Passbook or the like handling apparatus.

摘要

The present invention relates to a passbook or the like handling apparatus. According to the present invention, a passbook or the like (6) is scanned by a sensor (5) in a direction perpendicular to printed lines thereof, a nonprinted line is detected in a locus of scanning, and the uppermost line thereof is recognized tentatively as a first nonprinted line. Then, the sensor (5) is made to scan in a direction parallel to the printed lines in order to confirm whether the tentative first nonprinted line is a real nonprinted line or not.