JPH0821096B2 - Automatic money changer - Google Patents

Description

Description: (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an automatic money changer, and more particularly to a paid automatic money changer.

(B) Conventional Technology At present, financial institutions are equipped with automatic money changers for exchanging high-value banknotes into small banknotes and coins. Currently, this device is provided free of charge to all users without requiring a fee for its use.

However, there is a plan for financial institutions to secure the maintenance cost of the device and to charge for the use of the automatic money changer based on the tendency of charging various services.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, since a device for accepting a fee, that is, a coin mechanism is a large device having a complicated mechanical section,
There is a problem that the volume occupied in the automatic money changer becomes large, which hinders downsizing of the device, and causes an increase in failure factors of the automatic money changer and an increase in maintenance items. Further, there is a problem that the device cannot be continuously operated unless the coins to be inserted are sequentially collected.

The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and accepts a card storing the usable number of times to enable the exchange, and by subtracting the usable number of times, it is possible to replace with the collection of the fee. The purpose is to provide a machine.

(D) Means for Solving Problems The present invention relates to an automatic money changer that accepts currency bills to be exchanged and discharges cash of a designated denomination, and determines the number of times the automatic money changer can be used. Card reading means for receiving the stored card and reading the number of times of use, exchange means for enabling the exchange operation if the read number of times of use is 1 or more, and use of the card according to the exchange operation And a subtraction means for subtracting the possible number of times.

(E) Action The automatic money changer of the present invention accepts a card in which the usable number of times (hereinafter referred to as “frequency”) is stored, enables a currency exchange operation, and after the currency exchange, subtracts the card frequency to collect a fee. Instead of. This card may be sold by the financial institution that installs this automatic money changer, or may be distributed to the customer as a service.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic money changer which is an embodiment of the present invention. On the vertical operation panel of the main body of the automatic money changer, a handling indicator 32 for indicating whether or not it is being handled, a display operator 33 having an operation unit such as an amount setting key and a display for displaying a currency exchange pattern, etc. A card insertion slot 36 for inserting a card is provided. The horizontal operation panel is provided with a coin outlet 34, a packaging coin outlet 35, a bill input / output outlet 37, and the like. Packaged coin handling machine 4 in the automatic money changer body
2, a bill handling machine 43 for handling deposits and withdrawals of bills, a coin handling machine 44 for handling loose coins, a control unit 45 accommodating a main control unit, and the like are provided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit of the automatic money changer. This control unit includes a main control unit 10 for integrally controlling the operation of the entire apparatus and each operation unit 15 to 15 controlled by an auxiliary control unit.
22 and 22 are connected via an input / output interface 14 to form a so-called master-slave system. The main control unit 10 is an RO that stores a master CPU 11 and control programs.
It consists of M12 and RAM13. Further, the operation unit connected to the main control unit 10 via the input / output interface 14, the handling display unit 32, the display unit 15 including the display unit of the display operation unit 33, the input unit 16 including the amount setting key, A card reader 17 for reading / writing a card inserted from the card insertion slot 36, a banknote processing unit 19 including the banknote processing machine 43,
A coin processing unit 20 including the coin processing unit 44, a packaging coin processing unit 21 including the packaging coin processing unit 42, and a transmission control unit 22 that communicates with a center 23 via a line.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card read / written by the card reader 17. A card number 52 and a frequency 53 are stored in the magnetic stripe 51 of the card 50. When the automatic money changer reads this card data, the card number 52 is used to judge whether this card is valid or invalid. When the frequency 53 is 1 or more, the transaction is possible.

In order to carry out a currency exchange transaction using this card in the automatic money changing machine, this card is first inserted through the card insertion slot 36. If the card is valid, the handling indicator 32 indicates that the transaction is possible. After that, the banknotes to be exchanged (hereinafter referred to as "exchange banknotes") are inserted into the banknote insertion / extraction port 37, and when the exchange pattern for the amount is performed from the display operation unit 33, the cash corresponding to the exchange pattern is coin collected. The coins are discharged from the outlet 34, the packaging coin outlet 35, and the bill insertion / ejection outlet 37. The inserted card is returned after subtracting 1 from the frequency storage area 53.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation of the automatic money changer. At n1, the insertion of the card by the user is accepted, and it is determined whether the inserted card is valid (n2) and whether there is a residual number (n3). If the card is valid and has a residual number, proceed to n4. If not, return the card (n12) to end the operation.

Below n4 is the normal exchange transaction processing operation. In n4, the transaction indicator 32 indicates that the transaction is possible, and the bill insertion / exit 37
Accepts the insertion of currency exchange bills from (n5). When a currency bill is inserted, the setting of a currency exchange pattern corresponding to the amount is received (n6), and cash corresponding to the currency exchange pattern is paid out from the banknote processing unit and the coin processing unit (n7). After this, subtract 1 from the frequency storage area 53 of the inserted card (n
8) This card is returned (n9), and the withdrawn cash is released from each outlet (n10). After this, the transaction ending process (n11) such as storing of the inserted currency bills is performed, and then the operation is finished.

The card reader 17 and n1 to n3 correspond to the card receiving means of the present invention, and n8 and n9 correspond to the rewriting means of the present invention.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to limit the number of users and charge a fee by enabling a currency exchange operation when a card in which the usable number of times is stored is accepted. it can. In other words, by distributing this card as a service only to own customers, it is possible to use the automatic money changer as a privilege only for customers, and by selling this card at a price corresponding to the number of times it can be used, It is possible to pay for the use of the automatic money changer and to secure the maintenance cost. A composite implementation of these is also possible. Furthermore, even if the usage of the device is charged, it is not necessary to accept the fee in cash (coins), so there is no need to incorporate a complicated and large coin mechanism, and there is no risk of complication of maintenance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing the operation of an automatic money changer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing the appearance of the automatic money changer and a block of a control unit. Figure, 4th
The figure is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a card read by the automatic money changer. 17 …… Card reader, 36 …… Card slot, 50 …… Card, 53 …… Frequency storage area.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic money changer that accepts banknotes to be exchanged and discharges cash of a designated denomination, and accepts a card storing the number of times that the automatic money changer can be used to receive the number of times of use. Card reading means for reading
If the read usable count is 1 or more, there is provided a currency exchange unit that enables the exchange operation, and a subtraction unit that subtracts the usable count of the card according to the exchange operation. Automatic money changer.