JPS63317375A - Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To discriminate the suitability of a paid out printing medium and to conduct an issue control by reference to a table, by providing the printing medium on which a bar code pattern corresponding to identifying information is printed and the table collating the identifying information with form information and form data. CONSTITUTION:A bar code pattern 70 representing the type of a document original 9 is previously printed in position. The bar code pattern is read by a bar code reader 17 at a position where the original 9 is paid out from a hopper to recognize identifying information 71 of the document original 9. The read identifying information 71 is collated with identifying information 71a informed from a host device. After the coincidence, a medium information table 51 is retrieved, and form information t1 and form number data 60 are informed to a carry control part 6 and a printing control par 4; then, a document is issued. On the other hand, if the coincidence was not obtained in the collation, the data is rejected, and the process is repeated again the issue is interrupted. Because an error in setting the document original 9 to the hopper 9 can be identified and various document originals 9 which are similarly preprinted with different form data can be set to the same hopper, issue control can be simplified.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A barcode pattern indicating the type of print medium is printed in advance, and the type (identification information) of the print medium taken out from the hopper is determined and the specified identification information and the specified identification information are determined. A printer that collates and reads pre-registered shape information and form data to control transportation and printing.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an improvement in a printer that prints on multiple types of print media using a form overlay function.

Printing on print media of various shapes and types 9 For example, in a certificate printer that issues certificates, the corresponding certificate base paper is selected from the certificate paper (print media, hereinafter referred to as certificate base paper) stored in multiple hoppers, and the printing section and an overlay function that registers overlay form data (hereinafter referred to as form data) of the fixed print area and prints it overlaying the specified print data of the variable print area.

Therefore, the host device that controls the issuance of the certificate notifies the certificate printer of the hopper number where the certificate is stored, certificate shape information, form number, etc. in addition to the print data that is the variable part of printing. However, due to this issuance control, there are problems such as the printing speed becomes slow, and it is not possible to determine if the certificate base paper is set incorrectly in the hopper (correspondence with the hopper, front side of the media, etc.). There is a problem in that the number of hoppers increases in order to issue certificates.

Therefore, there is a need for a printer that solves the above problems.

[Prior Art] FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional certificate printer, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a form overlay.

In FIG. 7, 2 is a certificate printer, 1 is a higher-level device that instructs the certificate printer 2 to control the printing and issuance of the certificate 10, and the higher-level device 1 is a hopper number data 62 in which the certificate base paper 9 is stored.
(Registered in correspondence table 8 when printing media is sent),
Form number data 60°Certificate shape information 61. The print data 51 etc. of the print variable part are notified to the certificate printer 2 to print and issue a predetermined certificate.

In the certificate printer 2, the conveyance control unit 6 feeds the certificate base paper 9 from the designated holder set 7 based on the above data, and also prevents the certificate base paper 9 from double feeding, jamming, etc. based on the shape information (size, thickness) 61. The paper is fed to the printing unit 3 while performing detection, alignment control, etc.

The printing section 3 is composed of a laser printer or the like, and the printing control section 4 reads out predetermined form data 50 from the registration section 5 according to the instructed form number data 60, and prints the pattern data for one certificate together with the printing data 51. Expand to (
overlay) and print it on the certificate base paper 9.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the above form overlay, in which 9 is a certificate base paper with the school of the issuing financial institution etc. printed in advance;
0 is form data expressed as a pattern diagram, 51 is print data sent from host device 1, 52 is print pattern data subjected to overlay processing, 10 is print pattern data 5
2 is a certificate printed on certificate base paper 9 and issued.

The form data 50 is registered as vector or image data, and is overlaid with the print data 51 to form the print pattern data 5, as shown in FIG.
2, and is scanned out and printed on the certificate base paper 9.

As explained above, the certificate 10 is the pre-printed certificate base paper 9.
The form data 50 of the fixed part of the print and the print data 51 of the variable part are overlaid and printed.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

Certificate printers are required to be able to issue multiple types of certificates, and are therefore equipped with a function to appropriately convey multiple types of print media and a form overlay function to overlay and print pre-printed certificates with predetermined form data. It is being

For this reason, shape information, form number data, etc. are notified from the host device, but since the certificate base paper is fed according to the hopper number, the correspondence between the hopper cassette and the certificate base paper, the front and back sides of the certificate base paper, etc. are set in the hopper cassette. If there is a mistake,
There are problems in that conveyance control is not performed accurately and that cent mistakes can only be determined by the issued certificate.

Further, there is a problem that the printing speed becomes slow because a lot of print information is transferred from the host device, and furthermore, there is a problem that the number of hoppers increases when the types of certificates are increased.

An object of the present invention is to provide a printer that solves the above problems.

[Means for solving problems]

For the above purpose, the printer of the present invention, as shown in FIG. (9), print medium shape information (61) and form number data (6
0) is registered in correspondence with the identification information (71) of the print medium, and a barcode reader (17) that reads barcode pattern data from the print medium (9) fed out from the hopper. ), the identification information (71) read from the read barcode pattern data, and the designated identification information (71a).
and the medium information table (15).
A search unit (16) is provided to search for and notify the corresponding shape information (61) and form number data (60) to the conveyance control unit (6) and print control unit (4), respectively.

[Effect]

A barcode pattern 70 representing the type of printing medium (certificate base paper) 9 is printed at a predetermined position on the certificate base paper 9, and the barcode pattern is read by the barcode reader 17 at the position where it is fed out from the hopper, and the type of the certificate base paper 9 is determined. (identification information 71) is recognized.

The read identification information 71 is compared with the identification information 71a notified from the host device, and after a match is confirmed, the medium information table 15 is searched and the shape information 61. The form number data 60 is notified to the conveyance control section 6 and the print control section 4, and the certificate is issued.

Note that if the verification does not match, the certificate base paper 9 is rejected and is fed out again, or the issuance is stopped.

As described above, it is possible to determine whether a mistake has been made in setting the certificate base paper 9 in the hopper, and therefore it is possible to set various types of certificate base paper 9 with the same pre-printing but different form data in the same hopper, and also to issue communication etc. in the host device 1. Printing speed is improved because control is simplified.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is a diagram showing an example of certificate base paper with a barcode pattern printed on it, Figure 3 is a block diagram of the certificate printer of the embodiment, and Figure 4 is a diagram showing an example of certificate base paper printed with a barcode pattern.
5 is an external view of the certificate printer, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the certificate printer of the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, a barcode pattern 70 corresponding to the identification information (certificate number) 71 is pre-printed with the school at a predetermined position such as the lower right corner of the figure on the certificate paper 9, and this barcode is printed on the hopper cassette 7. The parts are centered so that they are in place.

Thereby, certificate paper 9 of any size that can be accommodated can be set in the hopper cassette 7.

FIG. 6 shows a cross-sectional view of the certificate printer corresponding to the external view shown in FIG. 5, and as shown, the barcode readers 17 are respectively disposed at the feeding positions of the hopper cassettes 7.

As a result, when the certificate base paper 9 is fed out from the specified hopper cassette 7, the certificate type can be determined, and thereafter, conveyance control and printing control can be performed while referring to the medium information table 15.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the certificate printer, in which 20 is an interface control unit for exchanging data with the host device 1, 21 is a storage unit, and the medium information table TB15° form data OPD 50 as well as the host device 1 Print data 51 notified from. 17 is a plurality of barcode readers provided near the exit of each hopper cassette 7; 22 is a device that reads the identification information 71 from the barcode pattern data read by the barcode reader 17; A barcode league control unit for decoding, 16 is a search unit, which uses the decoded identification information 71 and the identification information 71a notified from the host device 1 together with the issuing instruction.
If they match, the medium information table TB15 is searched based on the identification information 71, and the transport control unit 6.
6 is a conveyance control section which notifies the print control section 4 of the shape information 61 and form number data 60 (or their storage address), respectively, and 6 is a conveyance control section which controls the conveyance system based on the shape information 61 to print the certificate base paper 9. In addition to aligning and conveying to the printing section 3, it also performs double feeding, detecting jams, and jetting defective certificates (N table, missetting), etc. 4 controls the printing section 3 by form overlay to print the specified certificate. 23 is a display section, 24 is a keyboard, and 25 is a keyboard display control section.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a medium information table, in which shape information 61 such as medium width data 61a, medium length data 61b, etc. and form number data 60 are entered corresponding to identification information 71 representing the type.

The processing operation will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.

(11 Hopper number data 62 notified from the host device I along with the issuing instruction.Certificate number data (identification information 71a)
), the print data 51 is stored in the storage section 21.

(2) The certificate base paper 9 is fed out according to the designated hopper number data 62, and the identification information 71 of the fed certificate base paper 9 is read by analyzing the read barcode pattern data.

(3) Verify with specified identification information 71a, and when a match is found, search medium information table TB15, and notify shape information 61 and form number data 60 to conveyance control unit 6° print control unit 4, respectively.

(4) The conveyance control unit 6 performs predetermined conveyance control based on the shape information 61; (5) The print control unit 4 refers to the storage unit 21 based on the form number data 60 and reads the predetermined form data 50. At the same time, the printing data 51 is overlaid at a predetermined position and notified to the printing unit 3, and the fed certificate base paper 9 is
to be printed.

(6) If the identification information 71 cannot be read, it is determined that it is a setting error, and the conveyance control unit 6 is notified and the reject pock 31 is made to reject, and the certificate base paper 9 is fed out again, or the setting error is indicated on the display unit 23. Display and cancel printing.

(7) When feeding the certificate base paper 9 from the paper feed port 30 or when using the certificate base paper 9 on which the barcode pattern 70 is not printed, instruct to that effect from the keyboard 24,
At this time, the identification information 71 indicates that no barcode pattern data is detected.

As described above, by reading the certificate base paper 9 on which the barcode pattern 70 is printed, it is possible to check the fed-out certificate base paper, determine a setting error, and thereby perform accurate issuance control, reduce the number of hopper cassettes, and use the media information table 15. It is possible to improve printing speed.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention provides a print medium on which a barcode pattern corresponding to identification information is printed, and a table that compares the identification information with shape information and form data, and determines whether or not the fed-out print medium is appropriate. (1) Errors in printing media setting can be detected before printing.

(2) Printing speed is improved.

(3) Certificate papers that differ only in form data can be stored in the same hopper cassette, making the device more compact.

There are great effects in a printer that prints multiple types of certificates, drawings, etc.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a detailed explanation of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a certificate base paper on which a barcode pattern is printed. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a certificate printer in an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a medium information table in an embodiment. 5 is an external view of the certificate printer, FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the certificate printer of the embodiment, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional certificate printer, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of form overlay. In the figure, 4 is a print control unit, 6 is a conveyance control unit, 9 is a print medium, certificate base paper, 15 is a medium information table, 16 is a search unit, 17 is a barcode reader, 50 is form data, 51 is print data, 60 is form number data, 61 is shape information,
62 is hopper number data, 70 is a barcode pattern, 71 is identification information, and 71a is identification information notified from the host device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A hopper that stores a plurality of types of print media, a conveyance control unit (6) that controls the conveyance of the print medium based on shape information of the print medium, and a plurality of registered form data. In a printer equipped with a print control unit (4) that detects form data specified by form number data and controls printing by overlaying input print data, the printer corresponds to the identification information (71) representing the type. A print medium (9) on which a barcode pattern (70) is printed, and the shape information (61) and form number data (60) of the print medium are registered in correspondence with the identification information (71) of the print medium. A medium information table (15), a barcode reader (17) that reads the barcode pattern data from the print medium (9) fed out from the hopper, and the identification information (71) read from the read barcode pattern data. ) with the specified identification information (71a), and also searches the medium information table (15) to retrieve the corresponding shape information (61) and form number data (60) from the transport control unit (6). ) and print control unit (
4) and a search unit (16) that notifies each of the above.