JPS6284387A - Optical information reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten the standby time for processed results by overlap-processing reading information on a slip and additional data printing. CONSTITUTION:Overlapping with reading a character pattern, a read and scan control part 4 generates additional data corresponding to the slip based on data in a memory 9 and the initial value of additional data transferred from a host device 1, and outputs said additional data together with an action command signal to a printing part 7, which prints the additional data given from the control part 4 on a slip conveyed at a printing position. In this case, the control part 4 transfers read data and additional data to the host device 1, and makes said device 1 to process the read data. If the processed result is not available, the control part 4 causes an cancel part 8 to cancel the printing of the additional data on the slip.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention provides additional data (for example, numbering data) on slips (forms) used for operations such as deposits and withdrawals at banks, etc.
The present invention relates to an optical information reading device having a function of printing information.

[Background of the invention]

Generally, some optical information reading devices have a function of printing numbers or characters in a fixed format on a document after reading processing. In an optical information reading device that has this function, a reading command is first given from the host device to the reading control section of the optical information reading device, the document is conveyed to a predetermined position, and the characters on the document are optically scanned. A pattern is output, the character pattern is recognized, and the read data that is the recognition result is output to the host device. Generally, the host device processes the read data, creates numbering data corresponding to the read data, and outputs the print data to the print section of the optical information reading device.

However, in the above method, after the reading is completed, the form is conveyed to the printing position, and after the conveyance is stopped, the host device must wait for a certain period of time until the processing of the reading result is finished and the printing command is output. There was a drawback that processing capacity decreased.

As a method for solving this problem, 1, for example, JP-A-59
As disclosed in Publication No. 178581, prior to issuing a reading command, the host device transfers initial data necessary for numbering to the optical information reading device, and the optical information reading device stores the transferred initial data in the memory. A method in which numbering data is stored internally, created within the optical information reader based on the initial data, overlaps with the reading process, and prints the numbering data according to the timing when the form is sent to the printing unit% However, in this method, the numbering is printed before the host device processes the read data, so the numbering remains on the form, making it impossible to determine whether or not the process was successful. In addition, missing numbers occur in the numbering, and since it is preferable to have no missing numbers when organizing documents, it is necessary to invalidate the numbering printed on the documents, but this problem has not been taken into consideration.

[Purpose of the invention]

The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, and provides a canceling section for printing additional data, and performs overlap processing for reading information on a form and printing additional data, thereby processing the reading of the form. An object of the present invention is to provide an optical information reading device that can perform the entire operation at high speed.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above purpose, in order to print additional data overlapping with the reading of information on the form, processing results are established based on the read information.

It is necessary to perform a determination process to determine whether or not the situation holds true.

Therefore, in the present invention, if the processing result based on the read information is not established, a canceling means is provided so that the printing of additional data on the form becomes invalid [Embodiment of the invention] Hereinafter, An embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an optical information reading device according to the present invention. Code 4 inside optical information reading device 3
indicates a reading scanning control section, which controls the operations of the conveyance scanning section 5, the recognition section 6, the printing section 7, and the cancellation section 8;
It has a function to create additional data corresponding to the scanned form. Reference numeral 9 denotes a memory, which temporarily stores both the additional data output from the reading scanning control section 4 and the read data on the form recognized by the recognition section 6.

Reference numeral 1 is a host device, which transfers a reading command signal. It also controls the read data and additional data transferred from the read scan control unit 4 to be stored in the external storage device 2 .

The operation of this configuration will be explained. first,
- The host device 1 transfers the reading command signal and the initial value of the additional data to the reading scanning control section 4. The reading scan control section 4
Based on the reading command signal, an operation command signal is output to the conveyance scanning section 5 and the recognition section 6. Thereby, the conveyance scanning unit 5 conveys the form to a predetermined position and sends the character pattern after optically scanning it to the recognition unit 6. The recognition unit 6 recognizes the character pattern and outputs the result to the reading scan control unit 4 as read data on the form. Also, overlapping with this reading, the reading scanning control unit 4 reads additional data (numbering data) corresponding to the form based on the initial value of the additional data transferred from the host device 1 and the data in the memory 9. This additional data is output to the printing section 7 together with the operation command signal. The printing section 7 is
The reading scanning control unit 4 reads the form conveyed to the printing position.
This will print the additional data given from . On the other hand, the read scanning control section 4 transfers the read data and additional data to the host device 1. The host device 1 processes the read data transferred from the read scan control section 4. If the processing result is established, the fact that the processing has been completed is transferred to the optical information reading device 3, and the additional data and read data are stored in the external storage 2 as the final reading processing answer.

If the processing result is unsuccessful (for example, there is insufficient balance for withdrawal operations at the bank), the reading scanning control unit 4 is sent from the host device 1.
A cancellation operation command signal is mailed to. The reading scan control section 4 controls the cancellation section 8 based on the transferred cancellation operation signal.
Outputs a cancellation command signal to the The cancellation unit 8 performs a process of canceling printing of additional data on the conveyed form. This operation sequence is shown in FIG.

Note that FIG. 4 shows an example of a cancellation method in the cancellation section 8. Fourth
Figure (a) shows an invalid stamp 11 that cancels the additional data printed on the form 14 by the printing unit 7. This mark may be a mark 12 indicating invalidity, as shown in FIG. 4(b). Figure 4 (C) is drawn using a ballpoint pen, etc.
The additional print data is crossed out with a line. In addition, invalid mark 1
1.12. It goes without saying that the strikethrough line 13 is made in vermillion or the like to make it easier to see. Further, since the strike-through line 13 can be drawn using a ballpoint pen or the like while the form 14 is being conveyed, only a suppressing means is required and the strike-through line can be drawn with a relatively simple mechanism. FIG. 5 shows an example in which additional print data is erased using a collection ribbon (white) 15. If you want to read the form 14 again, you can use this method. In this way, the corresponding additional data can be printed on the form that has been subjected to the reading process. In this case, in the present invention.

The printing unit 7 performs overlap processing on the reading scanning unit 6, and if the reading result is not established, the canceling unit 8
In this case, since the additional data on one daughter form is invalidated, the entire form reading process can be performed at high speed. That is, it is possible to eliminate the conventional waiting time for printing commands, and to confirm on the form whether the reading result is valid or not. In addition, since the reading process and the additional data printing process overlap, high-speed printing to speed up the entire form reading process is no longer necessary, and a relatively inexpensive and small printing mechanism (for example, a thermal print head) can be used. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to one aspect of the present invention, since the reading of information on a form and the printing of additional data are performed in an overlamp process, the waiting time for processing results can be shortened.

In addition, high-speed printing, etc. to shorten the processing time of the device is no longer necessary, and a relatively inexpensive and small printing mechanism can be used.If the processing result based on the read information is not valid, it is processed as invalid and the information is displayed on the form. There are effects that can be confirmed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conventional operation sequence, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation sequence of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing a form. It is a diagram showing the above cancellation method. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Host device, 2... External storage device, 3... Optical reading device, 4... Reading scanning control part, 5... Conveyance scanning part, 6... Recognition part, 7...・Printing section, 8...Cancellation section. ]1... Invalid mark, 12... Invalid mark, 13...
・Strikethrough, 14...Form, 15...Collection ribbon (
White). [k″゛

Claims (1)

[Claims] An optical information reading device consists of a form transport section that transports forms, an information recognition section that optically reads information on the form and recognizes the information, and a printing section that outputs additional data on the form. What is claimed is: 1. An optical information reading device, comprising: a canceling section that prints additional data in an overlapping manner and invalidates the printing of the additional data according to a processing result based on the read information.