WO2014038270A1

WO2014038270A1 - Information processing device

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Publication number: WO2014038270A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/067726
Authority: WO
Inventors: 伸行小路
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2012-09-04
Filing date: 2013-06-27
Publication date: 2014-03-13
Also published as: JP5853910B2; CN104335256A; JP2014049060A

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device, comprising: a state determination unit which determines the state of a document of interest; a comparison unit which, if it is determined that the document of interest is in an abnormal state, compares a registered number which is registered among numbers which are associated with documents which have previously been determined to be abnormal, with the number which is associated with the document of interest, and obtains a comparison result; and a counter update unit which, if the comparison result is no match, updates a prescribed counter.

Description

Information processing device

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.

Generally, banknote processing terminals that handle banknotes are installed in financial institutions such as banks. Examples of the banknote handling terminal include ATM (Automatic teller machine), cash cash dispenser for teller (TCR: Teller Cash Recycler), cash deposit / withdrawal machine for deposit and withdrawal, and banknote sorter. These banknote processing terminals have an identification unit that identifies banknotes in transactions such as depositing or withdrawing, and have a function of repelling banknotes determined to be not normal by the identification unit (for example, (See JP 2006-107061 A).

In addition, the function of repelling banknotes that are determined to be not normal is specifically moved to a stacking unit such as a Reject (hereinafter also referred to as “RJ”) bank for storage. It is realized by doing. Hereinafter, moving the banknote to the RJ warehouse is also simply referred to as “RJ”.

However, when the operator takes out the banknote moved to the RJ warehouse as described above, loads it into the cassette in consideration of reusing the banknote, and operates the banknote processing terminal, the banknote processing terminal The banknote is judged again not normal. For this reason, for example, if the banknote processing terminal continuously RJs a banknote several times during one transaction or RJs a banknote more than a predetermined number during one transaction, the banknote is abnormal due to an error. It may be determined that the pause rate of the banknote handling terminal may be improved. Such a phenomenon can occur not only when a banknote is identified, but also when a ticket other than a banknote is to be identified.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when an operator rejects a ticket rejected as being normal and loads it into a cassette in order to reuse the ticket, it is determined again that the ticket is not normal and an unnecessary error occurs. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique capable of avoiding this.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a state determination unit that determines a state of a target ticket and a ticket that has been determined to be abnormal in the past when the state of the target ticket is determined to be abnormal. A comparison unit that compares a registered number of the registered numbers with a number attached to the target ticket to obtain a comparison result, and a counter that updates a predetermined counter when the comparison result indicates a mismatch An information processing apparatus including an update unit is provided.

The counter updating unit may omit updating the predetermined counter when the comparison result indicates a match.

The information processing apparatus includes: a counter determination unit that determines a relationship between the predetermined counter and an upper limit value; and an error processing unit that performs a predetermined error process when it is determined that the predetermined counter exceeds the upper limit value. May be further provided.

The information processing apparatus may further include a registration processing unit that adds the number of the target ticket to the registration number when it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal.

When the information processing apparatus determines that the state of the target ticket is not normal and determines that the state of the target ticket is a predetermined first state, You may further provide the registration process part which adds the number of a ticket to the said registration number.

The registration processing unit is a case where it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal, and when the state of the target ticket is determined to be a predetermined second state, The process of adding the ticket number to the registration number may be omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, when an operator rejects a ticket that has been rejected as being not normal and is loaded in a cassette, the ticket is determined to be incorrect and an unnecessary error is determined. Can be avoided.

It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of a general information processing apparatus. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating examples of various data related to the operation of a general information processing apparatus. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating examples of various data related to the operation of a general information processing apparatus. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating examples of various data related to the operation of a general information processing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the banknote processing terminal which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the various data in connection with operation | movement of the information processing apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given.

[Description of general technology]
First, the flow of operations of a general information processing apparatus will be described. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations of a general information processing apparatus. Here, it is assumed that a general information processing device is incorporated in the banknote processing terminal as described above, but the general information processing device may exist outside the banknote processing terminal. Good.

In the following description, the target banknote may be, for example, a banknote deposited into the banknote processing terminal via the customer service unit, or a banknote withdrawn from the banknote processing terminal. Further, here, when it is determined that the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse, a counter is used to determine whether or not to perform error processing. In the following example, a continuous RJ counter and a total RJ counter are used as counters.

For example, a continuous RJ counter is a counter for counting the number of times a banknote is continuously RJed during one transaction, and a total RJ counter is 1 regardless of whether it is continuous or discontinuous. It is a counter for counting the total number of times RJ of banknotes has been made during a transaction. However, the counter to be used is not particularly limited, and a counter other than the continuous RJ counter and the total RJ counter may be used.

Also, a banknote suitable for reuse (hereinafter also referred to as “reusable banknote”) corresponds to, for example, a banknote that can be used in advance, and corresponds to, for example, a normal banknote. On the other hand, banknotes that are not suitable for reuse (hereinafter also referred to as “non-reusable banknotes”) correspond to, for example, banknotes that cannot be reused, for example, banknotes that are not normal (or abnormal Banknote).

As shown in FIG. 1, the general information processing apparatus determines whether or not the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (step S11). When the general information processing apparatus determines that the target banknote is a banknote suitable for reuse ("No" in step S11), the general information processing apparatus controls the banknote to be conveyed to a predetermined unit (step S12). ). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to a predetermined unit according to this control. The predetermined unit may be, for example, a cassette that stores banknotes used in transactions.

On the other hand, when the general information processing apparatus determines that the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S11), the banknote whose state has been determined one sheet before the banknote. (Hereinafter, also referred to as “banknote immediately before”) is also determined whether or not the banknote is not suitable for reuse (step S13). When the general information processing apparatus determines that the immediately preceding banknote is a banknote suitable for reuse (“No” in step S13), the process proceeds to step S17.

On the other hand, when the general information processing apparatus determines that the immediately preceding banknote is also a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S13), the continuous RJ counter is incremented (step S14), It is determined whether or not the RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (step S15). When the general information processing apparatus determines that the continuous RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (“Yes” in step S15), it performs a predetermined error process (step S16). The predetermined error process is not particularly limited, and may be a process of setting the operation state of the banknote processing terminal to a pause state, for example.

On the other hand, when the general information processing apparatus determines that the continuous RJ counter does not exceed the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (“No” in step S15), the process proceeds to step S17. Subsequently, the general information processing apparatus counts up the total RJ counter (step S17), and determines whether the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit for the total number of RJ sheets (step S18).

When a general information processing apparatus determines that the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit for the total number of RJ sheets (“Yes” in step S18), it performs a predetermined error process (step S19). On the other hand, when a general information processing apparatus determines that the total RJ counter does not exceed the upper limit for the total RJ number (“No” in step S18), the general information processing apparatus is configured to convey the banknote to the RJ warehouse. (Step S20). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to RJ warehouse according to this control.

In the foregoing, the operation flow of a general information processing apparatus has been described. Examples of various data when a general information processing apparatus operates according to the operation shown in FIG. 1 will be described. 2 to 4 are diagrams showing examples of various data related to the operation of a general information processing apparatus.

In the example shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, “DB” indicates the registration number registered in the storage unit and the type of nonconformity among the numbers attached to the banknotes that have been determined to be non-reusable banknotes in the past. Show. For example, “No RJ” indicates that such a number is not registered, and “A number” indicates that the registration number is “A”. “Authentication RJ” indicates that the banknote to which the registration number is attached is abnormal, and RJ has been made. “Running RJ” is a travel system in which the banknote to which the registration number is attached is poorly separated. It is shown that it was RJ for the reason.

In the following, the serial number (serial number printed on the banknote) will be described as the number attached to the banknote, but the number attached to the banknote is not limited to the serial number, and any number It does not matter. Furthermore, the number attached | subjected to the banknote may be data other than a number, may be a character, and may be some information for identifying a banknote uniquely, for example.

“Currently passing medium” indicates a target banknote, and “one sheet before” indicates a banknote whose state is determined one sheet before the current passing medium. “Number of RJ storage” indicates how the number of banknotes stored in the RJ storage changes due to processing on the current passing medium. The “continuous RJ counter” indicates how the continuous RJ counter changes depending on the process for the current passing medium. The “total RJ counter” indicates how the total RJ counter changes due to the process for the current passing medium. “Status” indicates the status of the currently passing medium.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, among the patterns 1 to 30, the continuous RJ counter count UP is performed in 20 patterns, and the total RJ counter count UP is performed in 30 patterns. Therefore, when a general information processing apparatus is used, it is understood that the counter is counted up in a relatively large number of patterns. The DB update is performed in 18 patterns.

Here, for example, as shown in “Pattern 6”, the operator takes out the banknote moved to the RJ warehouse after the counter has been increased by processing for the banknote (in this example, the current passing medium in the example shown in FIG. 2). Suppose that this bill is reused, loaded into a cassette, and the bill processing terminal is operated. In that case, the banknote processing terminal will again determine that the banknote is incompatible with reuse. For this reason, for example, if the banknote processing terminal continuously RJs a banknote several times during one transaction or RJs a banknote more than a predetermined number during one transaction, the banknote is abnormal due to an error. It may be determined that the pause rate of the banknote handling terminal may be improved.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the operator thinks that the banknote rejected as being unsuitable for reuse is loaded into the cassette, it is determined again that the banknote is unsuitable for reuse. We propose a technology that can avoid the occurrence of unnecessary errors.

[Description of Embodiment]
Then, before describing each embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the banknote handling terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the banknote handling terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote processing terminal 1 includes a customer service section 20 for a user to insert and receive a banknote, an identification section 30 that attempts to identify a banknote, and a confirmation result before confirmation by the user. , A temporary storage unit 40 that temporarily stores the banknotes identified by the identification unit 30, an RJ warehouse 60 that stores banknotes that could not be identified by the identification unit 30 after confirmation by the user of the identification results, and temporary storage When the banknote hold by the unit 40 is released, the cassette 50 stores the banknote held by the temporary hold unit 40.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the banknote processing terminal 1 includes the cassette 50 A and the cassette 50 B as the cassette 50, but the number of cassettes 50 included in the banknote processing terminal 1 is not particularly limited. Moreover, the banknote which could not be identified by the identification unit 30 corresponds to, for example, a banknote determined by the identification unit 30 to be a banknote not suitable for reuse. Moreover, the banknote identified by the identification part 30 is corresponded to the banknote judged by the identification part 30 as a banknote suitable for reuse, for example.

For example, when the user deposits money into the banknote processing terminal 1, the banknote inserted from the customer service unit 20 is attempted to be identified by the identification unit 30, and the banknote that cannot be identified by the identification unit 30 is transferred to the customer service unit 20. Returned to the user. On the other hand, the banknote identified by the identification unit 30 is suspended by the temporary storage unit 40.

When the user confirms the identification result after the banknote is stored by the temporary storage unit 40 and an instruction indicating that the deposit processing is continued is input to the banknote processing terminal 1 by the user, the banknote is temporarily stored. To the identification unit 30. Subsequently, banknotes determined to be suitable for reuse by the identification unit 30 are stored in the cassette 50, and banknotes determined to be unsuitable for reuse by the identification unit 30 are stored in the RJ warehouse 60.

For example, when a user withdraws money from the banknote processing terminal 1, the banknotes stored in the cassette 50 are not held in the temporary holding unit 40 but are moved directly to the identification unit 30. After being identified, it is moved to the customer service section 20. Banknotes that could not be identified by the identifying unit 30 are stored in the RJ warehouse 60.

The configuration of the banknote handling terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The information processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention can realize its function by being incorporated in the identification unit 30 and operating, for example. Therefore, although the case where the information processing apparatus 10 is incorporated in the identification unit 30 will be described below, the information processing apparatus 10 may exist outside the identification unit 30.

[Description of First Embodiment]
Subsequently, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the information processing apparatus 10 A according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110 and a storage unit 120.

The control unit 110 has a function of controlling the entire operation of the information processing apparatus 10. The storage unit 120 can store a program and data for operating the control unit 110. In addition, the storage unit 120 can temporarily store various data necessary for the operation of the control unit 110.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 6, the storage unit 120 exists inside the information processing apparatus 10, but the storage unit 120 may be provided outside the information processing apparatus 10. In addition, the control unit 110A includes a state determination unit 111, a comparison unit 112, a registration processing unit 113A, a counter update unit 114, a counter determination unit 115, and an error processing unit 116. Hereinafter, the details of these functional units included in the control unit 110A will be described.

The state determination unit 111 has a function of determining the state of the target banknote. Examples of the state of the banknote include a state suitable for reuse and a state not suitable for reuse, but the state of the banknote is not limited to this example, and may be in another state. Furthermore, when it is determined that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse, the state determination unit 111 may determine the detailed state.

For example, the state determination unit 111 may determine whether or not the state of the target banknote is the predetermined first state. For example, the state determination unit 111 may determine whether or not the state of the target banknote is a predetermined second state. The predetermined first state is assumed to be, for example, true / false RJ (when the banknote itself has an abnormality), but is not limited to such an example. The predetermined second state is assumed to be, for example, traveling RJ (when there is an abnormality due to a traveling system reason such as poor separation), but is not limited to this example.

When the state determination unit 111 determines that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse, the comparison unit 112 is a serial number assigned to the banknote that has been determined not to be suitable for reuse in the past by the state determination unit 111. The registered number and the serial number attached to the target banknote are compared to obtain a comparison result. The registration number may be registered anywhere, but is registered in a DB (DataBase) held in the storage unit 120, for example.

The registration processing unit 113A has a function of adding the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number when it is determined that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse. For example, if the registration processing unit 113A determines that the state of the banknote with the serial number “B” is not suitable for reuse in a state where the serial number “A” is already registered in the DB as the registration number, the serial number “ In addition to “A”, the serial number “B” is added to the registration number. As will be described later, even if it is determined that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse, the registration processing unit 113A may record the target banknote depending on the detailed state of the target banknote. There may be cases where the number is not added to the registration number.

The counter update unit 114 has a function of updating a predetermined counter when the comparison result obtained by the comparison unit 112 indicates a mismatch. The predetermined counter is not particularly limited, but may be a continuous RJ counter and a total RJ counter, for example, as shown in the above example. For example, the counter is updated by incrementing the counter by a predetermined value. The predetermined value is not particularly limited, but may be “1”, for example.

As shown above, the registration number registered among the serial numbers attached to the banknotes determined not to be suitable for reuse in the past is compared with the serial number attached to the target banknote, and the comparison result May indicate a mismatch, a counter for determining whether or not to perform error processing may be updated. In this way, when the operator thinks that the banknote rejected as not suitable for reuse is loaded into the cassette, the banknote is judged to be not normal and an unnecessary error occurs. Can be avoided.

In this case, the counter updating unit 114 may omit updating the counter when the comparison result obtained by the comparing unit 112 indicates a match. This is because it is possible to avoid occurrence of an unnecessary error as described above.

The counter determination unit 115 has a function of determining the relationship between the counter and the upper limit value. The upper limit value is a predetermined value, for example, and the magnitude of the value is not particularly limited. Examples of the relationship between the counter and the upper limit value include a relationship that the counter exceeds the upper limit value, a relationship that the counter and the upper limit value are equal, and a relationship that the counter is lower than the upper limit value. As described above, there are a continuous RJ counter and a total RJ counter as counters, but an upper limit value corresponding to each counter may be provided.

The error processing unit 116 has a function of performing a predetermined error process when the counter determining unit 115 determines that the counter exceeds the upper limit value. The error process may be any process. For example, the error processing may be processing for pausing the banknote processing terminal. More specifically, the error process may be a process of returning a medium such as a usage card from the banknote processing terminal to the user. At the same time as this processing, processing for displaying a card return screen such as “Please take card” may be performed.

In addition, after the medium such as the use card is returned, a process for displaying a screen indicating that the handling is stopped may be performed. The handling cancellation screen may be, for example, a customer display screen such as “No longer available. Please come to the counter”, or a screen for clerk / maintenance staff “Continuous RJ counter over ( An error code: xxxx-xxxx) ”or the like may be used.

The function configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

Subsequently, an operation flow of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the state determination unit 111 determines whether or not the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (step S21). 110 A of control parts are controlled so that the said banknote may be conveyed to a predetermined | prescribed unit, when the state judgment part 111 judges that the target banknote is a banknote suitable for reuse ("No" at step S21). (Step S22). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to a predetermined unit according to this control. The predetermined unit may be, for example, a cassette 50 in which banknotes used in transactions are stored.

On the other hand, when the state determination unit 111 determines that the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S21), the state determination unit 111 attempts to temporarily record the serial number of the target banknote. (Step S23) When the serial number of the target banknote cannot be temporarily recorded (“NG” in Step S23), the process proceeds to Step S25. For example, when the serial number cannot be read from the target banknote, the serial number of the target banknote cannot be temporarily recorded.

On the other hand, when the serial number of the target banknote is temporarily recorded by the state determination unit 111 (“OK” in step S23), the comparison unit 112 conforms to the serial number of the target banknote and the previous reuse. It compares with the serial number of the banknote judged not to acquire a comparison result, and judges whether a comparison result shows a match (step S24).

If the comparison result indicates a match (“Yes” in step S24), the control unit 110A proceeds to step S35. On the other hand, when the comparison result indicates a mismatch (“No” in step S24), the state determination unit 111 determines whether the immediately preceding banknote is also a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (step S25). When the controller 110A determines that the immediately preceding banknote is also a banknote suitable for reuse (“No” in step S25), the control unit 110A proceeds to step S31.

On the other hand, when the state determination unit 111 determines that the immediately preceding banknote is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S25), the counter update unit 114 counts up the continuous RJ counter (step S25). (S26) The counter determination unit 115 determines whether or not the continuous RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (step S27). If the counter determination unit 115 determines that the continuous RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (“Yes” in step S27), the registration processing unit 113A sets the serial number of the target banknote. The error number is added to the registration number (step S28), and the error processing unit 116 performs predetermined error processing (step S29).

On the other hand, if the counter determining unit 115 determines that the continuous RJ counter has not exceeded the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (“No” in step S27), the control unit 110A proceeds to step S30. Subsequently, the counter update unit 114 counts up the total RJ counter (step S30), and the counter determination unit 115 determines whether or not the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit for the total RJ number ( Step S31).

When the counter determination unit 115 determines that the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit for the total RJ number (“Yes” in step S31), the registration processing unit 113A sets the serial number of the target banknote. The error number is added to the registration number (step S32), and the error processing unit 116 performs predetermined error processing (step S33). On the other hand, when the counter determination unit 115 determines that the total RJ counter does not exceed the upper limit for the total RJ number (“No” in step S31), the registration processing unit 113A records the target banknote. The number is added to the registration number (step S34), and the control unit 110A controls to convey the banknote to the RJ warehouse 60 (step S35). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to the RJ warehouse 60 according to this control.

The operation flow of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention has been described above. An example of various data used when the information processing apparatus 10A operates according to the operation shown in FIG. 7 will be described. 8 to 10 are diagrams showing examples of various data related to the operation of the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The examples of various data shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 have the same expression format as the examples of various data shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, among the patterns 1 to 30, the continuous RJ counter count UP is performed in 12 patterns, and the total RJ counter count UP is performed in 18 patterns. Therefore, it is understood that when the information processing apparatus 10A according to the first embodiment of the present invention is used, the pattern in which the counter is counted up is reduced. DB update is similarly performed in 18 patterns.

The first embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

[Description of Second Embodiment]
Subsequently, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, a functional configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of an information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 11, the information processing apparatus 10 B according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110 B and a storage unit 120.

As shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 110B includes a state determination unit 111, a comparison unit 112, a registration processing unit 113B, a counter update unit 114, a counter determination unit 115, and an error processing unit 116. Hereinafter, details of the registration processing unit 113B different from the registration processing unit 113A will be mainly described.

The registration processing unit 113B determines that the state determination unit 111 determines that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse, and determines that the state of the target banknote is the predetermined first state. In this case, it has a function of adding the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number. As described above, the predetermined first state is assumed to be, for example, true / false RJ (when the banknote itself is abnormal). When the state of the target banknote is true / false RJ, it is highly likely that it will be determined again that the banknote is not suitable for reuse, so it is expected that the serial number of the banknote should be added to the registration number. Is done.

On the other hand, the registration processing unit 113B is a case where the state determination unit 111 determines that the state of the target banknote is not suitable for reuse, and the state of the target banknote is the predetermined second state. If determined, the serial number of the target banknote may be added to the registration number. As described above, the predetermined second state is assumed to be, for example, traveling RJ (when there is an abnormality due to a traveling system reason such as poor separation). When the state of the target banknote is traveling RJ, it may be determined that the banknote is suitable for reuse next time, so it is expected that the serial number of the banknote need not be added to the registration number. Is done.

As described above, whether or not to add the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number may be changed according to the details of the state of the target banknote. In this way, since it is not necessary to add the serial number of the banknote that may be determined to be suitable for reuse next time as a registration number, the use area for the registration number in the storage unit 120 can be reduced. Is possible. Further, by reducing the frequency of the counter UP, it is possible to reduce the frequency of error occurrence and detect the abnormality of the banknote itself with higher accuracy.

The function configuration example of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

Subsequently, an operation flow of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 12 and 13 are flowcharts showing the flow of the operation of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 12, the state determination unit 111 determines whether or not the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (step S41). When the state determination unit 111 determines that the target banknote is a banknote suitable for reuse (“No” in step S41), the control unit 110B performs control so that the banknote is conveyed to a predetermined unit. (Step S42). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to a predetermined unit according to this control. The predetermined unit may be, for example, a cassette 50 in which banknotes used in transactions are stored.

On the other hand, if the state determination unit 111 determines that the target banknote is a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S41), the state determination unit 111 attempts to temporarily record the serial number of the target banknote. (Step S43) When the serial number of the target banknote cannot be temporarily recorded (“NG” in Step S43), the process proceeds to Step S45. For example, when the serial number cannot be read from the target banknote, the serial number of the target banknote cannot be temporarily recorded.

On the other hand, when the serial number of the target banknote is temporarily recorded by the state determination unit 111 (“OK” in step S43), the comparison unit 112 uses the serial number of the target banknote and the authenticity RJ before. The comparison result is acquired by comparing with the serial number of the RJ bill, and it is determined whether or not the comparison result indicates coincidence (step S44). For example, as described above, the serial number of the banknote that was previously RJed with authenticity RJ is registered in the DB as a registration number.

When the comparison result indicates a match (“Yes” in step S44), the control unit 110A proceeds to step S58. On the other hand, when the comparison result indicates a mismatch (“No” in step S44), the state determination unit 111 determines whether the immediately preceding banknote is also a banknote that is not suitable for reuse (step S45). When the control unit 110B determines that the immediately preceding banknote and the target banknote are banknotes suitable for reuse ("No" in step S45), the control unit 110B proceeds to step S51.

On the other hand, when the state determination unit 111 determines that the immediately preceding banknote is not suitable for reuse (“Yes” in step S45), the counter update unit 114 counts up the continuous RJ counter (step S45). (S46) The counter determination unit 115 determines whether or not the continuous RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the continuous RJ number (step S47). If the counter determination unit 115 determines that the continuous RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the number of continuous RJ sheets (“Yes” in step S47), the control unit 110B proceeds to step S48.

The error processing unit 116 performs a predetermined error process when the state of the target banknote is the traveling RJ (“No” in step S48) (step S50). On the other hand, when the state of the target banknote is true / false RJ (“Yes” in step S48), the registration processing unit 113B adds the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number (step S49), and the error processing unit 116. Performs predetermined error processing (step S50).

On the other hand, if the counter determining unit 115 determines that the continuous RJ counter does not exceed the upper limit value for the number of consecutive RJs (“No” in step S47), the control unit 110B proceeds to step S51. Subsequently, the counter update unit 114 counts up the total RJ counter (step S51), and the control unit 110B determines whether or not the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit value for the total RJ number (step S51). S52).

When the counter determination unit 115 determines that the total RJ counter exceeds the upper limit for the total RJ number (“Yes” in step S52), the control unit 110B proceeds to step S53.

The error processing unit 116 performs a predetermined error process when the state of the target banknote is the traveling RJ (“No” in step S53) (step S55). On the other hand, when the state of the target banknote is true / false RJ (“Yes” in step S53), the registration processing unit 113B adds the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number (step S54), and the error processing unit 116. Performs predetermined error processing (step S55).

When the counter determination unit 115 determines that the total RJ counter does not exceed the upper limit for the total RJ number (“No” in step S52), the control unit 110B proceeds to step S56.

Control unit 110B proceeds to step S58 when the state of the target banknote is traveling RJ (“No” in step S56). On the other hand, when the state of the target banknote is true / false RJ (“Yes” in step S56), the registration processing unit 113B adds the serial number of the target banknote to the registration number (step S57), and the control unit 110B The banknote is controlled to be conveyed to the RJ warehouse 60 (step S58). A conveyance path conveys the said banknote to the RJ warehouse 60 according to this control.

The operation flow of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Examples of various data used when the information processing apparatus 10B operates according to the operations shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 will be described. 14 to 16 are diagrams showing examples of various data related to the operation of the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The examples of various data shown in FIGS. 14 to 16 have the same expression format as the examples of various data shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, among the patterns 1 to 30, the continuous RJ counter count UP is performed in 16 patterns, and the total RJ counter count UP is performed in 24 patterns. The DB update is performed in 12 patterns. Therefore, when the information processing apparatus 10B according to the second embodiment of the present invention is used, it is understood that the pattern in which DB update is performed is reduced.

The second embodiment of the present invention has been described above.

[Description of modification]
The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, a case has been described in which a banknote is a target and the state of the banknote is determined at a banknote processing terminal, but the target of determination may be other than a banknote. For example, tickets such as lotteries may be targeted. In such a case, the technology according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a terminal capable of determining the state of a ticket such as a lottery ticket and used to detect a copy of a winning ticket.

Each block configuring the control unit 110 includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the program stored in the storage unit 120 is expanded into the RAM by the CPU and executed. Thus, the function can be realized. Or each block which comprises the control part 110 may be comprised by the hardware for exclusive use, and may be comprised by the combination of several hardware.

In this specification, the steps described in the flowcharts are executed in parallel or individually even if they are not necessarily processed in time series, as well as processes performed in time series in the described order. Including processing to be performed. Further, it goes without saying that the order can be appropriately changed even in the steps processed in time series.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-193735 is incorporated herein by reference. All documents, patent applications, and technical standards mentioned in this specification are to the same extent as if each individual document, patent application, and technical standard were specifically and individually described to be incorporated by reference, Incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

A state determination unit for determining the state of the target ticket;
If it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal, the registered number and the number attached to the target ticket among the numbers attached to the ticket that has been determined to be abnormal in the past A comparison unit that obtains a comparison result by comparing
A counter updating unit that updates a predetermined counter when the comparison result indicates a mismatch;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
The counter update unit
If the comparison result indicates a match, the update of the predetermined counter is omitted.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.
The information processing apparatus includes:
A counter determination unit for determining a relationship between the predetermined counter and the upper limit value;
When it is determined that the predetermined counter exceeds the upper limit value, the error counter further includes an error processing unit that performs predetermined error processing.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The information processing apparatus includes:
If it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal, further comprising a registration processing unit that adds the number of the target ticket to the registration number,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The information processing apparatus includes:
When it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal, and when it is determined that the state of the target ticket is a predetermined first state, the number of the target ticket is registered. A registration processing unit to be added to the number;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The registration processing unit
When it is determined that the state of the target ticket is not normal and when it is determined that the state of the target ticket is a predetermined second state, the number of the target ticket is registered. Omit processing to add to the number,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5.