JPH07320093A - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a blank ticket as an error ticket from being issued at the time when a data transmission error occurs, to prevent the blank ticket from being illegally used and to issue an error ticket which can easily be discriminated from an unused ticket. CONSTITUTION:Print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued are received by an interface 84, the received print data are printed on the ticket by a blank printing part 50, and the magnetic data received by the interface 84 are recorded on the ticket by a write head 54 to issue the ticket. When it is judged that there is an error in the data received by the interface 84 by a transmission error judging part 84a, print data showing the error are printed on the ticket by using the black printing part 50 and magnetic data showing the error are recorded on the ticket by using the write head 54.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for printing and issuing a commuter pass, a stored fair card or the like used in transportation facilities.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cards such as commuter passes (used for transportation such as railroads and buses), stored fair cards, prepaid cards, etc., which are stored in advance and are reduced each time they are used A ticket issuing device for issuing the has been put into practical use.

In such a ticket issuing device, when a commuter ticket is issued, the commuter ticket issuance is performed by setting issuing conditions such as a departure station button, an arrival station button, and passing, and reading an old ticket. Print data and magnetic data corresponding to the content are generated, the generated data is transmitted to the ticket issuing unit, and the ticket issuing unit issues a commuter pass.

In the conventional device, the ticket issuing unit prints the validity period, the departure / arrival station, the transit, etc., which are the contents of the commuter pass, on the front surface of the ticket paper taken out from the ticket hopper, and the issuance is issued to the magnetic recording unit on the back surface thereof. The contents are magnetically recorded, and then the printed and magnetically recorded ticket paper is issued from the issuing port as a commuter pass.

In the case of cards (tickets), as in the case of the commuter pass, print data of the issued contents is printed on the front surface of the card, and magnetic data of the issued contents is recorded on the back surface of the card. In such an apparatus, a white note (error note), that is, magnetic data may be recorded and a note on which print data is not printed may be issued from the ticket issuing unit due to a print data transmission error. This white ticket (error ticket, scrapped ticket) has a drawback that it may be illegally used and cannot be distinguished from an unused ticket.

[0006]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a data transmission error occurs, a blank ticket may be erroneously issued, and the blank ticket is illegally used. It eliminates the possibility that the blank note may be indistinguishable from the unused note, and when a data transmission error occurs, a blank note as an error note is erroneously issued. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing device which can prevent the illegal use of this white ticket and can issue an error ticket that can be easily distinguished from an unused ticket.

[0007]

A ticket issuing device according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, a printing means for printing the print data on the ticket, and a magnetic data recording on the ticket. Recording means, determining means for determining whether or not the data received by the receiving means is an error,
When the determination unit does not determine an error in the data, the print data received by the receiving unit is printed on the ticket using the printing unit, and the magnetic data received by the receiving unit is used by the recording unit. It comprises a first processing means for recording on the ticket, and a second processing means for printing print data indicating an error on the ticket using the printing means when the determination means determines an error in the data. There is.

The ticket issuing device of the present invention is a receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, a printing means for printing print data on the ticket, a recording means for recording magnetic data on the ticket, and the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether or not the data received by the means is an error; when the determining means does not determine an error in the data, the print data received by the receiving means is printed on the ticket using the printing means. A first processing means for recording the magnetic data received by the receiving means on the ticket using the recording means, and a data error determined by the determining means,
The print data indicating an error is printed on the ticket by the printing means, and the magnetic data indicating the error is recorded on the ticket by the recording means.

The ticket issuing device of the present invention receives the print data and the magnetic data of the ticket to be issued, the storage means that stores the print data and the magnetic data indicating the error, and prints the print data on the ticket. Printing means, recording means for recording magnetic data on the ticket, judging means for judging whether or not the data received by the receiving means is an error, and when no error in the data is judged by the judging means, by the receiving means The received print data is printed on the ticket by the printing means, and the magnetic data received by the receiving means is recorded on the ticket by the recording means. When the error is determined, the print data indicating the error is read out by the storage means, is printed on the ticket by using the print means, and the storage means is also used. It reads the magnetic data showing more errors, and a second processing means for recording on the ticket by using the recording means.

The ticket issuing device of the present invention receives the print data and the magnetic data of the ticket to be issued, the printing means for printing the print data received by the receiving means on the ticket, and the receiving means. The recording means for recording the magnetic data on the ticket and the issuing means for issuing the ticket recorded by the recording means, the determining means for determining whether or not the data received by the receiving means is an error, And a processing unit which, when the data error is determined by the determination unit, prints the print data indicating the error on the ticket using the printing unit and records the magnetic data indicating the error on the ticket using the recording unit. It consists of

[0011]

According to the present invention, in the above structure, the print data and the magnetic data of the ticket to be issued are received by the receiving means,
Whether or not the received data is an error is determined by the determination means, and when the data error is not determined by this determination, the print data received by the receiving means is printed on the ticket and received by the receiving means. The magnetic data is recorded on the ticket, and when the determination unit determines an error in the data, print data indicating an error is printed on the ticket.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 2 and 3 show a ticket issuing device 1 of the present invention.
2 is a front view, and FIG.
Is a view from above. The ticket issuing device 1 includes a condition setting operation unit 2 for inputting a part of purchase information, a station name button for setting a plurality of departure and arrival stations, and a transit button for setting transits in a vertical direction, Input via the route departure / arrival station setting units 3, 4 configured by a color liquid crystal display (LCD) with a built-in touch panel arranged in the horizontal direction, the input procedure or the above condition setting operation unit 2, and the route departure / arrival station setting units 3, 4. Color liquid crystal display (L) that displays issued information and error details
Display unit 5 composed of CD), issue date display unit 6 for displaying the issue date, application form insertion slot 7 into which the application form in which purchase information is written by the purchaser is inserted, and a commuter pass having a pre-available section Further, there are provided a ticket issuing slot 8 for issuing cards (stored fair card, prepaid card, etc.) that are reduced in advance each time the amount information is stored and used, an old ticket, and a manual ticket insertion slot 9. The condition setting operation section 2 includes a key for instructing the issuance of the above cards, a key for instructing the amount of issuance (for example, 3,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen), and issuing of commuter passes and cards. It has a start key 11 for giving an instruction.

Next, the control circuit of the ticket issuing device 1 is shown in FIG.
Will be explained. That is, the CPU 20 is provided as a control unit that controls the entire ticket issuing apparatus 1. The CPU 20 stores a control program, character patterns, etc., and stores various data, a name reading section 22 and a name transfer section provided corresponding to the application sheet insertion slot 7. 23, a ticket issuing section 8 and old tickets, a ticket issuing section 24 provided corresponding to the manual ticket insertion slot 9, a journal printer 25 for printing sales data and the like on a journal (not shown), A magnetic disk device 26 that handles a magnetic disk (not shown) that stores various information related to ticket issuance, such as sales data or fare data, and is connected to an external device such as a host computer through a communication line (not shown). Communication control unit 2
7, the condition setting operation unit 2, the via departure / arrival station setting units 3, 4,
The display unit 5 and the display unit 5 are connected to each other via a bus 28.

When the contents of the abnormality (fault, etc.) and the continuous function for the abnormality are supplied from the ticket issuing unit 24, the CPU 20 displays the contents on the display unit 5 as guidance. There is.

The name transfer unit 23 is composed of a CCD or the like, reads the name (written by the purchaser) on the application form inserted from the application form insertion slot 7, and reads the pixel data (image pattern). Data).

The ticket issuing unit 24 prints print data corresponding to purchase information of commuter pass paper, old ticket, print data corresponding to old ticket inserted from the manual ticket insertion slot 9 or records magnetic information. , Issuing this new commuter pass from the ticket issuing port 8 and printing the usage amount, etc.
A new card (stored fair card, prepaid card, etc.) magnetically recording the issuing station, issuing machine number, etc. is issued from the ticket issuing port 8.

Next, the internal structure of the ticket issuing unit 24 will be described with reference to the sectional view shown in FIG. That is, on the left side (front side) of the upper surface of the main body 31, the above-mentioned ticket issuing port 8 and old ticket and manual ticket insertion port 9 are provided.

An issuance processing unit 32 is provided above the main body 31 for printing the issued commuter pass and cards, and for magnetic recording. Below the main body 31, there are unprinted and non-magnetic records. A paper sheet storage portion 33 in which the paper sheets S and S ′ are stored is provided.

The ticket storage unit 33 is provided with two ticket hoppers 34 and 35, respectively, in which a predetermined number of ticket S, ..., S '... For example,
The paper sheet S of the paper sheet hopper 34 is for a commuter pass, and the paper sheet S'of the paper sheet hopper 35 is for cards and is printed by thermal destruction. Predetermined printing may be performed in advance.

The paper sheets S of the paper sheet hopper 34 are fed one by one by a paper feed roller 36, and taken out by the take-out rollers 37 and 3.
The sheet 8 is conveyed along the take-out conveyance path 39 and is guided to the conveyance path 40.

The paper sheets S'of the paper sheet hopper 35 are fed one by one by a paper feed roller 41, and taken out by a take-out roller 42,
43 is conveyed along the take-out conveyance path 44, and the conveyance path 40
Is being led to.

The take-out roller 37 of the take-out conveyance path 39.
Take-out sensors 45 and 46 for optically detecting the take-out of the paper sheet are provided near the take-out conveyance path 44 and in the vicinity of the take-out conveyance path 44.

When the take-out sensor 45 (46) is not turned on when the take-out roller 37 (42) is moved for a predetermined time at the time of taking-out, the take-out abnormality is judged.

The other end of the conveying path 40 is the issuing processing unit 3 described above.
The paper sheets S and S ′ that have merged with the main conveyance path 47 in 2 at the confluence section 48 and have been guided to the conveyance path 40 from the paper sheet hopper 34 or 35 are conveyed upward, and the main papers in the issue processing section 32 It is adapted to be guided to the transport path 47.

One end of the main transport path 47 in the issuing processing unit 32 corresponds to the ticket issuing port 8 and the other end is provided with a switchback unit 49. Behind the confluence section 48 of the main transport path 47, a black printing section (printing means) 50 for printing the issued contents of the effective period, the departure station, the transit station, the issuing station, etc. in black.
And a red printing section 51 for printing a part of the issued contents in red. The red printing section 51 is used when it is desired to emphasize the printed content on the commuter pass over the black printed area. For example, it is effective for "school" in the case of student discount commuting, or for visual confirmation on a bus or the like. The deadline is now printed in red. The black print section 50 and the red print section 51 are designed to operate only for the ticket S for the commuter pass.

The switchback section 49 and the merging section 4
A sub transport path 52 is provided between the sub transport path 52 and On the sub-transport path 52, magnetic information (valid period, departure / arrival station, transit station, issue station, etc.) is recorded on the old ticket scissors section 53 for scissors on the old ticket and the magnetic recording section on the back side of the paper sheets S, S ′. Alternatively, a writing head (recording means) 5 for recording the usage amount, issuing station, issuing machine number, etc.
4. A reading head 55 is provided for reading the magnetic information in the magnetic recording portion on the back surface of the paper sheets S and S'written by the writing head 54 and for reading the magnetic information in the magnetic recording portion on the back surface of the old ticket. .

Behind the black printing section 50, the main conveyance path 47
A branch conveyance path 56 is provided as a black monochromatic bypass that branches into the main conveyance path 47 again at the switchback unit 49 via a part of the sub-conveyance path 52.

[0028] Further, from the confluence section 48 to the ticket issuing port 8
Commuter pass (ticket paper S) and cards (ticket paper S ') issued to
Is provided, and a transport path 58 through which the old ticket or the manual ticket is transported is provided between the old ticket / manual ticket insertion slot 9 and the transport path 57.

Further, the switchback section 49 is provided with a transport path 59 for branching and transporting the old ticket from the main transport path 47. A waste box (not shown) is provided at the transport destination at one end of the transport path 59 so that old tickets can be collected.

In the switchback section 49, the thermal transfer type thermal head 6 as a printing section 65 for printing the issued contents such as the usage amount on the ticket S'corresponding to the cards.
5 are provided. Printing is performed by heat-sensitive destruction of the printing surface of the ticket S'by the printing unit 65.

On the left side of the merging section 48, a collecting box 60 for collecting various tickets (collective ticket, old ticket, error ticket) is provided. Near the merging portion 48, near the merging portion of the main transport path 47 and the sub-transporting path 52 between the merging portion 48 and the black printing portion 50, near the branch portion from the main transport path 47 to the branch transport path 56. , Gates 61, 62, 63, 64 near the branching portion of the switchback unit 49 to the conveyance path 59, respectively.
Is provided.

The banknotes S and S'conveyed from the sub-conveyance path 52 by the gate 61 are conveyed to the ticket issuing port 8 by the conveyance path 57, and the lump-sum tickets or the old ones conveyed from the subconveyance path 52. The ticket and the error ticket are branched so as to be guided to the collection box 59.

By the gate 62, the paper sheets S and S'conveyed from the merging section 48 are conveyed by the main conveyance path 47 to the black printing section 50, and the old tickets conveyed from the merging section 48 are subconveyed. It is branched so as to be conveyed on the path 52 and guided to the reading head 55.

The ticket S, S'conveyed by the main conveyance path 47 by the gate 63, is switched by the main conveyance path 47 as it is to be guided to the red printing section 51 or branched to the branch conveyance path 56. .

The ticket S, S'conveyed by the main conveyance path 47 by the gate 64 is guided to the switchback section 49,
It is for switching whether the old ticket conveyed by the main conveying path 47 is guided to the switchback section 49 or the conveying path 59.

Further, each of the transport paths 40, 47, 52, 56,
A conveyance detection sensor (optical sensor) (not shown) is provided in each of to 59 so that conveyance abnormality can be detected. The black printing section 50 is composed of a thermal transfer type thermal head 50a and an ink ribbon 50b.

The red printing section 51 is composed of a thermal transfer type thermal head 51a and an ink ribbon 51b. The printing section 65 is composed of a thermal transfer type thermal head 65a.

Note that the card paper S ′ for cards is guided to the switchback section 49 through the main transport path 47, but is guided to the switchback section 49 after passing through the sub transport path 52. May be. In this case, the operation of the gate 62 will be different.

Next, the control circuit of the ticket issuing unit 24 is shown in FIG.
Will be explained. That is, the CPU 70 is provided as a control unit that controls the entire ticket issuing unit 24. The CPU 70 stores a control program and the like, and a memory 7 that stores various data.
1. A drive circuit 73 that controls a transport system drive mechanism 72 that drives the transport rollers and the like of the transport paths, and the read head 55.
A reproducing circuit 74 for reproducing the read contents, a driving circuit 75 for driving the writing head 54, a driving circuit 77 for driving the take-out mechanism 76 for the paper sheet hopper 34 such as the take-out roller 37, a ticket for the take-out roller 42, etc. Paper hopper 35
Drive circuit 79 for driving the take-out mechanism 78, drive circuit 80 for driving the old ticket scissors portion 53, and the gate 6
1, 62, 63, 64 drive circuit 81, the black print section 50 drive circuit 82, the red print section 51 drive circuit 83, the print section drive circuit 85, the bus Interface (reception means) 8 connected to the CPU 20, memory 21, etc. via 28
4 and take-out sensors 45 and 46 are connected.

In the memory 71, a storage section 71a in which print data indicating an error note and a scrap note is stored, and a storage section 71 in which magnetic data indicating an error note and a scrap note are stored.
b is provided. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a bold “error” and a rectangular thick frame surrounding this character are printed on the print data of the issued content.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, printing may be performed so that the entire surface is substantially black and the center portion is blank and "error" is displayed. In the case of a card, as shown in FIG.
In a different area from the print data of the issued content, bold "Error"
Alternatively, a rectangular frame surrounding this character may be printed.

Further, the interface 84 is provided with a transmission error determination unit 84a, and the transmission error determination unit 84a checks the transmission error by the checksum or parity check of the print data or magnetic data received by the interface 84. I am supposed to do it. This determination result is output to the CPU 70. When a transmission error is determined as a result of this check, the CPU 70 reads the print data indicating the error ticket and the abandoned ticket stored in the storage unit 71a of the memory 70, and stores the print data superimposed on the print data currently received. Then, the stored contents are output to the drive circuit 82 of the black printing unit 50, and the error data, the magnetic data indicating the abandoned ticket, and all “0” data stored in the storage unit 71b are read out, and the write head 54 stores. It is designed to output to the drive circuit 75.

As a result, when the CPU 70 detects a transmission error (when the ticket issuing unit 24 becomes uncontrollable due to a transmission error during ticketing), the CPU 70 performs void processing independently, that is, printing as described above. Black printing on all sides, or display printing of abandoned tickets, error tickets, etc., so that it is possible to confirm that the ticket is an error ticket just by looking at the ticket surface, magnetic data Is a process of writing data of all “0” and turning the ticket valid / invalid bit into an invalid bit.

The CPU 70 also stores in memory 71 the number of normally issued commuter passes and cards and the number of error tickets.
The value is stored and counted so that it will not be used illegally. The operation of issuing a commuter pass in the above configuration will be described.

First, from the paper sheet hopper 34 to the paper feed roller 36.
The paper sheet S fed by is guided to the switchback section 49 via the take-out conveyance path 39, the conveyance path 40, and the main conveyance path 47. When being conveyed through the main conveyance path 47, the black printing section 50 prints black and the red printing section 51 prints red.

However, in the case of only printing in black, the ticket paper S
After being printed by the black printing section 50, the sheet is guided to the switchback section 49 via the branch conveyance path 56. Printed paper sheet S whose conveyance direction is reversed by the switchback unit 49
Is conveyed through the sub-conveyance path 52, and during this conveyance,
Magnetic information is written in the magnetic recording portion on the back surface of the ticket S by the writing head 54, and the recorded content is read by the reading head 55 for confirmation.

When the reading result by the reading head 55 is correct, the paper sheet S from the sub-conveyance path 52 is transferred to the gate 61.
Is transported to the ticket issuing port 8 via the transport path 57 and is issued from the ticket issuing port 8 as a commuter pass.

When the reading result by the reading head 55 is erroneously erroneous, the ticket S from the sub-conveyance path 52 is guided to the collecting box 59 by the gate 61. The old ticket and the old ticket inserted from the manual ticket insertion slot 9 are conveyed by the conveyance paths 58, 57,
The magnetic information in the magnetic recording unit on the back surface of the recording medium is read by the reading head 55. After that, the old ticket is scissored by the old ticket scissor unit 53, is transported through the transport path 59 by the gate 64, and is collected in a waste box (not shown), or the switchback unit 4 by the gate 64.
9 is conveyed, the conveyance direction is reversed, and it is conveyed via the sub-conveyance path 52, guided to the collection box 59 by the gate 61, and collected.

When the paper sheet S is manually inserted into the old ticket / manual ticket insertion slot 9, the transport paths 58 and 57 and the main transport path 4 are inserted.
It is guided to the switchback section 49 via 7 and processed in the same way as from the paper sheet hopper 34.

The operation of issuing cards in the above configuration will be described. First, the paper sheet S ′ fed by the paper feed roller 41 from the paper sheet hopper 35 is guided to the switchback section 49 via the take-out conveyance path 44, the conveyance path 40, and the main conveyance path 47.

When the switchback section 49 is conveyed, the thermal head 65a of the printing section 65 heat-sensitively destroys the printing surface of the ticket S ', so that the usage amount is printed. The printed paper sheet S ′ whose conveyance direction has been reversed by the switchback unit 49 is conveyed through the sub-conveyance path 52, and at the time of this conveyance, the write head 54 magnetically records the back surface of the paper sheet S ′. Magnetic information is written in the section, and the recorded content is read by the read head 55 for confirmation.

When the reading result by the reading head 55 is correct, the paper sheet S'from the sub-conveyance path 52 is transferred to the gate 6
1 is conveyed to the ticket issuing port 8 via the conveying path 57 and is issued from the ticket issuing port 8 as a card.

When the reading result by the reading head 55 is erroneously errored, the paper sheet S'from the sub transport path 52 is obtained.
Is guided to the collection box 59 by the gate 61. Further, when the paper sheet S ′ is manually inserted into the old ticket / manual paper ticket insertion slot 9, it is guided to the switchback section 49 via the conveyance paths 58 and 57 and the main conveyance path 47, and is ejected from the paper sheet hopper 34. It is processed as in the case.

Further, the CPU 70 uses the interface 8
When the transmission error determination unit 84a in 4 determines an error in the received data (print data, magnetic data), the print data indicating the error is printed on the ticket using the black printing unit 50,
Magnetic data indicating an error is recorded on a ticket using the writing head 54, and the number of issued error tickets in the memory 71 is counted up.

Next, the operation of issuing a commuter pass in such a configuration will be described. In other words, by applying for the purchase of the commuter pass using the application form, the clerk will be in charge of the transit station setting units 3, 4
Enter the departure station (A station), arrival station (B station) (use section), and transit. At this time, the display color of the station name button portion corresponding to the input departure station, arrival station, and transit is changed.

Next, the clerk is in charge of predetermined data (for example, a common month,
Purchase information such as sex, age, date of issue, etc.) is input using the condition setting operation unit 2.

In addition, the staff member enters the application form into the application form insertion slot 7
And the name reading unit 22 reads the name written on the application form. Then, the CPU 20, as shown in FIG. 9, shows the issuance content and the charge according to the input data.
It is displayed on the display unit 5.

Further, the CPU 20 reads out a character pattern from the memory 21 based on the input data, and pixel data corresponding to the character pattern and the handwritten name of the purchaser read by the name transfer section 23. By doing so, the print data on the surface of the corresponding commuter pass is edited and created and displayed on the display unit 5.

Then, when the issued contents displayed on the display section 5 are satisfied, the staff member starts the start key 1
Input 1. Then, the CPU 20 controls the ticket issuing unit 24 to magnetically record the issued content on the ticket paper S, and
The name is transferred based on the image pattern data of the purchaser's name, and the purchase details are printed and issued from the ticket issuing slot 8.
The CPU 20 also displays the commuter pass fee on the display unit 5.

The CPU 20 stores the transaction result on the magnetic disk by the magnetic disk device 26 and prints it on the journal. As a result, the clerk receives the commuter pass fee displayed on the display unit 5 from the purchaser and passes the issued commuter pass to the purchaser.

When issuing a continuation ticket using an old ticket, the issue (continuation) of the old ticket is instructed and the old ticket is inserted into the old ticket or the manual insertion slot 9. Then, the old ticket is accepted in the ticket issuing unit 24, and the departure / arrival station, transit, name, etc. as the issuing conditions recorded in the magnetic recording unit on the back surface of the old ticket are read and output to the CPU 20. This allows
The CPU 20 causes the display unit 5 to display, on the display unit 5, the issued content and the charge according to the content and the standard validity period. afterwards,
After confirming the issue contents such as issue date and number of months, enter the issue instruction. At this time, the conditions may be changed using the condition setting operation unit 2. According to the above issuing instruction, the commuter pass created by the ticket issuing unit 24 is issued from the ticket issuing port 8.

The operation of issuing cards will be described. That is, the clerk uses the condition setting operation unit 2 to input an instruction for issuing a card and an instruction for the amount of money, and press the start key 1
Input 1. Then, the CPU 20 controls the ticket issuing unit 24. As a result, the ticket issuing unit 24 prints the usage fee on the ticket S ′ as described above and magnetically records the usage fee and issues the card as a card from the ticket issuing port 8. Further, the CPU 20 also displays the issuance charge of cards on the display unit 5.

Further, the CPU 20 stores the transaction result on the magnetic disk by the magnetic disk device 26 and prints it on the journal. As a result, the clerk receives the issuance fee of the card displayed on the display unit 5 from the purchaser and gives the issued card to the purchaser.

In the state where the commuter pass and the cards are issued as described above, the CPU 70 of the ticket issuing unit 24 detects an error in the data (print data, magnetic data) received by the transmission error determining unit 84a in the interface 84. When the judgment is made, print data indicating an error is printed on the ticket by using the black printing unit 50, magnetic data indicating the error is recorded on the ticket by using the write head 54, and the number of issued error tickets in the memory 71 is recorded. To count up.

As a result, the paper sheet S on which the pattern indicating the error ticket as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is printed on the paper sheet S taken out from the paper sheet hopper 34 is collected in the collecting box 59. Or, it is returned from the ticket issuing port 8.

Further, with respect to the paper sheet S'taken out from the paper sheet hopper 35, the paper sheet S'printed with a pattern showing an error ticket as shown in FIG. 8 is collected in the collecting box 59, Alternatively, it is returned from the ticket issuing port 8.

Further, for the old paper sheet and the paper sheet S inserted through the manual ticket insertion slot 9, the paper sheet S on which a pattern indicating an error ticket as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is printed is a ticket issuing slot. It is returned from 8 or collected in the collection box 59.

Further, with respect to the old paper sheet and the paper sheet S'inserted through the manual ticket insertion slot 9, the paper sheet S'printed with a pattern showing an error ticket as shown in FIG. It is returned from or collected in the collection box 59.

The ticket issuing process of the ticket issuing unit 24 is as shown in the flowchart of FIG. Also,
The issuance of the error ticket from the CPU 70 is output to the CPU 20. As a result, the CPU 20 guides and displays the reissuance of the commuter pass or the card at the bottom of the display unit 5 as "Reissue of ticket paper" (FIG. 9).

As described above, the print data and magnetic data of the ticket to be issued are received by the interface, the received print data is printed on the ticket by the black printing section, and the magnetic data received by the interface is written on the ticket. Recorded in
When issuing a ticket recorded by this writing head, when the transmission error determination unit determines an error in the data received by the interface, the print data indicating the error is printed on the ticket using the black printing unit, and the error Is recorded on the ticket using the write head.

As a result, when a data transmission error occurs, it is possible to prevent a white note as an error note from being mistakenly issued, prevent this white note from being illegally used, and make it easy to use an unused note. It is possible to issue an error ticket that can be distinguished.

That is, the void-processed ticket paper can be seen at a glance whether it is an abandoned ticket or an error ticket (the error ticket can be visually recognized), and can be easily distinguished from a regular ticket and an old ticket. In addition, the contents of the magnetic data cannot be passed through the automatic ticket gate, and thus cannot be illegally used. In addition, in the said Example, although the case of a train was demonstrated as an example of a transportation system, it is not restricted to this and may be used for a bus etc.

[0073]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
When a data transmission error occurs, it is possible to prevent a white ticket as an error ticket from being issued by mistake, prevent the illegal use of this white ticket, and easily distinguish it from an unused ticket. It is possible to provide a ticket issuing device that can issue the.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a control circuit of a ticket issuing unit of a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an appearance of a ticket issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a top view showing an appearance of a ticket issuing device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main part of a control circuit of the ticket issuing device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an internal configuration of a ticket issuing unit.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining print contents of an error ticket.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining print contents of an error ticket.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining print contents of an error ticket.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of issuance displayed on the display unit.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining ticket issuing processing of a ticket issuing unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 24 ... Ticket issuing unit 50 ... Black printing unit 50a, 51a, 65a ... Thermal head 50b, 51b ... Ink ribbon 51 ... Red printing unit 54 ... Write head 55 ... Read head 65 ... Printing unit 70 ... CPU 71 ... Memory 71a, 71b ... Storage unit 84 ... Interface 84a ... Transmission error determination unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akira Sugawara 70 Yanagimachi, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Yanagimachi Factory

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, a printing means for printing print data on the ticket, a recording means for recording magnetic data on the ticket, and a receiving means for receiving by the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether or not the received data is an error, and when the determining means does not determine an error in the data, the print data received by the receiving means is printed on the ticket using the printing means, First processing means for recording the magnetic data received by the receiving means on the ticket using the recording means, and print data indicating an error when the data error is judged by the judging means by the printing means. A ticket issuing device comprising: a second processing unit that prints on the ticket. 2. Receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, printing means for printing print data on the ticket, recording means for recording magnetic data on the ticket, and receiving by the receiving means. Determining means for determining whether or not the received data is an error, and when the determining means does not determine an error in the data, the print data received by the receiving means is printed on the ticket using the printing means, First processing means for recording the magnetic data received by the receiving means on the ticket using the recording means, and print data indicating an error when the data error is judged by the judging means by the printing means. A ticket issuing device comprising: a second processing unit that prints on the ticket and records magnetic data indicating an error on the ticket using the recording unit. Place 3. Receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, storage means for storing print data and magnetic data indicating an error, and printing means for printing the print data on the ticket. Recording means for recording magnetic data on the ticket, judging means for judging whether or not the data received by the receiving means is an error, and when the judging means does not judge the data error, the receiving means receives the data. First processing means for printing the printed data on the ticket using the printing means and recording the magnetic data received by the receiving means on the ticket using the recording means; and a data error by the determining means. When it is determined that the print data indicating an error is read out by the storage means and is printed on the ticket by the print means, the error is detected by the storage means. A ticket issuing device comprising: a second processing unit that reads out the magnetic data shown and records the magnetic data on the ticket using the recording unit. 4. Receiving means for receiving print data and magnetic data of a ticket to be issued, printing means for printing the print data received by the receiving means on the ticket, and magnetic data received by the receiving means for the ticket. In the ticket issuing device, which comprises a recording means for recording in the recording means and an issuing means for issuing the ticket recorded by the recording means, a determining means for determining whether or not the data received by the receiving means is an error, and the determining means. When an error in the data is determined by, the print data indicating the error is printed on the ticket using the printing unit, and the magnetic data indicating the error is recorded on the ticket using the recording unit. A ticket issuing device characterized in that