JP4690869B2 - Acceptance of paper sheets such as banknotes and checks - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for receiving paper sheets for authenticity determination and transaction management of paper sheets such as banknotes, checks and bills.

  Banknotes and securities are distributed mainly in financial stores including banks. Various treatment apparatuses have been proposed for simplifying handling of paper sheets in such a distribution process (for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-154256

  In this patent document, optical image image data having different resolutions is acquired, and a banknote type (denomination) and a serial number printed at a predetermined position of the banknote are recognized.

  By the way, as an apparatus used for receiving paper sheets, there is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that receives banknotes and stores or returns them, and is installed at a staff reception desk of a financial institution. When the clerk deposits the banknote from the customer, the clerk deposits (inserts) the banknote into the banknote deposit / withdrawal device at the window. Then, this banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus conveys banknotes one by one, and performs a determination process for a plurality of determination items such as banknote authenticity determination and denomination determination by an identification unit inside the apparatus, and the banknote is normal. Identify whether it is abnormal or not. And if it determines with a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus being a true banknote which can be handled with the said apparatus, it will accommodate the banknote and will be deposited into an apparatus. On the other hand, if it is an unhandled banknote or an abnormal banknote, it is rejected at a predetermined location outside the apparatus (mostly near the banknote insertion location).

  In general, securities such as checks as well as banknotes have a rectangular outer shape. Therefore, in so-called horizontal feeding and vertical feeding during banknote conveyance, the passage time of one sheet of paper in the identification unit is long or short. Therefore, in a financial institution that requires processing a large amount of banknotes at once, an apparatus that can transport banknotes in a direction with a short transit time to shorten the reception processing time, that is, the banknote long side is substantially the transport path. In particular, banknote depositing and dispensing devices that transport banknotes in the direction of transverse feeding that are orthogonal to each other have become mainstream.

  On the other hand, when accepting securities such as checks, there are special circumstances that are not available in bill acceptance. In addition to the check amount, the serial number is indispensable for the check. Banknotes also have serial numbers for distinguishing banknotes one by one. However, serial numbers on checks are of a property that is managed together with various information in the transaction process, and uses magnetic ink. Printed on the check surface. This is because the serial number printed with magnetic ink can be read with high accuracy by using a magnetic sensor (magnetic sensor).

  Since the serial number is printed in a line at a predetermined position along the longitudinal direction of the rectangular check, the serial number is read by the magnetic sensor character by character along the longitudinal direction of the check. Therefore, in a deposit / withdrawal device such as a check, the reading by the magnetic sensor is prioritized over the processing speed in the case of banknote processing, and the deposit / withdrawal device conveys the check in the longitudinal feed direction so that the long side of the check is along the conveyance path. Has become the mainstream. For this reason, at a financial institution that requires processing such as banknote processing and checks, a banknote depositing / withdrawing device suitable for transverse feed and a depositing / dispensing device such as a check suitable for vertical feed conveyance are provided side by side. The actual situation is that different devices are used according to the paper sheets.

  By the way, in the above-mentioned patent document, since the serial number is read by an optical line sensor with high resolution, the invention can also be applied to reading the serial number in a check or the like. Thus, the device described in the patent document can process banknotes and checks. However, if dust or dirt adhering to the surface overlaps the serial number, even if the resolution is high, the serial number cannot be identified or misclassified in the analysis of the obtained image data. Yes, there is a risk that the serial number reading is not reliable and inadvertent rejection increases.

  In addition, the serial number includes symbols, letters, or numbers constituting the serial number in a line along the long side of the check. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing how the serial number is printed on the check and how it is read by the magnetic sensor. As shown in FIG. 1, if the resolution of the magnetic sensor is increased so that the serial numbers arranged in a row can be read one by one from the direction orthogonal to the long side of the check, even for a check, it is suitable for the transverse feed direction. Can be processed. However, the improvement of the resolution of the magnetic sensor is not practical because there is a limit to downsizing of the sensor due to the limitation of the configuration of the sensor itself called magnetic sensing type, and the cost becomes high.

  Under such circumstances, an apparatus capable of processing bills and checks has not been realized.

  The present invention is made to solve the above-described problems in processing paper sheets such as banknotes and checks, and an object thereof is to provide a paper sheet receiving method capable of processing different types of paper sheets.

  In order to solve at least a part of such problems, in the present invention, when paper sheets are received, when the paper sheets are inserted into the input section, the input paper sheets are conveyed one by one by the conveyance section. . The paper sheets thus transported are subjected to determination of the transport direction by the transport direction determination unit. In other words, the conveyance direction determination unit performs a lateral feed in which the direction of the paper sheet conveyed by the conveyance unit is substantially orthogonal to the long side of the input paper sheet with respect to the conveyance path formed by the conveyance unit. It is determined whether the feeding direction is a longitudinal feeding conveyance direction in which the long side of the input paper sheet is in a state along the conveyance path. This determination can be made on the basis of the state of the paper sheets being loaded into the loading unit, and this is preferable because the conveyance direction can be determined almost simultaneously with the loading.

  In addition to the determination of the transport direction, in the present invention, the first sensor reads the surface of the input paper sheet transported by the transport unit to acquire image data of the surface, and the second sensor Even get the data. The second sensor is a magnetic sensing sensor that reads a pattern row in which a plurality of patterns printed with magnetic ink are arranged on the surface of the input paper sheet along the long side of the paper sheet, The pattern row of the input paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit is sequentially read along the conveyance direction of the paper sheets, and the pattern data of the pattern column is acquired.

  Then, in performing the determination process of the input paper sheets, if the determination result of the transport direction determination unit is the laterally transported transport direction, the image data acquired by the first sensor is used for the determination process. If the determination result of the conveyance direction determination unit is the vertical feed conveyance direction, the pattern data acquired by the second sensor is used for the determination process.

  According to the paper sheet reception according to the present invention having the above-described configuration, for example, when receiving paper sheets that are desired to be processed once in large quantities and shortened the reception time, such as banknotes, these paper sheets are transferred by the transport unit. If the paper is fed into the input unit so that the direction of the paper sheet at the time of conveyance is the horizontal conveyance direction, the conveyance direction is determined, image data is acquired by the first sensor, and determination processing using this image data is performed. It can be performed. On the other hand, when accepting securities paper sheets such as checks, where the reading accuracy of each character of the magnetic ink print character string such as the serial number is important, the paper when transporting these paper sheets in the transport section If it is inserted into the input section so that the leaf orientation is the vertical feed conveyance direction, the conveyance direction is determined, and each pattern data acquisition of the magnetic print pattern sequence is sequentially performed by the second sensor, and this pattern data is used. Judgment processing can be performed. As a result, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily accept and process different types of paper sheets according to the request (mass processing / time reduction, importance on reading accuracy) for each type of the paper sheets. For this reason, it is possible to save the installation space of the receiving device, and it is not necessary to carelessly increase the resolution of the magnetic sensor type second sensor, which is advantageous in terms of cost. Furthermore, it is not necessary to use a device according to the paper sheet to be processed, which is simple.

  As described above, the present invention that enables reception of different types of paper sheets may be as follows. For example, in the determination process when the transport direction of the paper sheet is the vertical feed transport direction, the pattern sequence that has been read and analyzed from the pattern data is compared with the pattern sequence obtained through the image analysis of the image data. In addition, the result of the collation can be used for the determination process. By so doing, it is possible to further improve the accuracy of determination processing for paper sheets in which the transport direction of the paper sheets is the vertical transport direction.

  Further, the direction of the paper sheet, which is operated prior to the start of transport of the paper sheet and is transported by the transport unit, can be set to either the lateral feed transport direction or the vertical feed transport direction. A transport direction setting operation unit that is set to either one of them is provided, and when the set transport direction of the paper sheet coincides with the transport direction determined by the transport direction determination unit, it is input to the input unit. It is also possible to start transporting used paper sheets. This is preferable because it prevents the paper sheets from being conveyed while the paper sheets are in the wrong direction.

In this case,
The paper sheet image data, which is image data sufficient to discriminate the cross-feed target paper sheets that are scheduled to be in the cross-feed direction, and the direction of the paper sheets A transport direction-specific data storage unit that stores longitudinally fed paper sheet image data that is image data sufficient for discrimination of the longitudinally fed target paper sheets that are scheduled to be in the longitudinally fed transport direction;
The image data acquired by the first sensor for the sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit because the set conveyance direction of the sheets and the conveyance direction determined by the conveyance direction determination unit coincide with each other. A collation unit for collating the image data stored in the orientation-specific data storage unit;
Based on the collation result of the collation unit, the transported paper sheet that determines whether the set transport direction of the paper sheet matches or does not match the planned transport direction of the paper sheet transported by the transport unit. A class determination unit;
When the transport paper sheet determination unit determines that the set transport direction of the paper sheet is not consistent with the transport direction planned for the paper sheet transported by the transport unit, the paper sheet It is also possible to provide an input defect handling section that performs at least one of notification of input defect and return conveyance of input paper sheets.

  In this way, it is possible to distinguish between coincidence / non-coincidence between the set transport direction of the paper sheet and the transport direction scheduled for the actually transported paper sheet. It is possible to detect an erroneous insertion when a paper sheet having a different conveyance direction is conveyed. For example, paper sheets that are actually transported in the lateral feed conveyance direction despite being set in the horizontal feed conveyance direction are scheduled to be the longitudinal feed target paper sheets as a result of collation with the stored image data. If the check is made, it can be detected that the check has been accidentally thrown in the banknote transport direction. If the paper sheet actually transported is a banknote that is scheduled to be a laterally-feed target paper sheet as a result of collation with the stored image data, even though it is set to the vertical transport direction It is possible to detect that a banknote has been accidentally thrown in the direction of check conveyance.

  Then, after determining the set transport direction and the actual transport direction in this way, the set transport direction of the paper sheet and the paper sheet transported by the transport unit are scheduled. When it is determined that there is a discrepancy with the current transport direction, at least one of notification of incomplete paper input and return transport of the input paper is performed. Immediate resolution of deficiencies and recovery of input deficient paper sheets are facilitated.

  In each of the above-described aspects, the transport direction determination unit is disposed in the input unit, and the input unit is configured to input and mount the paper sheet in which the direction of the paper sheet is the horizontal feed transport direction, and the paper It is possible to have a placement unit capable of placing and placing paper sheets in which the orientation of the leaves is the direction of the longitudinal feed. In this way, since the conveyance direction can be determined when the paper sheet is input, it is possible to avoid inadequate input of the paper sheet.

  The present invention is applicable to various paper sheet processing apparatuses and processing methods for selecting paper sheets and depositing / withdrawing after receiving paper sheets, in addition to paper sheet receiving apparatuses and receiving methods. Of course, a control device and a control method for controlling the paper sheet receiving device and the paper sheet processing device, a computer program for realizing the function of the control device, a recording medium storing the computer program, and the computer program It can be realized in various modes such as a data signal embodied in a carrier wave.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 in the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the paper sheet loading head 200.

  The paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 is installed on the side of a counter of a financial institution or the like, and is operated by the counter. As shown in FIG. 1, the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 includes a paper sheet loading head 200 and an operation unit 110 in a staff operation area outside the apparatus. Cassettes 101 to 104 for storing paper sheets, cassette 105 for storing unusable paper sheets, temporary storage cassette 120 for temporarily storing paper sheets, and processing such as authenticity determination of paper sheets And a first to third transport lines 141 to 143 for transporting paper sheets.

  The paper sheet loading head 200 includes a loading unit 210, a return unit 220, and a discharge unit 222. The input unit 210 is installed for an attendant to input paper sheets such as banknotes and checks. The return unit 220 is installed in order to return the inserted paper sheets to the staff, and the discharge section 222 is a staff member for dispensing the paper sheets stored in the temporary storage cassette 120, the cassette 101, etc. It is installed to hand over. In FIG. 2, the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 are shown separately, but are rarely used at the same time, and thus can be shared as shown in FIG. 3.

  The input unit 210, the return unit 220, and the discharge unit 222 are configured so that paper sheets can be stacked vertically or horizontally. The input unit 210 will be described. The input unit 210 includes a panel-side frame 212 installed so as to surround the input window 211 of the front panel of the paper sheet input head 200, and a protruding frame 213 protruding from the center of the frame. Is provided. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing the charging unit 210 as viewed from the top. As shown in FIG. 4, the panel-side frame 212 is oriented in the lateral feed direction in which the long sides of the paper sheets are substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction (conveyance path) indicated by the white arrow in the figure. Paper sheets can be input. The protruding frame 213 is configured to allow paper sheets to be loaded in the longitudinal feeding direction in which the long side of the paper sheets is in a state along the conveying direction (conveying path) indicated by the white arrow in the drawing. The return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 have the same configuration as the input unit 210 described above, but a stopper piece 214 is provided on the front end side of the panel-side frame 212 in order to receive the paper sheets conveyed from the inside of the apparatus. It is installed.

  As described above, the loading unit 210 that can vertically and horizontally place a paper sheet is a state in which the loaded paper sheet is vertically or horizontally placed. A sensor group is provided to detect the direction of vertical / horizontal feed. This sensor group is installed on the right end sensor 215, the left end sensor 216, the center sensor 217 at the center of the panel side frame 212, and the front end side of the protruding frame 213, which are installed on the left and right end sides of the panel side frame 212, respectively. The front end sensor 218 is provided. These sensors are connected to a control unit described later, and output detection signals to the control unit. Since each sensor output is used by the control unit to determine whether the paper sheet is placed vertically or horizontally, in combination with the control unit, it constitutes the transport direction determination unit of the present invention. The conveyance direction determination using the sensor output will be described later.

  Next, paper sheet conveyance will be described. The paper sheets that have been input to the input unit 210 are conveyed one by one on the first conveying line 141 from the bottommost stacked paper sheets. The first transport line 141 forms a loop-shaped transport line extending from the input unit 210 to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 via the identification unit 130. The first transport line 141 is configured to transport the input paper sheets to the identification unit 130 and transport the processed paper sheets to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 by the identification unit 130. I do.

  The second transfer line 142 forms a transfer line branched from the first transfer line 141. And this 2nd conveyance line 142 conveys the paper sheets conveyed by the 1st conveyance line 141 to the temporary storage cassette 120 by said conveyance line. In addition, the second transport line 142 takes out the paper sheets collected and stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 one by one from the lowermost paper sheets, and delivers the taken-out paper sheets to the first transport line 141. .

  The third transport line 143 forms a loop-shaped transport path that connects the identification unit 130, the cassettes 101 to 104, and the cassette 105. The third transport line 143 receives paper sheets transported to the identification unit 130 by the first transport line 141 through the above transport line, and corresponds to the cassette corresponding to the identification result in the identification unit 130. Transport paper sheets. In addition, the third transport line 143 takes out the sheets stacked and stored in each cassette one by one from the uppermost sheet, and delivers the taken-out sheets to the first transport line 141. Note that the paper sheet delivered to the first transport line 141 is transported to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 by the first transport line 141.

  The above-described first to third transport lines 141 to 143 are driven based on a control signal from a control unit to be described later, and perform the above-described sheet transport. In addition, these first to third transport lines 141 to 143 are configured such that a pair of paper sheet sandwiching rollers and a belt (endless) can be used so that the paper sheets can be transported both horizontally and vertically in the transport direction of each transport line. Belt). In this case, the pair of paper sheet sandwiching rollers and the belt are formed of an elastic body and utilize the friction when contacting the surface of the paper sheet, so that the paper sheet can be fed downstream in both the vertical feed and the horizontal feed. Transport to.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the state of paper sheet conveyance scheduled in the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, when paper sheets are conveyed on the first to third conveyance lines 141 to 143, for the banknotes, the lateral feeding conveyance in which the banknote long sides are orthogonal to the conveyance path is performed. With respect to securities such as checks (hereinafter, securities will be described as checks), longitudinal transport is planned so that the long side of the check is along the transport path (see FIG. 5A). FIG. 5 (B)). For this reason, among the cassettes described above, the cassettes 101 to 103 deliver and receive the banknotes for transverse feed to and from the third transport line 143, and stack and store the banknotes by denomination. The cassette 104 delivers a check for vertical feed conveyance to and from the third conveyance line 143, and collects and stores the check. Since the cassette 105 collects and stores unusable paper sheets, the cassette 105 collects and stores bills and checks. The temporary storage cassette 120 collects and stores banknotes and checks transported by the second transport line 142 for the purpose of temporarily storing paper sheets. In this case, in addition to collecting and storing banknotes and checks, it is also possible to distinguish the banknotes and checks by partitioning the inside of the cassette and stacking and storing them.

  Among the above-described cassettes 101 to 103, the cassette 101 is a thousand yen bill, the cassette 102 is a five thousand yen bill, the cassette 103 is a ten thousand yen bill, and bill conveyance to each cassette is as follows. It is performed after denomination discrimination in the identification unit 130.

  It should be noted that a pair of paper sheet feeding rollers (not shown) is provided for the delivery of paper sheets between the cassette and each conveyance line, the delivery from the input unit 210, and the delivery to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222. Has been. And even if it exists in this paper sheet feeding roller pair, it is comprised so that paper sheets can be delivered to the downstream side in any state of a longitudinal feed and a horizontal feed.

  Next, the structure of the identification part 130 which receives conveyance of a banknote or a check is demonstrated. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the schematic configuration of the identification unit 130 in plan view. As shown in the drawing, the identification unit 130 includes a first sensor 131 and a second sensor 132 that intersect (orthogonally) the conveyance direction of the first conveyance line 141 indicated by a white arrow in the drawing. Further, before and after these sensors, there are a plurality of delivery roller pairs 133 for feeding paper sheets. The delivery roller pair 133 forms part of the transport line of the first transport line 141, and the identification unit 130 obtains sensor outputs by the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 while driving the delivery roller pair 133. The first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 are arranged up and down with respect to the conveyed paper sheet in order to acquire read data on the front and back of the paper sheet. In this case, both sensors can be installed only on one side of the paper sheet.

  The first sensor 131 is configured as an optical line photo sensor, reads the front surface of the bills and checks conveyed, and acquires image data on the front and back surfaces. This image data is sent to a control unit to be described later and used for various processes. The second sensor 132 is configured as a magnetic sensing line sensor, reads a serial number printed on magnetic paper on the surface of a bill to be conveyed and a check, and the characters included in the serial number are included here.・ Read the numbers to get the serial number character data. This serial number character data is also sent to a control unit to be described later and used for various processes.

  In this case, as described above, in the present embodiment, since the banknote is scheduled to be transported horizontally, and the check is scheduled to be transported vertically, the first sensor 131 uses the banknote surface image data. The photo line sensor has a resolution of 0.2 mm pitch so that it can be obtained over the front surface. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the second sensor 132 displays the serial numbers printed in a line along the long side of the check at a predetermined position of the check (facing the right lower end directly opposite the check) along the letters and the letters. The line sensor has a resolution of 7.5 mm pitch so that serial number character data can be obtained by reading. That is, the second sensor 132 has a lower resolution sensor configuration than the first sensor 131. Since the first sensor 131 has the above-described high resolution, according to the data analysis (image recognition) of the image data obtained from the first sensor 131, the banknotes that are transported horizontally are printed with banknote printing ink. The banknote serial number thus made can also be recognized as a character image.

  The identification unit 130 includes sensors other than the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 described above in order to perform various processes such as authenticity determination of banknotes and checks, denomination determination, and the like. The output is also used for various processes such as authenticity determination and denomination determination together with sensor outputs of the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132.

  Next, the operation unit 110 will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation unit 110 when viewed from the front. As shown in the figure, the operation unit 110 includes a window-shaped display unit 111, a key switch 112 to be gripped, a mode switch 113, and an operation button group 114. The display unit 111 is controlled by a control unit to be described later, and displays a bill to be deposited and withdrawn, a check amount, an operation state of the sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100, and the like. The key switch 112 is a monitoring key switch that is operated when various maintenance operations are performed on the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 and is normally turned on. In other words, if the key switch 112 is operated from ON to OFF, for example, the operations of the first to third transfer lines 141 to 143 are performed in order to ensure safety during subsequent maintenance work, increase the efficiency of the maintenance work, and the like. Stop or enable manual sequence feed for each line.

  The mode changeover switch 113 is a push-type switch having a light emitting portion therein, and switches between banknote deposit / withdrawal processing and check deposit / withdrawal processing each time the switch is pressed. For example, in the case of banknote deposit / withdrawal processing at present, a character string of banknote deposit / withdrawal is displayed with light from the light emitting unit, and when pressed from this state, a character string of check deposit / withdrawal is displayed. The mode changeover switch 113 outputs a signal indicating the operation state to a control unit described later, and the control unit that receives the output determines whether the current deposit / withdrawal processing target is a bill or a check. In this embodiment, since the bill and check transport directions are scheduled as described above, the mode switch 113 is operated prior to the start of transport of the paper sheets, and the orientation of the paper sheets to be accepted Functions as a transport direction setting operation unit that sets either the horizontal feed transport direction or the vertical feed transport direction.

  The operation button group 114 includes a payment confirmation button 115, a payment cancellation button 116, a counting button 117, and a reset button 118. The deposit confirmation button 115 is operated when instructing to confirm the deposit of bills and checks stored in the temporary storage cassette 120. In other words, when the deposit confirmation button 115 is operated, the cassettes are stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 by the transfer line corresponding to the banknotes / checks stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 according to the result of the denomination determination, authenticity determination, etc. 101 to 104 are conveyed and stored. The deposit cancellation button 116 is operated when instructing to cancel the deposit of banknotes and checks stored in the temporary storage cassette 120. That is, when the deposit cancellation button 116 is operated, the bills / checks stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 are transported to the return unit 220, the discharge unit 222, or the cassette 105 by the corresponding transport line. The counting button 117 is operated when counting of bills and checks inserted into the input unit 210 is started, and the operation of the button starts conveyance of the paper sheets accumulated in the input unit 210. The reset button 118 is operated when the operating state of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 is reset to the initial state, and the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 causes the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 to accept a paper sheet or perform subsequent processing by the button operation. It becomes the initial state in preparation for.

  Next, an electrical configuration of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100. As shown in the figure, the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 is configured with a control unit 150 as the center. The control unit 150 is configured as a microcomputer, and includes a CPU that is a logical operation circuit, a RAM that stores temporary data, a ROM that stores data associated with a program to be described later, and the following programs and Thus, the determination processing unit 160, the conveyance direction determination unit 165, and the collation / determination unit 170 are configured, and in addition, a storage unit 180 that stores data for collation is provided.

  The determination processing unit 160 receives the image data and the serial number character data acquired by the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 of the identification unit 130, and in combination with the sensor input of the other sensors 138, the money for the banknote is received. Various processes such as seed determination, authenticity determination, and handling necessity determination are performed. For checks, in addition to authenticity determination, various processes such as serial number discrimination and management are performed. The transport direction determination unit 165 receives the sensor outputs of the right end sensor 215, the left end sensor 216, the center sensor 217, and the front end sensor 218 installed in the input unit 210, and is input to the input unit 210 to receive paper sheets to be received. Determine the leaf conveyance direction (transverse feed / vertical feed). The storage unit 180 has image data sufficient for discriminating the banknote surface image data that can be used for discriminating banknotes for each denomination of banknotes that are planned for the transverse feed conveyance direction and checks for which the vertical feed conveyance direction is planned. Data (for example, surface pattern image data of various commercial checks) is stored in advance. Then, the collation / determination unit 170 collates the image data stored for the banknote / check by the storage unit 180 with the image data acquired by the first sensor 131, and based on the collation result, the mode of the operation unit 110. A match / mismatch between the transport direction set by the changeover switch 113 and the transport direction planned for the paper sheet actually transported to the identification unit 130 is determined. This is because, for example, banknotes that are scheduled for the transverse feed conveyance are mistakenly conveyed in the vertical feed conveyance direction, and conversely, a check that is scheduled for the vertical feed conveyance is mistakenly conveyed in the horizontal feed conveyance direction. This is to determine whether or not the conveyance direction is good in the process of conveying the paper sheet. The advantages of doing this are as follows.

  The transport direction determination unit 165 determines the transport direction (horizontal feed / vertical feed) of the sheets that have been input / stacked as described above, and the determination result and the direction set by the mode switch 113 of the operation unit 110. If they match, the conveyance of the paper sheet is started, and if they do not coincide, the conveyance is stopped and an error such as throwing in can be notified. However, when the mode change switch 113 is set in the longitudinal feeding direction scheduled for the check processing, when the bill is erroneously thrown into the feeding unit 210 in the longitudinal feeding state, the conveyance direction is determined by a sensor signal from the right end sensor 215 or the like. Since the unit 165 determines the vertical feeding direction, the setting direction in the mode switch 113 matches the determination direction in the transport direction determination unit 165. Therefore, in this case, a banknote that has been thrown in incorrectly is transported, and although it is a banknote, its transport direction is vertical feed, it can be processed as a check. However, if the conveyance / direction determination by the collation / determination unit 170 and the storage unit 180 is performed, it is possible to determine whether or not the paper sheet is erroneously inserted as described above, so that the subsequent processing is canceled or the paper sheet is returned. Etc. are possible.

  Further, the control unit 150 receives a sensor input from the temporary holding detection sensor 121 attached to the temporary storage cassette 120 and determines whether or not bills / checks are stored in the temporary storage cassette 120.

  Next, the operation of the above-described paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 will be described. 9 is a flowchart showing the first half of the processing of the control unit 150 that brings about the operation of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the second half of the banknote processing of the control unit 150. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the first half of the check processing out of the processing contents of the control unit 150 that brings about the operation of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the second half of the check processing of the control unit 150. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 150 first reads the operation status of the mode switch 113 in the operation unit 110 (step S100), and determines whether it is banknote processing or check processing based on this (step S100). S110). The mode changeover switch 113 is operated by an attendant prior to paper sheet processing, and the attendant operates the mode changeover switch 113 in accordance with the paper sheet (banknote / check) to be processed this time. Specifically, in the case of banknote processing (for example, deposit processing), the attendant operates the mode switch 113 to instruct banknote deposit processing. In the case of check payment, an instruction to that effect is made by operating the mode switch 113.

  If the control unit 150 determines that it is banknote depositing in step S110, the control unit 150 waits for banknotes to be input / stacked on the input unit 210 (step S120), and then waits for the button operation of the counting button 117 by the staff. (Step S130). In this case, since insertion and accumulation of banknotes are performed by a staff member, it may be performed prior to or before or after the operation of the mode switch 113.

  Next, the control part 150 reads the output from four sensors shown in FIG. 4 (step S140), and determines the propriety of the feeding direction of the banknote thrown in / stacked on the insertion part 210 based on the output condition. (Step S150). This determination has the following meaning. In step S110, since the current deposit processing target is a banknote based on the operation status of the mode changeover switch 113, the conveyance direction, which is the feeding direction planned for the banknote, is the lateral feeding direction in the sense of improving the processing speed. (See FIG. 5A). If it does so, the sensor except the front end sensor 218 will be set to ON by the banknote thrown into the insertion part 210 so that it may become a horizontal feed direction. Therefore, it can be seen from the sensor output state whether or not the banknote that is the object of the current depositing process has been inserted and accumulated in the input unit 210 in the lateral feed direction. That is, in step S150, it is determined whether or not the banknote processing feed direction (lateral feed direction) set by the mode changeover switch 113 matches the feed direction determined by the sensor output in the loading unit 210. If affirmative determination is made, banknote conveyance is started as described later.

  On the other hand, if the front end sensor 218 and the center sensor 217 are turned ON, the feed direction based on the sensor output is the longitudinal feed direction, which is different from the bill processing feed direction (transverse feed direction) set by the mode switch 113. To do. In this case, a negative determination is made in step S150, and the control unit 150 displays that the banknotes are not inserted and stacked according to the banknote processing feed direction (lateral feed direction) set by the mode switch 113. (Step S160), and once again returns to step S120. That is, while it is a banknote deposit process (determination in step S110), since the conveyance direction of the banknote to be processed is the vertical feed direction, the staff is informed to correct the insertion and accumulation of banknotes, and the staff is correct. It waits for the insertion and accumulation of bills again in the direction (transverse feed direction). In addition, when the deposit processing target is a banknote and the clerk inputs and accumulates the check in the input unit 210 so that the check is mistakenly sent in the lateral direction, an affirmative determination is made in step S150. This case will be described later. To do. In addition, it is possible that a staff member switches the banknote processing to the check processing by operating the mode switch 113 by the notification in step S160. In this case, the process from step S100 may be repeated using the operation of the mode switch 113 as a trigger.

  If it is determined in step S150 that the banknote processing feed direction (transverse feed direction) set by the mode selector switch 113 matches the feed direction determined by the sensor output in the insertion unit 210, the current processing target. Since a certain banknote can be transported in the planned lateral transport direction (transverse feed direction), the control unit 150 drives the first transport line 141 together with a feeding roller pair attached to the first transport line 141 to the input unit 210 in the lateral feed direction. The inserted / stacked banknotes are conveyed one by one from the bottom to the identification unit 130 (step S170). This one-by-one banknote conveyance is repeated every time the image reading by the sensor or the authenticity determination by the identification unit 130 after step S180 is completed.

  The control unit 150 obtains the image data and serial number character data described above by using the banknotes as reading targets of the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 one by one in the identification unit 130 (step S180). The image data of the paper sheets actually conveyed (the banknotes that have been transported horizontally or the checks that have been transported by mistake) are collated with the image data of the banknotes that have already been stored in the storage unit 180 (step) S190). As described above, the storage unit 180 stores image data of the banknote surface that can be used for discrimination of banknotes for each denomination of banknotes that are expected to be conveyed in the transverse direction. As a result, the paper sheet actually transported to the identification unit 130 is determined to be a banknote that has been transported in the transverse direction or a check that has been transported in the lateral direction. Therefore, the control unit 150 sets whether or not the paper sheet that has been actually conveyed in the subsequent step S200 is a banknote that has been processed by the mode switch 113, that is, is set by the mode switch 113. A match / non-coincidence between the transport direction already completed and the transport direction planned for the paper sheet (in this case, banknote) actually transported to the identification unit 130 is determined.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S200, it means that a bill that is expected to be in the transverse feed direction has been correctly conveyed. If a negative determination is made, a check that is scheduled in the longitudinal feed direction is erroneously changed to the transverse feed direction. It means that it was conveyed by. Therefore, if a negative determination is made in step S200, the control unit 150 indicates to the identification unit 130 that the check has been mistakenly conveyed in the lateral feed direction despite the banknote processing being set by the mode switch 113. 111 (step S210), the first conveyance line 141 is driven and controlled, and the conveyed paper sheets (in this case, checks) are returned to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222 (step S220). After returning, the process proceeds to step S120. As a result, the clerk recognizes that the check has been mistakenly conveyed during the banknote deposit process (determination in step S110), so that the banknote is again inserted and accumulated in the lateral feeding direction in the input unit 210. Become. It should be noted that the attendant may operate the mode changeover switch 113 to switch from banknote processing to check processing by the notification in step S210, but in this case, the operation of the mode changeover switch 113 is used as a trigger from step S100. This process may be repeated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S200, the banknote that is the object of the current process (payment / withdrawal) has been correctly transported in the lateral feed transport direction, and therefore a determination process for this banknote is executed (step S230). This banknote determination process is based on image data acquired by the first sensor 131 and sensor output obtained from other sensors, and the banknote authenticity determination, denomination determination, and normal / abnormal comprehensive determination. included. In this case, in the denomination determination, in addition to the determination of how many denominations each bill is, a denomination that can be processed by the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, for example, a cassette It is also determined whether or not the banknote denominations 101 to 103 are bills (thousand-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 10,000-yen bills). It is also possible to prepare a cassette for two thousand yen bills and to make a denomination that can handle two thousand yen bills. In the determination of the normality / abnormality of the banknote, in addition to the analysis of the image data of the first sensor 131, it is determined that the banknote satisfying all of the plurality of authenticity determination items using other sensor outputs is normal. Determining that a banknote that does not satisfy at least one item of the plurality of authenticity determination items (fake banknote, banknote that cannot be determined due to dirt, etc.) is abnormal is included. That is, in this step S230, it is a real banknote and finally a normal banknote to be collected and stored in the cassettes 101 to 103, and even a real banknote is to be stacked and stored in the cassettes 101 to 103. An abnormal banknote such as an unprocessed banknote (non-processing banknote), a recovered banknote that cannot be used in the future due to damage or the like, or a counterfeit banknote or an undeterminable banknote is determined.

  Control part 150 performs bill conveyance according to the judgment result in the above-mentioned step S230 in the following step S240. That is, for the banknote determined to be normal, the control unit 150 drives and controls the first transport line 141 and the second transport line 142 to transport the normal determination banknote to the temporary storage cassette 120 and temporarily hold it in the cassette. To do. On the other hand, for banknotes determined to be abnormal, banknotes not subject to processing, counterfeit banknotes, and banknotes that cannot be determined are driven and controlled by the first transport line 141, and the banknotes determined to be abnormal are returned to the return unit 220 of the sheet feeding head 200. Return to discharge section 222. Further, the collected banknotes that cannot be used in the future are stored in the cassette 105 by drivingly controlling the first transport line 141 and the third transport line 143 so as to be recovered and incinerated again by batch processing.

  When the banknotes are conveyed in this way, the control unit 150 determines whether or not the processing for all the banknotes inserted and accumulated in the insertion unit 210 is completed as shown in FIG. 10 (step S250). If completed, the process proceeds to step S170 in FIG. 9 to repeat the above-described processing for a new banknote. As a result, the determinations such as denomination determination and authenticity determination are sequentially performed on all banknotes input and accumulated in the input unit 210. Note that the end of banknote processing can be determined based on the fact that all sensors that have been ON output until then have changed to OFF output because banknotes have been inserted and accumulated in the input unit 210.

  If it is determined in step S250 that the process is completed, the control unit 150 determines whether the banknote is rejected, that is, whether the abnormality is returned to the banknote discharging unit 222 or stored in the recovered banknote cassette 105 (step S260). If it is determined that there is no rejection, the counting result of all the banknotes subjected to the determination process in the identification unit 130 is notified to the display unit 111 (step S270), and the deposit confirmation button 115 and the deposit cancellation button 116 by the attendant are displayed. It waits for the presence or absence of button operation (step S280).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a rejection in step S260, the display unit 111 is notified of the counting result of the banknote (specifically, banknote other than the reject banknote) subjected to the determination process in the identification unit 130 and that there was a rejection ( Step S290), and waiting for re-insertion into the input unit 210 for recounting rejected banknotes by the attendant (step S300). If the clerk again inserts the reject banknote into the insertion unit 210 during this re-insertion standby, there are sensor inputs of the right end sensor 215, the left end sensor 216, and the central sensor 217 in the insertion unit 210, so the control unit 150 The process after step S120 is repeated with the sensor input as a trigger. When the clerk does not re-insert the rejected banknote (for example, after a predetermined time elapses), the control unit 150 shifts to standby operation of the deposit confirmation button 115 and the deposit cancellation button 116 by the clerk (step S280).

  When the deposit confirmation button 115 is operated by the clerk, the control unit 150 determines that execution of the deposit process is confirmed, conveys the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 from the temporary storage cassette 120, and sorts them by denomination. However, the cassettes 101-103 are stored and collected (step S310), and this routine is terminated. Banknote conveyance and cassette storage performed upon receipt of the payment confirmation are performed as follows. First, the control unit 150 outputs drive signals to the feeding roller pair between the temporary storage cassette 120 and the second transport line 142, and the second transport line 142 and the first transport line 141, and the banknotes are transferred from the temporary storage cassette 120. Is taken out and conveyed to the identification unit 130. The identification unit 130 obtains image data by the first sensor 131 again, and the control unit 150 determines the denomination by analyzing the image data, and stores the banknotes in the cassette corresponding to the denomination. 141 and the third transport line 143 are driven and controlled. Such banknote conveyance / cassette storage is executed for all banknotes that are temporarily held in the temporary storage cassette 120. At this time, the control unit 150 refers to the sensor output of the temporary holding detection sensor 121 attached to the temporary storage cassette 120, detects the presence / absence of banknote storage in the cassette, and the completion of the carry-out, while conveying the banknote / cassette storage described above. I do.

  On the other hand, when the deposit cancellation button 116 is operated by the clerk, the control unit 150 determines that the deposit processing cancellation is confirmed, and transports the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 from the temporary storage cassette 120 to the return unit 220. It returns (step S320), and this routine is completed. The banknote return performed upon receipt of the payment cancellation confirmation is performed as follows. The control unit 150 outputs drive signals to the feeding roller pair between the temporary storage cassette 120 and the second transport line 142, and the second transport line 142 and the first transport line 141, and takes out the banknote from the temporary storage cassette 120. And return the banknotes to the return unit 220 one by one. Even in this case, the control unit 150 returns the banknote while referring to the sensor output of the temporary hold detection sensor 121.

  Next, payment processing for checks will be described. The check deposit process is executed when it is determined that the check process is performed by operating the mode switch 113 in step S110 of FIG. This check processing (payment processing) is merely a change in the processing target to a check, and the processing content is almost the same as the banknote processing.

  In the check processing, as shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 150 waits for checker input / stacking on the input unit 210 and button operation of the counting button 117 (steps S330 to S340), as shown in FIG. The outputs from the two sensors are read (step S350), and the suitability of the feeding direction of the checks thrown in / stacked in the throwing unit 210 is determined (step S360). In the check processing, because the current deposit processing target is a check based on the operation status of the mode switch 113, the transport direction, which is the feeding direction scheduled for the check, is the reading of the serial number that is a printed character string of magnetic ink. In the sense of improving the reliability of accuracy, the vertical feed direction is used (see FIG. 5B). Then, both the central sensor 217 and the front end sensor 218 except for the right end sensor 215 and the left end sensor 216 are turned ON by the checks that are input and accumulated in the input unit 210 so as to be in the longitudinal feed direction. Therefore, it can be seen from the sensor output state whether or not a check that is the object of the current deposit process has been loaded and accumulated in the loading unit 210 in the vertical feed direction. That is, in step S360, it is determined whether or not the check processing feed direction (longitudinal feed direction) set by the mode switch 113 matches the feed direction determined by the sensor output in the loading unit 210. If the determination is affirmative, check conveyance is started as will be described later.

  On the other hand, if all the sensors except the front end sensor 218 are turned on, the feed direction based on the sensor output is the transverse feed direction, and the check processing feed direction (vertical feed direction) set by the mode switch 113 is Is different. In this case, a negative determination is made in step S360, and the control unit 150 displays that the check is not input / stacked according to the check processing feed direction (vertical feed direction) set by the mode switch 113. (Step S370), and once again returns to step S330. That is, while the check is being deposited (determination in step S110 in FIG. 9), since the conveyance direction of the check to be processed is the lateral feed direction, the clerk is informed to correct the check input and accumulation, It waits for the insertion and accumulation of bills again in the correct direction (vertical feed direction) by the staff. If the deposit processing target is a check but the clerk inputs / stacks the banknotes in the vertical direction so that they are erroneously fed in the vertical direction, an affirmative determination is made in step S360. In steps S410 to S430, the same processing as in the case of banknote processing is performed. In addition, when the attendant operates the mode change switch 113 to switch from the check processing to the banknote processing by the notification in step S370, as described above, the operation of the mode change switch 113 is used as a trigger from step S100. This process may be repeated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S360 that the check processing feed direction (vertical feed direction) set by the mode selector switch 113 matches the feed direction determined by the sensor output in the input unit 210, the current processing target Since a certain check can be transported in the planned longitudinal transport direction (vertical feed direction), the control unit 150 drives the first transport line 141 together with a feeding roller pair attached to the first transport line 141 in the longitudinal feed direction. The checks that have been thrown in and stacked are conveyed one by one from the bottom to the identification unit 130 (step S380). This one-by-one check conveyance is repeated each time reading by the sensor or determination of authenticity in the identification unit 130 after step S390 is completed.

  Even in the check processing, the control unit 150 obtains the above-described image data and serial number character data with the check unit as a reading target of the first sensor 131 and the second sensor 132 one by one ( Step S <b> 390), the image data about the paper sheets actually transported to the identification unit 130 (checks transported in the longitudinal feed or banknotes transported in the vertical transport) are stored in the storage unit 180. It collates with image data (step S400). As described above, the storage unit 180 stores, for example, image data of the surface pattern of a commercially available check and processing performed by the paper deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment for checks that are expected to be conveyed in the longitudinal direction. Since the image data of the surface pattern of the check that is scheduled to be stored is stored, the sheet actually conveyed to the identification unit 130 by the data collation in step S400 is a check that has been conveyed in the longitudinal direction. Or a bill that has been transported in the longitudinal direction by mistake or a check that cannot be handled. Therefore, the control unit 150 determines whether or not the paper sheet actually conveyed in the subsequent step S410 is a check to be processed by the mode switch 113, that is, set by the mode switch 113. A match / non-coincidence between the completed transport direction and the planned transport direction of the paper sheet (in this case, a check) actually transported to the identification unit 130 is determined.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S410, it means that the check for which the vertical feed conveyance direction is scheduled has been correctly conveyed, and if a negative determination is made, a banknote in which the horizontal feed conveyance direction is scheduled is erroneously in the vertical feed conveyance direction. It means that it was conveyed by. Therefore, if a negative determination is made in step S410, the control unit 150 erroneously conveys banknotes and unhandled checks in the longitudinal feed direction to the identification unit 130 even though the check processing is set by the mode switch 113. The display unit 111 is notified (step S420), the first transport line 141 is driven and controlled, and the transported paper sheets (in this case, banknotes and unhandled checks) are returned to the return unit 220 and the discharge unit 222. (Step S430). After returning, the process proceeds to step S330. As a result, the clerk recognizes that the banknote or the unhandled check has been mistakenly conveyed while performing the check deposit process (determination in step S110), so the handleable check is newly transferred to the input unit 210 in the longitudinal feed direction. It will be input and accumulated. In addition, by the notification in step S420, the attendant may operate the mode changeover switch 113 to switch from the check processing to the banknote processing. In this case, the operation of the mode changeover switch 113 is used as a trigger from step S100. This process may be repeated.

  If an affirmative determination is made in step S410, the check (handled check) that is the object of the current process (payment / withdrawal) has been correctly conveyed in the vertical feed conveyance direction, and the determination process for this check is executed ( Step S440). This check determination process is obtained from other sensors in addition to the image data acquired by the first sensor 131 and the serial number character data acquired by the second sensor 132 by magnetic reading of serial numbers aligned in the longitudinal feed direction. Based on sensor output. In this case, the serial numbers are read by the second sensor 132 in the order of the serial numbers along the serial number characters. In the check determination process, the serial number obtained from the serial number character string data of the magnetic ink read by the second sensor 132 and the first sensor 131 are acquired in order to further improve the reading accuracy of the serial number. The serial number obtained from the image data is collated, and the collation result is used as an item for authenticity determination. In addition, the authenticity determination of the check after the verification of the serial number acquired from the second sensor 132 and the serial number file stored in another database (not shown), the amount of entry, and a comprehensive determination of normality / abnormality I decided to do it. In this case, the determination of the handleable / unavailable check performed in step S410 can also be performed by this determination process. Checks that cannot be handled include counterfeit checks as well as checks that are not scheduled to be handled by the paper deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100. In order to determine whether the check is normal or abnormal, the serial number obtained by analyzing the serial number data acquired from the second sensor 132 and the serial number obtained by analyzing the image data of the first sensor 131 can be compared. , A banknote that satisfies all of the plurality of authenticity determination items using other sensor outputs is determined to be normal, and a check that does not satisfy at least one item of the plurality of authenticity determination items (fake check, This includes determining that the serial number cannot be determined due to dirt or the like). That is, in this step S440, a normal check that is finally collected and stored in the cassette 104, a check that cannot be read due to damage or dirt even if it is a genuine check, or a counterfeit check Such as an abnormal check.

  In subsequent step S450, control unit 150 performs check conveyance according to the determination result in step S44. In other words, the control unit 150 drives and controls the first conveyance line 141 and the second conveyance line 142 for the check judged normal, conveys the check judged normal to the temporary storage cassette 120, and temporarily holds it in the cassette. To do. On the other hand, for checks that have been determined to be abnormal, unhandled checks, fake checks, and non-determinable checks drive and control the first conveyance line 141, and the abnormal determination check is returned to the return unit 220 of the paper sheet input head 200 or the discharge. Return to section 222.

  When the check is transported in this way, the control unit 150 determines whether or not the processing for all the checks that have been input and accumulated in the input unit 210 has been completed as shown in FIG. 12 (step S460). If completed, the process proceeds to step S380 in FIG. 11 to repeat the above process for a new check. As a result, the above-described determination, such as authenticity determination, is sequentially performed on all the checks input / collected in the input unit 210. Note that the end of the process is determined by the sensor output transition in the input unit 210 as described above.

  If it is determined in step S460 that the process is completed, the control unit 150 determines whether or not a check is rejected (returned to the abnormal check releasing unit 222) (step S470). The display unit 111 is notified of the count results of all checks processed in the determination process (step S480), and the process proceeds to step S280 in FIG. 10 to wait for button operations of the deposit confirmation button 115 and the deposit cancellation button 116 by the clerk. To do. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is a rejection in step S450, the count result of the check (specifically, a check other than the reject check) subjected to the determination process in the identification unit 130 and the fact that there was a rejection are notified to the display unit 111 ( Step S490), waiting for re-insertion into the input unit 210 for recounting rejected banknotes by the staff (step S500). If the attendant again inserts a reject check into the input unit 210 during this re-input standby, the control unit 150 repeats the processing from step S330 onward by sensor input in the input unit 210. When the clerk does not re-insert the rejected banknote (for example, after a predetermined time elapses), the control unit 150 shifts to standby operation of the deposit confirmation button 115 and the deposit cancellation button 116 by the clerk (step S280).

  When the deposit confirmation button 115 is operated by the clerk, the control unit 150 determines that the execution of the deposit process (in this case, the process for the check) is confirmed, and temporarily stores the check that has been temporarily stored in the temporary storage cassette 120. And is stored and collected in the cassette 104 (step S310), and this routine is terminated. Check conveyance / cassette storage performed upon receipt of the payment confirmation is performed as follows. First, the control unit 150 outputs drive signals to the feeding roller pair between the temporary storage cassette 120 and the second transport line 142, the second transport line 142, the first transport line 141, and the third transport line 143. A check is taken out from the temporary storage cassette 120 and banknotes are stored in the cassette 104. Such check conveyance / cassette storage is executed for all checks that are temporarily held in the temporary storage cassette 120. At this time, the control unit 150 refers to the sensor output of the temporary holding detection sensor 121 attached to the temporary storage cassette 120, detects the presence or absence of check storage in the cassette, and the completion of carry-out, and performs the above-described check conveyance / cassette storage. I do.

  On the other hand, when the deposit cancellation button 116 is operated by the clerk, the control unit 150 determines that the deposit processing cancellation is confirmed, and transports the check temporarily stored in the temporary storage cassette 120 from the temporary storage cassette 120 to the return unit 220. It returns (step S320), and this routine is completed. The check return performed upon receipt of the payment cancellation confirmation is the same as the banknote return described above.

  Next, a dispensing process for banknotes accumulated and stored in the cassettes 101 to 103 will be briefly described. When the banknotes stored in the cassette are withdrawn, the clerk sets the withdrawal amount from the numeric keypad (not shown), the banknote denomination and the number of sheets, and when these are set, the control unit 150 starts from the cassette corresponding to the set denomination. The bill is taken out and conveyed to the return unit 220. During this conveyance, the first conveyance line 141 and the third conveyance line 143 are driven and controlled so as to pass through the identification unit 130, and the identification unit 130 determines whether the first sensor 131 matches or does not match the set denomination. It is executed based on the analysis of the acquired image data. And about the banknote with which the money type corresponded, it is conveyed by the return part 220, and it withdraws, and the banknote with a money type mismatch is accommodated in the cassette 105 as a reject banknote.

  As described above, in the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the right end sensor 215, the left end sensor 216, and the center provided in the input unit 210 are accepted when accepting these paper sheets for banknote and check deposit processing. Depending on the sensor outputs of the sensor 217 and the front end sensor 218, the banking or check currently being received is determined for its transport direction (for banknotes, it is transported horizontally and for checks it is transported vertically). . And if it is banknote reception (payment process) based on this determination result, the image data which the 1st sensor 131 in the identification part 130 acquired by surface reading is used for various determination processes of a banknote, and check reception (payment process). ), The second sensor 132 of the identification unit 130 reads the character string data of the serial number printed on the check with magnetic ink along the character sequence, and uses the serial number character data for various checks. Use.

  As a result, according to the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 of the present embodiment, in the banknote reception in which a large amount of processing / reception time reduction is desired, the transport direction of the banknote is the lateral feed transport direction. In this way, when the sheet is loaded into the loading unit 210, the conveyance direction is determined, image data is acquired by the first sensor 131, and determination processing using this image data can be performed. On the other hand, in the case of a check reception where the reading accuracy of each character of the magnetic ink print character string such as the serial number is important, if the check is inserted into the input unit 210 such that the conveyance direction is the vertical feed conveyance direction, The conveyance direction is determined, data acquisition of the serial number character string is performed by the second sensor 132, and determination processing using the serial number character string data can be performed. Accordingly, banknotes and checks can be easily received and processed in accordance with requests for each type of paper sheets (mass processing / time reduction, reading accuracy emphasis). For this reason, it is possible to save the installation space of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100, and it is not necessary to carelessly increase the resolution of the magnetic sensor type second sensor 132, which is advantageous in terms of cost. Furthermore, since the paper money deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can accept and process banknotes and checks, it is not necessary to properly use the apparatus according to the paper sheets.

  Further, for checks that are scheduled to be conveyed longitudinally, they were obtained from the serial number obtained from the serial number character string data of the magnetic ink read by the second sensor 132 and the image data obtained by the first sensor 131. The serial number is collated (step S44), and the result of the collation is in a check authenticity determination or the like. For this reason, it is possible to further increase the accuracy of determination processing for checks conveyed in the longitudinal feed conveyance direction.

  Further, prior to processing, if the processing target is set to either banknote or check by the mode changeover switch 113 and banknote processing is performed by the switch operation, the conveyance direction (transverse feed direction) scheduled for the banknote and the input unit If the check direction is the same as or not matched with the transport direction in the state of being loaded / stacked on 210 (step S150), the transport direction (vertical feed direction) scheduled for the check and the load / stack on the input unit 210 It is determined whether the transport direction matches or does not match (step S360). When these transport directions match, transport from the input unit 210 is started. Therefore, it is preferable that banknotes and checks are not mistakenly conveyed in a conveyance direction different from the planned conveyance direction. In this case, if the transport directions do not match, the fact is notified (steps S160 and 370), and the clerk is encouraged to transport in the correct transport direction, that is, to be loaded into / stacked into the loading unit 210. It is quick and preferable.

  In addition, prior to the banknote / check determination process, the image data stored in advance for the banknote and the check is compared with the image data acquired by the first sensor 131 from the banknote / check actually conveyed to the identification unit 130. (Steps S190, 400), it is determined whether the conveyance direction set for the banknote or the check and the conveyance direction scheduled for the banknote or the check actually conveyed to the identification unit 130 are determined. (Steps S200 and 410). When the set transport direction matches the transport direction scheduled for the bill or check actually transported, a determination process is performed on the bill or check actually transported. If they do not match, notification / return to that effect is performed (steps S210 to 220, 420 to 430). Thus, for example, when a check is actually conveyed in the transverse feed direction despite being set in the transverse feed conveyance direction, the check is mistakenly set in the bill conveyance direction (transverse feed direction). It can detect that it has been thrown in. The same applies to the case where banknotes are actually conveyed in the vertical feed conveyance direction even though they are set in the vertical feed conveyance direction. Since such a situation is that an incorrect paper sheet has been input to the input unit 210, if there is such a paper sheet input defect, prompt notification and return of that fact, This is preferable because it makes it easier to collect the paper with insufficient input.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the loading unit 210 is configured so that bills can be loaded / stacked in the transverse feed direction and checks can be loaded / stacked in the vertical feed direction. From the sensor outputs of the right end sensor 215, the left end sensor 216, the center sensor 217, and the front end sensor 218 provided in the input unit 210, the input placement in the lateral feed conveyance direction and the input placement in the vertical feed conveyance direction are performed. Can be judged. Therefore, it is possible to avoid inadequate insertion of banknotes / checks in the wrong conveyance direction.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to above-described embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the summary, it is possible to implement in various aspects. For example, in the above embodiment, a check is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to other securities processing such as gift certificates and bills.

  In addition, the input unit 210 can be configured such that an input unit dedicated to paper sheets in the transverse feed conveyance direction and an input unit dedicated to paper sheets in the vertical feed conveyance direction are arranged vertically. For example, the feeding direction of the paper sheet to be processed at present can be determined depending on which of the feeding sections is loaded. Furthermore, banknotes and checks can be processed in a mixed manner with banknotes being fed horizontally and checks being vertically fed. To do this, you can do the following: In the determination of the transport target of the actually transported paper sheet in step S200, the type of the transported paper sheet (whether bill or check) and its transport direction (whether it is a transverse feed direction or a longitudinal feed direction) Is determined by the image data of the first sensor 131. And about a banknote, since it is not necessary to use the 2nd sensor 132 for determination of a money type, authenticity, etc., in addition to the case where it has been conveyed in the planned transverse feed direction, the banknote is mistakenly in the longitudinal feed direction. Even when the image is conveyed, the image data acquired by the first sensor 131 is used for the determination process. That is, although the conveyance direction is not correct in the vertical feeding conveyance, even if the processing time is vertical feeding, even if the processing time is somewhat longer, the banknote is determined without performing the new feeding and in the vertical feeding conveyance. For checks, if the amount entered is high, the reading accuracy of the serial number cannot be impaired. Therefore, if the check is transported horizontally by the image data of the first sensor 131, The number is returned to be processed, and the serial numbers are read in the order of the serial numbers along the serial number characters by the second sensor 132 only when the check is conveyed in the planned longitudinal feed direction. To do.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of printing of the serial number in a check, and the mode of reading by a magnetic sensor. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100 in an Example. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a paper sheet feeding head 200. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed schematically the injection | throwing-in part 210 seeing from the upper surface. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the paper sheet conveyance planned in the paper sheet depositing / withdrawing processing apparatus 100 of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the schematic structure of the identification part 130 by planar view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation part 110 in front view. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 100. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part about a banknote process among the processing content of the control part 150 which brings about operation of the paper money depositing / withdrawing processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part about the banknote process of the control part 150. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the first half part about a check process among the processing contents of the control part 150 which brings about operation of the paper money deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the second half part about the check bill process of the control part 150. FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Paper sheet deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus 101-105 ... Cassette 110 ... Operation part 111 ... Display part 112 ... Key switch 113 ... Mode change switch 114 ... Operation button group 115 ... Deposit confirmation button 116 ... Deposit cancel button 117 ... Count button 118 ... Reset button 120 ... Temporary storage cassette 121 ... Temporary hold detection sensor 130 ... Identification part 131 .. First sensor 132 ... second sensor 133 ... feed roller pair 138 ... sensor 141 ... first transport line 142 ... second transport line 143 ... third transport line 150 .. Control unit 160 ... Determination processing unit 165 ... Conveying direction determination unit 170 ... Verification / determination unit 180 ... Storage unit 200 ... Paper input head 210 ... Input unit 211 .. Loading window 212 ... Panel side frame 213 ... Projecting frame 214 ... Stopper piece 215 ... Right end sensor 21 ... left edge sensor 217 ... center sensor 218 ... front end sensor 220 ... return unit 222 ... emitting portion

Claims (6)

An apparatus for receiving paper sheets,
An input unit into which the paper sheets are input;
A transport unit that transports the sheets fed into the input unit one by one;
The direction of the paper sheet when the input paper sheet is transported by the transport unit is a horizontal direction in which the long side of the paper sheet is substantially orthogonal to the transport path formed by the transport unit. A transport direction determination unit that determines which of the feed transport direction and the longitudinal feed transport direction in which the long side of the paper sheet is in a state along the transport path;
A first sensor that reads the surface of the input paper sheet transported by the transport unit and acquires image data of the surface;
A magnetic sensing sensor that reads a pattern row in which a plurality of patterns printed with magnetic ink on the surface of the paper sheet are arranged along the long side of the paper sheet, and is transported by the transport unit. A second sensor that sequentially reads the pattern row of the paper sheets along a conveyance direction of the paper sheets, and acquires pattern data of the pattern row;
A determination processing unit that performs a determination process including type determination for the paper sheet, and if the determination result of the transport direction determination unit is the laterally transported transport direction, the image data acquired by the first sensor is When the determination result of the conveyance direction determination unit is used for the determination process and the vertical feeding conveyance direction is used, the determination processing unit uses the pattern data acquired by the second sensor for the determination process. . The paper sheet receiving apparatus according to claim 1,
The determination processing unit collates the pattern sequence obtained by analyzing and interpreting the pattern data with the pattern sequence obtained through the image analysis of the image data in the determination process when the vertical feeding conveyance direction is performed, A paper sheet accepting apparatus that uses the result of collation for the determination processing for the paper sheet that has been transported in the vertical feed transport direction. The paper sheet receiving apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The direction of the paper sheet, which is operated prior to the start of transport of the paper sheet and is transported by the transport unit, is set to one of the lateral feed transport direction and the vertical feed transport direction. Equipped with a transport direction setting operation section
The transport unit determines that the feeding direction is determined when the transport direction determined by the transport direction determination unit is based on the state of loading the paper into the input unit and the set transport direction of the paper sheet. Paper sheet accepting device that starts transporting paper sheets that have been put into the department. The paper sheet receiving apparatus according to claim 3,
Furthermore,
The paper sheet image data, which is image data sufficient to discriminate the cross-feed target paper sheets that are scheduled to be in the cross-feed direction, and the direction of the paper sheets A transport direction-specific data storage unit that stores longitudinally fed paper sheet image data that is image data sufficient for discrimination of the longitudinally fed target paper sheets that are scheduled to be in the longitudinally fed transport direction;
The image data acquired by the first sensor for the sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit because the set conveyance direction of the sheets and the conveyance direction determined by the conveyance direction determination unit coincide with each other. A collation unit for collating the image data stored in the orientation-specific data storage unit;
Based on the collation result of the collation unit, the transported paper sheet that determines whether the set transport direction of the paper sheet matches or does not match the planned transport direction of the paper sheet transported by the transport unit. A class determination unit;
When the transport paper sheet determination unit determines that the set transport direction of the paper sheet is not consistent with the transport direction planned for the paper sheet transported by the transport unit, the paper sheet A paper sheet accepting apparatus comprising: an input defect handling unit that performs at least one of notification of input defects and return conveyance of input paper sheets. A paper sheet receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The transport direction determination unit is disposed in the input unit,
The loading unit includes a paper sheet loading and placing device in which the direction of the paper sheet is the transverse feeding conveyance direction, and a paper sheet loading and loading device in which the direction of the paper sheet is the vertical feeding conveyance direction. A paper sheet receiving apparatus having a possible placement section. A method for accepting paper sheets,
When paper sheets are thrown in for transportation, the loaded paper sheets are transported one by one,
The transport direction of the transported paper sheet is a cross-feed transport direction in which the long sides of the paper sheet are substantially orthogonal to a transport path formed by a transport unit for transporting the paper sheet, and the paper Determine whether the long side of the leaf is in the longitudinal feed direction that is in a state along the transport path, based on the input state of the paper sheet,
The first sensor reads the surface of the loaded paper sheet that is transported to obtain image data of the surface,
The magnetic sensing sensor that reads a pattern row in which a plurality of patterns printed with magnetic ink on the surface of the input paper sheets are arranged along the long side of the paper sheets is transported by the transport unit. The pattern row for the input paper sheets is sequentially read along the conveyance direction of the paper sheets to obtain the pattern data of the pattern row,
If the determination result of the conveyance direction determination is the transverse feed conveyance direction, the image data acquired by the first sensor is used for determination processing including type determination for the paper sheet, and the determination result of the conveyance direction determination if There said longitudinal feed conveying direction, a method of accepting the paper sheet using the Patterns data acquired sensor before Symbol magnetic sensitive to the determination processing including the type determination of the paper sheet.

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