JP5674508B2 - Cash management system and method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash management system and method for delivering money using a collection cassette for collecting money from a change machine.

  In retail stores and the like, banknote change machines and coin change machines are installed at cash registers. When the business hours are over, money such as banknotes and coins is collected from these change machines, and is deposited and managed in a depositing / dispensing apparatus installed in a depositing / dispensing room or the like.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, money is collected from an automatic change machine using a replenishment collection cassette. The replenishment / collection cassette that collects money from the automatic change machine is set in an automatic replenishment / collection machine installed in a cashier room or the like. Then, money is paid out from the replenishment / collection cassette, and after discrimination by the discrimination unit, it is stored in a denomination in a storage box in the automatic replenishment / collection machine. Money in the automatic replenishment collection machine is periodically collected by the security company.

  However, in such a conventional system, it is necessary to install a deposit / withdrawal device having a function of identifying (and counting) the money in the cassette in a cashier room, etc., and it is costly to manage cash in the store. There was a problem.

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  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an object thereof is to provide a cash management system and method that can reduce the cost of cash management.

Cash management system in accordance with an aspect of the present invention is detachably attached to the change machine, with recovering money from the change machine, and a collection cassette having a storage medium for storing information for specifying the recovered money, the and a storing cassette storage apparatus collection cassette, the cassette storage device, one side is open, and at least one cassette receiving portion for accommodating the collection cassette therein, accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion A take-out restricting unit capable of taking out and restricting the collection cassette so that it cannot be taken out from outside, a reading unit for reading out the information from the storage medium of the collection cassette housed in the cassette housing unit, and the reading unit based on the information read by a management unit which manages to identify the amounts recovered from the change dispenser, the management of by the manager That having a communication unit for transmitting to the outside the collected amount.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, when the management unit detects that the collection cassette is full or almost full based on the cash amount in the collection cassette, the cassette collection instruction Is preferably output to the outside.

  In the cash management system according to an aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the management unit manages the collection amount separately for each collection date when the money is collected from the change machine.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the management unit outputs sales data including the collection amount to the outside for each collection date.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the management unit manages whether or not the sales data is output to the outside.

  In the cash management system according to an aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the management unit is configured not to be able to remove the collection cassette from the cassette housing unit when there is sales data that is not externally output.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the management unit externally outputs all sales data that is not externally output when the recovery cassette is recovered.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, the management unit obtains a recovery amount from the change machine in which the recovery cassette is mounted, and outputs the recovery amount with the storage of the recovery cassette by the cassette storage unit. It is preferable.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, the storage medium is written with a recovery amount from the change machine by the change machine, and the reading unit reads the recovery amount from the storage medium, It is preferable that the management unit outputs the collection amount read by the reading unit to the outside and manages the amount in the collection cassette.

  In the cash management system according to one aspect of the present invention, the storage medium stores identification information for identifying the collection cassette, the reading unit reads the identification information from the storage medium, and the management unit includes: The change machine is connected to a plurality of change machines so as to be communicable and detects the change machine on which the collection cassette is mounted based on the identification information read by the reading unit, and the amount collected is detected from the detected change machine. It is preferable to obtain.

A cash management method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a change machine, a collection cassette that is detachable from the change machine, and has a storage medium, a cassette storage unit, a take-out restriction unit, a reading unit, a management unit, and a communication unit. A cash management method using a cassette storage device comprising: a step of recovering money from the change machine using the recovery cassette; and the change machine is capable of specifying the money recovered in the recovery cassette A step of writing various information into the storage medium, a step of accommodating the collection cassette in which the cassette housing portion collects money from the change machine, and a take-out restricting portion housed in the cassette housing portion. A step of regulating the removal so that the collection cassette cannot be taken out from the outside; and the reading unit is configured to store the information from the storage medium of the collection cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodation unit. The management unit specifies the money collected in the collection cassette based on the information read by the reading unit, manages the amount collected from the change machine, and the communication unit Includes a step of transmitting the collection amount managed by the management unit to the outside.

  According to the cash management system of the present invention, the cost of cash management in a store can be reduced.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cash management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is an external view of the cassette storage apparatus according to the first embodiment. It is sectional drawing of a cassette accommodating part. It is a block diagram of a cassette storage device. It is a figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored in a cassette storage apparatus. It is a schematic block diagram of the cash management system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a cash management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The cash management system includes a collection cassette 20 that collects money from the change machine 10 and a cassette storage device 30 that stores the collection cassette 20. The collection cassette 20 stored in the cassette storage device 30 is loaded into the change machine 10 or sent to the police center 40 by a collection company such as a security company. Further, the cassette storage device 30 stores the collection cassette 20 delivered from the security center 40. Further, the cassette storage device 30 can communicate with the security center 40.

  The change machine 10 includes a banknote change machine 11 and a coin change machine 12, and is connected to a register 13. The bill change machine 11 and the coin change machine 12 are configured to store bills and coins therein. When a customer purchases a product at the store, the banknote or coin received from the customer is identified and counted, and when the banknote or coin is paid to the customer as change, the banknote change machine 11 or coin change is paid. The bills and coins stored in the machine 12 are thrown out and the thrown bills and coins are delivered to the customer.

  Various types of banknote change machines 11 and coin change machines 12 can be used. As an example, when the information on the product is input to the register 13 and the clerk inserts the banknote or coin deposited from the customer into the banknote change machine 11 or the coin change machine 12, it is identified and counted to calculate the deposit amount. It is known that banknotes and coins as change are automatically thrown out of the banknote change machine 11 and the coin change machine 12 based on the deposit amount and the sales proceeds.

  The change machine 10 can be loaded / removed with a collection cassette 20 to be described later. When collecting banknotes and coins stored in the change machine 10, the change machine 10 moves the stored banknotes and coins to the collection cassette 20. By taking out the collection cassette 20 from the change machine 10, it is possible to collect banknotes and coins. Although one change machine 10 is shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of change machines 10 may be provided.

  A storage medium 21 such as an IC tag is attached to the collection cassette 20. The storage medium 21 stores a cassette ID unique to the collection cassette 20 to which the storage medium 21 is attached.

  The change machine 10 includes a data writer that can write data to the storage medium 21 in a state where the collection cassette 20 is loaded. When the change machine 10 collects money (banknotes / coins), it writes the collected money information including the number of denominations and the total amount of money moved to the collection cassette 20, that is, collected money, to the storage medium 21. The change machine 10 also writes the change machine ID unique to the own machine and the collection date and time in the storage medium 21 at the time of money collection.

  Next, the cassette storage device 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is an external view of the cassette storage device 30, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cassette housing portion 31, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the cassette storage device 30.

  The cassette storage device 30 includes at least one cassette storage unit 31 that stores the collection cassettes 20 and a take-out restricting unit 35 that regulates the removal of the collection cassettes 20 stored in each cassette storage unit 31. As shown in FIG. 3, each cassette accommodating part 31 has the bottom part 31a in which the collection | recovery cassette 20 is mounted, and one side is open. The take-out restricting portion 35 is provided on the bottom 31a near the opening.

  More specifically, the take-out restricting portion 35 can protrude upward from the bottom portion 31a, and when the take-out restricting portion 35 protrudes upward from the bottom portion 31a, the collection cassette 20 accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion 31 is removed. It cannot be taken out from the outside. On the other hand, when the take-out restricting portion 35 is retracted into the bottom 31a, the collection cassette 20 accommodated in the cassette accommodation portion 31 can be taken out from the outside, and the collection cassette 20 can be accommodated in the cassette accommodation portion 31 from the outside. it can. The cassette housing portion 31 includes a cassette detection sensor (not shown), and the presence or absence of the recovery cassette 20 can be detected by the cassette detection sensor.

  As shown in FIG. 3, data is read from the storage medium 21 attached to the recovery cassette 20 in the state where the recovery cassette 20 is stored in the cassette storage unit 31 at the bottom 31 a of each cassette storage unit 31. A reading unit 36 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the cassette storage device 30 includes an operation unit 32 that receives an instruction to take out the collected collection cassette 20, a first display unit 33 that can display various information, And the control part 37 is provided. For example, the operation unit 32 is a keyboard, and the first display unit 33 is a liquid crystal display.

  The control unit 37 controls the take-out restricting unit 35 and writes data read by the reading unit 36 into the storage unit 38. For example, the control unit 37 acquires the amount collected from the change machine 10 and the cash amount in the cassette 20 based on the information read from the storage medium 21 by the reading unit 36 and writes it in the storage unit 38. The control unit 37 and the storage unit 38 can function as a management unit that manages the amount collected from the change machine 10.

  The control unit 37 controls the take-out restricting unit 35 so that when the collection cassette 20 is stored in the cassette storage unit 31, the collection cassette 20 cannot be taken out from the outside. In addition, when receiving a take-out instruction via the operation unit 32, the control unit 37 controls the take-out restricting unit 35 so that at least one of the collection cassettes 20 being housed can be taken out. A method for taking out the collection cassette 20 will be described later.

  Each cassette housing 31 is provided with a second display 34. The second display unit 34 displays whether or not the collection cassette 20 stored in the corresponding cassette storage unit 31 can be taken out. More specifically, the second display section 34 is provided with, for example, a red lamp and a green lamp. When the red lamp is lit, it indicates that the collection cassette 20 is in an unloadable state, and when the green lamp is lit, the collection 20 is Indicates that it is ready to be taken out. The display content on the second display unit 34 (lighting of the red lamp and the green lamp) is controlled by the control unit 37.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cassette storage device 30 includes a communication unit 39 so that it can communicate with the security center 40. The control unit 37 can control the communication unit 39 to transmit the data stored in the storage unit 38 to the security center 40.

  The cassette storage device 30 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with a storage 41 for storing a bar (wrapping coin) or the like below the cassette housing portion 31, but this storage 41 is not provided. Also good.

  As shown in FIG. 1, money is transported by the recovery cassette 20 between a change machine 10 provided at a storefront and a cassette storage device 30 provided in a cashier room or the like behind the store. . When the clerk collects money from the change machine 10 after the store is closed, the clerk removes the collection cassette 20 containing the collected money from the change machine 10 and stores it in the cassette storage device 30. Further, the store clerk takes out the collection cassette 20 from the cassette storage device 30 and loads it into the change machine 10 before starting the store business. When a plurality of change machines 10 are provided in the store, the collection cassette 20 may be loaded into a change machine 10 different from the previous day.

  Next, data stored in the storage unit 38 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is an example of data stored in the storage unit 38, and the storage unit 38 stores information about money collected by the collection cassette 20 from the change machine 10 for each collection cassette 20. This information is read from the storage medium 21 by the reading unit 36, and includes a cassette ID, a collection date and time, a change machine ID, collection money information, and the like.

  The control unit 37 causes the reading unit 36 to read data (cassette ID, collection date / time, change machine ID, collection money information, etc.) from the storage medium 21 at a predetermined timing. And the control part 37 writes the collection money information of the collection date and time which is not memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 38 among the data which the reading part 36 read, and sets 0 to a transmission flag.

  In addition, the control unit 37 collects the collected money information in which the transmission flag is 0 among the collected money information written in the storage unit 38 at a predetermined timing, the corresponding cassette ID, the change machine ID, the collected date and time. Is taken out from the storage unit 38. The communication unit 39 transmits sales data including data extracted from the storage unit 38 to the security center 40. When the communication unit 39 transmits the sales data to the police center 40, the control unit 37 rewrites the transmission flag in the storage unit 38 corresponding to the collected money information included in the transmitted sales data to 1.

  For example, FIG. 5 shows collected currency data for a plurality of days of the collecting cassette 20 whose cassette ID is “CS01”. From this data, on January 20, 2011, this cassette 20 has a total of 10 000-yen bills, 5 000-yen bills and 32 1000-yen bills from the change machine 10 whose change machine ID is “001”. 157,000 yen has been collected, and it can be seen that the collected money information has already been transmitted to the security center 40. The cassette 20 collects money from the change machine 10 whose change machine ID is “002” on January 21, 2011, and the collected money information has been transmitted to the police center 40. I understand. Further, this cassette 20 collects money from the change machine 10 whose change machine ID is “001” on January 22, 2011, and the collected money information has not yet been transmitted to the police center 40. I understand.

  The cassette storage device 30 can manage the cash balance of each collection cassette 20 and the collection money from each change machine 10 from data as shown in FIG.

  Further, the security center 40 can manage the money collected from the change machine 10 according to the collection date and time by receiving the sales data from the communication unit 39, and the amount of money stored in the collection cassette 20 Denomination information can be grasped.

  The timing at which the reading unit 36 reads data from the storage medium 21 can be arbitrarily set, for example, when the cassette detection sensor detects that the collection cassette 20 is stored in the cassette storage unit 31, It may be after the end of business or when a reading instruction is received from the operation unit 32.

  Further, the timing at which the communication unit 39 transmits the sales data to the security center 40 can be arbitrarily set. For example, it may be after the store is closed or when a transmission instruction is received from the operation unit 32. Immediately after the collection money information read from the storage medium 21 of the collection cassette 20 is written in the storage unit 38.

  Next, processing when the collection cassette 20 is taken out from the cassette storage device 30 will be described. The collection cassette 20 may be taken out by a store clerk to be loaded into the change machine 10, or may be taken out by a collection trader to be transferred to the security center 40.

  First, taking out by a store clerk will be described. First, the store clerk inputs an instruction to take out the collection cassette 20 from the operation unit 32. At this time, an authentication card such as an employee card may be read by a reading unit (not shown) provided in the operation unit 32.

  When the operation unit 32 receives a take-out instruction from the store clerk, the control unit 37 selects one of the collection cassettes 20 stored in the cassette storage unit 31 for which the collection money information of the storage medium 21 has been read. Then, the take-out restricting unit 35 is controlled so that the selected collection cassette 20 can be taken out.

  In addition, the control unit 37 causes the second display unit 34 corresponding to the cassette housing unit 31 that houses the selected collection cassette 20 to display that the collection cassette 20 can be taken out. For example, the control unit 37 turns off the red lamp on the second display unit 34 and turns on the green lamp. The clerk confirms the display content of the second display unit 34, takes out the collection cassette 20 that can be taken out, and loads it into the change machine 10.

  When the operation unit 32 receives a take-out instruction from the store clerk and there is no collection cassette 20 that has already read out the collection money information of the storage medium 21, the control unit 37 controls the reading unit 36 to be accommodated. The collected money information is read from the storage medium 21 of at least one of the collected cassettes 20. Then, after reading the collected money information, the control unit 37 enables the collection cassette 20 to be taken out.

  As described above, the control unit 37 allows only the collection cassette 20 for which the collection money information of the storage medium 21 has been read to be removed from the cassette storage device 30, and has not yet read the collection money information for the storage medium 21. The collection cassette 20 is prevented from being removed from the cassette storage device 30.

  Next, taking out by the collection company will be described. Usually, the collection company takes out all the collection cassettes 20 accommodated in the cassette storage device 30.

  First, the collection company inputs an instruction (collection instruction) for taking out the collection cassette 20 from the operation unit 32. At this time, you may make it make the reading part (not shown) provided in the operation part 32 read the authentication card | curd which shows a collection trader.

  When the operation unit 32 receives a take-out instruction from the collection company, the control unit 37 confirms whether or not the collection money information of the storage medium 21 has been read for all the collection cassettes 20 stored in the cassette storage unit 31. If there is a storage medium that has not been read, the collected money information is read and written to the storage unit 38.

  Next, the control unit 37 extracts the collected money information whose transmission flag is 0 from the storage unit 38, and the communication unit 39 transmits the sales data to the police center 40.

  When the control unit 37 finishes reading the collected money information from the storage medium 21 of all the collected cassettes 20 accommodated in the cassette accommodating unit 31 and transmitting the untransmitted collected money information in the storage unit 38, The take-out restricting section 35 is controlled so that the collection cassette 20 can be taken out.

  The recovery company takes out all the recovery cassettes 20 stored in the cassette storage device 30 and, instead, stores the recovery cassette 20 brought from the security center 40 in the cassette storage device 20. The collection cassette 20 brought from the police center 40 by the collection company is empty, and the storage medium 21 stores only the cassette ID. The collection company carries the collection cassette 20 taken out from the cassette storage device 30 to the security center 40.

  The security center 40 receives sales data from the cassette storage device 30, and therefore grasps the amount of money stored in each collection cassette 20. In the security center, a collation operation is performed between the amount in stock and the money stored in the collection cassette 20 that the collection company has transported from the store.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the change machine 10 itself counts the money collected from the change machine 10 by the collection cassette 20 and writes the count result (recovery money information) in the storage medium 21. The cassette storage device 30 can read the collected money information and the like from the storage medium 21 and obtain the cash balance of each collected cassette 20. Since there is no need to provide a currency counting function in the cassette storage device 30, the cost of cash management in the store can be reduced.

  The control unit 37 detects whether or not the collection cassette 20 is full (full) or nearly full (near full) based on the cash amount of the collection cassette 20, and when the collection cassette 20 is full / near full The collection instruction (collection request) for the collection cassette 20 may be transmitted to the security center 40. When the security center 40 receives the collection instruction, the collection company goes to the store to collect the collection cassette 20.

  When the cassette storage device 30 transmits a collection instruction to the security center 40, the collection cassette 20 is operated at a store until it becomes full / near full over a plurality of days. Therefore, the cassette collection frequency by the collection company can be minimized and the cost of cash management can be further reduced.

  If an error occurs when collecting money into the collection cassette 20 in the change machine 10, there is a possibility that the collected money information written in the storage medium 20 by the change machine 10 and the money actually collected in the collection cassette 20 do not match. is there. Therefore, when an error occurs, all the money in the collection cassette 20 is taken out and put into the change machine 10, and the change machine 10 identifies and counts the money and stores it in the collection cassette 20. Then, the change machine 10 writes the counting result of all the inserted coins as the collected money information in the storage medium 21 together with an identifier indicating that an error has occurred.

  When an error identifier is added to the read collection money information, the cassette storage device 30 subtracts the total amount of money collected by the collection cassette 20 up to the previous day from the collection money information on that day. In this way, even when an error occurs during collection, accurate collection information can be acquired.

  (Second Embodiment) FIG. 6 shows a cash management system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 in that the change machine 10 and the cassette storage device 30 are communicably connected. A plurality of change machines 10 may be provided.

  The change machine 10 reads the cassette ID from the storage medium 21 when the collection cassette 20 is loaded. Further, the change machine 10 does not write the collected money information to the storage medium 21 when collecting the money, and when the collected cassette 20 is removed, the change machine ID, the cassette ID, and the collected money information are combined and transmitted to the cassette storage device 30. To do.

  When the cassette storage device 30 receives the combination of the change machine ID, the cassette ID, and the collected money information from the change machine 10, the cassette storage apparatus 30 writes it in the storage unit 38. In this way, the cassette storage device 30 manages the cash balance of each collection cassette 20 even if the collected money information is not written in the storage medium 21 but is transmitted from the change machine 10 to the cassette storage device 30. can do.

  The cassette storage device 30 issues an alarm when the collection cassette 20 with the cassette ID combined with the collection money information is not accommodated within a predetermined time after receiving the collection money information from the change machine 10. Also good.

  The change machine 10 may transmit the collected money information to the cassette storage apparatus 30 in response to the inquiry about the collected money information from the cassette storage apparatus 30. In this case, the change machine 10 writes its own change machine ID in the storage medium 21 when collecting money. When the collection cassette 20 is accommodated, the cassette storage device 30 reads the change machine ID from the storage medium 21 and inquires the change machine 10 corresponding to the change machine ID for the collected money information. Even in such a method, the cassette storage device 30 can manage the cash balance of each collection cassette 20.

  The change machine 10 may notify an alarm when there is no inquiry about the collected money information from the cassette storage device 30 within a predetermined time after the collection cassette 20 is removed.

  Further, the change machine 10 does not need to read the cassette ID from the storage medium 21 and write the change machine ID of the own machine to the storage medium 21 at the time of collection. The cassette storage device 30 reads the cassette ID from the storage medium 21 of the collected collection cassette 20, and inquires of all the change machines 10 whether or not money has been collected using the collection cassette corresponding to the cassette ID. . When the cassette ID that has been read matches the cassette ID inquired from the cassette storage device 30, the change machine 10 transmits the collected money information to the cassette storage device 30 together with its own change machine ID. By adopting such a configuration, the change machine 10 does not require a data writing function to the storage medium 21.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Change machine 11 Bill change machine 12 Coin change machine 13 Register 20 Collection cassette 21 Storage medium 30 Cassette storage device 31 Cassette accommodating part 40 Security center

Claims (11)

A collection cassette that is detachable from the change machine, collects money from the change machine, and has a storage medium for storing information that can identify the collected money;
A cassette storage device for storing the recovery cassette,
The cassette storage device is:
One side opening and at least one cassette housing portion for housing the collection cassette;
A take-out restricting unit capable of taking out and restricting the collection cassette accommodated in the cassette containing unit so that it cannot be taken out from the outside;
A reading unit that reads the information from the storage medium of the collection cassette housed in the cassette housing unit;
Based on the information read by the reading unit, a management unit that identifies and manages the amount collected from the change machine,
A cash management system, comprising: a communication unit that transmits the collection amount managed by the management unit to the outside.   The said management part outputs a cassette collection | recovery instruction | indication outside when it detects that the said collection | recovery cassette is in the state which is full or nearly full based on the cash amount in the said collection cassette. 1. The cash management system according to 1.   3. The cash management system according to claim 1, wherein the management unit manages the collection amount by distinguishing each collection date when money is collected from the change machine.   The cash management system according to claim 3, wherein the management unit outputs sales data including the collection amount for each collection date to the outside.   The cash management system according to claim 4, wherein the management unit manages whether the sales data is output to the outside.   The cash management system according to claim 5, wherein the management unit prevents the collection cassette from being removed from the cassette housing unit when there is sales data that is not externally output.   The cash management system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein when the collection cassette is collected, the management unit externally outputs all sales data that is not externally output.   The said management part calculates | requires the collection amount from the change machine with which this collection cassette was mounted | worn with the accommodation of the said collection cassette by the said cassette accommodating part, and outputs it externally. Cash management system as described in Crab. In the storage medium, the amount collected from the change machine is written by the change machine,
The reading unit reads the collection amount from the storage medium,
The cash management according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the management unit outputs the collection amount read by the reading unit to the outside and manages a stock in the collection cassette. system. The storage medium stores identification information for identifying the collection cassette,
The reading unit reads the identification information from the storage medium,
The management unit is communicably connected to a plurality of change machines, detects the change machine in which the collection cassette is mounted based on the identification information read by the reading unit, and detects the change machine The cash management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a recovery amount is acquired from the banknote. Cash management using a change machine, a collection cassette detachably attached to the change machine, and a storage medium having a storage medium, and a cassette storage device having a cassette storage unit, a removal control unit, a reading unit, a management unit, and a communication unit A method,
Using the recovery cassette to recover money from the change machine;
The change machine writes information that can identify the money collected in the collection cassette to the storage medium;
A step of accommodating the cassette in which the cassette housing unit collects the money collected from the change machine;
A step of taking out and restricting the collection cassette accommodated in the cassette housing portion so that the collection cassette is not taken out from the outside;
The reading unit reads the information from the storage medium of the collection cassette stored in the cassette storage unit;
The management unit specifies the money collected in the collection cassette based on the information read by the reading unit, and manages the amount collected from the change machine;
The communication unit transmitting the collection amount managed by the management unit to the outside;
A cash management method comprising:

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