JP2013117759A - Money depositing/dispensing device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money depositing/dispensing device which allows situation investigation in the occurrence of a money jam and a program.SOLUTION: The money depositing/dispensing device includes imaging control means and jam detection means. The imaging control means controls imaging operation of imaging means which images at least a part of a conveyance path provided for conveying money between a currency input/output port and a money storage. The jam detection means detects a money jam generated on the conveyance path. The imaging control means stores an image taken by the imaging means when the jam detection means detects a money jam.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a POS (Point Of Sales) device is connected to a coin deposit / withdrawal device such as a coin deposit / withdrawal device or a bill deposit / withdrawal device. The money deposit / withdrawal device stores and manages the deposited money (banknotes or coins) in a storage, and dispenses change according to a withdrawal instruction from the POS device. In recent years, a POS device in which the money deposit / withdrawal device and the POS device are integrated is also used.

  In such a money deposit / withdrawal device or a POS device integrated with a money deposit / withdrawal device, if a jam occurs during the transportation of money, the accounting process is delayed due to the work of removing the jammed money, etc. . Therefore, in order to smoothly perform the accounting process, there has been a demand for grasping under what circumstances the money jam generated during the deposit / withdrawal process is likely to occur.

  However, in the past, when a currency jam occurred, the store clerk opened the money depositing / withdrawing device and examined the jam location, so that the time required for investigating the jam location at the time of the jam occurrence was limited so that the customer could not wait. It was done.

  The money depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to the embodiment includes an imaging control unit and a jam detection unit. The photographing control means controls the photographing operation of the photographing means for photographing at least a part of the transport path provided for transporting money between the money deposit / withdrawal port and the money storage. The jam detection means detects a currency jam that has occurred on the transport path. In addition, the photographing control unit stores, in the storage unit, an image photographed by the photographing unit when a money jam is detected by the jam detecting unit.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a POS device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the POS device. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an error screen for notifying the occurrence of a jam. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of an error screen for notifying the occurrence of a jam. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a jam list screen for displaying a list of jam records. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of money jam detection processing executed by the POS device.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus, a case will be described in which a change machine integrated POS apparatus 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as a POS apparatus 100) including a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus is used. In addition, embodiment is not limited to this, You may apply this embodiment to the money deposit or withdrawal apparatus which is not integrated with the POS apparatus. Moreover, you may apply this embodiment to the sales data processing apparatus and the program run with the said apparatus. When the present embodiment is applied to a sales data processing apparatus, the present embodiment may be applied to a POS apparatus connected to a money deposit / withdrawal apparatus, a self-POS apparatus incorporating a deposit / withdrawal apparatus, or the like.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration of a POS device 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a display 15 having a mode key 11, a printer 13, a keyboard 14, and a touch panel 16 disposed on the surface is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1 of the POS device 100. The mode key 11 is a key for switching modes such as a registration mode for registering merchandise sales data and an inspection mode for performing various settings and inspections of the POS device 100. The keyboard 14 is provided with a numeric key, a current key for starting a process of depositing and counting deposits from customers, and dispensing changes. The display 15 displays a registration screen 15a (see FIG. 5) displayed in the registration mode, an inspection screen 15d displayed in the inspection mode, and the like under the control of the display control unit 53 described later.

  In addition, on the front side of the front side of the housing 1, a coin deposit port 2, a coin dispensing port 3, a tray 4, a bill deposit port 5, a bill dispensing port 6 and the like are provided. Inside the housing 1, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 (see FIG. 2) and a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40 (see FIG. 3) are provided adjacent to each other in the width direction of the housing 1.

  Next, the configuration of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30.

  From the coin deposit slot 2 to the coin storage section 36, a transport belt 34a for transporting coins inserted from the coin deposit slot 2 to the coin storage section 36 is provided. The conveyance belt 34a is constituted by, for example, an endless belt stretched around a driving roller and a driven roller. When the driving roller is rotated by the motor, the conveying belt 34a rotates in the direction of the arrow in the drawing along with the rotation of the driving roller, and conveys the coin on the belt to the coin storage unit 36 along the conveying path indicated by the dotted line in the drawing.

  Further, a conveyor belt 34 b is provided from the coin storage unit 36 to the coin dispensing port 3 for conveying coins paid out from the coin storage unit 36 to the coin dispensing port 3 in accordance with a dispensing instruction from the control unit 50. ing. The configuration and drive mechanism of the conveyor belt 34b are the same as those of the conveyor belt 34a. Coins conveyed to the coin dispensing port 3 by the conveying belt 34 b are put into a tray 4 provided at the lower part of the coin dispensing port 3.

  Furthermore, the coin deposit port 2 is provided with a plurality of sets of coin deposit sensors 31 that photoelectrically detect coins inserted into the coin deposit port 2. The coin storage unit 36 includes a coin storage sensor 32 that detects coins carried into the coin storage unit 36 one by one for each denomination. Further, along the transport belt 34b, the coins on the transport belt 34b transported toward the coin dispensing port 3 are denominated on the upstream side of the transport path from the coin dispensing port 3 (that is, the coin storage unit 36 side). A coin dispensing sensor 33 for detecting one by one is provided.

  Further, a camera 38a capable of photographing the coins conveyed by the conveyance belt 34a is provided on the conveyance path from the coin deposit port 2 to the coin storage part 36 (near the conveyance path). Further, a camera 38b capable of photographing the coins conveyed by the conveyance belt 34b is provided on the conveyance path from the coin storage unit 36 to the coin dispensing port 3 (near the conveyance path).

  Next, the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 40 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40.

  From the banknote deposit slot 5 to the banknote storage section 46, a transport belt 44a for transporting banknotes carried from the banknote deposit slot 5 to the banknote storage section 46 is provided. In addition, a conveyor belt 44b is provided from the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote withdrawal port 6 to transport the banknotes dispensed from the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote withdrawal port 6 according to a withdrawal instruction from the control unit 50. ing. The configuration and driving mechanism of the conveyor belt 44a and the conveyor belt 44b are the same as those of the conveyor belt 34a.

  The bill deposit port 5 is provided with a bill deposit sensor 41 that detects that a bill has been inserted into the bill deposit port 5. Moreover, the banknote storage part 46 is provided with the banknote storage sensor 42 which detects the banknote carried in to the banknote storage part 46 for every denomination. Moreover, the banknote on the conveyance belt 44b conveyed toward the banknote dispensing port 6 is detected for each denomination one by one on the upstream side of the conveyance path from the banknote dispensing port 6 (that is, the banknote storage unit 46 side). A bill withdrawal sensor 43 is provided.

  Furthermore, a camera 48 a capable of photographing at least a part of the transport path from the banknote deposit port 5 to the banknote storage unit 46 is provided on the transport path from the banknote deposit port 5 to the banknote storage unit 46 (near the transport path). Yes. Further, a camera 48b capable of photographing at least a part of the conveyance path from the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote dispensing port 6 is provided on the conveyance path from the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote dispensing port 6 (near the conveyance path). It has been.

  Although the configuration of the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, 48b is not particularly limited, an infrared camera, a camera with illumination, and the like are preferable as a preferred embodiment. The number of cameras is not particularly limited, and the POS device 100 may include at least one camera that can photograph money on the transport path. Further, the arrangement of the camera is not limited to the above-described example, and may be arranged at a position different from the positions shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 as long as money on the conveyance path can be photographed.

  Next, the functional configuration of the POS device 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the POS device 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the POS device 100 is configured by connecting a control unit 50, a POS unit 10, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30, and a bill deposit / withdrawal unit 40 by a bus, an interface, or the like.

  The control unit 50 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 50 develops a program stored in the ROM on the RAM and executes the program, so that the jam detection unit 51, the imaging control unit 52, the display control unit 53, the transmission unit 54, etc. Function as. The function of each part will be described later.

  The POS unit 10 includes a communication I / F (Interface) 17, the mode key 11, the scanner 12, the printer 13, the keyboard 14, the display 15, the touch panel 16 described above with reference to FIG. It mainly includes a controller 18, a scanner controller 19, a printer controller 20, a keyboard controller 21, a display controller 22, and a touch panel controller 23. Under the control of the control unit 50, the POS unit 10 performs sales data processing, receipt printing processing, error display processing, and the like. The control unit 50 controls data communication with the server (not shown) connected to the POS device 100 via the communication I / F 17 and a network (not shown).

  The coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 includes a coin deposit sensor 31, a coin storage sensor 32, a coin withdrawal sensor 33, a coin transport unit 34, a coin sorting unit 35, a coin storage unit 36, a coin withdrawal unit 37, cameras 38a, 38b, and the like. I have.

  The coin transport unit 34 includes transport belts 34a and 34b, a driving roller and a driven roller on which the belts are stretched, a motor for driving the driving roller, a controller for controlling the motor, and the like. The coin transport unit 34 transports coins inserted from the coin deposit port 2 to the coin storage unit 36 under the control of the control unit 50, and transports coins paid out from the coin storage unit 36 to the coin dispensing port 3. Mechanism.

  The coin storage unit 36 has a plurality of coin storage boxes (not shown) for each denomination so that coins can be stored for each denomination. The coin sorting unit 35 is a mechanism for sorting coins for each denomination based on the determination result of the coin storage sensor 32 and storing coins in a coin storage of each denomination. The coin dispensing unit 37 is a mechanism for sending the designated number of coins from the coin storage of each denomination onto the transport belt 34b based on the dispensing instruction from the control unit 50.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40 includes a banknote deposit sensor 41, a banknote storage sensor 42, a banknote withdrawal sensor 43, a banknote transport unit 44, a banknote sorting unit 45, a banknote storage unit 46, a banknote withdrawal unit 47, cameras 48a and 48b, and the like. I have.

  The banknote transport unit 44 includes transport belts 44a and 44b, a driving roller and a driven roller on which the belts are stretched, a motor for driving the driving roller, a controller for controlling the motor, and the like. The banknote transport unit 44 transports the banknotes loaded from the banknote deposit port 5 to the banknote storage unit 46 under the control of the control unit 50, and transports the banknotes dispensed from the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote dispensing port 6. Mechanism.

  The banknote storage unit 46 has a plurality of banknote storage boxes (not shown) for each denomination so that banknotes can be stored for each denomination. The banknote sorting unit 45 is a mechanism for sorting banknotes by denomination based on the discrimination result of the banknote storage sensor 42 and storing banknotes in the banknote storage of each denomination. The banknote dispensing unit 47 is a mechanism for sending out the specified number of banknotes from the banknote storage of each denomination onto the transport belt 44b based on a withdrawal instruction from the control unit 50.

  Next, functions of each unit of the control unit 50 will be described.

  The jam detection unit 51 detects a jam of a coin (coin jam) transported by the coin transport unit 34 or a jam of a banknote (cash jam) transported by the banknote transport unit 44. The jam detection method by the jam detection unit 51 is not particularly limited, and a conventionally used jam detection method or the like can be used. In addition, the jam detection unit 51 determines a jam position that is a place where it is estimated that a jam has occurred.

  As a preferred embodiment, it is preferable that the jam detection unit 51 identifies the denomination of the currency that caused the jam. Although the denomination identifying method is not particularly limited, as an example, the jam detection unit 51 may identify the denomination by various sensors such as a weight sensor and an optical sensor, or may identify the denomination by image recognition processing. .

  Hereinafter, as an example of a jam detection method, (1) a method for detecting money jam using a sensor (2) a method for detecting money jam by performing image recognition processing on a camera image will be described.

(1) Method of detecting a coin jam using a sensor As an example of a jam detecting method at the time of depositing, a storage sensor (coin storage sensor) after a deposit sensor (coin deposit sensor 31, bill deposit sensor 41) detects money. 32, when a predetermined time or more elapses until the bill storage sensor 42 detects the money, the jam detection unit 51 moves from the deposit port (coin deposit port 2, bill deposit port 5) to the currency store (coin store, It is determined that a currency jam has occurred on the transport path to the bill storage.

  As an example of a jam detection method at the time of withdrawal, even if a predetermined time elapses, all the money of each denomination instructed to withdraw is collected by a withdrawal sensor (coin withdrawal sensor 33, banknote withdrawal sensor 43). When it is not detected, the jam detection unit 51 transfers the denomination money storage (coin storage, banknote storage) to the withdrawal port (coin dispensing port 3, banknote dispensing port 6). Above, it is determined that a currency jam has occurred for an undetected denomination.

(2) Jam Detection Method Using Image Recognition Processing The jam detection unit 51 performs image recognition processing on the images captured by the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b, and identifies money on the transport path. And a money jam is detected by the state of money on a conveyance belt. As an example, the jam detection unit 51 is configured such that when the coin is closer to the belt end side of the transport belt than the specified value, when it hits another component along the transport path, when the coin is overlapped, It is determined that a currency jam has occurred by detecting a state such as a case where the paper has been twisted.

  Further, when performing the image recognition processing in this way, the jam detection unit 51 may continue the image recognition processing for the camera video after the occurrence of the jam to determine whether or not the jam has been resolved.

  The shooting control unit 52 sends a shooting start instruction, a shooting end instruction, and the like to the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b to control the shooting operation by these cameras. The camera video may be a moving image or a still image. In addition, the imaging control unit 52 saves the images of the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b in a storage unit such as a RAM. In addition, the structure of the memory | storage part in which a camera image | video is preserve | saved is not specifically limited. When the POS device 100 is equipped with a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), the HDD may be used as a storage unit instead of the RAM. Further, when the transmission unit 54 described later transmits camera images to the server in parallel with shooting, the RAM in the POS device 100 may be used as a buffer memory, and the memory in the server may be used as the storage unit. .

  As an example, the photographing control unit 52 includes a camera 38a on the transport path from the coin deposit port 2 to the coin storage unit 36, and bill depositing at the timing when coins are deposited, such as when the current key on the keyboard 14 is selected. A shooting start instruction is sent to the camera 48a on the transport path from the mouth 5 to the bill storage unit 46, and shooting by the cameras 38a and 48a is started.

  In addition, the photographing control unit 52 is configured such that when a change occurs, the camera 38b on the transport path from the coin storage unit 36 to the coin dispensing port 3 and the banknote storage unit 46 to the banknote at the timing when the money is dispensed. A shooting start instruction is sent to the camera 48b on the transport path to the withdrawal port 6 and shooting by the cameras 38b and 48b is started. The shooting control unit 52 sends a shooting start signal to the camera of the deposit / withdrawal unit for which the withdrawal instruction has been issued. That is, when the change is only a coin, an imaging start signal is sent to the camera 38b provided in the transport path through which the coins dispensed in the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 are transported.

  When the paper jam is detected by the jam detection unit 51, the display control unit 53 indicates that the money jam has occurred and displays an image captured by at least one of the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, 48b on the display 15 To display.

  The format and display method of the camera image displayed on the display 15 are not particularly limited, and may be either a moving image or a still image. Moreover, when displaying a moving image, the moving image of the time slot | zone retroactive from the present may be displayed, and it is good also as displaying a live image | video. In addition, when displaying a moving image of a past time zone going back from the present time, an image of a time zone in which it is determined by the jam detection unit 51 that a jam has occurred may be displayed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an error screen 15b that notifies the occurrence of a jam. As an example, the display control unit 53 pops up an error screen 15b on the registration screen 15a. On the error screen 15b, a message that a coin jam has occurred, a jam position, and a camera image from a camera closest to the jam position are displayed.

  Other items may be displayed on the error screen 15b. For example, a jam clearing method may be displayed. Further, when the jam detection unit 51 identifies the denomination of the money that caused the jam as described above, the display control unit 53 may display the denomination of the money that caused the jam on the error screen 15b. .

  Furthermore, when the jam detection unit 51 performs the image recognition process as described above, a message indicating the status of the currency jam may be displayed on the error screen 15b. Examples of messages include the fact that coins have moved closer than the specified value to the belt end of the conveyor belt, that coins have hit other components along the conveyor path, that coins are overlapping, It is possible to use a message or the like that conveys that it has been called.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating another example of an error screen for notifying the occurrence of a jam. When the determination of the jam position is not performed, all the images of the cameras installed along the conveyance path may be displayed as in the error screen 15c shown in FIG. With this configuration, the operator can easily determine the jam position based on the camera image, and the jam can be quickly resolved.

  When the jam detection unit 51 detects a currency jam, the transmission unit 54 indicates that a currency jam has occurred, and transmits a camera image taken within a predetermined time before and after the jam detection via the communication I / F 17 and the network. Send to connected server. The error notification destination server may be a store server installed in a store or a call center server.

  The format of the camera video transmitted to the server is not particularly limited, and may be either a moving image or a still image. In addition, when transmitting a moving image, a camera image captured within a predetermined time before and after jam detection may be transmitted, or a live image may be transmitted.

  Further, the transmission unit 54 may transmit a camera image from a camera closest to the jam position, or may transmit a plurality of camera images from a plurality of cameras determined to be close to the jam position. Alternatively, all camera images from all cameras provided in the POS device 100 may be transmitted.

  Note that the timing at which the transmission unit 54 performs error notification is not particularly limited, and notification may be performed immediately after the occurrence of a jam, or error notification may be performed collectively after one day of business hours.

  In the case of notifying an error immediately after the occurrence of a jam, an administrator in the store or a service person at a call center can immediately check the camera video. Therefore, in such a configuration, an administrator or a service person cannot change the amount of money when a jam occurs (that is, within a predetermined time before or after the detection of the jam, or while the money jam is not resolved). The situation can be confirmed without opening the inside of the POS device 100. As a result, the administrator or service person can instruct the operator of the POS apparatus 100 about the jam clearing method or the like while viewing the camera video.

  Note that the camera image at the time of jam occurrence may be deleted from the storage unit (RAM or the like) of the POS device 100 after being transmitted to the server, or may be stored. Further, when the camera video is stored, these camera videos may be displayed together with the jam record on the inspection screen 15d (see FIG. 7).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a jam list screen 15e for displaying a list of jam records. As an example, on the jam list screen 15e, a log is displayed for each currency jam that has occurred, and a thumbnail of the camera video is displayed along with the date and time of jam occurrence, the jam position, and the like. As a preferred embodiment, it is preferable to display, as thumbnails, videos at a timing at which the currency state at the time of jam occurrence can be confirmed, among the camera videos shot with moving images. As a result, the manager or the service person can examine the state in which the currency jam is likely to occur on the jam list screen 15e.

  Moreover, on the jam list screen 15e, the record of the coin jam in the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 and the record of the bill jam in the bill deposit / withdrawal unit 40 may be sorted and displayed. Further, when a plurality of cameras are provided, jam records may be sorted and displayed for each camera.

  Next, an example of the procedure of money jam detection processing executed by the POS device 100 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of money jam detection processing executed by the POS device 100.

  First, the imaging control unit 52 determines whether or not the current key on the keyboard 14 has been selected (step S1). When the current key is selected (step S1: Yes), a shooting start signal is sent to each camera 38a, 38b, 48a, 48b to start shooting (step S2).

  Next, the jam detection unit 51 determines whether or not a currency jam has been detected in each conveyance path of the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 or the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40 (step S3). When the coin jam is not detected (step S3: No), the control unit 50 performs the coin transport unit 34, the coin sorting unit 35, the coin storage unit 36, the banknote transport unit 44, the banknote sorting unit 45, the banknote storage unit 46, and the like. Is controlled to carry the received money to the money storage and to store the money in each money storage for each denomination. When the storing process in each money storage is completed, the shooting control unit 52 sends a shooting end signal to each of the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b to end the shooting (step S4).

  On the other hand, when the jam detection unit 51 detects a currency jam (step S3: Yes), the display control unit 53 displays an error screen as described above on the display 15 to indicate that a currency jam has occurred. (Step S5). As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the display control unit 53 displays a message that a currency jam has occurred, a jam position, and an image captured by the camera closest to the jam position on the error screen 15 b (steps). S5).

  The imaging control unit 52 saves the camera video for a predetermined time before and after the jam detection in a storage unit such as a RAM (step S6). Then, the transmission unit 54 notifies an error to a server connected via the network via the communication I / F 17 (step S7). For example, the transmission unit 54 indicates that a currency jam has occurred in the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 or the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40 of the POS device 100, the jam position, and an image captured by the camera closest to the jam position. The information is transmitted to the server in association with the identification information. After the transmission, the shooting control unit 52 sends a shooting end signal to each of the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b to end the shooting (step S4).

  If the current key is not selected in step S1 (step S1: No), the imaging control unit 52 determines whether or not a withdrawal instruction has been issued by the control unit 50 (step S8). If no withdrawal instruction is given (step S8: No), the process returns to step S1. On the other hand, when a change occurs in the accounting process of one transaction and the control unit 50 issues a withdrawal instruction to the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 or the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 40 (step S8: Yes), the imaging control unit 52 Sends a shooting start signal to the cameras 38b and 48b to start shooting (step S9).

  And the jam detection part 51 performs the jam detection determination in the coin depositing / withdrawing unit 30 or the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 40 based on the withdrawal instruction. For example, when only a coin is instructed to be dispensed, the jam detection unit 51 determines whether or not a coin jam has occurred in the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 30 (step S10).

  When the money jam is not detected (step S10: No), the control unit 50 controls the coin transport unit 34, the bill transport unit 44, and the like to transport the money transported from the money storage to the withdrawal port, Continue withdrawing the money from the withdrawal port. When the withdrawal process is completed, the shooting control unit 52 sends a shooting end signal to the cameras 38b and 48b to end the shooting (step S4).

  On the other hand, when the jam detection unit 51 detects a money jam (step S10: Yes), the control unit 50 displays an error (step S11) and stores the camera video (step S12), as in steps S5 to S7 described above. After notifying the server of the error (step S13), the camera video shooting is terminated (step S4), and the jam detection process is terminated.

  As mentioned above, although several embodiment of this invention was described, these embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  As an example, the shooting control unit 52 may shoot a moving image at the time of deposit / withdrawal processing as described above. However, only when a currency jam is detected, the shooting position is illuminated by strobe light emission to display a still image. Several images may be taken and stored, transmitted, and displayed as described above.

  Further, the jam detection unit 51 may detect the foreign matter when foreign matter other than money is mixed in the transport path. The display control unit 53 may notify the fact that a foreign object has been mixed on the error screen, and the transmission unit 54 may notify the server of the error content. The detection of the foreign matter may be identified by an optical sensor, a weight sensor, or the like, or may be identified by an image identification process.

  Moreover, in the above, although the form with which the deposit / withdrawal port was provided separately was described, for example, when a banknote deposit / withdrawal port is provided the same, the deposit / withdrawal port may be provided integrally.

  Moreover, although the POS apparatus 100 demonstrated the form provided with both the coin depositing / withdrawing unit 30 and the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 40 as a depositing / withdrawing apparatus, it is a form provided with either one of these as a depositing / withdrawing apparatus. Also good. Alternatively, any one of these depositing / dispensing devices may be connected to the POS device 100.

  Note that the program executed by the POS device 100 of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like. The program executed by the POS device 100 of the present embodiment is a file in an installable format or an executable format, and is a computer such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). You may comprise so that it may record and provide on a readable recording medium.

  Furthermore, the program executed by the POS device 100 according to the present embodiment may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by being downloaded via the network. Further, the program executed by the POS device 100 of the present embodiment may be configured to be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  As described above, the money deposit / withdrawal apparatus (for example, the POS apparatus 100) of the present embodiment is photographed by the photographing means (for example, the cameras 38a, 38b, 48a, and 48b) that can photograph at least a part of the transport path. Since the video is stored in the storage unit when a currency jam is detected, it is possible to investigate the situation when a jam occurs using this video. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily grasp under what circumstances a currency jam is likely to occur.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... POS apparatus, 1 ... Housing, 2 ... Coin deposit port, 3 ... Coin dispensing port, 4 ... Receptacle, 5 ... Banknote deposit port, 6 ... Banknote dispensing port, 10 ... POS unit, 11 ... Mode key, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Scanner, 13 ... Printer, 14 ... Keyboard, 15 ... Display, 15a ... Registration screen, 15b, 15c ... Error screen, 15d ... Inspection screen, 15e ... Jam list screen, 16 ... Touch panel, 18 ... Mode key controller, 19 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Scanner controller, 20 ... Printer controller, 21 ... Keyboard controller, 22 ... Display controller, 23 ... Touch panel controller, 30 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal unit, 31 ... Coin deposit sensor, 32 ... Coin storage sensor, 33 ... Coin withdrawal sensor, 34 ... Coin conveying section, 34a, 34b ... Conveying belt, 35 ... Coin sorting section, 36 ... Coin storage part, 37 ... Coin dispensing part, 38a, 38b ... Camera, 40 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit, 41 ... Banknote deposit sensor, 42 ... Banknote storage sensor, 43 ... Banknote withdrawal sensor, 44 ... Banknote transport part, 44a , 44b ... conveyor belt, 45 ... banknote sorting unit, 46 ... banknote storage unit, 47 ... banknote dispensing unit, 48a, 48b ... camera, 50 ... control unit, 51 ... jam detection unit, 52 ... shooting control unit, 53 ... Display control unit, 54... Transmission unit.

JP 2011-118651 A

Claims (6)

A photographing control means for controlling the photographing operation of the photographing means for photographing at least a part of a transport path provided for transporting money between the money deposit / withdrawal port and the money storage;
Jam detection means for detecting money jam that has occurred on the transport path,
The money collection / withdrawal apparatus, wherein the photographing control means stores a video photographed by the photographing means in a storage unit when a money jam is detected by the jam detecting means.   The money deposit / withdrawal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for displaying an image photographed by the photographing means on a display when a money jam is detected by the jam detecting means. A plurality of the photographing means are provided along the transport path,
The jam detection means determines a jam position where a jam is estimated to occur in the transport path,
The money depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays an image photographed by the photographing unit closest to the jam position among the plurality of photographing units on the display.   The money depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit the video image stored in the storage unit by the photographing control unit to a server connected via a network.   The money depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays a live image captured by the imaging unit on the display. In the money deposit and withdrawal device, the computer
A photographing control means for controlling the photographing operation of the photographing means for photographing at least a part of a transport path provided for transporting money between the money deposit / withdrawal port and the money storage;
Jam detecting means for detecting a currency jam that has occurred on the transport path;
Function as
The photographing control means stores a video photographed by the photographing means in a storage unit when a currency jam is detected by the jam detecting means.

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