JPS6227950Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a money dispensing machine that outputs the amount of dispensed money audibly, and is particularly suitable for use in connection with an electronic cash register.

[Prior art] Conventional coin dispensers include, for example, change dispensers connected to electronic cash registers (ECR), and coin dispensers incorporated in automatic transaction devices such as automatic teller machines (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 55-13461) etc. are known.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the above-mentioned change dispenser,
Since the change data received from a cash machine such as an ECR simply activates the change mechanism and releases change into the dispensing tray, it is necessary to check whether the amount of change actually received by the customer is correct. teeth
We make decisions by looking at the ECR display and receipt.
There was an inconvenience that the service to customers was lacking.

The above-mentioned publication discloses that in order to improve services to customers, a voice guidance device is added to an automatic transaction device to provide voice guidance to customers on operating procedures of the device.

However, if a device consisting of an ECR and a coin dispenser is made to correspond to the above-mentioned automatic transaction device, and the above-mentioned voice guidance device is simply incorporated into the ECR, it would be difficult for those currently using the ECR to use a device with a voice guidance function. It is necessary to purchase a new ECR, which is expensive. It is also necessary to add an audio output terminal to the ECR, which increases costs. In general, additional functions are implemented by using the CPU that the device is originally equipped with. Generally, this is realized, but when controlling the voice guidance using the ECR's CPU (also in the example of the above publication, it is controlled by the main control unit 7), the ECR's original processing speed for registration etc. This has the disadvantage that it has the effect of slowing down the process.

This invention was made in view of the problems with the conventional type mentioned above, and aims to improve the service to customers, especially for devices consisting of an ECR and a coin ejection machine.
The purpose of the present invention is to add an audio output device for use at a lower cost, efficiency, and performance.

[Means for solving the problem] In order to solve the above problem, the present invention uses ECR
A voice output device that outputs the amount of money to be ejected as voice based on the amount of money to be ejected based on the data of the amount of money to be ejected, and an ejected coin receiver. The present invention further includes a detection means and a control means for driving the voice output device to announce the amount of money to be dispensed when the detection means detects the start of the dispensed currency receiving operation.

[Function] When the money dispensing machine having the above configuration receives the dispensing amount data from the ECR, it operates in the same manner as conventional machines until it dispenses the amount of money based on the dispensing amount data. When the dispensed currency receiving operation detects an attempt to receive dispensed coins, the voice output device is driven by the control means and announces in voice the dispensed amount based on the dispensed amount data.

[Effects of the invention] Therefore, when the coin dispensing machine of the present invention is connected to the ECR, the customer will be notified of the amount by voice when they actually receive the money. This can be done easily without looking at the monitor or display. In other words, it is possible to improve the service to the customer and to increase the customer's trust in this type of handling device and its user.

Furthermore, since the audio output function is not located on the ECR side but is located within the coin dispenser, it can be commonly connected regardless of the ECR function.

When connecting the ECR and the coin dispensing machine, even though the amount to be dispensed can be announced, the signal line can be the same as that of a coin dispensing machine that does not make an announcement. Therefore, the ECR can be connected as is without any modification to increase the number of ECR terminals. Due to these effects,
For example, a conventional coin dispenser can be connected to a conventional coin dispenser.
Even if it is an ECR, it can be enhanced with a voice output function by simply connecting the coin dispensing machine of the present invention in place of the conventional coin dispensing machine.

Since the ECR CPU is not bothered by processing for voice guidance, ECR processing is not affected during announcements.

It has the following effects.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 shows a change dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
It is connected to ECR. In the same figure, 1
is ECR, front display 11, turret display 12, cache box 13
etc., and is connected via a transmission cable 2 to a change dispenser 3 according to the present invention. This change dispensing machine 3, like the conventional one, includes a coin storage tube 31, a coin discharging mechanism 80 (to be described later), a change control board 32, a discharging tray 33, etc., and further includes a change receiving detector 50 and an audio system, which are features of the present invention. An output device 60 is provided. The detector 50 is composed of a light-emitting element 51 such as a light-emitting diode and a light-receiving element 52 such as a photodiode or a phototransistor, which are arranged facing each other substantially on the center line of the change outlet 34 of the change dispenser 33, 3 releases change based on the change data from the ECR 1, and then generates a detection signal when the customer inserts his/her hand into the release tray 33 to receive the change. An audio output control board 61 connected to the change control board 32 is housed in the audio output device 60, and a speaker 62 is attached.

Figure 2 shows ECR1 and change dispenser 3 in Figure 1.
The circuit configuration is shown below. The ECR1 is a CPU 14 that controls the overall operation of the ECR1, a ROM 15 that stores a control program for the CPU 14, and a ROM 15 that temporarily stores various data generated when the CPU 14 executes a control program and operates as a buffer.
RAM 16, front display 11, turret display 12, keyboard (not shown)
It is equipped with an I/O control circuit 17 for controlling input/output devices such as the above, and a C/D interface 18 for sending change data to the change dispenser 3. this
The ECR 1 is connected to a change dispenser 3 by a transmission cable 2, and automatically transfers change data to the change dispenser when a closing operation is performed in cash registration.

The change dispensing machine 3 includes a change control section 70 and a coin discharging mechanism 80 similar to well-known change dispensing machines, and
It is equipped with a voice output section 90, a change receipt detector 50, a speaker 62, etc., which are the features of the present invention.

The change control unit 70 includes a change data receiving circuit 71, a coin distribution control circuit 72, a driver 73, etc., which are mounted on the change control board 32. The change data receiving circuit 71 receives the change data transferred from the C/D interface 18 of the ECR 1 via the transmission cable 2, edits the data format and sends it to the coin distribution control circuit 72 and the audio output section 90, respectively. do. The coin distribution control circuit 72 calculates the denomination and number of change based on the change data input from the change data receiving circuit 71, and outputs a control signal corresponding to the number of coins to be released for each denomination. The driver 73 drives the coin discharging mechanism 80 according to this control signal. The coin discharging mechanism 80 discharges the required number of coins of the required denomination under the control of the driver 73. For example, it is driven by pulses and releases coins every pulse. Well-known coins can be used, such as one that releases coins one by one, and one that opens the shutter only while a predetermined number of coins are released.

The audio output section 90 includes a synthesizer CPU 91, a buffer memory 92, an audio ROM 93, a D/A converter 94, and a synthesizer CPU 91 mounted on the audio output control board 61.
It consists of a low-pass filter 95, a power amplifier 96, and the like. The CPU 91 is the change data receiving circuit 71
The change data output by is temporarily stored in the buffer memory 92.
and at the same time set the detector 50 to the active state. When the detector 50 generates a detection signal, the signal is used as a trigger to analyze the change data and convert the necessary audio data into audio.
It is read out from the ROM 93, edited in the order of pronunciation, and output. The audio data output from the CRU 91 is converted into an analog audio signal by the D/A converter 94, and then is pronounced as an audio signal through the low-pass filter 95, power amplifier 96, and speaker 62, such as "The amount of change is 〇〇". Ru. When this sound generation ends, the CPU 91 resets the detector 50 again.

Next, the operations of the ECR 1 and the change dispenser 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 3.

First, referring to FIG. 3a, in the ECR 1, when the subtotal key is pressed after normal money registration, a subtotal is displayed on the front display 11 and the turret display 12. Next, when the deposit amount is input and the deposit key is pressed, change is calculated, the change is displayed on displays 11 and 12, a receipt is issued, and the memory contents such as the total amount and number of transactions are updated. Next, it is determined whether change is necessary or not, and if change is not required, the process is terminated, and if change is necessary, change data is sent.

Next, referring to FIG. 3b, the change dispenser 3 receives the change data sent from the ECR 1, and determines the amount, denomination, and number of change based on this data. Then, a sorting mechanism (not shown) of a coin discharging mechanism 90 provided at the bottom of each coin storage tube is driven for a predetermined number of coins for each denomination. Next, after analyzing and ordering the change amount into the necessary phrases and words as voice, the detector 5
0 is activated and generates a detection signal, and when the detector 50 is activated, the audio data is sequentially read out by specifying the addresses corresponding to each word in the audio ROM 93 in the ordered order. The generated audio data is passed through an output circuit including a D/A converter 94, a low-pass filter 95, a power amplifier 96, and the like, and is output from the speaker 62.

In addition, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the present invention is applied to a change dispenser that dispenses only coins, but the present invention may also be applied to a well-known banknote dispenser, and may be applied to other devices other than change dispensers. It can also be widely applied to cash dispensers (C/D) such as currency exchange machines and cash dispensers.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows a change dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the change dispensing machine shown in Fig. 1 and the circuit configuration of the ECR. Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the change dispensing machine shown in Fig. 1 and the circuit configuration of the ECR.
This is a flowchart for explaining the operation of ECR. 1... ECR, 2... Transmission cable, 3... Change dispenser, 31... Coin storage tube, 50... Change receipt detector, 60... Audio output device, 62... Speaker, 70... Change dispenser Part, 72...Coin sorting control circuit, 80...Coin discharge mechanism, 90...Audio output unit, 91...CPU, 92...Batsurame〓〓〓〓〓
Mori, 93...Audio ROM, 94...D/A converter, 95...Low pass filter, 96...Power amplifier. 〓〓〓〓〓

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A coin dispensing machine that is connected to an ECR and discharges coins based on discharge amount data received from the ECR, a storage means for storing coins by denomination, and this storage means. a money discharging mechanism for discharging a desired quantity of coins for each denomination from a coin, and a money sorting mechanism for calculating the denomination of coins to be discharged and the quantity for each denomination based on the dispensing amount data and driving the money discharging mechanism. The control means, the discharged money receiving operation detection means, the voice output device that converts the discharged amount into voice and outputs the same based on the discharged money data, and the discharged money receiving operation detection means to start the discharged money receiving operation. A coin dispensing machine with an audio output device, comprising: control means that drives the audio output device to announce the amount to be dispensed when a coin is detected.