JPS61292263A - Medium issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a medium for being printed in improper attitude and being disused by applying read after-write to a magnetic stripe prior to the printing to check the attitude of the medium. CONSTITUTION:The medium delivered off from a stacker 12 is not immediately printed at a print section but fed to a magnetic reader/writer 22, where the read after-write is applied, and when read data is obtained, the magnetic stripe of the medium is opposed correctly to the magnetic reader/writer and it is judged that the attitude of the medium is proper (no turnover or upside down). The medium is fed to the print section, a print head 18 prints information on the medium and the medium is fed to the magnetic reader/writer 22, where transaction data (magnetic data) is recorded magnetically, the medium is fed to a medium issuing outlet 24 and given to the customer. When no read data is obtained at the read after-write operation, the medium is accommodated in a medium fetch section 20 and a medium is issued again from a stacker 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically issuing media such as bankbooks.

[Conventional technology]

Multiple unused passbooks are stored, and when the specified data is input, one of the passbooks is taken out, necessary information such as the account number and name is printed on it, and transaction details are written on the magnetic stripe of the passbook. A passbook issuing machine that records magnetically and then releases the passbook is used as a passbook-only issuing machine placed in a bank and used by an operator, or as a new passbook issuing unit of an automatic deposit/payment machine operated by a customer. Figure 1 shows the outline. In this figure, 12 is a stacker for the medium (passbook in this example) 10, 14 is a feed roller, 16 is a platen, I8 is a print head, 20 is a medium intake unit, and 22 is a magnetic reader/
The writer 24 is a media issuing (ejection) port.

In this media issuing machine, when predetermined data is input, the feed roller operates to feed out one volume of 1° of media from the stacker 12.
This is sent to the printing section, where necessary information is printed by the print head 18, and then sent to the magnetic reader/writer 22, where the transaction data is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the medium.
The data immediately recorded in the league is read and compared with the written data. If the comparison result is correct (if they match), the medium is sent to the issuing port 24, but if it is not correct (incorrect; mismatch), the medium is stored in the take-in section 20, and the next medium is sent out from the stacker 12. FIG. 3 shows the above flow.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

If the comparison results do not match in the above-mentioned glue-door-after-write, it may be due to a malfunction of the magnetic reader/writer, but in general, the storage state of the medium 10 in the stacker 12 is often incorrect. That is, in bankbooks, etc., the magnetic stripe is often provided on one side, such as the back, but when a bankbook with a single-sided magnetic stripe is turned upside down and stored in the staff member 12, the bankbook is fed out, and the printing and magnetic recording are carried out. In this case, printing is performed upside down, and magnetic recording is not performed because the magnetic stripe does not come into contact with the magnetic reader/writer.

If the data comparison results in read-after-write do not match, the medium is stored in the loading unit 20, and a new medium is fed out from the stacker and printed, magnetically recorded, etc. When it is determined that the medium has already been printed, it cannot be reused and must be discarded.

The present invention seeks to improve upon these points and to allow the media set to be reused if it is inappropriate.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a medium issuing device that includes a stacker that stores a medium, a printing unit that prints on the medium fed out from the stuff force, a magnetic reader/writer that writes and reads from a magnetic stripe of the medium, and a control unit. , a means for sending the medium fed out from the stiff force to a magnetic reader/writer to write data on the magnetic stripe of the medium and for reading it; a means for sending the medium to a printing section when there is read data, and printing the medium; The control section is further provided with means for sending the medium to a magnetic reader/writer to record magnetic data thereon, and means for sending the medium to a reading section and storing it when there is no read data.

[Function and Examples]

In the present invention, the medium fed out from the stacker 12 is not immediately sent to the printing section for printing, but instead is sent to a magnetic reader/writer for read-after writing. If the read data is obtained by this read-after-write,
Since the magnetic stripe of the medium is correctly facing the magnetic reader/writer, it can be determined that the medium posture is appropriate (not upside down, upside down, etc.). There, the medium is sent to the printing section, where it is printed on the medium by the print head 18, and then sent to a magnetic reader/writer to magnetically record transaction data (magnetic data), and then sent to the medium issuing port 24 and delivered to the customer.

If no read data is obtained during read-after-write, it can be determined that the magnetic stripe is not facing the magnetic reader/writer correctly, and therefore the media posture is inappropriate, and in this case, printing will not be possible at the planned position. Of course, it is impossible to issue a medium without printing on it, so it is not sent to the issuing port 24, but is instead accommodated in the medium take-in section 20, and the medium is reissued from the stacker 12. The reissued media undergoes the same process, is verified to have been properly cented, is printed and magnetically recorded, and is released (issued). The flow of the above processing is shown in FIG. The medium stored in the take-in section 20 can be taken out by an operator, stored in the stacker 12, and reused.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, read-after-write is performed on the magnetic stripe prior to printing, so the posture of the medium can be checked in this process, and if the posture is inappropriate, printing is not performed and the medium is stored, which is different from the conventional method. This is extremely effective because it prevents printing in an inappropriate posture and rendering the medium unusable.

It is also possible to reverse the printing and magnetic recording (of transaction data), first recording magnetically and then printing, but with this method, magnetic recording was performed normally, but printing was inappropriate and the medium in question If the issue is not issued, there is a risk that the non-issued or stored medium may be used illegally (the required data is magnetically recorded, so the medium can be used). In this regard, in the method of printing first and then magnetically recording, if the printing is inappropriate, the publication is stopped at that stage, and since magnetic recording is not performed, there is no risk of unauthorized use of the medium. However, this method has a problem in that the orientation of the medium cannot be checked.However, the present invention has the advantage that the orientation of the medium can also be checked, and there is no loss of media due to improper printing or unauthorized use of the media.

As mentioned above, the data to be read-after-written can be anything, and transaction data can also be considered.
In this case, since there is a risk of unauthorized use of the medium as described above, it is necessary to take steps such as disabling magnetic recording. Therefore, the data to be read-after-written may be random or meaningless data (this data will disappear in the transaction data record after printing).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating its operation, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a conventional apparatus. In the drawing, 10 is a medium, 12 is a stacker, 16, 18 is a printing section, 22 is a magnetic reader/writer, and 20 is a medium take-in section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A media issuing device that includes a stacker that stores media, a printing unit that prints on the media fed out from the stacker, a magnetic reader/writer that writes and reads from the magnetic stripe of the media, and a control unit. means for sending the medium fed out from the stacker to a magnetic reader/writer to write data on the magnetic stripe of the medium and for reading it; and a means for sending the medium to the printing section when the written data and the read data match. A medium issuing device characterized in that the control section is provided with means for printing the medium and sending the medium to a receiving section and storing it when the two data do not match.