WO2015136764A1

WO2015136764A1 - Media sorting device, media sorting program, recording medium, media transaction device, and media sorting system

Info

Publication number: WO2015136764A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/078513
Authority: WO
Inventors: 英樹小堀
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2014-03-12
Filing date: 2014-10-27
Publication date: 2015-09-17
Also published as: JP2015172912A

Abstract

This invention is provided with the following: a detection unit that, from media to which issuance-period information that allows the issuance period of each medium to be identified has been added, detects said issuance-period information and the degree to which each medium is damaged; a memory unit that stores sorting conditions for sorting the aforementioned media into first media, which are specified via the aforementioned issuance-period information and damage levels indicating the degree to which each medium is damaged, and second media, which are media that are not first media; and a storage section in which the first media, i.e. the media detected by the detection unit that meet the aforementioned sorting conditions, are stored separately from the second media. The issuance-period information may consist of unique identifying numbers added to the media, and the sorting conditions may be specified via said identifying numbers and the abovementioned damage levels. Within the sorting conditions, a degree of damage may be set for each of a plurality of issuance periods.

Description

Medium selection apparatus, medium selection program, recording medium, medium transaction apparatus, and medium selection system

The present invention relates to a medium sorting apparatus, a medium sorting program, a recording medium, a medium trading apparatus, and a medium sorting system, and is applied to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that trades media such as banknotes with a user. .

Depending on the contents of transactions with customers, for example, automatic teller machines used in financial institutions, etc. that allow users to deposit cash such as banknotes and coins and withdraw cash to users are widely used. ing.

In addition, for example, a deposit / withdrawal unit that delivers banknotes to / from a user, a transport unit that transports banknotes, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes, and denominations of banknotes There has been proposed an automatic teller machine having a banknote storage for each storage, a reject storage for storing banknotes that are highly damaged and unsuitable for reuse, and a control unit that controls the whole.

The identification unit, for example, images the paper surface of each banknote with an image sensor and sends the acquired image data to the control unit. A control part discriminate | determines the denomination and authenticity of a banknote by collating this with the image data acquired from the discrimination part.

In addition, since banknotes are generally paper, the degree of damage increases as it circulates in the market, and there is a risk that it will eventually break. Therefore, in an automatic teller machine, for example, when a banknote is deposited in a deposit transaction, the discrimination unit also discriminates the degree of damage of each banknote. If the degree of damage is relatively large, the banknote is not reused. It is stored and collected in a reject box as possible reject banknotes, and is distinguished from normal reusable banknotes (for example, JP-A-2007-87314).

Furthermore, for banknotes that have been in circulation for a long time, even if the degree of damage is small, there is a high possibility that damage will soon increase during distribution, so there is also a desire to collect as much as possible. Here, each banknote is generally assigned a unique serial number. The serial number is assigned based on various systems depending on the country or region, and in many cases, it is possible to determine the issue year of the banknote from the value range, the value of a specific digit, or the like.

The issue year of the banknote to be collected is set in advance, the serial number is read from each banknote in the discrimination unit to determine the issue year, and if it is a banknote to be collected, it is collected in the same manner as a reject banknote. Automatic teller machines have also been proposed.

Some banknotes, for example, are stored in a safe for a long period of time, so that there are some banknotes that are relatively old but have little damage and can withstand circulation sufficiently. Such a banknote does not need to be collected and can function sufficiently as a banknote without being easily damaged even if distributed in the market. However, the automatic teller machine described above collects uniformly regardless of the degree of damage when the issue year determined from the serial number of each banknote is included in the collection target.

The present invention proposes a media sorting device, a media sorting program, a recording medium, a media trading device, and a media sorting system that can appropriately sort media.

The medium sorting apparatus of the present invention includes a reading unit that reads out the issuance time information and the degree of damage of the medium from a medium with issuance time information that can determine the issuance time, and issuance information and damage information of the medium. A storage unit for storing a selection condition for selecting a first medium which is a medium designated by a damage level representing a degree and a second medium other than the first medium, and a medium read by the reading unit And a storage unit that stores the first medium satisfying the selection condition separately from the second medium.

The medium selection program of the present invention reads the issuance time information and the degree of damage of the medium from a medium to which issuance time information that can determine the issuance time is attached by a predetermined reading unit, and reads the medium from the predetermined storage unit. Among them, the sorting condition for sorting the first medium designated by the issue time information and the damage level indicating the degree of damage and the second medium other than the first medium is read out, and the medium is sorted out. A first medium that satisfies the condition is distinguished from the second medium, and is stored in a predetermined storage unit.

The non-temporary recording medium of the present invention reads the issuance time information and the degree of damage of the medium from a medium to which issuance time information that can determine the issuance time is attached by a predetermined reading unit, and from the predetermined storage unit The selection condition for selecting the first medium and the second medium other than the first medium specified by the issue time information and the damage level indicating the degree of damage is read out from the medium. A medium selection program is recorded for causing the information processing apparatus to distinguish the first medium satisfying the selection condition from the second medium and store it in a predetermined storage unit.

The medium transaction apparatus according to the present invention includes an exchange unit that exchanges a medium with issue time information that can determine an issue time with a user, and the issue time information and the medium from a medium that is taken in via the transfer unit. A reading unit that reads the degree of damage to the medium, and a first medium designated by the issue timing information and a damage level that represents the degree of damage, and a second medium other than the first medium, are selected. And a storage unit for storing the first medium satisfying the selection condition of the medium read by the reading unit in distinction from the second medium.

The medium selection system of the present invention is a medium selection system in which at least one medium information providing apparatus, at least one medium selection apparatus, and a selection condition determination apparatus are connected via a network. Each of the media information providing devices includes a reading unit that reads the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium with the issue time information that can determine the issue time, and the damage that indicates the issue time information and the degree of damage. And a transmission unit for transmitting the level to the selection condition determining device. The selection condition determination device is designated by the issue timing information and the damage level of the medium based on the reception unit that receives the issue timing information and the damage level from the medium information providing device, and the received issue timing information and the damage level. A determination unit that determines a selection condition for selecting the first medium and the second medium; and a transmission unit that transmits the selection condition to the medium selection device. Each of the medium sorting devices is read by the receiving unit that receives the sorting conditions from the sorting condition determining device, the storage unit that stores the sorting conditions, the reading unit that reads the issue timing information and the degree of damage from the medium, and the reading unit. A storage unit that stores a first medium that satisfies a selection condition among the stored mediums separately from the second medium.

The present invention truly desires sorting so that both the issuance time information read from the medium and the degree of damage satisfy the sorting conditions by using the sorting conditions including both the issuance time information and the degree of damage. Only the medium is distinguished from other media.

According to the present invention, only a medium that is truly desired to be sorted, in which both the issue time information read from the medium and the degree of damage satisfy the sorting condition, is distinguished from other media. Thus, the present invention provides a medium sorting apparatus, a medium sorting program, a recording medium, a medium transaction apparatus, and a medium sorting system that can appropriately sort media.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is the schematic which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is the schematic which shows the block structure of an automatic teller machine and a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the selection condition setting screen by 1st Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the selection conditions by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a money_receiving | payment process procedure. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the selection condition setting screen by 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the selection conditions by 2nd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the selection condition setting screen by 3rd Embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the selection conditions by 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a re-sorting process procedure. It is a schematic diagram showing a rescreened number list. It is the schematic which shows the structure of the banknote collection system by 5th Embodiment. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a host device. It is a flowchart which shows the selection condition determination processing procedure. It is the schematic which shows the distribution characteristic of a loss ticket level.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Automatic teller machine configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 includes a box-shaped housing 2 and is installed in, for example, a financial institution to perform transactions related to cash such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions with customers. Do. In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the customer is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the customer facing the front side, respectively, and the upper side and the lower side are further Define and explain.

The case 2 has a shape in which a bill is inserted and a touch panel is easily operated in a state where the customer faces the front side, that is, a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface is cut off obliquely, The customer service section 3 is arranged in this portion. The customer service section 3 directly exchanges cash and bankbooks with customers, and receives notification of transaction information and operation instructions. The card entry / exit 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, operation display A section 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are arranged.

Card entry / exit 4 is a portion where various cards such as cash cards are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit 4A (FIG. 3) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is arranged on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion into which banknotes to be deposited by the customer are inserted and banknotes to be dispensed to the customer are discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter.

The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. A receipt processing unit 8A (FIG. 3) that prints transaction contents and the like on the receipt is disposed on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the automatic teller machine 1 and a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes are disposed. The main control unit 9 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and performs various processes such as a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM and a flash memory. The main control unit 9 includes a storage unit 9M such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, and a flash memory, and stores various information in the storage unit 9M.

Further, the main control unit 9 includes a communication processing unit 9C (FIG. 3). The communication processing unit 9C is connected to a network, and transmits or receives various types of information to and from the host device via the network.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 includes a banknote control unit 11, a depositing / dispensing unit 12, a transport unit 13, a discrimination unit 14, a temporary storage unit 15, a banknote storage 16, and a rejection store. 17 and forgetting storage 18 etc. are included.

The banknote control part 11 controls the said banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 in cooperation with the main control part 9, so that the block structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 containing the whole automatic teller machine 1 is shown in FIG. To do. As with the main control unit 9, the banknote control unit 11 includes a CPU, and performs various processes by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, or the like. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has memory | storage parts 11M, such as RAM and flash memory, and memorize | stores various information, such as various programs, such as a payment program, and the information regarding a banknote in this memory | storage part 11M.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 (FIG. 2) includes a container 12A that accommodates banknotes delivered to the user or banknotes delivered from the user, and a shutter 12B that opens or closes the container 12A. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 separates banknotes in the container 12A one by one and delivers them to the transport unit 13, and discharges the banknotes transported from the transport unit 13 into the container 12A.

The conveyance part 13 forms the conveyance path | route which connects each part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 with a motor, a roller, a belt, a guide, etc. This conveyance part 13 conveys a banknote along this conveyance path | route by making a direction along the short side of a banknote into an advancing direction by rotating a roller and making a belt drive | work.

The discrimination unit 14 has various sensors such as an optical sensor, an image sensor, and a magnetic sensor inside, and discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, the degree of damage, etc. while transporting the banknote inside the sensor, Further, the serial number is read, and the discrimination result and the serial number are notified to the banknote control unit 11. In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 determines the transport destination of each banknote based on the acquired discrimination result and serial number.

The temporary storage unit 15 employs a tape escrow method, and stores the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape on the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical drum, and also removes the banknotes by peeling the tape from the peripheral side surface. Pull out. The temporary storage unit 15 can store, for example, 200 banknotes at the maximum.

The banknote storage 16 accumulates and stores a large number of banknotes therein. The banknote storage 16 takes in, for example, when a banknote identified as being reusable with a small degree of damage in the discrimination section 14 is sorted by denomination and transported by the transport section 13 in a deposit transaction. Store. Further, the banknote storage 16 separates and feeds out the designated number of banknotes one by one based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 in the withdrawal transaction, and sequentially delivers them to the transport unit 13. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is provided with, for example, four banknote storages 16, and a denomination of banknotes to be stored in each banknote is allocated.

The reject box 17 stores banknotes (rejected banknotes) that are identified by the discrimination unit 14 as having a large degree of damage and not suitable for reuse. The forgetting storage 18 stores bills that the user has forgotten to remove from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 in a withdrawal transaction or the like. Since both the rejection store 17 and the forgetting storage 18 are intended to store the banknotes transported by the transport unit 13, the reject store 17 and the forgetting storage store 18 have only a storage function, and the payout function like the banknote storage 16. Does not have.

[1-2. Setting sorting conditions]
The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is a combination of the issue year of each banknote determined based on the serial number and the degree of banknote damage in addition to collecting banknotes with a relatively high degree of damage as reject banknotes. Collected banknotes that meet the sorting requirements.

Specifically, the bill control unit 11 of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 accepts various operations related to maintenance via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) when maintenance work is performed by a maintenance worker of a financial institution. The banknote control unit 11 displays a sorting condition setting screen D1 shown in FIG. 4 on the operation display unit 6 based on a predetermined menu operation or the like to set sorting conditions.

As an example, a message M1 “Please set the issuance year and banknote level of the banknotes to be collected” is displayed at the top of the sorting condition setting screen D1. In addition, in the part to the left of the center of the selection condition setting screen D1, as the “issue year”, issue years such as “before 2004”, “before 2005”,..., “Before 2009” are designated in order from the top. The issue year designation buttons BY1 are aligned along the vertical direction. The issue year designation button BY1 is touch-operated to designate the issue year range of the bills to be collected.

On the other hand, a serial number which is a unique identification number is assigned to each banknote, and the serial number is read by the banknote control unit 11 from an image acquired by the image sensor of the discrimination unit 14. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has memorize | stored the issue year table which matched the serial number and issue date of the banknote, and discriminate | determines the issue year from the serial number of a banknote with reference to this issue year table. .

In the portion extending from the center to the right side of the sorting condition setting screen D1, item names such as “Fold”, “Tear”, and “Dirt” are arranged in order from the left as “slippered ticket level”. ”,“ 2 ”,“ 3 ”,“ 4 ”and“ 5 ”are arranged in a matrix form.

Here, “damaged ticket level” refers to the degree of damage in the banknote, which is composed of three items “fold”, “tear” and “dirt”, and the degree of damage in each item is “1” to “5”. It is expressed by the five-stage number. Specifically, the “fold” indicates a portion that is folded when the bill passes through the discrimination unit 14, and the degree is represented by the number of “folds” formed on the bill and the size of the area. “Tear” refers to a portion where the banknote is torn, and the degree is represented by the number and the length of the tear. Furthermore, “dirt” represents a portion where dirt is attached to the bill, and the degree is represented by the number of dirty portions of the bill and the size of the area. Among the numbers representing the degree, “1” means that the degree of damage is large, and “5” means that the degree of damage is small.

The banknote control unit 11 designates “issue year” and “defect ticket level” of “break”, “tear”, and “dirt”, respectively, by the operation of the maintenance worker on the sorting condition setting screen D1. And these are memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 11M as the selection conditions C1, as shown in FIG.

Thus, the banknote control unit 11 designates the “issue year” and the “lossy ticket level” via the sorting condition setting screen D1 based on the operation of the maintenance worker, and stores them as the sorting condition C1.

[1-3. Deposit processing]
Next, banknote depositing processing in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 will be described. When a deposit transaction is performed with a user in the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 reads and executes a depositing program from the storage unit 11M, thereby depositing as illustrated in FIG. The processing procedure RT1 is started.

In step SP1, the banknote control unit 11 accepts a deposit transaction start operation via the operation display unit 6 in cooperation with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 1), and opens the shutter 12B of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12. Here, when a user inserts a bill into the container 12A and receives an operation instruction to start taking in via the operation display unit 6, the bill control unit 11 closes the shutter 12B and proceeds to the next step SP2.

In step SP2, the banknote control unit 11 takes in banknotes one by one from the container 12A of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, and sequentially conveys and stores the banknotes to the temporary storage unit 15 via the discrimination unit 14 by the transport unit 13. Move to SP3. The banknote control unit 11 stores, in the temporary storage unit 15, banknotes that have been identified as traded based on the discrimination result of each banknote, while depositing / withdrawing banknotes that have been identified as not being traded as deposit / reject banknotes. It is transported to the section 12 and returned to the user.

In step SP3, the banknote control unit 11 calculates the deposit amount based on the discrimination result acquired from the discrimination unit 14, displays it on the operation display unit 6, presents it to the user, and is instructed to continue the deposit transaction. It is determined whether or not. If the determination at step SP3 is affirmative, the bill control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP4. In step SP4, the banknote control part 11 conveys one banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 to the discrimination part 14 by the conveyance part 13, acquires a discrimination result, and moves to next step SP5.

In step SP5, the banknote control unit 11 is based on an image obtained as a discrimination result, that is, an image obtained by performing predetermined image processing or the like on an image generated by the image sensor of the discrimination unit 14 (hereinafter referred to as a target image). Then, after identifying the denomination, the serial number of the banknote is read. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 discriminate | determines the extent of the damage in the said banknote by comparing the image (henceforth a reference | standard image) of the normal banknote memorize | stored beforehand with a target image, and it progresses to the following step SP6. Move. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 compares the target image with the reference image, thereby indicating that the degree of damage is the highest in the level of damage on the three items “fold”, “tear”, and “dirt”. Any value from “1” to “5” indicating that the degree of damage is the smallest is assigned.

In step SP6, the banknote control unit 11 compares the serial number read from the banknote with information related to the issuance year stored in the storage unit 11M in advance, thereby determining the issuance year of the banknote and performing the next step SP7. Move on.

In step SP7, the banknote control unit 11 rejects the banknote with a very large value such as “1” in the three items “fold”, “tear”, and “dirt” in the banknote based on the acquired banknote level. It is determined whether or not. If the determination in step SP7 is affirmative, it is confirmed that the banknote is a reject banknote and is a banknote to be collected. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP10.

On the other hand, if the determination in step SP7 is negative in step SP7, it indicates that at least the banknote is not a reject banknote. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP8, compares the sorting condition C1 stored in advance in the storage unit 11M with the issue year and the loss ticket level of the banknote, and proceeds to the next step SP9.

In step SP9, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether or not the banknote matches the sorting condition C1, that is, whether or not the items of the sorting condition C1 are satisfied in all items of the issue year and the loss ticket level. If the determination in step SP9 is affirmative, this means that the banknote is issued before the “issue year” specified by the sorting condition C1, and sorted in all three items of “fold”, “tear” and “dirt”. Since the degree of damage is greater than the “damaged ticket level” designated by the condition C1, it indicates that the banknote is a sorted banknote. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP10.

In step SP10, the banknote control unit 11 collects the banknote, that is, the reject banknote or the sorted banknote, by transporting the banknote to the reject box 17 and storing it, and moves to the next step SP12.

On the other hand, if the determination in step SP9 is negative, this indicates that the banknote is not a reject banknote or a sorted banknote and is a normal reusable banknote. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP11.

In step SP11, the banknote control unit 11 determines a banknote storage 16 to be transported based on the denomination of the banknote, and controls the transport unit 13 to transport and store the banknote in the banknote storage 16 that has determined the banknote. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP12. Normal banknotes stored in the banknote storage 16 are reused by being withdrawn in subsequent withdrawal processes.

In step SP12, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether or not all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 have been conveyed to the banknote storage 16 or the reject storage 17. If the determination in step SP12 is negative, the banknote control unit 11 returns to step SP4 and repeats a series of processes so as to convey the remaining banknotes based on the discrimination result. On the other hand, if the determination in step SP12 is affirmed, at this time, the banknote control unit 11 moves to the next step SP15 and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

If the determination in step SP3 is negative, the banknote control unit 11 moves to step SP13, and all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 are transported to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 by the transport unit 13 to be the next step. Move to SP14. In step SP14, the banknote control unit 11 opens the shutter 12B to allow the user to take out the banknote from the container 12A, then closes the shutter 12B, and then proceeds to the next step SP15, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 discriminates the banknotes input from the user into the depositing / dispensing unit 12 one by one in the deposit transaction, sorts the normal banknotes by denomination and stores them in the banknote storage 16. On the other hand, the banknote which satisfy | fills the selection conditions C1 is accommodated in the rejection store | warehouse 17 with a rejection banknote as a selection banknote.

[1-4. Withdrawal processing]
Next, banknote withdrawal processing in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 will be described. When a withdrawal transaction is performed with a user in the automatic teller machine 1, the banknote controller 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a withdrawal process for withdrawing banknotes based on an instruction from the user.

First, the banknote control unit 11 accepts an operation for starting a withdrawal transaction and an input operation for a withdrawal amount by a user via the operation display unit 6 in cooperation with the main control unit 9 (FIG. 3). Next, the banknote control unit 11 determines the denomination and the number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount, and then sequentially feeds the denomination and the number of banknotes from the banknote storage 16 and transports them to the discrimination unit 14 by the transport unit 13. And let them differentiate.

At this time, the banknote control unit 11 transports a banknote having a problem in a transport state to the reject box 17 as a reject banknote, like a double feed in which a plurality of banknotes are stacked and transported, while a normal banknote corresponds to a withdrawal amount. The amount of money to be transferred is conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and accommodated in the container 12A. Finally, the banknote control unit 11 opens the shutter 12B of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 to allow the user to take out banknotes in the container 12A.

The banknote control unit 11 considers that the banknote has been forgotten to be taken when the dispensed banknote has not been taken out by the user and the predetermined time has elapsed, and takes it in again and stores it in the forgetting storage 18.

[1-5. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment is based on the operation of a maintenance worker or the like, and the sorting condition C1 ( FIG. 5) is stored in the storage unit 11M in advance.

After that, the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 discriminates each banknote received by the discrimination unit 14 when the banknote is deposited in the deposit transaction, and the degree of damage on each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Is represented by the level of non-performing bills, and the year of issue is determined by reading the serial number. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 regards banknotes other than reject banknotes as sorted banknotes when both of the determined loss ticket level and issue year satisfy the sorting condition C1, and banknotes that do not satisfy the sorting condition C1 are normal banknotes. Consider.

That is, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 sets both the issue year and the non-performing ticket level as the sorting condition C1, and collects it as a sorted bill only when both are satisfied. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 does not need to use a “good” banknote as a selected banknote, which has a small issue level but can sufficiently withstand subsequent distribution, for example. There is no recovery. Thereby, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 stores such “good” banknotes in the banknote storage 16 as normal banknotes, and withdraws them in subsequent withdrawal transactions, that is, reuses them.

For example, when only the issue year is set as the selection condition, it is assumed that a certain percentage of banknotes can be collected from the deposited banknotes by designating a certain issue year. On the other hand, in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 according to the present invention, the issue year is designated as a relatively old year as the sorting condition C1, and the degree of damage is relatively large, that is, a relatively small number is designated as the loss ticket level. Thus, while reducing the possibility of sorting out the “good” banknotes, the banknotes are collected at the same rate as when only the issue year is used as the sorting condition.

Further, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 causes the maintenance worker to set the sorting condition C1, so that the value of the loss ticket level is designated for each of the three items “fold”, “tear”, and “dirt” (FIGS. 4 and 4). 5) Appropriately sort and collect only banknotes that need to be collected.

According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 specifies both the issuance year and banknote level of the banknote in advance as the sorting condition C1 for sorting the banknotes to be collected, and the storage unit Store in 11M. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 discriminates the slippage level based on the discrimination result of the deposited banknote, discriminates the issue year based on the read serial number, and sets the banknote that satisfies all the sorting conditions C1 as the sorted banknote, Collect with rejected banknotes. Thereby, since the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 efficiently sorts and collects the banknotes that should be collected, the banknotes that are sufficiently old to be issued can be reused. It becomes possible.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment has a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 instead of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. However, components other than the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 are configured in the same manner as the automatic teller machine 1. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 includes a banknote control unit 111 instead of the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment. However, components other than the banknote control unit 11 are configured in the same manner as the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10.

The banknote control unit 111 includes a CPU and performs various processes by executing various programs in the same manner as the banknote control unit 11 according to the first embodiment. The banknote control unit 111 includes a storage unit 111M instead of the storage unit 11M, and stores various information such as various programs and sorting conditions in the storage unit 111M.

When the banknote control unit 111 sets sorting conditions by a maintenance worker of a financial institution, the banknote control unit 111 displays a sorting condition setting screen D2 shown in FIG. 7 corresponding to FIG. 4 on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), and the first The selection conditions different from those of the embodiment are set.

As an example, a message M2 “Please set the level of banknotes to be collected” is displayed at the top of the sorting condition setting screen D2. In addition, in the part to the left of the center of the selection condition setting screen D2, as the “issue year”, the issue year Y2 such as “before 2004”, “2005”,... It is displayed along. Unlike the first embodiment, the issue year Y2 is not a selectable button but simply represents the year in which the banknote was issued.

Numbers such as “1”, “2”, “3”, “4”, and “5” are written in order from the left as “slippery ticket level” in the portion from the center to the right side of the selection condition setting screen D2. The loss ticket level setting buttons BD2 are arranged in a matrix so as to be repeated by the number of rows corresponding to each issue year on the left side. In other words, in the second embodiment, the degree of damage is directly expressed by the “defect ticket level”, and the details such as “break”, “tear”, and “dirt” as in the first embodiment are used. Not divided into items.

In the sorting condition setting screen D2, the banknote control unit 111 stores these as sorting conditions C2, as shown in FIG. Store in unit 111M. That is, the banknote control part 111 memorize | stores the "damaged ticket level" designated for every issue year as the selection conditions C2.

Thereafter, when the banknote control unit 111 conveys the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 15 to the banknote storage 16 or the reject storage 17 in the deposit process, each banknote is based on the discrimination result acquired from the discrimination unit 14. In addition to determining the degree of damage, the serial number is read to determine the year of issue, and these are compared with the selection condition C2.

In the above configuration, the banknote control unit 111 according to the second embodiment stores in advance the sorting condition C2 (FIG. 7) in which the banknote level is designated for each banknote issue year based on the operation of a maintenance worker or the like. Store in unit 111M.

After that, when a banknote is deposited in a deposit transaction, the banknote control unit 111 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 discriminates each deposited banknote by the discrimination unit 14 and the degree of damage in each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Is represented by a non-use ticket level, and the year of issue is determined by reading the serial number. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 111 selects a banknote other than the reject banknote as a sorted banknote when the combination of the acquired issuance year and loss ticket level satisfies the sorting condition C2, while the banknote that does not satisfy the sorting condition C2 is normal. Consider it a banknote.

That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 sets a non-performing ticket level for each issuance year as the sorting condition C2, and collects it as a sorted banknote only when this is satisfied. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 does not determine that the “good state” banknotes are the sorted banknotes, as in the first embodiment, so that the banknotes are not unnecessarily collected.

Since the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 can specify a non-performing ticket level for each issue year as the sorting condition C2, for example, a banknote with an older issuance year is designated with a smaller non-slip level (ie, a larger number is designated). E) Collecting bills flexibly, such as actively collecting them.

Furthermore, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 110 is not a detailed item such as “break”, “tear”, and “dirt” as the sorting condition C2, but designates a value as a mere loss ticket level (FIGS. 7 and 8). In particular, when setting values for each of a plurality of issue years, the labor of setting work by maintenance workers or the like is greatly reduced.

In other respects, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 can achieve the same effects as the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment sets a non-performing banknote level for each banknote issuance year as the sorting condition C2 for sorting the banknotes to be collected. It is designated in advance and stored in the storage unit 111M. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 discriminates the loss level based on the discrimination result of the deposited banknote, discriminates the issue year based on the read serial number, and sets the banknote satisfying the sorting condition C2 as the sorted banknote, Collect with rejected banknotes. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 efficiently sorts and collects banknotes to be truly collected, and reuses banknotes that can sufficiently withstand circulation.

[3. Third Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 201 according to the third embodiment has a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 instead of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. However, the components other than the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 are configured in the same manner as the automatic teller machine 1. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 includes a banknote control unit 211 instead of the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment. However, components other than the bill control unit 211 are configured in the same manner as the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10.

The banknote control unit 211 includes a CPU and performs various processes by executing various programs in the same manner as the banknote control unit 11 according to the first embodiment. The banknote control unit 211 stores various information such as various programs and sorting conditions in the storage unit 211M instead of the storage unit 11M.

The banknote control unit 211 displays a selection condition setting screen D3 shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to FIGS. 4 and 7 on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) when setting a selection condition by a maintenance worker of a financial institution. The selection conditions different from those of the first and second embodiments are set.

As an example, a message M3 “Please set the level of banknotes to be collected” is displayed at the top of the sorting condition setting screen D3. Further, in the left part of the sorting condition setting screen D3, as in the sorting condition setting screen D1 (FIG. 4), as “issue year”, “before 2004”, “before 2005”,. , “Issue year designation buttons BY3 for designating issue years such as“ before 2009 ”are arranged in the vertical direction.

In the portion extending from the center to the right side of the sorting condition setting screen D3, a “slip sheet level total value” is displayed as a “slip sheet level” button BD3 in which numbers from “0” to “9” are written in a matrix. Aligned. That is, in the third embodiment, the degree of damage is designated by “total value” obtained by adding the values of the three items “break”, “tear”, and “dirt”. The value of each item such as “break”, “break” and “dirt” is not individually specified. In addition, a display column V in which the input numerical value is displayed is arranged on the upper right side of the loss ticket level setting button BD3.

When the banknote control unit 211 designates “issue year” and “total value of non-payment ticket level” by the operation of the maintenance worker on the sorting condition setting screen D3, as shown in FIG. Is stored in the storage unit 211M as the selection condition C3. That is, the banknote control unit 211 designates “issue year” and “total value of non-performing bill level” and stores them as the selection condition C3.

Thereafter, when the banknote control unit 211 transports the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 15 to the banknote storage 16 or the reject storage 17 in the deposit process, each banknote is based on the discrimination result acquired from the discrimination unit 14. In addition to determining the degree of damage, the serial number is read to determine the year of issue, and these are compared with the selection condition C3.

In the above configuration, the banknote control unit 211 according to the third embodiment, based on the operation of a maintenance worker or the like, selects the sorting condition C3 (FIG. 10) in which the total value of the banknote issue year and the banknote level is specified. Store in the storage unit 211M in advance.

After that, when a banknote is deposited in a deposit transaction, the banknote control unit 211 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 discriminates each banknote received by the discrimination unit 14, and the degree of damage in each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Is represented by a non-use ticket level, and the year of issue is determined by reading the serial number. Subsequently, the banknote control unit 211 selects banknotes other than reject banknotes as banknotes that do not satisfy the sorting condition C3 while both the acquired non-performing banknote level and the determined issue year satisfy the sorting condition C3. Is considered a normal banknote.

That is, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 sets both the issue year and the loss ticket level as the sorting condition C3 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and collects the sorted banknote only when these are satisfied. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 does not need to collect “good” banknotes as sorted banknotes as in the first embodiment, and does not unnecessarily collect them.

In particular, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 specifies the total value of the banknote level as the sorting condition C3, and therefore, the degree of damage is large overall without being caught by the individual banknote level in each item of folding, tearing and dirt. It becomes possible to collect banknotes.

In other respects, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 can achieve the same effects as the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 of the automatic teller machine 201 according to the third embodiment uses the sum of the issuance year of the banknotes and the level of banknotes as the sorting condition C3 for sorting the banknotes to be collected. A value is designated in advance and stored in the storage unit 211M. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 discriminates the loss ticket level based on the discrimination result of the deposited banknote, discriminates the issuance year based on the read serial number, sets the banknote satisfying the sorting condition C3 as the sorted banknote, and rejects it. Collect with banknotes. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 efficiently sorts and collects the banknotes to be truly collected, and reuses banknotes that can sufficiently withstand circulation.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment includes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 instead of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. The components other than the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 are configured in the same manner as the automatic teller machine 1. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 includes a banknote control unit 311 instead of the banknote control unit 11 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment. The components other than the bill control unit 311 are configured in the same manner as the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10.

The banknote control unit 311 includes a CPU and performs various processes by executing various programs in the same manner as the banknote control unit 11 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, the banknote control part 311 memorize | stores various information, such as various programs and selection conditions, in the memory | storage part 311M instead of the memory | storage part 11M.

In the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 310, one of the plurality of banknote storages 16 is preset as a sorted banknote storage 16S for storing sorted banknotes. In the deposit process, the banknote control unit 311 sorts banknotes based on the sorting condition C1 to form sorted banknotes, and the sorted banknotes are tentatively sorted banknotes (hereinafter referred to as temporary sorted banknotes), as in the first embodiment. ) And transported to the sorted banknote storage 16S instead of the reject box 17 for storage. Moreover, the banknote control part 311 memorize | stores the issuance year of each provisionally selected banknote and a loss ticket level in the memory | storage part 311M at this time with the storage order.

Thereafter, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 calculates an appropriate sorting condition (hereinafter referred to as a re-sorting condition CR), for example, after the business hours of the financial institution end, and uses the re-sorting condition CR to sort the banknote storage. The temporarily sorted banknotes in 16S are sorted again (hereinafter, this process is referred to as a re-sorting process).

In the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 310, the sorting condition C1 is set relatively loosely. That is, the issue year is set to a relatively new year, and each non-performing banknote level is set to a relatively large value. In the deposit process, a relatively large number of banknotes are sorted as provisionally sorted banknotes, and sorted banknote storage 16S. Store in.

[4-1. Re-sort process]
Next, a detailed processing procedure when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 performs the re-sorting process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, during the business hours of the financial institution, a deposit transaction is performed in the automatic teller machine 301, and each banknote deposited at that time is sorted based on the sorting condition C1, and the issue year of each provisionally sorted banknote and the non-performing banknote The level is stored in the storage unit 311M. Further, in the storage unit 311M, the total number of banknotes deposited in all the deposit transactions on that day is tabulated and stored.

The banknote control unit 311 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 starts the re-sorting processing procedure RT2 (FIG. 11) when the business hours of the financial institution end and a predetermined processing start time, and moves to step SP21 to perform a simulation. As the re-sorting condition for this purpose, the value of the issue year and the loss ticket level is set, and the process proceeds to the next step SP22.

In step SP22, the banknote control unit 311 re-sorts when the re-sorting banknotes are sorted using the re-sorting condition based on the issue year and the loss ticket level of each temporarily sorted banknote stored in the storage unit 311M. The number of banknotes is calculated, the acquired number is stored in the re-sorted number list L1 as shown in FIG. 12, and the process proceeds to the next step SP23. That is, the banknote control unit 311 simulates the number of resorted banknotes generated when the selected resorting condition is used.

In step SP23, the banknote control unit 311 determines whether or not there is a reselection condition based on an unselected combination among reselection conditions that can combine a plurality of values for the values of each item in the issue year and the loss ticket level. If the determination in step SP23 is affirmed, the banknote control unit 311 returns to step SP21 again, selects a new re-sorting condition, and repeats a series of processes.

On the other hand, if the determination in step SP23 is negative, it means that the number of reselected banknotes generated has been simulated for all reselectable conditions that can be selected. At this time, the banknote control unit 311 moves to the next step SP24, determines the resorting condition for generating the number of sorted banknotes closest to the target number to be collected as the actual resorting condition CR, and moves to the next step SP25.

For example, when the ratio of banknotes to be collected is set to 5% of the total number of banknotes deposited, the target number is multiplied by 5% and the total number of banknotes deposited is rejected. The number of sheets is the remaining number obtained by subtracting the number of sheets already collected.

In step SP25, the banknote control unit 311 applies the determined resorting condition to the issue year and the non-performing banknote level of each temporarily sorted banknote stored in the storage unit 311M, thereby actually collecting banknotes to be collected ( That is, the re-sorted banknote is determined, and the process proceeds to the next step SP26.

In step SP26, the banknote control unit 311 controls the transport unit 13 (FIG. 2) to sequentially feed the temporarily sorted banknotes from the sorted banknote storage 16S and transport the reselected banknotes to the reject box 17 for storage. Banknotes other than the re-sorted banknotes are sorted by denomination and conveyed to the banknote storage 16 for storage. Thereafter, the process proceeds to the next step SP27, and the reselection processing procedure RT2 is completed.

[4-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 of the automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment stores the sorting condition C1 (FIG. 5) in the storage unit 311M in advance, and the banknotes are deposited in the deposit transaction. Then, each banknote deposited is discriminated by the discriminating unit 14, and based on the obtained discrimination result, the degree of damage in each banknote is represented by a non-performing bill level, and a serial number is read to determine an issue year.

Subsequently, the banknote control unit 311 stores the banknotes other than the reject banknotes in the sorted banknote storage 16S as provisionally sorted banknotes when both the acquired damaged ticket level and the determined issue year satisfy the sorting condition C1. The issuance year of each provisionally sorted banknote and the loss ticket level are stored in the storage unit 311M.

Thereafter, the banknote control unit 311 is generated when the reselection condition is changed based on the issue year and the non-performing ticket level of each temporarily selected banknote stored in the storage unit 311M, for example, after the end of business hours. The number of re-sorted banknotes is calculated, the re-sorted banknotes are sorted using a re-sorting condition CR that is closest to the target number to be collected, and conveyed to the reject box 17 for collection.

In other words, the banknote control unit 311 simulates the number of generated re-sorted banknotes using the information on the banknote level obtained by discriminating the deposited banknotes and the issued year, so that the banknote control unit 311 matches the target number of sheets to be collected. Then, the re-sorting condition CR is set, and the re-sorted banknotes having a number close to the target number are collected.

That is, the banknote control unit 311 determines the optimum re-sorting condition CR for the target number of sheets without relying on the experience and intuition of the maintenance worker by feeding back the actual value of the issue year and the loss ticket level. Is possible.

Further, the banknote control unit 311 can simulate and sort the generated number of re-sorted banknotes using the information on the level of the damaged bill stored in the storage unit 311M and the issued year in the deposit process. It is. For this reason, the banknote control unit 311 does not discriminate the provisionally sorted banknotes stored in the sorted banknote storage 16S again by the discrimination unit 14, and the banknotes that become the resorting condition CR and the resorted banknotes are obtained only by arithmetic processing in a very short time. Decide until sorting.

Furthermore, since the banknote control unit 311 sets not only all the banknotes deposited, but only banknotes that have been preliminarily sorted as provisionally sorted banknotes and stored in the sorted banknote storage 16S in the depositing process, The re-sorting process is completed in a relatively short time.

In other respects, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 can achieve the same effects as the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 of the automatic teller machine 301 according to the fourth embodiment sorts the temporarily sorted banknotes according to the sorting condition C1 and stores them in the sorted banknote storage 16S. The issuance year of the sorted banknotes and the loss ticket level are stored in the storage unit 311M. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 311 determines the optimum re-sorting condition CR by simulation using the issue year and the loss ticket level of each temporarily sorted banknote stored in the storage unit 311M, for example, after the end of business hours. The re-sorted banknotes are determined and collected using the issue year of each provisionally-sorted banknote and the level of banknotes. Thereby, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 310 appropriately sorts and collects the banknotes to be truly collected based on the actual value of the issue year and the non-performing bill level, and reuses the banknotes that can sufficiently withstand circulation.

[5. Fifth embodiment]
As shown in FIG. 13, in the fifth embodiment, a bill collection system 430 is constructed by connecting a host device 431 and a plurality of automatic teller machines 401 via a network 432.

The host device 431 includes a control unit 441 and a communication processing unit 442 as shown in FIG. Like the main control unit 9 (FIG. 2) of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment, the control unit 441 includes a CPU and performs various processes by executing various programs. The control unit 441 stores various programs and various information in the storage unit 441M. The communication processing unit 442 transmits or receives various pieces of information to and from each automatic teller machine 401 via the network 432 (FIG. 13).

The host device 431 determines the same sorting condition C3 (FIG. 10) as in the third embodiment based on the information acquired from the automatic teller machine 401, and transmits this to the automatic teller machine 401. Thus, the automatic teller machine 401 collects the banknotes based on the sorting condition C3 (details will be described later).

An automatic teller machine 401 (FIG. 1) is configured in substantially the same manner as the automatic teller machine 201 according to the third embodiment, and has a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 410 corresponding to the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 210. . The communication processing unit 9 </ b> C (FIG. 3) of the main control unit 9 is connected to the network 432.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 410 (FIG. 2) has a banknote control unit 411 and a storage unit 411M corresponding to the banknote control unit 211 and the storage unit 211M, respectively. As in the third embodiment, the bill control unit 411 stores the issuance year of the bills and the total value of the damaged bill level in the storage unit 411M as the selection condition C3 (FIG. 10). Moreover, the banknote control part 411 transmits / receives information between the host apparatuses 431 via the communication processing part 9C of the main control part 9, and the network 432 (FIG. 13).

Furthermore, the banknote control unit 411 operates in accordance with an instruction from the host device 431 by switching between two operation modes of a collection mode and a collection mode.

The collection mode is an operation mode for collecting information on the issuance year and banknote level of banknotes acquired by the discrimination unit 14 in the deposit process. In this collection mode, the banknote control unit 411 discriminates the received banknotes by the discrimination unit 14, discriminates the issue year and the loss ticket level of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination results, and issues the discriminated banknotes issued. The year and stipend level are transmitted as banknote information to the host device 431 via the network 432.

In this collection mode, the banknote control unit 411 conveys the rejected banknotes to the reject box 17 and collects them, but does not compare and collect each banknote with the sorting condition C3. That is, even if there is a banknote that satisfies the sorting condition C3, the banknote control unit 411 transports the banknote to the banknote storage 16 for each denomination as a normal banknote, and reuses it at the time of withdrawal.

On the other hand, the collection mode is an operation mode for sorting and collecting banknotes based on the set sorting condition C3. In this recovery mode, the banknote control unit 411 discriminates the received banknotes by the discrimination unit 14 as in the banknote control unit 111 in the second embodiment, and the issue year of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination results. And when the level of the stubble is determined and this satisfies the sorting condition C3, it is transported to the reject box 17 as a sorted banknote and collected.

As described above, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 410 switches the operation mode in accordance with the instruction from the host device 431. In the collection mode, the issue year of the deposited bill and the information on the loss ticket level are transmitted to the host device 431. Sorts and collects banknotes based on the sorting condition C3 transmitted from the host device 431.

[5-1. Banknote collection processing]
When banknotes are sorted and collected, the banknote collection system 430 operates in three phases such as an information collection phase, a sorting condition determination phase, and a banknote collection phase.

The information collection phase, which is the first of these, is, as described above, when the deposit transaction is performed by the automatic teller machine 401, the issue year and the non-performing ticket level are determined based on the discrimination result of each deposited banknote. It discriminate | determines and transmits these to the host apparatus 431 as information of a banknote. At this time, the host device 431 accumulates the acquired bill information in the storage unit 441M. For example, one week before the collection of banknotes is assigned to the information collection phase.

In the sorting condition determination phase as the second phase, the host device 431 determines the sorting condition C3 based on the collected bill information and distributes it to each bill depositing / dispensing machine 410. In this selection condition determination phase, the host device 431 determines the selection condition C3 according to the selection condition determination processing procedure RT3 shown in FIG.

In the storage unit 441M, in addition to the collected banknote information and the value indicating the total number (that is, the total number), for example, “2006 or earlier” is stored in advance as a condition related to the issue year of the banknotes to be collected. For example, “5%” is stored in advance as the target ratio of the banknotes to be collected.

Specifically, when the information collection phase is completed, the control unit 441 of the host device 431 starts the selection condition determination processing procedure RT3, moves to step SP31, and stores the conditions related to the issue year (for example, “2006 or earlier”). Read from 441M, set, and move to next step SP32.

In step SP32, the control unit 441, for the information corresponding to the issue year condition (2006 or earlier) in the collected banknote information, for example, the distribution characteristic Q1 of the frequency (number of sheets) for each stipend level as shown in FIG. And moves to the next step SP33. For example, the distribution characteristic Q1 draws a waveform close to a normal distribution.

In step SP33, the control unit 441 sequentially calculates the integrated value of the frequency from the one with a lower loss ticket level (that is, the one with the greater degree of damage), as indicated by hatching in FIG. The value of the banknote level when the value ratio reaches the target ratio (5%) stored in the storage unit 441M is selected as the threshold value V1, and the process proceeds to the next step SP34.

In step SP34, the control unit 441 determines the value of the banknote level selected as the set issuance year and threshold value V1 as the selection condition C3, and proceeds to the next step SP35. In step SP35, the control unit 441 transmits the determined sorting condition C3 to each automatic teller machine 401 via the network 432 (FIG. 13), moves to the next step SP36, and ends the sorting condition determination processing procedure RT3.

In the banknote collection phase, which is the third phase in the banknote collection system 430, as described above, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 410 of the automatic teller machine 401 sorts and collects banknotes that satisfy the sorting condition C3. At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 410 executes depositing processing similar to that of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 210 in the third embodiment described above.

[5-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote collection system 430 (FIG. 13) according to the fifth embodiment is first issued in the information collection phase in the deposit transaction at each automatic teller machine 401 based on the discrimination result. And the information on the banknote including the loss ticket level is transmitted to the host device 431 and accumulated in the storage unit 441M.

Next, in the sorting condition determination phase, the banknote collection system 430 uses the control unit 441 of the host device 431 to calculate the frequency (number of sheets) for each banknote level for the banknote information that satisfies the issue year condition. A distribution characteristic Q1 (FIG. 16) is generated. Further, the control unit 441 calculates the integrated value of the frequency from the one with the lower loss ticket level, selects the value of the loss ticket level when the target ratio is reached with respect to the total frequency as the threshold value V1, and issues at this time The year and the non-performing ticket level are determined as the selection condition C2 and distributed to each automatic teller machine 401.

Thereafter, the banknote collection system 430 causes each automatic teller machine 401 to perform a sorting process based on the sorting condition C2, and in addition to rejected banknotes, transports the sorted banknotes to the reject box 17 (FIG. 2) and collects them.

That is, in the banknote collection system 430, the frequency distribution characteristic Q1 is generated based on the banknote information acquired in the actual deposit transaction in the information collection phase, and the banknote level that becomes the target ratio is set as the threshold value V1. Similarly to the fourth embodiment, the statistically optimal selection condition C2 is determined without depending on the experience and intuition of the maintenance worker.

Moreover, in the banknote collection system 430, not only one automatic teller machine 401 but also information on banknotes acquired from a plurality of automatic teller machines 401 is accumulated and used to determine the sorting condition C3. For this reason, compared with the case where the banknote collection system 430 is determined by the automatic teller machine 301 alone as in the fourth embodiment, the accuracy of the sorting condition C3 is greatly improved, and the ratio of banknotes collected as the sorted banknotes. Can be brought closer to the target ratio.

Furthermore, in the banknote collection system 430, when the selection condition C3 is determined, the issue year stored in advance in the storage unit 441M is set as it is, so that a relatively simple calculation process is performed using only the value of the banknote level as a variable. Therefore, the threshold value V1 can be easily calculated without performing complicated arithmetic processing as in the case of changing a plurality of variables.

Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 410 can have the same functions and effects as the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 210 in the third embodiment except for the part relating to the setting of the sorting condition C3.

According to the above configuration, the banknote collection system 430 according to the fifth embodiment collects the issue year and banknote level of each banknote as banknote information in a deposit transaction at each automatic teller machine 401. Is processed statistically to select a value of a non-performing bill level that can collect a target proportion of banknotes to determine a selection condition C3, which is distributed to each automatic teller machine 401 to be applied to the selection condition C3. Collect the banknotes sorted by. Thereby, in the banknote collection system 430, the banknote which should fully be able to endure circulation is re-used by appropriately selecting and collecting banknotes to be truly collected by performing a sorting process using the sorting condition C3.

[6. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the issue year of each banknote is determined based on the serial number has been described. However, this invention is not limited to this, For example, when the character, number, symbol, etc. which represent issue time are attached | subjected to the banknote, you may determine the issue time of each banknote by reading this. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the year of issue divided every year is specified as the selection condition C1 (FIG. 8) has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a period of various lengths such as a period of less than one year such as six months or a period including a plurality of years such as two or three years may be set as the selection condition. Alternatively, for example, when the bill design is switched halfway, it may be set in units of design such as “old bill” and “new bill” instead of the bill issuing period. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the degree of damage of the banknote is expressed by the values of the three items “break”, “break” and “dirt” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be expressed by a value of one or more of these three items, for example, and may be expressed in combination with other items such as “皺”. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the non-performing ticket level is designated by a numerical value “1” to “5” has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be specified by numerical values in various ranges such as 0 to 10 or the like, and a decimal number may be specified instead of a natural number or an integer. Furthermore, it is not limited to a numerical value, for example, a linear bar and a knob that moves along this bar are displayed by a GUI, and various kinds of operations such as specifying a non-performing ticket level by operating this knob to move, etc. You may specify a non-performing ticket level by a technique. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, a case has been described in which sorting conditions C1 are set without discrimination for all denominations, and banknotes satisfying the sorting conditions C1 are sorted and collected as sorted banknotes. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, sorting conditions C1 may be set for each denomination, and banknotes satisfying the sorting conditions C1 for each denomination may be sorted and collected as sorted banknotes. In the case where only a specific denomination is collected, the selection condition C1 may be set only for the denomination to be collected. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments. In particular, in the fifth embodiment, the target ratio may be different for each denomination.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, when the internal loss ticket level of the sorting condition C1 (FIG. 5) satisfies all items of “fold”, “tear”, and “dirt”, it is collected as a sorted banknote. Said. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when at least one item or two or more items among “folding”, “tearing”, and “dirt” are satisfied, they may be collected as sorted banknotes. The same applies to the fourth embodiment.

Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, a case has been described in which the non-performing ticket level set for each issuance year as the selection condition C2 (FIG. 8) is designated by a single value. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the first embodiment, values may be designated for the detailed “break”, “break”, and “dirt” items.

Furthermore, in the above-described fourth embodiment, the case where the re-sorting process is executed after the business hours of the financial institution has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, this re-sorting process may be executed when it is in a waiting state in which various transactions such as a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction are not performed for a predetermined time or more during business hours.

Furthermore, in the fourth embodiment described above, the discrimination result acquired from each banknote in the deposit process is stored, and it is determined whether or not to sort the banknote when the discrimination result satisfies the sorting condition C1. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, at the time of executing the re-sorting process, the temporarily sorting banknotes may be discriminated again by the discrimination unit 14, and it may be determined whether or not to sort the banknotes when the obtained discrimination result satisfies the sorting condition C1.

Furthermore, in the above-described fourth embodiment, the case where banknotes are sorted by the sorting condition C1 (FIG. 5) as in the first embodiment has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Banknotes may be sorted according to sorting conditions C2 (FIG. 8) similar to those of the second embodiment and sorting conditions C3 (FIG. 10) similar to those of the third embodiment, and further provisionally sorted banknotes are sorted. The sorting conditions at the time and the sorting conditions at the time of sorting the re-sorted banknotes (that is, the re-sorting conditions) may be different.

Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment described above, the case where banknotes are largely divided into the information collection phase, the sorting condition determination phase, and the banknote collection phase has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a sorting condition C3 is set in advance in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 410, and when a deposit transaction is performed within the business hours of a financial institution, sorted banknotes that match the sorting condition C3 are sequentially collected and banknote information is collected. The new sorting condition C3 may be stored in the host device 431, and the new sorting condition C3 may be determined based on the bill information after business hours, and the set sorting condition C3 may be replaced with the new sorting condition C3. That is, the present invention executes collection of banknote information, determination of sorting conditions, and collection of sorted banknotes according to various schedules.

Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment described above, as in the third embodiment, when the banknotes are sorted and collected according to the sorting condition C3 (FIG. 10) including the total value of the issuance year and the banknote level of the banknotes. Said. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the second embodiment, the banknotes may be sorted and collected according to various sorting conditions such as the sorting condition C2 (FIG. 8) for setting the banknote level for each banknote issue year. For example, when using the sorting condition C2, a target ratio is determined in advance for each issuance year, and a distribution characteristic of the loss level is generated for each issuance year in the sorting condition determination phase so that the target ratio is obtained for each issuance year. As a screening condition, select a non-performing banknote level.

Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment described above, the bill information transmitted from the automatic teller machine 401 connected to the network 432 is accumulated in the storage unit 441M of the host device 431, and is used to determine the sorting condition C3. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, even when information on banknotes is received from various devices having a function of discriminating banknotes deposited by a user, such as vending machines and automatic payment machines, and the received information is stored in the storage unit 441M of the host device 431. Good. That is, the banknote collection system 430 selects and collects one or more banknote information devices (an automatic teller machine 401, a vending machine, etc.), a host device 431, and one or more banknotes. A device (such as an automatic teller machine 401) may be connected to the network 432.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, based on the discrimination result acquired in the discrimination part 14 in the middle of conveying the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 in the money_receiving | payment process to the banknote storage 16, the issue year of a banknote In addition, the case of discriminating the level of banknotes was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, you may make it discriminate | determine the issue year and banknote level of a banknote based on the discrimination result acquired in the discrimination part 14 in the middle of conveying a banknote from the deposit or withdrawal part 12 to the temporary storage part 15 in a deposit process. In this case, when the issuance year and the loss ticket level of the acquired banknote are stored and transported from the temporary storage unit 15 to the banknote storage 16, the reject banknote or Sorted banknotes are determined, and each banknote is transported to the reject box 17 and collected. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the sorting condition setting screen D1 (FIG. 4) is displayed on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) of the automatic teller machine 1, so that the sorting conditions are operated by the operation of the maintenance worker. The case where C1 is set has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when connected to a host device via a network as in the fifth embodiment, the selection condition C1 may be transmitted from the host device to each automatic teller machine 1 and set. Further, the selection condition C1 set in any one of the automatic teller machines 1 may be transferred to another automatic teller machine 1 and set. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the selection condition setting screen D1 is displayed on the operation display part 6 provided in the customer reception part 3 of the automatic teller machine 1, and a maintenance worker sets the selection conditions C1. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when an operation display unit for maintenance work is provided on the rear side of the housing 2, the selection condition setting screen D1 is displayed on the operation display unit for maintenance work and the selection condition C1 is set for the maintenance worker. You may let them. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where a rejection banknote and a sorting banknote were conveyed to the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17 and collect | recovered in the money_receiving | payment process was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The reject banknotes and the sorted banknotes may be conveyed to a specific banknote storage 16 and collected, or the reject banknotes and the sorted banknotes may be distinguished and conveyed to different banknote storages 16 for collection. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote corresponded to the selection conditions C1 was collect | recovered as a selection banknote for the banknote deposited in the money_receiving | payment process was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the discriminating unit 14 in various transactions such as banknotes fed out from the banknote storage 16 in the withdrawal process or banknotes that match the sorting condition C1 of banknotes taken when a forgotten banknote is generated in the withdrawal process. It is good also considering the banknote which passes through. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where collection | recovery banknotes were collect | recovered when performing the money_receiving | payment process by the banknote control part 11 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the deposit process may be executed by the main control unit 9 alone or by the cooperation of the main control unit 9 and the banknote control unit 11. In this case, the sorting condition C1 is not limited to the storage unit 11M of the banknote control unit 11, and may be stored in the storage unit 9M of the main control unit 9. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the deposit program is stored in advance in the storage unit 11M of the banknote control unit 11 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be stored in the storage unit 9M of the main control unit 9, or may be downloaded and acquired from the host device 431 or the like via the network 432 in the fifth embodiment. (Universal Serial Bus) It may be acquired from a removable storage device such as a memory. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 installed in a financial institution or a convenience store has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various devices that handle banknotes such as a teller machine that is installed at a window of a financial institution and is mainly used by the staff of the financial institution. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machine 1 that handles banknotes as a medium has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The medium may be a medium formed in a paper sheet shape. For example, the present invention may be applied to various apparatuses that handle various types of cash vouchers, securities, and the like. In this case, it is only necessary that the issue time can be determined based on various numbers assigned to the medium. The same applies to the second to fifth embodiments.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of application of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted.

Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 as a medium sorter | selector with the discrimination part 14 as a reading part, the memory | storage part 11M as a memory | storage part, and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17 as a storage part. The case of configuring is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the medium selection device may be configured by a reading unit, a storage unit, and a storage unit having various configurations.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal port 5 and the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 as the transfer unit, the discrimination unit 14 as the reading unit, the storage unit 11M as the storage unit, and the reject as the storage unit The case where the automatic teller machine 1 as a medium transaction apparatus is configured by the store 17 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition, the medium transaction apparatus may be configured by an exchange unit, a reading unit, a storage unit, and a storage unit having various configurations.

Furthermore, in the fifth embodiment described above, an automatic teller machine 401 as a medium information providing device and a medium sorting device and a host device 431 as a sorting condition determining device are connected via a network 432 as a network. The bill collection system 430 as a medium sorting system is configured, the medium information providing device is configured by the discrimination unit 14 as a reading unit, and the communication processing unit 9C as a transmission unit, and the sorting condition determination device is a receiving unit and A communication processing unit 442 serving as a transmission unit and a control unit 441 serving as a determination unit. The communication processing unit 9C serving as a medium selection device as a reception unit, a storage unit 411M serving as a storage unit, and discrimination as a reading unit. The case where it comprises with the part 14 and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17 as an accommodating part was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In a media sorting system in which a media information providing device, a sorting condition determining device, and a media sorting device are connected via a network, the media information providing device includes a reading unit and a transmitting unit having various other configurations, and sorting conditions The determining device includes a receiving unit having various configurations, a determining unit, and a transmitting unit, and the medium sorting device includes a reading unit, a receiving unit, a storage unit, and a storage unit having various other configurations. It may be configured.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Application 2014-049254 is incorporated herein by reference.

All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

The present invention can also be used in various devices that exchange media such as banknotes with users.

Claims

A reading unit that reads the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium with the issue time information that can determine the issue time;
A selection condition for selecting a first medium, which is a medium designated by the issuance time information and a damage level indicating the degree of damage, and a second medium other than the first medium among the medium. A storage unit for storing
A storage unit that stores the first medium, which is a medium that satisfies the selection condition, among the medium read by the reading unit, separately from the second medium;
A medium sorting apparatus comprising:
The issuance time information is an identification number uniquely assigned to the medium,
The screening condition is specified by the identification number and the damage level.
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 1.
The screening condition is set for the degree of damage for each of a plurality of the issuing times,
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 1.
The degree of damage includes two or more items whose degree of damage is represented by a numerical value,
The screening condition specifies the degree of damage by a total value of the degree of damage in each of the items,
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 1.
The reading unit reads the issue time information and the degree of damage from a plurality of types of media,
The storage unit stores the selection condition for each type of the medium.
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 1.
The medium is formed into a paper sheet,
The degree of damage includes at least one item of breakage, tearing, and dirt.
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 1.
The storage unit stores a total value of the degree of damage in each of the items as the selection condition.
The medium sorting apparatus according to claim 6.
A totaling unit that counts the degree of damage read by the reading unit in association with the issue time of the medium read by the reading unit;
Determining a new screening condition based on the counting result acquired by the totaling unit, and replacing the screening condition stored in the storage unit with the new screening condition;
The medium selection apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:
Read the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium with the issue time information that can determine the issue time by a predetermined reading unit,
For selecting a first medium designated by the issuance time information and a damage level indicating the degree of damage and a second medium other than the first medium from the predetermined storage unit. Read the sorting conditions,
Among the media, the first medium that satisfies the selection condition is distinguished from the second medium and is stored in a predetermined storage unit.
A medium selection program for causing an information processing apparatus to execute this.
Read the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium with the issue time information that can determine the issue time by a predetermined reading unit,
A selection condition for selecting the first medium and the second medium other than the first medium, which is designated by the issue time information and the damage level indicating the degree of damage, is read from a predetermined storage unit. ,
The first medium satisfying the selection condition among the medium is distinguished from the second medium and stored in a predetermined storage unit.
A non-temporary recording medium on which a medium selection program for causing the information processing apparatus to execute the above is recorded.
A sending and receiving unit for sending and receiving a medium with issue time information that can determine the issue time to and from the user;
A reading unit that reads the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium taken in via the transfer unit;
A selection condition for selecting a first medium designated by the issue time information and a damage level indicating the degree of damage and a second medium other than the first medium among the medium is stored. A storage unit;
A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores the first medium that satisfies the selection condition among the medium read by the reading unit, separately from the second medium.
A display unit for displaying a display screen;
An operation unit for receiving user operations;
Further comprising
The display unit displays a setting screen for setting the selection conditions,
The storage unit stores the selection condition set based on an operation instruction via the operation unit.
The medium transaction apparatus according to claim 11.
A medium selection system in which at least one medium information providing apparatus, at least one medium selection apparatus, and a selection condition determination apparatus are connected via a network,
Each of the medium information providing devices
A reading unit that reads the issue time information and the degree of damage of the medium from the medium with the issue time information that can determine the issue time;
A transmitter for transmitting the issue time information and a damage level indicating the degree of damage to the selection condition determining device;
With
The screening condition determination device
A receiving unit for receiving the issue time information and the damage level from the medium information providing device;
Based on the received issuance time information and the damage level, the first medium designated by the issuance time information and the damage level and the second medium other than the first medium are selected from the media. A determination unit for determining a selection condition for
A transmission unit for transmitting the selection condition to the medium selection device;
With
Each of the medium sorting devices
A receiving unit for receiving the selection condition from the selection condition determination device;
A storage unit for storing the selection conditions;
A reading unit for reading the issue time information and the degree of damage from the medium;
A storage unit that distinguishes and stores the first medium and the second medium satisfying the selection condition among the media read by the reading unit;
Comprising
Media sorting system.