JP5339429B2 - Bar metal drawer device, bar metal management method, and bar metal management program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money bar drawer device or the like allowing an easy change of arrangement of internal storages on a user side, and allowing detection of a denomination of a money bar and the number of the money bars even when changing the arrangement of the storages. <P>SOLUTION: The money bar drawer device 1 includes: the plurality of storages 11-1N (N is an integer &ge;2) for storing the money bars in each kind; and a money bar drawer base 10 allowing easy movement and a change of installation positions of the plurality of storages. Each of the plurality of storages includes: a money bar detection part 21-2N for detecting detection target information that is information necessary to detect a money amount of the money bars stored in the storage; and an information holding part 31-3N for storing denomination information that is information corresponding to the denomination stored by the storage. A reading part 41-4N reads the detection target information and the denomination information, and a control part 50 calculates the money amounts of the money bars based on the detection target information and the denomination information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bar drawer apparatus that accommodates a bar metal in a POS (Point Of Sale, point-of-sale information management) system, and more particularly to the management of the type and amount of bar metal accommodated therein.

  Here, the bar is a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination that are packed into a bar shape. In particular, it is necessary to prepare a large number of such bars for applications such as change for the distribution industry and retail industry. The bar drawer device is an optional device included in the POS system or the like, and is a storage device provided with a drawer (drawer) for storing such a bar metal.

  Due to the nature of the job in those industries, the amount handled should be correct. In addition, it is necessary to immediately grasp the occurrence of theft or loss of a bar. Accordingly, the type and amount of the bar metal accommodated in the bar metal drawer must always be accurately grasped and strictly managed. In addition, it is desirable that a new bar is immediately replenished when the change is likely to be insufficient.

  There are the following conventional techniques for the bar drawer device. Patent Document 1 describes a bar drawer device that determines the denomination, amount, etc., of a bar metal accommodated based on the external dimensions and weight of the bar metal. Patent Document 2 describes a bar drawer device that attaches an RF tag to a bar itself and determines the denomination and amount of the bar stored in accordance with information recorded therein.

JP 2007-219735 A JP 2008-210294 A

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a conventional bar drawer device 200. As shown in FIG. 5, in the conventional bar drawer device 200, a plurality of storage boxes 201 to 206 corresponding to each denomination are arranged inside the drawer, and the user can store them in the storage boxes. , It contains a bar for each denomination. In the bar drawer device 200, a sensor capable of detecting the amount of the bar is accommodated in accordance with this arrangement, thereby managing the denomination and amount of the bar.

  However, the number and arrangement of the metal bars that can be stored in the respective storages 201 to 206 in the drawer are fixed and cannot be changed on the user side. Since there are differences in the denomination and amount of bar metal to be handled depending on the type of business and the season, there is a demand for the user to change the number and arrangement of storages in the drawer. This requires a new development of the drawer, and this new development requires a great deal of cost. Therefore, it is not easy to change the number and arrangement of storages in the drawer.

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, it is possible to determine the denomination and amount of a bar metal, but there is no description about the change in the number and arrangement of storages in the drawer. In the technique of Patent Document 2, it is necessary to attach an RF tag to each bar, and this also does not describe the change in the number and arrangement of storages in the drawer. That is, in both Patent Documents 1 and 2, there is described a technique that makes it possible to detect the denomination and amount of a bar metal even if the number and arrangement of storages in the drawer are changed on the user side. Absent.

  An object of the present invention is to allow the user to easily change the arrangement and number of internal storage units, and to detect the denomination and amount of a bar metal even if the arrangement and number of storage units are changed. The object is to provide a bar metal drawer apparatus, a bar metal management method, and a bar metal management program.

  In order to achieve the above object, the bar drawer device according to the present invention is capable of easily moving and exchanging a plurality of storages that can store bar metal for each type and a plurality of storages. And a control unit that calculates the amount of the bar metal accommodated in each of the storages, and each of the plurality of storages is a bar metal stored in the storage. A bar detecting unit that detects detection target information that is information necessary for detecting the number of pieces of information, and an information holding unit that stores denomination information that is information corresponding to the denomination stored in the storage A bar drawer base corresponding to each of the plurality of storage units, having a reading unit that reads the detection target information and the denomination information and transmits the information to the control unit, and the control unit transmits the detected detection target information. And calculating the amount of the bar based on the denomination information To.

  In order to achieve the above object, the bar metal management method according to the present invention is capable of easily moving and exchanging a plurality of storage bins capable of storing a plurality of bar bars for each type and a plurality of storage bins. A bar metal drawer apparatus having a bar metal drawer base that can be attached as described above, and is a bar metal management method for calculating the amount of bar metal, in order to detect the number of bar metal accommodated in a storage Each of the plurality of storages includes denomination information that is information corresponding to the denomination stored in the storage while the bar metal detection unit included in each of the plurality of storages detects the detection target information that is necessary information. The information holding unit outputs, the detected detection target information and the output denomination information are read by the reading unit, and the control unit provided in the bar metal drawer device determines the bar metal based on the detection target information and the denomination information. The amount of money is calculated.

  In order to achieve the above object, the bar management program according to the present invention is capable of easily moving and exchanging a plurality of storages that can store a plurality of metal bars for each type, and a plurality of storages in the mounting position. In the bar drawer device having the bar drawer base that can be attached as described above, the detection target information, which is information necessary for detecting the number of bar bars stored in the storage, is stored in each of the plurality of storages. Receiving from the information holding unit provided in each of the plurality of storages, and a procedure for receiving the bar money drawer device. The control unit causes the computer to execute a procedure for calculating the amount of the bar based on the detection target information and the denomination information.

  As described above, the present invention includes a plurality of storages that can be moved and exchanged on the bar drawer base, and the storages detect information necessary for calculating the amount of the bar, and denominations. Since the information is held, the control unit that receives the information can calculate the denomination and amount of the bar. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a bar metal drawer apparatus, a bar metal management method, and a bar metal management program that can detect the denomination and amount of a bar metal even if the arrangement and number of storages are changed.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the bar drawer apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached each storage to the bar drawer drawer base shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the more detailed structure of the bar drawer drawer base and storage shown in FIGS. It is a flowchart shown about the process which a control part performs, when the bar drawer drawer base to which the storage was attached was attached to the bar drawer apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the conventional bar metal drawer apparatus.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, the structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated based on attached FIGS. 1-3.
First, the basic content of the present embodiment will be described, and then more specific content will be described.
The bar drawer apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment can easily move and exchange the mounting positions of a plurality of storages 11 to 1N (N is a natural number) capable of storing a bar metal for each type and a plurality of storages. And a control unit 50 for calculating the amount of bar metal stored in each of the storages, and each of the plurality of storages is provided in the storage. Stores bar metal detectors 21 to 2N that detect detection target information, which is information necessary for detecting the number of bar bars accommodated, and denomination information that is information corresponding to the denominations stored in the storage. Reading sections 41 to 4N that read the detection target information and the denomination information and transmit the information to the control section corresponding to each of the plurality of storages. And the control unit transmits the detected object information and denomination To calculate the amount of money of the coin on the basis of the broadcast.

  The reading unit reading units 41 to 4N receive at least one of the detection target information and the denomination information by the wireless communication unit and transmit it to the control unit 50. In addition, the control unit 50 transmits the calculated number of bars to the host device 70.

  Each of the plurality of storages 11 to 1N has a uniform outer shape and shape.

By providing this configuration, the present embodiment can detect the denomination and number of bars even if the arrangement of the storage is changed.
Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a bar drawer device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bar metal drawer apparatus 1 is mainly composed of a plurality of storage boxes 11 to 1N (N is an integer of 2 or more) and a bar metal drawer base 10 that can be opened and closed by mounting these storage boxes 11 to 1N. . FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the storages 11 to 1N are attached to the bar drawer base 10 shown in FIG. Since the external dimensions and shape of the storages 11 to 1N are unified, the mounting positions can be easily moved and replaced inside the bar drawer base 10.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a more detailed configuration of the bar metal drawer base 10 and the storage boxes 11 to 1N shown in FIGS. Each of the storages 11 to 1N includes a bar detection unit 21 to 2N that detects detection target information necessary for detecting the amount of the bar stored in each of the storages, and a denomination and the like that each stores. Information holding units 31 to 3N storing denomination information as information. And, in the bar metal drawer base 10, corresponding to the respective storages 11 to 1N, from the bar metal detectors 21 to 2N and the information holding units 31 to 3N, the denomination and amount of money (details will be described later). Reading units 41 to 4N that receive information are provided.

  Any known technique can be applied as the detection target information here. Hereinafter, the description will be continued assuming that the bar metal detectors 21 to 2N are optical sensors and the detection target information is a bar code printed on a bar metal package. Since the storages 11 to 1N have the shape of the accommodating portion corresponding to the shape of each denomination of the bar metal, in principle, different types of metal bars are not properly accommodated.

  At the same time, the bar metal drawer apparatus 1 performs operations for determining information received through the reading units 41 to 4N and the reading units 41 to 4N for reading information from the bar detecting units 21 to 2N and the information holding units 31 to 3N. And a control unit 50 which is a device. The control unit 50 is attached with a storage unit 60 that is a non-volatile storage device, and is a host device that is a computer device that comprehensively manages the denomination and amount of the bar metal stored in the bar metal drawer device 1. Information is transmitted to and received from the device 70. Here, it is desirable to apply secure communication means such as SSL to the communication between the control unit 50 and the host device 70 due to the nature of the information to be handled.

  The storage unit 60 stores detection reference information corresponding to the type of bar metal, here, detection reference information 61 stored for printing information of each bar metal. And the control part 50 contains the judgment part 51 which calculates the money amount of the bar money accommodated in each storage 11-11N, and the detection reference information reading part 52 which reads the detection reference information 61. The determination unit 51 determines the amount of the bar based on the detection reference information 61 and the detection target information received from the bar detection units 21 to 2N.

  For example, the information holding units 31 to 3N may transmit the denomination information through the wireless connection unit using the information holding units 31 to 3N as RF tags and the reading units 41 to 4N as antennas for receiving radio waves therefrom. Good. Further, the information holding units 31 to 3N may acquire detection target information from the bar metal detection units 21 to 2N and transmit the detection target information to the reading units 41 to 4N simultaneously with the denomination information. The units 21 to 2N may independently transmit the detection target information to the reading units 41 to 4N. Furthermore, you may make it transmit one or both of detection object information and denomination information not by radio | wireless but by a wired connection means.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1-3, the bar drawer apparatus 1 is provided with storages 11-16 corresponding to each of six types of bar metal. The storage 11 is a 1-yen storage and can store 1-yen coin x 50 bars. The information holding unit 31 included in the storage 11 transmits its ID (denomination information) = “001” to the control unit 50.

  Similarly to this, the storage 12 is a 5-yen storage that can store 5 yen coins × 50 bars, and transmits ID = “005” to the control unit 50. The storage 13 is a 10-yen storage that can store 10 yen coins × 50 bars, and transmits ID = “010” to the control unit 50. The storage 14 is a 50-yen storage that can store 50 yen coins × 50 bars, and transmits ID = “050” to the control unit 50. The storage 15 is a 100-yen storage that can store 100 yen coins × 50 bars, and transmits ID = “100” to the control unit 50. The storage 16 is a 500 yen storage capable of storing 500 yen coins × 50 bars, and transmits ID = “500” to the control unit 50. Note that the ID transmitted from the information holding unit 31 to the control unit 50 does not have to be as in this example.

  In addition, the bar drawer device 1 is provided with an accessory case 17 for storing items other than bar metal. The accessory case 17 has the same external dimensions and shape as the other storages 11 to 16 and can be mounted on the bar drawer base 10, and the mounting position can be moved and exchanged inside the bar drawer base 10. It is. The accessory case 17 does not include a bar metal detection unit, but merely includes an information holding unit 37 that transmits ID = “null” to the control unit 50. The detection reference information storage unit 52 has no detection reference information corresponding to this ID = “null”. Therefore, the control unit 50 does not set the accessory case 17 as a management target.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing executed by the control unit 50 when the bar drawer drawer base 10 to which the storages 11 to 1N are attached is attached to the bar drawer apparatus 1. The determination unit 51 that has received the information from the bar detecting units 21 to 2N and the information holding units 31 to 3N through the reading units 41 to 4N (step S101) first detects the ID received from the information holding units 31 to 3N, The detection reference information 61 corresponding to this ID is read from the storage unit 60 (step S102). Here, if ID = “null”, the detection reference information corresponding to this ID is not read out in step S102, and therefore the processing in step S103 and subsequent steps is not performed.

  Subsequently, the determination unit 51 reads the detection target information detected by the bar metal detection units 21 to 2N, and first detects whether or not the correct bar metal is accommodated from the detection reference information 60 read in the previous step. (Step S103). When the detection target information is a bar code printed on a bar metal package, the bar metal detectors 21 to 2N detect whether or not the stored content is a bar metal on which a correct bar code is printed.

  When the correct bar is not stored in the storages 11 to 1N, the determination unit 51 can issue an alarm on the spot (step S104). For example, when a lamp is attached to the storages 11 to 1N, the alarm can be turned on, or a warning sound can be generated with a buzzer or a chime. In addition, the determination unit 51 transmits the fact to the upper apparatus 70 (step S105).

  If the correct bar is accommodated in step S103, the determination unit 51 calculates the amount of the bar from the detection target information (step S106), and transmits this amount to the host device 70 (step S107). The processing shown in FIG. 4 may be periodically performed at predetermined time intervals, and the bar drawer base 10 is attached to or pulled out from the bar drawer apparatus 1. It may be performed in conjunction with an operation such as closing the bar drawer base 10.

  The host device 70 notifies the operator of the host device 70 by outputting the amount of the bar received from the determination unit 51 to the display. When an alarm is received from the determination unit 51, the fact is also output to the display to notify the operator.

  Here, even when the arrangement and number of the storages 11 to 1N are changed in the bar drawer base 10, the detection reference information corresponding to the IDs of the storages 11 to 1N is read in steps S101 to 102N. In step S106, the amount of the bar corresponding to the denomination can be detected. Further, even when an incorrect bar is accommodated, this can be detected in steps S103 to S104.

(Overall operation of the first embodiment)
Next, the overall operation of the above embodiment will be described. The operation according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of storages that can store a plurality of bar bars for each type, and a bar drawer that can be attached so that the mounting positions can be easily moved and replaced. In a bar drawer device having a base, a bar detection unit included in each of the plurality of storages detects detection target information that is information necessary to detect the number of bar metal stored in the storage. In addition, the information holding unit provided in each of the plurality of storage units outputs denomination information that is information corresponding to the denominations stored in the storage unit, and reads the detected detection target information and the output denomination information. Is read, and the control unit provided in the bar drawer device calculates the amount of the bar based on the detection target information and the denomination information (FIG. 4: steps S101 to S102, 107).

Here, each of the above operation steps may be programmed to be executable by a computer, and may be executed by the control unit 50 which is a computer that directly executes each of the steps.
By this operation, this embodiment has the following effects.

  All the storages 11 to 1N have the same outer dimensions and shapes and can be attached to the bar drawer base 10. Accordingly, if the arrangement of the storage boxes 11 to 1N is changed in the bar metal drawer base 10, the arrangement for each denomination in the drawer base can be easily changed.

  Each of the storages 11 to 1N has a bar detecting unit 21 to 2N that detects information necessary for calculating the amount of the bar, and an information holding unit 31 to 3N that holds the denomination information. The part 50 calculates the amount of the bar based on the information. This makes it possible to detect the denomination and amount of the bar metal accommodated even if the arrangement and number of the storages 11 to 1N in the drawer base are changed. Can be managed. It is also possible to transmit the detected information to the host device 70 for further fine management.

(Extended embodiment)
Various expansions are possible for the embodiments of the present invention described above. For example, the control unit 50 detects information about the physical arrangement of the storage boxes 11 to 1N in the bar drawer base 10 and transmits the information about the information to the host device 70, which is based on this. The arrangement of the storages 11 to 1N may be illustrated.

  Further, the accessory case 17 that accommodates items other than the bar is not provided with the bar detector, and the information holding unit 37 not only transmits the ID = “null” to the control unit 50 but also the amount of money. An input device capable of manually inputting information may be provided, and the amount of money input there may be transmitted to the control unit 50.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the specific embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings, and any known ones can be used as long as the effects of the present invention are exhibited. Even if it is a structure, it is employable.

  The present invention can be applied to a POS device including a bar drawer device, a cash management device, and the like.

1 Bar drawer device 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 Storage box 17 Small article holder 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Bar metal detector 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 Information Holding unit 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 Reading unit 50 Control unit 51 Judgment unit 52 Detection standard information reading unit 60 Storage unit 61 Detection standard information 70 Host device

Claims (6)

A bar drawer device capable of accommodating a plurality of types of bar,
A plurality of storages that can store the bar metal for each type, and a metal bar drawer base that can be attached so that the mounting positions can be easily moved and replaced,
While providing a control unit for calculating the amount of the bar metal accommodated in each of the storage,
Each of the plurality of storages has a bar detection unit that detects detection target information that is information necessary for detecting the number of bar bars stored in the storage, and a denomination that the storage stores. An information holding unit storing denomination information that is information corresponding to
The bar drawer base has a reading unit that reads the detection target information and the denomination information and transmits it to the control unit, corresponding to each of the plurality of storages,
The bar drawer apparatus, wherein the controller calculates the amount of the bar based on the transmitted detection object information and the denomination information.   2. The bar drawer device according to claim 1, wherein the reading unit receives at least one of the detection target information and the denomination information via a wireless communication unit and transmits the received information to the control unit. .   2. The bar drawer apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit transmits the calculated amount of the bar to a host device. 3.   2. The bar drawer device according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of storage boxes has a uniform outer shape and shape. A plurality of storages that can store a plurality of metal bars for each type, and a metal bar drawer apparatus that can be mounted so that the plurality of storages can be easily moved and replaced at the mounting position. There is a bar management method for calculating the amount of the bar,
Denominations stored in the storage as well as detected by the bar detection unit included in each of the plurality of storages for detection target information that is information necessary for detecting the number of bars stored in the storage. The information holding unit provided in each of the plurality of storages outputs denomination information that is information corresponding to
The reading unit reads the detected detection target information and the output denomination information,
The control part with which the said bar drawer apparatus is provided calculates the amount of the said bar based on the said detection object information and the said money type information, The bar management method characterized by the above-mentioned. A plurality of storages that can store a plurality of metal bars for each type, and a metal bar drawer apparatus that can be mounted so that the plurality of storages can be easily moved and replaced at the mounting position. There,
Denominations received by the storage as well as receiving detection target information, which is information necessary for detecting the number of metal bars stored in the storage, from each of the plurality of storages Receiving the denomination information that is information corresponding to the information holding unit provided in each of the plurality of storages; and
A control unit provided in the bar drawer device causes a computer to execute a procedure for calculating the amount of the bar based on the detection target information and the denomination information.

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