JP2021124737A - Currency processing device, currency processing system, and currency processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a currency processing device, a currency processing system, and a currency processing method used by the currency processing device that can prevent troubles due to miscalculation in a closing process.SOLUTION: A currency processing device 1 includes: a first storage unit for storing banknotes to be used as a reserve fund; a second storage unit for storing the banknotes to be collected; a banknote deposit/withdrawal mechanism 26; a processing unit 50; and a detection unit 29. The processing unit 50 executes a first process of transporting the banknotes stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the banknote deposit/withdrawal mechanism 26, and a second process of creating closing information including at least the amount of banknotes stored in the second storage unit. The detection unit 29 detects an error during the first process. Depending on the error detection by the detection unit 29, the processing unit 50 stops the first process in the middle to execute the second process, and create the closing information based on the amount of the banknotes stored in the second storage unit at the time of the stop in the middle of the first process.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a money processing device, a money processing system, and a money processing method in the money processing device.

The following Patent Document 1 discloses a cash processing device installed in a retail store or the like that uses a cash register. The cash processing device includes a cash storage for change that stores cash of denominations used as change for cash registers, and a cash collection storage that stores sales proceeds. The cash processing device stores the cash of the denomination to be reused as change out of the received sales in the cash storage for change. The cash processing device transfers the difference in cash from the cash storage for change to the cash collection so that the total amount of cash in the cash collection will match the total amount of sales as a closing process at the end of business. Moving. The cash collection after the closing process will be exchanged for a spare cash collection.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-204976

The money processing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot move cash if it cannot be moved from the change cash storage to the cash collection in the closing process due to the large number of cash stored in the cash collection. The amount of money carried forward is stored as the collected money carried forward, and the closing process is completed. In this case, the total amount of cash stored in the cash collection box at the end of the closing process does not match the total amount of sales data, so if this is not noticed by the user, There is a risk of trouble due to miscalculation.

The present invention has been made in such a background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money processing device, a money processing system, and a money processing method in the money processing device, which can prevent troubles due to miscalculation in the closing process. ..

According to the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and money stored in the first storage unit are transported to the second storage unit. Tightening including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit and the first process of transporting the money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit. A processing unit that executes a second process for creating information and a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing are included, and the processing unit performs the first processing unit in response to the detection of the error by the detection unit. The process is stopped halfway to execute the second process, and in the second process, the closing information is based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the halfway stop of the first process. It is a money processing device that creates.

Further, the present invention includes the communication unit for the money processing device to communicate with the external device, and the tightening created in the second processing executed by the processing unit in response to the detection of an error by the detection unit. It is characterized in that a third process of transmitting information to an external device by the communication unit is executed.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the processing unit executes the second process after executing the first process.

Further, in the present invention, when the processing unit executes the first process after executing the second process and the detection unit detects an error during the first process, the second process is performed again. It is characterized by executing.

Further, in the present invention, when the money processing device is put into an error release waiting state in response to the detection of an error by the detection unit and the error release waiting state of the money processing device in the error cancellation state is released, the processing unit However, it is characterized in that the continuation of the first process stopped in the middle in response to the detection of the error by the detection unit is not executed.

Further, the present invention prohibits additional storage of money in the second storage unit until the money processing device collects the money in the second storage unit after the detection unit detects an error. It is characterized by including.

Further, in the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a second storage unit for storing money stored in the first storage unit. The first process of transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit, and at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A money processing device including a processing unit that executes a second process for creating closing information including a closing information and a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing, and the money processing device includes an error detection by the detection unit. The processing unit interrupts the first processing, the money processing device is put into an error release waiting state, and the processing unit performs the first processing in response to an error cancellation in the money processing device in the error release waiting state. The second process is executed after the first process is completed, and the second process is based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the completion of the first process. It is a money processing device that creates the closing information.

Further, in the present invention, the money processing device includes a communication unit for communicating with an external device, and the processing unit restarts in response to error cancellation in the money processing device after the detection unit detects an error. It is characterized in that a third process of transmitting the tightening information created in the second process after the completion of the first process to an external device by the communication unit is executed.

Further, in the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a second storage unit for storing money stored in the first storage unit. A money processing device including a transport unit for transporting money to the first storage section, a first process for transporting money stored in the first storage section to the second storage section by the transport section, and storage in the second storage section. It includes a processing unit that executes a second processing that creates closing information including at least the amount of money, and a detecting unit that detects an error during the first processing, and responds to the detection of the error by the detecting unit. The processing unit interrupts the first processing and executes the second processing. In the second processing, the money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the intermediate stop of the first processing. It is a money processing system that creates the closing information based on the amount of money.

Further, in the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a second storage unit for storing money stored in the first storage unit. A money processing device including a transport unit for transporting money to the first storage section, a first process for transporting money stored in the first storage section to the second storage section by the transport section, and storage in the second storage section. It includes a processing unit that executes a second process that creates closing information that includes at least the amount of money, and a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing, and responds to the detection of the error by the detection unit. The processing unit interrupts the first processing, the money processing device is put into an error release waiting state, and the processing unit performs the first processing in response to an error cancellation in the money processing device in the error release waiting state. The second process is executed after the first process is completed, and the second process is based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the completion of the first process. It is a money processing system that creates the closing information.

Further, in the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a second storage unit for storing money stored in the first storage unit. The processing unit includes a transport unit that transports money to the first storage unit, a processing unit that executes processing, and a detection unit that detects an error. The first process of transporting money to the second storage unit and the second process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit are executed, and the detection unit detects an error during the first processing. In the money processing method in the money processing apparatus, the processing unit stops the first processing in the middle and executes the second processing in response to the detection of an error by the detecting unit, and the first processing. In the second process after the process is stopped in the middle, the process unit creates the tightening information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the stop in the first process. It is a money processing method including steps.

Further, in the present invention, a first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a second storage unit for storing money stored in the first storage unit. The processing unit includes a transport unit that transports money to the first storage unit, a processing unit that executes processing, and a detection unit that detects an error. The first process of transporting money to the second storage unit and the second process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit are executed, and the detection unit detects an error during the first processing. A method of processing money in a money processing device, wherein the processing unit interrupts the first processing in response to detection of an error by the detecting unit, and the money processing device is put into an error release waiting state. The processing unit executes the first process in response to the error release in the money processing device waiting for error release, and the processing unit executes the second process after the restarted first process is completed. However, the second process is a money processing method including a step of creating the closing information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of completion of the first process.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent troubles due to miscalculation in the tightening process.

It is a perspective view of the money processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the money processing system including the money processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric structure of a money processing system. It is a figure which shows the contents of the table stored in the storage part of a money processing apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 1st pattern of the closing process executed in a money processing apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the 2nd pattern of the tightening process.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a money processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The money processing device 1 is installed in an office in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, or in a backyard in a shopping center composed of a plurality of stores, and is used by users such as store employees. The money processing device 1 can withdraw change money used in a store, and accept sales proceeds from the store and money for exchange. The money in this embodiment refers to both banknotes and coins, but may refer to either banknotes or coins.

The money processing device 1 is a banknote processing unit 2 for depositing and withdrawing banknotes, a coin processing unit 3 for depositing and withdrawing coins, and a terminal unit for controlling the operations of the banknote processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3. Includes 4 and. The money processing device 1 includes, for example, a vertically long box-shaped device main body 11. The banknote processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3 are arranged side by side in the upper part of the device main body 11 when the money processing device 1 is viewed from the front. In this embodiment, the banknote processing unit 2 is arranged on the right side of the coin processing unit 3. The terminal unit 4 is arranged on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 11.

The bill processing unit 2 rejects counterfeit bills and unidentifiable bills among the bill deposit opening 21 into which the bill is deposited by the user and the bills taken into the device main body 11 from the bill deposit port 21. A port 22 and a banknote withdrawal port 23 for withdrawing banknotes in the device main body 11 are included. The bill deposit slot 21, the bill reject port 22, and the bill withdrawal port 23 are formed in the right region on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11. The bill withdrawal port 23 is opened and closed by the shutter 24. When the shutter 24 is opened, the banknote withdrawal port 23 is opened, so that the user can take out the banknotes withdrawn to the banknote withdrawal port 23.

The coin processing unit 3 is a coin for rejecting a fake coin or an indistinguishable coin among the coin deposit slot 31 into which coins are deposited by the user and the coins taken into the device main body 11 from the coin deposit slot 31. It includes a reject port 32 and a coin withdrawal port 33 for withdrawing coins in the device main body 11. A coin withdrawal cassette 34 for storing the withdrawn coins is attached to the coin withdrawal port 33. The user can pull out the coin withdrawal cassette 34 and take out the coins in the coin withdrawal cassette 34.

The terminal unit 4 includes an operation display unit 41 that can be visually recognized and operated by the user during a transaction. The operation display unit 41 is, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device. The user can cause the money processing device 1 to execute a desired process by operating the operation display unit 41. The user can confirm the information related to the processing in the money processing device 1 by the display contents of the operation display unit 41.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the concept of a money processing system 100 including a money processing device 1. The bill processing unit 2 is arranged in the apparatus main body 11. The bill processing unit 2 further includes a bill storage unit 25 for storing bills and a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 as an example of a transport unit. The banknote storage unit 25 includes a box-shaped first storage unit 251 for storing banknotes used as an operation reserve and a box-shaped second storage unit 252 for storing banknotes to be collected. As an operational reserve, a change reserve used as change, a reserve used as a supplement to a money processing machine such as an ATM different from the money processing device 1, and the money processing device 1 itself withdrawing money in exchange, etc. Reserves, etc.

The banknotes to be collected are the above-mentioned sales proceeds. The banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 are collected by the security guards of the security company contracted with the store and transported to the bank or the like. The second storage unit 252 is removable from the device main body 11, and the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 may be collected together with the second storage unit 252. In that case, the banknotes are collected. An empty second storage unit 252, which replaces the second storage unit 252, is attached to the device main body 11 by a guard. Alternatively, the second storage unit 252 may be fixed to the device main body 11, and in that case, the bills in the second storage unit 252 may be collected from the collection port provided on the surface of the device main body 11 (not shown). May be taken out for recovery by security guards.

In this embodiment, a plurality of first storage units 251 are provided for each denomination by handling a plurality of denominations such as 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen, but only one denomination is handled. For example, only one first storage unit 251 may be provided. Of course, a plurality of first storage units 251 may store the same denomination, or one first storage unit 251 may store banknotes of a plurality of denominations in a mixed state. The second storage unit 252 may be provided in a single number or a plurality of units as in the case of the first storage unit 251. However, in this embodiment, only one is provided. The maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in each of the first storage section 251 and the second storage section 252 is 1000 as an example, but the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the first storage section 251 and the maximum number of banknotes that can be stored in the second storage section 252 are maximum. It does not have to be the same as the number of sheets.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 includes one or a plurality of banknote transport paths (not shown) connecting each of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 and the banknote withdrawal port 23 with the first storage section 251 and the second storage section 252, and banknote transport. Includes drive units (not shown) such as rollers and belts that transport banknotes along the road. FIG. 2 shows a bill transport path 253 connecting the first storage section 251 and the second storage section 252 as a part of the bill transport path. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 has a switching claw (not shown) for changing the destination of bills in the bill transport path, and an identification unit (not shown) for identifying the denomination and authenticity of bills transported in the bill transport path. And include.

When preparing change, the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 pays out the denomination and the number of banknotes corresponding to the required amount from the first storage unit 251 and pays them out to the banknote withdrawal port 23 via the banknote transport path. .. The banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 takes in the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit slot 21 by the user into the banknote transport path for identification at the time of exchange or change preparation, and then stores the banknotes in the first storage unit 251 of the corresponding denomination. do. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 rejects counterfeit bills or unidentifiable bills among the bills inserted into the bill deposit / receipt port 21 from the bill transport path to the bill reject port 22.

The coin processing unit 3 is arranged in the apparatus main body 11. The coin processing unit 3 further includes a coin storage unit 35 for storing coins and a coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 as an example of a transport unit. The coin storage unit 35 includes a box-shaped first storage unit 351 for storing coins used as an operation reserve and a box-shaped second storage unit 352 for storing coins to be collected. The first storage unit 351 is configured in the same manner as the first storage unit 251 of the bill storage unit 25. The second storage unit 352 is configured in the same manner as the second storage unit 252 of the bill storage unit 25. The maximum number of coins that can be stored in each of the first storage unit 351 and the second storage unit 352 is 1000 as an example, but the maximum number of coins that can be stored in each can be set arbitrarily.

The coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 includes a single or multiple coin transport paths (not shown) connecting each of the coin deposit / withdrawal port 31 and the coin withdrawal port 33 with the first storage section 351 and the second storage section 352, and coin transport. Includes drive units (not shown) such as rollers and belts that transport coins along the road. FIG. 2 shows a coin transport path 353 that connects the first storage section 351 and the second storage section 352 as a part of the coin transport path. The coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 has a switching claw (not shown) for changing the destination of coins in the coin transport path, and an identification unit (not shown) for identifying the denomination and authenticity of coins transported in the coin transport path. ) And.

When preparing change, the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 pays out coins of a denomination and a number of coins corresponding to the required amount from the first storage unit 351 and pays out to the coin withdrawal port 33 via the coin transport path. The coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 takes in the coins inserted into the coin deposit slot 31 by the user into the coin transport path for identification at the time of exchange or change preparation, and then stores the coins in the first storage section 351 of the corresponding denomination. do. The coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 rejects fake coins or unidentifiable coins among the coins inserted into the coin deposit slot 31 from the coin transport path to the coin reject port 32. The coins handled by the coin processing unit 3 may be loose coins or packaged coins packed in predetermined number of coins such as 100 coins.

The terminal unit 4 is communicably connected to each of the banknote processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3 via a wired or wireless communication line CL. An external device 5, which is a higher-level device with respect to the money processing device 1, is communicably connected to the terminal unit 4. The external device 5 is, for example, a computer installed in a facility of a headquarters that controls a plurality of stores. The money processing device 1 in this embodiment can always communicate with the external device 5. The money processing device 1 and the external device 5 constitute the above-mentioned money processing system 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the money processing system 100. The money processing device 1 includes a main control unit 42 that comprehensively controls the operation of the entire money processing device 1. The main control unit 42 is provided in the terminal unit 4. The main control unit 42 is composed of a CPU, a memory, a timer, and the like, and the CPU executes a predetermined process such as an arithmetic process according to a program stored in the memory.

In addition to the operation display unit 41 and the main control unit 42, the terminal unit 4 includes a main communication unit 43 as an example of the communication unit and a storage unit 44. The operation display unit 41, the main communication unit 43, and the storage unit 44 are electrically connected to the main control unit 42. The main control unit 42 accepts the operation of the operation display unit 41 by the user and controls the display of the operation display unit 41.

The main communication unit 43 is an interface for the terminal unit 4 to communicate with the bill processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3, and is connected to the communication line CL. Further, the main communication unit 43 is also connected to a public line IL such as the Internet, whereby the terminal unit 4 can communicate with the external device 5.

The storage unit 44 is composed of a storage device such as a non-volatile memory or a hard disk drive, and stores various information about the money processing device 1. In particular, the height of the bills stored in the first storage unit 251 and the second storage unit 252 of the bill processing unit 2 and the first storage unit 351 and the second storage unit 352 of the coin processing unit 3 respectively. The amount of coins stored is collected in the table 45 and stored in the storage unit 44 (see FIG. 4). The amount of money includes the number of coins of the corresponding denomination and the total amount of coins for the number of coins stored as information.

In the table 45 of FIG. 4, each of the first storage unit 251 and the first storage unit 351 is specified by the denomination of the money to be stored (the denomination in parentheses in FIG. 4), but the identification is assigned individually. It may be specified by information. Further, the amount of money in each of the second storage unit 252 and the second storage unit 352 may include the breakdown by denomination as well as the number of stored sheets and the total amount shown in FIG.

Returning to FIG. 3, the banknote processing unit 2 further includes a sub-control unit 27 that controls the processing operation of the banknote processing unit 2, a sub-communication unit 28, and a detection unit 29 that detects an error in the banknote processing unit 2. The sub-control unit 27 is composed of a CPU, a memory, and the like. Each of the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26, the sub-communication unit 28, and the detection unit 29 is electrically connected to the sub-control unit 27. The sub-communication unit 28 is an interface that is communicably connected to the main communication unit 43 of the terminal unit 4 via the communication line CL. The sub-control unit 27 executes a predetermined process such as arithmetic processing according to a control command from the main control unit 42, and controls the operation of the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 as needed. As an example of the error detected by the detection unit 29, the banknotes are jammed in the banknote transport path 253 (see FIG. 2) described above, or the banknotes are fed from the first storage section 251 or the like by the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 to the banknote transport path 253. There is a defect. As the detection unit 29, a known jam sensor that detects a jam in banknotes can be used. The sub-control unit 27 also controls the opening and closing of the shutter 24 (see FIG. 1) described above.

The coin processing unit 3 further includes a sub-control unit 37 that controls the processing operation of the coin processing unit 3, a sub-communication unit 38, and a detection unit 39 that detects an error in the coin processing unit 3. The sub-control unit 37 is composed of a CPU, a memory, and the like. Each of the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36, the sub-communication unit 38, and the detection unit 39 is electrically connected to the sub-control unit 37. The sub-communication unit 38 is an interface that is communicably connected to the main communication unit 43 of the terminal unit 4 via the communication line CL. The sub-control unit 37 executes a predetermined process such as arithmetic processing according to a control command from the main control unit 42, and controls the operation of the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 as necessary. Examples of the error detected by the detection unit 39 include the jamming of coins in the coin transport path 353 (see FIG. 2) described above, and the defective delivery of coins from the first storage section 251 and the like to the bill transport path 353. As the detection unit 39, a known jam sensor can be used as in the detection unit 29.

The money processing device 1 includes a power supply unit 8, a card reader 9 and a printer 10 provided in the device main body 11 in addition to the banknote processing unit 2, the coin processing unit 3 and the terminal unit 4. The power supply unit 8 supplies operating power to the electric components of the banknote processing unit 2, the coin processing unit 3, the terminal unit 4, the card reader 9, and the printer 10.

The card reader 9 and the printer 10 are electrically connected to the main control unit 42. In connection with the card reader 9, a groove 9A through which a card such as a user's identification card is passed is formed on the front surface of the device main body 11 (see FIG. 1). Information (user identification information, etc.) read by the card reader 9 from the card passed through the groove 9A is given to the main control unit 42. The main control unit 42 issues a receipt or the like by the printer 10.

The operation of the money processing device 1 includes a withdrawal process of change money, a deposit process of sales proceeds, and a closing process after the store is closed, and these processes will be described in order below. As described above, the main control unit 42 comprehensively controls the operation of the entire money processing device 1, and the sub control unit 27 controls the operation of the banknote processing unit 2 according to the control command from the main control unit 42. The sub control unit 37 controls the operation of the coin processing unit 3 according to a control command from the main control unit 42. That is, in this embodiment, the processing unit 50 that executes individual processing in the money processing device 1 is divided into a main control unit 42, a sub control unit 27, and a sub control unit 37 according to the content of the processing. Of course, the processing unit 50 does not have to be divided into a main control unit 42, a sub control unit 27, and a sub control unit 37. In the following, for convenience, the group of the main control unit 42, the sub control unit 27, and the sub control unit 37 will be regarded as one processing unit 50, and the withdrawal processing, the deposit processing, and the closing process will be described with the processing unit 50 as the executing entity. I do.

<Withdrawal processing>
At the timing before the start of business or when the change is insufficient during business, the user goes to the office where the money processing device 1 is installed and withdraws the change money to the money processing device 1. get. Specifically, the user operates a touch key or the like on the standby screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 41 of the money processing device 1. In response to this, the processing unit 50 displays the withdrawal screen (not shown) on the operation display unit 41, so that the user operates the touch keys or the like displayed on the withdrawal screen for change. Enter the date on which the withdrawal of money is to be received, the identification information of the user, and the denomination and number of change coins to be withdrawn. The user may input his / her identification information by passing the identification card through the groove 9A (see FIG. 1). Further, as the user's identification information, the cash register number of the register that the user is in charge of at the store can be used.

In response to such an input, the processing unit 50 controls the corresponding one of the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 and the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36 to withdraw money of the denomination and the number of coins requested by the user. Pay out to the mouth 23 or the coin withdrawal mouth 33. Since the processing unit 50 can grasp the denomination, the number of coins, and the withdrawal source (first storage units 251 and 351) of the money to be withdrawn from the identification result of the money by the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 and the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36. At the end of the withdrawal process or the like, the corresponding amount is updated in the table 45 (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage unit 44.

<Payment processing>
The user takes out the sales amount he / she is in charge of from the register at the timing of the change of cashier in charge during business hours, goes to the office or the like, and deposits the money in the money processing device 1. Specifically, the user operates a touch key or the like on the standby screen displayed on the operation display unit 41. In response to this, the processing unit 50 displays the deposit screen (not shown) on the operation display unit 41, so that the user operates the touch keys or the like displayed on the deposit screen to perform the deposit. And the user's identification information. Then, the user inserts the money constituting the sales amount into the corresponding deposit openings at the bill deposit slot 21 and the coin deposit slot 31. The processing unit 50 divides the sales proceeds thus deposited for each denomination by the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 and the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36, and stores them in the corresponding first storage units 251 and 351.

The proceeds are recycled as change money by being stored in the first storage units 251 and 351. Since the processing unit 50 can grasp the denomination, the number of coins, and the deposit destination (first storage units 251 and 351) of the money to be deposited from the identification result of the money by the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 and the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 36, the deposit processing unit 50 processes the deposit. At the timing such as the end of the above, the corresponding amount is updated in the table 45 (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage unit 44. The processing unit 50 can execute the above-mentioned exchange by executing the withdrawal processing and the deposit processing in combination.

<Tightening process>
In the following, for convenience of explanation, the tightening process will be described mainly focusing on the banknotes, assuming that the sales proceeds are composed only of banknotes. Processing and tightening processing using both banknotes and coins are also possible. The tightening process executed by the processing unit 50 includes the first process of transporting the banknotes stored in the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252 by the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 and the bills stored in the second storage unit 252. It includes a second process of creating closing information including at least the current amount of the banknote, and a third process of transmitting the closing information created in the second process to the external device 5 by the main communication unit 43.

The total amount of banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 at the time when the first process is normally completed without causing an error corresponds to the total amount of sales on the day. That is, the first process is a sales amount creation process in which the banknotes are transferred from the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252 so that the sales amount for the current day is stored in the second storage unit 252. The second storage unit 252 is not always empty at the start of the first process, and bills may already be stored. In addition, the following first pattern and second pattern can be mentioned as a money processing method related to the tightening process.

(First pattern)
In the case of the first pattern, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the processing unit 50 responds to the closing timing set in the time zone from the end of business to the start of business on the next business day, for example. (YES in step S1), the first process is started (step S2). It may be unmanned during this time. By the first processing, the banknotes of the first storage unit 251 are transferred to the second storage unit 252 so that the total amount of the banknotes in the second storage unit 252 matches the total amount of sales on the day. To go. If there are a plurality of second storage units 252, the first storage unit 251 so that the total amount of banknotes in the second storage unit 252 matches the total amount of sales on the day. Banknotes are distributed to each second storage unit 252. Further, instead of the configuration in which the first process is automatically started in this way, the process unit 50 starts the first process by touching the touch key (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 41. You may. The tightening process in which the first process is started when the user touches the touch key is hereinafter referred to as "manual tightening".

The processing unit 50 constantly monitors whether or not an error (such as clogging of banknotes in the banknote transport path 253) has occurred during the first processing, that is, whether or not the detecting unit 29 has detected an error during the first processing. (Step S3). Further, the processing unit 50 can grasp the denomination and the number of banknotes to be conveyed during the first processing from the identification result of the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26. When all the required number of banknotes are conveyed to the second storage unit 252 (YES in step S4) without causing an error (NO in step S3), the processing unit 50 has successfully completed the first processing, that is, Complete (step S5).

The processing unit 50 executes the second process after executing the first process (step S6). The processing unit 50 may execute the second process immediately upon completion of the first process, or may execute the second process after a predetermined time has elapsed from the completion of the first process. In the second processing, the processing unit 50 determines the identification result of the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 in the first processing, that is, according to the denomination and the number of banknotes transferred from the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252. The corresponding amount is updated in the table 45 (see FIG. 4) stored in the storage unit 44. Then, the processing unit 50 creates the above-mentioned tightening information from the updated table 45 and temporarily stores it in the storage unit 44.

Specifically, the closing information includes the following information.
(1) The date and time when this closing process was executed. As this date and time, the start date and time of the closing process may be used.
(2) Identification information of the money processing device 1 that executes the closing process this time. As this identification information, a combination of the name of the store where the money processing device 1 is installed and the machine number of the money processing device 1 may be used.
(3) The total number and total amount of money in the money processing device 1 at the time of closing processing (for example, the timing after the completion of the first processing), and the breakdown of denominations (number of coins by denomination and total amount).
(4) The total number and total amount of money stored in each of the first storage unit 251 and the first storage unit 351 at the timing after the completion of the first processing, and the breakdown of the denomination (the number and total of coins of each denomination). Amount of money). That is, the heights of the first storage unit 251 and the first storage unit 351 respectively.
(5) The total number and total amount of money stored in each of the second storage unit 252 and the second storage unit 352 at the timing after the completion of the first processing, and the breakdown of the denomination (the number and total of coins by denomination). Amount of money). That is, the heights of the second storage section 252 and the second storage section 352, respectively. The total amount here corresponds to the above-mentioned sales amount. By associating this sales amount with the date and time in (1) above, it is possible to specify which business day the sales amount is.
(6) A scrutiny flag for each of the first storage unit 251 and the first storage unit 351, the second storage unit 252, and the second storage unit 352. The scrutiny flag is a flag indicating whether or not the amount of money is fixed in the corresponding storage unit.
(7) Identification information of the user in charge of this closing process. In particular, in the case of manual tightening, the user's identification information is always included in the tightening information. In the case of a tightening process other than manual tightening, that is, a tightening process automatically started by a timer like this time, that fact is included in the tightening information.

The processing unit 50 executes the third process after executing the second process (step S7). Specifically, the processing unit 50 transmits the closing information created by the second processing to the external device 5 by the main communication unit 43. In step S7, when the processing unit 50 receives a response to the effect that the external device 5 has received the tightening information, the processing unit 50 clears the tightening information temporarily stored in the storage unit 44. The cleared tightening information may be stored as a history in another storage area or the like in the storage unit 44.

The processing unit 50 that has completed the first to third processes in this way finally restarts the money processing device 1 (step S8). After the restart, the money processing device 1 goes into a standby state or a hibernation state. In the money processing device 1 in the hibernation state, for example, when the user touches the operation display unit 41, the processing unit 50 switches the money processing device 1 from the hibernation state to the standby state.

When the detection unit 39 detects an error during the first processing (YES in step S3), the processing unit 50 stops the first processing in the middle and puts the money processing device 1 in the error release waiting state (step S9). .. As a result, the banknote transfer from the first storage section 251 to the second storage section 252 by the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 26 is stopped halfway. Further, in the money processing device 1 in the error release waiting state, unlike the hibernation state and the standby state, the processing unit 50 displays an error occurrence, an error content, and an error screen (not shown) indicating that the error cancellation is urged. Is displayed on the operation display unit 41. The term "intermediate stop of the first process" means that the first process is temporarily stopped or completed because the required number of banknotes that should be originally transported cannot be transported.

The processing unit 50 that has stopped the first processing in the middle executes the second processing (step S10). In the second process after the first process is stopped in the middle, the processing unit 50 updates the corresponding amount in the table 45 (see FIG. 4) in the same manner as in step S6. However, in the second processing, the processing unit 50 presents the second storage unit 252 in the updated table 45, that is, the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 at the time when the first processing is stopped in the middle. Tightening information is created based on the amount of money, and the tightening information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 44. Therefore, in the tightening process of the first pattern, the data amount (particularly the total amount) of the second storage unit 252 in the tightening information and the actual amount of banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 (especially the total amount). In particular, the total amount) matches, so troubles due to miscalculation can be prevented. If, for example, the second processing is not normally completed due to a communication error between the bill processing unit 2 and the terminal unit 4, the processing unit 50 stops the second processing in the middle and the money processing device 1 May be put in the error release waiting state. The same applies to step S6 described above.

Next, the processing unit 50 performs the third process in the same manner as in step S7 (step S11), and in response to the detection of the error by the detection unit 29, the processing unit 50 mainly communicates the closing information created in the second process of step S10. It is transmitted to the external device 5 by the unit 43, and the closing information is deleted from the storage unit 44 in response to the reception of the reply from the external device 5. As described above, since the data amount of the second storage unit 252 in the tightening information matches the actual amount of the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252, the tightening information In the external device 5 that has received the above, troubles due to miscalculation can be prevented. Such a first pattern is most suitable for an operation in which priority is given to transmitting the closing information of the day to the external device 5 in real time even if an error occurs. If, for example, the third process is not normally completed due to a communication error between the terminal unit 4 and the external device 5, the processing unit 50 stops the third process in the middle and switches the money processing device 1. It may be in the error release waiting state. The same applies to step S7 described above.

The processing unit 50, which has executed the second processing and the third processing although the first processing is stopped in the middle in response to the occurrence of an error, continuously puts the money processing device 1 in the error cancellation waiting state and waits for the error cancellation by the user (step). S12). When the user who sees the error screen of the operation display unit 41 cancels the error of the money processing device 1 waiting for error cancellation and the detection unit 39 stops detecting the error (YES in step S12), the processing unit 50 puts the money processing device 1 in a standby state or a hibernation state without restarting. In this case, the banknotes that could not be transferred from the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252 when the first processing is stopped in the middle are carried over as sales on the next business day.

In the money processing device 1 after the error is cleared, the processing unit 50 does not execute the continuation of the first processing that was stopped halfway in response to the detection of the error by the detection unit 39. Further, the processing unit 50 functions as an example of the prohibition unit, so that the second storage unit 50 can be stored even after the error is cleared until the banknotes in the second storage unit 252 are collected by a security guard or the like after the error is detected. The additional storage of banknotes in the section 252 is prohibited. The additional storage here is not limited to the transportation of banknotes from the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252 as in the first processing, and the banknotes deposited in the banknote deposit slot 21 pass through the first storage unit 251. It also includes being directly transported to the second storage unit 252 without being carried.

As described above, after the error of the money processing device 1 is cleared, the additional storage of banknotes in the second storage unit 252 is prohibited in the period until the banknotes in the second storage unit 252 are collected. The amount of banknotes stored in unit 252 does not change. Therefore, during this period, the data amount of the second storage unit 252 in the tightening information and the actual amount of the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 are maintained in the same state. Trouble due to miscalculation can be prevented.

However, when a large amount of banknotes exceeding a predetermined amount is deposited in the banknote deposit slot 21 on the next business day or the like, the processing unit 50 may allow additional storage of banknotes in the second storage unit 252. In that case, the processing unit 50 obtains information on the banknotes additionally stored in the second storage unit 252 on the table 45 and information on the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 before the additional storage this time. It is preferable to manage them separately.

In the above description, the processing unit 50 starts the first process at the beginning of the tightening process (step S2), and when an error occurs during the first process (YES in step S3), the first process. Is stopped halfway (step S9), and the second process is executed (step S10). That is, the processing unit 50 executes the second process after executing the first process. Instead, the processing unit 50 may execute the second process at the first timing of the closing process, and in the second processing, predict the closing information based on the contents of the table 45, the transaction history of the day, and the like. .. In that case, the processing unit 50 executes the first process after executing the second process (step S2). If the detection unit 29 detects an error during the first processing (YES in step S3), the prediction is wrong, that is, the closing information created according to the prediction becomes an error, so that the processing unit 50 , The second process is executed again to recreate the closing information (step S10).

(Second pattern)
The second pattern will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 6, the same processing steps as those in FIG. 5 are assigned the same step numbers as those in FIG. 5, and detailed description of the processing steps will be omitted.

Also in the second pattern, the processing unit 50 starts the first processing (step S2) according to the closing timing of the current time (YES in step S1). Then, when the transfer of the bills from the first storage unit 251 to the second storage unit 252 is completed (YES in step S4) without an error occurring in the middle (NO in step S3), the processing unit 50 receives the message. The first process is completed (step S6), the second process (step S6) and the third process (step S7) are subsequently executed, and finally the money processing device 1 is restarted (step S8) to perform the money processing. Put device 1 in standby or hibernation.

However, in the second pattern, if the detection unit 39 detects an error during the first processing (YES in step S3), the processing unit 50 interrupts the first processing and puts the money processing device 1 in the error release waiting state. (Step S20). In the state where the money processing device 1 is waiting for error cancellation in this way, the processing unit 50 displays the above-mentioned error screen on the operation display unit 41 without executing the second processing, thereby causing an error by the user. Wait for the release (step S21). Therefore, in this state, the first process is neither stopped nor completed, so that the closing information is not created.

Then, for example, in the early morning of the next business day, when the money processing device 1 in the error release waiting state is released from the error by the user (YES in step S21), the processing unit 50 resumes the interrupted first processing. Then (step S22), the processes after step S3 are executed. When it is necessary to put in and take out banknotes in the second storage unit 252 when the error is cleared, the processing unit 50 returns the banknotes in the second storage unit 252 to the first storage unit 251 and performs the first processing. May be restarted from the beginning.

When the restarted first process is completed (step S5), the processing unit 50 executes the second process after the first process (step S6). In the second processing, as described above, the processing unit 50 updates the corresponding amount in the table 45 (see FIG. 4). Then, in the second processing, the processing unit 50 presents the height of the second storage unit 252 in the updated table 45, that is, the presence of banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 at the time of completion of the first processing. Tightening information is created based on the height, and the tightening information is temporarily stored in the storage unit 44. As described above, in the tightening process of the second pattern, even if an error occurs during the first process, the tightening information is not created until the error is cleared, and after the completion of the first process restarted after the error is cleared. It is created in the second process. In the tightening process in this case, the data amount of the second storage unit 252 in the tightening information matches the actual amount of the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252. Can be prevented.

Then, by executing the third process (step S7), the processing unit 50 transmits the closing information created by the immediately preceding second process (step S6) to the external device 5 by the main communication unit 43. That is, in the third process, the processing unit 50 mainly uses the closing information created in the second process after the completion of the first process restarted in response to the error cancellation in the money processing device 1 after the error is detected by the detection unit 29. It is transmitted to the external device 5 by the communication unit 43. In this case, since the data amount of the second storage unit 252 in the tightening information matches the actual amount of the bills stored in the second storage unit 252, the tightening information is received. With the external device 5, troubles due to miscalculation can be prevented. Such a second pattern is most suitable for an operation in which even if an error occurs, priority is given to matching the amount of banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 with the sales amount on the day.

Further, in the third process, the processing unit 50 deletes the closing information from the storage unit 44 in response to receiving a response from the external device 5. After that, the processing unit 50 restarts the money processing device 1 (step S8), and then puts it in a standby state or a hibernation state.

As described above, in the tightening process according to the present embodiment, regardless of whether an error occurs during the first process, the second storage is performed after the execution of the first process regardless of whether the first pattern or the second pattern is used. Until the banknotes in the unit 252 are collected, the amount of the banknotes stored in the second storage unit 252 and the amount of the banknotes in the data in the closing information always match. On the other hand, when manual tightening by the user is required after an error occurs, a human error may cause trouble due to miscalculation because the transaction is started on the next business day while the manual tightening is forgotten. However, the tightening process according to the present embodiment can prevent such troubles.

Since the above description of the tightening process focuses on banknotes, in the first process, the banknotes are transported from the first storage unit 251 of the banknote processing unit 2 to the second storage unit 252, and the second process and the third process are performed. In the processing, the banknote processing unit 2 and the terminal unit 4 cooperate to create closing information and communicate the banknotes. On the other hand, in the case of the tightening process with coins, in the first process, the coins are transported from the first storage unit 351 of the coin processing unit 3 to the second storage unit 352, and in the second process and the third process, the coins are transported. With the cooperation of the coin processing unit 3 and the terminal unit 4, tightening information about coins is created and communication is performed. In the case of tightening processing using both banknotes and coins, in the first processing, money is transported in each of the banknote processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3, and in the second processing and the third processing, the banknote processing is performed. The unit 2, the coin processing unit 3, and the terminal unit 4 cooperate to create and communicate tightening information by combining banknotes and coins.

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

For example, in the money processing system 100, the processing units 50 that execute the first to third processing units and the detection units 29 and 39 that detect errors during the first processing are used as devices different from the money processing device 1. It may be included. As the other device, an external device 5 can be mentioned. In this case, the processing unit 50 executes the first to third processing units by sending a command to the money processing device 1. The tightening information in this case includes the fact that the tightening process has been executed in response to a command from the external processing unit 50.

The various features described above can be combined as appropriate. For example, the first pattern and the second pattern of the tightening process may be selected by the operation of the operation display unit 41 by the user or the like.

1 Money processing device 5 External device 26 Banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 29 Detection unit 36 Coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 39 Detection unit 43 Main communication unit 50 Processing unit 100 Money processing system 251 First storage unit 252 Second storage unit 351 First storage unit 352 2nd storage

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The first storage unit for storing money used as an operational reserve, and
A second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and
A transport unit that transports money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit, and a transport unit.
A first process of transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit, and a first process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A processing unit that executes two processes, and
Including a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing,
In response to the detection of the error by the detection unit, the processing unit interrupts the first process and executes the second process. A money processing device that creates the closing information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. Includes a communication unit for communicating with external devices
The third process according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit executes a third process of transmitting the closing information created in the second process executed in response to the detection of an error by the detection unit to an external device by the communication unit. Money processing device. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the processing unit executes the second processing after executing the first processing. The first process is executed after the second process is executed, and if the detection unit detects an error during the first process, the second process is executed again. Or the money processing apparatus according to 2. The money processing device goes into an error release waiting state in response to the error detection by the detection unit.
When the money processing device in the error release waiting state is released from an error, the processing unit does not execute the continuation of the first processing that has been stopped in response to the detection of the error by the detection unit, claims 1 to 1. The money processing apparatus according to any one of 4. Any one of claims 1 to 5, including a prohibition unit that prohibits additional storage of money in the second storage unit until the money in the second storage unit is collected after the detection of the error by the detection unit. The money processing device described in the section. The first storage unit for storing money used as an operational reserve, and
A second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and
A transport unit that transports money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit, and a transport unit.
A first process of transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit, and a first process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A processing unit that executes two processes, and
A money processing device including a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing.
In response to the detection of the error by the detection unit, the processing unit interrupts the first processing, and the money processing device is put into the error release waiting state.
The processing unit restarts the first process in response to the error release in the money processing device waiting for error release, executes the second process after the completion of the first process, and in the second process, the second process is executed. A money processing device that creates the closing information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of completion of the first processing. Includes a communication unit for communicating with external devices
The processing unit externally receives the tightening information created in the second processing after the completion of the first processing restarted in response to the error cancellation in the money processing device after the error is detected by the detecting unit. The money processing device according to claim 7, which executes a third process of transmitting to the device. A first storage unit for storing money used as an operational reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a transport unit for transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit. With a money processing device including
A first process of transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit, and a first process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A processing unit that executes two processes, and
Including a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing,
In response to the detection of the error by the detection unit, the processing unit interrupts the first processing and executes the second processing, and in the second processing, the processing unit stops the first processing in the middle of the processing. A money processing system that creates the closing information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A first storage unit for storing money used as an operational reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a transport unit for transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit. With a money processing device including
A first process of transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit, and a first process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit. A processing unit that executes two processes, and
Including a detection unit that detects an error during the first processing,
In response to the detection of the error by the detection unit, the processing unit interrupts the first processing, and the money processing device is put into the error release waiting state.
The processing unit restarts the first processing in response to the error cancellation in the money processing apparatus waiting for error cancellation, executes the second processing after the completion of the first processing, and in the second processing, the second processing is executed. A money processing system that creates the closing information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of completion of the first processing. A first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a transport unit for transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit. A first process that includes a processing unit that executes processing and a detection unit that detects an error, and the processing unit conveys money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit. And the second process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit, and the detection unit detects an error in the first process. It ’s a processing method,
In response to the detection of an error by the detection unit, the processing unit stops the first processing in the middle and executes the second processing.
In the second process after the first process is stopped in the middle, the processing unit performs the tightening information based on the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of the stop in the first process. A method of processing money, including steps to create. A first storage unit for storing money used as an operation reserve, a second storage unit for storing money to be collected, and a transport unit for transporting money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit. A first process that includes a processing unit that executes processing and a detection unit that detects an error, and the processing unit conveys money stored in the first storage unit to the second storage unit by the transport unit. And the second process of creating tightening information including at least the amount of money stored in the second storage unit, and the detection unit detects an error in the first process. It ’s a processing method,
In response to the detection of an error by the detection unit, the processing unit interrupts the first processing, and the money processing device is put into an error release waiting state.
A step in which the processing unit restarts the first processing in response to an error cancellation in the money processing device in an error cancellation state.
The processing unit executes the second processing after the completion of the restarted first processing, and in the second processing, the amount of money stored in the second storage unit at the time of completion of the first processing. A monetary processing method comprising the step of creating the closing information based on.

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