JP6260464B2 - 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 suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that pays out a medium such as a bill requested by a user and performs a desired transaction. is there.

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine or the like used in a financial institution or the like, according to the transaction contents with the user, for example, the user deposits cash such as banknotes and coins, and withdraws cash to the user. Things are widespread.

  As an automatic teller machine, for example, a deposit / withdrawal unit that delivers banknotes to / from a user, a transport unit that transports banknotes, a recognition unit that recognizes inserted banknotes, and temporarily inserts banknotes Have been proposed that have a temporary holding section for holding the banknote, a banknote storage for storing banknotes for each denomination, a control section for controlling the whole, and the like.

  Each banknote is given a serial number which is a unique identification code. This serial number is configured by combining a plurality of English letters and numbers, for example.

  The automatic teller machine performs, for example, a deposit counting process in the preceding stage and a deposit storing process in the subsequent stage in a deposit transaction. In addition, some automatic teller machines read and memorize the serial numbers of the handled banknotes in the recognition unit in each of the depositing counting process and the depositing storage process in accordance with the laws of the country in which they are installed. ing.

  For example, the automatic teller machine separates and loads banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit by the user one by one in the preceding deposit counting process, conveys them to the recognition unit by the conveyance unit, and recognizes the serial number. The banknote is further read and further stored in the temporary storage unit. The automatic teller machine determines the transport destination of each bill by the control unit based on the recognition result by the recognition unit, and stores the read serial number.

  Next, the automatic teller machine pays out banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit one by one in the subsequent deposit storage processing, and conveys the serial number through the recognition unit by the transport unit to read and determine the serial number. Each is transported to and stored in the transport destination. Moreover, an automatic teller machine memorize | stores the serial number read from the banknote by the recognition part (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 5156439 (FIGS. 9 to 12)

  By the way, when the automatic teller machine reads the serial number, for example, the image sensor captures an image of the paper surface of the banknote, and performs a predetermined character recognition process on the image to obtain each serial number. Determine the alphabetic character or digit located in the digit.

  However, the character recognition processing by the recognition unit may be a possibility of erroneously recognizing a similar character such as an English letter “Z” and a number “2”, or may be recognized as a different character due to temporary adhesion of foreign matter, etc. There is. For this reason, in the automatic teller machine, there is a possibility that the serial number read from the same banknote is different between the preceding deposit counting process and the subsequent deposit counting process.

  In such a case, the automatic teller machine makes a deposit by making an erroneous determination, for example, determining that the banknote has dropped from the transport unit during transport, or determining that another banknote has been mixed during transport. There was a problem that the transaction could not be continued normally and the staff of financial institutions had to be dealt with.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus capable of preventing an erroneous determination based on an identification code recognized from a medium.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a medium having a unique identification code is conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, and the medium identification code is arranged on the conveyance path. A recognizing unit that recognizes the image, a storage unit that stores the identification code recognized by the recognizing unit, and a conveyance unit that controls the conveyance unit to perform conveyance processing for conveying the medium along a conveyance path that passes through the recognition unit. The control unit, the storage control unit that stores the identification code recognized by the recognition unit in the storage unit in the previous transfer process, which is the transfer process performed earlier, and the storage unit stored as a result of the previous transfer process As a result of a destination notification unit for notifying an identification code to a predetermined notification destination and a post-carrying process that is a conveyance process performed after the previous conveyance process, the recognition unit recognized in the previous conveyance process and stored in the storage unit Knowledge And to provide a notification unit after notifying the code to the notification destination.

  Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, a medium input / output unit for inputting or discharging a medium to which a unique identification code is attached and to be traded, and conveyance for conveying the medium along a predetermined conveyance path A recognition unit that is arranged on the conveyance path and recognizes the identification code of the medium, a storage unit that stores the identification code recognized by the recognition unit, and a conveyance that passes through the recognition unit by controlling the conveyance unit Storage control for storing the identification code recognized by the recognizing unit in the transport control unit for performing the transport process for transporting the medium along the path and the destination transport process for transporting the medium loaded in the medium loading / unloading unit. As a result of the part, the destination notification part for notifying the predetermined notification destination of the identification code stored in the storage part as a result of the pre-carrying process, and the result of the post-carrying process that is a carrying process performed after the pre-carrying process , Carry on An identification code that is recognized and stored in the storage unit by the recognition unit in the process was to provide a notification unit after that notifies the notification destination.

  The present invention notifies and stores the identification code read by the recognition unit in the pre-conveying process to the notification destination, and notifies the stored identification code while reading the identification code by the recognition unit in the post-conveying process. Therefore, the same identification code can be notified for the same medium in both the pre-carrying process and the post-carrying process.

  According to the present invention, the identification code read in the pre-carrying process is notified and stored, and in the post-carrying process, in order to notify the stored identification code, in both the pre-carrying process and the post-carrying process, The same identification code can be notified about the same medium. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus that can prevent erroneous determination based on the identification code recognized from the medium.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a block diagram which shows the block structure of an automatic teller machine and a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote information list by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows a money_receiving | payment process procedure. It is a flowchart which shows a payment counting process procedure. It is a flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment accommodation processing procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment return process sequence by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the banknote information list by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the money_receiving | payment accommodation processing procedure by 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the payment return process 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. Structure of automatic teller machine and banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution, for example, a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a user. Transactions related to cash such as Below, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the user 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, and the upper side and The lower side is defined and described.

  The housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate the touch panel while the user is facing the front side. The customer reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash, bankbooks, etc. with users such as customers of financial institutions, etc., and receives notification of transaction information and operation instructions. A deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

  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 4A (FIG. 3) 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 the user is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the user is discharged.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. 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, on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8, a receipt processing unit 8A (FIG. 3) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 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 reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing a deposit transaction and a withdrawal. Various processes such as gold transactions are performed. The main control unit 9 includes a storage unit 9M including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit 9M.

  As shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 10 includes a banknote control unit 11, a deposit / withdrawal unit 12, a transport unit 13, a recognition unit 14, a temporary storage unit 15, a banknote storage 16, and a reject store. 17, a forgetting storage 18 and a fake ticket storage 19 are provided.

  Moreover, the serial number is attached | subjected to the banknote which the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 handles. This serial number is an identification code uniquely assigned to each bill, and is composed of a combination of a plurality of characters and symbols. This serial number is used when specifying individual banknotes.

  The banknote control part 11 controls the said banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 in cooperation with the main control part 9, so that the block structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 containing the whole automatic teller machine 1 is shown in FIG. To do. The banknote control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and performs various processes such as a deposit process and a withdrawal process by executing a predetermined program.

  Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has the memory | storage part 11M which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various programs, such as a payment program, and various information in this memory | storage part 11M. The storage unit 11M also stores a bill information list (details will be described later) that stores information related to the deposited bill.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 (FIG. 2) is configured around a box-shaped container 12 </ b> A whose top is opened. The container 12A accommodates banknotes to be delivered to the user or banknotes delivered from the user in a state of being aligned along the front-rear direction. An openable / closable shutter 12B is provided above the container 12A. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 also includes a separation unit (not shown) that separates banknotes stored in the container 12 </ b> A one by one and delivers them to the transport unit 13.

  The conveyance part 13 forms the conveyance path | route which connects each part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 with the motor, roller, belt, guide, etc. which are not shown in figure. This conveyance part 13 conveys along this conveyance path | route by making a direction along the short side of a banknote into the advancing direction by rotating a roller suitably and driving | running | working a belt suitably.

  The recognition unit 14 includes various sensors such as an optical sensor, an image sensor, and a magnetic sensor, and also includes a recognition control unit 14C and a recognition storage unit 14M (FIG. 3). The recognition control unit 14C reads the serial number by performing predetermined character recognition processing on the image obtained from the image sensor, determines the denomination based on each recognition result, and identifies the serial number and the gold together with the recognition result. The seed is stored in the recognition storage unit 14M. When the recognition control unit 14 </ b> C requests a recognition result, a serial number, and the like from the banknote control unit 11, the recognition control unit 14 </ b> C reads these from the recognition storage unit 14 </ b> M and supplies them to the banknote control unit 11.

  In response to this, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether the banknote is a legitimate banknote (so-called genuine ticket) or a counterfeit banknote (so-called counterfeit ticket or counterfeit), and further determines the degree of damage or the like. After the determination, the transport destination is determined.

  The temporary storage unit 15 as a temporary storage unit employs a so-called tape escrow method, and stores the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape on the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical drum. The banknotes are fed out by peeling. For this reason, the temporary storage part 15 accommodates a banknote, maintaining the order conveyed by the conveyance part 13, and pays out a banknote in the reverse order before accommodation. Incidentally, the temporary storage unit 15 can store, for example, 200 banknotes at the maximum. Moreover, the temporary storage part 15 can change the conveyance speed at the time of accommodating or taking out a banknote by control of the banknote control part 11. FIG.

  The banknote storage 16 (16A, 16B, 16C and 16D) accumulates and stores a large number of banknotes therein. For example, in a deposit transaction, the banknote storage 16 receives a banknote recognized by the recognition unit 14 that is less damaged and can be reused for each denomination and transported by the transport unit 13. Store. Further, the banknote storage 16 separates and feeds out the designated number of banknotes one by one based on the control of the banknote control unit 11 in the withdrawal transaction, and sequentially delivers them to the transport unit 13.

  The reject box 17 stores banknotes (so-called reject banknotes) recognized by the recognition unit 14 as having a large degree of damage and should not be reused. The forgetting storage 18 stores bills that the user forgets from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12. The fake ticket storage 19 stores bills that are determined to be fake based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 14 (that is, fake bills).

  By the way, the memory | storage part 11M of the banknote control part 11 has memorize | stored the banknote information list L1 shown in FIG. This banknote information list L1 stores information about each banknote deposited, and includes a denomination field representing a denomination, a serial number field representing a serial number, and a transport destination field representing a determined transport destination. A plurality of columns are provided.

  In the denomination column, denomination information representing the denomination determined based on the recognition result of the banknote obtained from the recognition unit 14 is stored. In the serial number column, serial numbers obtained by performing a predetermined character recognition process on an image obtained from the image sensor of the recognition unit 14 are stored as serial number information. In the transport destination column, the transport destination determined based on the recognition result of the banknote obtained from the recognition unit 14 is stored as transport destination information.

  Incidentally, the banknote transport destination in the deposit process is a deposit / withdrawal unit 12 if it is not recognized as a banknote (so-called reject banknote), and if it is a fake ticket, it becomes a fake ticket storage box 19, which is a genuine ticket and can be reused. If it is, it becomes banknote storage 16A-16D according to a denomination, and if it is a regular ticket and cannot be reused, it will become reject box 17.

  In addition to the storage unit 11M, the banknote control unit 11 (FIG. 3) executes a deposit program, which will be described later, so that a plurality of storage control units 11C, a prior notification unit 11P, a post notification unit 11L, and a transport control unit 11T are provided. Functional blocks are formed inside.

  The storage control unit 11C stores the serial number acquired from the recognition unit 14 in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 11M, and reads the serial number from the storage unit 11M. The prior notification unit 11P and the post notification unit 11L acquire serial numbers from the storage control unit 11C, select them as necessary, and notify the main control unit 9 of them. The transport control unit 11T controls the transport unit 13 to transport the banknote to the transport destination indicated by the transport destination information based on the transport destination information of each banknote stored in the storage unit 11M.

  Thus, the banknote control part 11 stores the information regarding each banknote, such as serial number information and conveyance destination information, in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4), and the serial number read from the banknote information list L1 is the main control part. 9 is notified.

[1-2. Deposit processing]
Next, banknote depositing processing in the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 will be described. For example, when the automatic teller machine 1 is in a state in which transaction processing can be performed with a user, that is, in a so-called operational state, the user displays a predetermined menu screen (not shown) on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). Is waiting for operation instructions to start various transaction processing.

  The main control part 9 of the automatic teller machine 1 will instruct | start the payment process with respect to the banknote control part 11 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, if the operation instruction | indication which starts a deposit transaction from a user is received. In response to this, the bill control unit 11 reads and executes a predetermined deposit program from the storage unit 11M, thereby starting the deposit processing procedure RT1 shown in FIG. 5 and proceeds to step SP1.

  In step SP1, the banknote control unit 11 performs a deposit counting process as a first transport process. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to a subroutine, starts a deposit counting process procedure RT2 shown in FIG. 6, and proceeds to step SP11.

  In step SP11, the bill control unit 11 opens the shutter 12B of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and inserts bills into the container 12A. When the user inserts a bill into the container 12A by the user and receives an operation instruction to start taking in via the operation display unit 6, the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 closes the shutter 12B and proceeds to the next step SP12. .

  In step SP <b> 12, the banknote control unit 11 separates one banknote from the container 12 </ b> A by the separation unit (not shown) of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and passes it to the transport unit 13. The paper is conveyed to the recognition unit 14, and the process proceeds to the next step SP13. In step SP13, the banknote control unit 11 causes the recognition unit 14 to recognize the banknote, and stores the denomination and serial number obtained in the recognition control unit 14C based on the recognition result in the recognition storage unit 14M. Control goes to step SP14.

  In step SP14, the banknote control part 11 acquires these by request | requiring the recognition result of a banknote, a money type, and a serial number with respect to the recognition part 14, and moves to following step SP15. In step SP15, the banknote control unit 11 determines the denomination, authenticity, and degree of damage of the banknote based on the recognition result acquired from the recognition unit 14, and further determines the transport destination of the banknote by the transport control unit 11T. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP16.

  Incidentally, at this time, the banknote control unit 11 determines that a banknote that cannot be distinguished from any denomination based on the recognition result is a banknote that should not be deposited, that is, a so-called deposit reject banknote, and returns it to the user. The destination is the deposit / withdrawal unit 12.

  In step SP16, the banknote control unit 11 causes the storage control unit 11C to store the acquired denomination and serial number and the determined transport destination in the storage unit 11M, and proceeds to the next step SP17. In step SP17, the banknote control part 11 conveys the banknote which passed the recognition part 14 according to each conveyance destination by the conveyance control part 11T, and moves to following step SP18. Specifically, the transport controller 11T transports the banknote whose determined transport destination is the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, that is, the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and returns it to the user, and the determined transport destination is other than that. The bill is conveyed to the temporary storage unit 15 and stored.

  In step SP18, the banknote control part 11 determines whether all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal part 12 in step SP11 have been conveyed to the temporary holding part 15. If a negative result is obtained here, the banknote control unit 11 returns to step SP12 again and repeats a series of processes, thereby sequentially conveying and recognizing the remaining banknotes in the container 12A, and acquiring the serial number and the like. And stored in the bill information list L1.

  On the other hand, if an affirmative result is obtained in step SP18, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP19, calculates the deposit amount by counting the denominations and the number of all deposited banknotes, and the operation display unit 6 ( A predetermined confirmation screen is displayed in FIG. 1), and the process proceeds to the next step SP20. At this time, the calculated deposit amount is displayed on the confirmation screen, and the user is instructed whether or not to continue the deposit transaction, and an additional deposit button for instructing whether or not to perform additional deposit. A continuation button is displayed. Moreover, if the banknote discriminate | determined as a deposit rejection banknote is conveyed to the deposit or withdrawal part 12, the banknote control part 11 will open the shutter 12B of the said deposit or withdrawal part 12, and will make a user take out.

  In step SP20, the banknote control unit 11 determines whether or not an instruction to perform additional deposit is received from the user. If an affirmative result is obtained here, the banknote control part 11 returns to step SP11 again, repeats a series of processes, makes a user add the banknote additionally, reads the serial number, and conveys it to the temporary storage part 15. Let

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP20, this means that all the banknotes that the user wishes to deposit in this deposit transaction have been thrown into the deposit / withdrawal section 12, and all the banknotes have been transferred to the temporary storage section 15. This indicates that the serial number is read and stored in the banknote information list L1 of the storage unit 11M. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP21.

  In step SP21, the banknote control unit 11 reads all serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 11M and notifies the main control unit 9 (FIG. 3) by the prior notification unit 11P. . At this time, in addition to all the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15, the destination notification unit 11P notifies the serial number of the deposit reject banknotes returned to the user. Thereby, the main control part 9 can acquire the serial number of all the banknotes thrown into the deposit or withdrawal part 12. Thereafter, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to the next step SP22, ends the deposit counting process procedure RT2, returns to the original deposit process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), and proceeds to step SP2.

  In this way, the banknote control unit 11 executes the deposit counting process as the first half of the deposit process, recognizes the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 one by one, reads the serial number, and totals the amount. Then, it is conveyed to the temporary holding unit 15.

  In step SP2 (FIG. 5), the banknote control part 11 determines whether the instruction | indication which continues a payment transaction from the user was received. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 should be transported to the respective transport destinations and stored. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 moves to the next step SP3, and performs a deposit storage process as a post-conveying process. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to a subroutine, starts a deposit storage processing procedure RT3 shown in FIG. 7, and proceeds to step SP31.

  In step SP31, the banknote control unit 11 refers to the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4) by the transport control unit 11T, and then transfers all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 to respective transport destinations, that is, banknotes. The storage boxes 16A to 16D, the reject box 17 or the fake ticket storage box 19 (hereinafter collectively referred to as a storage section) are transported to the next step SP32.

  At this time, the banknotes fed out from the temporary storage unit 15 pass through the recognition unit 14 when being transported to any transport destination due to the configuration of the transport path in the transport unit 13. For this reason, the recognition part 14 recognizes each banknote similarly to step SP3, and memorize | stores the money type, serial number, etc. which were obtained in the recognition control part 14C based on the recognition result in the recognition memory | storage part 14M, respectively.

  In step SP32, the banknote control unit 11 uses the post-notification unit 11L to transfer a destination other than the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 11M (that is, deposit). The banknotes other than reject banknotes are read out and notified to the main control unit 9 (FIG. 3). After that, the banknote control unit 11 moves to the next step SP33 to end the deposit receipt processing procedure RT3, returns to the original deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), moves to step SP5, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

  That is, in step SP32, the post-notification unit 11L acquires the serial number stored in the storage unit 11M without acquiring the serial number read by the recognition unit 14 in the deposit storage process, in other words, the recognition unit in the deposit count process. 14 is notified of the serial number read.

  In step SP32, the post notification unit 11L excludes the deposit rejected banknote from the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L1. Therefore, the post-notification unit 11L can notify the serial numbers of all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 at the time of step SP11 when the deposit counting process is completed.

  Thus, the banknote control part 11 is performing the money_receiving | payment accommodation process as one half part in a money_receiving | payment process, conveys the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 to each conveyance destination, and stores it.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP3 (FIG. 5), this means that the user wishes to cancel the deposit transaction, and the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 should be returned to the user. It represents something. At this time, the banknote control part 11 moves to the next step SP4, and performs a deposit return process as a post-conveying process. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 proceeds to a subroutine, starts a deposit return processing procedure RT4 shown in FIG. 8, and proceeds to step SP41.

  In step SP41, the banknote control unit 11 causes the transport control unit 11T to transport all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, and opens the shutter 12B to take out the banknotes to the user. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP42.

  In step SP42, the banknote control unit 11 uses the post notification unit 11L to input and output the transport destination among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 11M, as in step SP32 (FIG. 6). A thing other than the gold part 12 (that is, a thing other than the deposit reject banknote) is read and notified to the main control part 9 (FIG. 3). Thereafter, the banknote control unit 11 moves to the next step SP43 to end the deposit return processing procedure RT4, returns to the original deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), moves to step SP5, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

  In this step SP42, the post-notification unit 11L is temporarily suspended at the time of step SP11 in which the deposit counting process is completed in order to exclude the deposit rejected banknote from the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L1, as in step SP32. The serial numbers of all banknotes stored in the section 15 can be notified.

  Thus, the banknote control part 11 is performing the deposit return process as the other latter half part in a deposit process, and conveys the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 to the deposit or withdrawal part 12, and returns it to a user. It is supposed to be.

[1-3. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment performs the depositing process by the banknote control unit 11, it is read from the banknote by the recognition unit 14 in the first-half depositing counting process. The serial number is stored in the bill information list L1 (FIG. 4) of the storage unit 11M. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 notifies the serial number of the banknote information list | wrist L1 to the main control part 9 as a result of the process with respect to the banknote thrown into the deposit or withdrawal part 12 by the tip notification part 11P in this depositing counting process.

  Further, when the deposit process is continued, the banknote control unit 11 does not acquire the serial number read when the banknote passes through the recognition unit 14 in the second deposit storage process, and the storage unit The banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 15 is selected from the serial numbers stored in 11M and notified to the main control unit 9.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 does not agree with the serial number read by the recognition unit 14 in the deposit counting process and the serial number read by the recognition unit 14 in the deposit storage process for the same banknote due to erroneous recognition or the like. Even so, the same serial number can be notified to the main controller 9.

  As a result, the main control unit 9 performs abnormality handling processing due to the fact that the serial numbers do not match between the first half of the deposit counting processing and the second half of the deposit storage processing, for example, stoppage of the deposit transaction or failure handling work by the staff of the financial institution. Various transaction processes by the automatic teller machine 1 can be smoothly continued without causing waste.

  In particular, the banknote control unit 11 stores transport destination information representing the transport destination of each banknote in association with serial number information representing a serial number in the banknote information list L1 (FIG. 4). Moreover, 11 L of post-notification parts notify the serial number of the banknote accommodated in the banknotes other than the deposit or withdrawal part 12, ie, the temporary storage part 15, when notifying a serial number.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 does not necessarily store all banknotes whose serial numbers are stored in the banknote information list L1 in the temporary storage unit 15 as in the case where a deposit reject banknote is generated and returned to the user. Even if it is not performed, the serial number of the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 15 can be appropriately selected and notified by using the transport destination information.

  In addition, when the banknote control unit 11 receives an instruction to cancel the deposit transaction from the user after inserting the banknote and performs the deposit return process, the post-notification unit 11L causes the storage unit to store the deposit unit. The banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 15 is selected from the serial numbers stored in 11M and notified to the main control unit 9.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 can reliably match the serial numbers notified to the main control unit 9 for the same banknote even between the deposit counting process and the deposit return process, thereby performing a wasteful abnormality handling process. You can avoid doing it.

  According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment uses the banknote control unit 11 to recognize a banknote from the banknote in the depositing counting process which is the first half of the depositing process. The read serial number is stored in the banknote information list L1 of the storage unit 11M, and the serial number is notified to the main control unit 9 as a processing result. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 selects the thing of the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 among the serial numbers memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 11M as a process result in the deposit | payment accommodation process of the latter half, and selects the main control part 9 To notify. For this reason, the banknote control part 11 can match | combine the serial number notified to the main control part 9 about the same banknote in each money_receiving | payment counting process and money_receiving | payment accommodation process, and it corresponds to the useless abnormality accompanying misrecognition etc. Processing can be avoided.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Structure of automatic teller machine and banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
The automatic teller machine 101 (FIG. 1) by 2nd Embodiment has the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 replaced with the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. However, the other points are configured in the same manner. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 (FIG. 2) is different from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment in that it has a banknote control unit 111 instead of the banknote control unit 11. Are structured similarly.

  Compared with the banknote control unit 11, the banknote control unit 111 (FIG. 3) has a storage unit 111M, a storage control unit 111C, a storage unit 11M, a storage control unit 11C, a post notification unit 11L, and a transport control unit 11T, respectively. Although different in that it has a post notification unit 111L and a transport control unit 111T, it is similarly configured in that it has a front notification unit 11P.

  As shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to FIG. 4, the storage unit 111M stores a banknote information list L2 instead of the banknote information list L1 in the first embodiment. The banknote information list L2 includes an order column in addition to each column of the banknote information list L1. In this order column, the order recognized by the recognition unit 14 is stored as order information.

  The storage control unit 111C (FIG. 3) stores the serial number and the like acquired from the recognition unit 14 in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 6) of the storage unit 111M, and reads the serial number and the like from the storage unit 111M. The post notification unit 111L acquires the serial number from the storage control unit 111C and notifies the main control unit 9 of the serial number. The transport control unit 111T controls the transport unit 13 to transfer the banknote to the transport destination indicated by the transport destination information based on the transport destination information and order information of each banknote stored in the storage unit 111M. Transport.

[2-2. Deposit processing]
In the second embodiment, when deposit processing is performed in the bill depositing / dispensing machine 110, the bill control unit 111 basically executes the deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5) as in the first embodiment. To do. However, the banknote control unit 111 differs from the first embodiment in the deposit storage process in step SP3 and the deposit return process in step SP4, and the deposit return process procedure RT5 shown in FIG. 10 and the deposit return process procedure RT6 shown in FIG. Execute.

  That is, when the banknote control unit 111 proceeds to step SP3 in the deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), it starts the deposit storage processing procedure RT5 (FIG. 10) and proceeds to step SP51. In step SP51, the banknote control unit 111 pays out the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 after referring to the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) by the transport control unit 111T, as in step SP31 (FIG. 7). Are transferred to the respective transfer destinations, and the process proceeds to the next step SP52.

  At this time, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110, if a failure occurs in the temporary storage unit 15, the transport unit 13, etc., some banknotes are transported to the respective transport destinations, while the remaining banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 15. It remains stored inside.

In step SP52, the banknote control unit 111 determines whether or not all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 in step SP51 have been transported. If a positive result is obtained here, the banknote control unit 111 proceeds to the next step SP53.

  In step SP53, the banknote control unit 111, as in step SP32 (FIG. 7), uses the post notification unit 111L to input and output the transport destination among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) of the storage unit 111M. A thing other than the gold part 12 (that is, a thing other than the deposit reject banknote) is read and notified to the main control part 9 (FIG. 3), and the process proceeds to the next step SP56.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP52, this indicates that some banknotes remain in the temporary holding unit 15, and at this time, the banknote control unit 111 moves to the next step SP54.

  In step SP54, the banknote control unit 111 uses the storage control unit 111C to specify the range of the order of the banknotes that have been fed out from the temporary storage unit 15 and have been transported (hereinafter referred to as the transported range) and store them in the storage unit 111M. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP55.

  In step SP55, the banknote control unit 111 uses the post-notification unit 111L to transfer a destination other than the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) of the storage unit 111M, and Only those whose order is included in the transported range are read out from the banknote information list L2 and notified, and the process proceeds to the next step SP56.

  In step SP56, the banknote control unit 111 ends the deposit storage processing procedure RT5, returns to the original deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), moves to step SP5, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

  Moreover, if the banknote control part 111 transfers to step SP4 in money_receiving | payment process procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), it will start money_receiving | payment return process procedure RT6 (FIG. 10), and will move to step SP61. In step SP61, the banknote control unit 111 feeds out the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 and transports them to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 by the transport control unit 111T, as in step SP41 (FIG. 8), and further opens the shutter 12B. Then, the banknote is taken out by the user, and the process proceeds to the next step SP62.

  At this time, in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110, if a failure occurs in the temporary storage unit 15, the transport unit 13, or the like, a part of banknotes is transported to the depositing / dispensing unit 12 as in the case of step SP 51 (FIG. 10). Thus, the remaining banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 15.

In step SP62, the banknote control unit 111 determines whether or not all banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 in step SP51 have been transported. If an affirmative result is obtained here, the bill control unit 111 proceeds to the next step SP63.

  In step SP63, the banknote control unit 111, as in step SP42 (FIG. 8), uses the post notification unit 111L to input and output the transport destination among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) of the storage unit 111M. A thing other than the gold part 12 (that is, a thing other than the deposit reject banknote) is read out and notified to the main control part 9 (FIG. 3), and the process proceeds to the next step SP66.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP62, this indicates that some banknotes remain in the temporary holding unit 15, and at this time, the banknote control unit 111 moves to the next step SP64.

  In step SP64, the banknote control unit 111, as in step SP54 (FIG. 10), uses the storage control unit 111C to complete the range of the order of the banknotes that have been paid out from the temporary storage unit 15 and transported to the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 (that is, the transported range). ) Is specified and stored in the storage unit 111M, and the process proceeds to the next step SP65.

  In step SP65, the banknote control unit 111 uses the post-notification unit 111L to transfer a destination other than the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 among the serial numbers stored in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) of the storage unit 111M. Only for those whose order is included in the transported range, the serial number is read from the banknote information list L2 and notified, and the process proceeds to the next step SP66.

  In step SP66, the banknote control unit 111 ends the deposit return processing procedure RT6, returns to the original deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5), moves to step SP5, and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

[2-3. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment reads from the banknote by the recognition unit 14 in the first-half depositing counting process when the banknote control unit 111 performs the depositing process. A serial number is memorize | stored in the banknote information list L2 (FIG. 9) of the memory | storage part 111M with the order. Moreover, the banknote control part 111 notifies the serial number of the banknote information list | wrist L2 to the main control part 9 as a result of the process with respect to the banknote inserted into the deposit or withdrawal part 12 by the prior notification part 11P in this depositing counting process.

  In addition, when the deposit process is continued, the banknote control unit 111 does not acquire the serial number read when the banknote passes through the recognition unit 14 in the latter deposit storage process, and the storage unit The banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 15 is selected from the serial numbers stored in 111M and notified to the main control unit 9.

  For this reason, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 does not match the serial number read by the recognizing unit 14 in the depositing counting process and the serial number read by the recognizing unit 14 in the depositing and storing process due to erroneous recognition. However, as in the first embodiment, the same serial number can be notified to the main control unit 9.

  Furthermore, the banknote control part 111 specifies the range of the order in the banknote which has been conveyed, that is, the conveyed range, when a failure occurs in the deposit storage process and some of the banknotes remain in the temporary storage unit 15. Thus, only the serial numbers of the banknotes included in the transported range among the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 15 are notified to the main control unit 9.

  For this reason, even if the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 does not pay out all the banknotes from the temporary storage unit 15 in the depositing and storing process and some of the banknotes remain, only the banknotes that have been transported have the serial numbers due to erroneous recognition. The serial number can be notified to the main control unit 9 without generating any defects.

  Regarding the other points as well, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same functions and effects as those of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

  According to the above configuration, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment uses the banknote control unit 111 to recognize the banknote from the banknote in the depositing counting process which is the first half of the depositing process. The read serial number is stored in the banknote information list L2 of the storage unit 111M together with the order, and the serial number is notified to the main control unit 9 as a processing result. Moreover, the banknote control part 111 is the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 15 among the serial numbers memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 111M as a process result in the deposit | payment accommodation process and payment return process of the latter half, Part of banknotes remain, the banknote whose order is included in the transported range is selected and notified to the main control unit 9. For this reason, the banknote control part 111 can match | combine the serial number notified to the main control part 9 about the same banknote reliably between a money_receiving | payment counting process, a money_receiving | payment accommodation process, and a money_receiving | payment return process. It is possible to avoid useless abnormality handling processing associated with the above.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, the serial number of the banknote read by the recognition unit 14 in the first half of the depositing and storing process in the depositing process is stored in the storage unit 11M and notified to the main control unit 9, and the latter half of the deposit is performed. A case has been described in which the serial number stored in the storage unit 11M is notified to the main control unit 9 without using the serial number read by the recognition unit 14 in the storage process.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the processing in which a bill is conveyed so as to pass through the recognition unit 14 three or more times, the serial number notified to the main control unit 9 after the third time is also read by the recognition unit 14. You may make it notify the serial number memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 11M, without using a serial number. Further, in the case of notifying the main control unit 9 of the serial number of the banknote withdrawn in the withdrawal process performed after the deposit process, the serial number read in the deposit process and stored in the storage unit 11M is read out. You may be notified.

  Furthermore, for example, in the process in which the banknote is conveyed so as to pass through the recognition unit 14 three times or more, when the banknote first passes the recognition unit 14 and notifies the main control unit 9 of the serial number for the first time, the banknote The serial number read when passing through the recognition unit 14 for the second time may be stored in the storage unit 11M and notified to the main control unit 9. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment mentioned above, when a one part banknote remains in the temporary storage part 15 in a money_receiving | payment accommodation process and a money_receiving | payment return process, a conveyance completed range is utilized using the order information of the banknote information list L2. The case of specifying and notifying the main control unit 9 of the serial number of the order included in the transported range has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, for banknotes that have been transported to the transport destination, the transport destination information in the banknote information list L2 is rewritten with information such as “transported”. Only the serial number “” may be notified to the main control unit 9. In short, it is only necessary to select the serial number of the banknote that has been transported to the transport destination and notify the main control unit 9 using various information stored in the banknote information list L2.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, when the banknote passes through the recognition unit 14 in the subsequent deposit storage processing and deposit return processing, the recognition unit 14 makes the bill The case of reading the serial number was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a banknote passes through the recognition unit 14 in a deposit storage process and a deposit return process, the serial number of the banknote may not be read by the recognition unit 14. Thereby, the processing load in the recognition part 14 can be reduced.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the serial number etc. which the banknote control part 11 read from the recognition part 14 are acquired, and it stores in the banknote information list L1 of the memory | storage part 11M, and the said banknote control part 11 performs main control. The case where the serial number is notified to the part 9 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the banknote information list L1 is stored in the recognition storage unit 14M (FIG. 3) of the recognition unit 14, and the recognition control unit 14C (FIG. 3) reads the serial number from the banknote information list L1. May be notified to the main control unit 9. Alternatively, for example, a deposit process may be executed by the main control unit 9, and the bill information list L1 may be stored in the storage unit 9M. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the serial number was notified to the main control part 9 from the banknote control part 11 of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 inside the automatic teller machine 1 was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the automatic teller machine 1 is connected to an external management apparatus (not shown) via a communication line, the banknote control unit 11 notifies the management apparatus of the serial number. May be. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where a serial number was actively notified from the banknote control part 11 to the main control part 9 in each of a money_receiving | payment counting process, a money_receiving | payment accommodation process, and a money_receiving | payment return process was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in each of the deposit counting process, the deposit storage process, and the deposit return process, the bank controller 11 does not notify the main controller 9 of the active serial number, and the main controller Only when there is a request from 9, the bill control unit 11 may read out the serial number from the storage unit 11M and notify it. In this case, the banknote information list L1 stored in the storage unit 11M may be referred to so that the banknote number suitable for the request can be selected and notified. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the automatic teller machine 1 which trades the banknote as a medium between users was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is, for example, an apparatus (so-called teller machine) for depositing and dispensing banknotes installed at a financial institution, a money changer, a vending machine, and various cash vouchers and securities. In addition, the present invention may be applied to various devices that trade with a user various media with unique identification codes. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. It is.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the transport unit 13 as the transport unit, the recognition unit 14 as the recognition unit, the storage unit 11M as the storage unit, the transport control unit 11T as the transport control unit, and the storage control unit The case where the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 as the medium processing apparatus is configured by the storage control unit 11C as the first notification unit, the first notification unit 11P as the first notification unit, and the second notification unit 11L as the second notification unit has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium processing apparatus includes a transport unit, a recognition unit, a storage unit, a transport control unit, a storage control unit, a prior notification unit, and a post notification unit that have various other configurations. May be configured.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and the deposit / withdrawal port 5 as the medium depositing / dispensing unit, the transporting unit 13 as the transporting unit, the recognition unit 14 as the recognition unit, and the storage unit 11M as the storage unit. As a medium transaction apparatus, a transport control unit 11T as a transport control unit, a storage control unit 11C as a storage control unit, a prior notification unit 11P as a prior notification unit, and a post notification unit 11L as a post notification unit The case where the automatic teller machine 1 is configured was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium input / output unit, a transport unit, a recognition unit, a storage unit, a transport control unit, a storage control unit, a prior notification unit, and a post notification unit having various other configurations. You may comprise a medium transaction apparatus.

  The present invention can also be used in, for example, an automatic teller machine that performs transaction processing with a user via banknotes.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Automatic teller machine, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 9 ... Main control part, 9M ... Memory | storage part, 10, 110 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 111, 111 ... Banknote control part, 11C , 111C... Storage control unit, 11L, 111L .. post notification unit, 11M, 111M... Storage unit, 11P .. tip notification unit, 11T, 111T .. conveyance control unit, 12. ... container, 12B ... shutter, 13 ... transport unit, 14 ... recognition unit, 14C ... recognition control unit, 14M ... recognition storage unit, 15 ... temporary storage unit, 16 ... banknote storage, 17 ... Reject box, 19 ... Fake ticket storage box, L1, L2 ... Bill information list.

Claims (6)

A transport unit that transports a medium with a unique identification code along a predetermined transport path;
A recognition unit arranged on the transport path and recognizing the identification code of the medium;
A storage unit for storing the identification code recognized by the recognition unit;
A transport control unit for controlling the transport unit to perform a transport process for transporting the medium along a transport path passing through the recognition unit;
A storage control unit that stores the identification code recognized by the recognition unit in the storage unit in the previous conveyance process, which is the conveyance process performed first;
A destination notification unit that notifies the predetermined notification destination of the identification code stored in the storage unit as a result of the destination transport process;
As a result of the post-transport process that is the transport process performed after the pre-transport process, the identification code recognized by the recognition unit and stored in the storage unit in the pre-transport process is notified to the notification destination. A medium processing apparatus comprising: a post notification unit. The transport control unit transports a part of the medium transported in the first transport process in the post-transport process,
The post-notification unit selects the identification code corresponding to the medium conveyed in the post-conveying process from the identification codes stored in the storage unit, and notifies the notification destination of the selected identification code. Item 4. The medium processing apparatus according to Item 1. The transport control unit transports a part of the medium transported in the first transport process in the post-transport process,
The storage unit stores specific information for specifying the medium to be processed in the post-conveying process in association with the identification code,
The said post notification part selects the said identification code specified by the said specific information among the said identification codes memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, It notifies to the said notification destination. Media processing device. A storage section for storing the medium transported in the post-transport process;
The storage unit stores transport destination information representing a transport destination of the medium as the specific information,
The post-notification unit selects, from the identification codes stored in the storage unit, the one in which the transport destination information represents the storage unit, and notifies the notification destination. Media processing device. A temporary storage unit that stores at least a part of the medium transported in the first transport process, and that feeds the medium in the rear transport process so as to be in the same or reverse order as the transport order in the first transport process;
The storage unit stores the order in which the medium is recognized by the recognition unit as the specific information,
The storage control unit causes the storage unit to store the order associated with the medium transported in the post-conveying process as a transported order,
The said post notification part selects the thing in which the said order is contained in the said conveyance completed order among the said identification codes memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part, and notifies to the said notification destination. Media processing device. A medium input / output unit for inputting or discharging a medium to which a unique identification code is attached and to be traded;
A transport unit that transports the medium along a predetermined transport path;
A recognition unit arranged on the transport path and recognizing the identification code of the medium;
A storage unit for storing the identification code recognized by the recognition unit;
A transport control unit for controlling the transport unit to perform a transport process for transporting the medium along a transport path passing through the recognition unit;
A storage control unit that stores the identification code recognized by the recognition unit in the storage unit in a previous conveyance process of conveying the medium input to the medium input / output unit;
A destination notification unit that notifies the predetermined notification destination of the identification code stored in the storage unit as a result of the destination transport process;
As a result of the post-transport process that is the transport process performed after the pre-transport process, the identification code recognized by the recognition unit and stored in the storage unit in the pre-transport process is notified to the notification destination. A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a post-notification unit.

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