JP6252367B2 - Banknote transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote transaction apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as a banknote.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like used in a financial institution or a store, for example, a customer deposits cash such as banknotes or coins according to transaction details with a customer, and cash is withdrawn to a customer. 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.

  In such an automatic teller machine, banknotes identified by the discrimination unit as being reusable at the time of deposit transaction are transported to and stored in a recycle box, but are not recyclable identified as being non-reusable. Banknotes are transported to and stored in the reject store, and banknotes identified as being able to be withdrawn during withdrawal transactions are transported to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit, while withdrawals are identified as being abnormal. Some banknotes are transported to a temporary storage unit and then transported to a reject box for storage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when a bank scrutinizes the automatic teller machine, the bank removes the reject bank from the automatic teller machine, checks the banknotes stored in the reject bank, for example, visually, and recycles the banknotes determined to be reusable. May be set in the warehouse.

JP 2014-49040 A

  In such an automatic teller machine, banknotes that are identified as non-recyclable banknotes due to oil stains and other non-recyclable banknotes and are stored in the reject box appear to be relatively clean, so they can be reused by employees during scrutiny. There is a possibility that it will be set in the recycle box as a possible banknote.

  Such banknotes are likely to be distinguished from banknotes that cannot be withdrawn due to the same factors at the time of withdrawal transactions, so when a large number of such banknotes are reset in the recycle bin, withdrawals are made. A large number of banknotes were generated, making it difficult for staff to deal with them.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a banknote transaction apparatus capable of improving functionality.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the banknote transaction apparatus of the present invention, a banknote that has been identified as normal is a discrimination section that reads the serial number of the banknote and discriminates the state, and a banknote that has been identified as abnormal by the discrimination section at the time of deposit transaction. Is a reject storage that is sorted and stored, a storage unit that stores serial numbers of banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit, and banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit during withdrawal transactions If the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is compared with the serial number of the reject banknote number information and the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn matches the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information, A control unit for making money was provided.

  Even if the banknote determined to be non-recyclable banknotes is reset in the recycle box and determined to be banknotes that cannot be withdrawn during withdrawal transactions, this banknote transaction apparatus treats the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn as banknotes that can be withdrawn. It is possible to prevent a large amount of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn from being generated.

  According to the present invention, even if a banknote determined to be a non-recyclable banknote is reset in the recycle box and determined to be a banknote that cannot be withdrawn at the time of a withdrawal transaction, It is possible to prevent a large amount of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn from being generated. Thus, this invention can implement | achieve the banknote transaction apparatus which can improve functionality.

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 basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote. It is a flowchart which shows a setting process procedure. It is an approximate line figure showing a reject bill withdrawal enable / disable setting screen. It is an approximate line figure showing a reject bill serial number list clear setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows a money_receiving | payment process procedure. It is a basic diagram which shows the path | route of the banknote in a money_receiving | payment process. It is a flowchart which shows a storage process procedure. It is a basic diagram which shows the path | route of the banknote in a storage process. It is a flowchart which shows the payment processing procedure. It is an approximate line figure showing a course of a bill in payment processing. It is a flowchart which shows a rejection banknote accommodation process sequence. It is an approximate line figure showing a course of a bill in reject bill storage processing.

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

[1. 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. Transactions related to cash. The housing 2 is provided with a customer service section 3 at a position where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side.

  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. Receives information and accepts operation instructions. 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. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used at the time of input operation such as a password or transaction amount. 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. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and has a predetermined value from a storage unit 30 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 the program, each unit is controlled to perform various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

  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. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is configured such that the control unit 12 includes each unit (a banknote depositing / dispensing unit 16, a transport unit 24, a discrimination unit 18, a temporary storage unit 20, a recycling store 26, a reject store 28, and a forgotten storehouse. 22).

  The control unit 12 is mainly configured by a CPU (not shown), and controls each unit by reading and executing a predetermined program from the storage unit 14 (FIG. 1) including a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. Then, various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are performed. The storage unit 14 stores the discrimination result obtained by the discrimination unit 18 discriminating the banknote and the identification result of the serial number of the banknote together with the transaction information, and the reject banknote serial number list to be described later and the effectiveness of the reject banknote dispensing function. Alternatively, the invalid setting, the valid or invalid setting of the reject banknote number list clear function, and reject banknote number list storage period information are stored.

  Inside the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, a banknote depositing / dispensing part 16, a discrimination part 18 for judging the denomination and authenticity of the banknote, a temporary holding part 20 for temporarily retaining deposited banknotes, and the like are provided on the upper side. Yes.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 separates banknotes input from customers one by one and feeds them to the transport unit 24. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 separates and holds the banknote delivered to the conveyance part 24 and the banknote returned to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 as a non-depositable banknote. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 is provided with a banknote detection sensor (not shown) that detects whether or not there is a banknote to be fed to the transport unit 24 inside the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16.

  The transport unit 24 transports rectangular banknotes in the short direction along a transport 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, the reject box 28, and the forgotten box 22. A selector (not shown) 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 is serial number ID which is banknote identification information comprised by the alphanumeric character etc. which were provided for every banknote BL as shown in FIG. Read identify. At this time, the discrimination unit 18 notifies the control unit 12 of the identified character as an identification result. In response to this, the control unit 12 determines the banknote transport destination based on the acquired discrimination result and identification result.

  As shown in FIG. 3, for example, a serial number ID is attached to the bill BL at the lower left. The serial number is composed of, for example, English characters such as alphabets and numbers 0 to 9. 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 when bills are identified from the number identification result and presented to the customer as evidence information. In addition, when a counterfeit ticket is found in the automatic teller machine 1, the serial number collates the serial number of the counterfeit ticket with the stored serial number identification result and transaction information, and the process of depositing into the automatic teller machine 1 Or banknotes deposited by the customer, it is used when presenting to the customer as evidence information. Furthermore, serial numbers have forged tickets distributed in large quantities, and when the serial numbers of those counterfeit tickets 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 is registered. It is also used when detecting a matched bill as a forged ticket.

  The temporary holding unit 20 temporarily holds the banknotes that the customer has inserted into the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 16 at the time of depositing, and temporarily holds the depositable banknotes identified as depositable by the discrimination unit 18 until the deposit is confirmed. On the other hand, the banknotes that cannot be deposited that have been identified as being non-payable are discharged to the banknote depositing and dispensing unit 16. 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 to the reject box 28.

  Further, inside the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10, a denomination-type recycling box 26, a banknote discriminated as a banknote (so-called damaged banknote) damaged in the discrimination section 18, a banknote discriminated as a forged ticket, and 5,000 There are provided a reject store 28 for storing denominated banknotes such as tickets and 2,000 tickets, and a forgotten store 22 for collecting and storing banknotes that the customer has forgotten from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 during transactions. Yes. The recycle box 26, the reject box 28 and the forgotten box 22 are configured to be detachable from slots provided in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10. The recycle box 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.

  In such a configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured such that 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 and the withdrawal process. I do.

[1-3. Setting process]
Next, the specific processing procedure of the setting process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The control unit 12 of the bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the setting processing procedure RT1 by reading and executing the setting processing program from the storage unit 14 before the customer performs a deposit transaction for depositing bills, and proceeds to step SP1. .

  In step SP1, the control unit 12 displays the reject banknote withdrawal enable / disable setting screen DIP1 shown in FIG. 5 on the operation display unit 6 as an input unit until the employee selects either the enable button BOK1 or the disable button BNG1. stand by. This reject banknote allowance setting screen DIP1 is a setting screen for determining whether to enable or disable the reject banknote dispensing function, which is a withdrawal based on the reject banknote serial number list, which will be described later. A text prompting the clerk to select whether or not to allow withdrawal based on the is displayed. In addition, on the reject banknote withdrawal allowance setting screen DIP1, a permit button BOK1 and a disallow button BNG1 are displayed. Upon confirming the contents displayed on the reject banknote withdrawal enable / disable setting screen DIP1, the bank employee confirms the OK button BOK1 to enable the reject banknote withdrawal function, and the invalid button BNG1 to invalidate the reject banknote withdrawal function. Press. When the OK button BOK1 is selected, the control unit 12 sets the reject banknote dispensing function to be valid, while when the impossible button BNG1 is selected, the control unit 12 sets the reject banknote withdrawal function to be invalid.

  In step SP2, the control unit 12 displays the reject banknote number list clear setting screen DIP2 shown in FIG. 6 on the operation display unit 6, the clerk selects the OK button BOK2, and the reject banknote number list storage period setting unit ST2 It waits until an input is performed or one of the disabled buttons BNG2 is selected. This reject banknote number list clear setting screen DIP2 is a function that clears the reject banknote number list to which serial numbers are added each time a non-recyclable banknote is generated, and temporarily deletes all serial numbers from the reject banknote number list. This is a setting screen for enabling or disabling a reject banknote number list clear function, and displays a reject banknote number list clear setting unit ST1 and a reject banknote number list storage period setting unit ST2. . In the reject banknote number list clear setting section ST1, a text indicating whether or not to clear the reject banknote number list after completion of the detailed inspection is displayed, and a OK button BOK2 and a disable button BNG2 are displayed. The reject banknote number list storage period setting unit ST2 displays a text prompting the user to set a list storage period, which is the storage period of the reject banknote number list, and can input a storage start date and a storage end date It is configured.

  After confirming the contents displayed on the reject banknote number list clear setting screen DIP2, the clerk checks the OK button BOK2 of the reject banknote number list clear setting unit ST1 when clearing the reject banknote number list after completion of the scrutiny. If the reject banknote number list is not cleared after completion and the serial numbers are further added to the reject banknote number list, the unusable button BNG2 is pressed. In addition, when the bank employee selects the OK button BOK1, the storage start date and storage end date are input to the reject banknote number list storage period setting unit ST2. The storage start date and storage end date are defined as adding a serial number to the reject banknote serial number list only during the list storage period from the storage start date to the storage end date. The exclusion period which clears a banknote serial number list is shown.

  When the OK button BOK2 is selected, the control unit 12 sets the reject banknote number list clear function to be valid. On the other hand, when the disable button BNG2 is selected, the control unit 12 sets the reject banknote number list clear function to be invalid. In addition, the control unit 12 sets the storage start date and storage end date and time input to the reject banknote number list storage period setting unit ST2 as reject banknote number list storage period information, and the process proceeds to step SP3. The procedure RT1 is terminated. Thereby, when the reject banknote number list clear function is set to be valid, the control unit 12 does not clear the reject banknote number list during the list storage period indicated by the reject banknote number list storage period information, and the storage ends. After the month and day have passed, the clerk conducts scrutiny, and when the recycling box 26 is attached to the automatic teller machine 1, the reject banknote serial number list is cleared. In addition, when the reject banknote number list clear function is set to be invalid, the control unit 12 does not clear the reject banknote number list when the recycler 26 is attached to the automatic teller machine 1 after a scrutiny is performed. .

[1-4. Deposit processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the deposit process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. 8, 10, 12, and 14, the inside of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is illustrated in a simplified manner.

  When the customer performs a deposit transaction, the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 reads and executes the deposit processing program from the storage unit 14 to start the deposit processing procedure RT2 shown in FIG. 7, and proceeds to step SP11. In step SP11, the control unit 12 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5, inserts banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, conveys the banknotes one by one to the discrimination unit 18, and makes a discrimination to obtain a discrimination result. Then, the process proceeds to step SP12. In step SP12, the control part 12 makes the discrimination part 18 identify the serial number of a banknote, acquires an identification result, and moves to step SP13.

  In step SP13, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote is a depositable banknote because the discrimination result is normal. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP14. In step SP14, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R1 as shown in FIG. 8, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the temporary holding unit 20, and moves to step SP16. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP13, this indicates that the banknote is a non-payable banknote. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP15. In step SP15, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R2 as shown in FIG. 8, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, and proceeds to step SP16.

  In step SP16, the control part 12 memorize | stores the identification result of the serial number with the banknote conveyed to the temporary storage part 20 and the banknote conveyed to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 in the memory | storage part 14, and moves to step SP17. In step SP17, the control unit 12 determines whether or not there is a banknote to be fed to the transport unit 24 in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 by the banknote detection sensor. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the inserted banknote still remains in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, and at this time, the control unit 12 returns to step SP11, and the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 starts the next. Are fed out to the transport unit 24. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP17, this means that all inserted banknotes have been fed from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16 to the transport unit 24. At this time, the control unit 12 moves to step SP18, and deposit processing. The procedure RT2 is terminated.

[1-5. 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 a flowchart shown in FIG. The control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the storage processing procedure RT3 shown in FIG. 9 by reading and executing the storage processing program from the storage unit 14 when performing the storage processing after the above-described deposit processing. Move to SP21. In step SP21, 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, and acquires a discrimination result, It moves to step SP22. In step SP22, the control part 12 makes the discrimination part 18 identify the serial number of a banknote, acquires an identification result, and moves to step SP23.

  In step SP23, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote is a recyclable banknote because the discrimination result is normal. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP24. In step SP24, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R3 as shown in FIG. 10, conveys the banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to each recycling box 26, and moves to step SP26. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP23, this indicates that the banknote is a non-recyclable banknote. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP25. In step SP25, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R4 as shown in FIG. 10, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the reject box 28, and proceeds to step SP26.

  In step SP26, the control part 12 memorize | stores the identification result of the serial number with the banknote conveyed to the recycle store | warehouse | chamber 26, and the banknote conveyed to the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 28 in the memory | storage part 14, and moves to step SP27.

  In step SP27, the control unit 12 extracts the identification result of the serial number of the banknote stored in the reject store 28 from the storage unit 14, adds it to the reject banknote serial number list, stores it in the storage unit 14, and ends the storage processing procedure RT3. . The reject banknote serial number list shows the serial numbers of banknotes stored in the reject store 28 in the storage process as a list in a searchable form. When the serial number of the banknote determined to be a banknote that cannot be withdrawn is described in the reject banknote number list in the withdrawal process described later, the control unit 12 treats the banknote that cannot be withdrawn as a banknote that can be withdrawn. Judge that money.

[1-6. Withdrawal processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the withdrawal process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG. When the customer performs a withdrawal transaction, the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 starts the withdrawal processing procedure RT4 shown in FIG. 11 by reading and executing the withdrawal processing program from the storage unit 14, and step SP31. Move on. In step SP31, when the withdrawal transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6 and the withdrawal amount is input, the control unit 12 recognizes the required number of banknotes for each denomination in accordance with the requested amount. The counting of the number of gold sheets is started, and the process proceeds to step SP32.

  In step SP32, the control unit 12 obtains the discrimination result by discriminating the bills by paying out the bills from the respective recycle boxes 26 and transporting them to the discrimination unit 18 according to the number of bills for each denomination according to the requested amount, and in step SP33. Move on. In step SP33, the control part 12 makes the discrimination part 18 identify the serial number of a banknote, acquires an identification result, and moves to step SP34.

  In step SP34, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If a positive result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that can be withdrawn because the discrimination result is normal. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP35. In step SP35, the control unit 12 increments the number of withdrawals by 1, and proceeds to step SP36. In step SP36, the control part 12 switches a selector (not shown) to route R5 as shown in FIG. 12, conveys a banknote from the discrimination part 18 to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16, and moves to step SP41.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP34, this indicates that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be dispensed, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP37. In step SP37, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the reject banknote dispensing function is set to be valid. If a positive result is obtained here, this indicates that the process proceeds to the next determination, and at this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP38. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP37, this indicates that the reject banknote dispensing function is disabled, and at this time, the control unit 12 skips step SP38 and proceeds to step SP39.

  In step SP38, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the serial number of the acquired banknote is listed in the reject banknote serial number list. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the banknote is determined to be a banknote that cannot be withdrawn, but the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is treated as a banknote that can be withdrawn. Moves to step SP35, increments the count of the number of withdrawals by 1, moves to step SP36, and transports the banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to the banknote deposit and withdrawal unit 16. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP38, it is determined that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be withdrawn and is not listed in the reject banknote serial number list. At this time, the control unit 12 moves to step SP39, increases the count of the number of withdrawals by 0 (that is, does not increase), and moves to step SP40. In step SP40, the control part 12 switches a selector (not shown) to route R6 as shown in FIG. 12, conveys a banknote from the discrimination part 18 to the temporary storage part 20, and moves to step SP41.

  In step SP41, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the number of withdrawals has reached the number of bills corresponding to the requested amount. If a negative result is obtained here, this means that the number of banknotes corresponding to the requested amount has not yet been accumulated in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, and the control unit 12 returns to step SP32 at this time, The next banknote is fed from the recycle box 26 to the discrimination unit 18. On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP41, this means that the number of banknotes corresponding to the requested amount is accumulated in the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 16, and at this time the control unit 12 opens the shutter, Withdrawing the banknotes accumulated in the depositing / withdrawing unit 16 by delivering them to the user, the process proceeds to step SP42.

  In step SP42, the control part 12 memorize | stores the identification result of the serial number of the banknote conveyed with the banknote conveyed to the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 16 and the banknote conveyed to the temporary storage part 20 in the memory | storage part 14, and transfers to step SP43. Procedure RT4 is terminated.

  Thus, when it is determined that the banknote is a banknote that cannot be withdrawn, the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 does not include the banknote that cannot be withdrawn when the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is not included in the reject banknote serial number list. On the other hand, when the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is described in the reject banknote serial number list, the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is treated as a banknote that can be withdrawn.

[1-7. Reject bill storage processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of the reject storing process by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG. When the control unit 12 of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs the reject banknote storage process after the above-described withdrawal process, the reject banknote storage process shown in FIG. 13 is read out from the storage unit 14 and executed. Procedure RT5 is started, and the process proceeds to step SP51. In step SP51, the control part 12 is made to discriminate by conveying the banknote hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 20 in the payment process to the discrimination part 18, acquires a discrimination result, and moves to step SP52.

  In step SP52, the control part 12 makes the discrimination part 18 identify the serial number of a banknote, acquires an identification result, and moves to step SP53. In step SP53, the control unit 12 determines whether or not the discrimination result is normal. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this indicates that the banknote is a recyclable banknote because the discrimination result is normal. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP54. In step SP54, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R7 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknotes from the discrimination unit 18 to each recycle box 26, and moves to step SP56. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP53, this indicates that the banknote is a non-recyclable banknote. At this time, the control unit 12 proceeds to step SP55. In step SP55, the control unit 12 switches the selector (not shown) to the route R8 as shown in FIG. 14, conveys the banknote from the discrimination unit 18 to the reject box 28, and proceeds to step SP56.

  In step SP56, the control unit 12 stores the identification result of the serial number between the banknote conveyed to the recycle box 26 and the banknote conveyed to the reject box 28 in the storage unit 14, and proceeds to step SP57 to end the reject banknote storage processing procedure RT5. To do.

[1-8. effect]
In the above configuration, banknotes that are judged as non-recyclable banknotes in the discrimination unit 18 due to partial dirt such as oil stains and stored in the reject storage 28 are stored by the servants as the recycle storage 26, the reject storage 28, and the collection. When the forgotten warehouse 22 is removed from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 and examined carefully, it may be determined that the state is visually confirmed and recyclable, and may be reset in the recycling cabinet 26 as a banknote to be dispensed. Since such banknotes are likely to be determined as banknotes that cannot be withdrawn due to the same factors as during deposit transactions, in conventional cash automatic transaction devices, such banknotes are recycled in large quantities. When it was reset to 26, a large amount of banknotes that could not be withdrawn was generated, and the handling of the bank staff was complicated.

  On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 creates a reject banknote serial number list as reject banknote serial number information that makes it possible to search for serial numbers of banknotes determined to be non-recyclable banknotes during the storage process, and withdraw processing Even if it is a banknote determined to be a banknote that cannot be withdrawn at the time, if it is a banknote with the same serial number as the serial number listed in the reject banknote serial number list, it will be treated as a bankable banknote I made it. As described above, in the automatic teller machine 1, when the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn matches the serial number described in the reject banknote serial number list, the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is stored in the reject box 28. Is determined to be a banknote set again in the recycle box 26 by a bank clerk, and the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is withdrawn.

  As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 determines that the banknote is not recyclable due to partial stains such as oil stains, and the banknote stored in the reject box 28 is reset in the recycle box 26 and cannot be withdrawn during a withdrawal transaction. Can be withdrawn without holding the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn inside the automatic teller machine 1, preventing banknotes that cannot be withdrawn from being generated in large quantities, and banknotes that cannot be withdrawn. The number of sheets can be reduced.

  In addition, the automatic teller machine 1 does not establish a withdrawal transaction when a large amount of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn is generated, or requires a lot of time to collect the banknotes that cannot be withdrawn in the temporary storage unit 20. There was a possibility that the host monitoring time would be exceeded.

  On the other hand, since the automatic teller machine 1 can suppress generation | occurrence | production of the banknote which cannot be withdrawn in large quantities, it can reduce possibility that a withdrawal transaction is not materialized, and can shorten transaction time.

  Such a reject banknote withdrawal function is particularly useful in an area where banknotes are easily smudged, easily damaged, or are intentionally marked with a predetermined mark or the like and are not likely to be withdrawn. is there.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 makes a bank clerk select whether to enable or disable the reject banknote withdrawal function on the reject banknote withdrawal enable / disable setting screen DIP1. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can easily reflect the intention of the banker to recycle or not recycle the banknotes that cannot be recycled without changing the firmware or the like only by changing the setting. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can prevent the banknote which should not be recycled from being accidentally reset in the recycle box 26 and withdrawn when the reject banknote dispensing function is disabled.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 makes the reject banknote number list clear function valid or invalid by selecting the banknote number list clear function for reject banknotes, and makes the reject banknote number list clear function valid by the reject banknote number list clear setting screen DIP2. In this case, the storage period of the reject banknote number list is set. Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can reduce the amount of data while reducing the amount of the reject banknote serial number list and reducing the time required for the search.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 reads the serial number of the banknote and discriminates the state, and the banknote discriminated as abnormal by the discrimination section 18 at the time of deposit transaction. Are stored in a reject box 28, a storage unit 14 that stores serial numbers of banknotes identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit 18 as a reject bank serial number list, and is identified by the discrimination unit 18 during withdrawal transactions. The bank numbers of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn are compared with the serial numbers listed in the reject banknote serial number list, and the serial numbers of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn match the serial numbers listed in the reject banknote serial number list. In this case, the control unit 12 for dispensing the banknote that cannot be dispensed is provided. Thereby, even if the automatic teller machine 1 determines that the banknote determined to be non-recyclable banknotes is reset in the recycle box 26 and is determined to be a banknote that cannot be withdrawn during the withdrawal transaction, the banknote that cannot be withdrawn can be withdrawn. It is possible to prevent a large amount of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn from being generated.

[2. Other Embodiments]
In addition, in embodiment mentioned above, when the serial number of the banknote which cannot be withdrawn exists in a reject banknote serial number list | wrist, the case where the said banknote which cannot be withdrawn was handled as a banknote which can be withdrawn was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is determined whether or not the serial numbers of banknotes that cannot be withdrawn are listed in the serial number blacklist that contains serial numbers of counterfeit tickets that are distributed in large quantities. Even if the serial number of the banknote exists in the reject banknote serial number list, if the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn exists in the serial number blacklist, the banknote that cannot be withdrawn may not be withdrawn.

  Moreover, the automatic teller machine 1 is the serial number of the banknote which should not be withdrawn when the serial number of the banknote which should not be withdrawn at the time of withdrawal transactions, such as the serial number of a forged ticket, is described in the reject banknote serial number list. May be deleted from the reject banknote number list.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, when the reject banknote number list clear function was set effectively, the case where all the serial numbers were deleted from a reject banknote serial number list was described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the maximum number of serial numbers stored in the reject banknote number list is set in advance, and the stored number of serial numbers reaches the maximum number, the reject banknote serial number list is newly added. When a serial number is added, the oldest serial number may be deleted. Moreover, a bank clerk may delete a desired serial number from the reject banknote serial number list.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where a bank employee was made to input a storage start date and a storage end date as a list storage period of reject banknote serial number list was described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, a period such as one month may be set as the list storage period of the reject banknote number list, or a period may be set when four scrutiny is performed.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, when a reject banknote number list clear function is set effectively, when a recycle box 26 is attached to the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 by a clerk and a reject banknote serial number is rejected. The case of clearing the list was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the reject banknote number list may be cleared at various timings, for example, after the withdrawal transaction after the set list storage period has elapsed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, by performing the setting process, the reject banknote withdrawal enable / disable setting screen DIP1 is displayed to allow the banker to select whether to enable or disable the reject banknote withdrawal function, and reject The case where the banknote serial number list clear setting screen DIP2 is displayed to enable the reject banknote serial number list clear function or allow the banker to select invalid and set the list storage period of the reject banknote serial number list has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and by not performing the setting process, the reject banknote dispensing function may be always enabled and the reject banknote number list clear function may be disabled, for example.

  Furthermore, instead of storing the reject banknote number list only with the automatic teller machine 1, it can be shared with other automatic teller machines other than the automatic teller machine or obtained from the other automatic teller machines. You may do it.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the setting processing program, the deposit processing program, the storage processing program, the withdrawal processing program, and the reject banknote storage processing program stored in advance in the storage unit 14 is read and executed has been described. . The present invention is not limited to this, for example, an interface such as a universal serial bus (USB), a network such as IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.3ab, or an external such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory). A setting processing program, a deposit processing program, a storage processing program, a withdrawal processing program, and a reject banknote storage processing program may be acquired and executed from the outside via a storage medium.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the automatic teller machine 1 which deals with cash, the case where this invention was applied when reading the serial number of the banknote as a medium was described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various devices that read unique identification characters attached to thin paper-like media such as gift certificates, money vouchers, and admission tickets. 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.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, it is as banknote transaction apparatus by the discrimination part 18 as a discrimination part, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 28 as a rejection store | warehouse | chamber, the memory | storage part 14 as a memory | storage part, and the control part 12 as a control part. The case of configuring the automatic teller machine 1 was described. This invention is not restricted to this, You may comprise a banknote transaction apparatus by the discrimination part which consists of other various structures, a rejection store | warehouse | chamber, a memory | storage part, and a control part.

  The present invention can also be used in various devices that discriminate and manage banknote serial numbers.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 2 ... Case, 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 ... banknote depositing / dispensing machine, 12 ... control unit, 14 ... storage unit, 16 ... banknote depositing / withdrawing unit, 18 ... identification unit, 20 ... temporary storage unit , 22... Forgotten collection, 24. List clear setting screen, ST1... Reject banknote number list clear setting section, ST2... Reject banknote number list storage period setting section, BOK1, BOK2... Button, BNG1, BNG2.

Claims (12)

A discrimination unit that reads the serial number of the banknote and discriminates the state;
A reject storage for separating and storing banknotes identified as abnormal in the discrimination section during deposit transactions, from banknotes identified as normal;
A storage unit that stores serial numbers of banknotes identified as abnormal in the discrimination unit as reject banknote serial number information;
The serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn, which is a banknote that has been identified as abnormal by the discrimination unit at the time of the withdrawal transaction, and the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information are collated, and the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is The banknote transaction apparatus which has a control part which withdraws the said banknote which cannot be withdrawn when it corresponds with the serial number of banknote serial number information. When the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn coincides with the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information, the control unit determines that the banknote stored in the reject box is predetermined again by maintenance personnel. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote is determined to be a banknote set in a recycle box, and the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is dispensed. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit deletes at least one of serial numbers of the reject banknote serial number information. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the control unit deletes the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information after a predetermined reject banknote serial number information storage period has elapsed. When the reject banknote number information clear function, which is a function for deleting at least one of the serial numbers of the reject banknote number information, is enabled in the reject banknote number information clear setting, The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the serial numbers of the reject banknote serial number information is deleted. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising an input unit configured to receive a setting of the reject banknote number information storage period from a maintenance staff. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising an input unit configured to receive the reject banknote number information clear setting from a maintenance staff. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit deletes the reject banknote serial number information after completion of the reject banknote serial number information storage period and after completion of a scrutiny by a maintenance staff. When the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn coincides with the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information, the control unit has a reject banknote withdrawal function that is a function to withdraw the banknote valid in reject banknote withdrawal setting. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn matches the serial number of the reject banknote serial number information, the banknote is withdrawn. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising an input unit that receives the reject banknote withdrawal permission setting from a maintenance staff. The control unit collates the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn with the serial number blacklist on which the serial number of the forged ticket is written, and the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is recorded in the record of the reject banknote serial number information. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the number coincides with the serial number of the banknote that cannot be withdrawn, the banknote that cannot be withdrawn is not withdrawn when the serial number of the banknote with the serial number matches the serial number described in the serial number blacklist. The banknote transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the serial number of a banknote that should not be withdrawn exists in the reject banknote serial number information, the control unit deletes the serial number from the reject banknote serial number information.

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