JPH0664638B2 - Ticket processing terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention is concerned with the issuance of boarding tickets for aircraft and various reservation tickets, the processing of information on the tickets, and the exchange and issuance processing between gold tickets and reservation tickets. The present invention relates to a ticket processing terminal device capable of performing

[Conventional technology]

Reservation systems have been developed in various fields such as traffic passengers or mishaps such as theaters and music concerts. In such systems, it is necessary to manage a large amount of reservation information according to the reservation form. In order to accurately carry out the reservation, automation of reservation has been conventionally promoted, and along with that, ticket issuing devices for various industries have been proposed and put into practical use.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing an example of the structure of a ticket issuing device, in which 1 is a device housing, and an upper part of the front panel of the device housing 1 is used for information input by an operator. A so-called keyboard 2 having a plurality of operation keys is provided, and a display unit 3 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the device housing 1.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a ticket outlet provided on the upper surface of the apparatus housing 1, and reference numeral 5 denotes a ticket issuing printer section arranged in the apparatus housing 1. The printer section 5 faces the platen 6 and the platen 6. The print head 7, the ribbon supply reel 8 and the ribbon take-up reel 9, and the ink ribbon 10 wound around the reels 8 and 9 and set so as to be able to pass through the front surface of the print head 7. And a motor (not shown) for driving these 6 to 10, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an unprinted medium to be a reservation ticket or the like, which is stored in a hopper 12 provided at the bottom of the apparatus housing 1 in a zigzag folded state, where the hopper 12 is the medium. 11
It includes a sensor (not shown) for detecting the near end and other necessary mechanism.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a conveyance path composed of a belt, rollers and the like for holding and conveying the medium 11, and the conveyance path 13 is the hopper 12
Is provided so as to connect the printing medium supply port, the platen 6 and the printing head 7 in the printer unit 5, and the printing unit to the ticket discharge port, and in the middle of the conveying path 13. A cutter 14 is provided at a position between the print medium supply port and the print section.

Reference numeral 15 is a journal printer section provided above the printer section 5. The journal printer section 15 includes a journal paper 16 wound in a roll shape, a platen 17,
The print head that is arranged to face the platen 17.
18 and take-up rollers 19a, 19 arranged on the upper surface of the apparatus casing 1
b, and a motor for driving these 16 to 19a, 19b and a power transmission mechanism thereof, etc., wherein the journal paper 16 passes from its support portion between the platen 17 and the print head 18,
It is set so as to reach the top of the take-up rollers 19a, 19b through a paper discharge port provided on the upper surface of the apparatus housing 1.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the device shown in FIG.
20 is a main control unit that controls the entire apparatus.
The keyboard 20, the printer unit 5, the journal printer unit 15, a display control unit 21, an outlet sensor 22,
A hopper mechanism unit 23, a memory 24 such as a RAM, a communication control unit 25, and a conveyance control unit 26 are connected, and all of them are under the control of the main control unit 20.

Here, the display control unit 21 controls the contents displayed by the display unit 3, and the outlet sensor 22 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket at the ticket outlet 4 in FIG. The section 23 is configured by a sensor for detecting the near end included in the hopper 12, a supply unit of the medium 11, and the like.

The memory 24 is used to store information and the like input from the keyboard 2 and the like, and the communication control unit 25
Is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device, and the conveyance control unit 26 further includes a drive device group 27 such as a motor and solenoid (not shown) for driving the belt, rollers, etc. forming the conveyance path 13, and the conveyance path 13. The sensor group 28 for detecting the transportation state and the like of the medium 11 transported by is controlled.

In this configuration, for example, when issuing a seat reservation ticket for a train, when an operator inputs information such as a departure / arrival station name, train name, train number, boarding date and time, etc., the information is temporarily stored in the memory 24. At the same time, the main control unit
20 communicates with the host device via the communication control unit 25, and the seat information of the train specified by the above information is retrieved from the file unit of the host device.

Then, when the retrieved seat information is sent to the main control unit 20 via the communication control unit 25, the main control unit 20 temporarily stores the seat information in the memory 24 and displays it via the display control unit 21. Display on the part 3.

Looking at this, the operator determines whether or not it is possible to make a reservation for seat designation, and if possible, inputs the seat number to be reserved and information for issuing a ticket 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 transport path 13 transports the medium 11 to a predetermined position, the medium 14 is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 14, and then the medium 11 is further transported by the transport path 13 so that the position to be printed is the printer section. 5 on the platen 7.

After that, the main control unit 20 sends the above-mentioned information stored in the memory 24 and the print instruction to the printer unit 5, whereby the print head 7 prints the above-mentioned information on the medium 11 via the ink ribbon 10. To do.

When printing is completed, the main controller 20 drives the drive device group 27 via the transport controller 26. As a result, the medium 11 is conveyed toward the ticket ejection port 4 by the conveyance path 13, and a shutter (not shown) is opened to eject the medium 11 from the ticket ejection port 4 as a reserved ticket.

The journal printer unit 15 prints out information for storage in the above processing, operates according to an instruction from the main control unit 20, prints on the journal paper 16 by the print head 18, and then prints the journal paper 57. Take-up rollers 19a, 19
It is wound up with b.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-described conventional ticket issuing device, the information necessary for issuing a reservation ticket such as a seat reservation ticket is input by the operator listening to the customer who should receive the reservation ticket and operating the keyboard or the like. In the case of replacing a ticket issued by a pre-arranged travel agency, etc., such as a reservation ticket for an aircraft, etc., with a boarding pass at a counter at an airport, etc. It is necessary to re-create a new boarding pass by entering the information on the ticket using the keyboard, which increases the number of operations by the operator,
There is a problem that the burden on the operator is large.

Therefore, recently, a ticket that has already been issued, is added as new information to this ticket, and is issued as a new ticket, or another new ticket is issued based on the previously-acquired ticket. A processing system has been proposed. In this system, predetermined information used for issuing the next ticket is written on the magnetic stripe provided on the issued ticket, and this is issued at the time of issuing the next ticket. The method of reducing the information input operation of the operator by automatically reading the information of the magnetic stripe is adopted, and therefore, the reading device of the magnetic stripe is provided in the ticket issuing device in such a ticket processing system. When a card with a magnetic stripe is inserted into the device, it can be automatically read by the reading means.

However, in such a conventional technique, once the reading means fails, the apparatus cannot be used until the failure recovery work is completed, and when it is necessary to continue using the apparatus with the reading means in failure, the operator eventually ends up. You will also have to enter the required information.

On the other hand, the conventional financial decision of the ticket issuing process is generally performed in cash, and in this case, cash is exchanged between the customer and the ticket issuing (or selling) person.

The reason why the cash is exchanged between the customer and the clerk in this way is to reduce the burden of the operator handling the cash in the ticket issuing process. With the widespread use of cash cards and cash cards, it has become more and more common for financial decisions to be made in cashless services, and it is inconvenient for customers to make cash payments only.

In the case of such a cash settlement, it is considered that the operator will not be burdened with the work, but in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, the economical decision to issue a ticket can be performed without cash. Is not taken into consideration.

The present invention has been made in order to solve these problems, and it is possible to process a ticket even if the magnetic lead portion for reading the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket fails, and an economic decision to issue the ticket is issued to a card or the like. It is an object of the present invention to realize a ticket processing end device that can be used even in the above case.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is a ticket issued in exchange for a ticket insertion port and an ejection port or an insertion ejection port, and a ticket inserted from the insertion port or insertion ejection port, or a newly issued ticket. A hopper that stores the medium to be stored, a stacker that stores the ticket inserted from the insertion port or the insertion / ejection port when the ticket is exchanged and issued, and a conveyance path that conveys the ticket and the medium between these elements, A magnetic light section disposed in the middle of the transport path for writing and updating information on a ticket inserted from an insertion opening or an insertion outlet or a magnetic stripe of a medium delivered from the hopper; A magnetic lead portion arranged in the middle of the transport path for reading information written on a ticket inserted from the opening or the insertion / ejection port and the magnetic stripe of the medium fed from the hopper, Manual magnetic read section for manually reading the information on the magnetic stripe on the card, an operation section for inputting the information necessary for processing the ticket, and a display section for displaying the information and messages necessary for processing the ticket. , The information of the magnetic stripe of the ticket inserted from the insertion slot or the insertion / ejection slot is read by the magnetic lead section, and it is judged from the read result whether the magnetic lead section is unreadable. , A message indicating that the information on the magnetic stripe of the returned ticket needs to be read by the manual magnetic lead portion while the inserted ticket is returned to the ejection slot or the insertion ejection slot is displayed on the display section. A control unit that controls the manual magnetic read unit to read the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket and to continue the processing on the ticket. Characterized in that was.

[Action]

The present invention having such a configuration, when processing a ticket,
When a ticket is inserted from the insertion slot or the insertion / ejection slot, the control means causes the magnetic lead portion to read the information of the magnetic stripe of the inserted ticket, and the read result indicates whether or not the magnetic lead portion is unreadable. If it is determined that the ticket cannot be read, a message indicating that it is necessary to return the inserted ticket to the ejection slot or the insertion ejection slot and read the magnetic stripe information of the returned ticket with the manual magnetic lead unit Is displayed on the display unit, the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket is read by the manual magnetic read unit, and control is performed so that the processing on the ticket is continued.

Therefore, according to this, even if the magnetic lead portion in the apparatus becomes unreadable due to a failure or the like, the processing for the ticket can be continued and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

Further, by providing the manual magnetic lead portion, it is possible to make an economic decision by reading the magnetic stripe of a card or the like, so that it is possible to improve the service to customers.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

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

In the figure, 29 is a device housing, and a keyboard 30 which is an operation unit provided with a plurality of keys for inputting information operated by an operator is provided on the upper part of the front panel of the device housing 29. For information display etc. on the body 29
A display unit 31 such as a CRT is provided.

32 is a groove of a predetermined length formed in the vicinity of the boundary between the device housing 29 and the keyboard 30, and in this groove 32, a magnetic lead head for reading information from a magnetic stripe such as a credit card is provided. The manual magnetic lead portion 33 is configured by these.

34 is a roll insertion port provided on the upper surface of the device housing 29, 35 is a ticket ejection port provided on the upper surface of the device housing 29 so as to be adjacent to the ticket insertion port 34, and 36 is inside the device housing 29. Of the plurality of hoppers provided, two hoppers 36 are detachably provided near the bottom portion on the front panel side of the device housing 29 in this embodiment, and are used as reservation tickets or the like in each hopper 36. The medium to be stored is stored.

Denoted at 37 and 38 are separating and feeding means provided corresponding to the medium supply ports of the two hoppers 36, and these separating and feeding means 37 and 38 are respectively a pick-up roller, a reverse roller and a feed roller. The medium (not shown) can be separated and fed out one by one.

39 is a temporary stacking unit, and this temporary stacking unit 39
Is composed of a rotatable storage body having a plurality of ticket storage chambers, a means for storing and discharging a ticket in the storage body, and a motor and solenoid for driving these,
It is arranged near the bottom of the device casing 29.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a stacker arranged above the above-mentioned hopper 36. Two stackers 40 are also provided in this embodiment, and a printing head 41 and a platen are provided near the ticket entrance of each stacker 40.
A ticket collecting printer unit 44 including an ink ribbon cassette 42, an ink ribbon cassette 43, and driving means for these is provided.

45 is a ticket processing printer unit arranged on the upper side of the back side of the device housing 29, and this ticket processing printer unit 45 includes a platen 46,
A print head 47 arranged to face the platen 46.
A ribbon supply reel 48 and a ribbon take-up reel 49, and both of these reels 48 and 49 are wound around the print head.
Ink ribbon set to pass through the front of 47
50, a motor for driving these 46 to 50, a solenoid, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like.

Denoted at 51a to 51g are conveyance paths composed of belts and rollers for nipping and conveying various kinds of tickets inserted from the ticket insertion port 34 and a medium fed out from inside the hopper 36, and these conveyance paths 51a to 51g. The ticket insertion port 34, ticket ejection port 35, and
The separating and feeding means 37, 38 of 36, the temporary stacking section 39, and the ticket intake of the stacker 40 are connected to each other, and the platen 46 and the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45 are connected to the conveyance path 51g. It is located on the way.

Reference numeral 52 is a bar code reader as an identification information reading means arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51a, 53 is a magnetic lead portion arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51b, and 54 is a magnetic light similarly arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51b. Reference numeral 55 designates an optical reading unit composed of a light source, a photoelectric conversion element, etc.
It is provided in the middle of.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a journal printer portion provided above the ticket processing printer portion 45.
56 is a journal paper 57 wound in a roll shape, a platen 58, a print head 59 arranged so as to face the platen 58, and a take-up roller 60a provided on the upper surface of the apparatus casing 29. 60b and a motor for driving these 57 to 60a, 60b, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like, in which the journal paper 57 is supported by its platen 58 and print head 59.
It is set so as to pass through the space between the winding roller 60a and the winding roller 60b through a sheet discharge port provided on the upper surface of the apparatus casing 29.

61a to 61c are blades for switching the conveyance direction, and blades 61a
Is rotatably provided at the branching and joining portion of the transport paths 51a and 51f, and the blade 61b is provided with the transport paths 51a and 51f, 51b and 51g.
The blade 61c is provided at the branch and confluence part with the transfer path 5
It is provided at a branching and joining portion of 1b, 51c, 51d, and 51e.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, 62 is a main control unit for controlling the entire apparatus. The main control unit 62 has the keyboard 30 and a manual magnetic lead. Part 33, bar code reader 52, magnetic lead part
53, a magnetic light unit 54, an optical reading unit 55, and a journal printer unit 56 are connected, a display control unit 63, a ticket insertion mechanism unit 64, a ticket ejection sensor 65, a hopper control unit 66, a temporary stacking control unit. 67, stacker control unit 68, collection print control unit 69, ticket processing print control unit 70, conveyance control unit 71, optical recognition unit
72, a memory 73 such as RAM, a communication control unit 74, etc. are connected, and these are all under the control of the main control unit 62.

Here, the display control unit 63 controls the display contents of the display unit 31 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 62, and the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 is provided in the ticket insertion slot 34. It is composed of a shutter and its power system, sensors, etc.
Reference numeral 65 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket at the ticket outlet 35.

Further, the hopper control unit 66 controls the separating and feeding means 37, 38 and a motor or the like as a drive source thereof, and discriminates the kind of medium in each hopper 36 from the hopper mechanism unit 75 including a sensor or the like not shown. It has an identification function based on information,
Further, it has a function of managing the medium based on at least the identification information and the information in the memory 73.

Further, the temporary stacking control unit 67 is a temporary stacking unit.
The stacker control unit 68 controls the motors, solenoids, and the like of 39, and has a function of managing each stacker 40 via a stacker mechanism unit 76 including a sensor (not shown).

Then, the recovery print control unit 69 and the ticket processing print control unit 70,
Ticket collecting printer unit 44 and ticket processing printer unit, respectively
The transport control unit 26 controls the transport paths 51a to 5a.
A drive device group 77 such as a motor and a solenoid for driving a belt and a roller forming 1g, a sensor group 78 for detecting a conveyance state of a ticket and a medium conveyed by the conveyance paths 51a to 51g, and blades 61a to 61c. It controls a transport path switching device group 79 such as a solenoid to be driven, and the optical recognition section 72 converts a signal output from the optical reading section 55 into information such as characters.

Furthermore, the memory 73 is a storage unit for storing information necessary for processing a ticket or a medium, and the communication control unit 74 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

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

When the operator presses a key on the keyboard 30 and inputs predetermined information in accordance with this message, the main control unit 62 activates the device in response to the input, and causes the following ticket processing operation.

"Processing for feeding out a medium from the hopper 36 and issuing it as a ticket having predetermined information" When the information input is for instructing a process for performing printing or the like on a medium housed in the hopper 36,
The main control unit 62 gives the hopper control unit 66 a designation of the type of medium and an instruction of its feeding.

As a result, the hopper control unit 66 feeds one designated medium from either one of the two hoppers 36. That is, the separating and feeding means 37 or 38 is selectively driven, whereby the uppermost medium in the predetermined hopper 36 is separated and fed out only by one sheet.

The fed-out medium is conveyed by the conveyance path 51d or 51e operating by the conveyance control unit 71 driving a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 in accordance with an instruction from the preliminary main control unit 62. At this time, the transport path 51b also operates similarly, and the angle is switched so that the blade 61c is rotated by a predetermined device in the transport path switching device group 79 to connect the transport paths 51d or 51e to 51b. Accordingly, the medium is delivered from the transport path 51d or 51e to 51b, and the magnetic light unit 5
Transported to position 4.

During this time, the main control unit 62 determines from the type of the medium whether or not the magnetic information should be written depending on whether or not the medium has a magnetic stripe, and when writing, it is stored in the advance memory 73. The predetermined information and its writing instruction are sent to the magnetic writing unit 54. As a result, the magnetic write unit 54 writes information on the magnetic stripe of the medium, and after writing, the information is read by the magnetic read unit 53 according to the instruction of the main control unit 62 and checked by the main control unit 62.

The information stored in the memory 73 is fixed information set according to the operation mode of the apparatus, information input by the forecast operator using the keyboard 2, or the main control unit 62 via the communication control unit 74 to the host. Information sent from the host device as a result of communication with the device.

Now, when the above-mentioned check is completed, the main control unit 62 drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transport control unit 71 to operate the transport paths 51b and 51g, and the transport path switching device group 79. Blade 61 driving a given device
By rotating b, the blades 61b connect the conveying paths 51b and 51g.

As a result, the medium is delivered from the transport paths 51b to 51g, and is transported between the platen 46 of the ticket processing printer unit 45 and the print head 47 by the transport path 51g, and then the operation of the transport path 51g is stopped.

Of course, at this point, the operation of the transport paths 51d or 51e and 51b is also stopped.

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

Then, the main control unit 62 sends the information stored in the memory 73 and an instruction for printing the same to the ticket processing print control unit 70, so that the ticket processing print control unit 80 operates the ticket processing printer unit 45. Thus, the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer unit 45 prints on the predetermined position of the medium via the ink ribbon 50.

The information stored in the memory 73 in this case is the same as that in the above case.

When printing is completed, the transport path 51g operates again, and the medium is transported by the transport path 51g and discharged to the ticket discharge port 35, and the main control unit 62 displays a predetermined message via the display control unit 63. And wait for the operator to remove the media.

When the operator takes out the medium from the ticket ejection port 35, it is detected by the winding ejection port sensor 65 provided in the ticket ejection port 35, the detection signal is detected by the main control unit 62, and the apparatus is in the initial state. To wait for the next processing.

As described above, depending on the medium fed out from inside the hopper 36,
Information can be written on the magnetic stripe or printed at a predetermined position on the medium and ejected from the ticket ejection port 35, so that reservation information for trains, aircrafts, etc. is retained in the memory 73, the file of the host device, etc. By doing so, the above-mentioned medium can be issued as a reservation ticket such as a seat reservation ticket or boarding ticket simply by the operator inputting predetermined information using the keyboard 30.

In particular, by installing this device in a travel agency, etc., even if the passenger does not issue a boarding pass to the passenger at the airport counter, boarding information with seat designation and a magnetic stripe is added at the travel agency. It becomes possible to issue tickets.

Of course, it is possible to issue not only these boarding passes for airplanes, seat reservation tickets for trains and boarding passes, but also seat reservation tickets for theaters or various coupon tickets.

"Process of reading the information of the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion port 34, writing new information, erasing the information, rewriting and then ejecting or exchanging the ticket" The above information input by the operator When the ticket is inserted from the ticket insertion port 34, the instruction to print the ticket, and then the ejection process is performed, when the operator first inserts the ticket into the ticket insertion port 34, the ticket is The above-mentioned ticket is detected by a sensor (not shown) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 provided in the ticket insertion slot 34, and the detection signal is sent to the main control section 62.

As a result, the main control section 62 operates the solenoid of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 to open the shutter and the transport control section.
By driving a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via 71, the transport paths 51a and 51c are operated.

As a result, when the ticket is taken into the conveyance path 51a, the shutter is closed, the taken-in ticket is conveyed by the conveyance path 51a, and when the ticket is conveyed to the position of the barcode reader 52, Bar code reader according to instructions from main controller 62
52 reads the bar code printed on the ticket, and then the operation of the conveyance path 51a is stopped.

The bar code read here is sent to the main control unit 62 as identification information for identifying the type of ticket, etc., and is temporarily stored in the memory 73. At the same time, the main control unit 62 is based on this identification information.
Thus, it is determined whether or not the ticket corresponds to the process instructed by the operator.

When it is determined that the condition does not apply, the above-mentioned conveyance path 51
The a operates so as to convey the ticket in the reverse direction, and at the same time, the shutter is opened and the ticket is returned to the ticket insertion slot 34 and returned to the operator.

On the other hand, if it is determined to be applicable, the main control unit 62 issues a reading instruction to one or both of the magnetic lead unit 53 and the optical reading unit 55 according to the identification information. That is, based on the identification information, the main control unit 62 must instruct the magnetic read unit 53 and the optical reading unit 55 to read if the ticket has a magnetic stripe, and the ticket must have a magnetic stripe. For example, a reading instruction is issued only to the optical reading unit 55.

At the same time, the main control unit 62 drives the predetermined devices of the drive device group 77 and the transport path switching device group 79 via the transport control unit 71, whereby the transport path 5a together with the transport path 5a.
The blades 61a to 61c are rotated while the 1b and 51c are operated so that the conveyance paths 51a, 51c and 51c are connected.

As a result, the ticket is transferred to the transport path 51b via the transport path 51a, and if the ticket has a magnetic stripe in the middle of the transport path 51b, the information written on the magnetic stripe is the magnetic lead portion. The information read by 53 is sent to the main controller 62 and stored in the memory 73.

Thereafter, the ticket is further delivered to the transportation path 51b to 51c, the information printed or handwritten on the ticket is read by the optical reading unit 55 in the middle of the transportation path 51c, and the read information is passed through the optical recognition unit 72. Memory sent to main control unit 62 via
Temporarily stored in 73.

After that, the main control unit 62 gives an instruction to store the ticket to the temporary stacking control unit 67, which causes the temporary stacking control unit 67 to operate.
Operates the temporary stacking unit 39 to store the above-mentioned ticket in a predetermined storage chamber of the storage body.

Here, the main control unit 62 determines the type of processing to be subsequently performed by itself or by communicating with the host device via the communication control unit 74 based on the information of the ticket stored in the memory 73. , One of the following three types of processing is selected and executed according to the determination result.

<Process 1> In this process 1, the process is performed based on the information read from the above-mentioned one ticket, and magnetic information is added to this ticket or predetermined information is printed and discharged.

That is, when the process 1 is selected, the main control unit 62 reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transport control unit 71, thereby operating the transport paths 51c and 51b, and temporarily stacking the control unit. The stacking unit 39 is temporarily operated via 67 to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is sent to the transport path 51c to be transported, and is further delivered from the transport path 51c to the transport path 51b.

After that, through the same process as the medium fed from the above-mentioned hopper 36, it is ejected from the ticket ejection port 35 and ejected by the operator.

<Process 2> In this process 2, the process is performed based on the information read from the above-mentioned one ticket, and this ticket is used by the stacker 40.
The information is added to the medium stored in the hopper 36, and information is added and issued as a new ticket.

That is, when this processing 2 is selected, the main control unit 62 gives the hopper control unit 66 a designation of the type of medium and an instruction for feeding the medium, and thereby conveys the medium fed out in the same manner as in the case described above, According to the writing of magnetic information, its check,
And, after printing the information, it is issued as a predetermined ticket from the ticket outlet 35 to let the operator remove it.

It should be noted that the issuance of this ticket is not limited to one, and a plurality of tickets can be issued according to the information from the above-mentioned ticket.

After that, the main control unit 62 reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 and the transport path switching device group 79 via the transport control unit 71, thereby operating the transport paths 51c, 51b, and 51f, and the blade. The conveyance paths 51c, 51b, and 51f are connected by rotating 61a to 61c.

Further, the main control unit 62 operates the temporary stacking unit 39 via the temporary stacking control unit 67 to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is sent to the transport path 51c, transported, and delivered to the transport path 51b. If the ticket has a magnetic stripe in the middle of the transport path 51b,
In accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 62, the magnetic write unit 54 writes magnetic information such as cancellation or invalidation on the magnetic stripe.

After that, the ticket is transferred from the transportation path 51b to the transportation path 51f, and is transported by the transportation path 51f. On the way, the ticket recovery is operated by the recovery printing control section 69 according to the instruction from the advance main control section 62. The printing head 41 of the printer unit 44 prints the ticket such as cancellation or invalidation through the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43.

After completion of printing, the ticket will be stackable according to its type.
Captured within 40.

<Process 3> This process 3 cannot be performed only by the information read from the one ticket, but is performed by reading the information of a plurality of tickets, and the process is Information is written, erased, rewritten, or a new ticket is exchanged for the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this processing 3, in other words, the main control unit 62 determines from the information read by the barcode reader 52, the magnetic read unit 53, the optical reading unit 55 and temporarily stored in the memory 73. Alone or communication control unit
As a result of communicating with the host device via 74, if the information of the one ticket is insufficient and it is determined that the processing cannot be performed without the information of the plurality of tickets, the main control unit 62 The display unit 31 displays the corresponding message via the display control unit 63.
To display.

As a result, when the operator sequentially inserts a plurality of tickets from the ticket insertion port 34, the ticket is transferred → the information is read →
When the temporary stacking operation has been performed for the number of inserted sheets and the data necessary for performing the processing are prepared, the main control unit 62 communicates with the host device by itself or via the communication control unit 74, and the temporary stacking ticket is obtained. It is determined whether to add or update information to itself or exchange and issue a new ticket.

When information is added to or updated on the tickets that have been temporarily stacked, the tickets stored in the storage chamber of the storage unit of the temporary stacking unit 39 are discharged in the order of first-in / first-out or randomly. Then, the same operation as the above-described processing 1 is performed, and when a new ticket is exchanged and issued, the same operation as the processing 2 is performed.

In this case, information is written, erased or rewritten on some of the temporarily stacked tickets.
Other tickets can be exchanged for new tickets, and in the case of exchange issuance, the number of tickets to be taken in and the number of tickets to be issued can be different.

As described above, information is read from one or a plurality of tickets inserted from the ticket insertion port 34, and information is written, erased, or rewritten on the ticket based on the read information, and then the ticket is discharged. Or, because new tickets can be exchanged and issued, for example, not only editing, issuance, and changes of excursion tickets on trains and airplanes can be processed collectively, but also cash vouchers such as service tickets and preferential tickets, or the like. It is possible to automatically exchange valuable tickets for passports, etc., and it is also possible to exchange tickets that do not have a magnetic stripe with tickets that have a magnetic stripe, so it is possible to reserve an airline reservation ticket issued outside the device. It will also be possible to exchange for a boarding pass.

By the way, in this embodiment, the manual magnetic lead portion 33
Is usually used as an information reading means when a personal identification card such as a credit card is used to make an economic decision resulting from the issuance of a ticket, the processing of information, and the exchange and issuance of these cards. Information of the magnetic stripe of the card is read by the magnetic read head provided in the groove 32 by sending the read information to the main control unit and stored in the memory 73 for predetermined processing. However, it can also be used when the magnetic lead portion 53 in the device housing 29 becomes unreadable due to a failure or the like.

That is, in the above process, after the ticket is inserted from the ticket insertion opening 34, if the magnetic read unit 53 cannot read the information of the magnetic stripe of the ticket, the main control unit 62 will issue the ticket once. The paper is ejected to the ejection port 35 and displayed on the display unit 31 for the operator to read the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket by the manual magnetic lead unit 33.

As a result, when the operator removes the ticket from the ticket outlet 35 and causes the manual magnetic read unit 33 to read the information of the magnetic stripe, the information is stored in the memory 73.

After that, if the above-mentioned ticket is inserted through the ticket insertion port 34, the same processing as in the above case can be performed.

Incidentally, the journal printer unit 56
The printer outputs the status of the device and the contents of information processing generated in the process, the contents of the display screen of the display unit 31, etc., and is operated by an instruction from the main control unit 62, and the printing head 59
Thus, the journal paper 57 is printed, and the journal paper 57 is taken up by take-up rollers 60a and 60b.

Further, the sensor group 78 detects the transportation state of the ticket by the transportation paths 51a to 51g as described above, and when the transportation error is detected by the sensor group 78 during each processing described above, the abnormal ticket is a ticket. If it is ejected from the insertion port 34 or the ticket ejection port 35 or the like, or is taken into the stacker 40, or if these ejection or intake is impossible, the operator is notified by notifying means etc. not shown in order to perform recovery work. Details are omitted.

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 in the device housing 29 can be arbitrarily changed, and the ticket insertion opening 34 and the ticket ejection opening 35
It is also possible to configure it as one ticket insertion / ejection port.

Further, although the number of each of the hoppers 36 and the stackers 40 is two in the above-described embodiment, it may be one or three or more.

Further, since the above-described embodiment has a total of three printer units, one of them, for example, the ticket processing printer unit 45.
If the printer unit is also used for receipt printing, it becomes possible to issue a receipt at the time of approval by the card.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when a ticket is inserted through the insertion slot or the insertion / ejection slot during the processing of the ticket, the control means causes the magnetic lead portion to read the information of the magnetic stripe of the inserted ticket. From the read result, it is determined whether or not the magnetic lead portion cannot be read. If the magnetic lead portion cannot be read, the inserted ticket is returned to the ejection slot or the insertion ejection slot, and the information of the magnetic stripe of the returned ticket is read. A message to the effect that it should be read by the manual magnetic lead section is displayed on the display section, and the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket is read by the manual magnetic read section, and the processing for the ticket continues. It is supposed to be controlled.

Therefore, according to this, even if the magnetic lead portion in the device becomes unreadable due to a failure or the like, the processing for the ticket can be continued, and the burden on the operator can be reduced.

In addition, since the manual magnetic lead portion is provided, an economic decision can be made by reading a magnetic stripe of a card or the like, so that it is possible to improve the service to customers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of a ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the device shown in FIG.
3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus of 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: manual magnetic lead section, 34: ticket insertion slot, 35: ticket ejection slot, 36: hopper, 37, 38: separating and feeding means, 39: temporary stacking section, 40: stacker, Four
4: Ticket collection printer section, 45: Ticket processing printer section, 51a-
51g: Conveyance path, 52: Bar code reader, 53: Magnetic lead part,
54: magnetic light unit, 55: optical reading unit, 56: journal printer unit, 62: main control unit, 73: memory, 74: communication control unit

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location G11B 25/04 M (56) References JP-A 61-289462 (JP, A) JP-A 63 -265362 (JP, A) JP 62-72063 (JP, A) JP 61-39180 (JP, A) JP 62-46392 (JP, A) Actual 63-183666 (JP, U) )

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hopper accommodating a medium to be a ticket insertion port and ejection port or an insertion ejection port and a ticket to be exchanged for a ticket inserted from the insertion port or insertion ejection port or a newly issued ticket. A stacker for accommodating the ticket inserted from the insertion port or the insertion / ejection port when the ticket is exchanged and issued, a conveyance path for conveying the ticket and the medium between these respective elements, the insertion port or the insertion / ejection port From a ticket inserted in the card or a magnetic stripe of the medium fed from the hopper, the magnetic writing section being arranged in the middle of the transport path for writing and updating information, and from the insertion slot or the insertion ejection slot. A magnetic lead portion arranged in the middle of the conveying path for reading information written on the inserted ticket and the magnetic stripe of the medium fed from the hopper, and Manual magnetic read section for manually reading tripe information, operation section for inputting information necessary for ticket processing, display section for displaying information and messages necessary for ticket processing, and the insertion slot Alternatively, the information on the magnetic stripe of the ticket inserted from the insertion / ejection port is read by the magnetic lead portion, and it is determined whether or not the magnetic lead portion is unreadable based on the read result. The returned ticket to the ejection slot or the insertion ejection slot, and a message to the effect that the information on the magnetic stripe of the returned ticket needs to be read by the manual magnetic lead section is displayed on the display section, and the manual magnetic field is displayed. And a control unit that controls the read unit to read the information of the magnetic stripe of the ticket and to continue the processing on the ticket. That ticket processing terminal.