KR200332700Y1 - Control terminal for printing machine using cards - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is driven by the input of the card, in the control terminal of the printing machine to perform the feeding operation by the operation of the feed roller power supply or feed sensor or the removal of the tray, the sensing of the voltage of the feed roller of the printing machine Or an input unit configured to receive a feed signal indicating that printing paper is needed by one of a method of sensing a voltage of a feed sensor or detecting a detachment of a paper tray, and transmitting the feed signal to a central processing unit, and controlling the operation of the printer by the card information signal. A central processing unit that receives the paper feed signal from an input unit, counts the number of paper feeds, and outputs a paper feed control signal for supplying printing paper; and receives a paper feed control signal from the central processor to drive one of the paper feed roller, paper feed sensor, and paper tray. By including an output unit for controlling the feeding operation of the printer by Relates to a control device of the printing apparatus using the card, characterized in that a. The present invention has the effect of controlling the printing machine of various control methods with one type of terminal.

Description

Control terminal for printing machine using cards

The present invention relates to a control terminal and a control method of a printing machine using a card, in particular, a printing device driven by a card, a printing device having a different control terminal for each manufacturer and product model as a control terminal The present invention relates to a control terminal and a control method of a printing apparatus using a controllable card.

Conventionally, printing machines such as printers, faxes, and copiers using magnetic cards have been used in universities and offices. In general, a printing apparatus using a magnetic card is a device that performs printing by operating a printing apparatus when a user inserts a magnetic card filled with a predetermined amount in advance into a printing apparatus. This has the advantage that the user can operate and use the printing device provided without a separate administrator for the print job.

However, in order to use a printing apparatus using a magnetic card, a certain amount of money must be charged in the magnetic card. Therefore, a separate charger for charging the amount of money in the card and a manager in charge of the charge is required, and the user has a problem that is inconvenient due to the cumbersome charging process.

In addition, the existing magnetic card is a simple device that can read / write magnetic, which can duplicate dozens or hundreds of cards, which is problematic in terms of security. The magnetic card used to operate the printing machine generally uses only a printing machine. There was a problem in that the remaining amount of money wasted without using it as a card cannot be used for other purposes.

In addition, the printing apparatus using the conventional magnetic card is not possible to remotely manage through the network, and has been made to maintain the best state of the printing machine by checking the state of the printing machine by inputting regular personnel for maintenance and repair. Therefore, additional manpower costs are required due to regular manpower input, and if a printing machine installed in a university or office is urgently needed for repair due to an unexpected increase in the amount of printing work for a certain period of time, the manager can not know this actively and the maintenance and repair can be performed properly. There was a problem that could not be.

In order to solve this problem, US Patent Application US 6,459,863, including a printing device driven by using a smart card rather than a magnetic card has been proposed. However, the proposed system and method is valid only for a specific product model of a specific manufacturer and cannot be applied to various printing devices by manufacturer and product model used in commercial universities, offices, and the like.

Control methods of commercial printing equipment can be classified into three types. The first control method is a feeding roller control type, which controls a power supply of a paper feed roller for conveying paper. At this time, a switching element such as a relay circuit is used to control the power of the paper feed roller. In this paper feed roller control method, power is supplied to the paper feed roller only when the print command is valid.

The second is a paper entry sensor control type, which controls a paper feed sensor that detects paper feed. The feed sensor control method controls the operation of the feed sensor to be effective only when the print command is valid.

Lastly, the third method is a paper cartridge control type which controls the feeding operation by the removal of the paper tray. This method controls the printing machine by detaching the tray of the printing machine, and in this case, additionally installs a mechanism in which the tray can be detached. This method attaches the tray only if the print command is valid.

A terminal for controlling a commercial printing machine cannot control the three control methods with one type of control terminal, and a company producing a printing machine produces and distributes a control terminal valid for its specific model. Therefore, in order for a user to use a printing device driven using a smart card, a user must purchase a printing device in addition to a control terminal of a printing device that recognizes a smart card.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, to provide a printing machine control terminal using a card that can control a printing machine having a different control terminal for each manufacturer and product model by one type of terminal. .

In addition, another object of the present invention is to deliver a print information, including the number of copies of the printing machine and the amount required for the print job to the management server through the network to check it from time to time to perform a print job in the best state The present invention provides a printing machine control terminal.

1 is an external view showing a control terminal of a printing machine using a card according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a control terminal of a printing machine using a card according to the present invention

3 is a block diagram of an input unit and an output unit of the control terminal shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing a control method of the printer control terminal using a card of the present invention

5 is a flow chart of the paper feeding process shown in FIG.

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10: magnetic card connection 20: smart card connection

30: central processing unit 40: display unit 50: network connection unit 60: memory unit

70: input unit 80: output unit

100: control terminal 200: printing machine

220: feed roller 240: feed sensor

260: tray

The control apparatus of the printing apparatus using a smart card according to the present invention for achieving the above object is driven by the input of the card, and performs the paper feeding operation by the feed roller power supply or the operation of the feed sensor or the removal of the tray In the control terminal of the printing machine, an input unit for receiving a paper feed signal indicating that printing paper is needed by one of the method of sensing the voltage of the paper feed roller of the printing machine, voltage of the paper feed sensor, or detachment of the paper tray, and transmits it to the central processing unit. And a central processing unit for controlling the operation of the printing apparatus according to the card information signal, receiving the paper feed signal from the input unit, counting the number of paper feeds, and outputting a paper feed control signal for supplying printing paper, from the central processing unit. Receiving a feed control signal, one of the paper feed roller, paper feed sensor and paper tray By driving is characterized in that comprises an output for controlling the paper feeding operation of the printing machine.

In addition, the card input to the control terminal of the present invention is characterized in that the magnetic card or a smart card, wherein the printing device is characterized in that the printing device, such as a printer, a fax, a copying machine to perform printing on the printed paper.

In the present invention, the control terminal may be characterized in that it comprises a card discharge preventing device for preventing any discharge of the card is input and output by the drive of the motor, the control terminal is controlled by the central processing unit It is characterized in that it further comprises a display unit for displaying the information of the card input by the character.

In addition, the control terminal may be characterized in that it further comprises a network connection for connecting to the communication network and the host computer of the financial institution or card company corresponding to the card read in the card connection. The network connection unit may further include a security module for protecting an online transaction when connected to a host computer of the financial institution or a card company.

The network connection unit may be connected to a management host computer installed at a management company managing a printing machine to transmit print information such as the number of paper feeds and the amount of money counted by the central processing unit. Under the control of the central processing unit may be characterized in that it further comprises a memory unit for storing data information including the number of prints, the required amount per sheet of printing paper, the remaining amount of the card.

The input unit may include a voltage sensor detecting a voltage change of a paper feed roller and a paper feed sensor provided in the printing machine, a sensor detecting a detachment of a tray of the printing machine, and a signal detected by the voltage sensor and the sensor at the central processing unit. The apparatus may further include a signal converter configured to convert the signal into a processable signal. The output unit may include: a paper feed roller control unit controlling a paper feed roller of the printer according to a signal received from the central processing unit; a paper feed sensor control unit controlling a paper feed sensor of the printer according to a signal received from the central processing unit; It may be characterized in that it further comprises a tray control unit for controlling the tray of the printer by the signal received from the processing unit.

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

1 is an external view showing a control terminal of a printing apparatus using a card according to the present invention.

1 illustrates a copier as an example of the printing apparatus 200. In the present invention, the printing apparatus is a concept including a device for printing on a printed paper, such as a fax machine or a printer, in addition to the copier. As shown in FIG. 1, the control terminal 100 of the present invention is separately installed outside the printing apparatus 200 to control the printing apparatus.

2 is a block diagram of a printing machine control terminal using a card according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the printing machine control terminal 100 using the card may include a magnetic card connection unit 10, a smart card connection unit 20, a central processing unit 30, a display unit 40, a network connection unit 50, The memory unit 60 includes an input unit 70 and an output unit 80.

The magnetic card connector 10 reads the input magnetic card and transmits the read card information signal to the central processing unit. In addition, the smart card connection unit 20 consists of a program for the physical contact and COS connection in the case of a contact smart card, so that the contact smart card and contactless smart card can be recognized, and in the case of a contactless smart card RF antenna And a program for COS connection.

In addition, the magnetic card connection unit 10 and the smart card connection unit 20 includes a card ejecting and blocking device to perform the card entry and exit function by the motor drive and to prevent any ejection of the card during the operation of the printer. This is to prevent a difference between the reduced amount and the number of copies actually copied when the card input by the user is removed during the printing operation of the printing apparatus. Therefore, the card entered in the present invention is discharged after the end of the print job.

However, if you want to cancel the print job in the middle of a print job, the user can cancel the print job by pressing the Cancel button on the printing machine, but in this case, the card entered immediately cannot be ejected. The card is ejected after the amount of money and the number of prints have been processed. As an example of the card ejection restraint device, a shutter is installed in the card inlet, and when the card is inserted, the shutter can be operated to prevent any ejection of the card.

The central processing unit 30 is connected to the card connection unit 10, the central processing unit 30, the display unit 40, the network connection unit 50, the memory unit 60, the input unit 70, the output unit 80 It detects the signal transmitted from each block and controls each block.

The network connection unit 50 is a host computer 300 of a financial institution or a card company corresponding to a card read for card approval or transaction history transmission when a smart card is input to the smart card connection unit 20 to perform a print job. ) To connect to. The network connection unit 50 is generally configured to include hardware for TCP / IP connection and a program for controlling the corresponding hardware, but PSTN, LAN, WAN, and various network connections are possible.

Meanwhile, the network connection unit 50 may include a Secure Access Module (SAM) which is commonly used for security. The SAM is required to access the financial smart card. Each issuer of the financial smart card can access the financial card only through the distributed SAM. SAM is used as a standard for financial smart cards without the need for contactless or contactless contact.

In addition, the network connection unit 50 may be connected to the host computer 300 of a financial institution or a card company, as well as the management host computer of the management company that supplies and manages the printing device 200. At this time, the network connection unit 50 transfers the counted number of prints, the amount of money required for the print job, and other print information to the management host computer.

To this end, the memory unit 60 stores the number of prints and transmits it to the management host computer through the network connection unit 50 at a time set according to the program of the central processing unit 30. At the same time, the number of prints stored in the memory unit 60 is updated to zero, and the number of prints is counted by the next set time.

The printing machine manager can monitor the printing machine in real time through the number of prints sent to the management host computer, so that the consumables of the printing machine can be replaced in a timely manner, and the user can check whether there is a failure even if the user does not report the failure. do.

Meanwhile, the memory unit 60 stores the remaining amount of the magnetic card or the smart card and the printing cost per printing paper in addition to the number of prints. When the magnetic card connection unit 10 recognizes the magnetic card, the central processing unit 30 records the remaining amount stored in the unique number of the magnetic card in the memory unit 60, while the smart card connection unit 20 stores the smart card. If it is recognized that the central processing unit 30 is connected to the host computer 300 through the network connection unit 50 to read the remaining amount of the smart card and the like stored in the memory unit 60.

The information stored in the memory unit 60 is read from the central processing unit 30 and the central processing unit 30 displays necessary information on the display unit 40.

In addition, the input unit 70 detects whether the feed roller power is applied or the feed sensor is driven or the tray is attached or detached according to the control type of the printing machine, thereby supplying a feed signal indicating that supply of printing paper for printing is required to the central processing unit 30. send. Then, the central processing unit 30 receives a paper feed signal, counts the number of paper feeds, and transmits a paper feed control signal for performing a paper feeding operation to the output unit 80.

In addition, one of a paper feed roller, a paper feed sensor, and a paper tray of the printer is driven by the paper feed control signal to perform an actual paper feed operation.

3 is a block diagram of an input unit and an output unit of the control terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the input unit 70 of the printing machine control terminal 100 of the present invention detects a signal related to feeding of a printing device from the printing device 200 and outputs the processed signal after the detected signal is processed in the central processing unit. A process in which the paper feeding operation is transmitted to the unit 80 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the input unit 70 includes a voltage detector 74 that detects a voltage of the signal converter 72, the paper feeder 220, or the paper feeder 240, and a paper tray detector that detects whether the tray is attached or detached. It comprises 76.

When the voltage detector 74 detects a change in the voltage of the paper feed roller 220 or the paper feed sensor 240 of the printing apparatus 200, the signal converter 72 may process the detected paper feed signal by the central processing unit 30. Convert to and send. The tray detector 76 is for detecting the physical movement of the tray 280 when the printer is controlled by the tray control method. The feed signal detected by the tray detector 76 is also converted by the signal converter 72 to be processed by the central processing unit. Is sent to 30. The central processing unit 30 counts the number of sheets of paper feed by the transmitted paper feed signal and transmits a paper feed control signal to the output unit 80 to perform the actual paper feeding operation.

The output unit 80 includes a switching element driver 82, a paper feed roller control unit 84, a paper feed sensor control unit 86, and a paper tray control unit 88. At this time, the switching element driver 82 serves to activate one of the paper feed roller control unit 84, the paper feed sensor control unit 86, and the paper tray control unit 88 by receiving the paper feed control signal processed by the central processing unit 30.

The paper feed roller control unit 84 controls a paper feeding operation by turning on / off the paper feed roller 220 driving line of the printing machine using a switching element such as a relay, and the paper feed sensor control unit 86 controls the printing machine. The paper feed sensor 240 signal received by the 200 is virtually controlled to control the paper feeding operation. In addition, the tray control unit 88 controls the tray 280 of the printing apparatus 200 by detaching the tray by using a physical element such as a solenoid.

As described above, the printing machine control terminal using the card of the present invention includes all the components capable of detecting a feed signal of various printing apparatuses 200. In addition, it includes a component capable of outputting a control signal for controlling the paper feed driving process of the printing machine in a manner suitable for the printing machine. Therefore, the control terminal of the present invention will be able to control all of the feeding process of the different printing machine by manufacturer and product model.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a printing machine control terminal using a card of the present invention.

When the card is input, it is first determined whether the input card type is a magnetic card or a smart card (S10).

If it is determined that the input card is a magnetic card, the card information is checked (S20), and whether the unique number is invalid or remaining amount is checked. The process of confirming the card information is performed by reading the card unique number transmitted from the magnetic card connection unit 10 in the central processing unit 30. If the unique number is not valid or there is no remaining amount, the magnetic card is ejected and the relay is off and no further printing is performed.

On the other hand, if the unique number is valid and the remaining amount of money, the driving power is applied to the printing machine and waits for the print job (S30). At this time, if there is a print start signal from the central processing unit 30, printing starts (S40).

When printing is started by the print start signal, the feeding process is controlled by the control terminal of the present invention (S50), and when the feeding process for printing is finished, the printing apparatus executes printing (S60).

During printing, the central processing unit 30 of the control terminal subtracts the cost of the printing process from the remaining amount of the magnetic card, and determines whether there is a remaining amount remaining to continue printing for each print job (S70).

As a result of the determination, if there is no remaining amount, the print job ends, and if there is a remaining amount, the print job continues. However, even in this case, since the print job may be terminated by the end button, the central processing unit 30 should also determine whether the end signal is detected before performing the next printing (S80). Thus, when the end signal is detected, the print job is terminated, otherwise, the next print job is started again.

Magnetic card is a simple device that can read / write magnetic. It can duplicate dozens or hundreds of cards, and there can be security problem, so you can punch the magnetic card.

Punching may control the punching by transmitting an interrupt signal to the central processing unit 30 when the appropriate level to be punched is reached in a situation where the printing process is repeated and the appropriate liquid is subtracted. As a result, when data is erased by a user's mistake while the remaining amount is present in the magnetic card, the remaining amount can be visually recognized by checking the punched position.

On the other hand, the control method of the control terminal when the card input to the printing machine control terminal is a smart card.

If the input card is a smart card, the central processing unit 30 determines whether the input smart card is a postpaid card or a prepaid card (S15).

When the input card is a postpaid card, the network connection unit 50 transmits the card number recognized by the smart card input unit 10 to the host server 300 to request a server authorization (S22). If it is not approved by the server 300, the print job is terminated without any further progress, if approved and available to use, supply the driving power to the printing device 200 and waits for the print job (S30).

At this time, if there is a print start signal from the central processing unit 30, printing is started (S40) and if paper is supplied under the control of the control terminal 100 (S50), printing is executed (S60). In the case of the postpaid smart card, it is determined whether the amount subtracted during the print job in the printing process exceeds the card approval limit amount (S72). If the amount is exceeded, the print job is terminated without further processing. And even if it does not exceed the approval limit amount, if the end button is authorized from the user (S80) the print job is terminated.

Hereinafter, a control method when a prepaid smart card is input will be described.

When the input card is a prepaid smart card, the network connection unit 50 connects to the host computer 300 and checks card information such as the balance of the card (S24). At this time, the network connection unit 50 may be configured to include a secure access module (SAM) for security, in which case the connection to the SAM connection to check the balance of the card.

If the card information check result is remaining in the card, supply the driving power to the printing machine and waits for the print job (S30). Thereafter, if there is a print start signal from the central processing unit 30, printing starts (S40), and similarly, printing is performed through a paper supply (S50) process (S60).

If the remaining amount of the card is judged during the printing execution (S74), if there is no remaining amount, the print job is terminated without further proceeding, and even if there is a remaining amount, when the end button is authorized from the user (S80), the print job is terminated. do.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a paper feeding process shown in FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, the paper feeding process of the present invention proceeds differently according to the control method of the printing apparatus. When the input unit 70 detects a signal related to feeding of the printing apparatus (S510) and transmits the signal to the central processing unit 30, the central processing unit 30 outputs a control signal corresponding to the control method of the printing apparatus (S520).

When the paper feed roller control unit 84 of the output unit 80 is turned on by the output control signal (S530), the paper feed roller 220 of the printing apparatus 200 is driven to supply paper. When the paper is supplied and the driving of the paper feed roller 220 is stopped (No in S540), the paper feed roller control unit 84 is also turned off, thereby ending the paper feeding process (S550). However, when the driving of the paper feed roller 220 is not stopped (YES in S540), the paper feed roller controller 84 continues the on state to perform the paper feeding process.

In addition, when the output control signal turns on the paper feed sensor controller 86 of the output unit 80, the paper detection sensor of the paper feed sensor controller 86 becomes an active state. Is operated, and the paper is fed. When the paper is supplied and the operation of the feed sensor 240 is stopped (NO in S542), the paper detection sensor of the feed sensor controller 86 is blocked to turn off the feed sensor controller 86, and the feeding process is The end is over. On the other hand, when the operation of the paper feed sensor 240 does not stop (YES in S542), the paper feed sensor control unit 86 continues the paper feeding process.

In addition, when the tray control unit 88 controls the paper feeding process by removing the tray by using a physical element such as a solenoid by the output control signal, the output control signal outputs the tray control unit 88 of the output unit 80. When turned on, the paper is fed when the paper tray is attached. When the tray 260 is separated after paper is supplied (No in S544), the tray control unit 88 is turned off to finish the feeding process, and the tray 260 is not separated (S544). "Yes") continues the paper feeding process.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, additions, etc. within the spirit and scope of the present invention, such modifications and modifications are the following utility model registration claims Should be seen as belonging to.

As described above, the printing machine control terminal using the card according to the present invention includes an input unit capable of detecting different kinds of signals related to feeding and an output unit outputting different control signals according to the control method of the printing apparatus. There is an effect that can control the printing machine of various control methods with one type of terminal.

In addition, the number of prints counted, the amount of money required during the print job, and other information are transmitted to the management host server through a network to check them in real time.

Claims (13)

In the control terminal of the printing machine driven by the input of the card, performing the paper feeding operation by the feed roller power supply or the operation of the feed sensor or the removal of the paper tray, An input unit which receives a paper feed signal indicating that printing paper is needed by one of a method of sensing a voltage of a paper feed roller, a voltage sensor of a paper feed sensor, and a detachment of a paper tray; A central processing unit which controls the operation of the printing apparatus by the card information signal, receives the paper feed signal from the input unit, counts the number of paper feeds, and outputs a paper feed control signal for supplying printing paper; And an output unit configured to receive a feed control signal from the central processing unit and control one of a feed roller, a feed sensor, and a paper tray to control the feeding operation of the printing machine. The card of claim 1, wherein the card input to the control terminal is Control terminal of a printing machine using a card, characterized in that the magnetic card or smart card. The method of claim 1, wherein the control terminal Control terminal of a printing machine using a card, characterized in that the card is input and output by the drive of the motor. The method of claim 3, wherein the control terminal Control card of a printing machine using a card, characterized in that it comprises a card ejection stop device for preventing any discharge of the input card. The card ejection preventing device of claim 4, wherein A control terminal of a printing machine using a card, characterized in that for discharging the card after processing the amount of money and the number of prints required by the card input from the central processing unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the control terminal And a display unit for displaying the information of the card input by the control of the central processing unit as a character. The method of claim 1, wherein the control terminal And a network connection part for connecting to a communication network with a host computer of a financial institution or a card company corresponding to the card read by the card connection part. The method of claim 7, wherein the network connection portion And a security module for protecting an online transaction when connected to a host computer of the financial institution or a card company. The method of claim 7, wherein the network connection portion A control terminal of a printing machine using a card, characterized in that for connecting to a management host computer installed in a management company managing a printing machine and transmitting print information including the number of paper feeds counted in the central processing unit and the amount required for printing. The method of claim 1, wherein the control terminal And a memory unit for storing data information including the number of sheets of paper counted by the central processing unit, the amount of money required per sheet of printing paper, and the amount of money remaining on the card. The method of claim 1, wherein the input unit A voltage detector configured to detect a voltage change of a paper feed roller and a paper feed sensor provided in the printer; A sensor for detecting detachment of the paper tray of the printer; And a signal converter configured to convert the signal sensed by the voltage detector and the sensor into a signal that can be processed by the central processing unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the output unit A paper feed roller control unit which controls the paper feed roller of the printer according to the signal received from the central processing unit; A paper feed sensor control unit controlling a paper feed sensor of the printing apparatus according to a signal received from the central processing unit; And a tray control unit for controlling a tray of the printing apparatus by a signal received from the central processing unit. 13. The printer according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein A control terminal for a printing apparatus using a card, characterized in that a device for printing on a printing paper provided as a printer, a fax, a copy machine, or the like.