JP5087848B2 - Cash management system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is, cash, comprising: a plurality of POS registers installed in the store, the money processing machine to perform withdrawal processing of sales proceeds collected from change fund and each POS register to be set to change machine of the POS register Regarding management system.

In distribution stores such as department stores and supermarkets, a register is set up at each sales floor in order to pay for products purchased by customers, and a cashier in charge of operating the register is arranged.
Work to give cashiers prepared in advance before business hours to cashiers in charge of such cashiers, or count cash collected from cashiers by the storekeepers after the end of business, and divide them into sales and change funds The store manager, etc., took time to handle cash, and handling the cash also caused a mental burden, so a cash counter, deposit machine, currency exchange machine, etc. to reduce such annoying work Has been introduced to make it easier to handle cash and save time.

In recent years, in order to further automate, cash processing devices that are operated by cashier clerk to pay out the cash required for each register, or the cashier collects the cash collected from the register and processes the deposit, have become widespread. Yes.
On the other hand, the register operated by the store clerk has recently become computerized, and a POS register equipped with a change machine that automatically deposits deposits and changes from customers is introduced, reducing the burden on the store clerk in charge of the register. doing.

As a conventional system including such a POS register and a cash processing apparatus (coin management apparatus), there is one disclosed in Patent Document 1.
This system is used to withdraw coins when a change is replenished to the POS register change machine at the start of business or when the cashier in charge of the cashier changes, and from the change machine of the POS register that the clerk is in charge of. The collected coins are deposited with a cash processing device, and when the clerk in charge of the cashier changes, the predecessor clerk pulls out all the cash in the change machine in charge, that is, the change fund and sales, and empties it. Is designed to carry the change money paid out by the cash handling machine and load it into the change machine.

In this system, banknotes as change funds are managed manually.
JP 2004-192475 A (paragraph “0087” to paragraph “0089”, “0092” to paragraph “0107”, FIG. 1)

However, with the above-mentioned conventional technology, even when there is enough change funds remaining in the change machine when the cashier in charge of the cashier changes, it is necessary to remove all of the change funds and newly load all the change reserves. Therefore, surplus change funds must be prepared in the cash processing apparatus, and there is a problem that the change funds are not operated effectively.
Also, even if there is a shortage of change during the work of the cashier in charge of the cash register, it will not be possible to refill the work after the change has been exhausted. There is also a problem that it interferes with the work of the store clerk.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

For this reason, the cash management system of the present invention deposits the customer's product purchase price, etc., and discharges change, and cash for change that is replenished to the change machine and cash collected from the change machine. A cash processing device, a change amount setting table in which the required number for each type of change cash is set for each change machine, the current number of change cash for each denomination notified from the change machine, the change required amount setting table replenishing number of sheets of each denomination for change machine obtained from the held number and required number of each denomination of change for cash by, prohibits the issuing warning number of each denomination, and an alarm with cash data management apparatus to hold time in the storage unit, the cash data management device, the then issued an alarm when there is a small number of denominations than the alarm number in current possession number is notified from the change machine Cash for each denomination Time the current held number is notified when it is time to prohibit for issuing an alarm, even if less than the notified held number is the alarm number configured not alarm issued, the alarm is issued After the cash processing apparatus is instructed to replenish the change machine, the cash processing apparatus sends information specifying the input change machine to the cash data management apparatus, and the cash data management apparatus Notifying the cash processing device of the replenishment number for each denomination for the change machine determined from the current number of replenishment to the change machine corresponding to the information sent from the cash processing device, the cash processing device It is characterized in that cash for change is withdrawn based on the denomination and number of sheets notified from the cash data management device.

  The present invention thus configured is provided for each denomination of cash for change to be replenished to the change machine from a cash data management device that manages cash for each denomination in each change machine and cash data for each denomination in the cash processing apparatus. Since the cash processing device is notified of the replenishment number and the cash for the change is withdrawn from the cash processing device, the cash machine for the change remains sufficiently in the change machine when the cashier in charge of the cashier changes. If it is, it is not necessary to take out all of it and load a change reserve of all denominations, and it is not necessary to prepare surplus change funds in the cash processing device, so that change funds can be operated effectively An effect is obtained.

  In addition, by providing a cash data management device for managing the cash for each denomination in each change machine and the cash data for each denomination in the cash processing device, the cash for each denomination in each change machine is always grasped. As a result, it is possible to prevent running out of change, and there is no trouble in the business of the cashier staff.

  Embodiments of a cash management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment.
1 is a distribution outlets in the figure, this is the distribution store 1 (hereinafter referred to as simply register) POS register installed in each shop 2 and one cash data management apparatus 4 and cash processing device 6 is arranged, The register 2 and the cash processing apparatus 6 are connected to the cash data management apparatus 4 through a LAN 5 installed in the store.

Although the figure shows the three register 2 is not limited to this number, also not limited to be one cash handling apparatus 6, in the case of such large-scale stores across sales multiple floors each floor It may be installed in.
At the bottom of each register 2 is provided a change machine 3 for depositing a customer's product purchase price and changing the change, and the change machine 3 is connected to the register 2.

  The store clerk in charge of the cash register conducts a product sales operation at each sales floor, and causes the reading means of the register 2 to read the product name and price from an information tag such as a barcode or IC tag attached to the product purchased by the customer. Then, after confirming the sales price displayed on the display unit of the register 2 based on that, the customer deposits cash, and the change machine 3 releases the change and stores the deposit from the customer.

Furthermore, if products a customer to purchase a plurality of aggregated information form by making one without One read by the reading means register 2 is performed, since the total amount is displayed on the display unit is calculated, the clerk Tells the customer the total amount, deposits cash, pays out change and stores the deposit.
In this case, when the store clerk confirms the deposit, he places the deposit at hand and inputs the deposit amount by operating the key of the register 2. The register 2 calculates the difference between the sales price and the amount entered by the store clerk. If there is a difference, the change is instructed to be released to the change machine 3 with the difference as change.

As a result, when the change is released from the change machine 3, the clerk hands the change to the customer, and then the clerk stores the deposited money at hand in the change machine 3 to complete the processing.
The reason for paying change by entering the amount without depositing the deposit first is to reduce the waiting time of the customer, counting when the store clerk receives the deposit from the customer, and then the device This is because it is faster to input the counting result by the store clerk into the register 2 than to count the amount of money.

The sales amount, change release amount, and deposit amount of the product processed by the change machine 3 are transmitted as cash data from the register 2 to the cash data management device 4 and stored.
In addition, the cash breakdown information stored in the change machine 3 is notified to the cash data management device 4 via the register 2.
The cash processing device 6 deposits cash such as withdrawal of cash for change (hereinafter referred to as change fund) using banknotes and coins to be replenished to each change machine 3, and proceeds from banknotes and coins collected from each change machine 3. processing is a device that performs, and payment information of the change fund, that sends the payment information of the sales proceeds in cash data management device 4.

Cash data management apparatus 4 is a computer that manages the movement of distribution outlets 1 overall cash chromatic high and cash, and a display unit such as LCD, a key input unit, and a storage unit such as an HD or the like, a storage unit Are set with a change management table, a collected cash management table, a deposit amount management table, etc., which will be described later, and when each change machine 3 is to be withdrawn, the change management table 3 is referred to with reference to the change management table. The cash processing device 6 is notified of the number of coins to be replenished for each denomination of change funds according to the amount of change (existing).

Also, the cash data management apparatus 4, in addition to storing notifications and replenishment quantity for cash processing device 6, in the storage unit as history sent come processing result from change machine 3及beauty cash processing apparatus 6, change or aggregated manage change and sales for each clerk based on the cash data such as number of dispensed banknotes or replenished number for each Rukin species will sent from the machine 3 or cash processing device 6, and change machine 3 units, each sales floor Furthermore, the cash data of the distribution store 1 as a whole is collected and managed.

7 is a host computer 7 installed in the distribution headquarters to integrate and manage a plurality of distribution stores 1, and the cash data management device 4 is connected to the host computer 7 so that store information can be exchanged. Yes.
8 is a monitor apparatus 8 installed in the warning備会company to manage the cash processing apparatus 6, security cash handling apparatus 6 is connected to the monitor apparatus 8, in which the security company is provided in the cash handling apparatus 6 The cash processing device 6 is monitored by the monitor device 8 through a sensor or the like, and when the information on the occurrence of a failure is sent from the cash processing device 6 to the monitor device 8, a staff member is dispatched for repair and recovery.

Since the host computer 7 and the monitor device 8 are not related to the present invention, they will not be described later.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the change machine 3.
On the front upper part of the change machine 3, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a coin deposit / withdrawal port 22 for inserting coins, a coin / withdrawal port 23 for dispensing coins, and a change machine A display operation unit 24 is provided for performing operation guidance, display for recovery and repair, and input operation when a failure occurs in 3.

Further, a mode key 25 is provided on the front face of the change machine 3, and by operating the mode key 25, the bill collection cassette 26 storing the sales proceeds and the coin collection cassette 27 are extracted. Can be done.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the change machine 3.
As shown in this figure, the change machine 3 includes a display operation control unit 31 that receives display of operation guidance on the display operation unit 24 and an operation input, a transmission unit 32 that exchanges data with the register 2 and receives instructions. To a banknote processing unit and a coin dispensing port 23 for storing the sales proceeds and the like in the banknote collection cassette 26 and the like by determining and counting the banknotes taken out from the banknote depositing / dispensing port 21 and from the banknote depositing / dispensing port 21. A coin processing unit 34 for determining and counting coins taken out from the coin inlet 22 and storing them in the coin collecting cassette 27 and the like , and each of these units controls the entire change machine 3. 35.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the structure of the banknote processing unit 33 in the change machine 3.
On the left side of the figure, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 and a banknote collection cassette 26 arranged on the front surface of the change machine 3 are shown.
A conveyance path 42 is provided from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 toward the back, and a separation roller 41 is provided at the front end of the conveyance path 42.

A recognition unit 43 is disposed in the middle of the conveyance path 42, the rear end side of the conveyance path 42 is branched, and storage units 44 and 45 are provided at the respective terminal ends, corresponding to both storage units 44 and 45. Thus, feeding and storing rollers 47 and 48 are provided.
Moreover, the conveyance path 42 also branches between the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 and the recognition unit 43, and the branched part is divided into two directions, one leading to the banknote collection cassette 26, and the other of the recognition unit 43. It has reached the withdrawal reject box 49 provided below.

A partition plate is provided in the banknote collection cassette 26, and a deposit reject unit 46 is provided on the partition plate.
Here, operation | movement of the banknote process part 33 is demonstrated.
First, banknote deposit processing (deposit deposit processing) will be described.
When a banknote is set in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21, the banknotes are separated one by one by the separation roller 41, taken into the transport path 42, transported to the recognition unit 43, and when passing through the recognition unit 43, The denomination is determined.

As a result, the bills determined to be 1,000 yen are counted, then transported to the storage unit 44 and stored in the storage unit 44 by the feeding storage roller 47, and are 2000 yen other than 1000 yen, 5000 yen, 10,000 yen The discriminated banknotes are counted by denomination, then conveyed to the storage unit 45 and stored in the storage unit 45 by the feeding storage roller 48.
Further, when the denomination of the banknote cannot be determined by the recognition unit 43, the separation roller 41 is stopped, and the separation and taking-in of the subsequent banknote is stopped, and then the denomination is reversely fed. The banknotes that could not be identified are transported and stored in a deposit reject unit 46 provided inside the banknote collection cassette 26.

In this way, after all the banknotes set in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 have been taken in and stored, the 2000-yen banknotes and the 10,000-yen banknotes stored in the storage unit 45 are fed out by the feed-out storage roller 47, and the banknote collection cassette. 26.
In other words, thousand yen and five thousand yen are used for change, and two thousand yen and ten thousand yen are not required as change. Therefore, if two thousand yen and ten thousand yen banknotes are stored in the storage unit 45, a new one is required. The banknotes are fed out from the storage 45 and conveyed to the banknote collection cassette 26 for storage.

As a result, only the 5,000 yen banknote is always stored in the storage 45, so that the next time the withdrawal is requested, the 5,000 yen banknote can be immediately withdrawn and the waiting time can be shortened. In addition, by storing 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen unnecessary for change in the banknote collection cassette 26, banknotes unnecessary for change can be collected at any time.
Next, banknote withdrawal processing (change change processing) will be described.

When the 1,000-yen and 5,000-yen payout numbers are designated from the upper register 2, the banknotes stored in the corresponding storage unit 44 or storage unit 45 are fed out one by one by the feed-out storage rollers 47 and 48, and the conveyance path 42 by conveying to the recognition unit 43, after the count for each denomination performs denomination discriminated by recognizing unit 43, is integrated by conveying the banknote depositing and dispensing port 21.
If the paper cannot be separated and fed one by one by the feeding and storing rollers 47 and 48, and as a result, the denomination and counting cannot be performed by the recognition unit 43, the banknote is determined as a reject banknote, It is transported and stored in the withdrawal reject box 49 by the transport path 42.

As a result, the denomination is correctly determined by the recognition unit 43, and only the counted banknotes are accumulated in the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21 and dispensed.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the structure of the coin processing unit 34 in the change machine 3.
On the left side of the figure, a coin deposit port 22 and a coin dispensing port 23 arranged on the front face of the change machine 3 are shown. A deposit transport path 52 for transporting coins toward the back on the coin deposit port 22 side. Is provided on the coin dispensing port 23 side, and a dispensing conveyance path 57 for conveying coins from the back toward the coin dispensing port 23 is provided.

The deposit conveyance path 52 and the withdrawal conveyance path 57 are arranged so that the deposit conveyance path 52 is high and the withdrawal conveyance path 57 is low, and denomination hoppers 56a to 56f are provided therebetween.
A rotating disk and a separation roller 51 are disposed at the bottom of the coin deposit port 22, and a recognition unit 53 is provided at the front end side of the deposit conveyance path 52.
A reject hole 54 is provided immediately after the recognition unit 53, and a coin collection cassette 27 is disposed below the reject hole 54.

In addition, the coin transfer holes 52 are provided with coin sorting holes 55a to 55f of different types having different hole diameters, corresponding to the hoppers 56a to 56f.
For example, here, the coin sorting holes 55a to 55f are provided so that the hole diameters increase in order from the one closer to the recognition unit 53. One yen, fifty yen, five yen, one hundred yen, ten yen, five hundred yen It is set to be arranged in the order of.

At the bottom of the denomination hopper 56a-56f, respectively the separation roller is provided, coins dispensed One not a one is adapted to be counted is detected by the sensor by the separation roller.
Here, the operation of the coin processing unit 34 will be described.
First, the coin deposit process will be described.

When coins are inserted into the coin deposit slot 22, the coins are separated one by one by a rotating disk disposed at the bottom of the coin deposit slot 22 and the separation roller 51, and taken into the deposit transport path 52 to be recognized. It is conveyed to 53.
When the coin passes through the recognition unit 53, its denomination is discriminated, but if the denomination cannot be discriminated, the reject hole 54 provided immediately after the recognition unit 53 is opened. The coins are dropped and stored in the coin collecting cassette 27.

On the other hand, the coins whose denominations are determined by the recognition unit 53 are further transported to the deposit transport path 52, fall from the corresponding holes of the coin sorting holes 55a to 55f, and are stored in the denomination hoppers 56a to 56f.
Next, coin payout processing will be described.
Coins fed out One not a one in accordance with an instruction from the register 2 of the upper housed denomination hopper 56a-56f, after being counted is fed to the dispensing transport path 57.

The coins are transported to the coin outlet 23 released by the dispensing transport path 57.
When the designated number of coins are transferred from the register 2 to the coin dispensing port 23 and released, the coin feeding is stopped, and the coins discharged to the coin dispensing port 23 are taken out by the cashier in charge.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the cash processing apparatus 6.
As shown in this figure, on the front face of the cash processing apparatus 6, a banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 61 for depositing / withdrawing banknotes, a coin deposit / withdrawal slot 62 for receiving coin deposits, and a coin withdrawal for dispensing coins. Guidance about the contents of the trouble and the processing procedure for recovery when a trouble occurs when the mouth 63, the card mouth 64 for inserting and discharging the ID card in the cash processing apparatus 6 and the cash processing apparatus 6 are operated. An operation guidance display unit 65 for displaying, a key input unit 66 for designating deposit or withdrawal and inputting necessary data are provided.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the cash processing apparatus 6.
As shown in this figure, the cash processing apparatus 6 is inserted into a display control unit 71 that displays necessary information on the operation guidance display unit 65, an input control unit 72 that accepts input from the key input unit 66, and a card slot 64. A card reading unit 73 for reading card information such as an ID for certifying authority to operate from the ID card, a transmission unit 74 for exchanging data with the cash data management device 4 via the LAN 5, and a cash processing device 6 The monitoring unit 75 for reporting information such as the detection information of the installed security sensor, the amount of stored sales, and the occurrence of a failure to the monitor device 8 of the security company, the deposit process of the banknote received from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 61, and the banknote A banknote processing unit 76 that performs a banknote payout process to the deposit / withdrawal port 61, a coin processing unit 77 that performs a coin deposit process and a coin payout process received from the coin deposit port 62, and each of these units It is constituted by connection control section 78 for controlling the cash handling device 6 or the like.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing the structure of the banknote processing unit 76 in the cash processing apparatus 6.
The cash processing apparatus paper currency deposit and withdrawal port 61 disposed in front of 6, as shown in FIG. Is provided with the separation roller 81, the paper currency deposit and withdrawal port 61 on the back side in the escrow unit 84 is arranged ing.
A recognition unit 83 is disposed below the separation roller 81, and on the bottom side in the cash processing device 6, a bill storage 86 a for storing thousand yen bills, a 86 b for storing 5,000 yen bills, 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen. A banknote collection box 87 for storing yen banknotes is provided side by side, and a banknote reject storage box 88 is provided in the banknote storage box 86b.

And the conveyance path 82 is provided so that these may be tied.
Moreover, the banknote taking-in part 85a and the banknote delivery part 85b are provided in the temporary storage part 84, Furthermore, banknote taking-out delivery parts 89a and 89b are each provided in the upper part of banknote storage 86a, 86b.
Note that the banknote reject storage 88 is configured so that banknotes transported by the transport path 82 can be fed directly from the outside of the banknote storage 86b.

Here, the operation of the banknote processing unit 76 will be described.
First, banknote deposit processing will be described.
Banknotes transported from change machine 3 of the register 2 by the clerk is Se Tsu bets on the paper currency deposit and withdrawal port 61. The bill set here is a combination of change and sales prepared in the change machine 3 at the start of business.

The set banknotes are separated one by one by the separation roller 81, taken into the transport path 82 and transported to the recognition unit 83, and when passing through the recognition unit 83, the banknotes are discriminated as authenticity or denomination, The number of deposits is counted for each denomination.
The counted banknotes are transported to the temporary storage unit 84, accumulated in the temporary storage unit 84 by the banknote take-in unit 85a, and temporarily stored.

Moreover, the banknote determined to be false by the recognition unit 83 or the banknote whose denomination could not be determined is returned as a reject banknote to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 61 through the conveyance path 82 and returned to the store clerk.
The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 61 is configured to be able to accumulate reject banknotes separately from the banknotes being separated.
In this way, all of the determination in the bill that has been set in the paper currency deposit and withdrawal port 6 1, when the counting is completed, the counting result is displayed on the operation guide display unit 65, the confirmation of the deposit amount by the clerk is performed.

Here, if the store clerk does not approve the deposit amount and instructs to cancel the deposit with a predetermined key of the key input unit 66, all the banknotes temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 84 are fed out by the banknote feeding unit 85b, and the conveyance path 82 backhaul has been through the recognition unit 83 by and returned to the store clerk is returned to the paper currency deposit and withdrawal port 61.
On the other hand, when the store clerk approves the deposit amount and instructs storage with a predetermined key of the key input unit 66, all the banknotes temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 84 are fed out by the banknote feeding unit 85b and reversed by the conveyance path 82. Sent to the recognition unit 83.

Then, the denomination of the denomination is determined again by the recognizing unit 83. The denomination is transported to the banknote storage boxes 86a and 86b, the banknote collection box 87, and the like based on the determination result. It is stored in the storages 86 a and 86 b and the banknote recovery box 87.
That is, the banknote determined as thousand yen by the recognition unit 83 is transported and stored in the banknote storage 86a, and the banknote determined as five thousand yen is transported and stored in the banknote storage 86b.

The banknotes determined to be 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen are transported and stored in the banknote collection box 87, and the banknotes determined to be of unknown denomination are transported and stored in the banknote reject box 88.
However, if the banknotes discriminated as 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen are stored in the banknote collection box 87 at this time, if the amount is larger than the sales amount of the current deposit notified separately from the cash data management device 4, Bills exceeding the sales amount are stored in the bill reject box 88.

In addition, even if all the banknotes determined to be 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen are stored in the banknote storage 86a, 86b, if there is a shortage in sales of the current deposit, the current deposit accumulated in the temporary holding unit 84 is deposited. that the movement of the paper currency from the storage process of the bill is completed with the bill storage 86a, 86 b and the bill collection storage 87 is performed.
In this case, the movement is performed by feeding the necessary number of 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen banknotes one by one from the banknote storage 86a and the banknote storage 86b, counting them by the recognition unit 83, and then accumulating them in the temporary storage unit 84. When the number of sheets is accumulated, the banknotes are fed out from the temporary storage unit 84, conveyed to the banknote collection box 87, and stored.

In this manner, banknotes are deposited, and necessary banknotes are stored in the banknote collection box 87 according to the sales amount of the current deposit, so that it is possible to collect sales money from the banknote collection box 87 at any time.
Next, the withdrawal process will be described.
For example, when a change fund for banknotes is needed by the change machine 3, a necessary denomination and number of banknotes are withdrawn from the cash processing device 6.

For example, when a change banknote is required by the change machine 3, bills of 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen are fed out one by one from the bill storage boxes 86a and 86b by the bill take-out feeding sections 89a and 89b. Thus, when the bill is conveyed to the recognition unit 83 by the conveyance path 82 and passes through the recognition unit 83, the denomination of the bill is determined.
Here, when it is not possible to separate and feed the bills one by one by the banknote take-out and feeding units 89a and 89b, and as a result, the denomination and counting cannot be performed by the recognition unit 83, it is determined that the withdrawal is rejected. Then, the bill is transported to the bill reject box 88 by the transport path 82 and stored.

The banknotes whose denominations are found are counted for each denomination, then conveyed to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 61 and accumulated, and when the necessary denominations and the number of banknotes are accumulated, they are withdrawn to the store clerk.
FIG. 9 is a side view showing the structure of the coin processing unit 77 in the cash processing apparatus 6 .
As shown in the figure, a deposit conveyance path 91 is provided at the bottom of the coin deposit slot 62 disposed on the front surface of the cash processing apparatus 6.

A rotating disk and a separation roller are disposed at the bottom of the coin deposit port 62, and a recognition unit 92 is provided on the front end side of the deposit conveyance path 91.
A reject hole is provided immediately after the recognition unit 92 , and a coin reject unit 93 is disposed below the reject hole.
Also, the deposit transport path 52 is provided with coin sorting holes of denominations having different hole diameters, and the coins that have fallen from the respective coin sorting holes are temporarily held in a temporary holding unit that is partitioned so that they can be accumulated in denominations. Thereafter, it is dropped and stored in the return box 96 or money-type withdrawal hoppers 97a to 97f.

The bottom of the dispensing hopper 97a~97f is dispensing and feed unit 98a~98f unwinding One not a single coin are respectively provided, Repetitive out coins by the dispensing and feeding unit 98a~98f is detected by the sensor It is to be counted.
Also, below the dispensing hoppers 97a to 97f are provided a dispensing box 100 and a coin collection box 101 partitioned so that coins can be collected according to denominations, and the coins fed by the dispensing feeders 98a to 98f are It is adapted to be accommodated therein incorporated fed to the dispensing box 100 or the coin collection box 101 by dispensing chute 99 or 10 2.

Incidentally, the dispensing box 100 is adapted to be sampling the coin outlet 63, also coin collection box 101 cash processing apparatus 6 or et detached so by opening the door provided in the cash handling apparatus 6 It has become.
Here, the withdrawal process of the coin processing unit 77 will be described.
When the coin replenishing as change fund change machine 3 similarly to the bill becomes necessary, the denomination of the coins required is dispensed by dispensing feeding unit 98a~98f from dispensing hopper 97A～97 f, fed out After the coins are detected and counted by the sensor, the coins are stored in the withdrawal box 100 via the withdrawal chute 99 according to the denomination.

When the necessary denominations and the number of coins are stored in the dispensing box 100, the feeding of the coins is stopped, and the clerk removes the dispensing box 100 from the coin dispensing port 63, and the dispensing of the coins is completed.
On the other hand, when the recovery of the proceeds, denomination corresponding to sales, number of coins are paid out by the dispensing and feeding unit 98a~98f from dispensing hopper 97A～97 f, Repetitive out coins are detected by the sensor Are counted and stored in the coin collection box 101 via the withdrawal chute 102.

When the denomination and number of coins corresponding to the sales amount are stored in the coin recovery box 101, the coin recovery process is completed.
The coin collection box 101 by removing from the cash processing unit 6, it is possible to recover the sales proceeds of the coin also at any time.
Next, the operation of the cash management system of FIG. 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.

  The operations of the change machine 3 and the cash processing apparatus 6 described below are controlled by the control units 35 and 78 based on programs (software) stored in a storage unit (not shown), respectively, and the register 2 and cash data management The device 4 is controlled by a control unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit (not shown).

A plurality of registers 2 and change machines 3 are installed in the distribution store 1, but the handling amount of cash (banknotes and coins) differs depending on the sales floor, the arrangement method, or the business day. The required amount of banknotes and coins to be prepared as change funds in the machine 3 is naturally different.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the required amount of change funds to be replenished to each change machine 3 is set in the storage unit of the cash data management device 4 based on the past results, and the cash data management device 4 is set. the required amount of change fund, the amount of time of dispensing the change fund based on cash data breakdown such storage cash notified from change machine 3 to developing secondary operating, the number of each denomination in the cash processing apparatus 6 Notice.

The cash data management device 4 manages change funds according to the amount (change storage amount) of each change machine 3 as follows.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a change management table set in the storage unit of the cash data management device 4. This change management table includes the date and time conditions shown in FIG. 10 (a) and the change shown in FIG. 10 (b). It comprises a machine installation list, a change required amount setting table shown in FIG. 10 (c), and a change amount table according to change machines shown in FIG. 10 (d).

The date and time conditions shown in FIG. 10 (a), date and day of the week, time, clerk for a substitution time operating the register 2 in the business hours (Les di replacement time), and special such as whether special event there is a set ing.
For example, in this example, “Wednesday” on weekdays “January 18, 2006” as today's date and day of the week, “12:30” as the current time, and “10:00 (opening) to 22:00 ( Closed) ”, three times of“ 13:00 16:00 19:00 ”as the cashier change time, and“ None ”conditions are set for the event.

  In the change machine installation list shown in FIG. 10 (b), it is registered how many registers are arranged in which sales floors for all change machines 3 installed in the distribution store 1. Shows that the change machine 3 of “No. 103” is registered as the register number “7” in the “food section”, but the same applies to the other change machines 3 as well. Registration has been done.

In the change amount setting table shown in FIG. 10C, the change amount is set for each sales floor and cash register.
The required amount is set for each denomination from 5,000 to 1 yen depending on the business conditions such as the day of the week, public holidays, special events, etc., and the required amount is automatically selected according to the applicable business conditions It is supposed to be. In this example, the business conditions are divided into three categories: weekdays, weekends and holidays, and weekdays, nights, and the number of each denomination is set for each. The date and time conditions in FIG. The required amount is selected depending on which one is applicable.

For example, in the case of “weekdays 12:30, no special event” set in the date and time condition of FIG. 10A, the number corresponding to the weekday day is selected. "
The number of business conditions may be arbitrarily added.
In the change amount table for each change machine shown in FIG. 10D, the change amount of change funds for each change machine 3, the number of alarms set, the number of supplements, and the like are set.

  For example, in this example, with respect to the change machine 3 of “machine number 103”, the number of changes of the currently stored money type reported from the change machine 3 is written as high, and the number of changes stored during business hours. The number of alarms set as a reference number for determining that the change needs to be replenished urgently, the number of replenishment funds to be replenished to the change machine 3, the number of replenishment funds, and the change immediately before the cash register change, etc. An alarm prohibition time is set so that no alarm is issued even when the number of alarms is less than or equal to the alarm set number.

Note that the number of alarms set is 20% of the number of change set on weekdays selected in the change required amount setting table this time, but may be set arbitrarily for each denomination.
Further, the replenishment number is the difference between the number set during the weekday day selected from the change amount setting table of FIG. 10 (c) and the amount of money, and a negative value indicates that the denomination is excessive. It shows that it is stored.

By the way, in the example of FIG. 10 (d), since the amount of “ten yen” is 14 and the alarm setting is 16 “ten yen”, the cash data management device 4 issues an alarm that the remaining amount is insufficient. The processing when the is issued is as follows.
Cash data management apparatus 4 compares the change receiving number and alarm set number of gold each species is Aridaka reported from change machine 3, when it is determined that the number of Aridaka less, the cash data management apparatus 4 A message indicating that “ten yen” is insufficient in the change machine 3 of “Unit No. 103” is displayed on the display unit, and the display screen blinks or is incorporated in the cash data management device 4. A warning is issued to the store manager by outputting a warning sound with the buzzer.

When the store manager confirms the alarm, the store manager causes the cash processing device 6 to withdraw supplementary cash.
That is, the store manager goes to the cash processing apparatus 6, inserts the ID card that he / she owns into the card slot 64, and operates the key input unit 66 to perform the withdrawal process of the supplementary cash. At the same time, the “machine number 103” of the change machine 3 is designated.
The cash processing device 6 reads the information of the card inserted from the card slot 64 by the card reading unit 73, and with respect to the cash data management device 4 based on the card information and the machine number of the change machine 3 inputted by the store manager. queries the payout number, thereby the cash data management apparatus 4 notifies the payout number to the cash processing apparatus 6 in accordance with change machine Aridaka management table of FIG. 10 (d).

In this case, not only the 10-yen coin that generated the shortage alarm this time , but also other denominations are notified of replenishment if necessary according to the replenishment number set in the change amount table.
For example, in the case of the change amount table according to the change machine of FIG. 10D, the banknote of the denomination other than the thousand yen banknote and the one-yen coin that are excessively stored and the number of coins to be replenished are notified.
When the cash processing device 6 is notified of the denomination and the number of supplements from the cash data management device 4, the cash processing device 6 withdraws banknotes and coins as change funds according to the banknote processing device 76 and the coin processing device 77.

The store manager takes out the change funds withdrawn from the cash processing apparatus 6 and carries them to the change machine 3 of “unit number 103” for replenishment.
In this way, an alarm can be issued before the change machine 3 runs out of money, and the change money of the necessary denomination can be replenished. Can be prevented from occurring.

In addition, when one denomination runs short, other denominations can be replenished at the same time according to the preset number of replenishments, so that, for example, the current existence like a five-yen coin shown in FIG. high, six, the denomination if it is an alarm number six, it becomes possible to replenish just before going missing, also to prevent such refilling times for the same change machine 3 You can also.

However, if it is considered that no change will occur, such as when replenishment is required immediately before closing the store, replenishment in accordance with actual operation will be possible if alarms are not generated. .
The same applies to the case where an alarm needs to be generated immediately before the time when the store clerk in charge of the cashier changes, not limited to the closing time.

In addition, as will be described in detail later, when the clerk in charge of the cash register changes, the surplus banknotes and surplus coins from the change machine 3 are collected and the change funds are replenished, so the store manager does not replenish. In both cases, it can be expected that no change will occur until the clerk changes . In other words the time to change the cashier of the clerk so as not to generate an alarm if it is within "10 minutes", which is set to alarm prohibition time of the change machine-specific change Aridaka table.

In this way, useless replenishment can be avoided.
Next, the replenishment procedure of banknotes and coins from the cash processing device 6 to the change machine 3 by the cash data management device 4 will be described.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the replenishment processing procedure for the change machine 3 by the cash data management device 4, and the following description will be made in accordance with the steps indicated by S in the figure.

When the store clerk replenishes change to the change machine 3 connected to the register 2 in charge, he / she inserts his / her own ID card into the card slot 64 of the cash processor 6 and operates the key input unit 66. Then, for example, “Food department 7th cash register” is input as information for designating the register 2 that the user is in charge of.
The cash processing device 6 reads the information of the card inserted from the card slot 64 by the card reading unit 73, and requests information on the number of replenishment funds together with the card information and the information of the “food counter 7” registered by the store clerk. To the cash data management device 4.

This notification is recorded in the storage unit as both history and information card information and store clerk enters.
The cash data management device 4 monitors whether there is a request for the number of replenishment sheets from the cash processing device 6 (S1). If it is determined that there is a request for the number of replenishment sheets, the cash data management device 4 refers to the change management table set in the storage unit, As the number of withdrawals to the change machine 3 of “unit number 103” connected to the register 2 corresponding to the “food counter 7 cash register”, banknotes for each denomination from the change amount table by change machine in FIG. And the replenishment number of coins is read and notified to the cash processing apparatus 6 (S2).

This notification is also recorded as a history.
When the cash processing device 6 is notified of the number of sheets to be replenished from the cash data management device 4, the banknote processing unit 76 and the coin processing unit 77 perform banknote and coin withdrawal processing as change funds according to the notification, and the processing result Is reported to the cash data management device 4.
The cash data management device 4 determines whether or not the withdrawal is completed from the withdrawal processing result from the cash processing device 6 (S3).

If a failure occurs during the withdrawal process in the cash processing apparatus 6 and the withdrawal cannot be performed normally, a cancellation process is performed (S4). In other words, it is recorded in the history that the replenishment of the change machine 3 with “machine number 103” from the cash processing apparatus 6 has not been performed, and the processing is ended.
On the other hand, when the cash processing device 6 completes the withdrawal based on the number of supplements, the cashier 6 waits for a report of the result of the supplement processing from the change machine.

That is, when the withdrawal of the refill funds in cash processing apparatus 6 Ru successful, the clerk carries the change machine 3 that unloading the refill funds machine number "103", the display operation unit 24 of the change machine 3 specify the replenishment of the change fund, along with the set to the banknote out of the ferrule 21 of the bill of the change fund, to introduce the coins to the coin deposit opening 22.
These banknotes and coins, after being counted is taken into the bill processing unit 33 and the coin processing unit 34 of the change machine 3 as described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, housing portion 44, 45 of the bill and, The money is stored in the hoppers 56a to 56f.

When the change fund 3 has been replenished in this way, the change machine 3 reports the information of the machine number “103” and the replenishment processing result to the cash data management device 4 via the register.
The cash data management device 4 determines whether or not the replenishment is completed from the replenishment processing result from the change machine 3 of “No. machine number 103” (S5).
Here, if a failure occurs during the replenishment process in the change machine 3 and the replenishment cannot be performed normally, a cancel process is performed (S6). In other words, the fact that the replenishment could not be performed normally is recorded as a history.

That is, the cash processing device 6 has successfully withdrawn the supplementary funds, but it has been recorded in the history that the supplement to the change machine 3 with the machine number “103” has not been completed, and the process is temporarily terminated. After the trouble that occurred in the machine 3 has been removed and recovered, it waits for replenishment by the store clerk.
On the other hand, when the replenishment process is normally performed and completed in the change machine 3, the change machine 3 registers “No. machine number 103”, information indicating that the replenishment has been normally performed, and the number of replenishments for each denomination. To the cash data management device 4.

This cash data management apparatus 4 by inputs the reported supplemented number of each denomination from change machine 3 performs a process of recording the history (S7), then "machine number to the cash handling apparatus 6 103 The number of banknotes and coins for each denomination notified as the replenishment funds of the change machine 3 matches the number of banknotes and coins for each denominated type received from the change machine 3 of “unit number 103”. Is checked (S8).

If the check result does not match, the cash data management device 4 refills with a message that the number of replenishment funds withdrawn from the cash processing device 6 and the replenishment number of the change machine 3 with “unit number 103” do not match. A breakdown of the number of withdrawals and replenishment of funds is displayed on the display unit and an alarm is issued.
Thereby, the store manager can confirm that a mismatch has occurred.
Thereafter, the cash data management device 4 adds the number of bills and coins reported by the change machine 3 of “machine number 103” for each denomination to the amount of money in the change amount table for each change machine shown in FIG. Update processing is performed (S10).

On the other hand, if the cash data management apparatus 4 checks the result of the match, the number of reported banknotes and coins of each denomination from the change machine 3 of the "103" cash data management apparatus 4 machine number without generating an alarm Is added to the amount of money in the change amount table for each change machine shown in FIG. 10 (d) to execute the update process (S10).
Thus, the replenishment of the replenishment funds withdrawn from the cash processing apparatus 6 to the change machine 3 is completed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the change fund is replenished by using the difference between the required number based on the change required amount setting table shown in FIG. to makes it possible to operate, also clerk of the cashier since it is possible to start a business in the change fund of optimum amount, it can be prevented from being in a state of lack of change money in the business.
In addition, the change amount setting table shown in FIG. 10 (c) is set according to the change place of the change machine (sales) and the date and time zone such as weekdays and holidays, so change during busy periods There is no shortage of funds, and there is no need to replenish useless change funds in the off-season. From this aspect, change funds can be used efficiently.

  The reason for the discrepancy in the check of the number of sheets in S8 is that when the store clerk withdraws supplementary funds from the cash processing device 6, the cash register management is inadvertently input the cash register number of the register 2 that he is in charge of. If the device 4 is different from the change machine 3 to be replenished, the store clerk has mistakenly replaced the register 2 that he / she is in charge of, and replenished the change machine 3 connected to another register 2 so that the cash data management device If the changer 3 is different from the changer 3 to be replenished, there was no wrong entry of the cash register number or the register in charge by the store clerk. If there are banknotes or coins that were rejected without being accepted by the machine 3, the amount of supplementary funds to be withdrawn and the number of supplementary funds would not match, and the cashier 6 would send the supplementary funds to the change machine 3. Etc. If the department is part of the cash for some reason in the middle it was missing is considered.

  Among these causes, if a part of the supplementary funds is missing, there is a risk of fraud by the store clerk, which is a serious problem. It is often the case that the change machine 3 to be mistaken or the case where the counter cannot be counted due to being rejected by the change machine 3, and therefore the time to investigate the cause each time the above-mentioned inconsistency occurs in the busy distribution store 1 It is difficult to take a reasonable margin.

  Therefore, even if such a discrepancy occurs, in the present embodiment, the amount of money in the amount table for each changer in FIG. 10 (d) is updated according to the processing results from the cash processing device 6 and the changer 3. By doing this, the business is continued as it is, and by closing all the registers 2 in the distribution store 1 at the end of the day's business, the total amount of withdrawal and replenishment To be able to match.

That is, by checking the history recorded in the storage unit of the cash data management device 4, banknotes and coins that have been withdrawn from the cash processing device 6 as change funds and replenishment are performed even though they are not replenishment targets. Since the change machine 3 can be confirmed, it can be determined that the cash register number is input incorrectly or the like if the amounts match.
Further, when a reject banknote or a reject coin is generated in the change machine 3 at the time of replenishment, the reject banknote or the reject coin is stored in the deposit reject box 46 and the coin collection cassette 27 of the change machine 3, so that the register 2 is tightened. When the money is raised, the reject bills and the reject coins are taken out from the deposit reject box 46 and the coin collection cassette 27 of the change machine 3 and counted, and input by the key input unit 66 of the cash processing apparatus 6 and shown in FIG. By adding to the cash table, the number of withdrawals for each denomination of the supplementary funds withdrawn from the cash processing device 6 and the number of supplements for each denomination replenished by the change machine 3 are the same.

By doing in this way, management according to the actual situation is always possible.
In addition, if a part of the supplementary funds is lost due to cheating by the store clerk, it cannot be detected as an error or rejection to the other change machine 3 as described above, but the discrepancy due to it is cash data. Since it can be confirmed by the management device 4, it is possible to check the fraudulent act of the store clerk by issuing an alarm as described above, and it is possible to lead to early detection of the cheating by the store manager or the like by issuing the alert.

Next, a process for collecting the sales proceeds from the change machine 3 based on the instruction of the cash data management apparatus 4 and depositing it into the cash processing apparatus 6 will be described.
The recovery process of the sales proceeds and the like from each change machine 3, and when the clerk of the cashier to change, is carried out, such as when the business of distribution outlets 1 has been completed, then the clerk of the successor to substitute clerk of predecessors This is a process of collecting change funds for the next day and change funds necessary for the next day's business , and collecting other unnecessary cash from the change machine 3 and depositing it into the cash processing apparatus 1.

The change fund required by the change machine 3 during the operation of the distribution store 1 is set in the change required amount setting table described with reference to FIG. 10C, and banknotes and coins exceeding the set number are set as the change machine 3. It is unnecessary.
In addition, sales of products purchased by customers are unnecessary cash, but there are 2,000 yen and 10,000 yen banknotes that are processed as sales, and both these banknotes have change funds released as change. May be included.

For example, if a customer purchases a product of 1,000 yen and sends a 10,000 yen bill to the store clerk, the store clerk receives the 10,000 yen bill as a deposit and releases nine thousand yen from the change machine 3 to the customer. Although it will be handed out as change, this 10,000 yen bank note includes nine thousand yen as a change fund in addition to thousand yen as sales. Therefore, this 10,000 yen banknote is cash that should be divided into 1,000 yen as sales and nine thousand yen as change funds, but 10,000 yen banknotes cannot be used as change and are stored in the recovery cassette 26 .

  In addition, when a customer purchases a product of 1,000 yen and sends a 10,000 yen bill and a hundred yen coin to the store clerk, a total of 10,000 yen is released from the change machine 3 to the customer. In this case, the 10,000-yen banknotes are cash that cannot be used as change, but for the 100-yen coin, a large amount of the 100-yen coin already stored as a change fund has already been withdrawn, and FIG. ), Only coins less than the number set in the change required amount setting table remain in the money type hopper 56d.

Therefore, in this case, the 10,000 yen banknote is stored in the collection cassette 26 , and the one hundred yen coin is stored in the money type hopper 56d. Cash to be divided into hundred yen.
As described above, the cash collected in the change machine 3 needs to be managed separately as sales and change funds, but the actual amount of cash collected is a mix of sales and change funds. In order to divide this into funds, it is often necessary to exchange money.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the collection process is performed as follows.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure for collecting cash from the change machine 3 based on an instruction from the cash data management device 4, and the following explanation will be made according to the steps indicated by S in the figure.
When the store clerk collects unnecessary cash from the change machine 3 connected to the register 2 that he / she is in charge of at the end of business (when changing), he / she designates the cash collection by the display operation unit 24 of the change machine 3.

The change machine 3 notifies the cash data management device 4 via the register 2 of a request for the number of collected sheets together with its own machine number (here, it is assumed to be the machine number 103).
The cash data management device 4 monitors the request for the number of collected sheets from the change machine 3 (S21). If it is determined that there is a request for the number of collected sheets, the cash amount management apparatus 4 checks the change amount of the corresponding number of the change machine 3 and surplus. The number of sheets to be transferred to the bill collection cassette 26 or the coin collection cassette 27 is determined.

For example, if Aridaka the change machine 3 is change machine-specific change Yes High table in FIG. 10 (d), the required number of each denomination that is configured to change the required amount setting table of FIG. 10 (c), FIG. The surplus number is determined for a denomination whose number exceeds the required number by comparing the amount of money for each denomination written in the change amount table for each change machine of 10 (d).
That is, comparing FIG. 10 (c) and FIG. 10 (d), if the current day corresponds to a weekday day, the required number of thousand yen banknotes during the weekday day is 20, whereas a large number is required. Is 50 sheets, it is determined that 30 sheets are surplus sheets.

It is determined that 30 thousand yen bills determined to be surplus are moved from the storage unit 44 to the bill collection cassette 26.
Similarly, it is determined that three one-yen coins are surplus, and three one-yen coins are determined to be moved from the denomination hopper 56a to the coin collecting cassette 27.
This result is notified to the change machine 3 of “No. machine number 103” that has sent a request for the number of collections from the cash data management device 4 as the number of collections by denomination (S22). The sheet is moved from the storage unit 40 to the banknote collection cassette 26 for collection processing.

The cash data management device 4 waits for a report from the register 2 and determines whether the collection is completed from the processing result (S23).
Here, if a trouble occurs during the collection process in the change machine 3 and the replenishment cannot be performed normally, it is assumed that the cash data management device 4 has not completed the collection of the change machine 3 with the machine number “103”. Cancel processing is performed (S24). This means that the recovery in the history ends once processing to record and octopus could not be completed, wait for the recovery by again clerk from the restoration is removed failure that occurred change machine 3 is performed.

On the other hand, when the collection process is normally performed and completed by the change machine 3, the register 2 issues an instruction to take out one or both of the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27 of the connected change machine 3. , Temporary summation is performed as a summary of the work of the clerk in charge of the cash register.
Thereby, the store clerk takes out the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27, but here, it is assumed that only the banknote collection cassette 26 is taken out.

This is because, in general, coins are often withdrawn as change and rarely collected as unnecessary cash, so the coin collection cassette 27 is taken out only when the store is closed, and usually does not need to be collected. Of course, the coin collecting cassette 27 may be taken out as necessary.
The register 2 considers that the collection processing has been performed when the bill collection cassette 26 or the coin collection cassette 27 of the change machine 3 is actually taken out when the temporary tightening is performed.

Temporary tightening totals the sales from the start to the end of the clerk in charge of the cash register, the cash deposit / withdrawal results, etc., and the total results are used as the amount collected in the collection process of the change machine 3 as register 2 Is printed on a receipt by the printer and issued to the store clerk and reported to the cash data management device 4.
The total result reported to the cash data management device 4 in this case includes the “No. 10 3 ” of the change machine 3 and the number of denominations of change collected in the current bill collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27 by the change machine 3. include.

When the cash data management device 4 receives the report of the total result from the register 2, the cash data management device 4 updates the amount of money in the change amount table according to change machine shown in FIG. 10 ( d ) (S25).
Figure 13 is a diagram showing a change machine-specific change Aridaka table after updating, to Aridaka the change machine-specific change Aridaka table shown in FIG. 10 (d), 20 sheets Aridaka thousand yen bills, one yen coins of Aridaka is rewritten to 50 sheets, the amount of Aridaka has been changed to ¥ 46,370.

In this way, the cash data management device 4 instructs the collected number of sheets to move the cash, so, for example, the date / time information is switched, the change amount is changed in the setting table, or the change amount table by change machine Can be used according to the actual operation.
Here, it has been described that the surplus money is moved to the collection box at the time of the collection process, but it may be carried out every time the deposit is received.

At the same time, the cash data management device 4 updates the change-account collection table for each change machine in the collection table for collected money set in the storage unit.
14 (a) to 14 (c) are diagrams showing the change amount management table for each change machine of the collected money management table set in the storage unit of the cash data management device 4, and the collected money management table is each change money. It is made up of the change amount table for each change machine for each machine 3, and here, as an example, the change amount table for the change machine for the change machine 3 of "No. 103" is shown.

The collection box refers to the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27.
FIG. 14 (a) is a changeable storage table for each change machine before renewal (immediately before the current collection), and currently 10 yen banknotes and 1 thousand yen banknote are stored in the banknote collection cassette 26. In addition, since no coins are stored in the coin collecting cassette 27, the number of 10,000 yen banknotes is 10 and the number of 2000 yen banknotes is 1.

Also, the total amount is “10,2000 yen”, and the collection this time is just before the collection process, so all are 0 sheets.
The total number of collections is the total number of deposits made to the cash processing device through the collection process from the opening of the distribution store 1, 28 for 10,000 yen bills, 5 for 5,000 yen bills, ... Twenty-three pieces were deposited, and the amount collected was “424,523 yen”, of which sales were “349,940 yen” and change was “74,583 yen”.

FIG. 14 ( b) shows the change of the amount of money collected by change machine, which is updated based on the transfer denomination and the number of pieces notified from the change machine 3 through the register 2 when the change machine 3 moves. It is a table .
In the changeable inventory table for each change machine, 30 thousand yen and 3 yen are added to the current amount for the contents shown in FIG.
Along with this, the amount currently collected is also added and updated to “132,003 yen”, of which the sales amount is updated to “108,373 yen” and the change amount is updated to “23,630 yen”. .

Next, when the clerk pulls out the banknote collection cassette 26 from the change machine 3 and is notified of the counting result from the register 2, the changeable storage table for each change machine is updated to the contents shown in FIG. 14C.
Here, the number of banknotes of 10,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen out of the current amount is transferred to the current collection, and the collected amount, sales, and change amount are also transferred to the current collection.
At that time, since the amount of cash stored in the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27 is three yen coins, the current collection amount and sales amount is 3 yen.

In addition, the collected cash this time is 10 million yen bills, 1 thousand yen bills, 30 thousand yen bills, and the amount collected is "132,000 yen", of which sales are "108,373" “Yen” and the change amount is “23,630 yen”.
Furthermore, the cumulative total of banknotes and coins collected for the day before that was 28 million yen banknotes, five thousand yen banknotes, 118 thousand yen banknotes, three hundred yen coins, three There are 23 yen coins, the recovery amount is “424,523 yen”, the sales amount is “349,940 yen”, and the change is “74,583 yen”.

Among these, the current amount and the current collection are information notified from the change machine 3, and the total collection is the sum of the current collection day.
Also, in this example, there are currently three yens left in the banknote, but this time, only the banknote collection cassette 26 is taken out from the change machine 3 and only the banknotes are collected, and the coin collection cassette 27 is left in the change machine 3. This is because coins are not collected.

The clerk in charge of the cash register carries the banknote collection cassette 26 withdrawn from the change machine 3 and the receipt printed by the printer of the register 2 to the cash processing device 6 and inserts the ID card into the card slot 64. At the same time, the user inputs the collected cash by operating the key input unit 66 and further inputs the “food counter 7 cash register” for specifying the register 2 in charge of himself / herself.
The cash processing device 6 reads the card information of the ID card inserted from the card slot 64 by the card reading unit 73 and breaks down the deposit amount with respect to the cash data management device 4 based on the card information and the cash register number input by the store clerk. Request.

  The cash data management device 4 detects the request for the deposit amount from the cash processing device 6 (S26), and if it is determined that there is a request for the deposit amount, the machine connected to the register 2 corresponding to the “food counter 7 cash register” With reference to the changer-by-cash collection amount table for change machines of FIG. 14 (c) for the change machine 3 with the number “103”, the collection amount of the current collection in the changer-by-change collection amount table for change machines is entered and the sales amount is stored. The amount is notified (S27).

In parallel with this, the cash processing device 6 displays a screen on the operation guidance display unit 65 for prompting the store clerk to deposit the cash collected from the change machine 3, and the store clerk then moves from the banknote collection cassette 26. The bill is taken out and set in the bill deposit / withdrawal port 61.
Here, since the store clerk has only carried the banknote collection cassette 26, it is assumed that only the banknote is set. However, if the store clerk also removes and carries the coin collection cassette 27 from the change machine 3, the coin collection is performed. A coin is taken out from the cassette 27 and inserted into the coin deposit slot 62 .

The cash processing apparatus 6 takes the set banknote into the banknote processing unit 76, performs denomination and counting of the denomination as described with reference to FIG.
When the counting of all the set banknotes is completed, the counting result and the deposit amount and the storage amount notified from the cash data management device 4 are displayed on the operation guidance display unit 65 to allow the store clerk to confirm.

Usually, the counting result and the deposit amount are the same, and the sales amount for the store clerk is equal to the storage amount.
The store clerk confirms the displayed amount, and if it approves, the key input unit 66 inputs approval, but if any amount does not match and wants to confirm again, inputs cancel.
In the case where a failure occurs during the counting of banknotes in the cash processing device 6 or when a store clerk inputs a cancellation, the cash processing device 6 inputs the occurrence or cancellation of the failure to the cash data management device 4. To be notified.

Cash data management device 4 waits for a notification from the cash processing unit 6 (S28), and the cancellation of the notification is sent, it intends line the process to cancel the payment of cash processing unit 6 (S29). In other words, the change machine 3 or we recovered bill of issue machine number "103" still considered to be in the middle of moving, wait for after restoration is removed failure to be credited again.
On the other hand, when the cashier 6 inputs the approval by the store clerk, the banknote processing unit 76 divides the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 84 into sales and change as described with reference to FIG. 86b, banknote collection box 87, and banknote reject storage box 88, the cash data management apparatus 4 is notified of a payment completion notice together with information on the number of deposits for each denomination.

In response to this notification, the cash data management device 4 performs processing for inputting the deposit amount from the cash processing device 6, that is, processing for taking in information on the number of deposits from the cash processing device 6 (S30).
Then the cash data management apparatus 4 determines whether recoveries and deposit in cash processing apparatus 6 from change machine 3 match (S31).
That is, it is determined whether or not the collection amount of the current collection (132,000 in this case) in the collection capacity by change machine according to the change machine in FIG. 14C matches the deposit amount received from the cash processing device 6.

As a result, it can be confirmed whether or not the collection process by the salesclerk who is in charge this time has been executed correctly.
Furthermore, the cash data management device 4 includes a change management table for each change machine shown in FIG. 10 (d), a change management machine management table after collection shown in FIG. 13, and a change shown in FIG. 14 (c). Check whether the cash from the opening of the day to the present is properly managed based on the machine-specific collection vault table.

In other words, the amount of change of the change machine 3 is the initial value before the opening of the store on the morning of the day, and thereafter, replenishment is performed or collection is performed after deposits are deposited.
Therefore, the Aridaka the change machine by fishing SenYu height table shown in FIG. 10 (d) in the morning before opening as an initial value, the amount supplemented from the cash processing device 6 to change machine 3, and sales are added by operating Further, the amount collected from the change machine 3 to the cash processor 6 is subtracted.

If this value matches the current value, it can be determined that there is no abnormality .
This can be expressed in mathematical formulas:
[Amount of money in the change amount table by change machine shown in FIG. 13]
= [Amount of money in the change amount table by change machine shown in FIG. 10 (d)]
+ [Amount replenished from the cash processing device 6 to the change machine 3]
+ [Amount of sales in the corresponding register 2]
-[Total amount collected in the collection table for each changer shown in FIG. 14 (c)]
-[ Recovery amount of current amount in the collection amount table for each changer shown in Fig. 14 (c)]
It becomes.

If correctly managed, the cash data management device updates the contents of the change machine-specific collection table shown in FIG. 14C to the contents shown in FIG.
Figure 15 is a diagram showing the change machine-specific recovery box Aridaka table after the update, you Keru yen of this collection to change machine-specific recovery box Aridaka table shown in FIG. 14 (c), two thousand yen, yen The number of bills has been moved to the accumulated number.

As a result, the total number of collections is 38 million yen bills, 5 thousand yen bills, 1 thousand yen bills, 1 thousand yen bills, 148 thousand yen bills, 3 500 yen coins and 23 1 yen coins. “556,523 yen”, of which sales have been updated to “458,310 yen” and the change amount has been updated to “98,213 yen”.
Now, if it is determined that there is a mismatch in S31, the cash data management device 4 displays on the display section that the number of deposits of the cash processing device 6 is mismatched and notifies the store manager (S32). The data management device 4 updates the deposit amount of the cash processing device 6 (S33).

On the other hand, if the cash data management device 4 determines that they match in S31, it updates the deposit amount of the cash processing device 6 (S33).
As described above, the cash data management device 4 updates the deposit amount of the cash processing device 6 regardless of the coincidence or mismatch, and ends the processing. Next, the update of the deposit amount will be described.
The cash data management device 4 manages the amount of money and the collection status of each change machine 3, and also manages the deposit amount for the cash processing device by a deposit amount management table set in the storage unit.

FIGS. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing a cash processing apparatus deposit amount table of the deposit amount management table set in the storage unit of the cash data management apparatus 4, and the change amount management table for each change machine includes each change machine. The cash processing apparatus deposit amount table is composed of every three, and here, as an example, the cash processing device deposit amount table of the change machine 3 of “unit number 103” is shown.
This cash processing apparatus deposit amount table is for accumulating the results of the deposit process performed between the opening and closing of the day for each denomination. The current deposit in FIG. The number of deposits reported this time is written, and here it is 10 million yen bills, 1 thousand yen bills, 30 thousand yen bills, and the total amount collected is “132,000. "Yen", of which sales are "108,373 yen" and change is "23,627 yen".

Further, the accumulated deposit is the accumulated number of each denomination collected and deposited from the change machine 3 before that, the collected amount, the sales amount, and the change.
Then, by updating the deposit amount in S33, the number of denominations of the current deposit shown in FIG. 16A is added to the accumulated deposit amount, and the collection amount, sales amount, and change amount are updated based on this. As a result, the deposit management table has the contents shown in FIG.

With the above collection process, the clerk in charge of the succeeding cash register can always start work with the optimal amount of change funds, and when collecting cash from the change machine , the change money in the change machine 3 in charge of the changing clerk. Since the amount of cash to be collected is determined based on the required number of changes in the change amount required setting table, the change is released between the time the change is made and the change is made after the change is made with the cash processing device 6. However, the change funds replenished to the change machine 3 by the changed store clerk becomes the required number in the change amount setting table in the data, and since the operation can be started in this state, it becomes easy to manage.

Next, a description will be given of the change of cashier and other personnel in charge during business hours.
The following operations are performed when the cashier is changed.
The predecessor A in charge collects the sales during the period from the start of his business to the change, collects unnecessary cash from the change machine 3 and deposits it into the cash processing apparatus.
The succeeding person in charge B who takes turns withdraws the change funds from the cash processing device 6, carries them to the register 2 in charge, and replenishes the change machine 3.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system when the cashier person changes, and will be described according to the following steps.
First, the cash processing apparatus 6 pays out supplementary funds in accordance with an instruction for withdrawal of supplementary funds from the person in charge B (S41).
At this time, the cash data management device 4 notifies the cash processing device 6 of the number of withdrawals according to the replenishment processing to the change machine 3 described with reference to FIG.

The number of withdrawals at this time is notified based on the replenishment number of the change amount table for each change machine shown in FIG.
The change amount table for each change machine may be updated each time a transaction is made by the register 2, but if the cash processing device 6 is notified of the number of withdrawals, etc. The register 2 may be inquired to acquire the amount from the change machine 3 (S42), and may be updated based on it (S43).

Next, the person in charge B carries the supplementary funds paid out from the cash processing apparatus 6 to the register 2 that he is in charge of, and tells the person in charge A that the person in charge will be replaced. Exit.
At the end, the person in charge A designates and executes the collection process from the change machine 3 (S44), and executes the totaling process for his / her charge.

When the person in charge A pulls out the banknote collection cassette 26 or the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27, the change machine 3 notifies the cash data management apparatus 4 of the collection result, and the cash data management apparatus 4 is classified by change machine. The change amount table is updated to the contents shown in FIG. 13 (S45).
The person in charge B takes the place of the person in charge A (S46), and operates the register 2 by attaching the empty banknote collection cassette 26 or the empty coin collection cassette 27 to the change machine 3 in the same manner as the empty banknote collection cassette 26. To start.

As described above, when the person in charge of the register 2 is changed, the collection process is performed and the tabulation process is executed, and only the work of exchanging the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27 is necessary. it is possible to shorten the, service to the customer is able to take over the business without having to decrease.
The person in charge A carries the banknote collection cassette 26 extracted from the change machine 3, or the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27 to the cash processing apparatus 6, takes out banknotes from the banknote collection cassette 26, and deposits them into the cash processing apparatus 6. If the coin collection cassette 27 is also carried, the coin is taken out from the coin collection cassette 27 and deposited into the cash processing apparatus 6 (S47).

When the deposit processing is completed, the cash processing device 6 notifies the cash data management device 4 of the result of the deposit processing, and the cash data management device 4 shows the contents of the deposit management table of FIG. 16 based on the notified deposit processing result. Is updated from FIG. 16 (a) to the content of FIG. 16 (b) (S48).
On the other hand, the person in charge B who has been replaced with the person in charge A replenishes the change machine 3 with the supplementary money carried from the cash processing apparatus 6, but this replenishment does not necessarily have to be performed immediately after taking over the business, and is waiting for the cashier. When there is a customer, priority may be given to the customer service, and it may be performed when there is time later.

When the person in charge B replenishes replenishment funds to the change machine 3 (S49), the result is notified from the change machine 3 to the cash data management device 4 via the register 2, whereby the cash data management device 4 is shown in FIG. Update the contents of the change table for each change machine.
As described above, the cash data management device 4 manages the amount of money of the change machine 3 and the cash processing device 6 and confirms whether or not the cash has moved correctly between the change machine 3 and the cash processing device 6. As a result, the state of cash in the distribution store 1 can always be accurately grasped.

Next, a method of dividing the collected cash into sales and the amount of change when surplus cash is collected from the change machine will be described.
Basically, register the sum of the cash sales by the clerk in charge of the register 2 in the period from the start to the end of the business (cash register operation) is the amount of sales, the recovery process due to the change machine 3 Figure 10 (d) to the indicated change machine-specific change Aridaka table shortfall i.e. change machine-specific for Sen必 principal amount setting table fishing shown in FIG. 10 (c) up to 5,000 yen from circle when running change Aridaka the amounts of replenishment number of definitive table.

However, these values cannot be used in actual operation.
This is because if the cashier person makes a mistake with the customer's deposit, he may give more or less change.
In such a case, two processing methods are conceivable.
Which one to select is determined in advance, and there is no operational problem regardless of which one is selected.

The system thus, neither is be selected care should be taken to accommodate.
For example, a case where an error is included in sales proceeds will be described.
14 is updated from FIG. 14 (a) to FIG. 14 (b), that is, the change execution is notified to the change machine 3 and the surplus of change funds is shown. When gold moves to the banknote collection cassette 26 and the coin collection cassette 27, the total amount of collection this time is determined.

Therefore, in order to incorporate an error in sales, the amount of change fund collection is determined first. That is, it is assumed that the amount of the replenishment number of the change amount table for each change machine shown in FIG.
On the other hand, the sales amount is obtained by subtracting the amount of change fund collection from the total amount collected this time.
Furthermore, the case where an error is included in a change fund will be described.

The total amount collected this time is the same as the case where an error is included in the above-mentioned sales amount.
The collected amount of the sales proceeds is the sum of the cash sales by the register 2, and the collected amount of the change funds is an amount obtained by subtracting the collected amount of the sales proceeds from the total amount collected this time.
At the time of collection processing from the change machine 3, for example, when only the banknote collection cassette 26 is replaced and the coin collection cassette 27 is not exchanged, the total collection amount this time corresponds to the banknotes stored in the banknote collection cassette 26. .

For example, if the change machine-specific recovery box Aridaka table shown in FIG. 14 (c), leaving recoveries "¥ 132,000" and the current collecting, 3 yen coin collecting cassette 27 of change machine 3 and Become.
The remaining 3 yen is the one that incorporates the error for sales or change.
That is, in the change machine-specific recovery box Aridaka table shown in FIG. 14 (c) considered to include an error in the sales proceeds, the recoveries 3 yen current Aridaka and sales 3 yen.

This 3 yen will be added to sales in the next collection.
The reason for placing the amount of money left in the collection on the side where errors are included in this way is that the amount that you do not want to include errors is always determined, so even if an error occurs, it can always be processed with the amount that includes the error .

System configuration diagram showing an embodiment Perspective view showing appearance of change machine Block diagram showing the configuration of the change machine Side view showing the structure of a banknote processing unit in a change machine The top view which shows the structure of the coin processing part in the change machine Is a perspective view showing the appearance of the cash processing apparatus Block diagram showing the structure of a cash handling equipment Side view showing structure of banknote processing unit in cash processing apparatus Side view showing structure of coin processing unit in cash processing apparatus The figure which shows an example of the table for change management The flowchart which shows the replenishment processing procedure to a change machine The flowchart which shows the cash collection processing procedure from the change machine The figure which shows the change amount table according to change machine after the change of the change management table The figure which shows the collection table holding table according to the change machine of the collection management table The figure which shows the collection warehouse possession table according to change machine after renewal The figure which shows the cash processing device deposit amount table of the deposit amount management table Flow chart showing the operation of the system when the cashier person changes

1 Distribution store 2 Register 3 Change machine 4 Cash data management device 5 LAN
6 Cash processing device 7 Host computer 8 Monitor device 21 Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 22 Coin deposit / withdrawal port 23 Coin dispensing port 24 Display operation unit 25 Mode key 26 Bill collection cassette 27 Coin collection cassette 31 Display operation control unit 32 Transmission unit 33 Banknote processing Unit 34 coin processing unit 35 control unit 41 separation roller 42 conveyance path 43 recognition unit 44 storage unit 45 storage unit 46 deposit rejection unit 47 feeding storage roller 48 feeding storage roller 49 withdrawal reject box 51 separation roller 52 depositing conveyance path 53 recognition unit 54 Reject Holes 55a to 55f Coin Sorting Holes 56a to 56f Money Type Hopper 57 Drawer Transfer Path 61 Banknote Deposit / Drawer Port 62 Coin Deposit Port 63 Coin Deposit Port 64 Card Port 65 Operation Guide Display Unit 66 Key Input Unit 71 Display Control Unit 72 input control unit 73 card reading unit 74 transmission unit 75 monitoring unit 76 banknote processing unit 7 7 Coin Processing Unit 78 Control Unit 81 Separation Roller 82 Transport Path 83 Recognition Unit 84 Temporary Retention Unit 85a Banknote Retrieval Unit 85b Banknote Retrieval Unit 86a, 86b Feeding unit 91 Depositing conveyance path 92 Recognizing unit 93 Rejecting unit 94 Temporary holding unit 96 Return boxes 97a to 97f Withdrawing hoppers 98a to 98f Withdrawing feeding unit 99 Withdrawing chute 100 Withdrawing box 101 Coin collection box 102 Withdrawing chute

Claims (7)

A plurality of change machines for depositing a customer's product purchase price and the like,
A cash processing device that withdraws cash for change to be replenished to the change machine and deposits cash collected from the change machine;
Change required amount setting table in which the required number for each type of change cash is set for each change machine, current number of change cash notified by change machine, change according to the change required amount setting table Cash data held in the storage unit for the required number of cash for each denomination and the number of replenishment for each denomination for the change machine, the number of alarms for each denomination, and the time for which an alarm is prohibited Equipped with a management device,
The cash data management device issues an alarm when the number of denominations is less than the number of alarms out of the current number of possessions, and notifies the current number of retained cash for change for each denomination notified from the change machine When the notified time is a time prohibiting issuing an alarm, the alarm is not issued even if the notified number of possessed sheets is less than the number of alarms,
After the warning is issued, when the cash processing device is instructed to replenish the change machine, the cash processing device sends information specifying the input change machine to the cash data management device,
The cash data management device notifies the cash processing device of the replenishment number for each denomination for the change machine determined from the current number of replenishment to the change machine corresponding to the information sent from the cash processing device,
The cash management system according to claim 1, wherein the cash processing apparatus withdraws cash for change based on the denomination and the number of sheets notified from the cash data management apparatus. In the cash management system according to claim 1 ,
2. The cash management system according to claim 1, wherein the time at which the warning is prohibited includes a change time of a person in charge of operating the change machine. In the cash management system according to claim 1 ,
The cash management is characterized in that a plurality of types of cash required for change are set according to a predetermined condition, and a replenishment number is determined by selecting a required number for each denomination according to the condition. system. In the cash management system according to claim 3 ,
A cash management system characterized in that the predetermined condition includes a place where a change machine is installed. In the cash management system according to claim 3 ,
A cash management system characterized in that the predetermined conditions include day of the week and time. In the cash management system according to claim 1 ,
The cash data management device is replenished with the withdrawal processing result notified from the cash data management device that has withdrawn cash based on the notified number of supplements for each denomination and the cash withdrawn by the cash processing device. A cash management system that judges whether or not a replenishment processing result notified from a changed change machine matches or does not match, and issues a warning if the result does not match. A plurality of change machines for depositing a customer's product purchase price and the like,
A cash processing device that withdraws cash for change to be replenished to the change machine and deposits cash collected from the change machine;
According to the change amount setting table in which the required number of cash denominations is set for each change machine, the current number of change cash informed by the change machine, and the change requirement setting table A cash data management device that holds in a storage unit the number of coins required for each type of change cash and the number of replenishments for each denomination for the change machine determined from the number held.
The cash processing device sends information specifying the input change machine to the cash data management device,
The cash data management device notifies the cash processing device of the replenishment number for each denomination for the change machine determined from the current number of replenishment to the change machine corresponding to the information sent from the cash processing device,
The cash processing apparatus withdraws cash for change based on the denomination and number of sheets notified from the cash data management apparatus,
The cash data management device is replenished with the withdrawal processing result notified from the cash data management device that has withdrawn cash based on the notified number of supplements for each denomination and the cash withdrawn by the cash processing device. It is judged whether the replenishment processing result notified by the changed change machine matches or does not match. A cash management system that updates the number of change cash held for each denomination in the change machine that has been notified based on the result of the replenishment process.

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