JP7232023B2 - system - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems .

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a coin roll storage device that stores coins to be replenished in a coin change machine that pays out change to a customer. A coin-roll storage device stores a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination in a row and packaged, according to denomination.

By the way, the coin-roll storage device may be installed inside the housing of the sales data processing device that processes the sales registration of the products sold at the store. Recently, there is a self-type sales data processing device that performs registration processing of products sold at a store by the customer's own operation. Since a plurality of self-type sales data processing apparatuses are installed in a narrow space, the width of each self-type sales data processing apparatus is often narrow. Therefore, in particular, the coin-roll storing device may not fit inside the housing.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a system that can be accommodated in a sales data processing device having a narrow width.

A system according to an embodiment includes a host device connected to a sales data processing device , a first coin-roll storage device connected to the host device, and one or more second coin-roll storage devices connected to the first coin-roll storage device. A system comprising a coin-roll storing device, wherein the host device includes a host communication unit capable of communicating with the first coin-roll storing device, and a coin-roll stored in the first coin-roll storing device. a coin-roll inventory storage unit for storing, for each coin-roll storing device, the denomination and number of the coin-roll stored in the second coin-roll storing device and the number and denomination of the coin-roll stored in the second coin-roll storing device; a housing, a storage unit for storing, by denomination, rolled coins in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are arranged and packaged, an opening unit for opening the storage unit with respect to the housing, and the storage unit a first storage unit for storing the number of coin rolls stored in the storage unit by denomination based on an output from a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of a coin roll provided in the storage unit; a first communication unit for receiving first information related to the number of coin rolls by denomination transmitted from the second coin-roll storing device; transmits the second information related to the number of denominations of the coin rolls stored by and the first information received by the first communication unit to the host communication unit of the host device , and the second coin roll storage unit A second communication unit connected to the device , wherein the second coin-roll storage device includes a housing and a storage unit for storing, by denomination, coin-rolls in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are aligned and packaged. a coin roll stored in the storage section based on an output from an opening section for opening the storage section with respect to the housing, and a sensor provided in the storage section for detecting the presence or absence of a coin roll; a second storage unit for storing numbers by denomination; A third communication unit for receiving information is connected to the first communication unit to transmit the number of the coin rolls by denomination stored in the second storage unit and the third information received by the third communication unit. , and a fourth communication unit that transmits to the first coin-roll storage device, and the host device receives from the sales data processing device based on the denomination information included in the command information for adding change. a judging unit for judging whether the first coin-roll storing device or the second coin-roll storing device stores the coin-roll of the denomination; a transmission unit that transmits an opening command for opening the opening unit to any one of the coin-roll storage devices, wherein the second communication unit is and transmitting the opening command received from the transmitting unit to the second coin-roll storage device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the POS terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the banknote change machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data configuration of the coin roll inventory storage unit of the bill change machine. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an outline of the coin-roll storage device. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the coin-roll storage device. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing control processing of the banknote change machine. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the coin-roll storage device. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing control processing of the coin-roll storage device.

A coin-roll storage device and system according to an embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. FIG. In the embodiments, a bill change machine will be described as an example of a host device. In addition, this invention is not limited by embodiment described below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a self-service POS terminal (hereinafter simply referred to as a POS terminal) 1 which is a sales data processing device, a banknote change machine 2, a coin change machine 3, a coin roll drawer (a coin roll storage device) 4, A coin-roll drawer (a coin-roll storage device) 5 and a coin-roll drawer (a coin-roll storage device) 6 are provided. The POS terminal 1 and the bill change machine 2 are connected to each other via a communication line 9 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The banknote change machine 2 and the coin change machine 3 are connected to each other via a communication line 10 so as to be able to communicate with each other.

The banknote change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 4 are connected to each other via a communication line 7 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 are connected to each other via a communication line 7 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 are connected to each other via a communication line 7 so as to be able to communicate with each other. The communication line 7 connecting the bill change machine 2 and the coin-roll drawer 4 and the communication line 7 connecting the coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 are connected inside the coin-roll drawer 4 . That is, the bill change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 5 are directly connected via the communication line 7 . Therefore, the coin-roll drawer 5 can directly communicate with the bill change machine 2 via the communication line 7 . A communication line 7 connecting the coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 and a communication line 7 connecting the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 are connected within the coin-roll drawer 5 . That is, the bill change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 6 are directly connected via the communication line 7 . Therefore, the coin-roll drawer 6 can directly communicate with the banknote change machine 2 via the communication line 7 . When viewed from the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 are other coin-roll drawers. The coin-roll drawer 4 is the first coin-roll storage device, and the coin-roll drawer 5 or the coin-roll drawer 6 is the second coin-roll storage device.

The banknote change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 4 are connected to each other by a power line 8 . Therefore, the banknote change machine 2 supplies power to the coin-roll drawer 4 . The coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 are connected to each other by a power line 8 . Therefore, the coin-roll drawer 4 supplies power to the coin-roll drawer 5 . The coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 are connected to each other by a power line 8 . Therefore, the coin-roll drawer 5 supplies power to the coin-roll drawer 6 . The power line 8 connecting the bill change machine 2 and the coin-roll drawer 4 and the power line 8 connecting the coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 are connected inside the coin-roll drawer 4 . That is, the bill change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 5 are directly connected via the power line 8 . Therefore, the banknote change machine 2 can directly supply power to the coin-roll drawer 5 via the power line 8 . A power line 8 connecting the coin-roll drawer 4 and the coin-roll drawer 5 and a power line 8 connecting the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 are connected inside the coin-roll drawer 5 . That is, the bill change machine 2 and the coin roll drawer 6 are directly connected via the power line 8 . Therefore, the banknote change machine 2 can directly supply power to the coin-roll drawer 6 via the power line 8 .

The POS terminal 1 has a configuration for reading symbols such as bar codes and two-dimensional codes attached to products to be purchased, and a configuration for performing payment operations based on product information of products specified by the read symbols. there is The customer reads the symbol of the product to be purchased and performs the sales registration operation. The customer also performs a payment operation for the POS terminal 1 to perform payment processing. The POS terminal 1 executes sales registration processing based on the sales registration operation performed by the customer. Also, the POS terminal 1 executes payment processing based on the payment operation performed by the customer. A detailed configuration of the POS terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

Here, the sales registration process includes a process of displaying and storing product information such as the product name and price of the product based on the product code specifying the product associated with the read symbol. In addition, payment processing includes the processing of displaying the total amount and change amount related to transactions with customers based on the product information of products registered for sales processing, and the printing of receipts with product information and payment information of products processed for payment. Including processing to issue.

The banknote change machine 2 carries in the banknote money deposited by the customer with the purchase of the product, and stores it by denomination. The banknote change machine 2 also dispenses change for banknotes out of the amount of change calculated based on the total amount information transmitted from the POS terminal 1 and the deposit received from the customer. The banknote change machine 2 also transmits change information for coins to the coin change machine 3 .

The coin change machine 3 carries in the coin amount deposited by the customer with the purchase of the commodity and stores it by denomination. Also, the coin change machine 3 pays out change for the coins transmitted from the bill change machine 2. - 特許庁

Next, the appearance of the POS terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 1 has a first housing 11 and a second housing 12 . The first housing 11 has a door 111 that can be opened and closed. The door 111 rotates vertically around the hinge portion 111a. The first housing 11 accommodates therein a bill change machine 2, a coin change machine 3, a coin roll drawer 4, a coin roll drawer 5, and a coin roll drawer 6. - 特許庁The coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 are vertically stacked on each other. That is, the coin-roll drawer 5 is stacked directly above the coin-roll drawer 6 . Also, the coin-roll drawer 4 is stacked right above the coin-roll drawer 5 .

The reading unit 50 includes a scanner 53 that reads the appearance of the product and the code (bar code, etc.) attached to the product in order to identify the product. The reading unit 50 also includes a printer 51 for printing receipts related to merchandise sales data processing. The printer 51 protrudes from the first housing 11 a receipt discharge table 51 a that supports discharged receipts. That is, the receipt discharge table 51a is a convex portion provided to protrude from the first housing 11 . Further, the reading unit 50 has a card reader 52 for reading credit cards.

The display operation section 60 includes a monitor 61 and a touch panel 62 . A monitor 61 displays information. The touch panel 62 is provided on the surface of the monitor 61 and is a keyboard for inputting key information based on the position touched by the customer who is the operator.

The basket placing shelf 20 is a storage stand used as a place for placing baskets when the product in the basket is taken out and held over the reading unit 50 . The basket shelf 20 is provided on one side of the POS terminal 1 (on the right side of the POS terminal 1 in FIG. 2).

The bagging shelf 80 is a table for packing scanned products. The bagging shelf 80 is provided on the other side of the POS terminal 1 (the opposite side of the basket storage shelf 2, the left side of the POS terminal 1 in FIG. 2).

The customer puts a basket containing commodities to be purchased on the basket holder shelf 20. - 特許庁Next, the customer takes out the product from the basket and holds up the symbol attached to the product to the scanner 53 . Scanner 53 then reads the symbol. The POS terminal 1 analyzes the read symbol and obtains a product code that identifies the product. After that, the customer packs the product for which the symbol is read into a bag installed on the bagging rack 80. - 特許庁

Next, hardware of the banknote change machine 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the banknote change machine 2. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote change machine 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a memory section 24, and the like. The CPU 21 serves as a control entity. The ROM 22 stores various programs. The RAM 23 develops various data. The memory unit 24 stores various programs. The CPU 21 , ROM 22 , RAM 23 and memory section 24 are connected to each other via a data bus 25 . The CPU 21 , ROM 22 and RAM 23 constitute a control section 200 . That is, the control unit 200 executes control processing of the banknote change machine 2, which will be described later, by the CPU 21 operating according to the control program stored in the ROM 22 and the memory unit 24 and developed in the RAM 23. FIG.

The RAM 23 has an amount-in-hand storage unit 231 and a coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 . The amount-in-hand storage unit 231 stores the number of coins stored in the coin change machine 3 (amount-in-hand information) by denomination. In addition, the balance storage unit 231 stores the amount of coins stored in the coin change machine 3 . The balance storage unit 231 also stores the number of banknotes stored in the banknote change machine 2 by denomination. In addition, the balance storage unit 231 stores the amount of bills stored in the bill change machine 2 . The coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 stores the number of coin-rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 for each coin-roll drawer. The coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The memory unit 24 is composed of a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or a flash memory that retains stored information even when the power is turned off. The memory unit 24 has a control program unit 241 and a balance threshold unit 242 . The control program section 241 stores a control program for controlling the bill change machine 2 . The amount-in-hand threshold unit 242 stores the minimum number of coins to be stored in the coin changer 3 for each denomination. If the number of coins stored in the coin change machine 3 is below the minimum number stored in the amount-in-hand threshold part 242, the coin change machine 3 needs to be replenished.

In addition, the control unit 200 operates an operation unit 27, a display unit 28, a deposit transport unit 29, a deposit identification unit 30, a reject unit 31, a payment identification unit 32, and a payment transport unit 33 via the data bus 25 and the controller 26. connected to

The deposit transport unit 29 carries the inserted banknotes into the banknote change machine 2 . The received bill identification unit 30 identifies the denomination of the bills carried in and the authenticity of the bills. The reject unit 31 ejects counterfeit bills and the like to the outside of the bill change machine 2 . The payment identification unit 32 identifies the denomination of banknotes to be paid out as change. The dispensing transport unit 33 dispenses banknotes as change to the outside of the banknote change machine 2 .

Also, the control unit 200 is connected to the communication I/F 34 , the communication I/F 35 and the communication I/F 36 via the data bus 25 . The communication I/F 34 (upper communication unit) is connected to the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 via the communication line 7 so that information can be mutually transmitted and received. Communication I/F 35 is connected to POS terminal 1 via communication line 9 so that information can be transmitted and received. The communication I/F 36 is connected to the coin change dispenser 3 via the communication line 10 so that information can be transmitted and received.

Next, the coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the data configuration of the coin roll inventory storage unit 232 of the bill change machine 2. As shown in FIG. The coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 stores the number of coin-rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 for each coin-roll drawer. As shown in FIG. 4, the coin roll inventory storage unit 232 stores the coin rolls of 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, and 500-yen coins stored in the coin-roll drawer 4. are stored for each denomination. Similarly, the coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 stores the number of coin-rolls of 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin, and 500-yen coin stored in the coin-roll drawer 5 as follows: Stored by denomination. Similarly, the coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 stores the number of coin-rolls of 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, 100-yen coin, and 500-yen coin stored in the coin-roll drawer 6 as follows: Stored by denomination.

Therefore, the bill change machine 2 stores the number of coin rolls by denomination (the amount of coin rolls) stored in each coin roll drawer.

Each roll of 1-yen coin, 5-yen coin, 10-yen coin, 50-yen coin, and 100-yen coin has 50 coins arranged in a row and packed in a cylindrical shape. A roll of 500-yen coins is made by arranging 25 coins and packing them in a cylindrical shape. Therefore, a 1-yen coin roll costs 50 yen, a 5-yen coin roll costs 250 yen, a 10-yen coin roll costs 500 yen, and a 50-yen coin roll costs 2,500 yen. One coin roll of 100 yen coin is 5000 yen, and one coin roll of 500 yen coin is 10000 yen. Therefore, the coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 of the banknote change machine 2 may store, for each coin-roll drawer, the denomination-specific amounts (amounts of coin-rolls) of coins stored in each coin-roll drawer. Also, both the number of coin rolls by denomination and the amount of money by denomination may be stored.

The banknote change machine 2 also includes a power source 37 . The power supply 37 supplies electric power to each part of itself. The banknote change machine 2 also includes a power supply I/F 38 (upper power supply unit) connected to the power supply 37 . The power supply I/F 38 supplies power from the power supply 37 to the coin-roll drawer 4 .

From here, the configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4 will be described. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an outline of the coin-roll drawer 4. As shown in FIG. Note that the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 have the same configuration as the coin-roll drawer 4 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the coin-roll drawer 4 includes a housing 4a and a drawer 4b. The housing 4a is a substantially hollow rectangular parallelepiped with one surface (lower surface in FIG. 5) open. The drawer 4b can be opened and closed with respect to the housing 4a on one surface of the housing 4a. The housing 4 a has an opening 54 . The opening part 54 has, for example, a solenoid 49 (see FIG. 6), and by energizing the solenoid, the drawer 4b closed with respect to the housing 4a is opened from the housing 4a.

The drawer 4b, which is a storage unit, includes a plurality of coin-roll storage units 55 that align and store coin-rolls by denomination. The coin roll can be taken out with the drawer 4b opened from the housing 4a. When the drawer 4b is closed to the housing 4a, the coin roll cannot be taken out.

A coin-roll sensor is provided near each coin-roll storing section 55 . The coin-roll sensor 56 detects whether or not a coin-roll is stored in the coin-roll storage unit 55 (whether or not there is a coin-roll). That is, the number of coin rolls of the denomination for which the coin-roll sensor 56 detects that a coin-roll is stored is the number of coin-rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer. The control unit 400, which will be described later, stores the number of coin rolls by denomination stored in the coin-roll drawer based on the output of the coin-roll sensor 56 that detects that the coin-roll is stored.

Further, the housing 4a is provided with a circuit board 400a including a control section 400, which will be described later. The circuit board 400a includes a communication I/F 70 (first communication section) and a communication I/F 71 (second communication section) for transmitting and receiving information. The circuit board 400a also includes a power I/F 72 (power supply and demand unit) and a power I/F 73 (power supply unit) for supplying and receiving power.

Note that the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 are slimmed down so as to be narrow in the width direction (horizontal direction in FIG. 5). For example, the number of coin-rolls that can be stored in the coin-roll drawer has been reduced compared to the previous coin-roll drawer, and the width of the coin-roll drawer has been slimmed down. Therefore, the coin-roll drawer 4 , the coin-roll drawer 5 , and the coin-roll drawer 6 can be housed in the first housing 11 or the second housing 12 . Note that the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 may be made slim in all directions other than the width direction so that they can be housed in the first housing 11 or the second housing 12. FIG.

Next, the hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4 will be described. The hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 5 and the hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 6 are the same as the hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4 . Here, the hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4 will be described as a representative.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the coin-roll drawer 4 includes a CPU 41, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, a memory section 44, and the like. The CPU 41 is the main control entity. The ROM 42 stores various programs. The RAM 43 develops various data. The memory unit 44 stores various programs. The CPU 41 , ROM 42 , RAM 43 and memory section 44 are connected to each other via a data bus 45 . The CPU 41 , ROM 42 and RAM 43 constitute a control section 400 . That is, the control unit 400 executes control processing of the coin-roll drawer 4 to be described later by the CPU 41 operating according to the control program stored in the ROM 42 and the memory unit 44 and developed in the RAM 43 .

The RAM 43 has a coin-roll storage unit 431 (first storage unit). The coin-roll storage unit 431 stores the number of coin-rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer 4 according to the denomination of the coin-roll. Note that the coin-roll storage section 431 provided in the RAM 43 of the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 is a second storage section.

The memory unit 44 is composed of a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disc Drive) or a flash memory that retains stored information even when the power is turned off. The memory section 44 has a control program section 441 . The control program section 441 stores a control program for controlling the coin-roll drawer 4 .

The control unit 400 is also connected to the operation unit 47 , the display unit 48 , the solenoid 49 , and the coin-roll sensor 56 via the data bus 45 and the controller 46 . The control section 400 energizes the solenoid 49 to drive the opening section 54 . The control unit 400 also receives a signal indicating whether or not a coin roll is stored, which is output by the coin roll sensor 56 .

Also, the control unit 400 is connected to the communication I/F 70 and the communication I/F 71 via the data bus 45 . Communication I/F 70 is connected to communication I/F 71 of coin-roll drawer 5 via communication line 7 . The communication I/F 71 is also connected to the communication I/F 34 of the bill change machine 2 via the communication line 7 . Communication I/F 70 and communication I/F 71 are connected to each other via communication line 7a. The communication line 7a is a part of the communication line 7, and is connected to the communication line 7 connected to the communication I/F 70 and the communication line 7 connected to the communication I/F 71 to each other. Therefore, the communication I/F 71 can transmit the first information received by the communication I/F 70 from the coin-roll drawer 5 to the bill change machine 2 as it is.

That is, the communication I/F 70 receives the first information from the coin-roll drawer 5 . Communication I/F 70 outputs the first information received from coin-roll drawer 5 to communication I/F 71 via communication line 7a. The communication I/F 71 transmits the input first information to the bill change machine 2 . Note that the control unit 400 may take the first information into the coin-roll drawer. Moreover, communication I/F71 outputs the information received from the banknote change machine 2 to communication I/F70 via the communication line 7a. The communication I/F 70 transmits the input information to the coin-roll drawer 5 . The first information is information on the number of coin rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer 5 by denomination. The first information is information on the number of coin rolls stored in the coin-roll drawer 6 by denomination.

The communication I/F 71 also transmits information (second information) on the number of coin rolls by denomination stored in the coin roll storage unit 431 stored in the coin roll drawer 4 to the banknote change machine 2 .

The power supply I/F 72 is connected to the power supply of the banknote change machine 2 via the power supply line 8 . The power I/F 73 is connected to the power I/F 72 of the coin-roll drawer 5 via the power line 8 . Also, the power I/F 72 and the power I/F 73 are connected to each other via the power line 8a. The power line 8 a is a part of the power line 8 and is connected to the power line 8 connected to the power I/F 72 and the power line 8 connected to the power I/F 73 . Therefore, the power supply I/F 73 supplies part of the power received by the power supply I/F 72 from the bill change machine 2 to the coin-roll drawer 5 . The power supply 74 supplies part of the power received by the power supply I/F 72 from the banknote change machine 2 to each part of the coin-roll drawer 4 to drive the coin-roll drawer 4 .

From here, the control of the bill change machine 2 will be explained. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing control processing of the banknote change machine 2 . As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 200 of the banknote change machine 2 determines whether banknotes of the money paid by the customer have been inserted through the slot (S11). If it is determined that a banknote has been inserted (Yes in S11), the controller 200 carries the inserted banknote into the banknote change machine 2 (S12). Next, the control unit 200 investigates the authenticity of the bills carried in and determines whether the bills are genuine (S13). If it is determined that the bill is genuine (Yes in S13), the controller 200 stores the bill in the bill storage unit by denomination (S14). Then, the control unit 200 calculates the number of stored banknotes by denomination (S15), and also calculates the amount by denomination and the total amount. Then, the control unit 200 stores the number of banknotes by denomination, the amount by denomination, and the total amount in the amount-in-hand storage unit 231 (S16). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11. If it is determined that the bill is not genuine (No in S13), the control section 200 drives the reject section 31 to eject the bill that is not genuine (S17). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

If it is determined in S11 that bills have not been inserted (No in S11), the control section 200 determines whether change information has been received from the POS terminal 1 (S21). If it is determined that the change information has been received from the POS terminal 1 (Yes in S21), the control unit 200 dispenses banknotes of the change amount based on the received change information (S22). In the processing of S<b>22 , the control unit 200 calculates the amount of change for coins and transmits it to the coin change machine 3 . The coin change machine 3 pays out change according to the amount of change for the received coins.

Next, the control unit 200 determines the number of banknotes stored in the banknote change machine 2 and the amount by denomination based on the amount of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 231 and the number of banknotes dispensed in S22. (S23). Then, the control unit 200 overwrites and stores the number of banknotes and the amount of money calculated in S23 in the amount-in-hand storage unit 231 (S24). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

If it is determined in S21 that change information has not been received (No in S21), the control unit 200 selects the coin-roll inventory from any of the coin-roll drawer 4, coin-roll drawer 5, and coin-roll drawer 6. It is determined whether information has been received (S31). When determining that the coin-roll inventory information has been received from any coin-roll drawer (Yes in S31), the control section 200 stores the coin-roll inventory information of the coin-roll drawer in the coin-roll inventory storage section 232. (S32). For example, when the coin-roll inventory information is received from the coin-roll drawer 4 , the coin-roll inventory information is stored in the area associated with the coin-roll drawer 4 in the coin-roll inventory storage unit 232 . Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

If it is determined in S31 that the money inventory information has not been received from the coin-roll drawer (No in S31), the control unit 200 checks whether information on the amount of coins in hand has been received from the coin change machine 3. It judges (S33). If it is determined that information on the amount of coins in hand has been received from the coin change machine 3 (Yes in S33), the control unit 200 stores the received information on the amount of coins in hand in the amount of money in hand storage unit 231 (S34). ). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

Further, when it is determined in S33 that the coin amount information is not received (No in S33), the control unit 200 stores the coin amount information stored in the amount of money storage unit 231 and the amount of money amount threshold. The coins stored in the coin changer 3 are determined based on the minimum number of coins by denomination stored in the unit 242 (the number of coins so small that the coin changer 3 needs to be replenished with coins). It is determined whether or not there is a coin of a denomination that is lacking (S35). If there is a denomination whose amount of coins stored in the amount-in-hand storage unit 231 is less than the number stored in the amount-in-hand threshold unit 242, the control unit 200 detects that there is a denomination of the deficient coin. I judge. If there is no denomination whose amount of coins stored in the amount-in-hand storage unit 231 is less than the number stored in the amount-in-hand threshold unit 242, the control unit 200 determines that there is no denomination coin that is in short supply. I judge. If it is determined that there are denominations of coins that are deficient (Yes in S35), the control unit 200 transmits depletion information including the denominations of denominations of the deficient coins to the POS terminal 1 ( S36). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

The POS terminal 1 displays the shortage information on the display unit. When the clerk sees the missing information, the POS terminal 1 (or an attendant terminal (not shown)) sends command information (including information on the denomination to be added) for adding change to the coin change machine 3. Send to change machine 2.

If it is determined that there is no coin of a denomination lacking in the coins stored in the coin changer 3 (No in S35), the control unit 200 determines whether command information has been received from the POS terminal 1 ( S37). If it is determined that the command information has been received from the POS terminal 1 (Yes in S37), the control unit 200 stores the coin roll of the denomination based on the denomination information included in the received command information. The coin-roll drawer is determined, a number specifying the coin-roll drawer is assigned, and a command to open the drawer 4b is transmitted (S38). Then, the control unit 200 returns to S11.

From here, the functional configuration of the coin-roll drawer 4 according to the embodiment will be described. Note that the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 have the same functional configuration. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration of the coin-roll storage device.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the control section 400 of the coin-roll drawer 4 functions as a storage section 401 . Note that the storage unit 401 indicates the function of the control unit 400 in the embodiment, and does not restrictively interpret the configuration described in the claims.

As shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 401 stores the amount of coin rolls stored in the drawer 4b by denomination based on the output from the coin roll sensor 56 that detects the presence or absence of the coin rolls provided in the drawer 4b. memorize

Next, control processing of the coin-roll drawer 4 according to the embodiment will be described. Note that the coin-roll drawer 5 and the coin-roll drawer 6 also perform the same control processing. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing control processing of the coin-roll drawer 4 . As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 400 of the coin-roll drawer 4 determines the state of the signal detected by each coin-roll sensor 56 at a predetermined timing (for example, every minute) (S41). When the coin-roll sensor 56 outputs an ON signal, the coin-roll sensor 56 does not detect the coin-roll. When the coin-roll sensor 56 outputs a signal indicating that the coin-roll sensor 56 is turned off, the coin-roll sensor 56 detects a coin roll. The control unit 400 checks the output from each coin-roll sensor 56 to determine whether the coin-roll sensor 56 is on or off. It is determined that no coin roll is stored, and that a coin roll is stored in the coin roll storage unit 55 in which the coin roll sensor 56 is turned off.

When the state of the signal detected by each coin-roll sensor 56 is determined (Yes in S41), the control unit 400 controls the coin-roll drawer 4 based on the signal from each coin-roll sensor 56. The number of coin rolls held (inventory status of coin rolls) is tabulated by denomination (S42). Then, the storage unit 401 stores the counted number of coin rolls by denomination in the coin roll storage unit 431 (S43). Then, the control unit 400 transmits information (second information) on the number of coin rolls by denomination stored in the coin roll storage unit 431 from the communication I/F 71 to the bill change machine 2 via the communication line 7 (S44). ). In the case of the coin-roll drawer 5, the control unit 400 transfers information (second information) on the number of coin-rolls by denomination stored in the coin-roll storage unit 431 to the communication line 7 and the coin-roll drawer through the communication I/F 71. 4 to the bill change machine 2. In the case of the coin-roll drawer 6, the control unit 400 transfers information (second information) on the number of coin-rolls by denomination stored in the coin-roll storage unit 431 to the communication line 7 and the coin-roll drawer through the communication I/F 71. 5 and the coin roll drawer 4 to the bill change machine 2. Then, the control unit 400 returns to S41.

If it is determined that the state of the signal from each coin-roll sensor 56 is not detected (No in S41), the control section 400 determines whether an open command has been received from the banknote change machine 2 (S51). . When determining that an opening command has been received from the bill change machine 2 (Yes in S51), the control unit 400 determines whether the received opening command includes a number specifying the coin-roll drawer 4 ( S52). If it is determined that the number specifying the coin-roll drawer 4 is included (Yes in S52), the control section 400 drives the opening section 54 to open the drawer 4b from the housing 4a (S53). . Then, the control unit 400 returns to S41. The store clerk takes out the missing coin rolls from the opened drawer 4b and then closes the drawer 4b.

If it is determined that the number specifying the coin-roll drawer 4 is not included (No in S52), the control section 400 returns to S41 without opening the drawer 4b. Further, when it is determined that the opening command is not received from the banknote change machine 2 (No in S51), the control section 400 returns to S41.

According to such an embodiment, the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 have a slim shape in the width direction, and are provided with the communication I/F 70 and the communication I/F 71. FIG. Therefore, a plurality of coin-roll drawers can be vertically stacked (stacked) and stored in the housing 4a of the POS terminal 1. Can be stored inside.

According to the embodiment, the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 5, and the coin-roll drawer 6 are provided with the power I/F 72 and the power I/F 73 for supplying and receiving power. and can also supply power to other coin-roll drawers.

In the embodiment, the system described in claims 4 and 5 includes a banknote change machine 2 and any two of a coin roll drawer 4 , a coin roll drawer 5 and a coin roll drawer 6 .

Although the embodiments and modifications of the present invention have been described above, these embodiments and modifications are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This embodiment and modifications can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, and combinations can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

For example, in the embodiment, the banknote change machine 2 is used as an example of the host device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the high-level equipment may be, for example, the POS terminal 1 or the coin change dispenser 3 .

Further, in the embodiment, the self-type POS terminal 1 is used as the sales data processing device. However, the sales data processing device is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a normal POS terminal operated by an operator instead of by the customer. Also, the sales data processing device may be a semi-self type checkout device.

In addition, in the embodiment, three coin-roll drawers, ie, the coin-roll drawer 4, the coin-roll drawer 4, and the coin-roll drawer 6 are used for explanation. However, the number of coin-roll drawers is not limited to this, and may be one or more.

1 POS terminal 2 banknote change machine 3 coin change machine 4 coin-roll drawer 4a housing 4b drawer 5 coin-roll drawer 6 coin-roll drawer 7 communication line 7a communication line 8 power line 8a power line 9 communication line 10 communication line 41 CPU
42 ROMs
43 RAM
44 memory unit 54 opening unit 55 coin roll storage unit 56 coin roll sensor 200 control unit 231 amount of money storage unit 232 coin roll inventory storage unit 242 amount of money threshold unit 400 control unit 401 storage unit 431 coin roll storage unit

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Claims (2)

A host device connected to a sales data processing device , a first coin-roll storage device connected to the host device, and one or more second coin-roll storage devices connected to the first coin-roll storage device. A system comprising
The host device is
a host communication unit capable of communicating with the first coin-roll storage device;
The denomination and number of coin rolls stored in the first coin-roll storage device and the denomination and number of coin-rolls stored in the second coin-roll storage device are stored for each coin-roll storage device. a gold inventory storage unit;
with
The first coin-roll storage device includes:
a housing;
a storage unit for storing by denomination a coin roll in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are arranged and wrapped;
an opening portion for opening the storage portion with respect to the housing;
a first storage unit that stores the number of coin rolls stored in the storage unit by denomination based on an output from a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a coin roll provided in the storage unit;
a first communication unit connected to the second coin-roll storing device to receive first information related to the number of coin-rolls by denomination transmitted from the second coin-roll storing device;
The second information related to the number of denominations of the coin rolls stored in the first storage unit and the first information received by the first communication unit are transmitted to the host device by connecting to the host device. a second communication unit that transmits to a higher-level communication unit and connects to the second coin-roll storage device ;
with
The second coin-roll storage device includes:
a housing;
a storage unit for storing by denomination a coin roll in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are arranged and wrapped;
an opening portion for opening the storage portion with respect to the housing;
a second storage unit that stores the number of coin rolls stored in the storage unit by denomination based on an output from a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a coin roll provided in the storage unit;
a third communication unit connected to another second coin-roll storing device to receive third information relating to the number of coin-rolls by denomination transmitted from the other second coin-roll storing device;
connected to the first communication unit to transmit the number of the coin rolls by denomination stored in the second storage unit and the third information received by the third communication unit to the first coin-roll storage device; a fourth communication unit to
with
The host device is
The first coin-roll storing device or the second coin-roll containing the coin-roll of the denomination based on the denomination information included in the command information for adding change received from the sales data processing device. a determination unit that determines one of the storage devices;
a transmitter for transmitting an opening command for opening the opening portion to either the determined first coin-roll storing device or the second coin-roll storing device;
with
The second communication unit transmits the opening command received from the transmission unit to the second coin-roll storage device.
system . The host device is
further comprising an upper power supply unit that supplies power to the first coin-roll storage device,
The first coin-roll storage device includes:
a power receiving unit that receives power for driving the first coin-roll storage device supplied from the host device, and a power supply unit that supplies part of the received power to the second coin-roll storage device further prepared,
The second coin-roll storage device includes:
a power receiving unit that receives power for driving the second coin-roll storage device supplied from the host device, and a power supply unit that further supplies part of the received power to other coin-roll storage devices further equipped,
The system of claim 1.

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