JPH0839875A - Passbook printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reexecute a reading action of magnetic information and thereby improve the customer services by executing the paging action of a passbook by a paging part under a control part, if it is interpreted by an interpretation part that magnetic information originating from a magnetic information part is not read normally by a magnetic information reading part. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic information reading part 1 reads magnetic information originating from a magnetic information part so that data is printed on a passbook with the magnetic information part. In addition, a printing part 4 prints specified data based on magnetic information which is read by a reading part 1, on a specified page of the passbook opened by a paging part 3. Further, an interpretation part 5A interprets whether the magnetic information is normally read by the reading part 1. A control part 6A causes a paging part 3 to perform an action to turn the page of the passbook, if it is interpreted by the interpretation part 5A that the reacting action of magnetic information by the reading part 1 is not performed normally. Thus, the action to read the magnetic information originating from the magnetic information part is reexecuted using the reading part 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

(Table of Contents) Industrial Application Field of the Prior Art Problems to be Solved by the Invention (FIGS. 15 and 16) Means for Solving the Problems (FIGS. 1 to 4) Operation (FIGS. 1 to 4) Example (FIGS. 5 to 14) Effect of the invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bankbook printer used as an ATM (automated teller machine) or a bookkeeping machine installed in a business institution of a financial institution, an unmanned store, or the like. The present invention relates to a passbook printer that prints a transaction result based on magnetic information (account number, etc.) recorded in a magnetic information section of a passbook having a copy section.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a passbook used in a financial institution such as a bank is provided with a magnetic stripe (magnetic information section) for holding information such as an account number, a page to start printing and the number of lines as magnetic information. And the passbook printer
After reading the information written in the magnetic stripe, start the transaction, print the transaction result in the passbook, and then write the account number and the page and the number of lines to be printed next to the magnetic stripe to update. are doing.

In such a passbook printer, if a reading error occurs when reading the information on the magnetic stripe, conventionally, the same reading operation is repeatedly executed a prescribed number of times,
If the magnetic information cannot be read normally even after repeating the specified number of times, the passbook is returned as an error and the transaction is cancelled. If a write error occurs when writing update data to the magnetic stripe at the end of a transaction, the same write operation will be repeated a specified number of times, as in the case of reading, and even if the specified number of times is repeated, it will be normal. If the magnetic information cannot be written in, the passbook is returned as an error.

[0005]

By the way, the above-mentioned read error and write error may be caused by unevenness on the magnetic stripe due to foreign matter such as a seal or dust being caught or stuck in the passbook. In this case, it may occur because the signal level is lowered in the recess. The signal level read from the magnetic stripe during normal operation is, for example, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the signal level is constant in the information recording direction, but the signal level read from the magnetic stripe when the above-described unevenness is generated is, for example, as shown in FIG.
It decreases at the portion corresponding to the recess.

Further, a write error may occur when there is a defect due to damage such as a scratch on the magnetic stripe,
Even if the defective portion is partial and writing to other portions is possible, a writing error will occur. When a write error occurs, the passbook cannot be used for the next transaction. When the passbook cannot be used due to such damage in the magnetic stripe, the cause and the countermeasure are conventionally unclear, and improvement in this point is desired.

[0007] In particular, in recent years, the number of operations other than business hours has been increasing.
In the TM and the bookkeeping machine, if such a read error or a write error occurs and the transaction becomes impossible, the customer is greatly affected and the service is significantly deteriorated. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and enables normal read / write operations even when a read error or a write error occurs due to the adhesion of foreign matter such as dust, and the magnetic information It is an object of the present invention to provide a passbook printer which is capable of coping with the damage even if a writing error occurs due to the damage of a part and improving the service to the customer.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the first invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a magnetic information reading unit for reading magnetic information from a magnetic information unit of a passbook, and 3 is a passbook page. The page turning section 4 for turning is a printing section for printing predetermined data based on the magnetic information read by the magnetic information reading section 1 on a predetermined page of the passbook opened by the page turning section 3.

Reference numeral 5A is a judgment unit for judging whether the magnetic information reading unit 1 has normally read the magnetic information, 6A is a control unit, and the control unit 6A is the judgment unit 5
When it is determined by A that the reading operation of the magnetic information by the magnetic information reading unit 1 is not normally performed, after the page turning unit 3 executes the page turning operation of the passbook,
The magnetic information reading unit 1 re-executes the magnetic information reading operation of the magnetic information unit (claim 1).

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the principle of the second invention. In FIG. 2, the magnetic information reading unit 1, the page turning unit 3 and the printing unit 4 are the same as those described above with reference to FIG. Reference numeral 2 is a magnetic information writing unit that writes magnetic information in the magnetic information unit, 5B is a determination unit that determines whether or not the magnetic information writing unit 2 has normally written the magnetic information, and 6B is a control unit. When the determining unit 5B determines that the magnetic information writing unit 2 has not normally performed the magnetic information writing operation, the control unit 6B causes the page turning unit 3 to turn the passbook. After the execution, the magnetic information writing unit 2 re-executes the magnetic information writing operation of the magnetic information unit (claim 2).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the principle of the third invention. In FIG. 3, the magnetic information reading unit 1, the magnetic information writing unit 2, the printing unit 4 and the judging unit 5B are described above with reference to FIGS. It is the same as what was done. 7 is a test pattern generation unit, 8 is a defective portion identification unit, and 6C is a control unit.
The test pattern generation unit 7 is written in the magnetic information unit by the magnetic information writing unit 2 when the determination unit 5B determines that the magnetic information writing unit 2 did not normally write the magnetic information. The test pattern is generated.

The defective portion identifying section 8 identifies the defective portion of the magnetic information section based on the result of reading the test pattern written in the magnetic information section by the magnetic information reading section 1, and controls the control section. 6C is for making the magnetic information writing unit 2 write the magnetic information in the portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion specified by the defective portion specifying unit 8 (claim 3).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the principle of the fourth invention, and the fourth invention is a combination of the second invention and the third invention described above. In FIG. 4, a magnetic information reading unit 1, a magnetic information writing unit 2, a page turning unit 3, a printing unit 4, a determination unit 5B, a control unit 6B, and a test pattern generation unit 7 are provided.
The defective portion specifying unit 8 is substantially the same as that described above with reference to FIGS.

However, the test pattern generating section 7 in the fourth aspect of the present invention determines the test pattern when the determining section 5B determines that the magnetic information rewriting operation by the control section 6B has not been performed normally. The control unit 6B generates the function of the control unit 6C, that is,
The magnetic information writing unit 2 also has a function of writing magnetic information in a portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion identified by the defective portion identifying unit 8 (claim 4).

When the partially omitted magnetic information is written in the portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion identified by the defective portion identifying portion 8, a notifying portion is provided to notify the host device of that fact. If the magnetic information writing unit 2 cannot write the magnetic information in a portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion specified by the defective portion specifying unit 8, You may comprise so that it may be printed on the passbook by the printing part 4 (Claim 6).

[0016]

In the passbook printers according to the first and second inventions described above, it is determined that the reading operation by the magnetic information reading section 1 / the writing operation by the magnetic information writing section 2 is not normally performed by the determination sections 5A and 5B. If determined, the control unit 6A,
6B causes the page-turning unit 3 to perform a page-turning operation of the passbook, so that if a foreign matter such as a seal or dust is caught or adhered to the passbook, the foreign matter is removed, and then the read / write operation is performed. Can be re-executed, and a normal read / write operation can be performed even if a read error or a write error occurs due to adhesion of foreign matter such as dust (claims 1 and 2).

In the passbook printer of the third invention described above,
When the determining unit 5B determines that the writing operation by the magnetic information writing unit 2 is not normally performed, the test pattern generated by the test pattern generating unit 7 is transferred to the magnetic information unit by the magnetic information writing unit 2. After writing, the test pattern is read from the magnetic information section by the magnetic information reading section 1.

Then, the defective portion specifying portion 8 specifies the defective portion of the magnetic information portion based on the read result,
The control unit 6C causes the magnetic information writing unit 2 to write the magnetic information in a portion other than the defective portion identified by the defective portion identifying unit 8, so that even if a writing error occurs due to damage of the magnetic information portion, It is possible to deal with the damage (claim 3).

In the passbook printer of the fourth invention described above,
When the determination unit 5B determines that the writing operation by the magnetic information writing unit 2 is not normally performed, first, the control unit 6
B causes the page-turning section 3 to perform the page-turning operation of the passbook. If foreign matter such as a sticker or dust is caught or adhered to the passbook, the foreign matter is removed, and then the writing operation is repeated. Run.

When the determining unit 5B determines that the rewriting operation of the magnetic information by the control unit 6B is not performed normally, the test pattern generated by the test pattern generating unit 7 is written into the magnetic information. After writing to the magnetic information section by the section 2, the test pattern is read from the magnetic information section by the magnetic information reading section 1. After that, the defective portion identifying unit 8 identifies the defective portion of the magnetic information portion based on the reading result, and the control unit 6C causes the magnetic information to be recorded on the portion other than the defective portion identified by the defective portion identifying unit 8. Magnetic information is written by the writing unit 2.

As a result, even if a writing error occurs due to the adhesion of foreign matter such as dust, normal writing operation is possible,
Even if a writing error occurs due to damage to the magnetic information portion, it is possible to take measures according to the damage (claim 4). In addition, when the magnetic information with a part omitted is written in a portion other than the defective portion, the notification unit notifies the higher-level device of the fact so that the information that cannot be written in the magnetic information unit in the higher-level device. Can be managed, and the passbook having the writing error can be used in the next transaction (Claim 5).

If no information can be written in the magnetic information section, the fact that the passbook is unusable to the holder of the passbook is printed by printing a message to that effect on the passbook by the printing unit 4. It can be clearly shown, and subsequent measures can be easily taken (claim 6).

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the hardware configuration of a passbook printer as an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, 10 is an MS (Magnetic) functioning as a magnetic information reading unit and a magnetic information writing unit. This MS section 10 is a stripe (magnetic stripe) section, and magnetic information (account number or printing should be started from the magnetic stripe 91 (magnetic information section; see FIGS. 7 to 10) attached to the outer surface of the passbook 90. Information such as a page or the number of lines) is read and the updated data is written in the magnetic stripe 91 as magnetic information.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a page turning portion for turning pages of the passbook 90. The page turning portion 20 of the present embodiment is used to open a print start page or perform a page break according to printing, and as will be described later, a magnetic field. Even when the magnetic information cannot be read from the stripe 91 or the magnetic information cannot be written to the magnetic stripe 91 (when a read error / write error occurs), the page turning operation of the passbook 90 is performed.

A printing unit 30 prints on a predetermined page of the passbook 90 opened by the page turning unit 20. The MS unit 1
The result of the transaction (deposit process, withdrawal process, etc.) performed based on the account number in the magnetic information read by 0 is printed on the passbook 90 as predetermined data. A transport unit 40 drives the transport roller 42 to move the passbook 90 inserted through the insertion port to M.
The sheet is conveyed to the S section 10, the page turning section 20, and the printing section 30. Here, the conveyance rollers 42 are paired vertically, and a plurality of such pairs of conveyance rollers 42 are arranged along the passbook conveyance path from the insertion port to the MS unit 10, the page turning unit 20, and the printing unit 30. The passbooks 90 are arranged in pairs, and the passbooks 90 are transported along the transport path by rotating the transport rollers 42 while sandwiching the passbook 90 from above and below.

In this embodiment, a control system as shown in FIG. 6 is configured for the passbook printer having such a hardware configuration. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 11 denotes an MS that controls the magnetic information reading operation and the magnetic information writing operation of the MS unit 10.
A control circuit, 21 is a page turning control circuit that controls the page turning operation of the passbook 90 by the page turning unit 20, 31 is a print control circuit that controls the printing operation on the passbook 90 by the printing unit 30, and 41 is the passbook 90 by the conveyance unit 40. 2 is a transport control circuit for controlling the transport operation of the.

Reference numeral 50 is a RAM.
An MS write buffer 51 for temporarily storing write data to be written in the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 by the S unit 10, and a magnetic stripe 9 of the passbook 90 by the MS unit 10.
MS that temporarily stores the read data read from 1.
A read buffer 52 and a print data area 5 for temporarily storing print data to be printed on the passbook 90 by the printing unit 30.
3 is provided.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a ROM for storing a program for controlling the passbook printer of the present embodiment, and reference numeral 70 is provided between the host device 100 for managing the passbook printer of the present embodiment and the passbook printer of the present embodiment. In the interface circuit, the interface circuit 70 is the host device 100.
In addition to the function of receiving a read / write instruction and a print instruction for the magnetic stripe 91 from the MS, the MS section 10 has a function of transmitting read data, write data, and the like.

Reference numeral 80 denotes a CPU that controls the entire passbook printer of this embodiment based on a program stored in the ROM 60. The CPU 80 of this embodiment has a determination unit 81,
It has a control unit 82, a test pattern generation unit 83, a defective portion identification unit 84, and a notification unit 85. Here, the determination unit 81 determines whether or not the reading operation and the writing operation of the magnetic information by the MS unit 10 are normally performed.

The control unit 82 controls the MS unit 1 by the determination unit 81.
When it is determined that the reading operation or the writing operation of the magnetic information is not normally performed at 0, the page turning unit 20
After the page turning operation of the passbook 90 is executed by, the magnetic information reading unit 1 re-executes the reading operation or the writing operation of the magnetic information of the magnetic information section. When the determining unit 81 determines that the rewriting operation by the MS unit 10 after the page turning operation is not normally performed, the control unit 82 of the present embodiment is identified by the defective portion identifying unit 84 described later. In the portion of the magnetic stripe 91 (writable portion) other than the defective portion, the magnetic information is reduced by the MS unit 10 according to the size and range of the defective portion, or
It also has the function of writing only the necessary minimum.

For example, in the normal state, the account number and other information including the print start page / number of lines are written in the magnetic stripe 91 as shown in FIG. 8, but as shown in FIG. When a scratched portion (defective portion) on the magnetic stripe 91 is specified, other information is reduced so that the writable portion avoiding the scratched portion can be written. The part 10 writes to the writable part. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, when the range of the scratched portion on the specified magnetic stripe 91 is wide, only the minimum necessary data, for example, only the account number essential for the transaction in this embodiment, is displayed in the MS section. Write to the writable portion by 10.

Further, the control unit 82 of the present embodiment has many writable parts other than the specified defective part, and when even the minimum necessary data (account number, etc.) cannot be written, that effect is given. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, it also has a function of printing on the passbook 90 as character information such as "The magnetic part of the passbook is damaged. Please bring it to the counter."

Further, the notification unit 85 reduces the data and writes only the minimum necessary data as described above, and when a part of the data originally written in the magnetic stripe 91 is omitted, This is notified to the host device via the interface circuit 70.
Then, the test pattern generation unit 83 is a test to be written in the magnetic stripe 91 by the M unit 10 when the determination unit 81 determines that the rewriting operation by the MS unit 10 after the page turning operation is not normally performed. A pattern is generated. This test pattern is as shown in FIG. 7, for example, and different numerical values are continuously written for each of a plurality of data writing ranges on the magnetic stripe 91.

The defective portion specifying portion 84 is formed by the magnetic stripe 9
Based on the result of reading the test pattern written in No. 1 by the MS unit 10, which portion of the data writing range is damaged and the defective portion thereof are specified.
The operation of the passbook printer configured as described above according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 are flowcharts for explaining the read operation, the write operation, and the operation of the host device 100, respectively.

First, referring to FIG. 12, the reading operation of the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 in the passbook printer of this embodiment will be described. When the customer sets the passbook 90 in the insertion port of the passbook printer, the CPU 80 is stored in the ROM 60. In accordance with the stored program, the transport control circuit 41 is operated to rotate the transport rollers 42 by the transport unit 40 to transport the passbook 90 to the MS unit 10 (step A
1).

In the MS section 10, the magnetic information (account number etc.) in the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 is read by the operation of the MS control circuit 11, and the read data is stored in the RAM.
It is temporarily stored in the MS reading buffer 52 of 50 (step A2). At this time, the determination unit 81 of the CPU 80 determines whether or not the reading operation by the MS unit 10 is normally performed (step A3). When the determining unit 81 determines that the normal reading operation is performed (YES determination), the contents of the MS reading buffer 52 (that is, all the data read from the magnetic stripe 91) is transferred via the interface circuit 70. The upper device 100 is notified (step A4), and the process ends normally.

On the other hand, when the determining unit 81 determines that the reading operation by the MS unit 10 is not normally performed (NO determination), the control unit 82 causes the passbook 90 to pass.
After being transported to the page turning section 20 by the transport section 40,
The page-turning operation of the passbook 90 is executed by the page-turning section 20 to temporarily eliminate the inside paper of the passbook 90 (step A5), and then the passbook 90 is again set by the transport section 40.
Is conveyed to the MS section 10 (step A6), and the magnetic information reading operation of the magnetic stripe 91 is performed again by the MS section 10 (step A7).

By the operation of step A5 described above, when reading the magnetic stripe 91, foreign matter such as a seal or dust is caught or adhered to the inside paper of the passbook 90, and the MS unit 1
When the reading operation by 0 cannot be performed normally (the cause thereof is as described above with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16), the foreign matter can be removed, and then the MS unit 10 performs the reading operation again. The magnetic information of the magnetic stripe 91 can be read normally.

After the rereading operation by the MS section 10, the judging section 81 again judges whether or not the reading operation is normally performed (step A8), and the normal reading operation is performed. If it is determined (YES), the process proceeds to step A4 and ends normally, whereas if it is determined not to be normally performed (NO), the interface circuit 70 is connected to the host device 100. A read error (reading error) is notified via (step A9), and the passbook 90 is ejected / returned from the insertion slot and abnormally terminated.

By the way, the magnetic information in the magnetic stripe 91 read as described above includes the account number and the like necessary for the transaction, and the host device 100 creates print data corresponding to the received account number. And send it to the passbook printer. The transmission data is the interface circuit 7
It is stored in the print data area 53 of the RAM 50 via 0.

Further, referring to the print start page included in the magnetic information in the magnetic stripe 91, the passbook 90 is conveyed to the page turning section 20, and after the page turning section 20 opens the print start page of the passbook 90. Then, the passbook 90 is conveyed to the printing unit 30. Then, the print data stored in the print data area 53 of the RAM 50 is printed on the passbook 90 by the printing unit 30.

When the pages to be printed extend over a plurality of pages, the passbook 90 is conveyed to the page turning section 20 by the conveying section 40 and the page turning operation is performed, and then the passbook 90 is returned to the printing section 30. Print on the page. When the printing is completed, the fact is notified to the higher-level device 100 via the interface circuit 70. Upon receiving the print completion notification, the higher-level device 100 transmits the update data of the magnetic information in the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 to the passbook printer. The update data from the host device 100 is written in the MS write buffer 51 of the RAM 50 via the interface circuit 70.

Next, the subsequent reading operation of the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 in the passbook printer of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 13. First, the passer 90 conveys the passbook 90 to the MS unit 10 (step B1). ), The RAM 5 on the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 by the MS unit 10.
The write data (update data) stored in the 0 MS read buffer 52 is written (step B2).

Then, in order to confirm the written state, the magnetic information of the magnetic stripe 91 is read by the MS section 10, the data is temporarily stored in the MS read buffer 52 of the RAM 50 (step B3), and the judgment of the CPU 80 is made. By comparing the data stored in the MS read buffer 52 with the write data stored in the MS write buffer 51 by the unit 81, it is determined whether or not the write operation by the MS unit 10 is normally performed. Is determined (step B
4).

When the data in the MS read buffer 52 and the write data in the MS write buffer 51 match with each other, and the determination unit 81 determines that the normal write operation is performed (YE
In the case of S determination), the contents of the MS read buffer 52 (that is, all the data written in the magnetic stripe 91) are notified to the host device 100 via the interface circuit 70 (step B5), and then the passbook 90 is inserted. While discharging and returning from the mouth, the upper device 100 is notified of the end of the transaction, and one transaction is normally terminated.

On the other hand, the data in the MS read buffer 52 and M
When the determination unit 81 determines that the writing operation by the MS unit 10 is not performed normally (NO determination) because the write data in the S write buffer 51 is different,
Similar to the reading operation, the control unit 82 causes the conveyance unit 40 to convey the passbook 90 to the page turning unit 20, and then the page turning unit 20 causes the passbook 90 to perform the page turning operation. After removing the inner sheet of paper (step B6), the carrying section 40 again carries the passbook 90 to the MS section 10 (step B7), and the MS section 10 performs the write operation to the magnetic stripe 91 again (step B6). Step B8).

By the operation of step B6 described above, as in the case of step A5 during the reading operation, foreign matter such as a sticker or dust is caught or stuck on the inside paper of the passbook 90 when writing / updating the magnetic stripe 91. If the writing operation by the MS unit 10 cannot be performed normally, the foreign matter can be removed. Then, the MS unit 10 performs the rewriting operation to write the magnetic stripe 91. Data can be written normally.

Then, in order to confirm the written state, the magnetic information of the magnetic stripe 91 is read by the MS section 10 and the data is temporarily stored in the MS read buffer 52 of the RAM 50, as in steps B3 and B4 described above. The data stored in the MS reading buffer 52 is stored in the MS by the determination unit 81 of the CPU 80 (step B9).
By comparing with the write data stored in the write buffer 51, it is determined whether or not the write operation by the MS unit 10 is normally performed (step B10).

When the judgment section 81 judges that the normal writing operation has been performed (YES judgment), the procedure moves to step B5, and one transaction is normally completed, while the judgment section 81 judges that the MS When it is determined that the writing operation by the unit 10 is not normally performed (NO determination), the test pattern generating unit 83 generates a test turn as shown in FIG. The stripe 91 is written (step B11).

Thereafter, the MS section 10 reads the test pattern written in the magnetic stripe 91, and the defective portion specifying section 84 specifies (detects / confirms) the defective portion based on the read result (step B12). . When the defective portion specified by the defective portion specifying portion 84 extends over the entire area of the magnetic stripe 91 (step B13).
If YES, that is, if the defective portion is the entire area of the magnetic stripe 91, the carrying unit 40 carries the passbook 90 to the printing unit 30, and the printing unit 30
Regarding "damage to magnetic part of passbook", for example, after printing on the passbook 90 as character information as shown in FIG. 11, (step B
14), the fact that the writing to the magnetic stripe 91 was impossible is notified via the interface circuit 70 to the host device 100.
(Step B15).

If the defective portion specified by the defective portion specifying portion 84 does not extend over the entire area of the magnetic stripe 91 (NO in step B13), that is, the defective portion is a part of the magnetic stripe 91. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, important data (for example, an account number) and other reduced information are stored according to the range of the defective portion.
Or, as shown in Figure 10, only important data
The MS section 10 writes to the writable portion of the magnetic stripe 91 (step B16). The write data at this time is stored in the MS write buffer 51 of the RAM 50.

Then, in order to confirm the written state again, the magnetic information of the magnetic stripe 91 is read by the MS section 10 and the data is read by the MS of the RAM 50 in the same manner as in steps B3, B4 and B9, B10 described above. It is temporarily stored in the reading buffer 52 (step B17), and the CPU 8
The 0 determination unit 81 compares the data stored in the MS read buffer 52 with the write data stored in the MS write buffer 51, so that the MS unit 10 normally performs the write operation. It is determined whether or not (step B18).

When the judgment unit 81 judges that the normal writing operation is performed (YES judgment), the fact that the data is partially omitted is written by the function of the notification unit 85. Host device 1 via circuit 70
When 00 is notified (step B19), one transaction is normally terminated, but the determination unit 81 determines that the writing operation by the MS unit 10 is not normally performed (NO.
In the case of (determination), the process proceeds to steps B14 and B15 and ends abnormally.

Next, the operation of the host device 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
4, the passbook 90 is first inserted into the passbook printer, and an instruction is sent to the passbook printer to read the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 (step C1). Based on the response, it is determined whether a normal reading operation has been performed (step C2).

When it is determined that the normal reading operation has not been performed (NO determination), the transaction is considered to be impossible for this passbook 90 and the processing is terminated (step C3), while the normal reading operation is not performed. If it is determined that the reading has been performed (YES), it is determined whether the number of digits of the read data transmitted from the passbook printer is normal (step C4).

When it is determined that the number of digits of the read data is normal (YES determination), it can be determined that the read data contains all predetermined information, and the magnetic stripe 9
Perform transaction processing according to the account number read from 1, and create print data for this transaction,
Along with the print data, the print instruction for the print start page / line position read from the magnetic stripe 91 is transmitted to the passbook printer (step C5).

On the other hand, when it is determined in step C4 that the number of digits of the read data is not normal (NO determination), the passbook process by partial omission writing is performed in the transaction before the previous time, and the read data is , The account number only, or the account number and reduced data is determined to be included, and the data saved in the hard disk or the like in the previous transaction (described later in step C11),
Read based on account number. Then, create print data for this transaction, along with the print data,
A print instruction for the print start page / line position in the data read from the hard disk or the like is transmitted to the passbook printer (step C6).

When the printing of the passbook 90 by the passbook printer is completed, an instruction to write the information such as the account number to the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90 and the next print start scheduled page / line position is transmitted to the passbook printer (step C7). ), Based on the response from the passbook printer to this write instruction,
It is determined whether or not the normal writing operation is performed (step C8).

When it is determined that the normal writing operation has not been performed (NO determination), the process is terminated while it is determined that the passbook 90 cannot be written in the magnetic stripe 91 (step C9). ), If it is determined that the normal writing operation is performed (YES determination), it is further determined whether or not the partially omitted writing passbook processing is performed (step C10).

When it is determined that the partial omission write passbook processing is not performed (NO determination), the transaction ends normally (step C12), while the partial omission write omission passbook is executed. If it is determined to be processing (YES determination), the omitted data (for example, the next page to be printed / line position) is saved in the hard disk or the like in association with the account number (step S11), and then the processing ends normally. (Step C12).

Thus, according to one embodiment of the present invention,
When reading the data of the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90,
Alternatively, when writing data to the magnetic stripe 91,
If normal processing cannot be performed due to foreign matter such as stickers or dust adhering to the inside paper of the passbook 90, page turning is performed to remove the inside paper and remove the foreign matter for normal reading. The / write operation can be performed, and the service to the customer can be improved.

Further, when updating the data in the magnetic stripe 91 of the passbook 90, if a part of the magnetic stripe 91 is defective and writing is impossible, the defective portion is specified and the magnetic stripe 91 of the magnetic stripe 91 is identified. In addition to being able to write the minimum necessary data (account number, etc.) to the writable part other than the defective part, even if the minimum necessary data cannot be written because there are many defective parts, that effect Is printed as character information on the passbook 90, and the passbook 9
It is clarified that the passbook 90 is unusable for the holder of 0. Therefore, even when a write error occurs due to damage of the magnetic stripe 91, it is possible to take measures according to the damage, and it is possible to further improve the service to the customer.

Further, when the magnetic information with a part omitted is written in the magnetic stripe 91, the fact is noted.
By notifying 00, data that could not be written in the magnetic stripe 100 can be managed and held by the host device 100 in correspondence with the account number.
There is also an advantage that the passbook in which the writing error occurs can be immediately used in the next transaction.

In the above-described embodiment, the page turning operation is performed when a reading error occurs during the reading operation, and the page turning operation is performed when a writing error occurs during the writing operation. Although the defective portion is further identified and written by the test pattern when the writing error is not eliminated, the present invention is not limited to this, and the page is only written when a reading error occurs during the reading operation. It may be possible to perform a turning operation,
The page turning operation may be performed only when a writing error occurs during the writing operation, and if the writing error cannot be eliminated by this operation, the defective portion may be further identified by the test pattern. Further, when a writing error occurs during the writing operation, only the page turning operation may be performed, or only the defective portion may be identified and written by the test pattern.

[0065]

As described above in detail, according to the passbook printer of the present invention, when a read error or a write error occurs, a page turning operation of the passbook is performed, so that a foreign matter such as a sticker or dust is caused in the passbook. If it is pinched or adhered, the foreign material can be removed and the read / write operation can be re-executed, so even if a read error or write error occurs due to the adhesion of foreign matter such as dust, normal read / write operation can be performed. It becomes possible to perform the embedded operation, and the service to the customer can be greatly improved (claims 1 and 2).

When a write error occurs, the test pattern generated by the test pattern generation unit is written in the magnetic information unit, the defective portion of the magnetic information unit is specified based on the read result of the test pattern, and the defective portion is identified. By writing the magnetic information in a portion other than the above, even if a writing error occurs due to damage of the magnetic information portion, it is possible to deal with the damage and greatly improve the service to the customer (claim 3). ).

Further, when a writing error occurs, first, the page turning operation of the passbook is performed, and then the writing operation is re-executed.
If the writing error occurs even after the re-execution, the test pattern generated by the test pattern generation unit is written in the magnetic information unit, and the defective portion of the magnetic information unit is identified based on the read result of the test pattern. By writing magnetic information to a portion other than the defective portion, normal read / write operation is possible even if a read error or a write error occurs due to the adhesion of foreign matter such as dust, and the magnetic information section is damaged. By this, even if a writing error occurs, it is possible to deal with the damage, and it is possible to greatly improve the service to the customer (claim 4).

In addition, when the magnetic information with a part omitted is written in the magnetic information section, by notifying the upper apparatus of that fact, the information which could not be written in the magnetic information section can be managed in the upper apparatus. Then, the passbook in which the writing error occurred can be used in the next transaction, which contributes to further improvement of service to the customer (claim 5). Furthermore, if no information can be written in the magnetic information part, it can be clearly indicated to the holder of the passbook that the passbook is unusable by printing a message to that effect on the passbook, and the customer can take further action. Can be carried out easily and contribute to further improvement of services to customers (claim 6).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of a first invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle block diagram of a second invention.

FIG. 3 is a principle block diagram of a third invention.

FIG. 4 is a principle block diagram of a fourth invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a hardware configuration of a passbook printer as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the passbook printer as one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of writing a test pattern on a magnetic stripe of the present embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of writing data to a magnetic stripe in a normal state.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of writing data to a magnetic stripe when the magnetic stripe is damaged.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of writing data to a magnetic stripe when the magnetic stripe is damaged.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of printing on a passbook when data cannot be written on a magnetic stripe.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a reading operation according to the present exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a write operation in this embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the host device in this embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of signal levels read from a magnetic stripe in a normal state.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of signal levels read from a magnetic stripe having irregularities.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 magnetic information reading unit 2 magnetic information writing unit 3 page turning unit 4 printing unit 5A, 5B determination unit 6A, 6B, 6C control unit 7 test pattern generation unit 8 defective portion identification unit 10 MS unit (magnetic information reading unit, magnetic unit Information writing section) 11 MS control circuit 20 Page turning section 21 Page turning control circuit 30 Printing section 31 Printing control circuit 40 Conveying section 41 Conveying control circuit 42 Conveying roller 50 RAM 51 MS writing buffer 52 MS reading buffer 53 Printing data area 60 ROM 70 Interface Circuit 80 CPU 81 Judgment Section 82 Control Section 83 Test Pattern Generation Section 84 Defective Part Identification Section 85 Notification Section 90 Passbook 91 Magnetic Stripe (Magnetic Information Section) 100 Upper Device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic information reading unit for reading magnetic information from the magnetic information unit, a page turning unit for turning pages of the passbook, and a page turning unit for printing on a passbook having a magnetic information unit. On the specified page of the opened passbook,
In a passbook printer including a printing unit that prints predetermined data based on the magnetic information read by the magnetic information reading unit, it is determined whether or not the reading operation of the magnetic information by the magnetic information reading unit is normally performed. A determining unit that determines whether the magnetic information reading unit does not normally read the magnetic information, and causes the page turning unit to perform the page turning operation of the passbook. The passbook printer further comprises a control unit for re-executing the magnetic information reading operation of the magnetic information unit by the magnetic information reading unit. 2. A magnetic information reading unit for reading magnetic information from the magnetic information unit to print on a passbook having a magnetic information unit, and a magnetic information writing unit for writing magnetic information in the magnetic information unit. A page turning portion for turning pages of the passbook, and a predetermined page of the passbook opened by the page turning portion,
In a passbook printer including a printing unit that prints predetermined data based on the magnetic information read by the magnetic information reading unit, whether or not the magnetic information writing unit has normally performed the writing operation of the magnetic information. And a page turning operation of the passbook by the page turning section when it is determined by the determination section that the magnetic information writing operation by the magnetic information writing section is not normally performed. And a control unit for causing the magnetic information writing unit to re-execute the magnetic information writing operation of the magnetic information writing unit. 3. A magnetic information reading unit for reading the magnetic information of the magnetic information unit to print on a passbook having the magnetic information unit, and a magnetic information writing unit for writing the magnetic information in the magnetic information unit. On the predetermined page of the passbook opened by the page turning section,
In a passbook printer including a printing unit that prints predetermined data based on the magnetic information read by the magnetic information reading unit, whether or not the magnetic information writing unit has normally performed the writing operation of the magnetic information. A determination unit that determines whether the magnetic information writing unit has not normally performed the magnetic information writing operation by the determination unit. A test pattern generation section for generating a test pattern written in the magnetic information section, and a defect for identifying a defective section of the magnetic information section based on a result of reading the test pattern written in the magnetic information section by the magnetic information reading section. A part specifying part, and a control part for causing the magnetic information writing part to write magnetic information to a part of the magnetic information part other than the defective part specified by the defective part specifying part. A passbook printer, which is equipped with 4. A magnetic information reading unit for reading magnetic information from the magnetic information unit to print on a passbook having the magnetic information unit, and a magnetic information writing unit for writing magnetic information in the magnetic information unit. A page turning portion for turning pages of the passbook, and a predetermined page of the passbook opened by the page turning portion,
In a passbook printer including a printing unit that prints predetermined data based on the magnetic information read by the magnetic information reading unit, whether or not the magnetic information writing unit has normally performed the writing operation of the magnetic information. And a page turning operation of the passbook by the page turning section when it is determined by the determination section that the magnetic information writing operation by the magnetic information writing section is not normally performed. And a control unit that causes the magnetic information writing unit to re-execute the magnetic information writing operation of the magnetic information unit, and the determination unit rewrites the magnetic information by the control unit. A test pattern generation unit that generates a test pattern to be written in the magnetic information unit by the magnetic information writing unit when it is determined that the operation has not been performed normally; A defective portion specifying unit that specifies a defective portion of the magnetic information unit based on a result of reading the test pattern written in the magnetic information reading unit by the magnetic information reading unit, and the control unit controls the defective portion specifying unit. A passbook printer, wherein magnetic information is written in a portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion specified by the magnetic information writing portion. 5. When a part of the magnetic information part other than the defective part specified by the defective part specifying part is written with partially omitted magnetic information, a notifying part is provided to notify the host device of that fact. The passbook printer according to claim 3, wherein the passbook printer is a printer. 6. When it is impossible for the magnetic information writing unit to write magnetic information to a portion of the magnetic information portion other than the defective portion specified by the defective portion specifying portion, the fact is written. The passbook printer according to claim 3, wherein the passbook is printed by the printing unit.