JPH11328493A - Device and system for paper sheet data management - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To trace and manage source data on a paper sheet by providing a read means which reads out specific data recorded on the paper sheet and a storage means which stores the data, and then reading and storing specific data on notation numbers which are recorded discriminatingly by paper sheets. SOLUTION: A fed bill 16 is guided to a bill discrimination unit 12 to discriminate its denomination and whether or not it is genuine and then led to a written number read unit 13 to read the notation number of the received bill. The read bill 16 is stored in a cartridge 14 in order and the read notation number is stored in a cartridge memory 17. The cartridge 14 taken out of an ATM 11 is conveyed to a target position and if an abnormal bill is found thereafter, the notation number data of the bill is read out of the cartridge memory 17 where the data are stored to immediately trace the past passing route of the abnormal bill, the ATM 11 where it is used for a transaction, and the specific person who used the abnormal bill.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sheet data management apparatus applied to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) or an automatic teller machine (CD), and more particularly, to a sheet such as a banknote or a check. The present invention relates to a paper sheet data management device and a paper sheet data management system capable of managing source data of a kind.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An ATM which handles bills will be described below. This ATM is provided so that bills can be deposited and withdrawn, and at the time of deposit, it is possible to discriminate between authenticity and denomination of data one by one from data printed on the bills. doing.

However, in the case of finely forged banknotes, A
After being unrecognizable by the TM and taken out of the ATM, the banknote processing device such as a counting device or an attendant may determine that the banknote is a fake banknote. In this case, it is desired to specify the device in which the fake bill was used and the fake bill user at that time, but it was difficult to track the source of the bill in the current bill management state.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides a paper which can read and save specific data such as a serial number recorded separately for each paper sheet and track and manage the source data of the paper sheet. A leaf data management device and a paper data management system are provided.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A sheet data management apparatus for managing data for each sheet used in and out of a sheet processing apparatus, comprising: a reading unit for reading specific data recorded on the sheet; And storage means for storing the specific data read in step (1).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet data management apparatus for managing a serial number for each sheet used in and out of a sheet processing apparatus, wherein the data is printed on the sheet. And a storage unit for storing the serial number read by the reading unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage device for storing one of specific data or a serial number recorded on a paper sheet and customer ID data in association with each other.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage device for reading and supplementing a missing reading portion of a sheet which has become incompletely read by the reading device with an image sensor and storing the read missing portion.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sheet data management system for managing data for each sheet used in and out of the sheet processing apparatus. A replenishing and collecting device for replenishing or collecting paper sheets
In the replenishment / recovery device of the present invention, a data transfer means is provided for transferring specific data of the replenished or collected paper in the transfer direction of the paper in addition to the replenished or collected paper.

[0010]

According to the present invention, when managing data for each sheet used in and out of the sheet processing apparatus, the data is recorded on the sheet used when the sheet is used. Specific data such as a serial number is read by the reading means, and the read specific data is stored and managed by the storage means.

For this reason, when the storage information of the paper sheet is required later, the corresponding specific storage information is read out from the storage means, the path of the paper sheet is traced, and based on this, the paper sheet is read. Can be used to identify the device and the user. For example, when a fake bill is found, the source of the fake bill and the fake bill user can be immediately traced from the serial number of the fake bill to make a wanted arrangement.

[0012] When one of the specific data or the serial number recorded on the sheet is stored and managed in association with the customer ID data, the customer is identified from the ID data when the customer is tracked. It can be specified accurately.

[0013] Further, in the case where a setting is made so that the image sensor reads and supplements and stores and manages the missing reading portion of the incompletely read sheet, the reading accuracy is improved, and the specific data of the sheet is accurately read. Can be read and managed.

When replenishing or collecting paper sheets by using a replenishing and collecting apparatus in the paper sheet processing apparatus, the specific data of the paper sheets together with the replenished or collected paper sheets is transferred to data transfer means. If the data is transferred in the transfer direction of the paper sheet, the location of the paper sheet and the location of the specific data are stored and managed in the same location, so that the management performance of the paper sheet can be improved.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an AT having a bill data management function.
M11, an ATM equipped with this bill data management function
Reference numeral 11 denotes a bill to be deposited after a bill identification unit 12, a serial number reading unit 13, and a cartridge 14 are provided, and a customer is specified from collation confirmation data of a transaction card 15 inserted at the time of a deposit transaction. 16 is turned on.

The inserted bill 16 is led to the bill discriminating unit 12 to discriminate the denomination and authenticity, and then led to the serial number reading unit 13 to read the serial number of the deposited bill. The bills 16 subjected to the reading process are sequentially placed in the cartridge 1.
4 is stored in the cartridge memory 17.

FIG. 2 shows the received bills in the cartridge 1 indirectly.
4 shows a depositing path structure for storing the bills 16 deposited between the serial number reading unit 13 and the cartridge 14, and distributing and storing the banknotes 16 deposited at the time of depositing to the depositing stacks 18 once. Then, the data at that time is stored in the main body memory 19, collectively stored in the cartridge 14 at the time of close inspection, etc., and similarly the close inspection data is transferred from the main body memory 19 to the cartridge memory 17. As described above, the present invention can also be applied to a depositing path structure provided with a denomination stacker.

FIG. 3 shows a tracking state when an abnormal bill is found.
When the cartridge 14 taken out from the ATM 11 having the bill data management function is transported to the target position 31 and thereafter, when the bill 16 is checked and an abnormal bill is found, a cartridge memory 17 for storing the data is stored. The serial number data of the same banknote is read from the banknote, and based on the serial number data, the passage route 32 followed by the abnormal banknote,
The specific person 33 using the ATM 11 and the abnormal bill used for the transaction can be immediately tracked and located.

FIG. 4 shows an example of an automatic search when an abnormal bill is found. When the cartridge 14 is set in the counting device 41 installed at the target position, the serial number reading unit 42 provided in the counting device 41 The serial number of the banknote in the banknote 14 is read, and the existence of forged abnormal banknotes or the like can be found based on the collation and confirmation of the serial number, and the clerk manually inputs the serial number using a personal computer or the like. Then, the serial number data is collated and confirmed in the same manner, and an abnormal bill can be found.

At this time, the serial number 43 of the denomination recorded in the bill, the ATM number 44 used by the customer for transaction and the customer ID data 45 are stored and managed in the cartridge memory 17 in association with each other. The customer is accurately tracked from the ATM number 44 used by the customer and the ID data 45 specifying the customer by automatically searching from these data, and the user of the abnormal bill is accurately specified regardless of the lapse of time. be able to.

FIG. 5 shows an ATM having a bill data management function.
11 shows a control circuit block diagram of the CPU 11, and a CPU 51 is a ROM
Each circuit device is controlled in accordance with the program stored in 52, and the control data is stored in the RAM 53 so as to be readable.

The serial number reading unit 13 has an image sensor for reading data of the entire banknote printed on the banknote. The serial number of the banknote is recognized by the image sensor, and the data of the serial number is acquired. Is finally stored and managed in the cartridge memory 17.

FIGS. 6 to 8 show the banknote processing operation of the ATM having the banknote data management function shown in FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. FIG. 6 shows a banknote processing operation at the time of a deposit transaction. Now, when a deposit transaction is performed at the ATM 11 provided with a bill data management function, the deposited bill is guided to the bill identification unit 12, where the denomination of the bill is entered. After the bill is read by the serial number reading unit 13 to read the serial number of the bill, the bill is finally distributed and stored in the denomination stacker 18 (steps n2 to n3).

When all the deposited bills are distributed and stored in the denomination stacker 18, the CPU 51 sets the RA as the main body memory 19.
The serial number of the bill and the ID data of the customer are temporarily stored in the M53 to manage the data (steps n4 to n5).

FIG. 7 shows a banknote processing operation at the time of the scrutiny process.
Based on the scrutiny processing signal, the CPU 51 determines that
The banknotes 16 are fed out one by one from step 8 (step n11), and the fed-out banknotes 16 are stored in the cartridge 14 in order. When all the banknotes are stored in the cartridge 14 (steps n12 to n13), the CPU 51 returns to the main body. Memory 19
Is stored in the cartridge memory 17, and the scrutiny process ends (step n14).

FIG. 8 shows a search processing operation when an abnormal bill is found. After the close inspection processing, the cartridge 14 is removed from the ATM 11, and as shown in FIG.
4 is transported to the destination position 31 of the rear processing section (step n21).

Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the serial number of the bill in the cartridge 14 is automatically read by being guided to the counting device 41. If there is a false banknote at the time of automatic reading of the serial number, the forged banknote is automatically found (step n22).

When the counterfeit banknote is found, the corresponding banknote management data stored in the cartridge memory 17 in the cartridge 14 is read out (steps n23 to n2).
4) From the read bill management data, it is possible to identify the ATM at the specific position where the fake bill was used for transaction and the customer who used the fake bill (step n25).

FIG. 9 shows an example of reading a serial number, which is printed on the upper left corner and lower right corner of the bill 16, for example, "JR2".
The serial number 91 such as “63992X” is read by the image sensor. At this time, the read serial number 91 is recognized as a character, and the character code extracted from the character recognition is stored.

At this time, if an incomplete serial number 92 that cannot be read because one character is missing is found from the character recognition result, one character of the missing reading portion 93 is complemented as if image data is pasted and completely read. Has a serial number high reading function that sets the complete serial number 94 to improve the character recognition accuracy. As a result, the reading accuracy and the reading reliability of the serial number are improved, and the evidence of the bill 16 is improved. In this case, all the image data acquired by the image sensor may be substituted, but it is preferable to use only a part of the image data corresponding to the missing part and minimize the storage capacity of the memory. .

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 10 to 12 show an ATM with a backward robot processing function having a bill data management function.
101 showing an ATM with a rear robot processing function
Reference numeral 101 internally includes a serial number reading unit 102, a main body memory 103, and a cartridge 104 for managing banknote data. First, when managing data during a deposit transaction, as shown in FIG. The deposited bill is guided to the serial number reading unit 102 to read the serial number of the bill. After the serial number is read, the bills are sequentially stored in the cartridge 104, and the read serial number is stored and managed in the main body memory 103. Thereby, the serial number data for each bill is accurately managed one by one at the time of the deposit transaction.

FIG. 11 shows a data management state at the time of bill collection. At the time of bill collection from the ATM 101 having the rear robot processing function, the detachable rear robot 105 is connected to the rear of the ATM 101 and the internal cartridge 10 is connected.
The banknotes stored in No. 4 are fed out one by one to an external rear robot 105 and collected. Further, the serial number data of the bills transferred along with the collecting operation is transferred from the main memory 103 to the rear robot memory 106, and the collecting process is completed when all the bills are collected. For this reason,
At the same time as the bill is collected, the serial number data of the bill is stored and managed in the rear robot 106.

FIG. 12 shows a data management state at the time of bill replenishment. When a bill is replenished to the ATM 101 having the rear robot processing function, the rear robot 10 is placed behind the ATM 101.
5 is connected, and banknotes are fed out one by one from the external rear robot 105 to replenish the cartridges 104 in the ATM. Further, the serial number data of the bill to be replenished with this replenishment operation is transferred from the rear robot memory 106 to the main body memory 103, and the replenishment process ends when the designated replenishment amount is replenished. Therefore, the serial number data of the bill is stored and managed in the cartridge 104 at the same time as the replenishment of the bill. Therefore, since the location where the bill is transferred and the serial number data management position are stored and managed in the same place, data management following the movement of the bill can be performed. It is possible to accurately specify whether or not it has been used.

As described above, when managing data for each banknote used in and out of the ATM, the serial number recorded on the banknote when the banknote is used in and out is read, and the read serial number data is stored in a memory. In order to store and manage the information, when the storage information of the bill is needed later, the corresponding specific serial number data is read from the memory to track the passage path of the bill, and based on the ATM, The user can be specified. For example, if a false banknote is found, the source ATM of the false banknote and the user of the false banknote can be immediately tracked and wanted by the serial number of the false banknote.

Further, since the serial number recorded on the bill and the customer ID data are stored and managed in association with each other, it is possible to easily track and identify the customer from the ID data applied to the bill distribution transaction. it can.

Further, if the image sensor is set so as to read and supplement the missing reading portion of the banknote which has become incompletely read, the reading accuracy is improved and the serial number data of the banknote can be accurately managed.

In addition, when replenishing or collecting bills by attaching and detaching a rear robot to and from an ATM, not only the transfer of bills to be replenished or collected but also the serial number data of the bills in the direction of bill transport. In addition, the location of the banknote and the location of the serial number data are stored in the same location, and management following the movement of the banknote can be performed, and therefore, the management performance of the banknote can be enhanced.

In correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the ATM 11 having the banknote data management function of the embodiment and the ATM 101 having the backward robot processing function. Hereinafter, similarly, the paper sheet corresponds to the banknote 16, and the specific data is the serial number 43,
91, or a combination of specific characters and shapes and a specific print pattern, the specific data reading means corresponds to the serial number reading units 13, 42, and 102, and the storage means includes the cartridge memory 17 and the main body memory. 19, 103 and R
The replenishing and collecting device corresponds to the rear robot 105, and the data transfer means corresponds to the CPU 51, corresponding to the AM 53 and the rear robot memory 106, but the present invention is applied based on the technical idea described in the claims. The configuration is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a direct-cartridge storage-type deposit transaction of an ATM having a bill data management function according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a payment transaction of an ATM indirect cartridge storage type having a banknote data management function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific person tracking state when an abnormal bill is found according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an automatic search explanatory diagram showing an automatic search state when an abnormal bill is found according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of an ATM having a bill data management function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a bill processing operation at the time of a deposit transaction according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a bill processing operation at the time of a close inspection process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a search processing operation when a fake bill is found according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a serial number reading state according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a payment transaction of an ATM with a backward robot processing function having a bill data management function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a data management state at the time of bill collection according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a data management state at the time of replenishing bills according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ATM with bill data management function 13, 42, 102 Serial number reading unit 16 Bill 17 Cartridge memory 19, 103 Body memory 32 Passage path of abnormal bill 33 Specific person 41 Counting device 43 91, serial number 44, ATM number 45, ID data 51, CPU 53, RAM 93, missing reading part 101, ATM with rear robot processing function 105, rear robot 106, rear robot memory

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sheet data management apparatus for managing data for each sheet used in and out of a sheet processing apparatus,
A sheet data management device comprising: reading means for reading specific data recorded on the sheet; and storage means for storing the specific data read by the reading means. 2. A sheet data management apparatus for managing serial numbers for each sheet used in and out of a sheet processing apparatus,
A sheet data management device comprising: reading means for reading a serial number printed on the paper sheet; and storage means for storing the serial number read by the reading means. 3. The paper according to claim 1, wherein the storage means stores one of the specific data or the serial number recorded on the paper sheet and the customer ID data in association with each other. Leaf data management device. 4. The paper according to claim 1, wherein the storage means reads and supplements the missing reading portion of the paper sheet incompletely read by the reading means with an image sensor, and stores the data. Leaf data management device. 5. A paper sheet data management system for managing data for each paper sheet used in and out of the paper sheet processing apparatus, wherein the paper sheet data management system is detachable from the paper sheet processing apparatus to replenish paper sheets. Or, a replenishing and collecting apparatus for collecting and collecting data is provided. In the replenishing and collecting process of the replenishing and collecting apparatus, data transfer means for transferring the specific data along with the replenished or collected paper in the transferring direction of the paper is provided. Paper data management system provided.