JP2011018229A - System and method for installing program of currency identification device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely prevent unauthorized use of a program among bill identification devices, and thereby recover the development cost required for the program.SOLUTION: A program installation system includes bill identification devices 2 and a program providing device 3 for the bill identification devices. The program providing device 3 includes: a program generation part 54 for generating a program when a serial number of the bill identification device 2 targeted for installation of the program is specified; and a program providing part 56 for generating program information with the program associated with the serial number, and storing the program information on an SD card 6. Each bill identification device 2 includes an installation control part 33 for detecting the program information in the SD card 6, and, when own serial number of the device is found in the program information, installing the program corresponding to the serial number in the program information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a program installation system for a currency identification device that identifies money based on an identification program, for example, and a program installation method for a currency identification device.

  A conventional money identification device includes a money identification unit that identifies money based on an identification program.For example, when money revision or counterfeiting occurs in a destination country, It is necessary to change the identification program of the currency identification unit according to new identification contents such as identification of counterfeit bills.

  Therefore, in the conventional money identification device, a recording medium such as an SD card storing an update program for updating the identification program is inserted according to the new identification content, and the update program is read and read from the recording medium. Based on the update program, the identification program of the currency identification unit is updated (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  As a result, in the conventional currency identification device, the update program is read from the recording medium, and the identification program of the currency identification unit is updated based on the read update program. It is.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, all the operation of checking the compatibility of the version at the time of updating the identification program can be surely prevented from various malfunctions due to version mismatch of the identification program caused by human error.

  In addition, since development of such an update program is costly, it is necessary to pay for the recording medium storing the update program and collect the development cost from the sales of the recording medium. However, since the identification program of another currency identification device of the same model can be updated by reusing a genuinely purchased recording medium, the number of recording media proportional to the number of currency identification devices cannot be sold, and its development cost The fact is that we are not able to recover.

  Therefore, in Patent Document 2, after updating the identification program of the money identifying unit using the recording medium storing the updating program, the update program is updated by writing the unavailability of the updating program in a predetermined area of the recording medium. By making the program non-reusable and preventing unauthorized use of the renewal program between the currency identification devices, the development cost can be recovered.

Japanese Patent No. 3805548 (see claim 1 and FIG. 1) JP 2007-199927 A (see abstract and FIG. 1)

  However, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-260260, even if the unavailable state is written in a predetermined area of the recording medium storing the update program, the unavailable state can be canceled according to a predetermined operation on the customer side, and the recording medium can be updated. Since the program can be reused and the identification program of another currency identification device can be updated any number of times, the development cost of the update program cannot be recovered.

  Also, if security is strengthened so that the update program for the recording medium cannot be reused at all, unauthorized use of the update program can be prevented, but one recording medium is required for each currency identification device. For users who have introduced many currency identification devices and sales agents that sell many currency identification devices at a time, the number of recording media increases, and it must be used separately from used and unused. In other words, there was a problem that the installation work was very troublesome.

  Further, the manufacturer supplying the update program has a problem that the increase in the number of recording media is not efficient in terms of manufacturing and transportation.

  Of course, not only the update program but also the first installation in which the country identification program is installed when the country of sale is determined, the sales agent must identify the recording medium. Since it can be reused and installed on other currency recognition devices as many times as possible, the development cost of the identification program cannot be recovered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to recover development costs required for a program by reliably preventing unauthorized use of the program between money identification devices. Another object of the present invention is to provide a program installation system for a currency identification device and a program installation method for a currency identification device, which are efficient even when many currency identification device programs are installed simultaneously.

  In order to achieve the above object, a program installation system for a currency identification device according to the present invention is a program installation system for a currency identification device that installs a program in a currency identification device that identifies money based on an identification program, A designation unit for designating device information for identifying a money identification device, a program creation unit for creating a program related to the currency identification device of the device information designated by the designation unit, and a program created by the program creation unit as device information A program providing unit that creates program information in association with each other and provides the program information to the currency identification device, and the currency identification device includes device information corresponding to the device itself in the program information. , The program corresponding to the device information in the program information And it has a program installing unit to install.

  A program installation system for a currency identification device according to the present invention, in the configuration of the invention described above, creates program information by associating a program created by the program creation unit with a plurality of device information, and uses the program information as the currency identification device. It is to provide.

  The program installation system for a currency identification device according to the present invention provides the currency identification device to the currency identification device through the recording medium storing the program information in the configuration of the invention described above.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program installation system for a money discriminating apparatus through the recording medium storing a plurality of program information.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program installation system for a currency identification device, which is configured to communicate with the currency identification device and provide the program information to the currency identification device.

  Further, in the program installation system for a currency identification device according to the present invention, in the configuration of the invention described above, the designation unit includes a device information designation unit for designating the device information and a program designation unit for designating a program name for identifying the program. A designation screen providing unit for providing a designation screen is included, and device information and a program name are designated through the device information designation unit and the program designation unit on the designation screen.

  Further, the program installation system for a currency identification device of the present invention has a history management unit that manages program history information in units of the device information in the configuration of the invention, and through the device information designation unit on the designation screen. When device information is designated, history information corresponding to the device information is read from the history management unit, and an update history of the device information is displayed on the designated screen based on the history information.

  Moreover, the program installation system of the money identification apparatus of this invention is a structure of the said invention, The said designation | designated part designates the common code common to all the money identification apparatuses as said apparatus information.

  Further, the program installation system for a money identification device of the present invention has a program providing device for providing a program to the money recognition device in the configuration of the invention, and the designation unit and the program creation are provided in the program providing device. And a program providing unit.

  Further, in order to achieve the above object, a program installation method for a currency identification device according to the present invention is a program installation method for a currency identification device that installs a program in a currency identification device that identifies money based on an identification program. A designation step for designating device information for identifying the target currency identification device, a program creation step for creating a program related to the currency identification device for the designated device information, and creating the program information by associating the created program with the device information And providing a program corresponding to the device information in the program information when the program providing step for providing the program information to the money identification device and the device information corresponding to the own device is included in the program information. The program on the currency identification device side It is intended to include the emissions stall step.

  The program installation system for the currency identification device of the present invention configured as described above creates program information in association with the device information of the currency identification device to be installed, and provides this program information to the currency identification device. When there is device information corresponding to the own device in the program information on the money identifying device side, a program corresponding to the device information in the program information is installed. As a result, the manufacturer creates program information that is valid only for the specified currency identification device and reliably prevents unauthorized use of the program between the currency identification devices, thereby recovering the development cost required for the program. There is an effect of aiming.

  In addition to the effects of the above invention, the program installation system for a currency identification device of the present invention creates program information by associating a program with a plurality of device information, and provides this program information to the currency identification device. As a result, even if a manufacturer installs a single program on multiple currency identification devices, the manufacturer does not create program information for each specified currency identification device, but only on the specified multiple currency identification devices. Since only one piece of effective program information needs to be created, the production efficiency can be greatly improved.

  In addition to the effects of the above-described invention, the program installation system for a currency identification device of the present invention provides program information to the currency identification device through a recording medium storing program information. As a result, the manufacturer can provide program information to the currency identification device using the recording medium.

  Moreover, in addition to the effect of the said invention, in the program installation system of the money identification device of this invention, these several program information is provided to a money identification device through the recording medium which stored several program information. As a result, there is an effect that the manufacturer can provide a plurality of program information to the money discriminating apparatus using the recording medium.

  In addition to the effects of the above-described invention, the program installation system for the currency identification device of the present invention is connected to the currency identification device to provide program information to the currency identification device. As a result, there is an effect that the manufacturer can communicate with the currency identification device and provide program information to the currency identification device online.

  In addition, in the program installation system for the currency identification device of the present invention, device information and a program are designated on a designation screen in addition to the effects of the above invention. As a result, there is an effect that the manufacturer or the customer can designate the currency identification device and the program to be installed on the designation screen.

  In addition, in the program installation system for a currency identification device of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the above invention, when device information is designated on the designation screen, history information corresponding to the device information is read from the history management unit, and this history information Based on the above, the update history of the device information is displayed on the designated screen. As a result, the manufacturer or customer can recognize the program to be installed based on the update history of the currency identification device to be installed.

  In addition, in the program installation system for a currency identification device of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the above invention, a common code common to all currency identification devices is designated as device information. As a result, the manufacturer can specify a program effective for all currency identification devices at once by specifying the common code as device information. Also has the effect of being able to respond sufficiently.

  Moreover, in addition to the effect of the said invention, the program installation system of the money identification device of this invention is equipped with the program provision apparatus which provides a program to the said money identification device, In this program provision apparatus, the said designation | designated part, the said program A creating unit and the program providing unit; As a result, the program providing device can create program information in association with the device information of the currency identification device to be installed, and can provide this program information to the currency identification device.

  Further, in the program installation method for the currency identification device of the present invention configured as described above, program information is created in association with the device information of the currency identification device to be installed, and this program information is provided to the currency identification device. At the same time, when there is device information corresponding to the own device in the program information on the money identifying device side, a program corresponding to the device information in the program information is installed. As a result, the manufacturer creates program information that is valid only for the specified currency identification device and reliably prevents unauthorized use of the program between the currency identification devices, thereby recovering the development cost required for the program. There is an effect of aiming.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration inside the program installation system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic configuration inside the banknote recognition apparatus of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing an example of a designation screen provided to the communication terminal device. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing the data structure inside the SD card. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing the table contents of the management table. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation inside the providing control unit in the program providing apparatus related to the program request processing. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation inside the main body control unit in the banknote recognition apparatus related to the first program installation process. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration inside the program installation system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing operation inside the providing control unit in the program providing apparatus related to the second program installation process.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a program installation system showing an embodiment related to a program installation system for a currency identification device and a program installation method for a currency identification device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the outline of the present embodiment will be described. The outline includes a money identification device for identifying money based on an identification program, and a program providing device for providing a program to the money identification device. Yes. Here, the program refers to any of an identification program for identifying money, an identification table in which determination criteria are defined for each money type, and a program for controlling the currency identifying device, or a combination thereof.

  Furthermore, the program providing apparatus includes a designation unit that designates the manufacturing number of the currency identification device to be installed, and a program creation unit that creates a program related to the currency identification device having the production number designated by the designation unit. Yes.

  Further, the program providing device has a program providing unit that creates program information by associating the program created by the program creating unit with a manufacturing number, and provides the program information to the money identifying device.

  In addition, when the money identification device detects the program number and the management unit that manages the production number for identifying the money identification device itself, the production number corresponding to the production number managed by the management unit is included in the program information. In some cases, it has a program installation unit for installing a program corresponding to the serial number in the program information.

  In the present embodiment, program information is created in association with the serial number of the currency identification device to be installed, this program information is provided to the currency identification device, and when the program information is detected on the currency identification device side, the program information If there is a serial number corresponding to the currency identification device, a program corresponding to the serial number in this program information is installed.

  As a result, the manufacturer creates program information that is valid only for the specified currency identification device and reliably prevents unauthorized use of the program between the currency identification devices, thereby recovering the development cost required for the program. It is intended.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the program installation system of the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration inside the banknote recognition apparatus of the first embodiment.

  A program installation system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a banknote identification device 2 that collects banknotes while identifying banknotes, a program provision device 3 that provides a program for the banknote identification device 2, and a program provision device via a communication network 4. 3, for example, a communication terminal device 5 such as a personal computer terminal. For convenience of explanation, for example, the banknote identification device 2 is arranged at the customer side, the program providing device 3 is arranged at the manufacturer, for example, and the communication terminal device 5 is, for example, the sales agent of the manufacturer who sold the banknote identification device 2 It shall be placed in a store.

  The banknote identification device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 displays various types of information on a screen, an operation display unit 11 for inputting various commands on the screen display, a hopper unit 12 for inserting a transaction banknote into the device, It has a feeding unit 13 that feeds out banknotes inserted into the hopper unit 12 in units of one sheet.

  Furthermore, the banknote identification device 2 includes a banknote transport section 14 such as a transport belt that transports the banknotes fed out by the feeding section 13, and types such as denomination, authenticity, and direction of the banknotes transported by the banknote transport section 14. And a bill discriminating unit 15 for discriminating the bill.

  Furthermore, the banknote identification device 2 identifies the type of the banknotes to be transported by the banknote recognition unit 15, and based on the identification result, the stacking unit 16 that sequentially stacks the transported banknotes, the banknotes that cannot be identified, and the target by setting. And a reject unit 17 for rejecting the bills.

  Moreover, the branch part 18 which distributes the conveyance banknote conveyed on the banknote conveyance path to the stacking part 16 or the rejection part 17 is arrange | positioned in the branch location on the banknote conveyance path 14 in the banknote identification device 2. FIG. In addition, if the branch part 18 detects the approach of the front-end | tip of a conveyance banknote through the detection sensor 19A, it will sort a conveyance banknote by the solenoid which is not shown in figure driving.

  In addition, the stacking unit 16 collects the banknotes one by one at a predetermined position in the banknote stacking space, and the banknote collecting space in the banknote stacking space so that the banknotes stacked in the banknote stacking space can be taken out. And a shutter 16B for opening and closing the outlet.

  Moreover, the banknote identification part 15 is provided with the line sensor 15A which optically detects the surface and back surface of a conveyance banknote based on an identification program, and identifies a conveyance banknote based on the detection result.

  Furthermore, the banknote identification device 2 has an SD card insertion unit 20 for inserting an SD card 6 storing an update program for updating the identification program of the banknote identification unit 15.

  The banknote identification device 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes an operation display unit 11 including a display unit 11A and an operation unit 11B, an SD card insertion unit 20, a sensor unit 19 such as a detection sensor 19A, a banknote transport unit 14, and an impeller. 16A, the drive part 21 which drives the shutter 16B, the branch part 18 grade | etc., And the banknote identification parts 15, such as line sensor 15A.

  Further, the banknote recognition device 2 includes a recognition control unit 22 that controls the banknote recognition unit 15 and a main body control unit 23 that controls the entire banknote recognition device 2.

  The identification control unit 22 controls the identification ROM 22 </ b> A that stores the fixed setting contents of the banknote identification unit 15, the identification RAM 22 </ b> B that stores programs such as the identification program of the identification control unit 22, and the entire identification control unit 22. And an identification CPU 22C. The identification program includes determination information and a program for each type in order to identify the denomination, authenticity, direction, and the like of the banknotes to be conveyed.

  The main body control unit 23 includes a control ROM 23A that stores fixed setting contents of the banknote identification device 2, a control RAM 23B that stores programs such as various programs and various setting contents of the main body control unit 23, and the entire main body control unit 23. And a control CPU 23C for controlling.

  The control RAM 23B includes a volatile storage area 231 and a non-volatile storage area 232. The non-volatile storage area 232 includes the serial number of the banknote identification device 2, the banknote identification device 2, and the banknote. A device code for identifying the identification device 2 is stored. For example, although the device code is grasped by the manufacturer, the device code is concealed from the customer, so that unauthorized use of the device code by the customer can be avoided.

  When the control CPU 23C reads the program information from the SD card 6 inserted into the SD card insertion unit 20, the control number determines whether or not the program information includes a serial number corresponding to the serial number of the banknote identification device 2. A determination unit 31 is included. In addition, although program information is mentioned later, program information is the information which matched the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 which can install a program and the program.

  The control CPU 23C reads the program information corresponding to the manufacturing number from the SD card 6 and the SD card control unit 32 when there is a corresponding manufacturing number in the manufacturing number determination unit 31. And an installation control unit 33 for installing the program in the control RAM 23B and the identification RAM 22B.

  The program providing apparatus 3 shown in FIG. 1 includes a communication unit 41 that controls a communication interface with the communication network 4, an SD card insertion unit 42 that inserts the SD card 6, and a management table 43 that manages the created program information. A history management unit 44 that manages the update history of the program for each serial number of the banknote identification device 2 and a provision control unit 45 that controls the entire program providing device 3 are provided.

  The providing control unit 45 includes a screen providing unit 51 that provides a guidance screen to the communication terminal device 5 in accordance with communication connection with the communication terminal device 5 via the communication network 4.

  The screen providing unit 51 provides the communication terminal device 5 with guidance screens such as a request screen for requesting a program and a designation screen for designating a production number to be installed. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing an example of a designation screen provided to the communication terminal device 5.

  In the designation screen 60 shown in FIG. 3, a production number input field 60A for designating the production number of the banknote identification device 2 to be installed, and a program name input field 60B for designating a program name to be installed in the banknote identification device 2 to be installed have.

  In the production number input field 60A, for example, a range of continuous production numbers can be specified by the plurality of banknote recognition devices 2, and the program name input field 60B displays a list of a plurality of program names prepared in advance by the manufacturer. It consists of a selection tab that allows a desired program name to be specified from the list display. In the example of FIG. 3, “00305 to 40405” is installed as the manufacturing number 60A to be installed, and “RO” is installed as the installation target program name 60B for the banknote identification device 2 of these installation target manufacturing numbers, for example, a Romanian specification template is installed. That's right.

  The provision control unit 45 includes a production number detection unit 52 that detects the production number of the installation target designated on the communication terminal device 5 side on the production number input field 60A of the designation screen 60, and the program name input field 60B of the designation screen 60. The program name detection unit 53 detects the program name to be installed designated on the communication terminal device 5 side.

  When the production number detection unit 52 sequentially detects the production numbers to be installed, the provision control unit 45 inquires the history management unit 44 about the update history corresponding to the sequentially detected production numbers, and the update history which is the inquiry result Is pop-up displayed on the designation screen 60. As a result, the user on the communication terminal device 5 side can avoid useless updates by recognizing the current update history in units of manufacturing numbers.

  When the provision control unit 45 detects the program name to be installed through the program name detection unit 53, the provision control unit 45 creates a program corresponding to the program name, and the program created by the program creation unit 54 and the installation And a program information creation unit 55 that creates program information in association with a target production number.

  Further, the provision control unit 45 has a program provision unit 56 that manages the program information created by the program information creation unit 55 in the management table 43 and stores the program information in the SD card 6.

  The program providing unit 56 includes an SD card control unit 56A that stores program information in the SD card 6 inserted into the SD card insertion unit 42.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing the data structure inside the SD card 6.

  The SD card 6 shown in FIG. 4 stores at least one piece of program information. The program information includes the manufacturing number 6A of the bill identification device 2 to be installed, the program name 6B to be installed, and the program to be installed. 6C is stored in association with each other.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram briefly showing the table contents of the management table 43.

  The management table 43 shown in FIG. 5 includes a model name 43A of the banknote identification device 2, a group 43B that identifies the sales agent that requested the program, a program name 43C, a manufacturing number 43D to be installed, and a program 43E to be installed. It is managed in association. Note that the program providing unit 56 stores the model name and sales agent group to be installed in addition to the installation target manufacturing number, program name, and program name in the program information created by the program information creating unit 55. To manage.

  In the example of FIG. 5, “GFR-VX1” as the function name 43A, “11” as the group 43B, “00305 to 40405” as the manufacturing number 43D to be installed, “RO” as the program name 43C to be installed, and installation Program contents are associated with each other as the program 43E to be managed in the management table 43.

  The program installation system described in the claims is the program installation system 1, the currency identification device is the banknote identification device 2, the program providing device is the program providing device 3, the designation unit is the production number detection unit 52, and the program creation unit is the program creation unit 54. The program providing unit is the program information creating unit 55 and the program providing unit 56, the program installing unit is the serial number determining unit 31, the SD card control unit 32 and the installation control unit 33, the designated screen providing unit is the screen providing unit 51, and the designated screen is The designation screen 60, the device information designation unit corresponds to the manufacturing number input column 60A, the program designation unit corresponds to the program name input column 60B, the history management unit corresponds to the history management unit 44, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the program installation system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing operation inside the provision control unit 45 in the program providing apparatus 3 related to the program request processing.

  The program request process shown in FIG. 6 specifies a program to be installed from the communication terminal device 5 via the communication network 4 and the manufacturing number of the bill identification device 2 to be installed, and creates a program in which the manufacturing number is associated as program information. The program information is stored in the SD card 6.

  The providing control unit 45 in the program providing device 3 provides a request screen to the communication terminal device 5 through the screen providing unit 51 during communication connection with the communication terminal device 5 via the communication network 4. When the program request from the communication terminal device 5 is detected (step S11), the designation screen 60 (see FIG. 3) is provided to the communication terminal device 5 through the screen providing unit 51.

  Further, the provision control unit 45 determines whether or not the designation operation for the production number to be installed has been detected from the communication terminal device 5 on the production number input field 60A of the designation screen 60 through the production number detection unit 52 (step). S12).

  When the providing control unit 45 detects the designation operation of the production number to be installed (Yes at Step S12), the provision control unit 45 reads the update history corresponding to the production number from the history management unit 44 and designates the update history corresponding to the production number. A pop-up is displayed on the screen 60 (step S13). The user on the side of the communication terminal device 5 can recognize the update history of the banknote identification device 2 in the production number unit by the pop-up display on the designation screen 60 and can recognize the necessity of the update.

  Further, the provision control unit 45 determines whether or not a designation operation for a program name to be installed from the communication terminal device 5 is detected on the program name input field 60B of the designation screen 60 through the program name detection unit 53 (step S14). ).

  When the providing control unit 45 detects the designation operation of the program name to be installed (Yes at Step S14), the providing control unit 45 creates a program corresponding to the program name through the program creating unit 54 (Step S15).

  Furthermore, when the providing control unit 45 creates a program to be installed, it creates program information through the program information creating unit 46 based on the program to be installed and the serial number to be installed (step S16).

  When the provision control unit 45 creates the program information, the provision control unit 45 registers and manages the program information in the management table 43 (step S17).

  Further, after providing the program information in the management table 43, the providing control unit 45 stores the program information in the SD card 6 through the SD card control unit 32 (step S18), and ends the processing operation shown in FIG. To do.

  If the providing control unit 45 does not detect the designation operation for the production number to be installed (No at Step S12), the providing control unit 45 proceeds to Step S14 to determine whether or not the designation operation for the program name to be installed is detected. To do.

  Further, when the providing control unit 45 does not detect the designation operation of the program name (No at Step S14), the providing control unit 45 proceeds to Step S12 in order to determine whether or not the designation operation of the manufacturing number to be installed is detected.

  In the program request processing shown in FIG. 6, the serial number and program name to be installed are designated on the communication terminal device 5 side, and a program corresponding to the serial number to be installed is created on the program providing device 3 side. Program information corresponding to the number and the program is created, the program information is managed in the management table 43, and the program information is stored in the SD card 6. As a result, on the program providing device 3 side, program information of the bill recognition device 2 to be installed designated on the communication terminal device 5 side can be created, and this program information can be provided to the bill recognition device 2 to be installed by the SD card 6. .

  Further, in the program request process, when the production number to be installed is designated on the communication terminal device 5 side, the update history corresponding to the bill identification device 2 of the production number is read from the history management unit 43, and the read update history is designated. A pop-up is displayed on the screen 60. As a result, the user on the communication terminal device 5 side needs to update the banknote identification device 2 while recognizing the update history related to the banknote identification device 2 of the designated production number based on the pop-up display on the designation screen 60. Can be recognized.

  Next, the operation | movement by the side of the banknote identification device 2 at the time of inserting the SD card 6 which stored program information in the banknote identification device 2 is demonstrated. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing operation inside the main body control unit 23 in the banknote recognition apparatus 2 related to the first program installation process.

  In the first program installation process shown in FIG. 7, the SD card 6 storing program information is inserted, and the program information stored in the SD card 6 includes a manufacturing number corresponding to the manufacturing number of the banknote identification device 2. This is a process of installing a program in the program information corresponding to the serial number.

  The main body control part 23 in the banknote identification device 2 determines whether or not the SD card 6 has been inserted into the SD card insertion part 20 (step S21).

  When the SD card 6 is inserted into the SD card insertion unit 20 (Yes at Step S21), the main body control unit 23, among all the production numbers of the program information stored in the SD card 6, is the production number stored in the control RAM 23B. It is determined whether there is a production number corresponding to (step S22).

  When there is a corresponding manufacturing number (Yes at Step S22), the main body control unit 23 reads the program name corresponding to the corresponding manufacturing number from the SD card 6 (Step S23), and displays the program name on the display unit 11A. (Step S24). In addition, the customer on the banknote identification device 2 side can recognize an installable program name.

  When the program name is displayed on the display unit 11A on the screen, the main body control unit 23 determines whether or not a button operation of an OK button for instructing installation is detected on this screen (step S25).

  When the main body control unit 23 detects the button operation of the OK button (Yes in Step S25), the main body control unit 23 determines that the program installation operation is to be executed, and installs the program read in Step S23 in the control RAM 23B or the identification RAM 22B. (Step S26), the processing operation shown in FIG.

  When the main body control unit 23 does not detect the button operation of the OK button (No at Step S25), the main body control unit 23 determines whether the button operation of the NG button is detected on the screen (Step S27).

  When the main body control unit 23 detects a button operation of the NG button (Yes at Step S27), the main body control unit 23 ends the processing operation illustrated in FIG. 7 without executing the program installation operation.

  If the main body control unit 23 does not detect the button operation of the NG button (No at Step S27), the main body control unit 23 proceeds to Step S25 to determine whether or not the button operation of the OK button is detected.

  Further, when the SD card 6 is not inserted into the SD card insertion unit 20 (No at Step S21), the main body control unit 23 ends the processing operation shown in FIG.

  When there is no corresponding manufacturing number (No at Step S22), the main body control unit 23 displays a message indicating that there is no program that can be installed in the SD card 6 on the display unit 11A (Step S28), and FIG. The processing operation shown is terminated. In addition, the customer of the banknote identification device 2 can recognize that there is no program that can be installed in the SD card 6.

  In the first program installation process shown in FIG. 7, when the SD card 6 storing program information is inserted into the banknote identification apparatus 2, the manufacture of the banknote identification apparatus 2 is included in the program information stored in the SD card 6. If there is a manufacturing number corresponding to the number, it is determined that there is a program that can be installed, and the name of the program that can be installed is displayed on the display unit 11A. As a result, the customer of the banknote recognition apparatus 2 can recognize the program name that can be installed in the SD card 6.

  Further, in the first program installation process, after displaying an installable program name on the screen and detecting a button operation of the OK button, the program corresponding to the program name is installed. As a result, the customer user of the banknote recognition apparatus 2 can select whether or not the program needs to be installed.

  In the first program installation process, if there is no serial number corresponding to the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 in the program information stored in the SD card 6, it is determined that there is no program that can be installed, and there is no program message. Is displayed on the screen. As a result, the user of the banknote recognition apparatus 2 can recognize that there is no program that can be installed in the SD card 6.

  In Example 1, program information is created in association with the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 to be installed, and this program information is provided to the banknote identification device 2, and when the program information is detected on the banknote identification device 2 side, If there is a production number corresponding to the production number of the banknote identification device 2 in the program information, a program corresponding to the production number information in the program information is installed. As a result, the manufacturer creates effective program information only for the specified banknote recognition device 2 and reliably prevents unauthorized use of programs between the banknote recognition devices 2, thereby reducing the development cost required for the program. Recovery can be achieved.

  Further, in the first embodiment, program information is created by associating a program with a plurality of manufacturing numbers, and this program information is provided to the banknote identification device 2. As a result, even when a manufacturer installs a single program in a plurality of banknote recognition devices 2, the manufacturer does not create program information for each specified banknote recognition device 2, but specifies a plurality of banknote recognition devices. Since it is only necessary to create one piece of program information that is effective only for the item 2, the production efficiency can be greatly improved.

  Moreover, in Example 1, program information is provided to the banknote identification apparatus 2 through the SD card 6 which stored program information. As a result, the manufacturer can provide program information to the banknote recognition apparatus 2 using the SD card 6.

  In the first embodiment, the plurality of pieces of program information are provided to the bill identifying device 2 through the SD card 6 storing a plurality of pieces of program information. As a result, the manufacturer can use the SD card 6 to provide a plurality of program information to the banknote identification device 2.

  In the first embodiment, the production number and program name to be installed are designated on the designation screen 60 provided by the program providing apparatus 3. As a result, the sales agent can easily specify the bill recognition device 2 and the program to be installed.

  Further, in the first embodiment, when a production number to be installed is designated on the designation screen 60, an update history corresponding to the production number is read from the history management unit 44, and an update history relating to the banknote identification device 2 of this production number is read. A pop-up is displayed on the designation screen 60. As a result, the sales agent can recognize the program to be installed based on the update history of the bill identification device 2 to be installed.

  In the first embodiment, program information is provided from the program providing device 3 to the bill identifying device 2 using the SD card 6, but the program providing device 3 is online to the bill identifying device 2. The program information may be provided as described above, and this case will be described below as a second embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration inside the program installation system according to the second embodiment. The same components as those of the program installation system 1 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the overlapping components and operations is omitted.

  The difference between the program installation system 1 of the first embodiment and the program installation system 1A of the second embodiment is that the banknote recognition device 2 and the program providing device 3A are communicatively connected via the communication network 4, and the banknote recognition device 2 provides the program. The program information can be downloaded online from the apparatus 3A.

  The program providing unit 56 includes a download control unit 70 that controls downloading of program information to the banknote identification device 2 while being connected to the banknote identification device 2 via the communication network 4.

  The download control unit 70 includes a production number determination unit 71 that determines whether or not the program information in the management table 43 includes a production number corresponding to the production number of the banknote identification device 2 being connected, and a production number determination unit. When there is a corresponding serial number at 71, a download request detection unit 72 that detects a download request from the banknote identification device 2 is provided.

  Furthermore, the download control part 70 has the download execution part 73 which performs the download of the program information corresponding to the manufacturing number of an own apparatus with respect to this banknote identification device 2, if the download request from the banknote identification apparatus 2 is detected. ing.

  Moreover, the banknote identification device 2 includes a communication unit 24 that communicates and communicates with the communication network 4, and communicates with the program providing device 3 </ b> A via the communication network 4 using the communication unit 24.

  Furthermore, the banknote identification device 2 has a control CPU 23D that controls the main body control unit 23, and the control CPU 23D notifies the download request according to a predetermined operation to the connected program providing device 3A. Part 34 is provided.

  Further, when the installation control unit 33 in the control CPU 23D downloads program information from the program providing apparatus 3A in response to a download request to the connected program providing apparatus 3A, the program in the downloaded program information is downloaded to the control RAM 23B. Or the identification RAM 22B.

  Next, the operation of the program installation system 1A according to the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation inside the provision control unit 45A in the program provision apparatus 3A related to the second program installation process of the second embodiment.

  The second program installation process shown in FIG. 9 is the program providing apparatus 3A side, and when the program information includes a serial number corresponding to the serial number of the connected banknote identification apparatus 2, this connected banknote identification apparatus. 2 is a process of transmitting program information to the banknote 2 and updating the program on the banknote recognition apparatus 2 side.

  In FIG. 9, the providing control unit 45A in the program providing device 3A determines whether or not the bill identifying device 2 is being connected via the communication network 4 (step S31).

  When the provision control unit 45A is connected to the banknote identification device 2 (Yes at step S31), the production number determination unit 71 sets the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 being connected in the program information in the management table 43. It is determined whether there is a corresponding production number (step S32).

  If there is a corresponding manufacturing number in the program information (Yes at Step S32), the provision control unit 45A reads program information corresponding to the manufacturing number from the management table 43 (Step S33).

  When the provision control unit 45A reads the program information corresponding to the manufacturing number, the provision control unit 45A provides the screen of the program name of the program information to the banknote identification device 2 through the screen provision unit 51 (step S34). In addition, the user of the banknote identification device 2 can recognize an installable program name on the display unit 11A.

  Furthermore, when the provision control unit 45A provides the program name to the banknote identification apparatus 2, the provision control unit 45A determines whether or not a download OK request is detected from the banknote identification apparatus 2 (step S35). The download OK request is notified to the program providing device 3A by a specific operation of the operation unit 11B on the banknote identification device 2 side.

  When the providing control unit 45A detects a download OK request from the banknote identification device 2 (Yes at step S35), the provision control unit 45A downloads program information corresponding to the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 to the banknote identification device 2 (step S36). ), The processing operation shown in FIG. In addition, the installation control part 33 by the side of the banknote identification apparatus 2 reads a program from the downloaded program information, and installs this program in control RAM23B and identification RAM22B.

  If the download control request is not detected from the banknote identification device 2 (No at Step S35), the provision control unit 45A determines whether a download NG request is detected from the banknote recognition device 2 (Step S37). The download NG request is notified to the program providing device 3A by a specific operation of the operation unit 11B on the banknote identification device 2 side.

  When the providing control unit 45A detects a download NG request from the banknote recognition device 2 (Yes at step S37), the providing control unit 45A ends the processing operation illustrated in FIG.

  When the providing control unit 45A does not detect the download NG request from the banknote recognition device 2 (No at Step S37), the provision control unit 45A proceeds to Step S35 in order to determine whether or not the download OK request is detected from the banknote recognition device 2. .

  The provision control unit 45A provides a screen when there is no production number corresponding to the production number of the connected banknote recognition device 2 in the program information in the management table 43 through the production number determination unit 71 (No in step S32). A message indicating that there is no corresponding program is provided to the banknote recognition apparatus 2 through the unit 51 (step S38), and the processing operation shown in FIG. Note that the user on the banknote recognition device 2 side can recognize that there is no program on the display unit 11A.

  In addition, when the providing control unit 45A is not connected to the banknote recognition apparatus 2 via the communication network 4 (No at Step S31), the providing control unit 45A ends the processing operation illustrated in FIG.

  In the second program installation process shown in FIG. 9, when there is a serial number corresponding to the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 in the program information managed in the management table 43 during communication connection with the banknote identification device 2, the installation is performed. It is determined that there is a program that can be installed, and an installable program name is provided to the banknote identification device 2 on the screen. As a result, the user of the banknote recognition apparatus 2 can recognize the installable program name on the display unit 11A.

  Further, in the second program installation process, after the installable program name is provided to the banknote recognition apparatus 2, the program information is downloaded to the banknote identification apparatus 2 in response to a download OK request on the banknote identification apparatus 2 side. . As a result, the user of the banknote recognition device 2 can select whether or not the program needs to be installed.

  Further, in the second program installation process, if there is no production number corresponding to the production number of the banknote identification device 2 in the program information managed in the management table 43, it is determined that there is no installable program and installation is possible. A message without a program is provided to the banknote identification device 2 on the screen. As a result, the user of the banknote identification device 2 can recognize that there is no program that can be installed.

  In the second embodiment, program information is created in association with the serial number of the banknote identification device 2 to be installed, and this program information is provided to the banknote identification device 2 and connected to the banknote identification device 2 for communication. If there is a production number corresponding to the production number of the banknote identification device 2, a program corresponding to the production number in the program information is installed. As a result, the manufacturer creates effective program information only for the specified banknote recognition device 2 and reliably prevents unauthorized use of programs between the banknote recognition devices 2, thereby reducing the development cost required for the program. Recovery can be achieved.

  In the second embodiment, program information is created by associating a program with a plurality of manufacturing numbers, and this program information is provided to the banknote identification device 2. As a result, even when a manufacturer installs a single program in a plurality of banknote recognition devices 2, the manufacturer does not create program information for each specified banknote recognition device 2, but specifies a plurality of specified banknote recognition devices. Since it is only necessary to create one piece of program information that is effective only for the production, the production efficiency can be greatly improved.

  In the second embodiment, the program providing device 3 </ b> A communicates with the banknote recognition device 2 to provide program information to the banknote recognition device 2. As a result, the manufacturer can communicate with the banknote identification device 2 and provide the program information to the banknote identification device 2 online.

  In the first and second embodiments, when communication connection is established with the communication terminal device 5 and the manufacturing number and program name to be installed on the designation screen 60 are detected, program information corresponding to the manufacturing number is created and the program Information is provided to the bill identification device 2 on the SD card 6 or online. However, even if communication connection with the communication terminal device 5 is not established, the manufacturing number and program name of the installation target are accepted on the paper, and these installation target It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained even if the manufacturing number and the program name are manually input to the program providing device 3.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the user of the communication terminal device 5 was made into the sales agent for convenience of explanation, even if it is the customer of the banknote identification device 2, or its manufacturer, the same effect is acquired. Needless to say. Similarly, the banknote recognition device 2 is not limited to customers, and it goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained even if it is arranged at a manufacturer, a sales agent or the like.

  In the first and second embodiments, a range of continuous manufacturing numbers can be specified as the manufacturing number of the installation target on the specification screen 60. Of course, even if the manufacturing numbers are not continuous, a plurality of serial numbers can be specified. It is needless to say that the program numbers corresponding to the plurality of production numbers can be created by sequentially specifying the production numbers to be installed.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the manufacturing number intrinsic | native to the banknote identification device 2 was used as a manufacturing number of installation object, for example, all the banknote identification apparatuses 2 are made into installation object like a bug solution program, such as a product bug. In this case, it is very time-consuming to input a production number for each bill recognition device 2. Therefore, when a common code common to all banknote identification devices 2 is prepared in advance as the manufacturing number of the installation target and one common code is used as the manufacturing number of the installation target, the program for all banknote identification device 2 is programmed. May be made installable.

  Further, in the first and second embodiments, when communication connection is established with the communication terminal device 5 and the production number and program name to be installed on the designation screen 60 are detected, program information corresponding to the production number is created, and the program Information is provided to the bill identification device 2 on the SD card 6 or online, but after specifying the serial number and program name to be installed, the cost payment status of the program is also monitored and only paid The program information may be provided on the SD card 6 or online. In this case, the development cost can be reliably recovered.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2, although the banknote identification apparatus 2 of installation object was designated with the manufacture number, if it is apparatus information which can identify each banknote identification apparatus 2, it will be limited to these manufacture numbers. Needless to say, the same effect can be obtained.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1 and 2 Example, although the banknote identification apparatus 2 provided with the function which identifies a banknote was mentioned as an example, the apparatus provided with the function which identifies a coin, Furthermore, both a banknote and a coin It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained even with a device having a function of identifying the.

  Moreover, in the said Example 2, when there exists a manufacturing number applicable to the manufacturing number of the banknote identification device 2 currently connected in program information during communication connection with 3 A of program provision apparatuses and the banknote identification device 2, the program information Is transmitted to the banknote identification device 2 being connected, but only the corresponding program may be transmitted to the banknote identification device 2 in the program information. In this case, the program information is transmitted on the banknote identification device 2 side. The processing burden of reading a program from the program can be greatly reduced.

  The embodiment has been described above, but the scope of the technical idea of the present application is not limited by the present embodiment, and various implementations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It goes without saying that examples are feasible. Moreover, the effect described in the present Example is not limited to this.

  Of course, all or some of the processes described as being automatically performed among the various processes described in this embodiment can be performed manually, and vice versa. It goes without saying that all or part of the processing described as being possible can be performed automatically. Further, it goes without saying that the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, information including various data and parameters described in the present embodiment can be appropriately changed unless otherwise specified.

  In addition, each component of each device illustrated is functionally described, and is not necessarily physically configured as illustrated, and a specific aspect of each device is illustrated. Needless to say, it cannot be limited.

  Further, various processing functions performed in each apparatus are performed on a CPU (Central Processing Unit), (or a micro computer such as an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), MCU (Micro Controller Unit), etc.), or on the same CPU (or MPU, MCU). It goes without saying that all or any part of the program may be executed on a program that is analyzed and executed by a microcomputer).

  In the program installation system of the currency identification device and the program installation method of the currency identification device of the present invention, program information is created in association with the device information of the currency identification device to be installed, and this program information is provided to the currency identification device. When there is device information corresponding to the device itself in the program information on the money identification device side, the manufacturer installs a program corresponding to the device information in the program information, so that the manufacturer For example, it is used in financial institutions, etc., because it is possible to recover the development cost required for programs by creating program information that is only valid and preventing unauthorized use of programs between money discriminators. This is useful for banknote identification devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Program installation system 1A Program installation system 2 Banknote identification apparatus 3 Program provision apparatus 3A Program provision apparatus 4 Communication network 6 SD card 23B Control RAM
24 communication unit 31 serial number determination unit 32 SD card control unit 33 installation control unit 44 history management unit 51 screen provision unit 52 serial number detection unit 54 program creation unit 55 program information creation unit 56 program provision unit 60 designation screen 60A serial number input Field 60B Program name input field

Claims (10)

A program installation system for a currency identification device that installs a program in a currency identification device for identifying money based on an identification program,
A designation unit for designating device information for identifying a currency identification device to be installed;
A program creation unit for creating a program related to the currency identification device of the device information designated by the designation unit;
A program providing unit that creates the program information by associating the program created by the program creating unit with the device information, and provides the program information to the money identifying device;
The currency identification device includes:
A program installation system for a currency discriminating apparatus, comprising: a program installation unit that installs a program corresponding to the device information in the program information when the program information includes device information corresponding to the device itself.   2. The program for money identification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein program information is created by associating a program created by the program creation unit with a plurality of device information, and the program information is provided to the money identification apparatus. Install system.   3. The program installation system for a currency identification device according to claim 1, wherein the currency identification device is provided to the currency identification device through a recording medium storing the program information.   3. The program installation system for a currency identification device according to claim 1, wherein the currency identification device is provided to the currency identification device through a recording medium storing a plurality of program information.   3. The program installation system for a currency identification device according to claim 1, wherein the program identification system is connected to the currency identification device to provide the program information to the currency identification device. The designation unit is:
A device information specifying unit for specifying the device information; and a designation screen providing unit for providing a designation screen including a program designation unit for designating a program name for identifying a program. The apparatus information and the program name are designated through the designation unit, and the program installation system for a currency identification apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Having a history management unit for managing program history information in units of the device information;
When device information is designated through the device information designation unit on the designation screen, history information corresponding to the device information is read from the history management unit, and an update history of the device information is displayed on the designation screen based on the history information. 7. The program installation system for a currency identification device according to claim 6, wherein the system is displayed. The designation unit is:
8. The program installation system for a currency identification device according to claim 1, wherein a common code common to all currency identification devices is designated as the device information. A program providing device for providing a program to the money identifying device;
9. The program installation system for a money identifying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program providing apparatus includes the specifying unit, the program creating unit, and the program providing unit. A program installation method for a currency identification device that installs a program in a currency identification device for identifying money based on an identification program,
A designation step for designating device information for identifying a currency identification device to be installed;
A program creation step for creating a program related to the currency identification device of the specified device information;
A program providing step of creating program information by associating the created program with device information, and providing the program information to the currency identification device;
And a program installation step of installing the program corresponding to the device information in the program information when the device information corresponding to the device is included in the program information. Program installation method for the device.

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