WO2015087605A1 - Cash processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention makes it possible to verify the type and denomination of the currency units of a medium that is actually stored in a medium storage section by a simple method. This cash processing device (1A) comprises a plurality of medium storage sections (56-1 to 56-4) for storing each of denominations of a medium that has differing currency units, performs cash processing using any of the currency units of the medium, and is provided with: a display means (55); a medium classification verification means (19) that verifies a medium type including the type and denomination of currency units of the medium that is stored in each of the plurality of medium storage sections (56-1 to 56-4); and a stored medium management means (120A) that causes medium type information relating to the medium that is stored in each of the medium storage sections to be displayed on the display means (55) on the basis of the verification result of verification by the medium classification verification means (19).

Description

Cash processing equipment

The present invention relates to a cash processing apparatus, for example, a plurality of media for storing currencies (including coins and banknotes) represented by a plurality of countries represented by an automatic cash handling machine (ATM: Automatic Teller Machine) installed in a financial institution or the like. The present invention can be applied to a cash processing apparatus having a storage unit.

For example, there are automatic cash handling machines (ATMs) installed in airports, financial institutions, and the like that store money in multiple countries and perform deposit transactions, withdrawal transactions, exchange transactions, and the like (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-018798). No., JP-A No. 2000-113285, JP-A No. 2008-305100, JP-A No. 2011-059835).

Generally, an ATM medium storage unit (banknote cassette unit) is used for depositing / withdrawing (hereinafter referred to as depositing / withdrawing), for depositing / withdrawing, and for depositing / withdrawing banknotes stored at the time of withdrawal (hereinafter referred to as deposit / withdrawal). And so on, depending on the application. Some store banknotes of only one type of denomination, while others store banknotes of multiple types of denominations.

１ One automatic cash handling machine capable of handling currency from multiple countries stores the currency of each country in the media storage unit for each denomination. As described above, the usage of the medium storage unit and the denomination to be handled can be set in accordance with the operation of each ATM. Maintenance personnel such as financial institutions and security companies replace the media storage unit and load money into the media storage unit according to the setting.

Specifically, when the storage unit dedicated to depositing or recycling recycling is full of banknotes, the maintenance staff replaces it with an empty storage unit. In addition, when the medium storage unit dedicated for dispensing becomes empty, an operation is performed in which the medium storage unit loaded with money is exchanged or banknotes are loaded in the empty medium storage unit.

After the replacement operation of the medium storage unit as described above, the maintenance staff uses a screen for maintenance personnel such as an ATM inspection screen, etc., and the currency type, currency denomination, number, etc. of money stored in the media storage unit. Have confirmed.

Normally, the usage and denomination of the banknote cassette part are not changed unless the operation is changed once set. On the other hand, replacement of the bill cassette unit and loading of bills into the bill cassette unit and subsequent determination of the number of bills are repeated.

However, when one automatic cash handling machine handles currency from multiple countries, it is necessary to manage various types of currency for each currency type. Therefore, the maintenance work of the medium storage unit by the maintenance staff is complicated, and the maintenance staff mistakenly installs the media storage section in another cassette mounting section, or the maintenance staff loads the medium storage section according to the currency type to be loaded. It may happen that the currency or denomination is wrong.

When such a situation occurs, there is a discrepancy between the currency of the media storage unit set in advance and the currency actually stored in the media storage unit. It started, and there was a problem that it was impossible to withdraw and deposit money.

Therefore, there is a demand for a cash processing apparatus that can confirm the type and denomination of the currency unit of the medium actually stored in the medium storage unit by a simple method.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention has a plurality of medium storage units each storing a medium with a different currency unit for each denomination, and performs a cash process using a medium of any currency unit In the apparatus, (1) display means, (2) medium type confirmation means for confirming a medium type including a currency unit type and a denomination of a medium stored in each of a plurality of medium storage units, and (3) a medium A cash processing apparatus comprising: a storage medium management unit that displays medium type information of a medium stored in each medium storage unit on a display unit based on a confirmation result confirmed by the type confirmation unit. .

According to the present invention, the type and denomination of the currency unit of the medium actually stored in the medium storage unit can be confirmed by a simple method.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is an external appearance block diagram which shows the external appearance structure of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the conveyance path inside the cash processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the software structure between the banknote recognition part which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and a control part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the banknote confirmation process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the screen for maintenance personnel concerning 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the withdrawal test execution screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows an example of the screen which shows the payment test result which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows an example of the transaction start screen in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the conveyance path and banknote cassette part of the banknote in the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the cash processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the determination process of the banknote accommodated in the banknote cassette part in the cash processing apparatus of 2nd Embodiment. It is a screen figure which shows an example of the payment test result screen which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Below, 1st Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

The first embodiment is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an automatic cash handling machine (ATM) that is provided in an airport, a financial institution, or the like and that stores a currency unit medium in a plurality of countries for each denomination and performs transaction processing. Is illustrated.

In the first embodiment, the ATM medium storage section is detachable and stores the medium. As an example of the medium storage section, a reflux-type recycling banknote cassette section (hereinafter also referred to as a recycling cassette). )).

Further, the medium is processed in the cash processing apparatus, and for example, the case is a currency including banknotes and coins. In the following, for convenience of explanation, a case where the medium (money) handled by the cash processing apparatus is a banknote is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to banknotes.

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 2 is an external configuration diagram showing an external configuration of a cash processing apparatus according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the cash processing apparatus 1 </ b> A according to the first embodiment includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51, a card slot 53, a receipt discharge port 54, an operation display unit 55 as a display unit, and a numeric keypad 56.

The cash processing apparatus 1A performs predetermined transaction processing using currency from a plurality of countries. In the following description, the type of currency unit in a plurality of countries is expressed as “currency type”, and the type of money in each type of currency unit is expressed as “denomination”.

The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51 accepts inserted banknotes or sends out banknotes related to withdrawals. The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51 may be, for example, a so-called bucket type having a storage unit (bucket) for storing banknotes and an openable / closable body. In 1st Embodiment, the case where the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 51 is a bucket type is illustrated. For example, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51 opens the opening / closing body when depositing banknotes, accepts a banknote inserted by the customer, and then closes the opening / closing body. And the banknote depositing / withdrawing part 51 sends out the inserted banknote to the conveyance path in 1 A of cash processing apparatuses. Moreover, when the banknote is withdrawn, the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 51 opens the opening / closing body after the banknote from the conveyance path of the cash processing apparatus 1A is sent to the bucket of the banknote depositing / withdrawing unit 51. To do.

The card entry / exit 53 accepts a cash card inserted by the customer or outputs a cash card to be returned to the customer.

The receipt discharge port 54 discharges a receipt on which a processing content is printed on a medium (for example, a paper medium) after the processing in the cash processing apparatus 1A is completed.

The operation display unit 55 receives, for example, input from a customer or maintenance personnel, a transaction type selection menu screen, an operation screen for each transaction, a transaction content confirmation screen, and bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 (FIG. 3). Display screen for setting the usage and denomination, screens for maintenance personnel, etc., and displaying input information of customers and maintenance personnel. The first embodiment exemplifies a case where the operation display unit 55 applies a touch panel type operation display unit. The operation display unit 55 is not limited to a touch panel type in which the operation unit and the display unit are integrated, and the operation unit and the display unit may be physically different from each other.

The numeric keypad 57 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when inputting a password or transaction amount.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the cash processing apparatus 1A according to the first embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the cash processing apparatus 1 </ b> A according to the first embodiment includes a control unit 10 </ b> A, an operation display control unit 14, a card reader unit 15, a receipt printer unit 16, a transport mechanism control unit 17, and bill recognition as a medium type confirmation unit. Section 19, power supply unit 12, and password input unit 141. In addition, the structure containing the conveyance mechanism control part 17, the conveyance mechanism 171, and the banknote recognition part 19 is also called the banknote handling mechanism (BRM) 17 which mainly handles a banknote.

The power supply unit 12 supplies power to the control unit 10A.

The control unit 10A controls the overall function of the cash processing apparatus 1A. The control unit 10A includes, for example, a CPU, a main memory, an external storage device (HDD), an external system connection interface unit, and the like. The external storage device stores software for performing transaction processing of the cash processing apparatus 1A and software for maintenance. 10 A of control parts implement | achieve the function of 1 A of cash processing apparatuses, when CPU runs the processing program memorize | stored in an external storage device, for example. The processing program can be constructed by installation, and even in this case, the function shown in FIG. 1 can be realized functionally.

FIG. 1 shows main functional units executed by the control unit 10A. As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 10A includes a transaction processing unit 110, a cassette management unit 120A as storage medium management means, and a storage unit 130.

The transaction processing unit 110 performs a deposit transaction, a withdrawal transaction, a currency exchange transaction or the like in the cash processing apparatus 1A. The withdrawal transaction is a transaction for paying cash to the customer, and includes, for example, a withdrawal transaction. The deposit transaction is a transaction for depositing cash received from a customer, such as a deposit transaction or a transfer transaction. A currency exchange transaction is a transaction in which currency of one country's currency type is exchanged for currency of another country's currency type.

When the transaction processing unit 110 receives the input information of the transaction type desired by the customer via the operation display unit 54, the transaction processing unit 110 executes the transaction process according to the procedure according to the transaction type, Transaction information is exchanged with the host system center apparatus to complete the transaction. Further, the transaction processing unit 110 stores transaction information regarding various completed transactions in the storage unit 130.

The cassette management unit 120A manages the state of each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 (see FIG. 3) in the cash processing apparatus 1A. The cassette management unit 120A manages setting information such as the usage assigned to each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the currency type and denomination of the banknotes to be stored. The usage, currency type and denomination of each bill cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 may be set in advance as setting information, or the setting information input through the dedicated screen can be registered or changed. Anyway. Further, the cassette management unit 120A may set the storage amount (the number of stored sheets) of banknotes stored in each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4.

In addition, the cassette management unit 120A allows each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 to pass through a sensor group that detects the storage amount (number of stored sheets) of the banknotes provided in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. Manage whether it is full or empty. For example, when the banknote cassette unit for depositing or recycling recycling is full, or for example, when the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 for dispensing are emptied, the cassette management unit 120A May report that the bill cassette part is empty. As a result, the maintenance staff can be urged to replace the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 or to load bills into the empty bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4.

Further, when the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are exchanged or banknotes are loaded into the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the cassette management unit 120A causes each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-56. -4 confirms the type of banknotes stored and confirms the number of banknotes.

Here, as a method for determining the number of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, existing methods can be widely applied. For example, the number of banknotes may be determined based on the number of sheets input by the maintenance staff for each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 through the examination screen. Further, for example, when a maintenance staff puts a large number of banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51 and loads them into the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the inserted banknotes pass through the banknote recognition unit 19, The number of sheets counted by the recognizing unit 19 may be determined by confirming the number of banknotes by the maintenance staff after the cassette management unit 120A displays it on the examination screen.

Further, when the cassette management unit 120A confirms the banknote type of each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the currency type handled by each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is displayed through the maintenance screen. A withdrawal test is performed to determine whether or not the denomination banknotes are correctly stored.

In the withdrawal test, the banknotes stored in each of the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 are fed out and transported to the banknote recognition section 19 so that at least the currency type and denomination of the banknote are recognized and recognized. Display the results on the screen. As a result, the maintenance staff confirms the currency type and denomination of the banknotes actually stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 and the preset currency type and denomination through the screen. can do.

1, the cassette management unit 120A includes a setting information registration unit 121, a storage state management unit 122, a stored bill confirmation unit 123, a recognition result acquisition unit 124, and a display control unit 125.

The setting information registration unit 121 sets the usage of each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4, the currency type of the stored banknote, the denomination, and the like. The setting information is information including the usage, currency type, denomination, fixed number of sheets, upper limit value or lower limit value of the number of stored sheets of each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4.

Here, as described above, the usage is a type such as dedicated for depositing, dedicated for withdrawal, and for recycling recycling.

The currency type is, for example, the currency unit type of each country (home country and foreign country) handled by the cash processing apparatus 1A such as Japanese yen, US dollar, euro, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Brazilian real.

The denomination is a type of money. For example, in the case of Japanese yen, it is a denomination such as a 10,000 yen ticket, a 5,000 yen ticket, or a thousand yen ticket. One denomination may be allocated to one banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4, or two or more denominations may be allocated. For example, in the case of a banknote cassette unit dedicated for depositing, it is possible to store banknotes of a plurality of denominations.

The upper limit value or lower limit value of the number of stored sheets is a value for informing the exchange of the bill cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 that are full or empty. The upper limit value or the lower limit value may be a single value, or a plurality of values including a value before being considered full or empty (for example, a value indicating a pre-full state or a pre-empty state). Also good.

The storage state management unit 122 manages the storage state of each of the banknote cassettes 56-1 to 56-4. The storage state management unit 122 compares the sensor signals from the sensor groups provided in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 with the setting information, and stores the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-1 to store banknotes. It is determined whether 56-4 is full or empty. When any of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is full or empty, the storage state management unit 122 notifies the maintenance staff or the like to that effect. Various methods can be applied to the method of notifying maintenance personnel of the state of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. For example, an alarm display unit (for example, an LED lamp or the like) for notifying that the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are full or empty is used. It is possible to apply a method such as lighting or blinking or displaying a warning message on the screen for maintenance personnel.

The stored banknote checking unit 123 checks the denominations of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 by a withdrawal test. For example, when the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are exchanged, or when banknotes are loaded into the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the stored banknote checking unit 123 executes a withdrawal test, The currency type, denomination, etc. of the banknotes actually stored in the cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are confirmed.

The method for confirming the denominations of the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 by the stored banknote verification section 123 is, for example, one sheet at the top of the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4. It is possible to apply a method of paying out banknotes or a plurality of banknotes one by one and transporting them to the banknote recognition unit 19 to recognize the currency type and denomination of each banknote.

The banknotes actually stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 that have been exchanged are fed out, and the banknote recognition unit 19 determines the currency type and denomination, thereby denominating the actual stored banknotes. Can be judged. As a result, even if the bill cassette parts 56-1 to 56-4 to be exchanged are set incorrectly, or a bill inserted from the deposit / withdrawal unit 51 is accidentally loaded into another bill cassette unit, After loading, the currency type and denomination of the actual stored banknote can be confirmed.

The recognition result acquisition unit 124 acquires the recognition result of the denominations of the banknotes stored in the exchanged banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 from the banknote recognition unit 19.

The display control unit 125 displays information including the recognition result acquired by the recognition result acquisition unit 124 on the operation display unit 54 as a display screen.

The storage unit 130 stores a processing program executed by the control unit 10A, screen information to be displayed on the operation display unit 54, transaction information performed by the transaction processing unit 110, setting information of each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4, and the like. Remember.

The operation display control unit 14 controls display operation and input operation of a display screen displayed on the operation display unit 54 under the control of the control unit 10A. That is, the operation display control unit 14 displays the screen on the operation display unit 54 based on the screen information from the control unit 10 </ b> A, or gives the control unit 121 the information input from the operation display unit 54.

The personal identification number input unit 141 acquires a personal identification number for allowing an operation by the maintenance staff through the operation display unit 551, the numeric keypad 56, and the like. For example, the personal identification number input unit 141 may provide the control unit 10 </ b> A with the cryptographic information acquired through the screen displayed on the operation display unit 55 or the numeric keypad 56 to perform the authentication process. Further, for example, the password input unit 141 may provide the control unit 10A with the code information stored in the maintenance person's ID card to perform the authentication process.

The card reader unit 15 takes in or discharges the cash card from the card slot 52 under the control of the control unit 10A. Further, the card reader unit 15 reads card information stored in a storage unit (for example, a magnetic storage unit, an IC chip, etc.) of a cash card inserted from the card entry / exit 52, and sends the card information to the control unit 10A. give.

The receipt printer unit 16 prints the transaction content executed by the cash processing apparatus 10A on a medium (for example, a paper medium) under the control of the control unit 10A.

The transport mechanism control unit 17 controls the transport operation of the transport mechanism 171 that transports banknotes under the control of the control unit 10A.

The transport mechanism 171 transports banknotes under the control of the transport mechanism control unit 17. The transport mechanism 171 includes, for example, a roller, a roller driving mechanism (for example, a motor), a solenoid, and the like.

The banknote recognition unit 19 takes in banknotes for withdrawal or banknotes for depositing one by one under the control of the control unit 10A, and determines the currency type of the banknote, the denomination determination, and the authenticity determination (the banknote is normal). Whether it is a banknote or a counterfeit ticket), whether or not it is judged as good or bad, and counting is performed. The banknote recognition part 19 is also called a discrimination part. The banknote recognition part 19 can apply the existing discrimination method widely.

The method for determining the currency type is, for example, detecting the size (dimensions) of banknotes, the pattern and feature information of banknotes, the thickness of banknotes, etc. using image sensors, optical sensors, magnetic sensors, etc. It is possible to use a method of determining by comparing with the currency type information.

The method of determining the authenticity of a banknote is, for example, a method of determining the authenticity of a banknote that the banknote recognition unit 19 passes based on, for example, an inspection item for determining a genuine note or an inspection item for determining a counterfeit ticket. Can be used. A specific example of a method for determining a counterfeit ticket is, for example, that the banknote recognition unit 19 holds list information of serial numbers for specifying a counterfeit ticket, and the serial number is a counterfeit ticket on the banknote read by the banknote recognition unit 19. If the bank number is included in the list information of the serial number that identifies the banknote, the method of determining the banknote as a counterfeit ticket, or, for example, the serial number of banknotes that are continuously deposited or withdrawn is the same number In such a case, a method of determining the banknote as a forged ticket can be applied.

The method for determining whether or not the bill is in good or bad can use the technology used in a conventional bill recognition unit such as ATM. For example, the bill recognition unit 19 applies a method of determining the presence or absence of stains, graffiti, breakage, etc. based on the image of the bills captured by the image sensor, or specifying the position of the stain, graffiti, breakage, etc. can do. Specifically, for example, when the banknote is contaminated, the banknote recognition unit 19 evaluates the ratio of contamination or the degree of contamination (for example, brightness) in the entire banknote range or a specific area of the banknote. For example, the banknote recognition unit 19 compares the evaluation level value based on sensing data with one or more discrimination level values (for example, a threshold value such as a contamination level value) set in the inspection item, and a foul or genuine bill. Is determined. Further, for example, the bill recognition unit 19 inspects the inclination of the bill to be conveyed (that is, the inclination of the bill edge with respect to a line perpendicular to the conveyance direction on the imaging screen) based on the image of the bill imaged by the image sensor. If the banknote is tilted beyond the discrimination level value set in the item, it is determined that the banknote is skewed. Moreover, the banknote recognition part 19 determines with the several banknote overlapping and being conveyed, when the sensing data regarding the thickness of a banknote exceed the discrimination level value. Further, the banknote recognition unit 19 determines that a plurality of banknotes are conveyed while being overlapped when the size of the banknote exceeds the discrimination level value based on the image of the banknote imaged by the image sensor.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a conveyance path inside the cash processing apparatus 1A of the first embodiment.

3, the cash processing apparatus 1A includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51, a banknote recognition unit 19, a temporary storage unit 58, and a plurality (four in FIG. 3) of banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56- as medium storage units. 4, a transport path 57, a reject cassette 59, and a take-in cassette 60.

Here, the banknote transport route for deposit transactions, withdrawal transactions, and withdrawal tests will be described. At the time of deposit transaction, banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51 are conveyed one by one to the banknote recognition unit 19 and subjected to a discrimination process, and the banknotes that have passed through the banknote recognition unit 19 are transported to the temporary storage unit 58. And stored temporarily. After all the banknotes are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 58 and the deposit transaction is completed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 58 pass through the banknote recognition unit 19 one by one, and the banknote recognition unit 19 recognizes the banknotes. Based on this, it is conveyed to the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 for each corresponding denomination.

At the time of the withdrawal transaction, the designated number of banknotes is 1 from the corresponding currency type and denomination banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 of the banknote to be withdrawn based on the input withdrawal information. It is fed out one by one. The fed banknotes are conveyed to the banknote recognition unit 19, subjected to a discrimination process, etc., and stored in the temporary storage unit 58. When all designated currency types and denominations of banknotes are dispensed, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 58 are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal unit 51.

During the withdrawal test, banknotes are fed out one by one in a predetermined order from all banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4. The fed banknote is conveyed to the banknote recognition unit 19 and subjected to a discrimination process. The bills that have been subjected to the discrimination process are returned to the original bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. In the withdrawal test, the bills that have been subjected to the discrimination process are transported to the temporary storage unit 58 and after being stored in the temporary storage unit 58 until all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are completed. The original bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 may be returned.

The temporary storage unit 58 temporarily stores banknotes. As described above, the temporary holding unit 58 temporarily stores banknotes during a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction.

Further, the temporary storage unit 58 is exchanged or loaded when the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are exchanged or bills are loaded into the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. The bills fed out from 56-1 to 56-4 and passed through the bill recognition unit 19 are temporarily stored. Note that the temporarily stored banknotes are denominated by the banknote recognition unit 19 and conveyed to the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4.

The banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are medium storage units for storing banknotes related to withdrawal and banknotes related to deposit. The banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 may be any of banknote cassette sections with dedicated depositing, withdrawing dedicated, and a reflux recycling function. In the first embodiment, all the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 are banknote cassette sections having a reflux type recycling function. In the first embodiment, the case where there are four banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is illustrated, but the number of banknote cassette units is not particularly limited. In addition, the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 each have a predetermined purpose, currency type and denomination of bills to be stored.

The reject cassette unit 59 stores banknotes that have been rejected (abnormal determination) by the banknote recognition unit 19.

The take-in cassette unit 60 stores banknotes that the customer has forgotten to pick up.

The transport path 57 transports bills between the deposit / withdrawal unit 51, the bill recognition unit 19, the temporary storage unit 58, the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the reject cassette unit 59, and the take-in cassette unit 60. It is a route. The conveyance direction and the conveyance destination of the conveyance path 57 are determined by the operation of the conveyance mechanism 171.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a software configuration between the banknote recognition unit 19 and the control unit 10A according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote recognition unit 19 has a banknote recognition program 31 and a banknote control program 32 for recognizing a passing banknote. Further, the control unit 10 </ b> A has a host device control program 33 and a transaction / maintenance program 34.

In the banknote recognition unit 19, the banknote recognition program 31 performs currency type determination, denomination determination, etc. of banknotes (that is, banknotes inserted or banknotes fed out from the banknote cassette unit), and the recognition result is used as a higher-level banknote control. Notify the program 32. The banknote control program 32 notifies the recognition result notified from the banknote recognition program 32 to the higher-level device control program 33 of the control unit 10A.

In the control unit 10A, the higher-level device control program 33 sends the recognition results (banknote type results) of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 notified from the banknote control program 32 to the transaction / maintenance program 34 that is a higher-level application. Notice. Thereby, the transaction / maintenance program 34 displays the withdrawal test result and the transaction start screen based on the bill type result. 1 includes the function executed by the transaction / maintenance program 34.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment Next, each banknote cassette unit is replaced when the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are exchanged or banknotes are filled into the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. The operation of confirming the currency type and denomination of the banknotes 56-1 to 56-4 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the banknote confirmation process according to the first embodiment.

The maintenance staff performs a predetermined operation in the cash processing apparatus 1A in order to exchange the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, etc. to exchange the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 or the bill cassette unit 56-1. Banknotes are filled in up to 56-4. When the exchange or the like of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is completed, the maintenance staff operates the operation display section 55 to display the screen for the maintenance staff in order to check the stored bills (S101). .

At this time, all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 may be exchanged, or at least one banknote among all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. It may be a case where the cassette unit is replaced.

Also, the screen for maintenance personnel includes at least a screen for inquiring execution of the withdrawal test.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a screen for maintenance personnel according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the maintenance staff screen 400 includes a “test execution” button 401 for selecting a withdrawal test execution in the cash processing apparatus 1 </ b> A and a “return” button 402.

After the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are exchanged, the maintenance staff selects the “execute test” button 401 on the maintenance staff screen 400 of FIG. 6 in order to check the stored banknotes. (S102). As a result, the cassette management unit 120A of the control unit 10A executes a withdrawal test for confirming the currency type and denomination of the banknotes in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4.

When the “execution of test” button 401 is selected, the screen for maintenance personnel informs the maintenance personnel that the withdrawal test is being executed and waits, as illustrated in FIG. A screen 410 such as “A test is being executed. Please wait for a while until the test is completed” is displayed on the operation display unit 55.

When the “return” button 402 is selected (S102), the screen returns to the previous page of the maintenance staff screen in FIG.

When the withdrawal test is started, the cassette management unit 120A reads the setting information of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 stored in the storage unit 130, and is set in each bill cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4. The usage, currency type, and denomination are checked (S103).

Next, the cassette management unit 120A instructs the transport mechanism control unit 17 to feed out the banknotes stored in each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 in a predetermined order. Under the control of the cassette management unit 120A, the transport mechanism control unit 17 feeds out one banknote stored in each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4. Then, the transport mechanism control unit 17 transports the fed banknotes to the banknote recognition unit 19 (S103). Note that the number of banknotes fed out from each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is not limited to one, and a plurality of banknotes may be used to increase the accuracy of the withdrawal test.

Identification information (for example, ID) is assigned to the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and the cassette management unit 120A stores banknotes in a predetermined order with respect to the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. It is also possible to issue a feeding instruction.

For example, when “identification number: A”, “identification number: B”, “identification number: C”, and “identification number: D” are assigned to each of the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4. Alternatively, it may be instructed to issue a bill in the order of “identification number: A” → “identification number: B” → “identification number: C” → “identification number: D”.

Also, for example, when a banknote cassette is dedicated for depositing, banknotes may not be stored. For this reason, when the cassette management unit 120A determines that the banknote cassette unit is dedicated to depositing based on the setting information, the cassette management unit 120A may be configured not to feed out banknotes for the banknote cassette unit dedicated to depositing. In other words, it is desirable to check the banknotes of all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 in order to check the mistaken set of the exchanged banknote cassette units. However, for example, when one of the four banknote cassette units is dedicated to depositing money, it is possible to detect a mistake in setting the banknote cassette unit by checking the banknotes of the other three banknote cassette units. In such a case, the cassette management unit 120A may have a function of excluding the banknote cassette unit dedicated for depositing from the target of the withdrawal test.

The currency type, denomination, and the like of the banknote conveyed to the banknote recognition unit 19 are determined by the banknote recognition unit 19 in order to confirm the currency type, denomination, and the like.

Here, the banknote recognition unit 19 uses a currency type such as, for example, Japanese yen, US dollar, or euro, or, for example, a Japanese yen, a 10,000 yen ticket, a 5000 yen ticket, etc. Identify species. Moreover, the banknote recognition part 19 recognizes the serial number attached | subjected to the banknote at this time, and identifies the issue year (for example, 2000 issue ticket, 2008 issue ticket, etc.) of a banknote based on the serial number. You may do it.

The banknote that has passed through the banknote recognition unit 19 is transported to the temporary storage unit 58 and temporarily stored.

For example, after the banknote recognition unit 19 determines the denomination of the banknote in the one holding unit 55, the banknote may be returned as it is to the banknote cassette unit 56 that is being fed out. Thereby, mixing of banknotes of different denominations can be prevented.

Further, for example, the banknotes in the temporary storage unit 58 are held until the determination of the number of banknotes in each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is completed, and the determination of the number of banknotes in each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is performed. Then, the banknote of a temporary storage part may be conveyed again to the banknote recognition part 19, and may be made to be conveyed to each banknote cassette part 56 based on the money type discrimination | determination result of the banknote recognition part 19. FIG. Even in this case, after the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are correctly mounted, the banknotes in the one holding unit 55 are returned to the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 for each denomination. Can be prevented from being mixed. As for the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 dedicated for withdrawal, the banknotes that have been fed out may not be stored after the banknotes are fed out. You can keep it. In addition, as long as it can hold | maintain temporarily, it is not limited to the temporary storage part 55, You may make it hold | maintain in another accommodating part.

The recognition result determined by the banknote recognition unit 19 is notified to the cassette management unit 120A (S105), and the cassette management unit 120A stores the banknotes actually stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. The denomination discrimination result can be recognized.

Here, the banknote to be recognized by the banknote recognition unit 19 may be a single banknote (that is, one banknote stored at the top of each banknote cassette section 56-1 to 56-4). There is an advantage that the time for determining the number of banknotes can be shortened by using one banknote for denomination discrimination. However, the number of banknotes to be denominated is not limited to one and can be a plurality of banknotes. Thereby, the denomination of a storage bill can be made to recognize reliably.

The cassette management unit 120A determines whether or not the banknote confirmation processing has been performed for all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 (S106), and checks the banknotes of all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. If the process has not ended, the process returns to S104.

On the other hand, when the banknote confirmation processing for all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is completed, the banknote classification results of all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are transferred from the banknote recognition unit 19 to the cassette management. Part 120A.

The cassette management unit 120A displays a screen including the banknote type result of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 (S107). Thus, the maintenance staff can recognize the currency type and denomination of the banknotes in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and can grasp the currency type and denomination that can be handled by the cash processing apparatus 1A.

FIG. 8 is a screen diagram showing an example of a screen showing a withdrawal test result according to the first embodiment.

The withdrawal test result screen 420 illustrated in FIG. 8 exemplifies a case where the test result and the currency type and denomination of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 handled by the cash processing apparatus 1A are displayed. Yes. In the screen 420 of FIG. 8, “test result: OK” is displayed indicating that the currency type and denomination are correctly stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. Further, on the screen 420, for example, “Japanese yen 1000 @ cassette A” indicating that a Japanese yen thousand yen voucher is stored for “cassette A” which is the bill cassette unit 56-1 is displayed.

When the withdrawal test is completed as described above, the maintenance staff reboots the cash processing apparatus 1A, and the display control unit 125 of the control unit 10A displays a transaction start screen including the bill type result that is the withdrawal test result. The information is displayed on the operation display unit 55 (S108).

FIG. 9 is a screen diagram showing an example of a transaction start screen in the cash processing apparatus 1A according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the transaction start screen 500 can display the currency type and denomination of the banknote that can be handled by the cash processing apparatus 1 </ b> A based on the banknote type result acquired from the withdrawal test result.

Thereafter, the customer handling the cash processing apparatus 1A can perform a desired transaction through the transaction start screen 500.

(A-3) Effect of First Embodiment As described above, according to the first embodiment, the withdrawal test result based on the banknote type result including the currency type and denomination of the banknote of each banknote cassette unit is obtained. For example, maintenance personnel do not need to manually check the settings of the banknote cassette. Reduction of work mistakes can be expected.

In addition, according to the first embodiment, since the cassette management unit as a transaction / maintenance program can display a transaction start screen based on the banknote type result, for a customer (ATM user) of the cash processing apparatus, transaction Since the bills can be confirmed before proceeding, the convenience can be expected to improve.

(B) 2nd Embodiment Next, 2nd Embodiment of the cash processing apparatus of this invention is described in detail, referring drawings.

Similarly to the first embodiment, the second embodiment is also provided in an automatic cash handling machine (ATM) provided in an airport, a financial institution, or the like that can store currency and denominations of currencies of multiple countries. The embodiment which applies invention is illustrated.

(B-1) Configuration of Second Embodiment Since the external configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment can be the same as that of the first embodiment, in the second embodiment Will also be described with reference to FIG.

The cash processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment includes a medium imaging unit in which the banknote recognition unit 19 captures an image of a banknote, and the banknote image captured by the imaging unit of the banknote recognition unit 19 is stored in each banknote. A display screen arranged with the usage of the cassette part, the currency type, and the denomination is displayed.

The internal configuration of the cash processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment can be basically realized by providing the same configuration as that of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment, but FIG. 10 and FIG. It is good also as a structure illustrated to.

The “imaging means” includes the medium imaging unit provided in the banknote recognition unit 19 and the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 shown in FIGS.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram illustrating the internal structure of the banknote transport path and the banknote cassette unit inside the cash processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment. In FIG. 10, the same or corresponding components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 10, a cash processing apparatus 1B includes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 51, a banknote recognition unit 19, a temporary storage unit 58, a plurality (four in FIG. 3) of banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and a transport path 57. , A reject cassette unit 59, a take-in cassette unit 60, and cameras 61-1 to 61-4. In addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the cash processing apparatus 1B of the second embodiment includes cameras 61-1 to 61-4 that each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 images inside. Have.

The cameras 61-1 to 61-4 take images of the inside of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 under the control of the control unit 10B (see FIG. 11) described later, and give the captured images to the control unit 10B. . In other words, under the control of the control unit 10B, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 take images of the inside of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, so that the bills are stored. Banknotes can be projected as a camera image. On the other hand, even when no bills are stored, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 image the inside of the bill cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4, so that the camera image shows that no bills are stored. be able to.

The cameras 61-1 to 61-4 can be used to image the inside of the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4, that is, the banknote denomination and banknotes are not stored. It is desirable that the cassette portions 56-1 to 56-4 are provided at positions where images can be taken from the upper side to the lower side. For example, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 are provided in the cassette mounting part of the cash processing apparatus 1B, and the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 are placed inside the mounted banknote cassette parts 56-1 to 56-4. You may enable it to image from above.

Further, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 are small-sized image pickup devices such as a CCD camera, for example, so as not to become an obstacle when the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are attached and detached. Is desirable. Further, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 may be capable of capturing moving images, or may be capable of capturing still images.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the cash processing apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment. Also in FIG. 11, the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are assigned to the same or corresponding components as those in the first embodiment.

In FIG. 11, the cash processing apparatus 1B of the second embodiment includes a control unit 10B, an operation display control unit 14, a card reader unit 15, a receipt printer unit 16, a transport mechanism control unit 17, a bill recognition unit 19, and a power supply unit 12. , Cameras 61-1 to 61-4, and a password input unit 141.

In FIG. 11, the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the function of the cassette management unit 120B of the control unit 10B. That is, the cassette management unit 120B includes a storage information setting unit 121, a storage state management unit 122, a camera imaging control unit 223, a camera image acquisition unit 224, and a display control unit 225, as shown in FIG.

The camera imaging control unit 223 instructs the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 to start imaging when determining the number of banknotes in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and each banknote cassette unit 56. -1 to 56-4 are imaged.

The camera image acquisition unit 224 acquires the camera images inside the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 from the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 that have started imaging under the control of the camera imaging control unit 223.

The display control unit 225 displays a display screen in which the camera images in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 acquired by the camera image acquisition unit 224 are arranged with the usage, currency type, and denomination of each banknote cassette unit. To do. As a result, the usage, currency type and denomination set for each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 and the camera image inside each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 can be displayed side by side. The maintenance staff can recognize a mistake in setting the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4.

(B-2) Operation of the Second Embodiment Next, the operation of processing when confirming the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 in the cash processing apparatus 1B of the second embodiment will be described. This will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In the following, an example in which the image pickup means is the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 in FIGS. 10 and 11 will be exemplified. However, the image captured by the medium imaging unit of the banknote recognition unit 19 may be displayed on the display screen.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the confirmation processing of banknotes stored in the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 in the cash processing apparatus 1B of the second embodiment.

After replacement of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, the maintenance staff displays a screen for maintenance staff on the operation display section 54 in order to confirm the banknotes stored in the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4. It is displayed (S101). As an example of the screen for maintenance personnel, the screen of FIG. 6 of the first embodiment can be exemplified.

After replacement of the bill cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4, the maintenance staff selects the “execute test” button 401 on the maintenance staff screen 400 of FIG. 5 (S102), as in the first embodiment. In addition, the cassette management unit 120B executes a withdrawal test. At this time, the screen 410 during the withdrawal test in FIG. 7 according to the first embodiment is displayed on the operation display unit 55.

When the withdrawal test starts, the cassette management unit 120B sets the number of banknotes in order for each of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. The cassette management unit 120B confirms the usage and denomination set for each banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 based on the setting information for the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 stored in the storage unit 130. (S103).

Next, the cassette management unit 120B instructs the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 to start imaging (S201). The cassette management unit 120B may instruct all the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 to start imaging at the same time, or may instruct to start imaging sequentially in a predetermined order.

Upon receiving an instruction to start imaging from the cassette management unit 120B, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 take images of the inside of the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and send the camera images to the cassette management unit 120B. give. As a result, it is possible to acquire a camera image showing the inside of each of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 (S202).

The cassette management unit 120B may determine which banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 is the camera image based on an interface connected to the cameras 61-1 to 61-4. Further, for example, the camera 61-1 to 61-4 gives the camera image an identification number (for example, an ID such as “A”) of the cassette mounting unit on which the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 are mounted. The cassette management unit 120B may be able to determine which banknote cassette unit 56-1 to 56-4 is the camera image based on the identification information given to the.

Further, the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 may be moving images. In this case, the cassette management unit 120B may take a still image arbitrarily extracted from the moving images captured by the cameras 61-1 to 61-4. At this time, the cassette management unit 120B may extract an image after a predetermined time from the start of imaging, or may be based on, for example, luminance or brightness from a plurality of frames in the moving image. A high-quality still image may be selected, and the selected still image may be extracted.

The cassette management unit 120B determines whether or not the banknote confirmation processing has been performed for all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 (S106), and checks the banknotes of all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4. If the process has not ended, the process returns to S201.

On the other hand, when the banknote confirmation processing of all the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 has been completed, the cassette management unit 120B uses the camera images acquired from the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 to A withdrawal test result screen including is displayed (S203).

FIG. 13 is a screen diagram showing an example of a withdrawal test result screen according to the second embodiment.

The withdrawal test result screen 520 illustrated in FIG. 13 includes a display unit 521 including setting information and camera images of the bill cassette units 56-1 to 56-4, and a “confirm” button 522.

In the display section 521, an item “banknote cassette” indicating identification information of a cassette mounting section in which the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 are mounted is set in the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4. An item “use” and an item “denomination” indicating the use and denomination, and an item “camera image” that displays a camera image captured by the cameras 61-1 to 61-4 are provided.

For example, for the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 having a reflux type recycling function, the banknote cassette section 56-1 is “banknote cassette: A”, the banknote cassette section 56-2 is “banknote cassette: B”, and the banknote cassette. The part 56-3 is assumed to be “banknote cassette: C” and “banknote cassette: D”. All the banknote cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 have a reflux type recycling function.

In the case of FIG. 13, the banknote cassette unit 56-1 to be mounted on the cassette mounting unit of the item “banknote cassette: A” has the item “use” as “recycle (for reflux recycling)” and the item “denomination” as “ It is assumed that “JPY1000 (Japanese yen thousand yen ticket)” is set. And the camera image which imaged the inside of the installed banknote cassette part is displayed on the item "camera image" corresponding to the item "banknote cassette: A". At this time, when the cassette management unit 120B displays an image on the withdrawal test result screen 520, the cassette management unit 120B may perform an image size conversion process of the camera image from the camera 61.

The item “camera image” corresponding to the item “banknote cassette: A” displays a camera image of a 1000 yen bill of Japanese yen, so that the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 are correctly mounted. Can be recognized by maintenance personnel.

On the other hand, FIG. 13 shows a case where the banknote cassette unit 56-3 set in the cassette mounting unit of the item “banknote cassette: C” is mistakenly arranged.

Originally, as shown in FIG. 13, the item “banknote cassette: C” includes banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56- of the item “use: recycling” and the item “denomination: USD20 (US $ 20)”. 4 should be set. However, in the “camera image” of the item “banknote cassette: C”, as shown in FIG. 13, a camera image of “Japanese yen 5,000 yen ticket” is displayed. Thus, the maintenance staff can visually determine that the currency type and the denomination are different.

If the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 are not set correctly, the maintenance staff resets the banknote cassette sections 56-1 to 56-4 correctly, and then the maintenance staff again sets each banknote. The bill confirmation processing of the cassette units 56-1 to 56-4 is performed.

When the withdrawal test is completed as described above, the maintenance staff reboots the cash processing apparatus 1B, and the display control unit 225 of the control unit 10B displays the transaction start screen including the banknote type result that is the withdrawal test result. The information is displayed on the operation display unit 55 (S204).

(B-3) Effect of the Second Embodiment As described above, according to the second embodiment, after replacing the banknote cassette unit, the “camera image” of the banknote actually stored in the banknote cassette unit is displayed. , By displaying side by side with at least the “currency type” and “denomination” set in the banknote cassette unit, the maintenance staff compares the setting information with the display of the camera image, In this case, it is possible to easily find a mistake in loading a bill into the bill cassette unit.

(C) Other Embodiments In the above-described first and second embodiments, various modified embodiments of the present invention have been mentioned, but the present invention can also be applied to the following modified embodiments.

(C-1) In each of the embodiments described above, the currency type and denomination of the banknote stored in the banknote cassette unit (medium storage unit) included in the cash processing apparatus can be confirmed. However, it is not limited to banknotes, and may be a coin stored in the medium storage unit. In this case, it can implement | achieve by replacing with a banknote recognition part and setting it as the coin discrimination | determination part which discriminate | determines a currency unit, a money type, etc. based on the weight, magnitude | size, etc. of a coin.

(C-2) In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the cash processing apparatus displays screen information such as the withdrawal test result screen on the operation display unit of the ATM is exemplified. However, for example, a withdrawal test result screen is displayed on a remote terminal (for example, a center terminal) of a financial institution to which ATM or the like is connected through a communication line, or on a dedicated terminal (for example, an ATM maintenance terminal) different from the ATM terminal. It may be displayed.

(C-3) The banknote confirmation process described in each of the above-described embodiments can be performed by a maintenance staff at the time of replacement of the banknote cassette unit, inspection, or the like. Moreover, you may make it display the setting denomination and recognition result denomination of each banknote cassette side by side on the payment test result screen which is a banknote confirmation process of a banknote cassette part. Furthermore, the cassette management unit compares the set currency type and denomination with the recognition result currency type and denomination, and if the recognition result is different from the set, the color is displayed to maintenance personnel. Message display such as pop-up display or the like (for example, red display) may be performed. Further, the cassette management unit may output a warning sound or the like. That is, not only visual alerting to maintenance personnel but also auditory alerting may be promoted.

(C-4) In each embodiment described above, when the set currency type and denomination of each banknote cassette unit and the currency type and denomination of the recognition result are displayed side by side, the set currency type and denomination are displayed. The case of doing was illustrated. Of course, you may make it display the use set to each banknote cassette part. It is sufficient that at least the currency type and denomination of each banknote cassette unit are displayed.

(C-5) In the present invention, the banknote confirmation of the banknote cassette unit may be performed by combining the first and second embodiments in various modes.

For example, as in the second embodiment, a camera that images the inside of the banknote cassette unit may be provided, and the banknote confirmation of the banknote cassette unit illustrated in the first embodiment may be performed. In this case, since banknotes are not stored in the banknote cassette unit dedicated to depositing, banknotes are not fed out and denomination confirmation is not performed. However, the cassette management unit may refer to the use of the banknote cassette unit and instruct the imaging of the banknote cassette unit dedicated to depositing with a camera instead of feeding out banknotes. Thereby, the recognition result of a banknote recognition part is displayed about the banknote cassette part in which the banknote is accommodated, and the camera image is displayed about the banknote cassette part (banknote cassette part for exclusive use of money_receiving | payment) in which the banknote is not accommodated. Can do.

The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-256295 filed on December 11, 2013 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Claims (9)

1. In a cash processing apparatus that has a plurality of medium storage units each storing a medium of different currency units for each denomination and performs cash processing using a medium of any currency unit,
   Display means;
   Medium type confirmation means for confirming a medium type including a currency unit type and a denomination of a medium stored in each of the plurality of medium storage units;
   And a storage medium management means for displaying the medium type information of the medium stored in each of the medium storage sections on the display means based on the confirmation result confirmed by the medium type confirmation means. Processing equipment.
2. A display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display medium type information including a currency unit type and a denomination for each medium storage unit based on the confirmation result acquired from the medium type confirmation unit by the storage medium management unit; The cash processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
3. After the display control unit displays the medium type information of each medium storage unit on the display unit and receives confirmation of the medium type of each medium storage unit, based on the confirmation result from the medium type confirmation unit The cash processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display unit displays handleable information including types and denominations of currency units that can be handled.
4. The storage medium management means moves the medium stored in the medium storage section to the medium type confirmation means when a part or all of the plurality of medium storage sections are replaced or loaded with media, The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medium type is confirmed by the medium type confirmation unit.
5. A temporary holding unit for temporarily holding the medium;
   The storage medium management means unwinds the medium from the medium storage section in a predetermined order among the medium storage sections after replacement or loading and moves the medium to the medium type confirmation section, and then moves the medium to the temporary storage section. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cash processing apparatus is moved to the position.
6. 6. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the storage medium management unit returns the medium in the temporary storage unit to each of the medium storage units as a delivery source.
7. After the medium confirmation processing of all the medium storage units is completed, the storage medium management unit gives the medium of the temporary holding unit to the medium type confirmation unit, and based on the confirmation result of the medium type confirmation unit, The cash processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the medium in the temporary storage unit is returned to each medium storage unit.
8. An image pickup means for picking up an image of the medium stored in each medium storage section;
   The display control unit displays the information associating the captured image of the medium imaged by the imaging unit with the preset currency unit type and denomination of the medium stored in each of the medium storage units. Display on the means,
   The cash processing apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 7.
9. The cash processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the imaging unit is a medium imaging unit included in the medium type confirmation unit.

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