WO2015029492A1

WO2015029492A1 - Cash processing device

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Publication number: WO2015029492A1
Application number: PCT/JP2014/060971
Authority: WO
Inventors: 英樹小堀; 秀人小池
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2013-08-29
Filing date: 2014-04-17
Publication date: 2015-03-05
Also published as: JP2015049526A

Abstract

Provided is a cash processing device (1) equipped at least with an identification unit (30) that identifies the serial number of and performs a prescribed discrimination with respect to a medium being transported, and performs prescribed cash processing, said cash processing device being further equipped with a storage unit, which stores information pertaining to the serial numbers of the medium identified by means of the identification unit (30), and a serial number information management unit (13), which sorts and stores in the storage unit information pertaining to the serial numbers of the medium, for each category in accordance with the result of the discrimination of the medium by the identification unit, and which stores and manages the information pertaining to the serial numbers of the medium for a storage period that differs for each category.

Description

Cash processing equipment

The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus and can be applied to, for example, a cash processing apparatus such as an automatic cash processing apparatus (ATM: Automatic Teller Machine) installed in a financial institution or the like.

A conventional cash processing apparatus has a banknote denomination, authenticity determination (determination of genuine note, counterfeit note, non-banknote, etc.), banknote state (for example, damage, tear, dirt, etc.) related to deposit processing or withdrawal processing. ) And the like.

The identification unit discriminates the conveyed banknotes one by one, and acquires a determination result including a denomination, authenticity determination, and a recognition result indicating a banknote state. Moreover, what has a serial number recognition function which images the part to which the serial number of the banknote is provided in an identification part, or analyzes the serial number data attached | subjected to the banknote based on the image information. is there.

Data relating to the serial number of such banknotes (image information, serial number, etc. of the serial number part) specifies, for example, the fact that the counterfeit ticket was used, the person who used the counterfeit ticket, the time, etc. In order to prevent diffusion, it is desirable to memorize strictly and appropriately.

Generally, a conventional cash processing apparatus records data relating to a banknote serial number acquired by a serial number recognition function of an identification unit in a storage device in a cash processing apparatus or a storage device of a host terminal connected through a network. (See JP 2012-150622 A).

However, since the conventional banknote serial number data recording method described above continues to record banknote serial number data handled daily by the cash processing apparatus, a large-capacity existing apparatus is required to store data for a long period of time. There may be situations where it becomes necessary.

Also, a method of deleting data that exceeds a predetermined period can be considered. However, if all data exceeding a predetermined period is deleted uniformly without determining whether the data is important, there is a possibility that important data may be deleted.

Therefore, there is a demand for a cash processing apparatus that can classify serial number information of banknotes (medium) based on a discrimination result by an identification unit and prevent an increase in storage capacity of serial number information of banknotes.

According to the present invention, there is provided a cash processing apparatus that includes at least an identification unit that identifies a serial number of a medium to be conveyed and performs a predetermined discrimination, and that performs a predetermined cash process, and describes the medium identified by the identification unit. A storage unit that stores information on the number, and a storage unit that stores information on the serial number of the medium for each category according to the identification result of the medium by the identification unit, and stores the serial number of the medium with a different retention period for each category There is provided a cash processing apparatus including a serial number information management unit that stores and manages information related to information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to classify banknote serial number information based on the discrimination result by the identification unit, and to prevent an increase in storage capacity of banknote serial number information.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the cash processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is an internal block diagram which shows the internal structure of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the file management rule information which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the preservation | save process of the information regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a folder structure figure which shows an example of the folder structure which preserve | saves the information regarding the serial number in the memory | storage device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the management process of the information regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the file management rule information which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement of the management process of the information regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the remote management system which concerns on deformation | transformation embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the file management rule information which concerns on deformation | transformation embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

1st Embodiment illustrates the case where this invention is applied to the automatic cash processing apparatus (ATM) provided in the financial institution etc., for example.

(A-1) Configuration of the First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the cash processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, the cash processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is the control part 10, the memory | storage device 15, the customer service part 20, the identification part 30, the temporary storage part 40, banknote cassette 50 (50A, 50B), rejection (RJ).
) A cabinet 60 and a transport unit 70 are provided.

The customer service unit 20 is a depositing unit that takes in banknotes related to depositing or a withdrawal unit that discharges banknotes related to dispensing. The customer service unit 20 may be, for example, a bucket type having a storage unit (bucket) for storing banknotes and an openable / closable body. Specifically, when depositing banknotes, the customer service unit 20 opens the opening / closing body, and the customer service unit 20 receives the inserted banknote, and then the opening / closing body is closed. The customer service unit 20 sends out the inserted banknotes one by one to the transport unit 70. Moreover, when banknotes are dispensed, after the banknotes from the transport unit 70 in the cash processing apparatus 1 are sent to the bucket of the customer service unit 20, the customer service unit 20 opens the opening / closing body. Thereby, receipt of the banknote by a customer is enabled.

The temporary storage unit 40 receives the control of the control unit 10 and temporarily accumulates deposited banknotes and banknotes to be withdrawn. The temporary storage unit 40 is for temporarily retracting banknotes, and a plurality of temporary storage units 40 may be provided as necessary.

The reject store 60 is a reject storage unit that stores rejected banknotes. That is, the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 60 accumulate | stores the banknote determined by the identification part 30 as a genuine note and a rejection object banknote.

The banknote cassette 50 (50A, 50B) is a banknote cassette in which banknotes of a preset denomination are stacked one by one for each denomination. Note that the number of banknote cassettes 50 is not limited to two. For example, the banknote cassette may include three or more banknote cassettes for 10,000 yen, 5,000, and 1,000 yen. . Also, in the case of currency other than Japan, a number of banknote cassettes corresponding to the denomination of the currency of the country can be provided. Moreover, you may make it provide multiple banknote cassettes which accommodate the banknote of the same denomination. Various types of bill cassettes 50 can be widely applied. Specifically, a deposit-only cassette, a withdrawal-dedicated cassette, or a reflux-type cassette that has banknote accumulation and separation functions and discharges stored banknotes for withdrawal can be used as the banknote cassette. it can.

The identification unit 30 discriminates the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 70, and provides the control unit 10 with determination data that is the determination result. The identification part 30 recognizes the state of the banknote to pass, authenticity determination (determination of a genuine note, a fake ticket, etc.) of a banknote, damage determination (stained ticket, damaged ticket, damaged ticket, external abnormal ticket, (Determination of broken tickets, etc., or regular tickets), denomination determination, counting processing, etc. The identification unit 30 is included in the identification unit.

The identification unit 30 performs normality determination and rejection determination. Rejection determination includes, for example, a fake ticket, a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, a damaged ticket, an abnormal shape ticket, a folded ticket, detection of a banknote tilted with respect to the transport direction (hereinafter referred to as skew), and the identification unit 30. Means that The normality determination means that the identification unit 30 has determined that, for example, a genuine note or a banknote state is not the above-mentioned smudged ticket or the like, a state that is not skew, or the like. Moreover, the identification part 30 is good also as what respond | corresponds to the thing corresponding to the banknote which advances bidirectionally, or the banknote which advances to one direction.

The identification unit 30 is preliminarily set with inspection items for performing rejection determination, and determines authenticity or bill status based on the inspection items and sensing data from the state sensor group.

The method of determining the authenticity of the banknote uses, for example, a method of determining the authenticity of the banknote that the identification unit 30 passes based on, for example, an inspection item for determining a genuine note or an inspection item for determining a counterfeit. be able to. A specific example of a method for determining a fake ticket is, for example, the identification unit 30 holds list information of serial numbers for specifying a fake ticket, and the serial number identifies a fake ticket on the banknote read by the identification unit 30 If the banknote is judged to be a fake ticket, or if the banknotes successively deposited are the same number, the banknote is false. Use a method such as judging a ticket. A suspicious ticket refers to one that cannot be determined as a fake ticket but is not of a grade that can be determined as a genuine ticket.

The recognition method of a banknote state can utilize the technique currently utilized with discrimination apparatuses, such as conventional ATM. For example, the identification unit 30 applies a method of determining the presence or absence of fouling, graffiti, breakage, etc., or specifying the position of fouling, graffiti, breakage, etc., based on the image of the banknote imaged by the image sensor. be able to.

Specifically, for example, when the banknote is soiled, the identification unit 30 evaluates the ratio of the soiling or the degree of the soiling (for example, brightness) in the entire banknote range or the specific location of the banknote. That is, the identification unit 30 compares a determination level value (for example, a threshold value such as a contamination level value) set in the inspection item with an evaluation level value based on the sensing data to determine a stain ticket or a genuine ticket. In addition, for example, the identification unit 30 is based on the image of the banknote imaged by the image sensor, and the inclination of the banknote being conveyed (that is, the inclination of the banknote edge relative to the line perpendicular to the conveyance direction on the imaging screen) is an inspection item. When the banknote is tilted beyond the discrimination level value set in step 1, it is determined that the banknote is skewed. In addition, the identification unit 30 determines that a plurality of banknotes are overlapped and conveyed when sensing data regarding the thickness of the banknotes exceeds a determination level value. Further, the identification unit 30 determines that a plurality of banknotes are conveyed in an overlapping manner when the size of the banknote exceeds the discrimination level value based on the image of the banknote imaged by the image sensor.

The inspection items used by the identification unit 30 may be stored in the storage unit included in the identification unit 30 or may be stored in the storage device 15 and read as necessary. Alternatively, it may be acquired from a management apparatus (for example, a management server such as a financial institution) through a network.

Further, the identification unit 30 includes a serial number recognition unit 31 and a determination data notification unit 32 as shown in FIG.

The serial number recognition unit 31 obtains image information of a serial number part by imaging a portion of the banknote with a serial number, and analyzes serial number data attached to the banknote based on the image information. It is. The serial number recognition part 31 images the part to which the serial number of a banknote is attached | subjected by image processing, for example. Further, the serial number recognition unit 31 acquires serial number data obtained by text conversion based on the image information of the serial number portion using an optical character reader (OCR: Optical Character Reader) or the like.

The determination data notification unit 32 notifies the control unit 10 of the serial number information including the image information of the serial number portion recognized by the serial number recognition unit 31 and the analyzed serial number data. Specifically, the determination data notification unit 32 notifies the control unit 10 of information including the determination result by the identification of the banknote, together with the image information of the serial number portion, the serial number data, and the like. That is, the determination data includes image information of the serial number portion of the banknote, serial number data, authenticity determination result, determination result indicating the banknote state, transaction date / time information, information on transaction content, and the like.

The control unit 10 is responsible for various functions of the cash processing apparatus 1. The control unit 10 includes, for example, a CPU, ROM, RAM, EEPROM, an input / output interface unit, and the like. The control part 10 implement | achieves the function of the cash processing apparatus 1, when CPU runs the processing program memorize | stored in the memory | storage device 15 (for example, ROM), for example. The processing program can be constructed by installation, and even in that case, the processing program can be functionally shown in FIG. The control unit 10 is included in the control unit.

The control unit 10 includes a transaction processing unit 11, a conveyance control unit 12, and a serial number information management unit 13, as shown in FIG.

The transaction processing unit 11 performs processing related to deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions in the cash processing apparatus 1. The withdrawal transaction is a transaction for paying cash to the customer, and includes, for example, a withdrawal transaction. The deposit transaction is a transaction for depositing cash received from a customer, such as a deposit transaction or a transfer transaction. When the transaction processing unit 11 receives the input information of the transaction type desired by the customer through the customer operation, the transaction processing unit 11 executes the transaction process according to the procedure corresponding to the transaction type, and the transaction information with the center via the communication unit (not shown). To complete the transaction. The transaction processing unit 11 stores transaction information regarding various completed transactions in the storage device 15.

The conveyance control unit 12 performs conveyance control of banknotes related to deposit or withdrawal according to the determination data acquired from the identification unit 30.

Specifically, for example, in the case of a deposit transaction, when a bill (medium) is deposited after a deposit operation by a customer, the transport control unit 12 temporarily retracts the bill to the temporary storage unit 40. At this time, when the determination result of the identification unit 30 is a non-banknote / fake note, the conveyance control unit 12 conveys the medium from the temporary storage unit 40 to the customer service unit 20. When the determination result is true and the bill state is normal, the transport control unit 12 transports the bill from the temporary storage unit 40 to the bill cassette 50 that stores the denomination of the bill. Furthermore, when the determination result is a genuine note and the banknote state is abnormal, the transport control unit 12 transports the banknote from the temporary storage unit 40 to the reject box 60.

Also, for example, in the case of a withdrawal transaction, after the withdrawal operation by the customer, the transport control unit 12 feeds the denomination and number of bills related to withdrawal one by one from the bill cassette 50 and transports them to the identification unit 30. At this time, when the determination result of the identification unit 30 is genuine and the bill state is normal, the transport control unit 12 transports the bill to the customer service unit 20. When the determination result is a genuine note and the banknote state is abnormal, the transport control unit 12 transports the banknote to the temporary storage unit 40. And after discharging the banknote of the number of withdrawals to the customer service part 20, the conveyance control part 12 conveys the banknote accommodated in the temporary storage part 40 to the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 60.

The serial number information management unit 13 stores and manages the serial number information acquired from the identification unit 30 in the storage device 15. The serial number information management unit 13 classifies the information (data) related to the serial number based on the determination data related to the banknote discrimination by the identification unit 30, and creates a file including the information (data) related to the serial number. Moreover, the serial number information management part 13 preserve | saves the file containing the information (data) regarding the created serial number in the memory | storage device 15 for every classification. Further, the serial number information management unit 13 sets a different retention period for each category, and when the retention period for each category is reached, deletes the file of each category that has reached the retention period.

The serial number information management unit 13 includes a file creation unit 131, a file classification unit 132, and a file deletion unit 133.

The file creation unit 131 classifies the information (data) related to the serial number based on the determination data related to the discrimination of the bill by the identification unit 30, creates a file including the information (data) related to the serial number, and the storage device 15 Save to.

Here, as a method of classifying information (data) related to serial numbers by the file creation unit 131, a method of classifying according to the importance of storing information related to serial numbers can be used. For example, the file creation unit 131 can use a classification method based on the medium authenticity determination result by the identification unit 30. Specifically, it is determined as a “genuine ticket” indicating that the authenticity determination result by the identification unit 30 is determined to be a genuine ticket, a “suspected ticket” indicating that the counterfeit ticket is suspected, and a counterfeit ticket. It is possible to use a method of classifying into four types such as “fake ticket” indicating that it is a non-bank note and “unknown ticket” indicating that it is determined as a non-bank note.

The file creation unit 131 includes a folder name “Category 4” that stores data related to “genuine ticket”, a folder name “Category 3” that stores data related to “suspected ticket”, and a folder name “Category 2” that stores data related to “fake ticket”. , A folder name “Category1” for storing data relating to “unknown ticket”.

Based on the determination data from the identification unit 30, the file creation unit 131 creates a folder name and file data name of information (data) related to the serial number for each category, and creates a folder with a folder name created for each category. Information (data) related to serial numbers is saved.

Here, the file creation unit 131 creates a folder for each date information (for example, year, month, day) from which information (data) related to the serial number is acquired, and stores information (data) related to the serial number in the folder for each date. A file data name in which the time information and the order number indicating the determination order are made clear is included. Specifically, for example, when the identification unit 30 discriminates two bills at 15: 3: 24 on September 4, 2012, a folder name “20120904” is created. Further, the file creation unit 131 sets the file data name of the first banknote identified by the identification unit 30 to “150324-01.dat” and sets the file data name of the second banknote to “150324-02.dat”. And information (data) relating to the serial numbers of these two banknotes is stored in a file with the folder name “20120904”.

Note that the information (data) related to the serial number of the banknote identified by the identification unit 30 on the same date (for example, September 4, 2012) is stored in the folder with the folder name “20120904”.

Further, the information (data) related to the serial number includes at least information related to the transaction content, image information of the serial number portion, and serial number data analyzed based on the image information. Information on transaction details can be defined as appropriate according to the operation. For example, transaction type (type of deposit transaction, type of withdrawal transaction, etc.), card data and passbook data, transaction amount (number of denominations and amount), customer It can be all or part of information (for example, customer name, customer address, etc.), financial institution name or store name, cash transaction apparatus identification number, and the like.

The file classification unit 132 stores the file data created by the file creation unit 131 in the storage device 15 for each classification.

The file deletion unit 133 performs file storage management for each classification type based on the file management rule information 151 set in advance. As will be described later, in the file management rule information 151, a file storage period is defined for each classification according to the discrimination of the identification unit 30, and when the storage time for each classification type elapses, the file deletion unit 133 Delete files that have passed.

The storage device 15 stores a processing program executed by the control unit 10, data necessary for the processing program, information regarding transaction contents, information regarding serial numbers, file management rule information 151, and the like.

The storage device 15 is a storage device provided in the cash processing apparatus 1, and may be, for example, a storage area of the control unit 10 or an external storage device provided in the cash processing apparatus 1. In addition, when the cash processing apparatus 1 which has a communication part is connected to the management terminal via the network, the memory | storage device 15 is good also as a memory | storage device of the said management terminal.

The file management rule information 151 defines a file retention period for each classification type. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a configuration example of the file management rule information 151 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 3, the file management rule information 151 is defined by associating a “folder name” indicating a classification type with a “retention period”. For example, in the file management rule information 151, the folder name “Category 4” in which the file data determined as “genuine bill” is stored indicates “storage period: 30 days”. On the other hand, the folder name “Category2” in which the file data determined as “fake ticket” is stored indicates “save period: 365 days”. In this way, since the information (data) related to the serial number for “fake ticket” is relatively important data that will be utilized in later analysis etc., the information (data) related to the serial number such as “genuine ticket” The retention period is set longer than.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment Next, the operation of the information management method regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(A-2-1) Information Storage Processing for Serial Number FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing information storage processing for the serial number in the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.

In the cash processing apparatus 1, the banknote thrown into the customer service unit 20 is given to the identification unit 30 during the deposit transaction, and the identification unit 30 performs the discrimination. Moreover, the banknote drawn | fed out from the banknote cassette 50 is given to the identification part 30 in the case of a payment transaction, and the discrimination by the identification part 30 is performed. In this way, in the case of a deposit transaction and a withdrawal transaction, the banknotes related to deposit or withdrawal are subjected to a discrimination process by the identification unit 30.

In the identification part 30, the denomination of a banknote to pass, authenticity determination, a banknote state, the identification processing of the serial number attached | subjected to a banknote, a count process, etc. are performed, and the determination data identified by the identification part 30 is control part. 10 (S101). Thereby, the control part 10 performs conveyance control of the banknote which concerns on payment or withdrawal based on the determination data acquired from the identification part 30. FIG.

In the control unit 10, based on the determination data acquired from the identification unit 30, information related to the serial number of the banknote identified by the identification unit 30 is stored in the storage device 15.

FIG. 5 is a folder structure diagram showing an example of a folder structure for storing information on serial numbers in the storage device 15 according to the first embodiment.

The folder structure of FIG. 5 is a tree structure with the folder name “DATA” as the highest level. Folders under the folder name “DATA” store information on the serial number in accordance with the authenticity determination result by the identification unit 30. Therefore, the folder names “Category4” and “suspicious ticket” that store data on “genuine ticket” are stored. A folder name “Category3” for storing data related to “Fake ticket” and a folder name “Category2” for storing data related to “fake ticket” are set.

In addition, since the medium (non-banknote) determined to be “unknown ticket” by the identification unit 30 is discharged to the customer service unit 20, the folder “Category1” indicating “unknown ticket” is not provided in FIG. “Category 1” may be provided.

The control unit 10 confirms whether the authenticity determination result included in the determination data of the banknote from the identification unit 30 is “authentic ticket”, “suspected ticket”, or “fake ticket”, and the classification to which the banknote belongs Judging. And the control part 10 judges whether the folder for every date according to classification is produced (S102). If a folder for each date for each category has been created, the control unit 10 moves the process to S104. If a folder for each date for each category has not been created, the control unit 10 performs the process for each date for each category. A new folder is created (S103).

For example, when the authenticity determination result by the identification unit 30 is “genuine bill” and the date identified by the identification unit 30 is September 4, 2012, the file creation unit 131 of the control unit 10 uses the folder name “Category2”. It is determined whether or not there is a folder with the folder name “20120904”. If there is no folder with the folder name “20120904”, a folder with the folder name “20120904” is newly created.

Next, the control unit 10 extracts (acquires) transaction contents, image information of the serial number portion, and file data including the serial number data from the determination data from the identification unit 30 (S104), and the time information and the sequence number are obtained. The file name becomes clear (S105).

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the identification unit 30 continuously discriminates two banknotes at 15: 3: 24 on September 4, 2012, the file creation unit 131 of the control unit 10 is one sheet. The file data name of the second banknote is “150324-01.dat”, and the file data name of the second banknote is “150324-02.dat”. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the identification unit 30 discriminates one banknote at 15: 3: 25 on September 4, 2012, the file creation unit 131 sets the file data name of the banknote as “ 150325-01.dat ".

Then, the file classification unit 132 of the control unit 10 stores the file data created by the file creation unit 131 in a folder with a corresponding date in each classification of the storage device 15 (S106).

For example, the file data names “150324-01.dat”, “150324-02.dat”, and “150325-01.dat” created by the file creation unit 131 are all identified on September 4, 2012. The data is determined to be “true ticket”. Therefore, these file data names “150324-01.dat”, “150324-02.dat”, and “150325-01.dat” are stored in the date folder name “20120904” of the folder name “Category 2”. .

(A-2-2) Information Management Process Regarding Serial Number FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information management process regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment.

In the control unit 10, the file deletion unit 133 refers to the file management rule information 151 and deletes the information regarding the serial number stored in the storage device 15 for each date folder by classification.

Note that the file deletion unit 133 performs the process of FIG. 6 when, for example, performing a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction, and creating and storing information on the serial number illustrated in FIG. Also good. That is, the determination data from the identification unit 30 is given to the control unit 10, and in the control unit 10, the authenticity determination result of the banknote is one of “true ticket”, “suspected ticket”, and “fake ticket”. When confirmation is made, the processing of FIG. 6 may be performed.

Further, for example, the file deletion unit 133 may be configured to perform the process of FIG. 6 when the clock unit that manages date information in the cash processing apparatus 1 monitors the date change and the date changes. Thereby, the management process of the information regarding a serial number need only be performed once a day.

In FIG. 6, in the control unit 10, the file deletion unit 133 refers to the file management rule information 151 and confirms the storage period for each classification type. Then, the file deletion unit 133 compares the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category 4” with the retention period set in the file management rule information 151 (“30 days” in FIG. 3). Then, it is determined whether the folder name of the date folder exceeds the storage period (S201).

If there is a folder name that exceeds the storage period, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the folder with the folder name (S202). That is, all the file data stored in the folder is deleted.

For example, it is assumed that the storage period of the folder name “Category 4” in the file management rule information 151 is “30 days”, and the date when this process is executed is October 1, 2012. In this case, if the folder name “20120901” exists as a date folder belonging to the folder name “Category 4”, all the file data stored in the folder name “20120901” are deleted (S202).

Next, in the control unit 10, the file deletion unit 133 causes the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category 3” and the retention period set in the file management rule information 151 (“90 days” in FIG. 3). ) To determine whether the folder name of the date folder exceeds the retention period (S203).

If there is a folder name that exceeds the storage period, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the folder with the folder name (S204).

Further, in the control unit 10, the file deletion unit 133 includes the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category 2” and the retention period set in the file management rule information 151 (“365 days” in FIG. 3). To determine whether the folder name of the date folder exceeds the retention period (S205).

If there is a folder name that exceeds the retention period, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the folder with the folder name (S206).

In this way, classification according to the authenticity determination result, by providing a folder for each date in each classification type and storing the file data in a folder for each date, the file data storage period, “Suspicious ticket” and “fake ticket” can be managed by date.

In addition, since the storage period can be set according to the authenticity determination result, the information regarding the serial number of the “fake ticket” can be set longer than other banknotes depending on the importance of the information regarding the serial number. Can be saved. On the other hand, since the storage period of the information related to the serial number such as “genuine ticket” can be made relatively short, the storage capacity of the storage device 15 can be reduced.

(A-3) Effects of the First Embodiment As described above, according to the first embodiment, by separating the folder to be stored for each category classification after the determination of the authenticity of the bill, The effect that the storage device can be used efficiently can be obtained by changing the storage period of the information related to the serial number for each ticket and counterfeit ticket.

(B) 2nd Embodiment Hereinafter, 2nd Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the cash processing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment.

In FIG. 7, the cash processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment includes a control unit 10, a storage device 15, a customer service unit 20, an identification unit 30, a temporary storage unit 40, a bill cassette 50 (50 </ b> A, 50 </ b> B), a reject (RJ). ) A cabinet 60 and a transport unit 70 are provided.

The cash processing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment is different from the cash processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment in the function of the control unit and the contents of the file management rule information, and other components are the same as those of the first embodiment. The same or corresponding components can be used. Therefore, also in 2nd Embodiment, it demonstrates using FIG.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of the file management rule information 152 according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 8, the file management rule information 152 associates “folder name” indicating the classification type, “period” indicating the period for performing processing, and “processing” indicating the processing content to be performed when corresponding to the period. Defined.

For example, in the file management rule information 152 of FIG. 8, when “period: 30 days” has elapsed for the folder name “Category 4” in which the file data determined as “genuine bill” is stored, “process: delete folder” is set. It is defined to do. On the other hand, when “period: 365 days” has elapsed for the folder name “Category 2” in which the file data determined to be “fake ticket” is stored, “processing: compression”. That is, in this case, the conversion is performed so that the resolution of the image information (image data) of the serial number portion obtained by the image processing of the identification unit 30 is reduced. As described above, the image information (image data) of the serial number part included in the file data for the “fake ticket” is compressed after the period defined in “period”, so that the storage capacity of the storage device 15 is increased. Can be made more efficient.

The control unit 10 is responsible for various functions of the cash processing apparatus 1. The control unit 10 includes, for example, a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an EEPROM, an input / output interface unit, and the like. The control part 10 implement | achieves the function of the cash processing apparatus 1, when CPU runs the processing program memorize | stored in the memory | storage device 15 (for example, ROM), for example. It should be noted that the processing program can be constructed by installation, and even in that case, it can be functionally shown in FIG.

As in the first embodiment, the control unit 10 includes a transaction processing unit 11, a transport control unit 12, and a serial number information management unit 13, as shown in FIG.

The serial number information management unit 13 includes a compression processing unit 134 in addition to the file creation unit 131, the file classification unit 132, and the file deletion unit 133 of the first embodiment. As a method for creating and storing information (data) related to the serial number by the serial number information management unit 13, the same method as in the first embodiment can be used.

In addition, the serial number information management unit 13 is set to “process” when the “folder name” of the classification type defined in the file management rule information 152 has passed the period set to “period”. The processing that is. Therefore, when “delete folder” is set in “processing”, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the date folder of the corresponding category type folder as in the first embodiment.

The compression processing unit 134 sets “processing: compression” for a category whose “folder name” defined in the file management rule information 152 has passed the period set to “period”. In addition, conversion is performed so that the resolution of the image information (image data) of the serial number portion included in all the file data stored in the date folder is reduced. The image information of the serial number portion before conversion is deleted, and the image information of the serial number portion after conversion is saved in the file data. That is, by reducing the resolution of the image information of the serial number part having high importance, it is possible to reduce the amount of information (data) related to the serial number and save it, so that the storage capacity can be reduced.

The compression processing unit 134 can use various methods as long as the resolution of the image information (image data) in the serial number portion can be converted to reduce the data amount. The number of vertical and horizontal pixels (that is, the image size) of the image information may be converted to be small, or for example, the image information of the serial number portion from the identification unit 30 may be converted so as to increase the image density. May be.

(B-2) Operation of the Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the information management method for serial numbers in the cash processing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that a method for creating and saving information on serial numbers can be used here because the same or corresponding processing as the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 4 of the first embodiment can be used.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information management process regarding the serial number in the cash processing apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment.

As in the first embodiment, the control unit 10 refers to the file management rule information 152 and processes the information regarding the serial number stored in the storage device 15 for each date folder classified by category.

Note that the control unit 10 may perform the process of FIG. 9 when, for example, performing a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction, and creating and storing information on the serial number illustrated in FIG. good. That is, the determination data from the identification unit 30 is given to the control unit 10, and in the control unit 10, the authenticity determination result of the banknote is one of “true ticket”, “suspected ticket”, and “fake ticket”. When confirmation is made, the processing of FIG. 9 may be performed.

Further, for example, the control unit 10 may be configured to perform the process of FIG. 9 when the clock unit that manages date information in the cash processing apparatus 1 monitors date changes and the date changes. Thereby, the management process of the information regarding a serial number need only be performed once a day.

In FIG. 9, the control unit 10 refers to the file management rule information 152 and confirms the storage period for each classification type. Then, the control unit 10 compares the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category 4” with the period (“30 days” in the case of FIG. 8) set in the file management rule information 152 to determine the date. It is determined whether the folder name of the folder exceeds the period (S301).

If there is a folder name exceeding the period, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the folder having the folder name (S302). That is, all the file data stored in the folder is deleted.

Next, the control unit 10 compares the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category3” with the period set in the file management rule information 152 (“90 days” in FIG. 8), It is determined whether or not the folder name of the date folder exceeds the period (S303).

If there is a folder name exceeding the period, the file deletion unit 133 deletes the folder having the folder name (S304).

In addition, the control unit 10 compares the folder name of the date folder belonging to the folder name “Category2” with the period set in the file management rule information 152 (“365 days” in FIG. 8) to determine the date. It is determined whether or not the folder name of the folder exceeds the period (S305).

If there is a folder name exceeding the period, the compression processing unit 134 converts the image information (image data) of the serial number portion of all the file data included in the folder having the folder name so as to reduce the resolution ( S306). Then, the compression processing unit 134 deletes the image information of the serial number part before conversion, and stores the image information of the serial number part after conversion in the file data. Thereby, by reducing the resolution of the image information of the serial number part having high importance, the data amount of the serial number related information (data) can be reduced and stored, so that the storage capacity can be reduced.

(B-3) Effects of the Second Embodiment As described above, according to the second embodiment, folders to be stored are divided for each category classification after the determination of the authenticity of banknotes, and important files (second In this embodiment, the image information of the serial number portion of the fake ticket) is compressed after a certain period of time, so that an important file can be stored for a long period of time.

(C) Other Embodiments Although various modified embodiments have been described in the above embodiments, the present invention can also be applied to the following modified embodiments.

(C-1) In each of the embodiments described above, the processing related to the storage and management of information related to serial numbers is described as being performed by the control unit 10 that controls the function of the cash processing apparatus 1. However, the control unit included in the identification unit 30 may have the function of the serial number information management unit 13 of the control unit 10 described in the first and second embodiments. That is, the control unit of the identification unit 30 notifies the control unit 10 of the cash processing apparatus 1 of the image information of the serial number portion of the banknote passing through and the read serial number data, and the image information of the serial number portion of each banknote and The serial number data may be stored in the storage unit of the identification unit 30 or the storage device 15 of the cash processing apparatus 1.

(C-2) In each of the above embodiments, the case where the information related to the serial number is stored in the storage device 15 is exemplified, but the storage destination of the information related to the serial number is not particularly limited, and the control unit 10 It may be a storage area provided or an external storage device provided separately.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, a plurality of cash processing apparatuses 1-1 to 1-N (N is an integer) provided in a store of a financial institution, or a plurality of cash processing apparatuses 1 provided in a store of a plurality of financial institutions. -1 to 1-N are managed by the management terminal 500 through the network, the communication unit of the cash processing apparatuses 1-1 to 1-N connects to the management terminal 500 through the network and transmits it to the management terminal 500 for management. The storage device 520 of the terminal 500 may store and manage information related to banknote serial numbers of the cash processing apparatuses 1-1 to 1-N. In this case, the control unit 510 of the management terminal 500 may have the function of the serial number information management unit 13 of the control unit 10 described in the first and second embodiments.

(C-3) In the second embodiment, the file management rule information 152 has a case where one period is set for one classification type, and one process is set after the period has elapsed. Illustrated. However, as illustrated in FIG. 11, a plurality of periods may be set for one classification type, and different processes may be set after the elapse of each period.

For example, in the case of the example in FIG. 11, “period: 30 days”, “period: 90 days”, “period: 120 days”, “period: 365 days” with respect to the folder name “Category 2”. Are set as different processes, and “processing: compression (medium resolution)” for converting the resolution of the image information of the serial number portion to a predetermined medium resolution, and the resolution of the image information of the serial number portion is a predetermined low resolution "Processing: Compression (low resolution)" for conversion to image, "Processing: Compression (binarization)" for converting the image information of the serial number into binarization, "Folder deletion" for deleting a folder, etc. May be. As a result, the resolution of the image information of the serial number portion stored for a predetermined period can be stored in a stepwise manner corresponding to the storage period, and the storage capacity can be reduced.

In the modified example of the file management rule information in FIG. 11, the case where the image information of the serial number portion is binarized is illustrated, but in this case, at least the characters of the serial number are read in the image information of the serial number portion. It is intended to have enough resolution. For this reason, when the image becomes unreadable, the control unit 10 may adjust the resolution of the unreadable image to be increased.

(C-4) In each of the above embodiments, the file management rule information of FIGS. 3, 8, and 11 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the file management rule information of FIG. 8, the folder name “Category 4” and the folder name “Category 3” are deleted, and the folder name “Category 2” is compressed, but all folder names “Category 4” are used. ”,“ Category3 ”, and“ Category2 ”may be compressed. Further, for example, the compression processing may be performed so that the resolution differs for each folder name. In this case, in order to save the image information of the serial number part of the fake ticket as a relatively good image quality, the resolution related to the compression of the folder name “Category 2” is higher than the folder name “Category 4” and the folder name “Category 3”. It may be set.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-178448 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

At least, a cash processing apparatus that includes an identification unit that performs identification and identification of a serial number of a medium to be conveyed, and performs predetermined cash processing,
A storage unit for storing information on the serial number of the medium identified by the identification unit;
Information relating to the serial number of the medium is sorted and stored in the storage unit for each category according to the medium discrimination result by the identification unit, and information related to the serial number of the medium is stored and managed with a different retention period for each category. Serial number information management department,
A cash processing apparatus comprising:
The serial number information management unit creates a classification folder for each category according to the discrimination result of the medium by the identification unit, and stores information on the serial number of the medium for each classification folder of each category for each date. The cash according to claim 1, wherein a date folder is created, and information on the serial number of the medium is distributed to each date folder for each classification folder and stored in the storage unit based on a discrimination result from the identification unit. Processing equipment.
A file management rule information storage unit that stores at least file management rule information in which a management period is defined for each classification folder of each category,
The serial number information management unit compares the management period corresponding to the classification folder defined in the file management rule information with each date folder for each classification folder, and each date for each classification folder. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the date folder is deleted when the folder has passed the management period.
A file management rule information storage unit that stores at least file management rule information in which a management period is defined for each classification folder of each category,
The serial number information management unit compares the management period corresponding to the classification folder defined in the file management rule information with each date folder for each classification folder, and each date for each classification folder. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the folder has passed the management period, at least image information included in the information regarding the serial number belonging to the date folder is compressed.
In the file management rule information, at least one or a plurality of management periods and an execution process are defined for each of the one or more management periods for each classification folder of each category,
The serial number information management unit refers to the file management rule information, compares each management period corresponding to the classification folder with each date folder for each classification folder, and The execution process corresponding to each said management period is performed with respect to the information regarding the serial number which belongs to the said date folder according to the said classification folder, when each date folder has passed each said management period. Cash processing equipment.
The serial number information management unit categorizes into at least a category including a genuine note, a fake ticket, and a suspicious ticket based on the authenticity determination of the medium identified by the identification unit, and information on the serial number of the medium for each category The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
The cash processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the management period of the category folder of the false ticket category in the file management rule information is set to be at least longer than the management period of the classification folder of the genuine ticket category.
The execution processing of the classification folder of the fake ticket category in the file management rule information is performed so that the data amount of at least the image information included in the information regarding the serial number becomes smaller as the management period becomes longer. The cash processing apparatus as described.