JPH04239395A - Automatic cash transaction machine provided with braille print function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the blind recognize the history of a transaction result in braille by attaching a print function for the braille capable of recognizing a passbook and an input/output bill by the blind on a conventional print function. CONSTITUTION:When the passbook is thrown in a passbook inlet port 1, the passbook is sucked by opening a shutter 2, and the content of a magnetic stripe(MS) on the passbook is read with an MS reading part 3. and it is decided whether processing is ordinary character processing or braille print processing. In such a case, information whether or not the braille print processing is performed is recorded on the content of the HS as the information for a customer. When it is designated, the passbook is carried to a braille print position 8 via a passbook/cutform/certificate carrying part a 4, and the transaction result is printed in braille by a braille print head 9. Thereby, the blind can recognize the transaction result in braille.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine having a function of outputting transaction results in Braille for blind people when printing transaction results on passbooks and cash slips of the automatic teller machine.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in automatic teller machines of this type, printing of bankbooks, cash in/out slips, etc. has been performed using a printing function in ordinary characters such as Japanese.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, in conventional automatic teller machines, the printed characters are normal Japanese characters, so it is difficult for blind people to keep track of transaction results in passbooks and entry/exit slips. The disadvantage is that it cannot be known from

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks by adding a Braille printing function that allows blind people to recognize passbooks and cash in/out slips to the conventional printing function of automatic teller machines.
To provide an automatic cash teller machine with a Braille printing function that prints the history of transaction results on a bankbook or receipt/disbursement slip in Braille so that even a blind person can know it.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The automatic teller machine with a braille printing function of the present invention is an automatic teller machine having a printing function of printing passbooks and receipt/disbursement slips in normal characters, which has a printing function of normal characters; It has a Braille printing function that prints bankbooks and entry/exit slips in Braille that can be recognized by blind people.

[0006]

Embodiments Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the printing mechanism of an automatic teller machine with a braille printing function according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of operation during a passbook transaction according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing this embodiment. This is a schematic flowchart of operations during card transactions.

In FIG. 1, the printing mechanism section of the automatic teller machine with braille printing function of this embodiment includes a passbook inlet 1, a shutter 2, a magnetic stripe reading section (MS R/W section) 3,
Passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport part A4, page break mechanism 5, normal character printing position 6, print head 7, Braille printing position 8
, Braille print head 9, passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport section b10, reject box 11, in/out slip storage section/
It is composed of a ticket storage section 12 and an in/out ticket dispensing section 13.

Next, the operation of the passbook during a passbook transaction will be explained with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, in the automatic teller machine with Braille printing function, when a passbook is placed in the passbook suction position of the passbook suction port 1, the shutter 2 opens and the passbook is sucked (step 2).
1) The contents of the magnetic stripe (MS) of the bankbook are read by the magnetic stripe reading section (MS R/W section) 3 (step 22), and it is determined whether normal character processing or braille printing processing is to be performed (step 23). Here, the content of the MS records whether or not braille printing processing is to be performed as customer information.

If the result of the determination is normal characters (step 23, No), the passbook is conveyed through the passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate conveying section a4 to the normal character printing position 6 (step 24), and then the print head 7 Printing is performed in normal characters (step 25). If Braille is specified (Step 23, Yes), the passbook is transported to the Braille printing position 8 through the passbook/in/out slip/slip/certificate transport section a4 (
Step 27) The transaction result is printed in Braille by the Braille print head 9 (Step 28).

[0012] In the above printing, if a page break in the bankbook is necessary, the page break mechanism 5 performs the page break. Further, in the event of trouble during transportation or an abnormality such as misreading of a magnetic stripe (MS), the bankbook is transported to the reject box 11 through the passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport section b10.

After successfully printing regular characters or Braille,
The passbook is transported to the passbook intake port 1 through the passbook/dispatch slip/ticket/certificate transport section a4, and the passbook is returned (step 24
).

Next, the operation of the card during card transactions and the operation of the entry/exit slip, which is a medium for printing transaction results, will be explained with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 3, in the case of a card transaction, a card processing unit (not shown) aspirates the card (step 31), reads the magnetic stripe (MS) of the card (step 32), and processes the passbook transaction. Similarly, it is determined whether it is normal character processing or Braille printing processing.

After reading the necessary information with the card, the in/out slips stacked in the in/out slip accommodating section/slip accommodating section 12 are sent out from the in/out slip dispensing section 13 (step 33).
), if the result determined by the card processing section is that it is a normal character (step 34, No), the entry/exit ticket is moved to the normal character printing position 6.
(Step 35), and the transaction result is printed in regular characters by the print head 7 (Step 36).

[0017] Also, if Braille is specified (step 34
, Yes) and conveyed to Braille printing position 8 (Step 3).
9) Print the transaction result in Braille using the Braille print head 9 (step 40).

[0018] If an abnormality such as trouble occurs during transportation, the in/out slip will be transferred to the passbook/single ticket/certificate conveyance path b1.
0 to the reject box 11.

After printing the in/out slip in regular characters or Braille, the in/out slip is conveyed to the passbook inlet 1 through the passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport section a4, and the in/out slip is discharged (step 37). The card is also returned at the end of the transaction based on the entry/exit slip (step 38).

[0020]

As explained above, according to the present invention, by adding a Braille printing function that allows blind people to recognize bankbooks and cash-in/out slips to the conventional printing function of automatic teller machines, transaction results can be recorded easily. printed in Braille on passbooks and entry/exit slips,
It has the effect that even blind people can understand it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a printing mechanism section of an automatic teller machine with Braille printing function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of operations during passbook transactions in this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic operational flow during card transactions in this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Passbook inlet 2 Shutter 3 Magnetic stripe reading section (MS R/W section)
4 Passbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport part a5
Page break mechanism 6 Normal character printing position 7 Print head 8 Braille printing position 9 Braille print head 10 Bankbook/in/out slip/ticket/certificate transport unit b11
Reject box 12 In/out slip storage section/slip storage section 13 In/out slip feeding section

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: An automatic teller machine having a printing function of printing a passbook and an entry/disbursement slip in normal characters, the printing function and a Braille printing function of printing the passbook and entry/exit slip in Braille that can be recognized by a blind person. An automated teller machine with a braille printing function, characterized in that: