WO2011145691A1

WO2011145691A1 - Cash management system, cash management method, and cassette housing device

Info

Publication number: WO2011145691A1
Application number: PCT/JP2011/061555
Authority: WO
Inventors: 康浩松本; 赤松　徹
Original assignee: グローリー株式会社
Priority date: 2010-05-19
Filing date: 2011-05-19
Publication date: 2011-11-24

Abstract

The disclosed cash management system is provided with: a containment cassette (120) that is detachably attached to a change machine (110), can retrieve money from the change machine (110), and has a recording medium (121) that records information whereby it is possible to identify the cash balance; and a cassette housing device (130) that has at least one cassette housing unit (131) that houses the containment cassette (120), a read unit (136) that reads the aforementioned information from the recording medium (121) of the containment cassette (120) housed in the cassette housing unit (131), and management units (137, 138) that acquire the cash balance of the containment cassette (12) on the basis of the information read by the read unit (136) and that manage the value of the money retrieved from the change machine (110).

Description

Cash management system, cash management method, and cassette storage device

The present invention relates to a cash management system and a cash management method for delivering money using a storage cassette for storing money. The present invention also relates to a cassette storage device for storing a storage cassette in a system for delivering money using a storage cassette for storing money.

In retail stores, banknote change machines and coin change machines are installed at cash registers. When the business hours are over, money such as banknotes and coins is collected from these change machines, and money is deposited and managed in a depositing / dispensing apparatus installed in a depositing / dispensing room or the like.

Conventionally, various types of deposit / withdrawal devices installed in a cashier room are known. For example, in the store deposit / withdrawal device disclosed in Patent Document 1, money stored in the device is stored in a store reserve to be withdrawn as a change in the store, etc., and is a target for remittance to a financial institution. The store sales are managed separately from the store sales that are not performed, and the store sales are collected by a collection company such as a security company. More specifically, the deposited money is stored in the recycling storage unit as store reserve. And, by the delivery process from the recycle storage unit that stores store reserves to the cassette storage unit that stores store sales, the management division of store reserves is changed to store sales. ing. In addition, the deposit / withdrawal device for stores disclosed in Patent Document 1 is connected to a police center of a collection company such as a security company through a communication line, and transmits data related to store sales to the police center.

In Patent Document 2, money is collected from an automatic change machine using a replenishment collection cassette. The replenishment / collection cassette that collects money from the automatic change machine is set in an automatic replenishment / collection machine installed in a cashier room. Then, money is paid out from the replenishment / collection cassette, and after discrimination by the discrimination unit, it is stored in a denomination in a storage box in the automatic replenishment / collection machine. Money in the automatic replenishment collection machine is periodically collected by the security company.

JP 2003-141609 A JP 2007-34522 A

In the conventional deposit / withdrawal apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1 and the like, as described above, the money used for change in the store is stored in the recycling storage unit, and the money collected by the recovery company is stored in the cassette storage unit. It is delivered and stored in this cassette storage section. Data such as the number and amount of money delivered to the cassette storage unit can be transmitted to other devices through a communication line.

Here, some banknote change machines and coin change machines installed in stores and the like are capable of loading and collecting money using cassettes. When collecting money from such a change machine, the cassette is removed from the case of the change machine, the money is taken out from the cassette, and the operator manually deposits the money into the deposit / withdrawal device. In addition, when loading money into such a change machine, the cassette is removed from the change machine housing, the money withdrawn from the deposit / withdrawal device is manually placed in this cassette, and the cassette itself is loaded into the change machine. . Here, when the operator takes out the money from the cassette of the change machine and handles the picked up money by hand, the responsibility may become unclear when a trouble such as a mismatch of the delivery amount occurs. .

In addition, in the system disclosed in Patent Document 2, a deposit / withdrawal device having a function of identifying (and counting) the money in the cassette must be installed in a cashier room, etc. There was a problem that it was expensive.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an object thereof is to provide a cash management system and a cash management method capable of reducing the cost of cash management.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a cassette housing apparatus capable of transferring money between a change machine installed in a store or the like and a cashier room without touching an operator's hand. Is to provide.

The present invention is detachable from a change machine, collects money from the change machine, and has a storage cassette having a storage medium for storing information capable of specifying a cash balance, and at least one of storing the storage cassette A cassette storage unit, a reading unit that reads the information from the storage medium of the storage cassette stored in the cassette storage unit, and a cash amount in the storage cassette is acquired based on the information read by the reading unit And a cassette housing apparatus having a management unit for managing the amount collected from the change machine.

In the cash management system of the present invention, when the management unit detects that the storage cassette is full or nearly full based on the cash amount in the storage cassette, the management unit sends a cassette collection instruction to the outside. It may be designed to output.

In the cash management system of the present invention, the management unit may manage the collection amount separately for each collection date when the money is collected from the change machine.

At this time, the management unit may output sales data including the collection amount to the outside for each collection date.

The management unit manages whether or not the sales data is output externally, and prevents the storage cassette from being removed from the cassette storage unit when there is sales data that is not externally output. May be.

Further, when the storage cassette is collected, the management unit may externally output all sales data that has not been externally output.

In the cash management system according to the present invention, the management unit obtains a collection amount from the change machine in which the storage cassette is mounted, and outputs it externally with the storage of the storage cassette by the cassette storage unit. It may be.

The present invention is a cash management method using a change machine, a storage cassette detachably attached to the change machine, and a cassette storage device having a storage medium, a cassette storage unit, a reading unit, and a management unit. Using the storage cassette to collect money from the change machine, the change machine writing information into the storage medium that can identify the amount of cash in the storage cassette, and the cassette storage A step of storing the storage cassette in which money is collected from the change machine, a step of reading the information from the storage medium of the storage cassette stored in the cassette storage unit, and the management A cash management method comprising: a step of acquiring a cash amount in the storage cassette based on information read by the reading unit and managing a recovery amount from the change machine It is.

The present invention is a cassette storage device for storing a storage cassette, and selectively restricts one or a plurality of cassette storage portions for storing the storage cassettes, and removal of the storage cassettes stored in the cassette storage portions. A cassette take-out restricting section, a cassette information obtaining section for obtaining cassette information that is information relating to the storage cassette, and the storage cassette housed in the cassette housing section can be taken out based on the obtained cassette information. A take-out authority determining unit that determines a take-out authority, which is a management authority, and a control unit that controls the cassette take-out restricting unit, the storage cassette housed in the cassette housing unit based on the determined take-out authority And a control unit that determines whether or not to restrict the removal of the cassette. That.

The cassette storage device of the present invention further includes an operator information acquisition unit that acquires operator information, which is information related to an operator's management authority, and the control unit performs an operation based on the take-out authority and the operator information. The storage cassette that can be taken out is determined based on the management authority of the user, and control is performed so as to release the removal regulation of one or a plurality of the cassette housing portions in which the removable storage cassettes are accommodated. May be.

In the cassette storage device of the present invention, the cassette information includes content information that is the content of the storage items stored in the storage cassette, and the content information is stored in the storage cassette. There are an unconfirmed state in which at least a part of the contents of the stored item is unclear and a confirmed state in which the content of the stored item is clear, and the extraction authority determining unit determines the extraction authority based on the state of the content information It may be.

At this time, the take-out authority for the storage cassette can be set to at least the first management authority and the second management authority, and when the delivery process is performed, the take-out authority determining unit determines that the content information is The delivery process may be performed by changing the take-out authority of the storage cassette, which is in a confirmed state and the take-out authority is the first management authority, to the second management authority.

In addition, the control unit may transmit a total of the content information of the one or more storage cassettes for which the delivery process has been performed to a control device belonging to the second management authority. .

In the cassette storage device of the present invention, the take-out authority for the storage cassette can be set to at least a first management authority and a second management authority, and the take-out authority determining unit is in a state in which the content information is finalized. At the same time, the content information is within a predetermined range, and the take-out authority of the storage cassette whose affiliation is the first management authority may be determined as the first management authority.

In the cassette accommodating device of the present invention, the cassette accommodating device may be movable by an authorized operator at least a part of the cassette accommodating portion in the cassette accommodating device.

According to the cash management system and the cash management method of the present invention, the cost of cash management in the store can be reduced. Moreover, according to the cassette accommodation apparatus of this invention, the delivery of the money between the change machine installed in the shop etc. and the cashier room can be performed using a cassette, without touching an operator's hand.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the cassette accommodating apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and the money processing system (cash management system) provided with this cassette accommodating apparatus. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the cassette accommodating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram of the cassette accommodation apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the arrangement | positioning state of the cassette accommodating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the other arrangement | positioning state of the cassette accommodating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the other structure of the cassette accommodating apparatus by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the cassette information of the storage cassette by the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the money processing system (cash management system) which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the cassette accommodating apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the cassette accommodating part in the cassette accommodating apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a control block diagram of the cassette housing device shown in FIG. 9. It is a figure which shows an example of the data memorize | stored with the cassette accommodating apparatus shown in FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the money processing system (cash management system) which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are diagrams showing a cassette housing device and a money handling system (cash management system) including the cassette housing device according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling system 1 includes a cash register 11 provided in a store 10, a coin change machine 12 and a bill change machine 14, and a cassette storage device 30 and a bar metal storage provided in a cashier room 20. 50 or the like. In addition, the depositing / dispensing room 20 is provided with a terminal 60 communicatively connected to the cassette housing device 30, the bar metal storage 50 and the like. Money is delivered to the cashier room 20 by a delivery car 74 or the like from a security center 70 of a collection company such as a security company, or money is collected from the cashier room 20 and sent to the security center 70 by a delivery car 74 or the like. It is supposed to be.

The coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 are configured to store coins and banknotes therein. When a customer purchases a product at the store 10, when coins or banknotes are paid to the customer as change, the coins and banknotes stored in the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 are thrown out. The coins and banknotes thrown out are handed over to customers. Various types of coin change machines 12 and banknote change machines 14 can be used. As an example, when merchandise information is input to the cash register 11 and a clerk inserts coins or banknotes deposited from a customer into the coin change machine 12 or the banknote change machine 14, the coins or banknotes as change are automatically changed to coin changes. What is thrown out from the machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 is known. The coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 can be loaded with storage cassettes 48, which will be described later. Further, these coin change machine 12 and banknote change machine 14 are communicatively connected to a terminal 60 (described later) provided in the cashier room 20 via the cash register 11 or directly.

The cassette storage device 30 is configured to store a plurality of storage cassettes 48. The storage cassette 48 stores money such as rose banknotes, rose coins, and bar metal coins, and / or securities such as gift certificates and checks. The storage cassette 48 is generally provided for both the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14, but may be integrated. The storage cassette 48 may store items other than money and securities such as receipts. The storage cassette 48 has a door for taking in and out stored items, a door locking mechanism, and a sensor for detecting that the door has been opened.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cassette storage device 30 selectively restricts the plurality of cassette storage portions 32 that respectively store the storage cassettes 48 and the removal of the storage cassettes 48 stored in the respective cassette storage portions 32. And a cassette take-out restricting section 34. As shown in FIG. 2, each cassette housing portion 32 has a bottom portion 32a on which the housing cassette 48 is placed, and a cassette removal restricting portion 34 is provided on the bottom portion 32a. More specifically, the cassette removal restricting portion 34 can selectively protrude upward from the bottom portion 32a, and when the cassette removal restricting portion 34 protrudes upward from the bottom portion 32a, the cassette housing portion 32 is provided. In addition, the storage cassette 48 cannot be stored from the outside, and the storage cassette 48 stored in the cassette storage portion 32 cannot be removed from the outside. On the other hand, when the cassette removal restricting portion 34 is retracted into the bottom portion 32a, the storage cassette 48 can be accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion 32 from the outside, and the storage cassette 48 accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion 32 can be accommodated. It can be taken out from the outside. The cassette housing portion 32 includes a cassette detection sensor (not shown), and the presence or absence of the storage cassette 48 can be detected by the cassette detection sensor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cassette housing portion 32 is opened on both opposing side surfaces of the cassette housing device 30, and a cassette removal restricting portion 34 is provided in each of the pair of openings.

The storage cassette 48 is provided with a storage medium 49 such as an IC tag that can read and write data. The storage medium 49 stores cassette information that is information about the storage cassette 48. . More specifically, cassette information is written in the storage medium 49 by an information writer (not shown) provided in the coin change machine 12, the banknote change machine 14, the police center 70, or the like. . The cassette information includes identification information such as an ID for each of the storage cassettes 48 for identifying the storage cassette 48, and stock information such as the number of denominated coins stored. FIG. 7 shows an example of cassette information of the storage cassette 48. As shown in FIG. 7, the cassette information includes a cassette ID, a take-out authority, content information, a state, and the like. The content information includes the number of banknotes for each denomination, the number of coins for each denomination, the number of gift certificates A, and unregistered securities. The state includes an unconfirmed state in which at least a part of the contents of the stored items stored in the storage cassette 48 is unclear and a confirmed state in which the contents of the stored items are clear. Details of such a state will be described later.

In addition, a cassette information acquisition unit (reading unit) 36 is provided at the bottom 32 a of each cassette storage unit 32, and this cassette information acquisition unit 36 is used when the storage cassette 48 is stored in the cassette storage unit 32. Cassette information stored in a storage medium 49 provided in the storage cassette 48 is read.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the cassette accommodating device 30 is provided with a control unit 40 for controlling each cassette take-out restriction unit 34 and the like. In addition, an extraction authority determination unit 42 is connected to the control unit 40. Based on the cassette information acquired by the cassette information acquisition unit 36, the extraction authority determination unit 42 determines an extraction authority that is a management authority that allows the storage cassette 48 accommodated in each cassette storage unit 32 to be extracted. It has become. Based on this take-out authority, the control unit 40 determines whether or not to restrict the take-out of the storage cassettes 48 stored in the respective cassette storage units 32.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, each cassette housing section 32 of the cassette housing apparatus 30 is provided with a display section 38. The display unit 38 displays whether or not the storage cassette 48 accommodated in the corresponding cassette accommodation unit 32 can be taken out. More specifically, the display unit 38 is provided with, for example, a red lamp and a green lamp. When the red lamp is lit, the storage cassette 48 cannot be taken out from the cassette storage unit 32 corresponding to the display unit 38. When the green lamp is turned on, it indicates that the storage cassette 48 can be taken out from the cassette storage portion 32 corresponding to the display portion 38. The display unit 38 is also connected to the control unit 40, and the display content on the display unit 38 is controlled by the control unit 40.

In addition, although what integrated the some cassette accommodating part 32 was demonstrated as the cassette accommodating apparatus 30 in FIG. 1, a cassette accommodating apparatus is not limited to such a thing. As another type of cassette accommodating device, each cassette accommodating portion that accommodates a storage cassette is provided detachably with respect to the other cassette accommodating portion, and the cassette accommodating device is appropriately combined with a plurality of cassette accommodating portions. May be configured. In this case, each cassette housing part is provided with a cassette removal restricting part and a display part, and a unit is constituted by these cassette housing part, cassette take-out restricting part and display part, and the cassette housing device is a set of these units. Become a body.

In addition, a communication interface 44 is connected to the control unit 40, and the control unit 40 can transmit and receive signals to and from the terminal 60 via the communication interface 44.

The bar metal storage 50 stores bar metal coins. More specifically, the bar metal storage 50 has a plurality of bar metal drawers that can be pulled out from the housing, and can store bar metal coins in each bar metal drawer and can be taken out by hand. It is possible to detect the denomination and presence / absence of bar metal coins and manage the withdrawal. Alternatively, the bar metal storage 50 may automatically throw out the instructed bar metal.

As shown in FIG. 1, money or the like is transported by a storage cassette 48 between a coin change machine 12 or a bill change machine 14 provided in a store 10 and a cassette storage device 30 provided in a depositing / dispensing room 20. It is like that. That is, the money taken out from the coin change machine 12 or the banknote change machine 14 does not touch a human hand during transportation. Also, money and the like taken out from the cassette storage device 30 are not touched by human hands during transportation. Similarly, when coins are stored in the coin change machine 12 or the banknote change machine 14, it is desirable that the coins and the like do not touch human hands. For example, when coins are inserted into the coin change machine 12, the storage cassette 48 is used. There are also cases where coins are taken out from.

The terminal 60 includes a display unit (not shown) made up of, for example, a monitor, an operation unit (not shown) made up of, for example, a keyboard, and a card reader 62. On the display unit of the terminal 60, information on the amount of money stored in each storage cassette 48 stored in the cassette storage device 30, information on the amount of money stored in the bar storage 50, and the like. It is displayed. Further, the operator can give various commands to the cassette housing device 30 and the bar storage 50 by the terminal 60 by operating the operation unit. Specifically, the operation unit of the terminal 60 allows the operator to perform operations of taking out the storage cassette 48 from the cassette storage device 30 and taking out the bar metal coins from the bar metal storage 50. Yes. Further, the card reader 62 provided in the terminal 60 reads the ID information of the ID card carried by the operator. The terminal 60 is communicatively connected to a coin change machine 12 and a bill change machine 14 provided in the store 10, and is connected to a cassette storage device 30 and a bar storage 50 provided in the cashier room 20. The terminal 60 is also connected for communication with a control device 72 (described later) provided in the security center 70.

As shown in FIG. 1, a control device 72 composed of, for example, a host computer is provided in a security center 70 of a collection company such as a security company. Further, money is delivered from the police center 70 to the cashier room 20 by a delivery car 74. More specifically, a storage cassette 48 is loaded on the delivery car 74, and the storage cassette 48 is carried from the delivery car 74 to the cassette housing device 30 and directly to the cassette housing part 32 of the cassette housing device 30. It is to be accommodated. Further, when the collection company collects money from the cassette storage device 30, the storage cassette 48 is taken out from the cassette storage portion 32, and the storage cassette 48 is loaded on the delivery vehicle 74, thereby collecting the money together with the storage cassette 48. It is supposed to be.

Next, the operation of the cassette storage device 30 and the money handling system 1 including the cassette storage device 30 as described above will be described.

First, the management authority of the storage cassette 48 will be described. The right to take out the storage cassette 48 can be set to at least a first management authority and a second management authority. Specifically, the first management authority refers to, for example, management authority on the side of a store clerk such as a store, and the second management authority refers to management authority on the side of a collection company such as a security company. The take-out authority determining unit 42 determines whether or not each store employee such as a store and a collection company such as a security company have the take-out authority. The authority of the store clerk can be set for each individual or for each job type such as a general store clerk or an administrator.

Next, a process for delivering money from the police center 70 to the cashier room 20 will be described. Such a process is performed by a collection company. More specifically, first, in the security center 70, a money handling machine (not shown) to which the storage cassette 48 is attached transports the denomination and the number of coins ordered from the delivery destination store to the storage cassette 48. And store. At this time, the number of money types stored in the storage medium 49 is written. As described above, the delivery cassette 74 transports the storage cassette 48 in which money or the like is stored from the police center 70 to the depositing / dispensing room 20. When the delivery vehicle 74 reaches the depositing / dispensing room 20, the storage cassette 48 is taken out from the delivery vehicle 74. Then, the collection trader causes the terminal 60 to read the ID information of the ID card to be carried, and inputs a storage instruction for the storage cassette 48. As a result, the control unit 40 cancels the restriction of taking out the cassette housing portion 32 that can accommodate the storage cassette 48 among the cassette housing portions 32 of the cassette housing device 30 and detects that the storage cassette 48 has been accommodated. Then, the removal of the cassette housing portion 32 in which the housing cassette 48 is housed is restricted. In this way, the collection company stores the storage cassette 48 taken out from the delivery vehicle 74 in each cassette storage portion 32 of the cassette storage device 30. At this time, the cassette information acquisition unit 36 reads the cassette information from the storage medium 49. By this processing, the money stored in the storage cassette 48 is transferred from the management authority on the collection trader side to the management authority on the clerk side, and the clerk side has the authority to take out the storage cassette 48.

Next, processing for transporting change money from the cashier room 20 to the store 10 will be described. Such processing is performed by a store clerk. More specifically, the store clerk causes the terminal 60 to read the ID information of the ID card that is carried, and inputs an instruction to take out the storage cassette 48. As a result, the control unit 40 includes a cassette storage unit in which the storage cassette 48 storing the money used as change in the cash register 11 handled by the store clerk is stored among the cassette storage units 32 of the cassette storage device 30. Release restriction of 32 is released. Then, the store clerk takes out the storage cassette 48 from the cassette housing part 32 whose take-out restriction has been released, carries the taken-out storage cassette 48 from the depositing / dispensing room 20 to the store 10, and transfers the storage cassette 48 to the cash register 11 in charge. It is loaded into the connected coin change machine 12 or banknote change machine 14.

Next, a process of collecting money from the store 10 to the cashier room 20 will be described. Such processing is performed by a store clerk. More specifically, first, when a store clerk inputs a collection command, the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 transport the collected money to the storage cassette 48 for storage. At this time, the number of denominated coins and other information are written in the storage medium 49. Then, the store clerk takes out the storage cassette 48 from the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 and carries the storage cassette 48 from the store 10 to the cash room 20. Then, the store clerk causes the terminal 60 to read the ID information of the ID card to be carried, and inputs a storage instruction for the storage cassette 48. As a result, the control unit 40 cancels the restriction of taking out the cassette housing portion 32 that can accommodate the storage cassette 48 among the cassette housing portions 32 of the cassette housing device 30 and detects that the storage cassette 48 has been accommodated. Then, the removal of the cassette housing portion 32 in which the housing cassette 48 is housed is restricted. In this way, the store clerk stores the storage cassette 48 taken out from the coin change machine 12 or the banknote change machine 14 in each cassette storage portion 32 of the cassette storage device 30. The cassette information acquisition unit 36 reads cassette information from the storage medium 49. The control unit 40 determines the take-out authority based on the cassette information. The determination method will be described later.

Next, a process for collecting money from the cashier room 20 to the security center 70 will be described. Such a process is performed by a collection company. More specifically, the collection company causes the terminal 60 to read the ID information of the ID card carried and inputs a collection instruction for the storage cassette 48. As a result, the control unit 40 accommodates the cassette accommodating the storage cassette 48 storing the money to be collected, which has a right to take out of the cassette accommodating unit 32 of the cassette accommodating device 30 and is to be collected. The restriction of taking out the part 32 is released. Then, the collection company takes out the storage cassette 48 from the cassette housing portion 32 whose take-out restriction is released, loads the taken-out storage cassette 48 onto the delivery car 74, and moves the storage cassette 48 to the police center 70 by the delivery car 74. Carry.

In the cassette storage device 30 according to the first embodiment, when the operation as described above is performed, the cassette information acquisition unit 36 acquires cassette information that is information related to the storage cassette 48, and the take-out authority determination unit 42 Based on the acquired cassette information, the take-out authority, which is the management authority capable of taking out the storage cassette 48 accommodated in each cassette accommodating portion 32, is determined. Then, the control unit 40 determines whether or not the cassette removal regulation unit 34 regulates the removal of the storage cassette 48 accommodated in each cassette accommodation unit 32 based on the determined removal authority. .

When the control unit 40 performs such control, an operator such as a store clerk or a collection company can take out only the necessary storage cassette 48 out of the plurality of storage cassettes 48 stored in the cassette storage device 30. become.

Note that each cassette storage unit 32 may be configured to determine whether or not the storage cassette 48 can be stored, depending on the take-out authority determined based on the cassette information.

Also, the take-out authority determining unit 42 may make a determination so that the take-out authority is unlimited. In this case, any operator including a store clerk or a collection company can freely take out the storage cassette 48 from each cassette storage portion 32.

In the above-described aspect, the cassette information is stored in the storage medium 49 provided in the storage cassette 48, and the cassette information acquisition unit 36 provided in each cassette storage unit 32 reads the information stored in the storage medium 49. Although such an example was demonstrated, it is not limited to such an example. For example, the storage medium 49 is not limited to non-contact reception such as an IC tag, and may perform contact communication using a connector or the like. The storage cassette 48 is not provided with a storage medium 49 such as an IC tag. Instead, the identification information of the storage cassette 48 is read with a barcode or an RFID tag mounted on the cassette. The information corresponding to this identification information transmitted in (1) may be acquired. As yet another aspect, the operator inputs the cassette information of the storage cassette 48 by the operation unit of the terminal 60, and the input information is transmitted from the terminal 60 to the control unit 40 of the cassette storage device 30. May be.

Further, in the cassette housing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, the control unit 40 is based on the above-described take-out authority and the operator's management authority based on the operator information read by the card reader 62 of the terminal 60. The storage cassette 48 that can be taken out is determined, and the restriction of taking out the cassette storage portion 32 in which the storage cassette 48 that can be taken out is stored is released. Here, the card reader 62 of the terminal 60 functions as an operator information acquisition unit that acquires operator information that is information related to the management authority of the operator.

Next, a method for determining the right to take out the storage cassette 48 will be described. In the cassette housing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, the cassette information includes content information that is the contents of the stored items stored in the storage cassette 48. Then, the take-out authority determining unit 42 determines the take-out authority based on this content information. Specifically, the content information refers to stock information that is the amount of money stored in the storage cassette 48 or the number of money types. The contents information also includes information on gift certificates and checks stored in the storage cassette 48.

The content information includes an unconfirmed state in which at least a part of the contents of the stored items stored in the storage cassette 48 is unclear and a confirmed state in which the contents of the stored items are clear. Here, when money is delivered from the police center 70 to the depositing / dispensing room 20 by the collection company, the contents of the storage items stored in the storage cassette 48 are basically clear, and the content information is in a final state. However, when it is detected that the door of the storage cassette 48 is opened during delivery, the content information of the storage cassette 48 is unconfirmed. Further, when the store clerk collects money from the store 10 to the depositing / dispensing room 20, the number of denominations of money conveyed from the coin change machine 12 or the bill change machine 14 to the storage cassette 48 is fixed. The content information of the storage cassette 48 is in a finalized state. On the other hand, the money rejected at the time of withdrawal is stored, or the denomination cannot be identified by the machine, and the money managed outside the coin change machine 12 or the bill change machine 14 is compulsorily collected. When a medium such as a gift certificate that cannot be handled by the collection company is stored in the storage cassette 48, the content information of the storage cassette 48 is in an unconfirmed state.

Further, in the cassette housing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, the cassette information includes the content information as described above, and includes affiliation information that is information related to the affiliation of the apparatus that determined the content information. It may be. In this case, the take-out authority determining unit 42 determines the take-out authority based on the content information and the affiliation information. More specifically, the affiliation information refers to the store clerk side or the collection trader side. Such affiliation information is determined by the coin change machine 12 or the bill change machine 14 or when the content information of the storage cassette 48 is determined at the security center 70. Alternatively, the affiliation information is the operator's affiliation (a store clerk or a recovery company) that is determined by reading the ID information of the ID card by the terminal 60 when the storage cassette 48 is stored in the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30. ).

In the cassette housing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, as described above, the management authority of the storage cassette 48 includes at least a first management authority (management authority on the clerk side of a store or the like) and a second management authority ( Management authority on the collection company side such as a security company). When the storage cassette 48 is transported from the store 10 to the depositing / dispensing room 20 by the store clerk and stored in the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30, the storage company 48 takes out the storage cassette 48 from the cassette storage unit 32. In addition, the control unit 40 performs a delivery process for changing the management authority of the storage cassette 48 from the management authority on the store clerk side to the management authority on the collection company side. At this time, the take-out authority determining unit 42 determines the take-out authority of the storage cassette 48 whose content information is in a confirmed state and whose affiliation is the management authority on the store clerk side to the collection trader side. In this way, after the storage cassette 48 storing the coins collected from the coin change machine 12 or the banknote change machine 14 is stored in the cassette storage portion 32 of the cassette storage device 30, the recovery trader can use this storage cassette. 48 can be reliably removed from the cassette housing portion 32. The delivery process as described above is performed when the storage cassette 48 is accommodated in the cassette accommodation unit 32 of the cassette accommodation apparatus 30 or when a delivery command is issued from the terminal 60 or the like to the control unit 40. On the other hand, when the storage cassette 48 whose content information is undetermined is stored in the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30, the take-out authority determining unit 42 does not change the take-out authority to the recovery company side, The storage cassette 48 cannot be removed from the cassette storage portion 32. In this case, the store cassette 48 is returned to the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14 by the store clerk, and the deposit process is confirmed again by the coin change machine 12 and the banknote change machine 14.

Further, as described above, when the take-out authority determining unit 42 determines the take-out authority of the storage cassette 48 whose content information is in a confirmed state and whose affiliation is management authority on the store clerk side, the control unit 40 Sends the sum of the content information of the one or more storage cassettes 48 for which the delivery process has been performed to the control device 72 installed in the police center 70 belonging to the collection company via the terminal 60. ing. The timing of transmission from the control unit 40 is when the storage cassette 48 is inserted into the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30 or when the control unit 40 processes a delivery command.

Further, after the storage cassette 48 is transported from the police center 70 to the depositing / dispensing room 20 and stored in the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30 by the recovery company, the control unit 40 recovers the management authority of the storage cassette 48. A delivery process for changing the management authority on the merchant side to the management authority on the clerk side is performed. At this time, the take-out authority determining unit 42 determines, on the clerk side, the take-out authority for the storage cassette 48 whose content information is in a finalized state and whose affiliation is the management authority on the collection trader side. In this way, after the storage cassette 48 prepared in the security center 70 is stored in the cassette storage portion 32 of the cassette storage device 30, the store clerk can reliably take out the storage cassette 48 from the cassette storage portion 32. It becomes like this. The delivery process as described above is performed when the storage cassette 48 is accommodated in the cassette accommodation unit 32 of the cassette accommodation apparatus 30 or when a delivery command is issued from the terminal 60 or the like to the control unit 40.

Also, there is a case where the content information of the storage cassette 48 is confirmed and used again without being delivered to the collection company. That is, in the cassette housing apparatus 30 of the first embodiment, the take-out authority determining unit 42 is a storage cassette in which the content information is in a fixed state, the content information is within a predetermined range, and the affiliation is on the clerk side. 48 is determined as management authority on the clerk side. The content information is within a predetermined range, for example, the number of coins or banknotes stored in the storage cassette 48 is within a predetermined range, or the amount of coins or banknotes stored in the storage cassette 48 is within a predetermined range. Or a case where a check or gift certificate or the like is not stored in the storage cassette 48. These conditions can be arbitrarily set by combining one or a plurality of arbitrary conditions for determining that the storage cassette 48 does not need to be collected by the collection company. When the content information satisfies the set condition, even if the storage cassette 48 is stored in the cassette storage unit 32 of the cassette storage device 30, the take-out authority determining unit 42 does not change the take-out authority to the collection company side, Leave. In this case, the store clerk 48 uses the storage cassette 48 again in the coin change machine 12 or the bill change machine 14 as a storage cassette for recycling.

Further, in the cassette storage device 30 of the first embodiment, when an operator having the take-out authority takes out the storage cassette 48 from each cassette storage portion 32 of the cassette storage device 30, this operator can take out the storage cassette 48. A display section 38 corresponding to the cassette housing section 32 in which the housing cassette 48 is housed displays. Specifically, a green lamp is lit on the display unit 38 corresponding to the cassette housing part 32 in which the storage cassette 48 that can be taken out by the operator is housed, and the storage cassette 48 that cannot be taken out by the operator is housed. A red lamp is lit on the display unit 38 corresponding to the cassette housing unit 32. Thus, the operator can determine at a glance from which cassette housing portion 32 the storage cassette 48 can be taken out.

Note that the cassette housing apparatus 30 according to the first embodiment is not limited to the above-described aspect, and various modifications can be made.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the cassette housing device 30 may be provided so that the side surface thereof is adjacent to the wall 22 of the depositing / dispensing chamber 20. In this case, one of the two opposing openings in each cassette housing portion 32 of the cassette housing device 30 is blocked by the wall 22, and the operator can control each cassette housing portion 32 of the cassette housing device 30. Can be accessed from only one direction. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, it is not necessary to provide the cassette removal restricting portion 34 in both the pair of openings of the cassette housing portion 32 in each cassette housing portion 32, and the cassette removal restricting portion 34 is provided only in one opening. It is only necessary to provide it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the cassette housing device 30 may be provided at the boundary between the store 10 and the cash room 20. In this case, the cassette accommodating device 30 is provided so as to penetrate the wall 22 of the depositing / dispensing chamber 20. Then, the store clerk gains access to each cassette housing portion 32 of the cassette housing device 30 from the store 10 side (the left side in FIG. 5), and the collection company handles each cassette housing portion 32 of the cassette housing device 30. Are accessed from the banking room 20 side (right side in FIG. 5). Further, in such a cassette storage device 30, the pair of cassette takeout restricting portions 34 provided in each cassette containing portion 32 is controlled by the control unit 40 independently from the other cassette takeout restricting portions 34. Become. That is, one cassette removal restriction part 34 (left cassette removal restriction part 34) of the pair of cassette removal restriction parts 34 provided in each cassette housing part 32 selectively restricts the removal of the storage cassette 48 by the store clerk. Thus, the other cassette removal restriction part 34 (the right cassette removal restriction part 34) of the cassette removal restriction part 34 selectively restricts removal of the storage cassette 48 by the collection company. It should be noted that a cashier in charge of the store may be arranged in the cashier room 20, and the takeout of the storage cassette 48 may be selectively restricted by distinguishing the authority of the cashier in charge of the cash register and the authority of the cashier in charge of cashier.

Further, the collection of the storage cassette 48 by the collection company may be performed in a state where the storage cassette 48 is stored in the cassette storage device 30. That is, at least a part of the cassette housing portion 32 in the cassette housing device 30 may be movable by an authorized operator. For example, when the cassette storage device 30 is integrated as shown in FIG. 1, the recovery company collects the storage cassette 48 stored in the cassette storage device 30. All 30 may be collected and transported to the police center 70. Further, when each of the cassette accommodating portions 32 in the cassette accommodating device 30 can be divided, for example, the collection company collects the accommodating cassette 48 when collecting the accommodating cassette 48 accommodated in the cassette accommodating device 30. The cassette housing part 32 to be housed may be collected and transported to the security center 70.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, as the cassette storage device 30, a cassette storage rack 30 m configured from a store cassette storage rack 30 m and a collection cassette storage rack 30 n may be used. Here, the store cassette storage rack 30m and the recovery cassette storage rack 30n have a plurality of

cassette storage portions

32m and 32n, respectively. Each

cassette housing part

32m, 32n has the same configuration as the cassette housing part 32 shown in FIG. Here, the cassette housing rack 30m for the store is fixed to the depositing / dispensing room 20, whereas the cassette housing rack 30n for collection is movable. These cassette storage racks 30m and 30n are connected to the control unit 40, respectively, and the cassette take-out regulation units 34 provided in the

cassette storage units

32m and 32n of the cassette storage racks 30m and 30n are respectively controlled. It is controlled by the unit 40. The recovery cassette housing rack 30n may be fixed using a chain or a lock, but preferably includes a fixing portion that can be changed between a fixed state and a fixed release state that are fixed in the teller room. In this case, the fixing state of the fixing unit may be changed based on a command from the control unit 40 with the fixing unit being electric, or may be manually controlled with a key or the like by making the fixing unit mechanical. Good.

In the cassette storage device 30 as shown in FIG. 6, the recovery company stores and transports the storage cassette 48 in the recovery cassette storage rack 30n when delivering money from the police center 70 to the depositing / dispensing room 20. When the cassette storage rack 30n for collection is connected to the control unit 40, it functions in the same manner as the cassette storage device 30 shown in FIG.

In addition, when the collection company collects money from the cashier room 20 to the security center 70, when the collection information is entered by reading the ID information of the ID card carried by the terminal 60 or when the collection command is released, The cassette storage rack 30n for use is released. As a result, the recovery cassette storage rack 30n in which the storage cassette 48 storing the money to be recovered is stored can be moved from the depositing / dispensing chamber 20. In this manner, the collection company collects the cassette housing rack 30n for collection and transports the cassette housing rack 30n to the security center 70. At this time, if the storage cassette 48 to be kept in the store is stored in the cassette storage rack 30n for collection, a warning display of the terminal 60 and a display section 38 of the cassette storage section 32n of the corresponding cassette storage rack 30n are displayed. The warning display such as flashing of the red lamp is performed.

In addition, when a plurality of cassette storage racks are provided, such as a store cassette storage rack 30m and a collection cassette storage rack 30n, the storage cassettes 48 that can be stored in the respective cassette storage racks are the contents of the storage cassette 48. You may decide based on information. For example, when the content information is unconfirmed or when the content information is confirmed and within a predetermined range, the storage cassette 48 can be stored in the cassette storage rack 30m for stores and stored in the cassette storage rack 30n for collection. The cassette 48 can not be accommodated. As a result, the storage cassette 48 to be kept in the store is not collected by the collection company.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 8 shows a money handling system (cash management system) according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The money handling system includes a storage cassette 120 that collects money from the change machine 110 and a cassette storage device 130 that stores the storage cassette 120. The storage cassette 120 stored in the cassette storage device 130 is loaded into the change machine 110 or sent to the security center 140 by a collection company such as a security company. Further, the cassette storage device 130 stores the storage cassette 120 delivered from the security center 140. In addition, the cassette housing device 130 can communicate with the security center 140.

The change machine 110 includes a banknote change machine 111 and a coin change machine 112 and is connected to a cash register 113. The bill change machine 111 and the coin change machine 112 are configured to store bills and coins therein. When the customer purchases a product at the store, the banknote or coin received from the customer is identified and counted, and when the banknote or coin is paid to the customer as change, the banknote change machine 111 or the coin change is paid. The bills and coins stored in the machine 112 are thrown out and the thrown bills and coins are delivered to the customer.

Various types of bill changers 111 and coin changers 112 can be used. As an example, product information is input to the cash register 113, and when a clerk inserts banknotes or coins deposited from a customer into the banknote change machine 111 or coin change machine 112, it is identified and counted to calculate the deposit amount. It is known that banknotes and coins as change are automatically thrown out of the banknote change machine 111 and the coin changer 112 based on the deposit amount and the sales proceeds.

The change machine 110 can be loaded / removed with a storage cassette 120 described later. When collecting banknotes and coins stored in the change machine 110, the change machine 110 moves the stored banknotes and coins to the storage cassette 120. By taking out the storage cassette 120 from the change machine 110, it is possible to collect bills and coins. Although one change machine 110 is shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of change machines 110 may be provided.

A storage medium 121 such as an IC tag is attached to the storage cassette 120. The storage medium 121 stores a cassette ID unique to the storage cassette 120 to which the storage medium 121 is attached.

The change machine 110 includes a data writer (information writer) that can write data to the storage medium 121 in a state where the storage cassette 120 is loaded. When the change machine 110 collects money (banknotes / coins), it writes the collected money information including the total amount of money and the money moved to the storage cassette 120, that is, the collected money, into the storage medium 121. Further, the change machine 110 also writes the change machine ID unique to the own machine and the collection date and time in the storage medium 121 at the time of money collection.

Next, the cassette housing device 130 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 is an external view of the cassette housing device 130, FIG. 10 is a sectional view of the cassette housing portion 131, and FIG. 11 is a control block diagram of the cassette housing device 130.

The cassette accommodating device 130 includes at least one cassette accommodating portion 131 that accommodates each of the storage cassettes 120, and a cassette removal restricting portion 135 that restricts the removal of the storage cassettes 120 accommodated in each cassette accommodating portion 131. . As shown in FIG. 10, each cassette accommodating part 131 has the bottom part 131a in which the accommodation cassette 120 is mounted, and one side surface is open. The cassette removal restricting portion 135 is provided on the bottom portion 131a near the opening.

More specifically, the cassette removal restricting portion 135 can protrude upward from the bottom portion 131a. When the cassette removal restriction portion 135 protrudes upward from the bottom portion 131a, the storage cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion 131 is stored. 120 cannot be taken out from the outside. On the other hand, when the cassette removal restricting portion 135 is retracted into the bottom portion 131a, the storage cassette 120 housed in the cassette housing portion 131 can be taken out from the outside, and the storage cassette 120 can be housed in the cassette housing portion 131 from the outside. Can do. The cassette housing part 131 is provided with a cassette detection sensor (not shown) so that the presence or absence of the storage cassette 120 can be detected by this cassette detection sensor.

As shown in FIG. 10, data is read from the storage medium 121 attached to the storage cassette 120 in the state where the storage cassette 120 is stored in the cassette storage unit 131 at the bottom 131 a of each cassette storage unit 131. A cassette information acquisition unit 136 (reading unit) is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the cassette storage device 130 has an operation unit 132 for receiving an instruction to take out the storage cassette 120 stored therein, a first display unit 133 that can display various information, And a control unit 137 is provided. For example, the operation unit 132 is a keyboard, and the first display unit 133 is a liquid crystal display.

The control unit 137 controls the cassette take-out restricting unit 135 or writes data read by the cassette information acquiring unit 136 into the storage unit 138. For example, the control unit 137 acquires the amount collected from the change machine 110 and the cash amount in the storage cassette 120 based on the information read from the storage medium 121 by the cassette information acquisition unit 136, and writes it in the storage unit 138. . The control unit 137 and the storage unit 138 can function as a management unit that manages the amount collected from the change machine 110.

When the storage cassette 120 is stored in the cassette storage unit 131, the control unit 137 controls the cassette removal restriction unit 135 so that the storage cassette 120 cannot be removed from the outside. Further, when accepting the take-out instruction via the operation unit 132, the control unit 137 controls the cassette take-out restricting unit 135 so that at least one of the stored storage cassettes 120 can be taken out. A method for taking out the storage cassette 120 will be described later.

In addition, each cassette housing part 131 is provided with a second display part 134. The second display unit 134 displays whether or not the storage cassette 120 stored in the corresponding cassette storage unit 131 can be taken out. More specifically, the second display unit 134 is provided with, for example, a red lamp and a green lamp. When the red lamp is lit, it indicates that the storage cassette 120 is in an unloadable state, and when the green lamp is lit, the storage cassette 120 is displayed. Indicates that it is ready for retrieval. The display content on the second display unit 134 (lighting of the red lamp and the green lamp) is controlled by the control unit 137.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the cassette housing device 130 includes a communication interface 139 so that it can communicate with the security center 140. The control unit 137 can control the communication interface 139 so as to transmit the data stored in the storage unit 138 to the security center 140.

The cassette storage device 130 shown in FIG. 9 is provided with a storage 141 for storing a bar (wrapping coin) or the like below the cassette storage 131. However, the storage 141 is not provided. Also good.

As shown in FIG. 8, money is transported by the storage cassette 120 between the change machine 110 provided at the storefront and the cassette storage device 130 provided in the cashier room or the like behind the store. . When the store clerk collects money from the change machine 110 after the store is closed, the store clerk removes the storage cassette 120 containing the collected money from the change machine 110 and stores it in the cassette storage device 130. Further, the store clerk takes out the storage cassette 120 from the cassette storage device 130 and loads it into the change machine 110 before the store starts business. When a plurality of change machines 110 are provided in the store, the storage cassette 120 may be loaded into a change machine 110 different from the previous day.

Next, data (cassette information) stored in the storage unit 138 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is an example of data stored in the storage unit 138, and the storage unit 138 stores information about money collected by the storage cassette 120 from the change machine 110 for each storage cassette 120. This information is read from the storage medium 121 by the cassette information acquisition unit 136, and includes a cassette ID, a collection date and time, a change machine ID, collection money information (content information), and the like.

The control unit 137 causes the cassette information acquisition unit 136 to read data (cassette ID, collection date / time, change machine ID, collection money information, etc.) from the storage medium 121 at a predetermined timing. And the control part 137 writes the collection money information of the collection date and time which is not memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 138 among the data which the cassette information acquisition part 136 read, and sets 0 to a transmission flag.

In addition, the control unit 137 collects the collected money information written in the storage unit 138 at a predetermined timing, the collected money information whose transmission flag is 0, the corresponding cassette ID, change machine ID, collected date and time. Is taken out from the storage unit 138. The communication interface 139 transmits sales data including data retrieved from the storage unit 138 to the security center 140. When the communication interface 139 transmits the sales data to the security center 140, the control unit 137 rewrites the transmission flag in the storage unit 138 corresponding to the collected money information included in the transmitted sales data to 1.

For example, FIG. 12 shows data of collected money over a plurality of days of the storage cassette 120 whose cassette ID is “CS01”. From this data, on January 20, 2011, this storage cassette 120 was transferred from the change machine 110 with the change machine ID “001” to 10 000 yen bills, 5 5000 yen bills, 32 1000 yen bills, A total of 157,000 yen has been collected, and it can be seen that this collected money information has already been transmitted to the security center 140. The storage cassette 120 collects money from the change machine 110 whose change machine ID is “002” on January 21, 2011, and the collected money information has been transmitted to the police center 140. I understand. The storage cassette 120 collects money from the change machine 110 whose change machine ID is “001” on January 22, 2011, and the collected money information has not been transmitted to the police center 140 yet. I understand.

The cassette storage device 130 can manage the cash balance of each storage cassette 120 and the collected money from each change machine 110 from the data shown in FIG.

Further, the security center 140 receives sales data from the communication interface 139 to manage the money collected from the change machine 110 according to the collection date and time, and the amount of money stored in the storage cassette 120 Denomination information can be grasped.

The timing at which the cassette information acquisition unit 136 reads data from the storage medium 121 can be arbitrarily set, for example, when the cassette detection sensor detects that the storage cassette 120 is stored in the cassette storage unit 131, It may be after the store is closed or when a reading instruction is received from the operation unit 132.

Further, the timing at which the communication interface 139 transmits the sales data to the security center 140 can be arbitrarily set. For example, the communication interface 139 may be after the store is closed or when a transmission instruction is received from the operation unit 132. Immediately after the collected money information read from the storage medium 121 of the storage cassette 120 is written in the storage unit 138.

Next, processing when the storage cassette 120 is taken out from the cassette storage device 130 will be described. The storage cassette 120 may be taken out by a store clerk in order to be loaded into the change machine 110 or may be taken out by a collection company in order to be transferred to the security center 140.

First, I will explain how the clerk takes out. First, the store clerk inputs an instruction to take out the storage cassette 120 from the operation unit 132. At this time, an authentication card such as an employee card may be read by a reading unit (not shown) provided in the operation unit 132.

When the operation unit 132 receives a take-out instruction from the store clerk, the control unit 137 selects one of the storage cassettes 120 stored in the cassette storage unit 131 for which the collection money information of the storage medium 121 has been read. Then, the cassette removal restricting unit 135 is controlled so that the selected storage cassette 120 can be removed.

Further, the control unit 137 displays on the second display unit 134 corresponding to the cassette housing unit 131 that houses the selected storage cassette 120 that the storage cassette 120 can be taken out. For example, the control unit 137 turns off the red lamp of the second display unit 134 and turns on the green lamp. The store clerk confirms the display content of the second display unit 134, takes out the storage cassette 120 that can be taken out, and loads it into the change machine 110.

When the operation unit 132 accepts a take-out instruction from the store clerk, if there is no storage cassette 120 for which the collection money information of the storage medium 121 has been read, the control unit 137 controls the cassette information acquisition unit 136 to store the storage cassette 120. The collected money information is read from the storage medium 121 of at least one storage cassette 120 among the storage cassettes 120 that have been stored. Then, after reading the collected money information, the control unit 137 enables the storage cassette 120 to be taken out.

As described above, the control unit 137 allows only the storage cassette 120 for which the recovery money information of the storage medium 121 has been read to be removed from the cassette storage device 130, and has not yet read the recovery money information of the storage medium 121. The storage cassette 120 is prevented from being removed from the cassette storage device 130.

Next, the removal by the collection company will be explained. Usually, the collection company takes out all the storage cassettes 120 stored in the cassette storage device 130.

First, the collection company inputs an instruction (collection instruction) for taking out the storage cassette 120 from the operation unit 132. At this time, you may make it make the reading part (not shown) provided in the operation part 132 read the authentication card | curd which shows a collection trader.

When the operation unit 132 receives a take-out instruction from the collection company, the control unit 137 confirms whether the collection money information of the storage medium 121 has been read for all the storage cassettes 120 stored in the cassette storage unit 131. If there is a storage medium that has not been read, the collected money information is read and written to the storage unit 138.

Next, the control unit 137 retrieves the collected money information whose transmission flag is 0 from the storage unit 138, and the communication interface 139 transmits the sales data to the police center 140.

When the control unit 137 finishes reading the collected money information from the storage medium 121 of all the storage cassettes 120 accommodated in the cassette accommodating unit 131 and transmitting the untransmitted collected money information in the storage unit 138, The cassette removal restricting portion 135 is controlled so that the storage cassette 120 can be removed.

The collection company takes out all the storage cassettes 120 stored in the cassette storage device 130 and stores the storage cassette 120 brought from the security center 140 in the cassette storage device 130 instead. The storage cassette 120 brought from the police center 140 by the collection company is empty, and the storage medium 121 stores only the cassette ID. The collection company transports the storage cassette 120 taken out from the cassette storage device 130 to the security center 140.

The security center 140 receives the sales data from the cassette storage device 130, and therefore grasps the amount of money stored in each storage cassette 120. In the security center, a collation operation is performed between the amount of money and the money stored in the storage cassette 120 transported from the store by the collection company.

Thus, in the second embodiment, the change machine 110 itself counts the money collected from the change machine 110 in the storage cassette 120, and writes the count result (recovered money information) in the storage medium 121. The cassette storage device 130 can read the collected money information and the like from the storage medium 121 and acquire the cash balance of each storage cassette 120. Since there is no need to provide a currency counting function in the cassette housing device 130, the cost of cash management in the store can be reduced.

The control unit 137 detects whether the storage cassette 120 is full (full) or nearly full (near full) based on the cash amount of the storage cassette 120, and when the storage cassette 120 is full / near full The collection instruction (collection request) for the storage cassette 120 may be transmitted to the security center 140. When the security center 140 receives the collection instruction, the collection company goes to the store to collect the storage cassette 120.

When the cassette storage device 130 transmits a collection instruction to the security center 140, the storage cassette 120 is operated at a store until it becomes full / near full over a plurality of days. Therefore, the cassette collection frequency by the collection company can be minimized and the cost of cash management can be further reduced.

If an error occurs when money is collected into the storage cassette 120 in the change machine 110, there is a possibility that the collected money information written in the storage medium 121 by the change machine 110 and the money actually collected in the storage cassette 120 do not match. is there. Therefore, when an error occurs, all the money in the storage cassette 120 is taken out and put into the change machine 110, and the change machine 110 identifies and counts the money and stores it in the storage cassette 120. Then, the change machine 110 writes the counting result of all the inserted coins as the collected money information in the storage medium 121 together with an identifier indicating that an error has occurred.

When an error identifier is added to the collected money information that has been read, the cassette housing device 130 subtracts the total amount of money collected by the storage cassette 120 up to the previous day from the collected money information on that day. In this way, even when an error occurs during collection, accurate collection information can be acquired.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 13 shows a money handling system (cash management system) according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The third embodiment is different from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 8 in that the change machine 110 and the cassette storage device 130 are communicably connected. A plurality of change machines 110 may be provided.

The change machine 110 reads the cassette ID from the storage medium 121 when the storage cassette 120 is loaded. Further, the change machine 110 does not write the collected money information to the storage medium 121 when collecting the money, and when the storage cassette 120 is removed, the change machine ID, the cassette ID, and the collected money information are combined and transmitted to the cassette storage device 130. To do.

When receiving the combination of the change machine ID, the cassette ID, and the collected money information from the change machine 110, the cassette storage device 130 writes it in the storage unit 138. In this way, even if the collected money information is not written to the storage medium 121 but is transmitted from the change machine 110 to the cassette accommodating apparatus 130, the cassette accommodating apparatus 130 manages the cash balance of each accommodating cassette 120. can do.

The cassette storage device 130 notifies an alarm when the storage cassette 120 with the cassette ID combined with the recovery money information is not stored within a predetermined time after receiving the recovery money information from the change machine 110. Also good.

The change machine 110 may transmit the collected money information to the cassette housing apparatus 130 in response to the inquiry about the collected money information from the cassette housing apparatus 130. In this case, the change machine 110 writes its own change machine ID in the storage medium 121 when collecting money. When the storage cassette 120 is stored, the cassette storage device 130 reads the change machine ID from the storage medium 121 and inquires the change machine 110 corresponding to the change machine ID for the collected money information. Even in such a method, the cassette storage device 130 can manage the cash balance of each storage cassette 120.

The change machine 110 may notify an alarm when there is no inquiry about the collected money information from the cassette storage device 130 within a predetermined time after the storage cassette 120 is removed.

Further, the change machine 110 does not need to read the cassette ID from the storage medium 121 and write the change machine ID of the own machine to the storage medium 121 at the time of collection. The cassette accommodating device 130 reads the cassette ID from the storage medium 121 of the accommodated storage cassette 120 and inquires of all the change machines 110 whether or not money has been collected in the storage cassette corresponding to the cassette ID. . When the cassette ID that has been read matches the cassette ID inquired from the cassette storage device 130, the change machine 110 transmits the collected money information to the cassette storage device 130 together with its own change machine ID. By adopting such a configuration, the change machine 110 does not need a data writing function to the storage medium 121.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in each embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

Claims

A storage cassette that is detachable from the change machine, collects money from the change machine, and has a storage medium that stores information capable of specifying a cash balance;
Based on at least one cassette storage unit that stores the storage cassette, a read unit that reads the information from the storage medium of the storage cassette stored in the cassette storage unit, and the information read by the read unit A cassette storage device having a management unit for acquiring a cash balance in a storage cassette and managing a recovery amount from the change machine;
A cash management system.
The said management part outputs a cassette collection | recovery instruction | indication outside, when it detects that the said storage cassette is in the state which is full or almost full based on the cash amount in the said storage cassette. The cash management system according to 1.
The cash management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the management unit manages the collection amount by distinguishing each collection date when money is collected from the change machine.
4. The cash management system according to claim 3, wherein the management unit outputs sales data including the collection amount to the outside for each collection date.
The management unit manages whether or not the sales data is output externally, and prevents the storage cassette from being removed from the cassette storage unit when there is sales data that is not externally output. Item 5. A cash management system according to item 4.
The cash management system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein when the storage cassette is collected, the management unit outputs all sales data not output externally.
The said management part calculates | requires the collection amount from the change machine with which this storage cassette was mounted | worn with the accommodation of the said storage cassette by the said cassette accommodating part, and outputs it externally. A cash management system according to claim 1.
A cash management method using a change machine, a storage cassette that is detachable from the change machine, has a storage medium, and a cassette storage device that has a cassette storage unit, a reading unit, and a management unit,
Using the storage cassette to collect money from the change machine;
The change machine writes information in the storage medium that can identify the cash amount in the storage cassette;
A step of accommodating the storage cassette in which the cassette storage portion collects money from the change machine;
The reading unit reads the information from the storage medium of the storage cassette stored in the cassette storage unit;
The management unit acquires the cash amount in the storage cassette based on the information read by the reading unit, and manages the amount collected from the change machine;
A cash management method comprising:
A cassette storage device for storing a storage cassette,
One or a plurality of cassette housing portions each housing the storage cassette;
A cassette removal restricting portion that selectively restricts removal of the storage cassette accommodated in the cassette accommodating portion;
A cassette information acquisition unit that acquires cassette information that is information about the storage cassette;
Based on the acquired cassette information, a take-out authority determining unit that determines a take-out authority that is a management authority capable of taking out the storage cassette housed in the cassette housing part;
A control unit for controlling the cassette removal restriction unit, and a control unit for determining whether or not to restrict the removal of the storage cassette stored in the cassette storage unit based on the determined removal authority;
A cassette housing apparatus comprising:
An operator information acquisition unit that acquires operator information that is information relating to the management authority of the operator;
The control unit determines the storage cassette that can be taken out based on the take-out authority and the management authority of the operator based on the operator information, and the one or more of the storage cassettes that can be taken out are stored. The cassette storage device according to claim 9, wherein control is performed so as to cancel the restriction of taking out the cassette storage portion.
The cassette information includes content information that is the contents of the storage items stored in the storage cassette, and the state of the content information includes at least a part of the contents of the storage items stored in the storage cassette. There are uncertain unconfirmed state and definite state where the contents of the contents are clear,
The cassette storage device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the take-out authority determining unit determines the take-out authority based on a state of the content information.
The right to take out the storage cassette can be set to at least a first management authority and a second management authority,
When the delivery process is performed, the take-out authority determining unit determines the take-out authority of the storage cassette in which the content information is in a finalized state and the take-out authority is the first management authority. 12. The cassette storage device according to claim 11, wherein the delivery process is performed by changing to.
The said control part transmits the sum total of the said content information of the said one or several said storage cassette in which the said delivery process was performed to the control apparatus which belongs to a said 2nd management authority, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Cassette housing equipment.
The right to take out the storage cassette can be set to at least a first management authority and a second management authority,
The take-out authority determining unit determines the take-out authority of the storage cassette in which the content information is in a fixed state and the content information is within a predetermined range, and the affiliation is the first management authority. 12. The cassette storage device according to claim 11, wherein the cassette storage device is determined as an authority.
15. The cassette housing device according to claim 9, wherein at least a part of the cassette housing unit in the cassette housing device is movable by an authorized operator. Cassette housing equipment.