KR20060038502A - Automatic machine for providing adjusted-amount automatically and method there-of - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a payment settlement automatic payment device and a payment settlement automatic payment method for automatically paying a settlement payment to a print sheet holder by receiving a printing sheet in which payment determination information is recorded, such as a train ticket. Settlement automatic payment device of the present invention, the print sheet recognition unit for receiving the print sheet on which the settlement determination information is recorded and recognizes the settlement determination information from the printing sheet; A print sheet stacking unit for stacking the input print sheet; A controller configured to receive the settlement determination information from the printing sheet recognition unit and determine a settlement amount; A gold battery payer that pays all or part of the settlement amount in response to a control signal of the controller; And a screen display for displaying a guide message to the user. According to the present invention, the settlement payment can be automated at any place where the device is provided by automating the payment of the settlement money according to the change and return of the ticket already issued, thereby facilitating user convenience and reducing the manpower and congestion at the ticket release window. You can.

Description

Automatic machine for providing adjusted-amount automatically and method there-of}

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic payment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of an automatic payment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view schematically showing an embodiment of a coin discharge unit and a coin recovery unit of the automatic payment device according to the present invention.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating an automatic payment method of settlement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message displayed on a screen display unit for each execution step of an automatic payment method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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1 ... Settlement automatic payment device 2 ... Housing

10 ... Payment Account Recognition Unit 20 ... Screen Display

30 ... Instruction input unit 40 ... Print sheet recognition unit

41 ... print sheet slot 50 ... print sheet scanning

60 ... print sheet return section 61 ... print sheet outlet

70 ... print sheet stacker 80 ... print sheet issuer

81 ... Priesthood outlet 90 ... Money payout

91 ... bank outlet 92 ... bank outlet

94 ... Coin outlet 95 ... Coin outlet

100 ... Coin recovery unit 110 ... Control unit

The present invention relates to an automatic payment device and a payment method for automatically paying a settlement sheet that receives payment information, such as a train ticket, and determines the settlement amount, and automatically pays the settlement amount to the print sheet holder.

Trains are a safe and convenient means of transportation for modern people, and business owners are profiting from selling train tickets. Currently, train tickets are sold through designated sales counters and travel agencies at stations, etc.The designated sales counters and travel agencies are not only selling their tickets but also paying the settlement fees for the change and return of issued tickets. Congestion of the above-mentioned release window and travel agency is increasing, and the workload of the staff in charge is also increasing. Accordingly, there is a problem that the possibility of a mistake in the work of the employee in charge increases, and a person who intends to purchase a complaint about a service such as a change and return service of the train ticket due to congestion and delay.

In addition to train tickets, tickets such as express bus tickets, movie tickets, and performance tickets are being sold through automatic ticket machines. Accordingly, there is a growing demand for an apparatus and method for easily changing or returning a ticket without having to issue the ticket through a window.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, automatic payment of payments that can automatically pay the settlement to the holder of the print sheet (ticket) that the information for determining the settlement is recorded without the personnel of the staff in charge It is to provide a device and automatic payment method.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, a print sheet recognition unit for receiving the print sheet is recorded the settlement determination information is recognized from the printing sheet the settlement determination information; A print sheet stacking unit for stacking the input print sheet; A controller configured to receive the settlement determination information from the printing sheet recognition unit and determine a settlement amount; A gold battery payer that pays all or part of the settlement amount in response to a control signal of the controller; And it is provided with an automatic payment settlement device having a screen display for displaying a guide message to the user.

Preferably, the automatic payment device is further provided with a printing sheet scanning unit for scanning the image of the recognized printing sheet.

Also preferably, the automatic payment device for payment is a printing sheet issuing unit for issuing a priesthood printing sheet in response to the control of the controller; And an instruction input unit configured to receive an instruction input by the user, wherein the controller receives an instruction inputted to the instruction input unit and generates a signal for issuing the priesthood print sheet according to the instructions. Send to the printing sheet issuing unit.

Also preferably, the automatic payment device further comprises a payment account recognition unit for recognizing the payment account to be charged, the control unit exchanges payment information with the financial institution system payment recognized by the payment account recognition unit It is determined whether the payment is possible from the account, and the payment is made from the payment account if payment is possible.

Also preferably, the payment automatic payment device is a printing for discharging the inputted printing sheet to return the inputted printing sheet to the user, when the settlement determination information cannot be recognized by the printing sheet recognition unit The apparatus may further include a sheet returning unit, and the control unit may transmit a control signal for returning the printing sheet to the printing sheet returning unit when the settlement determination information cannot be received from the printing sheet recognition unit.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention for achieving the object of the present invention, the step of recognizing the settlement determination information from the printing sheet receiving a printing sheet on which the settlement determination information is recorded; Determining a settlement amount from the settlement determination information; Paying all or part of the determined settlement amount to the print sheet holder; And a printing sheet stacking step of stacking the inputted printing sheet, and a recording medium recording a payment method and a program for executing the same.

Preferably, the automatic payment method further comprises the step of scanning and storing the image of the input printing sheet.

Also preferably, the automatic settlement payment method may include receiving instructions input by a user; Generating a signal for issuing a priesthood print sheet if the instructions include instructions for issuing a priesthood; And issuing the priesthood print sheet in response to a signal for issuing the priesthood print sheet.

Also preferably, the automatic payment method may further include returning the inputted printing sheet if the settlement determination information cannot be recognized from the inputted printing sheet.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be given the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. Shall be.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the automatic payment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of the automatic payment device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, the automatic payment device 1 of the present invention according to an embodiment of the present invention, the housing 2 forming the appearance of the device 1, the payment account recognition unit 10, the screen display unit 20, the instruction input unit 30, the print sheet recognition unit 40, the print sheet scanning unit 50, the print sheet return unit 60, the print sheet stacking unit 70, the print sheet issuing unit 80 , The money supply unit 90, coin recovery unit 100 and the control unit 110 is provided.

Automatic payment device 1 of the present invention according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for automatically issuing a ticket, and issuing or refunding the ticket issued by changing the issued ticket according to the user's instructions. Here, the ticket includes not only a ticket in which various information such as issuance date and fare is recorded on the magnetic stripe (MS), such as a train ticket, but also various tickets that can be automatically issued, such as a performance ticket and a movie ticket. do. Thus, the ticket can be any type of printed sheet on which settlement payment information (e.g., issue date, fee, etc.) is recorded, hereinafter referred to as print sheet.

Looking at each component of the automatic payment device 1 of the present invention according to an embodiment of the present invention in detail.

The payment account recognizing unit 10 is required to pay the priesthood issuance fee when the user wants to be issued a priesthood of a printed sheet such as a train ticket using the automatic payment device 1, as shown in FIG. 1. Likewise, it is preferable to be installed at the front of the housing 2. The payment account recognition unit 10 shown in Figure 1 is a card reader (card reader) for recognizing a magnetic (MS) card, such as a credit card, debit card, high frequency wireless (RF) card, IC (IC) card, etc. Although shown in the form, a bank account reader is also possible.

The screen display unit 20 is for informing the user of the automatic payment device 1 to inform the settlement and payment status due to the issuance of the priesthood printing sheet, the change of the previously issued printing sheet, or the request for a refund. And a monitor made of CRT, LCD, or the like. The screen display unit 20 may display a message such as "work processing" or "error occurrence" according to a situation, and may display an image, an image, etc. together with a text message. The screen display unit 20 is preferably installed in front of the housing 2 so that the user can see the screen displayed. In addition to the screen display unit 20, an audio output unit (not shown) may be further provided to provide a user with a comment or the like. In this case, the voice message corresponding to the message displayed on the screen display unit 20 can be provided to the user, so that the user's convenience can be provided.

The instruction input unit 30 is for allowing the user of the automatic payment device 1 to input the necessary information for issuing a priesthood print sheet or paying the payment. Specifically, when a user wants to be issued a priesthood of a printing sheet such as a train ticket using the automatic payment device 1 according to the present invention, instructions necessary for issuing the priesthood, for example, the type of printing sheet to be issued. , Number, and number to be printed. The embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 is a command input unit 30 and includes a touch screen installed on the front of the monitor of the screen display unit 20. However, other forms, such as a keypad, voice recognition unit, or the like, may be used as the instruction input unit 30.

The print sheet recognition unit 40 receives a print sheet already issued and recognizes the information recorded in the print sheet. The information includes information necessary for the settlement decision, such as the amount of money and the date of ticket issuance. The printing sheet recognition unit 40 is installed inside the housing 2, and the printing sheet inlet 41 is provided at the front of the housing 2 so that the user can insert the printing sheet into the printing sheet recognition unit 40. It is prepared. That is, the printing sheet inputted by the user through the printing sheet insertion hole 41 is input to the printing sheet recognition unit 40 and recognized. At this time, even if the user inputs the print sheet in the reverse direction of the instruction, for example, even if the user inputs the print sheet upside down, the print sheet recognition unit 40 may recognize both sides of the print sheet so that the print sheet payment determination information can be recognized. It is desirable to have a function that can.

The print sheet scanning unit 50 scans an image of the print sheet input to the print sheet recognition unit 40 through the print sheet insertion opening 41. The scanned image of the printed sheet is preferably stored for management of the settlement payment operation, such as later comparison with the printed sheet and checking for errors. The image of the scanned print sheet may also be used to read the information recorded on the print sheet. The print sheet scanning unit 50 may be provided on a path through which the print sheet input to the print sheet recognition unit 40 is transferred to the print sheet stacking unit 70. In this embodiment, the image of the printing sheet is obtained through a scanning operation. However, the printing sheet may be imaged by other methods besides scanning, such as photographing.

The print sheet return unit 60 discharges the inputted print sheet and returns it to the holder when the information for determining the settlement amount cannot be recognized from the print sheet input to the print sheet recognition unit 40. To this end, it is preferable that the printing sheet outlet 61 is provided on the front surface of the housing 2. The print sheet to be returned to the print sheet holder is discharged through a predetermined print sheet discharge path toward the print sheet discharge port 61 provided at the front of the housing 2 by the operation of the print sheet return unit 60, and thus the print sheet discharge port. It is returned to the holder of the print sheet through 61.

The print sheet stacking unit 70 is for stacking the print sheets inputted to the print sheet recognition unit 40 into the apparatus 1, and includes a print sheet collecting box 71 for stacking the print sheets. The print sheet stacking unit 70 is located inside the housing 2.

The printing sheet issuing unit 80 is a user who wants to be issued a priesthood of a printing sheet such as a train ticket by using the automatic payment device 1 of the present invention and inputs instructions necessary for issuing a priesthood in the instruction input unit 30. In this case, or when a user who wants to change a previously issued print sheet has input the instructions necessary for changing a ticket in the instruction input unit 30, the user is to issue a priesthood of the printed sheet that matches the instructions. Is installed inside. Printing sheet priesthood issued by the operation of the printing sheet issuing unit 80 is discharged to the outside through the priesthood outlet 81 provided in the front of the housing (2). Therefore, the user can obtain the issued printing sheet through the priesthood outlet 81.

The money payment unit 90 is to pay a predetermined amount, which is all or part of the settlement amount, if there is a settlement amount to be paid to the holder of the printing sheet based on the settlement decision information of the printed sheet. Banknote discharge portion 91, and a coin discharge portion 94 for dispensing coins. Settlement payment to be paid by the payment unit 90 is divided into bills and coins, so that the bills are discharged to the outside through the bill discharge unit 91, the dynamic is controlled to be discharged to the outside through the coin discharge unit 94 do. Accordingly, the user may receive the settlement money through the banknote discharge unit 91 and / or the coin discharge unit 94. The banknote outlet 91 and the coin outlet 94 are each a banknote outlet 92 and a coin outlet 95 as shown in FIG. 1 so that a user can receive banknotes and coins from the outside of the device 1, respectively. )

3 is a view schematically showing an embodiment of the coin discharge unit 94 and coin recovery unit 100 of the automatic payment device 1 according to the present invention. Referring to this, the coin discharge unit 94 includes a coin storage hopper 96, a coin discharge guide 97, a coin stacker 98 and a coin outlet 95.

Coin storage hopper 96 is a place for temporarily storing the coins (C) scheduled to be discharged. Coin storage hopper 96 has a function that can drop only the amount of coins to be paid by counting the number of coins (count), a structure similar to that employed in a general vending machine can be adopted. Coin (C) in the coin storage hopper (96) is dropped from the coin storage hopper (96) to be paid to the holder of the printing sheet, guided to the coin stacker (98) by the coin discharge guide (97), It is stored in the tooth | wound 98.

The coin recovery unit (100 of FIG. 2) is for recovering the coins (C) remaining in the coin storage hopper 96 without being paid to the print sheet holder after the settlement payment operation by the automatic payment device (1) is finished. It is preferable that it is a structure which can be put in and taken out inside the housing 2. The coin recovery unit 100 includes a coin recovery box 101 and a coin path switcher 102 positioned below the coin storage hopper 96. The coin path switcher 102 switches the movement path of the coin C falling from the coin storage hopper 96. More specifically, the coin path switcher 102 converts the movement path of the coin falling from the coin storage hopper 96 from the coin holder 98 to the coin collecting box 101 direction or vice versa. When the coin path switcher 102 is positioned as shown in solid line in FIG. 3, coins C falling from the coin storage hopper 96 are accumulated on the coin holder 98 along the coin discharge guide 97. When the coin path converter 102 is rotated in the direction of the arrow about the rotational axis 103 and positioned as shown in the imaginary line, the coin C falling from the coin storage hopper 96 is recovered. Will accumulate.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the controller 110 may be configured to include a printed circuit board including electronic components such as a microprocessor and a memory for controlling the overall operation of the automatic payment settlement apparatus 1. The controller 110 is preferably located inside the device 1.

Looking at the function of the control unit 110 in detail.

The control unit 110 receives the information for determining the settlement amount recognized by the printing sheet recognition unit 40 to determine the settlement amount, and in accordance with the instructions of the print sheet holder pays a signal for paying all or part of the settlement amount. It sends to the unit 90. In addition, the control unit 110 transmits a display signal for displaying a screen to the screen display unit 20, and receives the instructions input to the instruction input unit 30 to determine whether to issue a new priesthood or determine and pay the settlement money. And perform the necessary control functions for the determined task. Decisions on settlement and issuance of priesthood may be made in conjunction. For example, when the user wants to receive a new ticket without receiving the cash payment of the previously issued ticket, the controller 110 determines the payment based on the settlement determination information, and then prints it within the determined settlement amount. If the issue of the sheet priesthood is possible, it is configured to generate a signal for the printing sheet priesthood issue and transmit it to the printing sheet issuer 80.

In addition, the control unit 110, if the user of the automatic payment device (1) wants to pay the print sheet priesthood fee directly with his or her cash card, instructions for the printed sheet priesthood entered into the instruction input unit 30 And receiving payment information by exchanging payment information with a financial institution system to determine whether the payment for the print sheet is possible from the payment account recognized by the payment account recognition unit 10, and if the payment is possible, the fee from the payment account. The payment is configured to generate a signal for issuing the print sheet, and to transmit it to the print sheet issuer 80.

In addition, the control unit 110 is configured to transmit a control signal for returning the print sheet to the print sheet return unit 60 when it is unable to recognize the information for determining the payment amount from the print sheet recognition unit 40. .

Although not shown separately in FIG. 2, the automatic payment apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a printing sheet classifying unit classifying the printing sheets according to the type of printing sheets to be input. For example, the printing sheet may be classified according to whether it is a magnetic ticket (MS) ticket, an optical mark reader (OMR) ticket, an optical character reader (OCR) ticket, and the like. When it is necessary to make it possible, it is preferable to further provide a printing sheet sorting part.

4A and 4B are flowcharts illustrating an automatic payment method for payment according to an embodiment of the present invention, and may be implemented by the automatic payment device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a message displayed on the screen display unit 20 for each step of performing the automatic payment method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the automatic payment method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 5.

In the initial screen of the automatic payment device, two initial menus may be displayed, such as "issuing a ticket (that is, a new priesthood)" and "settlement", as shown by reference numeral 501 of FIG. 5. That is, to allow the user to select between the priesthood issuance and settlement (S100). The holder of the print sheet who wishes to receive the payment due to the change and return of the already purchased train ticket, selects "payment" and inserts the print sheet into the printing sheet inlet 41 of the automatic payment device 1 (S101). ). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the printed sheet is a train ticket. When "Settlement" is selected in the initial screen, a message such as "Please insert the train ticket" is displayed on the screen display unit 20, to induce the input of the printing sheet.

In the printing sheet inserted into the printing sheet inlet 41, information for determining the settlement amount is recognized by the printing sheet recognition unit 40 (S110). At this time, as shown by reference numeral 505 of FIG. 5, the screen display unit 20 displays a message such as "in process. Please wait a moment" to inform the user that the operation is in progress.

 When the recognition of the settlement determination information is made without any problem, the printing sheet scanning unit 50 scans the image of the printing sheet for storing the image (S210), and the payment of money and the issue of the priesthood (S120 to S170) and loading of the printing sheet. Operation S220 is made.

First, referring to the payment of money and the issue of the priesthood, after recognizing the settlement determination information (S110), the controller 110 receives the recognized settlement determination information to determine the settlement amount (S120). When the settlement amount is determined, a message such as "the settlement amount is OOOO won" is displayed on the screen display unit 20 as shown by reference numeral 507 of FIG. Along with the above message or after a while, the screen display unit 20 displays a message such as "Do you want to issue a priesthood ticket for a train ticket?" As shown by reference numeral 509 of FIG. 5, and the instruction input unit 30 by a touch screen is displayed. The "Yes" and "No" fields are displayed so that instructions can be entered via). In this case, when a priesthood issue is selected by touching an area of “Yes” (S130), the screen display unit 20 selects the type of priesthood to be issued again as shown by reference numeral 511 of FIG. 5. Is displayed. In addition to the screen for selecting the type of priesthood or the next screen, the numeric keypad area is displayed so that instructions for the priesthood, such as the number of priesthoods and the number to be printed, can be input through the instruction input unit 30 by the touch screen. desirable.

If the holder of the printing sheet enters the appropriate type and number of copies so that the fee for issuing the priesthood is determined within the range of the settlement amount that can be received (S140), the control unit 110 receives the instructions and the printing sheet issuing unit Send a control signal to (80) to print and issue the priesthood in accordance with the instructions for the priesthood. Then, according to the control signal of the control unit 110, the printing sheet issuing unit 80 prints and issues the priesthood to discharge through the priesthood outlet 81 (S150). At this time, a message such as "Please receive a train ticket" is displayed on the screen display unit 20 as shown by reference numeral 513 in FIG.

Simultaneously with the issuance of the priesthood, the controller 110 transmits a control signal to the monetary payment unit 90 to pay the amount minus the priesthood issuance fee, and the monetary payment unit 90 counts bills and coins according to the signal. By discharging through the banknote outlet 92 and the coin outlet (95) (S160). At this time, as shown by reference numeral 515 of FIG. 5, the screen display unit 20 displays a message such as "Please receive the payment".

Between the input of the instructions for the priesthood (S140) and the priesthood printing, issuance (S150) and bill payment (S160), the screen display unit 20 may again display a message such as "the operation is processing." After the priesthood discharge through the priesthood outlet 81 and the discharge of money through the banknote outlet 92 and the coin outlet 95, a message may be displayed at the same time indicating receipt of the priesthood and the amount, such as "Receive the priesthood and the amount". have.

In the example shown in FIG. 4A, a priesthood issue is possible within the range of the settlement amount, and a processing process (S140 to S160) of paying the amount subtracting the priesthood amount from the settlement amount when issuing the priesthood is illustrated, but the user has applied for If the amount of the priesthood is greater than the settlement amount, it is natural that a new priesthood exceeding the settlement amount may be issued by inducing input of a settlement account or the like and additionally paying an amount exceeding the settlement amount.

Therefore, the user can select the "Settlement" menu provided on the initial screen of the device 1, can change the previously issued print sheet to a new priesthood print sheet within the settlement amount, and settle the settlement amount through additional payment You may be issued a change to an excess priesthood print sheet.

If in step S130, a message such as "Do you want to issue a train ticket?" Is displayed on the screen display unit 20, the user touches the "No" area through the instruction input unit 30 by the touch screen ( S130, the control unit 110 transmits a control signal to the money dispensing unit 90 to pay all of the determined settlement amount. Then, in response to the control signal, the money supply unit 90 counts the bills and coins and discharges them through the bill outlet 92 and the coin outlet 95 (S170). Between the touch of the "no" area and the payment (S170), a message such as "the operation is being processed" is displayed on the screen display unit 20, and the money discharge through the banknote outlet 92, the coin outlet 95 After that, as shown by reference numeral 515 of FIG. 5, it is preferable that the message " receive payment amount " is displayed.

When the printing sheet stacking operation is described, the printing sheet is transferred to the printing sheet collecting box 71 when the printing sheet recognition unit 40 recognizes the information for determining the settlement without any problem. Accordingly, the printing sheet introduced into the automatic payment device 1 is loaded into the printing sheet stacking unit 70 (S220).

On the other hand, if the print sheet recognition unit 40 is unable to recognize the information for determining the settlement, the control unit 110 transmits a control signal for returning the printed sheet fed to the print sheet return unit 60, this Accordingly, the print sheet return unit 60 operates to return the print sheet through the print sheet discharge port 61 (S180).

It is also possible to use the automatic payment device (1) to be issued a train ticket priesthood without receiving the payment. In order to receive the priesthood, it is preferable that the user selects settlement on the initial screen asking for issuance or settlement of the priesthood. To issue the priesthood, the user inputs or passes a cash card or the like into the payment account recognition unit 10 (S310). If necessary, the user enters the password of the payment account.

Check whether the payment card / bankbook is normally recognized (S320), if the payment card / bankbook recognition is properly made, the user to enter the instructions for the priesthood. When the user inputs the type, quantity, number to be printed, and the password of the payment account to be issued (S330), the controller 110 exchanges payment information with the financial institution system to issue a new card from the recognized payment account. If the payment is possible for, and transmits a control signal to the printing sheet issuing unit 80 to issue the printing sheet priesthood. Accordingly, the printing sheet issuing unit 80 prints and issues the priesthood and discharges it through the priesthood outlet 81 (S350). These steps S330 and S340 are similar to the steps S140 and S150 of issuing a priesthood at the settlement.

Before the issuance of the priesthood (S340) or together with the issue of the priesthood (S340), the controller 110 processes the payment for the priesthood from the recognized payment account (S350). As a result of the payment card / bankbook recognition in step S320, if the payment card or bankbook is not properly recognized, an error message is displayed through the screen display unit 20 (S360).

When the business using the settlement payment device (1) is finished, the employee in charge of settlement payment device (1) can input the coin recovery instruction through the instruction input means (not shown) for the coin recovery provided in a predetermined position, As a result, the coin path switcher 102 rotates from the solid line position of FIG. 3 to the position of the virtual line, and the coin storage hopper 96 drops all coins C remaining therein. Therefore, all the coins (C) remaining in the coin storage hopper 96 is stacked in the coin collection box 101, the staff in charge can easily check how much coins left by removing the coin collection box 101 from the housing (2). .

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 4A, 4B and 5, although the message to be provided to the user for each step of performing the automatic payment method is described as being displayed on the screen display unit 20, the screen display unit 20 Instead of displaying a message in), a voice comment may be provided to the user, and a voice comment and a message display may be simultaneously provided.

In addition, although not specifically shown in Figs. 4A and 4B, the automatic payment method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the inputted printing sheet is normally recognized and the payment is paid, the receipt for the payment to the user It is desirable to further provide a process for issuing. For example, when returning a previously issued train ticket, it is preferable to output a return receipt in which a ticket amount, a return fee, a return amount, and the like are provided to the user.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

The automatic payment device and the automatic payment method according to the present invention, the person who wants to receive the payment by automating the payment of payment according to the change and return of the train ticket already issued to enable the payment of payment at any place with the device Inconvenience can be reduced, and reflexively, the station sales window or travel agency can improve the service for the release, change and return of train tickets without congestion.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention automatic settlement payment device, after the settlement payment business is finished can be recovered by confirming all the coins remaining in the device at a time can improve the efficiency of the work.

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A print sheet recognizing unit which receives the print sheet on which the settlement determination information is recorded and recognizes the settlement determination information from the printing sheet; A print sheet stacking unit for stacking the input print sheet; A controller configured to receive the settlement determination information from the printing sheet recognition unit and determine a settlement amount; A gold battery payer that pays all or part of the settlement amount in response to a control signal of the controller; And On-screen display for prompting the user Settlement automatic payment device having a. According to claim 1, wherein the automatic payment device for settlement Print sheet scanning unit for scanning the image of the recognized printing sheet Settlement automatic payment device characterized in that it further comprises. According to claim 1, The payment automatic payment device A printing sheet issuing unit which issues a priesthood printing sheet in response to the control of the control unit; And Further comprising an instruction input unit for receiving an instruction input by the user, The control unit Receiving the instructions input to the instruction input unit, and generates a signal for issuing the priesthood print sheet in accordance with the instructions to automatically pay the settlement sheet, characterized in that for transmitting to the printing sheet issuing unit. The method of claim 3, wherein The payment automatic payment device Further comprising a payment account recognition unit for recognizing the payment account to be charged, The control unit Settlement automatic payment device, characterized in that the payment information is exchanged with the financial institution system to determine whether the payment is possible from the payment account recognized by the payment account recognition unit and the payment from the payment account if the payment is possible . According to claim 1, The payment automatic payment device And a print sheet return unit for discharging the input print sheet to return the input print sheet to the user if the settlement determination information cannot be recognized by the print sheet recognition unit. The control unit The payment apparatus for automatic payment of payments, characterized in that for transmitting the control signal for returning the printing sheet to the printing sheet return unit when the payment sheet determination information cannot be received from the printing sheet recognition unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the gold battery payment unit A banknote discharging unit for dispensing banknotes; And Coin Ejector Paying Coins Settlement automatic payment device comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein the coin discharge unit, A coin storage hopper for storing coins scheduled for discharge; And Coin storage rack is loaded with coins falling from the coin storage hopper Settlement automatic payment device comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein the automatic payment device for settlement Coin recovery box for recovering the coins remaining in the coin storage hopper after the settlement payment operation; And Coin path switcher to switch the movement path of the coins falling from the coin storage hopper in the coin storage direction from the coin storage direction or the coin storage direction in the coin storage direction Settlement automatic payment device characterized in that it further comprises a coin recovery unit comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the settlement determination information is Settlement automatic payment device, characterized in that recorded on the magnetic strip of the printing sheet (Magnetic Stripe). Receiving the print sheet on which the settlement determination information is recorded and recognizing the settlement determination information from the printing sheet; Determining a settlement amount from the settlement determination information; Paying all or part of the determined settlement amount to the print sheet holder; And Printing sheet loading step of loading the input printing sheet Settlement automatic payment method characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatic payment method Scanning and storing the image of the input printing sheet Settlement automatic payment method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatic payment method Receiving instructions input by a user; Generating a signal for issuing a priesthood print sheet if the instructions include instructions for issuing a priesthood; And Issuing the priesthood print sheet in response to a signal for issuing the priesthood print sheet Settlement automatic payment method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatic payment method Returning the inputted print sheet if the settlement determination information cannot be recognized from the inputted print sheet. Settlement automatic payment method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 10, wherein the automatic payment method Outputting a receipt for the paid amount, if all or part of the determined settlement amount is paid to the print sheet holder; Settlement automatic payment method characterized in that it further comprises. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program that can be read and executed by a digital signal processing apparatus as a program for performing the method of any one of claims 10 to 14.

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