JP2010218300A - Deposit system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a deposit system that efficiently operates deposit machines. <P>SOLUTION: The deposit system includes a control means 85 for communicating with a plurality of deposit machines to output an operation instruction signal to the deposit machines selectively, terminals installed in respective stores, and a storage means 86 for storing deposit total data fixed at the terminals. The control means 85 determines denominational total deposit number data from the store deposit total data stored in the storage means 86 to predict a number of deposit machines to be operated, and outputs an operation instruction signal to the predicted number of deposit machines. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a deposit system.

  In order to improve the cash efficiency of large-scale stores such as department stores and shopping centers, security companies create and supply change reserves for each store. It is known to perform payment / payment to an account (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-353523

  By the way, cash generated at each store is once deposited into a deposit machine in a deposit machine room, and this is collected by a security company or the like. Since the number of depositing machines installed in the depositing machine room is set in accordance with busy days, the number is larger than necessary for non-busy days. For this reason, there was a problem that on non-busy days, power consumption increased instead of the amount of money received. In addition, it is necessary to perform the operation of collecting the deposited cash on all the deposit machines, and there is a problem that the labor of the collection operation is increased instead of the deposited amount on a non-busy day.

  Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide the deposit system which can operate a deposit machine efficiently.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the invention according to claim 1 is configured such that a plurality of depositing machines capable of receiving a deposit upon receipt of an operation instruction signal and communication with the plurality of depositing machines are possible. And a control unit that selectively outputs an operation instruction signal, a terminal provided for each store, and a storage unit that stores the deposit meter data when the deposit meter data is determined in the terminal. Then, the control means predicts the number of deposit machines to be operated by grasping the total number of deposit type data from the deposit total data for each store stored in the storage means, and predicts the number. An operation instruction signal is output to the number of deposit machines.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the control means monitors the depositable remaining capacity of the depositing machine that has already output the operation instruction signal, and the depositable remaining capacity is predetermined. An operation instruction signal is output to a depositing machine that has not yet output an operation instruction signal when the amount is below a fixed amount.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, even if the control means needs to operate all the depositing machines from the total deposit number data of the money type, The number of units is determined according to the reception time zone, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the control means receives a manual operation through the operation instruction input means, Regardless, it is possible to output an operation instruction signal to a depositing machine that has not output an operation instruction signal.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the deposit entry room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the deposit receipt room identification information is read in the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room where the plurality of deposit machines are installed. The identification information reading means is provided, the depositing machine is provided with a depositor identification information reading means for reading the depositor identification information, and the control means is the depositing person who has read the depositing person identification information reading means. By comparing the identification information with the depositor identification information read by the depositor identification information reading means at the time of deposit transaction by the deposit machine, the number of depositing work waiting persons is identified, and the number of the waiting persons according to the identified number The number of units is determined, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the deposit entry room according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the deposit receipt room identification information is read in the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room where the plurality of deposit machines are installed. A person identification information reading means is provided, and in the vicinity of the exit of the depositing machine room, a person leaving person identification information reading means for reading a person leaving the room identification information is provided, and the control means is read by the money depositing person identification information reading means. By comparing the depositing person identification information and the leaving person identification information read by the leaving person identification information reading means, the number of waiting persons for depositing work is specified, and the number is determined according to the specified number of persons. The operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the deposit depositing room according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the deposit depositing room for reading the deposit depositor identification information is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room in which the plurality of deposit machines are installed. When the deposit meter data is confirmed in the terminal, the control unit stores the deposit meter data and the store identification information of the terminal in association with each other in the storage unit. When the deposit room identification information is read by the deposit room identification information reading means at the time of deposit transaction, the store identification information associated with the deposit room identification information and the payment meter data associated with the store identification information Is determined from the storage means and compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the plurality of depositing machines to determine which depositing machine is to perform the depositing transaction. And performing.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the control means is provided in the deposit machine room with deposit machine identification information of a deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process. By displaying the information on the deposit guidance display means, the deposit machine to be used is transmitted to the room occupant.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 7 or 8, wherein each of the plurality of depositing machines has a depositing machine call display means, and the control means is determined by the deposit transaction determination process. To the deposit machine that performs the deposit transaction, the deposit receipt user identification information read by the deposit incident identification information reading means in the deposit transaction determination process or the store identification information based on the deposit incident identification information is output. The depositing machine displays the output depositing room identification information or store identification information on the depositing machine call display means to call the room entering person.

  The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 9, wherein, when the deposit machine provided with the deposit machine call display means is in a deposit transaction operation, the deposit machine call display means Even if the depositing room identification information or the store identification information is output, the depositing room identification information or the shop identification information is not displayed and the calling is not performed.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the depositing machine further outputs the depositing room identification information outputted by the depositing machine voice generating means when calling by the depositing machine call display means or Store identification information is generated by voice.

  A twelfth aspect of the invention is the invention according to any one of the seventh to eleventh aspects, wherein the depositing machine room is provided with a deposit guidance display unit capable of communicating with the control unit, and the control unit includes: , When the deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process cannot be used immediately, the deposit incident identification information read by the deposit incident identification information reading means in the deposit transaction determination process or the deposit receipt room The store identification information based on the person identification information is displayed in advance on the payment guidance display means.

  The invention according to claim 13 is the invention according to any one of claims 7 to 12, wherein the depositing machine can perform return processing when an error occurs, and the depositing machine attempts to deposit at the time of return processing. The returned cash information is returned to the control means, and the control means receiving the return information deposits the deposit machine that sent the return information. The depositing room identification information related to the deposit transaction determination process determined as the deposit machine for performing the transaction, the store identification information, and the deposit meter data associated with the store identification information are read from the storage means, and again the deposit meter The data is compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the remaining depositing machines, excluding the depositing machine related to the error occurrence, and the redetermination process is performed to determine which depositing machine will perform the deposit transaction. Utotomoni, wherein the call payment entering identifying information or store identification information relating to the re-determination process preferentially.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the invention according to claim 13, wherein the depositing machine determined in the redetermination process includes one or more depositing room identification information or store identification information to be called next. Re-reads the one or more depositing room identification information or store identification information, and the payment meter data associated with the store identification information, and compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the plurality of depositing machines, It is characterized by re-determining whether a deposit transaction is to be performed in the depositing machine and re-determining the depositing machine to be used.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the control means predicts the number of deposit machines to be operated by grasping the total number of deposit type data from the deposit total data for each store stored in the storage means. Thus, an operation instruction signal is output to the predicted number of depositing machines, and the depositing machines can be operated efficiently, so that power consumption can be suppressed. In addition, when collecting the cash after the payment, only the depositing machine to which the operation instruction signal is output needs to be collected, and the amount of collection work can be suppressed.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the control means still outputs the operation instruction signal when the depositable remaining capacity of the depositing machine that has already output the operation instruction signal becomes less than a predetermined amount. Since an operation instruction signal is output to an unpaid deposit machine, even if there is an unexpected deposit, it is possible to start a deposit machine that is not yet in operation, and the deposit machine that is in operation is full. It can suppress that it will be in an impossible state.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, the control means determines the number of units according to the deposit acceptance time period, even if it is necessary to operate all the deposit machines from the total deposit number data of each denomination. Since the operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines, the depositing machines can be operated more efficiently.

  According to the invention of claim 4, when the control means receives a manual operation via the operation instruction input means, the depositing machine that has not output the operation instruction signal regardless of the total money number data of the money type. Since the operation instruction signal can be output, it is possible to operate the depositing machine that is in an operation disabled state if necessary. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the depositing machine that is operating from becoming full and being unable to deposit.

  According to the invention of claim 5, the depositing person identification information read by the depositing person identification information reading means in the depositing transaction by the depositing machine and the depositing person identification information read by the depositing person identification information reading means by the control means. By comparing with the identification information, the number of waiting persons for depositing work is specified, the number is determined according to the specified number of persons, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines. It is possible to deposit the corresponding number of deposit machines.

  According to the invention of claim 6, the control means compares the depositing person identification information read by the depositing person identification information reading means with the leaving person identification information read by the leaving person identification information reading means. The number of depositing work waiting persons is specified, the number is determined according to the specified number of persons, and the operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines. It can be made possible.

  According to the invention of claim 7, when the deposit meter data is confirmed at the terminal, the control unit associates the deposit meter data with the store identification information of the terminal and stores it in the storage unit. In the transaction, when the depositing room identification information is read by the depositing room identification information reading unit, the store identification information associated with the depositing room identification information from the storage unit and the payment total associated with the store identification information are stored. Data is read and compared with the remaining depositable capacity of multiple deposit machines, and the deposit transaction decision process is performed to determine which deposit machine will perform the deposit transaction. Based on this, it is possible to determine the best deposit machine for the deposit transaction. Therefore, since it becomes possible to suppress that a deposit machine is full in the middle of a deposit | payment, while being able to improve the efficiency of a deposit processing operation, an efficient deposit transaction can be managed with few operation | movement of a deposit machine.

  According to the invention of claim 8, the control means displays the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process on the deposit guidance display means provided in the deposit machine room. Thus, since the deposit machine to be used is transmitted to the room occupant, it is possible to reliably guide the deposit machine optimal for the deposit transaction while suppressing an increase in cost.

  According to the invention according to claim 9, the depositing room read by the depositing room identification information reading unit in the depositing transaction determination process for the depositing machine that makes the depositing transaction determined in the depositing transaction determining process. Store identification information or store identification information based on the deposit room identification information is output, and the deposit machine displays the received deposit room identification information or store identification information on the deposit machine call display means provided in the deposit machine. Therefore, since the caller is called, it is possible to reliably guide the deposit machine that is most suitable for the deposit transaction.

  According to the invention of claim 10, when the deposit machine is in the deposit transaction operation, the deposit machine call display means provided in the deposit machine outputs the deposit room identification information or the store identification information from the control means. However, since the incoming caller identification information or the store identification information is not displayed and no call is made, no prompt guidance is provided.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, when the depositing machine is called by the depositing machine call display means, the depositing machine voice generating means further generates the outputted depositing room identification information or store identification information by voice. The depositor who is not conscious of the deposit machine call display means can be surely notified that the turn has come.

  According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, when the depositing machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determining process cannot be used immediately, the depositing room identification information reading unit is used in the deposit transaction determining process. Since the read deposit identification information or store identification information is displayed in advance on the deposit guidance display means, even if you forget about waiting, you can be surely guided to the deposit machine that is most suitable for deposit transactions.

  According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, when the return process is executed and the return information is output when an error occurs, the control means causes the depositing machine that has sent the return information to perform a deposit transaction. The deposit room identification information related to the deposit transaction determination process determined as follows, the store identification information and the deposit meter data associated with the store identification information are read from the storage means, and the deposit meter data is again related to the occurrence of the error. Compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the remaining depositing machines, excluding the depositing machine, perform a redetermination process to determine which depositing machine will perform the deposit transaction, and the depositing room identification information related to the redetermination process Or, since the store identification information is preferentially called, when an error occurs, it is possible to reliably guide to a deposit machine that is optimal for carrying out a subsequent deposit transaction.

  According to the invention of claim 14, when the depositing machine determined in the redetermination process includes one or more depositing room identification information or store identification information to be called next, the one or more deposits are made. Re-reads the resident identification information or store identification information and the payment meter data associated with the store identification information, and conducts a payment transaction at any depositing machine compared to the remaining depositable capacity of multiple depositing machines In order to re-determine whether or not the deposit machine to be used is re-determined, depending on the deposit meter data to be deposited, the deposit process with a different deposit machine is selected when an error occurs. Sometimes it is not possible to complete a deposit with a deposit machine that has been decided, so it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such a case by re-determining which deposit machine should deposit.

It is a top view which shows roughly the structure of the large-scale store group which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the structure of the change locker room and deposit machine room which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows roughly the structure of the change machine room and exchange management room which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the POS terminal etc. which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing roughly the composition of the deposit machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the deposit management machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the money changer which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the exchange management machine which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
This embodiment is used for large-scale stores such as department stores and shopping centers. In this large-scale store group, as shown in FIG. 1, a large number (a plurality) of stores 11 are provided. In addition to the store 11, a change locker room 12 and a deposit machine room 13 shown in FIG. , A money changer room 14 and a money change management room 15 shown in FIG. 3 are provided.

"store"
As shown in FIG. 1, all stores 11 constituting the same large-scale store group are each charged with money by being controlled by one POS terminal 21 (terminal device) and the POS terminal 21. And a change machine 22 for dispensing changes as required. The POS terminal 21 and the change machine 22 may be an integrated type or a separate type.

  Here, each store 11 is provided with at least one POS terminal 21 and one change machine 22. That is, depending on the store size, in addition to the configuration in which one POS terminal 21 and one change machine 22 are arranged for one store, a plurality of POS terminals 21 and change machines 22 are combined for one store. When a plurality of POS terminals are provided, any one of them serves as a main POS terminal, and the rest serves as a subordinate POS terminal. Further, instead of the main POS terminal, a terminal that integrates and manages all POS terminals in the store may be provided.

  In addition, the store 11 is individually provided with a mobile terminal 25 such as a mobile phone possessed by the person in charge of the store 11.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 21 provided for each store 11 receives an operation input from a person in charge such as a shop staff and displays a touch panel type operation display unit 31. A terminal sound generator 32 that outputs sound to the person, a printer 33 that prints on the paper and discharges the paper toward the person in charge, and a terminal controller 34 that controls these and the change machine 22; A terminal storage unit 35 for storing data and the like, and a communication unit 36 capable of communicating with the outside.

  All the stores 11 are assigned store identification information including individual numbers for identifying the other stores 11. Further, an ID card 40 is given to the person in charge including the person in charge of each store 11, and this ID card 40 is composed of an individual number for identifying the person in charge from other persons in charge. Person-in-charge identification information is stored. The person-in-charge identification information for each person in charge corresponds to the store identification information of the store 11 to which the person in charge belongs, and this relationship is stored in the terminal storage unit 35 of the POS terminal 21 or the like. . The ID card 40 is, for example, a magnetic card or an IC card (including a contact type and a non-contact type).

"Changing locker room"
As shown in FIG. 2, the change locker room 12 is provided with a locker room entrance 41 for entering and leaving, and the locker room entrance 41 is provided with an opening / closing door 42. In the change locker room 12, a change locker 44 having a storage unit 43 partitioned for each store 11 is installed. In other words, the change locker 44 is assigned one storage unit 43 for each store 11, and the storage unit 43 stores change reserves, sales proceeds, and the like, and can be locked with a separate key. ing.

  Each of the storage units 43 is provided with a storage detection sensor 45 that can detect whether or not a change reserve is stored. The storage detection sensor 45 is a weight sensor that can detect the weight of the stored item in the storage unit 43, and detects the presence and amount of the stored item from the weight.

  Whether or not the change locker chamber 12 can communicate with all the storage detection sensors 45 of the change locker 44 and whether or not a change reserve is stored in each storage unit 43 based on the detection result of each storage detection sensor 45. A locker control unit 46 for determining the data, a locker storage unit 47 for storing data and the like, and a communication unit 48 capable of communicating with the outside are separately provided. That is, the POS terminal 21 shown in FIG. 4 of each store 11 stores change data for each day required for managing the store 11 in the terminal storage unit 35, and the locker control unit 46. Is communicable with the POS terminal 21 of each store 11 via the communication unit 48, and the change reserve data of each store 11 is obtained by grasping the change reserve data of each store 11 through communication with the POS terminal 21. The reference weight is calculated and stored in the locker storage unit 47, and the change reserve is stored by detecting and comparing the weight of the stored item in the corresponding storage unit 43 with respect to the reference weight. Determine whether or not. All the storage units 43 are set with storage unit identification information including individual numbers for identification with the other storage units 43, and the storage unit identification information corresponds to the store identification information on a one-to-one basis. It is stored in the storage unit 47. The relationship between the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information is also stored in the locker storage unit 47.

  The change locker room 12 is further provided with a post 49 outside the cash. This non-cash post 49 is connected to a cash out account or the like in which a deposit transaction in a deposit machine 61 (described later) installed in the deposit machine room 13 is impossible, that is, a gift certificate or a POS terminal 21 of the store 11. The store identification of the store 11 in which the monetary value such as the loss money that could not be processed by the change machine 22 (cash that is sufficiently predicted to be impossible to be processed by the depositing machine 61) or the like occurred outside the cash. It is stored in a non-cash bag and posted together with information and a statement slip describing the details of the non-cash. Non-cash etc. posted to the non-cash post 49 is separately collected and settled to record sales by manual input processing.

"Deposit machine room"
The deposit machine room 13 is provided adjacent to the change locker room 12, and a deposit machine room entrance 51 (entrance) dedicated to entry into the deposit machine room 13 is provided on the boundary wall with the change locker room 12. Yes. An opening / closing door 52 is provided at the deposit machine room entrance 51. Also, in the vicinity of the depositing machine room entrance 51, the depositing machine room entering the depositing machine room is read from the ID card 40 brought by the person in charge (payment entering room person) such as the person in charge of the store who entered the room. A card reader 53 (payment resident identification information reading means) is provided.

  The depositing machine room 13 is provided with a depositing machine room outlet 54 dedicated to leaving the depositing machine room 13 on the side different from the change locker room 12. Is provided. In the vicinity of the deposit machine room outlet 54, a deposit machine room exit card reader 56 (reader identification information read) that reads the person identification information (exit person identification information) from the ID card 40 brought by the person in charge leaving the room (the person leaving the room). Means).

  In the deposit machine room 13, a large number (a plurality of) deposit machines 61 are installed that accept the sales (cash) from all the stores 11 constituting the same large-scale store group so as to allow machine deposit. The depositing machine 61 is capable of depositing coins and banknotes, identifies the deposited money including its true / false, counts it into denominations, and determines and stores the number and amount of denominations. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, each of the depositing machines 61 accepts an operation input of a person in charge such as a shop staff and performs a payment operation on the touch panel type operation display unit 62 that displays to the person in charge. Depositing machine card reader 63 (paying party identification information reading means) that reads the person-in-charge identification information (paying party identification information) from the ID card 40 brought by the person (paying party), and a depositing machine that performs voice output to the person in charge A voice generator 64 (payment machine voice generation means), a deposit machine call display section 65 (payment machine call display means) for displaying a call to a person in the vicinity of the deposit machine room entrance 51, and an input A depositing machine currency processing unit 66 for counting and storing or returning the received money by denomination, a depositing machine control unit 67 for controlling these, a depositing machine storage unit 68 for storing data, and the like, and communicating with the outside. Communication for And a 69. The deposit machine storage unit 68 also stores the relationship between the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information. The deposit machine control unit 67 calculates the corresponding store identification information from the person-in-charge identification information read by the deposit machine card reader 63 from the ID card 40 during the deposit process, and deposits the store identification information and the deposit process. The payment data is stored in the deposit machine storage unit 68 as sales of the store 11 having the store identification information in association with the payment data of the money type. All the depositing machines 61 are set with depositing machine identification information including individual numbers for identifying the other depositing machines 61. In the depositing machine 61, the machine number as its own depositing machine identification information is written in a prominent position. The depositing machine control unit 67 updates and stores the amount of money stored in the depositing machine storage unit 68 every time the depositing machine 61 is deposited. The depositable remaining capacity of the depositing device 61 is calculated from the depositable capacity of the predetermined denomination and updated and stored in the depositing device storage unit 68. In addition, in the depositing machine 61 having a structure for storing banknotes of each denomination in a shared storage unit and a structure for storing coins of each denomination in a shared storage unit, The remaining depositable capacity for each bill / coin of the depositing machine 61 is calculated from the shared depositable capacity for each bill / coin of the depositing machine 61 and updated and stored in the depositing machine storage unit 68.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the deposit machine room 13, guidance information is displayed on the wall in front of the person in charge from the deposit machine room entrance 51 to the person in charge near the deposit machine room entrance 51. A payment guidance display unit 70 (payment guidance display means) is provided.

  In the deposit machine room 13, a deposit management machine 81 that can communicate with all the deposit machines 61, the deposit guide display unit 70, the deposit machine room entry card reader 53 and the deposit machine room exit card reader 56 is located near the deposit machine room entrance 51. Is provided. The deposit management machine 81 is composed of a personal computer. As shown in FIG. 6, the deposit management machine 81 has an operation unit 82 for accepting an operation input of a person in charge such as a store person in charge and a display unit 83 (display for the person in charge). (Payment guidance display means), a deposit management machine voice generating section 84 for outputting voice to the person in charge, a deposit management machine control section 85 (control means) for controlling these, and a deposit management machine for storing data, etc. It has a storage unit 86 (storage means) and a communication unit 87 for communicating with the outside. The deposit management machine storage unit 86 of the deposit management machine 81 also stores the relationship between the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information. Note that the depositing machine control unit 67 and the depositing machine storage unit 68 for main control of one depositing machine 61 may manage all the depositing machines 61 without providing the depositing management machine 81. That is, one depositing machine 61 may be configured to be a master slave master with respect to the remaining depositing machines 61. With this configuration, the function of the dedicated deposit management machine 81 is one depositing function. The machine 61 fulfills, and the deposit management machine 81 can be omitted.

"Changing machine room"
As shown in FIG. 3, the money changer room 14 is provided with a changer room entrance / exit 91 for entering / leaving, and the changer room entrance / exit 91 is provided with an opening / closing door 92. Also, in the vicinity of the change machine room entrance 91, there is provided a change machine room entry card reader 93 that reads person identification information from an ID card 40 brought by a person in charge such as a person in charge of a store who has entered the room.

  In the money changer room 14, a large number (a plurality) of money changers 101 that are provided for all the stores 11 constituting the same large-scale store group and accept money exchange are installed. The money changer 101 stores money exchange reserves by denomination, and when one or more banknotes as money exchange principals are inserted, it counts and designates them within the range of money exchange principals. Disburse money exchange reserves of denominations or coins consisting of denominations. Note that the money changer 101 is not limited to the insertion of banknotes, and may be able to exchange money for low-priced coins when high-priced coins are inserted. Moreover, although the exchange to a coin is fundamentally the exchange to a bar metal (thing which wrapped 50 rose coins), about a large amount coin, the exchange to a rose coin may be possible.

  As shown in FIG. 7, each of the money changers 101 accepts an operation input from a person in charge such as a store person in charge and performs a change operation on a touch panel type operation display unit 102 that displays to the person in charge. The changer card reader 103 that reads the person-in-charge identification information from the ID card 40 brought by the person, the changer sound generator 104 that outputs sound to the person in charge, and the person in charge near the changer room entrance 91 A change machine call display unit 105 that displays for calling, a change machine currency processing unit 106 that counts and stores money inserted as exchange money and deducts exchange reserves, and these A money changer control unit 107 for controlling the data, a money changer storage unit 108 for storing data, and a communication unit 109 for communicating with the outside. The change machine storage unit 108 of the money change machine 101 also stores the relationship between the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information. All the money changers 101 are set with money changer identification information including individual numbers for identifying the other money changers 101.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the money changer room 14 has a wall surface in front of the person in charge entering from the money changer room entrance 91, and a person in charge in the vicinity of the money changer room entrance 91 is used for calling. An exchange guidance display unit 110 that performs display is provided.

"Changing Exchange Management Room"
The money change management room 15 is provided adjacent to the money changer room 14 on the rear side of all the money changers 101, and all the money changers 101 in the money changer room 14 receive the money exchange reserve and money exchange principal. Cash cassettes for storage are taken in and out, that is, exchange money is collected and exchange reserves (rose bills, sticks, rose coins) are replenished from the exchange management room 15 side. These collection work and replenishment work are performed with the money changer 101 stopped.

  The exchange management room 15 is provided with an exchange management room entrance / exit 115 for entry / exit, and an opening / closing door 116 is provided at the exchange management room entrance / exit 115. Further, the currency exchange management room 15 is provided with one currency exchange management machine 121 that can communicate with all the currency exchange machines 101, the currency exchange guidance display unit 110, and the currency exchange machine room entry card reader 93. The exchange manager 121 is composed of a personal computer, and as shown in FIG. 8, an operation unit 122 that receives an operation input from the exchange manager, a display unit 123 that displays to the exchange manager, and an exchange manager. Change management machine sound generation section 124 for outputting sound to a person, printer section 125 for printing on paper, a change management machine control section 126 for controlling these, and a change management machine storage section for storing data, etc. 127 and a communication unit 128 for communicating with the outside. The exchange manager storage unit 127 of the exchange manager 121 also stores the relationship between the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information.

“About processing at stores”
[Change reserve information]
Each time a sale is made, the POS terminal 21 provided in each store 11 is input with the sales item and the sales amount via the operation display unit 31, and the price is cash and merchandise. When the change machine 22 is deposited outside the cash, such as a ticket, the terminal control unit 34 causes the change machine 22 to withdraw the change of the difference if necessary. In addition, the terminal control unit 34 updates and stores various sales information including sales items and sales proceeds in the terminal storage unit 35 every time sales occur. Data, data of the amount of money received in cash, cash type data of cash paid as change, amount of cash in the change machine 22 calculated from these, amount of money in cash, etc. Data is updated and stored in the terminal storage unit 35 every time sales occur. In this manner, the POS terminal 21 updates and stores the cash amount data and the like of all cash types in the store 11 in the terminal storage unit 35. In addition, when having a plurality of POS terminals 21 in one store 11, the main POS terminal 21 accesses each POS terminal, and stores the amount of money of all cash types in the store 11. It will be stored in the machine storage unit 35, and the cash amount data of the entire store 11 will be grasped.

  For example, if it is limited to monetary information, in the morning of the business day, the amount data of the store 11 is denomination data only of change reserves that are cash.

  Further, in the terminal storage unit 35 of the POS terminal 21, as the experience value information, the cash reserve data of the cash type for each day necessary for the operation of the store 11 (the number of 5,000 yen tickets, 1000 yen tickets) And the number of coins of all denominations) are stored. Usually, the change type data of only the change reserve, which is the amount of money in the first store 11 in the morning on the business day, matches the change reserve data on the business day stored in the terminal storage unit 35 of the POS terminal 21. ing.

  Here, the change reserve data for each type of money stored in the terminal storage unit 35 may be information that is the same every business day, or may have a plurality of patterns. Furthermore, various settings are possible, such as having each day of 365 days a year. Here, it is assumed that at least three pattern data for weekdays, holidays, and event dates are stored in advance in the terminal storage unit 35 as change reserve data for each type of money. Further, the amount of change reserve data for each type of money, that is, the number of change types of change reserves, is roughly in the relationship of weekdays <holidays <event dates. In addition, change reserve data for each type of money is determined according to the day of the week, for the day before holidays, and for event holding, a plurality of, for example, three patterns, etc. Pattern data suitable for them can be stored so that it can be read out when creating change reserves, or 365 days of patterns can be multiplied by factors such as holidays and event dates. good.

[Create change reserve]
The POS terminal 21 has change reserve creation software for preparing change reserves other than cash 10,000 yen vouchers for the next business day, that is, 5,000 yen coupons, thousand yen coupons, and coins of all denominations. It is installed in the terminal storage unit 35. When the change reserve creation software is activated by an operation via the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 automatically identifies the next business day after the activation date and changes the money type for each day. From the terminal storage unit 35 in which the reserve money data is stored, the number of coins of all denominations other than the cash 10,000 yen coupon for the next business day, that is, the number of 5,000 yen coupons, the number of thousand yen coupons Is read out and displayed on the operation display unit 31. Along with that, the terminal control unit 34 always updates and stores, and out of all the cash amount data existing in the store 11 at that time, other than the 10,000 yen ticket, that is, the number of 5,000 yen tickets, The changeable cash amount data of the denomination including the number of thousand yen coupons and the number of coins of all denominations is read from the terminal storage unit 35 and displayed on the operation display unit 31.

  In addition to the above, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 is expected to be necessary during the remaining business hours from the start of the current business day, which is the start date of the change reserve creation software, That is, the remaining change money data of the denomination consisting of the number of 5,000 yen coupons, the number of thousand yen coupons, and the number of coins of all denominations is calculated. The remaining change money data of the money type is set within the range of the cash available cash amount data of the money type in the store 11, for example, the creation work of the change reserve is ruled at a substantially constant time. If it is, it can be set to a predetermined value of a preset money type, or it can be obtained by multiplying the change reserve data for the money type of the current business day by a preset coefficient.

  The terminal control unit 34 can recover the money for the next business day by subtracting the remaining change money data of this money type from the cash available cash amount data of the money type of the store 11 to the money type. Recoverable money data of a denomination consisting of the number of 5,000 yen tickets, the number of 1,000 yen tickets, and the number of coins of all denominations is calculated. Next, the terminal control unit 34 subtracts the recoverable money data for this money type from the change data for the next business day to the money type within a range not exceeding the change money data. As a result, change reserve shortage data for each denomination consisting of the number of 5,000 yen coupons, the number of thousand yen coupons, and the number of coins of all denominations that is insufficient for the next business day is calculated. That is, the amount of cash available for change in money type = remaining change data in money type + recoverable money data in money type, and does not exceed money reserve data in money type = change money data in money type Recoverable money data for each type of money + change reserve shortage data for each money type. Then, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 compares the amount of money reserve data for each day with the money amount data to be recovered, and prepares for the change of money type that becomes insufficient. The deficit data will be calculated and output.

  When the above calculation is completed, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 obtains the remaining change money data of the denomination, the recoverable money data of the denomination, and the change reserve deficit data of the denomination every day as described above. Along with the cash reserve data for the next business day in the change reserve data for the following money type, cash available cash amount data for the money type, and cash balance data in the store including 10,000 yen tickets, The data is output and displayed on the operation display unit 31.

  Here, at the store 11, change reserve data of the money type for the next business day can be adjusted by the input to the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21. In other words, each time the change reserve data adjustment operation is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 uses the change type reserve data of the money type after the addition / subtraction correction is performed, The calculation of the change reserve deficiency data of the above-described money type is performed again.

  Similarly, the remaining change money data of the denomination is input to the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21 within the range of the available cash amount data of the denomination change stored in the terminal storage unit 35. Thus, it can be corrected to another amount data. In other words, each time the change control for the remaining change money data is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 uses the remaining change money data of the money type after the adjustment is made. The calculation of the change reserve deficiency data of the selected money type is performed again.

  Similarly, by inputting to the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21, the range of the available cash amount data of the change type stored in the terminal storage unit 35 is displayed as the type of recoverable money data. Can be modified to other amount data including zero. That is, each time the terminal controller 34 receives an operation for adding / decreasing the amount of recoverable money data of the denomination including resetting to zero on the operation display unit 31, the terminal controller 34 after this adjustment / correction has been made. The above-described calculation of the money reserve deficiency data for each money type is performed again using the money available for money collection. Here, the recoverable money data can be preset as zero, and if it is preset as zero, the terminal controller 34 automatically changes the change reserve data as it is. Set as shortage data.

  Whenever necessary, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 stores the remaining change money data of the money type, the recoverable money data of the money type, the change reserve shortage data of the money type, and the next business operation. The change money data for the daily money type is corrected and output, and is changed and displayed on the operation display unit 31. When a confirmation operation for these data is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 updates and stores these data in the terminal storage unit 35.

  And finally, in order to make up for the above-mentioned money-type change reserve shortage data, it is necessary to exchange the exchange principal and create a shortage of change reserve, but the terminal control unit 34 Of the amount of money available for remuneration of the money type, the yuan exchange money, which is exactly the amount corresponding to the change reserve shortage data, of the 10,000 yen which is the highest banknote and other currencies other than the highest banknote It is determined whether or not it is possible to withdraw money from the change machine 22 in a possible combination with the amount exceeding the amount of change reserve data. If it is possible to withdraw the exchange money that is exactly the amount corresponding to the change reserve shortage data, the input of the exchange money withdrawal operation is awaited.

  On the other hand, in the case where it is not possible to withdraw the exchange money that is exactly the amount corresponding to the change reserve shortage data, the terminal control unit 34 receives from the change machine 22 the amount equivalent to the money reserve shortage data of the denomination. The minimum amount of money can be exchanged according to possible combinations of 10,000 yen coupons and money other than 10,000 yen coupons that exceed the money reserve data of the money type of the recoverable money data. It will be withdrawn as money. For this reason, the terminal control unit 34 corrects change reserve shortage data in advance so that the total amount is equal to the exchange principal and updates and stores it in the terminal storage unit 35 before the exchange principal is withdrawn. I will let you. In other words, while correcting all of the above-mentioned money reserve shortage data before correction and correcting the money reserve shortage data by money type so that the total amount is equal to the total amount of the exchange money data, The money change reserve data of the money type is corrected so as to satisfy the above-mentioned relationship with the money change reserve shortage data of the revised money type, and is updated and stored in the terminal storage unit 35, and the input of the money exchange money withdrawal operation Wait.

  On the store 11 side, it is necessary to create a change of money corresponding to the change reserve shortage data, and the person in charge needs to go to the change machine room 14 for exchange. For this reason, when a money-changing principal withdrawal operation is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 receives cash, which is a money-changing principal corresponding to the total amount data of change reserve shortage, from the change machine 22. Will withdraw money. That is, after the change reserve shortage data and the like are finally finalized at the POS terminal 21, when an instruction to withdraw money for the exchange money is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 receives the change from the change machine 22. As mentioned above, the minimum amount above the amount equivalent to the change reserve shortage data is used as the change reserve among the 10,000 yen bill that is the highest bill and the money other than the highest bill. With the possible combination with the amount exceeding the amount that constitutes the recoverable money data of the denominated money type, the money is withdrawn as exchange money.

  In addition, when an operation for changing the money to be exchanged is input to the operation display unit 31 as described above, the terminal control unit 34 stores the final money change shortage data of the money type into the change preparation of the money type. In association with the store identification information of the store 11 provided with the POS terminal 21 for outputting the shortage data, the money is output to the money exchange management machine 121, and the amount data of the money type withdrawn as the money exchange money as described above. The data is stored in the terminal storage unit 35 as money data for each type of money. In addition, when a printing operation is input on the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 prints this money-type change reserve deficiency data on the paper surface by the printer unit 33.

  The money change management machine control unit 126 of the money change management machine 121 accepts the above-mentioned money-type change reserve deficiency data associated with the store identification information, and this money-type change reserve deficit data and the store associated therewith. The identification information (store identification information of the store 11 provided with the POS terminal 21 that outputs the money reserve shortage data of this money type) is associated and stored in the currency exchange management device storage unit 127.

  As described above, when a money-changing principal withdrawal operation is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 further outputs inquiry information to the money-changing management machine 121 in parallel. Information such as the congestion status of the room 14 is collected, and the result is displayed on the operation display unit 31. The person in charge at the store 11 takes the money of the money exchanged from the change machine 22, and immediately goes to the money changer room 14 from the displayed congestion situation of the money changer room 14, and then changes the money. The machine 101 exchanges money.

  After the currency exchange process in the money change machine 101, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 receives a remittance instruction operation to the operation display unit 31. The amount of money constituting the money-type change reserve data out of the money-type recoverable money data is withdrawn from the change machine 22, and thus the money type withdrawn from the change machine 22 for the return. Is stored in the terminal storage unit 35.

  When the change machine 22 is full, the number of coins that can be released from the full state are withdrawn from the change machine 22 by the withdrawal process by the change machine 22 and stored in a separate safe in the store 11 or the like. In this case, the terminal control unit 34 stores the money type data of money that is withdrawn and stored in the safe in the terminal storage unit 35. When the change reserve is created, if the money included in the change reserve data included in the recoverable money data includes the money in the safe, the terminal control unit 34 stores the money in the safe. Among them, the money type data corresponding to the change reserve data is displayed on the operation display unit 31, and the terminal type storage unit 35 stores the money type data to be taken out for recovery. To do.

  Then, the person in charge makes the amount of money constituting the change reserve data of the recoverable money data withdrawn from the change machine 22 by the above-described recovery instruction operation, and the operation display unit 31 from the safe. The money corresponding to the change reserve data out of the recoverable money data extracted in accordance with the display of the above and the money corresponding to the change reserve shortage data exchanged in the change machine room 14 are combined, and the next business day The change change reserve is put in a change storage bag or the like and stored in the change locker 44.

[Confirmation of total deposit data]
At the end of the business, at the POS terminal 21 of each store 11, at least the cash amount data in the store 11 other than that taken out as change reserves (including exchange money) are stored in the store 11 at the end of the business. It can be confirmed as the daily payment total data. In other words, in the POS terminal 21, when the terminal control unit 34 receives the operation input for calculating the deposit meter data to the operation display unit 31, the cash amount data is displayed on the operation display unit 31 by denomination. When the person in charge who sees this inputs an operation for confirming the cash amount data to the operation display unit 31, the cash amount data is confirmed as deposit total data and stored in the terminal storage unit 35. .

  In addition, since the amount of coins can be used as change for the next business day, and even for banknotes, low-value banknotes other than 10,000 yen can be used as change for the next business day. An additional amount of money or a part of the change can be specified as an additional change reserve. When additional change reserve data is input by operating the operation display unit 31 before the confirmation operation, the terminal control unit 34 adds The amount of money in the banknotes other than the change reserve data and the amount of cash remaining in the designated cash will be displayed by denomination, and the person in charge who sees this will confirm the amount of cash in cash on the operation display unit 31. When entered, the cash amount data is determined as deposit meter data and stored in the terminal storage unit 35. That is, the cash amount data including the 10,000 yen coupon data-additional change reserve data of the money type (possibly zero) = determination data of the money type is determined.

  As described above, when the deposit amount data of the money type is determined at the POS terminal 21 of the store 11, the terminal controller 34 of the POS terminal 21 determines the deposit amount data of the money type and the store identification of the store 11. The information is associated and transmitted to the deposit management machine 81 in the deposit machine room 13. Then, the receipt management machine control unit 85 of the receipt management machine 81 that has received this information associates the receipt type data of these money types with the store identification information, and receives the receipt management machine storage unit as the receipt type data of the money type of the current business day. 86.

  Further, after the deposit type data of the money type is confirmed at the POS terminal 21 of the store 11, when an operation for withdrawing cash corresponding to the cash type data of the money type is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control is performed. The unit 34 controls the change machine 22 to withdraw cash corresponding to the deposit type data of the denomination and stores in the terminal storage unit 35 that the denomination data of the denomination has been withdrawn. . The person in charge puts the cash corresponding to the deposit amount data of the money type withdrawn in this way into the depositing storage bag.

  In addition, after the deposit amount data for each denomination is confirmed as described above, when an operation for withdrawing cash corresponding to additional change reserve data is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 Then, the change machine 22 is controlled to withdraw cash corresponding to the additional change reserve data, and the terminal storage unit 35 stores that the additional change reserve data has been withdrawn. The person in charge puts the cash corresponding to the additional change reserve data withdrawn in this way into the storage bag for the additional change reserve. Then, the person in charge additionally stores these storage bags in the storage unit 43 for the own store of the change locker 44. Note that the additional change reserve storage bag may be stored in a safe in the store 11.

  In addition, as described above, when the change machine 22 is full, the money for canceling the full is withdrawn from the change machine 22 by the withdrawal process and stored in a safe provided in the store 11 or the like. However, at this time, the terminal control unit 34 stores the money type data of money to be withdrawn and stored in the safe in the terminal storage unit 35. Then, after the deposit meter data of the money type is confirmed as described above, when an operation for withdrawing cash corresponding to the deposit meter data is input, the terminal control unit 34 configures the deposit meter data. When the money in the safe is included in the money, the money type data of the money constituting the deposit meter data out of the money in the safe is displayed on the operation display unit 31. Then, the person in charge takes out the cash in the safe according to this display and puts it in the above-mentioned depositing storage bag together with the cash withdrawn from the change machine 22.

  Similarly, after the deposit meter data for each denomination is determined as described above, when an operation for withdrawing cash corresponding to additional change reserve data is input to the operation display unit 31, the terminal control unit 34 When the money constituting the additional change reserve data includes the currency of the safe in the store 11, the money type of the money constituting the additional change reserve data out of the money in the safe Data is displayed on the operation display unit 31. Then, the person in charge takes out the cash in the safe according to this display, and puts it in the above-described additional change reserve storage bag together with the cash withdrawn from the change machine 22.

[Schedule for the day of the store]
In the store 11, business operations necessary for store operation are performed during the day of business days according to the following schedule. Here, as a premise, at the store 11 side, by the end of the business day, change reserve for the next business day (may include additional change reserve) and sales day ( The cash is stored in the storage unit 43 for the own store of the change locker room 12.

{Morning}
The person in charge at the store 11 goes to the change locker room 12 after working on the previous business day and before the business start time on the current business day, and stores the change reserve from the storage unit 43 for the change locker 44 for the store itself. The bag and, if necessary, an additional change reserve storage bag are taken out and returned to the store 11, and the change machine 22 connected to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 needs the change reserve stored in these storage bags. Load the amount. That is, when an instruction operation for loading a change reserve is input to the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21, the change machine 22 enters a state of accepting the receipt of money, and in this state, the money is inserted into the change machine 22. Then, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 controls the change machine 22 and stores the inserted money while identifying and counting the changed money. Note that the change reserve not loaded is stored in a safe in the store 11 or the like as a reserve.

  With the above loading operation, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 automatically grasps the cash amount data in the change machine 22. In addition, when there is an unloaded portion, the unloaded portion data is input to the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21, whereby the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 causes the store 11 to operate. The cash amount data at the start is automatically grasped.

  When business on the business day of the store 11 starts, sales receipts stored in the change machine 22 are generated, and change is withdrawn from the change machine 22 as needed every time sales are generated. Accordingly, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 automatically updates the cash amount data of the money type of the change machine 22 (store 11) and stores it in the terminal storage unit 35.

{Predetermined time before the end of the afternoon change machine operation}
In the store 11, the preparation of change reserve for the next business day is started at an appropriate time. At that time, the person in charge uses the POS terminal of his / her store to withdraw change money and change money from the change machine 22, and also goes to the change machine room 14 to use the change machine 101. Then exchange the money. The person in charge puts the change reserve for the next business day prepared in this way into the change storage bag, goes to the change locker room 12, and stores the change locker 44 for its own store 43. Store in.

{After closing, before closing}
At the store 11, as described above, the cash amount data of all cash types in the store 11 at the end of the business day can be confirmed as the payment total data on the business day by the POS terminal 21 as described above. It has become. In addition, about some cash, it will be designated as an additional change reserve in the POS terminal 21, and when such a designation | designated operation is input into the operation display part 31, the terminal control part 34 will be designated. High-value banknotes other than those designated as additional change reserves and remaining cash are determined as deposit total data. That is, the amount of cash in cash including the 10,000 yen ticket = the deposit total data of the money type + the additional change reserve data of the money type (which may be zero).

  When the deposit meter data is determined in the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 as described above, the deposit meter data and the store identification information are transmitted to the deposit management machine 81 in the deposit machine room 13 as information associated with the deposit meter data. . Also, cash corresponding to the confirmed deposit meter data is withdrawn from the change machine 22 and placed in a deposit storage bag, and cash equivalent to additional change reserve data is withdrawn from the change machine 22. Similarly, it is put in a storage bag for additional change reserves, and these are additionally stored in the storage unit 43 for the store 11 of the change locker 44. Note that the additional change reserve storage bag may be stored in a safe in the store 11.

“About processing in the change locker room”
The change locker room 12 is available for business hours of large-scale stores such as department stores and shopping centers (for example, from 8:00 to 23:00. During the period of 22:00), the locker room entrance 41 is unlocked and the person in charge of the store 11 can enter and exit.

[Daily schedule of change locker room]
The change locker 44 is used in the following schedule during one day of business days. Here again, as a premise, by the end of the business day, change reserve for the next business day (may include additional change reserve) and sales on the business day (cash + non-cash etc.) Are stored in the storage unit 43 for the own store in the change locker room 12.

{Morning}
The person in charge at the store 11 goes to the change locker room 12 after working on the previous business day and before the business start time of the current business day, takes out the change reserve from the storage unit 43 for his own store, and returns to the store 11. A required amount of change reserve is loaded into the change machine 22 (which may be plural) connected to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11. In addition, the portion that is not loaded is stored in a safe in the store 11 as a spare. In addition, the person in charge of the store 11 has few visitors to the store 11 at the same time when the change locker 44 is taken out from the storage unit 43 for the own store 11 or depending on the congestion state of the depositing machine room 13. In anticipation of the time zone, the storage bag containing the cash of the sales amount of the previous business day is taken out from the storage unit 43 for the own store of the change locker 44, and the payment transaction is made to the deposit machine room 13. . In addition, when the storage unit 43 has a storage bag storing non-cash out of the sales amount of the previous business day, the person in charge of the store 11 puts the post-cash post 49 installed in the change locker room 12. Post this storage bag.

{Predetermined time before the end of the afternoon change machine operation}
Each store 11 prepares a change reserve for the next business day in accordance with the contents of change reserve data of a predetermined money type by using a change machine 101 as necessary, and a change locker room. 12, the prepared change reserve is stored in the store 43 for the own store of the change locker 44.

  Here, at a stage of a predetermined time that is a predetermined time that is a predetermined time before the change machine operation end time (a time that is a predetermined time before the operation end time of the change machine 101 (for example, 30 minutes before), a locker control unit 46 performs the following change reserve detection processing. That is, the locker control unit 46 confirms the presence / absence of storage items in the storage units 43 of the change locker 44 by the storage detection sensors 45 provided for each, and determines that the next business day's change reserve is not stored. If there is a storage unit 43, the corresponding store identification information is determined from the storage unit identification information of the storage unit 43, and the change preparation prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 having this store identification information. . Then, in the POS terminal 21 that has received the change preparation prompting information, the terminal control unit 34 causes the operation display unit 62 to display an alarm display to that effect. Further, the locker control unit 46 provides change preparation prompting information to the portable terminal 25 of the store identification information corresponding to the storage unit identification information of the storage unit 43 that is determined that the next business day change reserve is not stored. , Send an alarm message to that effect by e-mail. That is, when the locker control unit 46 detects the storage unit 43 in which no change reserve is stored by a predetermined time based on the detection result of the storage detection sensor 45, the locker control unit 46 responds to the storage unit 43. The change preparation prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 and the portable terminal 25 possessed by the person in charge of the store 11. The change preparation prompting information can be output not by the locker control unit 46 but by a control unit of a management machine provided separately.

  The time of the above-described change reserve presence detection process and the change change prompting information distribution process performed by the locker control unit 46 can be set for each store 11, and the change reserve presence detection at a plurality of different times. It is also possible to set the processing and the distribution processing of change preparation prompting information associated therewith. For example, if there is a storage unit 43 that is set to be distributed at a plurality of different times, the presence / absence of a change reserve in the storage unit 43 that is the target of the change locker 44 is checked at each set time. If not, the change preparation prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 and the portable terminal 25 of the store 11 corresponding to the storage unit 43 each time.

  Here, more specifically, the storage detection sensor 45 provided in each storage unit 43 is a weight sensor that can detect the weight of the stored items stored in the corresponding storage unit 43, so that the locker control is performed. The unit 46 performs the following control.

  The locker control unit 46 calculates the corresponding store identification information from the storage unit identification information of the target storage unit 43 when performing the change reserve presence / absence detection process at a predetermined time before the change machine operation end time. The POS terminal 21 of the store 11 having the identification information is accessed, and the change reserve data of the money type of the next business day of the store 11 stored in the POS terminal 21 is read. That is, since the terminal storage unit 35 of the POS terminal 21 of each store 11 stores change reserve data of the money type necessary for the operation of the next business day of the store 11 where the POS terminal 21 is provided. The locker control unit 46 reads this information. If the change reserve information of the store 11 is output from the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 to the locker control unit 46 and this change reserve information is stored in the locker storage unit 47, the locker storage is performed. The data may be read from the unit 47.

  The locker control unit 46 calculates change reserve reference weight data from the change-type reserve data of the denomination read out as described above, and stores it in the locker storage unit 47. In other words, the change reserve reference weight data is calculated by multiplying the number of each denomination that constitutes the denomination change reserve data by the reference weight of each denomination and adding them up for all denominations. And stored in the locker storage unit 47. An error range is set in the change reserve reference weight data.

  Then, the locker control unit 46 detects the stored change reserve reference weight data by the storage detection sensor 45 of the storage unit 43 of the corresponding change locker 44 at the stage of the change reserve presence / absence detection process. When the detected weight data is equal to or larger than the change reserve reference weight data including the error range, the storage unit 43 determines that the change reserve has been stored. In other words, whether or not the change reserve storage unit 43 has already been stored by the locker control unit 46 is determined based on the money change data stored in the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 corresponding to the storage unit 43. This is performed by comparing the change reserve reference weight data calculated from the above and the detected weight data actually detected by the storage detection sensor 45 of the storage unit 43.

  When the detected weight data is less than the change reserve reference weight data including the error range, the locker control unit 46 determines that the change reserve is not stored, and in that case, the change reserve is stored. The change preparation prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 and the portable terminal 25 having the store identification information corresponding to the storage unit identification information of the storage unit 43 determined not to be present.

  In addition, as a timing of execution of the above-described change reserve presence / absence detection process for distributing the change preparation prompt information, for example, when fixed uniformly at all stores 11, for example, 30 minutes before the change machine operation end time And In consideration of the business convenience of each store 11, this time may be set and changed for each store 11 to an arbitrary time before the change machine operation end time. In this case, an operation input is made via the operation display unit 31 of the POS terminal 21 of the necessary store 11, and the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 receives the operation input and associates it with the store identification information. In response to this, the locker control unit 46 stores the time information in the locker storage unit 47 in association with the store identification information. And when the time of this time information comes, the locker control part 46 performs the said change reserve presence detection process with respect to the storage part 43 which has the storage part identification information corresponding to the shop identification information linked | related with this time information. Execute.

  Then, the locker control unit 46 further performs the change reserve presence / absence detection processing based on the detection result of the storage detection sensor 45 similar to the above on all the storage units 43 at the operation end time of the money changer 101, and If there is a storage unit 43 that can be determined that the change reserve is not stored by the operation end time, the POS terminal 21 having store identification information corresponding to the storage unit identification information of the storage unit 43 Distributes money changer operation end information. Then, in the POS terminal 21 that has received the change machine operation end information, the terminal control unit 34 causes the operation display unit 62 to display an alarm display to that effect. In addition, the locker control unit 46 is provided for the portable terminal 25 having store identification information corresponding to the storage unit identification information of the storage unit 43 that can determine that the change reserve is not stored by the operation end time of the money changer 101. Then, as a change machine operation end information, an alarm text to that effect is sent by e-mail. Note that the locker control unit 46 may distribute the change machine operation end information to the POS terminals 21 and the mobile terminals 25 of all stores 11 at the operation end time of the change machine 101.

{Night (after business hours, before closing)}
Each store 11 specifies and collects the sales to be deposited (classified as cash and non-cash etc.), goes to the change locker room 12 and stores it in the storage unit 43 for the store 11. Here, as described above, since the change reserve for the next business day is already prepared at this time, all the cash in the store 11 can be collected as sales. Of course, coins and low-value banknotes that were generated or not used after the creation of change reserves can be used as change on the next business day, so for example, only high-denomination banknotes should be deposited. The sales proceeds are identified and collected, and in this case, the sales proceeds and additional change reserves are handled. That is, as described above, the amount of cash included in the money type including the 10,000 yen ticket = the deposit amount data in the money type + the additional change reserve data in the money type (there may be zero). The sales amount and the like specified in this manner are put in a storage bag by a person in charge of the store 11 and stored in the storage unit 43 for the store 11 of the change locker 44 before leaving the office.

{At the end of work}
In the change locker room 12, the opening / closing door 42 of the locker room entrance / exit 41 is locked by the person in charge so that the entrance / exit is impossible, and the opening / closing door 52 of the depositing machine room entrance 51 with the depositing machine room 13 is locked. Will also be locked.

"About processing in the deposit machine room"
The deposit management machine 81 provided in the deposit machine room 13 is connected to a large number of deposit machines 61, and individually controls its operation. That is, all the depositing machines 61 can accept deposits by receiving an operation instruction signal from the deposit management machine 81, and can not accept deposits without receiving an operation instruction signal. The deposit management machine control unit 85 of the machine 81 selectively outputs an operation instruction signal to these deposit machines 61.

  In addition, the deposit management machine 81 is provided with a busy day database storing busy day information including busy days and non-busy days for each business day in the deposit management machine storage unit 86. As a first mode, the management machine control unit 85 is based on information indicating whether the previous business day (payment target business day) calculated from the busy day information in the busy day database is a busy day or a non-busy day. It is possible to select and set the first mode in which the number of units is determined and the operation instruction signal is output to the depositing units 61 of the determined number (total number or partial number).

  For example, if the previous business day is a busy day (that is, a holiday, event date, special day, etc.), it is estimated that the sales of the previous business day are large. Therefore, the deposit management machine control unit 85 outputs an operation instruction signal to all the deposit machines 61. On the contrary, if the previous business day is a non-busy day (generally a weekday), it is estimated that the sales of the previous business day are not so much. Since it is estimated that only a part is required, the deposit management machine control unit 85 outputs an operation instruction signal only to a predetermined number of deposit machines 61.

  Even if it is assumed from the busy day information that the previous business day is a busy day and it is necessary to output an operation instruction signal to all the deposit machines 61, it is necessary to start operation. It is not necessary to output an operation instruction signal to all the deposit machines 61 from the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81. The number is determined according to the deposit acceptance time zone, and An operation instruction signal is output to the depositing machine 61. The deposit management machine control unit 85, for example, has a variety of preparation tasks for the start of business in the initial predetermined time zone of the business available time zone. Since the number of depositing machines 61 that output operation instruction signals in the belt is small and the deposit processing is often performed at a predetermined time such as in the morning when there are relatively few visitors thereafter, all deposits are made from this time. Since the operation instruction signal is output to the machine 61 and the subsequent payment process is rarely performed in a predetermined time zone such as the afternoon when there are relatively many visitors, the deposit machine outputs the operation instruction signal during this time period. For example, the number of 61 is reduced again. In addition, by controlling the number of units, it is possible to prepare a deposit machine 61 in which no deposit is made at all for the store 11 where a large amount of deposit is expected.

  Also, the deposit management machine control unit 85 switches from a state in which operation instruction signals are output to a small number of deposit machines 61 to a state in which operation instruction signals are output to all the deposit machines 61, at a predetermined time interval. The depositing machine 61 is sequentially operated so that the number of operation instruction signals output gradually increases. On the contrary, the deposit management machine control unit 85 changes the predetermined time interval from the state in which the operation instruction signal is output to all the deposit machines 61 to the state in which the operation instruction signal is output to a small number of deposit machines 61. The depositing machine 61 is sequentially stopped so that the number of the operation instruction signals output gradually decreases.

  Further, in the first mode, the deposit management machine 81 monitors the number of people to be deposited into the deposit machine room 13, thereby grasping the congestion status and outputting the operation instruction signal. That is, it is possible to control the number of operations of the depositing machine 61. In this case, as a method of monitoring the number of persons to be deposited into the deposit machine room 13, the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives the ID card 40 from the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 provided at the deposit machine room entrance 51. From the number of persons in charge of identifying person-in-charge information and the number of persons in charge of identifying person-in-charge identification information from the ID card 40 by the depositing machine card reader 63 provided in the depositing machine 61 that is performed when the depositing machine 61 performs a deposit transaction By comparing and detecting these differences, the number of deposit waiting workers who are in the depositing machine room 13 but cannot use the depositing machine 61 is identified, and the number is determined according to the identified number of persons. An operation instruction signal is output to the number of depositing machines 61. As a result, if the number of deposit waiting workers that change in accordance with the congestion situation is larger than the predetermined number, an operation instruction signal is sent to a larger number of depositing machines 61 than the number based on the busy day information and the deposit acceptance time zone information described above. If the number of deposit waiting workers is less than the predetermined number, an operation instruction signal is output to a smaller number of depositing machines 61 than the number based on the busy day information and the deposit acceptance time zone information. Become.

  As a method of grasping the congestion state by the deposit management machine control unit 85, the number of persons in charge identification information read from the ID card 40 by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 provided at the deposit machine room entrance 51, and the deposit machine The number of persons waiting for the deposit is determined by comparing these values from the number of persons in charge of identifying the person in charge of the ID card 40 by the deposit machine room exit card reader 56 provided at the room outlet 54 and detecting these differences. The number is determined in the same manner as described above according to the specified number of persons, and an operation instruction signal is sent to the determined number of depositing machines 61 regardless of the number based on the busy day information and the deposit acceptance time zone information. You may make it output.

  Further, the deposit management machine control unit 85 outputs the operation instruction signal and monitors the remaining depositable capacity of the depositing machine 61 in which the depositing operation is progressing. When the denomination is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, a depositing machine 61 that has not yet output an operation instruction signal regardless of the number based on the busy day information and the deposit acceptance time zone information described above. On the other hand, an operation instruction signal is additionally output. As a result, by monitoring the depositable remaining capacity of the deposit machine 61 by type of money, it is still in operation when a lot of sales deposits have occurred even though the previous business day is a non-busy day. It is possible to start operation of additional deposit machines 61 as appropriate.

  In addition, when the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives a predetermined manual operation instruction operation via the operation unit 82 (operation instruction input unit) of the deposit management machine 81, the deposit management machine control unit 85 displays the busy day information and the payment reception time zone information described above. Regardless of the number of units, the operation instruction signal is additionally output to the non-operating depositing machine 61 that has not output the operation instruction signal. Thereby, for example, when a person in charge of the store 11 who makes a large amount of deposit comes, the person in charge inputs a predetermined operation instruction operation to the operation unit 82 of the deposit management machine 81, so that the deposit management machine control unit 85 Then, an operation instruction signal is additionally output to the depositing machine 61 in which no deposit has been made, and cash can be deposited into the depositing apparatus 61.

  In addition, when the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives a predetermined manual non-operation instruction operation via the operation unit 82 (non-operation instruction input unit) of the deposit management machine 81, the busy day information and the payment reception time zone described above. Regardless of the number of units based on the information, the operation instruction signal is to be output, that is, the operation instruction signal is not output to the depositing device 61 scheduled to operate. For example, even if the previous business day was originally a busy day at the judgment of the deposit machine room manager, if the previous business day was bad weather and there were not many visitors, It can restrict | limit so that a part of machine 61 may not be operated.

  Further, when the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives a predetermined manual operation suspension operation via the operation unit 82 of the deposit management machine 81, the deposit management machine control unit 85 stops the output of the operation instruction signal to the operated depositing machine 61. Thus, the operation is temporarily controlled to be stopped.

  The payment meter data of the previous business day is output from the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 to the payment management machine 81 of the payment machine room 13 in association with the store identification information, and the payment management machine control unit 85 receives the data. It is stored in the management machine storage unit 86. Therefore, the deposit management machine control unit 85 grasps the total payment data of the previous business day of all the stores 11. For this reason, the deposit management machine control unit 85 predicts the total planned number of deposit machines 61 that can process this deposit meter data based on the deposit meter data on the previous business day of all the stores 11, and makes this prediction. It is also possible to select and set the second mode for outputting the operation instruction signal to the number of depositing machines 61. That is, the deposit management machine control unit 85 grasps the total deposit number data of the money type from the deposit total data for each store 11 stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86, thereby determining the number of deposit machines 61 to be operated. And an operation instruction signal is output to the predicted number of depositing machines 61.

  Even in the second mode, even if it is necessary to output an operation instruction signal to all the depositing machines 61 from the total deposit number data of the money type, the deposit management machine control unit 85 In the same manner as in the first mode, the number of units is determined according to the deposit acceptance time period without outputting an operation instruction signal to all the depositing devices 61 from the beginning, and the determined number of depositing devices 61 is transferred. The operation instruction signal is set to be output. In this case, when the number of units increases or decreases, the number of units that output the operation instruction signal is gradually increased or decreased, and the depositing device 61 is sequentially operated or stopped. It is supposed to let you.

  Also in the second mode, as in the first mode, the number of depositing machines 61 that monitor the number of deposit recipients to the depositing machine room 13 to grasp the congestion status and output an operation instruction signal. That is, the number of operations of the depositing machine 61 is increased or decreased. In other words, the deposit management machine control unit 85 determines the number of persons in charge identification information read from the ID card 40 by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 provided at the deposit machine room entrance 51 and the deposit machine 61 performs a deposit transaction. The difference between the number of persons in charge of the person-in-charge identification information read from the ID card 40 by the depositing machine card reader 63 is detected, or the depositing machine room entrance card reader 53 provided at the depositing machine room entrance 51 receives the difference from the ID card 40. By detecting the difference between the number of persons in charge of identifying person-in-charge information and the number of persons in charge of identifying person-in-charge information from the ID card 40 by the deposit machine room exit card reader 56 provided at the deposit machine room outlet 54 Specify the number of waiting workers, determine the number according to the specified number, and regardless of the total deposit amount data of the money type, this determined number of deposit machines It outputs an operation instruction signal to 1.

  Also in this second mode, the deposit management machine control unit 85 has already output the operation instruction signal and monitors the depositable remaining capacity of the deposit machine 61 in which the depositing operation has progressed. As in mode 1, if any one of the remaining depositable capacities for a denomination falls below a predetermined amount, the operation instruction signal is still output regardless of the total deposit amount data for that denomination. An operation instruction signal is output to the depositing machine 61 that has not been output, and when a predetermined operation instruction operation is manually received via the operation unit 82 of the deposit management machine 81, a deposit of a denomination is made. Regardless of the total number data, an operation instruction signal is output to a non-operating depositing machine 61 that does not output an operation instruction signal, and a predetermined non-operation instruction is manually performed via the operation unit 82 of the deposit management machine 81. When you receive the operation, Regardless of the total number of pieces of data, the depositing device 61 that is scheduled to output an operation instruction signal, that is, the operation scheduled signal, is regulated not to output an operation instruction signal. When the operation pause operation is received, output of the operation instruction signal is stopped with respect to the already-operated depositing machine 61, and the operation is temporarily stopped.

[Deposit machine guidance control]
When the person in charge enters the deposit machine room 13, the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 provided at the deposit machine room entrance 51 reads the person in charge identification information from the ID card 40. The payment meter data of the previous business day is output from the POS terminal 21 in association with the store identification information related to the person-in-charge identification information, and this is stored in the payment management machine storage unit 86 of the payment management machine 81. Then, using these pieces of information, the deposit management machine control unit 85 performs the following deposit machine guidance control.

  When the deposit management machine control unit 85 reads the person-in-charge identification information from the ID card 40 by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 at the deposit machine room entrance 51 during the deposit transaction, the deposit management machine control unit 85 accesses the deposit management machine storage unit 86 to manage the deposit. Store identification information stored in association with the person-in-charge identification information is read from the machine storage unit 86, and payment data for the previous business day is stored in association with the store identification information. Then, the deposit meter data of this money type is compared with the depositable remaining capacity of the money type of the plurality of depositing machines 61 outputting the operation instruction signal, and a deposit transaction is performed in any of the depositing machines 61. A deposit transaction determination process is performed to determine whether or not. In other words, the deposit management machine control unit 85 includes the deposit machines 61 that output the operation instruction signal, and the deposit machines 61 that have a denomination whose deposit type data of the denomination exceeds the remaining depositable capacity of the denomination are deposited. Instead of determining as the depositing machine 61 that performs the transaction, the depositing machine 61 whose deposit type data for each denomination is within the depositable remaining capacity for all denominations is determined as the depositing machine 61 that performs the deposit transaction. If there are a plurality of depositing machines 61 that satisfy the conditions, the depositing machine 61 is determined to perform a deposit transaction according to a preset order, for example. Thus, since the depositing machine 61 whose depositable remaining capacity ≧ payout meter data is automatically determined, the depositing machine 61 is filled in the middle of the depositing process by performing a deposit transaction in the depositing machine 61. It will never happen, and the deposit process can be completed reliably. Further, even if there is a depositing machine 61 having a small depositable remaining capacity for each type of money, the person-in-charge identification information related to the store identification information having the deposit total data within the range is read by the depositing machine room entrance card reader 53. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 guides the person in charge to the deposit machine 61 and uses it effectively. In this deposit transaction determination process, as described above, both bills and coins are stored in a common storage unit. The depositable remaining capacity of the depositing machine 61 is compared to determine which depositing machine 61 is to perform the deposit transaction.

  Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine 61 that performs the deposit transaction, which is the decision information determined in the deposit transaction determination process, and displays the deposit unit 61 and the deposit machine room 13. To the depositing guidance display unit 70, and for the depositing machine 61 having the depositing machine identification information, which is the same as the determination information, the person-in-charge identification read by the depositing machine room entrance card reader 53 in the depositing transaction determining process. The store identification information associated with the information and the person-in-charge identification information is output.

  Then, the display unit 83 and the deposit guide display unit 70 of the deposit management machine 81 display the received deposit machine identification information, that is, the number of the deposit machine 61 that performs the deposit transaction, and should be used. The deposit machine 61 is transmitted to the person in charge. Further, the depositing machine control unit 67 of the depositing machine 61 that has the above-described depositing machine identification information and causes the depositing transaction to be performed displays the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information on the depositing machine call display unit 65 of the depositing machine 61. At the same time, the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are output by voice at the depositing machine voice generating unit 64, thereby transmitting the depositing machine 61 to be used to the responsible party. That is, when the person in charge including the person in charge enters the deposit machine room 13, for example, the person-in-charge identification information displayed on the deposit machine call display unit 65 of one of the plurality of deposit machines 61 and By looking at the store identification information and heading for the deposit machine 61, it is possible to conduct a deposit transaction without worrying about the depositable remaining capacity of the deposit machine 61 and the deposit meter information (deposit amount) to be deposited, and The deposit transaction is definitely completed. Note that only one of the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information is output to the depositing machine 61 for conducting the deposit transaction, and only one of the information is displayed on the depositing machine call display unit 65 to display the depositing machine voice generating unit 64. You may make it output a sound by.

  Here, there is a case where the depositing machine 61 for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determining process is in the process of depositing, and the depositing machine control unit 67 of the depositing machine 61 is in the process of performing another deposit transaction. In some cases, even if the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are output from the deposit management machine control unit 85, the deposit machine call display unit 65 and the deposit machine voice generation unit 64 of the deposit machine 61 receive these deposit incoming room users. The identification information and the store identification information are not displayed and output by voice, and the person in charge is not called. When the depositing operation of the depositing machine 61 is completed, the room identification information and the store identification information to be called next are called by the display on the depositing machine call display unit 65 and the voice output from the depositing machine voice generating unit 64. To.

  In addition, when the deposit machine 61 for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process is not available immediately after another deposit transaction operation, the deposit management machine control unit 85 takes charge of the deposit guidance display unit 70 in charge. The machine identification information, that is, the machine number of the depositing machine 61 that performs the deposit transaction in association with the user identification information and the store identification information is clearly indicated as the information of the depositing machine 61 scheduled to be used (for example, displayed in advance) (for example, , ● Unit: ○○ store (◎◎◎ No. store), ■ Unit: □ mouth store (△△△ No. store), etc.). Thereby, the person in charge can know the situation of waiting for the order of the deposit transaction and which deposit machine 61 the deposit transaction is to be made. That is, when entering the deposit machine room 13, for example, when deposit transactions are made in all the deposit machines 61, even if the deposit machine 61 to be processed is displayed on the display unit 83 of the deposit management machine 81, For example, the person-in-charge identification information and the shop identification information that should be called next or can be called next are displayed in advance in association with the depositing machine identification information.

In the deposit machine guidance control described above, the following control is further possible.
Each depositing device 61 may be unable to perform a deposit transaction due to various errors. In this case, the depositing device 61 returns the cash that is being deposited. When this error occurs, the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81 gives priority to this transaction and makes a priority call for guiding to the other deposit machine 61.

  That is, when a return process is selected when an error occurs, the depositing machine 61 that performs this return process returns the cash that was about to be deposited, and a return process is performed on the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81. The return information to the effect will be output. Upon receipt of this return information, the deposit management machine control unit 85 identifies the person in charge identification information (payment entrance room) related to the deposit transaction determination process in which the deposit machine 61 that has transmitted the return information is determined as the deposit machine 61 that performs the deposit transaction. Identification information), store identification information, and deposit meter data associated with the store identification information are read from the deposit management machine storage unit 86, and the deposit meter data related to the occurrence of this error is excluded from the deposit meter data again. In addition to the remaining depositable capacity of the depositing machine 61, a re-determination process is performed to determine which depositing machine 61 is to perform the deposit transaction by the same determination as the above-described deposit transaction determination process. The person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information related to the redetermination process are sent to the depositing machine 61 that performs the redetermined payment transaction, and other person-in-charge identification information and store So that the call preferentially than the other information.

  Therefore, when there is one or more person-in-charge identification information and store identification information to be called next in the depositing machine 61 that is determined in this redetermination process and is to perform the deposit transaction, the deposit management machine control unit 85 In addition to reading the payment meter data associated with the one or more person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information from the deposit management machine storage unit 86, the deposit total data is compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the plurality of deposit machines 61, Whether or not the deposit machine 61 is to perform a deposit transaction is determined again by the same determination as in the deposit transaction determination process described above, and the deposit machine 61 to be used is determined again.

  In the deposit transaction at the deposit machine 61 determined or re-determined as described above, the operator scans the ID card 40 with the deposit machine card reader 63, and as a result, the deposit machine card reader. 63 reads the person-in-charge identification information from the ID card 40. Then, the deposit machine control unit 67 of the deposit machine 61 reads the store identification information corresponding to the person-in-charge identification information from the deposit machine storage unit 68 and determines it as the store identification information in the deposit transaction. The deposit machine control unit 67 associates the store identification information with the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine 61 and outputs it to the deposit management machine 81 as inquiry information. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81 reads the deposit meter data stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86 in association with the store identification information, and inquires information based on the deposit machine identification information. Is output to the depositing machine 61 which is the transmission source. Then, the deposit machine control unit 67 causes the operation display unit 62 to display the deposit meter data as deposit meter data in the deposit transaction.

  And if an operator is going to deposit by the deposit meter data displayed on the operation display part 62 of the deposit machine 61, he will input confirmation operation to the operation display part 62, and when confirmation operation is input. The deposit machine control unit 67 confirms this deposit meter data as deposit meter data in the deposit transaction, and stores it in the deposit machine storage unit 68 in association with the confirmed store identification information. Thereafter, when a deposit transaction start operation of the operation display unit 62 is input, the deposit machine control unit 67 shifts to a cash input acceptance state.

  Here, in the depositing machine 61, the depositing machine control unit 67 can correct the deposit meter data read from the deposit management machine storage unit 86 via the deposit management machine control unit 85 before the cash counting. That is, if the person in charge intends to correct the deposit meter data displayed on the operation display unit 62 of the deposit machine 61 and deposit money, the operation display unit 62 inputs new deposit meter data scheduled to be deposited. When new deposit meter data is input on the operation display unit 62 and then a confirming operation is input, the deposit machine control unit 67 receives the new deposit meter data as a deposit meter in this deposit transaction. Confirmed as data, stored in the deposit machine storage unit 68 in association with the determined store identification information, and output to the deposit management machine 81 in association with the store identification information and managed by the deposit management machine control unit 85. The machine storage unit 86 is updated and stored. Thereafter, when a deposit transaction start operation of the operation display unit 62 is input, the deposit machine control unit 67 shifts to a cash input acceptance state.

  In addition, when the deposit meter data is corrected, new deposit meter data can be calculated from the difference data input to the operation display unit 62 with respect to the deposit meter data read from the deposit management machine storage unit 86. . That is, when the type of addition / reduction and the difference data are input to the operation display unit 62, the deposit machine control unit 67 calculates new deposit meter data from the input difference data and displays it in the operation display unit 62. Then, when a confirmation operation is input to the operation display unit 62, the new deposit meter data is confirmed as the deposit meter data in the deposit transaction, and is associated with the confirmed store identification information. The information is stored in the deposit machine storage unit 68, and is output to the deposit management machine 81 in association with the store identification information, and is updated and stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86 by the deposit management machine control unit 85. Thereafter, when a deposit transaction start operation of the operation display unit 62 is input, the deposit machine control unit 67 shifts to a cash input acceptance state.

  When the state is shifted to the cash insertion acceptance state, the deposit machine control unit 67 of the deposit machine 61 causes the operation display unit 62 to display a display prompting the insertion of money into the deposit machine 61, and the coin is inserted into the deposit machine 61. If it is detected, the deposit machine money processing unit 66 is activated. In other words, the deposit machine money processing unit 66 identifies the entered money, counts it by denomination, temporarily stores it, and stores the actual deposit data as a result of the cash count as a deposit management machine as described above during this deposit transaction. When there is no correction in the deposit meter data read from the storage unit 86, this deposit meter data is compared with the corrected deposit meter data when there is a correction, and it is determined whether or not they match. Then, the deposit machine control unit 67 displays the actual deposit data and the compared deposit total data on the operation display unit 62 of the deposit machine 61 so that they can be compared with each other. When the deposit meter data matches, the operation display unit 62 displays that the deposit meter data matches, while when the actual deposit data and the deposit meter data do not match, it indicates that they do not match. Is displayed on the operation display unit 62.

  When the approval operation is input to the operation display unit 62 based on this display, the deposit machine control unit 67 stores the money by the deposit machine currency processing unit 66, and the actual deposit data and the read deposit meter data are stored. If they match, they are confirmed as deposit meter data, while if the actual deposit data and the read deposit meter data do not match, the actual deposit data (= cash count result) is confirmed as deposit meter data. Then, the deposit machine control unit 67 stores the confirmed deposit meter data in the deposit machine storage unit 68 in association with the established store identification information and deposits in association with the established store identification information. The data is output to the management machine 81. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81 receives the deposit meter data received in association with the store identification information, and has already been stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86 in association with the store identification information. Compared with the data, if there is no difference between them, this receipt meter data is not corrected, and this receipt meter data is stored in association with the fact that the payment for the previous business day is completed as receipt information. If there is a difference, the newly accepted deposit meter data is validated, and the deposit meter data stored in the deposit management unit storage unit 86 is corrected to this deposit meter data, and the deposit meter data is included as deposit information. The fact that the payment for the previous business day has ended is stored in association.

  On the other hand, when a cancel operation is input to the operation display unit 62 by looking at the display on the operation display unit 62 of the deposit machine 61, the deposit machine control unit 67 causes the deposit machine currency processing unit 66 to return the money.

[Schedule of the deposit machine room]
The deposit machine room 13 is used in the following schedule during a day of business days.

{Morning}
When the first mode is selected and set, the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the payment management machine 81 selects and sets the second mode based on the busy day database. An operation instruction signal is output to some or all of the deposit machines 61 based on the deposit meter data. As a result, the depositing machine 61 to which the operation instruction signal is input is prepared for operation and stands by in a waiting state for receipt of a deposit transaction.

{Deposit work time}
When a person in charge at the store 11 enters the deposit machine room 13, the person in charge scans the ID card 40 with the deposit machine room entry card reader 53, whereby the deposit machine room entry card reader 53 identifies the person in charge. Information will be read. The person identification information read by the deposit machine room entry card reader 53 is output to the deposit management machine 81, and the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81 is associated with the person identification information. The store identification information and the deposit amount data of the money type associated with the store identification information are read from the deposit management machine storage unit 86. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 stores the deposit amount data of this type of money and the remaining depositable capacity of the type of money stored in the deposit machine storage unit 68 of the plurality of deposit machines 61 outputting the operation instruction signal. Are compared to determine which depositing machine 61 is to perform the deposit transaction. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 displays the machine number, which is the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine 61 to be deposited, on the display unit 83 of the deposit management machine 81, and the deposit machine of the deposit machine 61 to be deposited. The person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information to be guided to the control unit 67 are output. Then, when there is no depositing worker in the depositing machine 61 to be deposited, the depositing machine control unit 67 of the depositing machine 61 uses the depositing machine call display unit 65 of the depositing machine 61 to identify the person in charge and store identification. The information is displayed, and the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are called out by voice at the depositing machine voice generating unit 64 of the depositing machine 61.

  On the other hand, when there is a worker who makes a deposit transaction in the depositing machine 61 to be deposited, the depositing machine control unit 67 of the depositing machine 61 uses the received person identification information and store identification information in the order of deposit transaction. While determining as the tail person identification information and the shop identification information, the person identification information and the shop identification information are not displayed on the deposit machine call display unit 65 of the deposit machine 61, and the deposit machine voice of the deposit machine 61 is displayed. Without making a voice call at the generating unit 64, the depositing information indicating that the deposit transaction is in progress is output to the deposit management machine control unit 85 in association with the depositing machine identification information. Then, the deposit management machine control unit 85 displays in advance on the deposit guidance display unit 70 the machine number that is the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine 61 to be deposited together with the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information.

  If there is a worker who has already made a deposit transaction in the depositing machine 61 to be deposited, when the deposit transaction by the worker is completed, the depositing machine 61 is determined to perform the next deposit transaction. The first person-in-charge identification information and store identification information are displayed on the depositing machine call display unit 65, and the depositing machine voice generating unit 64 is called by voice to make a deposit transaction.

  Here, in any deposit machine 61, when an error occurs in the deposit transaction and a return process is selected when the error occurs, the deposit machine 61 returns the cash to be deposited and sends it to the deposit management machine 81. In response to this, the deposit management machine 81 that has received the return process accesses the deposit management machine storage unit 86 and receives the identification information, the store identification information, and the store identification information related to the return process. The deposit meter data associated with the store identification information is read out, and the deposit meter data is compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the remaining deposit machines 61 excluding the deposit machine 61 related to the occurrence of the error. It is determined whether or not the deposit machine 61 performs a deposit transaction, the deposit machine 61 to be used is determined, and the person-in-charge identification information related to this error processing And calling the store identification information preferentially.

{Afternoon (predetermined time before deposit machine operation end time)}
The deposit management machine 81 performs the following control at the stage of a predetermined time before the depositing machine operation end time when the depositing machine 61 ends its operation. That is, the deposit management machine control unit 85 confirms the deposit information associated with the store identification information of each store 11 and stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86, and the previous business day related to the store identification information of each store 11. If it is determined whether or not there is a store 11 that has determined that the previous business day of payment has not been completed, the store 11 that has not received the previous business day of payment is determined. Payment prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information. Then, the POS terminal 21 that has received the deposit prompting information displays an alarm display to that effect on the operation display unit 62. At the same time, the deposit management machine control unit 85 notifies the mobile terminal 25 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information of the store 11 that has not completed the payment of the previous business day as payment prompting information. Send alarm texts by e-mail.

  The distribution processing of the top entry prompting information to the POS terminal 21 and the portable terminal 25 of the store 11 where the payment for the previous business day has not been completed can be set at a plurality of different times, and such a setting is made. If so, the deposit management machine control unit 85 confirms the deposit information each time the set time is reached.

{Afternoon (Deposit machine operation end time)}
The manager in charge of the deposit machine room 13 confirms that no deposit transaction has been performed for all the deposit machines 61 in the deposit machine room 13 and locks the deposit machine room entrance 51 of the deposit machine room 13. After that, the administrator of the deposit machine room 13 can release the lock, and the deposit machine room 13 is managed so that only the administrator of the deposit machine room 13 can enter and leave the room.

{Cash cassette exchange}
In the deposit machine room 13, basically, the cash cassette of the operated deposit machine 61 is deposited by the administrator of the deposit machine room 13 in preparation for a deposit transaction on the next business day outside the operating hours of the deposit machine 61. 61, and an empty cash cassette is loaded instead. The deposit management machine 81 collects, confirms and stores the deposit meter data for each store 11 stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86 automatically at a predetermined time set separately or by a payment company or the like. Output to this deposit management company in response to a request from the management company.

{Cash out by police, refilling empty cassette}
After replacing the cash cassette outside the operating hours of the depositing machine 61, the security company security guards come to the store and collect the deposited cash cassette that has been removed from the depositing machine 61 as described above, and the next business day. Refill empty cash cassettes for loading. In parallel with this, the guard of the police company collects the exchange money and transfers the exchange reserve, which will be described later.

{evening}
When a predetermined operation end operation is input to the operation unit 82 by the administrator of the deposit machine room 13, the deposit management machine control unit 85 of the deposit management machine 81 outputs an operation end signal to all the deposit machines 61. Then, the operation including the reception of the deposit transaction by all the deposit machines 61 is terminated.

About the change machine room and change machine management room
In all the money changers 101 provided in the money changer room 14, each time the money changer control unit 107 performs the money change process, the money amount input amount data of the money changer input, the money changer input The money-type deposit amount data of the money exchange reserve that has been thrown out and the money-type remaining money amount data of the money exchange reserve remaining in the money change machine 101 are updated and stored in the respective money changer storage units 108.

  The money change management machine control unit 126 of the money change management machine 121 can collect the amount of data of all the money change machines 101. In other words, the money change management machine control unit 126 sends out the money type input amount data of the money exchange principals that have been input from all the money changers 101 and the money type investment of the money exchange reserves that have been thrown out for this input. The money amount data and the money amount remaining amount data of the exchange reserve remaining in the machine are collected and stored in the exchange management machine storage unit 127. Further, the money change management machine control unit 126 sums up the money type input amount data of the money exchange source money of all the money change machines 101 and the money type of the money exchange reserve of all the money change machines 101. The total amount of money thrown out by money amount data and the amount of money remaining in money type by summing up the money amount remaining amount data of the exchange reserves remaining in all the money changers 101 are calculated and stored in the currency exchange management machine. Stored in the unit 127.

  In addition, the money exchange management machine storage unit 127 stores money amount unloaded amount data for money exchange reserves that are prepared for money exchange but are not loaded in any money change machine 101. The entire exchange reserve data for each type of money necessary for the overall operation of the large number of stores 11 constituting the large-scale store group is stored.

That is, before the operation of the money changer 101, each data is as follows.
Currency exchange room amount data = Total remaining amount data by money type + Unloaded amount data by money type Total data entered by money type = 0
Total investment amount data by type = 0

As currency exchange transactions are performed sequentially, these data change as follows.
Total amount data of money type input amount total data = total amount data of money type investment amount total data The remaining money type total amount data decreases with the progress of the exchange transaction, and increases with the supplement of the exchange reserve.
Further, the denomination amount data of the denomination decreases by replenishing the money exchange reserve to the money changer 101.

“About arranging exchange reserves for the entire large-scale store group”
The currency exchange management machine control unit 126 of the currency exchange management machine 121 is operated in an appropriate time zone (preferably after the exchange transaction end time). Arrange exchange reserves for business days. Here, for business days after a predetermined number of days, replenishment of the insufficient exchange reserve requires a request from an external exchange reserve supply center. In the present embodiment, the exchange reserve supply is replenished to the large-scale store group on the next day of the request date performed via the exchange management machine 121 in this embodiment. It will be described as a thing. Therefore, if the request date made via the currency exchange management machine 121 is the first day, the exchange reserve is supplied to the large-scale store group on the second day. It is the third day that the large-scale store group can be loaded into the money changer 101 and used.

  When the exchange management manager inputs an operation for arranging the exchange reserve to the operation unit 122 of the exchange management machine 121, the exchange management machine control unit 126 stores the predetermined amount stored in the exchange management machine storage unit 127. The total exchange reserve data for the money type for the business day (specifically the next business day), the total remaining money amount data, and the uncharged money type data are read and compared Calculate and output the exchange reserve shortage data for the money type that is insufficient. That is, by subtracting the total remaining money amount data and the unloaded amount data for each money type from the total exchange reserve data for each money type, the exchange reserve shortage data for each money type is calculated and output.

  Here, at least for weekdays, for holidays, as the total exchange reserve data for each type of money required for the overall operation of the large number of stores 11 of the large-scale store group stored in the exchange manager storage unit 127, A plurality of pattern data including event dates are preset and stored. Then, the currency exchange manager control unit 126 determines whether the business day after the predetermined number of days (specifically, the business day after the next day) is a weekday, a holiday, or an event date scheduled to be held. And select the total exchange reserve data of the appropriate type of money according to the type, and from the total exchange reserve data of this money type, the total remaining amount data and money type By subtracting the charge amount data from each money type, money exchange reserve shortage data for each money type is calculated and output, and is stored in the money change manager storage unit 127 and displayed on the display unit 123. Further, by the print designation operation on the operation unit 122, the exchange management machine control unit 126 can also print the money exchange reserve shortage data of this money type on the paper surface by the printer unit 125 of the exchange management machine 121. .

  At this time, the exchange management machine control unit 126 of the exchange management machine 121 should collect the total amount data of the exchange reserve shortage data of the denomination based on the calculated exchange reserve shortage data of the denomination. The collected money data of the money exchange principal is determined and output, and is stored in the money changer storage unit 127 and displayed on the display unit 123. As a result, the exchange reserve shortage data for the insufficient money type and the recovered money data, which is the total amount of the exchange principal required to prepare the change reserve for the amount of this exchange reserve shortage data, are exchanged. The manager can be made aware. In addition, according to the print designation operation on the operation unit 122, the exchange management machine control unit 126 prints the money exchange reserve shortage data of this money type and the collected money data of the exchange principal on the paper surface by the printer unit 125 of the exchange management machine 121. It is also possible to do.

  In addition, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 of the currency exchange management machine 121, after the exchange machine operation end time for ending the operation of the money changer 101, after the currency exchange tightening process for ending the operation of all the money changers 101 in the money changer room 14, Based on the total investment amount data calculated as described above on the current business day, the daily management necessary for the overall operation of the large number of stores 11 of the large-scale store group stored in the exchange manager storage unit 127. Update and store the total exchange reserve data for each type of money. At the time of this update storage, the currency exchange manager control unit 126 determines appropriate total amount of money to be invested by various calculation methods, and for example, for weekdays, holidays, and event holdings. A feature appears in a plurality of pattern data for daily use, and a change reserve for the money changer 101 can be arranged accordingly.

  For example, if the current business day is a weekday, add the total amount of money invested by business day to the cumulative total of the total amount of money invested by weekday and average the result. If the current business day is a holiday, the total amount of money invested by type of the current business day will be changed to Add to the cumulative value and average it, and update and store the value as the total exchange reserve data for the holiday type. If the current business day is the event date, the total amount of money invested by the current business day The data is added to the accumulated value of the total amount of money deposited at the event date so far and averaged, and the value is updated and stored as total exchange reserve data for the event date.

  As described above, the exchange management machine control unit 126 outputs and displays the above-mentioned money exchange reserve shortage data of the money type on the display unit 123 of the exchange management machine 121 and displays it on the operation unit 122. When an operation is input, it is output to the printer unit 125 and printed on the paper surface. Further, after the calculation, it is automatically output to an external exchange reserve supply center.

  Note that, when a correction operation is input to the operation unit 122, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 of the currency exchange management machine 121 corrects the money exchange reserve shortage data of the calculated money type according to the correction operation. . When the money exchange reserve shortage data for the money type is corrected in this way, the money exchange management machine control unit 126 updates and stores the money exchange reserve shortage data for the money type after the correction in the money exchange management machine storage unit 127. Further, the recovery amount data of the exchange principal to be collected, which is the total amount data of the exchange reserve shortage data of the money type, is determined based on the corrected money shortage reserve data of the money type displayed on the portion 123. Are output and displayed on the display unit 123. When a print instruction operation is input to the operation unit 122, these data are output to the printer unit 125 to be printed on the paper.

"Operation status of the money changer room"
In the currency exchange manager 121, the currency exchange manager control unit 126 reads out the operation status of the plurality of currency exchange machines 101, whereby the operation status of the currency exchange machine room 14, that is, whether or not it is congested. Can be output to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 that has received the inquiry. For example, if the ratio obtained by dividing the total number of currency exchange machines 101 by the total number of currency exchange machines 101 is higher than a predetermined value, the currency exchange manager control unit 126 determines that the currency exchange machine room 14 is congested. If this ratio is equal to or less than the same predetermined value, it is determined that the money changer room 14 is not congested.

  Thus, for example, when the operation status inquiry information is output from the POS terminal 21 to the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 of the currency exchange management machine 121, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 sends the operation status inquiry information to the POS terminal 21 that has output the operation status inquiry information. On the other hand, the congestion status of the money changer room 14 at that time is output, and the POS terminal 21 that has received this output displays this congestion status on the operation display unit 31. In other words, the terminal control unit 34 of the POS terminal 21 reads the operation status of the money changer room 14 and outputs it together with the output of the money change shortage data for each denomination.

Alternatively, the exchange management machine control unit 126 outputs the operation status of the exchange machine room 14 to the POS terminals 21 of all the stores 11 at a predetermined time interval, and the POS terminal 21 that has received the output outputs this congestion status. Is always displayed on the operation display unit 31.
By these controls, as described above, the person in charge can shift to a currency exchange transaction in consideration of the congestion status of the money changer room 14 when creating the change reserve at the store 11.

"Preparation status of exchange reserves at each store"
As described above, the money changer 101 is provided with the money changer card reader 103 that reads the person-in-charge identification information from the ID card 40 possessed by the person in charge. The money changer control unit 107 of the money changer 101 The person-in-charge identification information read by the machine card reader 103 is output to the currency exchange management machine 121. Then, in the currency exchange management machine 121, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 grasps store identification information stored in correspondence with the currency exchange management machine storage unit 127 from this person-in-charge identification information. That is, the exchange manager control unit 126 can identify the store identification information of the store 11 to which the person in charge who is the changer belongs. Then, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 stores, in the currency exchange management machine storage unit 127, the contents of the currency exchange process performed by the currency exchange machine 101 for each of the identified store identification information.

  Then, the money changer control unit 126 reads the contents of the money changer storage unit 127 from the stored contents of the money changer storage unit 127 at the predetermined time by the money changer 101 provided in the money changer room 14 until the next business day. The presence / absence of the store 11 for which change processing for change preparation is not executed is determined, and store identification information of the store 11 for which change processing for change preparation for the next business day is not executed by the predetermined time is detected. At that time, exchange processing prompting information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information. Then, the POS terminal 21 that has received the exchange process prompting information displays an alarm display to that effect on the operation display unit 31. At the same time, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 sends an alarm text to the mobile terminal 25 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information of the store 11 that has not been subjected to the currency change processing as the exchange processing prompt information. Send by e-mail. Further, when the store identification information of the store 11 in which the change processing for change preparation for the next business day is not executed by the predetermined time is not detected, the change processing prompt information is not distributed. The predetermined time can be set for each store 11, and the exchange manager control unit 126 performs a change process for change preparation for the next business day at the time set in each store 11. The above determination of whether or not it is being executed is performed. Of course, it may be the same time for all the stores 11, and in that case, it is set before a predetermined time before the operation end time of the money changer 101. Can do.

  Here, the change management machine control unit 126 determines whether the exchange machine 101 is executing a change process for change preparation for the next business day based on the stored contents of the change management machine storage unit 127. 101 is performed based on the determination whether or not the currency exchange process has already been performed. If the currency exchange process has already been performed, whether or not the content of the currency exchange process corresponds to change preparation for the next business day. Based on judgment. That is, the case where the currency exchange process has not been performed by the currency exchange machine 101 and the case where the content of the currency exchange process does not correspond to change preparation for the next business day even though the currency exchange process has already been performed, If it is determined that the exchange process for change preparation has not been executed and the exchange process has already been performed and the contents of the change process correspond to change preparation for the next business day, It is determined that a currency exchange process is being executed.

  It should be noted that whether or not the contents of the exchange process performed on the current business day corresponds to the change preparation on the next business day is determined by the exchange manager control unit 126 at the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 as described above. In the case where money change reserve shortage data for a denomination that is insufficient for business day change preparation is created and the currency exchange processing corresponding to this money change change reserve data is performed in the money change machine 101 It is determined that the contents of the exchange process correspond to change preparation for the next business day, and otherwise, it is determined that the content of the exchange process does not correspond to change preparation for the next business day.

  In addition, the change management machine control unit 126 distributes the change machine operation end information to all the POS terminals 21 at the operation end time of the change machine 101. Then, the POS terminal 21 that has received the change machine operation end information causes the terminal control unit 34 to display the fact on the operation display unit 31 and recognize the person in charge.

  Furthermore, the change management machine control unit 126 can communicate with the storage detection sensor 45 provided in each storage unit 43 of the change locker 44, and is determined in advance from the stored contents of the change management machine storage unit 127. It is detected that the store identification information for which change processing for change preparation has not been executed by the time is detected, and that no change reserve is stored in the storage unit 43 of the change locker 44 corresponding to the store identification information. When it is detected by comparing the reference weight and the actual weight based on the detection result of the storage detection sensor 45, the exchange processing prompt information is distributed to the POS terminal 21 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information. To do. Then, in the POS terminal 21 that has received this exchange processing prompting information, the terminal control unit 34 displays an alarm display on the operation display unit 31 to recognize the person in charge. At the same time, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 sends an alarm text to the mobile terminal 25 of the store 11 corresponding to the store identification information of the store 11 that has not been subjected to the currency change processing as the exchange processing prompt information. Send by e-mail.

"Subsidy function for exchange transactions"
When the ID card 40 of the person in charge is scanned by the money changer card reader 103 of the money changer 101, the money changer controller 107 reads the person identification information read from the ID card 40 by the money changer card reader 103. Is output to the currency exchange manager control unit 126. Then, the change management machine control unit 126 reads the store identification information corresponding to the person-in-charge identification information from the change management machine storage unit 127, and further prepares the change of money stored in association with the store identification information. The shortage data is read out and transmitted to the output change machine 101. Then, the money changer control unit 107 of the money changer 101 outputs both change reserve deficiency data of this money type, which is a money change pattern, and money change principal data which is the total amount of money. It is displayed on the operation display unit 102.

  In this state, the money changer control unit 107 can correct the change funding shortage data of the displayed money type by the correction operation input to the operation display unit 102, and the read change of the money type is insufficient. When the money data is corrected by a correction operation input to the operation display unit 102, the money changer control unit 107 also stores the money exchange principal data based on the money change reserve shortage data of the money type as the corrected money change pattern. The corrected data is output and the corrected data is output and displayed on the operation display unit 102. .

  Then, when a confirmation operation input is made to the operation display unit 102 in an uncorrected state or a corrected state, the money changer control unit 107 displays the confirmed money change shortage data and money change principal data. The information is stored in the money changer storage unit 108 and displayed on the operation display unit 102 so as to prompt the user to insert the money exchange principal of the displayed amount. When the operator who sees this inserts the exchange principal displayed on the operation display unit 102 of the exchange machine 101, the exchange machine 101 executes the exchange transaction according to the exchange pattern.

  That is, when the cash as the exchange money is input, the money change machine 101 counts the input amount data of the inserted cash by identifying and counting the cash. Then, the match between the input money amount data and the exchange principal data is confirmed. If these data match, the exchange process is executed based on the money reserve deficiency data of the money type, Withdraw money with the exchange pattern of the change reserve shortage data. If the input money data and the exchange principal data do not match, a message to that effect is displayed on the operation display unit 102, the inserted cash is returned, and the cash is put into standby again.

[Changing machine guidance control]
The money change management machine control unit 126 accesses the money changer storage units 108 of all the money changers 101 and grasps money type remaining amount data that is amount data of money types that can be thrown in each money change machine 101. At the same time, change reserve shortage data for each type of store 11 output from the POS terminal 21 is stored in the money changer storage unit 127 in association with the store identification information of the transmission source, and provided in the change machine room entrance 91. When the person-in-charge identification information is read from the ID card 40 by the exchange machine room entry card reader 93, the following exchange machine guidance control is performed.

  That is, in the exchange transaction, when the person-in-charge identification information is read from the ID card 40 by the exchange machine room entrance card reader 93 at the exchange machine room entrance 91, the exchange management machine control unit 126 accesses the exchange management machine storage unit 127. The store identification information stored in association with the person-in-charge identification information is read from the money changer storage unit 127, and further, the money change shortage data stored in association with the store identification information is read. Then, the change reserve shortage data of this money type is compared with the amount data of the money type that can be thrown out in each money change machine 101 to determine which money change machine 101 is to carry out the money exchange transaction. Exchange transaction decision processing is performed. That is, the money change management machine control unit 126 has a money type out of the money change machine 101 in which the money reserve shortage data of the money type exceeds the money type remaining amount data of the money exchange reserve that is the remaining amount that can be thrown out by money type. The currency exchange machine 101 does not determine the currency exchange machine 101 for performing the currency exchange transaction, and the money exchange machine 101 for which the money exchange reserve shortage data for each denomination is within the money type remaining amount data for all denominations to perform the currency exchange transaction 101. Determine as. In addition, when there are a plurality of money changers 101 that satisfy the conditions, the money changer 101 is determined as a money changer 101 that performs a money exchange transaction according to a preset order.

  Then, the exchange management machine control unit 126 outputs the change machine identification information of the exchange machine 101 that performs the exchange transaction, which is the determination information determined in the exchange transaction determination process, to the exchange guidance display unit 110 of the exchange machine room 14. At the same time, for the money changer 101 having the change machine identification information, which is the determination information, the person identification information read by the money changer room entry card reader 93 in the exchange transaction decision process and the person identification information are associated with each other. The stored store identification information is output. Then, the currency exchange guidance display unit 110 displays the received currency exchange machine identification information, that is, the machine number of the currency exchange machine 101 that performs the currency exchange transaction, and thereby transmits the currency exchange machine 101 to be used to the person in charge. . Further, the money changer control unit 107 of the money changer 101 having the money changer identification information described above, which displays the money changer 101, displays the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information on the money changer call display part 105 of the money changer 101. At the same time, the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are output by voice in the money changer voice generation unit 104, thereby transferring the money changer 101 to be used to the person in charge. Note that only one of the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information is output to the money changer 101 that performs the exchange transaction, and only one of the information is displayed on the money changer call display unit 105 to display the money changer sound generation unit 104. You may make it output a sound by.

  Note that there may be a case where the money changer 101 that performs the money exchange transaction determined in the money change transaction determination process is in the process of changing money, and the money changer control unit 107 of the money changer 101 is different from the money changer 101 determined in the money change transaction determination process. When the exchange transaction operation is being performed, even if the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are output from the currency exchange management machine control unit 126, the money exchange machine call display unit 105 of the money exchange machine 101 displays the exchange room identification information. Further, the store identification information is not displayed and the money changer voice generation unit 104 does not make a call. When the currency exchange operation of the currency exchange machine 101 is completed, the currency exchange machine control unit 107 displays the room identification information and store identification information to be called next on the currency exchange machine call display unit 105 and the currency exchange machine sound generation unit 104. Call with voice output to.

  In addition, when the currency exchange machine 101 that performs the currency exchange transaction determined in the currency exchange transaction determination process is in the course of another currency exchange transaction and cannot be used immediately, the currency exchange management machine control unit 126 is in charge of the currency exchange guidance display unit 110. In association with the person identification information and the store identification information, the machine identification number, that is, the machine number of the money exchange machine 101 scheduled to perform the money exchange transaction, is clearly indicated as the information of the money exchange machine 101 scheduled to be used and displayed in advance. (E.g., No. #: XX store (◎◎◎ No. store), ■ No .: □ mouth store (△△△ No. store), etc.). Thereby, the one room entrant can know the waiting situation of the exchange transaction and which exchange machine 101 the exchange transaction will be.

  As described above, according to the deposit system of the present embodiment, the deposit management machine control unit 85 uses the deposit total data for each store 11 stored in the deposit management machine storage unit 86 to determine the total number of deposits by money type. By grasping the data, the number of depositing machines 61 to be operated is predicted, and an operation instruction signal is output to the predicted number of depositing machines 61, and the depositing machine 61 can be operated efficiently. Therefore, power consumption can be suppressed. In addition, at the time of cash collection after payment, only the depositing machine 61 to which the operation instruction signal is output needs to be collected, and the amount of collection work can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the deposit management machine control unit 85 has already output the operation instruction signal and the depositable remaining capacity of the depositing machine 61 is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the deposit machine has not yet output the operation instruction signal. Since the operation instruction signal is output to 61, even if there is an unexpected deposit, it is possible to start the depositing device 61 that is not in operation, and the depositing device 61 that is in operation is full and cannot be deposited. It can suppress that it will be in a state.

  Further, even when it is necessary for the deposit management machine control unit 85 to operate all the deposit machines 61 from the total deposit number data of the money type, the number is determined according to the deposit acceptance time zone, and the determination is made. Since the operation instruction signal is output to the number of depositing machines 61, the depositing apparatus 61 can be operated more efficiently.

  In addition, when the deposit management machine control unit 85 receives a manual operation via the operation unit 82, an operation instruction is given to the depositing machine 61 that has not output an operation instruction signal regardless of the total number of deposit type data. Since it is possible to output a signal, the depositing machine 61 in an inoperable state can be operated if necessary. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the depositing machine 61 that is operating from becoming full and being unable to deposit.

  Further, the deposit manager control unit 85 compares the person identification information read by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 with the person identification information read by the deposit machine card reader 63 during the deposit transaction by the deposit machine 61. Thus, the number of depositing work waiting persons is specified, the number is determined according to the specified number of persons, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines 61. The deposit machine 61 can be deposited.

  Further, the deposit management machine control unit 85 compares the person-in-charge identification information read by the deposit machine room entry card reader 53 with the person-in-charge identification information read by the deposit machine room exit card reader 56, thereby waiting for a deposit operation. Since the number of persons is determined, the number is determined according to the specified number of persons, and the operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines 61, the number of depositing machines 61 according to the number of waiting persons can be deposited. it can.

  When the deposit meter data is confirmed at the POS terminal 21, the deposit manager control unit 85 associates the deposit meter data with the store identification information of the POS terminal 21 and stores them in the deposit manager storage unit 86. In the deposit transaction, when the person-in-charge identification information is read by the deposit machine room entry card reader 53, the store identification information associated with the person-in-charge identification information from the deposit management machine storage unit 86 and the store identification information are associated with each other. In order to perform a deposit transaction determination process for determining which deposit machine 61 is to perform a deposit transaction by reading out the received deposit meter data and comparing it with the remaining depositable capacity of a plurality of deposit machines 61. Based on the confirmed deposit meter data, it is possible to determine the deposit machine 61 that is most suitable for the deposit transaction. Therefore, since it becomes possible to suppress the depositing machine 61 from becoming full during the depositing process, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the depositing process and to operate an efficient depositing transaction with a small number of depositing machine 61 operations. it can.

  Further, the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine 61 that causes the deposit management machine control unit 85 to perform the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process is displayed on the display unit 83 of the deposit management machine 81 provided in the deposit machine room 13 and the deposit. By displaying the information on the guidance display unit 70, the depositing machine 61 to be used is transmitted to the room occupant. Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide the depositing machine 61, which is optimal for the deposit transaction, while suppressing an increase in cost. it can.

  Further, the deposit management machine control unit 85 makes the deposit machine 61 for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process, the person identification information read by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 in the deposit transaction determination process, and Store identification information based on the person-in-charge identification information is output, and the depositing machine 61 displays the output person-in-charge identification information and store identification information on the depositing machine call display unit 65 provided in the depositing machine 61 to enter the room. Therefore, it is possible to reliably guide to the depositing machine 61 that is most suitable for deposit transactions.

  Further, when the depositing machine 61 is in a deposit transaction operation, the depositing machine call display unit 65 provided in the depositing machine 61 can output the person identification information or the store identification information from the deposit management machine control unit 85. Since the person-in-charge identification information or the store identification information is not displayed and no call is made, no prompt guidance is provided.

  Further, when the depositing machine 61 is called by the depositing machine call display unit 65, the depositing machine voice generating unit 64 further generates the output person identification information and store identification information by voice. It is possible to reliably notify the depositor who is not conscious of 65 that the turn has come.

  In addition, when the depositing machine 61 for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determining process cannot be used immediately, the deposit management machine control unit 85 reads the charge read by the deposit machine room entrance card reader 53 in the deposit transaction determining process. Since the person identification information and the store identification information are displayed in advance on the deposit guidance display unit 70, even if the user is forgotten during the waiting period, the deposit machine 61 that is optimal for the deposit transaction can be surely guided.

  In addition, when an error occurs and the return process is executed by the depositing machine 61 and the return information is output, the deposit management machine control unit 85 sets the depositing machine 61 that is a source of the return information as a depositing machine 61 that performs a deposit transaction. The person-in-charge identification information, store identification information, and deposit meter data associated with the store identification information related to the determined deposit transaction determination process are read from the deposit management machine storage unit 86, and the deposit meter data is generated again with an error. Compared with the depositable remaining capacity of the remaining depositing machines 61 excluding the depositing machine 61 involved in the transaction, a redetermination process is performed to determine which depositing machine 61 is to perform the deposit transaction, and to the redetermination process. Since the person-in-charge identification information and the store identification information are preferentially called, when an error occurs, it is surely proposed to the deposit machine 61 that is optimal for carrying out subsequent deposit transactions. It can be.

  Further, when there is one or more person identification information and store identification information to be called next in the depositing machine 61 determined in the redetermination process, the one or more person identification information, store identification information, In addition, the deposit meter data associated with the store identification information is read again, and compared with the depositable remaining capacity of the plurality of deposit machines 61, it is re-determined which deposit machine 61 is to perform the deposit transaction. In order to redetermine the deposit machine 61 to be used, a deposit process at a different deposit machine 61 is selected in response to the occurrence of an error. In 61, there is a possibility that the deposit cannot be completed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such a case by re-determining which deposit machine 61 should deposit.

13 Deposit machine room 21 POS terminal (terminal)
51 Deposit machine room entrance (entrance)
53 Deposit machine room entry card reader (payment depositor identification information reading means)
56 Deposit machine room exit card reader (exiting person identification information reading means)
61 Deposit machine 63 Deposit machine card reader (payer identification information reading means)
64 Deposit machine voice generator (pay machine voice generation means)
65 Deposit machine call display section (payment machine call display means)
70 Payment guidance display section (Payment guidance display means)
82 Operation unit (operation instruction input means)
85 Deposit Management Machine Control Unit (Control Unit)
86 Deposit management machine storage (storage means)

Claims (14)

Multiple deposit machines that can accept deposits by receiving operation instruction signals;
Control means capable of communicating with the plurality of depositing machines and selectively outputting an operation instruction signal to the depositing machines;
A terminal provided at each store;
When deposit meter data is confirmed in the terminal, it has storage means for storing the deposit meter data,
The control means predicts the number of deposit machines to be operated by grasping the total deposit number data of the money type from the deposit total data for each store stored in the storage means, and A deposit system that outputs an operation instruction signal to a deposit machine.   The control means monitors the remaining depositable capacity of the depositing machine that has already output the operation instruction signal, and still outputs the operation instruction signal when the depositable remaining capacity falls below a predetermined amount. 2. The deposit system according to claim 1, wherein an operation instruction signal is output to an unaccepted deposit machine.   The control means determines the number of deposit machines in accordance with the deposit acceptance time zone, even if it is necessary to operate all the deposit machines from the total deposit number data of the money type, and the determined number of deposit machines. 3. The deposit system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an operation instruction signal is output.   When the control means receives a manual operation via the operation instruction input means, it can output an operation instruction signal to a depositing machine that does not output an operation instruction signal, regardless of the total deposit amount data of the money type. The deposit system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein In the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room where the plurality of deposit machines are installed, there is provided a deposit depositor identification information reading means for reading the deposit depositor identification information,
The depositing machine is provided with depositor identification information reading means for reading depositor identification information,
The control unit compares the depositor identification information read by the depositor identification information reading unit with the depositor identification information read by the depositor identification information reading unit during a deposit transaction by the depositing machine. The number of deposit work waiting persons is specified, the number is determined according to the specified number of persons, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of deposit machines. The deposit system according to any one of the above. In the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room where the plurality of deposit machines are installed, there is provided a deposit depositor identification information reading means for reading the deposit depositor identification information,
In the vicinity of the exit of the depositing machine room, a leaving person identification information reading means for reading the leaving person identification information is provided,
The control means compares the number of depositing person identification information read by the depositing person identification information reading means with the number of exiting person identification information read by the leaving person identification information reading means, so that The depositing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a depositing number is determined according to the identified number of persons, and an operation instruction signal is output to the determined number of depositing machines. In the vicinity of the entrance of the deposit machine room where the plurality of deposit machines are installed, there is provided a deposit depositor identification information reading means for reading the deposit depositor identification information,
When the deposit meter data is confirmed in the terminal, the control unit associates the deposit meter data with the store identification information of the terminal and stores it in the storage unit. Is read by the depositing room identification information reading means, the store identification information associated with the depositing room identification information and the payment meter data associated with the store identification information are read out from the storage means. The deposit transaction determination process for determining which deposit machine is to be used for deposit transaction is performed in comparison with the depositable remaining capacity of the deposit machine. Deposit system.   The control unit displays the deposit machine identification information of the deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process on the deposit guidance display unit provided in the deposit machine room, thereby making the deposit machine to be used. The payment system according to claim 7, wherein the information is transmitted to a room entrant. Each of the plurality of depositing machines has a depositing machine call display means,
The control means has the depositing room identification information read by the depositing room identification information reading means in the depositing transaction determination process for the depositing machine that performs the depositing transaction determined in the depositing transaction determination process or the depositing room. The store identification information is output based on the person identification information, and the depositing machine displays the outputted deposit room identification information or the store identification information on the depositing machine call display means to call the room attendant. The deposit system according to 7 or 8.   When the depositing machine provided with the depositing machine call display means is in a deposit transaction operation, the depositing machine call display means is not affected even if the depositing room identification information or the store identification information is output from the control means. 10. The deposit system according to claim 9, wherein the depositing person identification information or the store identification information is not displayed and no calling is performed.   10. The depositing machine, wherein when the depositing machine call display means calls, the depositing machine voice generating means further generates the output depositing room identification information or store identification information by voice. The deposit system according to 10. The deposit machine room is provided with a deposit guidance display means capable of communicating with the control means,
The control means, when the deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction determined in the deposit transaction determination process cannot be used immediately, the deposit room identification information read by the deposit room identification information reading unit in the deposit transaction determination process The deposit system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the store identification information based on the deposit room identification information is displayed in advance on the deposit guide display means. The depositing machine can perform a return process when an error occurs. At the time of the return process, the depositing machine returns cash to be deposited and returns information indicating that the return process has been performed to the control means. Will be output,
The control means that has received the return information, the depositing room identification information, the store identification information and the store identification information related to the deposit transaction determination process, in which the depositing machine of the return information is determined as the deposit machine for performing the deposit transaction. Is read out from the storage means, and is again compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the remaining depositing machines excluding the depositing machine related to the occurrence of the error. 13. A re-determination process for determining whether or not a deposit transaction is to be performed is performed and at the same time, the receipt-entry user identification information or the store identification information related to the re-determination process is preferentially called. A deposit system according to one item.   If there is one or more deposit room identification information or store identification information to be called next in the deposit machine determined in the redetermination process, the one or more deposit room identification information or store identification information, And re-determine which depositing machine is to perform the deposit transaction as compared with the remaining depositable capacity of the plurality of depositing machines, while reading the payment meter data associated with the store identification information again, 14. The deposit system according to claim 13, wherein a deposit machine to be used is re-determined.

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