JPS5890280A - Processor for card-like object coded - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for sorting and collecting card-like objects, such as magnetized cards or envelopes into which they are inserted, according to codes set thereon;

Japanese Patent Application No. 5 'O-'04.2147 which is the parent application of this application
1V'1 is a card that can be easily coded by hand without the need for any tools, and the code is a card that can be coded easily by hand without the need for any tools. In order to be read even when placed in the body, the code is made of magnetized ink, at least some of which is placed in a removable strip (d5).
A method has been proposed in which the user can selectively remove the strip portion and code the Ricardo by hand. Furthermore, in the patent application,
Cards that can be coded by hand are stored in J″J cylinder inserts.
The code means comprises a number of magnetizable ink rods, and the insert is inserted with its front face towards the front panel of the envelope, or to be accurately read by the code detection device, regardless of whether the envelope is inserted toward the rear panel of the envelope, and regardless of the number of removable parts removed from it, along its longitudinal centerline. an envelope insert so shaped and shaped as to ensure readability by the code detection device by being inserted into the envelope only in a manner parallel to the longitudinal centerline of the envelope; is proposed. In this envelope insert, a removable strip containing a magnetic strip is connected along a weakened line to each end of the relatively large central portion of the insert. The code word retained in the insert is changed by removal of the strip by manual "tearing," and the center portion of the insert cooperates with the coded removable strip portion to form a flat surface of a selected width. The insert defines a magnetic insert and allows advertising matter, work instructions and the like to be printed non-magnetically on the insert without affecting its magnetic encoding.

The present invention is directed to (a) a card or an envelope insert such as a book (; where 1=I is inserted into a transporting body similar to the envelope, with both ends of the cylinder insert being inserted into a conveyor body similar to that of the envelope; Another object of the present invention is to provide a processing device for coded card-like objects that reads a code given to the code means of an envelope insert and sorts and collects the code.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of its preferred embodiments.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a magnetically readable, hand-encoded envelope 111? Container 10 is shown, which is the part of the present invention]! r! The object of the device's processing is essentially a rectangular flat card or piece of paper, the shape and size of which corresponds to the relevant bar into which the insert is inserted for postal or other means of transport. selected to be compatible. The insert 10 has a relatively large central or main portion 12 and removable end or minor portions 14.1 at each end thereof.
6a, 161), 16c and 16d.

Inserts similar to insert 10 may be utilized in a wide variety of situations, each of which involves the user manually encoding and decoding the insert before placing it in the envelope. The magnetized words, instructions or other information, if desired, are read using a magnetic detector while the insert remains in the envelope. For example, the illustrated insert 10 is designed for mail order, which is used to order a particular item in quantities of 1 to 5 units, and the desired number of units and payment - J: recoded to instruct the user how to proceed. Another possibility is that the encoding of the insert may be made to indicate a customer number or type, so that mail containing the insert can be sorted by customer number or type. can be used to indicate the settlement date and can be used to indicate the settlement date so that accounts with past settlement dates can be selected and acted upon rapidly, or can be inserted into the envelope. Insert 6 - It can be used to indicate the type of insert in order to sort the insert into other types of inserts.

1) As shown in FIG. 1, as described in rT,
In the case of mail-order sales, the customer notifies the sales organization of the method of payment and the delivery of the item ordered by the customer. A removable (tearable) portion 14 at the left end of the insert informs the payment method and contains five parallel bars 18.18 of magnetic ink, located at the right end of the insert. Removable portions 16a, 16b.

16C116 (I each one bar 1 of magnetizable ink
8, and the central or main portion 12 of the insert contains one additional bar 18 of magnetizable ink. Bar 18.1
8 is printed using the normal printing method and is printed with KQ and GJ on the insert. The medium heat part 18 has removable parts 168 to 16
It is used to notify the unit 1 to number of desired items to the bar d and j. Removable parts 1/'I and 16a-16
d are separated by 1fA22.24.26.28.30 weakened from each other and to the main part 12 of the insert [
] are connected via these lines, and the insert is curved for easy tearing along these lines to remove the one or more removable portions therefrom.

As shown, the line of weakening is formed by a series of spaced slins formed in the sheet material of the insert, which are readily formed in the sheet material during manufacture of the insert. The perforations may be formed by any other means.

Please follow the instructions given for printing on the illustrated insert.
The sender attaches the left removable section 14 to the center section 12 (leaving it open) when paying by check, and attaches it to the weakened line 22 when paying by postal order. 1) Tear the L part 14 by hand. Similarly, if the customer wishes to obtain items 1 to 1, according to the instructions printed on the insert 10, the right removable subsections 16a to 16d may be attached to the weakened line 24 by J:
It is torn from the center part 12. If 2.3 or 4 units of goods are ordered by customer tj, tearing is carried out along weakened lines 26, 28 or 30, respectively.

If you want 5 units of goods, subdivisions 168~
16d is returned as is without being completely removed.

As an example, suppose a customer orders 4 units of 1 item and wishes to pay by check. In this case, he could leave the end 14 in the central part 12 (+I) and tear the end 15a along the weakened line 30.

This leaves J: 9 wooden sticks 18.18 in the insert, which is called a 9-count insert. In fact, as is clear from FIG.
In tearing a selected one of 6d, the insert is made to selectively contain a bar to any one of 1 to 10. Each count displays different information according to the ]-code below.

10- Count information 1 Payment by postal order 1 unit request 2 3 47! I 5 6 Payment by check 1 2 3 4 10 5 Encoding the insert 10 does not require any special equipment, and before inserting the insert 10 into the envelope, the insert must be coded according to the number of units ordered and the method of payment thereof. This can easily be done manually by the customer by simply tearing along one or more weakened lines.

As previously mentioned, the rod 18.18 is formed of magnetized f1 ink and is inserted into the envelope with its front side facing the front panel of the envelope, or with its front side facing the rear panel of the envelope. (Regardless of whether or not the sort is placed on the insert so that it is magnetized and read by a single magnetizing head and a single sensing head of the device.) is shown in Figure 1.
It is represented by 0. In this example, the rod 18 is symmetrical about the longitudinal centerline of the insert, and the magnetizing head and sensing head of the compartment 14 contain the insert, and the cylinder is moved past this head. These heads are located approximately in the middle of the width of the envelope.

If the magnetizing head and the reading head are placed substantially offset to one side of the longitudinal centerline through which the envelope passes, the abutment 18. Regardless of the arrangement, a portion of the eight rods will have to be made considerably longer than shown in FIG. 1 to pass through the head. On this latter platform there are 8
The center portion of the rod may be removed and the eight rods formed as two separate rods, each located on either side of the longitudinal centerline of the insert. 1 and 3, the central portion 12 of the insert 10 is formed such that its longitudinal dimension is greater than the width of the envelope 34;
Regardless of the number of removable parts removed from this
It is designed to be inserted into the envelope only when its longitudinal center line is parallel to the longitudinal center line of the 4.1 cylinders. Therefore, even if all of the removable ends 14 and 16a-16d are removed from the insert and only the central section 12 remains, this remaining central section 12 will have a length greater than the width of the tube. Therefore, it can only be inserted into the envelope with its longitudinal center line parallel to the longitudinal center line of the 14 cylinders, thereby allowing the central cord rod 18
In FIG. 3, the insert 10 contains a return address visible through the window 36 in the front panel of the J tube. It is inserted into the envelope 34 together with the additional paper 32 . However, the type of envelope utilized and the type of paper that is placed within the envelope along with the insert according to the invention may vary.

A device that reads the code of the inserts placed in the J" tube as shown in FIG. is shown. The electrical circuitry and hardware that accomplishes the sorting and other functions of FIG. 4 may be selected from a wide range of known techniques, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and therefore only a schematic representation and description thereof is provided herein. Do only.

An important feature of the barrel processing unit 1-36 shown in FIG. 4 is that it is divided into a number of modular sections. This provides great flexibility to the device in that a desired set of functionality can be obtained by simply adding or removing modules from the device. The novelty of the embodiment of FIG. 4 lies in the combination of devices used in the manner to be described.

In the apparatus of FIG. 4, a feed section 38 for supplying cylinders is provided as an input module, which continuously feeds envelopes in the longitudinal direction to the editing collection 4613-. The supply section 38 may be, for example, a device similar to that described in US Pat. No. 3,647,203. The editing section 46 contains electrical circuitry that determines the length and thickness of the envelope.

If the envelope exceeds the determined length, it is routed through the appropriate gate to the "too long" pocket 48; if it is less than the determined length, the envelope is routed to the "too short" pocket 50. . Envelopes that are too thick to be processed by the machine are also routed to one of pockets 48 or 50. Appropriately sized envelopes are passed through editing station 46 and automatically routed to opening section 52 where they are transported past an opening device which removes the lower longitudinal ends of the envelopes. This opening device may be of the type described, for example, in US Pat. No. 3,797,35'O. The opening section 52 may be omitted from the device if the envelope in question does not need to be opened, or if all envelopes are to be opened regardless of size, this may be omitted before the editing section 46. may be placed.

14- Assuming that the "open J" device 52 is incorporated in this device,
The tube is automatically conveyed from the opening device to the reading section 54 where the envelope is first transported past a magnetizing head and the code rod 1 of the insert held in the envelope is
8.18 is magnetized and then transported past the read head. The read head detects the code rods 18, 18 represented in each :N cylinder insert, and for each ``18'' rod count is sent to a logic section 60 where said information is temporarily stored electronically. stored in the storage section. From the reading section 54, the envelopes are conveyed in continuous longitudinal direction to a sorting device 62. This sorting (pocket section) is divided into six modules called "pocket sections".
．． 63, said pocket sections being arranged in a serial relationship, each envelope being moved successively through the pocket sections until the envelope is transferred to one of the pocket sections and advanced to its designated destination. As each barrel moves from the pocket section to the pocket 1 section through the sorting device 62, its bar counter 1 through or code address is different but at the same time a series of six recording devices 65. Move from one of 65 to the next at the same time.

Each of these recording devices forms part of a corresponding number of sections. Each pocket section has four pockets or boxes 66 for receiving envelopes.

Two of these pockets are designated to envelopes with the same sho count or code address, and two of the pockets are designated to another single bar count or code address. logic action 6
0 counts the number of envelopes that go into each pocket, including those that go into the "no code" and "unreadable" pockets provided by the final vote section, ie, sections 1 through 6.

In operation of the sorting device 62, envelopes are first fed to the pocket section 1. When an envelope enters pocket section 1 it passes a sensing device 64 (although this may be an optical sensing device) and a signal is generated which activates logic section 60 to detect the envelope's bar counter 1- or The coded address is sent to the recording device 1, and the envelope's bar count or coded address is compared with the bar count 1- or the coded address for Pouts 1 given by the Boke1-Section 1. Therefore, if the cylinder has, for example, one bar count 1~ or a code address, it will be transferred to the pocket section 1 by the pocket section 1 to the section 1's 1 count.
It can be advanced to one of the pockets. In the appropriate circuitry of the logic section 60, the sorting is performed by counting the number of envelopes to be entered into each slot 1 of the device, followed by a bar count 1 for each envelope.
- or in addition to the code address, a logical section indicates to the information sent to the recording device one or the other of the two pockets designated for the bar counter in question according to the number of envelopes introduced so far into said pocket. Add additional specific pronunciations or subaddresses. For example, the logic section may send the first 100 envelopes of a particular bar count to one of the two specified pockets, and the next 100 envelopes of such a bar count to the other of the two specified pockets. The operation of feeding and then repeatedly switching from one pocket 1- to the other pocket every 100 sheets is performed. Therefore, when one pocket is filled, the operator removes the envelopes from the previously filled one pocket, and the operator then assumes that each removed pocket contains all 17- envelopes. I know it's an envelope.

If the code address or bar count of an envelope is neither 1 count nor 2 counts, the code address will not be compared for a match with that of any pocket in pocket section 1.

At this time, the envelope is sent to Boke1 - Section 2, and this code address information is sent to Boke1 - Section 2.
After passing through the detection device 64 associated with J, the signal is transmitted from the recording device @1 to the recording device 2. In pocket section 2, the envelope code address is compared with the pocket code address provided by this section and if the result is a match, the appropriate pocket is advanced. If the comparison results do not match, the same process is repeated for the envelope until it finally reaches the appropriate pocket.
Reach one of the following pocket sections.

18- If the envelope does not contain a coded insert, or if the code is unreadable, e.g. if it contains two coded inserts, then the envelope has all sections The code is sent to section 1 - section 6, where it is introduced into the ``no code'' or ``unreadable code'' pocket.

It will be clear that the modicol configuration of such a process 1ffi36 allows the number of pocket sections to be increased or decreased as appropriate to provide a sorting device appropriate to the number of bar counts or code addresses that can be set on the code bar of the insert. .

As used herein, the term "envelope insert" refers to any form of card-like object that is mailed or otherwise transported in an envelope or without an envelope. The invention is not limited to the detailed construction shown and previously described;
It is clear that various other modifications of Haku are possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows the present invention] 11'! Top view of one hand-encodable envelope insert processed by farting, second
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2--2 of Figure 1 showing the thickness of the inked cord bar exaggerated; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the envelope and its contents partially cut away to show the insert; 4 is a plan view of envelopes stuffed with inserts similar to those shown in FIG. be. 10... Insert, 12... Central part or main part, 14
．． 16a-16d...Subpart or end, 18...Code piece, 22.24.26.28.30...Weakened line, 54...Reader, 60...Logic device ,6
2... Sorting device, 63... Pocket section,
65...Recording device patent applicant Docutronics Incorporated Representative Patent attorney Akira
Tsuyoshi Ishi 2-+ ICl 162 F (3

Claims (1)

[Claims] a card-like object processing device operable to collect magnetically encoded card-like objects, each having a plurality of configurable code addresses and a selected code address; , a reading device that reads code addresses encoded on card-like objects that are sequentially sent, and a logic device that temporarily stores the code addresses on each card-like object as they are read by the reader, etc. The card-like object is connected to the reading device in a vertical manner, and after each card-like object passes through the reading device, it is sequentially received from the reading device. A plurality of pocket sections are created, and these pocket sections move sequentially toward one of these pocket sections until the card-like object reaches their final destination. each pocket 1 section has a recording device associated therewith, and one card-like object is arranged in the pocket 1 of one of the pocket sections.
- a device for transmitting a code address associated with said y-do-like object from said logical device to a recording device associated with said one pocket section when moving toward said one pocket section; When the card-like object associated with it moves from said one pocket section to the next pocket section, the code address in the recording device is transmitted to the recording device of the next pocket section. l! L/setting device, and said blur 1
~l? Each pocket section has a plurality of pockets, each pocket section having a particular code address consisting of a code address in its associated recording device and a code address for that pocket. If the code address of the card-like object matches the code address of the pocket, then the card-like object is introduced into that one pocket, and if the code address of the card-like object matches the code address of the pocket. A card-like object processing device comprising: a device for processing a card-like object when the card-like object does not match any of the code addresses;