JP2017220073A - Currency processing system and change replenishment method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently replenish a change machine with supplementary change of an appropriate amount while reducing time during which settlement processing cannot be performed at a register when shortage of change occurs during business hours of a shop.SOLUTION: A change machine 200 writes denominations and amounts of required supplementary change as supplementary change data into an IC tag 304a (1). The IC tag 304a is carried by a shop clerk to a currency depositing and dispensing machine 100 (2). The currency depositing and dispensing machine 100 reads out the supplementary change data from the IC tag 304a (3) and puts the supplementary change indicated by the supplementary change data into a storage cassette 300a (4). The storage cassette 300a is carried by the shop clerk to the change machine 200 (5). Then the shop clerk takes out a storage cassette 300b that has been attached to the change machine 200 (6) and attaches the storage cassette 300a thereto (7). The change machine 200 performs replenishment of change by dispensing the supplementary change from the newly attached storage cassette 300a and storing it.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  In the case where the cash register becomes insufficient during the business hours of the store, the present invention can efficiently replenish the change machine with an appropriate amount of change replenishment money while shortening the time during which the checkout process cannot be performed at the cash register. The present invention relates to a possible money handling system and a change replenishment method.

  In stores of commercial facilities such as supermarkets and convenience stores, there are a front area where merchandise shelves are installed and a backyard area where customers cannot enter.

  A POS (Point Of Sales) terminal and a change machine are installed at the checkout office in the front area (hereinafter simply referred to as “cash register”), and the money received from the customer is handed over to the cashier in exchange for the product. In addition to processing, money is withdrawn as change. On the other hand, a money depositing / dispensing machine is installed in the backyard area of the store, and with this money depositing / dispensing machine, money as sales proceeds collected from the change machine should be deposited and prepared in the change machine. Withdraw money from the change reserve.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various money handling systems in which such change machines and money depositing and dispensing machines are combined are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses at least one change machine, a money depositing / withdrawing machine (cash processing apparatus) for depositing money collected from the change machine, and a change for each denomination held in the change machine. A cash management system including a cash data management device that manages information on the number of coins in stock, information on the number of coins required for each denomination in a change machine, and deposit amount information in a money deposit / withdrawal machine is disclosed.

  According to this Patent Document 1, the cash data management device uses the cash amount data transmitted from the change machine to obtain information relating to the number of denominations of the change reserve to be prepared in the change machine as a money deposit / withdrawal machine. And the money depositing / withdrawing machine withdraws the change reserve based on the information notified from the cash data management device.

  Further, when money as sales proceeds is collected from the change machine, the cash data management device determines the amount of money in the change machine and the necessary change details (that is, the amount of money to be left in the change machine as change). Information on the number of denominations for each denomination) is calculated based on the number of denominations and the amount of money to be collected from the change machine, and the calculated information is notified to the change machine. The change machine dispenses money to be collected based on the information notified from the cash data management device.

Patent No. 5125136

  However, although the thing of this patent document 1 is effective when preparing a change reserve at the timing of collect | recovering sales, it can be covered with the change reserve prepared in advance before opening in an actual cash register. Therefore, a situation occurs in which the cash register becomes insufficient during the store opening hours.

  In this case, the cashier person removes the storage cassette from the change machine, brings the removed storage cassette to the place of the money depositing / dispensing machine, and attaches the storage cassette to the money depositing / dispensing machine. After that, the cashier person manually inputs the required number of change replenishment into the operation display section of the money depositing / dispensing machine, shifts the corresponding change replenishment to the storage cassette, and then removes the storage cassette and registers it. The operation of attaching the storage cassette to the change machine and replenishing the change replenishment is performed.

  However, if the cashier in charge manually inputs change replenishment, there is a problem that an unintended amount of change replenishment is loaded into the change machine due to an input error of the cashier. Another problem is that even though the store is open for business until the change replenishment is replenished, the corresponding cash register must be closed, which hinders efficient settlement processing at the store. is there.

  From these things, when the cash register becomes short during the business hours of the store, how much money can be efficiently replenished to the change machine while shortening the time when the cash register cannot be processed at the cash register. Is an important issue.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in the case where the cash register becomes insufficient during the business hours of the store, an appropriate amount of money while shortening the time during which the cash register cannot be processed at the cash register. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money handling system and a change replenishment method capable of efficiently replenishing a change change money to a change machine.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a change machine that performs money storage processing and money change-out processing according to merchandise settlement processing, and a store for the change machine. A money handling system having a money processing device for withdrawing change replenishment for replenishing shortage during business hours, wherein the money handling device is capable of storing money and delivering money. 1 money storage part, a first attachment part for attaching a proxy money cassette that can be attached to and detached from a plurality of change machines, and the change replenishment money in the first money storage part in response to a predetermined operation. And a first control unit that controls to store the money in the proxy money cassette mounted on the first mounting unit, and the change machine has a second money storage capable of storing money and feeding out money. And a currency cassette corresponding to the device Or a second mounting portion on which the proxy money cassette can be mounted and the proxy money cassette is stored on the condition that the proxy money cassette is mounted on the second mounting portion and a predetermined operation is performed. And a second control unit for controlling the stored money to be stored in the second money storage unit.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the change machine further includes a writing unit for writing information relating to a change supplement to a storage medium possessed by an operator, and the money handling apparatus includes at least the memory A reader / writer unit that reads information related to change replenishment from a medium is further provided, and the first control unit is specified by information related to change replenishment read by the reader / writer in response to a predetermined operation. The number of coins for each denomination serving as a change replenishment is controlled so as to be fed out from the first money storage unit and stored in a proxy money cassette mounted on the first mounting unit.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the change machine is configured to change money based on a reference money amount according to a replenishment condition of money during business hours of a store and a currency amount located in the second money storage unit. A specifying unit that specifies the number of denominations of money to be replenished is further provided, and the writing unit calculates the number of denominations of money to be remuneration specified by the specifying unit as the replenishment of money It is characterized in that it is written in the storage medium as information relating to the above.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the writing unit writes the amount of money located in the second money storage unit into the storage medium as information related to the change replenishment money, and the money processing apparatus Is a specifying unit that specifies the number of denominations of money to be replenished from the reference amount of money according to the replenishment condition of money during the business hours of the store and the amount of money read from the storage medium. Is further provided.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, in response to a predetermined operation, the first control unit supplies the first attachment unit with money constituting the change replenishment in the first money storage unit. Control is performed so that the information related to the change replenishment stored in the storage medium is erased by the reader / writer unit on the condition that it is stored in the attached proxy money cassette.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the writing unit writes the information related to the change supplement to the storage medium together with a writing time, and the first control unit is controlled by the reader / writer unit. On the condition that the first time at which the writing time is read is before the second time obtained by adding a predetermined time to the writing time written on the storage medium, In response, the number of coins for each denomination serving as a change remuneration specified by the information relating to the change replenishment read by the reader / writer unit is paid out from the first money storage unit and the first mounting is performed. It controls so that it may accommodate in the proxy money cassette with which the part was mounted | worn.

  In addition, the present invention replenishes a change machine that performs a money storage process and a change payment process according to a product settlement process, and a change that is lacking during the business hours of a store to the change machine. A change replenishment method in a money handling system having a money handling device for withdrawing and changing change replenishment money, wherein the money handling device responds to a predetermined operation in response to a predetermined operation. A first control step for controlling the coins to be stored in the proxy money cassette mounted on the mounting portion of the own device, and the change machine has the proxy money cassette mounted on the mounting portion of the own device, And a second control step for controlling the money stored in the proxy money cassette to be stored in the money storage section of its own device, provided that the above operation is performed.

  According to the present invention, when the cash register becomes insufficient during the business hours of the store, the change machine is efficiently replenished with an appropriate amount of change replenishment money while shortening the time during which the checkout process cannot be performed at the cash register. be able to.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating the configuration of the money handling system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote processing unit in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the drawer portion of the packaged coin storage unit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the money depositing and dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of authority management data. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the change machine and the POS register in the money handling system shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote processing unit in the change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in the change machine shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration of a wrapping coin storage unit in the change machine shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram of the change machine and the POS register shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the storage cassette shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a change replenishment processing procedure in the money handling system. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the money depositing / dispensing machine specifies the change supplement. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration for transmitting change supplement data to a money depositing and dispensing machine.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a money handling system and a change replenishing method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Concept of money handling system>
First, the concept of the money handling system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling system includes a change machine 200 and a money deposit / withdrawal machine 100.

  The change machine 200 is installed at a cash register in a front area where merchandise shelves are installed in a store of a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and performs deposit processing of money handed over from the customer to the cashier in exchange for the merchandise. At the same time, it is a device for performing a withdrawal process of money as change.

  The money depositing / dispensing machine 100 is installed in a backyard area of a store, and performs a deposit process for sales collected from the change machine 200 and a money process for dispensing a change supplement to be replenished to the change machine 200. It is a processing device.

  The change machine 200 and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 can each be equipped with a storage cassette 300. When the person in charge collects the sales money from the change machine 200, the change machine 200 stores the sales money in the storage cassette 300, and then the storage cassette 300 is removed, and the person in charge brings the removed storage cassette 300 with the money. It moves to the place of the deposit / withdrawal machine 100. Thereafter, when the storage cassette 300 is attached to the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 pays out money from the storage cassette 300 and deposits it. When the change machine 200 is replenished with change replenishment money, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 stores money as change change money in the storage cassette 300, and then removes the storage cassette 300 and takes charge of the removed storage cassette 300. A person brings and moves to the place of the change machine 200. Thereafter, when the storage cassette 300 is attached to the change machine 200, the change machine 200 pays out money from the storage cassette 300 and deposits it.

  Here, since it is not preferable to use the change machine 200 without attaching the storage cassette 300, the change machine 200 is stopped when the storage cassette 300 is detached, and the cash register cannot be used. Therefore, in the money handling system according to this embodiment, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 can store the change replenishment money in the spare storage cassette 300 while the storage cassette 300 is attached to the change machine 200. In the following, for convenience of explanation, the storage cassette 300 being mounted on the change machine 200 will be described as the storage cassette 300b, and the spare storage cassette 300 will be described as the storage cassette 300a.

  The change machine 200 manages the amount of money stored for each denomination stored in its own device, and replenishes change when there is a shortage of change money. In the change replenishment, the change machine 200 first specifies the denomination and quantity of the change to be replenished from the amount of each denomination, and writes it in the IC tag 304a as change replenishment data (1). The IC tag 304a may be attached to a store clerk ID card or the like.

  The clerk brings the IC tag 304a in which the change replenishment data is written and moves to the place of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 (2). The money depositing / dispensing machine 100 reads change money data from the IC tag 304a (3), and stores the money of the denomination and quantity indicated in the change money data in the storage cassette 300a as change money (4). Here, since the storage cassette 300a is used as a spare, it can be attached to any of the plurality of change machines 200 included in the money handling system.

  The store clerk removes the storage cassette 300a in which the change replenishment is stored from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and brings the removed storage cassette 300a to the place of the change machine 200 (5). Thereafter, the store clerk removes the storage cassette 300b attached to the change machine 200 (6) and attaches the storage cassette 300a (7) to replace the storage cassette 300. The change machine 200 replenishes the change by paying out and storing the change replenishment money from the attached storage cassette 300a.

  Since the change machine 200 can be equipped with a spare storage cassette 300a in addition to the storage cassette 300b associated with the own apparatus, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 supplies the spare change cassette 300a to the spare storage cassette 300a. If stored, the change can be replenished by exchanging the storage cassette 300b associated with the own apparatus and the spare storage cassette 300a. That is, the reserve storage cassette 300a stores change change money as a proxy for the storage cassette 300b associated with the change machine 200. And since the change machine 200 maintains the state which mounted | worn with the storage cassette 300b until the storage cassette 300a in which the change replenishment money was stored arrives, the time which operation | movement of the change machine 200 stops can be minimized. .

  As described above, in the money handling system according to the present embodiment, the change machine 200 writes the change replenishment data to the IC tag 304a, and the change replenishment data according to the change replenishment data read by the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 from the IC tag 304a. Money is stored in the storage cassette 300a, and change is replenished by exchanging the storage cassette 300a with the storage cassette 300b in the change machine 200. For this reason, when the cash register becomes short during the business hours of the store, it is possible to efficiently replenish the change machine 200 with an appropriate amount of change replenishment money while shortening the time during which the checkout process cannot be performed at the cash register. it can.

  Further, since the change replenishment money is stored in the storage cassette 300a and brought to the store clerk, the change can be replenished without the store clerk touching the currency, and the store clerk can be prevented from making mistakes and fraud.

<Structure of money handling system>
Next, the configuration of the money handling system will be described. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating the configuration of the money handling system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, a merchandise shelf on which various merchandise is displayed is installed in the front area of the store 420, and a change machine 200 and a POS register 290 are installed in the checkout area of the front area. When the customer performs a checkout process at the checkout office, the cashier in charge puts money as the price of the goods received from the customer into the change machine 200 and also withdraws money as change from the change machine 200 to the customer. Return to

  Further, the POS register 290 manages information related to products purchased by customers, information related to money stored in the change machine 200, and the like. Further, in such a backyard area of the store 420 (for example, a depositing room or the like), a money depositing / dispensing machine 100 such as a depositing / dispensing machine for depositing money as sales proceeds collected from the change machine 200 is installed. Has been. Further, when the change machine 200 has insufficient money as change, change money is withdrawn from the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, and the money as change money withdrawn from the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 is changed. The machine 200 can be refilled. In the present embodiment, the money handling system 1 is configured by combining the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 and the change machine 200.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the money handling system 1, a collection cassette storing banknotes and coins is taken out from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 by a guard of the security company 410 and the like. Bills and coins are collected from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 to the security company 410. The security guard of the security company 410 carries the change reserve used in the change machine 200 from the security company 410 to the store 420 and stores it in the safe 422 provided in the store 420. If the change reserve is insufficient in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, a store clerk having a predetermined authority such as a store manager takes out the money from the safe 422 and deposits it into the money depositing / dispensing machine 100.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the money handling system 1, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 can communicate with a terminal 400 and a user server 402 provided outside the store 420 via a LAN (Local Area Network) 404. The terminal 400 and the user server 402 are used to manage the amount of money in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and information on operators such as guards of the security company 410 and cashiers of the store 420. The

<Configuration of money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and change machine 200>
Next, the structure of the money depositing / withdrawing machine 100 and the change machine 200 in the money handling system 1 will be described.

  First, the structure of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 provided in the backyard area of the store 420 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 101. In the casing 101, banknote depositing and dispensing processes are performed. Banknote processing unit 110 to be performed, coin processing unit 150 to perform coin deposit processing and withdrawal processing, and wrapping coins (a certain number of coins of the same denomination (for example, 20 or 50) are bundled in a rod shape to form a film or packaging Each of the wrapping coin storage units 180 is stored. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 are arranged so as to be lined up on the left and right when the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 is viewed from the front side, and the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 are arranged. A wrapping coin storage unit 180 is disposed below.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the banknote processing unit 110 is provided below the banknote receiving unit 120 on the front side of the housing 101 and the banknote receiving unit 120 provided in the right region on the front side of the housing 101. A plurality of banknote storage units capable of storing banknotes and storing stored banknotes inside the housing 101. Parts 134 and 136. In FIG. 4, the right side surface of the housing 101 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 110, and the leftward direction in FIG. 4 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 110.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the transport unit 130 includes a circular transport unit 130 a and a plurality of connection transport units 130 b that are arranged at a central position in the upper part of the housing 101. In addition, a bill receiving unit 120, a bill dispensing unit 122, a withdrawal and rejection unit 124, a cassette mounting unit 126 capable of detachably mounting a storage cassette 300, which will be described later, a collection cassette 140, and two banknote storage units 134 and 136, respectively. These are arranged so as to surround the circumferential conveyance unit 130a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the banknote receiving unit 120, the banknote dispensing unit 122, the withdrawal reject unit 124, the cassette mounting unit 126, the collection cassette 140, and the two banknote storage units 134 are respectively provided by the plurality of connection conveyance units 130 b. 136 is connected to the circulating conveyance unit 130a. The circulation unit 130a is provided with an identification unit 132. The identification unit 132 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, conveyance state, and the like of the banknote conveyed by the circulation unit 130a. Do.

  The circulating conveyance unit 130a can convey banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 130, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circumference conveyance part 130a and each connection conveyance part 130b is arrange | positioned along the circumference conveyance part 130a.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front surface of the housing 101 is provided with a banknote receiving port 120 a of the banknote receiving unit 120 and a banknote outlet 122 a of the banknote paying unit 122. Further, a door 126a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 126. By opening the door 126a, the storage cassette 300 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, or the storage cassette 300 can be taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126. Can be.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the cassette mounting unit 126 includes a writing unit 128 that writes various information to the IC tag 304 attached to the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 and the IC tag 304. A reading unit 129 for reading various information is provided. Details of the information written to the IC tag 304 by the writing unit 128 and the information read from the IC tag 304 by the reading unit 129 will be described later. Each denomination stored in the storage cassette 300 is stored in the memory of the IC tag 304. Is stored.

  The banknote receiving unit 120 is provided with a banknote feeding mechanism 121. When it is detected that one or more banknotes are inserted into the banknote receiving port 120a, the banknote feeding mechanism 121 is driven, The banknotes are fed one by one to the circulating conveyance unit 130a via the connection conveyance unit 130b.

  The banknote payout unit 122 discharges the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 134 and 136 to the circulation conveyance unit 130a to the outside of the housing 101 through the banknote outlet 122a.

  The withdrawal reject unit 124 withdraws banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skewing among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 134 and 136 during the withdrawal process. Store as reject banknotes. Of the banknotes taken into the housing 101 from the banknote receiving unit 120, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to contamination or the like during the depositing process are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 122 as deposit reject banknotes. .

  Each banknote storage unit 134, 136 stores banknotes in denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 132. These banknote storage units 134 and 136 store banknotes to be dispensed from the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 as banknotes for change replenishment to the change machine 200. For example, the bill storage unit 134 stores a thousand yen bill, and the bill storage unit 136 stores a five thousand yen bill. The 10,000 yen bill is stored in a collection cassette 140 described later. Moreover, each banknote storage part 134,136 is each provided with the banknote feeding mechanism 135,137, and the banknote accommodated in these banknote storage parts 134,136 is connected by each banknote feeding mechanism 135,137. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 130a via the conveyance unit 130b.

  A collection cassette 140 is accommodated in a lower region inside the casing 101, and banknotes to be collected by the security company 410 are accommodated in the collection cassette 140. Specifically, the banknote identified by the identification unit 132 is sent from the circulation conveyance unit 130a to the collection cassette 140 via the connection conveyance unit 130b. Further, a door 140a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 140, and the collection cassette 140 can be accommodated inside the casing 101 by opening the door 140a, and the collection cassette 140 can be taken out from the inside of the casing 101. can do.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 150 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the coin processing unit 150 is provided below the coin receiving unit 152 on the front side of the housing 101 and the coin receiving unit 152 provided in the left region on the front side of the housing 101. And a plurality of storing and feeding units 160 capable of storing coins inside the casing 101 and feeding out the stored coins.

  The coin receiving unit 152 takes the coins received through the coin insertion slot one by one into the housing 101 in a one-layer, one-row state. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 152 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 7) composed of a feeding belt or the like. When a coin received by the coin receiving unit 152 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 153 is driven. As a result, coins are fed one by one into the housing 101 by the coin feeding mechanism 153. As shown in FIG. 5, the coin receiving unit 152 is connected to a deposit transport unit 154 that transports the coins fed into the housing 101 by the coin receiving unit 152.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an identification unit 156 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front / back, conveyance state, etc. of the coin is provided in the middle of the deposit conveyance unit 154, and a first branch unit 158 is provided. It has been. Based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 156, the first branching unit 158 branches the coins (rejected coins, etc.) to be dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 166 from the deposit conveyance unit 154 and guides it to the withdrawal conveyance unit 162. .

  On the other hand, coins (normal coins or the like) to be stored in the housing 101 are transported to each storage and feeding unit 160 by the deposit transport unit 154. The storage and feeding unit 160 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. For example, six storage and feeding units 160 corresponding to six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin). Are provided, and coins are stored for each denomination in the storage and feeding unit 160 in ascending order from the upstream side of the deposit conveyance unit 154 (that is, the lower side in FIG. 5). In addition, the storage and feeding unit 160 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) that feeds the coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 160 one by one to the dispensing transport unit 162.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 162 conveys the coins fed out from the storage and feeding unit 160 to the coin dispensing unit 166. Further, the withdrawal conveyance unit 162 conveys the reject coins branched from the deposit conveyance unit 154 by the first branch unit 158 to the coin dispensing unit 166.

  A recovery cassette 170 is accommodated in a lower area inside the casing 101, and coins to be recovered by the security company 410 are stored in the recovery cassette 170. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a second branching portion 164 is provided in the middle of the withdrawal conveyance unit 162, and is branched from the withdrawal conveyance unit 162 by the second branching unit 164. Coins are sent to the collection cassette 170 and stored in the collection cassette 170. Further, a door 170 a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 170, and the collection cassette 170 can be accommodated inside the casing 101 by opening the door 170 a and the collection cassette 170 can be taken out from the inside of the casing 101. can do.

  Next, the configuration of the wrapping coin storage unit 180 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the wrapping coin storage unit 180 has a drawer 182 provided with a plurality of storage areas 180a to 180f in which the wrapping coins are stored for each denomination, and the drawer 182 is a currency. It can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 101 of the depositing / dispensing machine 100 to the near side. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, when a wrapping coin is accommodated in each storage area | region 180a-180f, the longitudinal direction of the said wrapping coin faces the vertical direction.

  Then, by pulling out the drawer 182 from the inside of the housing 101 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, the wrapping coins are stored in the storage areas 180a to 180f or stored in the storage areas 180a to 180f. Wrapping coins can be taken out. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the wrapping coin storage unit 180 is provided with a lock mechanism 184 that locks the drawer portion 182 inside the housing 101, and the drawer portion 182 is locked inside the housing 101. In this state, the drawer portion 182 cannot be pulled out from the inside of the housing 101 to the near side. In addition, the wrapping coin storage unit 180 is provided with a weigh scale 186 that measures the weight of the wrapping coins stored in the storage regions 180 a to 180 f of the drawer portion 182. Based on the weight of the wrapping coins measured by the weighing scale 186, the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage regions 180a to 180f of the drawer 182 is detected by the control unit 102 described later.

  In detecting the number of wrapping coins stored in each of the storage areas 180a to 180f, instead of measuring the weight of the wrapping coin with the weight meter 186, or measuring the weight of the wrapping coin with the weight meter 186. In addition, the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage areas 180a to 180f may be detected using a line sensor or a magnetic sensor, or the storage areas 180a to 180a may be combined by combining these line sensors and magnetic sensors. You may detect the number of the wrapping coins accommodated in 180f. A line sensor or a magnetic sensor may be provided for each of the storage areas 180a to 180f.

  Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 6, each storage area | region 180a-180f is divided into the several area | region, and although the case where ten wrapping coins are each accommodated in each division is shown, in such an example, It is not limited. Five wrapping coins may be stored in each section, or three wrapping coins may be stored in each section, and a different number of wrapping coins may be stored. A plurality of types of sections may be combined. In the above description, the case where only one wrapping coin storage unit 180 is provided has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example, and a plurality of wrapping coin storage units 180 are provided. Also good. In this case, a plurality of wrapping coin storage units 180 may be provided so as to correspond to each denomination of the wrapping coins, or a plurality of denomination wrapping coins may be stored in each of the two wrapping coin storage units 180, for example. May be.

<Configuration of control system in money depositing / dispensing machine 100>
Next, the structure of the control system in such a money depositing and dispensing machine 100 will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. As shown in FIG. 7, a control unit 102 is provided inside the housing 101 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, and the control unit 102 controls the bill processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the wrapping coin storage unit 180. Each component is controlled.

  Specifically, the control unit 102 includes a bill feeding mechanism 121 of the banknote processing unit 110, a transport unit 130, an identification unit 132, a bill feeding mechanism 135, 137, a cassette mounting unit 126, a writing unit 128, a reading unit 129, and the like. Are connected, and the identification information of the banknote by the identification unit 132 and the information read by the reading unit 129 from the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 are sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 performs banknote processing. By sending a command signal to each component of the unit 110, these components are controlled.

  Further, the control unit 102 includes a coin feeding mechanism 153, a depositing and conveying unit 154, an identification unit 156, a first branching unit 158, each storing and feeding unit 160, a dispensing and feeding unit 162, and a second branching unit 164 of the coin processing unit 150. Etc. are connected, and the identification information of the coin by the identification unit 156 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 sends a command signal to each component part of the coin processing unit 150 to control these component parts. I do.

  The control unit 102 is connected to the lock mechanism 184 of the wrapping coin storage unit 180, the weight scale 186, and the like, and the measurement result of the wrapping coins by the weight scale 186 is sent to the control section 102. The lock mechanism 184 is controlled by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 184.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an operation display unit 104, a reader / writer 104 a, a communication unit 105, a storage unit 106, and a cash balance management unit 107 are connected to the control unit 102.

  The operation display unit 104 includes a touch panel or the like provided on the upper portion of the housing 101, and is stored in each of an operation screen for an operator to operate, a banknote processing unit 110, a coin processing unit 150, and a wrapping coin storage unit 180. Information relating to the amount of money being displayed is displayed on the operation display unit 104. Further, in such an operation display unit 104, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 102 by touching an operation button on the operation screen. The communication unit 105 can transmit and receive various signals to and from the terminal 400 and the user server 402 via the LAN 404.

  The reader / writer 104a is provided in the vicinity of the operation display unit 104, and reads change replenishment data from an IC tag 304a carried by a store clerk. It is also possible to delete change money supplement data and write other data. The IC tag 304a is attached to, for example, an ID card for a store clerk.

  The storage unit 106 has various information such as information on the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the wrapping coin storage unit 180, and the processing history of money in the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. Information is stored. Also, authority management data 106 a for managing the authority of the operator of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 is also stored in the storage unit 106.

  Further, the control unit 102 includes an authority authentication unit 102a, a change replenishment data acquisition unit 102b, and a change withdrawal processing unit 102c. The authority authentication unit 102a performs processing for authenticating the authority of the operator and restricting the operation according to the authority.

  The authority authentication unit 102a reads, for example, data identifying the clerk's authority from the clerk's ID card by the reader / writer 104a, refers to the authority management data 106a, and selectively permits an operation corresponding to the identified authority.

  The change supplement data acquisition unit 102b is a processing unit that acquires the change supplement data read by the reader / writer 104a from the IC tag 304a. The change dispensing processing unit 102c, when the change replenishment data acquisition unit 102b acquires change replenishment data, conveys the denomination and the number of banknotes indicated in the change replenishment data to the storage cassette 300 in which they are stored. And store it. Further, the change dispensing processing unit 102 c writes the denomination and the number of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 to the IC tag 304 of the storage cassette 300 as payment data. In addition, when a wrapping coin or the like is withdrawn as a change replenishment, it is not stored in the storage cassette 300 and is withdrawn with cash. However, the change replenishment processed with cash is also stored. Write to the IC tag 304 of the cassette 300.

  Here, the change replenishment data is associated with the write time of the change replenishment data. The change dispensing processing unit 102c determines that the time when the change replenishment data is read is within a predetermined time from the write time (the first time when the write time is read by the reader / writer 104a is the write time. On the condition that it is before a second time obtained by adding a predetermined time to the change time). That is, when the change replenishment data read time exceeds a predetermined time from the writing time, illegal change withdrawal is prevented by prohibiting the change replenishment withdrawal.

  After the change replenishment withdrawal process, the change withdrawal processing unit 102c erases the change replenishment data of the IC tag 304a and takes out the storage cassette 300. The change change data of the IC tag 304a is erased in this way to prevent the same change supply data from being used a plurality of times. It should be noted that the change replenishment data may be prevented from being reused by providing the change replenishment data with identification information and managing the usage history of the change replenishment data.

  Next, an example of the authority management data 106a will be described, and the limitation due to the authority of the operator will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the authority management data 106a. The authority management data 106a shown in FIG. 8 includes the case where the operator is “part-time job”, the case where the operator is “employee”, the case where the operator is “store manager”, and the case where the operator is “warning officer”. ”Is different from the permitted operation.

  Specifically, only the “store manager” is permitted for the operation of replenishing money into the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. In addition, payment of sales proceeds from the change machine 200 is permitted except for “the person in charge of the police”. In addition, regarding operations relating to withdrawals from the money depositing and dispensing machine 100, only “employees” or “store managers” are permitted in the case of including withdrawals in cash as well as withdrawals to the storage cassette 300. On the other hand, with respect to withdrawals made only with withdrawal to the storage cassette 300, “part-time job” is permitted in addition to “employee” and “store manager”.

  In addition, only “employees” or “store managers” are allowed to perform the exchange operation. Here, the exchange is a process of depositing money into the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and dispensing money of the same amount and different denominations. For example, a process of depositing 10,000 yen bills and dispensing 10 thousand yen bills. As for the exchange, if the deposit / withdrawal is possible via the storage cassette 300 and the deposit / withdrawal of cash is unnecessary, even “part-time job” may be permitted.

  Further, when a predetermined number of banknotes are stored in the collection cassette 140, only the “store manager” is permitted for the operation of replacing the collection cassette 140. Similarly, only the “store manager” is permitted for the closing process performed when the store is closed. Further, only the “store manager” is permitted for the operation of transporting the sales money stored in the bill storage units 134 and 136 to the collection cassette 140. Then, only the “person in charge of the police” is allowed to take out the collection cassette for transporting to the police company 410.

<Configuration of change machine 200>
Next, a detailed configuration of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the change machine 200 according to the present embodiment includes a coin processing unit 250 and a wrapping coin storage unit 280 arranged side by side, and next to the coin processing unit 250 and the wrapping coin storage unit 280. The banknote processing unit 210 is arranged so as to be lined up, and a POS register 290 is placed above the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. The banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 each perform deposit / withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes. Moreover, the wrapping coin storage unit 280 stores the wrapping coins of each denomination so that they can be taken out. The POS register 290 is used as a management device that manages the change machine 200.

  First, the configuration of the banknote processing unit 210 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 212, a banknote receiving unit 220 provided on the front side of the casing 212, and banknote receiving on the front side of the casing 212. A banknote dispensing section 222 provided below the section 220, a transport section 230 for transporting banknotes one by one inside the housing 212, and storing banknotes inside the housing 212 and feeding out stored banknotes A plurality of possible banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 are provided. In FIG. 10, the right side surface of the housing 212 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 210, and the leftward direction in FIG. 10 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 210.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the transport unit 230 includes a circular transport unit 230 a and a plurality of connection transport units 230 b arranged at the center position of the housing 212. In addition, a bill receiving unit 220, a bill dispensing unit 222, a withdrawal reject unit 224, a cassette mounting unit 226 capable of detachably mounting a storage cassette 300, which will be described later, and three banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 are each conveyed in a circular manner. It arrange | positions so that the part 230a may be surrounded.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the banknote receiving unit 220, the banknote dispensing unit 222, the withdrawal / rejecting unit 224, the cassette mounting unit 226, and the three banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 are respectively connected to the plurality of connection transport units 230b. Are connected to the orbiting conveyance unit 230a. The circulation unit 230a is provided with an identification unit 232. The identification unit 232 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, conveyance state, and the like of the bills conveyed by the circulation unit 230a. Do.

  The circulating transport unit 230a can transport banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Moreover, in the conveyance part 230, the path | route switching part (not shown) which switches the conveyance path | route of a banknote between the circulation conveyance part 230a and each connection conveyance part 230b is arrange | positioned along the circulation conveyance part 230a.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the front surface of the housing 212 is provided with a banknote receiving port 220 a of the banknote receiving unit 220 and a banknote outlet 222 a of the banknote paying unit 222. In addition, a door 226a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 226. By opening the door 226a, the storage cassette 300 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 226, or the storage cassette 300 can be removed from the cassette mounting portion 226. Can be.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the cassette mounting unit 226 includes a writing unit 228 for writing various information to the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 mounted on the cassette mounting unit 226 and the IC tag. A reading unit 229 for reading various information from 304 is provided.

  The banknote receiving unit 220 is provided with a banknote feeding mechanism 221. When it is detected that one or a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the banknote receiving port 220a, the banknote feeding mechanism 221 is driven to drive the banknote. Are fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 230a via the connection conveyance unit 230b.

  The banknote payout unit 222 is configured to discharge the banknotes fed from the banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 to the circulation transport unit 230a to the outside of the housing 212 through the banknote outlet 222a.

  The withdrawal rejection unit 224, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 during the withdrawal process, cannot identify a banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to a conveyance abnormality such as double feeding or skew feeding. It is stored as a withdrawal reject bill. Of the banknotes taken into the housing 212 from the banknote receiving unit 220, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to contamination during the deposit process are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 222 as deposit reject banknotes. The

  Each banknote storage unit 234, 236, 238 stores banknotes in denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 232. These banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 store banknotes that are deposited into the banknote processing unit 210 and banknotes that are to be withdrawn as change. For example, a thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 234, a two thousand yen bill and a five thousand yen bill are stored in a mixed state in the bill storage unit 236, and a ten thousand yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 238. The Moreover, each banknote storage part 234, 236, 238 is provided with the banknote feeding mechanism 235, 237, 239, respectively, and the banknote stored in these banknote storage parts 234, 236, 238 is each banknote feeding mechanism. The sheets 235, 237, and 239 are fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 230a via the connection conveyance unit 230b.

  Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 250 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the coin processing unit 250 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 251, a coin receiving portion 252 provided on the front side of the casing 251, and a coin receiving unit on the front side of the casing 251. A coin dispensing unit 266 provided below the unit 252 and a plurality of storage and feeding units 260 capable of storing coins inside the housing 251 and feeding out the stored coins are provided.

  The coin receiving unit 252 takes the coins received via the coin insertion slot one by one in the case 251 in a one-layer, one-row state. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 252 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 253 (see FIG. 13) including a feeding belt or the like. When a coin received by the coin receiving unit 252 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 253 By being driven, the coins are fed one by one into the housing 251 by the coin feeding mechanism 253. As shown in FIG. 11, the coin receiving unit 252 is connected to a deposit transport unit 254 that transports the coins fed into the housing 251 by the coin receiving unit 252.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the middle of the deposit transport unit 254, an identifying unit 256 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front / back, and transport state of a coin, and a branching unit 258 are provided. Yes. The branching unit 258 branches the coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 266, such as reject coins, from the depositing and transporting unit 254, and guides them to the withdrawal and transporting unit 262 based on the coin identification result by the identifying unit 256.

  On the other hand, coins to be stored in the housing 251 such as normal coins are transported to the storage and feeding sections 260 by the deposit transport section 254. The storing and feeding unit 260 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. For example, six storage and feeding sections 260 corresponding to six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin). The coins are stored for each denomination in the storing and feeding units 260 in ascending order from the upstream side of the deposit transport unit 254 (that is, the lower side in FIG. 11). In addition, the storage and feeding unit 260 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) that feeds the coins stored in the storage and feeding unit 260 one by one to the dispensing transport unit 262.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 262 conveys the coins fed out from the storage and feeding unit 260 to the coin dispensing unit 266. Further, the withdrawal transport unit 262 transports the reject coins branched from the deposit transport unit 254 by the branching unit 258 to the coin dispensing unit 266.

  Next, the configuration of the wrapping coin storage unit 280 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, the wrapping coin storage unit 280 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 281 whose front side surface is open, a housing 281 that can be accommodated in the housing 281, and the housing 281. A storage drawer 282 that can be pulled out on the front side is provided, and the storage drawer 282 stores, for example, two rows of wrapping coins of each denomination (in FIG. 12, each denomination stored in the storage drawer 282). Wrapped coins are shown with diagonal lines).

  Here, the storage drawer 282 has a plurality of storage portions (pockets) for storing wrapping coins one by one, and the storage number and position of each wrapping coin stored in each storage portion is predetermined. Is set. Specifically, eight 100-yen wrapping coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference symbol A in FIG. 12, and one 500-yen wrapping coin can be stored in the area indicated by reference symbol B. Yes, one 50 yen wrapping coin can be stored in the area indicated by reference character C. In addition, six 10-yen wrapping coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference sign D in FIG. 12, and four 1-yen wrapping coins can be stored in the area indicated by reference sign E. One 5-yen wrapping coin can be stored in the area indicated by the symbol F.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, when the storage drawer 282 is completely stored in the housing 281, the storage drawer 282 is locked in the housing 281 inside the housing 281 of the wrapping coin storage unit 280. A lock mechanism 286 is provided. Here, when the lock mechanism 286 locks the storage drawer 282 inside the housing 281, the storage drawer 282 can no longer be pulled out from the housing 281, so that the wrapping coins can be taken out from the storage drawer 282. become unable.

  Further, in the vicinity of the front opening of the casing 281 of the wrapping coin storage unit 280, when the storage drawer 282 is pulled out from the casing 281 or returned to the inside of the casing 281, the storage drawer 282 is provided. The detection part 284 which detects the number for every denomination of the wrapping coin accommodated in is provided. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12 and the like, the detection unit 284 includes a pair of left and right optical sensors 284a and a rotary encoder 284b that detects the amount of the drawer drawer 282 pulled out from the housing 281.

  Here, each optical sensor 284a has a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitted from the light emitting element passes through the optical axis extending in the width direction of the packaging coin storage unit 280 (left and right direction in FIG. 12). Sent to the light receiving element. When the storage drawer 282 is completely stored in the housing 281 or when the storage drawer 282 is completely pulled out from the housing 281, the light emitted from the light emitting element in each optical sensor 284 a is Received by the light receiving element. On the other hand, when the storage drawer 282 is pulled out from the housing 281 or returned to the inside of the housing 281, the light emitted from the light emitting element is blocked by the wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 282. This prevents the light receiving element from reaching the light receiving element, thereby detecting the presence or absence of holes in the wrapping coin and the size of the diameter.

  As described above, in the storage drawer 282, the number and position of wrapping coins to be stored for each denomination are set in advance, so the presence or absence of holes in the wrapping coins and the size of the diameter detected by the optical sensor 284a. , And the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 282 for each denomination based on the amount of drawer of the storage drawer 282 from the housing 281 detected by the rotary encoder 284b. Whether or not it is properly stored in a predetermined position is detected.

  In addition, the packaging coin storage unit 280 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described configuration. In the wrapping coin storage unit 280 having another configuration, as a detection unit 284 that detects the number of wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 282 for each denomination, the presence / absence of wrapping coins stored in the storage unit of the storage drawer 282, and A system in which sensors for detecting the denomination (material) are arranged in all the storage units may be used.

<Configuration of POS register>
Next, the configuration of the POS register 290 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the POS register 290 includes a POS control unit 291, a display unit 293 such as a monitor and an operation unit 294 such as operation keys connected to the POS control unit 291.

  The operation unit 294 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 291. In addition, the display unit 293 displays information such as the processing status of banknotes and coins in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, and the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. . Further, the POS register 290 is provided with an additional display unit 293a that can be visually recognized by the customer. In addition to displaying various information on the display unit 293, or in addition to the display on the display unit 293, an additional display unit is provided. The display may be performed in the part 293a.

  The POS register 290 is provided with a card reader 296 and a printing unit 297 (see FIG. 13, not shown in FIG. 9). The card reader 296 acquires information on the ID, authority, etc. of the operator by reading an ID card carried by an operator such as a cashier. The printing unit 297 includes, for example, a printer, and prints information such as banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 on the receipt in addition to the sales receipt and the total receipt.

<Configuration of control system of change machine 200>
Next, the configuration of the control system of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the coin processing unit 250 includes an upper control unit 202 and a coin control unit 250a, and the upper control unit 202 and the coin control unit 250a are connected to each other.

  Moreover, the banknote processing unit 210 has a banknote control unit 210 a, and the banknote control unit 210 a is connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. The wrapping coin storage unit 280 has a wrapping coin control unit 280 a, and the wrapping coin control unit 280 a is connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. A POS control unit 291 provided in the POS register 290 is also connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. Although not shown, the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 is communicably connected to a host terminal such as a store server.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 includes a communication unit 203 for communicating with each of the banknote processing unit 210, the packaging coin storage unit 280 and the POS register 290, an operation display unit 204, A reader / writer 205, a change replenishment request unit 206, a change replenishment processing unit 207, and a storage unit 208 are connected to each other.

  The host control unit 202 transmits and receives signals to and from the bill control unit 210a of the bill processing unit 210, the wrapping coin control unit 280a of the wrapping coin storage unit 280, and the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 through the communication unit 203. .

  The operation display unit 204 includes a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the casing 251 of the coin processing unit 250, and includes an operation screen for operation by the operator, a bill processing unit 210, the coin processing unit 250, and a wrapping coin storage unit. Information on the amount of money stored in each of the 280 is displayed on the operation display unit 204. In such an operation display unit 204, the operator can input various commands to the upper control unit 202 by touching an operation button on the operation screen with a finger.

  The reader / writer 205 is provided in the vicinity of the operation display unit 204 and performs a process of writing change replenishment data into an IC tag 304a carried by a store clerk. The change replenishment request unit 206 determines whether or not it is necessary to replenish change based on the amount of money stored in each of the coin processing unit 250 and the packed coin storage unit 280.

  If it is determined that change change is necessary, the change change request unit 206 notifies the operator that change change is required. This notification is performed, for example, by display output to the operation display unit 204. When the change replenishment request unit 206 receives an operation for replenishing change from the operator, the change replenishment request unit 206 generates change replenishment data by specifying the denomination and quantity of the change to be replenished from the amount of money.

  Determination of the necessity for replenishment and specification of the denomination and quantity of change to be replenished are performed based on the replenishment conditions of money during the business hours of the store. For example, less change should be prepared immediately before the end of business than immediately after the start of business. Also, if the number of customers visiting the store and the number of payments are small, there will be less change to be prepared. The replenishment condition indicates the quantity for each denomination of change to be prepared at that time from the time, the number of customers visiting the store, the number of settlements, and the like. The replenishment condition may be stored in the storage unit 208 as a table, or may be a predetermined calculation formula. By using such replenishment conditions, it is possible to prepare an appropriate amount of money according to the situation as change.

  The change replenishment request unit 206 causes the reader / writer 205 to write the generated change replenishment data to the IC tag 304a. At this time, the reader / writer 205 performs writing to the IC tag 304a by associating the writing time with the change replenishment data.

  The change replenishment processing unit 207 pays out and stores money from the storage cassette 300 when the change machine 200 is loaded with the storage cassette 300 that stores money. Further, the number of denominations indicated in the withdrawal data read by the reading unit 229 from the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 is compared with the number of money types denominated from the storage cassette 300. .

  If the withdrawal data read from the IC tag 304 includes information related to the change replenishment that is not stored in the storage cassette 300 and is dispensed in cash, the deposit is accepted in cash and the money is deposited. The number of coins in the money type is compared with the withdrawal data from the IC tag 304.

  For example, for wrapping coins, the number of wrapping coins deposited into the storage drawer 282 of the wrapping coin storage unit 280 for each denomination is detected by the detection unit 284, and the number of wrapping coins for each denomination indicated in the withdrawal data. It is determined whether or not they match.

  If the number of money types indicated in the withdrawal data matches the number of money types accepted by the change machine 200, the change replenishment processing unit 207 updates the stock amount stored in the storage unit 208. The product returns to a state where the product can be settled using the change machine 200. If there is a mismatch, a notification is given by a display output to the operation display unit 204 or the like. In this case, the product checkout process using the change machine 200 may be stopped. Further, the stock amount may be updated based on the number of money types received by the change machine 200, and the product may be returned to a state where the product can be settled.

  In the storage unit 208, various information such as information relating to the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 210, the coin processing unit 250, and the packaging coin storage unit 280, and the processing history of money in the change machine 200. Is memorized.

  In addition, the banknote control unit 210a of the banknote processing unit 210 includes a communication unit 240, a banknote feeding mechanism 221, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 232, banknote feeding mechanisms 235, 237, and 239, a cassette mounting unit 226, a writing unit 228, A reading unit 229 and the like are connected, and banknote identification information by the identification unit 232 and information read by the reading unit 229 from the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 are sent to the banknote control unit 210a and banknotes The control unit 210a controls these components by sending a command signal to each component of the banknote processing unit 210. Moreover, the banknote control part 210a transmits / receives a signal with respect to the high-order control part 202 of the coin processing unit 250 by the communication part 240. FIG.

  The coin control unit 250a of the coin processing unit 250 is connected to a coin feeding mechanism 253, a deposit transport unit 254, an identification unit 256, a branching unit 258, each storing and feeding unit 260, a withdrawal transport unit 262, and the like. The coin identification information by the identification unit 256 is sent to the coin control unit 250a, and the coin control unit 250a sends a command signal to each component part of the coin processing unit 250 to control these component parts.

  In addition, a communication unit 289, a detection unit 284, a lock mechanism 286, a storage unit 288, and the like are connected to the wrapping coin control unit 280a of the wrapping coin storage unit 280. While being sent to the control unit 280a, the wrapping coin control unit 280a controls the lock mechanism 286 by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 286. In addition, the wrapping coin control unit 280 a transmits and receives signals to and from the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 through the communication unit 289. Further, information on the amount of the wrapping coins stored in the storage drawer 282 of the wrapping coin storage unit 280 is stored in the storage unit 288.

  In addition, a display unit 293, an operation unit 294, a storage unit 295, a communication unit 292, a card reader 296, a printing unit 297, and the like are connected to the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 so that they can communicate with each other. A command input to the operation unit 294 is sent from the operation unit 294 to the POS control unit 291, and information related to an ID card of an operator such as a cashier in charge read by the card reader 296 is sent to the POS control unit 291. It is done.

  The POS control unit 291 displays various information on the display unit 293 by sending a command to the display unit 293. Note that the POS control unit 291 can cause the additional display unit 293a to display instead of displaying various information on the display unit 293 or in addition to the display on the display unit 293.

  Further, the POS control unit 291 causes the printing unit 297 to print various information on a receipt or the like by sending a command to the printing unit 297. In addition, the POS control unit 291 transmits and receives signals to and from a higher-level terminal (not shown) such as a higher-level control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 and a store server by the communication unit 292.

  In the storage unit 295, the processing status of coins and banknotes in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 transmitted from the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, packaging Various information such as the amount of coins, bills, and wrapping coins stored in the coin storage unit 280 is stored.

<Configuration of storage cassette 300>
Next, the structure of the storage cassette 300 for delivering a banknote between the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 and the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the storage cassette 300 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 301, and banknotes are stored in a stacked state inside the casing 301. Further, as described above, the storage cassette 300 is detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change machine 200, respectively.

  Further, an opening 302 is formed on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300, and when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change machine 200. The bills are sent to the inside of the storage cassette 300 through the opening 302 from the transport unit 130 provided in the banknote processing unit 110 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 or the transport unit 230 provided in the banknote processing unit 210 of the change machine 200. Or banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 are fed through the opening 302 to the transport unit 130 of the banknote processing unit 110 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the transport unit 230 of the banknote processing unit 210 of the change machine 200. .

  More specifically, a bill feeding mechanism that feeds the bills stored in the storage cassette 300 out of the casing 301 from the opening 302 is provided inside the storage cassette 300. Further, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting part 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting part 226 of the change machine 200, the banknote processing unit 110 side of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the banknote of the change machine 200. Power is transmitted from the processing unit 210 side to the bill feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 300.

  As described above, when the storage cassette 300 is taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change machine 200, the banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 are fed out of the casing 301. Therefore, the security of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 can be improved.

  An IC tag 304 is provided on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300. When the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting unit 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting unit 226 of the change machine 200, the writing unit provided in the cassette mounting unit 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. 128 or a writing unit 228 provided in the cassette mounting unit 226 of the change machine 200, and various information is written to the IC tag 304, or a reading unit 129 or a change machine provided in the cassette mounting unit 126 of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. Various information can be read from the IC tag 304 by a reading unit 229 provided in the 200 cassette mounting unit 226.

<Procedure for change replenishment>
Next, a change replenishment processing procedure in the money handling system will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a change replenishment processing procedure in the money handling system. First, if the change replenishment request unit 206 of the change machine 200 receives an operation for replenishing change from the operator, the presence of the money stored in each of the coin processing unit 250 and the wrapping coin storage unit 280 will be described. The stock amount data indicating the height is read from the storage unit 208 (step S201).

  The change replenishment request unit 206 generates change replenishment data by specifying the denomination and quantity of the change to be replenished from the read stock data (step S202), and the change replenishment money is stored in the IC tag 304a of the clerk's ID card. Data is written (step S203).

  The IC tag 304a is brought by a store clerk and placed on the reader / writer 104a of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100. The change supplement data acquisition unit 102b of the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 reads the change supplement data from the IC tag 304a via the reader / writer 104a (step S101). The change dispensing processing unit 102c stores the denomination and the number of bills indicated in the change replenishment data in the storage cassette 300 as a change replenishment (step S102). Further, the change dispensing processing unit 102c writes the denomination and the number of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 to the IC tag 304 of the storage cassette 300 as withdrawal data (step S103).

  Thereafter, the change dispensing processing unit 102c erases the change replenishment data of the IC tag 304a (step S104), and the storage cassette 300 is removed (step S105).

  The store clerk brings the storage cassette 300 removed from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and moves to the place where the change machine 200 is located. The change machine 200 receives the operation from the store clerk, removes the storage cassette 300 that was installed inside (step S204), and accepts the installation of a new storage cassette 300 (step S205).

  The change replenishment processing unit 207 of the change machine 200 pays out and stores money from the attached storage cassette 300 (step S206). Further, the withdrawal data is read from the IC tag 304 of the storage cassette 300 (step S207), and the change replenishment paid out from the storage cassette 300 is compared with the withdrawal data (step S208). Thereafter, the change replenishment processing unit 207 updates the cash amount data stored in the storage unit 208 (step S209), and ends the process related to change replenishment. Note that the change machine 200 returns to a state in which the product can be settled after the process related to the change change is completed.

<Configuration in which the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 identifies the change replenishment>
Next, a configuration in which the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 specifies the change replenishment will be described. In the description so far, the configuration has been shown in which the change machine 200 specifies the denomination and quantity of change to be replenished from the cash balance data, and generates change replenishment data. It may be performed at 100.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 specifies a change supplement. As shown in FIG. 16, in this configuration, the change machine 200 writes the cash amount data indicating the cash amount for each denomination stored in the device itself to the IC tag 304a (1).

  The store clerk brings the IC tag 304a in which the cash amount data is written and moves to the place of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 (2). The money depositing / dispensing machine 100 reads the balance data from the IC tag 304a (3), specifies the denomination and quantity of change to be replenished to the change machine 200 from the balance data, and generates change replenishment data (3a). ). Based on the generated change replenishment data, money is stored in the storage cassette 300a (4).

  The store clerk removes the storage cassette 300a in which the change replenishment is stored from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and brings the removed storage cassette 300a to the place of the change machine 200 (5). Thereafter, the store clerk removes the storage cassette 300b attached to the change machine 200 (6) and attaches the storage cassette 300a (7) to replace the storage cassette 300. The change machine 200 replenishes the change by paying out and storing the change replenishment money from the attached storage cassette 300a.

<Configuration for sending change replenishment data to money depositing / dispensing machine 100>
Next, a configuration for transmitting change supplement data to the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 will be described. In the above description, the change machine 200 writes the change replenishment data to the IC tag 304a and the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 reads the change replenishment data from the IC tag 304a. The structure which transmits to the metal machine 100 may be sufficient.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration for transmitting change supplement data to the money depositing and dispensing machine 100. In the configuration shown in FIG. 17, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and the change machine 200 are communicably connected via a predetermined network, for example, a LAN.

  In this configuration, the change machine 200 transmits the change denomination and quantity to be replenished as change replenishment data (1) and causes the money deposit / withdrawal machine 100 to receive it (2). The money depositing / dispensing machine 100 stores money of the denomination and quantity indicated in the received change replenishment data in the storage cassette 300a (3).

  The store clerk removes the storage cassette 300a in which the change replenishment is stored from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and brings the removed storage cassette 300a to the place of the change machine 200 (4). Thereafter, the store clerk removes the storage cassette 300b attached to the change machine 200 (5) and attaches the storage cassette 300a (6) to replace the storage cassette 300. The change machine 200 replenishes the change by paying out and storing the change replenishment money from the attached storage cassette 300a.

  As described above, in the money handling system according to the present embodiment, the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, which is a money handling apparatus, includes banknote storage units 134 and 136 capable of storing and delivering money, and a plurality of change machines. A cassette mounting part 126 for mounting the removable storage cassette 300 on the storage, and a change dispensing processing part 102c for controlling the money constituting the change replenishment in the banknote storage parts 134, 136 to be stored in the storage cassette 300, The change machine 200 includes banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 capable of storing and delivering money, a cassette mounting unit 226 for mounting the storage cassette 300, and a banknote storage unit 234 for storing the money stored in the storage cassette 300. , 236, 238 and a change replenishment processing unit 207 for controlling the storage. For this reason, when the cash register becomes short during the business hours of the store, it is possible to efficiently replenish the change machine with an appropriate amount of change replenishment while shortening the time during which the checkout process cannot be performed at the cash register. .

  Moreover, the change machine 200 notifies the change money data to the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 using the IC tag 304a possessed by the store clerk or communication, so the change machine 200 has a storage cassette 300a in which the change supply money is stored. It is possible to keep the state in which the storage cassette 300b is mounted until the time has arrived, and to minimize the time during which the change machine 200 stops operating.

  In addition, the money processing system mentioned above and the money processing apparatus and change machine provided in such a money processing system are not limited to the above aspects, and various changes can be made.

  For example, in this embodiment, the IC tag 304a is attached to the store clerk's ID card and the change replenishment data is written. However, even if the IC tag 304a is attached to the change replenishment card and the change replenishment data is written. Good. Further, the IC tag 304a can be attached to an article having an arbitrary shape such as a stick shape, not limited to a card, and can be used for writing change replenishment data. Further, not only the IC tag but also any storage medium capable of reading and writing data can be used for writing change replenishment data.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration using the spare storage cassette 300 for replenishment of change has been described as an example. However, for example, the storage cassette 300 is removed from the change cashier 200 of the resting cash register, and another cash register is stored. It may be used to store change replenishment. That is, the storage cassette 300 in the suspended change machine 200 stores the change replenishment money as a substitute for the storage cassette 300 associated with the operating change machine 200. In this case, the storage cassette 300 may be removed after the change is replenished and returned to the original change machine 200.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a money depositing / dispensing machine provided in a store's backyard. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to various money handling apparatuses. can do.

  Also, a coin storage cassette for storing coins and feeding out the stored coins may be detachably attached to the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and the change machine 200, respectively.

  In this case, since coins can be transferred between the money depositing / dispensing machine 100 and the change machine 200 by using such a coin storage cassette, the coin as the sales collected from the change machine 200 is used. In addition, it is possible to prevent the operator from touching the coins to be replenished as a change replenishment to the change machine 200 withdrawn from the money depositing / dispensing machine 100, thereby improving security.

  The money handling system and the change replenishment method of the present invention efficiently reduce the amount of change replenishment of an appropriate amount while shortening the time during which the checkout process cannot be performed at the checkout when the cash register is short during the store business hours. It is useful to replenish the change machine well.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing system 100 Money depositing / withdrawing machine 101 Case 102 Control part 102a Authority authentication part 102b Change supplement data acquisition part 102c Change payment processing part 104 Operation display part 104a Reader / writer 105 Communication part 106 Storage part 106a Authority management data 107 Bank management unit 110 Banknote processing unit 120 Banknote receiving unit 120a Banknote receiving port 121 Banknote feeding mechanism 122 Banknote dispensing unit 122a Banknote outlet 124 Dispensing reject unit 126 Cassette mounting unit 126a Door 128 Writing unit 129 Reading unit 130 Transporting unit 130a Circulation transport unit 130b Connection transport unit 132 Identification unit 134, 136 Banknote storage unit 135, 137 Banknote feeding mechanism 140 Collection cassette 150 Coin processing unit 152 Coin receiving unit 153 Coin feeding mechanism 154 Deposit transport unit 156 Identification unit 158 First branch unit 16 0 storing and feeding unit 162 dispensing and transporting unit 164 second branching unit 166 coin dispensing unit 170 collection cassette 180 wrapping coin storage unit 200 change machine 202 upper control unit 203 communication unit 204 operation display unit 205 reader / writer 206 change replenishment request unit 207 change Replenishment processing unit 208 Storage unit 210 Banknote processing unit 210a Banknote control unit 212 Housing 220 Banknote receiving unit 220a Banknote receiving port 221 Banknote feeding mechanism 222 Banknote dispensing unit 222a Banknote outlet 224 Withdrawal reject unit 226 Cassette mounting unit 228 Writing unit 229 Reading unit 230 Conveying unit 230a Circulating conveying unit 230b Connection conveying unit 232 Identification unit 234, 236, 238 Bill storage unit 235, 237, 239 Bill feeding mechanism 240 Communication unit 250 Coin processing unit 250a Coin control unit 252 Coin receiving unit 253 Coin Feeding machine Structure 254 Deposit transport unit 256 Identification unit 258 Branch unit 260 Store and feed unit 262 Deposit transport unit 266 Coin dispensing unit 280 Packaging coin storage unit 280a Packaging coin control unit 282 Storage drawer 284 Detection unit 284a Optical sensor 284b Rotary encoder 286 Lock mechanism 288 Storage unit 289 Communication unit 290 POS register 291 POS control unit 292 Communication unit 293 Display unit 294 Operation unit 295 Storage unit 296 Card reader 297 Printing unit 300, 300a, 300b Storage cassette 301 Casing 302 Opening 304, 304a IC tag 400 Terminal 402 User Server 404, 405 LAN
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Claims (7)

A change machine that performs money storage processing and change payment processing according to the product settlement process, and a change replenishment for replenishing the change during the store's business hours to the change machine. A money handling system having a money handling device for processing money,
The money handling apparatus includes:
A first money storage unit capable of storing and delivering money;
A first mounting portion for mounting a proxy money cassette that can be attached to and detached from a plurality of change machines;
In response to a predetermined operation, a first control unit that controls to store the money constituting the change replenishment in the first money storage unit in a proxy money cassette mounted on the first mounting unit; Prepared,
The change machine is
A second money storage unit capable of storing money and delivering money;
A second mounting part capable of mounting a money cassette corresponding to the device or the proxy money cassette;
Control that the money stored in the proxy money cassette is stored in the second money storage section on condition that the proxy money cassette is mounted on the second mounting section and a predetermined operation is performed. A money handling system comprising: a second control unit. The change machine is
A writing unit for writing information relating to change remuneration on a storage medium possessed by the operator;
The money handling apparatus includes:
A reader / writer that reads at least information related to change remuneration from the storage medium;
The first controller is
In response to a predetermined operation, the number of coins for each denomination serving as a change replenishment specified by the information related to the change replenishment read by the reader / writer unit is paid out from the first money storage unit. The money handling system according to claim 1, wherein the money handling system is controlled to be stored in a proxy money cassette attached to the first attachment part. The change machine is
A specifying unit that specifies the number of denominations of money to be replenished from a reference amount of money according to the replenishment conditions of money during business hours of the store and the amount of money in the second money storage unit Further comprising
The writing unit
The money processing system according to claim 2, wherein the number of denominations of money to be used as a change supplement specified by the specifying unit is written in the storage medium as information related to the change supplement. The writing unit
Writing the amount of money in the second money storage unit into the storage medium as information relating to the change replenishment,
The money handling apparatus includes:
A specifying unit for specifying a number of denominations of money to be a change replenishment from a reference amount of money according to a replenishment condition of money during the business hours of the store and a money amount read from the storage medium; The money handling system according to claim 2, wherein the money handling system is provided. The first controller is
In response to a predetermined operation, on the condition that the money constituting the change replenishment money in the first money storage part is stored in the proxy money cassette attached to the first attachment part, the reader / writer part The money handling system according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein control is performed so as to erase information relating to the change replenishment stored in the storage medium. The writing unit
Write the information related to the change supplement to the storage medium together with the writing time,
The first controller is
On condition that the first time when the writing time is read by the reader / writer unit is before the second time obtained by adding a predetermined time to the writing time written on the storage medium. In response to a predetermined operation, the number of coins for each denomination serving as a change supplement specified by the information related to the change supplement read by the reader / writer unit is paid out from the first money storage unit. The money handling system according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the money handling system is controlled so as to be stored in a proxy money cassette attached to the first attachment part. A change machine that performs money storage processing and change payment processing according to the product settlement process, and a change replenishment for replenishing the change during the store's business hours to the change machine. A change replenishment method in a money handling system having a money handling device for processing money,
A first control for controlling the money handling apparatus to respond to a predetermined operation so as to store the money constituting the change replenishment in the money storage section of the own apparatus in a proxy money cassette mounted on the mounting section of the own apparatus. Process,
The change machine stores the money stored in the proxy money cassette in the money storage section of the own apparatus on the condition that the proxy money cassette is mounted on the mounting section of the own apparatus and a predetermined operation is performed. A change replenishing method comprising: a second control step for controlling the change.

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