JP7194520B2 - Money handling system, money handling device and money handling method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling system and a money handling apparatus for handling money. The present invention also relates to a money handling method suitable for use in these money handling systems and money handling devices.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a coin processing apparatus for handling special coins unsuitable for market distribution, such as damaged coins (deformed coins, damaged coins) and commemorative coins. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an example of such a coin processing device.

In the coin processing device of Patent Literature 1, one coin is placed at a deposit position inside the housing through the deposit port. The placed coin is imaged by a camera at the deposit position. This image is then displayed on the input screen of the display unit along with candidates for the coin type and denomination. The operator selects the coin type and denomination from a plurality of candidates while viewing the coin image. When the coin type and denomination are selected, this information is associated with the image and stored in the storage unit. After that, the coins are sorted and stored in the loss coin box or the commemorative coin box depending on whether they are loss coins or commemorative coins.

JP 2015-018304 A

In the above coin processing device, when there are a plurality of coins to be deposited, the above operation is repeated one by one. For this reason, the depositing operation is troublesome for the user, and the depositing time tends to take a long time.

In particular, even if a configuration is adopted in which images of a plurality of coins are photographed at once or continuously, if the input screen corresponds to only one coin, Each time the selection process for one coin is completed, the selection process must be performed for a plurality of coins while switching the input screen.

Note that the above-described problem may also occur in banknote handling devices that handle special banknotes such as old banknotes and damaged banknotes, because the same depositing operation as in the above-described coin handling device is performed.

In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling system, a money handling device, and a money handling method that can process a plurality of money smoothly and appropriately.

A first aspect of the present invention relates to a money handling system. A money handling system according to this aspect includes an imaging unit that captures an image of deposited money, a display unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. Here, when a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit causes the display unit to display an input screen including the images of the plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit, and displays each of the images on the input screen. an input area for inputting currency information including at least the denomination of the Each image is displayed in the input area at a position near the image, and each image is associated with the money information input with respect to the image and stored in the storage unit.

For example, money includes at least one of damaged coins (damaged coins), old coins (old coins), commemorative coins (commemorative coins), unfit notes (damaged banknotes), and old notes (old banknotes). .

According to the above configuration, the operator can input money information for a plurality of money images on one input screen. As a result, the operator can smoothly deposit money and shorten the depositing time. Also, the operator can easily recognize the input area associated with the money image. Furthermore, the operator can confirm the input money information in the input area.

In addition, in claim 1 of the scope of claims, the term "near position" includes a position close enough that a part of the input area overlaps the money image.

In the money handling system according to this aspect, the money information can be input by selecting from a plurality of candidates. In this case, the control unit displays the selected and input money information in the input area.

According to the above configuration, the operator can easily input money information by selecting from candidates. Also, the operator can confirm the input money information in the input area.

In the case of the above configuration, the control unit further determines the money information that matches the money in the image based on the image, and when the money information is selected and input, the possibility of matching is determined. A configuration may be adopted in which the money information with high value is set as a candidate with a higher selection order.

For example, when the currency information is selected and input, the control unit displays the plurality of candidates on the input screen, and emphasizes the candidate with the higher selection order than other candidates, or Arrange them at the top position in the order of arrangement of those candidates.

With such a configuration, the operator can quickly input money information.

In the money handling system according to this aspect, the control unit determines the money information that matches the money in the image based on the image, and displays the determined money information in the input area. can be

With such a configuration, when the money information displayed in the input area matches the money information of the corresponding image, the operator does not need to input the money information about that image. Therefore, the operator can carry out the operation of depositing money more smoothly, and the depositing time can be further shortened.

In the money handling system according to this aspect, the control unit may be configured to determine whether or not there is an overlap of deposited money and, if there is an overlap of money, display based on that on the input screen. .

According to the above configuration, since the operator can grasp on the input screen that there are overlapping coins among the deposited coins, it is possible to prevent the deposit operation from being continued while a problem has occurred.

In the money handling system according to this aspect, a configuration may be adopted in which a placing portion on which a plurality of coins can be placed is further provided. In this case, the imaging section images the plurality of coins placed on the placement section.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to shorten the time taken to image a plurality of coins, so that the depositing time can be further shortened.

A second aspect of the present invention relates to a money handling apparatus. A money handling apparatus according to this aspect includes an imaging unit that captures an image of deposited money, a display unit, and a control unit. Here, when a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit causes the display unit to display an input screen including the images of the plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit, and displays each of the images on the input screen. an input area for inputting currency information including at least the denomination of the Each image is displayed in the input area at a position near the image .

According to the above configuration, effects similar to those of the first aspect can be achieved.

A third aspect of the present invention relates to a money handling method performed by a money handling system . In the money processing method according to this aspect, an image of a plurality of coins to be deposited is captured by an imaging unit, an input screen including the images of the multiple coins captured by the imaging unit is displayed on a display unit, and on the input screen, an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each of the images is set visibly at a position near each of the images for each of the images; Currency information is displayed in the input area at a position near each image, and each image is associated with the currency information input with respect to the image and stored in a storage unit.

According to the above configuration, effects similar to those of the first aspect can be achieved.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a money handling system, a money handling apparatus, and a money handling method capable of smoothly and appropriately handling a plurality of money.

The effects and significance of the present invention will become clearer from the description of the embodiments shown below. However, the embodiment shown below is merely one example of the implementation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of the money handling system according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views showing the configuration of the special coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. 3(a) and 3(b) are cross-sectional views schematically showing the configuration and operation of the special coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are perspective views showing the specific configuration of the special coin processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5(a) is a perspective view showing the configuration of the special coin processing apparatus from which the coin placing unit is removed, according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 5(b) and 5(c) are perspective views of the coin placing unit viewed from above and below, respectively, according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the special coin processing device according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams schematically showing side images of coins placed on the placement surface according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the special coin processing device and operation terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing special coin deposit processing according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing screens displayed on the operation terminal during special coin deposit processing according to the first embodiment. FIGS. 11A and 11B are diagrams schematically showing an operation for setting a denomination for a coin image according to the first embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a detailed screen according to the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another display form of the detailed screen according to the first embodiment. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of a valuable medium processing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a valuable medium processing device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing deposit processing for special banknotes such as unfit notes according to the second embodiment. FIGS. 17(a) to 17(c) are diagrams showing screens displayed on the operation display unit of the operation terminal during the special banknote deposit process according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17D is a diagram for explaining changes in the printing type and denomination when a drag operation is performed on the printing type item and the denomination item on the payment processing screen according to the second embodiment. . FIGS. 18A to 18D are diagrams showing transitions of the deposit processing screen displayed on the operation display unit in the special coin input processing according to Modification 1 as the processing progresses. FIG. 19(a) is a diagram showing a deposit processing screen displayed on the operation display unit in deposit processing for special coins according to Modification 2. FIG. 19B to 19D are diagrams showing other examples of windows according to Modification 2. FIG. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a deposit processing screen displayed on the operation display unit 301 in deposit processing for special coins according to Modification 3. As shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a special coin processing device according to still another modification.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 correspond to the "placement section" described in the claims. Also, the camera 51 and the reading unit 530 correspond to the "imaging unit" described in the claims. Furthermore, the operation display section 301 corresponds to the "display section" described in the claims. Furthermore, the deposit processing screens 440 and 480 correspond to the "input screen" described in the claims. Further, the item 442d, the print type item 482b, and the denomination item 482c correspond to the "input area" described in the claims.

However, the above description is only for the purpose of associating the structure of the scope of claims with the structure of the embodiment, and the above correspondence allows the invention described in the scope of claims to correspond to the structure of the embodiment. It is not limited at all.

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FIG. 1 is a front view showing the appearance of the money handling system 1. FIG.

The money processing system 1 includes a loose banknote processing device 2, a banknote bundle processing device 3, a loose coin processing device 4, a wrapped coin processing device 5, a valuable medium processing device 6, a special coin processing device 7, and an operation terminal. 8 and a money storage device 9 .

The loose banknote processing device 2 has a banknote storage unit capable of storing loose banknotes by denomination, and performs deposit processing of depositing loose banknotes into the banknote storage unit and dispensing processing of dispensing loose banknotes from the banknote storage unit. The banknote bundle processing device 3 has a banknote bundle forming unit that binds a predetermined number of separate banknotes (for example, 100) to form a banknote bundle (banded banknote), and a banknote bundle storage unit that stores the banknote bundle. The banknote bundle processing device 3 is connected to the loose banknote processing device 2, and based on the loose banknotes sent from the loose banknote processing device 2, a banknote bundle forming unit generates a banknote bundle and throws out the banknote bundle to the outside. Alternatively, the generated banknote bundle is stored in the banknote bundle storage unit.

The loose coin processing device 4 has a coin storage unit capable of storing loose coins by denomination, and performs deposit processing for depositing loose coins into the coin storage unit and dispensing processing for dispensing loose coins from the coin storage unit. The wrapped coin processing device 5 has a wrapped coin forming unit that wraps a predetermined number (eg, 50) of loose coins to form wrapped coins, and a wrapped coin storage unit that stores the wrapped coins. The wrapped-coin processing device 5 is connected to the loose-coin processing device 4, and based on the loose coins sent from the loose-coin processing device 4, the wrapped-coin forming unit generates wrapped coins and throws them out. Alternatively, the generated wrapped coins are stored in the attached coin storage unit.

The valuable medium processing device 6 processes valuable media that are not handled by the separate banknote processing device 2 and the banknote bundle processing device 3 . Specifically, the valuable medium processing device 6 has an unfit bill storage unit and a valuable security storage unit. Processing for depositing and withdrawing damaged bills that cannot be processed by the processing device 2 to and from the bill storage unit, and processing for depositing and withdrawing specific securities such as checks and bills to and from the securities storage unit. The valuable medium processing device 6 also has a new bill storage unit, and performs processing for dispensing new bills, which are unused banknotes, from the new bill storage unit.

The special coin processing device 7 handles special coins that are not suitable for market distribution, such as damaged coins (deformed coins, damaged coins), old coins, and commemorative coins. These special coins cannot be handled by the loose coin processing device 4 .

The operation terminal 8 includes an operation display section 301 and a printer 302 . The user uses the operation terminal 8 to operate the loose banknote processing device 2 , bundle banknote processing device 3 , loose coin processing device 4 , packaged coin processing device 5 , valuable medium processing device 6 , special coin processing device 7 and money storage device 9 . Perform operations for deposit processing and operations for withdrawal processing.

The money storage device 9 is used to store special coins that are not suitable for circulation in the market, such as damaged coins (deformed coins, damaged coins), old coins, commemorative coins, and the like. In addition, the money storage device 9 is used to store banknote bundles that cannot be stored in the banknote bundle processing device 3 and wrapped coins that cannot be stored in the packaged coin processing device 5 .

2(a) and 2(b) are perspective views showing the configuration of the special coin processing device 7. FIG.

The special coin processing device 7 has an outer shell formed by a rectangular parallelepiped housing 10 . An opening 11 is formed in the upper front side of the housing 10 . This opening 11 is opened and closed by a shutter 12 . 2(a) shows a state in which the opening 11 is closed by the shutter 12, and FIG. 2(b) shows a state in which the opening 11 is opened. The shutter 12 is supported by the housing 10 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction along guide grooves 13 formed on the left and right inner surfaces of the housing 10 .

When the shutter 12 is opened, the first mounting area 21 and the second mounting area 22 arranged side by side are exposed to the outside. The first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 are separated by a partition 23 . Directly below the first placement area 21, a first storage box 31 for storing coins placed on the first placement area 21 is installed so as to be able to be pulled out forward. Directly below the second placement area 22, a second storage 32 for storing the coins placed on the second placement area 22 is installed so as to be able to be pulled forward. That is, a first storage 31 and a second storage 32 are provided in association with the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22, respectively.

In the present embodiment, the first placement area 21 is set as a loss coin placement area, and the second placement area 22 is set as a commemorative coin placement area. Therefore, the first storage box 31 stores lost coins, and the second storage box 32 stores commemorative coins. Labels 33 and 34 indicating the types of coins to be placed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 are attached at positions directly above the first storage box 31 and the second storage box 32, respectively. It is By referring to these labels 33 and 34, the operator can grasp the types of coins to be placed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22. FIG.

3(a) and 3(b) are sectional views schematically showing the configuration and operation of the special coin processing device 7. FIG. 3(a) and 3(b) respectively show cross-sectional views taken along the line A-A' in FIG. 2(a). FIG. 3(a) shows a state immediately after the shutter 12 is closed after target coins are placed on the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22, and FIG. shows a state in which the storage operation is started thereafter.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the first placement area 21 is composed of a frame member 24 and a placement member 25 . The inner surface of the frame member 24 constitutes the inner surface of the first mounting area 21 together with the side surface of the partition 23, and the upper surface of the mounting member 25 is the bottom surface of the first mounting area 21, that is, the first mounting area. It constitutes a coin placement surface in the area 21 . The frame member 24 is fixed inside the housing 10, and the mounting member 25 is supported by the support frame 41 so as to be movable forward and backward. The support frame 41 is provided with an opening 41 a that allows communication between the inner surface of the frame member 24 and the first storage 31 . The second placement area 22 also has the same configuration as in FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b).

A camera 51 whose angle of view includes both the first mounting area 21 and the second mounting area 22 is installed on the upper inner surface of the shutter 12 . That is, all the coins placed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 are captured by one camera 51 at the same time. In addition, a light emitting unit (not shown) for illuminating the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 is installed inside the housing 10 .

When the mounting member 25 is moved backward from the state of FIG. 3A by a drive mechanism (not shown), the bottom surface of the first mounting area 21 is gradually opened. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3B, the coin C1 drops into the first storage 31 from the opened bottom surface through the opening 41a. The mounting member 25 moves to a position where the front end of the mounting member 25 is positioned on the inner surface of the rear end side of the frame member 24 . As a result, all the coins C1 placed on the first placement area 21 drop into the first storage 31 and are stored in the first storage 31 . Coins placed on the second placement area 22 are also stored in the second storage 32 by the same operation.

By the way, in the coin storage operation shown in FIG. 3B, the operator assigns a predetermined denomination to the captured image of each coin captured by the camera 51 in the state of FIG. 3A. After that, it is executed by performing a confirmation operation. Here, the captured image of each coin is cut out for each coin and displayed on the operation terminal 8 . The operator visually confirms the captured image of each coin displayed on the operation terminal 8 and sets the denomination of the coin in each captured image. After that, the operator inputs a confirmation operation to the operation terminal 8 , so that each captured image is associated with the denomination and stored in the storage unit of the operation terminal 8 . Each coin is thus managed.

However, at this time, a plurality of coins may be placed on the placement surface of the first placement area 21 or the second placement area 22 in an overlapping state. In this case, the coin on the lower side may be hidden by the coin on the upper side and may not be imaged by the camera 51 . Even if the operator refers to the image captured in this way, the operator does not notice the existence of the coins on the lower side, and performs the confirmation processing for selecting the denomination and depositing only for the actually imaged coin. It's going to happen. This can lead to miscalculations.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a configuration is provided for detecting overlapping of coins placed on the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 . This configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. For convenience, in FIGS. 4(a) to 6, each member is numbered according to the new numbering system in order to show a more detailed configuration.

4(a) and 4(b) are perspective views showing a specific configuration of the special coin processing device 7. FIG.

4(a) and 4(b) show the configuration of the structure housed in the housing 10. FIG. FIG. 4(a) shows a state in which the mounting member 132 has moved most forward, and FIG. 4(b) shows a state in which the mounting member 132 has moved most rearward.

The special coin processing device 7 includes a support frame 101 , wall plates 111 and 121 , a coin placement unit 130 , a partition 141 and a drive mechanism 150 .

The support frame 101 is made of a metal material, and has a shape in which side plates 101a and 101b rise from the left and right ends of the bottom plate. Wall plates 111 and 121 are installed on the upper portion of the support frame 101 so as to be aligned in the front-rear direction. A partition 141 is installed between these wall plates 111 and 121 . Upper ends 111 a and 111 b of the wall plate 111 have shapes along the upper surfaces of the mounting members 131 and 132 , respectively, and protrude above the upper surfaces of the mounting members 131 and 132 . Lower ends 121a and 121b of the wall plate 121 have shapes along the top surfaces of the mounting members 131 and 132, respectively, and are slightly recessed upward from the top surfaces of the mounting members 131 and 132, respectively.

A guide member 102 is installed to extend forward from the rear end of the support frame 101 . Further, guide members 103 extending in the front-rear direction are installed on the inner surfaces of the left and right side plates 101a and 101b of the support frame 101, respectively. The coin stacking unit 130 is supported by the support frame 101 by the guide members 102 and 103 so as to be movable forward and backward.

FIG. 5(a) is a perspective view showing a configuration in which the coin placing unit 130 is removed from the structure shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b). 5B and 5C are perspective views of the coin placing unit 130 viewed from above and below, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the coin placement unit 130 includes placement members 131 and 132, a base member 133, and a rack gear . Mounting members 131 and 132 are installed in front of the upper surface of the base member 133 so as to be aligned horizontally. A rack gear 134 is installed behind the upper surface of the base member 133 so as to extend forward and backward. The front side of the base member 133 is provided with a notch 136 extending in the front-rear direction at the central position in the left-right direction. A rectangular cover 137 is installed to cover the notch 136 from below.

The base member 133 has a rectangular shape in plan view. The outer edge of the base member 133 is raised over the entire circumference. Two rollers 135 are provided on each of the left and right side surfaces of the base member 133 . Two rollers 138 are also provided on the lower surface of the cover 137 .

The mounting member 131 is formed with three mounting surfaces 131a having predetermined steps. These three mounting surfaces 131a are displaced in one direction by a predetermined step, that is, the direction of displacement in the height direction of the adjacent mounting surfaces 131a is the same for all the adjacent mounting surfaces 131a. are arranged as Specifically, the second placement surface 131a from the right is displaced upward with respect to the rightmost placement surface 131a, and the leftmost placement surface 131a with respect to the second right placement surface 131a is displaced upward. The surface 131a is displaced upward.

These three mounting surfaces 131a are inclined by a predetermined angle (about several degrees) so that the right side is lower than the horizontal plane. The width of each placement surface 131a in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins to be placed on the placement surface 131a. In addition, the width of each placement surface 131a in the front-rear direction is larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins to be placed, and in this embodiment, it is set so that a plurality of (for example, four) can be placed. ing.

A wall surface 131b is formed at the boundary between the adjacent mounting surfaces 131a due to the difference in level between the mounting surfaces 131a. The width of the wall surface 131b in the height direction is larger than the thickness of the thickest coin among the coins to be placed on the placement surface 131a. A protrusion 131c protruding upward is formed on the right end of each mounting surface 131a so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The protrusion 131c prevents the coin from slipping off the placement surface 131a.

The mounting member 132 is formed with two mounting surfaces 132a having a predetermined step.

These two mounting surfaces 132a are displaced in one direction with a predetermined step, that is, with respect to one mounting surface 132a, the other mounting surface 132a is displaced in a predetermined one direction with a step. are placed in Specifically, the right mounting surface 131a is displaced upward with respect to the left mounting surface 132a.

These two placement surfaces 132a are inclined by a predetermined angle (about several degrees) with respect to the horizontal plane so that the left side is lower. The width of each placement surface 132a in the left-right direction is slightly larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins to be placed on the placement surface 132a. The width of each placement surface 132a in the front-rear direction is larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter among the coins to be placed, and in the present embodiment, it is set so that a plurality of coins (for example, two) can be placed. ing.

A wall surface 132b is formed at the boundary between the adjacent mounting surfaces 132a due to the difference in level between the mounting surfaces 132a. The width of the wall surface 132b in the height direction is larger than the thickness of the thickest coin among the coins to be placed on the placement surface 132a. A projection 132c protruding upward is formed on the left end of each mounting surface 132a so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The protrusion 132c prevents the coin from slipping off the placement surface 132a.

The coin stacking unit 130 is supported by the support frame 101 by fitting the left and right rollers 135 in a pair of guide members 103 arranged side by side, respectively, and by fitting the rollers 138 on the lower surface to the guide members 102 . At this time, the lower end of the partition 141 fits into the notch 136 of the base member 133 . Also, the rack gear 134 meshes with the gear 152 of the drive mechanism 150 . Thus, the structure shown in FIG. 4(a) is constructed.

Returning to FIG. 4A , the drive mechanism 150 includes a motor 151 and gears 152 . The drive mechanism 150 is fixed to a member separate from the support frame 101 . The gear 152 is driven according to the drive of the motor 151 . As a result, the driving force is transmitted from the gear 152 to the rack gear 134 to move the coin placing unit 130 back and forth.

4A, the first placement area 21 is composed of wall plates 111 and 121, a side plate 101a, a partition 141, and a placement member 131. As shown in FIG. The inner side surfaces of the wall plates 111 and 121, the inner side surface of the side plate 101a, and the left side surface of the partition 141 constitute the inner side surface of the first mounting area 21, and the upper surface of the mounting member 131, that is, the mounting surface. The bottom surface of the first placement area 21 is configured by 131a.

The second placement area 22 is composed of wall plates 111 and 121 , a side plate 101 b , a partition 141 and a placement member 132 . The inner surfaces of the wall plates 111 and 121, the inner surface of the side plate 101b, and the right side surface of the partition 141 constitute the inner surface of the second mounting area 22, and the upper surface of the mounting member 132, that is, the mounting surface. The bottom surface of the second mounting area 22 is configured by 132a.

When the motor 151 is driven to move the coin placing unit 130 to the position shown in FIG. 4B from the state shown in FIG. 4A, the bottoms of the first placing area 21 and the second placing area 22 are formed. The mounting members 131 and 132 retreat backward, and openings 101c and 101d connected to the first storage 31 and the second storage 32 are generated in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22, respectively. At this time, the movement of the coins placed on the placement members 131 and 132 is restricted by the wall plate 121 . As a result, the coins placed on the placement members 131 and 132 drop into the first storage 31 and the second storage 32 through the openings 101c and 101d. Thus, these coins are stored in the first storage 31 and the second storage 32 . In the present embodiment, lost coins placed in the first placement area 21 are stored in the first storage 31, and commemorative coins placed in the second placement area 22 are stored in the second storage 32. be.

FIG. 6 is a B-B' cross-sectional view of the structure in FIG. 4(a).

As shown in FIG. 6, the camera 51 and the mounting surface 131a are arranged such that the entire mounting surface 131a of the first mounting area 21 and the mounting surface 132a of the second mounting area 22 are imaged by the camera 51. 132a is arranged. Specifically, the camera 51 and the placement surfaces 131a and 132a are arranged so that all the placement surfaces 131a and 132a are included in the range of the angle of view α of the camera 51 . The camera 51 is arranged right above the central position of the partition 141 in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, both side surfaces of the partition 141 are inclined surfaces. Plate-like mirrors 142 and 143 are installed on these inclined surfaces, respectively. The tilt angles of the mirrors 142 and 143 are set so that the imaging direction of the camera 51 is bent in a direction parallel to the placement surfaces 131a and 132a. In FIG. 6 , the dashed arrow pointing downward from the camera 51 indicates the imaging direction of the camera 51 toward the mirrors 142 and 143 . As a result, side images of the coins placed on the placement surfaces 131 a and 132 a are captured by the camera 51 via the mirrors 142 and 143 .

FIGS. 7A and 7B are diagrams schematically showing side images of the coin C1 placed on the placement surface 131a. FIG. 7(a) shows a state in which all the coins C1 are placed on the placing surface 131a without overlapping, and FIG. 7(b) shows a state in which some of the coins C1 overlap and are placed on the placing surface 131a. state.

In FIG. 7A, D1 is the step between adjacent placement surfaces 131a, and D2 is the thickness of the coin C1. The step D1 is larger than the thickness D2. The image of the coin C1 is captured with the lower portion of the coin C1 hidden by the protrusion 131c. Therefore, the side image of the coin C1 has a thickness D3 that is smaller than the original thickness D2. When the coins C1 do not overlap each other, a wall surface 131b having a thickness D4 is imaged on the upper side of the coin C1 in the range up to the upper end of the protrusion 131c formed on the next placement surface 131a.

On the other hand, in the state of FIG. 7(b), two coins C1 overlap at two places on the second placement surface 131a. In this case, since there is no wall surface 131b at the position of the overlap V1, which serves as a boundary with the coin C1 placed on the upper placement surface 131a, a side image having a thickness D5 in which the three coins are overlapped is captured. . In addition, at the position of the overlap V2, a side image with a thickness D6 of two overlapping coins is captured.

Thus, the thicknesses D5 and D6 of the side images of the coin C1 when there is an overlap are significantly larger than the thickness D3 of the side image of the coin C1 when there is no overlap. Therefore, by setting a threshold between the thickness D3 and the thickness D6 and comparing this threshold with the thickness of the side image of the coin at each placement position, it is possible to determine whether or not the coins overlap at each placement position. can be detected. Here, the threshold value is set so that overlapping can be detected for coins of all denominations that can be placed on the placement surface 131a.

Note that the side image of the coin placed on the placement surface 132a is that the number of stages of the placement surface 132a is only reduced to two compared to the case of FIGS. 7A and 7B. The elements are the same as in FIGS. 7(a) and (b). Therefore, the overlapping of the coins placed on the placement surface 132a can also be detected by comparing the thickness of the side image with a predetermined threshold, as described above.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the special coin processing device 7 and the operation terminal 8. As shown in FIG.

The special coin processing device 7 includes an imaging processing section 201 , a shutter driving section 202 , a unit driving section 203 , a communication section 204 , a control section 205 and a storage section 206 .

The imaging processing unit 201 drives the camera 51 under the control of the control unit 205 , processes image data from the camera 51 , and transmits the processed image data to the control unit 205 . The shutter drive unit 202 includes a motor and drive circuit for driving the shutter 12 and opens and closes the shutter 12 under the control of the control unit 205 . The unit drive section 203 includes the drive mechanism 150 and drive circuit shown in FIGS. The communication unit 204 performs wireless or wired communication with the communication unit 304 of the operation terminal 8 under the control of the control unit 205 .

The control unit 205 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and controls the imaging processing unit 201 , the shutter driving unit 202 , the unit driving unit 203 and the communication unit 204 according to programs stored in the storage unit 206 . The storage unit 206 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, or the like, stores a control program for the control unit 205, and stores a work area during control processing of the control unit 205. used as

The operation terminal 8 includes a card reader 303 , a communication section 304 , a control section 305 and a storage section 306 in addition to the operation display section 301 and the printer 302 described above.

The operation display unit 301 is composed of a touch panel having a display 301a and a touch sensor 301b. The display 301a displays various information. The touch sensor 301b detects a user's touch operation on the display 301a. The printer 302 performs deposit processing and withdrawal with respect to the loose banknote processing device 2, the banknote bundle processing device 3, the loose coin processing device 4, the packaged coin processing device 5, the valuable medium processing device 6, the special coin processing device 7, and the money storage device 9. The results of various processing such as processing are printed on paper as a journal and output.

The card reader 303 reads the ID card and outputs the read data to the control section 305 . The communication unit 304 communicates with the communication unit 204 of the special coin processing device 7 by a wireless system or a wired system. In addition, the communication unit 304 communicates with each communication unit of the loose banknote processing device 2, the banknote bundle processing device 3, the loose coin processing device 4, the packaged coin processing device 5, the valuable medium processing device 6, and the money storage device 9. It communicates by wireless system or wired system.

The control unit 305 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU, and controls the operation display unit 301 , the printer 302 , the card reader 303 and the communication unit 304 according to programs stored in the storage unit 306 . Further, the control unit 305, via the communication unit 304, controls the loose banknote processing device 2, the banknote bundle processing device 3, the loose coin processing device 4, the wrapped coin processing device 5, the valuable medium processing device 6, the special coin processing device 7, and the By exchanging various commands and information with the money storage device 9, the operation of these devices is controlled.

A storage unit 306 includes a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, or a hard disk, stores a control program for the control unit 305, and is used as a work area when the control processing of the control unit 305 is performed. Further, the storage unit 306 holds a coin image database 306a in which reference images (front and back sides) of loss coins and commemorative coins are associated with denominations. The coin image database 306a is prepared for each coin type (loss coin/commemorative coin). The coin image database 306 a is referred to by the control unit 305 when determining the denomination of the coin image captured by the camera 51 .

Next, a process for depositing special coins such as loss coins and commemorative coins into the special coin processing device 7 will be described.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing deposit processing for special coins such as loss coins. FIGS. 10A to 10D are diagrams showing screens displayed on the operation display unit 301 of the operation terminal 8 during special coin deposit processing. The deposit processing in FIG. 9 is executed by the control unit 305 of the operation terminal 8 .

In the special coin deposit process, the operator first operates the menu screen 410 shown in FIG. 10(a). The menu screen 410 includes an area 411 that displays selection candidates for processing items. After selecting the processing item of "special currency" in the area 411, the operator selects the items of lost currency/old currency and commemorative currency to be processed from among the types of currency included in the area 412. do. Lost/Old and Commemorative items are highlighted. Further, in the area 413, an image 413a of the special coin processing device 7 for depositing the coin is displayed. By referring to the image 413a, the operator can smoothly grasp to which device the money should be deposited. After that, the operator operates the button 414 . Thereby, the processing shown in FIG. 9 is started.

The control unit 305 transmits an instruction to open the shutter 12 to the control unit 205 of the special coin processing device 7 (S101). As a result, the shutter 12 of the special coin handling device 7 is opened. Further, the control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display the set request screen 420 (S102). As a result, the screen of the operation display unit 301 is switched from the menu screen 410 of FIG. 10(a) to the set request screen 420 of FIG. 10(b).

Referring to FIG. 10(b), area 421 includes an image similar to area 411 in FIG. 10(a). In the area 422, an image 422a showing the form of allocation of coin types in the coin placement area of the special coin processing device 7 is displayed. Here, the left coin placement area (first placement area 21) is assigned to an area for placing lost coins, and the right coin placement area (second placement area 22) is assigned to place commemorative coins. assigned to an area for placement. By referring to the image 422a, the operator can accurately grasp the type of coin to be placed in each placement area.

The area 423 includes a message 423a prompting to set coins to be processed in the special coin processing device 7 and to operate the button 424 after setting is completed. The operator refers to the message 423a and places the loss coins and commemorative coins to be processed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 of the special coin processing device 7, respectively. After setting all the loss coins and commemorative coins to be processed, the operator operates the button 424 . As a result, the determination in step S103 of FIG. 9 becomes YES.

Thus, when the determination in step S103 becomes YES, the control section 305 transmits an instruction to close the shutter 12 to the control section 205 of the special coin processing device 7 (S104). As a result, the shutter 12 of the special coin handling device 7 is closed. Furthermore, the control unit 305 transmits an instruction to image the coin to the control unit 205 of the special coin processing device 7 (S105). As a result, the camera 51 captures an image of the coins placed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 in the special coin processing device 7 . Data of the image thus captured is transmitted from the special coin processing device 7 to the operation terminal 8 via the communication units 204 and 304 . Control unit 305 causes storage unit 306 to store the received data.

Next, the control unit 305 processes the data of the received image and cuts out the image of each coin included in the image (S106). At this time, the control unit 305 performs distortion correction on the clipped image of each coin, and acquires an image of each coin that is close to a perfect circle. Then, the control unit 305 compares the distortion-corrected image of each coin with the reference image held in the coin image database 306a to identify the denomination of each coin image (S107).

Specifically, the control unit 305 extracts from the coin image database 306a the reference image with the highest degree of matching equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold for each coin image, and the denomination associated with this reference image is Assign to the coin image. At this time, the control unit 305 further assigns to each coin image a classification indicating whether the reference image assigned to each coin image belongs to a lost coin or a commemorative coin. In addition, an identification result indicating that the denomination is unknown is assigned to an image of a coin that has a degree of matching equal to or greater than the threshold and does not have a reference image.

After identifying the denomination of each coin image in this manner, the control unit 305 appropriately selects the coin of the corresponding type (loss coin/commemorative coin) for the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22. It is determined whether or not it has been set (S108). That is, the control unit 305 refers to the classification of the coin type assigned to the image of each coin, and selects one of the images of each coin acquired from the first placement area 21 where the lost coin should be placed. When the category of commemorative coins is assigned, and when the category of lost coins is assigned to any of the images of each coin acquired from the second placement area 22 where the commemorative coins are to be placed, the second It is determined that a coin has been misplaced in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 .

If a coin is misplaced (S108: YES), the control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display a confirmation request screen 430 shown in FIG. 10(c) (S109). In the confirmation request screen 430, the image of the area 431 is displayed superimposed on the set request screen 420 shown in FIG. 10(b). The area 431 includes a message 431a and a button 432 for prompting that a coin has been misplaced and that the coin should be reset. The operator refers to the message 431a and operates the button 432 after grasping the misplacement of the coin. As a result, the determination in step S110 of FIG. 9 becomes YES.

In response, the control unit 305 returns the process to step S101 and executes the processes after step S101 again. As a result, the shutter 12 of the special coin processing device 7 is opened, and the coins can be replaced. The operator replaces the coin in the appropriate placement area while referring to the set request screen 420 displayed in step S102. After that, the operator performs the same operation as described above.

If there is no coin misplacement (S108: NO), the control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display a deposit processing screen 440 shown in FIG. 10(d) (S111).

Referring to FIG. 10(d), deposit processing screen 440 includes areas 441-443 and buttons 444-446. In an area 441, coin deposit results 441a and 441b are displayed for each denomination. An image (planar image) 442c of each coin cut out from the captured image is displayed in the area 442 . The displayed image 442c of each coin is an image after the above-described distortion correction. The area 442 has a tab 442a for displaying images of lost coins and a tab 442b for displaying images of commemorative coins. When the tab 442a is selected, images of lost coins set in the first placement area 21 are displayed, and when the tab 442b is selected, images of commemorative coins set in the second placement area 22 are displayed. is displayed.

An item 442d indicating the denomination of each image is displayed at a position immediately below each image 442c of the coin. The item 442d is a visible input area (expressed as an image) set in the control unit 305 for inputting the denomination, which is one of the information related to the coin. When the deposit processing screen 440 starts to be displayed, the denomination of the coin image 442c identified in step S107 of FIG. 9 is displayed in the item 442d as the first candidate. In the image 442c of the coin whose denomination is determined to be unknown in step S107, a "?" symbol is displayed in the item 442d. The number of images 442c other than the image 442c marked with a "?" In addition, the number of coins of unknown denomination may be displayed in the area 441, and the total amount may be displayed. The area 442 is provided with a scroll bar 442e for scrolling the image 442c.

Note that the item 442d indicating the denomination does not necessarily have to be arranged directly under each image 442c, and may be arranged at another position as long as it is associated with the image 442c. For example, item 442d may be placed so as to partially overlap image 442c.

The operator can set (input) the denomination of each coin image 442c by operating the item 442d.

FIGS. 11A and 11B are diagrams schematically showing the operation for setting the denomination for the coin image 442c.

For example, when setting the denomination for the image 442c identified as having an unknown denomination, the operator first refers to the image 442c and visually confirms the denomination of the coin in the image 442c. Next, as shown in FIG. 11A, the operator touches the item 442d associated with the image 442c with a finger and drags (slides) the finger downward. As a result, the denomination displayed in the item 442d changes according to the drag distance.

For example, when the lost coin tab 442a is selected and the finger is dragged a predetermined distance, the denomination of the item 442d becomes 1 yen. 5 yen. Thereafter, similarly, each time the finger is dragged by a predetermined distance, the denomination of the item 442d changes to 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen. When the commemorative coin tab 442b is selected and the finger is dragged a predetermined distance, the denomination of the item 442d becomes 100 yen. becomes. Thereafter, similarly, each time the finger is dragged by a predetermined distance, the denomination of the item 442d changes to 1,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 50,000 yen, and 100,000 yen. When the finger is dragged in the opposite direction (upward), the denomination change is reversed.

Thus, the operator drags the finger until the denomination corresponding to the image 442c is displayed in the item 442d. Then, when the denomination corresponding to the image 442c is displayed in the item 442d, the operator releases his/her finger from the screen. As a result, the denomination is set in the item 442d as shown in FIG. 11(b). In this way, the operator can input a denomination that matches the image 442c by selecting from a plurality of denomination candidates.

At this time, the item 442d for which the denomination is set by the operator is displayed in a form distinguishable from the item 442d for which the denomination is identified in step S107 of FIG. For example, the item 442d whose denomination is set by the operator is displayed in a different color from the other items 442d (items whose denomination is unknown, items whose denomination is identified). The item 442d with unknown denomination may be displayed in a different form, for example, in a different color from the item 442d with the identified denomination.

The operator also sets the denomination for the other image 442c identified as having an unknown denomination by performing a similar operation. The operator also appropriately corrects the denomination of the item 442d for which the denomination was identified in step S107 of FIG. 9 by performing the same operation as described above. Thus, when the denomination of each image 442c is set by the operator, the deposit results 441a and 441b of each denomination displayed in the area 441 are updated accordingly.

In the example shown in FIGS. 11A and 11B, the denomination candidate is changed by dragging (sliding) the finger, but the method of changing the denomination candidate is limited to this. not a thing For example, the denomination candidate may change each time the item 442d is tapped or flicked.

Returning to FIG. 10(d), an area 443 includes coin side images 443a and 443b. A side image 443a is a side image of the coin in the first placement area 21 captured through the mirror 142 in FIG. A side image 443b is a side image of the coin in the second placement area 22 captured through the mirror 143 in FIG. A button 443c is displayed when overlapping of coins is detected in either of the side images 443a and 443b.

That is, the control unit 305 determines whether or not the coins placed on the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 are overlapped by the method described with reference to FIGS. determine whether Although not shown in FIG. 9, the coin overlap determination is performed, for example, between the image clipping process in S106 and the clipped image distortion correction process. Then, the control unit 305 includes the button 443c in the area 443 when the coin stack is detected in at least one of the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 . When no coin overlap is detected in either the first placement area 21 or the second placement area 22, the control unit 305 omits the display of the button 443c.

By referring to the side images 443a and 443b, the operator can confirm whether or not coins overlap in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22. FIG.

When confirming the overlapping of coins, the operator appropriately operates the button 444 in FIG. 10(d). Thereby, the detailed screen 450 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the entire display 301a of the operation display unit 301. FIG.

The entire captured image of the camera 51 is displayed on the detail screen 450 . Images obtained by imaging the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 from above are displayed in the areas 451a and 451b, respectively. Areas 451c and 451d display side images of the coins placed in the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22, respectively, that is, side images of the coins captured through the mirrors 142 and 143. be done.

Since the side images displayed in the areas 451c and 451d are displayed in substantially the entire display area of the display 301a, they are enlarged more than the side images 443a and 443b displayed in the deposit processing screen 440 of FIG. 10(d). . Therefore, by referring to this detailed screen 450, the operator can more accurately confirm the overlapping of the coins. After confirmation, the operator operates the button 452 . As a result, the screen returns to the payment processing screen 440 of FIG. 10(d).

On the detailed screen shown in FIG. 12, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, the portion where the overlap is detected may be highlighted. The form of highlighting may be a form of enclosing with a frame as shown in FIG. 13, or another form such as adding a color. Also, with respect to the side images 443a and 443b shown in FIG. 10(d), similarly, portions where overlap is detected may be highlighted.

It should be noted that the operator appropriately operates the button 444 to display the details screen 450 also when performing the denomination setting operation for the area 442 . This allows the operator to more smoothly visually confirm the denomination of each image.

As shown in FIG. 12, coins that have already been cut are surrounded by circles 453 . A circle mark 453 is not attached to a coin that has not been cut out. A coin that has not been cut out is tapped on the detail screen 450 . At this time, the tap is made at the center of the coin. The control unit 305 cuts out an image within a predetermined range (a range larger than the maximum coin size) from the center of the tap, and displays the cutout image in the area 422 when the deposit processing screen 440 is displayed next time. Add as image 442c. By doing so, it becomes possible to add the image that could not be cut out in S106 of FIG.

The detail screen 450 may be enlarged by an operation such as pinching. In this case, the enlarged screen may be moved by an operation such as sliding.

Returning to FIG. 9, after displaying the deposit processing screen 440 (S111), the control unit 305 executes denomination acceptance processing (S112) and detailed confirmation acceptance processing (S113). In the denomination reception process (S112), the control unit 305 receives the operations shown in FIGS. Change seeds. Further, in the details confirmation acceptance process (S113), the control unit 305 accepts an operation on the button 444 in FIG. 10D, and displays the details screen 450 shown in FIG. 12 when the button 444 is operated. .

Together with the processing of steps S112 and S113, the control unit 305 determines whether or not the operator has performed a redo operation or an overlap confirmation operation on the deposit processing screen 440 (S114). Specifically, the control unit 305 determines whether or not the button 445 or the button 443c in the deposit processing screen 440 has been operated by the operator.

When the operator refers to the side images 443a and 443b or the detailed screen 450 shown in FIG. 12 and confirms that the coins have overlapped, he/she operates the button 443c. Accordingly, the control unit 305 determines YES in step S114, and returns the process to step S101. In response to this, the shutter 12 of the special coin processing device 7 is opened. Thereby, the operator accesses the first placement area 21 or the second placement area 22 to eliminate the overlapping of the coins.

In this case as well, the operator can easily eliminate the overlap of coins by highlighting the portion where the overlap is detected as shown in FIG.

It should be noted that if it is determined that coins overlap, the decision button 446 may not be accepted unless the button 443c is operated. In this case, when the button 443c is operated, a confirmation screen asking whether to redo the setting is displayed. If the setting is redone on the confirmation screen, the process returns to step S101, and if the setting is not redone, the confirmation screen disappears and the button 446 is accepted. In this way, the operator can reliably confirm the overlapping of coins.

If the operator forgets to set a part of the coins to be processed in the first placement area 21 or the second placement area 22, or if the button 443c is not displayed, the operator can set the coins using the details screen 450 of FIG. button 445 is operated when it is confirmed that it is necessary to redo the deposit processing. Accordingly, the control unit 305 determines YES in step S114, and returns the process to step S101. In response to this, the shutter 12 of the special coin handling device 7 is opened. Accordingly, the operator accesses the first placement area 21 or the second placement area 22 and redoes the coin deposit operation.

The operator sets denominations for all coin images 442c on the deposit processing screen 440 of FIG. After that, when the button 446 for confirming the process is operated (S115: YES), the control unit 305 executes the deposit confirmation process (S116). In the deposit confirmation process, the control unit 305 associates the image 442c of each coin with the denomination set in the item 442d, ie, the input denomination, and stores the associated denomination in the storage unit 306. FIG. At the same time, the control unit 305 causes the storage unit 306 to store the deposit results 441 a and 441 b shown in the area 441 .

When the payment confirmation process is completed in this way, the control section 305 transmits a notification indicating the completion of the process to the special coin processing device 7 via the communication section 304 . In response to this, the control section 205 of the special coin processing device 7 controls the unit driving section 203 to move the coin placing unit 130 to the rearmost position. As a result, the coins placed on the first placement area 21 and the second placement area 22 are dropped and stored in the first storage 31 and the second storage 32, respectively. After that, the control section 205 moves the coin stacking unit 130 to the frontmost position (initial position). This completes the coin deposit process.

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According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display a deposit processing screen 440 including a plurality of coin images 442c captured by the camera 51, and inputs the denomination for each image 442c. item 442d for the purpose is set on the payment processing screen 440 in a form associated with each image 442c, and each image 442c is associated with the denomination input for the image 442c and stored in the storage unit 306. Memorize. According to this configuration, the operator can input denominations for a plurality of coin images on one deposit processing screen 440 . As a result, the operator can smoothly deposit a plurality of coins and shorten the depositing time.

In addition, the control unit 305 sets the item 442d to be visible at a position near each image 442c. According to this configuration, the operator can easily recognize the item 442d (denomination input location) associated with the coin image 442c.

Further, the denomination is input by selection from a plurality of candidates, and the control unit 305 displays the selected denomination in the item 442d. According to this configuration, the operator can easily input the denomination by selecting from the candidates. Also, the operator can confirm the input denomination in the item 442d.

Furthermore, based on the coin image, the control unit 305 determines the denomination that matches the coin in the image (identifies the denomination of the money), and selects the determined denomination (identified denomination) as the first candidate. is displayed in the item 442d. According to this configuration, when the denomination of the first candidate matches the denomination of the corresponding image 442c, the operator does not need to input the denomination of the image 442c. Therefore, the operator can perform coin deposit operation more smoothly, and the deposit time can be further shortened.

Further, the control unit 305 determines whether or not the deposited coins overlap, and displays a button 443c prompting confirmation on the deposit processing screen 440 if there is an overlap of coins. According to this configuration, the operator can grasp that there is an overlapping coin among the deposited coins on the deposit processing screen 440, so that it is possible to prevent the deposit operation from being continued while a problem occurs.

The camera 51 further includes a first placement area 21 and a second placement area 22 on which a plurality of coins can be placed. of coins. According to this configuration, it is possible to shorten the time taken to image a plurality of coins, so that the depositing time can be further shortened.

<Second embodiment>
In this embodiment, the operation of depositing old notes, damaged notes, etc. similar to the operation of depositing special coins to the special coin processing apparatus 7 is performed to the valuable medium processing apparatus 6 .

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing the internal configuration of the valuable medium processing device 6. As shown in FIG.

The valuable medium processing device 6 includes an input unit 510, a transport unit 520, a reading unit 530, a temporary holding unit 540, a securities storage unit 550, a first unfit bill storage unit 560, and A second unfit bill storage unit 570 , a new bill storage unit 580 and a dispensing unit 590 are provided.

The insertion part 510 is provided in the upper front part of the housing 500 . A delivery mechanism 511 is provided in the insertion unit 510, and the specified valuable media (unfit bills, damaged bills, old bills, and securities) inserted into the insertion unit 510 in a bundle state are transported one by one by the feeding mechanism 511. It is delivered to section 520 .

The transport section 520 includes a first transport section 521 and a second transport section 522 . The first transport section 521 connects the input section 510 , the temporary holding section 540 , the securities storage section 550 , the first unfit note storage section 560 , the second unfit note storage section 570 , and the ejection section 590 . , the specified valuable medium inserted in the insertion unit 510 is transported to the temporary storage unit 540, the securities storage unit 550, the first unfit-note storage unit 560, and the second unfit-note storage unit 570, or the first unfit-note storage unit Unfit bills and the like stored in 560 and second unfit bill storage unit 570 are conveyed to ejection unit 590 . The second conveying unit 522 connects the new bill storage unit 580 and the dispensing unit 590 and conveys the new bills stored in the new bill storing unit 580 to the dispensing unit 590 . The first conveying section 521 and the second conveying section 522 share a conveying path 520 a near the discharge section 590 .

The reading unit 530 is provided in the first conveying unit 521 between the loading unit 510 and the temporary holding unit 540 . The reading unit 530 includes a camera or a line sensor, takes an image of the specific valuable medium conveyed to the temporary holding unit 540, reads the image, and acquires the data of the image. The reading unit 530 can read images on both the front side and the back side of the specific valuable medium.

In the housing 500 (rear side), a temporary holding section 540, a securities storage section 550, a first unfit-note storage section 560, and a second unfit-note storage section 570 are arranged in this order from the top.

The temporary holding section 540 temporarily holds the specific valuable medium inserted in the insertion section 510 . The temporary holding section 540 is a tape winding type holding section, and has a drum 541 that can be rotated forward and backward. When the drum 541 rotates forward, the specific valuable media conveyed by the first conveying unit 521 are sequentially wound onto the drum 541 while being sandwiched between a pair of tapes one by one. As a result, the specific valuable media are sequentially reserved in the temporary reserve section 540 . On the other hand, when the drum 541 reverses, the wound specific valuable medium is delivered one by one from the temporary storage section 540 to the first transport section 521 .

Securities storage unit 550 stores specific securities such as checks. The securities storage unit 550 is composed of a first storage unit 551 , a second storage unit 552 and a third storage unit 553 . These storage units 551, 552, and 553 are stacker-type storage units, and are configured such that checks and the like delivered from the first transport unit 521 are stacked vertically. For example, the first storage unit 551 stores checks issued by other branches of the same bank as the bank in which the money handling system 1 is installed, and the second storage unit 552 stores the money handling system 1. A third storage part 553 stores checks issued at a place far from the bank where the money handling system 1 is installed. Note that, in this embodiment, each storage unit 551 , 552 , 553 is not provided with a delivery mechanism, so stored checks and the like cannot be delivered to the first transport unit 521 . However, each of the storage units 551 , 552 , and 553 may be provided with a delivery mechanism so that the stored checks and the like can be delivered to the first transport unit 521 .

The first unfit-note storage unit 560 and the second unfit-note storage unit 570 store unfit bills, damaged bills, and old bills (hereinafter referred to as “unfit bills, etc.”). The first unfit bill storage unit 560 is a stacker-type storage unit, and is configured such that unfit bills and the like delivered from the first conveying unit 521 are vertically stacked. A feeding mechanism is provided in the first unfit bill storage unit 560, and by this feeding mechanism, the stored unfit bills and the like are fed out to the first transport unit 521 one by one from the top. On the other hand, the second unfit bill storage unit 570 is a tape winding type storage unit, and has a drum 571 that can be rotated forward and backward. When the drum 571 rotates forward, the unfit bills and the like conveyed by the first conveying unit 521 are sequentially wound around the drum 571 while being sandwiched between the pair of tapes one by one. As a result, unfit bills and the like are sequentially stored in the second unfit bill storage unit 570 . On the other hand, when the drum 571 is reversed, the wound unfit bills and the like are delivered one by one from the second unfit bill storage unit 570 to the first conveying unit 521 .

A new bill storage unit 580 is arranged in front of the temporary holding unit 540 , the securities storage unit 550 , the first unfit-note storage unit 560 and the second unfit-note storage unit 570 in the housing 500 .

The new bill storage unit 580 stores new bills. The new bill storage section 580 is composed of a first storage section 581 , a second storage section 582 , a third storage section 583 and a fourth storage section 584 . The new bills in the storage units 581, 582, 583 and 584 are delivered to the second transport unit 522 one by one by the delivery mechanisms 581a, 582a, 583a and 584a of these storage units 581, 582, 583 and 584. For example, the first storage unit 581 stores new notes of 10,000 yen, the second storage unit 582 stores new notes of 1,000 yen, and the third storage unit 583 stores new notes of 5,000 yen. The ticket is stored. Further, the operator can select new bills to be stored in the fourth storage unit 584 .

A simple identification unit 523 is arranged in the second transport unit 522 . The simple identification unit 523 identifies only the denomination of the new note conveyed by the second conveying unit 522 .

The ejection section 590 is connected to the transport section 520 . The unfit bills and the like sent by the first conveying section 521 and the new bills sent by the second conveying section 522 are piled up and thrown out to the throwing section 590 . An impeller 591 is provided in the discharge section 590, and unfit bills and new bills sent by the conveying section 520 are sandwiched between a pair of blades of the impeller 591. is sent to the ejection section 590 by rotating counterclockwise in FIG. In addition, the ejecting portion 590 is provided with an ejection detecting portion 592 . The removal detector 592 is composed of, for example, a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element. Etc. or the removal of a new bill is detected.

A shutter 501 for opening and closing the ejection part 590 is provided in front of the ejection part 590 on the front surface of the housing 500 . A door 502 is provided on the front surface of the housing 500 . A person with specific authority can open the door 502 and access the inside of the housing 500 . As a result, new bills can be replenished in the new bill storage unit 580 and new bills can be taken out from the new bill storage unit 580 . Furthermore, a specific security can be taken out from the security storage section 550 .

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the valuable medium processing device 6. As shown in FIG.

The valuable medium processing device 6 includes a control section 610, a storage section 620 and a communication section 630 in addition to the sections 510 to 590 described above.

Control unit 610 includes an arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls each unit 610 to 690 according to a program stored in storage unit 620 . The image data of the specific valuable medium acquired by the reading unit 530 is sent from the reading unit 530 to the control unit 610 .

The storage unit 620 includes a storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, or the like, stores an operation program of the control unit 610, and also serves as a work area during control processing of the control unit 610. used as

The communication unit 630 transmits and receives signals to and from the communication unit 304 of the operation terminal 8 using a wireless system or a wired system.

Next, a process for depositing unfit bills, which are special banknotes, into the valuable medium processing device 6 will be described.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing deposit processing for special banknotes such as unfit notes. FIGS. 17A to 17C are diagrams showing screens displayed on the operation display unit 301 of the operation terminal 8 during deposit processing of special banknotes. The deposit processing in FIG. 16 is executed in the control unit 305 of the operation terminal 8. FIG.

In the special banknote deposit process, the operator first operates the menu screen 410 shown in FIG. 17(a), as in the case of the special coin. After selecting the processing item “special currency” in the area 411 , the operator selects the item unfit/old notes to be processed from among the types of money included in the area 412 . The unfit/old note item is highlighted. Furthermore, in the area 413, an image 413b of the valuable medium processing device 6 for depositing the bill is displayed. After that, the operator operates the button 414 . Thereby, the processing shown in FIG. 16 is started. Here, it is assumed that a plurality of banknotes are deposited, and the description proceeds below.

The control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display the set request screen 470 (S201). As a result, the screen of the operation display unit 301 is switched from the menu screen 410 of FIG. 17(a) to the set request screen 470 of FIG. 17(b).

Referring to FIG. 17(b), area 471 includes an image similar to area 411 in FIG. 17(a). In the area 472, an image 472a near the input unit 510 of the valuable medium processing device 6 is displayed. The area 423 includes a message 473a prompting to set the banknotes to be processed in the valuable medium processing device 6 and to operate the button 474 after the setting is completed. The operator refers to the message 473a, inserts bills into the inserting unit 510 of the valuable medium processing device 6, and operates the button 474. FIG. As a result, the determination in step S202 of FIG. 16 becomes YES.

Thus, when the determination in step S202 becomes YES, the control unit 305 transmits an instruction to start depositing, that is, an instruction to take an image of the banknote and temporarily hold it, to the control unit 610 of the valuable medium processing device 6 (S203). ). As a result, in the valuable medium processing device 6 , all the banknotes are fed out from the input unit 510 , and after the front and back sides of the banknotes are imaged by the reading unit 530 , the banknotes are stored in the temporary storage unit 540 . Data of the captured image is transmitted from the valuable medium processing device 6 to the operation terminal 8 via the communication units 630 and 304 . Control unit 305 causes storage unit 306 to store the received data.

Next, the control unit 305 compares the received image of each banknote with a reference image (front and back) held in a banknote image database (not shown), and determines the type and denomination of the image of each banknote. The species is identified (S204). The banknote image database is held in the storage unit 306, like the coin image database 306a. The reference image is associated with a printing type and a denomination.

Specifically, the control unit 305 extracts from the banknote image database a reference image with the highest degree of matching that is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value for each banknote image, and determines the type and denomination of the banknote associated with this reference image. is assigned to the image of the banknote. In addition, with regard to the coin image having a degree of matching equal to or greater than the threshold value and no reference image, the identification result that the type and denomination of the coin is unknown is assigned.

After identifying the type and denomination of each banknote image in this manner, the control unit 305 causes the operation display unit 301 to display a deposit processing screen 480 shown in FIG. 17(c) (S205).

Referring to FIG. 17( c ), deposit processing screen 480 includes areas 481 and 482 and button 483 . In the area 481, the number of deposited banknotes 481a and the breakdown 481b are displayed. A button 483 is arranged in the area 481 . In the area 482, images 482a of a set of front and back banknotes are displayed so as to be arranged in the vertical direction.

Immediately to the side of the image 482a of each banknote, a type item 482b indicating the type of each banknote and a denomination item 482c indicating the denomination of each banknote are displayed vertically side by side. These items 482b and 482c are input areas set in the control unit 305 for inputting the type of paper and denomination, which are pieces of information related to bills. When the deposit processing screen 480 starts to be displayed, the type and denomination of each banknote image 482a identified in step S204 of FIG. . In the banknote image 482a for which the printing type and denomination are determined to be unknown in step S204, a "?" The number of coins is counted for each denomination, and the counting result is displayed in the area 481 as a breakdown 481b. In addition, in the area 481, the number of bills of unknown denomination is also displayed as a breakdown 481b. Note that the total amount may be displayed in the area 481 . The user operates the scroll bar 482d provided in the area 442 to vertically move the set of the banknote image 482a, the printing type item 482b, and the denomination item 482c, thereby depositing the set that has not been displayed so far. It can be displayed on the processing screen 480 .

Note that the print type item 482b and the denomination item 482c do not necessarily have to be arranged immediately to the side of each image 482a, and may be arranged at other positions as long as they are associated with the image 482a. .

The operator can set (input) the type and denomination of the image 482a of each banknote by operating the type item 482b and the denomination item 482c.

FIG. 17(d) is a diagram for explaining changes in the printing type and denomination when the printing type item 482b and the denomination item 482c are dragged on the deposit processing screen 480. FIG.

For example, when setting the printing type and denomination for the image 482a identified as unknown, the operator first specifies the printing type item 482b associated with the image 482a to be set. , and then drag (slide) your finger downward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17D, the print type displayed in the print type item 482b changes from the new print type to the old print type according to the drag distance. If you drag your finger in the opposite direction (upward), the print type change is reversed. The operator drags the finger until the printing type corresponding to the image 482a is displayed in the printing type item 482b, and removes the finger from the screen when the corresponding printing type is displayed. As a result, the print type is set in the print type item 482b.

Next, the operator touches the denomination item 482c associated with the setting target image 482a with a finger and drags (slides) the finger downward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17D, the denomination displayed in the denomination item 482c changes from high denomination to low denomination according to the drag distance. At this time, the denomination displayed in the denomination item 482c corresponds to the printing type indicated in the printing type item 482b. When the finger is dragged in the opposite direction (upward), the denomination change is reversed. The operator drags the finger until the denomination item 482c corresponding to the image 482a is displayed, and releases the finger from the screen when the corresponding denomination is displayed. As a result, the denomination is set in the denomination item 482c.

At this time, the printing type item 482b and denomination item 482c for which the printing type and denomination are set by the operator are replaced with the printing type item 482b and denomination item 482c for which the printing type and denomination are identified in step S204 of FIG. displayed in a form distinguishable from For example, the printing type item 482b and the denomination item 482c for which the denomination is set by the operator can identified items) are displayed in a different color. Note that the printing type item 482b and denomination item 482c for which the printing type and denomination are unknown are displayed in a different form, for example, in a different color from the printing type item 482b and denomination item 482c for which the printing type and denomination are identified. You may do so.

The operator sets the type and denomination of the other image 482a for which the type and denomination are unknown by performing similar operations. The operator also corrects the type and denomination of the item 482b and denomination 482c for which the type and denomination have been identified in step S204 of FIG. . In this way, when the operator sets the type and denomination of each image 482a, the number of banknotes in the breakdown 481b displayed in the area 481 is updated accordingly.

It should be noted that the method of changing the candidates for the type of printing and denomination is not limited to the dragging operation. For example, the printing type and denomination candidates may change each time the printing type item 482b and the denomination item 482c are tapped or flicked. Also, when selecting and inputting the type and denomination, sample images of normal banknotes of that type and denomination may be displayed so as to be superimposed on the deposit processing screen 480 .

Returning to FIG. 16, after displaying the deposit processing screen 480 (S205), the control unit 305 executes the denomination acceptance process (S206). In denomination acceptance processing (S206), the control unit 305 accepts the drag operation described with reference to FIGS. Change the denomination of the type item 482c.

In the deposit processing screen 480 of FIG. 17(c), when the operator sets the printing type and denomination for all banknote images 482a and then operates the button 483 for confirming the processing (S207: YES), the control unit 305 executes a payment confirmation process (S208). In the deposit confirmation process, the control unit 305 associates the image 482a of each banknote with the printing type and denomination set in the printing type item 482b and the denomination item 482c, and causes the storage unit 306 to store them. At the same time, the control unit 305 causes the storage unit 306 to store the breakdown 481b of the deposit result shown in the area 441 .

When the deposit confirmation process is completed in this way, the control unit 305 transmits a notification indicating the completion of the process to the valuable medium processing device 6 via the communication unit 304 . In response to this, the control unit 610 of the valuable medium processing device 6 transfers the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 540 to the first unfit-note storage unit 560 and the second unfit-note storage unit 570 for storage. This completes the bill depositing process.

According to the configuration of this embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the operator can input the denominations of a plurality of banknote images on one deposit processing screen 480 . As a result, the operator can smoothly deposit bills and shorten the depositing time.

Further, the operator can easily recognize the printing type item 482b and the denomination item 482c associated with the banknote image 482a.

Furthermore, the operator can easily input the type and denomination by selecting from the candidates. In addition, the operator can confirm the inputted type of printing and denomination in the type of printing item 482b and the type of denomination item 482c.

Furthermore, if the first candidate's type and denomination match the type and denomination of the corresponding image 482a, the operator does not have to input the type and denomination for that image 482a. done. Therefore, the operator can more smoothly perform the operation of depositing banknotes, and can further shorten the depositing time.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present invention can be modified in various ways other than those described above.

<Modification 1>
FIGS. 18A to 18D are diagrams showing transitions of the deposit processing screen 440 displayed on the operation display unit 301 in the special coin input processing according to Modification 1 as the processing progresses. be.

In the first embodiment, the four processes of image clipping (S106), coin overlap determination, distortion correction of the clipped image, and denomination identification (S107) are sequentially performed. , the deposit processing screen 440 is displayed on the operation display unit 301 in S111.

On the other hand, in this modified example, the deposit processing screen 440 is displayed on the operation display unit 301 before the above four processes are completed, and the contents of the screen are updated each time one process is completed.

First, when the image clipping process is completed, the control unit 305 displays a clipped image 442c and an item 442d in the area 442 as shown in FIG. 18A. At this time, the clipped image 442c is distorted. In addition, a “?” symbol is displayed in all items 442d. Further, the control unit 305 causes the area 443 to display a progress bar 443d indicating the progress of the coin overlap determination process. The redo button 445 and the confirmation button 446 are not yet displayed, and the deposit results 441 a and 441 b are not displayed in the area 441 either. At this stage, the control unit 305 starts accepting operations for the item 442d.

Next, when the coin overlap determination processing is completed, the control unit 305 displays side images 443a and 443b of the coins in the region 443 as shown in FIG. 18B. Furthermore, when overlapping of coins is detected, the control unit 305 displays the button 443c and starts accepting an operation for this button 443c.

Next, when the image distortion correction process is completed, the control unit 305 replaces the distorted image 442c with an image 442c after distortion correction, as shown in FIG. 18C. At this time, the images are replaced sequentially from the image 442c for which distortion correction has been completed.

Finally, when the process of identifying the denomination is completed, the control unit 305 displays the denomination in the item 442d corresponding to the image 442c in which the denomination has been identified, as shown in FIG. 18(d). At this time, the denominations are displayed sequentially from the image 442c for which identification has been completed. This reduces operator stress. Note that the denomination is not identified for the image 442c in which the item 442d is operated before the denomination is identified and the denomination is set. The control unit 305 displays a redo button 445 and a confirmation button 446 and starts accepting operations for these buttons 445 and 446 . Furthermore, the control unit 305 displays deposit results 441 a and 441 b in the area 441 .

As described above, according to this modified example, the denomination of money on the deposit processing screen 440 can be displayed without completing the four processes of image clipping, coin overlap determination, distortion correction of the clipped image, and denomination identification. can be input, and coins can be set again when coins are overlapped. Therefore, the operator's stress caused by waiting for the display of the deposit processing screen 440 is reduced.

<Modification 2>
FIG. 19A is a diagram showing a deposit processing screen 440 displayed on the operation display unit 301 in deposit processing for special coins according to Modification 2. FIG.

In this modified example, the operation for setting (inputting) the denomination is different from that in the first embodiment. That is, when the item 442 d associated with the coin image is touched on the deposit processing screen 440 , the control unit 305 launches a window 447 superimposed on the deposit processing screen 440 . In the window 447, denomination candidates 447a are arranged from top to bottom in a predetermined order, for example, in order of the cheapest denominations. When one of the denominations of the candidate 447a is touched, the control unit 305 sets the denomination of the touched candidate 447a as the denomination of the image 442c. The arrangement of the candidates 447a in the window 447 is fixed regardless of the denomination currently shown in the item 442d (the denomination identified in S106 of FIG. 9).

19B to 19D are diagrams showing other examples of the window 447 according to Modification 2. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 19B, the arrangement of the candidates 447a in the window 447 may be changed according to the denomination identification result based on the coin image. In this case, in window 447, control unit 305 designates a denomination that is highly likely to be the denomination of the image based on the identification result as candidate 447a with the highest selection order, Place it in a higher position (upper position).

For example, in the window 447, the denomination identified based on the coin image is placed at the highest position as the top candidate 447a. The denominations determined to be closer to each other are arranged at higher positions in order. In this way, the operator can quickly set (input) the denomination.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 19C and 19D, the control unit 305 selects denominations that are highly likely to be the denominations of the image based on the denomination identification results in the window 447 in the order of selection. The candidate 447a may be set as a high-ranking candidate 447a, and displayed so as to emphasize the candidate 447a.

For example, as shown in FIG. 19(c), the color of the top candidate 447a may be made different from the other candidates 447a. When multiple high-ranking candidates 447a are emphasized, the color may be changed according to the ranking. Further, as shown in FIG. 19D, the top candidate 447a may be marked with a mark, for example, a star to indicate it. When multiple high-ranking candidates 447a are emphasized, the number of marks may be changed according to the ranking. Also, the type of mark may be changed according to the ranking. In this way, the operator can quickly set (input) the denomination.

When the type of printing item 482b and the denomination item 482c associated with the banknote image are touched on the deposit processing screen 480 of the second embodiment, they are superimposed on the deposit processing screen 440 and displayed in FIG. A window for selecting the press type and denomination similar to window 447 of a) to (d) may be displayed.

Also, in the case of an input method in which the denomination of the item 442d is changed by a drag operation, as in the deposit processing screen 440 of the first embodiment, the order of change is the coin image, as in FIG. 19B. may be changed according to the identification result of the denomination based on In other words, according to the length of the drag, the item 442d may display the denominations that are likely to be the denominations of the image as candidates with the highest selection order. In this way, the operator can quickly set (input) the denomination.

<Modification 3>
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a deposit processing screen 460 displayed on the operation display unit 301 in deposit processing for special coins according to Modification 3. As shown in FIG.

In S111 of the special coin deposit processing shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 305 may display a deposit processing screen 460 shown in FIG. The control unit 305 extracts the coin image from the captured image in S106 of FIG. 9, but does not cut the image or correct the distortion of the image. A coin image 461 is surrounded by a circle 462 , and an item 463 indicating the denomination of the image 461 is displayed near the image 461 . The operator can change the denomination of the item 463 by performing the same operation on the item 463 as in the deposit processing screen 440 of the first embodiment.

A coin image 461 that is not recognized as a coin and is not extracted is not marked with a circle mark 462 and is not added with an item 463 . When the unextracted coin image 461 is tapped, it is assumed that there is a coin around the tapped position, and an item 463 is displayed near the coin image 461 .

On the payment processing screen 460, a redo button 464, a confirmation button 465, and a payment result button 466 are displayed. When the deposit result button 466 is operated, a deposit result window (not shown) is superimposed on the deposit processing screen 460 and displayed. The deposit result window displays the number of commemorative coins for each denomination and the number of loss coins for each denomination.

When a button 465 is operated on the deposit processing screen 460, the image of each extracted coin is clipped, corrected for distortion, and stored in the storage unit 306 in association with the denomination.

In this modified example, the presence of the coin image 461 that is not recognized as a coin can be easily grasped on the deposit processing screen 460 .

<Other modification examples>
In the first embodiment, the special coin processing device 7 places a plurality of damaged coins on the first placement area 21, a plurality of commemorative coins on the second placement area 22, A plurality of damaged coins in the first placement area 21 and a plurality of commemorative coins in the second placement area 22 are simultaneously imaged by the camera 51 . However, the special coin processing device 7 may be configured such that a plurality of coins (loss coins, commemorative coins) inserted into the insertion portion are paid out one by one and captured by the camera 51 . In this case, the line sensor may pick up an image of the coin that is paid out and moves on the conveying unit. Similarly, in the second embodiment, the valuable medium processing device 6 feeds out a plurality of banknotes (unfit banknotes, old banknotes) inserted into the input unit 510 one by one, and sensor). However, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of banknotes are placed in the placement area, and the plurality of banknotes in the placement area are simultaneously imaged by the camera. In this case, in the process of FIG. 16, a process of cutting out an image of each banknote from a captured image including images of a plurality of banknotes and a process of correcting the distortion of the cutout image are added.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, as a method of inputting the denomination in the item 442d, a method of selecting a suitable denomination from a plurality of candidates is adopted. However, the input method is not limited to this, and for example, the denomination may be directly input with letters or numbers using a keyboard or numeric keypad displayed on the operation display unit 301 . Similarly, in the above-described second embodiment, the printing type of the printing type item 482b and the denomination of the denomination item 482c may be directly input with characters and numbers using a keyboard or numeric keypad.

Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the operation terminal 8 includes the operation display section 301 having a touch panel. However, the operation terminal 8 may be provided with a display, a keyboard and a mouse instead of the operation display section 301 .

Further, in the second embodiment, the reading unit 530 captures images of the front side and the back side of the banknote, and the images are arranged on the deposit processing screen 480 . However, only the surface of the banknote may be imaged by the reading unit 530 and the image may be arranged on the deposit processing screen 480 .

Further, in the second embodiment, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of overlapping bills, and display an image indicating that there is overlapping bills on the deposit processing screen 480 when there is overlapping bills. For example, in order to detect stacking of banknotes, the first transport unit 521 is provided with a light-emitting element that emits light strong enough to pass through the inside of a single banknote and a light-receiving element that receives light that has passed through the banknote. . If the light-receiving element does not receive the light from the light-emitting element, it can be determined that there is an overlap of bills.

Further, in the first embodiment, the operation display unit 301 is separate from the special coin processing device 7, and the control unit 305 of the operation terminal 8 performs the processing shown in FIG. However, the operation display unit 301 may be provided integrally with the special coin processing device 7 and the processing of FIG. 9 may be performed by the control unit 205 on the special coin processing device 7 side. In this configuration, the special coin handling device 7 corresponds to the money handling device described in the claims.

In this case, the special coin processing device 7 is configured as shown in FIG. 21, for example. The special coin processing device 7 has an operation display section 207 consisting of a display 207a and a touch sensor 207b. The storage unit 206 holds a coin image database 206a similar to the coin image database 306a shown in FIG.

The control unit 205 executes the process of FIG. 9 while causing the operation display unit 207 to display the screens of FIGS. 10(a) to (d) and FIG. Information based on the processing result may be stored in the storage unit 206, or may be transmitted to the operation terminal 8 side and stored in the storage unit 306 on the operation terminal 8 side.

Similarly, the operation display unit 301 may be provided integrally with the valuable medium processing device 6, and the processing of FIG. 16 may be performed by the control unit 610 on the valuable medium processing device 6 side. In this configuration, the valuable medium processing device 6 corresponds to the money processing device described in the claims.

Further, in the configuration of the first embodiment, the processing of FIG. 9 may be performed by the control unit 205 on the special coin processing device 7 side. In this case, the operation display unit 301 of the operation terminal 8 is simply used for displaying screens and accepting operation inputs. Also in this case, the storage unit 206 of the special coin processing device 7 holds the coin image database 206a, as in the case of FIG. In addition, the processing of FIG. 9 may be performed by joint operation of the control unit 205 on the special coin processing device 7 side and the control unit 305 on the operation terminal 8 side. Similarly, in the above-described second embodiment, the processing of FIG. It may be performed in cooperation with the unit 305 .

In addition, the special coin processing device 7 has a communication function with a tablet terminal or a smartphone, and special coins are deposited into the special coin processing device 7 using the display function and operation function of the tablet terminal or the like. may Similarly, the valuable medium processing device 6 has a communication function with a tablet terminal or a smartphone, and a special banknote deposit process to the valuable medium processing device 6 is performed using the display function and operation function of the tablet terminal or the like. may be broken.

Further, in the first embodiment, the operator is notified of the overlapping of coins by the button 443c shown in FIG. 10(d), but the form of notification of the overlapping is not limited to this. For example, the operator may be notified of the overlapping of coins by other notification means such as sound or lighting of a lamp.

Further, in the above-described first embodiment, overlapping of coins is detected by comparing the thickness of the side image with a predetermined threshold value, but overlapping of coins may be detected by other methods.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, foreign coins may be deposited as special coins into the special coin processing device 7 . In addition, the present invention may be applied to a money handling device and a money handling system including a money handling device that handles not only special coins and special banknotes but also ordinary coins and banknotes.

Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the money handling system 1 includes the loose banknote handling machine 2, the bundled banknote handling machine 3, the loose coin handling machine 4, the wrapped coin handling machine 5, and the valuable A medium processing device 6 , a special coin processing device 7 , an operation terminal 8 , and a money storage device 9 are provided. However, the present invention can be applied to a money handling system including at least the operating terminal 8 and the special coin handling device 7, such as being configured only with the operating terminal 8 and the special coin handling device 7. The present invention can be applied to a money handling system configured to include at least the operation terminal 8 and the valuable medium processing device 6, such as being composed only of the valuable medium processing device 6. FIG.

In addition, the embodiments of the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the claims.

1 money handling system 6 valuable medium handling device (money handling device)
7 Special coin handling equipment (money handling equipment)
8 operation terminal 21 first placement area (placement section)
22 Second Placement Area (Placement Section)
51 camera (imaging unit)
301 operation display unit (display unit)
305 control unit 306 storage unit 440 deposit processing screen (input screen)
442c image 442d item (input area)
480 Deposit processing screen (input screen)
482a Image 482b Print type item (input area)
482c Denomination Item (Input Area)
530 reading unit (imaging unit)

Claims (15)

an imaging unit that images deposited money;
a display unit;
a storage unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
On the input screen, an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each of the images is set visibly at a position near each of the images for each of the images ;
displaying the money information input for each of the images in the input area at a position near each of the images;
Each of the images and the money information input with respect to the images are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit;
A money handling system characterized by: The money information is input by selection from a plurality of candidates,
The control unit displays the selected and input currency information in the input area.
The money handling system according to claim 1 , characterized by: The control unit
Based on the image, determine the currency information that matches the currency in the image;
When the currency information is selected and input, the currency information with a high possibility of matching is set as a candidate with a higher selection order;
3. The money handling system according to claim 2 , characterized by: The control unit
displaying the plurality of candidates on the input screen when the currency information is selected and input;
Emphasizing candidates with higher selection order than other candidates, or placing them at higher positions in the order of arrangement of the candidates;
4. The money handling system according to claim 3 , characterized by: The control unit
Based on the image, determine the currency information that matches the currency in the image;
displaying the determined money information in the input area;
5. The money handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized in that: The control unit
Determining whether or not there is an overlap of deposited coins,
If there is an overlap of money, display based on it on the input screen,
6. The money handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , characterized in that: further comprising a placing portion on which a plurality of coins can be placed,
The imaging unit images the plurality of coins placed on the placement unit.
7. The money handling system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , characterized by: an imaging unit that images deposited money;
a display unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
On the input screen, an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each of the images is set visibly at a position near each of the images for each of the images ;
displaying the money information input for each of the images in the input area at a position near each of the images;
A money handling device characterized by: A money handling method performed by a money handling system,
An imaging unit captures an image of a plurality of coins to be deposited,
displaying an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit on a display unit;
On the input screen, an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each of the images is set visibly at a position near each of the images for each of the images;
displaying the money information input for each image in the input area in the vicinity of each image;
each of the images and the money information input with respect to the images are associated with each other and stored in a storage unit;
A money handling method characterized by: an imaging unit that images deposited money;
a display unit;
a storage unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
Based on the image, determine the currency information that matches the currency in the image;
when the money information is input by selection from a plurality of candidates, the money information with a high possibility of matching is set as a candidate with a higher selection order;
displaying the selected and input currency information in the input area;
Each of the images and the money information input with respect to the images are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit;
A money handling system characterized by: an imaging unit that images deposited money;
a display unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
Based on the image, determine the currency information that matches the currency in the image;
when the money information is input by selection from a plurality of candidates, the money information with a high possibility of matching is set as a candidate with a higher selection order;
displaying the selected and input currency information in the input area;
A money handling device characterized by: A money handling method performed by a money handling system,
An imaging unit captures an image of a plurality of coins to be deposited,
displaying an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit on a display unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
Based on the image, determine the currency information that matches the currency in the image;
when the money information is input by selection from a plurality of candidates, the money information with a high possibility of matching is set as a candidate with a higher selection order;
displaying the selected and input currency information in the input area;
A money handling method characterized by: a placement section on which a plurality of coins to be deposited can be placed;
an imaging unit that images a plurality of coins placed on the placement unit;
a display unit;
a storage unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
Each of the images and the money information input with respect to the images are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit;
A money handling system characterized by: a placement section on which a plurality of coins to be deposited can be placed;
an imaging unit that images a plurality of coins placed on the placement unit;
a display unit;
a control unit;
When a plurality of coins are deposited, the control unit
causing the display unit to display an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
A money handling device characterized by: A money handling method performed by a money handling system,
An imaging unit images a plurality of coins placed on a placing unit on which a plurality of coins to be deposited can be placed,
displaying an input screen including images of a plurality of coins captured by the imaging unit on a display unit;
setting an input area for inputting currency information including at least a denomination for each image on the input screen in a form associated with each image;
each of the images and the money information input with respect to the images are associated with each other and stored in a storage unit;
A money handling method characterized by:

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