JP2024006812A - Banknote processing system, banknote processing device, and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable banknotes to be mixed or not to be mixed depending on a user.

SOLUTION: A banknote processing system includes: a binding device 12 having a binding unit that bundles banknotes of the same denomination by a prescribed number to generate bundled banknotes; a management table 320 that holds management information concerning binding of banknotes; and control units 16, 123 that refer to the management table to control binding of banknotes in the binding unit in either mode of a first mode of binding banknotes including banknotes having different attributes or a second mode of binding banknotes without including banknotes having different attributes.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote processing system, a banknote processing apparatus, and a method thereof, and particularly relates to a technique for bundling banknotes to create bundled banknotes.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a known banknote bundling device that counts the number of banknotes of a specific type and binds the banknotes by applying a bandage to each predetermined number of banknotes. For example, at a cash center, banknotes collected from multiple bank bases (branches and ATM installation locations) are counted, and after being sorted for fitness and loss, a predetermined number of banknotes of each denomination, such as 100 banknotes, are collected. Process the binding. Regarding banknote bundling processing, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a paper sheet processing system that efficiently processes paper sheets of a specific type in a predetermined number of sheets.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-133935

Typically, cash centers process banknotes collected from a plurality of different financial institutions. In many cases, banknotes are bundled into a predetermined number of banknotes, regardless of the financial institution from which they are collected. On the other hand, some users of financial institutions (specific financial institutions) have a desire to create bundled banknotes without mixing banknotes collected from other financial institutions. In order to meet this demand, when banknotes collected from multiple financial institutions are sequentially processed using a banknote bundling device, the operator can mix and bundle the banknotes up to a certain financial institution in a series of banknote bundling operations, but the Care must be taken to ensure that banknotes collected from specified financial institutions are bundled without being mixed together. Working under such conditions is troublesome and may lead to operational errors, resulting in a decrease in work efficiency.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize banknote processing that allows banknotes to be mixed or not mixed depending on the user.
Another object of the present invention is to prevent deterioration of the operator's work efficiency regarding the mixing or non-mixing of banknotes of other users in the banknote bundling process.

A preferred example of the banknote processing system according to the present invention includes a bundling device having a bundling unit that ties together a predetermined number of bills of the same denomination to create a bundled banknote, and a management table that holds management information regarding bundling of banknotes. , the bundling unit refers to the management table in either a first mode of bundling banknotes including banknotes with different attributes, or a second mode of bundling banknotes without including banknotes of different attributes. A control unit that controls bundling of banknotes in a banknote processing system.

A preferable example of the banknote processing apparatus according to the present invention is a banknote processing apparatus that processes banknotes collected from a plurality of different users, and which binds banknotes of the same denomination into predetermined numbers to create bundled banknotes. A bundling device having a unit, a plurality of users from whom banknotes are collected, and information regarding the collected banknotes is managed, and banknotes collected from different users are mixed in the bundled banknotes corresponding to the users. a terminal having a management table that holds predetermined information indicating whether the banknotes are allowed or not allowed, and a control unit that controls bundling of banknotes in the bundling unit,
The control unit refers to the management table, and in the case of a user for whom the predetermined information indicates permission, the control unit performs bundling of banknotes collected from a certain user, subsequent to bundling of banknotes collected from a certain user. let it be,
In the case of a specific user for whom the predetermined information indicates non-acceptance, the banknote processing device causes the banknotes collected from the specific user to be created into bundled banknotes after completing the bundling of the banknotes collected from the specific user. It is.

A preferred example of the banknote processing method according to the present invention includes a bundling step in which a bundling unit ties together a predetermined number of bills of the same denomination to create a bundled bill, and a step in which a management table manages management information regarding bundling of banknotes. Then, the control unit refers to the management table and selects either a first mode in which banknotes are bundled including banknotes with different attributes, or a second mode in which banknotes are bundled without including banknotes with different attributes. and a step of controlling bundling of banknotes in the bundling unit.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize banknote processing in which banknotes can be mixed or not mixed depending on the user. Further, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the operator's work efficiency regarding the mixing or non-mixing of banknotes.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a banknote processing device according to an embodiment. It is a control block diagram of a banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a bundling unit. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a management computer 3. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a cash management table 320. FIG. It is a figure showing the flow of handling of banknotes to a cash center. It is a figure showing an example of a cash bag and a tag. It is a figure showing an example of a cash bag and a tag. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning banknote processing. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning bundling processing. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning bundling processing. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning bundling processing. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning bundling processing. It is a figure showing an example of a display screen of terminal 13 concerning bundling processing.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The banknote processing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment is installed, for example, in a cash center of a financial institution. A cash center is responsible for sorting and counting banknotes collected from cash processing machines such as branches, automated teller machines (ATMs), and teller teller machines (TCRs) owned by multiple different financial institutions (users). conduct. The cash center has a management computer and processes data related to management tasks such as sorting, counting, and bundling banknotes. As a result of the sorting process, the reusable banknotes are bundled (or wrapped) in units of a predetermined number and provided again to a branch of a financial institution or an automatic cash processing machine for use. On the other hand, banknotes that are too damaged to be reused are returned to the central bank. Although coins are also processed at the cash center, this embodiment will describe the processing of banknotes.

<Configuration of banknote processing device>
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a banknote processing apparatus according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a control block of the banknote processing device.
The banknote processing device 1 is configured by mechanically and electrically connecting a banknote sorting device (hereinafter simply referred to as a sorting device) 11 and a banknote binding device (hereinafter simply referred to as a binding device) 12. (Note that the bundling device may also be referred to as a bundling device.) The sorting device 11 includes a hopper 114 in which banknotes are set, and a discrimination unit 14 ( 2), a sorting unit 15 (FIG. 2) that sorts banknotes, a plurality of banknote pockets 1121 to 1124 (these may be collectively referred to as 112), a terminal 13, and each mechanism in the sorting device 11. It has a control section 16 (FIG. 2) that controls the sections and functional sections. The discrimination section 14 counts the number of coins for each denomination in addition to discrimination based on discrimination rules. The control unit 16 performs control in cooperation with the control unit 123 of the binding device 12. The control unit 16 is connected via a network to the management computer 3 that performs banknote management operations, and performs banknote management processing.

The hopper 114 sets loose banknotes. The loose state refers to a state in which the denominations of banknotes are mixed. The banknotes in the hopper 114 are conveyed through a conveyance mechanism, and are classified by the discrimination section 14 according to predetermined discrimination rules such as denomination and missing status, and the number of bills is counted. The discrimination unit classifies banknotes into denominations of, for example, 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen. The money is sequentially accumulated in pockets 1121 to 1124 classified by denomination. Unidentifiable banknotes and missing banknotes (reject banknotes) are accumulated in the reject pocket 19 (FIG. 2). The banknotes accumulated in the pockets 1121 to 1124 are determined to be bundled, and are transported from the sorting device 11 to the bundling device 12 in another phase (bundling process).

The terminal 13 is, for example, a touch panel tablet terminal equipped with a processing section, a memory, a display device, and an input device, and displays the classification (i.e., sorting) and bundling status of banknotes, and allows the operator to input instructions. accept. The terminal 13 also displays a screen related to banknote processing, such as displaying operation guidance for the operator, and also displays errors that occur during banknote classification based on instructions from the control unit 16. The terminal 13 is also connected to the management computer 3 via the network, and can obtain the cash management table 320 managed by the management computer 3 and write and change data in the cash management table 320.

The bundling device 12 mainly includes a plurality of bundling units 1211 and 1212 (these may be collectively referred to as 121) that bind a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 100 bills), and a plurality of bundling units 1211 and 1212 (these may be collectively referred to as 121), and a plurality of bundling units 1211 and 1212 (these may be collectively referred to as 121), and It has a control section 123 that controls the mechanism section. The control unit 123 controls the operation of bundling banknotes in the plurality of bundling units 121 in cooperation with the control unit 16 . For example, a bundling unit on standby is operated in accordance with a bundling instruction from the control unit 16, and the bundling unit is caused to perform a bundling operation.

In addition, although the binding device 12 has two binding units 121 in the example of FIG. 1, it may have three or more binding units. The reason why a plurality of bundling units 121 are provided is to speed up the bundling operation, and each bundling unit 1211, 1212 is operated in parallel to bind the bills sent thereinto to create a bundled bill.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the bundling unit 121.
Each bundling unit 121 includes a temporary storage section 126 that temporarily stores the banknotes 20 conveyed from the sorting device 11 through the conveyance path 127, and a banding mechanism 124 that bands a predetermined number of banknotes (bundle banknotes) with paper tape. (Detailed mechanism is not shown) and an ejection port 122 from which the bundled banknotes are discharged. An optical sensor (not shown) is installed at the entrance of the temporary storage section 126 to count the banknotes stored in the temporary storage section 126. The control unit 123 manages whether the cumulative count of banknotes has reached a predetermined number of banknotes (for example, 100 banknotes), which is a bundling unit. When the control unit 123 determines that the number of bills is a predetermined number, the banknotes are conveyed to the bundling unit 121 (either 1211 or 1212, which is on standby) via the conveyance path 128. After the banding mechanism 124 wraps the paper tape around the banknote bundle, the paper tape is bonded by thermocompression to band the banknote banknote. The bundled banknotes are pushed from the back side of the page of FIG. An optical sensor is installed near the outlet 122, and the control unit 123 monitors the number of bundles of banknotes detected by the optical sensor, and the control unit 16 sequentially monitors the number of bundles of banknotes detected by the control unit 123. The processing unit of the terminal 13 is notified.

On the other hand, when the bundling process is canceled, the control unit 123 causes the bundling mechanism unit 124 to discharge the banknotes in the temporary holding unit 126 to the outlet 122 in an unbound state without performing the bundling process. It is assumed that the bundling process is canceled when an abnormality such as a jam of banknotes occurs in the sorting device 11 or the bundling device 12. In particular, in this embodiment, when the operator sets banknotes in the hopper 114 and performs the bundling process, the operator stops processing when starting processing banknotes of a specific user who must not mix banknotes of other users. The operator then operates the terminal 13 and instructs to cancel the bundling process.

<Management computer>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of the management computer 3.
The management computer 3 includes a processing section 31, a storage section 32, a communication section 33, an input section 34, a display section 35, and an input/output interface (IO I/F) 36. The processing unit 31 executes a program to process cash management tasks. The storage unit 32 stores data acquired via the input unit 33 and the reception unit 101, various data used by the processing unit 31, and programs. In particular, in this embodiment, the storage unit 32 stores a cash management table 320 that manages collected cash. (The cash management table 320 will be described later with reference to FIG. 6.) The input unit 34 is, for example, an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The display unit 35 is, for example, a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The terminal 13 is connected to the communication unit 33 via a network interface. A barcode reader 37 is connected to the IO I/F 36. The barcode reader 37 is a type of input unit, and reads the barcode on the tag attached to the cash bag 400 (see FIG. 7B(2)). Note that the barcode reader 37 may not be provided.

<Cash management table>
FIG. 5 shows an example of the cash management table 320.
The cash management table 320 manages cash (particularly banknotes) collected from branches of financial institutions, ATMs, and the like. The cash management table 320 includes the name of the bank from which the banknotes are collected, the branch name, the denomination of the collected banknotes, the number of banknotes for each denomination, whether or not they can be mixed, the processing ID, and the banknotes collected from the banknotes. The total number of sheets, the total amount, the operator ID, etc. are registered.

The bill collection destination is a financial institution such as a bank that has a contract with the cash center, but is not limited to a financial institution, and may be a user such as a department store or supermarket that handles a large amount of bills. The cash management table lists the names (user names) of all banks from which banknotes are to be collected, and records data such as the amount and number of banknotes for users whose banknotes are actually collected.

The mixing permission is a flag indicating whether or not mixing of banknotes with other users is allowed. According to a prior contract with the user, a specific user (Bank C in FIG. 5) indicates that banknotes collected from other users are not allowed to be mixed. Users other than Bank C are allowed to mix. This flag indicating whether or not they can be mixed is registered in advance in the cash management table, for example, when a user signs a contract.

The processing ID is unique identification information regarding collected banknotes, and is information that identifies, for example, the banknote collection destination and denomination. A cash bag 400 (FIG. 7A) in which banknotes to be collected are stored has a tag 410 on which the collection destination, denomination, etc. are recorded. When the cash bag 400 is accepted at the cash center, when the information on the tag 410 is input from the input device 34 (or barcode reader 37), a processing ID is generated and corresponds to the user of the collection destination in the cash management table 320. recorded in the location. This processing will be referred to as reception processing. The example in FIG. 5 shows that the reception process from Bank A's a1 branch to C Bank's c1 branch, for which the process ID has been recorded, has been carried out.

The operator ID is identification information unique to the operator, and is input from the input device of the terminal 13 by the operator who performs sorting and bundling operations. The input operator ID is temporarily held in a memory (not shown), and is recorded in a corresponding location each time one user's binding process is completed. In the example of FIG. 5, since the processing for the a1 branch of Bank A has been completed, the operator ID "X1" is recorded. In the example of FIG. 5, the operator with operator ID "X1" finishes sorting the banknotes collected from the a1 branch of Bank A, and then starts sorting the banknotes collected from the a2 branch of Bank A. It shows that there is. The number of banknotes by denomination, amount, etc. from the A1 branch are as shown in the diagram.

Note that the cash management table 320 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. 5, and can be implemented with various modifications or applications. For example, the cash management table 320 may record a completion flag indicating that the bundling process has been completed in correspondence with the process ID. In addition to the items shown in FIG. 5, the cash management table 320 may record the date and time when banknotes were processed as a log. The recorded date and time and operator ID will be useful for log retrieval later.

Furthermore, the contents of the cash management table 320 can be changed (that is, rewritten). The change is made by the administrator OP1 inputting it from the input unit 34 of the management computer 3. For example, the possibility of mixing may be changed in response to a request from a user. For example, initially the combination is "possible", but later the combination may be changed to "no".

<Cash Center>
FIG. 6 shows the flow of handling banknotes at the cash center.
Cash accumulated at a collection point such as an ATM installed at a bank branch is stored in a cash bag 400 and transported to a cash center. The cash handled at the cash center includes coins, but in this embodiment, the handling of banknotes to be subjected to bundling processing will be described. The banknotes are sorted at the cash center, and as a result, the reusable banknotes are bundled or wrapped in units of a predetermined number and provided to bank branches, ATMs, etc. for reuse. On the other hand, currency that is too damaged to be reused is returned to the central bank.

Here, the cash bag 400 for collection is attached with a tag 410 as shown in FIG. 7A. The tag 410 includes the name of the bank from which the banknotes are collected, the name of the branch, the type and number of banknotes, the total amount, and the total number of banknotes. The tag 410 is created by inputting and printing the above information using a terminal with a printing function carried by a security company or the like.

The cash bag 400 transported to the cash center is received by the cash center manager OP1. At this time, the administrator OP1 operates the input unit 34 of the management computer 3 to confirm information about the bank name of the collection destination, the type, amount, and number of banknotes in the bag written on the tag 410 attached to the bag 400. Input the information into the management computer 3. The input information is recorded in the cash management table 320. After the cash is accepted and processed, the cash bag is handled by the operator OP2 who operates the banknote handling device 1 for sorting and bundling. Here, a plurality of banknote handling devices 1 are installed in the cash center, and a plurality of operators OP2 can perform bundling processing. In this case, the administrator OP1 can assign a plurality of operators to each user, that is, each collection destination. For example, operator ID (X1) is in charge of banks A to D, operator ID (X2) is in charge of banks E to H, and operator ID (X3) is in charge of other users. be.

Note that as another example of the tag 410, a bag 400 and an IC tag 412 may be used, as shown in FIG. 7B(1). That is, the bank name and branch name 420 are written on the bag 400, and information on the type and number of banknotes, the total amount, and the total number of banknotes is recorded on the tag 410. In this case, the reading function of the IC tag 412 of the terminal carried by the collection agent may be used. In this case, the IC tag reader provided in the management computer 3 may be used in the reception process at the cash center. As another example, instead of printing the information on the tag 410 as shown in FIG. 7A (2), information other than the bank name and branch name is printed on the two-dimensional code 410 as shown in FIG. 7B (2). You can also print it with The two-dimensional code is read using the barcode reader 37 of the management computer 3. In this way, security can be improved by using the IC tag 412 and the two-dimensional code 413. As another example, as shown in FIG. 7B(3), banknotes of a plurality of denominations may be mixed and stored in the bag 400. In this case, the tag 410 records the number of banknotes of each denomination. When banknotes of a plurality of denominations coexist, they are first sorted by denomination by the sorting device 11, and then a bundling process is performed for each sorted denomination.

<Banknote processing operation>
Next, the banknote processing operation will be described with reference to the display screens shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C and thereafter.
The terminal 13 communicates with the management computer 3 and the control units 16 and 123 regarding banknote processing, and the processing unit of the terminal controls the display of a screen related to banknote processing on the display unit and the transition of the screen. Furthermore, the terminal 13 can refer to the cash management table 320 of the management computer 3 and rewrite the data in the cash management table 320 by operating the screen displayed on the display unit.

<Menu screen>
FIG. 8A shows an example of a menu screen for banknote processing.
The menu screen is a display screen displayed on the display of the terminal 13, and has menus for sorting processing, counting processing, and bundling processing that can be processed by banknote processing device 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B (3), when sorting banknotes with mixed denominations by denomination, the sorting process is a discrimination process that separates bills of the same denomination, separates fitness, and separates front and back sides. It is. When "sorting" is selected, the banknotes of mixed denominations set in the hopper 114 are discriminated by the discrimination unit 14, and banknotes of each denomination are stored in each pocket 112.

The counting process is a process of counting the number of banknotes of each denomination to obtain a total value (total number of banknotes and amount). For example, as shown in FIG. 7A(2), when banknotes of the same denomination are accepted, a counting process is performed to confirm the number of banknotes and the total amount. When "counting process" is selected, banknotes of the same denomination set in the hopper 114 are discriminated and counted by the discrimination unit 14, and stored in the pockets 112 for each corresponding denomination.

The bundling process is a process of bundling banknotes of the same denomination using the bundling device 12 and bundling them. In this process, banknotes of the same denomination set in the hopper 114 are conveyed to the bundling device 12 and subjected to bundling processing. In the bundling process, the bundling process can be performed while counting the number of banknotes.

<Bundling process operation 1>
Operator OP2 starts work to bundle banknotes collected from branch a1 of bank A. That is, set banknotes (for example, 10,000 yen banknotes) in the hopper 114 of the sorting device 11, select the "binding process" button from the main menu on the menu screen of the terminal 13, and press the "OK" button (FIG. 8A (2). )). Then, an input screen for the binding process (FIG. 8B (3)) is displayed. The operator enters the operator ID (X1), customer ID (for example, bank name and branch name (Aa1), and processing ID (Aa1001 JP10K)) on the input screen (this screen is called the initial setting screen), and clicks the "OK" button. Press (Figure 8B (4)).

Then, the processing section of the terminal 13 issues a command to the control section 16, and the control section 16 further issues a command to the control section 123, so that the binding processing operation is performed. That is, the banknotes set in the hopper 114 of the sorting device 110 are sequentially passed through the conveyance path 127 and temporarily stored in the temporary holding section 126 of the bundling unit 121, and then the banding mechanism 124 stores the banknotes in units of a predetermined number of banknotes (here, every 100 banknotes). It will be wrapped in. In one example, banknotes are alternately conveyed to two bundling units 1211 and 1212, and sequentially bound by both units to create bundled banknotes. The bundled banknotes are each discharged from the corresponding outlet 122 of the bundle unit 121. Here, while the banknotes are being conveyed, the denomination and number of banknotes are determined and counted by the validator 14. The control units 123 and 16 sequentially notify the processing unit of the terminal 13 of the number of bundled banknotes that have been created.

FIG. 8C (1) is an example of a display screen showing an intermediate stage of the bundling process. This shows that 1023 of the banknotes (1383 in total) from Bank A's A1 branch are being processed, and 5 banknotes each (10 in total) have been created in the two bundling units A and B. ing.

FIG. 8C (2) is an example of a display screen showing the state when the bundling process for banknotes from the A1 branch of Bank A is completed. All the banknotes (1383 in total) from the A1 branch of Bank A are conveyed to bundling units 1211 and 1212, and 7 and 6 bundled banknotes are created, respectively, resulting in a total of less than 100 bills (83 bills). This shows that the fraction remains in the bundling unit 1211 or 1212.

Here, to end the binding process, when the operator presses the "end" button on the display screen, an instruction is sent from the processing unit of the terminal 13 to the control units 16 and 123, and the control unit 123 controls the binding unit 1211 or The temporary holding section 126 located at 1212 is controlled to be opened, and a fraction (83 pieces) of loose banknotes is discharged from the opening 1221 or 1222. This completes the bundling process for all banknotes (1,383 in total) from the A1 branch of Bank A. In this case, the processing unit of the terminal 13 transmits to the management computer 3 the fact that the bundling process for all banknotes of the A1 branch has been completed, together with the fractional number and the operator ID. If the management computer 3 performs bundling processing on banknotes of the same denomination (for example, 10,000 yen banknotes) that have been subsequently collected from a branch of another bank, the operator can Press the "Continue" button. Then, the processing unit of the terminal 13 displays the screen shown in FIG. 8B(3) on the display unit. The operator enters the operator ID (X1), customer ID (for example, bank name and branch name (Aa2), and processing ID (Aa2001 JP10K) on the initial setting screen to start bundling the banknotes from Bank A branch A2. The subsequent operation is the same as the bundling process for the banknotes from the A1 branch of Bank A, so the explanation will be omitted.

<Bundling process operation 2>
When the operator sets banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes) from the A2 branch of Bank A into the hopper 114 of the sorting device 110 and presses the "OK" button as shown in FIG. 8B (4), the processing on the terminal 13 begins. The department refers to the cash management table 320 and determines that both bank A bank a1 branch and bank A bank a2 branch can be mixed with banknotes. When the processing section instructs the control section 16, the banknotes in the hopper 114 are conveyed to the temporary storage section 126 of the bundling unit 121 under the control of the control sections 16 and 123. In the binding unit 1211 or 1212, the banknotes (1072 pieces) from the A bank a2 branch are added to the fractional 83 banknotes from the A bank a1 branch, and a bundling process is performed. In other words, following the 13 bundled banknotes from Bank A's a1 branch, the 14th bundle of banknotes consists of 83 banknotes from Bank A's a1 branch and 17 banknotes from Bank A's a2 branch. Created.

The 15th and subsequent bundled banknotes are all banknotes from A Bank A2 branch, and when all banknotes from A Bank A2 branch are taken in (number of banknotes: 1383 + 1072 = 2455), 24 The banknotes remain as bundled banknotes and 55 fractions (Figure 9 (2)). Similarly to the above, if the user wants to end the bundling process at this point, he or she presses the "end" button, and the fractional 55 loose banknotes are ejected from the outlet 1221 or 1222, and the bundling process ends. In addition, if you want to continue bundling processing for banknotes from other bank branches, press the "Continue" button to move to the initial setting screen shown in Figure 8B (3) and continue bundling processing in the same way as above. .

<Bundling process operation 3>
In the subsequent bundling process, when processing banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes) from Bank C, c1 branch, for example, the operator initializes the customer ID and processing ID for Bank C, c1 branch, as shown in Figure 10 (1). Fill in the settings screen and press the "OK" button. The processing unit of the terminal 13 refers to the cash management table 320 and determines that the C1 branch of Bank C cannot be mixed with banknotes. Then, the processing unit displays a screen (warning screen) including a warning display 1002 as shown in FIG. 10(2). In this case, since it is necessary to once complete the previous bundling process, the operator presses the "Back" button on the warning screen. Then, the processing section controls the control section 16,
123 to discharge the banknotes (fractional number of 55 pieces) from the A2 branch of Bank A remaining in the temporary holding section 126 of the bundling unit 121 to the exit 122. After that, in order to process the banknotes (10,000 yen banknotes) from Bank C's c1 branch, as shown in FIG. , process ID, etc. The subsequent binding processing operation is similar to the binding processing operation 1 described above.

Note that for Bank C, banknotes from other branches within Bank C are allowed to coexist; therefore, when bundling banknotes from Bank C C2 branch, banknotes from C Bank C2 branch will be bundled. The banknote bundling process continues. The operation is similar to the bundling processing operation 2 described above.Furthermore, when bundling bills from banks other than Bank C, for example, banknotes from other banks such as D1 branch, banknotes from Bank C Mixing is not allowed. Therefore, similar to the bundling process operation 3 above, after the bundling process for Bank C is once completed and the fractional banknotes are discharged, the bundling process for banknotes from other banks such as Bank D is performed. .

As described above, according to this embodiment, the operator can perform the bundling work without being aware of whether banknotes are mixed or not mixed according to the user's request, unlike in the past. Processing efficiency can be improved.

<Modified example>
Although one embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented with various modifications.
For example, in the first embodiment, it has been described that the cash management table 320 is stored in the storage unit of the management computer 3 of the cash center 300, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the cash management table 320 may be stored in the memory of the terminal 13 corresponding to the banknote processing device 1. Further, input in the banknote acceptance process can be performed from the input device of the terminal 13, and various input data can be recorded in the cash management table included in the terminal 13.

Further, in the first embodiment, a predetermined number of banknotes are bound with paper tape in the banding mechanism 124 to create a bundled banknote, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of wrapping a predetermined number of banknotes with paper tape, a predetermined number of banknotes may be stored in an envelope or in a box.

1: Banknote processing device 11: Banknote sorting device, 112, 1121 to 1124: Pocket, 114: Hopper 12: Banknote binding device, 121, 1211, 1212: Binding unit 122, 1221, 1222: Outlet 13: Terminal, 14: Identification unit, 15: Sorting unit, 16, 123: Control unit 3: Management computer, 31: Processing unit, 32: Storage unit, 33: Communication unit, 34: Input unit, 35: Display unit 36: Input/output interface, 37 : Barcode reader, 320: Cash management table

Claims (11)

a bundling device having a bundling unit that ties together a predetermined number of bills of the same denomination to create a bundled bill;
a management table that holds management information regarding banknote bundling;
With reference to the management table, in the bundling unit, in either a first mode in which banknotes are bundled including banknotes with different attributes, or a second mode in which banknotes are bundled without including banknotes with different attributes, A banknote processing system comprising: a control unit that controls bundling of banknotes. The bundling device is capable of processing banknotes collected from a plurality of different users,
Regarding the attributes, the management table includes a first user that allows banknotes collected from different users to be mixed in the bundled banknotes, and a first user that allows banknotes collected from different users to be mixed in the bundled banknotes. The user is managed separately from the second user who does not
The control unit controls the first user in the first mode, and controls the second user in the second mode.
The banknote processing system according to claim 1. a management computer that is connected to the control unit and manages bundling of banknotes;
The management computer has a processing unit that performs data processing for managing bundling, a storage unit that stores data, an input unit, and a display unit,
The storage unit stores the management table in which a flag indicating that the mixture of banknotes is allowed for the first user and a flag indicating that the mixture of banknotes is not allowed for the second user are registered in advance,
When banknotes collected from a certain user are accepted at a cash center, the processing unit generates, in correspondence with the user, the denomination of the banknote, the number of banknotes corresponding to the denomination, and a processing ID indicating the user and the denomination. receiving the input from the input section,
The banknote processing according to claim 2, wherein the denomination of the accepted banknote, the number of banknotes corresponding to the denomination, and a processing ID indicating the user and the denomination are registered in a location corresponding to the user in the management table. system. a terminal connected to the management computer and the control unit and operated by an operator who handles banknotes in the bundling device, which performs data processing, a storage unit, an input unit, and a display unit;
The terminal displays a first screen on the display unit that displays the number of bundles of banknotes to be processed by the binding device and the fraction of the banknotes that are less than the predetermined number of banknotes,
Subsequently, when a banknote accepted from a user different from the first user is processed, the control unit refers to the management table, and if the different user is the second user, the control unit The banknote processing system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a second screen having a display indicating that processing of banknotes from the first user is to be terminated is displayed on the display unit. The terminal displays a third screen on the display unit for inputting a user who accepted the banknote and an operator ID unique to the operator;
The banknote processing system according to claim 4, wherein the processing unit of the management computer registers the operator ID input on the third screen in a location corresponding to the user in the management table. A banknote processing device that processes banknotes collected from a plurality of different users,
a bundling device having a bundling unit that ties together a predetermined number of bills of the same denomination to create a bundled bill;
Manage information regarding a plurality of users from whom banknotes are collected and collected banknotes, and indicate whether or not to allow or disallow the mixture of banknotes collected from different users in the bundled banknotes, corresponding to the users. a terminal having a management table that holds predetermined information;
a control unit that controls bundling of banknotes in the bundling unit,
The control unit refers to the management table, and in the case of a user for whom the predetermined information indicates permission, the control unit performs bundling of banknotes collected from a certain user, subsequent to bundling of banknotes collected from a certain user. let it be,
In the case of a specific user for whom the predetermined information indicates non-acceptance, the bill processing device causes the banknotes collected from the specific user to be created into a bundled bill after completing the bundling of the bills collected from the specific user. The terminal has a processing unit that performs data processing, a storage unit, an input unit, and a display unit,
Each time the processing of banknotes from a user from whom banknotes are to be collected changes, the control unit refers to the management table and displays information on the display unit of the terminal in the case of processing banknotes collected from the specific user. The bill processing device according to claim 6, which displays a screen indicating that the user is the specific user. It has a hopper in which banknotes are set, a discrimination unit that identifies different denominations of banknotes set in the hopper by denomination, and a plurality of pockets in which banknotes identified by the discrimination unit are stored for each denomination. and has a sorting device that sorts banknotes by denomination,
The terminal displays a screen on the display unit that allows selection of either banknote sorting processing or bundling processing,
The control unit controls the banknotes of a certain denomination set in the hopper to be transported to the bundling device via the transport path when the bundling process is selected by an operator's operation on the screen. Item 6. The banknote processing device according to item 6. a bundling step in which the bundling unit ties together a predetermined number of banknotes of the same denomination to create a bundled banknote;
a step in which the management table manages management information regarding banknote bundling;
The control unit refers to the management table and selects either a first mode in which banknotes are bundled including banknotes with different attributes, or a second mode in which banknotes are bundled without including banknotes with different attributes, A banknote processing method comprising the step of controlling bundling of banknotes in the bundling unit. The bundling device is capable of processing banknotes collected from a plurality of different users,
Regarding the attributes, the management table includes a first user that allows banknotes collected from different users to coexist in the bundled banknotes, and a first user that allows banknotes collected from different users to coexist in the bundled banknotes. and a second user who is not allowed to do so.
The control unit controls the first user in the first mode, and controls the second user in the second mode.
The banknote processing method according to claim 9. 11. The banknote processing method according to claim 10, wherein the terminal displays a warning screen when the banknotes collected from the second user are bundled after the banknotes collected from the first user are bundled.

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