CN112447003A - Banknote processing system and banknote processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

A paper money processing system and a paper money processing method are provided, which make the handling easy and can improve the efficiency of paper money counting. The bill handling system (1) is communicably connected to a reception terminal (3), a plurality of bill sorters (2), and a totalizing device (4). The reception terminal (3) assigns the same ID to a plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group. The plurality of bill sorters (2) receive input of the ID of each of the allocated bill cassettes, and perform a counting process of bills stored in the bill cassettes. The plurality of bill sorters (2) transmit the results of the counting process to the totalizing device in association with the ID. The totaling device (4) totals the counting processing results received from the plurality of bill sorters (2) using the ID as a key.

Description

Banknote processing system and banknote processing method

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a banknote processing system and a banknote processing method.

Background

In the cash processing center, banknotes collected from markets such as automatic teller machines (CDs) and Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) installed in various places and banks are counted and sorted at a high speed using a banknote sorter (sorter) installed in the cash processing center, and the banknotes are sorted into banknotes to be returned to the market, banknotes to be loaded in an automatic machine, banknotes to be returned to a central bank, and the like, and are subjected to tape sealing processing in 100 units or 1000 units.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese unexamined patent publication No. 2019-57018

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

However, recently, the types and states of collected banknotes have become diversified particularly with the increase in the number of banknote series and the amount of banknotes to be transported in developing countries. Further, with the introduction of deposit machines or recycling ATMs, it is necessary to handle banknotes with misaligned denominations or orientations in cash handling centers, and the handling thereof becomes complicated.

In general, banknotes that are transported to a cash center for cash reconciliation are distributed to 1 operator in ATM units or branch line units, and are often processed to counting, sorting, and tape sealing. The operator has to change the setting of the bill sorting machine every time the denomination is changed while handling a plurality of denominations, and there is a problem that the flow of the work is stopped and the work efficiency is poor.

Further, in the process from counting to banding, there is a problem that the trouble and time required for handling the mantissa banknotes which are not satisfied with the banding unit of 100 sheets or the like is also troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing system and a banknote processing method that are easy to handle and that can improve the efficiency of banknote counting, in consideration of the above-described points.

Means for solving the problems

In order to solve the problem, according to the present invention, there is provided a banknote processing system in which a terminal, a plurality of banknote pickers, and a totaling device are communicably connected, the terminal assigns the same ID to a plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group, the plurality of banknote pickers receive input of the ID assigned to each of the banknote cassettes, perform counting processing of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette, and transmit a result of the counting processing performed by each of the banknote pickers to the totaling device in association with the ID, and the totaling device totals the result of the counting processing received from the plurality of banknote pickers using the ID as a key.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a banknote processing system and a banknote processing method that can facilitate handling and improve the efficiency of banknote counting, for example.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a banknote processing system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a banknote sorting machine constituting the banknote processing system according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the banknote sorting machine according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an example of processing performed when collected banknotes are taken into a cash center in the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of input contents of the reception process at the time of carrying in the banknotes in the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the banknote counting process in the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the comparison processing of the total banknote result in the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a banknote counting process sequence in the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the banknote counting result comparison process in another embodiment.

Description of the reference symbols

1: banknote processing system, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2 d: banknote sorter, 3: acceptance terminal, 4: totalizing apparatus, 5: management terminal, 20: banknote processing unit, 21: main control unit, 22 a: ROM, 22 b: RAM, 23: communication unit, 24: storage portion, 25: issue number reading sensor, 26: number-of-sheets detection sensor, 27: scanner, 28: coupon damage detection sensor, 29: sorting gate, 31: printing device, 41: processing unit, 42: storage unit, 43: communication units, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140: denomination box, 101: bag, 123: label, 200: control processing device, 210: control unit, 220: input/output unit, 230: communication unit, 240: storage portion, 421: reporting information, 422: accepted data, 423: total results, 424: comparison results

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or similar elements and processes will be denoted by the same reference numerals as a rule, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The configuration and processing described below are merely examples, and the embodiment according to the present invention is not intended to be limited to the purpose of the following embodiment. The embodiments and modifications may be combined in part or in whole within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention and within the scope of integration.

The drawings referred to in the following description show an outline of the embodiment to the extent necessary for understanding and practicing the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in the drawings.

In the following description, for example, when a plurality of elements to which reference numerals having the same reference numerals given by sub-reference numerals are given are collectively referred to as "xxx 100-1", "xxx 100-2", or "xxx 100 a" or "xxx 100 b", the elements are represented as "xxx 100" using only the same reference numeral.

In the following description, various information may be described or illustrated in a table format, but various information may be represented in a data structure other than a table. To illustrate not relying on a data structure, the "aaa table" can also be referred to as "aaa information". The "aaa table" or the "aaa information" is stored in a storage area secured in a storage resource (e.g., a memory).

In the following, the banknote handling system and the banknote sorting machine will be described as handling banknotes as sheets, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various other types of sheets such as checks and gift certificates can be handled in the same manner.

[ embodiment ]

(construction of paper money processing System 1)

Fig. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a banknote processing system 1 according to the embodiment. The banknote processing system 1 is provided in a cash processing center.

As shown in fig. 1, the bill handling system 1 includes a plurality of bill sorters 2 (an example of a bill handling apparatus) connected to each other via a network N in a wired or wireless communicable manner, a reception terminal 3, a totalizing apparatus 4, and a management terminal 5. In the present embodiment, the banknote handling system 1 includes five banknote sorters 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e connected to the network N. In addition, the number of the bill pickers is not limited to the illustration of fig. 1. Note that the bill picker 2e may not be connected to the network N.

The bill sorters 2a to 2d, however, each process bills of a single denomination, as will be described in detail later. Note that the bill sorter 2e performs a process of aligning the directions of bills. In this way, each banknote picker 2 in the banknote processing system 1 determines in advance the denomination of a banknote to be processed or the processing content of the banknote.

The reception terminal 3 is a computer that receives, from financial institutions and the like in various places, input of information on collected banknotes such as the number of banknotes per denomination stored in each of a predetermined number of denomination cassettes that are the same set. The same group of fractional denomination boxes, e.g., the means for bringing out the source, is the same ATM. When information on collected banknotes is input for each of a group of denomination cassettes, the reception terminal 3 issues a deposit (default) ID associated with the input information.

The receiving terminal 3 instructs the connected printing device 31 to print a code image (for example, a QR code (registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter)) including the issued storage ID information by the number of denomination boxes constituting the corresponding denomination box group. The printing device 31 receives the instruction and prints a code image storing the ID. The printed code image of the storage ID is added to all the denomination boxes constituting the corresponding denomination box group.

The banknote sorting machines 2a to 2d read code images of storage IDs added to the respective denomination cassettes when counting the collected banknotes stored in the respective denomination cassettes of a group of denomination cassettes. The banknote sorters 2a to 2d transmit the respective counting results to the totalization device 4 in association with the storage IDs.

The totalizing device 4 totals the total results received from the banknote sorters 2a to 2d, using the deposit ID as a key. The management terminal 5 is a terminal for operating the totalizing apparatus 4, and instructs the totalizing apparatus 4 to perform totalizing processing or displays the totalizing result.

(Structure and operation of paper money picker 2)

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of the banknote sorter 2 constituting the banknote processing system 1 according to the embodiment. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the bill picker 2 viewed from the side. The operation of the banknote sorting machine 2 will be described with reference to fig. 2.

First, the user stacks banknotes in the hopper 251. The stacked banknotes are separated one by a separation feed roller 252 and conveyed along a conveyance path 253. The recognition unit 254 is provided in the conveyance path 253 and can read the authenticity, wear, denomination, orientation, number, and the like of the bill passed therethrough. The storage sections 271, 272, 273, 274 are configured to stack the transported banknotes one by one, and can store banknotes divided under predetermined conditions such as the end loss, denomination, direction, and serial (number of plates) by user settings.

The reject stacker 275 or 276 stores banknotes that are not suitable for storage in any of the storage sections 271 to 274 due to a result of recognition by the recognition section 254 or conveyance failure, and includes an opening through which banknotes can be taken out.

The maximum number of sheets to be stacked in one storage unit can also be determined by the selection of the user. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of stacked sheets in one storage unit is 100. When the number of stacked banknotes in one of the storage sections 271 to 274 reaches 100 during banknote conveyance, the banknote sorting machine 2 stops the feeding of banknotes from the hopper 251, and a state of waiting for the withdrawal of banknotes is established. When the banknotes are pulled out from one of the storage sections 271 to 274 having reached 100 sheets, the feeding of the banknotes from the hopper 251 is restarted.

(functional Structure of paper money picker 2)

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the banknote sorting machine 2 according to the embodiment. The bill sorter 2 includes a bill processing unit 20 and a control processing device 200 communicably connected to the bill processing unit 20.

The banknote processing unit 20 includes a main control unit 21, a ROM22a, a RAM22b, a communication unit 23, a storage unit 24, an identification unit 254, and a sorting gate 29.

The main control unit 21 controls each unit in the banknote processing unit 20. The ROM22a stores an operation program and the like of the main control section 21. The RAM22b develops a control program for controlling each unit by the main control unit 21, and stores control data used by the control program in a readable and writable manner. The communication unit 23 is an interface for the banknote processing unit 20 to communicate with the control processing device 200.

The storage unit 24 is a storage device that stores various information such as the banknote identification information 241, the damaged separation reference information 242, and the banknote image information 243. The banknote identification information 241 is information that serves as a reference for determining authenticity of a banknote. The damaged separation reference information 242 is information that serves as a reference for determining the discrimination and sorting of banknotes such as damaged banknotes. The banknote image information 243 is image data of the banknote acquired by the scanner 27.

The recognition unit 254 includes the serial number reading sensor 25, the number detection sensor 26, the scanner 27, and the damaged bill detection sensor 28, and performs billing such as counting, authenticity determination, and damaged separation processing on the banknotes fed out from the hopper 251. The sorting gate 29 sorts the banknotes sorted by the recognition unit 254 into the storage units 271 to 274 and the reject stacker 275 or 276.

The control processing device 200 is a computer device such as a tablet terminal. The control processing device 200 includes a control unit 210, an input/output unit 220, a communication unit 230, and a storage unit 240.

The control unit 210 controls each unit of the control processing device 200 or performs various processes by expanding and executing a program stored in the storage unit 240 or a ROM (not shown) into a RAM (not shown). The control unit 210 counts the number of each denomination of banknotes, the total number of banknotes, and the like by a sorting process for each storage ID in cooperation with the main control unit 21 to which the banknote processing unit 20 of the control processing device 200 is connected.

The input/output unit 220 includes a display with a touch panel, which displays various information and accepts user input, and a code scanner which reads a code image such as a QR code. The input/output unit 220 may include a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

The communication unit 230 includes an interface for controlling the processing device 200 to communicate with the banknote processing unit 20. The communication unit 230 also includes an interface for the control processing device 200 to communicate with other control processing devices 200 connected to other banknote processing units 20. The storage unit 240 is a storage device that stores various information related to processing in the banknote sorter 2.

The storage unit 240 is a storage device that stores various information such as set values 2401, image information 2402, and a log 2403. The setting value 2401 includes parameters or the like that are input by the user and that specify the operation of the banknote processing unit 20, and is reflected in the banknote processing unit 20. For example, the banknote identification information 241 or the damaged separation reference information 242 is information based on the set value 2401.

The image information 2402 is image data of the bill acquired by the recognition unit 254 through the sorting process, and is, for example, a serial number image. The log 2403 includes the count result such as the number of each denomination and the total number of banknotes counted by the control unit 210 in cooperation with the banknote processing unit 20 for each sorting process of the storage ID.

(handling when recycled banknotes are brought into a cash center)

Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of processing performed when the collected banknotes are taken into the cash center in the embodiment. Hereinafter, a case will be described in which banknotes collected from the ATM, which is the same transport source, by the denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, and 140 stored for each denomination are taken into the cash center. Hereinafter, the denomination boxes 110, 120, 130, 140 are collectively referred to as the denomination box 100. In fig. 4, the denomination box 100 is provided as 4 denomination boxes 110, 120, 130, 140, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 4, the banknotes from the ATM are normally collected in a state of being loaded in the denomination cassette 100. The denomination cassettes 100 are often loaded with one bag 101 for each ATM, and it is known in advance that several bags are collected for the ATM.

When the denomination cassettes 100 transported by the cash transport vehicle 160 are taken into the cash center, the machine operator inputs information (reporting information) of the taken-in banknotes from the receiving terminal 3, and takes out the denomination cassettes 100 from the pockets 101. A storage ID (121 in the example of fig. 4) associated with the input content is issued, and a label 123 on which a QR code of the storage ID of a desired number of copies is printed is output from the printing device 31. The pipefitter applies the output label 123 to all denomination boxes 100 from the same ATM that are loaded into the same bag 101.

Note that the label 123 is not limited to being attached, and may be placed on a tray on which banknotes removed from the denomination-specific cassettes 100 are placed in the same manner, or may be any type as long as the label is attached in a state in which the storage ID of the banknotes stored in the denomination-specific cassettes 100 can be recognized. In the present embodiment, the storage ID is also printed on the label 123, but only the QR code may be printed. The QR code is not limited to the QR code, and may be another two-dimensional code or a one-dimensional code such as a barcode.

(input contents of acceptance processing when banknotes are input)

Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of input contents of the reception process at the time of carrying in the banknotes in the embodiment. Referring to fig. 5, an example of advance reporting information 421 and receiving data 422 regarding the incoming banknotes input from the receiving terminal 3 will be described.

In the example shown in fig. 5, the total number of banknotes, the number of banknotes per denomination, the branch number, the ATM number, the delivery note, and the address are known in advance as the declaration information 421 from the banknotes collected by the ATM 002. When the reporting information 421 is input from the receiving terminal 3 and the collected banknotes are received, the receiving terminal 3 generates receiving data 422 in which receiving date, storage ID, and other information are added to the reporting information 421. The reception data 422 is assigned a storage ID (ID 121) when the reception terminal 3 receives the data. The pipefitter attaches a label 123 printed with a QR code with a storage ID of 121 to the denomination cassettes 110 to 140. Thus, the result of counting with the deposit ID 121 is associated as the result of the same ATM 0002.

(banknote counting processing in Cash center)

Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the banknote counting process in the embodiment. In the cash center, a work table is provided for each denomination. In the present embodiment, a flow line 2a1 in which a banknote picker 2a that handles 1000 yen banknotes is disposed, a flow line 2b1 in which a banknote picker 2b that handles 5000 yen banknotes is disposed, a flow line 2c1 in which a banknote picker 2c that handles 10000 yen banknotes is disposed, and a flow line 2d1 in which a banknote picker 2d that handles banknotes stored in a collection box and a banknote picker 2e that aligns the direction of banknotes picked by the banknote picker 2d are disposed are provided.

The denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, 140 are each transported to the side of the operator of the respective denomination banknote picker 2a, 2b, 2c, 2 d. Each operator reads the QR code of the storage ID printed on the label 123 attached to each denomination cassette 110 to 140 by the code reader provided in each banknote picker 2a to 2 d. By reading the QR code with the code reader, the storage ID can be accurately and quickly input. The storage ID may be input by an operator manually inputting the storage ID printed on the label 123 via the input/output unit 220.

Since the banknotes stored in the denomination cassettes 110, 120, and 130 are banknotes sorted for each denomination as FIT sheets at the time of deposit, the number of banknotes stored in each denomination cassette 110, 120, and 130 can be determined while performing direction sorting only in the cash center. The counting result is associated with the storage ID thereof and transmitted to the totalizing apparatus 4.

On the other hand, in the denomination-specific box 140 as the collection box, the non-return notes are stored in a mixed manner in terms of denomination and direction. In this case, the banknote picker 2d first picks the denomination, and the banknote picker 2e then performs direction sorting and discard sorting. When the banknote picker 2d picks the denomination, the deposit ID is input, the counting result of the banknotes is sent to the totalizing device 4, and the direction sorting and the end-of-loss sorting in the subsequent banknote picker 2e are processed so that the deposit ID is not input. Only the counting results of the banknote sorting machine 2d to which the storage ID is input are summed by the summing device 4.

In this way, whether the counting result in the bill picker 2 is set as the total object in the total device 4 or not is switched depending on whether the storage ID is input or not, and even if the same bill is counted in a plurality of bill pickers 2, the same bill is not repeatedly counted in the total device 4.

In the case of banknotes that cannot be counted by the banknote sorter 2, the denomination and number of banknotes can be manually input and registered in the system.

The total device 4 includes a processing unit 41 such as a processor, a storage unit 42 serving as a database, and a communication unit 43 serving as an interface for communicating with the reception terminal 3, the banknote sorters 2a to 2d, and the management terminal 5 via the network N. The processing unit 41 can count the information counted by the banknote sorters 2a to 2d for each storage ID, and count the number of banknotes taken in from each ATM for each denomination and the total number of banknotes. The processing unit 41 stores the total result 423 for each ATM after the total in the storage unit 42. The total result 423 for each ATM includes information including at least a total day, a storage ID, the total number of sheets, and the number of sheets per denomination.

In this way, for example, the pipelines 2a1 and … of the banknote picker 2a that handles 1000 yen bills and the pipeline 2c1 of the banknote picker 2c that handles 10000 yen bills are arranged, and the banknote sorting IDs brought in from the ATM are sorted for each denomination, so that each banknote picker 2 can be operated continuously and efficiently. The banknotes of the mantissa are not distinguished, and the banknotes can be continuously sorted and the number of banknotes brought in from each ATM can be determined.

(examination of counting result based on comparison of counting result of paper money)

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm whether or not the total result 423 is correct. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the comparison processing of the total banknote result in the embodiment.

By comparing and verifying the reception data 422 based on the reporting information 421 input from the reception terminal 3 and the total result 423 of the total device 4, it is possible to confirm whether the total result 423 is correct. As shown in fig. 7 (a), the total result 423 and the reception data 422 are compared with each other using the storage ID as a key, and whether or not both are identical can be determined. The verification result can be displayed as the comparison result 424 shown in fig. 7 (b). In the example of fig. 7, an example is shown in which a difference of 10000 yen is generated between the total amount of deposit ID 122 and the received amount in a recognizable manner.

Further, by checking the reception data 422 (see fig. 5) based on the storage ID included in the comparison result 424, it is possible to track detailed information as to which pipeline operator (see fig. 6) has counted the banknotes from which ATM or branch line as the total result 423 that is different from the reception data 422 (or the reporting information 421).

The above-described processes of receiving and executing the instruction for execution of the process of comparing and verifying the reception data 422 and the total result 423 and tracking the detailed information, and displaying the execution result are performed by the total device 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be performed by the reception terminal 3 or the management terminal 5. The device storing the reception data 422 may be the total device 4, and may be the reception terminal 3 or the management terminal 5.

In this way, the possibility of an illegal act of a malicious operator who has extracted the bill during the counting process or the like can be detected by the above-described comparative verification. The detection result of the possibility of receiving the illegal act confirms the existence of the actual illegal act by a monitoring camera and the like arranged in the cash center, thereby realizing the illegal act prevention and efficiently disclosing the illegal act.

(paper money counting sequence)

Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a banknote counting process sequence in the embodiment. The bill counting process sequence shown in fig. 8 is executed each time a bill recovered from the denomination cassette 100 stored for each denomination is taken from the ATM into the cash center.

First, in step S11, the reception terminal 3 receives input of the reporting information 421, and generates reception data 422 to which the storage ID is assigned. Next, in step S12, the reception terminal 3 outputs the label 123 printed with the QR code of the storage ID assigned to the reception data 422. The label 123 is attached to all denomination cassettes 100 that are loaded with the same bag 101 for each ATM. Each of the denomination cassettes 100 to which the label 123 is attached is conveyed to the flow line of the banknote sorter 2 in which banknotes of the corresponding denomination are disposed.

Next, in step S13a, the banknote picker 2a reads the QR code of the label 123 attached to the denomination cassette 100. Next, in step S13b, the banknote sorter 2a performs a sorting process on the banknotes stored in the denomination cassette 100 to which the QR code label 123 read in step S13a is attached, and counts the number of banknotes. Next, in step S13c, the banknote picker 2a transmits the count result of step S13b to the totalizing apparatus 4 together with the deposit ID read in by the QR code in step S13 a.

The banknote selectors 2b, 2c, and 2d also perform the same processing as in step S13 of the banknote selector 2a (steps S14, S15, and S16), and transmit the count result of the banknotes to the totalizing device 4 together with the deposit ID. Next, in step S17, the totalizing device 4 totals the count results received from the banknote selectors 2a to 2d using the same deposit ID as a key, and generates a total result 423.

Next, in step S18, the totalizing apparatus 4 compares and verifies the totalizing result 423 and the reception data 422. For example, the totalizing apparatus 4 determines whether or not the number of sheets, the total number of sheets, and the total amount of money per denomination match between the total result 423 and the reception data 422.

In addition, the execution sequence of steps S13, S14, S15, S16 is not limited to the sequence illustrated in fig. 8, and is generally front-to-back. The totaling process in step S17 can be started only when the counting results of the same deposit ID from the banknote sorters 2a to 2d are ready, but the timing of the completion of the counting results of the same deposit ID is not certain. Therefore, the execution timing of step S17 may be set to a predetermined cycle, and the totalization processing may be executed for the storage IDs prepared as counting results at the time of execution.

Note that the total result verification in step S18 can be performed also when both the reception data 422 and the total result 423 have the same record of the storage ID, but the timing at which the total result 423 is generated is not determined. Therefore, the execution timing of step S18 may be set to a predetermined cycle, and the total result verification may be executed for the storage ID having the total result 423 at the execution time.

(effects of the embodiment)

When the banknotes are sorted by the banknote sorter and taped in units of, for example, 100 banknotes, generally, the mantissas of the banknotes in the denomination-sorted cassettes do not satisfy the mantissas of the taped units, and therefore, after the sorting is completed, the mantissas of the banknotes remain in the storage units of the banknote sorters. As in the conventional art, when the same operator handles a plurality of denominations, it is necessary to temporarily take out the mantissa banknotes and sort them, and count the banknotes in the other denomination cassettes. Further, the mantissas of the banknotes need to be accumulated until the number reaches the tape seal unit and then counted, but the operation is complicated except for the total object due to the recounting.

In the present embodiment, by reading the storage ID of the denomination cassette and associating the storage ID with the ATM or the like of the same collection source, even if counting is continued using a plurality of banknote selectors dedicated to the same denomination, the counting results of the banknote selectors can be summed up by the storage ID, so that all the counting results can be summed up without noticing the mantissa, and sorting can be continued continuously, thereby achieving an effect of improving the sorting efficiency.

[ other embodiments ]

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the banknote counting result comparison process in another embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the reporting information 421 is input from the reception terminal 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the reporting information 421 may be transmitted from the ATM or the like to the totalizing apparatus 4 via a network or a communication line in advance prior to the input of the banknotes. By transmitting the reporting information 421 to the totalization apparatus 4 in advance, for example, the number of banknotes that have been carried in by the delivery slip #323 can be grasped in advance, and the plan of the facility or the staff can be made in advance. In addition, the reliability of the reception data 422 (or the reporting information 421) used for the comparison and verification with the total result 423 in the banknote counting result comparison process can be improved, and a safer and more efficient system can be constructed.

The destination to which the reporting information 421 is transmitted in advance is not limited to the total device 4, and may be the reception terminal 3 or the management terminal 5.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not limited to having all of the described configurations. In addition, as long as there is no contradiction, a part of the structure of one embodiment may be replaced with the structure of another embodiment, and the structure of another embodiment may be added to the structure of one embodiment. Further, a part of the structure of each embodiment can be added, deleted, replaced, integrated, or expanded. Further, the structure and the process shown in the embodiment can be appropriately expanded or integrated based on the process efficiency or the installation efficiency.

Claims (6)

1. A bill handling system, characterized in that,

wherein the terminal, the plurality of bill sorters, and the totalizing apparatus are connected in a communicable manner,

the terminal

The same ID is assigned to a plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group,

the plurality of paper money sorters

Receiving an input of the ID of the banknote cassette assigned to each banknote picker, performing a counting process of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette,

transmitting a result of the counting process performed by each bill picker to the totalizing apparatus in association with the ID,

said totalizing device

The counting process results received from the plurality of bill sorters are summed using the ID as a key.

2. The banknote handling system of claim 1,

the plurality of paper money sorters

The banknote cassette to which the ID is input is set as a totalizing object in the totalizing apparatus, and the banknote cassette to which the ID is not input is not set as the totalizing object in the totalizing apparatus.

3. The banknote handling system of claim 1 or 2,

the terminal

Generating an image of a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code containing information of the ID,

the plurality of paper money sorters

The input of the ID is accepted by reading the images attached to the plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group.

4. The banknote processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

receiving input of reporting information in advance, the reporting information including the number of banknotes stored in the plurality of banknote cassettes of the same set for each denomination,

and comparing the total result of the total device with the reporting information to determine whether the total result is correct.

5. A banknote handling system according to claim 4,

the reporting information is received from a device of an outgoing source of the plurality of money cassettes of the same group via a communication line.

6. A bill handling method characterized by comprising the steps of,

the bill processing system is connected with a terminal, a plurality of bill sorters and a totalizing device in a communication mode,

the terminal

The same ID is assigned to a plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group,

the plurality of paper money sorters

Receiving an input of the ID of the banknote cassette assigned to each banknote picker, performing a counting process of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette,

transmitting a result of the counting process performed by each bill picker to the totalizing apparatus in association with the ID,

said totalizing device

The counting process results received from the plurality of bill sorters are summed using the ID as a key.

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