JPH0247793A - Certificate issueing method for automatic transaction machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a certificate issueing time and to improve the operability of certificate reception when plural certificates are issued by collecting the plural certificates, and collectively ejecting the certificates from a certificate issueing port. CONSTITUTION:A collection carrier part 22 is provided which collects the plural certificates between a carrier path 8 and a certificate issueing port 4 of a certificate issueing machine, and ejects the collected certificates in a lump from the certificate issueing port 4. When the plural certificates are issued, the certificates printed by a printing head 10 based on the printing data stored in a memory means are successively collected to the collection carrier part 22, and after the all certificates are collected, they are issued from the certificate issueing port 4 in a lump by the collection carrier part 22.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for issuing certificates in response to transactions in automatic transaction devices such as ATVs (Automated Teller Machines) installed in financial institutions, etc. It is something.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional certificate issuing method in this type of automatic transaction device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

Figure 6 is a side view showing the internal structure of a conventional certificate issuing machine incorporated in an automatic transaction device. The hopper 2 is detachably attached to the device and has an opening for dispensing the certificate 1 at one end of its bottom surface.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a feed-out roller provided on the device so as to be located at the bottom of the hopper 2. The certificate 1 is fed out from the feed-out opening by this feed-out roller 3, and sent into a conveyance path to be described later.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a certificate issuing port formed on the front side of the device; 5, a shutter that can be opened and closed provided inside the certificate issuing port 4; 6, a plunger magnet that moves the shutter 5 downward;
A spring 7 urges the shutter 5 upward.

8 is a transport path provided between the certificate issuing port 4 and the feeding port of the hopper 2 and consisting of vertically opposing guides;
Reference numeral 9 denotes a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers arranged along this conveyance path 8, and these conveyance rollers 9 are adapted to be rotationally driven by a drive source (not shown).

10 is a print head, and 11 is a platen provided opposite to this print head 10. Both are arranged at a predetermined position on the conveyance path 8 and constitute a printing section.

The issuing operation of the certificate 1 in the above-described configuration is as follows.

In order to print and issue print data on the certificate 1 according to the transaction with the customer, the feed roller 3 is rotated by a drive source (not shown) in response to instructions from a control means (not shown), and the hopper 2 is rotated by a drive source (not shown).
One certificate 1, which is the lowest one in the stack, is fed out from the feeding opening.

The certificate 1 thus fed out is sent into the conveyance path 8,
The paper is sandwiched from above and below by a plurality of pairs of transport rollers 9 provided on this transport path 8.

As the transport roller 9 rotates, the certificate 1 is transported to the printing section and positioned at a printing position on the platen 11.

Here, the printing data from the control means is printed on the certificate 1 by the print head 10, and when printing is completed, the certificate 1 is conveyed from the printing section to the certificate issuing port 4 by the conveyance roller 9 within the conveyance path 8. .

At this time, the shutter 5 of the certificate issuance port 4 is closed, but when the certificate 1 is conveyed to the front of the certificate issuance port 4, the plunger magnet 6 is energized, and the shutter 5 is moved downward from the conveyance path 8. The certificate 1 is evacuated to the open state, and the certificate 1 is issued to the customer from the certificate issuing port 4.

When the customer pulls out the certificate 1 from the certificate issuing opening 4 and receives it, the power supply to the plunger magnet 6 is stopped, and the shutter 5 advances into the transport path 8 and closes by the restoring force of the spring 7.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a conventional certificate issuing method in an automatic transaction device equipped with the above-mentioned certificate issuing machine, and here, as an example, the case where certificate 1 is issued in a deposit transaction is illustrated.

In addition to the certificate issuing machine, the automatic transaction device includes a display means (not shown) (CRT, etc.), two manual means (touch sensor, etc.), a card reader/writer (hereinafter referred to as card R/W), a cash processing machine (deposit/withdrawal machine), and a control means for controlling these, and is capable of communicating data with the host device of the center.

Further, S in FIG. 7 indicates a processing step, and the following explanation will be given in the order of this step.

First, when the customer inputs data for selecting a deposit transaction using the input means (3101), the control means sets the device to the deposit mode (S102).

Next, when the customer inserts the card with the magnetic stripe into the card insertion slot provided in the device (S10
3), the card is taken into the device and card R/W
The magnetic stripe data is read (S104
), and is transferred to the host device of the center through the control means.

Next, when the customer inserts all the cash (banknotes, etc.) to be deposited into the machine's cash slot (S105), the inserted cash is taken into the machine and the cash processing machine performs denomination discrimination, etc. The number of sheets is counted (5106
).

Then, the control means calculates the customer's input amount based on the discrimination data and counting data, and the calculation result is displayed on the display means as amount data, and when the customer looks at this and confirms the amount using the input means ( 3107), the cash is stored by denomination in a storage provided in the cash processing machine and is deposited (3108).

When the cash deposit process from the customer is completed in this way,
The control means communicates with the host device of the center to send deposit amount data, and in response receives print data for one certificate I sent from the host device (S109).

Then, as described above, the certificate 1 is fed out from the hopper 2 of the certificate issuing machine and sent to the printing section according to instructions from the control means, and the print head 10 prints the print data, that is, the customer's account number, financial institution name, handling code. , details of the transaction amount, and balance amount are printed (Silo).

After printing, the certificate 1 is conveyed to the certificate issuance port 4 by the conveyance roller 9, the shutter 5 is opened, and the certificate 1 is issued to the customer (Sil
l).

Here, the control means again communicates with the host device of the center.
112), and the customer receives the certificate l from the certificate issuing port 4 (S113).

The control means determines whether there is any remaining print data based on the data sent from the host device through the above communication (5114), and if there is no remaining print data, after confirming that the customer has received the certificate, the control means The means instructs the card R/W to write data.

As a result, the card R/W writes new balance data on the magnetic stripe of the card (S115), and also ejects the card from the card insertion slot (S116).
The transaction ends when this card is received by the customer (S117).

On the other hand, if the amount of print data is too large to be printed on the certificate 1 and the print data remains in the host device, the control means confirms that the customer has received the certificate 1, and prints the next document from the host device again. (3118), the operations of issuing print 1, communicating with the host device, and receiving certificate 1 by the customer are repeated until all the print data is processed.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional technology described above, when multiple certificates are issued to the same customer, after the customer receives the first certificate and until the last certificate is issued, the control means of the device and the host device It is difficult to operate because it requires repeated communication with the customer and the operation of receiving the certificate by the customer.
In addition, the time required to issue the certificate becomes longer, which in turn leads to longer transaction times.

Additionally, the customer does not know the number of certificates to be issued;
Due to the fact that it takes time for the second and subsequent certificates to be issued, it is easy for the customer to think that the transaction is complete once the first certificate is received, and the customer does not receive the remaining certificates. There was also the problem of returning to Japan.

The present invention was made to solve these problems, and it is possible to shorten the certificate issuance time when issuing multiple certificates, improve the operability of receiving certificates, and also make it possible to The purpose of this is to realize a method for issuing certificates in an automatic transaction device that can reliably be received by a customer.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides an input means for a customer to input data necessary for a transaction, an unprinted certificate is fed out from a hopper, is printed by a printing unit, and the printed certificate is transferred to a conveyance path. A certificate issuance machine that issues a certificate to a customer from a certificate issuance port via a certificate issuance port, and control means that controls the entire device including these input means and the certificate issuance machine and communicates with the host device of the center, and controls the details of the transaction. In a certificate issuance method in an automatic transaction device that issues multiple certificates to the same customer according to The device is provided with a collection and conveyance section for discharging the certificates in bulk from the certificate issuing port, and also includes a storage means under the control of the control means.

[Effect]

In the present invention having the above-described configuration, the control means receives all print data for the same customer sent from the host device of the center in response to a transaction and stores it in the storage means, and from this print data the print data for the customer is The number of issued certificates is determined by the control means.

When a plurality of certificates are to be issued, the certificates printed by the printing section of the certificate issuing machine are sequentially accumulated in the accumulating and conveying section based on the printing data stored in the storage means, so that all the certificates are collected. After that, the above-mentioned collection and transportation unit issues the certificates in bulk to the customer from the certificate issuing port.

Therefore, according to this, communication with the host device of the center and the operation of receiving the certificate by the customer only need to be done once, which reduces the certificate issuing time when multiple certificates are issued, and improves the operability of receiving certificates. This makes it possible to measure the improvement in the number of certificates and to ensure that all certificates are received by the customer.

[Example] Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a certificate issuing method in an automatic transaction device according to the present invention. This will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic transaction device. In the figure, 12 is a housing of the automatic transaction device, and a customer service section with an L-shaped side surface is formed at the upper front of the housing 12. In this customer service department, there is a certificate issuing port 4, a transaction item display panel 13 that displays the transaction items electronically when the device is in operation, and also indicates that the transaction will be discontinued if the transaction is not possible. Customer operation panel 14, which has both the input function of information necessary for transactions and the display function of displaying operation guidance text and input data for the customer. Card insertion receiving slot 15° which serves as a card insertion slot at the start of a transaction and serves as a card receiving slot at the end of a transaction.Bill insertion/receiving slot serves as a bill insertion and return slot during deposit transactions, and the bill slot serves as a withdrawal slot during withdrawal transactions. 16a, and a coin input/receipt slot 1 which serves as a coin input slot or change output slot during a deposit transaction and serves as a coin receiving slot during a withdrawal transaction.
6b is provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the automatic transaction device shown in FIG. 2. As seen in this figure, the customer operation panel 14 includes a CRT 14a as a display means and a touch sensor 14 as an input means.
It is composed of b.

17 is a certificate issuing machine including the certificate issuing port 4, and this certificate issuing machine 17 will be explained in detail later.

18 is a card R/ including the card input receiving slot 15;
W can read customer data from and write data to the magnetic stripe on the customer's card.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a cash processing machine including the bill input/reception port 16a and the coin input/reception port 16b, and this cash processing machine 19 performs various types of discrimination and counting on banknotes and coins, that is, cash necessary for transactions, and also dispenses change. It is capable of processing cash deposits and withdrawals.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a main control unit as a control means for controlling the entire device including these components, and 21 a RAM as a storage means placed under the control of this main control unit 20. In this embodiment, the main control unit 2o is provided with the function of receiving all print data corresponding to the same customer from the host device of the center, storing it in the RAM 21, and determining the number of certificates to be issued.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the internal structure of the certificate issuing machine 17, in which 1 is an unprinted certificate, 2 is a hopper, 3 is a feeding roller, 4 is a certificate issuing port, 5 is a shutter, and 6 is a plunger magnet. , 7 is a spring, 8 is a conveyance path, 9 is a conveyance roller, 1o is a print head, and 11 is a platen, which correspond to the conventional one shown in FIG. Although omitted, in this embodiment, the shutter 5 also serves as a positioning stopper for the printed certificate 1.

Reference numeral 22 denotes an accumulation conveyance section provided at the end of the conveyance path 8 on the shutter 5 side, and this accumulation conveyance section 22 includes a pair of upper and lower conveyance bells).
23a, 23b, a plunger magnet 25 that causes the upper conveyor belt 23a to move downwardly via the link arm 24, and a spring 26 as a biasing means that similarly causes the upper conveyor belt 23a to move upwardly via the link arm 24. A pressing member 27 that presses the printed certificate 1 conveyed from the printing section by the conveyance roller 9 from above.
and a spring 28 that urges the tip of this pressing member 27 downward, and here the lower conveyor bell)
23b is configured to be rotationally driven separately from the conveyance roller 9.

Further, normally, the plunger magnet 25 is energized, so that the upper conveyor belt 23a descends against the spring 26 and comes into contact with the lower conveyor belt 23b.

Reference numeral 29 indicates a push-up member that is movable up and down at a position opposite to the shutter 5 across the conveyor belts 23a and 23b, 30 indicates a plunger magnet that moves the push-up member 28 upward via a link arm 31, and 32 indicates a push-up member that is movable up and down. This is a spring that urges the push-up member 28 downward, and the distance between the push-up member 28 and the shutter 5 is set to be shorter than the length of the certificate 1 in the conveyance direction.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a forgotten certificate storage box arranged at the end of the conveyance path 8 so as to be located below the hopper 2 .

Here, the operation of the certificate issuing machine 17 having the above-described configuration will be explained.

This certificate issuing machine 17 issues a certificate 1 according to the content of a transaction to a customer, as in the past, and when only one certificate 1 is issued for this transaction, the operation is the same as in the past. The explanation is omitted, but the certificate issued is 2.
We will discuss the case of more than one sheet.

When a transaction with a customer is performed and a printing instruction is issued from the main control unit 20, the feed roller 3 provided at the bottom of the hopper 2 is driven to rotate, and the unprinted certificates stacked inside the hopper 2 are rotated. The lowest one of the cards, that is, the first certificate 1, is fed out from the feeding opening.

The certificate 1 thus fed out is sent into the conveyance path 8,
The certificate 1 is sandwiched from above and below by a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers 9 provided on the conveyance path 6, and as the conveyance rollers 9 rotate, the certificate 1 is conveyed to the printing section and positioned at the printing position on the platen 11. It will be done.

Here, the printing data from the main control section 20 is printed on the certificate 1 by the printing hand 10, and when printing is completed, the certificate 1 is transferred from the printing section through the conveyance path 8 by the conveyance roller 9 toward the certificate issuing port 4. transported.

At this time, the push-up member 29 is waiting below the conveyance path 8 due to the biasing force of the spring 32, and the shutter 5, which also serves as a positioning stopper, is closed to block the conveyance path 8 due to the biasing force of the spring 7. Accumulation conveyance section 2
Both the upper and lower conveyor belts 23a and 23b of 2 are rotating toward the shutter 5 while in contact with each other.

Therefore, after the certificate 1 is conveyed to the end of the conveyance path 8 by the conveyance roller 9, the certificate 1 is conveyed to the end of the conveyance path 8, and then
This re-conveying bell l-23a,
It is further conveyed by 23b.

When the leading edge of the certificate 1 hits the shutter 5 in front of the second conveyance path 10, the rotation of the conveyance bells 23a and 23b of the second conveyance path 10 is stopped, and as a result, the certificate 1
The conveyance of the robot is stopped and the robot stops at this position and waits.

Next, the second certificate 1 is fed out from the hopper 2 in the same manner as the first certificate 1, and print data is printed by the print head 10.

Thereafter, this second certificate 1 is conveyed by the conveyance roller 9 toward the certificate issuance port 4, but as described above, the conveyance bell 23b of the accumulating conveyance section 22 is rotationally driven separately from the conveyance roller 9. So, the second certificate 1
Even if the conveying roller 9 rotates to convey the certificate 1, the first certificate 1 remains in abutment against the shutter 5.

Here, the second certificate 1 that has been transported as described above is sent under the first certificate 1 that has stopped against the positioning stopper and is accumulated in the accumulation conveyance section 22. .

The integration procedure will be explained using FIG.

Figure 5 is a side view of the main parts showing the process of accumulating two certificates 1.
Here, the first certificate is la, and the second certificate is 1b.
shall be.

First, the power supply to the plunger magnet 25 of the accumulation conveyance section 22 is stopped, and the upper conveyance belt 23a is raised via the link arm 24 by the biasing force of the spring 26 as shown in FIG. 5(a). The upper conveyor belt 23a is separated from the lower conveyor belt 23b.

At the same time, the plunger magnet 30 is energized to raise the push-up member 29 via the link arm 31.

As a result, the upper end of the push-up member 29 advances into the conveyance path 8, so that the rear end of the certificate 1a that remains on the lower conveyance bell l-23b is pushed upward by the upper end of the push-up member 29.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the tip of the certificate 1b conveyed by the conveyance roller 9
By reaching this point, the tip of the certificate 1b enters under the rear end of the certificate 1a, so when the power to the plunger magnet 30 is subsequently stopped, the pushing member 29 descends due to the restoring force of the spring 32, and its The leading end retreats to the outside of the conveyance path 8.

As a result, the rear end of the certificate 1a overlaps the certificate lb, and as the certificate 1b is further conveyed by the conveyance roller 9, the certificate 1b slides between the certificate 1a and the lower conveyance belt 23b.

Here, when the lower conveyor bell l-23b is rotationally driven,
At this time, the tip of the certificate 1a has already hit the shutter 5, and in this state, the upper conveyor belt 23a
is rising, but the pressing member 27 biased by the spring 28 is pressing the certificate 1b against the lower conveyor bell l-23b via the certificate 1a, so that as shown in FIG. 5(C)
As shown in , only the certificate 1b is conveyed while sliding on the underside of the certificate 1a.

Then, when the tip of the certificate 1b hits the shank 5, the rotation of the conveyor bell l-23b is stopped, and as a result, the certificate 1
b is stopped and accumulated on the conveyor bell l-23b together with the certificate 1a.

When the third and subsequent certificates 1 are to be issued, the above-described stacking operation is repeated, and all the predetermined number of certificates 1 to be issued are stacked on the conveyor bell l-23b.

Thereafter, the plunger magnet 6 was energized to open the shank 5, and at the same time, the plunger magnet 25 was also energized to lower the upper conveyor belt h23a and sandwich the certificate 1 between it and the lower conveyor belt 23b. Thereafter, the lower conveyor bell) 23b is rotated to eject the plurality of certificates 1 at once from the certificate issuance port 4, thereby issuing them to the customer.

If the customer forgets to take the certificate 1, the certificate 1 is pulled into the conveyance path 8 by the conveyance healds 23a, 23b and the conveyance roller 9, and stored in the forgotten certificate storage box 33.

Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

Here, as an example, a case will be described in which a certificate I is issued in a deposit transaction.

Further, S in FIG. 1 indicates a processing step, and the following explanation will be given in the order of this step.

First, the customer first selects the customer operation panel 14 provided in the customer service section of the device.
When data for selecting a deposit transaction is input using the touch sensor 14b (Sl), the main control unit 20 sets the device to a deposit mode (Sl).

Next, when the customer inserts a card with a magnetic stripe into the card insertion slot 15 (S3), the card is taken into the device, the data on the magnetic stripe is read by the card R/W 18 (S4), and the main controller The data is transferred to the host device at the center through the unit 20.

Next, the customer inserts the cash into the bill slot 16.
When the coins are inserted into one or both of the coin input/reception slot 16b (S5), the inserted cash is taken into the device, and the cash processing machine 10 performs denomination discrimination and counts the number of coins ( S6).

Then, the main control unit 20 calculates the customer's input amount based on the discrimination data and counting data, and the calculation result is displayed as amount data on the CRT 14a, and the customer looks at this and confirms the amount using the touch sensor 14b. and (S
7) The above-mentioned cash is stored by denomination in a storage provided in the cash processing machine 19 and is deposited (S8).

When the cash deposit process from the customer is completed in this way,
The main control section 20 communicates with the host device of the center to send the deposit amount data, and in response, receives all print data of the transaction sent from the host device and stores it in the RAM 21 (S9).

Here, the main control unit 20 determines the number of certificates 1 to be issued based on the number data included in this print data (5IO), and as a result, if the number of certificates to be issued exceeds a plurality of sheets (n sheets), 1 Print data for each sheet is taken out from the RAM 21 and transferred to the certificate issuing machine 17 together with a print instruction signal.

As a result, as explained in FIGS. 4 and 5, the certificate issuing machine 17 first takes out the first certificate l from the hopper 2 and prints the print data using the print head 10.
ll), after printing, this first certificate 1 is transferred to the accumulation and conveyance section 22.
It is transported to and stopped (S12).

After that, the main control unit 20 sends the print data for the next sheet to the RA.
The certificate is taken out from the M21 and sent to the certificate issuing machine 17 along with a printing instruction signal, whereby the certificate issuing machine 17 prints on the second certificate 1, and then feeds out the second certificate 1 from the hopper 2. After printing the print data by the print head 10 in the same manner as described above, the certificate is stacked on top of the first certificate 1 held in the stacking and conveying unit 22 as explained in FIG. Print up to n sheets in the same way after the 1st sheet (S1
3), repeat the accumulation (314);

When the n certificates 1 are arranged in the accumulating and conveying section 22 in this way, the shutter 5 of the certificate issuing machine 17 is opened according to the instruction from the main control section 20, and the n certificates 1 are collectively transferred to the conveyor belts 23a and 22.
3b, the certificate is issued from the certificate issuing port 4 (515) and the customer receives it (S16).

When the customer confirms that the certificate 1 has been received, the card R/W 18 writes new balance data on the magnetic stripe of the card according to instructions from the main control unit 20 (S1
7), furthermore, the card insertion bone ejects the card from the slot (31B), and when this card is received by the customer (
S19) The transaction ends.

On the other hand, when the main control unit 20 determines that the number of certificates 1 issued is one in the SIO, the main control unit 20 takes out all print data from the RAM 21 and sends it to the certificate issuing machine 17 together with a print instruction signal.

As a result, the certificate issuing machine 17 receives one certificate l from the hopper 2.
The sheet is fed out and the print data is printed by the print head (320). After printing, the shutter 5 is opened, the certificate 1 is conveyed by the conveyance roller 9 and conveyance belts 23a and 23b, and is issued from the certificate issuance opening 4 (S21). , and have the customer receive it (S22).

When the customer confirms that the certificate 1 has been received, the card R/W 18 writes new balance data on the magnetic stripe of the card according to instructions from the main control unit 20 (S1
7), furthermore, the card insertion bone ejects the card from the slot (318), and when this card is received by the customer (
S19) The transaction ends.

In the above-described embodiment, the certificate issuance method was described in detail by taking a deposit transaction as an example, but a plurality of certificates 1 can be issued in the same manner for withdrawal transactions, inquiry operations, and the like.

〔Effect of the invention 〕

As explained in detail above, the present invention provides a certificate issuance method in which a transaction is performed by a customer's operation, and a plurality of certificates are issued from a certificate issuance port according to the details of the transaction. All print data for the customer is received at once by the control means and stored in the storage means, and the number of certificates to be issued to the customer is determined by the control means from this print data, and when the number of certificates to be issued is plural, The certificates printed by the printing unit of the certificate issuing machine based on the printing data stored in the storage means are sequentially accumulated in the accumulating and conveying unit, and after all the certificates are collected, the accumulating and conveying unit collects the certificates from the certificate issuing port. and then issue it to customers.

Therefore, according to this, communication with the host device of the center and the operation of receiving the certificate by the customer only need to be done once, which reduces the certificate issuing time when multiple certificates are issued, and improves the operability of receiving certificates. This has the effect that it is possible to measure the improvement in the number of certificates and to ensure that all certificates are received by the customer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the certificate issuing method in an automatic transaction device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the automatic transaction device used in the embodiment of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing the internal structure of the certificate issuing machine shown in FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is a side view showing the internal structure of the conventional certificate issuing machine. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a certificate issuance method in a conventional automatic transaction device. :Certificate:Shutter:Print head:Certificate issuing machine:RAM 4b:Certificate issuing port:Transport path:Touch sensor:Main control unit:Collecting transport unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input means for a customer to input data necessary for a transaction; an unprinted certificate is fed out from a hopper, printed by a printing section, and the printed certificate is conveyed via a conveyance path; It is equipped with a certificate issuing machine that issues certificates to customers from a certificate issuing port, and a control means that controls the entire device including these input means and the certificate issuing machine, and communicates with the host device of the center, and according to the content of the transaction. In a method for issuing certificates in an automatic transaction device that issues multiple certificates to the same customer, a plurality of certificates are accumulated between a conveyance path of the certificate issuing machine and a certificate issuing port, and the accumulated certificates are collectively processed. A storage means is provided under the control of the control means, and all print data for the same customer sent from the host device is received by the control means at once. The number of certificates to be issued to the customer is determined by the control means from this printed data, and when the number of certificates to be issued is plural, the certificate is issued based on the printed data stored in the storage means. An automatic transaction device characterized in that the certificates printed by the printing unit of the machine are accumulated in an accumulating and conveying unit in sequence, and after all the certificates are collected, the accumulating and conveying unit issues the certificates at once to the customer from the certificate issuing port. Certificate issuance method.