JPS6116392A - Recovery apparatus for non-reservation required paper - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a waste product recovery device, and particularly provides a paper recovery device.

[Problems to be solved]

Specialized newspapers for each sport are published for fans of public gambling sports such as horse racing, bicycle racing, boat racing, and auto racing. Spectators entering each stadium or fans who gather in search of voting tickets at off-site sales offices that sell winning betting tickets such as horse racing tickets, car tickets, boat tickets, etc. can use these specialized newspapers to enjoy the competition. However, after the competition is over, these newspapers will no longer be needed and will be discarded. Even if most of it is thrown away in the trash cans provided at stadiums and sales offices, 5. It is also true that there are a large number of them scattered around the stadium and sales offices.

The reality is that misplaced voting tickets and other trash are scattered among these newspapers, causing great inconvenience and discomfort to residents near stadiums and voting ticket sales offices. This is no good,
Specialized cleaning trucks and cleaners are required to collect and clean this garbage, and the costs involved are also large.

Similar problems caused by scattered papers occur not only at public games, but also at baseball stadiums and other stadiums.

To solve such problems, it is a good idea to collect used specialty papers and voting tickets before throwing them away.

[Purpose of the invention]

The general purpose of the present invention is to encourage users to take their used papers to a predetermined location without abandoning them, and to scatter the used papers accordingly. The objective is to provide a device for collecting waste without any waste.

A particular object of the present invention is to provide a device for preventing scattering and collecting the above-mentioned specialized newspapers for gambling competitions.

[Structure of the invention]

The present invention is a collection device for waste paper that has a unique printing pattern and is discarded after use, and includes an outer casing of the device having an unnecessary paper inlet and a prize outlet on the @ side, and an outer casing. a paper feeding device that feeds the paper inserted into the input slot, an imaging device that captures an image of the surface of the paper fed by the feeding device, and a feature of the unique printing pattern that is stored in advance. , compares the characteristics of the image captured by the imaging device with the characteristics of a unique print pattern stored in advance to identify whether or not the fed paper is reserved paper; When a prize discharge command signal is received from the reserved paper identification circuit, the reserved paper identification circuit outputs a command signal for discharging a prize, and a prize storage box stores a large number of prizes. No reservation required, characterized by having a prize delivery device for transporting one prize to the prize takeout port, and an unnecessary paper storage section for storing unnecessary paper sent by the paper feeding device. This is a paper collection device.

〔Example〕

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

Referring to FIG. 1, the reserved paper collection device shown in FIG. 9 has two paper insertion slots 2. Prize exit 3. and a prize selection button 4.

Referring to FIG. 2, a paper feed device 6 for taking in papers 5 inserted from the insertion port 2 is disposed inside the device outer casing 1, facing the insertion port 2. As shown in FIG. 1, this paper feeding device includes a plurality of rubber rollers 7 arranged vertically and facing each other.
Although a device is used in which the rollers 7 are interlocked and rotated by a motor or the like to feed the paper while sandwiching it between the upper and lower rollers, other known devices may be used.

A -dimensional imaging device 8 is provided near the paper feeding device 6 to capture an image of the paper 5 being fed. Note 2
Although not shown, an illumination device for illuminating the paper imaged by the imaging device 8 is provided.

A container 9 is installed below the rear end of the paper feeder 6 to receive and store papers discharged from the paper feeder 6. This container 9 can be taken out by opening a door (not shown) of the outer casing 1.

Inside the outer case 1 are 2 additional prize storage compartments 10 and 10 prize storage compartments.
A shoe II is provided for transporting the prize from the prize drawer to the prize takeout port 3. The prize storage 10 has a storage cylinder and a carry-out device similar to a product storage in a vending machine, and is a device in which the prizes in the storage cylinder are carried out by one operation of the carry-out device. .

Here, the prizes are prepared to encourage readers to put their used newspapers into the collection device without throwing them away, and one prize is given to the person who put in the newspaper for every paper they put in. There are 4 types of prizes, such as evening gifts, cash, and lottery tickets.

The preferential coupon ring can be determined as appropriate. Furthermore, the device may be provided with only one type of prize, or may be provided with a plurality of types of prizes so that the user can select his/her favorite one. In this example, 6
Prepare various kinds of prizes.

The prize can be selected using a prize selection switch 4.

12 is a control device that controls the operation of each part.

Next, the control circuit will be explained with reference to FIG.

A limit switch 13 is provided behind the insertion slot 2 in FIG. 2 to detect the insertion of paper.

The detection signal from the limit switch 13 activates the drive control circuit 14 of the paper feeding device 6 to rotate the roller 7 in the direction to pull in the inserted paper.

On the other hand, a limit switch 15 is provided at a position facing the imaging device 8 in the paper feeding device 6 to detect the passage of the paper being fed, and a detection signal from this limit switch 15 is input to the imaging device 8. , the imaging device operates.

The imaging device 8 has a printed circuit board 17 on which the -dimensional image sensor 16 is mounted, and on this printed circuit board 17, a control circuit for the -dimensional image sensor 16 and an amplification circuit for its output are also mounted. - In front of the dimensional image sensor 16, an optical system 1 is provided.
8 is provided so that the one-dimensional image A on the facing paper 5 is formed on the imaging device 16. Therefore, as the second paper type 5 is moved by the paper feed device 6, the first paper type 5 is moved.
Information on one-dimensional images arranged at regular small intervals on the surface of the image sensor 6 is sequentially obtained at the output of the image sensor 6.

The output signal of the image sensor 16 is given to a binarization circuit]9,
Here, it is converted into digital signals of II 1n and II□11, and recorded in the memory 21 via the direct memory access (DMA) circuit 20 . In this way, by sequentially recording the one-dimensional image information from the image sensor 16 in the memory 21, the two-dimensional image information of the seven papers 5 is obtained as recorded data in the memory 21.

A data processing device 22 consisting of a microcombi,
The characteristics of the printing pattern peculiar to the reserved paper (for example, a specialized competition newspaper) are stored in advance in the storage section, and the characteristics of the printing pattern stored in advance and the image information recorded in the memory 21 are stored in advance. When the characteristics are compared and the two match, a delivery command signal is sent to the control circuit B of the prize delivery device, and the display lamp of the illuminated selection switch 4 is turned on.

When the unloading device control circuit 23 receives the aforementioned unloading command signal and then receives a selection signal from the 1 selection switch 9, it operates the unloading device to discharge the prize corresponding to the 1 selection signal from the storage tube.

Incidentally, when there is only one type of prize, the 7 selection switch 4 is not used, and the unloading device control circuit 23 may operate the unloading device immediately upon receiving the unloading command signal.

On the other hand, in the data processing device 22, when the characteristics of the print pattern stored in advance and the characteristics of the image information recorded in the memory 21 do not match, the data processing device 22 sends a reversal signal to the paper feeder drive control circuit 4. Send. As a result, the paper feed device 14 rotates the roller 7 in the reverse direction and discharges the inserted paper from the insertion slot 2.

In the apparatus configured as described above, when paper 5 is inserted through the insertion slot 2, the limit switch]3 detects this. This causes the paper feed device 6 to operate and feed the inserted paper at a constant speed. During this time, the image pickup device 8 is activated by the operation of the limit switch 5 to obtain image information of the paper 5, and the data processing device 22 determines from this image information that the paper is a reserved paper. The selected prize is carried out, and the paper with the blade inserted falls from the rear end of the paper feeding device 6 into the storage container 9 and is stored.

Identification by the data processing device 22 can employ a known pattern recognition method.

In other words, if the paper to be collected is the above-mentioned competition newspaper,
The shape characteristic parameters of the newspaper name character pattern (the bold letters printed on the top 46 or the upper right corner of the first page of the newspaper) are extracted by the program of the data processing device, and the newspaper base characters of the newspaper specified in advance are extracted. The newspaper basis of the input newspaper is determined by comparing it with the characteristic parameters of the pattern. The characteristic parameter referred to here is an amount that quantitatively represents the shape information of one figure, such as the thickness, length, and bending angle of a line in a character pattern. Next, an example of a specific procedure for pattern recognition will be described. Figures 4 and 5
The figure is an example of a newspaper related to horse racing (which does not exist).

It is assumed that a graphic pattern similar to this graphic pattern is stored in the memory 2 as two-dimensional binary image information. In FIG. 4, the edge of the newspaper is indicated by 30, the newspaper basic character pattern 31 is drawn with white characters on a black background, and there are no large-area dot figures anywhere other than the newspaper basic character pattern.

There are many examples of newspaper basic character patterns with these characteristics in actual competitive newspapers, and the lengths of the sides of the black rectangles often differ, so these newspaper basic character patterns In most cases, the type of newspaper can be determined by using the smokeness of one side of the black background area as a feature parameter.

The newspaper base character pattern in the example of FIG. 5 is a newspaper base drawn in bold black letters on a white background.

In such an example, it is appropriate to use area, line length, etc. as feature parameters, but it is necessary to use the graphical properties of a single character itself as feature parameters. More specifically, referring to FIG. 5, first, a vertical solid line 33 indicating the frame of the newspaper is searched leftward from the right edge 30' of the newspaper, with the condition that it is a thin vertical straight line.

Next, in the same manner, the horizontal solid line 34 is searched downward from the top 3 degrees of the newspaper, with the condition that it is a straight line with a narrow horizontal line and a certain length or more. Once the positions of the solid lines 33 and 34 of the frame have been determined in this way, we then measure whether the values of several predetermined coordinate points are 1 or 0 using these as the coordinate axes, and these values are determined in advance. The type of newspaper can be determined based on the similarity of the combination pattern of the values of the same coordinate points of the specified newspaper. These methods are called matching methods using fixed point sampling or matrix matching methods.

The method described above is one example of pattern recognition, and there may be many other methods, and in particular, when the target figure changes, the optimal pattern recognition method changes accordingly. If necessary, the fixed point sampling method described above can be applied to the newspaper basic character pattern shown in FIG. 4, thereby making it possible to make a more precise determination.

In the above embodiments, an image pickup device for obtaining image information of two types of paper is shown as one for use with a -dimensional image pickup device (e.g., a wafer charging device), but it is also possible to use a two-dimensional image pickup device. Ru. It goes without saying that you can use an image pickup tube instead of a solid-state image sensor.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, if a newspaper or the like that is no longer needed after being used is inserted into the insertion slot of the device.

Since you can get prizes such as cigarettes, you can encourage people to insert unnecessary papers into the device without carelessly throwing them away, so you can reduce the amount of unnecessary papers scattered around stadiums, etc. It is possible to prevent the inconvenience of paper waste, and it is easy to collect waste and unnecessary paper. I cut it. Since only the reserved papers can be collected at once, there is no need to sort out the waste, as there is no need to mix up two types of miscellaneous waste, such as in a trash can.
This has the advantage of making paper collection and subsequent processing easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram showing the control system, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are partial plan views showing examples of newspapers to be collected. 1... Outer casing, 2... Insertion slot, 3 - Prize exit. 5...Paper, 6...Paper feeding device, 8...Imaging device. 9... Storage container, 10... Prize storage, 21...
memory. 22...Data processing device. 33...Prize delivery control circuit. Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A device for collecting unnecessary paper that has a unique printing pattern and is discarded after use, which includes an outer casing of the device that has an unnecessary paper inlet and a prize outlet on the front, and the above-mentioned inside of the outer casing. A paper feeding device that feeds the paper inserted into the input slot; an imaging device that captures an image of the surface of the paper fed by the feeding device; The characteristics of the image captured by the device are compared with the characteristics of the unique printing pattern stored in advance to identify whether the paper sent in is a reserved paper or not, and if it is a reserved paper, a prize is given. A reserved paper identification circuit that outputs an unloading command signal, a prize storage that stores a large number of prizes,
A prize dispensing device which, upon receiving a prize discharging command signal from the reserved paper type identification circuit, carries out one prize in the prize storage to the prize take-out port, and an unnecessary paper feed device that carries out the prizes sent in by the paper feeding device. 1. A paper collection device that does not require a reservation, and includes an unnecessary paper storage section for storing paper.