JP2021022038A - Cash processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

To make it possible to reduce a burden on an operator upon a large amount of deposit transaction.SOLUTION: A cash processing device includes: a deposit port for depositing cash, a withdrawal port for withdrawing the cash, a display unit for displaying a screen related to transaction contents, and a control unit for controlling the deposit and withdrawal of the cash according to the transaction contents. The control unit determines whether or not acquired sales amount information exceeds a threshold in sales deposit transaction, and performs the control so that the acquired sales amount information is reflected in a sales amount aggregation result without performing sales amount deposit processing when it is exceeded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cash processing device.

Conventionally, cash processing devices have been installed in financial institutions, distribution facilities such as supermarkets, and commercial facilities. The cash processing device executes a deposit transaction for depositing sales proceeds, a change withdrawal transaction for withdrawing a change reserve, a replenishment transaction for replenishing cash, and a collection transaction for collecting cash.

For example, when sales are accumulated to some extent at a register installed in a store's sales floor, or when a cashier changes, the cashier collects sales and change reserves from the register and puts them in a cash processing device. A deposit transaction is performed. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a change storage for storing cash for change and a cash safe for storing cash are provided, and when cash is inserted, the proceeds are stored in the cash safe and input in advance. A cash management device for storing cash exceeding the sales amount in a change storage is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-155326

Here, in Patent Document 1, it is described that the storage amount of the cash safe is confirmed, and if it exceeds the near-full standard value, it is determined that cash collection is necessary. For example, cash is collected by taking out a cassette (banknote safe cassette or coin safe cassette) in a cash safe.

However, in the case of a sales deposit transaction that deposits a large amount of cash such as a large amount of sales such as tens of millions of yen, since the capacity of the cash storage cassette is exceeded, the cash is divided and input, and the sales deposit transaction and sales Partial collection transactions must be repeated. For this reason, it took a lot of time and effort to deal with it.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a new and improved cash that can reduce the burden on the operator at the time of a large amount of deposit transaction. The purpose is to provide a processing device.

In order to solve the above problems, according to a certain viewpoint of the present invention, a deposit port for depositing cash, a withdrawal port for withdrawing cash, a display unit for displaying a screen relating to transaction details, and the transaction details. A control unit that controls the deposit and withdrawal of cash according to the above is provided, and the control unit determines whether or not the acquired sales amount information exceeds the threshold value in the sales deposit transaction, and if it exceeds the threshold value, A cash processing device is provided that controls the acquired sales amount information to be reflected in the aggregated result of the sales amount without performing the payment processing of the sales amount.

Further, the cash processing device may further include a receiving unit that receives the sales amount information from the external device, and the control unit may acquire the sales amount information from the external device via the receiving unit. ..

Further, the control unit controls the display unit to display a screen for inputting the sales amount information when the received sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, and the sales amount information input from the screen is displayed. If it matches the received sales amount information, the sales amount information may be reflected in the aggregation result without performing the payment processing.

Further, the control unit may control the display unit to display a screen for inputting the sales amount information, and may acquire the sales amount information input from the screen.

Further, the control unit performs the sales amount counting process when the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, and does not perform the payment processing when the counting result matches the acquired sales amount information. You may control to reflect the sales amount information in the aggregation result.

Further, the cash processing device further includes a discrimination unit for discriminating the cash and a temporary holding unit for temporarily accumulating the cash, and the control unit may use the control unit when the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value. The cash inserted into the deposit slot is transported to the discrimination unit for counting, further transported from the discrimination unit to the temporary holding section, and then the cash accumulated in the temporary holding section is transported to the withdrawal port. You may return it.

Further, when the result of the counting is less than the numerical value indicated by the acquired sales amount information, the control unit controls the display unit to display a screen prompting additional payment, and collects the data in the temporary holding unit. After the cash is transported to the withdrawal port and returned, the cash additionally deposited from the deposit port may be counted, and the counting result may be added to the counting result before the additional deposit.

Further, the cash processing device further includes a storage unit for storing the transaction contents and a cash storage for storing the cash, and the control unit further includes the deposit processing for storing the cash in the cash storage. The sales amount information is stored in the storage unit without performing the above-mentioned payment processing, and is stored without performing the payment processing from the sales amount confirmed by the closing transaction that determines the aggregation result of the sales amount at the time of the sales collection transaction. Control may be performed so that the amount obtained by subtracting the amount indicated by the sales amount information is set as the collected amount.

In addition, the sales amount information may include at least one of the amount of money and the number of denominations.

Further, the cash may be a banknote, and the deposit port and the withdrawal port may be a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for depositing and withdrawing the banknote.

Further, the cash may be a coin, the deposit port may be a coin slot, and the withdrawal port may be a coin return port.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator at the time of a large amount of deposit transaction.

It is a figure which shows the system configuration example of the cash processing system by embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows an example of the internal structure of the cash processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the functional structure of the cash processing apparatus by this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction by 1st Example of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the display screen when the sales amount by the 1st Example of this Embodiment does not exceed a threshold value. It is a figure which shows the display screen example when the sales amount by the 1st Example of this Embodiment exceeds a threshold value. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction by 2nd Example of this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction by 2nd Example of this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the display screen example at the time when the sales amount by the 2nd Example of this Embodiment exceeds a threshold value. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction by the modification of this embodiment.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, so that duplicate description will be omitted.

<1. System configuration>
An embodiment of the present invention mainly relates to a deposit transaction in a cash processing apparatus. Hereinafter, after explaining the configuration of the present system and each device, the operation processing according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of a cash processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cash processing system according to the present embodiment includes an information processing terminal 3 used by each person in charge of sales and the like, a higher-level PC (personal computer) 2, and a cash processing device 1.

The information processing terminal 3 is carried by a sales person or the like who goes to the customer. When the sales person receives cash from the customer, the sales person or the like inputs the customer information, the sales amount, the number of denominations of the received cash, the date and time, etc. into the information processing terminal 3 as the sales amount information. In addition to the cash (sales) received from the customer, the sales person also carries a change reserve and pays the change to the customer as needed. The sales person may also input the amount of change paid out and the number of denominations into the information processing terminal 3.

The sales amount information input to the information processing terminal 3 is transmitted to the upper PC 2. The transmission to the upper PC 2 may be executed every time cash is accepted, may be executed periodically such as at regular intervals, or may be executed when the sales person returns to the store. ..

The upper PC 2 is an information processing device that collects and manages information related to cash processing, and may be installed in each store, for example. Further, the upper PC 2 communicates with the cash processing device 1 installed in the store and transmits / receives data.

The cash processing device 1 is installed in each store, for example, and performs cash deposit transactions, withdrawal transactions, replenishment transactions, sales collection transactions, and the like. Here, the transaction function of the cash processing apparatus 1 will be specifically described.

For example, the cash processing device 1 performs a "replenishment transaction" for depositing cash to be used as a change reserve. In addition, the cash processing device 1 performs a "withdrawal transaction" for withdrawing a change reserve for each sales person. In addition, the cash processing device 1 performs a "sales deposit transaction" in which each sales person accepts a deposit of cash (sales) received from a customer. In the sales deposit transaction, the change reserve (cash withdrawn by the "withdrawal transaction") brought back by the sales person may also be deposited. The cash processing device 1 can store the amount of change reserve and the number of denominations withdrawn to each sales person.

In addition, the cash processing device 1 calculates the aggregated result of the "sales deposit transaction" and performs the "closing transaction" to determine the sales amount. In addition, the cash processing device 1 performs a "sales collection transaction" for collecting the sales amount determined by the closing transaction. In the sales collection transaction, for example, cash can be collected from the collection cassette 17 (see FIG. 2) described later.

In addition, the cash processing device 1 performs a "partial sales collection transaction" in which a part of the sales proceeds is withdrawn. In the partial sales collection transaction, for example, cash can be withdrawn from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 described later.

Each transaction described above may require the operator to have a predetermined authority for each transaction. For example, "withdrawal transaction" and "sales deposit transaction" can be performed by a sales person, and "replenishment transaction" and "closing transaction" can be performed only by an administrator, and "sales collection transaction". And the "partial sales collection transaction" may be carried out only by the sales manager. The authority of the operator can be authenticated by the cash processing device 1 by inputting an ID by the operator or the like.

<2. Structure of cash processing equipment ＞
Subsequently, the internal structure of the cash processing apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing an example of the internal structure of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cash processing device 1 is provided with a bill deposit / withdrawal port 11, a card reader unit 120, a receipt printer unit 122, an operation display unit 110, and a coin insertion slot 19 on the upper surface thereof. It has a bill processing unit 140 and a coin processing unit 150.

The banknote processing unit 140 includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11, a banknote temporary holding unit 12, a banknote identification unit 13, a 10,000-ticket cassette 14, a 5,000-ticket cassette 15, a thousand-ticket cassette 16, a collection cassette 17, and a reject unit 18. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 is a slot for inserting banknotes, a withdrawal port for withdrawing banknotes in a change withdrawal transaction, and a return port for returning banknotes whose deposit has been rejected. Also serves as. The bill temporary holding unit 12 temporarily collects bills at the time of deposit counting and sales creation. The bill identification unit 13 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, positive loss, etc. of the inserted bill.

The 10,000-ticket cassette 14, the 5,000-ticket cassette 15, and the 1,000-ticket cassette 16 store 10,000, 5,000, and 1,000 tickets as change reserves, respectively, and each is a so-called recycling cassette (reflux storage). It shall be composed of. Banknotes that are identified as genuine tickets by sales deposit are stored in the recycling cassette and are withdrawn from the recycling cassette when the change is withdrawn. Further, the cash processing device 1 may be provided with one corresponding to various banknotes to be handled by the cash processing device 1 instead of the 10,000-ticket cassette 14, the 5,000-ticket cassette 15, and the 1,000-ticket cassette 16.

The collection cassette 17 moves and stores sales proceeds from the 10,000 ticket cassette 14, the 5,000 ticket cassette 15, and the thousand ticket cassette 16 in the sales collection transaction.

The reject unit 18 moves the rejected banknotes when the banknotes are temporarily held from the banknote temporary holding unit 12 at the time of depositing sales to the recycle cassette, the rejected banknotes when the change is withdrawn from the recycle cassette, and the recycle cassette to the collection cassette 17 when creating sales. It is a collection of rejected banknotes when recycling.

The coin processing unit 150 includes a coin slot 19, a coin discrimination unit 20, a coin temporary holding unit 21, a coin return box (coin return port) 22, a withdrawal hopper 23, a coin withdrawal box 24, and a coin collection box 25. .. The coin slot 19 is a slot for the operator to deposit coins. The coin discrimination unit 20 reads the image data of the inserted coin and discriminates the authenticity, denomination, positive loss, etc. of the coin. The coin temporary holding unit 21 temporarily collects coins at the time of deposit counting. The coin return box 22 returns coins by canceling the counting transaction and the sales deposit transaction.

The withdrawal hopper 23 stores a change reserve for coins. The coin withdrawal box 24 is a coin withdrawal port for withdrawing coins to a user in a change withdrawal transaction. The coins identified as normal by the sales deposit are stored in the withdrawal hopper 23, and are withdrawn from the withdrawal hopper 23 at the time of withdrawal of change. The coin collection box 25 moves and stores the sales amount from the withdrawal hopper 23 at the time of the sales collection transaction.

The 10,000 ticket cassette 14, the 5,000 ticket cassette 15, the thousand ticket cassette 16, the collection cassette 17, the withdrawal hopper 23, and the coin collection storage 25 may be provided with a key in order to enhance security.

Further, the cash processing device 1 is provided with a door for accessing the bill processing unit 140 and a door for accessing the coin processing unit 150, and each is provided with a key (door key) for opening each door. (Neither is shown).

(Arrangement of issues)
Here, in the case of a sales deposit transaction in which a large amount of cash is deposited, such as a large amount of sales such as tens of millions of yen, a cash storage (in the case of banknotes, 10,000 ticket cassette 14, 5,000 ticket cassette 15, and 1,000) In the case of recycled cassettes such as ticket cassettes 16 and coins, since the capacity of the withdrawal hopper 23) is exceeded, conventionally, cash must be divided and inserted, and sales deposit transactions and partial sales collection transactions must be repeated. , It took a lot of time and effort to deal with it.

For example, if the storage capacity of the 10,000-ticket cassette 14 is 2,000 and the sales amount of 50 million yen (5,000-ticket 5,000) is deposited, the storage capacity of the 10,000-ticket cassette 14 is 5,000. Will be exceeded. Therefore, the operator first deposits 2,000 10,000 tickets (20 million yen) through a sales deposit transaction, and then withdraws 2,000 10,000 tickets (20 million yen) through a partial sales collection transaction. It was necessary to repeat the operation of (collecting) twice, and finally deposit 1,000 10,000 tickets (10 million yen) to finish. In addition, even if a sales person can perform a sales deposit transaction, it may not be possible to perform a partial sales collection transaction because he / she does not have the authority. In this case, it was necessary to deal with it by two people with the sales manager who has the authority of the partial sales collection transaction.

As described above, when depositing a large amount of cash, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and effort to deal with it, and also human cost (an authorized person who can carry out a collection transaction is also required).

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the upper limit of the sales deposit is set, and if the upper limit is exceeded, the sales proceeds are not processed (stored in the cash storage), and the sales proceeds information is collected as the total result of the sales proceeds. We propose a mechanism that makes it possible to reduce the burden on the operator at the time of a large amount of deposit transactions by performing control that reflects on.

That is, the cash processing device 1 according to the present embodiment does not actually perform cash deposit processing (storage in the cash storage), but treats it as a deposit on the data (leaves a history as a deposit transaction) and sales proceeds. It is reflected in the total result of. The cash that has not been deposited is handed to a predetermined person (for example, a sales manager) by an operator (such as a sales person) and managed in a separate safe.

This eliminates the need to divide the cash and repeat the deposit transaction and the collection transaction when depositing a large amount of cash, and also eliminates the need for an authorized person who can perform the collection transaction, which saves time, effort, and human cost. Reductions can be realized.

In this embodiment, as an example, it is assumed that a sales person or the like who goes to the customer and receives cash returns to the store and deposits the collected sales to the cash processing device 1. However, this embodiment is not limited to this. For example, there is a case where a cashier deposits cash received from a customer who visits a store into a change machine installed in a store's sales floor, collects the sales from the change machine, and deposits the cash into the cash processing device 1. Can be assumed. In this case, the information processing terminal 3 of FIG. 1 corresponds to the change machine, and the upper PC 2 corresponds to the POS terminal (Point of Sales) connected to the change machine.

<3. Functional configuration of cash processing device 1>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the cash processing device 1 includes a control unit 100, an operation display unit 110, a card reader unit 120, a receipt printer unit 122, a communication unit 130, a bill processing unit 140, a coin processing unit 150, and a storage unit 160. Have.

The control unit 100 is mainly composed of, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and controls each functional unit of the cash processing device 1 to perform various transactions (replenishment transaction of change reserve, change reserve). Execute withdrawal transactions, deposit transactions of sales proceeds, collection transactions of sales proceeds, partial collection transactions of sales proceeds, closing transactions, etc.). Further, the control unit 100 controls the storage unit 160 to store the history of each transaction. At the time of closing transactions, sales proceeds are totaled based on transaction history (sales deposit transactions, change withdrawal transactions, etc.).

The operation display unit 110 includes a function as a display unit for displaying an operation guidance screen and an input unit for the user to input an operation. The function as a display unit is realized by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, and an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Further, the function as an input unit is realized by, for example, a touch panel. Although FIGS. 2 and 3 show an example in which the functions of the display unit and the input unit are integrally configured in the cash processing device 1, the functions of the display unit and the input unit may be configured separately. Good.

The card reader unit 120 reads the information written on the ID card or the like from the ID card or the like inserted into the card insertion / ejection port (not shown). Examples of the information written on the ID card or the like include identification information for identifying an operator who uses the card, and information (authority information) indicating the type of transaction permitted. The present embodiment is not limited to the above example, and instead of or in addition to the card reader unit 120, a biological reading unit that recognizes fingerprints, palm prints, etc., and a personal identification number input unit for inputting a personal identification number are provided. You may. Further, the information may be read by using a two-dimensional code reading device (for example, a bar code reader) for a two-dimensional code such as a bar code or a QR code (registered trademark) printed on an ID card.

The receipt printer unit 122 issues a receipt on which the result of the transaction is printed. For example, the receipt printer unit 122 issues a receipt on which the result of the sales deposit transaction is printed.

The communication unit 130 can transmit / receive data to / from the host PC 2 via, for example, a dedicated network (LAN or the like). Further, the communication unit 130 may directly communicate with the information processing terminal 3 to transmit / receive data.

The bill processing unit 140 performs deposit processing of bills inserted from the bill deposit / withdrawal port 11 (see FIG. 2) and payout processing of bills to the bill deposit / withdrawal port 11. The coin processing unit 150 performs a deposit processing of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 19 and a coin withdrawal processing of coins to the coin withdrawal box 24 and the like.

The storage unit 160 is realized from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), or the like, and is realized by a control program for controlling the operation of the cash processing device 1, input data at the time of transaction of the cash processing device 1, and display. Store screen etc. Further, the storage unit 160 stores the contents of each transaction performed by the cash processing device 1 under the control of the control unit 100.

<4. Operation processing>
(4-1. First Example)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction according to the first embodiment of the present embodiment. Here, it is assumed that, for example, a sales person (hereinafter referred to as an operator) deposits the sales proceeds into the cash processing apparatus 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the cash processing device 1 performs a login process (step S103). In the login process, the operator is identified and the authority of the operator is authenticated. For example, the control unit 100 displays a login screen on the operation display unit 110 and prompts the operator to read the ID card. The operator inserts the ID card into the card reader unit 120 according to the instructions on the login screen, or reads the barcode or the like printed on the operator's name tag or the like with a barcode reader or the like. This identifies who the operator is. Further, in order to enhance security, the control unit 100 may display a password input screen on the operation display unit 110 to prompt the user to input the password.

Next, the control unit 100 displays the menu screen on the operation display unit 110 (step S106). Candidates for various transactions such as withdrawal transactions and deposit transactions are displayed on the menu screen.

When a button other than "payment" is pressed (step S109 / No), the control unit 100 executes the selected transaction as usual (step S115).

On the other hand, when "payment" is pressed (step S109 / Yes), the control unit 100 acquires the sales amount information corresponding to the operator from the upper PC 2 (step S112). In the upper PC 2, the sales amount information collected from the information processing terminal 3 is managed for each sales person (operator). The timing of acquiring the sales amount information by the cash processing device 1 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 4, and may be performed, for example, when the operator can be identified in the login process, and the password is correctly entered. You may go if you do.

Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the numerical value of the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 exceeds the threshold value (upper limit value) (step S118). In the present embodiment, the sales amount information includes at least one of the sales amount and the number of denominations of the sales amount. Further, the threshold value may be an amount of money or the number of denominations. It may also be the amount of money and the number of denominations. The threshold value can be set according to the storage capacity of the cash storage. For example, the maximum capacity (full) of the cash storage or a capacity smaller than the maximum capacity (near full) may be preset, or may be set according to the current remaining accumulated capacity of the cash storage. Since the deposit exceeding the threshold value exceeds the capacity of the cash storage, it is assumed that the deposit transaction and the collection transaction must be repeated as described above, which takes time and effort.

Next, when the threshold value is not exceeded (step S118 / No), the control unit 100 performs a deposit process for storing cash in the cash storage (steps S121 to S133).

Specifically, the control unit 100 displays the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 and prompts the payment (input) (step S121). Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of a display screen when the sales amount does not exceed the threshold value. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 5, when the sales amount does not exceed the threshold value, the amount of the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 is shown on the operation display unit 110 as the "deposit specified amount", and further, the deposit (input) is performed. A screen 50 showing a sentence prompting is displayed. The "change required refund amount" is displayed when the change reserve has been withdrawn to the operator. The operator can deposit the change reserve together with the sales proceeds. The "total deposit amount" is the sum of the "designated deposit amount" and the "return amount of change required", and indicates the amount of cash to be inserted.

Next, the control unit 100 counts the inserted cash (step S124). In the case of banknotes, the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 are conveyed to the banknote temporary holding unit 12 via the discrimination unit 13 and counted. Further, in the case of coins, the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 19 are conveyed to the coin temporary holding unit 21 via the coin discrimination unit 20 and counted.

Next, the control unit 100 displays an amount confirmation screen showing the result of the counting process on the operation display unit 110 (step S127). An example of the amount confirmation screen is shown as screen 52 at the bottom of FIG. The “total deposit amount” shown on the screen 52 is an amount based on the counting result of counting the inserted cash. The "designated deposit amount" is an amount based on the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC2. If they match, "Match" is displayed on the screen, and a sentence such as "Please check the amount and press" Confirm "" is displayed. The confirmation button may be displayed on the screen 52 or may be a button provided on the upper surface of the cash processing device 1. When the confirmation button is pressed, the control unit 100 stores each cash accumulated in the temporary hold in the cash storage according to the denomination (that is, the banknotes are recycled cassettes (10,000-ticket cassette 14, 5,000-ticket cassette 15, 1,000). Coins are stored in the ticket cassette 16) and in the withdrawal hopper 23 by denomination). Since the deposit processing (that is, the storage processing in the cash storage) is performed when the sales amount does not exceed the threshold value, the cash storage is not full.

Next, the control unit 100 reflects the counting result in the totaling result of the sales amount (step S130), prints the content of the current deposit transaction (deposit amount, etc.) on the receipt and discharges it (step S133). The control unit 100 may store the counting result in the storage unit 160 as the sales deposit transaction result and reflect it in the aggregation result at the time of the closing transaction.

Next, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value (step S118 / Yes), the control unit 100 displays the deposit amount input screen (step S136). Here, FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value. As shown in the upper part of FIG. 6, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the operation display unit 110 shows a sentence such as "a deposit amount (excluding change) can be specified" and a screen 40 showing a deposit amount input field 401. Is displayed. The "payment amount" is the sales amount. In the present embodiment, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the payment processing of the sales amount (storage in the cash storage of the cash processing device 1) is not performed, but the sales amount is collected as the total result of the sales amount in the cash processing device 1. The operator manually inputs the sales amount in order to reflect it in. The operator inputs the deposit amount (sales amount) in the input field 401 by operating, for example, the numeric keypad provided on the upper surface of the cash processing device 1. An operator (for example, a sales person) can grasp his / her own sales amount by the information processing terminal 3 or the upper PC 2. Specifically, since the content of each sales transaction (sales information received from the customer) is input to the information processing terminal 3 by the sales person, for example, the sales person deposits the sales with the cash processing device 1. When conducting a transaction, it is possible to operate the information processing terminal 3 at hand to display or print the total sales amount of the day in advance and grasp the sales amount.

Although the "amount" of the sales amount is input to the screen 40 as an example here, the "number of denominations" of the sales amount may be input. The operator can also grasp the number of denominations of sales proceeds from the information processing terminal 3 or the like.

Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the deposit amount manually input by the operator matches the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 (step S139). Since the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 is also the information acquired from the information processing terminal 3, it is usually assumed that they match, but in the present embodiment, the operator is manually input for confirmation. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the payment processing of the sales amount (storage in the cash storage of the cash processing device 1) is not performed, but the sales amount is the total result of the sales amount. It is desirable to fully confirm the sales amount in order to reflect it in.

Next, when the manually entered amount (payment amount) and the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 do not match (step S139 / No), the operator is notified that the deposit amount is incorrect and prompts for re-entry (step S139 / No). Step S142).

On the other hand, when the manually entered amount (payment amount) and the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 match (step S139 / Yes), the control unit 100 displays the amount confirmation screen (step S145). An example of the amount confirmation screen is shown as the screen 42 at the bottom of FIG. The "total deposit amount" shown on the screen 42 is the total amount of the "deposit amount" and the "change required refund amount" based on the manual input of the operator, and the "deposit specified amount" is obtained from the upper PC2. The amount is based on sales information. If they match, "Match" is displayed on the screen, and a sentence such as "Please check the amount and press" Confirm "" is displayed. The confirmation button may be displayed on the screen 42, or may be a button provided on the upper surface of the cash processing device 1. Further, the "change required refund amount" shown on the screen 42 is displayed when the change reserve has been withdrawn to the operator. As a result, the operator can recognize that the change needs to be returned and the amount of money.

Then, when the confirmation button is pressed, the control unit 100 reflects the sales amount in the aggregated result of the sales amount without performing the payment processing of the sales amount (storing the cash processing device 1 in the cash storage). (Step S148). Specifically, the control unit 100 leaves a history in the storage unit 169 as a deposit transaction, and is in a state of being reflected in the total result of the sales amount. In addition, the control unit 100 prints the details of the deposit transaction (actually, the cash deposit process is not performed, but treats it as a deposit) on the receipt and discharges it (step S151).

Further, although the payment (return) of change is not actually performed here, the control unit 100 treats the change as if the change was returned by the operator (specifically, the change preparation of the operator). The storage unit 160 stores that the money has been returned). In addition, the operator hands the cash (in-kind including sales and change) that has not been deposited to a predetermined person in charge (for example, a sales manager). The sales manager manages such cash in a separate safe. The sales manager may deposit the change portion of the cash handed over by the operator to the cash processing device 1 by a replenishment transaction.

As described above, in the deposit transaction according to the first embodiment, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the sales amount is sold without performing the deposit processing (storage of the cash processing device 1 in the cash storage). Control to reflect in the total result of gold. This eliminates the need to divide the cash and repeat the deposit transaction and the collection transaction when depositing a large amount of cash, and also eliminates the need for an authorized person who can perform the collection transaction, which saves time, effort, and human cost. Reduction is realized. In addition, although cash is not actually deposited, it is treated as if it was deposited, and in order to reflect it in the aggregation result of sales in cash processing device 1, it is possible to perform aggregation processing of sales on that day in cash processing device 1. This has the effect of being highly convenient without causing an extra work load.

In the sales proceeds collection transaction, it is controlled to collect the sales amount obtained by subtracting the manually entered sales amount from the sales amount confirmed in the closing transaction without actually making a deposit.

(4-2. Second Example)
Next, the operation processing of the deposit transaction according to the second embodiment will be described. This embodiment is the same as the first embodiment in that the actual deposit (storage in the cash storage) is not performed when a large amount of cash is deposited for sales, but by further counting. It is possible to improve the accuracy of sales amount while reducing time, labor and human cost.

7 and 8 are flowcharts showing an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction according to the second embodiment of the present embodiment.

Since the processes shown in steps S103 to S118 of FIG. 7 are the same as the processes according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted here. Further, the deposit process shown in step S160 of FIG. 7 corresponds to the process shown in steps S121 to S133 of FIG.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, when the numerical value of the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 exceeds the threshold value (step S118 / Yes), the control unit 100 operates and displays the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2. It is displayed on the unit 110 and prompts for cash insertion (step S163). Here, FIG. 9 shows an example of a display screen when the sales amount according to the second embodiment exceeds the threshold value. When the numerical value of the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, the screen 45 shown in the upper part of FIG. 9 is displayed. On the screen 45, the sales amount included in the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 is displayed as a "deposit designated amount". If the change reserve has been withdrawn to the operator, it is displayed as the "change required refund amount". The "total deposit amount" is the sum of the "designated deposit amount" and the "return amount of change required". In addition, on the screen 45, sales proceeds (including change if there is a "change required") in the cash slot (banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 and coin slot 19) such as "Please deposit banknotes and coins". The wording that prompts you to put in is displayed. Unlike the first embodiment, the operator inserts the proceeds into the cash slot (banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 and coin slot 19).

Next, the control unit 100 counts the input sales amount (step S166). The counting process is a process of discriminating and counting the input cash and outputting the result. For example, in the case of banknotes, the control unit 100 conveys the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 to the banknote temporary holding unit 12 via the discrimination unit 13 and counts them. Further, in the case of coins, the control unit 100 conveys the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 19 to the coin temporary holding unit 21 via the coin discrimination unit 20 and counts the coins.

Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the counting result matches the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 (step S169).

If they match (step S169 / Yes), the control unit 100 displays an amount confirmation screen indicating that the counting result and the sales amount acquired from the upper PC 2 match and the amount (step S172). When the confirmation button is pressed, the control unit 100 reflects the deposit amount in the aggregation result (step S175). Specifically, the control unit 100 leaves a history in the storage unit 169 as a deposit transaction, and is in a state of being reflected in the total result of the sales amount. In addition, the control unit 100 prints the details of the deposit transaction on the receipt and discharges it (step S178).

Next, the control unit 100 returns the inserted cash to the operator (step S181). Specifically, the control unit 100 withdraws and returns the cash accumulated in the banknote temporary holding unit 12 and the coin temporary holding unit 21 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 11 and the coin return box 22.

Next, the control unit 100 confirms that the returned cash has been received by the operator (step S184). Confirmation of receipt completion can be performed, for example, based on the detection results of sensors provided in the bill deposit / withdrawal port 11 and the coin return box 22. The operator hands the returned cash (cash that has not been deposited (in-kind including sales and change)) to a predetermined person in charge (for example, a sales manager). The sales manager manages such cash in a separate safe. The sales manager may deposit the change portion of the cash handed over by the operator to the cash processing device 1 by a replenishment transaction.

On the other hand, if the counting result does not match the sales amount acquired from the upper PC2 (step S169 / No) and the counting result is insufficient for the upper PC2 (step S190 / insufficient in FIG. 8), control The unit 100 notifies the operator that additional payment is required (step S202).

Here, an example of a display screen at the time of shortage is shown as screen 47 of FIG. As shown on the screen 47, the message "Please press" Additional deposit "for the insufficient deposit" and the notification that the deposit amount was insufficient are notified. The "total deposit amount" shown on the screen 47 is an amount based on the counting result, and the "deposit specified amount" is an amount based on the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 (the deposit specified amount shown on the screen 45). .. On screen 47, it is shown that the counting result (total deposit amount) is 2 million yen short of the designated deposit amount. When making an additional deposit, the operator selects the additional deposit button displayed on the screen 47.

When the additional deposit button is selected, the control unit 100 returns all the cash already inserted (cash accumulated in the temporary holding unit) to the operator (step S205), and the operator returns the returned cash. After receiving it (step S208), the cash is prompted again (step S163 shown in FIG. 7). The operator puts in all sales including the returned cash.

On the other hand, when the counting result does not match the sales amount acquired from the upper PC2 (step S169 / No) and the counting result is excessive with respect to the upper PC2 as shown in FIG. 8 (step of FIG. 8). (S190 / excess), the control unit 100 notifies the operator that the deposit is canceled due to the excess deposit (step S193).

Here, an example of a display screen at the time of excess is shown as screen 49 of FIG. As shown on screen 49, a message such as "Return cash due to excessive deposit and cancel the deposit. Please press" Confirm "" and notify that the deposit amount is excessive. The "total deposit amount" shown on the screen 49 is an amount based on the counting result of counting the inserted cash, and the "deposit specified amount" is an amount based on the sales amount information acquired from the upper PC 2 (on the screen 45). The specified deposit amount). On the screen 49, it is shown that the counting result (total deposit amount) is 5 million yen excessive with respect to the designated deposit amount.

When the confirmation button is selected, the control unit 100 returns all the cash already inserted (cash accumulated in the temporary holding unit) to the operator (step S196), and the operator receives the returned cash. After confirming that, the deposit transaction is terminated (step S199).

In the screen example shown in FIG. 9, the "change required refund amount" is not mentioned as 0 yen, but if the change reserve has been withdrawn to the operator, that amount is referred to as the "change required refund amount". Presented as. Further, the control unit 100 performs counting processing (step S166) even when the "change required refund amount" is input together with the sales amount, and if the amounts match (step S169 / Yes), the change is made. Return the cash to the operator including it. Then, the control unit 100 does not actually deposit (return) the change to the cash processing device 1 as in the first embodiment, but assumes that the change has been returned by the operator. handle. As described above, the sales manager who has been handed cash by the operator may deposit the change portion of the cash into the cash processing device 1 by a replenishment transaction.

As described above, in the deposit transaction according to the second embodiment, when the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the deposit processing (storage of the cash processing device 1 in the cash storage) is not performed, but only the sales amount is counted. (After counting, cash will be returned), and after confirming whether the counting result matches the sales amount information acquired from the top PC2, control to reflect the sales amount in the sales amount aggregation result. Do. As a result, when depositing a large amount of cash in sales, it is possible to reduce time, labor, and human costs, and at the same time, it is possible to count the sales more accurately by performing the cash counting process.

In the sales proceeds collection transaction, it is controlled to collect the sales amount obtained by subtracting the sales amount obtained by counting only without making the actual payment from the sales amount confirmed in the closing transaction.

Further, also in the second embodiment, the sales amount (deposit designated amount) may be manually input by the operator before the counting process is performed (that is, for example, the “deposit designated amount” on the screen 45 shown in FIG. The operator may manually enter the "deposit amount" in the same manner as in the first embodiment). The operator can grasp the sales amount by the information processing terminal 3 or the like. In this case, if the counting result does not match the specified deposit amount (insufficient or excessive), the control unit 100 may display the fact on the operation display unit 110 and prompt the operator for confirmation (in the case of insufficient amount). May encourage additional deposits).

Further, in the first and second embodiments, the upper PC 2 acquires the sales amount information from each information processing terminal 3, and corresponds to the corresponding operator (sales person, etc.) in response to the request from the cash processing device 1. ) Is described, but the present embodiment is not limited to this, and the POS terminal connected to the change machine is read as the upper PC2, and the sales information of the change machine is read from the POS terminal. You may get it. Further, the upper PC 2 may acquire the sales amount information from each POS terminal.

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In the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the system configuration includes the upper PC 2, and the cash processing device 1 acquires the sales amount information of the operator (sales person, etc.) from the upper PC 2 and processes the cash. Although it is confirmed whether or not the sales amount manually entered in the device 1 and the sales amount counted are the same, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration may not include the upper PC 2. That is, even if the cash processing device 1 controls the sales amount that has not been deposited, it is reflected in the aggregation result as the sales amount without confirming the match between the manually entered sales amount and the counted sales amount. Good.

Specific operation processing will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of operation processing in the sales deposit transaction according to the modified example of the present embodiment.

Since the processes shown in steps S103 to S109 and S115 shown in FIG. 10 are the same as the processes according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4, the description thereof will be omitted here.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, when "payment" is pressed from the menu screen (step S109 / Yes), the control unit 100 displays the sales amount information input screen (as shown in screen 40 of FIG. 6). The "payment amount" input screen) is displayed on the operation display unit 110 (step S220).

Next, the control unit 100 determines whether or not the input numerical value of the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value (step S223). When the threshold value is not exceeded (step S223 / No), the control unit 100 performs a deposit process (storage in a cash storage) (step S226). The deposit process shown in step S226 corresponds to the process shown in steps S121 to S133 of FIG.

On the other hand, when the threshold value is exceeded (step S223 / Yes), the control unit 100 displays an amount confirmation screen showing the input sales amount on the operation display unit 110 (step S229). The operator confirms the amount and presses the confirmation button.

Next, the control unit 100 reflects the manually entered sales amount in the total sales result without performing the payment processing of the sales amount (storage of the cash processing device 1 in the cash storage) (step S232). .. Specifically, the control unit 100 leaves a history in the storage unit 169 as a deposit transaction, and is in a state of being reflected in the total result of the sales amount.

Then, the control unit 100 prints the contents of the deposit transaction (actually, the cash deposit process is not performed, but treats it as a deposit) on the receipt and discharges it (step S235).

As described above, in the deposit transaction according to this modification, if the sales amount exceeds the threshold value, the deposit processing (storage of the cash processing device 1 in the cash storage) is not performed, but the manually entered amount is used as the sales amount. By controlling the data to be reflected in the aggregation result, it is possible to reduce time, labor, and human cost.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the field of technology to which the present invention belongs can come up with various modifications or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. , These are also naturally understood to belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, it is possible to create a computer program for exerting the functions of the cash processing device 1 on the hardware such as the CPU, ROM, and RAM built in the cash processing device 1. Also provided is a computer-readable storage medium in which the computer program is stored.

1 Coin processing device 100 Control unit 110 Operation display unit 120 Card reader unit 122 Receipt printer unit 130 Communication unit 140 Banknote processing unit 11 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 12 Banknote temporary holding unit 13 Banknote discrimination unit 140,000 ticket cassette 15 5,000 ticket cassette 16 Thousand ticket cassette 17 Collection cassette 18 Reject section 150 Coin processing section 19 Coin slot 20 Coin discrimination section 21 Coin temporary holding section 22 Coin return box 23 Withdrawal hopper 24 Coin withdrawal box 25 Coin collection box 160 Storage section

Claims (11)

A deposit slot for depositing cash and
Withdrawal port to withdraw the cash and
A display unit that displays a screen related to transaction details,
A control unit that controls the deposit and withdrawal of cash according to the transaction details,
With
In the sales deposit transaction, the control unit determines whether or not the acquired sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, and if it exceeds the threshold value, the acquired sales amount information is used without processing the sales amount. A cash processing device that controls sales to be reflected in the aggregated results. The cash processing device is
Further provided with a receiving unit for receiving the sales amount information from an external device,
The cash processing device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit acquires the sales amount information from the external device via the receiving unit. The control unit
When the received sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, the display unit is controlled to display a screen for inputting the sales amount information.
The second aspect of claim 2, wherein when the sales amount information input from the screen matches the received sales amount information, the sales amount information is controlled to be reflected in the aggregation result without performing the payment processing. Cash processing device. The control unit
The cash processing device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is controlled to display a screen for inputting sales amount information, and the sales amount information input from the screen is acquired. The control unit
When the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, the sales amount is counted and processed.
According to any one of claims 1 to 4, when the result of the counting matches the acquired sales amount information, the control is performed to reflect the sales amount information in the aggregation result without performing the payment processing. The cash processing device described. The cash processing device is
The discrimination department that discriminates the cash and
A temporary holding unit that temporarily collects the cash and
With more
The control unit
When the sales amount information exceeds the threshold value, the cash inserted into the deposit slot is transported to the discrimination unit for counting, further transported from the discrimination unit to the temporary holding unit, and then to the temporary holding unit. The cash processing device according to claim 5, wherein the accumulated cash is transported to the withdrawal port and returned. The control unit
When the result of the counting is less than the numerical value indicated by the acquired sales amount information, the display unit is controlled to display a screen prompting additional payment.
After the cash accumulated in the temporary holding unit is transported to the withdrawal port and returned, the cash additionally deposited from the deposit port is counted, and the counting result is controlled to be added to the counting result before the additional deposit. , The cash processing apparatus according to claim 6. The cash processing device is
A storage unit that stores the transaction details,
Further equipped with a cash storage for storing the cash,
The control unit
The sales amount information is stored in the storage unit without performing the payment process for storing the cash in the cash storage.
At the time of the sales collection transaction, the amount obtained by subtracting the amount indicated by the sales amount information stored without performing the payment processing from the sales amount determined by the closing transaction for determining the aggregation result of the sales amount is defined as the collection amount. The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which controls the cash processing. The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the sales amount information includes at least one of an amount and a number of denominations. The cash is a banknote
The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the deposit port and the withdrawal port are banknote deposit / withdrawal ports for depositing and withdrawing the banknotes. The cash is a coin
The deposit slot is a coin slot and
The cash processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the withdrawal port is a coin return port.

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