JPH01118995A - Automatic accounting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To eliminate the error of change by automatically finding the amount of change, carrying out the change and printing out the amount of change, etc., when payment coins are simultaneously charged. CONSTITUTION: The payment coins are simultaneously accepted, it is checked whether the coins charged from a coin inserting device 1 are forged or not by coin check means 10 and 11, afterwards, the charged payment amount is obtained from the coins and a prepaid card, and these coins are stored in a change dispenser 15 by denominations. On the other hand, a total amount is calculated from bar code data, the change amount is found from this total amount and the charged payment amount and bar code data, total amount data and change amount data, etc., are received and printing out by a printer 33. Thus, the change and a receipt can be carried out automatically and there is no error at the time of coin exchange.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an automatic accounting device that performs everything from registering a purchase price to depositing money and dispensing change.

[Conventional technology]

For example, retail stores are equipped with electronic cash registers that use bar codes, and these registers are used to transfer money to and from customers. by the way,
This electronic cash register is equipped with a barcode reader, and each barcode data read by the barcode reader is sequentially sent to the electronic cash register. This electronic cash register converts barcode data that is sequentially taken in into unit price data and stores it in a memory. Then, when the registration lock key is operated, each piece of unit price data stored in the memory is added up to calculate the total amount. Note that this total amount is displayed on the display. Here, when the payment amount is received from the customer and the payment amount is entered manually from the keyboard, the register calculates the change amount from the payment amount and the total amount, displays this change amount on the display, and opens the drawer. do. Therefore, in this state, the operator takes out the change from the drawer and hands it to the customer.

Therefore, although the total amount, payment amount, change amount, etc. can be calculated accurately, the operator is responsible for actually receiving the money from the customer and handing over the change. For this reason, the operator is relied upon to transfer money, which requires the highest degree of accuracy, making it easy for errors in change to be made and reducing the efficiency of accounting operations. Specifically, problems with customers occur due to incorrect change, and in order to improve the efficiency of checkout operations, two people are currently performing the checkout process.

For this reason, there is a need for a technology that automatically calculates the amount of change when coins are inserted and takes out only the amount of change. Therefore, as an example of such technology, there is a ticket vending machine. In this vending machine, when coins are inserted one by one, the ticket selection button corresponding to the inserted amount lights up. In this state, if you press and operate the ticket selection switch for the desired amount, the change amount, which is the difference between the desired amount and the input amount, will be calculated, and after this, this change amount will be taken out and a ticket will be printed. It is removed and carried out.

Therefore, although such a vending machine automatically dispenses change and tickets, there are problems in applying it to an electronic cash register. That is, in the above-mentioned vending machine, since the amount of money for the ticket selection button is set in advance, it cannot be applied to an electronic cash register where the total amount varies each time. For this reason, it is also impossible to print out the ticket as a receipt.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, with electronic cash registers it is impossible to take out change on your own, and with vending machines you cannot insert money all at once, and although change is taken out roughly, the total amount is It is completely inapplicable to different types.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic accounting device that can automatically obtain and take out change when money for the amount to be paid is inserted at once, and can print out the change amount and the like.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a coin insertion device that receives and organizes a plurality of coins and banknotes at a time and sends the coins and banknotes one by one, and checks whether the coins inserted from the coin insertion device are counterfeit. a money checking means for calculating the input payment amount by determining the type of money inserted from the money insertion slot, and a payment calculation means for reading the input payment amount from a prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot; A change dispensing machine that stores the coins put in by type according to the type of coin and takes out the coins of the change amount when change amount data is received, and calculates the total amount from the barcode data input from a barcode reader etc. a total amount calculation means; a change calculation means for calculating a change amount from the total amount calculated by the total amount calculation means and an input payment amount calculated by the payment calculation means and sending the change amount data to a change dispensing machine; , and a printer that receives barcode data, total amount data, change amount data, etc. and prints out these data, and is intended to achieve the above object.

[Effect]

By having such a means, payment money can be accepted at once, the money check means checks whether the money inserted from the money slot is counterfeit, and then the payment calculation means inserts the money. The type of money is determined and the total amount of money to be paid is calculated, and if a prepaid card is inserted from the card slot, the amount to be paid is read from the card. Then, the coins are stored by type and sent to a change dispensing machine which dispenses coins corresponding to the amount of change when change data is received. On the other hand, the total amount calculation means calculates the total amount from the barcode data input from a barcode reader or the like, and the change amount is calculated by the change calculation means from this total amount and the input payment amount calculated by the payment calculation means. Then, the printer receives the barcode data, total amount data, change amount data, etc., and prints out these data.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an automatic accounting device. In the same figure, 1
1 is a coin insertion device, and the money insertion device 1 has a built-in function to send the coins one by one to passing paths 4 and 5 when a plurality of coins are inserted into the coin insertion device 1, respectively, and a coin insertion slot 2. An input port 3 is provided. These bill slots 2 and coin slots 3 each have a coin passing path 4.5.
It is connected to the banknote sorting device [6] and the coin sorting bag @7 via. By the way, each currency passing path 4.5 is provided with a bill detector 8.5. A coin detector 9 is arranged.

The bill detection signal output from the bill detector 8 is sent to the bill checking device 10, and this bill check
The nickname W110 has a function of checking whether the banknotes are forged or not. Further, the coin detection signal outputted from the coin detector 9 is sent to a coin checking device 11, and this coin checking device 11 has a function of checking whether the coin is a counterfeit one. . Note that when these check devices a1o and ii detect forgery, they send a message Ga to that effect to a control room (not shown). The banknote sorting device 6 has the function of sorting the received banknotes into various types, for example, 10,000 yen banknotes, 5,000 yen banknotes, and 1,000 yen banknotes, and sending them out to a banknote accumulation bag @12. For example, the sorting device a7 selects 500 yen coins,
It has a function of sorting each type of coin into 100 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 5 yen coins, and 1 yen coins and sending them to the coin totaling device 13. Each coin sent out from the banknote adding device 12 and the coin sorting device 13 is sent to the sorting and carrying out device 14, and the change dispensing machine 1 is sent to the sorting and carrying out device 14.
Each type of currency is stored in a predetermined storage box No. 5 according to its type. This change payment 1115 has a function of storing each coin according to its type, and upon receiving the change amount data, selects the coin of this change amount and discharges it to the withdrawal port 16, and also records the storage status Gb of each coin in the management room. It is to be sent out.

On the other hand, 17 is a card insertion slot, and a card successive writing device 19 is provided in the card insertion slot 17 via a card passage 18. This card reading/writing device 119
reads the payment amount data as the card valid amount from the prepaid card inserted from the card insertion slot 17,
Moreover, it has a function of storing the payment amount data, which erases the current usage amount from the stored payment amount data when changing the payment amount data.

Now, 20 is an accounting control section, and this accounting control section 20
For example, the system has a function of determining the total price of the product and determining the amount of change from this total amount and the payment amount, and its configuration is as follows.

A main control section 21 is provided, and this main control section 21 has a memory 2.
29 Total amount calculation unit 23. Change calculation unit 24 and each 110
(Input/Output) Boats 25 to 29 are connected. The I10 boat 25 receives each check signal from the banknote checking device W110 and the coin checking device 11, the banknote total amount data and the coin total amount data from the banknote totaling device t12 and the coin totaling device 7, and also inputs a card reading book. Payment amount data is exchanged with the built-in device [19] and display data is sent to the display device 30. Further, a barcode reader 31 and a keyboard 32 are connected to the I10 boat 26, and a printer 33 and a voice notification device 34 are further connected to the I10 boat 29. Further, the memory 22 stores barcode data and unit price data corresponding to this data to form a unit price conversion table.

The main control unit 21 converts the barcode data input from the barcode reader 31 into unit price data according to the unit price conversion table stored in the memory 22.
At the same time, the unit price data manually entered from the keyboard 32 is stored in the memory 22, and when it is detected that the registration close key of the keyboard 32 has been operated, an operation command is issued to the total amount calculating section 23, and furthermore, the bill adding device 1
It has a function of adding the banknote total amount data and the coin total amount data from 2 and the coin totaling device 13 and storing the total amount data in the memory 22. Furthermore, when change is requested by the change calculation unit 24, this main control unit 21 sends the change data, total amount data, each unit price data, etc. to the printer 33, and also sends the change data to the change payment machine 15.
It has a function to send change data to. Furthermore, this main control section 21 has the following functions.

That is, each time barcode data is stored in the memory 22, the barcode data is converted into unit price data and sent to the display device @30, and when money is inserted or a prepaid card is inserted, the bill slot 2 and coin slot 3
When receiving each detection signal from each insertion detector (not shown) provided at the card slot 17 and the card slot 17, the voice notification device 34
function to send out a vocal command p1 of "Thank you for everything", and if the change PIJ calculation unit 24 calculates the amount of change and the amount of input payment is insufficient, the display device 3o displays the amount of shortage of the payment amount. When a counterfeit detection signal is received from the bill checking device 10 and the currency checking device 11,
A function is provided to send a command p2 for displaying and uttering "Failure" to the display device 30 and the voice notification device 34. Further, the total amount calculation unit 23 has a function of calculating and obtaining the total amount by integrating each unit price data stored in the memory 22 when receiving an operation command from the main control unit 21, and the change calculation unit 24 It has a function of calculating and obtaining the amount of change from the total amount calculated by the total amount calculating section 23 and the input payment amount stored in the memory 22.

The voice notification device 34 says, "Thank you for your continued support."
An improved feature that is equipped with a tape on which the voice ``It's out of order'' and a synchronized sound device that generates the amount of money is generated, and generates the voice in response to the input of voice command p1, command p2 to voice ``failure'', and voice command p3 to voice the amount. It is something that has. Note that the forgery detection signal is sent to the fraud/security display 35.
is now lit. Furthermore, a security device 36 is provided, and this device receives a signal from a security sensor 37 consisting of a shock sensor, a heat ray sensor, etc., catches a person attempting to commit an illegal act against the device, and sends a GC to the effect. It is sent to a control room (not shown) and a fraud/crime prevention indicator 3
It has a function of sending a lighting command to the light source 5.

Next, the operation of the apparatus constructed as described above will be explained according to the accounting flowchart shown in FIG. Step S
1, when a barcode is input from the barcode reader 31, the main controller 21 stores the barcode data in the memory 22.
The unit price data is converted into unit price data using a price conversion table stored in , and is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 22. Then, in step S3, it is determined whether the registration close key has been operated, and if the next barcode data is input without the close key being operated, the main control unit 21 converts the barcode data into unit price data again. and stored in a predetermined area of the memory 2. The barcodes inputted in sequence in this manner are converted into unit price data and stored in a predetermined area of the memory 22. At this time, the main control section 21 sends out unit price data to the display device 30 every time the unit price data is stored in the memory 2. As a result, each unit price is sequentially displayed on the display device 30.

Then, when the registration lock key is operated, the process moves to step s4, where the main control section 21 issues an operation command to the total amount calculation section 23, and in response to this, the total amount calculation section 23 is stored in the memory 22. The total price data is calculated by accumulating each unit price data. Then, in the next step S5, the main control unit 21 sends the total amount data to the display device 3o to display this total amount.

By the way, when banknotes and coins are inserted at once from the banknote slot 2 and the coin slot 3 after the total amount is displayed on the display device 30 or before this display, these banknotes pass through the banknote path 4. At the same time, the coins are sent to a coin sorting device 7 through a coin passage 5. At this time, the insertion of banknotes and coins is detected, and a voice command p1 is thereby sent to the voice notification device 34. The voice notification device e34 then utters "Thank you for your time." Further, the bill detector 8 detects each inserted bill and transmits the detection signal to the bill checking device 10.
At the same time, the coin detector 9 detects each inserted coin and sends the detection signal to the coin checking device 11. These checks 10 and 11 determine whether the banknotes and coins are forged based on the respective input detection signals. Here, if the banknotes are not determined to be counterfeit, the banknote sorting device 6 separates the banknotes into 10,000 yen banknotes, 5,000 yen banknotes, etc. and outputs them to the banknote totaling device 12, and the coin sorting device 7 separates the banknotes into 500,000 yen banknotes, etc. The coins are sorted into yen coins, 100 yen coins, etc., and transported to the coin accumulating device 13. Then, the banknote totaling device 12 calculates the total amount of banknotes from all the inserted banknotes and sends it to the accounting system m+ device 20.
3 is the accounting control section that calculates the total amount of coins from all the coins inserted! Send to 20. Then, the main control unit 21 of the accounting control unit 2o adds up the total amount of banknotes and coins and stores it in a predetermined area of the memory 22 as input payment amount data. In addition, each coin passes through the sorting and discharging device 14, and change is paid for each type! ! It is stored in 115.

On the other hand, prepaid cards are used instead of currency at card insertion slot 1.
7, the process moves from step S6 to step S87, where the card reading/writing device 19 reads payment amount data from the prepaid card and sends it to the accounting control section 20. Then, the main control section 21 of the accounting control section 20 stores the payment amount data in a predetermined area of the memory 22.

Now, returning to the accounting flowchart, in step S9, the monarchy t111F! ! Step 521 determines whether the payment amount data is stored in the memory 22. If it is stored, in the next step 810, the main control section 21 reads out the payment amount data and sends it to the display device 30 for display. and,
In step S11, the change calculation unit 24 obtains change amount data from the payment amount data and the total amount data stored in the memory 22, and if it is determined in step s12 that the input payment amount is not insufficient, then in the next step s13. The amount of change is sent to the display device [30]. When the change amount data is obtained in this way, the main control unit 21 sends a change command to the change dispensing machine 15 in step 914, and in the next step s15, each unit price data, total amount data, input payment amount data are stored in the memory 22. and change amount data, etc. are read and sent to the printer 33. Thus, change payment V! 115, the banknotes and coins serving as the amount of change are carried out to the outlet 16, and at the same time, the printer 33 prints each unit price data, total amount data, input payment amount data, change amount data, etc. on receipt paper, and then prints the receipt. The paper is cut off, a receipt is made, and the paper is carried out to the outlet 16. Incidentally, if it is determined in step s12 that the input payment amount is insufficient, the main control section 21 sends this insufficient amount data to the display device 30 for display. Then, the process returns to step S9 again and money is inserted, and if the amount of money to be paid exceeds the total amount, steps 311 to S15 are executed and the change and receipt are taken out.

Note that for prepaid cards, the above steps S9 to
If s12 is executed and there is no shortage, the remaining amount after subtracting the total amount from the payment amount, that is, the amount of change, is sent to the card reading/writing device 19. The card reading/writing device 19, which has received the remaining balance in this way, erases the current usage amount from the payment amount data stored in the prepaid card and stores it in the prepaid card. Note that steps s10 to s13 are executed in the same manner as described above.

Incidentally, the I10 boat 28 is connected to a file controller, a store controller, and a host controller of the POS system. Therefore, P.O.
By applying it to the S system, unit price data, total amount data, etc. can be sent to the host computer and each data can be aggregated.

In this way, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it is checked whether the inserted money is counterfeit, and after that, the input payment amount is obtained from the money and the prepaid card, and these coins are stored in the change dispensing machine by type, On the other hand, the total amount is calculated from the barcode data, the change amount is calculated from this total amount and the input payment amount, and the barcode data 9 total amount data and change amount data are received and printed out by the printer. The following effects can be achieved.

■Change and receipts can be taken out automatically, eliminating mistakes when giving and receiving money, and increasing the speed of money giving and receiving. Therefore, the efficiency of checkout operations at the retail store is improved, and the service to customers can be improved.

■Payment money can be inserted while the barcode reader 31 is reading the barcode, so the settlement process can be sped up. Moreover, even if the payment amount is insufficient, the insufficient amount can be displayed immediately and the customer can be notified.

■Also, by applying it to the POS system, the time zone,
Separately, it is possible to easily grasp sales figures and compile them.

■Also, since prepaid cards can be used, the troublesome transfer of money is eliminated, which greatly reduces the need to handle money and improves safety.

-Furthermore, when this device is not in business, the change dispenser 15 can be used as a safe, so there is no need to collect money after business is finished.

(2) This device can be applied to various payment operations such as M calculation operations at restaurants and settlement operations at bookstores.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and may be modified without departing from the spirit thereof.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic accounting device that automatically calculates and takes out the change amount when money for the amount to be paid is inserted, and can print out the change amount and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an automatic accounting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an accounting flowchart of the same device. 1... Money insertion device, 6... Bill sorting Vl placement, 7.
... Coin sorting device, 8... Bill detector, 9... Coin detector, 10... Bill checking device, 11... Coin checking device, 12... Bill accumulating device, 13... Coin sorting device, 14... sorting and carrying out device, 15... change dispenser, 16... takeout port, 17... card insertion slot,
19...Card reading/writing device, 20...Accounting control unit, 21...Main control unit, 22...Memory, 23
...Total amount calculation unit, 24...Change calculation unit, 30.
...Display device, 31...Barcode reader, 32...
-Keyboard, 33...Printer, 34...Audio notification device. Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue

Claims (1)

[Claims] A money insertion device that receives and organizes a plurality of coins and banknotes at a time and sends these coins and banknotes one by one, and a currency check means that checks whether the coins inserted from the coin insertion device are counterfeit. a payment calculating means for determining the type of money inserted from the money slot to calculate the amount of money to be paid and reading the amount to be paid from a prepaid card inserted from the card slot; A change dispensing machine that stores coins by type of coin and dispenses coins of the change amount when change amount data is received, and a total amount calculation that calculates the total amount from barcode data input from a barcode reader etc. and a change calculation means for calculating a change amount from the total amount calculated by the total amount calculation means and the input payment amount calculated by the payment calculation means and sending this change amount data to the change payment machine; the barcode data;
An automatic accounting device comprising: a printer that receives the total amount data, the change amount data, etc., and prints out these data.