JP2002342810A - System for managing automatic teller machine integrally - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate a human mistake. SOLUTION: This management system is provided with a communication network 50, a safe 10, a cash charger 20, a cash controller 30, and an automatic teller machine 40. The safe 10 holds proper information proper thereto. The cash charger 20 reads the proper information of the safe 10 to generate cash information as to a cash to be charged to the safe 10, charges the cash into the safe 10, and transmits the proper information and the cash information via the communication network 50. The cash controller 30 controls the cash information corresponding to the proper information, in response to reception of the proper information and the cash information. The automatic teller machine 40 sets the filled safe 10, reads the proper information of the set safe 10, and receives and controls the cash information from the cash controller 30 via the communication network 50, based on the proper information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine collective management system, and more particularly to an automatic teller machine collective management system for collectively managing loaded cash count data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Automatic teller machines (ATMs: Automa)
In the tic Teller Machine), a safe loaded with cash is set. The cash loaded in the safe is managed as cash loaded data in an automatic teller machine (ATM). The management of the loaded cash counting data is such that, when replacing a safe in an automatic teller machine (ATM), the staff replacing the safe transfers the loaded cash counting data based on an instruction from the staff who loaded cash into the safe. This is done by storing the information in a storage unit in the (ATM).

[0003] Until such cash counting data is managed by an automatic teller machine (ATM), a cashier who counts the cash to be loaded into the safe and a staffer who loads the counted cash into the safe. A cashier who transmits the cash count data obtained by counting the cash to be loaded into the safe, and a cash vending machine (the ATM) which transfers the loaded cash count data transmitted when replacing the safe in the ATM. There is a staff member who stores the information in the storage unit in the ATM.

As a prior art of a cash management system for managing cash, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-283075 discloses a cash management system capable of reliably checking cash payments made between a cashier and an automatic teller machine. A processing system, a teller machine, a cash transaction device "is disclosed.

[0005] This cash processing system connects a cash transaction device that stores cash and executes various transactions, a cash machine that cashes the cash transaction device, and connects the cash machine and the cash transaction device. And a communication network for communicating information on cash to be transferred between the two.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 10-240839 makes it possible to prevent the occurrence of human error or the like when loading or collecting money, and spends a lot of trouble and time in pursuing a miscalculation at the time of cash scrutiny. A "financial automation equipment management system and management method" is disclosed.

[0007] A management system for a financial automation device manages loading or collecting of money in a money storage for storing money automatically dispensed by the financial automation device or money automatically deposited in the financial automation device. , Characterized by comprising an instruction unit, a pre-processing unit, a post-processing unit, a calculation unit, and an output unit.
The instruction means instructs to load or collect money in the money storage. Upon receiving an instruction from the instruction means, the preprocessing means counts the total amount of money stored in the money storage at that time. The post-processing means counts the total amount of money stored in the money storage after the loading or collection, when the money storage or collection is performed after the counting of the stored amount by the pre-processing means. The calculating means is based on a difference between the counting result by the preprocessing means and the counting result by the postprocessing means,
Calculate the amount charged or collected for the money storage. The output unit outputs the loaded amount or the collected amount calculated by the arithmetic unit.

[0008] Further, Japanese Patent No. 2726550 discloses a system including a plurality of automatic transaction devices and a banknote sorter.
By using a loader for loading and unloading bills to and from an automatic transaction device, and loading and unloading bills to a banknote sorter, it is possible to manage the cash balance of each device and manage them collectively. Cash management systems "are known.

This cash management system includes a plurality of automatic transaction devices, a cash sorter, and a loading box. A plurality of automatic transaction devices make and receive cash. The cash sorter is
The cash handled by these automatic transaction devices is arranged. The loading shed can be attached to each automatic transaction device and the cash sorter, and exchanges cash between each automatic transaction device and the cash sorter. Storage means for storing the cash storage state of the transaction device, and output means for outputting the cash storage state of the automatic transaction device stored in the storage means to the cash organizer when attached to the cash sorter. Have. The cash sorter is characterized in that it has a means for counting the cash balance of each automatic transaction device based on the storage state of the cash of the automatic transaction device output from the loading cabinet.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-137093, for example, a plurality of devices, such as banks, for managing cash, that is, banknote deposits and withdrawals, are installed, and banknotes and information on each device can be comprehensively managed. A management device "is disclosed.

This cash management device comprises a plurality of automatic transaction devices for depositing and withdrawing cash and a cash sorter for organizing cash handled by the automatic transaction device. The cash management device comprises a safe, storage means, and means for counting. It is characterized by having. The safe can be attached to the automatic transaction device and the cash sorter, and transfers the cash stored therein between the automatic transaction device and the cash sorter. The storage means stores, for each automatic transaction device, identification information of the automatic transaction device provided in the safe and the cash amount. The tallying means performs tallying based on the identification information of each automatic transaction device stored in the storage means and the amount of cash when the cash box is attached to the safe.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-76990 discloses a "cash management process" in which a box number is assigned to a cassette box storing cash so that cash can be managed for each box. System "is disclosed.

This cash management processing system has a plurality of cash handling devices and a cash storage cassette box. The plurality of cash handling apparatuses have a mechanism for taking cash into the apparatus or a mechanism for discharging cash from the apparatus. The cash storage cassette box is configured to be loaded into each cash handling device and contains cash taken in by each cash handling device or cash released by the cash handling device. The cash management processing system manages data on cash taken in or released by a cash handling apparatus, and includes an input unit, an output unit, and a storage unit. The means for inputting are cash storage cassettes loaded in each cash handling device.
Enter the identification code that distinguishes the boxes. The output means outputs data on the number or amount of cash input or removed by the cash handling apparatus from the cash storage cassette box. The storage unit stores the number or amount of cash present in the cash storage cassette box based on data on the number or amount of cash output from the output unit. The cash management processing system is characterized in that data on cash handled by a cash handling device is managed in association with a cash storage cassette box.

[0014]

In the conventional cash management system, a counting error in counting cash, a loading error in loading cash into a safe, a transmission error in transmitting loaded cash count data, and There will be very many elements that include human error as exemplified by an operation error when storing the loaded cash count data in the storage unit in the automatic teller machine (ATM). Therefore, after counting the cash to be loaded into the safe, the loaded cash count data is transferred to an automatic teller machine (ATM).
In each of the tasks up to the management, it was necessary for some experienced person to be in charge.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cash automatic transaction machine collective management system which can eliminate human error.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cash automatic transaction machine collective management system capable of eliminating human error in the operation until the loaded cash count data is managed in the automatic cash transaction machine.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cash automatic transaction machine collective management system in which even inexperienced staff members can carry out work without errors.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cash automatic transaction machine collective management system capable of easily performing a cash scrutiny process and a cash management process during transportation of a safe.

[0019]

Means for solving the problem are described as follows. The technical matters corresponding to the claims in the expression are appended with numbers, symbols, etc. in parentheses (). The number, symbol, etc. are at least one of a plurality of embodiments of the present invention or a plurality of embodiments.
Technical matters constituting one embodiment or a plurality of examples, in particular, reference numerals attached to technical matters expressed in the drawings corresponding to the embodiments or examples,
It matches the reference symbol. Such reference numbers and reference symbols clearly indicate the correspondence and bridging between the technical matters described in the claims and the technical matters of the embodiments or examples. Such correspondence / bridge does not mean that the technical matters described in the claims are interpreted as being limited to the technical matters of the embodiments or the examples.

The automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention comprises a communication network (50), a safe (10), a cash loading machine (20), a cash management machine (30), and an automatic teller machine (40). ). The safe (10) holds unique information. The cash loading machine (20) reads the unique information of the safe (10), generates cash information relating to cash to be loaded into the safe (10), loads cash into the safe (10), and stores the unique information and the cash information. Transmit via communication network (50). The cash management machine (30) manages the cash information corresponding to the unique information in response to the reception of the unique information and the cash information. The automatic teller machine (40) sets the loaded safe (10), reads the unique information of the set safe (10), and, based on the unique information, via the communication network (50), the cash management machine (40). 30) to receive and manage the cash information.

The cash loading machine (20) and the automatic teller machine (40) have a safe number reading unit (22,
42).

The cash loading machine (20) counts cash to be loaded into the safe (10) to generate cash information, and loads cash corresponding to the cash information into the safe (10). And a cash loading unit (25).

The cash management machine (30) includes a first cash management table (34) and a cash management unit for each safe (33). The cash management unit for each safe (33) registers and manages the unique information and the cash information in the first cash management table (34) so that the cash information corresponds to the unique information.

The automatic teller machine (40) requests cash information from the cash management unit (33) based on the unique information. The cash management unit for each safe (33) is a cash vending machine (4
First cash management table (34) in response to a request from (0)
And transmits cash information corresponding to the unique information registered in.

The automatic teller machine (40) includes a second cash management table (44) and a loaded cash storage management unit (43). The loaded cash storage management unit (43) registers and manages the cash information in the second cash management table (44) corresponding to the unique information in response to the reception of the cash information from the cash management machine (30).

The unique information is the safe number (11). The cash information is the loaded cash count data of the embodiment.

[0027]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the cash loading machine in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the cash management machine in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows an automatic teller machine (AT) in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of M).

As shown in FIG. 1, the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention comprises a safe 10 and a cash loading machine 2.
0, cash management machine 30, and automatic cash machine (ATM) 4
0 and a communication network 50 including the Internet. The cash loading machine 20, the cash management machine 30, and the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 are interconnected via a communication network 50.

The cash is loaded into the safe 10 by a cash loading machine 20. After the cash is loaded, the safe 10 is set in an automatic teller machine (ATM) 40. Further, the safe 10 holds a safe number 11 exemplified by an ID as unique information.

The cash loading machine 20 is the safe number 1 of the safe 10
1 is read, cash count data for cash to be loaded into the safe 10 is generated, cash is automatically loaded into the safe 10, and the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data are transmitted via the communication network 50. . This cash loading machine 2
0 indicates a control unit 21, a safe number reading unit 22, a cash counting unit 23, a memory unit 24, and a cash loading unit 2 as shown in FIG.
5, a data communication unit 26 is provided.

The control section 21 controls the operation of each section according to a predetermined control program. The safe number reading unit 22 reads the safe number 11 of the safe 10 when the cash loading machine 20 is loaded with the safe 10. The cash counting unit 23 counts cash to be loaded into the safe 10 and generates loaded cash count data. The memory unit 24 stores the safe number 11 read by the safe number reading unit 22 and loaded cash count data which is cash information obtained by counting cash from the cash counting unit 23. The cash loading unit 25 automatically loads cash into the safe 10 based on the loaded cash count data obtained by the cash counting unit 23. The data communication unit 26 transmits the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data stored in the memory unit 24 to the cash management machine 30 via the communication network 50.

The cash management machine 30 receives the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data from the cash loading section 25,
It manages the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the cash management machine 30
1, a data communication unit 32, a cash management unit 33 for each safe, a cash management table 34, and a data communication unit 35.

The control section 31 controls the operation of each section according to a predetermined control program. The data communication unit 32 exchanges data with the cash loading machine 20 via the communication network 50. The cash management unit 33 for each safe registers and manages the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data in the cash management table 34 so that the loaded cash count data corresponds to the safe number 11. In addition, when the automatic teller machine 40 requests the cash count data for each safe to the cash management unit 33 for each safe based on the safe number 11, the cash management unit for each safe 33 responds to the request from the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40. Accordingly, the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11 registered in the cash management table 34 is read from the cash management table 34 and transmitted to the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 via the data communication unit 35. In the cash management table 34, the loaded cash count data is registered in correspondence with each safe number 11. The data communication unit 35 exchanges data with the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 via the communication network 50. Upon receiving the safe number 11 read by the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40, the data communication unit 35 receives the cash management table 34.
Is transmitted to the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 corresponding to the cash number 11 registered in the cash register.

The automatic teller machine 40 sets the safe 10 loaded with cash, reads the safe number 11 of the set safe 10, and transmits the safe number from the cash management machine 30 via the communication network 50 based on the safe number 11. Receives and manages the loaded cash count data. This automatic teller machine (ATM) 4
0 indicates a control unit 41, a safe number reading unit 42, a loaded cash storage management unit 43, and a cash management table 4 as shown in FIG.
4. A data communication unit 45 is provided.

The control section 41 controls the operation of each section according to a predetermined control program. The safe number reading unit 42 reads the safe number 11 of the safe 10 set in the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40. When the safe number reading unit 42 reads the safe number 11 of the safe 10, the control unit 41 transmits the safe number 11 read from the data communication unit 45 to the cash management machine 30. Load cash storage management unit 43
In response to receipt of the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11 from the cash management machine 30, the cash management table stores the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data such that the loaded cash count data corresponds to the safe number 11. 44 and manages it. In the cash management table 44, the loaded cash count data from the cash management machine 30 is registered for each safe number 11 in association with each other. The data communication unit 45 transmits the safe number 11 via the communication network 50 and receives the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11.

Next, the flow of collective management in the above-described collective management system for automatic teller machines will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of batch management in the cash vending machine batch management system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the cash loading machine 20 first loads the safe 10 into the cash loading machine 20 (step 501), the safe number reading section 22 of the cash loading machine 20 is started.
Thus, the safe number 11 of the loaded safe 10 is read (step 502). This read safe number 11
Is stored in the memory unit 24 of the cash loading machine 20 (step 503). When the safe number 11 is stored, the cash to be loaded into the safe 10 from which the safe number 11 has been read is counted by the gold counting unit 23 of the cash loading machine 20 (step 50).
4) The counted loaded cash count data is stored in the memory unit 24 in association with the read safe number 11 (step 505). When the storage of the loaded cash count data is completed, cash corresponding to the loaded cash count data is automatically loaded into the safe 10 by the cash loading unit 25 of the cash loading machine 20 (step 506).

According to the above procedure, the safe number 11 of the safe 10 is read, the cash to be loaded into the safe 10 is counted, automatically loaded, and the read safe number 1 is further read.
The safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data are stored in the memory unit 24 in association with 1.

Next, when the cash loading into the safe 10 and the storage into the memory unit 24 are completed, the data communication unit 26 of the cash loading machine 20 is controlled by the control unit 21 of the cash loading machine 20.
Transmits the safe number 11 of the memory unit 24 and the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11 to the cash management machine 30 via the communication network 50 (step 50).
7). The control unit 21 controls the data communication unit 26 so that the safe number 11 in the memory unit 24 and the loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11 are transmitted to the cash management machine 30.

Next, in the cash management machine 30, the data communication unit 32 of the cash management machine 30 uses the safe number 1 of the safe 10.
Upon receipt of the loaded cash count data associated with 1 and the safe number 11 (step 508), the safe-specific cash management unit 33 of the cash management machine 30 corresponds to the safe number 11 in the cash management table 34 of the cash management machine 30. Then, the loaded cash count data is registered (step 509).

On the other hand, when the safe 10 loaded with cash by the cash loading machine 20 is set after being conveyed to the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 (step 510), the cash number reading unit 42 sets the cash automatic teller machine. The safe number 11 of the safe 10 set in the (ATM) 40 is read (step 511). When the safe number 11 is read, under the control of the control unit 41 of the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40,
The read safe number 11 is an automatic teller machine (ATM) 4
0 is transmitted to the cash management machine 30 from the data communication unit 45 (step 512). The control unit 41 controls the data communication unit 45 so that the read safe number 11 is transmitted to the cash management machine 30.

When the cash management machine 30 receives the safe number 11 via the data communication unit 35 of the cash management machine 30 (step 513), the cash management unit 33 of the cash management machine 30 causes the cash management unit 33 to execute the automatic cash transaction machine. The loaded cash count data corresponding to the safe number 11 from the (ATM) 40 is read from the cash management table 34 of the cash management machine 30 and transmitted to the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 via the data communication unit 35 ( Step 514).

In the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40, upon receiving the loaded cash count data from the cash management machine 30 via the data communication unit 45 of the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40 (step 515), the automatic teller machine Automatic cash transaction machine (AT) by the loaded cash storage management unit 43 of the ATM (ATM) 40
M) The loaded cash count data is registered in the cash management table 44 of the cash register 40 in correspondence with the safe number 11 (step 51).
6).

As described above, in the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention, cash corresponding to the loaded cash count data is automatically loaded into the safe 10 by the cash loading machine 20, and the loaded cash count data and the cash 10 The cash number 11 is transmitted to the cash management machine 30, and when the cash number 11 of the safe 10 is transmitted from the ATM 40 to the cash management machine 30, the cash number managed by the cash management machine 30 is transmitted. Automatic cash machine (ATM) 4
0, and in the automatic teller machine (ATM) 40, the loaded cash count data is registered in correspondence with the safe number 11, so that the loaded cash count data is transferred to the automatic teller machine (AT).
M) The operation up to the management at 40 can be performed mechanically, and the transfer of the loaded cash count data is performed on the communication network 50.
Can be done via

Therefore, the automatic teller machine batch management system of the present invention uses the automatic teller machine (A)
TM) is performed mechanically, and the transfer of the loaded cash count data is performed via the communication network 50. Therefore, there is a conventional counting error in counting cash, and the cash is stored in a safe. A human error such as a loading error when loading, a transmission error when transmitting the loaded cash count data, and an operation error when storing the transmitted loaded cash count data in the storage unit of the automatic teller machine (ATM). Can be eliminated.

The management of the loaded cash counting data to the automatic teller machine (ATM) is performed mechanically and is performed by exchanging the data via the communication network 50. Since there is no intervention, the automated teller machine collective management system of the present invention can perform an error-free operation even for an inexperienced staff in the operation at each holding place.

Further, since the loaded cash counting data is centrally managed by registering it in the cash management table 34 of the cash management machine 30, the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention provides a cash scrutiny process. By reading the data in the cash management table 34, the cash management processing during transportation of the safe and the safe can be easily and reliably performed.

In the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention, a case has been described in which cash is automatically loaded by the cash loading machine 20 in accordance with the loaded cash count data of the safe 10. As a second embodiment of the transaction machine collective management system, when the cash is not automatically loaded in accordance with the loaded cash count data for some reason, the cash is manually loaded into the safe 10, and then, for example, Using the loading information input device 60 as shown in FIG.
0 can also be sent.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, when the input receiving unit 62 receives the safe number 11 and the loaded cash counting data from the manual input unit 61 exemplified by the keyboard of the loading information input device 60, the control unit 63. The safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data are transmitted from the data communication unit 64 to the cash management machine 30 via the communication network 50 shown in FIG. The control unit 63 controls the data communication unit 64 so that the safe number 11 and the loaded cash count data are transmitted to the cash management machine 30. As a result, the loaded cash count data is stored in the cash management table 34 of the cash management machine 30 in the same manner as described above.
Is registered in correspondence with the safe number 11, so that the loaded cash count data can be managed.

In the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention, the case where the safe number 11 of the safe 10 is an ID has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above example, and a bar code or a two-dimensional code may be used.

[0052]

As described above, according to the cash automatic transaction machine collective management system of the present invention, human error can be eliminated.

Further, according to the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention, the operation until the loaded cash counting data is managed by the automatic teller machine is performed mechanically, and the transfer of the loaded cash counting data is communicated. Since the processing is performed via the network, it is possible to eliminate human error in the operation until the loaded cash count data is managed in the automatic teller machine.

According to the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention, no human error is involved in the operation until the loaded cash counting data is managed by the automatic teller machine. Even inexperienced staff can do work without mistakes.

According to the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention, the loaded cash count data is read from the cash management table of the cash management machine. It can be done easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cash loading machine in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cash management machine in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an automatic teller machine (ATM) in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of collective management in the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a loading information input device in another embodiment of the automatic teller machine collective management system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 safe 11 safe number 20 cash loading machine 21 control unit 22 safe number reading unit 23 cash counting unit 24 memory unit 25 cash loading unit 26 data communication unit 30 cash management machine 31 control unit 32 data communication unit 33 cash management unit for each safe 34 Cash management table 35 Data communication unit 40 Automatic teller machine 41 Control unit 42 Safe number reading unit 43 Loaded cash storage management unit 44 Cash management table 45 Data communication unit 50 Communication network

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A communication network, a safe holding unique information, reading the unique information of the safe, generating cash information relating to cash to be loaded into the safe, loading the cash into the safe, A cash loading machine that transmits the unique information and the cash information via the communication network, and a cash management machine that manages the cash information in response to the unique information in response to receiving the unique information and the cash information; A cash vending machine that sets the loaded safe, reads the unique information of the set safe, receives and manages the cash information from the cash management machine via the communication network based on the unique information, and Automatic cash machine batch management system equipped with. 2. The automatic teller machine collective management system according to claim 1, wherein the cash loading machine and the automatic teller machine have a safe number reading unit for reading the unique information. . 3. The cash vending machine collective management system according to claim 1, wherein the cash loading machine counts the cash to be loaded into the safe and generates the cash information. An automatic teller machine collective management system comprising: a cash loading unit that loads the cash according to the cash information into the safe. 4. The automatic teller machine collective management system according to claim 1, wherein the cash management machine has a first cash management table, and the cash information corresponds to the unique information. A cash automatic transaction machine collective management system including a cash management unit for each safe that registers and manages the unique information and the cash information in the first cash management table. 5. The automated teller machine collective management system according to claim 4, wherein the automated teller machine requests the cash information from the cash management unit for each safe based on the unique information, and An automatic teller machine collective management system that transmits the cash information corresponding to the unique information registered in the first cash management table in response to a request from the automatic teller machine. 6. The automatic teller machine collective management system according to claim 1, wherein the automatic teller machine includes: a second cash management table; and the cash information from the cash management machine. And a loaded cash storage management unit for registering and managing the cash information in the second cash management table in accordance with the unique information in response to the reception of the cash information. 7. The automatic teller machine collective management system according to claim 1, wherein the unique information is a safe number.