JP2000082183A - Collection/delivery system for value medium, cassette used for the same system, counter, inspector and value medium charger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a weight of a storage cassette lighter, to improve a rate of storage and to easily enable treatment by freely attachably and detachably providing a counter installed on a shop side and a scanning machine and a value medium charger installed on a management center side with a cassette for storing a value medium and providing a data recording part for recording data in the cassette. SOLUTION: With respect to a count unit 12 on a shop side 10 and a scanning machine 15 and a prepared money charger 16 on a management center side 14, a cash cassette 13 for storing proceeds is freely attachable and detachable and is provided with a data recording part for recording the data. Functions of counting the proceeds, storing them in the cash cassette 13, recording necessary data in the data recording part and the like are set to the count unit 12. The scanning machine 15 sets a function for taking out the proceeds from the cash cassette 13, counting them and reading them from the data recording part. The prepared money charger 16 sets functions for charging necessary prepared money in the cash cassette 13 and for recording the necessary data in the data recording part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to, for example, a system for collecting sales at each store and transporting the collected sales to a management center.
The present invention relates to a value media collection and delivery system that delivers a reserve from the management center to the next day to each store, and more particularly to a cassette, a counter, a scrutinizer, and a reserve value media loading machine used in the system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The above-mentioned value media include cash, checks,
Although gift certificates and other securities are also included, there are the following examples of methods for collecting (collecting) sales proceeds at individual stores or large stores.

[0003] That is, a storage cassette having a counting function of counting bills and coins and a storage function of storing money is prepared, and the storage cassette is stored in a register (cash register or electronic type) at each sales floor. Cash register, hereinafter referred to as ECR), and stores the money to be collected while counting the money to be collected. The storage cassette is brought to a controlled area of the store, and a large-sized collection device is installed in the area. In this method, the transport cassette is transferred to a management center instead of a transport cassette (for example, JP-A-10-188131).

However, such a conventional method requires improvement in the following points. That is, since the storage cassette has a built-in counting mechanism for counting bills and coins by determining whether they are true or false and by denomination, the weight of the cassette is large, and the load on the clerk to carry and transport is large. In addition, since the counting mechanism is built in as described above, the amount of stored money is small in dividing the outer shape. For that, EC
It is necessary to provide a storage cassette for each R unit, and operation efficiency is poor. Furthermore, since the above-mentioned storage cassette does not have a communication function with the ECR, the sales data stored in the ECR and the count value of the money actually stored in the storage cassette are registered in the ECR for the purpose of matching. Has to rely on manual input by the clerk, so there is a concern that this operation may cause an erroneous input, and there is also annoyance.

[0005] Further, in addition to the storage cassette, a transport cassette having a different configuration is required, so that the system is expensive.

[0006] Furthermore, since each store counter cannot deliver change reserves required the next day, it is necessary to deliver the change by a route different from the collection of sales, which is inefficient.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned improvements, the present invention reduces the weight of the storage cassette, increases the storage rate, facilitates the handling thereof, and manages the storage cassette. For transportation to the center,
It is used for delivery from the management center to improve its operation efficiency, and further eliminates the need for human input for matching stored value media with collected data and delivered data, thereby improving reliability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a value media collection and delivery system, a cassette, a counter, a review machine and a ready value media loading machine used in the system.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the present invention is applied to a counter installed at a store and a checker and a value medium loading machine installed at a management center. A cassette for storing the value medium is detachably provided, and a data recording unit for recording data in the cassette is provided, and the counting machine counts the value of the value medium inserted at the time of collection by counting means, and The function of storing the value medium in the cassette and recording the necessary data in the data recording section of the cassette, reading the data from the data recording section of the cassette storing the prepared value medium at the time of delivery, and taking out the value medium. And setting the permissible functions,
A function of taking out the value medium from the cassette in which the value medium is collected, counting the value medium, and reading out the data from the data recording unit of the cassette is set, and the value medium loading machine loads the necessary amount of the prepared value medium into the cassette and And a system for collecting and delivering a value medium in which a function of recording necessary data in a data recording section of the cassette is set.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the data recording section of the cassette records the storage amount of the value medium stored at the time of collection or delivery. It is a value media collection and delivery system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the counter is provided with communication means capable of performing data communication with a cash register in the store. It is a value media collection and delivery system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, the counter has a data communication with a management center or an inspection machine and a value medium loading machine. It is a value medium collection and delivery system provided with a communication means capable of performing the communication.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, a display means for displaying the processing purpose of the value medium stored in the cassette is provided on the cassette. It is a collection and delivery system.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, when the amount of the value medium is divided into a plurality of cassettes for one collection unit or delivery unit. And a system for collecting and delivering a value medium in which the divided data is recorded in a data recording section of a cassette.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a counter in the value medium collection and delivery system according to the first aspect,
A data recording unit for recording data is provided so as to be detachably attached to the inspector and the value medium loading machine,
It is a cassette for storing a value medium.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a value medium collection system according to the first aspect, wherein a cassette is set and the value of the value medium inserted at the time of collection is counted by a counting means. In a cassette,
A counter having a function of recording necessary data in a data recording section of the cassette and a function of reading data from a data recording section of a cassette containing a prepared value medium at the time of delivery and permitting removal of the value medium. It is characterized by being.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, a cassette is set in the value medium collection and delivery system according to the first aspect, the collected value medium is taken out and counted, and data is read from a data recording section of the cassette. The inspection device is characterized by having a reading function.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a cassette is set in the value medium collection and delivery system according to the first aspect, a required amount of the prepared value medium is loaded into the cassette, and a data recording section of the cassette is provided. Characterized in that it is a value medium loading machine having a function of recording data required for the medium.

[0018]

According to the present invention, since the cassette for collecting and delivering the value medium has a storage unit for the value medium and a data recording unit without having a counting function,
It is lightweight, has good storage efficiency, can reduce the work load in transportation, and can transport efficiently.
Further, since the delivery is possible, the prepared value medium for the preparation of the next day can be delivered to the counter, and the preparation of the next day can be smoothly performed.

Further, since the above-mentioned cassette can be shared by the counter, the inspector and the value media loading machine,
The operation efficiency of the cassette is good and economical.

Further, for example, a value medium is carried in by a person from the counter to the cassette of the counter, but the ECR (cash register) installed in the counter and the counter are connected by communication means, The ECR can transmit the data of the carry-in amount of the value medium to the counter, and can compare the transmitted data of the carry-in amount with the actual count amount, thereby preventing impropriety due to carry-on of a person. Reliability can be obtained.

Further, by transmitting the above-mentioned matching result to the ECR side, it is not necessary to manually input the result of the matching in the ECR, and it is possible to reduce the manual work load and prevent erroneous input. .

Further, by using the data recording section of the cassette as a medium for data communication, a data communication means between the counter and the management center is not required, and the system can be constructed at low cost.

Of course, by recording the collected data and the reserve money loading data in the data recording section of the cassette, it can be compared with the stored value medium and fraud can be prevented.

Further, the counter, the reconciliation machine of the management center, and the value medium loading machine perform data transmission of the collection amount of the value medium and data transmission of the preparation amount, whereby the actual value counted on the reconciliation machine side is transmitted. The collected amount of the medium can be compared with the transmitted collected amount data, and similarly, the prepared amount of the value medium actually delivered can be compared with the transmitted prepared amount data. Unauthorized transportation can be prevented, and reliability of transportation can be obtained.

Further, the purpose of processing the value medium stored in the display means of the cassette, that is, the purpose of collection and delivery is displayed, so that the common use of the cassette eliminates the possibility of mistakes that are likely to occur, thereby ensuring the reliability. The processing purpose of the cassette can be performed.

Further, when the amount of the value medium in one collection or delivery unit (for example, for one ECR) is divided into a plurality of cassettes, by recording the divided data on the cassette side, it is possible to carry out collection scrutiny, There is no error in delivery, accurate collection and delivery can be performed, and a sense of security can be obtained especially when entrusting collection and delivery to a contractor.

[0027]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawings show a money collection and delivery system that collects and distributes sales and reserves of a store. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of the collection and delivery system, and a register (ECR) 11 installed in a cashier area (checkpoint) of a store 10. Stores a sales amount of cash (an example of a value medium) of bills and coins (money).

A counting unit (counter) 12 is installed in a specific area in the store 10 (in particular, an area having high security in terms of security). The counting unit 12 has a function of counting bills and coins. The counting unit 12 is provided with a detachable cash cassette 13 for storing money. The counting of the sales by the register 11 is performed by a person in charge of the sales to the counting unit 12. 12
After the counting, it is stored in the cash cassette 13. Therefore, it is possible to bring in the sales proceeds of the plurality of registers 11 to one counting unit 12 and perform the collection processing. Further, when the sales amount of one register 11 is large, it can be stored in a plurality of cash cassettes 13.

The register 11 and the counting unit 12 are provided with a communication device (not shown) so as to be able to perform wireless or wired communication, and when collecting sales proceeds, the amount of cash brought in by a clerk. To check the collected data (collected data) from the register 11 such as the ID number of the register and the amount of sales (ECR cash balance data).
Is transmitted to the counting unit 12, and the collected data is used for matching with cash brought in by a staff member.

The above-described cash cassette 13 has a cash storage unit. However, since the cash counting unit is provided on the counting unit 12 side, the cash cassette 13 is not provided. The cash cassette 13 includes a data recording unit for recording necessary data such as collected data.

When the sales proceeds are stored in the cash cassette 13, the cash cassette 13 is removed from the counting unit 12 after the sealing process, and is sent to the management center 14 for collecting the sales proceeds. Be transported. This transport is a clerk,
Performed by bankers and other contractors.

The collected sales are managed by the management center 14. In the management center 14, a refining machine 15 for counting and scrutinizing the collected sales and a reserving machine 16 for loading a reserve for preparing the next day's change are installed. The gold loading machine 16 is provided with a communication device so that each control unit is connected to a personal computer 17 for management and can execute data communication.

The above-mentioned cash cassette 13 is detachably mounted on and shared with the above-described inspection device 15 and reserve money loading machine 16 in addition to the counting unit 12. The management personal computer 17 is provided with a communication device capable of communicating with the counting unit 12 wirelessly and / or by wire, and transmits and receives data such as collected data and delivery reserve data.

Cash cassette 13 collected from store 10
Is attached to the scrutinizer 15, the scrutinizer 15 releases the sealing process of the cash cassette 13, reads the collected data recorded in the data recording unit, and furthermore, stores the sales (cash) stored therein. Then, the data is scrutinized, and the data of the result of the scrutiny is transmitted to the management personal computer 17. Of course, cash cassette 1
The data recorded in the data recording section 3 is erased.

The management computer 17 has a counting unit 12
Since the collected data is transmitted from the collected data, the collected data read from the cash cassette 13 and the counted value, the collected sales are compared with each other, and the sales are closely examined. The inspection result is recorded and transmitted to the counting unit 12. The data may be transmitted to the register 11 in any way.

The collected data transmitted from the counting unit 12 and the collected data recorded in the data recording section of the cash cassette 13 also include data of reserve funds to be prepared as change for the next day. 13 is mounted on the reserve loading machine 16,
Counts and loads the reserves, and records the delivery reserve data relating to the necessary reserves in the data recording unit of the cash cassette 13.

After the cash cassette 13 is sealed, the cash cassette 13 is removed from the reserve loading machine 16 and transported to the delivery destination store 10 for delivery of the reserve. This transport is done by clerks, bankers and other contractors.

Further, the delivery reserve data for the reserve loaded by the reserve loading machine 16 is transmitted to the management personal computer 17 and recorded, and at the same time, the delivery reserve data is stored in the destination store. To the counting unit 12. In addition, transmission printing may be performed on the corresponding register 11.

By attaching the cash cassette 13 delivered to the store 10 to the counting unit 12, the counting unit 12 releases the sealing process of the cash cassette 13, and then stores the delivery reserve recorded in the data recording unit. Read out the data, further take out the reserve stored in it, count this and match it with the transmitted delivery reserve data,
The result of the reception is transmitted to the management personal computer 17 of the management center 14, and is transmitted to the corresponding register 11.

The reserve released from the counting unit 12 taken out of the cash cassette 13 is brought to the register 11 by the attendant, and the register 11 is activated by the attendant. It is recorded in. Thereby, the operation preparation of the register 11 is completed, and the business is enabled.

FIG. 2 shows the register (ECR) 11,
The card reader 21 reads a card held by a clerk permitted to operate the register 11 when the card is passed through,
The keyboard 22 is used to enter sales data and other necessary data.
The display units 23 and 24 display necessary data such as the input amount of money, the printing unit 25 issues a receipt, and the floppy disk device 26 writes necessary data as an external memory, or reads data from the floppy disk. Is read. Further, the cash box 27 stores sales proceeds such as bills and coins received from customers.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the register 11 described above. The CPU 30 controls the driving of each circuit device in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 31 and
2 stores sales data and data necessary for operation.
Each circuit device is connected to the CPU 30 via an input / output control device 33, a display unit 34 is constituted by the above-described indicators 23 and 24, and an operation input unit 35 is constituted by the above-described keyboard 22 and card reader 21. The control unit 36 is connected to the control unit of the counting unit 12 so that data communication is possible. The cash box opening / closing drive section 37 drives and controls the opening and closing of the cash box 27.

FIG. 4 shows the counting unit 12. An operation input section 41 inputs necessary operations such as setting of collection processing and reception processing, starting and stopping of bill and coin counting processing, and a bill input section 42. The banknote of the sales proceeds is input, and the received reserve is discharged to the banknote input unit 42.
The coin input unit 43 inputs coins of the sales proceeds, and the coin reject unit 44 discharges coins of which counting is insufficient when the coins are inserted, and discharges the reserve coins to this unit in the case of the received reserve. The display unit 45 displays the counting result and other necessary data, the printing unit 46 issues a receipt, and the cassette insertion slot 47 detaches the cash cassette 13.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the above-described counting unit 12. The CPU 50 controls the driving of each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 51, and
M52 stores count data and data necessary for the operation.
Each circuit device is connected to the CPU 50 via the input / output control device 53, and the communication control unit 54 is connected to the control unit of the register 11 and the management personal computer 17 of the management center 14 so that data communication is possible.

The bill processing unit 55 includes the bill input unit 42 described above.
The banknotes are loaded into the banknotes, and the counts are determined by authenticity determination, denomination determination, and the reserve banknotes taken out from the cash cassette 13 are counted and discharged to the banknote insertion unit 42.

The coin processing section 56 is provided with the coin insertion section 43 described above.
And counts the coins by discriminating the authenticity and the denomination of the coins, and discharging the reserve coins removed from the cash cassette 13 to the coin reject unit 44.

The cassette storage / fixing mechanism 57 locks the cash cassette 13 when the cash cassette 13 is mounted.
When the counting process is completed, the mounting lock is released and the cash cassette 13 can be taken out.

FIG. 6 shows the cash cassette 13, and the bill insertion unit 61 and the coin insertion unit 62
When storing cash, the banknotes and coins are inserted, and when the stored cash is to be taken out, the cash is taken out from a take-out section (not shown) provided on the back side. Note that these input portions 61 and 62 and the take-out portion are provided with shutters and are electromagnetically locked (sealing process).

The display unit 63 displays the purpose of collecting the stored money or the delivery of the reserve, and the abnormality of the cash cassette 13, and the seal display unit 64 determines whether or not the seal processing has been performed. indicate. The communication port 65 is connected to the respective connectors (not shown) when the cash cassette 13 is mounted on the counting unit 12, the inspector 15, and the reserve loading machine 16, and communication is allowed.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the cash cassette 13 described above. The CPU 70 controls the driving of each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 71.
M72 stores counted data of stored cash and data necessary for operation. Each circuit device is connected to the CPU 70 via the input / output control device 73. When the cash cassette 13 is mounted on the counting unit 12, the reconciliation device 15, and the replenishment device 16 when the cash cassette 13 is mounted, the communication control unit 74 communicates with the respective devices. Connected to enable communication.

The banknote storage unit 75 performs opening and closing operations of the shutters of the banknote insertion unit 61 and the banknote take-out unit, and the operation of sending stored banknotes. The coin storage unit 76 also includes the coin insertion unit 62 and the coin extraction unit. The opening and closing operation of each shutter of the unit and the operation of sending out the stored coins are performed. The sealing and sealing display mechanism 77 performs the sealing process by the electromagnetic lock of each of the shutters of the above-described insertion units 61 and 62 and the unloading unit (not shown). The display of the seal display unit 64 is controlled.

FIG. 8 shows the inspection device 15, and a card slot 81 is used to read a card possessed by a clerk permitted to operate the inspection device 15 by a card reader provided therein. , The keyboard 82 inputs a start operation of the inspection and other necessary data, the display unit 83 displays necessary data such as detailed data of the inspection, and the printing unit 8.
No. 4 issues a receipt on which detailed data of the inspection is printed.

The cash cassette 13 is inserted into the inspection device 15 from the cassette insertion slot 85 on the front face thereof, and the cash cassette 13 is taken in. Then, after the seal is released, the stored cash is taken out, and the cash is determined by authenticity determination, denomination determination, counting, and scrutinized. When the above-described scrutiny process is completed, the cash cassette 13 is released from the cassette outlet 86 formed on the back side of the scrutiny machine 15 and is removed.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the above-described inspection device 15. The CPU 90 controls the driving of each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 91, and
Stores detailed data of the inspection process and data necessary for the operation. Each circuit device has a CPU via an input / output control device 93.
The operation input unit 94 is connected to the keyboard 8 described above.
2 and a card reader 95 formed inside the card insertion slot 81. The communication control unit 96 has an interface 97 for connecting to the cash cassette 13 and an interface 98 for connecting to the management personal computer 17.
Are connected so that data communication can be performed with the respective control units.

The cassette insertion unit 99 controls opening and closing of a shutter (not shown) provided in the cassette insertion slot 85 and control of taking in the inserted cash cassette 13.
The cassette discharge unit 100 controls opening and closing of a shutter (not shown) provided at the cassette discharge port 86 and discharge control of the cash cassette 13 after the scrutiny process.

The bill processing unit 101 takes in the bills taken out from the cash cassette 13 described above, discriminates whether the bills are true or false, discriminates denominations, counts them, and scrutinizes them. The coins taken out from 13 are fetched, discriminated for authenticity, denomination, counted and subjected to close examination processing.

The banknote stacking section 103 and the coin stacking section 10
Numeral 4 collects and stores banknotes and coins for which the scrutiny process has been completed for each denomination, and the reject banknote storage unit 105 and the reject coin storage unit 106 store banknotes and coins that are not properly discriminated during the scrutiny process described above.

FIG. 10 shows a reserve loading machine 16, in which a card slot 111 is inserted when a card possessed by a clerk permitted to operate the loading machine 16 is inserted by a card reader provided therein. The keyboard 112 inputs a loading start operation and other necessary data, the display unit 113 displays necessary data such as detailed data of the loaded reserve, and the printing unit 114 displays detailed data of the loaded reserve. Issue a receipt with the data printed.

The cash cassette 1 for the reserve loading machine 16
3 is mounted from the cassette insertion slot 115 on the front side,
The cash cassette 13 is taken inside. After the banknotes and coins of the required denominations are stored and sealed, the cash cassette 13 is discharged from the cassette outlet 116 formed on the back side of the reserve loading machine 16 and removed. It is.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the above-mentioned reserve money loading machine 16. The CPU 120 controls the driving of each circuit device in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 121, and the RAM 122 carries out the details of the processing for loading the reserve money. And data necessary for the operation. Each circuit device is connected to the CPU 120 via the input / output control device 123, the operation input unit 124 is configured by the above-described keyboard 112 and the card reader 125 configured inside the card insertion slot 111, and the communication control unit 126 is a cash control unit. An interface 127 for connecting to the cassette 13 and an interface 128 for connecting to the management personal computer 17 are provided, and are connected so that data can be communicated with the respective control units.

The cassette insertion section 129 controls opening and closing of a shutter (not shown) provided in the cassette insertion port 115 and control of taking in the inserted cash cassette 13.
Of the cash cassette 13 after the loading process.

The banknote processing unit 131 takes in the banknotes of the reserve to be loaded into the cash cassette 13 from the banknote storage unit 132, discriminates whether the banknotes are true or false, discriminates the denomination, and counts them. Takes the coins of the reserve money to be loaded in the cash cassette 13 from the coin storage unit 134, discriminates the authenticity, denomination, and counts them. The bill loading mechanism 135 and the coin loading mechanism 136 discriminate each other. The inserted bills and coins are loaded into the cash cassette 13. In addition, the rejected bill storage unit 137 and the rejected coin storage unit 138 store banknotes and coins that are not properly discriminated during the above-described discrimination processing for loading.

The processing of the counting unit 12 for collecting sales from the register 11 of the store 10 in the collection and delivery system configured as described above will be described with reference to the processing flowchart of FIG. 12 and the details of the data of FIG. An ID number and a password are set in the register 11, and these are stored in the RAM 32. Also, this R
AM32 records the cash amount of the sales proceeds. Then, the amount and denomination of the change reserve money to be used next (for example, the next day) and the reservation date of the delivery date can be set. When the sales proceeds of the register 11 are collected, the sales proceeds are brought to the counting unit 12 by the clerk. When the counting unit 12 performs the counting process of the sales proceeds, first, the counting unit 12 is set to the collecting process. This setting is made from the operation input unit 41 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) (step n).
1). Next, the cash cassette 13 is inserted into the cassette storage 47.
To check whether the cash cassette 13 is empty (steps n2 and n3).

When the cash cassette 13 is set, the mutual data communication control units 54 and 74 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) are connected, so that the collected data (collected) stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 is collected. Data) is read and checked. When the cash cassette 13 is empty, the collected data and the reserve data are erased, so it can be determined that the data is empty on the data, and when the collected data and the reserve data exist, the cash cassette 13 is in use. Is determined. Furthermore, the output of a sensor (not shown) provided inside the bill storage unit 75 and the coin storage unit 76 is checked to determine whether each of the storage units 75 and 76 is empty, and as a result,
If it is determined that there is cash, the cash cassette 13 is removed and set again in another cash cassette 13 (step n).
4).

When the empty cash cassette 13 is determined, the start of the sales collection process is input from the operation input unit 41, and
With this start, the cash cassette 13 is held and communication with the register 11 is performed. From the register 11, the ID number of the register 11, the password, the storage date and time,
When the ECR cash balance is transmitted, and the reserve amount, the denomination, and the delivery date are input and set on the register 11 side, these data are also transmitted (step n5).

Next, the sales proceeds of the banknotes and coins brought in by the store clerk are inserted from the banknote insertion slot 42 and the coin insertion slot 43, and are discriminated by the banknote processing section 55 and the coin processing section 56 for authenticity and denomination. Then, it is put into the cash cassette 13 while counting (step n6, see FIG. 6, 7).

The result of the counting is compared with the ECR cash amount transmitted from the register 11 to judge whether or not they match. If not, the processing is terminated and the processing is performed by the clerk. Then, the above data is stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 and the RAM 5 of the counting unit 12.
Record in 2. That is, the recorded data is as follows:
ID number, password, storage date and time, ECR of register 11
Cash balance, reserve amount / denomination, reserve delivery date, storage amount, processing status.

The collected data is stored in the management center 14.
Is transmitted to the management personal computer 17, and the result of the above-mentioned matching of the count values is also transmitted to the register 11 (steps n8 and n9).

When these processes are completed, the shutters of the bill insertion unit 61, coin insertion unit 62, bill ejection unit, coin ejection unit, and the like of the cash cassette 13 are electromagnetically locked and sealed, and the cash cassette 13 is removed. It is removed (steps n10 and n11).

If the sales cannot be collected in one cash cassette 13, the process returns to step n 2 to store the sales in the next cash cassette 13, and there are a plurality of registers 11. Also returns to step n2 (step n2).
12). However, when the above-mentioned collection of the sales proceeds over a plurality of cash cassettes 13,...

The cash cassette 13 for which the sales have been collected in this manner indicates that the sealing process has been performed on the seal display section 64, and the display section 63 indicates that the purpose of use is to collect the sales. Is displayed. Then, the cash cassette 13 is transported to the management center 14 by, for example, a contractor, and is inspected by the inspection machine 15 installed in the management center. Next, the scrutiny process of the scrutinizer 15 will be described with reference to the processing flowchart of FIG. 14 and the details of the data of FIG.

When the cash cassette 13 is set in the cassette insertion slot 85 of the inspection device 15, the mutual data communication control units 74 and 96 are connected.
The collected data stored in the RAM 72 of the third inspector 15
The validity of the cash cassette 13 is determined (see FIGS. 8 and 9).

That is, of the collected data, the register 11
The ID number, the password, the storage date and time, and the processing status are transmitted to the management personal computer 17. Based on these data, the management personal computer 17 determines whether or not the product has been transported within the set transport time. Register to be scrutinized
The cash cassette 13 is checked for normality and no fraud to determine its validity, and the result is transmitted to the inspector 15. If the validity is not recognized, the display unit 83 of the inspector 15 is checked. Is displayed and the cash cassette 13 is ejected (steps n21, n22, n23,
n24, n29).

When the validity is determined, the cash cassette 13
The electromagnetic lock is turned off and the seal is released, and at the same time, the data of the amount of money / denomination, the scheduled date of delivery of the money, and the amount of money stored are read out from the cash cassette 13 and a close inspection process is executed (steps n25, n26 and n27). ).

That is, the banknote processing unit 101 and the coin processing unit 102 are operated to take out the banknotes and coins stored in the cash cassette 13 and determine the authenticity, denomination, and count the amount. The counted bills and coins are accumulated in the bill accumulating unit 103 and the coin accumulating unit 104, and when there are rejected bills and coins, these are stored in the rejected bill accommodating unit 105 and the reject coin accommodating unit 106, and the reconciliation is performed. The result is transmitted to the management personal computer 17.

The data of the result of the scrutiny transmitted to the management personal computer 17 are as follows: ID number of the register 11, password, storage date and time, storage amount, collection amount (actual collection amount), reserve amount / gold Seed, estimated delivery date, rejected amount / denomination.

Of course, the management personal computer 17 also performs a close check with the collected data transmitted from the counting unit 12.

When the scrutiny of the sales proceeds is completed as described above, the collected data stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 is erased, data indicating that the cash cassette 13 is empty is recorded, and then the cash cassette 13 is discharged. (Step n28,
n29).

If the collection of the sales proceeds for one register 11 is stored in a plurality of cash cassettes 13, processing is carried out with the fact that the cash has been stored in a plurality of units and the divided data such as the serial number, and the process returns to step n21. Further, when there is a cash cassette 13 corresponding to another register 11, the process returns to step n21 (step n30).

Next, the loading processing of the reserve money loading machine 16 for storing reserve money in the cash cassette 13 will be described with reference to the processing flowchart of FIG. 16 and the details of the data of FIG.

The cash cassette 13 is inserted into the cassette insertion slot 115.
(See FIG. 10), and it is checked whether or not the cash cassette 13 is empty (steps n31 and n32).

When the cash cassette 13 is set, the mutual data communication control units 74 and 126 are connected.
The collected data stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 is read and checked. When the cash cassette 13 is empty, the collected data and the reserve data are erased, so it can be determined that the data is empty on the data, and when the collected data and the reserve data exist, the cash cassette 13 is in use. Is determined. Furthermore, the output of a sensor provided inside the bill storage unit 75 and the coin storage unit 76 is checked to determine whether each of the storage units 75 and 76 is empty, and as a result, when it is determined that there is cash. Ejects the cash cassette 13 and resets another cash cassette 13 (step n33, see FIGS. 6 and 7).

When the empty cash cassette 13 is set,
The start of the processing for loading the reserve money is input from the operation input unit 124, and by this start, the cash cassette 13 is held, and communication with the management personal computer 17 is executed. The loading data is transmitted (step n34).

The ID number of the register 11 of the delivery destination, its password, the date and time of loading, the amount of money for the delivery, the denomination, the scheduled delivery date of the reserve, and the processing status.

The banknote processing unit 131 and the coin processing unit 133 count the amount of banknotes and coins of the corresponding denomination from the banknote storage unit 132 and the coin storage unit 134 based on the above-mentioned data delivery preparation amount / denomination. Feeding and bill loading mechanism 13
5. The coin loading mechanism 136 loads these bills and coins into the cash cassette 13 (step n35, see FIG. 11).

As described above, the cash reserve is the cash cassette 1
When the data is loaded into the storage No. 3, the loaded data of the reserve is transmitted to the management personal computer 17 (step n36), and the above-described reserve data is recorded in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 (step n37). When these processes are completed, the bill insertion unit 61 and the coin insertion unit 6 of the cash cassette 13
2, a bill take-out unit, a coin take-out unit, etc., each shutter is electromagnetically locked and sealed, and the cash cassette 13
Is discharged (steps n38 and n39).

If the loading of the reserve money cannot be stored in one cash cassette 13, the process returns to step n31 to store it in the next cash cassette 13, and there are a plurality of registers 11 to be delivered. Also, when a reserve is loaded, the process returns to step n31 (step n40). However, when the above-mentioned reserve is loaded over a plurality of cash cassettes 13,..., The divided data is stored in each of the RAMs 72 and the divided data such as the serial number is recorded.

The cash cassette 13 loaded with the reserve money in this manner displays on the seal display section 64 that the sealing processing has been performed, and the display section 63 indicates that the purpose of use is the delivery of the reserve money. Is displayed. Then, the cash cassette 13 is transported, for example, by a consignment company to the store 10 where the corresponding register 11 is installed, and is received and processed by the counting unit 12 of the store. Next, cash cassette 1
The processing of the counting unit 12 that receives the reserve stored in the storage unit 3 will be described with reference to the processing flowchart of FIG. 18 and the details of the data of FIG.

When receiving the reserve of the cash cassette 13, the clerk operates the counting unit 12. When the above-described counting unit 12 performs the process of receiving the reserve, first, the counting unit 12 is set to the reserve (reception) process. This setting is performed from the operation input unit 41 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) (step n41). When the cash cassette 13 is set in the cassette insertion slot 47 of the counting unit 12 (step n42), since the mutual data communication control units 54 and 74 are connected, the reserve money stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 is loaded. The data is read and the cash cassette 13
Is determined (step n43).

That is, based on the ID number of the delivery destination register 11, the password, the loading date and time, the scheduled delivery date of the reserve, and the processing status of the reserve loading data, whether the transport has been performed within the set transport time or not. The register 11 is a register to be delivered, or the cash cassette 13 is checked for normality and fraud to determine its validity. If the validity is not recognized, the display unit 45 of the counting unit 12 displays
The cash cassette 13 is ejected after displaying that it is not valid (steps n44, n45, n46).

When the validity is determined, the cash cassette 13
The electromagnetic lock is turned off and the seal is released, and at the same time, reserve money loading data of the reserve money / denomination is read from the cash cassette 13 side, and the reserve money is received (steps n47, n48, n49). That is, the unloading of the banknotes and coins in the cash cassette 13 is released by opening the respective shutters to release the loaded banknotes and coins, and the banknote processing unit 55 and the coin processing unit 56 respectively And the coin is authenticated and denominated, and the amount is counted.

The result of the counting is compared with the reserve money loading data read from the cash cassette 13 and the reserve money / denomination of the reserve money loading data transmitted from the management personal computer 17 to judge whether or not they match. If they do not match, the process is terminated and processed by the clerk.
The data of the above-mentioned reserve amount / denomination and the person in charge of reception are transmitted to the register 11 to be delivered, and the data of the completion of the reception processing is transmitted to the management personal computer 17 (step n).
50).

When the processing of receiving the reserve is completed as described above, the reserve loading data stored in the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13 is deleted, and data indicating that the reserve is empty is recorded. It is discharged (steps n51, n52).

When the reserve for one register 11 is stored by being divided into a plurality of cash cassettes 13, it is processed by the division data such as the fact that it is divided into plural and stored and the serial number and the process returns to step n42. Further, when there is a cash cassette 13 corresponding to another register 11, the process returns to step n42 (step n53).

Note that the banknote of the reserve money is discharged to the banknote insertion unit 42 and the coins are discharged to the coin rejection unit 44.
1 and is ready to be put into operation and ready for business.

As described above, according to the collection and delivery system according to the above-described embodiment, the cash cassette 13 for collecting and delivering the value media such as bills and coins has no counting function and has a storage unit 75, 76 for the value media. And a data recording unit using the RAM 72, it is lightweight, has good storage efficiency, can reduce the work load in transportation, and can transport efficiently. Further, since the delivery is possible, the reserve for the preparation of the next day can be delivered to the counting unit 12 side, and the preparation of the next day can be smoothly performed.

Further, since the cash cassette 13 can be shared by the counting unit 12, the inspection device 15 and the reserve money loading machine 16, the operating efficiency of the cash cassette 13 is high and the economy is economical.

Further, for example, a person can bring in a value medium such as banknotes or coins from the counter to the cash cassette 13 of the counting unit 12, but the register 11 installed in the counter and the counting unit 12 communicate with the communication control unit 36, The connection by the communication means 54 enables the register 11 to transmit the data of the carry-in amount of the value medium to the counting unit 12 side, and to compare the transmitted data of the carry-in amount with the actual count amount. As a result, it is possible to prevent impropriety caused by bringing in people, and to obtain reliability.

Further, the result of the above-mentioned comparison is stored in the register 11.
The transmission to the side eliminates the need for manual input of the result of the matching in the register 11, thereby reducing the manual work load and preventing erroneous input.

Furthermore, the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13
By using the (data recording unit) as a medium for data communication, data communication means between the counting unit 12 and the management center 14 is not required, and the system can be configured at low cost.

Of course, by recording the collected data and the reserve money loading data in the RAM 72 (data recording unit) of the cash cassette 13, it is possible to match the stored money and prevent fraud.

Further, the counting unit 12, the reconciliation machine 15, and the reserve loading machine 16 transmit the data of the amount of sales of the value medium and the provision of reserves directly or via the management personal computer 17. By transmitting the amount / denomination data, the collected amount of the actual value media counted by the reconciliation machine can be compared with the transmitted collected amount data, and similarly, the value medium is actually delivered. The prepared amount and the transmitted prepared amount data can be compared, and by comparing these, fraud during collection and delivery can be prevented, and the reliability of the transportation can be obtained.

The purpose of processing the value medium stored in the display unit 63 of the cash cassette 13, that is, the purpose of collection and delivery, is displayed, thereby reducing the likelihood of error caused by the shared use of the cash cassette 13. Thus, the purpose of processing the cash cassette 13 can be reliably performed.

Further, when the amount of the value medium is divided into a plurality of cash cassettes 13 in one collection or delivery unit (for example, for one register 11), the divided data is recorded on the cash cassette 13 side. Thus, accurate collection and delivery can be performed without errors in collection inspection and delivery, and a sense of security can be obtained especially when the collection and delivery is entrusted to a contractor.

In the above-described embodiment, the counting unit 12 and the management personal computer 17 are connected by wire or wireless by the communication control unit, but the data storage unit (RAM 72) of the cash cassette 13 is connected to the data transmission medium. In this case, the connection of the communication means by the communication control unit can be eliminated.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the counting machine of the present invention corresponds to the counting unit 12 of the embodiment, and similarly, the value medium loading machine corresponds to the reserve loading machine 16 , The cassette corresponds to the cash cassette 13, the value medium corresponds to checks, gift certificates, and other securities in addition to cash, and the data recording section of the cassette corresponds to the RAM 72 of the cash cassette 13. The counting means of the counter corresponds to the bill processing unit 55 and the coin processing unit 56 of the counting unit 12, the cash register corresponds to the register 11, and the communication means between the counter and the cash register has a counting function. The display means of the cassette corresponds to the display part 63 of the cash cassette 13 corresponding to the communication control parts 54 and 36 between the unit 12 and the register 11, and the present invention is based on the technical idea described in the claims. Along It can be applied Te, but is not limited only to the configuration of the embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a money collection and delivery system.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a register.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit of a register.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a counting unit.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the counting unit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cash cassette.

FIG. 7 is a control circuit block diagram of a cash cassette.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the inspection device.

FIG. 9 is a control circuit block diagram of the inspection device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a reserve loading machine.

FIG. 11 is a control circuit block diagram of the reserve loading machine.

FIG. 12 is a counting flowchart of a counting unit.

FIG. 13 is a detailed data explanatory diagram of the counting process.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a scrutiny process of the scrutinizer.

FIG. 15 is a detailed data explanatory diagram of a close inspection process.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a loading process of the reserve loading machine.

FIG. 17 is a detailed data explanatory diagram of the loading process.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a reserve receiving process of the counting unit.

FIG. 19 is a detailed data explanatory diagram of a reserve receipt processing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Store 11 ... Register 12 ... Counter unit 13 ... Cash cassette 14 ... Management center 15 ... Scrutinizer 16 ... Reserve loading machine 17 ... Management personal computer 30,50,70,90 ... CPU 36,54,74,96, 126: communication control unit 55, 101, 131: bill processing unit 56, 102, 133: coin processing unit 63: display unit 72: RAM

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Ogawa 10 Okayama Todo-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture (72) Inventor Satoshi Takemasa 10 Okamura-Todocho, Hanazono-Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto F term in reference (reference) 3E040 AA01 CA16 FC17 3E042 BA13 5B055 BB08 BB19 EE05 GG04 JJ05 9A001 HH34 JJ53 KK56

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A cassette for storing a value medium is detachably provided to a counter installed at a store side and a checker and a value medium loading machine installed at a management center side. A data recording unit for recording data on the cassette is provided, and the value of the value medium inserted at the time of collection is counted by a counting means, the value medium is stored in the cassette, and the data recording unit of the cassette is provided on the counter. And a function of reading data from a data recording unit of a cassette containing a prepared value medium at the time of delivery, and setting a function of permitting removal of the value medium. A function for taking out the value medium from the collected cassettes, counting and reading the data from the data recording section of the cassette is set, and the necessary amount of the prepared value medium is set in the value medium loading machine. With loading, collection and delivery system of the value medium set the function of recording data necessary for data recording portion of the cassette. 2. The value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the storage amount of the value medium stored at the time of collection or delivery is recorded in the data recording unit of the cassette. 3. The value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein said counter includes communication means capable of performing data communication with a cash register in the store. 4. The value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the counting machine includes a management center or a communication unit capable of performing data communication with the inspection machine and the value medium loading machine. 5. The value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein a display means for displaying a processing purpose of the value medium stored in the cassette is provided on the cassette. 6. When the amount of the value medium is divided into a plurality of cassettes for one collection unit or delivery unit, the divided data is recorded in a data recording unit of the cassette.
Collection system of the described value medium. 7. The value medium according to claim 1, wherein the value medium is provided detachably with respect to a counter, a checker, and a value medium loading machine in the value medium collection and delivery system. A cassette for storing. 8. A cassette in the value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the value of the value medium inserted at the time of collection is counted by a counting means, and the value medium is stored in the cassette. And a function of recording necessary data in a data recording section of the cassette and a function of reading data from a data recording section of a cassette containing a prepared value medium at the time of delivery and permitting removal of the value medium. 9. A retrieving machine having a function of setting a cassette in the value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, taking out and counting the collected value medium, and reading data from a data recording section of the cassette. 10. A function of setting a cassette in the value medium collection and delivery system according to claim 1, loading a necessary amount of the prepared value medium into the cassette, and recording necessary data in a data recording section of the cassette. Equipped value media loading machine.