JP2013003963A - Money processing device, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a money processing device capable of suppressing the rate of error processing when money which is temporarily held is returned to a payment opening.SOLUTION: The money processing device carries money which is thrown in a money reception/payment opening during a reception transaction etc., to a temporary holding part via a coin recognition part, and holds the money. If the transaction is canceled, the money held at the temporary holding part is returned to the money reception/payment opening not via the coin recognition part. Here, the money held at the temporary storage part is counted, the money returned to the coin reception/payment opening is counted, and the count of the held money and the count of returned money are compared with each other. If those counts are not equal to each other, the count of returned money is recounted to confirm that there is no problem of returning, and it is also confirmed that there is no money remaining on a path. If the confirmation ends in failure, error processing is started.

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus, a method, and a program, and can be applied to, for example, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine of an automatic transaction machine (ATM) that performs at least a transaction involving taking in banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a circulation type automatic transaction apparatus that handles banknotes includes a banknote depositing and dispensing machine. In the automatic transaction apparatus, the deposit transaction is selected and the banknote is taken in. However, the deposit transaction may be stopped and the banknote may be returned. In such a case, in the past, banknotes different from the banknotes taken in were also returned, but there is a possibility that troubles may occur with the customer because the inserted banknotes and the returned banknotes are different banknotes. .

  Therefore, today, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine having a temporary holding part is the center. That is, the banknote deposited into the deposit / withdrawal port of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine passes through the banknote recognition unit that recognizes the denomination and transport state (for example, double feed, skew feed, etc.) of the banknote and is transported to the temporary storage unit. Temporarily suspended. When the deposit transaction is confirmed, the temporarily held banknote passes through the banknote recognition unit, the denomination is recognized, and stored in the denomination storing unit. On the other hand, when the deposit transaction is stopped, the temporarily held banknote is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port.

  At the time of this return, if there is a banknote depositing and dispensing machine that manages the number of bills that have been temporarily held through the banknote recognition unit, the banknotes that have been temporarily held for the high-speed processing of the return There is also a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that returns the depositing / dispensing port without passing the recognition unit. Examples of the latter banknote depositing / dispensing machine include those described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

JP 2007-072973 A JP 2004-310594 A

  Even if it is a banknote depositing / dispensing machine that returns a temporarily held banknote to the deposit / withdrawal slot without passing through the banknote recognition unit, it is possible to manage the number of banknotes to be returned and confirm that they are correctly returned. Preferably, conventionally, it has been confirmed whether the number of sheets held in a part of the holding section matches the number of sheets returned to the deposit / withdrawal port. If the two numbers do not match, an error process such as a process for notifying a staff member is performed.

  Since the bill recognizing unit recognizes by image processing, if the bill recognizing unit is allowed to pass through, it is possible to recognize the double feeding of the bills (conveyed in a state where a plurality of bills are overlapped) with a high probability. . However, when the banknote temporarily held is returned to the deposit / withdrawal port without passing the banknote recognition unit, it is not possible to recognize double feeding. For this reason, it is easy to determine that the number of sheets held in the partial holding unit and the number of sheets returned to the deposit / withdrawal port do not match, and the rate of error processing increases. As a result, the operating rate of the automatic transaction apparatus having the banknote depositing / dispensing machine is reduced, and the customer is often stopped.

  Therefore, there is a demand for a money handling apparatus, method, and program that can reduce the rate of error processing when returning a partially held money to a withdrawal port.

  The first aspect of the present invention includes a money deposit port for receiving inserted money, a money recognition means for recognizing money, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding input money, and a money held in the temporary holding means. And a transport path for transporting money, and transports the money put into the money deposit port to the temporary storage means via the money recognition means, and the temporary storage means. In the money handling apparatus for returning the money held on the bank to the money withdrawal port without going through the money recognition means, (1) counting the number of the money held in the temporary holding means. And (2) a return number counting means for counting the number of returned money, which is the number of money returned to the money dispensing outlet, and (3) comparing the number of reserved and the return number. These numbers are When it is confirmed that the return to the money withdrawal port has been performed normally, and the return to the money withdrawal port has been confirmed normally It has an error processing avoiding means for judging that it is abnormal when it is impossible to confirm that the return of money is normally completed and the return to the money withdrawal port is made normally.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money deposit port for receiving inserted money, a money recognizing means for recognizing money, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding input money, and a money held in the temporary holding means. And a transport path for transporting money, and transports the money put into the money deposit port to the temporary storage means via the money recognition means, and the temporary storage means. In the money handling method of the money handling apparatus for returning the money held on the bank to the money withdrawal port without passing through the money recognition means, (1) the number-of-holds counting means is held in the temporary holding means. (2) The return number counting means counts the return number, which is the number of money returned to the money withdrawal port, and (3) the error processing avoiding means is: With the above number Compared with the number of returned money, and when these numbers are in a predetermined discrepancy relationship, execute a process of confirming whether or not the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally. When it is confirmed that the return has been made normally, the return of money is terminated normally, and when it cannot be confirmed that the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally, it is judged as abnormal.

  A money processing program according to a third aspect of the present invention includes a money deposit port for receiving input money, a money recognition means for recognizing money, a temporary hold means for temporarily holding input money, and a hold on the temporary hold means. A money withdrawal port through which the money that has been returned is returned, and a transport path for transporting the money, and the money inserted into the money deposit port is transported to the temporary holding means via the money recognition means, A computer mounted on a money handling apparatus for returning the money held in the temporary holding means to the money dispensing port without passing through the money recognition means, (1) held in the temporary holding means (2) a return number counting means for counting a return number, which is the number of money returned to the money withdrawal port; and (3) the hold number. When the number of returned items is compared, and when these numbers are in a predetermined discrepancy relationship, a process for confirming whether or not the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally is executed, and When the return can be confirmed as normal, the return of money is terminated normally, and when it cannot be confirmed that the return to the above-mentioned money withdrawal port is normal, it functions as an error processing avoidance means that determines that it is abnormal And

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the money processing apparatus, method, and program which can suppress the ratio of the error process at the time of returning the money with which one part was hold | maintained to the withdrawal port can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic side view which shows the structure of the banknote process part in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the path | route to the temporary holding | maintenance part in 1st Embodiment, and the path | route from a temporary holding | maintenance part. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system in the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the characteristic process of the deposit transaction in the automatic transaction apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the characteristic process of the deposit transaction in the automatic transaction apparatus of 2nd Embodiment.

(A) 1st Embodiment Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment which applied the money processing apparatus, method, and program by this invention to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) is described, referring drawings. .

(A-1) Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 of 1st Embodiment is provided with the operation part 2, the banknote depositing / withdrawing port 3, the coin depositing / withdrawing port 4, the card entrance / exit 6, and the bankbook entrance / exit 7.

  The operation unit 2 includes a display unit and a touch panel type input unit, and performs various inputs according to customer operations and displays operation guidance and the like.

  The bill deposit / withdrawal port 3 is an opening through which bills are inserted and bills are discharged. The bill deposit / withdrawal port 3 is provided with a shutter, and the bill deposit / withdrawal port 3 is opened and closed by driving the shutter. The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 is connected to a later-described banknote processing unit (banknote deposit / withdrawal machine) 10 indicated by a broken line in the apparatus.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal port 4 is an opening through which coins are inserted and coins are discharged. The coin deposit / withdrawal port 4 is also provided with a shutter, and the coin deposit / withdrawal port 4 is opened and closed by driving the shutter.

  Card entry / exit 6 inserts a card (magnetic card, IC card, etc., regardless of recording method; cash card, credit card, etc., regardless of issuer) used in the transaction. It is a doorway to be discharged. Note that a statement slip describing the transaction details may be discharged from the card entrance 6.

  The bankbook entrance / exit 7 is an entrance / exit from which a bankbook used in the transaction is inserted and from which the bankbook is discharged when the transaction ends.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of the banknote processing unit 10 described above. FIG. 2 shows an example in which there are four banknote cassettes, but the number of banknote cassettes is not limited to four.

  In FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 10 is divided into an upper unit 10U and a lower unit 10D. The upper unit 10U determines the customer service unit 11 for inserting and ejecting banknotes, the authenticity, type, and double feed of banknotes, and the banknote recognition unit (banknote recognition unit) that counts the number of each type as appropriate. ) 12, a transport unit 14 including a transport path, a temporary storage unit 13 that temporarily stores a banknote that has been inserted and has been recognized and is waiting to be moved to the banknote cassette. The lower unit 10D stores banknote cassettes 15a to 15d for storing banknotes of each denomination, and banknotes for replenishment to be replenished as banknotes for withdrawal or any of the banknote cassettes 15a to 15d for denominations. The replenishment collection storage unit 16 that takes in and stores the banknotes for collection when the banknote is full, etc., and forgets to take in and store again when the customer forgets the banknotes withdrawn to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 The banknote storage unit 17 and the withdrawal / rejection storage unit 18 for storing rejected banknotes at the time of withdrawal are included.

  Here, the customer service unit 11 is provided with a discharged banknote detection sensor 11 a that detects a banknote conveyed from the conveyance path to the customer service unit 11. This detection sensor 11a is composed of, for example, a photoelectric sensor, and detects a banknote (passing) by blocking a light beam from the light projecting section when the banknote passes through a path connecting the light projecting section and the light receiving section. Is. By counting the detection signal of the discharged banknote detection sensor 11a, the main control unit 20 described later can capture the number of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11.

  FIG. 3 (A) shows a path when the banknotes inserted into the customer service unit 11 are conveyed to the temporary storage unit 13, and FIG. 3 (B) shows the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 13. 11 shows a route for discharging (returning). FIG. 3 shows only the upper unit 10U taken out. As shown in FIG. 3, in the automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the banknote recognition unit 12 is not allowed to pass when the banknote temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 13 is discharged to the customer service unit 11. The route is selected.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system in the automatic transaction apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 includes a main control unit 20 that controls each unit, the above-described operation unit 2, a card processing unit 21 that reads / writes information to a cash card and the like, and voice that outputs operation guidance and the like. Guide section 22, passbook processing section 23 that controls the reading and writing of the magnetic stripe of the bankbook, the banknote processing section 24 that prints and outputs the transaction details on the statement slip, and the above-mentioned control that takes in and discharges banknotes Banknote processing unit 10 and a coin processing unit 25 that controls the taking-in and discharging of coins. The automatic transaction apparatus 1 also includes a power supply unit 27 that supplies power to each unit, a memory unit 28 as a storage unit of the main control unit 20, and an interface unit 29 that controls an interface with a host computer of the financial institution (not shown). .

  The main control unit 20 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, for example, and controls the entire operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1. The memory unit 28 includes, for example, a program memory, a working memory, and a setting data memory. The main control unit 20 (microcomputer) controls each unit while using the working memory as a memory for temporarily storing information in accordance with the program stored in the program memory and the data set in the setting data memory. .

  As a program stored in the memory unit 28, there is a deposit transaction program 28a (see FIG. 5 described later). As work data (working data) stored in the memory unit 28, there are the number data 28b of banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the number data 28c of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11.

(A-2) Operation of the First Embodiment The first embodiment is characterized by processing when discharging (returning) banknotes temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 13 to the customer service unit 11. . Therefore, hereinafter, the processing when the deposit transaction processing is selected will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 5, in order to facilitate understanding of the features of the first embodiment, after a banknote is inserted in a deposit transaction and transport to the temporary storage unit 13 is completed, the payment cancellation is selected, and the temporary storage unit 13 receives the customer service. The example in the case of returning to the unit 11 (in other words banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3) is shown.

  When the deposit transaction is selected, the main control unit 20 opens the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 and inserts the deposited banknote into the customer service unit 11 (step S100). When the shutter is opened, the customer inserts the deposited banknote into the customer service unit 11 and operates the “read” icon on the screen displayed on the operation unit 2.

  At this time, the main control unit 20 closes the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3, separates and feeds out the inserted banknotes one by one, and transports them to the temporary storage unit 13 via the banknote recognition unit 12. (Step S101). Since all the inserted banknotes pass through the banknote recognition unit 12, the number of sheets conveyed to the temporary storage unit 13 is determined, the number data 28b of the stored banknotes is stored, and the total deposit amount is calculated.

  After transporting all the deposited banknotes to the temporary storage unit 13, the main control unit 20 causes the operation unit 2 to display a screen including the total deposit amount, the “deposit payment” icon, and the “cancel” icon. It is determined which icon the customer has operated (step S102). When the “deposit confirmation” icon is operated, the main control unit 20 executes a process at the time of deposit confirmation such as a process of transferring the banknote held in the temporary storage unit 13 to any of the banknote cassettes 15a to 15d. (Step S103).

  On the other hand, when the customer operates the “cancel” icon, the main control unit 20 causes the customer unit 11 (the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3) to discharge (return) the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13. Based on the detection signal of the discharged banknote detection sensor 11a, the number data 28c of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 is obtained (step S104). Then, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 matches the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 (step S105). ).

  If the number data 28b and 28c match, the main control unit 20 opens the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 and returns the inserted banknote to the customer (step S106).

  On the other hand, if the number data 28b and the number data 28c do not match, the main control unit 20 recounts the number of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 (step S107).

  The transport route at the time of recounting is not limited, but is preferably a route that passes through the banknote recognition unit. For example, if the customer service unit 11 can execute separation and feeding of banknotes and insertion from the conveyance path side in parallel, the customer service unit 11 → the banknote recognition unit 12 → the temporary holding unit 13 of the customer service unit 11 is not included. The route is set as a transport route at the time of recounting, and the data on the number of sheets obtained by the recognition processing of the banknote recognition unit 12 is used as new number data (recounting number data) 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11. Also good. Further, for example, the route of the customer service unit 11 → the banknote recognition unit 12 → the temporary storage unit 13 → the customer service unit 11 may be used as the transport route at the time of recounting. In this case, the data on the number of sheets obtained by the recognition processing of the banknote recognition unit 12 may be used as new number data (recounted number data) 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11, and the banknotes discharged The data of the number of sheets obtained based on the detection signal of the detection sensor 11a may be used as new number data (recounted number data) 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11.

  When the recounting operation is completed, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the recount number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 match. Is determined (step S108). If the number data 28b and 28c match, the main control unit 20 opens the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 and returns the inserted banknote to the customer (step S106).

  On the other hand, if the number data 28b and 28c do not match even after the re-counting, the main control unit 20 determines that there is an abnormality and causes an error such as a notification process to an attendant or the like or a stop of the automatic transaction apparatus. The process proceeds to step S109.

  For example, after the inserted banknotes are transported to the temporary storage unit 13, the deposit transaction is canceled, and when the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 13 are discharged to the customer service unit 11, separation and feeding from the temporary storage unit 13 are performed. If double feed starts from the stage and the double-fed banknote is discharged to the customer service unit 11 as it is, a result of inconsistency is obtained in the determination in step S105. Therefore, the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 are recounted. If double feeding does not occur in this re-counting, a result of coincidence is obtained in the determination in step S108 after the re-counting, and the process ends normally.

(A-3) Effects of the first embodiment According to the first embodiment, when the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit are discharged to the customer service unit on the transport route that does not pass through the banknote recognition unit, the reservation is made. When the number of sheets does not match the number of sheets to be discharged, the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit are recounted to check whether the discharge (number of sheets) is normal or abnormal. The ratio of shifting to can be reduced as compared with the prior art. As a result, it is possible to increase the operating rate of the automatic transaction apparatus having the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, and it is possible to eliminate almost all things that cause the customer to stop for error processing.

(B) 2nd Embodiment Next, 2nd Embodiment which applied the money processing apparatus, method, and program by this invention to the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) is described, referring drawings. To do.

  The hardware configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, and can be represented in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. In the automatic transaction apparatus 1A according to the second embodiment, the processing when discharging (returning) the banknote temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 13 to the customer service unit 11 is different from that in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing in the second embodiment when the deposit transaction processing is selected, and the same steps as those in FIG. 5 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals. .

  Also in the second embodiment, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the number data 28b of banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the number data 28c of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 match. The processing up to the determination (steps S101 to S105) is the same as in the first embodiment, and when both the number data 28b and 28c match, the main control unit 20 performs the bill deposit / withdrawal port. The process of opening the shutter 3 and returning the inserted banknote to the customer (step S106) is the same as in the first embodiment.

  In the case of the second embodiment, when the number data 28b of banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the number data 28c of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 do not match, the main control unit 20 Use a predetermined number (for example, one) of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 to check whether any trouble (for example, jam) has occurred on the conveyance path or each component. Processing is performed (step S150). Then, the main control unit 20 determines whether or not the trial extraction process has been normally completed (step S151).

  Routes (conveyance routes and components) that need to be confirmed in the trial removal process are routes that the bills inserted into the customer service unit 11 for deposit transactions return to return to the customer service unit 11 for transaction cancellation. It is preferable that the entire route is. Therefore, the conveyance of banknotes in the trial removal process is the conveyance from the customer service unit 11 to the temporary storage unit 13 via the banknote recognition unit 12 and the conveyance from the temporary storage unit 13 to the customer service unit 11 not through the banknote recognition unit 12. become.

  The banknotes separated and drawn out from the customer service unit 11 for the trial delivery process return to the customer service unit 11 through a route that needs to be confirmed in the trial delivery process, and other shortages (number data 28b minus number data 28c) Even when the banknote is not conveyed to the customer service unit 11, the main control unit 20 considers that the trial removal process has been completed normally. When the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 13 are separated from the temporary holding unit 13 and are fed out, a double feed occurs, and when the paper is discharged to the customer service unit 11 while being double fed, Although 28c becomes inconsistent, it can be understood that such a double feed has occurred if there is no jam on the route, and it can be understood that all banknotes have been returned from the temporary storage unit 13.

  Other than the above may be regarded as abnormal termination of the test out process.

  Further, although not described above, the following case may also be regarded as a normal end of the trial extraction process. The banknotes separated and delivered from the customer service unit 11 for the trial delivery process return to the customer service unit 11 through a route that needs to be confirmed by the trial delivery process, and other than the shortage (number data 28b minus number data 28c). When the banknote is conveyed to the customer service unit 11, the main control unit 20 may capture that the trial-out process has been completed normally. In this case, the jammed state of the banknote is canceled through the banknote transporting operation by the trial removal process, and the banknote in the jammed state is transported to the customer service unit 11 in the same manner as the banknote of the trial ejection process.

  When the trial dispensing process ends normally, the main control unit 20 opens the shutter of the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 and returns the inserted banknote to the customer (step S106).

  On the other hand, when the trial-out process ends abnormally, the main control unit 20 determines that there is an abnormality, and shifts to an error process such as a notification process for an attendant or the like or a stop of the automatic transaction apparatus (step S109).

  According to the second embodiment, when the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit are discharged to the customer service unit on the transport route that does not pass through the banknote recognition unit, Since a part of the banknotes that were ejected was used to perform the trial removal process, it can be confirmed that the banknotes are not remaining in the transport path or components, and the process may end normally. The rate of migration can be reduced as compared with the prior art. As a result, it is possible to increase the operating rate of the automatic transaction apparatus having the banknote depositing and dispensing machine, and it is possible to eliminate almost all things that cause the customer to stop for error processing.

(C) Other Embodiments In the description of the above-described embodiment, various modified embodiments have been referred to. However, modified embodiments as exemplified below can be cited.

  In each of the above embodiments, when the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 is larger than the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 and do not match, the temporary storage unit 13 holds the banknotes. Although the bill number data 28b is less than the bill number data 28c discharged to the customer service unit 11 and does not match, the processing is changed in two types of inconsistency. good. For example, when the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 is smaller than the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 and does not match, the recounting process and the trial out process are not performed. It may be considered normal. If a multi-feed banknote that cannot be recognized through the banknote recognition unit 12 is transported to and held by the temporary storage unit 13 and returned to the customer service unit 11 from the temporary storage unit 13, a multi-feed does not occur. Since the number data 28b of banknotes held at 13 is smaller than the number data 28c of banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11, it is considered that such a case may be treated as normal.

  In each of the embodiments described above, when the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 do not match, the recounting process or the trial out process However, in some cases, the process may be immediately shifted to error processing. For example, if the difference in the number of sheets is 1 (or if it is within a predetermined ratio of the total number of sheets), if the error processing avoidance condition is satisfied, the re-counting process or the trial out process is performed, and the difference in the number of sheets is 2 or more When the error processing avoidance condition is not satisfied, such as when the predetermined ratio of the total number of sheets is exceeded, the process may be immediately shifted to error processing.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the re-counting process and the trial out process are executed. However, the re-count process and the trial out process may be used in combination. For example, when the difference between the number data 28b of the banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 13 and the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged to the customer service unit 11 is one, the shift to the error processing is performed through the test out process. If the difference is two or more, it may be attempted to avoid the shift to error processing through re-counting processing. Further, for example, the trial extraction process may be executed when a difference remains even after the re-counting process is executed. When the transport path in the re-count process is considerably shorter than the transport path in the test-out process, the re-count process and the test-out process may be performed in this order.

  In each said embodiment, the data of the number of banknotes counted when conveying the banknote thrown into the customer service unit 22 by the temporary storage part 13 via the banknote recognition unit 12 of the banknote currently hold | maintained by the temporary storage part 13 are used. Although the number data 28b is shown, the detection signal of the photoelectric sensor provided in association with the separation and feeding mechanism in the temporary storage unit 13 is counted, and the count data is stored in the temporary storage unit 13 Alternatively, the bill number data 28b may be used. In such a case, when the banknotes that are double-fed by separation and feeding from the temporary storage unit 13 are discharged to the customer service unit 11 while being double-fed, the two-sheet data 28 and 28c are the same. In this respect, the shift to error processing can be avoided.

  Moreover, the data 28b of the number of banknotes counted when transported to the temporary storage unit 13 via the banknote recognition unit 12 and the data 28b-2 of the number of banknotes counted at the time of separation and feeding from the temporary storage unit 13 are used together. May be. For example, the comparison with the number data 28c of the banknotes discharged (returned) to the customer service unit 11 is performed with the data 28b, and when there is a difference, the data 28c and 28b-2 are compared. For the first time, a re-counting process or a trial out process may be performed.

  In each of the above embodiments, one temporary holding unit 13 is shown, but the present invention can be applied even to an automatic transaction apparatus having a plurality of temporary holding units. For example, even if a denomination type temporary holding unit is provided, the same processing as in each of the above embodiments is performed by confirming the coincidence / non-coincidence of the number of sheets for each service unit transport from the temporary holding unit of each denomination. Should be executed.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the deposit port for inserting banknotes and the withdrawal port for discharging banknotes are the same, but the technical idea of the present invention can be applied even if they are different. .

  In the above description of each embodiment, the case where the transaction using the temporary holding unit 13 is a deposit transaction has been described. However, the type of transaction is not limited to the deposit transaction. For example, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a case where a deposit banknote is returned because a cash deposit transfer transaction has been canceled halfway, and for example, a deposit banknote is returned because a currency exchange transaction has been canceled halfway. In this case, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied.

  In each of the above embodiments, the processing of banknotes has been described. However, the same processing can be performed in the case of depositing coins and canceling deposits.

  In each said embodiment, although the automatic transaction apparatus which handles a banknote and a coin was shown, it can apply this invention also to the automatic transaction apparatus which handles only a coin also to the automatic transaction apparatus which handles only a banknote. it can.

  The money handled by the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to banknotes and coins, and may be other money such as a check, a security, a certificate, a ticket. Further, the money handling device according to the present invention is not limited to a device related to a financial institution, and may be any device that involves taking in money, for example, a ticket vending machine installed at a station, etc. A new ticket issuing device, a continuous issuing device, a change processing device used in a convenience store, a supermarket, or the like may be used. In addition, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a device that is handled by a customer or a user who performs operations such as a teller, a store clerk, or a station clerk.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A ... Automatic transaction apparatus, 3 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal port, 10 ... Banknote processing part, 11 ... Customer service unit, 11a ... Discharged banknote detection sensor, 12 ... Banknote recognition unit, 13 ... Temporary reservation part, 15a-15d ... Banknote Cassette, 20 ... main control unit, 28 ... memory unit.

Claims (6)

A money deposit port for receiving the inserted money, a currency recognition means for recognizing the money, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the input money, and a money withdrawal for returning the money held in the temporary holding means. Having a mouth and a transport path for transporting money, and transporting the money put into the money deposit port to the temporary holding means via the money recognition means, and the money held in the temporary holding means In the money handling apparatus for returning to the money withdrawal port without going through the money recognition means,
A number-of-holds counting means for counting the number of held money, which is the number of money held in the temporary holding means;
A return number counting means for counting the number of returned money that is the number of money returned to the money withdrawal port;
A comparison is made between the reserved number and the return number, and when these numbers are in a predetermined discrepancy relationship, a process is executed to confirm whether or not the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally, and An error handling avoidance means that normally terminates the return of money when it can be confirmed that the return to the cash outlet has been made normally, and determines that it is abnormal if it cannot be confirmed that the return to the money withdrawal mouth has been made normally. A money handling apparatus comprising:   The confirmation process executed by the error handling avoidance means causes the number of moneys returned to the money withdrawal port to be re-counted, and that the re-counted return number matches the reserved number. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the money handling apparatus is a process that captures that the return to the bank is normally performed.   3. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a recounted number of returned sheets is obtained by passing the money returned to the money withdrawal port through the money recognition means.   The confirmation process executed by the error processing avoiding means uses a predetermined number of moneys returned to the money withdrawal slot, and uses the money inserted into the money deposit slot to the temporary holding means via the money recognition means. Check whether the money remains on the route to be transported and the route to return the money held in the temporary holding means to the money withdrawal port without passing through the money recognition means. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing is a process that captures that the return to the money deposit / withdrawal port has been made normally. A money deposit port for receiving the inserted money, a currency recognition means for recognizing the money, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the input money, and a money withdrawal for returning the money held in the temporary holding means. Having a mouth and a transport path for transporting money, and transporting the money put into the money deposit port to the temporary holding means via the money recognition means, and the money held in the temporary holding means In the money handling method of the money handling apparatus for returning to the money withdrawal port without going through the money recognition means,
The number-of-holds counting means counts the number of held money that is the number of money held in the temporary holding means,
The returned number counting means counts the number of returned money that is the number of money returned to the money withdrawal port,
The error processing avoiding means compares the reserved number and the return number, and confirms whether or not the return to the money withdrawal port is normally performed when these numbers are in a predetermined mismatch relationship. Execute, and when it is confirmed that the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally, the return of the money is terminated normally, and when it is not possible to confirm that the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally, it is determined to be abnormal. A money handling method characterized by the above. A money deposit port for receiving the inserted money, a currency recognition means for recognizing the money, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the input money, and a money withdrawal for returning the money held in the temporary holding means. Having a mouth and a transport path for transporting money, and transporting the money put into the money deposit port to the temporary holding means via the money recognition means, and the money held in the temporary holding means , A computer mounted on the money handling apparatus for returning to the money withdrawal port without going through the money recognition means,
A number-of-holds counting means for counting the number of held money, which is the number of money held in the temporary holding means;
A return number counting means for counting the number of returned money that is the number of money returned to the money withdrawal port;
A comparison is made between the reserved number and the return number, and when these numbers are in a predetermined discrepancy relationship, a process for confirming whether or not the return to the money withdrawal port has been made normally is executed, and As a means of avoiding error handling, when it is confirmed that the return to the cash outlet has been made normally, the return of money is normally terminated, and when it is not possible to confirm that the return to the money withdrawal mouth has been made normally, it is determined to be abnormal. A money processing program characterized by being made to function.

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