JPH06243323A - Paper sheets processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce cumbersomeness with a simple operation and to minimize human error. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 151 stores plural jobs, which are constituted by selecting respectively different functions out of plural functions for processing paper sheets to be inputted corresponding to a function key when the registration of an abbreviation mode is instructed from an operation part 13, in a memory 154 of a RAM 153, the execution of the abbreviation mode instructed from the operation part 13 is instructed, the function keys corresponding to the plural jobs stored in the memory 154 are displayed through a display control part 162 onto a display device 16, and processing is executed corresponding to plural functions constituting the jobs to be selected by selectively depressing the function keys inputted from the operation part 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus which is used in, for example, a financial institution and counts paper sheets such as banknotes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various types of paper sheet processing apparatuses, and, for example, a banknote processing apparatus has been put into practical use for inspecting and discriminating the types of banknotes and classifying and collecting them by denomination.
Such a banknote handling machine has a plurality of functions, and the function selected from the plurality of functions is set by the setting means to execute the business.

However, the task to be executed in such a bill processing apparatus requires setting by the setting means, and the operation of function setting is more complicated in a multifunctional bill processing apparatus. Since the operation of setting functions is complicated in this way,
The operation was troublesome, and artificial troubles such as operation mistakes occurred.

[0004]

As described above, the more multifunctional banknote processing apparatus, the more complicated the operation of setting the function, and the more troublesome the operation is, and the more likely there is a human error such as an operation error. It was Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can reduce the annoyance by a simple operation and can minimize human error.

[0005]

In the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of jobs, each of which is configured by selecting a different function from a plurality of functions for processing paper sheets in advance, are used as identification data. A storage means correspondingly stored, an instruction means for instructing one of a plurality of jobs stored in the storage means by identification data, and a plurality of functions constituting the job instructed by the instructing means. The reading means for reading and the executing means for executing the processing corresponding to the plurality of functions read by the reading means.

The paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a setting means for setting a plurality of jobs each of which is configured by selecting different functions from a plurality of functions for processing paper sheets, and the setting means. Storage means for storing a plurality of set jobs corresponding to the identification data, instruction means for instructing one of the plurality of jobs stored in the storage means by the identification data, and instruction by the instructing means It is composed of a reading means for reading a plurality of functions constituting the business and an executing means for executing a process corresponding to the plurality of functions read by the reading means.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a plurality of jobs, which are configured by selecting different functions from a plurality of functions for processing paper sheets in advance, are stored in the storage means in correspondence with the identification data, and are stored. One of a plurality of existing jobs is designated by the identification data, a plurality of functions constituting the instructed business are read out, and a process corresponding to the read out plurality of functions is executed.

According to the present invention, a plurality of jobs, each of which is configured by selecting a different function from a plurality of functions for processing paper sheets, are set, and the set jobs are handled as identification data. Stored in memory, instructing one of the stored plurality of jobs by identification data, reading out a plurality of functions constituting the instructed job, and executing a process corresponding to the read out plurality of functions. It was done like this.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

2 and 3 show a paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, for example, a banknote processing apparatus for storing banknotes as paper sheets by classifying them by type (denomination or bill type). . That is, the banknote processing apparatus 1 inspects and judges the supply unit 3 on which the banknotes to be processed are placed, the denomination or authenticity of the banknotes supplied to the supply unit 3, and counts for each denomination. 25, and a bill storage unit that divides and accumulates the bills, which have been checked and counted by the counting unit 25, according to their denominations. A large number of banknotes P ... Can be stacked in the supply unit 3, and a vertically movable holding member 4 that presses the banknotes P ... Is provided above the supply unit 3.

Opened pockets 5, 6, 7 and 8 are provided on the upper part of the bill processing apparatus 1 for separately sorting and stacking bills P ... . Each open pocket 5, 6,
A notch for facilitating the taking out of the banknotes P ... Further, each open pocket is provided with covers 9, 10, 11 and 12 that can be opened and closed. It should be noted that bills or counterfeit bills that cannot be determined are returned to the open pocket 5.

Operation units 13 and 14 are provided at the upper left and right ends of the bill processing apparatus 1, respectively. The operation unit 13
It is used for starting and stopping operations, inputting a staff number, setting the number of sheets stored in each pocket 6, 7 and 8. The operation unit 14 is a partial function of the operation unit 13,
That is, it is a separate operation unit in which main switches used for starting and stopping operations are provided on the left side as they are. Therefore,
The operation units 13 and 14 enable the banknote processing apparatus 1 to be operated by two staff members from the left and right.

Further, a small printer (output means) 15 is electrically connected to the bill processing apparatus 1 so that processing data, processing results, etc. can be printed out. At the top of the banknote processing device 1, the display device 1
6, indicator lamp (for example, light emitting diode) 31a, 31b
And 31c and a buzzer 32 are provided.

The display device 16 incorporates a fluorescent display portion 16a, a digit display portion 16b, a layout display portion 16c and the like. The fluorescent display unit 16a has a mode for counting, front and back, damage, storing, depositing, organizing, storing cash on hand, pocket designation, etc.
Or display the current status such as counting or ready.

The fluorescent display unit 16a also displays a warning and a recovery procedure when an abnormality occurs in the bill processing apparatus 1.
The digit display section 16b displays numerical values such as the number of sheets and the amount of money, as well as the level of the unfit banknotes (damage to banknotes, damage, tape sticking, etc.) Layout display section 16c
Is for displaying an abnormal portion in the layout when the bill processing apparatus 1 has an abnormality. The display device 16 having the above-described configuration is configured so that it can be swung in the direction of the operating staff member.

The indicator lamps 31a, 31b and 31c are the above-mentioned lights.
It is provided corresponding to each of the open pockets 6, 7 and 8 and is turned on or blinked when the respective open pockets 6, 7 or 8 are full. Buzzer-32
Is sounded when each of the open pockets 5, 6, 7 or 8 is full, or when an abnormality occurs in the bill processing apparatus 1.

The display lamps 31a, 31b, 31c and the buzzer 32 constitute a notification means. Reference numeral 17 is a handle provided on the front surface of the banknote handling apparatus 1 and used when a paper jam occurs or when the mechanism portion is pulled out for cleaning. Next, the internal structure of the banknote handling machine 1 will be described in detail.

According to FIG. 3, in the lower part of the supply part 3,
A pick-up roller 22 that is in contact with the set bills P and picks up the bills P one by one by frictional force is arranged. The banknote P taken out by the take-out roller 22 is conveyed through a conveying path 23 composed of a belt and a roller. At the start end of the transport path 23, a thickness detector 24 for detecting whether or not there are two or more banknotes P taken out, and a denomination, authenticity, damage, front and back of the banknotes P being transported, etc. An inspection unit 25 for determining and counting is provided. Inspection department
For 25, for example, optical and magnetic sensing devices are used.

The transport path 23 is connected to the transport path 26 for transporting the banknote P to the open pockets 5, 6, 7 and 8 on the downstream side of the inspection section 25, if necessary (not shown). It is branched to a second transport path 27 that transports the banknote P to the storage safe. A sorting gate 28 for distributing the bills P to this branch
Is provided. The conveying path 26 is provided with a plurality of sorting gates 29 for sorting the bills P into the open pockets 5, 6, 7 and 8.

A detector for detecting passage of the banknote P, which comprises a light emitting element and a light receiving element in the middle of the conveying paths 23, 26 and 27.
Multiple 30 are arranged. Further, each of the open pockets 5, 6, 7 and 8 also includes a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a detector 4 for detecting whether or not the banknote P is present inside.
4, 45, 46 and 47 are provided respectively.

Here, for example, when a counting mode for counting the bills P set in the supply unit 3 by denomination is specified, the open pockets 6, 7, and 8 are
10,000-yen, 5,000-yen, and 1,000-yen tickets are accumulated. Next, the operation unit 13 will be described.

According to FIG. 4, the operation unit 13 is provided with, for example, an on / off key 131 for switching between online and offline, and a deposit / arrangement key 132, a shortening key 133, for switching between depositing and sorting. Menu key 134 for displaying the menu screen, fitness level key 135 for displaying instructions for setting the fitness level, display switching key 13
6, a mode designation key consisting of 8 keys for counting, front and back, normal damage, normal front and back, storage, safe exchange and spare etc.
137, denomination (10,000 thousand thousand) designated key 138, 7-segment 10-digit display section 139, return key 140, number of keys key 141,
Cursor key 142 for changing the selection items on the display screen up, down, left and right, numeric keypad for entering numbers from 0 to 9
A key 143, a # key 144, a circle key 145, a continuation key 146, a reset key 147, a start / stop key 148 for instructing start and stop of an operation, and a completion key 149 are provided.

The number key 141 is an open pocket 6,7.
Alternatively, it is used when setting the number classification in which the operation of the process is temporarily stopped every time a predetermined number of banknotes are accumulated in 8.
This number key 141 can be pressed, for example, by pressing once.
00 sheets can be set by pressing the sheet twice, 200 sheets by pressing the button twice, and the number input by the numeric keypad 143 otherwise. The display switching key 136 displays either the number of sheets or the amount of money. The # key 145 is a key for inputting a staff number, and is pressed after the staff number is input on the ten key 143. FIG. 1 schematically shows the control unit of the banknote handling machine 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.

A control unit not shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is a CPU 151 for controlling the entire apparatus and this CP.
It is composed of a plurality of circuit elements connected to U 151 and a control device for energizing the various units and devices described above.

The CPU 151 includes a ROM 152 and a RAM 153.
And a memory 154 is connected. ROM 152 has C
The control program of PU 151 is stored. RAM 1
In 53, the number of processed banknotes for each denomination, the number of damaged sheets, and the like are stored. Also, this RAM 1
A memory (storage means) 53 is provided for storing the result of the processing on the banknotes when all the banknotes in the open pockets 5, 6, 7 or 8 have been taken out by the attendant.
Is provided. In the memory 154, for example, denomination, fitness, front and back, number of sheets, amount of money, date, time and the like are stored as a result of the processing.

The CPU 151 includes an interface circuit.
The thickness detection unit 24 and the inspection unit 25 via 157, the transport paths 23 and 27, the sorting gate 28 and the transport control unit 158.
A carrier system 159 such as 29 and an input device 165 such as the various detectors 44, 45, 46 and 47 through an interface circuit 160.
But each is connected. The CPU 151 controls the transportation of bills and determines the transportation state based on the signals from these.

Further, the printer 15 is connected to the CPU 151 via an interface circuit 161. Under the control of the CPU 151, the printer 15 prints out, for example, totalized data or processing results.

Further, the CPU 151 has the display device 16 and the display lamps 31a, 31b, and
31c, the operation units 13 and 14 through the operation control unit 163, and the buzzer 32 and the counting device 164 through the operation control unit 166
Are connected. In the counting device 164, the inspection unit
It is determined by 25, and each open pocket 5,
The number of banknotes accumulated in 6, 7 or 8 is counted. The results of the counting by the counting device 164 and the processing such as the inspection discrimination by the inspection unit 25 are managed by the CPU 151 and stored in the RAM 153 as necessary.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the clerk sets a large number of banknotes P ... In the supply unit 3 at once. Further, the counting mode is designated from the operation unit 13 and the number of bills of each bill accumulated in each open pocket 6, 7, 8 is set by pressing the number key 141. Then, each open pocket 5,
6, 7, and 8 are set so as to store reject tickets, 10,000-yen tickets, 5,000-yen tickets, and 1,000-yen tickets, respectively, according to the number of stacked sheets, and the set modes are described in the RAM 153.

In order to operate the bill processing apparatus 1 in this state, there are a plurality of items to be selected and operated. For example, in the operation unit 13, the ON / OFF key 131 is used to select whether to perform online or offline business, the deposit / rearrangement key 132 is used to select whether to perform deposit or reorganization, and the mode designation key 137 Counting by
Designate which mode of work is to be performed from front / back, normal / damaged, normal / bad front / back, storage, safe exchange, etc. Depending on the mode, "10,000" yen ticket, "5,000" yen ticket of denomination designation key 138, Specify an appropriate number of denominations from the "thousand" yen ticket.

A task to be executed is selected by operating the settings for operating the bill processing apparatus 1 from the operation unit 13. As the items to be selected, there are four modes such as the operation mode, the business mode, the operation mode, and the denomination designation as in the above example. In the present embodiment, the operation selection of the operation setting frequently used is registered in advance as the shortened mode. In addition, these can be automatically set by simply pressing the abbreviated key 133, and the operation can be shortened. FIG. 5 shows an example of a display screen of the fluorescent display unit 16a at each operation stage from the operation unit 13 when registering the shortened mode. Hereinafter, registration of the shortened mode from the operation unit 13 by the CPU 151 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 151 causes the operator to press the menu key 134 of the operation unit 13,
A screen as shown in FIG. 5A is displayed on the fluorescent display unit 16a. Here, the menu selection is "query", "settlement",
"Section payment", "Short cut mode setting", "Band print setting",
“Date / time setting” is displayed. Press the cursor key 142 and set the highlighted display (shaded area) to “Short mode setting”.
The designation menu on the screen of the fluorescent display portion 16a is changed from "inquiry" of reverse display (hatched portion) shown in FIG.
The display is changed to "shortened mode registration" in the reverse display (hatched portion) shown in (b).

Next, when the start / stop key 148 for instructing the start of the menu operation is pressed, the fluorescent display 16
In "a", a screen of "shortening mode registration" as shown in FIG. 5C is displayed. Here, function keys F1 to F
8 is selected, and the selection keys at this time are the function keys F1 to F8 as shown in FIG. 6B, which are the keys of the mode designation key 137 shown in FIG. 6A. Corresponds to the key. Specifically, the front / back key is F1, the counting key is F2, the damage key is F3, the damage is F4, the safe exchange key is F5, the spare key is F6, the spare key is F7, and the storage key is F8. Becomes

When the function key F1 is pressed, the screen of the fluorescent display section 16a displays the registered settings as shown in FIG. 5D or the state before the short mode registration. Cursor keys 142
The preset key is cleared by pressing the key "∇" for changing to below, and the screen of the fluorescent display unit 16a becomes (e) of FIG.

Next, the operation mode, business mode to be registered,
Set the operation mode and denomination. First, the mode that is highlighted (hatched portion) is the mode that can be specified. The movement of the reverse display is performed by the cursor key 142, but if the mode highlighted in the upper part of FIG. Does not move and the buzzer 32 sounds. To set the operation mode, press the on / off key 131 to display online or offline on the screen of the fluorescent display unit 16a. To set the work mode, the deposit / arrangement key 132 is pressed to display the deposit or arrangement on the screen of the fluorescent display portion 16a.

The operation mode settings include counting, front and back, right and wrong,
By pressing any one of the mode designation keys 137 such as front and back, storage, and safe exchange, the set operation mode is displayed on the screen of the fluorescent display 16a. To specify the denomination, by pressing the denomination specifying key 138 to be designated, the set denomination is displayed on the screen of the fluorescent display portion 16a.

For example, press the ON / OFF key 131 to go online, press the deposit / sort key 132 to sort, and press the key for the right / wrong front / back mode of the designated key 137 to move the front / back. If you press the denomination designation key 138 to set 10,000 yen,
The screen of the fluorescent display unit 16a is displayed as shown in (f).

Finally, the completion key 149 is pressed to complete the shortening mode registration, and the fluorescent display portion as shown in FIG.
It becomes the display screen of 16a. The fact that the shortened mode set in the above example is registered in the function F1 is indicated by the fact that "F1" on the display screen is enclosed by "□". The shortened mode registered here is the RAM 153
Stored in memory 154 within. Next, referring to FIG. 7, C
The execution of the registered shortened mode from the operation unit 13 by the PU 151 will be described.

First, the CPU 151 uses the abbreviated keys of the operation unit 13.
When 133 is pressed by the operator, FIG.
The screen as shown in (a) is displayed on the fluorescent display unit 16a. Which shortcut mode is to be executed according to the instruction on this screen. Function keys F1 to F8 (mode specification key 1
37 key) and press it.

For example, when the function key F1 is pressed, the contents registered as shown in FIG. 7B, that is, the operation mode is "offline", the business mode is "sort", and the operation mode is "correctness front and back". ], A screen with the denomination of “10,000” is displayed. It should be noted that when a function key that has not been registered (one that does not have a registered mark of "□" on the screen) is pressed, the buzzer 32 sounds to notify that the execution is impossible. Next, the bills are set in the supply unit 3, the start / stop key 148 is pressed, and the setting content (business) of the shortening mode is executed.

As described above, according to the above embodiment,
By registering the business in advance, the operation up to operating the banknote handling apparatus 1 can be largely omitted, and by selecting the registered content, it is possible to prevent an input error in the item to be selected. Therefore, it is possible to prevent human error and simplify the operation.

[0042]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus that can reduce annoyance by a simple operation and can minimize human error.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a control unit of a banknote handling machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a bill processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a banknote handling machine.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of an operation panel incorporated in the banknote handling machine.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining registration of a shortened mode.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a function of a mode designation key as a function key.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining execution of a shortened mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Banknote processing device 3 ... Supplying unit 13, 14 ... Operating unit 16 ... Display device 133 ... Shortening key 137 ... Mode designation key (function key) 151 ... CPU 152 ... ROM 153 ... RAM 154 ... Memory

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Storage means for storing a plurality of jobs, each of which is configured by selecting different functions from a plurality of functions for processing paper sheets in advance, in association with identification data, and the storage means. An instruction means for instructing one of a plurality of jobs stored in the computer by the identification data, a reading means for reading a plurality of functions constituting the job instructed by the instructing means, and a plurality of the read by the reading means. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: an executing unit that executes a process corresponding to the function of. 2. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction means comprises a display means and a selection means. 3. A setting means for setting a plurality of jobs configured by selecting different functions from a plurality of paper sheet processing functions, and a plurality of jobs set by the setting means are identified. A storage means for storing the data, an instruction means for instructing one of a plurality of jobs stored in the storage means by identification data, and a plurality of functions for configuring the job instructed by the instructing means. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: a reading unit for reading and an executing unit for executing a process corresponding to a plurality of functions read by the reading unit.