KR20130072610A

KR20130072610A - Automatic teller machine and method for controlling the same

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Publication number: KR20130072610A
Application number: KR1020110140116A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 차진환; 이우호
Original assignee: 노틸러스효성 주식회사
Priority date: 2011-12-22
Filing date: 2011-12-22
Publication date: 2013-07-02

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a financial automated machine capable of reducing the quantity of paper media conveyed to the reject module. The automated teller machine may remove the cause of the abnormal state of the paper medium by returning the paper medium to the media processing module a predetermined number of times before returning the paper medium to the reject module.

Description

Automatic teller machine and its control method {AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to an automatic teller machine and a method of controlling the same, which can reduce the number of sheets of paper which are determined to be in an abnormal state.

In general, automatic teller machines (ATMs) can provide basic financial services such as banknotes and checks by using a card or bank account, regardless of time and place. It is an automation device. Recently, the use of automatic teller machines has been increasing in convenience stores, department stores, and public places as well as financial institutions such as banks.

The automated teller machine can be divided into withdrawal machine, deposit machine and withdrawal machine according to the withdrawal and withdrawal.In recent years, the automatic teller machine has been used for various purposes such as deposit and withdrawal of bills, deposit and withdrawal of checks, bankbook arrangement, payment of giro fees, ticket release. Is being used.

For example, recently, a financial automatic machine capable of processing bills and checks together has been released. By the way, the processing method of a banknote and a check not only differs from each other, but there exists a characteristic that check size is very various compared with the size of a banknote. Therefore, it is very difficult to develop a financial automatic device that can deposit or withdraw money by mixing bills and checks.

In particular, when depositing a mixture of bills and checks, it is necessary to secure an image of the check, detect whether the bill or check is double-sheeted or skewed, align the bill or check on the alignment surface, and recognize the check information. . In this process, if the bill or check is determined to be abnormal, the bill or check in an abnormal state must be returned to the customer.

However, as described above, the processing of bills and checks is very complicated and the size difference between the bills and checks is large, so that skew or double sheeting may occur when transferring the bills and checks, and there is a problem in the alignment of the bills and checks. There is a possibility that an error may occur that fails to obtain the image or information of the check. Thus, the amount of bills or checks returned to the customer can be increased.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a financial automated device and a method of controlling the device capable of reducing the number of sheets of paper medium determined to be in an abnormal state.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automated teller machine and a method of controlling the same, which can reduce unnecessary return of the paper medium by inspecting, aligning, and recognizing the paper medium determined as abnormal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a media processing module for receiving and processing a sheet of paper from the deposit unit one by one, a temporary storage module for temporarily storing a normal state of the paper media processed by the media processing module, stored in the temporary storage module A media storage module for receiving the paper medium and storing the paper therein; a reject module for receiving the paper medium in an abnormal state processed by the media processing module and returning it to the depositing unit; and the media processing module, the temporary storage module, and the A media storage module and a media transport module for forming a media transport path between the reject module and transporting the paper medium along the media transport path are provided. Here, the medium transport module is. The media transfer path connected to the media processing module and the reject unit so that the paper medium in the abnormal state processed by the media processing module is returned to the media processing module for a predetermined number of times and then transferred to the reject module. It is possible to form a medium return path therebetween.

In one embodiment, the media processing module includes a media inspection unit for inspecting the paper media supplied from the depositing unit, a media alignment unit for aligning the paper media passed through the media inspection unit, and the media alignment unit. It may be provided with a medium recognition unit for recognizing the information of the paper medium passed through. At least one media return path may be formed to deliver the paper medium to at least one of the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit, and the media recognition unit.

In one embodiment, the media transport module, the media transport unit for forming the media transport path and the media return path and transports the paper media along the media transport path and the media return path, and the paper media It may be provided with a gate unit provided in the medium transfer unit to switch the transfer direction.

The medium transfer unit may include a first medium transfer unit disposed between the depositing unit and the medium processing module, a second medium transfer unit disposed between the medium processing module and the temporary storage module, the temporary storage module, and the medium. A third media conveying portion disposed between the storage module, a fourth media conveying portion disposed between the media processing module and the reject module, and a fourth media conveying portion disposed between the fourth media conveying portion and the media processing module and returned to the media It may be provided with a fifth medium conveying portion forming a path.

The gate unit is provided at a connection portion between the media processing module, the second media transport unit, and the fourth media transport unit, and the paper medium processed by the media processing module includes the second media transport unit or the fourth media transport unit. The reject module or the fifth medium conveying unit may include a first gate unit configured to transfer any one of the first and second paper transfer units provided at a connecting portion of the fourth medium conveying unit and the fifth medium conveying unit and conveyed by the fourth medium conveying unit. It may be provided with a second gate portion for transferring to any one of.

The media processing module may include a media inspection unit for inspecting the paper media supplied from the depositing unit, a media alignment unit for aligning the paper media passed through the media inspection unit, and the media alignment unit passed through the media alignment unit. And a medium recognizing unit for recognizing information of the paper medium. At least one of the fifth media transfer unit may be formed to transfer the paper medium to at least one of the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit, or the media recognition unit.

A plurality of fifth media conveying units may be formed to convey the paper medium to the media inspecting unit, the media aligning unit, and the media recognizing unit, respectively. One end of the fifth media transporter may be connected to a plurality of different positions of the fourth media transporter, respectively. The other ends of the fifth media conveying units may be connected to the media inspecting unit, the media aligning unit, and the media recognizing unit, respectively. The second gate part may be provided at a connection portion of the fifth medium transport parts and the fourth medium transport part, respectively.

According to another aspect of the invention, the step of supplying the paper medium by the depositing unit one by one, the step of sensing the image, sheet and skew state of the paper medium supplied by the depositing unit, the media inspection unit, Aligning the paper medium detected by the medium alignment unit, recognizing information of the paper medium aligned by the medium alignment unit, by a medium recognition unit, by the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition. If the paper medium is determined to be abnormal by any one of the units, returning the paper medium to any one of the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit, the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the like. The paper medium reprocessed by at least one of the medium recognition units And determining the normal state to temporarily store the paper medium in the temporary storage module, and storing the paper medium stored in the temporary storage module in the media storage module.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the step of returning the paper medium, the paper medium may be returned to a previous position of the unit for determining the abnormal state of the paper medium among the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit. have.

According to one embodiment, the operation of the depositing unit may be stopped in the sensing of the paper medium, aligning the paper medium, recognizing the information of the paper medium, and returning the paper medium. .

According to an embodiment, the step of returning the paper medium may be repeatedly performed until the paper medium is determined to be in a normal state or the number of times the paper medium is returned reaches a set number of times.

In addition, in the control method of the automatic teller machine according to the present embodiment, if the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state until the number of times the paper medium is returned reaches a predetermined number of times, the paper medium is transferred to the reject module. The reject module may further include the step of returning the paper medium to the depositing unit.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automatic teller machine and a method of controlling the same include: sending a paper medium determined to be in a first abnormal state by the media processing module back to the media processing module, and causing an abnormality of the paper medium through the media processing module. By eliminating the state, it is possible to reduce the quantity of paper medium which is determined to be in an abnormal state. Therefore, the quantity of paper media returned to the customer through the reject module is reduced, thereby increasing the merchandise and reliability of the automated teller machine.

In addition, the automatic teller machine and the method of controlling the device according to an embodiment of the present invention, by selectively setting the return position of the paper medium in accordance with the cause that the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state more quickly And effectively handle. That is, if there is a problem in the double sheet state, skew state, or image acquisition of the paper medium, the paper medium can be returned to the previous position of the media inspection unit. It is possible to return to the position, and if there is a problem in recognizing the information of the paper medium, the paper medium can be returned to the previous position of the medium recognition unit.

In addition, the automatic teller machine and the method of controlling the same according to an embodiment of the present invention are limited to the number of times of returning an abnormal state of the paper medium to the media processing module, so that only the predetermined number of times is returned. The processing time can be limited in various ways according to the surrounding situation, and the time for processing an abnormal paper medium can be prevented from rapidly increasing.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 to 5 is a state diagram showing the operation of the automated teller machine shown in FIG.
6 is a block diagram showing a control method of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an automated teller machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the automated teller machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 2 to 5 is a state diagram showing the operation of the automated teller machine 100 shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the automated teller machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a media processing module 110, a temporary storage module 120, a media storage module 130, a reject module 140, and a medium. Transfer module 150.

Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, it will be described that the automatic teller machine 100 performs only the deposit function of the paper medium for convenience of description. However, the present invention can also be applied to the automatic teller machine 100 that performs both the deposit and withdrawal function of the paper medium.

In addition, the paper medium may include all notes, checks, gift certificates, bills, coupons and the like. However, in the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the paper medium will be described as a mixture of bills and checks.

1 to 5, the media processing module 110 is a device that detects, aligns, and recognizes a paper medium. The media processing module 110 may receive the paper medium from the depositing unit 102 one by one.

The depositing unit 102 may be provided so as to communicate with a charging port formed on the front surface of the automated teller machine 100. The customer can deposit the paper medium inside the deposit unit 102 through the inlet. The paper medium is composed of a plurality of bills and checks, it may be deposited in the deposit unit 102 in the form of a bundle (bundle) by the customer.

The depositing unit 102 may separate paper media from bundle-shaped paper media one by one and supply the paper media to the media processing module 110. [ To this end, the depositing unit 102 may be provided with a separating unit (not shown) for separating a sheet of paper medium from a bundle-shaped paper medium.

The media processing module 110 may inspect and align the paper medium supplied from the depositing unit 102 and recognize the information of the paper medium. For example, the media processing module 110 may include a media inspection unit 112, a media alignment unit 114, and a media recognition unit 116.

The media inspection unit 112 is an apparatus for inspecting a paper medium supplied from the depositing unit 102. Specifically, the media inspection unit 112 may detect an image of the paper medium, and may examine whether the paper medium is double sheeted and whether it is skewed.

That is, the media inspection unit 112 may be equipped with a scanner to scan an image of the paper medium. Particularly, in the case of checks among paper media, since the kinds of checks are very diverse, it is not easy to determine the authenticity in real time, such as bank notes, so that images of the checks can be secured and used for future settlement and safety accidents. In addition, the media inspection unit 112 may be provided with an ultrasonic sensor to inspect whether the paper medium is double sheeted. In addition, the media inspection unit 112 may be provided with a plurality of Hall sensors or optical sensors spaced apart at predetermined intervals to check whether the paper medium is skewed.

The media alignment unit 114 is a device for aligning the paper medium passing through the media inspection unit 112 with respect to the alignment surface. Hereinafter, in this embodiment, the media alignment unit 114 is formed as a circular drum type in order to reduce the size while sufficiently securing the distance for aligning the paper medium. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the media alignment unit 114 may be formed in various shapes according to the design conditions and the situation of the automated teller machine 100.

The medium recognizing unit 116 is an apparatus for recognizing the information of the paper medium passing through the medium aligning unit 114. In particular, in the case of checks among paper media, it is common to print check information by magnetic ink character recognition (MICR). As described above, the printed information may be read by the magnetic ink character recognition method to recognize the check information.

1 to 5, the temporary storage module 120 is a device for temporarily storing a normal state of a paper medium processed by the media processing module 110, and the media storage module 130 is a temporary storage module 120. ) Is a device that receives the temporarily stored paper media and stores it inside.

Here, the media storage module 130 may be disposed inside the automated teller machine 100 and may be removed to the outside of the automated teller machine 100 as necessary. In addition, the media storage module 130 may be provided with a single number in the automated teller machine 100 to accommodate the bills and checks, or a plurality of media storage module 130 may be provided in the automated teller machine 100 to accommodate the bills and checks separately. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, it will be described that the banknote storage unit 132 and the check medium storage unit 134 are provided inside the automated teller machine 100.

1 to 5, the reject module 140 is an apparatus that receives a paper medium in an abnormal state processed by the media processing module 110 and transfers it to the depositing unit 102. Accordingly, one side of the reject module 140 may be connected to communicate with the depositing unit 102.

Here, the paper medium in an abnormal state is a paper medium that fails to secure an image or recognize an ink character, or is a paper medium that is determined to be at least one of a double sheet state, a skew state, and an unaligned state. Paper media in the abnormal state as described above is likely to cause a jam or deposit error in the process of being deposited in the automated teller machine 100, it can be returned to the customer.

1 to 5, the media transport module 150 is a device for transporting a paper medium. The media transport module 150 may form a media transport path A between the media processing module 110, the temporary storage module 120, the media storage module 130, and the reject module 140. The paper medium can be transported along the medium transport path A. FIG.

Meanwhile, the media transport module 150 may return the paper media in an abnormal state processed by the media processing module 110 to the media processing module 110 again by the set number of times, and then transfer the paper media to the reject module 140. . To this end, the media transport module 150 may form a media return path B between the media processing module 110 and the media transport path A for transporting the paper medium to the reject module 140.

That is, the paper medium in an abnormal state may be transported to the media processing module 110 along the media return path B before being transported to the reject module 140, and the media inspection unit of the media processing module 110 ( 112, the media alignment unit 114, and the media recognition unit 116 may re-execute an image scan, double sheet and skew detection, alignment, information recognition, and the like of the paper medium. In the process, the paper medium may be changed to a normal state by the cause of the abnormal state is solved by the media processing module 110. Accordingly, the paper medium changed to the normal state may be transferred to the temporary storage module 120.

For example, the media conveyance module 150 forms a media conveyance path A and a media return path B, and conveys a media medium along the media conveyance path A and the media return path B. The unit 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, and the gate units 161, 162 may be provided in the medium transfer unit 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 to switch the conveying direction of the paper medium.

The media conveying units 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 are disposed between the first media conveying unit 151, the media processing module 110, and the temporary storage module 120 disposed between the depositing unit 102 and the media processing module 110. Between the second medium transfer unit 152, the temporary storage module 120, and the third medium transfer unit 153 and 156 disposed between the medium storage module 130 and the media processing module 110 and the reject module 140. The fourth medium conveying unit 154 disposed in the, and the fifth medium conveying unit 155 disposed between the fourth medium conveying unit 154 and the media processing module 110 may be provided.

Here, the first medium conveying unit 151, the second medium conveying unit 152, the third medium conveying unit 153, 156, and the fourth medium conveying unit 154 form a medium conveying path A, and the fifth medium conveying unit 155. ) Forms the medium return path (B). Meanwhile, the media conveying unit 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156 may be composed of a conveying belt, a conveying pulley, a conveying guide, and the like. The conveying force of the paper medium is transmitted.

The gate units 161 and 162 may include a first gate portion 161 and a fourth medium transfer portion 154 provided at a connection portion between the medium processing module 110, the second medium transfer portion 152, and the fourth medium transfer portion 154. ) And the second gate portion 162 provided at the connection portion of the fifth medium transfer portion 155. The first gate portion 161 and the second gate portion 162 as described above are members rotatably disposed in the medium transfer path A or the medium return path B, and may change the transfer direction of the paper medium. have.

Here, the first gate unit 161 may perform a function of transferring the paper medium processed by the media processing module 110 to either the second medium transfer unit 152 or the fourth medium transfer unit 154. That is, when the paper medium is determined to be in the normal state in the media processing module 110, the paper medium may be transferred to the second medium transfer unit 152 by the first gate unit 161, and the paper may be transferred from the media processing module 110. If the medium is determined to be in an abnormal state, the paper medium may be transferred to the fourth medium transfer unit 154 by the first gate unit 161.

In addition, the second gate unit 162 may perform a function of transferring the paper medium conveyed by the fourth medium conveying unit 154 to either the reject module 140 or the fifth medium conveying unit 155. That is, if the number of times of the paper carrier is less than the set number of times, the paper medium may be transferred to the fifth medium transfer unit 155 by the second gate unit 162. The second gate part 162 may be transferred to the reject module 140.

1 to 5, the media transfer module 150 may further include a third gate portion 163, a fourth gate portion 164, and a fifth gate portion 165.

The third gate unit 163 may be provided between the temporary storage module 120, the second medium transfer unit 152, and the third medium transfer unit 153. The third gate unit 163 guides the normal paper media processed by the media processing module 110 to the temporary storage module 120, or transfers the paper media temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 120 to the third media transfer unit ( 153).

The fourth gate unit 164 may be provided between the check medium storage unit 134 and the third medium transfer unit 153, and the fifth gate unit 165 may include the banknote medium storage unit 132 and the first medium. It may be provided between the three media transfer unit 156. The fourth gate unit 164 may guide the check from the paper medium to the check medium storage unit 134 in the third medium transfer unit 153, and the fifth gate unit 165 may transfer the bill from the paper medium to the third bill. The medium transfer unit 156 may be guided to the media storage unit 132 for bills.

1 to 5, the automated teller machine 100 of the present embodiment may further include a print module 170 and a retract module 180.

The print module 170 is a device for printing information required for a check from a paper medium to be deposited. Accordingly, the print module 170 may be provided on the third media transporter 153 connected to the check media storage unit 134.

Retract module 180 is a device for storing the unreceived paper media when the customer does not receive the paper media returned through the reject module 140. The retreat module 180 may be connected to the third media transporter 153 to receive the unreceived paper media through the third media transporter 153. In this case, the fourth gate unit 164 may also serve to guide the unreceived paper medium to the retreat module 180.

Looking at the operation of the automated teller machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows. 6 is a block diagram showing a control method of the automated teller machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 6, when the customer deposits paper media in a bundle form in the depositing unit 102 of the automated teller machine 100, the depositing unit 102 separates the paper mediums one by one to process the media processing module ( 110). (See reference numeral 10 in FIG. 6)

Therefore, the paper medium is conveyed to the media processing module 110 along the first media transport unit 151 one by one.

In the media processing module 110, the media inspection unit 112 detects whether the paper media is double sheeted, skewed, and an image, the media alignment unit 114 aligns the paper media, and the media recognition unit 116 Recognize information on paper media. (See reference numerals 11, 12, 13 in FIG. 6)

When the paper medium is determined to be in a normal state while the paper medium is processed in the media processing module 110 as described above, the second medium transfer unit 152 transfers the paper medium to the temporary storage module 120 and temporarily stores the module. 120 temporarily stores the paper medium. (See reference numerals 14 and 15 in FIG. 6)

When all of the paper media deposited in the depositor 102 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 120, the paper media in the temporary storage module 120 is stored in the media storage module 130. (See reference numeral 16 in FIG. 6)

Specifically, if the paper medium discharged from the temporary storage module 120 is a check, the position of the third gate portion 163 and the fourth gate portion 164 is appropriately changed so that the paper medium is separated from the second medium transfer portion 152. The check medium storage unit 134 is stored along the third medium transfer unit 153. On the other hand, if the paper medium discharged from the temporary storage module 120 is a bill, the position of the third gate portion 163 and the fifth gate portion 165 is appropriately changed so that the paper medium is separated from the second medium transfer portion 152. The media storage unit 132 for banknotes is stored along the third media transfer unit 156.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 6, when the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state while the paper medium is processed in the media processing module 110, the fourth medium transfer unit 154 may remove the paper medium from the reject module 140. And the fifth medium conveying unit 155 returns the paper medium to the media processing module. (See reference numerals 14 and 17 in FIG. 6)

That is, by properly adjusting the position of the first gate unit 161, the paper medium in an abnormal state that has passed through the media processing module 110 is transferred to the fourth medium transfer unit 154, and the paper medium in the abnormal state is transferred to the media processing module. It is determined whether or not the paper medium is to be returned by comparing the number of times returned to 110 with the set number of times.

If the number of times the paper medium is returned is smaller than the set number, the supply of the paper medium by the depositing unit 102 is stopped, and the paper medium in an abnormal state is returned to the media processing module 110 in that state. (See reference numeral 18 in FIG. 6)

In addition, by properly adjusting the position of the second gate portion 162, the paper medium conveyed by the fourth medium transfer portion 154 is transferred to the fifth medium transfer portion 155, and the fifth medium transfer portion 155 is in an abnormal state. The paper medium is returned to the media processing module (110).

Accordingly, the paper medium in an abnormal state may be reprocessed by the media inspection unit 112, the media alignment unit 114, and the media recognition unit 116 of the media processing module 110, causing the abnormal state in the process. This can be solved. That is, the media inspection unit 112 may again secure an image of the paper medium, and the double sheet and the skew of the paper medium may be inspected again. Then, the paper medium may be rearranged by the media alignment unit 114, and the information of the paper medium may be recognized again by the media recognition unit 116.

Such return and reprocessing of the paper medium is repeated until the paper medium is judged to be in a steady state or the number of times of return reaches the set number of times.

If the paper medium is determined to be in a normal state, as described above, the paper medium is temporarily stored in the temporary storage module 120 and then stored in the media storage module 130.

4 and 6, when the number of times the paper medium is returned reaches the set number, the position of the second gate part 162 is appropriately adjusted so that the fourth medium feeder 154 may reject the paper medium. 140, the reject module 140 returns the abnormal paper medium to the customer. (See reference numerals 14, 17, 19 in FIG. 6)

As described above, by limiting the number of times of an abnormal state to a predetermined number of times, the number of times of the paper medium may be abnormally increased, thereby preventing an unnecessary increase in the deposit processing time of the automatic teller machine 100.

When the paper medium is transferred to the reject module 140, the depositing unit 102 supplies the paper medium again, and repeats the above-described process for the paper medium. (See reference numeral 20 in FIG. 6)

5 and 6, when the customer does not receive the paper medium returned by the reject module 140, the unreceived paper medium is stored in the retreat module 180.

That is, the reject module 140 conveys the unreceived paper medium to the fourth medium conveying part 154, and the fourth medium conveying part 154 conveys the unreceived paper medium to the second medium conveying part 152. The second medium transfer unit 152 transfers the unreceived paper medium to the third medium transfer unit 153, and the third medium transfer unit 153 transfers the unreceived paper medium to the retreat module 180. .

At this time, the reject module 140 and the fourth medium transfer unit 154 operate in the reverse direction, but the second medium transfer unit 152 and the third medium transfer unit 153 operate in the forward direction. Meanwhile, the paper medium may be guided to the retreat module 180 by appropriately adjusting the positions of the first gate portion 161, the third gate portion 163, and the fourth gate portion 164.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an automated teller machine 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 7, the same reference numerals as those shown in Figs. 1 to 6 denote the same members. Hereinafter, description will be made with respect to points different from the automatic teller machine 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

Referring to FIG. 7, the automatic teller machine 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention is different from the automatic teller machine 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. The difference is that it selectively returns to either.

That is, a plurality of media return paths of the present embodiment may be formed to return the paper medium to at least one of the media inspection unit 112, the media alignment unit 114, or the media recognition unit 116. For example, a plurality of fifth media conveyance units 250, 252, and 254 may be formed to return the paper media to the media inspection unit 112, the media alignment unit 114, or the media recognition unit 116, respectively. .

One end of the fifth media transporter 250, 252, 254 may be connected to a plurality of different positions of the fourth media transporter 154, respectively. The other ends of the fifth media conveying units 250, 252, and 254 may be connected to the media inspection unit 112, the media alignment unit 114, and the media recognition unit 116, respectively.

The second gate parts 260, 262, and 264 may also be provided at the connection portions of the fifth medium transfer parts 250, 252, and 254 and the fourth medium transfer part 154, respectively.

By the above configuration, it is possible to determine the return position of the paper medium according to the cause of the abnormal state of the paper medium, thereby reducing the reprocessing time of the paper medium by the media processing module 110.

For example, when the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state due to an unaligned state, the paper medium is the fifth medium conveying unit 252 which returns to the medium alignment unit 114 among the fifth medium conveying units 250, 252, and 254. Can be transported along. Thus, the processing of the paper medium by the media inspection unit 112 is omitted, and the processing of the paper medium is performed only by the media alignment unit 114 and the medium recognition unit 116.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, And various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

100, 200: automatic teller machine
102:
110: Media processing module
112: media inspection unit
114: media alignment unit
116: media recognition unit
120: temporary storage module
130: media storage module
140: reject module
150: media transport module

Claims

A media processing module for receiving and processing paper media one by one from a depositing unit;
A temporary storage module for temporarily storing a normal paper medium processed by the media processing module;
A media storage module for receiving the paper medium stored in the temporary storage module and storing the paper medium therein;
A reject module for receiving an abnormal state of the paper medium processed by the media processing module and returning it to the depositing unit; And
And a media transport module for forming a media transport path between the media processing module, the temporary storage module, the media storage module, and the reject module, and transporting the paper medium along the media transport path.
The medium transfer module is. The media transfer path connected to the media processing module and the reject unit so that the paper medium in the abnormal state processed by the media processing module is returned to the media processing module for a predetermined number of times and then transferred to the reject module. An automated teller machine that forms a media return path.

The method of claim 1,
The media processing module,
A media inspection unit for inspecting the paper medium supplied from the depositing unit;
A media alignment unit for aligning the paper media passing through the media inspection unit; And
And a medium recognition unit for recognizing information of the paper medium passing through the medium alignment unit.
And the at least one media return path is configured to deliver the paper medium to at least one of the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit, or the media recognition unit.

The method of claim 1,
The medium transport module,
A medium conveying unit which forms the medium conveying path and the medium conveying path, and conveys the paper medium along the medium conveying path and the medium conveying path; And
A gate unit provided in the medium conveying unit for switching the conveying direction of the paper medium;
Financial automated equipment equipped with.

The method of claim 3,
The medium transfer unit,
A first medium transfer unit disposed between the depositing unit and the medium processing module;
A second media transporter disposed between the media processing module and the temporary storage module;
A third media transfer unit disposed between the temporary storage module and the media storage module;
A fourth media transfer unit disposed between the media processing module and the reject module; And
A fifth media transporter disposed between the fourth media transporter and the media processing module and forming the media return path;
(1).

5. The method of claim 4,
The gate unit,
It is provided at the connecting portion of the media processing module, the second media transfer unit and the fourth media transfer unit, and transfers the paper medium processed by the media processing module to either the second medium transfer unit or the fourth medium transfer unit. A first gate portion; And
A second gate part provided at a connection portion of the fourth medium conveying part and the fifth medium conveying part and transferring the paper medium conveyed by the fourth medium conveying part to either the reject module or the fifth medium conveying part; ;
(1).

The method of claim 5,
The media processing module,
A media inspection unit for inspecting the paper medium supplied from the depositing unit;
A media alignment unit for aligning the paper media passing through the media inspection unit; And
And a medium recognition unit for recognizing information of the paper medium passing through the medium alignment unit.
And at least one of the fifth media conveyance unit is configured to deliver the paper medium to at least one of the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit, or the media recognition unit.

The method according to claim 6,
The fifth media conveyance unit is provided in plurality to convey the paper medium to the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit and the media recognition unit, respectively,
One end of the fifth media conveyance part is connected to a plurality of different positions of the fourth media conveyance part, respectively, and the other end of the fifth media conveyance part is provided to the media inspection unit, the media alignment unit, and the media recognition unit. Each connected,
And the second gate portion is provided at a connection portion between the fifth medium transfer portions and the fourth medium transfer portion, respectively.

Supplying the paper medium one by one by the depositing unit;
Detecting, by a media inspection unit, an image, a sheet state and a skew state of the paper medium supplied by the depositing unit;
Aligning the paper medium detected by the medium inspection unit with a medium alignment unit;
Recognizing, by a medium recognizing unit, information of the paper medium aligned by the medium aligning unit;
If the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state by any one of the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit, the paper medium may be selected by one of the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit. Returning;
If the paper medium reprocessed by at least one of the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit is determined to be in a normal state, temporarily storing the paper medium in a temporary storage module; And
Storing the paper medium stored in the temporary storage module in a media storage module;
Method of controlling the automated teller machine comprising a.

9. The method of claim 8,
In the step of returning the paper medium, the paper automation unit is characterized in that the paper medium is returned to a previous position of the unit that determines the paper medium as abnormal among the medium inspection unit, the medium alignment unit, or the medium recognition unit. How to control the device.

9. The method of claim 8,
Sensing the paper medium, aligning the paper medium, recognizing the information of the paper medium, and returning the paper medium to stop the operation of the depositing unit.

9. The method of claim 8,
And the step of returning the paper medium is repeatedly performed until the paper medium is determined to be in a normal state or the number of times the paper medium is returned reaches a set number of times.

The method of claim 11,
If the paper medium is determined to be in an abnormal state until the number of times the paper medium is returned reaches the set number of times, transferring the paper medium to the reject module to return the paper medium to the depositing unit. The control method of the automatic teller machine further comprising.