JP2004013703A - Cash handling apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means which can positively conduct work processing corresponding to a use of a safe cassette installed in a cash handling apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The cash handling apparatus comprises a safe cassette for work processing, in which the safe cassette has an identifier to identify the safe cassette and specify the use of the safe cassette, thereby preventing a mistake of safe cassette installation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cash processing machine installed in a financial institution, in which employees and the like deposit and withdraw cash, and a program therefor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional cash processing machine, when an operator of a cash processing machine, such as a bank clerk or a cashier, performs business processing, it is prepared for that purpose according to the content of business processing, that is, replenishment and collection. The business process safe is selected by attaching it to the replenishment and collection unit of the cash processing machine.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional technology, when a business process is performed by mounting a safe cassette by mistake due to a mounting error, banknotes and the like for different purposes are loaded into the mounted safe cassette, so even if the user immediately notices it. There is a need for recovery processing, such as collecting bills and the like loaded in the safe cassette and re-inserting the bills into the cash processing machine, resulting in a problem that it takes a lot of time.
[0004]
If the safe cassette is used according to the intended use without noticing it, there is a case where the business processing of the used equipment becomes impossible, and there is a problem that a serious confusion is caused.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide means for reliably performing business processing according to the use of a safe cassette mounted on a cash processing machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present invention provides a cash processing machine having a safe cassette for business processing, wherein the safe cassette has an identifier for identifying the safe cassette, and the use of the safe cassette is specified by the identifier. It is characterized by doing.
Also, in a program for a cash processing machine having a safe cassette for business processing, a control unit of the cash processing machine is provided with an identifier reading means for reading an identifier for identifying the safe cassette, and a use for specifying a use of the safe cassette by the identifier. It is characterized by functioning as specifying means.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cash processing machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a safe cassette mounting process of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a cash processing machine of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a banknote pay-in / pay-out section and a replenishing and collecting section of the embodiment. It is.
[0007]
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a cash processing machine installed at a branch or the like of a financial institution.
Reference numeral 2 denotes an operation unit of the cash processing machine 1, and the control unit 3 controls each unit of the cash processing device 1.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a display unit, which is provided with a display screen such as a CRT or an LCD, and displays information such as a selection screen for business processing, information on the amount of money, guidance on processing operations, and the like.
[0008]
Reference numeral 5 denotes an input unit, which is a card insertion unit (not shown) for reading an identification card for specifying an operator, a keyboard (not shown) for the operator to input an amount such as a withdrawal amount, an identification symbol of a selected business process, and the like. Is provided.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a storage unit such as a hard disk, which stores a program executed by the control unit 3 and stores an operation history of the cash processing apparatus 1, a processing result of the control unit 3, and the like.
[0009]
Reference numeral 7 denotes a bill receiving / dispensing unit, which accepts, discriminates, counts, and stores deposited bills, pays out bills to be paid, and conveys them to a predetermined place.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a replenishing and collecting unit, which is arranged in parallel with the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 7 and is connected by a transport path, and stores banknotes to be replenished to a cash processing machine or an automatic teller machine and banknotes collected from the cash processing machine 1. A safe cassette described later is installed.
[0010]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a banknote sealing unit, which has a function of binding and storing a predetermined number of banknotes in a paper band or the like and dispensing the sealed banknotes.
Reference numeral 10 denotes a coin receiving / dispensing unit, which accepts, discriminates, counts, and stores received coins, pays out coins to be paid, and conveys them to a predetermined place.
In addition, the cash processing apparatus 1 may be provided with a cash processing unit such as a coin bar payment unit or a new ticket payment unit, an output device such as a printer, and a storage device such as an external storage device.
[0011]
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a deposit port, into which an operator inserts bills to be deposited.
Reference numeral 12 denotes a deposit discriminating unit that discriminates the authenticity, validity, denomination, denomination, transport abnormality, and the like of the banknotes conveyed from the deposit port 11 and counts the discriminated banknotes.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a denomination temporary accumulating unit, which is arranged in parallel for each denomination such as a 1,000-yen ticket, a 5,000-yen ticket, and a 10,000-yen ticket. Stored bills are temporarily stored for each denomination.
[0012]
Reference numeral 15 denotes an unfit banknote temporary stacking unit, which is juxtaposed with the denomination temporary stacking unit 13 and is discriminated as a genuine banknote by the deposit discriminating unit 12, but is discriminated from an unfit banknote due to soiling or the like. Temporarily store bills that cannot be used for dispensing.
Reference numeral 16 denotes a denomination storage, which is installed below the denomination temporary stacking unit 13 and stores deposited banknotes discharged from the denomination temporary accumulation unit 13 when the operator confirms a deposit or the like, and outputs the same. At the time of money, it has a function of feeding out stacked bills by a separation mechanism (not shown) provided at the lower part of the money type storage 16.
[0013]
Reference numeral 17 denotes an unfitted note storage, which is installed below the unfitted note temporary accumulation unit 15 and stores unfitted notes released from the unfitted note temporary accumulation unit 15 when the operator determines payment or the like.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a withdrawal discriminating unit that discriminates the authenticity, validity, denomination, denomination, transport abnormality, and the like of the bills fed from the denomination storage 16 and conveyed by the conveyance path 19, and counts the discriminated bills.
[0014]
In addition, the withdrawal discrimination unit 18 discriminates conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding and skew, and counts bills by denomination, in consideration of the fact that the fed banknote has already been discriminated by the payment discrimination unit 12. It may be a simple identification unit.
Reference numeral 20 denotes a dispensing port, which is discriminated from a genuine note by the dispensing discriminating section 18 and conveyed by the conveying path 21, and is discriminated by the depositing discriminating section 12 from a counterfeit note or an unknown denomination, etc. The non-storable banknotes conveyed by 21 are collected and delivered to the operator.
[0015]
Reference numeral 23 denotes a reject storage, which accumulates banknotes which are discriminated from the dispensing discriminating unit 18 as being abnormal in conveyance or the like and which cannot be used for dispensing conveyed by the conveyance path 24. Reference numeral 31 denotes a safe cassette (hereinafter, simply referred to as a safe), which is detachably provided in the replenishing and collecting unit 8, and includes a banknote collecting and collecting unit 7 and a banknote pay-in / pay-out unit 7 for collecting a banknote in accordance with the purpose of business processing. The same shape as a surplus banknote collection safe for collecting surplus genuine bills, an ATM replenishment safe for storing banknotes to be refilled in automatic teller machines installed at branches, etc., that is, compatibility with mounting to the replenishment and collection unit 8 Are set in a plurality of safes 31 for business processing.
[0016]
Reference numeral 32 denotes a storage unit provided in the safe 31, which stores identifiers such as numbers and symbols for identifying the safes (hereinafter referred to as safe IDs).
The storage unit 32 includes, for example, an IC tag that incorporates an IC chip and that can transmit and receive stored data wirelessly, a bar code that makes the safe ID optically readable, and a magnetic recording medium that makes it magnetically readable. , And a combination of a reader and a magnetic recording medium that can read information such as an inserted magnetic card and transfer it to the cash processor 1, etc., provided that the safe ID is stored and its contents can be read by the cash processor 1. It is not limited to the above example.
[0017]
In the present embodiment, an IC tag having a safe ID recorded on its recording unit is attached to a predetermined position of the safe 31.
Reference numeral 33 denotes an inter-unit transport path, which is provided between the banknote pay-in / pay-out unit 7 and the replenishment / recovery unit 8, and runs between the extending part 14 a of the transport path 14 of the banknote pay-in / pay-out unit 7 and the transport path 34 of the replenishment / recovery unit 8. It is connected, and enables loading and unloading of bills between the bill depositing / dispensing unit 7 and the replenishing and collecting unit 8.
[0018]
The operation of the safe 31 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The storage unit 6 of the operation unit 2 of the cash processing machine 1 stores a safe use file in which a safe ID is registered for each use of the safe 31.
S1, the operator attaches the safe 31 to the replenishment and collection unit 8 of the cash processing machine 1.
[0019]
S2, the control unit 3 of the cash processing machine 1 which has detected the installation of the safe 31 reads the safe ID stored in the storage unit 32 of the safe 31 by a safe ID reading unit (not shown) and recognizes this.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 3 detects the attachment of the safe 31 by the radio wave emitted from the IC tag, and the safe ID reading unit recognizes the safe ID read wirelessly.
[0020]
In step S3, the control unit 3 searches the safe ID registered in the safe use file for each use based on the recognized safe ID, and proceeds to step S7 when the corresponding safe ID exists, and proceeds to step S4 when the corresponding safe ID does not exist. I do.
S4, the control unit 3 displays a safe use selection screen on the display unit 4 of the operation unit 2 to register the safe ID.
[0021]
On the use selection screen, a list of the uses of the safe 31 necessary for business processing performed by the cash processing machine 1 and identification symbols such as numbers and symbols for indicating the use are displayed.
In step S5, the operator selects a use of the corresponding safe 31, and inputs the identification code using a keyboard provided on the input unit 5 of the operation unit 2.
S <b> 6, the control unit 3 that has detected the input of the identification code specifies the use of the safe 31 by the identification code, and adds it to the safe ID registered in the corresponding use of the safe use file stored in the storage unit 6. Register the recognized safe ID.
[0022]
S7, the control unit 3 recognizes the use of the safe ID registered in step S3 or the use of the safe 31 installed according to the use registered in step S7, and stores the contents in the storage unit 6 while displaying the contents. A task selection screen is displayed on the unit 4.
The stored use (hereinafter referred to as a storage use) is deleted when the attached safe 31 is removed.
[0023]
Thus, the process of mounting the safe 31 on the cash processing machine 1 is completed.
Next, an operation in the case of performing a depositing operation by the cash processing machine 1 equipped with an unfit-item collection safe will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.
In this case, the storage purpose stored in the storage unit 6 stores that the attached safe 31 is an unfit bill collection safe.
[0024]
S11, a task selection screen is displayed on the display unit 4 of the operation unit 2 of the cash processing machine 1.
On the business selection screen, the contents of business processes that can be processed by the cash processing machine 1, such as a depositing business, a withdrawal business, a cash inquiry business, and an ATM replenishment business, are displayed in a list along with their identification symbols. .
[0025]
At this time, the purpose of the currently installed safe 31 may be displayed on the screen by the storage purpose of the storage unit 6.
S12, the operator selects a business process, and inputs the identification code using the keyboard of the input unit 5. In the case of this processing, "payment business" is selected.
S13, the control unit 3 recognizes the type of the business process based on the identification code, and determines whether or not the business process uses the safe 31.
[0026]
If a business process that does not use a safe, for example, “amount check business” is selected, the process branches to step S14.
In the case of a business using a safe, the process proceeds to step S15 since “payment business” using the damaged banknote safe is selected here.
S14, the control unit 3 performs the business process of the business not using the selected safe.
[0027]
For example, in the case of the "investment inquiry business", the control unit 3 refers to the inventory file stored in the storage unit 6 and is stored in the machine money and money type storage 16 in the cash processor 1. The display unit 4 displays the number of stored denominations and the like.
When the operator confirms the content and performs a confirmation operation, the control unit 3 determines that the business process of the business not using the safe is completed, returns to step S11, displays the business selection screen on the display unit 4, and waits.
[0028]
S15, the control unit 3 determines whether the safe 31 attached to the business process selected by the storage purpose stored in the storage unit 6 can be used.
If the business process that cannot be processed by the attached safe, for example, the “ATM replenishment business” that cannot be processed by the attached unfit-collection safe, is selected, the process branches to step S16.
[0029]
In the case of the business processing using the attached safe, the "payment business" or the "payment business" in this case, the process proceeds to step S17.
S16, the control unit 3 performs an error process.
That is, the fact that the selected business process cannot be executed, the type of the currently installed safe, the type of safe required to execute the selected business process, and the like are displayed on the display unit 4, and the safe 31 is displayed to the operator. Prompt for replacement.
[0030]
When the operator confirms the content and performs a confirmation operation, the control unit 3 returns to step S11, displays a job selection screen on the display unit 4, and waits.
Thereafter, when the operator attaches the necessary safe 31 to the replenishing and collecting unit 8, the control unit 3 performs the safe cassette attaching process shown in FIG. 1 and waits in the state of step 11.
The operator selects a business process and performs the business process in the same manner as described above.
[0031]
S17, the control unit 3 performs a business process of using the attached safe, in this case, a business process of a depositing operation when the damaged banknote safe is installed.
That is, the control unit 3 displays on the display unit 4 a message that prompts the user to insert a deposit bill into the deposit port 11.
The operator inserts bills to be deposited into the deposit opening 11 in accordance with the instructions.
[0032]
When the input of the deposited banknotes is completed, the control unit 3 which has detected this feeds out the inserted deposited banknotes one by one from the deposit port 11 and conveys the fed deposited banknotes to the deposit discriminating unit 12.
When the transported bill reaches the deposit discriminating unit 12, the control unit 3 discriminates the deposited bill by the deposit discriminating unit 12.
[0033]
At this time, the deposited bill discriminated from the genuine note is counted for each denomination, and then conveyed in the direction of the denomination temporary accumulating unit 13 by the conveyance path 14.
Further, the deposited banknotes discriminated from the damaged banknotes are transported by the transport path 14 in the direction of the temporarily damaged banknote stacking unit 15.
Further, deposited banknotes that cannot be stored because they are discriminated from counterfeit bills or unknown denominations are conveyed to the dispensing port 20 by the conveyance path 22 and the conveyance path 21, accumulated and delivered to the operator.
[0034]
When the genuine and unfit papers conveyed by the conveyance path 14 reach the denomination temporary accumulation unit 13, the control unit 3 switches the conveyance path 14 based on the information of the deposited banknotes transferred from the payment discrimination unit 12, and It is conveyed to the denomination-specific temporary accumulation unit 13 to be accumulated.
At this time, the damaged bill is guided to the extension portion 14a of the transport path 14, delivered to the inter-section transport path 33 installed in the transport direction, and passed through the transport path 34 of the replenishment and recovery section 8 to the safe 31 (damage). Ticket collection vault) and stored.
[0035]
In this case, when an unfit banknote is stored in the unfit banknote storage 17 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 7, a separation mechanism is provided below the unfit banknote storage 17 to feed out the unfit banknote, and the transport path 19, the transport path Alternatively, the money may be guided to the transport path 14 via the storage medium 22 and stored in the safe 31 (unfitted bill collection safe) before or after the payment processing.
When the processing of all the deposited banknotes is completed, the control unit 3 displays the counted number of deposited banknotes, the number of unfit bills, the total amount of deposited money, and the like on the display unit 4.
[0036]
The operator confirms the displayed contents and performs a confirmation operation.
Upon detecting this, the control unit 3 discharges the deposited bills of the denominations accumulated in the denomination temporary accumulating unit 13 to the denomination storage 16 and stores them in the denomination storage 16.
The control unit 3 confirms the receipt of the deposited banknotes that cannot be stored in the outlet 20 and the storage in the denomination storage 16 and the safe 31, returns to step S <b> 11, and displays the business selection screen on the display unit 4. And wait.
[0037]
As described above, the business processing of the depositing business by the cash processing machine 1 equipped with the unfit-collection safe is completed.
Next, a case will be described with reference to FIG. 4 where an ATM replenishment service is carried out in which a banknote to be replenished to the automatic teller machine is stored in the ATM replenishment safe by the cash processing machine 1 equipped with an ATM replenishment safe.
[0038]
In this case, the storage purpose stored in the storage unit 6 stores that the attached safe 31 is an ATM supplement safe.
S11, a task selection screen is displayed on the display unit 4 of the operation unit 2 of the cash processing machine 1.
The contents in this step are the same as the contents described in the case of the depositing operation, so that the description will be omitted.
[0039]
S12, the operator selects a business process, and inputs the identification code using the keyboard of the input unit 5. In the case of this processing, "ATM replenishment work" is selected.
S13, the control unit 3 recognizes the type of the business process based on the identification code, and determines whether or not the business process uses the safe 31.
If a business process that does not use a safe, for example, “amount check business” is selected, the process branches to step S14.
[0040]
In the case of the business using the safe, the "ATM replenishment business" using the ATM replenishment safe is selected here, so the process proceeds to step S15.
S14, the control unit 3 performs the business process of the business not using the selected safe.
The contents in this step are the same as the contents described in the case of the depositing operation, so that the description will be omitted.
[0041]
S15, the control unit 3 determines whether the safe 31 attached to the business process selected by the storage purpose stored in the storage unit 6 can be used.
Business processing that cannot be processed by the attached safe, for example, in the ATM replenishment safe where the damaged banknote storage box 17 of the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 7 is mounted close to its storage limit, the processing of the damaged banknotes is hindered and the "payment business" Is selected, the flow branches to step S16.
[0042]
In the case of the business process using the attached safe, that is, the “ATM replenishment business” in this case, the process proceeds to step S17.
S16, the control unit 3 performs an error process.
The contents in this step are the same as the contents described in the case of the depositing operation, so that the description will be omitted.
[0043]
S17, the control unit 3 performs the business process of using the attached safe, in this case, the business process of the ATM replenishment job when the ATM replenishment safe is mounted.
That is, a message is displayed that prompts the automatic teller machine to enter the number of cash for each denomination.
The operator inputs the number of banknotes to be refilled into the automatic teller machine for each denomination according to the input.
[0044]
When the input of the number of replenishment bills is completed, the control unit 3 which has detected this feeds out the number of bills input from the corresponding denomination storage 16 for each denomination, and outputs the replenished bills fed out through the transport path 19. It is transported to the gold discriminating unit 18.
When the conveyed replenishment bill reaches the dispensing discriminating unit 18, the control unit 3 performs discrimination of the replenishment bill by the dispensing discriminating unit 18.
[0045]
At this time, the replenishment bills discriminated from the genuine notes are counted for each denomination, and then guided to the transport path 14 via the transport path 22.
The replenishment bill discriminated from the damaged bill is led to the transport path 14 via the transport path 22.
Further, the replenishment bills which are discriminated from the dispensing discriminating unit 18 as being abnormal in conveyance or the like and cannot be used for replenishment are conveyed to the reject storage 23 by the conveyance path 24 and stored therein.
[0046]
When the genuine note and the unfit note guided to the transport path 14 reach the unfit note temporary accumulating unit 15, the control unit 3 switches the transport path 14 based on the information of the replenishment bill transferred from the withdrawal discrimination unit 18, and The sheet is conveyed to the damaged sheet temporary accumulation section 15 and accumulated.
At this time, the genuine bill is guided to the extension section 14a of the transport path 14 and is delivered to the inter-section transport path 33, and is transported to the safe 31 (ATM refill safe) via the transport path 34 of the replenishment and recovery section 8 for storage. Is done.
[0047]
When the processing of all replenishment bills is completed, the control unit 3 displays the number of replenishment bills for each denomination to be refilled, the total replenishment amount, and the like on the display unit 4.
The operator confirms the displayed contents and performs a confirmation operation.
Upon detecting this, the control unit 3 releases the damaged bills accumulated in the damaged bill temporary accumulation unit 15 to the damaged bill storage 17 and stores them in the damaged bill storage 17.
[0048]
The control unit 3 confirms the storage in the safe 31 (ATM replenishment safe), the unfit bill storage 17, and the reject storage 23, returns to step S11, displays the work selection screen on the display 4, and stands by.
As described above, the operation processing of the ATM replenishment operation by the cash processor 1 equipped with the ATM replenishment safe is completed.
[0049]
In the above description, two cases in which business processing is performed for each purpose of the attached safe 31 have been described. However, when another safe 31 is mounted, business processing corresponding to the intended use is similarly performed.
Thereafter, the operator takes out the ATM replenishment safe from the replenishment and collection unit, transports it to the automatic teller machine to be refilled, and attaches the ATM replenishment safe to the automatic teller machine.
[0050]
As described above, in the present embodiment, the storage unit storing the safe ID is provided in the safe, and the use of the installed safe is identified by the cash processing machine by specifying the use of the safe by the safe ID. It is possible to prevent waste of time and confusion caused by a mistake in mounting the safe.
In the above description, the replenishment and recovery unit is described as being arranged in parallel with the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit. However, even if the replenishment and collection unit is integrated into the banknote withdrawal and disbursement unit, the effect of the present invention is not impaired. .
[0051]
Further, the safes have been described as having the same shape, but may have a different shape as long as they are compatible with each other.
[0052]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, an identifier is provided for a safe cassette, and the use of the safe cassette is specified by the identifier, so that the cash processing machine can recognize the use of the installed safe cassette. This has the effect of preventing waste of time and confusion caused by a mistake in mounting the cassette.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a safe cassette mounting process according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a cash processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a business process of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash processing machine 2 Operation part 3 Control part 4 Display part 5 Input part 6 Storage part 7 Banknote pay-in / pay-out part 8 Replenishment and collection part 9 Banknote sealing part 10 Coin deposit / withdrawal part 11 Deposit port 12 Deposit discrimination part 13 Deposit classification temporary accumulation Units 14, 19, 21, 22, 34 Transport path 14a Extending unit 15 Temporary debit stacking unit 16 Deposit storage unit 17 Deposit storage unit 18 Dispensing discrimination unit 20 Dispensing port 23 Reject storage 31 Safe cassette 32 Storage unit 33 Department transfer path

Claims (6)

In a cash processing machine having a safe cassette for business processing,
A cash processing machine, wherein the safe cassette has an identifier for identifying the safe cassette, and reads the identifier to specify the use of the safe cassette. In claim 1,
A cash processing machine which performs business processing according to the use of the specified safe cassette. In claim 1 or claim 2,
A cash processing machine having a safe use file in which the identifier is registered for each use. In a cash processing machine program having a safe cassette for business processing,
A program for causing a control unit of a cash processor to function as identifier reading means for reading an identifier for identifying the safe cassette, and use specifying means for specifying a use of the safe cassette by the identifier. In claim 4,
A program for a cash processing machine, which functions as a use-specific business processing means for performing business processing according to the use of the specified safe cassette. In claim 4 or claim 5,
A program for a cash processing machine, which functions as an identifier registering means for registering the identifier in a safe use file for each use.

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