KR101072671B1 - Media dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a media dispenser, and more particularly, to a media dispenser in which the cassette provided in the media dispenser is optimized. The automatic media dispenser according to the present invention includes a customer reception unit where a customer draws in or withdraws a medium, a media collected by the customer reception unit, and a replenishment collection cassette where a cashier replenishes or retrieves the medium, and the customer enters the customer reception unit. A medium discrimination unit for determining whether the medium and the medium replenished in the replenishing recovery cassette are defective, a plurality of medium cassettes for accumulating the media temporarily accumulated in the replenishing recovery cassette, and the media replenished by the staff, and retraction of the media. And a reject cassette for accumulating the media determined to be defective in the withdrawal process, the media replenished through the replenishment recovery cassette to the media determined as defective in the media discriminating unit, and the media not recovered from the customer receiving unit. . According to the media transfer method of the automatic media dispenser according to the present invention, by removing a cassette having a function which is not used or a cassette which can be implemented by another cassette, the media automatic dispenser having an optimal function can be implemented. It is effective in miniaturizing the automatic dispenser and producing it at low cost.

Description

Automatic Dispenser {Media Dispenser}

The present invention relates to a media dispenser, and more particularly, to a media dispenser in which a cassette provided in a media dispenser is optimized.

The automated teller machine can pay or receive media such as cash, checks, slips, receipts, and various forms of paper. An example of such an automated teller machine is a media dispenser. A media dispenser is a device that allows customers to directly withdraw or withdraw cash or checks without going through a bank window. Such a media dispenser is widely used to make banking more efficient and provide convenience to customers.

1 is a schematic plan view of a media dispenser according to the prior art.

As shown, the media dispenser 100 according to the prior art, as shown, the media dispenser 10 according to the prior art, the customer receiving unit 20 for the customer to insert or withdraw the medium, and the medium, Replenishment recovery cassette 70 for replenishing and replenishing the medium in the automatic dispenser 10, and a medium discrimination unit for discriminating whether or not the forged media is defective or not through the customer service unit 200 and the replenishment recovery cassette 70. (30), the temporary storage unit 40 for temporarily storing the media received by the customer service unit 20, a plurality of media cassettes 62 for accumulating the media determined by the medium discrimination unit 30 for each type; 64, 66, 68, and a plurality of reject cassettes 52, 54, and 55 that accumulate bad or unreceivable notes.

The customer service unit 20 is a place where a customer approaches a media dispenser for the inlet or withdrawal of a medium, or inputs a medium, or a user recovers the media withdrawn from the media dispenser, and the medium discriminating unit 30 Is a place that serves to determine whether or not the forgery of the medium input through the customer service unit 20 is bad.

The temporary accumulator 40 is a place where the media is temporarily accumulated before completely processing the media input from the customer access unit 20 and accumulating the media cassettes 62, 64, 66, 68.

The plurality of media cassettes 62, 64, 66, and 68 are processed by the user, and the media are processed and accumulated according to the type of media. According to the conventional media dispenser, a plurality of media cassettes are provided according to the type of media.

The reject cassettes 52, 54, and 55 are provided in plural numbers according to their functions. The first reject cassette 52 is where the medium accumulates when the medium is determined to be defective during transportation, and the second reject cassette 54 is regarded as defective when the attendant replenishes the medium through the supplemental recovery cassette 70. It is a place to accumulate the discriminated medium, and the 3rd reject cassette 55 is a place which accumulate | stores the medium which the customer did not receive when the customer did not collect | recover the medium in the customer service part 20. As shown in FIG.

The replenishment recovery cassette 70 is a place where a bank clerk inputs a medium into the media dispenser 10 at the start of business or recovers the media accumulated in the media dispenser when the business is closed.

Hereinafter, the transfer path of the medium will be described by the media dispenser 10 according to the prior art.

First, when a customer detects a command for introducing a medium, the medium input to the customer receiving unit 20 moves to the medium discriminating unit 30 to determine whether the medium is defective. Thereafter, when the medium is detected as defective, the medium is transferred to the customer receiving unit 20 to be returned to the customer. When the medium is detected as normal, the medium is transferred to the temporary collecting unit 40. Then, when the customer finally determines whether the entry is made and the final confirmation of the entry is detected, the medium stored in the temporary accumulation unit 40 passes again through the medium discrimination unit 30. In this case, when the medium is detected as defective, the medium is transferred to the first reject cassette 52. When the medium is detected as normal, the medium is transferred to each of the medium cassettes 62, 64, 66, and 68, and integrated.

When the customer detects a command to withdraw the medium, the medium is moved from each of the media cassettes 62, 64, 66, and 68 to determine whether the medium is defective through the medium discriminating unit 30. If it is detected that the medium is defective, it is transferred to the first reject cassette 52 and integrated. If the medium is detected normal, the medium is discharged to the customer service unit 20. At this time, if it is detected that the customer has not recovered the medium from the customer service unit 20, the medium of the customer service unit 20 passes through the medium discrimination unit 30 in the customer service unit 20 to determine whether the medium is defective. Is determined and transferred to the third reject cassette 55.

When a bank clerk replenishes the medium in the replenishment recovery cassette 70 to replenish the medium in the medium dispenser 10, mounts the medium in the automatic dispenser 10, and inputs the medium to replenish the medium, the replenishment is performed. The medium is transferred from the recovery cassette 70 to the medium discriminating unit 30. The medium discriminating unit 30 determines whether the medium is defective or not, and if the medium is detected as defective, is transferred to the second reject cassette 54. If the medium is detected as normal, each of the medium cassettes 62, 64, 66,68) to be integrated.

Finally, when a command for recovering the medium is detected, the medium accumulated in the medium cassettes 62, 64, and 66 passes through the medium discriminating unit 30, and when the medium is detected to be normal, the supplemental recovery cassette Is transferred to 70. When the medium is detected to be defective, the medium is transferred to the first reject cassette 52. Then, the attendant removes the plurality of reject cassettes 52, 54, 55 and the supplemental recovery cassette 70 to recover the medium.

However, according to the conventional media dispenser, the functions of the respective cassettes are too subdivided, there are cassettes to be used only in specific cases, and the overall structure of the automatic media dispenser is increased, and at the time of the production of the automatic media dispenser. It costs a lot of money, and there is a problem that can not meet the various needs of customers.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and to optimize the function of the cassette provided in the media dispenser.

The automatic media dispenser of the present invention for achieving the above object, the customer reception unit for the customer to enter or withdraw the medium, and the replenishment to temporarily accumulate the media received from the customer service department, the staff to replenish or retrieve the medium A collection cassette, a medium discrimination unit for determining whether the medium introduced into the customer receiving unit and the medium replenished in the replenishment recovery cassette is defective, and a plurality of media that are temporarily accumulated in the replenishment recovery cassette and the media replenished by the staff. Media cassettes, and the media determined as defective in the process of retrieving and withdrawing the media, the media replenished through the replenishing cassette, and the media determined as defective by the media discriminating unit, and the media not recovered by the customer service unit. It is a technical feature to include the reject cassette which accumulates.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in the medium transfer method of the automatic teller machine, when a command for inserting a medium is detected, the medium inserted into the customer service unit passes through a medium discrimination unit for determining whether the medium is defective or not, and passes through the medium discrimination unit. If it is determined that the medium is normal, the medium passing through the medium discrimination unit is temporarily accumulated in a replenishment recovery cassette for replenishing or retrieving the medium, and if it is detected that the medium is finally confirmed, the medium is temporarily accumulated in the replenishing recovery cassette. And the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit, and if the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is determined to be normal, the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is conveyed and integrated into a medium cassette for accumulating the medium by type. It is a technical feature.

In addition, if it is determined that the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is defective in the customer receiving unit, the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit may further include the step of being returned to the customer receiving unit.

In addition, if it is determined that the medium temporarily accumulated in the replenishment recovery cassette is defective after passing through the medium discrimination unit, the medium passing through the medium discrimination unit is further transferred to a reject cassette for accumulating the defective medium.

According to the media dispenser according to the present invention, a media dispenser can be miniaturized by deleting a cassette having a function not in use or a cassette which can be implemented by another cassette, thereby implementing a media dispenser having an optimal function. It can be produced at low cost.

1 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a media dispenser according to the prior art,
2 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of an automatic media dispenser according to the present invention;
3 is a flow chart showing a state in which the medium is moved when the media is inserted by the automatic media dispenser according to the present invention;
4 is a flowchart showing a state in which a medium moves when the medium is withdrawn by the automatic media dispenser according to the present invention;
Figure 5 is a flow chart showing a state in which the medium moves when refilling the medium by the automatic media dispenser according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In the reference numerals of the elements of the drawings, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only to distinguish the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components by the terms are not limited. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there may be another component between each component. It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

2 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of a media dispenser according to the present invention.

As shown, the media dispenser 100 according to the present invention includes a customer service unit 200 through which a customer inputs or withdraws a medium into a media dispenser, and a replenishment for replenishing and recovering media in the media dispenser 100. Discrimination through the medium discriminating unit 300, the medium discriminating unit 300 to determine whether the counterfeit and defective of the medium introduced through the recovery cassette 700, the customer service unit 200 and the supplemental recovery cassette 700 And a plurality of media cassettes 620, 640 and 660 for accumulating the media, and a reject cassette 500 for accumulating defective media. In addition, various parts for transferring the medium are provided between the respective cassettes.

The customer service unit 200 has a predetermined space for the customer to access the media dispenser and to withdraw the media from the media dispenser 100 or to draw the media in the media dispenser 100, and the customer has a medium. An input device is provided for inputting a command for retracting or withdrawing a medium from the automatic dispenser 100.

The replenishment recovery cassette 700 is a cassette for replenishing the medium to the media dispenser 100 or storing the media in the media dispenser 100 and storing and storing the media. In order to replenish the medium into the media dispenser 100, or to collect the media stored in the media dispenser 100, the media is dispensed or recovered through the replenishment cassette 700.

The replenishment recovery cassette 700 temporarily accumulates the retracted media before the media retracted by the customer from the customer service unit 200 are completely processed and transferred to each media cassette to be described later.

The medium discriminating unit 300 is a scanner for determining whether the medium inputted by the customer from the customer receiving unit 200 or the medium supplemented by the attendant from the supplemental recovery cassette 700 and the forgery of the medium. It is configured to include.

The media cassette 620, 640, 660 is a place for accumulating the media entered by the customer in the customer service unit 200 and the media supplemented by the staff in the supplemental recovery cassette 700 by type in the media dispenser 100, Dogs are provided.

The reject cassette 500 accumulates the media determined by the media discriminating unit 300 among the media supplemented by the attendant in the supplemental recovery cassette 700 and the media introduced by the customer in the customer receiving unit 200. This is where. The defective medium accumulated in the reject cassette 500 recovers the defective banknotes by removing the cashier from the automatic media dispenser 100.

In the reject cassette 500, a medium determined as defective in the medium discriminating unit 300 is accumulated in the process of transferring the medium supplemented with the supplemental recovery cassette 700 to each medium cassette 620, 640, 660. In addition, when the customer does not collect the media withdrawn from the customer service unit 200, the unrecovered media is accumulated.

The media dispenser 100 is provided with a media conveying path and a media conveying apparatus (not shown) through which media are conveyed between the respective cassettes. Referring to FIG. 2, a medium transfer path is illustrated by a solid line connecting each cassette in the figure.

In addition, in the media dispenser 100, a command is detected by a customer to input or withdraw the medium through the customer service unit 100, or a commander who replenishes the medium through the supplemental collection cassette 700 is detected. In this case, a control device (not shown) is provided to control the transfer and determination of the medium, and other processes.

Hereinafter, a process of transferring the medium by the media dispenser 100 according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

First, a case in which a customer inputs a command for inserting a medium into the media dispenser 100 will be described in detail. 3 is a flowchart showing a state in which a medium moves when the medium is dispensed by the media dispenser according to the present invention. As shown, when a customer inputs a medium to be drawn in by accessing the customer service unit 200 and a command for introducing the medium through the input device is transmitted to the control device, the input medium determines whether the medium is defective or not forged. The medium discrimination unit 300 is moved to. The medium moved to the medium discrimination unit 300 determines whether the medium discrimination unit 300 is forged or defective. At this time, if the medium is determined that the medium is forged or defective, it is conveyed back to the customer service unit 200 to be returned to the customer. If the medium discrimination unit 300 is determined to be normal, it is temporarily stored in the supplemental recovery cassette 700.

After that, when the customer finally confirms whether the user inputs a command, the medium stored in the supplemental recovery cassette 700 passes through the medium discrimination unit 300 again. At this time, the medium determined to be defective is transferred to the reject cassette 500, and the medium determined to be normal is transferred to each of the medium cassettes 620, 640, and 660 to be accumulated for each type of medium. If the customer cancels the drawing without finally inputting the drawing instruction, the medium is transferred from the replenishment collecting cassette 700 to the customer serving unit 200.

Next, the case where the customer inputs a command for withdrawing the medium from the media dispenser 100 will be described in detail. 4 is a flowchart showing a state in which a medium moves when the medium is dispensed by the media dispenser according to the present invention. As shown, when the customer inputs a command to withdraw the medium from the customer service unit 200 and the command is transmitted to the control device, the medium is transferred from each of the medium cassettes 620, 640, 660 to the medium discriminating unit 300. . The transferred medium determines whether the medium is defective by the medium discriminating unit 300, and the medium determined as bad is transferred to the reject cassette 500, and only the medium determined as normal is transferred to the customer service unit 200. It is transferred and the customer withdraws the medium. If the customer is detected as not visiting the medium in the customer service unit 200, the medium is transferred to the reject cassette 500 through the medium discrimination unit 300 from the customer service unit 200 is integrated. .

The case where the accountant inputs a command for replenishing the medium in the media dispenser 100 will be described in detail. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a state in which a medium is moved when the medium is refilled by the media dispenser according to the present invention. As shown, when the attendant fills the medium in the replenishment recovery cassette 700 and mounts the replenishment recovery cassette 700 in the automatic media dispenser 100, the medium replenishment command is transmitted to the control device. It is moved to the unit 300. Among the media transferred to the medium discriminating unit 300, the media determined to be defective are transferred to the reject cassette 500, and the media determined to be normal are transferred to the respective media cassettes 620, 640, and 660 to be accumulated by type.

Finally, a case where a command for recovering a medium is input in the media dispenser 100 will be described in detail. When a command is sent to the controller to retrieve the media, the media accumulated in the media cassettes 620, 640, 660 are transferred to the media discriminating unit 300. At this time, the medium determined to be normal is transferred to the replenishment recovery cassette 700. Then, the medium determined as defective is transferred to the reject cassette 500. Thereafter, the cashier removes the supplementary recovery cassette 700 and the reject cassette 500 from the automatic media dispenser 100 to recover normal and defective media.

That is, in the media dispenser 100 according to the prior art, a plurality of reject cassettes each having different functions are implemented, and in the present invention, only one reject cassette is implemented. In addition, since the supplemental recovery cassette of the media dispenser according to the prior art does not play any role in the automatic media dispenser except when the staff replenishes or recovers the media, in the present invention, the supplemental recovery cassette performs the function of the temporary collection unit. Configured.

Therefore, by implementing the media dispenser with the above configuration, the configuration of the media dispenser can be simplified, miniaturization of the media dispenser can be achieved, the cost of production can be reduced, and the needs of the customers can be met. It becomes possible.

In the above description, it is described that all the components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined or operated in one, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent unless specifically stated otherwise, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideally overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: automatic media dispenser 200: customer service department
300: medium discrimination part 500: reject cassette
620: first media cassette 640: second media cassette
660: third media cassette 700: replenishment recovery cassette

Claims (4)

A customer reception unit through which a customer inputs or withdraws a medium;
A replenishment recovery cassette for temporarily accumulating the media drawn in by the customer service department, and replenishing or recovering the media;
A medium discriminating unit determining whether the medium inserted into the customer receiving unit and the medium replenished in the supplemental recovery cassette are defective;
A plurality of media cassettes for accumulating the media temporarily accumulated in the replenishment recovery cassette and the media supplemented by the officers by type; And
A single log that accumulates a medium determined as defective in the process of retrieving and withdrawing a medium, a medium replenished through the replenishing cassette, and a medium which is determined as defective by the medium discriminating unit, and a medium which is not recovered by the customer receiving unit. A media dispenser comprising a jet cassette. When the instruction to insert the medium is detected, passing the medium input to the customer service unit through a medium discrimination unit determining whether the medium is defective;
If it is determined that the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is normal, the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is temporarily accumulated in a replenishing recovery cassette for replenishing or recovering the medium;
If it is detected that the media is finally confirmed, passing the media temporarily accumulated in the replenishment recovery cassette through the media discriminating unit; And
And if the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is determined to be normal, transferring the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit to a medium cassette for accumulating the medium by type is integrated. The method of claim 2,
And if it is determined that the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is defective, the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is returned to the customer receiving unit. The method according to claim 2 or 3,
And if the medium temporarily accumulated in the replenishing recovery cassette is determined to be defective after passing through the medium discriminating unit, the medium passing through the medium discriminating unit is transferred to a reject cassette for accumulating the defective medium. A medium transport method of a media dispenser.

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