JPS59129190A - Payment stamp - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a payment stamp enabled in certain detection without restraining the color or design of a payment printed surface, obtained by applying a bar mark for genuiness judgement or a detection purpose to a part other than the payment printed surface. CONSTITUTION:For example, a bar mark 6 comprising a plurality of bars for genuiness judgement, kind classification or a detection purpose is printed to the part which is positioned below the payment printed surface 4 of a stamp 2 and present in the blank part 5 surrounding said payment printed surface 4 in the direction at right angles to the scanning direction 3 to obtain objective payment stamp.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to postage stamps such as postage stamps that are affixed to postal items, for example.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, for example, in a mail processing device, automatic detection of a stamp affixed to a mail piece is carried out by optically detecting a stamp 2 affixed to a mail piece 1 in the direction of an arrow 3, as shown in FIG. The stamp 2 was detected and determined by scanning the stamp 2 and determining the color or shape of the stamp face 4 of the stamp 2. However, in recent years, there has been an increase in the number of color printed materials, and there has been an increase in the number of color prints on mail such as advertisements.As a result, the traditional method of detecting stamps using only the color and shape of the stamp face can result in false detections, making it difficult to accurately detect stamps. became.

Additionally, due to restrictions on detectable colors, there were also restrictions on the color and design of the stamp face, which caused problems in terms of stamp production.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide a fee stamp that enables reliable detection without restricting the color, design, etc. of the surface of the fee stamp. .

[Outline of the invention]

It is noted that the fee stamp of the present invention is provided with a par mark for the purpose of correctness determination or detection outside the fee stamp surface.
It is a sign.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. - Figure 2 shows a stamp according to the invention, for example a postage stamp; Note that the same parts as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals. That is, 1 is a postal item, 2 is a stamp, 3 is an optical set meal direction, and 4 is a stamp face. Therefore, below the charge stamp surface 4 in the margin area 5 existing around the charge stamp surface 4, a bar mark 6 consisting of a plurality of bars for the purpose of authenticity determination, sorting, and detection is placed in the horizontal direction (scanning direction). 3 and face angle direction)
is printed on. If a regular par or a coded par passes through this mark 6, it is possible to determine the number of pars in the case of a regular par or a coded par. By identifying the code, it is possible to classify the type or determine authenticity.

Then, the bar mark 6 is detected and determined by scanning the stamp 2 in the three directions shown by the arrow [ft] and converting the charge.

In this way, by providing the bar mark 6 in the margin 5 outside the stamp face 4, the stamp face 40 colors or designs can be freely chosen, and moreover, reliable stamp detection is possible.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the above-mentioned stamp 2 detection device. That is, the postal item 1 to which the stamp 2 has been affixed is conveyed in the direction of the illustrated arrow by a conveyance path (not shown). The stamped surface of the mail item 1 to be transported is illuminated with a light source 1),
The reflected light is passed through the optical system 12 to a light receiving element 13KF+ and converted into a street signal. The power signal of the light receiving element 13 is amplified to an appropriate value by an amplifier 14 and supplied to one input terminal of a comparator 15. The other input terminal of the comparator 15 is supplied with a slice level signal from a slice level circuit 16. Therefore, the comparator 15 divides the output signal of the amplifier 14 into 92 signals by comparing it with the slice level signal, and outputs a "6-mark signal" corresponding to the bar mark 6. This output bar mark signal is registered in the register. The input formula is input to circuit 17. This register circuit Noah is
The signal from the comparator 15 is shifted by the clock pulse output from the oscillator 18. For example, if the mark 6 is a regular par, the output of the register circuit 17 is a plurality of bit output g l according to the pitch of the par.
Output 7 a, 17 b + l 7 c. Then, when those outputs are ANDed in the AND circuit J9, the par of bar mark 6, y, and O
- It is determined that the pitches match, and the output of the AND circuit 19 is output as a stamp detection signal.

In the above explanation, we have explained the case of detecting whether the stamp is uncured or not. However, as mentioned above, by determining the number of pars in the detected bar mark 6, it is possible to detect the pars coded as Ushida. By identifying the code, it is possible to classify stamps and determine their authenticity.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bar mark 6 is provided only in the horizontal direction, but it may also be provided in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 4, for example. They may be applied around the stamp face 4, respectively. In this way, whether the stamps are pasted vertically or horizontally, one bundle of stamps will be issued n1.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the bar mark 6 is formed of a substance that is invisible under visible light (for example, a fluorescent substance, a phosphor, etc.), so that the bar mark 6 is invisible under visible light and the user You can avoid feeling uncomfortable.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a personal stamp AI that enables reliable detection without making any restrictions on the color, design, etc. of the face of the stamp.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a diagram to explain the conventional stamp detection method at θ; Figures 2 and 2 are diagrams showing four examples of the present invention; Figure 3 is a diagram of the stamp detection equipment in the same embodiment. Figures 4 and 51 are block diagrams showing other embodiments of the present invention. l...Postal item, 2...Postage stamp, 4...Postage stamp face, 5...Margin area, 6...Bar mark. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] (1) A fee stamp characterized by having a bar mark added outside the surface of the fee stamp for the purpose of authenticity determination or detection. (2) The fee stamp according to claim 1, wherein the bar mark consists of a vertical bar mark and a horizontal bar mark, and these bar marks represent the same meaning. (3) The stamp paper according to claim 1, wherein the bar mark is not visible under visible conditions. (4) The bar mark is formed by coating with a luminescent substance. A fee stamp according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: