JPH11205527A - Method and device for cutting slip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slip cutter with which the return part of a slip can be cut even when the slip is not registered in advance. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an image scanner 3 for reading the image of a slip 1 inserted by a client and a control part 7 for transmitting the slip image read by the image scanner 3 through a network to a remote terminal, cutting the inserted slip through a cutting mechanism based on a slip cutting instruction received from the remote terminal through the network and discharging the return part to the client.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form cutting method for cutting off a part of a form for handling tax, utility charges, etc. in an automated machine such as an unattended window terminal of a financial institution as a receipt and returning it to an operator. The present invention relates to a form cutting device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a form cutting device in a conventional automation device. In the figure, 3
1 is a cutting mechanism for cutting the form, 32 is an image scanner unit for reading the form, 33 is a form position detecting means for detecting the position of the form, 34 is a transport mechanism for conveying the form, 35 is the form, and 36 is the insertion of the form 35. Reference numeral 37 denotes a form type identification unit for identifying the type of the form; 38, a control unit for controlling the entire automation device; 39, a storage unit for storing various information related to the automation device; Position information is also stored. Further, the control unit 38 is connected to a host system that controls a plurality of automation devices via a network.

Next, the operation of the conventional form cutting apparatus will be described. First, the form 35 inserted by the customer from the form insertion slot 36 is drawn into the image scanner section 32, read by the image scanner of the image scanner section 32, and the form type identification section 37 recognizes the form type. Here, in the storage unit 39, various forms of information are registered in advance as forms that can be read by the automated equipment, and the cutting position information of the forms is also stored from the form end for each form as shown in FIG. The distance is held in the information table.

When a form cutting instruction is issued from a host system in the transaction processing, the automated equipment detects a form end by a form position detecting unit 33, and then, in accordance with cutting position information corresponding to a form 35 currently being processed. , The form 35 is conveyed in the discharge direction, and after the form 35 is conveyed to a specified distance,
And insert the customer return section (for example, receipt section) into the insertion port 3
6 to the outside of the device. Then, the remaining form part is taken into the apparatus and the processing ends.

[0005]

However, the conventional form cutting device defines in advance the forms that can be handled,
It is necessary to register the cutting position information of the form in the table, and the tax and utility bills currently appearing in the world are inconsistent in size and in-form composition for each local government / company. There has been a problem that cutting processing other than registration forms cannot be performed by an automated device. There is also a problem that it is necessary to preliminarily print identification information such as a form ID number and an ID mark so that the form type can be determined after the form is read by the image scanner.

[0006]

A form cutting method according to the present invention reads an image of a form inserted by a customer, transmits the read form image to a remote terminal via a network, and displays the image on the remote terminal. A form image is displayed on the section, and the inserted form is cut off based on a form cut instruction received from the remote terminal via the network, and the return section to the customer is discharged.

A form cutting device according to the present invention transmits an image of a form inserted by a customer to a remote terminal via a network, and transmits the form image read by the image scanner to the remote terminal via the network. Control means for causing the inserted form to be cut by the cutting mechanism based on the received form cut instruction and discharging the return unit to the customer.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a form cutting device in an automation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a form, 2
Is a transport mechanism for transporting the form 1, 3 is an image scanner for reading the appearance and cutting position of the entire form 1 as an image, 4
Is a form position detecting unit for detecting a form end serving as a form cut reference position, 5 is a cutting mechanism for cutting a form conveyed to a specified position, 6 is a form entrance into which a form 1 is inserted by a customer, 7
Denotes a control unit for controlling each mechanism unit, 8 denotes a printing mechanism for printing on the form 1 such as a cashier, and 9 denotes a multimedia communication device for communicating with a remote terminal via a network such as an ISDN network.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a multimedia communication device for communicating form image data and cutting position information with the automation equipment on the remote terminal side, 11 a display unit for displaying a form appearance image, and 12 a mouse for indicating a cutting position. , 13 is a keyboard for performing various operations, and 14 is a control unit for controlling these.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display on a remote terminal, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a form transport state. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 22 denotes the appearance of the form displayed on the display unit 11,
23, a mouse pointer for designating a cutting position of the form;
Is a form end mark indicating the end of the form in the discharge direction, 25 is a cutting position cursor for setting a cutting position of the form, 26 is a cutting position to be cut on the form, and 27 is a cutting button for instructing cutting of the form.

As shown in FIG. 3, the appearance of the form displayed on the display section 11 allows the operator of the remote terminal to visually identify the customer return section as a receipt, for example, and also recognize the form cutting position therefor. Becomes At this time, the end of the form in the discharge direction is displayed along with the form end mark 24. The cutting position cursor 25 can be freely moved by dragging the mouse pointer 23 from the end of the form in the form insertion direction, so that the operator can arbitrarily specify the form cutting position. In addition to the cutting position, designation of a pressed location such as a cashier can be performed by the mouse pointer 23.

Further, the cutting button 27 is clicked with the mouse when issuing a cutting instruction after designating a cutting position with the mouse. The appearance of the form displayed on the display unit 11 is displayed at an optimal magnification so that the entire display unit can be accommodated, and the cutting position can be easily recognized even in forms of various sizes.

FIG. 4A shows a state in which the customer inserts the form and transports it to the image scanner reading position.
(B) shows the state where the entire form is conveyed in the discharge direction and the end of the form is detected in order to detect the form end, and (c) is the conveyance distance from the remote terminal after the form end is detected. Based on the information, the form is conveyed in the discharge direction and set at the cutting position. (D) shows the state where the form is cut, the customer return section (receipt section, etc.) is discharged, and other parts are taken into the internal take-in box. Is shown.

First, in various business transactions, the customer inserts the form 1 into the form entrance 6 (S100).
Is transported by the transport mechanism 2 to the image scanner section (S101, FIG. 4A), the form 1 is read by the image scanner 3 (S102), and the read image data of the entire appearance of the form 1 is transmitted to the remote controller via the network. It is transmitted to the terminal (S103).

Then, the form image from the automation device is received by the remote terminal (S104), and the received form image is displayed on the display unit 11 in an optimal size.
An appropriate display magnification of the display is calculated (S105), and S1
The form image is displayed on the display unit 11 at the display magnification calculated in 05.
(S106), and, for example, the form appearance as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

Here, the remote terminal operator recognizes the customer return portion of the receipt from the form appearance displayed on the display unit 11, specifies a cutting position with a mouse, and performs a cutting instruction operation (S107). At this time, an instruction to press the cashier is also made on the screen (S108). Then, the remote terminal calculates the distance from the end of the form to the cutting position based on the display magnification of the form image data and the cutting instruction position (S109), and transmits the information and the information of the position where the cashier stamp is pressed to the automation device. (S110).

Then, the automation equipment receives information on the cutting distance and the printing position of the cashier from the remote terminal (S11).
1) Based on the information on the print position of the cashier, the cashier is pressed down on the document (S112), and the document 1 held at the position of the image scanner 3 by the transport mechanism 2 is started to be conveyed in the discharge direction. (S113). At this time, the form position detection unit 4
Always detects and checks the end of the form 1 being transported.
The form 1 is conveyed by the conveying mechanism 2 until the end of the form is detected (S114). When the end of the form is detected in S114 ((b) in FIG. 4), the form 1 is transferred from the remote terminal by the conveying mechanism 2 from this position. The sheet is transported by the transport amount calculated based on the received information on the cutting distance, and transported so that the cutting mechanism 5 and the cutting position of the form 1 match (S115).

When the form 1 is conveyed to the cutting position of the form 1, the conveyance is stopped (S116), and the form 1 is cut by the cutting mechanism 5 (S117, (c) of FIG. 4). The customer return part separated into the customer return part and the internal take-in part is carried out from the form entrance 6 (S118, (d) in FIG. 4).

In this embodiment, an image of a form is read on the automation device side, the image is displayed on a remote terminal side via a network, and a cutting position of the form is displayed on the remote terminal side based on the image display of the form. In order to cut the form and press the balance stamp on the form by specifying the position where the balance stamp is pressed, the ID number for identifying the form type for each form handled by the automated equipment, pre-printing of ID mark, form Preliminary holding of cutting distance information from the end of each form and form identification processing by automated equipment are not required. If the form can be read by an image scanner, the customer return section ((example) receipt section) can be cut freely. Can be performed by an operator operation of the remote terminal.

In addition, there is a wide variety of forms, and any form (image scanner readable) in tax and utility bills can be handled by automated equipment.
Return processing of receipts etc. becomes possible, and financial institutions do not need to prepare software at the introduction of the system and add software changes due to changes in handling forms after the introduction, so shift to automated equipment for tax and utility handling operations It is possible to proceed further.

In this embodiment, one automated device and one remote terminal have been described. However, a single remote terminal may perform a form cutting process for a plurality of automated devices. In this case, by sequentially processing the form image data sequentially sent from the automation devices, it becomes possible to simultaneously process a plurality of automation devices. Also, the display unit 11 of one remote terminal
In addition, a plurality of form images read by a plurality of automation apparatuses can be simultaneously displayed, and the display cut-off processing of a plurality of automation apparatuses can be performed almost simultaneously by the display unit 11 of one remote terminal. Further, in this embodiment, the cashier stamp is pressed on the form, but if the cashier or the like is not required, processing such as printing on the form may be omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, the disconnection instruction is all issued from the remote terminal. However, for a pre-registered form, the automation device or the remote terminal performs the operation based on the registered form information. A form cutting instruction may be automatically issued. Further, in this embodiment, the form 1 is transported by the transport mechanism 2 and the cutting position of the form is adjusted to the cutting mechanism 5, but the cutting mechanism 5 is configured to be movable, and The form may be cut to move to the cutting position.

Further, in this embodiment, when a customer inserts a form, the customer inserts the form so that the customer return section of the form is in front, but the customer return section of the form is inserted on the opposite side. In such a case, the customer may be informed of this fact, the form may be returned, and the form may be inserted again.Or, the direction of the inserted form may be reversed using a reversing mechanism or the like, and the form The return unit may be on the form entrance side.
Similarly, when the form is inserted upside down, the customer may be informed of that fact, the form may be returned, and the form may be inserted again, or using a reversing mechanism or the like, The inserted form may be reversed in direction and front so that the customer return section of the form is on the form entrance side.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the image of the form inserted by the customer is read by the image scanner, and the form image read by the image scanner is transmitted to the remote terminal via the network by the control means. Then, based on the form disconnection instruction received from the remote terminal via the network, the inserted form is cut by the cutting mechanism and the return section to the customer is discharged, so each form handled by the automated equipment is Preliminary printing of ID numbers and ID marks for identifying types, pre-holding of cutting distance information from the form edge for each form, and form identification processing by automated equipment are unnecessary, and any form that can be read by an image scanner can be used. In addition, there is an effect that disconnection of the customer return unit can be performed by operator operation of the remote terminal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a form cutting device in an automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of a remote terminal.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a form conveyance state.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a form cutting device in a conventional automation device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an information table registered in a conventional storage unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 form 2 transport mechanism 3 image scanner 4 form position detecting unit 5 cutting mechanism 6 form entrance 7 control unit 8 printing mechanism 9 multimedia communication device 10 multimedia communication device 11 display unit 12 mouse 13 keyboard 14 control unit 22 appearance of form 23 Mouse pointer 24 Form end mark 25 Cutting position cursor 26 Cutting position 27 Cutting button

Claims (6)

[Claims] An image of a form inserted by a customer is read, the read form image is transmitted to a remote terminal via a network, and the form image is displayed on a display unit of the remote terminal. Based on the form disconnection instruction received via
A form cutting method, comprising cutting the inserted form and discharging a return unit to the customer. 2. An appropriate magnification for reading an image of a form inserted by a customer, transmitting the read form image to a remote terminal via a network, and displaying the entire appearance of the form image on a display unit of the remote terminal. And cutting the inserted form based on a form disconnection instruction received from the remote terminal via a network, and discharging a return unit to the customer. 3. An appropriate magnification for reading an image of a form inserted by a customer, transmitting the read form image to a remote terminal via a network, and displaying the entire appearance of the form image on a display unit of the remote terminal. Based on a form cutting instruction by specifying a form cutting position on the display unit by the remote terminal received from the remote terminal via a network, the cutting position of the inserted form is calculated and calculated. A form cutting method, comprising cutting a form at a cutting position and discharging a return unit to the customer. 4. A form cutting instruction is received from the remote terminal via a network, an instruction to press a cashier stamp on a form is received, and the form is cut off after pressing the cashier stamp on the form. The form cutting method according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 5. An image scanner for reading an image of a form inserted by a customer, transmitting the form image read by the image scanner to a remote terminal via a network, and cutting the form received from the remote terminal via the network. Control means for causing the inserted form to be cut by a cutting mechanism based on an instruction and discharging a return unit to the customer. 6. A printing mechanism for pressing an accounting stamp on the form, wherein the control means receives a form disconnection instruction from the remote terminal via a network and receives an instruction to press the accounting mark on the form. 6. The form cutting device according to claim 5, wherein the form is cut by a cutting mechanism after the receipt / receipt mark is pressed by the printing mechanism.