JP6645757B2 - Money management device and money management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a money management device that manages a plurality of money processing devices that deposit and withdraw money, and a money management system that includes the money processing device and the money management device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a store, a money handling apparatus has been used to withdraw change reserves, deposit sales proceeds, and the like. For example, at the end of the business hours of the store on the day, a predetermined amount of money, such as change reserves necessary for business the next day, is left in the money processing device, and only excess money exceeding this is collected from the store. Are collected and transported to banks.

  Remaining collection does not simply leave money for a predetermined amount of money.For example, money of the denomination required as change funds is left for the required amount so that change funds necessary for business on the next day can be prepared. It is desirable to do. Patent Literature 1 discloses a system in which the amount of money to be left in the money handling apparatus and the priority of the denomination are set in advance, and the money to be left in the money handling apparatus is selected based on this setting. Have been.

JP-A-11-213213

  However, according to the above-described related art, for example, in a large-scale store or the like using a plurality of money handling apparatuses, there is a case where money cannot be properly collected from the plurality of money handling apparatuses. Specifically, for example, by setting the denomination and amount of money to be left in each money processing device, even if trying to collect more money than this, using multiple money processing devices to deposit and As a result of dispensing change funds, there is a large difference in the amount of money stored in each device, and the amount of money at the time of collection is less than the amount of money set to remain May occur. In addition, if the same amount of money is collected from all the money processing devices, after collection, the money may become excessive in some devices and payment processing cannot be performed, or money may be insufficient to perform payment processing. was there. In order to avoid such a situation, even when a plurality of money handling apparatuses are used, a money management system capable of managing each money handling apparatus and appropriately collecting money is desired.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems caused by the above-described conventional technology, and it is possible to manage a plurality of money processing devices by a money management device and appropriately collect money from each of the money processing devices. It is an object of the present invention to provide a money management device and a money management system that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a money management system, a plurality of money processing devices, the total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing devices , and each money processing device And a money management device that determines the amount of money to be collected from each of the money processing devices in order to collect money for the total amount, based on the device information including the money amount information of the money stored in the money management device. It is characterized by.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, in the money management device, the ratio of the collected money amount of the money collected from each money processing device is substantially equal to the ratio of the amount of money stored in each money processing device. The collection amount is determined as described above. Here, the term “substantially identical” is a concept that includes a case where the money amount ratio and the money ratio completely match, and a case where the money amount ratio and the money ratio cannot be made the same even by using the money of the minimum denomination. .

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the device information includes a depositing device in which each currency processing device performs only depositing of money, a dispensing device that performs only dispensing of money, and a depositing and dispensing device that deposits and dispenses currency. The money management apparatus includes information indicating the type of the money handling apparatus, and the money management apparatus determines the collection amount according to the type of the money handling apparatus.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, the money handling device is a money storage unit for storing money collected from the money processing device, a money storage unit for storing money by money, and the money storage unit for money. The amount of money stored in the collection unit and the total amount of money collected from the denomination-type money storage unit are based on the number of remaining coins set to be stored in the unit, so that the total amount of the money matches the collection amount. A control unit that determines a denomination and the number of coins to be collected from the type coin storage unit.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, the control unit of the money handling apparatus includes the money stored in the collection unit and the excess money stored in the denomination money storage unit exceeding the number of remaining money. When the total amount of money to be collected exceeds the collected amount, the number of coins to be collected from the denomination-type money storage unit is reduced, and the money is stored in the collection unit. The denomination and the number of coins to be collected from the money processing device are determined so that the total amount of money collected from the money storage unit and the money collected from the denomination-type money storage unit is equal to the collected amount.

  Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, the control unit of the money handling apparatus includes the money stored in the collection unit and the excess money stored in the denomination money storage unit exceeding the number of remaining money. When the total amount of the money to be collected is insufficient for the collected amount, the money to be collected from the denomination-type money storage unit is added, and the money is stored in the collection unit. The denomination and the number of coins to be collected from the money processing device are determined so that the total amount of the money that has been performed and the money to be collected from the denomination currency storage unit matches the collected amount. .

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the control unit of the money handling device, when reducing the amount of money exceeding the collection amount, the denomination of the money so that the number of money to be reduced is minimized. Determine the number, when adding money for the amount of money that is insufficient for the collection amount, determine the denomination and the number of the money so that the number of money to be added is minimized I do.

  In addition, the present invention according to the above invention, wherein the money handling apparatus further includes an operation unit for changing the denomination and the number of coins determined to be collected from the denomination currency storage unit by the control unit, When the denomination and the number of coins are changed by the operation unit, the control unit calculates the total amount of the money stored in the collection unit and the money collected from the denomination money storage unit in the collection. It is characterized in that withdrawal of money to be collected is not permitted until it matches the amount.

  In addition, the present invention according to the above invention, wherein the control unit is configured to execute a refund process for dispensing money for refund from the denomination currency storage unit, in a case where a deposit process of sales proceeds is performed. Is characterized in that the monetary amount deposited in the depositing process and the monetary amount dispensed in the refund process are managed in association with each other.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the control unit outputs information indicating a denomination and a number of coins to be collected to an external device.

  Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, the money processing device is a device installed in a store and is a device for depositing a sales amount of the store, and a total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing devices is: It is characterized in that it is the amount of cash constituting the sales amount of the store.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the money management device acquires information related to the sales amount of the store from a POS system installed in the store.

Further, the present invention is a money management device that manages a plurality of money processing devices , the total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing devices , and the money amount information of the money stored in each money processing device. And a control unit that determines the amount of money to be collected from each of the money processing apparatuses in order to acquire the device information including

Further, the present invention is a money management system, wherein a plurality of money processing devices, the total amount of money to be left in the plurality of money processing devices, and the money amount information stored in each money processing device. Based on the device information including, the total amount of the money to be collected from the plurality of money processing devices is determined, and the collection amount of the money to be collected from each money processing device is determined to collect the money for the total amount. And a money management device.

  According to the present invention, the money management device, when collecting money from a plurality of money processing devices, based on the total amount of money to be collected and the money amount information stored in each money processing device. The amount of money to be collected from each money processing device is determined. For example, the amount of money to be collected is determined such that the ratio of the amount of money collected from each of the money handling machines is substantially the same as the ratio of the amount of money of each money handling machine. Further, for example, depending on whether the money processing apparatus is for dispensing money or the money processing apparatus for only depositing money, after the collection of money, the money processing apparatus for dispensing money may run out of money. The amount of money collected by each money handling machine is determined so that there is no money. Thereby, after collecting money, it is possible to avoid a case where money is excessive or shortage only with a specific money processing apparatus.

  Further, according to the present invention, the money handling device is configured to store the amount of money already stored in the collection unit for storing the money to be collected, such as money that cannot be stored in the money storage unit, and On the basis of the number of remaining coins, which is the number of coins set to be left in the storage unit, the denomination of money and the breakdown of the number of coins constituting the collected money determined by the money management device are determined. The number of remaining coins is set for each denomination, and the breakdown of the money to be collected is determined so that the money of each denomination exceeding the remaining number is preferentially collected. Can be avoided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the money management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the money handling apparatus. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a start menu displayed on the operation display unit when starting money processing by the money processing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit of the money handling apparatus during the dispensing process. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit of the money handling machine at the time of deposit processing. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of a collection menu displayed on the operation display unit of the money handling apparatus during the collection process. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when a collection menu is selected on the screen shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the sales collection process. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the amount of money in each money handling apparatus when determining the collection amount of the sales proceeds. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the amount of money sold and the amount of money collected from each money processing apparatus. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit of the money handling apparatus when changing the collection amount. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining the breakdown of bills collected from each money handling machine. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit when the denomination and the number of bills to be collected from the money handling apparatus are determined.

  Hereinafter, a money handling device, a money management device, and a money management system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The money management system is used in a large store or the like, but in the present embodiment, a money management system installed in a back office in a facility with a store and a hotel will be described as an example.

  First, the configuration of the money management system according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the money management system according to the present embodiment. The money management system includes a money management device 10 and a plurality of money processing devices of a first money processing device 20a, a second money processing device 20b, and a third money processing device 20c connected to the money management device 10 via a network 15. And Although the number of money handling apparatuses included in the money management system is not particularly limited, the present embodiment will be described using three money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c as an example. In addition, below, when the 1st money processing apparatus 20a, the 2nd money processing apparatus 20b, and the 3rd money processing apparatus 20c are shown without distinguishing, they are described as the money processing apparatus 20.

  Stores and hotels use a plurality of POS registers (hereinafter simply referred to as “cashiers”) constituting a POS system, and change reserves for use as change at each cash register are set up in a back office. It is prepared using the money dispensed from the money processing device 20. The money such as the sales proceeds collected from each cash register is deposited in the money handling apparatus 20. Then, at a predetermined timing such as after the business hours of the store, the sales of the store and the hotel on the day are collected from the money handling apparatus 20, and are carried out to a predetermined base such as a bank by a money collecting and distributing company or the like. Although not shown in FIG. 1, the money management apparatus 10 can perform data communication with a POS server included in a POS system via a network 15.

  The money management device 10 includes, for example, a computer device, and includes a control unit 11 that controls each of the units 12 to 14 to realize functions and operations described below, and a touch panel liquid crystal display device and the like, and inputs and outputs various information. And a communication unit 13 for communicating with an external device such as the money processing device 20 or the POS server via the network 15, and programs and settings necessary for the operation of the control unit 11. A storage unit 14 for storing various data including information.

  The money management device 10 has a function of recording and managing information on each money process performed by the money processing device 20. In addition, the money management apparatus 10 has a function of transmitting and receiving data to and from a POS server that manages sales of hotels and stores. Thereby, the money management device 10 and the POS server can execute the money processing performed by the money processing device 20 and the process of confirming the information on the sales.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the money handling apparatus 20. The money processing device 20 controls the units 40 to 70 to realize functions and operations described below, a money processing unit 40 that performs money depositing and dispensing processing, and a touch panel liquid crystal display. An operation display unit 50 composed of devices and the like and used for inputting and outputting various information, a communication unit 60 for communicating with an external device such as the money management device 10 via the network 15, and a control unit 30. A storage unit 70 for storing various data including programs and setting information necessary for the operation.

  The money processing section 40 has a deposit port 41, a dispensing port 42, a reject port 43, an identification section 44, a transport section 45, a denomination storage section 46, and a collection cassette (collection section) 47. At the time of performing the depositing process for depositing money, the coins inserted into the deposit port 41 are fed out one by one into the apparatus and transported by the transport unit 45. Then, after the conveyed money is discriminated and counted by the discriminating section 44, while the depositable money is stored in the denomination storing section 46 or the collecting cassette 47 provided in the apparatus, the money which cannot be discriminated by the discriminating section 44, Is discharged to the reject port 43 as rejected money that cannot be deposited. When the money processing unit 40 performs a dispensing process for dispensing money, the denomination and the number of coins designated to be dispensed are fed out from the denomination storing unit 46 in the apparatus and the dispensing port. Discharge to 42. The money processing unit 40 can also perform a currency exchange process such as depositing a twenty dollar bill and dispensing twenty dollar bills.

  Although only one denomination storage unit 46 is shown in FIG. 2, the money processing unit 40 includes a plurality of denomination storage units 46. A denomination of the money to be stored is assigned to each of the denomination storage units 46, and the money processing unit 40 can store money of a plurality of denominations by denomination.

  The collection cassette 47 is a cassette type money storage unit provided detachably with respect to the money processing apparatus 20, and is a denominated money which is not allocated to the denomination storage unit 46 or a damaged money which is not used for the dispensing process. It is used for storing etc. The collection cassette 47 is used for storing money to be collected when collecting money from the money processing apparatus 20. After collecting and collecting the money to be collected from the denomination storing section 46 and storing it in the collection cassette 47, the collection cassette 47 is removed from the money processing device 20 so that the money to be collected can be transported while being stored therein. Has become. The structure of the collection unit for collecting money and the method of storing money are not particularly limited, and may be a fixed storage unit that can take out the money inside the collection cassette 47, or may use a tape. It may be a tape-type storage unit for storing bills.

  The money processing unit 40 can process both coins and bills. The functions and operations of the money processing unit 40 for depositing and dispensing coins and bills, such as a depositing process, a dispensing process, and a currency exchange process, are conventionally known, so detailed description is omitted, and the following is necessary for the description of the present embodiment. The processing will be mainly described using a bill as an example.

  Next, main money processing performed by the money processing apparatus 20 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a start menu displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 50 when the money handling apparatus 20 starts money handling. The menus “Payment”, “Payout”, “Refund”, and “Exchange” displayed on the screen correspond to the deposit processing, the withdrawal processing, the refund processing, and the exchange processing. When a menu corresponding to a process to be executed is selected, an operation screen for executing the selected process is displayed on the screen. The screen of the start menu shown in FIG. 3 is displayed to an authenticated user by performing a predetermined authentication process of inputting a user ID and a password by operating the operation display unit 50 of the money handling apparatus 20. The user who has not been authenticated cannot perform money processing with the money processing apparatus 20.

  Here, the refund process will be described. The refund process is a process of dispensing a designated amount of banknotes from the money handling apparatus 20, but the process of the amount of the dispensed banknotes is different from the dispensing process. For this reason, a menu dedicated to the refund process is provided in the start menu in distinction from the withdrawal process.

  For example, when checking in at a hotel, a guest deposits a predetermined amount of cash defined as a deposit as a deposit at the hotel. If this guest pays out at the time of check-out, and the fee for providing goods and services to the guest does not reach the deposit amount previously deposited as a deposit, the deposit After deducting the fee, the remaining money is returned to the customer.

  The cash register of the hotel stores the sales money such as the accommodation fee. When the deposit is deposited and checked in at this cash register, the cash collection from the cash register is performed at a predetermined timing on the check-in date. After that, if the cash refund of the deposit at checkout is made at this cashier, when the cash on the checkout date is collected from the cashier, the cash refund of the deposit on the checkout date will be added to the cash on the checkout date. Will be insufficient. In such a case, the refund process is performed by selecting "refund" instead of "dispensing" in the start menu of the money handling apparatus 20.

  For example, it is assumed that, at the time of check-in at a hotel, cash of 100,000 yen is deposited as a deposit from a customer to a hotel and stored at a cash register. At this time, the cash of 100,000 yen stored in the cash register is a deposit from the customer, but is collected from the cash register together with the sales amount on the day at a predetermined timing such as after all check-in processing of the day is completed. To the money handling apparatus 20. At the time of deposit, in order to identify the cash register from which the deposited money is collected, the currency processing device 20 requires input of identification information for identifying each cash register. The operation of the deposit process will be described later.

  The money management apparatus 10 acquires, from the money processing apparatus 20, information including the identification information of the cash register and the amount of money collected and deposited from the cash register, as information relating to the payment processing. Further, the money management apparatus 10 transmits the acquired information regarding the deposit processing to the POS server that manages the cash register of the hotel. Thereby, the POS server recognizes that the money collected from the cash register and deposited in the money handling apparatus 20 includes the money by the deposit, and can confirm that there is no problem in the amount of the deposited money. .

  At a later date, when the guest checks out, for example, of the 100,000 yen deposit deposited earlier, only 70,000 yen will be used for payment to the hotel, and the remaining 30,000 yen will be stored at the cash register. It shall be refunded to the guest using the cash. For example, if the cash to be collected from the cash register on this day is 1,000,000 yen, as a result of refund of 30,000 yen, the cash that can be collected from the cash register becomes 970,000 yen, which is short of 30,000 yen. In such a case, the money handling apparatus 20 executes a refund process, inputs identification information for specifying the cash register, designates a shortage amount, and issues a shortage amount of 30,000 yen. Give money. Then, after adding 30,000 yen dispensed in the refund process to 1 million yen, the money handling apparatus 20 inputs identification information for specifying a cash register and executes a deposit process.

  After the refund process is executed for the same cash register, the money management apparatus 10 subsequently executes a deposit process, and among the 1,000,000 yen deposited in the deposit process, 30,000 yen is refunded in the refund process. And manages the cashier identification information, the information on the refund process including the refund amount, and the information on the deposit process including the deposit amount in association with each other. In addition, the money management apparatus 10 transmits to the POS server, the identification information of the cash register and information indicating that a refund process of 30,000 yen and a deposit process of 1 million yen have been performed on the cash register. This allows the POS server to confirm that the amount of money collected from the cash register and deposited in the money handling apparatus 20 matches the amount of money to be collected from the cash register.

  Further, the POS server can process the amount of money refunded in the refund process as being related to the deposit that has been previously deposited. Specifically, there is no contradiction between 100,000 yen previously deposited as a deposit, 70,000 yen of the fee paid by the guest, and 30,000 yen refunded to the guest, It can be confirmed that the operation was performed normally.

  In addition, about the refund process performed in the money processing apparatus 20, it is not limited to the aspect which actually pays out the money of the designated amount, but is performed following the refund process without actually dispensing the money. A mode in which the amount specified in the refund process is added to the deposit amount in the deposit process and the process is performed. Specifically, in the above example, after 30,000 yen was designated in the refund process, the refund process was terminated without dispensing the 30,000 yen currency from the money handling apparatus 20, and the subsequent refund process was performed. A mode in which the refund amount of 30,000 yen is added to the 970,000 yen deposited in the deposit processing to make the deposited amount 1,000,000 yen may be adopted.

  In addition, a process of confirming that the amount of money collected from the cash register and deposited into the money handling apparatus 20 is equal to the amount of money including the sales and the deposit to be collected from the cash register, or as a deposit first. The process of confirming that the received amount, the fee paid by the guest, and the amount refunded to the guest have been processed normally without any inconsistency is not limited to the mode executed by the POS server. Alternatively, a mode in which necessary information is executed by the money management apparatus 10 acquired from the POS server may be employed.

  Next, a dispensing process for preparing a change reserve required for business at a hotel or a store will be described. When dispensing the change reserve, the dispensing process is started by selecting the "dispensing" menu on the screen shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 50 of the money handling apparatus 20 during the dispensing process. FIG. 4A shows an example of a screen displayed when “withdrawal” is selected on the start menu screen shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B shows a list displayed on the screen of FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen displayed when one of the options is selected.

  In the money handling apparatus 20, deposit and withdrawal can be performed for a plurality of kinds of currencies. For example, when two types of currencies, Japanese currency and US currency, are set to be stored in the denomination storage unit 46 by denomination, on the screen displayed at the time of money processing, the denomination storage unit 46 is displayed. Denominations are displayed by currency. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, on the screen displayed during the withdrawal process, the denomination included in the Japanese currency is displayed together with the characters JPY, and the denomination included in the US currency is displayed. Is displayed together with the characters of USD. Also, the number and amount of money and the total amount are displayed for each currency.

  When the dispensing process is started, as shown in FIG. 4A, a list of cashier identification information managed by the controller 30 is displayed. The money handling apparatus 20 includes identification information for identifying each cash register of a store and a hotel that dispenses a change machine reserve using the money handling apparatus 20, and a change reserve required for each cash register. The denomination and the number (amount) of money are registered and managed in advance. Specifically, for example, the identification information No. 01, the denominations of the money constituting the change reserve required for the cash register and the number of money of each denomination are managed in association with identification information “store-No. 01” that specifies this cash register. When the identification information of the cash register corresponding to the change fund to be dispensed is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 4A, the change fund managed in association with this identification information can be dispensed from the money handling apparatus 20. State. Note that, as identification information for identifying a cash register, in addition to the number indicating the cash register, the name of the person in charge of the cash register, an identification number for identifying the person in charge, and the like can be used. In addition, the management of the information necessary for the dispensing process is not limited to the mode performed by the money handling apparatus 20, and may be the mode managed by another apparatus such as the money management apparatus 10. Specifically, the identification information for identifying each cash register of a store and a hotel that dispenses a change machine reserve using the money handling apparatus 20 and the currency of the change reserve required at each cash register. The denomination and the number (money amount) may be registered and managed in advance in the money management apparatus 10, and the money processing apparatus 20 may refer to and use the money type.

  For example, when the person in charge of the cash register of the store selects the identification information “store-No. 01” indicating the cash register in charge on the screen shown in FIG. 4A, as shown in FIG. A breakdown of the bills constituting the change fund, which are managed in association with the selected identification information, is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, on the screen showing the breakdown of the change reserve, the denomination, the number, and the amount of the banknotes constituting the change reserve, and the total amount of the total amount of the banknotes by currency are displayed. You. The number and amount of money shown in white letters on a black background on the screen can be changed manually, and if necessary, change the breakdown of bills to be dispensed as change reserves Can be. In this screen, when the "coin" tab displayed on the left side of the screen is selected, the denomination, the number of coins constituting the change reserve, the number of coins, and the amount of coins are totaled for each currency, similarly to the bill. The total amount is displayed, and the breakdown of coins to be dispensed as change funds can be changed.

  If necessary, change the breakdown of the money to be dispensed as change funds and operate the start button on the screen, thereby dispensing the change fund composed of the denomination and the number of money displayed on the screen. be able to. When the dispensing process is performed, the money management device 10 that manages the money processing device 20 acquires information from the money processing device 20, and performs the date and time when the dispensing process is performed, the cash register selected during the dispensing process. The identification information, the denomination and the amount of money of the dispensed money, the information for specifying the user who performed the processing, the information for specifying the money processing apparatus that has performed the processing, and the like are managed in association with each other.

  Next, a description will be given of a deposit processing of collecting sales proceeds from a cash register of a hotel or a store and depositing the collected money into the money handling apparatus 20. When depositing the sales amount, the user selects the “Payment” menu on the screen shown in FIG. 3 to start the deposit processing. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 50 of the money handling apparatus 20 during the deposit processing.

  FIG. 5A shows an example of a screen displayed when the "payment" menu is selected on the start menu screen shown in FIG. In the depositing process, a process of collecting and depositing only the sales proceeds from the cash register, and a process of collecting and depositing all the currency including the money and the sales proceeds previously stored in the cash register as a change reserve from the cash register, Is included. At the start of the deposit process, it is possible to select which deposit process to perform on the screen shown in FIG. When depositing only the sales proceeds, select the menu of “sales proceeds” on the screen shown in FIG. 5A, and when depositing all the money including the sales proceeds and the change reserve, Select the menu of “sales + change reserve” shown.

  When "sales" or "sales + change reserve" is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 5A, as shown in FIG. 5B, the identification information of the cash register registered in advance in the money handling apparatus 20 is displayed. Is displayed in a list. On this screen, the identification information of the cash register that is the collection source of the sales proceeds to be deposited is selected, and the money is deposited into the currency processing apparatus 20. When the deposit processing is performed, the money management apparatus 10 that manages the money processing apparatus 20 acquires information from the money processing apparatus 20, and performs the date and time when the deposit processing is performed, the identification information of the cash register selected at the time of the deposit processing, The denomination and amount of the deposited money, information indicating whether the deposited money is only sales or including sales and change reserves, information identifying the user who performed the processing, and processing are performed. And the information for identifying the money handling device. Further, the money management apparatus 10 transmits these pieces of information to a POS server that manages a cash register that collects money. As a result, the POS server can execute a process of confirming whether or not the amount of money to be collected from the cash register and the amount of money collected from the cash register and deposited into the money processing apparatus 20 match. it can.

  Next, a collection process for collecting money from the money processing apparatus 20 will be described. When collecting money from the money handling apparatus 20, a "menu" displayed at the bottom of the screen shown in FIG. 3 is selected to start the collection processing. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the collection menu displayed on the operation display unit 50 of the money handling apparatus 20 during the collection process.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when collecting money, "collection" in which the user specifies and collects the money to be collected and "collection of sales" in which the money automatically selected as the sales are collected. The user can select which one to execute.

  First, the collection process when the “collection” menu is selected in the collection menu will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when the “collection” menu is selected on the screen shown in FIG. On the screen, items of “denomination”, “recycle”, “remaining”, and “collection” and information corresponding thereto are displayed. In the item of denomination, the denomination assigned to the denomination storage unit 46 of the money handling apparatus 20 is displayed for each currency. In the item of recycling, banknotes that can be recycled (recycled) stored in the denomination storage unit 46, that is, stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of the money handling apparatus 20 and dispensed when performing the dispensing process. The number and amount of possible bills are displayed for each denomination. In the remaining item, the number and the amount of banknotes left in the denomination storage unit 46 without being collected when the collection process is performed are displayed by denomination.

  In the item of collection, the number and the amount of bills to be collected and the total amount of the bills to be collected totaled for each currency are displayed. When the number or amount of money displayed in white characters on a black background is input in the denomination, and the banknote to be collected is specified, the display of the remaining item is automatically updated and the remaining item is displayed in the money handling device 20. The bills to be collected and the bills to be collected can be confirmed on the screen.

  When the “ALL RECOVERY” button at the bottom of the screen shown in FIG. 7 is operated, the number and amount of the collection items are automatically set so that all the banknotes stored in the denomination storage unit 46 are designated as the collection target. Is to be entered. Also, on this screen, when the `` coin '' tab displayed on the left side of the screen is selected, the number of coins to be collected or the amount of money to be collected is specified, and the remaining coins and the collected coins are displayed on the screen in the same manner as the bills. You can check it. The example of FIG. 7 shows a screen in a case where it is specified that 100 of the 200 recyclable 1,000 yen tickets stored in the denomination storing section 46 are to be retained and 100 are to be collected. I have.

  After manually designating the number or amount of money of the denomination to be collected and determining the money to be collected, the "collection start" button at the bottom of the screen is operated. The denomination and the number of coins are fed out from the denomination storage section 46 and stored in the collection cassette 47. After all the money specified as the collection target is stored in the collection cassette 47, for example, by removing the collection cassette 47 from the money processing device 20, the collected money is transported to a bank or the like while being stored in the collection cassette 47. be able to.

  Next, the processing when the menu of “sales collection” is selected on the collection menu screen shown in FIG. 6 will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of the sales collection process. In the money management system, both bills and coins can be subjected to the collection process. However, coins can be processed in the same manner as bills. The processing contents shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8 will be described with an example of collecting gold. In addition, in order to simplify the explanation, each of the first money processing device 20a, the second money processing device 20b, and the third money processing device 20c is a denomination storage unit 46a that stores 10,000 yen notes, and a 5,000 yen note. The following description will be made assuming that three denomination storage sections 46a to 46c are stored (see FIG. 9): a denomination storage section 46b for storing the "."

  For example, when the menu of “sales collection” is selected on the first money processing device 20a and the sales collection process is started, the control unit 30 of the first money processing device 20a transmits the sales money from the first money processing device 20a. Inquiry is made to the money management apparatus 10 to obtain the collection amount of the banknote to be collected and the number of remaining banknotes to be left in the first money processing apparatus 20a without being collected (step S1).

  The number of remaining banknotes to be left in each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is determined in advance at the store, and is managed by the money management apparatus 10. On the other hand, the collection amount of the bills collected as the sales proceeds from the respective money processing devices 20a to 20c is based on the amount of the banknotes stored in the respective money processing devices 20a to 20c at the time of the collection processing and the sales amount of the store. Is determined by the money management apparatus 10.

  Here, a method in which the money management apparatus 10 determines the collection amount will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the amount of banknotes in each of the first money processing device 20a, the second money processing device 20b, and the third money processing device 20c when determining the collection amount of the sales proceeds. . In the example of FIG. 9, 70 10,000-yen notes are stored in the denomination storing section 46a of the first money handling apparatus 20a, and 80 5,000-yen notes are stored in the denomination storing section 46b. The type storage unit 46c stores 200 thousand-yen notes, the collection cassette 47 stores banknotes for 200,000 yen, and the amount of banknotes stored in the first currency processing device 20a is: The total is 1.5 million yen. 9 and FIG. 12, which will be described later, show only the denomination storage unit 46 and the collection cassette 47 necessary for explaining the collection process in the configuration shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between the amount of the sales proceeds and the amount of money collected from each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c. Sales at hotels and stores include the amount paid by the customer in cash and the amount paid by non-cash methods such as checks and credit cards. The upper diagram in FIG. 10 shows that among the sales of the hotel and the store, the amount of the bill collected from the cash register of the hotel and the store and deposited into the three currency processing devices 20a to 20c is 1,000,000 yen. Is shown. In the sales proceeds collection process, of the entire sales, the banknote of 1 million yen obtained in cash is collected from the three money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c as sales proceeds.

  The control unit 11 of the money management apparatus 10 obtains information from the POS server and recognizes that a total of 1,000,000 yen bills will be collected as sales from the three money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c. In addition, the control unit 11 obtains, as the device information, the money amount information of the bills in each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c from each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c. And the control part 11 determines the collection | recovery amount of the banknote collect | recovered from each money processing apparatus 20a-20c based on the acquired money amount information. Specifically, as shown in the upper part of FIG. 10, the total amount of sales collected from the three money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c is one million yen, and as shown in FIG. In the case where the banknotes stored in the banknotes stored in ２０20c are 1.5 million yen, 2.5 million yen, and 1 million yen, respectively, the control unit 11 displays the lower part of FIG. 10 based on the ratio of these banknotes. Thus, the amount of money collected from the first money processing device 20a is 300,000 yen, the amount of money collected from the second money processing device 20b is 500,000 yen, and the money collected from the third money processing device 20c is collected. The amount is determined to be 200,000 yen. That is, the ratio of the amount of money stored in the three money processing devices 20a to 20c and the ratio of the amount of money collected from each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c substantially match, and 3 The amount of money to be collected from the three money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c is determined so that the total amount of bills collected from the money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c matches the amount of sales to be collected.

  In the example of FIG. 10, an example is shown in which the ratio of the amount of banknotes stored in three devices and the ratio of the amount of collected banknotes collected from each device match. In some cases, the ratio of the amount of money does not completely match the ratio of the amount of money. Specifically, for example, in a case where a banknote is to be collected and a sales amount of 100,000 yen is to be collected at a collection amount of 2: 1, even if the minimum denomination is 1,000 yen, this ratio is It is not possible to have an exact match. In such a case, the control unit 11 adjusts in units of 1,000 yen, such as 66,000 yen and 34,000 yen, or 65,000 yen, 30,000 yen so as to substantially match this ratio. Adjustments are made in units of 5,000 yen, such as 5,000 yen, or in units of 10,000 yen, such as 70,000 yen and 30,000 yen. The method of adjusting the ratios so as to substantially match can be set by designating a calculation method. As described above, the term “substantially the same” is a concept that includes a case where the ratio of the amount of money and the ratio of the money amount completely match, and a case where the money amount is adjusted in denomination units when the money amount ratio does not completely match. However, conversely, the term "match" includes the case where the ratio of the amount of money and the ratio of the amount of money completely match and the case where the amount of money does not completely match and the amount of money is adjusted by denomination. It may be.

  In addition, regarding the amount of the sales, in addition to the mode in which the money management apparatus 10 obtains information from the POS server, the money management apparatus 10 that manages the money processing performed by each of the money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c includes the money processing content. May be calculated on the basis of. Further, the control unit 11 of the money management apparatus 10 performs both the acquisition of the sales amount from the POS server and the calculation of the sales amount based on the contents of the money processing performed by each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c. May be executed to execute a process for confirming that they match.

  The amount of money collected from each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c can be determined according to the content of money processing performed by each apparatus. Specifically, whether the money handling apparatus 20 is a depositing apparatus that performs only a depositing process, a dispensing apparatus that performs only a dispensing process, or a depositing and dispensing apparatus that performs both a depositing process and a dispensing process. Adjust the collection amount accordingly. The control unit 11 of the money management apparatus 10 acquires, from each of the money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c, information indicating which type of each apparatus is a depositing apparatus, a dispensing apparatus, or a depositing and dispensing apparatus, as apparatus information. Then, the control unit 11 determines the amount of money to be collected from each device based on the acquired information so that the amount of money collected from the money dispensing device and the amount of money collected from the money receiving / dispensing device is smaller than the amount of money collected from the money receiving device. I do. The depositing device does not need to withdraw bills, whereas the dispensing device and depositing / dispensing device require bills to be used for dispensing processing. The amount of money collected from each device is adjusted so as to leave For example, as shown in the lower part of FIG. 10, the amount of money collected from the first money processing device 20a is 300,000 yen, the amount of money collected from the second money processing device 20b is 500,000 yen, and the amount of money collected from the third money processing device 20c. Is determined to be 200,000 yen, only the first money processing device 20a is a cash-receipt-and-disbursement device for depositing / dispensing banknotes, and the second currency-handling device 20b and the third currency-processing device 20c are dedicated depositing devices. In addition, the control unit 11 reduces the amount of money collected from the first currency processing device 20a by half to 150,000 yen, divides the reduced 150,000 yen into two equal parts, the second currency processing device 20b and the third currency. The amount of money collected is added to the amount of money collected from the processing device 20c to 575,000 yen and 275,000 yen. However, the ratio of the amount to be reduced according to the processing type of money and the ratio of allocating the reduced amount to another device and adding it can be changed by setting.

  In addition, the collection amount of the banknotes collected from each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is determined based on the amount of the banknotes stored in the denomination storing unit 46 and the amount of the banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47. It is also possible to do.

  For example, the amount of the sales proceeds to be collected, that is, the total amount of the bills collected from the three money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c is one million yen, and as shown in FIG. The banknotes are 1.5 million yen, 2.5 million yen, and 1 million yen, respectively, and the amounts of bills stored in the collection cassette 47 of each of the money handling machines 20a to 20c are 200,000 yen, 400,000 yen, and 100,000 yen, respectively. This will be described specifically. First, the control unit 11 of the money management apparatus 10 subtracts the amount of the bill to be collected stored in the collection cassette 47 of each device from the amount of the sales proceeds to be collected. The total amount of bills collected from the type storage unit 46 is calculated. In the example of FIG. 9, the total amount of bills collected from the denomination storage unit 46 of each device is calculated as 300,000 yen (= 1 million yen-200,000-400,000-100,000 yen). Next, the control unit 11 subtracts the amount of bills stored in the collection cassette 47 of each device from the amount of money of each device, and calculates the amount of bills stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of each device. Is calculated. In the example of FIG. 9, the amount of the banknote stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of the first currency processing device 20a is 1.3 million yen (= 1.5 million yen−200,000 yen), and the denomination of the second currency processing device 20b is The amount of banknotes stored in the storage unit 46 is 2.1 million yen (= 2.5 million yen-400,000 yen), and the amount of banknotes stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of the third currency processing device 20c is 900,000 yen. (= 1 million yen-100,000 yen). Then, the control unit 11 determines that the amount of bills collected from the denomination storage unit 46 of each device substantially matches the ratio of the amount of bills stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of each device, and Is determined to be 300,000 yen. In the example of FIG. 9, the total amount of bills collected from the denomination storage unit 46 of each device is 300,000 yen, and the amount of bills stored in the denomination storage unit 46 of each device is 1.3 million yen, respectively. Since it is 2.1 million yen and 900,000 yen, the control unit 11 reduces the amount of the bills collected from the denomination storing unit 46 of the first money handling apparatus 20a to 90,000 yen so as to substantially match the ratio of these amounts. The amount of bills collected from the denomination storage unit 46 of the second currency processing device 20b is determined to be 150,000 yen, and the amount of bills collected from the denomination storage unit 46 of the third currency processing device 20c is determined to be 60,000 yen. The amount of bills collected from each device is calculated as the total amount of the amount of bills already stored in the collection cassette 47 and the amount of bills collected from the denomination storing unit 46, and the first currency processing device 20a The amount of the bills collected from the banknote is 290,000 yen (= 200,000 yen +90,000 yen), the amount of the bills collected from the second currency processing device 20b is 550,000 yen (= 400,000 yen +150,000 yen), and the third currency processing The amount of bills collected from the device 20c is 160,000 yen (= 100,000 yen + 60,000 yen). As a result, banknotes totaling one million yen can be collected as sales proceeds from the three money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c.

  As described above, the money collection amount of money collected from each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c is automatically determined by the money management device 10, but it is also possible to manually change the determined money collection amount. . FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 12 of the money management apparatus 10 when changing the collection amount.

  As shown in FIG. 11, on the screen, the total amount of bills collected from the three money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is displayed for each currency as "sales amount" along with the date of the day. The example of FIG. 11 indicates that the total amount of bills collected as sales proceeds from the three money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is a bill equivalent to one million yen in Japanese currency. In addition to this, for example, when collecting US $ 10,000 in US currency from the three money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c, one million yen displayed on the screen together with “JPY” indicating Japanese currency is displayed. In addition to the display of the amount, $ 10,000 is displayed together with "USD" indicating the US currency.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, on the screen, a name given to each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is displayed as a "processing machine name". In the example of FIG. 11, “DEVICE-001” displayed as the processing machine name indicates the first money processing apparatus 20a, “DEVICE-002” indicates the second money processing apparatus 20b, and “DEVICE-003” indicates the first money processing apparatus 20b. 3 illustrates a three-money processing device 20c.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the money amount of the banknotes in each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is displayed on the screen as "in-machine money amount", and based on this money amount, the money management device 10 The collection amount determined to be collected from 20a to 20c is displayed as "collection amount". Further, in the item of the in-machine cash amount, the amount of the bill stored in the collection cassette 47 as a part of the cash amount is displayed as "in the cassette". The in-flight balance and the collection amount are displayed by currency. In addition, the item of the collection status indicates whether or not the collection process has been performed in each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c. In the money processing devices 20a to 20c in which the collection process has been performed, the item of the collection status includes the collection process. Information indicating completion is displayed.

  The display in FIG. 11 corresponds to FIGS. 9 and 10. For example, the in-machine amount of the first money handling apparatus 20 a having the processor name of “DEVICE-001” is 200,000 stored in the collection cassette 47. It is 1.5 million yen of Japanese currency including yen, and indicates that the collected amount of this Japanese currency determined to be collected as sales from the first money handling apparatus 20a is 300,000 yen. In addition, the total amount of the collection amounts determined for each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is displayed as “Total”. As shown in FIG. 11, the amount displayed as “sales amount” on the screen is the same as the total amount of the collected amounts from the respective money handling machines 20a to 20c displayed as “Total”.

  On this screen, the collection amount indicated by white characters on a black background can be changed by operating the operation display unit 12. When the collection amount is changed, the total amount of the collection amount indicated as “Total” on the screen is automatically updated. By manually changing the collection amount and operating the save button, the breakdown of the collection amount can be determined.

  In addition, when manually changing the collection amount determined by the money management apparatus 10, the total of the collection amounts from the respective money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c after the change is displayed as "sales amount" at the top of the screen. It is necessary to change the breakdown of the collected amount to match the amount. If the total amount of money collected from each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c does not match the sales amount displayed at the top of the screen, the save button cannot be operated on the screen of the money management apparatus 10, and the next operation Not to proceed.

  The control unit 30 of the first money handling apparatus 20a obtains information including the collection amount determined by the money management apparatus 10 and the preset remaining number from the money management apparatus 10, and then calculates the expected number of collections. Confirm (step S2 in FIG. 8). The expected number of collections is the number of banknotes exceeding the number of remaining banknotes among the banknotes stored in the denomination storage units 46a to 46c. For example, in the case where the remaining number of sheets is set to 130 in all the denomination storage units 46a to 46c of the first money processing apparatus 20a, the second money processing apparatus 20b, and the third money processing apparatus 20c, this 130 The number of bills exceeding the number of sheets becomes the expected number of sheets to be collected.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method of determining the breakdown of bills collected from each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c. When the banknotes stored in each of the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c are in the state shown in FIG. 9, the number of banknotes exceeds the remaining number of 130 banknotes shown by the dashed line as shown by the oblique lines in FIG. Is the expected number of collections. Specifically, the number of sheets to be collected is 70 1,000 yen notes in the first money handling apparatus 20a, 30 5,000 yen notes in the second money handling apparatus 20b, and 70 1,000 yen notes in the third money handling apparatus 20c. . In addition, in order to simplify the description, an example is shown in which the number of remaining coins common to all the denomination storage units 46a to 46c of all the money handling apparatuses 20a to 20c is set. A different remaining number can be set in each of the denomination storage units 46a to 46c.

  The control unit 30 of the first money handling apparatus 20a that has confirmed that the expected number of bills to be collected is 70 thousand yen tickets, and then proceeds to the amount of the expected number of bills and the amount of the bills stored in the collection cassette 47. It is confirmed whether or not the total amount with the amount matches the collected amount of the first money handling apparatus 20a (step S3 in FIG. 8). When both match (step S3; Yes), a process of displaying and confirming information including the denomination and the number of banknotes of the expected number to be collected on the operation display unit 50 is performed (step S7). On the other hand, if the two do not match (Step S3; No), the control unit 30 determines the total amount of the amount of bills of the expected number to be collected, the amount of banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47, and the first amount. A comparison is made with the money collected by the money handling apparatus 20a (step S4).

  Then, when the total amount of the amount of the banknotes to be collected and the amount of the banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47 is smaller than the collection amount of the first currency processing device 20a (Step S4; No), The control unit 30 adds, to the collection target, bills corresponding to the amount of money that is insufficient with respect to the collection amount (step S5), and sets the added bills and the number of bills to be collected as banknotes to be collected. . On the other hand, when the total amount of the amount of the banknotes to be collected and the amount of the banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47 exceeds the collection amount of the first currency processing device 20a (Step S4; Yes), The control unit 30 reduces the number of bills corresponding to the amount exceeding the collection amount from the collection target number from the collection target number (step S6). That is, if the total amount of the amount of the banknotes to be collected and the amount of the banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47 does not match the collection amount of the first currency processing device 20a, the difference between the two is adjusted. In order to do so, a process of changing the denomination and the number of banknotes to be collected is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (b), in the first money handling apparatus 20a, while the collection amount is 300,000 yen, the amount of the banknote in the collection cassette 47 is 200,000 yen, The amount of the bill is 70,000 yen. Since the total amount of the banknotes in the collection cassette 47 and the number of banknotes to be collected is 270,000 yen, as shown as “excess or deficiency amount” in FIG. Ten thousand yen is insufficient (Step S4 in FIG. 8; No). For this reason, 30,000 yen banknotes are added to the number of banknotes to be collected as shown in FIG. 12B as “adjustment for excess / deficiency”, and these banknotes are to be collected (step S5). ). Specifically, for example, three 10,000 yen tickets are added to the collection target so that the shortage of 30,000 yen is made up of the minimum number of banknotes.

  Also, when collecting bills from the third currency processing device 20c, as shown in FIG. 12B, the total amount of the bills in the collection cassette 47 and the number of bills to be collected is 170,000 yen, and the Since there is a shortage of 30,000 yen for 10,000 yen (step S4 in FIG. 8; No), three 10,000 yen tickets are added to the collection target to adjust the shortage of 30,000 yen (step S4). S5) The number of bills to be collected and the three additional 10,000-yen bills are set as bills to be collected.

  On the other hand, in the second money handling apparatus 20b, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), while the collection amount is 500,000 yen, the amount of the banknote in the collection cassette 47 is 400,000 yen, and is to be collected. The amount of the bill is 150,000 yen. The total amount of the banknotes in the collection cassette 47 and the number of banknotes to be collected is 550,000 yen, which exceeds the collection amount of 500,000 yen by 50,000 yen (Step S4 in FIG. 8; Yes). For this reason, the excess banknotes of 50,000 yen are reduced from the expected number of banknotes to be collected (step S6). Specifically, by reducing the planned number of 5,000-yen tickets to be collected by 10 to 20, the total amount of the planned number of bills to be collected and the banknotes in the collection cassette 47 matches the collected amount of 500,000 yen. Let it. Then, the twenty 5,000-yen notes are used as bills to be collected.

  However, the method of determining the denomination and the number of banknotes to be added to the collection target as the banknotes constituting the insufficient amount in step S5 in FIG. 8 is not limited to the mode of determining the minimum number of banknotes. For example, priorities may be set for denominations, and based on the priorities, bills that constitute a shortage may be determined.

  In addition, for example, excluding the expected number of bills to be collected, the number of stored banknotes stored in each of the denomination storage units 46a to 46c is compared with the number of remaining banknotes. The banknote to be added to the collection target may be determined with priority. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12A, in the third currency processing device 20c, the number of stored 1,000-yen notes is equal to the number of remaining bills, except for 70 thousand-yen notes, which are the number of bills to be collected. The number of stored 10,000-yen tickets is 40, which is 90 short of the remaining number, while the number of stored 10,000-yen tickets is 60, and the number of stored 5000-yen tickets is 70, which is short of 70. are doing. In such a case, priority is given to a 1,000-yen note whose stored number is the closest to the remaining number, and a short 30,000-yen bill is constituted by 30 1,000-yen notes.

  At this time, if the shortage amount is constituted by banknotes of one denomination, after collection, the difference between the stored number of banknotes of this denomination and the remaining number is the difference between the stored number of banknotes of other denominations and the remaining number. If it is larger than the above, it may be determined that the shortage amount is constituted by banknotes of a plurality of denominations instead of one denomination. For example, in order to simplify the description, excluding the expected number of bills to be collected, the number of stored 5,000-yen tickets is 115 and the number of stored 1,000-yen tickets is 120 for 130 of the remaining number. It is assumed that the amount short of the collected amount is 20,000 yen. In this case, if the shortfall of 20,000 yen is made up of only 20 thousand yen tickets in which the difference between the remaining number and the number of storage is smaller than the 5,000 yen ticket, after collection, the number of storage of 5,000 yen tickets will be The number of stored 115 yen and 1,000 yen tickets is 100. As a result, the difference between the number of stored 1,000 yen tickets and the number of remaining cards is 30, the difference between the number of stored 5000 yen tickets and the number of remaining cards is 15, and a difference of 15 between the denominations occurs. In such a case, the shortfall of 20,000 yen is reduced to three 5,000 yen tickets so that the difference between the number of stored banknotes of each denomination and the number of remaining banknotes after collection is close to each other. And five thousand-yen bills of multiple denominations. In this case, after collection, the number of stored 5,000-yen tickets is 112 and the number of stored 1,000-yen tickets is 115. As a result, the difference between the number of stored 5,000-yen tickets and the number of remaining cards is 18, the number of stored 1,000-yen tickets and the number of remaining cards is 15, and the difference between denominations can be reduced to three. it can. After collection, the collection target should be set so that the number of stored bills does not become extremely small only with a specific denomination, that is, the difference between the stored number of banknotes of each denomination after collection and the remaining number is as equal as possible. To decide.

  Also, in the case where the excess bills are reduced from the expected number of bills to be collected in step S6 in FIG. 8, if the expected number of bills includes a plurality of denominations, priority is set to the denominations. Based on this priority, the number of banknotes to be reduced as excess may be determined, or the number of banknotes of each denomination included in the expected number to be collected is compared with the number of remaining banknotes, and the number of banknotes stored is large. May be prioritized, and a bill to be reduced as an excess may be determined. Also, after collection, so that the number of stored money only with a specific denomination does not become extremely large, that is, so that the difference between the number of stored banknotes of each denomination after collection and the remaining number is as equal as possible. A bill to be reduced as excess may be determined. In steps S5 and S6, how to adjust the denomination and the number of banknotes to be collected can be changed by setting.

  In this way, when the denomination and the number of banknotes to be collected from the denomination storing units 46a to 46c are determined so as to collect the banknotes exactly for the collection amount determined by the money management apparatus 10, the banknotes to be collected are determined. A process of displaying and confirming information including the denomination and the number of sheets on the operation display unit 50 is performed (step S7 in FIG. 8).

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 50 when the denomination and the number of bills to be collected from the money handling apparatus 20 are determined. As shown in FIG. 12 (b), the 200,000 yen bill stored in the collection cassette 47 of the first money handling apparatus 20a and the 70 thousand yen bills stored in the denomination storing section 46c. If it is determined that three 10,000 yen notes stored in the denomination storing section 46a are to be collected, the screen shown in FIG. 13 is displayed. In the upper part of the screen, the total amount of the banknotes stored in the collection cassette 47 is displayed as the "collection cassette" together with the date of the day, and collected from the denomination storage units 46a to 46c as the "deposit storage unit". The total amount of bills is displayed. Further, as the “collected amount”, the collected amount determined by the money management apparatus 10 to be collected as the sales from the first money processing apparatus 20a is displayed. In the items of the collection cassette, the storage unit by denomination, and the collection amount, the amount is displayed for each currency. In this way, the sum of the amount of the bills stored in the collection cassette 47 and the amount of the bills collected from the denomination storage units 46a to 46c matches the collection amount determined by the money management apparatus 10. As described above, the amount to be collected from the denomination storing units 46a to 46c is determined.

  In the lower part of the screen, a breakdown of the bills collected from the denomination storing units 46a to 46c is displayed by currency. In this list display, items of “recycle”, “remaining” and “to be collected” are displayed. In the item of recycling, the number and the amount of bills stored in the denomination storing units 46a to 46c are displayed by denomination before the collection process is started. In the item of remaining, the set number set to be retained in each of the denomination storage units 46a to 46c, and the number and amount of bills actually left after collection are displayed by denomination. In the item to be collected, the number and the amount of banknotes to be collected, which are determined by the control unit 30, are displayed for each currency and denomination, and the total amount of these is displayed for each currency.

  After confirming the information displayed on this screen, if necessary (Step S8 in FIG. 8; Yes), the operation display unit 50 is operated to change the number and amount of bills displayed in white characters on a black background. Can be performed (step S9). When the number of bills or the amount of money is changed on the screen, the display of related items is automatically updated on the screen accordingly.

  When the number and the amount of bills to be collected are changed in the items to be collected on the screen shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 30 determines that the total amount of the collected bills after the change is determined by the money management apparatus 10. It is determined whether or not the amount matches (step S10). That is, the amount displayed in the item of "collection cassette" at the top of the screen and the amount of "total amount" updated by performing a change operation on the item of "to be collected" at the bottom of the screen are calculated. A determination is made as to whether or not the total amount obtained matches the amount displayed in the item of “recovery amount” at the top of the screen. Then, while the two do not match, control is performed so as not to proceed to the next processing (step S10; No). Specifically, the button for starting collection on the screen cannot be operated until the two match, so that the banknote processing device 20 cannot dispense collected banknotes. Note that the determination in step S10 is performed for each currency, and money cannot be collected from the money processing apparatus 20 until the conditions are satisfied in all currencies.

  When the breakdown of the bills to be collected is changed and the total amount of the collected bills after the change matches the collected amount determined by the money management apparatus 10 (Step S10; Yes), the button for starting collection on the screen is operated. It is possible for the money handling apparatus 20 to wait for the next instruction (step S11; No). Then, when the collection start button displayed on the screen is operated (Step S11; Yes), processing for collecting bills is started in the first money handling apparatus 20a (Step S12). In addition, when the information on the screen shown in FIG. 13 is confirmed and it is not necessary to change the number and the amount of bills to be collected (Step S8; No), a standby state is waited for the next instruction (Step S11; (No), when the button for starting collection is operated (Step S11; Yes), processing for collecting bills in the first money handling apparatus 20a is started (Step S12). Specifically, in order to collect the banknotes using the collection cassette 47, the denomination and the number of banknotes set as the collection target on the screen shown in FIG. 13 are fed from the denomination storage units 46a to 46c and transported. A process of transporting the sheet by the unit 45 and storing it in the collection cassette 47 is performed. Then, when all the banknotes to be collected are stored in the collection cassette 47, the control unit 30 notifies the user of the bill using the operation display unit 50. The user who has received the notification can remove the collection cassette 47 from the first money handling apparatus 20a and carry the bill to be collected with the bill stored therein.

  The second money processing apparatus 20b and the third money processing apparatus 20c also perform the processing shown in FIG. 8 in the same manner as the first money processing apparatus 20a, and the money management apparatuses 10a to 20c are used for the respective money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c. It is possible to collect the banknotes corresponding to the collection amount set in the above.

  In the present embodiment, the mode is described in which the money management apparatus 10 acquires the total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing apparatuses 20 from an external device such as a POS server. It is also possible for the money management device 10 to determine based on the money amount of the device 20 and the total amount of money left in the money processing device 20.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the banknotes of the three money processing devices 20a to 20c have a banknote amount of 1.5 million yen, 2.5 million yen, and 1 million yen, respectively, and are left in each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c. A specific description will be given on the assumption that the total amount of the set bills is 4 million yen. First, the control unit 11 of the money management apparatus 10 obtains, from the money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c, bank information in each of the money processing apparatuses 20a to 20c as device information, and calculates the total amount of money. calculate. In the example of FIG. 9, the total amount of money of each device is 5 million yen (= 1.5 million yen + 2.5 million yen + 1 million yen). Next, the control unit 11 subtracts the total amount of the banknotes set to be retained in each device of 4 million yen from the calculated total amount of 5 million yen, and calculates the calculated amount of 1 million yen from each device. This is the total amount of bills to be collected. After determining the total amount of bills to be collected in this way, the control unit 11 collects the bills for a total of 1,000,000 yen from each device as described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Determine the amount of bills to be collected. For example, the collection amount of the bills collected from the first money processing device 20a is 300,000 yen, and the collection of the bills collected from the second money processing device 20b is substantially equal to the money ratio of each device shown in FIG. It is determined that the amount is 500,000 yen and the amount of bills collected from the third money handling apparatus 20c is 200,000 yen. In this way, the total amount of the money to be left in the plurality of money processing devices 20a to 20c is set in advance, and this set amount and the money amount of the money stored in each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c are set. By calculating the total amount of the money collected from each of the money processing devices 20a to 20c based on this, the money for the set amount can always be left in the plurality of money processing devices 20a to 20c after the collection.

  As described above, according to the money management system according to the present embodiment, a plurality of money processing apparatuses 20 are managed by the money management apparatus 10, and the total amount of money to be collected as sales and each money processing apparatus The money management device 10 that has acquired the money amount stored in the money processing device 20 automatically calculates the amount of money collected from each money processing device 20 in accordance with the money amount stored in the money processing device 20. Can be determined.

  Further, the money handling apparatus 20 obtains the collection amount determined by the money management apparatus 10 and the number of remaining coins of the denomination of money set in advance so as to be left in each money handling apparatus 20, and executes each money handling operation. In accordance with the denomination and the number of coins stored in the device 20 and the number of remaining coins, the denomination and the number of coins constituting the collection amount can be automatically determined.

  As described above, the money management device and the money management system according to the present invention manage the plurality of money processing devices installed in the store by the money management device and appropriately collect money from each of the money processing devices. Useful for.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Money management apparatus 11 Control part 12 Operation display part 13 Communication part 14 Storage part 15 Network 20, 20a-20c Money processing apparatus 30 Control part 40 Money processing part 41 Deposit port 42 Deposit port 43 Reject port 44 Identification part 45 Transport part 46, 46a to 46c Deposit type storage unit 47 Collection cassette 50 Operation display unit 60 Communication unit 70 Storage unit

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A plurality of currency handling devices;
Based on the total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing devices and the device information including the money information of the money stored in each money processing device, each currency is used to collect the money for the total amount of money. A money management system, comprising: a money management device that determines a collection amount of money collected from a processing device.   The money management device may determine the collection amount so that the ratio of the collection amount of the money collected from each money processing device is substantially equal to the ratio of the amount of money stored in each money processing device. The money management system according to claim 1, wherein: The device information is information indicating which type of each money processing device is a depositing device that only deposits money, a dispensing device that only dispenses currency, and a depositing and dispensing device that deposits and dispenses currency. Including
3. The money management system according to claim 1, wherein the money management device determines the amount to be collected in accordance with which type the money processing device is. The money handling device,
A denomination currency storage unit that stores currency by denomination,
A collection unit for storing money to be collected from the money processing device,
Based on the number of remaining coins set to be left in the denomination money storage unit, the total amount of the money stored in the collection unit and the money collected from the denomination money storage unit matches the collection amount. The money management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control unit that determines a denomination and the number of money to be collected from the money storage unit. The control unit of the money handling device,
With the money stored in the collection unit and the excess money stored in excess of the remaining number in the denomination money storage unit as a collection target,
If the total amount of money to be collected exceeds the collected amount,
Reduce the number of coins collected from the denomination money storage unit, so that the total amount of money stored in the collection unit and the money collected from the denomination money storage unit matches the collection amount, The money management system according to claim 4, wherein the denomination and the number of money to be collected from the money processing device are determined. The control unit of the money handling device,
With the money stored in the collection unit and the excess money stored in excess of the remaining number in the denomination money storage unit as a collection target,
When the total amount of the money to be collected is insufficient for the collected amount,
The money collected from the denomination money storage unit is added, so that the total amount of the money stored in the collection unit and the money collected from the denomination money storage unit matches the collection amount, The money management system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the denomination and the number of money to be collected from the money processing device are determined. The control unit of the money handling device,
When reducing the amount of money exceeding the collection amount, determine the denomination and the number of the money so that the number of the money to be reduced is minimized,
7. The denomination and the number of coins are determined so as to minimize the number of coins to be added when adding money for a shortage of money to the collection amount. The money management system described in. The money handling device,
The control unit further includes an operation unit for changing the denomination and the number of coins determined to be collected from the denomination currency storage unit,
When the denomination and the number of coins are changed by the operation unit, the control unit calculates the total amount of the money stored in the collection unit and the money collected from the denomination money storage unit in the collection. The money management system according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the withdrawal of money to be collected is not permitted until the money is equal to the amount.   The control unit, for a cash register in which a refund process for withdrawing money for refund from the denomination currency storage unit is performed, when a deposit process of sales proceeds is performed, the money deposited in the deposit process. The money management system according to any one of claims 4 to 8, wherein the money amount and the money amount dispensed in the refund process are managed in association with each other.   The money management system according to any one of claims 4 to 9, wherein the control unit outputs information indicating a denomination and the number of money to be collected to an external device. The money processing device is installed in a store, is a device for depositing sales proceeds of the store,
The money management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a total amount of money collected from the plurality of money processing devices is an amount of cash constituting sales of the store.   The money management system according to claim 11, wherein the money management device obtains information on a sales amount of the store from a POS system installed in the store. A money management device that manages a plurality of money processing devices,
The total amount of money to be collected from the plurality of money processing devices , and to obtain device information including information on the amount of money stored in each money processing device, to collect money for the total amount of money A money management device, comprising: a control unit that determines a collection amount of money collected from a money processing device. A plurality of currency handling devices;
The total amount of money to be left in the plurality of money processing devices, and the total amount of money to be collected from the plurality of money processing devices based on device information including money information stored in each money processing device. And a money management device for determining the amount of money to be collected from each of the money processing devices in order to collect the money corresponding to the total amount .

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