JP2011118600A - Paper sheet identification device, automatic transaction apparatus and paper sheet identification method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet identification device, an automatic transaction apparatus and a paper sheet identification method, for identifying paper sheets based on identification standards determined for each region, to achieve transactions according to regional characteristics in consideration of occurrence frequency or the like of forged paper sheets or damaged paper sheets. <P>SOLUTION: A paper money identification device 11 includes: unique feature sensors 28 to 31 for reading unique information of paper money 40; and a CPU 21 for identifying the denomination and authenticity of the paper money 40 based on the unique information of the paper money 40 read by the unique feature sensors 28 to 31 and previously determined identification standards. The paper money identification device 11 includes: a GPS (Global Positioning System) 18 for acquiring location information of a position on which the device 11 is installed; a ROM 16 for storing regional standard information in which identification standards are determined for each region; and a CPU 15 for performing adjustment to a regional identification standard corresponding to the position information based on the regional standard information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet identification device and a paper sheet identification method that are incorporated in, for example, an automatic transaction apparatus used in a financial institution.

  An example of a paper sheet will be described below using a banknote as an example. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic transaction apparatuses such as ATMs (automatic teller machines), currency exchange machines, and vending machines that handle banknotes have built-in banknote identification devices that identify the banknotes to be handled. Identifying information. Various identification sensors are provided to identify this unique information, and the denomination, authenticity, degree of breakage, etc. of banknotes are identified based on whether the detection signal detected by the identification detection sensor is within the allowable range of the identification standard. is doing.

  Since such a banknote identification device has a different identification standard for each denomination of banknotes, a determination program corresponding to the denomination target denomination is used. In addition, since the identification standard varies from country to country, a determination program having a different identification standard from country to country is used. In particular, even in the same country, characteristics such as the frequency of counterfeit bills and the frequency of crimes vary depending on the installation location in the country. May be provided.

  Since the determination program is adopted when an attendant selects one from a plurality of determination programs, the determination program may be selected by mistake. If a program with a different judgment level is mistakenly adopted, the user's convenience will be significantly impaired, such as judging a true bill as a fake bill or judging a fake bill as a true bill, and an unexpected disadvantage caused by a fake bill etc. Will occur.

  For this reason, there are vending machines and vending machine network systems that communicate with the host computer and change the currency identification criteria according to the state of use of money, usage conditions such as time zones, and installation forms such as inside and outside the store. It has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-222745 A

  However, in such a configuration, although the identification standard can be changed according to the current use state and installation form, there is a problem that it is not possible to cope with operation management suitable for each region in consideration of crime-prone areas such as counterfeit bills. It was.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a paper sheet identification apparatus, an automatic transaction apparatus, and a paper sheet identification method capable of achieving a transaction operation suitable for each area by identifying the paper sheet according to an identification standard determined for each area. For the purpose.

  The present invention comprises reading means for reading the unique information of the paper sheet, and identification means for identifying the paper sheet based on the unique information of the paper sheet read by the reading means and a predetermined identification criterion. A paper sheet identification apparatus comprising: position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a position where the apparatus is installed; storage means for storing area-specific reference information in which the identification reference is determined for each area; Reference adjusting means for adjusting to an area identification standard corresponding to the position information based on the regional reference information is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the operation with a program with an incorrect determination level, and to identify paper sheets with identification conditions suitable for each region, so that transaction reliability is improved, and healthy transactions are maintained in an economic society. Can contribute.

The perspective view showing the appearance of a money changer. The control circuit block diagram of a money changer. The control circuit block diagram of a banknote identification device. Explanatory drawing which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of a banknote and a sensor. The chart which shows the detection waveform state of a sensor. The figure which shows the template selection table according to the latitude and longitude showing the area. The chart which shows the template according to sensor corresponding to FIG. The flowchart which shows the selection process operation | movement of a template. The chart which shows the detection waveform state of a sensor. The flowchart which shows the example of an operation | movement stop in the template selection process operation. The flowchart which shows the example of high identification setting in the selection processing operation | movement of a template. The flowchart which shows the correction process operation | movement of the template according to the acceptance rate of a banknote.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a change machine 1 installed in various stores such as a bank. This change machine 1 has a coin outlet 2, a wrapping coin outlet 3, a tray 4, a speaker 5, a card insertion slot 6, and the like on the upper front surface. A slip discharge port 7, a banknote entrance / exit 8, and a touch monitor 9 (display for both touch input) are provided.

  Furthermore, inwardly communicating with the banknote inlet / outlet 8, a banknote identification device 11, a denomination storage unit (not shown) that sorts and stores banknotes by denomination, and a banknote processing apparatus that stores and feeds banknotes ( (Not shown). And the money change machine 1 performs the money type discrimination | determination and authenticity determination of a banknote with the banknote identification device 11, and enables the exchange transaction of a banknote.

  Next, a control circuit block diagram of the money changer 1 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The CPU 15 controls each circuit device in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 16 and stores the control data so that it can be read out by the RAM 17.

  The CPU 15 is provided as a control unit that controls the money changer 1, and controls the banknote transport unit 10, the banknote recognition device 11, the operation unit 12, the display unit 13, and the GPS 18 via the I / O interface 14.

  The ROM 16 stores a plurality of banknote template data for each country and region where banknote determination information to be used at that location is stored, and the CPU 15 of the banknote identification device 11 via the I / O interface 14. Appropriate banknote template data is transmitted to the RAM 23 (see FIG. 3).

  The banknote transport unit 10 is driven based on the control signal of the CPU 15 and guides and identifies the banknote to be deposited / withdrawn to the banknote identification device 11, and then moves the banknote to a predetermined position such as the banknote inlet / outlet 8 or denomination storage unit. And carry.

  The banknote identification device 11 is an apparatus that determines the authenticity of the banknote after determining the denomination of the banknote, and details thereof will be described later.

  The operation unit 12 causes the customer to input transaction data at the time of money exchange via the touch monitor 9, inserts / removes the customer's transaction card from the card insertion slot 6, and deposits / withdraws banknotes from the banknote entrance / exit 8.

  The display unit 13 displays input items and operation guidance items on the touch monitor 9, an attached display (not shown), and a staff panel (not shown). Of these, the staff panel is provided as an element of the position information acquisition means, and the staff panel is manually operated to input the position information of the map, address, and latitude / longitude indicating the current position.

  A GPS (Global Positioning System) 18 is a device that receives radio waves from a satellite as one element of position information acquisition means and acquires current position information obtained from latitude, longitude, and altitude information. The CPU 15 can obtain the current position information via the I / O interface 14. The staff panel and the GPS 18 as the position information acquisition means may be used alone or in combination.

  With the above structure, the currency exchange machine 1 executes the currency exchange process based on the transaction data instructed to input the banknotes to be exchanged received from the banknote entry / exit 8 via the touch monitor 9.

  Next, the control circuit block diagram of the banknote identification device 11 shown in FIG. 3 will be described. The control circuit of the bill recognition device 11 includes a CPU 21, a ROM 22, a RAM 23, a communication device 24, and an I / O driver 25, and a trigger sensor 26 and an image sensor 27 via the I / O driver 25. The first infrared sensor 28, the second infrared sensor 29, the first magnetic sensor 30, and the second magnetic sensor 31 are provided. A total of four sensor groups including the two infrared sensors 28 and 29 and the two magnetic sensors 30 and 31 are collectively referred to as unique feature sensors 28 to 31 for explanation.

  The CPU 21 executes a process of matching the image template and waveform template (for the unique feature sensor) transmitted from the CPU 15 of the money changer 1 with the detection data stored in the RAM 23. As a result of the matching, if the similarity is within the proper range, it is determined as a genuine note, and if it is out of the proper range, it is determined as a fake ticket, and the determination result is transmitted to the CPU 15 of the money changer 1 via the communication device 24. To do.

  The ROM 22 stores a program for operating the banknote identification device 11.

  The RAM 23 temporarily stores detection data of image data and waveform data detected by the image sensor 27 and the unique feature sensors 28 to 31. The RAM 23 temporarily stores template data transmitted from the money changer.

  The communication device 24 executes communication with the CPU 15 of the money changer 1 and transmits the above determination result to the CPU 15.

  The I / O driver 25 is a driver for connecting various sensors 26 to 31, and relays transmission / reception between the various sensors 26 to 31 and the CPU 21.

  The trigger sensor 26 detects that the banknote has been conveyed to the banknote identification device 11, and transmits the detection signal to the CPU 21. In response to the detection signal, the CPU 21 starts identification processing.

  The image sensor 27 reads an image of a banknote as one element of the reading unit, and transmits the read image data to the CPU 21 as detection data. The denomination of the banknote is determined based on the image data.

  The unique feature sensors 28 to 31 are sensor groups that read the feature of the unique information possessed by the banknote by the first and second infrared sensors 28 and 29 and the first and second magnetic sensors 30 and 31. Sensors 28 to 31 are provided as an element of the reading means. The configuration of the unique feature sensors 28 to 31 is not limited to this, and the types and quantities of the sensors can be selected and configured in various combinations of patterns.

  With the above configuration, the image data detected by the image sensor 27 and the denomination discrimination image data (image template) are matched to perform denomination discrimination, and the detection data of the unique feature sensors 28 to 31 and the authenticity discrimination data. It is possible to execute authenticity determination by comparing with (waveform template). In this case, the degree of the identification accuracy between the infrared sensors 28 and 29 and the magnetic sensors 30 and 31 is set to one of the high identification accuracy so that the banknote can be identified with high accuracy.

Next, the relationship and configuration of the banknote, the unique feature sensors 28 to 31 and the waveform template will be described with reference to FIGS.
4A shows a plan view illustrating an example of the design of the banknote 40, and FIG. 4B shows an arrangement configuration diagram of the unique feature sensors 28 to 31 corresponding to the planar position of the banknote 40. FIG. . When the first infrared sensor 28 at the left side shown in FIG. 4B is opposed to the plane of the banknote 40 in FIG. 4A and the first infrared sensor 28 reads the banknote 40, the position of the read position is as follows. The waveform of the detection data is like a detection waveform 28a indicated by a virtual line in FIG. In this detected waveform 28a, waveform template data 28b in which an allowable width of a predetermined appropriate range for determining as a genuine note is set is formed.

  Similarly, when the second infrared sensor 29 at the position on the left side shown in FIG. 4B is opposed to the plane of the banknote 40 in FIG. 4A and the second infrared sensor 29 reads the banknote 40, The waveform of the detection data at the read position is a detection waveform 29a indicated by a virtual line in FIG. In the detected waveform 29a, waveform template data 29b in which an allowable width of a predetermined appropriate range for determining as a genuine note is set is formed.

  Similarly, when the first magnetic sensor 30 at the position on the right side shown in FIG. 4 (B) faces the plane of the banknote 40 in FIG. 4 (A) and the first magnetic sensor 30 reads 40 banknotes, The waveform of the detection data at the read position is a detection waveform 30a indicated by a virtual line in FIG. In this detected waveform 30a, waveform template data 30b in which an allowable range of a predetermined appropriate range for determining as a genuine note is set is formed.

  Further, when the second magnetic sensor 31 at the right lower position shown in FIG. 4 (B) is opposed to the plane of the banknote 40 in FIG. 4 (A) and the second magnetic sensor 31 reads the banknote 40, The waveform of the detection data at the read position is as a detection waveform 31a indicated by an imaginary line in FIG. In the detected waveform 31a, waveform template data 31b in which an allowable range of a predetermined appropriate range for determining as a genuine note is set is formed.

  In addition, the detection waveforms 28a-31a shown to FIG.5 (C)-(F) have shown the average waveform at the time of reading the banknote 40. FIG. When forming the waveform template data 28b to 31b based on the detected waveforms 28a to 31a, if the variation of genuine bills tends to protrude upward on the waveform graph, as shown in FIG. The upper permissible width is widened and set to an appropriate range according to the unique feature sensors 28-31.

  In the template selection table of FIG. 6, a plurality of types of templates are created as regional reference information with different identification criteria for each region (by latitude and longitude) for the region obtained by the GPS 18. Of these, template number 1 is set as a standard template, template number 2 is set as a template with slightly improved counterfeit bill removal performance, and templates are set so that counterfeit bill rejection performance increases gradually in the order of increasing template numbers. Yes. Then, one of the specific template numbers 1, 2,... Corresponding to the area where the money changer 1 is installed is selected.

  FIG. 7 is a chart showing the relationship between a plurality of types of template numbers 1, 2, 3,... N and template data for each of the unique feature sensors 28-31. In this chart, symbols a to e representing the level of identification standard for banknotes are determined for each of the sensors 28 to 31. For example, the code a is set to an ordinary identification reference level, and the identification reference level is set higher in the order of b, c, d, and e and divided into five stages.

  Therefore, the GPS 18 specifies the position where the money changer 1 is installed, specifies the template number of FIG. 6 according to the position information of the money changer 1 at the specified position, and, as shown in FIG. The identification reference levels a, b, c, d, and e corresponding to the sensors 28 to 31 are determined. Based on these identification reference levels a, b, c, d, and e, the identification standard of the banknote identification device 11 is set.

  The identification standard represents permissible width information indicating the permissible width (waveform template data 28b to 31b) for which the identification result is true if it is within a predetermined range with respect to the detected waveforms 28a to 31a as reference values, and represents the characteristics of the bill. A template or a combination of these pieces of information is used as a reference for identifying the denomination or authenticity of a bill.

  Furthermore, in the case of acquiring the position information, the configuration example in which the position information is automatically acquired by the GPS 18 has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a function for manually acquiring the position information by an attendant can also be configured. . The input information when the clerk inputs and acquires manually is stored in the ROM 16. For example, the address of the current position can be input to the ROM 16 from a staff panel (not shown) to specify information on the current position of the money changer 1. In addition, information on the current position of the money changer 1 can be specified by touch-inputting the current position from the map displayed on the staff panel.

Next, the template selection processing operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
The CPU 15 of the money changer 1, which is a higher-level control means, requests the GPS 18 to acquire the current position information where the money changer 1 is installed (step S001). Based on this request, the GPS 18 receives radio waves from the satellite and acquires position information (latitude / longitude) of the money changer 1. At this time, when the GPS 18 acquires the current position information of the money changer 1, the CPU 15 selects a corresponding template number from the template selection table shown in FIG. 6 (step S 007), and the banknote recognition device 11 via the I / O interface 14. The template data is transmitted to (step S008).

  If the GPS 18 cannot acquire the current position information of the money changer 1 in step S001, the CPU 15 displays a map of the area on the attendant panel, and the current position where the changer 1 is installed on the attendant. Is prompted to input (step S002). When the attendant inputs from the map displaying the current position, the CPU 15 converts the input information into latitude and longitude (step S005), selects the corresponding template from the template selection table shown in FIG. 6 (step S007), and selects it. The template data is transmitted to the banknote recognition apparatus 11 via the I / O interface 14 (step S008).

  If the current position of the money changer 1 cannot be input from the map in step S002, the CPU 15 prompts the attendant to input the current address of the money changer 1 from the attendant panel (step S003). When the current address of the money changer 1 is input to the staff panel, the CPU 15 converts the input information of the current address into latitude and longitude (step S006), and selects the corresponding template from the template selection table shown in FIG. 6 (step S007). The selected template data is transmitted to the banknote recognition apparatus 11 via the I / O interface 14 (step S008).

  If the current address of the money changer 1 cannot be input in step S003, the CPU 15 prompts the attendant to input the latitude / longitude information of the money changer 1 from the attendant panel (step S004). When the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the money changer 1 is input, the CPU 15 selects a corresponding template from the template selection table shown in FIG. 6 (step S007), and the banknote identification device via the I / O interface 14. 11, the template data is transmitted (step S008).

  As described above, the money changer 1 has functions of GPS, map input, address input, and latitude / longitude input as position information acquisition means, and using the position information obtained from the function, banknotes from the template selection table shown in FIG. Since the identification template is selected, the identification standard of the banknote identification device 11 can be automatically set.

  For this reason, the act of the clerk selecting and using the identification determination program by mistake is eliminated, and the banknote is identified by the identification standard suitable for each region. be able to. Even if the installation location of the money changer 1 is changed, the identification standard of the banknote identification device 11 can be automatically set from the template selection table, so that it is not necessary to reinstall the program. Therefore, there is no possibility that programs having different determination levels are adopted.

  FIG. 9G shows a standard template 28c having an appropriate range width (standard allowable width) around the detection waveform 28a of the sensor. On the other hand, FIG. 9 (H) shows a template 28d that maximizes the counterfeit bill elimination performance of a width (allowable width for maximum counterfeit bill exclusion) in which the appropriate range is narrowed.

  Here, as an example, the waveform template of the first infrared sensor 28 has been described as an example, but the same applies to the other unique feature sensors 29 to 31. The number of templates and the appropriate range of templates that the template selection table has are not limited to this, and can be variously configured depending on the characteristics of the sensors and the number of sensors.

Next, an operation stop example in the template selection processing operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
When the current position information of the money changer 1 is automatically acquired from the GPS 18, or when the attendant manually inputs and acquires the current position information, the current position information of the money changer 1 is stored in the RAM 17 and the following Is applied to the case where appropriate template data can be transmitted to the banknote identification device 11 without setting or inputting position information every time.

  However, in this case, there is an advantage that the labor of inputting can be omitted, but there are cases where the acquired position information does not match. A coping operation when such positional information becomes inconsistent will be described.

  The CPU 15 of the money changer 1 checks whether or not there is a reception history of position information from the GPS 18 (step S101). If there is a reception history, the position information is stored in the RAM 17 (step S102).

  Further, the CPU 15 checks whether or not position information has been input from the map displayed on the staff panel (step S103). If the input is confirmed, the position information is stored in the RAM 17 (step S104).

  Further, the CPU 15 checks whether or not the current address has been input from the staff panel (step S105). If the input is confirmed, the position information is stored in the RAM 17 (step S106).

  Further, the CPU 15 checks whether or not latitude / longitude has been input from the staff panel (step S107). If the input is confirmed, the position information is stored in the RAM 17 (step S108).

  Next, the CPU 15 checks whether or not the pieces of position information stored in the RAM 17 match (step S109). When the match is confirmed, the CPU 15 selects the corresponding template from the template selection table (step S110), and transmits the template data to the banknote recognition apparatus 11 via the I / O interface 14 (step S111).

  When the CPU 15 confirms that the pieces of position information stored in the RAM 17 do not match, the CPU 15 outputs a warning display to the staff panel and stops the transaction operation of the money changer 1 (step S112). For example, if the position information by the GPS 18 changes due to the movement of the money changer 1, if the position information from the map or address input remains unchanged, an error occurs and a warning is output to the staff panel. When this warning is received, the clerk checks whether there is an input error in the address input or the map input, corrects if there is an error, and sets the identification standard again.

  As described above, when the position information of the money changer 1 is acquired, if the position information acquired by the plurality of acquisition means does not match and is different, the CPU 15 serving as the stop means stops the operation of the banknote identification device 11 and performs transaction. Can be canceled. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the denomination or authenticity of the banknote with an incorrect identification standard. That is, when the identification standard is incorrect, it has a function of controlling so that it can be reset to an appropriate identification standard.

Next, a high identification setting example in the template selection processing operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Compared with the flowchart of FIG. 10, only step S212 corresponding to step S112 is different and the others are the same. ) Only.

  The CPU 15 checks whether or not the plurality of pieces of position information stored in the RAM 17 match (step S209), and if it does not match, the CPU 15 sets the regional reference information to the highest level. That is, the template with the narrowest allowable width with the most appropriate range is transmitted to the banknote recognition apparatus 11 (step S212).

  As described above, when the position information of the money changer 1 is acquired, if the plurality of position information acquired by the plurality of acquisition means do not match, the banknote identification device 11 can be operated by setting the strictest identification standard. . For this reason, when there is a possibility that incorrect position information is input, the bill recognition device 11 can be operated with the lowest risk of accepting a fake bill.

  By the way, when the money changer 1 is operated, if the acceptance rate of the bill 40 accepted or rejected based on the identification of the bill 40 is lower than a predetermined reference acceptance rate, the CPU 15 outputs an error because it is an inappropriate identification criterion. . The reference acceptance rate is set according to the region. Thereby, it becomes the acceptance rate of the reference according to the region, and the suitability of the acceptance rate becomes accurate.

  Next, the check processing operation based on the banknote acceptance rate of the banknote recognition apparatus 11 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  At the start of the operation of the money changer 1, the CPU 15 checks the acceptance rate of banknotes of the money changer 1 that was exchanged on the previous day (step S301), and the CPU 15 has an acceptance rate in a specific area that is equal to or higher than a reference acceptance rate (set value). It is determined whether or not (step S302). At this time, if it is equal to or greater than the set value, it is determined that a currency exchange transaction based on an appropriate identification standard is being executed, and the CPU 15 starts operation of the money changer 1 today (step S303).

  On the other hand, when it is determined in (Step S302) that the identification criterion in the specific area is equal to or less than the set value, the CPU 15 prompts reconfirmation of the position information of the money changer 1 (Step S304).

  The CPU 15 checks the position information and, if it is appropriate, starts the operation of the money changer 1 because the identification standard is appropriate according to the area (step S305). If the CPU 15 checks the position information and is inappropriate, the CPU 15 corrects the position information of the money changer 1 because the identification standard does not match the area. After the correction is completed, the operation of the money changer 1 is started (step S306).

  Thus, when operating the money changer 1, the CPU 15 can check the acceptance rate of the money changer 1 that has been operated. At this time, when the acceptance rate of the banknote is excessively low, it indicates that the rejection rate in the banknote recognition device 11 is high and transactions are often not possible. In such a case, for example, there are few determinations of counterfeit bills, and if it is due to a decrease in the acceptance rate due to the damage level of circulating banknotes, it is determined that the identification standard is not suitable for the area, and the identification standard of the banknote identification device 11 is the normal identification. The level can be adjusted to a lower or lower identification level, and the setting can be changed to an identification reference level suitable for the region. Therefore, when the setting is wrong or when the setting becomes inappropriate, it can be immediately noticed and corrected.

  As described above, the money changer has GPS, map input, address input, latitude / longitude input functions, and uses the position information obtained from the function to select a banknote identification template from the template selection table. Identification criteria can be set automatically. For this reason, the number of places that depend on human judgment is reduced, and there is no risk of erroneous setting of identification criteria. In particular, in the conventional method in which the level is changed by updating the firmware, it is difficult to notice even if the setting is wrong, but if the position is displayed and output by displaying a map or the like, the mistake can be immediately confirmed visually. In addition, banknotes can be identified according to the installation location of the money changer, and the banknote identification device can be operated in accordance with regional characteristics in consideration of the occurrence frequency of damaged banknotes and fake bills.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration described in the above-described embodiment, and can be applied based on the technical idea described in the claims. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the money changer 1 has been described as an example of an automatic transaction apparatus, but the present invention can also be applied to an ATM or an automatic ticket vending machine. Moreover, although the banknote was shown as an example as a paper sheet, the present invention can be applied to any print medium provided with value information such as a check, a security, a statement slip, and a passbook.

  It can be applied to all automatic transaction machines such as ATMs and ticket machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Money change machine 11 ... Banknote identification device 13 ... Display part 15, 21 ... CPU
16,22 ... ROM
17, 23 ... RAM
18 ... GPS
26 ... Trigger sensor 27 ... Image sensor 28, 29 ... Infrared sensor 30, 31 ... Magnetic sensor 40 ... Bill 28a, 29a ... Detection waveform 30a, 31a of infrared sensor ... Magnetic Sensor detected waveforms 28b, 29b ... Infrared sensor waveform template data 30b, 31b ... Magnetic sensor waveform template data

Claims (7)

Paper sheet comprising reading means for reading the unique information of the paper sheet, and identification means for identifying the paper sheet based on the unique information of the paper sheet read by the reading means and a predetermined identification criterion A class identification device,
Position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of a position where the apparatus is installed;
Storage means for storing regional standard information in which the identification standard is defined for each region;
A reference adjusting means for adjusting to an area identification standard corresponding to the position information based on the regional reference information;
A paper sheet identification device comprising: A plurality of the position information acquisition means;
2. The paper sheet identifying apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a stopping unit that stops the operation of the apparatus when the positions acquired by different position information acquiring units are different. A plurality of the position information acquisition means;
2. The paper sheet identification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reference adjustment unit sets the regional reference information to the highest level if the positions acquired by the different position information acquisition units are different. The paper sheet identification according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein if the acceptance rate of the paper sheets accepted or rejected based on the identification of the paper sheets is lower than a predetermined reference acceptance rate, an error is output. apparatus. The standard acceptance rate is
The paper sheet identification device according to claim 4, which is set according to each region. A paper sheet identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:
The transaction processing apparatus provided with the control means which identifies and trades a paper sheet with the identification reference | standard defined based on the regional reference information of the said paper sheet identification apparatus. The position information acquisition means acquires the position information of the position where the paper sheet identification device is installed, and adjusts to the area identification standard corresponding to the position information based on the area-specific standard information for which the area-specific identification standard is defined. A paper sheet identification method for identifying paper sheets.

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