JP6119374B2 - Medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, an automatic cash transaction apparatus (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as banknotes.

  Conventionally, in an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like used in a financial institution or a store, for example, the customer is allowed to deposit cash such as banknotes and coins according to the transaction contents with the customer, and the cash is withdrawn to the customer. Has been made.

  As an automatic teller machine, for example, a banknote depositing / withdrawing part that exchanges banknotes with customers, a discrimination part that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes and identifies the serial number of the banknotes, and input There is one having a temporary holding unit for temporarily holding a banknote, a transport unit for transporting the banknote, and a recycle box for storing banknotes for each denomination. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-2921 A

  By the way, dirt, pain, breakage, tears, etc. occur in banknotes in the circulation process, so when there is such dirt, pain, etc. in the part to which the serial number is attached, when identifying the serial number at the discrimination part There are cases where letters or numbers cannot be specified.

  In that case, the automatic teller machine records indefinite characters or numbers that could not be specified, for example, in a character indicating indefinite (for example, “?”) Such as “A? C12-4567”.

  When there are many undefined characters or numbers, the banknote cannot be specified, or the accuracy of detection decreases when detecting banknotes with serial numbers registered in advance. There was a risk of it.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can improve reliability.

In order to solve this problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the medium accommodated in the conveyance unit is fed to the conveyance unit, and the medium conveyance unit that accumulates the medium conveyed from the conveyance unit is provided on the conveyance unit. A discriminating unit that identifies an identification character attached to, and discriminates that the identification character cannot be identified when the number of characters that cannot be identified among a plurality of characters is not less than a predetermined threshold And a medium for which the identification character is determined to be identifiable by the discrimination unit, to a temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the medium, while a medium for which the identification character is determined to be unidentifiable by the discrimination unit And a control unit for conveying the medium to the medium storage unit .

  This medium processing device changes the transport destination of the medium depending on whether or not the identification character can be identified, and distinguishes the unidentifiable medium that could not identify the identification character from the identifiable medium that can be identified. Prevents unidentified media from being returned to the user and taken into the media processing device. During storage processing, the unidentifiable media is stored separately from identifiable media to prevent distribution, and during withdrawal processing. Distribution of unidentifiable media can be prevented without withdrawing money to the user.

Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, the customer service unit that accepts transactions related to the medium, the medium accommodated in the conveyance unit, the medium conveyance unit that accumulates the medium conveyed from the conveyance unit, and the conveyance unit An identification character attached to the medium is identified, and among the identification characters composed of a plurality of characters, if the number of characters that could not be identified is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the identification character is not identifiable The discriminating unit to be discriminated and the medium in which the discriminating character is discriminated by the discriminating unit are transported to the temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the medium, while the discriminating unit discriminates that the discriminating character cannot be discriminated. And a control unit that transports the processed medium to the medium storage unit .

  This medium transaction apparatus changes the transport destination of the medium depending on whether or not the identification character can be identified, and distinguishes the unidentifiable medium that could not identify the identification character from the identifiable medium that can be identified. Prevents unidentified media from being returned to the user and taken into the media processing device. During storage processing, the unidentifiable media is stored separately from identifiable media to prevent distribution, and during withdrawal processing. Distribution of unidentifiable media can be prevented without withdrawing money to the user.

  According to the present invention, the transfer destination of the medium is changed depending on whether or not the identification character can be identified, and the non-identifiable medium that cannot identify the identification character is separated from the identifiable medium that can be identified. Prevents unidentified media from being returned to the user and taken into the media processing device. During storage processing, the unidentifiable media is stored separately from identifiable media to prevent distribution, and during withdrawal processing. Distribution of unidentifiable media can be prevented without withdrawing money to the user. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can improve reliability.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a left view which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a serial number. It is a flowchart which shows the payment setting process procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment process sequence by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the storage setting process sequence by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the storage process procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment setting process procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment processing procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the path | route of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process. It is a basic diagram which shows the path | route of the banknote in a storage process. It is an approximate line figure showing a course of a bill in payment processing. It is a flowchart which shows the payment setting processing procedure by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment process sequence by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the storage setting process sequence by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the storage process procedure by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment setting process procedure by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment processing procedure by 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in a financial institution, for example, for a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a customer. To deal with cash.

  The case 2 has a shape in which a portion where it is easy to insert a bill or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side, that is, a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the upper surface is obliquely cut off, The customer service part 3 is provided in this part.

  The customer service section 3 is provided with a card entry / exit port 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7 and a receipt issuance port 8. Information notification and operation instructions are accepted.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4.

  The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter.

  The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, and the like.

  This operation display unit 6 is used for setting whether or not to enable the identification result transport destination setting function for changing the transport destination of the banknote based on the identification result of the serial number, and for the determination process in the identification result transport destination setting function. Inputs such as various thresholds used in the above are accepted from the staff.

  The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed.

  The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic cash transaction apparatus 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided.

  In the following, the side facing the user of the automatic teller machine 1 is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the user facing the front side, respectively, and the upper side and The lower side is defined and described.

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
As shown in FIG. 3, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, the control unit 12 includes various units (the deposit box 28, the recycling box 26, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16, the discrimination unit 18, the transport unit 24, the temporary storage unit 20, and the selector 22). Oversee and control.

  The control unit 12 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and includes a main control unit including a storage unit 14 including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. By reading and executing a predetermined program via 9, the various units are controlled to perform various processes such as deposit transactions, storage processes, and withdrawal transactions.

  The storage unit 14 stores the discrimination result obtained by the discrimination unit 18 discriminating the banknote, the identification result of the serial number of the banknote, and the like together with the transaction information, and stores various threshold values input by the attendant.

  Inside the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, as shown in FIG. 2, a banknote depositing / dispensing unit 16, an identification unit 18 for determining the denomination and authenticity of the banknote and reading and identifying the serial number attached to the banknote, and A temporary storage unit 20 is provided for temporarily storing deposited banknotes.

  The conveyance unit 24 is configured to convey rectangular bills in the short side direction along a conveyance path indicated by a thick line in the drawing by a roller, a belt, or the like (not shown). The conveyance part 24 conveys a banknote so that the discrimination part 18 may be penetrated in the front-back direction, and has connected the back side of the said discrimination part 18, the temporary storage part 20, and the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16, respectively. Further, the transport unit 24 connects the front side of the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, the recycle box 26, and the deposit box 28.

  A selector 22 is provided at a branch point of the transport unit 24, and the banknote transport destination is switched by rotating based on the control of the control unit 12.

  The discriminating unit 18 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, the degree of damage (correctness), etc. using the optical element, the magnetic detection element, etc. while conveying the banknote, and the discrimination result is obtained. Notify the control unit 12.

  Moreover, the discrimination part 18 gives serial number ID which is banknote identification information comprised with the alphanumeric character etc. which were provided for every banknote as shown in FIG. 4, and was previously printed on the one surface of the banknote from the image data of the imaged banknote. Read identify. At this time, the discrimination unit 18 counts the number of indefinite characters Cu, which is the number of characters of the serial number that could not be identified due to dirt or the like, among the total number of characters of the serial number ID, and the control unit 12 uses the identified character and the counted result as the identification result. To notify. In response to this, the control unit 12 determines the transport destination of the banknote based on the acquired identification result.

  The temporary holding unit 20 temporarily holds a banknote inserted by the user into the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16 at the time of depositing, and temporarily holds the depositable banknote identified as depositable by the discrimination unit 18 until the deposit is confirmed. On the other hand, the banknotes that cannot be deposited that are identified as being non-payable are discharged to the banknote depositing and dispensing unit 16 by so-called last-in first-out.

  The temporary storage unit 20 temporarily holds the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn at the time of withdrawal until the banknotes that can be withdrawn are withdrawn. Unusable banknotes are discharged into the safe 28.

  In the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 (FIG. 2), in the lower side, a denomination recycling box 26 and a banknote 5,000 tickets or 2 which are distinguished from, for example, damaged banknotes in the discrimination section 18 and have an abnormal discrimination result. A banknote of a denomination such as a thousand ticket, and a banknote whose identification result is abnormal because the number of indefinite characters Cu counted when the serial number is read in the discrimination unit 18 is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of indefinite characters threshold Ct. An entrance safe 28 is provided.

  The recycle store 26 takes in and stores the banknotes transported from the transport unit 24 by the storage and discharge mechanism, and discharges the stored banknotes and supplies them to the transport unit 24.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the serial number ID includes, for example, a character part LET arranged on the left side and arranged by arranging three letters such as alphabets A to Z, and a character number LET arranged on the right side of the character part LET. It is composed of a numeric part NUM configured by arranging 7 numbers of 9 numbers. Incidentally, in some countries, numbers may be mixed in the character portion LET.

  This serial number is stored when the banknote is jammed inside the automated teller machine 1 or when the automated teller machine 1 takes in a banknote that the customer forgets to take, etc. It is used to identify banknotes from the number identification result and present it to the customer as evidence information.

  In addition, when a counterfeit bill is found in the automatic teller machine 1, the serial number is collated with the serial number of the counterfeit bill, the stored serial number identification result, and transaction information, and the process of depositing into the automatic teller machine 1 is specified. Or in the case of banknotes deposited by the customer, it is used when presenting to the customer as evidence information.

  Furthermore, there are serial numbers that are distributed in large numbers, and when the serial numbers of those counterfeits are specified, the serial numbers are registered in the discrimination unit 18 in advance, and the number of characters of a certain number or more matches. It is also used when a banknote is received and detected as a counterfeit bill.

  The discriminating unit 18 records indefinite characters or numbers that could not be identified with characters indicating indefinite (for example, “?”) Such as “A? C12-4567”. In this case, since the two characters could not be identified, the indefinite character number Cu is 2.

  In this configuration, in the automatic teller machine 1, the main control unit 9 and the control unit 12 control each unit based on the banknote discrimination result and the identification result by the discrimination unit 18, and the banknote depositing process, the storing process and the banking process are performed. Perform gold processing.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a deposit transaction is selected by the user via the operation display unit 6 and a bill is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 5 at the time of deposit transaction, the bill is inserted into the bill deposit / withdrawal unit. Each sheet is conveyed from 16 to the discrimination unit 18.

  Here, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknote determined to be a depositable banknote based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 20 and temporarily stores it. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 returns the banknote determined to be a non-payable banknote that is not suitable for depositing to the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16 and returning it to the user by opening the shutter.

  After that, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the user, the automatic teller machine 1 performs storage processing. That is, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 20 to the discrimination part 18, and obtains a discrimination result and the identification result of a serial number.

  Here, the automatic teller machine 1 transports and stores the banknotes determined to be storable banknotes based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 18 to each recycle box 26 according to the denomination. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 separates and stores banknotes determined to be unacceptable banknotes that are unsuitable for storage from bankable banknotes by transporting them to the deposit box 28.

  On the other hand, when a withdrawal transaction is selected by the user via the operation display unit 6 and a withdrawal amount is input, the automatic teller machine 1 at the time of the withdrawal transaction is a bill for each denomination required according to the requested amount. Recognizing the number of sheets, the banknotes are fed out from the respective recycle boxes 26 according to the number of banknotes for each denomination and conveyed to the discrimination unit 18 to obtain the discrimination result and the identification result of the serial number.

  Here, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknote determined to be a withdrawalable banknote based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 16. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys to the temporary storage part 20 about the banknote determined to be a payment non-payable banknote which is not suitable for payment, and stores temporarily.

  And when the banknote for request | requirement money amount is integrated | stacked on the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16, the automatic teller machine 1 will open a shutter. Thereby, it will be in the state which can receive the banknote currently accumulated in the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16, and a user receives this banknote.

  Thereafter, the automatic teller machine 1 transports and stores the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn stored in the temporary storage unit 20 to the deposit box 28.

  Thus, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured to perform banknote deposit processing, storage processing, and withdrawal processing.

[1-3. Deposit processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the depositing process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The control unit 12 of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the deposit setting processing procedure RT1 by reading and executing the deposit setting processing program from the storage unit 14 before the user performs a deposit transaction for depositing the bill. Move to SP1.

  In step SP1, the control unit 12 receives a selection as to whether or not to enable the identification result transport destination setting function from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and sets whether the identification result transport destination setting function is valid or invalid. Move on to step SP2.

  In step SP2, if the identification result transport destination setting function is set to be valid, the control unit 12 receives an input of the indefinite number threshold Ct from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and sets the indefinite number threshold Ct. The process proceeds to step SP3 and the deposit setting processing procedure RT1 is terminated.

  Here, the indefinite character number threshold value Ct indicates the threshold value of the indefinite character number Cu that is the number of characters that could not be identified in the discrimination unit 18 with respect to the total number of characters of the serial number (that is, the total number of digits). The indefinite character number threshold Ct is notified from the operation display unit 6 to the main control unit 9, and is notified from the main control unit 9 to the discrimination unit 18 via the control unit 12.

  Subsequently, when the user performs a deposit transaction, the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the deposit processing procedure RT2 shown in FIG. 7 by reading and executing the deposit processing program from the storage unit 14, and step SP4. Move on.

  In step SP4, the control unit 12 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, inserts the banknote into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, conveys the banknote to the discrimination unit 18, and makes a discrimination to obtain a discrimination result. Move to SP5.

  In step SP5, the control unit 12 causes the discrimination unit 18 to identify the serial number of the banknote, obtains an identification result including the indefinite number Cu, and proceeds to step SP6.

  In step SP6, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP7.

  In step SP7, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled. If a positive result is obtained here, since the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP8 at this time.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP7, this means that whether the banknote can be deposited is determined based on only the discrimination result because the identification result transport destination setting function is set to invalid. The control unit 12 moves to step SP9.

  In step SP8, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct.

  If a positive result is obtained in step SP8, this indicates that the banknote is a depositable banknote. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP9.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP6 or SP8, this indicates that the banknote was a non-payable banknote. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP10.

  In step SP9, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R1 as shown in FIG. 12, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 20, moves to step SP11, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT2. In addition, in FIG.12, FIG13 and FIG.14, the inside of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 is simplified and shown in figure.

  On the other hand, in step SP10, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R2 as shown in FIG. 12, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, moves to step SP11, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT2. .

  As described above, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 uses a banknote whose serial number is identifiable when the discrimination result of the deposited banknote is normal and the indefinite character number Cu in the identification result is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct. On the other hand, when the number of indefinite characters Cu is equal to or greater than the number of indefinite characters threshold Ct, it is determined that the serial number cannot be identified.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether or not the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number is identifiable to the temporary storage unit 20 as a depositable banknote. The banknote whose number was not identifiable is conveyed to the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16 as a banknote that cannot be deposited and returned to the user.

[1-4. Storage processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the storing process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the storage setting processing procedure RT3 by reading and executing the storage setting processing program from the storage unit 14 before performing the storage processing for storing the banknotes deposited by the user. Then, the process proceeds to step SP21.

  In step SP21, the control unit 12 receives a selection as to whether or not to enable the identification result transport destination setting function from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and sets whether the identification result transport destination setting function is valid or invalid. Control goes to step SP22.

  In step SP22, when the identification result transport destination setting function is set to be valid, the control unit 12 receives an input of the indefinite number threshold Ct from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and sets the indefinite number threshold Ct. The process proceeds to step SP23 and the storage setting processing procedure RT3 is terminated.

  Subsequently, when performing storage processing, the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 reads out and executes the storage processing program from the storage unit 14 to start the storage processing procedure RT4 shown in FIG. 9, and proceeds to step SP24.

  In step SP24, the control part 12 is made to discriminate by conveying the banknote hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 20 in the money_receiving | payment process to the discrimination part 18, acquires a discrimination result, and moves to step SP25.

  In step SP25, the control part 12 makes the discrimination part 18 identify the serial number of a banknote, acquires the identification result containing the indefinite character number Cu, and moves to step SP26.

  In step SP26, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP27.

  In step SP27, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled. If an affirmative result is obtained here, since the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP28 at this time.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP27, this means that whether or not a bill can be stored is determined based only on the discrimination result because the identification result transport destination setting function is set to invalid. The control unit 12 moves to step SP29.

  In step SP28, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct.

  If a positive result is obtained in step SP28, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that can be stored, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP29.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP26 or SP28, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be stored, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP30.

  In step SP29, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R3 as shown in FIG. 13, conveys the banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to each recycling box 26, moves to step SP31, and ends the storage processing procedure RT4.

  On the other hand, in step SP30, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R4 as shown in FIG. 13, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the safe deposit box 28, moves to step SP31, and ends the storage processing procedure RT4.

  Thus, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 has a normal discrimination result of the banknotes deposited and held in the temporary holding unit 20, the indeterminate number Cu in the identification result is less than the indefinite number threshold Ct. On the other hand, if the indefinite character number Cu is equal to or greater than the indefinite character number threshold value Ct, the serial number is assumed to be an unidentifiable bill.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 changes the transport destination of the banknote based on whether the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number was identifiable to the recycle box 26 as a storable banknote. However, the banknotes that cannot be identified are conveyed to the safe deposit 28 as unacceptable banknotes and are stored separately from the bankable banknotes.

[1-5. Withdrawal processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the withdrawal process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The control part 12 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 reads and executes the withdrawal setting processing program RT5 by reading and executing the withdrawal setting processing program from the storage part 14 before performing the withdrawal transaction for withdrawing the banknotes to the user. Start and move to step SP41.

  In step SP41, the control unit 12 accepts a selection as to whether or not to enable the identification result transport destination setting function from the staff via the operation display unit 6, sets the validity or invalidity of the identification result transport destination setting function, Control goes to step SP42.

  In step SP42, when the identification result transport destination setting function is set to be valid, the control unit 12 receives an input of the indefinite number threshold Ct from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and sets the indefinite number threshold Ct. The process proceeds to step SP43, and the withdrawal setting processing procedure RT5 is terminated.

  Subsequently, when the user performs a withdrawal transaction, the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 starts the withdrawal processing procedure RT6 shown in FIG. 11 by reading and executing the withdrawal processing program from the storage unit 14. The process proceeds to step SP44.

  In step SP44, the control part 12 is made to discriminate by conveying a banknote from the recycle store | warehouse | chamber 26 to the discrimination part 18, acquires a discrimination result, and moves to step SP45.

  In step SP45, the control unit 12 identifies the serial number of the banknote in the discrimination unit 18, acquires the identification result including the indefinite number Cu, and moves to step SP46.

  In step SP46, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP47.

  In step SP47, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled. If a positive result is obtained here, since the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP48 at this time.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP47, this means that whether the banknote can be withdrawn is determined based on only the discrimination result because the identification result transport destination setting function is set to invalid. When this happens, the controller 12 proceeds to step SP49.

  In step SP48, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct.

  If a positive result is obtained in step SP48, this indicates that the banknote is a bankable banknote, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP49.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP46 or SP48, this indicates that the banknote was a banknote that cannot be dispensed, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP50.

  In step SP49, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R5 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, moves to step SP51, and ends the withdrawal processing procedure RT6. .

  On the other hand, in step SP50, the control unit 12 switches the selector 22 to the route R6 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 20, moves to step SP51, and ends the withdrawal processing procedure RT6. .

  Thus, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can identify the serial number when the discrimination result of the banknote stored in the recycle box 26 is normal and the indefinite character number Cu in the identification result is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct. On the other hand, if the indefinite character number Cu is equal to or greater than the indefinite character number threshold Ct, the serial number cannot be identified.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number was identifiable to the banknote depositing / withdrawing section 16 as a bankable banknote. While delivering to a user, the banknote whose serial number was unidentifiable is conveyed to the temporary storage part 20 as a banknote which cannot be withdrawn.

[1-6. effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether the serial number can be identified, and the identifiable banknote in which the indefinite number Cu is less than the indefinite number threshold Ct and the serial number can be identified. The indefinite character number Cu is equal to or greater than the indefinite character number threshold Ct, and the banknote that cannot be identified cannot be identified.

  In the conventional automatic teller machine, when a character that cannot be identified exists in the serial number, the character that cannot be identified is merely stored as an indefinite character (indefinite character and indefinite number). For this reason, in the case of a banknote with many indefinite characters, there existed a possibility that the identification accuracy of the serial number of the said banknote might fall.

  On the other hand, in the case of banknotes with a large number of indefinite characters Cu, the automatic teller machine 1 in the present embodiment is stored in the automatic teller machine 1 by returning it to the user as a non-payable banknote at the time of deposit processing. In the storage process, it is possible to prevent subsequent circulation by storing the banknote as a banknote that cannot be stored, and in the depositing bank 28 as a banknote that cannot be withdrawn during the withdrawal process. Subsequent distribution can be prevented.

  In addition, in the case of banknotes having a large number of unfixed numbers Cu of serial numbers, the automatic teller machine 1 determines that it is difficult to collate with the serial numbers of counterfeit bills. Reliability can be improved by improving detection accuracy and reliability as evidence information.

  Moreover, when the automatic teller machine 1 detects the banknote with which the serial number previously registered into the discrimination part 18 was attached | subjected, it can improve detection accuracy and can detect the banknote which should be detected correctly.

  Moreover, the automatic teller machine 1 can switch a conveyance destination according to the reliability of the serial number identification result requested | required by changing the indefinite number Cu suitably.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 can improve usability by enabling the indefinite character number threshold value Ct to be set according to the intention of the attendant.

  Further, the automatic teller machine 1 can set whether the identification result transport destination setting function is enabled or disabled by an attendant.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 can invalidate the identification result transport destination setting function and change the firmware and software when the attendant desires to change the transport destination of the banknote based only on the discrimination result. The identification result transport destination setting function can be switched between valid and invalid.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is provided on the transport unit 24 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 that feeds the stored banknotes to the transport unit 24 and accumulates the banknotes transported from the transport unit 24. And a discriminating unit 18 for identifying a serial number as an identification character attached to the banknote, and a control unit 12 for changing the transport destination of the banknote depending on whether or not the serial number of the banknote can be identified in the discrimination unit 18. did.

  Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 changes the transport destination of banknotes depending on whether or not the serial numbers can be identified, and separates the unidentifiable banknotes whose serial numbers could not be identified from the identifiable banknotes that have been identified. At the time of processing, it is possible to prevent unidentifiable banknotes from being returned to the user and taken into the automatic teller machine 1, and at the time of storage processing, the unidentifiable banknotes are separated from the identifiable banknotes and stored in the safe 28 for distribution. It is possible to prevent the circulation without dispensing the unidentifiable banknote to the user during the withdrawal process.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment is different from the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment in that the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 is different from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10. However, the rest is similarly configured.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bill depositing / dispensing machine 110 is configured in the same manner except that the control unit 112 is different from the control unit 12 in comparison with the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, if the character portion LET is an alphabet, there are 26 types of A to Z, and the number portion NUM is 10 types of 0 to 9, so that the character type to be identified is the character portion LET. More than the number part NUM. In addition, since the character part LET may be mixed with numerals, the character part LET and the numeral part NUM may require different identification accuracy. Moreover, when specifying a banknote from a serial number, the reliability calculated | required may differ with the character part LET and the number part NUM.

  For this reason, the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment performs a deposit process, a storage process, and a withdrawal process corresponding to the case where the identification accuracy required for the character part LET and the numeral part NUM are different.

  The discriminating unit 18 has an indefinite character number Cu that is an unidentified number of characters out of the total number of characters of the serial number ID and an indefinite character number that is an unidentifiable number of characters in the character part LET (that is, the number of digits in the character part LET). Clu and the indefinite digit number Cnu, which is the number of characters that could not be identified among the number of characters of the numeric part NUM (that is, the number of digits of the numeric part NUM) are counted, and the count result is notified to the control unit 112 as an identification result.

[2-2. Deposit processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the deposit processing by the automatic teller machine 101 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.

  The control unit 112 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 starts the deposit setting processing procedure RT7 by reading and executing the deposit setting processing program from the storage unit 14 before the user performs a deposit transaction for depositing the bill. Move on to SP61.

  In step SP61, the control unit 112 receives input of the indefinite character number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and receives the indefinite number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite number. The number threshold Cnt is set, and the process proceeds to SP62 and the deposit setting processing procedure RT7 is completed.

  Here, the indefinite character number threshold value Clt indicates the threshold value of the indefinite character number Clu, which is the number of characters that cannot be identified by the discrimination unit 18 in the character part LET, and for example, one character is set.

  The indefinite digit number threshold value Cnt indicates the threshold value of the indefinite digit number Cnu, which is the number of characters that cannot be identified by the discrimination unit 18 in the numeric part NUM. For example, three letters are set.

  The indefinite character number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt are notified from the operation display unit 6 to the main control unit 9, and are notified from the main control unit 9 to the discrimination unit 18 via the control unit 112.

  Subsequently, when the user performs a deposit transaction, the control unit 112 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 starts the deposit processing procedure RT8 shown in FIG. 16 by reading and executing the deposit processing program from the storage unit 14, and step SP63. Move on.

  In step SP63, the control unit 112 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, inserts the banknote into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, conveys the banknote to the discrimination unit 18, and makes a discrimination to obtain a discrimination result. Move to SP64.

  In step SP64, the control unit 112 identifies the serial number of the banknote in the discrimination unit 18, acquires an identification result including the indefinite character number Cu, the indefinite character number Clu, and the indefinite digit number Cnu, and proceeds to step SP65.

  In step SP65, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP66.

  In step SP66, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the determination of the number of indefinite characters is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of undefined characters. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP67.

  In step SP67, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character count Clu is less than the indefinite character count threshold Clt. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the determination of the number of indefinite characters is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite digits. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP68.

  In step SP68, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite digit number Cnu is less than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt.

  If a positive result is obtained in step SP68, this indicates that the banknote is a depositable banknote. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP69.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP65, SP66, SP67 or SP68, this indicates that the banknote is a non-payable banknote. At this time, the control unit 112 moves to step SP70.

  In step SP69, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R1, as shown in FIG. 12, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 20, moves to step SP71, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT8.

  On the other hand, in step SP70, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R2 as shown in FIG. 12, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, moves to step SP71, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT8. .

  In this way, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 has a normal discrimination result of the deposited banknote, the undefined number of characters Cu in the identification result is less than the undefined number of characters threshold Ct, and the undefined number of characters Clu is less than the undefined number of characters threshold Clt. Yes, and when the indefinite digit number Cnu is less than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt, it is determined that the serial number can be identified.

  On the other hand, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 has an indefinite character number Cu in the identification result equal to or greater than the indefinite character number threshold Ct, an indefinite character number Clu in excess of the indefinite character number threshold Clt, or an indefinite number of numbers even if the discrimination result of the deposited banknote is normal. When Cnu is equal to or greater than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt, the serial number cannot be identified.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether or not the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number was identifiable to the temporary storage unit 20 as a depositable banknote. The banknote whose number was not identifiable is conveyed to the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16 as a banknote that cannot be deposited and returned to the user.

[2-3. Storage processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the storing process by the automatic teller machine 101 will be described in detail with reference to flowcharts shown in FIGS. 17 and 18.

  The control unit 112 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 starts the storage setting processing procedure RT9 by reading and executing the storage setting processing program from the storage unit 14 before performing storage processing for storing the banknotes deposited by the user. Then, the process proceeds to step SP81.

  In step SP81, the control unit 112 receives input of the indefinite character number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and receives the indefinite number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite number. The number threshold Cnt is set, the process proceeds to SP82, and the storage setting processing procedure RT9 is ended.

  Subsequently, when performing storage processing, the control unit 112 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 reads out and executes the storage processing program from the storage unit 14 to start the storage processing procedure RT10 shown in FIG. 18, and proceeds to step SP83.

  In step SP83, the control unit 112 conveys the banknote held in the temporary holding unit 20 in the depositing process to the discrimination unit 18 to obtain a discrimination result, and proceeds to step SP84.

  In step SP84, the control unit 112 causes the discrimination unit 18 to identify the serial number of the banknote, obtains an identification result including the indefinite character number Cu, the indefinite character number Clu, and the indefinite digit number Cnu, and proceeds to step SP85.

  In step SP85, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP86.

  In step SP86, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the indefinite character number determination is normal and the process proceeds to the next indefinite character number determination. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP87.

  In step SP87, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character count Clu is less than the indefinite character count threshold Clt. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the determination of the number of indefinite characters is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite digits. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP88.

  In step SP88, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite digit number Cnu is less than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt.

  If an affirmative result is obtained in step SP88, this indicates that the banknote is a payable banknote. At this time, the control unit 112 moves to step SP89.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP85, SP86, SP87 or SP88, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be stored, and at this time, the control unit 112 moves to step SP90.

  In step SP89, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R3 as shown in FIG. 13, conveys the banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to each recycle box 26, moves to step SP91, and ends the storage processing procedure RT10.

  On the other hand, in step SP90, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R4 as shown in FIG. 13, conveys banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to the safe deposit box 28, moves to step SP91, and ends the storage processing procedure RT10.

  Thus, when the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 has received a normal discrimination result of the banknotes deposited and held in the temporary storage unit 20, the indefinite character number Cu in the identification result is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct, and the indefinite character number Clu. Is less than the indefinite number-of-characters threshold Clt and the indefinite number of numbers Cnu is less than the indefinite number-of-thresholds Cnt, it is determined that the serial number can be identified.

  On the other hand, even if the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 has a normal discrimination result of the banknotes deposited and held in the temporary holding unit 20, the indefinite character number Cu in the identification result is greater than or equal to the indefinite character number threshold Ct, or the indefinite character number Clu is the indefinite character number threshold. If the number is Clt or more or the indefinite digit number Cnu is greater than or equal to the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt, it is determined that the serial number cannot be identified.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number was identifiable to the recycle box 26 as a storable banknote. However, the banknotes that cannot be identified are conveyed to the safe deposit 28 as unacceptable banknotes and are stored separately from the bankable banknotes.

[2-4. Withdrawal processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the withdrawal process by the automatic teller machine 101 will be described in detail using the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 19 and 20.

  The control unit 112 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 reads the withdrawal setting processing program from the storage unit 14 and executes the withdrawal setting processing procedure RT11 before performing a withdrawal transaction for dispensing the banknotes to the user. Start and move to step SP101.

  In step SP101, the control unit 112 receives input of the indefinite number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt from the staff via the operation display unit 6, and receives the indefinite number threshold Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite number. The number threshold Cnt is set, and the SP102 withdrawal setting processing procedure RT11 is terminated.

  Subsequently, when performing the withdrawal process, the control unit 112 of the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 110 starts the withdrawal processing procedure RT12 shown in FIG. 20 by reading and executing the withdrawal processing program from the storage unit 14, and step SP103. Move on.

  In step SP103, the control unit 112 obtains the discrimination result by conveying the banknote from the recycle box 26 to the discrimination unit 18, and moves to step SP104.

  In step SP104, the control unit 112 causes the discrimination unit 18 to identify the serial number of the banknote, obtains an identification result including the indefinite character number Cu, the indefinite character number Clu, and the indefinite digit number Cnu, and proceeds to step SP105.

  In step SP105, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the discrimination result is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite characters. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP106.

  In step SP106, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the indefinite character number determination is normal and the process proceeds to the next indefinite character number determination. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP107.

  In step SP107, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite character count Clu is less than the indefinite character count threshold Clt. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the determination of the number of indefinite characters is normal and the process proceeds to the next determination of the number of indefinite digits. At this time, the control unit 112 proceeds to step SP108.

  In step SP108, the control unit 112 determines whether or not the indefinite digit number Cnu is less than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt.

  If a positive result is obtained in step SP108, this indicates that the banknote is a bankable banknote, and at this time, the control unit 112 moves to step SP109.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP105, SP106, SP107 or SP108, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be dispensed, and at this time, the control unit 112 moves to step SP110.

  In step SP109, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R5 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, moves to step SP111, and ends the withdrawal process procedure RT12. .

  On the other hand, in step SP110, the control unit 112 switches the selector 22 to the route R6 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary storage unit 20, moves to step SP111, and ends the withdrawal processing procedure RT12. .

  As described above, when the banknotes stored in the recycle box 26 are normal, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 has the indefinite character number Cu in the identification result less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct and the indefinite character number Clu is the indefinite character number. If the number Cnu is less than the threshold Clt and the indefinite digit number Cnu is less than the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt, the banknote can be identified.

  On the other hand, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110, even if the discrimination result of the banknotes stored in the recycle box 26 is normal, the number of indefinite characters Cu in the identification result is greater than or equal to the indefinite number threshold Ct, or the number of indefinite characters Clu is greater than or equal to the indefinite character number threshold Clt. If the indefinite digit number Cnu is greater than or equal to the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt, the serial number cannot be identified.

  At this time, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 changes the banknote transport destination based on whether the serial number can be identified, and transports the banknote whose serial number was identifiable to the banknote depositing / withdrawing section 16 as a bankable banknote. While delivering to a user, the banknote whose serial number was unidentifiable is conveyed to the temporary storage part 20 as a banknote which cannot be withdrawn.

[2-5. effect]
In the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 101 changes the bill transport destination based on whether the serial number can be identified, the indefinite character number Cu is less than the indefinite character number threshold Ct, and the indefinite character number Clu is the indefinite character number threshold Clt. And the identifiable banknote whose serial number could be identified because the indefinite number Cnu was less than the indefinite number threshold Cnt, and the indefinite number Cu was greater than or equal to the indefinite number threshold Ct, or the indefinite number of characters Clu was indefinite number of characters threshold Clt. From the above, or the indefinite digit number Cnu is equal to or greater than the indefinite digit number threshold value Cnt, the banknotes that cannot be identified cannot be identified.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 101 determines the transport destination according to the difference in identification accuracy between the character part LET and the numeric part NUM and the reliability of the serial number identification result required for each of the character part LET and the numeric part NUM. Can be switched.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the embodiment described above, in each of the deposit setting process, the storage setting process, and the withdrawal setting process, the indefinite number threshold Ct in the first embodiment, and the indefinite number threshold in the second embodiment. The case of setting Ct, the indefinite character number threshold Clt, and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. In the first embodiment, the indefinite number threshold Ct set in the deposit setting process is used. In the second embodiment, the indefinite number threshold Ct set in the deposit setting process is used. The character number threshold Clt and the indefinite digit number threshold Cnt may be used in the storage setting process and the withdrawal setting process.

  Further, for example, the indefinite number threshold Ct in the deposit setting process is made stricter than in the storage setting process and the withdrawal setting process, and the indefinite number threshold Ct in the deposit setting process and the withdrawal setting process is made more than in the storage setting process. The severity of the threshold may be set according to each process, such as making it stricter or making the indefinite number threshold Ct in the deposit setting process stricter than in the withdrawal setting process.

  Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, the case where it handles as an identifiable banknote was described only when it determined with both indefinite character number determination and indefinite character number determination as normal. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be handled as an identifiable banknote when it is determined to be normal in either the indefinite character number determination or the indefinite character number determination.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, although the case where the character part LET was comprised by the alphabet was described, this invention is not restricted to this, The character according to the banknote for every area | region may be sufficient.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the serial number ID as an identification character is composed of a character portion LET composed of a plurality of characters and a number portion NUM composed of a plurality of numbers has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be configured by only one of the character part LET and the numeric part NUM.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the number of characters that could not be identified in the serial number was described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of characters that could not identify the color of the serial number was counted. Also good.

  Moreover, at the time of the storage process in the above-described embodiment, the discrimination result may be diverted without performing the discrimination process in the discrimination unit 18 and performing the discrimination process.

  Furthermore, in the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment, as in the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment, whether or not to enable the identification result transport destination setting function is set. May be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control unit 12 performs the deposit setting processing procedures RT1 and RT7, the storage setting processing procedures RT3 and RT9, the withdrawal setting processing procedures RT5 and RT11, the depositing processing procedures RT2 and RT8, and the storage processing procedure RT4. And RT10, and the case of executing the withdrawal processing procedures RT6 and RT12, respectively.

  The present invention is not limited to this, for example, by the main control unit 9 or in cooperation with the main control unit 9 and the control units 12 and 112, deposit setting processing procedures RT1 and RT7, storage setting processing procedures RT3 and RT9, withdrawals The setting process procedures RT5 and RT11, the deposit process procedures RT2 and RT8, the storage process procedures RT4 and RT10, and the withdrawal process procedures RT6 and RT12 may be executed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, various threshold values are notified from the operation display unit 6 to the main control unit 9 and notified from the main control unit 9 to the discrimination unit 18 via the control unit 12, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Instead, it may be notified directly from the main control unit 9 to the discrimination unit 18.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the deposit setting processing program, the storage setting processing program and the withdrawal setting processing program, the deposit processing program, the storage processing program and the withdrawal processing program stored in advance in the storage unit 14 are read out. The case of execution was described.

The present invention is not limited to this, for example, an interface such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), a network such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.3ab, or a CD-ROM (Compact
Acquire and execute deposit setting processing program, storage setting processing program and withdrawal setting processing program, deposit processing program, storage processing program and withdrawal processing program from outside via an external storage medium such as Disc-Read Only Memory) You may do it.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the automatic teller machines 1 and 101 which transact cash, the case where the banknote as a medium is conveyed inside, it discriminate | determined by the discrimination part 18, and was conveyed to the predetermined | prescribed conveyance destination was described. .

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention is applied to various apparatuses that convey a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, an admission ticket, etc., discriminate the medium by the discrimination unit 18 and convey it to a predetermined conveyance destination. It may be applied.

  In addition, for example, it is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform various processes related to transactions of banknotes and coins, such as banknote depositing and dispensing machines for depositing and unloading banknotes and sealing small bundle payment machines for sealing banknotes every predetermined number The present invention may be applied to a cash processing apparatus.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to an automatic cash transaction apparatus that performs a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction has been described. However, the present invention is applied to an apparatus that performs only a deposit transaction or an apparatus that performs only a withdrawal transaction. May be applied.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 as a medium accommodating part, the discrimination part 18 as a discrimination part, and the control part 12 or 112 as a control part are the banknote depositing / withdrawing as a medium processing apparatus. The case of configuring the machine 10 or 110 has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium processing apparatus may be configured by a medium storage unit, a discrimination unit, and a control unit having various other configurations.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, by the customer service part 3 as a customer service part, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 as a medium accommodating part, the discrimination part 18 as a discrimination part, and the control part 12 or 112 as a control part The case of configuring the automatic cash transaction apparatus 1 or 101 as the medium transaction apparatus has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transaction device may be configured by a customer service section, a medium storage section, a discrimination section, and a control section having various other configurations.

  The present invention can also be used in various devices that determine the serial number of a banknote and set the transport destination of the banknote.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Automatic cash transaction apparatus, 2 ... Housing, 3 ... Customer service part, 4 ... Card entrance / exit, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 6 ... Operation display part, 7 ... Numeric keypad, 8 ... ··· Receipt issuing port, 9 ··· Main control unit, 10, 110 ··· Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine, 12, 112 ··· Control unit, 14 ··· Storage unit, 16 ··· Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit, 18 ··· Identification unit, 20 ... Temporary holding part, 22 ... Selector, 24 ... Transport part, 26 ... Recycle box, 28 ... Safe deposit box, ID ... Serial number, LET ... Text part, NUM ... Number part, Cu ... ... number of indefinite characters, Clu ... number of indefinite characters, Cnu ... number of indefinite digits, Ct ... threshold number of indefinite characters, Clt ... threshold number of indefinite characters, Cnt ... threshold number of indefinite digits.

Claims (15)

A medium storage unit that feeds out the stored medium to the transport unit and accumulates the medium transported from the transport unit;
If the identification character provided on the transport unit and attached to the medium is identified, and the number of characters that cannot be identified among the identification characters composed of a plurality of characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the identification A discrimination part for determining that a character cannot be identified ;
The medium in which the identification character is determined to be identifiable by the discrimination unit is transported to the temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the medium, while the identification unit is determined to be indistinguishable. A medium processing apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to convey a medium to the medium storage unit . The identification character is composed of a character portion composed of a plurality of characters and a number portion composed of a plurality of numbers,
The discrimination unit is configured such that the number of characters that cannot be identified among the characters in the character portion is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, or the number of numbers that cannot be identified among the numbers in the numeric portion is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. If a medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 for determining the identification character to be identified not. A storage for storing the medium;
A safe that stores the medium that is not distributed separately from the storage;
Further comprising
The control unit conveys the medium to the storage when the medium is determined to be a storable medium based on the identification result in the discrimination unit. On the other hand, when the medium is determined to be a non-storable medium, the control unit inserts the medium. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the medium processing apparatus is transported to a safe. The control unit, when the medium by the recognition result of the discriminating unit is determined to withdraw not medium, medium according to claim 1, keep the medium in the medium processing apparatus without conveying to the medium container Processing equipment. The control unit may the medium is determined that the payment not medium without conveying to said medium accommodating portion, the medium processing apparatus according to claim 4 for transporting into the escrow unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit conveys the medium conveyed to the temporary storage unit to an entrance safe. The discrimination unit stores the threshold value at the time of deposit processing for depositing the medium into the medium processing device and at the time of withdrawal processing for withdrawing the medium from the medium processing device. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the medium processing apparatus is lower than the threshold value at the time of processing. The discriminating unit, according to claim 1, lower than the threshold during the dispensing process the threshold value at the time of deposit processing to deposit the media into the media processing device, for dispensing the medium from the medium processing apparatus Media processing device. The discrimination unit discriminates whether the medium is normal or abnormal,
The control unit conveys differently between a medium that has been identified as normal by the discrimination unit and the identification character is identifiable, and a medium that has been identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit or the identification character cannot be identified. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the medium processing apparatus is conveyed first . An input unit for receiving a setting as to whether or not to enable a function of changing a transport destination of the medium depending on whether or not the identification character of the medium can be identified;
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit changes a transport destination of the medium depending on whether or not the identification character of the medium is identified when the input unit is set to enable the function. An input unit for receiving the threshold value input;
The discrimination unit, the number of characters that could not be identified among the identification character is, when was set the threshold above via the input unit, according to claim 1 for determining the identification character to be identified not Media processing device. A customer service department that accepts media-related transactions;
A medium storage unit that feeds out the stored medium to the transport unit and accumulates the medium transported from the transport unit;
If the identification character provided on the transport unit and attached to the medium is identified, and the number of characters that cannot be identified among the identification characters composed of a plurality of characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the identification A discrimination part for determining that a character cannot be identified ;
The medium in which the identification character is determined to be identifiable by the discrimination unit is transported to the temporary holding unit that temporarily holds the medium, while the identification unit is determined to be indistinguishable. A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a control unit that conveys a medium to the medium accommodation unit . A medium storage unit that feeds out the stored medium to the transport unit and accumulates the medium transported from the transport unit;
An identification character that is provided on the transport unit and includes a character part composed of a plurality of characters and a number part composed of a plurality of numbers attached to the medium can be identified, and can be identified among the characters of the character part. Discrimination that determines that the identification character is indistinguishable when the number of missing characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold or when the number of digits in the number part that cannot be identified is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold And
A control unit that changes a transport destination of the medium depending on whether the identification character of the medium is identified in the discrimination unit;
A medium processing apparatus. A medium storage unit that feeds out the stored medium to the transport unit and accumulates the medium transported from the transport unit;
If the identification character provided on the transport unit and attached to the medium is identified, and the number of characters that cannot be identified among the identification characters composed of a plurality of characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the identification The threshold value at the time of deposit processing for depositing the medium into the media processing device and at the time of withdrawal processing for withdrawing the medium from the media processing device is determined to the media processing device. A discrimination unit for lowering the threshold value during the storage process of storing
A control unit that changes a transport destination of the medium depending on whether the identification character of the medium is identified in the discrimination unit;
A medium processing apparatus. A medium storage unit that feeds out the stored medium to the transport unit and accumulates the medium transported from the transport unit;
If the identification character provided on the transport unit and attached to the medium is identified, and the number of characters that cannot be identified among the identification characters composed of a plurality of characters is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the identification Discrimination that character is indistinguishable and the threshold value at the time of deposit processing for depositing the medium into the media processing device is lower than the threshold value at the time of withdrawal processing for withdrawing the medium from the media processing device And
A control unit that changes a transport destination of the medium depending on whether the identification character of the medium is identified in the discrimination unit;
A medium processing apparatus.

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