JP6812297B2 - Change machine, money processing system and operation setting method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a change machine, a money processing system, and an operation setting method that can efficiently prevent unexpected troubles when the host device is not repaired along with the function repair of the change machine.

Conventionally, various stores such as convenience stores and supermarkets have a money registration machine having a point-of-sale management function (hereinafter referred to as "POS cash register") and a money processing device (hereinafter referred to as "POS cash register") communicably connected to the POS cash register. It is arranged so that it can communicate with (called a "change machine").

Here, there is known a technique of sending a command from a POS cash register to a change machine and causing the change machine to operate in response to the command (see Patent Document 1 and the like). For example, when the POS cash register is activated, the POS cash register sends a setting change command to the change machine, and the change machine sets according to the setting change command.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-11666

In this way, since the POS cash register and the change machine perform various processes in cooperation with each other, when adding a new function to the change machine, it is necessary to repair the POS cash register according to the addition of the function. .. This is because if the POS cash register is not repaired, the response sent from the change machine in response to the setting change command from the POS cash register may become an unknown response to the POS cash register, and the POS cash register may freeze. ..

However, when a new function is added to the change machine, if the POS cash register is to be repaired in association with the addition of the function, there is a problem that a large amount of repair time is required and the repair cost is increased. In addition, as a store, it is desirable to use it as it is unless there is a particular abnormality in the current POS cash register.

From these facts, it is important how to efficiently prevent unexpected troubles when the upper equipment such as the POS cash register is not repaired due to the functional repair of the change machine (including the addition of new functions). It has become an issue. Such a problem occurs not only when a new function is added to a change machine but also when an existing function is repaired.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and efficiently prevents unexpected troubles when the higher-level device is not repaired due to the functional repair of the change machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a change machine, a money processing system, and an operation setting method capable of performing.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a change machine provided so as to be able to communicate with a higher-level device, and has a receiving unit that receives a setting change command from the higher-level device and the setting change command. The pseudo response notification unit is provided with a pseudo response notification unit that notifies the host device of a pseudo normal response indicating that the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change is not performed . On condition that the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started, the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change by the setting change command is not performed. a pseudo-normal response to the effect that characterized the notification child to the host device.

Further, in the present invention, is the setting change command automatically transmitted when the higher-level device is started, based on the time when the receiving unit receives the setting change command from the higher-level device? It is characterized by further including a first determination unit for determining whether or not.

Further, in the present invention, in the above invention, when the setting change command is activated when the higher-level device is activated, based on the state acquisition unit that acquires the state of the higher-level device and the state of the higher-level device acquired by the state acquisition unit. It is further provided with a second determination unit for determining whether or not the command is an automatically transmitted setting change command.

Further, in the above invention, the present invention includes a setting change processing unit that performs a setting change process according to the setting change command when the setting change command is not a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started. The present invention further includes a normal response notification unit that notifies the higher-level device of a normal response after the setting change processing is completed by the setting change processing unit.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the setting change command is a command including at least the setting of valid or invalid of various buttons of the change machine.

Further, the present invention is a money processing system in which a higher-level device and a change machine provided so as to be able to communicate with the higher-level device are communicably connected, and the change machine receives a setting change command from the higher-level device. The receiver and the pseudo-response notification unit that notifies the host device of a pseudo-normal response to the effect that the setting change according to the setting change command is completed when the setting is not changed by the setting change command. The pseudo response notification unit is provided with the setting change when the setting change command is not performed by the setting change command on the condition that the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started. pseudo normal response indicating the completion of the setting change according to the command, characterized the notification child to the host device.

Further, the present invention is an operation setting method in a money processing system in which a host device and a change machine provided so as to be able to communicate with the host device are communicably connected, and the change machine is set from the host device. A pseudo response that notifies the host device of a pseudo normal response that the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change is not performed by the setting change command and the reception process that receives the change command. look including a notifying step, the pseudo response notification step, when the setting change command is subject to the limitation that setting change command is automatically sent at the start of the host system does not perform the setting change by the setting change command in the pseudo normal response indicating the completion of the setting change in accordance with the setting change command, wherein the notification child to the host device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently prevent unexpected troubles when the higher-level device is not repaired along with the functional repair of the change machine.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money processing system according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a change machine and a POS cash register. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a bill processing unit in a change machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a coin processing unit in a change machine. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the change machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the change machine. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for controlling a response based on a condition. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the change machine when controlling the response based on the condition. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for managing and using the response history.

Hereinafter, examples of the change machine, the money processing system, and the operation setting method according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In this embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a money processing system arranged in a store such as a convenience store or a supermarket will be shown.

<Concept of money processing system according to the present invention>
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the concept of the money processing system according to the present invention. In stores such as convenience stores and supermarkets, a POS cash register 290, which is a money registration machine for inputting product data when a customer purchases a product, and a POS cash register 290 are connected to the POS cash register 290, and the clerk receives the product from the customer. A change machine 200 is installed to withdraw change according to the cash received and store the received cash.

The settings of the POS cash register 290 and the change machine 200 can be changed and functions can be added. FIG. 1A shows a case where the operation mode C is newly added to the change machine 200 in a state where the POS cash register 290 and the change machine 200 can operate in either the operation mode A or the operation mode B.

In this way, when the operation mode C is added only to the change machine 200, the change machine 200 is in a state in which it can operate in an operation mode that the POS cash register 290 does not support.

In this state, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the POS cash register 290 and the change machine 200 are started, the POS cash register 290 requests the change machine 200 to change the setting to the operation mode A as an operation at the time of startup. Send a command. Here, if the change machine 200 executes the change to the operation mode A in response to the command from the POS cash register 290, the operation in the operation mode C originally intended by the operator cannot be performed. Further, if the change machine 200 returns a response that the setting cannot be changed because it operates in the operation mode C, the POS cash register 290 receives an unknown response that is not set in the own device, and the subsequent operation is performed. It cannot be done properly.

Therefore, when the change machine 200 according to the present embodiment receives a command requesting the setting to the operation mode A, the change machine 200 sets the operation mode A to the POS cash register 290 while maintaining the selection of the operation mode C. A pseudo normal response (dummy response) indicating that the setting change has been completed is returned.

When the change machine 200 returns a dummy response to the command from the POS cash register 290, the change machine 200 can operate in the operation mode C, and the POS cash register 290 can properly operate without making settings related to the operation mode C. Can work.

In this way, when the change machine 200 receives a command from the POS cash register 290 and does not perform the process according to the received command, the change machine 200 gives a pseudo normal response to the effect that the process according to the command is completed. Send to. With such a configuration, even when the POS cash register 290 is not repaired due to the function repair (including the addition of a new function) of the change machine 200, it is possible to efficiently prevent unexpected troubles.

<Structure of change machine 200>
Next, the detailed configuration of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the change machine 200 according to the first embodiment includes a coin processing unit 250 and a bill processing unit 210 arranged next to the coin processing unit 250, and the bill processing unit 210. A POS cash register 290 is placed above the coin processing unit 250. The banknote processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250 each perform deposit / withdrawal processing of coins and banknotes. Further, the POS cash register 290 is used as a management device for managing the change machine 200.

First, the configuration of the banknote processing unit 210 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bill processing unit 210 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 212, and a bill receiving section 222, a bill payout section 220, a withdrawal reject section 224, and a cassette are provided on the front surface of the housing 212. The mounting portion 226 is arranged.

The bill receiving unit 222 is a processing unit that receives the input of bills by the operator and takes them into the bill processing unit 210. The bill payout unit 220 is a processing unit that pays out bills from the inside of the bill processing unit 210.

The cassette mounting unit 226 has a removable storage cassette used for collecting sales and replenishing change. The withdrawal reject unit 224 collects banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal, such as the denomination cannot be identified.

Further, the banknote processing unit 210 includes a transport unit 230 that transports banknotes one by one inside the housing 212, and a plurality of banknote storages that can store banknotes inside the housing 212 and deliver the stored banknotes. A unit 234, 236, and 238 are provided. In FIG. 3, the lower side surface of the housing 212 is the front side surface of the bill processing unit 210, and the upward direction in FIG. 3 is the depth direction of the bill processing unit 210.

As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 230 includes a circular transport unit 230a arranged at the center position of the housing 212 and a plurality of connection transport units 230b. In addition, the bill receiving section 222, the bill payout section 220, the withdrawal reject section 224, the cassette mounting section 226 to which the storage cassette 300 can be detachably mounted, and the three banknote storage sections 234, 236, and 238 are the orbiting transport sections 230a, respectively. It is arranged so as to surround.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bill receiving section 222, the bill payout section 220, the withdrawal reject section 224, the cassette mounting section 226, and the three bill storage sections 234, 236, 238 are provided by each of the plurality of connecting transport sections 230b. Is connected to each of the above and the circumferential transport unit 230a. Further, the orbital transport unit 230a is provided with an identification unit 232, and the identification unit 232 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back, transport state, etc. of the banknotes transported by the orbital transport unit 230a. Do.

The circular transport unit 230a can transport one bill at a time in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Further, in the transport unit 230, a route switching unit (not shown) for switching the banknote transport route between the circuit transport unit 230a and each connection transport unit 230b is arranged along the circuit transport unit 230a.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the front surface of the housing 212 is provided with a banknote receiving port of the banknote receiving unit 222 and a banknote outlet of the banknote payout unit 220. Further, the cassette mounting portion 226 can mount and remove the storage cassette 300.

The bill receiving section 222 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism 221. When it is detected that one or a plurality of bills have been inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port, the bill feeding mechanism 221 is driven to eject the bills. The sheets are fed one by one to the circular transport unit 230a side via the connection transport unit 230b.

Further, the bill payout unit 220 is configured to discharge the bills fed from each bill storage unit 234, 236, 238 to the circular transport unit 230a to the outside of the housing 212 by the bill outlet.

The withdrawal reject unit 224 selects banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to a transport abnormality such as double feeding or skewing among the banknotes drawn out from the banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 during the withdrawal process. Withdrawal reject Store as banknotes. Further, among the banknotes taken into the housing 212 from the banknote receiving unit 222, the banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 232 due to stains or the like at the time of deposit processing are returned to the banknote payout unit 220 as deposit rejected banknotes. To.

Each bill storage unit 234, 236, 238 stores bills by denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 232. These banknote storage units 234, 236, and 238 store banknotes as sales proceeds and banknotes to be withdrawn as change in the banknote processing unit 210. For example, a 1000-yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 234, a 5000-yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 236, and a 10000-yen bill is stored in the bill storage unit 238. Further, each bill storage unit 234, 236, 238 is provided with a bill feeding mechanism 235, 237, 239, respectively, and the bills stored in these bill storage portions 234, 236, 238 are each bill feeding mechanism. By 235, 237, and 239, the banknotes are fed one by one to the circumferential transport unit 230a via the connection transport unit 230b.

Next, the configuration of the coin processing unit 250 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the coin processing unit 250 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 251 and a coin receiving portion 252 provided on the front side of the housing 251 and a coin receiving portion 252 on the front side of the housing 251. A coin payout unit 266 provided below the unit 252, and a plurality of storage and payout units 260 capable of storing coins and paying out the stored coins inside the housing 251 are provided.

The coin receiving unit 252 takes in the coins received through the coin insertion slot one by one into the housing 251 in a one-layer, one-row state. Specifically, the coin receiving unit 252 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism 253 (see FIG. 5) composed of a feeding belt or the like, and when the coins received by the coin receiving unit 252 are detected, the coin feeding mechanism 253 By being driven, the coin feeding mechanism 253 pays out coins one by one inside the housing 251. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the coin receiving unit 252 is connected to a deposit transporting unit 254 for transporting coins delivered into the housing 251 by the coin receiving unit 252.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the middle of the deposit transfer unit 254, an identification unit 256 for identifying the coin denomination, authenticity, correct loss, front and back, transfer state, etc., and a branch unit 258 are provided, respectively. There is. Based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 256, 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 them to the withdrawal transfer unit 262.

On the other hand, coins to be stored in the housing 251 such as normal coins are conveyed to each storage delivery unit 260 by the deposit transfer unit 254. The storage feeding unit 260 is configured to store coins by denomination and to be able to pay out the stored coins. For example, there are 6 storage and delivery units 260 corresponding to 6 denominations of coins (500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 5 yen coins and 1 yen coins) distributed in Japan. Is provided, and coins are stored in each storage delivery unit 260 in ascending order from the upstream side (that is, the lower side in FIG. 4) of the deposit transfer unit 254 for each denomination. Further, the storage feeding unit 260 is provided with a coin feeding mechanism (not shown) for feeding the coins stored in the storage feeding unit 260 one by one to the withdrawal carrying unit 262.

The withdrawal transfer unit 262 conveys the coins paid out from the storage and delivery unit 260 to the coin payout unit 266. Further, the withdrawal transfer unit 262 conveys the reject coins and the like branched from the deposit transfer unit 254 by the branch unit 258 to the coin payout unit 266.

<Structure of control system of change machine 200>
Next, the configuration of the control system of the change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIG. The bill processing unit 210 of the change machine 200 is equipped with a communication unit 240, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 232, each bill feeding mechanism (banknote feeding mechanism 221 235, 237, 239), and a cassette in the bill control unit 210a. It has a configuration in which the unit 226 is connected.

The communication unit 240 is a communication interface that communicates with the coin processing unit 250. The bill control unit 210a transports bills by driving the transport unit 230 and each bill feeding mechanism using the identification result of the identification unit 232, and transmits the bill transport result to the coin processing unit 250. Further, the bill control unit 210a acquires the cassette mounting status from the cassette mounting unit 226 and transmits the cassette mounting status to the coin processing unit 250.

The coin processing unit 250 of the change machine 200 connects the communication unit 203, the operation display unit 204, the storage unit 205, and the coin control unit 250a to the upper control unit 202, and the coin feeding mechanism 253 and the deposit transfer unit 254 to the coin control unit 250a. , The identification unit 256, the branch unit 258, each storage and delivery unit 260, and the withdrawal transfer unit 262 are connected to each other.

The coin control unit 250a transports coins by driving the coin feeding mechanism 253, the deposit transporting section 254, the branching section 258, each storage feeding section 260, and the withdrawal transporting section 262 using the identification result of the identification unit 256. , The coin transport result is transmitted to the upper control unit 202.

The communication unit 203 is a communication interface that communicates with the bill processing unit 210 and the POS cash register 290. The operation display unit 204 is a touch panel or the like provided on the upper surface of the housing 251 of the coin processing unit 250, and is housed in an operation screen for the operator to operate, and in each of the bill processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250. Information on the amount of coins is displayed on the operation display unit 204. The operator can input various commands to the host control unit 202 by touching the operation buttons on the operation screen displayed on the operation display unit 204 with a finger.

The storage unit 205 is a storage device composed of a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory or a secondary storage medium such as a hard disk device, and stores the current data 205a and the setting data 205b. The amount data 205a is data related to the amount of money stored in each of the bill processing unit 210 and the coin processing unit 250.

The setting data 205b is data indicating a setting related to the operation of the change machine 200. The selectable operation mode is included in the setting data 205b. Further, the setting data 205b indicates whether or not to perform a dummy response to the command received from the POS cash register 290. Whether or not to perform a dummy response may be set collectively so that a dummy response is performed for all commands, or may be set for each command. It is also possible to make settings such as giving a dummy response to a command group related to a specific function.

When the higher control unit 202 receives the payment request from the POS cash register 290, the upper control unit 202 instructs the coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a to accept the insertion of money. The coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a perform the deposit processing by transporting the inserted coins to the corresponding storage units in response to the instruction from the upper control unit 202, and transmit the deposit processing result to the upper control unit 202. To do.

When the higher control unit 202 receives the deposit processing result from the coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a, the upper control unit 202 updates the amount data 205a, obtains the total amount of the inserted money, and POS as the amount information of the inserted money. Send to cashier 290.

Further, when the upper control unit 202 receives a withdrawal request for which the denomination and the number of coins to be withdrawn are specified from the POS cash register 290, the upper control unit 202 instructs the coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a to withdraw the money. To do. The coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a pay out the specified denomination and number of coins from the storage unit in response to the instruction from the upper control unit 202 to perform withdrawal processing, and the withdrawal processing result is output to the upper control unit 202. Send to.

When the higher control unit 202 receives the withdrawal processing result from the coin control unit 250a and the bill control unit 210a, the upper control unit 202 updates the amount data 205a and POS notifies that the change has been withdrawn normally. Send to cashier 290.

Further, the upper control unit 202 has a function of returning a dummy response to a command from the POS cash register 290. The upper control unit 202 has a setting management unit 202a, a determination unit 202b, a command processing unit 202c, a normal response notification unit 202d, and a dummy response notification unit 202e as processing units related to the dummy response.

The setting management unit 202a is a processing unit that performs various settings of the change machine 200. Specifically, addition or deletion of operation modes, change of threshold value for determining whether or not the number of coins stored in each storage unit is within an appropriate range, setting of enable / disable of various buttons of the change machine 200 , You can set which command to give a dummy response. The setting management unit 202a registers and manages the contents of these settings in the setting data 205b.

When the determination unit 202b receives a command from the POS register 290, the determination unit 202b refers to the setting data 205b and determines whether to execute the command and return the execution result or to return a dummy response without executing the command. It is a department.

The command processing unit 202c is a processing unit that executes a command received from the POS register 290 when it is determined by the determination unit 202b to execute a command and respond to an execution result.

The normal response notification unit 202d is determined to execute a command by the determination unit 202b and respond to the execution result, and when the command processing unit 202c executes the command, the processing unit notifies the POS cash register 290 of the execution result as a response. Is.

When the determination unit 202b determines that the dummy response is returned without executing the command, the dummy response notification unit 202e notifies the POS cash register 290 of a pseudo normal response indicating that the command execution is completed. Is.

Next, the processing procedure of the change machine 200 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the change machine 200. First, when the change machine 200 receives a command from the POS cash register 290 (step S101), the determination unit 202b refers to the setting data 205b and determines whether or not the received command is the target command of the dummy response (step S101). Step S102).

As a result of the determination, if the command is not the target of the dummy response (step S102; No), the command processing unit 202c executes the received command (step S103), and the normal response notification unit 202d uses the execution result as a response to POS register 290. (Step S104), and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the result of the determination is that the command is the target of the dummy response (step S102; Yes), the dummy response notification unit 202e notifies the POS register 290 of the dummy response without executing the command by the command processing unit 202c. (Step S105), and the process ends.

Next, a modified example of response control will be described. The determination unit 202b can set not only the type of command but also various conditions to make it different whether or not to perform a dummy response.

For example, when the POS cash register 290 is activated at the time of opening the store, the POS cash register 290 automatically sends a command requesting the change machine 200 to change the operation mode setting. For the command automatically transmitted in this way, it is preferable to perform a dummy response as described above, but the operator operates the POS cash register 290 and requests the change machine 200 to change the operation mode setting. When the command to be sent is sent, it is required to actually change the operation mode.

Therefore, the determination unit 202b notifies the POS cash register 290 of a dummy response on condition that the command received from the POS cash register 290 is a command automatically transmitted when the POS cash register 290 is activated.

As a specific condition, the time when the command is received from the POS cash register 290 can be used. That is, it is determined that the command received in the predetermined time zone before the store opens is the command automatically transmitted when the POS cash register 290 is started.

Further, the state of the POS cash register 290 can also be used as a condition. The state of the POS cash register 290 may be obtained by providing a state acquisition unit on the change machine 200. Further, the state of the POS cash register 290 may be specified from the order of commands sent and received to and from the POS cash register 290.

As a series of processes at the time of starting the own device, the POS cash register 290 automatically sends a start command to the change machine 200 to start the change machine 200, and then automatically sends a command requesting a change in the operation mode setting. In such a configuration, if the change machine 200 receives a command requesting a change in the operation mode setting within a predetermined time after receiving the start command, it can be determined that the command is automatically transmitted at the time of start-up.

The change machine 200 is not limited to the one that starts up by receiving the start command from the POS cash register 290, but also the one that starts up by operating the own device. When the change machine 200 starts up by operating its own device, a command to notify the start is sent to the POS cash register 290, and when the POS cash register 290 receives a command to notify the start from the change machine 200, the operation mode setting is changed. The command requesting is automatically sent. In such a configuration, if the change machine 200 receives a command requesting a change in the operation mode setting within a predetermined time after transmitting a command notifying the POS cash register 290 to start, the change machine 200 is automatically transmitted at the time of starting. Judge as a command.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for controlling a response based on a condition. As shown in FIG. 7 (b1), the POS cash register 290 automatically transmits a command requesting the change machine 200 to change the setting to the operation mode A as an operation at startup. The change machine 200 determines that the command is automatically transmitted from the time, the state of the POS cash register 290, the command reception order, and the like, and while maintaining the selection of the operation mode C, shifts to the operation mode A for the POS cash register 290. Returns a pseudo normal response (dummy response) indicating that the setting change of is completed.

On the other hand, in FIG. (B2), the POS cash register 290 transmits a command requesting the change machine 200 to change the setting to the operation mode A based on the operation by the operator. The change machine 200 determines that the command is not automatically transmitted from the time, the state of the POS cash register 290, the command reception order, etc., executes the change to the operation mode A, and completes the setting change to the operation mode A. Returns a normal notification to that effect as a response. If the change to the operation mode A fails, a response indicating that the setting change to the operation mode A has failed is returned.

Next, the processing procedure of the change machine 200 when the response is controlled based on the conditions will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the change machine 200 when controlling the response based on the conditions. First, when the change machine 200 receives a command from the POS cash register 290 (step S201), the determination unit 202b refers to the setting data 205b and determines whether or not the received command is the target command of the dummy response (step S201). Step S202).

As a result of the determination, if the command is not the target of the dummy response (step S202; No), the command processing unit 202c executes the received command (step S203), and the normal response notification unit 202d uses the execution result as a response to POS register 290. (Step S204), and the process ends.

On the other hand, if the result of the determination is that the command is the target of the dummy response (step S202; Yes), the determination unit 202b further determines whether or not the condition of the dummy response is satisfied (step S205).

As a result of the determination, if the dummy response condition is not satisfied (step S205; No), the command processing unit 202c executes the received command (step S203), and the normal response notification unit 202d uses the execution result as a response to register the POS. Notify 290 (step S204), and end the process.

Then, when the condition of the dummy response is satisfied (step S205; Yes), the dummy response notification unit 202e notifies the POS register 290 of the dummy response without executing the command by the command processing unit 202c (step S206). ), End the process.

Next, the management and use of the response history will be described. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for managing and using the response history. Assuming that the change machine 200 makes a pseudo normal response as a dummy response, the POS cash register 290 side cannot determine the actual state of the change machine 200.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the change machine 200 stores the response history of its own device as the response history data 205c in the storage unit 205. The response history data 205c includes the date and time of the response made by the change machine 200, the content of the response, and whether or not the response is a dummy response. Further, when a plurality of change machines 200 are installed in the store, each change machine 200 stores and manages the response history data 205c of its own device in the storage unit 205.

By managing the response history data 205c of the plurality of change machines 200 in this way and comparing and analyzing the response history data 205c, it is possible to evaluate whether or not the plurality of change machines 200 in the store are properly operated. it can.

For example, even if each change machine 200 returns a normal response, if some change machines 200 return a dummy response and another change machine 200 returns a command execution result as a response. For example, it is possible to determine that the settings of the change machine 200 are inconsistent, and it is possible to notify the person in charge of the store.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the change machine 200 receives the command from the POS cash register 290 and does not perform the processing according to the received command, the change machine 200 has completed the processing according to the command. A pseudo normal response is sent to the POS register 290. With such a configuration, even when the POS cash register 290 is not repaired due to the function repair (including the addition of a new function) of the change machine 200, it is possible to efficiently prevent unexpected troubles.

Further, by configuring the dummy response on the condition that the POS cash register 290 is a command automatically transmitted at startup, even if the same command is transmitted based on the operation of the operator, a dummy response is performed. It is possible to execute normal processing without performing. Whether or not the POS cash register 290 is a command automatically transmitted at startup can be determined from the time and the state of the POS cash register 290.

In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the change machine 200 performs a dummy response to the POS cash register 290, which is a higher-level device, has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the change machine, and processes commands received from the higher-level device. It can be applied to any device.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a money processing system such as a convenience store or a supermarket is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any money for withdrawing change is not limited to this. It can be applied to the processing system.

In addition, each configuration shown in the above embodiment is a schematic function, and does not necessarily have to be physically shown. That is, the form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of the device is functionally or physically distributed / integrated in an arbitrary unit according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be configured.

The change machine, the money processing system, and the operation setting method of the present invention are useful for efficiently preventing unexpected troubles when the higher-level device is not repaired due to the functional repair of the change machine.

200 Change machine 202 Upper control unit 202a Setting management unit 202b Judgment unit 202c Command processing unit 202d Normal response notification unit 202e Dummy response notification unit 203, 240, 292 Communication unit 204 Operation display unit 205, 295 Storage unit 205a Current data 205b Setting Data 205c Response history data 210 Banknote processing unit 210a Banknote control unit 212,251 Housing 220 Banknote payout unit 221, 235, 237, 239 Banknote delivery mechanism 222 Banknote acceptance unit 224 Withdrawal reject unit 226 Cassette mounting unit 230 Transport unit 230a Circulation Transport unit 230b Connection transport unit 232, 256 Identification unit 234, 236, 238 Banknote storage unit 250 Coin processing unit 250a Coin control unit 252 Coin receiving unit 253 Coin feeding mechanism 254 Deposit transporting unit 258 Branching unit 260 Storage feeding unit 262 Withdrawal transport Part 266 Coin payout part 290 POS cash register 293, 293a Display part 294 Operation part 298 Bar code reader 300 Storage cassette

Claims (7)

It is a change machine installed so that it can communicate with the host device.
A receiver that receives a setting change command from the host device and
It is provided with a pseudo response notification unit that notifies the host device of a pseudo normal response to the effect that the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting is not changed by the setting change command .
The pseudo response notification unit
On condition that the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started, the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change by the setting change command is not performed. Notify the host device of a pseudo normal response to that effect.
Change machine, wherein a call. A first determination unit that determines whether or not the setting change command is a setting change command that is automatically transmitted when the higher device is started, based on the time when the receiving unit receives the setting change command from the higher device. The change machine according to claim 1 , further comprising. A state acquisition unit that acquires the state of the host device and
Based on the state of the higher-level device acquired by the state-acquiring unit, a second determination unit that determines whether or not the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the higher-level device is started is further added. The change machine according to claim 1 , wherein the change machine is provided. When the setting change command is not a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started, a setting change processing unit that performs setting change processing according to the setting change command, and a setting change processing unit.
The change according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a normal response notification unit for notifying the host device of a normal response after the setting change processing is completed by the setting change processing unit. Machine. The change machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the setting change command is a command including at least an enable or invalid setting of various buttons of the change machine. It is a money processing system in which a higher-level device and a change machine provided so as to be able to communicate with the higher-level device are connected in a communicable manner.
The change machine
A receiver that receives a setting change command from the host device and
It is provided with a pseudo response notification unit that notifies the host device of a pseudo normal response to the effect that the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting is not changed by the setting change command .
The pseudo response notification unit
On condition that the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started, the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change by the setting change command is not performed. Notify the host device of a pseudo normal response to that effect.
Money processing system comprising a call. It is an operation setting method in a money processing system in which a higher-level device and a change machine provided so as to be able to communicate with the higher-level device are connected in a communicable manner.
A receiving process in which the change machine receives a setting change command from the host device, and
Wherein when not performing setting change by the setting change command, see contains a pseudo response notification step of notifying the pseudo normal response indicating the completion of the setting change in accordance with the setting change command to the host device,
The pseudo response notification step
On condition that the setting change command is a setting change command automatically transmitted when the host device is started, the setting change corresponding to the setting change command is completed when the setting change by the setting change command is not performed. Notify the host device of a pseudo normal response to that effect.
Operation setting wherein a call.

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