JP5437870B2 - Deposit management system, deposit apparatus, and deposit apparatus replacement method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a deposit management system, a deposit apparatus, and a deposit apparatus replacement method.

  Nighttime safes, which have played a role in collecting sales revenue at stores, etc., are becoming difficult for users to use due to the abolition of banks and the rise in usage costs. In recent years, cash collection services provided by security transport companies have become widespread in place of nighttime safes.

  In the cash collection service, when cash is inserted into a deposit machine (payment apparatus) installed in the store, the deposit machine transmits the deposit amount to the data center. The depositing machine stores the inserted cash in a collection cassette (cassette-type safe). The security transport company exchanges the collection cassette of the deposit machine with an empty collection cassette. The security transport company takes out the cash from the collected collection cassette and collates the received amount received by the data center with the collected amount. The security transport company transfers the verified collection amount to the store account. As such a cash collection service, there is a proposal of a collection and delivery security cash management system (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, the deposit machine installed in the store is replaced (replaced) from the old deposit machine to the new deposit machine due to the passage of a predetermined operation period or failure. At this time, in the replacement work of the depositing machine, a maintenance person who performs maintenance of the depositing machine is present, and an operation is also performed in which the security guard of the security transport company is present. The replacement of the depositing machine is performed by loading the collection cassette collected from the old depositing machine into the new depositing machine, and the maintenance staff sets the stock in the new depositing machine.

JP-A-9-16691

  However, since the spread of cash collection services has been promoted, the demand for replacement of deposit machines has also increased, and the opportunity for security transport companies to witness the replacement of deposit machines has increased. Such an increase in attendance at the replacement work may overload the security transport company and increase the operating cost of the cash collection service. In addition, since the replacement work of the depositing machine is manual, there is a possibility of causing a miscalculation trouble due to a mistake in the amount of money.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and eliminates the presence of security guards of the security transport company at the time of depositing device replacement, and can reduce the possibility of miscalculation, a deposit management system, a depositing device, It is also intended to provide a depositing device replacement method.

  In order to solve the above problem, the deposit management system includes a deposit apparatus, a deposit management server, and a deposit apparatus management server. The depositing device is installed in the store. The deposit management server manages the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus. The deposit apparatus management server manages the deposit apparatus.

  The deposit apparatus includes a deposit acceptance unit, a storage unit, a setting takeover unit, a stock amount request unit, a stock amount setting unit, and a stock amount notification unit. The deposit acceptance means discriminates and counts the inserted cash and accepts the deposit. The storage means detachably mounts a storage cassette that stores the received cash and stores it in the housing. The setting takeover means takes over the setting of the other depositing device when the storage cassette removed from the other depositing device is stored in the housing. The deposit request means requests the deposit apparatus management server for the deposit amount of another deposit apparatus based on the setting. The stock amount setting means sets the stock amount notified from the depositing apparatus management server as the stock amount corresponding to the storage cassette stored in the housing. The cash amount notification means notifies the deposit management server of the set cash amount. The deposit management server includes a stock storage means. The deposit amount storage means stores the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus based on the deposit amount notified from the deposit apparatus. The depositing device management server includes a cash amount response means. The deposit amount response means obtains the deposit amount of another deposit apparatus requested from the deposit apparatus from the deposit management server and responds to the deposit apparatus.

  In order to solve the above problems, a deposit management server that manages the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus, and a deposit apparatus that is communicably connected to each of the deposit apparatus management servers that manage the deposit apparatus includes a deposit acceptance unit and a storage unit. And a setting take-over means, a stock-amount request means, a stock-amount setting means, and a stock-amount notification means.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a depositing apparatus of a deposit management system comprising a depositing apparatus installed in a store, a deposit management server that manages the deposit amount of the depositing apparatus, and a depositing apparatus management server that manages the depositing apparatus. The replacement method is based on the steps in which the deposit management server obtains the stock amount from the depositing device before replacement, the step in which the depositing device after replacement takes over the settings of the depositing device before replacement, and the depositing device after replacement is based on the settings. A step of requesting the depositing device management server to determine the deposit amount of the depositing device before the replacement, and the depositing device management server obtains the deposit amount of the depositing device before the replacement from the deposit management server, and deposits after replacing the acquired deposit amount A step of notifying the apparatus, and a step of setting the amount of money informed by the depositing device after replacement as the amount of money of the depositing device after replacement.

  According to the deposit management system, deposit apparatus, and deposit apparatus replacement method described above, it is possible to eliminate the presence of a guard of a security transport company when replacing the deposit apparatus, and to reduce the possibility of miscalculation.

It is a block diagram of the money_receiving | payment management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the payment management system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the general view of the money_receiving | payment apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the money_receiving | payment apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the money_receiving | payment management server of 2nd Embodiment, and a money_receiving | payment apparatus management server. It is a figure which shows the deposit apparatus replacement sequence of the deposit management system until the environment setting of the new deposit apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the money_receiving | payment apparatus replacement | exchange sequence of the money_receiving | payment management system until the amount setting of the new money_receiving | payment apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the money_receiving | payment apparatus replacement sequence of the money_receiving | payment management system until the setting confirmation of the new money_receiving | payment apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the communication data of the money_receiving | payment management system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the communication data of the money_receiving | payment management system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the stock amount table of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen display of the terminal device of 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a deposit management system according to the first embodiment.
The deposit management system 1 according to the first embodiment is a system for providing a cash collection service by a security transport company or the like. When a replacement (replacement) from another depositing device 400 (old depositing device) to a depositing device 500 (new depositing device) is performed at a certain store, the deposit management system 1 after the depositing device replacement is the deposit management server 100, deposit A device management server 200 and a depositing device 500 are included.

  Before the depositing device is replaced, the other depositing device 400 stores the cash deposited in the other depositing device 400 in the storage cassette 800 (collection cassette), and the cash amount (the total amount of cash stored in the depositing device). Amount) to the deposit management server 100.

  In the replacement from the other depositing device 400 to the depositing device 500, the other depositing device 400 installed in the store is replaced with the depositing device 500, and the storage cassette 800 removed from the other depositing device 400 is stored in the depositing device 500. Then, the deposit amount of the other depositing device 400 is set in the depositing device 500.

  The storage cassette 800 is a safe locked by a security transportation company and cannot be unlocked by a third party. Therefore, the person in charge of replacement (maintenance person in charge) does not handle cash directly by replacing the deposit apparatus. Further, since the storage cassette 800 has uniquely identifiable identification information, the security transport company is one in which the storage cassette 800 stored in the depositing device 500 is stored in another depositing device 400. It can be identified.

  The depositing device 500 includes a deposit acceptance unit 500a, a storage unit 500b, a stock amount notification unit 500c, a setting takeover unit 500d, a stock amount request unit 500e, and a stock amount setting unit 500f.

  The deposit acceptance means 500a accepts the insertion of cash by the person in charge at the store. The deposit acceptance means 500a accepts the deposit by discriminating and counting the inserted cash. The storage unit 500b stores the storage cassette 800 in the housing. The storage cassette 800 stored in the housing stores therein the cash received by the deposit receiving means 500a.

  When the storage cassette 800 removed from the other depositing device 400 is stored in the housing, the setting takeover unit 500d takes over the settings of the other depositing device 400 that has stored the storage cassette 800. The setting takeover unit 500d includes a setting input unit (not shown), and takes over the setting of the other depositing device 400 by inputting the setting. The setting to take over includes an item (identification information assigned to the other depositing apparatus 400) that can distinguish that the depositing apparatus 500 has replaced the other depositing apparatus 400. For example, the setting items to be handed over include information for specifying a store where another depositing apparatus 400 has been installed, a communication address assigned to the other depositing apparatus 400, and the like.

  The deposit request means 500e requests the deposit apparatus management server 200 to determine the deposit amount of the other deposit apparatus 400 based on the settings inherited by the setting transfer section 500d. The stock amount setting means 500f sets the stock amount notified from the depositing apparatus management server 200 as the stock amount corresponding to the storage cassette 800 stored in the housing. The stock amount notifying unit 500c notifies the deposit management server 100 of the stock amount set by the stock amount setting unit 500f. The deposit amount notification means 500c notifies the deposit management server 100 of the deposit amount even when a deposit is made or a closing operation is performed.

  The deposit management server 100 includes a stock storage unit 100a. The deposit amount storage unit 100 a stores the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus 500 based on the deposit amount notified from the deposit apparatus 500. Further, the cash amount storage unit 100a stores the cash amount of the other depositing device 400 based on the deposit amount notified from the other depositing device 400.

  The depositing apparatus management server 200 includes a stock amount response means 200a. The deposit amount response means 200 a receives a notification requesting the deposit amount of another depositing apparatus 400 from the depositing apparatus 500. The deposit amount response means 200a requests the deposit management server 100 for the deposit amount of the other depositing device 400 based on the received request. The deposit management server 100 receives from the deposit apparatus management server 200 a notification requesting the deposit amount of the other deposit apparatus 400, and stores the deposit amount of the other deposit apparatus 400 stored in the deposit storage means 100a. Respond to. The depositing apparatus management server 200 receives a response to notify the deposit amount of the other depositing apparatus 400 from the deposit management server 100 and responds to the depositing apparatus 500 with the deposit amount of the other depositing apparatus 400.

  In this way, the depositing apparatus 500 can set the balance corresponding to the storage cassette 800 without any mistake by acquiring and setting the balance of the other depositing apparatus 400. Then, the depositing device 500 notifies the deposit management server 100 of the correct amount corresponding to the storage cassette 800 even when the depositing device 500 has received a deposit or when the depositing device 500 performs a tightening operation. can do.

  The replacement person (maintenance person) does not directly handle cash in exchange from the other depositing apparatus 400 to the depositing apparatus 500, and therefore does not necessarily require the presence of the person in charge at the security transport company. Cost can be reduced.

In addition, since the depositing device 500 stores the storage cassette 800 stored in the other depositing device 400, it is not necessary to store a new storage cassette when delivering to the store.
Next, the second embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a deposit management system according to the second embodiment. Here, in addition to the description of the configuration of the deposit management system, the replacement from the deposit apparatus 40 installed in the store 5 to the deposit apparatus 50 will also be described.

  The deposit management system 11 includes a deposit management server 10 and a deposit apparatus management server 20 provided in the data center 3, a terminal device 30 provided in the service center 4, a deposit apparatus provided in the store 5, and a network 2 that connects these communicably. It is comprised including.

  The deposit management server 10 receives a deposit amount notification from a deposit apparatus connected via the network 2 and manages the deposit amount for each deposit apparatus. The depositing device management server 20 is connected to the terminal device 30 and the depositing device via the network 2 and provides a remote maintenance service for the depositing device by the terminal device 30.

  The depositing device provided in the store 5 is a depositing device 40 that is an old depositing device before replacement, or a depositing device 50 that is a new depositing device after replacement. The replacement from the depositing device 40 to the depositing device 50 is performed by the replacement person removing the collection cassette 80 from the depositing device 40 and storing it in the depositing device 50. Further, the depositing apparatus 40 notifies the deposit management server 10 of the amount of money before the depositing apparatus 40 is removed. The stock amount notified here is the total amount of cash stored in the collection cassette 80. By switching from the deposit apparatus 40 to the deposit apparatus 50, the communication path between the deposit apparatus 40 and the deposit management server 10 is abolished, and the communication path between the deposit apparatus 50 and the deposit management server 10 is set. For example, the communication path is abolished and set by assigning the communication address assigned to the depositing apparatus 40 to the depositing apparatus 50. After the operation is completed, the deposit apparatus 40 is withdrawn after the communication path is abolished and the collection cassette 80 is removed. The depositing device 50 is started to operate after the communication path is set, the collection cassette 80 is stored, and the stock amount corresponding to the collection cassette 80 is set.

  Further, the depositing device 40 and the depositing device 50 have output means (print output means, display output means, etc.) for externally outputting the stock amount. The person in charge of replacement can confirm the amount of money in the depositing device 40 by means of the deposit amount printing 91 output from the depositing device 40. Further, the person in charge of the replacement can confirm the amount of money in the depositing device 50 by means of the deposit printing 92 output from the depositing device 50. The deposit management system 11 is connected not only to the store 5 but also to deposit devices provided in a plurality of stores (not shown) via the network 2.

  Although the example in which the deposit management server 10 and the deposit apparatus management server 20 are provided in one data center 3 is shown, the deposit management server 10 and the deposit apparatus management server 20 may be distributed and provided in a plurality of bases. Moreover, although the example provided with the money_receiving | payment management server 10 and the money_receiving | payment apparatus management server 20 on a different computer was shown, you may make it provide on one computer.

Next, an overview of the depositing apparatus 50 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an overview of the depositing apparatus according to the second embodiment.
The depositing device 50 includes a display unit 51, a bill insertion unit 52, a coin insertion unit 53, a reject coin extraction unit 54, a print output unit 55, a return coin extraction unit 56, a collection cassette storage unit 57, a return bill extraction unit 58, a reject banknote. An extraction unit 59, a card reader unit 60, and an operation unit 61 are provided. In addition, the depositing device 50 stores a recovery cassette 80 a for storing banknotes and a recovery cassette 80 b for storing coins in the recovery cassette storage unit 57. The collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b have identification information (for example, a serial number) that can uniquely identify the collection cassette (storage cassette).

  The display unit 51 displays information associated with the operation of the depositing apparatus 50 such as depositing, counting, and replacement of the collection cassette, and information displaying associated with maintenance of the depositing apparatus 50 such as setting display and status display. The display unit 51 is a monitor device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The display unit 51 can also serve as the operation unit 61 by providing a touch panel operation unit. The operation unit 61 receives an operation of the deposit apparatus 50.

  The bill insertion part 52 is a bill insertion slot. The coin slot 53 is a coin slot. The inserted banknotes or coins that have been instructed to be deposited are stored in the collection cassette 80a or the collection cassette 80b when the discrimination result is a genuine coin, and if it is not a genuine coin, the reject coin removing unit 54 or It is returned from the reject banknote removal unit 59. In addition, the inserted banknotes or coins that have been instructed to be counted are returned from the return coin take-out unit 56 and the return banknote take-out unit 58 when the discrimination result is a true coin, and are rejected when the result is not a true coin. It is returned from the take-out unit 54 or the reject banknote take-out unit 59.

  The print output unit 55 prints out operation results, transaction results, setting information, status information, and the like. The print output unit 55 is, for example, a thermal journal printer. The card reader unit 60 acquires user information recorded on a card (not shown). The user information is information for determining a person in charge who operates the deposit apparatus 50. The operation result of the depositing device 50 is stored and held as log data together with user information. The log data can be collected by the depositing apparatus management server 20.

Next, a hardware configuration example of the depositing apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the depositing apparatus according to the second embodiment.
The depositing device 50 includes a control device 70. The control device 70 is connected to a plurality of peripheral devices such as a display unit 51, an operation unit 61, a discrimination unit 62, a card reader unit 60, a print output unit 55, a transport unit 63, a locking unit 64, and a collection unit 65. The discriminating unit 62 discriminates bills inserted from the bill input unit 52 or coins input from the coin input unit 53. The conveyance part 63 conveys a banknote or a coin. The locking unit 64 performs locking management of the depositing device 50. The collection unit 65 manages the storage state of the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b. For example, the collection unit 65 detects the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b, and acquires identification information of the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b.

  The entire controller 70 is controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 71. A random access memory (RAM) 72, a read only memory (ROM) 73, a communication interface 74, a graphic processing device 75, and an input / output interface 76 are connected to the CPU 71 via a bus 77.

  The RAM 72 temporarily stores an OS (Operating System) program and application programs to be executed by the CPU 71. The RAM 72 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 71. The ROM 73 stores at least a part of the OS and application programs.

A display unit 51 is connected to the graphic processing device 75. The graphic processing device 75 displays an image on the screen of the display unit 51 in accordance with a command from the CPU 71.
Connected to the input / output interface 76 are a display unit 51, an operation unit 61, a discrimination unit 62, a card reader unit 60, a print output unit 55, a transport unit 63, a locking unit 64, a collection unit 65, and the like. The input / output interface 76 also receives signals sent from the display unit 51, the operation unit 61, the discrimination unit 62, the card reader unit 60, the print output unit 55, the transport unit 63, the locking unit 64, and the collection unit 65. The data is transmitted to the CPU 71 via the bus 77.

  The communication interface 74 is connected to the network 2. The communication interface 74 exchanges data with the deposit management server 10 or the deposit apparatus management server 20.

With the hardware configuration as described above, the processing functions of the present embodiment can be realized.
The control device 70 may be configured to include modules each composed of an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), or the like, or may be configured without the CPU 71. In that case, each control device 70 includes nonvolatile memory (for example, EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory), flash memory, flash memory type memory card, etc.) and stores module firmware. The nonvolatile memory can write firmware through the communication interface 74 or the portable recording medium 66. As described above, the control device 70 can also update the firmware by rewriting the firmware stored in the nonvolatile memory. Further, the control device 70 may be an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) instead of the ROM 73 and store at least a part of the OS and application programs.

  Next, a hardware configuration example of the deposit management server and the deposit apparatus management server according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the deposit management server and the deposit apparatus management server according to the second embodiment.

  The deposit management server 10 is entirely controlled by the CPU 101. A RAM 102, an input / output interface 103, an HDD 104, and a communication interface 105 are connected to the CPU 101 via a bus 106.

  The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least a part of OS programs and application programs to be executed by the CPU 101. The RAM 102 stores various data necessary for processing by the CPU 101. The HDD 104 stores an OS and application programs.

  A keyboard and mouse can be connected to the input / output interface 103. Further, the input / output interface 103 can be connected to a portable recording medium interface that can write information to a portable recording medium (not shown) and read information to the portable recording medium.

  The communication interface 105 is connected to the deposit management server network 2a. The communication interface 105 transmits / receives data to / from other computers or communication devices via the deposit management server network 2a.

  The depositing apparatus management server 20 has the same hardware configuration as the depositing management server 10, and the entire apparatus is controlled by the CPU 201. A RAM 202, an input / output interface 203, an HDD 204, and a communication interface 205 are connected to the CPU 201 via a bus 206.

  The communication interface 205 is connected to the deposit management server network 2a and transmits / receives data to / from the deposit management server 10. Further, the communication interface 205 is connected to the depositing apparatus management server network 2b and transmits / receives data to / from the terminal apparatus 30. The communication interface 205 is connected to a telephone line 2c or an ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network) line 2d, and is connected to a depositing apparatus 50a, a depositing apparatus 50b, and a depositing apparatus 50c installed in a store. Send and receive data with.

5 shows the hardware configuration of the deposit management server 10 and the deposit apparatus management server 20, the terminal device 30 has the same hardware configuration.
Next, processing associated with replacement from the (old) depositing apparatus to the (new) depositing apparatus according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a depositing device replacement sequence of the deposit management system up to the environment setting of the new depositing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a depositing device replacement sequence of the deposit management system up to the stock setting of the new depositing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a depositing device replacement sequence of the depositing management system until setting confirmation of the new depositing device of the second embodiment. 9 and 10 are diagrams illustrating examples of communication data of the deposit management system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a stock amount table according to the second embodiment.

  [Step S1] The depositing apparatus 40 (old depositing apparatus) installed in the store and in an operating state accepts the closing operation and notifies the deposit management server 10 of the amount in stock. The tightening operation can be performed at an arbitrary timing.

  The transmission data that the deposit apparatus 40 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is communication data 210 (FIG. 9). Communication data 210 includes communication items such as host machine, district code, building code, deposit machine number, date, time, ten thousand, five thousand, two thousand, one thousand, five hundred yen, one hundred yen, fifty yen, Including ten yen, five yen, one yen, and balance.

  The host machine is information for designating the deposit management server 10 (host) as a communication partner. For example, when there are a plurality of deposit management servers 10, the value “1” of the host machine designates “No. 1 machine” as one of them.

  The district code is information for uniquely identifying the district where the depositing device 40 is installed. For example, the district code “01” designates “Tokyo”. The building code is information for uniquely identifying the building where the depositing device 40 is installed. For example, “001” of the building code designates “shopping center OO”. The deposit machine number is information for identifying one deposit apparatus when a plurality of deposit apparatuses (deposit machines) are installed. For example, the value “1” of the deposit machine number designates “No. 1 machine” as one of them when there are a plurality of deposit apparatuses. Therefore, the deposit apparatus can be uniquely identified based on the district code, the building code, and the deposit machine number.

  The date code is information for identifying the communication date. For example, “2010/02/08” is set as the date code of February 8, 2010. The time code is information for identifying the communication time. For example, “10:00:00” is set as the time code of 10:00:00 am.

  Each communication item of 10,000, 5,000, 2,000, and 1,000 tickets is the number of sheets stored in the collection cassette 80a of each ticket type. Each communication item of 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, 5 yen, and 1 yen is the number of coins stored in the collection cassette 80b. The balance is the total amount of cash stored in the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b stored in the depositing device 40. For example, 10,000 tickets are "1", five thousand tickets are "2", two thousand tickets are "3", one thousand tickets are "4", five hundred yen is "5", one hundred yen is "6" ”, Fifty yen is“ 7 ”, ten yen is“ 8 ”, five yen is“ 9 ”, and one yen is“ 1 ”, the stock amount is“ ¥ 33,576 ”.

  [Step S <b> 2] The deposit management server 10 that has received a transfer notification from the deposit apparatus 40 identifies the deposit apparatus 40 from the district code and the building code. The deposit management server 10 records the deposit amount of the identified deposit apparatus 40 in the deposit table 220 (FIG. 11).

  The cash balance table 220 includes table items such as index, date, time, host machine, district code, building code, deposit machine machine, ten thousand, five thousand, two thousand, thousand, five hundred, hundred, five, five Including ten yen, ten yen, five yen, one yen, balance, and confirmation.

  The index is information for uniquely identifying the notified stock amount. For example, a value “INDEX (N)” having no duplication is recorded in the index. The confirmation is set from “0” to “1” when the collation matching between the cash stored in the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b collected by the security company and the balance is confirmed. Since the table item having the same name as the communication item is the same as the communication item, description thereof is omitted.

  The cash amount table 220 is recorded in the HDD 104 of the deposit management server 104 or a network storage (not shown) connected to the deposit management server network 2a. The HDD 104 or the network storage that stores the stock amount table 220 has a redundant configuration such as mirroring to ensure data reliability.

  [Step S3] The terminal device 30 of the service center 4 notifies the deposit management server 10 of a deposit amount request after the deposit amount is determined by the closing operation of the deposit device 40. The transmission data that the terminal device 30 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is communication data 211 (FIG. 10A). The communication data 211 includes a host machine, a district code, a building code, and a deposit machine number as communication items.

[Step S <b> 4] The deposit management server 10 accepts a notification of a cash balance request from the terminal device 30.
[Step S5] The deposit management server 10 notifies the deposit apparatus 40 of a deposit request upon receipt of a deposit request notification from the terminal device 30. The transmission data that the deposit management server 10 transmits to the deposit apparatus 40 is communication data 212 (FIG. 10B). The communication data 212 includes a host machine, district code, building code, deposit machine number, date, time, and telephone number as communication items. The telephone number is a callback telephone number to which the depositing apparatus 40 is connected in order to perform communication using the telephone line 2c or the ISDN line 2d. The deposit management server 10 can make the communication connection based on the callback from the deposit apparatus 40 one of the determination elements that the deposit apparatus 40 is valid as a communication partner.

  [Step S <b> 6] The depositing apparatus 40 accepts a notification of a deposit request from the deposit management server 10. The depositing device 40 temporarily disconnects the communication line with the deposit management server 10. The depositing device 40 transmits to the telephone number notified in the communication data 212 and connects the communication line with the deposit management server 10 again. The depositing apparatus 40 acquires the stock amount at the time of the closing operation, and notifies the deposit management server 10 of the stock amount as a stock amount response. The transmission data that the deposit apparatus 40 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is the same as the communication data 210.

[Step S <b> 7] The deposit management server 10 accepts a cash amount response notification from the deposit apparatus 40.
[Step S8] The deposit management server 10 notifies the terminal device 30 of a response from the depositing device 40 as a cash-in-progress response. The transmission data that the deposit management server 10 transmits to the terminal device 30 is the same as the communication data 210.

[Step S <b> 9] The terminal device 30 accepts a notification of a bank transfer response from the deposit management server 10.
[Step S10] After acquisition of the deposit amount of the depositing device 40 by the terminal device 30, the recovery cassette 80a and the recovery cassette 80b removed from the depositing device 40 are stored (loaded) in the depositing device 50 (new depositing device). .

  Note that the removal of the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b from the depositing device 40 can be performed on the condition that the depositing device 40 is tightened. For example, the depositing device 40 does not permit unlocking for removing the recovery cassette 80a and the recovery cassette 80b in a state where the tightening operation is not performed. In this case, the depositing device 40 may clear the stock amount by removing or unlocking the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b.

  [Step S11] The depositing device 50 accepts input of setting items to be taken over from the depositing device 40. The depositing device 50 takes over the setting of the depositing device 40 by setting input. In addition, the setting to take over includes a district code, a building code, a deposit machine number, a telephone number that the deposit apparatus 40 has set as a standard connection destination, and the like. In addition, the depositing device 50 is set as to whether or not to make a download request for the amount in stock. The setting of whether or not to make a stock download request is made by setting “0” or “1” in the stock download setting of the setting item. The deposit apparatus 50 does not make a download request for the stock when the stock download setting is “0”. The deposit apparatus 50 makes a download request for the deposit when the balance download setting is “1”.

In this way, the payment apparatus 50 is configured to set up an environment that is a component of the payment management system 11.
It should be noted that the stock download request executed by the depositing device 50 may be subject to detection of storage of the recovery cassette 80a and recovery cassette 80b.

  [Step S21] When the depositing device 50 is activated after the setting is completed and the setting item is set to “1” in the cash amount download setting, the cash amount request (the cash amount download request) is sent to the depositing device management server 20. Notice. The transmission data that the depositing device 50 transmits to the depositing device management server 20 is communication data 213 (FIG. 10C). The communication data 213 includes a stock download setting, a host machine, a district code, a building code, and a deposit machine as communication items.

[Step S <b> 22] The depositing apparatus management server 20 accepts a request for a deposit from the depositing apparatus 50.
[Step S23] The deposit management server 20 notifies the deposit management server 10 of the deposit request when the deposit download setting included in the deposit request notification received from the deposit apparatus 50 is “1”. The deposit apparatus management server 20 does not notify the deposit management server 10 of a deposit request when the deposit amount download setting is “0”.

The transmission data that the deposit apparatus management server 20 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is the same as the communication data 211.
[Step S <b> 24] The deposit management server 10 accepts a notification of a deposit request from the deposit apparatus management server 20.

  [Step S25] The receipt management server 10 obtains the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus 40 recorded in the deposit amount table 220 when receiving the deposit request notification from the deposit apparatus management server 20 and acquires the deposit amount. High is notified to the depositing apparatus management server 20 as a payable response. The transmission data that the deposit management server 10 transmits to the deposit apparatus management server 20 is the same as the communication data 210.

[Step S <b> 26] The deposit apparatus management server 20 accepts a pay-in-response notification from the deposit management server 10.
[Step S27] The depositing apparatus management server 20 notifies the depositing apparatus 50 of a response from the deposit management server 10 as a stock transfer response. The transmission data that the deposit apparatus management server 20 transmits to the deposit apparatus 50 is the same as the communication data 210.

  [Step S <b> 28] The depositing apparatus 50 accepts a notification of a money transfer response from the depositing apparatus management server 20. The depositing device 50 sets the number of coins stored in the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b, the number of coins for each type, and the stock amount as a total amount.

  Thereby, the depositing apparatus 50 can set the stock corresponding to the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b stored, and can take over the stock of the depositing apparatus 40 without any mistake.

  The depositing device 50 includes identification information acquisition means for acquiring the identification information of the recovery cassette 80a and the recovery cassette 80b, and sets the notified stock amount on the condition that the identity of the recovery cassette 80a and the recovery cassette 80b is confirmed. You may make it do. In this case, the communication data 210 includes identification information of the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b. The identification information of the collection cassette 80a and the collection cassette 80b can be, for example, two-dimensional printing information or information recorded in RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification).

  [Step S31] After setting the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus 50, the terminal device 30 notifies the deposit management server 10 of the deposit amount request. The transmission data that the terminal device 30 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is the same as the communication data 211.

[Step S <b> 32] The deposit management server 10 accepts a notification of a cash amount request from the terminal device 30.
[Step S33] The deposit management server 10 notifies the deposit apparatus 50 of a deposit request upon receipt of a deposit request notification from the terminal device 30. The transmission data that the deposit management server 10 transmits to the deposit apparatus 50 is the same as the communication data 212. The deposit management server 10 can make the communication connection based on the callback from the deposit apparatus 50 as one of the determination elements that the deposit apparatus 50 is valid as a communication partner.

  [Step S <b> 34] The depositing apparatus 50 accepts a notification of a deposit request from the deposit management server 10. The depositing device 50 temporarily disconnects the communication line with the deposit management server 10. The depositing device 50 transmits to the telephone number notified in the communication data 212 and connects the communication line with the deposit management server 10 again. The depositing device 50 acquires the stock amount at the time of the closing operation, and notifies the deposit management server 10 of the stock amount as a stock amount response. The transmission data that the deposit apparatus 50 transmits to the deposit management server 10 is the same as the communication data 210.

[Step S <b> 35] The deposit management server 10 accepts a notice of a money transfer response from the deposit apparatus 50.
[Step S36] The deposit management server 10 notifies the terminal device 30 of a response from the depositing device 50 as a stock transfer response. The transmission data that the deposit management server 10 transmits to the terminal device 30 is the same as the communication data 210.

[Step S <b> 37] The terminal device 30 accepts a cash amount response notification from the deposit management server 10.
In this way, the terminal device 30 can confirm that the deposit amount of the depositing device 40 has been taken over by the depositing device 50 without any miscalculation.

  Next, a display screen of the terminal device 30 that manages the status of replacement work (replacement work) from the depositing device 40 to the depositing device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the terminal device according to the second embodiment.

  When a replacement work plan for replacing the depositing device 40 with the depositing device 50 is made, the terminal device 30 displays an input screen such as a replacement plan input screen 94 and accepts the input of the replacement work plan content.

  The input replacement work plan can be viewed as a list of replacement work statuses as a replacement work status display screen 93 displayed by the terminal device 30. When there is an input for specifying the replacement work period, the terminal device 30 displays the plan and progress of the replacement work planned during that period. The operator of the terminal device 30 can confirm the progress of the replacement work on the replacement work status display screen 93 displayed by the terminal device 30, and can contact the maintenance staff at the site of the replacement work.

  The replacement work status display screen 93 displays pre-work balance, pre-tightening, balance download result, post-work balance as work results. The pre-work balance is the balance of the deposit apparatus 40 acquired in step S9 of the deposit apparatus replacement sequence of the deposit management system 11. In addition, the replacement work status display screen 93 displays the date and time when the pre-work balance is acquired together with the pre-work balance. Pre-tightening is the presence / absence of a tightening operation executed in step S1 of the depositing device replacement sequence of the deposit management system 11. The deposit amount download result is a response result of a deposit amount request (a deposit amount download request) received from the deposit device 50 in step S22 of the deposit device replacement sequence of the deposit management system 11.

  The response result of the deposit request is evaluated as successful when the deposit is acquired from the deposit management server 10 in step S26 and the deposit apparatus 50 can respond. In addition, the replacement work status display screen 93 displays the date and time when the success / failure of the balance download result is determined together with the success / failure of the balance download result. The post-work balance is the balance of the deposit apparatus 50 acquired in step S37 of the deposit apparatus replacement sequence of the deposit management system 11. Further, the replacement work status display screen 93 displays the date and time when the post-work balance was acquired together with the post-work balance.

The terminal device 30 displays the individual replacement work to be displayed on the replacement work status display screen 93 on the replacement work detail screen 95.
Thereby, the operator of the terminal device 30 can confirm the coincidence of the deposit amounts of the depositing device 40 and the depositing device 50 before and after the replacement work.

  The above processing functions can be realized by a computer. In this case, a program describing the processing contents of the functions that the deposit apparatus 50, the deposit management server 10, and the deposit apparatus management server 20 should have is provided. By executing the program on a computer, the above processing functions are realized on the computer. The program describing the processing contents can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium (including a portable recording medium). Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a magnetic recording device, an optical disk, a magneto-optical recording medium, and a semiconductor memory. Examples of the magnetic recording device include a hard disk device (HDD), a flexible disk (FD), and a magnetic tape. Optical discs include DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R (Recordable) / RW (ReWritable), and the like. Magneto-optical recording media include MO (Magneto-Optical disk).

  When distributing the program, for example, portable recording media such as a DVD and a CD-ROM in which the program is recorded are sold. It is also possible to store the program in a storage device of a server computer and transfer the program from the server computer to another computer via a network.

  The computer that executes the program stores, for example, the program recorded on the portable recording medium or the program transferred from the server computer in its own storage device. Then, the computer reads the program from its own storage device and executes processing according to the program. The computer can also read the program directly from the portable recording medium and execute processing according to the program. Further, each time the program is transferred from the server computer, the computer can sequentially execute processing according to the received program.

Note that various modifications can be made to the above-described embodiment without departing from the gist of the embodiment.
Further, the above-described embodiments can be modified and changed by those skilled in the art, and are not limited to the exact configurations and application examples described.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Deposit management system 100 Deposit management server 100a Cash amount storage means 200 Deposit device management server 200a Cash amount response means 400 Other deposit devices 500 Deposit devices 500a Deposit acceptance means 500b Storage means 500c Cash amount notification means 500d Setting takeover means 500e Stock amount Request means 500f Stock amount setting means 800 Storage cassette

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In a deposit management system comprising a deposit apparatus installed in a store, a deposit management server that manages the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus, and a deposit apparatus management server that manages the deposit apparatus,
The depositing device is
A deposit acceptance means for discriminating and counting the inserted cash and accepting the deposit;
A storage means for detachably storing a storage cassette for storing the received cash and storing it in the housing;
When the storage cassette removed from the other depositing device is stored in a housing, a setting takeover unit that takes over the setting of the other depositing device;
A deposit request means for requesting the deposit device management server to determine the deposit amount of the other deposit device based on the setting,
A cash amount setting means for setting a cash amount notified from the depositing apparatus management server as a cash amount corresponding to the storage cassette stored in the housing;
A stock amount notification means for notifying the deposit management server of the set stock amount;
With
The deposit management server includes a deposit storage means for storing a deposit of the deposit apparatus based on the deposit amount notified from the deposit apparatus,
The depositing device management server is
A cash amount response means for obtaining the cash amount of the other money depositing device requested from the money depositing device from the money deposit management server and responding to the money depositing device;
A deposit management system characterized by comprising:   The deposit management system according to claim 1, wherein the setting takeover means takes over identification information for uniquely identifying the other depositing apparatus as one of the setting items.   2. The deposit management system according to claim 1, wherein the deposit amount request unit requests the deposit amount management server to determine the deposit amount of the other depositing device when detecting the storage state of the storage cassette.   2. The deposit management system according to claim 1, wherein the storage cassette has identification information for uniquely identifying the storage cassette.   The cash amount setting means, when confirming the identity of the storage cassette stored in the other depositing apparatus and the storage cassette stored in the depositing apparatus, is notified from the depositing apparatus management server. 5. The deposit management system according to claim 4, wherein a high is set. In the deposit management apparatus that manages the deposit amount of the deposit apparatus, and the deposit apparatus that communicates with each of the deposit apparatus management server that manages the deposit apparatus,
A deposit acceptance means for discriminating and counting the inserted cash and accepting the deposit;
A storage means for detachably storing a storage cassette for storing the received cash and storing it in the housing;
When the storage cassette removed from the other depositing device is stored in a housing, a setting takeover unit that takes over the setting of the other depositing device;
A deposit request means for requesting the deposit device management server to determine the deposit amount of the other deposit device based on the setting,
A cash amount setting means for setting a cash amount notified from the depositing apparatus management server as a cash amount corresponding to the storage cassette stored in the housing;
A stock amount notification means for notifying the deposit management server of the set stock amount;
A depositing apparatus comprising: In a depositing apparatus replacement method of a depositing management system comprising a depositing apparatus installed in a store, a deposit management server that manages the deposit amount of the depositing apparatus, and a depositing apparatus management server that manages the depositing apparatus,
The deposit management server obtaining a stock amount from a depositing device before replacement;
A step of the depositing device after replacement taking over the setting of the depositing device before replacement;
Requesting the depositing device management server to determine the amount of the depositing device before the replacement based on the setting by the depositing device after the replacement;
The depositing device management server acquiring a stock amount of the depositing device before the replacement from the deposit management server, and notifying the acquired depositing device to the depositing device after the replacement;
Setting the stock amount notified by the depositing device after replacement as the stock amount of the depositing device after replacement;
Including a depositing device replacement method.

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