JP2018132801A - Cash processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cash dispenser capable of keeping the amount of change in the cash dispenser suitable without reference to skill of a person who performs replenishment with change, and facilitating collection of proceeds.SOLUTION: A cash processing apparatus according to the present invention has, for a cash processing apparatus which performs a proceeds collection transaction to collect proceeds; (1) a storage part which stores cash including proceeds by denominations; (2) a collection box to store cash taken out of the apparatus as collected money; (3) a cash replenishment processing part which controls, when executing the proceeds collection transaction, execution of a cash replenishment transaction to replenish the storage part with cash; and (4) a control part which performs, when the cash replenishment transaction is being carried out in the proceeds collection transaction, control to move, as collected money, proceeds and extracted money including cash of different denominations from the cash having been replenished with in the cash replenishment transaction to the collection box.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus, and can be applied to, for example, a cash deposit / withdrawal machine that is installed in a retail store such as a department store, a supermarket, or a convenience store and performs transactions such as sales collection.

  Traditionally, many retail stores such as department stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores withdraw cash (banknotes and coins) used as change reserves, or store sales proceeds. A cash deposit / withdrawal machine (hereinafter also referred to as “device”) is installed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In general, the management of the collection of sales proceeds (collection of sales proceeds cassettes) for this cash dispenser, or the comprehensive management (full management) including the replenishment work in addition to the collection of sales proceeds This is often done by a company (a police company) entrusted to a company that manages the store.

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  However, the conventional cash deposit / withdrawal machine has the following problems when entrusting the replenishment of change with the collection of the cash deposit / withdrawal machine to the police company. When change is refilled in the cash deposit / withdrawal machine, the amount of change will increase in the device (cash storage unit) by the amount of change in the device (that is, keep the change amount constant). It will not be possible.) In order to keep the amount of change constant, it is only necessary to withdraw the change that has been replenished, but it will be left to the person in charge of the police company (the policeman), and it will take time and effort (skills by people) Difference will come out). Therefore, due to the trouble of replenishing change, it will take time to collect sales.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a cash processing apparatus that can keep the amount of change in the cash deposit / withdrawal machine optimally and easily collect the sales amount regardless of the skill of the person who replenishes the change.

  The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus that executes a sales recovery transaction for recovering sales, (1) a storage unit that stores cash including sales for each denomination, and (2) cash that is taken out from the apparatus as recovery money. (3) a cash replenishment processing unit that controls execution of a cash replenishment transaction that replenishes the storage unit with cash when executing the sales recovery transaction, and (4) In the case where the cash replenishment transaction has been performed, the sales proceeds and the withdrawal including the cash of a denomination different from the cash replenished in the cash replenishment transaction are transferred to the collection box as the collected money. And a control unit that performs control.

  According to the present invention, the amount of change in the cash depositing / dispensing machine can be kept optimal and the sales can be easily collected regardless of the skill of the person who replenishes the change.

It is the block diagram shown about the functional structure of the deposit or withdrawal machine of 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart shown about the operation | movement at the time of a payment totaling transaction being performed with the deposit or withdrawal machine (control part) which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart shown about the operation | movement at the time of a collection transaction being performed with the deposit or withdrawal machine (control part) which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the change (exchange money) replenishment screen used by the collection transaction which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the operation | movement (sampling money (denomination) determination process) which determines the denomination of the cash (sampling money) extracted from the inside with respect to the supplementary money which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the collection collection amount in the collection transaction which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the flowchart shown about the operation | movement at the time of a cash transfer transaction being performed with the deposit or withdrawal machine (control part) which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus by this invention is described in full detail, referring drawings. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the cash processing apparatus of the present invention is applied to a cash deposit / withdrawal machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as “pay / withdrawal machine”).

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a depositing / dispensing machine according to the first embodiment. The appearance of the depositing / dispensing machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and some components may be omitted, added, or changed.

  The depositing / dispensing machine 10 is installed, for example, in retail and supermarket distribution and commercial facilities, and dispenses changes such as cash registers and deposits sales. It shall correspond to transactions of "transaction", "counting transaction", "replenishment transaction", "settlement and aggregation transaction", and "collection transaction". In this embodiment, it is assumed that the transactions supported by the depositing / dispensing machine 10 include at least a “settlement aggregation transaction” and a “collection transaction”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 includes a bill insertion slot 101, a bill temporary storage unit 102, a bill discriminating unit 103, a ten thousand bill cassette 104, a five thousand bill cassette 105, a thousand bill cassette 106, a sales collection cassette 107, Reject part 108, coin slot 109, coin discrimination part 110, coin temporary holding part 111, withdrawal hopper 112, coin dispensing box 113, coin return box 114, coin collection box 115, card reader part 116, operation display part 117 And a control unit 118 as control means.

  In addition, the 10,000 ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, the thousand ticket cassette 106, and the withdrawal hopper 112 are examples of a storage unit. Sales collection cassette 107 and coin collection box 115 are examples of a collection box.

  The operation display unit 117 includes functions of a display unit that displays a display screen for guiding a user's operation, and a detection unit that is operated by the operator and detects the operation. The function as the display unit is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Moreover, the function as an operation detection part is implement | achieved by the touch panel and the operation button, for example.

  The control unit 118 controls each process performed by each unit of the depositing / dispensing machine 10 based on the transaction type input to the operation display unit 117, the number of cash input, and the like.

  The control unit 118 uses the operation display unit 117 and the card reader unit 116 as operator interfaces to execute operation reception from an operator (including a person in charge of a security company entrusted with work), authentication processing for the operator, and the like. Provide transaction processing to the operator.

  As described above, it is assumed that the control unit 118 of this embodiment corresponds to each transaction described above. The “change withdrawal transaction” is a transaction in which change is withdrawn from cash stored as a change reserve. The “sales deposit transaction” is a transaction for accepting deposit of cash including change and sales (for example, cash stored in a cash register). The “counting transaction” is a transaction for identifying and counting input cash and outputting the result. The “replenishment transaction” is a transaction for accepting replenishment of change reserves. The “settlement aggregation transaction” is a transaction that aggregates sales based on a transaction history (change payment transaction, sales deposit transaction, etc.). The “collection transaction” is a transaction in which the sales amount is transferred to the sales collection cassette 107 as a sales transfer amount and collected.

  Further, in the control unit 118 of this embodiment, cash can be stored (held) by the ten thousand ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, the thousand ticket cassette 106, the sales collection cassette 107, the reject unit 108, and the withdrawal hopper 112. It is assumed that the number and total amount of each type of cash stored in each component are managed.

  The banknote insertion slot 101 has an insertion slot for an operator to deposit banknotes, a withdrawal slot for withdrawing banknotes to the operator in a change withdrawal transaction, and a banknote return to the operator in cancellation of a sales deposit transaction. It also serves as a return port for returning the deposited banknote to the operator.

  The banknote temporary storage part 102 is a thing which accumulate | stores a banknote temporarily at the time of deposit counting and sales money preparation.

  The bill discriminating unit 103 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, correctness, etc. of the inserted bill.

  The ten thousand ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, and the thousand ticket cassette 106 store ten thousand tickets, five thousand tickets, and one thousand tickets, respectively, as change reserves, and each is constituted by a so-called recycling cassette. Shall. Hereinafter, the ten thousand ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, and the thousand ticket cassette 106 are collectively referred to as a “recycle cassette”. Banknotes discriminated from regular bills by sales deposit are stored in a recycling cassette, and are withdrawn from the recycling cassette at the time of change withdrawal. Moreover, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 may be provided with a unit corresponding to various banknotes to be handled by the depositing / dispensing machine 10 instead of the ten thousand ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, and the thousand ticket cassette 106.

  The sales collection cassette 107 transfers and stores the sales money from the ten thousand ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, and the thousand ticket cassette 106 at the time of settlement. In addition, the banknote inserted at the time of sales deposit is stored directly from the banknote insertion slot 101.

  The reject unit 108 moves from the cassette to the sales collection cassette 107 when creating the sales proceeds, the reject banknotes when storing the bills in the recycling cassette from the banknote temporary storage unit 102 at the time of sales deposit, the reject banknotes when dispensing from the cassettes It collects time reject banknotes.

  The coin slot 109 is an slot for an operator to deposit coins.

  The coin discriminating unit 110 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, correctness, etc. of the inserted coin.

  The coin temporary storage unit 111 temporarily accumulates coins when depositing.

  The withdrawal hopper 112 stores a coin change reserve for each denomination.

  The coins identified as normal in the sales deposit are stored in the withdrawal hopper 112 and are withdrawn from the withdrawal hopper 112 at the time of change withdrawal.

  The coin dispensing box 113 is a coin dispensing port for dispensing coins to an operator during a change dispensing transaction. The depositing / dispensing machine 10 corresponds to a plurality of types of coin dispensing boxes 113. The operator can set the coin dispensing box 113 selected according to the application and the number of withdrawals to the depositing / dispensing machine 10.

  The coin return box 114 is for returning coins by canceling a counting transaction and a sales deposit transaction, which will be described later.

  The coin collection box 115 moves and stores the sales money from the withdrawal hopper 112 at the time of settlement.

  In addition, the 10,000 ticket cassette 104, the five thousand ticket cassette 105, the thousand ticket cassette 106, the sales collection cassette 107, the withdrawal hopper 112, and the coin collection box 115 may be provided with a key in order to improve security.

  The card reader unit 116 reads information written on a cash register card, ID card, or the like at the start of the transaction. As information written in a cash register card or ID card, there are, for example, information such as a name for identifying an operator who uses the card, and information on types of transactions that can be performed. Moreover, the cash processing apparatus of this invention may provide the fingerprint recognition part which recognizes a fingerprint, and the PIN code input part which inputs a PIN code instead of a card reader part.

  Next, the outline of the characteristic part (settlement totaling transaction (automatic), collection transaction) performed by the depositing and dispensing machine 10 (control unit 118) of this embodiment will be described.

  The depositing / dispensing machine 10 (control unit 118) according to this embodiment enables a person in charge of a security company entrusted with business to efficiently perform transactions including replenishment as well as collecting sales. . First of all, the settlement aggregation transaction has been conventionally executed by the manager of the apparatus, but in this embodiment, the aggregation (calculation of sales amount) processing is automatically performed at a predetermined time. In the collection transaction, the collected money is stored in the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 as the collected money based on the sales amount calculated in the processing related to the settlement totaling transaction. Further, if there is a change to be replenished (exchange money) in the collection transaction, the change replenishment is accepted together (this process executed by the control unit 118 is an example of a cash replenishment processing unit). In that case, the same amount of cash as the replenished change (a denomination different from the replenished change) is also stored in the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 together with the sales proceeds. The details of the “accounting transaction (automatic)” and “collection transaction” will be explained (detailed) anew in the operation section.

(A-2) Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. In the following, in the depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to this embodiment, at the predetermined timing, the “settlement aggregation transaction” is automatically executed, and the person in charge at the police company replenishes the change for the sales proceeds after the settlement aggregation process. An example of executing a “collection transaction” including the above will be described.

(A-2-1) Checkout transaction (automatic)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation when a settlement and totaling transaction is performed in the depositing and dispensing machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment. Note that the settlement transaction here is not an ordinary settlement transaction that is performed when the person in charge at the store where the depositing / dispensing machine 10 is installed performs cash management, and entrusts cash collection work. It is a process that is executed on the assumption that the police company in charge performs a collection transaction. Further, it is assumed that the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 before the settlement and aggregation transaction is executed are empty.

  The control unit 118 starts a settlement totaling transaction at a preset time (S101, S102).

  When the settlement totalization transaction is started, the control unit 118 calculates a total sales amount (total sales amount = total deposit amount−total withdrawal amount) (S103).

  The control unit 118 stores therein data of the calculated total sales amount (S104). In this embodiment, based on the total sales amount, in the collection transaction to be described later, it is assumed that the denomination of the collected sales amount is preferentially collected with a high denomination (for example, total sales amount) If the amount is "15000" yen, one 10,000 ticket and one 5,000 ticket are eligible).

(A-2-2) Collection transaction (including change (money exchange) replenishment)
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when a collection transaction is performed by the depositing / dispensing machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment.

  The depositing / dispensing machine 10 (control unit 118) causes the card reader unit 116 to read an ID card (not shown) registered in advance by an operator (person in charge of the security company), and may further cause a password to be input in some cases. Thus, the legitimacy of the operator is authenticated and acceptance of each transaction is started (S201).

  The control unit 118 starts the “collection transaction” process in response to an operation through the operation display unit 117 (S202).

  The control unit 118 displays a change (exchange money) replenishment screen on the operation display unit 117, and selects whether or not change is replenished (S203). FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a change (exchange money) replenishment screen used in the collection transaction according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the change (exchange money) replenishment screen T1 includes a button B1 for confirming that there is no change to be replenished, together with a message prompting for the insertion of cash. Note that the processing in step S211 that is executed when there is no change change (when the button B1 is pressed) is the same as the conventional processing, and a description thereof is omitted.

  When the presence of change replenishment is selected in the processing of step S203 described above (that is, when cash is inserted), the control unit 118 converts the banknote and the coin (rose coin) into the banknote insertion slot 101 and the coin insertion slot. It is inserted into the inside via 109 (S204). In the case of a depositing / dispensing machine capable of handling bar metal coins, it is loaded into a bar metal tray and then inserted into the inside. Note that the amount of change to be replenished is, for example, a fixed amount or a method in which the security company system acquires and determines the amount of money in the depositing / dispensing machine 10, and a method in which the security company determines from the amount in the device at the time of the previous collection. Etc. are assumed.

  The control unit 118 discriminates (counts) the inserted banknotes and coins by the banknote discrimination unit 103 and the coin discrimination unit 110, and then temporarily stores them in the banknote temporary storage unit 102 and the coin temporary storage unit 111 (S205).

  In order to keep the amount of each denomination of cash in the apparatus constant, the control unit 118 extracts the same amount of cash (supplementary money) from the inside of the apparatus (hereinafter also referred to as “sampling money”). The denomination is determined (S206). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the denomination of the withdrawal is a denomination different from the replenished cash denomination and is preferentially withdrawn from the higher denomination. Details of the processing in step S206 (FIG. 5) will be described later.

  The control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 117 to display the sum of the sales proceeds and the sampling amount as the “scheduled recovery amount” (S207). FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a scheduled collection amount in the collection transaction according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 6, data indicating the denomination of the scheduled collection amount may also be displayed.

  When the control unit 118 receives the confirmation of the scheduled collection amount from the operator, the control unit 118 stores the cash (change replenishment money) held in the bill temporary storage unit 102 and the coin temporary storage unit 111 in the recycling cassette and the withdrawal hopper 112. (S208). When accepting the cancellation, the control unit 118 returns the change replenishment money to the coin return box 114 and the bill insertion slot 101 and ends the collection transaction.

  The control unit 118 moves the cash (denomination determined in the previous process) for the scheduled collection amount from the recycling cassette / withdrawal hopper 112 to the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 (S209).

  The control unit 118 releases the electromagnetic lock of the doors of the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115, the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 are removed, and the empty sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 are removed. The transaction ends when is attached (S210).

(A-2-3) Sampling money (denomination) determination process FIG. 5 is an operation (sampling) for determining the denomination of cash (sampling money) to be withdrawn from the apparatus with respect to the supplementary money according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a money (denomination) determination process. Note that the process of FIG. 5 is an example, and the process of determining the denomination of the withdrawal money is not limited to this.

  The control unit 118 acquires the total sales amount (data including the denomination to be collected with respect to the total sales amount) stored in the process of step S104 described above (S301, S302). In addition, the control unit 118 acquires the current amount data of each denomination stored in the withdrawal hopper 112 and the recycling cassette (S303).

  The control unit 118 creates high-price data for each denomination (hereinafter referred to as “comparison data”) by subtracting the denomination to be collected for the total sales amount from the high-price data for each denomination. (S304).

  The control unit 118 refers to the data of each denomination of the comparison data in order from the highest denomination, and determines the denomination denomination (S305). However, denominations that are replenished with change are not subject to comparison (that is, not deducted as denominations). With respect to the denominations that have been replenished with change, each denomination of the comparison data is referred to once, and when the denomination denomination is determined, the following processing is executed.

  When the total amount of the withdrawal money denomination determined by the process of step S305 is equal to the change replenishment amount, the control unit 118 determines the determined withdrawal money type as the withdrawal money type to be collected. Determine (S306). On the other hand, if the total amount of the denominations is not equal to the change replenishment amount as a result of the process in step S305, the control unit 118 again performs the process in step S305 (in the case of reprocessing, the money replenished with change change). Species may also be compared). Also, as a modification, even if the total amount of the withdrawal money type does not completely match the change replenishment amount, if it is within a certain range, the total amount of the withdrawal money type is determined as the scheduled collection amount, This process may be terminated.

(A-3) Effect of First Embodiment According to this embodiment, not only the sales recovery to the apparatus but also the change funds are loaded based on the processing of FIGS. The balance of cash of each denomination can now be maintained efficiently. That is, it is no longer necessary to carry out change sampling (transaction in which the operator designates the type of withdrawal and removes it from the apparatus) for the change replenishment that has been conventionally performed. This reduces the need to store spare cash (eg, spare change) in the store. In addition, it is now possible to entrust business (consignment to a police company) without preparing an administrator.

(B) 2nd Embodiment Hereinafter, 2nd Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus by this invention is described in full detail, referring drawings. This embodiment demonstrates the example which applied the cash processing apparatus of this invention to the cash depositing / withdrawing machine.

(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment The configuration of the depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the second embodiment can also be shown using FIG. 1 as in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, the control unit 118 has a function capable of executing a “cash transfer transaction”. The “cash transfer transaction” exceeded when the amount of each denomination stored in the recycling cassette and withdrawal hopper 112 managed by the control unit 118 reached a predetermined number (threshold). The denomination of the minute is automatically stored in the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115. The details of the “cash transfer transaction” will be described (detailed) anew in the operation section.

(B-2) Operation | movement of 2nd Embodiment Next, operation | movement of the deposit or withdrawal machine 10 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation when a cash transfer transaction is performed by the depositing / dispensing machine (control unit) according to the second embodiment. Although the timing at which the process of FIG. 7 is executed is not limited, for example, it is executed immediately after the “sales deposit transaction” is executed.

  The control unit 118 determines whether the amount of each denomination stored in the recycling cassette and the withdrawal hopper 112 has exceeded a predetermined number (threshold) (S401). The threshold may be 90% of the maximum number that can be stored in the recycling cassette and the withdrawal hopper 112, for example. Further, the threshold value may be a value obtained by subtracting the number of sheets that can be stored in the bill temporary storage unit 102 and the coin temporary storage unit 111 from the maximum number of sheets that can be stored in the recycling cassette and the withdrawal hopper 112. About a threshold value, you may set for every denomination and you may apply the same value about part or all.

  The control unit 118 moves the excess of the denomination exceeding the threshold from the recycling cassette and the withdrawal hopper 112 to the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 by the process of step S401 described above (S402). . In addition, the control part 118 complete | finishes a process, when the money type exceeding a threshold value does not exist by the process of above-mentioned step S401.

  As a modification, the depositing / dispensing machine 10 (control unit 118) may add a function capable of executing this cash transfer transaction with an administrator authority. For example, when the cash transfer transaction is selected by the administrator, the designated number of designated denominations is moved to the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115.

(B-3) Effects of Second Embodiment According to the second embodiment, the following effects are provided in addition to the effects of the first embodiment.

  The opportunity for the store manager to touch the cash is minimized, and the need for managing the cash overflowing from the device in a safe separate from the device is reduced. In addition, in the operation of entrusting the business to the police company as described in the first embodiment, it is assumed that the police company will bring change at the time of sales collection. If the surplus cash is already in the sales collection cassette 107 and the coin collection box 115 as money for money exchange to the police company, the person in charge of the police company can also shorten the time for sales collection. Connected.

(C) Other Embodiments Although various modified embodiments have been mentioned in the above-described embodiments, the present invention can also be applied to the following modified embodiments.

  In the said embodiment, although the example which applies the cash processing apparatus of this invention to a cash depositing and dispensing machine was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this, For example, to various various apparatuses, such as an automatic change machine, a ticket vending machine, a payment machine, and ATM. Can be applied.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Deposit / withdrawal machine, 101 ... Banknote insertion slot, 102 ... Banknote temporary storage part, 103 ... Banknote discrimination part, 104 ... Ten thousand ticket cassette, 105 ... Five thousand ticket cassette, 106 ... Thousand ticket cassette, 107 ... Sales collection cassette, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 108 ... Reject part 109 ... Coin slot, 110 ... Coin discrimination part, 111 ... Coin temporary storage part, 112 ... Dispensing hopper, 113 ... Coin dispensing box, 114 ... Coin return box, 115 ... Coin collection box, 116 ... card reader part, 117 ... operation display part, 118 ... control part, B1 ... button, T1 ... replenishment screen.

Claims (4)

In a cash processing device that executes a sales collection transaction to collect sales,
A storage unit that stores cash including sales proceeds for each denomination,
A collection box that stores the cash taken out of the device as collection money,
A cash replenishment processing unit for controlling execution of a cash replenishment transaction for replenishing the storage unit with cash when executing the sales collection transaction;
In the case of the cash replenishment transaction at the time of the sales recovery transaction, as the collected money, the sales proceeds and the withdrawal including the cash of a denomination different from the cash replenished in the cash replenishment transaction A cash processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that performs control of moving to a collection box.   2. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit preferentially assigns and moves a high denomination as a denomination of the sampling money to be moved to the collection box.   3. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the withdrawal amount is the same amount as the cash supplemented to the storage unit. When the number of denominations of cash stored in the storage unit exceeds a predetermined threshold at a predetermined timing, the control unit stores cash of the denominations exceeding the collection amount. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed.

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