JP2010267152A - Cash processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means for preventing different denominations of paper money from being stored in a mounted cash dispensing cassette, and for easily investigating the cause of a mistake in counting which occurs during examination. <P>SOLUTION: A recording unit where a cassette ID is recorded is provided in a plurality of cash dispensing cassettes 14 detachably installed in a safe unit 28 of a window cash processor 1. If the cassette ID read from a cash dispensing cassette 14 is a cassette ID different from a cassette ID recorded in the cash dispensing cassette 14 before removal, the occurrence of ID mismatch error is determined and the ID mismatch information is recorded, and the cassette ID recorded in the cash dispensing cassette 14 before removal is rewritten by the read cassette ID, and error information indicating an installed position of the cash dispensing cassette 14 is displayed. After the error information is displayed, when a reset button is pressed to clear the error information, the cassette information is read again. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cash processor that is installed at a sales office of a financial institution and manages cash deposited and withdrawn by a person in charge.

  A cash machine installed at a conventional window includes a terminal card read / write unit that reads the clerk ID of a clerk card of a clerk who replenishes cash, a cash storage that stores cash to be deposited and withdrawn in denominations, and cash storage When the replenishment cassette for replenishing cash is provided in the warehouse, and the cash replenishment machine is replenished, when the replenishment cash is stored in the replenishment cassette from the large cash accounting machine, The clerk ID is read and the payout amount and the clerk ID are transmitted to the host computer and stored in the payout database. The clerk carries the replenishment cassette to the cash processor and is attached to the cash processor. When cash is replenished in the cash storage, the clerk ID read by the cash processor and the replenishment amount are sent to the host computer, and the replenishment amount is subtracted from the withdrawal amount stored in the withdrawal database. Storing the difference as a payout amount, and shorten the time required for cause investigation when mishandled occurs in scrutiny when the fastening (e.g., see Patent Document 1.).

  In addition, in an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a financial institution, a door for storing a deposit box, a plurality of recycle bins, a safe deposit box, and a storage for storing bills such as loading / collecting bins used for replenishing and collecting banknotes by denomination. In some cases, the storage box is detachably mounted on the safe housing, and the storage box is pulled out by a handle provided in each storage box to perform replenishment and collection of banknotes and other maintenance work (for example, Patent Document 2). reference.).

JP 2008-46974 (paragraphs 0015-0030, FIG. 3) JP 2009-48664 A (paragraphs 0014-0019, FIGS. 3 and 5)

  However, in the technique of the above-mentioned conventional patent document 2, a storage for storing banknotes by denomination is detachably mounted on a safe housing, and storage is performed when replenishing and collecting banknotes and performing other maintenance operations. If the wrong storage position is installed when the storage cabinet is installed in the safe cabinet after all the storage cabinets have been taken out and maintenance work is performed during maintenance, It is said that a denomination different from the original denomination is stored in the storage with the wrong mounting position at the time of transaction, and a different denomination is paid out at the time of withdrawal transaction, resulting in confusion in the transaction in the automatic transaction apparatus. There's a problem.

  This is the same even when the cash handling machine at the counter is detachably provided with a cash storage for storing the cash to be deposited and withdrawn in accordance with the denomination.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cash processing machine including a safe unit in which a plurality of storage cassettes having a recording unit in which a cassette identifier is recorded is detachably mounted. Corresponding to the position, means for storing the cassette identifier of the storage cassette as pre-removal information, means for reading the cassette identifier of each storage cassette as cassette information, and reading the cassette information before the removal When there is a cassette identifier that does not match the cassette identifier of the information, the means for determining the occurrence of an identifier mismatch error, the type of the determined error, the cassette identifier of the information before removal, and the read cassette identifier do not match. Means for storing as information, and cassette information of the storage cassette of the pre-removal information. Means for rewriting the child with the read cassette identifier, means for displaying error information indicating the type of the determined error and the mounting position of the storage cassette, and releasing the error information after displaying the error information. Means for re-reading the cassette information when an instruction is accepted.

  Accordingly, the present invention prompts reconfirmation of the mounting position of the storage cassette after replacement or the like, and can reliably return the mounting position of the storage cassette to the correct position. Banknotes can be prevented from being stored, and transaction processing can be resumed when the environment is set up so that transaction processing can be carried out normally. In addition to the improvement, the stored ID mismatch information can be used to easily investigate the cause when a miscalculation occurs during a close examination.

The block diagram which shows the window cash processing machine of the execution example Explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the counter cash processing machine of an Example. The perspective view which shows the deposit or withdrawal cassette of an Example The flowchart which shows the safe unit confirmation process of an Example Explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display of the error screen of an Example

  Below, with reference to drawings, the example of the cash processor by the present invention is described.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cashier as a cash processor, and is an apparatus for managing cash deposited and withdrawn at a counter installed at a counter of a branch office of a financial institution such as a bank. Adjacent two contact persons are used in common for dealings with customers.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes an operation terminal such as a personal computer, which is connected to the cash processor 1 through a communication line 3 such as an in-store LAN (Local Area Network) so that data communication with the cashier 1 is possible. It is used to select transactions such as money, to input the amount of money to be withdrawn in withdrawal transactions, and to display the results of deposits and withdrawals.

  In addition, the window cash processing machine 1 has the function to perform exclusive control which stops reception of the transaction command etc. from the other operation terminal 2, when the transaction is performed by one operation terminal 2. FIG.

  4 is a host computer as a host device installed at the center of a financial institution, and is connected to a cash machine 1 installed at the window via a communication network 5 such as a dedicated line or a telephone line. The customer's account is managed by holding account information such as the financial institution name and account number of the account of the customer who is an opener, and customer information such as the account balance.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes a control unit of the cashier cash machine 1, which is connected to the host computer 4 via the communication network 5, and controls each unit in the cashier cash machine 1 to execute transaction processing and data communication, etc. Also controls.

  A storage unit 8 stores a program executed by the control unit 7, various data used for the program, processing results by the control unit 7, and the like.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes an operation display unit for displaying error information, an occurrence site of a jam or the like, a display screen such as an LCD for displaying a remaining amount of banknotes, etc. Instruction buttons such as button switches are provided.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a deposit port, which is a part for receiving bills inserted at the time of deposit transaction. The shutter 11 a that opens and closes at the time of receipt of bills in the deposit transaction and the inserted bills are separated one by one. It has a separating mechanism for feeding out.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a discrimination unit, which performs various discriminations on the conveyed banknotes, that is, a function for discriminating the authenticity, correctness, denomination, etc. of banknotes, and a function for detecting conveyance abnormalities such as chaining and skewing. A function of sending the result to the control unit 7 is provided.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a temporary holding unit, which is a banknote inserted into the deposit port 11 in the depositing process, and is a stacking unit that stacks and temporarily holds banknotes that are identified as genuine bills by the discriminating unit 12 and that are identified as being able to be taken in. The banknotes are separated and fed one by one, and a separating and accumulating mechanism for accumulating the conveyed banknotes is provided.

  Reference numeral 14 denotes a deposit / withdrawal cassette as a storage cassette, which is a cassette for storing banknotes used for withdrawal and / or deposited banknotes, and separates and feeds the banknotes one by one and collects the banknotes conveyed. Separating and accumulating mechanism.

  A plurality (four in this embodiment) of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 are provided, and each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 has a cassette ID as a cassette identifier for individually identifying the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the deposit / withdrawal thereof. A recording unit comprising a memory (not shown) that records the denominations to be stored in the cassette 14 is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 has a retractable handle 15 for facilitating attachment / detachment to a safe unit 28, which will be described later, and a stage 16 provided so as to be able to move up and down to place a bill. And a cassette door 17 that opens and closes when a bill is stored or taken out. The opening / closing of the cassette door 17 is detected by a mechanical opening / closing detection switch 18 provided at two locations above and below. The opening / closing history of the cassette door 17 (referred to as cassette door opening / closing history) is held by a latch circuit formed in an electric circuit provided on the substrate in the cassette, and a connector portion 19 provided at the bottom of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14. However, when the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is electrically connected to the cashier cash machine 1, the cassette ID recorded in the recording unit, the denomination to be stored, and the cassette Reading of closing history is possible.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a replenishment / collection cassette serving as a storage cassette, which is a cassette for storing banknotes to be replenished to the cash machine 1, banknotes that cannot be stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and banknotes collected from each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14. The banknotes are separated and fed one by one, and a separating and accumulating mechanism for accumulating the conveyed banknotes is provided.

  In the replenishment / collection cassette 21, a cassette ID as a cassette identifier for identifying the replenishment / recovery cassette 21 and denominations (all denominations in this embodiment) to be stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 21 are recorded. A recording unit comprising a memory (not shown) is provided.

  Further, the replenishment / collection cassette 21 is provided with a handle 15, a stage 16, a cassette door 17, an open / close detection switch 18, and a connector unit 19, similar to the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14. When electrically connected to the processor 1, the cassette ID recorded in the recording unit, the denomination to be stored, and the cassette door opening / closing history can be read.

  Reference numeral 22 denotes a reject section provided at the lower portion of the replenishment collection cassette 21, which cannot be used for withdrawal of banknotes, etc. that are fed out from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 during withdrawal processing and have been detected by the discrimination section 12. A stacking unit that stacks gold reject banknotes, and includes a stacking mechanism that stacks the transported banknotes.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a withdrawal port, which is a part for accumulating deposit reject banknotes such as banknotes and return banknotes withdrawn at the time of a withdrawal transaction, and banknotes identified as fake or foreign banknotes by the discrimination unit 12. A shutter 23a that opens and closes when a banknote is taken out in a gold transaction and an accumulation mechanism that accumulates the conveyed banknote are provided.

  Each of the above parts is connected by a conveyance path 24 that nipping and conveying a banknote with a belt pair or a roller pair, and a switching mechanism 25 for switching the conveyance direction of the banknote is provided at a branch portion of the conveyance path 24. The transport path 24, the switching mechanism 25, and the like and these drive mechanisms constitute a transport unit 26.

  The plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 according to the present embodiment are detachably attached to the safe unit 28, and the safe unit 29 is opened and the safe unit 28 is pulled out. By removing the collection cassette 21, it is possible to perform maintenance work such as storage and removal of banknotes and removal of jammed banknotes.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 31 denotes a safe door opening / closing detection sensor, which is an optical or mechanical sensor that detects opening / closing of the safe door 29.

  A cassette information handling unit 32 opens and closes a cassette ID and denomination recorded in the recording unit of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and replenishment / collection cassette 21 mounted on the safe unit 28, and a cassette door opened and closed held in an electric circuit. A function of reading the history via the connector unit 19 and a function of erasing the cassette door opening / closing history held by outputting an electrical signal via the connector unit 19 to the electrical circuit of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or replenishment / collection cassette 21 have.

  The storage unit 8 of the cashier cash machine 1 includes a normal business process program for performing various transaction processes, replenishment processes to the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and collection processes from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in advance. A business execution program to which an application program having a function of executing a safe unit confirmation process, which will be described with reference to FIG. 2, is added is stored in advance, and the cash flow of the present embodiment is determined according to the steps of the business execution program executed by the control unit 7 Each functional means of the processor 1 is formed.

  Further, the storage unit 8 stores the number of stored banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 for each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the banknotes stored in the replenishment / collection cassette 21 by denomination. A replenishment / collection banknote count area for counting, a taken-in banknote count area for counting banknotes accumulated in the temporary storage unit 13 by denomination, and the like are secured in advance.

  Furthermore, storage denomination setting information in which the denomination (all denominations in the case of the replenishment collection cassette 21) to be stored is set in the storage unit 8 in correspondence with the mounting positions of the respective deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 and the replenishment collection cassette 21. Is stored in advance, and the cassette IDs of the currently installed deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 are stored as pre-removal information corresponding to the mounting position of the storage denomination setting information. A previous information storage area is secured in advance.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described.

  When a sales representative of a financial institution or the like turns on the power to the cashier 1 at the start of business, the business execution program stored in the storage unit 8 of the cashier 1 is automatically started. When the execution program is activated, the control unit 7 of the cashier cash machine 1 executes a safe unit confirmation process (see FIG. 4) described later, and is read by the cassette information handling unit 32 and is attached to each safe unit 28. The cassette IDs recorded in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 are stored in the pre-removal information storage area of the storage unit 8 as pre-removal information (see step S24).

  When the person in charge of the counter conducts a deposit transaction using the counter cash processing machine 1, when the person in charge of the counter inputs the customer's account number or the like from the operation terminal 2 and selects the deposit transaction, the operation terminal 2 displays the account number or the like. Is sent to the control unit 7 via the communication line 3, and the control unit 7 that has received this stops the acceptance of the transaction command from the other operation terminal 2 by exclusive control, The shutter 11a of the mouth 11 is opened to accept the insertion of banknotes.

  When a bill is inserted, the control unit 7 closes the shutter 11a, pays out the bill inserted into the deposit port 11 and transports it to the discrimination unit 12 by the transport unit 26, and the discrimination result at the discrimination unit 12 is genuine. In some cases, the banknotes are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 13 and accumulated while being counted in denomination by the fetched banknote count area of the storage unit 8.

  The control unit 7 that has finished identifying and stacking all the inserted banknotes calculates the deposit amount based on the number of denominations counted in the fetched banknote count area, and this is the operation terminal 2 that is the transmission source of the transaction command. When the contact person in charge receives the confirmation input from the operation terminal 2, the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 13 are drawn out and transported to the discrimination unit 12, where the denominations are discriminated. On the basis of the stored denomination setting information in the storage unit 8, the denomination is transferred to and stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 mounted at the mounting position where the denomination is set. When the number of stored gold cassettes 14 is counted and the storage of all the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 13 is completed, the control unit 7 transmits the account number and the amount of money to the host computer 4 to end the money receiving transaction. Solve exclusive control To.

  If any of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 becomes full while the bills are stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, the bills are conveyed to the replenishment / collection cassette 21 and stored.

  When the contact person performs a withdrawal transaction, when the contact person inputs the customer's account number and withdrawal amount from the operation terminal 2 and selects the withdrawal transaction, the operation terminal 2 displays the account number and withdrawal. A withdrawal transaction command attached with the amount of money is transmitted to the control unit 7, and the control unit 7 that has received this stops the acceptance of the transaction command or the like from the other operation terminal 2 by exclusive control, and also determines the withdrawal amount. The number of denominations to be configured is calculated, the stored denomination setting information in the storage unit 8 is referred to, and from each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 mounted at the mounting position where the denomination is set, according to the stored count count area. While counting the number of sheets stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, the calculated number of banknotes is fed out, conveyed to the withdrawal port 23 after discrimination in the discrimination unit 12, and accumulated after the banknotes corresponding to the withdrawal amount are accumulated. Banknotes accumulated by opening Payout to the responsible person, and closing the shutter 23a to confirm the receipt of the responsible person, send the account number and payment amount of money to the host computer 4 to complete the withdrawal transaction, to release the exclusive control.

  When replenishing banknotes to be used for transaction processing in an empty deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 immediately after installation of the cashier 1 or after collection processing at the time of scrutiny, The safe door 29 is opened, the safe unit 28 is pulled out, the cassette door 17 of the removed replenishment / collection cassette 21 is opened and the bills to be replenished are stored, the cassette door 17 is closed, and the replenishment / recovery cassette 21 and the empty entry / exit When the safe unit 28 equipped with the gold cassette 14 is mounted on the cashier cash machine 1 and the safe door 29 is closed and the replenishment process is selected from one of the operation terminals 2, the operation terminal 2 issues a replenishment process command to the control unit 7. The control unit 7 that has received and received the notification stops the acceptance of a transaction command or the like from the other operation terminal 2 by exclusive control, and discriminates the banknotes fed from the replenishment collection cassette 21. 12, referring to the stored denomination setting information in the storage unit 8 while counting the number of denominations in the replenishment / collection cassette 21 in the replenishment / collection banknote count area of the storage unit 8 based on the identified denomination. Then, the denomination is transferred to the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 mounted at the set mounting position, and is stored while counting the number of stored deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 in the stored sheet count area. Banknotes identified as reject banknotes at the time of replenishment such as unknown species are conveyed to the reject unit 22 and accumulated, and when all banknotes in the replenishment collection cassette 21 are stored, the replenishment process is terminated and exclusive control is released.

  When the control unit 7 detects the closure of the safe door 29 after the replenishment process by the safe door opening / closing sensor 31, the control unit 7 executes a safe unit confirmation process (see FIG. 4) described later.

  Further, when the banknote to be replenished is stored, the opening of the cassette door 17 of the replenishment collecting cassette 21 and the opening of the cassette door 17 of the depositing / dispensing cassette 14 for confirming that the depositing / dispensing cassette 14 is empty are performed. 21 and the opening / closing detection switch 18 provided in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the detected cassette door opening / closing history is held by a latch circuit formed in an electric circuit provided on the substrate in the cassette.

  In the case of the collection process at the time of scrutiny, when the person in charge at the window or the person in charge of collection selects the collection process from one of the operation terminals 2, the operation terminal 2 transmits a collection process command to the control unit 7 and receives this The control unit 7 stops receiving the transaction command from the other operation terminal 2 by exclusive control, and counts the banknotes stored in each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in the storage number count area of the storage unit 8. While being transported to the discrimination unit 12, it is transported and stored in the replenishment collection cassette 21 while counting the number of denominations of the replenishment collection cassette 21 in the replenishment collection banknote count area of the storage unit 8 based on the identified denomination, When the number of sheets stored in all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 becomes “0”, the collection process is terminated and the exclusive control is released.

  After that, the person in charge of the window opens the safe door 29 and pulls out the safe unit 28 to remove the replenishment / collection cassette 21, opens the cassette door 17, takes out the stored banknote, and closes the cassette door 17. The replenishment collection cassette 21 is mounted on the safe unit 28, the safe unit 28 is mounted on the cashier cash machine 1, and the safe door 29 is closed.

  When the control unit 7 detects that the safe door 29 is closed by the safe door opening / closing sensor 31 in the collection process, the control unit 7 executes a safe unit confirmation process (see FIG. 4) described later.

  Further, when the banknotes to be collected are taken out, the opening of the cassette door 17 of the replenishment collecting cassette 21 and the opening of the cassette door 17 of the depositing / dispensing cassette 14 for confirming that the depositing / dispensing cassette 14 is empty are performed as a supplementary collecting cassette. 21 and the opening / closing detection switch 18 provided in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the detected cassette door opening / closing history is held by a latch circuit formed in an electric circuit provided on the substrate in the cassette.

  In addition to the above, opening and closing of the safe door 29 in the cashier machine 1 of this embodiment is also performed when the control unit 7 detects a jam during the conveyance of banknotes in each processing.

  That is, the control unit 7 monitors each conveyance time of banknotes that sequentially pass between passage detection sensors (not shown) provided in the conveyance path 24 during conveyance of the banknotes, and between any of the passage detection sensors. When the transport time is equal to or longer than the predetermined jam determination time, the occurrence of the jam is determined, the driving by the transport unit 26 is stopped, and the site where the jam is detected is displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 9.

  The person in charge who has confirmed this display or the person in charge of maintenance opens the safe door 29 and pulls out the safe unit 28 when the jam occurs in any of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14, and the jam occurs. Then, the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or other deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is removed from the safe unit 28 as necessary.

  The person in charge of the window opens the cassette door 17 of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, removes the jammed banknote, restores the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, closes the cassette door 17 after the restoration, and removes the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14. Is mounted on the safe unit 28, the safe unit 28 is mounted on the cashier cash machine 1, and the safe door 29 is closed.

  In addition, when the person in charge of the counter determines that it is difficult to recover the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which a jam has occurred, the cassette door 17 is opened to replace the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the jam occurs. The banknotes stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 are transferred, the cassette door 17 of the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is closed, and the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the removed other deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 are mounted in the safe unit 28. Then, the safe unit 28 is attached to the cashier 1 and the safe door 29 is closed.

  When the control unit 7 detects that the safe door 29 has been closed in the maintenance work by the safe door opening / closing sensor 31, the control unit 7 executes a safe unit confirmation process (see FIG. 4) described later.

  Further, the opening of the cassette door 17 of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 after recovery or the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is detected by an open / close detection switch 18 provided in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the detected cassette door opening / closing history is stored in the cassette. It is held by a latch circuit formed in an electric circuit provided on the substrate. When a jam occurs in the replenishment / collection cassette 21, maintenance work is similarly performed.

  As described above, turning on the power to the cashier cash machine 1, and during the standby, deposit / withdrawal transaction processing by the cashier cash machine 1, replenishment, collection processing, and maintenance work when jam occurs. In this case, the operation of the safe unit confirmation process when the control unit 7 detects the safe door 29 closed after the safe door opening / closing detection sensor 31 is opened will be described according to the steps indicated by S using the flowchart shown in FIG. .

  S1, the control unit 7 waits for the safe door opening / closing detection sensor 31 to detect the closing of the safe door 29 after the safe door opening / closing detection sensor 31 detects the opening of the safe door 29, and waits for the safe door 29 to open / close. When the detection sensor 31 detects the closing of the safe door 29, the attachment of the safe unit 28 is recognized and the process proceeds to step S2. When the safe door opening / closing detection sensor 31 does not detect the close of the safe door 29, the standby is continued.

  Since the safe door 29 is already closed when the power is turned on, the control unit 7 detects the close of the safe door 29 by the safe door open / close detection sensor 31, and the process proceeds to step S2.

  S 2, the controller 7 that has determined the attachment of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 by recognizing the attachment of the safe unit 28, uses the cassette information handling unit 32 to determine each of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 attached to the safe unit 28. The cassette ID and denomination recorded in the recording unit and the cassette door opening / closing history held in the electric circuit are read as cassette information, and the cassette ID and denomination (total denomination) recorded in the recording unit of the replenishment collection cassette 21 are read. Species) and the cassette door opening / closing history held in the electric circuit are read as cassette information.

  If there is an unattached deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or replenishment / collection cassette 21, the attachment position is recognized.

  Note that during the execution of the safe unit confirmation process, even if the safe door opening / closing detection sensor 31 detects the opening / closing of the safe door 29 for replacement of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 described later (see step S7, etc.), the cassette according to the detection. No information is read.

  S3, the control unit 7 that has read the cassette information reads the cassette IDs read from all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 except for the unmounted ones, and the cassette ID of the pre-removal information stored in the pre-removal information storage area of the storage unit 8. Are compared for each mounting position, and if at least one cassette ID does not match, the process proceeds to step S4. If the cassette IDs of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 match, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In S4, the control unit 7 that has recognized the presence of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 having the mismatched cassette ID determines the occurrence of an ID mismatch error, recognizes all the mounting positions of the mismatched deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and has a clock function. Is used to recognize the current date and time (including hour, minute, second), and a code indicating the type of error described later (a code indicating an ID mismatch error in this step) and a code indicating the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 ID mismatch information as identifier mismatch information consisting of the generated error information, the recognized current date and time, the cassette ID of the pre-removal information cassette, and the read cassette ID is stored in the storage unit 8. To do.

  S5, the control unit 7 storing the ID mismatch information rewrites the cassette ID at the mounting position where the pre-removal information storage area of the storage unit 8 does not match with the read cassette ID, and changes the cassette ID of the pre-removal information. .

  In S6, the control unit 7 that has changed the cassette ID of the pre-removal information displays the error screen shown in FIG. 5 on which the wording indicating the occurrence of error and 4-digit error information is displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 9.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the error information of this embodiment indicates the type of error in which the first two digits have occurred (in this step, an ID mismatch error), and the last two digits have the deposit / withdrawal cassette in which the error occurred. 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 (in this step, the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which the cassette IDs do not match) are indicated, and the type of error is displayed in numbers, English letters, or a combination thereof. As for the mounting position, each bit of 8 bits is assigned to the mounting position of each deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, etc., and “1” is set for the mounting position where an error has occurred, and “0” is set for the mounting position where no error has occurred. When there are multiple deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 etc. that are displayed as two-digit numbers or English letters or a combination of these, It can be displayed in the mounting position.

  S7, the control unit 7 displaying the error screen reserves the installation position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which the person in charge of the window or the like is inconsistent or the position in which the person in charge of the window is inconsistent. When the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is installed, in the case of reconfirmation of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 after the above-described replacement, etc., a contact person or the like is provided in the operation display unit 9 in order to resume transaction processing. If the reset button is not received, the standby is continued.

  If a reset button pressing signal is received after the error screen is displayed, the control unit 7 recognizes this as an error information release instruction, returns to step S2 via the connector A, and reads the cassette information again.

  In this case, in the safe unit confirmation process according to the present embodiment, since the cassette ID of the pre-removal information is rewritten in the above step S5, the person in charge of the window or the like is in the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 whose ID does not match. When the replacement is performed, an ID mismatch error is determined again in step S3, and it becomes possible to prompt reconfirmation of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 after the replacement, and the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the like is surely set to the correct position. It is possible to prevent the banknotes of different denominations from being stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14.

  Further, when the backup deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is mounted at the mounting position where the person in charge of the window does not agree, or when the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is reconfirmed after the above-described replacement, all cassette IDs are determined in step S3. And the transaction processing using the cashier cash machine 1 can be resumed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the transaction processing can be resumed in the case of an ID mismatch error, as in the case where the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is replaced, the transaction processing can be normally performed. This is to enable resumption of transaction processing when the environment is prepared, and to improve the operating efficiency of the counter cash processing machine 1. Even if a miscalculation occurs during scrutiny after resumption of transaction processing, This is because the ID mismatch information is stored in the storage unit 8 so that the cause can be investigated.

  S8, the control unit 7 that has determined that the cassette IDs of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 except for the unattached units match in step S3 described above, denominations read from all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 other than the unattached cassettes. And the denomination corresponding to the mounting position of the storage denomination setting information stored in the storage unit 8 for each mounting position, and if at least one denomination does not match, a denomination mismatch error occurs. And the process proceeds to step S9. If all denominations match, the process proceeds to step S11.

  S9, the control unit 7 that has determined the occurrence of the denomination mismatch error, the error occurrence, the type of error that is configured in the same manner as the above step S6, and the mounting in which the error occurred An error screen displaying error information indicating the position in four digits is displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 9.

  S10, the control unit 7 that displayed the error screen is a reset provided in the operation display unit 9 to resume transaction processing after the check-in of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which the person in charge of the window or the like is inconsistent. It waits for the button to be pressed, and when it does not accept the reset button pressing signal, the standby is continued.

  If a reset button pressing signal is received after the error screen is displayed, the control unit 7 recognizes this as an error information release instruction, returns to step S2 via the connector A, and reads the cassette information again.

  In this case, if a denomination mismatch error is determined again in step S8, an error screen is displayed again in step S9 to prompt confirmation again.

  As described above, in this embodiment, in the case of a denomination mismatch error, it is impossible to restart the transaction processing, etc., because the denomination set at the mounting position of the storage denomination setting information and the mounting position are set. When the denominations of the deposit cassette 14 and the like are different, banknotes of a denomination different from the denomination set in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 are stored in the deposit process or the like. This is because different denominations are paid out and confusion occurs during the transaction.

  In S11, in step S8, the control unit 7 that has determined that the denominations of all the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 other than those that have not been mounted match, the replenishment collection cassette 21 is located at the mounting position of the replenishment collection cassette 21 in the storage denomination setting information. It is confirmed whether or not the replenishment / collection cassette 21 is attached, and the process proceeds to step S14. If the replenishment / collection cassette 21 is not attached, it is determined that a replenishment / recovery cassette non-installation error has occurred, and the process proceeds to step S12.

  S12, the control unit 7 that has determined the occurrence of the replenishment / collection cassette non-installation error displays an error screen indicating the error occurrence and the error information indicating the type of error as the replenishment / collection cassette non-installation error in four digits. Is displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 9.

  S13, the control unit 7 displaying the error screen displays a reset button provided on the operation display unit 9 to resume transaction processing after the replenishment collection cassette 21 that has not been installed by the person in charge of the window is installed. It waits until it is pressed, and when it does not accept a reset button pressing signal, it continues the waiting.

  If a reset button pressing signal is received after the error screen is displayed, the control unit 7 recognizes this as an error information release instruction, returns to step S2 via the connector A, and reads the cassette information again.

  In this case, when it is determined again in step S11 that the replenishment / collection cassette is not mounted, an error screen is displayed again in step S12 in order to prompt the mounting again.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the replenishment / collection cassette 21 stores a banknote that cannot be stored in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14. In addition, since the reject unit 22 for storing the withdrawal reject banknote is provided, it is difficult to execute the transaction process if the replenishment collection cassette 21 is not attached.

  In S14, the control unit 7 that has determined whether the replenishment / collection cassette 21 is attached in step S11 confirms the number of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 attached to the safe unit 28, and the number of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 is three or more. Moves to step S17. If the number of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 is less than 3, that is, 2 or less, it is determined that a deposit / withdrawal cassette shortage error has occurred, and the process proceeds to step S15.

  S15, the control unit 7 that has determined the occurrence of the deposit / withdrawal cassette shortage error operates the error screen displaying the error occurrence and the error information indicating the type of error as the deposit / withdrawal cassette shortage error in four digits. It is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 9.

  S16, the control unit 7 displaying the error screen displays a reset button provided on the operation display unit 9 to resume the transaction processing after the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 that has not been installed by the person in charge at the window is installed. It waits until it is pressed, and when it does not accept a reset button pressing signal, it continues the waiting.

  If a reset button pressing signal is received after the error screen is displayed, the control unit 7 recognizes this as an error information release instruction, returns to step S2 via the connector A, and reads the cassette information again.

  In this case, if the deposit / withdrawal cassette shortage error is determined again in step S14, an error screen is displayed again in step S15 in order to urge reattachment.

  As described above, in this embodiment, in the case of a deposit / withdrawal cassette shortage error, the transaction processing or the like cannot be resumed because the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 stores banknotes by denomination, so that it is 2 or less. This is because the banknotes to be dispensed are insufficient in denomination, making it difficult to execute transaction processing.

  In addition, when the number of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 is 3 or more, the transaction processing can be resumed if the number of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 is 3 or more. Therefore, when a failure occurs in the attached deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, even if the reserve deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is not prepared, the transaction processing can be resumed and the cashier cash machine 1 can be operated. This is to improve efficiency.

  In step S17, the control unit 7 that has determined that the number of the deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 mounted is 3 or more in step S14, the cassette door opening / closing history is included in at least one of the read cassette information of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21. If exists, the process proceeds to step S18. If there is no cassette door opening / closing history in all cassette information, the process proceeds to step S24.

  S 18, the control unit 7 that recognizes the presence of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and / or the replenishment / collection cassette 21 that holds the cassette door opening / closing history, determines the occurrence of the cassette door opening error, and the deposit / withdrawal cassette that holds the cassette door opening / closing history. Recognize all mounting positions such as 14 and the like, and recognize the current date and time (including hour, minute and second) by the clock function, and indicate the type of error (in this step, a code indicating a cassette door open error) ) And a code indicating the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or the like, and a cassette door comprising the generated error information, the recognized current date and time, and the cassette ID of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or the like Open information is stored in the storage unit 8.

  S 19, the control unit 7 storing the cassette door opening information erases the cassette door opening / closing history held by outputting an electrical signal to the electrical circuit such as the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 by the cassette information handling unit 32.

  S20, the control unit 7 having deleted the cassette door opening / closing history held in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or the like proceeds to step S21 when the only storage cassette holding the cassette door opening / closing history is the replenishment collecting cassette 21. To do. When the cassette door opening / closing history is also held in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, the process proceeds to step S22.

  S21, recognizing that only the replenishment collection cassette 21 holds the cassette door opening / closing history, the control unit 7 confirms the process currently being executed, and proceeds to step S22 if the replenishment process or the collection process is not being executed. To do. When the replenishment process or the collection process is being executed, the process proceeds to step S24, and the transaction process or the like can be resumed.

  In S22, the control unit 7 that recognizes that the cassette door opening / closing history is held in the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, or that the replenishment process or the collection process is not being executed, is similar to the wording indicating the occurrence of an error and the above step S6. The error screen displaying the error information indicating the type of error that is the cassette door opening error and the mounting position where the error has been generated is displayed on the display screen of the operation display unit 9.

  S23, the control unit 7 displaying the error screen displays the deposit / withdrawal cassette in which the person in charge of the window inspects the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which the cassette door opening / closing history is retained, or in which the cassette door opening / closing history is retained. When 14 is a deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 that opens and closes the cassette door 17 to remove jammed banknotes, the person in charge of the window presses the reset button provided on the operation display unit 9 to resume transaction processing and the like. If the reset button is not received, the standby is continued.

  If a reset button pressing signal is received after the error screen is displayed, the control unit 7 recognizes this as an error information release instruction, returns to step S2 via the connector A, and reads the cassette information again.

  In this case, in the safe unit confirmation process of the present embodiment, since the cassette door opening / closing history is deleted in step S19, it is determined in step S17 that there is no cassette door opening / closing history in all cassette information. Transaction processing using the cashier 1 can be resumed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, in the case of the cassette door opening error, the transaction processing or the like can be resumed by the replenishment collection cassette during the replenishment process or the collection process or the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 after the maintenance work. As described above, it is possible to resume transaction processing when an environment where normal replenishment processing, collection processing, and transaction processing can be performed, and improve work efficiency of replenishment processing, collection processing, and maintenance work, This is to improve the operating efficiency of the cash handling machine 1, and even if a miscalculation occurs at the time of scrutiny after resuming transaction processing, etc., the cassette door opening information is stored in the storage unit 8, the cause This is because it becomes possible to investigate.

  In S24, the control unit 7 recognizing that the transaction processing or the like can be resumed by the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the replenishment / collection cassette 21 attached to the safe unit 28, the respective deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 read in step S2 and The cassette ID of the replenishment / collection cassette 21 is stored and updated in the pre-removal information storage area of the storage unit 8 as pre-removal information, the safe unit confirmation process is terminated, and the transaction process is executed.

  As described above, in the safe unit confirmation process of the present embodiment, a recording unit in which cassette IDs are recorded is provided in a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 and is removed when the cassette IDs of the respective deposit / withdrawal cassettes 14 are read. When there is a deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 in which a cassette ID that does not match the cassette ID of the previous information is present, it is determined that an ID mismatch error has occurred, the ID mismatch information is stored, and the deposit / withdrawal cassette of the information before removal is stored 14 cassette ID is rewritten to the read cassette ID, and after the error screen is displayed, the cassette information is read again when an instruction to cancel the error information by pressing the reset button is received. It is possible to prompt reconfirmation of the mounting position of the cassette 14, and confirm that the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and the like is the correct position. It is possible to prevent the banknotes of different denominations from being stored in the attached deposit / withdrawal cassette 14, and the transaction processing can be performed normally as when the spare deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 is exchanged. Transaction environment, etc. can be resumed when the environment is available, etc., and the operating efficiency of the cashier cash machine 1 can be improved. It is possible to easily investigate the cause when miscalculation occurs.

  Also, since the cassette information is not read from the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or the replenishment / collection cassette 21 until the control unit 7 receives the reset button pressing signal after the error screen is displayed, the jam bill is being maintained. Even if an incorrect deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 or the like is attached to the safe unit 28 that has been pulled out by the person in charge during the work for replenishing and collecting banknotes or when an error occurs, an error screen is displayed each time. Will not be displayed, and if you return to the correct deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 etc. before pressing the reset button, transaction processing etc. can be resumed normally, eliminating the inconvenience during each operation and Work efficiency can be improved.

  Furthermore, when an ID mismatch error or cassette door open error of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 occurs, the ID mismatch information and cassette door open information are stored in the storage unit. The cause can be easily investigated, and fraudulent acts such as replacement of the deposit / withdrawal cassette 14 and withdrawal of stored banknotes can be suppressed.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a cassette ID recorded in a plurality of deposit / withdrawal cassettes detachably attached to the safe unit of the cashier cash machine is provided, and the cassette ID read from each deposit / withdrawal cassette is provided. If there is a deposit / withdrawal cassette in which a cassette ID that does not match the cassette ID of the pre-removal information is present, the occurrence of an ID mismatch error is determined, and the type of the error, the cassette ID of the pre-removal information, and the read cassette ID is stored as ID mismatch information, and the cassette ID of the deposit / withdrawal cassette in the information before removal is rewritten to the read cassette ID, and error information indicating the type of error and the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette is displayed. When an instruction to cancel error information is received by pressing the reset button, the cassette information is read again. As a result, it is possible to promptly reconfirm the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette after replacement, etc., and to securely return the mounting position of the deposit / withdrawal cassette to the correct position. Banknotes can be prevented from being stored, and transaction processing can be resumed when the environment is set up so that transaction processing can be carried out normally. In addition to the improvement, the stored ID mismatch information can easily investigate the cause of the occurrence of miscalculation at the time of scrutiny.

  In the above embodiment, four deposit / withdrawal cassettes are provided. However, the number of deposit / withdrawal cassettes may be any number as long as it is three or more.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the opening / closing detection switch provided in a deposit / withdrawal cassette was demonstrated as two, as long as the number of opening / closing detection switches is one or more, any number may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a cash machine at a window has been described as an example. However, it may be a cash processing machine such as an automatic teller machine or a ticket machine in which a deposit / withdrawal cassette is detachably mounted. For example, the same effects as those of the present invention can be obtained regardless of the application to the cash processing machine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counter cash processing machine 2 Operation terminal 3 Communication line 4 Host computer 5 Communication network 7 Control part 8 Memory | storage part 9 Operation display part 11 Deposit port 11a, 23a Shutter 12 Discrimination part 13 Temporary holding part 14 Deposit / withdrawal cassette 15 Handle 16 Stage 17 Cassette door 18 Open / close detection switch 19 Connector part 21 Replenishment collection cassette 22 Reject part 23 Dispensing port 24 Transport path 25 Switching mechanism 26 Transport part 28 Safe unit 29 Safe door 31 Safe door open / close detection sensor 32 Cassette information handling part

Claims (4)

In a cash processing machine provided with a safe unit detachably mounted with a plurality of storage cassettes having a recording unit in which a cassette identifier is recorded,
Means for storing the cassette identifier of the storage cassette as pre-removal information in correspondence with the mounting position of the storage cassette being mounted;
Means for reading the cassette identifier of each storage cassette as cassette information;
Means for determining occurrence of an identifier mismatch error when there is a cassette identifier that does not match the cassette identifier of the pre-removal information in the read cassette information;
Means for storing the determined error type, the cassette identifier of the information before removal, and the read cassette identifier as identifier mismatch information;
Means for rewriting the cassette identifier of the storage cassette in the pre-removal information with the read cassette identifier;
Means for displaying error information indicating the type of the determined error and the mounting position of the storage cassette;
And a means for re-reading the cassette information when an instruction to cancel the error information is received after the error information is displayed. In claim 1,
The storage cassette is provided with an electric circuit for holding the opening / closing history of the cassette door,
At the time of reading the cassette information, the cassette information including the opening / closing history of the cassette door is read,
Means for determining the occurrence of a cassette door open error when there is a cassette door opening / closing history in the read cassette information;
Means for storing the error type and the cassette identifier of the storage cassette as cassette opening information;
And a means for erasing the opening / closing history of the cassette door of the storage cassette. In claim 2,
3. A cash processor according to claim 1, wherein when the storage cassette is a replenishment / collection cassette and a replenishment process using the replenishment / recovery cassette is being executed, the occurrence of the cassette door opening error is not determined. In claim 2,
A cash processor according to claim 1, wherein when the storage cassette is a replenishment / collection cassette and a collection process using the replenishment / recovery cassette is being performed, the occurrence of the cassette door opening error is not determined.

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