JP2020030711A - Money processing device and money processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce a transaction opportunity loss.SOLUTION: A money processing device 10 that stores currencies deposited and determined as being current coins per denomination, and in the case where a payment command is given, dispenses stored currencies as charges includes a notification control processing unit 15b that notifies a management device 20 of the number of charge-disqualified currencies per denomination determined as being disqualified to be dispensed as charges among the stored currencies. This notification control processing unit 15b preferably notifies the management device 20 of the number of stored currencies per denomination and the number of charge-disqualified currencies per denomination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a money processing device and a money processing system.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores are provided with a cash processing device as an automatic change machine for stricter cash management and the like. In this money processing apparatus, a POS (Point Of Sales) register device is generally connected as a higher-level device, and performs a deposit and withdrawal process of money such as coins and bills in response to a command from the higher-level device.

  By the way, when an old bill and a new bill are mixed in the deposited money and the bill is paid out to the customer as change, it is preferable to pay out a new bill as a service. For this reason, when an old banknote and a new banknote are mixed in the received money, a money processing apparatus has been proposed which collects the old banknote as non-changeable currency which is inappropriate to be paid out as change (for example, for example). And Patent Document 1).

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  By the way, even when old money is included in the deposited money, in order to clarify the deposit and withdrawal amount, the amount of money received and stored in the storage (the amount including the non-change money) ) Will be notified. Therefore, when a withdrawal command is given from a higher-level device, the money processing device pays out an amount corresponding to the withdrawal command as change.

  However, if the change can be paid out as long as the change includes the foreign currency (old bill) but cannot be paid out as change only with the new bill, the cash processing device outputs an error response to the higher-level device and pays out the change. It will be impossible. As a result, there has been a loss of business opportunities such as having the customer wait for change payment.

  Although the old banknote is described as a non-change currency here, the same problem occurs even if the dirty banknote that is dirty or partially cut is a non-change currency. It goes without saying that the same problem occurs even if coins or coins whose surface is damaged by wear or the like are non-changeable coins.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a money processing apparatus and a money processing system that can suppress loss of commercial transaction opportunities.

  In order to achieve the above object, the money processing apparatus according to the present invention stores money received and determined to be genuine coins by denomination, and when a withdrawal command is given, stores the stored money. In the money processing device that pays out change, the money processing control unit that notifies the higher-level device of the number of non-changeable money of the denomination that is determined to be ineligible to be paid out as change among the stored money. It is characterized by having.

  Further, the present invention provides the money processing device, wherein the money processing control unit notifies the host device of the number of stored money of each denomination and the number of non-change money of each denomination. .

  In addition, the present invention provides the money processing device, wherein the money processing control unit, among the stored money, the number of non-change money of the denomination and the number of money of the other denomination, the higher-level equipment, It is characterized by notification.

  Further, a money processing system according to the present invention is a money processing system including the money processing device and a management device constituting the higher-level device, wherein the management device is configured to store money stored in the money processing control unit. When notified of the number of coins of each type and the number of non-changeable coins of the denomination, the number of non-changeable coins of the denomination is subtracted from the number of coins of the denomination, and the amount of money that can be used as change for the denomination is calculated. A management control unit for calculating the number is provided.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned money processing system, when the display command is given, the management control unit displays on the display means the number of money that can be used as change for each denomination.

  According to the present invention, the money processing control unit notifies the higher-level device of the number of non-changeable monetary denominations of the denomination determined to be ineligible to be dispensed as change among the stored money. On the other hand, the number of non-change money of each denomination can be ascertained, whereby the host device can make a judgment such as replenishment of money usable as change. As a result, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the cash processing device becomes unable to dispense change and output an error response to the withdrawal command from the host device, and waits for the customer to pay the change. This has the effect of suppressing the loss of commercial transaction opportunities such as losing money.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the management control unit of the management device is notified of the number of denominated money to be stored and the number of denominated non-changeable money from the money processing control unit, the number of denominated money The number of money that can be used as change for each denomination is calculated by subtracting the number of non-changeable money for each denomination from, so that replenishment of money that can be used as change can be performed. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the case where the management device sends a withdrawal command to the money processing device such that the money processing device becomes in a state where the dispensing of the change becomes impossible and outputs an error response to the customer. This has the effect of suppressing the loss of commercial transaction opportunities such as waiting for change payment.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a money processing system including a money processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, that is, a control system of the money processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the money handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating processing contents of a notification process performed by the notification control processing unit illustrated in FIG. 1.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a money processing system including a money processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, that is, a control system of the money processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The money processing system illustrated here is used, for example, in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and has a money processing device 10 applied as an automatic change machine and a POS (Point) which is a higher-order device of the money processing device 10. Of sales) and a management device 20 such as a register device.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the money processing apparatus 10 has a flat upper surface, and a management device 20 is disposed on the upper surface. The money processing device 10 includes a coin processing device 11 for depositing / dispensing coins, a bill processing device 12 for depositing / dispensing bills, and a money processing control unit 15.

  The coin processing device 11 and the bill processing device 12 are covered by a device body having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and are disposed adjacent to each other. The coin processing device 11 has a coin slot 111 on the right side of the upper surface of the front end of the device main body. A coin dispensing port 112 is formed on the front left side of the apparatus main body of the coin processing apparatus 11, and coins discharged from the coin dispensing port 112 are received by a receiving tray 113. In addition, a coin return port 114 is provided on the front right side of the apparatus main body. The coin processing device 11 includes a terminal display unit 13 and an operation input unit 14 on the left side of the upper surface of the front end of the device main body. The terminal display unit 13 and the operation input unit 14 are also a display unit and an operation input unit of the banknote processing device 12.

  Such a coin processing device 11 has a group of various sensors 11a and a group of actuators 11b. Although not explicitly shown in the drawing, a coin separation unit, a coin check unit, a coin transport unit, and a coin storage unit are provided. I have.

  The coin separation unit supplies coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 111 in a state of being separated one by one. The coin checker discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the coin supplied from the coin separator, and supplies a genuine coin to the coin transporter. The coin transport section transports coins (genuine coins) supplied from the coin check section along a transport path, distributes the coins according to denominations, and supplies the coins to the coin storage section. The coin storage unit stores coins for each denomination, and pays out coins to the coin outlet 112 in accordance with a dispensing command.

  On the other hand, a bill insertion port 121 is provided on the upper front surface of the apparatus main body of the bill processing apparatus 12, and a bill dispensing port 122 is provided below the bill insertion port 121. The bill processing device 12 includes a group of various sensors 12a and a group of actuators 12b, and although not explicitly shown in the drawing, a bill depositing section, a bill dispensing section, a bill collecting box, a discriminating section, and a bill storing box are installed. ing.

  The bill receiving section is for introducing bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 121 into the apparatus. The bill dispensing section is for dispensing bills to the bill dispensing port 122. The bill collection box collects bills. The discriminating section is for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of the bill. The bill storage shed stores bills of each denomination. Such a bill receiving section, a bill dispensing section, a bill collection box, a bill discriminating section, and a bill storage box are connected by a bill transport mechanism for transporting bills.

  In the bill processing device 12, the bill inserted into the bill insertion port 121 is conveyed to the discriminating section by the bill conveying mechanism after being detected by the insertion detecting sensor of the bill receiving section. When the discriminating unit determines that the bill is not genuine, the bill transport mechanism returns the bill to the bill depositing unit. On the other hand, when the discriminating unit determines that the bill is genuine, the bill transport mechanism stores the bill in a bill storage box corresponding to the denomination. On the other hand, when there is a dispensing instruction, the banknote transport mechanism takes out the banknote of the corresponding denomination from the banknote storage, and dispenses it from the banknote outlet 122 through the banknote dispensing unit.

  The money processing control unit 15 controls the operation of the money processing apparatus 10 in accordance with programs and data stored in the storage unit 16 and includes a deposit / withdrawal control processing unit 15a and a notification control processing unit 15b. I have.

  Note that the money processing control unit 15 may be realized, for example, by causing a processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program, that is, by software, or by hardware such as an IC (Integrated Circuit). Or may be realized by using software and hardware together.

  The deposit / withdrawal control processing unit 15a performs a deposit process of money in accordance with the deposit permit command when a deposit is issued after a deposit permit command is given from the management device 20. In addition, while performing the deposit processing, the deposit / withdrawal control processing unit 15a also performs processing of sequentially storing the contents of the implemented deposit processing in the storage unit 16 as the deposit information 16a. In addition, the deposit / withdrawal control processing unit 15a is not allowed to pay out the deposited money as change in the above-described deposit processing, for example, old banknotes, stained banknotes, old coins, coins damaged by abrasion, or the like. If it corresponds to the money determined to be eligible (non-changeable money), a process of storing it in the storage unit 16 as non-changeable money information 16c is performed.

  Furthermore, when a withdrawal command is given from the management device 20, the deposit and withdrawal control processing unit 15a performs a withdrawal process of money in accordance with the withdrawal command, and dispenses the content of the performed withdrawal process. A process for sequentially storing the information 16b in the storage unit 16 is performed.

  The notification control processing unit 15b performs a notification process described later, and notifies the management device 20 of the deposit information 16a, the withdrawal information 16b, and the non-change money information 16c stored in the storage unit 16.

  The management device 20 includes a management control unit 21 and a management display unit 22. The management control unit 21 controls the operation of the management device 20 according to programs and data stored in advance.

  The management control unit 21 may be realized by, for example, causing a processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute a program, that is, realized by software or realized by hardware such as an IC (Integrated Circuit). Or may be realized by using software and hardware together.

  The management display unit 22 is, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel, and is a display unit that displays various types of information and allows an operation input such as a touch operation.

  In the money processing apparatus 10 having the above-described configuration, when the deposit / withdrawal control processing unit 15a performs the deposit processing of money in accordance with the deposit permission command, the notification control processing unit 15b performs the following notification processing.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the contents of a notification process performed by the notification control processing unit 15b illustrated in FIG.

  In this notification process, the notification control processing unit 15b determines whether there is non-changeable money information 16c in the storage unit 16, that is, whether there is any non-changeable money (Step S101).

  When there is a non-change currency (step S101: Yes), the notification control processing unit 15b notifies the management device 20 of the number of money of each denomination and the number of non-change money of each denomination (step S102). And the procedure is returned to end this process.

  According to this, the management apparatus 20 can acquire information on the number of coins stored by denomination and the number of non-changeable coins by denomination. This allows the management control unit 21 of the management device 20 to subtract the number of non-changeable coins of the denomination from the number of coins stored by denomination, and calculate the number of coins usable as change for the denomination. it can.

  The number of coins that can be used as change for such a denomination is displayed on the management display unit 22 when a display command is given to the management control unit 21 by touching a predetermined area of the management display unit 22. Is done.

  On the other hand, when there is no currency other than change (Step S101: No), the notification control processing unit 15b notifies the management device 20 of the number of money of each denomination (Step S103), and thereafter returns the procedure to the current processing. To end.

  As described above, according to the money handling apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the notification control processing unit 15b provides the management apparatus 20 with the number of coins of each denomination and the number of non-changeable coins of each denomination. Is notified, the management device 20 can calculate the number of coins that can be used as change for each denomination. In addition, since the number of non-changeable coins of each denomination is notified, it is possible to cause the management device 20 to make a decision such as replenishment of coins usable as change. As a result, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the money processing apparatus 10 outputs a change in response to a withdrawal command from the management apparatus 20 and the error cannot be paid out. Loss of a commercial transaction opportunity, such as causing the customer to wait.

  Further, according to the money processing system including the money processing device 10, the management control unit 21 of the management device 20 calculates the number of money that can be used as change for each denomination, so that the money that can be used as change can be replenished. Can be determined. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the case where the management apparatus 20 sends a withdrawal command to the money processing apparatus 10 such that the money processing apparatus 10 becomes unable to dispense change and outputs an error response. In addition, it is possible to suppress a loss of a commercial transaction opportunity such as having a customer wait for change payment.

  Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and various changes can be made.

  In the above-described embodiment, the notification control processing unit 15b notifies the management device 20 of the number of coins of each denomination and the number of non-change coins of each denomination when there is a non-change coin. In the present invention, among the stored money, the number of non-changeable money of the denomination and the number of money of the other denominations (changeable money) may be notified to the management device as the upper device.

  According to this, the management device can obtain information on the number of non-changeable coins of each denomination and the number of changeable coins of each denomination. By adding the number of changeable coins of each type, the number of coins stored in each denomination can be grasped. In addition, since the number of non-changeable money of each denomination is notified, it is possible to make the upper-level device determine replenishment of changeable money. As a result, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the cash processing device becomes unable to dispense change and output an error response to the withdrawal command from the host device, and waits for the customer to pay the change. It is possible to suppress a loss of a commercial transaction opportunity, such as a loss.

  In the above-described embodiment, the notification control processing unit 15b notifies the management device 20 of the number of coins of each denomination and the number of non-change coins of each denomination when there is a non-change coin. In the present invention, the upper device may simply be notified of the number of non-change money of each denomination. In this case, the upper device can be made to grasp the number of non-change money of the denomination, and thereby the upper device can make a judgment such as replenishment of money usable as change. As a result, it is possible to reduce the situation in which the cash processing device becomes unable to dispense change and output an error response to the withdrawal command from the host device, and waits for the customer to pay the change. It is possible to suppress a loss of a commercial transaction opportunity, such as a loss.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Money processing apparatus 11 Coin processing apparatus 11a Sensor group 11b Actuator group 12 Banknote processing apparatus 12a Sensor group 12b Actuator group 13 Terminal display part 14 Operation input part 15 Money processing control part 15a Deposit and withdrawal control processing part 15b Notification control processing part 16 Storage Unit 16a Deposit information 16b Outgoing information 16c Non-change money information 20 Management device 21 Management control unit 22 Management display unit

Claims (5)

In a money processing device that stores money that has been received and is determined to be genuine coin by denomination, and when a withdrawal command is given, the stored money is paid out as change.
A money processing apparatus comprising: a money processing control unit that notifies a higher-level device of the number of non-change money of a denomination that is determined to be unsuitable to be paid out as change among stored money. .   2. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the money processing control unit notifies the host device of the number of money of the denomination stored and the number of non-change money of the denomination. 3.   The said money process control part notifies the number of the non-change money of the said denomination and the number of money of the other denomination to the said high-order apparatus among the stored money, The said upper apparatus is characterized by the above-mentioned. The money processing device as described. A money processing system comprising the money processing device according to claim 2 and a management device that configures the higher-level device,
The management device, when notified of the number of denominated currency and the number of denominated non-changeable money to be stored from the money processing control unit, the number of denominated non-changeable money from the number of denominated money. And a management control unit for calculating the number of coins that can be used as change for each denomination by decrementing the denomination.   5. The money processing system according to claim 4, wherein when a display command is given, the management control unit displays on the display unit the number of money that can be used as change for each denomination. 6.

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