JP2005149472A - Money identification processing device, operation history saving method and operation history processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money identification processing device that enables efficient use and saving of history data necessary for maintenance. <P>SOLUTION: The money identification processing device comprises a plurality of functional parts including a money input mechanism 1, a money identification circuit 2, a money reception circuit 3, a denomination identification circuit 4, a money holding mechanism 5, an input/output circuit 6, a merchandise selling circuit 7, a money dispensing circuit 8, a storage circuit 9, a timer 10 and a division setting circuit 13. The storage circuit 9 includes a first storage area (cumulative data area) for holding an operation history of each functional part, and a second storage area (maintenance data area) for holding an update on the operation history of the functional part upon every maintenance, repair or replacement process. The division setting circuit 13 saves the history data dividingly so as to hold count results in the cumulative data area and count results in the maintenance data area in the storage circuit 9 independently. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a currency identification processing device, an operation history storage method, and an operation history processing device mounted on a vending machine, a money changer, and the like, and in particular, a currency identification process including a memory that can securely store and use history data. The present invention relates to an apparatus, an operation history storage method, and an operation history processing apparatus.

  Vending machines and money changers are equipped with currency recognition processing devices such as bill validators (coin discriminators) and coin mecs (coin discriminators) to identify the authenticity and type of inserted bills and coins. Yes. Such a currency identification processing device is composed of various types of currency transport means and currency identification means, and in order to operate vending machines and money changers efficiently in the market, the operating status of the built bill validator and coin mech is determined. It is necessary to store them one after another and perform appropriate maintenance and repair at appropriate times.

  For this reason, Bill Bali and Coin Mech have been equipped with a counter that can be backed up even when the power is turned off, and the history data of each functional part is stored there and the data is checked periodically. ing. And these historical data are all important data in the sense that they can be used for future new product development by analyzing the usage frequency of Bill Bali and Coinmec. It is a lot of data.

  Typical history data of a currency identification processing device such as a bill validator includes operating time data, power-on count data, total number of inserted coins data, number of accepted coins data, number of coins paid out data, type of coins paid out data, failure history There is data. These history data can be classified into data to be stored cumulatively and data to be cleared and updated at the time of maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement of functional parts. Among these data, the operating time data and the total number of inserted coins data are data that can be used as a guideline for executing the bill accepting mechanism and bill recognition means of Bilvali, and overhauling. It can be used as data for determining the maintenance and inspection times such as mechanism cleaning and overhaul. Therefore, among the data counted independently for each functional part, the operating time data and the total number of inserted coins data are not only used as cumulative operating data but also as maintenance operating data. It must be cleared once for inspection, repair, or replacement.

  That is, the cumulative operation data used for future new product development can be used as maintenance data for performing maintenance inspections, repairs, or replacements, some of which are overhauled. However, in the conventional currency recognition processing device, it is common to continuously count and store the accumulated operation data of the lifetime of the bill validator or coin mech, and the history data is stored or displayed only as a cumulative value. It was.

In such a storage method, once history data is cleared, history data counted up to that point is once reset to “0”, and counting of history data is newly started again from that point. Also, if the data until clearing is saved separately, when the counting is continued again from that point, the history data saved separately cannot be used for future new product development unless it is accumulated afterwards.
JP 2001-101492 A (paragraph numbers [0001] to [0006], FIG. 6)

  In the configuration of the conventional currency recognition processing device, when historical data of each functional part is analyzed and maintenance or repair is performed based on the analysis, historical data on maintenance / repair must be cleared. All the counted data is discarded and counting is started again. For this reason, it has been impossible to directly extract the lifetime operational data of Bill Bali and Coinmec from the product itself.

  In order to avoid such a problem, it is necessary to separately record the product number of each product and each history data for each functional part that has been maintained or repaired. Further, in the analysis of each data for performing the next maintenance inspection, there is a trouble that it is necessary to calculate the lifetime operation data by calculating each data after reading the recorded data.

  For confirmation of history data, for example, it is possible to visually check various operation data by connecting a computer etc. to the currency recognition processing device, reading the history data by communication etc., and displaying it on the computer screen. It is. However, this data can only be analyzed by engineers who are familiar with the currency identification processing device, and the history data cannot be used effectively.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a currency identification processing device and an operation history storage method that can efficiently use and store history data necessary for maintenance and maintenance. ing.

  It is another object of the present invention to provide an operation history processing apparatus capable of appropriate maintenance even by a person who is not familiar with the currency identification processing apparatus.

  The currency identification processing device according to the present invention performs a series of currency identification processes such as power on / off, operation time measurement, currency identification, calculation of the number of accepted coins, calculation of the number of dispensed coins, recording of a failure history, etc., divided by a plurality of functional parts. In the currency identification processing device, the counting means for counting the number of times of the money identification processing for each functional component, and the first storage means for holding the counting result counted by the counting means as the operation history for each functional component When the functional parts are inspected, repaired, or replaced, the counting results are classified into those that must be retained as operation history and those that are updated and retained, and updated by the sorting means And a second storage means for updating and holding the count result that is supposed to be held at every maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement of the functional parts. The features.

  The operation history storage method of the present invention is an operation history storage method for storing operation histories of a plurality of functional parts constituting a currency identification processing device, and records the number of power on / off operations of the currency identification processing device. A step of recording an operating time of the currency identification processing device, a step of recording a number of accepted moneys in the currency identification processing device, a step of recording a number of money paid out in the currency identification processing device, and the currency identification Recording the number of failures of the processing device, and in each of the steps, the recorded contents of the functional parts that require the operation history for maintenance, inspection, repair, or replacement are maintained, checked, repaired, or replaced. It is characterized in that it is updated and recorded every time and the accumulated value of the recorded contents is stored.

  In addition, the operation history processing device of the present invention shares a series of money identification processes such as power on / off, operation time measurement, money identification, calculation of the number of accepted coins, calculation of the number of paid out coins, and recording of a failure history with a plurality of functional parts. In the operation history processing device that is applied to the currency identification processing device to be executed and displays predetermined information based on the operation history of the functional component so as to be visible to the outside, the number of times of the money identification processing is counted for each functional component. Counting means, first storage means for holding a counting result counted by the counting means as an operation history for each functional component, and maintenance, inspection, repair, or replacement of the functional component corresponding to the operation history Predetermined diagnosis contents, determination criteria set in advance corresponding to the diagnosis contents, and display contents to be displayed corresponding to the diagnosis result based on the determination criteria are described. Using the second storage means, and any of the counting results held in the first storage means, to obtain history data corresponding to the diagnostic content stored in the second storage means, Diagnosing means for diagnosing the history data in comparison with the corresponding determination criteria; and display means for extracting and displaying display contents to be displayed from the second storage means based on a diagnosis result by the diagnosing means. It is characterized by having.

  In the currency identification processing device configured as described above, it is possible to easily store history operation data at the time of inspection necessary for maintenance and maintenance as well as cumulative operation data at the time of lifetime operation of the device. Can be solved.

  In the currency identification processing device of the present invention, the history data to be stored is classified into cumulative operation data that is counted and stored over a lifetime, and data that can be cleared each time maintenance is performed. As a result, history data necessary for maintenance and maintenance can be efficiently used and saved.

  In addition, in the operation history storage method of the currency identification processing device, the history data for continuously counting the operation history and the maintenance data that can be cleared at a certain time, such as determination of the maintenance time, are counted independently. In addition, it is possible to properly determine the maintenance timing by saving, and even if the data is cleared at the time of maintenance etc., the accumulated operation data is not lost by counting the history data separately, and the operation history is stable Measurement can be performed.

  In addition, in the operation history processing device, diagnosis contents regarding the maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement of functional parts and the determination criteria thereof are set in advance, self-diagnosis is performed according to the operation history, and display contents corresponding to the diagnosis results are displayed. indicate. As a result, even a person who is not familiar with the currency identification processing device can perform appropriate maintenance.

Here, a currency identification processing device such as a bill validator or coin mech for processing bills with a vending machine that accepts banknotes and coins and sells products to customers will be described.
Hereinafter, a first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a main part of the currency identification processing device.
This apparatus is a bill validator or coin mech connected to a main control unit and a power source (both not shown) for controlling the entire vending machine (vending machine), and includes a plurality of mechanical parts, functional circuits, and the like. It consists of functional parts.

  That is, a money insertion mechanism 1 in which money such as banknotes and coins is inserted into the vending machine, a money identification circuit 2 for determining the authenticity of money inserted into the money insertion mechanism 1, a money reception circuit 3 for receiving input money, Input / output for accepting product selection with a denomination discriminating circuit 4 that discriminates money and distributes it into denominations, a cash holding mechanism 5 such as a cylindrical tube or bill storage box that accumulates the sorted money in the order of input, and a product selection display button Circuit 6, product sales circuit 7 that performs various product sales operations, money delivery circuit 8 that pays out a predetermined amount of money when changing or returning money according to instructions of product sales circuit 7, number of power-on times, vending machine operating time, input A memory for storing data such as denomination and amount of money that has been used or paid out, sales data by the product sales circuit 7, presence / absence of product sales, failure history for each functional component, etc. Road 9, timer 10 for timekeeping, clock / timer 11 used for setting the operating time zone, regulation determination circuit 12 for regulating various sales such as regulation of money insertion of a predetermined denomination, and counting in each functional component A classification setting circuit 13 is included for classifying a result into an operation history that needs to be retained as it is and an update history that retains the result. These functional components are supplied with power from a power circuit (not shown).

  The storage circuit 9 has a first storage area (cumulative data area) for holding an operation history for each functional component, and a second storage for updating the operation history of the functional component for each maintenance check, repair, or replacement. And a storage area (maintenance data area). Further, the classification setting circuit 13 classifies and stores the history data so that the count result of the accumulated data area of the storage circuit 9 and the count result of the maintenance data area are held independently. As an example of the history data stored in the storage circuit 9, operation time data will be described. When the currency identification processing device reaches a predetermined inspection time, the bill validator or coin mech is inspected, and then the maintenance data area. Only the operation time history data stored in the storage area is cleared, and the operation time history data in the accumulated data area is not cleared, but is continuously counted and stored as accumulated operation data regarding the operation time.

In this embodiment, the following seven items are set as items of operation data to be continuously counted.
(1) Operating time (2) Number of times of power-on (3) Total number of inserted coins (4) Number of coins received (5) Number of coins to be paid out (6) Number of coins to be paid out (7) Failure history Maintenance data The following three items are set.
(11) Operating time (12) Total number of coins inserted (13) Number of coins to be dispensed The analysis data of (11) to (13) above is measured by a counting means such as a counter that counts the number of money identification processes for each functional component. Although the same counting results as (1), (3), and (5) of the continuous operation data thus obtained, individual areas are allocated to the storage circuit 9 as their storage areas, and the former is a functional component. It is updated and stored at every maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement.

2, 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of this embodiment.
First, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, a method for storing each operation history in the functional component will be described.

  The power supply circuit is checked for on / off, and when the power is turned on, the power-on count is incremented, and the count value (cumulative power-on count) of the first storage area in the storage circuit 9 is incremented by one (S1 → S2) The process proceeds to step S3. When the power is not turned on, the counting in step S2 is skipped and the operation time is shifted to counting in step S3.

  In step S3, the operation time is counted by the timer 10. In this case, it is determined whether or not one hour has passed since the previous count-up, and the count is incremented every hour. If one hour has passed, both the count value (cumulative operation time) of the first storage area in the storage circuit 9 and the operation time held in the second storage area (maintenance data area) are counted up ( S3 → S4 → S5).

If one hour has not passed in step S3, the count value held in the storage circuit 9 is not incremented, and the process proceeds to the next bill insertion check in step S6.
In the bill insertion check in the money insertion mechanism 1 in step S6, it is only checked whether or not a bill has been inserted regardless of the type of the inserted bill. If there is an insertion, the bill insertion in the money insertion mechanism 1 is performed. The count counter is incremented according to the number of sheets. Counting up of the count value in the storage circuit 9 counts up each of the data area of the cumulative number of inserted bills corresponding to the continuation data and the number of inserted bills corresponding to the maintenance data (S6 → S7 → S8).

If no bill is inserted in step S6, the respective count values are not incremented, and the process proceeds from step S6 to step S9 of denomination tag insertion check.
In the denomination card insertion check in the denomination discrimination circuit 4, it is determined whether or not a bill has been inserted for each denomination, and it is determined whether or not to increment the number counter for each denomination (S9, S11). . Here, an example is shown in which the denominations of a thousand yen bill and a 2000 yen bill are discriminated and their insertion is checked.

  When a thousand yen bill is inserted, the cumulative thousand yen bill insertion number counter of the denomination discriminating circuit 4 is incremented, and only the count data in the first storage area (cumulative data area) of the storage circuit 9 is counted up ( S9 → S10). As for the operation history of the money type, since the maintenance data area of the storage circuit 9 is not allocated, only the continuous operation data in the cumulative data area is counted up. If no thousand yen bill has been inserted, the process proceeds to step S11 for determining whether to insert a thousand yen bill without counting up in step S9.

  In step S11, the insertion check of the 2000 yen bill is performed. When the 2000 yen bill is inserted, the accumulated 2000 yen bill insertion number counter is incremented and the accumulated data is counted up in the accumulated data area ( S11 → S12). If no 2,000-yen bill is inserted, the process proceeds to the next payout determination without counting up (S11 → S13).

As described above, since the operation data for maintenance is not allocated to the denomination tag insertion check, only the continuous operation data is counted up.
In the bill payout check in step S13 in FIG. 3, the money payout circuit 8 checks whether or not a bill has been paid out regardless of the type of the payout bill. That is, when the banknote is paid out, the count counter of the money payout circuit 8 is incremented, and the process proceeds to step S14. The storage circuit 9 counts up the count values in the data areas of the accumulated bill payout number corresponding to the continuation data and the bill payout number corresponding to the maintenance data (S13 → S14 → S15).

If no bill has been paid out, each count value is not incremented, and the process proceeds from step S13 to step S16 of the next denomination check for denomination.
In the denomination check for denominations in step S16, it is determined for each denomination of banknotes whether or not there has been a payout in the money payout circuit 8, and it is determined whether or not to increment each number counter. Here, an example is shown in which the payout of the 1,000 yen bill and the 2000 yen bill is checked.

  In step S16, when the thousand yen bill is paid out, the cumulative thousand yen bill payout number counter is incremented to count up the counting result held in the storage circuit 9 (S16 → S17 → S18). In this money type bill payout check, since the maintenance data area of the storage circuit 9 is not allocated, only the continuous operation data in the cumulative data area is counted up (step S17). If the thousand-yen bill has not been paid out, the count-up is not performed in step S16, and the process proceeds to the next step S18 for determining whether to pay a thousand-yen bill.

  In step S18, a check for paying out 2,000 yen bills is made. If there is a payout of 2,000 yen bills, the cumulative 2000 yen bill payout number counter is incremented, and the accumulated data is counted up in the accumulated data area (S18). → S19 → S20).

  In this way, in the denomination check for money type, as in the case of the insertion check, since no maintenance operation data is assigned, only the continuous operation data is counted up.

If it is determined in step S18 that the 2,000 yen bill has not been paid out, the process proceeds to failure determination without counting up the count value (S18 → S20).
In the failure check in step S20, the presence / absence of the failure of each functional component and the content thereof are checked. If there is a failure, the content is stored in the memory (S20 → S21). In this embodiment, since failure history data is not classified as maintenance data, it is stored only as continuous operation data. If there is no failure in step S20, the operation data counting process is finished as it is.

  In the above identification processing procedure, for functional parts that require an operation history for maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement, the recorded contents are updated and recorded for each maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement, and the total number of recorded contents is accumulated. Since the value is stored, the currency identification processing device can keep the count content of the continuous operation data and the count content of the maintenance operation data independently. Even in the case of a coin mech for identifying a coin, the operation history can be stored by the same processing steps.

Next, an operation data clear processing method in the currency identification processing device will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In the currency identification processing device, when the operating time measured by the timer 10 reaches a predetermined inspection time, the predetermined functional component is inspected. In this case, it is necessary to clear the operation time data up to that point when the regular inspection of the predetermined functional parts is completed (S31). This money identification processing device clears only the data of the operation time counter corresponding to the maintenance data without clearing the operation time history data of the cumulative data area from the measurement result of the operation time counter held in the storage circuit 9. (S32).

  Regarding the bill insertion number data, when the number of inserted bills reaches a predetermined number, the conveyance motor and conveyance path are contaminated, the conveyance belt, and the conveyance slot are inspected and cleaned. That is, when an inspection or the like is performed in step S33, it is necessary to clear the count value of the number of inserted bills so far and reset it to 0 so that it becomes a determination criterion for the next inspection number. Therefore, it progresses to step S34 and clears a bill insertion number counter. Here, only the data of the tag insertion number counter corresponding to the maintenance data among the measurement results of the insertion number counter held in the storage circuit 9 is cleared (S34).

  Similarly, regarding the number of bills to be paid out, when the number of bills to be paid out reaches a predetermined number, the payout motor and the transport mechanism are inspected and cleaned. That is, when an inspection or the like is performed in step S35, it is necessary to clear the bill payout number counter and reset the data to 0 so as to be a criterion for determining the next inspection number. Here, when the bill payout number counter is cleared, only the bill payout number counter corresponding to the maintenance data among the measurement results of the payout number counter is cleared (S36).

  By performing the clear processing as described above, it is possible to continuously count up without clearing data that needs to be counted continuously. Also, for the data required for maintenance timing judgment, the count value is reset at each maintenance, so the count value is recorded separately, the previous count value is compared with the current count value, and the previous count value is compared. Thus, it is not necessary to calculate the count value from the data, and it is possible to easily use it for timing determination by simply reading the count value of data necessary for maintenance.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the operation history processing apparatus.
The operation history processing device includes a currency identification processing device 14 and a computer 17 connected to the money identification processing device 14.

  The currency identification processing device 14 inputs and outputs history data transmitted and received by communication between the main circuit unit 15 having a plurality of functional components 1 to 13 such as the mechanical components and functional circuits shown in FIG. And an input / output circuit 16. Since the functional components 1 to 13 have been described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

Further, the computer 17 includes a main control unit and a power source (none of which are shown) for controlling the whole and the following functional circuits.
That is, the computer 17 has predetermined diagnosis contents regarding maintenance, repair, or replacement of functional parts corresponding to the history data read from the currency identification processing device 14, and judgment criteria set in advance corresponding to the diagnosis contents. The display contents to be displayed corresponding to the diagnosis result based on the determination criteria are stored as a data table to be described later, and a memory for storing a predetermined flag used when the computer 17 performs each process to be described later. A circuit 18 is provided. Further, the computer 17 compares the history data with the above determination criteria to diagnose the maintenance time and the like, a message selection circuit 20 for selecting a message that matches the diagnosis result diagnosed by the diagnosis circuit 19, A screen display circuit 21 is provided for extracting the message selected by the message selection circuit 20 from the storage circuit 18 and displaying it on the screen. The computer 17 includes an input / output circuit 22 for inputting / outputting data, and the input / output circuit 22 is connected to the input / output circuit 16 on the currency recognition processing device 14 side via a connection cable 23.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram illustrating a data table that serves as a reference for diagnosis by the diagnosis circuit of the operation history processing apparatus.
The history data read from the money identification processing device 14 side is held in the storage circuit 18 as a data table. For example, three items are set: operating time, money acceptance rate, and number of coins to be paid out, and maintenance / inspection details are assigned as necessary actions for maintenance / inspection, and judgment is based on the accumulated data of products returned to the service center Allotted data is assigned as a criterion. Here, the storage of data based on the criterion is confirmed. With respect to the operation time of the data table, both the device cleaning time and the overhaul time are assigned as actions necessary for maintenance and inspection, and the determination criteria are stored in the data D1 as the device cleaning time is every 1,000 hours. The overhaul time is stored in the data D2 as 100,000 hours. For the money acceptance rate, the cleaning time of each sensor is assigned as a maintenance / inspection action, and the criterion is stored in the data D3 as less than 95%. Both the motor inspection time and motor replacement time are assigned as necessary actions for maintenance and inspection with respect to the number of coins to be paid out, and the criterion is stored in the data D4 as the motor inspection time is 50,000 times, and the motor replacement time Is stored in the data D5 as 100,000 times.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which history data read from the currency identification processing device is displayed on the screen by the operation history processing device, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state in which the self-diagnosis result is displayed on the screen. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the treatment method is displayed on the screen.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the history data read from the currency identification processing device 14 is displayed on the screen of the computer 17. As for the data displayed on this screen, as the history data, various kinds of accumulated data and the number of accumulated failures are constantly updated. The various accumulated data includes the accumulated time of banknotes that are not accepted by the currency identification processing device 14 such as operating time, number of times of power-on, total number of passes indicating the number of banknotes that have passed through the magnetic head of the currency identification processing device 14, and counterfeit bills. A cumulative excluded number indicating the number of sheets and a back cover opening / closing number indicating the number of times the safe storing the banknotes is opened are displayed. Cumulative failure count includes bill jamming, safe full, identification unit abnormality, withdrawal detection to detect that a banknote has been withdrawn from the temporary storage unit of the currency identification processing device 14, withdrawal abnormality, failure of the safe storing the banknote The number of times that a stack abnormality or the like has occurred is displayed. In the lower row, the cumulative number of received sheets, the cumulative number of payouts, and the cumulative number of stored sheets for each denomination are displayed. Furthermore, in the lower part, extended command data that can be calculated or set based on the operation history data is displayed. Like the history data, this data is constantly updated. In this extended command data, acceptance rate data for each denomination, acceptance accuracy setting, and the number of counterfeits are displayed.

  A plurality of operation buttons for causing the computer 17 to perform processing are displayed on the lower right of the screen, and a self-diagnosis display button 24 is provided in the operation buttons. When the self-diagnosis display button 24 is pressed, the current self-diagnosis result is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG.

  This self-diagnosis result screen is divided into diagnosis contents, diagnosis results, determination, and details. The diagnosis contents include operation time, total number of passes, bill acceptance rate for each denomination, total number of counterfeit bill attempts, In the failure relation, the clogging and the stack abnormality are displayed, and a simple message is displayed on the right side of the diagnosis result for each diagnosis content. Further, a diagnosis determination symbol is displayed on the right side, and the necessity of maintenance is indicated by symbols ◯ and Δ. Here, when there is a problem in the diagnosis result, message display buttons 25 and 26 for displaying a message of a detailed treatment method are displayed in the details column at the right end of the screen. On the other hand, if there is no problem, the message display buttons 25 and 26 are not displayed in the rightmost column of the screen. If there is a problem with the diagnosis result and the message display buttons 25 and 26 in the rightmost column of the screen are pressed, a screen as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B is displayed. The screen shown in this figure is an example, but here, it is displayed when the message display button 26 is pressed and the screen for maintenance / inspection based on the operation time displayed when the message display button 25 is pressed and when the message display button 26 is pressed. The screen about the acceptance rate is shown. In addition, this acceptance rate considers the case where the currency recognition processing device 14 returns it without accepting the banknote due to a defect due to dirt or the like of the banknote identification sensor. This represents the ratio of the number of times that a banknote was actually accepted to the number of times that was inserted.

  FIG. 9A is a screen of a treatment method when the message display button 25 is pressed, and displays maintenance / inspection based on the operation time. In the example shown in the figure, it is informed that the current operating time of the money identification processing device and the maintenance / inspection of 25,000 hours have been exceeded, and the abnormality that cannot be dealt with as an inspection item of the money identification processing device is notified to the factory. Informs them that they will return the product for repair.

  FIG. 9B is a treatment method screen when the message display button 26 is pressed, and shows a treatment method screen for the acceptance rate. It is displayed on the screen that the acceptance rate of 1,000 yen bills is reduced to 93% at the current acceptance rate of banknotes, and in the illustrated example, the cause of the decline in acceptance rate is displayed and notified. The screen for maintenance / inspection based on the operating time is the same, but for abnormalities that cannot be dealt with as inspection items, it is returned to the factory to inform them that repairs will be performed.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing operations performed by the diagnostic circuit and the message selection circuit.
When the self-diagnosis display button 24 on the displayed screen is pressed while the screen of FIG. 7 is displayed, the operation performed by the diagnostic circuit 19 based on the data table of FIG. 6 described above is performed. This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S41, the operating time of the history data read into the computer 17 is compared with the value D2 of the data table, and the necessity for overhaul is checked. It is determined whether or not the operating time exceeds the value of D2, and if it exceeds, it is diagnosed that overhaul is necessary, and the process proceeds to step S42 to set a message 2 flag for displaying an overhaul message. Moreover, it progresses to step S43 and the flag of the message 1 which displays a cleaning message is reset (S41-> S42-> S43).

  If it is determined in step S41 that overhaul is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step S44, and the flag of the overhaul message 2 is reset (S41 → S44). In step S45, the operation time is compared with the value of n * D1 in the data table, and the necessity of cleaning is checked. Here, the reason why n (coefficient) is set in D1 is that the diagnosis is performed in a short time by the apparatus, so an appropriate value (such as a decimal value) is entered in n and the target of each apparatus is set. Meet diagnostic criteria. This value n is a value that varies depending on the device and the usage state. In step S45, it is determined whether or not the operating time exceeds the value of n * D1, and if it exceeds, it is diagnosed that cleaning is necessary, and the process proceeds to step S46 to set a flag of message 1 for displaying a cleaning message. (S45 → S46).

If it is determined in step S45 that cleaning is not necessary, the process proceeds to step S47, and the flag of the cleaning message 1 is reset (S45 → S47).
In step S48, the acceptance rate is compared with the value of D3 in the data table, and the necessity of cleaning each sensor is checked. It is determined whether or not the acceptance rate is smaller than the value of D3. If it is smaller, it is diagnosed that each sensor needs to be cleaned, and the process proceeds to step S49 to set a message 3 flag for displaying a cleaning message for each sensor (S48 → S49).

If it is determined in step S48 that the cleaning of each sensor is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step S50, and the flag of the cleaning message 3 of each sensor is reset (S48 → S50).
In step S51, the banknote payout number is compared with the value D5 of the data table, and the necessity of motor replacement is checked. It is determined whether or not the number of bills to be paid out exceeds the value of D5, and if it exceeds, it is diagnosed that motor replacement is necessary, and the process proceeds to step S52 to set a flag of message 5 for displaying a motor replacement message. In step S53, the flag of message 4 for displaying a motor replacement message is reset (S51 → S52 → S53).

  If it is determined in step S51 that motor replacement is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step S55, and the flag of the motor replacement message 5 is reset (S51 → S55). In step S56, the bill payout number is compared with the value D4 in the data table to check the necessity of motor inspection. It is determined whether or not the number of bills to be paid out exceeds the value of D4, and if it exceeds, it is diagnosed that the motor needs to be inspected, and the process proceeds to step S54 to set a flag of message 4 for displaying a motor inspection message ( S56 → S54).

If it is determined in step S56 that motor inspection is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step S57, and the flag of the motor inspection message 4 is reset (S56 → S57).
When all the checks are completed, the process proceeds to step S58, and the diagnosis result shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the screen as described above according to the state of the message flag.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation performed by the message selection circuit and the screen display circuit in order to display a message such as a treatment method on the screen.
In order to display the screen shown in FIG. 9 described above, when the message display button 25 is pressed on the self-diagnosis result screen shown in FIG. Display the screen. Here, the operation performed by the screen display circuit 21 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the message display button 25 arranged on the self-diagnosis result display screen shown in FIG. 8 is pressed, in step S61, it is determined for which diagnosis content the message display button 25 has been pressed, If the button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S62 (S61 → S62). If the button is not pressed, the process returns to the standby state.

  In step S62, it is determined whether or not the message 1 for displaying the cleaning message is displayed. If it is displayed, the process proceeds to step S63 to determine whether or not the message 1 flag is set. If is set, the process proceeds to step S64, and message 1 as a cleaning message processing method is displayed. When the screen of message 1 is displayed, the process returns to the standby state (S62 → S63 → S64 → S61).

If the message 1 flag is not set in step S63, the process returns to the standby state (S63 → S61).
If the message display button pressed in step S62 is not the message display button for message 1, it is determined in step S65 whether or not message 2 for displaying an overhaul message is displayed. Proceed to step S66 and display the message 2 of the overhaul treatment method. If the screen of message 2 is displayed, it will return to a standby state as it is (S65->S66->S67-> S61).

If the message 2 flag is not set in step S65, the process returns to the standby state (S64 → S61).
If the pressed message display button is not the message display button for message 2 in step S65, it is determined whether or not message 3 for displaying a cleaning message for each sensor is displayed in step S68. If YES in step S69, the flow advances to step S69 to determine whether the message 3 flag is set. If the message 3 flag is set, the flow advances to step S70 to display message 3 of the cleaning method for each sensor. indicate. When the screen of message 3 is displayed, the process returns to the standby state (S68 → S69 → S70 → S61).

If the message 3 flag is not set in step S68, the process returns to the standby state (S68 → S61).
In step S68, if the pressed message display button is not the message display button for message 3, it is determined in step S71 whether or not message 4 for displaying a motor check message is displayed. In step S72, it is determined whether the message 4 flag is set. If the message 4 flag is set, the process proceeds to step S73, and the message 4 of the motor inspection treatment method is displayed. If the screen of message 4 is displayed, it will return to a standby state as it is (S71->S72->S73-> S61).

If the message 4 flag is not set in step S71, the process returns to the standby state (S71 → S61).
In step S71, if the pressed message display button is not the message display message 4 button, it is determined whether or not the message 5 for displaying the motor replacement message is displayed in step S74. In step S75, it is determined whether the message 5 flag is set. If the message 5 flag is set, the process proceeds to step S76, and the message 5 of the motor replacement treatment method is displayed. When the screen of message 5 is displayed, it returns to the standby state as it is (S74 → S75 → S76 → S61).

If the message 5 flag is not set in step S74, the process returns to the standby state (S74 → S61).
As described above, the operation history processing device sets, for example, three items using the history data read from the currency identification processing device 14, and allocates maintenance / inspection contents as necessary actions for maintenance / inspection. As a result, the diagnostic circuit 19 of the computer 17 holds a data table in which criteria for maintenance / inspection are set based on the accumulated data of the products returned to the service center. The diagnosis circuit 19 of the computer 17 performs self-diagnosis from the data table and displays a self-diagnosis result screen, so that appropriate maintenance information can be notified, and further, detailed treatment methods can be displayed. Therefore, even a person who is not familiar with the structure of the currency identification processing device 14 can perform appropriate maintenance and inspection in the market. For this reason, since it is possible to return a simple failure without returning the currency identification processing device 14 to the factory, it is possible to prevent the return to the unnecessary factory, and the history data can be used efficiently. . For this data table, 3 items have been set, but it is possible to set not only the 3 items but also necessary data. In addition, inspection contents are assigned as necessary actions for maintenance and inspection. As for the maintenance criteria using the maintenance, the allocation of actions necessary for maintenance / inspection and the maintenance criteria are also corrected each time, depending on the accumulated data of the currency identification processing device 14 returned to the service center or factory due to failure. And can be updated.

  Each functional circuit of the computer 17 is configured as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, the computer 17 and the currency identification processing device 14 are connected by the connection cable 23 and the history data is read from the currency identification processing device 14 and the maintenance time is diagnosed. Each of the functional circuits similar to those of the computer 17 may be provided inside, or the maintenance time may be diagnosed by reading data by an external device and deciding the maintenance time based on the judgment criteria as in the present embodiment. .

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure about the principal part of a money identification processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the preservation | save method (the 1) of each operation | movement history in a functional component. It is a flowchart which shows the preservation | save method (the 2) of each operation | movement history in a functional component. It is a flowchart which shows the clear processing method of the operation data in a money identification processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of an operation history processing apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the data table used as the reference | standard for the diagnostic circuit of an operation history processing apparatus to diagnose. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which displayed on the screen the historical data which the operation history processing apparatus read from the money identification processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which displayed the self-diagnosis result on the screen. It is explanatory drawing of the state which displayed the treatment method on the screen. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which a diagnostic circuit and a message selection circuit perform. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which a message selection circuit and a screen display circuit perform in order to display messages, such as a treatment method, on a screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money insertion mechanism 2 Money identification circuit 3 Money reception circuit 4 Money type discrimination circuit 5 Money holding mechanism 6 Input / output circuit 7 Product sales circuit 8 Money payout circuit 9 Memory circuit 10 Timer 11 Clock / timer 12 Regulation determination circuit 13 Classification setting circuit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 14 Money identification processing apparatus 15 Main circuit part 16 Input / output circuit 17 Computer 18 Memory circuit 19 Diagnosis circuit 20 Message selection circuit 21 Screen display circuit 22 Input / output circuit 23 Connection cable 24 Self-diagnosis display button 25, 26 Message display button

Claims (11)

In a currency identification processing device that executes a series of currency identification processes divided by a plurality of functional components, such as power on / off, operation time measurement, currency identification, calculation of the number of accepted coins, calculation of the number of dispensed coins, recording of failure history, etc.
A counting means for counting the number of times of the money identification processing for each functional component;
First storage means for holding a counting result counted by the counting means as an operation history for each functional component;
In the maintenance inspection, repair, or replacement of the functional parts, a classification means for classifying the count results into those that need to be retained as operation history and those that are updated and retained,
And a second storage means for updating and holding the counting result, which is supposed to be updated and held by the sorting means, at every maintenance inspection, repair or replacement of the functional parts. Identification processing device. An operation history storage method for storing operation histories of a plurality of functional parts constituting a money identification processing device,
Recording the number of power on / off operations of the currency identification processing device;
Recording the operating time of the currency identification processing device;
Recording the number of accepted moneys in the money recognition processing device;
Recording the number of coins to be dispensed in the currency identification processing device;
Recording the number of failures of the currency identification processing device, and in each of the steps, for the functional parts that require the operation history for maintenance, inspection, repair, or replacement, the recorded contents are maintained, inspected, and repaired. Alternatively, the operation history storage method in the currency identification processing apparatus is characterized in that the updated value is recorded for each exchange and the cumulative value of the recorded contents is stored.   3. The operation history storing method according to claim 2, wherein the step of recording the number of accepted coins in the currency identification processing device records the number of money types received and the total number of coins received.   3. The operation history storing method according to claim 2, wherein the step of recording the number of coins to be paid out in the money identification processing device records the number of money types and the total number of money paid out.   3. The operation history storage method according to claim 2, wherein when a maintenance check of the money identification processing device is performed, the recorded contents of the operation time are updated.   3. The operation history storage method according to claim 2, wherein when the money accepting mechanism part of the money identification processing device is maintained, inspected, repaired, or exchanged, the recorded contents of the number of accepted money are updated.   3. The operation history storage method according to claim 2, wherein when the money dispensing mechanism part of the money identification processing device is maintained, inspected, repaired, or exchanged, the recorded contents of the number of money dispensed are updated. It is applied to a currency identification processing device that executes a series of currency identification processes divided by a plurality of functional parts, such as power on / off, operation time measurement, currency identification, calculation of the number of accepted coins, calculation of the number of dispensed coins, and recording of failure history, etc. In the operation history processing apparatus for displaying predetermined information based on the operation history of the functional component so as to be visible to the outside,
Counting means for counting the number of times of the money identification processing for each functional component;
First storage means for holding a counting result counted by the counting means as an operation history for each functional component;
Corresponding to predetermined diagnostic contents related to maintenance inspection, repair or replacement of the functional parts corresponding to the operation history, judgment criteria set in advance corresponding to the diagnostic contents, and diagnostic results based on the judgment criteria Second storage means for storing display contents to be displayed
The history data corresponding to the diagnosis content stored in the second storage means is obtained using any of the counting results held in the first storage means, and the determination corresponding to the history data is obtained. A diagnostic means for diagnosis against a reference;
Display means for extracting and displaying display contents to be displayed from the second storage means based on the diagnosis result by the diagnosis means;
An operation history processing apparatus characterized by comprising: In addition, when the functional parts are inspected, repaired, or exchanged, the functional unit is provided with a classifying unit that classifies the counting result into one that needs to be retained as an operation history and one that is updated and retained.
The first storage means distinguishes and stores the counting result that is to be held as it is by the sorting means and the counting result that is to be updated and held by the sorting means, and is updated and held. The counting result is to be updated and maintained at every maintenance, repair, or replacement of the functional parts.
The operation history processing device according to claim 8. The currency identification processing device and a computer communicably connected thereto,
The money identification processing device includes the counting unit and the first storage unit,
The computer comprises the second storage means, the diagnostic means, and the display means;
The operation history processing device according to claim 8. The display means includes
Summary display means for displaying a summary of all diagnosis results diagnosed by the diagnostic means;
Detailed display means for displaying details of each diagnosis result;
The operation history processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

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