JP6438861B2 - Automatic transaction apparatus and counting method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is an automatic transaction apparatus capable of performing automatic counting and its counting method, and in particular, when automatic counting is performed, automatic counting of each transport source cassette can be performed based on denomination setting information of the transport source cassette and the operation cassette. The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus and a counting method thereof.

  In a financial institution such as a bank, a large number of automatic transaction apparatuses are used to reduce the burden on an attendant and to improve the quality of customer service by automating operations such as customer deposit and saving. In addition to this, other kinds of devices that can automatically perform various corresponding transactions after a customer inserts money are also widely used. In order for such a device to be automatically operated, a certain amount of money needs to be stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the device for the purpose of use. When the stored cash is insufficient, the cash is replenished from the outside. In addition, after the device has been in operation for a certain period of time, the amount of cash stored in the device should be checked and scrutinized (reconsideration scrutiny, reconsideration of refilled banknotes) to prevent errors in handling. I must. Such a scrutiny is performed at an arbitrary frequency, for example, once a week or once a month.

  For example, in an automatic transaction apparatus of a bank, a money replenishment / collection cassette is mounted, money is stored while counting from a deposit / withdrawal cassette to the replenishment / collection cassette, and the amount of money is confirmed based on the counting result. . In the course of a transaction, the currency is stored in the safe of the automatic transaction apparatus while being differentiated. However, if the currency cannot be identified normally, it is excluded from the currency that can be used for the transaction and stored in the reject cassette. To do. Therefore, severely damaged banknotes (damaged banknotes) and paper that is not banknotes are also mixed in the reject cassette.

  In the scrutiny, the balance is confirmed by adding the counting result and the exclusions stored in the reject cassette. For example, it takes about 10 minutes to collect and count money from the deposit / withdrawal cassette to the replenishment / collection cassette, and then the clerk confirms the contents stored in the reject cassette while referring to various transaction records, and adds the count result. And confirming the balance. For example, this operation takes about 30 minutes. Thereafter, it takes about 10 minutes, for example, to return the money from the replenishment / collection cassette to the deposit / withdrawal cassette. Therefore, the automatic transaction apparatus must be stopped for about 50 minutes in total. For this reason, there existed a problem of preventing the efficient operation of an automatic transaction apparatus.

  Therefore, the transaction is temporarily suspended, the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette is transported back and forth between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, and re-discrimination is performed inside the device, thereby mechanically judging the money inside the deposit / withdrawal cassette. That is, automatic counting has been proposed. Efficiency is improved by performing automatic counting.

  By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic transaction apparatus and its scrutiny method, there exists a technical subject which must urgently solve the following.

  Conventionally, at the time of automatic counting, it is necessary to execute automatic counting in a state where the cassette setting (including the setting of the size of the internal space, etc.) of the replenishment / collection cassette and the transfer source (scrutiny source) cassette is the same. When automatic counting is performed when the cassette setting of the replenishment / collection cassette is not the same as the cassette setting of the transfer source cassette, defective accumulation in the replenishment / collection cassette is performed when money is transferred from the transfer source cassette to the replenishment / collection cassette. This is a major cause of jams and the inability to properly discharge banknotes.

  Therefore, when automatic counting is performed for a transfer source cassette whose internal space setting is different from that of the operation cassette, in the conventional technology, automatic counting cannot be executed or the internal space setting of the operation cassette must be changed each time. There are technical issues that must be addressed.

  The present invention employs the following technical means in order to solve the above technical problems in the prior art.

  First, the present invention provides an automatic transaction apparatus, which includes a deposit / withdrawal cassette for storing money used for deposit / withdrawal transactions, a discrimination unit for identifying money conveyed in the automatic transaction apparatus, An automatic counting process that counts the money that has been identified as rejected money by the discrimination unit and the quantity of money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette when performing a deposit / withdrawal transaction with respect to the withdrawal cassette. In performing the automatic counting process, a reject cassette that stores money that has been determined as reject money by the discrimination unit, a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores money whose denomination or number at the time of withdrawal transaction cannot be determined, An operation cassette that conveys money to and from the deposit / withdrawal cassette, and a control unit that records the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette, That.

  In the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, in the automatic counting process, the control unit determines whether the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source is based on the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette. It may be determined whether or not it can be transported into the operation cassette, thereby determining whether or not automatic counting is to be performed for the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source.

  The automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention may include a cassette internal space changing means that can change the internal space of the operation cassette according to the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source.

  The automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes and a plurality of operation cassettes, and has a capacity of the operation cassette with respect to the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette having the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information. Only when the amount of money is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, money may be transported between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, thereby performing the automatic counting process.

  In the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, the operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes having different internal spaces, and the control unit records denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the operation cassette, Only for the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette with the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information, and when the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette And the inner box of the operation cassette may be transported to carry out automatic counting processing.

  In the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the deposit / withdrawal cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an inner space of a different size, and the control unit denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the deposit / withdrawal cassette. Only when the inner space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is the same as the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, and the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to or larger than the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, Money may be transported between the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process.

  The automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of inner boxes in which the operation cassettes have different sizes of inner spaces, and a plurality of inner boxes in which the deposit / withdrawal cassettes have different sizes of inner spaces, The control unit records denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the operation cassette and denomination setting information of each of the plurality of inner boxes of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, and an internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is recorded. Only when the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette are the same and the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette Money may be transported to and from the inner box of the cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process.

  The automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention further includes a display unit, and each deposit / withdrawal cassette can perform an automatic counting process based on denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette as a display screen for an attendant. Information indicating whether or not may be displayed.

  The present invention further provides a counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus, which includes a deposit / withdrawal cassette recorded by the automatic transaction apparatus in an automatic counting process for counting the quantity of money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the automatic transaction apparatus. On the basis of the denomination setting information and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette, it is determined whether or not the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source can be transported into the operation cassette. Whether to perform automatic counting.

  The counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention includes a cassette internal space changing means that allows the operation cassette to change the internal space of the operation cassette according to denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source, In this case, the automatic counting execution order of the transfer / receipt / withdrawal cassette may be determined in the order of the smallest number of changes in the internal space of the operation cassette.

  In the counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the automatic transaction apparatus includes a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes and a plurality of operation cassettes, and the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette having the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information are provided. On the other hand, only when the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, money may be transported between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, thereby performing the automatic counting process.

  In the counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size, and operates with a deposit / withdrawal cassette having the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information. Only when the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, the money is transported between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette and automatically A counting process may be executed.

  In the counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the deposit / withdrawal cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an inner space of a different size, and the same inner space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is the same. Only when the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette, the money is transported between the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette. The automatic counting process may be executed by

  In the counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an inner space having a different size, and the deposit / withdrawal cassette has a plurality of inner boxes each having an inner space having a different size. For the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette with the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information, and the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette Only in the above case, money may be transported between the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette, thereby performing the automatic counting process.

  The counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention is based on the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette as the information display screen for the attendant, whether each deposit / withdrawal cassette can perform the automatic counting process You may display the information which shows.

  The counting method of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention may expand the allowable pass range adopted for discrimination at the time of counting in the automatic counting process.

  According to the automatic transaction apparatus and the counting method of the present invention, when performing automatic counting, the currency of the transfer source cassette is normally set as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette based on the denomination information of each transfer source cassette. If it is possible to receive and send out the money of the transfer source cassette normally as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette, Perform automatic counting of the original cassette. Further, when it is impossible to normally receive or send the money of the transfer source cassette as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette, the replenishment / counting cassette is based on the denomination information of the transfer source cassette. The automatic counting may be executed after changing the internal space of.

  According to the present invention, even when denominations of money having different sizes exist, automatic counting can be performed on a cassette as a transport source, thereby improving operational efficiency.

1 is a schematic external view of an automatic transaction apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is an internal structure schematic diagram of the automatic transaction apparatus concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the payment transaction of the automatic transaction apparatus concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart of the automatic counting process of the automatic transaction apparatus concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of an example of a replenishment / collection cassette provided with cassette internal space changing means. It is an internal structure schematic diagram of the automatic transaction apparatus concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of a replenishment / collection cassette having a double case structure.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on the drawings and examples. In addition, the same code | symbol is provided about the same or corresponding location in drawing, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

Embodiment 1

  First, the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of an automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the installation positions and shapes of the respective structures are merely illustrated, and do not limit the present invention. In practice, various appropriate installation positions and shapes can be employed depending on the situation. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is an automatic transaction apparatus that is used for transactions such as deposit at a bank or the like. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes an operation panel (for example, a touch panel display) 2, operation keys 3, and a password input unit 4, and a user operates them to perform a transaction. In the automatic transaction apparatus 1, for example, a card entrance 6, a deposit / withdrawal port 7, a statement slip discharge port 8 and the like are installed on the front surface. In the automatic transaction apparatus 1, a receiving unit 12 and a transmitting unit 13 that communicate with the host system 11 via the banknote processing means 9, the control unit 10, and the network 101 are housed. Moreover, in the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the staff operation panel 5 (for example, touch panel display) for a staff to operate on the rear surface is installed, for example.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the automatic transaction apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the installation positions and shapes of the structures are merely illustrated and do not limit the present invention. In practice, various appropriate installation positions and shapes can be employed depending on the situation. As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has a deposit / withdrawal port 7 (see FIG. 1). The deposit / withdrawal port 7 is provided with an openable / closable shutter 14. In the case of deposit, money (cash) is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 7, and in the case of withdrawal, money is taken out from the deposit / withdrawal port 7. Inside the automatic transaction apparatus 1, there are provided a discrimination unit 15, a stacker 16, a deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, a reject cassette 18, and a replenishment / collection cassette 19 for discriminating the authenticity of money and the denomination of money. It has been. In addition, a transport path 21 for transporting money is further provided inside the automatic transaction apparatus 1. In the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, for example, banknotes such as 100 yuan banknotes or 50 yuan banknotes are stored in denominations. Further, an operation detection unit 22 and a remaining capacity detection unit 23 are provided for each cassette inside the apparatus. In FIG. 3, the operation detection unit 22 and the remaining amount detection unit 23 are described only for the replenishment / collection cassette. However, the operation detection unit 22 and the remaining amount are also similarly applied to each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and reject cassette 18. The quantity empty detector 23 may be provided, and of course, the operation detector 22 and the remaining capacity detector 23 may not be provided in each cassette. Furthermore, you may install at least one of the operation detection part 22 and the remaining capacity detection part 23 in either cassette as needed. The operation detection unit 22 detects whether the cassette has been operated by someone (for example, a staff member). The remaining capacity detector 23 detects a situation where the remaining capacity in the cassette is empty.

  Hereinafter, processing in the deposit transaction and the withdrawal transaction of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the deposit transaction of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the process of deposit transaction is roughly divided into two, that is, deposit count S1 and deposit storage S2. At the time of deposit transaction, money is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 7, subjected to a discrimination process by the discrimination unit 15, and then stored in the stacker 16. At this time, money or other excluded items such as paper that cannot be identified are returned to the deposit / withdrawal port 7. The returned exclusion is taken out by the end user, and then the shutter 14 of the deposit / withdrawal port 7 is closed, and the discrimination result of the money stored in the stacker 16 is displayed on the operation panel 2. The end user confirms the discrimination result displayed as the inserted money, and inputs the confirmation result by the operation panel 2 or the operation key 3 when the deposit is confirmed without any problem. Thereafter, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and the host system 11 communicate to establish a payment transaction. This process before the completion of the deposit transaction is referred to as deposit count. The process of storing deposit money after the deposit transaction is established is referred to as deposit storage. In the deposit and storage process, the money in the stacker 16 is identified again by the discrimination unit 15 and stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. In addition, the identification failure or non-identifiable currency is stored in the reject cassette 18 as reject currency.

  Moreover, the money conveyed or stored in the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is divided into money outside bank service (in-machine money) and bank service money (in-machine money). The money outside the bank account is a currency whose ownership does not belong to the bank in the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the money within the bank account is a currency whose ownership belongs to the bank in the automatic transaction apparatus 1. It is. For example, the money stored in the stacker 16 in the deposit counting process (that is, before the end user confirmation) at the time of the deposit transaction is a currency outside the bank account, and is transported in the deposit storage process (that is, after the end user confirmation). Alternatively, the money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 or the reject cassette 18 is money in the bank account.

  In the withdrawal transaction of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment, the end user inputs the withdrawal details using the operation panel 2, the operation key 3 and the personal identification number input unit 4, and when the withdrawal is confirmed without any problem, the automatic transaction is performed. The device 1 and the host system 11 communicate with each other and a withdrawal transaction is established. Thereafter, the money is discriminated from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 by the discrimination unit 15 and conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal port 7, the opening / closing shutter 14 is opened, and is taken out by the end user. During the transfer, the money that has been successfully discriminated between the denomination and the number of coins but is not suitable for reuse is stored in the reject cassette 18 as reject money, and the money that cannot be distinguished from the denomination is stored in the stacker 16. After the opening / closing shutter 14 is closed, money is stored from the stacker 16 to the safe.

  During the above period, the operation detection unit 22 detects whether the reject cassette 18 has been operated by someone (for example, a staff member), and the control unit 10 records the detection result of the operation detection unit 22. If someone rejects the reject cassette 18 during the period after the previous scrutiny, it is recorded as a bank check failure in the bank account. Here, the scrutiny means comparing the total value in the bank account based on the record of the host system 11 with the total value in the bank account calculated and recorded by the automatic transaction apparatus 1. This process is also referred to as reconsideration scrutiny or reconsideration bill replenishment scrutiny.

  Hereinafter, the automatic counting process performed by the automatic transaction concerning this embodiment is demonstrated concretely. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the automatic counting process of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in the automatic counting process, when an instruction to execute automatic balance counting in the remote mode is transmitted from the host system 11, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 receives the instruction by the receiving unit 12 (S41). , Perform automatic banking. Here, the automatic counting (automatic cash amount counting) means that the transaction is temporarily stopped, the internal space required for the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is determined based on the denomination setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, and the time In accordance with the internal space setting of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 in the operation (S42) for determining whether or not the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 can execute the automatic counting operation, and each deposit / withdrawal determined to be capable of performing the automatic counting operation. With respect to the cassette 17 (YES in S42), the operation of transporting all the money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 to the replenishment / collection cassette via the discrimination unit 15 (S43), and the deposit / withdrawal cassette This is an operation of counting the amount of money in 17 (S44). At the time of automatic counting, the discrimination level of the discrimination unit 15 is relaxed (the acceptable range of acceptance during the discrimination is expanded), and the currency is transported from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 to the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and sequentially entered / exited. Counting is performed on the gold cassette 17, thereby confirming the amount of money in each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. For the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 determined to be unable to execute the automatic counting operation (NO in S42), the cassette internal space changing means 25 installed in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 replenishes according to the setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 concerned. / Change the internal space of the collection cassette 19 (S45). After completion of the change, automatic counting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is executed (S43 to S44).

  That is, the internal space required for the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is determined based on the denomination setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 during the automatic counting process, and automatically according to the internal space setting of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 at that time. Automatic counting is sequentially performed from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 capable of performing the counting operation. After completion of automatic counting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 capable of performing the automatic counting operation, according to the setting of the remaining deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, the replenishment / recovery is performed by the cassette internal space changing means 25 installed in the replenishment / collection cassette 19. The internal space of the collection cassette 19 is changed. After the change is completed, automatic counting of the remaining deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is executed.

  Here, for example, the automatic counting execution order of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source is determined in the order of the smallest number of times of changing the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19. Thereby, the number of times of changing the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 can be reduced as much as possible, and the speed of the automatic counting process can be increased.

  In the automatic counting process according to the present embodiment, the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is used as an operation cassette, and money is conveyed between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, thereby executing the automatic counting process. The operation cassette related to is not limited to the replenishment / collection cassette 19, and any cassette may be used depending on the situation.

  Further, the denomination setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is determined based on the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the denomination setting information of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 recorded by the control unit 10. be able to. Here, the denomination setting information is information indicating the denomination of money stored in the cassette, and the internal space setting of the cassette corresponds to the denomination money indicated in the denomination setting information. Of these, the denomination includes each denomination of money type that is the same as each money type and combinations thereof. That is, the denomination setting information may be setting information corresponding to each currency type, or may be setting information of each denomination corresponding to the same currency type. Depending on the specific situation of money, the size of the internal space of the cassette having different denomination setting information may be different or the same. If the size of the internal space of the cassette corresponding to the denomination setting information of the operation cassette and the deposit / withdrawal cassette is within an allowable range, money is transported between the operation cassette and the deposit / withdrawal cassette to perform automatic counting processing. be able to.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of a replenishment / collection cassette provided with a cassette internal space changing means. As shown in FIG. 5, a replenishment / collection cassette 19 (hereinafter referred to as a variable replenishment / collection cassette) including a replenishment / collection cassette internal space changing unit 25 is inserted into and out of a conveyance path of the banknote processing unit 9. Banknote entry / exit 1901, bill storage part (corresponding to the above internal space) 1902, banknote delivery part 1903 for entering and exiting banknotes between the banknote entry / exit 1901 and the banknote storage part 1902, and banknotes in the banknote storage part 1902 A pressing plate 1904 that applies an appropriate pressing force, a bottom plate 1905 that operates as a plane of the pressing plate 1904, a variable plate 1906, a guide portion 1907 that regulates the movable range of the variable plate 1906, and a cassette internal space changing means that changes the position of the variable plate 1906. 25 and an opening / closing lid 1908 for contacting the inside of the bill storage portion 1902.

  In the embodiment of FIG. 5, the cassette internal space changing means 25 is realized by a slide rod mechanism. A variable plate hinge 2501 is attached to the variable plate 1906. A variable plate rod 2502 is attached by a variable plate hinge 2501. The variable plate rod 2502 can move around the contact hinge 2504 by a load applied to the contact portion 2503, thereby changing the position of the variable plate 1906. When no load is applied to the contact portion 2503, the variable plate 1906 is positioned at a fixed position on the opening / closing lid 1908 side by the variable plate spring 2505. When a load is applied to the contact portion 2503, the variable plate 1906 is positioned at a position away from the opening / closing lid 1908 side by the variable plate rod 2502.

  In this embodiment, as a mechanism for applying a load to the contact portion 2503, for example, a mechanism including a pressing rod 2506, a slide guide member 2507, a rod 2508, a rod spring 2509, a push rod 2510, and a spiral tube 2511 is employed. Among them, the spiral tube 2511 is an example of an electric motor. As a drive mechanism, the push rod 2510 is moved based on an instruction signal for changing the bill storage unit 1902 (internal space) from the control unit 10, and the rod 2508 is moved. Move. By the movement of the rod 2508, the pressing rod 2506 moves in a direction in which the contact portion 2503 is pressed in a state where the moving direction is limited by the slide guide member 2507, and thereby a load is applied to the contact portion 2503. Further, when the instruction signal is not transmitted to the spiral tube 2511, the push rod 2506 is positioned at a position away from the contact portion 2503 by the action of the rod spring 2509. That is, no load is applied to the contact portion 2503.

  As described above, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the variable plate hinge 2501, the variable plate rod 2502, the contact point 2503, the contact hinge 2504, the variable plate spring 2505, the pressing rod 2506, the slide guide member 2507, the rod 2508, the rod spring 2509. The cassette internal space changing means 25 based on the slide rod mechanism composed of the push rod 2510 and the spiral tube 2511 is shown. However, the cassette internal space changing means 25 is merely an example of the cassette internal space changing means 25, The cassette internal space changing means 25 according to the invention is not limited to the above-described specific example, and various changes are required as long as the internal space of the cassette can be changed according to the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source based on the instruction. It can be performed.

  In the same manner, automatic counting is repeatedly executed until the automatic counting processing of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 is completed. Further, the currency determined as the reject currency by the discrimination unit 15 during the automatic counting process is conveyed to the reject cassette 18. After the completion of the automatic counting process, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 confirms the confirmation status of the bank account balance status of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 and the confirmed banknote of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 via the transmission unit 13. Report the work amount in charge to the upper system 11. Here, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 may report the presence / absence of the bank account surplus to the upper system 11 via the transmission unit 13.

  When the host system 11 succeeds in confirming the amount in the bank book based on the report from the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the bank book reported as the total value based on the money loading record, the recovery record and the transaction record in the host system 11 A scrutiny is performed by comparing with the total value of monetary balances in business. When the above two total values match, the scrutiny is completed, the dispatch of the clerk to the automatic transaction apparatus 1 becomes unnecessary, and the automatic transaction apparatus 1 continues the transaction until the next scrutiny. If the above-mentioned bank account balance is not confirmed or the two sums do not match, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 resets the internal space using an empty replenishment / collection cassette 19 as a substitute reject cassette, and if necessary, The internal space of the cassette is changed by the cassette internal space changing means 25 at the same time, and the transaction is continuously executed. At the time of scrutiny, the clerk confirms the amount of money at the timing at which the automatic counting is executed based on the recording result of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the actual item confirmation result in the reject cassette 18. After the clerk collects the reject cassette 18, the control unit 10 confirms that the remaining amount of the reject cassette 18 is empty by the remaining amount detection unit 23, and if the confirmation result is empty, it is used as a substitute reject cassette. All the money in the used replenishment / collection cassette 19 is transported into the reject cassette 18, and the control unit 10 sets the previous monetary value of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 as the new monetary value of the reject cassette 18 and replenishes it. / Change the monetary value of the recovery cassette 19 to empty (zero).

  As described above, even when the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is different, the amount of money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 can be confirmed by automatic counting, and is the same as the conventional denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. Similar scrutiny at can be performed.

Embodiment 2

  In the first embodiment described above, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has been described as performing automatic counting by the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having the cassette internal space changing means 25. Next, as the second embodiment, an example in which the automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and a replenishment / collection cassette 19 for multiple denominations will be described. Of these, the first embodiment is referred to for the same contents and similar contents as the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted in the second embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the automatic transaction apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a plurality of replenishment / collection cassettes 19, and the internal space settings of the plurality of replenishment / collection cassettes 19 correspond to different denomination setting information. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17, and the internal space setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is the same as that of each of the replenishment / collection cassettes 19. Further, comparing the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 corresponding to the same denominations in the internal space setting, the capacity of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17.

  FIG. 6 shows an example in which two replenishment / collection cassettes 19 and two deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 are provided. For example, two replenishment / collection cassettes 19 and two deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 correspond to coins having face values of 100 yuan and 10 yuan, respectively. However, in the second embodiment, the denominations corresponding to the quantities of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 are not limited to this, and depending on the actual situation and demand, the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 The denomination corresponding to the quantity can be set appropriately.

  In the second embodiment, the process before the start of the automatic counting process is the same as that in the above-described embodiment, and a duplicate description is omitted here.

  In the automatic counting process, when an instruction to execute the automatic banking count in the remote mode is transmitted from the host system 11, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 receives the instruction by the receiving unit 12, and performs the automatic banking counting.

  At this time, the internal space necessary for the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is determined based on the denomination setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, and the automatic counting operation is executed according to the internal space setting of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 at the time. Automatic counting is sequentially performed from a possible deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. Since the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having different internal space settings is provided, the replenishment / collection cassette 19 corresponding to the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 according to the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 The automatic counting process is performed by repeating the conveyance of money with the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17.

  In the same manner, automatic counting is repeatedly executed until the automatic counting processing of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 is completed. After the completion of the automatic counting process, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 confirms the confirmation status of the bank account balance status of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 and the confirmed banknote of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 via the transmission unit 13. Report the work amount in charge to the upper system 11. Here, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 may report the presence / absence of the bank account surplus to the upper system 11 via the transmission unit 13.

  Based on the report from the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the host system 11 succeeds in confirming the amount in the bank book, and the bank book reported as the total value based on the bill loading record, the reject record, and the transaction record in the host system 11 A scrutiny is performed by comparing with the total value of monetary balances in business. When the above two total values coincide with each other, the scrutiny is completed, and it is unnecessary for the clerk to dispatch to the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the automatic transaction apparatus 1 continues the transaction until the next scrutiny. In the case where the above-mentioned check of the bank account amount fails or the two total values do not match, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 resets the empty replenishment / collection cassette 19 as a substitute reject cassette and continues to execute the transaction. In the same manner as before, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is dispatched and scrutinized. Here, different reject banknotes may be received corresponding to different face value setting information by a plurality of replenishment / collection cassettes. At the time of scrutiny, the clerk confirms the amount of money at the timing at which the automatic counting is executed based on the recording result of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the actual item confirmation result in the reject cassette 18. After the clerk collects the reject cassette 18, the control unit 10 confirms that the remaining amount of the reject cassette 18 is empty by the remaining amount detection unit 23, and if the confirmation result is empty, it is used as a substitute reject cassette. All the money in the used replenishment / collection cassette 19 is conveyed into the reject cassette 18. Further, when different reject banknotes are received corresponding to different face value setting information by a plurality of replenishment / collection cassettes, all the money in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 used as a substitute reject cassette is conveyed into the reject cassette 18. . Further, the control unit 10 sets the previous monetary value of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 as a new monetary value of the reject cassette 18 and changes the monetary value of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 to empty (zero).

  As described above, even when the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is different, the amount of money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 can be confirmed by automatic counting, and is the same as the conventional denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. Similar scrutiny at can be performed.

  Although the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has been described with respect to the embodiment including the plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 and the replenishment / collection cassette 19 corresponding to multiple denominations, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is provided with the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having a multi-case structure. Also, the automatic counting process of this embodiment can be executed.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the structure of an example of a replenishment / collection cassette having a double case structure. As shown in FIG. 7, the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having a double case structure includes a banknote inlet / outlet port 1961 through which a banknote enters / exits between the banknote processing means 9 and a banknote storage unit 1966 (corresponding to the above internal space). A first inner box 1962 including a banknote storage unit 1967, and a banknote branching unit 1964 that distributes banknotes to the first inner box 1962 and the second inner box 1963. The first inner box 1962 is appropriately arranged on the banknotes in the banking path 1965, the banknote sending section 1968 in which banknotes enter and exit between the banking path 1965 and the banknote storage section 1966, and the banknote storage section 1966. A pressing plate 1970 for applying a pressing force and a bottom plate 1971 that operates as a plane of the pressing plate 1970 are provided. The second inner box 1963 is appropriately applied to the banknotes in the transport path 1972 branched from the banknote branching section 1964, the banknote delivery section 1973 in which banknotes enter and exit between the transport path 1972 and the banknote storage section 1967, and the banknote storage section 1967. A pressing plate 1974 for applying a pressing force, and a bottom plate 1975 operating as a plane of the pressing plate 1974.

  By providing the double case structure described above, the first inner box 1962 and the second inner box 1963 of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 correspond to different denominations, for example, coins whose face values are 100 yuan and 10 yuan, respectively. be able to. Of course, the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having a multi-case structure is not limited to the double case structure, and may include two or more inner boxes each corresponding to one kind of two or more kinds of denominations. Further, when comparing the inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 corresponding to the same denomination in the internal space setting, the capacity of the inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is equal to or larger than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. .

  The denomination setting of each inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 can be determined based on the denomination setting information of each inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 recorded by the control unit 10.

  The automatic transaction apparatus 1 can execute the automatic counting process by the replenishment / collection cassette 19 having a multi-case structure in substantially the same manner as described above in the present embodiment. A brief description is given below.

  In the automatic counting process, when an instruction to execute the automatic banking count in the remote mode is transmitted from the host system 11, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 receives the instruction by the receiving unit 12, and performs the automatic banking counting.

  At this time, the internal space required for each inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is determined based on the denomination setting of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 17, and the internal space setting of each inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 at that time is determined. Accordingly, automatic counting is sequentially performed from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 capable of performing the automatic counting operation. Since the replenishment / collection cassette 19 includes a plurality of inner boxes having different internal space settings, the internal space setting corresponds to the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 according to the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. / Automatic counting processing is performed by repeatedly transporting money between the inner box of the collection cassette 19 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17.

  In the same manner, automatic counting is repeatedly executed until the automatic counting processing of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 17 is completed. After the completion of the automatic counting process, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 confirms the confirmation status of the bank account balance status of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 and the confirmed banknote of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 via the transmission unit 13. Report the work amount in charge to the upper system 11. Here, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 may report the presence / absence of the bank account surplus to the upper system 11 via the transmission unit 13.

  Subsequent processing is the same as the processing described in the present embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted here.

  Here, the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 may have a multi-case structure like the replenishment / collection cassette 19, and each inner box may correspond to one of two or more types of denominations. In such a case, in the automatic counting process, the replenishment / collection cassette whose internal space setting corresponds to the denomination setting of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 according to the denomination setting of each inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. What is necessary is just to carry a money repeatedly between 19 inner boxes and the inner box of the said deposit / withdrawal cassette 17. Further, when the inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 and the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 corresponding to the same denominations in the internal space setting are compared, the capacity of the inner box of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is the same as that of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 It is more than the capacity of the box. Here, the denomination setting of each inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 can be determined based on the denomination setting information of each inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 recorded by the control unit 10.

  As described above, even when the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 (or its inner box) is different, the currency amount of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 (or its inner box) can be confirmed by automatic counting. The same scrutiny can be performed in the same case as the denomination setting of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17.

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  In each of the above-described embodiments, after the clerk collects the reject cassette 18 after completion of the automatic counting process, all the money in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 used as the substitute reject cassette is transported to the reject cassette 18, and The balance is automatically changed, but all the money in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 may be reloaded into the reject cassette 18 manually without carrying. At this time, it is possible to carry on the inheritance of the stock in both automatic and manual operations. In particular, the denomination of the money stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is confirmed before the money is transported from the replenishment / collection cassette 19 used as the substitute reject cassette to the reject cassette 18. Only when money of denomination that can be transported to the reject cassette 18 is stored according to the internal space setting, the money stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is automatically transported to the reject cassette 18. Thereby, occurrence of jam during conveyance can be prevented.

  In the first embodiment described above, the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is changed by the cassette internal space changing means 25 installed in the replenishment / collection cassette 19, but the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 is not changed. In addition, automatic counting is performed only for the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 whose denomination setting can correspond to the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19, and all the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 of the other denomination setting is used as a reject currency. You may store in the replenishment / collection cassette 19 used as a rejection cassette. When the clerk performs a collection operation, the same scrutiny as in the past can be performed by collecting the reject cassette 18 and the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 whose denomination setting does not correspond to the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19. In addition, since it is not necessary to collect the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 corresponding to the internal space of the replenishment / collection cassette 19 in denomination setting, the worker's work efficiency and money operation efficiency are improved as compared with the case where this embodiment is not applied. I can.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, when re-discriminating reject money for which the number or denomination cannot be determined at the time of a withdrawal transaction, the acceptable pass range adopted for discrimination may be expanded, and the acceptable pass rate adopted for discrimination. It is not necessary to expand the range.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 executes the automatic counting based on an instruction to perform automatic counting from the host system 11, and then the bank account money amount, the bank account money amount, Information such as whether the confirmation status is successful and whether there is a bank account surplus or not is reported to the host system 11, but before executing the automatic counting, the reject currency whose final number or denomination cannot be determined is finally It is determined whether or not to perform automatic counting according to the confirmation status of the bank account book in the stored cassette or temporary storage unit (for example, the reject cassette 18 or the second reject cassette 20). If the confirmation of the amount of money in the bank account in the cassette or the temporary storage department where rejected money whose number or denomination cannot be finalized has failed, the staff will be dispatched to the site to conduct a scrutiny, and the automatic transaction device 1 will automatically The counting is omitted. Until the clerk arrives, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 continues to operate, thereby preventing jamming due to the automatic counting of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and the time originally used for automatic counting to the operating time of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 To do.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the automatic transaction apparatus may use, for example, the clerk operation panel 5 as a touch panel display as the display unit. The display unit is an information display screen for an attendant, and each deposit / withdrawal cassette can perform automatic counting processing based on denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the operation cassette (for example, the replenishment / collection cassette 19). Display information to show if you can.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the discrimination level of the discrimination unit 15 is relaxed (enlarges the allowable acceptance range during discrimination) at the time of automatic counting and money is conveyed, but the discrimination level of the discrimination unit 15 is relaxed (during discrimination) It is not necessary to enlarge the acceptable range.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the control unit 10 and the banknote processing unit 9 are independent from each other, but the control unit 10 may be provided in the banknote processing unit 9.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the host system 11 performs a scrutiny by comparing the record in the host system 11 with the reported monetary amount in the bank account based on the report of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. 11 is notified to the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and based on the record, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 (for example, the control unit 10) determines whether or not the recorded amount of money in the bank book coincides with the record. At the same time, the result of the examination may be reported to the host system 11.

  In each of the embodiments described above, when the operation detection unit 22 is applied to the reject cassette 18 and the detection result of the operation detection unit 22 is operated by someone during the period after the previous scrutiny, Although it is recorded as a confirmation failure of the internal amount, the operation detection unit 22 may be applied to the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the control unit 10 may record the detection result of the operation detection unit 22. When the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 is operated by someone during the period immediately before (previous) scrutiny or automatic counting, it is recorded for each cassette that the confirmation status of the bank account balance status is a confirmation failure. If the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 has been confirmed to be in the bank account, and there is no reject money with unknown information such as denomination and number of copies in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 being automatically counted Omit money transport and report results. As a result, the automatic counting operation time can be shortened and the possibility of jam occurrence can be reduced to the maximum.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, if the result of automatic counting does not match at the time of scrutiny, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 uses the empty replenishment / collection cassette 19 as a substitute reject cassette and continuously executes the transaction. The reject cassette 18 is collected as in the conventional case. Among them, as shown in FIG. 3, a fixing means 24 that can arbitrarily fix or release each cassette may be installed. In FIG. 3, the fixing means 24 is described only for the replenishment / collection cassette 19. However, each of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 may also be provided with the fixing means 24. The fixing means 24 may be provided in an arbitrary cassette according to demand without providing the fixing means 24. When the clerk performs the cassette collecting operation, the cassette to be collected is not fixed, and the cassette that should not be collected is fixed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cassette that the clerk should not collect from being erroneously collected.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 reports the confirmation status of the bank account balance status of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 17 and the reject cassette 18 and the confirmed bank account balance status to the upper system 11. In addition, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 may report the presence / absence of the bank account surplus to the upper system 11. Further, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 records the discrimination result information in the bank account book amount by the control unit 10, and further obtains it based on the discrimination result information in which the denomination or the number of sheets is determined for the bank book book value. The amount acquired based on the amount of money and the discrimination result information for which the denomination or the number of sheets has not been determined may be reported to the host system 11. As a result, when the clerk finally scrutinizes, the amount of money that the scrutinizer should be careful of can be determined.

  In each of the embodiments described above, when an instruction to execute automatic counting is transmitted from the host system 11, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 receives the instruction and performs automatic counting. However, the control unit 10 performs automatic counting of the host system 11. An instruction to execute the count is recorded, or the start time of the automatic counting process is recorded in advance in the control unit 10 in addition to the instruction of the host system 11, and in any of the above situations, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is in a transaction waiting state. The automatic counting process may be started at this time. As a result, the influence on the transaction amount due to the operation stop during the automatic counting can be reduced to the maximum, and the operation burden on the person in charge of the host system 11 can be reduced to the maximum.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 has been described as an example of an apparatus used for transactions such as depositing in a bank or the like. However, the automatic transaction apparatus is not limited to this, and can be used for various deposit and withdrawal handling operations. It may be the device used. Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example, although the automatic transaction apparatus 1 processes a banknote, an automatic transaction apparatus is not limited to this, The apparatus which processes moneys, such as a coin, may be sufficient.

  According to the automatic transaction apparatus and the counting method of the present invention, during automatic counting, based on the denomination information of each transport source cassette, the money of the transport source cassette can be normally received as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette. If it is possible to normally receive or send money from the transfer source cassette as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette, Perform automatic counting. In addition, when it is impossible to normally receive or send the money of the transport source cassette as the internal space of the target replenishment / collection cassette, the replenishment / collection cassette is based on the denomination information of the transport source cassette. The automatic counting may be executed after changing the internal space of.

  Therefore, even when there are denominations of money having different sizes, automatic counting can be performed on the transport source cassette, thereby improving operational efficiency.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described based on drawing, this Example is only a specific example for understanding this invention, and is not for limiting the range of this invention. Engineers in this field can make various modifications, combinations, and rational omissions of each embodiment based on the technical contents of the present invention, and forms obtained thereby are also within the scope of the present invention. included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic transaction apparatus, 2 ... Operation panel, 3 ... Operation key, 4 ... PIN input part, 5 ... Personnel operation panel, 6 ... Card entrance / exit, 7 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 8 ... Statement slip outlet, 9 ... Banknote Processing means, 10 ... control unit, 11 ... host system, 12 ... receiving unit, 13 ... transmitting unit, 14 ... shutter, 15 ... discrimination unit, 16 ... stacker (temporary storage unit), 17 ... deposit / withdrawal cassette, 18 ... reject Cassette ... 19 ... Replenishment / collection cassette, 20 ... Second reject cassette, 21 ... Conveyance path, 22 ... Operation detection unit, 23 ... Empty detection unit, 24 ... Fixing means, 101 ... Network, 25 ... Cassette internal space Change means, 1901 ... bill entry / exit, 1902 ... bill storage part (internal space), 1903 ... bill delivery part, 1904 ... press plate, 1905 ... bottom plate, 1906 ... variable plate, 1907 ... guide part, 2501 ... Variable plate hinge, 2502 ... Variable plate rod, 2503 ... Contact portion, 2504 ... Contact hinge, 2505 ... Variable plate spring, 2506 ... Press rod, 2507 ... Slide guide member, 2508 ... Rod, 2509 ... Rod spring, 2510 ... Push rod, 2511 ... Spiral tube, 1961 ... Bill entry / exit, 1962 ... First inner box, 1963 ... Second inner box, 1964 ... Bill branching unit, 1965 ... Conveyance path, 1966 ... Bill storage unit, 1968 ... Bill sending unit , 1970 ... pressure plate, 1971 ... bottom plate, 1972 ... transport path, 1973 ... banknote delivery section, 1974 ... pressing plate, 1975 ... bottom plate.

Claims (14)

A deposit / withdrawal cassette that stores money used for deposit / withdrawal transactions;
A discrimination section for discriminating money conveyed in the automatic transaction apparatus;
Automatic counting that counts the money that has been identified as rejected money by the discrimination unit and the quantity of money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette when performing a deposit / withdrawal transaction with respect to the deposit / withdrawal cassette A reject cassette for storing money that has been determined to be rejected by the discrimination unit when performing the processing;
A temporary storage unit that temporarily stores money for which the denomination or number at the time of a withdrawal transaction cannot be determined;
An operational cassette that transports money to and from the deposit / withdrawal cassette in the automatic counting process;
A control unit for recording the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette;
A cassette internal space changing means capable of changing the internal space of the operation cassette according to the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source,
The cassette internal space changing means determines the automatic counting execution order of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source in the order of the smallest number of changes of the internal space of the operation cassette in the automatic counting process.
An automatic transaction apparatus characterized by that.   In the automatic counting process, whether the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source can be transported into the operation cassette based on the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not automatic counting is to be performed on the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transport source.   It is equipped with multiple deposit / withdrawal cassettes and multiple operational cassettes, and the internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is the same for the deposit / withdrawal cassette and operational cassette, and the capacity of the operational cassette is greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 2. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein only in the case, money is transported between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process. The operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The control unit records denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the operation cassette,
Only for the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette with the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information, and when the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein money is transported between the container and the inner box of the operation cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process. The deposit / withdrawal cassette comprises a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The control unit records denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the deposit / withdrawal cassette,
The deposit / withdrawal cassette only when the inner / outer cassette of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette have the same internal space settings corresponding to the denomination setting information and the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the inner / outer cassette. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein money is transported between the inner box and the operation cassette, thereby executing an automatic counting process. The operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The deposit / withdrawal cassette comprises a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The control unit records denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the operation cassette and denomination setting information for each of the plurality of inner boxes of the deposit / withdrawal cassette,
When the inner space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is the same as the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette, and the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is greater than or equal to the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein money is transported between the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process. It further includes a display unit, and displays information indicating whether each deposit / withdrawal cassette can perform automatic counting processing based on denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette as a display screen for the staff. The automatic transaction apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 . The operation cassette counts the quantity of money stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the automatic transaction apparatus having the cassette internal space changing means that can change the internal space of the operation cassette according to the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source In the automatic counting process, whether the money in the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the transfer source can be transported into the operation cassette based on the denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the denomination setting information of the operation cassette recorded by the automatic transaction apparatus In the automatic counting process, it is determined whether or not automatic counting is performed for the transfer source deposit / withdrawal cassette. A counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus, wherein an automatic counting execution order is determined . The automatic transaction apparatus is provided with a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes and a plurality of operation cassettes, and the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to the deposit / withdrawal with respect to the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette having the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information. 9. The counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein money is transported between the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operational cassette only when the capacity of the cassette is greater than the capacity of the cassette, thereby executing an automatic counting process. . The operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
Only for the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette with the same internal space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information, and when the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 9. The counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein money is transported between the container and the inner box of the operation cassette, thereby executing an automatic counting process. The deposit / withdrawal cassette comprises a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The deposit / withdrawal cassette only when the inner / outer cassette of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette have the same internal space settings corresponding to the denomination setting information and the capacity of the operation cassette is equal to or greater than the capacity of the inner / outer cassette. 9. The counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein money is transported between the inner box and the operation cassette, thereby performing an automatic counting process. The operation cassette includes a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
The deposit / withdrawal cassette comprises a plurality of inner boxes each having an internal space of a different size,
When the inner space setting corresponding to the denomination setting information is the same as the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette, and the capacity of the inner box of the operation cassette is greater than or equal to the capacity of the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 9. A counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein money is transported between the inner box of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the inner box of the operation cassette, thereby executing an automatic counting process. . As an information display screen for a staff member, information indicating whether each deposit / withdrawal cassette can perform automatic counting processing is displayed based on denomination setting information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette and the operation cassette. counting method for an automatic transaction apparatus according to any one of claims 8-12. The automatic transaction apparatus counting method according to any one of claims 8 to 12 , wherein in the automatic counting process, an acceptable acceptance range adopted for discrimination at the time of counting is expanded.

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