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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorYukihiro Nomura
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The configuration of this passport printer reduces the burden of reentering adjusting and setting values of passbook printers. When a control card 3 is replaced by another card, the adjusting and setting values of a passbook printer 1 stored in a nonvolatile memory attached in the control card 3 are written in a separately prepared magnetic stripe by using a magnetic head 41. Then, after the replacement of the control card 3, the adjusting and setting values written in the magnetic stripe are read by using the magnetic head 41, and stored in the nonvolatile memory of a control card 3 as a new replacement.
A passbook printer for performing printing on a passbook having a beltlike magnetic recording layer provided therein, comprising:
A passbook printer for performing printing on a passbook having a beltlike magnetic recording layer provided therein, comprising:
A maintenance method of a passbook printer provided with a memory for storing printer operation control data used to control an operation of the printer, and a reading/writing unit for reading/writing data in an data storage medium provided in a passbook, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Otherwise than by punching: by magnetic means
Graphical data reading
Term ended 20 Oct 2021 (estimated)
The present invention relates to a passbook printer, and more particularly to a passbook printer installed at a financial institution and a maintenance method thereof.
When a passbook is inserted into a passbook printer for printing data regarding deposits and savings at a financial institution, in general, the printer operates as follows:
1) a magnetic stripe reading/writing unit reads user account data written in a magnetic stripe provided as a magnetic recording medium stuck to the backside of the passbook;
For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a constitutional view schematically showing a passbook printer of the embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing main functions of the passbook printer of the embodiment.
Next, description will be made for the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a constitution of a passbook printer 1 according to the embodiment.
The passbook printer 1 comprises the following main components: a printer head 2 as a printing portion; a control card 3 as a control board; and a magnetic reading/writing unit 4 including a magnetic head 41. The printer head 2 and the magnetic reading/writing unit 4 can be reciprocated in the width direction of the passbook printer 1 by a driving source. Note that FIG. 1 specifically shows the inserted state of a passbook 5 having magnetic stripe 51 as a beltlike magnetic recording layer stuck to the backside thereof.