JPH0536200A - Information processor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process information even when the kind of a recording medium is different by identifying the kind of the recording medium of a processed medium, switching the transferring position of the processed medium in accordance with this kind and reading and writing the information. CONSTITUTION:In the consolidation of e.g. two banks, a passbook is transferred to the position of a magnetic head 8 previously passing through the magnetic head 7 by the passbook kind identifying part of a proceeding stage transferring part A in the automatic cash dispenser of one side bank using the passbook attached a vertical type magnetic stripe before the consolidation. Then, whether a magnetic stripe part attached to this passbook is vertical or not is identified. At this time, when vertical, the information is read and written by the magnetic head 8. Moreover, when the magnetic stripe of the passbook is not a vertical type, the passbook is transferred to the forward magnetic head 7 by the drive of a stepping motor 6. Then, when a horizontal type magnetic stripe, the information is read and written by the magnetic head 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic depositing / dispensing machine (AT) installed in a mechanized corner of a financial institution such as a bank.
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus for reading and writing information stored in a storage medium such as a magnetic stripe attached to a processed medium such as a passbook incorporated in an automatic transaction apparatus such as M).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic transaction device of this type is equipped with a passbook printing section as a device for reading and writing transaction information of deposits and withdrawals stored in a magnetic stripe at a predetermined position such as the back cover of a passbook. There is. When the user makes a deposit / withdrawal transaction, he / she opens the latest information page, which is the newest information regarding deposit / withdrawal, in the passbook and inserts it into the insertion slot of the apparatus body.

As described above, the passbook taken in from the insertion opening of the apparatus main body by the insertion by the user is conveyed to the information reading / writing processing section, and stored in the magnetic stripe by the information reading / writing processing section. Information such as an account number and a personal identification number is read, and a deposit / withdrawal transaction is performed based on the read information.

However, the conventional automated teller machine can process passbooks of different sizes depending on each bank, but the direction of the magnetic stripe attached to the passbook is vertical, horizontal, or both. The type is different, and the same model cannot currently be processed by a bank.

[0005]

For this reason, for example, if there is a merger or absorption between banks, there is a problem that the automatic transaction device of the bank being used cannot handle the passbook.

The present invention has been made under the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to process the same type of processing medium even if the type of recording medium attached to the processing medium such as a passbook is different. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of reading and writing information stored in a recording medium with a medium handling device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a medium to be processed having a storage medium attached to a part thereof is taken in from an insertion opening of an apparatus main body and stored in the storage medium. In an information processing apparatus adapted to perform reading and writing processing of information stored therein, a type identifying means for identifying the type of a storage medium attached to the medium to be processed and a different type of storage identified by the type identifying means A switching processing means for switching the carrying position of the medium to be processed according to the medium, and an information reading / writing processing means for reading and writing information from / to the storage medium of the medium to be processed switched by the switching processing means are provided. It is configured as follows.

[0008]

That is, according to the present invention, the type of the storage medium of the processed medium taken in from the insertion opening of the apparatus main body is identified by the type identification means, and the type of the processed medium is identified according to the identified different type of storage medium. Since the transfer position is switched to read / write information from / to the storage medium, even if the type of storage medium attached to the medium to be processed is different, the same medium handling device of the same type can be used. It is possible to read and write information stored in the storage medium.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is applied to a passbook printer unit mechanism portion of an automatic depositing / withdrawing apparatus as an information processing apparatus according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows an internal structure schematically.

The passbook insertion port 2 opened on the front surface of the passbook printer unit 1 as the main body of the apparatus can insert the passbook P in which the latest information page is conveyed from the automatic depositing / dispensing apparatus main body 100 in a spread state. ing.

An insertion port sensor 4 is installed in the vicinity of the passbook insertion port 2 via a shutter 3 which also serves as a drop gate, and the insertion port sensor 4 optically detects the inserted passbook P. And the conveying roller R1 on the conveying path 5 by the detection signal.
.About.R6 are driven via the stepping motor 6 so that the passbook P can be taken in.

A magnetic head 7 as a first read / write processing means is installed between the transport rollers R2 on the transport path 5 located on the side of the passbook insertion port 2 and behind the transport rollers R1. As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic head 7 of No. 1 has a horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ corresponding to the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P ₁ attached to the back cover.
The information stored in the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ is read or written and, if necessary, can be moved and scanned along the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. Is becoming

A magnetic head 8 as a second read / write processing means is installed on the guide block (not shown) side of the transport roller R3 behind the transport roller R2 on the transport path 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the second magnetic head 8 has a vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ corresponding to the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P ₂ attached to the back cover, and the second magnetic head 8 and the conveyance roller R 2 convey the same. The reading or writing process of the information stored in the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ of the passbook P ₂ taken in through the alignment unit 9 installed between the roller R 3 and the passbook P _{2 is performed in} the conveying direction. It is designed to be performed by scanning accompanying movement.

[0014] Incidentally, the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ is the size of the passbook P ₂ of the passbook P ₁ and vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ to which is attached to the back cover is attached to the back cover are different from each other, further, horizontal An account number, a deposit balance, print information and the like are magnetically written in the magnetic stripe Q ₁ and the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ .

Further, reference numeral 10 in the drawing denotes an optical line find installed between the carrying roller R3 and the carrying roller R4 behind the second magnetic head 8 and is a page mark or a note book of the passbook P in the spread state. It is designed to read print information such as completed lines.

The print information read by the line find 10 is sent to a print head 11 installed between the carry roller R4 and the carry roller R5 behind the carry roller R4, and the print head 11 uses the line find 9. On the basis of the print information, the printing and the transaction printing for the unfilled passbook to the passbook P are performed.

Reference numeral 12 in the drawing denotes an auto-turn page portion installed between the transport rollers R5 and R6, and when the print line of the passbook page is full while the print head 11 is printing. , The page of the passbook is turned automatically. In the figure, 13 is a passbook issuing unit, 14 is a collection box, and 15 is a statement issuing unit.

In the passbook printer unit 1 according to the present invention, therefore, the transport rollers R1 to R4 on the transport path 5 are in the front transport section A, the transport rollers R4 to R5 are in the printing section B, and the transport rollers R5 and the subsequent stages are downstream. The transport section C is used to identify the types of passbooks P ₁ and P ₂ in the pre-stage transport section A. This passbook type identifying operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

For example, in a merger of two banks, a passbook P with a vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ attached before the merger.
_{In the} automatic depositing / withdrawing apparatus installed in one bank that used ₂ in the above, the passbook type identifying section of the pre-stage transport section A first passes the passbook P past the position of the first magnetic head 7. It is conveyed to the position of the second magnetic head 8 behind it,
Whether or not the magnetic stripe portion attached to the passbook P is the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ is identified. At this time,
If the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ , the second magnetic head 8 can read and write information as it is.

If the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is not the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ , the stepping motor 6 is switched to drive the passbook P to the front first magnetic head 7.
Then, it is discriminated whether or not the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ .

At this time, if the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ , the first magnetic head 7 moves and scans along the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ to read and write information. Be done.

On the other hand, before the merger, the horizontal magnetic stripe Q
_{In the} automatic depositing / withdrawing apparatus installed in the other bank which used the passbook P ₂ to which ₁ was attached, the passbook P is first transferred to the first magnetic head 7 by the passbook type identifying unit of the pre-stage transport unit A. Then, it is identified whether the magnetic stripe portion attached to the passbook P is the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ .

At this time, if the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ , the first magnetic head 7 moves along the horizontal magnetic stripe Q ₁ and scans to read and write information. Done.

If the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook P is not the lateral magnetic stripe Q ₁ , the stepping motor 6 drives the passbook P to the position of the second magnetic head 7 at the rear side, and the magnetic stripe of the passbook P. Whether or not the part is the vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ is identified. At this time, passbook P
If the magnetic stripe portion is a vertical magnetic stripe Q ₂ , the second magnetic head 8 reads and writes information.

In the above embodiment, a bankbook used by a financial institution such as a bank is explained as an example of the medium to be processed. However, for example, various credit cards, transfer,
It can also be applied to an apparatus that handles payment forms, certificates, statement slips, and the like.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the type of the storage medium of the medium to be processed taken in from the insertion port of the apparatus main body is identified by the type identifying means, and the different types of identified different types are identified. Since the carrying position of the medium to be processed is switched according to the medium to read and write information from and to the medium, even if the type of the medium attached to the medium to be processed is different, It is possible to read and write the information stored in the storage medium with the same medium handling device such as an automatic depositing / dispensing device. For example, when a financial institution such as a bank merges or is absorbed. It is possible to handle processed media such as passbooks of storage media having different magnetic stripes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the overall configuration showing an embodiment of an information processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a passbook to which a horizontal magnetic stripe is also attached.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a passbook to which a vertical magnetic stripe is also attached.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a passbook type identifying operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Device main body, 2 ... Insertion port, 4 ... Insertion port sensor,
5 ... Conveyance path, 7 ... First reading / writing processing means (magnetic head), 8 ... Second reading / writing means (magnetic head), A ... Passbook type identifying part, P , P ₁ , P ₂ ...
- medium to be treated, Q _1, Q ₂ ··· storage medium.

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Claims (1)

Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A medium to be processed having a storage medium attached to a part thereof is taken in from an insertion opening of an apparatus main body, and reading and writing processing of information stored in the storage medium is performed. In the information processing apparatus described above, the type identifying means for identifying the type of the storage medium attached to the medium to be processed, and the transport position of the medium to be processed according to the different type of the storage medium identified by the type identifying means. An information processing apparatus comprising: switching processing means for switching; and information reading / writing processing means for reading and writing information to and from a storage medium of a processing target medium switched by the switching processing means.