JPH01103791A - Cash reviewer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely enter data of the amount on hand to the main body by storing the amount on hand to a cash cassette itself and making data communication relating to the amount on hand between the cash cassette and the accounting machine main body. CONSTITUTION: The cash checkup machine is made up of a cash checkup machine main body 1 counting and discriminating cash and a cash cassette 2 mounted to the main body 1 removably. The main body 1 is provided with a separate transmission section 3 writing data of each paper money in the cassette 2, a discrimination section 5 discriminating the separated paper money, a checkup data temporary memory 16 storing temporarily checkup data obtained from the discrimination section 5, a comparator section 19 comparing data stored in the memory 16, an amount on hand memory 23 storing cash mount on hand contained in the cassette 2 and data input output sections 20, 24 exchanging data between the main body 1 and the cassette 3 and the comparator section 19 compares the data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention relates to a cash inspection machine used for cash accounting operations in financial institutions.

"Conventional technology" Automatic deposit/withdrawal machines and other devices are being developed in large numbers to improve customer service and streamline counter operations at banks and other financial institutions.
Many units are in use. In recent years, there has also been a trend in banks and other stores to set up unmanned corners with automatic deposit/withdrawal machines, etc., in order to handle requests for transactions outside of business hours and to reduce the burden on counter staff. Significant.

By the way, in the automatic teller machines used at the above-mentioned counters or unmanned corners, a cash cassette for storing banknotes is removably installed in the main body, and this cassette is used to, for example, Bills are replenished into the payout bill storage section in the near-end state in the main body of the automatic teller/dispensing machine, or bills are accepted in place of the deposited bill storage section which is 1 m full. The cash cassette for the above purpose requires the work of removing it from the main body of the deposit/disbursing machine or the like after predetermined business hours and counting the cash inside.

``Problem to be solved by the invention'' The above accounting process involves calculating the amount obtained by re-counting the cash in the cassette using a cash inspection machine (or banknote sorting machine) and the existence of the data on the cash cassette. Regarding the check with the bank account, that is, the case 7) for deposit only,
Compare the deposit amount in the data with the actual deposit amount described above, and for cassettes that involve withdrawals, calculate the subsequent deposit and withdrawal results from the deposit amount when the cassette is installed, which is entered into the main unit when the cassette is installed in the main unit. The balance obtained by deduction is compared with the actual amount of money stored, but this work was not necessarily efficient for the following reasons.

In other words, the data on cash cassettes is printed on recording paper called a journal by a printer built into the deposit/disbursement machine and output to the outside, while cash accounting work is performed at the location where the deposit/disbursement machine is installed. (For example, the counter, unmanned lobby) is carried out using the cash inspection machine in a separate room, but the journal is
Since the cash cassettes are brought into the accounting work room separately from the cash cassettes themselves, in stores with many deposit and withdrawal machines, it is necessary to ensure that the many cash cassettes correspond to the journals. This requires complicated confirmation work.

14= As a device that takes the above-mentioned problems into consideration, the "Automatic Money Deposit Machine" described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 1988-88777, filed earlier by the present applicant, is known.

In this device, a recognition mark (for example, a barcode) displaying data such as a safe number is pasted on multiple replaceable storage safes (cassettes), and this barcode is read by the recognition mark detection part inside the main body. By doing so, it is possible to detect whether or not a cassette is being replaced, and the safe number of the removed cassette and data on the amount of money stored in this cassette are automatically printed in a journal.

If you use this device, you can easily check the correspondence between the cash cassette and the journal because it uses a journal with the safe number and data printed on it, but when handling a large number of cassettes, the journal and cash It cannot be said that there are no inconsistencies with the cassette.

Furthermore, in the cash inspection machine, cash duck 1. It is common practice to count the cash in the bank and automatically check the cash balance data entered in a journal using a keyboard, etc., with the results of the counting. There is a risk of malfunction.

The present invention was proposed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the occurrence of problems caused by input errors of cash cassette balance data into a checking machine.

"Means for Solving the Problems" In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a cash inspection machine main body that counts and discriminates cash, and a cash cassette detachably attached to the main body. In the cash inspection machine, the cash inspection machine main body includes a separating and sending means for separating and taking in the cash in the cash cassette one by one, a discriminating means for discriminating the separated banknotes, and scrutiny data obtained from the discriminating means. and a comparing means for comparing the data stored in the temporary storage means; a storage means for storing the amount of cash stored in the cash cassette; An input/output means for exchanging data between the main body and the cash cassette is provided, and the comparing means compares the amount data supplied from the input/output means with the detailed data. It is composed of

"Operation" With the above configuration, the amount of money is stored in the cash cassette itself, and the data related to the amount of money is exchanged between the cash cassette and the main body of the inspection machine, thereby ensuring that the data of the amount of money is input into the main body. At the same time, the stored data related to the amount of money can be corrected using the data supplied from the connecting means, thereby increasing the reliability of various types of management performed in response to changes in the amount of money.

"Example" Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of banknotes in a cash cassette and a banknote inspection machine to which the cash cassette is installed.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 indicates the examination machine main body, reference numeral 2 indicates a cash cassette 2, and a cash cassette 2 is detachably attached to the examination machine main body 1.

The inspection machine main body 1 is provided with a separating and sending section 3 that takes out banknotes stored in a cash cassette 2 one by one and takes them into the machine. The separating and sending section 3 separates the banknotes one by one using, for example, the frictional force of rotating rollers or the vacuum pressure from a suction head, and sends them out to a conveyance path 4 within the machine.

A discrimination section 5 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 4, and the discrimination section 5 discriminates the denomination of the banknotes conveyed one by one through the conveyance path by optical or magnetic means. The resulting data is output.

Further, the banknotes that have passed through the discriminator 5 are distributed to the rejected banknote conveyance path 7 or the receiving bank by a gate 6, which switches between the banknotes and the banknotes that are switched depending on the determination result (whether it is determined as one denomination or whether it is undiscernible). The amount allocated to the paper is conveyed to the conveyance path 8. Then, the banknotes transported by the rejected banknote transport path 7 are fed into the rejection storage section 9 and temporarily stored,
Thereafter, the rejected banknotes are separated one by one by the rejected banknote separation and delivery section 10 and sent to the discrimination section 5, where they are judged again. Note that, generally, some of the banknotes stored in the cash cassette 2 are determined to be acceptable by a deposit/withdrawal machine, etc., so in the case of the embodiment, all banknotes are sent to the discriminating unit 5, - The determination is repeated until it can be considered as a fixed denomination.

On the other hand, the banknotes sent into the conveyance path 8 are distributed according to the denomination by operating the means lIA to 11C according to the denomination discrimination result.
2C, and then sent to denomination-specific storage units 138 to 13C.

Furthermore, if there are banknotes that are extremely dirty or damaged and cannot be used for withdrawal again (hereinafter referred to as unfit banknotes), or if the denomination storage areas 13A to 13C are full, the appropriate denomination will be sorted. By not operating the means 11A to 11C regardless of the determination result, the banknotes of the corresponding denomination are sent from the end of the conveyance path 8 to the unfit note storage unit 15 via the unfit note temporary storage unit 14. It has become.

Next, the configuration of a control system that processes the discrimination result data obtained from the discrimination section 5 will be explained.

The data (indicating the total amount or the total amount by denomination) for one time (data regarding one cash cassette 2) obtained by the discriminating section 5 is stored in the inspection data temporary memory 16, and The data that is updated every - time of inspection processing and stored in the inspection data temporary memory is further stored in the inspection data general memory 17 and displayed on the display unit 18. Furthermore, the storage contents of the detailed examination data temporary memory 16 are stored in the comparison section 19.
is supplied to the cash cassette 2 and compared with the amount data (to be described later) from the cash cassette 2, and the comparison result data is supplied to the scrutinized data general memory 17 and the display section 18. The amount data is supplied from the cash cassette 2 via the data output unit 20 and stored in the amount data temporary memory 21. The data input/output section 20 also includes an operation section (for example, a keyboard) 22.
In response to a signal input from the cash cassette 2, data is output to the cash cassette 2, or data supplied from the cash cassette 2 is input.

On the other hand, the cash cassette 2 is provided with a storage section (not shown) for storing cash, a cash data memory 23 for storing cash data, and a data person output section 2o on the side of the inspection machine main body 1. A data input/output section 24 for exchanging data between the two is provided.

Next, according to FIG. 2, the main body 1 and the cash cassette 2 are
In this section, a specific configuration of means for executing processing such as storage and comparison will be explained.

In Fig. 2, the area surrounded by chain line A is the data processing mechanism on the main body 1 side, and the area surrounded by chain line B is the cash cassette 4.
The side data processing mechanism is shown.

The CPU 30 provided on the side of the main body 1 functions as the comparison unit 19 in FIG. 1, as well as the ROM 31 and RAM 32 (which functions as temporary memories 19 and 21 for inspection data and balance data in FIG. 1). Control is executed according to stored programs or data.

The CPU 30 is provided with a drive mechanism 34 such as a motor for driving each of the conveyance paths 4, 7, 8 in the machine, the separation and delivery section 3, the rejected banknote separation and delivery section 10, etc. via an I10 boat 33, and a means 6 for sorting. - 11A, 11B, and 11C (collectively referred to as the distribution mechanism 35 in FIG. 2), a request code output unit 3 that outputs a signal requesting the output of balance data to the cash cassette 2.
6 are connected to supply control signals to each of them. In addition, there is an amount data input section 38 that receives the amount data from the cash cassette via the 1/○ port 37, the above-mentioned discrimination section 5, and a sensor section 39 provided at various places in the machine (for example, (consisting of a photosensor) that detects when a banknote passes a specific location on the road. Note that the request code output section a6 and the balance data input section 38 are the same as the data person output section 2 in FIG.
It functions as 0. Furthermore, an operation unit 22 (for example, an operation panel installed directly on the aircraft, or a terminal with functions equivalent to or superior to an operation console called a teller's machine installed inside a financial institution counter) is connected via the I10 port 40. It is configured to accept signals output from the operating section 22, or to display data such as the amount, number of sheets, etc., or a message indicating the operating mode on the display section 18.

Note that the reference numeral 41 is a power supply unit that is connected to an external power supply 42 and supplies power to each device inside the aircraft.

On the other hand, the CPU 50 on the cash cassette 2 side has a ROM 51,
It executes a predetermined control operation based on the program and data stored in the RAM 52.
3, and a transaction data input section 5 that receives the output of the request code output section 36.
In response to signals input from the controller 5, an amount data output section 57 connected via an I10 boat 56 and a display section 58 that displays the balance amount are operated. Then, the transaction data input section 55 and the balance data output section 5
7 fulfills the function of the data input/output section 24 in FIG. Further, the display content of the display section 58 can be switched between a display state and a non-display state, or the display content can be changed by operating a display switch 59.

Further, the cash cassette 4 is provided with a solar cell 60, and the power supplied from the solar cell 60 is stored in a battery 61 and used as a power source for various devices inside the cash cassette 4. There is. Further, the battery 61 is automatically connected to the power supply section 41 on the inspection machine main body 1 side by attaching the cash cassette 2 to the inspection machine main body 1, or is connected to the power supply section 41 as necessary. The power supply unit 41 receives power from the power supply unit 41 .

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the specific configuration of the pair of request code output section 36 and transaction data input section 55 provided on the cash inspection machine side and the cash cassette side, respectively, and the balance data input/output sections 38 and 57 is shown. Explain.

The request code output unit 36 converts the output signal indicating the output request code supplied from the CPU 30 into DTMF (Dual TMF).
one Multi Frequency) generator 7
0 into an audio signal, and the speaker 71 generates the audio signal.

The DTMF outputs an audio signal corresponding to the output request code using a conversion method employed when converting input data from a push button into an audio signal in a push button telephone, for example. There is. In addition, the above-mentioned request code output section 3 is also added to the balance data output section 57.
DTMF generator 70 and speaker 7 having the same configuration as 6
1 is provided, and outputs an audio signal corresponding to a balance data output signal and the like.

On the other hand, the transaction data input section 55 to which the audio signal output from the request code output section 36 is inputted converts the audio signal into an electrical signal using the microphone 72 and amplifies it to a predetermined level using the AMP 73, DT signal
The MF receiver 74 demodulates and outputs an output request code signal. In addition, the amount data input section 3
8 is also provided with a microphone 72, an AMP 73, and a DTMF receiver 74 having the same configuration as the transaction data input section 55, and outputs an amount data input signal corresponding to an audio signal. When the cash cassette 2 is attached to the main body 1, the speaker 71 and the microphone 72 on the cash cassette 2 side are arranged at positions facing the microphone 72 and the speaker 71 on the main body 1 side, respectively. .

The operating section 54, display section 58, and display switch 59, which are explained as components on the cash cassette 2 side in FIG. 2, are attached to the front surface of the cash cassette 2 in a planar arrangement as shown in FIG. I'm here.

The contents of the process executed by the above control mechanism will be explained together with the operation of the cash inspection machine with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that in the following description, Sn indicates the n-th step in the flowchart.

81. Start S2: On the condition that the cassette 2 is attached to the main body 1, the cash cassette 2 is requested to output the amount data. That is, the CPU 30 on the inspection machine 1 side reads the cash cassette 2.
In order to read the data stored in the side height data memory 23 (a part of the storage area of the RAM 52 performs this function), it is supplied to the request code output section 36 and output to the speaker 71.
output as an audio signal. This audio signal is received by the microphone 72 of the transaction data manual section 55, demodulated by the DTMF receiver 74, and sent to the CPU 5 of the cash cassette 2.
0. and the CPU where the request code was input.
50 reads the amount data from the RAM 52 and outputs it as an audio signal from the amount data output section 57.

This audio signal is input to the amount data input section 38 of the main body 1, demodulated by the DTMF receiver 74, and output as amount data.

S3: The amount data is stored in the amount data temporary memory 21.
(A part of the storage area of the RAM 32 in FIG. 2 fulfills this function). .

S4: The separating and sending section 3 operates, takes in the banknotes in the cash cassette 2 one by one into the inspection machine 1, and sends them into the conveyance path 4.

S5: According to the determination result, the distribution means 6 is activated. In other words, the following 86 payments are made on the condition that the deposit is determined to be possible (recognized as falling under one of the denominations).
If it is not determined that the banknote can be deposited, the banknote is sent to the rejection storage section 9 and temporarily stored therein, and then the process returns to S4 to continue the determination. (S7) S6: While moving the conveyance path 8, bills of each denomination are sent to the temporary storage sections 12A to 12C. In this case, as described above, the unfit notes can be sent to the temporary storage section 14 as needed.

S8: On the condition that all the banknotes in the cash cassette 2 have been taken into the examining machine main body 1 and classified and stored, the process proceeds to the next step 89, and in other cases, the steps 84 and subsequent steps are repeated.

S9: Determine whether or not there are any rejected banknotes, and proceed to the next SIO on the condition that there are no rejected banknotes. In some cases, the banknotes in the removal storage section 9 are sent to the conveyance path 4 by the separating and sending section 10, and the steps S4 to S6 are repeated to send all the banknotes to the temporary storage sections 12A to 12C (-14). . (Sll) SIO: Provided that all banknotes have been stored in the aircraft, scrutinization data indicating the total amount of banknotes counted through previous discrimination or the total amount by denomination is stored in the scrutinization data temporary memory 16. Furthermore, the amount data stored in the amount data temporary memory 21 is compared with the detailed data, and if they match, the process proceeds to steps S12 and subsequent steps, and if they do not match, the process proceeds to step S15.
Proceed to the next step.

S12: The banknotes stored in each of the temporary storage units 12A to 12C (・14) are stored in the denomination-specific storage unit 13A.
- Send to 13C (・15).

813: Clear the amount data in cash cassette 2. That is, when the matching signal output from the comparing section 19 is input to the data input/output section 20, this matching signal is transmitted from the data input/output section 20 to the data input/output section 2 on the cash cassette 2 side.
By inputting this matching signal, the amount data stored in the amount data memory 23 of the cash cassette 2 is cleared, and the examination of one cash cassette 2 is completed.

(S14) S15: On the other hand, if the inspection results do not match, an alarm is activated.

Step 816: Determine whether the banknote is sent to the discrimination system again for discrimination or trial processing, or whether another trial is requested; N;

In the case of YES, the process proceeds to steps S17 and subsequent steps, and in the case of YES, the process proceeds to steps S20 and subsequent steps.

S17: Processing to give priority to scrutiny data, that is,
Determine whether or not the processing mode is set to ignore the amount data in the cash cassette 2 and give priority to the actual counting result of the inspection machine, or whether this priority processing has been instructed, and if YES If the answer is No, the process goes to S12, and if the answer is No, the process goes to 818.

818. When it is assumed that there is some abnormality and the banknote wintering worker takes out the banknotes temporarily stored in each of the temporary storage sections L2A to 12C, the scrutiny process in the case where there is an abnormality ends. (S
19) S20: If it is in retry mode or if there is an instruction to retry, each temporary storage section 12A~
The operator takes out the banknotes within 12C (・14) and inserts them into the examination machine 1 to perform another examination at S1.
Return to (S21) In the above steps, the separating and sending unit 3 automatically takes out banknotes from the cash cassette 2 by attaching the cash cassette 2 to the inspection machine 1. In the case of the method of taking out banknotes and directly inserting them into the inspection machine 1, this inserting operation is performed in step 3 between S3 and 84 in the above flowchart.
22. Also in this case, by attaching the cash cassette 2 to a predetermined location of the inspection machine 1,
Of course, it is necessary to set the input/output units 20 and 24 to a state where they can exchange data.

The cash cassette 2 removed from the main body after the end-of-day processing is empty, and the cash cassette 2 is also empty.
It is cleared at 13, and the balance becomes zero. In addition, since the cash cassette 2 is equipped with an independent power supply, the cash cassette 2 will store its own balance data unless it is cleared.
Further, by operating the display button 59 as necessary, the amount data can be displayed on the display section 58.

In addition, in the device of the embodiment, since data communication between the cash cassette 2 and the main body 1 is performed by audio signals, electrical connection means between the main body 1 and the cash cassette 2, for example, many electrical contacts, are used. This eliminates the need for parts such as multi-core connectors, which prevents errors caused by poor contact with the connectors, and provides high reliability even when the cash cassette 2 is repeatedly attached and detached over many years. can be maintained.

"Modified Embodiment of the Invention" a. The above embodiment shows a case where it is applied to a banknote inspection machine, but the cash cassette of the present invention can also be applied to a coin inspection machine.

b. In the above embodiment, a method was adopted in which audio signals by DTMF conversion were used as the input/output unit for transaction data and the input/output unit for balance data, but the cash cassette and the main body were connected by an electric cable, optical fiber cable, etc. Of course, the connection may be made using a signal line.

"Effects of the Invention" As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

Since the cash cassette itself stores data such as the amount of cash, the data of the amount of money can be handled together with the cash cassette, and even when processing a large number of cash cassettes,
It is possible to ensure correspondence between cash cassettes and the corresponding amount data.

Data such as the cash cassette side and the cash withdrawal amount can be exchanged via the connection means on the cash cassette side and the main body side, so the cash cassette cash balance is reliably recognized by the main body, and this cash data and the By comparing the inspection result data on the inspection machine itself, human data errors can be reliably prevented and the amount of money in the cash cassette can be recognized with high reliability.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of a deposit/dispensing machine to which the cash cassette of the present invention is applied. Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the flow of banknotes in the inspection machine and the cash cassette, and Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the control system. , FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the transaction data input/output section and the balance data input/output section, FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the arrangement of keys in the operation section, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the inspection process. ■・・・・・・Body, 2・・・Cash cassette, 4
... Conveyance path, 5 ... Discrimination section, 6 ...
・The distribution is the means, 8... The distribution is the conveyance path, 9.
...Exclusion storage section, 11A to 11C...Distribution is means, 12A to 12C...Temporary storage section by denomination,
13A-13C... Storage section by denomination, 14...
Unfit note temporary storage unit, 15...Unfit note storage unit, 16.
... Temporary inspection data memory, 17... General inspection data memory, 18... Display section, 19...
... Comparison section, 20 ... Data input/output section, 2
1... Temporary storage data memory, 22...
・Operation unit, 23...Amount data memory, 24...
...Data input/output unit, 30...CPU, 31...
...ROM, 32...RAM, 35...
・Distribution mechanism, 36...Request code output section, 38
......Treasury data input section, 50...CP
U, 52...RAM, 54...Operation unit,
55... Transaction data input section, 57...
Amount data output section, 58...Display section, 70...
... DTMF generator, 71 ... DTMF receiver, 71 ... speaker, 72 ... microphone.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A cash inspection machine that counts and discriminates cash;
A cash scrutinizing machine comprising a cash cassette detachably attached to the main body, the cash scrutinizing machine body including:
Separating and sending means for separating and taking in the cash in the cash cassette one by one, a discriminating means for discriminating the separated banknotes, a scrutinizing data temporary storage means for temporarily storing the scrutinizing data obtained from the discriminating means, and comparison means for comparing data stored in the temporary storage means, the cash cassette having:
Storage means for storing the amount of stored cash is provided, and input/output means is provided between the main body and the cash cassette for exchanging data therebetween, and the comparison means A cash inspection machine, characterized in that the cash balance data supplied from the machine is compared with the inspection data. (2) The cash inspection machine includes a temporary storage section that temporarily stores the cash taken from the cash cassette, a storage section that stores the cash stored in the temporary storage section, and the input cash balance data and inspection. 2. The cash inspection machine according to claim 1, further comprising a conveying means for sending the cash in the temporary storage section to the storage section on the condition that the cash matches the data. (3) The cash inspection machine clears the amount data stored in the cash cassette on the condition that cash is taken into the storage section. Cash checking machine.