JP7000238B2 - Money processing equipment and money processing system - Google Patents

Description

The techniques disclosed herein relate to money processing equipment and money processing systems.

Conventionally, a money processing device for processing money is known. For example, Patent Document 1 includes a receiving unit that accepts money, a storage unit that stores a plurality of setting files including threshold values set for each of a plurality of determination elements, and a plurality of setting files stored in the storage unit. A currency having a selection unit that selects one from, and a determination unit that determines the correctness or authenticity of the currency accepted by the receiving unit based on a plurality of thresholds included in the setting file selected by the selection unit. The processing equipment is disclosed.

International Publication No. 2009/122503

However, in the money processing device of Patent Document 1, since a plurality of setting files (determination patterns) are simply stored in the storage unit, the operator selects which setting file from the plurality of setting files. It is difficult to determine what to do.

Therefore, it is an object of the technique disclosed here to provide a money processing technique capable of facilitating the selection of a determination pattern by an operator.

The technique disclosed herein relates to a money processing apparatus for processing money. This money processing device has a transport unit for transporting the money, an identification unit for identifying the money, and a plurality of determination patterns each including a threshold value for each of a plurality of determination elements prepared for identifying the money. It includes a storage unit for storing money and a control unit for controlling the operation of the money processing device. In the determination pattern setting process for selecting the determination pattern used for identifying money in the identification unit from the plurality of determination patterns, the control unit obtains the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmed coins prepared in advance. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so as to be acquired for each of a plurality of determination patterns, and the identification results of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmed coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are obtained. The confirmation result information shown is output.

In the above configuration, by outputting the confirmation result information (information indicating the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of determination patterns), the confirmation result information is output for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It is possible to have the operator confirm the identification result of each of the acquired plurality of confirmation coins. As a result, it is possible to support the operator's selection of the determination pattern (the operation of selecting the determination pattern used for money identification in the identification unit from a plurality of determination patterns), so that the operator can select the determination pattern. Can be facilitated.

In the determination pattern setting process, the control unit sequentially conveys the plurality of confirmation coins to the identification unit for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and each of the plurality of confirmation coins is said by the identification unit. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so that the confirmation transport operation for identification based on the determination pattern is performed, and the identification of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the identification unit. It may be configured to output the confirmation result information based on the result.

In the above configuration, by performing the confirmation transport operation for each of the plurality of determination patterns, it is possible to acquire the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation coins for each of the plurality of determination patterns.

Alternatively, in the determination pattern setting process, the control unit sequentially conveys the plurality of confirmation coins to the identification unit, and the identification unit performs the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation coins. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so that By comparing the level of each of the plurality of determination elements, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins is acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and the identification result is acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the comparison. It may be configured to output the confirmation result information based on the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins.

In the above configuration, by transporting a plurality of confirmation coins (transportation to the identification unit) at least once, it is possible to acquire the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation coins. , It is possible to shorten the time required for transporting a plurality of confirmation coins in the determination pattern setting process. Further, since it is not necessary to repeatedly transport a plurality of confirmation coins, it is possible to reduce the burden on the operator required for transporting a plurality of confirmation coins.

Further, in the identification transport process for identifying and transporting the money, the control unit processes the money so that the money is identified by the identification unit and transported to a transport destination according to the identification result by the identification unit. It may be configured to control the operation of the device. The identification unit may be configured to identify the money based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process among the plurality of determination patterns in the identification transfer process.

In the above configuration, the identification of money based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process can be performed in the identification transfer process.

Further, the money processing device may include a display unit. Then, the control unit may be configured to output the confirmation result information to the display unit and display the confirmation result information on the display unit in the determination pattern setting process.

In the above configuration, by displaying the confirmation result information on the display unit, the operator can visually confirm the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. As a result, it is possible to assist the operator in selecting the determination pattern, so that the operator can easily select the determination pattern.

Further, the control unit displays a list of the plurality of determination patterns shown in the confirmation result information and the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It may be configured to control the display unit.

In the above configuration, the operator is acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by displaying a list of the identification results of each of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It is possible to confirm the identification results of each of a plurality of confirmation coins while comparing them according to the determination pattern. As a result, the judgment by the operator is more than the case where the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of judgment patterns are not displayed in a list (for example, the case where they are switched and displayed for each of the plurality of judgment patterns). Since the effect of supporting the selection of the pattern can be improved, the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be further facilitated.

Further, each of the plurality of confirmation coins may be defined with the identification result desired for the confirmation currency. Then, the control unit has the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired based on the determination pattern in each display mode of the plurality of determination patterns in the display unit, and the plurality of confirmation coins. The display unit may be controlled so as to have a display mode according to the degree of agreement with the identification result desired for each.

In the above configuration, the display mode of each of the plurality of judgment patterns in the display unit is set to the display mode corresponding to the degree of matching of each of the plurality of judgment patterns, so that the operator can compare the degree of matching (of the plurality of judgment patterns). Comparison of each degree of agreement) can be facilitated. As a result, the effect of supporting the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be improved, so that the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be further facilitated.

Further, the control unit is configured to control the display unit so that the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement is preferentially displayed over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement among the plurality of determination patterns. You may.

In the above configuration, the judgment pattern having a high degree of matching is displayed with priority over the judgment pattern having a low degree of matching, so that the operator preferentially confirms the judgment pattern having a high degree of matching among the plurality of judgment patterns. Can be done. As a result, the effect of supporting the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be improved, so that the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be further facilitated.

Further, the identification unit may be configured to identify the positive or loss of the money. The threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in each of the plurality of determination patterns may include a threshold value prepared for identifying the positive or loss of the money.

The technology disclosed herein relates to a money processing system. This money processing system includes a money processing device for processing money and an output device. The money processing device has a transport unit for transporting the money, an identification unit for identifying the money, and a plurality of determination patterns each including a threshold value for each of a plurality of determination elements prepared for identifying the money. It has a storage unit for storing money and a control unit for controlling the operation of the money processing device. In the determination pattern setting process for selecting the determination pattern used for identifying money in the identification unit from the plurality of determination patterns, the control unit obtains the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmed coins prepared in advance. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so as to be acquired for each of a plurality of determination patterns, and the identification results of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmed coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are obtained. The confirmation result information shown is output to the output device. The output device outputs the confirmation result information.

In the above configuration, by outputting the confirmation result information (information indicating the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of determination patterns), the confirmation result information is output for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It is possible to have the operator confirm the identification result of each of the acquired plurality of confirmation coins. As a result, it is possible to support the operator's selection of the determination pattern (the operation of selecting the determination pattern used for money identification in the identification unit from a plurality of determination patterns), so that the operator can select the determination pattern. Can be facilitated.

As described above, according to the technique disclosed here, it is possible to facilitate the selection of the determination pattern by the operator.

It is a schematic diagram illustrating the configuration of the money processing system according to the first embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the structure of the money processing apparatus in Embodiment 1. It is a figure exemplifying a plurality of determination patterns stored in a storage unit. It is a figure which illustrates the confirmation banknote management information stored in the storage part. It is a figure which illustrates the confirmation result information stored in the storage part. It is a figure which illustrates the level for each of a plurality of determination elements of money acquired by the identification unit. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation of a money processing apparatus in a determination pattern setting process. It is a figure which illustrates the operation screen which includes the positive loss setting. It is a figure which illustrates the operation screen which includes the positive loss setting (transport setting). It is a figure which illustrates the operation screen for setting the desired identification result on the confirmation banknote. It is a figure which illustrates the operation screen for confirming a determination pattern. It is a figure which illustrates the operation screen for instructing the insertion of the confirmation bill. It is a figure which illustrates the confirmation result information displayed on the display part. It is a figure which illustrates the confirmation result information displayed on the display part in the modification 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the operation of the money processing apparatus in the determination pattern setting processing of the modification 2 of Embodiment 1. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the structure of the money processing system by Embodiment 2. It is a block diagram which illustrates the structure of the money processing apparatus in Embodiment 2. It is a schematic diagram which illustrates the structure of the banknote processing part. It is schematic cross-sectional view which illustrates the structure of the transfer mechanism. It is a schematic plan view which illustrates the structure of the transfer mechanism.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The same or corresponding parts in the drawings are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 illustrates the configuration of the money processing system 1 according to the first embodiment. The money processing system 1 includes a money processing device 10 and a management computer 20. For example, the money processing system 1 is provided in a financial institution such as a bank.

[Money processing equipment]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the money processing apparatus 10 includes a housing 100, an input unit 101, a reject unit 102, a plurality of (two in this example) external integration units 103, and an upper ejection unit. 104, a lower ejection unit 105, a plurality of (five in this example) internal integration unit 106, a banding unit 107, a printing unit 108, a transport unit 109, an identification unit 110, and a switchback reversal unit 111. , A spiral inversion unit 112, an operation display unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

<Case>
The housing 100 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box. The housing 100 houses the above-mentioned components of the money processing device 10.

<Input section>
Banknotes are inserted into the insertion unit 101. In this example, the loading section 101 is provided on the upper portion of the front surface portion of the housing 100 and has a loading port that opens in front of the housing 100. The operator can insert banknotes into the insertion unit 101 through the insertion port of the insertion unit 101. Further, the insertion unit 101 holds a plurality of banknotes in a stacked state. The loading section 101 is provided with a feeding mechanism 101a for feeding the bills held in the loading section 101 one by one to the transport section 109.

<Reject section>
The reject unit 102 collects banknotes (reject tickets) corresponding to the reject target in the counting process described later. In this example, the reject unit 102 is provided below the charging unit 101 on the front surface of the housing 100, and holds a plurality of reject tickets. The type of banknote to be rejected is specified in advance. For example, banknotes with abnormal transportation such as skewing and double feeding (abnormal transportation ticket), unidentifiable banknotes (unidentifiable banknotes), and fake banknotes (fake banknotes) are rejected. do.

<External integration unit>
Each of the plurality of external collection units 103 collects banknotes. The plurality of external collection units 103 each have an outlet for taking out banknotes, and each outlet opens toward the outside of the housing 100. In this example, the plurality of external integrated portions 103 are provided on the upper part of the housing 100. The operator can take out the banknotes accumulated in the external accumulation unit 103 through the outlet of the external accumulation unit 103.

<Internal accumulation part>
The plurality of internal integration portions 106 are provided inside the housing 100. Then, each of the plurality of internal collection units 106 collects banknotes. In this example, the plurality of internal integrated portions 106 are provided side by side in the vertical direction. For example, the plurality of internal collection units 106 collect the banknotes of the denomination assigned to each.

<Upper throwing section>
The upper ejection portion 104 is provided on the upper part of the housing 100. Then, the upper throwing unit 104 throws out the banknotes. In this example, the upper throwing unit 104 is configured to collect a plurality of banknotes, and is configured so that the operator can take out the banknotes collected in the upper throwing unit 104. Specifically, the upper ejection unit 104 has a tray 104a. The tray 104a is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward to collect banknotes. Then, the tray 104a is moved back and forth between the receiving position provided on the rear side (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) and the taking-out position provided on the front side (the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2). It is configured to move in the direction. By arranging the tray 104a at the receiving position, banknotes can be delivered between the tray 104a and the transport unit 109. On the other hand, by arranging the tray 104a at the take-out position, the operator can take out the banknotes accumulated in the tray 104a. The upper throwing section 104 is provided with a transport mechanism (belt mechanism) that sandwiches the banknotes received from the transport section 109 and transports them into the upper throwing section 104 instead of the tray 104a that moves in the front-rear direction. May be.

<Lower throwing part>
The lower ejection portion 105 is provided at the lower part of the housing 100. Then, the lower throwing unit 105 throws out the banknotes. In this example, the lower ejection unit 105 has an outlet that opens in front of the housing 100, and the bills are ejected through the outlet. The banknotes ejected from the lower ejection unit 105 are stored in a collection container (not shown) installed in advance diagonally in front of and below the ejection port of the lower ejection unit 105.

<Strap>
The banding unit 107 bandes a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes to generate a banded banknote. In this example, the strap 107 is provided at the bottom of the housing 100. Further, the strap portion 107 is arranged behind the lower ejection portion 105. Although detailed illustration of the configuration of the strapping portion 107 is omitted, various known configurations can be adopted for the strapping portion 107. For example, the banding unit 107 may be configured to band the banknotes by wrapping the banding paper around a bundle of a predetermined number of banknotes, or may be configured to band the banknotes in a ring formed by the banding paper. It may be configured to band the banknotes by inserting a bundle.

<Printing section>
The printing unit 108 prints information on the strap paper. The printing of the banded paper by the printing unit 108 may be performed after the predetermined number of banknotes have been banded in the banding unit 107, or may be performed before the predetermined number of banknotes have been banded in the banding unit 107.

<Transport section>
The transport unit 109 transports banknotes in the money processing device 10. In this example, the transport unit 109 has a first transport unit 109a, a second transport unit 109b, and a third transport unit 109c.

<< First transport section >>
The first transport unit 109a transports banknotes between the charging section 101, the reject section 102, the plurality of external stacking sections 103, and the plurality of internal stacking sections 106. The first transport unit 109a is, for example, a transport path configured by a transport belt for transporting banknotes, a drive mechanism for driving the transport belt, a guide mechanism for guiding the transport of banknotes, and a banknote. It is composed of branch claws for switching the transport direction.

<< Second transport section >>
The second transport unit 109b transports banknotes between the upper ejection section 104, the plurality of internal stacking sections 106, and the strapping section 107. In this example, the second transport portion 109b extends in the vertical direction along the upper ejection portion 104, the plurality of internal integration portions 106, and the strap-wrapping portion 107, which are sequentially arranged from the upper side to the lower side of the housing 100. ing. Further, in this example, the second transport unit 109b has an arm unit 109d and a guide unit 109e. The arm portion 109d grips and conveys the banknotes accumulated in each of the plurality of internal collecting portions 106 and the strapping portion 107. The guide portion 109e extends in the vertical direction, and the arm portion 109d is reciprocated in the vertical direction. Specifically, the guide portion 109e moves the arm portion 109d to a height position corresponding to the upper ejection portion 104, the plurality of internal integration portions 106, and the strapping portion 107, respectively.

By arranging the arm portion 109d at a height position corresponding to the internal stacking portion 106 (or the strapping portion 107), banknotes are transferred between the arm portion 109d and the internal stacking portion 106 (or the strapping portion 107). be able to. Further, by arranging the arm portion 109d at a height position corresponding to the upper ejection portion 104, the arm portion 109d and the upper ejection portion 104 (in this example, they are arranged at the receiving positions shown by the solid line in FIG. 2). Banknotes can be delivered to and from the tray 104a).

<< Third transport section >>
The third transport unit 109c transports the strapped banknotes between the strapping section 107 and the lower ejection section 105. The third transport unit 109c is composed of, for example, a transport path configured by a transport belt for transporting strapped banknotes, a drive mechanism for driving the transport belt, a guide mechanism for guiding the transport of banknotes, and the like. Has been done.

<Identification unit>
The identification unit 110 is provided in the first transport unit 109a, and is arranged at a position on the downstream side of the input unit 101 and on the upstream side of the reject unit 102, the plurality of external integration units 103, and the plurality of internal integration units 106. There is. Then, the identification unit 110 performs an identification operation and a counting operation on the banknotes conveyed by the first transfer unit 109a. In the identification operation, the identification unit 110 identifies the denomination of the bill, authenticity, correctness, old and new, direction (front and back and orientation), transport state, serial number (identification number) attached to the bill, and the like. In the counting operation, the identification unit 110 counts the number of banknotes for each denomination. The identification operation of the identification unit 110 will be described in detail later.

<Switchback reversing part>
The switchback inversion unit 111 is provided in the first transport unit 109a at a position on the downstream side of the identification unit 110 and on the upstream side of the reject unit 102, the plurality of external integration units 103, and the plurality of internal integration units 106. Have been placed. Then, the switchback reversing unit 111 selectively reverses the front and back of the banknote so that the direction of the banknote transported by the first transport unit 109a in the transport width direction (direction orthogonal to the transport direction) does not change.

<Spiral reversal part>
The spiral inversion unit 112 is provided in the first transport unit 109a, and is located on the downstream side of the switchback inversion unit 111 and on the upstream side of the reject unit 102, the plurality of external integration units 103, and the plurality of internal integration units 106. Is located in. Then, the spiral inversion unit 112 selectively inverts the front and back sides of the banknote so that the direction of the banknote transported by the first transport unit 109a in the transport width direction (direction orthogonal to the transport direction) changes.

<Operation display unit>
The operation display unit 11 has an operation unit 11a and a display unit 11b. For example, the operation display unit 11 is composed of a touch panel. The operation unit 11a is given an operation by an operator, and inputs information according to the operation by the operator. As a result, the operator can operate the operation unit 11a to cause the money processing device 10 to perform various processes. That is, the money processing device 10 operates in response to an operation by the operator. The display unit 11b displays information. Further, on the left and right sides of the external collecting unit 103, start buttons and the like for instructing the start of paying out bills are arranged. When this start button is pressed, the feeding of banknotes in the insertion unit 101 is started.

<Communication Department>
The communication unit 12 is provided for the control unit 14 to perform wired communication or wireless communication with an external device (for example, a tablet terminal 2, a smartphone 3, a management computer 20, etc.).

<Memory unit>
The storage unit 13 stores information. The storage unit 13 contains information on the processing status of money in the money processing device 10, information on the amount of money in the money processing device 10, and image information (image data) such as an operation screen displayed on the operation display unit 11. And control information for controlling the operation of the money processing device 10 is stored. For example, the storage unit 13 is composed of a general-purpose storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory. The information stored in the storage unit 13 will be described in detail later.

<Various sensors>
Further, each part of the money processing device 10 is provided with various sensors such as a passing sensor for detecting the passing of banknotes. The detection results (detection signals) by these various sensors are transmitted to the control unit 14.

<Control unit>
The control unit 14 prints each part of the money processing device 10 (in this example, the input unit 101, the reject unit 102, the external accumulation unit 103, the upper ejection unit 104, the lower ejection unit 105, the internal accumulation unit 106, and the banding unit 107. The unit 108, the transport unit 109, the identification unit 110, the switchback inversion unit 111, the spiral inversion unit 112, the operation display unit 11, the communication unit 12, and the storage unit 13) are connected so as to be able to transmit signals and information. Further, the control unit 14 is configured to be able to communicate with an external device via the communication unit 12. Then, the control unit 14 processes money based on the operation given to the operation display unit 11, each part of the money processing device 10 (including various sensors provided in each part), signals and information received from an external device, and the like. Each part of the device 10 is controlled to control the operation of the money processing device 10. For example, the control unit 14 is composed of an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, a storage unit such as a memory for storing programs and information for operating the arithmetic processing unit, and the like. The operation of the control unit 14 will be described in detail later.

[Management computer]
The management computer 20 manages each part of the money processing system 1 (money processing device 10 in this example). In this example, the management computer 20 includes an operation unit 21, a display unit 22, a communication unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 25.

<Operation unit, display unit, and communication unit>
The operation unit 21 is given an operation by an operator, and inputs information according to the operation by the operator. In this example, the operator can operate the operation unit 21 to cause the management computer 20 to perform various processes. That is, the management computer 20 operates in response to an operation by the operator. The display unit 22 displays information. The communication unit 23 is provided for the control unit 25 to perform wired communication or wireless communication with an external device (for example, a tablet terminal 2, a smartphone 3, a money processing device 10, etc.).

<Memory unit>
The storage unit 24 stores information. The storage unit 24 contains information on the processing status of money in the money processing system 1, information on the amount of money in the money processing system 1, and image information (image data) such as an operation screen displayed on the display unit 22. , Control information for controlling the operation of the management computer 20 and the like are stored. For example, the storage unit 24 is composed of a general-purpose storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory.

<Control unit>
The control unit 25 is connected to each unit of the management computer 20 (in this example, the operation unit 21, the display unit 22, the communication unit 23, and the storage unit 24) so as to be able to transmit signals and information. Further, the control unit 25 is configured to be able to communicate with an external device via the communication unit 23. Then, the control unit 25 controls each part of the management computer 20 based on the operation given to the operation unit 21, each part of the management computer 20, signals and information received from the external device, and the operation of the management computer 20. Control. For example, the control unit 25 is composed of an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, a storage unit such as a memory for storing programs and information for operating the arithmetic processing unit, and the like.

[Information stored in the storage unit]
Next, the information stored in the storage unit 13 of the money processing device 10 will be described. The storage unit 13 stores a plurality of determination patterns, confirmation bill management information, and confirmation result information.

<Judgment pattern>
The plurality of determination patterns are candidates for determination patterns used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110. That is, a determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 is selected from the plurality of determination patterns. Each of the plurality of determination patterns includes a threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements prepared for identifying the bill.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this example, the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in each of the plurality of determination patterns (10 in the example of FIG. 3) is prepared for identifying the correct or loss of the bill. Threshold is included. Specifically, each of the plurality of determination patterns includes a threshold value for stains on banknotes (dirt threshold value), a threshold value for banknote defects (deficiency threshold value), a threshold value for banknote thickness loss (thickness loss threshold value), and the like. It has been.

The stain threshold is a threshold for determining whether or not the banknote corresponds to a dirty ticket, and the loss threshold is a threshold for determining whether or not the banknote corresponds to a defective ticket. The threshold value is a threshold value for determining whether or not the banknote corresponds to a thick loss ticket. In addition, dirty tickets, missing tickets, and thick-damaged notes are specific examples of banknotes that should not be distributed in the market (lossy tickets). A missing ticket is a banknote that is a loss ticket due to chipping due to tearing, etc., and a thick loss ticket is a banknote that is a loss ticket due to an abnormality in thickness due to foreign matter adhesion. be.

Further, the threshold value for each of a plurality of items included in the determination pattern stored in the storage unit 13 may be a fixed value or a variable value. For example, the threshold value for each of a plurality of items included in the determination pattern may be changeable by an operator having a predetermined authority. Further, the determination pattern stored in the storage unit 13 may be transmitted from an external device such as the management computer 20.

<Confirmed banknote management information>
The confirmation banknote management information is information for managing a plurality of confirmation banknotes (an example of confirmation money) prepared in the determination pattern setting process described later. Each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is defined with the identification result desired for the confirmation banknote.

As shown in FIG. 4, the confirmation banknote management information is registered in association with the confirmation banknote and the identification result desired for the confirmation banknote. In this example, a "regular ticket" or a "lossy ticket" is registered as a desired identification result on the confirmation banknote. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, it is desired that the first confirmation banknote is identified as a "regular ticket", and the fifth confirmation banknote corresponds to a "loss ticket". It is hoped that they will be identified.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in this example, the serial number (identification number for identifying the banknote) attached to each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is registered in the confirmation banknote management information. That is, each of the plurality of confirmation bills is associated with the serial number of the confirmation bill. In this example, the serial numbers of the plurality of confirmed banknotes are read in the first identification and transport operation (the operation in which a plurality of confirmed banknotes are sequentially conveyed to the identification unit 110) in the determination pattern setting process described later. The serial number of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is registered in the confirmation banknote management information.

<Confirmation result information>
The confirmation result information is information provided to the operator in the determination pattern setting process described later, and the operator selects a determination pattern (a determination pattern used for identifying a bill in the identification unit 110 from a plurality of determination patterns). Information to support the operation for selection).

As shown in FIG. 5, the confirmation result information includes a plurality of determination patterns (10 in the example of FIG. 5) and a plurality of pieces (example of FIG. 5) acquired for each of a plurality of determination patterns in the determination pattern setting process described later. The identification result of each of the confirmation bills (10) is shown. In the confirmation result information, the identification result of the confirmation banknote is associated with the confirmation banknote and the determination pattern used for identifying the confirmation banknote. For example, the identification result of the first confirmation banknote acquired by the identification based on the first determination pattern is associated with the first confirmation banknote and the first determination pattern. The confirmation result information is generated in the determination pattern setting process described later.

[Identification operation of identification unit]
Next, the identification operation of the identification unit 110 will be described. The identification unit 110 acquires the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the banknote in the identification operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, when a plurality of (10 in the example of FIG. 6) banknotes are sequentially conveyed to the identification unit 110, the identification unit 110 has a plurality of banknotes for each of the plurality of banknotes. Get the level for each judgment element of. In this example, in order to identify the correct loss of the banknote, the identification unit 110 has a level related to the stain of the banknote (dirt level), a level related to the loss of the banknote (deficiency level), and a level related to the thickness loss of the banknote (thickness loss level). ) And so on. In this example, the dirt level of the banknote increases as the dirt on the banknote decreases, the defect level of the banknote increases as the chipping of the banknote decreases, and the banknote becomes thinner as the thickness of the banknote becomes thinner. The thickness loss level of is high. Further, in the example of FIG. 6, each of the fouling level a1 to a10, the defect level b1 to b10, and the thickness loss level c1 to c10 indicates an integer of 1 or more and 9 or less.

Then, the identification unit 110 compares the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the acquired banknote with the threshold value of each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern, and identifies the banknote based on the result of the comparison. In this example, the identification unit 110 determines that the banknote does not correspond to a dirty ticket when the stain level of the banknote exceeds or is the same as the threshold value for the stain of the determination pattern (staining threshold value), and the stain level of the banknote is the stain threshold value. If it is less than, it is judged that the banknote corresponds to a dirty ticket. Similarly, the identification unit 110 determines that the banknote does not correspond to a missing ticket when the missing level of the banknote exceeds or is the same as the threshold value (defective threshold value) related to the loss of the determination pattern, and the missing level of the banknote is missing. If it falls below the threshold value, it is determined that the banknote corresponds to a missing ticket. Further, the identification unit 110 determines that the banknote does not correspond to the thickness loss ticket when the thickness loss level of the banknote exceeds or is the same as the threshold value (thickness loss threshold value) related to the thickness loss of the determination pattern, and the thickness loss level of the banknote. Is less than the thickness loss threshold, it is determined that the banknote corresponds to the thickness loss ticket. Then, the identification unit 110 determines that the banknote is a legitimate ticket when the banknote does not correspond to any of a dirty ticket, a missing ticket, and a thick-damaged ticket.

The determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 is selected from a plurality of determination patterns in the determination pattern setting process described later.

[Processing performed in the money processing device: Counting process]
In the money processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, various processing such as counting processing is performed. The counting process is a process of identifying and counting banknotes. The counting process is an example of a process of identifying and transporting banknotes (identification and transport process).

In the counting process, the control unit 14 identifies the bills inserted into the insertion unit 101 in the identification unit 110, and the transfer destination (reject unit 102, external accumulation unit 103, and upper ejection) according to the result of identification by the identification unit 110. The operation of the money processing device 10 is controlled so as to be transported to either the unit 104 or the lower ejection unit 105).

Specifically, in the counting process, the banknotes inserted in the insertion unit 101 are fed out to the first transfer unit 109a and conveyed to the identification unit 110, and are identified by the identification unit 110. Among the banknotes identified as normal by the identification unit 110 (banknotes identified as not corresponding to the reject target), the unenclosed banknotes pass through the switchback inversion unit 111 and the spiral inversion unit 112, and are externally integrated unit 103. It is transported to and accumulated. On the other hand, among the banknotes identified as normal by the identification unit 110, the bundled banknotes are conveyed to the internal accumulation unit 106 via the switchback inversion unit 111 and the spiral inversion unit 112 and accumulated. When a predetermined number of banknotes are accumulated in the internal stacking unit 106, the predetermined number of banknotes are delivered to the second transport unit 109b, transported to the banding unit 107, and banded at the banding unit 107. As a result, a strapped banknote is generated. The band-wrapped banknotes generated by the band-sealing unit 107 are delivered to the third transport unit 109c, transported to the lower dumping unit 105, and ejected. Then, when the transport of the bills inserted into the loading section 101 is completed, the bills of less than a predetermined number remaining in the internal stacking section 106 are delivered to the second transport section 109b and transported to the upper dumping section 104 for throwing. It will be issued. Further, the banknotes determined to be rejected by the identification unit 110 are conveyed to the reject unit 102 via the switchback inversion unit 111 and rejected.

In the counting process, the identification unit 110 identifies the banknotes based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process described later among the plurality of determination patterns. In this way, the identification of banknotes based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process can be performed in the counting process.

[Judgment pattern setting process]
Further, in the money processing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment, a determination pattern setting process is performed in addition to various processes such as a counting process. The determination pattern setting process is a process of selecting a determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 from a plurality of determination patterns.

In the determination pattern setting process, the control unit 14 controls the operation of the money processing device 10 so that the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills prepared in advance are acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information (information indicating a plurality of determination patterns and identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns).

In this example, the control unit 14 controls the operation of the money processing device 10 so that the confirmation transfer operation is performed for each of the plurality of determination patterns in the determination pattern setting process. In the confirmation transfer operation performed for each of the plurality of determination patterns, a plurality of confirmation banknotes are sequentially conveyed to the identification unit 110, and each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is identified by the identification unit 110 based on the determination pattern. Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information based on the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired by the identification unit 110 for each of the plurality of determination patterns.

Further, in this example, the control unit 14 outputs the confirmation result information to the operation display unit 11 (specifically, the display unit 11b) in the determination pattern setting process, and causes the operation display unit 11 to display the confirmation result information. Further, the control unit 14 displays the operation display unit 11 so that the plurality of determination patterns shown in the confirmation result information and the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are displayed in a list. To control.

[Operation of money processing device in judgment pattern setting processing]
Next, the operation of the money processing device 10 in the determination pattern setting process will be described with reference to FIG. 7. The money processing device 10 performs the determination pattern setting process in response to the operation for starting the determination pattern setting process. For example, an operation screen (see FIG. 8) including the “correct / loss setting” is displayed on the operation display unit 11. When an operation for selecting "correct loss setting" is given to the operation display unit 11 on the operation screen, an operation screen including "correct loss setting (transport setting)" in response to the operation (see FIG. 9). Is displayed on the operation display unit 11. Then, when an operation for selecting "correct loss setting (transport setting)" is given to the operation display unit 11 on the operation screen, the following operation is performed on the money processing device 10.

<Step S101>
First, the desired identification result is registered in each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes. For example, an operation screen (see FIG. 10) for setting a desired identification result for each of a plurality of confirmation bills is displayed on the operation display unit 11, and a desired identification result is set for each of the plurality of confirmation bills. (Operation for selecting "regular ticket" or "loss ticket") is given to the operation display unit 11. Then, when an operation for pressing the confirmation icon in the operation screen is given to the operation display unit 11, the identification result (“regular ticket”” desired for each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes set on the operation screen is given. Or "loss ticket") is registered in the confirmation banknote management information. In the example of FIG. 10, the identification result desired for the 1st to 4th confirmation banknotes out of the 10 confirmation banknotes is set as a "regular ticket", and the 5th to 10th confirmation banknotes are set. The identification result desired for the confirmation banknote up to the eye is set as "loss ticket".

Further, a plurality of determination patterns (in this example, a plurality of determination patterns stored in the storage unit 13) that are candidates for the determination pattern used for identifying the banknotes in the identification unit 110 are confirmed. For example, an operation screen (see FIG. 11) for confirming the determination pattern for each of the plurality of determination patterns is displayed on the operation display unit 11. On this operation screen, threshold values for each of a plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern are posted. In the example of FIG. 11, the stain threshold value (threshold value related to the stain level of banknotes), the defect threshold value (threshold value related to the defect level of banknotes), and the thickness loss threshold value (threshold value related to the thickness loss threshold value of banknotes) included in the first determination pattern are Is posted.

In the example of FIG. 11, a stain threshold value is prepared for each denomination. That is, the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern may be prepared for each denomination. In the following, for the sake of simplification of the explanation, a case where threshold values for each of a plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern are prepared for each denomination and are common to all denominations will be described as an example. ..

<Step S102>
Next, the control unit 14 selects a determination pattern to be processed from among the plurality of determination patterns registered in step S101 (specifically, a determination pattern that has not yet been selected as a processing target among the plurality of determination patterns). select. The selection of the determination pattern may be automatically performed so that a plurality of determination patterns are selected one by one in order, or a selection operation by the operator (from a plurality of determination patterns). It may be performed in response to an operation for selecting one determination pattern).

<Step S103>
Next, the operator inserts a plurality of confirmation bills into the insertion unit 101. When the insertion of the plurality of confirmation bills is completed, the process proceeds to step S104. For example, an operation screen as shown in FIG. 12 (an operation screen for instructing the insertion of a plurality of confirmation bills) is displayed on the operation display unit 11, and the start button is pressed after the plurality of confirmation bills are inserted. (Or an operation for pressing the completion icon in the operation screen displayed on the operation display unit 11 is given to the operation display unit 11), the next operation is started.

<Step S104>
Next, the control unit 14 controls the operation of the money processing device 10 so that one confirmation bill is paid out from the insertion unit 101. In this example, the control unit 14 operates the money processing device 10 so that the confirmation bills drawn from the insertion unit 101 are conveyed to the identification unit 110, identified by the identification unit 110, and then conveyed to the reject unit 102. To control.

<Step S105>
Next, the identification unit 110 identifies the confirmation banknotes that have been unwound from the charging unit 101 and conveyed to the identification unit 110 based on the determination pattern selected in step S102. The identification result of the confirmation banknote acquired by the identification unit 110 is transmitted to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 associates the confirmation banknote with the determination pattern with the identification result of the confirmation banknote transmitted from the identification unit 110, and stores the identification result of the confirmation banknote in the storage unit 13. For example, when the identification unit 110 identifies the first confirmation banknote based on the first determination pattern, the identification of the first confirmation banknote acquired based on the first determination pattern. As a result, the first confirmation bill and the first determination pattern are associated with each other. In this way, by associating the confirmation banknote with the determination pattern with the identification result of the confirmation banknote, the identification result of the confirmation banknote can be managed for each confirmation banknote and each determination pattern.

In this example, the identification unit 110 identifies the confirmation banknote and reads the serial number attached to the confirmation banknote. Then, the identification unit 110 associates the identification result of the confirmation banknote with the serial number of the confirmation banknote, and transmits the identification result of the confirmation banknote associated with the serial number of the confirmation banknote to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 associates a determination pattern with the identification result of the confirmation banknote (identification result of the confirmation banknote associated with the serial number of the confirmation banknote) transmitted from the identification unit 110, and stores the identification result of the confirmation banknote. Store in 13. In this way, by associating the identification result of the confirmation banknote with the serial number of the confirmation banknote and the determination pattern, the identification result of the confirmation banknote can be managed for each serial number and each determination pattern.

Further, in this example, in the control unit 14, the serial number of the confirmation bill associated with the identification result of the confirmation bill transmitted from the identification unit 110 is the serial number read in the first confirmation transport operation. , The serial number of the confirmation banknote is registered in the confirmation banknote management information stored in the storage unit 13. In the storage unit 13, confirmation banknote management information as shown in FIG. 4 is constructed. Thereby, each of the plurality of confirmation bills can be managed by using the serial numbers of the plurality of confirmation bills.

<Step S106>
Next, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the confirmation bill to be conveyed next remains in the insertion unit 101. If there are still confirmation bills to be transported, the process proceeds to step S104, and if not, the process proceeds to step S107.

By performing steps S104 to S106 in this way, the plurality of confirmation banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 101 are sequentially conveyed to the identification unit 110, identified by the identification unit 110, and sequentially conveyed to the reject unit 102. To. Then, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is acquired based on the determination pattern selected in step S101.

<Step S107>
When the confirmation banknotes to be conveyed do not remain in the insertion unit 101 (that is, when the transfer of a plurality of confirmation banknotes inserted into the insertion unit 101 is completed), the control unit 14 determines to be selected next. Determine if the pattern remains. If the determination pattern to be selected next remains, the process proceeds to step S102, and if not, the process proceeds to step S108.

As described above, by performing steps S102 to S107, the confirmation transfer operation (steps S103 to S106) is performed for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and the identification unit 110 performs each of the plurality of confirmation bills for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Identification result is acquired. Then, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns is stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the confirmation bill and the determination pattern. As a result, the confirmation result information as shown in FIG. 5 (confirmation result information indicating the identification results of each of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns) is generated in the storage unit 13. Will be done.

<Step S108>
Next, when the determination pattern to be selected does not remain (that is, when the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is acquired for all of the plurality of determination patterns), the control unit 14 is stored in the storage unit 13. The stored confirmation result information is output to the operation display unit 11 (specifically, the display unit 11b). The operation display unit 11 displays the confirmation result information. For example, an operation screen (see FIG. 13) including confirmation result information is displayed on the operation display unit 11. In the example of FIG. 13, a plurality of determination patterns and identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are displayed in a list.

<Step S109>
Next, a determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 is selected from a plurality of determination patterns displayed on the operation display unit 11. Specifically, the operation (selection operation) for selecting any one of the plurality of determination patterns posted on the operation screen (see FIG. 13) displayed on the operation display unit 11 is the operation display. When given to the unit 11, the control unit 14 sets the determination pattern selected by the selection operation from the plurality of determination patterns as the determination pattern used for the identification of the banknote in the identification unit 110. In the example of FIG. 13, for example, when an operation for pressing the icon of the seventh determination pattern (the icon described as “pattern 7”) is given to the operation display unit 11, the seventh determination pattern is obtained. When the operation display unit 11 is given an operation for pressing the confirmation icon (icon described as "confirmation") in the selected state, the seventh determination pattern is the identification of the banknote in the identification unit 110. It is set as a judgment pattern used for.

[Effect of Embodiment 1]
As described above, by outputting the confirmation result information (information indicating the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of judgment patterns and the plurality of judgment patterns), the confirmation result information is output for each of the plurality of judgment patterns. It is possible to have the operator confirm the identification result of each of the acquired plurality of confirmation banknotes. In this example, by displaying the confirmation result information on the operation display unit 11 (display unit 11b), the operator is made to visually confirm the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. be able to. This makes it possible to assist the operator in selecting a determination pattern (an operation of selecting a determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 from a plurality of determination patterns), so that the operator can select the determination pattern. Can be facilitated.

Further, by displaying a list of a plurality of determination patterns and the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns, the operator can display the identification results of the plurality of sheets acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It is possible to confirm each identification result of the confirmation banknote while comparing each determination pattern. As a result, when the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are not displayed in a list (for example, the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are plural. It is possible to improve the effect of supporting the selection of the judgment pattern by the operator as compared with the case where the judgment pattern is switched for each judgment pattern and displayed on the operation display unit 11), so that the selection of the judgment pattern by the operator is easier. Can be.

Further, by associating the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills with the serial number attached to the confirmation bill (the serial number read by the identification unit 110), the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills is serialized. Can be managed with. As a result, the order in which the plurality of confirmation bills are fed out in the second and subsequent confirmation transport operations (the order in which they are fed out from the loading unit 101) is different from the delivery order of the plurality of confirmation bills in the first confirmation transport operation. Also, the identification result of each of a plurality of confirmation banknotes can be managed for each confirmation banknote. Therefore, the operator can insert the plurality of confirmation bills into the insertion unit 101 without worrying about the delivery order of the plurality of confirmation bills, so that the burden on the operator can be reduced.

When the serial number of the confirmed banknote cannot be read by the identification unit 110 in step S105 shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 14 conveys the confirmed banknote to a destination different from that of the reject unit 102 (for example, the external accumulation unit 103). ), The operation of the money processing device 10 may be controlled so as to notify that the serial number of the confirmation bill cannot be read by the identification unit 110.

Further, when the serial number of the confirmation bill acquired in the second and subsequent confirmation transport operations does not match the serial number of the confirmation bill acquired in the first confirmation transport operation, the control unit 14 rejects the confirmation bill. The operation of the money processing device 10 is controlled so that the money is transported to a destination different from the unit 102 (for example, the external accumulation unit 103), and the serial number of the confirmation banknote acquired in the second and subsequent confirmation transfer operations is the first time. It may be configured to notify that it does not match the serial number of the confirmation banknote acquired in the confirmation transfer operation.

(Modification 1 of Embodiment 1)
In the money processing device 10 of the first embodiment, the control unit 14 may be configured as follows. In the first modification of the first embodiment, in the control unit 14, the display mode of each of the plurality of determination patterns in the operation display unit 11 (specifically, the display unit 11b) has a degree of coincidence in the determination pattern (in the determination pattern). The operation display unit 11 is controlled so as to have a display mode according to the degree of matching between the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes acquired based on the identification result and the identification result desired for each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes). .. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 14 controls the operation display unit 11 so that the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement is displayed with priority over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement among the plurality of determination patterns. do.

In the example of FIG. 14, each of the plurality of determination patterns is associated with a matching order (a number indicating the order of high degree of matching). Further, in the example of FIG. 14, the seventh determination pattern having the highest degree of matching is already selected. Due to such a display mode, the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement is displayed with priority over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement.

[Effect of Modification 1 of Embodiment 1]
As described above, by changing the display mode of each of the plurality of determination patterns in the operation display unit 11 (display unit 11b) to the display mode corresponding to the degree of matching of each of the plurality of determination patterns, the degree of matching by the operator can be determined. Comparison (comparison of the degree of matching of each of a plurality of determination patterns) can be facilitated. As a result, the effect of supporting the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be improved, so that the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be further facilitated.

In particular, by displaying the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement with priority over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement, it is possible to have the operator preferentially confirm the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement among the plurality of determination patterns. As a result, the effect of supporting the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be improved, so that the selection of the determination pattern by the operator can be further facilitated. For example, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a determination pattern selection error by the operator.

The control unit 14 may control the operation display unit 11 so that only the determination pattern having the highest degree of matching among the plurality of determination patterns is displayed on the operation display unit 11. Even in such a display mode, the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement can be displayed with priority over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement.

(Modification 2 of Embodiment 1)
Further, in the money processing apparatus 10 of the first embodiment, the control unit 14 may be configured as follows. In the second modification of the first embodiment, in the determination pattern setting process, the control unit 14 sequentially conveys a plurality of confirmation bills to the identification unit 110, and the identification unit 110 determines each of the plurality of confirmation bills. The operation of the money processing device 10 is controlled so that the level for each element is acquired. Further, the control unit 14 has a threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern and a level for each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired by the identification unit 110 for each of the plurality of determination patterns. By comparing with and, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information based on the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the comparison.

[Operation of money processing device in judgment pattern setting processing]
Next, with reference to FIG. 15, the operation of the money processing device 10 (operation in the determination pattern setting process) in the second modification of the first embodiment will be described. Similar to the first embodiment, the money processing apparatus 10 performs the determination pattern setting process in response to the operation for starting the determination pattern setting process.

<Step S201>
First, as in step S101, the desired identification result is registered in each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes. Further, a plurality of determination patterns (in this example, a plurality of determination patterns stored in the storage unit 13) that are candidates for the determination pattern used for identifying the banknotes in the identification unit 110 are confirmed.

<Step S202>
Next, as in step S103, a plurality of confirmation bills are inserted into the insertion unit 101. When the insertion of the plurality of confirmation bills is completed, the process proceeds to step S203.

<Step S203>
Next, similarly to step S104, the control unit 14 controls the operation of the money processing device 10 so that one confirmation bill is paid out from the insertion unit 101. In this example, the control unit 14 conveys the confirmation bills drawn from the insertion unit 101 to the identification unit 110, and after the identification unit 110 acquires the levels of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation bills, the confirmation bills are conveyed to the rejection unit 102. The operation of the money processing device 10 is controlled so as to be performed.

<Step S204>
Next, the identification unit 110 acquires the levels of each of a plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknotes that have been unwound from the insertion unit 101 and conveyed to the identification unit 110. In this example, the identification unit 110 acquires the stain level, the defect level, the thickness loss level, and the like of the confirmation banknote. The level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote acquired by the identification unit 110 is transmitted to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 associates the confirmation banknote with the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote transmitted from the identification unit 110, and stores the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote in the storage unit 13. For example, when the identification unit 110 acquires the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the first confirmation banknote, the level of the first confirmation banknote is set to the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the first confirmation banknote. Banknotes are associated. In this way, by associating the confirmation banknote with the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote, the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote can be managed for each confirmation banknote.

<Step S205>
Next, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the confirmation bill to be conveyed next remains in the insertion unit 101. If there are still confirmation bills to be transported, the process proceeds to step S203, and if not, the process proceeds to step S206.

By performing steps S202 to S204 in this way, the plurality of confirmation bills inserted into the insertion unit 101 are sequentially conveyed to the identification unit 110, and the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation bills in the identification unit 110. Is acquired and sequentially conveyed to the reject unit 102. Then, the levels (see FIG. 6) for each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation bills are acquired and stored in the storage unit 13.

<Step S206>
Next, the control unit 14 selects a determination pattern to be processed from among the plurality of determination patterns registered in step S101 (specifically, a determination pattern that has not yet been selected as a processing target among the plurality of determination patterns). select.

<Step S207>
Next, the control unit 14 sets the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern selected in step S206 and the level for each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation banknotes stored in the storage unit 13. To compare. As a result, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills is acquired based on the determination pattern selected in step S206. The comparison performed by the control unit 14 (comparison between the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern and the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the confirmation banknote) is the comparison performed in the identification operation of the identification unit 110. It is similar. Then, the control unit 14 associates the confirmation banknote with the determination pattern with the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes, and stores the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes in the storage unit 13.

<Step S208>
Next, the control unit 14 determines whether or not the determination pattern to be selected next remains. If the determination pattern to be selected next remains, the process proceeds to step S206, and if not, the process proceeds to step S209.

By performing steps S206 to S208 in this way, the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes are acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Then, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns is stored in the storage unit 13 in association with the confirmation bill and the determination pattern. As a result, the confirmation result information as shown in FIG. 5 (confirmation result information indicating the identification results of each of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns) is generated in the storage unit 13. Will be done.

<Steps S209, S210>
Next, similarly to step S108, the control unit 14 outputs the confirmation result information stored in the storage unit 13 to the operation display unit 11 (specifically, the display unit 11b). The operation display unit 11 displays the confirmation result information. Then, similarly to step S109, a determination pattern used for identifying bills in the identification unit 110 is selected from the plurality of determination patterns displayed on the operation display unit 11.

[Effect of Modification 2 of Embodiment 1]
As described above, by transporting the plurality of confirmation banknotes (transportation to the identification unit 110) at least once, it is possible to acquire the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation banknotes. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the time required for transporting a plurality of confirmation bills in the determination pattern setting process. Further, since it is not necessary to repeatedly transport a plurality of confirmation bills, the burden on the operator required for transporting the plurality of confirmation bills (for example, the burden required for re-inserting the plurality of confirmation bills into the insertion unit 101). ) Can be reduced. Further, since the operator can insert the plurality of confirmation bills into the insertion unit 101 without worrying about the delivery order of the plurality of confirmation bills, the burden on the operator can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to reduce the state change (deterioration) of the confirmed banknote due to the feeding operation and the transporting operation.

The control unit 14 is configured to transmit the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation banknotes acquired by the processes of steps S202 to S205 shown in FIG. 15 to the management computer 20. May be good. Then, the management computer 20 transmits the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation banknotes transmitted from the control unit 14 of the currency processing device 10 to another currency processing device (not shown). It may be configured in. That is, the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation bills may be used for the determination pattern setting process in another currency processing device different from the currency processing device 10.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 16 illustrates the configuration of the money processing system 1 according to the second embodiment. The money processing system 1 according to the second embodiment includes the money processing device 10a shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 in place of the money processing device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The other configurations of the money processing system 1 according to the second embodiment are the same as the configurations of the money processing system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[Money processing department]
The money processing device 10a includes a bill processing unit 30, a coin processing unit 40, an operation display unit 11, a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13, a control unit 14, and a printer 15.

The bill processing unit 30 performs various processes such as deposit / withdrawal processing of banknotes, generation processing of banded banknotes, and withdrawal processing of banded banknotes. The banded banknotes are composed of a predetermined number (for example, 100) of banknotes, and these predetermined number of banknotes are banded with a banded paper.

As shown in FIG. 18, the bill processing unit 30 includes a housing 300, a bill insertion unit 301, a bill ejection unit 302, a withdrawal reject unit 303, a bill temporary holding unit 304, and a bill batch storage unit 305. A plurality of (three in this example) banknote storage unit 306, a banknote collection unit 307, a banknote transport unit 308, a banknote identification unit 309, a front / back reversal unit 310, a band seal unit 311 and an arm mechanism 312. , A banded banknote ejection unit 313, a plurality of (four in this example) banded banknote storage units 314, a banded banknote transport unit 315, and a banded banknote identification unit 316.

<Case>
The housing 300 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box. The housing 300 houses the above-mentioned components of the bill processing unit 30.

<Banknote insertion section>
Banknotes are inserted into the banknote insertion unit 301. In this example, the bill insertion unit 301 has an insertion port that opens in front of the bill processing unit 30 (left side in FIG. 18), and bills are inserted through this insertion port. Further, the bill insertion unit 301 is configured to be able to accept a plurality of bills. In this example, the bill insertion unit 301 is provided with a feeding unit that feeds out a plurality of bills inserted into the bill insertion unit 301 to the bill carrying unit 308 one by one.

<Banknote dumping section>
The banknote ejection unit 302 ejects banknotes. In this example, the bill ejection unit 302 is configured to be able to hold a plurality of bills. Further, the bill ejection unit 302 has an outlet that opens in front of the bill processing unit 30 (left side in FIG. 18), and bills are ejected through this outlet. In this example, a shutter is provided at the outlet of the bill ejection unit 302. The banknote ejection unit 302 is used as a deposit rejection unit for returning banknotes (deposit reject tickets) corresponding to the reject target in the banknote deposit process described later, and the banknotes to be withdrawn in the banknote withdrawal process described later are conveyed. It is used as a withdrawal department.

<Withdrawal Rejection Department>
The withdrawal reject unit 303 collects banknotes (withdrawal reject tickets) corresponding to the reject target in the banknote withdrawal process described later. In this example, the withdrawal reject unit 303 is configured to be able to hold a plurality of rejected banknotes. Further, the withdrawal reject unit 303 has a front door that is opened by the operation of an operator having a predetermined authority.

<Temporary banknote holding section>
The bill temporary holding unit 304 temporarily holds (stores) bills (for example, bills deposited in the bill deposit processing). Further, the banknote temporary holding unit 304 transfers banknotes to and from the banknote transport unit 308.

<Banknote batch storage>
The bill batch storage unit 305 stores bills. In addition, the banknote batch storage unit 305 delivers banknotes to and from the banknote transport unit 308. In this example, the bill batch storage unit 305 stores bills of different denominations in a mixed state.

<Banknote storage>
Each of the plurality of bill storage units 306 stores bills. Further, the plurality of banknote storage units 306 each transfer banknotes to and from the banknote transport unit 308. In this example, the plurality of bill storage units 306 store the bills of the denomination assigned to each.

<Banknote collection section>
Each of the plurality of banknote collecting units 307 collects a predetermined number of banknotes.

<Banknote carrier>
The banknote transport unit 308 transfers banknotes between the banknote insertion unit 301, the banknote ejection unit 302, the withdrawal reject unit 303, the banknote temporary holding unit 304, the banknote batch storage unit 305, the banknote storage unit 306, and the banknote collection unit 307. Transport. For example, the banknote transport unit 308 has a transport belt for transporting banknotes, a drive mechanism for driving the transport belt, a guide mechanism for guiding the transport of banknotes, and a branch for switching the transport direction of banknotes. It is composed of mechanisms and the like.

<Banknote acceptors>
The bill identification unit 309 performs identification processing and counting processing on the bills transported by the bill transport unit 308. In the identification process, the bill identification unit 309 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness and loss, old and new, transport state, front and back, etc. of the bill. In the counting process, the bill identification unit 309 counts the number of bills for each type. For example, the bill identification unit 309 is composed of various sensors such as a line sensor, a magnetic sensor, and an image sensor, an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, and a storage unit such as a memory for storing programs and information for operating the arithmetic processing unit. Has been done. The result of the identification process and the result of the counting process by the bill identification unit 309 are transmitted to the control unit 14.

<Front and back inversion part>
The front / back reversing section 310 selectively flips the front and back of the bills transported by the bill transporting unit 308. Specifically, the front / back reversing unit 310 determines the orientation of the front and back of the banknote in advance based on the information regarding the front / back of the banknote transported by the banknote transport unit 308 (for example, the result of identification of the front / back of the banknote by the banknote identification unit 309). If the orientation is the same, the banknote is passed without being inverted, and if the front and back orientations of the banknote are not the same as the predetermined orientation, the banknote is inverted and passed.

<Strap>
The banding unit 311 winds a banding paper around a collection of a predetermined number of banknotes to generate a banding banknote.

<Arm mechanism>
The arm mechanism 312 has a pair of upper and lower arm portions, and holds a collection of a predetermined number of banknotes accumulated in the bill collecting portion 307 by the arm portion and moves them to the strapping portion 311. Further, the arm mechanism 312 holds the strap-wrapped banknotes generated by the strap-wrapping section 311 by the arm section and moves them to the band-wrapping banknote transport section 315.

<Strap banknote dumping section>
The band-enclosed banknote ejection unit 313 ejects the band-enclosed banknote. In this example, the band-wrapped banknote ejection unit 313 has a band-wrapped banknote outlet that opens in front of the banknote processing unit 30 (left in FIG. 18), and the band-wrapped banknote is ejected through the band-wrapped banknote ejection port. .. Further, in this example, a shutter is provided at the band-wrapped banknote ejection port of the band-wrapped banknote ejection section 313.

<Strap banknote storage>
Each of the plurality of band-wrapped banknote storage units 314 stores band-wrapped banknotes. Further, the plurality of banded banknote storage units 314 each transfer the banded banknotes to and from the banded banknote transport unit 315. In this example, the plurality of banded banknote storage units 314 store the banded banknotes of the denomination assigned to each.

<Strap banknote carrier>
The band-wrapped banknote transport unit 315 transports the band-wrapped banknotes between the band-sealed banknote 311, the band-wrapped banknote ejection unit 313, and the band-wrapped banknote storage unit 314. In this example, the strap-wrapped banknote transport unit 315 has an elevating passage 315a, an elevating stage 315b, and a transport belt 315c. The elevating passage 315a is provided for transporting the banded banknotes in the vertical direction. The elevating stage 315b is provided in the elevating passage 315a. Then, the elevating stage 315b is moved up and down on which the strapped banknotes are placed. The transport belt 315c transports the banded banknotes in the horizontal direction. Specifically, the transport belt 315c is provided with a protrusion 315d for transmitting the transport force of the transport belt 315c to the banded bill, and when the transport belt 315c is driven, the protrusion 315d of the transport belt 315c hits the banded bill. The banded banknotes move in contact with the transport belt 315c.

<Strap banknote identification unit>
The bandnote identification unit 316 performs identification processing and counting processing on the bandnotes transported by the bandnote transport unit 315. In the identification process, the bandnote identification unit 316 identifies the denomination of the bandnote, the banded state, and the like. In the counting process, the bandnote identification unit 316 counts the number of bundles of bandnotes for each type. For example, the bandnote identification unit 316 may be a program for operating an image sensor that acquires an image of the end face (lower surface in this example) in the thickness direction of the bandnote to be conveyed, an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, or an arithmetic processing unit. It is composed of a storage unit such as a memory for storing information. In this example, the bandnote identification unit 316 is provided between the banded banknote storage unit 314 and the elevating passage 315a, and performs identification processing and counting processing on the bandnotes transported by the transport belt 315c. The result of the identification process and the result of the counting process by the bandnote identification unit 316 are transmitted to the control unit 14.

<Coin processing unit>
The coin processing unit 40 processes coins and wrapping coins. Specifically, the coin processing unit 40 performs various processes such as coin deposit / withdrawal processing, packaging coin generation, and packaging coin withdrawal processing. The wrapping coin is composed of a predetermined number of coins (for example, 50 coins), and the predetermined number of coins are wrapped in wrapping paper.

<Various sensors>
Similar to the money processing device 10 in the first embodiment, each part of the money processing device 10a according to the second embodiment is provided with various sensors such as a passing sensor for detecting the passage of banknotes and coins. The detection results (detection signals) by these various sensors are transmitted to the control unit 14.

<Printer>
The printer 15 prints information on a printing medium (for example, printing paper). Then, the printer 15 issues a print medium on which the information is printed.

<Operation display unit, communication unit, and storage unit>
The configuration of the operation display unit 11, the communication unit 12, and the storage unit 13 in the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the operation display unit 11, the communication unit 12, and the storage unit 13 in the second embodiment.

<Control unit>
The configuration of the control unit 14 in the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the control unit 14 in the first embodiment. The operation of the control unit 14 in the second embodiment will be described in detail later.

[Processing performed in the money processing device: deposit processing and withdrawal processing]
In the money processing apparatus 10a according to the second embodiment, various processes such as a banknote deposit process and a banknote withdrawal process are performed. The banknote deposit process is a process of depositing banknotes. The banknote withdrawal process is a process of withdrawing banknotes. The bill deposit processing and the bill withdrawal processing are examples of processing for identifying and transporting bills (identification and transport processing).

In the banknote deposit processing, the control unit 14 identifies the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion unit 301 by the banknote identification unit 309, and the transfer destination (banknote ejection unit 302 and the banknote temporary) according to the result of the identification by the banknote identification unit 309. The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that the banknote processing device 10a is transported to any of the holding units 304).

Specifically, in the bill deposit processing, the bills inserted in the bill insertion unit 301 are fed out to the bill transport unit 308, transported to the bill identification unit 309, and identified by the bill identification unit 309. The banknotes identified as normal by the banknote identification unit 309 (banknotes identified as not corresponding to the reject target) are transported to the banknote temporary holding section 304 and temporarily held. On the other hand, the bills identified by the bill identification unit 309 as being rejected are conveyed to the bill ejection unit 302 and rejected. Then, when the transport of the bills inserted into the bill insertion unit 301 is completed and the approval operation is given to the operation display unit 11, the bills temporarily held in the bill temporary holding unit 304 are identified by the bill identification unit 309. Depending on the result, the banknotes are transported to and stored in the banknote batch storage unit 305 or the banknote storage unit 306.

In the banknote withdrawal process, the control unit 14 identifies the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 306 in the banknote identification unit 309, and the transfer destination (the banknote ejection unit 302 and the output) according to the result of the identification by the banknote identification unit 309. The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that it is conveyed to any one of the gold rejecting units 303).

Specifically, in the bill withdrawal process, the bills stored in the bill storage unit 306 are fed out to the bill transport unit 308, transported to the bill identification unit 309, and identified by the bill identification unit 309. The bills identified as normal by the bill identification unit 309 (banknotes identified as not corresponding to the reject target) are conveyed to the bill ejection unit 302 and ejected. On the other hand, the bills identified by the bill identification unit 309 as being rejected are conveyed to the withdrawal reject unit 303 and rejected.

In the bill deposit processing and the bill withdrawal processing, the bill identification unit 309 identifies the bill based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process described later among the plurality of determination patterns. In this way, the identification of banknotes based on the determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process can be performed in the banknote deposit processing and the banknote withdrawal processing.

[Judgment pattern setting process]
Similar to the money processing device 10 in the first embodiment, the money processing device 10a in the second embodiment performs a determination pattern setting process in addition to various processes such as a bill deposit process and a bill withdrawal process.

In the determination pattern setting process in the second embodiment, the control unit 14 has a plurality of control units 14 in order to identify each of the plurality of confirmation bills prepared in advance for each of the plurality of determination patterns (identification based on the determination pattern). The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that the confirmation bills are sequentially conveyed to the bill identification unit 309 (identification unit). Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information (information indicating a plurality of determination patterns and the result of identification of each of the plurality of confirmation bills performed for each of the plurality of determination patterns).

In this example, in the determination pattern setting process, the control unit 14 sequentially conveys a plurality of confirmation bills to the bill identification unit 309 (identification unit) for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and the bill identification unit 309 confirms a plurality of sheets. The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that each of the banknotes is identified based on the determination pattern. Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information based on the result of each identification of the plurality of confirmation bills performed for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the bill identification unit 309.

[Operation of money processing device in judgment pattern setting processing]
The operation of the money processing device 10a of the second embodiment (operation in the determination pattern setting process) is the same as the operation of the money processing device 10 of the first embodiment. That is, in the money processing apparatus 10a of the second embodiment, the operation shown in FIG. 7 is performed. In the second embodiment, the first confirmation transfer operation (steps S103 to S106) and the second and subsequent confirmation transfer operations and the bill transfer procedure are different.

In the first confirmation transfer operation, the control unit 14 sequentially conveys a plurality of confirmation bills inserted into the insertion unit 101 to the bill identification unit 309 and identifies them in the bill identification unit 309, and then to the bill temporary holding unit 304. The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that the money processing devices 10a are sequentially conveyed.

In the second and subsequent confirmation transport operations, the control unit 14 pays out a plurality of confirmation bills stored in the bill temporary holding unit 304 to the bill transport unit 308 and transports them to the bill batch storage unit 305 (or bill transport). The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so as to be held in the transport path of the unit 308). Then, when all of the plurality of confirmation bills stored in the bill temporary holding unit 304 are unwound from the bill temporary holding unit 304, the control unit 14 receives the plurality of confirmation bills (or the plurality of confirmation bills) stored in the bill batch storage unit 305. A plurality of confirmation bills held in the transport path of the bill transport unit 308) are sequentially transported to the bill identification unit 309, identified by the bill identification unit 309, and then sequentially transported to the bill temporary holding unit 304. It controls the operation of the processing device 10a.

Then, when the determination pattern setting process is completed, the control unit 14 pays out a plurality of confirmation bills stored in the bill temporary holding unit 304 to the bill transport unit 308 and conveys them to the bill ejection unit 302. It controls the operation of the money processing device 10a.

[Effect of Embodiment 2]
The money processing system 1 (money processing device 10a) according to the second embodiment can obtain the same effect as the money processing system 1 (money processing device 10) according to the first embodiment. For example, by outputting the confirmation result information, it is possible to have the operator confirm the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. As a result, the operator can support the selection of the determination pattern (the operation of selecting the determination pattern used for the identification of the banknote in the banknote identification unit 309 from the plurality of determination patterns), so that the operator can select the determination pattern. The choice can be facilitated.

Further, in the money processing device 10a of the second embodiment, since the confirmation banknotes are circulated and transported in the money processing device 10a, a plurality of confirmation bills are confirmed in the bill insertion unit 301 in the second and subsequent confirmation transportation operations (steps S103 to S106). Since it is not necessary to reinsert the bills, the burden on the operator can be reduced. Further, the operator can insert the plurality of confirmation bills into the insertion unit 101 without worrying about the delivery order of the plurality of confirmation bills.

(Modification 1 of Embodiment 2)
Similar to the first modification of the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the control unit 14 matches each display mode of the plurality of determination patterns in the operation display unit 11 (specifically, the display unit 11b) in the determination pattern. The display mode is set according to the degree (the degree of coincidence between the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired based on the determination pattern and the identification result desired for each of the plurality of confirmation bills). It may be configured to control the display unit 11.

(Modification 2 of Embodiment 2)
Similar to the second modification of the first embodiment, in the second embodiment, the control unit 14 may be configured to perform the operation shown in FIG. In the second modification of the second embodiment, in the determination pattern setting process, the control unit 14 sequentially conveys a plurality of confirmation bills to the bill identification unit 309 (identification unit), and the bill identification unit 309 performs a plurality of confirmation bills. The operation of the money processing device 10a is controlled so that the level for each of the plurality of determination elements of the above is acquired. Further, the control unit 14 has, for each of the plurality of determination patterns, a threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern and a plurality of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired by the bill identification unit 309 (identification unit). By comparing with the level of each determination element, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation banknotes is acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Then, the control unit 14 outputs confirmation result information based on the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the comparison.

(Transfer mechanism)
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the internal integration unit 106 may be provided with a transfer mechanism 50. The transfer mechanism 50 includes a rotary shaft 500, a first transfer roller 501, a second transfer roller 502, and a bill tapping wheel 503.

The rotary shaft 500 is rotationally driven by the drive mechanism 504. The first transfer roller 501 is fixed to the rotary shaft 500 and is rotationally driven together with the rotary shaft 500. The second transfer roller 502 is configured to rotate by sandwiching a bill between the second transfer roller 501 and the first transfer roller 501. The first transfer roller 501 and the second transfer roller 502 rotate by sandwiching the banknotes, so that the banknotes are transferred to the internal stacking unit 106.

The bill hitting wheel 503 is fixed to the rotating shaft 500 and is rotationally driven together with the rotating shaft 500. Specifically, the bill tapping wheel 503 has a base fixed to the rotating shaft 500 and a plurality of extending portions radially extending from the base. The extension portion of the billing wheel 503 is made of a flexible material (for example, rubber). Then, the bill tapping wheel 503 is driven to rotate together with the rotating shaft 500, so that the bills transferred from between the first transfer roller 501 and the second transfer roller 502 to the internal stacking portion 106 are rearward in the transfer direction. Hit the edge down. As a result, contact between the banknotes transferred to the internal accumulation unit 106 and the banknotes already accumulated in the internal accumulation unit 106 is avoided.

By the way, when the rotary shaft 500 is configured to be rotationally driven in conjunction with the drive of the transport unit 109, the bill-striking vehicle 503 continues to rotate while the transport unit 109 is being driven, and the bill-striking vehicle 503 continues to rotate. The banknotes accumulated in the internal accumulation unit 106 and the banknotes being transported will continue to be beaten. Therefore, it is difficult to reduce the noise caused by the slamming of banknotes by the bill slamming wheel 503.

Therefore, in order to reduce the noise as described above, the drive mechanism 504 rotates the rotating shaft 500 to drive the bill-striking wheel 503 when the banknotes are transferred by the transfer mechanism 50, and the banknotes are transferred. When the bills are not transferred by the mechanism 50, the rotary drive of the rotary shaft 500 may be stopped to stop the bill tapping wheel 503. For example, the drive mechanism 504 may be configured by a motor that rotationally drives the rotary shaft 500 independently of the drive mechanism of the transport unit 109, or may be provided between the drive mechanism of the transport unit 109 and the rotary shaft 500. It may be configured by an electromagnetic clutch.

Further, in the drive mechanism 504, the drive mechanism 504 drives the rotary shaft 500 to rotate at the first rotation speed to drive the bill tapping wheel 503 when the bill is transferred by the transfer mechanism 50, and the transfer mechanism When the bill is not transferred by 50, it may be configured to drive the bill-striking wheel 503 by rotating it at a second rotation speed lower than the first rotation speed of the rotation shaft 500. For example, the drive mechanism 504 is a motor that rotationally drives the rotary shaft 500 independently of the drive mechanism of the transport unit 109, and the banknotes are not transferred by the transfer mechanism 50 (for example, by the transfer mechanism 50). When the next banknote is not sent to the transfer mechanism 50 within a predetermined time from the time when the previous banknote is transferred), the current supplied to the drive mechanism 504 is changed from the first current (normal current) to the first current. When the second current is switched to less than the second current and the banknote is transferred by the transfer mechanism 50 (for example, when the banknote is fed toward the transfer mechanism 50), the current supplied to the motor is the second current. It may be possible to switch from the second current to the first current.

With the above configuration, it is possible to reduce the noise caused by the slamming of banknotes by the bill slamming wheel 503.

(Other embodiments)
In the above description, the control unit 14 of the money processing device 10 (or the money processing device 10a) is configured to output the confirmation result information to an external device (output device) such as the management computer 20, the tablet terminal 2, or the smartphone 3. It may have been done. The external device may be configured to output the confirmation result information output (transmitted) by the control unit 14. For example, in the management computer 20, the control unit 25 may output the confirmation result information to the display unit 22 and display the confirmation result information on the display unit 22. Even in such a configuration, by outputting the confirmation result information, the operator can confirm the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation bills acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. It is possible to support the selection of the determination pattern by the operator, and it is possible to facilitate the selection of the determination pattern by the operator.

In the above description, the case where the confirmation result information is displayed on the operation display unit 11 (display unit 11b) has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the confirmation result information may be output in other modes. For example, the control unit 14 may output the confirmation result information to a printer (for example, the printer 15 shown in FIG. 16) and have the printer issue a print medium on which the confirmation result information is printed.

Further, in the above description, the case where banknotes are processed in the determination pattern setting process and the identification transfer process has been given as an example, but coins may be processed in the determination pattern setting process and the identification transfer process. For example, in the determination pattern setting process, the identification result of each of a plurality of confirmation coins (an example of confirmation coins) may be acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns. Examples of the level for each of the plurality of determination elements of the coin include a level related to color stain of the coin (color stain level) and a level related to image stain of the coin (image stain level).

Further, the above embodiments may be combined as appropriate. The above embodiments are essentially preferred embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, its applications, or its uses.

As described above, the techniques disclosed herein are useful for money processing equipment.

1 Money processing system 10, 10a Money processing device 11 Operation display unit 11a Operation unit 11b Display unit 12 Communication unit 13 Storage unit 14 Control unit 20 Management computer 21 Operation unit 22 Display unit 23 Communication unit 24 Storage unit 25 Control unit 101 Input unit 102 Reject section 103 External stacking section 104 Upper throwing section 105 Lower throwing section 106 Internal stacking section 107 Banding section 108 Printing section 109 Transport section 110 Identification section 301 Banknote insertion section 302 Banknote ejection section 303 Withdrawal reject section 304 Banknote temporary Holding unit 305 Banknote batch storage unit 306 Banknote storage unit 307 Banknote collection unit 308 Banknote transport unit 309 Banknote identification unit (identification unit)

Claims (10)

It is a money processing device that processes money.
A transport unit that transports the money and
The identification unit that identifies the currency and
A storage unit that stores a plurality of determination patterns, each including a threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements prepared for identifying the currency, and a storage unit.
A control unit that controls the operation of the money processing device is provided.
In the determination pattern setting process for selecting the determination pattern used for identifying money in the identification unit from the plurality of determination patterns, the control unit obtains the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmed coins prepared in advance. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so as to be acquired for each of a plurality of determination patterns, and the identification results of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmed coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are obtained. A money processing device characterized by outputting the confirmation result information shown. In claim 1,
In the determination pattern setting process, the control unit sequentially conveys the plurality of confirmation coins to the identification unit for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and the identification unit causes each of the plurality of confirmation coins to have the determination pattern. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so that the confirmation transport operation identified based on the above is performed, and the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired by the identification unit for each of the plurality of determination patterns is obtained. A money processing apparatus characterized by outputting the confirmation result information based on the above. In claim 1,
In the determination pattern setting process, the control unit sequentially conveys the plurality of confirmation coins to the identification unit, and the identification unit acquires the level of each of the plurality of determination elements of the plurality of confirmation coins. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so as to be performed, the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in the determination pattern for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired by the identification unit. By comparing with the level of each of the plurality of determination elements, the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins was acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns, and the identification result was acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns by the comparison. A money processing apparatus characterized in that the confirmation result information is output based on the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins. In any one of claims 1 to 3,
In the identification and transportation process of identifying and transporting the money, the control unit of the money processing device causes the money to be identified by the identification unit and transported to a destination according to the identification result of the identification unit. Control the movement,
The identification unit is a money processing apparatus characterized in that, in the identification transfer process, the money is identified based on a determination pattern selected in the determination pattern setting process among the plurality of determination patterns. In any one of claims 1 to 4,
Equipped with a display
The control unit is a money processing device characterized in that, in the determination pattern setting process, the confirmation result information is output to the display unit and the confirmation result information is displayed on the display unit. In claim 5,
The control unit displays the plurality of determination patterns shown in the confirmation result information and the identification results of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns in a list. A money processing device characterized by controlling a unit. In claim 5 or 6,
Each of the plurality of confirmation coins defines the identification result desired for the confirmation currency.
In the control unit, the display mode of each of the plurality of determination patterns on the display unit is set to the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmation coins acquired based on the determination pattern and each of the plurality of confirmation coins. A money processing apparatus, characterized in that the display unit is controlled so as to have a display mode according to a degree of agreement with a desired identification result. In claim 7,
The control unit controls the display unit so that the determination pattern having a high degree of agreement is preferentially displayed over the determination pattern having a low degree of agreement among the plurality of determination patterns. Device. In any one of claims 1 to 8,
The identification unit identifies the positive or negative of the money and
A money processing apparatus, characterized in that the threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements included in each of the plurality of determination patterns includes a threshold value prepared for identifying the positive or loss of the money. A money processing device that processes money,
Equipped with an output device
The money processing device is
A transport unit that transports the money and
The identification unit that identifies the currency and
A storage unit that stores a plurality of determination patterns, each including a threshold value for each of the plurality of determination elements prepared for identifying the currency, and a storage unit.
It has a control unit that controls the operation of the money processing device, and has a control unit.
In the determination pattern setting process for selecting the determination pattern used for identifying money in the identification unit from the plurality of determination patterns, the control unit obtains the identification result of each of the plurality of confirmed coins prepared in advance. The operation of the money processing device is controlled so as to be acquired for each of a plurality of determination patterns, and the identification results of the plurality of determination patterns and the plurality of confirmed coins acquired for each of the plurality of determination patterns are obtained. The confirmation result information shown is output to the output device, and the information is output to the output device.
The output device is a money processing system characterized by outputting the confirmation result information.

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