JPS6024682A - Processing device of information recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prepare and check an information recording medium by the same device by receiving the information recording medium, carrying it by the surface opposed to a belt, executing an information processing, and dividing it into that which is discharged to the outside, and that which is collected to the inside. CONSTITUTION:A passing ticket A contained in a hopper 27 is fetched by one sheet each by picker 28, and carried by a driving pulley 30 connected to a motor 29 and an inside endless belt 32 set to a drum 31. The passing ticket A is received by a receiving part 42, placed between an outside endless belt 33 and the belt 32, further carried, recorded as to its information by the first and the second heads 34, 35 and a printing head 36 placed in order, and fed. In case when the recording is executed normally, said ticket passes through on a separating pawl 37 and fed out to a receivin base 38, and in case a recording failure has occurred, it is contained in a stacker 39. On the other hand, the passng ticket thrown in from a throwing-in port 40 is carried in the same way as before, its information is read by the head 34, recording and a check by the head 35, and printing by the printing head 36 are executed, and the separating pawl 37 feeds out an abnormal ticket to the receiving base 38.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an information recording medium processing device that can be applied to creating and checking traffic rolls on toll roads.

On toll expressways, at the entrance gate of each interchange, a toll ticket with the interchange number and other information recorded is given to the incoming vehicle, and at the exit gate, the toll ticket is received from the vehicle and the traffic section from the interchange recorded on the toll ticket is passed. Calculate the toll amount on the single pole side corresponding to
The fee for that amount is collected.

Conventionally, the method of collecting tolls on such toll roads is to use a punch card type as a toll, and toll ticket issuing machines are installed at the entrance gate booth (toll ticket issuing office located for each vehicle). At the same time, we have also installed pass ticket verification machines at the exit gate booths (toll collection locations) to collect the following tolls.

That is, at the entrance gate, an attendant in the booth visually confirms the incoming vehicle, operates the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine, and inputs the vehicle type and the number of extra axles of the vehicle into the ticket issuing machine.

This ticket issuing machine uses pre-entered information such as the interchange number (hereinafter referred to as entrance interchange number), lane number (booth number), staff number, etc.
The vehicle model number entered at that time, the date and time, and the latest number in the order of issuance are printed and recorded on the pass ticket, and the above entrance interchange number, the entered vehicle model number, the number of extra axles, etc. are printed on the pass ticket. The data is punched and recorded and sent out, and the issued ticket is handed to the driver of the incoming vehicle @7 by the staff member. Note that the staff number is re-entered each time the staff is replaced. In addition, a treadle is installed at the entrance gate for each lane to detect the axle by stepping on it, and the number of axles detected by this treadle and the data recorded on the ticket by the ticket issuing machine are data. It is sent to a processing device and recorded on recording paper,
The total number of tickets issued by the processing system created by the staff at the time of staff change;
The number of reissues will be checked.

On the other hand, at the exit gate, the staff member in the booth receives the ticket from the driver of the incoming vehicle and inserts the ticket into the ticket slot of the ticket verification machine. This ticket confirmation machine reads data such as the entrance interchange number, vehicle type number, and number of extra axles that are punched and recorded on the ticket and sends the data to the toll calculator. The amount of toll charged is displayed on the display device, and the attendant collects this amount of toll from the driver of the vehicle. In addition, the above-mentioned pass ticket confirmation machine prints and records data such as the number of the interchange concerned (hereinafter referred to as exit interchange number), lane number, staff number, date and time on the pass ticket entered, and The pass ticket is sent out after punching and recording data such as the ticket number and staff number. In addition, a treadle for detecting axles is installed at each lane at the exit gate, and the number of extra axles read from the ticket, the number of axles detected by the treadle, and the fare amount can be confirmed by checking the ticket. The data are totaled and recorded on recording paper in the data processing device for each process. In addition, at the exit gate, cases in which the above normal processing cannot be carried out include cases in which the pass cannot be acknowledged due to loss or damage, or if the toll cannot be collected due to non-payment of cash, or if the vehicle is not charged for the toll. Because there are cases where the vehicle is delivered, or the vehicle is a free-to-pass vehicle such as a patrol car or military vehicle, the processing system for these is created after the staff member is replaced with another staff member. After each data is recorded in this processing system and the ticket confirmation machine, the collected tickets and the recording sheets recorded in the data processing device are subjected to a primary audit at each interchange at regular intervals, and then electronically sent to the collection vehicle. The tickets are transported to a computer center, where audit data is created by reading the perforation record data of each ticket, and a final audit is performed to check this and the recorded contents of each tally record sheet.

However, in the past, the device for recording information on information recording media such as pass tickets and work cards, and the device for checking, each had a dedicated configuration, and both processes
In order to perform A, it is necessary to prepare both ramming machines, which is extremely disadvantageous in terms of space and economy, and also makes operation difficult.

The present invention was made based on the above-mentioned technology, and its purpose is to create an information recording medium such as a pass ticket, etc.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording medium processing device that can efficiently perform checks using the same device.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Figure 1, 1 is a ticket issuing machine installed at each booth at the entrance gate, 2 is a vehicle identification device using a step board or photoelectric detector, and 3 is a traffic signal for each lane at the entrance gate. These facilities provided for each are connected to the entrance gate control mechanism 4. 5 is a ticket confirmation machine installed at each booth at the exit gate, 6 is a vehicle identification device, 7 is a traffic light, 8 is a fare display, 9 is a receipt WJ issuing machine,
These facilities provided for each lane of the exit gate are connected to an exit gate controller 10. And these entrance gate control machine Ii/)4 and exit gate control stock If
'i 10 is connected to a data processing device 11 installed in a tollgate office and connected to a data processing device 11&, and the entrance information (entrance interchange number) recorded on the issued ticket by the ticket issuing machine 1. , vehicle model number, etc.)
The exit information recorded on the ticket by the ticket verification machine 5 and the entrance information read from the ticket are input to the data processing device 11, where they are aggregated and recorded each time the ticket is issued and collected. The information is recorded on recording paper by the machine 12. Note that the data processing device 1
The data compiled in step 1 is also transmitted to a data recording device 13 of a management office that manages several tollgates and is recorded on recording paper. Further, the data compiled and recorded by the data processing device 11 at the tollgate office is transmitted online from the data processing device 11 of each tollgate office to the electronic computer 14 of the management station, where it is processed.

Note that the gate control mechanism 4 and the exit gate control mechanism 10 are configured to operate the ticket issuing machine 1, the ticket validating machine 5, and other installed power supplies, operation control devices, information transmission devices, etc.
In addition to increasing the number of lanes used depending on the congestion situation at the gate, the lane control system is manually operated to cut off the display of traffic lights 3 and 7, etc.
These gate control mechanisms 4 and 10 may be installed inside the booth or at the tollgate office. In addition, in the above example of arrangement of each device, the totaling and recording device 1 is installed at the toll plaza office, but if there is no toll plaza office at the toll plaza, the totaling and recording device 11b is installed at the management office, The gate control mechanism 4-10 may be connected to the totaling and recording device 1 to collectively process data generated at several tollgates.

Figure 2 shows a toll ticket as an information recording medium used in this toll collection system, and this toll ticket A is
On the surface of the rectangular card 150 made of high-quality paper, along the longitudinal direction of the card ('R report recording magnetic stripe section 16,
A blank space 17a for printing entrance information and a blank space 17b for printing exit information are provided, and the blank space 17b for printing exit information is provided with a blank space for printing staff number, serial number, date, time, vehicle model number, interchange number, etc. The card 15 is pre-printed with necessary information such as an arrow indicating the direction of insertion into the card 15 and the name of the entrance interchange, as well as precautions and a toll list etc. printed on the back of the card 15.

Also, Figures 3 and 4 show staff duty cards as information recording media used in this toll collection system, and the duty card B used at the entrance gate is as shown in Figure 3. A magnetic recording stripe section 18 similar to the magnetic stripe section 16 of the above-mentioned pass A is provided along the longitudinal direction of the card on the rectangular card surface, and the staff number, the number of normal passes issued, the number of passing emergency vehicles, It is said that the printing record section 19 is fully equipped with printing fields such as the number of dishonored passes, and the name of the entrance interchange is pre-printed on the card surface.The work card C used at the exit gate is a rectangular A magnetic recording stripe section 20 similar to that described above is provided on the surface of the shaped card, and a printed record I (section 21) is provided with information such as the staff number, the total number of vehicles processed, the number of lost passes, and the number of passing emergency vehicles. In addition, the name of the exit interchange is pre-printed on the face of the card.

On the other hand, the ticket issuance ml installed at the upper dpi entrance gate and the ticket issue installed at the exit gate 'f+i:,! fLj
5 and a data input device 1 connected to the data processing device 11
1a is considered to have almost the same case.

That is, the ticket issuing machine 1, the ticket confirmation machine 5, and the data input device are equipped with the same operation panel and the same interior 41, and are compatible with each other. It is said that

Next, the data input 414J3 or '4'i<17a which is input to the above-mentioned data processing apparatus 1] will be explained.

Figure 5 shows the entire operation panel of the Data Human Power Iso 11a.
This operation panel includes the above-mentioned progress profit issuing machine 1 and the pass ticket confirmation machine 5.
A keyboard with two stones 11 similar to the keyboard of is formed with common operation buttons arranged in the middle, and in the middle part there is a switching plate that removably supports the base of the rotary operation panel switching plate 22. A pivot point (not shown) is provided. That is, this operation panel can be used as an operation panel for the data input device 11h by removing the switching plate 22,
In addition, by attaching the switching plate 22 and tilting it to the t- side, it can be used as the operation panel for the pass ticket issuing machine, and by tilting the switch plate 22 to the other side, it can be used as the operation panel for the pass ticket confirmation machine. By using a control panel like this, the data manual gilh can be used not only as a data input machine, but also as a data input machine.
It can be used both as a ticket issuing machine and as a ticket validating machine. The operation panel is divided into an operation button array section a and a display section.
In addition to the data input button, there are provided a power key insertion part 23, a control switch 24-25 which is operated when the operation panel is switched by the switching plate 22, an operator badge plate insertion part 26, etc. ing.

Figure 6 shows processing unit fi1. The above data input for closing is also −
118, the ticket issuing board 1, and the ticket confirmation machine 5. The ticket A (or work card) stored in the hopper 27, which serves as a supply section in the device, is The sheets are taken out one by one by the picker 28 and conveyed by an inner endless belt 32 that is hooked around a drive pulley 3θ connected to a motor 29 as a drive source and a drum 31. Then, this pass A is received by the receiving section 42, and is further conveyed by being held between the outer endless belt 33, which is in contact with the inner endless belt 32 serving as a conveying section 43, and the inner endless belt 32, which is in contact with the inner endless belt 32 throughout the drum hanging section. Information is recorded and sent by a first head 34, a second head 35, and a print head 36 as processing units, which are sequentially distributed along the conveyance unit 43.

The first head 34 and the second head 35 are dual-gap heads for both reading and intimidation, with the first head 34 being used only for intimidation, and the second head 35 being used only for intimidation.
5 are arranged in the order of writing and reading. The print head 36 is a wire tod print head (with ribbon), and two sets are arranged in parallel. After information is magnetically recorded by the second head 35 and the recorded information is read and rechecked, the print head 36
The pass ticket A printed and recorded by the second head 35
If the recorded information is read and normal recording is being performed, it passes over the separating claw 37 as a sorting means and is sent to the pedestal 38, and if there is a recording defect, it is sent to the print head 3.
At the same time, the separating claw 37 is raised and stored in the stacker 39. On the other hand, 40 is an input slot for the pass A (or work card), and the information recording pass and work card inserted into the slot 40 are received by the receiving section 42 and transferred to the transport section 43.
It is conveyed in the same manner as above by the inner endless belt 32 and outer endless belt 33, and the first head 34 traces the magnetically recorded information, the second head 35 magnetically records the information and checks its reading, and the print head 36 Printing is done. In this case, the separating claw 37 operates in such a manner that if the ticket is a normal ticket, the ticket is sent to the stacker 39, and if it is an abnormal ticket, the ticket is sent to the receiving tray 38. , and works the opposite way for work cards.

Therefore, the data human power Ya11 that added the above mechanism to aII
a. is used by storing a work card which is a processing unit in its hopper 27, and the pass ticket issuing machine 1 is used in the hopper 27.
7 is used to store passes. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 41 denotes a photoelectric detector for detecting card edges for timing the operations of the first head 34, second head 35, print head 36, and separating claw 37.

Next, the collection of tolls collected using the above-mentioned toll ticket A will be explained.

First, at the entrance gate of the interchange, the staff in the booth visually check the exiting and exiting vehicles and operate the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine 1, or the vehicle identification signal from the vehicle identification device 2 is sent to the ticket issuing machine. 1, the pass ticket is issued tS, 1 magnetically encodes and prints the necessary entrance information on the information recording magnetic stripe section 16 and the entrance information printing margin section 17m of the pass A. (The data generated along with the issuance of the pass is sent to the data processing device 11 and recorded in total.) This ticket A is handed over to the driver of the passing vehicle by an attendant. Furthermore, at the exit gate, when the staff in the booth inserts the ticket A received from the passing vehicle into the ticket confirmation machine 5, the b'C storage operation of the ticket confirmation machine is started, and the ticket A is The magnetically recorded entrance interchange number, vehicle model number, etc. are read and the toll amount is calculated by the toll meter 3 or 4 built in the toll ticket verification device 5.

In this case, the military υ number read from the pass A is
It is compared with the vehicle model number entered into the pass ticket confirmation machine 5 by the keyboard operation or vehicle identification loading 6 after visually confirming the vehicle by the staff member, and a check is made for unauthorized use by exchanging passes between the vehicles. The toll amount calculated by the total of q8 machines is displayed on the toll display 8, and the attendant collects the displayed toll amount from the passing vehicle, and the toll is calculated from the receipt issuing stock 9. The receipt IJ is then handed over to the passing vehicle to complete the collection of the toll (data generated along with this toll collection is also sent to the data processing device 11). Information kR The ticket A that has been taken is printed with information such as the exit interchange number and vehicle model number by the ticket confirmation machine 5 in the margin section 17 for printing exit information.
b, and further includes a magnetic stripe section 16 for information recording.
The used information code is magnetically recorded and sent out, and this pass A is stored together as a data card.

On the other hand, what happens when the ticket issuing staff at the entrance gate and the toll collection staff at the exit gate are replaced? The vote is created as follows.

The ticket issuing staff at the entrance gate operates the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine 1 during the father's time, and the ticket issuing machine 1 issues the following information:
The data generated during the employee's work, such as the number of regular passes issued, the number of emergency vehicles passing, and the number of discarded passes, are stored in the magnetic recording strip section of the duty card B for the entrance gate, along with the staff number, date, etc. 18 and print recording unit 19 to perform magnetic encoding and printing to create a processing form. In addition, the toll collector at the exit gate operates the ``keyboard'' of the pass ticket confirmation machine 5 when taking turns.
Accordingly, the deniter issued during the duty of this official, i.e.
Data such as the total number of vehicles processed, the song of lost passes, and the number of emergency vehicles passing through are magnetically encoded and printed along with the staff number, date, etc. in the magnetic recording strip section 20 and print recording section 2 of the exit gate work card C. Create a processing form.

However, the work card B was treated as the processing slip.

C is the input port 40 of the data input machine 11h connected to the data processing device 11 in the toll plaza office or management office.
The magnetically recorded information is read by the first head 34, and compared and checked with the total record of the data processing device 11. If there is an incorrect recording, the second head 35 corrects the information and reads and records it. It is rechecked, and if there is no erroneous recording, it passes directly through the second head 35 and is sent out with a check completion symbol printed by the print head 36. If a recording error occurs in the corrected record of the second head 35, this card is stored in the stacker 39, and accordingly, the work card is sent out from the hopper 27, and the information is stored on this card. recorded and sent out. In addition, if the above-mentioned work card records data for processing different from normal ticket issuance and toll collection, the operator can read the printed record and operate the buttons on the operation panel to retrieve this data. is sent to the data processing device 1, where it is aggregated and recorded.

As explained above, the present invention includes a receiving section that receives an F11 information recording medium from the outside and an information recording medium supplied from a supply section within the device, and is driven by a single drive source received from this receiving section. Belt x wrapped around a drum
A conveying section that conveys the information recording medium by sandwiching it with the mutually opposing surfaces of the belt stretched so as to be in contact with the belt, a processing section that performs information processing on the information recording medium (generally fed), and An information recording medium processing apparatus characterized in that the information recording medium processing apparatus comprises a sorting means for distributing the information recording media processed in the processing section into those to be discharged to the outside and those to be collected in a circular section. be.

Therefore, for example, creation and checking of information recording media such as pass tickets and work cards can be efficiently performed using the same device. Furthermore, since the same equipment can be produced on Tuesday, costs can be reduced. Furthermore, since there is only one core movement mechanism, the probability of failure is reduced, and even if a failure occurs, maintenance such as repair can be easily performed. In addition, this book binding can be used both as an information recording medium production device and as a check mark. Moreover, it can be used selectively and has the advantage of being convenient to replace when it breaks down.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a distribution diagram of a toll collection device on a toll road employing an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of a toll ticket used in the present invention, Figure 3 and Figure 4 are For entrance gate and exit gate attendants used in the present invention! II
A front view showing the business management card, Figure 5 is an external view of the operation panel,
8j"z Figure 6 shows the principle and origin of the internal structure of the data input machine. 1.5.lla...Processing section L" (Toll ticket confirmation. Toll ticket confirmation, data input machine), A , B, C... Information recording medium (pass, work card), 27... Supply section (
hopper), 29... Drive source (motor), 31... Drum, 32.33... Belt, 34°35.3'6.
...Processing unit (reading head, printing head), 32
... sorting means (separation claw), 42 ... receiving section, 43.
...Transportation department.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A receiving section that receives an information recording medium from the outside and an information recording medium supplied from a supply section within the apparatus, a belt that is received from the receiving section and is wound around a drum driven by one drive source, and this belt. a conveyor section that conveys the conveyor belt by holding it between mutually opposing surfaces of the belt stretched so as to be in contact with the conveyor belt;
A processing section that performs information processing on the information recording media transported by this transportation section, and a distribution that divides the information recording media processed by this processing section into those that should be discharged to the outside and those that should be collected inside. A processing device for an information recording medium, comprising means.