JP2016062250A - Currency processor and currency processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a currency processor and a currency processing method capable of more reducing the workload of an operator than the case that each time payment processing related to each of a plurality of transaction destinations is performed, the information of a recording medium related to the transaction destination is read by a reading part, and tracking which transaction destination is a factor when miscalculation occurs.SOLUTION: A currency processor (for example, currency payment machine 1) includes: a storage part 92a for storing the identification information of a recording medium 92 and a plurality of transaction destination identification information in association; a transaction destination specification part 96 for, when the information recorded in the recording medium 92 is read by a reading part 90, specifying the plurality of transaction destination identification information associated with the recording medium 92 on the basis of the information stored in the storage part 92a; and a control part (for example, main body control part 80) for performing payment processing related to the plurality of transaction destination identification information specified by the transaction destination specification part 96.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing, and a money handling method using such a money handling apparatus.

  In a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a shopping mall, a money handling apparatus for depositing money as sales is installed in a cashier room, for example. In a commercial facility where such a money handling apparatus is installed, after the business hours are over, the money collected from each money change machine provided at the checkout counter and the money collected from each tenant of the shopping mall are collected. By depositing money in the money handling apparatus, it is not necessary for the clerk of the commercial facility to carry the money as sales to a financial institution such as a bank, thereby improving theft prevention. Money received as money from the money handling equipment is collected by the security company's guards, etc. from the inside of the money handling equipment's casing, transported to the management office of the money handling company, and then sold by the security company. Money in the form of money will be collected into a bank or other financial institution.

  As such a money handling apparatus, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In the money handling apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to deposit money collected from each money change machine provided at a cashier counter or money collected from each tenant of a shopping mall, an operator first The ID information of the ID card carried by the user is read by a card reader. Here, the ID information of the ID card and the business partner identification information (specifically, the identification information of the register counter of the store or the tenant) are stored in a one-to-one relationship in the storage unit of the money handling apparatus. Therefore, when the ID information of the ID card is read, the supplier identification information associated with the ID information is specified. Then, when a deposit process is performed by the operator in the money handling apparatus, information related to the result of the deposit process (specifically, information related to the number and total amount of money deposited) It is managed in association with the identification information.

JP 2010-224609 A

  However, in the conventional money handling apparatus, the operator needs to read the ID information of the ID card by a card reader each time a payment process is performed for each business partner (specifically, a cashier counter or a tenant in a store). When one operator collects money as sales from a plurality of cashier counters and tenants and deposits it into the money processing apparatus, there is a problem that authentication of ID information is troublesome. That is, when a single operator deposits money related to a plurality of cashier counters, tenants, and other business partners into the money handling apparatus, the operator can obtain the ID information of a plurality of ID cards related to each business partner. Since the card reader must be read each time the deposit process related to the destination is performed, it is necessary to perform the work of reading the ID information of the ID card by the card reader many times, which increases the work load.

  It is also possible to deposit money as sales proceeds for multiple cashier counters and tenant business partners at the same time, but in this case, information related to the results of the deposit processing and cashier counter Since there is no association with a business partner such as a tenant or the like, there is a problem that it is impossible to track which business partner is the cause when a miscalculation occurs in the money handling apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when information recorded on a recording medium such as an ID card is read by a reading unit such as a card reader, the information is associated with the recording medium. When it is possible to perform payment processing related to a plurality of business partner identification information, each time a payment processing related to each of a plurality of business partners is performed, information on a recording medium related to the business partner is read by the reading unit Providing a money handling apparatus and a money handling method capable of reducing the workload of an operator and tracking which supplier is the cause when a miscalculation occurs. With the goal.

  Another object of the present invention relates to a plurality of business partner identification information associated with the operator identification information when the operator identification information is input by an operator identification information input means such as an operation display unit including a touch panel. By enabling the deposit process, the operator's work is compared with the case where the operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input means each time the deposit process for each of the plurality of suppliers is performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling apparatus that can reduce the burden and can track which supplier is the cause when miscalculation occurs.

  A money handling apparatus according to the present invention is a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing, a reading unit that reads information recorded on a portable recording medium, identification information of the recording medium, and a plurality of information A storage unit that associates and stores supplier identification information, and when the information recorded on the recording medium is read by the reading unit, the information is associated with the recording medium based on the information stored in the storage unit. A supplier specifying unit that specifies the plurality of supplier identification information, and a control unit that enables payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to such a money handling apparatus, when information recorded on a recording medium such as an ID card is read by a reading unit such as a card reader, payment related to a plurality of customer identification information associated with the recording medium is received. By making it possible to perform processing, each time a deposit process is performed on each of a plurality of business partners, the information on the recording medium related to the business partners is read by the reading unit, compared with the case where the operator's The work burden can be reduced, and when a miscalculation occurs, it is possible to track which supplier is the cause.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit manages information related to a result of the deposit process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit in association with each of the supplier identification information. You may come to do.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the storage unit may be provided in a housing of the money handling apparatus.

  Alternatively, the storage unit may be provided in the recording medium.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the storage unit stores a plurality of the supplier identification information in association with the order of the deposit process, and the plurality of supplier identification units specified by the supplier specifying unit. When the depositing process related to the supplier identification information is performed and the depositing process related to one of the supplier identification information is completed, the control unit performs the following based on the order of the depositing process stored in the storage unit. It may be possible to perform a deposit process related to the supplier identification information.

  Alternatively, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, when the deposit process related to a plurality of the supplier identification information specified by the supplier identification unit is performed, when the deposit process related to a certain one of the supplier identification information is completed, A display unit that displays a plurality of the supplier identification information capable of performing a deposit process, and the supplier identification information that performs a deposit process next among the plurality of the supplier identification information displayed on the display unit Selecting means for selecting.

  In addition, when the payment process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed, the payment process related to the specified one or more supplier identification information can be omitted. It may be.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention may further include a printing unit that prints information related to the result of the deposit process.

  In this case, the control unit prints information related to the result of the deposit process related to the supplier identification information every time the deposit process related to each of the supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed. The printing unit may be controlled.

  Alternatively, after the payment processing related to the plurality of business partner identification information specified by the business partner specifying unit is performed, the control unit is configured to receive information related to the result of the payment processing related to each of the business partner identification information. The printing unit may be controlled so as to print individually corresponding to the supplier identification information.

  Or the said control part puts together the information which concerns on the result of the payment process regarding several said supplier identification information after the payment process regarding the said several supplier identification information specified by the said supplier specific part is performed. The printing unit may be controlled to perform printing.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention is a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing, and includes operator identification information input means for inputting operator identification information, the operator identification information, and a plurality of business partners. A storage unit that associates and stores identification information, and when the operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input unit, the information is associated with the operator identification information based on the information stored in the storage unit A supplier identifying unit that identifies the plurality of supplier identification information provided, and a control unit that enables payment processing regarding the plurality of supplier identification information identified by the supplier identifying unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to such a money handling apparatus, when operator identification information is input by operator identification information input means such as an operation display unit including a touch panel, a plurality of business partner identifications associated with the operator identification information By making it possible to perform payment processing related to information, the operator is compared with the case where operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input means each time payment processing is performed regarding each of a plurality of business partners. It is possible to reduce the work load of the customer, and it is possible to track which business partner is the cause when a miscalculation occurs.

  In said money processing apparatus, the said control part manages the information which concerns on the result of the money_receiving | payment process regarding the said some supplier identification information specified by the said supplier specific part in relation to each said supplier identification information. It may be like this.

  The money processing method of the present invention is a money processing method by a money processing apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing, and associates identification information of a portable recording medium with a plurality of supplier identification information in advance in a storage unit. A step of storing, a step of reading the information recorded on the recording medium, and the recording based on the information stored in the storage unit when the information recorded on the recording medium is read. It is characterized by comprising a step of specifying a plurality of supplier identification information associated with a medium, and a step of enabling a payment process related to the specified plurality of supplier identification information.

  According to such a monetary processing method, when information recorded on a recording medium such as an ID card is read by a reading unit such as a card reader, payment related to a plurality of customer identification information associated with the recording medium is made. By making it possible to perform processing, each time a deposit process is performed on each of a plurality of business partners, the information on the recording medium related to the business partners is read by the reading unit, compared with the case where the operator's The work burden can be reduced, and when a miscalculation occurs, it is possible to track which supplier is the cause.

  According to the money handling apparatus and the money handling method of the present invention, as compared with a case where information on a recording medium related to the business partner is read by the reading unit each time a deposit process related to each of the business partners is performed, The burden on the operator can be reduced, and when a miscalculation occurs, which business partner is the cause can be traced.

  According to the other money handling apparatus of the present invention, the operator's work is compared with the case where the operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input means each time the deposit process relating to each of the plurality of suppliers is performed. The burden can be reduced, and when a miscalculation occurs, it is possible to track which supplier is the cause.

It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when the money depositing machine by embodiment of this invention is installed in the depository room of a commercial facility. It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when the money deposit machine by embodiment of this invention is installed in the sales office of the maintenance company of a vending machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows a structure when the inside of the coin depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. 3 is seen from the side. It is a top view which shows a structure when the upper area | region inside the coin deposit apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is seen from upper direction. It is a side view which shows a structure when the inside of the banknote depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. 3 is seen from the side. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the money deposit machine shown in FIG. It is a table | surface which shows the relationship between ID information in each of a store manager authority card | curd, and the card | curd for normal shop assistants, and a setting cash register (customer identification information). (A) is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the whole money_receiving | payment process in the money deposit machine shown in FIG. 3, (b) is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the money_receiving | payment process for one customer in the flowchart shown to (a). is there. (A)-(g) is a figure which shows the display screen respectively displayed on the operation display part of the money deposit machine shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The money depositing machine according to the present embodiment performs depositing and counting processing of money such as coins and banknotes, and such a money depositing machine is installed in a cashier room in a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a shopping mall. It has been installed in the sales offices of vending machine maintenance companies. 1 to 10 are diagrams showing a money depositing machine according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration when the money depositing machine according to the present embodiment is installed in a cashier of a commercial facility, and FIG. 2 is a money depositing machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when is installed in the sales office of the maintenance company of a vending machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing machine according to the present embodiment. FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views showing the internal configuration of the coin depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a top view, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the banknote depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the money depositing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a table showing the relationship between the ID information and the setting register (customer identification information) in each of the store manager authority card and the normal store clerk card. FIG. 9 (a) is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the deposit process in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 (b) is for one customer in the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 (a). It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of a money_receiving | payment process. Moreover, Fig.10 (a)-(g) is a figure which respectively shows the display screen displayed on the operation display part of the money deposit machine shown in FIG.

  First, the case where the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a commercial facility 100 such as a supermarket or a shopping mall will be described with reference to FIG. In a commercial area 100 such as a supermarket or a shopping mall, a sales area 101 where a customer can enter is a product shelf 102 on which various products are displayed, and a store clerk receives a price for the product from the customer when the product is settled. A cashier counter 104 is installed. In the commercial facility 100, a cash deposit machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a cashier room 110 where a customer cannot enter. Further, each cashier counter 104 includes a money change machine 106 that can perform money deposit processing as money for goods received by a store clerk from a customer and money withdrawal processing as change, and a money change machine 106. A POS register (not shown) is provided that is communicably connected and manages information related to products purchased by customers and information related to money stored in the money changer 106. In such a commercial facility 100, after the business hours are over (there may be during business hours), the money collected from each money changer 106 provided in the cashier counter 104 is deposited into the money deposit machine 1. (See the arrow of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), it is not necessary for the clerk or the like of the commercial facility 100 to carry money as sales to a financial institution such as a bank. Money as sales proceeds deposited in the money depositing machine 1 is collected from the inside of the case 1a of the money depositing machine 1 together with the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70, which will be described later, by the security company's guards and the like. After being transported to the administration headquarters, money as sales proceeds is collected into a bank or other financial institution by the police company. Further, in such a commercial facility 100, when the tenant 120 is installed outside the sales floor area 101, the money collected from the tenant 120 after the business hours have ended is also received in the money deposit provided in the cashier room 110. The machine 1 will be credited.

  On the other hand, the case where the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in the sales office 200 of the maintenance company of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. A staff member of a vending machine maintenance company replenishes each vending machine 202 with money as a product and a change reserve when traveling around a plurality of vending machines 202 by a truck 204 loaded with products. Money as sales proceeds is collected from the vending machine 202, and money collected from a plurality of vending machines 202 is deposited into the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment installed in the sales office 200. This eliminates the need for a staff member of a vending machine maintenance company to carry the money collected as sales from each vending machine 202 to a financial institution such as a bank, thus improving theft prevention.

  Next, a specific configuration of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the money depositing machine 1 according to this embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 1a. In addition, a coin depositing device 10 that performs coin depositing and counting is provided on the left side of the coin depositing machine 1 when the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 is viewed from the front side. A banknote depositing device 50 that performs banknote depositing processing and counting processing is provided on the right side of the money depositing machine 1 as viewed from the front side of the case 1a.

  First, the structure of the coin deposit apparatus 10 in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 4 and FIG. As described above, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration when the inside of the coin depositing apparatus 10 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 5 is an upper view of the upper region inside the coin depositing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows a structure when it sees from. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the coin depositing apparatus 10 includes a feeding unit 12 for feeding coins inserted from the outside of the housing 1 a one by one into the housing 1 a, and a housing by the feeding unit 12. A transport unit 14 for transporting the coins fed into the body 1a and an identification unit 16 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the coins transported by the transport unit 14 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the feeding unit 12 has a disk-shaped rotating disk arranged to be in a horizontal state, and is inserted from the outside of the housing 1 a by rotating the rotating disk. The coins placed on the rotating disk are fed out one by one from the rotating disk to the transport unit 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a shutter 12a for opening and closing a coin slot is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a. When the shutter 12a is opened, the operator from the outside of the housing 1a. Coins can be inserted into the feeding unit 12. Such a shutter 12a can be manually opened and closed by an operator.

  Further, the transport unit 14 includes an endless transport belt 14a that circulates in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5 and a plurality of pulleys 14b and 14c on which the transport belt 14a is stretched. One pulley 14b of the pulleys 14b and 14c is provided with a drive motor (not shown) that rotationally drives the pulley 14b. The endless transport belt 14a is provided with a plurality of projections at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the transport belt 14a so that coins are pushed and transported one by one by each projection. It has become. In such a conveyance part 14, when a drive motor rotates and drives the pulley 14b, the endless conveyance belt 14a circulates in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 5, and the coins fed from the feeding part 12 are thereby moved. Each sheet is conveyed by the conveyance belt 14a.

  In addition, the transport unit 14 is provided with a distribution mechanism 18 that distributes coins based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 16. Specifically, the distribution mechanism 18 is configured to branch a coin identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 16 from the transport unit 14 and send the coin to the temporary storage unit 26 described later. More specifically, an opening is provided in the vicinity of the sorting mechanism 18 on the transport surface on which coins are transported in the transport unit 14. And if the distribution mechanism 18 moves to the protrusion position which protruded upwards from the conveyance surface of the coin in the conveyance part 14, the coin conveyed by the conveyance belt 14a of the conveyance part 14 will be below from the conveyance part 14 through the said opening. It falls and is sent to the temporary holding part 26 mentioned later. In addition, an opening 20 is provided in the vicinity of the downstream end of the transport unit 14, and a coin that has not been branched from the transport unit 14 by the sorting mechanism 18, that is, is identified as a normal coin by the identifying unit 16. The coins that could not be identified by the identification unit 16 or the identification unit 16 fall downward from the opening 20 as reject coins and are sent to the reject unit 28 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the coin depositing apparatus 10, a temporary holding unit 26 and a reject unit 28 are provided below the transport unit 14. Here, the temporary storage unit 26 is movable in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 4), and moves to three positions indicated by solid lines and two-dot chain lines in FIG. Can be done. Moreover, the temporary storage part 26 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped frame body provided with openings at the top and bottom. Further, a temporary holding chute 22 is provided between the temporary holding unit 26 at the center position in FIG. 4 and an opening provided in the vicinity of the sorting mechanism 18 on the coin transfer surface in the transfer unit 14. The coins distributed by the distribution mechanism 18 are sent to the temporary storage unit 26 through the temporary storage chute 22. In addition, a reject chute 24 is provided between the reject unit 28 and the opening 20 provided in the vicinity of the downstream end of the transport unit 14, and the reject coin that has dropped from the opening 20 is rejected 24. And is sent to the reject unit 28.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reject unit 28 can be accessed by the operator from the front side of the housing 1 a of the money depositing machine 1. When a reject coin is sent to the reject unit 28, A person can take out a reject coin from the reject unit 28.

  Further, a coin return box 30 is provided below the temporary storage unit 26 located on the near side in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, the temporary storage unit 26 positioned on the left side in FIG. 4). When the unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. 4 to the left side position, the coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 26 fall from the temporary storage unit 26 by its own weight and are sent to the coin return box 30. It is like that. Such a coin return box 30 can be pulled out from the housing 1a to the front side. Specifically, a lock part 31 (see FIG. 7) for locking the coin return box 30 inside the housing 1a is provided, and when the locked state by the lock part 31 is released, the coin return box 30 can be pulled out from the housing 1a to the near side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a grip portion 30a for the operator to grip is provided on the front surface of the coin return box 30, and after the lock state by the lock portion 31 is released, the operator grips it. By grasping the portion 30a and pulling out the coin return box 30 from the housing 1a to the near side, the coins stored in the coin return box 30 can be returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  Further, a coin storage cassette 40 is accommodated in a lower region inside the coin depositing apparatus 10 and is located on the back side in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, located on the right side in FIG. 4). A storage chute 32 is provided between the temporary storage unit 26) and the coin storage cassette 40. Accordingly, when the temporary holding unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. 4 to the right side position, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 26 falls from the temporary holding unit 26 by its own weight, It is sent to the coin storage cassette 40 via the storage chute 32 and stored in the coin storage cassette 40. The coin storage cassette 40 can be taken out of the housing 1a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a door 1b that can be opened only by a person having a predetermined authority such as a security guard of a security company is provided in the lower area of the front face of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1. By opening the door 1b, the coin storage cassette 40 can be taken out of the housing 1a. The coin storage cassette 40 taken out of the casing 1a by the security company's guards etc. is transported to the management company headquarters or cash processing center of the police company, and the coins taken out from the coin storage cassette 40 are transferred to the management headquarters etc. To be managed.

  Next, the structure of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 in the money depositing machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the configuration when the inside of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 is viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 6, the banknote depositing apparatus 50 includes a slot 52 in which banknotes are fed in a bundle from the outside of the casing 1 a, and banknotes inserted into the slot 52 one by one inside the casing 1 a. A feeding mechanism 54 for feeding, a transporting unit 56 for transporting banknotes fed into the housing 1a by the feeding mechanism 54, a denomination, authenticity, damage, etc. of banknotes transported by the transporting unit 56 And an identification unit 58 for identifying the above. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a shutter 52a for opening and closing a bill insertion slot is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a, and when the shutter 52a is opened, the operator can enter from the outside of the housing 1a. A bundle of banknotes can be inserted into the insertion unit 52. Such a shutter 52a can be manually opened and closed by an operator.

  A branching unit 60 that distributes the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 58 to either the rejecting unit 62 or the temporary holding unit 64 is provided at a location downstream of the identifying unit 58 in the transport unit 56. . Specifically, in the branching unit 60, the banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 58 are sorted so as to be sent to the temporary storage unit 64, while being identified as non-normal banknotes by the identifying unit 58. The banknotes that could not be identified by the identification bank 58 or the identification unit 58 are sorted so as to be sent to the reject unit 62 as reject banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reject unit 62 can be accessed by the operator from the front side of the housing 1 a of the money depositing machine 1, and when a reject banknote is sent to the reject unit 62, The person can take out the reject banknote from the reject unit 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a bill storage cassette 70 is accommodated in a lower region inside the bill depositing apparatus 50 at a position directly below the temporary storage unit 64. And after a banknote is temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64, if the instruction | indication of payment confirmation is given to the main body control part 80 (after-mentioned) of the money depositing machine 1, a banknote will be transferred from the temporary storage part 64 to the banknote storage cassette 70. Are sent together and stored in the banknote storage cassette 70. The bill storage cassette 70 can be taken out of the housing 1a. Specifically, as described above, the door 1b is provided in the lower region of the front surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the banknote storage cassette 70 is attached to the outside of the housing 1a by opening the door 1b. Can be taken out. The banknote storage cassette 70 taken out of the casing 1a by a security company security officer or the like is transported to the management headquarters or cash processing center of the security company, and the banknotes taken out from the banknote storage cassette 70 are transferred to the management headquarters. To be managed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a door 1c is provided at a position on the front side of the temporary storage unit 64 on the front surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the door 1c is locked in the closed state. The door lock part 65 (refer FIG. 7) is provided. When the locked state of the door 1c by the door lock unit 65 is released, the operator can access the inside of the temporary storage unit 64 by opening the door 1c to the front right side. Thus, after a banknote is temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64, if the instruction | indication of return is given to the main body control part 80 (after-mentioned) of the money depositing machine 1, the door 1c will be locked by the door lock part 65. The state is released, and the operator can take out the banknote from the inside of the temporary storage unit 64 by opening the door 1c, and thus the banknote is returned to the outside of the housing 1a. Then, when the operator manually closes the door 1c, the door 1c is again locked in the closed state by the door lock portion 65. In addition, when the banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64 is stored in the banknote storage cassette 70, the lock | rock of the closed state of the door 1c by the door lock part 65 is maintained.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a main body control unit 80 that controls each component of the money depositing machine 1. In addition, each component of the coin depositing device 10 (specifically, the feeding unit 12, the transport unit 14, the identification unit 16, the sorting mechanism 18, the temporary holding unit 26, the lock unit 31 and the like) is included in the coin depositing device 10. The coin control part 81 connected to is provided, and each structural member of the coin depositing apparatus 10 is controlled by the coin control part 81. Further, each component of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 (specifically, a feeding mechanism 54, a transport unit 56, an identification unit 58, a branching unit 60, a temporary holding unit 64, a door lock unit 65, etc.) is included in the banknote depositing apparatus 50. The banknote control part 82 connected to is provided, and each component of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 is controlled by the banknote control part 82. As shown in FIG. 7, the coin control unit 81 provided in the coin depositing apparatus 10 and the bill control unit 82 provided in the banknote depositing apparatus 50 are connected to the main body control unit 80 so as to communicate with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, there are a printing unit 84 such as a printer, two operation display units 86 and 88 such as a touch panel, and an ID card carried by the operator. A reading unit 90 such as a magnetic card reader for reading information stored in the recording medium 92 (specifically, ID information of the ID card) is provided. These printing unit 84 and operation display unit 86 are provided. , 88, and the reading unit 90 are communicably connected to the main body control unit 80, respectively. The printing unit 84 includes information related to the results of money depositing and counting in the money depositing machine 1, the number of coins and banknotes stored in the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70, and the total amount of money. This information is printed on a receipt. In addition, the operation display units 86 and 88 include information related to the results of the money depositing process and the counting process in the money depositing machine 1, and the denominations of coins and banknotes stored in the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70. Information relating to the number of sheets and the total amount is displayed. Further, the operator can give various instructions to the main body control unit 80 by operating the operation display units 86 and 88. The recording medium 92 such as an ID card carried by the operator is provided with a storage unit 92a for storing various information such as ID information of the ID card. The recording medium 92 is read by a magnetic card reader or the like. When the information is passed through the unit 90, the information stored in the storage unit 92a is read by the reading unit 90. Specifically, when the operator passes the recording medium 92 through the reading unit 90, the authority of the operator can be authenticated, and only an operator having a predetermined authority can make money in the money depositing machine 1. It becomes possible to perform the deposit processing, counting processing, and collection processing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a storage unit 94 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 80. Such a storage unit 94 is provided in the inside of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the storage unit 94 includes information related to the result of the money depositing process and the counting process in the money depositing machine 1, and coins. Information relating to the number of coins and banknotes stored in the storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70 and the total amount is stored.

  In the present embodiment, the storage unit 92a stores the identification information of the recording medium 92 (specifically, ID information of the ID card) and a plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other. ing. Here, when the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in the depositing / dispensing room 110 of the commercial facility 100, the supplier identification information is the identification information of the cashier counter 104 and the tenant 120 in the commercial facility 100 ( Specifically, it means the identification number of the cashier counter 104 or the tenant 120). When the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in the sales office 200 of the vending machine maintenance company, the identification information of the vending machine 202 (specifically, the identification number of the vending machine 202). ) Is supplier identification information. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a supplier identification unit 96 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 80, and when the information recorded on the recording medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90, this recording is performed. Based on the information stored in the storage unit 92 a of the medium 92, a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the recording medium 92 is specified by the supplier specifying unit 96. Details of the function of the supplier identification unit 96 will be described later.

  In addition, a communication interface unit 98 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 80, and the main body control unit 80 uses the communication interface unit 98 to connect an external device such as a host terminal provided outside the money depositing machine 1. And can send and receive signals.

  Next, about operation | movement (specifically operation | movement when the depositing process of a coin and a banknote is performed in the coin depositing apparatus 10 or the banknote depositing apparatus 50) of the money depositing machine 1 of this Embodiment which consists of such a structure. explain.

  In the commercial facility 100 as shown in FIG. 1, when money collected from each money change machine 106 provided in the sales area 101 or money collected from the tenant 120 is transported to the cashier room 110 (two points in FIG. 1). The coin is deposited into the coin depositing apparatus 10 of the money depositing machine 1 and the banknote is deposited into the banknote depositing apparatus 50 of the money depositing machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, when the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed at the sales office 200 of a vending machine maintenance company, the money collected from a plurality of vending machines 202 is sold. When transported to the place 200, coins of the money are deposited into the coin depositing apparatus 10 of the money depositing machine 1 and banknotes are deposited into the banknote depositing apparatus 50 of the money depositing machine 1.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the coin depositing process is performed in the coin depositing apparatus 10 will be described. After the operator gives a command to start the depositing process to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the operator manually opens the shutter 12a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1. Thus, the operator can insert coins into the feeding unit 12 from the outside of the housing 1a. Coins thrown into the feeding unit 12 are fed into the housing 1 a one by one by the feeding unit 12 and conveyed by the conveying unit 14. At this time, the identification unit 16 identifies the denomination, authenticity, and correctness of the coin. The coins identified as normal coins by the identification unit 16 are branched from the transport unit 14 by the distribution mechanism 18 and sent to the temporary storage unit 26 via the temporary storage chute 22. Temporarily put on hold. At this time, the temporary holding unit 26 is maintained at the center position in FIG. In addition, a coin that has been identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 16 or a coin that could not be identified by the identifying unit 16 falls as a reject coin from the opening 20 and is passed through the reject chute 24 to the reject unit 28. Sent. As described above, since the operator can access the reject unit 28 from the front side of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, when the reject coin is sent to the reject unit 28, the operator The reject coin can be taken out from the reject unit 28.

  When all the coins inserted into the feeding unit 12 are fed from the feeding unit 12 into the housing 1a and sent to the temporary storage unit 26 or the rejection unit 28, the operation display units 86 and 88 are approved to confirm the deposit. The message you want is displayed. When the operator inputs a payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary storage unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. The temporarily held coins fall from the temporary holding unit 26 due to their own weight, are sent to the coin storage cassette 40 through the storage chute 32, and are stored in the coin storage cassette 40. On the other hand, when the operator inputs a return command instead of the payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary storage unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. The coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 26 falls from the temporary holding unit 26 by its own weight and is sent to the coin return box 30. Thereafter, the operator grips the grip portion 30a and pulls out the coin return box 30 from the housing 1a, whereby the coins stored in the coin return box 30 are returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  Next, an operation when a banknote depositing process is performed in the banknote depositing apparatus 50 will be described. After the operator gives a command to start deposit processing to the main body control unit 80 by the operation display units 86 and 88, the operator manually opens the shutter 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1. Thus, the operator can input a bundle of banknotes into the input unit 52 from the outside of the housing 1a. When a stack of banknotes is inserted into the insertion unit 52, the banknotes are fed out one by one into the housing 1 a by the feeding mechanism 54 after the operator manually closes the shutter 52 a and conveyed by the conveyance unit 56. At this time, the identification unit 58 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like of the banknote. Coins identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 58 are sent to the temporary storage unit 64 by the branching unit 60 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 64. Moreover, the banknote identified by the identification part 58 as not being a normal banknote, and the banknote which could not be identified by the identification part 58 are sent to the rejection part 62 as a rejection banknote. As described above, since the operator can access the reject unit 62 from the front side of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, when the reject banknote is sent to the reject unit 62, the operator The reject banknote can be taken out from the reject unit 62.

  When all the bills inserted into the insertion unit 52 are fed into the housing 1a by the feeding mechanism 54 and sent to the temporary storage unit 64 or the rejection unit 62, the operation display units 86 and 88 are requested to confirm the payment confirmation. A message is displayed. When the operator inputs a payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 by the operation display units 86 and 88, the banknote temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 64 falls from the temporary storage unit 64 by its own weight and the banknote. It is sent to the storage cassette 70 and stored in this bill storage cassette 70. On the other hand, when the operator inputs a return command instead of the payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary storage unit 64 is moved from the front side of the housing 1a to the outside of the housing 1a. It can be pulled out. Thereafter, the operator pulls the temporary storage unit 64 from the housing 1a to the near side, whereby the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 64 are returned to the outside of the housing 1a. The coin depositing process and the banknote depositing process are performed in parallel, and a storing operation or a returning operation is performed according to a single deposit confirmation command or a return command.

  In the money deposit machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 includes the identification information of the recording medium 92 (specifically, ID information of the ID card) and a plurality of business partners. The information is stored in association with the identification information, and is stored when the information recorded in the recording medium 92 (specifically, the information stored in the storage unit 92a) is read by the reading unit 90. Based on the information stored in the unit 92 a, a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the recording medium 92 is specified by the supplier specifying unit 96. And the main body control part 80 can perform the money_receiving | payment process regarding the some supplier identification information specified by the supplier specific part 96 here. In addition, the main body control unit 80 includes information related to the result of the deposit processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96 (specifically, the number of denominations of money subjected to the deposit process). And information related to the total amount) are managed in association with each supplier identification information. The storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 stores a plurality of supplier identification information in association with the order of the deposit process, and the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96. When the payment process related to a certain supplier identification information is completed, the main body control unit 80 stores information stored in the storage unit 92a (specifically, each supplier identification information). Based on the order of the associated deposit process), the deposit process relating to the next supplier identification information can be performed. The operation at the time of performing the deposit process related to such a plurality of supplier identification information will be described below. In the following description, the case where the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in the cashier room 110 of the commercial facility 100 will be described. However, the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a vending machine maintenance company. The same operation is performed when installed in the sales office 200.

  FIG. 8 is a table showing the relationship between the ID information and the setting register (customer identification information) in each of the store manager authority card and the normal store clerk card. As shown in FIG. 8, in an ordinary ID card for a store clerk, ID information of the ID card and customer identification information (specifically, identification information of the cashier counter 104) are associated one-to-one. More specifically, in the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 as an ID card for a normal store clerk, customer identification information of one register counter 104 corresponding to the ID information of the ID card is stored. When the ordinary clerk tries to deposit the money as the sales collected from the money changer 106 provided at the cashier counter 104 into the money depositing machine 1, the clerk takes his ID card to the magnetic card reader. When the money depositing process is performed after reading by the reading unit 90, the main body control unit 80 of the money depositing machine 1 receives information related to the result of the depositing process (specifically, the money that has undergone the depositing process). Information relating to the number of denominations and the total amount of money) is managed in association with supplier identification information (specifically, identification information of the cashier counter 104).

  On the other hand, in the store manager authority card, a plurality of customer identification information (specifically, identification information of a plurality of cashier counters 104) is associated with the ID information of one ID card. More specifically, in the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 serving as a store manager authority card, customer identification information of a plurality of cashier counters 104 corresponding to the ID information of the ID card is stored. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 as a store manager authority card stores a plurality of customer identification information in association with the order of payment processing. When the store manager attempts to deposit the money collected from the money change machine 106 provided at the cashier counter 104 into the money depositing machine 1, the store manager uses his / her ID card as a magnetic card reader or the like. When money is deposited after being read by the reading unit 90, the main body control unit 80 can perform a depositing process related to a plurality of supplier identification information. At this time, according to the order of the deposit process stored in the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92, the deposit process related to each of the plurality of supplier identification information is sequentially performed. Such an operation will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. FIG. 9A is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the depositing process in the money depositing machine 1 shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 9B is one customer's part in the flowchart shown in FIG. 9A. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the money_receiving | payment process.

  When the money depositing machine 1 is in the standby state, a display screen as shown in FIG. 10A is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 of the money depositing machine 1. On such a display screen, the operator can select which of the plurality of processing contents (specifically, the counting process, the deposit process, and the collection process) is to be performed. Here, in the case where the store manager holding the store manager authority card tries to deposit the sales collected from the plurality of money changers 106 provided in each of the plurality of cashier counters 104 into the money deposit machine 1 at a time. When the “deposit” button is pressed on the display screen as shown in FIG. 10A (STEP 1), the display screen in the operation display sections 86 and 88 is switched to the screen shown in FIG. 92 is performed by the reading unit 90 (STEP 2). Here, when the store manager causes the store manager authority card to be read by the reading unit 90 such as a magnetic card reader (“YES” in STEP 3), an instruction to start the deposit process is given to the main body control unit 80, and money deposit is performed. The machine 1 can perform money deposit processing (specifically, money deposit processing related to the 1F-1 cash register) related to the first supplier identification information (STEP 4). Such a deposit process for one customer will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the store manager reads the store manager authority card with the reading unit 90 such as a magnetic card reader and gives an instruction to start the deposit process to the main body control unit 80, the display screen on the operation display units 86 and 88 is displayed as shown in FIG. ). Then, when the operator manually opens the shutter 12a of the coin depositing apparatus 10, it becomes possible to insert coins into the feeding unit 12 from the outside of the housing 1a, and the operator can release the shutter 52a of the bill depositing apparatus 50. By manually opening, it is possible to insert a bill into the insertion unit 52 from the outside of the housing 1a. When coins and bills are inserted into the feeding unit 12 of the coin depositing device 10 and the insertion unit 52 of the bill depositing device 50 (STEP 101), the inserted coins and bills are fed into the housing 1a, and the identifying unit 16, After being counted by 58, it is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 26 of the coin depositing device 10 or the temporary holding unit 64 of the banknote depositing device 50 (STEP 102). Moreover, the coins and bills thrown into the feeding unit 12 of the coin depositing device 10 and the insertion unit 52 of the bill depositing device 50 are retained in the temporary retaining unit 26 of the coin depositing device 10 and the temporary retaining unit 64 of the bill depositing device 50. As shown in FIG. 10 (d), the operation display units 86 and 88 display the coin and banknote identification results by the identification units 16 and 58 (specifically, the coins identified by the identification units 16 and 58, The bill counting amount) is displayed. Thereafter, when the “confirm” key is pressed on the display screens of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. 10D (“YES” in STEP 103), the temporary storage unit 26 of the coin depositing apparatus 10 and the bill depositing are performed. Coins and banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 64 of the device 50 are stored in the coin storage cassette 40 or the banknote storage cassette 70 (STEP 104), and the money deposit process related to the first supplier identification information is completed. . The main body control unit 80 manages information related to the result of the deposit process related to the first supplier identification information in association with the supplier identification information. Specifically, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the first supplier identification information is stored in the storage unit 94 or displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 in association with the supplier identification information. become. Further, when the “determine” key is pressed on the display screens of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. 10D, information related to the result of the deposit process relating to the first supplier identification information is printed on the printing unit 84. Is printed on the receipt (STEP 105). In addition, when the “determine” key is pressed on the display screens of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. 10D, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the first supplier identification information is displayed in the communication interface. The unit 98 may transmit the information to an external device such as a host terminal. On the other hand, when the “return” key is pressed on the display screens of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. 10D (“NO” in STEP 103), the temporary storage unit 26 of the coin depositing device 10 and the bill depositing are performed. Coins and banknotes temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 64 of the device 50 are returned to the outside of the housing 1a (STEP 106).

  When the money deposit process related to the first supplier identification information is completed, the operation display units 86 and 88 display a display screen as shown in FIG. When the store manager performs a money deposit process (specifically, a money deposit process related to the 1F-2 cash register or later) regarding the second and subsequent supplier identification information, a display as shown in FIG. Press the “Continue” button on the screen (“YES” in STEP 5). Then, the main body control unit 80 performs a money deposit process related to the second supplier identification information (specifically, a money deposit process related to the 1F-2 cash register). Specifically, a display screen as shown in FIG. 10F is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. Then, when the operator manually opens the shutter 12a of the coin depositing apparatus 10, it becomes possible to insert coins into the feeding unit 12 from the outside of the housing 1a, and the operator can release the shutter 52a of the bill depositing apparatus 50. By manually opening, it is possible to insert a bill into the insertion unit 52 from the outside of the housing 1a. In this way, the money deposit process related to the second supplier identification information can be performed in the same manner as the money deposit process related to the first supplier identification information, and the second supplier identification information. When the money deposit process related to this is completed, the main body control unit 80 manages information related to the result of the deposit process related to the second supplier identification information in association with this supplier identification information. In addition, when the money deposit process related to the second supplier identification information is completed, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the second supplier identification information is printed on the receipt by the printing unit 84. In addition, when the deposit process for money related to the second supplier identification information is completed, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the second supplier identification information is transmitted by the communication interface unit 98 to an external device such as a host terminal. It may come to be.

  When the money deposit process related to the second supplier identification information is completed, the operation display units 86 and 88 again display the same display screen as in FIG. 10C and FIG. It is possible to continue to perform the money deposit process for the third and subsequent supplier identification information. When a series of deposit processes is completed, a display screen shown in FIG. 10G is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, and the operation can be completed by pressing an “end” key.

  In addition, about the cashier counter 104 which has not collect | recovered the money as sales from the money change machine 106, the money receipt process in the money deposit machine 1 can be skipped. Specifically, on the display screen shown in FIG. 10C or FIG. 10F, when the “Skip” button is pressed, the deposit process related to the supplier identification information is skipped, and the next deposit standby screen or A display screen shown in FIG. 10G is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. Further, when the “Continue” button is pressed on the display screen as shown in FIG. 10E, a plurality of customer identification information (specifically, a plurality of cash register counters) associated with the ID information of the ID card is displayed. 104 identification information) may be displayed on the operation display sections 86 and 88 so that one of the plurality of supplier identification information can be selected. In this case, the money depositing machine 1 performs a deposit process related to the selected supplier identification information. In addition, when the list of a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the ID information of the ID card is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, the operation display unit 86 for the cashier counter 104 for which the deposit process has been performed. , 88, or may be shaded.

  On the other hand, when the “deposit” button is pressed on the display screen as shown in FIG. 10A, the display screen in the operation display units 86 and 88 is switched to the screen shown in FIG. When the clerk card is read by the reading unit 90 such as a magnetic card reader (“YES” in STEP 6), one cashier counter 104 associated with the ID information stored in the clerk card in the money depositing machine 1. The process of depositing money relating to the customer identification information is performed (STEP 7). Since the specific operation of such a deposit process is substantially the same as the operation of STEP 101 to STEP 106 described above, the description thereof is omitted. 10B, when the reading unit 90 authenticates the recording medium 92 such as an ID card on the display screen shown in FIG. 10B, a card other than the store manager authority card or the store clerk card is read by the reading unit 90. Sometimes (“NO” in STEP 6), a warning message is displayed to the operator, such as a warning message is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 (STEP 8).

  According to the money depositing machine 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the identification information of the recording medium 92 and a plurality of supplier identification information are associated and stored in the storage unit 92a. When the information recorded in the storage unit 92a is read by the reading unit 90, a plurality of customer identification information associated with the recording medium 92 is specified by the customer specifying unit 96 based on the information stored in the storage unit 92a. It has become so. Further, the main body control unit 80 is capable of performing a deposit process related to a plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96. As described above, when the information recorded on the recording medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90, it is possible to perform a payment process regarding a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the recording medium 92. Compared to the case where the information on the recording medium 92 related to each business partner is read by the reading unit 90 each time a deposit process related to each of the business partners is performed, the workload on the operator can be reduced. In addition, when a miscalculation occurs, it is possible to track which supplier is the cause.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the main body control part 80 carries out the information which concerns on the result of the money_receiving | payment process regarding the some supplier identification information specified by the supplier specific | specification part 96, It is managed in association with each supplier identification information. More specifically, when a deposit process related to a certain supplier identification information is performed in the money deposit machine 1, information related to the result of the deposit process is stored in the storage unit 94 in association with the supplier identification information or the operation display unit 86. , 88 are displayed.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the storage unit 92a that stores the identification information of the recording medium 92 and the plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other is provided in the recording medium 92. ing. In addition, the money deposit machine 1 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. For example, instead of the storage unit 92a of the recording medium 92 storing the identification information of the recording medium 92 and a plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other, the storage unit provided in the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 94 may store the identification information of the recording medium 92 and a plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other. Even in this case, when the information recorded on the recording medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90, the supplier identification unit 96 is connected to the plurality of recording media 92 associated with the recording medium 92 based on the information stored in the storage unit 94. It becomes possible to specify the supplier identification information.

  In the money deposit machine 1 of the present embodiment, as described above, the storage unit 92a stores a plurality of business partner identification information in association with the order of the deposit processing. When the payment process related to a plurality of supplier identification information is performed when the payment process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the specifying unit 96 is completed, the main body control unit 80 receives the payment stored in the storage unit 92a. Based on the processing order, it is possible to perform a deposit process relating to the next supplier identification information. This makes it possible to sequentially perform payment processing related to a plurality of supplier identification information based on a preset order. In addition, the money deposit machine 1 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. As described above, as another aspect of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, when a deposit process related to a plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96 is performed, a certain supplier identification is performed. When the deposit process related to information is completed, a list of a plurality of supplier identification information that can be deposited is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, and the plurality of supplier identifications displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 are displayed. Of the information, it may be possible to select the supplier identification information for the next deposit process. In this case, the operation display units 86 and 88 function as a selection unit for selecting the supplier identification information for the next deposit process. Moreover, in this Embodiment, when the payment process regarding the some supplier identification information specified by the supplier specific | specification part 96 is performed, the payment process regarding the designated one or several supplier identification information is abbreviate | omitted. Can be done. Specifically, for the cashier counter 104 that does not collect money as sales from the money changer 106, the “Skip” button is pressed on the display screen shown in FIG. 10C or FIG. 10F. As a result, the deposit process of money related to the cashier counter 104 is omitted (skip), and the next deposit standby screen or the display screen shown in FIG. 10G is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the main body control part 80 is a transaction every time the payment process regarding each supplier identification information specified by the supplier specific | specification part 96 is performed. The printing unit 84 is controlled so that information relating to the result of the deposit processing related to the pre-identification information is printed on the receipt each time. Specifically, when the deposit process of money related to the first supplier identification information is completed, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the first supplier identification information is printed on the receipt by the printing unit 84, and then the second When the money deposit process related to the customer identification information is completed, information related to the result of the deposit process related to the second customer identification information is printed on the receipt by the printing unit 84. In addition, the money deposit machine 1 by this Embodiment is not limited to such an aspect. For example, after all the payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96 is performed, information related to the result of the payment processing related to each supplier identification information corresponds to each supplier identification information. The printing unit 84 may individually print on the receipt. Alternatively, after all the payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96 is performed, information related to the result of the payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information is made into one receipt by the printing unit 84. It may be printed collectively.

  In addition, the money deposit machine 1 by this Embodiment is not limited to the above aspects, A various change can be added.

  For example, as a recording medium 92 such as an ID card read by the reading unit 90, only a counting card that can only perform money counting processing in the money depositing machine 1, or money depositing processing only in the money depositing machine 1 is performed. A dedicated deposit card that cannot be used may be used. In this case, it is possible to prevent different types of processing from being performed due to an erroneous operation when the counting process or the deposit process is performed in the money depositing machine 1, and to reduce the trouble due to such an erroneous operation. Will be able to.

  Further, when the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided in the depositing / dispensing room 110 of the commercial facility 100, the commercial facility 100 is divided into a plurality of floors, and a floor leader card is provided corresponding to each floor. May be. In this case, the customer identification information relating to the plurality of cashier counters 104 provided on the floor is associated with the ID information of each floor leader card and stored in the storage unit of the floor leader card.

  In addition, in the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the depositing process is performed on the condition that the recording unit 92 such as an ID card is read by the reading unit 90 when starting the depositing process related to the plurality of supplier identification information. However, the present invention is not limited to the mode in which the process is started. When an operator identification number (hereinafter, also referred to as “operator identification information”) is input through the operation display units 86 and 88 when starting a deposit process related to a plurality of supplier identification information, In 1, the money depositing process may be started. In this case, even if the storage unit 94 provided in the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 stores the operator identification information and a plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other. Good. When the operator identification information and a plurality of business partner identification information are stored in the storage unit 94 in association with each other, when the operator identification information is input by the operation display units 86 and 88, the business partner The specifying unit 96 specifies a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the operator identification information based on the information stored in the storage unit 94. Further, the main body control unit 80 is capable of performing a deposit process related to a plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96. At this time, the main body control unit 80 manages information related to the result of the deposit processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit 96 in association with each supplier identification information. It may be. In the money depositing machine 1 according to such a modification, the operation display units 86 and 88 function as operator identification information input means for inputting operator identification information. According to the money depositing machine 1 according to such a modified example, when the operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input means, the payment related to a plurality of supplier identification information associated with the operator identification information. By making it possible to perform processing, it is compared with the case where the operator inputs his / her operator identification information through the operation display units 86 and 88 each time a deposit process is performed on each of a plurality of business partners. Thus, the burden on the operator can be reduced, and when a miscalculation occurs, it is possible to track which supplier is the cause.

  Further, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the money depositing machine 1 that performs the money depositing process and the counting process as shown in FIGS. As the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, a money depositing / withdrawing machine capable of performing a money depositing process and a dispensing process may be used. In such a money deposit / withdrawal machine, when money as a change reserve to be replenished to the change machine 106 provided at the cashier counter 104 is withdrawn, the breakdown of the money as a change reserve (specifically, The number of money for each denomination of money) may be set in advance, or the breakdown of money as a change reserve may be calculated based on the amount information of the money change machine 106. Further, in this case, when a recording medium such as one ID card is read by the reading unit of the money depositing / dispensing machine, money depositing and dispensing processes related to a plurality of customer identification information can be performed. It may be like this. For example, when such a money depositing / dispensing machine is installed at the sales office 200 of the maintenance company of the vending machine, a plurality of vending machines 202 are replenished before the maintenance company staff leaves the sales office 200. Money can be withdrawn from the money depositing and dispensing machine at a time as change reserves to be made. Further, the attendant replenishes each vending machine 202 with money as a change reserve while traveling around each vending machine 202, collects money as sales proceeds, and returns to the sales office 200. Money as sales proceeds collected from the vending machine 202 can be deposited into the money depositing and dispensing machine at a time.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money deposit machine 1a Case 1b Door 1c Door 10 Coin depositing device 12 Feeding part 12a Shutter 14 Conveying part 14a Conveying belt 14b Pulley 14c Pulley 16 Identification part 18 Sorting mechanism 20 Opening 22 Temporary holding chute 24 Rejecting chute 26 Temporary Reserving part 28 Rejecting part 30 Coin return box 30a Grasping part 31 Locking part 32 Storage chute 40 Coin storage cassette 50 Banknote depositing device 52 Insertion part 52a Shutter 54 Feeding mechanism 56 Conveying part 58 Identification part 60 Branching part 62 Rejecting part 64 Temporary reservation Unit 65 Door lock unit 70 Bill storage cassette 80 Main body control unit 81 Coin control unit 82 Bill control unit 84 Printing unit 86 Operation display unit 88 Operation display unit 90 Reading unit 92 Recording medium 92a Storage unit 94 Storage unit 96 Supplier identification unit 98 Communication interface unit 100 Commercial facility 1 1 sales area 102 shelf 104 checkout counter 106 money change machine 110 teller chamber 120 tenants 200 office 202 Vending machine 204 tracks

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A money handling apparatus for performing at least money deposit processing,
A reading unit for reading information recorded on a portable recording medium;
A storage unit for storing the identification information of the recording medium and a plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other;
When the information recorded on the recording medium is read by the reading unit, the supplier identification that specifies the plurality of supplier identification information associated with the recording medium based on the information stored in the storage unit And
A control unit capable of performing payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit;
A money handling apparatus comprising:   The said control part manages the information which concerns on the result of the money_receiving | payment process regarding the said some supplier identification information specified by the said supplier specific part in relation to each said supplier identification information, The management. The money handling apparatus according to 1.   The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is provided in a housing of the money handling apparatus.   The money storage device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is provided in the recording medium. The storage unit is configured to store a plurality of the supplier identification information in association with the order of deposit processing,
When the depositing process related to one of the supplier identification information is completed when the depositing process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed, the control unit stores the storage unit in the storage unit The money processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a payment process related to the next supplier identification information can be performed based on the order of the received payment process. When the payment process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier identification unit is performed, when the payment process related to a certain one of the supplier identification information is completed, a plurality of payment processes can be performed. A display unit for displaying the supplier identification information;
A selection means for selecting the supplier identification information to be subjected to a deposit process next from among the plurality of supplier identification information displayed on the display unit;
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   When the payment process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier identification unit is performed, the payment process related to the specified one or more supplier identification information can be omitted. The money handling apparatus according to claim 5 or 6.   The money management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a printing unit that prints information related to a result of the deposit process.   The control unit is configured to print information related to a result of a deposit process related to the supplier identification information each time a deposit process related to the supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed. The money handling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the money handling apparatus is controlled.   After the payment process related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed, the control unit sends information related to the result of the payment process related to each of the supplier identification information to each of the suppliers. 9. The money handling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the printing unit is controlled so as to print individually corresponding to the identification information.   The control unit collectively prints information related to a result of the deposit processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information after the deposit processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit is performed. The money handling apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the printing unit is controlled. A money handling apparatus for performing at least money deposit processing,
Operator identification information input means for inputting operator identification information;
A storage unit that associates and stores the operator identification information and a plurality of supplier identification information;
When the operator identification information is input by the operator identification information input means, the plurality of supplier identification information associated with the operator identification information is specified based on the information stored in the storage unit With the supplier identification department,
A control unit capable of performing payment processing related to the plurality of supplier identification information specified by the supplier specifying unit;
A money handling apparatus comprising:   The said control part manages the information which concerns on the result of the money_receiving | payment process regarding the said some supplier identification information specified by the said supplier specific part in relation to each said supplier identification information, The management. 12. The money handling apparatus according to 12. A money handling method by a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing,
A step of preliminarily storing the identification information of the portable recording medium and the plurality of supplier identification information in association with each other;
Reading information recorded on the recording medium;
When the information recorded on the recording medium is read, identifying a plurality of the customer identification information associated with the recording medium based on the information stored in the storage unit;
A step of making it possible to perform a deposit process related to the plurality of identified customer identification information;
A money handling method comprising:

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