JP6827313B2 - Money processing machine and money processing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money processing machine that processes money such as banknotes and coins, and a money processing system including such a money processing machine.

In stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, coin change machines are installed at checkout counters in the front area where product shelves are installed, and cashiers are installed in backyard areas such as cashier rooms where customers cannot enter. It has become so. Here, the money change machine installed at the checkout counter in the front area can deposit money handed to the clerk by the customer in exchange for the product, and can also withdraw money as change. It has become. In addition, the cashier installed in the backyard area processes the deposit of money as sales proceeds collected from the money change machine, and also processes the withdrawal of money as change supplement to be replenished to the money change machine. Is supposed to do. As a money processing system (valuable medium processing system) in which a money change machine is installed in the front area and a cashier is installed in the backyard area, for example, those disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like have been conventionally known. There is.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-38834

Since the money processing system (valuable medium processing system) disclosed in Patent Document 1 requires a space for installing a cashier in the backyard area, a cashier is installed in a store having a small backyard area. There was a problem that it could not be done.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and when it is installed in the front area, it is used as a coin change machine installed in the conventional front area and installed in the conventional backyard area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money processing machine and a money processing system that can be used as a cashier.

The money processing machine of the present invention is a money processing machine that pays out money as change associated with a transaction, and has an input unit for inputting money associated with the transaction from the outside to the inside of the housing , and stored money. A storage feeding unit capable of paying out money, a cassette mounting part on which a money storage cassette capable of paying out stored money is detachably mounted, a collecting unit for storing money collected as sales of a store, and the above. Money is delivered from the coin storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion and sent to the storage feeding section or the collecting section, or money is fed out from the storage feeding section and the money is stored mounted on the cassette mounting section. It is set which of the first process of sending to the cassette and the second process of sending the money put into the inside of the housing by the throwing section to the storage feeding section or the collecting section with priority. It is characterized by having a first setting means .

According to such a money processing machine, since a collection unit for storing money collected as sales proceeds of a store is provided, when it is installed in the front area, the money change installed in the conventional front area is provided. In addition to being used as a machine, it can also be used as a cashier installed in the conventional backyard area.

In this case, if one of the first process and the second process is set to be preferentially performed by the first setting means, the process is not set to be preferentially performed. It may be possible to interrupt a process that is set to be performed with priority while the process is being performed.

Further, the second process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined deposit process sent from the outside to the money processor, and the first setting means gives priority to the second process. When it is set to be performed, if a command relating to a predetermined deposit processing is sent from the outside to the money processing machine while the first processing is being performed, the first processing is interrupted. The second process may be performed.

The money processor of the present invention has a throwing unit for ejecting money from the inside of the housing to the outside, and a cassette mounting unit on which a money storage cassette capable of paying out the stored money is detachably mounted. , The money is drawn out from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting part and sent to the storage feeding part or the collecting part, or money is drawn out from the storage feeding part and mounted on the cassette mounting part. Further, a first process of sending money to the money storage cassette and a second setting means for setting which process is prioritized among the third process of paying out money from the storage delivery unit and sending it to the ejection unit are further performed. You may be prepared.

In this case, if one of the first process and the third process is set to be preferentially performed by the second setting means, the process is not set to be preferentially performed. It is possible to interrupt the process that is set to be prioritized while the process that is not set to be prioritized is being performed while is being performed. May be good.

Further, the third process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined withdrawal process sent from the outside to the money processor, and the second setting means gives priority to the third process. If a command relating to a predetermined withdrawal process is sent from the outside to the money processor while the first process is being performed, the first process is interrupted. The third process may be performed.

In addition, the second setting means performs a process of paying out money from the storage delivery unit in the first process and sending the money to the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, and the third process in parallel. It may be possible to set things.

In the money processing machine of the present invention, when the first processing is interrupted by interrupting the processing that is set to be performed with priority, the cassette is mounted in the first processing before the interruption. When money is drawn out from the money storage cassette mounted on the unit and sent to the storage feeding unit or the collecting unit, even if the money storage cassette cannot be removed from the cassette mounting unit. Good.

In the money processing machine of the present invention, when the first processing is interrupted by interrupting the processing that is set to be performed with priority, the storage and feeding is carried out in the first processing before the interruption. When money is drawn out from the unit and sent to the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, the money storage cassette may be removable from the cassette mounting unit.

In this case, the money storage cassette is provided with a recording medium, and the cassette mounting unit is provided with a writing unit for writing information to the recording medium of the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit. When the first process is interrupted by the interruption of the process set to be performed with priority, the cassette mounting portion is mounted in the first process before the interruption. Information related to money sent to the money storage cassette may be written to the recording medium by the writing unit.

In the money processing system of the present invention, a storage feeding unit capable of paying out stored money, an input unit for inserting money associated with a transaction from the outside to the inside of a housing, and a money capable of paying out stored money. A money processing machine that has a cassette mounting unit on which a storage cassette is detachably mounted and a collection unit that stores money collected as sales proceeds from a store and pays out money as change associated with transactions, and the above A money processing system including a management device communicably connected to a money processing machine and managing the money processing machine, and the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion in the money processing machine. First processing, in which money is fed from the storage feeding unit or the collecting unit, or money is discharged from the storage feeding unit and sent to the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, and the money processing machine. The first setting means for setting which of the second processes of sending the money inserted into the housing by the input section to the storage delivery section or the collection section is to be prioritized is provided. It is characterized by that.

According to such a money processing system, since the money processing machine is provided with a collection unit for storing the money collected as the sales proceeds of the store, when the money processing machine is installed in the front area, it is conventional. It can be used as a money change machine installed in the front area and as a cashier installed in the conventional backyard area. Further, since the first setting means for setting which of the first process and the second process is prioritized is provided, for example, the first setting means may preferentially perform the second process. When set, the function of the cashier will be interrupted if it becomes necessary to use it as a money change machine in order to process the deposit of money associated with the transaction while using the money processor as a cashier. Since it becomes possible to exert the function as a money change machine, it becomes possible to prevent the customer from having to wait for a long time.

Further, the second process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined deposit process sent from the management device to the money processor, and the first setting means gives priority to the second process. If a command relating to a predetermined deposit processing is sent from the management device to the money processing machine while the first processing is being performed, the first processing is performed. May be interrupted so that the second process is performed.

The money processing system of the present invention has a storage feeding unit capable of paying out stored money, a feeding unit for discharging money from the inside of the housing to the outside, and a money storage capable of paying out stored money. It has a cassette mounting unit on which cassettes can be detachably mounted, and a collection unit that stores money collected as sales proceeds from stores, and has a money processing machine that pays out money as change associated with transactions, and the money. A money processing system including a management device that is communicably connected to the processing machine and manages the money processing machine, from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion in the money processing machine. In the first process of feeding money and sending it to the storage feeding unit or the collecting unit, or by feeding money from the storage feeding unit and sending it to the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, and in the money processing machine. It is characterized by comprising a second setting means for setting which of the third processes of paying out money from the storage feeding section and sending it to the throwing section is to be prioritized.

According to such a money processing system, since the money processing machine is provided with a collection unit for storing the money collected as the sales proceeds of the store, when the money processing machine is installed in the front area, it is conventional. It can be used as a money change machine installed in the front area and as a cashier installed in the conventional backyard area. Further, since the second setting means for setting which of the first process and the third process is prioritized is provided, for example, the second setting means may preferentially perform the third process. When set, the function of the cashier is interrupted when it becomes necessary to use it as a money change machine in order to process the withdrawal of money accompanying transactions while using the money processor as a cashier. As a result, the function as a money change machine can be exerted, and it becomes possible to prevent the customer from having to wait for a long time.

Further, the third process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined withdrawal process sent from the management device to the money processor, and the third process is performed by the second setting means. When priority is set, when a command relating to a predetermined withdrawal process is sent from the management device to the money processor while the first process is being performed, the first process is performed. 1 The process may be interrupted so that the third process is performed.

According to the currency processing machine and the currency processing system of the present invention, when the currency processing machine is installed in the front area, it is used as a currency change machine installed in the conventional front area and installed in the conventional backyard area. It can be used as a cashier.

It is a schematic block diagram for schematicly explaining the structure of the store where the money deposit / withdrawal machine is installed in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a block diagram when the internal structure of the banknote processing unit in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2 is seen from the side. It is a block diagram when the internal structure of the coin processing unit in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2 is seen from above. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drawer part of the packaging coin storage unit in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the money change machine and the POS register shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of the storage cassette which can be detachably attached to the cassette mounting part of the money deposit / withdrawal machine and the cassette mounting part of the money change machine shown in FIG. In the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2, the banknote receiving section performs a process of paying out banknotes as sales proceeds of a store from a storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting section and sending them to a collection cassette. It is a flowchart which shows the operation at the time of interrupting the process of sending the banknote inserted in the inside to the collection cassette. In the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2, the banknotes as change replenishment are fed out from the storage / delivery section and sent to the storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting section, and the banknotes are sent from the storage / delivery section. It is a flowchart which shows the operation at the time of interrupting the process of paying out and sending to a bill payout part.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 are diagrams showing a money deposit / withdrawal machine according to the present embodiment and a money processing system including such a money deposit / withdrawal machine. Of these, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram for schematically explaining the configuration of a store in which the currency deposit / withdrawal machine is installed according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram for schematically explaining the configuration of the store in which the currency deposit / withdrawal machine is installed. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of. 3 to 5 are diagrams showing the configurations of a banknote processing unit, a coin processing unit, and a packaging coin storage unit in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2, respectively. Further, FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the money change machine and the POS register shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 shows the cassette mounting portion of the money deposit / withdrawal machine and the cassette mounting portion of the money change machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the appearance of each storage cassette which can be detachably attached. Further, 9 and 10, respectively, show that the money deposit / withdrawal machine shown in FIG. 2 is used to pay out banknotes as sales proceeds from a store from a storage cassette mounted on a cassette mounting portion, or to use the storage cassette as a change replenishment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation when the deposit process and the withdrawal process of a banknote are interrupted while the process of sending a banknote is being performed.

As shown in FIG. 1, in a store 420 of a commercial facility such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a product shelf on which various products are displayed is installed in the front area where customers can enter, and the front area of this front area. A coin change machine 200 and a POS register 290 are installed at the checkout counter. When the customer performs the settlement process at such a checkout counter, the clerk deposits the money as the price of the goods received from the customer into the coin change machine 200, or withdraws the money as the change from the coin change machine 200. And return it to the customer. Further, when the product is returned, money as the price of the returned product will be withdrawn from the money change machine 200. In addition, the POS register 290 manages information related to goods purchased by the customer, information related to money stored in the money change machine 200, and the like. Further, at the service counter in the front area of the store 420, a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 that performs money deposit processing and withdrawal processing is installed. Such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 can perform a money deposit process as sales proceeds of a store collected from the money change machine 200. When the money change machine 200 runs out of money as change, the money as a change replenishment is withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and the money is used as the change replenishment withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Money can be replenished to the money change machine 200. Further, in the present embodiment, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 installed at the service counter in the front area of the store 420 handles money deposit processing as the price of the product received from the customer, and the price of the change or the returned product. It is also possible to withdraw money as a product. Further, at the service counter, a POS register 190 having the same configuration as the above-mentioned POS register 290 is installed together with the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 so that the customer can perform the settlement processing of the product to be purchased. The money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the POS register 190 are communicably connected by a wireless LAN or a wired LAN. In the present embodiment, the money processing system 1 is configured by combining such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and a POS register 190. Further, the POS register 190 functions as a management device for managing the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the security guards of the police company 410 take out the collection cassettes 140 and 170 (described later) containing banknotes and coins from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and these collection cassettes 140 , 170 banknotes and coins are collected from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to the security company. In addition, the guard of the police company 410 transports the money as the change reserve used in the money change machine 200 from the police company 410 to the store 420, and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 provided in the front area of the store 420. Money is to be deposited as a change reserve.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is communicably connected to the terminal 400 and the user server 402 provided outside the store 420 via the LAN 404, and these terminals 400 and the user server 402 are connected. As a result, the amount of money in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the information of the operators such as the guards of the police company 410 and the clerk of the store 420 are managed.

Next, the details of the configuration of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular housing 101, and inside the housing 101, banknote deposit processing and withdrawal processing are performed. Banknote processing unit 110 to perform coin processing, coin processing unit 150 to perform coin deposit processing and withdrawal processing, and packaging coins (a certain number (for example, 20 or 50) of coins of the same denomination are grouped together in a rod shape to form a film or packaging. Each of the packaging coin storage units 180 for storing (wrapped with paper or the like) is housed. As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 are arranged so as to be arranged side by side when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is viewed from the front side, and below the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150. A packaging coin storage unit 180 is arranged in.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bill processing unit 110 is provided in a bill receiving portion 120 provided in the right side region on the front side of the housing 101 and below the bill receiving portion 120 on the front side of the housing 101. A banknote payout unit 122, a transport unit 130 that transports banknotes one by one inside the housing 101, and a plurality of storage and payout units that can store banknotes inside the housing 101 and pay out the stored banknotes. It includes parts 134 and 136. In FIG. 3, the right side surface of the housing 101 is the front side surface of the bill processing unit 110, and the leftward direction in FIG. 3 is the depth direction of the bill processing unit 110. As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 130 is composed of a circular transport unit 130a arranged at a central position in the upper part of the housing 101 and a plurality of connection transport units 130b. Further, the bill receiving section 120, the bill payout section 122, the withdrawal reject section 124, the cassette mounting section 126 to which the storage cassette 300 described later can be detachably mounted, the collection cassette 140, and the two storage feeding sections 134 and 136, respectively. , It is arranged so as to surround the circular transport portion 130a. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bill receiving section 120, the bill payout section 122, the withdrawal reject section 124, the cassette mounting section 126, the collection cassette 140, and the two storage delivery sections 134 are provided by each of the plurality of connection transport sections 130b. Each of 136 and the circumferential transport unit 130a are connected to each other. Further, the circular transport unit 130a is provided with an identification unit 132, which is used to determine the denomination, authenticity, correctness, correctness, front and back, old and new, transport state, etc. of the banknotes transported by the circular transport unit 130a. It is designed to identify.

The circular transport unit 130a can transport one bill at a time in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Further, in the transport unit 130, a route switching unit (not shown) for switching the banknote transport route between the circuit transport unit 130a and each connection transport unit 130b is arranged along the circuit transport unit 130a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front surface of the housing 101 is provided with a banknote receiving port 120a of the banknote receiving unit 120 and a banknote outlet 122a of the banknote payout unit 122, respectively. Further, a door 126a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 126, and by opening the door 126a, the storage cassette 300 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 or the storage cassette 300 can be taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126. You can do it. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cassette mounting unit 126 is provided with a cassette mounting detection unit 127 such as an optical sensor that detects this when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. .. Further, the cassette mounting unit 126 has a lock mechanism 126b that locks the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 inside the housing 101 (see FIG. 6). When the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 is locked inside the housing 101 by the lock mechanism 126b, the operator cannot take out the storage cassette 300 from the housing 101. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the cassette mounting unit 126 includes a writing unit 128 for writing various information to a recording medium 304 (described later) provided in the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. A reading unit 129 for reading various information from the recording medium 304 is provided. Details of the information written to the recording medium 304 by the writing unit 128 and the information read from the recording medium 304 by the reading unit 129 will be described later.

The banknote receiving unit 120 is provided with a banknote detection sensor 120b such as an optical sensor that detects a banknote inserted into the banknote receiving unit 120 via the banknote receiving port 120a. Further, the bill receiving section 120 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism 121, and the bill detecting sensor 120b detects that one or a plurality of bills have been inserted into the bill receiving section 120 via the bill receiving port 120a. Then, the bill feeding mechanism 121 is driven so that the bills are fed one by one to the circumferential transport portion 130a side via the connection transport portion 130b.

The banknote payout unit 122 is designed to eject the banknotes delivered from each of the storage and payout units 134 and 136 to the circular transport unit 130a to the outside of the housing 101 by the banknote outlet 122a.

The withdrawal reject unit 124 withdraws banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to a transport abnormality such as double feeding or skewing among the banknotes delivered from each storage and feeding unit 134 and 136 during the withdrawal process. It is designed to be stored as rejected banknotes. Further, among the banknotes taken into the housing 101 from the banknote receiving unit 120, the banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to stains or the like during the deposit processing are returned to the banknote payout unit 122 as deposit rejected banknotes. It has become like.

Each storage feeding unit 134, 136 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 132. Banknotes to be withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 are stored in these storage / payout units 134/136 as banknotes for replenishing change to the money change machine 200. Specifically, for example, a 1000-yen bill is stored in the storage feeding unit 134, and a 5,000-yen bill is stored in the storage feeding unit 136. The 10,000-yen note is stored in the collection cassette 140, which will be described later. Further, each of the storage and feeding units 134 and 136 has bill feeding mechanisms 134a and 136a, respectively, and the bills stored in each of the storage and feeding parts 134 and 136 are connected and conveyed by the bill feeding mechanisms 134a and 136a. One by one is fed out to the orbital transport unit 130a side via the above.

A collection cassette 140 is housed in a lower area inside the housing 101, and banknotes to be collected by the police company 410 are stored in the collection cassette 140. Specifically, the banknotes identified by the identification unit 132 are sent from the circular transport unit 130a to the collection cassette 140 via the connection transport unit 130b. Further, a door 140a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 140, and by opening the door 140a, the collection cassette 140 can be accommodated inside the housing 101 or the collection cassette 140 can be taken out from the inside of the housing 101. You can do it.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 150 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 150 is provided with a coin receiving portion 152 provided in the left side region on the front side of the housing 101 and below the coin receiving portion 152 on the front side of the housing 101. The coin payout unit 166 is provided, and a plurality of storage and payout units 160 capable of storing coins inside the housing 101 and paying out the stored coins are provided.

The coin receiving unit 152 takes in the coins received through the coin insertion slot one by one into the housing 101 in a one-layer, one-row state. More specifically, the coin receiving unit 152 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 6) including a feeding belt, and when a coin received by the coin receiving unit 152 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 153 is driven. By doing so, the coin feeding mechanism 153 allows the coins to be fed one by one into the housing 101. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin receiving unit 152 is connected to a deposit transporting unit 154 that transports coins delivered into the housing 101 by the coin receiving unit 152.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the middle of the deposit transfer unit 154, an identification unit 156 for identifying the coin denomination, authenticity, correct loss, front and back, transfer state, etc., and a first branch unit 158 are provided, respectively. Has been done. Based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 156, the first branch unit 158 branches the coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 166, such as reject coins, from the deposit transfer unit 154 and guides them to the withdrawal transfer unit 162. It has become like.

On the other hand, coins to be stored in the housing 101, such as normal coins, are conveyed to each storage and feeding unit 160 by the deposit transfer unit 154. The storage feeding unit 160 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. Specifically, for example, six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin) are supported. A storage feeding unit 160 is provided, and coins are stored in each storage feeding unit 160 in ascending order from the upstream side (that is, the lower side in FIG. 4) of the deposit transporting unit 154 for each denomination. Further, the storage feeding unit 160 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) for feeding the coins stored in the storage feeding unit 160 one by one to the withdrawal carrying unit 162.

The withdrawal transfer unit 162 conveys the coins paid out from the storage and delivery unit 160 to the coin payout unit 166. Further, the withdrawal transfer unit 162 conveys the reject coins and the like branched from the deposit transfer unit 154 by the first branch unit 158 to the coin payout unit 166.

A collection cassette 170 is housed in the lower area inside the housing 101, and coins to be collected by the police company 410 are stored in the collection cassette 170. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a second branch portion 164 is provided in the middle of the withdrawal transfer portion 162, and the second branch portion 164 branches the withdrawal transfer portion 162. The coins are sent to the collection cassette 170 and stored in the collection cassette 170. Further, a door 170a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 170, and by opening the door 170a, the collection cassette 170 can be housed inside the housing 101 or the collection cassette 170 can be taken out from the inside of the housing 101. You can do it.

Next, the configuration of the packaging coin storage unit 180 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the packaged coin storage unit 180 has a drawer unit 182 provided with a plurality of storage areas 180a to 180f for storing packaged coins for each denomination, and the drawer unit 182 is a coin. It can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 101 of the deposit / withdrawal machine 100 toward the front side. As shown in FIG. 5, when the packaged coins are stored in the respective storage areas 180a to 180f, the longitudinal direction of the packaged coins faces the vertical direction. Then, by pulling out the drawer portion 182 from the inside of the housing 101 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 toward the front side, the packaged coins are stored in the respective storage areas 180a to 180f or stored in these storage areas 180a to 180f. It is possible to take out the packaged coins. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the packaging coin storage unit 180 is provided with a lock mechanism 184 that locks the drawer portion 182 inside the housing 101, and the drawer portion 182 is locked inside the housing 101. In this state, the drawer portion 182 cannot be pulled out from the inside of the housing 101 toward the front side. Further, the packaged coin storage unit 180 is provided with a weight scale 186 for measuring the weight of the packaged coins stored in the respective storage areas 180a to 180f of the drawer portion 182. Based on the weight of the packaged coins measured by the weight scale 186, the control unit 102 described later detects the number of packaged coins stored in the storage areas 180a to 180f of the drawer unit 182. ing.

In order to detect the number of packaged coins stored in each storage area 180a to 180f, instead of measuring the weight of the packaged coins with the weight scale 186, or measuring the weight of the packaged coins with the weight scale 186. In addition, a line sensor or a magnetic sensor may be used to detect the number of packaged coins stored in each storage area 180a to 180f, or by combining these line sensors or magnetic sensors, each storage area 180a to 180a to The number of packaged coins stored in 180f may be detected. Further, a line sensor or a magnetic sensor may be provided for each of the storage areas 180a to 180f.

Next, the configuration of the control system in such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a control unit 102 is provided inside the housing 101 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and the control unit 102 provides a bill processing unit 110, a coin processing unit 150, and packaging. Each component of the coin storage unit 180 is controlled. Specifically, the control unit 102 includes a banknote feeding mechanism 121, a transporting unit 130, an identification unit 132, a storage feeding unit 134, 136 (specifically, the bill feeding mechanism 134a, 136a), and a cassette of the bill processing unit 110. The mounting unit 126 (specifically, the locking mechanism 126b), the cassette mounting detection unit 127, the writing unit 128, the reading unit 129, etc. are connected, and the identification information of the banknote by the identification unit 132 and the cassette mounting detection unit 127 The detection information of the storage cassette 300, the information read by the reading unit 129 from the recording medium 304 provided in the storage cassette 300, and the like are sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 is sent to each component of the bill processing unit 110. These components are controlled by sending a command signal. Further, the control unit 102 includes a coin feeding mechanism 153 of the coin processing unit 150, a deposit transporting section 154, an identification section 156, a first branching section 158, each storage feeding section 160, a withdrawal transporting section 162, and a second branching section 164. Etc. are connected, and the coin identification information by the identification unit 156 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 controls these components by sending a command signal to each component of the coin processing unit 150. It is supposed to do. Further, the lock mechanism 184 of the packaged coin storage unit 180, the weight scale 186, and the like are connected to the control unit 102, and the measurement result of the packaged coin by the weight scale 186 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 The lock mechanism 184 is controlled by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 184.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation display unit 104, the communication unit 105, the storage unit 106, the first setting means 107, and the second setting means 108 are connected to the control unit 102, respectively. The operation display unit 104 includes a touch panel or the like provided on the upper part of the housing 101, and is housed in an operation screen for an operator to operate, a bill processing unit 110, a coin processing unit 150, and a packaging coin storage unit 180. Information related to the amount of coins is displayed on the operation display unit 104. Further, in such an operation display unit 104, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 102 by touching an operation button on the operation screen with a finger. The communication unit 105 can transmit and receive various signals to the terminal 400 and the user server 402 via the LAN 404. Further, in the present embodiment, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is communicably connected to the POS register 190 installed at the service counter by a wired LAN or a wireless LAN, and the communication unit 105 is variously connected to the POS register 190. It is possible to send and receive signals.

Further, in the storage unit 106, information on the amount of money stored in each of the bill processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the packaging coin storage unit 180, the processing history of money in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and the like are stored. Various information is stored. Further, in the present embodiment, in the control unit 102, the banknotes are fed out from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 and sent to the storage feeding unit 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140, or the storage feeding unit 134, 136. First process of feeding banknotes from the banknotes to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting section 126, the banknotes inserted into the housing 101 by the banknote receiving section 120 are sent to the storage feeding section 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140. A second process of sending and a third process of paying out banknotes from the storage and feeding units 134 and 136 and sending them to the bill payout unit 122 are set respectively. Then, the first setting means 107 sets which of the first process and the second process is prioritized. In addition, the second setting means 108 sets which of the first process and the third process is prioritized. Here, when one of the first process and the second process is set to be preferentially performed by the first setting means 107, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. It becomes possible to interrupt the process that is set to be performed with priority while it is being performed. Further, when one of the first process and the third process is set to be preferentially performed by the second setting means 108, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. It will be possible to interrupt the processing that is set to be performed with priority while it is being executed. Details of the functions of the first setting means 107 and the second setting means 108 will be described later.

Next, the details of the configuration of the money change machine 200 provided in the front area of the store 420 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, the coin change machine 200 according to the present embodiment includes coin processing units 250 and packaging coin storage units 280 arranged vertically, and these coin processing units 250 and packaging coin storage units 280. A bill processing unit 210 arranged so as to be arranged next to each other is provided, and a POS register 290 is placed above the bill processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. The bill processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 are designed to process coins and bills, respectively. In addition, the packaging coin storage unit 280 is designed to store the packaging coins of each denomination so that they can be taken out. Further, the POS register 290 has come to be used as a management device for managing the money change machine 200.

Next, the configuration of the storage cassette 300 for transferring banknotes between the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the money change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the storage cassette 300 has a casing 301 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and bills are stored in a laminated state inside the casing 301. Further, as described above, the storage cassette 300 is detachably attached to the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the cassette mounting portion (not shown) of the money change machine 200, respectively. Further, when an opening 302 is formed on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300 and the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion of the money change machine 200. , Banknotes are stored from a transport unit 130 provided in the bill processing unit 110 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or a transport unit (not shown) provided in the bill processing unit 210 of the money change machine 200 through the opening 302. Banknotes sent to the inside of the 300 or stored in the storage cassette 300 are conveyed through the opening 302 of the banknote processing unit 110 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the banknote processing unit 210 of the money change machine 200. It is designed to be sent out to.

More specifically, inside the storage cassette 300, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bills stored in the storage cassette 300 from the opening 302 to the outside of the casing 301 is provided. Further, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion (not shown) of the money change machine 200, the bill processing unit 110 side of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or Power is transmitted from the bill processing unit 210 side of the money change machine 200 to the bill feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 300. In this way, when the storage cassette 300 is taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion of the money change machine 200, the banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 are fed out to the outside of the casing 301. Therefore, it is possible to improve the security of the bills stored in the storage cassette 300.

Further, a recording medium 304 such as an IC chip is provided on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300. Then, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion (not shown) of the money change machine 200, it is provided on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Various information can be written on the recording medium 304 by the writing unit 128 or the writing unit (not shown) provided on the cassette mounting unit of the money change machine 200, or on the cassette mounting unit 126 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Various information can be read from the recording medium 304 by the reading unit 129 provided or the reading unit (not shown) provided in the cassette mounting unit of the money change machine 200.

Next, the operation of the money processing system 1 having such a configuration will be described. Specifically, the operation when the money deposit / withdrawal process is performed in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 of the money processing system 1 will be described.

First, a case where the storage cassette 300 is not mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the bill processing unit 110 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 will be described. Here, in the present embodiment, when the storage cassette 300 is not mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 uses the money handed to the clerk by the customer in exchange for the product (that is, for the transaction). It will function as a money change machine that can process the deposit of the accompanying money) and withdraw the money (that is, the money associated with the transaction) as the price for the change and the returned goods. More specifically, when the storage cassette 300 is not mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 of the bill processing unit 110, the cassette mounting detection unit 127 does not detect that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. .. As described above, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a money change machine based on the fact that the cassette mounting detection unit 127 does not detect that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126.

When the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a coin change machine, the amount of money deposited in the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is used as sales proceeds in information received from an external device such as a POS register 190 by the communication unit 105. Banknote processing so that the amount of money after deducting the amount of money is paid out to the banknote payout unit 122 of the banknote processing unit 110 or the coin payout unit 166 of the coin processing unit 150 as money for the change associated with the transaction or the returned goods. Each component of the unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 is controlled. More specifically, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is used as a money change machine, when a customer hands a product to a clerk at a service counter, the clerk uses a handy scanner or the like provided in the POS register 190 to turn the product into a product. By reading the information such as the attached bar code, the information related to the sales amount of the product is acquired by the POS register 190. Here, the information related to the sales amount of the product acquired by the POS register 190 is transmitted from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and this information is received by the communication unit 105 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Become. When the customer hands the clerk the money as the price of the product, the clerk puts the money received from the customer into the bill receiving port 120a of the bill processing unit 110 or the coin receiving unit 152 of the coin processing unit 150. Then, based on the deposit processing command sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, the bill processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 perform the deposit processing of banknotes and coins. If the total amount of banknotes and coins deposited in the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 is larger than the amount related to the sales of the product received by the communication unit 105, the deposited banknotes and coins Banknotes and coins whose amount is obtained by subtracting the amount of sales from the total amount of money are withdrawn from the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 as change accompanying the transaction. Specifically, based on the withdrawal processing command sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, banknotes and coins as change accompanying the transaction are withdrawn from the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150. Become so.

In the present embodiment, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment functions as a money change machine, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 may be used as a self machine or a semi-self machine. .. Here, when the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is used as a self-machine, an operation of reading information such as a bar code attached to the product by a handy scanner or the like provided in the POS register 190, and as a price for the product. The operation of inserting money into the banknote receiving port 120a of the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin receiving unit 152 of the coin processing unit 150 is performed by the customer instead of the clerk. When the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is used as a semi-self machine, the clerk performs an operation of reading information such as a bar code attached to the product by a handy scanner or the like provided in the POS register 190, but the product The customer will perform an operation of inserting money as the price of the coin into the bill receiving port 120a of the bill processing unit 110 or the coin receiving unit 152 of the coin processing unit 150.

Next, a case where the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 in the bill processing unit 110 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 will be described. Here, in the present embodiment, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is the store that has been collected from the money change machine 200 installed at the checkout counter. It will function as a cashier that processes money as sales proceeds and withdraws money as change replenishment that should be replenished to the money change machine 200. More specifically, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 of the bill processing unit 110, the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. To. In this way, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a cashier based on the fact that the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126.

In the present embodiment, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 performs the deposit processing of the money as the sales proceeds of the store collected from the money change machine 200, or the money as the change replenishment to be replenished to the money change machine 200. When the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 performs the withdrawal process, the banknotes are exchanged between the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the money change machine 200 by the storage cassette 300. That is, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 performs the deposit processing of money as the sales proceeds collected from the money change machine 200, it is attached to the cassette mounting portion (not shown) in the bill processing unit 210 of the money change machine 200. Banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 300, which is taken out from the money change machine 200 and transported to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Further, when bills are stored in the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting portion in the bill processing unit 210 of the money change machine 200, information relating to the bills stored in the storage cassette 300 (specifically, storage). Information related to the number of bills stored in the cassette 300 for each denomination, the total amount, etc.) is written to the recording medium 304 of the storage cassette 300 by the writing unit provided in the cassette mounting portion of the bill processing unit 210. .. At this time, the cash register number on which the money change machine 200 is installed is also written on the recording medium 304 by the writing unit.

Then, when the storage cassette 300 carried from the money change machine 200 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the bill processing unit 110, the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126. It is detected by the cassette mounting detection unit 127. Based on the detection information by the cassette mounting detection unit 127, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 comes to function as a cashier. When the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, the reading unit 129 reads the information recorded on the recording medium 304 of the storage cassette 300. Then, when it is determined that the banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 300 based on the information read by the reading unit 129, the banknotes are fed from the storage cassette 300 to the transport section 130, and the banknotes are fed out. Is stored in each storage feeding unit 134, 136 and the collection cassette 140 after the denomination and the like are identified by the identification unit 132. In this way, the banknotes as sales proceeds at the store 420 collected from the money change machine 200 are stored in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100.

In the present embodiment, the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, and the bills are stored in the storage cassette 300 based on the information read by the reading unit 129. It is not limited to the mode in which the bills are automatically paid out from the storage cassette 300 to the transport unit 130 when it is determined that the bills are. The cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, and it is determined that the storage cassette 300 contains banknotes as sales proceeds based on the information read by the reading unit 129. In that case, the operator inputs a command related to the banknote deposit processing on the operation display unit 104, or sends a command related to the banknote deposit processing from the POS register 190 to the control unit 102 via the communication unit 105. As a result, banknotes as sales proceeds may be paid out from the storage cassette 300 to the transport unit 130.

Further, when collecting coins or packaged coins as coins as sales proceeds from the coin change machine 200 and storing them in the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100, the operator stores the coins or packaged coins withdrawn from the coin processing unit 250. The packaged coins taken out from the unit 280 are stored by hand in, for example, a storage case, and the entire storage case is transported from the coin change machine 200 to the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and the coins and packaged coins are taken out from this storage case to deposit / withdraw coins. The coins can be deposited in the coin processing unit 150 of the machine 100 and stored in the packaging coin storage unit 180. In this way, coins and packaged coins as sales proceeds at the store 420 collected from the money change machine 200 are stored in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100.

Further, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 performs the withdrawal processing of money as the change replenishment to be replenished to the money change machine 200, the cassette mounting portion 126 in the bill processing unit 110 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is empty. The storage cassette 300 in the state is attached. In this case, the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. Then, based on the detection information by the cassette mounting detection unit 127, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 comes to function as a cashier. When the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, the reading unit 129 reads the information recorded on the recording medium 304 of the storage cassette 300. Here, since the empty storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, information indicating that no banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 300 is recorded on the recording medium 304, and such information is recorded. Is read by the reading unit 129. Then, when it is determined that the banknotes are not stored in the storage cassette 300 based on the information read by the reading unit 129, the banknote processing unit 110 will perform the withdrawal processing of the banknotes. Specifically, bills are fed from each storage feeding unit 134 and 136 to the transporting unit 130, and the drawn bills are stored in the storage cassette 300 after the denomination and the like are identified by the identification unit 132. Become. After that, the storage cassette 300 is taken out from the cassette mounting unit 126 of the bill processing unit 110, and the taken-out storage cassette 300 is transported from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to the money change machine 200. Then, when the storage cassette 300 carried from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to the money change machine 200 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion of the bill processing unit 210, the bills stored in the storage cassette 300 in the bill processing unit 210 are deposited. Processing will be performed. In this way, the banknotes to be replenished to the money change machine 200 as the change reserve (that is, the banknotes as the change replenishment) are withdrawn from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and stored in the money change machine 200. become.

In the present embodiment, the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, and the bills are stored in the storage cassette 300 based on the information read by the reading unit 129. It is not limited to a mode in which bills are automatically sent from each storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 when it is determined that the banknotes are not. When the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, and it is determined that no banknotes are stored in the storage cassette 300 based on the information read by the reading unit 129. , The operator inputs a command related to the withdrawal processing of banknotes as change replenishment by the operation display unit 104, or the withdrawal processing of banknotes as change replenishment from the POS register 190 to the control unit 102 via the communication unit 105. A bill may be sent from each storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 by transmitting a command relating to the above.

Further, when coins and packaged coins to be replenished to the coin change machine 200 as change reserves are withdrawn from the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and stored in the coin change machine 200, the operator is required to use the coin processing unit 150. Coins withdrawn from and packaged coins taken out from the packaged coin storage unit 180 are manually stored in, for example, a storage case, and the entire storage case is transported from the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to the coin change machine 200, and from this storage case. Coins and packaged coins can be taken out and deposited in the coin processing unit 250 of the coin change machine 200 or stored in the packaged coin storage unit 280. In this way, coins and packaged coins to be replenished to the coin change machine 200 as change reserves are withdrawn from the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and stored in the coin change machine 200.

Further, in the present embodiment, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a money change machine based on whether or not the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. It is not limited to a mode in which it is decided whether or not to function as a cashier. As another example, a card reader that reads information from the ID card possessed by the operator is provided in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and is based on the information read from the ID card possessed by the operator by such a card reader. Therefore, it may be determined whether the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a money change machine or a cashier. For example, the ID card possessed by the operator stores information related to the authority of the operator (specifically, information on whether the operator is a clerk or an administrator), and the card When the operator is determined to be a clerk based on the information read from the ID card by the reader, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 comes to function as a money change machine. On the other hand, when the operator is determined to be the administrator based on the information read from the ID card by the card reader, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 will function as a cashier. Further, as another example, the registration number is arbitrarily stored in an IC tag such as a wireless IC tag possessed by the operator, and the IC tag is stored by a reader / writer or the like provided in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. When it is determined that the cash register number is stored in the IC tag based on the information read from, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 may function as a money change machine. In this case, if it is determined by the reader / writer or the like that the cashier number is not stored in the IC tag based on the information read from the IC tag, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a cashier. Become.

Further, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 of the present embodiment, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is a cashier based on the fact that the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. It may be possible to interrupt the deposit processing of banknotes as the price of goods and the withdrawal processing of banknotes as change accompanying transactions when functioning as. Specifically, even when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a cashier, there may be a case where the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is temporarily desired to function as a money change machine. 9 and 10 show an operation of interrupting the deposit processing of banknotes as the price of goods and the withdrawal processing of banknotes as change accompanying transactions when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is functioning as a cashier. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in.

As described above, in the present embodiment, in the control unit 102, the banknotes are fed out from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 and sent to the storage feeding unit 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140, or the storage feeding unit. First process of feeding out banknotes from 134 and 136 and sending them to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, the banknotes inserted into the housing 101 by the bill receiving unit 120 are stored and delivered from the storage and feeding unit 134, 136 or collected. A second process of sending to the cassette 140 and a third process of paying out banknotes from the storage and feeding units 134 and 136 and sending them to the bill payout unit 122 are set respectively. Here, the first process is performed when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a cashier. On the other hand, the second process and the third process are performed when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 functions as a money change machine, respectively. Further, the second process and the third process are performed by sending a predetermined deposit process and a command related to the withdrawal process from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, respectively. Further, the first setting means 107 sets which of the first process and the second process is prioritized, and the second setting means 108 sets the first process and the third process. Which of these processes is prioritized is set. That is, the first setting means 107 and the second setting means 108 cause the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to set which of the function of the cashier and the function of the money change machine is prioritized. It has become. Then, when one of the first process and the second process is set to be preferentially performed by the first setting means 107, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. It will be possible to interrupt the processing that is set to be performed with priority while it is being executed. Further, when one of the first process and the third process is set to be preferentially performed by the second setting means 108, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. It will be possible to interrupt the processing that is set to be performed with priority while it is being executed.

In the present embodiment, the setting by the first setting means 107 is such that when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is introduced into the store 420, an operator such as a maintenance worker performs the first process and the second process by the operation display unit 104. It is performed by inputting which of the processes is prioritized. Similarly, in the setting by the second setting means 108, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is introduced into the store 420, an operator such as a maintenance worker performs either the first process or the third process on the operation display unit 104. It is done by inputting whether to give priority. The setting by the first setting means 107 and the second setting means 108 is not limited to such an aspect. As another example, each time the operator processes money with the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, the function of the cashier or the function of the money change machine is prioritized over the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. The setting by the first setting means 107 or the second setting means 108 may be performed by the operator inputting whether to perform the setting by the operation display unit 104 or the POS register 190.

Next, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, a process of paying out banknotes as sales proceeds from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 and sending them to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding unit 134, 136 is performed. FIG. 6 shows an operation when a process of sending banknotes as a price for goods inserted into the housing 101 by a banknote receiving unit 120 to a collection cassette 140 or a storage feeding unit 134, 136 is interrupted during the process. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in 9.

In performing the process of sending the banknotes as sales money stored in the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and each storage feeding unit 134, 136, the operator first receives the banknotes as sales money. The stored storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126. Then, when the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 (“YES” in STEP 1), the operation display unit 104 collects the banknotes as sales proceeds. A screen is displayed for the operator to confirm whether or not to send to each of the storage feeding units 134 and 136. Further, when the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, the storage cassette 300 is locked inside the housing 101 by the lock mechanism 126b. Then, when the operator inputs a command to send the banknotes as sales proceeds from the storage cassette 300 to, for example, the collection cassette 140 by the operation display unit 104 (“YES” in STEP 2), the storage mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 Banknotes are fed from the cassette 300 to the transport unit 130, and the delivered bills are identified by the identification unit 132 and then sent to the collection cassette 140 (STEP 3). In the following description, the operation of sending the banknotes as sales money from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 will be described, but the same applies when the banknotes as sales money are sent from the storage cassette 300 to each storage feeding unit 134, 136. Will be performed.

Then, before the operation of sending banknotes from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 is completed (“NO” in STEP 4), the operator who receives the banknotes as the price of the goods from the customer receives the banknotes of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. When the banknote is inserted into the banknote receiving unit 120 via the 120a, the banknote detection sensor 120b detects that the banknote has been accepted by the banknote receiving unit 120. After that, when a command related to the deposit processing of banknotes is sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 (“YES” in STEP 5), the first setting means 107 gives priority to the second process over the first process. When it is set to perform (“YES” in STEP 6), the operation of sending banknotes from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 is interrupted, and the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 120 are collected by the collection cassette 140 or the storage feeding unit. The deposit processing of banknotes to be sent to 134 and 136 will be interrupted (STEP 7). That is, after the operation of sending bills from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 is interrupted, the bills received by the bill receiving section 120 are fed one by one to the transport section 130 by the bill feeding mechanism 121, and the fed bills are fed. Is identified by the identification unit 132 and then sent to the collection cassette 140 or the storage delivery unit 134, 136. Then, when the operation of sending the bills from the bill receiving unit 120 to the collection cassette 140 or the storage feeding unit 134, 136 is completed (“YES” in STEP 8), the operation of sending the bills one by one from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 is resumed. Will be done (STEP 9).

When the banknote detection sensor 120b detects that the banknotes have been received by the banknote receiving unit 120 and a command related to the banknote deposit processing is sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 (STEP 5 "" YES ”), if the first setting means 107 is set to prioritize the first process over the second process (“NO” in STEP 6), the banknotes are transferred from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140. The sending operation will continue to be performed (STEP3). Then, when the operation of sending the banknotes from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 is completed (“YES” in STEP 4), the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 120 are fed out to the transport unit 130 one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 121. After being identified by the identification unit 132, the drawn banknotes are sent to the collection cassette 140 or the storage feeding unit 134, 136.

Further, in the present embodiment, while the operation of sending bills as change replenishment from the storage feeding portion 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 is being performed, the bill receiving portion 120 When the banknote detection sensor 120b detects that the banknotes have been accepted and a command related to the banknote deposit processing is sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, the first setting means 107 performs the first processing. If it is set to give priority to the second processing, the operation of sending banknotes from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is interrupted, and the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 120 are collected. The deposit processing of banknotes to be sent to 140 or the storage and feeding units 134 and 136 will be interrupted. That is, after the operation of sending banknotes from each storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is interrupted, the banknotes received by the banknote receiving unit 120 are fed out to the transport unit 130 one by one by the banknote feeding mechanism 121. The drawn banknotes are identified by the identification unit 132 and then sent to the collection cassette 140 or the storage feeding unit 134, 136. Then, when the operation of sending the bills from the bill receiving unit 120 to the collection cassette 140 or the storage feeding unit 134, 136 is completed, the operation of sending the bills one by one from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is restarted. Become.

Next, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, a process is performed in which banknotes as change replenishment money are fed out from the storage feeding unit 134 and 136 and sent to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. The operation when the process of paying out the bills as change from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 and sending them to the bill payout section 122 is interrupted during the process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When performing a withdrawal process of banknotes such as paying out banknotes as change replenishment money from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 and sending them to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting section 126, the operator first stores the banknotes. The missing storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126. When the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 (“YES” in STEP 11), the operation display unit 104 stores bills as change replenishment. A screen for confirming with the operator whether or not to store in 300 is displayed. Further, when the cassette mounting detection unit 127 detects that the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126, the storage cassette 300 is locked inside the housing 101 by the lock mechanism 126b. Then, when the operator inputs a command to store the bills as change replenishment in the storage cassette 300 by the operation display unit 104 (“YES” in STEP 12), the bills are transferred from the storage feeding units 134 and 136 to the transport unit 130. The banknotes are paid out, and after being identified by the identification unit 132, they are sent to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 (STEP 13).

Then, before the operation of sending the banknotes from the storage feeding units 134 and 136 to the storage cassette 300 is completed (“NO” in STEP 14), the POS register 190 is used to withdraw the banknotes as change from the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. When a processing command is sent (“YES” in STEP 15), when the second setting means 108 is set to prioritize the third processing over the first processing (“YES” in STEP 16). , The operation of sending banknotes from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is interrupted, and the withdrawal process of banknotes such as sending banknotes as change from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the bill payout section 122 is interrupted. Becomes (STEP17). That is, after the operation of sending banknotes from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is interrupted, the banknotes are fed one by one from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the transport section 130, and the drawn banknotes are identified. After being identified by 132, it will be sent to the bill payout unit 122. Then, when the withdrawal process of the banknotes such as sending the banknotes as change from the storage and payout units 134 and 136 to the bill payout unit 122 is completed (“YES” in STEP 18), the banknotes are sent from the storage and payout units 134 and 136 to the storage cassette 300. The operation of sending one by one is restarted (STEP 19).

When a command for withdrawing banknotes as change associated with a transaction is sent from the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 (“YES” in STEP 15), the second setting means 108 is used to perform the withdrawal process rather than the third process. When it is set to give priority to the first processing (“NO” in STEP 16), the operation of sending banknotes as change replenishment from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is continuously performed. (STEP 13). Then, when the operation of sending banknotes from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is completed (“YES” in STEP 14), the banknotes as change are fed one by one from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the transport section 130. The delivered bills are identified by the identification unit 132 and then sent to the bill payout unit 122.

Further, in the modified example of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the second setting means 108 pays out the banknotes as change replenishment from the storage / payout units 134/136 in the first process and attaches them to the cassette mounting unit 126. It is possible to set to perform the process of sending to the storage cassette 300 and the third process (that is, the process of paying out banknotes as change from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 and sending them to the bill payout section 122) in parallel. You may be able to do it. In this case, before the operation of sending banknotes from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 is completed, the POS register 190 issues a command to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to process the withdrawal of banknotes as change accompanying the transaction. When sent, a process of paying out banknotes as change replenishment from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 and sending them to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting section 126 and sending banknotes as change from the storage feeding section 134 and 136. The process of paying out and sending to the bill payout unit 122 is performed in parallel, and the time required for processing the entire bill can be shortened.

Further, in the present embodiment, the POS register is being performed while the operation of sending banknotes as sales proceeds from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding unit 134 and 136 is being performed. When a command relating to the withdrawal processing of banknotes is sent from 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, when the second setting means 108 is set to prioritize the third processing over the first processing. Is interrupted in the operation of sending banknotes from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding section 134, 136, and interrupts the withdrawal processing of banknotes such as sending banknotes from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the bill payout section 122. Will be. That is, after the operation of sending banknotes from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding section 134 and 136 is interrupted, the banknotes are fed one by one from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 to the conveying section 130, and the banknotes are fed out. The banknotes are identified by the identification unit 132 and then sent to the banknote payout unit 122. Then, when the operation of sending bills from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the bill payout unit 122 is completed, the operation of sending the bills one by one from the storage cassette 300 to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding unit 134, 136 is resumed. Become.

Further, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the operation of sending banknotes as sales proceeds from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 to the collection cassette 140 and the storage feeding unit 134/136 is interrupted. In this case, the lock mechanism 126b does not unlock the storage cassette 300, and the operator cannot take out the storage cassette 300 from the housing 101. On the other hand, when the operation of sending banknotes as change replenishment from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 is interrupted, the lock mechanism 126b locks the storage cassette 300. It is released, and the operator can take out the storage cassette 300 from the housing 101. Further, when the operation of sending banknotes as change replenishment from the storage feeding section 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting section 126 is interrupted, the banknotes are stored from the storage feeding section 134, 136 before the interruption. Information related to the banknotes sent to the cassette 300 (specifically, information such as the number of banknotes sent from the storage feeding unit 134 and 136 to the storage cassette 300 for each denomination and the total amount before interruption) is written. The unit 128 writes to the recording medium 304 provided in the storage cassette 300. As a result, when the operation of sending bills as change replenishment from the storage feeding unit 134, 136 to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 is interrupted, the operator puts the storage cassette 300 into the housing 101. By taking it out of the coin and transporting it to the coin change machine 200, the bill processing unit 210 of the coin change machine 200 can store bills as change replenishment. Further, by reading the information from the recording medium 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 by the reading unit provided in the bill processing unit 210, the information is fed out from the storage cassette 300 and replenished in the bill processing unit 210 of the money change machine 200. Information on the bills can be obtained on the coin change machine 200 side.

According to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, the storage / delivery unit 134/136 capable of paying out the stored money (specifically, banknotes) and the sales amount of the store. A collection cassette 140 is provided as a collection unit for storing money (specifically, banknotes) to be collected. In this way, since the collection cassette 140 is provided as a collection unit for storing the money collected as the sales proceeds of the store, when the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is installed in the front area, it is installed in the conventional front area. It will be possible to use it as a money change machine and also as a cashier installed in the conventional backyard area.

Further, in the money processing system 1 provided with the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 of the present embodiment and such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, as described above, the storage cassette 300 (money) mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 First process of feeding out bills from the storage cassette) and sending them to the storage feeding unit 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140, or feeding out the bills from the storage feeding units 134 and 136 and sending them to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. , And the second process of sending the banknotes inserted into the housing 101 by the banknote receiving unit 120 (insertion unit) to the storage and feeding unit 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140 is set with priority. The first setting means 107 is provided. In this case, it becomes possible to set which function of the function as the cashier and the function as the money change machine is prioritized for the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Therefore, for example, when the first setting means 107 is set to give priority to the second processing, the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment is used as a cashier while the money is being used as the price of the product. If you have to use it as a money change machine to process the deposit of banknotes, you will be able to interrupt the function of the cashier and make it function as a money change machine. It becomes possible to prevent having to wait for a long time.

When one of the first process and the second process is set to be prioritized by the first setting means 107, the process not set to be prioritized is performed. It is possible to interrupt the process that is set to be performed with priority during the period. Further, the second process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined deposit process sent from the outside such as the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and the second process is performed by the first setting means 107. When it is set to give priority to the first process, if a command related to a predetermined deposit process is sent from the outside to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 while the first process is being performed, the first process is performed. It is interrupted and the second process is performed.

Further, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 of the present embodiment and the money processing system 1 provided with such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, as described above, banknotes are billed from the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. First process of feeding out the banknotes to the storage feeding section 134, 136 or the collection cassette 140, or feeding the banknotes from the storage feeding section 134 and 136 to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting section 126, and the storage feeding section. A second setting means 108 is provided for setting which of the third processes of paying out the banknotes from 134 and 136 and sending them to the banknote payout unit 122 (discharging unit) is prioritized. In this case, it becomes possible to set which function of the function as the cashier and the function as the money change machine is prioritized for the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Therefore, for example, when the first setting means 107 is set to give priority to the third process, change or returns are made while the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment is being used as the cashier. When it becomes necessary to use it as a money change machine in order to process the withdrawal of banknotes as the price of the goods, the function of the cashier can be interrupted so that the function as a money change machine can be exhibited. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from having to wait for a long time.

Further, when the second setting means 108 sets that one of the first process and the third process is preferentially performed, the process that is not set to be preferentially performed is performed. It is possible to interrupt the process that is set to be performed with priority during the period. Further, the third process is performed based on a command related to a predetermined deposit process sent from the outside such as the POS register 190 to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100, and the third process is performed by the second setting means 108. When a command relating to a predetermined withdrawal process is sent from the outside to the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 while the first process is being performed, the first process is performed. Is interrupted and the third process is performed. Further, in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the second setting means 108 pays out the banknotes from the storage feeding units 134 and 136 in the first process and sends them to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126. It is possible to set the processing and the third processing to be performed in parallel. When the first processing and the third processing are performed in parallel in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 in this way, the time required for processing the entire bill can be shortened.

The money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 according to the present embodiment and the money processing system 1 provided with such a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 are not limited to the above-described aspects, and various changes can be made. it can.

For example, in the money processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the first setting means 107 and the second setting means 108 may be provided in the POS register 190 instead of being provided in the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100. In this case, the control unit 102 of the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is set to be preferentially performed based on the setting information by the first setting means 107 and the second setting means 108 transmitted from the POS register 190. It becomes possible to interrupt a process that is set to be performed with priority while a process that has not been performed is being performed.

When the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 is used as a self-service machine or a semi-self-machine, a cassette mounting unit 126 to which the storage cassette 300 is detachably mounted and a door 140a of the collection cassette 140 are housings as a bill processing unit. Those provided on the back side (that is, the left side in FIG. 3) instead of the front side of 101 may be used. In this case, the storage cassette 300 and the collection cassette 140 can be taken out of the housing 101 from the back side of the housing 101 or housed inside the housing 101. According to the bill processing unit having such a configuration, for example, the customer inserts bills into the bill receiving unit 120 provided on the front side of the housing 101 and takes out the bills paid out to the bill payout unit 122. On the other hand, the clerk can take out the storage cassette 300 and the collection cassette 140 from the back side of the housing 101 to the outside of the housing 101 or store them inside the housing 101.

Further, in yet another modification, even if a coin storage cassette for storing coins and feeding out the stored coins is detachably attached to the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the coin change machine 200, respectively. Good. In this case, since coins can be transferred between the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100 and the coin change machine 200 by such a coin storage cassette, the proceeds collected from the coin change machine 200 can be used. Since it is possible to prevent the operator from touching the coins and the coins to be replenished as the change replenishment to the coin change machine 200 withdrawn from the coin deposit / withdrawal machine 100, the security can be improved. Further, the recording medium 304 may be provided in the coin storage cassette for storing such coins. Further, when the coin processing unit 150 is provided with a cassette mounting portion on which a coin storage cassette capable of feeding out the stored coins is detachably mounted, the first setting means 107 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion. The first process of feeding coins from the coin storage cassette and sending them to the storage feeding section 160 or the collection cassette 170, or feeding coins from the storage feeding section 160 and sending them to the coin storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting section, and receiving coins. It is possible to set which of the second processing of sending the coins inserted into the housing 101 to the storage feeding unit 160 or the collection cassette 170 is prioritized by the unit 152 (inserting unit). Become. Further, according to such a coin processing unit 150, the second setting means 108 pays out coins from the coin storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting part and sends them to the storage feeding part 160 or the collecting cassette 170, or the storage feeding. Of the first process of feeding coins from section 160 and sending them to the coin storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting section, and the third process of feeding coins from the storage feeding section 160 and sending them to the coin payout section 166 (dispensing section). It becomes possible to set which process is prioritized.

1 Coin processing system 100 Coin deposit / withdrawal machine 101 Housing 102 Control unit 104 Operation display unit 105 Communication unit 106 Storage unit 107 First setting means 108 Second setting means 110 Banknote processing unit 120 Banknote receiving unit 120a Banknote receiving unit 120b Banknote detection Sensor 121 Banknote payout mechanism 122 Banknote payout unit 122a Banknote outlet 124 Withdrawal reject unit 126 Cassette mounting unit 126a Door 126b Lock mechanism 127 Cassette mounting detection unit 128 Writing unit 129 Reading unit 130 Transport unit 130a Circular transport unit 130b Connection transport unit 132 Identification section 134, 136 Storage delivery section 134a, 136a Banknote delivery mechanism 140 Collection cassette 140a Door 150 Coin processing unit 152 Coin receiving section 153 Coin delivery mechanism 154 Deposit transfer section 156 Identification section 158 First branch section 160 Storage delivery section 162 Gold transport unit 164 Second branch unit 166 Coin payout unit 170 Collection cassette 170a Door 180 Packaging coin storage unit 180a to 180f Storage area 182 Drawer unit 184 Lock mechanism 186 Weighing scale 190 POS register 200 Money change machine 210 Banknote processing unit 250 Banknote processing Unit 280 Packaging coin storage unit 290 POS register 300 Storage cassette 301 Casing 302 Opening 304 Recording medium 400 Terminal 402 User server 410 Police company 420 Store

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It is a money processing machine that pays out money as change associated with transactions.
An input section for inserting money associated with transactions from the outside to the inside of the housing,
A storage delivery unit that can deliver the stored money,
A cassette mounting part where a coin storage cassette that can deliver the stored money is detachably mounted,
A collection department that stores money collected as store sales,
Money is drawn out from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting part and sent to the storage feeding part or the collecting part, or money is drawn out from the storage feeding part and the money is mounted on the cassette mounting part. It is set which of the first process of sending to the storage cassette and the second process of sending the money put into the inside of the housing by the loading section to the storage feeding section or the collecting section with priority. First setting means to be
A money processing machine equipped with. When one of the first process and the second process is set to be preferentially performed by the first setting means, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. The money processing machine according to claim 1, wherein it is possible to interrupt processing that is set to be performed with priority during the period. The second processing is performed based on a command relating to a predetermined deposit processing sent from the outside to the money processing machine.
When the first setting means is set to give priority to the second process, the money processor is externally involved in a predetermined deposit process while the first process is being performed. The money processing machine according to claim 2, wherein when a command is sent, the first processing is interrupted and the second processing is performed. A throwing part for throwing money from the inside of the housing to the outside,
A cassette mounting part where a coin storage cassette that can deliver the stored money is detachably mounted,
Money is drawn out from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting part and sent to the storage feeding part or the collecting part, or money is drawn out from the storage feeding part and the money is mounted on the cassette mounting part. A second setting means for setting which of the first process of sending to the storage cassette and the third process of feeding money from the storage delivery section and sending it to the ejection section is to be prioritized.
The money processing machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the above. When one of the first process and the third process is set to be preferentially performed by the second setting means, the process not set to be preferentially performed is performed. A claim that allows a process that is set to be prioritized to be interrupted while a process that is not set to be prioritized to be performed while the process is being performed. The money processing machine described in 4. The third processing is performed based on a command relating to a predetermined withdrawal processing sent from the outside to the money processing machine.
When the second setting means is set to give priority to the third processing, while the first processing is being performed, the money processing machine is subjected to a predetermined withdrawal processing from the outside. The money processing machine according to claim 5, wherein when the command is sent, the first processing is interrupted and the third processing is performed. The second setting means performs a process of paying out money from the storage feeding unit in the first processing and sending it to the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit, and performing the third processing in parallel. The money processing machine according to any one of claims 4 to 6, which can be set. When the first process is interrupted due to the interruption of the process set to be performed with priority, the money storage mounted on the cassette mounting portion in the first process before the interruption is performed. Any of claims 2, 3, 5 and 6 , wherein when money is delivered from the cassette and sent to the storage delivery unit or the collection unit, the money storage cassette cannot be removed from the cassette mounting unit. The money processing machine described in item 1. When the first process is interrupted due to the interruption of the process set to be performed with priority, money is delivered from the storage delivery unit in the first process before the interruption and the cassette. According to any one of claims 2, 3, 5 and 6 , the money storage cassette can be removed from the cassette mounting portion when the money storage cassette is sent to the coin storage cassette mounted on the mounting portion. The listed currency processor. A recording medium is provided in the money storage cassette, and a writing unit for writing information to the recording medium of the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting unit is provided in the cassette mounting unit.
When the first process is interrupted due to the interruption of the process set to be performed with priority, the money storage mounted on the cassette mounting portion in the first process before the interruption is performed. The money processing machine according to claim 9, wherein the information related to the money sent to the cassette is written to the recording medium by the writing unit. A storage delivery unit that allows the stored money to be delivered, an insertion unit for inserting the money associated with the transaction from the outside to the inside of the housing, and a money storage cassette that allows the stored money to be delivered are detachably attached. It has a cassette mounting unit and a collection unit that stores the money collected as sales of the store, and a money processing machine that pays out the money as change associated with the transaction.
A management device that is communicably connected to the money processor and manages the money processor,
It is a money processing system equipped with
In the money processing machine, money is fed out from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion and sent to the storage feeding section or the collecting section, or money is fed out from the storage feeding section and mounted on the cassette mounting section. Either the first process of sending money to the money storage cassette, or the second process of sending money inserted into the housing by the input unit to the storage delivery unit or the collection unit in the money processing machine. A money processing system provided with a first setting means for setting whether to prioritize the processing of. The second processing is performed based on a command relating to a predetermined deposit processing sent from the management device to the money processing machine.
When the first setting means is set to give priority to the second process, a predetermined deposit process is performed from the management device to the money processor while the first process is being performed. The money processing system according to claim 11, wherein when the command relating to the above is sent, the first processing is interrupted and the second processing is performed. A storage feeding part that can pay out the stored money, a throwing part for throwing out the money from the inside of the housing to the outside, and a money storage cassette that can pay out the stored money are detachably attached. It has a cassette mounting unit and a collection unit that stores the money collected as sales from the store, and has a money processing machine that pays out the money as change associated with the transaction.
A management device that is communicably connected to the money processor and manages the money processor,
It is a money processing system equipped with
In the money processing machine, money is fed out from the money storage cassette mounted on the cassette mounting portion and sent to the storage feeding section or the collecting section, or money is fed out from the storage feeding section and mounted on the cassette mounting section. It is set which of the first process of sending money to the money storage cassette and the third process of sending money from the storage and feeding section to the throwing section in the money processing machine is prioritized. A money processing system equipped with a second setting means. The third processing is performed based on a command relating to a predetermined withdrawal processing sent from the management device to the money processing machine.
When the second setting means is set to give priority to the third processing, a predetermined withdrawal is made from the management device to the money processing machine while the first processing is being performed. The money processing system according to claim 13, wherein when a command relating to processing is sent, the first processing is interrupted and the third processing is performed.

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