JP2011065418A - Money processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an operator surely recognize, when rejected money is discharged. <P>SOLUTION: A money processing apparatus is provided with a paid money detection means for detecting whether or not money is present in a payment port; and an output means for outputting a voice to the outside. A payment/reception control means perform payment notification through an output means to the outside in the case of performing payment processing, while a payment port is put in an empty state; and when the payment processing is performed while reject money is detected at the payment port by the payment money detection means, a warning is issued through an output means to the outside in output configurations different from the payment notification. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a money processing apparatus that performs a money deposit / withdrawal process, and particularly to a money processing apparatus suitable as an automatic change machine connected to a host device such as a POS (Point Of Sales) register device.

  Money stores are installed as automatic change machines in stores such as recent supermarkets and convenience stores. This money processing device is normally connected to a host device such as a POS register device, and performs deposit / withdrawal processing of money such as coins and banknotes in response to a command from the host device.

  For example, in the host device, when the input of the merchandise amount is completed, the total amount is calculated, and a deposit permission command corresponding to the calculated total amount is transmitted to the money processing apparatus and enters a response standby state. In a money processing apparatus to which a deposit permission instruction is given, authenticity and denomination are discriminated when money such as coins or banknotes is inserted. When the money is identified as regular money, the money amount is stored in the storage for each denomination and the deposit amount information is transmitted to the host device. On the other hand, when it is discriminated that the inserted money is not genuine, the inserted money is discharged to the outside from the outlet as reject money.

  On the other hand, when a withdrawal instruction is given from the host device, the corresponding amount of money is carried out from the money stored in the storage through the money transport passage, and paid out to the outside from the withdrawal port of the device body ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-66185 A

  By the way, in the above-described money processing apparatus, there may be a problem that reject money is mixed with regular money at the withdrawal port. For example, when the total amount of merchandise is 983 yen, it is often performed to insert 1003 yen (one thousand-yen bill and three 1-yen coins) as a deposit amount to change the change to 20 yen. Of these, if one inserted 1-yen coin is identified as reject money, one 1-yen coin is discharged to the outside from the withdrawal port. On the other hand, if the entered thousand yen bill and the remaining two 1-yen coins are identified as authentic, a withdrawal instruction is given from the higher-level device as a deposit amount of 1002 yen, and 19 yen (= 1002- 983) is paid out to the outlet as change.

  As a result, at the withdrawal port of the money processing apparatus, one 1-yen coins discharged as reject money, one 10-yen coin that is a regular coin paid out as change, and one 5-yen coin, It will be in a state where four 1-yen coins are mixed. The total amount of money paid out to the withdrawal port is not excessive or deficient when the 1-yen coins that are rejected are included. Therefore, although the change is not based on the expected denomination, the operator of the money processing apparatus and the product purchaser cannot recognize that these moneys include reject money.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a money processing apparatus that allows an operator to reliably recognize when reject money is discharged.

  In order to achieve the above object, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention discriminates this by a discrimination unit when money is inserted after a deposit permission instruction is given, and stores regular money in a storage, Deposit processing that discharges money that is determined to be non-regular as reject money to the outside from the withdrawal port, and when a withdrawal instruction is given, the corresponding amount of money is sent from the storage to the outside through the withdrawal port. In a money processing apparatus having a deposit / withdrawal control means for performing a withdrawal process, a withdrawal money detection means for detecting whether or not there is money at the withdrawal port, and an output means for outputting sound to the outside The deposit / withdrawal control means performs a withdrawal notification to the outside through the output means when performing a withdrawal process while the withdrawal opening is in an empty state, and the withdrawal money detection means Detect reject money at the withdrawal port When performing the dispensing processing between that, and performs outside warning notification via said output means in a different output modes from the withdrawal notification.

  In addition, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention discriminates this by the discrimination unit when money is inserted after the deposit permission instruction is given, and stores the regular money in the storage, while determining that the money is not legitimate. Deposit processing that discharges money as reject money to the outside from the withdrawal port, and withdrawal processing that withdraws the corresponding amount of money from the storage to the outside through the withdrawal port when a withdrawal instruction is given In the money processing apparatus provided with the deposit / withdrawal control means, the deposit / withdrawal detection means for detecting whether or not there is money at the withdrawal port, and the output means for outputting sound to the outside, The withdrawal control means detects whether or not there is a reject money at the withdrawal port by the withdrawal money detection means, and if there is a reject money, notifies the outside through the output means, Hold the gold directive On the other hand, when it is detected by the withdrawal money detection means that the withdrawal opening is empty, the warning notification through the output means is stopped and the suspended withdrawal operation is started. And

  According to the present invention, when the reject money is discharged from the withdrawal port, the warning notification of the output mode different from the case where the regular money is paid out is performed, so that the operator can be surely recognized. It becomes like this.

  Further, according to the present invention, when there is reject money at the withdrawal port, a warning notification is given until it is removed, so that the operator can be surely recognized that the reject money has been paid out. Will be able to. In addition, when there is reject money at the withdrawal port, normal money is not paid out, so that a situation where normal money and reject money are not mixed is not caused.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a money processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view conceptually showing the internal structure of the money processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view conceptually showing the internal structure of the money handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the money processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the contents of the change mode processing executed by the control means of the money processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a modification of the change mode process performed by the control unit of the money processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  Exemplary embodiments of a money processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Structure of automatic change machine)
1 to 3 show a money processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The money processing device illustrated here is used as an automatic change machine connected to the POS register device PR in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and has a coin slot 11 at the front end of the device body 1 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. A coin withdrawal port 12, a bill insertion port 21, and a bill withdrawal port 22 are provided.

  The coin slot 11 is an opening for receiving the inserted coin into the apparatus main body 1, and is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 1. The coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 11 are detected by an insertion detection sensor (not shown) and then conveyed by the coin conveyance mechanism 13 of the coin storage unit 10 as shown in FIG. The conveyed coins are discriminated by the coin discriminating sensor 14, and then temporarily stored in the temporary storage 13A, and then stored in the coin storage 15 according to the denomination. In the present embodiment, a 1-yen coin storage 15a, a 50-yen coin storage 15b, a 5-yen coin storage 15c, a 100-yen coin storage 15d, a 10-yen coin storage 15e, and a 500-yen coin are provided inside the apparatus main body 1. A storage 15f is provided, and the inserted coins are individually stored for each denomination. The coin dispensing port 12 is an opening for paying out the coins carried out from the respective coin storages 15 to a tray 16A provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1, and is formed on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1. The coin dispensing port 12 is provided with a dispensing money detection sensor 17 for detecting whether or not there is a coin in the tray 16A. Note that reject coins that are determined not to be regular coins by the coin discrimination sensor 14 are discharged to the tray 16A through the coin dispensing port 12, as indicated by a broken line arrow B in the figure. In addition, when a cancel operation is performed in a state where coins are held in the temporary storage box 13A, the coins are paid out from the temporary storage box 13A to the coin return port 16B as indicated by a two-dot chain line arrow C in the figure. .

  The bill insertion slot 21 is an opening for receiving the inserted bill into the apparatus main body 1, and is provided at the upper front of the apparatus main body 1. A bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 is detected by a not-shown insertion detection sensor and then conveyed by a bill conveyance mechanism 23 of the bill storage unit 20 as shown in FIG. The conveyed banknote is discriminated by the banknote discrimination sensor 24 and then stored in the banknote storage 25 according to the denomination. In the present embodiment, a spare banknote storage 25a, a 1000-yen banknote storage 25b, and a mixed banknote storage 25c are provided inside the apparatus main body 1, and the inserted banknotes are two types of 1000-yen bills and other banknotes. They are sorted and stored. The banknote dispensing port 22 is an opening for paying out banknotes carried out from the banknote storage 25 to the outside of the apparatus main body 1, and is provided at the lower front portion of the apparatus main body 1. As with the coin withdrawal port 12, the banknote withdrawal port 22 is provided with a withdrawal money detection sensor 26 that detects whether or not there is a bill.

  A display means 30 and an input means 40 are provided in the front part of the apparatus main body 1. The display means 30 is for performing various displays for the operator, and is constituted by a liquid crystal display, for example. The input means 40 is for an operator to input various commands, and is constituted by a plurality of push button switches, for example.

(Automatic change machine control system)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the automatic change machine described above. When the control means 50 shown in FIG. 4 is given a command through the input means 40, or when a detection signal is given from each of the coin discrimination sensor 14, the banknote discrimination sensor 24, and the withdrawal money detection sensors 17, 26, Furthermore, when various commands are given from the POS register device PR which is a host device, the display control of the display means 30, the drive control of the coin transport mechanism 13, and the banknote transport mechanism 23 based on the program and initial data stored in the memory 60. And drive control of the output means 70 such as a buzzer. As is apparent from the figure, the control means 50 includes a communication control unit 51, a display control unit 52, an input control unit 53, a transport control unit 54, a deposit / withdrawal control unit 55, and an output control unit 56.

  The communication control unit 51 performs data transmission / reception control with the POS register device PR connected via the communication interface 3. The display control unit 52 performs display control on the display unit 30 such as performing a desired display on the display unit 30 by giving a display command. The input control unit 53 gives a command corresponding to this when the input unit 40 is operated. The conveyance control part 54 controls the drive of the coin conveyance mechanism 13 and the banknote conveyance mechanism 23 according to this conveyance command, when a conveyance command is given.

  The deposit / withdrawal control unit 55 performs the deposit process of money according to the deposit permission instruction when the input permission command is given from the POS register device PR, and the withdrawal command is given from the POS register device PR. If it is, the withdrawal process of money is performed in accordance with the withdrawal instruction. In addition, when the deposit / withdrawal control unit 55 determines that the inserted money is not genuine at the time of deposit processing, the deposit / withdrawal control unit 55 accepts this as reject money from the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22 to the outside of the apparatus body 1. The process to discharge to.

  The output control unit 56 drives and notifies the output means 70 each time when money is withdrawn from the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 in the dispensing process performed by the depositing / withdrawing control unit 55. It is. The output mode of the notification performed through the output means 70 is set to be different between the case where the withdrawal money detection sensors 17 and 26 do not detect money and the case where money is detected.

  Specifically, when dispensing money from the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 in a state in which the dispensing money detection sensors 17 and 26 do not detect money, the output control unit 56 outputs the output means 70. To notify the withdrawal. The withdrawal notification is performed by driving and controlling the output means 70 so as to ring at a relatively low volume for a relatively short time such as “beep”. On the other hand, when dispensing money from the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 in a state in which the dispensing money detection sensors 17 and 26 are detecting money, the output control unit 56 sets the output means 70. Drive to alert you. The warning notification is performed, for example, by controlling the output means 70 so as to sound at a relatively large volume for a relatively long time such as “Pee!

(Change mode processing)
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the contents of change mode processing (payment processing and withdrawal processing) that is repeatedly performed by the control means 50 shown in FIG. The operation of the automatic change machine will be described below with reference to this flowchart as appropriate.

  In the change mode process shown in FIG. 5, the control means 50 monitors a deposit permission command from the POS register device PR through the communication control unit 51 (step S101). When the deposit permission command is not given from the POS register device PR (step S101: NO), the control unit 50 shifts the procedure to step S108 described later.

  On the other hand, when a deposit permission command is given from the POS register device PR (step S101: YES), the control means 50 monitors whether or not there is deposit to the coin slot 11 and the bill slot 21 through a not-shown insertion detection sensor. Perform (step S102). When depositing from the coin insertion slot 11 or the bill insertion slot 21 is confirmed (step S102: YES), the control means 50 discriminates the money inserted via the coin discrimination sensor 14 or the bill discrimination sensor 24 (step). S103).

  When it is determined that the identified money is legitimate (step S104: YES), the control means 50 performs a process of transporting it to the corresponding storages 15 and 25 (step S105), and then the POS register device. It is determined whether or not there is a deposit amount request from PR (step S106).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the identified money is not legitimate (step S104: NO), the control means 50 uses this as a reject money from the coin dispensing port 12 or the bill dispensing port 22 to the outside of the apparatus body 1. (Step S116). At that time, the output means 70 is driven through the output control unit 56, and the warning notification described above is performed (step S117). Thus, the operator and the product purchaser can recognize that the reject money has been discharged to the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22. In addition, when payment is not detected in step S102 (step S102: NO), the control means 50 advances the procedure to step S106 without going through steps S103 to S105 and steps S116 to S117.

  When there is a deposit amount request from the POS register device PR in step S106 (step S106: YES), the control means 50 sends the POS register device PR information on the current deposit amount to the POS register device PR through the communication control unit 51. (Step S107), and then, it is determined whether or not there is money in the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22 (step S108). If there is no money in both the coin dispensing port 12 and the banknote dispensing port 22 (step S108: YES), the control unit 50 stops driving the output unit 70 through the output control unit 56 (step S109), and performs the procedure. Proceed.

  On the other hand, when there is money in either the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 (step S108: NO), the control unit 50 advances the procedure without passing through the process of step S109. Thus, even when a warning is notified in step S117, the warning notification can be immediately stopped if the reject money is removed from the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22. When there is no deposit amount request in step S106 (step S160: NO), the control means 50 advances the procedure without performing the process of step S107.

  In step S110, the control means 50 determines whether or not there is a deposit end command from the POS register device PR (step S110). When there is no deposit end command (step S110: NO), the control means 50 returns the procedure to step S102 and repeatedly executes the processes of steps S102 to S110 described above.

  On the other hand, when there is a deposit end command from the POS register device PR (step S110: YES), the control means 50 monitors whether or not there is a withdrawal command from the POS register device PR (step S111). When the withdrawal instruction is not given from the POS register device PR (step S111: NO), the control unit 50 ends the current change mode process without performing the processes of steps S112 to S115 described later.

  On the other hand, when a withdrawal instruction is given from the POS register device PR (step S111: YES), the control means 50 uses the coins stored in the coin storage 15 or the bill storage 25 through the transport control unit 54 as coins. A process of paying out from the withdrawal port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 is performed (step S112).

  Here, when the reject money discharged to the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 in step S116 remains as it is, if money is paid out as change in step S112, even if in step S117 Even if the warning is notified, it is difficult to recognize the presence of reject money because both are mixed.

  Therefore, in this automatic change machine, it is determined whether or not reject coins are present in the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22 (step S113), and the output means 70 is driven and controlled through the output control unit 56. The output form is changed depending on whether or not reject money is present. That is, when there is no reject money, a notification of withdrawal is made from the output means 70 (step S113: NO → step S115). On the other hand, when there is reject money, a warning notice is issued from the output means 70. (Step S113: YES → Step S114).

  As a result, the operator and the product purchaser pay out regular money as change even when the reject money discharged in step S116 remains in the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22. Accordingly, the presence of reject money can be reliably recognized by the difference in the notification mode output from the output means 70.

  Thereafter, the change mode process described above is repeatedly performed, and the money processing apparatus functions as an automatic change machine.

(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the presence of reject money is recognized by the difference in the notification mode output from the output means 70 during the withdrawal process, but the control is performed as in the modification shown in FIG. It is also possible to do. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 in steps S101 to S111 and steps S116 to S117. For this reason, in the following description, the same reference numerals are assigned to common processes, and only different processes are assigned a new reference numeral.

  That is, when there is a withdrawal command from the POS register device PR in step S111 (step S111: YES), the control unit 50 rejects the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 prior to executing the dispensing process. It is determined whether or not money is present (step S200).

  When there is no reject money in the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22 (step S200: NO), the control means 50 performs a withdrawal process (step S202), and then the withdrawal notification from the output means 70. Is performed (step S203). With this withdrawal notification, it is possible to recognize that regular money serving as change has been paid out from the coin dispensing slot 12 or the banknote dispensing slot 22.

  On the other hand, when the reject money exists in the coin dispensing port 12 or the banknote dispensing port 22 (step S200: YES), the control unit 50 determines that both the coin dispensing port 12 and the banknote dispensing port 22 The warning notification from the output means 70 is continued until it becomes empty (step S201).

  According to such a modification, warning notification is performed until the reject money is eliminated, so that the reject money is paid out to the coin outlet 12 or the banknote outlet 22 to the operator. You will be able to be surely recognized. Moreover, since no change is paid out unless the reject money is excluded from both the coin outlet 12 and the banknote outlet 22, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the reject money is mixed with regular money. become.

  In addition, in embodiment and the modification which were mentioned above, although the money processing apparatus which handles a coin and a banknote is illustrated, of course, it is possible to apply also to what handles any one of a coin and a banknote.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 10 Coin storage part 11 Coin insertion port 12 Coin dispensing port 13 Coin conveyance mechanism 14 Coin discrimination sensor 15 Coin storage 17, 26 Withdrawal money detection sensor 20 Banknote storage part 21 Banknote insertion port 22 Banknote dispensing port 23 Banknote transport mechanism 24 Banknote identification sensor 25 Banknote storage 50 Control means 51 Communication control section 52 Display control section 53 Input control section 54 Transport control section 55 Deposit / withdrawal control section 56 Output control section 60 Memory 70 Output means PR POS register device

Claims (2)

When money is thrown in after the deposit permission instruction is given, the discrimination part discriminates this and stores the regular money in the storage, while the money judged to be invalid is rejected to the outside from the withdrawal port. Money provided with a deposit / withdrawal control means for performing a deposit process to be discharged and a withdrawal process for paying out a corresponding amount of money from the storage to the outside through the withdrawal port when a withdrawal instruction is given In the processing device,
Withdrawal money detection means for detecting whether or not there is money in the withdrawal port;
Output means for outputting sound to the outside, wherein the deposit / withdrawal control means performs a withdrawal notification to the outside through the output means when performing a withdrawal process while the withdrawal port is empty. And when performing the withdrawal process while the withdrawal money detection means detects the reject money at the withdrawal outlet, a warning notification is given to the outside through the output means in an output mode different from the withdrawal notification. A money processing apparatus characterized by performing. When money is thrown in after the deposit permission instruction is given, the discrimination part discriminates this and stores the regular money in the storage, while the money judged to be invalid is rejected to the outside from the withdrawal port. Money provided with a deposit / withdrawal control means for performing a deposit process to be discharged and a withdrawal process for paying out a corresponding amount of money from the storage to the outside through the withdrawal port when a withdrawal instruction is given In the processing device,
Withdrawal money detection means for detecting whether or not there is money in the withdrawal port;
Output means for outputting sound to the outside, the deposit / withdrawal control means detects whether or not there is a reject money at the withdrawal port by the withdrawal money detection means, and if there is a reject money, A warning is issued to the outside through the output means, and the withdrawal instruction is suspended during this time, while if the withdrawal detection means detects that the withdrawal port has become empty, a warning is given through the output means. A money processing apparatus characterized by stopping notification and starting a withdrawal operation which has been suspended.

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