JPS5917690A - Data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a cash sorting and counting machine that receives, for example, cash input in bulk, that is, banknotes or coins, and automatically sorts and counts them by denomination. The present invention relates to a data processing device.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, in a cash sorting and counting machine serving as this type of data processing device, when the sorting and counting process for cash input in bulk is completed, the cash is stored in a safe by pressing a storage key. At the same time, the counting data is totaled in the cumulative area, and the counting results are printed in a journal or certified. However, when a power outage failure occurs while counting data is being aggregated in the cumulative total area, even if it is determined that the data was being aggregated when the power outage occurred after the power is restored, the aggregation processing will not be completed. Since the cumulative area of executed and unexecuted transactions is unknown, there was a problem in P1 cash management that could lead to fraud.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to notify the operator of which type of cumulative total is in which state when the power is cut off during data accumulation, and to inform the operator of the status of the accumulated total of which type, and to perform post-processing. To provide a data processing device f: that facilitates data processing and prevents fraud.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, when a device failure (power cutoff) is detected, checks the state before the failure (in the cumulative process, which tallies have been accumulated and which have not yet been accumulated). By retaining the status and outputting this status after failure recovery, fraud can be prevented and post-processing can be facilitated.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

FIG. 1 shows a data processing apparatus, such as a cash sorting and tallying machine, according to the present invention, which is constructed as follows. That is,
The banknote processing device 1 and the coin processing device 2 are connected and configured as one body.

To roughly explain the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 1, a display section 4 and an operation section 5 are provided in the ± section of the device main body 3, and an input port 6 and a reject lower are arranged in parallel in front of the display section 4 and the operation section 5. A take-out section 8 is provided in the device main body 3 facing the input port 6, and a longitudinal conveyance path 9 is provided facing the take-out direction. The denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknotes P are determined during transport along this longitudinal transport path 9, and abnormal ones are sent to the reject lower, while normal ones have their transport direction switched to the transverse direction. 1. A transversal conveyance unit IO is further provided to convey the banknotes whose conveyance direction has been switched in the transverse direction,
The banknotes P are classified by denomination. Further, below the short conveyance path JO, there are a plurality of temporary stacking sections 111, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 113, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 112, 13,
A stacking section 12 consisting of 1 i4 and a plurality of safes 13□+1 that collectively store banknotes P after being stacked in this stacking section 12.
32*13B.

A storage section 14 consisting of 134 is provided.

A detection unit 15 is provided in the middle of the longitudinal conveyance path 9 to determine the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc. of the banknote P.

As shown in FIG.
0, mode designation switch 21. Numeric keypad 22, counting start key 23 for specifying start of counting, storage key 24 for specifying storage
, reset key 25, account number key 26, denomination specification key 27, 100 piece classification key 28 and 250 piece classification key 2
It consists of 9. The mode designation switch 21 is used to designate processing modes such as OFF, operator, sorting, and settlement. The power source key 20, counting start key 23, storage key 24, reset key 25, account number key 26, 100 sheet sorting key 28, 250 sheet sorting key 29, etc. are self-illuminating keys.

The display section 4 is composed of a breakdown display section 4a and a status display section 4b, and the breakdown display section 4aVi, as shown in FIG. A number display 41 a for displaying the number of stored sheets (details), respectively;
4 l b, 41 c.

41d, a number indicator 41a that displays the accumulated or stored number of 500 yen coins, 100 yen coins, 50 yen coins, 1000 yen coins, 10,000 yen coins, and -yen coins.

41f, 41g, 41h, 41i, 41j, a deposited amount display 41 that displays the deposited amount, an amount display 411 that displays the amount of cash, an amount display 41m that displays the amount of the check, ID number, account number, etc. It is composed of a number display 41n that displays the number, and a number display 41o that temporarily displays the number entered using the numeric keypad 23. In addition, the status display section 4b includes an operable display 42a that notifies the possibility of a transaction, and temporary accumulation sections 111, . . . , 32.
□ Accumulation full indicator 42 that notifies the accumulation fullness of ,...
b5 Notifies the full forecast of safes 131,..., 341,... (1200 banknotes, 2400 coins) full forecast indicator 42c, safe 131°..., 34□,...
・Full indicator 42d1 to notify that the safe is full; No safe indicator 42e1 to notify that there is no safe; safe 131. ...34□
, ... Safe setting error indicator 42f1 Safe exchange error indicator 42g1 that informs of incorrect removal of a safe of a denomination other than the one specified at the time of safe exchange Indicators 42h1 A conveyance abnormality indicator 421 that indicates a conveyance abnormality of banknotes P, a conveyance abnormality indicator 42j that informs of a conveyance abnormality of coins C, and a storage failure indicator 42 that informs that banknotes P or coins C do not need to be stored in the safe.
Temporary stacking section remaining indicator 421 that indicates that banknotes have been forgotten in the temporary stacking box in the 1-return process, card reading error indicator 42m that indicates operator card reading error, and journal out indicator that indicates that receipt/journal paper is out. 42n1 consists of a door oven indicator 42o1 that notifies that the door of a safe or the like has been opened, other error indicators 42p, and an equipment abnormality indicator 42q.

The short conveyance section IO1 accumulation section 12 and storage section 14 will be explained based on FIG. 4. This includes a conveyance section 50 that conveys the banknotes P which have been switched to the short side conveyance by the direction changing section 8a of the longitudinal conveyance section 8, and a conveyance section 50 that conveys the banknotes P that have been conveyed in the short direction by the direction conversion section 8a, and the banknotes P that have been conveyed in the short direction by the conveyance section 50 by denomination. It is composed of a dividing section 51 for dividing into. The conveying section 50 includes a plurality of guide rollers 52
．． 52a, 52b with conveyor belts 53°54.
55, 56, and 57 are strung together so as to run endlessly, and the banknote P is held between these conveyor belts 53 to 57 and conveyed in the direction indicated by the arrow. It extends downward from the bottom and horizontally from the bottom end. The dividing section 51 includes a swingable dividing gate 58 provided near each guide roller 52a.
a, 58b, 58c, and a division guide 59 fixedly provided near the guide roller 52b, and the division gates 58a to 58c are fitted to the rotating shaft of a rotary solenoid (not shown) and rotated. It is supposed to be.

The short-hand conveying section 9 configured in this way sequentially transports the banknotes P sent out from the direction changing section 42 to the conveying belts 53 to 53.
57 while being held in the short direction. As a result of the denomination determination by the detection unit 15, if the denomination of the banknote being conveyed on the short side is, for example, a -10,000 yen banknote, the rotary solenoid (not shown) is energized and the sorting game 58a is set to #. ! The bill is rotated upward from the state shown in FIG. 4 The state shown in the figure is restored. In the case of 5,000 yen banknotes, the classification game) 58b operates in the same manner as described above, and in the case of 1,000 yen banknotes, the classification game) 58C
operates in the same manner as above. In the case of a 500 yen bill, it is naturally guided by the sorting guide 59 and conveyed downward. The banknotes being conveyed laterally are thus sorted by denomination by the sorting section 51.

Further, the accumulation section 12 includes a first temporary accumulation section 111 provided below the sorting gate 58a, and a first temporary accumulation section 111 provided below the sorting gate 58b.
A second temporary accumulation section 112 provided below, and a third temporary accumulation section 113 provided below the sorting game 58c.
and a fourth temporary accumulation section 114 provided below the sorting guide 59, each temporary accumulation section Ill-1.
14 has substantially the same configuration as the division gates 582 and 582.
It is comprised of an impeller mechanism 61 for stacking banknotes guided by the banknotes 58e and the sorting guide 59 in the surface direction, and a stacking box (stacking warehouse) 62 for guiding and stacking the sides of the banknotes. The stacking box 62 has a residual detector 901 (9) that detects the remaining stacked banknotes via partition plates 71 and 72, which will be described later.
0□, 903, 904) are provided.

For example, it is a well-known device consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

As shown in FIG. 5, the storage section 14 includes a partition section 63 made up of a plurality of partition plates, a relative movement mechanism section 64 that relatively moves each partition plate back and forth, and a drive section 65 that moves the partition plates.
and a safe 131 (132p 133 + 13
4) are provided below each of the collection boxes 62.

The concrete structure of the partition mechanism 66 is shown in FIG. That is, the cocoon partition part 63 is a partition plate 7 of 1lE1 that can engage with both guide grooves (not shown) and move back and forth.
1 and #I2, and the second partition plate 72 is #! It is arranged so that it can move on the partition plate 71 of 1. The second partition plate 72 is bent so as to form a convex portion (not shown) at the center, and a protrusion 73 is attached to one front side. This protrusion 73 allows the entire front end of the banknotes P stacked on the partition plates 7L and 72 to float up, and allows the work of removing the stacked banknotes from the safe 131 (133, 133, 134) to be described later.
) This is an operation that is required when banknotes are not stored in the banknotes. Note that it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as when the protrusion 73 is provided by the convex portion formed on the second partition plate 72.

The drive unit 65 has a front bracket 75 attached to a side holder 74 attached to the main body 3, and a reversible motor 76 is disposed on the front bracket 75. A grooved cam 7 is provided on the motor shaft of this reversible motor 76.
7 is fitted. Further, one end of a cam lever 78 is swingably supported on the front bracket 75, and a cam follower 79 is attached to the middle part of the cam lever 78, and is engaged with the cam #77a of the groove cam 77. The other end of the cam lever 78 is engaged with a retaining hole 72b provided in the second partition plate 72. In addition, the partition plate 71.72
The lower end closing part 62a of the mail collection box 62 and the safe 13
1 (132, 133, 134) When the later-described upper end opening 67a is completely closed, that is, when the cam follower 79 is at the starting end 77bf of the cam #177a, the axis of the reversible motor 76 and the center of the cam follower 79 Since the straight line connecting the partition plates 71 and 72 is almost parallel to the movement direction of the partition plates 71 and 72 to form a dead center, manual opening and closing of the partition plates 71 and 72 can be prevented, and the safe 13t (la2° 133.1
34) has the unique effect of ensuring the safety of the banknotes stored in the banknotes. Although not shown, a timing cam is attached to the motor shaft end VC of the reversible motor 76, and a cam follower 79 is attached to the cam groove 7.
When reaching the starting end 77b and the terminal end 77C of 7a, a microswitch (not shown) is activated, and based on the output of this microswitch, the reversible motor 76 is controlled via an appropriate control device f. The rotation is controlled.

The specific structure of the safes 131, .

This safe 131 (132, 1a3, +34)
The safe has an upper end opening 67a and a storage chamber 67b formed therein, and a lid plate guiding groove 67c is provided along the upper edge, so that the upper end opening of the safe can be opened as needed. The portion 67a can be closed and locked. Near the upper end of the safe 13□, light-transmitting holes 67d of the detector 80 are formed facing each other. Safe 13
A back-up plate 81 is inserted into the spacer 1. One end of the back-up plate 81 protrudes from a guide hole 82 in the form of a vertically elongated hole formed in one side wall of the safe 131. The elevator mechanism 83 is engaged with this protruding end. That is, a belt 85 is looped around two pulleys 84 that are pivotally supported apart from each other in the vertical direction, and one of the pulleys 84 is connected to a drive motor 86 that can freely rotate in forward and reverse directions. A hook 87 having a groove 87a is attached to a part of the belt 85. The protruding end of the back-up plate 81 engages with the groove 87M of the hook 87, and when the detector 80 detects passage of a banknote, the drive motor 86 is driven, and the back-up plate 81 The inside of the safe 13□ can be gradually lowered.

If the safe 131 is moved in the direction of the groove 87a, the back-up plate 81 can be attached to the groove 87a.

The storage section 14 configured in this way can be constructed by rotating the grooved cam 77 in the direction of arrow J via the reversible motor 76.
Force engaged with cam groove 77a 04) 20- Due to the action of muffler 79, cam lever 78 is rotated in the direction of the arrow. This rotation is transmitted to the second partition plate 72 via the retaining hole 72b.

Since such a storage section 14 is equipped with a two-stage partition mechanism 66 consisting of first and second partition plates 71, 72, etc., the storage section 14 is equipped with a two-stage partition mechanism 66 that includes first and second partition plates 71, 72. The moving space can be reduced to about half that of a conventional one-stage type, and the space between the safes 131, . . . can be narrowed, making it possible to downsize the storage device.

The coin processing device 2 discriminates and sorts the coins C input from the hopper 31, and then has a plurality of temporary accumulation units 32 which accumulate the coins for each denomination.
A stacking section 33 consisting of 5,326 coins C, and a plurality of safes 34 that collectively store coins C after being accumulated in the stacking section 33.
．． 34□343.344.34. ．． The storage section 35 consists of 846 pieces.

FIG. 6 shows the entire electrical circuit.

That is, the control unit 100 stores the number of processed banknotes P and coins C for each denomination in the storage unit 101 based on signals indicating the denomination, authenticity, front and back, etc., and account numbers supplied from the detection unit 15. Number of sheets in memory (storage unit) 103,・
The total amount, total number of coins, number of coins for each denomination, or number of coins for each temporary accumulation section 111, . . . 321, . The information is cumulatively stored in the cumulative storage area, and a journal in which the information is printed by the printing unit 102 is issued. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 100 adds the denomination signals from the detection unit 15 to the contents of the number memories 103, . Number of sheets memory l 03,・
By storing it in ..., the contents of the count are memorized. Further, the outputs of the sheet number memories 103, . . . are output to the storage section 101 via AND circuits 112, . In addition, the number of sheets mentioned above is 10.
The outputs of 3, . . . are outputted to the display section 4 as display signals.

The storage unit 101, ie, the sheet number memory 103, etc. are backed up by a battery (backup power source) 113.

(9) The control unit 100 converts the operating status of the equipment, such as changes in equipment status, abnormality occurrence information, and occurrence time, into error codes, and causes the printing unit 102 to issue a journal in which the operating status is printed. . Further, the control section 100 includes an l-structure control section 104 that drives the internal mechanism.
It controls the Furthermore, the control section 100
In response to the detection signal from the line failure detection unit 105, the count contents of the sheet count memory 103, . , the storage unit 101 is backed up by a battery 113. Further, the control unit 100 determines that the failure has been recovered when the detection signal is no longer supplied from the failure detection unit 105, and then determines the print command from the reset key 25, thereby
When the status before the failure stored in the status storage area in the storage unit 101 determines that the count contents of the sheet number memory 103, . . . are in the middle of printing, the sheet number memory 103, .
The printing unit 102 issues a journal in which all the counting contents of . . . are printed from the beginning.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be explained. For example, the operator now sets the mode designation switch 21 to operator mode, aligns the directions of the banknotes P, inserts them all at once into the input slot 6 in a standing position, and inserts the counting start key 23. Then, the control section 100 drives the mechanism control section 104 and lights up the counting start key 23.

Accordingly, the banknote P is conveyed to the detection unit 15 on the longitudinal conveyance path 9, and the detection unit 15 detects the denomination of the banknote P that has been conveyed,
Detects authenticity, integrity, etc.

As a result, the banknotes P are sorted into separate temporary stacking sections 111, . . . for each denomination according to the amount determination result. Further, the control unit 100 adds the number of coins of each denomination sorted and accumulated in the temporary accumulation units Ill, . . . to the adder 111. Note the number of sheets using ...! While counting to J10B,...
Number displays 418 to 41d corresponding to the counted number of sheets
Display it with . Then, all the banknotes P inserted at once
When all the numbers are accumulated in the temporary accumulation section 111, . . . , the control section 100 stops the mechanism control section 104 and turns off the counting start key 25. Next, when the operator inserts the storage key 24, the control unit 100 inputs the storage key 24.
4 is turned on, the print command is determined, and the mechanism control unit 104 is driven to transfer the cash to the safe 138,
It will be stored in... Also, at this time, the storage key -24
When the gate of the cyanide circuit 112 is inputted, the gate of the CAND circuit 112 is opened, and the number of coins for each denomination is outputted as υ, the number memory 103, and so on. As a result, the control unit 100 counts the total amount, total number of coins, etc., and combines this counting result with the number of coins tl for each denomination.
- The total is stored in the total storage area of the storage unit 101, and the printing unit 102 prints it on a journal.

When a failure such as a power cut or no journal occurs while the printing unit 102 is printing, the failure is detected by the failure detection unit 105 and a detection signal is output. Then, the control unit 100 determines a failure based on the detection signal, and stores the status at this time, that is, the status of the printing unit 102 printing the number of sheets for each denomination, etc., in the status storage area in the storage unit 101. At this time, the storage unit 101, such as the sheet number memory 103, etc., is backed up by the battery i13. When a failure such as a power failure or no journal is recovered, the failure detector 105 no longer outputs a detection signal. Then, the control unit 100 determines failure recovery.
~, the reset key 24 is lit. As a result, the operator inserts the reset key 24. Then, control section 1
The p1 print command is determined based on the signal from the 00-key reset key 24, the status before the failure is read from the status storage area of the storage unit 101, and the status is set as a series of banknotes P.
If the printing unit 102 determines that the storage data for each denomination is in the middle of printing, and it is circled, the sheet number memo IJ 103, . . .
The contents are read from the beginning and a journal in which all of the contents are printed is issued by the printing unit 102.

In this way, if a failure occurs during the issuance (printing) of a storage journal when storing cash that has been inserted in bulk, such as the power of the device being turned off or the journal running out, the counting contents will be retained and the system will be able to store it when the failure is cleared. , all counts are printed from the beginning. This makes it impossible to perform unauthorized printing and makes it easy to see.

Incidentally, even when coins C are used as cash, the operation is similar to that described above.

Next, such a configuration will be explained with reference to the seven-house chart shown in FIG. Operator uses account number key 2
6 and input the account number for which the classification and counting process is to be performed using the numeric keypad 22 (STl). Then 8T2
Proceed to transfer the cash for that transaction into banknotes P and coins C.
Align the direction and put it all at once into the input port 6 in a standing position.
Coins C are thrown into the hopper 31. Next, proceeding to ST3, by pressing down the counting start key 23, the control section 100 drives the banknote processing device 1 and the coin processing device 2. At this time, the counting start key 23 lights up. For this, banknotes P
is conveyed to the detection section 15 by the longitudinal conveyance path 9, and the detection section 1
5 detects the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the nine banknotes P that have been transported. Based on this detection result, the control unit 100 counts the number of coins for each denomination and calculates their total amount. Further, the coins C thrown into the hopper 31 are sequentially counted and sorted by denomination, and based on the results, the coin control unit 100 counts the number of coins for each denomination and calculates their total amount (ST
4). At this time, the control unit 100 controls the banknote P.

The number of coins C for each denomination, the amount, the total amount, etc. are stored in the storage areas in the storage units 101 and 103 as current classification count data.

Then, when the counting of the inserted cash is completed (ST
5) The control unit 100 turns off the counting start key 23. When the light goes out, the operator advances to fisT6 and presses the storage key 24.
Press down. Then, the control unit 100 controls each collection box 11, 32.
Each safe 13 corresponding to banknotes P and coins C accumulated in
．． 34, and the classified count contents of the storage units 101 and 103 are respectively accumulated in the cumulative area shown in FIG. 9 (8T7). Further, the control unit 100 causes the printing unit 102 to print out the current classification count data, date, and time in the storage journal and authentication, and issue the same (ST8). Other transactions under the above account number also operate in the same manner as above, and the cumulative results are accumulated and stored in the cumulative total area shown in FIG. 9, respectively.

As mentioned above, when a failure occurs due to a power outage in the cumulative total areas in the storage units 101 and 103 during the classification counting process for a series of transactions, the state storage area (state storage area) in the storage unit 101 means) stores, as status information, information indicating that the cumulative total is being processed, a code indicating which total among the respective totals is being processed, and which denomination of the cumulative total has been completed. After the power is restored, the state at the time of the power outage, that is, the status information, is printed on the journal to inform the operator which cumulative areas have been added and which are currently being added, as shown in Figure 1θ, and post-processing is performed. This makes it easier to do so, and also prevents fraud.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, even if a failure due to a power outage occurs during the accumulation of data in a series of processes, it is possible to aggregate the correct accumulated data, thereby minimizing cash management problems. , Post-processing after power-off recovery is easy.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the overall configuration, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the operating section, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the display section, and FIG. The figure is a schematic configuration diagram showing the short conveyance section, the accumulation section, and the storage section, FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the storage section, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the entire electric circuit, and FIG. 7 is the electric circuit. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the operation, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between classification count data and cumulative total data. 15... Detection unit, 111, ~... Temporary accumulation unit, 13
□, ... safe, 24 ... storage key, 25 ... reset key, 100 ... control section, 101 ... storage section, 102 ... printing section, 103 ... number of sheets memory(
storage unit), 104...mechanism control unit, 10fS...failure detection unit, 113...battery (backup power source). Agent Patent Attorney Noriyuki Chika (and 1 other person) Figure 6 Figure 7

Claims (1)

[Claims] A storage section that stores predetermined data, a printing section that prints out the stored contents of this storage section, a failure detection section that detects when a failure occurs due to a power-off of the device, and a failure detection section that detects when a failure occurs. a state holding unit that maintains the state before the failure occurs when the failure is detected; a backup power supply that maintains the storage contents of the storage unit when the failure detection unit detects the failure; A data processing device comprising: means for causing the printing unit to print the stored content in the storage unit in response to the fact that the data is being accumulated.