JP5664361B2 - Paper sheet take-in device and automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to sheet capture instrumentation 置及 Beauty automatic transaction apparatus. For example, the present invention can be applied to an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a financial institution, a station, a store, and the like, and a paper sheet capture apparatus that captures a paper sheet that has been input into an input port of the automatic transaction apparatus It is.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the configuration of a banknote capturing device included in a conventional automatic transaction apparatus when viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional banknote taking-in apparatus has the shutter 15 which can be opened and closed, and when this shutter 15 opens, the insertion area 13 which throws in a banknote will appear. The input port of the input area 13 is also called a customer service port, and the input area 13 has a bucket shape for receiving bills.

  When a banknote is inserted into the insertion area 13, the insertion detection sensor 14 detects that the banknote has been normally inserted. When it is determined that the shutter has been normally inserted, the shutter 15 is closed and the bill press 11 moves to the stage 12 side. As a result, the bill is sandwiched between the bill press 11 and the stage 12.

  Thereafter, the entire loading area 13 rotates to the positions of the rollers 16, 17, and 18 with the bill press 11 and the stage 12 sandwiching the bill. Then, the rollers 16, 17 and 18 wind up the banknotes one by one, and the banknotes are sent to a discrimination section (not shown) (this process is also called separation). The bill is checked for authenticity, denomination, and the like by the discrimination unit, and stored in a bill cassette unit (not shown).

  Note that, for example, banknotes to be withdrawn and paper sheets to be returned to the user are sent to the input area (bucket) 13 by rollers 20 to 23 via a conveyance path (not shown) (this process is also called accumulation). ). Thereafter, the shutter 15 is opened, and the paper sheets in the input area 13 are received by the user.

  Conventionally, when a bill is inserted into the insertion area 13, first, the shutter 15 is opened and the insertion area 13 appears. At this time, the bill press 11 is retracted to a position away from the stage 12, and the input area 13 is a space surrounded by the bill press 11 and the stage 12. Conventionally, the size of this input area 13 is a fixed size.

  Patent Document 1 describes a technique for changing the size of the input area by moving a support member (stage) in order to prevent variation in bills when dispensing.

JP 2006-127050 A

  As described above, when a bill is inserted into the insertion area, the size of the insertion port (customer entrance) in the insertion area 13 is a fixed size regardless of the amount of money inserted by the user or the number of bills.

  When a bill is inserted into the insertion area 13, it is desirable to insert the bills as much as possible and put them in a standing state so as not to cause an abnormality in subsequent operations in the automatic transaction apparatus.

  When a large number of banknotes are inserted, the banknotes tend to stand in the insertion area 13. However, when a small number of banknotes are inserted, the state of the banknotes in the insertion area 13 tends to vary, and the banknotes may not stand up.

  For this reason, it is necessary to prepare the banknote again if it is originally, but the transaction process proceeds as it is, and when performing subsequent separation, a banknote feeding failure may occur, and an insertion error, deposit rejection, etc. There is a risk of triggering.

  In such a case, since it is determined that the insertion is normal, the shutter 15 is closed once, and the automatic transaction apparatus requests the user to reinsert the banknote while making it appear that the banknote has been received. This makes the user feel annoying. In addition, an inadvertent failure may occur in the automatic transaction apparatus.

  Furthermore, Patent Document 1 describes a technique for changing the size of the service opening by moving a support member in accordance with the number of banknotes at the time of withdrawal. At the time of withdrawal, the automatic transaction apparatus recognizes the number of banknotes related to withdrawal. Therefore, the automatic transaction apparatus can change the size of the customer service opening according to the number of bills.

  However, when a bill is inserted, the automatic transaction apparatus cannot recognize the number of bills inserted by the user. Therefore, it is difficult to apply the technology described in Patent Document 1 as it is.

  For example, FIGS. 3 to 9 are explanatory views for explaining a conventional operation when a bill is inserted into the insertion area 13.

  3 and 4 are examples when a large number of banknotes are inserted. On the other hand, FIGS. 5 to 9 are examples when a small number of banknotes are inserted.

  The example of FIG. 3 is a case where a banknote is inserted normally. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), all banknotes are standing, and as shown in FIG. 3 (B), when all banknotes are put together.

  In contrast, in FIG. 4A, a large number of banknotes are inserted in a standing state, but banknotes are not aligned as shown in FIG. 4B. In this case, the insertion detection sensor 14 detects a banknote insertion abnormality. In response to this, the automatic transaction apparatus can request the user to reset it before the shutter 15 is closed.

  The example of FIG. 5 is a case where a small number of banknotes are normally inserted. That is, although it is a small number of inserted bills, it operates normally as in the example of FIG.

  The example of FIG. 6 is a case where the banknotes are inserted in a standing state, as in the example of FIG. 4, but the banknotes are not inserted all together (FIGS. 6A and 6B). In this case as well, as in the example of FIG. 4, the insertion detection sensor 14 can detect the abnormality because the banknote is not inserted normally, and can request resetting before the shutter 15 is closed.

  Since the example of FIG. 7 is a small number of sheets as shown in FIG. 7 (A), the banknotes are leaning against the bill press 11, but the banknotes are aligned as shown in FIG. 7 (B). It is thrown in the state. In this case, the insertion detection sensor 14 is determined to be normal. And after the shutter 15 closes, the bill press 11 moves and presses a banknote. At this time, since the bill is leaning against the bill press 11, the bill can be sandwiched between the stage 12 and can operate normally.

  On the other hand, in the example of FIG. 8, the banknote leans against the bill press 11 as shown in FIG. 8A, and is inserted in a state where the banknote is aligned as shown in FIG. 8B. If not. Originally, since banknotes are not prepared, an abnormality should be detected. However, since the banknotes are leaning against the bill press 11, the insertion detection sensor 14 cannot detect the abnormality and determines that it is normal. In this case, a feeding failure or the like may occur in the subsequent operation.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9A, the example of FIG. 9 is a state in which the banknote is curled and collapsed. In this case as well, an abnormality should be detected originally, but since it is curled and bent, the insertion detection sensor 14 cannot detect the abnormality and is determined to be normal. Accordingly, also in this case, a feeding failure or the like may occur in the subsequent operation.

  As in the above example, when a small number of banknotes are inserted, those that should be detected abnormally cannot be detected normally, and abnormalities such as feeding failure may occur after the shutter 15 is closed. .

  In addition, although the above demonstrated centering on the subject of a banknote taking-in apparatus, the same subject may arise also in the paper sheet taking-in apparatus which takes in paper sheets including a banknote.

Therefore, the present invention estimates the number of paper sheets when taking in paper sheets, and can change the size of the insertion slot of the input area according to the estimated number of paper sheets. it is to provide a sheet take-instrumentation 置及 beauty automated teller machine.

In order to solve such a problem, a paper sheet taking-in device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a paper sheet taking-in device that takes in paper sheets that have been thrown into a loading slot. A supporting member that supports the input paper sheet, and (2) a pressing member that forms an input port and presses the input paper sheet between the supporting member, 3) Input quantity estimation means for estimating the quantity of paper sheets to be input based on the operation type selected by the user, and (4) Input of paper sheets based on the estimation result by the input quantity estimation means. Before, the movement control means for moving and controlling the position of the support member and / or the pressing member, and (5) the usage information corresponding to the user identification information based on the user identification information received from the user is stored as the usage information Use information obtaining means for obtaining from the means, the input quantity estimating means , Based on past usage information included in the usage information acquired by the usage information acquiring means, and estimates the quantity of the paper sheet to be introduced.

The automatic transaction apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention comprises: (1) an operation unit that captures information related to a transaction by a user; In the automatic transaction apparatus that performs transaction processing selected by the user, the paper sheet taking-in means corresponds to the paper sheet taking-in apparatus of the first aspect of the present invention.

  According to the present invention, when taking in paper sheets, the number of paper sheets that can be input can be estimated, and the opening amount of the input area can be changed according to the estimated number of paper sheets.

It is a block diagram when the structure of the banknote taking-in apparatus of 1st Embodiment is seen from the side. It is a block diagram when the structure of the conventional banknote taking-in apparatus is seen from the side. It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (multiple case 1). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (multiple sheet case 2). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (few case 1). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 2). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 3). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 4). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the conventional banknote is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 5). It is an external appearance block diagram which shows the external appearance structural example of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the main internal mechanisms of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the banknote taking-in apparatus in the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and its periphery structure. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the banknote taking-in method of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a menu screen which an operation display part displays. It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the banknote of 1st Embodiment is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 1). It is explanatory drawing explaining operation | movement when the banknote of 1st Embodiment is thrown into the insertion area (few number case 2). It is a whole block diagram which shows the whole structure of the automatic transaction system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the banknote taking-in method of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a menu screen of the operation display part of deformation | transformation embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which selects the width of the insertion slot displayed on the operation display part of deformation | transformation embodiment.

(A) In the following first embodiment, the first embodiment of the sheet take-instrumentation 置及 Beauty automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1st Embodiment illustrates embodiment which applied this invention to the banknote taking-in apparatus with which the automatic transaction apparatus installed in a financial institution etc. and the said automatic transaction apparatus are provided, for example.

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment (A-1-1) Configuration of Automatic Transaction Device FIG. 10 is an external configuration diagram illustrating an external configuration example of an automatic transaction device according to the first embodiment.

  The automatic transaction apparatus 1 is installed in, for example, a financial institution, a station, a retail store (for example, a department store or a convenience store), and performs a financial transaction by a user operation. The type of financial transaction performed by the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include withdrawal, deposit, transfer, exchange, and deposit.

  In FIG. 10, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment is provided with the banknote taking-in apparatus 10 and the operation display part 50 at least.

  The banknote capturing device 10 is a device that captures banknotes inserted by a user. The banknote taking-in apparatus 10 can apply a deposit / withdrawal apparatus. For example, when performing transactions such as deposit, deposit, transfer, exchange, etc., the user takes bills into the bill capture device 10.

  The operation display unit 50 displays an operation screen related to a financial transaction performed by the automatic transaction apparatus 1 or allows a user to perform a transaction operation while viewing the display screen. In this embodiment, the operation display unit 50 is described assuming, for example, a touch panel in which the operation unit and the display unit are integrated. However, the operation display unit 50 is not limited to the touch panel, and includes the operation unit and the display unit. A separate configuration may be used.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main internal mechanism of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. In FIG. 11, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has the banknote taking-in apparatus 10, the discrimination part 91, the temporary storage part 92, and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 96, and has at least 1 or more banknote cassette part (in FIG. The case where the banknote cassettes 93, 94, and 95 are provided is illustrated).

  The discrimination unit 91 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc., of the banknotes separated from the banknote taking-in device 10. The discrimination part 91 discriminates the denomination of the deposited or withdrawn banknote. At the time of deposit, the banknotes determined by the discrimination unit 91 are conveyed to the banknote cassette units 93 to 95 according to denomination. Further, the discrimination unit 91 temporarily holds the banknotes that are false in the authenticity determination in the temporary holding unit 92.

  The bill cassette units 93, 94, and 95 are storage units that store bills for depositing or withdrawing. The banknote cassette parts 93, 94, and 95 store banknotes by denomination.

  The temporary holding unit 92 temporarily holds the banknote determined to be true by the discrimination unit 91. Of the banknotes temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 92, banknotes that are not suitable for reuse (for example, non-use tickets) are conveyed to the reject box 96.

  The reject store 96 is a storage unit that stores banknotes that are determined not to be reusable.

(A-1-2) Configuration of the banknote capturing device 10 Next, the configuration of the banknote capturing device 10 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the banknote capturing device 10 according to the first embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 1 is a figure which shows the mechanism which looked at the banknote taking-in apparatus 10 of 1st Embodiment from the side surface. In addition, the mechanism of the banknote taking-in apparatus 10 is the same as that of the existing depositing / withdrawing apparatus as long as the position of either or both of the bill press 11 and the stage 12 can be moved and controlled, as will be described later.

  As illustrated in FIG. 12, the banknote capturing device 10 includes at least an operation display unit 50, a control unit 51, a storage unit 52, a communication interface unit 53, and a banknote capturing mechanism 54.

  The operation display unit 50 displays a screen under the control of the control unit 51. Further, the operation display unit 50 takes in information selected by the user and gives the information to the control unit 51.

  The control unit 51 controls the transaction processing and the operation of the bill taking-in mechanism 54. The control unit 51 is connected to the operation display unit 50, the bill capturing device 10, the storage unit 52, and the communication interface unit 53.

  The main functions of the control unit 51 include at least a transaction control unit 511, a number estimation unit 512, and a drive control unit 513. These functions can be realized by software processing, for example. For example, the control part 51 can implement | achieve the said function by reading the processing program stored in the memory | storage part 52, and executing a processing program using required data.

  The transaction control unit 511 controls the processing of each transaction. The transaction control unit 511 controls processing necessary for transaction, such as depositing or dispensing banknotes, for the transaction selected by the user from the operation display unit 50. The type of transaction controlled by the transaction control unit 511 is not particularly limited, and there are various transactions such as deposit, withdrawal, exchange, and transfer.

  For example, when the transaction control unit 511 receives information on a transaction selected by the user from the operation display unit 50, the transaction control unit 511 displays a screen for advancing the operation of the selected transaction on the operation display unit 50, or is necessary through the above screen. Data is acquired, and data for transactions is exchanged with a transaction server (not shown) through the communication interface unit 53.

  The sheet number estimation unit 512 estimates the number of banknotes inserted into the user when the type of transaction is to capture banknotes. The type of transaction executed by the sheet number estimation unit 512 may be a transaction in which a user takes bills into the insertion area 13, and includes, for example, deposit, exchange, transfer, deposit, and the like.

  Here, various methods can be applied to the method of estimating the number of banknotes by the number estimation unit 512. For example, as a method of estimating the number of banknotes by the number estimation unit 512, the number estimation unit 512 confirms the type of transaction selected by the user, and the transaction type stored in the storage unit 52 based on the type of transaction. A method of referring to the correspondence table of the estimated number of sheets and estimating the number of banknotes corresponding to the transaction type can be applied.

  For example, when performing “deposit” including sales deposit, the number of banknotes inserted by the user is relatively large. On the other hand, for example, when “exchange” is performed, the number of inserted bills is relatively small. As described above, the number estimation unit 512 can estimate the number of bills to be inserted according to the type of transaction desired by the user.

  In the first embodiment, the number of banknotes estimated by the sheet number estimation unit 512 does not estimate the specific number of inserted banknotes. Assume that it is estimated whether or not the inserted banknotes are in a standing state so as to fit in the insertion area 13. For example, in the first embodiment, the number estimation unit 512 determines whether the number is “many sheets” larger than a threshold value (for example, three sheets, five sheets, etc.) or “small number sheets” less than the threshold value. presume. In addition, although the case where the said threshold value is set to 1 is illustrated, it is good also as 2 or more.

  The drive control unit 513 performs drive control of the mechanism of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 based on transaction processing controlled by the transaction control unit 511.

  The drive control unit 513 controls the operation of the bill press driving unit 25 that drives the bill press 11 in accordance with the number of banknotes estimated by the number estimation unit 512. Thereby, when taking in a banknote, the position of the bill press 11 can be changed according to the number of sheets inserted. That is, the size of the insertion port (customer service port) of the bill taking-in device 10 can be widened or narrowed.

  The storage unit 52 stores a processing program and necessary data. The storage unit 52 includes, for example, a processing program related to each financial transaction functioning as the automatic transaction apparatus 1, a processing program related to a mechanism operation according to the type of financial transaction, a processing program related to the number estimation process, a transaction type and an estimated number Are stored in correspondence tables, processing programs for changing the bill press 11 in accordance with the number of inserted bills, and the like.

  The communication interface unit 53 transmits / receives data to / from a communication network (not shown). The communication interface unit 53 transmits / receives transaction information to / from a transaction server of a financial institution in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 51. Then, the communication interface unit 53 gives the received information to the control unit 51.

  The structure of the banknote taking-in mechanism 54 of the banknote taking-in apparatus 10 is illustrated in FIG. As described above, the mechanism configuration of the bill taking-in device 10 can be applied to existing devices as long as the position of the bill press 11 and / or the stage 12 can be moved.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the bill taking-in mechanism 54 includes a bill press 11, a stage 12, a shutter 13, a loading area 13, a loading detection sensor 14, a bill press driving unit 25, a stage driving unit 26, and a shutter driving unit 27. , At least a loading area driving unit 28.

  The shutter driver 27 drives the shutter 15 under the control of the controller 51.

  The shutter 15 is an opening / closing body that is driven by the shutter driving unit 27 to perform an opening / closing operation. The shutter 15 is opened and closed by sliding, for example. The shutter 15 is opened when the bill is taken in or when the bill is taken out. Further, when the shutter 15 is opened, the closing area 13 is exposed.

  The bill press drive unit 25 drives the bill press under the control of the control unit 51. The bill press drive unit 25 has, for example, an electric motor such as a motor.

  The bill press 11 is a pressing member that presses the inserted banknote between the bill press 11 and the stage 12. The bill press 11 is driven by the bill press drive unit 25 and can move in a direction toward or away from the stage 12.

  When the shutter 15 is opened, the closing area 13 is exposed. For example, when viewed from the user, the space of the input area 13 has a bill press 11 on the front side, a stage 12 on the back side, and a bucket shape in which both ends are walls. The bottom portion is configured such that foreign matter such as coins can fall.

  The bill press 11 forms a space for an input port of the input area 13 with the stage 12. That is, the position of the bill press 11 can change the size of the inlet of the input area 13. For example, as the bill press 11 approaches the stage 12, the size of the inlet becomes smaller, and conversely, as the bill press 11 moves away from the stage 12, the size of the inlet becomes larger.

  The stage drive unit 26 drives the stage 12 under the control of the control unit 51. The stage drive unit 26 has an electric motor such as a motor, for example.

  The stage 12 is a support member that supports the inserted bill. The stage 12 receives the drive of the stage drive unit 26 and moves in a direction approaching the bill press 11 or moves in a direction away from the bill press 11.

  The insertion detection sensor 14 is a sensor that is installed near the insertion slot and detects that a bill has been inserted into the insertion area 13. The insertion detection sensor 14 is composed of, for example, a pair of light transmitters and light receivers, and can be applied to a person who makes the insertion abnormality when the light receiver cannot receive light. The insertion detection sensor 14 can also be used as a hand insertion detection sensor that detects that a user's hand has been inserted when a bill is received.

(A-2) Operation | movement of 1st Embodiment Next, operation | movement of the banknote taking-in method in the automatic transaction apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings.

  Below, the case where the magnitude | size of the insertion opening of the insertion area 13 is adjusted by moving the position of the bill press 11 is illustrated.

  Of course, the size of the inlet may be changed by moving the position of the stage 12 instead of the bill press 11. Further, both the bill press 11 and the stage 12 may be moved to change the size of the insertion port.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the bill taking-in method according to the first embodiment.

  First, a menu screen is displayed on the operation display unit 50 of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. The user selects a desired transaction button from the menu screen displayed on the operation display unit 50 (S101).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu screen displayed on the operation display unit 50. In the menu screen illustrated in FIG. 14, for example, the operation guidance section 60, “Please come and press the desired transaction”, deposit button 61, withdrawal button 62, normal book button 63, exchange button 64, There are a fixed deposit button 65, an inquiry button 66, a transfer button 67, and a notification content change button 68.

  When the user selects a transaction button for a transaction desired by the user from the menu screen illustrated in FIG. 14, the operation display unit 50 provides the selection information of the selected transaction to the control unit 51. The control unit 51 gives an operation screen for executing the selected transaction to the operation display unit 50, and the operation display unit 50 displays the operation screen. Then, the user performs a transaction operation according to the screen displayed on the operation display unit 50.

  The operation display unit 50 acquires the ID input by the user (S102). As a user ID acquisition method, for example, a card such as a cash card or a passbook is inserted and an ID stored in the card or passbook is acquired. For example, an ID input unit is provided on the display screen. You may make it display and let a user input ID directly.

  Next, in the control unit 51, the number of transaction estimation unit 512 confirms the type of transaction selected (S103). The number estimation unit 512 refers to the correspondence table stored in the storage unit 52 and estimates the number of banknotes corresponding to the selected transaction type.

  For example, when the transaction type selected by the user is “payment”, the number estimation unit 512 estimates the maximum number of sheets (that is, a large number) (S104). This is because, for example, when a deposit transaction such as sales deposit is performed, a large number of banknotes may be inserted. Therefore, the number estimation unit 512 estimates that a large number of banknotes are inserted.

  For example, when the transaction type selected by the user is “exchange”, the number estimation unit 512 estimates a small number (S105). This shows that, for example, when a 10,000 yen bill is exchanged for a thousand yen bill, the number of inserted banknotes is one, which is a relatively small number. Therefore, in the case of such a transaction, the sheet number estimation unit 512 estimates that a small number of bills are inserted.

  Further, for example, when the transaction type selected by the user is “other” which is neither “payment” nor “exchange”, the number estimation unit 512 estimates the maximum number (S106).

  When the number of banknotes to be inserted is estimated by the sheet number estimation unit 512, the drive control unit 513 positions the bill press 11 according to the estimated number of banknotes and drives the bill press driving unit 25. A control signal is given (S107).

  Here, when it is estimated that “a large number”, the drive control unit 513 causes the bill press 11 to retreat to a position away from the stage 12 as in the conventional case.

  On the other hand, when it is estimated that “small number”, the drive control unit 513 performs control so that the position of the bill press 11 is moved to the stage 12 side. For example, the position of the bill press 11 when “small number” is set in advance, and the drive control unit 513 outputs a drive control signal so that the bill press 11 moves to that position.

  The bill press drive unit 25 moves the bill press 11 based on the drive control signal from the drive control unit 513 (S108). The distance between the bill press 11 and the stage 12 in the case of “small number” is shorter than that in the case of “large number”. Therefore, the space of the input area 13 when “small number” is smaller than that when “large number”.

  Thereafter, the shutter 15 is opened, and the user inserts the bill into the insertion area 13 (S109). Since the subsequent processing is the same as the conventional processing, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  15 and 16 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the operation when a bill is inserted into the insertion area 13. 15 and 16 show a case where a small number of bills are inserted.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the bill press 11 is moved to the stage 12 side. For this reason, the space of the input area 13 is restricted, and the input port is also reduced. Therefore, even if a small number of banknotes are inserted, the banknotes can be in a standing state.

  The example of FIG. 15 shows a case where the bills are inserted with variations. Even in this case, since the insertion area 13 is narrowed, the banknote is standing. Therefore, the insertion detection sensor 14 determines that the insertion of the banknote has not been completed, and detects an abnormality. Therefore, it is possible to request the user to reset the shutter 15 before the shutter 15 is closed.

  Moreover, the example of FIG. 16 shows the case where the banknotes are inserted in an aligned state. Also in this case, since the insertion area 13 is narrowed and the banknote is standing, it is determined that the insertion detection sensor 14 has been normally inserted, so the shutter 15 is closed and operates normally.

  As described above, the bill press 11 moves to the stage 12 side, so that the space of the insertion area 13 is narrowed, so that the banknote stands up. In the insertion area 13, the fluctuation of the banknote is reduced or falls down. Or less. As a result, the subsequent operation can be performed normally.

(A-3) Effect of the First Embodiment As described above, according to the first embodiment, the position of the bill press and / or stage is moved based on the transaction type information, and the space of the input area is increased. Can be regulated.

  As a result, even when the number of inserted bills is a small number and it is inserted in a state of variation as in the past, it is determined that it has been inserted normally, and in the subsequent operation, it is determined that the feeding has failed, the loading abnormality, Inducing rejection etc. can be avoided.

  As a result, it is possible to avoid in advance what caused the user to feel troublesome such as re-input. Furthermore, the apparatus itself does not increase transactions unnecessarily, and the reliability can be improved by not allowing the bills to pass repeatedly.

(B) Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the sheet take-instrumentation 置及 Beauty automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In 1st Embodiment, the number of the banknotes thrown in based on the kind of transaction was estimated, and the case where the positions, such as a bill press, were moved was demonstrated.

  On the other hand, in the second embodiment, based on the user ID, the number of bills to be inserted is estimated based on the past transaction contents performed by the user, and the position of the bill press or the like is determined. A case of moving will be described.

(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment FIG. 17 is an overall configuration diagram showing the overall configuration of the automatic transaction system of the second embodiment. In FIG. 17, the automatic transaction system 5 of the second embodiment includes at least an automatic transaction apparatus 1, a transaction server 2, and a user information management database (DB) 3 via a network 4.

  In FIG. 17, only one automatic transaction apparatus 1 is illustrated, but the number is not limited to one, and a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses 1 may be provided.

  The transaction server 2 is a server that provides a financial transaction service. For example, the transaction server 2 is a financial transaction management server such as a financial institution.

  The user information management database 3 is a database that holds user information. The user information management database 3 manages, for example, the user's ID in association with the user's name and address, past transaction type, transaction date / time information, transaction day, transaction amount, and the like.

  The automatic transaction apparatus 1 is the automatic transaction apparatus 1 described in the first embodiment. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 is provided with the banknote taking-in apparatus 10 similarly to 1st Embodiment. Since the structure of this banknote taking-in apparatus 10 is the same as FIG. 12, it demonstrates using FIG. 12 also in 2nd Embodiment.

  In FIG. 12, the transaction control unit 511 gives the user ID to the transaction server 2 when acquiring the user ID in addition to the function described in the first embodiment, and the user corresponding to the user ID. Receive past transaction details.

  The sheet number estimation unit 512 estimates the number of banknotes inserted by the user based on the past transaction contents of the user acquired from the transaction control unit 511.

  The drive control unit 513 moves the position of the bill press 11 on the basis of the number of bills estimated by the number estimation unit 512, as described in the first embodiment.

(B-2) Operation of the Second Embodiment FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the bill taking-in method of the second embodiment.

  In FIG. 18, the procedure until the user selects a transaction button from the menu screen of the operation display unit 50 (S101) and the automatic transaction apparatus 1 acquires the user ID (S102) is the same as in the first embodiment. It is.

  In the control unit 51 of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the transaction control unit 511 gives the acquired user ID to the transaction server 2 via the communication interface unit 53. The transaction server 2 refers to the user information management database 3 and searches for user information corresponding to the received user ID and gives it to the automatic transaction apparatus 1. In this way, the transaction control unit 511 acquires user information corresponding to the user ID.

  Next, the number estimation unit 512 confirms the type of transaction selected by the user (S202).

  At this time, when the type of transaction selected by the user is “exchange”, the number estimation unit 512 estimates that the number of inserted bills is a small number as in the first embodiment (S105). Also, when it is “others” other than deposit and exchange, the number estimation unit 512 estimates the maximum number of inserted bills as in the first embodiment (S106).

  On the other hand, when the type of transaction selected by the user is “payment”, the number estimation unit 512 receives the deposit amount that the user has invested in the past based on the past transaction content corresponding to the user ID. Is used to estimate the number of bills to be inserted.

  For example, the number estimation unit 512 searches the past user information corresponding to the user ID for data “paid” on the same day of the week as the current transaction and at approximately the same time zone. And the number estimation part 512 searches the deposit amount deposited in the past, and estimates the approximate number of banknotes from the deposit amount.

  For example, transactions such as sales deposits tend to be performed with regularity. Therefore, using the past transaction status of the user, the number estimation unit 512 can estimate the number of bills inserted in the current transaction. Thereby, it is possible to estimate the number of inserted bills more finely than in the case of the first embodiment.

  That is, in the first embodiment, the number of banknotes to be inserted is estimated by dividing into the maximum number (large number) and the small number of two stages. However, in the second embodiment, if there is a deposit amount of 500,000 in the previous transaction, for example, the number estimation unit 512 determines the specific number, such as inserting 50 or more bills. Can be estimated.

  Note that the number estimation unit 512 may obtain an average of the deposit amounts input in the past predetermined number of times, and estimate the number of bills inserted this time from the average amount.

  Moreover, although the case where the data of the same day of the week and the same time slot | zone was searched from past user information was illustrated in said example, only the same day of the week and the same time slot | zone may be sufficient. Furthermore, the number of banknotes may be estimated based on the deposit amount traded on the so-called fifty days (every day), such as the 20th and the 25th.

  When the number of banknotes to be inserted is estimated by the sheet number estimation unit 512, the drive control unit 513 positions the bill press 11 according to the estimated number of banknotes and drives the bill press driving unit 25. A control signal is given (S107).

  Here, for example, the bill press drive unit 25 may be an electric motor such as a motor. Further, for example, the drive control unit 512 recognizes the thickness per banknote. Therefore, the drive control unit 512 can position the bill press 11 even when a specific number of bills are inserted by adjusting the number of pulses for rotating the bill press driving unit 25.

  The bill press drive unit 25 moves the bill press 11 based on the drive control signal from the drive control unit 513 (S108). Thereafter, the shutter 15 is opened, and the user inserts the banknote into the insertion area 13 (S109). Since the subsequent processing is the same as the conventional processing, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

(B-3) Effects of the Second Embodiment As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, based on the past transaction contents of the user, It is possible to estimate the number of banknotes inserted by the user in the transaction.

  As a result, even in the case of a deposit transaction, the position of the insertion slot in the insertion area can be set to an appropriate position according to the number of bills to be inserted by the user, and the device itself does not further increase the transaction. The reliability can be improved by not repeatedly passing the banknote.

(C) Other Embodiments (C-1) In the first and second embodiments described above, the case where the present invention is applied to a deposit / withdrawal apparatus of an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a financial institution or the like is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to the deposit / withdrawal device of the automatic transaction apparatus, but can also be applied to an apparatus that handles automatic devices (for example, convenience store ATMs, sales deposit machines, etc.), paper media such as checks and tickets. .

  Moreover, in the 1st and 2nd embodiment mentioned above, although the case where an automatic transaction apparatus was equipped with one banknote taking-in apparatus was illustrated, two or more may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, in 1st and 2nd embodiment mentioned above, although the banknote taking-in apparatus illustrated the structure that an insertion area is exposed by opening a shutter, it is not limited to this.

(C-2) In the first and second embodiments, according to the type of transaction selected by the user, whether the inserted banknotes are a small number or a large number (maximum number). The case of estimating is described.

  However, before the transaction, the automatic transaction apparatus cannot know the input number. Therefore, the method is not limited to the above method as long as it can be recognized by the automatic transaction apparatus before the transaction.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 19, a small deposit 70 button may be provided on the menu screen of the operation display unit. Thereby, the automatic transaction apparatus can estimate that the number of inserted bills is a small number before the transaction, and can control the size of the insertion slot accordingly.

  As another method, the operation display unit may be used to specifically input the number of bills to be inserted by the user.

(C-3) In the first and second embodiments, the automatic transaction apparatus moves the position of the bill press or the like according to the estimated number of banknotes and adjusts the size of the insertion slot in the insertion area. did.

  However, the size of the slot may be selected by moving the position of the bill press or the like according to the user's preference.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 20, an operation screen capable of selecting the width of the insertion port is displayed, and the control unit 51 moves the position of the bill press or the like according to the operation information. Good.

  The operation screen example of FIG. 20 includes an operation guide 71 “Specify the width of the slot”, a button 72 that narrows the size of the slot, and a button 73 that widens. For example, when the button 72 is continuously pressed, the control unit moves the bill press or the like so that the bill press and the stage are close to each other. Conversely, when the button 73 is kept pressed, the control unit may move the bill press or the like so that the bill press and the stage are separated. Thereby, the size of the slot according to the user's preference can be set.

  Further, the control unit may store the position of the bill press or the like corresponding to the size of the insertion slot set by the user in the user information management database in association with the user ID. Thus, when the user performs a transaction next time, the control unit can set the size of the user's favorite input port by setting the position of the bill press or the like associated with the user ID. it can.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic transaction apparatus, 2 ... Transaction server, 3 ... User information management database,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Banknote taking-in apparatus, 11 ... Bill press, 12 ... Stage, 13 ... Input area,
14 ... Input detection sensor, 15 ... Shutter,
25 ... Bill press drive unit, 26 ... Stage drive unit, 27 ... Shutter drive unit,
50 ... Operation display unit, 51 ... Control unit, 511 ... Transaction control unit, 512 ... Number of sheets estimation unit,
513 ... Drive control unit, 52 ... Storage unit, 53 ... Communication interface unit,
54 ... Banknote taking-in mechanism.

Claims (2)

In the paper sheet take-in device that takes in the paper sheets thrown into the slot,
A support member that forms the input port and supports the input paper sheet;
A press member that forms the input port and presses the input paper sheet with the support member;
An input quantity estimation means for estimating the quantity of the paper sheets to be input based on the operation type selected by the user;
Based on the estimation result by the input quantity estimation means, a movement control means for moving and controlling the positions of the support member and / or the pressing member before the paper sheets are inserted ,
Based on the user identification information received from the user, provided with usage information acquisition means for acquiring usage information corresponding to the user identification information from the usage information storage means,
The input quantity estimation unit estimates the quantity of the input sheets based on past usage information included in the usage information acquired by the usage information acquisition unit. Capture device. An operation means for capturing information related to transactions by the user,
In an automatic transaction apparatus comprising a paper sheet taking-in means for taking in a paper sheet that has been put into a slot by a user and performing a transaction process selected by the user,
An automatic transaction apparatus, wherein the paper sheet taking-in means corresponds to the paper sheet taking-in apparatus according to claim 1 .

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