JPH09138880A - Automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To start cash investigation and to complete cash investigating processing by the instruction from a center side by processing cash in a reject container though a clerk in charge is not transferred to the installing position of the automatic teller machine. SOLUTION: By the instruction from the center side 4, the cash investigation of an input/output device 2 is started to transmit a machine counting value by cash investigation and remainder data before the starting of cash investigating processing to the center side 4 and to transmit picture data with respect to rejected paper moneys to the center side 4. Then the center side 4 confirms cash investigating processing by data on the number of paper moneys by each kind which is manually inputted by this picture data, the total sum of the machine counting value and remainder data before the starting of cash investigating processing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device that manages cash deposits and withdrawals in financial institutions such as banks.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a financial institution such as a bank, in an automatic transaction device, when confirming the cash in the device with the money amount data (hereinafter referred to as "cash scrutiny"), The method is adopted.

The banknotes stored in the storage box for storing the deposited banknotes by denomination and paying the stored banknotes are stored in the automatic transaction device in accordance with the operator's cash scrutiny instruction.
It is automatically taken out of the storage, mechanically counted and returned to the storage again.

Thus, the cash in the storage is confirmed.
(1) In the counting operation and the cash scrutinizing operation at the time of payment transaction, the banknotes in the reject box in which banknotes whose denomination and number cannot be determined are stored due to factors such as two-sheet picking and skew , The operator manually takes it out of the automatic transaction device,
Check the number of coins of each type, and enter them using the input section of the automatic transaction device.

As a result, the cash in the reject store is confirmed. (2) The sum of these (1) and (2) is compared with the money amount data. The cash in the reject store must be manually removed by the operator from the automated teller machine.

[0006] For this reason, a system has been introduced which starts cash scrutiny according to an instruction from the center (which is connected to the automatic transaction device via a communication line and manages the automatic transaction device). Since the clerk must go to the installation location of, the automatic transaction device must be suspended until the clerk arrives and processes the cash in the reject store.

[0007] In order to avoid this, in the case of an automated transaction machine in a mechanized store, the person who normally replenishes and collects cash may not have the authority to directly touch the cash, so the cash in the automated transaction machine is rejected. All of the storage, including the storage, is collected and taken back to the district center, where it is counted.

At that time, cash for refilling is required,
There is a waste of money. Further, in order to avoid suspension of operation, a method is also adopted in which, after the cash scrutiny operation, reject banknotes generated in subsequent transactions are stored in another empty storage box in the automatic transaction device. However, it is necessary to collect the contents of the reject store and check the denomination and the number of coins before the next cash scrutiny.

Further, the banknotes thus taken out of the automatic transaction device are subject to new office work as they are moved to the storage location such as a teller. Therefore, the cash scrutinization can be started according to the instruction from the center side, and the cash scrutiny can be completed by processing the cash in the reject store even if the staff does not go to the installation location of the automatic transaction device. Things are being requested.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cash scrutiny can be started by the instruction from the center side, and the reject warehouse can be operated even if the staff is not sent to the installation place of the automatic transaction device. There is a demand for something that can complete the cash scrutiny process by processing the cash of
The cash scrutiny can be started according to instructions from the center side, and the cash scrutiny processing can be completed by processing the cash in the reject warehouse even if an attendant does not go to the installation location of the automatic transaction device. The purpose is to provide a device.

[0011]

An automatic transaction device according to the present invention processes cash, stores it in a plurality of storages, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storages in a storage means. One device and a second device connected to the first device via a communication line and managing the first device, wherein the first device is connected to the second device. First receiving means for receiving a detailed inspection instruction, processing means for executing a detailed inspection processing on cash stored in each storage portion according to the detailed inspection instruction received by the first receiving means, and detailed inspection by the processing means And the storage contents of the cash before the close-up processing stored in the storage means,
Of the rejected cash read by the reading means and the reading means for reading the image of the cash rejected as a result of the close inspection by the processing means, to the second equipment. A second transmitting means for transmitting, the second device instructing means for inspecting, a third transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to the first device by the instructing means, and the third transmitting means. Second receiving means for receiving the scrutiny result from the first device and the stored cash contents before the scrutiny processing in response to the transmission by the means, and the scrutiny result received by the second receiving means and the scrutiny processing before the scrutiny processing. The first output means for outputting the stored contents of cash, the above-mentioned third
Third receiving means for receiving the rejected cash image from the first device in response to the transmission by the transmitting means, and a second output for outputting the cash image received by the third receiving means. Means, input means for judging the rejected state of cash from the image output by the second output means, and inputting the denomination and the number of cash, and the denomination and the number of cash inputted by this input means and the above It comprises a confirmation means for confirming the detailed examination processing based on the detailed examination result output by the first output means and the stored cash contents before the detailed examination processing.

The automated teller machine of the present invention processes the cash, stores it in a plurality of storages, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storages in the storage means, and the first device. The first device is connected via a communication line to the first device.
A second device that manages the device of
The first device receives a detailed inspection instruction from the second device, first receiving means, and cash stored in each storage unit according to the detailed inspection instruction received by the first receiving means. Processing means for executing a detailed examination processing for the above, first transmitting means for transmitting the result of the detailed examination by the processing means and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination stored in the storage means to the second device, As a result of scrutiny by the processing means, a storage box for storing the rejected cash, a take-out means for taking out the rejected cash stored in the storage box one by one, and a reading means for reading an image of the cash taken out by the take-out means. , And second transmitting means for transmitting the rejected cash image read by the reading means to the second device, the second device instructing means for scrutinizing, Third transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to the first device by means, and receiving the scrutiny result from the first device and the stored cash contents before the scrutiny process in response to the transmission by the third transmitting means. Second receiving means, first output means for outputting the detailed examination result received by the second receiving means and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination processing, and the first means for outputting in response to the transmission by the third transmitting means. A third receiving means for receiving the rejected cash image from the first device;
Second output means for outputting the cash image received by the third receiving means, and a cash reject state is judged based on the image output by the second output means, and the cash denomination and the number of cash are input. Confirming means for confirming the detailed examination processing by the input means, the cash denomination and the number of cash inputted by the input means, the detailed examination result output by the first output means, and the stored contents of the cash before the detailed examination processing. It consists of

The automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention processes the cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storage units, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storage units in the storage means; The first device is connected via a communication line to the first device.
A second device that manages the device of
The first device receives a detailed inspection instruction from the second device, first receiving means, and cash stored in each storage unit according to the detailed inspection instruction received by the first receiving means. Processing means for executing a detailed examination processing for the above, first transmission means for transmitting the result of the detailed examination by the processing means and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination stored in the storage means to the second device, the above processing As a result of scrutiny by the means, a storage for storing rejected cash, a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of rejected cash stored in this storage,
When the detection means detects that there is no rejected cash, the second transmission means that transmits the end of the inspection process to the second device, and when the detection means detects that the rejected cash is present A taking-out means for taking out the cash in the storage one by one, a reading means for reading an image of the cash taken out by the taking-out means, and a third means for transmitting the cash image read by the reading means to the second device. The second device comprises an instruction means for instructing detailed examination, a fourth transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to the first equipment by the instructing means, and a transmission by the fourth transmitting means. In response to the above, the first receiving means for receiving the detailed examination result from the first device and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination processing, the first receiving means.
The first output means for outputting the scrutiny result received by the receiving means and the stored cash contents before the scrutiny processing, and terminating the scrutiny processing from the first device in response to the transmission by the fourth transmitting means. Second receiving means for receiving, means for ending the detailed examination processing when the end of the detailed examination processing is received by the second receiving means, and the first device in response to the transmission by the fourth transmitting means The third receiving means for receiving the rejected cash image, the second output means for outputting the cash image received by the third receiving means, and the cash output by the second output means Means for inputting the cash denomination and the number of cash by judging the rejection state of the cash, and the cash denomination and the number of cash inputted by the input means, the scrutiny result received by the first receiving means and the cash before the scrutiny processing. With the storage contents of Ri, and a confirmation means for confirming the reconciliation process.

The automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention processes the cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storages, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storages in the storage means, and the first device. The first device is connected via a communication line to the first device.
A second device that manages the device of
The first device receives a detailed inspection instruction from the second device, first receiving means, and cash stored in each storage unit according to the detailed inspection instruction received by the first receiving means. Processing means for executing a detailed examination process for the above, a storage box for storing the rejected cash as a result of the detailed inspection by the processing means, a take-out means for taking out the rejected cash stored in the storage box one by one, and this take-out means. The discrimination means for discriminating the taken out cash, the result of the examination by the processing means, the discrimination result by the discrimination means, and the stored contents of the cash before the examination processing stored in the storage means are the second.
First transmitting means for transmitting to the device, reading means for reading an image of cash that cannot be distinguished from cash by the above-mentioned distinguishing means,
And second transmitting means for transmitting the image of rejected cash read by the reading means to the second device, the second device instructing scrutiny, and instructing by the instructing device. To the first device, and second to receive the scrutiny result from the first device and the stored cash contents before the scrutiny process in response to the transmission by the third transmitting device. Receiving means, first output means for outputting the detailed examination result and the discrimination result received by the second receiving means, and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination processing, the third output means
Third receiving means for receiving the rejected cash image from the first device in response to transmission by the transmitting means, and second output for outputting the cash image received by the third receiving means. Means, input means for inputting the cash denomination and the number of cash by judging the rejected state of the cash from the image outputted by the second output means, and the cash denomination and the number of cash inputted by the input means and the above. It comprises a confirmation means for confirming the detailed examination processing based on the detailed examination result output by the first output means, the discrimination result, and the stored contents of cash before the detailed examination processing.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cash processing system in a financial institution such as a bank according to the present invention.

That is, the mechanized store 1 is provided with a plurality of deposit / withdrawal devices 2, ... As automatic transaction devices. .. are connected to a center 4 as an external device via a communication line network 3. By the center 4, the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2, ... Can be remotely controlled.

The center 4 is, as shown in FIG.
A main control unit 10 for controlling the entire control unit, a program memory 11 in which a program for controlling the main control unit 10 is stored, a data memory 12 for storing data, and an instruction for cash scrutiny processing for a desired deposit / withdrawal apparatus 2. Perform, instruct to confirm the end of the cash scrutiny process, or the number of denominations for cash rejected with image data (manual input value)
Keyboard 13 for inputting, displaying balance data and counting result associated with cash scrutiny processing, displaying balance data associated with cash scrutinizing processing, counting result and total value manually input,
Connected to a monitor 14 for displaying image data for each transport unit for rejected cash, an image data memory 15 for storing image data for each transport unit for rejected cash, and a communication network 3.
It is configured by a transmission control unit 16 that exchanges data with the deposit / withdrawal device 2, .... Each part is a signal line 17
And a data bus 18 for connection.

As shown in FIG. 3, the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 includes a main controller 20 and a main controller 20 for controlling the entire depositing / dispensing apparatus 2.
A program memory 21 in which a program for controlling a banknote is stored, a data memory 22 in which data is stored, a banknote unit processing unit 23 for processing banknotes as cash, a banknote unit processing unit 23, which is provided in the banknote unit processing unit, An image data reading unit 41 (described later) that reads an image of one taken out of a banknote taken out, and image data in which image data of one taken out of the rejected cash read by the image data reading unit 41 is stored. The transmission control unit 26 is connected to the memory 25 and the communication network 3 and exchanges data with the center 4. Each part has a signal line 27 and a data bus 2.
8 are connected.

Further, the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 is provided with a not-shown key input unit / display unit for customer service, a card processing unit, a passbook processing unit, a slip processing unit and the like. The internal configuration of the bill unit processing unit 23 is as shown in FIG.

That is, a bill deposit / withdrawal port 31 is provided in the upper part of the front surface (in the left direction in the drawing) in the main body 30. Below the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 31, a banknote storage chamber 32 capable of storing a large number of banknotes P collectively is formed. A take-out device (not shown) for taking out the bills P in the bill storage chamber 32 one by one is provided below the front of the bill storage chamber 32.

Below the bill storage chamber 32, there is provided a discrimination section 33 for discriminating the type of bill P, authenticity, stacking, conveyance, damage, front and back, and damage. On the right side of the banknote storage chamber 32, a depositing temporary stacking unit 34 for temporarily stacking the deposited banknotes P with the front and back of the banknotes arranged and a dispenser for temporarily stacking the banknotes P to be paid to the customer at the time of dispensing. A temporary stacking unit 35 is provided.

Below the main body 30, for example, a first safe 36 as a ten thousand yen store and a second safe 3 as a five thousand yen store.
A third safe 38 serving as a seven thousand yen store is arranged.
Each of the first, second, and third safes 36, 37, and 38 is provided with a bill taking mechanism (not shown) and a bill taking mechanism (not shown) at the upper end thereof, and the paper money P paid by the customer. It functions as a recycle box that stores bills and pays customers when they withdraw money.

A loading / recovery box 39 is arranged above the right side inside the main body 30. The loading / recovery box 39 is configured to include two bill taking mechanisms (not shown) at its upper end and a bill taking mechanism (not shown) at its lower end, and is constituted by a collecting unit 39a and a loading unit 39b. There is.

On the lower right side in the main body 30, an image data reading section 41 for reading the image data of the reject banknote 40 in which reject banknotes P that cannot be discriminated by the discriminating section 33 are stored and the reject banknote P taken out from the reject bank 40 is read.
Is arranged.

The above-mentioned respective parts are connected by conveying paths R1 to R23 formed by a conveying belt and conveying rollers. The first to third storages 36, 37,
37, the loading section 39b of the loading / collecting box 39, and the reject box 40 are provided with detectors 42a to 42e for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote P, respectively.

In the reject box 40, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the reject banknote P guided by the transport path R27.
Are accumulated on the inner bottom portion 51. In the vicinity of the inner bottom portion 51, the take-out roller 5 as the take-out portion is provided.
2, 52 are provided. These take-out rollers 52, 5
The rejected banknote P taken out by 2 is conveyed by the conveyance path R28. Further, separators 53, 53 are provided in the middle of the reject box 40 so as to be vertically movable, and as a mechanism for holding the reject banknote P guided by the transport path R27 in the middle of the reject box 40. The separators 53, 53 are moved up and down by a separator up-and-down drive mechanism (not shown) and rotated by a separator rotation drive mechanism, and hold the rejected banknote P at an intermediate portion of the reject storage 40.

First, the conveyance of the banknote P at the time of deposit will be described. That is, the banknote P from the banknote storage chamber 32 is guided to the discrimination section 33 via the transport paths R1, R2, and R3. Among the bills that have been guided to the discriminating unit 33 and discriminated from the banknotes P, those with the upper surface are the transport paths R3, R4, R5, R6, R7,
Those having a lower surface, which are guided to the temporary depositing unit 34 via R8, have conveyance paths R3, R4, R5, R6, R9, R10.
Those that have not been discriminated from the banknotes P by being guided to the temporary depositing unit 34 via the transfer paths R3, R4, R5, R6, R
9 and is led to the temporary withdrawal collection unit 35 via R19. The banknote P guided to the temporary dispensing withdrawal unit 35 is returned to the banknote storage chamber 32 via the transport path R20.

Banknotes P stored in the temporary deposit stacking unit 34
After the deposit amount has not been confirmed, the sheets are taken out one by one and guided to the discriminating section 33 via the transport paths R11, R12, R2 and R3. Those which are guided to the discriminating unit 33 and discriminated from the 10,000-yen bill P are the conveyance paths R3, R13, R14, and R1.
Those which are guided to the first safe 36 through the R5, R16, and discriminated from the 5,000 yen bill P are the transport paths R3, R13, R1.
It is led to the second safe 37 via 4, R15, R17,
Those that are discriminated from the 1,000-yen banknote P are the transport paths R3, R13,
The banknotes P that are guided to the third safe 38 via R14, R15, and R18 and cannot be recirculated are conveyed through the transport paths R3, R4, and R5.
It is guided to the recovery unit 39a via R22.

Next, the conveyance of the banknote P at the time of dispensing will be described. That is, the 10,000-yen bill P is taken out from the first safe 36 in accordance with the amount of money to be dispensed, and the conveyance paths R16, R15, R
It is guided to the discrimination section 33 through 21, R3, and the 5,000 yen bill P
Is taken out from the second safe 37, and the transport paths R17 and R1 are
The 1,000-yen banknote P is taken out from the third safe 38 through the discriminating section 33 via the Rs 5, R21, R3, and the transport paths R18, R.
It is guided to the discrimination unit 33 via 15, R21 and R3. If the bill is guided to the discrimination section 33 and correctly discriminated as the bill P,
Those that are guided to the temporary withdrawal stacking unit 35 via the transport paths R3, R4, R5, R6, R9, and R19 and are not correctly distinguished from the banknotes P are the transport paths R3, R13, R14, and R27.
Through the reject store 40.

The withdrawal banknote P guided to the temporary withdrawal stacking unit 35 is guided to the banknote storage chamber 32 via the transport path R20. Next, the conveyance of banknotes P during the loading operation will be described.

That is, the bills P loaded in the loading section 39
Are taken out one by one, and the transport paths R23, R15, R6, R
7, R24, R12, R2, R3 to the discrimination unit 33. Those that are guided to the discriminating unit 33 and discriminated as the 10,000-yen bill P are the conveyance paths R3, R13, R14, R15, and R1.
Those which are guided to the first safe 36 via 6 and are discriminated from the 5,000 yen bill P are the conveyance paths R3, R13, R14, R1.
The bills that have been guided to the second safe 37 via R5 and R17 and have been distinguished from the 1,000-yen bill P are the transport paths R3, R13, R14,
The banknote P, which is guided to the third safe 38 through R15 and R18 and cannot be recirculated, is guided to the collection unit 39a through the transport paths R3, R4, R5, and R22.

Next, the conveyance of the bill P during the close inspection operation will be described. That is, first, 10,000-yen banknotes P are sequentially taken out from the first cashbox 36, and the transport paths R16, R15, and R2.
1 and is guided to the discrimination unit 33 via R3. Those that are guided to the discrimination section 33 and correctly discriminated from the 10,000-yen banknote P are guided to the loading section 39 via the transport paths R3, R4, R5, and R25, and those that are not correctly discriminated from the 10,000-yen banknote P. , To the reject store 40 via the transport paths R3, R13, R14, and R27.

When the banknotes P in the first safe 36 are emptied, the banknotes P loaded in the loading section 39 are taken out one by one, and the transport paths R23, R15, R6, R7, R24, R are carried out.
It is guided to the discrimination section 33 via 12, R2, and R3. After being guided to the discriminating section 33 and discriminated as the 10,000-yen bill P, the first one is conveyed through the conveyance paths R3, R13, R14, R15, and R16.
Those that have been guided to the safe 36 and not correctly discriminated from the 10,000-yen bill P are guided to the reject box 40 via the transport paths R3, R13, R14, and R27.

Next, the 5000-yen banknote P is sequentially taken out from the second safe 37 and guided to the discrimination section 33 via the transport paths R17, R15, R21 and R3. Those that are guided to the discrimination section 33 and correctly discriminated from the 5,000 yen bill P are the conveyance paths R3 and R.
Those which are guided to the loading section 39 through 4, R5 and R25 and are not correctly discriminated from the 5,000 yen bill P are the conveyance path R3,
It is guided to the reject store 40 via R13, R14, and R27.

When the banknotes P in the second safe 37 are emptied, the banknotes P loaded in the loading section 39 are taken out one by one, and the transport paths R23, R15, R6, R7, R24, R are carried out.
It is guided to the discrimination section 33 via 12, R2, and R3. The one that is guided to the discriminating unit 33 and discriminated as the 5,000 yen bill P is guided to the second safe 37 through the conveyance paths R3, R13, R14, R15, and R17 and correctly discriminated from the 5,000 yen bill P. What was not done is the transport path R3, R13, R14, R27.
Through the reject store 40.

Further, 1,000-yen banknotes P are sequentially taken out from the third safe 38 and guided to the discrimination section 33 via the transport paths R18, R15, R21 and R3. Those which are guided to the discrimination section 33 and correctly discriminated from the 1,000-yen bill P are the conveyance paths R3 and R.
Those which are guided to the loading section 39 through 4, R5 and R25 and are not correctly discriminated from the 1,000-yen banknote P are the conveyance paths R3 and R.
It is guided to the reject store 40 via 13, R14 and R27.

When the 1,000-yen banknote P in the third safe 38 is emptied, the banknotes P loaded in the loading section 39 are taken out one by one, and the transport paths R23, R15, R6, R7, R2.
It is guided to the discrimination unit 33 via 4, R12, R2, and R3. The one that is guided to the discriminating unit 33 and discriminated as the 1,000-yen bill P is not correctly discriminated from the 1,000-yen bill P by being guided to the third safe 38 through the transport paths R3, R13, R14, R15, and R17. As for the ones, the transport paths R3, R13, R14, R
It is guided to the reject store 40 via 27.

The banknotes P rejected in the reject box 40 are sequentially taken out and guided to the image data reading section 41 via the transport path R28. The banknote P that has been guided to the image data reading unit 41 and whose image data has been read is conveyed by the conveyance path R27.
Is conveyed to the reject store 40 again.

Next, the cash scrutinizing process will be described with reference to the flow charts shown in FIGS. First, center 4
An instruction for cash scrutiny is input by the keyboard 13 of (ST1). Then, the main controller 10 determines the transmission controller 1
6, and the cash deposit / withdrawal device 2 is notified of the cash scrutiny instruction via the communication network 3 (ST2).

The main control section 20 of the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 includes a center 4
When a cash scrutinizing instruction is received from the communication line network 3 and the transmission control unit 26 (ST21), the presence or absence of the banknote P in the loading unit 39b of the loading / recovery box 39 is determined by the detection signal from the detector 42d. (ST22).

When the main control unit 20 determines that there is a bill P, the transmission control unit 2 indicates that the cash scrutiny cannot be executed.
6 and the center 4 via the communication network 3 (S
T23), and ends the cash scrutiny process.

When the main control unit 20 determines that there is no bill P, the main control unit 20 takes out the bills of the first safe 36 one by one and conveys them to the discriminating unit 33 via the conveyance paths R16, R15, R21, R3 ( ST24). The main control unit 20 determines whether or not the banknote P is a 10,000-yen banknote P based on the classification content from the classification unit 33 (ST25). When the main control unit 20 determines that the banknote P is a 10,000-yen bill P, the main control unit 20 conveys it to the loading unit 39b via the conveyance paths R3, R4, R5, and R25 (ST26). Main control unit 2
The number data of the 10,000-yen bill P determined by 0 is stored in the data memory 22 (ST27).

If the main control unit 20 does not determine that it is a ten thousand yen bill P in step 25, the main control unit 20 conveys the conveyance paths R3, R13, R.
14 and convey it to the reject store 40 via R27 (S
T28). As a result, the reject banknote P is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.

The main control unit 20 controls the first safe 36
(ST29), and after emptying, the banknotes P stored in the loading section 39b of the loading / recovery box 39 are taken out one by one, and the transport paths R23, R15, R6, R7, R2.
It is conveyed to the discriminating unit 33 via 4, R12, R2, and R3 (ST31). The main control unit 20 determines whether or not the banknote P is the 10,000-yen banknote P based on the classification content from the classification unit 33 (ST32). When the main control unit 20 determines that the banknote P is a 10,000-yen bill P, the transport paths R3, R13, R14, R15, and R16.
It is conveyed to the first safe 36 via (ST33). The number data of 10,000 yen bills P determined by the main control unit 20 is
It is stored in the data memory 22 (ST34).

If the main control unit 20 does not determine that it is the 10,000-yen bill P in step 32, the main control unit 20 conveys the conveyance paths R3, R13, R.
14 and convey it to the reject store 40 via R27 (S
T35). This is repeated until the loading section 39b of the loading / recovery box 39 becomes empty (ST36).

After this, the five thousand yen bill P of the second safe 37,
Also for the 1,000-yen banknote P of the third safe 38, step 24
The same processing as that of ~ 36 is performed. After the processing for the third safe 38 is completed, the main control unit 20 sets the machine count values of the 10,000-yen banknote, the 5,000-yen banknote, and the 1,000-yen banknote stored in the data memory 32 before the start of the cash scrutiny process. Of the 10,000 yen bill, the 5,000 yen bill, and the money amount data of the 1,000 yen bill, the transmission control unit 26,
And the center 4 is notified via the communication network 3 (ST
37).

The main control unit 20 of the center 4 passes through the communication line network 3 and the transmission control unit 16 each machine count value of ten thousand yen bills, five thousand yen bills and one thousand yen bills and before the start of the cash scrutiny process. When the ten million yen bill, the five thousand yen bill, and the money amount data of the thousand yen bill are received (ST3), those data are stored in the data memory 1
2 and outputs to the monitor 14 (ST
4).

After the step 37, the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 determines the presence / absence of the banknote P in the reject box 40 based on the detection signal from the detector 42e (ST38). As a result, when the main control unit 20 determines that there is no bill P in the reject storage 40, the main control unit 20 determines the end of the cash scrutiny process, and the completion of the cash scrutiny process is performed via the transmission control unit 26 and the communication network 3. Notify the center 4 (ST39).

When the main control unit 20 of the center 4 receives the end of the cash scrutiny process via the communication line network 3 and the transmission control unit 16 (ST5), it also outputs the end of the cash scrutiny process to the monitor 14. (ST6).

In response to the notification of the cash scrutinizing process, the operator of the center 4 reads "the amount data of 10,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 1,000-yen bills before the start of the cash scrutiny process" and " The machine count values of ten-thousand-yen bills, five-thousand-yen bills, and one-thousand-yen bills are confirmed on the monitor 12 (ST7), and the cash scrutiny process for the deposit / withdrawal device 2 is completed. That is, the operator turns on a confirmation key (not shown) of the keyboard 13 when it is confirmed that they match. If no match is confirmed, error processing is performed.

When the main controller 20 of the deposit / withdrawal device 2 determines in step 38 that there is a bill P in the reject box 40, it takes out the bill P from the reject box 40.
The sheets are taken out one by one by 2, 52 and conveyed to the image data reading section 41 through the conveying path R28 (ST40). The image data reading unit 41 reads the image data of the banknote P transported by the transport path R28, one by one by one transport unit, on both sides of the transport surface. The main control unit 20 is the image data reading unit 4
The image data read by the image data memory 33
(ST41). The banknote P transported by the transport path R28 is stored again in the reject box 40 via the transport path R27.

This is repeated for the banknotes P in the reject box 40. At this time, in the reject store 40, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote P that has been stored after the image data reading section 41 has finished reading and the banknote P that has not been taken out yet has a mechanism that can be distinguished by the separators 53 and 53 described above.

The main controller 20 transmits the image data stored in the image data memory 33 to the center 4 via the transmission controller 26 and the communication network 3 (ST42). When the main control unit 20 of the center 4 receives the image data via the communication line network 3 and the transmission control unit 16 (ST5), the main control unit 20 stores the image data in the image data memory 53 and stores the stored one transport unit. The respective image data are sequentially output to the monitor 14 (ST8).

The operator of the center 4 confirms the number of denominations on the basis of the data on both sides of the carrying surface output to the monitor 14, and inputs the number of denominations from the keyboard 13 (ST.
9). This is performed for all image data.

The main control unit 10 stores the total of the inputted money type number data in the data memory 12 as a manually input value and outputs it to the monitor 14 (ST10). The operator of the center 4 outputs "10,000 yen banknotes before starting the cash scrutiny processing, 5,000 yen banknotes, 1,000 yen banknote amount data" output on the monitor 14 and "10,000 yen banknotes, 5,000 yen banknotes". Check the total value of each machine count value and manual input value of banknotes and 1,000 yen banknotes (ST11),
The cash scrutiny process for the deposit / withdrawal device 2 ends.
That is, the operator turns on a confirmation key (not shown) of the keyboard 13 when it is confirmed that they match. If no match is confirmed, error processing is performed.

When the coincidence is confirmed, the main control unit 10 of the center 4 notifies the cash deposit / withdrawal device 2 of the end of the cash scrutiny via the transmission control unit 16 and the communication network 3 (ST1).
2).

When the main control unit 20 of the deposit / withdrawal device 2 receives the cash scrutiny end via the communication line network 3 and the transmission control unit 26 after transmitting the image data to the center 4 (ST43), Determine the end of cash scrutiny.

As described above, according to the instruction from the center side, the cash scrutiny of the deposit / withdrawal device is started, and the machine count value by the cash scrutiny and the money amount data before the start of the cash scrutiny processing are transmitted to the center side. At the same time, the image data for the rejected banknotes is also sent to the center side, and the sum of the data for the number of denominations manually input by the image data at the center side and the machine count value and the cash amount before the start of the cash scrutiny process The data is used to confirm the cash scrutiny process.

As a result, according to an instruction from the center side,
The cash scrutiny can be started, and the cash in the reject store can be processed to complete the cash scrutiny processing even if an attendant does not go to the installation location of the automatic transaction device.

That is, the cash scrutiny process can be completed from a remote location. Therefore, the clerk does not have to go to the installation place of the automatic transaction device. Further, during that time, it is not necessary to suspend the automatic transaction device.

Further, in the mechanized store, it is not necessary to request the staff who replenishes and collects cash to collect all the cash, and the cash for refilling is also unnecessary, so that waste of money can be prevented.

Further, since it is not necessary to take out the rejected cash from the automatic transaction device, it is possible to reduce the work involved in the movement of the cash. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the image data for all rejected banknotes rejected to the reject storage is read by the image data reading unit 41 and transmitted from the deposit / withdrawal device 2 to the center 4 has been described. Not limited to this, as shown in FIG.
Before the image data is read by the image data reading unit 41, the distinguishing unit 61 is provided on the conveyance path R28 in front of the
When the banknote type cannot be discriminated as a result of discriminating according to 1, the image data for the reject banknote read by the image data reading unit 41 may be transmitted from the depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 to the center 4.

At this time, the type and the number of bills discriminated by the discriminating unit 61 are stored in the data memory 22, and the center 4 is notified together with the machine count value for each bill.

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As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the cash scrutiny can be started by an instruction from the center side, and the reject warehouse can be operated even if the clerk does not go to the installation place of the automatic transaction device. It is possible to provide an automatic transaction device that can process the cash of the above and complete the cash scrutiny processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a cash processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a center.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a deposit / withdrawal device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a bill unit processing unit.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a reject store.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a reject store.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a reject store.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation on the center side at the time of cash scrutiny processing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the deposit / withdrawal device side during the cash scrutiny process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the depositing / dispensing device side during the cash scrutiny process.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a bill unit processing portion for explaining another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Deposit / withdrawal device 3 ... Communication network 4 ... Center 10, 20 ... Main control unit 11, 21 ... Program memory 12, 22 ... Data memory 13 ... Keyboard 14 ... Monitor 15, 25 ... Image data memory 16, 26 ... Transmission Control unit 23 ... Banknote unit processing unit 41 ... Image data reading unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A first device that processes cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storage units, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storage units in a storage unit, and communicates with the first device. An automatic transaction apparatus, which is connected via a line and includes a second device that manages the first device, wherein the first device receives a scrutiny instruction from the second device. Means, processing means for executing a detailed examination process on cash stored in each of the storing sections in accordance with the detailed examination instruction received by the first receiving means, and a result of the detailed examination by the processing means and stored in the storage means. First transmitting means for transmitting the stored contents of the cash before the detailed examination processing to the second device, reading means for reading an image of the rejected cash as a result of the detailed examination by the processing means, and the reading means. Rigi read by means Second transmitting means for transmitting the image of the cash that has been ejected to the second equipment, the second equipment is instructing means for instructing scrutiny, and the instructing means instructing the first equipment. And a second receiving means for receiving the scrutiny result from the first device and the stored cash contents before the scrutiny processing in response to the transmission by the third transmitting means. A first output unit that outputs the detailed examination result received by the second receiving unit and the cash storage content before the detailed examination process, and a reject from the first device in response to the transmission by the third transmitting unit. Cash by the third receiving means for receiving the image of the cash that has been received, second output means for outputting the image of the cash received by the third receiving means, and cash by the image output by the second output means Determine the reject status of cash money And an input means for inputting the number of coins, a cash denomination and the number of cash inputted by the input means, a scrutinization result outputted by the first output means, and a storage content of cash before the scrutiny processing. An automatic transaction device characterized by having a confirmation means for confirming. 2. A first device that processes cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storage units, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storage units in a storage unit, and communicates with the first device. An automatic transaction apparatus, which is connected via a line and includes a second device that manages the first device, wherein the first device receives a scrutiny instruction from the second device. Means, processing means for executing a detailed examination process on cash stored in each of the storing sections in accordance with the detailed examination instruction received by the first receiving means, and a result of the detailed examination by the processing means and stored in the storage means. First transmitting means for transmitting the stored cash contents before the detailed examination processing to the second device, a storage box for storing the rejected cash as a result of the detailed inspection by the processing means, and this storage box Rejected current stored in A taking-out means for taking out the gold one by one, a reading means for reading an image of cash taken out by the taking-out means, and a second means for transmitting the rejected cash image read by the reading means to the second device. A transmitting unit is provided, the second device instructs the inspection, a third transmitting unit transmits the instruction to the first device by the instructing unit, and a transmission by the third transmitting unit. In response to the scrutiny result from the first device and the cash storage contents before the scrutiny process, second receiving means, and the scrutiny result received by the second receiving means and the cash before the scrutiny process. First output means for outputting stored contents, third receiving means for receiving an image of rejected cash from the first device in response to transmission by the third transmitting means, and third Received by the receiving means of Second output means for outputting an image of money, input means for judging the rejected state of cash based on the image output by the second output means, and inputting the denomination and the number of cash, and the input means A confirmation means is provided for confirming the scrutiny processing based on the denomination and the number of the inputted cash, the scrutiny result outputted by the first output means and the stored contents of the cash before the scrutiny processing. And automatic transaction equipment. 3. The storage is for storing the ejected cash while ejecting the rejected cash one by one. When the rejected cash and the stored cash are ejected. The automatic transaction device according to claim 2, further comprising a separating mechanism that separates the cash stored in the device from the cash. 4. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reading means reads an image of one transport unit of cash taken out by the taking-out means. 5. A first device that processes cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storage units, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storage units in a storage unit, and communicates with the first device. An automatic transaction apparatus, which is connected via a line and includes a second device that manages the first device, wherein the first device receives a scrutiny instruction from the second device. Means, processing means for executing a detailed examination process on cash stored in each of the storing sections in accordance with the detailed examination instruction received by the first receiving means, and a result of the detailed examination by the processing means and stored in the storage means. First transmitting means for transmitting the stored cash contents before the detailed examination process to the second device, a storage box for storing the rejected cash as a result of the detailed inspection by the processing means, and the storage box Rejected cash stored Detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of cash, a second transmitting means for transmitting the end of the scrutiny processing to the second device when the absence of cash rejected by the detecting means is detected, and the rejecting means by the detecting means. When it is detected that the stored cash is present, the takeout means for taking out the cash in the storage one by one, the reading means for reading the image of the cash taken out by the takeout means, and the image of the cash read by the reading means Is provided to the second device, and the second device is configured to instruct the inspection device to inspect, and the fourth device transmits the instruction to the first device by the instructing device. Transmitting means, first receiving means for receiving the inspection result from the first device and the stored cash contents before the inspection processing in response to the transmission by the fourth transmitting means, and the first receiving means. Scrutinize received by And first output means for outputting the stored cash contents before the close-up processing, and second receiving means for receiving the end of the close-up processing from the first device in response to the transmission by the fourth transmitting means. And a means for terminating the scrutiny processing when the end of the scrutiny processing is received by the second receiving means, and the rejected cash from the first device in response to the transmission by the fourth transmitting means. Receiving means for receiving the image of the cash, a second outputting means for outputting the image of the cash received by the third receiving means, and a cash rejected state by the image output by the second outputting means. Input means for determining the cash denomination and the number of cash, and a cash denomination and the number of cash input by the input means
An automatic transaction device, comprising: confirmation means for confirming the detailed examination processing based on the detailed examination result received by the receiving means and the stored cash contents before the detailed examination processing. 6. A first device that processes cash, stores the cash in a plurality of storage units, and stores the storage contents of the cash stored in these storage units in a storage unit, and communicates with the first device. An automatic transaction apparatus, which is connected via a line and includes a second device that manages the first device, wherein the first device receives a scrutiny instruction from the second device. Means, processing means for executing a detailed examination process on the cash stored in each storage portion in accordance with the detailed examination instruction received by the first receiving means, and the rejected cash as a result of the detailed examination by the processing means. A storage box for storing, a take-out means for taking out the rejected cash stored in the storage box, one by one, a discrimination means for discriminating the cash taken out by the take-out means, a result of a close examination by the processing means, and the above For identification means The first transmission means for transmitting the discrimination result according to the above and the stored contents of the cash before the detailed examination stored in the storage means to the second device, and the image of the cash that cannot be discriminated from the cash by the discrimination means. And a second transmitting means for transmitting the rejected cash image read by the reading means to the second device, the second device providing an instruction means for instructing scrutiny. , A third transmitting means for transmitting an instruction to the first device by the instructing means, and a scrutiny result from the first device and cash before the scrutiny process in response to the transmission by the third transmitting means. Second receiving means for receiving the stored contents, first output means for outputting the examination result, the discrimination result, and the stored contents of cash before the examination process received by the second receiving means, and the third transmission In response to transmission by means of Third receiving means for receiving the rejected cash image from the first device, second output means for outputting the cash image received by the third receiving means, and second output means The input means for inputting the cash denomination and the number of cash by judging the rejected state of the cash from the image outputted by, the cash denomination and the number of cash inputted by the input means, and the output by the first output means. An automatic transaction device characterized in that a confirmation means for confirming the detailed examination process is provided based on the detailed examination result, the discrimination result, and the stored cash contents before the detailed examination process.