JP2553355B2 - Ticket processing terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to the issue of boarding tickets for aircraft and various types of reservation tickets, the processing of information on the tickets, and the exchange and issue processing of gold tickets and reservation tickets. The present invention relates to a ticket processing terminal device capable of performing.

(Prior Art) Reservation systems have been developed not only in the field of traffic passengers or entertainment such as theater and music concerts but also in various fields. In such a system, in order to accurately manage a large amount of reservation information according to the reservation form, automation of reservation has been conventionally promoted, and along with that, a ticket issuing device for each industry has been proposed and put into practical use. It is becoming popular.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a configuration example of a ticket issuing device showing an example thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a casing of the ticket issuing device, and an operating portion provided with a plurality of operation keys for inputting information operated by an operator, a so-called keyboard 2 is provided on an upper portion of a front panel of the casing 1. ing. Further, a display unit 3 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the housing 1.

4 is a ticket outlet provided on the upper surface of the housing 1, and 5 is the housing 1.
It is a printer unit for ticket issuing arranged inside. The printer unit 5 includes a platen 6, a print head 7 arranged so as to face the platen 6, a ribbon supply reel 8 and a ribbon take-up reel 9, and both the reels 8 and 9 are wound and printed. An ink ribbon 10 set so as to be able to pass through the front surface of the head 7, a motor (not shown) for driving these 6 to 10, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like are provided.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an unprinted medium that should be a reservation ticket or the like, and is stored in a hopper 12 provided at the bottom of the housing 1 in a zigzag folded state. Here, the hopper 12 includes a sensor (not shown) for detecting the near end of the medium 11 and other necessary mechanisms.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a conveyance path including a belt and rollers for nipping and conveying the medium 11. The transport path 13 is composed of the print medium supply port of the hopper 12, the platen 6 and the print head 7 of the printer unit 5, and is arranged so as to connect the print unit and the ticket discharge port 4. Also, this transport unit
A cutter 14 is provided in the middle of 13, that is, at a position between the print medium supply port and the printing unit.

Reference numeral 15 is a journal printer unit provided above the printer unit 5. This journal printer unit 15
Rolled journal paper 16 and platen 17
A print head 18 arranged to face the platen 17, and a take-up roller 19a arranged on the upper surface of the housing 1.
19b and a motor for driving these 16 to 19a and 19b, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like. Here, the journal paper 16 passes from its support portion between the platen 17 and the print head 18,
Winding roller through a paper discharge port provided on the upper surface of the housing 1.
It is set to reach the top of 19a, 19b.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the ticket issuing device of FIG. 4 described above. In the figure, reference numeral 20 is a main control device for controlling the entire device. The main controller 20 includes the keyboard 2,
A display control unit 21, a discharge port sensor 22, a hopper mechanism unit 23, a memory 24 such as a RAM, a communication control unit 25, and a conveyance control unit 26 are connected together with the printer unit 5 and the shannar printer unit 15, Are all under the control of the main control unit 20.

Here, the display control unit 21 controls the display contents of the display unit 3, and the outlet sensor 22 is for detecting the presence or absence of the ticket outlet 4 in FIG. The hopper mechanism section 23 is configured by a sensor for detecting the near end included in the hopper 12, a supply unit of the medium 11, and the like.

The memory 24 is used to store information and the like input from the keyboard 2 and the like, and the communication control unit
Reference numeral 25 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device. Further, the conveyance control unit 26 is a device group 27 such as a motor and a solenoid (not shown) that drives the belts and rollers that form the conveyance unit 13, and the medium conveyed by the conveyance path 13.
The sensor group 28 for detecting the transportation state of 11 and the like is controlled.

In this configuration, for example, when issuing a seat reservation ticket for a train, when the operator inputs information such as a departure / arrival station name, train name, train number, boarding date and time, etc., the information is temporarily stored in the memory 24. At the same time, the main control unit 20 communicates with the host device via the communication control unit 25, and the seat information of the train specified by the above information is retrieved from the file unit of the host device.

Then, when the retrieved seat information is sent to the main control unit 20 via the communication control unit 25, the main control unit 20 temporarily stores the seat information in the memory 24 and displays it via the display control unit 21. Display on the part 3.

Looking at this, the operator determines whether or not it is possible to make a reservation for seat designation, and if possible, inputs the seat number to be reserved and information for issuing a ticket using the keyboard 2, and the seat number is stored in the memory 24. At the same time, the main controller 20 drives the drive device group 27 via the transport controller 26.

As a result, when the transport path 13 transports the medium 11 to a predetermined position, the cutter 14 cuts the medium 11 into a predetermined length,
After that, the medium 11 is further conveyed by the conveying path 13, and the position to be printed is positioned on the platen 6 of the printer unit 5.

After that, the main control unit 20 stores the memory 24 in the printer unit 5.
The information stored in the above and the printing instruction are sent, whereby the print head 7 prints the above information on the medium 11 via the ink ribbon 10.

When printing is completed, the main controller 20 drives the drive device group 27 via the transport controller 26. As a result, the medium 11 is conveyed by the conveying path 13 toward the ticket ejection port 4, and a shutter (not shown) is opened to eject the medium 11 from the ticket ejection port 4 as a reserved ticket.

In the above process, the journal printer unit 15
The information for storage is printed out, and operates according to an instruction from the main control unit 20 to print on the journal paper 16 by the print head 18, and then the journal paper 57 is wound on the take-up roller 19a,
Winded up at 19b.

In the above-mentioned conventional ticket issuing device, the medium to be processed as a reserved ticket is limited to only one kind of medium stored in advance in the hopper, and the exchange and issue of tickets and the processing of information for other tickets are performed. I can't.

In the case of replacing an airline ticket issued in advance by a travel agency or the like with a boarding pass at an airport counter, such as a reservation ticket for an aircraft, in the conventional ticket issuing device, the operator uses the above-mentioned airline ticket. It is necessary to input the information described in 1) with the keyboard to newly create a boarding pass, and the number of operations by the operator increases, which imposes a burden on the operator.

Furthermore, recently, a magnetic stripe is provided on a boarding pass of an aircraft so that predetermined information can be recorded on the magnetic stripe at the time of issuance, and a card reader is provided at a boarding gate at an airport. Has proposed a system in which the magnetic stripe information of the boarding pass is read and the gate is opened when the information is valid. However, in the conventional ticket issuing device, the boarding pass with the magnetic stripe is used. Is not issued or processed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and in a device capable of processing a plurality of types of tickets including a medium with a magnetic stripe or a ticket, Realize a ticket processing terminal device that can print not only tickets issued from the device but also tickets issued by other devices and exchange issuance, which has high versatility and reduces the burden on the operator. The purpose is to do. Furthermore, the transport distance of the printed ticket is shortened, so that not only dirt on the ticket itself and on the transportation path can be reduced but also different printing methods can be adopted. The purpose is to do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) According to the present invention, a plurality of hoppers capable of accommodating at least a ticket having a magnetic information recording area in a part thereof are connected to the hoppers via the first transport path. A magnetic information writing / reading unit, a first printer unit that is connected to the writing / reading unit via a branching unit and a second conveying path, and prints on a ticket; A ticket output port connected via the third transport path, a second printer section connected to the writing / reading section via the branch section and a fourth transport path, and printing on the ticket; A plurality of stackers that are connected to the second printer unit through the fifth conveyance path to collect unnecessary tickets, a memory that stores print information, the hopper, the writing / reading unit, and the first unit. Printer unit, the second printer unit, the first printer unit There is provided a ticket processing terminal device comprising: a fifth conveyance path; and a control unit electrically connected to the memory and controlling the operations of these. The control means designates the type of the ticket fed from the plurality of hoppers, and if the ticket has a magnetic information recording area, writes the magnetic information in the magnetic information recording area from the designated ticket type. When performing the writing, the fed-out ticket is conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading unit via the first conveying path for writing, the written information is read, and the read information is read. If the check result is normal, the ticket is conveyed to the first printer section through the branch section and the second conveyance path, printed and issued, and the check result of the read information is In the case of an abnormality, the ticket is conveyed to the second printer section through the branching section and the fourth conveying path, and the ticket indicating that the ticket has been processed is printed. Depending on the type of ticket among the stackers, To Tsu mosquito via the fifth conveyance path controls to accommodate.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of hoppers capable of accommodating at least a ticket having a magnetic information recording area as a part thereof,
A magnetic information writing / reading section connected to the hopper via a first conveying path and a first branch section; and a magnetic reading / writing section connected to the writing / reading section via a second branch section and a second conveying path. A printing is performed on a bookmark ticket, a first printer unit, a ticket outlet connected to the first printer unit via a third conveyance path, the writing / reading unit, the second branch unit, and the second branch unit. A second printer unit connected to the fourth printer unit for printing on a ticket, and a plurality of second printer units connected to the second printer unit to the fifth printer unit via the transfer route to collect unnecessary tickets. A stacker, a temporary stacking unit that is connected to the writing / reading unit via the first branching unit and a sixth conveying path, and temporarily stores the inserted ticket, and a memory that stores print information. And the hopper, the writing / reading unit, the first printer unit, the front Provided is a ticket processing terminal device including a second printer unit, the temporary stacking unit, the first to sixth conveyance paths, and a control unit that is electrically connected to the memory and controls operations of these units. To be done. This control means conveys the ticket inserted by the operator from the insertion port to the magnetic information writing / reading section, and after reading the information of the ticket, passes the ticket through the first branching section and the sixth conveying path. Is temporarily transferred to and stored in the temporary stacking unit, and the ticket delivered from the hopper is transferred to the magnetic information writing / reading unit via the first transfer path and the first branching unit, and the transferred ticket is transferred. The information based on the information read from the ticket inserted by the operator in the magnetic information recording area is written, the written information is read, and if the check result of the read information is normal, the ticket is If the check result of the read information is abnormal, the ticket is transferred to the first printer section via the second branching section and the second transfer path for printing. The second branch and It is conveyed to the second printer section through the fourth conveying path and printed to indicate that the ticket has been processed, and the printed ticket corresponds to the kind of the ticket among the plurality of stackers. The stacker is stored in the stacker via the fifth conveyance path, and the ticket inserted by the operator stored in the temporary stacking unit is also stored in the stacker.

(Operation) When issuing a ticket, the ticket delivered from the hopper is conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading unit. The magnetic information writing / reading unit writes predetermined information on the ticket, and after writing, the information is read to check whether the predetermined information has been correctly written. If the result of checking the read information is normal, a valid ticket can be obtained by printing and issuing the ticket on the first printer unit. If the result of the check is abnormal, the second printer unit prints the processed ticket and then stores it in the stacker so that an invalid ticket is not issued and it is not necessary for the operator to perform the processing. . The printed ticket stored in the stacker can be distinguished from other various tickets.

When the operator inserts a ticket through the insertion slot, the inserted ticket is conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading unit. The magnetic information writing / reading unit reads the information given to the inserted ticket. Then, the inserted ticket is temporarily stored in the stacking unit to prepare for the next process. After that, a newly issued ticket is fed out from the hopper and conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading unit. In the magnetic information writing / reading unit, predetermined information is written on the ticket from the hopper. Here, the predetermined information is information obtained by performing processing based on information read from a ticket inserted by the operator. After the information is written on the ticket fed from the hopper, the information is read and it is checked whether or not the predetermined information is correctly written. If the result of checking the read information is normal, a valid ticket can be obtained by printing and issuing the ticket on the first printer unit. If the result of the check is abnormal, the second printer unit prints the processed ticket and stores it in the stacker. Thereafter, the ticket inserted by the operator stored in the temporary stacking section is fed out from the storage section and stored in the stacker. In this way, a ticket delivered from the hopper is newly issued instead of the ticket inserted by the operator. Multiple stackers are provided, and if the check result is abnormal,
It can be stored in a predetermined stacker according to the type of ticket.

(Examples) Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an external view A showing the appearance of the device of FIG.
FIG.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 29 is a housing of the ticket processing terminal device. A keyboard 30, which is an operation unit including a plurality of keys for inputting information operated by an operator, is provided on the upper portion of the front panel of the housing 29. Also the housing
A display unit 31 such as a CRT for displaying information is provided on the display unit 29.

32a is a groove of a predetermined length formed near the boundary between the housing 29 and the keyboard 30. A magnetic read head 32b for reading information from a magnetic stripe of a credit card or the like is provided in the groove 32a, and these constitute a manual card reader unit 33.

34 is a ticket insertion opening provided on the upper surface of the housing 29, 35 is a ticket ejection opening provided on the upper surface of the housing 29 so as to be adjacent to the ticket insertion opening 34, and 36 is provided inside the housing 29. Multiple hoppers. In this embodiment, two hoppers 36 are detachably provided near the bottom of the housing 29 on the front panel side.
A medium used as a reservation ticket or the like is housed in each hopper 36.

37 and 38 are separating and feeding means provided corresponding to the medium supply ports of the two hoppers 36. This separating and feeding means 37, 38
Each of them comprises a pickup roller, a reverse roller, a feed roller and the like, and each of the media (not shown) can be separated and fed out from the hopper 36.

39 is a temporary stacking unit.
Reference numeral 39 is composed of a rotatable storage body having a plurality of ticket storage chambers, means for storing and ejecting tickets in the storage body, and motors (M11) and solenoids (MG5,6) for driving them. It is arranged near the bottom of the housing 29.

A stacker 40 is arranged above the hopper 36. Two stackers 40 are also provided in this embodiment. A print head 41 and a platen 42 are provided near the ticket entrance of each stacker 40.
A ticket collecting printer unit 44 including an ink ribbon cassette 43, driving means for these, and the like is provided.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a ticket processing printer unit disposed on the upper rear side of the housing 29. The ticket processing printer unit 45 includes a platen 46 and a print head 47 disposed so as to face the platen 46,
A ribbon supply reel 48 and a ribbon take-up reel 49, an ink ribbon 50 wound around the reels 48 and 49 and set so as to be able to pass through the front surface of the print head 47, and drives these 46 to 50. Motor (M9) and solenoid (MG1
1) and its power transmission mechanism.

Denoted at 51a to 51g are conveying paths including belts and rollers for nipping and conveying various kinds of tickets inserted from the ticket insertion port 34 and the medium fed out from the hopper 36. By each of these conveyance paths 51a to 51g, the ticket insertion port 34, the ticket ejection port 35, the hopper
The separating and feeding means 37, 38 of 36, the temporary stacking portion 39, and the ticket intake of the stacker 40 are connected to each other, and here,
The platen 46 and the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer unit 45 are located in the middle of the conveyance path 51g.

Reference numeral 52 is a bar code reader as an identification information reading means arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51a, 53 is a magnetic lead portion (R) arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51b, and 54 is also arranged in the middle of the conveyance path 51b. The magnetic light units (W) 55 are optical reading units including a light source, a photoelectric conversion element, and the like, and the optical reading units are provided in the middle of the conveyance path 51c.

Reference numeral 56 denotes a journal printer section provided above the ticket processing printer section 45. The journal printer unit 56 includes a roll of rolled journal paper 57, a platen 58, a print head 59 arranged so as to face the platen 58, and a take-up unit provided on the upper surface of the apparatus housing 29. The rollers 60a and 60b, a motor for driving the rollers 57 to 60a and 60b, a power transmission mechanism thereof, and the like. Here, the journal paper 57 is supported by the platen 58 and the print head from its supporting portion.
It is set so as to pass through the gap between the roller 59 and 59 and pass through the paper discharge port provided on the upper surface of the casing 29 and reach the take-up rollers 60a and 60b.

61a to 61c are blades for switching the conveying direction. The blade 61a is rotatably provided at the branching / merging portion of the transport path 51a and the transport path 51f, and the blade 61b is provided at the transport sections 51a and 51f.
It is provided at the branch and confluence of f, 51b, and 51g, and the blade 6
1c is provided at a branching / merging portion of the transport paths 51b, 51c, 51d, and 51e.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the positions shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, reference numeral 62 is a main control unit for controlling the entire apparatus. The main control unit 62 has the keyboard shown in FIG.
30, barcode reader 52, magnetic lead section 53, magnetic write section 5
4, an optical reading unit 55, and a journal printer unit 56 are connected, a display control unit 63, a ticket insertion opening mechanism unit 64, a ticket ejection port sensor 65, a hopper control unit 66, a temporary stacking control unit 67,
Stacker control unit 68, collection print control unit 69, ticket processing print control unit
70, a conveyance control unit 71, an optical recognition unit 72, a memory 73 such as a RAM, a communication control unit 74 and the like are connected, and these are all under the control of the main control unit 62.

Here, the display control unit 63 is controlled by the main control unit 62 to display the first
The display contents of the display unit 31 shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 are controlled. The ticket insertion slot mechanism portion 64 is composed of a shutter 34a provided in the ticket insertion slot 34, a power system for the shutter 34a, a sensor, and the like, and a ticket ejection port sensor 65 is for detecting the presence or absence of a ticket in the ticket ejection port 35.

Further, the hopper control unit 66 is provided with the separating and feeding means 37, 38 shown in FIG.
And a motor (M2, M12, M13), which is a drive source thereof, a solenoid (MG7, MG10), and the like, and a hopper mechanism section 75 including a sensor (not shown) for the type of medium in each hopper 36.
It has an identification function based on the identification information from the above, and has a function of managing the medium based on at least the identification information and the information in the memory 73.

The temporary stacking control unit 67 controls the motor (M11) and solenoids (MG5, MG6) of the temporary stacking unit 39, and the stacker control unit 68 uses a stacker mechanism unit 76 including a sensor (not shown) and the like. Each stacker 40
Has the function of managing

Then, the collection print control unit 68 and the ticket processing print control unit 70
Respectively control the ticket collecting printer unit 44 and the ticket processing printer unit 45. The transfer control unit 26 has a transfer path 51.
A drive device group 77 such as a motor and a solenoid for driving the belts and rollers forming a to 51g, and a sensor group 7 for detecting the transport state of the ticket and the medium transported by the transport paths 51a to 51g.
8 and solenoids that drive blades 61a to 61c (MG2 to
Since the transport path switching device group 79 such as MG4) is controlled, the optical recognition section 72 further converts the signal output from the optical reading section 55 into information such as characters.

Furthermore, the memory 73 is a storage unit for storing information necessary for processing a ticket or a medium, and the communication control unit 74 is a so-called interface for exchanging information with the host device.

Next, the operation of the ticket processing terminal device configured as described above will be described.

First, when the operator presses a predetermined key on the keyboard 30, the main control unit 62 causes the display control unit 63 to display a response message and the status of the device on the display unit 31.

When the operator presses a key of the keyboard 30 according to this message and inputs predetermined information, the main control unit 62 activates the device in response to the input, and causes the following ticket processing operation.

"Processing for feeding out a medium from the hopper 36 and issuing it as a ticket having predetermined information" When the information input is for instructing a process for performing printing or the like on a medium stored in the hopper 36, The main control unit 62 gives the hopper control unit 66 a designation of the type of medium and an instruction of its feeding.

As a result, the hopper control unit 66 causes one of the two hoppers 36 to feed one designated medium. That is,
The separating and feeding means 37 or 38 is selectively driven, whereby the uppermost medium in the predetermined hopper 36 is separated and fed out only by one sheet.

The fed-out medium is conveyed by the conveyance path 51d or 51e operating in advance by the conveyance control unit 71 driving a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 in accordance with an instruction from the main control unit 62. At this time, the transport path 51b also operates similarly, and the angle is switched so that the blade 61c is rotated by a predetermined device in the transport path switching device group 79 to connect the transport paths 51d or 51e to 51b. Therefore, the medium is delivered from the transport path 51d or 51e to the magnetic write section 5d.
Transported to position 4.

During this period, the main control unit 62 determines from the type of the medium whether or not to write magnetic information depending on whether or not the medium has a magnetic stripe, and when writing, a predetermined value stored in the memory 73 in advance. Information and its writing instruction are sent to the magnetic writing unit 54. As a result, the magnetic write unit 54 writes information on the magnetic stripe of the medium, and after writing, the information is read by the magnetic read unit 53 according to an instruction from the main control unit 62 and checked by the main control unit 62.

The information stored in the memory 73 is fixed information set according to the operation mode of the apparatus, information input by the operator in advance with the keyboard 2, or the main control unit 62 communicates with the host apparatus via the communication control unit 74. It is information or the like sent from the host device as a result of communication.

Now, if the result of the above check is normal, the main control unit 62 drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transfer control unit 71 to operate the transfer paths 51b and 51g, and By driving a predetermined device of the switching device group 79 to rotate the blade 61b, the blade 61b is rotated.
The transport paths 51b and 51g are connected by.

As a result, the medium is delivered from the transport paths 51b to 51g, and is transported between the platen 46 and the print head 47 of the ticket processing printer unit 45 by the transport path 51g, and then the operation of the transport path 51g is stopped.

Of course, at this point, the operation of the transport paths 51d or 51e and 51b is also stopped.

If the medium does not have a magnetic stripe, it is fed from the hopper 36 and then the platen 46 and the print head 47 are written without writing or checking magnetic information.
It is transported to and between.

Then, the main control unit 62 sends the information stored in the memory 73 and the print instruction to the ticket processing print control unit 70,
As a result, the ticket processing print control unit 70 causes the ticket processing unit printer unit 45 to operate.
By operating the ticket processing printer unit 45
The print head 47 prints on a predetermined position of the medium via the ink ribbon 50.

The information stored in the memory 73 in this case is the same as that in the above case.

When printing is completed, the transport path 51 operates again, and the medium is transported by the transport path 51g and discharged to the ticket discharge port 35, and the main control unit 62 displays a predetermined message via the display control unit 63. And wait for the operator to remove the media.

When the operator takes out the medium from the ticket outlet 35,
This is detected by the ticket outlet sensor 65 provided in the ticket outlet 35, and the detection signal is detected by the main controller 62, and the device returns to the initial state and waits for the next process.

On the other hand, if the check result is abnormal, the main control unit 62 drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transfer control unit 71 to operate the transfer paths 51b and 51f and switch the transfer path. By driving a predetermined device of the device group 79 to rotate the blades 61a and 61b,
Connect 51b and 51f.

As a result, the medium is delivered from the conveyance paths 51b to 51f, and the conveyance path 51f causes the print head 41 of the ticket collecting printer unit 44 to pass.
The print head 41, which is conveyed between the platen 42 and the platen 42, and which operates via the recovery print controller 69 according to an instruction from the main controller 62, prints such as processed on the medium via the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43. Thereafter, the printed medium is taken into the stacker 40 according to the type.

As described above, according to the medium fed out from the hopper 36, information can be written in the magnetic stripe, or printing can be performed at a predetermined position of the medium to be ejected from the ticket ejection port 35. If you make the file of the host device hold the reservation information of the train, aircraft, etc.,
The operator can issue the above-mentioned medium as a reservation ticket such as a seat reservation ticket or boarding ticket simply by inputting predetermined information with the keyboard 30.

In particular, by installing this device in a travel agency,
Even if the boarding pass is not issued to the passenger at the airport counter, the travel agency can issue the boarding pass to which the seat designation information and the magnetic stripe are added.

Of course, it is possible to issue not only these boarding passes for airplanes, seat reservation tickets for trains and boarding passes, but also seat reservation tickets for theaters or various coupon tickets.

"Process of reading the information of the ticket inserted from the ticket insertion port 34, writing new information, erasing the information, rewriting and then ejecting or issuing a replacement of the ticket" The above information input by the operator is the ticket insertion When a ticket is inserted from the mouth 34, printed on the ticket, and then instructed to eject the ticket, when the operator first inserts the ticket into the ticket insertion opening 34, the ticket is The above-mentioned ticket is detected by a sensor (not shown) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism section 64 provided in the insertion slot 34, and the detection signal is sent to the main control section 62.

As a result, the main control unit 62 operates the solenoid (MG1) of the ticket insertion slot mechanism unit 64 to open the shutter 34a, and drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the conveyance control unit 71. Thus, the transport paths 51a and 51e are operated.

As a result, when the above-mentioned ticket is taken into the conveying path 51a, the shutter 34a is closed, the taken-in ticket is conveyed through the conveying path 51a, and when this ticket is conveyed to the position of the barcode reader 52, The bar code reader 52 is instructed by the control unit 62.
Reads the bar code printed on the ticket, and then the operation of the conveyance path 51a is stopped.

The bar code read here is sent to the main control unit 62 as identification information for identifying the type of ticket, etc., and is temporarily stored in the memory 73, and at the same time, the main control unit based on this identification information.
At 62, it is determined whether or not the ticket corresponds to the process instructed by the operator.

If it is determined that the condition is not met, the above-mentioned transport path
51a operates so as to convey the ticket in the opposite direction, and at the same time, the shutter 34a is opened, and the ticket is returned to the ticket insertion port 34 and returned to the operator.

On the other hand, if it is determined to be applicable, the main control unit 62 issues a reading instruction to one or both of the magnetic reading unit 53 and the optical reading unit 55 according to the identification information. That is, based on the identification information, the main control unit 62 must instruct the magnetic read unit 53 and the optical reading unit 55 to read if the ticket has a magnetic stripe, and the ticket must have a magnetic stripe. For example, a reading instruction is issued only to the optical reading unit 55.

At the same time, the main control unit 62 drives predetermined devices of the drive device group 77 and the transport path switching device group 79 via the transport control section 71, thereby operating the transport paths 51a and 51c together with the transport path 51a. At the same time, the blades 61a to 61c are rotated so that the conveyance paths 51a, 51b and 51c are connected.

As a result, the ticket is transferred to the transport path 51b via the transport path 51a, and if the ticket has a magnetic stripe in the middle of the transport path 51b, the information written on the magnetic stripe is the magnetic lead portion. The information read by 53 is sent to the main controller 62 and stored in the memory 73.

After that, the ticket is further delivered to the transportation paths 51b to 51c, the information printed or handwritten on the ticket is read by the optical reading unit 55 in the middle of the transportation path 51c, and the read information is stored in the optical recognition unit 72. It is sent to the main control unit 62 via and is temporarily stored in the memory 73.

After that, the main control unit 62 gives the temporary stacking control unit 67 an instruction to store the tickets, and thereby the temporary stacking control unit 67
67 operates the temporary stacking portion 39 to store the above-mentioned ticket in a predetermined storage chamber of the storage body.

Here, the main control unit 62 determines the type of processing to be subsequently performed by itself or by communicating with the host device via the communication control unit 74 based on the information of the ticket stored in the memory 73. , One of the following three types of processing is selected and executed according to the determination result.

<Process 1> In this process 1, the process is executed based on the information read from the above-mentioned one ticket, and magnetic information is added to this ticket or predetermined information is printed and discharged.

That is, when the process 1 is selected, the main control unit 62 reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 via the transport control unit 71, thereby operating the transport paths 51c and 51b, and temporarily stacking the control unit 67. The temporary stacking portion 39 is operated via the above to eject the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is sent to the transport path 51c to be transported, and is further delivered from the transport path 51c to the transport path 51b.

Thereafter, through the same steps as the medium fed from the hopper 36 described above, the medium is ejected from the ticket ejection port 35 and ejected by the operator.

<Process 2> In this process 2, the process is performed based on the information read from the one ticket, and this ticket is stacked.
Information is added to the medium stored in the hopper 36 and is exchanged and issued as a new ticket.

That is, when this process 2 is selected, the main control unit 62 gives the hopper control unit 66 a designation of the type of medium and an instruction of its feeding, and the medium fed by this is conveyed in the same manner as in the case described above, and if necessary, In response, after writing the magnetic information, checking it, and printing the information, it is issued as a predetermined ticket from the ticket ejection port 35 and the operator takes it out.

It should be noted that the issuance of this ticket is not limited to one, and a plurality of tickets can be issued according to the information from the above-mentioned ticket.

Thereafter, the main control unit 62 reversely drives a predetermined device of the drive device group 77 and the transport path switching device group 79 via the transport control unit 71, thereby operating the transport paths 51c, 51b, and 51f, and the blade. The conveyance paths 51c, 51b, and 51f are connected by rotating 61a to 61c.

Further, the main control unit 62 operates the temporary stacking unit 39 via the temporary stacking control unit 67, and ejects the ticket from the storage chamber of the storage body.

The ticket discharged from the storage body is sent to the transport path 51c, transported, and delivered to the transport path 51b. If the ticket has a magnetic stripe in the middle of the conveyance path 51b, the instruction write unit 54 writes magnetic information such as cancellation or invalidation on the magnetic stripe according to an instruction from the main control unit 62.

After that, the ticket is delivered from the transport path 51b to the transport path 51f and is transported by the transport path 51f. On the way, the ticket collecting printer operated by the collecting / printing control section 69 according to an instruction from the main control section 62 in advance. The print head 41 of the section 44 performs printing such as cancellation or invalidation on the ticket through the ink ribbon of the ink ribbon cassette 43.

After the completion of printing, the ticket is taken into the stacker 40 according to its type.

<Process 3> This process 3 cannot be performed only by the information read from the above-mentioned one ticket, but is performed by reading the information of a plurality of tickets, and the processing is the ticket insertion. Information is written, erased, rewritten, or a new ticket is exchanged for the ticket inserted from the mouth.

That is, when the main control unit 62 selects this processing 3, in other words, the main control unit 62 selects the information read by the bar code reader 52, the magnetic read unit 53, and the optical reading unit 55 and temporarily recorded in the memory 73. Alone or communication control unit
As a result of communicating with the host device via 74, if the information of the one ticket is insufficient and it is determined that the processing cannot be performed unless the information of the plurality of tickets is available, the main control unit 62 A corresponding message is displayed on the display unit 31 via the display control unit 63.

As a result, when the operator sequentially inserts a plurality of tickets from the ticket insertion port 34, the operations of carrying the tickets, reading the information, and the temporary stacking are performed by the number of the inserted sheets in the above-described procedure, and are necessary for performing the processing. When the data is collected, the main control unit 62 adds or updates the information to the temporarily stacked ticket itself by communicating with the host device alone or through the communication control unit 74, or a new ticket is exchanged and issued. Is judged.

When adding or updating information to the temporarily stacked tickets themselves, the tickets stored in the storage chamber of the storage unit of the temporary stacking unit 39 are discharged in the order of first-in / first-out or randomly. Then, the same operation as the above-described processing 1 is performed, and when a new ticket is exchanged and issued, the same operation as the processing 2 is performed.

In this case, of the multiple tickets that were temporarily stacked,
Information can be written, erased, or rewritten on some tickets, and other tickets can be exchanged for new ones. In the case of exchange issuance, the number of tickets taken in and the number of tickets issued It is also possible to differ.

As described above, information is read from one or a plurality of tickets inserted from the ticket insertion port 34, information is written, erased, and rewritten on the ticket based on the read information, and then the ticket is ejected. Or, you can exchange and issue new tickets, so you can not only collectively edit, issue, change, etc. of magnetic tickets on trains and airplanes, but also service tickets and complimentary tickets or equivalent tickets. It is possible to automatically exchange valuable tickets for passports, etc., and it is also possible to exchange tickets that do not have a magnetic stripe with tickets that have a magnetic stripe, so it is possible to reserve an airline reservation ticket issued outside the device. It will also be possible to exchange for a boarding pass.

The journal printer unit 56 prints out the status of the device and the contents of information processing occurring in the process, the contents of the display screen of the display unit 31, and the like in each of the processes described above. It operates according to the instruction, the print head 59 prints on the journal paper 57, and the journal paper 57 is wound by the winding rollers 60a and 60b.

Further, the sensor group 78 detects the transportation state of the ticket by the transportation paths 51a to 51g as described above, and when the transportation error is detected by the sensor group 78 during each processing described above, the abnormal ticket is a ticket. If it is ejected from the insertion port 34 or the ticket ejection port 35 or the like, is taken into the stacker 40, or if these ejections or intakes are impossible, the operator is informed by notifying means or the like not shown so as to perform recovery work. Details are omitted.

Further, the manual card reader unit 33 including the groove 32a and the magnetic read head 32b, when the economic decision in each of the above processing is performed by a bank card or a credit card,
It is used as a card information input means.
The information of the magnetic stripe of the card is read by the magnetic read head 32b by inserting into a and manually run, and the read information is sent to the main control unit 62 and stored in the memory 73,
Approval is made by a predetermined process.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, it is obvious that the present invention is not limited thereto.

For example, the position of each component in the housing 29 can be changed arbitrarily, and the ticket insertion port 34 and the ticket ejection port 35 can be configured as one winding insertion ejection port.

Further, although the number of hoppers 36 and the number of stackers 40 are two in each of the above-described embodiments, each may be one, or three or more.

Furthermore, since the above-mentioned apparatus has a total of three printer units, if one of them, for example, the ticket processing printer unit 45 is configured as a printer unit also for receipt printing, at the time of approval by the card, etc. It is also possible to issue a receipt to.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the first printer unit that performs printing when a ticket is issued and the second printer unit that performs processed printing when the check result is abnormal and is collected in the stacker. Since the printer units are provided separately, the transport distance of the printed ticket is shortened, and the adhesion of dirt to the ticket itself and to the transport path can be reduced, and different printing methods are adopted. be able to. For example, the first printing section prints in black for a ticket to be issued, and the second printing section
It is also possible to print in vermilion for tickets that cannot be issued by the printing section.

Further, in the present invention, the control means determines whether the ticket has a magnetic information recording area and whether or not magnetic information should be written in the magnetic information recording area based on the type of the ticket delivered from the hopper. In order to control to write,
It is possible to issue various tickets such as a ticket having a magnetic information recording area and a ticket having no magnetic information recording area.

When issuing a ticket, the ticket delivered from the hopper is conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading unit, information is written in the magnetic information recording area, and the written information is read,
If the check result of the read information is normal, the ticket is issued, and if the check result of the read information is abnormal, the ticket is printed to indicate that it has been processed and stored in the stacker. Tickets that cannot be issued will not be discharged to the outlet, so
The operator who is operating does not need to handle such an invalid ticket, and the load on the operator's work can be reduced.
Furthermore, by printing the processed tickets on the stacker-stored tickets, it is possible to distinguish between the tickets stored due to the abnormal information check result and the various other tickets stored in the stacker. Of course, it is easy to process the stored tickets after the end.

When issuing a ticket, the operator inserts the inserted ticket into the magnetic information writing / reading unit, reads the information of the inserted ticket, and then stores the inserted ticket in the temporary stacking unit. , A ticket delivered from the hopper is conveyed to a magnetic information writing / reading unit, and information based on information read from the ticket inserted by the operator is written in the magnetic information recording area of the ticket delivered from the hopper, and the writing is performed. If the check result of the read information is normal, then the ticket is issued, and if the check result of the read information is abnormal, a print indicating that the ticket has been processed is printed. In the case of storing in the stacker and feeding out the ticket inserted by the operator stored in the temporary stacking unit and storing in the stacker, in addition to the above effects, Operator instead ticket which is inserted, ticket can the issue a new ticket from the housing the hopper, for writing information based on the inserted ticket information,
It is also possible to facilitate ticket exchange and change processing. Also,
If there are multiple checkers and the check result is abnormal,
When stored in a specified stacker according to the type of ticket, the type of ticket, for example, a ticket that requires settlement processing after issuing the ticket and other tickets and tickets with different post-processing such as magnetic information abnormal tickets Since it is accommodated accordingly, it is possible to reduce the work burden of the operator or the like on the ticket after a series of processing.

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1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the ticket processing terminal device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the conventional example. 30: keyboard, 31: display section, 33: card reader section, 34: ticket insertion slot, 34a: shutter, 35: ticket ejection slot, 36: hopper, 37, 37: separating and feeding means, 39: temporary stacking section, 40 : Stacker, 44: Ticket collection printer section, 45: Ticket processing printer section, 51a to 51g: Conveyance path, 52: Bar code reader, 53: Magnetic lead section, 54: Magnetic light section, 55: Optical reading section, 56: journal printer unit, 61a to 61c: blade, 62: main control unit, 73: memory, 74: communication control unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Satoshi Sato 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shigeshi Kakukura 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (56) Reference JP 61-39180 (JP, A) JP 55-57984 (JP, A) JP 62-72063 (JP, A) JP 55- 97679 (JP, A) JP-A-50-160100 (JP, A)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of hoppers capable of accommodating at least a ticket having a magnetic information recording area as a part thereof, a magnetic information writing / reading unit connected to the hoppers via a first transport path, and the writing. A first printer unit that is connected to the reading unit through a branching unit and a second conveyance path and prints on a ticket, and a ticket that is connected to the first printer unit through a third conveyance path. A discharge port, a second printer unit that is connected to the writing / reading unit through the branching unit and a fourth conveyance path and prints on a ticket, and a fifth conveyance path that is connected to the second printer unit. A plurality of stackers that are connected through the stacker to collect unnecessary tickets, a memory that stores print information, the hopper, the writing / reading unit, the first printer unit, the second printer unit, the Electrically connected to the first to fifth transport paths and the memory And a control means for controlling these operations which are connected to each other. The control means designates a type of a ticket fed out from the plurality of hoppers and the magnetic information is recorded from the designated ticket type. When the area has an area, magnetic information is written in the magnetic information recording area, and when the writing is performed, the fed-out ticket is conveyed to the magnetic information writing / reading section through the first conveying path. When writing is performed, the written information is read, and when the check result of the read information is normal, the ticket is sent to the first printer section through the branch section and the second transport path. If the check result of the read information is abnormal, the ticket is conveyed to the second printer section through the branch section and the fourth conveyance path. Print the ticket indicating that it has been processed, Ticket processing terminal device and controls to accommodate through the transfer path of the fifth already printed the ticket to the stacker corresponding to the type of 該券 of the plurality of stackers. 2. A plurality of hoppers capable of accommodating at least a ticket having a magnetic information recording area in a part thereof, and magnetic information of magnetic information connected to the hoppers via a first conveying path and a first branching portion. A writing / reading unit, a first printer unit that is connected to the writing / reading unit via a second branching unit and a second conveyance path, and prints on a ticket, and a third printer unit for the first printer unit. A ticket outlet connected via a transport path, a second printer section connected to the writing / reading section via the second branching section and a fourth transport path, and printing on a ticket; A plurality of stackers that are connected to the second printer unit via a fifth conveyance path and collect unnecessary tickets, and a write / read unit via the first branch section and a sixth conveyance path. With a temporary stacking part that is connected and temporarily stores the inserted tickets A memory for storing print information, the hopper, the writing / reading unit, the first printer unit, the second printer unit, the temporary stacking unit, the sixth to sixth transport paths, and the And a control means for electrically controlling the operation of the memory, which conveys the ticket inserted by the operator from the insertion slot to the magnetic information writing / reading section,
After reading the information on the ticket, the ticket is conveyed to and stored in the temporary stacking unit via the first branching portion and the sixth conveying path, and the ticket fed out from the hopper is stored in the first stacking unit. It conveys to the magnetic information writing / reading unit via the conveying path and the first branching unit, and writes information based on the information read from the ticket inserted by the operator in the magnetic information recording area of the conveyed ticket, The written information is read, and when the check result of the read information is normal, the ticket is conveyed to the first printer section through the second branch section and the second conveyance path. When the check result of the read information is abnormal, the ticket is conveyed to the second printer section through the second branch section and the fourth conveyance path. And print on the ticket to indicate that it has been processed. The printed tickets are stored in the stacker of the plurality of stackers according to the type of the ticket via the fifth conveyance path, and the ticket inserted by the operator stored in the temporary stacking unit is also included. A ticket processing terminal device, which is controlled so as to be stored in the stacker.