JP2021039412A - Banknote processing system and banknote processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a banknote processing system that is easy to handle and capable of improving efficiency of counting banknotes.SOLUTION: A banknote processing system 1 includes a reception terminal 3, a plurality of banknote sorters 2, and an aggregating device 4 that are connected so as to allow for communication. The reception terminal 3 assigns the same ID to a plurality of banknote cassettes in the same group. The plurality of banknote sorters 2 receive input of the ID of the banknote cassette assigned to each of the banknote sorters and perform a process of counting the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes, thereby transmitting a result of a counting process performed by each of the banknote sorters 2 to the aggregating device in association with the ID. The aggregating device 4 aggregates the results of the counting process received from the plurality of banknote sorters 2 using the ID as a key.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote processing system and a banknote processing method.

At cash processing centers, banknotes collected from markets such as automated teller machines (CDs) and automated teller machines (ATMs) installed in various locations, as well as bank branches, are installed in the cash processing centers. It is counted and sorted at high speed using a banknote sorter, and is divided into banknotes to be returned to the market, banknotes to be packed in an automated teller machine, banknotes to be returned to the central bank, etc.

JP-A-2019-57018

However, in recent years, the types of banknotes to be collected and the state of banknotes have been diversified, especially with the increase in banknote series and banknote circulation volume in developing countries. Further, as the introduction of deposit machines and recycling ATMs progresses, it becomes necessary to process banknotes whose denominations and directions are not aligned in a cash processing center, and the handling thereof has become complicated.

Usually, the banknotes brought into the cash center for cash scrutiny are assigned to one operator for each ATM or branch, and are often counted, sorted, and banded. The operator handles a plurality of denominations, and has to change the setting of the banknote sorter each time the denomination changes, which causes a problem that the work flow is stopped and the work efficiency is poor.

Further, in the process from counting to banding, there is also a problem that it is troublesome to handle fractional banknotes such as 100 sheets, which are less than the banding unit.

An object of the present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and one object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing system and a banknote processing method that are easy to handle and can improve the efficiency of banknote counting.

In order to solve this problem, the present invention is a bill processing system in which a terminal, a plurality of bill sorters, and a counting device are communicably connected to each other, and the terminal is the same for a plurality of bill cassettes in the same group. The plurality of banknote sorters receive the input of the ID of the banknote cassette assigned to each of the banknote sorters, count the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette, and perform the counting process. The result of the above is transmitted to the totaling device in association with the ID, and the totaling device totals the result of the counting process received from the plurality of banknote sorters using the ID as a key.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to provide a bill processing system and a bill processing method that are easy to handle and can improve the efficiency of bill counting.

The figure which shows an example of the structure of the banknote processing system which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the schematic structure example of the banknote sorter which comprises the banknote processing system which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows the functional structure example of the banknote sorter which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the processing when the collected banknote in an embodiment is brought into a cash center. The explanatory view of an example of the input content of the reception process at the time of carrying in the bill in the embodiment. The explanatory view of an example of the bill counting process in an embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the banknote aggregation result comparison processing in embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the banknote counting processing sequence in embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the banknote counting result comparison processing in another embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or similar elements and processes are designated by the same reference numerals in principle, and duplicate description will be omitted. Further, the configurations and processes described below are merely examples, and it is not intended that the embodiments according to the present invention are limited to the following embodiments. In addition, each embodiment and modification can be combined in part or in whole within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention and within the range consistent with it.

Each figure referred to in the following description shows an outline of an embodiment to the extent necessary for understanding and practicing the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the configuration shown in each figure.

In the following description, when a plurality of elements to which a branch number is added to the same number, such as "xxx100-1", "xxx100-2", "xxx100a", and "xxx100b", are collectively referred to. Is expressed as "xxx100" using only the same number.

In the following description, various information may be described or illustrated in a table format, but the various information may be represented by a data structure other than the table. The "aaa table" can also be called "aaa information" to show that it does not depend on the data structure. The "aaa table" or "aaa information" is stored in a storage area reserved for a storage resource (for example, memory).

In the following, the banknote processing system and the banknote sorter will be described as handling banknotes as paper notes, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various other paper notes such as checks and gift certificates can be handled in the same manner.

[Embodiment]
(Configuration of banknote processing system 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the banknote processing system 1 according to the embodiment. The banknote processing system 1 is installed in the cash processing center.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing system 1 includes a plurality of banknote sorters 2 (an example of a banknote processing device), a reception terminal 3, a totaling device 4, and a plurality of banknote sorters 2 (an example of a banknote processing device) connected by wire or wirelessly via a network N. It is configured to include a management terminal 5. In the present embodiment, the banknote processing system 1 includes five banknote sorters 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e connected to the network N. The number of banknote sorters is not limited to the one shown in FIG. Further, the bill sorter 2e does not have to be connected to the network N.

Although details will be described later, the banknote sorters 2a to 2d each process banknotes of a single denomination. Further, the bill sorter 2e performs a process of aligning the directions of the bills. As described above, each of the individual banknote sorters 2 in the banknote processing system 1 has a predetermined processing content for the denomination of the banknote to be processed or the banknote.

The reception terminal 3 is a computer that receives input of information on collected banknotes such as the number of collected banknotes for each denomination stored in denomination cassettes having a predetermined number in the same group from financial institutions in various places. The denomination cassettes of the same group are, for example, ATMs having the same unloading device. When the information of the collected banknotes is input for each set of denomination cassette groups, the reception terminal 3 issues a deposit ID associated with the input information.

The reception terminal 3 is connected so as to print a code image (for example, a QR code (registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter)) including the issued deposit ID information as many as the number of denomination cassettes constituting the corresponding denomination cassette group. Instruct the printing device 31. The printing device 31 receives this instruction and prints the code image of the deposit ID. The printed code image of the deposit ID is added to each denomination cassette constituting the corresponding denomination cassette group.

The bill sorters 2a to 2d read the code image of the deposit ID attached to each denomination cassette when counting the collected bills stored in each denomination cassette of the set of denomination cassettes. Then, the bill sorters 2a to 2d associate the deposit ID with each counting processing result and transmit it to the counting device 4.

The totaling device 4 totals the totaling results received from the bill sorters 2a to 2d using the deposit ID as a key. The management terminal 5 is a terminal for operating the totaling device 4, and instructs the totaling device 4 to perform totaling processing and displays the totaling result.

(Structure and operation of banknote sorter 2)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration example of a banknote sorter 2 constituting the banknote processing system 1 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote sorter 2 as viewed from the side. The operation of the banknote sorter 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user stacks the banknotes on the hopper 251. The stacked banknotes are separated one by one by the separation feeding roller 252 and transported along the transport path 253. The identification unit 254 is installed on the transport path 253 and can read the authenticity, correctness, loss, denomination, orientation, number of sheets, etc. of the passing banknotes. The storage units 271,272,273,274 have a mechanism for accumulating the transported banknotes one by one, and are set by the user under predetermined conditions such as positive loss, denomination, direction, series (version number), etc. The sorted banknotes can be stored respectively.

The reject stackers 275 and 276 store banknotes that are not suitable for storing any of the storage units 271-274 due to the result of identification by the identification unit 254 or a transport abnormality, and make it possible to take out the banknotes. It has an opening.

Further, the maximum number of sheets to be accumulated in one storage unit can also be determined by the user's selection. In the present embodiment, the maximum number of sheets to be accumulated in one storage unit is 100. When the accumulated number of any of the storage units 271-274 reaches 100 during the bill transport, the bill sorter 2 stops feeding the bills from the hopper 251 and is in a state of waiting for the bills to be taken out. When the banknotes are pulled out from any of the storage units 271 to 274 that have reached 100 sheets, the banknote feeding from the hopper 251 is restarted.

(Functional configuration of banknote sorter 2)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional configuration example of the banknote sorter 2 according to the embodiment. The banknote sorter 2 includes a banknote processing unit 20 and a control processing device 200 communicably connected to the banknote processing unit 20.

The bill processing unit 20 includes a main control unit 21, a ROM 22a, a RAM 22b, a communication unit 23, a storage unit 24, an identification unit 254, and a distribution gate 29.

The main control unit 21 controls each unit in the device of the bill processing unit 20. The ROM 22a records an operation program or the like of the main control unit 21. The RAM 22b develops a control program in which the main control unit 21 controls each unit, and stores the control data used by the control program in a readable and writable manner. The communication unit 23 is an interface for the banknote processing unit 20 to communicate with the control processing device 200.

The storage unit 24 is a storage device that stores various information such as banknote identification information 241 and positive / loss separation reference information 242, and banknote image information 243. The bill identification information 241 is information that serves as a reference for determining the authenticity of a bill. The positive / loss separation standard information 242 is information that serves as a reference for determining the classification and distribution of banknotes such as a positive / loss ticket. The bill image information 243 is the image data of the bill acquired by the scanner 27.

The identification unit 254 includes a serial number reading sensor 25, a number detection sensor 26, a scanner 27, and a loss ticket detection sensor 28, and scrutinizes the banknotes drawn out from the hopper 251 such as counting, authenticity determination, and positive / loss separation processing. I do. The distribution gate 29 distributes the banknotes scrutinized by the identification unit 254 to the storage units 271-274 and the reject stackers 275 and 276.

The control processing device 200 is a computer device such as a tablet terminal. The control processing device 200 includes a control unit 210, an input / output unit 220, a communication unit 230, and a storage unit 240.

The control unit 210 controls each unit of the control processing device 200 and performs various processes by expanding the program stored in the storage unit 240 or the ROM (not shown) into the RAM (not shown) and executing the program. Or something. Further, the control unit 210 cooperates with the main control unit 21 of the banknote processing unit 20 to which the control processing device 200 is connected, and counts the number of each denomination of banknotes and the total number of banknotes by sorting processing for each deposit ID.

The input / output unit 220 includes a display with a touch panel that displays various information and accepts user input, and a code scanner that reads a code image such as a QR code. The input / output unit 220 may include a keyboard, a mouse, and the like.

The communication unit 230 includes an interface for the control processing device 200 to communicate with the bill processing unit 20. The communication unit 230 also includes an interface for the control processing device 200 to communicate with another control processing device 200 connected to the other bill processing unit 20. The storage unit 240 is a storage device that stores various information related to processing by the bill sorter 2.

The storage unit 240 is a storage device that stores various information such as the set value 2401, the image information 2402, and the log 2403. The set value 2401 includes parameters that define the operation of the bill processing unit 20 input by the user, and is reflected in the bill processing unit 20. For example, the bill identification information 241 and the positive / loss separation reference information 242 are information based on the set value 2401.

The image information 2402 is image data of banknotes acquired by the sorting process by the identification unit 254, and is, for example, a serial number image. The log 2403 is a counting result including the number of each denomination of the banknotes and the total number of banknotes counted by the control unit 210 in cooperation with the banknote processing unit 20 in the sort process for each deposit ID.

(Processing when collected banknotes are brought to the cash center)
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of processing when the collected banknotes in the embodiment are brought into the cash center. The case where the banknotes collected by the denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, 140 stored for each denomination from the ATM, which is the same unloading device, is brought into the cash center will be described below. Hereinafter, the denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, 140 are collectively referred to as the denomination cassette 100. In FIG. 4, there are four types of denomination cassettes 100, denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, and 140, but the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 4, the banknotes from the ATM are usually collected in the state of being contained in the denomination cassette 100. The denomination cassette 100 is often contained in one bag 101 for each ATM, and it is known in advance how many sheets of the ATM have been collected.

When the denomination cassette 100 carried by the cash transport vehicle 160 is brought to the cash center, the staff inputs the information (declaration information) of the brought-in banknotes from the reception terminal 3 and inserts the denomination cassette 100 from the bag 101. Take it out. A deposit ID (deposit ID = 121 in the example of FIG. 4) associated with the input contents is issued, and the tag 123 on which the required number of QR codes of the deposit ID is printed is output from the printing device 31. The clerk attaches the output tag 123 to all the denomination cassettes 100 from the same ATM contained in the same bag 101.

The tag 123 is not limited to pasting, and may be similarly placed on a tray on which bills taken out from the denomination cassette 100 are placed, and is added in a state in which the deposit ID of the bill stored in the denomination cassette 100 can be recognized. Any aspect may be used as long as it is performed. Further, in the present embodiment, the deposit ID is also printed on the tag 123, but only the QR code may be printed. Further, the code is not limited to the QR code, and may be another two-dimensional code or a one-dimensional code such as a bar code.

(Input contents of reception processing when bringing in banknotes)
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an example of the input contents of the reception process at the time of carrying in the banknotes in the embodiment. With reference to FIG. 5, an example of the advance declaration information 421 regarding the carry-in banknotes input from the reception terminal 3 and the reception data 422 will be described.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, it is assumed that the total number of banknotes collected from ATM002, the total number of banknotes for each denomination, the branch number, the ATM number, the delivery ticket, and the address are known as the declaration information 421. When the declaration information 421 is input from the reception terminal 3 and the collected banknotes are accepted, the reception terminal 3 generates reception data 422 in which the reception date, the deposit ID, and other information are added to the declaration information 421. A deposit ID (ID = 121) is assigned to the reception data 422 at the time of reception at the reception terminal 3. The clerk attaches the tag 123 on which the QR code with the deposit ID = 121 is printed to the denomination cassettes 110 to 140. As a result, the result counted with the deposit ID = 121 is linked as the result of the same ATM0002.

(Banknote counting process at cash center)
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an example of banknote counting processing in the embodiment. At the cash center, workbenches are installed for each denomination. In the present embodiment, lanes 2a1 in which the bill sorter 2a for processing 1000-yen bills is arranged, lanes 2b1 in which the bill sorters 2b for processing 5000-yen bills are arranged, and bill sorters 2c for processing 10000-yen bills are arranged. The lane 2c1 and the lane 2d1 in which the banknote sorter 2d for processing the banknotes stored in the collection box and the banknote sorter 2e for aligning the directions of the banknotes sorted by the banknote sorter 2d are installed are installed.

The denomination cassettes 110, 120, 130, 140 are carried to the operators of the denomination bill sorters 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, respectively. Each operator reads the QR code of the deposit ID printed on the tag 123 attached to each denomination cassette 110 to 140 with the code reader provided in each bill sorter 2a to 2d. By reading the QR code with a code reader, the deposit ID can be entered accurately and quickly. The deposit ID may be input by the operator manually inputting the deposit ID printed on the tag 123 via the input / output unit 220.

Since the banknotes stored in the denomination cassettes 110, 120, and 130 are the banknotes sorted by denomination as FIT tickets at the time of deposit, at the cash center, only the direction is divided and each denomination cassette is used. The number of banknotes stored in 110, 120, 130 can be determined. The counting result is associated with the deposit ID and transmitted to the totaling device 4.

On the other hand, in the denomination cassette 140, which is a collection box, non-reflux tickets are stored in a mixture of denominations and directions. In this case, the banknote sorter 2d first sorts the denominations, and then the banknote sorter 2e performs direction division and positive / loss division. The deposit ID is input when sorting the denominations with the banknote sorter 2d, the counting result of the banknotes is transmitted to the totaling device 4, and the deposit ID is input for the subsequent direction division and positive / loss division with the banknote sorter 2e. Process without. Only the counting result of the banknote sorter 2d in which the deposit ID is input is totaled by the counting device 4.

In this way, by switching whether the counting result of the bill sorter 2 is subject to counting or not to be counted by the counting device 4 depending on whether or not the deposit ID is input, the same bill can be used as a plurality of bill sorters 2. Even if the counting process is performed by, the counting device 4 does not duplicately count.

In the case of banknotes that cannot be counted by the banknote sorter 2, it is possible to manually input the denomination and the number of banknotes and register them in the system.

The aggregation device 4 is an interface for communicating with a processing unit 41 such as a processor, for example, a storage unit 42 which is a database, and a reception terminal 3, banknote sorters 2a to 2d, and a management terminal 5 via a network N. It is configured to include a part 43. The processing unit 41 can total the number of bills brought in from each ATM and the total number of bills for each denomination by totaling the information counted by the bill sorters 2a to 2d for each deposit ID. The processing unit 41 stores the totaled total result 423 for each ATM in the storage unit 42. The aggregation result 423 for each ATM is information including at least the aggregation date, the deposit ID, the total number of sheets, and the number of sheets for each denomination.

In this way, for example, lane 2a1 of the bill sorter 2a that processes 1000-yen bills, ... Lane 2c1 in which the bill sorter 2c that processes 10000-yen bills is arranged, and IDs are given to the bills brought in from the ATM. By sorting and dividing the labor for each denomination, each bill sorter 2 can be operated continuously and efficiently. It is possible to determine the number of banknotes brought in from each ATM while continuously sorting the fractional banknotes without separating them.

(Checking the counting result by comparing the bill counting result)
Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm whether or not the aggregation result 423 is correct. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of banknote aggregation result comparison processing in the embodiment.

By comparing and verifying the reception data 422 based on the declaration information 421 input from the reception terminal 3 and the aggregation result 423 by the aggregation device 4, it can be confirmed whether or not the aggregation result 423 is correct. As shown in FIG. 7A, the aggregation result 423 and the reception data 422 can be compared using the deposit ID as a key, and it can be determined whether or not they match. The verification result can also be displayed as shown in the comparison result 424 shown in FIG. 7 (b). In the example of FIG. 7, an example is shown in which it is identifiable that a difference of 10,000 yen is generated between the total amount of the deposit ID = 122 and the received amount.

Further, by confirming the reception data 422 (see FIG. 5) based on the deposit ID included in the comparison result 424, the total result 423 that is different from the reception data 422 (or declaration information 421) is any ATM or ATM. It is also possible to trace detailed information such as which lane operator (see FIG. 6) has counted the banknotes from the branch.

It is assumed that the aggregation device 4 performs each processing of receiving, executing, and displaying the execution instruction of the above-mentioned comparison verification of the reception data 422 and the aggregation result 423 and the processing of tracing the detailed information. Not limited to this, the reception terminal 3 or the management terminal 5 may perform the operation. Further, the device in which the reception data 422 is stored may be the aggregation device 4, the reception terminal 3, or the management terminal 5.

By doing so, it is possible to detect the possibility of fraudulent activity in which a malicious operator pulls out banknotes during counting processing or the like by the above-mentioned comparative verification. By receiving the detection result of the possibility of fraud and checking the presence or absence of actual fraud with a security camera installed in the cash center, it is possible to prevent fraud and efficiently detect fraud. ..

(Banknote counting processing sequence)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a bill counting processing sequence according to the embodiment. The banknote counting processing sequence shown in FIG. 8 is executed every time the banknotes collected from the ATM in the denomination cassette 100 stored for each denomination are brought into the cash center.

First, in step S11, the reception terminal 3 accepts the input of the declaration information 421 and generates the reception data 422 with the deposit ID. Next, in step S12, the reception terminal 3 outputs the tag 123 printed with the QR code of the deposit ID given to the reception data 422. The tag 123 is attached to all the denomination cassettes 100 contained in the same bag 101 for each ATM. Each of the denomination cassettes 100 to which the tag 123 is attached is carried to the lane in which the bill sorter 2 for processing the bills of the corresponding denomination is arranged.

Next, in step S13a, the bill sorter 2a reads the QR code of the tag 123 attached to the denomination cassette 100. Next, in step S13b, the banknote sorter 2a sorts the banknotes stored in the denomination cassette 100 to which the tag 123 having the QR code read in step S13a is attached, and counts the number of banknotes. Next, in step S13c, the banknote sorter 2a transmits the counting result of step S13b to the aggregation device 4 together with the deposit ID read by the QR code in step S13a.

The banknote sorters 2b, 2c, and 2d also perform the same processing (steps S14, S15, S16) as in step S13 of the banknote sorter 2a, and transmit the banknote counting result together with the deposit ID to the counting device 4. Next, in step S17, the counting device 4 totals the counting results received from the bill sorters 2a to 2d using the same deposit ID as a key, and generates the totaling result 423.

Next, in step S18, the aggregation device 4 compares and verifies the aggregation result 423 and the reception data 422. For example, the aggregation device 4 determines whether or not the number of sheets, the total number of sheets, and the total amount of money for each denomination match between the aggregation result 423 and the reception data 422.

The execution order of steps S13, S14, S15, and S16 is not limited to the order shown in FIG. 8, and is generally back and forth. Further, the aggregation process in step S17 can be executed only when the counting results of the same deposit ID are gathered from the bill sorters 2a to 2d, but the timing at which the counting results of the same deposit ID are gathered is uncertain. Therefore, the execution timing of step S17 may be set to a predetermined cycle, and the aggregation process may be executed for the deposit IDs for which the counting results are aligned at the time of execution.

Further, the aggregation result verification in step S18 can also be executed when a record having the same deposit ID exists in both the reception data 422 and the aggregation result 423, but the timing at which the aggregation result 423 is generated is also uncertain. Therefore, the execution timing of step S18 may be set to a predetermined cycle, and the aggregation result verification may be executed for the deposit ID in which the aggregation result 423 exists at the execution time.

(Effect of embodiment)
When sorting by a banknote sorter and banding in units of 100, for example, the number of banknotes in the denomination cassette usually has a fraction less than the banding unit. Therefore, after the sorting is completed, each banknote sorter is stored. Fractional banknotes remain in the section. When the same operator handles a plurality of denominations as in the conventional case, it is necessary to take out fractional banknotes once, separate them, and count the banknotes of different denomination cassettes. Furthermore, it was necessary to recount after the fractions of the banknotes were piled up until the number of straps was reached, but since it was a recount, it was necessary to exclude it from the counting target, which was complicated to operate.

In the present embodiment, by reading the deposit ID of the denomination cassette and associating it with the ATM of the same collection source, even if the counting is continued using a plurality of banknote sorters dedicated to the same denomination, the counting result by each banknote sorter Can be aggregated by deposit ID, so that all the counting results can be aggregated without worrying about fractions, and sorting can be continued continuously, which has the effect of improving sorting efficiency.

[Other Embodiments]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of banknote counting result comparison processing in another embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the declaration information 421 is input from the reception terminal 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the declaration information 421 may be transmitted in advance from an ATM or the like to the aggregation device 4 via a network or a communication line prior to the delivery of banknotes. By pre-transmitting the declaration information 421 to the totaling device 4, for example, the number of banknotes brought in by the delivery ticket # 323 can be grasped in advance, and the equipment and personnel can be planned in advance. Further, it is possible to improve the reliability of the reception data 422 (or the declaration information 421) used for the comparison verification with the aggregation result 423 in the bill counting result comparison processing, and to construct a more secure and efficient system.

The advance destination of the declaration information 421 is not limited to the aggregation device 4, but may be the reception terminal 3 or the management terminal 5.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes various modifications. For example, the above-described embodiment has been described in detail in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, and is not necessarily limited to the one including all the described configurations. Further, as long as there is no contradiction, it is possible to replace a part of the configuration of one embodiment with the configuration of another embodiment and add the configuration of another embodiment to the configuration of one embodiment. In addition, it is possible to add, delete, replace, integrate, or distribute a part of the configuration of each embodiment. Further, the configurations and processes shown in the embodiments can be appropriately distributed or integrated based on the processing efficiency or the mounting efficiency.

1: Bill processing system, 2,2a, 2b, 2c, 2d: Bill sorter, 3: Reception terminal, 4: Aggregation device, 5: Management terminal, 20: Bill processing unit, 21: Main control unit, 22a: ROM, 22b: RAM, 23: Communication unit, 24: Storage unit, 25: Serial number reading sensor, 26: Number of sheets detection sensor, 27: Scanner, 28: Loss ticket detection sensor, 29: Sorting gate, 31: Printing device, 41 : Processing unit, 42: Storage unit, 43: Communication unit, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140: By denomination cassette, 101: Bag, 123: Tag, 200: Control processing device, 210: Control unit, 220: On Output unit, 230: Communication unit, 240: Storage unit, 421: Declaration information, 422: Reception data, 423: Aggregation result, 424: Comparison result

Claims (6)

It is a banknote processing system in which a terminal, a plurality of banknote sorters, and a counting device are connected so as to be able to communicate with each other.
The terminal
Assign the same ID to multiple banknote cassettes in the same group,
The plurality of banknote sorters
The input of the ID of the bill cassette assigned to each is received, the bills stored in the bill cassette are counted, and the bills are counted.
The result of the counting process performed by each is transmitted to the totaling device in association with the ID.
The counting device is
A banknote processing system characterized in that the results of the counting process received from the plurality of banknote sorters are totaled using the ID as a key. The plurality of banknote sorters
The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the banknote cassette into which the ID is input is subject to aggregation by the aggregation device, and the banknote cassette to which the ID is not input is not subject to aggregation by the aggregation device. Banknote processing system. The terminal
An image of a one-dimensional code or a two-dimensional code including the information of the ID is generated.
The plurality of banknote sorters
The banknote processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the input of the ID is accepted by reading the image added to the plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group. Accepts input of advance declaration information including the number of banknotes stored in the plurality of banknote cassettes of the same group for each denomination.
The banknote processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein it is determined whether or not the aggregation result is correct by comparing the aggregation result by the aggregation device with the declaration information. The bill processing system according to claim 4, wherein the declaration information is received from a device that carries out the plurality of bill cassettes of the same group via a communication line. It is a banknote processing method performed by a banknote processing system in which a terminal, a plurality of banknote sorters, and a counting device are communicably connected.
The terminal
Assign the same ID to multiple banknote cassettes in the same group,
The plurality of banknote sorters
The input of the ID of the bill cassette assigned to each is received, the bills stored in the bill cassette are counted, and the bills are counted.
The result of the counting process performed by each is transmitted to the totaling device in association with the ID.
The counting device
A banknote processing method characterized in that the results of the counting process received from the plurality of banknote sorters are totaled using the ID as a key.