarding gates have been equipped with card readers. This card league reads the magnetic stripe information on the boarding pass, and if the information is valid,
Although a system for opening the gate has been proposed, there is also a problem in that conventional ticket issuing devices cannot issue or process boarding passes with magnetic stripes.

The present invention was made to solve the problem of stiffness, and is capable of processing multiple types of tickets, including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and is capable of processing not only tickets issued from the device, but also tickets issued from outside the device. This is a ticket processing terminal that is capable of including I+2 information on tickets inserted into the device, erasing it, replacing it in 11F, and is highly versatile and capable of reissuing tickets.It is also capable of reducing the burden on the bereta. The goal is to realize the device in a 1-1 manner.

(Means for Solving the Problems 1-) The ticket processing terminal device of the present invention solves the problems described in section 11f. A display section that displays the information, messages, and processing contents, (c) Insertion and ejection port for tickets, (d) A hopper for storing media, (e) Separating and repeating media one by one from inside the hopper. (f) a stacker for storing tickets that are to be exchanged with the medium among the tickets inserted from the insertion slot; (g) a stacker that is inserted from the insertion slot; (i) a ticket processing printer unit that prints on tickets or media that are fed out from the hopper and are to be discharged to the ejection port; (h) a temporary stocking unit that can store a plurality of tickets inserted from the insertion slot; (i) ) ＠Insertion slot, ejection slot 2 separation feeding means, stacker, ticket processing printer section,
and (j) a conveyance path for conveying each of the media between the temporary stacking section and the temporary stacking section; (k) If the ticket inserted from the insertion 11 and the medium fed out from the +'+rf hopper are provided with magnetic information, an identification information reading means is provided in the middle of the conveyance path in order to read the magnetic information. (1) A magnetic read section provided in the conveyance path in order to read and update magnetic information on the ticket inserted from 1 and the medium fed out from the hopper. (m) four stages of optical reading units provided in the middle of the transport path for optically reading information given to the ticket inserted from the insertion slot; and (n) information from the operating unit. , and +7rf identification++7m Based on the information of the reading result of one or more tickets by the reading section, the magnetic reading section, and the optical reading section, the processing mode is determined, and each of the above-mentioned components is controlled. In addition to carrying out the processing, each of the above or the medium is
The apparatus is further provided with a control means for controlling the conveyance path so as to return the abnormal ticket or medium to the insertion slot if an abnormality occurs as a result of the reading and the conveyance.

(Operation) The technical means of the present invention operates as follows. Control means (
For example, when the information from the operation section indicates a processing mode in which a ticket is issued from the medium in the hopper, the main control section (to be described later) controls each component as follows. First, the separating and feeding means feeds out the medium from the hopper, and if it is necessary to write magnetic information by -2 into the fed-out medium (for example, in the case of a medium with a magnetic stripe), the magnetic write unit loads the information by -2. At the same time, the written contents are read by the magnetic read section and read 1#.
send to means. Here, the control means checks the content and sends it to the stacker if there is an error (abnormality). On the other hand, if the magnetic information is written correctly or if there is no need to write magnetic information, the ticket processing printer unit prints on the medium and ejects the medium [from 1 as a ticket with predetermined information]. Issue.

When the information from the operation section indicates a mode for inserting a ticket from insertion III and performing various processes, the control means controls each component/element as follows. First, the information held by the inserted ticket is read by an identification information reading unit (e.g. barcode reader).
! It is read by the air code section and the optical reading section. Based on the reading result, the control means determines whether processing can be performed using only one ticket. As a result of this determination, if the process can be performed with one ticket, it is determined whether the inserted ticket is to be processed in exchange for a new ticket. When processing tickets, the ticket is ejected from the temporary stacking section, and if it is necessary to write magnetic information on the ejected ticket, the magnetic write section writes or updates the information as necessary ( After performing printing (including erasing) and printing as necessary in the ticket processing printer section, the paper is ejected from the ejection port. On the other hand, in the case of replacement issue, the medium is fed out from the hopper, and the magnetic ++1 is written and printed, or only printed, as in the case described above.
A new ticket is exchanged and issued from the ejection port, and the inserted ticket is sent to the stacker.

On the other hand, if only one ticket cannot be processed, the control means displays a message on the display section prompting the insertion of a new ticket related to that ticket, and when the tickets are inserted one after another, the information is read and then temporarily stored. The operation is performed for the number of inserted tickets, and when all the information necessary for processing is collected, the ticket is ejected from the stacking section, the temporarily stored ticket is processed, the exchange is issued with a new ticket, and the ticket is temporarily stored. Processing of storing the tickets in the stacker, etc., is selectively performed.

In the above operations, if the reading result becomes abnormal in any of the identification information reading section, magnetic reading section, or optical reading section, or when the result of transporting the ticket (or medium) becomes abnormal, the control means controls the conveyance path and removes abnormal tickets.
The ticket is ejected from the insertion slot to distinguish it from a normal ticket.

Therefore, it is possible to process multiple types of tickets, including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and tickets that have a meaning with multiple tickets, with less operator intervention. It becomes possible to update the magnetic information of tickets issued outside the device, add printing, and exchange tickets. Furthermore,
Since the ticket or the medium is ejected to the insertion slot as an ejection process when an abnormality occurs, it is possible to properly and quickly handle the abnormality of the ticket. Therefore, it becomes a highly versatile device capable of processing airline boarding passes and issuing various other types of discount tickets.

(Actual hh example) Examples will be described above with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the device shown in FIG. -A sectional view.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 29 is a housing of the ticket processing terminal device. A keyboard 30, which is an operation section provided with a plurality of keys for inputting information operated by an operator, is provided on the front panel F section of the housing 29. Further, a display section 31 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the housing 29.

32 is a groove of a predetermined length formed near the boundary between the housing 29 and the keyboard 30. A magnetic read head 32b for reading information from the magnetic stripe of a credit card or the like is provided within this groove 32, and a manual card reader section 33 is configured by the stiffener.

34 is a ticket insertion slot provided on the surface of the housing 29; 35 is a ticket ejection slot provided on the top surface of the housing 29 adjacent to the ticket insertion slot 34 [1, 36 are multiple ticket slots provided inside the housing 29] This is the hopper. In this embodiment, two hoppers 36 are removably provided near the bottom of the front panel side of the housing 29, and each hopper 36 stores a medium used as a reservation ticket or the like.

Denoted at 37 and 38 are separation and feeding means provided corresponding to the medium supply ports of the two hoppers 36. This separation feeding means 3
7. :18 each consists of a pickup roller, a reverse roller, a foot roller, etc., and each hopper 36
It is designed so that media (not shown) can be separated and fed out one by one from inside.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a temporary stacking section, and this temporary stacking section 39 includes a rotatable storage body having a plurality of ticket storage chambers, means for storing and discharging tickets into this storage body, and a motor (Mlll) for driving these. ) and solenoids (MG5,6
), etc., and is arranged near the bottom inside the housing 29.

40 is a stacker placed above the hopper 36.

Two stackers 40 are also provided in this embodiment. A printer unit 44 for collecting rolls is provided near the ticket intake date of each stacker 40, and includes a print head 41, a platen 42, an ink ribbon cassette 43, driving means for these, and the like.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a ticket processing printer section disposed at the upper part of the back side of the housing 29, and this ticket processing printer section 45 is connected to the platen 46.
, a print head 47 disposed to face the platen 46, a ribbon supply reel 48 and a ribbon take-up reel 49, which are wound around both reels 48 and 49, and which apply the oil level of the rad 47 to printing. It is equipped with an ink ribbon 50 set so that it can pass through, a motor (M9) and a solenoid (MCII) that drive these 46 to 50, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like.

Reference numerals 51a to 51g are conveyance paths made of belts, rollers, etc. for pinching and conveying various types of tickets inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34 and media fed out from the hopper 36. These transport paths 51a to 51g allow the ticket insertion slot 34. Ticket discharge D35. Separation and feeding means 37 of hopper 36, :]8
, the temporary stacking section 39, and the ticket taker [1] of the stacker 40 are connected to each other, and the platen 46 and print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45 are connected to the conveyance path 51g.
It is located in the middle of.

52 is a barcode reader as an identification information reading means placed in the middle of the conveyance path 51a, 53 is a magnetic lead part (R) placed in the middle of the conveyance path 51b, and 54 is also placed in the middle of the conveyance path 51b. Magnetic light part (W), 55
is an optical reading section consisting of a light source, a photoelectric conversion element, etc., and this optical reading section is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 51c.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a journal printer door provided at a position on the L side of the ticket processing printer section 45. The journal printer section 56 includes a journal paper 57 wound into a roll, a platen 58, a print head 59 arranged to face the platen 58, and a winding paper provided on the upper surface of the device housing 29. Roller 60a.

60b, a motor for driving these 57 to 60a, and 60b, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like. Here, the journal paper 57 is moved from its support to the platen 5 ((
and the print head 59, passing through the paper ejection [1 provided on the upper surface of the housing 29, and then passing through the take-up roller tio;t.
, bib is set to be used for

61a to 61c are plates for switching the conveyance direction. The blade 61a is rotatably provided at the junction of the transport paths 51a and 51f, and the blade 61b is rotatably provided at the junction of the transport paths 51a and 51'' and 51b and 51g. are transport paths 51b and 5
It is provided at the junction of 1c, 51d, and 51c.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, 62 is a main control section that controls the entire device. This main control section 62 includes the keyboard 30 shown in FIG. Barcode reader 52. Magnetic lead part 5: ],
Wt Qi94854. An optical reading section 55° and a journal printer section 56 are connected, as well as a display control section 63.
．． Ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64. Ticket ejection [1 sensor 65. Hopper control section 66, temporary stacking control section 67, stacker;
Control unit 681 Collection printing; C (J m unit 69° Note processing print control unit 70. Conveyance control unit 71. Optical recognition unit 72, RA
A memory 73 such as M, a communication control section 74, etc. are connected, and these are all under the control of the main control section 62.

Here, the display control section 63 controls the display contents of the display section 31 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 based on instructions from the main control section 62. The ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 consists of a shutter 34a provided in the ticket insertion slot 34, its power system, sensors, etc., and a ticket ejection sensor 65 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket in the ticket ejection slot 35.

The hopper control section 66 also includes the separating and feeding means 37 shown in FIG.
38 and its driving source motor (M2.M12゜M13
) and solenoids (MG7, MGIO), etc., and also has a function of identifying the type of medium in each hopper 36 based on 1A-specific information from the hopper mechanism section 75 consisting of a sensor (not shown), etc. and has a function of managing the storage medium based on at least the identification information and the information in the memory 73.

The temporary stacking control section 67 also controls the temporary stacking section: the motor (Ml+) of (9) and the solenoid (MG5,
MG6), etc., and the stacker control unit 68 is a stacker mechanism unit 76 consisting of a sensor (not shown), etc.
It has a function of managing each stacker 40 via the stacker.

Then, a collection printing control section 69 and a ticket processing printing control section 70
control the roll collection printer section 44 and the ticket processing printer section 45, respectively. The conveyance control unit 26 includes a group of drive devices 77 such as motors and solenoids that drive belts and rollers forming the conveyance paths 51a to 51g, and a group of sensors that detect the conveyance state of tickets and media conveyed by the conveyance paths 51a to 51g. 78, and blades 61a to 61c
Since it controls the transport path switching device group 79 such as solenoids (MG2 to MG4) that drive the
converts the signal output from the optical reading section 55 into information such as characters.

Also, the memory 73 is a storage means for storing information necessary for processing tickets and media, and the communication control unit 74 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with a host device.

Next, the operation of the ticket processing terminal device configured as described above will be explained.

First, when the operator presses a predetermined key on the keyboard 30, the main control section 62 causes the display section 31 to display a response message and the status of the apparatus via the display control section 63.

When the operator presses a key on the keyboard 30 and inputs predetermined information in accordance with this message, the main control section 62 starts up the device and causes the following ticket processing operation to be performed.

"Process of taking out the medium from the hopper 36 and issuing it as a ticket with predetermined information" When the above information input is an instruction to perform printing etc. on the medium stored in the hopper 36 and discharge it. , the main control section 62 gives the hopper control section 66 designation of the type of medium and instructions for feeding it.

As a result, the hopper control unit 66 causes one designated medium to be delivered from either one of the two hoppers 36. In other words, the separating/feeding means 37 or 38 is selectively driven, and only one medium at the top in a predetermined hopper 36 is separated and fed out due to the stiffness.

The fed medium is conveyed by the conveyance path 51d or 51e, which is operated by driving the conveyance control section 71 or a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 according to an instruction from the main control section 62. At this time, similarly, the conveyance path 51b
also operates, and the blade 61c is rotated by a predetermined device of the transport path switching device group 79 to switch the transport path 51.
The angle can be changed to connect d or 51e and 51b. Therefore, the medium is transported through the transport path 51d or 51e.
51b, and transported to the position of the magnetic write unit 54.

During this time, the main control unit 62 determines whether magnetic information should be written based on the type of medium and whether or not the medium has a magnetic stripe.
The predetermined information stored in the magnetic write section 54 and its write instruction are sent to the magnetic write section 54. As a result, the magnetic write section 54 writes information on the magnetic stripe of the medium, and after writing, the information is read by the magnetic read section 53 according to instructions from the main control section 62 and checked by the main i control section 62.

The information stored in the memory 73 may be fixed information set according to the operation mode of the device, information entered in advance by the operator using the keyboard 2, or information stored in the memory 73 by the main control section 62 with the host device via the communication control section 74. As a result of communication, these are ten good news etc. sent from the host device.

Now, if the result of the above check is normal, the main control section 62 drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the conveyance control section 71, operates the conveyance paths 51b and 51g, and also operates the conveyance paths 51b and 51g. By driving a predetermined device of the switching device group 79 to rotate the blade 61b, the conveyance paths 51b and 51g are connected by the blade 61b.

As a result, the medium is transferred from the conveyance path 51b to 51g,
After being transported between the platen 46 and the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45 by this transport path 5jg, the operation of the transport path 51g is stopped.

Unfortunately, at this point, the transport paths 51d or 51e and 5
The operation of 1b is also stopped.

If the medium does not have a magnetic stripe, the medium is unwound from the hopper 36 and then transported to between the platen 46 and the print head 47 without writing or checking the magnetic information.

Then, the main control section 62 sends the information stored in the memory 73 and instructions for printing the information to the ticket processing and printing control section 70, which causes the ticket processing and printing control section 70 to operate the ticket processing printer section 45. Accordingly, the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45 prints on a predetermined position on the medium via the ink ribbon 50.

The information stored in the memory 73 in this case is also the same as in the case of multiple connections.

When printing is completed, the conveyance path 51g operates again, and the medium is conveyed by this conveyance path 51g and discharged to the ticket ejection [135], and the main control section 62 displays a predetermined message via the display control section 63. and wait for the operator to remove the media.

When the operator takes out the medium from the ticket ejection port 35,
That is the ticket ejection sensor 6 installed at the ticket ejection port 35.
5, the detection signal is detected by the main control unit 62, and the device returns to its initial state and waits for the next process.

On the other hand, if the check result in 11η is abnormal, the main control section 62 controls the drive device group 77 via the conveyance control section 71.
The transport paths 51b and 51f are connected by driving a predetermined device of the transport path switching device group 79 to operate the transport paths 51b and 51f, and by driving a predetermined device of the transport path switching device group 79 to rotate the blades 61a and 61b. let

As a result, the medium is transferred from the conveyance path 51b to 51f,
This transport path 51 transports the paper between the print head 41 and platen 42 of the printer section 44 for winding collection, and the main control section 6
The print head 41 operated by the recovery print control unit 69 in response to an instruction from the print head 2 prints information such as "processed" on the medium via the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43. after that,
The printed media are taken into the stacker 40 according to their type.

As described above, depending on the medium fed out from the hopper 36, information can be hidden in the magnetic stripe or printed at a predetermined position on the medium and then ejected from the ticket ejection port 35. If reservation information for trains, airplanes, etc. is stored in a file on the 73 or host device, the operator can use the medium to reserve seat tickets, boarding passes, etc. simply by inputting the specified information using the keyboard 30. It can be issued as a ticket.

In particular, by installing this device at travel agencies, etc., seat assignment information and magnetic stripes can be added at the travel agency without having to issue boarding passes to passengers at airport counters. Boarding passes can now be issued.

It is possible to issue not only Kowara Airplane boarding passes, train seat reservation tickets, and boarding passes, but also theater seat reservation tickets and various coupons.

"A process of reading the information on the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34, writing new information, erasing the information, rewriting the information, and then ejecting or issuing a replacement ticket" The above information input by the operator is the ticket insertion process. If the instruction is to insert a ticket through the slot 34, print, etc. on the ticket, and then eject it, first, when the operator inserts the ticket into the ticket insertion slot 34, the ticket is inserted into the slot 34. Insertion port 34
The ticket is detected by a sensor (not shown) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 provided in the machine, and the detection signal is sent to the main control section 6/2.

As a result, the main control section 62 operates the solenoid (MCI) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 to open the shutter 34a, and also controls the drive device group 77 via the conveyance control section 71.
The transport paths 51a and 51e are operated by driving a predetermined device.

As a result, when the ticket is taken into the conveyance path 51a, the shutter 34a is closed, the taken ticket is conveyed by the conveyance path 51a, and when this ticket is conveyed to the position of the barcode reader 52, the main The barcode reader 52 reads the barcode printed on the ticket in response to an instruction from the card control unit 62, and then the operation of the transport path 51a is stopped.

The barcode read here is sent to the main control unit 62 as identification information for identifying the type of ticket, etc., and is sent to the memory 73.
At the same time, based on this identification information, the main control unit 62 determines whether or not the ticket corresponds to the process instructed by the operator.

If it is determined that this does not apply, the above-mentioned transport path 5
1a operates to convey the ticket in the opposite direction, and at the same time the shutter 34a opens and the ticket is returned to the ticket insert [134] and returned to the operator.

On the other hand, if it is determined that this applies, the main control section 62 controls the magnetic read section 53 and the optical reading section 5 according to the above-mentioned identification information.
A reading instruction is issued to one or both of 5. In other words,
Based on the identification information, the main control unit 62 instructs the magnetic read unit 53 and the optical reading unit 55 to read the ticket if it has a magnetic stripe, and if the ticket has a magnetic stripe. For example, a reading instruction is issued only to the optical reading section 55.

At the same time, the main υ control section 62 also controls the transport control section 71.
predetermined devices of the drive device group 77 and the transport path switching device group 79 are driven via the transport path 51.
The conveyance paths 51b and 51c are operated together with the blades 61a to 61c, so that the conveyance paths 51a, 51b, and 51c are connected.

As a result, 11 "memory passes through the transport path 51a, and the memory passes through the transport path 5
1b, and if the ticket has a magnetic stripe in the middle of this conveyance path 51b, the information written on the magnetic stripe is read by the magnetic read section 53,
The read information is sent to the main control section 62 and stored in the memory 73.

Thereafter, the volume is further transferred from the conveyance path 51b to 51c,
Information printed or handwritten on the ticket is read by the optical reading section 55 during the conveyance path 51c, and the read information is sent to the main control section 62 via the optical recognition section 72 and temporarily stored in the memory 73. be remembered.

Thereafter, the main control section 62 gives a ticket storage instruction to the temporary stacking control section 67, which causes the temporary stacking control section 67 to operate the temporary stacking section 39 and place the ticket into a predetermined storage chamber of the storage body. Store it.

Here, the 1 control unit 62 stores the +
Based on the information in the 1rr note, the type of processing to be performed next is determined independently or by communicating with the host device via the communication control unit 74, and the following three types of processing are performed depending on the result of the determination. Select one and run it.

<Process 1> This process 1 is performed based on the information read from the one ticket described above, and is to add magnetic information to the ticket or print predetermined information on the ticket and then discharge the ticket.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this process 1, it reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transport control unit 71, and thereby the transport paths 51c and 51b
At the same time, the temporary stacking section 39 is operated via the temporary stacking control section 67 to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is fed into the conveyance path 51c and conveyed, and is further transferred from this conveyance path 51c to the conveyance path 51b.

Thereafter, the medium goes through the same process as the medium fed out from the hopper 36 described above, is discharged from the ticket discharge port 35, and is taken out by the operator.

<Processing 2> Processing 2 is to carry out processing based on the information read from the above-mentioned one ticket, and to transfer this ticket to the stacker 4.
0, information is added to the medium stored in the hopper 36, and the information is exchanged and issued as a new ticket.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this process 2,
The hopper control unit 66 is given instructions for specifying the type of medium and its feeding, and thereby the fed medium is transported in the same manner as in the above case, and if necessary, magnetic information is written, checked, and information is printed. After performing this, a predetermined ticket is issued from the ticket ejection port 35, and the operator is allowed to take it out.

Note that the issue of this ticket is not limited to one, but it is also possible to issue a plurality of tickets depending on the information from the ticket.

Thereafter, the main control section 62 causes the drive device group 77 and the predetermined devices of the conveyance path switching device group 79 to be reversely driven via the conveyance control section 71, thereby causing the conveyance paths 51c, 5
1b, and 51[, and the blade 61a
~61c is rotated to connect the conveyance paths 51c, 51b, and 5.
Connect 1F.

Furthermore, the main control section 62 is a temporary squatting control section 67.
The temporary stacking section 39 is operated via the holder to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is fed into the conveyance path 51c, conveyed, and delivered to the conveyance path 51b. This conveyance path 51b
If the ticket has a magnetic stripe during the process, the magnetic write section 54 writes magnetic information such as cancellation or invalidation on the magnetic stripe according to instructions from the main control section 62.

Thereafter, the ticket is transferred from the conveyance path 51b to the conveyance path 51f and is conveyed along this conveyance path 51f, but on the way,
Collection printing according to instructions from the main control unit 62: The print head 41 of the roll collection printer unit 44 operated by the TL control unit 69 prints cancellation, invalidation, etc. on the ticket via the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43. I do.

After this printing is completed, the tickets are taken into the stacker 40 according to their types.

<Processing 3> Processing 3 cannot be performed using only the information read from one ticket, but is performed by reading information from multiple tickets, and the processing is It writes, erases, or rewrites information on a ticket inserted through the ticket insertion slot, or issues a new ticket.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this process 3, in other words, the barcode reader 52. Magnetic lead part 5
3. As a result of the main control unit 62 communicating with the host device alone or via the communication control unit 74 from the information read by the optical reading unit 55 and temporarily stored in the memory 73,
If it is determined that the information on one ticket is insufficient and the process cannot be carried out unless information on multiple tickets is collected,
The main control section 62 displays a message corresponding to the fidget on the display section 3I via the display control section 63.

Due to the fear, the operator inserted multiple tickets [1:(4
If you insert the ticket sequentially from
it) J reading→temporary stacking operation is performed for the number of inserted sheets, and when the data necessary to perform the process is collected, the main control unit 62 communicates with the host device either alone or via the communication control unit 74. As a result, information is added or updated to the stacked tickets themselves, and it is determined whether to issue new tickets.

When adding or updating information to the temporarily stacked tickets themselves, the tickets stored in the storage chamber of the storage body of the temporary stacking section 39 are ejected in the order of first-in/first-out, or they are ejected randomly. Then, the same operation as Process 1 described above is performed, and when a new ticket is to be exchanged and issued, the same operation as Process 2 is performed.

In this case, information is written, erased, or rewritten on some of the multiple tickets that have been temporarily scraped.
Another ticket can be issued in exchange for a new ticket, and furthermore, in the case of exchange issuance, it is also possible to make the number of tickets to be taken in and the number of tickets to be issued different.

As described above, information is read from one or more tickets inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34, and information is written, erased, or rewritten in the previous memory based on the read information. Since it is possible to eject tt or exchange and issue a new ticket, it is not only possible to edit, issue, change, etc. of magnetic tickets for trains, airplanes, etc. all at once.
It will also be possible to automatically exchange service coupons, complimentary coupons, or tickets of equivalent value with passports, etc., and it will also be possible to exchange and issue tickets that do not have a magnetic stripe with ones that have a magnetic stripe. It is also possible to exchange an aircraft reservation ticket issued outside the device for a boarding pass.

Incidentally, in each of the above-mentioned processes, the journal printer unit 56 records the device status and ++H4J generated in the process.
It prints out the contents of the process, the contents of the display screen of the display section 31, etc., and operates according to instructions from the main control section 62.
The print head 59 prints on a journal paper 57, and the journal paper 57 is passed through take-up rollers 60a and 60b.
It is wound up.

Further, the sensor group 78 is connected to the transport paths 51a to 51 as described above.
1g, and if a conveyance abnormality is detected by the sensor group 78 during each of the above processes,
The abnormal ticket may be ejected from the ticket insertion port 134 or the ticket ejection port 35, or taken into the stacker 4o, or if it is impossible to eject or take it in, a notification device (not shown) will be sent to notify the user that recovery work will be carried out. Notify the operator by etc. In addition, when the conveyance abnormality is detected or when the reading result shows an abnormal character in any of the barcode reader, magnetic read section, or optical reading section, the main control section 62 distinguishes the abnormal ticket from a normal ticket. In order to do so, the ticket may be controlled to be returned to the ticket insertion slot 34. In this case, especially the ticket insertion "1
However, in the case of a medium being fed out of the hopper 36 or a similar abnormality, there is no space for this in the stacker 40 that should accommodate the abnormal medium. If there is no roll collection printer unit 44 for differentiating storage tickets (collection tickets),
The abnormal card and the medium may be returned to the ticket inserter [134].

Further, a manual card reader section 33 consisting of a groove 32a, a magnetic read head 32b, etc. is used as a card information input means when economic settlement in each of the above processes is performed using a bank card or credit card. By inserting the card into the magnetic stripe 32a and manually running the card, information on the magnetic stripe of the card is transferred to the magnetic read head 32b.
The read information is sent to the main control unit 62 and stored in the memory 73, and a decision is made through predetermined processing.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, the position of each component within the housing 29 can be changed arbitrarily, and it is also possible to configure the ticket insertion slot 34 and the ticket discharge port 35 as one ticket insertion / discharge port.

In the embodiment described above, there are two hoppers 36 and two stackers 40, but there may be one each.
It is also possible to have three or more each.

Furthermore, since the embodiment described above has a total of three printer units, if one of them, for example, the ticket processing printer unit 45, is configured as a printer unit that also serves as a receipt printout, the above-mentioned card It will also be possible to issue a receipt at the time of approval.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, the present invention provides the insertion [1] and the ejection [1] of the ticket.
In addition to the operation section 9 display section, ticket processing printer section, media storage hopper, identification information reading section, magnetic read section, in-air light section, optical reading section, temporary stacking section, and ticket retrieval section. A stacker is provided so that new information can be written, erased, rewritten, etc. on the ticket to which information has been added in advance and its magnetic stripe, and also for the medium fed out from the hopper. Since information is read and tickets can be issued with predetermined information, it is possible to process multiple types of tickets, including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and tickets that have a meaning with multiple tickets. Along with this, it becomes possible to write, delete, rewrite, add information to tickets issued outside the device, and even issue exchanges of tickets, making it possible to issue tickets for airline boarding passes and other types of reservation tickets. The effect is that it is possible to realize a highly versatile device that is capable of issuing, exchanging, changing, etc. processing.

In addition, since the types of tickets inserted into the device and the types of media stored in the hopper can be automatically identified, operators can easily identify the types of tickets and media issued as tickets at once without having to worry about the type of media issued as tickets. Since the process can be carried out with less operator operation, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator.

Furthermore, since the ticket or medium is ejected to the insertion slot as part of the ejection process, the ticket can be properly and quickly processed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of a ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the device shown in FIG.
3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the conventional example. 30: Keyboard, 31: Display section, 33 Power-reader section, 34: Ticket insertion slot, 34a: Shutter, 35: Ticket discharge port 1.36: Hopper, : ] 7.
:18: Separation feeding means, 39D temporary stacking part, 4
0 Nistatsuka, 44: Printer section for roll collection, 45: Printer section for ticket processing, 51a to 51g = conveyance path, 52: Barcode reader, 53: Magnetic read section, 54: Magnetic write section, 55: Optical reading section, 56: Journal printer section, 61a to 61c blades, 62: Main control section, 73:
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Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) (a) Operation unit for inputting information necessary for ticket processing; (b) Display unit for displaying the information, messages, and processing details; (c) Insertion and ejection slots for tickets; (d) Medium (e) Separating and feeding means for separating and feeding media one by one from the hopper; (f) Storing tickets to be exchanged for the medium from among the tickets inserted from the insertion slot. (g) a ticket processing printer unit that prints on a ticket or medium to be inserted from the insertion slot or fed out from the hopper and discharged to the discharge port; (h) from the insertion slot; a temporary stacking section capable of storing a plurality of inserted tickets; (i) the insertion opening, the ejection opening, the separating and feeding means, the stacker;
(j) a conveyance path for conveying the tickets and media between the ticket processing printer section and the temporary stacking section; (j) a conveyance path for reading identification information given to the ticket inserted from the insertion slot; identification information reading means provided, (k) provided in the middle of the conveyance path for reading magnetic information when magnetic information is attached to the ticket inserted from the insertion slot and the medium fed out from the hopper; (l) a magnetic write unit provided in the middle of the transport path for writing and updating magnetic information on the ticket inserted from the insertion slot and the medium fed out from the hopper; (m) (n) an optical reading means provided in the middle of the conveyance path for optically reading the information given to the ticket inserted from the insertion slot; (n) information from the operation section and the identification information reading section; A processing mode is determined based on the information of the reading result of one or more tickets by the reading unit and the optical reading unit, and each component is controlled to perform each process, and the ticket or medium is A ticket processing terminal comprising: control means for controlling the conveyance path so as to return the abnormal ticket or medium to the insertion slot if an abnormality occurs as a result of the conveyance. Device.