WO2017033542A1

WO2017033542A1 - Automatic transaction device

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Publication number: WO2017033542A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/068007
Authority: WO
Inventors: 加藤　光雄
Original assignee: 沖電気工業株式会社
Priority date: 2015-08-24
Filing date: 2016-06-16
Publication date: 2017-03-02
Also published as: JP2017045132A; JP6638258B2

Abstract

Provided is an automatic transaction device that has: a medium storage unit for separating and discharging stored media to a conveyance unit and for storing the media; an identification unit which is provided in the conveyance unit and which identifies whether or not the media are normal; a rejected medium counting unit for counting the number of rejected media that have been determined not to be normal by the identification unit; an excluded medium counting unit for counting the number of excluded media that have been determined, by the identification unit, not to be normal and to be excluded from a transaction, the excluded media being a type of the rejected media; and a control unit for stopping the separating and discharging of the media stored in the medium storage unit (SP12) in a case in which the number of media counted by the rejected medium counting unit has reached a reject limit number (SP10, SP11), or in a case in which the number of media counted by the excluded medium counting unit has reached an exclusion limit number (SP9, SP101), wherein the exclusion limit number is set to a value smaller than the reject limit number.

Description

Automatic transaction equipment

The present disclosure relates to an automatic transaction apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs desired transactions with a user via a medium such as banknotes. is there.

An automatic teller machine includes, for example, a deposit / withdrawal unit that exchanges banknotes with a user, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination, authenticity, etc. of banknotes, and a temporary storage unit that temporarily holds banknotes The banknote storage which stores a banknote for every denomination, and the conveyance part which conveys a banknote to each part are provided. Moreover, as such an automatic teller machine, the deposit / withdrawal unit does not have a reject stacking unit for stacking banknotes determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit at the time of depositing (referred to as deposit reject banknotes), and the deposit / withdrawal unit is a reject stacking unit. (See Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-241762, for example).

In the case of such an automatic teller machine, during the deposit transaction, among the banknotes separated one by one by the deposit / withdrawal unit and transported to the discrimination unit, the deposit / rejection banknotes judged to be abnormal by the discrimination unit are deposited / withdrawal At this time, preparation for switching the deposit / withdrawal unit to a state in which the deposited reject banknotes can be stacked (this is called reject banknote stacking preparation) is required.

Therefore, in the automatic teller machine, the separation of banknotes by the deposit / withdrawal unit and the conveyance of banknotes by the transport unit are stopped until the preparation for reject banknote collection is completed, and the transport unit from the discrimination unit to the deposit / withdrawal unit is stopped. Temporarily hold deposit reject banknotes. That is, the conveyance unit from the discrimination unit to the deposit / withdrawal unit is caused to function as a temporary storage unit that temporarily stores the deposited reject banknote. After that, when preparation for reject banknote accumulation in the deposit / withdrawal unit is completed, the automatic teller machine resumes transport of the deposit reject banknotes held on the transport unit and returns the deposit reject banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit. The banknotes are separated again by (i.e., retry).

Such automatic teller machines are installed in various countries, but there are countries where the types of banknotes in circulation (that is, ticket types) are larger than the types of tickets that can be handled by the automatic teller machines. . For example, in Indonesia, seven denominations and twelve types of banknotes are in circulation, but there are seven types of banknotes that can be handled by an automated teller machine installed in Indonesia, for example, and the remaining five types Banknotes are not eligible for trading.

In a conventional automatic teller machine, when a banknote that is not subject to transaction (referred to as a non-target banknote) is inserted into a deposit / withdrawal unit, the discrimination unit determines that the banknote is a deposit reject banknote and deposits / withdraws Return to the department and retry the separation of banknotes.

Moreover, in the conventional automatic teller machine, in order not to repeat a series of operations (referred to as retry operation) for returning the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal section and retrying the separation of the banknote, When the determined number of deposit reject banknotes reaches the deposit reject limit set as the upper limit, the retry operation is terminated and the deposit reject banknotes returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit are returned to the customer. It was.

In the automatic teller machine, this deposit rejection limit sheet number can be set to an arbitrary value, but most of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal part are usually normal banknotes, and such normal banknotes Is set to a large value of, for example, several tens of sheets.

On the other hand, when the deposit reject limit number is set to a large value as described above, for example, when only non-target banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit, the number of deposit reject banknotes determined by the discrimination unit is the deposit reject. It takes time to reach the limit number, and as a result, the inserted non-target banknotes cannot be deposited, and it takes a long time to be returned. In this case, the customer has not been able to deposit money and waits until the non-target banknote is returned.

As described above, in the conventional automatic teller machine, there is a possibility that the customer is made to wait unnecessarily for a long time when only non-target banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit.

This disclosure is intended to propose an automatic transaction apparatus that can reduce the waiting time as much as possible in consideration of the above points.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a medium accommodated is separated and fed to a conveyance unit, and a medium accommodating unit that accommodates a medium conveyed from the conveyance unit, the medium accommodating unit that is provided in the conveyance unit, A discrimination unit that discriminates whether or not it is normal, a reject medium counting unit that counts the number of reject media determined to be not normal by the discrimination unit, and that the discrimination unit is not normal and is not subject to transaction The determined non-target medium counting unit that counts the number of non-target media that are one type of the reject medium, and separation of the medium stored in the medium storage unit when any of the stop conditions is satisfied And a control unit for stopping the feeding, and the stop condition is that the number of sheets counted by the reject medium counting unit reaches a reject limit number set as an upper limit value of the number of sheets. Including the first case and the second case where the number of sheets counted by the non-target medium counting unit has reached the non-target limit number set as the upper limit value of the number of sheets, The automatic transaction apparatus is set to a value smaller than the reject limit number.

In this way, for example, when only the non-target medium is stored in the medium storage unit, the target determined by the discrimination unit earlier than the number of rejected banknotes determined by the discrimination unit reaches the reject limit number. Since the number of outer banknotes reaches the non-target number, the time required to stop the feeding of the medium can be shortened compared to the case where only the reject limit number is used as in the conventional case.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, in the first aspect, the update unit further updates the reject limit sheet number and the non-target limit sheet number with input numerical values, respectively, The automatic transaction apparatus updates the non-target limit number and the reject limit number only when the numerical value input as the non-target limit number is smaller than the number input as the reject limit number.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect, the reject medium counting unit is configured such that the reject medium is found continuously by the total number of reject media and the determination of the discrimination unit. In the first case, the stop condition is a reject in which the total number of reject media counted by the reject medium counting unit is set as an upper limit value of the total number of reject media. 1A when the total limit number is reached, and 1B when the continuous number of reject media counted by the reject medium counting unit reaches the reject continuous limit number set as the upper limit value of the continuous number, The non-target limit sheet number is set to a value smaller than the reject total limit sheet number and the reject continuous limit sheet number. It is a device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, in the third aspect, when the non-target medium counting unit continuously finds the total number of non-target media and the non-target medium, as determined by the discrimination unit. In the second case, the total number of non-target media counted by the non-target medium counting unit is set as the upper limit value of the total number of non-target media. 2A when the total number of non-target media is reached and the continuous number of non-target media counted by the non-target media counting unit has reached the non-target continuous maximum number set as the upper limit of the continuous number 2B, and the non-target total limit number and the non-target continuous limit number are set to values smaller than the reject total limit number and the reject continuous limit number.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect described above, the number of authentic reject media that is a type of the reject media that is determined to be normal or not normal by the discrimination unit is counted. A false reject medium counting unit, and the stop condition is a third condition in which the number of sheets counted by the true / false reject medium counting unit reaches a true / false reject limit number set as an upper limit value of the number of sheets. The true / false reject limit sheet number is set to a value smaller than the reject limit sheet number.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect described above, a travel reject that counts the number of travel reject media, which is a type of the reject media, that is determined not to be normal but abnormal by the discrimination unit. The vehicle further includes a medium counting unit, and the stop condition further includes a fourth case where the number of sheets counted by the traveling reject medium counting unit reaches a traveling reject limit number set as an upper limit value of the number of sheets. The travel reject limit number is an automatic transaction apparatus set to a value smaller than the reject limit number.

In a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect described above, the number of loss reject media, which is a type of the reject media, that is determined to be not normal but not normal by the discrimination unit is counted. The stop condition may include a fifth aspect in which the number of sheets counted by the damage rejection medium counting section reaches the number of the number of damage rejection limits set as the upper limit value of the number of sheets. In the automatic transaction apparatus, the damage reject limit sheet number is set to a value smaller than the reject limit sheet number.

According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, in the first or second aspect described above, when the control unit stops the feeding of the medium stored in the medium storage unit, the medium storage unit receives the medium from the transport unit. This is an automatic transaction apparatus that returns the reject medium or the non-target medium returned to the department and the medium remaining in the medium accommodation unit to the user via the medium accommodation unit.

According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, in the eighth aspect, the control unit remains in the reject medium or the non-target medium returned from the transport unit to the medium storage unit and the medium storage unit. This is an automatic transaction apparatus that returns a medium to a user via the medium accommodation unit and displays a guidance screen indicating a reason for the return on a predetermined display unit.

According to a tenth aspect of the present disclosure, in the eighth aspect, the control unit temporarily holds the reject medium including the non-target medium in the transport unit, and then stores the reject medium in the medium storage unit. An automatic transaction device to return.

According to an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the tenth aspect, the control unit has already been fed to the transport unit with the reject medium including the non-target medium and a medium subsequent to the reject medium. This is an automatic transaction apparatus that temporarily holds the medium in the transport unit and then returns the medium to the medium storage unit.

A twelfth aspect of the present disclosure further includes a temporary holding unit that accommodates a normal medium that is determined to be normal by the discrimination unit in the eleventh aspect, and the control unit includes the non-target medium. The transport speed of the medium that has already been fed to the transport section with the reject medium that has been included and the subsequent medium of the reject medium is reduced, and the transport section is moved when the reject medium reaches a predetermined position. By stopping, the reject medium and the medium that has already been delivered to the transport unit by the subsequent medium of the reject medium are temporarily held in the transport unit, and then the subsequent medium of the reject medium is already suspended. Among the media fed to the transport unit, normal media that have already been identified by the discrimination unit and have been determined to be normal when the transport speed is reduced. For conveying the escrow unit, an automatic teller machine.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to realize an automatic transaction apparatus that can shorten the waiting time as much as possible.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure at the time of the money_receiving | payment transaction in 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart following the flowchart of FIG. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count of a receipt rejection continuous number of sheets, and a receipt rejection total number of sheets. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count of a non-target continuous number of sheets. It is a figure which shows the structure of a confirmation screen. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count in case the upper limit of a deposit rejection continuous number of sheets and the upper limit of a deposit rejection total number of sheets are set. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count in case the upper limit of a non-target continuous number of sheets is set in addition to the upper limit of a deposit rejection continuous number of sheets and the upper limit of a deposit rejection total number of sheets. It is a flowchart which shows the setting procedure of a limit sheet number. It is a figure which shows the structure of a limit sheet number setting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure at the time of the money_receiving | payment transaction in 2nd Embodiment. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count in case the upper limit of a non-target continuous number of sheets is set in addition to the upper limit of a deposit rejection continuous number of sheets and the upper limit of a deposit rejection total number of sheets. It is a table | surface which shows the example of a count when the upper limit of a non-target total number is set in addition to the upper limit of a continuous deposit number of sheets, the upper limit of a total number of deposit rejects, and the upper limit of a non-target continuous number of sheets. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure at the time of the money_receiving | payment transaction in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart following the flowchart of FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the guidance screen displayed when a genuine rejection banknote is found. It is a figure which shows the structure of the guidance screen displayed when a driving | running | working rejection banknote is found. It is a figure which shows the structure of the guidance screen displayed when a damage rejection banknote is found. It is a figure which shows the structure of the guidance screen displayed when a non-target banknote is found. It is a figure which shows the structure of the guidance screen displayed when another payment rejection banknote is found.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Automatic teller machine configuration]
First, a first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic teller machine 1 is installed in, for example, a financial institution or the like, and performs transactions related to cash such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions with customers.

This automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and a customer service section 3 is provided on the front surface (surface facing the customer) of the housing 2. The customer service section 3 comprises a card slot 4, a deposit / withdrawal slot 5, an operation display section 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing slot 8. It is a part that accepts operation instructions.

The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as cash cards are inserted or ejected, and a card processing unit for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on the various cards at the back of the card entry / exit 4 (Not shown) is provided.

The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged, and is opened or closed by driving a shutter. The operation display unit 6 is a combination of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like.

The numeric keypad 7 is used for input operations such as a password and transaction amount. The receipt issuing port 8 is a portion that issues a receipt printed with transaction details at the end of the transaction processing. A receipt processing unit (not shown) prints the transaction details on the receipt at the back of the receipt issuing port 8. Z). Moreover, although omitted in FIG. 1, the customer service unit 3 may include a speaker for notifying information related to the transaction by voice.

Furthermore, inside the automatic teller machine 1, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the automatic teller machine 1, a storage unit 10 that stores transaction information, and banknote deposit / withdrawal that performs various processes related to banknote deposit / withdrawal. A gold unit 11 is provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and the storage unit 10 is configured by a hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like.

In addition, the banknote depositing / dispensing unit 11 is provided with a unit controller 12. The unit control unit 12 is mainly configured by a CPU (not shown). The unit control unit 12 reads out and executes a predetermined program from the storage unit 10 via the main control unit 9 to control each unit of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11. Various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions are performed.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, in the upper part in the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 11, the depositing / withdrawing part 20 which has the deposit or withdrawal port 5, the discrimination part 21 which discriminate | determines the money type and authenticity of a banknote, and the banknote which received money And a special banknote storage unit 23 for storing banknotes determined to be special banknotes (for example, counterfeits) as a result of discrimination by the discrimination unit 21. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is provided with a shutter (not shown), and the shutter is opened and closed to open and close the deposit / withdrawal port 5.

In the lower part of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11, a plurality of banknote storages 24 (24A to 24E) for stacking banknotes by denomination and banknotes determined as special banknotes as a result of discrimination by the discrimination unit 21 are stored. A special banknote storage unit 25 is provided.

Furthermore, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the discrimination unit 21, the temporary storage unit 22, the plurality of banknote storages 24 (24 A to 24 E), and the special

banknote storage units

23 and 25 are connected via the transport unit 26. The conveyance part 26 is comprised with the roller, belt, etc. which are not shown in figure, and conveys a rectangular banknote to the short side direction along the conveyance path 26R shown by the thick line in a figure. Further, a selector (not shown) is provided at a branch point of the transport path 26R, and the selector can be rotated based on the control of the unit control unit 12 to switch the bill transport destination. . Further, banknote detection sensors 27 (27a to 27s) for detecting banknotes passing through the transport path 26R are provided at various locations on the transport path 26R.

Further, a motor 28 (28A to 28C) for storing the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 22 and for separating and feeding out the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 22 is provided in the upper part of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 11. It has been.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has a function of separating the bills inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 5 and feeding them to the transport unit 26, and a function of accumulating the bills determined as deposit reject banknotes that are not suitable for depositing by the discrimination of the discrimination unit 21. Doubles as The discriminating unit 21 discriminates the denomination, authenticity, damage state, running state, and the like of banknotes passing through the interior, discriminates whether the banknotes passing through the inside are non-target banknotes, and performs unit control on the discrimination results. Notification to the unit 12. Temporary holding unit 22 temporarily holds normal banknotes that are identified as depositable by discrimination unit 21 among banknotes that the customer has inserted into depositing / withdrawing unit 20 at the time of depositing. Further, the temporary holding unit 22 temporarily holds the withdrawal reject banknotes identified as being impossible to withdraw by the discriminating unit 21 at the time of withdrawal until a bankable banknote is dispensed.

The banknote storage 24 (24A to 24E) is provided, for example, for each denomination, and receives and stores the banknotes transported by the transport unit 26 by the storage and discharge mechanism, and discharges and transports the stored banknotes. It supplies to the part 26.

The automatic teller machine 1 has such a configuration, and the main control unit 9 and the unit control unit 12 control each unit based on the result of banknote discrimination by the discrimination unit 21, and the deposit transaction and withdrawal of banknotes. Trading is going to be done.

For example, at the time of deposit transaction, the automatic teller machine 1 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal port 5 when a deposit transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6, and the shutter when the bill is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 5. Is closed, and the inserted banknotes are separated one by one by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and conveyed to the discrimination unit 21. Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys the banknote determined as a normal banknote that can be deposited by the discrimination unit 21 to the temporary storage unit 22 and temporarily stores it. On the other hand, the banknote determined to be a deposit reject banknote that is not suitable for deposit is returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, but at this time, the bill press (not shown) of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is moved to reject the deposit. It is necessary to prepare for reject banknotes to be switched to a state in which banknotes can be stacked.

Therefore, the automatic teller machine 1 stops separating and feeding out the banknotes by the depositing / dispensing unit 20 and conveying the banknotes by the transporting unit 26 until the preparation for collecting rejected banknotes is completed. The deposit reject banknote is temporarily held (that is, stopped) in the transport unit 26 up to 20. That is, at this time, the automatic teller machine 1 causes the transport unit 26 from the discrimination unit 21 to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to function as a temporary storage unit that temporarily holds the deposited reject banknote.

Specifically, when the deposit reject banknote approaches the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the automatic teller machine 1 decreases the transport speed, and when the deposit reject banknote reaches the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, Stop completely. At this time, since the two banknotes following the deposit reject banknote have already been separated by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, these two banknotes are also held in the transport unit 26. That is, a total of three banknotes including the first deposit reject banknote are temporarily held in the transport unit 26.

After that, the automatic teller machine 1 returns the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 by resuming the conveyance of the banknotes by the transport unit 26 when the preparation for reject banknote accumulation in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is completed. At this time, the automatic teller machine 1 also returns the two banknotes held together with the deposit reject banknotes to the depositing / dispensing section 20 regardless of the determination of the discrimination section 21.

Thus, in the automatic teller machine 1, when the banknote is determined to be a deposit-rejected banknote by the discrimination unit 21, a total of three banknotes including the deposit-rejected banknote and the two banknotes following the banknote are rejected. The banknote separation / payout by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is executed again (that is, retryed). In the automatic teller machine 1, it is assumed that the following two banknotes pass through the discrimination unit 21 at a transport speed slower than the normal transport speed immediately before stopping the deposit reject banknote. Since there is a possibility that two banknotes (particularly the third banknote) may not be properly identified, not only the deposit reject banknote but also the subsequent two banknotes are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20.

As a result of performing such a retry operation, when all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are determined to be normal banknotes (that is, when there are no deposit reject banknotes), the automatic teller machine 1 When the total amount (that is, the deposit amount) is displayed on the operation display unit 6 and the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 22 are conveyed to the discrimination unit 21 and the denomination is selected. It is identified and conveyed to and stored in the bill storage 24 (24A to 24E) corresponding to the denomination.

On the other hand, if the deposit reject banknote does not disappear even after repeated retry operations, the cash dispenser 1 returns the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, opens the shutter, and returns the deposit reject banknote to the customer. To do. Thereafter, the automatic teller machine 1 displays the total amount of normal banknotes other than the deposit reject banknote on the operation display unit 6, and when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 22 are stored. Then, the denomination is identified by conveying to the discrimination unit 21, and the denomination is conveyed and stored in the banknote storage 24 (24A to 24E) corresponding to the denomination. The operation at the time of deposit transaction by the automatic teller machine 1 is as described above.

Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, in order not to repeat a series of retry operations of returning the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and retrying the separation and feeding of the banknote, the maximum number of deposit reject banknotes is set as the maximum number of deposit reject banknotes. The total limit number of rejects and the continuous limit number of deposit rejects are set. Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, the non-target continuous limit number is set as the upper limit number of non-target banknotes separately from the total deposit reject number and the continuous deposit reject number. These three types of upper limit number of sheets are stored in the storage unit 10 as setting information, for example. Details of these three types of upper limit sheets will be described later.

[1-2. Operation during deposit transaction]
Next, the operation procedure at the time of deposit transaction by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This operation is performed mainly by the unit controller 12. In the figure, the reject is abbreviated as RJ.

When starting the deposit transaction, the unit controller 12 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in step SP1. In subsequent step SP <b> 2, the unit control unit 12 enters a bill insertion waiting state waiting for a bill to be inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In subsequent steps SP3 and SP4, the unit control unit 12 determines whether or not the bill has been normally inserted after the bill insertion waiting state has elapsed until the set insertion time-out time elapses. Here, when the insertion time-out time elapses without the banknote being normally inserted, the unit control unit 12 continues to obtain a negative result in step SP3, and obtains an affirmative result in step SP4. To close the deposit transaction.

On the other hand, if the bill is normally inserted before the insertion time-out time elapses, the unit control unit 12 obtains an affirmative result in step SP3, moves to step SP6, and closes the shutter.

In step SP7 following step SP6, the unit control unit 12 separates one bill inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and discriminates it with the feeding discrimination unit 21. Here, when it is determined by the discrimination unit 21 that the separated banknote is a normal banknote, the unit control unit 12 conveys the normal banknote to the temporary storage unit 22 and proceeds to step SP14 (FIG. 4). Move on.

On the other hand, if it is determined by the discrimination unit 21 that the separated one banknote is a deposit reject banknote, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP8. Note that the deposit reject banknote determined by the discrimination unit 21 is a genuine reject banknote whose authenticity is determined to be abnormal because it is a fake bill, or a travel reject banknote whose travel state is determined to be abnormal due to skew or multi-feeding. In addition, there are loss-rejected banknotes whose damage state is determined to be abnormal due to dirt, etc., and non-target banknotes that are determined not to be traded.

Therefore, the unit controller 12 determines that the separated banknote is a deposit reject banknote out of a genuine reject banknote, a travel reject banknote, a correct / reject banknote, and a non-target banknote. The process proceeds to step SP8.

In step SP8, the unit control unit 12 counts the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number. In addition, when the deposit reject banknote is a non-target banknote, the non-target continuous number is also counted.

The total number of deposit rejects is the total number of banknotes determined as deposit reject banknotes by the discrimination unit 21 after the deposit transaction is started, and the initial value is 0. The unit controller 12 counts (+1) the total number of deposit rejects each time the banknote is determined to be a deposit reject banknote by the discrimination unit 21. As described above, since there are cases where the two banknotes following the deposit reject banknote may not be correctly identified, as shown in the example of FIG. This is only for the first deposit reject banknote.

The deposit rejection continuous number is the consecutive number when the banknote is continuously determined as the deposit reject banknote after the deposit transaction is started, and the initial value is 0. The unit controller 12 counts the number of consecutive deposit rejects each time the banknote is continuously determined by the discrimination unit 21 to be a deposit reject banknote. In addition, since there is a possibility that the two banknotes following the deposited reject banknote may not be correctly identified, the banknotes following these two banknotes are counted. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the first banknote is determined to be a deposit reject banknote, and the first deposit reject banknote and the subsequent second and third banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. When the fourth bill is determined as a deposit reject bill, the deposit reject continuous number is counted assuming that the deposit reject bills are continuous.

Also, the deposit rejection continuous number is 1 when the banknote is first determined to be a deposit reject banknote after starting a deposit transaction, and then only when the banknote is continuously determined to be a deposit reject banknote, It is to be counted. That is, the consecutive number of deposit rejects indicates the number of consecutive deposit reject bills found after the first deposit reject bill. Therefore, when the continuous determination continued from the first deposit rejected banknote is interrupted (for example, when the seventh sheet in FIG. 5 is determined to be a normal banknote), the continuous deposit reject number is finalized, and thereafter No matter how many times the banknotes are consecutive, the number of consecutive deposit rejects is not counted.

The non-target continuous number is a continuous number when a banknote is continuously determined to be a non-target banknote after the deposit transaction is started, and the initial value is 0. The unit control unit 12 counts the number of consecutive deposit rejects each time the banknote is continuously determined by the discrimination unit 21 to be a non-target banknote. In this case as well, as shown in FIG. 6, the two banknotes that follow the non-target banknotes as deposit reject banknotes are not counted, and the banknotes that follow these two banknotes are counted.

In addition, this consecutive non-target number is also set to 1 when the banknote is first determined to be a non-target banknote after the start of the deposit transaction, similarly to the continuous deposit reject number, and then the banknote is continuous with the non-target banknote. Each time it is judged, it is counted. That is, the consecutive number of non-targets indicates the number of consecutive cases where non-target banknotes are continuously found after the first non-target banknote found.

When the unit controller 12 counts the total number of deposit rejects, the deposit reject continuous count, and the non-target continuous count, the process proceeds to the next step SP9. In step SP9, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the non-target continuous number has reached the non-target continuous limit number set as the upper limit of the non-target continuous number. If it is determined that the non-target continuous number of sheets has not reached the non-target continuous limit number, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP10.

In step SP10, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the deposit reject continuous number has reached the deposit reject continuous limit set as the upper limit of the deposit reject continuous number. If it is determined that the deposit reject continuous number has not reached the deposit reject continuous limit number, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP11.

In step SP11, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the total deposit reject number has reached the total deposit reject limit set as the upper limit of the total deposit reject number. Note that the total deposit reject limit is set to a value equal to or greater than the deposit reject continuous limit, and the non-target continuous limit is set to a value smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit and the deposit reject total limit. If it is determined that the total deposit reject number has not reached the total deposit reject number, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP13.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step SP9 described above that the non-target continuous number has reached the non-target continuous limit number, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP12. In step SP12, the unit controller 12 changes the setting of the retry operation from “with retry” to “no retry” without performing the retry operation, and proceeds to step SP13.

Similarly, when it is determined in step SP10 that the deposit reject continuous number has reached the deposit reject continuous limit number and in step SP11, the total deposit reject number has reached the deposit reject total limit unit, In step SP12, the control unit 12 changes the retry operation setting from “with retry” to “no retry”, and proceeds to step SP13. In step SP13, the unit controller 12 returns the found deposit reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and proceeds to the next step SP14. *

As described above, in the automatic teller machine 1, when any one of the non-target continuous number, the continuous deposit rejection number, and the total deposit rejection number reaches the upper limit number, the retry operation is performed so as not to repeat the retry operation after that. The setting is changed to “No retry” to end the retry operation.

In step SP14, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not all separation of the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has been completed. Here, when all the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are held in the temporary storage unit 22 as normal banknotes, the unit control unit 12 finishes all separation of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. It judges with having carried out and moves to step SP16.

On the other hand, for example, when the banknotes that have not yet been separated or the deposit reject banknotes returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in the above-described step SP13 remain in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the unit control unit 12 Then, it is determined that the separation of all the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 has not been completed, and the process proceeds to step SP15.

In step SP15, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the retry operation setting is “with retry”. Here, if the setting of the retry operation is “with retry”, this means that none of the non-target continuous number of sheets, the deposit rejection continuous number of sheets, and the total deposit rejection number has reached the upper limit number. In this case, the unit controller 12 returns to step SP7 and continues the separation and discrimination of the banknotes accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20.

On the other hand, when the retry operation is set to “no retry” because any one of the non-target continuous number, the deposit reject continuous number, and the total deposit reject number has reached the upper limit number, the unit control unit 12 Determines that “with retry” is not set in step SP15, stops separating and feeding banknotes remaining in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and proceeds to step SP16.

In step SP16, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not banknotes remain in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. Here, the separation of banknotes is stopped in a state where banknotes remain in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 because at least one of the non-target continuous sheet number, the continuous deposit reject sheet number, and the total deposit reject sheet number has reached the upper limit sheet number. If there is, the unit control unit 12 determines in step SP16 that banknotes remain in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and proceeds to step SP17. In this case, at least one deposit reject banknote remains in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20.

In step SP17, the unit controller 12 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In subsequent step SP18, the unit controller 12 waits for the banknotes to be extracted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. When the banknote is extracted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, in step SP19, the unit control unit 12 closes the shutter and proceeds to step SP20.

On the other hand, when all the banknotes thrown into the deposit / withdrawal part 20 are conveyed to the temporary storage part 22 as normal banknotes, and no banknotes remain in the deposit / withdrawal part 20, the unit control part 12 is step SP16. It is determined that no banknote remains in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In this case, the unit controller 12 skips steps SP17 to SP19 and proceeds to step SP20.

In step SP20, the unit control unit 12 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the confirmation screen 30 shown in FIG. The confirmation screen 30 displays the total amount of banknotes determined as normal banknotes (that is, banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 22), and further confirms the displayed total amount as a deposit amount. A button 31, an add button 32 for additionally inserting bills, and a cancel button 33 for canceling the deposit are arranged.

Here, when the add button 32 on the confirmation screen 30 is pressed by the customer, the unit control unit 12 returns to step SP1 and opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. When the confirmation button 31 is pressed by the customer, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP21, separates the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 22, and transports them to the banknote storage 24 (24A to 24E). And then store the payment transaction.

Furthermore, when the cancel button 33 is pressed by the customer, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP22, separates the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 22, and returns them to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. In subsequent step SP23, the unit controller 12 opens the shutter of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and waits for the banknotes to be extracted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in subsequent step SP24. And if a banknote is extracted from the deposit or withdrawal part 20, in step SP25 which follows, the unit control part 12 will close a shutter, and will complete a deposit transaction. If no banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 22, when the cancel button 33 is pressed, the processing of steps SP22 to SP25 is skipped, and the deposit transaction is terminated.

The operation at the time of deposit transaction of the automatic teller machine 1 is as described above, and when any of the non-target continuous number of sheets, the continuous deposit rejection number, and the total deposit rejection number reaches the upper limit number, the retry operation is finished. The deposit reject banknote is returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the banknote remaining in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 including the deposit reject banknote is returned to the customer.

By the way, as described above, in the automatic teller machine 1, in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number is set as the upper limit value of the non-target continuous number. Further, in the automatic teller machine 1, the non-target continuous limit number is set to a value smaller than the deposit rejection continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number. Specifically, the receipt reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number are both set to 20 and the non-target continuous limit number is set to 5. Incidentally, the number of banknotes that can be inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 at one time is, for example, 200.

Here, in the automatic teller machine 1, when only the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number are set, the non-target continuous limit number is added in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number. How is the time from when the separation of banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is started to when the retry operation is stopped and the deposit reject banknotes (non-target banknotes) are returned in the case of being set The change will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, the 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th,... Banknotes of the banknotes separated by the depositing / withdrawing unit 20 are determined to be deposit reject banknotes (that is, depositing every third sheet from the first sheet). A case where a reject banknote is found) and the fourth, seventh, tenth, thirteenth, and sixteenth banknotes are determined to be non-target banknotes for five consecutive times will be described as an example.

First, the case where only the deposit reject continuous limit number (20 sheets) and the deposit reject total limit number (20 sheets) are set will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, when it is determined that the first banknote is a deposit reject banknote other than the non-target banknotes, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 1. The second and third banknotes that follow are banknotes that are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 together with the first deposit reject banknote, and thus are not counted as the consecutive number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects. After that, when it is determined that the fourth banknote is a non-target banknote, both the continuous deposit rejection number and the total deposit rejection number are 2.

After that, when the banknote is determined as a rejected banknote other than the non-target banknotes and when the banknote is determined as the non-target banknotes, the consecutive number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects are counted. Finally, when the 58th banknote is determined to be a non-target banknote, both the deposit reject continuous number and the deposit reject total number are 20, respectively, and the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number respectively. Reach.

At this point, the automatic teller machine 1 stops the retry operation, returns the deposit reject banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and returns it to the customer.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a case where the non-target continuous limit number is set in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number will be described. In this case, when it is determined that the first banknote is a deposit reject banknote other than the non-target banknotes, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 1. Since the second and third banknotes that follow are banknotes that are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 together with the first deposit reject banknote, the number of deposit reject continuous sheets, the total number of deposit rejects, and the non-target consecutive sheet count Must not. Thereafter, when it is determined that the fourth banknote is a non-target banknote, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 2, and the non-target continuous number is 1.

Thereafter, when the seventh, tenth and thirteenth banknotes are determined to be non-target banknotes, the consecutive number of deposit rejects, the total number of deposit rejects, and the non-target continuous count are counted. And when the 16th banknote is determined to be a non-target banknote, the non-target continuous number of sheets reaches 5, which reaches the non-target continuous limit number. Incidentally, the continuous number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects at this time are both 6.

At this time, the automatic teller machine 1 stops the retry operation, returns the non-target banknote to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and returns it to the customer.

In this way, when only the deposit reject continuous limit sheet and the deposit reject total limit sheet are set, when the 58th banknote is identified, the retry operation is stopped and the deposit reject banknote is returned to the customer. On the other hand, if the consecutive limit number of sheets that is less than these is set in addition to the continuous limit number of deposit rejects and the total limit number of deposit rejects, the retry operation is stopped when the 16th banknote is identified. Deposit reject banknotes will be returned to the customer.

That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, in addition to the continuous deposit limit number of deposit rejects and the total limit number of deposit rejects, a non-target continuous limit number is set so that only non-target banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. When this is done, the waiting time for returning this non-target banknote to the customer can be significantly reduced compared to the case where only the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number are set. It is like that.

[1-3. Setting the maximum number of sheets]
Next, the procedure for setting the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step SP30, when an operation for displaying a limit number setting screen (referred to as a limit number setting screen) is performed via the operation display unit 6, the unit control unit 12 sets the limit number shown in FIG. The screen 40 is displayed.

The limit number setting screen 40 has an input field 41 for inputting a numerical value of the deposit rejection continuous limit number, an input field 42 for the total number of deposit rejects, an input field 43 for a non-target continuous limit number, and for updating settings. The update button 44 and a cancel button 45 for canceling the setting are configured. In each of the input fields 41 to 43, for example, 20, 20, and 5 are input as initial setting values, for example.

In step SP31, the unit controller 12 waits for the update button 44 or the cancel button 45 to be pressed. When the update button 44 or the cancel button 45 is pressed, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP32.

In step SP32, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the update button 44 has been pressed. If it is determined that the cancel button 45 is pressed instead of the update button 44, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP33, and displays a message on the operation display unit 6 indicating that each limit number is not updated. Finish the setting.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the update button 44 has been pressed, the unit control unit 12 moves from step SP32 to step SP34, and the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number input in the input fields 41 and 42. It is determined whether or not the non-target continuous limit sheet number input in the input field 43 is a smaller value.

Here, if it is determined that the non-target continuous limit number is not smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit number and the total amount of deposit reject, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP35 to determine the non-target continuous limit number. A message prompting the user to input a value smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit sheet number and the deposit reject total limit sheet number is displayed on the operation display unit 6, and the process returns to step SP31.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the non-target continuous limit sheet number is smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit sheet number and the deposit reject total limit sheet number, the unit control unit 12 moves from step SP34 to step SP36. Update the numerical values set in the input fields 41 to 43 as the deposit rejection continuous limit number of sheets, the total number of deposit rejects, and the non-target continuous limit number of sheets, and operate the message indicating that the update has been performed Display on the display unit 6 to finish the setting of each limit number.

In the automatic teller machine 1, each limit number is set in such a procedure, and the non-target continuous limit number is set to a value smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit number and the total deposit reject number. Cannot be set.

[1-4. Summary]
As described so far, the automatic teller machine 1 sets the non-target continuous limit number as the upper limit value of the non-target continuous number of sheets in addition to the continuous limit number of deposit rejects and the total limit number of deposit rejects. In addition, the consecutive maximum number of sheets not subject to this object is set to a value smaller than the continuous number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects.

By doing so, in the automatic teller machine 1, when only the non-target banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the time until the non-target banknotes are returned to the customer is determined as the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject. Compared to the case where only the total number of sheets is set, it can be significantly shortened, and thus it is possible to reduce wasteful waiting time as much as possible while continuing to wait for non-payable banknotes to be returned. it can.

The automatic teller machine 1 can change the values of the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number via the limit number setting screen 40. Regarding the maximum number of sheets, the update is not permitted unless the value is smaller than the continuous number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects. This is because if the non-target continuous limit number is set to be equal to or greater than the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number, the time until the non-target banknotes are returned to the customer cannot be shortened.

In other words, the automatic teller machine 1 can change the value of the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number within a range in which the time required to return the non-target banknotes to the customer can be shortened. It is like that.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, apart from the non-target continuous limit number of sheets, the point that the target total limit number of sheets is set as the upper limit value of the total number of banknotes determined to be non-target banknotes (the total number of target rejects), This is different from the first embodiment. This excluded total limit number is also stored in the storage unit 10 as setting information, for example. Since the configuration of the automatic teller machine 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the first embodiment is referred to for the detailed description. Therefore, here, the operation at the time of deposit transaction will be mainly described.

[2-1. Operation during deposit transaction]
The operation procedure at the time of deposit transaction will be described in detail using the flowchart shown in FIG. This operation is also performed mainly by the unit controller 12. The operation procedure shown in FIG. 12 is that step SP100 is provided instead of step SP8 in the operation procedure of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and between step SP9 and step SP10. The operation procedure is the same as that of the first embodiment except that a new step SP101 is added. Therefore, here, step SP100 and step SP101 will be mainly described. In FIG. 12, the processing in steps SP1 to SP6 and the processing after step SP14 are the same as those in FIGS.

If the banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in steps SP1 to SP6 and the banknotes separated by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in step SP7 are determined to be deposit reject banknotes, the unit controller 12 Move on to SP100. In step SP100, the unit controller 12 counts the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number. Further, when the deposit reject banknote is a non-target banknote, in addition to the non-target continuous number of sheets, the total number of non-target banknotes is also counted.

The total number of non-targets is the total number of banknotes determined as non-target banknotes by the discrimination unit 21 after the deposit transaction is started, and the initial value is 0. Each time the banknote is determined to be a non-target banknote by the discrimination unit 21, the unit control unit 12 counts (+1) the total number of non-target banknotes. As described in the first embodiment, the two banknotes that follow the non-target banknotes may not be normally distinguished. Therefore, the three banknotes that are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are counted. Of these, only the first non-target banknote is used.

When the unit controller 12 counts the total number of non-targets in addition to the continuous number of deposit rejects, the total number of deposit rejects, and the non-target continuous number of sheets, the process proceeds to the next step SP9. In step SP9, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the consecutive non-target number has reached the non-target continuous limit number. If it is determined that the non-target continuous number of sheets has not reached the non-target continuous limit number, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP101.

In step SP101, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the non-target total number has reached the non-target total limit number set as the upper limit of the non-target total number. Note that the non-target total limit sheet number is set to a value smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit sheet number and the deposit reject total limit sheet number, and is set to be larger than the non-target continuous limit sheet number. Here, if it is determined that the total number of non-targets has not reached the total number of non-targets, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP10.

Then, the unit control unit 12 determines whether or not the deposit reject continuous number has reached the deposit reject continuous limit number in step SP10, and if not, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP11, and in step SP11 the total deposit reject number is deposited. It is determined whether or not the total limit number of rejects has been reached, and if it has not been reached, the process proceeds to step SP13.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step SP9 that the non-target continuous number of sheets has reached the non-target continuous limit number of sheets, and in step SP10, it is determined that the deposit rejection continuous number of sheets has reached the deposit reject continuous number of sheets. If the total number of deposit rejects reaches the total deposit reject limit in step SP11, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP12. In step SP12, the unit controller 12 changes the setting of the retry operation from “with retry” to “no retry” for performing the retry operation, and proceeds to step SP13.

Also, when it is determined in step SP101 that the total number of non-targets has reached the total number of non-targets, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP12 and sets the retry operation to “retry operation”. “Yes” is changed to “No retry” which does not perform the retry operation, and the process proceeds to step SP13.

In step SP13, the unit controller 12 returns the found deposit reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal section 20, and proceeds to step SP14. Since the processing after step SP14 is the same as the operation procedure of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

The operation at the time of the deposit transaction in the second embodiment is as described above, and in addition to the non-target continuous number of sheets, the deposit reject continuous number of sheets, and the total number of deposit rejects, When any of the above reaches the upper limit number, the retry operation setting is changed to “no retry” so that the retry operation is not repeated unnecessarily, and the retry operation is terminated.

By the way, as described above, in the second embodiment, in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number, the non-target total limit number is used as the upper limit value of the non-target total number. Is set. Furthermore, in the automatic teller machine 1, the non-target continuous limit number and the non-target total limit number are set to values smaller than the deposit rejection continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number. Specifically, for example, both the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number are both set to 20, and the non-target continuous limit number and the non-target total limit number are both set to five.

Here, in the automatic teller machine 1, only the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit rejection total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number are set, and in addition to these, the non-target total limit number is set. With regard to how the time from the start of the separation of the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 to the time when the retry operation is stopped and the deposit reject bills (non-target bills) are returned changes, This will be described with reference to FIGS.

Here, the first, fourth, tenth, thirteenth, nineteenth, twenty-second,... Banknotes of the banknotes separated by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are determined to be deposit reject banknotes (that is, 1 The second consecutive rejected banknote is found on the first and fourth sheets, and then the continuous rejected banknote is temporarily interrupted, and the second consecutive rejected banknote is found on the tenth and thirteenth sheets), and 4 An example will be described in which the first, thirteenth, twenty-second, and so on banknotes (that is, the second banknote when a deposit-reject banknote is found twice consecutively) are determined to be non-target banknotes.

First, the case where only the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number are set will be described with reference to FIG. In this case, when it is determined that the first banknote is a deposit reject banknote other than the non-target banknotes, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 1. The second and third banknotes that follow are banknotes that are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 together with the first deposit reject banknote, and thus are not counted as the consecutive number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects. Thereafter, when it is determined that the fourth banknote is a non-target banknote, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 2, and the non-target continuous number is 1.

After that, when the seventh banknote is determined to be a normal banknote, the continuous determination of the deposit reject banknote and the non-target banknote is interrupted, and the continuous reject banknote number and the non-target continuous bank number are determined as 2 and 1, respectively. Thereafter, only the total number of deposit rejects is counted when it is determined that the banknote is a deposit reject banknote other than the non-target banknote and when it is determined that the banknote is a non-target banknote. Finally, when the 85th banknote is determined to be a non-target banknote, the total number of deposit rejects is 20, which reaches the total deposit reject limit.

At this point, the automatic teller machine 1 stops the retry operation, returns the non-target banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and returns them to the customer.

Next, with reference to FIG. 14, a case will be described in which the non-target total limit number is set in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number. In this case, when it is determined that the first banknote is a deposit reject banknote other than the non-target banknotes, both the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number are 1. The subsequent second and third banknotes are not counted as the consecutive number of deposit rejects, the total number of deposit rejects, the non-target continuous number, and the non-target total number. Thereafter, when it is determined that the fourth banknote is a non-target banknote, both the continuous deposit rejection number and the total deposit rejection number are 2, and both the non-target continuous number and the non-target total number are 1.

After that, when the seventh banknote is determined to be a normal banknote, the continuous determination of the deposit reject banknote and the non-target banknote is interrupted, and the continuous reject banknote number and the non-target continuous bank number are determined as 2 and 1, respectively. Thereafter, at the time when the banknote is determined as a rejected banknote other than the non-target banknote and at the time when it is determined as the non-target banknote, the total number of deposit rejects is counted, and further, the banknote is determined as the non-target banknote. Then, the total number of non-targets is counted. When the 40th banknote is determined to be a non-target banknote, the total number of non-target banknotes is 5, reaching the total non-target banknote count. Incidentally, the total number of deposit rejects at this time is 10.

Thus, when the deposit reject continuous limit sheet, the deposit reject total limit sheet, and the non-target consecutive limit sheet are set, the retry operation is stopped at the time when the 85th banknote is identified, and the deposit reject banknote. When the 40th banknote is discriminated, the retry operation is performed when the total number of deposits that are less than the total number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects is additionally set. Stop and return the rejected banknote to the customer.

That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, the non-target banknotes and the target banknotes are mixed in the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 by additionally setting the non-target total limit number smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number. Thus, the waiting time until the non-target banknotes are returned to the customer can be significantly shortened as compared with the first embodiment.

In the automatic teller machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit number can be set on a setting screen (not shown). It has become. Although the setting procedure is omitted, the target total limit sheet number can be set to a value smaller than the deposit rejection continuous limit sheet number and the deposit reject total limit sheet number, similarly to the non-target continuous limit sheet number.

[2-2. Summary]
As explained so far, in the automatic teller machine 1 of the second embodiment, in addition to the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, and the non-target continuous limit number, The total number of sheets not applicable was set. Furthermore, the total number of sheets not subject to this exclusion is set to a value smaller than the continuous number of deposit rejects and the total number of deposit rejects.

By doing so, in the automatic teller machine 1, not only the non-target banknotes but also the banknotes are inserted so that the target banknotes are mixed between the non-target banknotes and the non-target banknotes. , The time to return this non-target banknote to the customer can be significantly reduced compared to the case where the deposit reject continuous limit number of sheets, the total number of deposit rejects and the non-target continuous limit number of sheets are set, Thus, it is possible to shorten a useless waiting time as much as possible while waiting for a non-target banknote to be returned to be returned.

Also in the automatic teller machine 1 of the second embodiment, the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit number via a setting screen (not shown). It is possible to change the value, but the renewal limit sheet number and the unrestricted total limit sheet number must be smaller than the deposit rejection continuous limit sheet number and the total deposit rejection limit sheet number so that the update is not permitted. I made it. In other words, in the automatic teller machine 1, within a range in which it is possible to shorten the time until the non-target banknotes are returned to the customer, the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit The number of sheets can be changed.

[3. Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. This third embodiment is the same as the second embodiment except that the total number of true / false rejects that is the upper limit of the total number of bills determined to be true / false reject bills (the total number of true / false rejects) The upper limit value of the total number of bills rejected that is the upper limit of the total number of bills determined as reject bills (total number of rejects) and the total number of bills determined as correct reject bills (total number of rejects) This is an embodiment in which the total number of loss / rejection rejects is additionally set. These true / false reject total limit sheet number, travel reject total limit sheet number, and damage reject total limit sheet number are also stored as setting information in the storage unit 10, for example. Since the configuration of the automatic teller machine 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the first embodiment is referred to for the detailed description. Therefore, here, the operation at the time of deposit transaction will be mainly described.

The discrimination unit 21 of the automatic teller machine 1 determines that the counterfeit bill is a genuinely rejected bill, and is separated in a skewed or double-fed state because the consumable parts of the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 are worn out and the separation state is poor. The banknotes conveyed in this manner are determined as travel reject banknotes, and the banknotes that have become dirty due to adhesion of machine oil, food oil, etc., are determined as loss reject banknotes.

[3-1. Operation during deposit transaction]
The operation procedure during the deposit transaction will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This operation is also performed mainly by the unit controller 12. In the operation procedure shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the processing in steps SP7 to SP14 is different from the processing in steps SP7 to SP14 in the operation procedure of the second embodiment. Therefore, here, the processing of steps SP7 to SP14 will be mainly described. In FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the processing in steps SP1 to SP6 and the processing after step SP14 are the same as those in FIG. 3 and FIG.

If the banknotes are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in steps SP1 to SP6 and the banknotes separated by the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 in step SP7 are determined to be deposit reject banknotes, the unit controller 12 Move on to SP200. In step SP200, the unit controller 12 counts the continuous deposit reject number and the total deposit reject number. When the deposit reject banknote is a non-target banknote, the non-target continuous number and the total non-target number are also counted.

Further, the unit control unit 12 counts the total number of genuine rejects when the deposit reject banknote is a true reject banknote, and counts the total travel reject when the deposit reject banknote is a travel reject banknote, When the deposit reject banknote is a loss / rejection banknote, the total number of loss / rejection is counted.

The total number of true / false rejects is the total number of banknotes determined to be true / false reject banknotes by the discrimination unit 21 after the deposit transaction is started, and the initial value is 0. The unit control unit 12 counts (+1) the total number of true / false rejects each time the banknote is determined by the discrimination unit 21 to be a true / false reject banknote. In addition, about the two banknotes following a true / false reject banknote, since it may be unable to distinguish normally, it counts only about the head genuine reject banknote among these three banknotes. The total number of travel rejects and the total number of correct / rejected rejects are the total number of bills determined by the discrimination unit 21 as a travel reject bill or a correct / reject reject bill, and the initial value is 0. The travel reject banknote and the correct reject banknote are also counted (+1) each time the banknote is determined by the discrimination unit 21 to be the travel reject banknote or the correct reject banknote.

The unit control unit 12 counts the total number of genuine rejects, the total number of running rejects, and the total number of damage rejects in addition to the continuous number of deposit rejects, the total number of deposit rejects, the non-target continuous number of sheets, and the total number of non-targets. The process moves to the next step SP201. In step SP201, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the total number of true / false rejects has reached the total number of true / false rejects set as the upper limit of the total number of true / false rejects. If it is determined here that the total number of true / false rejects has not reached the total number of true / false rejects, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP202.

In step SP202, the unit controller 12 determines whether or not the total number of travel rejects has reached the total number of travel rejects set as the upper limit of the total number of travel rejects. Here, when it is determined that the total number of travel rejects has not reached the total number of travel rejects, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP203.

In step SP203, the unit control unit 12 determines whether or not the total number of loss rejects has reached the total number of limit rejects set as the upper limit of the total number of loss rejects. If the unit controller 12 determines that the total number of loss / reject rejects has not reached the total limit / rejection limit, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP9.

In steps SP9, SP101, SP10, and SP11, the unit control unit 12 determines whether the non-target continuous number of sheets has reached the non-target continuous limit number, whether the non-target total number of sheets has reached the non-target total limit number, It is determined whether or not the reject continuous sheet number has reached the deposit reject continuous limit sheet number, and whether the total deposit reject sheet number has reached the deposit reject total limit sheet number. If none has been reached, the process proceeds to step SP13, and the found deposit is found. The reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the process proceeds to step SP14.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step SP201 described above that the total number of true / false rejects has reached the total number of true / false rejects, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP204, and the found true / false reject banknotes, Subsequently, the two banknotes are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the process proceeds to the next step SP205. In step SP205, the unit control unit 12 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the guidance screen 50 shown in FIG. On the guidance screen 50, a message indicating that the inserted bill is a bill that cannot be handled and that the customer is guided to the window are displayed, and a confirmation button 51 is further arranged. When the confirmation button 51 is pressed, the unit control unit 12 displays on the guidance screen 50 that the handling is stopped, as shown in FIG. 17B, and ends the deposit transaction. In this case, the automatic teller machine 1 is in a state in which it is not possible to continue transactions.

If it is determined in step SP202 that the total number of travel rejects has reached the total number of travel rejects, the unit controller 12 moves to step SP206, and finds the travel reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes. Then, the process returns to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and proceeds to the next step SP207. In step SP207, the unit controller 12 displays the guidance screen 60 shown in FIG. On the guidance screen 60, a message indicating that the state of the automatic teller machine 1 is bad and the transaction cannot be continued and that the customer is guided to another automatic teller machine 1 or a window is displayed, and a confirmation button 61 is displayed. Has been placed. When the confirmation button 61 is pressed, the unit control unit 12 proceeds to step SP12, changes the retry operation setting from “with retry” to “no retry”, and proceeds to step SP14.

If the unit controller 12 determines in step SP203 that the total number of rejects has reached the total limit for rejects, the unit control unit 12 moves to step SP208, followed by the found reject reject banknotes and two sheets. Is returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and the process proceeds to the next step SP209. In step SP209, the unit control unit 12 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the guidance screen 70 shown in FIG. On the guidance screen 70, a message indicating that the state of the inserted banknote is bad and cannot be handled by the automatic teller machine 1 and that the customer is guided to the window is displayed, and a confirmation button 71 is further arranged. . When the confirmation button 71 is pressed, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP12, changes the retry operation setting from “with retry” to “no retry”, and proceeds to step SP14.

Further, when it is determined in step SP9 that the non-target continuous number has reached the non-target continuous limit number, and in step SP101, it is determined that the non-target total number has reached the non-target total limit number, The control unit 12 moves to step SP210, returns the found non-target banknote and the subsequent two banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and moves to the next step SP211. In step SP211, the unit control unit 12 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the guidance screen 80 shown in FIG. The guidance screen 80 displays a message prompting confirmation that the inserted banknote is not a transaction object in the automatic teller machine 1 and an image of the banknote to be handled, and further includes a confirmation button 81. When the confirmation button 81 is pressed, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP12, changes the retry operation setting from “with retry” to “no retry”, and proceeds to step SP14.

If it is determined in step SP10 that the continuous deposit reject number has reached the deposit reject continuous limit number, and if it is determined in step SP11 that the total deposit reject number has reached the total deposit reject unit number, the unit controller 12 Moves to step SP212, returns the deposit-rejected banknotes found and the subsequent two banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, and proceeds to the next step SP213. In this case, the discriminating unit 21 has found many non-target banknotes, genuine reject banknotes, travel reject banknotes, and deposit reject banknotes (for example, paper that is not banknotes) other than correct and reject banknotes. In step SP213, the unit control unit 12 causes the operation display unit 6 to display the guidance screen 90 shown in FIG. On the guidance screen 90, a message prompting to confirm and insert the banknote returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is displayed, and a confirmation button 91 is further arranged. When the confirmation button 91 is pressed, the unit controller 12 proceeds to step SP12, changes the retry operation setting from “with retry” to “no retry”, and proceeds to step SP14.

Thereafter, the unit control unit 12 executes the processing of steps SP14 to SP25, and ends the deposit transaction. The unit control unit 12 displays the confirmation screen 30 shown in FIG. 7 on the operation display unit 6 in step SP20, but determines that the total number of travel rejects has reached the total number of travel rejects in step SP202 described above. In step SP203, if it is determined that the total number of loss rejects has reached the total limit of damage rejects, there is a high possibility that a problem has occurred on the automatic teller machine 1, so additional bills are inserted. The add button 32 on the confirmation screen 30 is hidden so that it cannot be performed.

The operation at the time of the deposit transaction in the third embodiment is as described above, and in addition to the non-target continuous number, the non-target total number, the deposit reject continuous number, and the total deposit reject number, Count the total number of sheets, total number of travel rejects, and total number of rejects, and if any of these reaches the upper limit, set the retry operation to “No retry” so as not to repeat the retry operation. Change to end the retry operation.

In the third embodiment, the guidance screens 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 for notifying the customer of the reason for terminating the deposit transaction or the reason for returning the banknote and the corresponding method at that time. By displaying, for example, the deposit transaction can be smoothly performed without causing the customer to perform a wasteful operation such as throwing the returned non-target banknote into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 many times. It has become.

By the way, as described above, in the third embodiment, in addition to the deposit reject continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit number, The total number of rejects and the total number of rejects are set. Furthermore, in the automatic teller machine 1, the true / false reject total limit sheet, the travel reject total limit sheet, and the damage reject total limit sheet are set to values smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit sheet and the deposit reject total limit sheet. Yes. Specifically, for example, both the continuous reject number of deposit rejects and the continuous limit number of deposit rejects are 20 sheets, the non-target continuous limit sheet number and non-target total limit sheet number are both 5, and the true / false reject total limit sheet number is 1, The reject total limit sheet number and the loss / rejection reject total limit sheet number are both set to five.

Thereby, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a fake ticket is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the deposit transaction can be immediately terminated, and when a travel reject banknote or a loss reject banknote is generated. The waiting time until these bills are returned to the customer can be shortened as compared with the first and second embodiments.

Also, in the automatic teller machine 1 of the third embodiment, the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, the non-target total limit number, the true / false reject total limit number, the travel reject total number The limit number and the total number of loss / rejection rejects can be set on a setting screen (not shown). Although the setting procedure is omitted, the total number of true / false rejects, total number of running rejects, and total number of loss / rejection rejects is the same as the number of consecutive and non-target continuous limit sheets. In addition, it can be set to a value smaller than the total number of deposit rejects.

[3-2. Summary]
As described above, in the automatic teller machine 1 according to the third embodiment, in addition to the deposit rejection continuous limit number, the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit number, The total number of rejects, the total number of travel rejects, and the total number of rejects were set. Further, the true / false reject total limit sheet, the travel reject total limit sheet, and the damage reject total limit sheet number are set to values smaller than the deposit reject total limit sheet and the deposit reject continuous limit sheet.

Thereby, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a counterfeit note is inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 20, the deposit transaction can be terminated quickly, so that, for example, the waiting time when the counterfeit ticket is inserted can be shortened. It is possible to avoid the risk that the counterfeit note is erroneously determined as a normal banknote due to repeated insertion of the counterfeit bill many times. In addition, when a travel reject banknote is generated, the waiting time until the travel reject banknote is returned can be shortened, and the risk of jamming by repeatedly retrying the travel reject banknote is reduced. Can do. Furthermore, when a loss-rejected banknote is generated, the waiting time until the damage-rejected banknote is returned can be shortened. The risk of misjudging it as a normal banknote can be reduced, and the risk of dispensing such dirty banknotes to other customers can also be reduced.

In the automatic teller machine 1 according to the third embodiment, the total number of deposit rejects, the maximum number of deposit rejects, the maximum number of consecutive rejects, the total number of non-target totals via a setting screen (not shown). It is possible to change the values of the total number of true / false rejects, the total number of running rejects and the total number of loss / rejection rejects. The total number of running rejects and the total number of damage rejects must be smaller than the total deposit reject limit and the continuous deposit reject limit so that updating is not permitted. By doing so, the automatic teller machine 1 shortens the waiting time at the time of inserting the non-target banknote, the waiting time at the time of inserting the counterfeit note, and the waiting time at the time of running reject bill generation or loss reject bill generation as compared with the conventional one. Within a possible range, the values of the non-target continuous limit number, the non-target total limit number, the true / false reject total limit number, the travel reject total limit number, and the damage reject total limit number can be changed.

[4. Other Embodiments]
[4-1. Other Embodiment 1]
In the first embodiment described above, when the banknote is first determined to be a non-target banknote after the deposit transaction is started, the non-target continuous number is 1, and then the banknote is continuous with the non-target banknote. The number of consecutive non-targeted sheets is counted each time, while the continuous judgment from the first non-target banknote is interrupted. The number of consecutive non-target items is not counted even if the number of consecutive times.

Not limited to this, for example, if the continuous judgment from the first non-target banknote is interrupted, reset the non-target continuous number to 0, and if the non-target banknote is found again, re-count the non-target continuous number. You may make it do. Similarly, if the continuous judgment from the first deposit reject banknote is interrupted, reset the continuous reject reject count to 0, and if the same reject reject banknote is found again, the continuous deposit reject banknote is reset. You may make it count. The same applies to the non-target continuous number of sheets and the continuous deposit reject number of the second and third embodiments.

[4-2. Other Embodiment 2]
In the first embodiment described above, when a deposit reject banknote is found, a total of three banknotes, that is, the deposit reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes, are collected regardless of the discrimination result of the discrimination unit 21. Returned to. Not only this but the next banknote of the deposit reject banknote is not returned to the depositing / withdrawing section 20 when it is determined as a normal banknote by the discriminating section 21, but is transported and stored in the temporary storage section 22. May be.

In the first embodiment, immediately before stopping the deposit reject banknote, it is assumed that the subsequent two banknotes pass through the discrimination unit 21 at a transport speed slower than the normal transport speed. Since two banknotes (particularly the third banknote) may not be correctly identified, not only the deposit reject banknote but also the subsequent two banknotes are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20. However, if it can be assumed that when the transport speed is reduced, the next banknote after the deposit reject banknote has already passed through the discrimination unit 21, the banknote next to the deposit reject banknote is normal. The possibility of having been identified increases. Therefore, the banknote next to the deposit reject banknote may be transported and stored in the temporary storage unit 22 without returning to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 when the discrimination unit 21 determines that the banknote is normal. In this case, only the later banknote out of the two banknotes following the deposit reject banknote is returned to the deposit / withdrawal section 20 together with the deposit reject banknote regardless of the discrimination result of the discrimination section 21.

Further, in the first embodiment, since there is a possibility that the two banknotes following the deposit reject banknote may not be properly differentiated, the number of deposit reject continuous sheets, the total deposit reject count, and the non-target consecutive count count are counted. If there is a high possibility that the next banknote after the deposit reject banknote has been correctly identified, the number of consecutive deposits, the total number of deposit rejects, Similarly, the total number of non-targets, the total number of true / false rejects, the total number of running rejects, and the total number of correct / rejected rejects may be counted.

[4-3. Other Embodiment 3]
Further, in the third embodiment described above, the deposit reject continuous limit number and the deposit reject total limit number, the non-target continuous limit number and the non-target total limit number, the true / false reject total limit number, the travel reject total limit number, and the positive limit. The total loss reject limit is set. Not limited to this, only an arbitrary limit number of these may be set. For example, on the setting screen (not shown), these deposit reject continuous limit sheets, deposit reject total limit sheets, non-target continuous limit sheets, non-target total limit sheets, true / false reject total limit sheets, travel reject total limit sheets, and total loss reject total An input field for inputting each numerical value of the limit number and a check box for setting / not setting each limit number are provided, and only the limit number checked by the check box is set.

It should be noted that, if at least the deposit rejection total limit sheet number is not set, a retry operation may continue to be repeated. Therefore, the deposit reject total limit sheet number may not be set unset.

In the above-described third embodiment, the total number of true / false rejects that is the upper limit of the total number of true / false reject banknotes, the total number of travel rejects that is the upper limit of the total number of travel reject banknotes, The total limit number of loss / rejection is set as the upper limit of the total number of sheets. Not limited to this, it is the upper limit of the continuous number of genuine rejects that is the upper limit of the continuous number of genuine reject banknotes, the upper limit of the continuous number of travel rejects that is the upper limit of the continuous number of travel rejected banknotes, and the upper limit of the continuous number of correct and rejected banknotes It is also possible to set the number of consecutive consecutive rejects. The method of counting the true / false reject continuous number, the running reject continuous number and the loss / reject continuous number is the same as that of the non-target consecutive number, and the true / false reject continuous limit number, the running reject continuous limit number and It is also assumed that the number of consecutively rejected rejects is set to a value smaller than the consecutive deposit reject limit and the total deposit reject limit.

In addition, the continuous limit number of deposit rejects as the limit number of rejects and the total limit number of deposit rejects, the non-target continuous limit number and non-target total limit number as the non-target limit number, the true / false reject total limit number as the true-reject limit number Any of the continuous limit number of true and false rejects, the total limit number of travel rejects as the limit number of travel rejects, the continuous limit number of travel rejects, the total limit number of damage rejects as the limit number of damage rejection and the continuous limit number of damage rejects Only the maximum number of sheets may be set.

Further, in the third embodiment described above, the non-target continuous limit number, the non-target total limit number, the true / false reject total limit number, the travel reject total limit number, and the damage reject total limit number are respectively set as the deposit reject continuous limit. The value is set to a value smaller than the number of sheets and the total number of deposit rejects. For example, the non-target continuous limit number is smaller than the deposit rejection continuous limit number, and the non-target total limit number, true / false reject total limit number, running reject total limit number and loss / rejection total limit limit number It may be made smaller than the total number of rejects. That is, another total limit number may be smaller than the deposit reject total limit number, and another continuous limit number may be smaller than the deposit reject continuous limit number.

[4-4. Other Embodiment 4]
Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, the guidance screens 50, 60, 70, 80 for notifying the customer of the reason for terminating the deposit transaction or the reason for returning the banknote and the corresponding method at that time. , 90 is displayed. Not only this but with these guidance screens 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, guidance sound corresponding to these display contents may be outputted from a speaker (not shown) provided in the customer service section 3.

[4-5. Other Embodiment 5]
Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, the genuine transaction banknote (that is, the counterfeit bill) is terminated without returning it to the customer. May be returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and returned to the customer.

[4-6. Other Embodiment 6]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the present disclosure includes the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 that also serves as the reject stacking unit and the discrimination unit 21, and temporarily stores the deposited reject banknote and the subsequent two banknotes in the transport unit 26. Then, the banknotes are applied to the automatic teller machine 1 as an automatic transaction apparatus having a configuration in which the three banknotes held on the bank are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 and separated again. However, the present disclosure is not limited to this, and has a deposit / withdrawal unit that also serves as a reject stacking unit and a discrimination unit, and temporarily holds at least the deposited reject banknote in the transport unit, and then deposits / withdraws the banknote that has been suspended. Any automatic transaction apparatus configured to return to the metal part and separate again can be applied. For example, the present invention is also applicable to an automatic transaction apparatus configured to temporarily hold deposit reject banknotes in the transport unit, and an automatic transaction apparatus configured to temporarily hold deposit reject banknotes and subsequent three or more banknotes in the transport unit. it can.

Furthermore, in each embodiment mentioned above, although this indication was applied to the automatic teller machine 1 which handles a banknote, it can apply not only to this but also to the automatic transaction apparatus which handles media other than a banknote, such as paper and a ticket. .

[4-7. Other Embodiment 7]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 is used as a specific example of the medium storage unit. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the medium is separated and fed to the transport unit, and the medium is transported from the transport unit. A medium storage unit different from the deposit / withdrawal unit 20 may be used. In each of the above-described embodiments, the unit control unit 12 is used as a specific example of the reject medium counting unit, the non-target medium counting unit, the true / false reject medium counting unit, the travel reject medium counting unit, and the loss / rejection medium counting unit. It was. Not limited to this, a reject medium counting unit and non-target medium different from the unit control unit 12 as long as the number of reject media, non-target media, true / false reject media, travel reject media, and damage reject media can be counted. A counting unit, a true / false reject medium counting unit, a travel reject medium counting unit, and a damage reject medium counting unit may be used.

Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the unit control unit 12 is used as a specific example of the control unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when the number of reject media reaches the reject limit number, or the number of non-target media is A control unit different from the unit control unit 12 may be used as long as it can perform control to stop the separation and feeding of the medium stored in the medium storage unit when the limit number of sheets is reached. . Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the unit control unit 12 is used as a specific example of the update unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reject limit number and the non-target limit number can be updated with input numerical values, respectively. If there is, an updating unit different from the unit control unit 12 may be used.

[4-8. Other Embodiment 8]
Furthermore, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, the present disclosure is applicable to an embodiment in which a part or all of the first to third embodiments described above and another embodiment are arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment in which a part is extracted. It extends.

This disclosure can be widely used in an automated teller machine having a deposit / withdrawal unit that also serves as a reject accumulation unit.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-164983 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 medium containing unit that separates the accommodated medium and feeds it to the conveying unit, and accommodates the medium conveyed from the conveying unit;
A discrimination unit that is provided in the transport unit and discriminates whether or not the medium is normal;
A reject medium counting unit that counts the number of reject media determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit;
A non-target medium counting unit that counts the number of non-target media that is a type of the reject medium, which is determined to be non-transactional and not normal by the discrimination unit;
A control unit that stops the separation and feeding of the medium stored in the medium storage unit when any of the stop conditions is satisfied,
The stop condition is
A first case in which the number of sheets counted by the reject medium counting unit reaches a reject limit number set as an upper limit value of the number of sheets;
A second case in which the number of sheets counted by the non-target medium counting unit reaches the non-target limit number set as the upper limit of the number of sheets;
Including
The exempt limit number is
An automatic transaction apparatus that is set to a value smaller than the reject limit number.
The update unit further updates the reject limit sheet number and the non-target limit sheet number respectively with input numerical values,
The update unit
Update the non-target limit number and the reject limit number only when the numerical value input as the non-target limit number is smaller than the number input as the reject limit number.
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1.
The reject medium counting unit is
Counting the total number of reject media and the continuous number of reject media when the reject media are continuously found by the judgment of the discrimination unit,
The stop condition is
As the first case,
1A when the total number of reject media counted by the reject media counter reaches the reject total limit set as the upper limit of the total count;
When the continuous number of reject media counted by the reject medium counting unit reaches the reject continuous limit number set as the upper limit value of the continuous number, 1B;
Including
The exempt limit number is
It is set to a value smaller than the reject total limit sheet number and the reject continuous limit sheet number,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The non-target medium counting unit is
By the determination of the discrimination unit, the total number of non-target media and the continuous number of non-target media when the non-target media are continuously found are counted,
The stop condition is
As the second case,
2A when the total number of non-target media counted by the non-target medium counting unit reaches the total non-target number set as the upper limit of the total number,
2B when the continuous number of non-target media counted by the non-target medium counting unit reaches the non-target continuous limit number set as the upper limit value of the continuous number of sheets,
Including
The non-target total limit number and the non-target continuous limit number are:
It is set to a value smaller than the reject total limit sheet number and the reject continuous limit sheet number,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 3.
A true / false reject medium counting unit that counts the number of true / false reject media, which is a type of the reject media, determined by the discrimination unit as not normal but true / false abnormal,
The stop condition further includes a third case where the number of sheets counted by the true / false reject medium counting unit reaches the true / false reject limit number set as the upper limit value of the number of sheets,
The true / false reject limit is:
Set to a value smaller than the reject limit number of sheets,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
A travel reject medium counting unit that counts the number of travel reject media, which is a type of the reject medium, determined by the discrimination unit to be abnormal but not normal;
The stop condition further includes a fourth case in which the number of sheets counted by the traveling reject medium counting unit reaches a traveling reject limit number set as an upper limit value of the number of sheets,
The maximum number of travel rejects is
Set to a value smaller than the reject limit number of sheets,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
A fitness reject medium counting unit that counts the number of the loss reject media, which is a type of the reject media, determined by the discrimination unit as not being normal but a loss abnormality;
The stop condition further includes a fifth case in which the number of sheets counted by the loss rejection medium counting unit reaches the number of damage reject limit set as the upper limit of the number of sheets,
The limit on the number of loss / rejection is
Set to a value smaller than the reject limit number of sheets,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The controller is
When stopping the feeding of the medium stored in the medium storage unit, the reject medium or the non-target medium returned from the transport unit to the medium storage unit, and the medium remaining in the medium storage unit Is returned to the user via the medium storage unit,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The controller is
The reject medium or the non-target medium returned from the transport unit to the medium storage unit and the medium remaining in the medium storage unit are returned to the user via the medium storage unit, and the reason for return is returned. Display a guidance screen to be displayed on a predetermined display unit,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8.
The controller is
The reject medium including the non-target medium is temporarily held in the transport unit, and then returned to the medium storage unit.
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 8.
The controller is
The reject medium including the non-target medium and the medium that has already been delivered to the transport unit by a medium subsequent to the reject medium are temporarily held in the transport unit, and then stored in the medium storage unit. return,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 10.
It further has a temporary holding unit for accommodating a normal medium determined to be normal by the discrimination unit,
The controller is
When the transport speed of the reject medium including the non-target medium and the medium that has already been fed to the transport section with the subsequent medium of the reject medium is reduced, and the reject medium reaches a predetermined position , By stopping the transport unit, the reject medium and a medium that has already been delivered to the transport unit by a medium subsequent to the reject medium are temporarily held in the transport unit, and then the reject medium Among the media that have already been fed out to the transport unit in subsequent media, the temporary storage unit for normal media that has already been identified by the discrimination unit and has been judged normal when the transport speed is reduced Transport to
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 11.