JPH10272817A - Reading and printing apparatus for information on card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a document based on information on a card in a short time without making a mistake of entry, wrong characters and omitted characters. SOLUTION: This apparatus comprises a device body 30 in which a card information reading device 2 that optically reads information described on a surface of a card 1, a memory card reading/writing device 4 that reads or writes information from or into a memory card 3 and an input device 5 for inputting necessary information are housed and a printer 7 that prints a necessary item on a paper 6 in accordance with the information read by the card information reading device 2, read by the memory card reading/writing device 4 and inputted by the input device 5. Each of the above devices in the device body 30 and the printer 7 is so constituted that each is operated by a built-in power supply and an external power supply, respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card-reading information reading / printing apparatus for reading information written on a card such as a driver's license and printing predetermined items on a traffic ticket or the like. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Documents and the like are sometimes created based on various information such as a driver's license and a membership card, such as a name, an address, and a registration number, which are described on the surface of the card. For example,
When a traffic ticket is created and issued to a traffic offender based on the items described on the driver's license, the following is done.

[0003] First, a driver's license for a traffic offender is requested to be presented, and the name, home address, address, driver's license number, etc. of the offender are written on a traffic ticket using a ballpoint pen or the like based on the items described in the driver's license. Copy with a tool and write the violations and the date and time of the violation on the form of the traffic ticket with a writing tool. ing.

[0004]

However, it takes time to copy and write the details of the driver's license on the traffic ticket form by hand or to fill in the necessary matters by hand. It is not possible to process traffic violations promptly, and there is a risk of errors in transcribing, typographical errors, omissions, etc. There was a problem that you could not read the matter.

[0005] Even in the case of a membership card or the like, when the information described on the membership card is transcribed by handwriting to create a document, similarly, it takes time to create the document.
There are similar problems such as entry errors, typographical errors, omissions, and inability to read characters. The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-reading information reading / printing apparatus that can create a document based on the card-writing information in a short time without writing errors, typographical errors, and omissions.

[0006]

A card information reading and printing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a card information reading apparatus 2 for optically reading card description information written on the surface of a card 1 and information on a memory card 3. A device main body 30 having a memory card read / write device 4 for reading and writing data and an input device 5 for inputting necessary information, and card description information read by the card information reading device 2 and read by the memory card read / write device 4 The printer main body 3 is formed with a printer 7 for printing necessary items on a sheet 6 based on the input information and the information input by the input device 5.
0 and the printer 7 are formed so as to be operated by an internal power supply and an external power supply, respectively.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the card feeder 8 is provided with a card sensor 9 for detecting the width of the card 1 sent to the card information reading device 2 to detect the size of the card 1. It is characterized by the following. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, based on the information input from the input device 5, the card information reading device 2 is controlled to select an item of card description information to be selected. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device 2 irradiates the light from the light source 11 to the surface of the card 1 through the reading window 10 and receives the light reflected on the surface of the card 1 by the image pickup device 12. By doing so, it is formed so as to read the card written information written on the surface of the card 1 and is provided with dust detection means for detecting dust attached to the reading window 10.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a white screen 13 and a black screen 14 are provided on the background of the reading window 10 so that the light from the light source 11 is irradiated on the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 through the reading window 10 and the white screen 13 A dust detection means is formed so that the light reflected from one of the black screen 13 and the black screen 14 is received by the image sensor 12 to detect dust in the reading window 10.

The invention according to claim 6 is directed to a white screen 1.
3 and the black screen 14 are moved to selectively irradiate the light from the light source 11 through the reading window 10 to one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14, and the light is reflected on one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14. The selected light is selectively received by the image pickup device 12.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, by changing the optical path of light reception to the image pickup device 12 by the reflection mirror 37,
The light reflected from one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 is selectively received by the image pickup device 12. The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a mode transition switch 65 for changing from a normal mode in which card information can be read by the card information reading device 2 to an inspection mode in which dust is detected by dust detection means. It is characterized by the following.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the power supply from the internal power supply to the card information reader 2 is stopped when the reading of the card information by the card information reader 2 is completed. Is what you do. According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device 2 is controlled so that the card information can be read by the card information reading device 2 a predetermined time after the light source 11 of the card information reading device 2 is turned on. Things.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature sensor 5 for detecting the temperature of the light source 11 of the card information reader 2.
9 and the temperature sensor 59 when the light source 11 is turned on.
The control is performed such that the predetermined time is set in accordance with the temperature of the light source 11 detected in step (1). According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device 2 is controlled so that the card information reading device 2 can read the card-written information after the temperature of the light source 11 reaches a predetermined temperature after the light source 11 of the card information reading device 2 is turned on. It is characterized by comprising.

The invention of claim 13 is characterized in that a temperature controller 15 for adjusting the temperature of the light source 11 of the card information reading device 2 to a constant temperature is provided. The invention according to claim 14 is characterized in that a card heater for heating the light source 11 of the card information reader 2 is provided. The invention according to claim 15 is characterized in that the apparatus is controlled so as to switch to a standby mode when there is no external input for a predetermined time.

Further, the invention of claim 16 is characterized in that control is performed such that the mode is switched to the standby mode when the internal power supply is used, and is not switched to the standby mode when the external power supply is used. Further, the invention according to claim 17 includes a battery capacity detector 18 for detecting the electric capacity of the battery 17 and a warning means for displaying a warning when the electric capacity of the battery 17 detected by the battery capacity detector 18 becomes a predetermined value or less. It is characterized by comprising.

The invention according to claim 18 is characterized in that the power supply from the battery 17 is stopped when the electric capacity of the battery 17 detected by the battery capacity detector 18 falls below a predetermined value. Things. The invention according to claim 19 is characterized in that the external input / output terminal
232C terminals 19a.

A twentieth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the personal computer 20 is connected to the RS-232C terminal 19a of the apparatus main body 30. Further, the invention of claim 21 is characterized in that the printer 7 is connected to the RS-232C terminal 19a of the apparatus main body 30. The invention of claim 22 is characterized in that it comprises a keyboard terminal 22 for connecting a keyboard 21.

The invention according to claim 23 is characterized by comprising infrared communication means. The invention according to claim 24 is characterized in that ID code data is added to print information transmitted from the infrared communication means of the apparatus main body 30. The invention of claim 25 is characterized in that the printer 7 is provided with a warning means for displaying a warning when code data different from the ID code data set in the printer 7 is received by the infrared communication means of the printer 7. Is what you do.

The invention according to claim 26 is characterized in that it comprises a SCSI terminal 19b as the external input / output terminal 19. The invention of claim 27 is characterized in that the personal computer 20 is connected to the SCSI terminal 19b of the apparatus main body 30.
The invention according to claim 28 is characterized in that the casing 6 of the printer 7
When the opening / closing door 67 for opening the inside of the printer 6 is opened, the power of the printer 7 is turned off.

The invention according to a twenty-ninth aspect is characterized in that a switch 68 for an open / close door is provided which operates when the open / close door 67 of the printer 7 is opened to turn off the power. The invention according to claim 30 is characterized in that the power of the printer 7 is turned off when the door 70 of the paper outlet 69 of the printer 7 is closed.

Further, the invention of claim 31 is characterized in that a paper outlet switch 71 is provided which operates when the door 70 of the paper outlet 69 of the printer 7 is closed to turn off the power of the printer 7. Things. Claim 3
The invention of the second aspect is characterized in that the door 70 of the paper outlet 69 of the printer 7 is opened in conjunction with the start of printing.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to an apparatus for printing and issuing necessary information on a traffic ticket 6 using a driver's license 1a as a card 1. FIG. FIG. 1 shows an example of a card reading / printing apparatus for issuing a ticket for issuing a traffic offense.
0 and the printer 7. The device main body 30 is formed by incorporating the card information reading device 2, the memory card reading / writing device 4 and the like in a portable housing 31 and providing the input device 5 on the upper surface of the housing 31. In the housing 31 of the device body 30, C
A central processing unit 32 comprising a PU and a ROM storing various analysis programs, a RAM for temporarily storing data, and the like are provided.
The memory card reader / writer 4 and the like are controlled by the central processing unit 32.

The card information reading device 2 utilizes an optical character reading device (OCR), and is formed, for example, in a structure as shown in FIG. 4 in FIG.
Numerals 3 and 34 denote plates vertically arranged via a card passage 38. A pair of transport rollers 35 are attached to the upper plate 33 and the lower plate 34, respectively. An elongated slot-shaped reading window 10 is formed in the lower plate 34 in a direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG.
Has a transparent cover 36 fitted therein. Lower plate 34
On the lower side of the reading window 10 below the cold cathode tube (C)
A light source 11 formed by a lamp such as CFT) is provided. In addition, a reflection mirror 37 is provided below the lower plate 34,
An imaging device 12 such as a CCD camera is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, a card feed base 8 is formed on the upper surface of one side of the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30 as a concave portion that opens laterally and upward. The card information reader 2 is arranged in the housing 31 so that the card passage 38 communicates with the slot-like card introduction port 41 formed at the back end of the card information reader. On one side of the housing 31, a card outlet 39 communicating with a card passage 38 of the card information reading device 2 is provided.

Then, with the front side of the driver's license 1a facing down, the driver's license 1 is inserted into the card passage 38 of the card information reader 2 from the card feeder 8 through the card inlet 41.
When the driver's license 1a is inserted, the driver's license 1a is pulled in by the transport roller 35 and transported in the card path 38 as shown by an arrow in FIG. As described above, when the driver's license 1a is conveyed through the card passage 38 and passes above the reading window 10, light emitted from the light source 11 passes through the reading window 10 and is incident on the lower surface of the driver's license 1a. The light reflected on the lower surface of the driver's license 1a passes through the reading window 10 again, is reflected by the reflection mirror 37, and is received by the image sensor 12. The character information such as the name, address, and license number written on the surface of the driver's license 1a in this manner is
2, the image information is converted into character information by an OCR character recognition unit programmed in a CPU incorporated in the card information reading device 2 and recognized. The driver's license 1 a from which the card information is read by the card information reading device 2 is sent by the transport roller 35 and discharged from the card discharge port 39.

In this manner, the card information described on the driver's license 1a can be read by the card information reader 2, but the driver's license 1a has an old type as shown in FIG. There are two types with different sizes, large size, new type small size as shown in Fig. 5 (b), and two types with different sizes. They are different. For this purpose, the card information reading device 2 has two types of recognition patterns, a recognition pattern for reading the card description information of the large-size driver's license 1a and a recognition pattern for reading the card description information of the small-size driver's license 1a. Is set.

However, if the size of the driver's license 1a is incorrectly discriminated, the card information described on the driver's license 1a cannot be correctly read by the card information reader 2. Therefore, in the invention of claim 2, the driver's license 1a
A card sensor 9 for detecting the width of the (card 1) and detecting the size of the driver's license 1a (card 1) is provided.

FIG. 6 (a) shows an example thereof.
A pair of guide holes 42 long in the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the driver's license 1 a are provided in the card feeder 8, and a pair of parallel guide plates 43 slidable along the guide holes 42 are attached to the respective guide holes 42. It is. A pair of guide plates 4
Numeral 3 is connected to the rack by a pinion mechanism or the like, and is slidably movable so as to approach at the same distance or separate at the same distance. In this case, in the case of the small-sized driver's license 1a, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the guide plates 43 are brought inward to the width of the small-sized driver's license 1a, A small-sized driver's license 1a is sent from the card inlet 41 to the card information reader 2 while being guided through the space 43. In the case of a large-sized driver's license 1a, a large-sized driver's license is used. The guide plates 43 are moved outward to the width of 1a to widen the gap between the guide plates 43, and the large-sized driver's license 1a is inserted into the card introduction port while guiding the guide plates 43 between the widened guide plates 43. 41 to card information reading device 2
It is sent to.

Then, the position of one guide plate 43 for guiding the small-sized driver's license 1a and the one guide plate 43 for guiding the large-sized driver's license 1a.
, Card sensors 9 (9a, 9b) are provided on the card feeder 8 respectively. Card sensor 9
For example, an optical sensor formed with a light emitting / receiving element can be used. When the guide plate 43 is detected by the inner card sensor 9a, the detection signal from the card sensor 9a It is sent to the arithmetic processing device 32, and when it is detected that the driver's license 1a is a small-sized driver's license and the guide plate 43 is detected by the outer card sensor 9b, a detection signal from the card sensor 9a is sent to the central processing device. 32 and is detected to be a large-sized driver's license 1a. In this manner, the driver's license 1a can automatically detect whether the driver's license 1a is small or large, and based on the detection result, the central processing unit 32 controls the card information reading device 2 and the driver's license 1a The information described on the card of the driver's license 1a can be read in a recognition pattern corresponding to the size of the driver's license 1a.

6A, it is not always necessary to provide a pair of card sensors 9a and 9b as the card sensor 9. For example, the inner card sensor 9
Only a may be provided. In this case, when the guide plate 43 is detected by the card sensor 9a, the card description information of the driver's license 1a is read with a recognition pattern matching the small-sized driver's license 1a, and the guide plate 43 is detected by the card sensor 9a. If is not detected, the card description information of the driver's license 1a may be read with a recognition pattern matching the large-sized driver's license 1a.

FIG. 6B shows another example. In this example, the lower plate 34 of the card information reader 2 is shown.
A pair of card sensors 9 are provided, and both sides of the driver's license 1a sent to the card information reader 2 are detected by the card sensor 9, and the width of the driver's license 1a is directly detected by the card sensor 9, and driving is performed. The license 1a is automatically detected as small or large. The pair of card sensors 9 are provided at intervals of the width of the large-sized driver's license 1a, and when the pair of card sensors 9 detects the driver's license 1a, it is detected as a large-sized driver's license 1a. If the driver's license 1a is not detected by the card sensor 9, the driver's license 1a can be detected as a small-sized driver's license 1a.

A display device 45 formed of a liquid crystal display or the like is provided on the upper surface of the housing 31. A touch panel 46 is provided on the surface of the display of the display device 45. The touch panel 46 is formed by partitioning the transparent sheet into a large number of vertical and horizontal matrices and providing contacts in each matrix, and by pointing the surface of the touch panel 46 with an input pen or the like, the contact points of the pointed matrix are formed. An input can be performed by operating the switch on. The input device 5 is formed by the display device 45 and the touch panel 46.

The touch panel 46 of the input device 5 can be used for inputting by pointing with an input pen or the like. Is also available. When a character is written on the touch panel 46, the contacts of the respective matrices on the locus of writing the characters are turned on. Therefore, the arrangement pattern of the matrix of the contacts to be turned on is a handwritten character recognition process programmed in the central processing unit 32. The characters recognized on the touch panel 46 and written on the touch panel 46 can be input as character information corresponding to this arrangement pattern.

The memory card read / write device 4 is mounted on the housing 31 so that a slot for insertion is opened on the side surface of the housing 31.
1, a memory card 3 is detachably inserted from a slot for insertion into a side surface so as to be connectable. The memory card 3 is formed of an IC card or the like, and includes information on a police officer in charge of issuing a traffic ticket and information on an operator who processes a traffic ticket by computer, for example, name, affiliation, class, and other traffic control staff. Information known in advance such as the location is registered in the memory of the memory card 3. Furthermore, case 3
1, a recording device 49 formed of a memory, a hard disk, or the like is built in.

On the other hand, the apparatus main body 30 and the printer 7 are connected by infrared communication means. That is, infrared input / output devices 74 and 75 are provided in the apparatus main body 30 and the printer 7, respectively, to emit infrared light from an infrared communication window 74a provided in the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30, and to transmit the infrared communication window 75a By receiving infrared rays, the print information output from the printer control unit programmed in the central processing unit 32 is transmitted to the printer 7 by infrared communication, and the printer 7 can print out the information. By connecting the apparatus main body 30 and the printer 7 by the infrared communication means in this manner, the connection by the printer cable becomes unnecessary, and the traffic violation ticket can be printed and issued from the printer 7 quickly and easily ( Claim 2
3).

The apparatus main body 30 and the printer 7 each include a battery 17 such as a storage battery as an internal power supply, and are operated by the internal power supply.
In addition to the internal power supply, the apparatus body 30 and the printer 7
Is provided with an external power supply terminal 50, and the external power supply is connected to the power supply terminal 5
Starting from 0, it is designed to operate with an external power supply. As the external power supply, a commercial power supply of AC100V can be used. In this case, the external power supply is taken via an AC / DC conversion adapter. As the external power source, a vehicle-mounted battery can be used in addition to the commercial power source of AC100V. The device body 30 and the printer 7
Switching between the internal power supply and the external power supply for
When the external power supply is connected to the external power supply terminal 50, switching to the external power supply is performed, and when the external power supply is not connected to the external power supply terminal 50, the operation is switched to the internal power supply. When a storage battery is used as the battery 17 of the internal power supply, the storage battery can be charged by connecting an external power supply to the external power supply terminal 50 so that the charging circuit is energized.

A main power switch 52 is provided on a side surface of the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30. When the main power switch 52 is turned on and off, the main power switch 52 is turned on and off.
0 can be turned on and off. Further, the upper surface of the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30 has an OC
An R power switch 53 is provided, and when the main power switch 52 is on, the card information reading device 2
Can be turned on / off by the OCR power switch 53.

Next, an operation for issuing a traffic ticket using the card-reading information reading / printing apparatus formed as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. First, information such as the police officer in charge recorded in the memory card 3 in advance is read by the memory card reading / writing device 4 and recorded in the recording device 49. When the main power switch 52 is turned on when a traffic ticket is issued, an initial screen appears on the display device 45. On the initial screen, the type of ticket to be issued is displayed, and the screen displays "red ticket issuance", "bulk control", "blue ticket issuance",
The words "Parking ticket issued" are displayed. When one of the characters "red ticket issue", "simultaneous enforcement", "blue ticket issue", and "parking ticket issue" is displayed by pressing with an input pen and pointing, the surface of the display device 45 is displayed. The contact point of the touch panel 46 is turned on, and the type of the traffic ticket to be issued can be selected. For example, when a position where the character "issue red ticket" is displayed is pointed, the contact point of the matrix of the corresponding portion of the touch panel 46 is turned on, and a mode for issuing a red ticket is selected. In this manner, the type of traffic ticket issued by the input device 5 including the display device 45 and the touch panel 46 can be selected. The information on the selected type of traffic ticket is stored in the central processing unit. 32.

After selecting the type of the traffic violation ticket, the details of the traffic violation are input from the input device 5 to the central processing unit 32. The input of the traffic violation contents is performed by the display device 4 of the input device 5.
It can be performed according to the screen of 5,
The input can be performed by pointing the touch panel 46 at a position of a character displayed on the screen of the display device 45 with an input pen, or by inputting a character by handwriting on the touch panel 46 with an input pen or the like.

When the input of the traffic violation content is completed, the OCR power switch 53 is turned on, and the card information reading device 2 is turned on.
Turn on the power. When the driver's license 1a is inserted from the card feeder 8 into the card information reader 2, the card written on the driver's license 1a is written while the driver's license 1a is being conveyed in the card information reader 2. The information is read by the card information reading device 2. If the driver's license 1a is not properly conveyed in the card information reading device 2, the driver's license 1a is returned to the card feeder 8 so that the operation of inserting the driver's license 1a is performed again. Even when reading by the card information reading device 2 cannot be performed normally, the driver's license 1a is
The operation for inserting the driver's license 1a into the card information reading device 2 is performed again. Driver's license 1
As described above, the size of the driver's license 1a is automatically detected, and the card description information of the driver's license 1a is read in a recognition pattern corresponding to the size of the driver's license 1a.

Here, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, the number of items described in the traffic violation ticket out of the card description information described in the driver's license 1a depends on the type of the traffic violation ticket to be issued. different. That is, a blue ticket or a parking ticket has eight items, and a red ticket has eleven items. In the case of a simultaneous control ticket, there are eight or eleven items depending on the content of the violation. These 8 items are (1) name, (2) date of birth, (3) permanent address, (4) address, (5) date of grant,
(6) Expiration date, (7) Licensing conditions, etc. (8) Issuance Public Safety Commission is designated, and 11 items are (1) to (8) 8
In addition to the items, (9) license number, (10) license date,
(11) The type of license is specified (see Fig. 5).

Accordingly, even when only eight items of the card information described on the driver's license 1a are described on the traffic violation ticket, such as when issuing a blue ticket or the like, the driver's license 1a does not. If the card information reading device 2 reads all the eleven items of card description information, unnecessary items are also read, and the reading time is wasted. Therefore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the item of the card description information to be read by the card information reading device 2 is selected based on the information input from the input device 5.

That is, when the type of the traffic ticket issued as described above is selected by the input device 5 and the information is inputted to the central processing unit 32, the central processing is performed in accordance with the type of the traffic ticket. The card information reading device 2 is controlled by the device 32, and the driver's license 1
The designated 8 items or 11 items are selected and read from the card description information described in a. For example, it takes about 30 seconds to read 11 items out of the card information described in the driver's license 1a by the card information reading device 2, but it takes about 22 seconds to read only 8 items. Therefore, when issuing a traffic ticket that describes eight items, the time can be reduced by about eight seconds.

The card description information of the driving license 1a read by the card information reading device 2 as described above is output to the central processing unit 32. Here, when the card information reading device 2 is operated by the battery 17 of the internal power supply, all the card description information read by the card information reading device 2 is output to the central processing unit 32. Then, the power supply to the card information reading device 2 is stopped under the control of the central processing unit 32 (claim 9). Since the card information reading device 2 consumes the largest amount of power, it consumes a large amount of power of the battery 17 having a limited electric capacity. Therefore,
When the card information read by the card information reading device 2 is output, it is no longer necessary to operate the card information reading device 2, and thus the operation of the card information reading device 2 is automatically turned off. This is controlled by the arithmetic processing unit 32 so as to minimize the consumption of the battery 17. For example, if it takes three minutes to issue a traffic violation ticket, the power consumption of the card information reading device 2 is about 0.86 W when the power of the card information reading device 2 is kept on.
Is automatically turned off, the power consumption is about 0.5.
27 W, which can reduce power consumption to about 32%. When the card information reading device 2 is operated by introducing an external power from the external power terminal 50, the operation of the card information reading device 2 is not automatically turned off, and the OCR power switch 53 is turned off. Until the power is turned off, power supply to the card information reading device 2 may be continued.

When the card information read by the card information reader 2 is output to the central processing unit 32 as described above, a list of the read card information is displayed on the display device 45. FIG. 10 shows an example of a display when 11 items are read. When 8 items are read, only 8 items are displayed. By comparing the display contents of the display device 45 with the description of the driver's license 1a, it is possible to check whether there is an error in the card description information read by the card information reading device 2, and there is an error. Sometimes input device 5
By inputting handwriting and the like on the touch panel 46 of
The contents can be corrected.

Next, after inputting other necessary traffic offender information from the input device 5, the card description information read by the card information reading device 2 from the driver's license 1a and the memory card reading / writing device from the memory card 3 The information read in 4 and the information input from the input device 5 are
The data is transmitted from the printer control unit of the central processing unit 32 to the printer 7 as print data. When a transmission error occurs, transmission is repeatedly performed until the transmission is completed.

On the other hand, the printer 7 starts operating when the printer power switch 54 is turned on. Then, the designated paper 6 according to the type of the traffic violation ticket to be issued is inserted into the paper feed slot 76 and set, and the paper feed button 55 is operated to feed the paper into the printer 7. The printer control unit waits until print information is transmitted. When print information transmitted from the printer control unit of the central processing unit 32 of the apparatus main body 30 is received by the printer 7, the printer 7 includes a CPU, a ROM storing various analysis programs, a RAM for temporarily storing data, and the like. This print information is once input to the arithmetic and control unit 77 of the printer 7 to be executed. Then, printing on the paper 6 is started based on a command from the arithmetic and control unit 77 of the printer 7, and when the printing is completed, the paper 6 is discharged from the paper discharge port 69 of the printer 7, and the traffic ticket shown in FIG. Can be created. A traffic ticket can be issued by such a series of operations, and the series of operations can be completed by turning off the main power switch 52 of the apparatus main body 30 and the printer power switch 54 of the printer 7. .

Here, as described above, print information is transmitted from the apparatus main body 30 to the printer 7 by infrared communication. However, when a plurality of apparatus main bodies 30 are used, other apparatus main bodies 30 are used. Also, when the infrared ray transmitted from the printer 7 is received, the printer 7 may perform a printing operation and a printing error may occur. Therefore, in the invention according to claim 24, unique ID code data individually set for each printer 7 is added to the head of the print information transmitted from the infrared input / output device 74 of the apparatus main body 30 by infrared. And print information are transmitted continuously. When the ID code data and the print information are received by the infrared input / output device 75 of the printer 7, the received ID code data is compared with the unique ID code data set in the printer 7 by the arithmetic and control unit 77. When they match, the arithmetic and control unit 77 controls the printing operation of the printer 7 to be started, and when they do not match, it is determined that the printing information is transmitted from another apparatus main body 30. The printer 7 is controlled so that the printing operation is not performed.

Also, the unique I set in the printer 7
When code data different from the D code data is received by the infrared input / output device 75 of the printer 7, the arithmetic and control unit 7
A warning is displayed by a command from the controller 7 to avoid confusion of the user (claim 25). As a warning unit for displaying a warning, a generator that emits sound may be used, but a display screen 78 may be provided in the printer 7 to display a warning.

When the card information reading device 2 optically reads the card written information of the driver's license 1a as described above, if dust is attached to the reading window 10 of the card information reading device 2, the dust is read by the dust. An error may occur. Therefore, in the inventions according to claims 4 to 7, dust detection means is provided, and when dust is detected, the transparent cover 36 of the reading window 10 is cleaned with a cloth or a cotton swab to remove the dust so that reading errors do not occur. .

Here, the dust detecting means is provided in the reading window 10.
Are provided with a white screen 13 and a black screen 14 on the background. That is, as shown in FIG.
A white screen 13 and a black screen 14 are arranged adjacent to each other on the lower surface of the. Further, the reflection mirror 37 is configured so that the inclination angle can be changed by a motor or the like. The light from the light source 11 passes through the reading window 10 and irradiates the white screen 13 and the black screen 14, and the light reflected on the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 passes through the reading window 10 in the opposite direction. At this time, by adjusting the inclination angle of the reflection mirror 37, FIG.
As shown in (a), the light reflected by the white screen 13 can be reflected by the reflection mirror 37 and received by the image sensor 12. If blackish dust adheres to the reading window 10, the light is reflected by the white screen 13. Since the image pickup device 12 recognizes a black dot on a white background, dust can be detected with high accuracy. Next, when the inclination angle of the reflecting mirror 37 is changed, as shown in FIG.
The light can be reflected by the image pickup device 12 and received by the image pickup device 12. If whitish dust is attached to the reading window 10, the image pickup device 12 recognizes it as a white dot on a black background by the black screen 14. Dust can be detected with high accuracy. In this manner, both dark and whitish dust can be detected with high accuracy.

In the above example, the light reflected on one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 is selectively changed by changing the inclination angle of the reflection mirror 37 and changing the optical path of light reception to the image sensor 12. The light is received by the white screen 12 and both the blackish dust and the whitish dust are detected with high accuracy. However, the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 are slid or the angle is changed, so that the white screen 13 and the black screen are changed. By moving the light source 14, the light from the light source 11 through the reading window 10 is selectively irradiated on one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14, and the light reflected on one of the white screen 13 and the black screen 14 is selected. Image sensor 12
The light can be received at FIG. 13 shows an example of this, in which a white screen 13 is provided on one surface sandwiching the right angle of a triangular bar 56 formed in a right-angled cross section.
And a black screen 14 is provided on the other surface, respectively.
A triangular bar 56 is disposed above the reading window 10 so as to be freely rotatable in a horizontal rotation. When the rotation angle of the triangular bar 56 is adjusted so that the white screen 13 is on the lower surface as shown in FIG. 13A, the light emitted from the light source 11 passes through the reading window 10 and is reflected by the white screen 13. The reflected light passes through the reading window 10 in the reverse direction, is reflected by the reflection mirror 37, and can be received by the image sensor 12. At this time, if dark dust adheres to the reading window 10, the image sensor 12 recognizes that a black dot exists on a white background by the white screen 13, so that the dust can be detected with high accuracy. Next, FIG.
When the rotation angle of the triangular bar 56 is adjusted so that the black screen 14 is on the lower surface as shown in FIG. 2B, the light emitted from the light source 11 passes through the reading window 10 and is reflected by the black screen 14. The light passes through the reading window 10 in the reverse direction, is reflected by the reflection mirror 37, and can be received by the image sensor 12. At this time, if whitish dust adheres to the reading window 10, the image sensor 12 recognizes that a white dot exists on a black background by the black screen 14, so that the dust can be detected with high accuracy. In this manner, both dark and whitish dust can be detected with high accuracy.

The dust detecting means is activated when the OCR power switch 53 of the card information reading device 2 is turned on, and detects dust when the card information reading device 2 is started. The apparatus main body 30 is provided with a mode transition switch 65. By operating a button of the mode transition switch 65, the OCR power switch 53 of the card information reader 2 is turned on to read the card written information. It is possible to switch from the normal mode in the system to the inspection mode in which the dust detection means is operated to operate the dust detection means, and the dust can be detected at any time (claim Item 8).

In the card information reader 2, a light source 1 formed by a lamp such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFT) is used.
The temperature of the light source 1 is not stabilized until a predetermined time (for example, about 25 seconds) has passed since the lighting of the light source 1, and the illuminance of the light source 11 is not stabilized.
Therefore, if the card information reading device 2 reads the card-written information of the driver's license 1a before the illuminance of the light source 11 is stabilized, a reading error may occur. Therefore, according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device 2 is designed to prevent the card information reading device 2 from reading the card-written information until a predetermined time has elapsed after the light source 11 of the card information reading device 2 is turned on. Is controlled to wait.
That is, an internal clock 58 formed by providing a timer circuit or the like in the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30 is built in, and the time elapsed since the OCR power switch 52 of the card information reader 2 was turned on and the light source 11 was turned on. The time is measured by the internal clock 58, and the central processing unit 32 controls the card information reading device 2 not to operate until the time measured by the internal clock 58 reaches a set predetermined time, for example, the transport roller 35 not to be driven. I have to do it.

Here, the OC of the card information reading device 2
When the temperature when the R power switch 52 is turned on and the light source 11 is turned on is low, the time required for the light source 11 to reach a stable temperature is long, but when the temperature when the light source 11 is turned on is high, the light source 11 is stabilized. The time for the light source 11 to reach the temperature is short. Therefore, in the invention of claim 11, a temperature sensor 59 is provided in the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30 and the temperature sensor 5 is provided.
9, the temperature of the light source 11 is detected, and according to the temperature of the light source detected by the temperature sensor 59 when the light source 11 is turned on, the card information reading device 2 can be operated after the light source 11 is turned on. The time until the time is calculated and set. That is, the central processing unit 3
2 shows the measurement temperature of the light source 11 and the card information reading device 2
Is provided with an arithmetic circuit in which a relational expression with respect to the time at which the card information is operable is programmed.
When the temperature of the light source 11 when the light source 11 is turned on by turning on the CR power switch 52 is input from the temperature sensor 59 to the central processing unit 32, the card information reading device 2 can be operated based on this temperature. The waiting time is calculated and set. For example, when the temperature of the light source 11 is 5 ° C., the standby time until the card information reading device 2 becomes operable is set to 20 seconds, and when the temperature of the light source 11 is 10 ° C., the card information reading device 2 can be operated. Is set to 15 seconds. As described above, when the temperature when the light source 11 is turned on is high, the waiting time until the card information reading device 2 can be operated can be shortened, and the time for issuing a traffic ticket can be shortened. You can do it.

The illuminance of the light source 11 formed by a lamp such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFT) is not stabilized unless its temperature reaches a predetermined temperature (for example, 20 ° C.). Therefore, if the card information reading device 2 reads the card-written information of the driver's license 1a before the illuminance of the light source 11 is stabilized, a reading error may occur. Therefore, in the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device 2
If the temperature of the light source 11 does not reach the predetermined temperature after the light source 11 is turned on, control is performed so that the card information reading device 2 does not read the card written information. That is, the temperature of the light source 11 is detected by the temperature sensor 59 provided in the housing 31 of the apparatus main body 30. If the temperature of the light source 11 detected by the temperature sensor 59 is not the set predetermined temperature, the card information reading is performed. The central processing unit 32 controls the apparatus 2 so that it does not operate, for example, the transport roller 35 is not driven.

As described above, the illuminance of the light source 11 formed of a lamp such as a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFT) is more stable when the temperature is a predetermined temperature. Therefore, in the invention of claim 13, the temperature controller 15 formed by a heater or the like is provided to
1 is always heated at a constant temperature, and the temperature of the light source 11 is adjusted and maintained at a set constant temperature. By always adjusting the light source 11 to a constant temperature with the temperature controller 15, the card information reading device 2 can be made readable at any time.

According to the invention of claim 14, the light source 11 is heated by providing the film heater 16 so that the temperature of the light source 11 is always equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, and the illuminance of the light source 11 is stabilized. Thus, it is possible to prevent an error from occurring when the card information reading device 2 reads the card description information. Moreover, by constantly heating the light source 11 to a certain temperature or higher by the film heater 16 in this manner, the card information reading device 2 can be made ready for reading. The film heater 16 is a planar heating element, and can be uniformly heated over the entire length by being arranged along the light source 11 formed in a tubular shape.
Further, a heat insulating material 60 is provided on the back side of the film heater 16 to prevent heat of the film heater 16 from escaping to the back side,
The heating efficiency of the light source 11 by the film heater 16 is increased.

Here, when the battery 17 of the internal power source is used as the power source of the apparatus main body 3, the battery 17 has a limited electric capacity as described above. When there is no signal input, the central processing unit 32 controls to switch to the standby mode, which is the minimum necessary power supply state, so that the consumption of the battery 17 is suppressed. Specifically, the internal clock 58 measures the time during which none of the card information reading device 2, the memory card reading / writing device 4, and the input device 5 are operated and there is no external input. A set predetermined time (for example, 10
Minutes), the central processing unit 32 controls
Except for the power supply to the CPU and the memory of the central processing unit 32, the mode is switched to the standby mode in which the power supply from the battery 17 is stopped. When any one of the card information reading device 2, the memory card reading / writing device 4, and the input device 5 is operated, the standby mode ends and the operation mode is switched to the normal operation mode. Printer 7
In the same manner, when there is no input for operating the printer 7 for a predetermined time, the mode is switched to the standby mode. Internal power is turned off.

When the external power supply is taken in from the external power supply terminal 50 and used, there is no need to suppress the consumption of the battery 17 as described above. In this case, the operation mode that can be used immediately is maintained. That is, the central processing unit 32 is provided with a power supply identification circuit programmed so as to identify whether the power supply is an external power supply or an internal power supply, and switches to the standby mode as described above when the use of the internal power supply is detected. When the use of the external power supply is detected, the central processing unit 32 controls so as not to switch to the standby mode. Similarly, the arithmetic and control unit 77 of the printer 7 is controlled so as to switch to the standby mode when using the internal power supply, and not to switch to the standby mode when using the external power supply.

When the battery 17 is used as the internal power source, if the battery 17 runs out during the operation of issuing a traffic ticket, the operation of issuing a traffic ticket is interrupted halfway. Therefore, in the invention according to claim 17, a battery capacity detector 18 formed by a voltmeter or the like is used.
Is provided to detect the electric capacity of the battery 17, and the detection result is input to the central processing unit 32 (the processing unit 77 in the printer 7). When the electric capacity of the battery 17 detected by the battery capacity detector 18 is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the central processing unit 32 warns that the battery 17 is a low battery by warning means.
(The arithmetic processing unit 77 in the printer 7) is controlled. As the warning means, a display device 45 (display screen 78 in the printer 7), an LED, or the like can be used. When the low battery is confirmed by the warning by the warning means, the battery 17 can be replaced or, if the battery 17 is a rechargeable battery such as a storage battery, the battery 17 can be charged. The detection of the electric capacity of the battery 17 serving as the internal power supply and the warning are performed by either the apparatus main body 30 or the printer 7.

When a rechargeable battery such as a storage battery is used as the battery 17, when the battery 17 is over-discharged and greatly reduced to the shutdown voltage, the battery 1
7 cannot be charged. Therefore, claim 18
According to the invention, when the electric capacity of the battery 17 detected by the battery capacity detector 18 decreases to a set predetermined value, the central processing unit 32 (the printer 7) is turned off to stop the power supply from the battery 17. In this case, the control is performed by the arithmetic processing unit 77) to prevent the capacity of the battery 17 from dropping below the shutdown voltage to prevent the battery 17 from being broken. The control for stopping the power supply from the battery 17 is performed by either the apparatus main body 30 or the printer 7.

On the other hand, the external input / output terminal 19
The RS-232C interface is provided on the side surface of the housing 31 (claim 19).
Personal computer 20 by 2C terminal 19a
Data can be exchanged with an external device such as the like. Thus, the personal computer 2
By exchanging data with an external device such as 0, internal software such as a program of the central processing unit 32 or the like can be easily changed.
0).

The printer 7 also has an RS-232C interface, and has an RS-232C
A 2C terminal 19a is provided, and the RS-
232C terminal 19a and RS-232C of printer 7
By connecting a cable between the terminals 19a for
The print information can be transferred from the apparatus main body 30 to the printer 7 through a cable.
1). When the infrared communication means cannot be used, the device main body 30 is thus connected by the RS-232C terminal 19a.
And the printer 7 to perform printing.

The device main body 30 and the printer 7 are provided with a SCSI terminal 19b as an external input / output terminal 19. An external device such as the personal computer 20 can be connected to the SCSI terminal 19b of the device main body 30, and data can be transferred between the device main body 30 and the external device. Thus, the personal computer 2
By exchanging data with an external device such as 0, internal software such as a program of the central processing unit 32 or the like can be easily changed.
7).

The apparatus main body 1 is provided with a keyboard terminal 22 on the side surface of the housing 31 so that the keyboard 21 can be connected to the keyboard terminal 22. By connecting the keyboard 21 in this manner, data input and data change can be performed by operating the keyboard 21. Also,
On the front surface of the casing 66 of the printer 7, an opening / closing door 67 for opening the inside of the printer 7 when exchanging toner or ink or removing a paper jam is provided. If the door 67 is opened at this time, there is a risk of electric shock. Therefore, in the invention of claim 28, when the opening / closing door 67 is opened, the power supply of the printer 7 is turned off to prevent such a danger of electric shock.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, an opening / closing door switch 68 is attached to an opening edge of an opening 79 on the front face of the printer 7, and the opening 79 is attached to the opening / closing door 6.
7, the operation piece 80 of the door switch 68 is pressed by a pressing piece 81 protruding from the back surface of the door 67. In this manner, the door switch 68
When the operation piece 80 is pressed, the opening / closing door switch 68 is in the closed state, and the power of the printer 7 is maintained in the on state. When the door 67 is opened, the pressing piece 81
The pressing of the operation piece 80 of the opening / closing door switch 68 is released, the opening / closing door switch 68 is opened, and the power of the printer 7 can be turned off (claim 29).

A paper outlet 69 for discharging the printed paper 6 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the printer 7, and a door 70 is provided at the paper outlet 69 so as to be openable and closable.
Therefore, when performing printing, it is necessary to keep the door 70 open so that the paper 6 can be discharged from the paper discharge port 69, but printing on the paper 6 with the door 70 closed sometimes occurs. At this time, the printed paper is not discharged from the paper discharge port 69, and may be jammed in the printer 7 to cause a failure. Therefore, in the invention of claim 30, when the door 70 of the paper outlet 69 of the printer 7 is closed, the power of the printer 7 is turned off, so that printing is not performed when the door 70 of the paper outlet 69 is closed. Paper and the paper exit 6
9 to prevent clogging without being discharged.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, a paper outlet switch 71 is attached to the lower edge of the paper outlet 69 on the front of the printer 7. When the paper discharge port 69 is closed by the door 70 pivotally supported by the rotation, the operation piece 83 of the paper discharge port switch 71 protrudes from the back of the door 70 as shown in FIG. The pressing piece 84 is pressed. When the operation piece 83 of the paper outlet switch 71 is pressed in this way, the paper outlet switch 71 is in an open state, and the power of the printer 7 can be turned off. When the door 70 is opened as shown in FIG. 16B, the pressing of the operation piece 83 of the paper discharge switch 71 by the pressing piece 84 is released, the paper discharge switch 71 is closed, and the printer 7 is closed. Can be turned on (claim 31). When the paper outlet 69 is closed by the door 70 and the paper outlet switch 71 is open, printing on the paper 6 may not be started. 16B shows the flow of the sheet 6.

Further, a lock device 85 is provided at the upper edge of the opening of the sheet discharge switch 71, and a hook-shaped lock piece 86 which is rotated by a motor or the like is attached to the lock device 85. A hook-shaped locking piece 87 protrudes from the upper end edge on the rear surface of the door 70, and the door 70 is urged to rotate by a spring or the like in the opening direction. When the paper discharge port 69 is closed by the door 70 as shown in FIG. 16A, the lock piece 86 is hooked and locked by the locking piece 87, and the paper discharge port 69 is
At 0, it can be kept in a closed state. In this state,
Printing information is input from the device main body 30 to the printer 7,
When printing is started, the arithmetic and control unit 77 of the printer 7
The lock device 85 is operated under the control of
Is pivoted upward to release the locking of the lock piece 86 with the locking piece 87, and the door 70 is rotated forward by the urging force of a spring or the like to open the paper discharge port 69 as shown in FIG. It can be opened automatically (claim 32). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the paper from being jammed without being discharged from the paper discharge port 69.

In the above-described embodiment, the device in which the driver's license 1a is used as the card 1 and the necessary items are printed and issued on the traffic ticket 6 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. However, the present invention is also applicable to a case where a membership card or the like is used as the card 1.

[0072]

As described above, the present invention provides a card information reader for optically reading card information described on the surface of a card, a memory card reader / writer for reading / writing information on a memory card, and a card reader / writer. The main body of the device, which includes an input device for inputting data, and a card based on information written on the card read by the card information reading device, information read by the memory card reading / writing device, and information input by the input device. Since a printer that prints the items is provided, the card information can be read optically by a card information reading device and printed by a printer to create a document. A document can be created based on the information described on the card without omitting characters. Moreover, since the above-mentioned respective devices and the printer of the apparatus main body are formed so as to be operated by an internal power supply and an external power supply, respectively, they can be used indoors using an external power supply such as a commercial power supply, and the external power supply cannot be used It can be used outdoors using an internal power supply.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a card sensor for detecting the width of the card sent to the card information reading device and detecting the type of the card size is provided, a plurality of types of cards having different sizes are provided. However, it is also possible to read the information described on the card with a recognition pattern corresponding to the size of the card. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the control is performed such that the item of the card description information read by the card information reading device is selected based on the information input from the input device. Only necessary items can be selected and read, and the reading time by the card information reading device can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the card information reading device irradiates light from a light source to the surface of the card through a reading window, and receives light reflected on the surface of the card by the image pickup device, so that the card information reading device can read the card information. It is formed so as to read the information written on the card on the surface, and a dust detection means is provided to detect dust attached to the reading window, so if the dust is detected, clean the reading window and remove the dust. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a reading error by the card information reading device due to dust, and it is possible to create a document with accurate written contents, and to correct the reading error by the card information reading device. Can be omitted.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a white screen and a black screen are provided on the background of a reading window, and light from a light source is applied to the white screen and the black screen through the reading window, and one of the white screen and the black screen is reflected. The dust detection means is formed to detect the dust in the reading window by receiving the light emitted by the image sensor, so that black or white dust can be easily set against one of the white screen and black screen as the background. It is possible to detect dust and to surely prevent the reading error by the card information reading device due to dust.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the white screen and the black screen are moved so that the light from the light source passing through the reading window is selectively irradiated on one of the white screen and the black screen. Since the light reflected on one side of the screen is selectively received by the image sensor, it is possible to easily detect dust as well as black or white dust with one of the white screen and the black screen as a background, It is possible to reliably prevent a reading error by the card information reading device due to dust.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, light reflected on one of a white screen and a black screen is selectively received by the image sensor by changing the optical path of light reception to the image sensor by the reflection mirror. Therefore, it is possible to easily detect dust or whitish dust with one of the white screen and the black screen as a background, thereby reliably preventing the dust from causing a reading error by the card information reader. You can do it.

The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a mode transition switch for changing from a normal mode in which card information can be read by a card information reader to an inspection mode in which dust is detected by dust detection means. Therefore, by operating the mode shift switch to change to the inspection mode, dust can be detected at any time.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the power supply from the internal power supply to the card information reader is stopped when the reading of the card information by the card information reader is completed, the card which consumes a large amount of electric power is controlled. The power consumption time of the information reading device can be minimized, and the consumption of the internal power supply can be suppressed.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the card information reader is controlled so that the card information can be read by the card information reader a predetermined time after the light source of the card information reader is turned on. Thus, the card information reading device can read the card-written information, and the reading error by the card information reading device can be eliminated.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a light source of the card information reading device,
When the temperature when the light source is turned on is high, the card information reading device is activated because the above-mentioned predetermined time is controlled according to the temperature of the light source detected by the temperature sensor when the light source is turned on. This makes it possible to shorten the waiting time until the operation is enabled, thereby shortening the time required for the operation.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, after the light source of the card information reading device is turned on and the temperature of the light source reaches a predetermined temperature, control is performed so that the card information reading device can read the card written information. Therefore, the card information can be read by the card information reading device after the light source is stabilized, and reading errors by the card information reading device can be eliminated.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, since the temperature controller for adjusting the temperature of the light source of the card information reader to a constant temperature is provided, the card information can be read by the card information reader having a stable light source. In addition, it is possible to eliminate a reading error by the card information reading device. Further, since the film heater for heating the light source of the card information reader is provided, the light source can be stabilized so that no error occurs in reading the card information by the card information reader. In addition, the card information reading device can be brought into a readable state at any time.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the standby mode is controlled when there is no external input for a predetermined period of time. Therefore, when the apparatus is not used for a long time, the mode is switched to the standby mode, which is a necessary minimum power supply state. Thus, the battery consumption can be reduced, and more operations can be performed for a longer period of time.

According to the present invention, the control is performed so that the mode is switched to the standby mode when the internal power supply is used, and not switched to the standby mode when the external power supply is used. It is possible to keep the device ready for use without switching to the mode. The invention according to claim 17 includes a battery capacity detector for detecting the electric capacity of the battery, and a warning means for displaying a warning when the electric capacity of the battery detected by the battery capacity detector becomes a predetermined value or less. The detection can be performed before the document runs out, and the document creation operation can be prevented from being interrupted.

Further, according to the invention of claim 18, since the power supply from the battery is controlled to be stopped when the electric capacity of the battery detected by the battery capacity detector becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value, a shutdown voltage at which the capacity of the battery cannot be charged. It is possible to prevent it from falling below and breaking. According to the nineteenth aspect of the present invention, a terminal for RS-232C is provided as an external input / output terminal.
An external device can be connected to the 2C terminal to exchange data.

The twentieth aspect of the present invention is directed to the RS-232C
Since the personal computer is connected to the terminal, the internal software can be changed by exchanging data with the personal computer. The invention according to claim 21 is based on the fact that the RS-
Since the printer is connected to the 232C terminal, when the infrared communication means cannot be used, the RS-2
The printing can be performed by connecting the main body of the apparatus and the printer via the terminals for 32C.

Further, since the invention of claim 22 is provided with a keyboard terminal for connecting a keyboard, data can be input from the keyboard. According to the twenty-third aspect of the present invention, since the infrared communication means is provided, the print data can be transmitted to the printer by the infrared communication means, and the connection of the printer cable becomes unnecessary.

Further, according to the invention of claim 24, since the ID code data is added to the print information transmitted from the infrared communication means of the apparatus main body, the infrared communication causes interference and the infrared data transmitted from another apparatus main body. Is received, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a printing error by judging from the ID code data. In the invention according to claim 25, a warning means for displaying a warning when code data different from the ID code data set in the printer is received by the infrared communication means of the printer is provided in the printer. It can avoid confusion.

In the twenty-sixth aspect of the present invention, since a SCSI terminal is provided as an external input / output terminal, data can be transferred by connecting an external device to the SCSI terminal. In the invention of claim 27, since a personal computer is connected to the SCSI terminal of the apparatus main body, the internal software can be changed by exchanging data with the personal computer.

According to the twenty-eighth aspect of the present invention, the power of the printer is turned off when the door for opening the inside of the casing of the printer is opened. Electric shock can be prevented. The invention according to claim 29 is provided with an opening / closing door switch which operates when the opening / closing door of the printer is opened to turn off the power. Therefore, even if the opening / closing door is opened and a hand is put inside the printer, the opening / closing door switch is provided. Can prevent electric shock.

According to the thirtieth aspect of the present invention, when the paper exit door of the printer is closed, the power of the printer is turned off, so that printing is not performed when the paper exit door is closed. The paper can be prevented from being jammed without being discharged from the paper discharge port. The invention according to claim 31 is provided with a paper outlet switch that operates when the paper outlet door of the printer is closed to turn off the printer,
By the function of the paper outlet switch, printing can be prevented when the paper outlet door is closed, and paper can be prevented from being jammed without being discharged from the paper outlet.

In the invention according to claim 32, since the door of the paper outlet of the printer is opened in conjunction with the start of printing, the paper outlet is opened when the printed paper is sent to the paper outlet. The paper can be prevented from being jammed without being discharged from the paper discharge port.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the apparatus main body according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic structure of a card information reading device according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B show a driver's license. FIG. 5A is a front view of a large-sized driver's license, and FIG. 5B is a front view of a small-sized driver's license.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show a configuration for detecting the size of a card according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIGS.
Is a partial perspective view.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the apparatus main body according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the printer according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation procedure of the apparatus main body according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a table showing read items of card description information of a driver's license according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing an example of a traffic violation ticket.

FIG. 12 shows a schematic structure of a card information reading device according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
(B) is a sectional view, respectively.

FIG. 13 shows a schematic structure of a card information reading device according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
(B) is a sectional view, respectively.

FIG. 14 is a schematic sectional view of a printer according to an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged sectional view of a part of the printer according to an example of the embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 16 is a partially enlarged view of a printer according to an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and (a) and (b) are cross-sectional views, respectively.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Card 1a Driver's license 2 Card information reader 3 Memory card 4 Memory card reader / writer 5 Input device 6 Paper 7 Printer 8 Card feeder 9 Card sensor 10 Reading window 11 Light source 12 Image sensor 13 White screen 14 Black screen 15 Temperature control Device 16 Film heater 17 Battery 18 Battery capacity detector 19 External input / output terminal 20 Personal computer 21 Keyboard 22 Keyboard terminal 30 Device body 37 Reflector mirror 59 Temperature sensor 65 Mode switch 66 Casing 67 Opening / closing door 68 Opening / closing door switch 69 Paper Outlet 70 Paper exit door 71 Switch for paper exit door

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification symbol FI H04N 1/04 107 G06F 15/22 Z (72) Inventor Yoshitaka Tezuka 1048 Ojimonzuma, Kadoma, Osaka Pref. Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

Claims (32)

[Claims] 1. A card information reading device for optically reading information on a card written on a surface of a card, a memory card reading / writing device for reading / writing information on a memory card, and an input device for inputting necessary information. It has a built-in device body and a printer that prints necessary items on paper based on the card description information read by the card information reading device, the information read by the memory card reading and writing device, and the information input by the input device. A card-reading information reading / printing apparatus characterized in that the apparatus and the printer of the apparatus main body are formed so as to be operated by an internal power supply and an external power supply, respectively. 2. The card information reading and reading device according to claim 1, further comprising a card sensor for detecting a width of the card sent to the card information reading device and detecting a type of the size of the card. Printing device. 3. The card information reading device according to claim 1, wherein the card information reading device controls to select an item of card description information to be selected based on information input from the input device. A card reading / printing device. 4. A card described on a card surface by irradiating a card information reading device with light from a light source to a card surface through a reading window and receiving light reflected on the card surface by an image sensor. 4. The card information reading and reading device according to claim 1, further comprising dust detection means formed to read the written information and detecting dust attached to the reading window.
Printing device. 5. A white screen and a black screen are provided on a background of a reading window, and light from a light source is irradiated on the white screen and the black screen through the reading window, and light reflected on one of the white screen and the black screen is reflected by an image sensor. 5. The card information reading and printing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein dust detection means is formed so as to detect dust in the reading window by receiving light. 6. A white screen and a black screen are moved to selectively irradiate light from a light source through a reading window to one of the white screen and the black screen, and is reflected on one of the white screen and the black screen. 6. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein light is selectively received by an image sensor. 7. The image pickup device according to claim 1, wherein the light path of light reception to the image pickup device is changed by the reflection mirror so that light reflected on one of the white screen and the black screen is selectively received by the image pickup device. An information reading and printing device according to claim 5. 8. A mode shift switch for changing from a normal mode in which card information can be read by a card information reading device to an inspection mode in which dust is detected by dust detection means. An information reading / printing device according to any one of claims 4 to 7. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the reading of the card information by the card information reader is completed, the power supply from the internal power supply to the card information reader is stopped. Card reading / printing device described in Crab. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the card information reading device is controlled so that the card information can be read by a predetermined time after the light source of the card information reading device is turned on. An information reading / printing device described in any of the cards. 11. A temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of a light source of the card information reading device is provided, and the predetermined time is set according to a temperature of the light source detected by the temperature sensor when the light source is turned on. 11. The card information reading and printing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the card information reading and printing apparatus is constituted by: 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the temperature of the light source reaches a predetermined temperature after the light source of the card information reading device is turned on, the card information reading device is controlled to be able to read the information written on the card. An information reading and printing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein: 13. The card information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature controller for adjusting the temperature of the light source of the card information reading apparatus to a constant temperature. 14. The card information reading / printing device according to claim 1, further comprising a film heater for heating a light source of the card information reading device. 15. The card reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is controlled to switch to a standby mode when there is no external input for a predetermined time. . 16. The reading / printing of information described on a card according to claim 15, wherein control is performed so as to switch to the standby mode when the internal power supply is used and not to switch to the standby mode when the external power supply is used. apparatus. 17. A battery system comprising: a battery capacity detector for detecting an electric capacity of a battery; and a warning unit for displaying a warning when the electric capacity of the battery detected by the battery capacity detector becomes a predetermined value or less. Claim 1
Read the card information described in any one of
Printing device. 18. The information described in the card according to claim 17, wherein the power supply from the battery is stopped when the electric capacity of the battery detected by the battery capacity detector falls below a predetermined value. Reading and printing devices. 19. An RS-232C as an external input / output terminal
2. The terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:
8. The information reading / printing device according to any one of claims 8 to 10. 20. The card information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein a personal computer is connected to an RS-232C terminal of the apparatus main body. 21. The card reading / printing apparatus according to claim 19, wherein a printer is connected to an RS-232C terminal of the apparatus main body. 22. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a keyboard terminal for connecting a keyboard is provided on the apparatus main body. 23. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising infrared communication means. 24. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein ID code data is added to the print information transmitted from the infrared communication unit of the apparatus main body. . 25. The printer according to claim 24, further comprising a warning means for displaying a warning when code data different from the ID code data set in the printer is received by the infrared communication means of the printer. Card reading / printing device. 26. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a SCSI terminal as an external input / output terminal. 27. The card information reading and printing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein a personal computer is connected to the SCSI terminal of the apparatus main body. 28. The card information reading and reading device according to claim 1, wherein the power of the printer is turned off when an opening / closing door for opening the inside of the casing of the printer is opened. Printing device. 29. The card information reading and printing apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising an opening / closing door switch that operates when the opening / closing door of the printer is opened to turn off the power. 30. The information reading / printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply of the printer is turned off when a paper outlet of the printer is closed. 31. A paper discharge switch which is activated when the paper discharge door of the printer is closed to turn off the power of the printer.
Information reading and printing device described in the above card. 32. The information reading / reading device according to claim 1, wherein a door of a paper discharge port of the printer is opened in synchronization with the start of printing.
Printing device.