JP6346113B2 - Automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to calculation of the number of unknown tickets stored in a reject box of an automatic transaction apparatus.

  In recent years, automatic transaction apparatuses (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) installed in unmanned stores and convenience stores have increased, and these ATMs are collectively monitored at a monitoring center via a network.

In addition, in ATM, it is regularly examined whether the logical number (logical number) of banknotes and coins as a result of transactions such as deposits and withdrawals matches the total number of banknotes and coins actually present inside. It is necessary, but it is a heavy burden for regular staff to conduct periodic inspections at unattended stores , especially ATMs located in remote locations. Therefore, a remote scrutiny has been proposed in which a scrutiny is conducted at a monitoring center without an attendant going to the site centering on an ATM provided at a remote location. As an example, a scrutiny system as in Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

  The ATM is provided with a discrimination section for discriminating the authenticity of the banknotes and denominations, and banknotes determined by the discrimination section as damaged tickets or denominations are stored in a collection section called a reject box. The number of sheets stored in the reject box is also subject to scrutiny, but since the multi-feed banknotes are stored in the reject box, it is difficult to accurately count the number of stored sheets. Therefore, at the time of scrutiny, the difference between the logical number and the actually counted number is estimated as the number stored in the ATM reject box.

JP 2011-18207 A

  The number of reject boxes to be stored must be finally removed from the ATM and checked manually. However, financial institutions demand an ATM system that can always ascertain highly accurate values, even estimated values. Yes. However, for the purpose of calculating the number of reject boxes stored, it is not preferable to frequently perform time-consuming scrutiny processing.

  There is a possibility that the number of reject boxes stored may change from the previous scrutiny process to a new scrutiny process. There is a demand for an ATM that can provide the number of reject boxes stored until a new scrutiny process is performed.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction apparatus capable of calculating the number of reject boxes stored with high accuracy.

In order to achieve the above object, a stacker for storing banknotes by denomination, a cassette for storing banknotes to be replenished to the stacker, and a reject box for storing banknotes determined to be at least an unknown ticket or a multi-feed ticket are provided. The automatic transaction apparatus includes a reject number calculating unit that calculates the number of stored sheets stored in the reject box, and the reject number calculating unit includes one banknote when the banknote stored in the reject box is an unknown ticket. If the banknote stored in the reject box is a multi-feed ticket, it is estimated that two banknotes have been stored without determining the number of overlapping multi-feed tickets. The reject number calculation unit performs a scrutiny process to scrutinize the number of banknotes stored in the automatic transaction apparatus according to denomination. The case, based on the difference between the number of bills before and after the reconciliation process, corrects the stored number that is computed by the estimation.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic transaction apparatus capable of calculating the number of reject boxes stored with high accuracy.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an automatic transaction system to which an automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention is applied. It is a hardware block diagram of a control part. It is a functional block diagram which concerns on the storage number calculation process of a rejection box. It is a schematic diagram explaining the schematic structure of a banknote processing unit. It is a figure explaining the flow of the banknote at the time of withdrawal. It is FIG. 1 explaining the flow of the banknote in the counting process of a cassette. It is FIG. 2 explaining the flow of the banknote in the counting process of a cassette. It is FIG. 1 explaining the flow of the banknote in the counting process of the stacker. It is FIG. 2 explaining the flow of the banknote in the counting process of the stacker. It is the main flowchart 1 explaining the procedure of the storage number calculation process of a rejection box. It is the main flowchart 2 explaining the procedure of the storage number calculation process of a rejection box. It is a subroutine explaining the process which estimates Rs. It is a subroutine explaining the process which estimates Rc. It is a subroutine explaining the counting process about a stacker. It is a subroutine explaining the correction process of Rs. It is a subroutine explaining the counting process about a cassette. It is a subroutine explaining the correction process of Rc. This is a subroutine for explaining Rs correction by stacker empty. It is a sub-routine explaining Rc correction by cassette empty. It is a flowchart explaining the storage number calculation process of the rejection box in a mixed denomination cassette.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an automatic transaction system 1 to which an automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention is applied. The automatic transaction system 1 includes an automatic transaction apparatus 10 (hereinafter referred to as ATM (automated teller machine)), a host computer 100, and a monitoring center 200. The ATM 10, the host computer 100, and the monitoring center 200 are connected via a network 400 so that they can communicate with each other.

  The ATM 10 is provided in a financial institution, a convenience store, or the like, and automatically performs transaction processing such as deposit / withdrawal and transfer by a customer's operation. The monitoring center 200 is a facility that centrally monitors the state and operating status of each ATM 10. The monitoring center 200 is provided with a monitoring server 210.

  In response to the transaction request from the ATM 10, the host computer 100 manages transaction processing based on the account ledger stored in the DB 120. The host computer 100 includes a control unit 110, a DB 120 that stores customer account ledgers and the like, and a communication unit 130.

  The ATM 10 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 30, a banknote processing unit 40, an operation unit 60, a display unit 62, a coin processing unit 64, a card processing unit 66, a passbook processing unit 68 and a communication unit 70.

  The control unit 20 controls the entire ATM 10 in an integrated manner, and is realized by software processing of a CPU 29 (see FIG. 2) that reads a control program. The storage unit 30 is, for example, an HDD, and stores a control program, screen data displayed on the display unit 62, and various data.

  The banknote processing unit 40 stores banknotes in an internal banknote storage unit (stacker or cassette), stores banknotes deposited from customers when depositing, and pays out a predetermined number of banknotes when dispensing. The banknote processing unit 40 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The operation unit 60 receives an instruction from a customer and notifies the control unit 20 of the instruction content. The display unit 62 displays various transaction screens for guiding the transaction to the customer. The operation unit 60 is a touch panel and may be configured integrally with a thin display unit 62 made of an LCD or the like.

  The coin processing unit 64 stores coins received from the customer in an internal coin storage unit (not shown) at the time of depositing, and pays out a predetermined number of coins from the internal coin storage unit to the customer for withdrawal. The card processing unit 66 pulls in the card inserted by the customer, reads the card information of the customer, and notifies the control unit 20 of the read card information. The bankbook processing unit 68 records the transaction contents in the bankbook inserted by the customer. The communication unit 70 communicates with the host computer 100 and the monitoring center 200 via the network 400.

  In the processing for calculating the number of stored reject boxes described below, an automatic scrutiny instruction is sent from the monitoring server 210 to the ATM 10, and the ATM 10 receives the automatic scrutiny instruction and executes an automatic scrutiny process (hereinafter also referred to simply as scrutiny). . Further, the monitoring server 210 notifies the ATM 10 of a request to transmit the number of stored reject boxes, and the ATM 10 receives the request and transmits the stored number of stored reject boxes to the monitoring server 210.

  FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the control unit. The control unit 20 includes a CPU 29, a storage unit 30, and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 31 that temporarily stores a control program and data.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the ATM 10 related to the processing for calculating the number of stored sheets in the reject box 46. The control unit 20 includes a transport control unit 21, a counting processing unit 22, a stock amount calculation unit 23, and a reject number calculation unit 24 as functional units. The banknote processing unit 40 includes a transport unit 41, a deposit / withdrawal unit 42, a stacker 43, a cassette 44, a discrimination unit 45, a reject box 46, and an empty sensor 47.

  The conveyance control part 21 controls conveyance of a banknote. A specific example of the conveyance of banknotes will be described with reference to FIG. The counting processing unit 22 performs a counting process that actually counts the number of banknotes present in the banknote storage unit when an instruction for automatic scrutiny processing is given from the monitoring server 210 described above.

  At the time of scrutinization, the cash amount calculation unit 23 totals the number of banknotes that have been stored in the stacker 43 and the cassette 44 (both the logical number and the number of banknotes that should be present) in the stacker 43 and the cassette 44 by summing up the number of banknotes in and out due to transaction processing and banknote replenishment. Calculated). The reject number calculation unit 24 calculates the number of banknotes stored in the reject box 46.

The transport unit 41 is for moving bills to various locations inside the ATM 10, and includes a bill passage, a roller for moving bills along the passage, a motor for driving the roller, a sensor for detecting the bill position, and the like. . Depositing and dispensing unit 42 is a box that the customer or to deposit the cash, to store the cash you or passed to the customer is unwound from the inside.

The stacker 43 is a banknote storage unit that stores a banknote deposited from a customer and a banknote dispensed to the customer by dividing them into denominations. The stacker 43 is also used for counting. Cassette 44 is a bill storage unit or to recover or supplemented with banknotes from the outside, a bill that is full of the stacker 43.

  The discrimination unit 45 discriminates whether the banknote is a normal ticket (also called a normal banknote), a damaged ticket, or an unknown ticket, and specifies the denomination of the banknote in the case of a normal ticket or a damaged ticket. To do. An unknown ticket is a banknote whose banknote denomination or authenticity is unknown. Moreover, the discrimination part 45 counts the number of sheets for every denomination of a normal ticket or a damaged ticket.

  The reject box 46 accommodates banknotes determined to be damaged or unknown by the discrimination unit 45 or banknotes determined to be multi-feed (also referred to as multi-feed). Damaged or unknown bills or multiple bills are collectively referred to as reject bills or reject bills. Multiple bill feeding is determined by the discriminating unit 45 or the bill feeding unit (not shown) of the stacker 43 or cassette 44.

  The empty sensor 47 is a sensor that detects the absence of banknotes, and is provided in the stacker 43 and the cassette 44, respectively.

  Next, the structure of the banknote processing unit 40 and the banknote transport path will be described. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a schematic structure of the banknote processing unit 40 and is a cross-sectional view inside the ATM 10. The stacker 43 is provided with three types of stackers: a stacker 43a, a stacker 43b, and a stacker 43c. The stacker 43d is a counting stacker. The cassette 44 is provided with a cassette 44a and a cassette 44b for each denomination.

  A discrimination part 45 is provided on the upper part of the stacker 43 and the cassette 44. The reject box 46 is provided next to the discrimination unit 45. The reject box 46 is provided with a reject box 46a and a reject box 46b. The reject box 46a and the reject box 46b are selectively used. For example, when the reject box 46b becomes full, the reject box 46a is used. A transport unit 41 is provided so as to connect the stacker 43, the cassette 44, the discrimination unit 45, and the reject box 46.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of banknotes during withdrawal. A solid line route is a flow of normal banknotes (normal bills), and a broken line route is a flow of reject banknotes. When the details of the withdrawal request from the customer are notified to the host computer 100 and the withdrawal permission is notified from the host computer 100 to the ATM 10, the control unit 20 performs a withdrawal process.

  The transport control unit 21 feeds a predetermined number of banknotes from the stacker 43a, stacker 43b, or stacker 43c according to denomination. The transport control unit 21 transports the fed banknotes to the discrimination unit 45 by the transport unit 41. The discrimination unit 45 performs denomination or authenticity determination on the conveyed banknote.

  The conveyance control unit 21 discharges the banknote determined as the normal banknote by the discrimination unit 45 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 42. The conveyance control unit 21 conveys the route (broken line) to the reject box 46 for the banknote determined to be a damaged ticket or an unknown ticket by the discrimination unit 45 or the banknote determined to be multi-feed by the stacker 43 or the discrimination unit 45. And housed in the reject box 46. Here, an example in which the reject ticket is stored in the reject box 46b is shown.

  6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining the flow of banknotes in the counting process of the cassette 44 performed at the time of automatic scrutiny. This is a process of counting the actual number of banknotes stored in the cassette 44a and the cassette 44b. A stacker 43d for counting is used for the automatic inspection.

  FIG. 6A shows a case where banknotes are conveyed from the cassette 44a or the cassette 44b to the counting stacker 43d. FIG. 6B shows a case where banknotes are returned from the counting stacker 43d to the cassette 44a or the cassette 44b. The counting process is performed separately for the cassette 44a and the cassette 44b.

  Assume that the cassette 44a is first counted. As shown in FIG. 6A, the conveyance control unit 21 pays out banknotes from the cassette 44 a and discriminates them with the discrimination unit 45, and then stores the normal bills in the counting stacker 43 d. The conveyance control unit 21 performs feeding until the cassette 44a is empty.

  The transport control unit 21 transports a route (broken line) to the reject box 46 and stores it in the reject box 46 (here, the reject box 46b) for the banknote determined as the reject ticket by the discrimination unit 45 or the like.

  After the feeding from the cassette 44a is completed, the transport control unit 21 returns the banknotes stored in the counting stacker 43d to the original cassette 44a via the discrimination unit 45 as shown in FIG. 6B. The conveyance control unit 21 stores the banknote determined as the reject ticket by the discrimination unit 45 or the like in the reject box 46b. This completes the counting of the cassette 44a.

  Subsequently, the counting of the cassette 44b is performed. As shown in FIG. 6A, the conveyance control unit 21 discriminates all banknotes in the cassette 44b by the discrimination unit 45, stores normal bills in the counting stacker 43d, and stores rejected bills in the reject box 46b. . After completion of storage in the counting stacker 43d, as shown in FIG. 6B, the transport control unit 21 transfers the banknotes stored in the counting stacker 43d to the original cassette 44a via the discrimination unit 45. The banknote determined to be a reject ticket is stored in the reject box 46b. This completes the counting of the cassette 44b.

  7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining the flow of banknotes in the stacker 43 during automatic scrutiny. This is a process of counting the actual number of banknotes stored in the stacker 43a, stacker 43b, and stacker 43c. A stacker 43d for counting is used for the automatic inspection.

  Assume that counting is first performed from the stacker 43a. As shown in FIG. 7A, the conveyance control unit 21 pays out banknotes from the stacker 43a and moves them to the counting stacker 43d. The conveyance control unit 21 performs feeding until the stacker 43a becomes empty. After the movement of the banknotes to the counting stacker 43d, as shown in FIG. 7B, the transport control unit 21 pays out the banknotes from the counting stacker 43d and makes the discrimination section 45 determine the normal banknotes to the original stacker 43a. And the reject ticket is stored in the reject box 46b. This completes the counting for the stacker 43a.

  Next, the stacker 43b and the stacker 43c are counted. Since the procedure is the same as that of the stacker 43a, the description is omitted.

  As described above, banknotes that are determined to be reject tickets (damaged tickets, unknown tickets, or multiple-feed tickets) by the counting operation at the time of withdrawal processing or scrutiny are stored in the reject box 46b.

  When the stacker 43 is a denomination stacker and the cassette 44 is a single denomination cassette, the reject number calculation unit 24 calculates the number of reject tickets as follows.

  When the banknote stored in the reject box 46 is an unknown ticket, it is estimated that one banknote is stored. When the banknote stored in the reject box 46 is a multi-feed ticket, two banknotes are stored. Estimate the number of stored sheets. That is, when the unknown ticket is stored in the reject box 46, the reject number calculating unit 24 adds 1 to the reject number (Rs or Rc described later), and when the multi-feed ticket is stored in the reject box 46. Adds 2 to the reject number (Rs or Rc). When a damaged ticket is stored in the reject box 46, 1 is added to the reject number (Ds or Dc described later).

  Moreover, the reject number calculation part 24 was estimated and calculated based on the difference in the number of banknotes before and after the scrutiny when automatic scrutiny was performed to scrutinize the number of banknotes stored in the ATM 10 by denomination. Correct the number of stored sheets.

  In addition, the reject number calculation unit 24 divides the number of stored sheets into the amount conveyed from the stacker 43 and the amount conveyed from the cassette 44, and calculates the number of denominations for each denomination. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the storage number calculated in the stacker 43 and the cassette 44 and estimated or corrected for each denomination in the storage unit 30.

  Then, when there is a transmission request from the monitoring server 210, the reject number calculation unit 24 notifies the monitoring server 210 of the number of bills stored in the reject box 46 stored in the storage unit 30.

  If the empty sensor 47 of the stacker 43 detects that the banknotes are lost, the reject number calculation unit 24 adds the difference from the number of banknotes that should be in the stacker 43 calculated by summing up the transaction processing. Based on this, the stored number of sheets calculated by estimation or the like is corrected. The same applies to the cassette 44 when the empty sensor 47 detects that the banknote has been lost.

  However, the reject number calculation unit 24 does not perform the above-described estimation when the cassette 44 stores the mixed denomination. When the processing of counting the number of banknotes stored in the mixed denomination cassette 44 is performed, the reject number calculating unit 24 corrects the stored number based on the difference between the banknote numbers before and after the counting.

  FIGS. 8 to 15 are flowcharts for explaining the procedure for calculating the number of stored sheets in the reject box 46. FIG. 8 to FIG. 14 show processing in the case of a denomination stacker and a single denomination cassette. FIG. 15 shows processing in the mixed denomination cassette.

FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are main flowcharts for explaining the procedure of the stored number calculation process of the reject box 46. In storage number calculation processing of the reject box 46, based on the time of examination and empty detection, among until this scrutiny and empty detection since the previous examination and empty detection, rejection number is estimated, this scrutiny and empty The number of rejects estimated when detection is performed is corrected.

  Within the period from the previous scrutiny (or empty detection) to the current scrutiny (or empty detection), the number of sheets (also referred to as the number of rejects) fed out of the stacker 43a and stored in the reject box 46 is multiplexed with the unknown ticket. The total number of sent tickets is Rs, and the number of damaged tickets is Ds. Similarly, of the number of sheets fed out from the cassette 44a and stored in the reject box 46, the total number of unknown and multi-feed tickets is Rc, and the number of damaged tickets is Dc. Accordingly, the total number of sheets stored in the reject box 46 is the cumulative number of Rs, Ds, Rc, and Dc each time.

  The reject number calculation unit 24 calculates the number of sheets fed from the stacker 43a and stored in the reject box 46 and the number of sheets fed from the cassette 44a and stored in the reject box 46 separately.

  Note that the processing for calculating the number of stored sheets in the reject box 46 is performed for each denomination, but since the processing contents are substantially the same, only one denomination (for example, 10,000 tickets) will be described. The same shall apply to a thousand yen ticket. The multi-ticket stacker 43 is referred to as a stacker 43a, and the multi-ticket cassette 44 is referred to as a cassette 44a. That is, Rs is an unknown ticket and multi-feed ticket from the multi-ticket stacker 43, Rc is an unknown ticket and multi-feed ticket from the multi-ticket cassette 44, Ds is a damaged ticket from the multi-ticket stacker 43, and Dc is from the multi-ticket cassette 44 The number of damaged tickets.

  The reject number calculation unit 24 sets 0⇒Rs, 0⇒Ds, 0⇒Rc, 0⇒Dc in the storage unit 30 (step S10), and initializes Rs, Rc, and the like.

  Has the reject number calculating unit 24 generated a reject ticket when the banknote is fed from the stacker 43a? Is determined (step S12). Here, when bills are fed from the stacker 43a, the withdrawal process described with reference to FIG. The generation of the reject ticket is notified to the reject number calculation unit 24 from the discrimination unit 45 or the like.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket has been generated when the bill is fed from the stacker 43a (Yes in step S12), it performs a process of estimating Rs (step S14).

  FIG. 9A is a subroutine for explaining the process of estimating Rs. In the reject number calculation unit 24, is the reject ticket damaged by the discrimination unit 45? Is determined (step S100). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is not a damaged ticket (No in step S100), is the reject ticket an unknown ticket by the discrimination unit 45? Is determined (step S102).

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is an unknown ticket by the discrimination unit 45 (Yes in step S102), it sets Rs + 1⇒Rs (step S104). Since the reject number calculation unit 24 is an unknown ticket, it may estimate that the current reject ticket is one, and adds “1” to Rs by the stacker 43a.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is not an unknown ticket, that is, a reject ticket by multiple feeding (No in step S102), Rs + 2 => Rs is set (step S106). The reject number calculation unit 24 estimates that there are two reject tickets, and adds “2” to Rs by the stacker 43a. This is because it is known empirically that multiple feeds are often two. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the estimated Rs in the storage unit 30 (step S108).

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is a damaged ticket (step S100 Yes), Ds + 1⇒Ds is set (step S110), and Ds is stored (step S112).

  Returning to FIG. 8A, the process proceeds to step S16. If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket has not been generated when the banknote is fed from the stacker 43a (No in step S12), the process proceeds to step S16.

  Next, has the reject number calculation unit 24 generated a reject ticket when a bill is fed from the cassette 44a? Is determined (step S16). Here, the time of paying out banknotes from the cassette 44a is processing for replenishing banknotes from the cassette 44a to the stacker 43a. The generation of the reject ticket is notified to the reject number calculation unit 24 from the discrimination unit 45 or the like.

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket has been generated when the bill is fed out from the cassette 44a (Yes in step S16), it performs a process of estimating Rc (step S18).

  FIG. 9B is a subroutine of processing for estimating Rc. In the reject number calculation unit 24, is the reject ticket damaged by the discrimination unit 45? Is determined (step S118). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is not a damaged ticket (No in step S118), does the reject number calculation unit 24 determine whether the reject ticket is an unknown ticket by the discrimination unit 45? Is determined (step S120).

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is an unknown ticket by the discrimination unit 45 (step S120 Yes), Rc + 1⇒Rc is set (step S122). The reject number calculation unit 24 estimates the number of reject tickets as one and adds “1” to Rc by the cassette 44a. For the same reason as in step S104.

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is not an unknown ticket, that is, multiple-feed (step S120 No), Rc + 2⇒Rc is set (step S124). The reject number calculation unit 24 estimates the number of reject tickets as two and adds “2” to the reject number Rc by the cassette 44a. For the same reason as step S106. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the estimated Rc in the storage unit 30 (step S126).

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the reject ticket is a damaged ticket (step S118 Yes), Dc + 1⇒Dc is set (step S127), and Dc is stored (step S128).

  Returning to FIG. 8A, the process proceeds to step S20. If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that no reject ticket has been generated when the bill is fed out from the cassette 44a (No in step S16), the process proceeds to step S20.

  Further, when there is a transmission request from the monitoring server 210, the control unit 20 may appropriately transmit the estimated Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the past Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc, and calculates the total number by adding the cumulative number up to the previous time to the previously calculated Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc. Then, the control unit 20 may transmit the total number of sheets together with the currently estimated Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc. Thereby, the monitoring server 210 can acquire the rejection number of each ATM in real time.

  The control unit 20 determines whether a scrutiny instruction from the monitoring server 210 has been received (step S20). When the control unit 20 determines that the scrutiny instruction from the monitoring server 210 has been received (step S20 Yes), the counting processing unit 22 performs a counting process on the stacker 43a and the cassette 44a. The order may be from any order, but in the following, it is assumed that the order is from the stacker 43a. The counting processor 22 performs a counting process on the stacker 43a (step S22).

  FIG. 10 is a subroutine for explaining the counting process for the stacker 43a. The flow of banknotes in the counting process for the stacker 43a is as described with reference to FIGS. 7A and 7B. The counting processor 22 starts counting the stacker 43a (step S130).

  Did the reject number calculation unit 24 generate a reject ticket during conveyance of bills from the stacker 43d for counting to the stacker 43a? Is determined (step S132). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket has been generated during the banknote conveyance (Yes in step S132), the reject number calculation unit 24 performs a process of estimating Rs (including Ds calculation) (step S134). Since the process of estimating Rs is the process shown in FIG. 9A described above, description thereof is omitted.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket is not generated on the banknote when the banknote is conveyed (No in step S132), the process proceeds to step S136. The reject number calculation unit 24 determines whether the counting process of the stacker 43a is completed (step S136). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the counting process of the stacker 43a is not completed (No in step S136), the process returns to step S132.

  When it is determined that the counting process of the stacker 43a has been completed (Yes in step S136), the stock calculation unit 23 calculates the pre-counting number KAs of the stacker 43a (step S138). The number before counting KAs is a value obtained by summing up the number of sheets stored in the transaction process and the reject box 46 after the previous scrutiny or empty detection, and is the logical number of banknotes that should be in the stacker 43a at the present time.

  Number before counting KAs = (number of sheets of stacker 43a) + (number of sheets to be replenished from cassette 44a) − (number of sheets transferred to cassette 44a) + number of deposits−number of withdrawals−Ds−Rs. Ds and Rs include the number of tickets stored in the reject box 46 during the counting process.

  After the counting process performed by the stacker 43a, the number of sheets actually present in the stacker 43a is set as the counted number KBs, and the counting processing unit 22 calculates KBs (step S140). The reject number calculation unit 24 compares the pre-count number KAs and the post-count number KBs, and corrects Rs (step S142).

  FIG. 11 is a subroutine for explaining Rs correction processing. The reject number calculation unit 24 sets KAs = KBs? Is determined (step S150). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAs = KBs (Yes in step S150), it does not correct Rs. This is because since KAs = KBs, the estimation performed in step S14 or step S134 may be determined to be correct.

  When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KAs = KBs is not satisfied (No in step S150), KAs> KBs? Is determined (step S154). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAs> KBs (step S154 Yes), it corrects Rs + (KAs−KBs) → Rs (step S156).

  For example, when the number before counting is 100 and the number after counting is 98, it is determined that the estimated number of Rs in the reject box 46 is two fewer, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to add 2 to Rs. Do. For example, this is a case where the number of multiple feeds is actually three or more.

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAs> KBs is not satisfied (No in step S154), it corrects Rs− (KBs−KAs) → Rs (step S158). For example, if the number before counting is 100 and the number after counting is 102, it is determined that the estimated Rs number in the reject box 46 is two more, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to subtract 2 from Rs. . For example, there is a case where there is an erroneous determination of multiple feeding. The reject number calculation unit 24 returns to FIG. 8A after steps S152, S156, and S158, and proceeds to step S24.

  The counting processor 22 performs a counting process on the cassette 44a (step S24). FIG. 12 is a subroutine for explaining the counting process for the cassette 44a. The flow of banknotes in the counting process for the cassette 44a is as described in FIGS. 6A and 6B. The counting process for the cassette 44a is equivalent to the counting process of the stacker 43a described with reference to FIG.

  The count processing unit 22 starts counting for the cassette 44a (step S170). Did the reject number calculation unit 24 generate a reject ticket during the conveyance of banknotes between the cassette 44a and the counting stacker 43d? Is determined (step S172).

  When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket has been generated during bill conveyance (Yes in step S172), the reject number calculation unit 24 performs a process of estimating Rc (step S174). The process of estimating Rc is as shown in FIG. 9B.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that a reject ticket is not generated during the banknote conveyance (No in step S172), the process proceeds to step S176. The reject number calculation unit 24 determines whether the counting process of the cassette 44a is completed (step S176). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the counting process of the cassette 44a has not been completed (No in step S176), the process returns to step S172.

  When it is determined that the counting process of the cassette 44a has been completed (Yes in step S176), the stock amount calculation unit 23 calculates the pre-counting number KAc of the cassette 44a (step S178). The counting processing unit 22 calculates the post-counting number KBc in the counting process of the cassette 44a (step S180). The calculation of KAc and KBc is the same as in the case of KAs and KBs. The reject number calculation unit 24 compares the pre-counting number KAc and the post-counting number KBc, and corrects Rc (step S182).

  FIG. 13 is a subroutine for explaining Rc correction processing. This is the same processing as in FIG. Does the reject number calculation unit 24 satisfy KAc = KBc? Is determined (step S190). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAc = KBc (Yes in step S190), it does not correct Rc.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAc = KBc is not satisfied (No in step S190), does KAc> KBc? Is determined (step S194). When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KAc> KBc (Yes in step S194), the reject number calculating unit 24 corrects Rc + (KAc−KBc) → Rc (step S196). It is determined that the estimated number of Rc in the reject box 46 is small, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to be added to Rc.

  When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KAc> KBc is not satisfied (No in step S194), the reject number calculating unit 24 corrects Rc− (KBc−KAc) → Rc (step S198). It is determined that the estimated number of Rc in the reject box 46 is large, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to subtract Rc.

  The reject number calculation unit 24 returns to FIG. 8A after steps S192, S196, and S198, and proceeds to step S26. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the corrected Rs and Rc in the storage unit 30 (step S26).

  The control unit 20 transmits Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc to the monitoring server 210 (step S28). Note that the control unit 20 may perform transmission when there is a transmission request for Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc from the monitoring server 210. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc for each time, and adds the cumulative number up to the previous time to Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc calculated this time to calculate the total number. Then, the control unit 20 may transmit the total number of sheets together with Rs, Rc, Ds, and Dc calculated this time. The control unit 20 returns to step S10 after step S28.

  If the control unit 20 determines that a scrutiny instruction from the monitoring server 210 has not been received (No in step S20), the process proceeds to step S30.

  Next, also when the empty is detected by the stacker 43a or the cassette 44a, the number of rejects is corrected. A correction process performed when empty is detected will be described.

  In the reject number calculation unit 24, has the empty detected by the empty sensor 47 of the stacker 43a? Is determined (step S30). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the empty is detected by the empty sensor 47 of the stacker 43a (Yes in step S30), the reject number calculation unit 24 performs Rs correction based on the empty of the stacker 43a (step S32).

  FIG. 14A is a subroutine for explaining Rs correction by emptying of the stacker 43a. Since the stacker 43a is empty, the actual number of stackers 43a is “0”. The logical number of banknotes that should be in the stacker 43a at the time of detecting the empty is defined as KCs. As the logical number after the previous scrutiny or detection of the previous empty, KCs = (number of stackers 43a) + (number of sheets supplemented from the cassette 44a) − (number of sheets transferred to the cassette 44a) + the number of deposits−the number of withdrawals−Ds−Rs is there. KCs is a value equivalent to the aforementioned KAs.

  Does the reject number calculation unit 24 have KCs = 0? Is determined (step S210). If the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KCs = 0 (step S210 Yes), it does not correct Rs (step S212). This is because Rs is determined to be correct.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KCs = 0 is not satisfied (No in step S210), it sets Rs + KCs => Rs (step S214). For example, when KCs = 2, it is determined that the estimated number of Rs in the reject box 46 is two fewer, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to add 2 to Rs. Conversely, when KCs = −2, it is determined that the estimated number of Rs in the reject box 46 is two more, and the reject number calculation unit 24 performs correction to subtract 2 from Rs.

  The reject number calculation unit 24 returns to FIG. 8B after steps S212 and S214, and proceeds to step S34. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the corrected Rs (step S34). The control unit 20 transmits Rs and Ds to the monitoring center 200 (step S36). As described above, the control unit 20 may perform transmission when there is a transmission request for Rs and Ds from the monitoring server 210, and the total of the current Rs, Ds and Rs, Ds. The (cumulative) number may be transmitted.

  When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that the empty is not detected by the empty sensor 47 of the stacker 43a (No in step S30), the process proceeds to step S38.

  In the reject number calculation unit 24, has the empty detected by the empty sensor 47 of the cassette 44a? Is determined (step S38). When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that the empty is detected by the empty sensor 47 of the cassette 44a (Yes in step S38), the reject number calculating unit 24 performs Rc correction based on the empty of the cassette 44a (step S40).

  FIG. 14B is a subroutine for explaining the Rc correction due to the empty cassette 44a. Since the process is the same as that in FIG. 14A, the difference will be described. Since the cassette 44a is empty, the actual number of cassettes 44a is “0”. The logical number of banknotes that should be in the cassette 44a at the time of detecting the empty is defined as KCc. The logical number after the previous scrutiny or detection of the previous empty is KCc = (number of cassettes 44a) − (number of sheets to be added to the stacker 43a) + (number of sheets conveyed from the stacker 43a) −Dc−Rc. KCc is a value equivalent to the aforementioned KAc.

  Does the reject number calculation unit 24 have KCc = 0? Is determined (step S220). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KCc = 0 (Yes in step S220), it does not correct Rc (step S222). If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KCc = 0 is not satisfied (No in step S220), it sets Rc + KCc => Rc (step S224). The reject number calculation unit 24 returns to FIG. 8B after steps S222 and S224, and proceeds to step S42. The reject number calculation unit 24 stores the corrected Rc (step S42).

  The control unit 20 transmits Rc and Dc to the monitoring server 210 (step S44). As described above, the control unit 20 may perform transmission when there is a request for transmission of Rc and Dc from the monitoring server 210, or the total number of Rc, Dc and Rc, Dc at this time may be determined. You may send it.

  In the case of step S38 No, the control unit 20 returns to step S12. The control unit 20 returns to Step S10 after Step S36 and Step S44.

  Next, processing in the mixed denomination cassette will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining the processing for calculating the number of sheets stored in the reject box 46 in the mixed denomination cassette. The mixed denomination cassette 44 is a cassette 44d (not shown), and the total number of unknown and multiple-feed tickets among the rejected numbers based on the cassette 44d is Rd, and the number of damaged tickets is Dd.

  For the mixed denomination cassette, the reject number calculation unit 24 corrects Rd at the time of scrutiny and detection of empty, and does not estimate the reject number. This is because the denomination cannot be determined in the mixed denomination cassette. Hereinafter, the processing in the mixed denomination cassette 44d is the same as the processing described in the processing in the single denomination cassette (FIG. 8A and the like) except for the estimation processing in FIG.

  At the start, the reject number calculation unit 24 sets 0⇒Rd and 0⇒Dd in the storage unit 30 (step S300). Has the control unit 20 received a scrutiny instruction from the monitoring server 210? Is determined (step S302). When the control unit 20 determines that a scrutiny instruction from the monitoring server 210 has been received (step S302 Yes), the counting processing unit 22 performs a counting process on the cassette 44d (step S304).

  Assume that the number of cassettes 44d before counting is KAd, and the number of cassettes 44d after counting is KBd. As described above, KAd is the logical number after the previous scrutiny or the previous empty detection. KAd = (number of cassettes 44d) − (number of sheets to be replenished to the stacker 43) + (number of sheets conveyed from the stacker 43) −Dd−Rd. Here, Rd and Dd are the number of sheets counted by the discrimination unit 45 as unknown or damaged during replenishment to the stacker 43 or conveyance from the stacker 43.

  The stock amount calculation unit 23 calculates KAd of the cassette 44d, and the counting processing unit 22 calculates KBd of the cassette 44d. The calculation of KAd and KBd is the same as the processing in step S178 and step S180.

  Does the reject number calculation unit 24 have KAd = KBd? Is determined (step S306). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAd = KBd (Yes in step S306), it does not correct Rd.

  If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KAd = KBd is not satisfied (No in step S306), is KAd> KBd? Is determined (step S308). When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KAd> KBd (Yes in step S308), the reject number calculating unit 24 corrects Rd + (KAd−KBd) → Rd (step S310). That is, (KAd−KBd) is added to the current Rd.

  When the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that KAd> KBd is not satisfied (No in step S308), the reject number calculating unit 24 corrects Rd− (KBd−KAd) → Rd (step S312). That is, (KBd−KAd) is subtracted from the current Rd.

  The control unit 20 transmits Rd and Dd to the monitoring server 210 (step S314). As described above, the control unit 20 may perform transmission when there is a transmission request for Rd and Dd from the monitoring server 210, or the total number of Rd, Dd and Rd, Dd for this time may be determined. You may send it. The control unit 20 returns to Step S300 after Step S314.

  If the control unit 20 determines that a scrutiny instruction from the monitoring center 200 has not been received (No in step S302), the process proceeds to step S316. In the reject number calculation unit 24, is the empty detected by the empty sensor 47 of the cassette 44d? Is determined (step S316). When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that the empty is detected by the empty sensor 47 of the cassette 44d (Yes in step S316), the reject number calculation unit 24 performs Rd correction based on the empty of the cassette 44d. Since the content is the same as in FIG. 14B, a brief description will be given.

  Does the reject number calculation unit 24 have KCd = 0? Is determined (step S318). KCd is the logical number of banknotes that should be in the cassette 44d when the empty is detected. If the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KCd = 0 (Yes in step S318), it does not correct Rd. When the reject number calculation unit 24 determines that KCd = 0 is not satisfied (No in step S318), Rd + KCd => Rd is set (step S320).

  The control unit 20 transmits Rd and Dd to the monitoring center 200 (step S322). As described above, the control unit 20 may perform transmission when there is a transmission request for Rd and Dd from the monitoring center 200, or the total number of Rd, Dd and Rd, Dd for this time may be determined. You may send it. The control part 20 returns to step S300 after step S322.

  If the reject number calculating unit 24 determines that the empty is not detected by the empty sensor 47 of the cassette 44d (No in step S316), the process returns to step S302.

  As described above, according to the stored number calculation process according to the present embodiment, the number of banknotes stored in the reject box is appropriately calculated and transmitted at the time of occurrence of unknown bills or multiple feeds, at the time of inspection, or at the time of detection of empty. As a result, the number of reject boxes stored in the ATM or the monitoring center can be grasped in a timely manner. Thereby, management accuracy can be improved also for ATM in a remote place. In particular, the monitoring center can grasp the estimated value even during a period other than the time of the automatic scrutiny, thereby improving the management accuracy for the ATM.

  In addition, although demonstrated that the control part 20 was implement | achieved by the software process by CPU29 which read the control program, you may make it comprise a part or all by hardware.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. It goes without saying that various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1 Automatic transaction system 10 ATM
20 control unit 21 conveyance control unit 22 counting processing unit 23 stock amount calculation unit 24 reject number calculation unit 30 storage unit 40 banknote processing unit 41 conveyance unit 42 deposit / withdrawal unit 43 stacker 44 cassette
45 Identification Unit 46 Reject Box 47 Empty Sensor 100 Host Computer 200 Monitoring Center 210 Monitoring Server 400 Network

Claims (7)

In an automatic transaction apparatus having a stacker for storing banknotes by denomination, a cassette for storing banknotes to be replenished to the stacker, and a reject box for storing banknotes determined to be at least an unknown ticket or a multi-feed ticket,
A reject number calculating unit for calculating the number of stored sheets stored in the reject box;
When the banknote stored in the reject box is an unknown ticket, the reject number calculating unit estimates that one banknote is stored, and when the banknote stored in the reject box is a multi-feed ticket , Without determining the overlap number of the multi-feed ticket, it is estimated that two banknotes are stored, and calculates the stored number,
When the scrutiny processing is performed to scrutinize the number of banknotes stored in the automatic transaction apparatus according to denomination, the reject number calculator calculates the estimation based on the difference in the number of banknotes before and after the scrutiny process. An automatic transaction apparatus that corrects the calculated number of stored sheets. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reject number calculating unit calculates the number of stored sheets that are fed from the stacker and stored in the reject box. The cassette is a cassette for storing bills of a single denomination,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reject number calculating unit calculates the number of stored sheets that are fed from the cassette and stored in the reject box. When it is physically detected that the banknotes in the stacker have run out, the reject number calculation unit calculates the calculation based on the difference from the number of banknotes to be in the stacker calculated by summing up transaction processing. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the stored number of stored sheets is corrected. When it is physically detected that there are no banknotes in the cassette, the reject number calculation unit calculates the calculation based on a difference from the number of banknotes to be in the cassette calculated by summing up transaction processing. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the stored number of stored sheets is corrected. The automatic transaction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reject number calculating unit notifies the monitoring server of the calculated number of stored reject boxes. Reject number calculation method for automatic transaction apparatus having stacker for storing banknotes by denomination, cassette for storing banknotes to be replenished to the stacker, and reject box for storing at least banknotes determined to be unknown or multi-feed tickets In
When the banknote stored in the reject box is an unknown ticket, it is estimated that one banknote is stored. When the banknote stored in the reject box is a multi-feed ticket, the number of overlapping multi-feed tickets A first step of calculating the number of stored sheets by estimating that two banknotes are stored without determining
When a scrutiny process is performed to scrutinize the number of banknotes stored in the automatic transaction apparatus according to denomination, the estimated and calculated stored number is corrected based on the difference in the number of banknotes before and after the scrutiny process. A method for calculating a reject number of an automatic transaction apparatus, comprising: a second step of:

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