JP5585620B2 - Information processing apparatus and information processing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and an information processing system.

  Generally, a cash processing terminal that handles banknotes is installed in a financial institution such as a bank. Examples of the cash processing terminal include an ATM (Automatic teller machine), a teller cash deposit / withdrawal machine (TCR: Teller Cash Recycler), a deposit / withdrawal cash deposit / withdrawal machine, and a banknote sorting machine. These cash processing terminals are connected to a local network (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The local network is connected to an ATM control unit, a teller terminal, a depositing / dispensing terminal, a banknote sorter terminal, and the like, which are equivalent to higher-level terminals of these cash processing terminals.

  A serial number (hereinafter referred to as “serial number”) is printed on the banknote for each type of banknote, and the cash processing terminal has a function of reading the serial number printed on the banknote. The serial number read by the ATM can be stored in the ATM control unit. Similarly, the serial number read by the cash dispenser for the counter is accumulated in the teller terminal, and the serial number read by the cash deposit / withdrawal machine is accumulated in the depositing / dispensing terminal and read by the banknote sorter. The serial number can be stored in the banknote sorter terminal.

JP 2010-049373 A

  However, in such a system, the serial number read by the cash processing terminal is the cash processing terminal itself or its higher order terminal (in the above example, ATM control unit, teller terminal, cashier terminal, banknote sorter terminal) Etc.). For this reason, the serial numbers read by the cash processing terminal are not centrally managed, and the serial numbers cannot be easily searched or analyzed.

  In such a system, when it is assumed that the serial number is centrally managed, the cash processing terminal transmits the serial number to the accounting system via the backbone network existing outside the local network, and the serial number is recorded in the accounting system. Numbers need to be centrally managed. However, since the banking system is a place where banks strictly manage data, from the viewpoint of security and traffic, the banking system cannot be easily accessed for serial number search and analysis.

  Moreover, the recognition result of the banknote accommodated in the cassette (For example, the money type of the banknote accommodated in the cassette, the number of banknotes, the accumulation | stacking order of a banknote, etc.) was not linked between cash processing terminals. Therefore, for example, when the cassette attached to one cash processing terminal is removed and attached to another cash processing terminal, the operator recognizes the recognition result of the banknote written on the recording paper to the other cash processing terminal. There was a problem that it was necessary to register manually and the convenience for the operator was low.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable easy search and analysis of serial numbers read by a cash processing terminal, and cassette. It is providing the technique for linking the recognition result of the banknote accommodated in different cash processing terminals.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus provided between a cash processing terminal group in a local network and an external network existing outside the local network, A serial number obtained by reading a banknote by a cash processing terminal constituting a cash processing terminal group and cassette identification information for identifying a cassette used for storing the banknote by the cash processing terminal An information processing apparatus is provided that includes an information acquisition unit that is acquired in a network, and a storage control unit that associates the serial number with the cassette identification information and stores them in a storage unit.

  The information acquisition unit may further acquire a recognition result of the banknote by the cash processing terminal, and the storage control unit may further store the recognition result in the storage unit in association with the serial number.

  The recognition result may include any of the denomination of the banknote, the stacking order of the banknotes, and the number of banknotes of the same denomination as the denomination stored in the cassette.

  When a cassette is attached to one of the cash processing terminals constituting the cash processing terminal group and the cassette identification information is notified from the cash processing terminal, the cassette identification information is stored in the storage unit in association with the cassette identification information. You may further provide the recognition result notification part which notifies the said recognition result to the said cash processing terminal.

  Rejection occurs while being sequentially withdrawn by the cash processing terminal, and when the serial number of the banknote to be withdrawn first among the banknotes left in the cassette is read by the cash processing terminal, You may further provide the correction | amendment part which correct | amends a counter based on the said recognition result memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part in association with the serial number.

  The information acquisition unit may further acquire information on the cash processing terminal, and the storage control unit may further store information on the cash processing terminal in the storage unit in association with the serial number.

  Further, according to an aspect of the present invention, information processing provided between a cash processing terminal constituting a cash processing terminal group in a local network and an external network existing outside the cash processing terminal and the local network. An information processing system including an apparatus, wherein the cash processing terminal notifies a serial number obtained by reading a banknote and cassette identification information for identifying a cassette used for storing the banknote. An information notification unit, wherein the information processing apparatus acquires the serial number and the cassette identification information notified by the cash processing terminal in the local network; and the serial number and the cassette identification information And a storage control unit that stores them in the storage unit in association with each other.

  The information acquisition unit may further acquire a recognition result of the banknote by the cash processing terminal, and the storage control unit may further store the recognition result in the storage unit in association with the serial number.

  The recognition result may include any of the denomination of the banknote, the stacking order of the banknotes, and the number of banknotes of the same denomination as the denomination stored in the cassette.

  When a cassette is attached to one of the cash processing terminals constituting the cash processing terminal group and the cassette identification information is notified from the cash processing terminal, the cassette identification information is stored in the storage unit in association with the cassette identification information. You may further provide the recognition result notification part which notifies the said recognition result to the said cash processing terminal.

  Rejection occurs while being sequentially withdrawn by the cash processing terminal, and when the serial number of the banknote to be withdrawn first among the banknotes left in the cassette is read by the cash processing terminal, You may further provide the correction | amendment part which correct | amends a counter based on the said recognition result memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part in association with the serial number.

  The information acquisition unit may further acquire information on the cash processing terminal, and the storage control unit may further store information on the cash processing terminal in the storage unit in association with the serial number.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily search and analyze the serial number read by the cash processing terminal. Moreover, it is possible to provide the technique for making the recognition result of the banknote accommodated in the cassette cooperate between different cash processing terminals.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a general information processing system. It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the cash processing terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the accumulation | storage data accumulate | stored in information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the accumulation | storage data accumulate | stored in information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the accumulation | storage data accumulate | stored in information processing apparatus. It is a figure showing an example of operation of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the maintenance menu displayed by a cash processing terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of the flow of operation | movement of an information processing system.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by attaching different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.

[Description of general technology]
First, the configuration of a general information processing system 10 ′ will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a general information processing system 10 ′. As shown in FIG. 1, a general information processing system 10 ′ includes a cash processing terminal 200 that handles banknotes, a host terminal 300 that corresponds to a terminal higher than the cash processing terminal 200, an ATM monitoring device 400, and a billing system 600. It has.

  As described above, the cash processing terminal 200 and the upper terminal 300 exist in the local network (that is, the cash processing terminal 200 and the upper terminal 300 are connected to the local network). The local network is constructed by, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network). The backbone network 500 is an external network that exists outside the local network, and is constructed by, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network). A billing system 600 is connected to the backbone network 500.

  The cash processing terminal 200 is installed in a financial institution such as a bank. Examples of the cash processing terminal 200 include an ATM 200A, a cash depositing / dispensing machine 200B for a window, a cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing, and a bill sorting machine 200D. Examples of the host terminal 300 include an ATM control unit 300A, a teller terminal 300B, a cashier terminal 300C, and a banknote sorter terminal 300D.

  The ATM 200A is a terminal for a customer to deposit and withdraw banknotes, and is operated with a cassette C for storing banknotes. The ATM 200 </ b> A has an ATM control unit 300 </ b> A therein and is connected to the ATM monitoring device 400. In the example shown in FIG. 1, one ATM 200A is connected to the ATM monitoring device 400, but a plurality of ATM 200A may be connected. The ATM 200A is installed, for example, in a financial institution store. The ATM monitoring device 400 is generally connected to the billing system 600 via the backbone network 500.

  The cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for a window is a terminal that deposits banknotes received from a customer or dispenses banknotes according to a customer's request based on an operation on a teller terminal 300B by a bank clerk. The counter cash depositing / dispensing machine 200B is installed, for example, in a counter counter of a financial institution. Similarly to the ATM 200A, the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the window is also equipped with a cassette C for storing banknotes. The teller terminal 300 </ b> B is generally connected to the billing system 600 via the backbone network 500.

  The cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C has a function of calculating the amount of cash by counting the money collected from the ATM 200A and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the counter based on the operation of the cashier terminal 300C by the bank clerk. ing. The cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C for deposit / withdrawal is installed, for example, in the back of a bank counter or in a backyard. A cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing is also equipped with a cassette C for storing banknotes, as in the ATM 200A. The cashier terminal 300 </ b> C is generally connected to the billing system 600 via the backbone network 500.

  The banknote sorter 200D counts the cash collected from the ATM 200A and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the counter based on the operation of the banknote sorter terminal 300D by a bank clerk, and further selects every predetermined number (for example, , Every 100 sheets). The banknote sorter 200D prints and outputs a band number on a bundled banknote bundled every predetermined number. The banknote sorter 200D can store the printed band number in units of date, hour, minute, and second. The banknote sorter 200D is installed, for example, in the back of a bank counter or in a backyard. The banknote sorter 200D does not have a cassette C for storing banknotes. The banknote sorter terminal 300D is generally connected to the bill system 600.

  In general, the cassettes C used in the ATM 200A, the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B, and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C for deposit / withdrawal are interchangeable. Each cassette C has a unique ID (hereinafter also referred to as “cassette ID”), and the cassette ID is stored in a memory existing inside the cassette C. When the cassette ID is attached to the cash processing terminal 200, the cassette ID is read by the cash processing terminal 200.

  The cash processing terminal 200 has a unique ID (hereinafter also referred to as “device ID”), and the device ID is stored in a memory existing inside the cash processing terminal 200. As described above, the serial number is printed on the banknote, and the cash processing terminal 200 has a function of reading the serial number printed on the banknote. The serial number read by the ATM 200A can be stored in the ATM control unit 300A. Similarly, the serial number read by the teller cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B is accumulated in the teller terminal 300B, and the serial number read by the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C is accumulated in the depositing / dispensing terminal 300C, and banknote sorting is performed. The serial number read by the machine 200D can be stored in the banknote sorter terminal 300D.

  However, in the information processing system 10 ′, the serial number read by the cash processing terminal 200 is the cash processing terminal 200 or its upper terminal (in the above example, the ATM control unit 300A, the teller terminal 300B, the cashier terminal). 300C, bill sorter terminal 300D, etc.). Therefore, the serial numbers read by the cash processing terminal 200 are not centrally managed, and the serial numbers cannot be easily searched or analyzed.

  Further, in the information processing system 10 ′, when it is assumed that the serial numbers are centrally managed, the cash processing terminal 200 transmits the serial numbers to the accounting system 600 via the backbone network 500 existing outside the local network. In the accounting system 600, serial numbers need to be centrally managed. However, since the account system 600 is a place where the bank strictly manages data, the account system 600 cannot be easily accessed for searching and analyzing serial numbers from the viewpoint of security and traffic. .

  Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, a technique is proposed that can easily search and analyze the serial number read by the cash processing terminal 200.

[Description of Embodiment]
Next, the configuration of the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing system 10 is mainly different from a general information processing system 10 ′ in that an information processing apparatus 100 is provided. In particular, the information processing apparatus 100 is provided between one or a plurality of cash processing terminals 200 (hereinafter referred to as “cash processing terminal group”) in the local network and the backbone network 500.

  The information processing apparatus 100 acquires a serial number obtained by reading a banknote by the cash processing terminal 200 constituting the cash processing terminal group in the local network, and stores the serial number. According to this configuration, since serial numbers read by the cash processing terminal 200 are centrally managed, it is possible to easily search and analyze serial numbers.

  The serial number is managed by the information processing apparatus 100 different from the account system 600 in which the bank strictly manages the data. Therefore, compared to the case where serial numbers are managed by the billing system 600, access restrictions considering security and traffic are relaxed. Therefore, it is possible to easily access the information processing apparatus 100 for serial number search and analysis.

  Note that the information processing apparatus 100 may be provided as an independent apparatus as illustrated in FIG. 2, but may be integrated with another apparatus. For example, the information processing apparatus 100 is integrated between the cash processing terminal group in the local network and the backbone network 500 in a state in which the information processing apparatus 100 is integrated with at least one of the accounting terminal 300C and the banknote sorter terminal 300D. It may be provided.

  Further, the number of cash processing terminals 200 is not particularly limited. In the example shown in FIG. 2, as an example of the cash processing terminal 200, an ATM 200 </ b> A, a cash depositing / dispensing machine 200 </ b> B for cashiers, a cash depositing / dispensing machine 200 </ b> C for depositing / dispensing, and a banknote sorter 200 </ b> D are shown. The type of 200 is not particularly limited. Therefore, the cash processing terminal 200 constituting the cash processing terminal group may include at least one of the ATM 200A, the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200B for cash, the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing, and the banknote sorting machine 200D.

  The configuration of the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Then, the function structural example of the cash processing terminal 200 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

[Description of configuration]
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the cash processing terminal 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the cash processing terminal 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 210, a control unit 220, a storage unit 230, a reading unit 240, a display unit 250, and an input unit 260.

  The communication unit 210 has a function of communicating with other devices according to control by the control unit 220. The control unit 220 has a function of controlling the entire operation of the cash processing terminal 200. The storage unit 230 can store a program and data for operating the control unit 220. In addition, the storage unit 230 can temporarily store various data necessary for the operation of the control unit 220. The reading unit 240 has a function of reading banknotes handled in the transaction. The display unit 250 has a function of displaying information according to control by the control unit 220. The input unit 260 has a function of accepting input of information by the operator.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the communication unit 210, the storage unit 230, the reading unit 240, the display unit 250, and the input unit 260 exist inside the cash processing terminal 200, but the communication unit 210, the storage unit 230, The reading unit 240, the display unit 250, and the input unit 260 may be provided outside the cash processing terminal 200. The control unit 220 includes an information generation unit 221, an information notification unit 222, a recognition result acquisition unit 223, and a display control unit 224. Hereinafter, details of each of these functional units included in the control unit 220 will be described.

  The information generation unit 221 has a function of generating data related to banknotes handled in transactions at the cash processing terminal 200 (hereinafter also referred to as “banknote data”). Here, the banknote data includes at least the serial number of the banknote, and may include transaction information, a recognition result, and other information. For example, the information generation unit 221 can recognize the serial number from the read data read by the reading unit 240. In addition, when the serial number cannot be normally recognized from the read data, the information generation unit 221 may use the data of the serial number portion of the banknote read data instead of the serial number.

  The other information may include information related to the cash processing terminal 200. The information related to the cash processing terminal 200 may be information for identifying the cash processing terminal 200 (for example, a device ID), or may be a device classification to which the cash processing terminal 200 belongs.

  For example, the information generation unit 221 can recognize the recognition result from the read data read by the reading unit 240. Moreover, the information generation part 221 can also acquire transaction information and other information from a predetermined place.

  The information notification unit 222 has a function of notifying the information processing apparatus 100 of the banknote data generated by the information generation unit 221. Further, the information notification unit 222 has a function of notifying the bill system 600 of the banknote data generated by the information generation unit 221. When banknote data is notified to the accounting system 600, the banknote data is transmitted to the accounting system 600 via the backbone network 500 by the communication unit 210.

  When the cassette is attached to the cash processing terminal 200 and the cassette identification information for identifying the cassette is acquired, the recognition result acquisition unit 223 recognizes the recognition result stored in the storage unit 130 in association with the cassette identification information. Is acquired from the information processing apparatus 100. More specifically, when the recognition result acquisition unit 223 notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette identification information, the recognition result acquisition unit 223 acquires the recognition result associated with the notified cassette identification information from the information processing apparatus 100. The type of recognition result acquired by the recognition result acquisition unit 223 is not particularly limited.

  The display control unit 224 performs control so that the recognition result acquired by the recognition result acquisition unit 223 is displayed. For example, the display control unit 224 controls the display unit 250 to display the recognition result acquired by the recognition result acquisition unit 223. The display unit 250 displays the recognition result according to the control by the display control unit 224.

  The function configuration example of the cash processing terminal 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 110, a control unit 120, and a storage unit 130.

  The communication unit 110 has a function of communicating with other devices according to control by the control unit 120. The control unit 120 has a function of controlling the entire operation of the information processing apparatus 100. The storage unit 130 can store a program and data for operating the control unit 120. In addition, the storage unit 130 can temporarily store various data necessary for the operation of the control unit 120.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, the communication unit 110 and the storage unit 130 exist inside the information processing apparatus 100, but the communication unit 110 and the storage unit 130 are provided outside the information processing apparatus 100. Also good. The control unit 120 includes an information acquisition unit 121, a storage control unit 122, a recognition result notification unit 123, and a correction unit 124. Hereinafter, details of each of these functional units included in the control unit 120 will be described.

  The information acquisition unit 121 has a function of acquiring the banknote data generated by the cash processing terminals 200 constituting the cash processing terminal group in the local network (that is, the information acquisition unit 121 acquires the banknote data from the local network. With the ability to get through). For example, the information acquisition unit 121 acquires the banknote data notified by the information notification unit 222 within the local network.

  The storage control unit 122 stores the banknote data acquired by the information acquisition unit 121 in the storage unit 130. The banknote data includes at least a serial number. In addition, when the banknote data acquired by the information acquisition unit 121 includes information other than the serial number (for example, transaction information, recognition result, other information, etc.), the information is included in the serial number. What is necessary is just to make it memorize | store in the memory | storage part 130 as an associated history.

  In this way, information other than the serial number is also added to the history, so that information other than the serial number can also be used for search and analysis. Furthermore, the transaction information may have a format common to the plurality of cash processing terminals 200 that constitute the cash processing terminal group. When transaction information having a format common to a plurality of cash processing terminals 200 is used, the transaction information is used for searching and analysis more than when transaction information having a different format is used by the cash processing terminal 200. It becomes easy to do.

  When the cassette identification information is notified from the cash processing terminal 200 to which the cassette is attached, the recognition result notification unit 123 notifies the cash processing terminal 200 of the recognition result stored in the storage unit 130 in association with the cassette identification information. Notice. The type of recognition result is not particularly limited. For example, the recognition result may be a denomination of banknotes stored in a cassette, an accumulation order of the banknotes, or the number of denominations of banknotes stored in a cassette. May be. Alternatively, the recognition result may include any of the denominations of banknotes stored in the cassette, the stacking order of banknotes, and the number of banknotes for each denomination.

  The correction unit 124 corrects the counter when a rejection occurs while the cash processing terminal 200 to which the cassette is attached is sequentially withdrawing money. More specifically, the correction unit 124, when the rejection occurs, when the serial number of the banknote to be withdrawn first among the banknotes left in the cassette is read by the cash processing terminal 200, the serial number. The counter is corrected based on the recognition result (for example, the denomination of banknotes with the serial number and the stacking order of banknotes) stored in the storage unit 130 in association with. Rejecting means that when an abnormal banknote is found, the banknote is accumulated in the RJ warehouse.

  The counter is a variable for counting the number of banknotes dispensed at the cash processing terminal 200. If a rejection occurs, the counter may shift. In such a case, for example, when examining the banknotes remaining in the cassette, a mismatch occurs between the number of banknotes actually stored in the cassette and the number of banknotes calculated based on the counter. There is a case. By correcting the counter as described above, it is possible to eliminate the counter deviation.

  If it has such a counter correction function, the cash processing terminal 200 does not have to have a very high accuracy of recognition of banknotes made at the time of withdrawal. Therefore, for example, the cash processing terminal 200 according to the present embodiment is a low-priced CD (Cash Dispenser) machine having a simple bill recognition function that can detect a separation failure of a bill (or can determine the number of bills). Application is also possible.

  The functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Subsequently, a configuration example of accumulated data accumulated in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating a configuration example of accumulated data accumulated in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the accumulated data is configured such that histories 1 to n (for example, n ≦ 16) are associated with each serial number. That is, when the information processing apparatus 100 acquires the serial number and history from the cash processing terminal 200, the information processing apparatus 100 stores the history in association with the serial number. Each history includes, for example, “transaction information”, “recognition result”, and “other information”.

  The “transaction information” includes “start”, “end”, “transaction”, “transactioner”, “state”, “separation source”, and “collection destination”. “Start” indicates the date and time when the transaction by the cash processing terminal 200 is started, and “End” indicates the date and time when the transaction by the cash processing terminal 200 is ended. “Transaction” is information indicating the type of transaction performed by the cash processing terminal 200, and examples of the transaction include deposit, withdrawal, sealing, and counting.

  The “transactioner” is information indicating a person who has made a transaction. For example, when a deposit / withdrawal transaction is made by ATM 200A or cash cash dispenser 200B for a customer, a customer becomes a trader, and when a transaction for counting is done by cash cash dispenser 200B for a cashier, When a transaction is made by a cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C or a banknote arranging machine 200D for deposit and withdrawal, a bank clerk becomes a trader.

  “State” is information indicating whether or not the transaction has been normally completed. Examples of states include normal termination and error termination. “Collecting destination” is information indicating a banknote storage location inside the cash processing terminal 200. Examples of the accumulation destination include a cassette, a deposit / withdrawal port, a temporary storage unit, a collection warehouse, and an RJ warehouse. In particular, the RJ warehouse is an accumulation destination where the banknote is stored when an abnormal banknote is found.

  The “recognition result” includes “serial number read result”, “ticket type information”, “amount”, “Category”, and “age information”. “Serial number read result” indicates whether or not the serial number was successfully read. When the serial number cannot be recognized normally, the data of the serial number portion of the banknote reading data may be accumulated instead of the serial number. The “ticket type information” is information indicating an area (for example, a country) where a bill is issued. The ticket type information includes American currency units (= US dollars), Chinese currency units (= Chinese renminbi), Japanese currency units (= Japanese yen), and the like. “Amount” is information indicating the amount of a bill.

  “Category” is information indicating a category of banknotes, and is expressed by, for example, C1, C2, C3, C4a, C4b, and the like. C1 is a category to which tickets other than banknotes belong, C2 is a category to which tickets suspected of being counterfeit tickets belong, and C3 is a category to which tickets that are highly likely to be counterfeit tickets belong. C4a is a category to which a ticket that is a normal ticket belongs, and C4b is a category to which a ticket that is a lossy ticket belongs. “Year information” is information indicating the age of a bill.

  “Other information” includes “device classification”, “device ID”, “Cassette ID”, and “band number”. “Apparatus classification” is information indicating the classification of the cash processing terminal 200 that has performed the transaction. For example, the “apparatus classification” may be information indicating any one of an ATM, a cash deposit / withdrawal machine for a window, a cash deposit / withdrawal machine for deposit / withdrawal, and a banknote sorter. The “apparatus ID” corresponds to an ID for identifying the cash processing terminal 200 that has performed the transaction. “Cassette ID” corresponds to an ID for identifying the cassette C in which banknotes are stored. The “band number” corresponds to the band number printed on the bundled banknote sealed by the banknote sorter 200D.

  The configuration example of the accumulated data accumulated in the information processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Next, an operation flow when the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated will be described.

[Description of operation]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an operation example of the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, first, the customer deposits and withdraws banknotes using the ATM 200A and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for a window. When cash is settled at the end of the operation, a bank employee of the financial institution removes the cassette C from the ATM 200A or the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the counter, and attaches the removed cassette C to the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C.

  Subsequently, a bank employee of the financial institution counts the banknotes using the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing, and determines the banknote height. A bank employee of the financial institution deposits the banknotes withdrawn by the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing into the banknote sorting machine 200D.

  A bank employee of a financial institution uses a banknote sorter 200D to sort banknotes into denominations or sort them into either a non-performing bill or a regular bill. Here, the banknotes correspond to banknotes that are damaged or soiled and are not distributed on the market. A genuine note is not a non-performing ticket, but corresponds to a banknote at a level that can be circulated again in the market. A bank employee of the financial institution uses a banknote sorter 200D to sort the banknotes and bundle them every predetermined number (for example, every 100 sheets) to make a banknote.

  The bundled banknotes may be stored in a safe in the bank, or may be transported to a cash center or another store. Alternatively, there is a possibility that a sales representative (or sales representative) takes a banknote to a customer outside the store for sales activities. Depending on the operation policy of the financial institution, the banknote may be stored in a safe in the bank while being stored in the cassette C, or may be transported to a cash center or another store.

  A trader (cash transport company = CIT: Cash In Transit) who transports cash to public relations and financial institutions deposits and counts the banknotes in the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C, and determines the amount of banknotes brought in Let Further, a trader who transports cash to a foreign employee or a financial institution stores, in the cassette C, banknotes whose denomination and number of sheets are fixed for replenishment of cash to the ATM 200A and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B. A bank employee of the financial institution mounts the cassette C in which the banknotes are stored in this manner on the ATM 200A and the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the counter and starts a transaction with the customer.

  In the business flow described above, each time a banknote is counted by each cash processing terminal 200, the serial number of the banknote is read by the cash processing terminal 200 and notified to the information processing apparatus 100 as banknote data. The notified banknote data is edited into a format in which the serial number and the history are associated as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and accumulated in the storage unit 130 of the information processing apparatus 100. Thereby, the information processing apparatus 100 can manage the history of banknotes (for example, how banknotes were handled in a row).

  The operation flow when the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated has been described above. Then, the example of the flow of operation | movement of the information processing system 10 which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  9, 10, and 12 to 15 are diagrams illustrating an example of an operation flow of the information processing system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a maintenance menu displayed by the cash processing terminal 200. 9, 10, and 12 to 15 are only examples of the operation flow of the information processing system 10, and thus the operation of the information processing system 10 is illustrated in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the examples shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, it is assumed that the operator stores the banknote in the cassette C by using the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C for depositing / dispensing (step S1). In this case, the cash-receipt / withdrawal machine 200C for depositing / dispensing counts the banknotes stored in the cassette, and notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette ID and the denomination and the number of banknotes stored in the cassette C (step). S2). The denomination and number of banknotes are examples of banknote recognition results. The information processing apparatus 100 stores the notified cassette ID, denomination and number of banknotes.

  Subsequently, it is assumed that the operator removes the cassette C from the cash depositing / dispensing machine 200C and attaches it to the ATM 200A (step S3). In such a case, the ATM 200A notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette ID of the loaded cassette (step S4). Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the information processing apparatus 100 notifies the ATM 200A of the denomination and number of banknotes stored in association with the notified cassette ID (step S5).

  As shown in FIG. 11, the ATM 200 </ b> A can display a maintenance menu D <b> 1 including the notified banknote denomination and number. Further, D1 of the maintenance menu may include a cassette ID. Furthermore, here, a case where a return button D11 and a confirmation button D12 are included in the maintenance menu D1 is shown as an example. Moreover, in the example shown in FIG. 11, the case where five cassettes are mounted | worn with ATM200A is shown.

  When the operator selects the confirmation button D12, the cassette registration is completed. In the ATM 200A, transactions by customers are performed, and banknotes are deposited and withdrawn from the cassette. Before removing the cassette from the ATM 200A, the ATM 200A counts the banknotes stored in the cassette and notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette ID and the denomination and number of banknotes stored in the cassette C (step S6). ).

  Subsequently, the operator removes the cassette C from the ATM 200A, attaches it to the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C (step S7A), and the operator dispenses banknotes from the cassette attached to the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200C. To do. As shown in FIG. 13, the cash-receipt-and-disbursement machine 200C for depositing / notifying notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette ID and the denomination and number of banknotes left in the cassette via the depositing / dispensing terminal 300C (step). S8A, S9A).

  On the other hand, after step S6, it is assumed that the operator removes the cassette C from the ATM 200A and attaches it to the cash dispenser 200B for the window (step S7B). In such a case, the cash dispenser for counters 200B notifies the information processing apparatus 100 of the cassette ID of the loaded cassette (step S8B). Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 15, the information processing apparatus 100 notifies the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200 </ b> B of the banknote denomination and number stored in association with the notified cassette ID (step S <b> 9 </ b> B).

  The cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for the window can display the maintenance menu D1 including the notified denomination and number of banknotes, similarly to the ATM 200A. When the operator selects the confirmation button D12, the cassette registration is completed. In the cash deposit / withdrawal machine 200B for a window, banknotes are deposited / withdrawn from the cassette in accordance with an operation by a bank clerk.

[Description of effects]
As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the information processing system 10 is mainly different from the general information processing system 10 ′ in that the information processing apparatus 100 is provided. In particular, the information processing apparatus 100 is provided between a cash processing terminal group in the local network and the backbone network 500.

  The information processing apparatus 100 acquires a serial number obtained by reading a banknote by the cash processing terminal 200 constituting the cash processing terminal group in the local network, and stores the serial number. According to this configuration, since serial numbers read by the cash processing terminal 200 are centrally managed, it is possible to easily search and analyze serial numbers.

  Further, by displaying the transaction information associated with the input serial number, for example, the operator specifies a customer involved in the transaction of the banknote with the serial number based on the transaction information. It becomes possible. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily identify the customer involved in the transaction of the banknote with the serial number. Furthermore, by displaying information related to the customers involved in the banknote transaction, the operator can more easily identify the customers involved in the banknote transaction with the serial number.

[Description of modification]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  Each block constituting the control unit 120 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and a program stored in the storage unit 130 is expanded and executed by the CPU in the RAM. Thus, the function can be realized. Or each block which comprises the control part 120 may be comprised by the hardware for exclusive use, and may be comprised by the combination of several hardware.

  Each block that configures the control unit 220 includes, for example, a CPU, a RAM, and the like, and the function can be realized by the program stored in the storage unit 230 being expanded and executed by the CPU. Or each block which comprises the control part 220 may be comprised by the hardware for exclusive use, and may be comprised by the combination of several hardware.

  In this specification, the steps described in the flowcharts are executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series, as well as processes performed in time series in the described order. Including processing to be performed. Further, it goes without saying that the order can be appropriately changed even in the steps processed in time series.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Information processing system 100 Information processing apparatus 110 Communication part 120 Control part 121 Information acquisition part 122 Storage control part 123 Recognition result notification part 124 Correction part 130 Storage part 200 Cash processing terminal 200A ATM
200B Cash depositing / dispensing machine for window 200C Cash depositing / dispensing machine for depositing / dispensing 200D Bill sorter 210 Communication unit 220 Control unit 221 Information generation unit 222 Information notification unit 223 Recognition result acquisition unit 224 Display control unit 230 Storage unit 240 Reading unit 250 Display unit 260 Input unit 300 Host terminal 300A ATM control unit 300B Teller terminal 300C Account terminal 300D Bill sorter terminal 400 ATM monitoring device 500 Core network 600 Account system C cassette

Claims (6)

An information processing apparatus provided between a cash processing terminal group in a local network and an external network existing outside the local network,
The serial number obtained by reading a banknote by a cash processing terminal constituting the cash processing terminal group and the cassette identification information for identifying the cassette used for storing the banknote by the cash processing terminal An information acquisition unit to acquire in the local network;
A storage control unit for storing the serial number and the cassette identification information in a storage unit in association with each other;
Equipped with a,
The information acquisition unit further acquires a recognition result of banknotes by the cash processing terminal,
The storage control unit further stores the recognition result in the storage unit in association with the serial number,
When a cassette is attached to one of the cash processing terminals constituting the cash processing terminal group, the cassette identification information is notified from the cash processing terminal and stored in the storage unit in association with the cassette identification information. A recognition result notification unit for notifying the cash processing terminal of the recognition result;
Information processing device. The recognition result includes any of the denomination of banknotes stored in the cassette, the stacking order of banknotes and the number of banknotes for each denomination,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 . Rejection occurs while being sequentially withdrawn by the cash processing terminal, and when the serial number of the banknote to be withdrawn first among the banknotes left in the cassette is read by the cash processing terminal, A correction unit for correcting a counter based on the recognition result stored in the storage unit in association with a serial number;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 . An information processing system comprising a cash processing terminal group constituting a cash processing terminal group in a local network, and an information processing device provided between the cash processing terminal and an external network existing outside the local network,
The cash processing terminal is
An information notification unit for notifying a serial number obtained by reading a banknote and cassette identification information for identifying a cassette used for storing the banknote;
The information processing apparatus includes:
An information acquisition unit for acquiring the serial number and the cassette identification information notified by the cash processing terminal in the local network;
A storage control unit for storing the serial number and the cassette identification information in a storage unit in association with each other;
Equipped with a,
The information acquisition unit further acquires a recognition result of the banknote by the cash processing terminal,
The storage control unit further stores the recognition result in the storage unit in association with the serial number,
When a cassette is attached to one of the cash processing terminals constituting the cash processing terminal group, the cassette identification information is notified from the cash processing terminal and stored in the storage unit in association with the cassette identification information. A recognition result notification unit for notifying the cash processing terminal of the recognition result;
Information processing system. The recognition result includes any of the denomination of banknotes stored in the cassette, the stacking order of banknotes and the number of banknotes for each denomination,
The information processing system according to claim 4 . Rejection occurs while being sequentially withdrawn by the cash processing terminal, and when the serial number of the banknote to be withdrawn first among the banknotes left in the cassette is read by the cash processing terminal, A correction unit for correcting a counter based on the recognition result stored in the storage unit in association with a serial number;
The information processing system according to claim 4 .

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