JP2017062750A - Currency processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a currency processing device capable of preventing time required for replenishment of currency to be prolonged.SOLUTION: A bill processing device 1 comprises: a depositing part 101 which receives bills; a plurality of storage part 109 and 110a-110c to which the bills received by the depositing part 101, which are distributed, are stored; a temporary holding part 108 for temporarily holding bills before distribution; a conveyance part 105; and a processing execution part (terminal control part 202 and apparatus control part 116) for selectively executing holding replenishment processing for controlling the respective parts and after temporarily holding bills received by the depositing part 101 for replenishment in the temporary holding part 108, ejecting the held bills from the temporary holding part 108 and distributing them to the plurality of storage parts 109 and 110a-110c to store them and direct replenishment processing for distributing the bills received by the depositing part 101 for replenishment to the plurality of storage parts 109 and 110a-110c to store them without going through the temporary holding part 108.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that deposits and withdraws money.

  Conventionally, as a money handling apparatus for depositing and withdrawing money, etc., a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds after the deposited money is counted, and after the user's approval operation based on the counting result, 2. Description of the Related Art A money handling apparatus is known in which money held in a holding unit is distributed and stored in a storage unit provided for each denomination (see Patent Document 1). In such a money handling device, if an abnormality such as a banknote jam occurs before the counting of all the deposited money has been completed and it is necessary to redo the payment process, the money is transferred to the temporary holding part and the temporary holding part. It is only necessary to collect money existing in the path, and since a large amount of money already stored in the storage unit is not accessed, security is maintained.

  By the way, in the money handling apparatus, when there is a shortage of money in the storage unit during business, the storage unit is replenished with money (additional replenishment). In addition, in banks, etc., periodic scrutiny (cash audit) is performed to check whether the number and amount of money managed by the money handling device as being in stock matches the number and amount of money actually stored. (For example, once every two weeks). At the time of this scrutiny, all the money is temporarily taken out from the storage unit, and thereafter, the money taken out is replenished to the empty storage unit.

  In the money handling apparatus configured as described above, during such replenishment processing, after the money to be replenished is counted and held in the temporary holding unit, and the approval operation is performed, as in the case of the deposit processing. The structure distributed to each accommodating part may be taken.

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  However, when the above-described method is adopted for the replenishment process, there is a problem that the processing time is significantly prolonged when a large amount of money is replenished as replenishment at the time of scrutiny.

  In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in time required for money replenishment processing.

  A money handling apparatus according to a main aspect of the present invention includes a depositing unit into which money is thrown in, a plurality of storing units into which the money put into the depositing unit is sorted and stored, and money before sorting is temporarily stored And the money put in the depositing unit are transported to the temporary holding unit and the plurality of storage units, and the money held in the temporary storage unit is transported to the plurality of storage units. A transport unit that controls the respective units, and temporarily holds the money put into the deposit unit for replenishment in the temporary holding unit, and then pays out the stored money from the temporary holding unit and stores the money. And a second replenishment process for transporting and storing the money in the depositing section, and transporting and storing the money put into the depositing section for replenishment in the storing section without going through the temporary storage section. Process that executes replenishment process selectively It includes an execution unit.

  According to the present invention, after the money put into the depositing part for replenishment is temporarily held in the temporary holding part, the held money is transferred from the temporary holding part to the feeding storage part and stored. In addition to the replenishment process, the second replenishment process for transporting and storing the money put into the deposit unit for replenishment to the storage unit without passing through the temporary storage unit can be executed. If the second replenishment process is executed, the time required for the replenishment process can be shortened compared to the case where the first replenishment process is executed.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling apparatus capable of suppressing the time required for money replenishment processing from being prolonged.

  The effects and significance of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments. However, the embodiment described below is merely an example when the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to what is described in the following embodiment.

Drawing 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the bill processing device concerning an embodiment. FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the banknote handling machine according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a banknote provided in the collective storage unit and the denomination storage unit according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a detection part. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the pending replenishment process executed by the device control unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation of direct replenishment processing executed by the device control unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the screen displayed on the operation display unit when the pending replenishment process is executed according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the screen displayed on the operation display unit when the direct replenishment process is executed according to the embodiment. Drawing 10 (a) is a figure showing a flow of a bill in a bill processing machine in temporary reservation processing which constitutes reservation supplement processing concerning an embodiment, and Drawing 10 (b) shows reservation supplement according to an embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote in the banknote processing machine in the distribution process which comprises a process. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the flow of banknotes in the banknote handling machine in the direct replenishment process according to the embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment abnormality process executed by the device control unit according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the supplemental abnormality process executed by the terminal control unit according to the embodiment. FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C show an abnormality notification screen, a first collection completion screen, and a second collection completion screen that are displayed on the operation display unit when the replenishment abnormality process is executed, respectively. FIG. FIG. 15A is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit according to the first modification, and FIG. 15B is a prohibition for accepting the direct replenishment process according to the first modification. It is the figure which illustrated the selection screen in the case of being done. FIG. 16A is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit according to the second modification, and FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating an operation screen according to the second modification. is there.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the following embodiment, a banknote handling apparatus for depositing / withdrawing banknotes is exemplified as one embodiment of the money handling apparatus according to the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c correspond to the “storage unit” recited in the claims. The operation display unit 201 corresponds to an “operation receiving unit”, “notification unit”, and “display unit” described in the claims. Further, the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116 correspond to a “processing execution unit” recited in the claims. Furthermore, the banknote detection part 130 respond | corresponds to the "detection part" as described in a claim.

  However, the above description is only for the purpose of associating the configuration of the claims with the configuration of the embodiment, and the invention described in the claims is incorporated into the configuration of the embodiment by the above association. It is not limited at all. The same applies to the correspondence between the structure of the claims and the structure of a modified example to be described later.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a banknote handling machine 10, an operation terminal 20, and a printer 30. The banknote handling apparatus 1 is installed in a bank, for example, and performs a depositing process for banknotes deposited from a customer, or performs a withdrawal process for banknotes dispensed to a customer. In addition, the banknote processing apparatus 1 is often added with a coin processing machine for depositing and withdrawing coins, and in this case, a cashier system is configured.

  The banknote handling machine 10 and the operation terminal 20 are connected by a communication cable 41, and the operation terminal 20 and the printer 30 are connected by a communication cable 42. Note that the banknote handling machine 10, the operation terminal 20, and the printer 30 may be connected by a wireless system instead of such a wired system.

  The banknote handling machine 10 includes a housing 11 that forms an outer shell. On the front surface of the housing 11, a depositing port 12 and a dispensing port 13 are provided in the center in the vertical direction, and a bundle dispensing port 14 is provided in the upper part. The withdrawal opening 13 is opened and closed by a vertically opened shutter 13a, and the bundle dispensing opening 14 is opened and closed by a left and right opened shutter 14a. Rose banknotes are inserted into the deposit port 12 and rose banknotes are dispensed into the withdrawal port 13. Bundled banknotes are paid out to the bundle dispensing port 14. A bundled banknote is generated by bundling a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes by banding. Further, a door 15 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the housing 11.

  The operation terminal 20 is provided with an operation display unit 201 on the front. The operation display unit 201 displays a screen for operation and accepts an operation on the displayed screen.

  FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the banknote handling machine 10 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a collective storage unit 109 and a denomination storage unit 110a according to the present embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the banknote detection part 130 with which -110c was equipped.

  Referring to FIG. 2 (a), the banknote handling machine 10 includes a depositing unit 101, a deposit rejecting unit 102, a dispensing unit 103, a bundle dispensing unit 104, a transport unit 105, an identification unit 106, Front / back alignment unit 107, temporary storage unit 108, collective storage unit 109, three denomination storage units 110a to 110c, two stacking units 111a and 111b, binding unit 112, transport unit 113, bundle A transport unit 114 and four bundle type storage units 115a to 115d are provided.

  The deposit unit 101 is provided at the deposit port 12. The depositing unit 101 includes a feeding mechanism, and feeds the inserted bills one by one to the transport unit 105. The deposit reject unit 102 and the withdrawal unit 103 are provided in the withdrawal port 13. The deposit reject unit 102 mainly receives a banknote that can be identified by the identification unit 106 as an attribute (true / false, denomination, front / back, etc.) and is not regarded as a normal banknote. The withdrawal unit 103 mainly receives banknotes returned from the temporary storage unit 108 and banknotes fed out from the denomination storage units 110a to 110c. The bundle dispensing unit 104 is provided in the bundle dispensing port 14 and mainly receives bundled banknotes fed out from the bundle type storage units 115a to 115d.

  The transport unit 105 includes a deposit unit 101, a deposit reject unit 102, a withdrawal unit 103, a temporary storage unit 108, a collective storage unit 109, three denomination storage units 110a to 110c, and two stacking units 111a. , 111b. The conveyance part 105 conveys the banknote drawn | fed out from the money_receiving | payment part 101 to the temporary storage part 108, the batch storage part 109, and the money classification storage parts 110a-110c. Further, the transport unit 105 transports the banknotes fed out from the denomination storage units 110 a to 110 c to the dispensing unit 103. Furthermore, the conveyance part 105 conveys the banknote drawn | fed out from the temporary storage part 108 to the package storage part 109 and the money classification storage parts 110a-110c. Further, the transport unit 105 transports the banknotes fed from the deposit unit 101 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c to the stacking units 111a and 111b.

  The identification unit 106 identifies the attributes (true / false, denomination, front / back, etc.) of the banknote flowing through the transport unit 105, and outputs the identification result to a device control unit described later. The front / back aligning unit 107 aligns the front and back of banknotes flowing through the transport unit 105. The front / back alignment unit 107 includes a reversing path 107 a and a non-reversing path 107 b that constitute a part of the transport unit 105. The reversing path 107a includes a mechanism for reversing the bills. For example, all the banknotes that have passed through the front / back aligning section 107 are aligned face-to-face by causing the front-facing banknotes to flow through the non-inversion path 107b and the back-facing banknotes to flow through the inversion path 107a.

  The temporary holding unit 108 temporarily holds a normal banknote inserted into the depositing unit 101 and whose attributes are identified by the identifying unit 106. The temporary holding unit 108 includes a feeding mechanism, and can feed the banknotes held to the transport unit 105. The temporary holding unit 108 is exposed to the outside when the door 15 is opened. Thereby, the user can directly take out the banknote from the outlet of the temporary storage unit 108.

  The collective storage unit 109 is a banknote drawn out from the temporary storage unit 108, and is assigned with denomination storage units 110a to 110c such as a banknote whose denomination cannot be identified by the identification unit 106 or a 2000 yen bill. Storing no banknotes. The collective storage unit 109 stores banknotes (overflow banknotes) that cannot be stored because the denomination storage units 110a to 110c to be stored are full or near-full among the banknotes to be distributed to the temporary storage unit 108. The collective storage unit 109 does not include a payout mechanism, and therefore cannot store the stored banknotes to the transport unit 105.

  In the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, banknotes that have been drawn from the temporary storage unit 108 and whose denominations are identified by the identification unit 106 are sorted and stored for each denomination. For example, a 10,000 yen bill is allocated to the denomination storage unit 110a, a 5,000 yen bill is allocated to the denomination storage unit 110b, and a thousand yen bill is allocated to the denomination storage unit 110c. The money type storage units 110 a to 110 c include a feeding mechanism, and can feed stored banknotes to the transport unit 105.

  As shown in FIG.2 (b), the banknote detection part 130 for detecting the banknote accommodated in the package storage part 109 and the money classification storage parts 110a-110c is provided. The banknote detection unit 130 has a through-hole 131a formed in the stage 131 that raises and lowers the banknote, and a light emission that is arranged so that emitted light passes through the through-hole 131a when the stage 131 is at the lowest initial position. Part 132 and light receiving part 133 that receives light that has passed through through-hole 131a. When a banknote is present on the collective storage unit 109 or the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, that is, the stage 131, light from the light emitting unit 132 is blocked by the banknote and is not received by the light receiving unit 133 (solid line in FIG. 2B). See arrow). On the other hand, when the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c are empty and there are no banknotes on the stage 131, there is nothing to block the light from the light emitting unit 132, so that the light receiving unit 133 receives the light ( (See broken line arrow in FIG. 2 (b)). When the light receiving unit 133 receives light, the banknote detection unit 130 outputs a detection signal indicating that there is no banknote in the collective storage unit 109 or the denomination storage units 110a to 110c.

  The stacking units 111a and 111b stack the banknotes transported by the transporting unit 105 until a predetermined number (usually 100) is bundled by a band seal. The bundling unit 112 includes an arm mechanism, a bundling mechanism, and a transport mechanism, takes out a bundle of banknotes accumulated in the stacking units 111a and 111b by the arm mechanism, and applies a band seal to the bundle of banknotes taken out by the bundling mechanism. , And the generated banknote is fed into the lifting unit 113 by the transport mechanism. The transporting unit 113 has a transport path formed in the vertical direction and includes a lift mechanism in the transport path, and the bundled banknotes fed from the binding unit 112 are arranged on the upper part of the transporting unit 113 by the lift mechanism. Send to section 114.

  The bundle conveyance unit 114 conveys the bundled bills sent from the lifting unit 113 to the bundle type storage unit corresponding to the denomination of the bundled bill among the four bundle type storage units 115a to 115d. Further, the bundle conveyance unit 114 conveys the bundled banknotes fed from the bundle type storage units 115 a to 115 d to the bundle dispensing unit 104.

  The bundle type storage units 115a to 115d store bundled banknotes of the denomination assigned to each. For example, 10,000 yen bills are allocated to the two bundle type storage units 115a and 115b, 5,000 yen bills are allocated to the bundle type storage unit 115c, and thousand yen bills are allocated to the bundle type storage unit 115d. The bundle type storage units 115 a to 115 d include a feeding mechanism, and can feed the bundled banknotes to the bundle transport unit 114.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a main configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The banknote handling machine 10 includes a device control unit 116 and a device storage unit 117 in addition to the above-described units 101 to 115d.

  The device control unit 116 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls each of the units 101 to 115d according to a program stored in the device storage unit 117. The device storage unit 117 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a hard disk, stores an operation program of the device control unit 116, and performs control processing of the device control unit 116. Used as a work area.

  The operation terminal 20 includes a terminal control unit 202 and a terminal storage unit 203 in addition to the operation display unit 201 described above.

  The operation display unit 201 includes a touch panel including a display 211 and a touch sensor 212. The display 211 displays various images (screens). The touch sensor 212 is superimposed on the display 211 and detects a user's touch operation on the display 211. The printer 30 prints information on processing results such as the number of bills deposited and withdrawn and the amount of money on a sheet as a journal.

  The terminal control unit 202 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, and controls the operation display unit 201, the printer 30, and the like according to a program stored in the terminal storage unit 203. The terminal storage unit 203 includes a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, and a hard disk, stores an operation program of the terminal control unit 202, and is used as a work area when the terminal control unit 202 performs control processing.

  In the banknote replenishment process to be described later, the terminal control unit 202 controls various instructions related to the replenishment process (instructions for the hold replenishment process, instructions for the direct replenishment process, etc.) according to user operations on the operation display unit 201 This is performed on the unit 116. The device control unit 116 performs control related to the replenishment processing in accordance with instructions from the terminal control unit 202, and then performs various notifications related to the replenishment processing (notice of completion of temporary hold, notification of completion of distribution). , Etc.) to the terminal control unit 202.

  Now, in the banknote processing apparatus 1, the rose banknote deposit process which deposits a rose banknote, the rose banknote withdrawal process which withdraws a rose banknote, and the bundle banknote withdrawal process which withdraws a bundle banknote are performed. Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 1, the bundle banknote production | generation process which produces | generates and pays out a bundle banknote from a rose banknote is performed.

  In the loose banknote deposit process, the rose banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 are held in the temporary holding unit 108 after the denomination, counting, and front / back alignment are performed. The suspended banknotes are paid out from the temporary storage unit 108 based on the user's approval operation, and are sorted and stored in the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c according to the identified denominations. .

  In the loose banknote dispensing process, a banknote of an amount designated by the user is paid out from each denomination storage unit 110a to 110c, and after denomination and counting of denominations and the like are performed, the banknote is dispensed.

  In the bundled banknote dispensing process, bundled banknotes of the denomination and number of bundles designated by the user are paid out from the respective bundle type storage units 115 a to 115 d and paid out to the bundle dispensing unit 104.

  In the bundled bill generation process, the rose bills inserted into the depositing unit 101 are accumulated in the accumulating units 111a and 111b after the denomination, counting, and front / back alignment are performed. The banknotes bundled in a predetermined number by the stacking units 111a and 111b are bundled by the bundling unit 112 to form a bundled banknote, and are paid out to the bundle dispensing unit 104 via the lifting unit 113 and the bundle conveying unit 114.

  In the banknote handling apparatus 1, a replenishment process for replenishing banknotes to the denomination storage units 110a to 110c is further performed. The replenishment process is performed when the banknote handling apparatus 1 is used for the first time (initial replenishment). The replenishment process is performed when banknotes in the denomination storage units 110a to 110c run short (additional replenishment). Further, the replenishment process is performed when all banknotes are collected from the banknote handling machine 10 for periodic inspection, and all the collected banknotes are returned to the banknote handling machine 10 (replenishment after review).

  In the banknote replenishment process, the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116 function together as a processing execution unit, and temporarily hold the banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 101 for replenishment in the temporary storage unit 108. Thereafter, the banknotes put in the depositing unit 101 for replenishment, and the holding replenishment processing for distributing the bills held from the temporary storage unit 108 to the collective storage unit 109 and the respective denomination storage units 110a to 110c and storing them, The direct replenishment process in which the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c are sorted and stored without going through the temporary storage unit 108 is selectively executed. The pending replenishment process corresponds to the “first replenishment process” recited in the claims, and the direct replenishment process corresponds to the “second replenishment process” recited in the claims.

  Hereinafter, replenishment processing executed by the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 11.

  4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit 202 according to this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the pending replenishment process executed by the device control unit 116 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the direct replenishment process executed by the device control unit 116 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the screen displayed on the operation display unit 201 when the pending replenishment process is executed according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the transition of the screen displayed on the operation display unit 201 when the direct replenishment process is executed according to the present embodiment. Fig.10 (a) is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote in the banknote processing machine 10 in the temporary hold process which comprises the hold replenishment process based on this embodiment, FIG.10 (b) is shown to this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of the banknote in the banknote processing machine 10 in the sorting process which comprises the pending | holding replenishment process. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the flow of banknotes in the banknote handling machine 10 in the direct replenishment process according to the present embodiment.

  The terminal control unit 202 selects various processes such as loose banknote deposit processing, loose banknote withdrawal process, bundled banknote withdrawal process, bundled banknote generation process, and replenishment process as an initial screen on the operation display unit 201 (display 211). The menu screen that can be displayed is displayed. When the replenishment process is selected from the menu screen, the replenishment process by the terminal control unit 202 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is started. In addition, when a replenishment process is performed, the banknote for replenishment is thrown into the deposit part 101 by the user.

  The terminal control unit 202 displays a selection screen on the operation display unit 201 (display 211) (S101). As shown in “Screen A” in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the selection screen includes a process name display area R11 in which a process currently being executed is displayed, an information display area R12 in which main information is displayed, and an operation And an operation area R13 in which buttons are displayed. On the selection screen, “replenishment” is displayed in the process name display area R11 to indicate that the current process is a replenishment process. In addition, in the information display area R12, a hold replenishment button B11 for selecting a hold refill process and a direct refill button B12 for selecting a direct refill process are displayed. Furthermore, an execution button B13 for performing an execution operation and a return button B14 for performing a return operation are displayed in the operation area R13.

  The terminal control unit 202 monitors whether an execution operation has been performed after selection of the pending replenishment process, whether an execution operation has been performed after selection of the direct replenishment process, or a return operation has been performed (S102, S103, S104).

  In this embodiment, replenishment of banknotes when using the banknote processing apparatus 1 for the first time (initial replenishment), replenishment for returning all banknotes in scrutiny (replenishment after scrutiny), etc. Direct replenishment processing can be performed when there is no banknote in any of the type storage units 110a to 110c. On the other hand, when banknotes remain in any one of the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, the direct replenishment process cannot be performed.

  When the user replenishes the banknotes in the denomination storage units 110a to 110c because the banknotes are replenished or the direct replenishment process is possible but not desired, the execution button is selected after the hold replenishment process is selected by the hold replenishment button B11. The execution operation is performed by B13. The operations of the hold replenishment button B11 and the execution button B13 correspond to the “first replenishment operation” described in the claims.

  When an execution operation is performed after selection of the hold replenishment process (S102: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute the hold replenishment process (S105). Then, the terminal control unit 202 displays a count detail screen on the operation display unit 201 (S106). As shown in “Screen B” in FIG. 8, the counting detail screen includes a processing name display region R11, an information display region R12, and an operation region R13, as in the selection screen. In the count detail screen, “pending replenishment” indicating that the current process is a replenishment process is displayed in the process name display area R11. In addition, the number and amount of money and the total amount for each denomination are displayed in the information display area R12. Further, a completion button B15 for performing an approval operation and a return button B16 for performing a return operation are displayed in the operation area R13. In addition, when the reserve replenishment process is not started on the banknote processing machine 10 side and the denomination notification is not started, the number and amount of money are all displayed as “0”. When the hold replenishment process is started on the banknote processing machine 10 side and the notification of the denomination is started, the terminal control unit 202 counts the number of denominations for each denomination, and as shown in “screen C” in FIG. In addition, the number and amount of money for each denomination and the display of the total amount are updated.

  When the terminal control unit 202 instructs execution of the hold replenishment process, the hold refill process by the device control unit 116 shown in FIG. 6 is started.

  First, the device control unit 116 performs a temporary holding process including the processes of S201 to S207, and temporarily transfers the banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 to the temporary holding unit 108 in the banknote flow shown in FIG. Hold on to.

  That is, the device control unit 116 feeds banknotes one by one from the depositing unit 101 (S201), and the attributes (true / false, denomination, front / back, etc.) of the fed banknotes are identified by the identification unit 106 (S202). And the apparatus control part 116 determines whether the identified banknote is a normal banknote based on the identification result in the identification part 106 (S203). For example, when the denomination can be identified, the device control unit 116 determines that the banknote is a normal banknote.

  When the identified banknote is a normal banknote (S203: YES), the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 of the denomination of the banknote in order to cause the terminal control unit 202 to perform counting for each denomination. At the same time (S204), the transport unit 105 is controlled to feed the banknote into the temporary storage unit 108 (S205). In addition, when the banknote is facing the back, the banknote is passed through the reversing path 107a of the front / back aligning portion 107 and reversed so as to face the front.

  On the other hand, when the identified banknote is not a normal banknote (S203: NO), the apparatus control part 116 controls the conveyance part 105, and sends the banknote to the deposit rejection part 102 (S206).

  The device control unit 116 repeats the processes of S201 to S206 until all banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 are paid out (S207: NO). When all banknotes are paid out (S207: YES), the device control unit 116 confirms that the temporary storage of all banknotes to the temporary storage unit 108 or the transfer to the deposit rejection unit 102 has been completed. (S208).

  Returning to FIG. 4, when the completion of temporary hold is notified from the device control unit 116, the terminal control unit 202 determines in S107 that acceptance of all banknotes to the temporary hold unit 108 has been completed (S107: YES). ). At this time, as shown in “Screen C” in FIG. 8, the number and amount of money for each final denomination and the total amount are displayed in the information display area R <b> 12 of the counting detail screen.

  The terminal control unit 202 monitors whether an approval operation with the completion button B15 has been performed or a return operation with the return button B16 has been performed (S108, S109).

  The user confirms the number and amount of money for each final denomination, and the total amount, performs an approval operation to approve replenishment of the current banknote, does not approve replenishment of the current banknote, and returns the banknote. If you do, return operation.

  When the approval operation is performed (S108: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute the distribution process (S110). Then, as shown in “screen D” in FIG. 8, the terminal control unit 202 pops up a notification window W <b> 11 indicating that the distribution process is being performed on the counting detail screen (S <b> 111). Thereafter, when the device control unit 116 notifies the completion of the sorting process (S112: YES), the terminal control unit 202 closes the counting detail screen and displays the selection screen on the operation display unit 201 again (S101). ).

  On the other hand, when a return operation is performed (S109: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute a return process (S113). Then, as shown in “Screen D” in FIG. 8, the terminal control unit 202 pops up a notification window W <b> 11 indicating that the return process is being performed on the counting detail screen (S <b> 114). Thereafter, when the completion of the return process is notified from the device control unit 116 (S115: YES), the terminal control unit 202 closes the counting detail screen and displays the selection screen again on the operation display unit 201 (S101). ).

  Returning to FIG. 6, after notifying completion of temporary hold in S <b> 208, the device control unit 116 monitors whether a distribution processing instruction from the terminal control unit 202 has been received or a return processing instruction has been received (S <b> 209). , S210).

  When receiving an instruction for distribution processing (S209: YES), the device control unit 116 performs distribution processing (S211), and the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 108 in the banknote flow shown in FIG. Are sorted and stored in the batch storage unit 109 and the respective denomination storage units 110a to 110c.

  That is, the device control unit 116 feeds banknotes one by one from the temporary storage unit 108, identifies the denomination of the fed banknotes by the identification unit 106, controls the transport unit 105, and identifies the identified banknotes. The money is stored in the denomination storage units 110a to 110c corresponding to the denomination. The denomination can be identified at the time of transport to the temporary holding unit 108, but the denomination does not correspond to the denomination storage units 110a to 110c when the denomination cannot be identified at the time of the sorting process due to some reason such as the transport state. In the case of (for example, 2,000 yen), the device control unit 116 controls the transport unit 105 to store in the batch storage unit 109 banknotes whose denomination is unknown or banknotes that do not correspond. Further, overflow bills are also stored in the batch storage unit 109. Note that the banknotes fed out from the temporary storage unit 108 are not aligned through the reversing path 107a of the front / back aligning unit 107 because the front and back are already aligned.

  When all the banknotes have been stored in the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 that the sorting process has been completed (S212), and the pending replenishment process. Exit.

  On the other hand, when an instruction for return processing is received from the terminal control unit 202 (S210: YES), the device control unit 116 performs return processing (S213), pays out the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 108, and transports 105. To the withdrawal unit 103. When all the banknotes have been sent to the dispensing unit 103, the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 that the return process has been completed (S214), and ends the hold replenishment process.

  When the direct replenishment process can be executed and the user desires the direct replenishment process, the user selects the direct replenishment process with the direct replenishment button B12 on the selection screen and then uses the execution button B13. Perform the execution operation. The operations of the direct refill button B12 and the execution button B13 correspond to the “second refill operation” described in the claims.

  When the execution operation is performed after the selection of the direct replenishment process (S103: YES), the terminal control unit 202 includes the detection result of the banknote detection unit 130 provided in the collective storage unit 109 and each denomination storage unit 110a to 110c, The storage units 109, 110a are stored in the terminal storage unit 203 by counting banknotes when depositing / withdrawing the storage units 109, 110a-110c. It is determined whether there is a bill in any of ~ 110c (S116). In addition, the presence or absence of the banknote in the accommodating parts 109 and 110a-110c may be detected only from the detection result by the banknote detection part 130. FIG. Or the presence or absence of the banknote in the accommodating parts 109 and 110a-110c may be detected only from the banknote (detection result by a soft count) of the accommodating parts 109 and 110a-110c memorize | stored in the terminal memory | storage part 203. FIG. In the case of detection by soft count, the device control unit 116 and the terminal control unit 202 correspond to the “detection unit” recited in the claims.

  As described above, when an operation for executing direct replenishment processing is performed in a situation where direct replenishment processing can be performed, such as replenishment of banknotes in scrutiny, any one of the collective storage unit 109 and each denomination storage unit 110a to 110c Since it is determined that there is no banknote (S116: NO), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute a direct replenishment process (S117). Then, the terminal control unit 202 displays a count detail screen on the operation display unit 201 (S118). As shown in “Screen B” in FIG. 9, the count detail screen for direct replenishment processing displays “direct replenishment” indicating that the current processing is direct replenishment processing in the process name display area R11. Except for this, it is the same as the count details screen of the pending replenishment process. When the direct replenishment process is started on the banknote processing machine 10 side and the denomination notification is started, the terminal control unit 202 counts the number of denominations, and as shown in “screen C” in FIG. In addition, the number and amount of money for each denomination and the display of the total amount are updated.

  On the other hand, if an operation for executing the direct replenishment process is performed in spite of not being able to perform the direct replenishment process, there is a bill in one of the collective storage unit 109 and each of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c in S116. (S116: YES), the terminal control unit 202 pops up a notification window W12 indicating that direct replenishment processing cannot be performed on the selection screen, as shown in “Screen D” in FIG. 9 ( S119). The notification window W12 is closed when a predetermined time elapses, for example.

  When the terminal control unit 202 instructs execution of the direct replenishment process, the direct replenishment process by the device control unit 116 shown in FIG. 7 is started.

  First, the device control unit 116 performs sorting and storing processing of S301 to S307, and the banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 in the banknote flow shown in FIG. 110c is sorted and stored.

  That is, the device control unit 116 feeds banknotes one by one from the depositing unit 101 (S301), and the attributes (true / false, denomination, front / back, etc.) of the fed banknotes are identified by the identification unit 106 (S302). And the apparatus control part 116 determines whether the identified banknote is a normal banknote based on the identification result in the identification part 106 (S303).

  When the identified banknote is a normal banknote (S303: YES), the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 of the denomination of the banknote (S304), and controls the transport unit 105 to control the banknote. Are sent to the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c corresponding to the denominations (S305). At this time, the collective storage unit 109 stores banknotes of denominations (for example, 2,000 yen) that do not correspond to any of the three denomination storage units 110a to 110c. Further, overflow bills are also stored in the batch storage unit 109. In addition, when the banknote is facing the back, the banknote is passed through the reversing path 107a of the front / back aligning portion 107 and reversed so as to face the front.

  On the other hand, when the identified banknote is not a normal banknote (S303: NO), the apparatus control part 116 controls the conveyance part 105, and sends the banknote to the money_receiving | payment rejection part 102 (S306).

  The device control unit 116 repeats the processing of S301 to S306 until all banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 are paid out (S307: NO). When all banknotes are paid out (S307: YES), the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 that the replenishment of all banknotes has been completed (S308).

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the completion of replenishment is notified from the device control unit 116, the terminal control unit 202 determines in S120 that replenishment of all banknotes has been completed (S120: YES). At this time, as shown in “Screen C” in FIG. 9, the number and amount of money for each final denomination and the total amount are displayed in the information display area R12 of the counting detail screen.

  The terminal control unit 202 monitors whether an approval operation with the completion button B15 has been performed or a return operation with the return button B16 has been performed (S121, S122).

  When the approval operation is performed (S121: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to end the direct replenishment process (S123). Then, the terminal control unit 202 closes the counting detail screen and displays the selection screen again on the operation display unit 201 (S101).

  On the other hand, when a return operation is performed (S122: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute a return process (S124). Then, the terminal control unit 202 pops up a notification window W11 indicating that the return process is being performed, similar to the “screen D” in FIG. 8, on the counting detail screen (S125). Thereafter, when the completion of the return process is notified from the device control unit 116 (S126: YES), the terminal control unit 202 closes the counting detail screen and displays the selection screen again on the operation display unit 201 (S101). ).

  Returning to FIG. 7, after notifying completion of replenishment in S <b> 308, the device control unit 116 monitors whether the terminal control unit 202 has received an instruction to end the direct replenishment process or a return process ( S309, S310).

  When receiving an instruction to end the direct replenishment process (S309: YES), the device control unit 116 ends the direct replenishment process.

  On the other hand, when an instruction for return processing is received (S310: YES), the device control unit 116 performs return processing (S311), pays out banknotes held in the respective denomination storage units 110a to 110c, and the transport unit 105 The money is sent to the withdrawal unit 103. When all the banknotes have been sent to the dispensing unit 103, the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 that the return process has been completed (S312), and ends the direct replenishment process.

  Note that banknotes cannot be drawn out from the collective storage unit 109, but the collective storage unit 109 is configured to be able to open the door 15 and draw it out of the housing 11. For this reason, after a return process, a user collects banknotes directly from the batch storage unit 109.

  Returning to FIG. 4, when the hold replenishment process or the direct replenishment process is completed and the user performs a return operation using the return button B14 (S104: YES), the terminal control unit 202 ends the replenishment process. The selection screen is closed and the menu screen is displayed again on the operation display unit 201.

  In the present embodiment, in parallel with the replenishment process, a replenishment abnormality process for detecting an abnormality during the replenishment process and responding to the abnormality is a process execution unit configured by the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116. It is executed by. This replenishment abnormality process is executed only while the temporary hold process (S201 to S207) in the hold refill process and the sorting and storing process (S301 to S307) in the direct refill process are being executed.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the replenishment abnormality process executed by the device control unit 116 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the control operation of the replenishment abnormality process executed by the terminal control unit 202 according to the present embodiment. 14A, 14B, and 14C are respectively an abnormality notification screen, a first collection completion screen, and a second collection completion screen that are displayed on the operation display unit 201 when the replenishment abnormality process is executed. FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 12, device control unit 116 monitors whether or not an abnormality such as a stoppage of banknotes due to a power failure or a jam (jam) of banknotes has occurred during the replenishment process (S401). When an abnormality occurs (S401: YES), the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 of the occurrence of the abnormality (S402). At this time, the device control unit 116 also notifies the location where the abnormality has occurred. Then, the currently executed replenishment process (hold replenishment process, direct replenishment process) is stopped (S403).

  Referring to FIG. 13, when there is an abnormality notification from device control unit 116 (S501: YES), terminal control unit 202 closes the counting details screen that has been displayed so far, and notifies operation display unit 201 of the abnormality. A screen is displayed (S502). As shown in FIG. 14A, the abnormality notification screen includes a process name display area R11, an information display area R12, and an operation area R13, as in the selection screen. On the abnormality notification screen, a “replenishment abnormality” indicating that the current process is a supplemental abnormality process is displayed in the process name display area R11. In addition, in the information display area R12, an image indicating the content of the abnormality and the location where the abnormality has occurred is displayed. Further, a reset button B17 for performing a reset operation is displayed in the operation area R13. Next, the terminal control unit 202 stops the replenishment process being executed (S503).

  When the user confirms the occurrence and location of the abnormality on the abnormality notification screen, the user cancels the abnormality by performing an operation such as opening the occurrence location. Thereafter, the user performs a reset operation using the reset button B17. When the reset operation is performed (S504: YES), the terminal control unit 202 notifies the device control unit 116 that the reset operation has been performed (S505).

  Returning to FIG. 12, upon receiving a reset operation notification from the terminal control unit 202 (S404: YES), the device control unit 116 determines whether the replenishment process being executed is a pending replenishment process or a direct replenishment process. Is determined (S405). When it is a reserve replenishment process (S405: reserve replenishment), the apparatus control part 116 sends the banknote which remains in the conveyance part 105 to the temporary storage part 108. FIG.

  On the other hand, when it is a direct replenishment process (S405: direct replenishment), the apparatus control part 116 determines whether collection | recovery of all the banknotes is required (S407). When it is necessary to collect all banknotes, such as when the abnormality is a conveyance stop due to a power failure (S407: YES), the device control unit 116 leaves the banknotes remaining in the conveyance unit 105 and all denomination storage units 110a to 110c. Is sent to the dispensing unit 103 (S408). On the other hand, when it is not necessary to collect all banknotes, such as when the abnormality is a banknote jam at the entrance of any of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c (S407: NO), the device control unit 116 collects with the transport unit 105. The banknotes remaining in the denomination storage unit that is the target of the payment are sent to the withdrawal unit 103 (S409).

  Thus, when the collection of banknotes to the temporary holding unit 108 or the collection of banknotes to the withdrawal unit 103 is completed, the device control unit 116 notifies the terminal control unit 202 that the collection has been completed (S410). Thereafter, the device control unit 116 ends the replenishment abnormality process on the banknote handling machine 10 side.

  Returning to FIG. 13, when there is a collection completion notification from the device control unit 116 (S <b> 506: YES), the terminal control unit 202 determines whether the replenishment process being executed is a pending replenishment process or a direct replenishment process. Is determined (S507). If it is a hold replenishment process (S507: hold refill), the terminal control unit 202 displays a first collection completion screen on the operation display unit 201 as shown in FIG. Informing that the collection of banknotes has been completed (S508). The user opens the door 15 and directly takes out the banknote from the temporary storage unit 108.

  On the other hand, if it is a direct replenishment process (S507: direct replenishment), the terminal control unit 202 displays a second collection completion screen on the operation display unit 201 as shown in FIG. It is notified that the collection of banknotes is completed (S509). The user takes out the banknote from the withdrawal unit 103. Further, the user opens the door 15, pulls the collective storage unit 109 to the outside of the housing 11, and directly takes out banknotes from the collective storage unit 109.

  When the notification of the collection completion in S508 or S509 ends, the terminal control unit 202 ends the replenishment abnormality process on the operation terminal 20 side.

  Note that the processing in S405 and the processing in S508 correspond to the “first collection processing” described in the claims. Further, the process of S408 or the process of S409 and the process of S509 corresponds to the “second recovery process” described in the claims.

<Effect of embodiment>
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

  When banknotes are replenished to the banknote handling apparatus 1, the reserve replenishment process and the direct replenishment process can be selectively executed. If the reserve replenishment process is executed, banknotes for replenishment can be sorted and stored in the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c after temporarily holding in the temporary storage unit 108. As a result, the banknotes to be replenished can be counted when they are held in the temporary holding unit 108. Therefore, when an abnormality such as a banknote jam occurs before the counting is completed, it is necessary to refill the banknotes. However, only the banknote for replenishment which exists in the conveyance part 105 and the temporary storage part 108 should just be collect | recovered. On the other hand, if the direct replenishment process is executed, banknotes for replenishment can be sorted and stored in the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c without going through the temporary storage unit 108. As a result, the time required for the replenishment process can be shortened compared to the case where the pending replenishment process is executed.

  Further, the user can select and execute the hold replenishment process and the direct replenishment process by the operation by the hold refill button B11 and the operation by the direct refill button B12 on the selection screen.

  Further, the direct replenishment process can be executed when there is no banknote in any of the collective storage unit 109 and each of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, and when there is a banknote in any of the storage units, it is selected by the user. Even if it is done, the direct replenishment process is not executed. Thereby, since the banknote for replenishment is not distributed to the batch storage part 109 and the money type storage parts 110a-110c which already have a banknote, without passing through the temporary storage part 108, it is abnormal in the middle of replenishment. Therefore, even when it becomes necessary to replenish, there is no possibility that the banknotes already stored in the collective storage unit 109 or the denomination storage units 110a to 110c need to be collected.

  Further, when the direct replenishment process cannot be executed when the direct replenishment process is selected, it is notified by the display on the operation display unit 201 that the direct replenishment process cannot be executed. It is possible to prevent the user from misunderstanding that this has occurred.

  Further, when an abnormality occurs during the execution of the hold replenishment process, a collection process (S406, S508) for collecting banknotes existing in the transport unit 105 and the temporary hold unit 108 is performed, and the direct replenishment process is performed. When an abnormality occurs during execution, the collection process (S408) for collecting banknotes present in at least the storage unit related to the abnormality among the transport unit 105, the batch storage unit 109, and the three denomination storage units 110a to 110c. , S409, S509). Thus, when an abnormality occurs during replenishment, it is possible to collect banknotes that are appropriate for the replenishment process that has been executed (hold replenishment process, direct replenishment process).

  Furthermore, since a display indicating that the pending replenishment process is being performed and a display indicating that the direct replenishment process is being performed are performed on the operation display unit 201, which replenishment process is being performed by the user. Can be easily grasped.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications other than the above can be made to the embodiments of the present invention. Hereinafter, various modified examples will be described.

<Modification 1>
FIG. 15A is a flowchart showing the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit 202 according to the first modification. FIG. 15B shows the reception of the direct replenishment process according to the first modification. It is the figure which illustrated the selection screen in the case of being prohibited. In the replenishment process flowchart of FIG. 15A, only a part of the process including the processes (S131 to S133) changed and added to the replenishment process flowchart of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is shown. . In FIG. 15A, steps having the same contents as those in the flowchart of FIG. 4 are given the same step numbers.

  In the above embodiment, when the direct replenishment process is selected by the direct replenishment button B12 on the selection screen, it is determined whether or not there is a bill in any of the collective storage unit 109 and each of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c. When there is a bill, the direct replenishment process is not executed and the notification window W12 notifies that it cannot be executed.

  On the other hand, in this modified example, before the selection screen is displayed, it is determined whether or not there is a banknote in the collective storage unit 109 and each of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c. The direct replenishment button B12 arranged on the selection screen is grayed out, and an operation for selecting the direct replenishment process by the operation display unit 201 (touch sensor 212) is prohibited.

  That is, when the replenishment process is started, the terminal control unit 202 determines whether there is a bill in any of the collective storage unit 109 and each of the denomination storage units 110a to 110c (S131). When there is no banknote in any of the storage units 109, 110a to 110c (S131: NO), the terminal control unit 202 determines that both the hold replenishment button B11 and the direct replenishment button B12 are as shown in “Screen A” in FIG. An operable display screen is displayed on the operation display unit 201 (display 211) (S101). On the other hand, when there is a bill in any of the storage units 109, 110a to 110c (S131: YES), the terminal control unit 202 can operate the hold replenishment button B11 as shown in FIG. Displays a selection screen that is grayed out and cannot be operated on the operation display unit 201 (S132). When the direct refill button B12 is grayed out, the operation display unit 201 cannot accept the operation of the direct refill button B12. For this reason, if the direct refill button B12 is not grayed out (S133: NO), the terminal control unit 202 monitors an operation for selecting and executing the direct refill process (S103). When grayed out (S133: YES), the operation for selecting and executing the direct replenishment process is not monitored.

  With the configuration of this modification, the user can select the direct replenishment process on the selection screen only when the direct replenishment process can be executed, and the user does not need to perform a useless selection operation.

  In addition, in order to prohibit acceptance of the selection operation of the direct replenishment process by the operation display unit 201, a configuration in which the direct replenishment button B12 is turned off from the selection screen instead of the gray-out display may be employed. Further, the reason why the direct replenishment process cannot be executed may be displayed.

<Modification 2>
FIG. 16A is a flowchart illustrating the control operation of the replenishment process executed by the terminal control unit 202 according to the modification example 2, and FIG. 16B is a diagram illustrating an operation screen according to the modification example 2. It is. In the replenishment process flowchart of FIG. 16 (a), only a part of the process including the processes (S141 to S143) changed and added to the replenishment process flowchart of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is shown. . In FIG. 16A, steps having the same contents as those in the flowchart of FIG. 4 are given the same step numbers.

  In the above embodiment, the hold replenishment process or the direct refill process is executed based on the user's selection operation using the hold refill button B11 and the direct refill button B12 on the selection screen.

  On the other hand, in the present modification example, when the operation screen is displayed on the operation display unit 201 instead of the selection screen, and the replenishment processing execution operation is performed on the operation screen, the collective storage unit 109 and each denomination storage unit Based on the determination of whether or not there is a bill in any of 110a to 110c, the hold replenishment process or the direct replenishment process is automatically executed. The execution operation by the execution button B13 corresponds to the “replenishment operation” described in the claims.

  That is, when the replenishment process is started, the terminal control unit 202 displays an operation screen on the operation display unit 201 (display 211). As shown in FIG. 16B, on the operation screen, for example, a display for prompting an execution operation is displayed in the information display region R12, not the button for selecting the hold replenishment process or the direct replenishment. The terminal control unit 202 monitors the execution operation by the execution button B13 (S142), and if there is an execution operation (S142: YES), there is a bill in any of the batch storage unit 109 and each denomination storage unit 110a to 110c. It is determined whether or not (S143). When there are banknotes in any of the storage units 109 and 110a to 110c (S143: YES), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute the hold replenishment process (S105). As a result, the device controller 116 executes the hold replenishment process. On the other hand, when there is no banknote in any of the storage units 109 and 110a to 110c (S143: NO), the terminal control unit 202 instructs the device control unit 116 to execute a direct replenishment process (S117). Thereby, the direct replenishment process is executed by the device control unit 116.

  If it is set as the structure of this modified example, even if a user does not perform selection operation, the appropriate replenishment process according to the banknote storage condition of the banknote processing apparatus 1 at the time of replenishment is performed among a hold replenishment process and a direct replenishment process. be able to.

<Other changes>
In addition, the said embodiment can be changed suitably as follows.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the direct replenishment process can be executed when there is no banknote in any of the collective storage unit 109 and the three denomination storage units 110a to 110c. However, when the denomination of the banknote to be replenished is input to the operation display unit 201 by the user, when there is no banknote in the denomination storage unit that is the storage target of the banknote of that denomination, Even if there is a seed bill in the machine, the direct replenishment process may be executed. Furthermore, the direct replenishment process may be executed regardless of the presence or absence of banknotes in the collective storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c. However, in this case, when the user selects the direct replenishment process, the operation display unit 201 indicates that the banknotes stored in the banknote handling apparatus 1 may need to be collected before replenishment when an abnormality occurs. It is desirable to notify the user by displaying the above.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the banknote processing apparatus 1 is equipped with the function which binds a loose banknote and produces | generates a bundle banknote, and the function which accommodates and pays out a bundle banknote, these functions are provided. May not be provided. That is, the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes a bundle dispensing unit 104, stacking units 111a and 111b, a binding unit 112, a feeding unit 113, a bundle transporting unit 114, and bundle type storage units 115a to 115d. It may not be provided.

  Further, the number of the plurality of storage units provided in the banknote processing apparatus 1 including the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c is not limited to the number shown in the above embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, banknotes whose denominations cannot be identified are sent to the deposit reject unit 102 in the hold replenishment process and the direct replenishment process. However, in the replenishment process, the banknotes identified as non-withdrawal banknotes (stained banknotes, old banknotes, 2000-yen bills, etc.) as a result of the identification by the identification unit 106 are also sent to the deposit rejection unit 102 to directly In the replenishment process, a configuration may be employed in which banknotes that are not to be dispensed are not sent to the deposit reject unit 102 (for example, fed to the batch storage unit 109). In this way, in the normal replenishment (replenishment to compensate for the shortage of stocks) in which the reserve replenishment process can be selected, storage of useless banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal can be avoided, and the direct replenishment process can be selected ( In the case of cash audit), the banknote once taken out can be returned to the banknote processing apparatus 1 as it is.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, when abnormality generate | occur | produces at the time of a direct replenishment process and collection | recovery of all the banknotes is needed, the banknotes which remain in all the money classification storage parts 110a-110c are sent into the payment | withdrawal part 103. It was. However, since the denomination storage units 110 a to 110 c can be pulled out by opening the door 15, as in the case of the collective storage unit 109, the banknotes of the denomination storage units 110 a to 110 c are sent to the withdrawal unit 103. Instead, the banknotes may be directly taken out from the denomination storage units 110a to 110c in the same manner as the collective storage unit 109. In this way, the collection time can be shortened as compared with the case where the banknote is fed into the dispensing unit 103. It should be noted that after the banknotes are taken out from the denomination storage units 110a to 110c, it is desirable to confirm that the banknotes have disappeared based on the detection result of the banknote detection unit 130.

  Furthermore, when the temporary storage unit 108 is in use in the banknote processing apparatus 1 of the above-described embodiment and the temporary storage unit 108 cannot be used for the next payment process, the banknotes inserted into the deposit unit 101 for depositing are stored. , A function of storing in the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c without passing through the temporary storage unit 108 is provided, and processing related to this function is a process composed of the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116. It may be executed by the execution unit.

  Further, in the banknote handling apparatus 1 of the above embodiment, the banknotes inserted into the depositing unit 101 for depositing are temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 108, and then the stored money is temporarily stored based on the approval operation. The banknotes placed in the depositing unit 101 for depositing and storing the banknotes placed in the depositing unit 101 for the depositing and storing in the collective storing unit 109 and the denomination storing units 110a to 110c from the unit 108, without passing through the temporary storage unit 108, Even if the direct deposit processing for sorting and storing in the batch storage unit 109 and the denomination storage units 110a to 110c is executed by the process execution unit including the terminal control unit 202 and the device control unit 116 in accordance with the user's selection operation. Good. In this way, it is possible to shorten the time for the deposit process. In this case, when the user selects the direct depositing process, it is displayed on the operation display unit 201 that the banknotes stored in the banknote handling apparatus 1 may need to be collected before replenishment when an abnormality occurs. Thus, it is desirable to notify the user.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the money processing apparatus of this invention showed the example applied to the banknote processing apparatus 1, this invention is a some storage in which the money thrown into the money_receiving | payment part is distributed and stored. The present invention can be applied to any money handling device as long as it has a configuration and a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds money before being distributed. For example, the present invention is applied to a coin processing device for depositing / withdrawing coins, a new ticket dispensing device for dispensing new tickets, and a composite processing device for processing securities (checks, gift certificates, etc.) in addition to money. It can also be applied.

  In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can be appropriately changed within the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 10 Banknote processing machine 20 Operation terminal 101 Depositing part 105 Conveyance part 108 Temporary reservation part 109 Collective storage part (storage part)
110a-110c Money type storage part (storage part)
116 Device control unit (processing execution unit)
130 bill detector (detector)
202 Terminal control unit (processing execution unit)
201 Operation display unit (operation reception unit, display unit, notification unit)

Claims (8)

A depositing part into which money is inserted;
A plurality of storage units in which money input to the deposit unit is sorted and stored;
A temporary holding unit in which the money before being distributed is temporarily held;
A transport unit that transports money put into the depositing unit to the temporary storage unit and the plurality of storage units, and transports money stored in the temporary storage unit to the plurality of storage units;
Control each of the above units, temporarily hold the money put into the depositing unit for replenishment in the temporary holding unit, then feed the held money out of the temporary holding unit and transport it to the storage unit A first replenishment process for storing and a second replenishment process for transporting and storing the money put into the deposit unit for replenishment to the storage unit without passing through the temporary storage unit are selected. A process execution unit that executes automatically,
A money handling apparatus characterized by that. A detection unit for detecting the presence or absence of money stored in each of the plurality of storage units,
The process execution unit can execute the second replenishment process when there is no money in a storage unit to be replenished with at least money among the plurality of storage units.
The money handling apparatus according to claim 1. An operation accepting unit for accepting the first replenishment operation and the second replenishment operation;
The process execution unit
When the first replenishment operation is received by the operation receiving unit, the first replenishment process is executed,
When the second replenishment operation is accepted by the operation accepting unit, the second replenishment process is executed if there is no money in at least the target storage unit, and there is money in at least the target storage unit. If the second replenishment process is not executed,
The money handling apparatus according to claim 2. When the second replenishment operation is accepted by the operation accepting unit and the second replenishment process is not performed, the processing execution unit is notified by the notifying unit that the second replenishment process cannot be performed. To inform,
The money management apparatus according to claim 3. An operation accepting unit for accepting the first replenishment operation and the second replenishment operation;
The process execution unit
When the first replenishment operation is received by the operation receiving unit, the first replenishment process is executed,
When the second refilling operation is accepted by the operation accepting unit, the second replenishing process is executed,
Prohibiting acceptance of the second replenishment operation by the operation accepting unit when there is money in at least the target storage unit;
The money handling apparatus according to claim 2. An operation receiving unit for receiving a replenishment operation;
When the replenishment operation is received by the operation reception unit, the process execution unit,
If there is money in at least the target storage unit, the first replenishment process is executed,
If there is no money in at least the target storage unit, the second replenishment process is executed.
The money handling apparatus according to claim 2. The process execution unit
When an abnormality occurs during the execution of the first replenishment process, a first collection process for collecting the money present in the transport unit and the temporary storage unit is performed,
When an abnormality occurs during the execution of the second replenishment process, a second recovery process for recovering money existing in at least the storage unit related to the abnormality among the transport unit and the plurality of storage units is performed.
The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein The process execution unit causes the display unit to display a display indicating that the first replenishment process is being executed and a display indicating that the second replenishment process is being performed.
The money management device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein

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