KR0132373B1 - Copying machine controller using magnetic card - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card that enables a user to perform copying by a desired amount using a magnetic card on which a predetermined amount is recorded. It is about a method.

For this purpose, the means for reading and writing the amount recorded on the magnetic card, the means for reading and writing the card, the means for punching the card for checking the remaining amount of the card with the yuan, the card leaving means for bringing in and taking out the card, the microcontroller for controlling all the devices of the system A card processing apparatus includes a computer, a memory section for storing all data values of the system, and a display section for displaying the balance and operation status of the card. The card processing apparatus is connected to the microcomputer of the card processing apparatus and supplies power to the power supply section and the control panel of the copier. A first interface comprising a first and a second output unit for outputting a control signal to transmit a signal, and transmitting a signal output from a counter unit and a paper detector of the copier to a microcomputer and outputting the output signal to the first and second signal output units. Including a drive for supplying driving power to the copier's power supply unit and the control panel It is done.

Description

Copier control device using magnetic card and its method

1 is an external view of a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of the operation of the copier control device using a magnetic card according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: power supply unit 10: recording and reading means

20: card punching means 30: card emergence means

40: microcomputer 50: display part

60: memory unit 70: first interface

75: second interface 80: copier drive

81: main power supply 82: control panel

83: counter portion 84: paper detection unit

200: copier 300: copier controller

The present invention relates to a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card that enables a user to perform copying by a desired amount using a magnetic card on which a predetermined amount is recorded. It is about a method.

Commonly used copiers allow users to operate the control panel and set the number of copies, paper settings, and so on.

Therefore, in libraries that use a large number of copiers to copy large quantities, or professional copy shops that operate copying, it is impossible to make a copy without a manager after work. The problem is that the profitability is reduced.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a copy power by supplying the main power and the driving power of the control panel, and the driving power of the various sensing sensors inside the copying machine when the magnetic card is inserted with a predetermined amount. When copying is executed by user's control panel, the amount of paper is automatically subtracted according to the type of copy paper and the number of copies, and then resaved and punched on the magnetic card, and when the magnetic card is taken out, the power supplied to the copier is cut off. Copier control device and method using magnetic card to improve user convenience by minimizing waste of manpower and contributing to profitability by making use of magnetic card at any time in the absence of manager after work. To present It would have had the purpose.

The present invention for realizing the above object, the reading and writing means for reading and writing the amount of money recorded on the magnetic card, card punching means for confirming the remaining amount of the card with a yuan, card retrieval means for carrying in and taking out the card And a card processing unit comprising a microcomputer for controlling all devices of the system, a memory unit for storing all data values of the system, and a display unit for displaying the balance and operation status of the card, and connected to the microcomputer of the card processing device. And a first interface comprising first and second output parts for outputting control signals to supply power to the copier and the control panel, and transmitting signals output from the counter part and the paper detector to the microcomputer. And a second interface comprising a second signal input unit, first and second scenes being the first interface. It has been made, including the drive for supplying a driving power to the power supply and control panel of the copying machine by the output of the output signal.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a copier control method using a magnetic card that allows a user to use the copier using a magnetic card having a predetermined amount recorded therein, the process of waiting for the input of the magnetic card and determining the input state; The unique number and the remaining amount are read when the card is input in the above process, and if the unique number does not match or the remaining amount does not exist, the unique number and amount judgment process of discharging the card, and the unique number is identical and remain If the amount is present, the remaining amount is displayed on the display unit, and the copier control process of supplying driving power to the copier's power unit, the control panel, and various sensing sensors, and after the above process sells the paper size if there is a counter signal from the copier. Copy recognition and subtraction process for subtracting the amount corresponding to the determined paper size; If it is determined that the magnetic card reaches the punching position after the punching, the punching process is performed, and after the process, there is no remaining amount in the magnetic card or the end of ejecting the card when the end button is pressed and shutting off all power supplied to the copier. It is a process.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 as follows.

1 is an external view of a copier control apparatus using a magnetic card according to the present invention. The reading and recording means 100 reads the amount of money recorded on the card when the magnetic card is input and records the remaining amount of data subtracted by the amount used. , Card punching means 20 for punching every predetermined position in order to visually check the remaining amount in the event of an error in the information recorded on the magnetic card, the card is automatically brought in and out of the predetermined position when the magnetic card is introduced or terminated. And a control signal for recording new data by subtracting the amount of money read and the amount of money read from the reading and recording means 10, and the card punching means 20 and the card. The microcomputer 40 for controlling the appearance means 30, connected to the microcomputer 40, the amount of reduction per copy, the total number of copies so far, the amount of daily And a card processing unit (1) comprising a memory unit (60) for storing on a monthly basis and a display unit (50) for displaying the balance and operation status of the card according to the control signal of the microcomputer (40). A first and second output units 71 and 72 connected to the microcomputer 40 of the processing apparatus 1 and outputting control signals for supplying power to the power supply unit of the copier 200 and the control panel. The first interface 70, the second interface 75 which consists of first and second signal inputs 73, 74 and transmits the signals output from the counter unit and the paper detection unit of the copier 200 to the microcomputer 40 And supplying driving power to the power supply unit 81 and the control panel 82 of the copier 200 by output signals from the first and second signal output units 71 and 72 which are the first interface 70. The drive 80 is comprised.

That is, the reading and recording means 10 reads and writes the amount of money recorded on the magnetic card MC to the magnetic card by the writing and reading heads 11 and 12 and the writing and reading heads 11 and 12. The first and second amplifiers 13 and 14 for amplifying the data to be written or the data signal to be read, the comparator 15 for removing errors in the data generated from the first amplifier 13, and the end of use of the system. It is provided with an end button 16 for notifying.

In addition, the card punching means 20, the driving unit 21 for controlling the first motor 20, the punching detection unit 22 for detecting the completion of the operation of the first motor 20, the punching of the magnetic card (MC) It consists of a position sensing unit 23 for sensing a point, the card inlet means 30 is a card inlet detecting unit 31 for sensing the inflow of the magnetic card (MC), the second motor 34 when the card inflow It consists of a drive unit 33 for controlling the end, the end detection unit 32 for detecting the end state of inflow of the magnetic card (MC).

The first and second interfaces 70 and 75 each include first and second output units 71 and 72 and first and second input units 73 and 74, respectively. The first and second output units 71 and 72 of the interface 70 supply power to the main power supply unit 81 and the control panel 82 of the copier 200, and are constituted by relays RY1 and RY2. The first and second input units 74 of the second interface 75 are connected to the counter unit 83 and the paper detection unit 84 of the copier 200, respectively.

3 is an operation flowchart of the copier control apparatus according to the present invention.

The operation and effects of the present invention made as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, when the user inserts the magnetic card MC into the copier control apparatus 300 using the copier, the magnetic in the card inflow detecting unit 31, which is the card exiting means 30, as shown in FIG. When the inflow of the card MC is detected, and the detected signal is transmitted to the microcomputer 40, the microcomputer 40 recognizes that the inflow state of the card is output and outputs a control signal through the driving unit 33. The second motor 34 drives the card to the predetermined position. At this time, when the card reaches the predetermined position, the termination signal 31 detects an interrupt signal indicating that the card is placed in the correct position. Will be sent to.

Therefore, when the card is placed in the correct position, the read head 11 of the reading and recording means 10 reads the information recorded on the card, converts the information into an electrical signal, and transmits the minute information to the first amplifier 13. After amplifying the voltage to a predetermined level, the comparator 15 differentially amplifies the weak signal output from the read head 11, and accurately detects the change point of the N pole and the S pole recorded on the magnetic card. After removing the data, the microcomputer 40 transmits the data to the microcomputer 40 so that the microcomputer 40 reads the data thereof, and if the unique numbers match, and the remaining money exists, the remaining money is displayed on the display unit 50 and the first value is displayed. As the outputs of the first and second output units 71 and 72, which are the interface 70, are switched to the high level, the relay unit RY1 and RY2, which are the drive 80, are operated. 81) and control panel (82) It is the power copying machine 200 is an operable state.

In this state, when the user manipulates the keys of the control panel 82 to set the copy paper, the paper detection signal from the paper detection unit 84 is transmitted to the microcomputer through the second input unit 74 which is the second interface 75. 40) to store the subtracted amount according to the current copy paper setting.

Then, when the user executes the copy, the counter unit 83 of the copier 200 transmits one pulse to the microcomputer 40 through the first input unit 73 of the second interface 75 for each copy. Whenever the signal of the counter 83 is input, the amount recorded in the magnetic card MC is subtracted from the amount according to the paper setting, and then the remaining amount is displayed on the display unit 50. A subtracted signal is output for input to the card, and this signal is amplified to a predetermined level in the second amplifier 14 and applied to the recording head 12, thereby subtracting the corresponding charge of one copy amount to the magnetic card. .

Therefore, the user repeats the above process every time the user makes a copy in the state where there is a residual amount on the card, and punching is performed by the punch position detecting unit 23, which is the card punching means 20, in a situation where the proper amount is subtracted. When it reaches the position that should be reached, the interrupt signal is transmitted to the microcomputer 40 to recognize the signal to operate the first motor 20 through the driving unit 21 to perform punching on the magnetic card MC. The punching process of the first motor 20 is sensed by the punching sensing unit 22 to transmit a punching completion signal to the microcomputer 40 when the punching is completed, thereby stopping the driving of the first motor 20 by the magnetic card. If the data is erased by a user's mistake while there is a residual amount of money in the bank, the punched position can be checked to visually recognize the remaining amount.

In addition, when the magnetic card is introduced or the copy is continuously executed, there is no remaining money in the magnetic card or when the user operates the end button 16 of the reading and recording means 10 to stop the copying, the microcomputer 40 no longer copies. Recognizing that the state can not be executed by rotating the second motor 34 through the drive unit 33 of the card exit means 30 to discharge the card to the outside and at the same time the first and first of the first interface 70 As the low signal is output through the two output units 71 and 72, the relays RY1 and RY2 of the drive 80 are turned off so that the control panel 82 of the power supply unit 71 of the copier 200 is turned off. By cutting off the power supplied to the copier 200, the copier 200 is in an inoperable state and maintains a standby state waiting for the next magnetic card to be introduced.

On the other hand, the memory unit 60 stores the subtracted amount per copy according to the paper, the total number of copies up to now, and the amount of money on a daily basis and monthly basis, so that observation can be made through the display unit 50 by a control button operation not shown. The program is stored in the microcomputer 40.

3 is an operation flowchart of the copier control device according to the present invention. First, when power is supplied to the copier control device 300, the magnetic card waits for input of the magnetic card (step 101), and determines the input state of the card (step 102). If the card input is judged after performing the waiting process (L1), the data recorded on the card is read through the read head to read the unique number and the remaining amount (step 104, 105), and the read unique number does not match or the remaining amount is not matched. If this does not exist, a unique number and amount judgment process L2 for discharging the card (step 106) is executed.

After the unique number and the amount determination process (L2) and the remaining number is present, if the remaining amount is present, the remaining amount is displayed on the display and the relay is driven to supply driving power to the copier's power unit, the control panel and various sensing sensors. After performing the copier control process (L3) (step 107) and copying by setting the number of copies and the paper size by the user's selection, a pulse is output from the counter unit every one copy, and such a pulse is inputted. This determination (step 108) determines whether the paper size is A4 or A3 (steps 109, 111) and executes the copy recognition and subtraction process (L4) for subtracting the amount corresponding to the paper size (steps 110, 112).

If it is determined that the magnetic card reaches the punching position by the card punching means in the process of continuously subtracting the amount to the magnetic card MC by the continuous execution of copying after the process (step 114), punching is performed (step 114). After the punching process (L5) is performed, there is no remaining amount in the magnetic card due to continuous copying (step 115), or when the end button is input (step 116), the card is ejected to the outside by controlling the card emergence means (step 117). And a termination process (L6) which cuts off all the power supplied to the copier (step 118), thereby completing a series of copier control procedures.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the magnetic card having a predetermined amount of money is inserted, the copier supplies the main power and the driving power of the control panel and various sensing sensors inside the copier to make a copyable state, and the user controls the control panel. When copying is executed, the amount of paper used is automatically subtracted according to the type of copy paper and the number of copies to be stored and punched on the magnetic card, and when the magnetic card is taken out, the power supplied to the copying machine is automatically cut off to prevent operation. By using a magnetic card at any time, even in the absence of a manager, it is possible to use the copier at any time, contributing to the convenience of the user and minimizing the waste of manpower, thereby contributing to profitability.

In addition, if the copying machine of the present invention is applied to an enterprise, the user card paid for each individual is automatically reduced according to the copying amount, thus recognizing the concept of cost, and the cost saving effect is high. It is possible to aggregate and analyze (use amount, amount of money used) so that it is easy to execute and manage Esan effectively, and provide the effect of clearly sharing the cost of using copiers used jointly in joint offices and joint offices.

Claims (2)

Reading and writing means 10 for reading and writing the amount of money recorded on the magnetic card, card punching means 20 for checking the remaining amount of the card with a yuan, card retrieval means 30 for carrying in and taking out the card, system A card processing apparatus (1) comprising a microcomputer (40) for controlling all devices of the apparatus, a memory section (60) for storing all data values of the system, and a display section (50) for displaying the balance and operation status of the card. And first and second output units 71 and 72 connected to the microcomputer 40 of the card processing apparatus 1 and outputting control signals to supply power to the power supply unit and the control panel of the copier 200. A first interface 70 composed of the first interface 70 and a signal output from the counter unit and the paper detector of the copier 200 to the microcomputer 40 and composed of the first and second signal input units 73 and 74. The second interface 75, the first interface 70 A magnetic card comprising a drive 80 for supplying driving power to the power supply unit 81 of the copier 200 and the control panel 82 according to the output signals of the first and second signal output units 71 and 72. Copier control device used. A copier control method using a magnetic card that allows a user to use a copier arbitrarily by using a magnetic card having a predetermined amount recorded therein, the process of waiting for an input of a magnetic card and determining an input state (L1). When the card is input, the unique number and the remaining amount are read out, and if the unique number does not match or the remaining amount does not exist, the unique number and the amount judgment process (L2) for discharging the card, the unique number in the above process are identical, and the remaining amount is If present, the remaining amount is displayed on the display unit, and the copier control process (L3) for supplying driving power to the copier's power unit, the control panel, and various sensing sensors, and if there is a counter signal from the copier, determines the paper size, and determines the determined paper size. Copy recognition and subtraction process (L4) to reduce the amount corresponding to the magnetic card reaches the punching position If it is determined that the punching process (L5) to perform the punching, the copier using a magnetic card consisting of a termination process (L6) that there is no remaining amount in the magnetic card or the card is discharged when the end button is input and cut off all power supplied to the copier. Control method.