JP3015257B2 - Automatic machine group management method and management system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic machine group management system which is installed in a financial institution such as a bank and manages a group of a plurality of automatic transaction machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic transaction devices (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) installed in financial institutions such as banks are used to improve customer service by saving labor and shortening processing time.
An automatic machine group management system capable of automatically replenishing and collecting banknotes in the case of an excess or deficiency of banknotes in an ATM, for example, is provided, and various proposals have been made. In this automatic machine group management system, a cassette containing bills is stored on a cassette shelf, and when information indicating that bills are insufficient is received from an ATM, a self-propelled moving medium replenishing and collecting machine collects the cassettes from the ATM and collects the cassettes. The cassette is stored on a shelf, and instead, a new cassette containing bills collectively is transported from the cassette shelf to the ATM, and the cassette itself is replenished to the ATM. (Japanese Patent Application No. 5-2355)

[0003]

In a conventional automatic machine group management system, a cassette containing a transaction medium is transferred from a cassette shelf to an ATM under the control of an automatic machine group management system controller. ATs that need to be moved from ATM to cassette shelves and have a shortage of transaction media
If M and the ATM that exceeds the transaction medium occur at the same time,
The medium replenishment and recovery machine repeatedly moves between each ATM and the cassette shelf. At this time, the exchange of transaction media between the media replenishment and collection machine and the ATM is performed in cassette units, so
The amount of replenishment or collection for each time is determined by the amount of medium stored in the cassette. Therefore, there is a problem in that fine replenishment and collection cannot be performed, and as a result, the amount of movement at the time of medium transfer and collection is increased, and more transaction media than necessary must be prepared.

It is considered that the exchange of the transaction medium between the medium replenishing and collecting machine and the ATM is not performed in units of cassettes but between the medium replenishing and collecting machine and the ATM based on the control of the automatic machine group management system control unit. Is a method of exchanging transaction media in units of media one by one. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the amount of movement of the medium replenishment and recovery machine, reduce the time required for replenishment and recovery, and realize an automatic machine group management system that can perform replenishment and recovery in accordance with the required amount of transaction media.

However, since the banknotes are transferred one by one, the medium must be fed and received at a high speed in order to reduce the time required for replenishment and collection, and this operation is controlled by different control units. Must be performed without error in the number of sheets (money) to be transferred between the two mechanisms operating based on the above. That is, there is a problem in that the control of the medium replenishment / recovery unit control unit and the control of the ATM control unit become complicated, and high performance devices must be used for each control device. Furthermore, if an abnormality such as a banknote occurs, the banknote or device is damaged or the strictness is required unless the transport operation of the banknote is stopped immediately in synchronization with the two. There is a problem that it becomes impossible to manage the number of sheets (money).

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The automatic machine group management method and management system of the present invention have the following features to solve the above problems. (1) A plurality of automated teller machines, a media replenishment and recovery machine that moves by self-propelled machine to the side of a plurality of automated teller machines, and a media replenishment and collection when a transaction media replenishment and collection request is issued by any of the automated transaction machines Control means for instructing the contents to be replenished and collected to the machine and the target automatic transaction apparatus, and the medium replenishment and collection machine feeds out the transaction medium by positioning the medium replenishment and collection machine to the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means. The automatic transaction apparatus performs a replenishment operation by accumulating, the automatic transaction apparatus pays out transaction media, and the medium replenishment and collection machine accumulates to perform a collection operation. During the replenishment / recovery operation, if the side that accumulates the transaction medium detects that a failure that cannot continue the replenishment / recovery operation has occurred, it directly requests the side that pays out the transaction medium to stop feeding the transaction medium, The issuing side stops sending out the transaction medium immediately upon detecting the request.

(2) Replenishment is performed by an automatic transaction apparatus having a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a transaction medium on a medium transport path, and a medium replenishment and recovery machine similarly having a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a transaction medium on a medium transport path. In a system for receiving and releasing transaction media via a collection and transport means, a communication means for mutually communicating between an automatic transaction device and a medium replenishment and recovery machine is provided. Respectively,
A sensor is provided at the nearest position where the transaction medium is received and the nearest position where the transaction medium is discharged, and information detected by this sensor is notified to the other party via the communication means.

[0008] (3) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means that self-propelledly moves on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, Control means for instructing the means to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected, and the medium collection means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus designated by the control means and the transaction medium in the designated automatic transaction apparatus is collected. I do. The medium recovery means outputs an emergency stop signal requesting to stop feeding of the transaction medium to the automatic transaction apparatus during the recovery operation, when detecting that a failure in which the recovery operation cannot be continued during the recovery operation has occurred. An emergency stop signal transmission means is provided. In addition, the automatic transaction device includes an emergency stop signal transmission unit to which an emergency stop signal is input, and a control unit that stops feeding of the transaction medium immediately upon detecting the input of the emergency stop signal.

(4) A plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses by a self-propelled machine, and a medium replenishment request when a transaction medium replenishment request of one of the automatic transaction apparatuses occurs. A control means for instructing the means to be replenished and an automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished is provided. The medium replenishing means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus designated by the control means, and the designated automatic transaction apparatus is replenished with the transaction medium. . The automatic transaction apparatus outputs an emergency stop signal requesting to stop feeding of the transaction medium to the medium replenishing means during the replenishing operation, when detecting that a failure in which the replenishing operation cannot be continued occurs during the replenishing operation. An emergency stop signal transmission means is provided.
The medium replenishing unit includes an emergency stop signal transmitting unit to which an emergency stop signal is input, and a control unit that stops feeding of the transaction medium immediately upon detecting the input of the emergency stop signal.

(5) The emergency stop signal transmitting means comprises a light emitting element and a light receiving element. (6) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected is provided.The medium collecting means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus designated by the control means, and the designated automatic transaction apparatus sequentially pays out the transaction medium and collects The transport medium is transported to the transfer section with the medium recovery means by the transport means. I do. The automatic transaction device has release detecting means for detecting the release of the transaction medium near the transfer section on its own collection / transportation means. And a sending means for sending a detection output of the receiving detecting means to the automatic transaction apparatus. The automatic transaction device is configured such that after the transaction medium passes through the receiving means for receiving the transmission signal from the transmission means and the emission detection means, the transaction medium is transferred to the collection means side medium transport path by the signal detected by the reception means. If the output of the receiving means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within the predetermined time after the transaction medium has passed the monitoring means for monitoring that And a control unit for immediately stopping the conveyance.

(7) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, Comprising means to instruct the means to be replenished and a replenishment target automatic transaction apparatus, and positioning the medium replenishment means in the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means,
The instructed medium replenishment means sequentially pays out the transaction medium, and transports the medium to the transfer unit with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transportation means,
The automatic transaction apparatus replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the medium storage means by the replenishment transport means. The medium replenishing means has release detecting means for detecting the release of the transaction medium near the transfer section on its own replenishing / transporting means. And a sending means for sending the detection output of the receiving detecting means to the medium replenishing means. The medium replenishment unit is configured to receive the transmission signal from the transmission unit, and after the transaction medium passes through the release detection unit, the transaction medium is transferred to the replenishment unit side medium transport path by a signal detected by the reception unit. If the output of the receiving means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within the predetermined time after the transaction medium has passed the monitoring means for monitoring that And a control unit for immediately stopping the conveyance.

(8) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of a plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, Comprising means for instructing the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction device to be collected with respect to the means, positioning the medium collection means in the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means,
The instructed automatic transaction device sequentially pays out the transaction media, and transports the media to the transfer section with the media recovery device by the recovery transport device,
The medium collection means collects the transaction media in the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the collection and accumulation section by the collection and conveyance means. The automatic transaction apparatus includes emission detecting means for detecting the release of the transaction medium in the vicinity of the transfer section on its own collection / transportation means, and sending means for sending the detection output of the emission detecting means to the medium collecting means. The medium collection means is provided near the delivery section on the collection and conveyance means of the self, for detecting reception of the transaction medium from the automatic transaction apparatus side conveyance path, and for receiving the transmission signal from the transmission means. Means for detecting the detection output of the transaction medium release detecting means on the automatic transaction apparatus side from the receiving means, and then confirming that the reception detecting means has detected the transaction medium. The monitoring means for monitoring the delivery of the transaction medium and the detection means for detecting the output of the release detection means. When the reception detection means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within a predetermined time, the delivery unit performs the transportation. Is determined to be abnormal, and a control unit is provided for transmitting an emergency stop signal to the automatic transaction device via the emergency stop signal transmitting means.

(9) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelledly moving the plurality of automatic transaction devices by the self-propelled machine, and Comprising means to replenish the means and a control means for instructing the automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, positioning the medium replenishment means in the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means,
The instructed medium replenishment means sequentially pays out the transaction medium, and transports the medium to the transfer unit with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transportation means,
The automatic transaction apparatus replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the medium storage means by the replenishment transport means. The medium replenishing means includes a discharge detecting means for detecting the release of the transaction medium in the vicinity of the transfer section on its own replenishing and conveying means, and a transmitting means for transmitting a detection output of the release detecting means to the automatic transaction apparatus.
The automatic transaction apparatus is provided near the transfer section on its own replenishing and transporting means, a receiving detecting means for detecting that the transaction medium has been delivered from the medium replenishing means side transport path, and a receiving means for receiving a sending signal from the sending means. Means for detecting the transaction output of the medium replenishing means on the side of the medium replenishing means from the receiving means, and then confirming that the reception detecting means has detected the transaction medium. The monitoring means for monitoring the delivery of the transaction medium and the detection means for detecting the output of the release detection means. When the reception detection means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within a predetermined time, the delivery unit performs the transportation. Is determined to be abnormal, and a control unit is provided for transmitting an emergency stop signal to the medium replenishing means via the emergency stop signal transmitting means.

(10) The transmitting means and the receiving means are each composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. (11) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means that self-propelledly moves on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected is provided, and the medium collecting means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus designated by the control means, and the designated automatic transaction apparatus sequentially pays out the transaction medium and collects. The transport medium is transported to the transfer section with the medium recovery means by the transport means, and the media recovery means sequentially receives the transported transaction media, and transports the transport media to the collection and accumulation section by the recovery transport means, thereby recovering the transaction media in the automatic transaction apparatus. I do. A communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium collection means is provided, and a control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus, when the automatic transaction apparatus detects a condition for terminating the collection during the collection operation, performs the collection for the collection. The feeding and transport of the medium are stopped, and a notice of completion of collection is transmitted to the medium collecting means by the communication means. The control unit of the medium collection unit receives the collection end notification and ends the collection operation.

(12) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for moving the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and a medium recovery request when any one of the automatic transaction devices generates a transaction medium recovery request. Comprising means for instructing the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction device to be collected with respect to the means, positioning the medium collection means in the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means,
The instructed automatic transaction device sequentially pays out the transaction media, and transports the media to the transfer section with the media recovery device by the recovery transport device,
The medium collection means collects the transaction media in the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the collection and accumulation section by the collection and conveyance means. A communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium collection means is provided, and a control unit of the medium collection means notifies a collection end request notification when the medium collection means detects a condition for terminating the collection during the collection operation. Is transmitted to the automated teller machine by the communication means. When the control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus receives the collection end request notification, the control unit stops feeding and transport for collection and returns the collection end notification to the medium collection unit.

(13) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of a plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, Comprising means to replenish the means and a control means for instructing the automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, positioning the medium replenishment means in the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means,
The instructed medium replenishment means sequentially pays out the transaction medium, and transports the medium to the transfer unit with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transportation means,
The automatic transaction apparatus replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the medium storage means by the replenishment transport means. A communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium replenishing means is provided. When the automatic transaction apparatus detects a condition for ending replenishment during the replenishment operation, the control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus notifies a replenishment end request notification. Is transmitted to the medium replenishing means by the communication means, and the medium replenishing means which has received the replenishment end notification immediately stops the feeding operation of the transaction medium, and communicates the replenishment end message to the automatic transaction apparatus by the communication means, and receives this message. The automatic transaction device ends the replenishment operation.

(14) A plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses by a self-propelled machine, and a medium replenishment request when a transaction medium replenishment request of any of the automatic transaction apparatuses occurs. Comprising means to instruct the means to be replenished and a replenishment target automatic transaction apparatus, and positioning the medium replenishment means in the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means,
The instructed medium replenishment means sequentially pays out the transaction medium, and transports the medium to the transfer unit with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transportation means,
The automatic transaction apparatus replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus by sequentially receiving the conveyed transaction media and transporting the transaction media to the medium storage means by the replenishment transport means. A communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium replenishment means is provided, and the control part of the medium replenishment means, when the medium replenishment means detects a condition for ending replenishment during the replenishment operation, the medium for replenishment. The feeding and transport of the medium are stopped, and a replenishment end notification is transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus by the communication means, and the automatic transaction apparatus that has received the replenishment end notification ends the replenishment operation.

(15) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishment and recovery machine that moves by a self-propelled machine on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, and A control means for instructing the media replenishment and recovery machine with contents to be replenished and collected and a target automatic transaction apparatus, and the medium replenishment and collection apparatus is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus specified by the control means, and the designated automatic transaction apparatus is designated. The transaction medium is replenished and collected by receiving and releasing the transaction medium between and.
The automatic transaction device and the medium replenishment and recovery machine are provided with communication means for directly transmitting control information to each other without any intervening control means.

(16) A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishment and recovery machine that moves by a self-propelled machine on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, and a transaction medium replenishment and collection request issued by any of the automatic transaction devices. A control means for instructing the media replenishment and recovery machine with contents to be replenished and collected and a target automatic transaction apparatus, and the medium replenishment and collection apparatus is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus specified by the control means, and the designated automatic transaction apparatus is designated. The transaction medium is replenished and collected by receiving and releasing the transaction medium between and.
The automatic transaction device and the medium replenishment and recovery machine have an emergency stop signal transmitting means for instructing a stop of the replenishment and recovery operation when the replenishment and recovery operation cannot be continued, and a data communication means for notifying the mutual start and end of the replenishment and recovery operation. And a sensor information transmitting means for notifying the passing of the transaction medium at the nearest position for receiving the medium and the nearest position for discharging the medium.

(17) The emergency stop signal transmitting means, the data communicating means, and the sensor information transmitting means are constituted by a set of communicating means, and each control information is multiplexed and transmitted. (18) After the medium replenishment and recovery machine is self-propelled and positioned to the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means, the medium replenishment and collection device is transmitted via the communication means for directly transmitting control information between the medium replenishment and collection device and the automatic transaction device. To send a message to prepare for replenishment collection. If there is no response from the automatic transaction apparatus within a certain period of time, the medium processing amount is set to 0 and the completion of the replenishment recovery processing is notified to the central control unit, and the operation is completed.

[0021]

The medium replenishment and recovery machine performs a process of directly replenishing and recovering the medium of the automatic transaction apparatus under the group management control system of the central control unit. During the medium replenishment and recovery operation, information transmission between the automatic transaction device and the medium replenishment and recovery machine is performed directly without going through the central control unit. An emergency stop signal transmitting means is used for notification of occurrence of a failure during the transport operation. Sensor information transmission means is used to detect a transfer abnormality of the other party and use it for stopping its own transfer operation. Other data is transmitted by data communication means. In this way, it is possible to continuously and reliably monitor the medium delivered from the partner device to the own device or from the own device to the partner device, and perform the corresponding processing.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals. <Overall Configuration> FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic machine group management system according to the present invention. The apparatus includes a medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 that moves by the side of a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses 1.
This medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 is driven by a self-propelled machine 2-g,
The vehicle travels in the manner described using. The medium management of the automatic transaction apparatus with the bill is performed by the ATM control unit 1-a. Then, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 uses the automatic transaction device 1
The banknotes stored in the M banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 11 are replenished and collected.

In the following embodiment, a description will be given of replenishment and collection of bills, but the same applies to replenishment and collection of coins. The medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 is provided with a medium replenishment and recovery machine control section 2-a for controlling the replenishment and recovery operation. A centralized control unit 3 is provided for comprehensively managing and controlling the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2. The centralized control unit 3 includes a centralized operation unit 8 and a display unit 9. In the present invention, this is referred to as control means for explanation. The central control unit 3 receives media stock information and the like from the automatic transaction device 1 and controls the operation of the media replenishing and collecting machine 2. That is, the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 performs medium replenishing and medium collecting via a transport path formed between the automatic transaction device 1 and the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 described later.

Here, in the system of the present invention, an emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d and 2-d and a data communication means 1-e and 2-d are provided between the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2.
e and sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f.
Since these are provided in the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2, respectively, in this figure and the following description, the emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d for the automatic transaction apparatus and the emergency stop for the medium replenishing and collecting machine are described. Reference numerals are given to distinguish the signal transmission means 2-d. Data communication means 1-e, 2-
e, the same applies to the sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f.

In the present invention, when the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 performs a medium replenishing operation, it is called a medium replenishing means, and when the medium is collected, it is called a medium collecting means. That is, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 may be configured to simultaneously replenish and recover the medium, or may be a dedicated machine that only replenishes or recovers the medium.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the system of the present invention in order to explain the system of the present invention more specifically.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of the replenishment and recovery mechanism of the system of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a cross section along the line AA in FIG. <Appearance> First, in FIG.
A medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 moving between ATMs 1 on the side of 1;
A centralized control unit 3 (FIG. 2) for moving the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 and controlling the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 based on the information from the ATM 1 and the information from the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 is provided. Connected by control lines.

The centralized control unit 3 includes a centralized operation unit 8,
The display unit 9 and the printer 10 are connected, and the central control unit 3 operates the central operation unit 8 or the central control unit 3 automatically positions the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 at an arbitrary ATM 1. The result of the replenishment operation and collection operation of the transaction medium between the two or the result of calculating the amount stored in the medium replenishment and collection machine 2 is displayed on the display unit 9 and the printer 10
Can be output to The medium replenishing and recovering machine 2 is moved by a self-propelled machine 2-g including wheels 7 and the like shown in FIG. 3 along a rail 6 provided in parallel with a shaft 5 slidably supported.

The automatic transaction apparatus 1, the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 and the central control unit 3 shown in FIG.
A memory interface circuit and the like are provided. As described above, the control of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is performed by the AT shown in FIG.
The control is performed by the M control unit 1-a, and the control of the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 is performed by the medium replenishment and recovery unit control unit 2-a. Since the configuration of the central control unit 3 itself is unnecessary for the description of the system of the present invention, a specific illustration is omitted.

<Cross-Sectional Structure> Next, referring to FIG. 3, a replenishment and recovery mechanism of the system will be described. Inside of ATM1,
For example, as shown in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 2-27897, a bill receiving / dispensing apparatus 11 for receiving / dispensing bills is arranged, and can handle replenished and collected bills via a replenishing and collecting unit. In this embodiment, the adapter 12 is installed on the back of the ATM 1 in place of the replenishment and recovery unit. Adapter 12
Has a supply path 13 for replenishment and a transfer path 14 for collection. An end of the replenishment conveyance path 13 is connected to a medium replenishment conveyance path 15 of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 11, and an end of the collection conveyance path 14 is connected to a medium collection conveyance path 16 of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 11. is there. The medium replenishment transport path 15 is used to transfer replenishment bills to the deposit / withdrawal unit 1
7 through banknote type, that is, a safe 1
8 and 19. The medium recovery transport path 16 is provided for
When the banknotes 8 and 19 cannot be completely stored, predetermined banknotes are conveyed from the safes 18 and 19 to the medium collection / conveyance path 16 via the deposit / withdrawal unit 17 as collected banknotes.

On the other hand, inside the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2, a plurality of medium storages 20 for storing bills, a circulating conveyance path 21, a medium recognition processing means 22, a replenishment branch conveyance path 23, a collection branch conveyance path 24 , Two blades 26 a to 26 f are provided in parallel with the rail 6.

Each medium storage 20 has a medium stacking means 29 for accumulating replenishment bills, a medium feeding means 30 for feeding out replenishment bills, a collection medium taking-in means 31 for taking in the collection bills from the ATM 1 into the medium storage 20, and a collection medium taking-in. The means 31 sequentially lifts the bills collected by a certain number or more upwards, and the picking means 4 for collecting the collected bills. The reject bill recognized by the medium recognizing processing means 22 as not refillable among the replenishment bills is taken into the medium storage 20. A reject medium take-in means 32 is provided.

When the replenishment bills are exhausted, the medium stacking means 29 once descends with the collected bills moved, moves below the scraping means 4, and moves upward from here to replace the scraping means 4. Then, there is a mechanism for transferring the collected bills from the scraping means 4 to the medium stacking means 29 and making them reusable as supplementary bills.

The replenishment conveyance path 13, the collection conveyance path 14, the circulation conveyance path 21, the replenishment branch conveyance path 23, and the collection branch conveyance path 24 are constituted by a medium guide member (not shown), a feed roller, and a belt. It is composed of a transport path, a pulse motor (not shown) controlled by the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a shown in FIG. In the circulating conveyance path 21, a medium feeding unit 30, a collection medium taking unit 31, and a reject medium taking unit 32 of the medium storage 20 are provided with the blade 2.
6a to 26f. Further, there is provided a medium recognition processing means 22 for performing recognition processing of discrimination, type, number of sheets, and the like of replenishment bills along the circulation conveyance path 21. The medium recognizing processing means 22 is a medium replenishing and collecting machine control unit 2-a shown in FIG.
, And outputs the recognition processing result to the central control unit 3.

In this embodiment, the medium stacking means 29, the medium feeding means 30, the circulating conveyance path 21, the medium recognition processing means 22, the replenishment branch conveyance path 23, and the blades 26a, 26
f and the medium replenishment / collection machine control unit 2-a shown in FIG. 1 constitute a medium replenishment mechanism. The medium collection mechanism includes a collection medium take-in unit 31, a scraping unit 4, a circulation conveyance path 21, a collection branch conveyance path 24, blades 26b, 26d, and 26.
e, 26f and the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2 shown in FIG.
a. Further, the reject medium transport means includes a circulating transport path 21, blades 26c, 26d, 26f and FIG.
And the medium replenishing and collecting machine control unit 2-a shown in FIG.

At the part where the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 face each other, the emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d and 2-d described with reference to FIG.
2-e and sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f are arranged. In this embodiment, they are mutually constituted by means for transmitting signals using light, such as so-called photocouplers.

<Transmission Communication Means> FIG. 4 shows a specific connection diagram of the emergency stop signal transmission means. The emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d and 2-d are, as shown in FIG.
-A and a driver circuit 51 for driving the light emitting element 52 under the control of the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a, and a light receiving element 53 for receiving light from the light emitting element 52 and converting it into an electric signal.
And a resistor 55 for converting the current output of the light receiving element 53 into a voltage output, and a buffer 54 for receiving the output of the light receiving element 53 and the resistor 55. The emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d on the ATM control section 1-a side and the emergency stop signal transmitting means 2-d on the medium replenishing and recovering machine control section 2-a side include:
In each case, the light emitting element and the light receiving element are arranged to face each other, and the structures are completely the same, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 5 shows a connection diagram of the data communication means. The optical transmission circuit portions of the data communication means 1-e and 2-e have the same configuration as the emergency stop signal transmission means 1-d and 2-d.
A conversion circuit 7 for converting parallel signals from the ATM control unit 1-a and the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a into serial signals.
0 and 73, and conversion circuits 71 and 72 for converting serial signals received by the optical transmission circuit into parallel signals and inputting them to the ATM control unit 1-a and the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a. This data communication means performs parallel / serial conversion and the like, unlike the emergency stop signal transmission means and the sensor information transmission means. This is because the emergency stop signal and the sensor information are transmitted by turning the signal on and off, while the data is processed in parallel, for example, several bits collectively.

FIG. 6 shows a connection diagram of the sensor information transmitting means. The sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f also have the same optical transmission circuit portion as the above two, but the light transmitting side is driven not by the signal from each control unit but by the sensor output. Are different. ATM control unit 1 shown
On the −a side, a sensor AS3 (67) is described. The sensor AS3 is driven by a driver 57. For example, when a medium passes, the light is blocked and the output is sent to the buffer 40 side. In the present invention, the medium detection signal of such a sensor can be directly transmitted to the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a by the sensor information transmitting means. A sensor CS3 (62) is also provided on the medium replenishment / collection machine control unit 2-a side. The sensor CS3 (62) is also constituted by a photocoupler driven by the driver 58, the light is blocked by the passage of the medium, and the detection signal is output via the buffer 59. This detection signal is also sent directly to the ATM control unit 1-a side through the sensor information transmission means.

By providing such sensor information transmitting means, for example, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control section 2-a not only has an abnormal medium conveyance inside itself, but also has a medium conveyance inside the ATM control section 1-a. An abnormality is detected quickly, and the operation of replenishing and collecting the medium is quickly terminated. In this figure, only one sensor is shown. Therefore, for example, each sensor may be arranged at the most appropriate place for knowing the conveyance abnormality of the medium of the other party, and it is preferable to arrange it at a place immediately before receiving the medium or immediately after sending out the medium. The seam between the medium replenishment and recovery machine and the medium transport path of the automatic transaction apparatus is likely to be a gray zone where monitoring of both apparatuses is not sufficiently performed.
Therefore, it is preferable to provide the sensor at the seam, that is, the nearest position where the medium is received or the closest position where the medium is discharged, so as to minimize the gray zone. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of sensor information transmitting means are provided and a plurality of detection signals are directly notified to each other.

With the above-described configuration, the system of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 is capable of transmitting an emergency stop signal 1-d when a failure occurs in which the operation cannot be continued during the replenishment and recovery operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. , 2-d through media replenishment and recovery machine 2
Tell that. As a result, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 immediately stops the replenishment operation and the recovery operation. For example, if such an emergency stop signal is transmitted via the centralized control unit 3, a certain time is required for signal processing, and a certain time is required from the failure detection by the automatic transaction apparatus 1 to the stop of the operation of the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2. Time lag occurs. Usually, the medium is transported at a very high speed in the transport path, and such a delay in the operation may cause a large number of media to be jammed or damaged in the transport path. In the system of the present invention, the emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d, 2-d
ATM control unit 1-a and medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2
-A can be directly communicated with each other. These are communication means for urgent control information. Thereby, both devices can be stopped in a very short time. The same applies to the case where a failure occurs on the side of the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2, and the fact is immediately transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus 1.

Here, the emergency stop signal transmitting means, the data communicating means, and the sensor information transmitting means may be integrally formed by a communicating means comprising a set of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. In this case, the control information transmitted by each means may be time division multiplexed or frequency division multiplexed.

<Outline of Each Embodiment> FIG. 7 is a block diagram (part 1) of a collection / delivery detection function for explaining an outline of the invention of the next embodiment. The present invention specifically utilizes the sensor information transmitting means described with reference to FIG. In this example, the processing when a failure occurs when the medium is collected from the medium storage means 36 of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 to the collection and accumulation unit 37 of the medium collection means 2 via the collection and conveyance means 35 is shown.
Here, the release detecting means 41 and the receiving detecting means 42 are provided in a portion of the collecting and conveying means 35 near the transfer section 68.
The delivery section 68 is composed of a connection structure or the like bridged between the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 shown in FIG. Before and after that, one sensor for detecting the medium as described with reference to FIG. 6 is arranged one by one. This is the emission detecting means 41 and the receiving detecting means 42.

When recovering the medium, the medium is detected by the discharge detecting means 41 and subsequently detected by the receiving detecting means 42. However, if some kind of trouble occurs after the detection by the discharge detecting means 41 and the medium is not detected by the receiving detecting means 42, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 must immediately stop the medium collecting operation. Then, the output of the reception detecting means 42 is converted into an optical signal by the transmitting means 43 and received by the receiving means 44. This corresponds to the sensor information transmitting means 2-f, 1-f shown in FIG. This signal is input to the monitoring means 45. Control unit 1 of automatic transaction device 1
"-A" detects the occurrence of a fault by accepting the output of the emission detecting means 41 and the output of the receiving means 44. When determining that a failure has occurred, the control unit 1-a instructs each mechanism including the medium storage means 36 and the like to stop the operation of collecting the medium.

In performing such an operation, generally, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 performs the detection and transport control of the medium independently on the side of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the medium recovery means 2 on the side of the medium recovery means 2. I have. However, the occurrence of a failure in the transfer section 68 of the collection and conveyance means 35 cannot be dealt with by such individual control. Moreover, if the occurrence of the failure is performed through the control means 25, the operation cannot be stopped quickly as described above. Therefore, the control by the sensor information transmitting means as shown in the present invention exerts its effect.

The recovery operation has been described with reference to FIG. 7, and the corresponding replenishment operation will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a block diagram (part 1) of a replenishment transfer detection function. When the medium is replenished from the medium replenishing means 2 to the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the transport direction of the medium is opposite to that in FIG. That is, the medium is sent from the replenishment / stacking unit 39 to the medium storage means 36 via the replenishment conveyance means 38. Accordingly, the release detecting means 47 is provided on the medium replenishing means 2 side, and the receiving detecting means 46 is provided on the automatic transaction apparatus 1 side. The output of the reception detecting means is sent to the sending means 48 and notified to the receiving means 49 of the medium replenishing means 2. Monitoring means 50 provided in medium replenishing means 2
Monitors the outputs of the ejection detecting means 47 and the receiving means 49, and detects a medium conveyance failure in the same manner as described above.
The result is notified to the control unit 2-a, and the replenishment operation is stopped.

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of a collection / delivery detection function (No. 2). In the example of FIGS. 7 and 8, when each device sends out a medium, the mechanism determines whether the sent medium has been conveyed to the conveyance path of the other party without any trouble. The invention of FIGS. 9 and 10 detects that a medium is conveyed from the other party, determines whether the medium has been properly taken into its own device, and monitors the operation.
In the example of FIG. 9, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is connected to the medium collection unit 2, and the medium is conveyed from the medium storage unit 36 to the collection and accumulation unit 37 via the collection and conveyance unit 35. Here, the medium is detected by the emission detection means 41 and the reception detection means 42 in the transfer section 68. Emission detection means 41 on the sending side
Is output to the sending means 48 and transmitted to the receiving means 49. The output of the reception detecting means 42 and the output of the receiving means 49 are monitored by the monitoring means 50, and whether or not the medium has been normally conveyed at a predetermined timing is monitored. When it is determined that a failure has occurred, the control unit 2-a stops the collection operation of the medium collection unit 2.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram (part 2) of a replenishment transfer detection function. This is the invention at the time of the medium replenishing operation opposite to that of FIG. This medium is detected by the discharge detecting means 47 and the receiving detecting means 46 near the transfer section 68. The output of the release detecting means 47 is transmitted to the receiving means 44 via the transmitting means 43.
The output of the reception detecting means 46 and the output of the receiving means 44 are monitored by the monitoring means 45.
-A is informed. When the controller 1-a determines that a failure has occurred, the controller 1-a stops the medium replenishment operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 including the medium storage means 36.

Next, the cooperative processing between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium replenishment and recovery means in the event of an emergency stop will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a collection end operation sequence chart (No. 1). As described above, if the automatic transaction apparatus 1 or the medium collection means 2 detects a failure during the collection operation, the operation is stopped, the operation is immediately notified to the other party, and the operation is stopped immediately. It is an object of the present invention. FIG. 11 shows a procedure for notifying the medium collection means 2 when the automatic transaction apparatus 1 detects some condition for terminating the collection during the collection operation.
That is, first, in step S1, when the collection end condition is detected, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 stops feeding the medium in step S2. Then, in step S3, the conveyance of the medium is stopped, and a collection completion notification is sent to the medium collection unit 2 via the communication unit 56 (step S4). Communication means 5
Reference numeral 6 corresponds to the emergency stop signal transmitting means 2-d, 1-d.
Upon receiving this notification, the medium collection unit 2 ends the collection operation in step S5.

FIG. 12 is a similar recovery end operation sequence chart (No. 2). In this example, the medium collection unit 2 detects a collection end condition such as a failure (Step S).
1). In this case, since the side that sends out the medium is the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the medium collection means 2 immediately sends a collection end request notification to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 via the communication means 56 (step S2). Then, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 stops taking out the medium and stops conveying the medium (Step S3, Step S4). After that, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 returns to the communication unit 56 again.
Then, a notice of completion of collection is sent to the medium collection means 2 via (step S5). Thus, the medium collecting means 2 ends the collecting operation (Step S6). As described above, the medium feeding side is stopped first, and then the medium receiving side is stopped at a high speed, thereby preventing the medium from being damaged.

FIG. 13 shows a replenishment end operation sequence chart (No. 1). In the case of the replenishment operation, the condition is different from the previous one. That is, in this example, it is assumed that the automatic transaction apparatus 1 detects a replenishment end condition (step S1).
In this case, it is the medium replenishing means 2 that replenishes the medium. Accordingly, a replenishment end request notification is sent from the automatic transaction apparatus 1 to the medium replenishment means 2 via the communication means 56 (step S2). Then, the medium replenishing means 2 stops feeding and transporting the medium (step S4). Thereafter, the medium replenishment unit 2 notifies the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of the replenishment end via the communication unit 56 (step S5). Thus, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 ends the replenishment operation (step S6).

FIG. 14 shows a replenishment end operation sequence chart (No. 2). Here, the medium replenishment means 2 detects a replenishment end condition (step S1). The medium replenishing means 2 on the medium sending side immediately stops feeding and transporting the medium (steps S2 and S3). The result is transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 via the communication means 56. That is, a replenishment end notification is transmitted to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 (step S4). The automatic transaction apparatus 1 ends the replenishment operation in response to this (step S5). As described above, according to the present invention, the abnormality in the conveyance of the medium is detected, and the conveyance operation is stopped and linked.

Next, specific operations of the apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. <Start-up Operation> Prior to the start of operation, the banker sets banknotes necessary for the operation of each ATM 1 in the medium collecting means 29 of the medium storage 20 in the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 shown in FIG. Thereafter, when the staff notifies the central control unit 3 of the setting of the bills by the central operation unit 8 shown in FIG. 1, the central control unit 3 counts the bills in the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 in order to determine the amount of the set bills. , And the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 starts the counting operation of bills.

In FIG. 3, this counting operation is performed for each medium storage while sequentially stacking the banknotes set in the medium storage means 29 of each medium storage 20 in the medium storage means 29. Medium accumulation means 29 of a certain storage 20
The banknotes are fed out one by one to the circulation transport path 21 using the medium feeding means 30. The fed banknotes are sequentially sent to the medium recognition processing means 22 to discriminate denominations, that is, to discriminate between ten thousand yen and one thousand yen notes.
6d and 26f are controlled so that the bills are conveyed to the collection medium taking-up means 31 on the upper side, respectively.

When the number of banknotes accumulated in the collection medium take-in means 31 reaches the maximum number of sheets that can be collected by the collection medium take-in means 31, the feeding is temporarily stopped, and the scraping means 4 collects the bills in the collection medium take-in means 33. The scraped bill is lifted up, and the payout is started again. Thereby, the discrimination of the banknotes in all the upper medium stacking means 29 is completed, and when the banknotes are stacked on the scraping means 4, the banknotes are once accumulated on the medium stacking means 29 in order to collect the banknotes again. After moving the bill downward, the bill is moved upward while being lifted.

Subsequently, the banknotes set in the medium stacking means 29 of the medium storage 20 are also discriminated in the same manner.
At this time, the blades 26b, 26c, 26d, 26f
Control is performed such that the bills are conveyed to the collection medium taking-in means 31 at the bottom, respectively. In the media replenishment and recovery machine, two
A total of four storages 20 are provided. Therefore, this series of operations is performed in parallel in the two sets of right and left transport paths of the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2. Thereby, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2
When the amount of banknotes in each storage box 20 is determined, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 notifies the centralized control unit 3 of the counting result. In response to this, the central control unit 3 stores the remaining amount of each storage 20 in a memory (not shown), and the start-up operation is completed.

Next, the replenishment operation during operation will be described. <Replenishment Operation> The centralized control unit 3 monitors the increase and decrease of bills for each transaction of ATM1, records the transition of the remaining amount of bills of each ATM1 in a memory (not shown), and sequentially updates them. The central control unit 3 determines whether or not the remaining amount of bills is less than the maximum number of withdrawals that can be dispensed in one transaction, based on the updated contents.

When it is determined that the value is lower than the predetermined value, the centralized control unit 3 instructs the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 to start a replenishing operation. First, the central control unit 3 is the "unit" of the ATM 1 to be supplemented.
= "N" and the number of sheets to be replenished are specified in advance, or the replenishment operation mode such as replenishment until the safes 18 and 19 of the ATM 1 are filled up without specifying the number in advance is notified to the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2. . Upon receiving the notification, the medium replenishing and recovering machine 2 moves to the back of the designated ATM No. N by itself and performs positioning.

Here, the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 is connected to the data communication means 1 of the Nth machine of the ATM 1 via the data communication means 2-e.
Start communication with -e. Communication is performed as follows. First, first, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a continuously lights the light emitting element 52 for a certain period of time. Second, A
The TM control unit 1-a enters a data communication waiting state after receiving light for a certain period of time.

Third, a medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a
Sends a replenishment preparation message, sets a timer, and sends an ATM
The control unit 1-a enters a state of waiting for reception of a replenishment preparation completed message, and the light emitting element on the transmission side is turned on during the reception standby. The content of the replenishment preparation message is, when replenishing the specified number, the designated number replenishment mode and the specified number data for each denomination specified by the central control unit 3, and the replenishment is performed without specifying the amount or the number in advance. If it is a mode to perform, it is the mode or the like. If the replenishment preparation completion message cannot be received from the ATM control unit 1-a by the time when the timer completes counting (hereinafter referred to as time over), the light emitting element on the transmission side is turned off, and the central control unit 3 sends the ATM1 to the Nth machine. Refill is 0
The operation is completed once by communicating that the operation has been completed with sheets (without replenishment), and waits for the next replenishment instruction, collection instruction, and the like from the central control unit 3. This is to prevent services from being disabled to other ATMs if the system is locked to one ATM for a long time. The reason why the light emitting element on the transmitting side is turned off is to notify the ATM of the completion of the communication (the termination of the replenishment operation). By this operation, the operation of the transmission communication means can be checked before the replenishment operation starts.

Fourth, when the ATM control unit 1-a receives the replenishment preparation message, if a transaction such as withdrawal or deposit is being made at that time, the transaction is completed as soon as the transaction is completed. The replenishment preparation operation is immediately performed, and upon completion, a replenishment preparation completion message is transmitted to the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a. Fifth
Thirdly, upon receiving the replenishment preparation completion message, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a subsequently transmits a message for medium replenishment start. Sixth, when the ATM receives the medium replenishment start message, the ATM waits for the medium to be delivered from the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2.

Seventh, the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 feeds out the banknotes in the medium storage 20 shown in FIG. Further, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2 determines whether the fed banknote can be used as a replenishment banknote via the medium recognition processing unit 22,
Those that can be used are transported to the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 11 of the ATM 1, and those that cannot be used are taken into the medium storage 20 via the collection medium taking-in means 31. When this is repeated until the number of bills to be replenished is reached, the medium replenishment and recovery machine 2
The replenishment operation end message is transmitted to the M control unit 1-a.
The amount data and the number data of the money type supplemented in this message are transmitted.

In the replenishment mode, in particular, without specifying the amount or the number of sheets, when the banknote amount in the safes 18 and 19 reaches a predetermined amount, for example, when the banknote amount in the safes 18 and 19 reaches the near end state or more, or becomes full. The ATM control unit 1-a transmits a replenishment end request message to the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a at the time when a predetermined condition such as the condition is satisfied is satisfied. In response to this, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a ends the replenishment operation, and transmits a replenishment operation end message to the ATM control unit 1-a. The amount data and the number data of the money type supplemented in this message are transmitted.

Eighth, upon receiving the replenishment operation end message, the ATM control unit 1-a adds the replenished amount data to the managed lending data and updates the lending data based on this data. I do. Ninthly, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a re-stores a value obtained by subtracting the replenished amount from the remaining amount of each storage 20 stored in the memory,
The completion of the replenishment operation of the ATM 1 at the Nth unit is notified to the central control unit 3 together with the replenished amount and the data of the number of denominations, and the replenishment operation ends. Tenthly, the centralized control unit 3 stores each of the storages 20 of the refilled ATM 2 and the ATM N
Is updated, and one replenishment process is completed.

<Recovery Operation> Next, the recovery operation will be described. The centralized control unit 3 monitors the increase and decrease of the banknote for each transaction of the ATM1, and records and updates the transition of the remaining amount of the banknote in each ATM1 in a memory (not shown). And whether the remaining amount of the bill is almost full or unnecessarily large is determined according to a predetermined condition.

When it is determined that the condition is satisfied, the central control unit 3 instructs the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 to start a collecting operation. First, the centralized control unit 3 designates the "number" of the ATM 1 to be collected = "N" and the number of sheets to be collected in advance, or collects until the safes 18 and 19 of the ATM 1 reach the predetermined amount without specifying the number in advance. The medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 is notified of a collecting operation mode such as performing. Upon receiving the notification, the medium replenishing and recovering machine 2 moves to the back of the designated ATM No. N by itself and performs positioning.

Here, the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 is connected to the data communication means 1 of the ATM No. N via the data communication means 2-e.
Start communication with -e. Communication is performed as follows. First, first, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a continuously lights the light emitting element 52 for a certain period of time. Second, A
The TM control unit 1-a enters a data reception waiting state after receiving light for a certain period of time.

Third, the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a
Sends a collection preparation message, sets a timer, and sends an ATM
It enters a state of waiting for reception of a collection preparation completed message from the control unit 1-a, and the light emitting element on the transmitting side is kept in a lighted state while waiting for reception. The contents of the collection preparation message include the designated number collection mode when the specified number is to be collected, the specified number data for each denomination specified by the central control unit 3, and the collection without specifying the amount or the number in advance. If it is a mode to perform, it is the mode or the like. When the collection preparation completion message cannot be received from the ATM control unit 1-a by the time the timer completes, the light emitting element on the transmission side is turned on, and the central control unit 3 receives the message.
The communication to the effect that collection of TM1 to the Nth unit has been completed with 0 sheets (no collection) is completed, the operation is once completed, and the next collection instruction from the centralized control unit 3 or a collection instruction is awaited. This is to prevent services from being disabled to other ATMs if the system is locked to one ATM for a long time. The light emitting element on the transmitting side is turned off in order to notify the ATM control unit 1 of the end of communication (discontinuation of the collection operation). The effects and the like are as described in the replenishment operation.

Fourth, when the ATM control unit 1-a receives the collection preparation message, if a transaction such as withdrawal or deposit is being made at that time, the transaction is completed as soon as the transaction is completed, and if the transaction is not performed. The collection preparation operation is immediately performed, and upon completion, a collection preparation completion message is transmitted to the medium replenishment / collection machine control unit 2-a. Fifth, upon receiving the collection completion message, the medium replenishment / collection machine control unit 2-a transmits a medium collection start message.

Sixth, when the ATM 1 receives the medium recovery start message, the ATM 1 feeds out the media one by one from the safe 18 or 19 shown in FIG. If this is repeated until the specified amount of collection medium is reached,
The feeding of the medium is stopped, and the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a
Sends a collection operation end request message to the server. In addition, if the collection mode is specified without specifying the amount or the number,
When the banknote amount in the safes 18 and 19 reaches a predetermined amount on the M1 side, for example, when the full condition is released or a predetermined condition such as a predetermined stock amount is satisfied, the ATM control unit 1-a. Sends the collection end request message to the medium replenishment and collection machine control unit 2-
Send to a.

Seventh, in response to this, the medium replenishment / recovery machine controller 2-a completes the recovery operation, and the ATM controller 1-a
To transmit a replenishment operation end message. Eighth, A
Upon receiving the collection operation end message, the TM control unit 1-a transmits the collection amount and the number data to the medium replenishment and collection machine control unit 2-a, and subtracts the collected amount data from the managed data. Update the existing data to the data.
Ninth, when the medium replenishment / collection machine control unit 2-a receives the collection amount and the number data from the ATM control unit 1-a, the medium replenishment / collection unit control unit 2-a calculates the amount collected in the remaining amount of each storage 20 stored in the memory. At the same time, the centralized control section 3 stores the value in the ATM again.
The completion of the collection operation from the Nth No. 1 is notified together with the collected amount and the data of the number of denominations, and the collection operation ends. Tenth, the central control unit 3 determines the N of the collected ATM 1
The number of banknotes remaining in each storage 20 of the unit and the replenishment and collection machine 2 is updated, and one collection process is completed.

<Operation of Emergency Stop Signal Transmission Means> Next, the emergency stop signal transmission means will be described. The operations of replenishment and collection are performed as described above. For example, if a banknote jam occurs on the ATM side during continuous banknote transfer in the replenishment operation, the banknotes are immediately fed and transported by the medium replenishment and collection machine, If the banknote transfer operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 11 of the ATM is not stopped, the following banknotes collide with the banknotes that have been jammed one after another as described above, so that the banknotes are extremely damaged or difficult to remove. Or cause equipment failure. In this case, the bill receiving / dispensing device 11
Can detect and stop the abnormality by itself, but the medium replenishment and recovery machine cannot stop directly because the control unit is different and cannot directly detect the failure. Since the banknotes are conveyed at a high speed, there is a great possibility that the above-described damage will occur if the abnormality is notified via the centralized control unit 3.

Accordingly, when such an event that the operation must be stopped urgently occurs, the ATM control unit 1-a controls the light emitting element 52 of the emergency stop signal transmitting means 1-d via the driver circuit 51. By emitting light and transmitting an emergency stop signal to the emergency stop signal transmitting means 2-d of the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a via the light receiving element 53, the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a advances the bill. And control to stop transport immediately.

<Operation of Sensor Information Transmission Unit> Next, the sensor information transmission unit will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining an ATM at the time of collection and a medium transport path of the medium replenishment and recovery machine as an example.
The illustration is simplified for ease of explanation. In FIG. 15, between the safe 18 of the ATM banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 11 and the medium storage 20 of the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2, 14 and 24 are provided as conveying paths for conveying the collected medium.
Sensors AS1 (65), AS2 (66), and AS3 for monitoring the medium being conveyed to the M-side conveyance path 14
(67), and sensors CS1 (60), CS2 (61), CS3
An example in which (62) is provided is shown.
Each of the transport paths 14 and 24 is composed of two belts,
By rotating the pulley with a driving force from a monitor (not shown), the medium is transported by scissors between the two belts. It is preferable to dispose the sensor in the vicinity of the joint of the medium conveyance path, as already described in the description of the transmission communication means. Therefore, the roller 7 shown in FIG.
The sensors CS3 and AS3 may be fixed at positions immediately before and immediately after zero.

FIGS. 16 and 17 show the bill AS fed out from the ATM safe 18 or 19 of FIG.
5), AS2 (66), AS3 (67), CS3 (6
2) shows a flowchart of a software program of the ATM control unit for carrying and monitoring conveyance. FIGS. 18 and 19 also show sensors AS3 (67) and CS1 (6
0), a flowchart of a software program of the medium replenishment / recovery machine control unit 2-a for monitoring the transport by the CS2 (61) and the CS3 (62).

Here, it should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 6, the output of the final sensor AS3 (67) on the ATM side and the output of the final sensor CS3 (62) on the output medium replenishing and collecting machine side are as follows.
This means that they are mutually transmitted to the control unit of the other party by the sensor information transmission means 1-f and 2-f. That is, in step S18 and subsequent steps in FIG. 17, the output state of the first sensor CS3 (62) on the replenishment / recovery machine-side transport path is determined by the sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f by the ATM control unit 1
-A, and shows how the ATM control unit 1-a uses this information for monitoring and control. Similarly, FIG.
In FIG. 19, the final sensor AS3 (67) on the ATM side used for monitoring control is provided by sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f.
This shows that the information is transmitted to the medium replenishment and recovery machine, and the information is used by the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a for medium monitoring control.

First, the transport monitoring control of the ATM control unit 1-a will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG.
The # 1 task start to #N start means that the medium is usually conveyed continuously, so that the number of media that can simultaneously exist in the conveyance path to monitor the conveyance of a plurality of media in the traveling path at the same time is considered. Prepare a task, and when one task starts monitoring one medium, it continues to monitor while the medium is being transported within the monitoring range, and when the medium has been transported, the next newly transported medium Is in charge of monitoring. That is, if three transport monitoring control tasks are to be run at the same time, N is 3, and if it is 4, N is 4. The description will be made on the control when one task monitors one medium.

First, when the ATM control unit 1-a starts feeding the medium from the safe 18 or 19, the program of the transport monitoring task # 1 is started, and the sensor AS1 is turned on (hereinafter, when the sensor medium is detected). (Step S1). Here, the sensor AS
When 1 is turned on, a monitoring time sufficient for the medium to pass through the sensor is set in Timer1, and time monitoring is started (step S2).

Subsequently, it is checked whether AS1 has been turned off (hereinafter, when the sensor medium is not detected is turned off) (step S3). If it has not been turned off, it is determined that it has not passed, and Timer1 is set. It is checked whether the time has elapsed (step S4). If the time has not yet elapsed, turn off AS1 and monitor Time
The monitoring of the time over of r1 is repeated alternately. Here, if the time over of Timer1 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the transporting operation of the medium are stopped, error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S23), and the task operation is performed. Complete.

On the other hand, if the OFF of AS1 is detected first, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient to reach the next sensor AS2 is set in Timer2 and time monitoring is started (step S5). ). Then, A
It is checked whether S2 has been turned on (step S6). If it has not been turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet, and
It is checked whether r2 has not passed the set time (step S7). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of the ON of the AS2 and the monitoring of the time of the Timer2 are alternately repeated. Here, when the time-over of Timer2 is detected first, it is determined that the banknote jam has occurred, and the abnormality processing operation of S23 is executed to complete the operation of the task.

On the other hand, if the ON of AS2 is detected first, it is determined that the medium is being conveyed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient to pass through the sensor AS2 is set in Timer3 and time monitoring is started (step S8). ). Then A
It is checked whether or not S2 has been turned off (step S9). If it has not been turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and Time is determined.
It is checked whether r3 has not passed the set time (step S10). If the time has not yet expired, the monitoring of turning off AS2 and the monitoring of time over of Timer3 are alternately repeated.

Here, when the time over of Timer 3 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the conveying operation of the medium are stopped, and error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S23). Complete the task operation. On the other hand, if AS2 is first detected to be off, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and the next sensor AS
A monitoring time sufficient to reach 3 is set in Timer 4 and time monitoring is started (step S11).

Subsequently, referring to FIG. 17, it is checked whether AS3 has been turned on (step S12). If it has not been turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer 4 has elapsed. (Step S1
3). If the time has not yet elapsed, monitoring of turning on AS3 and monitoring of time over of Timer 4 are alternately repeated. Here, when the time over of Timer 4 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, and the abnormality processing operation of step S23 is executed to complete the task operation.

On the other hand, when the ON of AS3 is detected first, it is determined that the medium is being conveyed normally, and the medium is detected by the sensor A
A monitoring time sufficient to pass through S3 is set in Timer5 and time monitoring is started (step S14).
Subsequently, it is checked whether AS3 has been turned off (step S1).
5) If it is not turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer 5 has elapsed (step S16). If the time has not elapsed yet, monitoring of turning off AS3 and monitoring of time over of Timer5 are alternately repeated.

Here, when the time over of Timer 5 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the transporting operation of the medium are stopped, and error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S23). Complete the task operation. On the other hand, when the AS3 is first detected to be off, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and the sensor on the medium replenishing and collecting machine 2 side received by the ATM control unit 2-a via the next sensor information transmitting means 1-f. Based on the state of CS3 (62), a monitoring time sufficient to reach CS3 is determined by Ti
It is set to mer6 to start time monitoring (step S17).

Subsequently, it is checked whether or not CS3 has been turned on (step S18). If it has not been turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet, and it is checked whether or not the time set by Timer 6 has elapsed (step S19). . If the time is not over yet, monitor CS3 ON and Ti
The monitoring of the time over of mer6 is repeated alternately. Here, if the time over of Timer 6 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, and the abnormal processing operation of step S23 is executed to complete the task operation.

On the other hand, when CS3 is first turned on, it is determined that the medium is being conveyed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient for the medium to pass through CS3 is set in Timer 7 and time monitoring is started (step S1). S20). Subsequently, it is checked whether CS3 has been turned off (step S21),
If it is not off, it is determined that it has not passed yet, and Ti
It is checked whether the time set by mer7 has elapsed (step S22). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of turning off the CS3 and the monitoring of the time over of the Timer 7 are alternately repeated.

Here, if the time over of Timer 7 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the transporting operation of the medium are stopped, and error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S23). Complete the task operation. On the other hand, if CS3 is first detected as OFF, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and the transport of this banknote is assumed to have been normally inherited up to at least the first sensor of the medium replenishment and recovery machine, and the information is transferred to a higher-level program. , And the transfer control of the task # 1 by the ATM control unit 1-a is terminated. Next, a description will be given of a case where the medium replenishment / recovery unit control unit 2-a monitors the sensor on the ATM side, after the medium is inherited from the ATM side, with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 18, first, the program of the transport monitoring task # 1 determines whether the medium transported along the transport path 14 on the ATM side turns on the ATM-side sensor AS3 by sending sensor information transmitting means 1-f and 2-f. The monitoring is performed based on the signal transmitted through (step S24). Here, the sensor AS
When 3 is turned on, a monitoring time sufficient for the medium to pass through the sensor is set in Timer1, and time monitoring is started (step S25).

Subsequently, it is checked whether the AS3 has been turned off (step S26). If it has not been turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer1 has elapsed (step S27). If the time is not over yet, monitor AS3 off and Ti
The monitoring of the time over of mer1 is repeated alternately.

Here, if the time-over of Timer1 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred in the transfer portion between the ATM and the medium replenishment and recovery machine, and the emergency stop signal transmission means 1-d and 2-d are used. ATM control unit 1
An emergency stop signal is sent to a (step S47), the transport operation is stopped, error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S46), and the operation of the task is completed.

On the other hand, when the OFF of AS3 is detected first, it is determined that the medium has been normally delivered from the ATM to the medium replenishment and recovery machine side, and a sufficient monitoring time for reaching the next sensor CS3 is provided to Timer2. Then, time monitoring is started (step S28). Subsequently, it is checked whether CS3 has been turned on (step S29). If it has not been turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer2 has elapsed (step S3).
0). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of the turning-on of CS3 and the monitoring of the time-over of Timer2 are alternately repeated.

Here, if the time-over of Timer 2 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, and the abnormal processing operation of step S46 is executed to complete the task operation. On the other hand, if the ON of CS3 is detected first, it is determined that the medium is being conveyed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient to pass the next sensor CS3 is set in Timer3 and time monitoring is started (step S31). .

Subsequently, it is checked whether or not CS3 has been turned off (step S32). If it has not been turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and it is checked whether or not the time set by Timer3 has elapsed (step S33). If the time is not over yet, monitor CS3 off and Ti
The monitoring of the time over of mer3 is repeated alternately.

Here, if the time over of Timer 3 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the conveyance operation of the medium is stopped, error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S46), and the operation of the task is performed. Complete. On the other hand, when CS3 is first turned off, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient to reach the next sensor CS2 is set in Timer4 and time monitoring is started (step S34). Subsequently, the flow shifts to FIG. 19, where it is checked whether CS2 is turned on (step S3).
5) If it is not turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer 4 has elapsed (step S36). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of the turning on of CS2 and the monitoring of the time over of Timer 4 are alternately repeated.

Here, when the time over of Timer 4 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, and the abnormal processing operation of step S46 is executed to complete the task operation. On the other hand, if the ON of CS2 is detected first, it is determined that the medium is being transported normally, and the medium is detected by the sensor CS2.
Is set in Timer5, and time monitoring is started (step S37). Subsequently, it is checked whether CS2 has been turned off (step S3).
8) If not turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and it is checked whether the time set by Timer 5 has elapsed (step S39). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of turning off CS2 and the monitoring of time over of Timer 5 are alternately repeated.

Here, when the time over of Timer 5 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the transporting operation of the medium are stopped, and error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S46). Complete the task operation. On the other hand, when CS2 is first detected as OFF, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient to reach CS1 is set in Timer 6 and time monitoring is started (step S40). Then, CS
1 is turned on (step S41). If it is not turned on, it is determined that it has not reached yet.
It is checked whether or not the time set in r6 has elapsed (step S42). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of the turning on of CS3 and the monitoring of the time over of Timer6 are alternately repeated.

Here, if the time over of Timer 6 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, and the abnormal processing operation of step S46 is executed to complete the task operation. On the other hand, when the ON of CS1 is detected first, it is determined that the medium is being conveyed normally, and a monitoring time sufficient for the medium to pass through CS1 is set in Timer 7, and time monitoring is started (step S43). Then CS
It is checked whether 1 has been turned off (step S44). If it has not been turned off, it is determined that the vehicle has not passed yet, and
It is checked whether the time set in r7 has elapsed (step S45). If the time has not elapsed yet, the monitoring of turning off the CS3 and the monitoring of the time over of the Timer 7 are alternately repeated.

Here, if the time over of Timer 7 is detected first, it is determined that a paper jam has occurred, the feeding operation and the transporting operation of the medium are stopped, and error information is notified to a higher-level program (step S46). Complete the task operation. On the other hand, if CS1 is first detected to be off, it is determined that the medium has passed normally, and the transport of this bill is assumed to have been normally inherited up to at least the first sensor on the side of the medium replenishment and recovery machine, and information is transferred to a higher-level program. # 1 by the medium replenishment and recovery machine control unit 2-a
The task transfer monitoring control ends.

The timer for detecting the time-over adds a certain margin in consideration of the slip of the medium on the transport path. Therefore, if the margin is too large, the failure detection is delayed. Therefore, it is desirable to reduce the margin as much as possible and shorten the timer setting time to detect the failure early. Similarly, as the number of sensors is increased and the distance between the sensors is reduced, earlier failure detection becomes possible.

It is assumed that the distance between the sensors AS3 and CS3 is set shorter than the length of the medium. In this case,
The sensor CS3 is turned on before the sensor AS3 is turned off. Therefore, it is determined whether or not the sensor A3 is turned off after the sensor CS3 is turned on. At this time,
For example, it is sufficient to determine “CS3 on?” In step S15 of FIG. 17 and to determine “AS3 off?” In step S18. The emergency stop during the medium replenishment and recovery operation may cause a discrepancy between the replenishment and recovery number specified by the central control unit and the actually completed replenishment and recovery number. In this case, the result is transmitted to the centralized control unit or the like as a replenishment and recovery operation information message, and the updated data is updated.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. As described above, the medium replenishment and recovery machine may be separately provided with the medium replenishment mechanism and the medium recovery mechanism, or may be provided with a mechanism capable of selecting and executing the medium replenishment and recovery operation. Is also good. The means for self-propelled movement on the side of the automatic transaction apparatus can be achieved by wheels, belts, and other various methods. In addition, the request for collection and replenishment of the transaction medium may be generated based on the result of the central control unit detecting the remaining amount of the medium in the automatic transaction apparatus based on the medium stock information or the like,
Further, for example, a medium replenishment and collection request may be generated when the medium is collected from all the automatic transaction devices at the start of business or at the end of business. At this time, the medium replenishment and recovery machine is started by operating the centralized operation unit of the centralized control unit. Further, if the emergency stop signal transmitting means, the data communication means or the sensor information transmitting means is constituted by the light emitting element and the light receiving element, it is advantageous in that the information can be transmitted in a non-contact manner and with a quick response. However, for example, a sensor using magnetic coupling or a sensor using electrostatic coupling may be used. Further, if a connector or the like that can maintain appropriate electrical contact can be secured at the same time as the connection of the transport path, the signal may be directly transmitted as an electrical signal.

When the medium is transported, a sensor for detecting the presence or absence or passage of the medium is not limited to an optical system, but may be a contact type, a limit switch type, or other various sensors conventionally used in this type of apparatus. be able to. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bill is used as a medium, and the medium is replenished and collected in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device, but the coin may be a coin. In addition, the present invention can be applied to various devices in which a medium stored in an automatic transaction apparatus which always requires integrated height management is managed by a medium replenishment and recovery machine running beside the automatic transaction apparatus.

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The automatic machine group management system of the present invention described above has the following effects. (1) In a large banknote pay-in / pay-out device such as used in ATMs, since the transport distance from the banknote to the receiving port after the banknote is paid out from the safe is long, a sensor for monitoring the transport status is provided on the transport path of the banknote. Provided at each branch point, monitors whether bills that have passed the upstream sensor reach the downstream sensor position within a predetermined time, and detects whether the bill is jammed or dropped from the transport path It is necessary to perform advanced management so that there is no excess or shortage of cash. In the present invention, when the banknotes are transferred between the banknote transport path of the medium replenishment or the medium collection unit and the banknote transfer path of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the automatic transaction apparatus, at least the first portion of the transfer unit of the device that receives the medium. Since the information of the conveyance monitoring sensor is directly transmitted to the device that transfers the medium, and the control unit of the device that transfers the medium monitors the medium conveyance state to the sensor of the receiving device, the medium in the transfer portion is There is an effect that clogging and loss can be reliably detected.

Further, at least the final sensor information of the medium transport path of the apparatus to which the medium is transferred is transmitted to the control unit of the medium receiving apparatus, and the medium receiving apparatus control unit monitors the transport before the medium is transported into the apparatus. Start and continue to monitor the transport in its own device, it is possible to eliminate the blank part of the monitoring management at the medium transfer unit between the two different devices, and to eliminate the discrepancy in the count between the two. There is an effect that extremely high reliability can be obtained.

(2) When a medium is transferred between the bill conveyance path of the medium replenishment or medium collection unit and the bill conveyance path of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device of the automatic transaction apparatus, the medium is received in the apparatus that receives the medium. Means for transmitting emergency stop information directly from at least the device that receives the medium to the device that delivers the medium when an abnormality that cannot continue the transport operation occurs, and delivers the medium that has received the emergency stop information. If the device on the side immediately stops the supply of the medium, there is an effect that the medium and the device are prevented from being damaged or broken down as much as possible, and the subsequent recovery operation can be easily performed.

(3) Communication means is provided between the medium replenishing or medium collecting means and the apparatus for replenishing or collecting the medium from the apparatus, and during the medium transferring operation, the medium is directly transferred without passing through the central control unit. If the control information is communicated between the devices to be performed and the operation is performed based on the information, it is not possible to determine the number of sheets to be replenished or collected in advance. The refilling operation can be stopped by communicating information about the safe being full when it is detected. Conversely, in the operation of collecting until the safe is empty, the collection must be stopped once one safe on the collection device side is full. Although these must be done, they can be made freely, and there is an effect that the degree of freedom of operation can be extremely increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an automatic machine group management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of a replenishment and recovery mechanism of the system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an emergency stop signal transmission means connection diagram.

FIG. 5 is a data communication unit connection diagram.

FIG. 6 is a connection diagram of sensor information transmission means.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram (part 1) of a collection / delivery detection function.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram (part 1) of a replenishment transfer detection function.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram (part 2) of a collection / delivery detection function.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a replenishment delivery detection function (part 2).
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FIG. 11 is a collection end operation sequence chart (part 1).
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FIG. 12 is a collection end operation sequence chart (part 2).
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FIG. 13 is a replenishment end operation sequence chart (part 1).
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FIG. 14 is a replenishment end operation sequence chart (part 2).
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FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a medium transport path.

FIG. 16 is an ATM transport monitoring flowchart (1).

FIG. 17 is an ATM transport monitoring flowchart (part 2).

FIG. 18 is a flowchart (part 1) of a medium replenishment and recovery machine transport monitoring.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart (part 2) of transport monitoring of the medium replenishing and collecting machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic transaction apparatus 1-a ATM control unit 1-d, 2-d Emergency stop signal transmission means 1-e, 2-e Data communication means 1-f, 2-f Sensor information transmission means 2 Medium replenishment and recovery machine 2- a medium replenishment and recovery machine controller 2-g self-propelled machine 3 centralized controller

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Claims (18)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishment and recovery machine that moves by a self-propelled machine on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices, and when a transaction medium replenishment and collection request of any one of the automatic transaction devices occurs. Control means for instructing the medium replenishment and recovery machine with contents to be replenished and collected and a target automatic transaction device, and positioning the medium replenishment and collection machine in the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means, A group of automatic machines in which a replenishing and collecting machine pays out a transaction medium, and the automatic transaction device performs a replenishing operation by accumulating, and the automatic transaction device performs a replenishing operation by paying out a transaction medium and the medium replenishing and collecting machine accumulates. In the management method, if during the replenishment and recovery operation, the side that accumulates transaction media detects that a failure that cannot continue the replenishment and recovery operation has occurred, Directly request to stop the feeding of the body, the side feeds the transaction medium automatic machine group control method characterized by stopping the feeding of the immediately transaction medium upon detecting the request. 2. An automatic transaction apparatus having a sensor for detecting the passage of a transaction medium on a medium transport path, and a medium replenishing and collecting machine similarly having a sensor for detecting the passage of a transaction medium on a medium transport path. In a system for receiving and releasing a transaction medium via a transport means, a communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and a medium replenishing and collecting machine is provided, and further comprising the automatic transaction apparatus and a medium replenishing and collecting machine. Are respectively provided with sensors at the nearest position where the transaction medium is received and the nearest position where the transaction medium is discharged, and notifies the other party of the information detected by the sensor via the communication means. system. 3. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the medium collection means on the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected, wherein the medium collection means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and in the designated automatic transaction apparatus. In the automatic machine group management system for collecting the transaction medium, the medium collection means may request that the delivery of the transaction medium be stopped when detecting that a failure in which the collection operation cannot be continued during the collection operation has occurred. An emergency stop signal transmitting unit that outputs a stop signal to the automatic transaction apparatus that is performing the collection operation, the automatic transaction apparatus includes an emergency stop signal transmitting unit that receives the emergency stop signal. And,
An automatic machine group management system, comprising: a control unit for immediately stopping delivery of a transaction medium when the input of the emergency stop signal is detected. 4. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and Control means for instructing the content replenishment means and the automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished to the medium replenishment means, wherein the medium replenishment means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and to the designated automatic transaction apparatus. In the automatic machine group management system for replenishing a transaction medium, the automatic transaction device, when detecting that a failure that cannot continue the replenishment operation during the replenishment operation has occurred, requests an emergency stop requesting to stop feeding the transaction medium. An emergency stop signal transmitting unit that outputs a signal to a medium replenishing unit that is performing a replenishing operation, the medium replenishing unit includes an emergency stop signal transmitting unit that receives the emergency stop signal; An automatic machine group management system, comprising: a control unit for immediately stopping delivery of a transaction medium when the input of the emergency stop signal is detected. 5. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 3, wherein said emergency stop signal transmitting means comprises a light emitting element and a light receiving element. 6. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelledly moving along the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the medium collection means on the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected; positioning the medium collection means on the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means; Pays out the transaction media sequentially, and transports the media to the transfer unit with the media recovery unit by the collection / transportation unit. In the automatic machine group management system that collects the transaction medium in the automatic transaction device, the automatic transaction device releases the transaction medium to the vicinity of the delivery unit on its own collection and transportation means. Receiving detecting means for detecting that the transaction medium has been delivered from the automatic transaction apparatus side transport path, in the vicinity of the transfer section on its own collecting and transporting means, and Sending means for sending a detection output of the receiving detecting means to the automatic transaction device, wherein the automatic transaction device receives a sending signal from the sending means, and after the transaction medium passes through the release detecting means, Monitoring means for monitoring that the transaction medium is delivered to the collection means-side medium transport path by a signal detected by the reception means; and, after the transaction medium has passed through the release detection means, the output of the reception means indicates a transaction. An automatic machine group pipe comprising: a control unit that, when it does not indicate that the medium has passed within a predetermined time, determines that the transfer has become abnormal in the transfer unit and immediately stops the transfer. Management system. 7. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of a side of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and Control means for instructing the medium replenishing means with contents to be replenished and an automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, wherein the medium replenishing means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and the instructed medium replenishing means is provided. Pays out the transaction media sequentially and transports the media to the transfer section with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transporting device. The automatic transaction device sequentially receives the transported media and transports the media to the medium storage device by the replenishment transporting device. In the automatic machine group management system that replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction device, the medium replenishment means includes a medium replenishment medium near the delivery unit on its own replenishment conveyance means. The automatic transaction apparatus has a delivery detection means for detecting that the transaction medium has been delivered from the medium replenishment means side transport path, in the vicinity of the transfer section on its own replenishment transport means, and Sending means for sending the detection output of the receiving detecting means to the medium replenishing means, the medium replenishing means comprising: a receiving means for receiving a sending signal from the sending means; and a transaction medium passing through the release detecting means. A monitoring means for monitoring that the transaction medium is delivered to the replenishing means-side medium transport path by a signal detected by the reception means, and an output of the reception means after the transaction medium passes through the release detection means. An automatic machine group comprising a control unit for detecting that the transfer has become abnormal in the transfer unit when the transaction medium has not passed within a predetermined time, and immediately stopping the transfer. Management system. 8. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelledly moving along the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the medium collection means on the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected; positioning the medium collection means on the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means; Pays out the transaction media sequentially, and transports the media to the transfer unit with the media recovery unit by the collection / transportation unit. The media collection unit sequentially receives the transported media and transports it to the collection / stacking unit by the collection / transportation unit. In the automatic machine group management system that collects the transaction medium in the automatic transaction apparatus, the automatic transaction apparatus releases the transaction medium to the vicinity of the transfer section on its own collection and transportation means. And a sending means for sending a detection output of the emitting detecting means to the medium collecting means, wherein the medium collecting means is provided in the vicinity of the transfer section on its own collecting and conveying means, in an automatic transaction device. Receiving means for detecting that the transaction medium has been delivered from the side transport path, receiving means for receiving a signal transmitted from the transmitting means, and means for detecting the release of the transaction medium on the automatic transaction apparatus from the receiving means. Monitoring means for monitoring that the transaction medium has been delivered to the medium conveying path on the medium collection means side by confirming that the reception detection means has detected the transaction medium after detecting the detection output; and If the receiving detection means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within the predetermined time after detecting the detection output of the means, the transfer unit judges that the conveyance has become abnormal, and Automatic machine group control system characterized by comprising a control unit for transmitting an emergency stop signal to the automatic teller machine through a stop signal transmission means. 9. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and Control means for instructing the medium replenishing means with contents to be replenished and an automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, wherein the medium replenishing means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and the instructed medium replenishing means is provided. Pays out the transaction media sequentially and transports the media to the transfer section with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transporting device. The automatic transaction device sequentially receives the transported media and transports the media to the medium storage device by the replenishment transporting device. In the automatic machine group management system that replenishes the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus, the medium replenishment means discharges the transaction medium to the vicinity of the transfer section on its own replenishment / transportation means. The automatic transaction device includes a release detection unit for detecting the release detection unit, and a transmission unit that transmits a detection output of the release detection unit to the automatic transaction device. Receiving means for detecting that the transaction medium has been delivered from the side transport path, receiving means for receiving a transmission signal from the transmission means, and discharge detection means for the transaction medium on the medium replenishing means side from the receiving means. Monitoring means for monitoring that the transaction medium has been delivered to the automatic transaction apparatus-side medium transport path by confirming that the reception detection means has detected the transaction medium after detecting the detection output; and After detecting the detection output of the means, when the reception detecting means does not indicate that the transaction medium has passed within a predetermined time, it is determined that the transfer has become abnormal in the transfer unit, Automatic machine group control system characterized by comprising a control unit for transmitting a medium supplement means an emergency stop signal via a quick stop signal transmitting means. 10. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 6, wherein the sending means and the receiving means are each composed of a light emitting element and a light receiving element. 11. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices beside a plurality of automatic transaction devices, and A control means for instructing the medium collection means on the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected; positioning the medium collection means on the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means; Pays out the transaction media sequentially, and transports the media to the transfer unit with the media recovery unit by the collection / transportation unit. The media collection unit sequentially receives the transported media and transports it to the collection / stacking unit by the collection / transportation unit. In the automatic machine group management system for collecting transaction media in the automatic transaction apparatus, a communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium collection means is provided. When the automatic transaction apparatus detects a condition for terminating the collection during the collection operation, the control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus stops feeding and transporting the medium for collection, and notifies the collection end notification by the communication means. An automatic machine group management system, wherein the control unit of the medium collection unit receives the collection end notification and ends the collection operation. 12. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium recovery means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and A control means for instructing the medium collection means on the contents to be collected and the automatic transaction apparatus to be collected; positioning the medium collection means on the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means; Pays out the transaction media sequentially, and transports the media to the transfer unit with the media recovery unit by the collection / transportation unit. The media collection unit sequentially receives the transported media and transports it to the collection / stacking unit by the collection / transportation unit. In the automatic machine group management system for collecting transaction media in the automatic transaction apparatus, a communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium collection means is provided. When the medium collection unit detects a condition for terminating the collection during the collection operation, the control unit of the medium collection unit transmits a collection end request notification to the automatic transaction device by the communication unit, and the control unit of the automatic transaction device An automatic machine group management system, wherein upon receipt of the collection end request notification, delivery and conveyance for collection are stopped, and a collection end notification is returned to the medium collection means. 13. A plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, a medium replenishing means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses by a self-propelled machine, and Control means for instructing the medium replenishing means with contents to be replenished and an automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, wherein the medium replenishing means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and the instructed medium replenishing means is provided. Pays out the transaction media sequentially and transports the media to the transfer section with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transporting device. The automatic transaction device sequentially receives the transported media and transports the media to the medium storage device by the replenishment transporting device. In the automatic machine group management system for replenishing the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus, the communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium replenishment means When the automatic transaction device detects a condition for ending the replenishment during the replenishment operation, the control unit of the automatic transaction device transmits a replenishment end request notification to the medium replenishment means by the communication means, and receives the replenishment end notification. The medium replenishment means immediately stops the feeding operation of the transaction medium and communicates a replenishment end message to the automatic transaction device by the communication means, and the automatic transaction device receiving the message terminates the replenishment operation. Automatic machine group management system. 14. A plurality of automatic transaction devices, a medium replenishment means for self-propelled movement of the plurality of automatic transaction devices by a self-propelled machine, and Control means for instructing the medium replenishing means with contents to be replenished and an automatic transaction apparatus to be replenished, wherein the medium replenishing means is positioned at the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means, and the instructed medium replenishing means is provided. Pays out the transaction media sequentially and transports the media to the transfer section with the automatic transaction device by the replenishment transporting device. The automatic transaction device sequentially receives the transported media and transports the media to the medium storage device by the replenishment transporting device. In the automatic machine group management system for replenishing the transaction medium into the automatic transaction apparatus, the communication means for mutually communicating between the automatic transaction apparatus and the medium replenishment means When the medium replenishment unit detects a condition for replenishing the medium during the replenishment operation, the control unit of the medium replenishment unit stops feeding and transporting the medium for replenishment, and automatically notifies the replenishment end by the communication unit. The automatic machine group management system according to claim 1, wherein the automatic transaction device that has transmitted to the transaction device and received the replenishment completion notification ends the replenishment operation. 15. A plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, a medium replenishment and recovery machine that moves by a self-propelled machine on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, and when a transaction medium replenishment and collection request of any one of the automatic transaction apparatuses occurs. And control means for instructing the medium replenishment and recovery machine with contents to be replenished and collected and a target automatic transaction device, and positioning the medium replenishment and collection machine to the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means, Of transaction media with the automated transaction device
In an automatic machine group management system that replenishes and collects a transaction medium by performing release, the automatic transaction device and the medium replenishment and collection machine include communication means for directly transmitting control information to each other without interposing the control means. An automatic machine group management system characterized by the following. 16. A plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, a medium replenishment and recovery machine that moves by a self-propelled machine on the side of the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, and when a transaction medium replenishment and collection request of any one of the automatic transaction apparatuses occurs. And control means for instructing the medium replenishment and recovery machine with contents to be replenished and collected and a target automatic transaction device, and positioning the medium replenishment and collection machine to the automatic transaction device instructed by the control means, Of transaction media with the automated transaction device
In an automatic machine group management system that replenishes and collects a transaction medium by performing release, the automatic transaction device and the medium replenishment and recovery machine include an emergency stop signal for instructing a stop of the replenishment and recovery operation when the replenishment and recovery operation cannot be continued. Transmission means, data communication means for notifying the start and end of the replenishment and recovery operation mutually, and sensor information transmission means for notifying the nearest position for receiving the medium and the state of passing the transaction medium at the nearest position for discharging the medium Automatic machine group management system. 17. An emergency stop signal transmitting means, a data communicating means and a sensor information transmitting means are constituted by a set of communicating means, and each control information is multiplexed and transmitted. Automatic machine group management system. 18. A communication means for transmitting and receiving control information directly between the medium replenishing and collecting machine and the automatic transaction apparatus after the medium replenishing and collecting machine is self-propelled and positioned to the automatic transaction apparatus instructed by the control means. If the automatic transaction device does not respond within a certain period of time, the media processing amount is set to 0 and the replenishment and collection processing completion notification is sent to the central control unit. An automatic machine group management system characterized by being completed.