JPS6293788A - Cash collator - 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 verification device that is most suitable for, for example, horse racing, a velodrome, and the like.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] In gambling games such as horse racing, there are counters for voting #sales. ing.

Since the amount of cash required at each of these counters increases with the sale of voting tickets, the taxes collected at each counter are collected in one place and totaled.

Conventionally, racetrack sales have been managed by setting up a small ledger that collects and tallies cash from, for example, 56 counters, and a large ledger that collectively tallies the cash collected at multiple smaller tellers. ing.

However, since the above system requires a large amount of cash handling, it requires a lot of work such as receiving slips and checking cash counts when delivering cash, and a large number of people are required to perform this work smoothly. I needed it. Furthermore, handling cash not only poses management problems for workers, but also requires security guards and others who are not directly assigned to the above-mentioned work from the standpoint of security.

[Object of the invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can automate and streamline the work of collating cash collected and counted individually at multiple locations, thereby saving labor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cash verification device that can improve safety when handling cash.

[Summary of the Invention 1] A summary of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a cash processing terminal that is disposed at a plurality of locations to count and process cash; A safe that stores cash and readably records unique index information, and a cash machine that aggregates and manages the cash stored in the safe. (1) The cash processing device includes a takeout section for loading the safe and taking out cash from the safe, a counting means for counting the taken out cash, and a cash counter for counting the cash counted by the cash processing terminal. storage means for storing the result in association with index information unique to the safe; reading means for reading the index information of the loaded safe; and storage means for storing the cash counting result corresponding to the read index information. The apparatus is characterized in that it comprises a collation means for reading out the information and comparing it with the counting result of the counting means.

[Embodiments of the invention] Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to an illustrated embodiment.

This embodiment is a cash processing system for a racetrack, and first an outline of this system will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In FIG. 2, this cash processing system consists of a large cash register 1 and a small bank @2, where the small bank 2 is a deposit processing unit 3 that processes cash deposited through a ticket issuing window]5, and a refund window 6. The disbursement processing unit 4 is configured to process cash disbursed via the disbursement processing unit 4. The small fan 2 is provided on the first to third floors, and each floor has the deposit processing section 3. Two payment processing units 4 are provided at each location. In addition, the deposit processing department 3 on each floor
゜Withdrawal processing department 4 and the large cash register 1 located on the first basement floor
It is connected to the cash transport route 7. The large ledger 1 is an example of a deposit/withdrawal management section that manages cash from the deposit processing section 3 and cash to be supplied to the withdrawal processing section 4.

Equipment as shown in FIG. 3 is arranged in the large bookstore 1 and the small mailbox @2.

The ticket issuing counter 5 is provided with a ticket issuing machine 10, which is an example of terminal manual means for inputting sales information. As shown in FIG. 4, this ticket issuing BIIO has an input section 11 equipped with input keys for inputting race numbers, voting ticket numbers, etc., and selection keys for selecting single wins, second wins, consecutive wins, etc., as shown in FIG.
A display 12 for displaying input information and an issuance port 13 for issuing a voting ticket P on which printing or magnetic recording 8 or the like has been performed based on the input information are provided.

On the other hand, the refund counter 6 is provided with a voting ticket reading terminal 15 that reads information on the issued voting ticket P, performs authenticity and winning determinations, and displays the refund amount.

Each of the ticketing counters 5. One staff member is placed at each refund counter 6 and operates the ticket issuing machine 1Q or the voting ticket reading terminal 15 in response to a customer's request to perform ticket issuing or refund processing.

In addition, each deposit processing unit 3. Each of the withdrawal processing units 4 has 1
A number of CPtJs 16 are arranged, and each CPU 16 is connected to a plurality of ticket issuers 10 or a voting ticket reading terminal 15, and is also connected to a host computer 8.

Then, the voting information input from the ticket issuer 110 is
The data is transferred to the host 1 to computer 8 via the PtJ 16, where the odds for each race are created. Also, the race is over) Mugi is the host computer 7
More confirmed Otsuzu information is sent to the CPU 16 of the withdrawal processing unit 4.
The voting ticket reading terminal 15 uses the voting ticket reading terminal 15 to determine the refund amount.

In addition, the CPU 1 provided in each deposit/withdrawal processing section 3, 4
6 summarizes the cash deposited or withdrawn.

For example, three cash processing devices 50 to be managed are connected. This cash processing device @ 50 accepts and manages the cash totaled by the deposit processing section 3 in the small ledger 2, and also manages the cash to be replenished into the withdrawal processing section 4 in the small ledger 2. ing. The cash management device 20 of the deposit and withdrawal processing units 3 and 4 functions as a cash processing terminal for the cash processing device 50 of the large cash register 1.

Next, details of the cash management device 20 disposed in the small bookstore 2 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

The cash management device 2Q disposed in the deposit processing section 3 and the withdrawal processing section 4 have almost the same configuration, so here, the cash management device 2Q disposed in the deposit processing section 3 will be explained.
0 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 5, this cash management device 20 is comprised of an operation display section 211, a banknote processing section 22, and a coin processing section 23. The operation display section 21 includes a keyboard 24 for inputting the counter number and the like. It consists of a display 25 for displaying key manual information and counting results of banknotes and coins, and a slip output section 2G for outputting slips. The banknote processing section 22. The coin processing unit 23 has almost the same configuration as a cash tallying device used in banks, etc., and each processing unit 22.23 has a banknote and coin input unit 27.30, and a primary input unit for S1-counted cash. It consists of a primary storage 28.31 for storage and a safe 29.32 for storing verified cash.

Here, the details of the banknote processing section 22 will be explained.
As shown in the figure, a take-out section 35 takes out the banknotes placed on the input section 27 one by one. It has an inspection section 36 that inspects the authenticity, denomination, etc. of the banknotes, and has a banknote counting function. And counterfeit tickets.

Uninspectable bills are discharged to a bill discharging section 38 via a bill discharging path 37, and valid bills are taken into the interior and conveyed via a forward rotation path 39 or a reversal path 40. Note that the reversing path 40 is for reversing the front and back sides of the banknotes and conveying them. The bills taken inside and conveyed are carried out to a branch conveyance path 41, branched according to the inspection result in the inspection section 36, and accumulated in the secondary storage 28 for each denomination by an impeller 42. It has become. Thereafter, the cash in the secondary storage 28 is collated with the sales at each ticket issuing counter 5 and then stored in the safe section 29.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram regarding the bill processing in the cash management device 20. The control unit 34 controls the C
It is connected to a plurality of ticket issuing machines 10 via the PU 16, and sales information for each ticket issuing counter 5 can be input. Furthermore, a storage section 43 is connected to the pass line of the control section 34 in addition to the aforementioned operating sections. This record
The minister's department 34 stores sales information for each sales floor in association with identification information (for example, counter number) of each sales floor (ticket issuing counter). When, for example, the counter number of the sales floor to be verified is entered from the keyboard 24, the inspection department 36 checks the total@
The results and the corresponding sale information in the storage section 43 are input to the control section 34, and the control section 34 compares the counting results with the sales. The verified cash amount is output to the host 1 to the computer via the CPtJ16 together with index information of the safe that stores the cash. Further, the checked cash is taken out while being stored in the safe section 29 and is conveyed to the large ledger 1 together with the issued slip. Furthermore, since this cash management device 20 is configured to input and record sales information from a plurality of ticket issuing machines 10, it is possible to easily grasp sales trends by referring to sales at each counter. That is, by inputting the identification information of a sales floor from the keyboard 24, the control section 34 reads out the sales information of that sales floor from the storage section 43, and
It can be displayed on the display 25.

Next, the cash processing device 50 in the large cash register 1 will be explained. This cash processing device 50 is the same as the above-mentioned Xiaofanyang 2.
It has almost the same configuration as the cash management device 20 in , and cash processing is performed by connecting a plurality of these cash management devices 20 as terminals. In appearance, it is similar to the eye contact management device 20 as shown in FIG. 8, and is composed of an operation display section 512, a banknote processing section 52, and a coin processing section 53.

The operation display section 51 includes a keyboard 54 that allows input of index information corresponding to the amount of cash to be inserted. It consists of a display 55 and a slip output section 56, and a former banknote processing section 52. The effect processing section 53 has an input section 57.6, respectively.
0, a secondary storage 58.61, and a safe section 59.62. Further, the internal configuration of the banknote processing section 52 is as follows.
As shown in the figure, an inspection section 66, a ticket discharging section 68. Ticket release pass 6
It is configured with a 7° normal rotation path 6B, 2 reverse paths 69, a branch conveyance path 71° and an impeller 72. In this bill processing section 52, cash is taken out directly from the safe 29. For this purpose, the take-out section 65 is configured such that the safe section 29 can be loaded therein.

Here, the details of the safe 29 will be explained with reference to FIG. 10. The upper end wall of the safe 29 has doors 100, 100 that can be opened by loading the safe, and can also be opened manually in an emergency. Door 1011 handle part 102 and lock 103
Or 62 has been digitized. Roughly speaking, on one side of the safe 29, a storage unit 104 for index information unique to the safe is provided. Further, inside the safe 29, as shown in FIG. 9, there is provided an accumulation receiving plate 105 which is always urged toward the door 100, 100 by a coil spring 106.

When this safe 29 is loaded, the light 100.1
00 is driven to open, and the banknotes pressed by the stacking receiving plate 105 fly out from the safe 29. The take-out section 65 is provided with a take-out I cola 65A that comes into contact with the banknotes ejected by the safe 29, and the take-out roller 65A takes out the banknotes one by one.

Further, an index information reading section 110 for reading information from the recording section 104 is provided below the safe loading position in the taking out section 65 . By reading the information in this recording section 104, index information corresponding to the inserted cash can be recognized.

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram regarding bill processing in the cash processing device 50. The control unit 64
It is connected to a plurality of cash processing terminals 20 via 16, and inputs the amount of cash compiled by each cash processing terminal 20 and the index information of the safe that stores the cash. In addition to the above-mentioned operating units, a recorder unit 63 is connected to the pass line of the control unit 64, and stores the cash amount in association with index information of the safe. As an example, cash in the safe can be checked using the following two methods in the large ledger 1.In one method, the operator inputs the index information of the safe via the keyboard 54. Another method is to manually perform the index information reading section 110.
reads the recording section 104 of the money R29 and inputs the index information of the safe. When index information is input by any of the above methods, the control section 64 reads the corresponding cash amount from the storage section 63 and compares the cash amount counted by the inspection section 66 with the cash amount. There is. And the verified cash is this person [11ffl
The bank is configured so that the bank is given the bank in bulk via the bank 1.

Next, the deposit processing section 3. A cash conveyance device that conveys cash between the withdrawal processing section 4 and the deposit/withdrawal management section 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The cash conveyance path 7 is located at each corner between the deposit processing section 3 and withdrawal processing section 4 provided on the first to third floors, and the deposit/withdrawal management section 1 provided underground. Books are provided. Transport bodies 130A, 1308, and 130C are movably arranged on each cash transport path 7, and these transport bodies 130A, 130B.

Station 120°12 that can start and stop 130G
1.123 is located.

The carriers 130A, 130B, and 130G are driven by, for example, a linear induction motor system, and the carrier body is provided with at least a reaction plate and a cash storage section.

On the other hand, station 120. '121.123 is provided with a stator that applies a magnetic field to the reaction plate.

The stations 120 are provided in each deposit processing section 3, and are provided in six locations in total, two locations each on the filler metal transport path 7 on each of the first to third floors.

Further, the stations 123 are provided in the deposit/withdrawal processing section 1, and are provided at six locations, two on each of the three cash conveyance paths 7.

The operation of the cash processing system configured as described above is explained first.
This will be explained with reference to FIG.

<Cash processing at each counter> Ticketing counter 5. The staff assigned to each refund counter 6 are as follows:
Issuing by operating the ticket issuing machine 10 or voting ticket reading terminal 15
Processing or refund processing. The ticket issuance process is performed by a staff member listening to voting information from the customer, operating the voting information, issuing a voting ticket, and receiving the purchase price. The voting information is transferred to the computer 8 of the host 1 via the CPU 16, and is used to create odds. Further, among the voting information, information regarding ticket sales is transferred to the cash management device 20 via the CPU 16. On the other hand, in the refund process, the clerk who received the voting ticket from the customer sets the voting ticket on the voting ticket reading terminal 15, calculates the refund amount by reading the ticket information, and hands the refund amount to the customer. This is done by Note that the voting ticket reading terminal 15 includes a host computer 8. Since the confirmed award information is input via the CPU'16, the refund amount can be calculated based on this information. Further, this refund amount information is input to the cash management device 20 of the withdrawal processing section 4 via the CPU 16.

When the amount of cash equivalent to the ticket issuing counter 5''C is collected, the cash is transported to the cash management device 20 along with the slip as shown in FIG. 11.The slip includes the amount of cash and the counter number. .

Cash Processing at the Account Counter> In the cash management device 20 of the deposit processing section 3, sales information for each counter is sequentially inputted from the ticket issuing machine 10 of each sales counter 5. This sales information is stored in the storage section 43 for each counter number under the control of the control section 34.

Here, if the user wants to know the current sales for each sales counter 5, he or she can do so by operating the cash management device 20. That is, when a counter number is keyed in via the keyboard 24, which is an input means in the cash management device 20, the sales information of the counter corresponding to this number is read out from the storage unit 43, and this sales information is displayed on the display 25, which is an output means. Is displayed. In this way, the sales amount at any counter can be easily grasped in one place.

Therefore, the clerk in charge of collecting cash from multiple sales counters 5 can grasp the sales amount of the counter in charge at -
It is possible to easily determine the counter at which cash should be collected without having to make rounds. Therefore, the collection staff d can perform the collection work efficiently, and compared to the past, the number of counters in charge per person can be increased, which can greatly contribute to labor saving.

Further, the cash management device 20 in the deposit processing section 3 is capable of collating the amount of cash collected at each counter 5. That is, when banknotes are thrown in at once from the input section 27, the banknotes are taken out one by one at the takeout section 35, and the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes are determined and counted at the inspection section 36. and,
These banknotes are accumulated in the primary storage 28 by denomination. Thereafter, when the counter number corresponding to the inserted banknote is keyed in from the keyboard 24, the control section 34 reads and controls the sales information corresponding to this counter number from the storage section 43. Then, the control unit 34 compares the read sales amount with the counting result of the inspection unit 36. If the cash amounts match, the banknotes in the primary storage 28 will be stored in the safe section 29. It would be a good idea to check the cash amount each time a sale ends, but if the sales amount is a considerable amount, it may be necessary to divide the cash into several times. In this case, the results of cash counting divided into multiple times by the inspection unit 36 may be totaled and compared with the sales amount in the storage unit 43. It should be noted that for the sales floor where the verification has been completed, only the inspection section 36 updates the argument value and starts counting from zero.

The above-described verification operation is performed on coins in the same manner as on banknotes.

Verification is performed as described above, and the safe section 29
The cash stored in the safe is taken out while being stored in the safe, and is conveyed to the large ledger 1 together with the slip output from the slip output section 26 of the operation display section 21.

Transport of Cash> In the deposit processing unit 3 of the small account 2, the amount of cash increases as voting tickets are sold, while in the withdrawal processing unit 4, the amount of cash decreases as the tickets are withdrawn. For this reason, the deposit processing unit 3
The cash is transferred from the deposit/withdrawal management section 1 to the withdrawal processing section 4.
Transporting cash to. These cash conveyances are carried out by a conveyance body 1 running on a tax conveyance path 7 driven by a linear induction motor.
30A.

1308.130C.

Cash is transferred from the deposit processing section 3 to the deposit/withdrawal management section 1 in the following manner.

First, the conveyance body 130A is stopped at the station 120 arranged in the deposit processing section 3, and two safes and slips are loaded in the storage section of the conveyance body 130A. Then station 1
20 is driven, and the transport body '130A is
Propulsion jy is given to (=1) and the machine is started.Stators (not shown) are arranged at predetermined intervals on the cash conveyance path 7.
By sequentially driving these stators, the conveyor 13
0A can be made to travel along the cash conveyance path 7.

Then, set up (blocked station 1) in deposit/withdrawal management department 1.
23, the transport body 130A is stopped.

By the way, two deposit/withdrawal processing sections 3 are provided on each floor, and each of these deposit processing sections 3 has a station 12.
On the other hand, two conveyors 130A to 130C are arranged on each of the three cash conveyance paths 7, and the deposit/withdrawal management unit 1 has a te2
A station 123 is provided at each location.

Therefore, it is possible to simultaneously load cash onto the conveyance bodies at the two deposit processing units 3 on each floor, and the two conveyance bodies can be run simultaneously to convey cash to the deposit/withdrawal management unit 1. Therefore, cash can be transported efficiently. Note that cash can be transferred from the deposit/withdrawal management section 1 to the withdrawal processing section 4 in exactly the same manner.

Cash processing at the large cash register> The large cash register 1 counts and collates the cash in the safe 29 sent by the cash transfer device and hands it over to the bank.
This is where the cash to be replenished into the withdrawal processing section 4 is managed. The cash counting and checking operations in the cash processing device 50 located in the large register 1 are basically the same as those in the cash processing terminal 20 in the small register 2, so only the different points will be explained.

The cash processing device 50 is configured to take out cash directly from the safe 29. That is, when the safe 29 is loaded as shown in FIG. 9, the doors 1oo and ioo are driven open, and the banknotes pressed by the stacking receiving plate 105 by the biasing force of the coil spring 106 roll into contact with the take-out roller 65A. The banknotes are taken out one by one by the rotation of the take-out roller 65A.

Thereafter, the banknotes are counted and stacked in the same manner as the operation of the cash processing apparatus 20 in the cash register 2.

Next, the verification effect will be explained. This cash processing device 5
In No. 0, the cash amount information in the storage section 63, which is the object of comparison of the cash 81 loss result in the inspection section 66, is read out in the following manner. That is, the safe 29 is provided with a recording section 104 in which index information unique to the safe is recorded, for example, in a bar code, and this information is read by a reading section 110. Then, based on the read information here, the control section 64 reads out the cash amount corresponding to this index information from the storage section 63, and compares it with the above-mentioned counting result.

In this way, since unique index information is recorded in the safe 29 and verification is performed by reading this information, the burden on the staff is greatly reduced and there is no possibility of erroneous input of index information.

Note that the recording unit 104 can employ various recording methods other than barcode information, character information for OCR (optical character reading device). Alternatively, a transponder may be used as the recording section 104, a scanner may be arranged as the reading section 110, and the index information may be read by receiving the natural frequency emitted from the transponder by transmitting electromagnetic waves by the skinner. .

Incidentally, the above-mentioned operation can be performed in exactly the same manner for coins.

In the embodiment described above, cash is taken out by loading the safe 29, but it may be configured such that cash is put in and taken out all at once, similar to the cash processing terminal 20 in the cash register 2. At this time, the index information is input by the staff operating the keyboard 54 of the operation display section 51. At this time, since input errors may occur when using the key manually, index information (for example, barcode information) may be recorded on the cash slip, and the index information may be read from the cash slip and input.

In this way, in the cash processing device 50 in the cash register 1,
The cash counted by the plurality of cash processing terminals 20 arranged in the small bookstore 2 can be counted again and compared, and the cash can be managed reliably.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments,
Various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not necessarily applied to gambling parlors, but can be applied to various other fields.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, cash can be collected individually using cash processing terminals placed at a plurality of locations.

Count the cash, store it in a safe, and load the safe into a cash processing device (a cash checking device that can automatically take out cash, count it, and compare it with the counting results from each terminal). Therefore, it is possible to save labor, and to greatly improve the safety of cash handling and the reliability of cash management.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cash processing device, FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a racetrack cash processing device to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the same device, and FIG. 4 is a terminal input means. A schematic perspective view, FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a cash management device disposed in a small ledger, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a banknote processing section in the same device.
Fig. 7 is a block diagram of the cash management device, Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the cash processing device disposed in the cash register, Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote processing unit installed in the same device, and Fig. 10 is a view of the safe. The schematic perspective view and FIG. 11 are schematic explanatory diagrams for explaining the flow of the staring process. 20...Cash processing terminal, 29...Safe, 50...
-Cash processing device, 63...Storage means, 64...Verification means, 65...Takeout section, 66...Counting means, 104
. . . Recording section, 110 . . . Reading means. Figure 6 Figure 9 Figure 410

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A cash processing terminal that is placed in multiple locations to count and process cash, and a cash processing terminal that is removably placed on the cash processing terminal to store the counted cash and read unique index information. The cash processing device includes a safe in which records are recorded, and a cash processing device that aggregates and manages the cash counted by each cash processing terminal and stored in the safe, and the cash processing device loads the safe and collects the cash in the safe. a taking-out unit for taking out the cash, a counting means for counting the taken-out cash, a storage means for storing the cash counting result counted by the cash processing terminal in association with the index information unique to the safe, and the loaded cash A cash machine comprising a reading means for reading index information of a safe, and a collation means for reading a cash counting result corresponding to the read index information from the storage means and comparing it with the counting result by the counting means. Verification device. (2) The cash checking device according to claim 1, wherein the index information recorded in the safe is recorded in a bar code.