JPH10240999A - Article processor, paper processor, and their controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely clear up the cause of abnormality of the number of tickets discharged from an examination machine by successively storing the operation condition of the examination machine as trace data and retrieving and outputting stored trace data at need. SOLUTION: An operation part 71, a display part 72, a memory 73, a hard disk device 74, an MO(magneto optical disk) drive 75A, an MO storage 75B, a printer 76, and interfaces 81 to 84 are connected to a control part 70 to constitute a centralized control console 5. Count data related to the number of tickets processed in the examination machine and trace data of the examination machine are stored in the MO drive 75A. An MO where information is recorded by the MO drive 75A is stored in the MO storage 75B. The printer 76 prints out count data, which is retrieved and read out from the MO stored in the MO storage 75B by the MO drive 75A, as a pressing journal and prints out trace data, which is detected and read out from the MO, in a form of trace dump.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article processing apparatus provided with an inspection machine for inspecting the state of an article or a sheet, a sheet processing apparatus, and a control method therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art While a large number of paper sheets are sequentially conveyed, the state of the paper sheets, for example, whether the paper sheet is a genuine bill that can be distributed,
There is an inspection machine that inspects whether a rejected ticket should be rejected or a badly damaged one, and sorts paper sheets according to the inspection result.

[0003] Among the paper sheets sorted by this inspection machine, genuine bills are bundled and discharged by a predetermined number of paper sheets. Also,
The number of sheets processed by the inspection machine is output on a form as count data.

[0004] There are various forms of forms such as processing diaries and stop reports. The count data is recorded in the processing log. The stop report records the jam occurrence status and the like.

On the other hand, the operator needs to compare the number of bundles of discharged paper sheets with the number of sheets on a form, and to make them always coincide with each other. If there is an abnormality in the collation of the number of sheets, for example, when the two do not match, the operator puts the discharged bundle of sheets into the inspection machine again, and reconfirms the number of sheets. At the same time, the cause of the abnormality is to be determined using past reports.

[0006]

Even if the cause of the abnormality is to be investigated, the past form alone is not sufficient as a material. The cause of the abnormality is due to malfunction of the inspection machine,
There are various cases such as those caused by the operator's erroneous operation when a jam occurs, but the malfunction of the inspection machine is often the case.

[0007] Even if it is possible to know the occurrence of a jam from a past report, it is difficult to determine the actual cause only by the experience and intuition of the operator without knowing the operation status until the occurrence of the jam. It is the current situation.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
The object is to provide an article processing apparatus and a sheet processing apparatus capable of reliably examining the cause of the abnormality when the number of articles or sheets discharged from the inspection machine is abnormal. And a control method therefor.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article processing apparatus for inspecting a state of an article, and a storage unit for sequentially storing an operation state of the inspector as trace data. A search unit for searching for arbitrary trace data in the storage unit as needed; and an output unit for outputting the trace data searched for by the search unit.

[0010] That is, the operation status of the inspection machine for inspecting the state of the article is sequentially stored as trace data.
The stored trace data is searched as needed,
Is output.

[0011] The article processing apparatus of the second invention (Claim 2)
Is an inspection machine for inspecting the state of an article, storage means for storing count data relating to the number of processed inspection machines, and sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data, and A search unit for searching for arbitrary count data and trace data as necessary, and an output unit for outputting the count data and trace data searched by the search unit are provided.

A paper sheet processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention (claim 3)
Is an inspection machine that inspects the state of paper sheets one by one, and bundles the inspected paper sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded, and an operation state of this inspection machine at least time data. Storage means for sequentially storing the trace data as the trace data, search means for searching the trace data in the storage means based on the input time data, and output means for outputting the trace data searched by the search means. Prepare.

That is, the operating condition of the inspection machine which inspects the state of the sheets one by one and bundles the inspected sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least by a band in which time data is recorded is as follows.
It is sequentially stored as trace data including at least time data. The stored trace data is retrieved and output based on the input time data.

A paper sheet processing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention.
Is an inspection machine that inspects the state of paper sheets one by one, bundles out the inspected paper sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded, and count data relating to the number of processed sheets of the inspection machine. Storage means for sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data including at least time data, and search means for searching the count data and the trace data in the storage means based on the input time data And output means for outputting the count data and trace data retrieved by the retrieval means.

A sheet processing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention (claim 5)
Is an inspection machine for inspecting the state of paper sheets, a first storage means for sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection equipment as trace data, and a trace data in the first storage means for a daily business. A second storage unit that collectively stores the trace data every time the search is completed, a search unit that searches for arbitrary trace data in the second storage unit as necessary, and outputs the trace data searched by the search unit. Output means.

A paper sheet processing apparatus according to a sixth invention (claim 6).
Is an inspection machine for inspecting the state of sheets, first storage means for sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data, and count data relating to the number of processed sheets of the inspection machine;
And second storage means for collectively storing the trace data in the first storage means at the end of each day's work;
A search means for searching for arbitrary count data and trace data in the second storage means as needed, and an output means for outputting the count data and trace data searched by the search means.

A sheet processing apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention.
Is an inspection machine that inspects the state of paper sheets one by one, and bundles the inspected paper sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded, and an operation state of this inspection machine at least time data. A first storage unit for sequentially storing the trace data including the trace data, and a second storage unit for collectively storing the trace data in the first storage unit at the end of each business day.
Storage means, a search means for searching for the trace data in the second storage means based on the input time data, and an output means for outputting the trace data searched for by the search means.

A sheet processing apparatus according to an eighth aspect of the present invention (claim 8).
Is an inspection machine that inspects the state of sheets one by one and bundles the inspected sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded; and an operation state of the inspection machine as trace data. A second storage means for collectively storing count data relating to the number of sheets processed by the inspection machine, and trace data in the first storage means at the end of each day's work. Search means for searching the count data and trace data in the second storage means based on the input time data; and output means for outputting the count data and trace data searched by the search means. .

A sheet processing apparatus according to a ninth aspect of the present invention (claim 9)
The inspection machine according to any of the third to eighth inventions, wherein the paper sheet is a genuine paper sheet that can be distributed, an excluded paper sheet to be eliminated, or a damaged paper sheet that is severely damaged. The paper is inspected to determine if it is a leaf, and the paper is sorted.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in a sheet processing apparatus provided with an inspection machine for inspecting a state of a paper sheet, an operation state of the inspection machine is traced. Sequentially storing as data, and searching the stored trace data as needed;
Outputting trace data to be searched.

That is, the operation status of the inspection machine for inspecting the state of the paper sheet is sequentially stored as trace data. The stored trace data is retrieved and output as needed.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, a bundle processor 1, a plurality of bundle transporters 2, a plurality of inspection machines 3, a rejection ticket processor 4, and a centralized control console 5 are arranged on a common floor. Interconnected by

The bundle processor 1 divides one lot of sheets fed by an operator into bundles and sequentially sends the bundles to the bundle transporter 2. A sheet of 100 sheets sealed with a paper band (small band) is called one bundle, and a bundle of 10 sheets sealed with a paper band (large band) is called one bundle. Is called one lot.

Each bundle transporter 2 distributes and transports one bundle sent from the bundle processor 1 to each inspection machine 3. Each inspection machine 3
Inspects the condition of one bundle of sheets fed one by one. Specifically, whether the paper sheets are genuine
Inspect whether the ticket is a rejected one or a badly damaged one.

Each of the inspection machines 3 sorts paper sheets according to the inspection result, and bundles a predetermined number of sheets of a genuine bill by a paper band on which at least time data is recorded, and discharges the sheets. The excluded tickets are stored in a later-described eliminated ticket cassette, and are transferred to the eliminated ticket processor 4 by the operator together with the cassette. Damaged notes are
It is cut by a shredder unit described later.

The excluded ticket processor 4 determines whether or not the number of sheets in the cassette transferred from each inspection machine 3 matches the number of processed papers of the inspection machine 3. The centralized control console 5 controls the bundle processing machine 1, each bundle conveying machine 2, each inspection machine 3, and the rejected ticket processing machine 4 as well as covering the transmission and reception of data between the devices.

As shown in FIG. 3, the inspection machine 3 is mainly composed of a pre-processing unit 10 and a main body 11. The main body 11
Supply unit 12, take-out unit 13, conveyance path 14, conveyance state detection unit 15, pass / fail detection unit 16, ticket type detection unit 17, thickness detection unit 1
8, sorter 19, transport paths 20, 21, rejected ticket accumulation unit 2
2, sorter 23, transport paths 24, 25, genuine note stacking section 26,
Sealing section 27, damaged sheet stacking section 28, and shredder section 29
Is provided.

A bundle of sheets P is fed into the pre-processing section 10 from the bundle transporter 2 in a sealed state. The pre-processing unit 10
The bundle is released, and the ten bundles are further released, and the sheet P is supplied to the supply unit 12 of the main body 11 while keeping 100 sheets (one bundle).

The 100 sheets P supplied to the supply section 12
Are taken out one by one by the take-out unit
Will be sent to The transport path 14 sandwiches and transports the sheet P with a pair of belts. The transport state detection unit 15 detects the transport state of the paper sheet P in the transport path 14.

The pass / fail detection unit 16 determines whether the paper sheet P on the transport path 14 is a genuine paper sheet that can be re-distributed, an exclusion paper sheet to be eliminated, or a badly damaged damaged paper sheet (discarded paper sheet). ), And a destination instruction according to the detection result is given to the classifiers 19 and 23.

The type detection unit 17 detects the type of the paper sheet P on the transport path 14. The thickness detector 18 detects the thickness of the paper sheet P on the transport path 14. The sorter 19 sorts the conveyed paper sheets P to one of the conveying paths 20 and 21 in accordance with a destination instruction from the pass / fail detection unit 16. The transport paths 20 and 21 respectively hold and transport the sheets P with a pair of belts.

The rejected sheet stacking section 22 accumulates the sheets P (removed tickets) conveyed by the conveying path 20. A rejected ticket refers to a suspicious paper sheet that cannot be said to be a genuine or unfit sheet, such as a sheet in which it is difficult to distinguish between a genuine sheet and an unfit sheet, or a sheet in which a plurality of sheets overlap.

The sorter 23 sorts the conveyed paper sheets P in accordance with a destination instruction from the pass / fail detector 16 to the conveying paths 24, 2
Sort to one of the five. The genuine note stacking section 26 stacks the sheets P (original sheets) conveyed by the conveying path 24. The sealing section 27 is a sheet P in the genuine note stacking section 26.
Wrapped in a paper band (small obi) 100 sheets at a time,
The one bundle is further bundled into 10 bundles, sealed with a paper band (large band), and bundled into one bundle. Further, the banding section 27 prints and records at least time data, for example, date and time data at the time of completion of banding, on a paper band (large band) of 10 bundles.

The damaged sheet stacking section 28 stacks the sheets P (discarded sheets) conveyed by the conveying path 25. The shredder unit 29 cuts the sheets P in the damaged sheet stacking unit 28. An exclusion ticket cassette (not shown) is provided near the exclusion ticket accumulation unit 22. This eliminated ticket cassette is for accommodating the tickets P once accumulated in the eliminated ticket accumulating unit 22.
A plurality are prepared in advance, and each can be freely attached and detached.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the pre-processing unit 10 of the inspection machine 3 includes a memory 31, a driving circuit 32,
33, 34, 35 and an interface 40, and a large band processing unit 36 and a clipping unit 3
7, the small band processing unit 38 and the transport mechanism 39 are connected.

The control unit 30 controls the entire preprocessing unit 10. The memory 31 is for storing a control program and for storing various data. The interface 40 supports data transmission with the main body 11.

The large band processing section 36 cuts and removes one bundle of paper bands (large band). The grasping section 37 cuts out one bundle of tickets P from one bundle of tickets P from which the paper band has been removed. The small band processing section 38 cuts one cut piece of paper band (small band). The transport mechanism 39 transports one ticket P.

As shown in FIG. 5, the main body 11 of the inspection machine 3 has an operation unit 51, a display unit 52, a detector group 53, a memory 54, drive circuits 55 and 56, a take-out / transport control Unit 57, a gate control unit 58, a comprehensive judgment unit 59, and trace buffer memories 60 and 6 as first storage means
1 and the interfaces 62, 63, and 64, and the sealing section 27 and the shredder section 29 are connected to the drive circuits 55 and 56, respectively.
The transport state detecting unit 15, the pass / fail detection unit 16, the bill type detecting unit 17, and the thickness detecting unit 18 are connected to the control unit.

The main control unit 50 controls the entire body 11. The operation unit 51 is for setting operation conditions. Display 5
2 displays processing contents, operation guidance information, and the like. The detector group 53 is a number of detectors for detecting the ticket P to be conveyed. The memory 54 is for storing a control program and for storing various data. Take-out transport control unit 57
Controls the supply unit 12, the extraction unit 13, and the transport path 14.

The gate control unit 58 is provided with the above-mentioned dividers 19 and 2
3 is controlled. The overall determination unit 63 includes the transport state detection unit 1
5, pass / fail detector 16, ticket type detector 17, thickness detector 18
Is comprehensively determined based on the detection result of.

The trace buffer memories 64 and 65 are provided for storing the trace data created by the main control unit 50. Interfaces 62, 63, 64
Provides data transmission between the bundle processor 1, the centralized control console 5, and the pre-processing unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the central control console 5 includes an operation unit 71, a display unit 72, a memory 7
3, a hard disk drive 74, an external storage device as a second storage means, for example, an MO drive 75A, an MO storage 7
5B, printer 76, and interfaces 81, 8
2, 83 and 84 are connected.

The control unit 70 controls the central control console 5 as a whole. The operation unit 71 is for setting operating conditions. The display unit 72 displays processing contents, operation guidance information, and the like. The memory 73 is for storing a control program and for storing various data. The hard disk device 74 is for storing various data. The MO drive 75A has a large capacity, and count data relating to the number of processed sheets of the inspection machine 3;
Is provided to store the trace data of M
The O storage 75B is for storing an MO on which information is recorded by the MO drive 75A. The printer 76
MO drive 75 from MO stored in O storage 75B
The count data retrieved and read at A is printed out in the form of a processing log, and the trace data retrieved and read from the MO is also printed out in the form of a trace dump.

In such a control circuit configuration, the main control unit 50 of the tester main body 11 includes the following [1], [2] and [3] as main functional means. [1] Transfer means for transferring count data relating to the number of sheets processed by the inspection machine 3 to the central control console 5.

[2] Trace data representing operation conditions of the inspection machine 3 such as a command for mechanical control, a detector operation, and an operation switch operation by an operator are generated in detail and sequentially stored in the trace buffer memories 60 and 61. Storage control means. Specifically, the trace data is sequentially stored (overwritten) in one trace buffer memory, and when one trace buffer memory becomes full, the trace data is sequentially stored (overwritten) in the other trace buffer memory. I will do it.

[3] Trace buffer memories 60 and 61
Transfer means for transferring the contents of the full trace buffer memory to the central control console 5. The control unit 70 of the central control console 5 has the following [4]
It has the functional means of [5].

[4] Storage control means for sequentially storing the count data and the trace data transferred from the inspection machine 3 in the hard disk drive 74. [5] Storage control means for collecting the count data and trace data in the hard disk drive 74 at the end of each business day and storing the data in the MO by the MO drive 75A.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. First, the main operation of the inspection machine 3 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. When a trace factor (mechanical control command, detector operation, operation switch operation, etc.) that needs to be recorded as trace data during the processing operation occurs (YES in step 101), the trace data representing the operation status Is created (step 102).

As shown in FIG. 7, the trace data includes a header identification code, a data length code, a transmission / reception identification code indicating whether the data has been transmitted from the control unit to the mechanical side or has been received in the opposite direction. , Date and time data (msec unit), operation status data indicating the type of operation, and the like.

When the trace data is created, its data length and the used trace buffer memory 60 or 6
1 current trace buffer registration pointer (=
Then, a trace buffer registration pointer for the next trace data is obtained based on the storage start address (step 103).

Then, based on the acquired trace buffer registration pointer, it is determined whether or not the created trace data can be registered in the used trace buffer memory (60 or 61) (step 104).

That is, if the length of the created trace data is within the remaining capacity of the used trace buffer memory, it is determined that registration is possible (step 10).
4 YES). In this case, the created trace data is registered (stored) in the used trace buffer memory (step 105). Then, the acquired trace buffer registration pointer is updated as a trace buffer registration pointer for the next trace data (step
106).

If the length of the created trace data does not fit within the remaining capacity of the used trace buffer memory, it is determined that registration is impossible (step 10).
4 NO). In this case, the created trace data is registered (stored) in the trace buffer memory which is not being used (step 107). Then, the contents of the trace buffer memory which is being used are transferred to the central control console 5 (step 108). As shown in FIG. 7, an end mark is added to the end of the transferred trace data group.

In the inspection machine 3, 100 genuine bills are wrapped with a paper band (small band) at a time, and are bundled into one bundle.
A process is performed in which 10 pieces are bundled together, sealed with a paper band (large band), bundled into one bundle, and discharged. One bundle of paper strips to be ejected (large belt)
As shown in FIG. 8, a site number indicating a fulcrum where the sheet processing apparatus is installed, a set number when there are a plurality of sheet processing apparatuses, The number of the machine, which indicates which of the following, the date and time data (in units of msec) indicating the date and time when the sealing was completed, and the output serial number corresponding to the order in which the sealing was completed are printed and recorded.

The main operation of the central control console 5 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the inspection mode is not set by the operator (NO in step 201), the trace data is transferred from the inspection machine 3 (step 20).
2) YES, and the trace data is sequentially stored (stored) in the hard disk drive 74 (step 203). The hard disk device 74 also stores coefficient data relating to the number of sheets processed by the inspection machine 3.

At the end of the day's work, if the operator instructs the end of the work (YES in step 204), the coefficient data and the trace data group stored in the hard disk drive 74 are stored in the MO by the MO drive 75A ( Step 205).

By the way, the sheets P processed by the inspection machine 3
Is output as counting data, and the operator needs to compare the number of sheets on the form with the number of bundles of paper sheets P discharged from the inspection machine 3 and always match them.

If there is an abnormality in the collation of the number of sheets, for example, when they do not match, the operator
Set the search mode and set the abnormal paper P
The date and time data recorded on the paper band (large band) of the bundle are input.

In this case (YES in step 201), the MO drive 75A operates the M in accordance with the input date and time data.
The coefficient data and trace data in O75 are retrieved and read (step 206). That is, the coefficient data and the trace data generated before that time are retrieved and read out based on the time when the bundle of the abnormal sheets P is discharged.

The read coefficient data is printed out in the form of a processing log, and the trace data is printed out in the form of a trace dump (step 207). The operation status of the inspection machine 3 is recorded in detail in the trace dump, and the cause of the abnormality can be surely determined by investigating the operation status retroactively including the processing log.

Compared to the conventional case where only a processing log or a stop report is used for the survey, the content of the survey becomes more detailed.
Moreover, the investigation can be completed quickly. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without changing the gist.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the operation status of the inspection machine is sequentially stored as trace data, and the stored trace data is retrieved and output as necessary, when there is an abnormality in the number of tickets ejected from the inspection machine, the It is possible to provide a ticket processing apparatus and a control method thereof that can surely determine the cause of the abnormality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a centralized control console according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an internal mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a preprocessing unit of the inspection machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a main body of the inspection machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining main operations of the inspection machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a format of trace data according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing data printed on a paper band for sealing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining main operations of the centralized control console of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bundling machine 2 ... Bunch conveying machine 3 ... Inspection machine 4 ... Excluded ticket processing machine 5 ... Centralized control console 50 ... Main control part 60,61 ... Trace buffer memory (first storage means) 70 ... Control part 74 ... Hard disk drive 75: MO drive (second storage means)

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An inspection machine for inspecting the state of an article, a storage unit for sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data, and a search for searching arbitrary trace data in the storage unit as needed Means, and output means for outputting trace data retrieved by the retrieval means. 2. An inspection machine for inspecting the condition of an article, and storage means for storing count data relating to the number of processed inspection machines and sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data; Article processing characterized by comprising: a search means for searching for arbitrary count data and trace data in the means as necessary; and an output means for outputting the count data and trace data searched by the search means. apparatus. 3. An inspecting machine for inspecting the state of sheets one by one, and binding the inspected sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded, and at least an operation state of the inspecting machine. Storage means for sequentially storing as trace data including time data; search means for searching the trace data in the storage means based on the input time data; and output for outputting the trace data searched by the search means Means, comprising: a sheet processing apparatus. 4. An inspection machine for inspecting the state of sheets one by one and bundling the inspected sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least by a band in which time data is recorded, and an inspection machine related to the number of sheets processed by the inspection machine. Storage means for storing count data and sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data including at least time data; and searching for count data and trace data in the storage means based on input time data. A paper processing apparatus comprising: a search unit that performs a search; and an output unit that outputs count data and trace data searched by the search unit. 5. An inspection machine for inspecting a state of a paper sheet, a first storage means for sequentially storing an operation state of the inspection machine as trace data, and a trace data in the first storage means. Second storage means for storing the data at the end of each day's work, search means for searching for arbitrary trace data in the second storage means as needed, and trace data searched for by the search means An output means for outputting the following. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising: 6. An inspection machine for inspecting the state of paper sheets, first storage means for sequentially storing the operation status of the inspection machine as trace data, count data relating to the number of processed sheets of the inspection machine, and A second storage unit that collectively stores the trace data in the first storage unit at the end of each day's work; and optionally counts data and trace data in the second storage unit as needed. A sheet processing apparatus comprising: a search unit for searching; and an output unit for outputting count data and trace data searched by the search unit. 7. An inspection machine for inspecting the state of sheets one by one, and binding the inspected sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least in a band in which time data is recorded, and at least an operation state of the inspection machine. First storage means for sequentially storing as trace data including time data, second storage means for storing the trace data in the first storage means at the end of each day's work, and 2. A paper sheet characterized by comprising: a retrieval unit for retrieving trace data in the storage unit based on input time data; and an output unit for outputting trace data retrieved by the retrieval unit. Processing equipment. 8. An inspection machine for inspecting the state of paper sheets one by one, and bundling the inspected paper sheets by a predetermined number of sheets at least with a band in which time data is recorded, and tracing an operation state of the inspection machine. A first storage means for sequentially storing data as data; a second storage means for collectively storing count data relating to the number of processed sheets of the inspection machine and trace data in the first storage means at the end of each day's work. Storage means; search means for searching the count data and trace data in the second storage means based on the input time data; and output means for outputting the count data and trace data searched by the search means. A paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: 9. The paper sheet processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the inspection machine is configured to determine whether the paper sheet is a genuine paper sheet that can be distributed, or that the paper sheet to be rejected. A sheet processing apparatus characterized by inspecting whether the sheet is a leaf or a badly damaged sheet, and sorting the sheet. 10. A sheet processing apparatus provided with an inspection machine for inspecting a state of a paper sheet, a step of sequentially storing an operation state of the inspection machine as trace data, and a step of storing the stored trace data. And a step of outputting the searched trace data. A method for controlling a paper sheet processing apparatus, comprising: