JPS63265362A - Ticket processing terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the versatility of a ticket processing terminal equipment by writing information even in a medium received from a hopper and issuing a ticket containing the prescribed information. CONSTITUTION:When the prescribed information is supplied with push of the keys on a keyboard, a hopper control part 66 extracts a designated medium out of a hopper and transports it via a transport control part 71. A main control part 62 decides from the kind of the medium whether this medium contains the magnetic stripes or not and then whether the magnetic information should be written in the medium or not. If so, the prescribed information stored in a memory 73 is sent to a magnetic writing part 54. Then said information is written in a medium and read by a magnetic reading part 53 to undergo the check. Then the medium is transported and ejected through a ticket ejecting port. When the medium contains no magnetic stripe, the medium is sent to a position between a platen and a print head. Then the part 62 actuates a ticket processing printer via a ticket processing print control part 70 and print the information of the memory 73 or the medium.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is applicable to the issuance of aircraft boarding passes and various reservation tickets, processing of information on the tickets, and processing of exchange and issuance of cash vouchers, etc. with reservation tickets, etc. The present invention relates to a ticket processing terminal processing device capable of performing the following operations.

[Conventional technology]

Reservation systems have been developed in a variety of fields, including the transportation field and entertainment fields such as theater and music concerts, but these systems require accurate management of large amounts of reservation information according to the reservation type. In order to do this, automation of reservations has been promoted in the past, and ticket issuing devices for various industries have been proposed and put into practical use.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing an example of the configuration of a ticket issuing device. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a device housing, and the upper part of the front panel of this device housing 1 contains information that can be operated by an operator. An operating section, so-called keyboard 2, is provided with a plurality of operation keys for input, and a display section 3 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the device housing 1.

4 is a ticket ejection port provided on the top surface of the device housing 1; 5 is a printer unit for issuing tickets disposed inside the device housing 1; this printer unit 5 is connected to a platen 6, and , a ribbon supply reel 8 and a ribbon take-up reel 9, and an ink ribbon 10 that is wound around both reels 8 and 9 and set so as to pass in front of the print head 7. and a motor (not shown) for driving these 6 to 10, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like.

11 is an unprinted medium to be used as a reservation ticket, etc., which is attached to the device housing 1.
The medium is folded in a zigzag manner and stored in a hopper 12 provided at the bottom of the medium, and the hopper 12 has a sensor (not shown) for detecting the near end of the medium 11 and other necessary Contains mechanisms.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a conveyance path consisting of a belt, rollers, etc. for holding and conveying the medium 11, and this conveyance path 13 connects the print medium supply port of the hopper 12, the platen 6 and print head 7 of the printer section 5, and the like. a printing section, and a seat arranged so as to connect the printing section and the ticket ejection port;
Further, a cutter 14 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 13, that is, at a position between the printing medium supply port and the printing section.

15 is a journal printer section provided above the printer section 5, and this journal printer section 15 has a journal paper 16 wound into a roll, a platen 17, and is arranged to face the platen 1T. the print head 18 and the take-up roller 19a arranged on the upper surface of the device housing 1.

isb, and the motors and power transmission mechanisms for driving these 16 to 19a and 19b.Here, the journal paper 16 is passed from its support part between the platen 1T and the print head 18, and then is inserted into the device housing. The paper is set so as to pass through a paper discharge port provided on the upper surface of the body 1 and reach onto the winding rollers 19a + 19b.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the device shown in FIG. 4. In the figure, 20 is a main control device that controls the entire device. , display control section 21. Outlet sensor 22. A hopper mechanism section 23 , a memory 242 such as a RAM, a communication control section 25 , and a conveyance control section 26 are connected, and these are all under the control of the main control section 20 .

Here, the display control section 21 is for controlling the display contents by the display section 3, and the discharge port sensor 22 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket at the ticket discharge port 4 in FIG.
The hopper mechanism section 23 includes a near-end detection sensor included in the hopper 12, a means for supplying the medium 11, and the like.

Further, the memory 24 is used to store information inputted from the keyboard 2, etc., and the communication control unit 25 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device. The conveyance control unit 26 controls a group of devices 27 such as motors and solenoids (not shown) that drive belts, rollers, etc. forming the conveyance path 13, and a group of sensors 28 that detect the conveyance state of the medium 11 conveyed by the conveyance path 13. It is something to do.

In this configuration, for example, when issuing a reserved seat ticket for a train, the operator enters the names of departure and arrival stations and train names.

When information such as the train number and boarding date and time is entered using the keyboard 2, this information is temporarily stored in the memory 24, and at the same time, the main control section 20 communicates with the host device via the communication control section 25. Then, the file section of this host device is searched for the seat information of the train specified by the above information.

When the searched seat information is sent to the main control unit 20 via the communication control unit 25, the main control unit 20 temporarily stores the seat information in the memory 24 and displays it via the display control unit 21. Display it on Section 3.

Looking at this, the operator determines whether or not it is possible to reserve a seat, and if so, inputs the seat number to be reserved and information instructing ticket issuance on the keyboard 2, and the seat number is stored in the memory 24. is stored in the main control unit 20.
drives the drive device group 27 via the transport control section 26.

As a result, when the medium 11 is conveyed to a predetermined position by the conveyance path 13, the cutter 14 cuts the medium 11 into a predetermined length, and then the medium 11 is further conveyed by the conveyance path 13 to print. The desired position is positioned on the platen 6 of the printer section 5.

After that, the main control section 20 sends the memory 2 to the printer section 5.
The above-mentioned information and printing instructions stored in the printer 4 are sent to the print head 7, and the print head 7 prints on the medium 1 via the ink ribbon 10.
Print the above information on 1.

When printing is completed, the main control section 20 drives the drive device group 2T via the conveyance control section 26. This media 1
1 is conveyed toward the ticket outlet 4 through the conveyance path 13, and then a shutter (not shown) opens and the medium 11 is discharged from the ticket outlet 4 as a reservation ticket.

Incidentally, in the above processing, the journal printer section 15 performs
It prints out information for storage, and operates according to instructions from the main control unit 20, prints on the journal paper 16 with the print head 18, and then winds the journal paper 57 with take-up rollers 19a and 19b. taken.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the conventional ticket issuing device described above, the media to be processed as reservation tickets etc. is limited to only one type of media stored in the hopper in advance. There was a problem that the information could not be processed.

Furthermore, when an airline ticket issued in advance by a travel agency, such as an airline reservation ticket, is to be replaced with a boarding pass at an airport counter, with conventional ticket issuing devices, the operator can There was also the problem that the information written on the airline ticket had to be entered into a keyboard to create a new boarding pass, which increased the number of operations required by the operator and placed a burden on the operator.

Furthermore, recently, aircraft boarding passes are equipped with magnetic stripes, and certain information is recorded on the magnetic stripes when they are issued, and airport boarding gates are equipped with card readers. Scan the magnetic stripe information on your boarding pass, and if the information is valid,
Although a system has been proposed in which the gate is opened, there is a problem in that conventional ticket issuing devices cannot issue or process boarding passes with magnetic stripes.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and is capable of processing multiple types of tickets, including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and is capable of processing not only tickets issued from the device, but also tickets issued from outside the device. Writing and erasing information on tickets inserted into
The object of this invention is to realize a new highly versatile ticket processing terminal device that is capable of rewriting and issuing exchanges of tickets.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the ticket processing terminal device of the present invention includes an insertion slot and an exit slot for inserting and ejecting tickets, an operation section for inputting information, and displaying information, messages, etc. a display section, a hopper that stores a medium to be a ticket with predetermined information added, a separating and feeding means provided corresponding to the hopper, and a stacker that stores a ticket to be exchanged for a ticket based on the medium. , a ticket processing printer section that prints on the ticket discharged from the discharge port, a conveyance path for conveying the ticket and the medium, an identification information reading means for reading the identification information given to the ticket, and a magnetic It is equipped with a magnetic read section for reading information on the stripe, a magnetic write section for writing, erasing, and rewriting information on the magnetic stripe, and an optical reading section for optically reading information given to the ticket.

[Effect]

In the present invention having the above-described configuration, when predetermined instruction information is input to the operation section, the separating and feeding means feeds out the medium from the hopper, and when the fed-out medium has a magnetic stripe, the magnetic write section is attached to the magnetic stripe. In addition to writing information, a ticket processing printer is used to print information on the media.If the media does not have a magnetic stripe, only printing is performed, and these media are inserted into a designated slot from an ejection port or an insertion/ejection port. Issued as a ticket with information.

Further, when a ticket is inserted through the insertion slot or the insertion/ejection slot, each piece of information held by the ticket is read by the identification information reading section, the magnetic reading section, and the optical reading section.

Based on the read information, it automatically determines whether to process the inserted ticket or issue a new ticket. The magnetic stripe on the ticket is written, erased, or rewritten as necessary by the magnetic write unit, and the ticket processing printer unit writes information as necessary for the magnetic stripe on the ticket. After printing, it is discharged from the discharge port.

On the other hand, in the case of issuing an exchange ticket, a medium is fed out from the hopper, information is written and printed on the magnetic stripe, or only printing is performed on this medium in the same way as in the above case, and a new ticket is issued as a new ticket. The inserted ticket is taken into the stacker.

Therefore, according to this, it is possible to process multiple types of tickets including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and it is possible to process not only tickets issued from the device but also information on the magnetic stripe of tickets issued outside the device. Writing, erasing.

It is possible to rewrite, add printing, and issue exchange tickets, process airline boarding passes, issue various other reservation tickets, etc.
This is a highly versatile device that can be modified.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the device shown in FIG. It is a sectional view taken along line 8-A.

In the figure, reference numeral 29 denotes a device casing, and a keyboard 30, which is an operation section equipped with a plurality of keys for inputting information operated by an operator, is provided at the upper part of the front panel of this device casing 29.
A display unit 31 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the device housing 29.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a groove of a predetermined length formed near the boundary between the device housing 29 and the keyboard 30, and a magnetic read head 33 for reading information from the magnetic stripe of a credit card or the like is provided within this groove 32. These components constitute a manual card reader section.

34 is a ticket insertion slot provided on the top surface of the device housing 29; 35
36 is a ticket ejection port provided on the top surface of the device housing 29 so as to be adjacent to the ticket insertion port 34, and 36 is a plurality of hoppers provided in the device housing 29. In this embodiment, the hoppers 36 are Two hoppers are provided near the bottom of the front panel side of the casing 29 in a removable manner, and each hopper 36 stores a medium used as a reservation ticket or the like.

37 and 38 are separating and feeding means provided corresponding to the medium supply ports of the two hoppers 36;
．． Each of 38 is composed of a pick-up roller, a reverse roller, a feed roller, etc., each of which can separate and feed out media (not shown) one by one from inside the hopper 36.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a temporary stacking section, and this temporary stacking section 39 includes a rotatable storage body having a plurality of ticket storage chambers, means for storing and discharging tickets into this storage body, and a motor and solenoid for driving these. etc., and is arranged near the bottom inside the device housing 29.

40 is a stacker placed above the hopper 36;
In this embodiment, two stackers 40 are also provided.
A print head 41 is installed near the ticket intake port of each stacker 40.
A printer unit 44 for collecting rolls is provided, which includes a platen 42, an ink ribbon cassette 43, driving means for these, and the like.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a ticket processing printer section arranged at the upper part of the rear side of the device housing 29, and this ticket processing printer section 45 includes a platen 46, a print head 47 arranged to face the platen 46, and a ribbon. Drives the supply reel 48, the ribbon take-up reel 49, the ink ribbon 50 which is wound around both reels 48 and 49 and is set so as to pass in front of the print head 4T, and these 46 to 50. It is equipped with a motor, solenoid, and its power transmission mechanism.

Reference numerals 51a to 51g are conveyance paths consisting of belts, rollers, etc. for gripping and conveying various tickets inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34 and media fed out from the hopper 36, and each of these conveyance paths 51a to 51g Insert the ticket into the slot 34.
Ticket ejection port 35. Separation feeding means 37, 38 of the hopper 36,
The ticket intake ports of the temporary stacking section 39 and the stacker 40 are connected to each other, and the platen 46 and print head 4T of the ticket processing printer section 45 are located in the middle of the conveyance path 51g.

52 is a barcode league as an NFC identification information reading means arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51a, 53 is a magnetic lead part arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51b, and 54 is the same as the conveyance path 5.
A magnetic light section 55 disposed in the middle of 1b is an optical reading section consisting of a light source, a photoelectric conversion element, etc., and this optical reading section is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 51c.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a journal printer section provided above the ticket processing printer section 45, and this journal printer section 56 has a journal paper 57 wound in a roll, a platen 58, and a platen 58 facing the platen 58. The printing spatula 59 is arranged as shown in FIG. a p 60 b and these 57-60a.

The journal paper 57 passes from its supporting portion between a platen 58 and a print head 59, and is provided on the upper surface of the device housing 29. It is set so that it passes through the paper discharge port and reaches above the take-up rollers 50a*60b.

618 to 61a are blades for switching the conveyance direction; the blade 61a is rotatably provided at the branching and merging part of the conveyance paths 51a and 51f;
The blade 61c is provided at the branching and merging portion of the conveying paths 5'1b, 51a, and 51g.
It is provided at the junction of 1d and 51e.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, 62 is a main controller that controls the entire apparatus, and this main controller 62 includes the keyboard 30. Barcode reader 52. Magnetic lead part 53. Magnetic light section 54. Optical reading section 55 and journal printer section 56
In addition to the display control unit 63. Ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64. Ticket ejection sensor 65. Hopper control section 66, temporary stocking control section 67, stacker control section 681, collection printing control section 69. Ticket processing printing control section 70. Conveyance control unit 71.
An optical recognition section 72 , a memory 73 such as a RAM, a communication control section 14 , etc. are connected, and these are all under the control of the main control section 62 .

Here, the display control section 63 controls the display contents of the display section 31 shown in FIGS. The ticket discharge sensor 65 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket at the ticket discharge port 35.

Further, the hopper control section 66 controls the separating and feeding means 37 and 38.
In addition to controlling the motors and the like that are the driving sources thereof, it also has an identification function based on identification information from the hopper mechanism section 75 consisting of a sensor (not shown), etc., to identify the type of medium in each hopper 36, and It has a function of managing the medium based on at least the identification information and information in the memory 73.

Further, the temporary stacking control section 6T controls the motor, solenoid, etc. of the temporary stacking section 39, and the stacker control section 68 has a function of managing each stacker 40 via a stacker mechanism section 76 consisting of a sensor, etc. (not shown). have.

Then, a collection printing control section 69 and a ticket processing printing control section 70
are for controlling the roll collection printer section 44 and the ticket processing printer section 45, respectively, and the conveyance control section 26 is a drive device such as a motor or a solenoid that drives the belts, rollers, etc. forming the conveyance paths 51a to 51g. group 77, a sensor group 78 that detects the conveyance state of tickets and media conveyed by the conveyance paths 51a to 51g, and blades 611 to 61e.
The optical recognition section 72 controls the transport path switching device group T9 such as a solenoid that drives the optical reading section 55.
It converts the signals output from the computer into information such as characters.

Furthermore, the memory T3 is a storage means for storing information necessary for processing tickets and media, and the communication control unit 74 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device.

Next, the operation of the above-described configuration will be explained.

First, when the operator presses a predetermined key on the keyboard 30, the main control section 62 causes the display section 31 to display a response message and the status of the apparatus via the display control section 63.

When the operator presses a key on the keyboard 30 and inputs predetermined information in accordance with this message, the main control section 62 activates the device accordingly and causes the following ticket processing operation to be performed.

"Process of feeding the medium from the hopper 36 and issuing it as a ticket with predetermined information" When the above information input is an instruction to perform printing etc. on the medium stored in the hopper 36 and discharge it. , the main control section 62 gives the hopper control section 66 designation of the type of medium and instructions for feeding it.

Accordingly, the hopper control unit 66 causes one designated medium to be fed out from either one of the two hoppers 36. The pick separating/feeding means 37 or 38 is selectively driven, whereby only one sheet of the uppermost medium in a given hopper 36 is separated and fed.

The fed medium is conveyed by the conveyance path 51d or 51e which is operated by the conveyance control section T1 driving a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 according to an instruction from the main control section 62 in advance. Ru.

At this time, the conveyance path 51b also operates, and the blade 6
1c is rotated by a predetermined device of the transport path switching device group T9, and the angle is switched so that the transport path 51d or 51s and 51b are connected. Therefore, the medium is transferred from the transport path 51dt or 51e to 51b and transported to the position of the magnetic write section 54.

During this time, the main control unit 62 determines whether or not magnetic information should be written based on the type of medium, whether or not the medium has a magnetic stripe, and if writing, the main control unit 62 determines whether or not the magnetic information should be written in the medium,
3 and its write instruction are sent to the magnetic write section 54.

As a result, the magnetic write section 54 writes information on the magnetic stripe of the medium, and after writing, the information is read by the magnetic strip section 53 according to instructions from the main control section 62.
Check it out.

The information stored in the memory 73 may be fixed information set according to the operation mode of the device, information input in advance by the operator using the keyboard 2, or information stored in the main control unit 62.
As a result of communicating with the host device via the communication control unit 14,
This is information sent from the host device.

Now, when the above-mentioned check is completed, the main control section 62 drives the predetermined devices of the drive device group 770 via the transport control section 71 to operate the transport paths 51b and 51g, and also controls the transport path switching device group T9 to operate the transport paths 51b and 51g. By driving the device to rotate the blade 61b, the conveying paths 51b and 51g are connected by the blade 61b.

The medium is then transferred from the conveyance path 51b to 51g,
After being conveyed through this conveyance path 51g between the platen 46 and print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45, the operation of the conveyance path 51g is stopped.

Of course, at this point, the transport paths 51d or 51e and 5
The operation of 1b is also stopped.

Note that if the medium does not have a magnetic stripe, after being unwound from the hopper 36, the medium is conveyed to between the platen 46 and the print head 4T without writing or checking the magnetic information.

Then, the main control section 62 sends the information stored in the memory T3 and instructions for printing the same to the ticket processing print control section 70, which in turn causes the ticket processing print control section 70 to print the ticket processing printer section 45. By operating, the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer section 45 prints on a predetermined position on the medium via the ink ribbon 50.

The information stored in the memory 73 in this case is also the same as in the above case.

When printing is completed, the conveyance path 51g operates again, and the medium is conveyed through this conveyance path 51g and discharged to the ticket ejection port 35. Display the message and wait for the operator to remove the media.

When the operator takes out the medium from the ticket ejection port 35,
The ticket ejection sensor 6 is provided at the ticket ejection port 35.
5, the detection signal is detected by the main control unit 62, and the device returns to its initial state and waits for the next process.

As described above, depending on the medium fed out from the hopper 36, information can be written on the magnetic stripe and printed at a predetermined position on the medium and then ejected from the ticket ejection port 35. If reservation information for trains, airplanes, etc. is stored in a file on the 73 or host device, the operator can save the aforementioned media to seat reservation tickets, boarding passes, etc. by simply inputting the specified information on the keyboard 30. can be issued as a reservation ticket.

In particular, by installing this device at travel agencies, etc., seat assignment information and magnetic stripes can be added at the travel agency without having to issue boarding passes to passengers at airport counters. boarding passes can be issued.

Of course, it is possible to issue not only these airplane boarding passes, train seat reservation tickets, and boarding passes, but also theater seat reservation tickets and various coupons.

"A process of reading the information on the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34, writing new information, erasing the information, rewriting the information, and then ejecting or issuing a replacement ticket" The above information input by the operator is the ticket insertion process. If the instruction is to insert a ticket through the slot 34, perform printing on the ticket, and then eject it, the operator first inserts the ticket into the ticket insertion slot 34, and then the ticket is The ticket is detected by a sensor (not shown) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 provided in the ticket insertion slot 34, and the detection signal is sent to the main control section 6.
Send to 2.

Accordingly, the υ main control section 62 operates the solenoid of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 to open the shutter, and also drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the conveyance control section 71. The transport paths 51a and 51e are operated.

As a result, when the ticket is taken into the conveyance path 51m, the shutter is closed, and the taken-in ticket is sent along the conveyance path 51a, and this ticket is placed in the position of the barcode reader 52. When the ticket is conveyed to this point, the barcode reader 52 reads the barcode printed on the ticket according to an instruction from the main control section 62, and then the operation of the conveyance path 51& is stopped.

The barcode read here is sent to the main control unit 62 as identification information for identifying the ticket type, etc., and is sent to the memory T3.
At the same time, based on this identification information, the main control unit 62 determines whether or not the ticket corresponds to the process instructed by the operator.

If it is determined that this does not apply, the above-mentioned transport path 5
1a operates to convey the ticket in the opposite direction, and at the same time the shutter opens and the ticket is returned to the ticket insertion slot 34 and returned to the operator.

On the other hand, if it is determined that this applies, the main control section 62 controls the magnetic read section 53 and the optical reading section 5 according to the above-mentioned identification information.
A reading instruction is issued to one or both of 5. Tsumashi,
Based on the identification information, the main control unit 62 instructs the magnetic read unit 53 and optical reading unit 55 to read the ticket if the ticket has a magnetic stripe, and instructs the optical reader unit 55 to read the ticket if the ticket does not have a magnetic stripe. A reading instruction is issued only to the reading unit 55.

At the same time, the main control section 62 also controls the drive device group 77 and the conveyance path switching device group 79 via the conveyance control section 71.
By driving a predetermined device, the conveying paths 51b and 51e are operated together with the conveying path 51a, and the blades 61a to 61c are rotated to connect the conveying paths 51a, 51b, and 51c. do.

In this case, the ticket passes through the conveyance path 51a and then the conveyance path 51b.
If the ticket has a magnetic stripe on the conveyance path 51b, the information written on the magnetic stripe is read by the magnetic read section 53, and the read information is transferred to the main The data is sent to the control unit 62 and stored in the memory 73.

Thereafter, the volume is further transferred from the conveyance path 51b to 51c,
Information printed or handwritten on the υ ticket is read by the optical reading section 55 during the transport path 51c, and the read information is sent to the main control section 62 via the optical recognition section 72 and sent to the memory 73. is temporarily stored.

Thereafter, the main control section 62 gives an instruction to the temporary stacking control section 67 to store the ticket, and the temporary stacking control section 67 then operates the temporary stacking section 39 to transfer the ticket to a predetermined storage chamber of the storage body. Store the tickets.

Here, the main control section 62 independently or based on the information of the ticket stored in the memory 13 or the communication control section T4
The type of processing to be performed next is determined by communicating with the host device via the host device, and one of the following three processings is selected and executed according to the result of the determination.

Process 1> This process 1 is carried out based on the information read from one ticket, and is to add magnetic information to the ticket or print predetermined information on the ticket and then eject the ticket.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this process 1, it reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transport control unit T1, and thereby transfers the transport paths 51c and 51b.
At the same time, the temporary stacking section 39 is operated via the temporary stacking control section 67 to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is sent to the conveyance path 51e and conveyed n, and is further delivered from this conveyance path 51c to the service path sib.

Thereafter, the medium goes through the same process as the medium fed out from the hopper 36 described above, is discharged from the ticket ejection port 35, and is dispensed by the operator.

Processing 2> Processing 2 is to carry out processing based on the information read from one ticket, and to transfer this ticket to the stacker 4.
0, information is added to the medium stored in the hopper 36, and the information is exchanged and issued as a new ticket.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this process 2, it gives the hopper control unit 66 a designation of the type of medium and an instruction to feed it, and thereby conveys the fed medium in the same manner as in the above case, and performs as necessary. After writing the magnetic information, checking the information, and printing the information accordingly, the card is issued as a predetermined ticket from the ticket ejection port 35 and is removed by an operator.

Note that the issue of this ticket is not limited to one, but it is also possible to issue a plurality of tickets depending on the information from the ticket.

Thereafter, the main control unit 62 causes the drive device group T7 and the predetermined devices of the transport path switching device group 79 to be reversely driven via the transport control unit 71, so that the transport paths 51c, 51
b, and 51f, while operating the blades 61a to 51f.
61c is rotated to connect the transport paths 51c, 51b, and 51.
Connect f.

Furthermore, the main control section 62 is a temporary squatting control section 67.
The temporary stacking section 39 is operated via the holder to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The picked up ticket discharged from the storage body is fed into the conveyance path 51c, conveyed, and delivered to the conveyance path 51b. This conveyance path 51b
If the ticket has a magnetic stripe during the process, the magnetic write section 54 writes magnetic information such as cancellation or invalidation on the magnetic stripe according to instructions from the main control section 62.

Thereafter, the ticket is transferred from the conveyance path 51b to the conveyance path 51f, and is conveyed along this conveyance path 51f.
The print head 41 of the roll collection printer section 44, which is then operated, prints information such as cancellation or invalidation on the ticket via the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43.

After the printing is completed, the volumes are taken into the stacker 40 according to their types.

Processing 3〉 Processing 3 cannot be performed using only the information read from one ticket, but is performed by reading information from multiple tickets, and the processing is performed only when the ticket is inserted. It writes, erases, or rewrites information on a ticket inserted through the mouth, or issues a new ticket.

That is, when the main control section 62 selects this process 3, in other words, the barcode reader 52° magnetic read section 5
3. As a result of the main control unit 62 communicating with the host device alone or via the communication control unit T4 from the information read by the optical reading unit 55 and temporarily stored in the memory 73,
If it is determined that the information on one ticket is insufficient and the process cannot be carried out unless information on multiple tickets is collected,
The main control unit 62 displays a corresponding message on the display control unit 6.
3 on the display section 31.

As a result, when the operator inserts multiple tickets sequentially from the ticket insertion slot 34, the above-mentioned steps of transporting tickets, reading information, and temporarily stacking the tickets are performed for the number of tickets inserted, and then the operations necessary for processing are performed. When the data is collected, the main control unit 62
It is determined whether to add or update information to the temporarily stocked ticket itself or to issue a new ticket.

When adding or updating information to the temporarily stacked tickets themselves, the tickets stored in the storage chamber of the storage body of the temporary stacking section 39 are ejected in the order of first-in/first-out, or ejected randomly. Then, the same operation as the process 1 described above is performed, and when a new ticket is to be exchanged and issued, the same operation as the process 2 is performed.

In this case, information is written, erased, or rewritten on some of the multiple tickets that have been temporarily scraped.
It is also possible to issue another ticket in exchange for a new ticket, and in the case of exchange issuance, it is also possible to make the number of tickets to be taken in and the number of tickets to be issued different.

As described above, information is read from one or more tickets inserted from the ticket insertion slot 34, and information is written on the ticket based on the read information.

After erasing or rewriting, it can be ejected or replaced with a new ticket, so it is not only possible to edit, issue, and change magnetic travel tickets for trains, airplanes, etc. all at once, but also for service tickets. It becomes possible to automatically exchange coupons, gift certificates, or tickets of equivalent value with passports, etc. Furthermore, it is also possible to exchange and issue tickets without magnetic stripes with those with magnetic stripes, so there is no need to exchange tickets outside the device. It will also be possible to exchange airline reservation tickets issued for boarding passes.

The journal printer section 56 prints out the status of the device, the contents of information processing, the contents of the display screen of the display section 31, etc. that occur during each of the above-mentioned processes. Operating according to instructions, the print head 59 prints on the journal paper 5T, and the journal paper 5T is wound up by the ticket taking rollers 60a and 50b.

Further, the sensor group T8 is connected to the transport paths 51a to 51 as described above.
If a conveyance abnormality is detected by the sensor group 78 during each of the above processes, the abnormal ticket is removed from the ticket insertion slot 34 or the ticket ejection port 35, etc. If the material is ejected or taken into the stacker 40, or if it is impossible to eject or take in the material, the operator will be notified by means such as a notification means (not shown) in order to carry out recovery work, but the details will be omitted. .

Further, the manual card reader section consisting of the groove 32, magnetic read head 33, etc. is used as a card information input means when economic settlement in each of the above-mentioned processes is performed using a bank card or credit card.
By inserting the card into the card and running it manually, the information on the magnetic stripe of the card is read by the magnetic read head 33, and the read information is sent to the main control unit 62 and stored in the memory 73, and is processed according to predetermined processing. Make a decision.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

For example, the position of each component within the device housing 29 can be changed arbitrarily, and the ticket insertion slot 34 and the ticket output slot 35 can be
It is also possible to configure both as a single ticket insertion/ejection opening.

Furthermore, although the number of hoppers 36 and stackers 40 is two each in the above embodiment, they may be one each, or three or more each may be provided.

Furthermore, since the above-described embodiment has a total of three printer sections, if one of them, for example, the ticket processing printer section 45, is configured as a printer section that also serves as a receipt printout, the above-mentioned payment processing using a card can be easily performed. It is also possible to issue receipts for etc.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has a ticket insertion port and a ticket discharge port or an insertion and discharge port, and also has an operation section.

In addition to a display section, a printer section for ticket processing, and a hopper for storing media, an identification information reading section, a magnetic read section, a magnetic write section, an optical reading section, and a stacker for ticket collection are provided, and these are installed in advance. In addition to making it possible to write, erase, or rewrite new information to the ticket with information added to it and its magnetic stripe, information can also be written on the medium fed out from the hopper to retain the predetermined information. Because it can be issued as a ticket with a magnetic stripe, it is possible to process multiple types of tickets, including media and tickets with magnetic stripes, and it is also possible to write and erase information on tickets issued outside the device.

It is possible to rewrite and add printing, as well as exchange tickets, issue airline boarding passes and other various reservation tickets, etc.
The effect is that a highly versatile device that can be replaced, modified, etc. can be realized.

In addition, since the type of ticket inserted into the device and the type of media stored in the hopper can be automatically identified, the operator does not need to worry about the type of ticket or media issued as a ticket at once. Furthermore, since the operator's operations can be reduced, the burden on the operator can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of a ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the device in FIG.
3 is a functional block diagram of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the conventional example. 30: Keyboard 31: Display section 34: Ticket insertion slot 3
5: Ticket discharge port 36: Hopper 37, 38: Separation and feeding means 39 Temporary stacking section 40 Ni stacker 44:
Roll collection printer section Pudding winding section 45: Ticket processing section 51a
~51g: Conveyance path 52: Barcode reader 53: Magnetic read section 54: Magnetic write section 55: Optical reading section 5
6: Journal printer section 62: Main control section T3: Memory 74: Communication control section Patent Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney: Takashi Kanakura Perspective diagram showing the outline of two true examples 2 l Conventional example Side 1 analytical surface diagram showing 4-

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An operating section for inputting information necessary for ticket processing, a display section for displaying information, messages, etc. necessary for ticket processing, and a ticket insertion slot and ejection slot. or a ticket insertion/ejection port, a hopper containing a medium to be a predetermined ticket, a separation/feeding means for separating and feeding out the media one by one from the hopper, and a ticket insertion/ejection port inserted from the insertion/ejection port. Of the tickets,
a stacker for storing a ticket to be exchanged with the medium; and a ticket processing device for printing on a ticket or medium that is inserted through the insertion slot or insertion/discharge port or fed out from the hopper and discharged from the discharge port. a printer section, a conveyance path for conveying the ticket and medium between each of the above-mentioned components, and a conveyance path midway through the conveyance path for reading identification information given to the ticket inserted from the insertion opening or the insertion/ejection opening. an identification information reading means disposed in the hopper; and when the ticket inserted from the insertion slot or the insertion/ejection opening and the medium fed out from the hopper have a magnetic stripe, the information written on the magnetic medium is read. a magnetic read section disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for reading; and, if the ticket inserted from the insertion opening or the insertion/ejection opening and the medium fed out from the hopper have a magnetic stripe, read the magnetic stripe; writing, erasing information,
a magnetic light section disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for rewriting; and a magnetic light section disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for rewriting, and a magnetic light section disposed in the middle of the conveyance path for reading optically readable information given to the ticket inserted from the insertion opening or the insertion/ejection opening. A ticket processing terminal device comprising: an optical reading means disposed in the middle of the ticket processing terminal device.