WO2018038204A1 - Money processing device - Google Patents

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WO2018038204A1
WO2018038204A1 PCT/JP2017/030313 JP2017030313W WO2018038204A1 WO 2018038204 A1 WO2018038204 A1 WO 2018038204A1 JP 2017030313 W JP2017030313 W JP 2017030313W WO 2018038204 A1 WO2018038204 A1 WO 2018038204A1
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  • the present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that stores money that has been identified and counted in the apparatus.
  • a money handling apparatus that identifies and counts the authenticity of banknotes and coins, denominations, etc., and stores them in the apparatus has been used. For example, if money is jammed in the transport path for transporting money while money is being processed, an error occurs and the operation of the money processing apparatus stops. A user of the money handling apparatus performs an operation of canceling the error by, for example, removing money jammed in the conveyance path and restoring the money handling apparatus.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus that guides a user to a recovery procedure so that a banknote taken out from the apparatus is not erroneously processed when an error is canceled. Since the user only needs to perform the work according to the guidance by the apparatus, the restoration work can be easily advanced.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus that determines an operator who can perform an error canceling operation when an error occurs.
  • the present invention is a money handling apparatus that discriminates and counts at least one of banknotes and coins and stores them in a storage unit, and detects the money in the apparatus.
  • a detection sensor that detects the occurrence of an error by the detection sensor, and when the error detection unit detects the occurrence of an error, based on the apparatus operation relating to the processing of money performed before the occurrence of the error
  • an error determination unit that determines whether the error is an error that can be canceled by any one of a plurality of authority, and an error notification unit that notifies a determination result by the error determination unit.
  • the present invention is the above invention, wherein the plurality of authorized persons includes an authorized person who belongs to a store where the money handling apparatus is installed and an ownership right of money stored in the storage unit that does not belong to the store. And an authorized person outside the store.
  • the error detection unit detects the error due to the remaining money in the apparatus,
  • the error determination unit performs error determination based on the device operation performed in the first money processing.
  • the error determination unit is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store when the store has ownership of the remaining money. It is characterized by determining.
  • the present invention is the above invention, wherein the depositing unit for feeding money into the apparatus, the identifying unit for identifying the money that the depositing unit has fed into the apparatus, and the temporary storage for temporarily storing the money identified by the identifying unit.
  • a first unit having a holding unit; and a second unit having the storage unit storing the money temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit, wherein the error detection unit detects an error due to the remaining money in the first unit. If detected, the error determination unit determines that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store if the device operation is an operation performed only in the first unit. If the device operation is an operation of storing money in the storage unit of the second unit, the error is determined to be an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store.
  • the present invention is the above invention, wherein the authority outside the store has the ownership of money in the second unit, and the ownership of money between the store and the authority outside the store at a predetermined timing.
  • the error detection unit detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit
  • the error determination unit operates to process the money owned by the store. If it is determined that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store, and the apparatus operation is an operation for processing money owned by an authorized person outside the store, the error is It is determined that the authorized person belonging to the store is an error that cannot be canceled.
  • the present invention is the above invention, wherein the error detection is performed immediately after the start of the money processing that is started next after completing the deposit processing for depositing money owned by the store using the temporary holding unit.
  • the error determination unit can cancel the error by an authorized person belonging to the store if the device operation is an operation related to the cancellation of the deposit process. If the device operation is an operation for storing the money to be deposited into the storage unit, the error is determined to be an error that an authorized person belonging to the store cannot cancel. It is characterized by doing.
  • the first unit includes a dispensing unit for discharging the money paid out from the storage unit to the outside of the device, and a forgotten withdrawal money from the dispensing unit. And a forgetting box to be taken in and collected, and completed the withdrawal process of paying out the money owned by the authorized person outside the store from the storage unit and discharging it to the withdrawal unit. If the error detection unit detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit immediately after the start of money processing, the error determination unit is configured so that the device operation uses the money to be withdrawn in the withdrawal process.
  • the error is determined to be an error that can be released by an authorized person belonging to the store, and if the device operation is not the take-in operation, the error Is located in the store Wherein the authority to is determined to be an error which can not be released.
  • the store employee when an error occurs in the money handling apparatus and the money handling cannot be executed, it is automatically determined whether or not the store employee can perform the work of canceling the error and restoring the money handling. Determined. As a result, an error that can be dealt with by the store employee can be restored by the store employee in a short time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of error determination conditions.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the error determination condition.
  • the money handling apparatus treats at least one of banknotes and coins. Since the banknote processing and the coin processing are performed in the same manner, in this embodiment, a case where a banknote is processed by the banknote processing apparatus will be described as an example.
  • the banknote handling apparatus is composed of a plurality of units. At the time of banknote processing, banknotes transported through a transport path in the apparatus go back and forth between a plurality of units according to the processing content.
  • the banknote handling apparatus includes units that store banknotes of different owners. Specifically, the banknote handling apparatus installed in the store processes banknotes owned by the store, but the banknotes stored in the storage unit in the lower unit are owners other than stores such as police companies, banks, etc. Is a banknote with ownership.
  • the banknote processing device can cancel the error from the operation details performed before the error occurred, or the store employee cannot cancel the error, and the employee of the police company cannot cancel the error. To determine if it is necessary to call the person etc. In other words, it is an error that can be canceled by any authorized person among multiple authorized persons who may have the authority to cancel errors, such as authorized persons belonging to stores, authorized persons outside stores belonging to police companies or banks Determine whether.
  • the banknote ownership may be transferred from the store to the police company at a predetermined timing while depositing banknotes in the storage unit of the lower unit by executing deposit processing.
  • the banknote processing apparatus is an error that can be canceled by the store employee if the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is an operation for processing banknotes owned by the store. Judge that there is.
  • the banknote processing apparatus is an error that the store employee cannot handle and cannot be canceled unless it is an employee of the police company. Is determined. Since the banknote handling apparatus notifies the determination result to the store employee, the store employee can immediately cancel the error if the store employee can cancel the error. Since it is not necessary to wait until the employee of the police company arrives, the apparatus can be restored in a short time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus.
  • FIG. 3A shows banknote processing performed using only the upper unit 11
  • FIG. 3B shows banknote processing performed using the upper unit 11 and the lower unit 12.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 1 is installed in the store.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 1 is used for a store employee to process banknotes owned by the store (hereinafter referred to as “store banknotes”).
  • the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes an upper unit 11 and a lower unit 12.
  • the upper unit 11 is provided with a depositing unit 20, a transport unit 30, an identification unit 40, a rejection unit 50 and a temporary storage unit 60.
  • the lower unit 12 is provided with a collection cassette 80. Between the temporary storage unit 60 of the upper unit 11 and the recovery cassette 80 of the lower unit 12, a banknote storage mechanism 70 for storing the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 60 in the recovery cassette 80 is provided.
  • the collection cassette 80 functions as a storage unit for storing banknotes, and the banknotes are stored in the recovery cassette 80 when a depositing process for depositing banknotes in a store is executed.
  • the collection cassette 80 is provided so as to be detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 1. By opening the front door of the lower unit 12 and removing the collection cassette 80, the collection cassette 80 can be collected with the banknotes stored inside.
  • the upper unit 11 is managed in the store, and the lower unit 12 is managed by a police company that collects the collection cassette 80.
  • the ownership of the banknote in the collection cassette 80 is in the police company.
  • a store employee executes deposit processing with the banknote processing apparatus 1 and deposits banknotes in the store
  • the banknotes are stored in the collection cassette 80 and owned by the police company (hereinafter referred to as “banknotes of the police company”). ).
  • the security company removes the collection cassette 80 in which banknotes are stored from the banknote processing apparatus 1 and attaches an empty collection cassette 80 instead.
  • the security company carries the collection cassette 80 collected from the store to a predetermined place such as a base called a cash center or a bank for processing.
  • the banknote processing apparatus 1 includes a banknote detection sensor 90, a control unit 100, a storage unit 110, and an operation display unit 120 in addition to the components shown in FIG.
  • the storage unit 110 is composed of, for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory.
  • the storage unit 110 stores information necessary for determining the error type as an error determination condition 111. Details of the error determination condition 111 will be described later.
  • the storage unit 110 is also used for storing various programs and data necessary for the operation of the control unit 100.
  • the operation display unit 120 is composed of, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device.
  • the operation display unit 120 functions as an operation unit that receives an instruction operation related to banknote processing and an input operation of various information.
  • the operation display unit 120 also functions as a display unit that outputs and displays information related to banknote processing on the screen.
  • the banknote detection sensors 90 are provided at a plurality of locations in the banknote processing apparatus 1.
  • the banknote detection sensor 90 includes, for example, a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit that project and receive detection light, and is used to detect a banknote that causes an error.
  • the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the temporary storage unit 60 detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60.
  • the bill detection sensor 90 detects the remaining bill.
  • the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the multiple places of the conveyance path where the conveyance part 30 conveys a banknote detects the presence or absence of a banknote in a conveyance path. When there is a banknote remaining stuck in the transport path, the banknote detection sensor 90 detects the remaining banknote.
  • the control unit 100 includes an error detection unit 101, an error determination unit 102, and an error notification unit 103.
  • the error detection unit 101 detects the occurrence of an error using the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in each part in the banknote processing apparatus 1.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines the error type of the error detected by the error detection unit 101. Specifically, it is determined whether the error is a store error or a warning error.
  • the store error is an error in which the store employee is authorized to cancel the error. The store error can be canceled by the store employee without calling the police company.
  • a police error is an error in which an employee of the police company is authorized to cancel the error. A police error cannot be dealt with at a store, and it is necessary to call an employee of a police company to cancel it.
  • the error notification unit 103 displays the determination result by the error determination unit 102 on the screen of the operation display unit 120 and notifies the error.
  • the store employee confirms the screen display, and if the store error occurs, the store employee performs an operation to cancel the error in the store and restore the banknote processing apparatus 1, and if it is a police error, the call company is called to cancel and recover the error. You can request work.
  • banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described.
  • the banknote processing apparatus 1 can perform various banknote processing such as counting processing, batch processing, deposit processing, and outside processing. Since the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 1 and the banknote processing executed by the banknote processing apparatus 1 are known as conventional techniques, the details thereof will be omitted, but the outline of each process will be described.
  • the counting process is a process of counting the number and amount of banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 and returning them from the temporary holding unit 60.
  • the counting process is performed using only the upper unit 11.
  • the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
  • the store employee inserts the banknote 130 to be counted into the depositing unit 20 and operates the operation display unit 120 to start the counting process.
  • the banknotes 130 of the depositing unit 20 are fed into the apparatus one by one and conveyed along the conveyance path by the conveyance unit 30.
  • the identification unit 40 identifies the denomination, authenticity, and the like of each banknote transported by the transport unit 30 and counts the number of banknotes of each denomination.
  • a bill that cannot be identified by the identification unit 40, a bill that is identified as not a true bill, and the like are conveyed to the reject unit 50 as a reject bill 131.
  • the reject unit 50 has an opening so that the accumulated reject banknote 131 can be pulled out of the apparatus from the opening.
  • the banknotes for which the identification unit 40 has identified the denomination as a true banknote and counted the number of sheets are branched by a branching unit provided in front of the rejecting unit 50 and conveyed to the temporary storage unit 60.
  • the temporary storage unit 60 the counted banknotes are temporarily stored.
  • a shutter is provided on the front side of the temporary holding unit 60. This shutter is automatically opened when it is necessary to remove the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 60.
  • information such as the denomination, the number of denominations and the total amount of the banknotes 130 is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120, and the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60. Opens.
  • the store employee confirms the counting result of the banknote 130, removes the banknote 132 from the temporary storage unit 60, and ends the counting process.
  • the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is automatically closed.
  • the batch process is a process in which the banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 are divided into a predetermined number (for example, 100, hereinafter referred to as “batch number”) and returned from the temporary holding unit 60. Similar to the counting process, the batch process is performed using only the upper unit 11. In the batch process, the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
  • the banknotes 130 in the depositing unit 20 are sequentially fed into the apparatus one by one.
  • the banknotes fed out into the apparatus are transported by the transport unit 30, identified and counted by the identifying unit 40, and then stored in the temporary storage unit 60.
  • the number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 60 reaches the number of batches, storage of banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60 is interrupted, and the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is opened.
  • the depositing process is a process of identifying and counting banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 and storing them in the collection cassette 80 in the lower unit 12.
  • the deposited banknotes stored in the recovery cassette 80 become banknotes of the police company and are collected by the police company.
  • the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
  • the store employee inserts the deposited banknote 140 into the depositing unit 20 and operates the operation display unit 120 to start the depositing process.
  • the deposited banknotes 140 of the depositing unit 20 are fed into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveying unit 30, and identified and counted by the identifying unit 40.
  • the reject banknote 141 is conveyed to the reject unit 50, and the banknotes counted by identifying the denomination as a true banknote are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 60.
  • the identification counting of all the deposited banknotes 140 is completed, the denomination, the number of denominations, the total amount, etc. of the deposited banknotes 140 are displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120.
  • the bill storage mechanism 70 moves the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 60 and the top surface of the collection cassette 80. open.
  • the banknote 142 stored in the temporary storage unit 60 falls and is stored in the collection cassette 80.
  • the deposit process is confirmed when the store employee performs an operation for confirming the deposit on the operation display unit 120.
  • the ownership of the banknote 142 is transferred from the store to the police company, and the banknote 142 is stored in the collection cassette 80 of the lower unit 12 managed by the police company.
  • the outside processing is processing for storing a valuable medium other than money, such as a check, in the collection cassette 80 in the lower unit 12.
  • the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 opens. For example, when a store employee puts a check in the temporary holding unit 60 and performs an operation to instruct storing of the check on the operation display unit 120, the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 is closed. After the shutter is closed, the bill storage mechanism 70 opens the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 60 and the top surface of the collection cassette 80, drops the check of the temporary storage unit 60, and stores it in the recovery cassette 80 in the lower unit 12.
  • the store employee When the store employee performs an instruction operation on the operation display unit 120 to store a check or the like that has been inserted into the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80, the ownership of the check is transferred from the store to the police company, and the check is The unit 12 is accommodated in a collection cassette 80.
  • An error determination condition 111 is stored in the storage unit 110 in advance.
  • the error determination condition 111 is information for determining the error type of the error detected by the banknote processing apparatus 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the error determination condition 111.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 1 determines the error type by referring to the error determination condition 111 based on the detected contents when the error occurs and the operation contents of the banknote handling apparatus 1 performed immediately before the error occurs.
  • the banknote detection sensor 90 detects the remaining banknote.
  • the banknotes in the depositing unit 20 have not yet been fed into the apparatus, and the remaining banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60 may have been left in error during the last banknote processing. is there. If there is a residual banknote that should not be in the apparatus, the banknote processing apparatus 1 cannot execute the banknote processing, and the error detection unit 101 detects the presence of the residual banknote as an error.
  • the error determination unit 102 monitors the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 1.
  • the error determination unit 102 records and manages at least the operation content of the banknote processing apparatus 1 performed last in the storage unit 110. The content recorded in the storage unit 110 is maintained even when the power of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is turned off.
  • the error detection unit 101 detects the occurrence of an error
  • the error determination unit 102 confirms the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 1 immediately before the error occurs. If an error occurs immediately after the banknote processing is started after completing the counting process, the error determination unit 102 opens the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 in the counting process, and the temporary holding unit It recognizes that it was the operation
  • the error determination unit 102 is based on the error determination condition 111 shown in FIG.
  • the detected error is determined to be a store error.
  • the banknote process is started after the batch process is completed or after the deposit process is canceled, and immediately after the start, an error due to the remaining banknote in the temporary storage unit 60 occurs. Since it is the operation
  • the operation performed immediately before in the banknote processing apparatus 1 is: This is an operation of storing the banknotes in the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80 after the payment process is confirmed. Since the detected error content is the remaining banknote in the temporary holding unit 60 and the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is an operation of storing the banknote in the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80, the error determination unit 102 performs error determination shown in FIG. Based on the condition 111, it is determined that the detected error is a warning error.
  • the immediately preceding device operation collects the banknote in the temporary storage unit 60. Since it is an operation stored in 80, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • the banknote processing device 1 When the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the transport path detects a remaining banknote remaining in the transport path, the banknote processing device 1 cannot continue banknote processing. For this reason, the error detection part 101 detects the presence of the residual banknote of a conveyance path as an error. Even when an error due to a remaining banknote in the conveyance path occurs, the error determination unit 102 determines the error type based on the error determination condition 111.
  • the error detection unit 101 detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the conveyance path during the execution of the bill processing of any of counting processing, batch processing, and deposit processing, and the operation immediately before this error is performed by the deposit unit 20. It is assumed that the bill is recognized by the identification unit 40 and stored in the temporary storage unit 60 or the rejection unit 50. In this case, since the error detection content is the conveyance path remaining banknote, and the apparatus operation immediately before the occurrence of the error is the operation of storing the banknote in the reject unit 50 or the temporary storage unit 60 during the banknote processing, the error determination unit 102 is shown in FIG. The detected error is determined to be a store error based on the error determination condition 111 shown in FIG.
  • the immediately preceding operation is to open the shutter of the temporary holding section 60 in the counting process, This is an operation to return 60 banknotes to the store employee.
  • the error determination unit 102 is based on the error determination condition 111 illustrated in FIG. The detected error is determined to be a store error.
  • the banknote processing is started after completing the batch processing or after canceling the deposit processing, and immediately after the start, even if an error due to the remaining banknotes in the transport path occurs, the immediately preceding device operation is performed by the banknote of the temporary storage unit 60. Since it is an operation to return, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
  • the operation performed immediately before in the banknote processing apparatus 1 is the deposit process.
  • This is an operation for storing the banknotes of the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80 after the confirmation.
  • the error determination unit 102 performs the error determination shown in FIG. Based on the condition 111, it is determined that the detected error is a warning error.
  • the immediately preceding apparatus operation causes the banknote of the temporary storage unit 60 to be collected into the collection cassette 80. Since it is a storing operation, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • production position of the residual banknote determined to be an error is not limited to a conveyance path or the temporary storage part 60 mentioned above, The deposit part 20, the rejection part 50, the temporary storage part 60, and the collection cassette 80 are included. Other positions in the banknote handling apparatus 1 such as a space between them may be included.
  • the error notification unit 103 executes a notification process based on the determination result.
  • the error notification unit 103 is information indicating that a store error has occurred in the banknote processing device 1 and banknote processing cannot be performed, and an error that can be canceled at the store. Therefore, the store employee displays on the screen of the operation display unit 120 information instructing to start the work of canceling the error and restoring the apparatus. Further, the error notification unit 103 displays on the screen information indicating the position of the remaining banknote in the apparatus, information instructing to remove the remaining banknote, and information indicating work content necessary for this. The store employee can work according to the information displayed on the screen and remove the remaining banknotes from the apparatus. When the error is canceled and the apparatus is restored, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can execute the banknote processing.
  • the error notification unit 103 cancels the error at the store with information indicating that a warning error has occurred in the banknote processing apparatus 1 and banknote processing cannot be performed. Since it is not possible, information for instructing to call a police company is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120.
  • the store employee calls the security company according to the information displayed on the screen, and requests error cancellation and device restoration. When the employee of the security company arriving at the store removes the remaining banknotes in the apparatus, cancels the error, and restores the apparatus, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can execute banknote processing.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines the error type based on the operation performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 immediately before the error occurs. If there is a possibility that the remaining banknote causing the error is a banknote of a police company, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a police error. On the other hand, if it is clear that the remaining banknote causing the error is a banknote in the store, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error. If it is a store error, the store employee can remove the residual banknote that caused the error from the banknote processing apparatus 1 and cancel the error. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can be restored in a short time.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus.
  • the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 includes an upper unit 211 and a lower unit 212.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 2 includes the banknote detection sensor 90, the control unit 100, the storage unit 110, and the operation display unit 120 shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. is doing.
  • the upper unit 211 is provided with a deposit unit 220, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 240, a temporary storage unit 260, and a forgetting box 290.
  • the lower unit 212 is provided with eight storage and feeding sections 270 (270a to 270h) and a recovery cassette 280.
  • the depositing unit 220, the identification unit 240, the temporary holding unit 260, and the collection cassette 280 have the same functions as the depositing unit 20, the identification unit 40, the temporary holding unit 60, and the collection cassette 80 shown in FIG.
  • the transport unit 230 transports bills between the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212.
  • the withdrawal unit 250 discharges the withdrawal banknote when the banknote processing apparatus 2 executes the withdrawal process.
  • the storage and feeding unit 270 (270a to 270h) functions as a storage unit that stores deposited banknotes during deposit processing.
  • the storage and feeding unit 270 functions as a feeding unit that feeds out banknotes stored therein to the transport path as withdrawal banknotes during the withdrawal process.
  • the denominations of banknotes stored in the storage and feeding sections 270a to 270h can be set, and the banknotes can be stored in the storage and feeding sections 270 by denomination.
  • the forgetting box 290 is used when a store employee forgets to leave the banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 and leaves it, and takes the banknote from the withdrawal unit 250 into the apparatus for storage and storage.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 2 is installed in a store of a financial institution such as a bank. Similar to the banknote handling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the upper unit 211 is managed at a store, and the lower unit 212 is managed by a police company. In banknote processing in which banknotes in a store are processed by the upper unit 211 and stored in the storage and feeding unit 270 or the recovery cassette 280 of the lower unit 212, ownership of the banknotes is transferred from the store to the police company at a predetermined timing.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 2 can execute a withdrawal process for withdrawing the banknotes stored in the storage and feeding section 270 of the lower unit 212 from the withdrawal section 250.
  • the banknotes stored in the lower unit 212 are banknotes of the police company, but at the time of withdrawal processing, ownership of the banknotes is transferred from the police company to the store at a predetermined timing.
  • the owner of the withdrawal banknote is a store.
  • the lower unit 212 is a safe and is usually locked.
  • the collection cassette 280 is provided in the safe so as to be detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 2.
  • the employee of the security company unlocks the lower unit 212, opens the safe door, removes the collection cassette 280 containing the banknotes from the apparatus, and collects it.
  • the banknote processing apparatus 2 can perform various banknote processes such as a classification counting process, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, a collection process, and a replenishment process. Since the configuration of the banknote processing device 2 and the banknote processing executed by the banknote processing device 2 are known as conventional techniques, the details thereof will be omitted, but the outline of each processing will be described.
  • the classification counting process is a process of classifying and counting the banknotes of the store that the store employee has inserted into the depositing unit 220 according to the type and returning it.
  • the classification counting process is performed using only the upper unit 211. Specifically, banknotes received by the depositing unit 220 are taken into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveyance unit 230, identified by the identification unit 240, and counted by type. The first type banknote is conveyed to the withdrawal unit 250, and the second type banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 260.
  • the store employee After all the banknotes in the depositing unit 220 are identified and counted, when the store employee extracts the first type of banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal unit 250 and performs a predetermined operation on the operation display unit 120, it is stored in the temporary storage unit 260. The banknotes that have been used are fed out to the transport path and returned from the withdrawal unit 250. The owner of the banknote processed by the classification counting process remains a store.
  • the deposit process is a process of identifying and counting the banknotes of the store inserted by the store employee into the depositing unit 220 and storing them in the storage and feeding unit 270 (270a to 270h) according to the denomination to make the banknote of the police company.
  • the deposit process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, the deposited banknotes received by the depositing unit 220 are taken into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveyance unit 230, identified and counted by the identification unit 240, and stored in the temporary storage unit 260. After all the deposited banknotes in the depositing unit 220 are identified and counted, the identification count result is displayed on the operation display unit 120.
  • the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out to the transport path and stored in the storing and feeding unit 270 by denomination. .
  • the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out to the transport path and returned from the withdrawal unit 250.
  • the ownership of banknotes is transferred from the store to the police company at the stage where the operation for confirming the deposit processing is performed.
  • the owner of the banknote remains the store.
  • the withdrawal process is a process of receiving banknotes from the storage and feeding unit 270 in which banknotes of the police company are stored in response to an instruction operation by a store employee, and discharging them to the withdrawal unit 250 as withdrawal banknotes.
  • the withdrawal process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, when a store employee performs an operation of designating the denomination and the number of banknotes to be dispensed on the operation display unit 120, the banknotes are fed out from the storage and feeding unit 270 to the conveyance path. The banknotes fed out to the conveyance path are identified by the identification unit 240 and then conveyed to the withdrawal unit 250.
  • the withdrawal reject banknote determined by the identification unit 240 that the denomination or the number of sheets cannot be identified due to a conveyance error such as skew feeding or double feeding is stored in the temporary storage unit 260.
  • the withdrawal reject banknote is paid out from the temporary holding unit 260 after the withdrawal process is completed and stored in the original storage and feeding unit 270.
  • the ownership of the withdrawal bill is transferred from the police company to the store at the stage where the withdrawal bill is fed out from the storage feeding portion 270 to the withdrawal portion 250.
  • the withdrawal process is finalized when all the withdrawal banknotes are discharged to the withdrawal unit 250.
  • the dispensing unit 250 is provided with a sensor that detects the presence or absence of banknotes. After all the banknotes are discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 during the withdrawal process, if banknotes remain in the withdrawal unit 250 even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the banknote processing device 2 allows the store employee to withdraw. It is determined that the banknote has been forgotten.
  • the banknote handling apparatus 2 takes the banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 into the apparatus and stores it in the forgetting box 290 for storage.
  • the process of collecting the withdrawal banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 in the forgetting box 290 is a process performed after the withdrawal process is confirmed.
  • the owner of the banknotes collected from the withdrawal unit 250 to the forgetting box 290 remains a store.
  • the collection process is a process in which the police company collects banknotes from the banknote processing apparatus 2.
  • the collection process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, banknotes to be collected are fed out from the storage and feeding unit 270 to the transport path, are identified and counted by the identifying unit 240, and are then stored in the collecting cassette 280. The employee of the security company removes the collection cassette 280 containing the collected banknotes from the apparatus and collects the banknotes together with the cassettes.
  • banknotes of the police company are paid out from the storage and feeding unit 270 and are stored in the recovery cassette 280 of the lower unit 212 via the upper unit 211, but the owner remains the police company.
  • the temporary storage unit 260 is used to collect banknotes of a predetermined denomination. Specifically, if the banknote fed out from the storage and feeding section 270 and identified by the identification section 240 is not a denomination banknote to be collected, the banknote is stored in the temporary storage section 260 and retracted. While banknotes not to be collected are retracted and stored in the temporary holding unit 260, only banknotes of denominations to be collected are stored in the recovery cassette 280. The banknotes retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260 are collected from the temporary storage unit 260 and returned to the original storage and delivery unit 270 after completion of the collection process.
  • the replenishment process is a process in which the security company attaches the collection cassette 280 storing the banknotes for replenishment to the banknote processing apparatus 2 and replenishes the storage and feeding unit 270.
  • the replenishment banknotes fed out from the collection cassette 280 are identified by the identification unit 240 and stored in the corresponding storage and feeding unit 270 according to the denomination by denomination.
  • the banknote determined by the identification unit 240 to be unsuitable for replenishment is retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260.
  • the banknote is retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260.
  • the banknotes retracted and stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out from the temporary holding unit 260 and returned to the original collection cassette 280 after completion of the replenishment process.
  • the banknote owner remains the police company.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus.
  • the structure of the lower unit 312 is different from the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG.
  • the bill processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 has the entire lower unit 212 as a safe
  • the lower unit 312 shown in FIG. 6 has only a portion 312b including the storage and feeding unit 370 as a safe. It has become.
  • the portion 312a including the recovery cassette 380 is outside the safe, and the recovery cassette 380 can be attached and detached while the safe is locked.
  • banknote processing apparatus 2 differs in the number of storage feeding parts 270 and 370 and the shape of a conveyance path, the function of these components is the same. is there. Since the other configuration and the function of each part are the same as those of the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. Also in the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6, banknote processes such as a classification counting process, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, a collection process, and a replenishment process can be performed in the same manner as the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5.
  • the error detection unit 101 is provided in the transport path, the temporary storage units 260, 360, etc., similarly to the banknote processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1. An error is detected by using the provided banknote detection sensor 90. Further, the error determination unit 102 determines an error type based on an error determination condition 111 prepared in advance in the storage unit 110. The error notification unit 103 displays the determination result by the error determination unit 102, an error canceling method, information on the restoration work of the apparatus, and the like on the screen of the operation display unit 120 for notification.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the error determination condition 111.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of the error determination condition 111 set for the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 and the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. Since the process performed by the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 and the process performed by the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6 are the same when an error occurs, the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. This will be specifically described.
  • the error determination unit 102 when the error detection unit 101 detects a residual banknote that should not be in the temporary storage unit 260, and when it detects a residual banknote remaining in the transport path, the error determination unit 102 generates an error. Based on the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 2 immediately before, an error type is determined with reference to the error determination condition shown in FIG.
  • the error determining unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred. It is determined that That is, if the operation immediately before the error is the operation before the deposit processing is confirmed, including the process of discharging the banknote identified as the reject banknote by the identification unit 240 to the withdrawal unit 250, the error determination unit 102 is a store error. Judge that there is.
  • the error determination unit 102 is in a store error. Judge that there is. That is, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation after the deposit process is canceled, the error determination unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred.
  • the process before the payment process is confirmed and the process after the payment process is canceled are performed using only the upper unit 211 for banknotes in the store.
  • the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, and therefore the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error. . That is, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation after the withdrawal process is confirmed, the error determination unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred. After the withdrawal process is confirmed, the ownership of the withdrawal bills discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 has been transferred from the police company to the store. After that, when an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, since the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
  • the error determination unit 102 displays a warning error. It is determined that In other words, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. Before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the ownership of the banknotes discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 is transferred from the police company to the store, but the ownership of the banknotes in the upper unit 211 is in the police company. In this state, when an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the owner of the remaining banknote is a police company, so the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a police error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a store error.
  • the classification counting process only the upper unit 211 is used to process banknotes in the store without changing the ownership.
  • the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, and therefore the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
  • banknotes owned by the police company are processed without changing the ownership. If an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the error determination unit 102 determines that the error is due to a police error because the owner of the remaining banknote is a police company.
  • the error notification unit 103 displays the error type and information necessary for canceling the error and restoring the apparatus on the operation display unit 120. To inform. If it is determined that there is a police error, the store employee calls the police company to request error cancellation and device recovery. On the other hand, if it is determined that the store error has occurred, the store employee himself performs error cancellation and recovery work.
  • the error type is determined based on processing immediately before the occurrence of an error
  • the determination method is not limited to this.
  • the error type may be determined based on the position where the remaining banknote that is the cause of the error is generated. Specifically, regardless of the operation of the device immediately before the occurrence of the error, all errors in which the remaining banknotes are generated in the upper unit of the banknote handling apparatus are determined as store errors, and all errors in which the remaining banknotes are generated in the lower unit are warning errors. It can also be set to determine.
  • the banknote processing apparatus when an error due to residual banknotes occurs in the banknote processing apparatus, based on both the apparatus operation in banknote processing performed immediately before the error and the position where the residual banknote that caused the error occurred, It can also be set to determine the error type. Specifically, for example, in the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5, even if the operation immediately before the error is the operation before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the position where the remaining banknote is generated is the withdrawal unit 250 of the upper unit 211. If it is, it can be determined that it is a store error, and if it is other than the withdrawal unit 250, it can be set to determine that it is a warning error.
  • ⁇ Settings related to error type judgment conditions can be changed. As described above, it is possible to make a setting that associates an apparatus operation and an error type in banknote processing performed immediately before an error, or a setting that associates an error type with a position where a residual banknote that is the cause of an error has occurred. You can also It is also possible to make a setting that associates the operation of the apparatus in the banknote processing performed immediately before the error, the position where the remaining banknote that is the cause of the error occurs, and the error type. For example, a plurality of types of these settings are prepared in advance, and desired settings can be selected and used. It is also possible to change the setting contents or create a new one. Operations related to selection, change, creation, and the like of settings can be performed by an operation display unit of the banknote processing apparatus, a terminal connected to the banknote processing apparatus, or the like.
  • the error type is determined based on the apparatus operation in the banknote processing performed immediately before the error. To do. If the banknote handling device can remove the remaining banknotes from the device, cancel the error, and restore the device at the store, it can be determined as a store error, and if it is necessary to request an error release and recovery work from the police company It is determined that there is a police error. If it is determined that the store error has occurred, the store employee can cancel the error and restore the device by himself / herself, so that the device can be restored in a shorter time than when calling a security company.
  • the money handling apparatus is useful for determining an operator who can perform an error canceling operation when an error occurs in the money handling apparatus.

Abstract

In order to determine an operator who is permitted to perform an error release operation when an error has occurred in a money processing device (1, 2, 3), the money processing device (1, 2, 3) for identifying and counting a banknote and/or a coin and storing the banknote and/or the coin in a storage part, is configured to include: a detection sensor (90) that detects money in the device; an error detection unit (101) that detects occurrence of an error through the detection sensor (90); an error determination unit (101) that, when the error detection unit (101) detects occurrence of an error, determines who can release the detected error among a plurality of authorized persons, on the basis of a device operation that was performed for money processing prior to the occurrence of the error; and an error notification unit (103) that notifies the result of determination by the error determination unit (102).

Description

貨幣処理装置Money handling equipment
 この発明は、識別計数した貨幣を装置内に収納する貨幣処理装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that stores money that has been identified and counted in the apparatus.
 従来、紙幣及び硬貨の真偽、金種等を識別して計数し、装置内部に収納する貨幣処理装置が利用されている。例えば、貨幣処理を行っている間に、貨幣を搬送する搬送路で貨幣詰まりが発生するとエラーになって貨幣処理装置の動作が停止する。貨幣処理装置の利用者は、搬送路に詰まった貨幣を取り除くなどしてエラーを解除し、貨幣処理装置を復旧させる作業を行う。 Conventionally, a money handling apparatus that identifies and counts the authenticity of banknotes and coins, denominations, etc., and stores them in the apparatus has been used. For example, if money is jammed in the transport path for transporting money while money is being processed, an error occurs and the operation of the money processing apparatus stops. A user of the money handling apparatus performs an operation of canceling the error by, for example, removing money jammed in the conveyance path and restoring the money handling apparatus.
 例えば特許文献1には、エラー解除時に装置から取り出した紙幣の処理を誤ることがないように、利用者に復旧手順を案内する装置が開示されている。利用者は、装置による誘導に従って作業を行えばよいので復旧作業を容易に進めることができる。 For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus that guides a user to a recovery procedure so that a banknote taken out from the apparatus is not erroneously processed when an error is canceled. Since the user only needs to perform the work according to the guidance by the apparatus, the restoration work can be easily advanced.
特開2015-64669号公報JP2015-64669A
 しかしながら、上記従来技術を使用しても復旧作業に手間がかかる場合があった。例えば、店舗で利用する貨幣処理装置に店舗の貨幣を入金して装置内へ収納する間に、貨幣の所有権が店舗から警送会社や銀行等に移る場合がある。このような装置で、残留貨幣が検知されてエラー状態になると、店舗の従業者はエラーを解除することができず、警送会社の従業者等を呼んでエラーを解除してもらう必要があった。エラーの原因となった残留貨幣の所有権が店舗にあれば、店舗従業者がエラーを解除できる可能性があるが、残留貨幣の所有権を確認できないため、店舗従業者は警送会社の従業者等を呼んでエラー解除を依頼していた。 However, even if the above-described conventional technology is used, there are cases where it takes time to perform the recovery work. For example, there are cases where the ownership of money is transferred from the store to a police company or a bank while depositing the money in the money processing device used in the store and storing it in the device. With such a device, if residual money is detected and an error state occurs, the store employee cannot cancel the error, and it is necessary to call an employee of the police company etc. to have the error cleared . If the store has ownership of the residual currency that caused the error, the store employee may be able to remove the error, but the store employee cannot confirm the ownership of the residual currency, so the store employee is an employee of the police company. Etc. and called for error cancellation.
 本発明は、上述した従来技術による問題点を解消するためになされたもので、エラー発生時に、エラー解除の作業を行える作業者を判定する貨幣処理装置を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus that determines an operator who can perform an error canceling operation when an error occurs.
 上述した課題を解決し、目的を達成するため、本発明は、紙幣と硬貨の少なくともいずれか一方の貨幣を識別計数して収納部に収納する貨幣処理装置であって、装置内の貨幣を検知する検知センサと、前記検知センサによりエラーの発生を検知するエラー検知部と、前記エラー検知部がエラーの発生を検知すると、該エラーの発生より前に行われた貨幣の処理に関する装置動作に基づいて、前記エラーが、複数権限者のうちいずれの権限者により解除可能なエラーであるかを判定するエラー判定部と、前記エラー判定部による判定結果を報知するエラー報知部とを備えることを特徴とする。 In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention is a money handling apparatus that discriminates and counts at least one of banknotes and coins and stores them in a storage unit, and detects the money in the apparatus. A detection sensor that detects the occurrence of an error by the detection sensor, and when the error detection unit detects the occurrence of an error, based on the apparatus operation relating to the processing of money performed before the occurrence of the error And an error determination unit that determines whether the error is an error that can be canceled by any one of a plurality of authority, and an error notification unit that notifies a determination result by the error determination unit. And
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、前記複数権限者は、前記貨幣処理装置が設置される店舗に所属する権限者と、前記店舗に所属せず、前記収納部に収納された貨幣の所有権を有する店舗外の権限者とを含むことを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the plurality of authorized persons includes an authorized person who belongs to a store where the money handling apparatus is installed and an ownership right of money stored in the storage unit that does not belong to the store. And an authorized person outside the store.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、第1の貨幣処理を完了した後に開始した第2の貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、装置内の残留貨幣によるエラーを検知した場合、前記エラー判定部は、前記第1の貨幣処理で行われた前記装置動作に基づいてエラー判定を行うことを特徴とする。 Also, in the present invention, in the above invention, immediately after the start of the second money process started after the completion of the first money process, the error detection unit detects the error due to the remaining money in the apparatus, The error determination unit performs error determination based on the device operation performed in the first money processing.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、前記エラー判定部は、前記店舗が前記残留貨幣の所有権を有する場合に、前記残留貨幣によるエラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定することを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the error determination unit is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store when the store has ownership of the remaining money. It is characterized by determining.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、貨幣を装置内に繰り出すための入金部、前記入金部が装置内に繰り出した貨幣を識別する識別部、及び前記識別部が識別した貨幣を一時保留する一時保留部を有する第1ユニットと、前記一時保留部で一時保留された貨幣を収納する前記収納部を有する第2ユニットとを含み、前記エラー検知部が前記第1ユニット内の残留貨幣によるエラーを検知した場合、前記エラー判定部は、前記装置動作が前記第1ユニット内のみで行われた動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、前記装置動作が前記第2ユニットの収納部へ貨幣を収納する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除不可能なエラーであると判定することを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the depositing unit for feeding money into the apparatus, the identifying unit for identifying the money that the depositing unit has fed into the apparatus, and the temporary storage for temporarily storing the money identified by the identifying unit. A first unit having a holding unit; and a second unit having the storage unit storing the money temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit, wherein the error detection unit detects an error due to the remaining money in the first unit. If detected, the error determination unit determines that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store if the device operation is an operation performed only in the first unit. If the device operation is an operation of storing money in the storage unit of the second unit, the error is determined to be an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、店舗外の権限者が前記第2ユニット内の貨幣の所有権を有し、所定タイミングで前記店舗と前記店舗外の権限者との間で貨幣の所有権が移る貨幣処理を実行して、前記エラー検知部が、前記第1ユニット内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、前記エラー判定部は、前記装置動作が前記店舗が所有する貨幣を処理する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、前記装置動作が前記店舗外の権限者が所有する貨幣を処理する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定することを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the authority outside the store has the ownership of money in the second unit, and the ownership of money between the store and the authority outside the store at a predetermined timing. When the error detection unit detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit, the error determination unit operates to process the money owned by the store. If it is determined that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store, and the apparatus operation is an operation for processing money owned by an authorized person outside the store, the error is It is determined that the authorized person belonging to the store is an error that cannot be canceled.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、前記一時保留部を利用して前記店舗が所有権を有する貨幣を入金する入金処理を完了して、次に開始した貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、前記一時保留部内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、前記エラー判定部は、前記装置動作が前記入金処理のキャンセルに関する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、前記装置動作が前記入金処理の対象となる入金貨幣を前記収納部に収納する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定することを特徴とする。 Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the error detection is performed immediately after the start of the money processing that is started next after completing the deposit processing for depositing money owned by the store using the temporary holding unit. When the unit detects an error due to the remaining banknote in the temporary storage unit, the error determination unit can cancel the error by an authorized person belonging to the store if the device operation is an operation related to the cancellation of the deposit process. If the device operation is an operation for storing the money to be deposited into the storage unit, the error is determined to be an error that an authorized person belonging to the store cannot cancel. It is characterized by doing.
 また、本発明は、上記発明において、前記第1ユニットは、前記収納部から繰り出した貨幣を装置外へ排出するための出金部と、取り忘れられた出金貨幣を前記出金部から装置内に取り込んで回収する取忘ボックスとをさらに含み、前記店舗外の権限者が所有する貨幣を前記収納部から繰り出して前記出金部へ排出する出金処理を完了して、次に開始した貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、前記第1ユニット内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、前記エラー判定部は、前記装置動作が前記出金処理の出金貨幣を前記出金部から前記取忘ボックスに取り込む取込動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、前記装置動作が前記取込動作でなければ、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定することを特徴とする。 Further, in the present invention according to the above-mentioned invention, the first unit includes a dispensing unit for discharging the money paid out from the storage unit to the outside of the device, and a forgotten withdrawal money from the dispensing unit. And a forgetting box to be taken in and collected, and completed the withdrawal process of paying out the money owned by the authorized person outside the store from the storage unit and discharging it to the withdrawal unit. If the error detection unit detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit immediately after the start of money processing, the error determination unit is configured so that the device operation uses the money to be withdrawn in the withdrawal process. If it is a take-in operation to be taken into the forgetting box from the department, the error is determined to be an error that can be released by an authorized person belonging to the store, and if the device operation is not the take-in operation, the error Is located in the store Wherein the authority to is determined to be an error which can not be released.
 本発明によれば、貨幣処理装置でエラーが発生して貨幣処理を実行できない状態となった場合に、このエラーを解除して貨幣処理を復旧させる作業を、店舗従業者が行えるかどうかが自動判定される。これにより、店舗従業者が対応可能なエラーは店舗従業者が対応して短時間で貨幣処理を復旧させることができる。 According to the present invention, when an error occurs in the money handling apparatus and the money handling cannot be executed, it is automatically determined whether or not the store employee can perform the work of canceling the error and restoring the money handling. Determined. As a result, an error that can be dealt with by the store employee can be restored by the store employee in a short time.
図1は、本実施形態に係る紙幣処理装置の構成を示す断面模式図である。FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. 図2は、紙幣処理装置の機能構成概略を示すブロック図である。FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus. 図3は、紙幣処理装置で行われる紙幣処理の例を説明するための模式図である。FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus. 図4は、エラー判定条件の例を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of error determination conditions. 図5は、紙幣処理装置の別の構成例を示す断面模式図である。FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus. 図6は、紙幣処理装置のさらに別の構成例を示す断面模式図である。FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus. 図7は、エラー判定条件の別の例を示す図である。FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the error determination condition.
 以下に、添付図面を参照して、本発明に係る貨幣処理装置について詳細に説明する。貨幣処理装置は、紙幣と硬貨の少なくともいずれか一方を処理対象とする。紙幣処理と硬貨処理とは同様に行われるため、本実施形態では、紙幣処理装置で紙幣を処理する場合を例に説明する。 Hereinafter, a money handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The money handling apparatus treats at least one of banknotes and coins. Since the banknote processing and the coin processing are performed in the same manner, in this embodiment, a case where a banknote is processed by the banknote processing apparatus will be described as an example.
 まず、本実施形態に係る紙幣処理装置(貨幣処理装置)の概要について説明する。紙幣処理装置は、複数のユニットで構成されている。紙幣処理時には、処理内容に応じて、装置内の搬送路を搬送される紙幣が複数ユニットの間を行き来する。紙幣処理装置は、所有者が異なる紙幣を収納するユニットを含んでいる。具体的には、店舗に設置された紙幣処理装置では店舗が所有権を有する紙幣を処理するが、下部ユニット内の収納部に収納された紙幣は、警送会社、銀行等、店舗以外の所有者が所有権を有する紙幣となっている。装置内で、あるはずのない紙幣が残留していることが検知されたり、搬送路に詰まって残留する紙幣が検知されたりすると、エラー状態となり、紙幣処理を実行できなくなる。残留紙幣によるエラーが発生すると、紙幣処理装置は、エラー発生前に行った動作内容から、店舗に所属する店舗従業者がエラーを解除できるか、店舗従業者はエラーを解除できず警送会社の従業者等を呼んでエラーを解除してもらう必要があるかを判定する。すなわち、店舗に所属する権限者、警送会社又は銀行に所属する店舗外の権限者等、エラー解除の権限を有する可能性がある複数権限者のうち、いずれの権限者が解除可能なエラーであるかを判定する。例えば、残留紙幣の所有権が店舗にあれば店舗従業者が権限者となり、残留紙幣の所有権が警送会社にあれば警送会社の従業者が権限者となる。具体的には、例えば、入金処理を実行して、入金紙幣を下部ユニットの収納部に収納する途中、所定タイミングで、紙幣の所有権が店舗から警送会社に移る場合がある。この場合、入金処理直後に残留紙幣によるエラーが発生すると、紙幣処理装置は、エラー発生直前の装置動作が、店舗が所有する紙幣を処理する動作であれば、店舗従業者が解除可能なエラーであると判定する。一方、エラー発生直前の装置動作が、警送会社が所有する紙幣を処理する動作であれば、紙幣処理装置は、店舗従業者は対応できず、警送会社の従業者でなければ解除できないエラーであると判定する。紙幣処理装置は判定結果を店舗従業者に報知するので、店舗従業者が解除可能なエラーであれば、店舗従業者がすぐにエラーを解除することができる。警送会社の従業者が到着するまで待つ必要がないので短時間で装置を復旧させることができる。 First, an outline of a banknote processing apparatus (money processing apparatus) according to the present embodiment will be described. The banknote handling apparatus is composed of a plurality of units. At the time of banknote processing, banknotes transported through a transport path in the apparatus go back and forth between a plurality of units according to the processing content. The banknote handling apparatus includes units that store banknotes of different owners. Specifically, the banknote handling apparatus installed in the store processes banknotes owned by the store, but the banknotes stored in the storage unit in the lower unit are owners other than stores such as police companies, banks, etc. Is a banknote with ownership. In the apparatus, if it is detected that a bill that should not be left remains, or if a bill remaining after being jammed in the transport path is detected, an error state occurs and bill processing cannot be executed. If an error occurs due to the remaining banknote, the banknote processing device can cancel the error from the operation details performed before the error occurred, or the store employee cannot cancel the error, and the employee of the police company cannot cancel the error. To determine if it is necessary to call the person etc. In other words, it is an error that can be canceled by any authorized person among multiple authorized persons who may have the authority to cancel errors, such as authorized persons belonging to stores, authorized persons outside stores belonging to police companies or banks Determine whether. For example, if the ownership of the remaining banknote is in the store, the store employee becomes the authority, and if the ownership of the residual banknote is in the police company, the employee of the police company becomes the authority. Specifically, for example, the banknote ownership may be transferred from the store to the police company at a predetermined timing while depositing banknotes in the storage unit of the lower unit by executing deposit processing. In this case, if an error due to the remaining banknote occurs immediately after the deposit process, the banknote processing apparatus is an error that can be canceled by the store employee if the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is an operation for processing banknotes owned by the store. Judge that there is. On the other hand, if the device operation immediately before the occurrence of the error is an operation for processing banknotes owned by the police company, the banknote processing apparatus is an error that the store employee cannot handle and cannot be canceled unless it is an employee of the police company. Is determined. Since the banknote handling apparatus notifies the determination result to the store employee, the store employee can immediately cancel the error if the store employee can cancel the error. Since it is not necessary to wait until the employee of the police company arrives, the apparatus can be restored in a short time.
 次に、図1~図3を参照しながら紙幣処理装置の機能及び構成について説明する。図1は、本実施形態に係る紙幣処理装置1の構成を示す断面模式図である。図2は、紙幣処理装置1の機能構成概略を示すブロック図である。図3は、紙幣処理装置で行われる紙幣処理の例を説明するための模式図である。図3(a)は、上部ユニット11のみを利用して行う紙幣処理を示し、図3(b)は、上部ユニット11及び下部ユニット12を利用して行う紙幣処理を示している。 Next, the function and configuration of the banknote handling apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic functional configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus. FIG. 3A shows banknote processing performed using only the upper unit 11, and FIG. 3B shows banknote processing performed using the upper unit 11 and the lower unit 12.
 紙幣処理装置1は店舗内に設置されている。紙幣処理装置1は、店舗従業者が、店舗が所有権を有する紙幣(以下「店舗の紙幣」と記載する)を処理するために利用される。図1に示すように、紙幣処理装置1は、上部ユニット11と下部ユニット12で構成されている。上部ユニット11には、入金部20、搬送部30、識別部40、リジェクト部50及び一時保留部60が設けられている。下部ユニット12には、回収カセット80が設けられている。上部ユニット11の一時保留部60と下部ユニット12の回収カセット80との間には、一時保留部60に収納された紙幣を回収カセット80に収納するための紙幣収納機構70が設けられている。 The banknote handling apparatus 1 is installed in the store. The banknote handling apparatus 1 is used for a store employee to process banknotes owned by the store (hereinafter referred to as “store banknotes”). As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling apparatus 1 includes an upper unit 11 and a lower unit 12. The upper unit 11 is provided with a depositing unit 20, a transport unit 30, an identification unit 40, a rejection unit 50 and a temporary storage unit 60. The lower unit 12 is provided with a collection cassette 80. Between the temporary storage unit 60 of the upper unit 11 and the recovery cassette 80 of the lower unit 12, a banknote storage mechanism 70 for storing the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 60 in the recovery cassette 80 is provided.
 回収カセット80は、紙幣を収納する収納部として機能し、店舗の紙幣を入金する入金処理を実行すると、紙幣は回収カセット80に収納される。回収カセット80は、紙幣処理装置1に対して脱着可能に設けられている。下部ユニット12の前面扉を開いて回収カセット80を取り外し、内部に紙幣を収納したまま回収カセット80を回収することができる。 The collection cassette 80 functions as a storage unit for storing banknotes, and the banknotes are stored in the recovery cassette 80 when a depositing process for depositing banknotes in a store is executed. The collection cassette 80 is provided so as to be detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 1. By opening the front door of the lower unit 12 and removing the collection cassette 80, the collection cassette 80 can be collected with the banknotes stored inside.
 上部ユニット11は店舗で管理され、下部ユニット12は、回収カセット80を回収する警送会社によって管理されている。回収カセット80内の紙幣の所有権は警送会社にある。店舗従業者が紙幣処理装置1で入金処理を実行して店舗の紙幣を入金すると、この紙幣が回収カセット80に収納され、警送会社が所有権を有する紙幣(以下「警送会社の紙幣」と記載する)となる。警送会社は、紙幣が収納されている回収カセット80を紙幣処理装置1から取り外して、代わりに空の回収カセット80を取り付ける。警送会社は、店舗から回収した回収カセット80を、現金センターと呼ばれる拠点、銀行等、所定の場所へ運んで処理する。 The upper unit 11 is managed in the store, and the lower unit 12 is managed by a police company that collects the collection cassette 80. The ownership of the banknote in the collection cassette 80 is in the police company. When a store employee executes deposit processing with the banknote processing apparatus 1 and deposits banknotes in the store, the banknotes are stored in the collection cassette 80 and owned by the police company (hereinafter referred to as “banknotes of the police company”). ). The security company removes the collection cassette 80 in which banknotes are stored from the banknote processing apparatus 1 and attaches an empty collection cassette 80 instead. The security company carries the collection cassette 80 collected from the store to a predetermined place such as a base called a cash center or a bank for processing.
 図2に示すように、紙幣処理装置1は、図1に示す構成部の他に、紙幣検知センサ90、制御部100、記憶部110及び操作表示部120を有する。記憶部110は、例えば不揮発性の半導体メモリから成る。記憶部110には、エラー種別を判定するために必要な情報がエラー判定条件111として保存されている。エラー判定条件111の詳細は後述する。記憶部110は、制御部100の動作に必要な各種プログラムやデータの保存にも利用される。操作表示部120は、例えばタッチパネル式の液晶表示装置から成る。操作表示部120は、紙幣処理に関する指示操作及び各種情報の入力操作を受け付ける操作部として機能する。また、操作表示部120は、紙幣処理に関する情報を画面上に出力表示する表示部としても機能する。 As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote processing apparatus 1 includes a banknote detection sensor 90, a control unit 100, a storage unit 110, and an operation display unit 120 in addition to the components shown in FIG. The storage unit 110 is composed of, for example, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory. The storage unit 110 stores information necessary for determining the error type as an error determination condition 111. Details of the error determination condition 111 will be described later. The storage unit 110 is also used for storing various programs and data necessary for the operation of the control unit 100. The operation display unit 120 is composed of, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device. The operation display unit 120 functions as an operation unit that receives an instruction operation related to banknote processing and an input operation of various information. The operation display unit 120 also functions as a display unit that outputs and displays information related to banknote processing on the screen.
 紙幣検知センサ90は、紙幣処理装置1内の複数箇所に設けられている。紙幣検知センサ90は、例えば検知光を投受光する投光部及び受光部から成り、エラーの原因となる紙幣を検知するために利用される。例えば、一時保留部60に設けられた紙幣検知センサ90は、一時保留部60内の紙幣の有無を検知する。空の状態であるはずの一時保留部60に、あるはずのない紙幣が残留している場合に、紙幣検知センサ90が、この残留紙幣を検知する。搬送部30が紙幣を搬送する搬送路の複数箇所に設けられた紙幣検知センサ90は、搬送路で紙幣の有無を検知する。搬送路に詰まって残留する紙幣がある場合に、紙幣検知センサ90が、この残留紙幣を検知する。 The banknote detection sensors 90 are provided at a plurality of locations in the banknote processing apparatus 1. The banknote detection sensor 90 includes, for example, a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit that project and receive detection light, and is used to detect a banknote that causes an error. For example, the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the temporary storage unit 60 detects the presence or absence of banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60. When a bill that should not exist remains in the temporary holding unit 60 that should be empty, the bill detection sensor 90 detects the remaining bill. The banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the multiple places of the conveyance path where the conveyance part 30 conveys a banknote detects the presence or absence of a banknote in a conveyance path. When there is a banknote remaining stuck in the transport path, the banknote detection sensor 90 detects the remaining banknote.
 制御部100は、エラー検知部101、エラー判定部102及びエラー報知部103を有する。エラー検知部101は、紙幣処理装置1内の各部に設けられた紙幣検知センサ90を利用してエラーの発生を検知する。 The control unit 100 includes an error detection unit 101, an error determination unit 102, and an error notification unit 103. The error detection unit 101 detects the occurrence of an error using the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in each part in the banknote processing apparatus 1.
 エラー判定部102は、エラー検知部101が検知したエラーのエラー種別を判定する。具体的には、エラーが、店舗エラー又は警送エラーのいずれであるかを判定する。店舗エラーとは、店舗従業者をエラー解除の権限者とするエラーである。店舗エラーは、警送会社を呼ばずに店舗従業者が解除できる。警送エラーとは、警送会社の従業者をエラー解除の権限者とするエラーである。警送エラーは、店舗では対応できず、警送会社の従業者を呼んで解除してもらう必要がある。 The error determination unit 102 determines the error type of the error detected by the error detection unit 101. Specifically, it is determined whether the error is a store error or a warning error. The store error is an error in which the store employee is authorized to cancel the error. The store error can be canceled by the store employee without calling the police company. A police error is an error in which an employee of the police company is authorized to cancel the error. A police error cannot be dealt with at a store, and it is necessary to call an employee of a police company to cancel it.
 エラー報知部103は、エラー判定部102による判定結果を操作表示部120の画面上に表示して報知する。店舗従業者は、画面表示を確認して、店舗エラーであれば店舗内でエラーを解除して紙幣処理装置1を復旧させる操作を行い、警送エラーであれば警送会社を呼んでエラー解除及び復旧作業を依頼することができる。 The error notification unit 103 displays the determination result by the error determination unit 102 on the screen of the operation display unit 120 and notifies the error. The store employee confirms the screen display, and if the store error occurs, the store employee performs an operation to cancel the error in the store and restore the banknote processing apparatus 1, and if it is a police error, the call company is called to cancel and recover the error. You can request work.
 次に、紙幣処理装置1で行われる紙幣処理について説明する。紙幣処理装置1では、計数処理、バッチ処理、入金処理、現外処理等、様々な紙幣処理を行うことができる。紙幣処理装置1の構成及び紙幣処理装置1で実行する紙幣処理は従来技術として知られているため詳細は省略するが、各処理の概要を説明する。 Next, banknote processing performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described. The banknote processing apparatus 1 can perform various banknote processing such as counting processing, batch processing, deposit processing, and outside processing. Since the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 1 and the banknote processing executed by the banknote processing apparatus 1 are known as conventional techniques, the details thereof will be omitted, but the outline of each process will be described.
 計数処理は、入金部20に受けた店舗の紙幣の枚数及び金額を計数して一時保留部60から返却する処理である。計数処理は、上部ユニット11のみを利用して行われる。計数処理では、図3(a)に矢印で示したように紙幣処理が進められる。 The counting process is a process of counting the number and amount of banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 and returning them from the temporary holding unit 60. The counting process is performed using only the upper unit 11. In the counting process, the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
 具体的には、店舗従業者が、計数したい紙幣130を入金部20に投入し、操作表示部120を操作して計数処理を開始する。入金部20の紙幣130は、1枚ずつ装置内へ繰り出されて、搬送部30によって搬送路に沿って搬送される。識別部40は、搬送部30によって搬送される各紙幣の金種、真偽等を識別して、金種別の紙幣枚数を計数する。識別部40が識別できない紙幣、真の紙幣ではないと識別した紙幣等は、リジェクト紙幣131としてリジェクト部50へ搬送される。リジェクト部50は開口部を有し、集積されたリジェクト紙幣131を開口部から装置外へ抜き取れるようになっている。識別部40が真の紙幣として金種を識別して枚数を計数した紙幣は、リジェクト部50の手前に設けられた分岐部で分岐され、一時保留部60に搬送される。一時保留部60には、計数された紙幣が一時的に収納される。一時保留部60の装置前面側にはシャッターが設けられている。一時保留部60に収納されている紙幣を抜き取る必要がある場合に、このシャッターが自動的に開くようになっている。入金部20に投入された紙幣130の識別計数を終えると、操作表示部120の画面上に、紙幣130の金種、金種別枚数、合計金額等の情報が表示され、一時保留部60のシャッターが開く。店舗従業者は、紙幣130の計数結果を確認すると共に、一時保留部60から紙幣132を抜き取って計数処理を終了する。紙幣132を抜き取ると、一時保留部60のシャッターは自動的に閉じるようになっている。 Specifically, the store employee inserts the banknote 130 to be counted into the depositing unit 20 and operates the operation display unit 120 to start the counting process. The banknotes 130 of the depositing unit 20 are fed into the apparatus one by one and conveyed along the conveyance path by the conveyance unit 30. The identification unit 40 identifies the denomination, authenticity, and the like of each banknote transported by the transport unit 30 and counts the number of banknotes of each denomination. A bill that cannot be identified by the identification unit 40, a bill that is identified as not a true bill, and the like are conveyed to the reject unit 50 as a reject bill 131. The reject unit 50 has an opening so that the accumulated reject banknote 131 can be pulled out of the apparatus from the opening. The banknotes for which the identification unit 40 has identified the denomination as a true banknote and counted the number of sheets are branched by a branching unit provided in front of the rejecting unit 50 and conveyed to the temporary storage unit 60. In the temporary storage unit 60, the counted banknotes are temporarily stored. A shutter is provided on the front side of the temporary holding unit 60. This shutter is automatically opened when it is necessary to remove the banknote stored in the temporary storage unit 60. When the counting and counting of the banknotes 130 inserted into the depositing unit 20 is completed, information such as the denomination, the number of denominations and the total amount of the banknotes 130 is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120, and the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60. Opens. The store employee confirms the counting result of the banknote 130, removes the banknote 132 from the temporary storage unit 60, and ends the counting process. When the banknote 132 is extracted, the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is automatically closed.
 バッチ処理は、入金部20に受けた店舗の紙幣を所定枚数(例えば100枚。以下「バッチ枚数」と記載する)ずつに分けて一時保留部60から返却する処理である。計数処理と同様に、バッチ処理は、上部ユニット11のみを利用して行われる。バッチ処理では、計数処理と同様、図3(a)に矢印で示したように紙幣処理が進められる。 The batch process is a process in which the banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 are divided into a predetermined number (for example, 100, hereinafter referred to as “batch number”) and returned from the temporary holding unit 60. Similar to the counting process, the batch process is performed using only the upper unit 11. In the batch process, the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
 具体的には、店舗従業者が紙幣130を入金部20に投入し、操作表示部120を操作してバッチ処理を開始すると、入金部20の紙幣130が1枚ずつ順に装置内に繰り出される。装置内に繰り出された紙幣は搬送部30によって搬送され、識別部40で識別計数された後、一時保留部60に収納される。一時保留部60に収納された紙幣の枚数がバッチ枚数に達すると、一時保留部60への紙幣の収納が中断され、一時保留部60のシャッターが開く。店舗従業者が一時保留部60から所定枚数の紙幣132を抜き取ると、一時保留部60のシャッターが閉じて、中断していた一時保留部60への紙幣の収納が再開される。一時保留部60に収納された紙幣の枚数がバッチ枚数に達すると、再び紙幣の収納が中断されて一時保留部60のシャッターが開く。こうして、入金部20の紙幣130を装置内に繰り出して、バッチ枚数ずつ一時保留部60に収納する動作を繰り返すことにより、紙幣130をバッチ枚数ずつの紙幣132に分けることができる。 Specifically, when a store employee inserts the banknote 130 into the depositing unit 20 and operates the operation display unit 120 to start batch processing, the banknotes 130 in the depositing unit 20 are sequentially fed into the apparatus one by one. The banknotes fed out into the apparatus are transported by the transport unit 30, identified and counted by the identifying unit 40, and then stored in the temporary storage unit 60. When the number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 60 reaches the number of batches, storage of banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60 is interrupted, and the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is opened. When the store employee pulls out a predetermined number of banknotes 132 from the temporary storage unit 60, the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is closed, and the storage of the banknotes in the temporarily stored unit 60 is resumed. When the number of banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 60 reaches the number of batches, storage of banknotes is interrupted again, and the shutter of the temporary storage unit 60 is opened. In this way, the banknote 130 of the depositing unit 20 is fed into the apparatus and stored in the temporary storage unit 60 by the number of batches, whereby the banknote 130 can be divided into banknotes 132 by the number of batches.
 入金処理は、入金部20に受けた店舗の紙幣を識別計数して、下部ユニット12内の回収カセット80に収納する処理である。回収カセット80に収納された入金紙幣は警送会社の紙幣となり、警送会社によって回収される。入金処理では、図3(b)に矢印で示したように紙幣処理が進められる。 The depositing process is a process of identifying and counting banknotes received at the depositing unit 20 and storing them in the collection cassette 80 in the lower unit 12. The deposited banknotes stored in the recovery cassette 80 become banknotes of the police company and are collected by the police company. In the deposit process, the banknote process proceeds as shown by the arrow in FIG.
 具体的には、店舗従業者が、入金紙幣140を入金部20に投入し、操作表示部120を操作して入金処理を開始する。入金部20の入金紙幣140は1枚ずつ装置内へ繰り出されて搬送部30によって搬送され、識別部40によって識別計数される。リジェクト紙幣141はリジェクト部50へ搬送され、真の紙幣として金種を識別して計数された紙幣は一時保留部60に搬送される。入金紙幣140全ての識別計数を終えると、操作表示部120の画面上に、入金紙幣140の金種、金種別枚数、合計金額等が表示される。 Specifically, the store employee inserts the deposited banknote 140 into the depositing unit 20 and operates the operation display unit 120 to start the depositing process. The deposited banknotes 140 of the depositing unit 20 are fed into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveying unit 30, and identified and counted by the identifying unit 40. The reject banknote 141 is conveyed to the reject unit 50, and the banknotes counted by identifying the denomination as a true banknote are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 60. When the identification counting of all the deposited banknotes 140 is completed, the denomination, the number of denominations, the total amount, etc. of the deposited banknotes 140 are displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120.
 画面上の情報を確認した店舗従業者が、操作表示部120を操作して、入金処理を確定する操作を行うと、紙幣収納機構70が、一時保留部60の底面及び回収カセット80の上面を開く。この結果、一時保留部60に収納されていた紙幣142が落下して回収カセット80内に収納される。店舗従業者が操作表示部120で入金を確定する操作を行った段階で入金処理が確定する。入金処理が確定すると、紙幣142の所有権が店舗から警送会社へ移り、警送会社が管理する下部ユニット12の回収カセット80内へ紙幣142が収納されるようになっている。 When a store employee who has confirmed the information on the screen operates the operation display unit 120 and performs an operation to confirm the deposit process, the bill storage mechanism 70 moves the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 60 and the top surface of the collection cassette 80. open. As a result, the banknote 142 stored in the temporary storage unit 60 falls and is stored in the collection cassette 80. The deposit process is confirmed when the store employee performs an operation for confirming the deposit on the operation display unit 120. When the deposit process is confirmed, the ownership of the banknote 142 is transferred from the store to the police company, and the banknote 142 is stored in the collection cassette 80 of the lower unit 12 managed by the police company.
 現外処理は、小切手等、貨幣以外の有価媒体を、下部ユニット12内の回収カセット80に収納する処理である。店舗従業者が、操作表示部120を操作して現外処理を開始すると、一時保留部60のシャッターが開く。例えば、店舗従業者が、一時保留部60内に小切手を入れて操作表示部120で小切手の収納を指示する操作を行うと、一時保留部60のシャッターが閉じる。シャッターが閉じた後、紙幣収納機構70が一時保留部60の底面及び回収カセット80の上面を開き、一時保留部60の小切手を落下させて、下部ユニット12内の回収カセット80に収納する。店舗従業者が、一時保留部60に投入済みの小切手等を回収カセット80に収納させる指示操作を操作表示部120で行った段階で、小切手の所有権が店舗から警送会社へ移り、小切手が下部ユニット12内の回収カセット80内へ収納されるようになっている。 The outside processing is processing for storing a valuable medium other than money, such as a check, in the collection cassette 80 in the lower unit 12. When the store employee operates the operation display unit 120 to start the outside processing, the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 opens. For example, when a store employee puts a check in the temporary holding unit 60 and performs an operation to instruct storing of the check on the operation display unit 120, the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 is closed. After the shutter is closed, the bill storage mechanism 70 opens the bottom surface of the temporary storage unit 60 and the top surface of the collection cassette 80, drops the check of the temporary storage unit 60, and stores it in the recovery cassette 80 in the lower unit 12. When the store employee performs an instruction operation on the operation display unit 120 to store a check or the like that has been inserted into the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80, the ownership of the check is transferred from the store to the police company, and the check is The unit 12 is accommodated in a collection cassette 80.
 このように、紙幣処理装置1で行われる紙幣処理の中には、計数処理及びバッチ処理のように上部ユニット11だけを利用して行われる処理と、入金処理及び現外処理のように上部ユニット11及び下部ユニット12の両方を利用して行われる処理とがある。上部ユニット11のみで行う処理では、処理された店舗の紙幣がそのまま店舗に返される。一方、上部ユニット11及び下部ユニット12を利用して行われる処理では、処理途中の所定タイミングで、紙幣又は貨幣以外の有価媒体の所有権が、店舗から警送会社へ移るようになっている。 Thus, in the banknote processing performed by the banknote processing apparatus 1, processing performed using only the upper unit 11 such as counting processing and batch processing, and upper unit such as deposit processing and outside processing. 11 and the processing performed using both of the lower units 12. In the process performed only by the upper unit 11, the banknotes of the processed store are returned to the store as they are. On the other hand, in the process performed using the upper unit 11 and the lower unit 12, the ownership of valuable media other than banknotes or money is transferred from the store to the police company at a predetermined timing during the process.
 次に、紙幣処理装置1で行われるエラー種別の判定処理について説明する。記憶部110には、予め、エラー判定条件111が保存されている。エラー判定条件111は、紙幣処理装置1で検知されたエラーのエラー種別を判定するための情報である。図4は、エラー判定条件111の例を示す図である。紙幣処理装置1は、エラーが発生した際の検知内容と、エラー発生直前に行われた紙幣処理装置1の動作内容とに基づいて、エラー判定条件111を参照し、エラー種別を判定する。 Next, the error type determination process performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 will be described. An error determination condition 111 is stored in the storage unit 110 in advance. The error determination condition 111 is information for determining the error type of the error detected by the banknote processing apparatus 1. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the error determination condition 111. The banknote handling apparatus 1 determines the error type by referring to the error determination condition 111 based on the detected contents when the error occurs and the operation contents of the banknote handling apparatus 1 performed immediately before the error occurs.
 例えば、紙幣処理装置1で計数処理を完了した後、次の紙幣処理を開始した際に、一時保留部60内に紙幣が残っていると、紙幣検知センサ90が、この残留紙幣を検知する。計数処理の完了後に開始した紙幣処理では、まだ入金部20の紙幣を装置内に繰り出しておらず、一時保留部60内の残留紙幣は、直前の紙幣処理時に誤って残ってしまった可能性がある。装置内にあるはずのない残留紙幣があると、紙幣処理装置1で紙幣処理を実行できないため、エラー検知部101は、残留紙幣の存在をエラーとして検知する。 For example, when the banknote processing apparatus 1 completes the counting process and then starts the next banknote process, if a banknote remains in the temporary storage unit 60, the banknote detection sensor 90 detects the remaining banknote. In the banknote processing started after the completion of the counting process, the banknotes in the depositing unit 20 have not yet been fed into the apparatus, and the remaining banknotes in the temporary storage unit 60 may have been left in error during the last banknote processing. is there. If there is a residual banknote that should not be in the apparatus, the banknote processing apparatus 1 cannot execute the banknote processing, and the error detection unit 101 detects the presence of the residual banknote as an error.
 エラー判定部102は、紙幣処理装置1の動作を監視している。エラー判定部102は、少なくとも最後に行われた紙幣処理装置1の動作内容を、記憶部110に記録して管理する。記憶部110に記録された内容は、紙幣処理装置1の電源がオフにされた場合も維持されるようになっている。エラー検知部101がエラーの発生を検知すると、エラー判定部102は、エラー発生直前の紙幣処理装置1の動作を確認する。計数処理を完了した後、紙幣処理を開始した直後にエラーが発生した場合、エラー判定部102は、直前に行われた動作は、計数処理で一時保留部60のシャッターを開いて、一時保留部60の紙幣を店舗従業者に返却する動作であったことを認識する。 The error determination unit 102 monitors the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 1. The error determination unit 102 records and manages at least the operation content of the banknote processing apparatus 1 performed last in the storage unit 110. The content recorded in the storage unit 110 is maintained even when the power of the banknote processing apparatus 1 is turned off. When the error detection unit 101 detects the occurrence of an error, the error determination unit 102 confirms the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 1 immediately before the error occurs. If an error occurs immediately after the banknote processing is started after completing the counting process, the error determination unit 102 opens the shutter of the temporary holding unit 60 in the counting process, and the temporary holding unit It recognizes that it was the operation | movement which returned 60 banknotes to a store employee.
 エラーの検知内容が一時保留部60の残留紙幣、エラー発生直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を返却する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、図4に示すエラー判定条件111に基づいて、検知したエラーは店舗エラーであると判定する。 Since the error detection content is the remaining banknote of the temporary holding unit 60, and the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is the operation of returning the banknote of the temporary holding unit 60, the error determination unit 102 is based on the error determination condition 111 shown in FIG. The detected error is determined to be a store error.
 バッチ処理を完了した後、又は入金処理をキャンセルした後に紙幣処理を開始して、開始直後に、一時保留部60の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合も、直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を返却する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は店舗エラーであると判定する。 The banknote process is started after the batch process is completed or after the deposit process is canceled, and immediately after the start, an error due to the remaining banknote in the temporary storage unit 60 occurs. Since it is the operation | movement which returns a banknote, the error determination part 102 determines with it being a store error.
 一方、キャンセルせずに入金処理を完了した後、次の紙幣処理を開始した直後に、一時保留部60の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、紙幣処理装置1で直前に行われた動作は、入金処理確定後に一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作である。エラーの検知内容が一時保留部60の残留紙幣、エラー発生直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、図4に示すエラー判定条件111に基づいて、検知したエラーは警送エラーであると判定する。 On the other hand, immediately after starting the next banknote process after completing the deposit process without canceling, if an error due to the remaining banknote in the temporary storage unit 60 occurs, the operation performed immediately before in the banknote processing apparatus 1 is: This is an operation of storing the banknotes in the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80 after the payment process is confirmed. Since the detected error content is the remaining banknote in the temporary holding unit 60 and the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is an operation of storing the banknote in the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80, the error determination unit 102 performs error determination shown in FIG. Based on the condition 111, it is determined that the detected error is a warning error.
 同様に、現外処理を完了した後に紙幣処理を開始して、開始直後に、一時保留部60の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合も、直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。 Similarly, when banknote processing is started after the outside processing is completed and an error due to the remaining banknote in the temporary storage unit 60 occurs immediately after the start, the immediately preceding device operation collects the banknote in the temporary storage unit 60. Since it is an operation stored in 80, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
 搬送路に設けられた紙幣検知センサ90が、搬送路に詰まって残っている残留紙幣を検知した場合、紙幣処理装置1で紙幣処理を続けることができない。このため、エラー検知部101は、搬送路の残留紙幣の存在をエラーとして検知する。搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合も、エラー判定部102は エラー判定条件111に基づいてエラー種別を判定する。 When the banknote detection sensor 90 provided in the transport path detects a remaining banknote remaining in the transport path, the banknote processing device 1 cannot continue banknote processing. For this reason, the error detection part 101 detects the presence of the residual banknote of a conveyance path as an error. Even when an error due to a remaining banknote in the conveyance path occurs, the error determination unit 102 determines the error type based on the error determination condition 111.
 例えば、計数処理、バッチ処理、入金処理のいずれかの紙幣処理を実行している途中で、エラー検知部101が搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知し、このエラー直前の動作が、入金部20の紙幣を識別部40で識別して一時保留部60又はリジェクト部50に収納する動作であったとする。この場合、エラーの検知内容が搬送路残留紙幣、エラー発生直前の装置動作が紙幣処理中にリジェクト部50又は一時保留部60に紙幣を収納する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、図4に示すエラー判定条件111に基づいて、検知したエラーは店舗エラーであると判定する。 For example, the error detection unit 101 detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the conveyance path during the execution of the bill processing of any of counting processing, batch processing, and deposit processing, and the operation immediately before this error is performed by the deposit unit 20. It is assumed that the bill is recognized by the identification unit 40 and stored in the temporary storage unit 60 or the rejection unit 50. In this case, since the error detection content is the conveyance path remaining banknote, and the apparatus operation immediately before the occurrence of the error is the operation of storing the banknote in the reject unit 50 or the temporary storage unit 60 during the banknote processing, the error determination unit 102 is shown in FIG. The detected error is determined to be a store error based on the error determination condition 111 shown in FIG.
 計数処理を完了した後、次の紙幣処理を開始した直後に、搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、直前の動作は、計数処理で一時保留部60のシャッターを開いて、一時保留部60の紙幣を店舗従業者に返却する動作である。この場合、エラーの検知内容が搬送路残留紙幣、エラー発生直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を返却する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、図4に示すエラー判定条件111に基づいて、検知したエラーは店舗エラーであると判定する。 If an error due to the remaining banknotes in the transport path occurs immediately after starting the next banknote processing after completing the counting process, the immediately preceding operation is to open the shutter of the temporary holding section 60 in the counting process, This is an operation to return 60 banknotes to the store employee. In this case, since the error detection content is the conveyance path remaining banknote, and the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is the operation of returning the banknote of the temporary holding unit 60, the error determination unit 102 is based on the error determination condition 111 illustrated in FIG. The detected error is determined to be a store error.
 バッチ処理を完了した後、又は入金処理をキャンセルした後に紙幣処理を開始して、開始直後に、搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合も、直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を返却する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 The banknote processing is started after completing the batch processing or after canceling the deposit processing, and immediately after the start, even if an error due to the remaining banknotes in the transport path occurs, the immediately preceding device operation is performed by the banknote of the temporary storage unit 60. Since it is an operation to return, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
 一方、キャンセルせずに入金処理を完了した後、次の紙幣処理を開始した直後に、搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、紙幣処理装置1で直前に行われた動作は、入金処理確定後に一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作である。この場合、エラーの検知内容が搬送路残留紙幣、エラー発生直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、図4に示すエラー判定条件111に基づいて、検知したエラーは警送エラーであると判定する。 On the other hand, immediately after starting the next banknote process after completing the deposit process without canceling, if an error due to a remaining banknote in the transport path occurs, the operation performed immediately before in the banknote processing apparatus 1 is the deposit process. This is an operation for storing the banknotes of the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80 after the confirmation. In this case, since the error detection content is the conveyance path remaining banknote, and the apparatus operation immediately before the error occurs is the operation of storing the banknote of the temporary holding unit 60 in the collection cassette 80, the error determination unit 102 performs the error determination shown in FIG. Based on the condition 111, it is determined that the detected error is a warning error.
 同様に、現外処理を完了した後に紙幣処理を開始して、開始直後に、搬送路の残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合も、直前の装置動作が一時保留部60の紙幣を回収カセット80に収納する動作であるため、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。なお、エラーと判定される残留紙幣の発生位置は、搬送路や、上述した一時保留部60に限定されるものではなく、入金部20、リジェクト部50、一時保留部60と回収カセット80との間のスペース等、紙幣処理装置1内の他の位置を含んでもよい。 Similarly, when banknote processing is started after the outside processing is completed and an error due to a remaining banknote in the conveyance path occurs immediately after the start, the immediately preceding apparatus operation causes the banknote of the temporary storage unit 60 to be collected into the collection cassette 80. Since it is a storing operation, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. In addition, the generation | occurrence | production position of the residual banknote determined to be an error is not limited to a conveyance path or the temporary storage part 60 mentioned above, The deposit part 20, the rejection part 50, the temporary storage part 60, and the collection cassette 80 are included. Other positions in the banknote handling apparatus 1 such as a space between them may be included.
 こうしてエラー判定部102による判定結果が得られると、エラー報知部103が、判定結果に基づく報知処理を実行する。店舗エラーであるとの判定結果が得られた場合、エラー報知部103は、紙幣処理装置1で店舗エラーが発生して紙幣処理を実行できないことを示す情報と、店舗で解除可能なエラーであるため店舗従業者がエラーを解除して装置を復旧させる作業を開始するよう指示する情報とを操作表示部120の画面上に表示する。また、エラー報知部103は、装置内の残留紙幣の位置を示す情報と、この残留紙幣を取り除くよう指示する情報と、このために必要な作業内容を示す情報とを画面上に表示する。店舗従業者は、画面上に表示された情報に従って作業を行い、装置内から残留紙幣を取り除くことができる。エラーを解除して装置を復旧させると、紙幣処理装置1で紙幣処理を実行できるようになる。 Thus, when the determination result by the error determination unit 102 is obtained, the error notification unit 103 executes a notification process based on the determination result. When the determination result that it is a store error is obtained, the error notification unit 103 is information indicating that a store error has occurred in the banknote processing device 1 and banknote processing cannot be performed, and an error that can be canceled at the store. Therefore, the store employee displays on the screen of the operation display unit 120 information instructing to start the work of canceling the error and restoring the apparatus. Further, the error notification unit 103 displays on the screen information indicating the position of the remaining banknote in the apparatus, information instructing to remove the remaining banknote, and information indicating work content necessary for this. The store employee can work according to the information displayed on the screen and remove the remaining banknotes from the apparatus. When the error is canceled and the apparatus is restored, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can execute the banknote processing.
 一方、警送エラーであるとの判定結果が得られた場合、エラー報知部103は、紙幣処理装置1で警送エラーが発生して紙幣処理を実行できないことを示す情報と、店舗でエラーを解除することはできないため警送会社を呼ぶよう指示する情報とを操作表示部120の画面上に表示する。店舗従業者は、画面上に表示された情報に従って警送会社を呼んでエラー解除及び装置復旧を依頼する。店舗に到着した警送会社の従業者が装置内の残留紙幣を取り除き、エラーを解除して装置を復旧させると、紙幣処理装置1で紙幣処理を実行できるようになる。 On the other hand, when the determination result that it is a warning error is obtained, the error notification unit 103 cancels the error at the store with information indicating that a warning error has occurred in the banknote processing apparatus 1 and banknote processing cannot be performed. Since it is not possible, information for instructing to call a police company is displayed on the screen of the operation display unit 120. The store employee calls the security company according to the information displayed on the screen, and requests error cancellation and device restoration. When the employee of the security company arriving at the store removes the remaining banknotes in the apparatus, cancels the error, and restores the apparatus, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can execute banknote processing.
 このように、紙幣処理装置1では、エラー検知部101がエラーを検知した場合に、エラー判定部102が、エラー発生直前に紙幣処理装置1で行われた動作に基づいてエラー種別を判定する。エラーの原因となった残留紙幣が警送会社の紙幣である可能性があれば、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。一方、エラーの原因となった残留紙幣が店舗の紙幣であることが明らかであれば、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。店舗エラーであれば、店舗従業者が、エラーの原因となった残留紙幣を紙幣処理装置1から取り除き、エラーを解除することができる。これにより、短時間のうちに紙幣処理装置1を復旧させることができる。 Thus, in the banknote processing apparatus 1, when the error detection unit 101 detects an error, the error determination unit 102 determines the error type based on the operation performed in the banknote processing apparatus 1 immediately before the error occurs. If there is a possibility that the remaining banknote causing the error is a banknote of a police company, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a police error. On the other hand, if it is clear that the remaining banknote causing the error is a banknote in the store, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error. If it is a store error, the store employee can remove the residual banknote that caused the error from the banknote processing apparatus 1 and cancel the error. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus 1 can be restored in a short time.
 図1とは異なる構成の紙幣処理装置においても エラー種別を判定する処理を実行することができる。以下、図1とは異なる構成を有する紙幣処理装置でエラー種別を判定する処理について説明する。 Even in a bill processing apparatus having a configuration different from that shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to execute a process for determining an error type. Hereinafter, the process which determines an error classification with the banknote processing apparatus which has a structure different from FIG. 1 is demonstrated.
 図5は、紙幣処理装置の別の構成例を示す断面模式図である。図5に示す紙幣処理装置2は、上部ユニット211と下部ユニット212で構成されている。紙幣処理装置2は、図1に示す紙幣処理装置1と同様に、図5に示す構成の他に、図2に示す紙幣検知センサ90、制御部100、記憶部110及び操作表示部120を有している。 FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus. The banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 includes an upper unit 211 and a lower unit 212. The banknote handling apparatus 2 includes the banknote detection sensor 90, the control unit 100, the storage unit 110, and the operation display unit 120 shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the configuration shown in FIG. is doing.
 上部ユニット211には、入金部220、搬送部230、識別部240、一時保留部260及び取忘ボックス290が設けられている。下部ユニット212には、8つの収納繰出部270(270a~270h)及び回収カセット280が設けられている。入金部220、識別部240、一時保留部260及び回収カセット280は、図1に示す入金部20、識別部40、一時保留部60及び回収カセット80と同様の機能を有するため説明を省略する。 The upper unit 211 is provided with a deposit unit 220, a transport unit 230, an identification unit 240, a temporary storage unit 260, and a forgetting box 290. The lower unit 212 is provided with eight storage and feeding sections 270 (270a to 270h) and a recovery cassette 280. The depositing unit 220, the identification unit 240, the temporary holding unit 260, and the collection cassette 280 have the same functions as the depositing unit 20, the identification unit 40, the temporary holding unit 60, and the collection cassette 80 shown in FIG.
 搬送部230は、上部ユニット211及び下部ユニット212の各部の間で紙幣を搬送する。出金部250は、紙幣処理装置2で出金処理を実行する際に、出金紙幣を排出する。収納繰出部270(270a~270h)は、入金処理時には入金紙幣を収納する収納部として機能する。また、収納繰出部270は、出金処理時には、内部に収納している紙幣を出金紙幣として搬送路へ繰り出す繰出部として機能する。各収納繰出部270a~270hに収納する紙幣の金種を設定して、収納繰出部270に紙幣を金種別に収納することができる。取忘ボックス290は、店舗従業者が出金部250の紙幣を取り忘れて放置した場合に、この紙幣を出金部250から装置内に取り込んで収納し、保管するために利用される。 The transport unit 230 transports bills between the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. The withdrawal unit 250 discharges the withdrawal banknote when the banknote processing apparatus 2 executes the withdrawal process. The storage and feeding unit 270 (270a to 270h) functions as a storage unit that stores deposited banknotes during deposit processing. In addition, the storage and feeding unit 270 functions as a feeding unit that feeds out banknotes stored therein to the transport path as withdrawal banknotes during the withdrawal process. The denominations of banknotes stored in the storage and feeding sections 270a to 270h can be set, and the banknotes can be stored in the storage and feeding sections 270 by denomination. The forgetting box 290 is used when a store employee forgets to leave the banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 and leaves it, and takes the banknote from the withdrawal unit 250 into the apparatus for storage and storage.
 例えば、紙幣処理装置2は、銀行等、金融機関の店舗内に設置される。図1に示す紙幣処理装置1と同様に、上部ユニット211は店舗で管理され、下部ユニット212は警送会社によって管理されている。店舗の紙幣を上部ユニット211で処理して、下部ユニット212の収納繰出部270又は回収カセット280に収納する紙幣処理では、所定タイミングで紙幣の所有権が店舗から警送会社へ移る。 For example, the banknote handling apparatus 2 is installed in a store of a financial institution such as a bank. Similar to the banknote handling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the upper unit 211 is managed at a store, and the lower unit 212 is managed by a police company. In banknote processing in which banknotes in a store are processed by the upper unit 211 and stored in the storage and feeding unit 270 or the recovery cassette 280 of the lower unit 212, ownership of the banknotes is transferred from the store to the police company at a predetermined timing.
 紙幣処理装置2では、下部ユニット212の収納繰出部270に収納されている紙幣を出金部250から出金する出金処理を実行することができる。下部ユニット212内に収納されている紙幣は警送会社の紙幣であるが、出金処理時には、所定タイミングで紙幣の所有権が警送会社から店舗へ移る。出金部250に排出された際には、出金紙幣の所有者は店舗となっている。 The banknote handling apparatus 2 can execute a withdrawal process for withdrawing the banknotes stored in the storage and feeding section 270 of the lower unit 212 from the withdrawal section 250. The banknotes stored in the lower unit 212 are banknotes of the police company, but at the time of withdrawal processing, ownership of the banknotes is transferred from the police company to the store at a predetermined timing. When discharged to the withdrawal unit 250, the owner of the withdrawal banknote is a store.
 下部ユニット212は金庫になっており通常は施錠されている。回収カセット280は、金庫内で、紙幣処理装置2に対して脱着可能に設けられている。警送会社の従業者は、下部ユニット212を解錠して金庫扉を開き、紙幣が収納されている回収カセット280を装置から取り外して回収する。 The lower unit 212 is a safe and is usually locked. The collection cassette 280 is provided in the safe so as to be detachable from the banknote handling apparatus 2. The employee of the security company unlocks the lower unit 212, opens the safe door, removes the collection cassette 280 containing the banknotes from the apparatus, and collects it.
 紙幣処理装置2では、分類計数処理、入金処理、出金処理、回収処理、補充処理等、様々な紙幣処理を行うことができる。紙幣処理装置2の構成及び紙幣処理装置2で実行する紙幣処理は従来技術として知られているため詳細は省略するが、各処理の概要を説明する。 The banknote processing apparatus 2 can perform various banknote processes such as a classification counting process, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, a collection process, and a replenishment process. Since the configuration of the banknote processing device 2 and the banknote processing executed by the banknote processing device 2 are known as conventional techniques, the details thereof will be omitted, but the outline of each processing will be described.
 分類計数処理は、店舗従業者が入金部220に投入した店舗の紙幣を種類別に分類して計数し、返却する処理である。分類計数処理は、上部ユニット211のみを利用して行われる。具体的には、入金部220に受けた紙幣を1枚ずつ装置内に取り込んで搬送部230で搬送し、識別部240で識別して種類別に計数する。1種類目の紙幣は出金部250へ搬送され、2種類目の紙幣は一時保留部260に収納される。入金部220の紙幣全てを識別計数した後、店舗従業者が、出金部250に集積された1種類目の紙幣を抜き取り、操作表示部120で所定操作を行うと、一時保留部260に収納されていた紙幣が搬送路に繰り出されて出金部250から返却される。分類計数処理で処理される紙幣の所有者は店舗のままである。 The classification counting process is a process of classifying and counting the banknotes of the store that the store employee has inserted into the depositing unit 220 according to the type and returning it. The classification counting process is performed using only the upper unit 211. Specifically, banknotes received by the depositing unit 220 are taken into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveyance unit 230, identified by the identification unit 240, and counted by type. The first type banknote is conveyed to the withdrawal unit 250, and the second type banknote is stored in the temporary storage unit 260. After all the banknotes in the depositing unit 220 are identified and counted, when the store employee extracts the first type of banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal unit 250 and performs a predetermined operation on the operation display unit 120, it is stored in the temporary storage unit 260. The banknotes that have been used are fed out to the transport path and returned from the withdrawal unit 250. The owner of the banknote processed by the classification counting process remains a store.
 入金処理は、店舗従業者が入金部220に投入した店舗の紙幣を識別計数し、収納繰出部270(270a~270h)に金種別に収納して警送会社の紙幣とする処理である。入金処理は、上部ユニット211及び下部ユニット212を利用して行われる。具体的には、入金部220に受けた入金紙幣を1枚ずつ装置内に取り込んで搬送部230で搬送し、識別部240で識別計数して一時保留部260に収納する。入金部220の入金紙幣全てを識別計数した後、識別計数結果が操作表示部120に表示される。店舗従業者が、識別計数結果を確認して入金処理を確定する操作を行うと、一時保留部260に収納されている紙幣が搬送路に繰り出されて収納繰出部270に金種別に収納される。店舗従業者が入金処理をキャンセルした場合は、一時保留部260に収納されている紙幣が搬送路に繰り出されて出金部250から返却される。入金処理時には、入金処理を確定する操作が行われた段階で、紙幣の所有権が店舗から警送会社へ移る。一方、入金処理をキャンセルする操作が行われた場合は、紙幣の所有者は店舗のままとなる。 The deposit process is a process of identifying and counting the banknotes of the store inserted by the store employee into the depositing unit 220 and storing them in the storage and feeding unit 270 (270a to 270h) according to the denomination to make the banknote of the police company. The deposit process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, the deposited banknotes received by the depositing unit 220 are taken into the apparatus one by one, conveyed by the conveyance unit 230, identified and counted by the identification unit 240, and stored in the temporary storage unit 260. After all the deposited banknotes in the depositing unit 220 are identified and counted, the identification count result is displayed on the operation display unit 120. When the store employee confirms the identification count result and performs an operation of confirming the depositing process, the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out to the transport path and stored in the storing and feeding unit 270 by denomination. . When the store employee cancels the depositing process, the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out to the transport path and returned from the withdrawal unit 250. At the time of deposit processing, the ownership of banknotes is transferred from the store to the police company at the stage where the operation for confirming the deposit processing is performed. On the other hand, when the operation of canceling the deposit process is performed, the owner of the banknote remains the store.
 出金処理は、店舗従業者による指示操作を受けて、警送会社の紙幣が収納されている収納繰出部270から紙幣を繰り出し、出金紙幣として出金部250に排出する処理である。出金処理は、上部ユニット211及び下部ユニット212を利用して行われる。具体的には、店舗従業者が、出金したい紙幣の金種及び枚数を操作表示部120で指定する操作を行うと、収納繰出部270から搬送路へ紙幣が繰り出される。搬送路に繰り出された紙幣は、識別部240で識別された後、出金部250へ搬送される。このとき、斜行や重送などの搬送エラーによって、識別部240が金種や枚数を識別できないと判定した出金リジェクト紙幣は、一時保留部260に収納される。出金リジェクト紙幣は、出金処理完了後に一時保留部260から繰り出され、元の収納繰出部270に収納される。出金処理時には、例えば、収納繰出部270から繰り出した出金紙幣を出金部250に排出した段階で、この出金紙幣の所有権が警送会社から店舗へ移る。また、全ての出金紙幣を出金部250に排出した段階で、出金処理が確定する。 The withdrawal process is a process of receiving banknotes from the storage and feeding unit 270 in which banknotes of the police company are stored in response to an instruction operation by a store employee, and discharging them to the withdrawal unit 250 as withdrawal banknotes. The withdrawal process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, when a store employee performs an operation of designating the denomination and the number of banknotes to be dispensed on the operation display unit 120, the banknotes are fed out from the storage and feeding unit 270 to the conveyance path. The banknotes fed out to the conveyance path are identified by the identification unit 240 and then conveyed to the withdrawal unit 250. At this time, the withdrawal reject banknote determined by the identification unit 240 that the denomination or the number of sheets cannot be identified due to a conveyance error such as skew feeding or double feeding is stored in the temporary storage unit 260. The withdrawal reject banknote is paid out from the temporary holding unit 260 after the withdrawal process is completed and stored in the original storage and feeding unit 270. At the time of the withdrawal process, for example, the ownership of the withdrawal bill is transferred from the police company to the store at the stage where the withdrawal bill is fed out from the storage feeding portion 270 to the withdrawal portion 250. In addition, the withdrawal process is finalized when all the withdrawal banknotes are discharged to the withdrawal unit 250.
 出金部250には、紙幣の有無を検知するセンサが設けられている。出金処理時に全ての出金紙幣を出金部250に排出した後、所定時間が経過しても出金部250に紙幣が残っている場合、紙幣処理装置2は、店舗従業者が出金紙幣を取り忘れたと判定する。出金紙幣の取り忘れが発生すると、紙幣処理装置2は、出金部250の紙幣を装置内に取り込み、取忘ボックス290に収納して保管する。出金部250の出金紙幣を取忘ボックス290に回収する処理は、出金処理確定後に行われる処理である。出金部250から取忘ボックス290に回収された紙幣の所有者は店舗のままである。 The dispensing unit 250 is provided with a sensor that detects the presence or absence of banknotes. After all the banknotes are discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 during the withdrawal process, if banknotes remain in the withdrawal unit 250 even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the banknote processing device 2 allows the store employee to withdraw. It is determined that the banknote has been forgotten. When forgetting to withdraw the withdrawal banknote, the banknote handling apparatus 2 takes the banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 into the apparatus and stores it in the forgetting box 290 for storage. The process of collecting the withdrawal banknote of the withdrawal unit 250 in the forgetting box 290 is a process performed after the withdrawal process is confirmed. The owner of the banknotes collected from the withdrawal unit 250 to the forgetting box 290 remains a store.
 回収処理は、警送会社が、紙幣処理装置2から紙幣を回収する処理である。回収処理は、上部ユニット211及び下部ユニット212を利用して行われる。具体的には、回収対象となる紙幣が収納繰出部270から搬送路に繰り出され、識別部240で識別計数された後、回収カセット280に収納される。警送会社の従業者は、回収する紙幣が収納された回収カセット280を装置から取り外してカセットごと紙幣を回収する。回収処理時には、収納繰出部270から警送会社の紙幣が繰り出され、上部ユニット211を経て、下部ユニット212の回収カセット280に収納されるが、所有者は警送会社のままである。 The collection process is a process in which the police company collects banknotes from the banknote processing apparatus 2. The collection process is performed using the upper unit 211 and the lower unit 212. Specifically, banknotes to be collected are fed out from the storage and feeding unit 270 to the transport path, are identified and counted by the identifying unit 240, and are then stored in the collecting cassette 280. The employee of the security company removes the collection cassette 280 containing the collected banknotes from the apparatus and collects the banknotes together with the cassettes. At the time of the collection process, banknotes of the police company are paid out from the storage and feeding unit 270 and are stored in the recovery cassette 280 of the lower unit 212 via the upper unit 211, but the owner remains the police company.
 例えば1つの収納繰出部270に複数金種の紙幣を金種混合状態で収納する設定となっている場合は、所定金種の紙幣を回収するために、一時保留部260が利用される。具体的には、収納繰出部270から繰り出して識別部240で識別した紙幣が、回収対象とする金種の紙幣でなければ、この紙幣を一時保留部260に収納して退避させる。回収対象外の紙幣を一時保留部260に退避収納しながら、回収対象とする金種の紙幣のみを回収カセット280に収納する。一時保留部260に退避収納された紙幣は、回収処理を完了した後、一時保留部260から繰り出されて元の収納繰出部270に戻して収納される。 For example, when it is set to store banknotes of a plurality of denominations in a denomination mixed state in one storing and feeding unit 270, the temporary storage unit 260 is used to collect banknotes of a predetermined denomination. Specifically, if the banknote fed out from the storage and feeding section 270 and identified by the identification section 240 is not a denomination banknote to be collected, the banknote is stored in the temporary storage section 260 and retracted. While banknotes not to be collected are retracted and stored in the temporary holding unit 260, only banknotes of denominations to be collected are stored in the recovery cassette 280. The banknotes retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260 are collected from the temporary storage unit 260 and returned to the original storage and delivery unit 270 after completion of the collection process.
 補充処理は、警送会社が、補充用の紙幣を収納した回収カセット280を紙幣処理装置2に取り付けて、収納繰出部270に補充する処理である。具体的には、回収カセット280から繰り出された補充用の紙幣が、識別部240で識別され、金種に応じて対応する収納繰出部270に金種別に収納される。このとき、識別部240が、補充に適さないと判定した紙幣は、一時保留部260に退避収納される。同様に、識別部240が識別した紙幣の搬送先となる収納繰出部270が満杯で紙幣を収納できない場合も、この紙幣は一時保留部260に退避収納される。一時保留部260に退避収納された紙幣は、補充処理を完了した後、一時保留部260から繰り出されて元の回収カセット280に戻して収納される。補充処理時には、紙幣の所有者は警送会社のままである。 The replenishment process is a process in which the security company attaches the collection cassette 280 storing the banknotes for replenishment to the banknote processing apparatus 2 and replenishes the storage and feeding unit 270. Specifically, the replenishment banknotes fed out from the collection cassette 280 are identified by the identification unit 240 and stored in the corresponding storage and feeding unit 270 according to the denomination by denomination. At this time, the banknote determined by the identification unit 240 to be unsuitable for replenishment is retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260. Similarly, even when the storing and feeding unit 270 serving as the transport destination of the banknote identified by the identifying unit 240 is full and cannot store the banknote, the banknote is retracted and stored in the temporary storage unit 260. The banknotes retracted and stored in the temporary holding unit 260 are fed out from the temporary holding unit 260 and returned to the original collection cassette 280 after completion of the replenishment process. During the replenishment process, the banknote owner remains the police company.
 図6は、紙幣処理装置のさらに別の構成例を示す断面模式図である。図6に示す紙幣処理装置3では、下部ユニット312の構造が、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2と異なっている。具体的には、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2は下部ユニット212全体が金庫となっているのに対して、図6に示す下部ユニット312は、収納繰出部370を備える部分312bのみが金庫となっている。回収カセット380を備える部分312aは金庫外となっており、金庫を施錠した状態のまま、回収カセット380を着脱できるようになっている。また、図6に示す紙幣処理装置3と、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2とで、収納繰出部270、370の数及び搬送路の形状が異なっているが、これら構成部の機能は同じである。この他の構成及び各部の機能は図5に示す紙幣処理装置2と同じであるため詳細な説明は省略する。図6に示す紙幣処理装置3においても、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2と同様に、分類計数処理、入金処理、出金処理、回収処理、補充処理等の紙幣処理を行うことができる。 FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing still another configuration example of the banknote handling apparatus. In the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6, the structure of the lower unit 312 is different from the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. Specifically, the bill processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 has the entire lower unit 212 as a safe, whereas the lower unit 312 shown in FIG. 6 has only a portion 312b including the storage and feeding unit 370 as a safe. It has become. The portion 312a including the recovery cassette 380 is outside the safe, and the recovery cassette 380 can be attached and detached while the safe is locked. Moreover, although the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6 and the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 differ in the number of storage feeding parts 270 and 370 and the shape of a conveyance path, the function of these components is the same. is there. Since the other configuration and the function of each part are the same as those of the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. Also in the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6, banknote processes such as a classification counting process, a deposit process, a withdrawal process, a collection process, and a replenishment process can be performed in the same manner as the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5.
 図5に示す紙幣処理装置2、及び図6に示す紙幣処理装置3においても、図1に示す紙幣処理装置1と同様に、エラー検知部101が、搬送路、一時保留部260、360等に設けられた紙幣検知センサ90を利用してエラーを検知する。また、エラー判定部102は、記憶部110に予め準備されているエラー判定条件111に基づいて、エラー種別を判定する。エラー報知部103は、エラー判定部102による判定結果、エラーの解除方法、装置の復旧作業に関する情報等を操作表示部120の画面上に表示して報知する。 Also in the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 and the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6, the error detection unit 101 is provided in the transport path, the temporary storage units 260, 360, etc., similarly to the banknote processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1. An error is detected by using the provided banknote detection sensor 90. Further, the error determination unit 102 determines an error type based on an error determination condition 111 prepared in advance in the storage unit 110. The error notification unit 103 displays the determination result by the error determination unit 102, an error canceling method, information on the restoration work of the apparatus, and the like on the screen of the operation display unit 120 for notification.
 図7は、エラー判定条件111の別の例を示す図である。図7は、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2及び図6に示す紙幣処理装置3について設定されたエラー判定条件111の例を示している。エラー発生時に、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2で行われる処理と、図6に示す紙幣処理装置3で行われる処理とは同じであるため、以下、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2を例に具体的に説明する。 FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating another example of the error determination condition 111. FIG. 7 shows an example of the error determination condition 111 set for the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 and the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. Since the process performed by the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5 and the process performed by the banknote processing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 6 are the same when an error occurs, the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. This will be specifically described.
 紙幣処理装置2で、エラー検知部101が、一時保留部260にあるはずのない残留紙幣を検知した場合、及び搬送路に残っている残留紙幣を検知した場合に、エラー判定部102が、エラー直前の紙幣処理装置2の動作に基づいて図7に示すエラー判定条件を参照し、エラー種別を判定する。 In the banknote handling apparatus 2, when the error detection unit 101 detects a residual banknote that should not be in the temporary storage unit 260, and when it detects a residual banknote remaining in the transport path, the error determination unit 102 generates an error. Based on the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 2 immediately before, an error type is determined with reference to the error determination condition shown in FIG.
 まず、上部ユニット211で残留紙幣に起因するエラーが発生し、エラー発生直前に入金処理が行われていた場合について説明する。入金処理途中の状態にあり、エラー発生直前に、入金部220の紙幣を識別部240で識別計数して一時保留部260に収納する動作が行われていた場合、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。すなわち、識別部240でリジェクト紙幣と識別された紙幣を出金部250に排出する処理等を含め、エラー直前の動作が入金処理確定前の動作であれば、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 First, a case will be described in which an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211 and a deposit process is performed immediately before the error occurs. If the depositing process 220 is in the middle of the depositing process and the banknote of the depositing unit 220 is identified and counted by the identifying unit 240 and stored in the temporary holding unit 260 immediately before the error occurs, the error determining unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred. It is determined that That is, if the operation immediately before the error is the operation before the deposit processing is confirmed, including the process of discharging the banknote identified as the reject banknote by the identification unit 240 to the withdrawal unit 250, the error determination unit 102 is a store error. Judge that there is.
 入金処理がキャンセルされた状態にあり、エラー発生直前に、一時保留部260の紙幣を出金部250に排出して返却する動作が行われていた場合も、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。すなわち、エラー直前の動作が入金処理キャンセル後の動作であれば、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 Even when the deposit process is canceled and the operation of discharging the banknote of the temporary holding unit 260 to the withdrawal unit 250 and returning it immediately before the error occurs, the error determination unit 102 is in a store error. Judge that there is. That is, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation after the deposit process is canceled, the error determination unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred.
 入金処理確定前の処理及び入金処理キャンセル後の処理は、店舗の紙幣を対象に、上部ユニット211のみを利用して行われる。上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は店舗であるため、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 The process before the payment process is confirmed and the process after the payment process is canceled are performed using only the upper unit 211 for banknotes in the store. When an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, and therefore the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
 一方、入金処理が確定した状態にあり、エラー発生直前に、一時保留部260に収納した入金紙幣を繰り出して、対応する収納繰出部270に収納する処理が行われていた場合、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。すなわち、エラー直前の動作が入金処理確定後の動作であれば、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。入金処理確定後は、入金紙幣の所有権が店舗から警送会社へ移っている。この後に上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は警送会社であるため、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。 On the other hand, when the deposit processing is in a confirmed state, and immediately before the occurrence of the error, the deposit bill stored in the temporary storage unit 260 is fed out and stored in the corresponding storage feeding unit 270, the error determination unit 102 Is determined to be a warning error. In other words, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation after the payment process is confirmed, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. After the payment process is confirmed, the ownership of the deposited banknote has been transferred from the store to the police company. Thereafter, when an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the owner of the remaining banknote is a police company, so the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error.
 次に、上部ユニット211で残留紙幣に起因するエラーが発生し、エラー発生直前に出金処理が行われていた場合について説明する。出金処理が確定した状態にあり、エラー発生直前に、出金部250の紙幣を取忘ボックス290へ収納する動作が行われていた場合、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。すなわち、エラー直前の動作が出金処理確定後の動作であれば、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。出金処理確定後は、出金部250に排出された出金紙幣の所有権が警送会社から店舗に移っている。この後に上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は店舗であるため、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 Next, a case where an error due to the remaining banknote has occurred in the upper unit 211 and a withdrawal process has been performed immediately before the error occurs will be described. If the withdrawal process is in a confirmed state and the operation of storing the banknotes of the withdrawal unit 250 in the forgetting box 290 is performed immediately before the error occurs, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error. . That is, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation after the withdrawal process is confirmed, the error determination unit 102 determines that the store error has occurred. After the withdrawal process is confirmed, the ownership of the withdrawal bills discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 has been transferred from the police company to the store. After that, when an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, since the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
 一方、出金処理途中の状態にあり、エラー発生直前に、収納繰出部270から繰り出した出金紙幣を出金部250へ排出する動作が行われていた場合、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。すなわち、エラー直前の動作が出金処理確定前の動作であれば、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。出金処理確定前は、出金部250に排出済みの紙幣の所有権は警送会社から店舗に移っているが、上部ユニット211の内部にある紙幣の所有権は警送会社にある。この状態で、上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は警送会社であるため、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。 On the other hand, in the state where the withdrawal process is in progress, and the operation of discharging the withdrawal banknotes fed out from the storage and feeding unit 270 to the withdrawal unit 250 immediately before the error occurs, the error determination unit 102 displays a warning error. It is determined that In other words, if the operation immediately before the error is an operation before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. Before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the ownership of the banknotes discharged to the withdrawal unit 250 is transferred from the police company to the store, but the ownership of the banknotes in the upper unit 211 is in the police company. In this state, when an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the owner of the remaining banknote is a police company, so the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a police error.
 分類計数処理に関しては、エラー発生直前の装置動作が分類計数処理中の動作である場合、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。分類計数処理では、上部ユニット211のみを利用して、店舗の紙幣を、所有権を変更せずに処理する。上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は店舗であるため、エラー判定部102は、店舗エラーであると判定する。 Regarding the classification counting process, if the device operation immediately before the occurrence of the error is an operation during the classification counting process, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a store error. In the classification counting process, only the upper unit 211 is used to process banknotes in the store without changing the ownership. When an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the owner of the remaining banknote is a store, and therefore the error determination unit 102 determines that it is a store error.
 回収処理に関しては、エラー発生直前の装置動作が回収処理中の動作である場合、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。同様に、補充処理に関しても、エラー発生直前の装置動作が補充処理中の動作である場合、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。回収処理及び補充処理では、警送会社が所有権を有する紙幣を、所有権を変更せずに処理する。上部ユニット211内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合、この残留紙幣の所有者は警送会社であるため、エラー判定部102は、警送エラーであると判定する。 Regarding the collection process, if the device operation immediately before the error occurs is an operation during the collection process, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. Similarly, regarding the replenishment process, if the device operation immediately before the occurrence of the error is an operation during the replenishment process, the error determination unit 102 determines that there is a warning error. In the collection process and the replenishment process, banknotes owned by the police company are processed without changing the ownership. If an error due to the remaining banknote occurs in the upper unit 211, the error determination unit 102 determines that the error is due to a police error because the owner of the remaining banknote is a police company.
 こうしてエラー判定部102がエラー種別を判定すると、上述したように、エラー報知部103が、エラー種別と、エラーを解除して装置を復旧するために必要な情報とを操作表示部120に表示して報知する。店舗従業者は、警送エラーと判定された場合は警送会社を呼んでエラー解除及び装置復旧を依頼する。一方、店舗エラーと判定された場合は、店舗従業者が自らエラー解除及び復旧作業を行う。 When the error determination unit 102 determines the error type in this way, as described above, the error notification unit 103 displays the error type and information necessary for canceling the error and restoring the apparatus on the operation display unit 120. To inform. If it is determined that there is a police error, the store employee calls the police company to request error cancellation and device recovery. On the other hand, if it is determined that the store error has occurred, the store employee himself performs error cancellation and recovery work.
 本実施形態では、エラー発生直前の処理等に基づいてエラー種別を判定する例を示したが、判定方法がこれに限定されるものではない。例えば、エラーの原因である残留紙幣が生じた位置に基づいて、エラー種別を判定してもよい。具体的には、エラー発生直前の装置動作によらず、紙幣処理装置の上部ユニットで残留紙幣が発生したエラーは全て店舗エラーと判定し、下部ユニットで残留紙幣が発生したエラーは全て警送エラーと判定する設定とすることもできる。 In the present embodiment, an example in which the error type is determined based on processing immediately before the occurrence of an error has been described, but the determination method is not limited to this. For example, the error type may be determined based on the position where the remaining banknote that is the cause of the error is generated. Specifically, regardless of the operation of the device immediately before the occurrence of the error, all errors in which the remaining banknotes are generated in the upper unit of the banknote handling apparatus are determined as store errors, and all errors in which the remaining banknotes are generated in the lower unit are warning errors. It can also be set to determine.
 また、例えば、紙幣処理装置内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合に、エラー直前に行われた紙幣処理における装置動作と、エラーの原因である残留紙幣が生じた位置との両方に基づいて、エラー種別を判定する設定とすることもできる。具体的には、例えば、図5に示す紙幣処理装置2において、エラー直前の動作が出金処理確定前の動作であっても、残留紙幣が生じた位置が、上部ユニット211の出金部250である場合は店舗エラーであると判定し、出金部250以外である場合は警送エラーであると判定する設定とすることもできる。 Also, for example, when an error due to residual banknotes occurs in the banknote processing apparatus, based on both the apparatus operation in banknote processing performed immediately before the error and the position where the residual banknote that caused the error occurred, It can also be set to determine the error type. Specifically, for example, in the banknote processing apparatus 2 shown in FIG. 5, even if the operation immediately before the error is the operation before the withdrawal process is confirmed, the position where the remaining banknote is generated is the withdrawal unit 250 of the upper unit 211. If it is, it can be determined that it is a store error, and if it is other than the withdrawal unit 250, it can be set to determine that it is a warning error.
 エラー種別の判定条件に係る設定は変更できるようになっている。上述したように、エラー直前に行われた紙幣処理における装置動作とエラー種別とを関連付ける設定とすることもできるし、エラーの原因である残留紙幣が生じた位置とエラー種別とを関連付ける設定とすることもできる。また、エラー直前に行われた紙幣処理における装置動作と、エラーの原因である残留紙幣が生じた位置と、エラー種別とを関連付ける設定とすることもできる。例えば、これらの設定を予め複数種類準備しておいて、所望の設定を選択して利用することができる。また、設定内容を変更したり、新規に作成したりすることも可能となっている。設定の選択、変更、作成等に係る操作は、紙幣処理装置の操作表示部や、紙幣処理装置に接続した端末等によって行えるようになっている。 ∙ Settings related to error type judgment conditions can be changed. As described above, it is possible to make a setting that associates an apparatus operation and an error type in banknote processing performed immediately before an error, or a setting that associates an error type with a position where a residual banknote that is the cause of an error has occurred. You can also It is also possible to make a setting that associates the operation of the apparatus in the banknote processing performed immediately before the error, the position where the remaining banknote that is the cause of the error occurs, and the error type. For example, a plurality of types of these settings are prepared in advance, and desired settings can be selected and used. It is also possible to change the setting contents or create a new one. Operations related to selection, change, creation, and the like of settings can be performed by an operation display unit of the banknote processing apparatus, a terminal connected to the banknote processing apparatus, or the like.
 上述してきたように、本実施形態に係る紙幣処理装置によれば、装置内で残留紙幣によるエラーが発生した場合に、エラー直前に行われた紙幣処理における装置動作に基づいて、エラー種別を判定する。紙幣処理装置は、残留紙幣を装置から取り除き、エラーを解除して装置を復旧させる作業を店舗で行える場合は店舗エラーと判定し、警送会社にエラー解除及び復旧作業を依頼する必要がある場合は警送エラーであると判定する。店舗エラーと判定された場合には、店舗従業者が自らエラー解除及び装置復旧を行うことができるので、警送会社を呼ぶ場合に比べて短時間で装置を復旧させることができる。 As described above, according to the banknote processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, when an error due to a remaining banknote occurs in the apparatus, the error type is determined based on the apparatus operation in the banknote processing performed immediately before the error. To do. If the banknote handling device can remove the remaining banknotes from the device, cancel the error, and restore the device at the store, it can be determined as a store error, and if it is necessary to request an error release and recovery work from the police company It is determined that there is a police error. If it is determined that the store error has occurred, the store employee can cancel the error and restore the device by himself / herself, so that the device can be restored in a shorter time than when calling a security company.
 以上のように、本発明に係る貨幣処理装置は、貨幣処理装置でエラーが発生した際に、エラー解除の作業を行える作業者を判定するために有用である。 As described above, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is useful for determining an operator who can perform an error canceling operation when an error occurs in the money handling apparatus.
1~3 紙幣処理装置
11、211、311 上部ユニット
12、212、312 下部ユニット
20、220、320 入金部
30、230、330 搬送部
40、240、340 識別部
50 リジェクト部
60、260、360 一時保留部
70 紙幣収納機構
80、280、380 回収カセット
90 紙幣検知センサ
100 制御部
110 記憶部
120 操作表示部
250、350 出金部
270、370 収納繰出部
290、390 取忘ボックス
1 to 3 Banknote processing apparatus 11, 211, 311 Upper unit 12, 212, 312 Lower unit 20, 220, 320 Depositing unit 30, 230, 330 Transport unit 40, 240, 340 Identification unit 50 Rejecting unit 60, 260, 360 Temporary Reserving part 70 Banknote storage mechanism 80, 280, 380 Collection cassette 90 Banknote detection sensor 100 Control part 110 Storage part 120 Operation display part 250, 350 Withdrawal part 270, 370 Storage and feeding part 290, 390 Forgetting box

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  1.  紙幣と硬貨の少なくともいずれか一方の貨幣を識別計数して収納部に収納する貨幣処理装置であって、
     装置内の貨幣を検知する検知センサと、
     前記検知センサによりエラーの発生を検知するエラー検知部と、
     前記エラー検知部がエラーの発生を検知すると、該エラーの発生より前に行われた貨幣の処理に関する装置動作に基づいて、前記エラーが、複数権限者のうちいずれの権限者により解除可能なエラーであるかを判定するエラー判定部と、
     前記エラー判定部による判定結果を報知するエラー報知部と
    を備えることを特徴とする貨幣処理装置。
    A money handling device that identifies and counts at least one of banknotes and coins and stores the money in a storage unit,
    A detection sensor for detecting money in the device;
    An error detection unit for detecting the occurrence of an error by the detection sensor;
    When the error detection unit detects the occurrence of an error, the error is an error that can be canceled by any authorized person among a plurality of authorized persons based on the device operation related to the processing of money performed before the occurrence of the error. An error determination unit for determining whether or not
    An money notifying unit for notifying a determination result by the error determining unit.
  2.  前記複数権限者は、前記貨幣処理装置が設置される店舗に所属する権限者と、前記店舗に所属せず、前記収納部に収納された貨幣の所有権を有する店舗外の権限者とを含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の貨幣処理装置。 The multiple authority includes an authority belonging to a store where the money handling apparatus is installed and an authority outside the store who does not belong to the store and has the ownership of money stored in the storage unit. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1.
  3.  第1の貨幣処理を完了した後に開始した第2の貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、装置内の残留貨幣によるエラーを検知した場合、
     前記エラー判定部は、前記第1の貨幣処理で行われた前記装置動作に基づいてエラー判定を行う
    ことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の貨幣処理装置。
    If the error detection unit detects an error due to residual money in the apparatus immediately after the start of the second money process started after completing the first money process,
    The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the error determination unit performs an error determination based on the operation of the apparatus performed in the first money processing.
  4.  前記エラー判定部は、前記店舗が前記残留貨幣の所有権を有する場合に、前記残留貨幣によるエラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定することを特徴とする請求項3に記載の貨幣処理装置。 The error determination unit, when the store has ownership of the residual money, determines that the error due to the residual money is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store. 3. The money handling apparatus according to 3.
  5.  貨幣を装置内に繰り出すための入金部、前記入金部が装置内に繰り出した貨幣を識別する識別部、及び前記識別部が識別した貨幣を一時保留する一時保留部を有する第1ユニットと、
     前記一時保留部で一時保留された貨幣を収納する前記収納部を有する第2ユニットと
    を含み、
     前記エラー検知部が前記第1ユニット内の残留貨幣によるエラーを検知した場合、
     前記エラー判定部は、
     前記装置動作が前記第1ユニット内のみで行われた動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、
     前記装置動作が前記第2ユニットの収納部へ貨幣を収納する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除不可能なエラーであると判定する
    ことを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の貨幣処理装置。
    A first unit having a depositing unit for delivering money into the apparatus, an identifying unit for identifying the money that the depositing unit has delivered into the apparatus, and a temporary storage unit for temporarily retaining the money identified by the identifying unit;
    A second unit having the storage unit for storing the money temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit;
    When the error detection unit detects an error due to residual money in the first unit,
    The error determination unit
    If the device operation is an operation performed only in the first unit, the error is determined to be an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store,
    2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the device operation is an operation of storing money in the storage unit of the second unit, the error is determined to be an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store. 5. The money handling apparatus according to any one of 1 to 4.
  6.  店舗外の権限者が前記第2ユニット内の貨幣の所有権を有し、
     所定タイミングで前記店舗と前記店舗外の権限者との間で貨幣の所有権が移る貨幣処理を実行して、前記エラー検知部が、前記第1ユニット内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、
     前記エラー判定部は、
     前記装置動作が前記店舗が所有する貨幣を処理する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、
     前記装置動作が前記店舗外の権限者が所有する貨幣を処理する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定する
    ことを特徴とする請求項5に記載の貨幣処理装置。
    An authorized person outside the store has ownership of the money in the second unit;
    When a money process in which the ownership of money is transferred between the store and the authorized person outside the store at a predetermined timing is performed, and the error detection unit detects an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit,
    The error determination unit
    If the device operation is an operation for processing money owned by the store, the error is determined to be an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store,
    6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein if the device operation is an operation for processing money owned by an authorized person outside the store, the error is determined as an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store. The money handling apparatus described.
  7.  前記一時保留部を利用して前記店舗が所有権を有する貨幣を入金する入金処理を完了して、次に開始した貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、前記一時保留部内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、
     前記エラー判定部は、
     前記装置動作が前記入金処理のキャンセルに関する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、
     前記装置動作が前記入金処理の対象となる入金貨幣を前記収納部に収納する動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定する
    ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の貨幣処理装置。
    Immediately after the start of the money processing started after completing the deposit processing for depositing money owned by the store using the temporary storage unit, the error detection unit is a residual banknote in the temporary storage unit. If an error is detected by
    The error determination unit
    If the device operation is an operation related to the cancellation of the deposit process, it is determined that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store,
    The apparatus determines that the error is an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store if the device operation is an operation of storing the deposit money to be stored in the storage unit. 6. The money handling apparatus according to 6.
  8.  前記第1ユニットは、
     前記収納部から繰り出した貨幣を装置外へ排出するための出金部と、
     取り忘れられた出金貨幣を前記出金部から装置内に取り込んで回収する取忘ボックスと
    をさらに含み、
     前記店舗外の権限者が所有する貨幣を前記収納部から繰り出して前記出金部へ排出する出金処理を完了して、次に開始した貨幣処理の開始直後に、前記エラー検知部が、前記第1ユニット内の残留紙幣によるエラーを検知した場合、
     前記エラー判定部は、
     前記装置動作が前記出金処理の出金貨幣を前記出金部から前記取忘ボックスに取り込む取込動作であれば、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除可能なエラーであると判定し、
     前記装置動作が前記取込動作でなければ、前記エラーは前記店舗に所属する権限者が解除できないエラーであると判定する
    ことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の貨幣処理装置。
    The first unit is:
    A withdrawal unit for discharging the money paid out from the storage unit to the outside of the device;
    A forgetting box for collecting and collecting forgotten withdrawal money into the apparatus from the withdrawal unit;
    Completing the withdrawal process of paying out the money owned by the authority outside the store from the storage part and discharging it to the withdrawal part, immediately after the start of the money process started next, the error detection part, When an error due to a remaining banknote in the first unit is detected,
    The error determination unit
    If the device operation is a take-in operation for taking out the withdrawal money of the withdrawal process from the withdrawal unit into the forgetting box, it is determined that the error is an error that can be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store. And
    7. The money handling apparatus according to claim 6, wherein if the apparatus operation is not the take-in operation, the error is determined to be an error that cannot be canceled by an authorized person belonging to the store.
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