JP6463016B2 - Cash processing apparatus and cash processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus and a cash processing method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, cash processing apparatuses that deposit sales and withdraw change funds have been installed in distribution facilities and commercial facilities such as retail stores and supermarkets. As an example of a cash processing apparatus, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a cash processing apparatus having a metal bar storing function obtained by wrapping a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination in a bar shape is also known.

JP 2009-294711 A

  In the cash processing apparatus described above, the operator calculates the amount of withdrawal of the bar based on the number of withdrawals for each denomination, and subtracts the amount of withdrawal of the bar from the required amount of change reserve. Calculation of the withdrawal amount of coins or rose banknotes (rose cash) has been performed. However, it has been complicated for the operator to calculate the amount of withdrawal of the bar and to deduct the amount of withdrawal of the bar from the required amount of change reserve for the withdrawal of rose cash.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved system capable of reducing the labor of an operator regarding cash withdrawal considering a bar. The present invention provides a cash processing apparatus and a cash processing method.

In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, a cash storage unit that stores rose cash including at least one of coins and banknotes, and a bar that stores a bar metal that is a bundle of the coins. A storage unit, an operation unit for detecting an operation for inputting a withdrawal amount and a confirmation operation for the number of bar for each denomination, and a bar withdrawal amount corresponding to the number of bar for each denomination from the withdrawal amount The control unit for calculating the withdrawal amount of the loose cash from the cash storage unit, a display unit, and a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the bar in the bar storage unit, the control The cash processing apparatus is provided that causes the display unit to display the number of bars for each denomination determined to have been extracted from the bar metal storage unit based on a change in output from the sensor.

  The control unit controls an authentication process of an operator of the cash processing apparatus, and displays the number of metal bars for each denomination determined to be extracted from the bar metal storage unit after the authentication process on the display unit. Good.

  The control unit may change the number of bars for each denomination displayed on the display unit according to a correction operation for the number of bars for each denomination displayed on the display unit.

  The control unit may determine the number of withdrawals of the rose cash for each denomination so that the total amount of the rose cash corresponds to the withdrawal amount of the rose cash.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor of the operator regarding cash withdrawal considering a bar.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the cash processing apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the menu screen displayed on an operation display part. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of the payment amount input screen. It is explanatory drawing which showed the specific example of the bar number input screen. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the change payment performed with the cash processing apparatus by 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the cash processing apparatus by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the structure of the bar metal accommodation drawer. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the change payment performed with the cash processing apparatus by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.

<0. Introduction>
Embodiments of the present invention are applied to cash processing apparatuses installed in distribution facilities and commercial facilities such as retail stores and supermarkets. The cash processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes, for example, a change dispensing for dispensing a bar, which is a bundle of coins obtained by wrapping banknotes, coins, and coins as a change reserve used at a cash register, and a cash register. It is possible to execute processing such as sales deposits for depositing banknotes and coins collected from. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the cash processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail. In the following, there are cases in which loose banknotes not bundled are referred to as rose banknotes, unwrapped rose coins are referred to as rose coins, and rose banknotes and rose coins are collectively referred to as rose cash.

<1. First Embodiment>
(1-1. Configuration of cash processing apparatus)
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a bill insertion slot 101, a bill temporary storage unit 103, a bill discrimination unit 105, a ten thousand bill cassette 107, a five thousand bill cassette 109, Thousand-ticket cassette 111, collection cassette 113, reject unit 115, coin slot 117, coin discrimination unit 119, coin temporary storage unit 121, coin return unit 123, withdrawal hopper 125, and coin collection box 127, a coin dispensing box 129, a card reader unit 131, an operation display unit 133, a bar payment unit 140, and a control unit 150.

  The bill insertion slot 101 is an insertion slot into which a bill to be deposited into the cash processing apparatus 1 is inserted. Moreover, the banknote insertion slot 101 is also a banknote payment slot, and was rejected as not normal by the banknote returned from the banknote insertion slot 101 by canceling the sales deposit, the banknote to be withdrawn, and the banknote discrimination unit 105. Banknotes are withdrawn.

  In the banknote temporary storage part 103, a banknote is temporarily accumulate | stored at the time of depositing counting and sales money preparation. Moreover, the banknote discrimination part 105 discriminate | determines by using various sensors whether the inserted banknote is a normal banknote.

  The 10,000 ticket cassette 107, the five thousand ticket cassette 109, and the thousand ticket cassette 111 are cash storage units that store ten thousand, five thousand, and thousand bill banknotes, respectively. Specifically, various banknotes in a loose state are stored as change reserves in the 10,000 ticket cassette 107, the five thousand ticket cassette 109, and the thousand ticket cassette 111 (each banknote cassette). Each banknote cassette stores various banknotes received as sales and identified as normal by the banknote discrimination unit 105. Furthermore, at the time of change dispensing, various banknotes are withdrawn from each banknote cassette.

  The collection cassette 113 is a cassette for sales collection. Specifically, banknotes moved from each banknote cassette are stored in the collection cassette 113 as sales at the time of settlement.

  In the reject unit 115, banknotes identified as not normal banknotes by the banknote discrimination unit 105, that is, rejected banknotes are accumulated. Specifically, in the reject unit 115, the banknotes rejected by the banknote discriminating unit 105 in the process of transporting banknotes from the banknote temporary storage unit 103 to each banknote cassette at the time of sales and payment, and the process of making a change withdrawal from each banknote cassette Thus, the banknotes rejected by the banknote discriminating unit 105, the banknotes rejected by the banknote discriminating unit 105 in the process of transporting banknotes from each banknote cassette to the collection cassette 113 at the time of settlement, and the like are accumulated.

  The coin slot 117 is an opening into which coins are inserted. Moreover, the coin discriminating unit 119 discriminates whether or not the inserted coin is a normal coin by using various sensors. Furthermore, coins are temporarily accumulated in the coin temporary storage unit 121 at the time of depositing and settlement.

  The coin return unit 123 is a coin return port and returns coins that have been counted and coins that have been cancelled. Also, the withdrawal hopper 125 (cash storage unit) stores various coins inserted by sales deposit, and various coins are withdrawn from the withdrawal hopper 125 at the time of withdrawal.

  The coin collection box 127 is a cassette for collecting sales. Specifically, coins moved from the withdrawal hopper 125 at the time of settlement are stored in the coin collection box 127 as sales proceeds. The coin dispensing box 129 is a coin dispensing port for dispensing coins at the time of change dispensing.

  The card reader unit 131 reads information written on a cash register card or ID card. As information written in a cash register card, an ID card, etc., for example, information for identifying an operator who uses the card, and information indicating the types of transactions permitted are listed. When the information read from the card reader unit 131 matches the information registered in advance, the use of the cash processing apparatus 1 is permitted by the control unit 150. In addition to the card reader unit 131 or in place of the card reader unit 131, the cash processing apparatus 1 may include a fingerprint recognition unit that performs fingerprint recognition, or a personal identification number input unit that receives input of a personal identification number. .

  The operation display unit 133 includes a function as an operation unit that detects an operator operation and a function as a display unit that displays various screens. The function as the display unit is realized by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Moreover, the function as an operation part is implement | achieved by the touch panel, for example. The functions of the display unit and the operation unit may be configured separately.

  The bar payment unit 140 is configured to withdraw a bar in a change payment, and specifically includes a bar discharge port 142, a bar tray 143, and a bar hopper 145. The bar metal tray 143 is a bar metal storage unit for storing bar metal. The bar hopper 145 is a bar metal transport unit that receives the bar fed from the bar metal tray 143 and moves to the bar metal outlet 142 under the control of the control unit 150. The operator can take out the bar from the bar hopper 145 that has moved to the bar outlet 142.

  The control unit 150 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that is an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs used by the CPU, calculation parameters, and the like, a program used in the execution of the CPU, and changes appropriately in the execution thereof. A RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters and the like, and a data storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) device that stores data and the like.

  The control unit 150 controls the overall operation of the cash processing apparatus 1. For example, the control unit 150 according to the present embodiment displays a menu screen for the operator to select a desired process on the operation display unit 133 after authentication by a cash register card or an ID card, and is selected by the operator on the menu screen. Control the processing. Hereinafter, a specific example of the menu screen will be described with reference to FIG. 2, and an outline of each process realized by the control of the control unit 150 will be described.

(1-2. Various processes performed by cash processing device)
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a specific example of the menu screen 40 displayed on the operation display unit 133. As shown in FIG. 2, the menu screen 40 includes a “01: change payment” button, a “02: sales deposit” button, a “03: count” button, a “04: replenishment” button, and a “05: checkout”. A selection button associated with a process that can be executed by the cash processing apparatus 1, such as a button, a “06: sales collection” button, and a “07: review” button. The operator can cause the cash processing apparatus 1 to execute a desired process by selecting a selection button from the menu screen 40. Among the above processes, since change dispensing is particularly relevant to the present embodiment, an outline of processes other than change dispensing will be described below, and then change dispensing will be described in detail.

-Sales deposit The sales deposit is a process for storing banknotes and coins collected from the cash register in the banknote cassette and the withdrawal hopper 125. For example, when the operator selects a “02: deposit / sales” button on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 opens the shutters of the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117 to deposit the bill and coins. A guidance screen is displayed on the operation display unit 133. Thereafter, the control unit 150 counts the bills and coins inserted from the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117. Here, banknotes determined to be normal by the banknote discriminating unit 105 are accumulated in the banknote temporary holding unit 103, and coins determined to be normal by the coin discriminating unit 119 are accumulated in the coin temporary holding unit 121. Moreover, the banknote rejected by the banknote discrimination part 105 is returned from the banknote insertion slot 101, and the coin rejected by the coin discrimination part 119 is returned from the coin return part 123.

  Further, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the total deposit amount obtained by counting. When the operator confirms the total deposit amount, the banknote is transported from the banknote temporary storage unit 103 to the banknote cassette, and the banknote cassette stores the banknote. Similarly, a coin is conveyed from the coin temporary storage part 121 to the withdrawal hopper 125, and the withdrawal hopper 125 stores the coin. In addition, when sales (amount in which the total deposit amount exceeds the total withdrawal amount) are generated at the time of storing bills and coins, expensive bills are preferentially stored in the collection cassette 113.

-Counting Counting is a process of returning banknotes and coins after counting the inserted banknotes and coins. For example, when the “03: Count” button is selected by the operator on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 opens the shutters of the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117 to guide the insertion of bills and coins. The screen is displayed on the operation display unit 133. Thereafter, the control unit 150 counts the bills and coins inserted from the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117. Here, banknotes determined to be normal by the banknote discriminating unit 105 are accumulated in the banknote temporary holding unit 103, and coins determined to be normal by the coin discriminating unit 119 are accumulated in the coin temporary holding unit 121. Moreover, the banknote rejected by the banknote discrimination part 105 is returned from the banknote insertion slot 101, and the coin rejected by the coin discrimination part 119 is returned from the coin return part 123.

  Further, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the total deposit amount obtained by counting. When the operator confirms the total deposit amount, the banknote in the banknote temporary storage unit 103 is returned from the banknote insertion slot 101, and the coin in the coin temporary storage unit 121 is returned from the coin return unit 123.

-Replenishment Replenishment is a process for replenishing banknote cassettes and coin hoppers 125 with banknotes and coins for change. For example, when the “04: replenishment” button is selected by the operator on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 opens the shutters of the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117 to guide the insertion of bills and coins. The screen is displayed on the operation display unit 133. When banknotes and coins are inserted into the banknote insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117, the control unit 150 performs control for storing the inserted banknotes and coins in the banknote cassette and the dispensing hopper 125.

-Settlement Aggregation Settlement aggregation is a process of calculating the amount of sales (total deposits-total withdrawals) by totaling the withdrawals and deposit transactions so far. For example, when the operator selects the “05: settlement totaling” button on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 calculates the difference between the sales amount and the banknote amount already stored in the collection cassette 113 as the sales movement amount. And the control part 150 gives priority to the banknote of a high-price ticket, moves it from the banknote cassette to the collection cassette 113, moves the coin from the withdrawal hopper 125 to the coin collection box 127, and performs control for creating sales. .

-Sales collection Sales collection is a process for enabling an operator to collect sales. For example, when the “06: Sales collection” button is selected by the operator on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 unlocks the door of the cash processing apparatus 1 and displays an instruction for detachment of the collection cassette 113 on the operation display unit 133. Let The processing is completed when the collection cassette 113 is detached, the sales proceeds are collected by the operator, and the empty collection cassette 113 is set. The operator deposits the collected sales money into a financial institution, for example.

-Scrutiny Scrutiny is a process for confirming the amount of money in the cash processing apparatus 1. For example, when the “07: scrutinize” button is selected by the operator on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 unlocks the door of the cash processing apparatus 1, removes banknotes from the banknote cassette, and from the withdrawal hopper 125. A screen for guiding the coins to be taken out is displayed on the operation display unit 133. After that, when the operator takes out banknotes and coins and the door of the cash processing apparatus 1 is closed, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display a screen for guiding the insertion of banknotes and coins.

  Thereafter, the control unit 150 counts the bills and coins inserted from the bill insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot 117. Here, banknotes determined to be normal by the banknote discriminating unit 105 are accumulated in the banknote temporary holding unit 103, and coins determined to be normal by the coin discriminating unit 119 are accumulated in the coin temporary holding unit 121. Moreover, the banknote rejected by the banknote discrimination part 105 is returned from the banknote insertion slot 101, and the coin rejected by the coin discrimination part 119 is returned from the coin return part 123.

  Furthermore, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the total amount obtained by counting. When the total amount is confirmed by the operator, the banknote is transported from the banknote temporary storage unit 103 to the banknote cassette, and the banknote cassette stores the banknote. Similarly, a coin is conveyed from the coin temporary storage part 121 to the withdrawal hopper 125, and the withdrawal hopper 125 stores the coin.

-Supplementary Note that the cash processing apparatus 1 may be operated off-line or may be operated on-line in cooperation with a host server such as a store accounting system. When the cash processing apparatus 1 is operated online, the cash processing apparatus 1 transmits a result of each process as a message to a host server connected via a LAN or the like.

  Moreover, since the cash processing apparatus 1 supports many processes, if the selection button corresponding to all the processes is arranged on one or more menu screens 40, the operator searches for a selection button corresponding to a desired process. It takes time and effort. Therefore, the control unit 150 may change the configuration of the menu screen 40 according to the authority of the operator specified from the information read by the card reader unit 131. For example, when the menu screen 40 is composed of a plurality of screens, the control unit 150 may arrange a selection button for a process with a high selection frequency by the operator on a screen that is first displayed among the plurality of screens. Alternatively, when the operator has only authority to perform a part of the processing, the control unit 150 may enlarge and display a selection button corresponding to the processing for which the operator has authority. With this configuration, the visibility and operability of the menu screen 40 can be improved.

  Moreover, when the door of the cash processing apparatus 1 is opened while the power of the cash processing apparatus 1 is OFF, the cash processing apparatus 1 may warn with a pop-up screen or a buzzer that an unauthorized operation has been performed. With this configuration, the security of the cash processing apparatus 1 is improved.

(1-3. Change withdrawal process)
The change withdrawal is a process for withdrawing a change reserve from each banknote cassette and the withdrawal hopper 125. For example, when the “01: change payment” button is selected by the operator on the menu screen 40, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display a withdrawal amount input screen for the operator to input the withdrawal amount. . Here, a specific example of the withdrawal amount input screen will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a specific example of the withdrawal amount input screen 50A. As shown in FIG. 3, the withdrawal amount input screen 50A includes an input button 51A for the operator to input the withdrawal amount (a button for the operation display unit 133 to detect an input operation of the withdrawal amount), It includes a withdrawal amount display area 52A in which the withdrawal amount input by the operator is displayed, a confirmation button 53A, and a bar selection button 54A. Here, the withdrawal amount is the total amount of change reserve including rose cash and bar.

  When the confirmation button 53A is selected on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, the cash processing apparatus 1 withdraws the cash of the withdrawal amount that is input by the operator and displayed in the withdrawal amount display area 52A.

  In addition, the combination pattern of the number of coins and banknotes for each denomination may be prepared for each withdrawal amount, and in this case, the control unit 150 is prepared in advance for the withdrawal amount input by the operator. Depending on the combination pattern, the number of rose coins and rose bills of each denomination may be determined. Alternatively, a rule for determining the number of coins and banknotes of each denomination may be prepared. In this case, the control unit 150 determines the number of withdrawals of each denomination according to a rule prepared in advance. May be. For example, the rule may define the ratio of the number of withdrawals of each denomination or may define the minimum number of withdrawals of each denomination. Alternatively, the operator may explicitly specify the number of withdrawals for each denomination.

  On the other hand, when the bar selection button 54A is selected on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the bar amount input screen 50B shown in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the bar number input screen 50B. As shown in FIG. 4, the bar amount input screen 50 </ b> B includes an input button 51 </ b> B for the operator to input the number of bar bars to be withdrawn for each denomination, and a bar for each denomination input by the operator. A bar number display area 52B for displaying the number, a confirmation button 53B, and a bar money withdrawal amount display area 56 are included.

  The control unit 150 calculates a bar money withdrawal amount corresponding to the bar amount of each denomination input by the operator and displayed in the bar amount display area 52B. In the bar money withdrawal amount display area 56, The amount of money withdrawn from the bar calculated by the control unit 150 is displayed.

  When the confirmation button 53B is selected on the bar amount input screen 50B, that is, when the confirmation operation of the bar amount is detected by the operation display unit 133, the cash processing apparatus 1 is input on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A. Withdrawal amount of cash including the amount of bar money entered on the bar amount input screen 50B is withdrawn.

  For this purpose, the control unit 150 calculates the withdrawal amount of the loose cash by subtracting the withdrawal amount of the bar from the withdrawal amount input on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A. Then, the control unit 150 controls the withdrawal of the calculated amount of withdrawal cash and the amount of bar money input on the bar amount input screen 50B.

  According to such a configuration, the withdrawal amount of the rose cash is automatically calculated without the operator performing the calculation of the amount of withdrawal of the bar and the subtraction of the amount of withdrawal of the bar from the amount of withdrawal. Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the operator regarding cash withdrawal considering the bar.

  In addition, the combination pattern of the number of coins and banknotes for each denomination may be prepared for each withdrawal amount of rose cash. In this case, the control unit 150 prepares in advance for the withdrawal amount input by the operator. The number of withdrawals of rose coins and bills of each denomination may be determined in accordance with the combination pattern. Alternatively, a rule for determining the number of coins and banknotes of each denomination may be prepared. In this case, the control unit 150 determines the number of withdrawals of each denomination according to a rule prepared in advance. May be. For example, the above rule may prescribe the ratio of the number of rose cash withdrawals of each denomination, or may prescribe the minimum number of rose cash withdrawals of each denomination. Good. Alternatively, the operator may explicitly specify the number of withdrawals for each denomination.

  In the above description, an example is described in which the withdrawal is started after the confirmation button 53B is selected on the bar amount input screen 50B. However, the control unit 150 selects the confirmation button 53B on the bar amount input screen 50B. In such a case, a confirmation screen including a display of the withdrawal amount of rose cash may be displayed on the operation display unit 133. In this case, the control unit 150 may start the withdrawal control of the bar and the cash after the confirmation operation is performed by the operator on the confirmation screen.

  Further, in the above description, an example in which the withdrawal amount input screen 50A and the bar amount input screen 50B are displayed as separate screens has been described. However, the control unit 150 displays the withdrawal amount input and the amount of bar amount on one screen. The operation display unit 133 may display a display screen that can be used in the above.

(1-4. Operation of cash processing apparatus)
Heretofore, the configuration and various processes of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment have been described. Then, with reference to FIG. 5, the flow of the change payment performed by the cash processing apparatus 1 by this embodiment is arranged.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of change dispensing performed by the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. First, when the “01: change payment” button is selected on the menu screen 40, the operation display unit 133 displays the withdrawal amount input screen 50 </ b> A described with reference to FIG. 3 based on the control from the control unit 150. It is displayed (S204). When the operation display unit 133 detects an input operation of the withdrawal amount by the operator, the withdrawal amount input by the operator is displayed in the withdrawal amount display area 52A (S208).

  Thereafter, when the confirmation button 53A is selected by the operator on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A (S212 / confirmation button), the cash processing apparatus 1 uses the cash amount of the withdrawal amount displayed in the withdrawal amount display area 52A. Withdraw money (S216).

  On the other hand, when the bar selection button 54A is selected by the operator on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A (S212 / bar selection button), the operation display unit 133 refers to FIG. 4 based on the control from the control unit 150. The bar number input screen 50B described above is displayed (S220). When the operation display unit 133 detects an input operation of the number of bar by the operator, the number of bar for each denomination input by the operator is displayed in the bar number display area 52B (S224).

  Thereafter, when the confirmation button 53B is selected by the operator on the bar amount input screen 50B (S228), the control unit 150 subtracts the bar money withdrawal amount from the withdrawal amount input on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A. Accordingly, the withdrawal amount of the rose cash is calculated (S232). Then, the control unit 150 controls the withdrawal of the cash amount of the withdrawal amount calculated in S232 and the amount of bar money input on the bar amount input screen 50B (S236). Note that the withdrawal of the rose cash and the bar may be performed simultaneously, or one of them may be performed first.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, even if the operator does not perform calculation of the amount of withdrawal of the bar money and subtraction of the amount of withdrawal of the bar money from the amount of withdrawal, Since the amount of money to be withdrawn is automatically calculated, it is possible to reduce the trouble of the operator regarding the withdrawal including the bar.

<2. Second Embodiment>
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. According to the second embodiment of the present invention, withdrawing can be performed without an operation of inputting the number of bars by the operator, so that the operator's labor relating to withdrawal including the bar is further reduced, and the operator's work efficiency is improved. Is expected to do. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the cash processing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be sequentially described in detail.

(2-1. Configuration of cash processing device)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the cash processing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the cash processing apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment includes a bill insertion slot 101, a bill temporary storage unit 103, a bill discrimination unit 105, a ten thousand bill cassette 107, a five thousand bill cassette 109, Thousand-ticket cassette 111, collection cassette 113, reject unit 115, coin slot 117, coin discrimination unit 119, coin temporary storage unit 121, coin return unit 123, withdrawal hopper 125, and coin collection box 127, a coin dispensing box 129, a card reader unit 131, an operation display unit 133, a control unit 152, and a bar management unit 160. Since the configuration other than the control unit 152 and the bar management unit 160 is substantially the same as the configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted here. In addition, since processings such as sales receipts, counting, replenishment, settlement aggregation, sales collection and scrutiny performed by the cash processing apparatus 2 are substantially the same as the processes of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, The detailed description in is omitted.

  The bar management unit 160 is configured to manage the bar and is connected to the main body of the cash processing apparatus 2 through a wire 170. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the bar metal management unit 160 and the cash processing apparatus 2 main body are connected by a wire 170, the bar metal management unit 160 and the cash processing apparatus 2 main body may be connected wirelessly. Good.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the bar metal management unit 160 includes a plurality of bar metal storage drawers 162 </ b> A to 162 </ b> D. Each of the bar metal storage drawers 162 is a bar metal storage unit that stores a bar metal, and is configured to be able to be pulled out from the bar metal management unit 160. Further, each bar metal storage drawer 162 may be locked or unlocked with respect to the housing of the bar metal management unit 160 based on an instruction from the control unit 152. Hereinafter, the configuration of the bar storage drawer 162 will be described more specifically with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of the bar metal storage drawer 162. As shown in FIG. 7, the bar metal storage drawer 162 is formed with a row of bar metal storage spaces along the width direction of the bar metal storage drawer 162. Further, the row of the bar metal storage spaces is shown in FIG. A plurality of bar metal storage drawers 162 are formed along the pull-out direction indicated by arrows. By storing the bar P in each of the bar storage spaces, the bar P is arranged in a matrix in the bar storage drawer 162 as shown in FIG. When the bar metal storage drawer 162 is pulled out of the housing of the bar metal management unit 160 by the operator, the operator can pull out the bar metal P from the bar metal storage drawer 162.

  The bar metal storage drawer 162 has a bar metal detection board 164 for detecting the presence or absence of the bar metal. For example, the bar metal detection board 164 is provided along each row of the bar metal storage spaces formed in the width direction of the bar metal storage drawer 162, and the presence or absence of the bar metal P in each bar metal storage space of the corresponding row. It functions as a sensor to detect. The detection result of the bar metal P by the bar metal detection board 164 is output to the control unit 152 via the wire 170. Although FIG. 7 shows an example in which the bar metal detection substrate 164 functioning as a sensor is disposed on the side surface of the bar metal P, the present embodiment is not limited to such an example. For example, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the bar P may be provided at the bottom of each bar storage space.

  Similar to the control unit 150 described in the first embodiment, the control unit 152 is a function realized by the cooperation of hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM and a program, and the overall operation of the cash processing apparatus 2. To control.

  For example, the control unit 152 displays the menu screen 40 described with reference to FIG. 2 on the operation display unit 133 when the authentication by the cash register card or the ID card is completed. When the “01: change withdrawal” button is selected on the menu screen 40, the control unit 152 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the withdrawal amount input screen 50A described with reference to FIG. Furthermore, the control unit 152 according to the present embodiment unlocks the bar storage drawer 162 to the bar management unit 160 via the wire 170 when the “01: change payment” button is selected on the menu screen 40. Instruct. As a result, the operator can pull out the bar storage drawer 162 from the bar management unit 160 and extract the bar stored in the bar storage drawer 162.

  When the bar selection button 54A is selected on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, the control unit 152 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the bar amount input screen 50B shown in FIG. At this time, the control unit 152 determines the number of metal bars extracted from the metal bar storage drawer 162 for each denomination based on the change in the output from the bar metal detection board 164, and determines each denomination determined to have been extracted. Are automatically input to the bar number display area 52B.

  For example, the control unit 152 is stored in the bar metal storage drawer 162 before unlocking the bar metal storage drawer 162 based on the detection result of the bar metal output from the bar metal detection board 164 before the bar metal storage drawer 162 is unlocked. Memorize the number of bars for each denomination. And the control part 152 memorize | stores the number of metal bars for every denomination of the bar metal storage drawer 162 after unlocking based on the detection result of the bar metal output from the bar metal detection board 164 after unlocking, before unlocking The difference between the number of bars for each denomination and the number of bars for each denomination after unlocking is specified as the number of bars for each denomination extracted from the bar storage drawer 162. Furthermore, the control unit 152 automatically inputs the number of bars for each denomination specified above in the bar number display area 52B. Thereafter, when the confirmation button 53B is selected on the bar amount input screen 50B, the cash processing apparatus 2 determines the difference corresponding to the difference between the withdrawal amount input on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A and the amount of withdrawal of the bar amount. Withdraw cash.

  In the above description, it has been described that the “01: change payment” button is selected on the menu screen 40 as a trigger for the control unit 152 to instruct the unlocking of the bar storage drawer 162. It is not limited to. For example, the control unit 152 is triggered by completion of the authentication process, selection of the bar selection button 54A on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, or an explicit unlocking operation by the operator. The unlocking of the bar metal storage drawer 162 may be instructed. Further, when the bar selection button 54A is selected on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, the control unit 152 may cause the operation display unit 133 to display a screen for guiding the withdrawal of the bar from the bar storage drawer 162. Good.

  As described above, in the second embodiment of the present invention, since the withdrawal can be performed without an operation of inputting the number of bar by the operator, the labor of the operator regarding the withdrawal including the bar is further reduced, and the operator's work Efficiency can be improved.

(2-2. Operation of cash processing device)
The configuration of the cash processing apparatus 2 according to this embodiment has been described above. Then, with reference to FIG. 8, the flow of the change payment performed from the cash processing apparatus 2 by this embodiment is arranged.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of change dispensing performed by the cash processing apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment. First, when the “01: change payment” button is selected on the menu screen 40, the control unit 152 instructs the unlocking of the bar storage drawer 162 (S304), and the operation display unit 133 is referred to FIG. The withdrawal amount input screen 50A described above is displayed (S308). When the operation display unit 133 detects an input operation of the withdrawal amount by the operator, the withdrawal amount input by the operator is displayed in the withdrawal amount display area 52A (S312).

  Thereafter, when the confirmation button 53A is selected by the operator on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A (S316 / confirmation button), the cash processing apparatus 2 uses the cash amount of the withdrawal amount displayed in the withdrawal amount display area 52A. Withdraw money (S340).

  On the other hand, when the bar selection button 54A is selected by the operator on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A (S316 / bar selection button), the operation display unit 133 refers to FIG. 4 based on the control from the control unit 152. The bar number input screen 50B described above is displayed (S320). Here, when the bar has been extracted from the bar storage drawer 162 by the operator, the control unit 152 determines the number of denominations determined to have been extracted in the bar number display area 52B of the bar number input screen 50B. Automatically enter the number of bars.

  After that, when the operator performs a correction operation on the number of bars before selecting the confirmation button 53B, the number of bars after correction is displayed in the bar number display area 52B (S324 / no, S328). ). When the confirmation button 53B is selected by the operator (S332), the control unit 152 subtracts the amount of withdrawal from the withdrawal amount input on the withdrawal amount input screen 50A, thereby giving out the cash out. A gold amount is calculated (S336). And the control part 152 controls the withdrawal of the rose cash of the withdrawal amount calculated by S336 (S340).

<3. Conclusion>
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even if the operator does not perform the calculation of the amount of withdrawal of the bar money and the subtraction of the amount of withdrawal of the bar money from the amount of withdrawal, Is automatically calculated. Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor of the operator regarding cash withdrawal considering the bar.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above description, the example of automatically calculating the withdrawal amount of rose cash in a change withdrawal scene has been described, but the automatic calculation of the withdrawal amount of rose cash can be applied to other scenes as well. For example, also in the delivery withdrawal for withdrawing delivery to the security company, the control unit 150 corresponds to the number of bars for each denomination entered by the operator from the withdrawal amount entered by the operator. By subtracting the amount of bar money to be withdrawn, the amount of withdrawal of rose cash may be automatically calculated.

  Moreover, it is not necessary to process each step in the processing of the cash processing apparatuses 1 and 2 in this specification in chronological order according to the order described as a flowchart. For example, each step in the processing of the cash processing apparatuses 1 and 2 may be processed in an order different from the order described as the flowchart, or may be processed in parallel.

  In addition, it is possible to create a computer program for causing hardware such as the CPU, ROM, and RAM incorporated in the cash processing apparatuses 1 and 2 to perform the same functions as the components of the cash processing apparatuses 1 and 2 described above. . A storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.

1, 2 Cash processing device 2 Cash processing device 101 Banknote insertion slot 103 Banknote temporary holding unit 105 Banknote discrimination unit 1.07 million ticket cassette 109 Five thousand ticket cassette 111 Thousand cassette 113 Recovery cassette 115 Rejection unit 117 Coin insertion port 119 Coin discrimination unit 121 Coin temporary storage unit 123 Coin return unit 125 Drawer hopper 127 Coin collection box 129 Coin dispensing box 131 Card reader unit 133 Operation display unit 140 Bar payment unit 142 Bar metal withdrawal port 143 Bar metal tray 145 Bar metal hopper 150 , 152 Control unit 160 Bar metal management unit 162 Bar metal storage drawer 164 Bar metal detection board 170 Wired

Claims (4)

A cash storage unit for storing rose cash including at least one of coins and banknotes;
A bar metal storage section for storing a bar metal which is a bundle of coins;
An operation unit that detects an input operation of the withdrawal amount and a confirmation operation of the number of bars for each denomination,
A control unit that calculates a withdrawal amount of the rose cash from the cash storage unit by subtracting a withdrawal amount corresponding to the number of bars for each denomination from the withdrawal amount;
A display unit;
A sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the bar in the bar storage unit;
The said control part is a cash processing apparatus which displays on the said display part the bar | burr number for every denomination determined with having been extracted from the said bar | burr storage part based on the change of the output from the said sensor. Wherein the control unit is configured to control an authentication process operator cash processing apparatus to display a coin number for each of the denominations which is determined after the authentication process has been removed from the coin-roll storing portion on the display unit, wherein Item 2. A cash processing apparatus according to Item 1 . Wherein, in response to the display unit to the displayed coin number of correction operation for each of the denominations to change the coin number for each of the denominations to be displayed on the display unit, according to claim 2 Cash processing equipment. Wherein the control unit, the number of dispensed banknotes of the roses cash each denomination, the total amount of the roses cash is determined so as to correspond to the dispensing amount of the rose cash, any one of the preceding claims The cash processing apparatus as described in.

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