JP4909579B2 - Game store cash management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for managing the transfer of cash between a sales receipts processing device installed in a store of a game store such as a pachinko store and a floor device such as a money changer. The present invention relates to an in-store cash management system that can prevent fraud.

Conventionally, in order to deposit cash (banknotes) stored in a change machine, a card vending machine, etc. (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “floor equipment”) during or after closing the hall, An employee opens the door of the floor equipment using a key, collects the cash inside, counts it with a sales deposit processing device (hereinafter referred to as “DSP”) in the hall office, and performs the deposit processing. I was going.
Conversely, if there is a shortage of currency exchange bills in the currency exchange machine or a shortage of change bills such as ticket vending machines during hall operations, hall employees take out supplementary cash from the safe in the hall office, The door was opened using a key, cash was replenished to a change machine, etc., and withdrawal processing (input of cash replenishment information) was performed by a DSP.
At that time, the DSP holds the person-in-charge information (payment / withdrawal processor), management unit information (collection source / replenishment device number and device group, etc.) and processing time information (payment / withdrawal time) as logs. . As a result, when an uncalculation occurs at the time of checking the hall sales after closing the store, the person in charge and the corresponding device are examined based on the DSP log, and the cause is investigated.
In addition, when collecting and replenishing floor equipment during business hours, in order to check the amount of cash in the floor equipment in advance, ask the door and confirm the cash on board. However, in this case, only opening and closing the door, cash is not withdrawn.

However, on the floor equipment side, the person-in-charge information at the time of collection and the processing time information (door opening / closing time) are not kept as records, so the cash collected from the floor equipment is really processed by the DSP. It was difficult to check whether or not the collected cash was stolen / lost and the employee was chased for misconduct.
Similarly, it is not possible to check whether the information that replenished the cash to the floor equipment is really entered (withdrawal processing) into the DSP, and it can be carried away or lost without replenishing the cash to the floor equipment. It was also difficult to pursue responsibility when trouble occurred. This is because the door of the floor device is opened and closed with a physical key, so there is no history of opening and closing and the operator cannot be specified.
Furthermore, even if you forget to deposit cash collected during the day or make a mistake in the selection of equipment, there is a timing problem that the timing of noticing the mistake is delayed until the miscalculation is detected when the sales are counted after closing.
JP 2005-56056 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-54456

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and sends access information (operator ID, device identification information, operation time, etc.) for each floor device to the sales deposit processing apparatus, and deposits the sales. It aims at providing the cash management system in a game store which can aim at suppression of fraudulent acts, such as cash fraud, by managing by the processing apparatus side.

The present invention relates to an in-store cash management system capable of deterring fraudulent acts such as cash fraud, and the above object of the present invention is to provide a sales / receipt processing apparatus for depositing / withdrawing cash in the amusement store. And a cash management system in a game store in which one or a plurality of floor devices installed in the game store are communicably connected, and the floor device is a replenishment / collection operation of cash to the floor device. ID reading means for reading operator ID information of a person who performs the operation (hereinafter referred to as “operator”) , and operation execution permission means for permitting execution of the replenishment / collection operation based on the read operator ID information. And transmission means for transmitting information including the operator ID information and the identification information of the floor equipment,
The sales proceeds deposit processing apparatus includes: ID reading means for reading the operator ID information; receiving means for receiving the information including the operator ID information transmitted from the floor equipment and the identification information of the floor equipment; A storage means for associating and storing the received operator ID information and the identification information of the floor device; and an operation / display unit; and cash received from any of the floor devices is received in the sales deposit The operator ID information stored in the storage means and the floor equipment as a clue to the operator ID information read by the ID reading means of the sales receipt processing apparatus when collecting and depositing with the processing apparatus If the floor equipment that performs the deposit process after the cash is collected is displayed on the operation / display unit, the floor equipment Recovery deposit process of the recovered money is performed, the information of the floor device and該回proceeds of processing ends is achieved by arranging for is erased from the storage means.

The above-described object of the present invention, the information including the said operator ID information identification information of the floor device further includes an operation time the floor device is a time that has been manipulated by the operator, the The sales receipt processing apparatus further includes an alarm issuing means, and among the floor equipment that has not yet been collected and received by the storage means, a predetermined time from the operation time when the floor equipment is operated. It is effectively achieved by configuring it to issue an alarm if anything has passed.

Furthermore, the object of the present invention, the information including the said operator ID information identification information of the floor device comprises an operating time the floor device is a time that has been manipulated by the operator, the sales proceeds The deposit processing apparatus further comprises an alarm reporting means, and when performing an operation of replenishing cash to any of the floor equipments, the operator ID read by the ID reading means of the sales receipt processing apparatus The information, the identification information and replenishment amount of the floor device to be replenished input from the operation / display unit, and the input time to the operation / display unit are stored in association with the storage means, and the input time Within the predetermined time, the operator ID information identical to the operator ID information read by the sales receipt processing apparatus from the floor device to be replenished, and the identification information of the floor device And when the operation time of the floor equipment is operated is not transmitted associated with the sales proceeds deposit processing device is achieved by be configured to emit an alarm.

According to the in-store cash management system according to the present invention, the opening / closing history (operator / time) of the door of the floor device and the deposit / withdrawal processing history in the DSP are managed in association with each other. It is easy to track whether doors have been opened and closed, and there is an effect that an early solution can be expected when a miscalculation occurs regarding cash collection / replenishment work for floor equipment.
In addition, if there is an omission in the payment process during business hours, an alarm is issued, so that it will not be noticed until the sales are counted after closing.
Furthermore, in the case of collection payment, since the identification information of the device is transmitted from the floor device that has performed the door opening operation to the DSP, there is no device selection mistake when performing the payment processing in the DSP .
Furthermore, in the case of replenishing cash to a floor device, if a device different from the device previously input to the DSP is replenished, the device identification information transmitted from the device and the device input to the DSP Since the identification information is inconsistent, an alarm is generated and quick response is possible.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a game store cash management system according to the present invention. Multiple floor equipment (exchanging machines, card issuing machines that issue prepaid cards, medal lending machines that rent medals for pachislot, or card checkout machines that return the remaining amount of prepaid cards in cash, etc. 10 means a cash handling device to be installed) and a sales deposit processing apparatus 20 (usually installed in the office of the amusement store. This is referred to as a DSP). ) Are communicably connected to each other via the in-store network 30 and, as will be described later, are held by an employee or the like and an IC card in which identification information (operator ID information) of the employee or the like is recorded The door 40 of the floor device 10 is unlocked by 40. Further, the DSP 20 is provided with a card reader (ID reading means) (not shown) so that the operator can be specified by the operator ID information read from the IC card 40. As the DSP 20, one already proposed by the present applicant can be used (see Patent Document 1).

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the floor device for explaining the operation of the floor device when an employee or the like accesses the floor device. The floor device 10 includes an ID reading unit 11 that reads operator ID information (hereinafter abbreviated as “ID”) recorded on an IC card 40 carried by an employee who is an operator, and all employees (or Storage means 12 in which the ID of the employee who is permitted to operate is registered) and door unlocking means 13 for unlocking the door, and the ID of the read operator is stored in the storage means 12. Is further provided with a control unit 14 for unlocking the door by the unlocking means 13 when it coincides with any ID registered in advance.
The control unit 14 is connected to a time measuring means 15 and a transmission means 16 for measuring time, and the transmission means is associated with the operator ID, the operation time and the equipment code (identification information) of the floor equipment. 16 to the DSP 20 and stored in a storage means (not shown) in the DSP 20.

Next, in the above system, a process when employee A (name: Taro Kono, ID = 1234567890) collects cash from money changer No. 3 will be described. As a premise, the time when employee A collects cash from money changer No. 3 is 15:13. That is, at this time, employee A opens the door of money changer No. 3 with an IC card carried by himself, and withdraws cash, but at this time, employee A's ID and money changer No. 3 Is transmitted to the DSP 20 by the transmission means 16 and stored in an internal storage means (not shown).
A procedure in the case where employee A performs a depositing process on the collected cash at about 16:00 on DSP 20 will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the employee A selects and executes an item to be processed in an operation / display unit (not shown) of the DSP 20 (FIG. 3). In this case, the “collection deposit” button is pushed and the execution button is pushed. Next, the ID input screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. The IC card that the user has is passed through a card reader (not shown) and the ID is input. If the read ID is correct, press the confirmation button. Note that the order of FIGS. 3 and 4 may be reversed. That is, the processing item may be selected after the ID is read.
Next, since a list of unprocessed parts related to employee A is displayed (FIG. 5), the processing of the device to be deposited is selected. That is the black and white inversion in FIG. When the confirmation button is pressed, the mode is shifted to the deposit processing mode and normal deposit processing is performed. Since this depositing process is the same as that described in Patent Document 2, the description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 5, it is recorded that employee A collected cash from “Card issue machine No. 1” at 15:30. Shall not have been performed.

  Next, replenishment / withdrawal processing when there is a shortage of change or money exchange during business will be described. When employee B (name: Jiro Otoda, ID = 1254213571) replenishes money changer No. 2 first, the cash to be replenished (stored in the amusement store's safe, etc.) Receiving from the person in charge, the DSP 20 performs replenishment withdrawal processing. Specifically, “supplement withdrawal” is selected on the screen of FIG. 3, and the ID is input on the screen of FIG. Since the input method is the same as that for employee A, the description is omitted. Next, since the equipment selection screen of FIG. 6 is displayed, a floor equipment to be replenished with cash is selected. FIG. 6 shows that “exchange machine No. 2” is selected. When the execution button is pressed, an amount (number of money type) input screen (FIG. 7) is displayed. In this example, since it is a money changer, it is only a thousand yen bill. When the execution button is pressed, the ID, the input time (for example, 16:12), the identification information of the money changer No. 2 and the amount are associated and stored in the storage means. Employee B then heads to change machine No. 2 and opens the door using an IC card to replenish cash. At this time, the ID of employee B, the opening time (for example, 16:25), and the identification information of the change machine No. 2 are associated with the DSP 20 from the change machine No. 2 and transmitted to the DSP 20. The DSP 20 searches whether there is input replenishment / withdrawal processing information using the received ID of the employee B and the identification information of the change machine No. 2 as a clue (in this example, it has already been input). ) Confirm the process and finish. In addition, when replenishing, without entering replenishment withdrawal information into the DSP 20 and heading directly to the replenishment target device and opening the door and replenishing cash, the ID of the person in charge, the opening time and the device code of the floor device The (identification information) is associated and transmitted to the DSP 20 via the transmission means 16 and is only stored in the storage means in the DSP 20. Therefore, on the DSP 20 side, it is not possible to distinguish between the replenishment withdrawal and the collected withdrawal, and it remains as an indeterminate amount.

Finally, when the collection / payment processing is not performed in the DSP 20 within a predetermined time (for example, 1 hour) after the cash is collected from the floor equipment, or a predetermined time (for example, 1 hour) after the replenishment / withdrawal processing is performed in the DSP 20. ) The operation when the replenishment target device is not replenished with cash will be described.
In such a case, since the warning display is configured to light up or blink on the screen of FIG. 3, it is displayed by pressing the display button. In addition, it is preferable to permit this operation only to the manager of the chief class or higher. When the administrator presses the display button, the ID input request screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and the ID is read from the IC card. At this time, in the DSP 20, it is determined from the input ID whether or not the person is the supervisor class or higher. If OK, the “processing status list” screen of FIG. 8 is displayed. Here, there is a history that employee A (Taro Kono) opened the door of “Card Issuer No.1” at 15:30. The lamp is configured to light up. At this point, the DSP 20 cannot determine whether this is a collection, replenishment (performed without a withdrawal input), or just opened the door for confirmation. The processing time is naturally left blank. Therefore, the manager calls employee A to confirm the contents and takes necessary measures.
If only the administrator is authorized to open the door only for confirmation, the frequency of occurrence of such warnings is reduced, so it is preferable to operate as such.

  The IC card may be either a contact type or a non-contact type, but the non-contact type is convenient. Further, instead of identifying the operator by the ID recorded on the IC card, the operator may be identified by biometrics (biometric authentication using face / fingerprint, vein, etc.).

It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the cash management system in a game store concerning the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a floor apparatus for demonstrating operation | movement of a floor apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a process item selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of ID input request screen. It is an example of the screen which displays the unprocessed part list for every employee. It is a figure which shows an example of a floor apparatus selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an amount input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which shows a process status list.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Floor apparatus 11 ID reading means 12 Storage means 13 Door unlocking means 14 Control part 15 Time measuring means 16 Transmission means 20 Sales deposit processing apparatus 40 IC card

Claims (5)

A cash management system in a gaming store in which a cash receipt processing apparatus for depositing and withdrawing cash in a gaming store installed in a gaming store and one or a plurality of floor devices installed in the gaming store are communicably connected. There,
The floor equipment is based on ID reading means for reading operator ID information of a person who performs a replenishment / collection operation of cash to the floor equipment (hereinafter referred to as “operator”) , and the read operator ID information. Operation execution permission means for permitting execution of the replenishment / collection operation, and transmission means for transmitting information including the operator ID information and the identification information of the floor equipment,
The sales proceeds deposit processing apparatus includes: ID reading means for reading the operator ID information; receiving means for receiving the information including the operator ID information transmitted from the floor equipment and the identification information of the floor equipment; A storage unit that stores the received operator ID information and the floor device identification information in association with each other, and an operation / display unit.
When the cash collected from any of the floor devices is collected and processed by the sales receipt processing apparatus, the storage is performed using the operator ID information read by the ID reading means of the sales receipt processing apparatus as a clue. When the information including the operator ID information stored in the means and the identification information of the floor equipment is displayed on the operation / display unit, and a floor equipment that performs a deposit process after the cash is collected is specified, recovery deposit processing cash collected from the floor equipment is performed, a game store cash management system, wherein the information of the floor device and該回proceeds of processing is completed is deleted from the storage means. It said information including said operator ID information and identification information of the floor device comprises an operating time the floor device is a time that has been manipulated by the operator,
The sales proceeds deposit processing apparatus further includes an alarm notification means, and among the floor equipment that has not yet been collected and received by the storage means, a predetermined time from the operation time when the floor equipment is operated. The game store cash management system according to claim 1, wherein an alarm is issued if there has been an elapse of time. It said information including said operator ID information and identification information of the floor device comprises an operating time the floor device is a time that has been manipulated by the operator,
The sales receipt processing apparatus further comprises a warning means,
When performing an operation of replenishing cash for any of the floor devices, the operator ID information read by the ID reading means of the sales receipt processing apparatus, the replenishment target input from the operation / display unit The identification information and replenishment amount of the floor equipment, and the input time to the operation / display unit are stored in association with the storage means,
Within the predetermined time from the input time, the same operator ID information as the operator ID information read by the sales receipt processing apparatus from the floor device to be replenished, the identification information of the floor device, and the floor device The game store cash management system according to claim 1, wherein an alarm is issued when the operation time at which an operation is performed is related and not transmitted to the sales deposit processing apparatus. The operator ID information is written in the IC card in which the operator is portable, the ID reading means in the gaming store according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the IC card reader-writer Cash management system. The operation execution permission means includes unlocking means provided on the door of the floor equipment, ID reading means of the floor equipment, and storage means provided on the floor equipment,
Claims ID information of the read-out the operator, and performing an unlocking of the door by the unlocking means when a match with one of the operator ID information previously registered in the storage means Item 5. An in-game cash management system according to any one of Items 1 to 4.

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