JP2024009055A - Money handling device and money handling system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money handling device that can properly perform processes such as automatic closing.

SOLUTION: A money handling device, which manages deposited or withdrawn money, includes a communication unit for communicating with a host device, and a control unit that, after sending a telegram concerning a prescribed process to the host device upon completion of the prescribed process, restarts the money handling device and equipment connected to the device if the prescribed conditions are met.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2024,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling device and a money handling system, and can be applied, for example, to a money handling device and a money handling system that perform closing transactions for sales proceeds at a store.

Conventionally, cash depositing and dispensing machines have been widely used in retail distribution industries such as department stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores. Generally, cash depositing and dispensing machines perform a "closing" operation once a day to determine the day's sales amount.

In addition, in order to prevent the cash deposit/disbursement machine from not performing the closing, it is equipped with a function called "auto-closing" that automatically closes the machine if the closing has not been carried out at the preset time. (Patent Document 1).

In other words, even if the administrator of the cash deposit/withdrawal machine forgets to close due to an error (human error), the automatic closing function described above will automatically (mechanically) close the machine once a day. , which served to compensate for human error.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2015-1806

However, there has been a problem in that processes such as automatic tightening are not properly executed due to poor communication.

For example, in the case of an online deposit/withdrawal machine connected to a higher-level management server, if a communication problem occurs between the deposit/withdrawal machine and the management server, the closing message after automatic closing will not reach the management server, resulting in system operation (For example, in the case of a system that transfers money to stores on the day after closing, there will be problems with the transfer process.)

Therefore, there is a need for a money handling device and a money handling system that can appropriately perform processes such as automatic tightening.

The first aspect of the present invention is a money handling device that manages deposited and/or withdrawn money, and includes (1) a communication unit for communicating with a higher-level device; and a control unit configured to control the money handling device and equipment connected to the money handling device to be restarted when a predetermined condition is satisfied after transmitting a message related to a predetermined process to the higher-level device. It is characterized by

A second aspect of the present invention provides one or more money handling devices for managing deposited and/or withdrawn money, a host device, and a device for connecting with each of the money handling devices and communicating with the host device. or a money handling system comprising two or more communication devices, wherein each of the money handling devices, upon completion of a predetermined process, transmits a message related to the predetermined process to the higher-level device, and then satisfies a predetermined condition. The present invention is characterized in that the money handling device and the communication device are controlled to be restarted when the money handling device and the communication device are restarted.

According to the present invention, processes such as automatic tightening can be appropriately executed.

It is a block diagram shown about the functional composition of the depositing and dispensing machine of a 1st embodiment. It is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of a cash deposit/withdrawal system according to a first embodiment. It is a flowchart showing characteristic operations when an automatic closing transaction is performed in the deposit/withdrawal machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart shown about the operation (operation after a failure is cleared) when an automatic closing transaction is performed in the deposit/withdrawal machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart shown about the characteristic operation (closing message transmission process) of the deposit/withdrawal machine (control part) based on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart shown about the characteristic operation (closing message transmission process) of the deposit/withdrawal machine (control part) based on a modified embodiment.

(A) First Embodiment Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a money handling device and a money handling system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the first embodiment, an example will be described in which the money handling device of the present invention is applied to a cash depositing and dispensing machine (hereinafter also simply referred to as a "depositing and dispensing machine").

(A-1) Configuration of the first embodiment (A-1-1) Overall configuration FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the cash deposit/withdrawal system according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the deposit/withdrawal system 1 includes a deposit/withdrawal machine 10, a management server 20, communication devices 30 (30-1, 30-2), a network N, and a mobile network M.

In FIG. 2, in order to simplify the explanation, one each of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and the communication device 30-1 connected to the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 are shown. A deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and a communication device 30-1 are installed in each store (store).

The network N is a communication network that can communicate data related to transactions, and for example, a dedicated network can be applied. Further, the network N may be a public network as long as it can communicate data related to transactions.

The mobile network M is an access network for mobile communication, and in this embodiment, an example in which a 3G network (third generation mobile phone communication network) is applied is shown, but there are also LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks, 4G networks, etc. A network (fourth generation mobile phone communication network), a 5G network (fifth generation mobile phone communication network), etc. may be applied.

The communication devices 30 (30-1, 30-2) are communication devices (interface conversion devices) for the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (or management server 20) to access the network N. Further, a device other than the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (for example, a facsimile) may be connected to the communication device 30.

The deposit/withdrawal machine 10 can communicate with the management server 20 via the network N or the mobile network M, and manages, for example, a message (closing message) containing a record of sales proceeds for a predetermined period aggregated by the deposit/withdrawal machine 10. Notify the server 20 (for example, notify once a day). Note that a predetermined format can be applied as the format of the message.

The management server 20 receives closing messages from the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of each store via the network N or mobile network M, and manages cash including sales proceeds of each store.

(A-1-2) Detailed configuration of deposit/withdrawal machine FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the deposit/withdrawal machine of the first embodiment. Note that the configuration of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and some components may be omitted, added, or changed. Further, the arrangement of each component in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1 either.

The cash deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is installed, for example, in a distribution and commercial facility such as a retail store or a supermarket, and is used to withdraw change from cash registers and deposit sales proceeds. Transactions such as ``deposit transaction'', ``counting transaction'', ``replenishment transaction'', ``closing transaction'', and ``collection transaction'' can be executed. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the transactions supported by the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 include at least "closing transactions."

As shown in FIG. 1, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 has a banknote input slot 101, a banknote temporary storage section 102, a banknote discrimination section 103, a 10,000 banknote cassette 104, a 5,000 banknote cassette 105, a 1,000 banknote cassette 106, a collection cassette 107, and a reject banknote cassette 104. section 108, coin input slot 109, coin discrimination section 110, coin temporary storage section 111, withdrawal hopper 112, coin withdrawal box 113, coin return box 114, coin collection warehouse 115, card reader section 116, operation display section 117, It has a control section 118, a storage section 119, a first communication section 120, a second communication section 121, and a receipt section 122.

The operation display unit 117 includes the functions of a display unit that displays a display screen for guiding operations by the operator, and a detection unit that performs operations by the operator and detects the operations. The function as a display unit is realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Further, the function as a detection section is realized by, for example, a touch panel or operation buttons.

The control unit 118 controls each process performed by each unit of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 based on the type of transaction, the number of inserted cash, etc. input into the operation display unit 117.

As mentioned above, it is assumed that the control unit 118 of this embodiment corresponds to each of the transactions described above. A "withdrawal transaction" is a transaction in which change reserves are withdrawn from cash stored as change reserves in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10. Further, the "deposit transaction" is a transaction in which cash including change and sales proceeds (for example, cash stored in a cash register) is received. A "counting transaction" is a transaction in which input cash is identified and counted, and the results are output. A "replenishment transaction" is a transaction in which replenishment of change reserves is accepted. A "closing transaction" is a transaction in which sales proceeds are totaled based on transaction history (withdrawal transactions, deposit transactions, etc.). A "recovery transaction" is a transaction to collect cash equivalent to the sales proceeds aggregated in closing transactions.

In addition, in the control unit 118 of this embodiment, cash can be stored (held) in the 10,000-note cassette 104, the 5,000-note cassette 105, the 1,000-note cassette 106, the collection cassette 107, and the withdrawal hopper 112. It is assumed that the number of cash for each denomination and the total amount of cash stored in the element is managed.

The banknote inlet 101 serves as an input port for an operator to deposit banknotes, a withdrawal port for withdrawing banknotes to the operator in a withdrawal transaction, and a banknote input port for returning banknotes to the operator in canceling a deposit transaction. It also serves as a return slot for returning banknotes that have been rejected as unacceptable to the operator.

The storage unit 119 stores programs executed by the control unit 118, various data used therein, processing results by the control unit 118, etc. (for example, results of closing transactions).

The banknote temporary storage unit 102 temporarily holds banknotes that are determined to be acceptable by the banknote validation unit 103 during a deposit transaction.

The banknote discrimination unit 103 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the inserted banknotes.

The 10,000-note cassette 104, the 5,000-note cassette 105, and the 1,000-note cassette 106 store banknotes of 10,000, 5,000, and 1,000 notes, respectively, and each is made of a so-called recycled cassette. do. Hereinafter, the 10,000-note cassette 104, the 5,000-note cassette 105, and the 1,000-note cassette 106 will be collectively referred to simply as a "recycle cassette." Banknotes that are identified as genuine in a deposit transaction are stored in a recycling cassette, and are withdrawn from the recycling cassette in a withdrawal transaction or a collection transaction. Moreover, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may be provided with a banknote cassette 104, a 5,000-note cassette 105, and a 1,000-note cassette 106 that correspond to the various banknotes to be handled by the deposit/disburse machine 10.

The collection cassette 107 stores banknotes of an amount corresponding to the sales proceeds paid out from the 10,000-note cassette 104, the 5,000-note cassette 105, and the 1,000-note cassette 106 during a collection transaction. Further, during a deposit transaction, the banknotes inserted as sales proceeds may be directly stored through the banknote slot 101.

The reject unit 108 stores rejected banknotes when stored from the banknote temporary storage unit 102 into the recycling cassette during a deposit transaction, rejected banknotes when fed out from the cassette during a withdrawal transaction, and transfers rejected banknotes from the recycling cassette to the collection cassette 107 during a collection transaction. This is to collect rejected banknotes when they are moved.

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

The coin discrimination section 110 discriminates the authenticity, denomination, fitness, etc. of the inserted coin.

The coin temporary storage unit 111 temporarily holds coins that are determined to be acceptable by the coin validation unit 110 during a deposit transaction.

The withdrawal hopper 112 stores coins by denomination.

Coins that are determined to be normal in the deposit transaction are stored in the withdrawal hopper 112, and withdrawn from the withdrawal hopper 112 during the withdrawal transaction or collection transaction.

The coin dispensing box 113 is a coin dispensing port for dispensing coins to an operator during a dispensing transaction. The deposit/dispensing machine 10 supports multiple types of coin dispensing boxes 113. The operator can set the coin dispensing box 113 selected according to the purpose and the number of coins to be dispensed into the deposit/dispensing machine 10.

The coin return box 114 is used to return coins to the operator upon cancellation of counting transactions and deposit transactions, which will be described later.

The coin collection warehouse 115 is for transferring and storing proceeds from the withdrawal hopper 112 during a collection transaction.

Note that the ten-thousand-note cassette 104, the five-thousand-note cassette 105, the thousand-note cassette 106, the collection cassette 107, the withdrawal hopper 112, and the coin collection warehouse 115 may be provided with a key to improve security.

The card reader section 116 reads information written on a register card, ID card, etc. held by the operator at the time of starting a transaction. The information written on the register card or ID card includes, for example, information such as a name for identifying the operator, information on the types of transactions that can be executed, and the like. Further, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may be provided with a fingerprint recognition section for recognizing fingerprints or a password input section for inputting a password, instead of the card reader section.

The first communication unit 120 is a processing unit and device that accesses the network N via the communication device 30-1 and exchanges information with the management server 20. For example, the first communication unit 120 transmits a closing message to the management server 20 at the time of closing transaction. Further, upon receiving a response to the closing message from the management server 20, the first communication unit 120 provides the content to the control unit 118.

The second communication unit 121 is a processing unit and a device that accesses the mobile network M using radio waves based on the 3G standard or the like and exchanges information with the management server 20.

Note that in order for the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 to exchange messages with the management server 20, it is sufficient to have either the first communication unit 120 or the second communication unit 121 (of course, it is not necessary to have both). ).

The receipt unit 122 prints and outputs the results of each transaction on a receipt.

(A-1-3) Closing transaction Next, an overview of the characteristic part (closing transaction) performed by the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (control unit 118) of this embodiment will be explained. The deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of this embodiment allows closing transactions to be appropriately performed once a day.

First, the closing transaction is a process of totaling up the total amount of sales proceeds deposited through deposit transactions since the previous closing transaction, and notifying the management server 20 of information on the total sales proceeds. There are two types of closing transactions:

In each store where the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is installed, a manager such as a store manager who has the authority to perform closing transactions usually acts as the operator of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and manually executes the closing transactions once a day. As a result, each store causes the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 to aggregate the sales proceeds since the previous closing transaction. Hereinafter, closing transactions performed manually will be particularly referred to as "manual closing."

In addition, in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, if the administrator forgets to execute a manual closing transaction, when the automatic closing time preset in the device comes, the transaction is stored in advance in the storage unit 119 without the administrator's intervention. Automatically execute closing trades based on the information provided. Hereinafter, the closing transaction automatically performed by the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 will be referred to as "automatic closing".

Since the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of this embodiment has a feature when performing automatic closing, the following description will focus on the case where automatic closing is performed.

First, when the control unit 118 detects that the current time has reached the automatic closing time, it stores the automatic closing start time (current date and time) in the storage unit 119 when starting automatic closing. Then, at the end of the automatic tightening, the control unit 118 stores the above-mentioned start time in the storage unit 119 as the automatic closing date and time that is the date and time when the automatic closing was started, along with the result as to whether the automatic closing was performed normally. do.

Furthermore, even if automatic tightening cannot be executed after the automatic tightening has started due to a failure or the like occurring in the equipment, the control unit 118 temporarily stores the above-mentioned start time in the storage unit 119, and after the failure is cleared, Execute automatic tightening. Then, when the automatic closing ends, the control unit 118 stores the above-mentioned start time as the automatic closing date and time in the storage unit 119 along with the automatic closing result, as in the case where no failure occurs.

In this embodiment, the closing transaction has been described as being carried out only once a day, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, closing transactions may be carried out once every two days, once a week, etc. It may also be executed.

Further details will be explained (detailed) in the operation section.

(A-2) Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be explained. Below, an example will be described in which, in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 according to this embodiment, automatic closing is performed when the automatic closing time has arrived without manual closing being performed.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing characteristic operations when automatic closing is performed in the deposit/withdrawal machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment.

The control unit 118 starts automatic closing when the current time reaches a preset automatic closing time (S101).

The control unit 118 stores the automatic closing start date and time (current date and time) in the storage unit 119 as the automatic closing date and time (S102).

The control unit 118 checks the state of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10. Specifically, it is confirmed whether or not a failure has occurred in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (S103). The failure here refers to a state in which automatic tightening cannot be performed normally, such as a state in which banknotes are jammed in the conveyance path. If no failure has occurred in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, the control unit 118 moves to the next step S104, whereas if a failure has occurred, the control unit 118 moves to the process of step S106, which will be described later.

If no failure has occurred in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, the control unit 118 executes closing transaction processing (S104). Note that since the processing here is similar to that of conventional closing transactions, detailed explanation will be omitted.

After completing the closing transaction processing, the control unit 118 stores in the storage unit 119 the automatic closing date and time stored in step S102 described above, as well as the fact that the closing transaction for the automatic closing date and time has been completed, and stores a receipt containing the transaction details. After issuing the message, the series of processing ends (S105).

On the other hand, if the automatic closing cannot be performed normally due to a failure occurring in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, the control unit 118 stores "waiting for failure removal" in the storage unit 119, and ends the process. The information on waiting for the fault to be cleared is information for executing the automatic tightening after the fault has been cleared and the automatic tightening cannot be executed due to the fault. The operation after the fault is cleared will be described in FIG.

The control unit 118 stores in the storage unit 119 that automatic closing has not been performed, together with information on the automatic closing date and time of the above-mentioned failure removal waiting process and the above-mentioned process of step S102, and temporarily ends the series of processes (S107 ).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation (operation after the failure is cleared) when an automatic closing transaction is performed by the deposit/withdrawal machine (control unit) according to the first embodiment.

When the fault in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is cleared (recovered), the control unit 118 checks whether there is information in the storage unit 119 about automatic closing not being performed due to waiting for fault clearing, and If there is information that automatic tightening has not been performed, the following process is executed (S201).

The control unit 118 executes closing transaction processing in the same manner as the processing in step S104 described above (S202).

The control unit 118 stores, in the storage unit 119, the automatic closing date and time (starting date and time of automatic closing) of the process of step S102 described above, as well as the fact that the closing transaction for the automatic closing date and time has been successfully completed, and records the transaction details. After issuing the receipt, the series of processing ends (S203).

In addition, in FIGS. 3 and 4 above, the case where a failure has occurred in the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is described as a state in which automatic closing cannot be performed normally, but after starting automatic closing, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is The same applies when it is inside. In other words, if the automatic closing machine 10 is in use by the operator when automatic closing is started, automatic closing cannot be performed. ”, “Waiting for end of use” instead of “Waiting for fault removal”, and “Automatic tightening not performed” are stored together, and similar to the process of steps S201 to S203 described above, the automatic tightening is performed after the device is finished using. If the closing is performed and the automatic closing is successful, it will remember that "the closing transaction for the automatic closing date and time was successfully completed", issue a receipt with the transaction details, and perform the automatic closing. finish.

(A-3) Effects of the first embodiment According to the first embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

For example, even if an automatic closing that started at 23:59 on January 29th crosses the date and is completed on the next day, January 30th, the automatic closing is stored as "the closing on January 29th was completed." Therefore, when the automatic closing is performed at 23:59 on January 30th, unlike in the past, there is no closing data for January 30th, so the automatic closing for January 30th can be executed correctly.

Furthermore, due to the state of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (for example, the state where the closing process cannot be executed due to the above-mentioned failure or usage), the automatic closing cannot be performed at the preset time, and for example, the automatic closing may be performed again on the next day after the date has passed. Even if you start (resume) and complete the automatic closing, the result of the automatic closing will be stored along with the automatic closing date and time, which is the date and time when the automatic closing started, so the automatic closing for the next day can be performed normally in the same way as above. .

As described above, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of the first embodiment can perform automatic closing more appropriately than in the past.

(B) Second Embodiment A second embodiment of a money handling device and a money handling system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which a money handling device and a money handling system of the present invention are applied to a deposit/disbursement machine.

The first embodiment has been described on the assumption that the communication process between the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and the management server 20 is executed normally during automatic closing transactions. Even if the closing message is sent, the closing message may not be able to reach the management server 20 due to poor communication (communication failure). In the second embodiment, means for dealing with the communication failure described above will be shown.

(B-1) Configuration of second embodiment The overall configuration of the deposit/withdrawal system 1 and the configuration of each device according to the second embodiment are basically the same as the configuration shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the first embodiment. are the same, but the functions of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 are partially different. Below, explanation will be given focusing on the control unit 118 (automatic closing) of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, which is different.

First, in automatic closing, if there is no response from the management server 20 due to communication failure even if the closing message is sent from the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 to the management server 20, the control unit 118 of the second embodiment resends the message at a certain period. I do. Here, various cases of communication failure are assumed, but for example, multiple factors such as a problem with the communication carrier's line, a problem with the communication device 30 or the connection form of each store, and a problem with the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 are assumed. be done.

Furthermore, in addition to resending the closing message at regular intervals, the control unit 118 of the second embodiment sends a closing message at a predetermined time (for example, several tens of minutes) after the automatic closing is performed. If the transmission has not been completed, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (including the first communication section 120 and/or the second communication section 121) and the communication devices 30 connected to the first communication section 120 are restarted all at once. Restarting is performed, for example, only once a day after automatic closing, and stops when the closing message transmission is successfully completed.

Further details will be explained (detailed) in the operation section.

(B-2) Operation of Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 according to the second embodiment will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the characteristic operation (closing message transmission process) of the deposit/withdrawal machine (control unit) according to the second embodiment. Note that the process in FIG. 5 is performed as part of the automatic tightening process (steps S104 and S202 in FIG. 3).

The deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (control unit 118) transmits a closing message including information on the total sales proceeds to the management server 20 using the first communication unit 120 (or second communication unit 121) (S301). .

The control unit 118 sets a timer (restart timer) for restarting the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 after a predetermined period of time has passed (S302).

The control unit 118 checks whether the restart timer set in the process of step S302 described above has timed out (S303). If the restart timer has not timed out, the control unit 118 moves to the next step S304, whereas if it has timed out, the control unit 118 moves to step S306, which will be described later.

The control unit 118 checks whether a response to the closing message has been received from the management server 20 (S304). For example, if the control unit 118 confirms that the first communication unit 120 (or the second communication unit 121) has received a signal indicating that the closing message has been successfully received from the management server 20, the control unit 118 sends the closing message. It is determined that the message has been successfully transmitted to the management server 20, the restart timer is erased, and the series of processing ends. On the other hand, the control unit 118 sends a signal indicating that the first communication unit 120 (or the second communication unit 121) has successfully received the closing message from the management server 20 even after a certain period of time has passed since the closing message was sent. If it cannot be confirmed that the message has been received, the process moves to the next step S305.

The control unit 118 resends the closing message at regular intervals (for example, once every few minutes) (S305). After retransmitting the closing message, the control unit 118 returns to the process of step S303 described above.

On the other hand, if the control unit 118 confirms that the restart timer has timed out in the process of step S303 described above, it confirms whether the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is in use (S306). For example, since the control unit 118 cannot be restarted when the operator is using the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 for some kind of transaction, the control unit 118 cannot be restarted if the operator is using the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 for some kind of transaction. If it is confirmed that the machine 10 is currently not in use, the process moves to step S307.

The control unit 118 restarts the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (S307). For example, restarting the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and all the devices (including the communication device 30) connected to the power supply circuit (not shown) of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and the OFF/ON timer function of the power supply circuit can be restarted. Reboot using Restarting using the power supply circuit is equivalent to unplugging and plugging in an AC outlet.

After restarting, the control unit 118 performs retransmission processing (S308, S309) in the same manner as in steps S305 and S304 described above.

The control unit 118 checks whether the set time has arrived to execute automatic closing on the day after the previous restart (S310). When the set time for executing the automatic closing on the day after the last restart has arrived, the control unit 118 returns to the process of step 302 described above. On the other hand, if the set time to execute the automatic closing on the day after the last restart has not been reached, the process returns to step 308 described above.

(B-3) Effects of the second embodiment According to the second embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

The deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of the second embodiment is configured to restart if the message cannot be sent normally after a predetermined period of time in response to a communication failure caused by an external factor, a communication failure caused by an internal factor, or a communication failure of unknown cause. I decided to start it up. Thereby, a delay in the delivery of the message to the management server 20 can be prevented.

In addition, if there is a communication abnormality for several hours to several days due to carrier construction, etc., the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 (control unit 118) will not perform automatic closing unless the previous day's automatic closing message has been sent. However, regardless of whether or not automatic closing is performed, if the message has not been sent after a predetermined period of time has passed (for example, several tens of minutes) after the automatic closing time, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 Restart the devices connected to the . Thereby, even if long-term communication is abnormal, it is possible to obtain an opportunity to restore the communication once a day.

As described above, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 of the second embodiment can perform automatic closing more appropriately than in the past.

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

(C-1) In the first embodiment described above, an example was explained in which the money handling device of the present invention is applied to an online deposit/disbursement machine. It may also be applied to stand-alone deposit/withdrawal machines. In this case, the deposit/withdrawal machine notifies the system that manages sales proceeds of the automatic closing results (closing data) through manual input by the operator, for example, via a receipt that describes the transaction details. become.

(C-2) In the second embodiment, the device is restarted only when there is a communication failure, but the invention is not limited to this, and for example, the deposit/withdrawal machine of the first embodiment After 10 completes automatic tightening, the device may be restarted at a predetermined timing. The memory, etc. of the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is refreshed, and a preventive effect against failures can be obtained.

(C-3) In the first and second embodiments above, an example was shown in which the receipt is output after the automatic closing is completed, but the receipt is output at a predetermined time (for example, in the morning) instead of immediately after the automatic closing is completed. You can.

(C-4) As a modification of the first and second embodiments described above, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is configured to operate in a time period (between 23:50 and 23:59) in which the set time for automatic closing is likely to straddle dates. etc.), a warning may be output. As a warning, a message may be output to the operation display unit 117, or an alarm sound may be output from a speaker (of course, they may be used in combination). Further, the timing of the warning may be the timing at which the automatic tightening start time is set, or the timing immediately before the automatic tightening is executed.

(C-5) Although the characteristic operation of the second embodiment has been described using FIG. 5 as an example, a modified example shown in FIG. 6 may be used. That is, in FIG. 5, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is restarted only once a day, as shown in step S310 described above. On the other hand, in the modified example of FIG. 6, after restarting once in the process of step S311, the process returns to step S302 and immediately sets the next restart timer. Note that the set time of the restart timer for the second and subsequent times may be the same as the first time, or may be different (for example, the second time may be twice the set time for the first time).
In the modification shown in FIG. 6, the device is restarted at regular intervals until the transmission of the message is completed normally. It is assumed that the restart in S311 is executed for all devices connected to the deposit/withdrawal machine 10, and the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 is not restarted.

Furthermore, as another modification, in S307 of FIG. 5, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 and the communication device 30 connected to the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may be restarted. Furthermore, in S311 of FIG. 6, the communication device 30 connected to the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may be restarted. Furthermore, in S307 of FIG. 5 and S311 of FIG. 6, only the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may be restarted.

(C-6) In the second embodiment and the modification of (C-5) above, the restart of the device is managed by time (restart timer), but the invention is not limited to this, for example, The number of transmission failures may be counted, and the restart may be performed when the number of failures exceeds a threshold (for example, several tens of times).

(C-7) In the second embodiment and the modified examples of (C-5) and (C-6) above, the explanation is based on the assumption that the message to be sent is a closing message, but the present invention is not limited to this. The restart process may be performed on all messages sent from the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 to the management server 20.

(C-8) As a modification, the deposit/withdrawal machine 10 may have all or part of the configurations and functions of the first and second embodiments and the modifications described in (C-1) to (C-7) above. You may use a combination of parts.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Deposit/withdrawal system, 10...Deposit/withdrawal machine, 20...Management server, 30...Communication device, 101...Banknote insertion slot, 102...Banknote temporary storage section, 103...Banknote discrimination section, 104...10,000 note cassette, 105...5 Thousand-note cassette, 106... Thousand-note cassette, 107... Collection cassette, 108... Reject section, 109... Coin input slot, 110... Coin discrimination section, 111... Coin temporary holding section, 112... Withdrawal hopper, 113... Coin withdrawal Box, 114... Coin return box, 115... Coin collection warehouse, 116... Card reader section, 117... Operation display section, 118... Control section, 119... Storage section, 120... First communication section, 121... Second communication section, 122...Receipt section, M...Mobile network, N...Network.

Claims (6)

A money handling device that manages deposited and/or withdrawn money,
a communication unit for communicating with a host device;
When a predetermined process is completed, a message related to the predetermined process is sent to the higher-level device, and if a predetermined condition is met, the money handling device and the equipment connected to the money handling device are restarted. A money handling device comprising: a control unit for controlling; 2. The money handling device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that a predetermined period of time has elapsed without confirmation of arrival of the message to the host device. The money handling device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is that the number of failures in transmitting the message to the host device exceeds a threshold value. The money handling device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the restart is executed only once a day. The money handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the telegram is a telegram related to closing processing for totaling up the money in the money handling device and performing predetermined management. one or more money handling devices that manage deposited and/or withdrawn money; a host device; and one or more communication devices that connect to each of the money handling devices and communicate with the host device. A money handling system comprising:
When a predetermined process is completed, each of the money handling devices transmits a message related to the predetermined process to the higher-level device, and then restarts the money handling device and the communication device if a predetermined condition is met. A money handling system characterized by controlling.

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