JP5202164B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that is mounted on, for example, an automatic teller machine that deposits and pays out banknotes, and that allows a user to insert deposited banknotes and take out dispensed banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a banknote handling apparatus used for an automatic cash transaction apparatus called ATM, illegal use and foreign matter mixing have been problems, and as a countermeasure against this, an automatic cash transaction apparatus that captures a user's face image and hand operation image is proposed. (See Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  The automatic money transaction apparatus of Patent Document 1 takes a picture of a customer without making the customer aware of the presence of the camera by photographing the figure including the customer's hand with a security camera provided in the bill handling port. It can be used for crime prevention.

  The automatic teller machine of patent document 2 is supposed that image data can be efficiently acquired, held, and displayed by changing the image quality and resolution of an image depending on the transaction type, transaction amount, and the like.

  On the other hand, in an automatic teller machine, there is a case where the amount of money of a banknote deposited / withdrawn by a user, a denomination, and a counterfeit bill may be in doubt. In such a case, what can be presented as evidence has remained numerical information such as the amount of money and the number of sheets processed by the banknote handling device of the automatic cash handling device. Further, even the transaction devices of Patent Documents 1 and 2 have been able to acquire a figure including a hand and a hand operation image.

For this reason, when doubt mentioned above arises, persuasiveness was low with respect to a user, and the distrust to the banknote handling apparatus could not be wiped off. In addition, there was no effective means for fraudulent acts of users such as foreign object throwing and false bill withdrawal false.
WO2003 / 021545 JP 2005-165503 A

  An object of this invention is to improve the reliability with respect to a banknote handling apparatus, which can be effectively dealt with when a user is in doubt or when a user is cheated.

The present invention provides a deposit / withdrawal port that allows at least one of deposit and withdrawal of banknotes and temporarily stores the banknotes, a banknote identification unit that identifies the banknotes, a storage that stores the banknotes, and the banknote identification A bill collection path for collecting the banknotes identified as rejected by the unit, the deposit / withdrawal port, the bill identification unit, the storage, and the collection bin, and conveying the bills, and the bill conveyance a bill handling apparatus having a control unit for controlling the road, a camera for obtaining an image an image for each one of the bills provided in the apparatus are temporarily housed in the cash slot, the camera Output means capable of outputting the image image photographed in the above, wherein the deposit / withdrawal port is configured to include a storage unit that temporarily stores a plurality of the banknotes in a stacked state, and the camera is stored in the storage unit. Banknotes into the machine The position where the banknote is photographed from the separation roller side toward the storage section, or the position where the banknote is photographed from the stack roller side where the banknote is accumulated from the inside of the apparatus to the storage section toward the storage section. It is the banknote handling apparatus arrange | positioned at least at one side, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively cope with a user's suspicion or a user's fraud, and the reliability of the bill handling apparatus can be improved.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the automatic teller machine 101.
The automatic teller machine 101 has an apparatus housing 101b. An upper front plate 101a is provided on the upper front of the apparatus housing 101b. In the upper front plate 101a, the lower half is slightly concave toward the back with respect to the upper half.

  A customer operation display unit 105 is provided on the upper left side of the upper front plate 101a. The customer operation display unit 105 includes, for example, a display and a touch panel, displays transaction details, and accepts touch input.

  A card slot 102a is provided on the upper right side of the upper front plate 101a. The card slot 102a communicates with the card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 inside the apparatus. The card / detail slip processing mechanism 102 processes a card inserted into the user, prints a transaction slip, and discharges it.

A bill slot 21 is provided at the lower center of the upper front plate 101a. Inside the automatic teller machine 101, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is provided as a banknote handling apparatus for processing banknotes so that the banknote slot 21 and the deposit / withdrawal port communicate with each other.
The automatic cash transaction apparatus 101 configured as described above can perform processing such as deposit, payment, and transfer of a user using a card, a bill, and a statement slip as a medium.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram showing the control relationship of the automatic teller machine 101. As shown in FIG.
The card and statement processing mechanism 102, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 1 and the customer operation display unit 105 provided in the automatic teller machine 101 are connected to the main body control unit 107 via the bus 107a. Perform the necessary actions under control. In addition to the above, the main body control unit 107 is also connected to the interface unit 107b, the clerk operation display unit 107c, and the storage device 107d via the bus 107a, and exchanges necessary data. In addition, 101e shown in FIG. 2 is a power supply part which supplies electric power to said each mechanism and component.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram mainly showing the control relationship of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1.
The control unit 35 provided in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is connected to the main body control unit 107 of the apparatus via a bus 107a. This control part 35 controls the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 according to the instruction | command from the main body control part 107, and the state detection of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1, and also the state of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 as needed. This is sent to the main body control unit 107.

  Moreover, the control part 35 is the unit in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 (the depositing / dispensing port 20 as a banknote handling port, the banknote identification part 30, the temporary storage 40, the banknote conveyance path 50, the deposit box 60, the forgetting collection | recovery 61). , Fake ticket collection box 62, reject box 63 as collection box, safe deposit box 70 as storage box, recycle box 80 as storage box, loading / recovery box 81), connected to drive motors, electromagnetic solenoids and sensors. Accordingly, the actuator (drive motor or electromagnetic solenoid) is driven and controlled while the state is monitored by the sensor.

  Further, the control unit 35 controls the photographing timing of the deposit-only camera 209 and the withdrawal-only camera 210 provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 20, receives image data (image image data), and also stores the image data. . This image data is stored by an appropriate method, for example, temporarily stored in a non-volatile memory, stored in a hard disk for a certain period, or stored in the storage device 107d of the automatic teller machine 101 through the main body control unit 107. Good. Thus, by storing in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 or the automatic teller machine 101, it becomes possible to immediately display image data on the customer operation display unit 105 as necessary. Alternatively, the image data may be transmitted to the main body control unit 107, further transmitted to a communicably connected server, and stored and stored in the storage unit of the server. Thus, when storing data for a long period of time, it is possible to track which banknote has been read using the accumulated image data later.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1.
The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 1 includes a deposit / withdrawal port 20 through which a user inserts and removes banknotes, a banknote identification unit 30 that identifies banknotes, and a temporary storage 40 that temporarily stores the deposited banknotes until the transaction is established, It was identified as a fake ticket, one deposit box 60 for storing banknotes for which transactions were made at the time of deposit, one forget collection box 61 for collecting bills that the user forgot to collect at the time of deposit and withdrawal, and One counterfeit bill collection box 62 for storing banknotes, one reject box 63 for storing banknotes unsuitable for withdrawal, one bank safe 70 for storing banknotes for withdrawal, and deposit / withdrawal Two double-use recycling boxes 80, a loading / recovery box 81 for storing banknotes to be replenished to the recycling box 80 and banknotes collected from the recycling box, and the banknote identification unit 30, pass through the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and temporary storage box 40. , Safe 60, forgetting collection box 61, fake ticket collection box 62, rigid From the banknote transport path 50 (arrows 501a to 501q and 901a to 901e) for transporting banknotes to the box warehouse 63, the safe box 70, the recycling warehouse 80, and the loading / recovery warehouse 81, and the control unit 35 shown in FIG. It is configured.

  The banknote conveyance path 50 bidirectionally passes through the banknote recognition unit 30 and passes through the conveyance paths indicated by arrows 501a to 501q and 901a to 901e, and the deposit / withdrawal port 20, temporary storage 40, safe deposit box 60, forgetting. A collection box 61, a fake ticket collection box 62, a reject box 63, a safe box 70, a recycling box 80, and a loading / recovery box 81 are connected. The one-way arrow among the arrows is a one-way banknote transport path that the banknote transports only in the direction of the arrow. The arrows in both directions are bidirectional transport paths for transporting bills by switching between two directions for each transaction operation.

  These bill conveyance paths 50 are driven by a drive motor (not shown), and the rotation direction of the motor is switched for each transaction operation. Furthermore, there are switching gates 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507 and five switching gates 902 at the branch point of the banknote transport path 50. These switching gates (502 to 507, 902) switch the bill conveyance direction as indicated by symbols a and b for each transaction operation.

The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 configured as described above performs a depositing / withdrawing operation by a user, a loading / collecting operation by an attendant, and an automatic collecting operation for a banknote that the user forgets to remove.
During the depositing operation, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 separates the banknotes inserted into the depositing / dispensing port 20 one by one, takes them into the apparatus and transports them through the banknote transport path 50, and the banknote identification unit 30 denominations of banknotes. Judgment of authenticity. If it can be identified, the switching gate 503 is switched to 503a, and the bill is temporarily stored in the temporary storage 40. When the banknote recognition unit 30 cannot identify the banknote or when the banknote is abnormal or the gap between the banknotes is abnormal, the banknote is not taken into the temporary storage 40 as a deposit reject banknote, and the switching gate 503 is changed to 503b. Switch, store in deposit / withdrawal port 20, and return to user.

  When the transaction is confirmed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage 40 are sent out in the reverse direction in the reverse order of storage, pass through the banknote recognition unit 30, and the switching gate 502 is switched in the direction 502b shown in the figure. Then, the switching gate 903 of either the recycle store 80 or the reject store 63 is switched in the direction 903b in the figure to store it in the designated store (the safe 60, the recycle store 80) or the reject store 63, and the depositing operation is finished.

  At the time of a withdrawal transaction, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 feeds a predetermined number of banknotes from the safe for each denomination of the withdrawal safe 70 and the recycle box 80, identifies the denomination of the banknote by the banknote identification unit 30, and switches the gate. Branches at 503 and is stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 to pay the bill to the user.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 can perform loading and recovery operations between the loading / recovery box 81 and the recycling box 80 via the banknote identification unit 30. In the loading operation, banknotes to be set for each denomination in the recycle box 80 are not set individually, but are set in the load / recovery box 81 by a clerk and are automatically stored in the recycle box 80 in the apparatus. Is the action. In the collection operation, when the recycle box 80 becomes full or the like, a staff member automatically collects and stores a predetermined number of banknotes from the recycle box 80 to the loading / recovery box 81 instead of individually removing the banknotes from each recycle box. It is an operation to do. It is an operation that moves in the reverse route to the loading operation.

  Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 1 can automatically collect the banknotes forgotten when the user forgets to remove the banknotes from the depositing / dispensing port 20 at the time of depositing and dispensing transactions. The forgetting / collecting operation is an operation for storing the banknotes remaining in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 in the forgetting / collecting box 61 in a lump.

  FIG. 5 illustrates the configuration of the deposit / withdrawal port 20. The deposit / withdrawal port 20 is provided inside the bill slot 21 of the upper front plate 101 a of the automatic teller machine 101. The bill slot 21 is provided with an opening 20a. The opening 20a is provided with a shutter 201 that slides in an opening / closing direction 211 perpendicular to the deposit / withdrawal direction 202 to open / close the opening 20a.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 20 has a storage unit 204 that temporarily stores banknotes in a standing state by overlapping them in the thickness direction, and an opening provided above the storage unit 204 is an opening of the banknote slot 21. It communicates with the part 20a. Accordingly, the user can deposit and withdraw banknotes in the depositing / withdrawing direction 202 from the storage unit 204 through the opening 20a, and whether the banknote can be inserted into and removed from the storage unit 204 by opening and closing the shutter 201 is controlled. The

Inside the deposit / withdrawal port 20, a storage unit 204 including guides 203 (203 a and 203 b) is provided.
In the vicinity of the lower end of the deposit side guide 203a, a separation roller 205 is provided that separates the banknotes stored in the storage unit 204 one by one and feeds them into the apparatus (downward). The separation roller 205 is a part of a metal roller provided with a rubber portion, and rotates to carry out bills one by one at regular intervals.

  Further, in the vicinity of the separation roller 205, that is, on the front side (the separation roller 205 side of the storage unit 204) with respect to the payment side guide 203 a in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 1, the dedicated camera 209 with the shooting direction directed toward the storage unit 204. Is provided.

  This depositing dedicated camera 209 shoots banknotes taken into the apparatus one by one by the separation roller 205 at a timing immediately before being taken in. Thereby, the deposit dedicated camera 209 can clearly acquire the image image of the stationary banknote. Moreover, the deposit dedicated camera 209 can acquire an image image of the next banknote every time one sheet is taken in. In addition to the image image of the foremost banknote on the separation roller 205 side, the deposit dedicated camera 209 also has an image of the protruding part of the banknote overlapping the other side of the banknote and an image of the withdrawal side guide 203b. Can be acquired. Thereby, the state of the inserted banknote can be confirmed by an image image including the surrounding state. It is preferable that the image image of the banknote acquired by this depositing dedicated camera 209 is acquired with a resolution that is higher than a human-readable serial number of the banknote.

  This depositing dedicated camera 209 is arranged so that it can be seen from the outside with the shutter 201 open. In order to make the deposit-only camera 209 visible, the deposit-side guide 203a is provided with a hole or a slit (not shown) corresponding to the position of the lens portion of the deposit-only camera 209. The holes or slits allow the banknotes to be photographed and visually recognized from the outside. Further, the deposit side guide 203a is configured to be removable or openable / closable. As a result, the deposit-side guide 203a can be removed or opened to clearly see the deposit-only camera 209, and the position of the deposit-only camera 209 can be explained to the user. Note that part or all of the deposit-side guide 203a may be configured by a transparent member or a semi-transparent member. Also in this case, the banknote 204 in the storage unit 204 can be photographed by the deposit dedicated camera 209, and the deposit dedicated camera 209 can be visually recognized from the outside with the shutter 201 opened.

  In the vicinity of the lower end of the dispensing side guide 203b, a stack roller 207 is provided for stacking banknotes in the apparatus into the storage unit 204 (upward). Further, in the vicinity of the stack roller 207, that is, on the back side (with respect to the stack roller 207 side of the storage unit 204) from the withdrawal side guide 203b in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, the withdrawal direction is dedicated to the storage unit 204. A camera 210 is provided.

  The dispensing camera 210 photographs the banknotes that are stacked one by one in the storage unit 204 by the stack roller 207 at the timing immediately after the stacking. As a result, the withdrawal-only camera 210 can clearly acquire an image image of a bill that has been collected and is stationary. Further, the withdrawal-only camera 210 can acquire an image image of banknotes every time one sheet is collected. In addition to the image of the foremost banknote on the stack roller 207 side, the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 also has an image of the protruding part of the banknote overlapping the other side of the banknote and an image of the deposit side guide 203a. Can be acquired. Thereby, the state of the accumulated banknotes can be confirmed by an image image including the surrounding state. It is preferable that the image image acquired by the withdrawal camera 210 is acquired with a resolution higher than a human readable serial number.

  The withdrawal-only camera 210 is arranged so that it can be seen from the outside with the shutter 201 open. In order to make the dispensing-only camera 210 visible, the dispensing-side guide 203b is provided with a hole or a slit (not shown) corresponding to the position of the lens portion of the dispensing-only camera 210. The holes or slits allow the banknotes to be photographed and visually recognized from the outside. Further, the withdrawal side guide 203b is configured to be removable or openable / closable. As a result, the withdrawal-side guide 203b can be removed or opened to clearly see the withdrawal-only camera 210, and the position of the withdrawal-only camera 210 can be explained to the user. Note that a part or all of the dispensing side guide 203b may be constituted by a transparent member or a semi-transparent member. Also in this case, the banknote 204 in the storage unit 204 can be photographed by the withdrawal dedicated camera 210, and the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 can be visually recognized from the outside with the shutter 201 opened.

  The banknote deposited by the user is taken into the apparatus in the direction of the arrow 206 by the separation roller 205 from the storage unit 204. At this time, the deposit dedicated camera 209 reads the image image or serial number of the banknote. This reading operation is executed for each banknote in synchronization with the rotational driving of the separation roller 205. This synchronization is performed by performing the photographing of the dedicated depositing camera 209 according to the number of steps of a pulse motor (not shown) that rotates the separation roller 205, or by providing a bill taking-in detection sensor and after the first photographing. This is realized by photographing each time a banknote is detected by the insertion detection sensor. Thereby, the image image and serial number of every banknote are acquirable. Note that the depositing dedicated camera 209 may be a video camera, and a moving image of banknotes taken into the apparatus may be continuously acquired.

  The banknotes to be paid out to the user are accumulated from the inside of the apparatus by the stack roller 207 into the storage unit 204 in the direction of the arrow 208. At this time, the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 reads the image image or serial number of the banknote. This reading operation is executed for each bill in synchronism with the rotational driving of the stack roller 207. This synchronization is performed by taking a picture of the dispensing camera 210 in accordance with the number of steps of a pulse motor (not shown) that rotates the stack roller 207, or by providing a banknote stacking detection sensor to detect banknote stacking. Realized by shooting every time. Thereby, the image image and serial number of every banknote are acquirable. It should be noted that the withdrawal-dedicated camera 210 may be a video camera, and a bill moving image taken into the apparatus may be continuously acquired.

  These deposit-only camera 209 and withdrawal-only camera 210 are reduced in size by using, for example, a reflective LED sensor array, and are provided in the vicinity of the separation roller 205 and arranged at a location that can be seen by the user when the shutter 201 is opened. Yes.

  The deposit side guide 203a and the withdrawal side guide 203b are configured to be openable and detachable. As a result, the user can clearly see the deposit-only camera 209 by opening or removing the deposit-side guide 203a. The withdrawal guide 203b is configured to be openable and detachable. Thereby, if the withdrawal side guide 203b is opened or removed, the user can clearly see the withdrawal dedicated camera 210.

  With reference to FIG. 6, the processing of the deposit transaction will be described. When the user inserts deposited banknotes into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 (step S300) and the shutter 201 closes, the control unit 35 feeds the deposited banknotes one by one from the storage unit 204 by the separation roller 205 (step S301). Import into the device. At this time, the deposit dedicated camera 209 reads the image or serial number of each bill and stores it in the storage device 107d (step S302).

  Further, when the depositing camera 209 detects foreign matter such as coins, rubber bands, and receipts during bill feeding (step S303: Y), the control unit 35 immediately stops the bill feeding operation (step S307), and an abnormality occurs. End and proceed to step S310. Thereby, it can detect before taking in a foreign material. Accordingly, the foreign matter can be detected earlier than the conventional configuration in which the foreign matter is detected after being taken in, and the foreign matter can be prevented from being taken into the apparatus. The foreign object detection may be configured to start before the first banknote is fed and to be executed even during the feeding. As a result, foreign matter can be detected before the first banknote is taken in, and even when foreign matter is present between the stacked banknotes, it is detected immediately before the foreign matter is taken in to prevent it from being taken into the apparatus. be able to.

  If no foreign matter is detected (step S303: N) and the bill is normally taken into the apparatus, the control unit 35 displays the deposit amount on the customer operation display unit 105 (step S304), and the user performs a confirmation operation. When the input is completed, the transaction is confirmed (step S305). Thereafter, the banknotes are stored in any one of the deposit box 60, the recycle box 80, and the reject box 63 (step S306), and the depositing operation is finished.

  When the banknote recognition unit 30 cannot correctly identify the deposited banknote, or when the user has not confirmed the transaction by confirming the deposited amount (step S305: N), the control unit 35 deposits / withdraws the banknote as a deposited reject banknote. The money is stored in the gate 20 and returned to the user (step S308). At this time, even if the user stops the device by inserting a broken or torn banknote or foreign object that is not suitable for the device application, or even when the deposit counting process is completed normally, the user can If there is distrust with the number of persons and the objection is filed with the clerk (step S309), the clerk performs an operation exclusively for the clerk using the password input or clerk key by the customer operation display unit 105 (step S310). By this operation, the control unit 35 transmits the image image or serial number of each deposited banknote read by the deposit dedicated camera 209 and stored in the storage device 107d to the main body control unit 107 to display the screen on the customer operation display unit 105. An output to an output device such as displaying or printing on a paper on an external printer is executed (step S311). At this time, the control unit 35 that transmits the image or serial number functions as an output unit. This display of images and serial numbers by screen display and printing can be performed until the user is satisfied, and all banknotes can be presented.

  Thereby, since the fact of the banknote feeding operation performed inside the deposit / withdrawal port 20 and the dirt state, crease state, serial number, etc. of the banknote can be confirmed, it is possible to convince, for example, the user's misunderstanding. it can. In addition, if the clerk opens the shutter 201 provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 by performing an operation exclusively for the clerk by using a password or a clerk key, the deposit-only camera 209 can be visually recognized by the user. The user can easily recognize the state in the apparatus immediately after inserting the deposited banknote and closing the shutter 201, and the persuasiveness can be further improved.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 7, the processing of the withdrawal transaction will be described. When the user designates the withdrawal amount on the customer operation display unit 105 (step S400), a predetermined number of banknotes are fed out from the safe for each denomination of the withdrawal safe 70 and the recycle box 80 (step S401), and the bill recognition unit. At 30, the denomination of the banknote is identified and stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 (step S402), and the banknote is paid to the user. At this time, the image or serial number of each banknote stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is read by the dedicated camera 210 and stored in the storage device 107d (step S403).

  Here, even when the withdrawal process is completed normally, if the user distrusts the number of deposited banknotes and makes an objection to the clerk (step S404), the clerk will enter a password or clerk. By using a dedicated key to perform an operation exclusively for the clerk (step S405), the clerk reads the withdrawal banknotes read by the withdrawal camera 210 and stored in the storage device 107d for each user. Alternatively, the serial number is displayed on the screen of the customer operation display unit 105, or paper is printed on an external printer (not shown) or the like (step S406).

  Thereby, since the fact of the banknote storing operation performed inside the deposit / withdrawal port 20, the dirt state of the banknote, the crease state, the serial number, etc. can be confirmed, for example, fraudulent acts such as false bill withdrawal of the user Effective countermeasures can be taken. In addition, if the clerk opens the shutter 201 provided in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 by performing an operation exclusively for the clerk by using a password, a key for the clerk, etc., the user can see the dedicated camera 210 for withdrawal. Therefore, it can be easily recognized that the shutter 201 is opened and the user is in the state immediately before the user takes out the withdrawal bill, and this is a more effective countermeasure.

  With the above configuration and operation, each time a banknote is fed out from the deposit / withdrawal port 20 into the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1, an image image of the banknote is acquired and image images of all banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 are acquired. it can. If necessary, the screen can be displayed on the customer operation display unit 105 or printed on an external printer. Thereby, when doubt arises in a user, the image data image | photographed with the deposit or withdrawal port 20 into which the user inserted the banknote can be shown to a user. Therefore, for example, when the user misunderstands that the total amount of money recognized by the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 or the denomination of the banknote is exceeded, or the user claims to be an error in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 and conducts fraud. When trying to do so, the inserted banknote can be proved by an image.

  Further, every time one banknote is fed from the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 to the depositing / dispensing port 20, it is possible to acquire an image image of the banknote and acquire an image image of all banknotes accumulated in the depositing / dispensing port 20. If necessary, the screen can be displayed on the customer operation display unit 105 or printed on an external printer. Thereby, when doubt arises in a user, the image data image | photographed with the deposit or withdrawal port 20 in which a user receives a banknote can be shown to a user. Therefore, for example, if the user misunderstands that the total amount of money withdrawn from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 or the denomination of the banknote is excessive, or the user claims that the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 1 is wrong, the fraudulent act The banknotes that have been withdrawn can be proved by image images.

  In this way, image data for each banknote is acquired at the deposit / withdrawal port 20 where the user directly touches the banknote with his / her hand, and the banknote inserted by the user or the received banknote is proved by this image data. It can be proved in a way that the user is convinced. Therefore, it is possible to effectively cope with a user's suspicion or a fraudulent act of the user, and the reliability of the bill handling apparatus can be improved.

  Further, the deposit-only camera 209 and the withdrawal-only camera 210 are configured to be visible from the outside with the shutter 201 opened, and the clerk can perform an operation to open the shutter 201. Explaining the shooting position can increase the persuasiveness of the proof. Further, by removing or opening the deposit side guide 203a and the withdrawal side guide 203b, the deposit dedicated camera 209 and the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 can be clearly seen, so that it is possible to prevent the user from seeing where they are.

  In addition, since the photographing operation of the deposit dedicated camera 209 is synchronized with the bill taking-in operation by the separation roller 205, the bills deposited in the storage unit 204 of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 can be reliably photographed one by one.

  In addition, since the deposit dedicated camera 209 is installed in the direction and position where the banknote is photographed from the separation roller 205 side toward the storage unit 204, the banknote on the separation roller 205 side of the stacked banknotes can be photographed. It is possible to sequentially repeat taking in the banknote with the separation roller 205 and photographing the next banknote. Thereby, all banknotes can be clearly photographed.

  In addition, since the photographing operation of the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 is synchronized with the stacking operation of banknotes by the stack roller 207, the banknotes accumulated in the storage unit 204 of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 can be reliably photographed one by one.

  In addition, since the withdrawal dedicated camera 210 is installed in the direction and position where the banknote is photographed from the stack roller 207 side toward the storage unit 204, the banknote closest to the stack roller 207 can be photographed. It is possible to sequentially repeat successively stacking the next banknote with the stack roller 207 and superimposing the stacked banknotes on the stack roller 207 side and photographing the stacked banknotes. Thereby, all banknotes can be clearly photographed.

  In addition, when foreign matter is mixed in the storage portion 204 of the deposit / withdrawal port 20, it can be detected and stopped by the dedicated camera 209 before being taken into the apparatus by the separation roller 205, thereby preventing occurrence of trouble due to foreign matter contamination. it can.

  This foreign matter prevention can be implemented not only when foreign matters are mixed in front of banknotes but also when foreign matters are sandwiched between overlapping banknotes. That is, the banknotes up to the front of the foreign object can be sequentially taken into the apparatus by the separation roller 205, and can be detected and stopped by the deposit dedicated camera 209 before the next foreign object is taken in.

  In addition, since the acquired image image is stored in the storage device 107d of the automatic teller machine 101 or a storage device of a separate server, for example, a follow-up survey is performed when a withdrawal bill is illegally used later. It becomes possible.

  The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of an automatic teller machine. The control block diagram which shows the control relationship of an automatic teller machine. The control block diagram which mainly shows the control relation of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. The block diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. Explains the deposit / withdrawal gate configuration. Flow chart of deposit transaction. Flowchart of withdrawal transaction.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 20 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 30 ... Banknote identification part, 35 ... Control part, 50 ... Banknote conveyance path, 63 ... Reject warehouse, 70 ... Safe deposit box, 80 ... Recycle box, 201 ... Shutter, 203a ... Payment side guide, 203b ... Payment side guide, 209 ... Payment-dedicated camera, 210 ... Payment-dedicated camera

Claims (6)

A deposit / withdrawal port that allows at least one of deposit and withdrawal of banknotes and temporarily stores the banknotes;
A bill identifying unit for identifying the bill;
A storage for storing the banknotes;
A collection box for collecting banknotes identified as rejects by the banknote identification unit;
A banknote transport path that connects the deposit / withdrawal port, the banknote identification unit, the storage, and the collection box and transports the banknote;
A bill handling apparatus comprising a control unit for controlling the bill conveyance path,
And it provided in the apparatus a camera for acquiring an image image for each one of the banknotes being temporarily housed in the cash slot,
Output means capable of outputting the image image captured by the camera ;
The deposit / withdrawal port is configured to include a storage unit that temporarily stores a plurality of the banknotes in a stacked state,
A position where the camera is photographed from the separating roller side that feeds banknotes into the apparatus from the storage section toward the storage section, or a stack that stacks banknotes from the apparatus into the storage section A banknote handling apparatus disposed at at least one of the positions where the banknote is photographed from the roller side toward the storage unit . The camera as the a deposit-only camera of the separation roller side, a bill handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein with both dispensing dedicated camera of the stack roller. The bill handling device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the camera is configured to acquire the image image by photographing each time a bill is fed out by the separation roller or each time a bill is collected by the stack roller . Wherein the cash slot, a shutter can be prevented by opening and closing the handling of external temporary storage banknotes,
The bill handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the camera is disposed at a position where the camera can be visually recognized from the outside with the shutter opened. The bill handling apparatus according to the camera side of the cash slot, wherein any one of claim 1 to 4 having a removable or openable guide. Acquisition of the image of each banknote by the camera is synchronized with the rotation driving of the separation roller or the stack roller according to the number of steps input to the separation roller or the stack roller constituted by a pulse motor. And run
The banknote handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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