JPH0215913B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention is for toll roads, in which the details of the abnormality can be easily known by printing an abnormality that occurs when processing a defective ticket in the error display zone of the ticket with an error code according to the type of abnormality. This is related to terminals. For example, on multi-section toll roads, etc., the toll fee system differs depending on the section used and the type of vehicle, so passing vehicles are given a ticket with the entrance interchange information and vehicle type information recorded at the entrance, and the ticket is received at the exit. The system calculates tolls based on the recorded information and collects a small amount of tolls. There are two types of pass tickets: one uses a punched card with the information recorded thereon, and the other uses a magnetic card, in which the card is provided with a magnetic stripe for magnetic recording and the information is recorded on the magnetic stripe. In recent years, magnetic card systems have become the mainstay, as they are easy to process data such as recording and reading, and are easy to handle. Magnetic cards used for toll road passes, etc.
An example of MC is shown in Figure 1. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a magnetic stripe, and above it there are two printing zones 2 and 3. Reference numeral 4 denotes a bill type determination zone provided at the front end of the magnetic stripe 1, and this bill type determination zone 4 produces a printed pattern (for example, a bar code), which is used as a bill type code. There are up to eight types of regular tickets depending on the differences in these patterns.
For example, the items handed to users are pass tickets and coupon tickets, and the items used internally by administrators are entrance duty cards, exit duty cards, office cards, and the like.
FIG. 1 shows an example of what is used as a pass ticket MC, in which data at the entrance is printed in print zone 2, and data at the exit is printed in print zone 3. The collector uses a terminal to create and read these various types of tickets. The processing for each one sheet is as follows:
Completed by satisfying one condition. (1) For a specific type of ticket (there may be multiple types) (2) When specific magnetic data is read (3) When specific magnetic data is recorded correctly (4) When specific printed data is read Printing When it is detected during processing that any of the above conditions are not satisfied, the subsequent processing will not be performed in principle. For example, in (1) above, if the ticket type cannot be used in the process, there may already be some recording or printing on the ticket. At this time, if record printing is continued, the original data will be lost. Further, in the case of an unused ticket, if record printing is continued, the ticket can no longer be used and must be discarded. From the above point of view, most conventional printers adhere to the above principle and adopt a system in which ``magnetic recording printing is not performed if an abnormality is detected before the start of execution.'' However, this conventional method has the following drawbacks. For example, when an abnormality occurs, the cause is not on the magnetic card side but on the terminal side. In that case, the terminal will need repair, but if the above principles are uniformly applied, (A) it will not be possible to determine which part of (1), (2), and (3) above has caused the abnormality. It becomes necessary to inspect the entire area. (B) Since there is no printing on the ticket where the abnormality occurred, the ticket cannot be identified by visual inspection after the fact. Therefore, it is not possible to check whether the cause is on the card side. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and includes a magnetic head section having respective magnetic heads for writing to or reading from the magnetic recording section of a magnetic card, and a printing unit for printing in the print zone of the magnetic card. a main conveyance section that conveys a magnetic card, and a combined conveyance section that conveys a magnetic card fed out from a magnetic card hopper or a magnetic card inserted into an insertion slot to the main conveyance section; A sorting and conveying section that sorts and conveys cards to a stacker or an ejection port, and a determining section that is connected to the magnetic head section and detects writing or reading abnormalities in the head section and obtains judgment results depending on the type of abnormality. A control section connected to the determination section and controlling the operation of the printing unit and the sorting conveyance section based on the determination result of the determination section, and stopping printing to the printing zone when an abnormality determination result is obtained, and a control section connected to the determination section. The device is equipped with an abnormal state display unit that prints an error code corresponding to the type of abnormality in the error zone of the magnetic card when an abnormality judgment result is issued after the connection is made. By printing an error code that indicates the details of the abnormality, it is possible to know the details of the abnormality, making it easy to investigate the cause after the fact, and taking appropriate measures at an early stage. To provide a toll road terminal device which can stop printing of zones, make reusable devices reusable, and store the printed contents of used devices as they are. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows the structure of a terminal for processing the above-mentioned pass MC. Note that this terminal has a structure that allows it to both issue a pass at the entrance and confirm the pass at the exit. In the figure, 21 is the pass ticket MC insertion slot, 22
23 is a card hopper for storing unused tickets and sending out the tickets MC one by one when issuing tickets; 24 is a storage part for storing unused tickets. ), 25 is a belt for conveying the pass, and 26 is a pulley for holding the belt 25. 27 is a conveyance drum on a disk, and 28 is a conveyance roller. The belt 25 is positioned closer to the ejection port 22 than the insertion port 21, and can be driven by passing it around a pulley 26, and a portion of the belt 25 is in contact with the transport drum 27. The rollers 28 are arranged close to the belt 25 at predetermined intervals from the insertion opening 21 to the position of the conveyance drum 27, so that the pass ticket inserted into the insertion opening 21 is held between the belt 25 and the roller 28. It is conveyed to the conveyance drum 27, and is further held between the conveyance drum 27 and the belt 25 in contact with it, and then conveyed to the conveyance drum 27.
It is designed so that it is sent in the direction of rotation. still,
The conveyance path formed by the conveyance drum 27 and the belt 25 forms a main conveyance section. Also, the conveyance drum 26
Near the end of the main conveyance path by the belt 25, there is provided a rotatable path switching flapper 29 for sorting and sending the sent passes to the stacker 24 or the discharge port 22. When the flapper 29 is rotated toward the conveyance drum 26 side, the ticket is routed toward the discharge port 22 side, and when the flapper 29 is rotated toward the belt 25 side, the ticket is routed toward the stacker 24 side through this flapper. The system is such that they are guided out by 29. Reference numeral 30 denotes a roller disposed close to the belt 25 portion extending from the downstream side of the flapper 29 to the discharge port 22, and the ticket sent to the discharge port 22 side by the flapper 29 is transferred between these rollers 30 and the belt 25. It is sandwiched between them and sent to the discharge port 22. 31,3
Reference numeral 1' denotes a pair of rollers provided on the conveyance path of the flapper 29 to the stacker 24 on the downstream side, and the pass ticket sent to the stacker 24 side by the flapper 29 is held between the pair of rollers 31, 31'. ,
It is sent to the stacker 24 by rotating the rollers 31, 31'. Reference numeral 32 designates a feed roller for storing the thus-fed passes into the stacker 24. 33 is the card hopper 2
Roller for feeding out the pass provided at 3, 34
is a roller for conveying the ticket fed out from the card hopper 23 by the feeding roller 33 to the ticket feeding side of the conveying drum 27. Reference numeral 35 denotes a photo sensor for reading an optical code, which is disposed near the pass ticket feeding side of the conveyance drum 27, and is used to read the pass ticket MC that has been conveyed.
The barcode pattern recorded in the ticket type determination zone 4 is detected and converted into an electrical signal. Reference numeral 36 denotes a read head for reading the magnetically recorded contents of the pass provided on the downstream side of the photo sensor 35 on the conveyance path of the pass by the conveyance drum 27; 37 a recording head for magnetic recording provided on the downstream side; Reference numeral 38 indicates a read head for reading the magnetic recording contents provided on the downstream side thereof, and reference numeral 39 indicates a head provided further downstream thereof. The ticket MC sent to the transport drum 27 is first detected by the photo sensor 35 to detect the contents of the barcode pattern recorded in the ticket type determination zone 4, and then by the reading head 36 to detect the magnetic stripe 1.
Necessary information is recorded on the magnetic stripe 1 by the recording head 37, and then the recorded content is read by the reading head 38 to check whether the recorded information is recorded correctly. Finally, at the position of the print head 39, input the necessary information into the printing zone of the pass MC (if it is an entrance terminal, it will be in its entrance printing zone 2, if it is an exit terminal, it will be in its exit printing zone 3). Print and record.
Note that the conveyance drum 27 also functions as a platen when printing by the print head 39. When issuing a pass in such a device, the roller 33 is driven by an external command to feed out one unused pass from the card hopper 23.
Send it to the roller 34 side. Then, the roller 34 sends the ticket to the ticket feeding side of the conveyance drum 27, and the ticket is held between the conveyance drum 27 and the belt 25, which are rotationally driven in the direction of arrow A in the figure, and is carried along the conveyance path by the conveyance drum 27. is sent to the terminal side. When the ticket MC passes the photo sensor 35 during its transportation, the barcode pattern recorded in the ticket type determination zone 4 of the ticket MC is detected by the photo sensor 35, and the detection output determines the ticket type. Ticket (general pass,
It is identified whether the card is a work card (ticket) or work card. Then, when the ticket passes through the reading head 36, the magnetic stripe 1 of the ticket passes through the reading head 36.
The contents recorded on the magnetic stripe 1 in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 are read, and it is checked from the read contents whether or not the pass ticket is unused. Further, when passing the writing head 37, the magnetic stripe 1 of the ticket comes into contact with the writing head 37 and records information such as the vehicle type, entrance interchange number, date, time, etc.
Information such as a handler code is recorded on this magnetic stripe 1. Then, when passing the reading head 38, the magnetic stripe 1 of the pass MC comes into contact with the reading head 38, and the recorded contents are read out by the reading head 38, and the read contents and the contents to be recorded are combined. It is checked whether they match. When passing the printing head 39, the printing head 39 prints out the pass ticket MC.
The vehicle type, entrance interchange number, date, time, collector code, etc. are printed on the entrance printing zone 2, and the pass ticket is printed on the end side of the conveyance path of the conveyance drum 27.
MC is sent away. The reading head 36, 38
As a result of the check, if there is no abnormality, the flapper 29 has been rotated toward the conveyance drum 27 side and the ticket
In order to guide the MC to the route on the side of the discharge port 22, the pass ticket MC is sent from the flapper 29 to the discharge port 22 through a conveyance path by the belt 25 and rollers 30, and is issued. If the result of the check is abnormal, that is, the ticket is a used ticket or there is an error in the recorded information, the flapper 29 will close the belt 2.
In order to guide the pass ticket MC to the path on the stacker 24 side, the pass ticket MC is sent from the flapper 29 to a conveyance path by rollers 31 and 31' and stored in the stacker 24. become. Then, as described above, a new ticket is dispensed from the card hopper 23 and the ticket issuance process is performed. When used as an exit terminal, by inserting the received pass through the insertion slot 21, the pass ticket is sent to the conveyance drum side by following the conveyance path by the belt 25 and rollers 28, where it is detected by the photo sensor 35. Reading the contents of the ticket type determination zone 4, reading recorded information on the magnetic stripe 1 by the reading head 36, and recording necessary information such as the handling person code, fee, date, exit interchange number, etc. at the exit by the writing head 37, The read head 36 checks the recorded contents, the print head 39 prints the necessary information on the exit print zone, and if the above processes are successfully executed, the flapper 29 moves the stacker 2
4 and stored in this stacker 24.
Further, for example, if the magnetic recording information cannot be read and the above-mentioned processes cannot be executed, the ticket is guided by the flapper 29 and sent to the discharge port 22. In such a terminal, when this device is used for the entrance, when issuing a pass, one of the passes stored in the card hopper 23 is fed out by the roller 33 and sent to the main conveyance path. send to. The passed ticket is processed according to the timing chart shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, a indicates the bill type determination, b indicates the reading timing of the reading head 36, c indicates the writing timing of the writing head 37,
d indicates the reading timing of the reading head 38, e indicates the printing timing of the print head 39, and
T ₁ is the timing at which the ticket type code recorded in the ticket type determination zone 4 of the pass detected by the photo sensor 35 is determined, and T ₂ is the timing at which the reading head 36 checks that the ticket is a non-magnetically recorded ticket. At _T3 , the read head 38 reads the data recorded on the magnetic stripe by the write head 37, checks whether it has been recorded correctly, and then starts printing. It's the timing. If all are normal at these three timings, normal printing as shown in FIG. 1 is performed and the flapper 29 at the end of the main conveyance path is turned to the ejection side and the pass ticket is sent to the ejection port 22. Further, when an abnormality is detected at any of the three timings, the flapper 29 is switched to the storage side and the ticket is stored in the stacker 24 so as not to give the ticket to the user by mistake. When used for exit confirmation, a pass ticket MC is inserted through the insertion slot 21, and while the pass ticket MC is being conveyed by the conveyance drum 27 of the main conveyance section, the code of the ticket type determination zone 4 is read out by the photo sensor 35. The ticket type is checked, the reading head 36 reads out the magnetic data in the magnetic stripe 1 to calculate the charge, and the write head 37 magnetically records data necessary for processing at the exit on the magnetic stripe 1. The read head 38 reads out the recorded contents and checks the recorded data, and the print head 39 prints the necessary data in the exit print zone 3, sends it to the stacker 24, and stores it there. Normally, if an abnormality is discovered before the data is read by the reading head 36, the flapper 29 is driven to the ejection side and the pass ticket is guided to the ejection port 22 and ejected, but if it is normal, all tickets except the coupon ticket etc. are sent to the stacker 24. Store it. The following four types of transport routes are possible. From the insertion port 21 to the discharge port 22 From the insertion port 21 to the stacker 24 From the card hopper 23 to the discharge port 22 From the card hopper 23 to the stacker 24 FIG. 3 shows a check timing chart common to all transport modes. T ₁ is (1) timing for determining the ticket type, T ₂ is (2) timing for determining read data, and T ₃ is timing for determining whether or not magnetic recording has been performed normally. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the device of the present invention, in which reference numeral 41 obtains the output of the photo sensor 35, determines the ticket type at the timing of _T1 , and determines whether the determination result is normal or not. a bill type determining unit that generates a normality determination output at a predetermined logic level when the case is abnormal (including when the code cannot be read because it is on the back side), and an abnormality determination output at a logic level opposite to the normality determination output when the code is abnormal (including when the code cannot be read because it is on the back side); obtains the output of the reading head 36 and reads the pass ticket MC according to the timing of _T2 .
determines whether or not magnetic recording is made on the magnetic stripe 1 of the magnetic stripe 1, and outputs a normality judgment output at a predetermined logic level indicating normality if no magnetic recording is made, and outputs an abnormality if magnetic recording is made. A non-magnetic recording determination section 43 generates an abnormality determination output of a logic level opposite to the _{predetermined} logic level indicating . This is a normal recording determination unit that determines whether or not the data has been written without error. This normal recording determination unit 43 outputs a normality determination output at a predetermined logic level indicating normality when it determines that writing is done without error, and outputs a normality determination output at a logic level opposite to the predetermined logic level indicating abnormality when it determines that there is an error. Generates abnormality judgment output. Each determination section 4
1, 42, and 43 output not only the above-mentioned output for determining whether or not it is normal, but also output abnormality codes _d1 , _d2 , and _d3 indicating details of the abnormality in the case of abnormality. For example, the abnormality code _d1 in the ticket type determination unit 41 is assigned depending on the status, such as whether the ticket is determined to be the back side (white background) of the ticket, or whether it is determined to be a different ticket type that cannot be processed. The abnormality code in the non-magnetic recording determination section 42 is assigned, for example, depending on whether the reading head 36 did not read data for a second time, or whether an error occurred during a check when reading. 44, 45, 46 are inverters;
is the output of the ticket type determining section 41, 45 is the output of the non-magnetic recording determining section 42, and 46 is the output of the normal recording determining section 43, respectively, inverted and output. 4
7,48 is an and gate, and gate 4
7 is the ticket type determination unit 41 at the timing of _T2 .
and AND logic of the output of the non-magnetic recording section 42,
Further, the AND gate 48 outputs a print command at the timing _T3 . 49 is magnetic stripe 1
The vehicle type, entrance interchange number, and
This is a magnetic recording memory in which information such as date, time and collector code is stored in advance, and the data is set before sending the pass MC to the main conveyance section. 5
0 obtains the recorded information of this memory 49, receives the output of the AND gate 47 as a magnetic recording command,
A magnetic recording execution unit outputs the stored information from the memory 49 to the write head 37 in order to record it on the magnetic stripe 1; 51 is a memory for print data in which the content to be printed on the pass MC is stored; This memory 51 has a print data memory section 51a that stores the content to be printed in the print zone of the pass ticket, and an error mark memory section 51b that stores the error code to be printed outside the print zone. That is, the print data memory section 51a is an area for storing data printed during normal processing, and data is set before the pass ticket is conveyed to the main conveyance section. At this time, the contents of the error mark memory section 51b have been cleared, and even if the contents of the cleared area are printed, nothing is actually printed. This area of the error mark memory section 51b is a key point of the present invention. Reference numeral 52 denotes a print zone clear determination section, which is a type of gate that obtains inverted outputs of the abnormal outputs from the three determination sections 41, 42, and 43, and determines from these whether or not the print data memory section 51a should be cleared. It is. If the result of the determination is that it should be cleared, a clear command is issued to the memory clear section 53. When the main clear signal is input, this memory clear section 53 clears the print data memory section 51a so that the printing that is normally performed is not performed. Reference numeral 54 sets the print data of the error code for each error in the error mark memory 51b in response to the output of the abnormality analysis section, which will be described later, regarding the abnormality error data to be added by the error mark adding section. 5
Reference numeral 5 denotes an abnormality analysis unit which receives the abnormality codes for each state outputted from the three determination units 41, 42, and 43, selects an error mark to be printed corresponding to the type of abnormality, and outputs the data of the selected error code. be. 56 indicates the three determination units 41,
a flapper reversal determining unit that sets or resets the conveyance route to which the pass ticket sent from the main conveyance unit should be guided when receiving an abnormality determination output from either of 42 and 43, according to the processing at the time of starting conveyance of the pass ticket; , 57 is a flapper driving solenoid drive unit for setting and resetting the flapper 29 in accordance with the output of the flapper reversal determining unit 56 and setting the conveyance path. 58 is a printing execution unit;
When a print command signal is received from the AND gate 48, the data in the print memory 51 is read out and applied to the print head 39 for printing. Next, the operation of the device of the present invention will be explained. The magnetic recording data memory 49 stores necessary data (for example, vehicle type, entrance interchange number, date, time,
(collector code, etc.) is set and stored. Similar data is then set and stored in the print memory 52. Next, when the pass MC is inserted into the insertion slot 21 or fed out from the card hopper 23 and sent to the main conveyance section, when the pass MC passes the position of the photo sensor 35, the ticket type determination zone 4 is detected. The information is given to the ticket type determination section 41. Then, at the timing of _T1 , the photo sensor 35 outputs the ticket MC.
The content of the data in the ticket type determination zone 4 is determined by the ticket type determining section 41. As a result of the determination, if it can be determined that the ticket is a general pass or a coupon ticket, the ticket type determining section 41 generates a normal determination output, and if it cannot determine, it generates an abnormality determination output. Since the logic levels of both judgment outputs are opposite to each other, this bill type judgment unit 4
The inverter 44 and the AND gates 47 and 48 which receive the output of 1 are input with a signal of logic level "H", for example, when the normal judgment is output, and when the abnormal judgment is output,
A signal of logic level "L" will be input. Therefore, the output of the inverter 44 is at a logic level "L" during normal times, and becomes at a logic level "H" when abnormal. When the ticket type determination section 41 is generating a normal determination output, the output of the reading head 36 is obtained, and it is determined whether or not the magnetic stripe 1 of the pass ticket is unrecorded at timing _T2 . This is performed by the recording determination section 42. As a result of the determination, the non-magnetic recording determining unit 42 outputs a normal determination output of, for example, logic level "H" when the determination is normal, that is, unrecorded, and outputs a logic level "H" when the determination is abnormal, that is, recording has been completed. Outputs an abnormality determination output of “L”. Therefore, when a normal determination is output, a logic level "H" signal is input from the non-magnetic recording determining section 42 to the AND gate 47, and the inverter 45 outputs a logic level "L" signal due to this input. It turns out. Conversely, when an abnormality determination is output, a signal of logic level "L" is input to the AND gate 47. If the result of the determination by the non-magnetic recording determining section 42 is normal, the AND gate 47 generates an output at the timing _T2 based on the output and the normal determination output of the above-mentioned ticket type determining section 41, and the magnetic recording execution section 50 causes the AND gate 47 to generate an output. Give as a recording command. As a result, the magnetic recording execution unit 50
reads the stored contents of the magnetic recording memory 49 and supplies them to the magnetic head 37 for magnetic recording.
At this stage, the magnetic stripe 1 of the ticket is approaching the position of the magnetic head 37, so the contents from the memory 49 are magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 1. Next, when the pass reaches the position of the reading head 38, the contents recorded on the magnetic stripe 1 are read by the reading head 38 and provided to the normal recording determination section 43. Then, at timing _T3 , this normal recording determining unit 43 determines whether or not there is an error in the recorded content of the magnetic stripe 1, and if there is no error, outputs a normal determination output (for example, logic level "H").
If there is an error, an abnormality determination output (logic level "L") is output. Therefore, in the case of normality, the inverter 4 for inverting the output of this normal recording determination section 43
6 generates an output of logic level "L". Furthermore, when this normality determination is output, the AND gate 48 outputs a print command to the print execution unit 58 at timing _T3 , and the print execution unit 54 prints the contents of the print memory 51 on the print head 39 in order to print the contents. Gives control output. As a result, the contents of the memory 52 are sequentially printed in the printing zone of the pass ticket. However, since there is no error code data in the error mark memory section 51b of the memory 51, nothing is printed outside the printing zone of the pass MC. When the printing of the printing zone is completed in this way, the pass ticket MC is sent through the flapper 29, but when there is no abnormality judgment output, the flapper 29 is reset to the predetermined position in normal conditions, and the If the terminal is for the entrance, the ticket will be sent to the exit 22 of the terminal and issued.
One operation of ticket issuance is completed and preparations for the next ticket issuance are started, and if the terminal is for exit, it is guided to the stacker 24 and stored there, and one operation is completed. Further, when an abnormality determination is made in the ticket type determination section 41 or the read data determination section 42, the determination section outputs an abnormality determination output and also generates an abnormality code corresponding to the content of the abnormality. As a result, the print zone clear determination section 52 gives a clear signal to the memory clear section 53 to clear the contents of the print data memory section 51a of the printing memory 51, and the flap reversal determination section 56 sends a clear signal to the memory clear section 53 to clear the contents of the print data memory section 51a.
is driven to drive and set the flapper 29. Also, the AND gate 47 is activated by the abnormality judgment output.
No output is generated even at the timing of T ₂ ,
Therefore, magnetic recording execution section 50 provides no output to write head 37. As a result, no recording is made on the magnetic stripe 1. Then, the abnormality analysis unit 55 that receives the abnormality code from the ticket type determination unit 41 or the read data determination unit 42 provides error mark data indicating the type of abnormality to the error mark addition unit 54 in response to this abnormality code. Accordingly, the error mark adding section 54 sets the data of the error code in the error mark memory section 51b of the memory 51. Then, at the timing of T ₃ , AND gate 4
When a print command is output from 8, the print execution section 58 operates and transfers the contents of the memory 51 to the print head 3.
9 to print. In the memory 51, there is only data in the error mark memory section 51b, and since the data in the error mark memory section 51b is data to be printed outside the pass ticket printing zone, the pass ticket MC does not contain that data. An error code is printed only in the margin of the printing zone, and the pass ticket MC is guided to the flapper 29 at the set position and sent. That is, if it is a terminal for the entrance, it will be guided and stored in the stacker 24,
If it is an exit terminal, it will be guided to the discharge port 22 and discharged. On the other hand, when the normal record determining unit 43 determines an abnormality, there is no abnormality in each of the ticket type and read data determining units, and the print head 39 transfers the contents of the magnetic recording data memory 49 to the magnetic stripe 1 of the ticket.
This means that either there is an error in the recorded content written to the memory, or that the recorded content cannot be read at all.
Therefore, at this time, the abnormality analysis section 55 provides error code data corresponding to the abnormality content to the error mark addition section 54 in response to the abnormality code outputted by the normal record determination section 43. As a result, the error mark adding section 54 sets the data of the error code in the error mark memory section 51b of the memory 51. In addition, the print zone clear determination section 52 outputs a clear signal based on the abnormality determination output output from the normal recording determination section 43, and thereby the memory clear section 53 outputs a clear signal.
clears the data in the print data memory section 51a of the memory 51. In addition, the flap reversal determination unit 56
drives the solenoid drive section 57 to set the flapper 29 to the set position. Therefore, at the timing of T ₃ , AND gate 4
Print execution unit 58 according to the print command output from 8.
reads the contents of the memory 51 and supplies them to the print head 39 for printing, but the contents of the print data memory section 51a have been cleared and no printing is performed on the print zone. However, since there is error mark data in the error mark memory section 51b, this data is applied to the print head 39, but it is printed outside the margin of the print zone. The pass ticket is then guided from the main transport section to the flapper 29 at the set position and sent. That is, if it is an entrance terminal, it will be transported to the stacker 24, and if it is an exit terminal, it will be transported to the discharge port 22. As explained above, it is possible to change the print data according to the details of the abnormality. In other words, to summarize, (a) whether to print within the normal printing zone or leave it blank; (b) to print an error code corresponding to the abnormal phenomenon that occurred in the error mark zone provided outside the printing zone of the pass ticket. can. (a) and (b) can be executed independently. Figure 5 shows an example of the printing. (a) is a normal case, (b), (c), and (d) are an abnormal case. especially
(d) is a case where there is an obvious operational error, and in such a case, nothing is printed so as not to interfere with reuse. This can be implemented by setting the abnormality analysis section 55 and print zone clear determination section 52. Note that ERR indicates the printed error code. Additionally, the following are examples of error codes:

[Table] Also, to summarize the effects of the present invention, (1) It is possible to easily pick out a ticket with an error from among a large number of tickets due to the presence or absence of an error mark. (2) By inspecting the pass, it is possible to determine whether there is any abnormality on the pass. (3) In the case of an abnormality caused by the equipment, it is possible to narrow down the areas to be checked based on the contents of the error mark. (4) Since the error mark is placed outside the margin of the normally printed zone, it is possible to continue printing that should be done during normal processing, or to prevent it from being printed, if necessary. etc. Note that (4) above is particularly effective for checking exit passes. For example, even if a recording failure occurs immediately after data is read and charges are calculated, it will not be possible to visually tell who processed the data unless it is printed. The above printing method greatly improves the maintainability of the device. As described in detail above, the transportation of a magnetic card is equipped with a magnetic head section having respective magnetic heads for writing or reading data into or from the magnetic recording section of the magnetic card, and a printing unit for printing on the print zone of the magnetic card. a main conveyance section that conveys the magnetic cards fed out from the magnetic card hopper or inserted into the insertion slot to the main conveyance section; and a combined conveyance section that conveys the magnetic cards from the main conveyance section to the stacker or ejection port. a sorting conveyance section that is connected to the magnetic head section and detects a writing or reading abnormality in the magnetic head section and obtains a judgment result depending on the type of abnormality; A control section that controls the operation of the printing unit and the sorting conveyance section based on the judgment result and stops printing to the printing zone when an abnormality judgment result is obtained, and a control section that is connected to the judgment section and outputs the abnormality judgment result. When an abnormality occurs, the magnetic card is equipped with an abnormal state display unit that prints an error code corresponding to the type of abnormality in the error zone of the magnetic card, and an abnormality is detected based on the judgment result of the judgment unit that detects an abnormality in reading or writing in the head unit. In this case, the error code corresponding to the type of abnormality is printed in the error zone of the magnetic card, and the printing unit and sorting conveyance section are controlled according to the type of abnormality, so that it is possible to respond to the content of the abnormality. In addition to being able to immediately identify the details of the error using the error code, by preventing printing in the print zone when an error occurs, the contents of a magnetic card that has already been recorded will be saved, and it will also prevent problems such as improper loading of the magnetic card. It can be reused in the event of an abnormality, preventing wastage of magnetic cards, and
It is possible to provide a toll road terminal device having excellent features such as being able to easily select cards that have been checked for abnormalities based on the printed state of the magnetic card or the error code.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining a magnetic card type pass; Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a terminal for processing passes; Fig. 3 is a time chart for explaining the operation of this device; FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of printing on a magnetic card pass. MC...Pass ticket, 1...Magnetic stripe, 2,
3...Printing zone, 4...Ticket type determination zone, 21
... Insertion slot, 22 ... Ejection port, 23 ... Card hopper, 24 ... Stacker, 25 ... Belt, 2
6, 28, 30, 31, 31', 32, 33, 3
4...Roller, 27...Transport drum, 29...Flapper, 35...Photo sensor, 36, 38...
Reading head, 37...Writing head, 39...Printing head, 41...Banknote type determination section, 42...Non-magnetic recording determination section, 43...Normal recording determination section, 44,4
5, 46... Inverter, 47, 48... AND gate, 49... Magnetic recording data memory, 50...
...Magnetic recording execution unit, 51...Memory, 51a...
Print data memory section, 51b...Error mark memory section, 52...Print zone clear determination section, 53
...Memory clear section, 54...Error mark addition section, 55...Abnormality analysis section, 56...Flapper reversal determination section, 57...Solenoid drive section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A magnetic card comprising a magnetic head section having respective magnetic heads for writing to or reading from a magnetic recording section of a magnetic card, and a printing unit for printing in the print zone of the magnetic card. a main conveyance section that conveys the magnetic cards fed out from the magnetic card hopper or inserted into the insertion slot to the main conveyance section; and a combined conveyance section that conveys the magnetic cards from the main conveyance section to the stacker or ejection port. a sorting and conveying unit that distributes and transports the data to the magnetic head; a determination unit that is connected to the magnetic head unit to detect writing or reading abnormalities in the magnetic head unit and obtains determination results depending on the type of abnormality; and a determination unit that is connected to the determination unit and makes a determination a control section that controls the operation of the printing unit and the sorting and conveying section based on the judgment results of the section, and stops printing to the printing zone when an abnormality judgment result is obtained; A toll road terminal comprising: an abnormal state display section that prints an error code corresponding to the abnormality type in accordance with the content of the determination result in the error zone of the magnetic card when the error code is issued. .