JP6587816B2 - Money collection system and money collection method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money collection system and a money collection method for collecting valuable media such as money and gift certificates from a plurality of bases.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known a technology for improving the efficiency of collecting sales by collecting a storage cassette storing money from a money depositing / withdrawing apparatus installed in a store. Patent Document 1 uses a banknote deposit / withdrawal device to store the sales to be collected in a storage cassette in the banknote deposit / withdrawal device, and transmits the sales amount stored in the storage cassette to the cash processing center system. A technique is disclosed in which a storage cassette is taken out from a bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus and collected together with the storage cassette. By applying this technology, the work of taking out the sales proceeds from the banknote depositing / withdrawing device at the store side and the work of creating the collection slip relating to the taken out sales proceeds are made more efficient, and the cash processing center basically does Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the cash processing center side because the cash collected at the time is almost inconsistent with the sales amount notified in advance.

  In this way, by applying the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the collection of sales collected from many stores and the overall examination of the collected sales.

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  However, not only in large-scale commercial facilities that introduce money deposit / withdrawal devices, but also at relatively small stores where money deposit / withdrawal devices cannot be introduced due to cost and space problems, the sales are collected in collection bags and collected. In terms of the number of cases handled at the cash processing center, this operation is more common. Further, the scrutiny of the sales collected in the collection bag requires manual input of the collection slip, which is troublesome as compared with the case where the storage cassette of the banknote depositing / dispensing device is used.

  This problem will be described in detail. In the operation using the collection bag, a collection slip in which information such as the amount collected as sales proceeds is entered at the store and collected together with the sales proceeds in the collection bag. When the cash processing center accepts the collection bag, it is necessary to input the contents of the accepted collection slip into the cash processing center system. Therefore, when collecting the sales proceeds with the collection bag, the sales proceeds are collected using the storage cassette of the banknote depositing / dispensing device disclosed in Patent Document 1, and information on the sales proceeds to be collected is collected. Compared with the case of directly transmitting the bill from the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus to the cash processing center system, the number of processes that must be carried out by the person at the cash processing center has increased. In addition, since work errors occur at a certain rate in human work, the impact on efficiency due to work errors is not small.

  In this way, in order to streamline operations at a cash processing center that collects sales and conducts scrutiny of the sales, we streamline the scrutiny of sales collected with a collection bag with a large number of cases handled. It has become an important issue.

  The present invention is for solving the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, collecting sales proceeds from a store, and improving the efficiency of a scrutiny operation for confirming the collected sales amount, preventing work errors and reducing costs. An object of the present invention is to provide a money collection system and a money collection method capable of realizing the above.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a money collection system that collects money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container, and is located at the base. A user terminal operated by a user, and a management device for managing money collected in the management center, wherein the user terminal acquires money image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container; A denomination type acquisition unit for acquiring the number of denominations of money stored in the storage container based on the image acquired by the monetary image acquisition unit; and the storage container acquired by the denomination number acquisition unit. storing the money storing information associating the number of copies and the storage container identification information for uniquely identifying the currency denomination and a storage information notification means for notifying the management apparatus, the storage information Knowledge means, the receiving container to accept the identification information of the container obtained by locking, and notifies the currency storing information including the identification information to the management device.
Further, the present invention is a money collection system for collecting money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container, and a user terminal operated by a user located at the base; Including a management device for managing money collected in the management center, wherein the user terminal acquires money image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container, and the money image acquisition means acquires the money image acquisition means; Storage information notifying means for notifying the management device of money storage information in which an image of money and identification information for uniquely identifying the storage container are associated, and the storage information notification means locks the storage container. The identification information of the storage container acquired by this is received, and the money storage information including the identification information is notified to the management device.

Further, in the above invention, the receiving container, characterized in that during locking the key is not required and it is necessary keys at unlocking.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the user terminal stores the money image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container, and the storage container based on the image acquired by the money image acquisition means. Further comprising a denomination number acquisition means for acquiring the number of denominations of money to be stored, wherein the storage information notifying means determines the number of denominations of money to be stored in the storage container acquired by the denomination number acquisition means. Based on this, the money storage information is notified.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the user terminal further includes money image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container, and the storage information notification means is acquired by the money image acquisition means. The image of the money is notified.

Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the storage container identifies a denomination of the money inserted by inserting the money and stores the inserted money inside , and the storage container Storage means for storing money storage information including information relating to the amount of money stored in the money, and the storage means stores the money storage information based on the number of money types stored in the money counter. It is memorized.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, the management device is notified from the user terminal corresponding to the number of money types stored in the storage container and the identification information corresponding to the storage container. Comparing with the number of denominations of money included in money storage information, consistency determination means for determining consistency, the consistency determination means is stored in the storage container included in the money storage information and the number of each denomination of the coins, and the number of each denomination of money counted money which has been received in the receiving container in the management center and judging that there is no consistent if not equivalent.
In the invention described above, the management device includes the money stored in the storage container and the money storage information notified from the user terminal corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the storage container. A consistency determination means for determining consistency by comparing with the money included in the image of the money to be stored, wherein the consistency determination means includes the value of the money stored in the storage container included in the money storage information. When the value based on the result of counting the money stored in the storage container in the management center is not equivalent, it is determined that there is no consistency.

Further, the present invention is a money collection method for collecting money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container, and a user terminal operated by a user located at the base includes : A money image acquisition step of acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container; and a number of money types stored in the storage container by the user terminal based on the image acquired by the money image acquisition step. A step of acquiring the number of denominations to be acquired; and a number of money types stored in the storage container acquired by the user terminal in the step of acquiring the number of denominations and identification information for uniquely identifying the storage container. money storage information associating includes a housing information notification step of notifying the management apparatus manages the money collected to the management center, the receiving information notification step, the yield It accepts acquired identification information of the container by locking the container, and notifies the currency storing information including the identification information to the management device.
Further, the present invention is a money collection method for collecting money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container, and a user terminal operated by a user located at the base includes: A currency image acquisition step of acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container; and an identification information for uniquely identifying the image of the currency acquired by the user terminal and the storage container. A storage information notification step of notifying the associated money storage information to a management device that manages the money collected in the management center, wherein the storage information notification step includes acquiring the storage acquired by locking the storage container. The container identification information is received, and the money storage information including the identification information is notified to the management device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to realize to collect the sales proceeds from the store shop, the efficiency of the scrutiny work to confirm the sales amount of money collected, the prevention and cost reduction of the work mistakes.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an outline of processing related to collection of sales proceeds from a store in which a money deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus is not introduced and examination of the collected sales proceeds. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a collection bag used for collecting sales proceeds according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the sales collection system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a screen used when registering the sales amount according to the first embodiment of the smartphone illustrated in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the relay server installed in the relay center shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the scrutiny center server installed in the scrutiny center shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a data structure of the storage unit of the scrutiny center server shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of sales amount registration processing according to the first embodiment in the smartphone using the screen illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 9 is a flowchart (No. 1) illustrating a processing procedure of a scrutiny process performed by the scrutinization center server illustrated in FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart (No. 2) illustrating a processing procedure of a scrutiny process performed by the scrutinization center server illustrated in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a collection bag used for collecting sales proceeds according to the second embodiment. 12 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the collection bag shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a data structure of the storage unit of the collection bag shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration according to the second embodiment of the scrutiny center server installed in the scrutiny center. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of processing according to the second embodiment when a collection bag is received by the reception PC. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of processing performed by the scrutiny center server when a collection bag is received by the reception PC. FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a process for notifying the scrutiny center of the sales amount in a store where a simple money counting apparatus according to the third embodiment is introduced. FIG. 18 is a view for explaining the external configuration of the small coin counter shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is a view for explaining an external configuration of the handy banknote counter shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a screen configuration of the smartphone in the sales amount registration process performed from the store according to the third embodiment. FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating the processing procedure of the sales amount registration processing according to the third embodiment in the smartphone using the screen illustrated in FIG. 20.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a money collection system and a money collection method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the outline | summary of the process which concerns on collection | recovery of the sales proceeds from the store which has not introduced the money deposit / withdrawal processing apparatus and the scrutiny of the collected sales proceeds will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, an outline of a conventional process for collecting sales proceeds using the upper half of FIG. At the contract store, the banknotes and coins that are the sales proceeds to be collected are taken out of the cash register, and are stored in the collection bag 20a and locked together with the collection slip in which the amounts of the banknotes and coins to be collected are written. The police company collects the collection bag 20a containing the sales proceeds and the collection slip from the store according to the schedule for each store, and brings it to the examination center.

  In the scrutiny center, the collected collection bag 20a is unlocked, the sales proceeds and the collection slip are taken out, and the sales amount described in the retrieved collection slip is registered in the scrutiny center server 40a using the reception PC 50a. . Further, among the sales proceeds taken out from the collection bag 20a, the banknotes are counted by the banknote processor 80, and the counting result is registered in the scrutinization center server 40a using the banknote PC60. Further, among the sales proceeds taken out from the collection bag 20a, the coins are counted by the coin processor 90, and the counting result is registered in the scrutinization center server 40a using the coin PC 70. Although not shown in FIG. 1, for the money rejected by the banknote handling machine 80 or the coin handling machine 90 due to contamination or the like, authenticity confirmation and counting are performed manually (visual confirmation etc.), and a scrutiny center The information is registered in the server 40a.

  The scrutinization center server 40a performs scrutiny by confirming the consistency between the sales amount input based on the collection slip, the bill counting result, and the coin counting result. In this way, the consistency is confirmed by the scrutinization center server 40a, and when inconsistency occurs, individual responses including inquiries to the corresponding store are performed.

  Next, the outline of the processing according to the present invention for collecting sales proceeds and examining the sales proceeds at the scrutiny center will be described with reference to the lower half of FIG. At the contract store, banknotes and coins, which are the sales proceeds to be collected, are taken out from the cash register, and the amount of the banknotes and coins to be collected is input using the web browser of the smartphone 10 instead of writing in the collection slip. Thereafter, the sales proceeds to be collected are stored in the collection bag 20 and locked. The collection bag 20 is in a state where the identification information of the collection bag 20 can be seen by locking. By using the web browser of the smartphone 10 to input the identification information of the collection bag 20 and instructing transmission, the amount and collection of banknotes and coins to be collected via the relay server 30 of the relay center. The identification information of the bag 20 is transmitted to the inspection center server 40 of the inspection center. The scrutiny center server 40 that has received the banknote amount and coin amount to be collected input by the web browser of the smartphone 10 and the identification information of the collection bag 20 is associated with the identification information of the collection bag 20 and the amount of banknote to be collected and Remember the coin amount.

  The police company collects the collection bag 20 containing the sales proceeds from the store according to the schedule for each store and brings it to the scrutiny center. In the scrutiny center, the collection bag 20 brought in is unlocked, and the banknotes are counted by the banknote processing machine 80 out of the taken-out sales, and the count result is associated with the identification information of the collection bag 20 using the banknote PC60. To the scrutinization center server 40. Further, among the sales proceeds taken out from the collection bag 20, coins are counted by the coin processor 90, and the counting result is associated with the identification information of the collection bag 20 and registered in the scrutiny center server 40 using the coin PC 70. Although not shown in FIG. 1, when the banknote processing machine 80 or the coin processing machine 90 rejects the information, the authenticity is manually checked and counted for the rejected portion, and the information is registered in the scrutiny center server 40. .

  The scrutinization center server 40 performs scrutiny by confirming the consistency between the sales amount registered from the smartphone 10, the bill counting result, and the coin counting result. As described above, as shown in the lower half of FIG. 1 to which the present invention is applied, the scrutiny center server 40 displays the sales amount and the identification information of the collection bag 20 that are input using the smartphone 10 in the store. Receiving via communication, storing the sales amount to be collected in association with the identification information of the collection bag 20, and storing the collected banknote amount counted by the banknote processing machine 80 in association with the identification information of the collection bag 20. The coin amount collected by the coin processor 90 or the like is stored in association with the identification information of the collection bag 20, and the sales amount, the banknote count amount, and the coin count amount associated with the identification information of the collection bag 20 are stored. As a result, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the scrutiny work to collect the sales proceeds from the store and check the collected sales amount, prevent work mistakes and reduce costs. It can be.

  Next, the external configuration of the collection bag 20 used for collecting sales proceeds according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the entire collection bag 20. The collection bag 20 has a buckle 21, a lock lever 22, and a keyhole 23 around the dotted oval. With the bag closed, the buckle 21 is tilted in the direction indicated by the arrow as shown in FIG. 2B, and the lock lever 22 is moved in the direction indicated by the arrow as shown in FIG. The Further, when the lock lever 22 is moved to the buckle 21 side and locked as shown in FIG. 2C, the bag unique number 26 can be seen as shown in FIG. Thus, no key is required to lock the collection bag 20. Further, a key is necessary for unlocking, and the key can be unlocked by inserting the key into the keyhole 23 and turning it.

  A bag identification bar code 24 corresponding to the identification number of the collection bag 20 is attached to the side surface of the collection bag 20. The identification number of the collection bag 20 is a unique number that can identify the collection bag 20. The bag unique number 26 is also a unique number that can identify the collection bag 20 and corresponds to the identification number of the collection bag 20 on a one-to-one basis.

  Further, the side surface of the collection bag 20 has a pocket portion 25 in which a store name display sheet 27 can be put. The store name display sheet 27 can be replaced with another store name display sheet 27, and the collection bag 20 does not have to be dedicated for each store. The store name display sheet 27 is printed with character information such as a store name and a store identification bar code 27a for identifying the store so that a person can see and recognize it.

  When the collection bag 20 is distributed from the scrutiny center to the store, the store and the collection bag 20 are associated with each other by reading the bag identification barcode 24 and the store identification barcode 27a on the side of the collection bag 20.

  Next, the system configuration of the sales collection system according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the sales collection system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the smartphone 10 corresponding to a plurality of contract stores, the relay server 30 of the relay center, and the scrutiny center server 40 of the scrutiny center are connected via a communication network such as the Internet.

  The smartphone 10 corresponding to the contracted store is not a device dedicated to this system but a general-purpose product, and only needs to be able to use a Web browser. Therefore, a tablet PC or a personal computer can be used instead. The smartphone 10 displays a sales amount input screen by accessing a Web page provided by the relay server 30 of the relay center, and the sales amount information, the identification information of the collection bag 20, and the sales amount are displayed on the screen. It is possible to input information such as a change order other than the information related to. In addition, information specifying a store or a person in charge is registered.

  The relay server 30 of the relay center receives information such as information on the sales amount input by the smartphone 10, identification information of the collection bag 20, and change orders other than information related to sales, and the received contents are received. It is stored as a history in its own device, and the received content is transmitted to the scrutinization center server 40 of the scrutiny center. Further, the relay server 30 can output a total result relating to sales, change orders, and the like based on the history information accumulated in its own device.

  In the scrutiny center, in addition to the scrutiny center server 40 connected to the relay server 30 of the relay center via a communication network, a reception PC 50, a bill PC 60, a coin PC 70, a bill processor 80 and a coin processor 90 are arranged. The reception PC 50, banknote PC 60, coin PC 70, banknote processing machine 80, and coin processing machine 90 are one by one on the drawing, but a plurality of reception PCs are often installed depending on the scale of the store to be handled and the number of stores. Further, the scrutinization center server 40 is connected to the reception PC 50, the bill PC 60, and the coin PC 70 via a communication line such as a LAN.

  Further, the reception PC 50, the bill PC 60, and the coin PC 70 are personal computers that can use a general-purpose Web browser, and the internal configurations are the same although they are divided according to the division of roles in the scrutiny center. The reception PC 50, the bill PC 60, and the coin PC 70 realize a function by accessing a page provided by the scrutiny center server 40 with a Web browser and inputting information. The reception PC 50 is connected to bar code readers 51, 61, 71 for reading the bar code for the bill PC 60 and the coin PC 70.

  When the receiving PC 50 distributes the collection bag 20 to the store, the bar code reader displays the bag identification barcode 24 of the collection bag 20 and the store identification barcode 27a printed on the store name display sheet 27 placed in the pocket portion 25. 51, the association between the collection bag 20 and the store to which the collection bag 20 is distributed is registered, and the state of the collection bag 20 is managed as a state already distributed to the store. Further, the reception PC 50 reads the bag identification barcode 24 of the collection bag 20 collected from the store with the barcode reader 51, and manages the state of the collection bag 20 as a collected state from the store.

  The reception PC 50 takes out the banknotes and coins collected by the collection bag 20, puts them in a banknote storage box or a coin storage box (not shown), reads the identification information of the banknote storage box from the barcode of the banknote storage box, The identification information of the coin storage box is read from the barcode of the storage box, and the association between the banknote storage box and the coin storage box and the collection bag 20 is registered. In the case where the gift certificate is also collected in the collection bag 20, the gift certificate is stored in the banknote storage box when the collection bag 20 is received, and is counted manually.

  In addition, the reception PC 50 instructs the screen to output a list of stores in which the sales information input from the smartphone 10 and the result of counting the banknotes and coins taken out from the collection bag 20 are inconsistent. It is possible to display a list of unprocessed stores due to inconsistency. In addition, it is possible to input from the reception PC 50 that the correspondence of the human system by the inquiry to the store regarding the inconsistency in the collection amount from the store displayed in the list is completed, It is possible to exclude from the list of unprocessed stores due to inconsistencies.

  The banknote PC 60 receives an input of a counting result obtained by counting the banknotes stored in the banknote storage box with the banknote processing machine 80, and associates the received counting result with the identification information of the banknote storage box read by the barcode reader 61. Registration in the scrutiny center server 40. Further, when there is a banknote rejected by the banknote handling machine 80, the banknote PC 60 once registers in the scrutinization center server 40 together with the fact that there is a rejected banknote. Furthermore, the rejected banknote is counted manually, and the result counted manually in association with the identification information of the banknote storage box by the banknote PC 60 is registered in the scrutinization center server 40. When the gift certificate is collected in the collection bag 20, it is handled in the same manner as the rejected banknote and is counted manually.

  The coin PC 70 receives an input of a count result obtained by counting the coins stored in the coin storage box with the coin processor 90, and associates the received count result with the identification information of the coin storage box read by the barcode reader 71. Registration in the scrutiny center server 40. In addition, when there is a coin that has been rejected by the coin processor 90, the coin PC 70 temporarily registers in the scrutinization center server 40 together with the fact that there has been a rejected coin. Furthermore, the rejected coins are counted manually, and the result of the manual counting associated with the identification information of the coin storage box by the coin PC 70 is registered in the scrutinization center server 40.

  The scrutiny center server 40 has information on customers who have contracted, the status of the bags managed by the scrutiny center, information on the sales of stores registered from the store with the smartphone 10, and the sales actually collected in the collection bag 20. And a server that manages information such as change orders from stores.

  When the scrutiny center server 40 receives a bag distribution notification including the identification number of the collection bag 20 and the customer number from the reception PC 50, the state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the received identification number is set as a state indicating distribution. And stores the association between the identification number of the collection bag 20 and the customer number.

  Further, if the scrutinization center server 40 receives the collection notification including the bag unique number 26 of the collection bag 20 and the collected sales information, which is input from the smartphone 10 of the store via the relay server 30. The identification number of the collection bag 20 is specified from the bag unique number 26, and information on sales received in association with the identification number of the collection bag 20 is registered, and the state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the received identification number Is managed as a state indicating that it is being collected.

  Further, the scrutinization center server 40 includes an identification number of the collection bag 20 from the reception PC 50, identification information of a banknote storage box that stores banknotes taken out from the collection bag 20, and a coin storage box that stores coins taken out from the collection bag 20. If a bag collection acceptance notification including identification information or the like is received, the identification number of the collection bag 20 and the correspondence between the identification information of the banknote storage box and the identification information of the coin storage box are registered, and the received identification number The state of the corresponding collection bag 20 is managed as a state indicating the collection completion.

  Further, if the scrutinization center server 40 receives a bill machine count notification including information such as the bill storage box identification information, the count result in the bill processing machine 80, and the presence / absence of rejection from the bill PC 60, the bill storage box identification. In association with the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the information, the counting result in the banknote handling machine 80 and information on the presence / absence of rejection are registered. Further, if the scrutinization center server 40 receives manual banknote count notification including information such as banknote storage box identification information and manual banknote count results from the banknote PC 60, the scrutiny center server 40 is associated with the banknote storage box identification information. In association with the identification number of the collected collection bag 20, the result of manually counting the banknotes is registered.

  Further, when the scrutinization center server 40 receives a coin machine count notification including information such as the coin storage box identification information, the count result in the coin processor 90, and the presence / absence of rejection from the coin PC 70, the coin storage box identification. In association with the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the information, the counting result in the coin processor 90 and information on the presence / absence of rejection are registered. Further, if the scrutiny center server 40 receives a manual coin count notification including information such as the coin storage box identification information and the result of manually counting the coins from the coin PC 70, it is associated with the coin storage box identification information. The result of counting the coins manually is registered in association with the identification number of the collected collection bag 20.

  Further, the scrutiny center server 40 registers the result received by the bill machine count notification or manual bill count notification received from the bill PC 60, or the coin machine count notification or manual coin count notification received from the coin PC 70, and then the smartphone 10 in the store. Check the consistency of the sales information entered in the above and the results of counting the banknotes and coins taken out from the collection bag 20, and if both match, the state of scrutiny for the identification number of the collection bag 20 has been scrutinized. Change to the state shown. Moreover, when the sales information input with the smart phone 10 and the result of counting the banknotes and coins taken out from the collection bag 20 do not match, it is necessary to confirm the state of scrutiny with respect to the identification number of the collection bag 20. Change to the state shown.

  Further, if the scrutiny center server 40 receives a scrutiny list request which is a list inquiry request indicating that the scrutinization state for the identification number of the collection bag 20 needs to be confirmed, the scrutiny center server 40 identifies the collection bag 20. A list of the identification numbers of the collection bags 20 and the information associated therewith are output, which indicates that the state of the scrutiny for the number indicates that confirmation is required. Further, if the scrutinization center server 40 receives a request for updating the scrutiny state for the identification number of the collection bag 20, it can also update the state according to the received instruction.

  Next, the configuration of a screen used when registering the sales amount according to the first embodiment of the smartphone 10 illustrated in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 4A, 4 </ b> B, and 4 </ b> C are examples of screens displayed on the display operation unit 11 that is a touch-type screen of the smartphone 10.

  FIG. 4A is a screen for inputting information on the collection of sales proceeds and change order information that can be input together. The collection date shown in FIG. 4A is automatically displayed. The items enclosed by the squares in FIG. 4 (a) indicate that the items can be input, and the name of the person in charge who stores the sales proceeds in the collection bag 20, the total amount of cash to be collected, and the gift certificate It is possible to input the total amount other than cash, such as the amount of change, the contents of the change order, and the bag unique number 26 that can be viewed in a state where the collection bag 20 is locked.

  For the total amount of cash to be collected and the total amount other than cash in FIG. 4 (a), the screen shown in FIG. 4 (b) is displayed by pressing the “details input” button on the screen in FIG. 4 (a). Based on the contents entered in FIG. 4 (b) by entering the number and amount of valuable media other than cash such as details and gift certificates for each cash denomination collected in FIG. 4 (b) It is also possible to automatically input the calculated information. The items enclosed in the squares shown in FIG. 4 (b) indicate that the items can be input. For cash, if the number of denominations is input, Calculate and display the total amount of money for each denomination. If the “Return” button in FIG. 4B is pressed, the total amount of cash and the total amount of gift certificates, etc. are displayed in the column of total amount of cash and the column of total amount of non-cash in FIG. Reflect automatically.

  When the “photographing” button displayed on the screen of FIG. 4A is pressed, the screen transitions to the screen shown in FIG. The screen of FIG. 4C shows a state in which an input image of a camera built in the smartphone 10 is displayed. The person in charge of collecting the sales proceeds displays the banknotes collected as sales proceeds on the screen of FIG. 4C in a state where the banknotes arranged as shown in FIG. 4C fit on the screen. The image of the banknote is acquired by depressing the “image” button. When the number of banknotes is large, a plurality of banknote images can be acquired by pressing the “image” button a plurality of times. Further, when confirming the captured banknote image, it is possible to confirm by displaying the captured banknote image by pressing the “confirm” button displayed on the screen of FIG. is there.

  When acquisition of images for all the banknotes to be collected is completed, the captured banknote image is transmitted to the relay server 30 by pressing the “end” button displayed on the screen of FIG. Then, the screen returns to the screen of FIG. When returning from the screen of FIG. 4C to the screen of FIG. 4A, the total amount of cash in FIG. 4A includes the denomination of the banknote recognized based on the banknote image transmitted to the relay server 30. The number is updated to reflect the number. In addition, the number of banknote denominations recognized based on the banknote image captured in FIG. 4C is also reflected in the item of banknote denominations in FIG. 4B.

  In the screen of FIG. 4A, when the input to the item and the photographing are completed and the “Send” button arranged at the bottom of the screen is pressed, the contents input in FIG. And the content displayed in FIG. 4A reflecting the number of denominations of banknotes recognized based on the image acquired in FIG. 4C is transmitted to the relay server 30.

  Although it has been explained that the total amount of cash and the total amount other than cash can be directly input on the screen of FIG. 4A or can be automatically input by inputting the details in FIG. 4B. Direct input to the screen of (a) is impossible, and it may be possible to perform input only by detail input according to FIG. 4B or by recognition of a banknote image according to FIG. In addition, regarding photography, it may be possible to set availability for each customer.

  In addition, the relay server 30 can recognize the number of banknotes for each denomination based on the banknote image captured in FIG. 4C, and can input the amount to be collected based on this. The image recognition may not be performed by the relay server 30, but may be handled as information for confirmation when inconsistency is detected, by only transmitting the banknote image data to the scrutinization center server 40.

  Next, the internal configuration of the relay server 30 installed in the relay center shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the relay server 30 installed in the relay center. As shown in FIG. 5, the relay server 30 is connected to an input unit 31 and a display unit 32. The input unit 31 is a keyboard or a mouse, and the display unit 32 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel.

  The relay server 30 includes a communication unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a control unit 35. The communication unit 33 is an interface unit for data communication with the smartphone 10 used in the store and the scrutiny center server 40 of the scrutiny center via a communication network such as the Internet.

  The storage unit 34 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a nonvolatile memory, and has collection history data 34a. The collection history data 34 a is data in which the contents that are input on the screen shown in FIG. 4 of the smartphone 10 in the store and transmitted to the relay server 30 are accumulated.

  The control unit 35 is a control unit that controls the entire relay server 30, and includes a collection information management unit 35a, a collection history inquiry unit 35b, and a bill recognition processing unit 35c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to execute the corresponding processes. Will be executed.

  When the collection information management unit 35a receives the information input on the screen shown in FIG. 4 of the smartphone 10 in the store, the collection information management unit 35a registers the received information in the collection history data 34a and stores it in the scrutiny center server 40 of the scrutiny center. Forward. The collection history inquiry unit 35b outputs inquiry results corresponding to various inquiry requests based on the collection history data 34a, which is information related to the collection of sales proceeds received from the smartphone 10 in the past.

  The bill recognition processing unit 35c recognizes the number of denominations of the bills reflected in the bill image data transmitted from the smartphone 10 and displays it on the smartphone 10 as shown in FIG. 4 (a) or FIG. 4 (b). This is reflected in the displayed contents of the screen.

  Next, an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the scrutiny center server 40 installed in the scrutiny center shown in FIG. 3 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration according to the first embodiment of the scrutiny center server 40 installed in the scrutiny center. As shown in FIG. 6, the scrutiny center server 40 is connected to an input unit 41 and a display unit 42. The input unit 41 is a keyboard, a mouse, or the like, and the display unit 42 is a display device such as a liquid crystal panel.

  Further, the scrutinization center server 40 includes a communication unit 43, a storage unit 44, and a control unit 45. The communication unit 43 is an interface unit for performing data communication with the relay server 30 store of the relay center via a communication network such as the Internet, and the reception PC 50, bill PC 60, and coins in the scrutiny center via a communication line such as a LAN. It is an interface unit for data communication with the PC 70.

  The storage unit 44 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and includes customer data 44a, bag status data 44b, collection amount scrutinization data 44c, box data 44d, and change order data 44e.

  The customer data 44a is data including information on all customers who have contracts with the scrutiny center for the sales collection service. The bag state data 44b is data for managing individual states of the collection bag 20 shown in FIG.

  The collection amount scrutinizing data 44c is data for managing information on sales proceeds collected by the collection bag 20 from the contracted store. The collection amount scrutinization data 44c is collected in the collection bag 20 input by the information related to the sales and the image information of the banknote input by the smartphone 10 in association with the identification number of the collection bag 20, and the banknote PC60 and the coin PC70. And information on the result of counting banknotes and coins.

  The box data 44d corresponds to the identification information of the banknote storage box that stores the banknotes taken out from the collection bag 20, or the identification information of the coin storage box that stores the coins taken out from the collection bag 20, and the identification number of the collection bag 20. It is data that stores the date. The change order data 44e is data for managing the contents of the change order input by the smartphone 10 in the store and the treatment status of the order.

  The control unit 45 is a control unit that controls the entire scrutinization center server 40, and includes a collection bag management unit 45a, a collection information reception unit 45b, a bill count result reception unit 45c, a coin count result reception unit 45d, and a scrutiny processing unit 45e. Have. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to execute the corresponding processes. Will be executed.

  When the collection bag management unit 45a receives the bag distribution notification including the identification number of the collection bag 20 and the customer number from the reception PC 50, the collection bag management unit 45a distributes the state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the received identification number included in the bag state data 44b. The status is changed to a state indicating completion, and the correspondence between the received identification number and customer number is stored. Further, the collection bag management unit 45a has an identification number of the collection bag 20 from the reception PC 50, identification information of a banknote storage box that stores banknotes taken out from the collection bag 20, and a coin storage box that stores coins taken out from the collection bag 20. If the bag collection acceptance notification including the identification information is received, the identification number of the collection bag 20 and the correspondence between the identification information of the bill storage box and the identification information of the coin storage box are registered in the box data 44d. The state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the identification number received in the bag state data 44b is changed to a state indicating collection.

  If the collection information receiving unit 45b receives a collection notification that is input from the smartphone 10 of the store via the relay server 30 and includes the bag-specific number 26 of the collection bag 20 and information on the sales proceeds to be collected, With reference to the bag state data 44b, the identification number of the collection bag 20 is specified from the bag unique number 26, and the information on the sales proceeds received in association with the identification number of the collection bag 20 in the collection amount scrutinization data 44c is registered. The state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the identification number received in the bag state data 44b is changed to a state indicating that the collection is in progress.

  The banknote counting result receiving unit 45c refers to the box data 44d when receiving the banknote counting notification including the banknote box identification information, the counting result in the banknote handling machine 80, and the presence / absence of rejection from the banknote PC 60. Then, the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the identification information of the banknote storage box is specified, and the information of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c associated with the identified identification number of the collection bag 20 is added to the information in the banknote processing machine 80. Register the counting result and information on the presence or absence of rejection. Moreover, if the banknote count result reception part 45c receives the manual banknote count notification containing the identification information of a banknote storage box and the result of having counted a banknote manually from banknote PC60, it will refer to box data 44d, and will be billed. Registration of the result of manually counting banknotes in the information of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c associated with the identified identification number of the collection bag 20 by identifying the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the identification information of the storage box I do.

  The coin counting result receiving unit 45d refers to the box data 44d when receiving a coin machine count notification including information such as the coin storage box identification information, the counting result in the coin processor 90, and the presence / absence of rejection from the coin PC 70. Then, the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the identification information of the coin storage box is specified, and the information of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c associated with the identified identification number of the collection bag 20 is stored in the coin processor 90. Register the counting result and information on the presence or absence of rejection. If the coin counting result receiving unit 45d receives a manual coin counting notification including information such as the coin storage box identification information and the manual counting result from the coin PC 70, the coin counting result receiving unit 45d refers to the box data 44d to recognize the coin. Registering the identification number of the collection bag 20 associated with the identification information of the storage box and manually counting the coins in the information of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c associated with the identified identification number of the collection bag 20 I do.

  The scrutinization processing part 45e receives the notification of the counting result from the banknote PC60 or the coin PC70, and when the data of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c is updated, when all the collected banknotes and coins are counted, In the case where the consistency between the sales information input by the smartphone 10 of the store registered by the collection information receiving unit 45b and the notification of the counting result from the bill PC 60 or the coin PC 70 is matched, The state of the record in the collection amount scrutinization data 44c is changed to a state indicating that it has been scrutinized, and if it does not match, the state of the record is changed to a state indicating that confirmation is necessary.

  Further, the scrutinization processing unit 45e can output a list of records in a state indicating that confirmation of the record of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c is necessary. In addition, when the scrutiny processing unit 45e receives an inquiry request for the collection amount scrutinization data 44c including the identification number of the collection bag 20, the scrutiny processing unit 45e records the collection amount scrutiny data 44c corresponding to the identification number of the designated collection bag 20. The contents can be output. Further, the output for the inquiry request of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c includes information such as the banknote image captured on the screen shown in FIG. 4C and the number of banknotes recognized on the basis of the banknote image. Further, when the scrutinization processing unit 45e receives a request for updating the scrutiny state for the identification number of the collection bag 20, the state of the record of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c for the identification number of the collection bag 20 specified in accordance with the received instruction. Update.

  Next, the data structure of the storage unit 44 of the scrutiny center server 40 shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The customer data 44a is data in which the customer name and the branch number identification name are associated with the customer branch number corresponding to the customer number and the cash register number for identifying the customer, and the like. A combination of a customer number and a customer branch number is unique identification information. The example of the customer data 44a in FIG. 7 includes a record in which the customer name “XX bookstore” and the branch number identification name “No. 1 cash register” are associated with the customer branch number “01” of the customer number “0100”. It shows that you are doing.

  The bag state data 44b is associated with the identification number of the collection bag 20, the bag unique number 26, the state of the collection bag 20, the distribution date and time when the distribution process to the store is performed, the customer number of the distribution destination, Recorded item includes customer branch number, collection date and time when the sales information is input using the smartphone 10 in the store, and reception date and time when the collected collection bag 20 is received at the examination center. It is data to be. The state of the collection bag 20 is coded data, and “0” indicates undistributed, “1” indicates distribution, “2” indicates that collection is in progress, and “3” indicates that collection is completed. In the example of the bag state data 44b in FIG. 7, the collection bag 20 with the identification number “010203” is being collected with the bag unique number 26 “1357”, the state “2”, and “2014/04/10 10 : 30 ”, customer number“ 0100 ”and customer branch number“ 01 ”were distributed to the customer, and information related to sales by the smartphone 10 was registered at“ 2014/04/11 22:30 ”at the store. It has shown that it has the record which shows.

  The collection amount scrutinization data 44c is associated with the identification number of the collection bag 20, the state related to the scrutiny of bills and coins collected by the collection bag 20, received information that is information input by the smartphone 10 in the store, and collection It is the data which makes the actual item information which is the result of having counted the bill, coin, and gift certificate which were collect | recovered with the bag 20 in the close examination center as a possession item of a record. The state relating to scrutiny includes a scrutiny state, a bill state, and a coin state.

  The scrutiny state is coded data, where “0” is unscrutinized, “1” is information entered on the smartphone 10 in the store, and bills, coins and gift certificates entered on the bill PC 60 and coin PC 70. It has been scrutinized to show that the count information matches, “10” is because the information entered on the smartphone 10 in the store and the count information on the bill, coin and gift certificate entered on the bill PC 60 and coin PC 70 did not match. A confirmation requirement indicating that confirmation is necessary, and “11” indicates confirmation according to the confirmation requirement.

  The bill state and the coin state are coded data, and “0” indicates that no counting is performed, and “1” is already counted by the bill processor 80 or the coin processor 90. “2” indicates that the banknote processing machine 80 or the coin processing machine 90 has counted, and “3” indicates the banknote processing machine 80 or the coin processing machine. It has been counted by 90, indicating that there was no rejection.

  The received information includes the amount for each denomination of cash input by the smartphone 10 in the store, the amount of the gift certificate, the image data of the captured banknote, and the name of the person in charge who is in charge of the collection work.

  The physical information includes a machine count counted by the banknote handling machine 80 or the coin handling machine 90, a manual count counted manually, and a non-genuine bill determined to be not genuine. The machine count has an amount of cash denominated by the banknote processor 80 or the coin processor 90. The manual counting amount includes the amount of cash type counted manually and the amount of gift certificate. The non-genuine bill portion has an amount of cash denomination determined to be not a genuine bill and an amount of gift certificate.

  In the example of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c in FIG. 7, the scrutiny state relating to the identification number “010204” of the collection bag 20 needs to be confirmed as “10”, the bill state is “2”, and the bill processing machine 80 has already counted. Indicates that the reject amount has been counted manually, the coin status is “3”, it has been counted by the coin processor 90, there is no rejection, and the amount of money entered by the smartphone 10 at the store is 10,000 yen The ticket is "200,000" yen, 1 yen is "0" yen, the gift certificate is "35,000" yen, the name of the person in charge of the collection is "Yamada Hanako" Is "200,000" yen, 1 yen is "0" yen by the coin processor 90, manual is "0" yen, 1 yen is "0" yen, gift certificate is "34,000" yen , 10,000 yen determined not to be a genuine note But "0" yen, 1 yen is "0" yen, shows that the gift certificate has the record is "1,000 yen".

  The box data 44d is data in which the correspondence between the identification information of the bill storage box or the coin storage box and the identification number of the collection bag 20 is registered. The example of the box data 44d in FIG. 7 indicates that there is a record in which the identification information “1030” of the bill storage box or the coin storage box is associated with the identification number “010203” of the collection bag 20. Yes. In many cases, a plurality of box identification information is associated with one bag identification number. For example, the identification information of a coin storage box and the identification information of a banknote storage box are associated, or the identification information of a plurality of banknote storage boxes is further associated.

  The change order data 44e is data in which the date and time when the change order is received, the state of the change order, and the contents of the change order are stored items in association with the customer number and the customer branch number. The change order status is coded data, where “0” indicates that the change order has not yet been processed and “1” indicates that the change order has been processed. The contents of the change order include the number of banknotes of change and the number of coin bars entered in FIG.

  In the example of the change order data 44e in FIG. 7, from the customer corresponding to the customer branch number “01” of the customer number “0100”, “2014/04/11 22:30”, “0” 5,000 yen coupons, There are orders for “0” thousand yen coupons, “1” 500-yen bars, “3” 100-yen bars, and “1” -yen bars. It shows that it has a record indicating that it has not been performed.

  Next, the processing procedure of the sales amount registration process according to the first embodiment in the smartphone 10 using the screen shown in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of sales amount registration processing according to the first embodiment in the smartphone 10.

  The smartphone 10 displays the sales collection details input screen shown in FIG. 4A by accessing a page provided by the relay server 30 using a Web browser (step S101). When the smartphone 10 receives an input operation on the sales collection details input screen (step S102) and receives a press of the “photographing” button (step S103; Yes), the screen shown in FIG. (Step S117). When the “image capture” button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 4C (step S118; Yes), an image of a banknote is captured by the camera of the smartphone 10 (step S119). When the “image capture” button is not pressed (step S118; No), the banknote image imaging process in step S119 is skipped. When the “return” button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 4C (step S120; Yes), the process returns to step S101. If the “return” button is not pressed (step S120; No), the process returns to step S118.

  When the “details input” button is pressed on the sales amount collection details input screen shown in FIG. 4A (step S103; No, step S104; Yes), the collection shown in FIG. The content detail input screen is displayed (step S112). If the input to the item is accepted on the collection details entry screen (step S113; Yes), if it is an input of the number of cash denominations, the amount of the denomination and the total amount of cash are calculated. (Step S114), the display content is updated based on the input content and the content calculated in Step S114 (Step S115). When the input to the item is not performed on the collection details specification input screen (step S113; No), the processing of step S114 and step S115 is skipped. When the “return” button is pressed on the collection details description input screen (step S116; Yes), the process proceeds to step S101. In the display processing of the collection content input screen in step S101 in this case, the total cash collection amount and the non-cash collection amount are reflected in accordance with the detail input entered on the collection content detail input screen. On the other hand, if the “return” button is not pressed on the collection details description input screen (step S116; No), the process proceeds to step S113.

  If an input to the item is accepted on the sales collection details input screen shown in FIG. 4A (step S104; No, step S105; Yes), the sales collection details input screen is based on the entered contents. The item display content is updated (step S106). If the input to the item is not accepted on the sales collection details input screen (step S105; No), the display update process in step 106 is skipped.

  In addition, when the pressing of the “send” button is accepted on the sales collection details input screen (step S107; Yes), the sales collection details input screen in FIG. 4A and the collection details in FIG. Information relating to the collected sales including the contents input on the input screen and the image of the banknote imaged by the camera is transmitted to the relay server 30 (step S108), and a response from the relay server 30 is received (step S109). If the response to the transmission of information related to the collected sales received in step S109 is an error (step S110; Yes), the content of the error received from the relay server 30 is displayed as a message (step S111). The process returns to step S102. In addition, when the response to the transmission of information relating to the collected sales received in step S109 is not an error (step S110; No), the process is terminated. On the other hand, when pressing of the “Send” button is not accepted on the sales collection details input screen (step S107; No), the process returns to step S102.

  Next, a processing procedure of a scrutiny process by the scrutinization center server 40 shown in FIG. 3 accompanying the collection of sales proceeds by the collection bag 20 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the scrutiny processing by the scrutinization center server 40 accompanying the collection of the sales proceeds by the collection bag 20. In FIG. 9, when receiving a bag distribution notification indicating that the distribution process of the collection bag 20 to be distributed to the store is performed by the reception PC 50, when receiving a collection notification including information on the amount collected from the smartphone 10 of the store When receiving a bag collection reception notification indicating that the collection bag 20 collected from the store has been received at the reception PC 50, when receiving a scrutiny list request from the reception PC 50, and a scrutiny update request from the reception PC 50 A processing procedure performed by the scrutiny center server 40 will be described.

  If a bag distribution notification including the identification number, customer number, customer branch number, etc. of the collection bag 20 from the reception PC 50 is received (step S201; Yes), the collection bag management unit 45a refers to the bag state data 44b. When the state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the received identification number is checked and the state is “0” indicating undistributed (step S202; Yes), the received identification number of the bag state data 44b is set. The state of the collection bag 20 of the corresponding record is updated to “1” indicating distribution, and the distribution date and time, the customer number and the customer branch number included in the bag distribution notification are registered in the same record (step S203). In addition, the collection bag management unit 45a refers to the change order data 44e, and if there is an untreated change order associated with the customer number and customer branch number included in the bag distribution notification, the collection bag management unit 45a displays a display to that effect. Perform (step S205). When the state of the collection bag 20 corresponding to the identification number received in the bag distribution notification with reference to the bag state data 44b is not “0” indicating undistributed (step S202; No), a single Since the collection bags 20 are to be distributed redundantly, the collection bag management unit 45a displays an error message (step S204) and proceeds to step S206.

  If the collection notification including the bag-specific number 26 of the collection bag 20, the information related to the collected sales and the change order information, which is input on the smartphone 10 of the store via the relay server 30, is received (step) In S201; No, Step S206; Yes, the collection information receiving unit 45b identifies the identification number of the collection bag 20 from the bag specific number 26, and collects the record of the bag state data 44b corresponding to the identified identification number. The state of the bag 20 is updated to “2” indicating that it is being collected, and the collection date and time is updated (step S207). Further, the collection information receiving unit 45b registers the information related to the collected sales received by the collection notification in the collection amount scrutinizing data 44c as the reception information in association with the identification number of the collection bag 20 identified in step S207. (Step S208). Further, in the collection amount scrutinization data registration process of step S208, the scrutiny state is initialized to “0” indicating that it has not been scrutinized, and the banknote state and coin state are not counted. When there is change order information, the collection information receiving unit 45b additionally registers the change order information received by the collection notification in the change order data 44e (step S209).

  Bag collection reception including identification number of collection bag 20 from reception PC 50, identification information of banknote storage box storing banknotes taken out from collection bag 20, identification information of coin storage box storing coins taken out from collection bag 20 If the notification is received (step S206; No, step S210; Yes), the collection bag management unit 45a displays the state of the record of the bag state data 44b corresponding to the identification number of the collection bag 20 included in the bag collection reception notification. It is updated to “3” indicating that it has been collected, and the reception date and time of the collection bag 20 is registered (step S211). Further, the collection bag management unit 45a, based on the identification number of the collection bag 20, the identification information of the banknote storage box, and the identification information of the coin storage box received by the collection reception notification, The association between the identification information and the coin storage box identification information is registered in the box data 44d (step S212).

  If a scrutiny list request, which is a request for querying a list of records with “10” indicating that the scrutiny state of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c needs to be confirmed, is accepted (step S210; No, step S213; Yes). The scrutiny processing unit 45e outputs a list of records that are “10” indicating that the scrutiny state of the collected money scrutiny data 44c needs to be confirmed (step S214). In addition, when a scrutiny confirmation end notification indicating the end of the confirmation for the record whose scrutiny state of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c is required to be confirmed (step S213; No, step S215; Yes), the scrutiny processing unit 45e Then, the scrutiny state of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c is updated to “11” indicating that the confirmation has been completed (step S216), and the status of the record of the related bag state data 44b is initially set to “0” indicating undistributed. And information after the distribution date and time is initialized (step S217), and the process ends. The process is also terminated when a scrutiny confirmation end notification indicating completion of confirmation for a record whose scrutiny state of the collected amount scrutinization data 44c needs to be confirmed has not been received (step S215; No).

  In FIG. 10, when the banknote machine count notification which is the result of counting the banknotes from the banknote PC 60 is received, the coin machine count notification which is the result of counting the coins from the coin PC 70 is received. In the case of accepting, in the case of accepting the manual bill count notification which is the result of counting the bills manually from the bill PC 60, and in the case of accepting the manual coin count notification which is the result of counting the coins manually from the coin PC 70 A processing procedure performed by the center server 40 will be described.

  If a bill machine count notification including information such as banknote storage box identification information, a count result in the bill processing machine 80, and presence / absence of rejection is received from the bill PC 60 (step S301; Yes), the bill count result reception unit 45c The identification number of the collection bag 20 is specified from the identification information of the banknote storage box by referring to the box data 44d, and notified to the machine count of the actual information in the record of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c corresponding to the specified identification number. The registered counting result of the banknote handling machine 80 is registered (step S302), the banknote status is counted by the banknote handling machine 80, and information on the presence / absence of rejection is registered (step S303). Transition.

  The scrutinization processing unit 45e confirms the contents of the updated collection amount scrutinization data 44c and updates the scrutiny state as necessary (step S304). Specifically, the banknote state is “2” indicating that the banknote has been counted by the banknote processing machine 80 and being manually counted, or “3” indicating that the banknote processing machine 80 has been counted and has not been rejected. When the coin state is “2” indicating that the coin has been counted by the coin processor 90 and being manually counted, or “3” indicating that the coin processor 90 has already been counted and has not been rejected, the received information It is determined whether the sum of the amount of money and the total of the machine count and the manual count of the physical information match, and if they match, the scrutinization status is set to “1” indicating that the scrutiny has been completed. If they do not match, the scrutiny state is updated to “10” indicating that confirmation is necessary.

  When the scrutinization state is updated to “1” indicating that the scrutiny has been completed in step S304 (step S305; Yes), the scrutinization processing unit 45e initializes the corresponding record in the bag state data 44b (step S305). S306), the process is terminated. The initialization of the record of the bag status data 44b is specifically updated to “0” indicating that the status is undistributed, and information of distribution date / time, customer number, customer branch number, collection date / time, and reception date / time To clear. If the scrutiny state has not been updated to “1” indicating that scrutiny has been completed in step S304 (step S305; No), the process ends.

  If a coin machine count notification including information such as the coin storage box identification information, the count result in the coin processor 90, and the presence / absence of rejection is received from the coin PC 70 (step S301; No, step S307; Yes), the coin count The result receiving unit 45d specifies the identification number of the collection bag 20 from the identification information of the coin storage box by referring to the box data 44d, and records the actual information of the record of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c corresponding to the identified identification number. The count result in the coin processor 90 notified for the machine count is registered (step S308), and the count by the coin processor 90 in the coin state and information on the presence / absence of rejection are registered (step S309). ), The process proceeds to step S304.

  If banknote manual count notification including banknote storage box identification information, manual counting result and banknote information determined not to be a genuine note is received from the banknote PC 60 (step S307; No, step S310; Yes), The bill counting result acceptance unit 45c identifies the identification number of the collection bag 20 from the identification information of the bill storage box by referring to the box data 44d, and the actual record of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c corresponding to the identified identification number The manual counting result notified to the manual counting of the information is registered with the information of the banknote determined to be non-genuine for the non-genuine bill (step S311), and the banknote processing machine 80 enters the banknote state. “2” indicating that the counting has been completed and the manual counting has been completed is registered (step S312). To migrate to-up S304.

  If a coin manual count notification including the identification information of the coin storage box, the manual counting result, and the information of the coin determined not to be a true coin is received from the coin PC 70 (Step S310; No, Step S313; Yes). The coin counting result receiving unit 45d identifies the identification number of the collection bag 20 from the identification information of the coin storage box by referring to the box data 44d, and the actual record of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c corresponding to the identified identification number. Register the information of the manual of the information notified to the manual count of the information, the information of the coin determined not to be a true coin in the non-genuine bill (step S314), and the coin processor 90 to the coin state “2” indicating that the counting has been completed and the manual counting has been completed is registered (step S315). To migrate to-up S304.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the scrutiny center server 40 receives the sales amount of the collection target and the identification information of the collection bag 20 input using the smartphone 10 in the store via communication, and collects the collection bag 20. The sales amount to be collected is stored in association with the identification information, and the collected banknote amount counted by the banknote processing machine 80 or the like is stored in association with the identification information of the collection bag 20 and counted by the coin processing machine 90 or the like. Since the collected coin amount is stored in association with the identification information of the collection bag 20, and the consistency between the sales amount, the banknote counting amount, and the coin counting amount associated with the identification information of the collection bag 20 is confirmed. It is possible to improve the efficiency of the scrutiny operation for collecting the sales proceeds from the store and confirming the collected sales amount, preventing work mistakes, and reducing the cost. In addition, since the scrutiny center accepts data related to the collected money in advance, it is possible to grasp in advance the changes in the amount of money that will be collected later, and arrange changes to the processing procedure and personnel allocation so that it can be processed efficiently. be able to.

  In the first embodiment, when a relatively small store where the money depositing / dispensing machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 cannot be introduced is the target of the sales collection service, the person in charge of the store performs a manual operation. In the above example, the sales proceeds are counted and stored in the collection bag 20 for collection. However, since the sales amount stored in the collection bag 20 is counted manually, there is a possibility that a difference may occur between the counting result and the real number when compared with a money depositing and dispensing machine or the like. The burden is not small. Therefore, in the second embodiment, an example will be described in which an error related to the counting of sales proceeds that must be performed on the store side can be prevented and the burden on the person in charge can be reduced. In the second embodiment, an example will be described in which the collection bag 120 is provided with a function of counting banknotes and only cash banknotes of sales proceeds are collected.

  First, the external configuration of the collection bag 120 used for collecting sales proceeds according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 11, the same components as those of the collection bag 20 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same components as those of the collection bag 20 of the first embodiment is omitted. The elements will mainly be described.

  As shown in the dotted oval portion of FIG. 11A, the collection bag 120 has a bill counting unit 128. As shown in FIG. 11B, the bill counting unit 128 displays a bill insertion slot 128a into which bills can be inserted one by one, and a total amount of bills inserted into the bill insertion slot 128a. 128b and a confirm button 128c for confirming the total amount displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 128b.

  Further, the function of the buckle 121 is different from the collection bag 20 of the first embodiment. The lock mechanism can be opened without using a key until the confirmation button 128c is pressed. The bill counting unit 128 does not operate unless the buckle 121 is closed. In addition, when the buckle 121 is opened after the bill is counted by the bill counting unit 128, the counted amount is controlled to be cleared. That is, when the buckle 121 is opened, it is necessary to take out all the banknotes stored in the collection bag 120, close the buckle 121, and count again. When the confirm button 128c is pressed, it cannot be released without using a key, and the counting process cannot be performed.

  Next, the internal configuration of the collection bag 120 shown in FIG. 11 will be described. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the collection bag 120. As shown in FIG. 11, the collection bag 120 has a bill counting unit 128, a control unit 126 that controls the bill counting unit 128, a storage unit 125 that stores the results counted by the bill counting unit 128, A power supply unit 122 and a battery 123 that supply power to the bill counting unit 128 and the like, a buckle 121 that serves as a trigger for control related to the bill counting unit 128, and a communication unit 124 that transmits the contents counted by the bill counting unit 128 to the outside. It has. The communication unit 124 is an interface unit that performs data communication with the receiving PC 150 according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The storage unit 125 is a storage device such as a hard disk device or a non-volatile memory, and includes count data 125 a for storing the money amount of the banknote counted by the banknote counting unit 128, an operation history and a buckle 121 in the banknote counting unit 128. Operation history data 125b in which the opening / closing history of the chronological data is registered in time series.

  The control unit 126 is a control unit that controls the entire collection bag 120, and includes a bill counting processing unit 126a, a lock monitoring unit 126b, and a data transmission unit 126c. Actually, programs corresponding to these functional units are stored in a ROM or a non-volatile memory (not shown), and these programs are loaded into a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executed to execute the corresponding processes. Will be executed.

  When the bill counting processing unit 126a receives the information on the denomination of the bill inserted from the bill insertion port 128a from the bill counting unit 128, the bill counting processing unit 126a updates the money amount of the denomination of the counting data 125a and Information is recorded in the operation history data 125b.

  The lock monitoring unit 126b monitors the opening / closing of the buckle 121, and records the changed contents at the timing when the opening / closing state is changed in the operation history data 125b. If the bill counting processing unit 126a detects that the buckle 121 has been closed by the lock monitoring unit 126b, the bill counting unit 126a makes the bill counting unit 128 countable. Moreover, if the banknote counting process part 126a detects that the buckle 121 was opened by the lock monitoring part 126b, while stopping operation | movement of the banknote counting part 128, the content of the count data 125a is cleared.

  If the data transmission unit 126c receives a count data request from the reception PC 150 through the communication unit 124, the data transmission unit 126c returns the content of the count data 125a to the reception PC 150.

  Next, the data structure of the storage unit 125 of the collection bag 120 shown in FIG. 12 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The count data 125 a includes a bag identification number, a confirmation date and time when the confirmation button 128 c is pressed, and a money amount of the banknote counted by the banknote counting unit 128. In the example of the counting data 125a in FIG. 13, the bag identification number is “010205”, the confirmation date is “2014/04/11 22:15”, the counting amount of the 10,000 yen ticket is “230,000” yen, This indicates that the counted amount of the thousand yen ticket is “35,000” yen and the counted amount of the thousand yen ticket is “0” yen.

  The operation history data 125b includes the date and time when the operation was performed, the identification number of the collection bag, the operation type indicating the operation performed, and the state of the bill counting after receiving and processing the operation as the possessed items of the record. It is data to be. The operation type is coded data, “1” indicates that a 10,000 yen ticket has been inserted, “2” indicates that a 5,000 yen ticket has been inserted, and “3” indicates that a thousand yen ticket has been inserted. "11" indicates that the confirmation button 128c has been pressed, "21" indicates that the buckle 121 has been opened, and "22" indicates that the buckle 121 has been closed. Moreover, the status of bill counting has information on the amount of money by denomination.

  In the example of the operation history data 125b in FIG. 13, the date and time when the operation was performed is “2014/04/11 22:14”, the identification number of the collection bag 120 is “010205”, and the operation type is insertion of a 10,000 yen ticket. It is “1” indicating that the banknote counting is 10,000 yen for “230,000”, 5,000 yen for “35,000”, and 1,000 yen for “0”. It shows that the record which shows that is included.

  Next, an internal configuration according to the second embodiment of the scrutiny center server 140 installed in the scrutiny center will be described. FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration according to the second embodiment of the scrutiny center server 140 installed in the scrutiny center. In FIG. 14, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as the scrutinization center server 40 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, and the description of the same components as the scrutiny center server 40 according to the first embodiment is omitted. The different components will be mainly described.

  Regarding the storage unit 44, operation history data 144f is added as compared with the first embodiment. This is a collection of the operation history data 125b of the collection bag 120, and is reference information when a situation that needs to be confirmed by scrutiny occurs.

  Regarding the control unit 45, the processing content of the collection information receiving unit 145b is different from the collection information receiving unit 45b of the first embodiment, and a change order receiving unit 145f is added.

  In the first embodiment, the content input by the smartphone 10 in the store is received via the relay server 30 and the information related to the sales proceeds is registered in the reception information of the collected amount scrutiny data 44c. After the bag 120 is actually collected at the scrutinization center, the count data 125a of the collection bag 120 is acquired via the reception PC 150 and registered in the reception information of the collection amount scrutiny data 44c. Further, in the first embodiment, when the reception information of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c is received, the state of the corresponding record in the bag state data 44b is “collecting”, but in the second embodiment, it is “collected”. As described above, the reception PC 150 also has a functional difference from the reception PC 50 of the first embodiment, and the reception PC 150 of the second embodiment has the count data of the collection bag 120 as described above in addition to the function of the reception PC 50 of the first embodiment. A function of acquiring 125a and notifying the scrutiny center server 140 is added.

  In the first embodiment, the change order is input on the sales amount collection content input screen shown in FIG. 4A. However, since the amount of sales collection is not input on the smartphone 10, the change order shown in FIG. An order is received on a screen dedicated to a change order that has only half or less of the change order column, and a change order receiving unit 145f is added. The change order receiving unit 145f receives the input content on the screen dedicated to the change order of the smartphone 10 and registers it in the change order data 44e.

  Next, a processing procedure of processing according to the second embodiment when the collection bag 120 is received by the reception PC 150 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of processing for obtaining the count data 125a and the operation history data 125b of the collection bag 120 and transmitting the collected data to the scrutinization center server 140 when the collection bag 120 is received by the reception PC 150. .

  First, the reception PC 150 transmits a data request for the count data 125a and the operation history data 125b to the collection bag 120 collected by communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) (step S401). If the count data 125a is received from the collection bag 120 (step S402; Yes), the received count data 125a is transmitted to the scrutinization center server 140 (step S403). If the counting data 125a is not received from the collection bag 120 (step S402; No), the process returns to step S402 to wait for the reception of the counting data 125a from the collection bag 120.

  Next, if the operation history data 125b is received from the collection bag 120 (step S404; Yes), the received operation history data 125b is transmitted to the scrutinization center server 140 (step S405), and the process is terminated. If the operation history data 125b is not received from the collection bag 120 (step S404; No), the process returns to step S404 to wait for the reception of the operation history data 125b from the collection bag 120.

  Next, a processing procedure of processing of the scrutinization center server 140 when the collection bag 120 is received by the reception PC 150 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of processing of the scrutinization center server 140 when the collection bag 120 is received by the reception PC 150. The flowchart shown in FIG. 16 is a part that replaces step S206 to step S209 in the flowchart of FIG. 9 of the first embodiment.

  When the count data 125a acquired from the collection bag 120 is received from the reception PC 150 (step S501; Yes), the collection information reception unit 145b stores the bag state data corresponding to the identification number of the collection bag 120 included in the count data 125a. The confirmation date and time included in the count data 125a is registered as the collection date and time of the record 44b, and the date and time when the count data 125a is received as the reception time (step S502). In addition, the collection information receiving unit 145b registers the count information included in the count data 125a as reception information in the record of the collection amount scrutinization data 44c corresponding to the identification number of the collection bag 120 included in the count data 125a (step S503). ). Further, in the collection amount scrutinization data registration process in step S503, the scrutiny state is initialized to “0” indicating that the scrutiny state is not yet scrutinized, and “0” indicating that the bill state and the coin state are not counted.

  When the operation history data 125b acquired from the collection bag 120 is received from the reception PC 150 (step 501; No, step S504; Yes), the collection information reception unit 145b adds the operation history data 125b received from the operation history data 144f. The record corresponding to the identification number of the collection bag 120 included is deleted (step S505), the accepted operation history data 125b is added to the operation history data 144f (step S506), and the process ends. The process is also terminated when the operation history data 125b acquired from the collection bag 120 is not received from the receiving PC 150 (step S504; No).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the bill counting unit 128 of the collection bag 120 in the store performs bill discrimination and counts, stores the bills inside, and collects the counting results as a collection amount. The scrutinization center server 40 obtains the collection amount from the storage unit 125 of the collected collection bag 120 and stores it in association with the identification information of the collection bag 120. The collected collected banknote amount is stored in association with the identification information of the collection bag 120, the collected coin amount counted by the coin processor 90 or the like is stored in association with the identification information of the collection bag 120, and the collection bag is stored. Since it was configured to check the consistency between the collection amount associated with the 120 identification information, the bill counting amount and the coin counting amount, In addition to improving the efficiency of scrutinizing work to collect sales proceeds and confirming the amount of sales collected, preventing work mistakes and reducing costs, work mistakes related to counting sales proceeds at stores are also in charge. The load on the person can also be reduced.

  In the above-described second embodiment, the collection from the store has been described as only banknotes, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the collection bag 120 is provided with other storage units for storing coins and gift certificates in addition to the banknote counting unit 128 and is stored in the other storage units to collect coins and gift certificates, etc. As in the method shown, the amount stored in the other storage unit may be separately registered by the smartphone 10 or the like.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the result of counting the banknotes by the banknote counting unit 128 of the collection bag 120 is notified to the scrutiny center server 140 via the reception PC 150 after the collection bag 120 is collected by the scrutiny center. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, for the smartphone 10 shown in the first embodiment, the bill counting result by the bill counting unit 128 can be delivered from the collection bag 120 by communication using the communication unit 124, and the smartphone in the same manner as in the first embodiment. 10, information related to the sales amount collected in the collection bag 120 and information related to the change order may be transmitted to the scrutiny center server 140 via the relay server 30 before the collection of the collection bag 120.

  In the first embodiment, a case where the store does not introduce a money depositing / withdrawing device for counting the money to be collected, and in the second embodiment, the collection bag 120 having a bill counting function is used to count bills with a machine. We have explained the case of making it possible. However, in addition to the expensive money depositing / dispensing apparatus introduced in large commercial facilities and the special collection bag 120 having a bill counting function, inexpensive and small money counting machines are in circulation. Even if it is an inexpensive money counting machine, the accuracy and efficiency of the counting result are much better when compared with manual counting. Therefore, in the third embodiment, a process capable of making the sales amount notification business more efficient while suppressing the error related to the sales amount notification business collected in the scrutiny center by utilizing such an inexpensive money counter. A method will be described.

  First, the outline of the process of notifying the sales amount to the scrutiny center at a store where a simple money counting apparatus according to the third embodiment is introduced will be described with reference to FIG. The store shown in FIG. 17 has a handy banknote counter 220 that can count banknotes and a small coin counter 210 that can count coins. The handy banknote counter 220 and the small coin counter 210 are inexpensive and simple money counters, which discriminate the denomination of money and count the number of denominations, and display the counting results on the respective display units. .

  If the person in charge of the collection operation takes out the banknotes and coins, which are the sales proceeds to be collected, from the cash register, the collected banknotes are set in the handy banknote counter 220 and counted, and the extracted coins are counted as small coins. Let the machine 210 count. When the counting of the banknotes is completed and the banknote counting result is displayed on the display operation unit 222 of the handy banknote counter 220, the display operation unit 222 of the handy banknote counter 220 is imaged by the camera included in the smartphone 10. The smartphone 10 obtains a bill counting result by OCRing the captured image of the display operation unit 222 of the handy bill counter 220. Similarly, when the counting of coins is finished and the coin counting result is displayed on the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210, the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210 is imaged by the camera provided in the smartphone 10. . The smartphone 10 obtains a coin counting result by OCRing the captured image of the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210.

  The person in charge of the collection work stores the counted banknotes and coins in the collection bag 20, locks the collection bag 20, inputs the bag unique number of the collection bag 20 to the smartphone 10, and gives a transmission instruction. As a result, the amount of the bills and coins to be collected and the identification information of the collection bag 20 are transmitted to the scrutinization center server 40 of the scrutiny center. In this way, although it is inexpensive, counting the money using the handy banknote counter 220 and the small coin counter 210 can greatly increase the accuracy and efficiency of the counting operation. Furthermore, since the counting result is not manually input to the smartphone 10, it is possible to eliminate an input error due to manual operation. Further, the image data of the captured display operation unit 222 and the display operation unit 212 are also sent to the scrutinization center server 40. Therefore, even if there is an error in the OCR recognition result, the image data sent by the scrutiny center is referred to. It becomes possible to correct by this.

  Next, the external configuration of the small coin counter 210 shown in FIG. 17 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18A is a perspective view showing an overall appearance configuration of the small coin counter 210, and FIG. 18B is a detailed appearance of the display operation unit 212 on which the counting result of the small coin counter 210 is displayed. It is a figure which shows a structure.

  As shown in FIG. 18 (a), the small coin counter 210 has a hopper 211 having an insertion slot opened upward for inserting coins to be counted. In addition, a display operation unit 212 is provided on the upper surface of the apparatus for receiving an instruction operation on the apparatus and displaying a count result and the like. Further, an identification information seal 213 is pasted next to the display operation unit 212.

  The identification information seal 213 is printed with a QR code (registered trademark). The QR code includes information on the model of the small coin counter 210, a customer number and a customer branch number for identifying a store, a cash register, and the like. Information. When the display operation unit 212 is imaged with the smartphone 10, the identification information sticker 213 is also imaged, and the QR code of the identification information sticker 213 is read to identify the model of the money counter used by the customer. The smart phone 10 specifies the position of the display part in which the counting result of a money counter is displayed, and the form of a display character by specifying the model of a money counter. Since the counting result displayed on the display operation unit 212 is OCR-recognized based on information such as the position of the display unit on which the counting result of the specified money counter is displayed, the form of the display character, etc., various models It can correspond to the money counting machine.

  As shown in FIG. 18B, the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210 shown in the third embodiment performs an instruction operation on the display unit 212a for displaying the counting result and the small coin counter 210. The operation unit 212b is provided. Further, the identification information sticker 213 is affixed in the vicinity of the display operation unit 212 as shown in FIG. 18B, so that the image including the identification information sticker 213 can be taken at a time when the display operation unit 212 is taken. I have to.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18A, the small coin counter 210 has a coin discharge port 214 through which the coins counted on the side of the casing are discharged, and the discharged coins enter the cover and carton 215. It becomes like this. The cover and carton 215 is used as a cover for protecting the hopper 211 and the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210 when the small coin counter 210 is not used.

  Next, the external configuration of the handy banknote counter 220 shown in FIG. 17 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 19A is a perspective view showing an overall appearance configuration of the handy bill counter 220, and FIG. 19B is a detailed appearance of the display operation unit 222 on which the counting result of the handy bill counter 220 is displayed. It is a figure which shows a structure.

  As shown to Fig.19 (a), the handy banknote counter 220 has the banknote insertion part 221 for throwing in the banknote to count. In addition, a display operation unit 222 is provided next to the bill insertion unit 221 for receiving an instruction operation on the apparatus and displaying a counting result and the like. An identification information seal 223 is affixed next to the display operation unit 222.

  This identification information sticker 223 is similar to the identification information sticker 213 affixed to the small coin counter 210, and information relating to the model of the handy banknote counter 220, as well as a customer number and customer branch identifying the store, cash register, etc. A QR code including information such as a number is printed. The use of the identification information sticker 223 is the same as that of the identification information sticker 213 attached to the small coin counter 210. Further, as shown in FIG. 19B, the display operation unit 222 of the handy banknote counter 220 is a display unit 222a for displaying the counting result and the operation for instructing the handy banknote counter 220. A portion 222b is provided.

  Moreover, as shown to Fig.19 (a), the handy banknote counter 220 is provided with the cover and carton 225 which receives the banknote counted during use. The cover and carton 225 is configured to be a cover that covers the bill insertion unit 221 and the display operation unit 222 when the handy bill counter 220 is not used.

  Next, the screen configuration of the smartphone 10 in the sales amount registration process performed from the store according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Since the screen shown in FIG. 20 has many parts in common with the screen shown in FIG. 4A, the part different from the screen configuration shown in FIG. 4 will be mainly described.

  The difference in the screen configuration between the screen shown in FIG. 20 and FIG. 4A is that there was a “photograph” button and a “detailed input” button in FIG. A “cash count result reading” button is arranged instead of the “photographing” button and the “detail input” button. In the third embodiment, the result of counting by the small coin counter 210 and the handy banknote counter 220 is used to automatically calculate the cash collection amount by reading the display contents of the counting result by OCR, and the image used for OCR. Since data is also transmitted, it is not necessary to take a picture as in the first embodiment, and no “photograph” button is arranged. Also, the number of money types to be collected is not essential, and it is only necessary to know the total amount of money to be collected. In the third embodiment, information on the number of money types to be collected is unnecessary and the number of bills to be collected acquired by OCR is unnecessary. The total amount of money calculated from the total amount and the total amount of coins to be collected is displayed in the total cash amount column on the screen. For this, the detail input screen as shown in FIG. 4B is not necessary, and the “detail input” button is not arranged.

  As shown in the screen configuration of the smartphone 10 in FIG. 20, in the third embodiment, the “cash count result reading” button is arranged, and when the “cash count result reading” button is pressed, imaging for imaging with the built-in camera is performed. The screen will be switched to. The display operation unit 212 or the display operation unit 222 and the identification information sticker 213 or the identification on which the result counted by the small coin counter 210 or the handy banknote counter 220 is displayed by performing an imaging operation on the imaging screen. The information sticker 223 is imaged. When the display operation unit 212 or the display operation unit 222 displaying the result of counting the money in this way is imaged, the bill counting result or the coin counting result read by the OCR from the captured image is added up, This is automatically reflected in the total cash amount shown in FIG.

  If there is a valuable medium such as a gift certificate other than cash, the person in charge of the collection operation inputs the amount directly in the total amount column other than cash in FIG. When the person in charge of the collection operation inputs the change order and the bag unique number, the input content is displayed in the corresponding item on the screen. If the “Send” button arranged at the bottom of the screen is pressed, the smartphone 10 identifies the store and cash register read from the QR code in addition to the contents displayed on the screen. And the information of the customer branch number, the image of the display operation unit 212 of the small coin counter 210, and the image of the display operation unit 222 of the handy banknote counter 220 via the relay server 30, the scrutiny center server 40.

  Next, the processing procedure of the sales amount registration process according to the third embodiment in the smartphone 10 using the screen shown in FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  By starting a predetermined application on the smartphone 10, the sales collection details input screen shown in FIG. 20 is displayed (step S601), and an input operation on the screen is accepted (step S602). If the pressing of the “cash count result reading” button arranged on the sales collection details input screen is accepted (step S603; Yes), the application activates the camera and performs image capturing processing (step S604). . Specifically, the application activates the camera, displays an image taken by the camera, and acquires an image by operating a shutter button on the screen.

  In addition, the application specifies a QR code from the acquired image, and acquires the model information of the currency counter by reading the QR code (step S605). Further, information such as a customer number and a customer branch number for identifying a store and a cash register is also acquired from the QR code. The application performs the OCR process according to the position and display form of the display unit according to the model based on the model information of the currency counter acquired at step S605, thereby counting the money included in the captured image. Is added to the total amount of cash on the screen and reflected (step S606), and the process returns to step S602.

  In step S602, selection of an input item for a total amount other than cash, an input item for a change order, or an input item for a back unique number is accepted (step S603; No, step S607; Yes), and steps S604 to S606 are performed. When either the coin counting result by the small coin counter 210 or the banknote counting result by the handy banknote counter 220 has not yet been acquired by a series of processes (step S608; No), the application A caution message indicating that the coin counting result has not been captured is displayed (step S609). Moreover, when both the coin counting result by the small coin counter 210 and the banknote counting result by the handy banknote counter 220 have been acquired by the series of processing from step S604 to step S606 (step S608; Yes), The process proceeds to step S611.

  In response to the caution message displayed in step S609, when an operation to the effect that the acquisition processing of the necessary money counting result has been completed because there is no bill or coin to be collected is received (step S610; Yes). The application receives an input operation for the selected input item (step S611), updates the display content of the corresponding item based on the received content (step S612), and returns to step S602. Moreover, when operation to the effect of performing acquisition processing of the collection | recovery bill or coin is received with respect to the caution message displayed at step S609 (step S610; No), it returns to step S602.

  When the operation of the “Send” button is accepted in Step S602 (Step S607; No, Step S613; Yes), the application reads the QR code in Step S605 in addition to the content displayed on the screen. The information such as the customer number and customer branch number for identifying the store and the cash register and the image captured in step S604 are transmitted to the scrutinization center server 40 of the scrutiny center via the relay server 30 (step S614). End the process. If the operation of the “Send” button is not accepted in step S602 (step S613; No), the process returns to step S602.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, in a store where an inexpensive money counter is introduced, the counting result displayed on the display unit of the money counter is imaged by the camera, and the counting result is obtained from the captured image. Since it is configured to automatically calculate the amount of cash to be collected based on the count results read and read by OCR, it suppresses errors related to the notification of sales amount collected at the scrutiny center even in a small store In addition, it is possible to streamline the sales amount notification work.

  In the third embodiment described above, the identification information seals 213 and 223 on which the QR code is printed are attached in the vicinity of the display unit on which the counting result of the money counter is displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a bar code including contents such as model information of a money counter or an IC tag may be used. In that case, the model information of the money counter is acquired from the attached barcode or IC tag. Further, when the store clerk performs the process related to the notification of the sales amount by displaying the screen as shown in FIG. 20 on his / her smartphone 10, and the store has only one type of money counter. The information used in the smartphone may be stored as setting information in the application used on the smartphone without attaching the identification information seals 213 and 223. In addition, even when there are a plurality of models, for example, the information corresponding to the plurality of models can be held as setting information by the application so that the model of the money counter captured at the time of image capturing by the camera can be selected. Also good.

  In the above-described third embodiment, an example in which both the small coin counter 210 and the handy banknote counter 220 are used has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Not only the types of the banknote counter and the coin counter are not limited, but only one of the banknote counter and the coin counter may be used. For example, when only the handy bill counter 220 is used, the counting of coins is performed manually, and a screen is provided so that at least the coin portion of the screen of FIG. The input coin recovery amount and the banknote recovery amount read by OCR from the display unit of the banknote counter may be summed and reflected in the total cash amount.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 3, the display parts 212a and 222a with which each apparatus with which the count result of the small coin counter 210 and the handy banknote counter 220 is displayed are imaged, and it counts based on the acquired image data. The result is obtained by OCR, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the counting result is printed on a receipt or the like and outputted, the output receipt is imaged together with the identification information stickers 213 and 223, and the counting result is obtained by OCRing the characters printed on the receipt. It may be.

  In the first, second, and third embodiments, the collection bags 20 and 120 are identified by the barcode attached to the collection bags 20 and 120. However, the present invention is limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, identification may be performed by attaching an IC tag instead of a barcode and reading the IC tag.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3, when transmitting the information which concerns on the sales collect | recovered using the smart phone 10 from a store, and the information of a change order to the scrutinization center servers 40 and 140, it relays. Although transmission is performed via the relay server 30 of the center, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the scrutinization center servers 40 and 140 directly have the functions related to the pages accessed from the smartphone 10 of the relay server 30 shown in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. May be accessible.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment described above, the processing related to the operations performed on the smartphone 10, the reception PCs 50 and 150, the bill PC 60, and the coin PC 70 has been described as being a Web application. The invention is not limited to this. For example, even if it is the structure which creates the application which operate | moves on the smart phone 10, reception PC50,150, banknote PC60, and coin PC70, and communicates with the server application on the relay server 30 or the scrutiny center server 40,140. Good.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example 1, Example 2, and Example 3, the customer number and customer branch number for specifying the collection source store or cash register from the store to the scrutiny center server 40 using the smartphone 10, and the collection Although it has been explained that the bag-specific information for identifying the bags 20, 120, the collected amount of cash and valuable media other than cash, and the change order have been transmitted, the transmission content is not limited to this. . For example, for the purpose of enhancing security such as fraud prevention, identification information of the smartphone 10 and position information such as GPS that can be acquired by the smartphone 10 may be transmitted together.

  In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above-described first, second, and third embodiments is functionally schematic and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. That is, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be configured.

  As described above, the money collection system and the money collection method according to the present invention realizes the efficiency of the scrutiny operation for collecting the sales proceeds from the store and confirming the collected sales amount, the prevention of work mistakes, and the cost reduction. Suitable for doing.

10 Smartphone 11, 212, 222 Display operation unit 20, 20a, 120 Collection bag 21, 121 Buckle 22 Lock lever 23 Key hole 24 Bag identification barcode 25 Pocket part 26 Bag unique number 27 Store name display sheet 27a Store identification barcode 30 Relay Server 31, 41 Input unit 32, 42, 212a, 222a Display unit 33, 43, 124 Communication unit 34, 44, 125 Storage unit 34a Collection history data 35, 45, 126 Control unit 35a Collection information management unit 35b Collection history inquiry unit 35c Bill recognition processing unit 40, 40a, 140 Scrutinization center server 44a Customer data 44b Bag status data 44c Collection amount scrutiny data 44d Box data 44e Change order data 45a Collection bag management unit 45b, 145b Collection information With portion 45c bill counting result receiving unit 45d coin counting result receiving unit 45e scrutiny processing unit 50,50a, 150 accepted PC
51, 61, 71 Bar code reader 60 Bill PC
70 coin PC
80 banknote processing machine 90 coin processing machine 122 power supply unit 123 battery 125a counting data 125b, 144f operation history data 126a banknote counting processing unit 126b lock monitoring unit 126c data transmission unit 128 banknote counting unit 128a banknote insertion slot 128b liquid crystal display unit 128c confirmation button 145f Change Order Accepting Section 210 Small Coin Counter 211 Hopper 212b, 222b Operation Unit 213, 223 Identification Information Sticker 214 Coin Discharge Port 215, 225 Cover / Carton 220 Handy Bill Counter 221 Bill Inserting Unit

Claims (8)

A money collection system for collecting money acquired at a predetermined location to a management center using a predetermined storage container,
A user terminal operated by a user located in the base, and a management device for managing money collected in the management center,
The user terminal is
Currency image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container;
A denomination type acquisition unit for acquiring the number of denominations of money stored in the storage container based on the image acquired by the monetary image acquisition unit;
Storage information for notifying the management device of money storage information in which the number of money types stored in the storage container acquired by the money type acquisition unit is associated with identification information for uniquely identifying the storage container and a notification means,
The storage information notifying means receives identification information of the storage container acquired by locking the storage container, and notifies the management device of the money storage information including the identification information. system.   A money collection system for collecting money acquired at a predetermined location to a management center using a predetermined storage container,
  A user terminal operated by a user located in the base, and a management device for managing money collected in the management center,
  The user terminal is
  Currency image acquisition means for acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container;
  Storage information notification means for notifying the management device of money storage information in which the image of money acquired by the money image acquisition means and identification information for uniquely identifying the storage container are associated with each other;
  The storage information notification means receives the identification information of the storage container acquired by locking the storage container, and notifies the management device of the money storage information including the identification information.
  A money collection system characterized by that. The receiving container, money collection system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that during locking the key is not required and it is necessary keys at unlocking. The storage container identifies a denomination of the money inserted by inserting the money, and stores a money counting unit for storing the inserted money therein, and information relating to the amount of money stored in the storage container Storage means for storing money storage information including
It said storage means, the money collection system according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that said money counting unit to store the money receiving information based on the number of denomination of the housing the coins. The management device
Comparing the number of coins of each denomination which have been received in the receiving container, and a number of denomination of the money included in the user notified money receiving information from the terminal corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the container And a consistency determining means for determining consistency,
The consistency determination unit, said the number of denomination of the housing has been the money to container, currency denomination counted the money that has been received in the receiving container in the control center included in the money receiving information 2. The money collecting system according to claim 1 , wherein it is determined that there is no consistency when the number of sheets is not equivalent.   The management device
  Consistency by comparing the money stored in the storage container with the money included in the image of money included in the money storage information notified from the user terminal corresponding to the identification information corresponding to the storage container A consistency determining means for determining
  The consistency determination means is equivalent to the value of the money stored in the storage container included in the money storage information and the value based on the result of counting the money stored in the storage container in the management center. If it is not, it is determined that there is no consistency. A money collection method for collecting money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container,
A user terminal operated by a user located at the base, a currency image acquisition step of acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container;
The user terminal acquires the number of money types stored in the storage container based on the image acquired by the money image acquisition step;
The management of the money storage information in which the user terminal associates the number of money types stored in the storage container acquired by the money type acquisition step with the identification information uniquely identifying the storage container. and a storage information notification step of notifying the management apparatus manages the money collected to the center,
The storage information notifying step receives the storage container identification information acquired by locking the storage container, and notifies the management device of the money storage information including the identification information. Method.   A money collection method for collecting money acquired at a predetermined base to a management center using a predetermined storage container,
  A user terminal operated by a user located at the base, a currency image acquisition step of acquiring an image of money stored in the storage container;
  The user terminal manages money collected in the management center with money storage information in which the image of the money acquired in the money image acquisition step and identification information for uniquely specifying the storage container are associated with each other. A storage information notification step for notifying the management device;
  The storage information notifying step receives the storage container identification information acquired by locking the storage container, and notifies the management device of the money storage information including the identification information.
  A method of collecting money characterized by the above.

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