JP6045800B2 - Gift certificate management system, change machine, POS register and gift certificate management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gift certificate management system, a change machine, a POS register, and a gift certificate management method for managing gift certificates.

  Conventionally, various types of gift certificate management systems for managing gift certificates have been known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Such gift certificate management systems are widely used in stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. As an example of a conventional gift certificate management system, one equipped with a gift certificate reader for reading gift certificates is used.

  In addition, there are two types of gift certificates: a gift certificate that can be changed and a gift certificate that cannot be changed. When the store clerk deposits a gift certificate that can be paid out from the customer, the difference between the sales amount, which is the total amount of the product that the customer intends to purchase, and the amount of the gift certificate deposited from the customer is paid out as change. On the other hand, when the clerk deposits a gift certificate that cannot be paid out from the customer, the change is paid out even if the amount of the gift certificate deposited from the customer is larger than the sales amount, which is the total price of the product that the customer wants to purchase. Not to be. That is, when the clerk deposits a gift certificate that cannot be changed from the customer, and the amount of the gift certificate is, for example, 1000 yen, the total amount of the products that the customer intends to purchase is, for example, 800 yen However, the difference of 200 yen is not returned to the customer from the store clerk, and is the surplus as the store side.

Japanese Patent No. 3958508

  In this way, when the store clerk deposits a gift certificate that cannot be paid from the customer, the difference between the sales amount, which is the total amount of the product that the customer intends to purchase, and the amount of the gift certificate deposited from the customer is returned to the customer. However, the surplus is for the store side, but the conventional gift certificate management system does not manage such surplus. For this reason, when a gift voucher that cannot be paid out is paid by the customer, the total amount of change reserves and total sales of the change machine does not match the amount of money and gift vouchers that are actually stored. There was a problem that the cause could not be identified. Specifically, if the total amount of change reserve and total sales does not match the amount of money and gift certificates stored in the change machine, the clerk at the time of delivering the money as the cause In the conventional gift certificate management system, the surplus has not been managed as described above, so the cause is either. There was a problem that it was not possible to specify whether there was any.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when information indicating that a gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is accepted, the difference between the amount of the accepted gift certificate and the sales amount. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gift certificate management system, a change machine, a POS register, and a gift certificate management method capable of appropriately managing surplus money by calculating as a surplus for each transaction.

  The gift certificate management system of the present invention includes a gift certificate amount information acquisition means for acquiring information that can specify the amount of a gift certificate, and a product that acquires information that can specify whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Amount specified based on the information acquired by the gift certificate amount information acquisition means when the ticket type information acquisition means and the information specifying that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed are acquired. And surplus calculation means for calculating for each transaction the difference between the sales amounts as surplus.

  The gift certificate management system of the present invention may further include a storage unit that stores the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculating means.

  At this time, a display unit for displaying the amount of surplus money stored in the storage unit may be further provided.

  Moreover, you may further provide the printing part which prints the amount of the surplus money memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part.

  Moreover, you may further provide the communication part which transmits the amount of the surplus money memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part to another apparatus.

  Further, the total sales amount is calculated based on the balance of the gift certificate received from the customer, the total balance of the money received from the customer, and the surplus amount stored in the storage unit. Sales calculation means may be further provided.

  At this time, a comparison unit that compares the total sales amount of each transaction with the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation unit may be further provided.

  In the gift certificate management system of the present invention, the gift certificate management system includes a gift certificate reader, and the gift certificate reader has a reading unit that reads the gift certificate and obtains gift certificate data. The gift certificate amount information acquisition means may acquire information that can specify the amount of the gift certificate based on the gift certificate data read by the reading unit of the gift certificate reader.

  In this case, it further includes a storage unit for storing changeable gift certificate data or changeable gift certificate data, and the gift certificate type information acquisition means is the gift certificate data read by the reading unit of the gift certificate reader. And the changeable gift certificate data stored in the storage unit or the changeable gift certificate data stored in the storage unit to obtain information that can specify whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. It may be.

  The change machine of the present invention is a gift certificate amount information acquisition means for acquiring information capable of specifying the amount of a gift certificate, and a gift certificate type for acquiring information capable of specifying whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. When the information acquisition means and the information specifying that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed, the amount and sales specified based on the information acquired by the gift certificate amount information acquisition means Surplus calculation means for calculating the difference of high as a surplus for each transaction.

  The POS register of the present invention includes a gift certificate amount information acquisition unit that acquires information that can specify the amount of a gift certificate, and a gift certificate type that acquires information that can specify whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. When the information acquisition means and the information specifying that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed, the amount and sales specified based on the information acquired by the gift certificate amount information acquisition means Surplus calculation means for calculating the difference of high as a surplus for each transaction.

  The gift certificate management method of the present invention includes a step of acquiring information that can specify the amount of a gift certificate, a step of acquiring information that can specify whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed, and a gift certificate When information specifying that it is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out is acquired, the difference between the amount of sales specified based on the acquired information that can specify the amount of the gift certificate and the sales amount is used as surplus And a step of calculating for each.

  The gift certificate management method of the present invention may further include a step of storing the amount of surplus calculated for each transaction in the storage unit.

  According to the gift certificate management system, the change machine, the POS register, and the gift certificate management method of the present invention, when the information specifying that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is acquired, By calculating the difference between the amount specified based on the information that can specify the amount of the ticket and the sales amount as a surplus for each transaction, it is possible to appropriately manage the surplus.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the outline of a structure of the money processing system in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the coin change machine, banknote change machine, gift certificate reader, and POS register in the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the processing method of the gift certificate in the money processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 5A shows a journal (aggregated data) printed by the printing unit of the POS register in the money handling system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 5B shows a POS register in the conventional money handling system. The journal (total data) printed by the printing unit is shown. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the coin change machine, banknote change machine, and POS register | resistor in the money handling system which concerns on a modification. It is a functional block diagram of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the POS register | resistor in the money processing system which concerns on the further modification. It is a functional block diagram of the money handling system shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case is described in which a currency processing system including a change machine and a gift certificate reader is used as a gift certificate management system for managing gift certificates. 1 to 5 are diagrams showing a money handling system according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an outline of the configuration of the money handling system in the present embodiment. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a coin change machine, a bill change machine, a gift certificate reader and a POS register in the money handling system shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a money handling system shown in FIG. It is a functional block diagram. Moreover, FIG. 4 is a flowchart which shows the processing method of the gift certificate in the money processing system shown in FIG. FIG. 5 (a) shows a journal (total data) printed by the printing unit of the POS register in the money handling system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 (b) shows a conventional money handling system. The journal (total data) printed by the printing unit of the POS register is shown.

  First, the whole structure of the money processing system 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the money handling system 1 includes a coin change machine 100, a bill change machine 200, a gift certificate reader 500, and a POS register 300. The coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are configured to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes, respectively. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. The POS register 300 is disposed above the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Further, the gift certificate reader 500 reads the gift certificate inserted into the machine body.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the POS register 300 is communicatively connected to the store server 400. Sales information and the like are transmitted from the POS register 300 to the store server 400. In addition, various setting information is distributed from the store server 400 to the POS register 300 (a plurality of units may be used).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin change machine 100 includes a host control unit 120 and a coin change machine control unit 130, and the host control unit 120 and the coin change machine control unit 130 are connected for communication. Moreover, the banknote change machine 200 has a banknote change machine control unit 230, and the banknote change machine control unit 230 is connected to the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 by communication. The gift certificate reader 500 includes a gift certificate reader controller 530, and the gift certificate reader controller 530 is connected to the upper controller 120 of the coin change machine 100 by communication. The POS register 300 has a POS control unit 330, and the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 is connected in communication with the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the coin change machine 100, the bill change machine 200, the gift certificate reader 500, and the POS register 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  First, the configuration of the coin change machine 100 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the coin change machine 100 includes a housing 110 provided with an operation display unit 112 such as a touch panel on the upper surface of the front part. A coin receiving unit 114 and a coin dispensing unit 116 are provided at the front of the housing 110.

  The coin receiving unit 114 is driven when the inserted coins are detected, and takes the received coins one by one in a one-layer, one-row state. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin receiving unit 114 is connected to a deposit transport unit 103 that transports coins taken into the machine body by the coin receiving unit 114.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a coin identifying unit 101 for identifying coins and a branching unit 104 are provided in the middle of the deposit conveyance unit 103. The branching unit 104 guides (conveys) coins to be dispensed from the coin dispensing unit 116, such as reject coins, to the dispensing conveyance unit 108 based on the coin identification result by the coin identification unit 101.

  On the other hand, coins such as normal coins to be stored in the machine body are transported to the coin storage unit 106 by the deposit transport unit 103. The coin storage unit 106 stores coins by denomination. Specifically, for example, coins are stored in descending order from the upstream side of the deposit conveyance unit 103.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys the coins fed from the coin storage unit 106 to the coin dispensing unit 116. Further, the withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys reject coins guided from the branching unit 104 to the coin dispensing unit 116.

  Next, the configuration of the bill change machine 200 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banknote change machine 200 includes a housing 210 and an annular circulation transport unit 203 a provided at a substantially central portion in the housing 210. Moreover, the banknote receiving part 214, the three banknote storage parts 206, the banknote discharge part 216, the withdrawal rejection part 204, and the banknote collection cassette 207 are arrange | positioned so that the circumference conveyance part 203a may be surrounded from the outer periphery.

  Moreover, in the inside of the housing | casing 210 of the banknote change machine 200, the banknote acceptance part 214, each banknote storage part 206, the banknote discharge part 216, the withdrawal rejection part 204, the banknote collection cassette 207, and the circulation conveyance part 203a A plurality of connection transport sections 203b are formed to connect each other. Moreover, the banknote identification part 201 is provided in the circulation conveyance part 203a, and this banknote identification part 201 identifies the banknote which passes the said banknote identification part 201 concerned.

  Further, a path switching unit (not shown) for switching the banknote transport path between the circulation transport unit 203a and each connection transport unit 203b is arranged along the circuit transport unit 203a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front surface of the housing 210, a banknote receiving port 214 a of the banknote receiving unit 214 and a banknote outlet 216 a of the banknote dispensing unit 216 are provided. The banknote collection cassette 207 is detachably attached to the casing 210.

  The banknote receiving unit 214 is driven when it detects an inserted banknote, and collects the banknotes inserted into the banknote receiving port 214a in a lump and feeds them one by one to the circulating transport unit 203a. Each banknote storage unit 206 stores banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the banknote identification unit 201. The banknote dispensing unit 216 discharges the banknotes fed out from each banknote storage unit 206 to the circulation transport unit 203a from the banknote outlet 216a.

  The withdrawal reject unit 204 stores, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit 206, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identification unit 201 due to a conveyance abnormality such as skewing, as a withdrawal reject banknote. Further, among the banknotes taken into the machine body from the banknote receiving unit 214, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identifying unit 201 due to contamination or the like are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 216 as deposit reject banknotes.

  Next, the configuration of the gift certificate reader 500 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gift certificate reader 500 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 510, a gift certificate receiving unit 502 that accepts gift certificates, and a gift certificate transport that conveys gift certificates within the housing 510. Unit 503 and a gift certificate storage unit 506 for storing gift certificates. The gift certificate reader 500 is provided with a reject unit 504 to which a gift certificate to be returned to the outside is sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an input port 502 a and a reject port 504 a are provided on the front surface of the housing 510 of the gift certificate reader 500. The gift certificate inserted into the insertion slot 502a is received by the gift certificate receiving unit 502, and the gift certificate received by the gift certificate receiving unit 502 is a payout mechanism provided in the gift certificate receiving unit 502 ( (Not shown) are fed out to the gift certificate transport unit 503 one by one. As shown in FIG. 1, the gift certificate transport unit 503 is provided with a gift certificate reading unit 501, and the gift certificate reading unit 501 reads the gift certificate to obtain gift certificate data. The gift certificate reading unit 501 is composed of, for example, a line sensor, and image data of the gift certificate can be obtained by this line sensor. Then, the gift certificate reading unit 501 can obtain, as gift certificate data, information that can specify the issuer of the gift certificate, the amount of money, whether or not change payment is possible, and the like based on the image data. Note that the image data itself may be handled as gift certificate data.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gift certificate transport unit 503 is connected to the gift certificate storage unit 506 and the reject unit 504, and the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is the gift certificate storage unit 506 and the reject unit. It is conveyed to either one of 504. The gift certificate storage unit 506 stores the gift certificate sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503 in a stacked state. As shown in FIG. 2, a door 508 is provided on the front surface of the case 510 of the gift certificate reader 500, and the gift certificate stored in the gift certificate storage unit 506 can be taken out by opening the door 508. It can be done. At this time, either a method of taking out only the gift certificate or a method of taking out the cassette storing the gift certificate may be used. On the other hand, the gift certificate sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503 to the reject unit is returned to the outside of the housing 510 through the reject port 504a.

  Next, the configuration of the POS register 300 will be specifically described. The POS register 300 registers merchandise purchase information and allows the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 is connected to the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 and also connected to the store server 400. Then, the POS control unit 330 sends a command to the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 via the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. Thus, the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are made to perform deposit and withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes. Further, the POS control unit 330 receives the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 from the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 via the host control unit 120. Information related to the processing status of coins and banknotes is received. Further, the POS control unit 330 receives the gift certificate data of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reader 500 via the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100.

  The operation unit 304 can be operated by an operator, and can give various commands to the POS control unit 330. In addition, the display unit 302 displays the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. It has become. Further, the POS register 300 is provided with an additional display unit 302 a that can be visually recognized by the customer (purchaser), and instead of displaying various information on the display unit 302, or in addition to the display on the display unit 302. The display may be performed on the additional display unit 302a. The POS register 300 is provided with a card reader 336 and a printing unit 338 (see FIG. 3, not shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The card reader 336 acquires information related to the operator's ID, authority, etc. by reading the operator's ID card. The printing unit 338 is constituted by a printer, for example, and prints various information such as the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 in addition to the sales receipt and the total receipt. ing.

  In FIG. 3, the functional block diagram of the money processing system 1 which consists of the above structures is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, an interface 132, an operation display unit 112, and a storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 are connected to the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. The host controller 120 sends signals to the banknote change machine controller 230 of the banknote change machine 200, the gift certificate reader controller 530 of the gift certificate reader 500, and the POS controller 330 of the POS register 300 through the interface 132. It is designed to send and receive. In addition, a command input to the operation display unit 112 by the operator is sent from the operation display unit 112 to the host control unit 120, and the host control unit 120 sends a command to the operation display unit 112, thereby the operation display unit 112. Various information is displayed on the screen. More specifically, the operation display unit 112 displays the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the presence of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. High is to be displayed. The storage unit 134 also has various processing conditions such as the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Information is stored.

  The coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 includes a coin receiving unit 114, a deposit transport unit 103, a coin identification unit 101, a branch unit 104, a coin storage unit 106, a withdrawal transport unit 108, a coin dispensing unit 116, and the like. The coin identification unit 101 sends a coin identification result to the coin changer control unit 130, and the coin changer control unit 130 receives a coin acceptance unit 114, a deposit transport unit 103, a branch unit 104, and a coin storage. Various commands are sent to each of the section 106, the withdrawal conveyance section 108, the coin dispensing section 116, and the like.

  The banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 includes an interface 232, a banknote receiving unit 214, a circulation transport unit 203 a, a connection transport unit 203 b, a banknote recognition unit 201, a banknote storage unit 206, a withdrawal reject unit 204, and a banknote dispensing 216 and the like are connected to each other, and the banknote identification unit 201 sends a banknote identification result to the banknote change machine control unit 230. The banknote change machine control unit 230 also sends a banknote acceptance unit 214, a circulation transport unit 203a, and a connection transport. Various commands are sent to each of the unit 203b, the bill storage unit 206, the withdrawal reject unit 204, the bill dispensing unit 216, and the like. The banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 transmits and receives signals to and from the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 through the interface 232.

  The gift certificate reader control unit 530 of the gift certificate reader 500 includes an interface 532, a gift certificate acceptance unit 502, a gift certificate transport unit 503, a gift certificate reader unit 501, a gift certificate storage unit 506, a reject unit 504, a determination unit 536, A storage unit 534 and the like are connected. Then, the gift certificate data is sent from the gift certificate reading unit 501 to the gift certificate reader control unit 530, and the gift certificate receiving unit 502, the gift certificate transport unit 503, the gift certificate storage unit 506, Various commands are sent to each of the reject units 504 and the like. In addition, the gift certificate reader control unit 530 of the gift certificate reader 500 transmits and receives signals to and from the host controller 120 of the coin change machine 100 through the interface 532. In addition, usable gift certificate data is stored in the storage unit 534 connected to the gift certificate reader control unit 530. Specifically, information on the issuer of a gift certificate that can be used by the gift certificate reader 500 (for example, a department store or company that issued the gift certificate) is stored in the storage unit 534 as usable gift certificate data. It has become. The storage unit 534 also stores gift certificate data that cannot be changed. Here, a gift certificate that cannot be paid out means that when the store clerk keeps such a gift certificate from a customer, the amount of the gift certificate that the customer holds is the total amount of the product that the customer wants to purchase. A gift certificate that is arranged so that change is not paid out even if it is larger. As described above, the information on the gift certificate is stored in the storage unit 534 as the changeable gift certificate data.

  Further, the determination unit 536 connected to the gift certificate reader control unit 530 compares the gift certificate data obtained by the gift certificate reader 501 with the usable gift certificate data stored in the storage unit 534. The gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 determines whether the gift certificate reader 500 can use the gift certificate. Further, when the determination unit 536 determines that the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is usable, the gift certificate data of the gift certificate and the non-changeable product stored in the storage unit 534 By comparing with the ticket data, it is determined whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Note that the changeable gift certificate data may be stored in the storage unit 534, or the changeability of the change may be determined based on the issuer data. A specific method for determining the gift certificate by the determination unit 536 will be described later.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the gift certificate reader control unit 530 of the gift certificate reader 500 includes a gift certificate amount receiving means 550 (the gift certificate in the claims). A money amount information acquisition unit), a gift certificate type reception unit 552 (corresponding to a gift certificate type information acquisition unit in the claims), and a surplus calculation unit 554 are connected to each other. The gift certificate amount receiving means 550 is configured to receive the amount of the gift certificate by acquiring information that can identify the amount of the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500. Specifically, the gift certificate amount accepting unit 550 is configured to accept the gift certificate amount based on the gift certificate data read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 of the gift certificate reader 500. In addition, the gift certificate type accepting unit 552 receives the information by acquiring information that can specify whether or not the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. It has become. Specifically, the determination unit 536 determines whether or not the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out. Reference numeral 552 is configured to accept the determination result by the determination unit 536.

  Further, the surplus calculation means 554 receives a gift certificate when the gift certificate type acceptance means 552 receives information that the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The difference between the amount of the gift certificate received by the amount receiving means 550 and the product that the customer intends to purchase is calculated as a surplus for each transaction. Here, “transaction” means that when the customer pays the clerk for the product to be purchased, the customer hands the gift certificate to the clerk, and the clerk inserts the gift certificate into the gift certificate reader 500 for change. When there is, it means a series of operations in which the clerk hands the change dispensed from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 to the customer. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 554 is stored in the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500 or the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 554 is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 or the display unit 302 of the POS register 300, or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. It is supposed to be. Further, the interface 532 of the gift certificate reader 500 functions as a communication unit that transmits the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 534 to another device.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the total sales calculation means 138 and the comparison means 140 are connected to the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100. The total sales calculation means 138 includes the amount of money of the gift certificate received from the customer and the total amount of money received from the customer, the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100, and the storage unit of the gift certificate reader 500. The total sales amount is calculated based on the surplus amount stored in 534. The comparison unit 140 compares the total sales amount of each transaction with the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation unit 138.

  Further, a display unit 302, an operation unit 304, a storage unit 334, an interface 332, a card reader 336, a printing unit 338, and the like are connected to the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300, respectively. An input command is sent from the operation unit 304 to the POS control unit 330, and information related to the operator's ID card read by the card reader 336 is sent to the POS control unit 330. The POS control unit 330 is configured to display various information on the display unit 302 by sending a command to the display unit 302. Note that the POS control unit 330 may display an additional display unit 302 a instead of displaying various information on the display unit 302 or in addition to the display on the display unit 302. Further, the POS control unit 330 prints various information by the printing unit 338 by sending a command to the printing unit 338. Further, the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 transmits and receives signals to and from the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 and the store server 400 through the interface 332. Further, the storage unit 334 stores the processing status of coins and banknotes in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 transmitted from the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Various information such as the amount of coins and banknotes stored inside is stored.

  Next, operation | movement of the money processing system 1 which consists of such a structure is demonstrated. The following operations of the money handling system 1 are performed by the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100, the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200, and the gift certificate reader control unit 530 of the gift certificate reader 500. Is performed by controlling each component of the coin change machine 100, the banknote change machine 200, and the gift certificate reader 500.

  First, the operation when depositing coins into the coin change machine 100 will be described below. When a coin is received by the coin receiving unit 114 of the coin change machine 100, the coin receiving unit 114 takes the received coins one by one in a single layer in a single layer, and the received coins are received by the deposit transport unit 103. Be transported. The coins conveyed by the deposit conveyance unit 103 are identified by the coin identification unit 101. Coins identified as coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 116, such as reject coins, based on the result of coin identification by the coin identification unit 101 are guided (conveyed) by the branch unit 104 to the withdrawal transport unit 108. Then, it is conveyed to the coin dispensing unit 116 by the dispensing conveyance unit 108. On the other hand, the coins identified as coins to be stored in the machine body such as normal coins based on the coin identification result by the coin identification unit 101 are conveyed to the coin storage unit 106 by the deposit conveyance unit 103, and It is stored in the coin storage unit 106 by denomination.

  Further, when dispensing coins as change from the coin change machine 100, the operator inputs the number of coin types to be dispensed, the total amount, and the like by the operation display unit 112. Alternatively, a withdrawal command is sent from the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 to the coin changer control unit 130 via the host control unit 120 so that coins as change are withdrawn from the coin changer 100. Become. When a withdrawal command is given to the coin changer control unit 130, the coins stored in the coin storage unit 106 are paid out from the coin storage unit 106, and the paid out coins are paid out by the withdrawal transport unit 108. To the unit 116. In this manner, the operator can take out coins from the coin payout unit 116.

  Next, the operation for depositing banknotes into the banknote change machine 200 will be described below. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote receiving port 214a of the banknote receiving unit 214, the banknote receiving unit 214 takes in all the banknotes inserted into the banknote receiving port 214a and feeds them one by one to the circulating transport unit 203a. And the banknote drawn | fed out to the circumference conveyance part 203a side is conveyed by the said circumference conveyance part 203a, and identification of a banknote is performed by the banknote identification part 201 in this case. A banknote identified as a normal banknote by the banknote recognition unit 201 is stored in each banknote storage unit 206 by denomination. On the other hand, among the banknotes taken in from the banknote receiving unit 214, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identifying unit 201 due to stains or abnormal conveyance are returned to the banknote dispensing unit 216 as deposit reject banknotes.

  When the banknote as change is to be withdrawn from the banknote change machine 200, the operator inputs the number of denominations of the banknote to be withdrawn, the total amount, and the like by the operation display unit 112. Alternatively, a withdrawal command is sent from the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 to the banknote change machine control unit 230 via the host control unit 120, so that banknotes as change are withdrawn from the banknote change machine 200. Become. When a withdrawal command is given to the banknote change machine control unit 230, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 206 are fed out from the banknote storage unit 206, and the fed banknotes are identified by the banknote identification unit 201. Thereafter, the paper is delivered to the banknote dispensing unit 216 by the circumferential conveyance unit 203a. And the banknote discharge part 216 discharges | emits the banknote sent from the banknote accommodating part 206 out of the housing | casing 210 from the banknote outlet 216a. In this way, the operator can obtain the banknotes withdrawn from the banknote change machine 200. Note that, among the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit 206, banknotes that cannot be identified by the banknote identification unit 201 due to a conveyance error such as skew are stored in the withdrawal reject unit 204 as a withdrawal reject banknote.

  Next, a gift certificate processing method by the gift certificate reader 500 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 shows the operation of the money handling system 1 when a store clerk processes a gift certificate received from a customer when the customer purchases the product in a store such as a supermarket or a convenience store.

  The store clerk inputs the gift certificate received from the customer into the insertion slot 502a of the gift certificate reader 500. The gift certificate inserted into the insertion slot 502a is received by the gift certificate receiving unit 502, and is delivered to the gift certificate transport unit 503 one by one by a feeding mechanism (not shown) provided in the gift certificate receiving unit 502. The gift certificate delivered to the gift certificate transport unit 503 is read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 (STEP 1), and gift certificate data that is information such as the issuer of the gift certificate and the amount of money is obtained. At this time, the gift certificate amount receiving means 550 receives the amount of the gift certificate based on the gift certificate data read by the gift certificate reading unit 501.

  When the gift certificate is read by the gift certificate reader 501, the determination unit 536 connected to the gift certificate reader controller 530 stores the gift certificate data obtained by the gift certificate reader 501 and the storage unit 534. By comparing with the usable gift certificate data, it is determined whether or not the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 can be used in the gift certificate reader 500 (STEP 2). Specifically, the determination unit 536 compares the issuer of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 with the issuer of the available gift certificate in the available gift certificate data stored in the storage unit 534. If the two coincide, it is determined that the gift certificate can be used by the gift certificate reader 500. The determination result by the determination unit 536 is transmitted from the gift certificate reader control unit 530 to the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 via the interface 532.

  When the determination unit 536 determines that the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is not a gift certificate usable by the gift certificate reader 500 (“NO” in STEP 2), the gift certificate is conveyed by the gift certificate. It is sent from the unit 503 to the reject unit 504 and returned to the outside of the housing 510 through the reject port 504a (STEP 3). At this time, the reason why the gift certificate is returned may be displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 or the display unit 302 of the POS register 300. On the other hand, when the determination unit 536 determines that the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is a gift certificate that can be used by the gift certificate reader 500 (“YES” in STEP 2), the coin change machine 100 The host control unit 120 determines whether or not it is necessary to pay change from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 (STEP 4). Specifically, the host control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 compares the amount of the product that the customer intends to purchase with the amount of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501, and the two match, or If the amount of the product is larger, it is determined that there is no need to pay change from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200.

  When the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 determines that it is not necessary to pay change from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 (“NO” in STEP 4), the gift certificate is accepted by the gift certificate reader 500, The gift certificate is sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503 to the gift certificate storage unit 506 and stored in the housing 510 (STEP 9). On the other hand, if the amount of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is larger than the amount of the product to be purchased by the customer, and it is necessary to pay the change from the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200, the coin change When the host controller 120 of the machine 100 determines (“YES” in STEP 4), the determination unit 536 determines whether or not the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. (STEP 5). Specifically, the determination unit 536 includes the issuer of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 and the issuer of the gift certificate that cannot be changed in the changeable gift certificate data stored in the storage unit 534. If the two match, it is determined that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The determination result by the determination unit 536 is transmitted from the gift certificate reader control unit 530 to the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 via the interface 532. The gift certificate type accepting unit 552 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed based on the determination result by the determination unit 536.

  When the determination unit 536 determines that the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is not a gift certificate that cannot be changed (NO in STEP 5), the amount of the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 Then, the difference from the amount of the product to be purchased by the customer is paid out from the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200 as change (STEP 6). On the other hand, when the determination unit 536 determines that the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out (“YES” in STEP 5), the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 displays A message indicating that there is a gift certificate for which change cannot be paid is displayed (STEP 7). At this time, the store clerk confirms whether or not to use the gift certificate when the customer uses such a gift certificate, but still uses the gift certificate and uses the gift certificate that cannot be changed. If the customer agrees on this, the store clerk gives a command for permission to use the gift certificate that cannot be changed by the operation display unit 112 to the upper control unit 120 (“YES” in STEP 8). When permission to use a gift certificate that cannot be changed is accepted, the gift certificate reader 500 accepts the gift certificate, and the gift certificate is sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503 to the gift certificate storage unit 506 in the housing 510. It is stored (STEP 9). In this case, no change is paid out from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. Further, when the gift certificate is stored, the information on the amount in the gift certificate is added and updated.

  On the other hand, if the customer does not agree to use a gift certificate that cannot be changed, the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 does not accept permission to use the gift certificate that cannot be changed (“STEP 8” NO ”), the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 is sent from the gift certificate transport unit 503 to the reject unit 504, and is returned to the outside of the housing 510 through the reject port 504a (STEP 3).

  After the gift certificate is returned to the outside of the housing 510 by the reject unit 504 (STEP 3), the store clerk can give the host control unit 120 a command to perform another settlement process by the operation display unit 112. More specifically, for example, when the customer wants to pay for the product by a payment method such as cash or credit card, other settlement processing is accepted in the operation display unit 112 (“YES” in STEP 10), The money handling system 1 performs another settlement process (STEP 11). On the other hand, when another settlement process is not accepted in the operation display unit 112 (“NO” in STEP 10), the transaction is stopped in the money handling system 1 (STEP 12).

  Further, in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, when a customer purchases a product, both the gift certificate and cash are handed from the customer to the store clerk, the gift certificate is inserted into the gift certificate reader 500, and coin change is made. When coins or banknotes are deposited in the machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200, the following operations are performed. That is, a gift certificate is inserted into the gift certificate reader 500, coins and banknotes are deposited into the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200, and the gift certificate inserted into the gift certificate reader 500 can be used. Based on the sum of the amount of the gift certificate accepted by the gift certificate reader 500 and the amount of coins or bills deposited in the coin change machine 100 or the bill change machine 200 when determined by the determination unit 536, Change is paid out from the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. Specifically, for example, when the total amount of products that the customer intends to purchase is 1800 yen, and a 1000-yen gift certificate and a thousand-yen bill are handed from the customer to the store clerk, the gift certificate is displayed on the gift certificate reader 500. When a thousand yen bill is inserted into the bill change machine 200, coins of 200 yen are paid out from the coin change machine 100 as change.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, when the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out, the sum of the amount of the gift certificate and the product to be purchased by the customer Management of surplus, which is the difference from the sales amount, is performed. More specifically, the surplus calculation means 554 provided in the gift certificate reader 500 indicates that the information that the gift certificate inserted into the machine body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. When accepted by the ticket type accepting unit 552, the difference between the amount of the gift certificate accepted by the gift certificate amount accepting unit 550 and the sales amount is calculated as a surplus for each transaction.

  More specifically, when a customer tries to purchase a product of, for example, 800 yen, and the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a 1000 yen changeable gift certificate, the store clerk For the gift certificate inserted into the body of the reader 500, the gift certificate data of the gift certificate is read by the gift certificate reading unit 501, and the gift certificate amount receiving means 550 indicates that the gift certificate amount is 1000 yen. Accept. Further, this gift certificate is determined by the determination unit 536 of the gift certificate reader 500 to be a gift certificate that cannot be changed, and the gift certificate type accepting unit 552 reads the gift certificate based on the determination result by the determination unit 536. Information is received that the gift certificate inserted into the machine body of the machine 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Then, the surplus calculation means 554 receives the information that the gift certificate inserted into the body of the gift certificate reader 500 is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out by the gift certificate type acceptance means 552. The difference (200 yen) between the amount (1000 yen) of the gift certificate accepted by the amount accepting means 550 and the sales amount (800 yen) is calculated as a surplus for each transaction.

  The surplus amount (200 yen) calculated by the surplus calculation means 554 is stored in the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500 or the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 554 is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 or the display unit 302 of the POS register 300, or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. To do. At this time, the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 534 is transmitted from the gift certificate reader 500 to another device (such as the coin change machine 100) by the interface 532 of the gift certificate reader 500.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, the total sales calculating means 138 uses the total amount of gift certificates received from customers and the total amount of money received from customers, and the coin change machine 100. The total sales are calculated based on the amount of surplus stored in the storage unit 134 and the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500. More specifically, in the total sales calculation means 138, the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 and the gift certificate reading are calculated from the total amount of the gift certificate received from the customer and the amount of money received from the customer. The total sales amount is calculated by reducing the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 534 of the machine 500.

  Information such as the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the amount of gift certificates stored in the gift certificate reader 500 is printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. Can be done. FIG. 5A shows a journal (total data) printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300 in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5A, the number of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 and the amount of money are printed on the journal according to the denomination (see FIG. 5A). Journal No. 16 to No. 25), and the number and amount of gift certificates stored in the gift certificate reader 500 are printed (see Journal No. 26 in FIG. 5A). Further, the amount of surplus money stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 and the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500 is also printed on the journal (No. 27 of the journal in FIG. 5A). reference. In the journal, surplus money is printed in minus. That is, when the amount of surplus stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 or the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500 is 360 yen, as shown in FIG. 360 yen will be printed.

  Further, in the journal printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300, the amount of coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200, and the product stored in the gift certificate reader 500 are displayed. The total amount calculated by subtracting the amount of surplus money stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100 and the storage unit 534 of the gift certificate reader 500 from the total amount of money in the ticket is printed. (See Journal No. 28 in FIG. 5A). Such total amount is the sum of the amount of change reserve stored in advance in the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 and the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation means 138.

  In addition, the number of customers, which is the number of customers, is printed on the journal, and the total sales amount of each transaction is printed for each type of prize such as “food”, “alcohol”, and “non-food” (FIG. 5A). No. 4 to No. 8 of the journal). Then, the total sales amount of each transaction (see journal No. 8 in FIG. 5A), change reserves and deposit / withdrawal amounts in the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200 (see FIG. 5A). Calculation cash register cash calculated based on Journal No. 12) is printed on the journal (see Journal No. 13 in FIG. 5A). When there is no error such as an operation error of the store clerk when performing the deposit / withdrawal processing with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200, the journal No. in FIG. No. 13 of the cash register as shown in FIG. The total amount as shown in FIG.

  In the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, the comparison unit 140 compares the sales of each transaction with the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation unit 138. The sales of each transaction are shown in the journal No. of FIG. 13 is obtained by subtracting the amount of change reserve stored in advance in the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 from the cash register cash as shown in FIG. Further, the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation means 138 is the journal No. in FIG. 28 is obtained by subtracting the amount of change reserve stored in advance in the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 from the total amount shown in FIG. That is, the journal No. in FIG. No. 13 of the cash register as shown in FIG. When the total amount shown in FIG. 28 matches, the comparison unit 140 determines that the sales amount of each transaction matches the total sales amount calculated by the total sales calculating unit 138. . When the two match in the comparison means 140, the host control unit 120 determines that there is no error such as an operation error of a store clerk when performing the deposit / withdrawal process with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. On the other hand, if the comparison means 140 does not match, the host controller 120 determines that there is an error such as an operation error of a store clerk when performing the deposit / withdrawal process with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. Such error information is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 and the display unit 302 of the POS register 300.

  In addition, in the journal printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300, the surplus money may be printed by a method other than minus display as long as it is an expression that indicates surplus money. Further, the total data printed on the journal can be stored in the storage units 134 and 334 of the coin change machine 100 and the POS register 300 and can be collected in the store server 400.

  For reference, FIG. 5B shows a journal (total data) printed by the printing unit of the POS register in the conventional money handling system. In the conventional money handling system, when the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out, the amount of the gift certificate and the sales amount that is the total amount of the product that the customer intends to purchase The surplus, which is the difference between the two, is not managed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5B, the surplus amount is not displayed on the journal printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. That is, the journal No. in FIG. The column corresponding to “gift certificate (surplus)” as shown in FIG. 27 does not exist in the journal of FIG. For this reason, when a gift certificate that cannot be changed is inserted into the gift certificate reader 500 and surplus is generated, cash register cash (see No. 13 in the journal in FIG. 5B) and coins However, there is a difference between the balance of banknotes and banknotes and the total balance of gift certificates (see Journal No. 27 in FIG. 5B) (No. of journal in FIG. 5B). .15), the cause of such a difference is due to an operation error of the store clerk when performing the deposit / withdrawal processing with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200, or payment of a gift certificate that cannot be changed by the customer There was a problem that it was not possible to specify whether it was due to. On the other hand, in the money handling system 1 of the present embodiment, when a gift certificate that cannot be paid out by the customer is paid to the store clerk, the surplus difference is managed, so the difference in cash balance is zero. (See Journal No. 15 in FIG. 5A), such a problem does not occur.

  As described above, according to the money handling system 1 (gift certificate management system) and the gift certificate management method of the present embodiment, the gift certificate amount receiving unit 550 receives the amount of the gift certificate and the gift certificate type receiving unit 552 receives the product. When information on whether or not the ticket is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is received and information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is received by the gift certificate type receiving means 552, the gift certificate amount receiving means 550 The difference between the amount of the accepted gift certificate and the sales amount is calculated as a surplus for each transaction by surplus calculation means 554. As a result, surplus money can be managed appropriately.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 (gift certificate management system) of the present embodiment, storage units 134 and 534 for storing the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 554 are provided. The surplus amounts stored in the storage units 134 and 534 are displayed on the display unit 302 of the POS register 300 and the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100, or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. It has come to be. Further, the surplus amount calculated by the surplus calculating means 554 is transmitted from the gift certificate reader 500 to another device (for example, the coin change machine 100) by the interface 532.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 (gift certificate management system) of the present embodiment, the total amount of gift certificates received from customers and the total amount of money received from customers, and storage units 134 and 534. Total sales calculation means 138 is provided for calculating the total sales based on the amount of surplus stored in. As a result, it is possible to calculate the total sales considering the surplus amount. The comparison unit 140 compares the total sales amount of each transaction with the total sales amount calculated by the total sales calculation unit 138. When the two match, the host control unit 120 determines that there is no error such as an operation error of a store clerk when performing the deposit / withdrawal process with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200. On the other hand, if the two do not match, the host control unit 120 determines that an error such as an operation error of a store clerk has occurred when performing the deposit / withdrawal process with the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200.

  Further, in the money handling system 1 (gift certificate management system) of the present embodiment, the gift certificate amount receiving means 550 is a gift certificate based on the gift certificate data read by the gift certificate reader 501 of the gift certificate reader 500. The amount of money is to be accepted. Further, the gift certificate type accepting unit 552 compares the gift certificate data read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 with the non-changeable gift certificate data stored in the storage unit 534, so that the gift certificate cannot be changed. Information on whether or not it is a gift certificate is received. Of course, changeable gift certificate data may be stored in the storage unit 534 instead of the changeable gift certificate data or in addition to the changeable gift certificate data. Note that although an example in which the gift certificate reading unit 501 includes a line sensor and image data of the gift certificate is obtained by the line sensor has been described, the present invention is not limited to such an example. As another aspect, a barcode may be formed on the gift certificate, and a barcode reader may be used as the gift certificate reading unit 501. In this case, the gift certificate data can be obtained by reading the barcode of the gift certificate with the barcode reader. Further, an IC chip may be provided in the gift certificate, and an IC reader may be used as the gift certificate reading unit 501. In this case, the gift certificate data can be obtained by reading the IC chip of the gift certificate with the IC reader.

  In addition, the money handling system 1 (gift certificate management system) and the gift certificate management method according to the present embodiment are not limited to the above-described modes, and various changes can be made.

  For example, not the coin change machine 100 but the banknote change machine 200 includes the upper control unit 120, the banknote change machine 200 functions as a parent machine, and the coin change machine 100 is connected to the banknote change machine 200 as a child machine. It may be like this. Each of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 includes a high-order control unit 120, and these coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are connected to the POS register 300 in parallel. Also good. In addition, a change machine in which the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 are integrated may be connected to the POS register 300. Further, only one of the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 is connected to the POS register 300 and operated by the POS register 300, and the other change machine is operated independently from the POS register 300 and one change machine. It may be like this.

  Further, a storage unit 534 that stores usable gift certificate data and changeable gift certificate data, and a determination unit 536 that determines whether or not the gift certificate read by the gift certificate reading unit 501 can be used are the gift certificate read Instead of the machine 500, the coin change machine 100, the banknote change machine 200, or the POS register 300 may be provided.

  Further, the gift certificate reading unit 501 provided in the gift certificate reader 500 is composed of, for example, a line sensor, and image data of the gift certificate can be obtained by this line sensor. The ticket reading unit 501 may be able to identify a bill. Thereby, the gift certificate reader 500 and the banknote change machine 200 can be integrated.

  Further, in the money handling system (gift certificate management system) according to the modified example, the gift certificate reader 500 may not be provided as compared with the money handling system 1 as shown in FIG. A money handling system in which the gift certificate reader 500 is not provided will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the coin change machine 100, the banknote change machine 200, and the POS register 300 in the money handling system 1a according to the modification, and FIG. 7 is a functional block of the money handling system 1a shown in FIG. FIG.

  In the money handling system 1a as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the gift certificate is handed over from the customer to the store clerk, the store clerk manually inputs the amount of the gift certificate through the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100, and the customer Information on whether or not the gift certificate handed from is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Information on the gift certificate input to the operation display unit 112 and information on whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out are sent to the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100.

  Further, in the money handling system 1a as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper control unit 120 of the coin change machine 100 includes a gift certificate amount acceptance means 150, a gift certificate type acceptance means 152, and Surplus calculation means 154 is connected to each other. The gift certificate amount receiving means 150 is configured to receive the amount of the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk. Specifically, the gift certificate amount receiving means 150 is configured to receive the amount of the gift certificate input by the operation display unit 112 by the store clerk. The gift certificate type accepting unit 152 is configured to accept information indicating whether the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Specifically, the gift certificate type accepting unit 152 receives information on whether or not the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk, which is input by the store clerk through the operation display unit 112, is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out. ing. The gift certificate (actual) is stored in a predetermined drawer or the like.

  The surplus calculation means 154 receives the information that the gift certificate handed from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out by the gift certificate type acceptance means 152, and the gift certificate amount acceptance means 150 The amount of difference between the accepted gift certificate and the product that the customer intends to purchase is calculated as a surplus for each transaction. The surplus amount calculated by the surplus calculation means 154 is stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 154 is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 or the display unit 302 of the POS register 300, or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. It is supposed to be. The interface 132 of the coin change machine 100 functions as a communication unit that transmits the amount of surplus money stored in the storage unit 134 to another device (for example, the POS register 300).

  Next, the operation of the money handling system 1a as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described. The following operations of the money handling system 1a are performed by the coin change machine control unit 130 of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200, each component of the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. Is performed by controlling each of the above.

  In the money handling system 1a as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out, the amount of the gift certificate and the product that the customer intends to purchase Management of surplus, which is the difference from the sales amount, which is the total amount of. More specifically, when the clerk receives the gift certificate from the customer, the operation display unit of the coin changer 100 displays the amount of the gift certificate and information on whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Input by 112. The gift certificate amount receiving means 150 receives the amount of the gift certificate input by the operation display unit 112 by the store clerk. The gift certificate type accepting unit 152 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk, which is input by the store clerk through the operation display unit 112, is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The surplus calculation means 154 provided in the coin change machine 100 is configured such that when the gift certificate type acceptance means 152 accepts information that the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The difference between the amount of the gift certificate received by the ticket amount receiving means 150 and the sales amount is calculated as a surplus for each transaction.

  More specifically, when the customer tries to purchase a product of, for example, 800 yen, and the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a 1000 yen changeable gift certificate, the store clerk The operation display unit 112 inputs the amount of gift certificate (1000 yen) and information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The gift certificate amount receiving unit 150 receives information that the amount of the gift certificate is 1000 yen. The gift certificate type accepting unit 152 accepts information that the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The surplus calculation means 154 receives the information that the gift certificate handed from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out by the gift certificate type acceptance means 152, and the gift certificate amount acceptance means 150 The difference (200 yen) between the received gift certificate amount (1000 yen) and the sales amount (800 yen) is calculated as surplus for each transaction.

  The surplus amount (200 yen) calculated by the surplus calculation means 154 is stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculation means 154 is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100 or the display unit 302 of the POS register 300, or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. To do. At this time, the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 134 is transmitted from the coin change machine 100 to another device (such as the POS register 300) by the interface 132 of the coin change machine 100.

  Further, in the money handling system 1a as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the total sales calculation means 138 uses the total amount of gift certificates received from customers and the total amount of money received from customers. Total sales are calculated based on the amount of surplus stored in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. More specifically, the total sales calculation means 138 stores the amount of gift certificates received from the customer and the total amount of money received from the customer in the storage unit 134 of the coin change machine 100. Total sales are calculated by reducing the amount of surplus. The comparison unit 140 compares the total sales amount of each transaction with the total sales calculated by the total sales calculation unit 138.

  According to the money handling system 1a as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, as with the money handling system 1 as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. When the type accepting unit 152 accepts information indicating whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed, and when the information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is accepted by the gift certificate type accepting unit 152, The difference between the amount of the gift certificate received by the ticket amount receiving unit 150 and the sales amount is calculated as surplus and calculated for each transaction by the surplus calculating unit 154. As a result, surplus money can be managed appropriately.

  In the money handling system 1a as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the gift certificate amount receiving means 150, the gift certificate type receiving means 152, and the surplus calculation means 154 are not all provided in the coin change machine 100. Good. If at least one of the gift certificate amount acceptance means 150, the gift certificate type acceptance means 152, and the surplus calculation means 154 is provided in the coin change machine 100, the other means is a device other than the coin change machine 100 (for example, a POS register). 300).

  Further, in the money handling system (gift certificate management system) according to a further modification, the POS register 300 alone may manage surplus money. Such a money handling system will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the POS register 300 in the money handling system 1b according to a further modification, and FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the money handling system 1b shown in FIG.

  In the money handling system 1b as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, when a gift certificate is handed over from the customer to the store clerk, the store clerk manually inputs the amount of the gift certificate through the operation unit 304 of the POS register 300, and the customer receives the gift certificate. The user manually inputs information on whether or not the gift certificate that has been issued is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Information on the gift certificate input to the operation unit 304 and information on whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out are sent to the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300.

  Further, in the money handling system 1b as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, as shown in FIG. 9, the POS control unit 330 of the POS register 300 includes a gift certificate amount acceptance means 350, a gift certificate type acceptance means 352, and surplus. Gold calculation means 354 are connected to each other. The gift certificate amount receiving means 350 is configured to receive the amount of the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk. Specifically, the gift certificate amount receiving means 350 is configured to receive the amount of the gift certificate input by the store clerk through the operation unit 304. The gift certificate type accepting means 352 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. Specifically, the gift certificate type accepting unit 352 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk, which is input by the store clerk through the operation unit 304, is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out. Yes.

  The surplus calculation means 354 receives the information that the gift certificate handed from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed by the gift certificate type acceptance means 352, and the gift certificate amount acceptance means 350 The amount of difference between the accepted gift certificate and the product that the customer intends to purchase is calculated as a surplus for each transaction. The surplus amount calculated by the surplus calculation means 354 is stored in the storage unit 334 of the POS register 300. Further, the amount of surplus calculated by the surplus calculating means 354 is displayed on the display unit 302 of the POS register 300 or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. The interface 332 of the POS register 300 functions as a communication unit that transmits the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 334 to another device (for example, the store server 400).

  Next, the operation of the money handling system 1b as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 will be described.

  In the money handling system 1b as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, when the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out, the amount of the gift certificate and the product that the customer intends to purchase Management of surplus, which is the difference from the sales amount, which is the total amount of. More specifically, when the store clerk receives a gift certificate from the customer, the store clerk inputs the amount of the gift certificate and information on whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The gift certificate amount receiving means 350 receives the amount of the gift certificate input by the store clerk through the operation unit 304. The gift certificate type accepting unit 352 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk, which is input by the store clerk through the operation unit 304, is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The surplus calculation means 354 is accepted by the gift certificate amount acceptance means 350 when the information that the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is accepted by the gift certificate type acceptance means 352. The difference between the amount of the gift certificate and the sales amount is calculated as a surplus for each transaction.

  More specifically, when the customer tries to purchase a product of, for example, 800 yen, and the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a 1000 yen changeable gift certificate, the store clerk The operation unit 304 inputs the amount of gift certificate (1000 yen) and information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The gift certificate amount receiving means 350 receives information that the amount of the gift certificate is 1000 yen. The gift certificate type accepting unit 352 accepts information that the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. The surplus calculation means 354 receives the information indicating that the gift certificate handed over from the customer to the store clerk is a gift certificate that cannot be paid out by the gift certificate type acceptance means 352. The difference (200 yen) between the received gift certificate amount (1000 yen) and the sales amount (800 yen) is calculated as surplus for each transaction.

  Then, the surplus amount (200 yen) calculated by the surplus calculation unit 354 is stored in the storage unit 334 of the POS register 300. Further, the surplus amount calculated by the surplus calculation unit 354 is displayed on the display unit 302 of the POS register 300 or printed by the printing unit 338 of the POS register 300. At this time, the surplus amount stored in the storage unit 334 is transmitted from the POS register 300 to another device (the store server 400 or the like) via the interface 332 of the POS register 300.

  Further, in the money handling system 1b as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the amount of money of the gift certificate received from the customer and the total amount of money received from the customer are stored in the storage unit 334 of the POS register 300. Total sales calculation means for calculating the total sales based on the stored surplus amount may be provided. Further, in the money handling system 1b as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, there is provided a comparing means for comparing the total sales amount of each transaction with the total sales calculated by the total sales calculating means. Good.

  According to the money handling system 1b as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, as with the money handling system 1 as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. When the type accepting unit 352 accepts information on whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed, and when the information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is accepted by the gift certificate type accepting unit 352, The surplus calculation means 354 calculates the difference between the amount of the gift certificate received by the ticket amount reception means 350 and the sales amount for each transaction as a surplus. As a result, surplus money can be managed appropriately.

  In the money handling system 1b as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the gift certificate amount receiving means 350, the gift certificate type receiving means 352, and the surplus calculation means 354 may not be provided in the POS register 300. . If at least one of the gift certificate amount receiving means 350, the gift certificate type receiving means 352, and the surplus calculation means 354 is provided in the POS register 300, the other means is a device other than the POS register 300 (for example, the store server 400). May be provided. In addition, in the money handling system 1b as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the gift certificate data may be read by a bar code reader (not shown) to identify the amount and whether or not change payment is possible.

  Further, in the money handling system (gift certificate management system) according to a further modification, the store server 400 may manage surplus money. In such a monetary processing system, the store server 400 is provided with a gift certificate amount acceptance means for accepting the amount of a gift certificate, and a gift certificate type acceptance means for accepting information on whether or not the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed. . Further, when the information that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is received by the store server 400 by the gift certificate type accepting means, the amount and the sales amount of the gift certificate accepted by the gift certificate amount accepting means. Surplus calculation means for calculating the difference between each transaction as a surplus is provided. Note that the gift certificate amount acceptance unit, the gift certificate type acceptance unit, and the surplus calculation unit may not be provided in the store server 400. As long as at least one of the gift certificate amount receiving means, the gift certificate type receiving means, and the surplus calculation means is provided in the store server 400, other means may be provided in an apparatus other than the store server 400.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b Money handling system 100 Coin change machine 101 Coin identification part 103 Depositing conveyance part 104 Branch part 106 Coin storage part 108 Withdrawal conveyance part 110 Case 112 Operation display part 114 Coin receiving part 116 Coin dispensing part 120 Upper level control Unit 130 coin change machine control unit 132 interface 134 storage unit 138 total sales calculation unit 140 comparison unit 150 gift certificate amount reception unit 152 gift certificate type reception unit 154 surplus calculation unit 200 banknote change machine 201 banknote recognition unit 203a circulation transport unit 203b Connection transport unit 204 Withdrawal reject unit 206 Bill storage unit 207 Bill collection cassette 210 Case 214 Banknote receiving unit 214a Banknote receiving port 216 Banknote dispensing unit 216a Banknote outlet 230 Banknote change machine control unit 232 Interface 300 POS register 302 Display unit 30 a additional display unit 304 operation unit 330 POS control unit 332 interface 334 storage unit 336 card reader 338 printing unit 350 gift certificate amount reception unit 352 gift certificate type reception unit 354 surplus calculation unit 400 store server 500 gift certificate reader 501 product Ticket reading unit 502 Gift certificate receiving unit 502a Slot 503 Gift certificate transport unit 504 Reject unit 504a Reject port 506 Gift certificate storage unit 508 Door 530 Gift certificate reader control unit 532 Interface 534 Storage unit 536 Discriminating unit 550 Gift certificate amount receiving means 552 Gift certificate type accepting means 554 Surplus calculating means

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A gift certificate reading means having a reading unit for reading gift certificates and obtaining gift certificate data, a first storage unit for storing usable gift certificate data, and a determination unit;
Based on the gift certificate data read by the reading unit of the gift certificate reading means, gift certificate amount information acquisition means for acquiring information that can specify the amount of the gift certificate;
Gift certificate type information acquisition means for acquiring information that can specify whether the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed or not,
When the information specifying that the gift certificate is a gift certificate that cannot be changed is acquired, the difference between the amount specified by the information acquired by the gift certificate amount information acquisition unit and the sales amount is obtained. Surplus calculation means for calculating surplus for each transaction;
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The determination unit of the gift certificate reading unit compares the gift certificate data read by the reading unit of the gift certificate reading unit with the usable gift certificate data stored in the first storage unit. Thereby, it is discriminate | determined whether the said gift certificate can be used by the said gift certificate reading means.

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