JPS62293392A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

Detailed Description of the Invention 3. Detailed Description of the Invention + Al Technical Field This invention relates to a banknote processing device built into an automatic transaction processing device, and particularly to a banknote processing device that self-diagnoses its functional state during normal operation.

fb) Summary of the Invention The banknote processing device according to the present invention collects monitoring data of each operating part during normal operation, collects monitoring data during test operation performed after maintenance inspection, and collects monitoring data of these monitoring data. Displayed in parallel.

This makes it possible to accurately know the status of functional recovery of each operating section due to maintenance inspection.

(C) Conventional technology and its drawbacks Typical automatic transaction processing equipment installed in financial institutions, etc.
Depending on the frequency of use, the equipment is subject to periodic maintenance and inspection at intervals ranging from once every two months to once every six months. During inspections, maintenance such as replacing deteriorated parts is carried out, but
There was no way to easily know to what extent the functions of each operating section had been restored as a result of this maintenance.

Furthermore, in the past, maintenance locations such as replacement parts were determined based on the results of test operations performed before maintenance, but accurate determination could not be made in the time required for test operations during maintenance inspections.

(d) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention stores monitoring data of each operating part during normal operation and monitoring data of test operations after maintenance and inspection, and displays both of them. Determination 1 An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing device that can easily determine a functional recovery state.

(Structure and effect of e1 invention <Structure>) This invention includes a plurality of banknote stockers, a feeding unit that feeds out banknotes from the banknote stocker, a conveyance unit provided between these banknote stockers, and a system that detects the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes to be conveyed. A banknote processing apparatus having a plurality of operating sections including a banknote discriminating section for discriminating banknotes, includes a monitoring data collection means for collecting monitoring data during normal operation and test operation of each operating section, and monitoring data during the normal operation and A monitoring data storage means for separately storing the monitoring data during the test operation, and a monitoring data display means for displaying the monitoring data during the normal operation and the monitoring data during the test operation simultaneously and in parallel. shall be.

<Operation> With this configuration, the functional status of each operating section during normal operation is collected by the monitoring data collection means and recorded by the monitoring data storage means. Further, the monitoring data of each operating section during the test operation performed after maintenance by the staff is similarly collected and stored by the monitoring data collection means and the monitoring data storage means. The monitoring data display means displays the monitoring data during normal operation and the monitoring data during test operation after maintenance in parallel.

<Effects> This makes it possible to determine how much the functionality of each operating part has improved as a result of maintenance such as parts replacement by comparing it with the monitoring data of normal operation before maintenance, and to always perform accurate maintenance. be able to.

(flEmbodiment) Fig. 5 is an external view of an ATM (automatic teller machine) which is an embodiment of the present invention.The vertical panel surface of the customer operation panel of this ATM displays an indication that the machine is being handled when it is operating. Handling display 1. Passbook insertion slot 2 for inserting a deposit passbook
A card insertion slot 3 is installed, and a banknote deposit/withdrawal port 4, a CRT 5, and a coin deposit/withdrawal lower are installed on the horizontal panel surface. A touch panel switch 6 is attached to the surface of the CRT 5 to detect the touch and position of a finger or the like on the CRT 5. At each stage of the transaction, transaction content selection keys, numeric keys, etc. are displayed on the CRT 5, and the touch panel switch 6 detects the depression of these keys by the customer.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control section of the ATV. This control section is composed of a master-slave system.

That is, a main control unit 11 that controls the operation of the entire device is composed of a master CPU (M-CPU) 10, a ROM 10a and a ROM 10b that store control programs, and the main control unit 11 is connected to each input/output device via a bus. Auxiliary control units 13a to 13g that control the operating units are connected. The auxiliary control units 13a to 13g are slave CPUs.
(S-CPU) 12a to 12g1 Each of the S-CPUs is composed of ROMs 242 to 24g that store operating programs for each CPU, and RAMs 25a to 25g that store various input and output data. A banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 14 is connected to the auxiliary control unit 13a, which counts and discharges banknotes to the deposit and withdrawal port 4, and processes the banknotes deposited from the deposit and withdrawal port 4.

A bill checker (banknote processing unit) 15 is connected to the auxiliary control unit 13b for determining the authenticity of banknotes deposited through the deposit/withdrawal port 4. Connected to the auxiliary control section 13C are a slip issuing ff 116 that issues a transaction statement slip and a card reader 7 that reads card data of a card inserted through the card insertion slot 3. A passbook printing machine 18 that prints transaction results and the like on a passbook inserted through the passbook insertion slot 2 is connected to the auxiliary control section 13b. A human power device 21 including the touch panel switch 6 and a display unit 22 including the CFIT 5 are connected to the auxiliary control unit 13e. A coin processing machine 19 that processes coin deposits and withdrawals in the coin deposit and withdrawal lower is connected to the auxiliary control section 13f. A floppy disk device 23 for bank-up data stored in each RAM is connected to the auxiliary control section 13g.

Furthermore, a transmission control section 20 for communicating with a host computer 30 of the center and a remote monitoring device (RMC) 32 is connected to the bus via a line. A file device 31 in which a deposit account file is set is connected to the host I computer 32.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14. The rear view (rear) of the device shows the 1,000-yen bill cartridges 41. A 5,000 yen bill cartridge 42, a 10,000 yen hole cartridge 43, and a bill collection box 46 are installed. These cartridges are for storing banknotes on the ATM side, that is, on the financial institution side. Also, on the front side of the device, there is a banknote deposit/withdrawal slot 4 from above. Temporary stocker (escrow) 47
A temporary stocker 48 for unidentifiable banknotes is also installed. These banknote stockers are for storing customer banknotes. A pill checker 15 is installed in the center of the device to determine the authenticity and denomination of banknotes. A banknote transport path 56 (broken line) is formed between these banknote stockers, and transports banknotes to be deposited and withdrawn from a predetermined banknote stocker to a predetermined banknote stocker. This bill conveyance path 56 is configured so that the bill always passes through the pill checker 15 when conveying the bill to a predetermined bill stocker. Each time a banknote passes through the pill checker 15, the authenticity, denomination, and degree of damage of the banknote are determined. This determination result is stored in the RAM 25b. Note that the banknote transport path 56 is composed of rollers, healds, flappers for distribution, and the like.

FIG. 8(A) is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM 25a of the auxiliary control section 13a that controls the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14.

Area Ml of this RAM25 a (hereinafter referred to as r area M
i4 is called rM i J. ) to M5 are the person withdrawal section 4 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal machine 14. Escrow 47. Million-yen hole cartridge 41. A monitoring data storage area for monitoring the operations of the 5,000 yen bill cartridge 42 and the 1,000 yen bill cartridge 43 is set. Each monitoring data storage area stores the number of bills fed out from this area (number of verified bills: Mlo), the number of bills whose denomination and authenticity were successfully verified (number of successfully verified bills: Mll), and the number of bills that were not successfully verified. The number of banknotes that were not recognized due to an abnormality in conveyance (number of abnormally conveyed banknotes: Ml2), and the number of banknotes that were also not correctly recognized due to an abnormality in pattern reading (number of banknotes with abnormal pattern: Ml)
3) The number of times the feeding unit was operated to feed out banknotes from this banknote stocker (number of times of feeding: Ml4) and the number of times the banknote could not be fed normally among these feeding operations (number of abnormal feeding times: Ml5) It consists of a storage area. Here, the area number (MIO-Ml5) in the personal withdrawal department monitoring data storage area (Ml) is shown as the area number, but the area number (MIO-Ml5) is the area number in the escrow monitoring data storage area (M2).

Similar areas are set for the million yen hole cartridge monitoring data storage area (M3), the 5,000 yen bill cartridge monitoring data storage area (M4), and the 1,000 yen bill cartridge monitoring data storage area (M5). The numbers are M20~M25°M30~M35. M2O-M45
and M50 to M55.

The figure (Bl is a diagram showing a pill checker monitoring data storage area set in the RAM 25b of the auxiliary control unit 13b that controls the bill checker 15. This pill checker monitoring data storage area (M6) includes the number of sheets to be discriminated (M2O),
The number of normally identified sheets (M61), the number of abnormally transported sheets (M62), and the number of pattern abnormal sheets (M63) are set. These areas store data regarding all banknotes that have passed through the pill checker 15, regardless of the denomination of the banknote or the feed stocker.

FIG. 9 is a partial configuration diagram of a floppy disk set in the floppy disk device 23, and the RAM
25a, 25b monitoring data storage area (Ml to M6)
A monitoring data aggregation area (M?) is shown in which monitoring data stored in is read out and stored. This monitoring data aggregation area (M7) is derived from the normal operation monitoring data storage area (M71) that stores the monitoring data during normal operation and the test operation monitoring data storage area (M72) that stores the aggregated monitoring data during test operation. It has become. Each area (M71, 72) of this monitoring data collection area has the same configuration as the monitoring data storage area (M1 to M6).

FIG. 10 is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM 10b of the main control unit 11, and shows how the functions of each operating unit of the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14 and the pill checker 15 are controlled based on the monitoring data stored in the monitoring data aggregation area (M7). It shows a reference value storage area that stores reference values for determining whether or not it has deteriorated. M8 stores a reference value for determining the functional state of the bill depositing and dispensing machine. This area shows the standard value of the ratio of correctly recognized banknotes (normal recognition ratio 2M80) among the banknotes fed out from each banknote stocker, and the ratio of banknotes that were not correctly recognized due to an abnormality in the conveyance system. Similarly, among banknotes that were not correctly identified, the proportion accounted for by banknotes due to pattern reading errors (pattern abnormality ratio:
M82) and the occurrence ratio of bill payout errors (feedout abnormality ratio: MB2) from each bill stocker are stored. This reference value is a boundary value between normal operation and abnormal operation, and when the error occurrence rate exceeds this boundary value, the probability that a failure will occur in that part increases.

Alternatively, it indicates the error rate at which some kind of failure is expected to occur until the next inspection.

Further, M9 stores a reference value for the error occurrence rate of the pill checker. The reference value stored is the normal discrimination ratio (M2
O), transport abnormality ratio (M91), and pattern abnormality ratio (M92).

FIG. 1 shows an auxiliary control section 1 that controls the bill depositing and dispensing machine 14.
3a is a flowchart showing the operation of FIG. When a bill payout command is input from the main control unit 11 that controls the entire operation of the ATV, step n1 (hereinafter referred to as "step n+1") is input.
is called 'ni'. ), the feed roller of the corresponding banknote stocker is started, and the feed interval monitoring timer set in the RAM 25a is started (n2). n3
The controller waits for 5 ms and counts the feed interval monitoring timer (n4). Next, in n5, it is determined whether or not the light of the feeding detection sensor installed at the feeding opening of the banknote stocker is blocked by the fed out banknotes, that is, whether the banknotes are fed out normally. Go on,
If the light is not blocked, proceed to n6. At n6, it is determined whether the feeding interval monitoring timer has timed up or not, and if it has not timed up, the process returns to n3. If time amplifier is used, proceed to n7. n7 counts and amplifies the feeding number storage area (M14, etc.) in the monitoring data storage area, and n8
It is determined whether or not the bill has been fed out normally.

If the feeding is performed normally, the process returns to n2; if the feeding is not performed normally, the process proceeds to n9, where the abnormal feeding count storage area (M2S) is added, and the process returns to n2. This operation is repeated until a predetermined number of bills are fed out.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the auxiliary control sections 13b and 13a when a banknote passes through the bill checker 15. nl until the bill passes through the pill checker
0, and when a banknote passes, the denomination, authenticity, etc. of the banknote are discriminated by the operation of the auxiliary control section 13b. After this operation, the discriminated sheet number storage area (M2O) of the building monitoring data storage area (M6) is updated (n12).

This data is sent from the auxiliary control section 13b to the auxiliary control section 13a. The auxiliary control unit 13a determines which banknote stocker (dispensing unit) this banknote was dispensed from (n13), and performs counting in the discrimination number storage area (Mlo, etc.) of the corresponding banknote stocker (nl, 4). . On the other hand, the auxiliary control unit 13b determines whether the banknote was successfully identified, whether it could not be identified due to an abnormality in the conveyance system, or whether it could not be identified due to an abnormality in pattern reading (n15 .n16 and n
17). If it is successfully identified, it will be n1 based on the judgment of n14.
8. Proceeding to n19, the normal discrimination number storage area (M61) of the pill checker monitoring data (M6) is counted up (n 1 B), and the auxiliary control unit 13a stores the normal discrimination number storage area (Mll) of the corresponding banknote stocker.
etc.) are counted and amplified (n19). In addition, if it is not possible to differentiate due to transport abnormalities, n1
6, each transport abnormal number storage area (M62
and M12 etc.) are counted up (n20.n
21). Further, if the banknotes are not recognized due to pattern abnormality, each pattern abnormality number storage area (M2S, M2S, etc.) is counted up based on the judgment at n17.

After this, the operation will end.

3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the operation of the main control section 11. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a self-diagnosis operation performed by an attendant pressing a self-diagnosis key. The self-diagnosis key is displayed on the screen for maintenance and inspection by an operator's operation, and the touch panel 6 detects the depression of this key. When the self-diagnosis key is pressed by the staff member, the monitoring data is first read out from the auxiliary control units 13a and 13b at n30. This monitoring data is stored in the normal operation monitoring data collection area (M71) of the monitoring data collection area (M7) set on the floppy disk of the floppy disk device 23.
is memorized. After this, the monitoring data storage areas (Ml to M6) of the auxiliary control units 13a and 13b are cleared (
n33). Note that this operation is performed by the auxiliary control section according to a command from the main control section. Next, the read monitoring data is compared with the reference value (memory contents of M8 and M9) to determine the rank of the functional state (n34), and the result of this rank determination is displayed on the CRT 5 (n33).

Based on this display, maintenance personnel can determine which parts have deteriorated in function, and can perform appropriate maintenance.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the adjustment diagnosis operation. The adjustment diagnosis operation is based on the result of the test operation performed after maintenance by the staff (
This is an operation for comparing the monitoring data (monitored data) with the previous monitoring data during normal operation. When the adjustment diagnosis key displayed on the maintenance screen of the staff member is pressed, the monitoring data is read out from the monitoring data storage area in which test operation results are stored in n40 and stored in the test operation monitoring data storage area (M72) of the Frembitisk. Remember. Next, this monitoring data storage area is cleared (n41), and the monitoring data before and after adjustment is read from the Flosopitisk (n42). Next, by comparing both of these read monitoring data with the reference values (M8 and M9), the functional status is determined by rank.n43
), these functional states are displayed in parallel on the CRT5 (n
44). This display content is shown in FIG. 11(A). Then r
The press of the selection key displayed on the screen is accepted with +45, and a detailed screen corresponding to the pressed selection key is displayed (n47). An example of this detailed screen is shown in FIG. 11(B).

This detailed screen is a detailed screen that displays changes in the functional status of each component of the BRD (bill validator). Furthermore, n
When the end key is pressed at step 45, the operation is finished based on the judgment at step n46.

n7. n9. n12. n14. n18 to n23 correspond to the monitoring data collection means of the present invention, and the areas M1 to n23 correspond to the monitoring data collection means of the present invention.
M6 and M7 correspond to the monitoring data storage means of the present invention. Further, the operation shown in FIG. 4 corresponds to the monitoring data display means of the present invention.

In this way, this ATM can record the monitoring data of the banknote deposit/dispensing machine and pill checker during normal operation and display it to the staff at the time of inspection, and the staff can refer to this display when performing maintenance. Can be done. In addition, since the monitoring data collected and stored during test operations performed after this maintenance can be displayed in parallel with the monitoring data during normal operation, maintenance personnel can check the results of maintenance such as parts replacement. It is possible to easily know the extent to which the function of the operating section has been improved, and it becomes easy to maintain the function level of the device at a constant level.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing the feeding operation of a banknote processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the banknote discrimination operation of a pill checker, and Figs. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main control unit of the ATM, FIG. 3 shows the self-diagnosis operation, and FIG. 4 shows the adjustment diagnosis operation. Figure 5 shows the above A
An external view of the TM, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the control section of the ATV, FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the banknote processing device, and FIG.
A+, fB) are a partial configuration diagram of an auxiliary control unit that controls the banknote processing device and a partial configuration diagram of a memory of the auxiliary control unit that controls a pill checker, respectively. FIG. 9 is a partial configuration diagram of a floppy disk set in a floppy disk device, and shows a monitoring data collection area. FIG. 1O is a partial configuration diagram of the RAM of the main control section, and shows an area for recording reference values. FIGS. 11A and 11B show screens displayed on the CRT during the adjustment diagnosis operation.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A plurality of banknotes including a plurality of banknote stockers, a payout section that feeds out banknotes from the banknote stockers, a conveyance section provided between these banknote stockers, and a banknote discrimination section that discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the conveyed banknotes. In a banknote processing apparatus having operating sections, a monitoring data collection means for collecting monitoring data during normal operation and test operation of each operating section, and separately storing monitoring data during normal operation and monitoring data during test operation. A banknote processing apparatus comprising: a monitoring data storage means for displaying the monitoring data during the normal operation and the monitoring data during the test operation simultaneously and in parallel.