JP6726049B2 - Money handling system and money handling method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling system and a money handling method for transferring money between a change machine and a coin depositing/dispensing machine via a storage cassette, and in particular, it is possible to efficiently grasp the time when the storage cassette should be replaced. The present invention relates to a money handling system and a money handling method.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, stores of commercial facilities such as supermarkets and convenience stores have a front area where product shelves are installed and a backyard area where customers cannot enter.

Then, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal and a change dispenser are installed at a settlement area in the front area (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "cash register"), and the money received from the customer to the cashier in exchange for goods is deposited. In addition to processing, it also dispenses money as change. On the other hand, a coin depositing/dispensing machine is installed in the backyard area of the store, and using this coin depositing/dispensing machine, the money as sales proceeds collected from the change dispenser should be deposited and prepared in the change dispenser. Process the withdrawal of money as change fund.

Conventionally, various currency processing systems in which such a change machine and a coin depositing/dispensing machine are combined are known. For example, in Patent Document 1, at least one change machine, a money deposit/withdrawal machine (cash processing device) for depositing money collected from the change machine, and a change for each denomination held in the change machine. Disclosed is a cash management system including a cash data management device that manages information about the number of money in use, required number of change information for each denomination in a change machine, and deposit amount information in a money deposit and withdrawal machine.

According to the patent document 1, when collecting the sales money of the change machine, the cashier removes the storage cassette to which the sales money has been transferred from the change machine and attaches the removed storage cassette to the money deposit/withdrawal machine. Then, the sales money in the storage cassette is stored in the coin depositing/dispensing machine. In addition, when replenishing the change fund to the change dispenser, remove the storage cassette in which the currency, which is the change fund, has been transferred from the coin depositing/dispensing machine, and attach the storage cassette to the change dispenser to prepare the change deposit in the storage cassette. Gold is replenished.

Patent No. 5125136

However, since this storage cassette also has a life, repeated use of the same storage cassette may cause a failure. This is because the storage cassette is provided with constraint conditions such as the life of the storage cassette itself and the number of times of writing the IC tag attached to the storage cassette. In particular, in a cash register in which a customer is frequently lined up among a plurality of cash registers arranged in a store, the storage cassette is frequently used, which may cause an unexpected trouble.

For this reason, it is necessary to periodically replace the storage cassette with a new storage cassette at the store, but if you replace the storage cassette that is rarely used with the storage cassette that is frequently used, it is enough to use the storage cassette. Will not be used fully and is not efficient. For this reason, how to know when to replace each storage cassette is an important issue.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling system and a money handling method capable of efficiently grasping the time when the storage cassette should be replaced. To do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money as change, and at least a sales amount in the change machine. A money handling system that has a money handling device to be stored, and exchanges money between the money handling machine and the money handling device via the change dispenser and a storage cassette that can be attached to the money handling device. Therefore, the storage cassette has at least a non-volatile storage unit, and the change dispenser has a record of use of the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is mounted or removed. The currency handling apparatus has at least a first updating unit for updating information, and the money handling apparatus stores a lifespan information storage unit for storing lifespan information concerning the lifespan of the storage cassette, and a case where the storage cassette is mounted or removed. And a second updating unit that updates the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit, and a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. Characterize.

Further, the present invention includes a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money to be changed, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, A money handling system for exchanging money between the money changer and the money handling apparatus via a money cassette and a money handling apparatus mountable storage cassette, wherein the storage cassette is at least non-volatile. The currency handling apparatus includes a first updating unit that updates the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is attached or detached. At least, the change dispenser includes a lifespan information storage unit that stores lifespan information relating to the lifespan of the storage cassette, and a storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is mounted or removed. It has a 2nd update part which updates the use record information concerning this, and the alerting|reporting part which performs a predetermined alert|report based on the said use record information and the said lifetime information.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the storage unit is a non-volatile storage unit provided in an IC tag attached to the storage cassette.

Also, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the usage record information includes the number of times of writing in the storage unit of the IC tag, and the life information includes the maximum number of times of writing in the storage unit of the IC tag. It is characterized by

Also, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the usage record information is a total number of coins transported to the storage cassette, a total rotation number of transport rollers in the storage cassette, and/or a total number of detachment/attachment of the storage cassette. The life information may include an upper limit number of coins that can be transferred to the storage cassette, an upper limit number of rotations of a transfer roller in the storage cassette, and/or an upper limit number of times to attach and detach the storage cassette.

Further, in the present invention according to the above invention, the notification unit performs a predetermined notification when the usage record included in the usage record information reaches a predetermined ratio with respect to an upper limit value included in the life information. It is characterized by

Further, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the money handling apparatus or the change machine further includes a life information acquisition unit that acquires the life information from a predetermined management device and stores the life information in the life information storage unit. It is characterized by

The present invention, in the above invention, the money handling equipment is the use record information storage section for storing the actual-use information of the plurality of storage cassettes respectively, each of the storage cassettes stored in the actual-use information storage unit Of the usage record information, the specifying unit for specifying a storage cassette with a small usage record, the notification unit, the usage record included in the usage record information is a predetermined ratio to an upper limit value included in the life information. When it reaches, it is informed that the storage cassette specified by the specifying unit is replaced with a storage cassette with a small use record.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-mentioned invention, the use record information storage section stores use record information of a plurality of storage cassettes including a spare cassette not associated with each change machine.

Further, the present invention is a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money to be changed, a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, and a predetermined management device. And a money handling system that exchanges money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via storage cassettes that can be attached to the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively. When the storage cassette is mounted or removed, the processing device or the change dispenser updates the usage record information of the storage cassette stored in the nonvolatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette. Section, a determination requesting section that makes a determination request to the predetermined management apparatus that includes the usage record information updated by the update section, and a predetermined notification based on the determination result notified from the management apparatus. And a management unit, the management device, a lifespan information storage unit that stores lifespan information related to the lifespan of the storage cassette, and usage record information included in the determination request from the money handling device or the change machine, Based on the life information, a determination unit that performs a determination regarding the use restriction of the storage cassette, and a determination result notification unit that notifies the currency handling device or the change machine of the determination result by the determination unit, And

Further, the present invention is a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money to be changed, a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, and a predetermined management device. And a money handling system that exchanges money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via storage cassettes that can be attached to the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively. The processing device or the change dispenser notifies the management device of the cassette identification information stored in the non-volatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted or removed. And, based on the determination result notified from the management device, has a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification, the management device, a life information storage unit that stores life information related to the life of the storage cassette, The usage record information storage unit that stores the usage record information related to the storage cassette in association with the cassette identification information of the storage cassette, and the usage record information based on the cassette identification information notified from the money handling apparatus or the change machine. An updating unit that updates the usage record information stored in the storage unit, and a judgment unit that makes a judgment regarding the usage restriction of the storage cassette based on the usage record information and the life information stored in the usage record information storage unit. And a determination result notifying unit for notifying the currency handling apparatus or the change machine of the determination result of the determination unit.

Further, the present invention includes a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money to be changed, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, A money handling method of a money handling system for transferring money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be mounted on the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively. A storing step of storing life information related to the life of the storage cassette in a life information storage section; and a nonvolatile memory provided in the storage cassette when the change dispenser is mounted or removed. A first updating step of updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit of the sex, and the money handling apparatus stores in the storage unit when the storage cassette is mounted or removed. A second updating step of updating the usage record information related to the stored cassette, and a notification step in which the money handling apparatus makes a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. Characterize.

Further, the present invention includes a change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money to be changed, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, A money handling method of a money handling system for transferring and receiving money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be attached to the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively. A storing step of storing life information related to the life of the storage cassette in a life information storage unit, and a non-volatile storage provided in the storage cassette when the money handling apparatus is attached to or removed from the storage cassette. A first updating step of updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit of the sex, and the change machine is stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is mounted or removed. A second updating step of updating the usage record information relating to the storage cassette, and a notification step in which the change dispenser performs a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. To do.

According to the present invention, in a money handling system in which money is transferred between a change machine and a money depositing/dispensing machine via a storage cassette, it is possible to efficiently grasp the time when the storage cassette should be replaced.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing and dispensing machine. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a banknote processing unit in the money depositing/dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in the money depositing/dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the money depositing/dispensing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of threshold data and cassette management data. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing appearances of a change dispenser and a POS register in a money handling system. FIG. 8: is a figure which shows the internal structure of the banknote processing unit in the change machine shown in FIG. 9: is a figure which shows the internal structure of the coin processing unit in the change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the change dispenser and the POS register shown in FIG. 7. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the storage cassette shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of IC tag data written in the IC tag. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the money handling system. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the money depositing and dispensing machine. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the cassette replacement processing. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in the cassette exchange process. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the change dispenser determines whether or not the storage cassette needs to be replaced based on the usage record. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server holds the threshold data. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server determines whether it is necessary to hold threshold data and replace the storage cassette. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server performs the process related to the threshold data and the usage record data.

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

<Concept of money handling system>
First, the concept of the money handling system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money handling system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this money handling system includes a change machine 200 and a money deposit/withdrawal machine 100.

The change dispenser 200 is installed in a cash register in the front area where product shelves are installed in a store of a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and deposits the money handed to the cashier by the customer in exchange for the product. At the same time, it is a device for processing the withdrawal of money as change.

The money deposit and withdrawal machine 100 is installed in a backyard area of a store, performs deposit processing of sales collected from the change dispenser 200, and dispenses change fund to be replenished in the change dispenser 200. It is a processing device.

Each of the change machine 200 and the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 can be equipped with a storage cassette 300. When the person in charge collects the sales proceeds from the change dispenser 200, the change dispenser 200 stores the banknotes as the sales proceeds in the storage cassette 300, removes the storage cassette 300, and the person in charge brings the removed storage cassette 300. Then, it moves to the place of the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100. After that, when the storage cassette 300 is attached to the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 pays out the banknotes from the storing cassette 300 for deposit processing. Further, when replenishing the change fund to the change machine 200, after the money deposit/withdrawal machine 100 stores the banknotes as the change fund in the storage cassette 300, the storage cassette 300 is removed, and the removed storage cassette 300 is in charge. The person brings it to the change machine 200. After that, when the storage cassette 300 is attached to the change dispenser 200, the change dispenser 200 pays out the banknotes from the storage cassette 300 for deposit processing.

An IC (Integrated Circuit) tag 304 having a non-volatile storage unit is attached to the storage cassette 300. The money deposit and withdrawal machine 100 and the change dispenser 200 can write data to the IC tag 304 and read data from the IC tag 304, and when storing a banknote in the storage cassette 300, the money stored in the banknote is stored. Banknote amount data indicating the type and the number are written in the IC tag 304. Then, when the banknotes are fed from the storage cassette 300, the banknote quantity data is read from the IC tag 304, and it is determined whether or not the denomination and the quantity of the banknotes fed out match.

Furthermore, the change machine 200 and the money deposit/withdrawal machine 100 write the usage record data indicating the usage record of the storage cassette 300 into the IC tag 304. Further, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304 and determines whether the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced. The results of the use of the storage cassette 300 include the total number of banknotes conveyed by the storage cassette 300, the total number of rotations of rollers for feeding the banknotes, the total number of times the storage cassette 300 is attached and detached, and the number of times writing is performed in the storage unit of the IC tag 304. Can be used.

FIG. 1 shows the operations of the change machine 200 and the money deposit/withdrawal machine 100 when collecting the sales money from the change machine 200. When collecting the sales money from the change dispenser 200, first, the change dispenser 200 stores the banknotes to be the sales spread in the storage cassette 300 (1) and updates the usage record data of the IC tag 304 (2). Specifically, the number of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyed sheets, the rotation number of the roller required for feeding out the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is set to the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment and the number of tag writing. The usage record data is updated by adding.

After that, the cashier removes the storage cassette 300 from the change dispenser 200 and transports it to the backyard (3), and mounts the storage cassette 300 on the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 located in the backyard. The money depositing/dispensing machine 100 deposits money by feeding out bills from the mounted storage cassette 300 and storing the bills in the bill storage units 134 and 136 corresponding to the denomination of the bill (4).

Further, the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304 (5), updates the depositing process, and then determines whether the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced (6). Specifically, the number of banknotes delivered from the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyances, the rotation number of the roller required to deliver the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is set to the number of cassette attachments/detachments and the number of tag writes. After the usage record data is updated by adding them, the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of dug writing are compared with respective set replacement thresholds.

As a result of the comparison, if any of the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, or the number of times of doug writing reaches the exchange threshold, the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 gives a notification recommending the exchange of the storage cassette 300. .. The money depositing/dispensing machine 100 manages the usage record data of the plurality of storage cassettes 300 used in the store, and the storage cassettes 300 are used less frequently, that is, the storage cassettes 300 are used less frequently. Is designated as a replacement destination, and a notification recommending replacement of the storage cassette 300 is performed.

As described above, in the money handling system according to the present embodiment, the storage cassette 300 for exchanging money between the change machine 200 and the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 is provided with the IC tag 304 having a non-volatile storage unit. When the storage cassette 300 is attached to the change machine 200 and the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, the usage record data of the IC tag 304 is updated, and the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 needs to be replaced based on the usage record data. Since the determination is made and the notification is given, it is possible to efficiently grasp the time when the storage cassette 300 should be replaced.

For this reason, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the storage cassette 300 reaches the end of its service life, which makes it impossible to deposit or withdraw sales proceeds or change fund, and the money handling system stops.

Further, the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 integrally manages the use results of the plurality of storage cassettes 300, and replaces the storage cassette 300 used at the cash register with high frequency of use with the storage cassette 300 used at the cash register with low frequency of use. Can be made. Therefore, it is possible to average the usage records of the plurality of storage cassettes 300 and operate them efficiently, and to extend the period during which the money handling system can be operated without purchasing new storage cassettes 300.

<Structures of the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100 and the change dispenser 200>
Next, the configurations of the money deposit/withdrawal machine 100 and the change dispenser 200 in this money handling system will be described.

First, the configuration of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 provided in the backyard area of the store will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 101. Inside the casing 101, a bill depositing process and a bill dispensing process are performed. A banknote processing unit 110 for performing, a coin processing unit 150 for performing a depositing process and a dispensing process for coins, and a packaging coin (a certain number of coins of the same denomination (for example, 20 or 50 coins) are collectively formed into a rod-like film or package. A packaging coin storage unit 180 for storing (packaged by paper or the like) is stored. As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 110 and the coin processing unit 150 are arranged so as to be lined up on the left and right when the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 is viewed from the front side. The packaging coin storage unit 180 is arranged below.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the banknote handling unit 110 is provided below the banknote receiving section 120 on the front side of the housing 101, and on the banknote receiving section 120 provided in the right side area on the front side of the housing 101. Banknote dispensing unit 122, a transport unit 130 that transports the banknotes one by one inside the housing 101, and a plurality of banknote storages that store the banknotes inside the housing 101 and can dispense the stored banknotes. Parts 134 and 136. In FIG. 3, the right side surface of the housing 101 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 110, and the leftward direction in FIG. 3 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 110.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 130 includes a circulatory transport unit 130a and a plurality of connected transport units 130b arranged at a central position in the upper part of the housing 101. Further, the banknote receiving section 120, the banknote payout section 122, the withdrawal reject section 124, the cassette mounting section 126 to which the storage cassette 300 described later can be removably mounted, the collection cassette 140, and the two banknote storage sections 134 and 136, respectively. It is arranged so as to surround the circulating transport unit 130a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the plurality of connection/conveyance units 130b causes the banknote receiving unit 120, the banknote payout unit 122, the withdrawal reject unit 124, the cassette mounting unit 126, the collection cassette 140, and the two banknote storage units 134. , 136 and the circulating transport unit 130a are connected to each other. Further, the circulating transport unit 130a is provided with an identifying unit 132, and the identifying unit 132 identifies the denomination, authenticity, damage, front and back, and transport state of the banknotes transported by the circulating transport unit 130a. To do.

The circulating transport unit 130a can transport the banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Further, in the transport unit 130, a route switching unit (not shown) that switches the transport route of the banknote between the circulating transport unit 130a and each connection transport unit 130b is arranged along the circulating transport unit 130a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, on the front surface of the housing 101, a bill receiving opening 120a of the bill receiving portion 120 and a bill discharging opening 122a of the bill dispensing portion 122 are provided, respectively. Further, a door 126a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 126, and by opening the door 126a, the storage cassette 300 can be mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126, or the storage cassette 300 can be taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126. You can

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the cassette mounting section 126, a writing section 128 for writing various information to the IC tag 304 attached to the storage cassette 300 mounted in the cassette mounting section 126, and the IC tag 304. A reading unit 129 for reading various types of information is provided. The details of the information written to the IC tag 304 by the writing unit 128 and the information read from the IC tag 304 by the reading unit 129 will be described later. In the memory of the IC tag 304, each denomination stored in the storage cassette 300 is stored. The number of banknotes is stored.

A bill feeding mechanism 121 is provided in the bill receiving unit 120, and when it is detected that one or a plurality of bills are inserted into the bill receiving opening 120a, the bill feeding mechanism 121 is driven, The banknotes are fed out one by one to the circulating conveying section 130a side via the connection conveying section 130b.

The banknote payout unit 122 discharges the banknotes delivered from the banknote storage units 134 and 136 to the circulation transport unit 130a to the outside of the housing 101 by the banknote outlet 122a.

The withdrawal reject unit 124 withdraws the banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to transport errors such as double feeding and skew among the banknotes delivered from the banknote storage units 134 and 136 during the withdrawal process. Store as reject banknotes. Further, among the bills taken into the housing 101 from the bill receiving unit 120, the bills that cannot be identified by the identification unit 132 due to stain or the like during the depositing process are returned to the bill dispensing unit 122 as deposit reject bills. ..

The banknote storage units 134 and 136 store the banknotes by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 132. The banknote storage units 134 and 136 store banknotes to be withdrawn from the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 as banknotes of change fund for the change machine 200. For example, the bill storage unit 134 stores a 1,000-yen bill, and the bill storage unit 136 stores a 5,000-yen bill. The 10,000-yen bill is stored in a collection cassette 140 described later. Further, the bill storage units 134 and 136 are respectively provided with bill feeding mechanisms 135 and 137, and the bills stored in the bill storage units 134 and 136 are connected by the bill feeding mechanisms 135 and 137. The sheets are fed one by one to the circulating transport unit 130a side via the transport unit 130b.

A collection cassette 140 is housed in a lower area inside the housing 101, and banknotes to be collected by a security company are stored in the collection cassette 140. Specifically, the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 132 are sent from the circulation carrying unit 130a to the collecting cassette 140 via the connection carrying unit 130b. A door 140a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 140. By opening the door 140a, the collection cassette 140 can be housed in the housing 101 or taken out from the housing 101. can do.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 150 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 150 is provided in the left side area on the front side of the housing 101, and on the front side of the housing 101 below the coin receiving section 152. The coin dispenser 166 is provided, and a plurality of storage and delivery units 160 that store coins inside the housing 101 and that can dispense the stored coins are provided.

The coin receiving unit 152 takes in the coins received via the coin insertion slot into the housing 101 one by one in a state of one layer and one row. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 152 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 153 (see FIG. 5) including a feeding belt and the like, and when the coin received by the coin receiving unit 152 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 153 is driven. As a result, the coin feeding mechanism 153 feeds coins one by one into the housing 101. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin receiving unit 152 is connected to a deposit transfer unit 154 that transfers the coins that have been fed into the housing 101 by the coin receiving unit 152.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the middle of the depositing and conveying section 154, an identifying section 156 for discriminating the denomination of coins, authenticity, damage, front and back, conveying state, and the like, and a first branching section 158 are provided. Has been. The first branching unit 158 branches the coins (reject coins or the like) to be paid out from the coin paying-out unit 166 from the pay-in transfer unit 154 and guides the coins to the pay-out transfer unit 162, based on the identification result of the coins by the identification unit 156. ..

On the other hand, coins (normal coins or the like) to be stored in the housing 101 are transported to the respective storage and delivery units 160 by the deposit transport unit 154. The storage/delivery unit 160 is configured to store coins by denomination and to dispense the stored coins. For example, six storage feeding units 160 corresponding to six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin). Are provided, and coins are stored for each denomination in each storing and delivering unit 160 in the order of increasing amount from the upstream side (that is, the lower side in FIG. 4) of the depositing and conveying unit 154. Further, the storing and delivering section 160 is provided with a coin delivering mechanism (not shown) for delivering, one by one, the coins stored in the storing and delivering section 160 to the withdrawing and conveying section 162.

The dispensing delivery unit 162 conveys the coins delivered from the storage delivery unit 160 to the coin delivery unit 166. In addition, the payout conveying unit 162 conveys the reject coin or the like branched from the deposit conveying unit 154 by the first branching unit 158 to the coin payout unit 166.

A collection cassette 170 is housed in a lower area inside the housing 101, and coins to be collected by a security company are stored in the collection cassette 170. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a second branching portion 164 is provided in the middle of the withdrawal/conveyance unit 162, and the withdrawal/conveyance unit 162 is branched by the second branching unit 164. The coins are sent to the collection cassette 170 and stored in the collection cassette 170. A door 170a is provided on the front side of the collection cassette 170. By opening the door 170a, the collection cassette 170 can be accommodated in the housing 101 or the collection cassette 170 can be taken out from the housing 101. can do.

<Structure of control system in money deposit and withdrawal machine 100>
Next, a configuration of a control system in such a money depositing and dispensing machine 100 will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system in the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100. As shown in FIG. 5, a control unit 102 is provided inside a housing 101 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, and the control unit 102 controls the banknote processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the packaging coin storage unit 180. Each component is controlled.

Specifically, the control unit 102 includes, in the bill processing unit 110, a bill feeding mechanism 121, a conveying unit 130, an identifying unit 132, bill feeding mechanisms 135 and 137, a cassette mounting unit 126, a writing unit 128, a reading unit 129, and the like. Is connected, the identification information of the bill by the identification unit 132 and the information read by the reading unit 129 from the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 are sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 processes the bill. By sending a command signal to each component of the unit 110, these components are controlled.

In the control unit 102, the coin feeding mechanism 153 of the coin processing unit 150, the deposit conveying unit 154, the identifying unit 156, the first branching unit 158, each storing and delivering unit 160, the dispensing conveying unit 162, and the second branching unit 164. Etc. are connected, the identification information of the coin by the identification unit 156 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 sends a command signal to each component of the coin processing unit 150 to control these components. I do.

The lock mechanism 184 of the packaging coin storage unit 180, the weight scale 186, and the like are connected to the control unit 102. The measurement result of the packaging coin by the weight scale 186 is sent to the control unit 102, and the control unit 102 The lock mechanism 184 is controlled by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 184.

The lock mechanism 184 is a mechanism that locks the drawer of the packaging coin storage unit 180 inside the housing 101, and when the drawer is locked inside the housing 101, the drawer is inside the housing 101. Cannot be pulled out to the front side, and the storage and removal of packaged coins are restricted. The weight scale 186 measures the weight of the packaging coins stored in the packaging coin storage unit 180. Based on the weight of the packed coins measured by the scale 186, the control unit 102 detects the number of the packed coins stored in the packed coin storage unit 180.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an operation display unit 104, a communication unit 105, a storage unit 106, and an inventory management unit 107 are connected to the control unit 102.

The operation display unit 104 is composed of a touch panel or the like provided on the top of the housing 101, and is stored in each of the operation screen for the operator to operate, the banknote processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the packaging coin storage unit 180. Information relating to the amount of money stored is displayed on the operation display unit 104. Further, on the operation display unit 104, the operator can input various commands to the control unit 102 by touching an operation button on the operation screen with a finger. The communication unit 105 can send and receive signals to and from various devices provided inside and outside the store.

The storage unit 106 stores various information such as information on the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 110, the coin processing unit 150, and the packaging coin storage unit 180, the processing history of the money in the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, and the like. Information is stored. Further, threshold value data 106 a indicating a replacement threshold value of the storage cassette 300 and cassette management data 106 b for managing the storage cassette 300 used in the store are stored in the storage unit 106.

Further, the control unit 102 has a cassette management unit 102a, a cassette replacement notification unit 102b, and a replacement destination cassette identification unit 102c. The cassette management unit 102a associates the identification information of the storage cassette 300 with the identification information of the cash register in which the storage cassette 300 is used and the usage record data of the storage cassette 300, and stores it in the storage unit 106 as cassette management data 106b. Perform processing to

In addition, the cassette management unit 102a causes the reading unit 129 to read the usage record data from the IC tag 304, and when the withdrawal or the payment from the storage cassette 300 is performed, the usage record according to the processing relating to the withdrawal or the payment. After updating the data, the usage record data of the IC tag 304 and the usage record data of the cassette management data 106b are rewritten.

The cassette replacement notification unit 102b is a processing unit that determines whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced, and gives a notification when it is determined that the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced. Specifically, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b compares the usage record data updated by the cassette management unit 102a with the replacement threshold value shown in the threshold value data 106a to make a determination.

The cassette exchange notification unit 102b recommends that the storage cassette 300 be exchanged if any of the number of conveyed use data, the number of roller rotations, the number of cassette attachments and detachments, or the number of dug writings has reached the corresponding exchange threshold. I do.

The replacement destination cassette specifying unit 102c refers to the cassette management data 106b when the cassette replacement notifying unit 102b gives a notification recommending replacement of the storage cassette 300, and uses the other storage cassette 300 less frequently. That is, the storage cassette 300 having the largest difference between the usage record data and the replacement threshold is specified as the replacement destination. Then, the presentation that recommends replacement with the storage cassette 300 specified as the replacement destination is added to the content of the notification.

Next, an example of the threshold data 106a and the cassette management data 106b will be described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the threshold data 106a and the cassette management data 106b.

As shown in FIG. 6, the threshold data 106a is data in which the use upper limit value and the replacement threshold value are associated with each other for the number of conveyed cassettes 300, the number of roller rotations, the number of cassette attachments and detachments, and the number of tag writes. The upper limit value of use is a designed upper limit value and is a durability limit, that is, a value indicating the life of the storage cassette 300. The replacement threshold is calculated as a predetermined ratio to the upper limit value of use. In the example of FIG. 6, 90% of the use upper limit value is set as the replacement threshold value, but this ratio can be set arbitrarily. Also, different ratios may be used for the number of conveyed sheets, the number of roller rotations, the number of times cassettes are attached and detached, and the number of times tags are written.

Specifically, in the threshold data 106a shown in FIG. 6, the exchange threshold of the number of conveyed sheets is “20000”, the exchange threshold of the number of rotations of the roller is “80000”, the exchange threshold of the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment is “300”, The exchange threshold of the number of times of tag writing is set to “5000”. Therefore, the exchange threshold of the number of conveyed sheets is “18000”, the exchange threshold of the number of roller rotations is “72000”, the exchange threshold of the number of times of cassette attachment and detachment is “270”, and the exchange threshold of the number of times of tag writing is “ 4500".

The cassette management data 106b is data in which the cassette ID, which is the identification information of the storage cassette, is associated with the cashier ID, which is the identification information of the cash register, and the usage record data. The usage record data includes the number of conveyed sheets, the number of roller rotations, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of tag writing.

Specifically, the cassette management data 106b shown in FIG. 6 includes a cassette ID "C001", a cashier ID "R001", a transport number "10000", a roller rotation number "36000", a cassette attachment/detachment count "27", and a tag document. The number of embedded times “28” is associated.

Further, the cassette ID “C002” is associated with the cashier ID “R002”, the number of conveyed sheets “18010”, the number of roller rotations “70000”, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment “240”, and the number of times of tag writing “330”.

Further, the cassette ID “C021” is associated with the cashier ID “R013”, the number of conveyed sheets “5000”, the roller rotation number “6000”, the cassette attachment/detachment number “15”, and the tag writing number “21”.

<Structure of change machine 200>
Next, a detailed configuration of the change dispenser 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10. As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the change dispenser 200 according to the present embodiment is provided with a coin processing unit 250 and a packaging coin storage unit 280 that are arranged vertically, and next to the coin processing unit 250 and the packaging coin storage unit 280. And a banknote processing unit 210 arranged side by side, and a POS register 290 is placed above the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. The banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 perform deposit/withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes, respectively. In addition, the packaging coin storage unit 280 stores the packaging coins of each denomination so that it can be taken out. The POS register 290 is used as a management device that manages the change dispenser 200.

First, the configuration of the banknote processing unit 210 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bill processing unit 210 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 212, a bill receiving portion 220 provided on the front side of the casing 212, and a bill receiving unit on the front side of the casing 212. The banknote payout unit 222 provided below the unit 220, the transport unit 230 that transports the banknotes one by one inside the housing 212, the banknotes that are stored inside the housing 212, and the banknotes that are stored are fed out. It has a plurality of possible banknote storage units 234, 236, 238. In FIG. 8, the right side surface of the housing 212 is the front surface of the banknote processing unit 210, and the leftward direction in FIG. 8 is the depth direction of the banknote processing unit 210.

As shown in FIG. 8, the transport unit 230 includes a circulatory transport unit 230a and a plurality of connection transport units 230b arranged at the center of the housing 212. In addition, the bill receiving unit 220, the bill dispensing unit 222, the withdrawal reject unit 224, the cassette mounting unit 226 to which the storage cassette 300 described later can be detachably mounted, and the three bill storage units 234, 236, and 238, respectively, are circulated and conveyed. It is arranged so as to surround the portion 230a.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, each of the plurality of connection/conveyance units 230b causes the banknote receiving unit 220, the banknote payout unit 222, the withdrawal reject unit 224, the cassette mounting unit 226, and the three banknote storage units 234, 236, 238. And the circulatory conveying section 230a are connected to each other. Further, the circulating transport unit 230a is provided with an identifying unit 232, and the identifying unit 232 identifies the denomination, authenticity, damage, front and back, and transport state of the banknotes transported by the circulating transport unit 230a. To do.

The circulating transport unit 230a can transport the banknotes one by one in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Further, in the transport unit 230, a route switching unit (not shown) that switches the transport route of the banknote between the circulating transport unit 230a and each connection transport unit 230b is arranged along the circulating transport unit 230a.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, on the front surface of the housing 212, a bill receiving opening 220a of the bill receiving portion 220 and a bill discharging opening 222a of the bill dispensing portion 222 are provided. Further, a door 226a is provided on the front side of the cassette mounting portion 226. By opening the door 226a, the storage cassette 300 can be mounted in the cassette mounting portion 226, or the storage cassette 300 can be taken out from the cassette mounting portion 226. You can

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, in the cassette mounting section 226, a writing section 228 for writing various information to the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 mounted in the cassette mounting section 226 and the IC tag. Reading units 229 for reading various information from 304 are provided respectively.

A bill feeding mechanism 221 is provided in the bill receiving unit 220, and when it is detected that one or a plurality of bills have been inserted into the bill receiving opening 220a, the bill feeding mechanism 221 is driven to thereby bills. Are fed one by one to the circulating transport section 230a through the connection transport section 230b.

The banknote payout unit 222 is configured to discharge the banknotes delivered from the respective banknote storage units 234, 236, 238 to the circulation transport unit 230a to the outside of the housing 212 by the banknote outlet 222a.

The withdrawal reject unit 224 identifies, among the banknotes delivered from the respective banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 during the withdrawal process, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to conveyance abnormalities such as double feeding and skew feeding. Stored as withdrawal reject banknotes. Further, among the banknotes taken into the housing 212 from the banknote receiving section 220, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification section 232 due to stain or the like during the depositing process are returned to the banknote payout section 222 as deposit reject banknotes. It

Each banknote storage unit 234, 236, 238 stores a banknote by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 232. These banknote storage units 234, 236, 238 store banknotes that are deposited in the banknote processing unit 210 as sales proceeds and banknotes to be withdrawn as change. For example, the banknote storage unit 234 stores 1,000-yen bills, the banknote storage unit 236 stores 2,000-yen and 5,000-yen bills in a mixed state, and the banknote storage unit 238 stores 10,000-yen bills. It Further, each of the banknote storage units 234, 236, 238 is provided with a banknote payout mechanism 235, 237, 239, and the banknotes stored in these banknote storage units 234, 236, 238 are each banknote payout mechanism. 235, 237, and 239 feed the sheets one by one to the circulating conveying unit 230a side via the connection conveying unit 230b.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 250 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, the coin processing unit 250 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 251, a coin receiving portion 252 provided on the front side of the casing 251, and a coin receiving unit on the front side of the casing 251. A coin payout unit 266 provided below the unit 252 and a plurality of storage/feedout units 260 that can store the coins inside the housing 251 and can dispense the stored coins.

The coin receiving part 252 takes in the coins received via the coin insertion slot one by one in a state of one layer and one row in the housing 251. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 252 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 253 (see FIG. 10) including a feeding belt and the like, and when a coin received by the coin receiving unit 252 is detected, the coin feeding mechanism 253 detects the coin. When driven, the coin feeding mechanism 253 feeds coins one by one into the housing 251. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the coin receiving unit 252 is connected to a deposit transfer unit 254 that transfers the coins fed out into the housing 251 by the coin receiving unit 252.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the middle of the depositing and transporting unit 254, an identifying unit 256 for identifying the denomination of coins, authenticity, damage, front and back, transporting state, and the like, and a branching unit 258 are provided. There is. The branching unit 258 branches the coins to be paid out from the coin payout unit 266, such as reject coins, from the deposit transfer unit 254 and guides the coins to the payout transfer unit 262 based on the identification result of the coins by the identification unit 256.

On the other hand, coins, such as normal coins, which should be stored in the housing 251, are transferred by the deposit transfer section 254 to the respective storing and delivering sections 260. The storage/feeding unit 260 is configured to store coins by denomination and to dispense the stored coins. For example, six storage feeding units 260 corresponding to six denominations of coins distributed in Japan (500 yen coin, 100 yen coin, 50 yen coin, 10 yen coin, 5 yen coin and 1 yen coin). Are provided, and coins are stored for each denomination in each storing and delivering unit 260 in order from the upstream side (that is, the lower side in FIG. 9) of the deposit conveying unit 254 in the order of increasing amount. Further, the storing and delivering section 260 is provided with a coin delivering mechanism (not shown) for delivering, one by one, the coins stored in the storing and delivering section 260 to the payout conveying section 262.

The dispensing delivery unit 262 conveys the coins delivered from the storage delivery unit 260 to the coin delivery unit 266. In addition, the payout transporting unit 262 transports the reject coin or the like branched from the depositing transporting unit 254 by the branching unit 258 to the coin payout unit 266.

<POS register configuration>
Next, the configuration of the POS register 290 will be specifically described. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the POS register 290 includes a POS control unit 291, a display unit 293 such as a monitor and an operation unit 294 such as operation keys connected to the POS control unit 291.

The operation unit 294 can be operated by an operator and can give various commands to the POS control unit 291. In addition, the display unit 293 displays information such as the processing status of the banknotes and coins in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, and the amount of the banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. .. Further, the POS register 290 is provided with an additional display portion 293a that can be visually recognized by the customer. Instead of displaying various information on the display portion 293, or in addition to the display on the display portion 293, an additional display is provided. The display may be performed in the unit 293a.

Further, the POS register 290 is provided with a card reader 296 and a printing unit 297 (see FIG. 10, not shown in FIG. 7). The card reader 296 obtains information about the ID and authority of the operator by reading an ID card carried by the operator such as a cashier. The printing unit 297 is composed of, for example, a printer, and prints information such as the amount of banknotes and coins stored in the banknote processing unit 210 or the coin processing unit 250 on the receipt, in addition to the sales receipt and the total receipt.

<Control system configuration of change machine 200>
Next, the configuration of the control system of the change dispenser 200 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the coin processing unit 250 has an upper control unit 202 and a coin control unit 250a, and these upper control unit 202 and coin control unit 250a are connected to each other.

Further, the bill processing unit 210 has a bill control unit 210a, and this bill control unit 210a is connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. The packaging coin storage unit 280 has a packaging coin control unit 280a, and the packaging coin control unit 280a is connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. The POS control unit 291 provided in the POS register 290 is also connected to the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250. Although not shown, the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290 is communicably connected to a host terminal such as a store server.

As shown in FIG. 10, the higher-level control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 has a communication unit 203 for communicating with each of the banknote processing unit 210, the packaging coin storage unit 280, and the POS register 290, an operation display unit 204, The cassette data updating unit 205 and the storage unit 208 are connected to each other.

The host controller 202 sends and receives signals to and from the banknote controller 210a of the banknote processing unit 210, the packaging coin controller 280a of the packaging coin storage unit 280, and the POS controller 291 of the POS register 290 by the communication unit 203. ..

The operation display unit 204 includes a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the housing 251 of the coin processing unit 250, and has an operation screen for an operator to operate, the banknote processing unit 210, the coin processing unit 250, and the packaged coin storage unit. Information relating to the amount of money stored in each 280 is displayed on the operation display unit 204. In such an operation display unit 204, the operator can input various commands to the upper control unit 202 by touching an operation button on the operation screen with a finger.

The cassette data updating unit 205 causes the reading unit 229 of the banknote processing unit 210 to read the usage record data from the IC tag 304, and when the withdrawal or deposit from the storage cassette 300 is performed, the cassette data update unit 205 performs the withdrawal or deposit process. The usage record data is updated accordingly. Then, the writing unit 228 of the bill processing unit 210 is caused to write the updated usage record data to the IC tag 304.

The storage unit 208 stores various information such as the amount of money stored in each of the banknote processing unit 210, the coin processing unit 250, and the packaging coin storage unit 280, and the history of processing money in the change machine 200. Is memorized.

Further, the bill control unit 210a of the bill processing unit 210 includes a communication unit 240, a bill feeding mechanism 221, a conveying unit 230, an identification unit 232, bill feeding mechanisms 235, 237, 239, a cassette mounting unit 226, a writing unit 228, and The reading unit 229 and the like are connected, and the identification information of the bill by the identification unit 232 and the information read by the reading unit 229 from the IC tag 304 provided in the storage cassette 300 are sent to the bill control unit 210a and the bill control unit 210a. The control unit 210a controls these constituent parts by sending a command signal to each constituent part of the bill processing unit 210. Further, the banknote controller 210a transmits/receives a signal to/from the upper controller 202 of the coin processing unit 250 by the communication unit 240.

Further, the coin control unit 250a of the coin processing unit 250 is connected with a coin payout mechanism 253, a deposit transfer unit 254, an identification unit 256, a branching unit 258, each storage supply unit 260, a dispense transfer unit 262, and the like. The identification information of the coin by the identification unit 256 is sent to the coin control unit 250a, and the coin control unit 250a sends a command signal to each component of the coin processing unit 250 to control these components.

The communication unit 289, the detection unit 284, the lock mechanism 286, the storage unit 288, and the like are connected to the packaging coin control unit 280a of the packaging coin storage unit 280, and the detection information of the packaging coins by the detection unit 284 is the packaging coins. While being sent to the control unit 280a, the packaging coin control unit 280a controls the lock mechanism 286 by sending a command signal to the lock mechanism 286.

The detection unit 284 detects the number of the packaging coins stored in the packaging coin storage unit 280 for each denomination by an optical sensor or the like. The lock mechanism 286 is a mechanism that locks the storage drawer of the packaging coin storage unit 280 inside the housing 281 when the storage drawer is completely stored in the housing 281. When the lock mechanism 286 locks the storage drawer inside the housing 281, the storage drawer cannot be pulled out from the housing 281 to the front side, and thus the packaging coin cannot be taken out from the storage drawer 282.

Also, the packaging coin control unit 280a transmits/receives a signal to/from the upper control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 by the communication unit 289. Further, the storage unit 288 stores information such as the amount of money of the packaging coins stored in the storage drawer 282 of the packaging coin storage unit 280.

Further, a display unit 293, an operation unit 294, a storage unit 295, a communication unit 292, a card reader 296, a printing unit 297, etc. are communicatively connected to the POS control unit 291 of the POS register 290, respectively. The command input to the operation unit 294 is sent from the operation unit 294 to the POS control unit 291 and the information about the ID card of the operator such as the cashier read by the card reader 296 is sent to the POS control unit 291. To be

The POS control unit 291 causes the display unit 293 to display various information by sending a command to the display unit 293. Note that the POS control unit 291 can display an additional display unit 293a instead of displaying various information on the display unit 293, or in addition to the display on the display unit 293.

Further, the POS control unit 291 causes the printing unit 297 to print various information on a receipt or the like by sending a command to the printing unit 297. Further, the POS control unit 291 transmits/receives a signal to/from the higher-order control unit 202 of the coin processing unit 250 and a higher-order terminal (not shown) such as a store server by the communication unit 292.

In the storage unit 295, the processing status of coins and banknotes in the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 transmitted from the banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250, the banknote processing unit 210, the coin processing unit 250, and the packaging. Various information such as the amount of coins, banknotes, and the amount of packaged coins stored in the coin storage unit 280 is stored.

<Structure of storage cassette 300>
Next, the configuration of the storage cassette 300 for transferring bills between the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 and the change dispenser 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. As shown in FIG. 11, the storage cassette 300 includes a casing 301 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and bills are stored inside the casing 301 in a stacked state. In addition, as described above, the storage cassette 300 is detachably attached to the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 and the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change dispenser 200.

Further, an opening 302 is formed on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300, and when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change machine 200. The bills are sent to the inside of the storage cassette 300 through the opening 302 from the transport unit 130 provided in the bill processing unit 110 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the transport unit 230 provided in the bill processing unit 210 of the change machine 200. The banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 are delivered to the transfer unit 130 of the banknote processing unit 110 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the transfer unit 230 of the banknote processing unit 210 of the change machine 200 through the opening 302. ..

More specifically, inside the storage cassette 300, a bill feeding mechanism that feeds the bills stored in the storage cassette 300 out of the casing 301 through the opening 302 is provided. Further, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change dispenser 200, the banknote processing unit 110 side of the dispenser 100 and the banknotes of the dispenser 200. Power is transmitted from the processing unit 210 side to the bill feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 300.

As described above, when the storage cassette 300 is taken out from the cassette mounting portion 126 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change dispenser 200, the banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 are fed out of the casing 301. Since it is not possible to improve the security of the banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300.

An IC tag 304 is provided on the side surface of the casing 301 of the storage cassette 300. When the storage cassette 300 is mounted on the cassette mounting portion 126 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 or the cassette mounting portion 226 of the change dispenser 200, the writing unit provided in the cassette mounting portion 126 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100. 128 and the writing unit 228 provided in the cassette mounting unit 226 of the change dispenser 200 writes various information to the IC tag 304, and the reading unit 129 and the change dispenser provided in the cassette mounting unit 126 of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100. Various information can be read from the IC tag 304 by the reading unit 229 provided in the cassette mounting unit 226 of the 200.

Specifically, the identification information of the storage cassette 300, the identification information of the cash register in which the storage cassette 300 is used, the usage record data of the storage cassette 300, and the like are written in the IC tag 304. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the IC tag data 304a written in the IC tag 304.

As shown in FIG. 12, the IC tag data 304a is data in which a cassette ID, which is identification information of a storage cassette, is associated with a cashier ID, which is identification information of a cash register, and usage record data. The usage record data includes the number of conveyed sheets, the number of roller rotations, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of tag writing.

Specifically, the IC tag data 304a shown in FIG. 12 includes a cassette ID “C001”, a cashier ID “R001”, a transport number “10000”, a roller rotation number “36000”, a cassette attachment/detachment number “27”, and a tag document. The number of embedded times “28” is associated.

<Processing procedure of money deposit and withdrawal machine>
Next, the operation of the money handling system will be described. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the money handling system. First, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 stores the threshold value data 106a in the storage unit 106 (step S11). Next, the change dispenser 200 deposits and withdraws banknotes into and from the storage cassette 300 (step S21), and updates the usage record data of the IC tag 304 (step S22).

After that, the storage cassette 300 is detached from the change dispenser 200, transported, and attached to the coin depositing and dispensing machine 100. The money depositing/dispensing machine 100 performs depositing/dispensing processing of banknotes to/from the storage cassette 300 (step S12), updates the usage record data of the IC tag 304 (step S13), and based on the usage record data and the threshold data 106a, it is necessary. In response, a notification regarding replacement of the storage cassette is performed (step S14).

Then, the storage cassette 300 is detached from the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, transported, and attached to the change dispenser 200. After that, the deposit/withdrawal by the change machine 200 (step S23), the use record data update (step S24), the transportation of the storage cassette, the deposit/withdrawal by the coin deposit/withdrawal machine 100 (step S15), the use record data update (step S16), and the notification (Step S17) will be repeated.

<Processing procedure of money deposit and withdrawal machine>
Next, a processing procedure of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the money depositing/dispensing machine 100. First, when the storage cassette 300 is mounted in the cassette mounting unit 126, the banknote processing unit 110 operates the banknote feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 300 to feed a bill from the storage cassette 300, and the fed bill corresponds to a denomination. Depositing is carried out by carrying and storing in the storage parts 134 and 136 (step S101). The reading unit 129 also reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304 of the storage cassette 300 (step S102).

The cassette management unit 102a updates the usage record data read by the reading unit 129 according to the payment process (step S103). Specifically, the number of banknotes delivered from the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyances, the rotation number of the roller required to deliver the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is set to the number of cassette attachments/detachments and the number of tag writes. Use result data is updated by adding. The cassette management unit 102a rewrites the usage record data of the IC tag 304 and the usage record data of the cassette management data 106b with the updated usage record data.

The cassette replacement notifying unit 102b compares the usage record data updated by the cassette management unit 102a with the replacement threshold value shown in the threshold value data 106a, and conveys the usage record data, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, or the dug. It is determined whether or not any of the write counts has reached the corresponding exchange threshold (step S104).

When any one of the number of conveyances of the usage record data, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment or the number of times of dug writing reaches the corresponding exchange threshold (step S104; Yes), the cassette exchange notification unit 102b performs the cassette exchange process. After that (step S107), the process ends. The details of this cassette exchange process will be described later.

If none of the number of conveyed usage data, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment or the number of times of doug writing has reached the corresponding exchange threshold (step S104; No), the banknote processing unit 110 determines that the banknote storage unit 134, The banknote as the change fund is paid out from 136 and stored in the storage cassette 300 to perform the withdrawal (step S105).

The cassette management unit 102a updates the usage record data according to the withdrawal process. Specifically, the number of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyed sheets, the rotation number of the roller required to store the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is added to the tag writing number. The usage record data is updated, the usage record data of the IC tag 304 and the usage record data of the cassette management data 106b are rewritten (step S106), and the process is ended.

Note that the number of times the cassette is attached and detached is not added at the time of withdrawal. In addition, when the change fund is not dispensed, the number of conveyed sheets and the number of rotations of the roller relating to the dispense are not added. Therefore, it is not necessary to update the usage record data, and the tag write count is not added. Further, when the bills are stored in the storage cassette 300, if it is not necessary to operate the bill feeding mechanism of the storage cassette 300, it is not necessary to add the number of conveyed sheets and the number of rotations of the roller even when performing withdrawal. Step S106 can be omitted.

<Cassette replacement process>
Next, details of the cassette replacement process shown in FIG. 14 will be described. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the cassette replacement processing. When the cassette replacement process is started, the replacement destination cassette identification unit 102c refers to the cassette management data 106b and refers to the storage cassette 300 that is being mounted, that is, the storage cassette 300 other than the replacement source storage cassette 300, and the frequency of use. Is low, that is, the storage cassette 300 having the largest difference between the usage record data and the replacement threshold value is specified as the replacement destination (step S201).

For example, if the number of conveyed storage cassettes exceeds the exchange threshold, the storage cassette 300 with the smallest number of conveyance among the other storage cassettes 300 is specified as the exchange destination. At this time, a condition may be specified that none of the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of tag writing has reached the exchange threshold as the exchange destination. It should be noted that an evaluation value of the usage record of the storage cassette 300 is calculated from the number of conveyed sheets, the number of roller rotations, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of tag writing, and the storage cassette 300 having the smallest evaluation value is specified as a replacement destination. The exchange destination can be specified by the method.

After step S201, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b controls the operation display unit 104 to display a screen recommending replacement of the storage cassette 300 of the replacement source and the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination (step S202).

After step S202, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b determines whether or not an operation indicating the start of replacement of the storage cassette 300 has been received (step S203). When the operation indicating the start of replacement is received (step S203; Yes), the cassette replacement notification unit 102b displays an operation screen for rewriting the registration ID of the storage cassette 300 of the replacement source that is currently mounted (step S204). ..

After step S204, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b determines whether a rewriting execution operation has been received (step S205). When the rewriting execution operation is accepted (step S205; Yes), the cassette exchange notification unit 102b rewrites the cashier ID of the storage cassette of the exchange source that is currently mounted to the cashier ID of the storage cassette 300 of the exchange destination (step S206). .. This rewriting of the cashier ID is performed on the IC tag data 304a of the IC tag 304 and the cassette management data 106b of the storage unit 106.

After step S206, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b displays a screen for requesting the mounting of the replacement storage cassette 300 (step S207), and determines whether the replacement storage cassette 300 has been mounted (step S208). .. If the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination is not mounted (step S208; No), the process proceeds to step S208 to wait for the mounting of the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination.

If the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination is mounted (step S208; Yes), the cassette replacement notification unit 102b displays an operation screen for rewriting the cashier ID of the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination that has been mounted (step S208: Yes). Step S209).

After step S209, the cassette replacement notification unit 102b determines whether a rewriting execution operation has been received (step S210). When the rewriting execution operation is accepted (step S210; Yes), the cassette exchange notification unit 102b sets the cashier ID of the storage cassette of the exchange destination being mounted to the cashier ID associated with the storage cassette 300 of the exchange source. Rewrite (step S211). This rewriting of the cashier ID is performed on the IC tag data 304a of the IC tag 304 and the cassette management data 106b of the storage unit 106.

After step S211, if the operation indicating the start of exchange is not accepted (step S203; No), the rewriting execution operation of the cashier ID is not accepted for the exchange source (step S205; No), or the cashier ID is for the exchange destination. When the rewriting execution operation has not been received (step S210; No), the cassette replacement notifying unit 102b ends the cassette replacement process.

Next, an example of a screen in the cassette exchange process will be described. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a screen example in the cassette exchange process. FIG. 16A is an example of a screen whose display is controlled in step S202 of FIG. In this screen example, the message "The usage record of the storage cassette has reached the standard for replacement. (Storage cassette ID C002). Please replace it with the cassette at the 13th cash register.", "Replace" and "Replace" The operation button "Do not replace" is displayed. The operation on the operation button of "exchange" is an operation indicating the start of exchange.

When the operation button of “exchange” is operated, the operation screen shown in FIG. 16B is displayed. This operation screen is an operation screen for rewriting the cashier ID of the storage cassette 300 of the replacement source, and corresponds to the screen whose display is controlled in step S204 of FIG.

Specifically, on the operation screen shown in FIG. 16B, a message “Do you want to rewrite the cashier ID of the storage cassette (C002)?” and operation buttons “Yes” and “No” are displayed. .. The operation on the “Yes” operation button is the rewriting execution operation.

When the “Yes” operation button is operated, the cashier ID of the original storage cassette 300 is rewritten, and the screen shown in FIG. 16C is displayed. This screen is a screen for requesting the mounting of the storage cassette 300 selected as the replacement destination, and corresponds to the screen whose display is controlled in step S207 of FIG.

Specifically, on the operation screen shown in FIG. 16C, a message "Please set the storage cassette (C021) of the 13th cash register" is displayed.

When the operator removes the storage cassette 300 with the cassette ID “C021” from the cashier 200 with the cashier ID “R13” and attaches it to the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, the operation screen shown in FIG. 16D is displayed. To be done. This operation screen is an operation screen for rewriting the cashier ID of the exchange destination storage cassette 300, and corresponds to the screen whose display is controlled in step S209 in FIG.

Specifically, in the operation screen shown in FIG. 16D, a message "Do you want to rewrite the cashier ID of the storage cassette (C021)?" and operation buttons "Yes" and "No" are displayed. .. The operation on the “Yes” operation button is the rewriting execution operation. When the “Yes” operation button is operated, the cashier ID of the exchange destination storage cassette 300 is rewritten. In this way, by rewriting the cashier ID of the storage cassette 300 of the exchange source and the cashier ID of the storage cassette 300 of the exchange destination, the cashier IDs are exchanged. After that, since the storage cassette 300 of the replacement source and the storage cassette 300 of the replacement destination are used based on the new cashier ID, the storage cassette 300 of the replacement source, which has approached the endurance limit, is used at the cashier that is used less frequently. be able to.

<Structure of change machine to determine necessity of exchange of storage cassette based on actual usage>
In the description so far, the configuration in which the money depositing and dispensing machine 100 determines whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced based on the usage record has been described as an example, but the change machine 200 stores the storage cassette 300 based on the usage record. It may be configured to determine whether or not the replacement is required.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the change dispenser determines whether or not the storage cassette needs to be replaced based on the usage record.

FIG. 17 shows the operations of the change machine 200a and the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100a when the change deposit 200a is replenished with the change fund from the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100a. When replenishing the change fund from the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100a to the change dispenser 200a, first, the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100a stores the bill as the change fund in the storage cassette 300 (1), and the usage record of the IC tag 304. Update the data (2). Specifically, the number of banknotes stored in the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyed sheets, the rotation number of the roller required for feeding out the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is set to the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment and the number of tag writing. The usage record data is updated by adding.

Then, the storage cassette 300 is removed from the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100a and transported to the cashier (3), and mounted on the change dispenser 200a located at the cashier. The change dispenser 200a pays money by paying out bills from the attached storage cassette 300 and storing them in the bill storage units 234, 236, 238 corresponding to the denomination of the bill (4).

Furthermore, the change dispenser 200a reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304 (5), updates the payment process, and then determines whether the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced (6). Specifically, the number of banknotes delivered from the storage cassette 300 is added to the number of conveyances, the rotation number of the roller required to deliver the banknotes is added to the roller rotation number, and 1 is set to the number of cassette attachments/detachments and the number of tag writes. After the usage record data is updated by adding them, the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, and the number of times of dug writing are compared with respective set replacement thresholds.

As a result of the comparison, if any of the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment, or the number of times of doug writing reaches the exchange threshold, the change machine 200a gives a notification recommending the exchange of the storage cassette 300.

In this way, the change dispenser 200a determines whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced based on the actual use data and gives a notification, so that it is possible to efficiently grasp the time when the storage cassette 300 should be replaced.

With such a configuration, the change dispenser 200a further includes a processing unit that holds the threshold value data in the storage unit 208 and determines whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced and notifies the storage unit 300. Further, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100a only needs to be able to update the usage record data, and does not need to have a processing unit or data relating to cassette management.

If the money deposit and withdrawal machine 100 and the change dispenser 200a having a processing section and data relating to cassette management are used, the storage cassette 300 based on the usage record of both the coin deposit and dispenser 100 and the change dispenser 200a. It is possible to determine the necessity of replacement.

<Modification using the management server>
In the above description, the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 and the change dispenser 200a hold the threshold data 106a and compare it with the actual usage data to determine whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced. The functions of the depositing/dispensing machine 100 and the change dispenser 200a may be configured to be performed by another device.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server 400 holds the threshold data. In the configuration shown in FIG. 18, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 is communicably connected to the management server 400. When the change cassette 600 mounts the storage cassette 300 that stores banknotes to be used as sales money to the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 (1), the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 deposits the banknotes and reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304. (2).

Further, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 receives threshold value data from the management server 400 (3). The coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 updates the usage record data read from the IC tag 304 for the deposit process, and then compares the usage record data with the threshold data received from the management server 400 to determine whether the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced. A judgment is made (4). When it is determined that the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced as a result of the determination, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500 gives a notification recommending the replacement of the storage cassette 300.

In this way, if the money depositing/dispensing machine 500 is configured to acquire the threshold data from the management server 400, the money depositing/dispensing machine 500 does not need to hold the threshold data, and the threshold data can be centrally managed. Note that the change dispenser 600 and the management server 400 are connected to each other, and the change dispenser 600 acquires threshold data from the management server 400 and compares it with the usage record data read from the IC tag 304 to give a notification recommending replacement of the storage cassette 300. It is also possible to do so.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server 400a determines whether the threshold data is held and the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced. In the configuration shown in FIG. 19, the money depositing/dispensing machine 500a is communicably connected to the management server 400a. When the change cassette 600a mounts the storage cassette 300 in which the banknotes to be used as the sales proceeds are attached to the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a (1), the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a deposits the banknotes and reads the usage record data from the IC tag 304. (2).

Further, the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a updates the usage record data read from the IC tag 304 regarding the depositing process, and then transmits the updated result data to the management server 400a (3). The management server 400a determines whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced by comparing the usage record data received from the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a with the threshold data held by the device itself (4). The management server 400a notifies the money deposit/withdrawal machine 500a of the determination result (5). When the money depositing/dispensing machine 500a is notified of the determination result that the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced, it issues a notification recommending the replacement of the storage cassette 300 (6).

In this way, if the management server 400a is configured to hold the threshold data and determine whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced, the processing load on the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a can be reduced. In addition, connecting the change dispenser 600a and the management server 400a, the change dispenser 600a transmits the usage record data to the management server 400a, receives a determination result notification from the management server 400a, and gives a notification recommending replacement of the storage cassette 300. Is also possible.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration in which the management server 400b performs the process related to the threshold data and the usage record data. In the configuration shown in FIG. 20, although the cassette ID is stored in the IC tag 304, it is not necessary to store the usage record data.

The money deposit and withdrawal machine 500b is communicably connected to the management server 400a, and when the change cassette 600b mounts the storage cassette 300 storing the banknotes to be used as sales money on the money deposit and withdrawal machine 500b (1), the banknotes are deposited. At the same time, the cassette ID is read from the IC tag 304 (2).

Further, the money depositing/dispensing machine 500b attaches the data indicating the contents of deposit processing to the cassette ID read from the IC tag 304, and transmits it to the management server 400b (3). The management server 400b holds the threshold data and also holds the usage record data of each storage cassette 300 in association with the cassette ID.

When the management server 400b receives the cassette ID and the data indicating the deposit processing content from the money depositing/dispensing machine 500b, the management server 400b updates the usage record data held by the device itself (4). Then, it is determined whether or not the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced by comparing the updated usage record data with the threshold data held by the device itself (5). The management server 400b notifies the money deposit/withdrawal machine 500b of the determination result (6). When the money depositing/dispensing machine 500b is notified of the determination result that the storage cassette 300 needs to be replaced, it issues a notification recommending the replacement of the storage cassette 300 (7).

In this way, if the management server 400b is configured to perform the processing related to the threshold data and the usage record data, it is possible to reduce the processing load of the coin depositing/dispensing machine 500a and centrally manage the usage record data and the threshold data. The change machine 600b and the management server 400b are connected to each other, and the change machine 600b sends the management server 400b data indicating the cassette ID and the details of the deposit process. The management server 400b receives the determination result notification and exchanges the storage cassette 300. It is also possible to make a notification recommending.

As described above, in the money handling system according to the present embodiment, the IC tag 304 having the nonvolatile storage unit in the storage cassette 300 for exchanging money between the change machine 200 and the money depositing/dispensing machine 100. Is provided, the usage record data of the IC tag 304 is updated when the storage cassette 300 is attached to the change machine 200 and the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100, and the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 exchanges the storage cassette 300 based on the usage record data. Since it is determined whether the storage cassette 300 is necessary or not, the time when the storage cassette 300 should be replaced can be efficiently grasped.

For this reason, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the storage cassette 300 reaches the end of its service life, which makes it impossible to deposit or withdraw sales proceeds or change fund, and the money handling system stops.

Further, the money depositing/dispensing machine 100 integrally manages the use results of the plurality of storage cassettes 300, and replaces the storage cassette 300 used at the cash register with high frequency of use with the storage cassette 300 used at the cash register with low frequency of use. Can be made. Therefore, it is possible to average the usage records of the plurality of storage cassettes 300 and operate them efficiently, and to extend the period during which the money handling system can be operated without purchasing new storage cassettes 300.

Even if the change machine or the management server is configured to hold the threshold data and perform the process related to the usage record data, the same effect can be realized.

The currency handling system described above, and the currency handling apparatus and the change machine provided in such a currency handling system are not limited to the above-described modes, and various modifications can be added.

For example, the plurality of storage cassettes 300 may be divided into groups, and the storage cassettes 300 may be exchanged between the storage cassettes 300 belonging to the same group. If such a configuration is used, it is possible to equalize the usage record for each group, and it is possible to stop the usage of the storage cassette 300 or add a new one for each group.

Further, the plurality of storage cassettes 300 may include a spare storage cassette 300. The spare storage cassette 300 is not associated with the cashier ID, but can be selected as a replacement destination.

Further, when the replacement destination storage cassette 300 cannot be selected, for example, when the usage record of all the storage cassettes 300 has reached the replacement threshold value, the operator may be informed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the number of conveyed sheets, the number of rotations of the roller, the number of times of cassette attachment/detachment and the number of times of tag writing are used as the usage record has been described as an example. May be. In addition, other parameters can also be used as the usage record.

Further, the exchange threshold can be changed as appropriate. For example, even before the exchange threshold is reached, if the error occurrence frequency increases, the corresponding exchange threshold may be lowered to advance the exchange time. Specifically, it is desirable to change the replacement threshold value corresponding to the error that has occurred. That is, if the frequency of occurrence of errors related to transportation increases, the exchange threshold for the number of transported sheets is lowered, and if the frequency of errors related to reading and writing of the IC tag 304 increases, lower the exchange threshold for tag writing times. Good.

Further, the history of the generated error may be written in the IC tag 304 and managed. Further, a use prohibition threshold value that prohibits the use of the storage cassette 300 may be further provided, and the use of the storage cassette 300 whose use record has reached the use prohibition threshold value may be prohibited instead of replacement. The use prohibition can be performed by writing information indicating the use prohibition in the IC tag 304.

Further, the money deposit/withdrawal machine 100 may hold a backup of the data written in the IC tag 304 of the storage cassette 300 whose usage record is close to the replacement threshold.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the money depositing/dispensing machine provided in the backyard of the store is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this and is applied to various currency handling devices. can do.

Further, coin storage cassettes for storing coins and feeding out the stored coins may be detachably attached to the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 and the change dispenser 200, respectively.

In this case, since the coins can be transferred between the coin depositing/dispensing machine 100 and the change dispenser 200 by such a coin storage cassette, the coins collected as sales proceeds from the change dispenser 200. Since it is possible to prevent the operator's hand from touching coins to be replenished as change fund to the change dispenser 200 dispensed from the coin dispenser 100, it is possible to improve security.

The money handling system and the money handling method of the present invention efficiently grasp the time when a storage cassette should be replaced in a money handling system that transfers money between a change machine and a money depositing/dispensing machine via a storage cassette. Useful for.

100, 100a, 500, 500a, 500b Money deposit/withdrawal machine 101 Housing 102 Control unit 102a Cassette management unit 102b Cassette replacement notification unit 102c Replacement destination cassette identification unit 104 Operation display unit 105 Communication unit 106 Storage unit 106a Threshold data 106b Cassette management Data 107 Cash management unit 110 Banknote processing unit 120 Banknote receiving unit 120a Banknote receiving port 121 Banknote feeding mechanism 122 Banknote dispensing unit 122a Banknote outlet 124 Rejecting reject unit 126 Cassette mounting unit 126a, 140a, 170a Door 128 Writing unit 129 Reading unit 130 Transport unit 130a Circulating transport unit 130b Connection transport unit 132 Identification unit 134, 136 Banknote storage unit 135, 137 Banknote delivery mechanism 140 Collection cassette 150 Coin processing unit 152 Coin receiving unit 153 Coin delivery mechanism 154 Payment delivery unit 156 Identification unit 158 1st branch part 160 Storage delivery part 162 Dispensing conveyance part 164 2nd branch part 166 Coin payout part 170 Collection cassette 180 Packaging coin storage unit 200, 200a, 600a, 600b Change machine 202 High-level control part 203 Communication part 204 Operation display Part 205 Cassette data updating part 208 Storage part 210 Banknote processing unit 210a Banknote control part 212 Housing 220 Banknote receiving part 220a Banknote receiving port 221 Banknote feeding mechanism 222 Banknote paying out part 222a Banknote take-out port 224 Discharge rejecting part 226 Cassette mounting part 228 Writing unit 229 Reading unit 230 Conveying unit 230a Circulating conveying unit 230b Connection conveying unit 232 Identification unit 234, 236, 238 Banknote storing unit 235, 237, 239 Banknote feeding mechanism 240 Communication unit 250 Coin processing unit 250a Coin control unit 252 Coin receiving Part 253 Coin payout mechanism 254 Deposit delivery part 256 Identification part 258 Branching part 260 Storage delivery part 262 Withdrawal delivery part 266 Coin payout part 280 Packaging coin storage unit 280a Packaging coin control part 284 Detection part 286 Lock mechanism 288 Storage part 289 Communication part 290 POS register 291 POS control unit 292 Communication unit 293 Display unit 294 Operation unit 295 Storage unit 296 Card reader 297 Printing unit 300 Storage cassette 301 Casing 302 Opening 304 IC tag 304a IC tag data 400, 400a, 400b Management server

Claims (13)

A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money as change, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales money in the change machine, the change machine and the money processing A money handling system that exchanges money between the change machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be attached to each device,
The storage cassette has at least a non-volatile storage unit,
The change machine is
When the storage cassette is mounted or removed, at least a first update unit for updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit,
The money handling device is
A life information storage unit for storing life information concerning the life of the storage cassette;
A second update unit that updates the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is attached or detached;
A currency handling system, comprising: a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money as change, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales money in the change machine, the change machine and the money processing A money handling system that exchanges money between the change machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be attached to each device,
The storage cassette has at least a non-volatile storage unit,
The money handling device is
When the storage cassette is mounted or removed, at least a first update unit for updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit,
The change machine is
A life information storage unit for storing life information concerning the life of the storage cassette;
A second update unit that updates the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the storage cassette is attached or detached;
A currency handling system, comprising: a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. The currency handling system according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a non-volatile storage unit provided in an IC tag attached to the storage cassette. The said usage record information contains the frequency|count of writing to the memory|storage part of the said IC tag, The said lifetime information contains the maximum number of times which can be written in the memory|storage part of the said IC tag, The claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Money handling system. The usage record information includes the total number of coins transported to the storage cassette, the total number of rotations of the transport rollers in the storage cassette, and/or the total number of attachments/detachments of the storage cassette, and the life information is stored in the storage cassette. 5. The upper limit of the number of coins that can be conveyed, the upper limit of the number of rotations of a conveyance roller in the storage cassette, and/or the upper limit of the number of times that the storage cassette is attached and detached is included. Money handling system. The notification unit is configured to perform a predetermined notification when the usage record included in the usage record information reaches a predetermined ratio with respect to an upper limit value included in the life information. The money handling system described in any one. The money handling device or the change machine,
7. The currency handling system according to claim 1, further comprising a lifetime information acquisition unit that acquires the lifetime information from a predetermined management device and stores the lifetime information in the lifetime information storage unit. .. The currency processing equipment is,
A usage record information storage unit that stores usage record information of a plurality of storage cassettes,
Of the usage record information of each storage cassette stored in the usage record information storage unit, a specification unit for specifying a storage cassette with a small usage record is further provided.
The notification unit,
When the usage record included in the usage record information reaches a predetermined ratio with respect to the upper limit value contained in the life information, a notification is given to replace the storage cassette specified by the specifying unit with a small usage record. The money handling system according to claim 6 or 7. 9. The money handling system according to claim 8, wherein the usage record information storage unit stores the usage record information of a plurality of storage cassettes including a spare cassette not associated with each change machine. A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money that is a change, a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, and a predetermined management device, A money handling system for giving and receiving money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via storage cassettes that can be mounted on the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively.
The money handling device or the change machine,
When the storage cassette is mounted or removed, an updating unit that updates the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the nonvolatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette,
A determination requesting unit that issues a determination request including the usage record information updated by the updating unit to the predetermined management device,
And a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on the determination result notified from the management device,
The management device is
A life information storage unit for storing life information concerning the life of the storage cassette;
A determination unit that determines a use restriction of the storage cassette based on the usage record information and the life information included in a determination request from the money handling apparatus or the change machine,
And a determination result notifying unit for notifying the currency processing device or the change machine of the determination result by the determination unit. A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money that is a change, a money processing device for storing at least the sales in the change machine, and a predetermined management device, A money handling system for giving and receiving money between the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus via storage cassettes that can be mounted on the money handling machine and the money handling apparatus, respectively.
The money handling device or the change machine,
A notification unit for notifying the management device of the cassette identification information stored in the non-volatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette when the storage cassette is mounted or removed.
And a notification unit that performs a predetermined notification based on the determination result notified from the management device,
The management device is
A life information storage unit for storing life information concerning the life of the storage cassette;
A usage record information storage unit that stores the usage record information related to the storage cassette in association with the cassette identification information of the storage cassette;
An updating unit that updates the usage record information stored in the usage record information storage unit based on the cassette identification information notified from the money handling apparatus or the change machine,
A determination unit that determines the usage restriction of the storage cassette based on the usage record information and the life information stored in the usage record information storage unit;
And a determination result notifying unit for notifying the currency processing device or the change machine of the determination result by the determination unit. A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money as change, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales money in the change machine, the change machine and the money processing A money handling method for a money handling system, wherein money is exchanged between the change machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be attached to each of the devices.
A storage step in which the money handling apparatus stores life information related to the life of the storage cassette in a life information storage unit;
A first updating step of updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the non-volatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette when the change dispenser is attached to or removed from the storage cassette. When,
A second updating step of updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the money handling apparatus is attached to or detached from the storage cassette;
The money handling apparatus includes a notification step of performing a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information. A change machine for storing money according to a settlement process of goods and a process of paying out money as change, and a money processing device for storing at least the sales money in the change machine, the change machine and the money processing A money handling method for a money handling system, wherein money is exchanged between the change machine and the money handling apparatus via a storage cassette that can be attached to each of the devices.
A storage step in which the change dispenser stores life information related to the life of the storage cassette in a life information storage unit;
A first update for updating the usage record information relating to the storage cassette stored in the non-volatile storage unit provided in the storage cassette when the storage device is attached to or removed from the money handling apparatus. Steps,
A second updating step of updating the usage record information related to the storage cassette stored in the storage unit when the change dispenser is attached to or removed from the storage cassette;
The money handling method, wherein the change machine includes a notification step of performing a predetermined notification based on the usage record information and the life information.

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