Patent ID: 8585045

Claim:
An apparatus for processing a recording medium with embedded information comprising: a Y shape channel mechanism including a first channel, a second channel and a third channel joined together at one end of each channel, wherein at least the other end of the first channel is an inlet/outlet port for the recording medium; a processing device including a magnetic head mechanism located in the first channel and used for reading magnetic information of the recording medium and a print mechanism located on one side of the third channel or one side of the second channel; and a guide mechanism located at the joining position of the first channel, the second channel and the third channel for guiding the recording medium to be conveyed among the channels; wherein the guide mechanism is substantially triangular and pivotally located in a first position and a second position, wherein when the guide mechanism is in the first position, the first channel and the second channel communicate with each other, the second channel and the third channel communicate with each other, and the third channel and the first channel are closed with respect to each other; and when the guide mechanism is in the second position, the first channel and the second channel are closed with respect to each other, the second channel and the third channel are closed with respect to each other, and the first channel and the third channel communicate with each other.