KR101270043B1 - System and method of controlling an error of a no window envelope printing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An error control system of a windowless envelope printing device and an error control method thereof are provided to prevent errors which can occur when printing an address on the windowless envelope. CONSTITUTION: An error control method of a windowless envelope printing device(60) is as follows: Information of a barcode recorded on a printed matter is scanned by a first scanner(10) before the printed matter is input into the windowless envelope so that the address of the printed matter is confirmed. The information of the barcode recorded on the printed matter input into the windowless envelope is scanned by a second scanner(20) after inputting the printed matter into the windowless envelope to confirm whether the addresses coincide or not. If the addresses do not coincide, an error message is output.

Description

ERROR CONTROL SYSTEM AND ERROR CONTROL METHOD OF A NO CHANGE ENVELOPE PRINTING DEVICE

The present invention relates to an error control system, and more particularly, to an error control system and an error control method for controlling an error generated in an apparatus for printing an address on a window-free envelope.

Banks, government offices, securities companies, and credit card companies that send a large amount of mail use an address printing device for sending mail.

In this case, in order to facilitate sending mail, the contents are written in the mail, while the contents are inserted in an envelope in which a window of transparent material is formed.

However, the method using the window envelope as described above has a problem that the cost of rewriting the envelope is high.

Therefore, a mail sending method using a windowless bag is widely used.

However, the method using the windowless envelope as described above has a problem that it is difficult to determine whether the address of the mail and the address printed on the envelope are exactly matched.

The object of the present invention proposed to solve the above problems is to recognize the information of the bar code described in the mail is inserted into the window-free bag as a first scanner, to check the address of the mail, and to insert into the window-free bag The error of the windowless envelope printing apparatus, which recognizes the information of the bar code written in the mail in the closed state, checks the address of the mail, and then prints the address on the windowless envelope if the two addresses match. It is to provide a control system and an error control method.

An error control system of a windowless envelope printing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem is, a windowless envelope printing apparatus for inputting an address for the mail in the windowless bag after putting the mail in the windowless bag; A first scanner for recognizing the information of the barcode described in the mail before the mail is inserted into the windowless envelope; A second scanner for recognizing information of a bar code written in the postal matter inserted into the windowless envelope; A management unit for managing information about the address; And a control device for controlling the window-free envelope printing apparatus such that the address is printed on the window-free envelope when the two addresses recognized by the first scanner and the second scanner match.

Error control method of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem, the step of recognizing the information of the bar code described in the mail is inserted into the windowless bag as a first scanner, confirming the address of the mail; Recognizing information of a bar code written in a postal matter inserted into the windowless envelope as a second scanner, checking an address of the postal mail, and determining whether two addresses coincide; And printing the address on the windowless envelope when the two addresses match, and outputting an error message when the two addresses do not match.

The present invention recognizes the information of the bar code described in the postal mail inserted into the window-free envelope to the first scanner, to confirm the address of the mail, and to recognize the information of the bar code described in the postal mail inserted into the window-free envelope as the second scanner Thus, after confirming the address of the mail, by printing the address on the window envelope when the two addresses match, it is possible to prevent an error that may occur when printing the address of the window envelope.

1 is a configuration diagram of an error control system of a windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a flow chart of one embodiment of the error control method of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention.
3 to 10 are exemplary views of various screens applied to the error control method of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an error control system of a windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention.

The error control system of the windowless envelope printing apparatus according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the windowless envelope printing device 60 for inputting the address for the mail in the windowless bag after the postal matter in the windowless bag, A first scanner 10 for recognizing the information of the bar code described in the postal mail, a second scanner for recognizing the information of the bar code described in the postal mail inserted into the windowless envelope before the mail is inserted into the windowless envelope. 20, when two addresses recognized by the management unit 40 for managing information about the address, the first scanner and the second scanner match, the addressless window is printed so as to be printed on the windowless envelope. A control device 50 for controlling the envelope printing device and a camera for photographing the image of the windowless bag on which the address is printed after printing the address on the windowless bag 3 0).

First, the windowless bag printing apparatus 60 may be applied to the windowless bag printing apparatus that is currently commonly used.

Next, the first scanner 10 recognizes a first bar code formed on the mail, and extracts an address recorded in the first bar code.

Here, the first bar code may be a general bar code written on a surface of a product or the like to read information of the corresponding product. Therefore, the first scanner 10 may also be applied to a general barcode recognizer capable of reading a general barcode as described above.

In addition, the first bar code may be not only a bar-shaped bar code, but also a QR code. In addition, the first bar code may be various types of bar codes currently used.

Next, the second scanner 20 recognizes a second bar code formed in the mail, and extracts an address recorded in the second bar code.

That is, two barcodes are formed in the postal matter applied to the present invention including the first barcode and the second barcode.

In particular, since the second barcode is to be recognized by the second scanner 20 in a non-contact manner in a state in which mail is inserted into the windowless envelope, a magnetic barcode having a magnetic component instead of an optical barcode such as infrared rays (magnetic) barcode).

Therefore, the second scanner 20 is configured as a device that can recognize the magnetic barcode as described above, and extract the address contained in the magnetic barcode.

On the other hand, the second bar code, after being put into the windowless envelope, may be formed of various types of barcodes that can be recognized from the outside, in this case, the second scanner 20 also, according to the second bar code It can be composed of various kinds of devices.

That is, the first bar code may be configured as a scan bar code, and the second bar code may be formed as a magnetic bar code, but various types of bar codes may be applied in addition to the bar codes as described above.

Next, the camera 30 is for photographing the address printed on the windowless envelope, and various types of digital cameras currently used may be applied.

Next, the manager 40 performs a function of managing various addresses to be printed on the windowless envelope.

That is, the present invention is applied to a bank, a public office, a securities company, a credit card company, etc. (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'company') that sends a large amount of mail, and the management unit includes the information of the customers managed by the company and the Customers' addresses are stored and managed.

Finally, the control device 50, when the two addresses recognized by the first scanner 10 and the second scanner 20 match, the window-free envelope so that the address is printed on the window-free envelope It performs a function of controlling the printing apparatus (60).

In addition, when the two addresses read by the first scanner 10 and the second scanner 20 do not coincide with each other, the control device 50 operates the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60. Stops and prints the error information so that the administrator can recognize the error.

That is, the control device 50 is an address extracted through the first bar code of the mail scanned through the first scanner (PB) 10, and the magnetic bar code read from the second scanner (MV) (20) Comparing the second bar code, if the two addresses are mismatched, the operation of the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60 is stopped, and only when the two addresses match, the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60 Drive to print the address on the windowless envelope.

In addition, the control device, by using the camera 30, photographs the address printed on the window-free bag, and links the photographed image with the address, and stores the function in the management unit 40 do.

On the other hand, the control device 50, as described above, the bar code (first bar code) scanned by the first scanner (PB) 10, and the magnetic reading from the second scanner (MV) (20) If two addresses collected through a barcode (second bar code) are matched, the printing may be performed, but if two addresses are not required, extraction is performed through one of the two scanners. The address may be printed on the window-free envelope using only the registered address.

The configuration of the error control system of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention as described above is as follows.

The present invention is to detect and control the error generated during the printing of the windowless envelope, two bar codes are printed on the postal matter applied to the present invention.

The present invention is provided with a window-free envelope printing apparatus 60, including a scan bar code reader (first scanner) 10 and a magnetic bar code reader (second scanner) 20, using only a scan bar code or a magnetic barcode Address extraction errors that can occur when extracting addresses can be prevented.

In addition, the present invention by photographing the addressless envelope printed with the camera 30 and stored in the management unit 40 for a certain period of time, it is possible to monitor the quality of the printing state, which may occur after printing and mailing Can cope with problems

2 is a flowchart illustrating an error control method of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 10 are exemplary views of various screens applied to the error control method of the windowless printing apparatus according to the present invention. Various monitoring screens output through the monitor (output unit) of the control device 50 are shown.

First, the manager who wants to use the present invention stores the addresses of the customers of the company in the management unit 40 (S202).

Next, the first bar code and the postal item printed with the second bar code including the address information of the customer to be sent are input through the input unit of the windowless printing apparatus 60.

Next, when the mail reaches the position where the first scanner 10 is located in the printing apparatus 60 and the mail is detected by a sensor, the first scanner 10 is formed on the mail. The first barcode is recognized (S204). At this time, the control device 50 extracts from the management unit 40 an address matched with the first barcode recognized through the first scanner 10.

Next, the postal matter moves along the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60 and is introduced into the windowless envelope introduced through another line of the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60. In this case, although the inlet of the windowless envelope may be completely enclosed, the inlet may be enclosed after a printing process and a camera photographing process to be described below.

Next, when the mail reaches the position where the second scanner 20 is located in the windowless printing apparatus 60, and the mail is detected by a sensor, the second scanner 20 is formed in the mail. The second bar code is recognized (S206). At this time, the control device extracts from the management unit 40 an address matched with the second barcode recognized through the second scanner 20.

Next, the control device 50 determines whether the address extracted through the first scanner 10 and the address extracted through the second scanner 20 match (S208).

Next, if two addresses match, the control device 50 drives the windowless envelope printing apparatus 60 to print the address on the windowless envelope (S210). However, if the two addresses do not match, the control device 50 stops the operation of the windowless envelope printing device 60, and through the output unit (monitor) of the control device 50, the address. Outputs information that does not match.

At this time, the administrator, after finding the reason that the address does not match, can restart the window-free envelope printing apparatus 60 through the control device 50 again.

Meanwhile, in the above, the present invention has been described as an example of printing when two addresses match, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

That is, after printing the address on the windowless envelope using the address extracted through the first scanner 10, the address extracted through the second scanner 20 and through the first scanner 10 By comparing the extracted address, it may be determined whether the address is normal.

Finally, the window-free envelope after the printing process reaches the position where the camera 30 of the window-free bag printing apparatus 60 is located, when the window-free bag containing the mail is detected by a sensor, the camera After photographing the address printed on the surface of the windowless bag 30, the photographed image, the extracted address information, the date printed, the customer information matched with the address, etc. This is stored in the management unit 40 to manage.

That is, through the above-described processes, the present invention can extract the correct address of the customer who wants to send the mail, and can accurately print the address on the windowless bag containing the mail to be sent to the customer.

In addition, the present invention may improve the print quality of the address by the user to monitor the printing state of the address by photographing the outer surface of the windowless envelope through the camera 30.

In addition, the present invention by matching the extracted address with the photographed address image and customer information for a certain period of time, it is possible for the administrator to cope with various situations that may occur after sending mail.

That is, the control device 50 converts all the information generated during the above processes, for example, scan information, address information, photographing information, customer information, comparison information, etc. into a file form, to the management unit 40. Can be stored.

In addition, if it is determined that the two addresses do not match after the printing of the address or the analysis result of the photographed image determines that the printing state is poor, the control device 50 dies the printed windowless bag. It can be sent to a butt, to be checked by an administrator.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 3 to 10 illustrate various screens output through an output unit (monitor) of the control device 50 or another monitoring device so that an administrator can monitor the processes as described above.

First, FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a work screen for monitoring a state in which processes as shown in FIG. 2 are performed. The work screen includes a menu window, a work window, an information providing window, and a work. It consists of a progress window.

The menu window includes buttons of various functions. The menu window includes a selection button (JOB) for allowing the administrator to select various jobs, a start button (Start) for starting a job, a pause button (Pause) for stopping a job in case of an error, and a rework operation. A rework button, a setup button for various settings, a history management button for managing tracks, and a shutdown button selected at the end of a job are closed.

As shown in FIG. 4, information about the contents of the current work and the number of the windowless bags to be printed are output to the work window.

In the information providing window, as shown in FIG. 4, information about the number of the currently printed windowless bags, the normally printed number, the number of errors, and the like is output.

In the work progress display window, various work information is output as shown in FIGS. 6 and 10.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 5 to 10 illustrate screens that are actually output when the processes as described above are performed. The screens shown in FIG. 5 are screens that are displayed when a matching operation is selected, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a screen output when a REJOB log is generated for a job gun, FIG. 7 is a screen output when an enclosed job is performed, FIG. 8 is a screen output when a window job is performed, and FIG. 9 is a match. 10 is a screen output when a job is performed, and FIG. 10 is a screen output when monitoring the number of monthly jobs.

That is, the work screens as described above prevent the error of the window-free envelope output and perform a function of allowing the administrator to directly check the work contents.

To this end, the control device 50 may output a red alarm so that the operator can check when mismatching the address, or may stop the operation of the windowless printing device.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

10: first scanner 20: second scanner
30: camera 40: management
50: control device 60: windowless envelope printing device.

Claims (5)

Recognizing the information of the barcode described in the mail as a first scanner before the mail is inserted into the windowless envelope, and confirming the address of the mail;
After the mail is inserted into the windowless bag, the information of the barcode written on the mail in the windowless state is recognized as a second scanner, and the address of the mail is checked to determine whether the two addresses match. ; And
And printing the address on the window-free envelope when the two addresses match, and outputting an error message when the two addresses do not match. The method of claim 1,
And printing the address on the window-free envelope, photographing the image of the window-free envelope on which the address is printed, and matching the address or barcode to manage the error. In the windowless printing apparatus for putting a mail in a windowless bag and input the address for the mail in the windowless bag,
A first scanner for recognizing the information of the barcode described in the mail before the mail is inserted into the windowless envelope;
A second scanner for recognizing information of a bar code written in the postal matter inserted into the windowless envelope;
A management unit for managing information about the address; And
The windowless printing device error control including a control device for controlling the windowless printing device so that the address is printed on the windowless bag when the two addresses recognized by the first scanner and the second scanner match. system. The method of claim 3, wherein
The control device includes:
If the two addresses do not match, the window-free envelope printing device error control system, characterized in that to stop the operation of the window-free envelope printing device, and output error information. The method of claim 3, wherein
After printing the address on the window-free bag, further comprising a camera for photographing the image of the window-free bag printed with the address,
The control device controls the camera to take the image, and the error-free system for printing a window printing bag, characterized in that for storing the photographed image in the management unit.

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