JP2016181218A - Money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily confirm information stored in a money processor when performing inspection processing.SOLUTION: The money processing includes: a storage part for storing money; a detection sensor for detecting an opening/closing of a part to be opened or closed when taking out money; a storage part for storing detection results by the detection sensor; and a control unit for outputting a history of detections by the detection sensor stored in the storage part during a time period from inspection processing prior to latest inspection processing until the latest inspection processing together with the result of the latest inspection processing, in response to the reception of an instruction to output the result of the inspection processing of comparing a counting result obtained by counting the money stored in the storage part with money inventory data managed as an inventory of money stored in the storage part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus used to deposit and withdraw money.

  Conventionally, at a counter of a financial institution, a counter in charge of receiving a request from a customer performs various processes using a money processing apparatus. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cash processor used to deposit and withdraw banknotes. A money processing apparatus used in a financial institution has a function of discriminating and counting money to be deposited and withdrawn, and manages the denomination and the number (amount) of money stored in the apparatus as inventory data. In addition, for example, after the business hours of a financial institution end, the money handling device counts the money in the device one by one, and the obtained counting result indicates the amount of money managed in the device before counting. It has a function to perform a scrutiny process to confirm that it matches the data.

JP 2003-030721 A

  However, in the above prior art, if a miscalculation occurs in which the balance data and the result of counting all of the money in the device do not match as a result of the scrutiny processing, the money processing device records it to investigate the cause. There is a problem that it takes time and labor to confirm various data. Specifically, from the previous scrutiny process until the scrutiny process that caused the miscalculation, the contents of each transaction (money processing) performed in the money handling apparatus, the error that occurred in the money handling apparatus, etc. It took time and effort to confirm various information recorded in the money handling apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and provides a money handling apparatus capable of easily confirming information recorded in a money handling apparatus when performing a scrutiny process. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a money handling apparatus, which is a storage unit that stores money, a detection sensor that detects opening and closing of a part that opens and closes when money is taken out, and It is managed as a storage unit in which the detection result by the detection sensor is stored, a counting result obtained by counting the money stored in the storage unit, and a balance of the money stored in the storage unit. In response to an instruction to output a result of a scrutiny process that compares the data in stock, the memory is stored between the latest scrutiny process and the scrutiny process performed before the scrutiny process, together with the latest scrutiny process result. And a control unit that outputs a detection result by the detection sensor stored in the unit.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the storage unit stores information related to an error that has occurred in the money handling apparatus, and the control unit receives the instruction to output the result of the scrutiny process, Information on the error stored in the storage unit is output between the latest scrutinization process and the scrutiny process performed before the scrutiny process.

  In the invention described above, the invention further includes a printer that outputs a journal on which information output by the control unit is printed.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the control unit controls the printer to print and output the history of detection by the detection sensor and information on the error on a single journal as a result of the scrutiny process. It is characterized by that.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the processing for storing the detection result by the detection sensor in the storage unit is continuously performed even after the power of the money handling apparatus is turned off.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above invention, when the control unit is turned on again after the money handling apparatus is turned off, an operation for outputting a detection result by the detection sensor is performed. The operation for instructing money processing is not accepted.

  According to the present invention, a detection sensor is provided in a door or unit that needs to be opened when taking out money from the money handling apparatus so that it can be detected, and the detection result of the detection sensor is detected. Can be stored in the storage unit. And when outputting the result of the scrutinization process, together with the result of the scrutiny process performed this time, the detection result by the detection sensor recorded between the last scrutiny process and the current scrutiny process is displayed. Since it can be output as a detection history, this can be recognized if the door or unit is open. As a result of the scrutinization process, if there is a miscalculation that the balance data managed by the money handling machine does not match the counting result of the actual counting of money stored in the money handling machine, the detection sensor The cause of the miscalculation can be investigated based on the detection history by.

  Further, according to the present invention, the error history in which the error detected by the money handling apparatus is recorded is also stored in the storage unit, so that the error history can be output when outputting the result of the scrutiny process. As a result, for example, if it can be confirmed that the door or unit of the money handling device is not open during the business hours and no error occurs during the business hours, it is determined that no miscalculation will occur. It is also possible to perform operations such as omitting.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the money processing apparatus is turned off and the money is not processed, the detection sensor is operated so that when the door or unit is opened, information indicating this is stored in the storage unit. Can be saved. Thus, for example, after conducting a scrutiny after the previous day's business hours, check the detection history by the detection sensor the next morning, and if there is no evidence that the door or unit has been opened, However, it is also possible to perform operations such as starting business by omitting the scrutiny processing as if it is stored in the money handling apparatus as it is.

  In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to use a printer to output a journal printed with a result of a scrutiny process, a detection history in which a detection result by a detection sensor is recorded, an error history in which information about an error is recorded, and the like. By storing this journal, it is possible to manage information regarding the state of the money handling apparatus and the money handling performed by the money handling apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an appearance of a money handling apparatus according to the present embodiment and a configuration example of a system including the money handling apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic functional configuration of the money handling apparatus. FIG. 3 shows a menu screen for journal printing. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal that is output when “automatic examination result” is selected on the menu screen. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal that is output when “open error after inspection” is selected on the menu screen. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal that is output when “the amount in the apparatus” is selected on the menu screen. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output when “ACAD counter” is selected on the menu screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output when “load / collect” is selected on the menu screen. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the money handling apparatus after business hours are over. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the money handling apparatus before starting business.

  Below, with reference to an accompanying drawing, the money processing device concerning the present invention is explained in detail. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an appearance of a money handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment and a configuration example of a system including the money handling apparatus 1.

  In FIG. 1, in addition to the money handling apparatus 1, a printer 2 and an operation terminal 3 that are connected to the money handling apparatus 1 and used are shown. The printer 2 has a function of printing information related to the money handling apparatus 1 and information related to money handling performed by the money handling apparatus 1. The operation terminal 3 includes a computer device including an operation unit and a display unit. For example, the operation terminal 3 displays a result of identifying and counting the money deposited at the time of deposit processing, and the denomination and number of coins to be dispensed at the time of withdrawal processing ( It is used to input and output various information such as designation of (amount of money). The printer 2 and the operation terminal 3 are used in the vicinity of the money handling apparatus 1 while being connected to the money handling apparatus 1, and can be regarded as functional units that realize some functions of the money handling apparatus 1. . Therefore, it is not limited to the aspect which comprises a system by the money processing apparatus 1, the printer 2, and the operation terminal 3, and the money processing apparatus 1 implement | achieves the operation | movement and function by the printer 2 and the operation terminal 3, and operate | moves independently. It may be an aspect.

  The money handling apparatus 1 includes an operation display unit 10 including a touch panel type liquid crystal display device and two operation buttons 11 (11a and 11b) provided on both the left and right sides on the upper surface of a casing. For example, when one money handling apparatus 1 is installed at a bank counter and two counters are used from both the left and right sides, the counter presses the operation buttons 11a and 11b to make the money handling apparatus 1 Execute monetary processing after making the exclusive state. An exclusive lamp (not shown) is provided in the vicinity of the operation button 11 or the operation button 11 to indicate whether the money handling apparatus 1 is occupied by the left or right window. The operation display unit 10 can be used for the display of the identification count result and the operation of the money handling apparatus 1 similarly to the operation terminal 3.

  The money handling apparatus 1 includes a coin deposit port 31 for depositing coins, a banknote deposit port 21 for depositing banknotes, a banknote dispense port 22 for dispensing banknotes, and rejects generated during deposit processing. And a banknote reject unit 23 for discharging banknotes. In addition, the money handling apparatus 1 has a coin dispensing port 32 for dispensing coins and a coin box 33 for storing coins dispensed from the coin dispensing port 32 on both the left and right sides of the banknote reject unit 23. Have. The coin dispensing port 32 and the coin box 33 are also used when discharging reject coins generated during deposit processing.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the money handling apparatus 1. In addition to the configuration shown in FIG. 1, inside the housing of the money handling apparatus 1, a banknote transport unit 24 that transports banknotes, a denomination of a banknote transported by the banknote transport unit 24, true / false, etc. , A banknote storage unit 26 in which banknotes determined to be storable by the banknote identification unit 25 are stored by denomination, a coin transport unit 34 for transporting coins, and a coin transport unit 34 A coin identifying unit 35 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of the coins conveyed by the coin, and a coin storing unit 36 for storing the coins that the coin identifying unit 35 has determined to be able to be stored in the apparatus according to denomination A control unit 40 for controlling each unit, a storage unit 50 for storing various data, an open / close detection sensor 70 for detecting the open / close and removal of each unit, and external devices such as the printer 2 and the operation terminal 3 A communication interface 60 for communicating with It is.

  The banknote processing part 20 is comprised by the banknote depositing port 21, the banknote dispensing port 22, the banknote rejection part 23, the banknote conveyance part 24, the banknote identification part 25, and the banknote accommodating part 26. In the banknote processing unit 20, banknotes placed in the banknote deposit port 21 are fed one by one into the apparatus, conveyed by the banknote transport unit 24, identified by the banknote identification unit 25, and banknotes that cannot be deposited are banknote reject unit 23. It is possible to perform a depositing process in which banknotes that can be deposited while being rejected are stored in the banknote storage unit 26 by denomination. In addition, the banknote processing unit 20 pays out the banknotes of the denomination and number specified by the operation terminal 3 from the banknote storage unit 26, transports them by the banknote transport unit 24, and discharges them to the banknote dispensing port 22. It can be performed.

  Moreover, the coin processing part 30 is comprised by the coin deposit port 31, the coin withdrawal port 32, the coin box 33, the coin conveyance part 34, the coin identification part 35, and the coin storage part 36. FIG. In the coin processing unit 30, the coins inserted into the coin depositing port 31 are conveyed one by one by the coin conveying unit 34, identified by the coin identifying unit 35, and coins that cannot be deposited are transferred from the coin dispensing port 32 to the coin box 33. It is possible to perform a depositing process in which coins that can be deposited while being rejected are stored in the coin storage unit 36 by denomination. Further, in the coin processing unit 30, coins of the denomination and the number specified by the operation terminal 3 are drawn out from the coin storage unit 36 and conveyed by the coin conveyance unit 34, and discharged from the coin dispensing port 32 to the coin box 33. Withdrawal processing can be performed.

  Moreover, in the banknote process part 20, the banknote accommodated in the banknote accommodating part 26 is drawn | fed out one sheet at a time, is conveyed by the banknote conveyance part 24, is identified and counted by the banknote identification part 25, and is conveyed again to the banknote accommodating part 26. Banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 26 can be counted. The control unit 40 performs a scrutiny process by comparing the counting result with the banknote amount data stored in the banknote storage unit 26. Similarly, the coin processing unit 30 can count the coins stored in the coin storage unit 36, and the control unit 40 can count the obtained counting results and the coins stored in the coin storage unit 36. The scrutinization process is executed by comparing with the stock data of

  In addition, the banknote processing unit 20 and the coin processing unit 30 may include a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores banknotes and coins, a withdrawal rejection unit that stores banknotes and coins rejected at the time of withdrawal. In addition, since the configurations, functions, and operations of the banknote processing unit 20 and the coin processing unit 30 are known in the related art, including these configurations, detailed description is omitted, and only the contents necessary for the description of the present embodiment are described below. To do.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an openable / closable door 12 is provided at the lower part of the money handling apparatus 1, and the lower unit in the apparatus can be pulled out to the front side of the apparatus by opening the door 12. The banknote storage part 26 is provided in the lower unit. The banknote storage unit 26 includes a banknote stacker that is used by being fixed in the apparatus, and a banknote cassette that is used by being attached to and detached from the apparatus. Specifically, at least one of the bill storage units 26 is a bill cassette and can be attached to and detached from the lower unit.

  Further, the portion provided with the deposit port and the withdrawal port above the door 12 is also unitized, and the upper unit can be pulled out to the front side of the apparatus. The coin storage unit 36 includes a coin stacker that is fixedly used in the apparatus, and a coin cassette that is attached to and detached from the apparatus. The coin stacker is provided in the upper unit, and the coin cassette can be attached to and detached from the lower unit.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the money handling apparatus 1 is provided with an open / close / detachment detection sensor 70. The open / close / detachment detection sensor 70 is provided at each part that opens and closes when performing an operation of taking out money from the apparatus. Specifically, when taking out banknotes from the banknote storage unit 26, that is, the banknote stacker or banknote cassette, the door 12 is opened and the lower unit is pulled out, so that the door sensor 72 detects that the door 12 is opened, A lower unit sensor 73 for detecting that the lower unit has been pulled out is provided. Further, since the upper unit is pulled out when the coin is taken out from the coin stacker in the coin storage unit 36, an upper unit sensor 71 for detecting that the upper unit has been pulled out is provided. Further, when taking out coins from the coin cassette in the coin storage portion 36, the door 12 is opened and the lower unit is pulled out, so that this can be detected by the door sensor 72 and the lower unit sensor 73.

  The lower unit is provided with a cassette sensor 74 that detects the removal of the coin cassette and the removal of the banknote cassette. In addition, a sensor for detecting that the banknote reject unit 23 is opened and a sensor for detecting that the coin box 33 is removed are also provided.

  When the opening / closing / detaching of each part is detected by each sensor constituting the opening / closing / detaching detection sensor 70, the control unit 40 uses the part where the opening / closing or removal is detected and the detection date / time as sensor log data 51. Save in the storage unit 50. By referring to the sensor log data 51, it is possible to confirm which part of the money handling apparatus 1 is opened and closed.

  When recording the detection results of each sensor, set to record either or both of the date and time when the door or unit was opened or removed and the date and time when the door or unit was closed or attached. Can do. For example, it can be set so that only the date and time when the door 12 is opened is recorded, and the date and time when the door 12 is closed is not recorded.

  In the money handling apparatus 1, the number (money amount) of banknotes of each denomination stored in the apparatus is managed by monitoring banknotes deposited and withdrawn by the banknote processing unit 20. Similarly, the number (amount) of coins of each denomination stored in the coin storage unit 36 is managed by monitoring coins deposited and withdrawn by the coin processing unit 30. The data related to the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 26 and the data related to the coins stored in the coin storage unit 36 are cash amount data indicating the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 1. The control unit 40 records and manages money balance data in the storage unit 50 as a part of the money processing data 52.

  In addition, the money processing data 52 stores data related to bill processing such as bill loading processing, collection processing, deposit processing, and withdrawal processing performed by the money processing apparatus 1. The money processing data 52 also stores data relating to each coin processing such as coin loading processing, collection processing, deposit processing, and withdrawal processing performed by the money processing apparatus 1. By referring to the money processing data 52, when each processing performed in the money processing apparatus 1 is performed, what kind of money is processed and how many pieces of money are processed in each processing, and each processed money is stored in the apparatus. It can be confirmed whether it is stored or discharged out of the apparatus.

  Further, when the scrutiny process is performed in the money handling apparatus 1, the control unit 40 records the date and time when the scrutiny process was performed and the result of the scrutiny process in the storage unit 50 as the scrutinization process data 53. By referring to the scrutinization processing data 53, the date and time of the scrutiny processing performed in the money handling apparatus 1, the result of each scrutiny processing, and the like can be confirmed.

  In the money handling apparatus 1, a sensor that detects the state of money transport is provided in a transport path for transporting money in the banknote processing unit 20 and the coin processing unit 30, and this is detected when a transport error occurs in the money being transported. It can be done. Further, in the money handling apparatus 1, a sensor is also provided in a storage unit that stores and pays out money in the banknote processing unit 20 and the coin processing unit 30, and an error occurred during the storage of money and occurred during the delivery of money. An error can be detected. In addition to this, the money handling apparatus 1 is also provided with a sensor for detecting a defective attachment of the coin cassette to the lower unit and a defective attachment of the banknote cassette to the lower unit. When an error is detected by these sensors, the control unit 40 uses the error log data 54 to indicate the type of error such as a transport error, a storage error, a feeding error, and a detachment error, and the date and time when this error was detected. Record in the storage unit 50. By referring to the error log data 54, it is possible to confirm at what part of the money handling apparatus 1 and what kind of error has occurred.

  The sensors 71 to 74, the control unit 40, and the storage unit 50 that constitute the open / close / detachment detection sensor 70 are not only during the money processing while the money processing apparatus 1 is turned on, but also at night, holidays, etc. The operation is continued while the money handling apparatus 1 is powered off. And when opening / closing and removal | desorption of each site | part are detected, this is recorded on the sensor log data 51 of the memory | storage part 50. FIG. The storage unit 50 is a non-volatile storage device including a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, and the like, and can hold recorded data even when power supply is stopped.

  In the money handling apparatus 1, a journal can be output from the printer 2 by operating the operation terminal 3 or the operation display unit 10. Various kinds of information can be printed on the journal based on data stored in the storage unit 50, details of which will be described later. Further, the operation for instructing the journal printing can be performed by operating the operation terminal 3 or the operation display unit 10, but in the following, the operation is performed by operating the operation display unit 10 included in the money handling apparatus 1. explain.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a menu screen for journal printing displayed on the operation display unit 10. On the menu screen for journal printing, five menus are displayed: “automatic inspection result”, “in-apparatus amount”, “loading / collecting”, “error door open after inspection”, and “ACAD counter”.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output from the printer 2 when “automatic inspection result” is selected on the menu screen. When “automatic scrutiny result” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 40 of the money handling apparatus 1 refers to the storage unit 50, and sensor log data 51, money handling data 52, scrutiny processing data 53, and error Based on the log data 54, a journal is output from the printer 2.

  The example of FIG. 4 shows that this journal was output at 15:30 on July 15, 2014. This journal was last reviewed at 15:40 on July 12, 2014, and the previous review was performed at 16:20 on July 8, 2014 It is an example. That is, the latest scrutiny processing data relates to the scrutiny processing at 15:40 on July 12, 2014.

  As shown in FIG. 4, data relating to banknotes is printed on the journal as “banknotes”, and data relating to coins is printed as “coins”. Further, history data extracted from the sensor log data 51 and the error log data 54 is printed as “error / door opening history”. Information that can identify the money handling apparatus 1 is printed at the bottom of the journal. In the example of FIG. 4, the journal is output from the money handling apparatus 1 specified by the apparatus name “A-001” and the serial number.

  For the data on banknotes and data on coins, the initial balance, which shows the balance data, the count result, which shows the count results obtained by the scrutiny process, and the difference between the balance data and the scrutiny process, respectively. “Difference” is shown. In the item of “initial balance,” the number and amount of money types managed as balance data and the total amount of these are printed. In the “counting result” item, the number and amount of money obtained by the scrutiny process and the total amount of these are printed. In addition, in the item “Difference”, the number and amount of money types by comparing the balance data and the counting result by the scrutiny processing, and the total amount of these are printed. In the example shown in FIG. 4, an example is shown in which the “initial balance” that is the balance data and the “count result” that is the count result by the scrutiny processing match, but the balance data and the scrutiny processing result are If they are different, the number and amount of each denomination and the total amount are printed in the item “Difference”.

  In the item of “error / door opening history”, an error detected during the last scrutinization process, that is, the latest scrutiny process, to the scrutiny process performed before that, and the door 12 opened. Detection results such as withdrawal of the upper unit, withdrawal of the lower unit, and removal of the money cassette are printed. In the example of FIG. 4, the date and time of the scrutiny process last performed is 15:40 on July 12, 2014, and the date and time of the scrutiny process performed immediately before is 16:20 on July 8, 2014. Therefore, the "latest scrutiny-previous scrutiny" is set from 15:40 on July 12 to 16:20 on July 8, and during this period, errors and parts detected by the money handling apparatus 1 are detected. The history about opening and closing of is printed. Specifically, from the journal shown in FIG. 4, the banknote reject unit 23 is opened, a setting failure occurs when the coin cassette is set in the lower unit, and a setting failure occurs when the banknote cassette is set in the lower unit. It can be seen that the upper unit has been pulled out of the apparatus, and the date and time when each was detected can be confirmed.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, there is no problem because there is no miscalculation between the inventory data and the count result by the scrutiny process, but in the case of miscalculation, each part printed as an error / door opening history is displayed. The cause of the miscalculation can be investigated on the basis of data relating to opening and closing and data relating to errors.

  FIG. 4 shows an example in which there is an error occurrence history and an opening history of the upper unit, but there may be no error occurrence and no opening history of the door 12 or the like. is there. In such a case, information indicating that there is no data may be printed as an error / door opening history at the bottom of the journal, or only data relating to banknotes and data relating to coins may be printed. An error / door opening history may not be printed.

  In addition, the contents printed when the automatic inspection result is selected on the print menu screen can be changed by setting. Specifically, whether or not to print an error / door opening history in the journal can be changed by setting. At this time, the error / door opening history can be set not to print both the error occurrence history and the opening history of the door 12 or the like, or only one of them can be set to be printed. It is also possible to specify the type of error to be printed as an error occurrence history and the part to be printed as an open history. For example, it can be set to print only the opening history of the door 12 and the like without printing the error occurrence history. Further, for example, when printing the opening history, even if it is detected that the lower unit is pulled out by opening the door 12, the detection result of the door 12 is not printed, and only the detection result of the lower unit is printed. Can be set as follows.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output from the printer 2 when “open error after inspection” is selected on the menu screen. When “open error after inspection” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 40 of the money handling apparatus 1 refers to the storage unit 50, and based on the sensor log data 51 and the error log data 54, the printer 2 to output the journal. Information indicating that the journal is output from the money handling apparatus 1 of “A-001” is included at the bottom of the journal.

  The example of FIG. 5 shows that this journal was output at 15:30 on July 15, 2014. In addition, the last scrutiny process (latest scrutiny process) was performed on this journal at 15:40 on July 12, 2014, and before that, the scrutiny process was performed on July 8, 2014. This is an example when the day is 16:20.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the date and time when the scrutiny process was last executed is printed in this journal as “the latest automatic scrutiny execution date and time”. In addition, the journal was output at 15:30 on July 15th, and the last scrutiny was performed at 15:40 on July 12, 2014. The number of data recorded in the sensor log data 51 and error log data 54 after the scrutiny process (15:40 on July 12, 2014) and the data recorded on that day (July 15) Is printed. In the example of FIG. 5, after the last scrutiny processing, five data are recorded in the sensor log data 51 and the error log data 54, and two of these are recorded on the day when the journal is output. It is shown that. In addition, the contents of the five data recorded in the sensor log data 51 and the error log data 54 are printed in the journal as “error / door opening history”. As described above, by outputting the journal from the printer 2, it is possible to check data relating to opening / closing of each part of the money handling apparatus 1 and data relating to errors.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output from the printer 2 when “in-apparatus amount” is selected on the menu screen. 3 is selected, the control unit 40 of the money handling apparatus 1 is stored in the money handling apparatus 1 on the basis of the money processing data 52 with reference to the storage unit 50. The journal that prints the amount of money that is being printed is output from the printer 2. Information indicating the issue date and time of the journal is included at the top of the journal, and information indicating that the journal is output from the money handling apparatus 1 of “A-001” is included at the bottom.

  FIG. 6A is a journal showing the amount of money for all the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1. FIG. 6B is a journal showing the amount of money stored in the banknote storage unit 26 and the coin storage unit 36, that is, the banknote stacker and the coin stacker, which are fixedly used in the money handling apparatus 1. FIG. 6C shows a cassette type banknote storage unit 26 and a coin storage unit 36 that are used by being attached to and removed from the money handling apparatus 1, that is, a journal showing the amount of money stored in the banknote cassette and the coin cassette. It is. Thus, the money handling apparatus 1 can output the respective journals by dividing the inventory in the apparatus, the inventory in the stacker, and the inventory in the cassette.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each journal is printed with the total amount of banknotes as “total bills” after the number and amount of banknotes are printed, and then the number and amount of coins are denominated. After printing, the total amount of coins is printed as “total coins”, and finally the total amount of banknotes and coins is printed as “total”. 6A to 6C show three journals separately, it is possible to print these as one journal by changing the setting relating to the journal printing method.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output from the printer 2 when “ACAD counter” is selected on the menu screen. When “ACAD counter” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 40 of the money handling apparatus 1 refers to the storage unit 50, and all of the money processed by the money handling apparatus 1 based on the money processing data 52. A journal on which information indicating the currency is printed is output from the printer 2. Information indicating the issue date and time of the journal is included at the top of the journal, and information indicating that the journal is output from the money handling apparatus 1 of “A-001” is included at the bottom.

  FIG. 7A is a journal showing all money processed by the money handling apparatus 1. Specifically, it shows the result of counting all of the deposited money, withdrawn money, loaded money and collected money. FIG. 7B is a journal showing the result of counting money deposited in the money handling apparatus 1, and FIG. 7C is a journal showing the result of counting money dispensed from the money handling apparatus 1. (D) is a journal showing the result of counting the money loaded in the money handling apparatus 1, and (e) is a journal showing the result of counting the money collected from the money handling apparatus 1. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, each journal is printed with the total amount of banknotes as “total banknotes” after the number and amount of banknotes are printed, and then the number and amount of coins are denominated. After printing, the total amount of coins is printed as “total coins”, and finally the total amount of banknotes and coins is printed as “total”. In FIGS. 7A to 7E, five journals are shown separately. However, it is possible to print these as one journal by changing the setting relating to the journal printing method.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a journal output from the printer 2 when “load / collect” is selected on the menu screen. When “loading / collecting” is selected on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 40 of the money handling apparatus 1 refers to the storage unit 50, based on the money handling data 52, A journal on which data related to the collection process is printed is output from the printer 2. Information indicating the issue date and time of the journal is included at the top of the journal, and information indicating that the journal is output from the money handling apparatus 1 of “A-001” is included at the bottom.

  FIG. 8 shows an example of the case where the loading process and the collection process are the last performed in the money handling apparatus 1 is the loading process. As shown in FIG. 8, the total amount of banknotes is printed as “total” after the number and amount of banknotes are printed on the journal, and then the number and amount of coins are printed. Later, the total amount of coins is printed as “total”, and finally the total amount of banknotes and coins is printed as “total”. In addition, when the last processing performed in the money handling apparatus 1 is the collection processing, similarly, the information on the collected money includes the breakdown of the type of the collected banknote and the total amount of the collected banknote. The journal printed in the order of the breakdown of the collected coins by denomination and the total amount of the collected coins is output.

  Next, the flow of processing performed using the money handling apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the money handling apparatus 1 after the business hours at the bank are over.

  Upon completion of the business at the bank counter, a person in charge such as a counter who uses the money processing apparatus 1 at the counter operates the operation display unit 10 of the money processing apparatus 1 and records it in the money processing apparatus 1 during business hours. The log data such as the error and the opening / closing of the door 12 is confirmed (step S1). Specifically, the menu screen shown in FIG. 3 is called and “error door open after scrutiny” is executed. As shown in FIG. 5, the error recorded in the money handling apparatus 1 and information on opening / closing of each part are displayed. Print the printed journal. This journal prints the date and time when the error occurred and the date and time when the door 12 etc. was opened since the last scrutiny was performed. And the open / close status of the door 12, the upper unit, the lower unit, and the like can be confirmed.

  If there is no error during business hours and there is no history of opening the door 12 or the upper / lower unit (step S2; Yes), the person in charge manages the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1. It is determined that there is no event that causes a miscalculation between the cash balance data and the money actually stored in the money handling apparatus 1, and the money handling apparatus 1 is not subjected to a scrutiny process. A journal indicating the amount of money managed within and a journal indicating all money processed by the money handling apparatus 1 are output (step S7). More specifically, “In-device balance” is selected on the menu screen, and a journal showing the balance of money in the money handling apparatus 1 is output as shown in FIG. 6, and “ACAD counter” is selected and displayed. As shown in FIG. 7, a journal indicating all the money processed by the money handling apparatus 1 is output.

  When the person in charge outputs from the printer 2 a journal about the amount of money in the apparatus and a journal about the money processed by the money processing apparatus 1, the information printed on these journals and the money processing apparatus managed by the operation terminal 3 1 is confirmed (step S8), and the process ends.

  The person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 relates to a journal on which information on errors and opening / closing of the apparatus is printed, a journal on which information on the amount in the apparatus is printed, and all money processed in the money handling apparatus 1. Keep journals with information printed. Thereby, the information regarding the money processing apparatus 1 in each business day in a bank and the information regarding the money processed with the money processing apparatus 1 can be recorded as a record.

  If there is an error during the business hours or if there is a history of opening the door 12 or the upper / lower unit (step S2; No), the person in charge manages the cash amount data managed by the money handling apparatus 1 and the money handling apparatus 1 It is determined that there is a possibility that a miscalculation has occurred with the money that is actually stored, and a scrutiny process is executed (step S3). When the scrutiny process is executed and the counting result obtained by counting the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 is obtained, the person in charge selects “automatic scrutiny result” on the menu screen shown in FIG. Output journal. In this journal, as shown in FIG. 4, information indicating the amount of money that has been managed by the money handling apparatus 1, the count result by the scrutiny processing, and the money for which the balance data and the count result of the scrutiny processing do not match. And an error history and an opening / closing history of the door 12 and the like.

  The person in charge confirms the information contained in the journal, and if there is no difference between the cash balance data and the count result of the scrutiny processing, it is determined that there is no miscalculation (step S4; Yes). 1 confirms the amount of money stored in 1 (step S7), confirms data related to the money handling apparatus 1 managed by the operation terminal 3 (step S8), and ends the process. Then, the person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 has a journal printed with information on errors and opening / closing of the equipment, a journal printed with the result of the scrutiny, a journal printed with information about the amount of money in the equipment, A journal on which information on all money processed by the processing device 1 is printed is stored.

  If there is a miscalculation when comparing the stock data and the count result of the scrutiny process (step S4; No), the person in charge confirms the error history included in the journal and the opening / closing history of the door 12, etc. The cause that occurred is investigated (step S5). In the journal output in step S3, the type of error recorded by the money handling apparatus 1 and the part where the error is detected are printed. Also, in this journal, information indicating the opening of each part where coins and bills in the money handling apparatus 1 can be taken out, such as drawer of the upper unit, drawer of the lower unit, opening of the door 12 for pulling out the lower unit, etc. Is printed. For example, a person who recognizes from the information printed in the journal that the number of 10,000 yen bills does not match between the cash balance data and the result of the scrutiny processing may be an error or device related to the 10,000 yen bill processing. The cause of the miscalculation can be investigated by checking the opening / closing history of each part.

  At this time, the money handling apparatus 1 underlines information related to the miscalculation and other information by adding an underline or a predetermined mark such as an asterisk to the information on the 10,000 yen bill in which the miscalculation is detected. Can be printed on the journal so that they can be distinguished. As a result, the person in charge can proceed to investigate the cause of the miscalculation based on the underlined or marked information.

  If a miscalculation occurs, all the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 is once taken out of the apparatus, and then the money handling apparatus 1 is emptied, and then the money is returned to the money handling apparatus 1 again. A loading process for loading is performed (step S6). When all collection and loading are performed, the person in charge selects “loading / collecting” on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3 and outputs a journal.

  When “loading / recovering” is executed after the processing of all collection, the breakdown of the bill type and the total amount of the banknotes and coins collected from the money handling apparatus 1 is obtained as information on the last loading / recovering process. The printed journal is output. Further, when “loading / collecting” is executed after the loading process is performed, the information on the last loaded / collecting process is as shown in FIG. A journal with the amount printed is output.

  The person in charge outputs the collected money journal and the loaded money journal, and as described above, confirms the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 (step S7), and the operation terminal. The data managed in 3 is confirmed (step S8), and the process is terminated. The person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 has a journal on which information on errors and opening / closing of the apparatus is printed, a journal on which the results of the inspection process are printed, a journal on which information on the collection process and the loading process is printed, The journal on which information on the amount in the apparatus is printed and the journal on which information on all money processed by the money handling apparatus 1 are printed are stored.

  As described above, the person in charge uses each journal printed by the printer 2 to generate errors in the money handling apparatus 1, opening / closing history of the door 12 and the like, stock data, scrutinization processing results, collected money and loaded. The counting result of money can be easily confirmed. Since each journal includes the output date and time of the journal, by storing the journal, the processing actually performed in the processing shown in FIG. 9 and the information confirmed in each processing can be recorded as a record. . In addition, since each journal includes information for identifying the money handling apparatus 1 that has output the journal, each journal can be stored so that even if a bank uses a plurality of money handling apparatuses 1, Processing performed by the apparatus and information confirmed by this processing can be recorded as a record.

  In this way, after the business hours are over, the scrutiny process is performed only when necessary, and the money actually stored in the money handling apparatus 1 matches the data managed as the balance data in the money handling apparatus 1. After confirming that this is done, the person in charge turns off the power of the money handling apparatus 1.

  In the money handling apparatus 1, the control unit 40, the storage unit 50, and the open / close / detachment detection sensor 70 continue to operate even after the power is turned off. And when the drawer of the upper unit, the opening of the door 12, the drawer of the lower unit, the removal of the banknote cassette, the removal of the coin cassette, etc. are performed, this is detected, and the part opened and closed and the detection date and time, The sensor log data 51 is recorded in the storage unit 50. For this reason, even at night, when the door 12 or the like is opened and closed by the money handling apparatus 1, this can be confirmed in the next morning or the like.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the money handling apparatus 1 before starting business of a bank, for example. The person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 turns on the power of the money handling apparatus 1 and then operates the operation display unit 10 to record the error recorded in the money handling apparatus 1 while the power is turned off. And log data such as opening / closing of the door 12 is confirmed (step S11). Specifically, the menu screen shown in FIG. 3 is called to execute “open error door after scrutiny”, and as shown in FIG. 5, the error recorded in the money handling apparatus 1 and the opening / closing and removal of each part of the apparatus are related. Outputs a journal with information printed. This journal prints the date and time when the error occurred and the date and time when the door 12 was opened from the last scrutiny process to the present, so it occurs by the morning of the day The error occurrence status and the open / close status of the door 12, the upper unit, the lower unit, etc. can be confirmed.

  For example, if no error has occurred between the end of business on the previous day and the morning of the day, and there is no history of opening the door 12 or the upper and lower units (step S12; Yes), It is determined that there is no event that causes a miscalculation between the cash balance data managed by the processing device 1 and the money actually stored in the money processing device 1, and the scrutiny processing is not performed. Then, a journal indicating the amount of money managed in the money handling apparatus 1 is output (step S17). More specifically, “in-device balance” is selected on the menu screen, and a journal indicating the balance of money in the money handling apparatus 1 is output as shown in FIG.

  When the person in charge outputs journals related to the amount in the apparatus, the information printed in these journals is registered in the operation terminal 3 (step S18), and the process is terminated. Thereby, it will be in the state which can start the business in a bank window using the money processor 1. FIG.

  A person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 stores a journal on which information on errors and opening / closing of the apparatus is printed and a journal on which information on the amount in the apparatus is printed. Thereby, the information regarding the money processing apparatus 1 at the time of the business start in each business day in a bank and the information regarding the money accommodated in the money processing apparatus 1 can be left as a record.

  If an error has occurred between the end of business on the previous day and the morning of the day, or if there is a history of opening the door 12 or the upper / lower unit (step S12; No), the person in charge is the money handling apparatus 1. It is determined that there is a possibility that a miscalculation has occurred between the cash balance data managed in step S1 and the money actually stored in the money handling apparatus 1, and a scrutiny process is executed (step S13). When the result of counting the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 is obtained by executing the examination process, the person in charge selects “automatic examination result” on the menu screen shown in FIG. 3 and outputs the journal. . In this journal, as shown in FIG. 4, the balance data, the count result of the scrutiny processing, the money information in which the balance data and the count result of the scrutiny processing do not match, the error history, and the opening / closing of the door 12, etc. History and are included.

  The person in charge confirms the information included in the journal, and if there is no difference between the cash balance data and the count result of the scrutiny processing, it is determined that there is no miscalculation (step S14; Yes). 1 confirms the amount of money stored in 1 (step S17), registers information related to the amount of money in the money processing apparatus 1 in the operation terminal 3 (step S18), and ends the process. The person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 stores a journal on which information on errors and on / off of the apparatus is printed, a journal on which the result of the scrutiny process is printed, and a journal on which information on the amount in the apparatus is printed. To do.

  If there is a miscalculation when comparing the stock data and the counting result of the scrutiny process (step S14; No), the person in charge confirms the error occurrence history included in the journal and the opening / closing history of the door 12, etc. The cause of the miscalculation is investigated (step S15). In the journal output in step S13, the type of error recorded by the money handling apparatus 1 and the part where the error is detected are printed. In addition, information indicating the drawer of the upper unit from which coins and banknotes in the money handling apparatus 1 can be taken out, the drawer of the lower unit, the opening of the door 12 for drawing out the lower unit, and the like are printed on this journal. . Thereby, the person in charge can investigate the cause of the miscalculation while referring to the journal.

  In the case of miscalculation, all the money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 is once taken out of the apparatus, and after all the money handling apparatus 1 is emptied, the money is loaded into the money handling apparatus 1 again. A loading process is performed (step S16). When all collection and loading are performed, the person in charge selects “loading / collecting” on the menu screen shown in FIG.

  When “loading / recovering” is executed after the processing of all collection, the breakdown of the bill type and the total amount of the banknotes and coins collected from the money handling apparatus 1 is obtained as information on the last loading / recovering process. The printed journal is output. Further, when “loading / collecting” is executed after the loading process is performed, the information on the last loaded / collecting process is as shown in FIG. A journal with the amount printed is output.

  After outputting the collected money journal and the loaded money journal, the person in charge confirms the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 as described above (step S17). Information on the amount of money in the processing device 1 is registered in the operation terminal 3 (step S18), and the process is terminated. The person in charge of the money handling apparatus 1 has a journal on which information on errors and opening / closing of the apparatus is printed, a journal on which the results of the inspection process are printed, a journal on which information on the collection process and the loading process is printed, And a journal on which information relating to the amount in the apparatus is printed.

  In this way, before the start of business, the scrutiny process is performed only when necessary, and it is confirmed that the money actually stored in the money handling apparatus 1 matches the data managed as the cash balance data. After registering the amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus 1 in the operation terminal 3, the money handling apparatus 1 is used to start business.

  The money handling apparatus 1 can be set so that money processing by the money handling apparatus 1 cannot be started unless the process shown in FIG. 10 is executed after the power is turned on. Specifically, for example, it is determined whether or not a process of outputting a journal (step S11) for confirming an error occurrence history and an opening / closing history of each part of the apparatus has been performed, and if this process is not performed, It can be set so that subsequent processing (steps S12 to S18) and money processing cannot be executed. In this setting, even if an attempt is made to start monetary processing in the money handling apparatus 1 without printing a journal and checking an error occurrence history or an opening / closing history of each part of the device, the money processing is not executed, and the operation display unit 10 or Information for instructing to execute the processing shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the screen of the operation terminal 3.

  In addition to this, in the money handling apparatus 1, after turning on the power of the money handling apparatus 1, there is no deposit processing or output until a journal printed with an error occurrence history and an opening / closing history of each part of the device is output. When a journal showing the processing result is output by accepting only the instruction of the scrutiny process and not the instruction of the gold process etc., the error occurrence history and the opening / closing history of each part of the device are displayed. It is also possible to set so that money processing by the money handling apparatus 1 can be started without outputting the printed journal.

  In addition, although the example performed before a business start was shown about each process demonstrated with reference to FIG. 10, after performing the process shown in FIG. 9 and turning off the power supply of the money processing apparatus 1, money processing When the power of the apparatus 1 is turned on, each of these processes is executed.

  As described above, the person in charge uses each journal printed by the printer 2 to generate errors in the money handling apparatus 1, opening / closing history of the door 12 and the like, stock data, scrutinization processing results, collected money and loaded. The counting result of money can be easily confirmed. Since each journal includes the output date and time of the journal, by storing the journal, the processing actually performed among the processing shown in FIG. 10 and the information confirmed in each processing can be recorded as a record. . In addition, since each journal includes information for identifying the money handling apparatus 1 that has output the journal, each journal can be stored so that even if a bank uses a plurality of money handling apparatuses 1, Processing performed by the apparatus and information confirmed by this processing can be recorded as a record.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which information about the money handling apparatus 1 and information about money handling performed by the money handling apparatus 1 is output as a journal from the printer 2 has been described. 3 and a display device connected to the communication interface 60 of the money handling apparatus 1 can also be output and displayed. The journals shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 can be output as data to a tablet-type portable terminal connected to the communication interface 60, and stored as data in a server or the like connected to the communication interface 60. You can also The information output as a journal and how it is output in what format can be changed by setting.

  Further, among the processes of steps S1 to S8 shown in FIG. 9, the processes shown in steps S5 and S6 are performed by the person in charge, and the processes of steps S1 to S4, S7 and S8 are executed by the control unit 40. It can also be set. Specifically, when the person in charge operates the operation display unit 10 to instruct to start processing after the end of business hours, the control unit 40 displays information on the progress of processing and details of processing on the screen. However, it can be set as the aspect which performs step S1-S4 and S7 and S8 automatically.

  Similarly, the processing of steps S11 to S18 shown in FIG. 10 can also be set so that the control unit 40 performs the processing of steps S11 to S14, S17, and S18. Specifically, when the person in charge operates the operation display unit 10 to instruct to start the process before the start of business hours, the control unit 40 displays information on the progress of the process and the details of the process on the screen. However, it can be set as the aspect which performs step S11-S14 and S17 and S18 automatically.

  As described above, according to the money handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, an error or apparatus detected after the final scrutiny process is performed only by operating the operation display unit 10 to instruct journal printing. Since it is possible to output a journal including information related to opening / closing of each unit, it is possible to check information included in the journal and determine whether or not the money processing apparatus 1 executes a scrutiny process.

  In addition, when the scrutiny processing is executed, the cash balance data managing the denomination and number of money in the money handling apparatus 1, the result counted by the scrutiny processing, and the comparison result comparing these, It is possible to output a journal in which errors detected between the scrutinization process and the previous scrutiny process performed before this scrutiny process and information related to opening / closing of each part of the apparatus are printed. If there is a miscalculation in which the balance data differs from the counting result by the scrutiny processing, this can be recognized from the information contained in the journal. In addition, when a miscalculation occurs, the cause of the miscalculation can be investigated on the basis of an error included in the journal and information on opening / closing of each part of the apparatus.

  Further, since the journal includes the date and time of output of the journal, the date and time when the scrutiny processing was performed, the status of the money handling apparatus 1 and the money carried out by the money handling apparatus 1 are stored by storing the journal. Information can be recorded and managed.

  As described above, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is useful for easily confirming information such as errors recorded in the money handling apparatus during the scrutiny process.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing apparatus 2 Printer 3 Operation terminal 10 Operation display part 11, 11a, 11b Operation button 12 Door 20 Banknote processing part 21 Banknote deposit port 22 Banknote withdrawal port 23 Banknote reject part 24 Banknote conveyance part 25 Banknote identification part 26 Banknote storage Unit 30 Coin processing unit 31 Coin deposit port 32 Coin dispensing port 33 Coin box 34 Coin transport unit 35 Coin identification unit 36 Coin storage unit 40 Control unit 50 Storage unit 60 Communication interface 70 Open / close / desorption detection sensor

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A storage section for storing money;
A detection sensor that detects opening and closing of a part that opens and closes when taking out money;
A storage unit for storing a detection result by the detection sensor;
A result of a scrutiny process that compares the counting result obtained by counting the money stored in the storage unit with the amount data managed as the amount of money stored in the storage unit. In response to the output instruction, the detection result by the detection sensor stored in the storage unit is output between the latest scrutiny processing and the scrutiny processing performed before the scrutiny processing, together with the latest scrutiny processing result A money handling apparatus comprising: a control unit that performs the operation. The storage unit stores information about errors that have occurred in the money handling apparatus,
When the control unit receives an instruction to output the result of the scrutiny processing, the error stored in the storage unit between the latest scrutiny processing and the scrutiny processing performed before the scrutiny processing is performed. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information relating to the money is output. The money processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a printer that outputs a journal on which information output by the control unit is printed.   4. The control unit according to claim 3, wherein the control unit controls the printer and prints and outputs information about a detection history and the error by the detection sensor on a single journal as a result of the scrutiny process. 5. Money handling equipment.   5. The process according to claim 1, wherein the processing for storing the detection result of the detection sensor in the storage unit is continued even after the power of the money handling apparatus is turned off. The money handling apparatus described. When the control unit is turned on again after the money handling apparatus is turned off, the control unit does not accept an operation for instructing money handling until an operation for outputting a detection result by the detection sensor is performed. The money handling apparatus according to claim 5.

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