KR100204610B1 - Note discriminating device and driving method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a photographing / reading / printing / transferring field of a check, in particular, a front and rear images of a check issued and collected by a financial institution are photographed by a CCD sensor and recorded on a CD ROM, Reading / printing / transferring apparatus and method for inspecting / printing a check when necessary such as tracking an accident check, and transferring an image of the taken check to another bank or another point, and more particularly to a check transfer mechanism The CCD sensor and the image processing unit 20 and the main control unit 30 so that the front and back sides of the check to be transferred are photographed by CCD sensors Anyone can edit the image data stored on the HDD or the FDD because the environmental pollution generated during the process of developing the conventional microfilm is removed and the image data can be recorded in a CD recorder (CD Rcorder) which can not be edited, In addition, since the processing speed is faster than that of the related art and the processing time is shortened, the present invention can be used for general document processing.

Description

Photographing / reading / printing / transferring device and driving method of check

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photographing / reading / printing / transferring device of the present invention. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a signal flow diagram of the inventive check shooting driving method. FIG.

Figure 3 is a signal flow diagram of the inventive check reading / printing drive method.

FIG. 4 is a signal flow diagram of the inventive check transmission driving method.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: check transport mechanism and control unit 11: automatic paper feed unit

12: transfer part 13: illumination light part

14: Stamp part 15: Stacker part

16: feed control unit 17: light emitting diode switch

18, 32: Stamp section 20: CCD sensor and image processing section

21, 22: CCD sensor 23:

24: image processing section 30:

31: Cassiope 33: FDD

34: HDD 35: CD recorder

36: CD ROM driver 37: Monitor

38: Key board 39: Printer

The present invention relates to a photographing / reading / printing / transfer apparatus for a check, and more particularly, to a system and method for photographing a check by issuing a check, collecting front and rear images of a check issued and issued by a financial institution with a CCD sensor, Reading / printing / transferring apparatuses and a driving method for inspecting / printing a check when necessary such as tracking an accident check, and transmitting an image of the taken check to another bank or another point.

In general, the check transfer apparatus sends a large amount of checks to the transfer unit in the automatic paper feed unit, and the transfer unit receives and transfers the checks, wherein the stamp unit prints the processing date, the processing bank and the point on the back side of the check to be transferred, The processed check is stacked, and the transfer control unit controls the transfer mechanism.

Conventionally, the front and back sides of a check to be transferred are stored in a microfilm. During the development of the photographed film, the developer is contaminated with heavy metals, the check must be physically moved when transmitting the check to a remote location, A separate apparatus is required to process the image, and when the check is taken using the image scanner, the processing speed is less than 100 sheets per minute, which requires a long processing time.

As described above, in the conventional photographing / reading / printing / transferring apparatus for a check, the developer is stored in a microfilm on the front and back sides of the check to be conveyed so that the developing solution is contaminated with heavy metals, And the processing speed is less than 100 sheets per minute, so that it takes a lot of processing time in an environment where the number of processed sheets is large.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for checking a check issued by a financial institution. The backside image is photographed with a CCD sensor and recorded in a CD ROM. When necessary, the check is read / printed. A check is made so that the image of the photographed check can be transmitted to another bank or another point. A photographing / reading / printing / transmitting device, and a driving method.

As a means for achieving the object of the present invention, there is a check moving mechanism for sequentially paying a large amount of checks one by one, photographing the paid check with a CCD sensor, stacking the processed check at a certain point, )Wow; An image processor 20 for synthesizing the front and rear images of the photographed check, compressing and synthesizing the images into digital data; And a main controller 30 for controlling the processing of storing the processed compressed digital data in a CD ROM, displaying the stored CD ROM data on a screen, printing an image of a check, and transmitting the digital image data to an external communication medium, do.

This will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a photographing / reading / printing / transferring apparatus of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a check transferring mechanism and a control unit 10, a CCD sensor and an image processing unit 20, (30), wherein the check transport mechanism and the control unit (10) comprise an automatic dispensing unit (11) for sending a large amount of checks one by one, and a control unit A transfer unit 12 for transferring a check of the automatic payment unit 11 and an image of the front and back of the check reflected by the lamp irradiated when the check is transferred through the transfer unit 12, A stamp portion 14 for printing a treatment date, a treatment bank and a point on the back side of the check conveyed by the conveyance portion 12; A stacker 15 for stacking checks processed by the main controller 30, A conveyance control unit 16 for driving and controlling the lamp in the conveying mechanism and the illumination light passage through the conveyance mechanism and the control unit 10 and a display unit for displaying the error occurrence code of the check conveyance mechanism and the control unit 10 or displaying the processed number of the stacker unit 15 A light emitting diode and a switch 17 which serve to turn on and off the power switch and act as a reset switch and start / stop the driving of the check transport mechanism and the control unit 10, A power supply unit 18; The CCD sensor and the image processing unit 20 include a CCD sensor 21 and 22 for taking an image of the front and back of the check through the mirror of the illumination light path unit 13, An image synthesizer 23 for synthesizing images such that front and rear images of the CCD sensors 21 and 22 are included in one screen and an analog synthesizer 23 for synthesizing the analog signals synthesized by the image synthesizer 23, And an image processing unit 24 for converting the image into an image and compressing the image; The main control unit 30 includes a CPU 31 for controlling and driving a storage device, a display device, an input / output device, and a check transfer mechanism with an application program and a utility program and performing communication with a host (HOST) computer, An FDD 33 and an HDD 34 for temporarily storing the image data of the image processing unit 22 and an HDD 34 for storing the image data stored in the HDD 34, A CD recorder 35 for backing up the compressed image data to form a storage disk and a CD ROM Drivc for reading the image of the check recorded by the CD recorder 35 A monitor 37 for displaying an image of a check recorded on a CD ROM on the screen, a key board 38 for inputting various necessary data and functions, A printer 39 that prints the image of the check that is found, And its operation and effect will be described in detail as follows.

A file name, a staff code, and the like, and inserts a check to be photographed into the automatic paper feed unit 11, at this time, the transfer unit 12 selects the photographing mode through the key board 38 on the initial screen of the monitor 37 The start of the check is started by pushing the start switch and the images of the front and rear surfaces of the check reflected by the lamp irradiated by the lamp of the illumination light passage portion 13 are caused to be formed on the camera through the mirror, 12, the stamp portion 14 prints the processed date, bank, or branch name on the back of the check, and emits it to the stacker portion 15 to stack the processed check.

The CCD image sensor 21 and the image synthesizer 23 capture the images of the front and back of the check that are conveyed through the transfer unit 12, The image processing unit 24 converts the synthesized analog video signal into a digital video signal, compresses the video signal, and outputs the digital video signal to the HDD 34 of the main control unit 30, And a CD recorder 35 backs up the image signal stored in the HDD 34 to a CD to form a storage disk.

In the initial screen of the monitor 37, a reading / printing mode is selected through the key board 38, a storage original to be read is inserted into a CD ROM drive, The image of the check to be inputted by inputting the file name is searched through the monitor 37 and the front and back sides of the check are printed by the printer 39.

In the initial screen of the monitor 37, a transfer mode is selected through the key board 38, a storage disk to be transferred is inserted into a CD-ROM drive 36, a file name to be transferred is input, .

FIG. 2 is a signal flow diagram of the inventive check shooting driving method. As shown in FIG. 2, the photographing mode is selected on the initial screen 37 and a processing date, a file name and a staff code are inputted through the key board 38, (Step S1-S3) of inserting the check mark into the automatic paper feed unit 11 and the start switch of the transfer unit 12 by pressing the start switch. At this time, the lamp of the illumination light passage unit 13 is driven, (S4-S6) of printing a processed date, a bank or a branch name on the back of the check in accordance with the conveyance and discharging the processed check to the stacker unit 15 for stacking the processed check, The CCD image sensor 21 and the CCD image sensor 21 synthesize the images of the two CCD sensors through the image synthesizing unit 21 so as to be captured on one screen, ) Is converted into a digital image signal, and then the image signal (S7-S9) for storing the compressed image signal of the image processing unit (24), storing the compressed video signal of the image processing unit (24) in the HDD (34) of the main control unit (30) The recorder (CD Recorder) 35 is made up of a step of backing up to a CD (CD) and making a storage disk (S10, S11).

FIG. 3 is a signal flow chart of the check reading / printing driving method of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the reading / printing mode is selected from the initial screen 37 and a storage original to be read is inserted into a CD ROM drive A step (S1-S3) of inputting a file name through the key board 38 and searching for an image of a check to be read, and a step of printing the front and back sides of the check with the printer 39 S4-S5.

FIG. 4 is a signal flow diagram of the inventive check transmission driving method. As shown in FIG. 4, a transfer mode is selected in the initial screen 37, a storage disk to be transferred is inserted into a CD ROM drive, (S1-S3) of inputting the file name to the key board 38 via the key board 38 and transmitting the file name.

Therefore, the front and back sides of the check being transferred in the photographing mode are photographed, the image data of the check is recorded in a CD ROM, and the image of the check recorded in the CD ROM in the read / A check to be searched is searched through the monitor 37, the image of the check is printed through the printer 39, and the image data of the check recorded on the CD ROM in the transfer mode is transferred to another point or another bank The check is photographed / read / printed / transferred.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the front and back surfaces of a check are transferred by a CCD sensor, environmental pollution occurring in the process of developing a conventional microfilm is eliminated and transmitted by a computer. Since it is not necessary to move and is read / printed by a computer and a printer, there is no need for a separate device as in the prior art, so that the check shooting can be practically used. Anyone can edit the image data stored on the HDD or FDD, And can be recorded in a recorder (CD Recorder) to maintain security. In addition, since the processing speed is faster than that in the conventional art, the processing time is shortened, and the system can be used for general document processing.

Claims (7)

A check movement mechanism and a control unit 10 for sequentially paying a large amount of checks one by one, shooting the paid checks by using a CCD sensor, and stacking the processed checks at predetermined points; An image processor 20 for synthesizing the front and rear images of the photographed check, compressing and synthesizing the images into digital data; And a main controller 30 for controlling the processing of storing the processed compressed digital data in a CD ROM, displaying the stored CD ROM data on a screen, printing an image of a check, and transmitting the digital image data to an external communication medium, Wherein the check / photographing / reading / printing / transferring device comprises: 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the check transport mechanism and the control unit (10) comprise: an automatic payment unit (11) for sending a large amount of checks one by one; And an illumination light path portion (12) for causing the images of the front and back surfaces of the check reflected by the lamp irradiated when the check is transferred through the transfer portion (12) to be formed on a CCD sensor through a mirror A stamping portion 14 for printing a processing date, a processing bank and a point on the back side of a check conveyed by the conveying portion 12; a stacker portion 14 for stacking the check processed in the stamp portion 14 A transfer control unit 16 for driving and controlling the lamps in the transfer mechanism and the illumination light passage unit through communication with the main control unit 30 and an error generating code of the check transferring mechanism and the control unit 10 Or the number of processed sheets of the stacker unit 15 A light emitting diode and a switch 17 which play and control the on / off and reset switch of the power switch and start / stop the driving of the check transport mechanism and the control unit 10, And a power supply unit (18). The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CCD sensor and the image processing unit (20) comprise a CCD sensor (21) for taking an image of the front and back of the check through a mirror of the illumination light guide (13) An image synthesizer 23 for synthesizing images such that front and back images of the CCD sensors 21 and 22 are included in one screen and a synthesizer 23 for synthesizing the image synthesizer 23, And an image processing unit (24) for converting the converted analog signal into a digital signal and compressing the image. The main control unit (30) according to claim 1, wherein the main control unit (30) controls and drives a storage device, a display device, an input / output device, and a check transfer mechanism with an application program and a utility program, A HDD 34 for temporarily storing video data of the image processing unit 22 and an HDD 34 for temporarily storing image data of the image processing unit 22. The power supply unit 32 supplies power to the CPU 31, (CD Recorder) 35 for backing up the compressed image data stored in the front and back of the check stored in the CD recorder 35, and a CD-ROM for reading the image of the check recorded by the CD recorder 35 A monitor 37 for displaying an image of a check recorded in a CD ROM on a screen, a key board 38 for inputting various necessary data and functions, The image of the check found through the monitor 37 is printed Recording / reading / printing / transmission unit of the check, characterized in that configured with a printer (39) for. (S1-S3) of inserting a check sheet to be photographed after inputting a processing date, a file name and a staff code through the key board (38) when the photographing mode is selected during photographing, reading / The lamp of the illumination light passage portion 13 is driven and the treatment date, bank or branch name is printed on the back of the check in accordance with the conveyance of the check by the stamp portion 14 (S4-S6) of discharging the post-processed checks to the stacker unit 15 in order to accumulate them, and a step (S4-S6) of transferring the images of the front and rear sides of the checks carried by the transfer unit 12 by the transfer unit 12, (CCD) sensors 19 and 20 and combines the images of two CCD sensors through the image synthesizing unit 21 so as to be captured on one screen and outputs the synthesized analog image signals through the image processing unit 22 A step (S8-S10) of performing image compression after conversion to a digital video signal, The CD recorder 35 stores a compressed video signal of the video signal 22 stored in the HDD 34 of the main control unit 30 and the video signal stored in the HDD 34 to a CD And a step (S11, S12) of making a false plate. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein, in the case of selecting the photographing, reading / printing, and reading / printing mode of the transfer mode, the storage original to be read is inserted into a CD ROM drive, (S4-S5) of printing the front and back sides of the check with the printer (39) when the user desires to print after the step (S1-S3) Read / print drive method. The method according to claim 5, wherein when selecting the transmission mode among the photographing, reading / printing, and transmission modes, the transmission mode is selected on the initial screen (37), a storage original to be transmitted is inserted into a CD ROM drive, (S1-S3) for inputting a file name to be input via the key board (38) and transmitting the file name.