JP5528019B2 - Scrutiny system - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to fine査systems that examine the money accommodated in the transaction processing system such as ATM.

  Conventionally, in transaction processing apparatuses such as ATMs, in order to check whether there is an error in deposits / withdrawals that may occur during deposit / withdrawal transactions, the denomination and number of money stored in the apparatus are periodically checked. The cash handling amount of the transaction processing apparatus that fluctuates depending on the deposit / withdrawal transaction is examined carefully (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  For example, the money handling apparatus described in Patent Literature 1 includes a money type cassette for storing money in a money type, a reject unit for storing reject money, and a pool unit that is a temporary storage unit. The money handling apparatus checks the money stored in the denomination cassette according to the operation of a staff member at a remote place, and checks the number of denominations and the total amount. Thereafter, when the reject money is generated, the money handling apparatus stores the reject money in the pool portion instead of the reject portion. The money handling apparatus stores rejected money in the pool portion, thereby determining the rejected money when the money stored in the denomination cassette is examined. Then, the scrutiny is completed when the clerk examines the reject money stored in the reject unit.

JP 2000-207609 A

  In the money handling apparatus described in Patent Document 1, after checking the money stored in the denomination cassette, until the clerk checks the reject money stored in the reject part at the installation location of the apparatus, the apparatus Can be operated. However, in order to conduct a scrutiny at regular intervals, the attendant must regularly go to the place where the money handling apparatus is installed.

Therefore, it is possible to examine the money to the clerk at the remote location is housed in the denomination cassette and reject section, it shall be the unnecessary time and effort to go to the installation location of the transaction processing unit to make sure the money of the reject unit seminal The purpose is to provide an inspection system.

The scrutinization system of this invention is provided with the some transaction processing apparatus and the scrutiny apparatus which manages this transaction processing apparatus.
After identifying the money denomination , the transaction processing apparatus stores the money that could not be identified in the reject cassette as reject money. Transaction processing apparatus, for not be identified currency, the length of the conveying direction, the length of the conveying direction and perpendicular direction, thickness, area, and to measure at least one of volume, to determine the number of coins .

  For example, the transaction processing apparatus arranges a plurality of sensors on the conveyance path so as to be orthogonal to the conveyance direction, and detects the thickness of money conveyed by the sensors. The transaction processing apparatus measures the volume of money based on the thickness of money detected by the sensor and the time detected by the sensor (that is, the distance in the money conveyance direction). And transaction processing apparatus discriminate | determines that n pieces of money are conveyed, when the measured volume is n times the volume of one piece of money.

  Then, the transaction processing apparatus manages the number of reject money (money stored in the reject cassette by the storage means).

As a result, the transaction processing apparatus can determine the number of banknotes transported even when a plurality of banknotes are transported at the same time or when the banknotes are tilted and transported, and is stored in the reject cassette. even the money, for the money that can determine the number, it is possible to manage the number of its.

In addition, when money is paid out from a denomination cassette that stores money for each denomination at the time of withdrawal, the denomination may be determined based on the denomination cassette from which the reject money has been paid out .

Further, at the time of payment, the money is stored in the temporary holding unit identifies the denomination, the money that is accommodated in the escrow unit are again identified after completion of the transaction is stored by denomination cassette. Therefore, at the time of depositing , the difference between the number of denominations of money stored in the temporary holding section and the number of denominations that can be identified again is used as reject money (money that could not be identified). It is only necessary to manage the number of denominations .

Further, the detecting means detects that the reject cassette has been pulled out from the main body . The detection means may, for example, the transaction processing unit, a lever that moves the reject cassette is withdrawn from the body, e Bei a sensor for detecting the moving of the lever, when the power is turned off, the rejected cassette is withdrawn from the body The lever is movable . When comprised in this way , the transaction processing apparatus can detect the movement of the said lever using a sensor after power-on, and can detect that the rejection cassette was pulled out at the time of power-off .

Transaction processing device, it is possible to detect that the re injected cassette is pulled out, it can be seen that money that manages housed in the reject cassette may have been disconnected.

Further, the transaction processing apparatus according to the present invention provides, for each denomination, for the money that is stored in the reject cassette by the storing means in the reject money management means and whose number can be determined by the number determining means. Reject money information associated with the number of sheets, unknown currency presence / absence information indicating the presence / absence of money that has been stored in the reject cassette by the storage means, and whose number could not be determined by the number determination means, and the reject cassette And reject cassette removal information indicating whether or not the detection means has detected that the cartridge has been pulled out from the main body.
Then, when the counting means is instructed to perform the scrutiny from the scrutinizing device, the number of money stored in the denomination cassette is counted for each denomination, and the scrutiny result output means is managed by the reject money management means. Reject money information, unknown money presence / absence information, reject cassette extraction information, and the number of money for each denomination counted by the counting means are output to the scrutinizing device as a scrutiny result.

  As a result, the transaction processing apparatus can automatically scrutinize the money stored in the own apparatus. For this reason, even if the attendant does not go to the place where the transaction processing apparatus is installed, it is possible to examine the transaction processing apparatus from a remote place.

The transaction processing apparatus according to the present invention stores the number of denominations of money according to deposit / withdrawal transactions, and results of scrutiny by the scrutinizing means (number of denominations of money stored in the apparatus). If, it is determined whether the number of each denomination of money stored therein in response to receipt and payment transactions are matched, may output the review results, including the result of the determination.

  Thereby, the transaction processing apparatus can automatically determine whether or not the money stored in the own apparatus is excessive or insufficient.

Seminal査device, transactions from the cash transaction based information from the processing unit, manages the number of the transaction processing device for each denomination of supposed money are housed. Then, the scrutinization device uses the scrutiny result from the transaction processing device and the number of denominations of money that should be stored in the transaction processing device, and the denomination of money stored in the transaction processing device. the number of each, it is determined whether it is appropriate, you output the result of the determination.

  Thus, in the scrutiny system, it is possible to determine whether the money stored in the transaction processing apparatus is excessive or insufficient simply by giving a scrutiny instruction from the scrutiny apparatus to the transaction processing apparatus.

According to the present invention, it is possible for a clerk to closely examine the money stored in the denomination cassette and the reject unit at a remote place, and there is no need to go to the place where the transaction processing apparatus is installed and check the currency of the reject unit. it can be.

It is a block diagram which shows the function and structure of a transaction processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a transaction processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a rejection information management table. It is a figure which shows the relationship of each process in a scrutiny terminal, a transaction processing apparatus, and a host computer. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a replenishment process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a payment process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a money_receiving | payment process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a money_receiving | payment process. It is explanatory drawing of the mechanism which discriminate | determines the number of the banknotes in a banknote identification part. The example in which the banknote was conveyed without inclining is shown. The example in which the banknote was conveyed without inclining is shown. The example in which the banknote was inclined and conveyed is shown. The example in which the banknote was inclined and conveyed is shown. An example in which two bills are conveyed simultaneously is shown. An example in which two bills are conveyed simultaneously is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a detailed examination determination process. It is a figure which shows an example of a scrutinization list screen. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a close examination process. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a counting process. It is explanatory drawing at the time of storing of a rejection cassette. It is explanatory drawing at the time of extraction of a rejection cassette. It is a figure which shows an example of a scrutinization table.

  A scrutiny system comprising a transaction processing device 2 (for example, an ATM or a money changer) according to an embodiment of the present invention and a scrutiny terminal 1 that conducts a scrutiny of the transaction processing device 2 from a remote location will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the function and configuration of the transaction processing apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the transaction processing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the transaction processing apparatus 2 is connected to the scrutiny terminal 1 and the host computer 3 via a network. The number of transaction processing devices 2 connected to the scrutinization terminal 1 and the host computer 3 is not limited to one. The scrutinizing apparatus according to the present invention includes a scrutinizing terminal 1 and a host computer 3.

  The host computer 3 manages, for example, the balance of each user's account and the current amount of each transaction processing device 2. The scrutiny terminal 1 instructs the transaction processing device 2 to scrutinize, and instructs the host computer 3 to notify the current height of the transaction processing device 2. The scrutiny terminal 1 performs a scrutiny determination based on the scrutinization result from the transaction processing device 2 and the current height from the host computer 3, and displays the determination result on a monitor (not shown).

  The transaction processing device 2 includes a control unit 21, a display / operation unit 22, a card / detail processing unit 23, a bankbook processing unit 24, a banknote processing unit 25, a coin processing unit 26, and a communication unit 27.

  The control part 21 controls operation | movement of each part of the transaction processing apparatus 2 main body. For example, when the control unit 21 receives a scrutiny instruction from the scrutinization terminal 1 via the communication unit 27, the control unit 21 causes the banknote processing unit 25 and the coin processing unit 26 to perform a scrutiny process.

  The display / operation unit 22 includes a display provided on the front surface of the main body and a touch panel pasted on the screen of the display. The display / operation unit 22 displays an operation guidance screen for the user on the display. In addition, the display / operation unit 22 detects a pressing position of the touch panel, and accepts a user's input operation relating to a personal identification number and transaction details (transaction type, deposit / withdrawal amount, etc.).

  The card / detail processing unit 23 takes in a cash card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card) inserted into a card insertion slot provided in the front of the main body, and stores card information (financial institution) recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card. Number, store number, account number, etc.) and rewrite card information. If the inserted card is an IC card, the data recorded on the IC chip of the card is read or rewritten as necessary. Further, the card / detail processing unit 23 includes a printing unit (not shown) for printing the transaction contents on the specification. The card / specification processing unit 23 releases the specification printed with the transaction contents to the specification discharge port provided on the front of the main body.

  The passbook processing unit 24 has a printing unit (not shown) that takes in a passbook inserted into a passbook insertion port provided on the front of the main body and prints a transaction history with respect to the passbook. Further, the passbook processing unit 24 is recorded on a page turning mechanism for turning over a page of the taken passbook, a bar code reader for reading a bar code indicating a page number printed on the passbook, and a magnetic stripe attached to the passbook. It also has a magnetic head or the like that reads the bankbook information (financial institution number, store number, account number, etc.).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 25 is connected to the banknote transport path L formed between the deposit / withdrawal port 201 provided on the front surface of the main body and the banknote cassettes 204 </ b> A to 204 </ b> C housed inside the main body. The banknote S is conveyed along. In the present embodiment, the bill cassette 204A and the bill cassette 204B will be described as cassettes that store 10,000 yen bills, and the bill cassette 204C will be described as a cassette that stores thousand yen bills.

  The banknote processing unit 25 includes a banknote identifying unit 202 for identifying the denomination and authenticity for each banknote S being transported along the banknote transport path L, and a temporary storage unit 203 for temporarily storing the banknote S. The bill identifying unit 202 identifies the denomination and authenticity based on the magnetic pattern read from the bill, the transmitted light pattern, and the like. Moreover, the banknote identification part 202 discriminate | determines the number of sheets from the shape, thickness, etc. of a banknote.

  The banknote processing unit 25 includes a replenishment cassette 206 for replenishing banknotes in the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (a replenishment unit 206A for storing banknotes S to be replenished, a replenishment rejection unit for storing banknotes S that could not be identified during replenishment). 206B), and a reject cassette 205 for storing reject banknotes. Moreover, the banknote process part 25 is provided with the detection part (not shown) which detects whether the rejection cassette 205 was inserted / removed.

  The banknote processing unit 25 includes a memory (not shown), and stores a reject information management table (see FIG. 3) that stores the number of reject banknotes stored in the reject cassette 205 for each denomination. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reject information management table. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote recognition unit 202 cannot identify the rejected banknote, the banknote S estimated to be a 10,000 yen bill or a thousand yen bill, and the 5,000 yen bill that cannot be stored in the banknote cassette 204A to the banknote cassette 204C. And banknotes S such as 2,000 yen bills. Moreover, the detail of the process of the banknote process part 25 is mentioned later.

  The coin processing unit 26 conveys coins along a coin conveyance path formed between a coin deposit / withdrawal port provided on the front surface of the main body and a coin cartridge housed inside the main body. Moreover, the coin process part 26 has a coin identification part which identifies a money type and authenticity for every coin currently conveyed along a coin conveyance path.

  The coin processing unit 26 includes a memory (not shown), and stores a reject information management table that stores the number of rejected coins stored in a reject coin storage unit (not shown). The reject coin is a coin that could not be identified by the coin identifying unit.

  The communication unit 27 communicates with the scrutinization terminal 1 and the host computer 3 based on instructions from the control unit 21.

  First, the relationship between the scrutinization terminal 1, the transaction processing device 2, and the host computer 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship of each process in the scrutiny terminal, transaction processing apparatus, and host computer. The scrutinization terminal 1 and the host computer 3 correspond to the scrutinization apparatus of the present invention. Hereinafter, various processes for the banknote S will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the transaction processing apparatus 2 is a process in which the number of banknotes S stored in its own apparatus fluctuates (for example, a replenishment process for replenishing banknotes S into the banknote cassettes 204 </ b> A to 204 </ b> C, When the withdrawal process by the user and the deposit process by the user are performed, the host computer 3 is notified of the transaction amount of the process (for example, the supplemented amount, the withdrawal transaction amount, and the deposit transaction amount). And the host computer 3 updates the present amount of the transaction processing apparatus 2 according to the transaction amount. As described above, the host computer 3 can manage the current amount of each transaction processing device 2 (the amount stored in the transaction processing device 2).

  Further, the scrutiny terminal 1 performs a scrutiny determination process for checking whether the number of denominations of the banknotes S stored in the transaction processing device 2 is correct. The scrutiny terminal 1 instructs the transaction processing device 2 to perform a scrutinization process, and instructs the host computer 3 to notify the current high of the current high. The transaction processing device 2 performs a scrutiny process for checking whether or not the reject cassette 205 has been removed and the number of denominations of the banknotes S stored in its own device, and notifies the scrutinization terminal 1 of the scrutiny result. In addition, the host computer 3 notifies the current height of the transaction processing device 2. The scrutiny terminal 1 determines whether the number of denominations of the banknotes S stored in the transaction processing device 2 is correct based on the result of the scrutiny from the transaction processing device 2 and the current height from the host computer 3. Can be determined.

  Next, details of each of the above-described processes (replenishment process, withdrawal process, deposit process, and scrutinization determination process) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, details of the replenishment process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process flow of the replenishment process. When the attendant sets the replenishment cassette 206, the banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 performs the replenishment process shown in FIG. Then, when the replenishment process of the transaction processing apparatus 2 is completed, the clerk takes out the cash from the replenishment cassette 206. The transaction processing apparatus 2 stores an empty replenishment cassette 206 in its own apparatus during operation.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 resets a counter for each denomination (S101). The counter for each denomination counts the number of banknotes to be replenished for each denomination.

  The banknote processing unit 25 feeds the banknotes S one by one from the replenishment unit 206A of the replenishment cassette 206 (S102), and the banknote identification unit 202 identifies the denomination of the banknote S (S103). At this time, the bill identifying unit 202 also identifies the authenticity of the bill S.

  If the banknote identification part 202 can identify the denomination of the banknote S (S104: Yes), the banknote process part 25 will count up the counter according to the denomination of the banknote S (S105). The banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknote S in the corresponding banknote cassette among the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (S106), and proceeds to S108. Specifically, the banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknote S in the banknote cassette 204A or the banknote cassette 204B if the banknote S is a 10,000 yen bill, and stores it in the banknote cassette 204C if the banknote S is a thousand yen bill.

  Moreover, when the banknote identification part 202 cannot identify the denomination of the banknote S (S104: No), the banknote processing part 25 stores it in the replenishment reject part 206B of the replenishment cassette 206 (S107), and S108. Proceed to

  In S108, the banknote processing unit 25 repeatedly performs the processes of S102 to S108 until the replenishment of the banknote cassette 204A to the banknote cassette 204C is completed (S108: No). When the banknote processing unit 25 completes the replenishment of the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (S108: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 calculates the replenishment amount based on the value of the counter for each denomination (S109). The transaction processing device 2 notifies the host computer 3 via the communication unit 27 as the transaction amount of the replenishment amount calculated by the banknote processing unit 25 (S110).

  As described above, the banknote processing unit 25 identifies the banknotes S stored in the replenishment cassette 206 and replenishes the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C. At this time, the banknote processing unit 25 uses the counter for each denomination to count the number of replenished banknotes S for each denomination, so that the amount replenished to the transaction processing device 2 can be accurately grasped. it can.

  Moreover, since the host computer 3 adds the transaction amount notified by the transaction processing device 2 (the number of denominations of the banknotes S) to the current amount of the transaction processing device 2, the current amount even after the replenishment processing. The height can be accurately grasped.

  Next, details of the withdrawal process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the withdrawal process. The transaction processing device 2 performs the process shown in FIG. 6 when the user performs a withdrawal transaction (a withdrawal transaction amount is specified). As shown in FIG. 6, the banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 resets a counter for each denomination (S201). The counter for each denomination counts the number of banknotes S to be dispensed for each denomination.

  The banknote processing unit 25 pays out banknotes S one by one from the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C according to the withdrawal transaction amount (S202). For example, the banknote processing unit 25 pays out, for example, a 10,000 yen bill from the banknote cassette 204A according to the withdrawal transaction amount (for example, 30,000 yen).

  The banknote processing unit 25 identifies the denomination of the fed banknote S by the banknote identification unit 202 (S203). At this time, the bill identifying unit 202 also identifies the authenticity of the bill S. The banknote process part 25 will count up the counter according to the money type of the banknote S, if the banknote identification part 202 can identify the money type of the banknote S (S204: Yes) (S205). The banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknote S in the deposit / withdrawal port 201 (S206), and proceeds to S211.

  Moreover, when the banknote identification part 202 cannot identify the denomination of the banknote S (S204: No), the banknote processing part 25 regards the banknote S that could not be identified as a reject banknote, The number is determined (S207). Note that the bill number discrimination method in the bill recognition unit 202 will be described later.

  When the number of reject banknotes can be discriminated (S207: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 determines the denomination from the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C that have fed out the reject banknotes, and a reject information management table (see FIG. 3). ) Is updated (S208). And the banknote process part 25 accommodates a reject banknote in the rejection cassette 205 (S209), and progresses to S211.

  Moreover, when the number of rejected banknotes cannot be determined (S207: No), the banknote processing unit 25 updates “presence / absence of unknown banknote” in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3) to “present” (S210). And the banknote process part 25 accommodates the said rejection banknote in the rejection cassette 205 (S209), and progresses to S211.

  In S211, the banknote processing unit 25 refers to the counter for each denomination until the banknote S stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 201 matches the withdrawal transaction amount (S211: No), and performs the processes of S202 to S211. Repeat. When the banknote S stored in the deposit / withdrawal slot 201 matches the withdrawal transaction amount (S211: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 opens the deposit / withdrawal slot 201 and dispenses the banknote S (S212). Then, the transaction processing apparatus 2 notifies the host computer 3 via the communication unit 27 as the transaction amount of the withdrawal transaction amount (S213).

  As described above, the banknote processing unit 25 identifies the banknotes S stored in the banknote cassettes 204 </ b> A to 204 </ b> C, and stores the reject banknotes included in the banknote cassettes 204 </ b> A to 204 </ b> C into the reject cassette 205. For this reason, the banknote process part 25 can judge the denomination of a reject banknote according to the denomination of the banknote S accommodated in the banknote cassette 204A-banknote cassette 204C which let out the reject banknote.

  Moreover, since the host computer 3 adds the transaction amount notified by the transaction processing device 2 (the number of denominations of the banknotes S) to the current amount of the transaction processing device 2, the current amount even after the replenishment processing. The height can be accurately grasped.

  Next, details of the deposit process will be described with reference to FIG. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing the processing flow of the deposit process. FIG. 7 shows the processing of the deposit transaction, and FIG. 8 shows the processing of storing the deposited banknote in the banknote cassette after the deposit transaction is confirmed. The banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 performs the process shown in FIG. 7 when the user performs a deposit transaction (the banknote S enters the deposit / withdrawal port 201).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 resets a counter for each denomination (S301). The counter for each denomination counts the number of banknotes S to be deposited for each denomination.

  The banknote processing unit 25 feeds the banknotes S stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 201 one by one (S302), and the banknote identification unit 202 identifies the denomination of the banknote S (S303). At this time, the bill identifying unit 202 also identifies the authenticity of the bill S.

  When the banknote recognition unit 202 can identify the denomination of the banknote S (S304: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 counts up a counter corresponding to the denomination of the banknote S (S305), and the temporary storage unit 203 The bill S is stored (S306), and the process proceeds to S308.

  Moreover, the banknote process part 25 conveys the said banknote S to a return port, when it cannot identify the money type of the banknote S in the banknote identification part 202 (S304), and progresses to S308.

  The banknote processing unit 25 repeats the processes of S302 to S308 until the banknote S in the deposit / withdrawal port 201 is empty (S308: No). When the banknote S in the deposit / withdrawal port 201 becomes empty (S308: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 checks whether there is a banknote at the return port (S309). When there is a bill at the return port (S309: Yes), the bill processing unit 25 returns the bill (S310) and proceeds to S311. The banknote processing unit 25 proceeds to S311 when there is no banknote in the return slot (S309: No).

  The banknote processing unit 25 displays the deposit transaction amount based on a counter corresponding to the denomination of the banknote S (S311). When the deposit transaction amount is confirmed by the user (S312: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 confirms the deposit transaction and temporarily stores the value of the counter for each denomination (S313). Then, the transaction processing device 2 notifies the host computer 3 through the communication unit 27 as the transaction amount of the deposit transaction amount (S314).

  Moreover, the banknote process part 25 conveys and returns the banknote of the temporary storage part 203 to a return port, when a money_receiving | payment transaction amount is not fixed (S312: No) (S315). Note that the banknote processing unit 25 may allow the user to add money without returning the banknote of the temporary holding unit 203 when the deposit transaction amount is not fixed.

  As described above, the host computer 3 adds the transaction amount (the number of denominations of the banknote S) notified from the transaction processing device 2 to the current amount of the transaction processing device 2. The current height can be accurately grasped.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the deposit transaction is confirmed, the banknote processing unit 25 resets the counter for each denomination and the rejection counter (S401). The counter for each denomination counts the number of denominations of the banknote S stored in the banknote cassette 204A to banknote cassette 204C. This reject counter counts the number of banknotes S stored in the reject cassette.

  The banknote processing unit 25 feeds the banknotes S one by one from the temporary storage unit 203 (S402), and the banknote identification unit 202 identifies the denomination of the banknote S (S403). At this time, the bill identifying unit 202 also identifies the authenticity of the bill S.

  The banknote processing unit 25 can identify the denomination of the banknote S by the banknote identification unit 202 (S404: Yes), and the denomination (10,000 yen, thousand yen) that the banknote S can be stored in the banknote cassette 204A to banknote cassette 204C. (S405). When the banknote S is a denomination that can be stored in the banknote cassette 204A to the banknote cassette 204C (S405: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 counts up a counter corresponding to the denomination of the banknote S (S406). And the banknote process part 25 accommodates the banknote S in an applicable banknote cassette among banknote cassette 204A-banknote cassette 204C (S407), and progresses to S412.

  Moreover, when the banknote identification part 202 cannot identify the denomination of the banknote S (S404: No), the banknote processing part 25 regards the banknote S that could not be identified as a reject banknote, Is discriminated (S408). Note that the bill number discrimination method in the bill recognition unit 202 will be described later. When the number of reject banknotes can be determined (S408: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 counts up the reject counter by the number of reject banknotes (S409). The banknote processing unit 25 stores the reject banknote in the reject cassette 205 (S411), and proceeds to S412.

  Moreover, when the number of reject banknotes cannot be determined (S408: No), the banknote processing unit 25 updates “presence / absence of unknown banknote” in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3) to “present” (S410). And the banknote process part 25 accommodates the said rejection banknote in the rejection cassette 205 (S411), and progresses to S412.

  Further, when the banknote S is a banknote that cannot be stored in the banknote cassette 204A to the banknote cassette 204C (for example, 5000 yen bill, 2000 yen bill, etc.) (S405: No), The reject counter is incremented by the number of sheets (S409). The banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknote S as a reject banknote in the reject cassette 205 (S411), and proceeds to S412.

  In S412, the banknote processing unit 25 repeats the processes of S402 to S412 until the payout of the banknote S from the temporary storage unit 203 is completed (S412: No). When the banknote processing unit 25 completes paying out the banknotes S from the temporary storage unit 203 (S412: Yes), the number of banknotes S stored in the temporary storage unit (the sum of the counters for each denomination temporarily stored in S313). Value) of the number of banknotes S stored in the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (total value of the counter for each denomination) and the number of rejected banknotes stored in the reject cassette 205 (value of the reject counter). It is checked whether or not the total number matches (S413).

  When the banknote processing unit 25 matches (S413: Yes), the denomination of the reject banknote is estimated based on the value of the counter for each denomination (S414), and the process proceeds to S416. For example, the banknote processing unit 25 has a 10,000 yen counter that is temporarily stored and a 1,000 yen counter that is 5 (a counter that is temporarily stored in S313), and a 10,000 yen counter that is 1 and a 1000 yen counter that is 5 (in S406). When the counter for counting is 1 and the counter for rejection is 1 (counter counted in S409), it is estimated that the rejected banknote is a 10000 yen bill by calculating the difference of the counter for each denomination. . If they do not match (S413: No), the banknote processing unit 25 updates “presence / absence of unknown banknote” in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3) to “present” (S415), and proceeds to S416. In S416, the banknote processing unit 25 updates the reject information management table.

  From the above, the banknote processing unit 25 identifies the denomination of the banknote S and stores it in the temporary storage unit 203 at the time of the payment transaction, and again identifies the banknote S stored in the temporary storage unit 203 after the payment transaction is confirmed. The reject banknote is stored in the reject cassette 205. For this reason, the banknote process part 25 is the banknote identified as a reject banknote by subtracting the number of sheets for every denomination accommodated in banknote cassette 204A-banknote cassette 204C from the number of sheets for each denomination of the banknote identified to payment transaction. The denomination of can be reliably estimated. Further, it is checked whether the number of banknotes S stored in the temporary storage unit 203 matches the total number of sheets stored in the reject cassette 205 and the number of denominations stored in the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C. Thus, for example, it can be seen that there are banknotes S that have been mixed into the banknote cassettes 204 </ b> A to 204 </ b> C and the reject cassette 205.

  Next, a method for determining the number of banknotes S in the banknote recognition unit 202 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a mechanism for determining the number of banknotes in the banknote recognition unit. 10 and 11 show examples in which banknotes are conveyed without being tilted. 12 and 13 show examples in which bills are conveyed while being inclined. 14 and 15 show an example in which two bills are conveyed simultaneously. 10, 12, and 14 show the banknotes on the banknote transport path, and FIGS. 11, 13, and 15 show the output results of the sensors.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the banknote recognition unit 202 arranges a reference roller 301, a displacement roller 302, and a sensor 303 in a pair in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the banknote transport path L. The bill recognition unit 202 places the reference roller 301 fixed to the lower surface of the bill conveyance path L and places the displacement roller 302 on the upper surface of the bill conveyance path L. The displacement roller 302 is displaced by the thickness of the bill S when the bill S passes between the reference roller 301 and the displacement roller 302. A sensor 303 detects and outputs a displacement amount of the displacement roller 302.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the sensor 303 is referred to as sensors T <b> 1 to T <b> 11 in order from one end of the banknote transport path L. When the banknote S is conveyed without being tilted, the sensors T2 to T9 detect the displacement amount of the paired displacement rollers 302 (the thickness of the banknote S). The sensors T2 to T9 each output the displacement amount (1) while detecting the displacement amount of the displacement roller 302. The banknote identification part 202 calculates the detection value which detected the banknote S for every sensor. This detection value is a multiplication value of the displacement amount (1) detected by each sensor and the detected distance (that is, the length in the conveyance direction of the banknote S, for example, 76 mm which is the same as the length of the banknote S). And the banknote identification part 202 uses the value (namely, volume of banknote S) (608) which added the detection value of all the sensors as a measured value.

  The banknote identification unit 202 takes into account the error of one sensor 303 caused by the transport position of the banknote S and the difference in banknote size for each denomination, and the measured value of one banknote S transported without tilting. A value that falls within the range of ± 20% is defined as a specified value (608 × 80% to 608 × 120%). The banknote identification part 202 will judge that it is n banknotes S, if the calculated measured value is in n times the range of a regulation value. If it is not within the range, for example, when the banknote S is a stub, it is determined that the number of banknotes S cannot be determined.

  Note that when the number of banknotes S that are simultaneously conveyed increases, the bill recognition unit 202 cannot determine n because the value obtained by multiplying the specified value by n and the value obtained by multiplying by n + 1 overlap. However, since the number of banknotes S that are simultaneously conveyed is two or three, the banknote recognition unit 202 can determine n by the above-described determination method.

  As illustrated in FIGS. 12 and 13, when the bill S is conveyed while being tilted, the sensors T <b> 2 to T <b> 10 detect the displacement amount (thickness of the bill S) of the paired displacement rollers 302. For example, the detection value of the sensor T3 is a multiplication value of the displacement amount (1) of the displacement roller 302 and the detected distance (for example, 77.2 mm longer than the length of the banknote S). And the banknote identification part 202 adds the detection value of sensor T2-sensor T10, and calculates a measured value (602). The banknote identification part 202 judges that it is one banknote S, since the said measured value (602) is in the range of a regulation value.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, when two banknotes S are shifted and conveyed simultaneously (when a plurality of banknotes S are simultaneously conveyed), sensors T <b> 2 to T <b> 11 are paired displacements. The amount of displacement of the roller 302 (the thickness of the banknote S) is detected. For example, the detection values of the sensor T2 and the sensor T11 are values (76) obtained by multiplying the displacement (1) of the displacement roller 302 by the detected distance (for example, 76 mm, which is the same as the length of the bill S). Further, the areas of the sensors T3 to T10 were detected as a displacement value (1) of the displacement roller 302 and a multiplication value (10) of the detected distance (for example, 10 mm) and a displacement amount (2) of the displacement roller 302, respectively. A value (152) obtained by adding a multiplication value (2 × 66) of the distance (for example, 66 mm), a displacement amount (1) of the displacement roller 302 and a multiplication value (10) of the detected distance (for example, 10 mm). Become. And the banknote identification part 202 adds the detection value of sensor T2-sensor T10, and calculates a measured value (1216). The bill identifying unit determines that two bills S because the measured value (1216) is within a range twice the specified value.

  As described above, the banknote recognition unit 202 detects the displacement amount of the displacement roller 302 detected by the sensor 303 and the displacement amount even when the banknote S is tilted or the banknote S is conveyed at the same time. Based on the distance, the number of banknotes S can be determined. That is, the banknote identification part 202 can discriminate | determine the number of the banknotes S by measuring the volume of the conveyed banknote S. FIG.

  Next, details of the scrutinization determination process will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the scrutinization determination processing. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scrutiny list screen. As shown in FIG. 16, the scrutinization terminal 1 gives a current high notification instruction to the host computer 3 so as to notify the current high of the transaction processing device 2 (S501), and the current high of the transaction processing device 2 is obtained. Obtain (S502).

  The scrutiny terminal 1 gives a scrutiny instruction to the transaction processing device 2 so as to execute a scrutiny process (S503), and obtains a scrutiny result (S504). In this scrutinization result, the presence or absence of removal of the reject cassette 205, the result of the counting process (number of denominations of banknotes stored in each banknote cassette 204A to banknote cassette 204C), the number of denominations of reject banknotes, And the presence or absence of unknown banknotes. Details of this examination process will be described later.

  If the reject cassette is extracted (S505: Yes) based on the result of the review, the scrutinization terminal 1 displays “reject cassette is extracted” as shown in FIG. 17 (S506). Further, when there is no removal of the reject cassette (S505: No), the scrutinization terminal 1 checks whether there is an unknown banknote based on the scrutiny result (S507).

  When there is an unknown banknote (S507: Yes), the scrutinization terminal 1 displays “Unknown banknote present” as shown in FIG. 17 (S508). In addition, when there is no unknown banknote (S507: No), the scrutinization terminal 1 presents the sum of the banknotes stored in the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C and the reject banknotes based on the scrutiny results. A check is made to see if it matches the high (S509).

  The scrutinization terminal 1 displays “scrutinize OK” as shown in FIG. 17 when it matches the current height (S509: Yes) (S510). In addition, when the scrutiny terminal 1 does not coincide with the current height (S509: No), “scrutinize NG” is displayed as shown in FIG. 17 (S511).

  The scrutiny terminal 1 has acquired the current height from the host computer 3, but the transaction processing device 2 may store the current height and may acquire the current height from the transaction processing device 2. Then, the scrutiny terminal 1 may check whether the amounts match using the current amount obtained from the transaction processing device 2, and obtains the current amount obtained from the transaction processing device 2 and the current amount obtained from the host computer 3. You may use it to check if the amounts match.

  As described above, the scrutiny terminal 1 can scrutinize the transaction processing apparatus 2 installed in a remote place. In addition, if “scrutinize OK”, the scrutiny including rejected banknotes is confirmed, and it is not necessary for the clerk to go to the place where the transaction processing apparatus 2 is installed to check the number of rejected money. It can be greatly reduced.

  Next, details of the scrutiny process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the scrutiny processing. When the scrutiny instruction is notified from the scrutiny terminal 1, the transaction processing device 2 performs the process shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 18, the banknote processing unit 25 of the transaction processing device 2 checks whether or not the reject cassette 205 has been removed (S601). In S601, it is checked whether or not the reject cassette has been removed between the replenishment process of the banknote S at the start of operation and the scrutiny process. A mechanism for detecting whether or not the reject cassette 205 has been removed will be described later.

  The banknote processing unit 25 performs a counting process (see FIG. 19) for counting the number of denominations of the banknotes S stored in all banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (S602).

  The banknote processing unit 25 refers to the reject information management table (see FIG. 3), and acquires the number of reject banknotes for each denomination and the presence or absence of unknown banknotes (S603).

  Transaction processing device 2 includes the presence / absence of withdrawal of reject cassette 205, the result of counting processing (number of banknotes stored in each banknote cassette 204A to banknote cassette 204C), the number of reject banknotes for each denomination, And the presence or absence of an unknown banknote is notified to a scrutinization terminal as a scrutinization result (S604).

  Next, details of the counting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the counting process. The banknote processing unit 25 resets the counter for each denomination (S701). The counter for each denomination counts the number of denominations of the banknotes S stored in the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C.

  The banknote processing unit 25 pays out the banknote S and stores it in the replenishing unit 206A of the replenishing cassette 206 until the banknote cassettes (the banknote cassette 204A and the banknote cassette 204B in which 10,000 yen bills are stored) are empty (S702). . Since the replenishment part 206A of the replenishment cassette 206 is empty, only the banknote S of the banknote cassette 204A and the banknote cassette 204B is stored by performing the process of S702.

  The banknote processing unit 25 feeds banknotes S one by one from the replenishment unit 206A of the replenishment cassette 206 (S703), and identifies the denomination of the banknote S by the banknote identification unit 202 (S704). 202 also identifies the authenticity of the banknote S. The banknote process part 25 will count up the counter according to the money type of the banknote S, if the banknote identification part 202 can identify the money type of the banknote S (S705: Yes) (S706). The banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknote S in the banknote cassette corresponding to the denomination (S707), and proceeds to S712.

  Moreover, when the banknote identification part 202 cannot identify the denomination of the banknote S (S705: No), the banknote processing part 25 regards the banknote S that could not be identified as a reject banknote, The number of sheets is determined (S708).

  When the number of reject banknotes can be discriminated (S708: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 determines the denomination from the banknote cassette in which the banknotes are stored in the replenishment unit 206A of the replenishment cassette 206, and a reject information management table ( (See FIG. 3) is updated (S709). Then, the banknote processing unit 25 stores the reject banknote in the reject cassette 205 (S710), and proceeds to S712.

  Moreover, when the number of reject banknotes cannot be determined (S708: No), the banknote processing unit 25 updates “presence / absence of unknown banknote” to “present” in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3) (S711). And the banknote process part 25 accommodates the said rejection banknote in the rejection cassette 205 (S710), and progresses to S712.

  In S712, the banknote processing unit 25 repeatedly performs the processing of S703 to S712 until the replenishment unit 206A of the replenishment cassette 206 becomes empty (S712: No). When the replenishing unit 206A of the replenishing cassette 206 becomes empty (S712: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 uses the banknote cassette in which another denomination is stored (the banknote cassette 204C in which a thousand yen bill is stored). (S713: No), the processing of S702 to S713 is performed.

  When the processing of S702 to S703 is completed for all of the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C (S713: Yes), the banknote processing unit 25 stores the banknotes newly fed out from the banknote cassettes into the reject cassette 205 as partition banknotes ( S714). At this time, the banknote processing unit 25 identifies the serial number (AAAAAAAAA) of the partition banknote in the banknote identification unit 202 and registers “AAAAAAAAA” in the “partition banknote” of the reject information management table (see FIG. 3). From the above, the banknote processing unit 25 completes the counting process stored in all banknote cassettes.

  Moreover, since the banknote process part 25 accommodates a partition banknote in the rejection cassette 205 after a count process (namely after scrutiny), it can identify whether it is a reject banknote before completion of scrutiny processing, or a reject banknote after scrutiny processing completion. it can. As a result, the clerk can take out only the reject banknote before the completion of the scrutiny process from the reject cassette 205 and check it even when the banknote in the reject cassette 205 actually needs to be checked.

  Next, a mechanism for detecting whether or not the reject cassette 205 has been removed will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram when the reject cassette is stored. FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram when the reject cassette is removed.

  When the power is turned on, as shown in FIG. 20, when the reject cassette 205 is stored, the sensor 507 (for example, a pressure sensor) contacts the bottom of the reject cassette 205. As shown in FIG. 21, the sensor 507 moves away from the bottom side of the reject cassette 205 after the rejection cassette 205 is removed. When the banknote processing unit 25 detects that the sensor 507 is not in contact with the reject cassette 205, the banknote processing unit 25 detects the removal of the reject cassette and sets “reject cassette removal / non-rejection” in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3). Update to “Yes”. As described above, when the power is turned on, the banknote processing unit 25 can detect the removal of the reject cassette 205 using the sensor 507.

  In addition, when the bill processing unit 25 stores the reject cassette 205, the bill processing unit 25 drives the solenoid 505 based on an instruction from the control unit 21. Since the solenoid 505 pulls the lower side of the second lever 502 toward the reject cassette 205, the second lever 502 is movable around the fulcrum 504, and the first lever 501 is moved from the key provided on the upper side of the second lever 502. Come off. The first lever 501 moves around the fulcrum 503 and contacts the fixed guide plate 508 at the tip opposite to the second lever 502.

  When the power is turned off, the bill processing unit 25 pushes up the first lever 501 (the opposite side of the second lever 502) when the reject cassette 205 is removed. The first lever 501 is movable around a fulcrum 503, and the tip on the first lever 501 side (the second lever 502 side) fits into a key part provided on the upper part of the second lever 502. As a result, the first lever 501 presses the sensor 506.

  Even if the reject cassette 205 is stored in this state, the bill processing unit 25 is powered off and does not drive the solenoid 505, so the first lever 501 and the second lever 502 are not moved.

  When the power is turned on, the banknote processing unit 25 detects the removal of the reject cassette in order to detect that the sensor 506 is in contact with the first lever 501, and in the reject information management table (see FIG. 3). Update “Presence of reject cassette removal” to “Yes”.

  When the reject cassette 205 has not been removed, the banknote processing unit 25 detects that the sensor 506 is not in contact with the first lever 501.

  As described above, the banknote processing unit 25 can detect that the reject cassette 205 has been removed when the power is turned off. That is, it can be seen that the transaction processing device 2 may have removed the banknote S stored in the reject cassette 205.

  In the present embodiment, the example of scrutiny of banknotes has been described. However, scrutiny can be performed on coins.

  In the present embodiment, the reject information management table is stored in the banknote processing unit 25 and the coin processing unit 26, but may be stored in the control unit 21.

  In the present embodiment, the number of banknotes S stored in the reject cassette 205 is managed for each denomination, but only the number of banknotes S stored in the reject cassette 205 may be managed. The accuracy of scrutiny can be improved by scrutinizing using the number of denominations of banknotes S stored in the reject cassette 205 rather than using only the number of banknotes S.

  In this embodiment, the scrutiny list screen shown in FIG. 17 is displayed as a result of the scrutiny determination by the scrutinization terminal 1, but the contents of the scrutiny list screen may be output to a printer (not shown). Further, a scrutiny table as shown in FIG. 22 may be displayed or output. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scrutiny table. When the scrutiny table shown in FIG. 22 is displayed, the scrutinization terminal 1 stores a history of scrutiny determination results in its own device. Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 16, the scrutinization terminal 1 ends the process when the reject cassette 205 is extracted (S505: Yes) or when there is an unknown banknote (S507: Yes), but continues as it is. That's fine.

  In the present embodiment, the scrutinization terminal 1 performs the scrutiny determination process. However, the transaction processing device 2 may perform the scrutiny determination in the own apparatus and output the scrutiny determination result to the scrutinization terminal 1. In this case, the load caused by the scrutiny terminal 1 performing the scrutiny determination process can be distributed to each transaction processing device 2.

  In the present embodiment, the banknotes S are replenished from the replenishing portion 206A of the replenishing cassette 206 until the replenishment of the banknote cassettes 204A to 204C is completed in S108 of FIG. However, the banknote S may be replenished to the banknote cassette 204A to the banknote cassette 204C until the replenishment part 206A of the replenishment cassette 206 becomes empty.

  In the present embodiment, the banknote recognition unit 202 determines the number of banknotes S based on the volume of the banknote S, but may determine the number of banknotes S based on the area of the banknote S. In this case, the banknote identification part 202 calculates the length of the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the banknote S based on the number (eight) of the sensors T2-T9 which detected the displacement amount. For example, when the distance between the sensors is 20 mm, the length in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the banknote S is about 160 mm. The bill identifying unit 202 calculates the area of the bill S from the length in the transport direction of the bill S and the length in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction. The banknote recognition unit 202 determines the number of banknotes S based on the comparison result between the calculated area of the banknote S and the actual area of the banknote S.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Scrutiny terminal, 2 ... Transaction processing apparatus, 201 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 202 ... Banknote identification part, 203 ... Temporary storage part, 204A-204C ... Bill cassette, 205 ... Reject cassette, 206 ... Replenishment cassette, 206A ... Replenish , 206B ... replenishment rejection unit, 21 ... control unit, 22 ... operation unit, 23 ... statement processing unit, 24 ... bankbook processing unit, 25 ... banknote processing unit, 26 ... coin processing unit, 27 ... communication unit, 3 ... Host computer, 301 ... reference roller, 302 ... displacement roller, 303 ... sensor, 501 ... first lever, 502 ... second lever, 503,504 ... fulcrum, 505 ... solenoid, 506,507 ... sensor, 508 ... fixed guide plate , L ... bill transport path, S ... bill, T1-T11 ... sensor

Claims (4)

A scrutiny system comprising a plurality of transaction processing devices and a scrutiny device for managing the transaction processing devices,
The transaction processing apparatus
An identification means for identifying the denomination of money;
A number discriminating means for measuring at least one of the length in the transport direction, the length in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction, the thickness, the area, and the volume of the money, and determining the number of the money based on the measured value; ,
Storage means for storing the money whose identification means could not identify the denomination in a reject cassette;
Detecting means for detecting that the reject cassette is pulled out from the main body;
Reject money information in which the storage means associates the number of coins for each denomination, and the storage means stores the money stored in the reject cassette and can be determined by the number determination means. Unknown currency presence / absence information indicating the presence / absence of money that is stored in the reject cassette and that cannot be determined by the number determination means, and that the reject cassette has been pulled out of the main body. Reject currency management means for managing reject cassette extraction information indicating whether or not the detection means has detected ,
When the execution of the scrutiny is instructed from the scrutinizer, the counting means for counting the number of coins stored in the denomination cassette for each denomination,
The reject money information managed by the reject money management means, the unknown money presence / absence information, and the reject cassette extraction information, and the number of coins for each denomination counted by the counting means are output to the review device as a review result. Scrutiny result output means
The inspection device is
This transaction processing apparatus, using the number of denominations of money stored in the transaction processing apparatus calculated based on the transaction result in the transaction processing apparatus and the result of scrutiny from the transaction processing apparatus. Determining means for determining whether or not the number of denominations of money stored in the
A scrutinizing system comprising: output means for outputting a determination result determined by the determination means. The determination means of the scrutinizing device is the determination result of the transaction processing apparatus in which there is money that has been stored in the reject cassette by the storage means and whose number could not be determined by the number determination means. The scrutinizing system according to claim 1, wherein an unknown banknote is present. The determination unit of the scrutinizing device makes the rejection result of the determination result of the transaction processing device in which the detection unit detects that the rejection cassette has been pulled out from the main body being rejected. Scrutinization system described in. The scrutinizing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detecting means of the transaction processing device detects that the reject cassette has been pulled out from the main body when the main body is powered off.

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