JP2018055586A - Change machine, currency processing system, money register, and currency processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently reduce troubles associated with alternative payment in the case of alternative payment by substituting part of a denomination of currency to be a change by another denomination.SOLUTION: When a POS register 290 transmits a request for change payment to a change machine 200 (S1), the change machine 200 performs payment processing with an optimum change composition (S2), and reports a payment result to the POS register 290 (S3). In the case where a change cannot be paid with the optimum change composition, the change machine 200 performs alternative payment for the denomination that cannot be paid using another denomination. In this case, when the POS register 290 transmits the request for change payment to the change machine 200 (S4), the change machine 200 performs payment processing by alternative payment (S5), and reports the payment result to the POS register 290 (S6). In the case where the report on the payment result from the change machine 200 indicates that alternative payment has been performed, the POS register 290 informs an operator that alternative payment has been performed (S7).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention provides a change machine, a money handling system, which can efficiently reduce troubles associated with alternative withdrawals when replacing a part of the denomination of money to be changed with another denomination. The present invention relates to a cash register machine and a money handling method.

  Conventionally, in various stores such as convenience stores and supermarkets, a cash register (hereinafter referred to as “POS cash register”) having a point-of-sale management function and a money processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “POS cash register”) connected to the POS cash register are communicable. (Referred to as “change machine”). For example, when a store clerk reads a bar code attached to a product with a bar code reader at a POS cash register to specify the price of the product, and the store clerk inserts money received from a customer into the change machine, change is output from the change machine. To be paid.

  In this way, when the change is dispensed from the change machine, it is desirable to withdraw the change with the combination of the currencies with the smallest total number of money, but the money of a certain denomination becomes out of change. There is a case. For this reason, there is known a technique for substituting another denomination of money (for example, two 50 yen coins) instead of some denomination of money (for example, one 100 yen coin) (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

International Publication No. 2011/030437

  However, the thing of the said patent document 1 does not notify a POS cash register etc. of the fact which performed alternative payment when performing said alternative payment. This is because when the alternative withdrawal is performed, it is a normal withdrawal process as in the case of withdrawal with an optimal combination of money.

  As a result, when the clerk hands the change withdrawn from the change machine to the customer, there may be a situation where a complaint is received if there is a lot of change from the customer. In addition, as a result of a change in the number of coins that is different from the number of change envisioned by the customer, there may be a problem between the store clerk and the customer. For example, if the customer is supposed to receive four 1000 yen bills and coins, but the store clerk handes over a coin containing three 1000 yen bills and two 500 yen coins, a change error occurs. It feels intuitive.

  From these facts, when replacing some of the denominations of money that will be changed with other denominations, how to reduce troubles associated with alternative withdrawals is an important issue. Yes.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and in the case of substituting a part of the denomination of money to be changed with another denomination, the alternative withdrawal is made. It is an object of the present invention to provide a change machine, a money handling system, a money registering machine, and a money handling method capable of efficiently reducing the trouble involved.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a change machine having a storage unit for storing money, and a denomination of a specific money that forms part of the change is changed to a money of another denomination. An alternative withdrawal processing unit for substituting the money that becomes the change by replacing the cash, and an alternative withdrawal notification unit for notifying information relating to the alternative withdrawal when the alternative withdrawal processing unit makes an alternative withdrawal It is characterized by comprising.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein, when the alternative withdrawal processing unit makes an alternative withdrawal, the alternative withdrawal notifying unit indicates that the alternative withdrawal has been made and the denomination of money to be withdrawn. The information regarding the alternative withdrawal including the number of each is notified.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the alternative withdrawal processing unit is configured such that the money of a specific denomination that forms an optimal change structure in which the total value of the number of denominations of money corresponding to the change amount is minimized When not stored in the storage unit, instead of the money of the specific denomination, the money of the alternative change structure consisting of the currency of another denomination stored in the storage unit is alternatively withdrawn And

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the alternative withdrawal processing unit supplies the money of a specific denomination that forms an optimal change structure that minimizes the total value of the number of denominations of money corresponding to the change amount. In the case where it is not possible to transport from the storage unit to a predetermined withdrawal port, instead of the money of the specific denomination, the money with the alternative change structure consisting of the currency of another denomination stored in the storage unit is replaced with the alternative withdrawal It is characterized by doing.

  In the above invention, the present invention further includes an alternative withdrawal restriction information storage unit for storing restriction information when performing the alternative withdrawal by the alternative withdrawal processing unit, and the alternative withdrawal processing unit includes the alternative withdrawal processing unit. According to the restriction information stored in the withdrawal restriction information storage unit, the specific money denomination that forms a part of the change is replaced with another denomination, and the change money is replaced. And

  Moreover, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the alternative withdrawal restriction information storage unit uses another 1 type denomination using a 1 type denomination consisting of 1000 yen bills, 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins or 1 yen coins. The restriction information for restricting the one-system alternative withdrawal for performing the alternative withdrawal is stored.

  The present invention is also a money handling system in which a cash register and a change machine having a storage unit for storing money are communicably connected, and the change machine has a specific money that forms part of the change. The alternative withdrawal processing unit that substitutes money of other denominations to replace the denomination of money, and the alternative withdrawal processing unit when the withdrawal is made by the alternative withdrawal processing unit. An alternative withdrawal notification unit for notifying the cash register of information, and when the cash register receives information relating to the alternative withdrawal from the change machine, the information relating to the alternative withdrawal is predetermined. The display unit is provided with a display control unit for controlling display.

  Further, the present invention is a money registering machine that is communicably connected to a change machine that pays out money for each denomination to be changed, and includes a predetermined display unit and information on alternative withdrawals from the change machine. A display control unit that controls display of information related to alternative withdrawal is provided on a predetermined display unit when received.

  Further, in the present invention, the present invention provides the input money amount information acquisition unit for acquiring the amount information of the inserted money inserted into the change machine, and the change amount obtained by subtracting the amount information related to the product from the amount information of the inserted money. Further comprising an optimal change configuration notification unit that notifies the change machine of an optimal change configuration that minimizes the total value of the number of coins corresponding to the denominations, and the display control unit includes the change unit from the change machine. When a notification that a change with an alternative change configuration different from the optimal change configuration has been received is received, display control is performed to indicate that an alternative payment has been made on a predetermined display unit.

  The present invention is also a money handling method in a money handling system in which a cash register and a change machine having a storage unit for storing money are communicably connected, wherein the change machine forms part of the change. An alternative withdrawal processing step of substituting a currency of another denomination for a denomination of a specific currency and substituting the currency that becomes the change, and the change machine performs an alternative withdrawal by the alternative withdrawal processing step. If the cash registering machine receives the information related to the alternative withdrawal from the change machine, the alternative withdrawal notification step of notifying the cash registering machine of information relating to the alternative withdrawal And a display control step of controlling display of information related to withdrawal on a predetermined display unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when substituting a part of money denomination used as change with another money type and performing alternative payment, the trouble accompanying alternative payment can be reduced efficiently.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the change machine and the POS register. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a banknote processing unit in the change machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in the change machine. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the POS register shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the cash amount data illustrated in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of the alternative withdrawal restriction data shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the money handling system. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the withdrawal process. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a first modification of the money handling system. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a second modification of the money handling system.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a change machine, a money handling system, a money registering machine, and a money handling method according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a money handling system disposed in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket will be described.

<Concept of money handling system according to the present invention>
In a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket, when a customer purchases a product, the cash register received by the store clerk is connected to the POS cash register, which is a cash register machine to which the product data is input. A change machine is installed to withdraw change according to the amount and store the received cash. The store has a plurality of sets of money handling systems including a POS register and a change machine, and sales data of the POS register is connected to a server in the store and aggregated.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a case where the POS cash register 290 performs merchandise purchase processing by a customer and withdraws 1200 yen as change from the change machine 200.

  If various kinds of money are sufficiently stored in the change machine 200, the money is withdrawn from the change machine 200 with a combination of denominations (optimum change structure) that constitutes the smallest change amount. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1A, when the POS cash register 290 sends a withdrawal request for 1200 yen to the change machine 200 (S1), the change machine 200 has one 1000 yen bill and 100 yen. Two coins are withdrawn (S2), and the POS cash register 290 is notified of the withdrawal result (S3).

  However, there are cases where the amount of change cannot be withdrawn with an optimal change structure, such as a shortage of 1000 yen bills. In such a case, the change machine 200 uses other denominations for denominations that cannot be withdrawn, and performs a money withdrawal process so that the total amount of the withdrawal is the same as the change amount. In this way, the process of withdrawing money so that the total amount is the same as the change amount using other denominations is referred to as alternative withdrawal, and the configuration of change by alternative withdrawal is referred to as alternative change configuration.

  FIG. 1 (b) shows an alternative withdrawal when the thousand yen bill cannot be withdrawn. Specifically, when the POS cash register 290 transmits a withdrawal request for 1200 yen to the change machine 200 (S4), the change machine 200 performs a withdrawal process on two 500 yen coins and two 100 yen coins ( S5), the POS register 290 is notified of the withdrawal result (S6).

  In this case, an alternative withdrawal is made using two 500 yen coins instead of one 1000 yen bill. The notification of the withdrawal result from the change machine 200 to the POS cash register 290 indicates that the alternative withdrawal has been performed. Furthermore, the configuration of change denominations may be included in the withdrawal result.

  When the notice of the withdrawal result of the change machine 200 indicates that the alternative withdrawal has been performed, the POS cash register 290 notifies the operator that the alternative withdrawal has been performed. If the change of the denomination is indicated, the operator is also notified of the denomination and which denomination has been replaced (S7).

  As described above, the change machine 200 has performed the alternative withdrawal when the specific currency denomination that forms part of the change is replaced with the currency of another denomination and the alternative currency is withdrawn. To the POS cash register 290, and the POS cash register 290 notifies the operator that the alternative withdrawal has been performed. For this reason, the operator can tell the customer that the alternative withdrawal has been performed, and can efficiently reduce troubles associated with the alternative withdrawal.

<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. 2 and the like, the change machine 200 according to the first embodiment includes a coin processing unit 250 and a banknote processing unit 210 arranged next to the coin processing unit 250. A POS register 290 is placed above 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. 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. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 212, and a banknote receiving unit 222, a banknote dispensing unit 220, a withdrawal rejecting unit 224, and a cassette on the front surface of the casing 212. A mounting portion 226 is disposed.

  The banknote receiving unit 222 is a processing unit that accepts insertion of banknotes by an operator and takes it into the banknote processing unit 210. The banknote dispensing unit 220 is a processing unit that dispenses banknotes from the inside of the banknote processing unit 210.

  The cassette mounting unit 226 is detachably attachable to a storage cassette used for collecting sales money and replenishing change. The withdrawal reject unit 224 accumulates banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal, such as a denomination cannot be identified.

  Moreover, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a transport unit 230 that transports banknotes one by one inside the housing 212, and a plurality of banknotes that can store banknotes inside the housing 212 and feed out banknotes stored therein. Parts 234, 236, and 238. In FIG. 3, the lower side surface of the housing 212 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 210, and the upward direction in FIG. 3 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 210.

  As shown in FIG. 3, 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. Further, a bill receiving unit 222, a bill dispensing unit 220, a withdrawal / rejection unit 224, a cassette mounting unit 226 to which a storage cassette 300 can be detachably mounted, and three banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 are respectively connected to the circulation transport unit 230a. It is arranged to surround.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote receiving unit 222, the banknote dispensing unit 220, the withdrawal rejection 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 conveyance 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. 2 and 3, on the front surface of the housing 212, a banknote receiving port of the banknote receiving unit 222 and a banknote outlet of the banknote dispensing unit 220 are provided. Further, the cassette mounting portion 226 can mount and remove the storage cassette 300.

  The banknote receiving unit 222 is provided with a banknote feeding mechanism 221. When it is detected that one or a plurality of banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, the banknote feeding mechanism 221 is driven to generate a banknote. Each sheet is fed out one by one to the circumferential conveyance unit 230a via the connection conveyance unit 230b.

  The banknote payout unit 220 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.

  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 222, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to contamination during the deposit process are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 220 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 1000 yen bill is stored in the banknote storage unit 234, a 5000 yen bill is stored in the banknote storage unit 236, and a 10,000 yen bill is stored in the banknote storage unit 238. 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. 2 and 4, 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. 6) 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. 4, 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. 4, in the middle of the deposit transport unit 254, an identification unit 256 for identifying the denomination of coins, true / false, damage, front / back, transport state, and the like, and a branch 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 unit 260 in ascending order from the upstream side of the deposit transport unit 254 (that is, the lower side in FIG. 4). 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.

<Configuration of POS register>
Next, the configuration of the POS register 290 will be specifically described. 2 and 5, the POS cash register 290 includes an operator display unit 293, a customer display unit 293a, an operation unit 294 such as operation keys, a bar code reader 298, a card reader 296, and a printing unit 297. A storage unit 295, a communication unit 292, and a POS control unit 291.

  The display unit 293 is a display unit that can be visually recognized by the operator, and is used for displaying the reading result of the product information, various types of information related to purchase, information on the processing status of the change machine 200, the amount of money, and the like. The display unit 293a is a display unit that can be visually recognized by the customer, and is used for various information related to the purchase of the product information reading result, the total amount, the change amount, and the like. The operation unit 294 is used for various operation inputs by the operator.

  The barcode reader 298 acquires information related to the product by reading and decoding the barcode attached to the product. The card reader 296 is used for reading an ID card of an operator (a cashier person in charge), reading a credit card of a customer, and the like. The printing unit 297 is used for issuing a receipt on which transaction details are printed.

  The storage unit 295 is a storage device including a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk device. The storage unit 295 is used for storing a settlement processing program executed by the POS control unit 291, temporarily storing product information read from a product, and temporarily storing various information related to purchase. The communication unit 292 is a communication interface that communicates with the change machine 200 and a host server.

  The POS control unit 291 is a control unit that controls the POS cash register 290 as a whole, and includes a purchase amount calculation unit 291a, an inserted money amount information acquisition unit 291b, an optimal change composition notification unit 291c, and a display control unit 291d. In actuality, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) loads and executes a settlement processing program from the storage unit 295, so that a purchase amount calculation unit 291a, an input money amount information acquisition unit 291b, and an optimal change composition notification unit 291c. Then, the display control unit 291d is caused to execute a corresponding process.

  The purchase price calculation unit 291a is a processing unit that calculates the purchase price of the product purchased by the customer based on the product information acquired by the barcode reader 298 and the product information input by the operation unit 294.

  The inserted money amount information acquisition unit 291b transmits a deposit request to the change machine 200 when the purchase amount is calculated by the purchase amount calculation unit 291a, and acquires the amount information of the inserted money inserted into the change machine 200.

  The optimal change composition notifying unit 291c calculates the difference between the purchase amount and the inserted money amount as the change amount, obtains the optimal change structure that minimizes the total value of the number of coins corresponding to the change amount, and determines the optimal change. A withdrawal request including the configuration is transmitted to the change machine 200.

  When the display control unit 291d receives information related to the alternative withdrawal from the change machine 200, the display control unit 291d controls display on the display unit 293 of the information related to the alternative withdrawal. More specifically, when a notification is received from the change machine 200 that a change with an alternative change configuration different from the optimal change configuration has been withdrawn, the display unit 293 displays the fact that an alternative payment has been made. Become. Also, if the configuration of the money type withdrawn is indicated in the notification from the change machine 200, the display unit 293 also controls the display of the type of money type and which money type has been replaced.

<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. The banknote processing unit 210 of the change machine 200 includes a communication unit 240, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 232, each banknote feeding mechanism (banknote feeding mechanisms 221, 235, 237, 239) and a cassette mounted on the banknote control unit 210a. The unit 226 is connected.

  The communication unit 240 is a communication interface that communicates with the coin processing unit 250. The banknote control part 210a drives the conveyance part 230 and each banknote feeding mechanism using the identification result by the identification part 232, conveys a banknote, and transmits the conveyance result of a banknote to the coin processing unit 250. Further, the banknote control unit 210 a acquires the cassette mounting status from the cassette mounting unit 226 and transmits it to the coin processing unit 250.

  The coin processing unit 250 of the change machine 200 has a communication unit 203, an operation display unit 204, a storage unit 205, and a coin control unit 250a connected to the host control unit 202, and a coin feeding mechanism 253 and a deposit transport unit 254 connected to the coin control unit 250a. , An identification unit 256, a branching unit 258, each storing and feeding unit 260, and a dispensing transport unit 262 are connected.

  The coin control unit 250a drives the coin feeding mechanism 253, the depositing and conveying unit 254, the branching unit 258, each storing and feeding unit 260, and the dispensing and conveying unit 262 by using the identification result by the identifying unit 256 to convey the coin. The upper layer control unit 202 transmits the coin conveyance result.

  The communication unit 203 is a communication interface that communicates with the banknote processing unit 210 and the POS cash register 290. The operation display unit 204 is a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the housing 251 of the coin processing unit 250, and is stored in each of the operation screen for operation by the operator, the banknote processing unit 210, and the coin processing unit 250. Information related to the amount of money being displayed is displayed on the operation display unit 204. The operator can input various commands to the upper control unit 202 by touching the operation buttons on the operation screen displayed on the operation display unit 204 with a finger.

  The storage unit 205 is a storage device composed of a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk device, and stores cash amount data 205a and alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b. The cash amount data 205 a is data relating to the money amount stored in each of the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. The alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b is data indicating restrictions when performing alternative withdrawal.

  When receiving a deposit request from the POS cash register 290, the upper control unit 202 instructs the coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a to accept the insertion of money. The coin control unit 250a and the banknote control unit 210a perform a deposit process by conveying the inserted money in response to an instruction from the host control unit 202 to the corresponding storage unit, and transmit the deposit process result to the host control unit 202. To do.

  When receiving the deposit processing result from the coin control unit 250a and the banknote control unit 210a, the upper control unit 202 updates the stock amount data 205a, obtains the total amount of the inserted money, and sets the POS as the amount information of the inserted money. Send to cash register 290.

  In addition, if the host control unit 202 receives a withdrawal request in which the denomination and number of money to be dispensed are specified from the POS cash register 290, it instructs the coin control unit 250a and the banknote control unit 210a to withdraw money. To do. The coin control unit 250a and the banknote control unit 210a receive a command from the host control unit 202 and pay out the specified denomination and number of coins from the storage unit to perform a withdrawal process, and the withdrawal process result is displayed on the host control unit 202. Send to.

  If the higher control unit 202 receives the withdrawal processing result from the coin control unit 250a and the banknote control unit 210a, the host control unit 202 updates the cash amount data 205a and gives a notification indicating that the change has been successfully dispensed. Send to cash register 290.

  Here, when the specified denomination and number of withdrawals cannot be made, the upper control unit 202 replaces the money of another denomination with a denomination of a specific money, and the total amount of withdrawal is the same. Make alternative withdrawals. When the specified denomination and number of withdrawals cannot be made, specifically, when the specified denomination is insufficient or the specified denomination cannot be properly conveyed Etc. The host control unit 202 includes an alternative withdrawal restriction management unit 202a, an alternative withdrawal processing unit 202b, and an alternative withdrawal notification unit 202c as processing units related to alternative withdrawal.

  The alternative withdrawal restriction management unit 202a is a processing unit that sets restrictions relating to alternative withdrawals and stores them in the storage unit 205 as alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b. Specifically, the alternative withdrawal limit includes a total number upper limit, a denomination upper limit, a hierarchy upper limit, a money type restriction, a denomination system limit, and a money type alternative upper limit.

  The total number upper limit is a restriction on the total number of money to be paid out as change. The upper limit of the number of denominations is a limit on the number of denominations of money to be paid out as change. Hierarchy limit defines how many denominations are used when money of a certain denomination is replaced with money of a lower denomination. For example, when substituting 100 yen coins with other coins, if the number of layers is “2”, it can be replaced with two 50 yen coins one layer below or ten 10 yen coins two layers below It is. Moreover, if the upper limit of the number of denominations is allowed, it is possible to substitute one 50 yen coin and 5 10 yen coins.

  The restriction on the type of money indicates whether or not to allow use of coins as a substitute for banknotes. The restriction on the type of denomination is a restriction on the combination of the 5 type denomination and the 1 type denomination. The 5-type denomination includes 5000 yen bills, 500 yen coins, 50 yen coins and 5 yen coins. Series 1 denominations include 10,000 yen bills, 1000 yen bills, 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins, and 1 yen coins.

  In the restrictions on the denomination line, whether or not to allow the substitution of the 5-type denomination with the lower-level 1-type denomination or whether to allow the 1-type denomination to be substituted with the lower-level 5-type denomination Or whether to allow substituting the 5th type denomination with the lower 5th type denomination or whether to allow the 1st type denomination to be replaced with the lower 1st type denomination, respectively. .

  The upper limit on the number of denominations for money type indicates the number of money that can be used for money type substitution. For example, if the upper limit of the number of alternatives for 5 yen coins is “4”, 20 yen can be withdrawn with 4 5 yen coins.

  The alternative withdrawal processing unit 202b, when the specified denomination and number of withdrawals cannot be made, within the limits indicated in the alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b, denominations that cannot be withdrawn to other denominations. Replacing seed money and making alternative withdrawals.

  When the alternative withdrawal processing unit 202b makes an alternative withdrawal, the alternative withdrawal notification unit 202c has a denomination and a denomination different from the denomination and number (optimum change structure) indicated in the withdrawal request of the POS cash register 290. The POS register 290 is notified of a withdrawal result indicating that the number of changes (alternate change composition) has been dispensed. This notification may include the type and number of money withdrawn, as well as which denomination has been replaced.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of the cash amount data 205a shown in FIG. The balance amount data 205a shown in FIG. 7 has a total amount of money “56370”, a balance of 10,000 yen bills is “1”, a balance of 5000 yen bills is “0”, 1000 The amount of yen bills is “9”, the amount of 500 yen coins is “10”, the amount of 100 yen coins is “10”, and the amount of 50 yen coins is “20” The figure shows that the 10-yen coin is “20”, the 5-yen coin is “4”, and the 1-yen coin is “10”.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a specific example of the alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b shown in FIG. The alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b shown in FIG. 8 shows a state where the total number upper limit is “12”, the denomination upper limit is “unlimited”, and the number of hierarchies upper limit is “unlimited”.

  Further, the alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b is set to “permitted” as an alternative withdrawal for substituting a bill with a coin as a restriction on the type of money. In addition, as a restriction on the type of denomination, alternative withdrawals that replace the 5th type denomination with the 1st type denomination are set to “permitted”, and the alternative withdrawals that replace the 1st type denomination with the 5th type denomination are “ Set to “Allowed”, set alternative withdrawals to substitute 5 type denominations with 5 type denominations to “Prohibited”, and set alternative withdrawals to substitute 1 type denominations with 1 type denomination to “Allow” doing.

  The alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b sets the upper limit of 5000 yen banknotes to “0”, the upper limit of 1000 yen banknotes to “9”, and the upper limit of 500 yen coins to “ 10 ", the upper limit of 100 yen coins is set to" 10 ", the upper limit of 50 yen coins is set to" 20 ", the upper limit of 10 yen coins is set to" 20 ", and the upper limit of 5 yen coins Is set to “4”, and the upper limit of 1 yen coin is set to “10”.

<Processing procedure of money handling system>
Next, the processing procedure of the money handling system will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the money handling system. First, the POS register 290 calculates a purchase price based on the product information acquired by the barcode reader 298 and the product information input by the operation unit 294 (step S101). Thereafter, the POS register 290 transmits a deposit request to the change machine 200 (step S102).

  The change machine 200 receives the deposit request from the POS cash register 290, carries out the deposit processing by transporting the money thrown into the operator to the corresponding storage unit (step S111), and the deposited money amount is transferred to the POS cash register 290. Transmit (step S112).

  The POS register 290 displays the input money amount (step S103), calculates the difference between the purchase amount and the input money amount as a change amount (step S104), and the total number of coins corresponding to the change amount for each denomination. A withdrawal request including an optimum change configuration that minimizes the change is transmitted to the change machine 200 (step S105).

  The change machine 200 receives a withdrawal request from the POS register 290 from the POS register 290, executes a withdrawal process (step S113), and transmits a withdrawal result to the POS register 290 (step S114).

  The POS cash register 290 receives and displays the withdrawal result from the change machine 200 (step S106). At this time, when the alternative withdrawal is performed, the fact that the alternative withdrawal has been performed is displayed. Thereafter, the POS register 290 confirms the settlement of the merchandise and outputs a receipt (step S107), and ends the process.

  Next, details of the withdrawal process shown in FIG. 9 will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the withdrawal process. When the change machine 200 receives a withdrawal request from the POS cash register 290 (step S201), the denomination and the number of coins indicated in the withdrawal request and the cash amount data 205a are referred to, and there is a denomination whose cash amount is insufficient. It is determined whether or not to perform (step S202).

  If there is no shortage of denominations (step S202; No), the change machine 200 starts withdrawing the denomination and the number of coins indicated in the withdrawal request (step S203), and the withdrawn money The seed and number are temporarily stored (step S204). If all the money has been dispensed (step S205; Yes), the withdrawal process is completed as normal termination (step S212), and the process returns to the original process.

  When there is money that could not be withdrawn (step S205; No), or when there is a denomination with insufficient cash amount (step S202; Yes), the change machine 200 includes the cash amount data 205a and alternative withdrawal restriction data. Referring to 205b, it is determined whether or not alternative withdrawal is possible (step S206).

  If the alternative withdrawal is possible (step S206; Yes), the change machine 200 identifies the alternative change configuration (step S207), starts the withdrawal (step S208), and the denomination and number of withdrawals. Is temporarily stored (step S209). If all the money has been dispensed (step S210; Yes), the withdrawal process is completed as the end of the alternative withdrawal (step S211), and the process returns to the original process.

  When there is money that could not be withdrawn (step S210; No), or when alternative withdrawal is not possible (step S206; No), the change machine 200 ends abnormally (step S213) and returns to the original process. .

<Modification 1>
Next, a modified example of the money handling system will be described. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a first modification of the money handling system. The inserted money amount received from the change machine 200 may be once displayed to the customer, and the confirmation may be made after confirming the deposit. Further, the alternative change structure may be specified by the POS cash register 290. In the first modification, a case will be described in which the POS register 290 performs payment confirmation based on a confirmation operation and identification of an alternative change structure.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the POS register 290 calculates the purchase price based on the product information acquired by the barcode reader 298 and the product information input by the operation unit 294 (step S301). Thereafter, the POS register 290 transmits a deposit request to the change machine 200 (step S302).

  The change machine 200 receives the deposit request from the POS cash register 290, performs the deposit process by transporting the money inserted by the operator to the corresponding storage unit (step S321), and transfers the money amount to the POS cash register 290. Transmit (step S322).

  The POS cash register 290 displays the input money amount so as to be visible to the customer (step S303), accepts the confirmation operation by the operator, and confirms the payment (step S304). Thereafter, the POS register 290 calculates the difference between the purchase amount and the input monetary amount as a change amount, and issues a withdrawal request including an optimal change configuration that minimizes the total value of the number of coins corresponding to the change amount. It transmits to the change machine 200 (step S305).

  The change machine 200 receives a withdrawal request from the POS register 290 and executes a withdrawal process (step S323), and transmits a withdrawal result to the POS register 290 (step S324). In the withdrawal process of this step S323, for the denominations that could not be withdrawn due to a shortage of banknotes or abnormal conveyance, alternative withdrawals are not performed, and the denominations and number of withdrawals are sent as withdrawal results. To do.

  The POS cash register 290 receives the withdrawal result from the change machine 200, and determines whether or not there is a denominated money type (step S306). If there is no denominated denomination (step S306; No), the POS cash register 290 confirms the settlement of the merchandise, outputs a receipt (step S309), and ends the process.

  On the other hand, if there are undebited denominations (step S306; Yes), the POS cash register 290 specifies an alternative change structure for the undeposited denominations (step S307), and withdraws including an alternative change structure. The request is transmitted to the change machine 200 (step S308).

  The change machine 200 receives a withdrawal request from the POS register 290, executes a withdrawal process (step S325), and transmits a withdrawal result to the POS register 290 (step S326). The POS register 290 receives the withdrawal result from the change machine 200, confirms the settlement of the product, outputs a receipt (step S309), and ends the process.

<Modification 2>
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a second modification of the money handling system. In the second modification, a process in a so-called semi-self-registration in which the customer himself operates the POS cash register 290 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the POS cash register 290 calculates the purchase price based on the product information acquired by the barcode reader 298 based on the customer's operation and the product information input by the customer through the operation unit 294. (Step S401). Thereafter, the POS register 290 transmits a deposit request to the change machine 200 (step S402).

  The change machine 200 receives the deposit request from the POS cash register 290, performs the deposit processing by transporting the money inserted into the customer to the corresponding storage unit (step S411), and transmits the money amount to the POS cash register 290. (Step S412).

  The POS cash register 290 displays the input money amount so as to be visible to the customer (step S403), accepts the confirmation operation by the customer, and confirms the payment (step S404). Thereafter, the POS register 290 calculates the difference between the purchase amount and the input monetary amount as a change amount, and issues a withdrawal request including an optimal change configuration that minimizes the total value of the number of coins corresponding to the change amount. It transmits to the change machine 200 (step S405).

  The change machine 200 receives a withdrawal request from the POS register 290 from the POS register 290, executes a withdrawal process (step S413), and transmits a withdrawal result to the POS register 290 (step S414). The details of the withdrawal process in step S413 use the process shown in FIG.

  The POS register 290 receives and displays the withdrawal result from the change machine 200 (step S406). At this time, when the alternative withdrawal is performed, the fact that the alternative withdrawal has been performed is displayed. Thereafter, the POS register 290 confirms the settlement of the merchandise, outputs a receipt (step S407), and ends the process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the change machine 200 replaces the money that becomes the change by substituting the money of another denomination with the money of the specific money that forms a part of the change. In addition, the POS register 290 is notified of information relating to the alternative withdrawal, and the POS register 290 controls the display unit 293 to display that the alternative withdrawal has been performed. For this reason, it is possible to notify the operator that the alternative withdrawal has been performed, and it is possible to efficiently reduce troubles associated with the alternative withdrawal.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a currency processing system such as a convenience store or a supermarket is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any money for dispensing changes can be used. It can be applied to a processing system.

  In the above embodiment, the POS cash register 290 specifies the optimum change structure, and a structure has been described in which the withdrawal request specifying the change denomination and the number of coins is transmitted to the change machine 200. It is good also as a structure which transmits the payment request | requirement which designated change amount to the change machine 200, and the change machine 200 specifies the optimal change structure corresponding to change amount.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration has been described in which the POS cash register 290 calculates change and sends a withdrawal request to the change machine 200. However, the POS cash register 290 sends the purchase amount to the change machine 200, and changes The machine 200 may be configured to calculate the change amount based on the purchase amount.

  Also, in the above embodiment, the configuration for performing alternative withdrawals of denominations that could not be withdrawn due to abnormalities in conveyance, etc. has been described, but the denominations that could not be withdrawn due to abnormalities in conveyance etc. are stored The stored denominations may be replaced in the subsequent change processing.

  In addition, alternative withdrawals are not limited to cases where withdrawals cannot be made due to a shortage in bank balance, but can also be made to adjust the bank balance. In other words, denominations whose balance is less than a predetermined value are replaced with other denominations, and denominations whose balance is higher than a predetermined value are replaced with other denominations using these denominations. The amount of seeds can be kept within an appropriate range.

  Alternatively, the customer may be notified before execution of the alternative withdrawal, and the alternative withdrawal may be performed after obtaining confirmation that the alternative withdrawal is permitted.

  Alternatively, alternative withdrawals may be made according to customer requests. For example, in response to a request that all 500-yen change should be made in 100-yen coins, withdrawal can be made with an alternative change configuration requested by the customer.

  Further, according to the customer's request etc., the withdrawal by the alternative withdrawal restriction data 205b can be temporarily released to perform the alternative withdrawal.

  In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above embodiment is functionally schematic and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be configured.

  The change machine, change machine, money handling system, money registration machine, and money handling method of the present invention are useful for efficiently reducing troubles associated with alternative withdrawals.

200 Change machine 202 Higher-level control unit 202a Alternative withdrawal restriction management unit 202b Alternative withdrawal processing unit 202c Alternative withdrawal notification unit 203, 240, 292 Communication unit 204 Operation display unit 205, 295 Storage unit 205a Cash balance data 205b Alternative withdrawal Restriction data 210 Banknote processing unit 210a Banknote control unit 212, 251 Housing 220 Banknote dispensing unit 221, 235, 237, 239 Banknote feeding mechanism 222 Banknote receiving unit 224 Withdrawal rejection unit 226 Cassette mounting unit 230 Transport unit 230a Circumferential transport unit 230b Connection transport unit 232, 256 Identification unit 234, 236, 238 Banknote storage unit 250 Coin processing unit 250a Coin control unit 252 Coin receiving unit 253 Coin feeding mechanism 254 Deposit transport unit 258 Branch unit 260 Storage feed unit 262 Drawer transport unit 266 Coin Output unit 290 POS register 291 POS control unit 291a Purchase amount calculation unit 291b Input money amount information acquisition unit 291c Optimal change composition notification unit 291d Display control unit 293, 293a Display unit 294 Operation unit 296 Card reader 297 Printing unit 298 Bar code reader 300 Storage cassette

Claims (10)

A change machine having a storage unit for storing money,
An alternative withdrawal processing unit for substituting the money that becomes the change by substituting the money of the other money for the money of the specific money that forms a part of the change;
A change machine comprising: an alternative withdrawal notification unit for notifying information relating to an alternative withdrawal when an alternative withdrawal is made by the alternative withdrawal processing unit. The alternative withdrawal notification unit
When an alternative withdrawal is made by the alternative withdrawal processing unit, the information regarding the alternative withdrawal including the fact that the alternative withdrawal has been made and the number of deducted money for each denomination is notified. The change machine according to claim 1. The alternative withdrawal processing unit
When the money of a specific denomination that forms the optimal change structure that minimizes the total number of coins corresponding to the amount of change is not stored in the storage unit, the money of the specific denomination is replaced. The change machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a money having an alternative change structure consisting of other denominations of money stored in the storage unit is alternatively withdrawn. The alternative withdrawal processing unit
When the money of a specific denomination that forms an optimal change configuration that minimizes the total number of coins corresponding to the change amount of money is not transported from the storage unit to a predetermined withdrawal port, the specific denomination The change machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, instead of the currency, the money having an alternative change structure consisting of other denominations of money stored in the storage unit is alternatively dispensed. An alternative withdrawal restriction information storage unit for storing restriction information when performing alternative withdrawals by the alternative withdrawal processing unit;
The alternative withdrawal processing unit
According to the restriction information stored in the alternative withdrawal restriction information storage unit, the specific money denomination that forms part of the change is replaced with the money of another denomination and the change money is replaced. The change machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The alternative withdrawal restriction information storage unit
Stores restriction information for restricting alternative withdrawals between the 1 system using the 1 system denomination consisting of 1000 yen banknotes, 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins or 1 yen coins. The change machine according to claim 5, wherein A money handling system in which a cash register and a change machine having a storage unit for storing money are communicably connected,
The change machine is
An alternative withdrawal processing unit for substituting the money that becomes the change by substituting the money of the other money for the money of the specific money that forms a part of the change;
An alternative withdrawal notification unit for notifying the cash register of information relating to alternative withdrawals when an alternative withdrawal is made by the alternative withdrawal processing unit;
The cash register is
A money processing system comprising: a display control unit that controls display of information related to alternative withdrawals on a predetermined display unit when information relating to alternative withdrawals is received from the change machine. A cash register that is communicably connected to a change machine that dispenses money for each denomination of change,
A predetermined display section;
A cash registering machine comprising: a display control unit configured to display and control information relating to alternative withdrawals on a predetermined display unit when information relating to alternative withdrawals is received from the change machine. A money amount information acquisition unit for acquiring money amount information of money inserted into the change machine;
Optimal change configuration notification for notifying the change machine of the optimal change configuration that minimizes the total value of the number of denominations corresponding to the change amount obtained by subtracting the amount information related to the product from the amount information of the input money And further comprising
The display control unit
When a notification is received from the change machine that a change with an alternative change configuration different from the optimal change configuration has been withdrawn, display control is performed to the effect that an alternative payment has been made on a predetermined display unit. The cash register according to claim 8. A money handling method in a money handling system in which a cash register and a change machine having a storage unit for storing money are communicably connected,
An alternative withdrawal processing step in which the change machine replaces the money of a specific currency that forms a part of the change with the currency of another denomination and substitutes the currency that becomes the change; and
An alternative withdrawal notification step of notifying the cash registering machine of information relating to the alternative withdrawal when the change machine has made an alternative withdrawal in the alternative withdrawal processing step;
A display control step for controlling display of the information related to the alternative withdrawal on a predetermined display unit when the cash register receives information relating to the alternative withdrawal from the change machine. Processing method.

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