JP2010257311A - Cash dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for reducing a time period required for two processings when dispensing cash for change to be used for delivery in the afternoon after money reception processing for counting proceeds in the morning. <P>SOLUTION: When cash for change is dispensed for a delivery job in the morning, the information on the cash for change is stored in a storage 8 in association with a deliverer ID number; when the deliverer performs money reception processing to count the proceeds in the morning, a continuous change dispensable/indispensable screen is displayed; and when a continuous change dispensing key is depressed, cash for change is dispensed on the basis of the information on the cash for change associated with the deliverer ID number. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is installed in a store or a tenant such as a retail store, and performs cash deposit / withdrawal processing for change cash, deposit processing when cash as sales is deposited, and tightening processing. Related to the machine.

  Conventional cash deposit / withdrawal machines execute transactions specified by the transaction selection information input unit, and when performing a withdrawal operation to withdraw cash for change, withdrawals are specified by the transaction selection input unit When the required number of denominations is input by the monetary amount information input unit, the entered denomination number of cash is paid out from the change reserve storage unit, and the supplied cash is withdrawn to the customer service unit to perform a withdrawal operation. (For example, refer patent document 1).

JP 2007-286744 A (paragraph “0016”, FIG. 3)

Generally, a cash dispenser is also installed in a store such as a delivery company or a post office where a delivery member delivers a package and receives a price in exchange for a delivery service.
A delivery person in such a store operates the cash depositing / dispensing machine by himself / herself at the start of business, and withdraws cash for change to be paid to the customer in the delivery service of the price exchange.

  The delivery person who finished delivery in the morning returns to the store and counts the amount of sales in the morning, so the cash received from the customer by cash on delivery delivery and the cash withdrawn for the above change In addition, the money is put into a cash depositing / dispensing machine, and the depositing process is performed. After the depositing process, the cash depositing / dispensing machine is operated again, and cash for change for the afternoon delivery work is withdrawn.

  However, in the above-described conventional technology, when the delivery person performs the deposit process for counting the sales proceeds and the withdrawal process for withdrawing cash for change, once the deposit process is completed. Since the withdrawal process is performed by operating the new cash deposit / withdrawal machine, it is troublesome for the delivery person and it takes time to operate the cash deposit / withdrawal machine, resulting in a problem that the business efficiency is lowered. is there.

  An object of the present invention is to provide means for solving the above problems.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a display unit, an operation unit on which an attendant performs an input operation, and a card reader that reads an identifier of the attendant from the attendant's ID card. A cash deposit / withdrawal machine having a storage unit for storing cash information for change in association with the identifier of the clerk, for counting the sales of cash received from the customer by the clerk When the deposit process is performed, a screen is displayed on the display unit that allows the clerk to confirm the amount of cash that has been inserted. When the input to start whether or not to start the withdrawal process for withdrawing cash for cash is displayed on the display unit and the cash withdrawal process for change is entered, the inserted cash With the card reader An identifier is read from the member's ID card, cash information for change related to the identifier is read from the storage unit, and cash for change is withdrawn based on the cash information for change. .

  As a result, the present invention can be applied to the deposit process for counting the amount of sales in the morning when the delivery person of the post office or the courier returns to the store after finishing the delivery in the morning, and the change used for the delivery in the afternoon. If the input to start the withdrawal process for cash for change is made from the screen displayed during the deposit process, the cash entered by the delivery member will be Since it is stored and cash for change is withdrawn, it is more convenient for deliverymen than with the case where the withdrawal process is performed by operating the cash dispensing machine after the deposit process as in the prior art. As a result, the delivery time for the cash dispenser is shortened and the operational efficiency is improved.

Explanatory drawing which shows the cash depositing and dispensing machine of Example 1 The side view which shows the external appearance of the cash depositing and dispensing machine of Example 1 Explanatory diagram showing an example of connection between the cash dispenser and the host device The block diagram which shows the cash depositing and dispensing machine of Example 1 The block diagram which shows the coin handling part of Example 1. The block diagram which shows the banknote handling part of Example 1. Flow chart showing continuous change dispensing process

  Below, with reference to drawings, the example of the cash dispenser by the present invention is described.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of the cash depositing and dispensing machine of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the appearance of the cash depositing and dispensing machine of the first embodiment.

  1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a cash deposit / withdrawal machine, which is installed at a post office or a delivery company's store, and a delivery person (clerk) withdraws cash for change used in delivery service for cash on delivery. The cash in the store is managed by performing various processes such as gold processing and deposit processing of sales in the delivery service of COD.

  The cash deposit / withdrawal machine 1 transmits the result of the deposit / withdrawal process to the host device, and the host device manages various processing results for each cash deposit / withdrawal machine 1.

  Here, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of connection between the cash depositing and dispensing machine and the host device, (a) shows an example of connection with the host device in the store, and (b) shows the host via the communication line. The example connected with the apparatus is shown.

  This host device may be installed in a store where the cash depositing / dispensing machine 1 is installed, or may be installed outside the store such as a management center.

  When the host device is installed in the store, the host device installed in the store and the cash dispenser 1 are connected by LAN as shown in FIG.

When the host device is installed outside the store, as shown in FIG. 3B, the host device and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 1 are connected via an Internet line such as an ISDN line. A coin handling unit 3 for performing deposit / withdrawal processing is a bill handling unit for depositing / withdrawing bills (cash).

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a display unit such as an LCD, which displays a processing selection screen, various processing operation guidance, an input screen for cash processing and input information, and a deposit amount of money type or a total amount of deposit and withdrawal. indicate.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes an operation unit, which includes a keyboard operated by a staff member who performs cash deposit / withdrawal and sales tightening, or a touch panel disposed on the display unit 4, and includes a deposit process, a withdrawal process, a tightening process, A key for instructing (inputting) to perform collection processing, a numeric keypad for inputting an amount, and the like are provided.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a card reader, and information on the user classification indicating the transaction type that can be executed with the authority of the delivery person from the ID card carried by the delivery person who is the user of the cash dispenser 1 or delivery It has a function of reading ID card information including an ID number as an identifier for identifying a member.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the cash deposit / withdrawal machine according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 4, 7 is a slip printing section (printing section), which records (prints) the amount of money, the number of money types, etc. of the deposit processing and withdrawal processing performed in the coin handling section 2 and the bill handling section 3 on the slip. Output.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a storage unit which stores a control program executed by the main control unit 9 and stores processing results by the main control unit 9 and also withdraws money for delivery to a delivery member for delivery in the morning. A table or the like for storing the number of cash for each denomination as cash information for change in association with the ID number of the delivery person is provided.

  The main control unit 9 and the storage unit 8 respond to the tightening process request input from the operation unit 5 based on the payment information and the withdrawal information of the completion of the tightening process. It functions as a calculation means for calculating the amount of money stored.

  A coin processing control unit 28 of the coin handling unit 2 and a banknote processing control unit 37 of the banknote handling unit 3 which will be described later control the coin handling unit 2 and the banknote handling unit 3 according to instructions from the main control unit 9.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a coin handling unit according to the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the coin handling unit 2 discriminates a coin depositing unit 21 that accepts coins collectively, a separation unit (not shown) that separates the coins received by the coin depositing unit 21 one by one, a coin denomination, and the like. The coin discriminating unit 22 that counts the identified coins for each denomination, the coin temporary holding unit 23 that temporarily holds the coins discriminated and counted by the coin discriminating unit 22, and the change coins are stored in denominations. A plurality of change coin storages (change change storages) 24, a coin recovery unit (collection store) 25 for storing deposited coins by denomination, and the entire coin handling unit 2 based on a control program stored in a storage unit (not shown) A coin processing control unit 28 for performing the operation control.

  Here, the coin storage box 24 for change is divided so that coins can be collected and stored for each denomination, and the coin collection box 25 stores the coins in a lump regardless of the denomination. ing.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the coin handling part 2 has the coin dispensing port 2a for paying out the coin paid out from the change coin storage 24 for dispensing.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating the banknote handling unit of the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 6, the banknote handling unit 3 accepts the banknotes collected from the register at the time of depositing process at the same time and discharges the banknotes as change during the withdrawal process, and accepts the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 31. A banknote discriminated and counted by the banknote discriminating section 32, a banknote discriminating section 32 for discriminating a banknote denomination, etc. Banknote temporary storage unit 33 that collects and temporarily stores banknotes, and a banknote storage for change that stores banknotes of specific denominations (for example, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen) used as a change reserve for a register in denomination ( Change storage) 34, a bill collection store (collection store) 35 for storing deposited banknotes in a lump, a conveyance path for holding and conveying the banknotes with a conveyance belt, and a control stored in a storage unit (not shown). Based on program Bill and a handling portion 3 bill processing control unit 37 that performs overall operation control.

  In addition, the banknote temporary storage part 33 is provided with the delivery means which pays out a banknote.

  The effect | action of the structure mentioned above is demonstrated according to the step shown by S using the flowchart which shows the continuous change payment process of FIG.

  Here, after the delivery person performs the morning delivery, from the cash received from the customer in the morning delivery and the cash for change withdrawn from the cash dispenser 1 in the morning Describes the case where the deposit process for counting sales and the withdrawal process for withdrawing cash for change used for afternoon delivery are continued, and continues without displaying the process selection screen immediately after the deposit process. Then, the continuous change dispensing process of the present invention for dispensing change cash is executed.

  The change amount to be withdrawn in the continuous change dispensing process is the same as the change cash withdrawn to the delivery member for the morning delivery, and the main control unit 9 of the cash dispensing machine 1 The number of coins and banknotes denominated to the delivery staff when the cash for change is withdrawn for the first time from the start of work, that is, when the cash for change for the morning delivery is withdrawn. And the withdrawal process is performed based on the input content, and the input content is associated with the ID number of the delivery person's ID card in the table of the storage unit 8 as the cash information for change described above. Remember.

  S1, the main control unit 9 of the cash dispenser 1 is on standby by displaying a standby screen with words prompting the insertion of the ID card on the display unit 4, and the delivery person inserts his / her ID card into the card When inserted into the outlet, the card reader reads the user's classification and cash register No. from the ID card.

  S2, the main control unit 9 displays a screen for prompting the input of the personal ID (user ID) and password on the display unit 4, and the delivery person operates the operation unit 5 to operate his personal ID (user ID), When the password is entered, the entered personal ID and password are checked against the personal ID and password registered in advance in the storage unit 8 and the like to confirm that the password is valid.

  S3, the main control unit 9 displays on the display unit 4 a menu screen for selecting “withdrawal” and “deposit”, which are processing types that can be operated based on the authority of the delivery person from the user classification read from the ID card. indicate.

  The deliveryman operates the operation unit 5 to select “deposit” from the menu screen.

S4. When the main control unit 9 accepts the “deposit” selection input from the menu screen, the main control unit 9 displays a cash insertion guidance screen for prompting the insertion of cash on the display unit 4, and issues a deposit / withdrawal port opening instruction to the coin processing control unit 28 and It sends to the banknote process control part 37, and the shutter provided in the coin depositing part 21 and the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 31 is each open | released.
As a result, the delivery person inserts coins into the coin depositing section 21 according to the displayed screen, and throws banknotes into the banknote deposit and withdrawal port 31.

  S5, the main control unit 9 conveys the coins inserted into the coin depositing unit 21 by the delivery person and the bills inserted into the banknote depositing / dispensing port 31, and discriminates and counts them by the coin discrimination unit 22 and the banknote discrimination unit 32. The coins are temporarily stored in the coin temporary storage unit 23 or the banknote temporary storage unit 33.

  S6, the main control unit 9 displays the number and amount of each denomination, and the total amount of all denominations as a counting result, and also has a storage button and a cancel button for determining whether or not the inserted cash can be stored. A storage availability determination screen is displayed.

  In this embodiment, the delivery person performs an operation for pressing the storage button by the operation unit 5.

  S7, the main control unit 9 distributes a word prompting to determine whether or not to execute the continuous change dispensing process of dispensing the change coins after the cash is stored, and stores the cash and deposits it. The storage key for ending the process, and the continuous change / withdrawal permission / prohibition screen with the change change / withdrawal key for withdrawing change cash as it is after storing the cash are displayed.

  The delivery member presses the storage key or the continuous change withdrawal key according to the displayed continuous change withdrawal allowance screen.

  S8, the main control unit 9 proceeds to step S9 when the storage key is pressed, and proceeds to step S10 when the continuous change dispensing key is pressed.

  S9, the main control unit 9 stores coins for change for denominations used for change coins and banknotes from cash in the coin temporary hold unit 23 and temporary hold unit 33 when the delivery member presses the storage key. The deposit 24 is stored in the storage 24 and the change bill storage 34, the rest is stored in the coin recovery store 25 and the bill recovery store 35, the receipt indicating the processing result is discharged, and the deposit process is completed.

  S10, when the delivery member presses the continuous change dispensing key, the main control unit 9 changes the coin storage 24 and the change for the denomination used for the change coin or banknote among the temporarily held coins and banknotes. The bills are stored in the bill storage 34 and the rest are stored in the coin recovery unit 25 and the bill recovery unit 35.

  S11, the main control unit 9 reads the change cash information of the corresponding ID number from the table storing the change cash information of the storage unit 8 based on the ID number of the inserted ID card, the change cash Based on the information, coins of each denomination used as change from the change coin storage 24 are fed out, and banknotes of each denomination used as change from the change banknote storage 34 are fed out, and the coin is discharged into the coin outlet 2a. The banknote is withdrawn from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 31, that is, cash for change is withdrawn.

  S12, the main control unit 9 issues a deposit slip printed with the result of the deposit process in the slip printing unit 7 and also issues a withdrawal slip printed with the result of the withdrawal process related to change cash to the delivery member. The deposit process and the continuous change withdrawal process are terminated.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when it is possible to carry out continuous change and withdrawal process from the deposit process, when the delivery in the morning is finished by the operation of the postman or the delivery agent of the courier, and returned to the store In the case of depositing the amount for sales in the morning, the cash for change used for the next delivery, that is, the delivery for the afternoon, will be withdrawn. Since the slip indicating the result of the deposit process and the slip indicating the result of the withdrawal process are issued, the time for performing the deposit process and the withdrawal process is shortened, and for the delivery person who operates the cash depositing and dispensing machine. The effect that operational time is shortened and work efficiency improves is acquired.

  In addition, after performing deposit processing to count sales in the morning, change that was withdrawn in the morning without having the delivery person enter the amount when withdrawing cash for change for afternoon delivery Since the cash equivalent to the cash for the withdrawal is withdrawn, it is possible for the delivery person to save the trouble of inputting the cash information for the change and the convenience is improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such that the delivery person intentionally increases the amount of cash for change or withdraws a large amount of coins or banknotes of a specific denomination.

  In the first embodiment, the cash information for change that the delivery member has withdrawn in the morning is stored as cash information for change in the table of the storage unit in association with the ID number of the delivery member. In addition, it was assumed that the cash based on the change cash information was withdrawn at the time of the continuous change withdrawal process, but this change cash information corresponds to the user category information written on the delivery person's ID card. The contents may be determined in advance, and if the delivery person has continuously processed cash for change during the morning delivery time, the contents withdrawn first and then withdrawn You may make it determine according to operation, such as making the cash information for change into what combined with the content which did.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash deposit / withdrawal machine 2 Coin handling part 2a Coin withdrawal part 3 Banknote handling part 4 Display part 5 Operation part 6 Card reader 7 Slip printing part 8 Storage part 9 Main control part 21 Coin deposit part 22 Coin discrimination part 23 Coin temporary storage Unit 24 Coin storage for change 25 Coin collection unit 28 Coin processing control unit 31 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 32 Banknote discrimination unit 33 Banknote temporary storage unit 34 Banknote storage unit for change 35 Banknote collection unit 37 Banknote processing control unit

Claims (2)

It is a cash depositing and dispensing machine that has a display unit, an operation unit that an attendant performs an input operation, and a card reader that reads an identifier of the attendant from the attendant's ID card and dispenses cash for change that the attendant pays to the customer. And
It has a storage unit that stores cash information for change in association with the identifier of the clerk,
When the clerk performs a deposit process for counting the sales of cash received from the customer, a screen that prompts the clerk to confirm the amount of cash inserted is displayed on the display unit, and the amount is confirmed by the clerk's operation unit Is displayed on the display unit to input whether or not to start a withdrawal process for withdrawing cash for change used in the next business,
When an input for starting the change cash withdrawal process is made, the inserted cash is stored, the identifier is read from the ID card of the clerk by the card reader, and the change cash related to the identifier is read. A cash depositing / withdrawing machine, wherein information is read from the storage unit and cash for change is withdrawn based on the cash information for change. In the cash dispenser according to claim 1,
When the cash for change is withdrawn for the first time from the start of business, the identifier is read from the clerk's ID card by the card reader, and the number of cash denominations entered by the clerk through the operation unit is withdrawn next time. A cash depositing / withdrawing machine characterized in that the cash information for change is stored in the storage unit in association with the identifier.

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