JP2012247878A - Depositing and dispensing management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve usability and operability for a user by discharging a receipt and bills in the same discharge direction and eliminating a movement of placing the receipt onto the bills.SOLUTION: A depositing and dispensing management system includes a POS terminal with a receipt printer and a depositing and dispensing device composed of a bill changer and a coin changer connected to the POS terminal. The receipt issue port of the receipt printer and a bill dispensing port of the bill changer are arranged close to each other with the discharge directions of both the ports oriented in the same direction.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a deposit / withdrawal management system.

  Conventionally, as a deposit / withdrawal management system, a POS system having a POS terminal as a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a change machine as a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus is known. In recent years, in particular, automatic change machines connected to merchandise sales data processing devices (POS terminals) have become widespread, and the introduction of automatic change machines has great advantages in terms of improving cash register efficiency and accuracy. It was.

JP 2009-134641

  However, in such a deposit / withdrawal management system (POS system), the receipt printer of the POS terminal and the automatic change machine (coin change machine and banknote change machine) connected to the POS terminal each have an independent outlet. These outlets are not considered to be sufficiently considered by the cashier for the ease of picking up bills and receipts and the ease of delivery to customers. Many mass merchandisers collect change and banknotes, then attach receipts to the banknotes and place coins on the banknotes.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the ease of use and operability for the cashier by discharging the receipt and the banknotes in the same direction, omitting the operation of attaching the receipt to the banknotes.

  A deposit / withdrawal management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a POS terminal having a receipt printer, and a money deposit / withdrawal device including a bill change machine and a coin change machine connected to the POS terminal, and the receipt of the receipt printer The issuing port and the banknote dispensing outlet of the banknote change machine are arranged close to each other with their discharge directions aligned.

The system block diagram which shows the deposit / withdrawal management system of embodiment. The external appearance perspective view which shows the POS terminal and change machine of embodiment. The functional block diagram which shows a change machine.

  Hereinafter, the deposit and withdrawal management system of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The deposit / withdrawal management system of this embodiment is an application example to a POS system 3 having a POS terminal 1 as a merchandise sales data processing apparatus and a change machine 2 as a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating a deposit / withdrawal management system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a POS system 3 as a deposit / withdrawal management system has a store computer 5 installed in a store 4 and a host computer 7 installed in a generalization unit 6 that supervises each store 4. The store computer 5 and the host computer 7 are connected to each other via a communication network 8 so that data communication is possible.

  The store computer 5 is disposed in the backyard of the store 4, and a plurality of POS terminals 1 are connected to the store computer 5 via a LAN cable 9. The POS terminal 1 is arranged at a store of the store 4, and a change machine 2 which is a so-called recycle type automatic change machine is connected to each POS terminal 1 so that data communication is possible.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the POS terminal 1 and the change machine 2. The POS terminal 1 is placed on a change machine 2, and the change machine 2 is arranged on a cash register (not shown) of the sales floor.

  The POS terminal 1 includes a housing 13 in which each part is arranged inside or outside. A keyboard 14 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 13. A cashier display 15 having an information display function for the cashier is disposed above the keyboard 14. A receipt printer 16 that prints on receipt paper and issues a receipt R is disposed on the left side of the housing 13 and the cashier display 15 and on the change machine 2. A receipt issuing port 16 a is formed on the front surface of the receipt printer 16. A customer display (not shown) is arranged on the back side of the cashier display 15. Further, the POS terminal 1 has a barcode scanner 17.

  The change machine 2 includes a banknote change machine 18 and a coin change machine 19 arranged on the left and right sides. A receipt printer 16 is provided on the banknote change machine 18, and a POS terminal 1 is provided on the coin change machine 19. Housings 13 are respectively arranged. The banknote change machine 18 is provided with a banknote outlet 18a through which the banknote M is dispensed on the upper side and a banknote insertion slot 18b that allows the banknote M to be deposited on the lower side. A coin insertion slot 19b that opens upward is provided on the right side of the upper surface of the coin change machine 19, and the coin insertion slot 19b allows a plurality of coins to be put together. On the left side of the coin insertion slot 19b, there are provided a coin payout outlet 19a from which coins are paid out and a coin tray 19c for receiving coins paid out from the coin payout outlet 19a.

  Next, the arrangement relationship of the receipt issuing port 16a of the receipt printer 16, the banknote outlet 18a of the banknote change machine 18, and the coin tray 19c of the coin change machine 19 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the receipt issuing port 16a is disposed in the vicinity of the banknote payout port 18a at a position above the banknote payout port 18a and in the same discharge direction. The coin tray 19c is disposed in the vicinity of the side position of the banknote outlet 18a.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the change machine 2. The change machine 2 includes a coin change machine 19 as a coin deposit / withdrawal unit having a deposit / withdraw function for coins (1 yen coin, 5 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 500 yen coin); It has the banknote change machine 18 as a banknote depositing / withdrawing part which has a depositing / withdrawing function about a banknote (1000 yen banknote, 5000 yen banknote, 10000 yen banknote).

  First, the coin change machine 19 will be described. The coin change machine 19 includes a coin depositing unit 20, a coin sorting unit 21, a coin storage unit 22, and a coin dispensing unit 23. The coin depositing unit 20 includes a coin insertion slot 19b (see FIG. 2), and accepts the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 19b and conveys the coins therein. The coin sorting unit 21 sorts the coins accepted by the coin depositing unit 20 according to the denomination in the transport process. The coin storage unit 22 stores the coins sorted by the coin sorting unit 21 by denomination. The coin dispensing unit 23 includes a coin dispensing outlet 19a and a coin receiving tray 19c (see FIG. 2), and the coins stored in the coin storing unit 22 are transferred from the coin dispensing outlet 19a according to a dispensing instruction from the POS terminal 1. Withdraw money.

  Moreover, the coin change machine 19 is provided in the coin sorting part 21 for each denomination and is provided for each denomination in a coin deposit sensor (not shown) for detecting coins received and deposited in each coin type. A coin dispensing sensor (not shown) for detecting a coin to be dispensed is provided.

  Next, the banknote change machine 18 will be described. The banknote change machine 18 includes a banknote depositing unit 24, a banknote sorting unit 25, a banknote storage unit 26, and a banknote dispensing unit 27. The banknote depositing unit 24 includes a banknote insertion slot 18b (see FIG. 2), and accepts banknotes inserted into the banknote slot 18b to convey the banknotes therein. The banknote sorting unit 25 sorts the banknotes accepted by the banknote depositing unit 24 in accordance with the denomination during the transport process. The banknote storage unit 26 stores the banknotes sorted by the banknote sorting unit 25 by denomination. The banknote dispensing unit 27 includes a banknote dispensing outlet 18a (see FIG. 2), and dispenses the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 26 from the banknote dispensing outlet 18a in response to a dispensing instruction from the POS terminal 1.

  Moreover, the banknote change machine 18 detects the banknote with which the banknote deposit | emission sensor (not shown) provided in the banknote classification | selection part 25 detected and withdrawn, and the banknote with which it is provided in the banknote withdrawal part 27 and withdraw | deposited. A bill withdrawal sensor (not shown) is provided.

  Next, settlement processing in the present POS system 3 will be described. When the cashier receives a request for accounting for the purchased product from the customer, the cashier first operates the scanner 17 or the like connected to the POS terminal 1 to register the purchased product in the POS terminal 1. When the registration is completed, the payment confirmation key is operated. Then, the billing amount for the purchased product is calculated and displayed in the billing amount area of the cashier display 15 and the customer display (not shown).

  Therefore, the cashier receives payment from the customer in accordance with the amount charged. Then, when depositing money such as banknotes and coins as a payment price from the customer, the banknotes are inserted into the banknote insertion slot 18b of the banknote change machine 18, and the coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot 19b of the coin changer 19, respectively. To do.

  Then, the bill change machine 18 counts the total amount of bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 18b, that is, the bill insertion amount. Is counted. Thus, in the POS terminal 1, the deposit input amount is calculated by adding the bill insertion amount and the coin insertion amount, and is displayed in the deposit input amount area of the cashier display 15 and the customer display (not shown). .

  Therefore, if the cashier determines that the deposit amount is equal to or greater than the billing amount and can be settled, the cashier operates the deposit / current total key to declare the closing of one transaction. Then, the POS terminal 1 calculates the change amount by subtracting the charge amount from the total deposit amount. Here, when the change amount is larger than 0 yen, the change amount payout command is transmitted to the banknote change machine 18 and the coin change machine 19. Thereby, the change of a banknote is discharged | emitted by the banknote discharge outlet 18a of the banknote change machine 18, and the change of a coin is discharged | emitted by the coin discharge outlet 19a of the coin change machine 19, and the coin tray 19c. At the same time, the receipt R on which the purchased product description data, the total amount, the total deposit amount, the change amount, etc. are printed is discharged to the receipt issuing port 16a of the receipt printer 16. Then, the cashier delivers the receipt R together with the change to the customer, and ends the commercial transaction with the customer.

  As described above, according to the deposit / withdrawal management system of the present embodiment, the receipt issuing port is located above the banknote payout port and is arranged close to the discharge direction, so that at the end of the transaction, At the time of change transfer, if there is a bill in the change, the discharged bill and the receipt discharged thereon can be taken simultaneously. In addition, since the coin tray is arranged close to the side position of the banknote outlet, when there are banknotes and coins in the change, taking the coins after taking the banknotes and receipts at the same time, the banknotes, receipts, coins They can be passed in order. That is, the ease of use and operability for the cashier at the time of change transfer are improved.

  Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope of the present invention and the gist thereof, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 POS terminal (product sales data processing device)
2 Change machine (Money deposit and withdrawal device)
3 POS system (payment and withdrawal management system)
16 Receipt Printer 16a Receipt Issuance Port 18 Banknote Change Machine 18a Banknote Dispensing Port 18b Bill Inserting Port 19 Coin Changing Machine 19a Coin Discharging Port 19b Coin Loading Port 19c Coin Receptacle M Banknote R Receipt

Claims (3)

A POS terminal having a receipt printer;
A money deposit and withdrawal device comprising a bill change machine and a coin change machine connected to the POS terminal;
A deposit / withdrawal management system, wherein a receipt issuing port of the receipt printer and a banknote outlet of the banknote change machine are arranged close to each other with their discharge directions aligned.   2. The deposit / withdrawal management system according to claim 1, wherein the receipt issuing port of the receipt printer is disposed close to an upper position of the banknote dispensing outlet of the banknote change machine.   3. The deposit / withdrawal management system according to claim 1, wherein a coin tray of the coin change machine is disposed adjacent to the banknote dispensing outlet of the banknote change machine.

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