JPH06180781A - Journal printing method of automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the printing time and effectively utilize a form by processing data for printing only at an embossed part and printing the data, and only feeding paper at a part which is not embossed without data processing for printing and printing operation. CONSTITUTION:Embossment data are constituted from image data, obtained by optically reading the embossment area on a card, by regarding the uneven part of the embossment as a shadow, and an embossment detecting process for detecting whether or not there is the uneven part of embossment, block by block, by regarding the embossment data as, for example, print data for single-time printing, i.e., one block for each print data of one line is performed; when there is no print data, neither the data processing for printing nor the printing operation is performed and only when there is the print data, the data processing for printing and the printing operation are performed. Consequently, when there is no embossment, i.e., print data, the need for the processing for printing is eliminated and the processing time is shortened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a journal printing method in an automated teller machine (hereinafter also referred to as "ATM"),
That is, it prints a transaction history suitable for processing magnetic cards in ATMs used in financial institutions, especially cards with magnetic stripes on both ends (also called "double stripe cards"). The present invention relates to a journal printing method in ATM (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "journal printing method").

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional technique for printing a card embossed character on a transaction history in an ATM generally optically reads the entire embossed area on the card as image data and prints the entire embossed area regardless of the presence or absence of embossing. The method is adopted. In addition to embossing as the reading method, the background pattern of the card is also read, so it is not possible to distinguish between the embossing and the background pattern.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-166577, a method is adopted in which the emboss is determined by character recognition from the image data of the entire embossed area. FIG. 2A shows an example of a general magnetic card in which the emboss on the magnetic card is within the area defined by the JIS standard. Inside the magnetic card 13, there are a magnetic stripe 14 for recording various information such as an ATM user's account number and an emboss 15 for displaying characters such as the magnetic card number and the owner's name in a concavo-convex pattern. Figure 2
(b) shows an example of a special magnetic card also called a double-stripe card in which the magnetic stripes on the magnetic card are at both ends. This is found in cards that are also used for loan transactions, and in the case of this card, the emboss in the magnetic card is formed within a narrower range than in the case of the general magnetic card described above, as shown in the figure. In many cases

The above-mentioned double stripe card is used as follows. That is, general account transactions (deposit /
In the case of (payment), as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the same orientation as that of a general card, that is, the magnetic stripe for deposit / payment is inserted into the reading mechanism so as to match the predetermined reading direction. When performing a special transaction such as a loan transaction, as shown in FIG. 2C, the magnetic stripe for loan transaction is inserted into the reading mechanism so as to match the predetermined reading direction. Therefore, in this case, the embossing in the magnetic card comes to the position opposite to that in the normal case. Regarding the embossed printing of this type of double stripe card, for example, the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-34871 can be referred to. In this technology, when the data of the magnetic stripe is read, it is judged from the data content of the magnetic stripe which one of the above two magnetic stripes has been used for transaction, and it seems that there is a preset emboss. Configured to print the area to be printed.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The technology disclosed in Publication No. 1 always prints the entire embossed area regardless of which magnetic stripe data is read, which shortens the print processing time and improves the effectiveness of journal printing paper. No consideration was given to its use. To explain this in more detail, in the conventional emboss printing, the embossed area on the magnetic card is divided into a plurality of areas, and the emboss is read and printed in each area. Since it is not possible to detect the presence or absence of embossing in, it is necessary to print the entire reading area only for embossing when printing transaction history, etc. Even when printing spaces, data processing for printing and printing operation Was taking time. In the case of the wire dot printer, this problem has been particularly affected because it is necessary to rearrange the data so as to correspond to the dots and to move the print head in the print direction. There is also a problem that the journal paper must be wasted because the space is printed even without embossing. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional art,
Only the part with embossing is processed by printing data for printing, and the part without embossing is printed without performing data processing or printing operation for printing but only paper feeding operation. It is to provide a journal printing method that can shorten the time. Another object of the present invention is to provide a journal printing method that enables effective use of printing paper such as journal paper without performing the paper feeding operation described above.

[0005]

The above object of the present invention is to provide an ATM in which a general user directly operates a magnetic card as a transaction medium to deposit or pay cash, inquire about balance, fill in a passbook, etc. In the journal printing method, when the user performs an automatic cash transaction operation with a magnetic card, the card processing mechanism in the ATM optically transmits the image data in the embossed area on the magnetic card defined by the JIS standard. When reading and detecting the presence of embossing from this image data and printing the embossing as a part of the transaction history, instead of printing the entire embossing area, the print data is edited for the part detected as having no embossing. This is achieved by a journal printing method characterized by omitting the printing operation of spaces and spaces and performing only the paper feeding operation.

[0006]

In the journal printing method according to the present invention,
The embossed data is optically read from the image data to form embossed data with shadows of the embossed portions, and this embossed data is used, for example, for one print data, that is, for each line of print data. As one block, the emboss detection process is performed to detect the presence or absence of the embossed uneven portion for each block, and when there is no print data (shadow due to the uneven portion), the data processing for printing and the printing operation are not performed. Only when there is print data, data processing for printing and printing operation are performed.
As a result, when there is no embossing, that is, when there is no print data, processing for printing (data processing and printing operation)
Is unnecessary and the processing time is saved.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an ATM system configuration to which the journal printing method according to the present invention is applied. This device is a magnetic card processing mechanism for handling a magnetic card 13 of an ATM user 2, a banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism for handling banknotes 3, a statement slip issuing mechanism for printing and issuing transaction statement slips 4, and a journal for recording transaction history Printing mechanism 5, passbook printing mechanism for performing passbook entry 6, line control unit 7 for performing line control with a host device, auxiliary storage device 8 for storing the entire ATM program, transaction history, and ATM user On the card, the customer operation unit 9 for analyzing the data entered by the ATM user, the state of the ATM as a whole to the attendant, and the operator operation unit 10 for analyzing the data entered by the attendant. The embossing area is divided into fixed blocks to detect the presence or absence of embossed data, and the main control section 12 is provided for controlling the entire ATM including the above-mentioned parts. It has been.

Hereinafter, the operation of the ATM according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described by taking the case of a transaction using the general magnetic card shown in FIG. 2 (a) as an example. Figure 2 (a)
In the magnetic card 13 shown in FIG. 1, there are a magnetic stripe 14 for recording various information such as an ATM user's account number and an emboss 15 for displaying characters such as the magnetic card number and the owner's name in a concavo-convex pattern. Here, the display area of the emboss 15 is generally defined by the JIS standard and is displayed in the area 16. However, even within the area, if there are few embossed characters, if the embossed area of the magnetic card is divided into several blocks 17 (usually one print data), the block 18 without the embossed 15
Occurs. Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the operation of the ATM will be described when a transaction is made with the magnetic card 13 in which a block having no emboss is generated in the emboss area as described above. (ST1) The ATM user inserts the magnetic card 13 into the magnetic card processing mechanism 2.

(ST2) The magnetic card 13 inserted in the magnetic card processing mechanism 2 is read by the emboss reading section in the processing mechanism 2 as a whole of the embossed area on the magnetic card as image data. (ST3) With respect to the read embossed image data in the embossed area, all of the embossed image data in the embossed area is sent from the magnetic card processing mechanism 2 to the main controller 12.
The main control unit 12 that has received the embossed image data in the embossed area from the magnetic card processing mechanism 2 operates the auxiliary storage device 8
To temporarily store the embossed image data, the image data is compressed. This operation is performed by the auxiliary storage device 8
It is needless to say that this is carried out to reduce the amount of embossed image data stored in. (ST4) As described above, the compressed embossed image data is temporarily stored in the auxiliary storage device 8.

(ST5) In the main controller 12, the journal printing mechanism 5 prints the embossed image data by dividing it into a plurality of blocks. Therefore, the journal printing mechanism 5 stores the embossed image data stored in the auxiliary storage device 8. Read the embossed image data to be printed at one time. (ST6) Since the journal printing mechanism 5 prints the read embossed image data, the data is expanded. (ST7) The embossing detection section 11 in the main control section 12 determines whether or not there is embossed image data to be printed by the journal printing mechanism 5 in the expanded embossed image data. (ST8) If there is embossed image data to be printed by the journal printing mechanism 5, the print data is edited and printed by the journal printing mechanism 5. (ST9) When there is no image data to be printed, the journal printing mechanism 5 is instructed to feed one block of paper.

(ST10) Finally, the journal printing mechanism 5 determines whether or not there is still embossed image data to be printed. If there is data to be printed, ST5 to ST
Repeat the process of 10. When there is no more embossed image data to be printed, the series of processing is terminated. According to the above embodiment, conventionally, when printing the emboss of the magnetic card, even if there is no embossed image data to be printed, the space data was edited and space printing was performed. If there is none, it is possible to shorten the print processing time of the embossed image data by only performing the paper feeding operation. According to this, AT
The processing speed of the entire M can also be improved. It is needless to say that the above embodiment shows one example of the present invention, and the present invention should not be limited to this. For example, when the present invention is applied to an ATM that also handles the double stripe card shown in FIG. 2B, the following effects can be obtained.

That is, in an ATM which also handles a double-stripe card, as shown in FIG.
As is clear from (c), the scanning width at emboss scanning is expanded (for example, from 7 lines to 12 lines).
In this case, it is clear that the loss is remarkably increased if the space data is edited and the space printing is performed, even if there is no embossed image data to be printed as in the conventional case. . However, here, if the journal printing method according to the present invention is applied, it is necessary to print only a portion of the enlarged reading width that is actually embossed, so that the processing time is significantly shortened. growing. In other words, the effect of the present invention will be very remarkable. In each of the above embodiments, only the paper feeding operation is performed when there is no embossed image data to be printed. However, if the paper feeding operation is not required, this can be omitted. As a result, the processing time can be further shortened, and at the same time, the printing paper can be effectively used.

[0013]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, only the embossed portion is processed by the data processing for printing, and the non-embossed portion is processed by the printing data. By performing only the paper feeding operation without performing the processing and printing operation, it is possible to realize the journal printing method that can shorten the printing time. Furthermore, when the paper feeding operation is not performed, Furthermore, the processing time can be shortened, and at the same time, a remarkable effect that a journal printing method that enables effective use of printing paper such as journal paper can be realized is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an automated teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a magnetic card.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: ATM, 2: magnetic card processing mechanism, 3: banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism, 4: detailed slip printing mechanism, 5: journal printing mechanism,
6: Passbook printing mechanism, 7: Line control unit, 8: Auxiliary storage device, 9: Customer operation unit, 10: Staff operation unit, 11: Emboss detection unit, 12: Main control unit, 13: Magnetic card, 14:
Magnetic stripe, 15: emboss, 16: emboss display area, 17: block with emboss, 18: block without emboss.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A method of printing a journal in an automated teller machine, wherein a general user directly operates a magnetic card as a transaction medium to deposit, pay, inquire about balance, fill in a passbook, etc. When a person performs an automatic cash transaction operation with a magnetic card, the card processing mechanism in the automatic cash transaction apparatus optically reads image data within the embossed area on the magnetic card defined by JIS standard,
When the presence or absence of embossing is detected from this image data and the embossing is printed as a part of the transaction history, the entire embossed area is not printed, but the part detected as having no embossing is edited in print data or space. The method of printing a journal in an automated teller machine, wherein the printing operation of the above is omitted and only the paper feeding operation is performed. 2. The embossed area is divided into a plurality of blocks, and the presence or absence of embossing is detected for each block, thereby omitting the printing of the non-embossed portion and performing only the paper feeding operation for each block. The journal printing method in the automatic teller machine according to claim 1, wherein. 3. The journal printing method in the automated teller machine according to claim 1, wherein printing is omitted and paper feeding is omitted for a portion without the emboss.