JP2723157B2 - Cash handling system for cash handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(Table of Contents) Industrial Application Field Conventional Technology Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problems (FIG. 1) Action Embodiment (a) Description of One Embodiment System (FIG. 2) (b) (1) Description of each apparatus (FIGS. 3 to 9) (c) Description of processing of one embodiment (FIGS. 10 to 12) (d) Description of another embodiment

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash management method for a cash handling apparatus for managing a cash safe set in a cash handling apparatus.

[0003] In recent years, financial institutions and the like, automatic cash transaction equipment,
Cash handling devices such as depositing and withdrawing devices are widely used. Such a cash handling device has a detachable cash vault, sets a cash vault, replenishes cash in a cash stacker in the device, withdraws cash, and stores cash in the cash stacker in the cash vault. And collect cash.

[0004] Replenishment of cash via such a cash vault /
In a collection system, it is required to manage a cash vault.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to set cash in a cash vending machine of a cash transaction apparatus, a voucher is processed, a clerk brings cash from a cashier, and sets the cash in a cash vault by hand. When set in a cash transaction device, cash was replenished into the device from a cash vault and operated.

[0006] Also, when collecting cash, the cash vault is similarly taken out from the device, and cash is taken out from the cash vault by hand.
After counting, the slip was processed and returned to the cashier.

[0007]

However, the prior art has the following problems.

In a system in which a plurality of cash transaction devices are present, even if the device to be set in the cash vault is mistaken, no guard is applied, and a scrutiny process for each cash handling device (matching the logical counter with the physical number). ) May cause trouble.

[0009] The cash safe collected from the cash handling device is
There is a possibility that the user may not know which device has been set, and further trouble may occur in the scrutiny process.

[0010] In response to a recent request for holiday operation, if a third party such as a security company is requested to transport or load a cash vault to a device and a plurality of banks are in charge, a large trouble may occur between the banks.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cash safe management method for a cash handling device which can confirm that a cash safe has been set in a device to be set, and can prevent troubles in a scrutiny process. I do.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cash handling system comprising a cash safe 2 detachable from the device and a cash handling device 3 for performing at least a cash withdrawal operation of the cash in the cash safe 2 set. The use permitted device information is stored in the memory 231 of the cash safe 2, and when the cash safe 2 is set in the cash handling device 3, the cash handling device 3 reads out the use permitted device information of the memory 231. , The use of the cash safe 2 which is not available is prohibited, and if it is available, it is checked whether a plurality of available devices are set by the use permitted device information.
And Ekku, if it is set multiple writes device information used in the memory 231 of the cash safe 2, a plurality
If not set, the used device information is
It is characterized in that it is not written in the memory 231 of the gold safe 2 .

[0014]

[0015] Claim 2 of the present invention is based on claim 1,
When the cash safe 2 is inspected, the memory 2 of the cash safe 2
31 is read out.

[0016] Claim 3 of the present invention is based on claim 2 ,
The read usage permit device information is displayed on a display unit 27 provided in the cash safe 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus which is detachable from an apparatus.
Cash vault 2 and less cash in cash vault 2 set
And the cash handling device 3 that performs the withdrawal operation,
The cash management device 1 that performs at least the scrutiny process of the gold safe 2
Memo of the cash safe 2 in the cash handling system having
In the storage 231, use permission device information is stored, and the cash
When the warehouse 2 is set in the cash handling device 3, the cash collection
The handling device 3 reads the use permitted device information from the memory 231.
And check if it is available and the cash safe is not available
2 operation is prohibited, and the
If a plurality of available devices are set, the cash
After the checking, the handling device 3 stores the used device information in the current
When writing in the memory 231 of the gold safe 2 and when the cash safe 2 is connected to the cash management device 1, when the cash safe 2 is closely inspected
The use permission device information in the memory 231 of the cash safe 2
Is read, and the read usage-permitted device information is input to the cash management device 1.

[0018] Claim 5 of the present invention is based on claim 4 ,
The cash management apparatus 1 is characterized in that cash in the cash safe 2 is paid out and counted.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, use permission device information is set in the cash safe 2 and the cash safe 2 is set in the cash handling device 3.
When the cash handling device 3 is set, it is checked whether or not the cash handling device 3 can be used. Therefore, it can be confirmed that the cash handling device 3 has been set to the correct device, and a trouble at the time of close inspection can be prevented.

Also, since a plurality of devices can be used in the cash vault 2, it is convenient to set the cash vault 2. Since the device information used in the cash vault 2 is written, the set device can be confirmed. Trouble at the time of scrutiny can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the device information of the cash safe 2 is read at the time of close inspection, it is possible to confirm which device was used at the time of close inspection, and the close inspection process can be performed smoothly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the device information of the cash safe 2 is displayed on the display unit 27 of the cash safe 2 at the time of close examination, it is possible to confirm which device was used by the cash safe 2 alone at the time of close examination. Scrutiny processing can be performed smoothly.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the device information of the cash safe 2 is input to the cash management device 1, so that the cash management device 1
The inspection process can be performed smoothly.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the cash management apparatus 1 counts the cash in the cash safe 2 and performs an automatic scrutiny, the scrutiny process can be automated.

[0025]

(A) Description of one embodiment system FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are indicated by the same symbols.

The cash management device 1 automatically sets (loads) / collects cash in / from a cash vault 2.
The cash handling device 3 is composed of an automatic cash transaction device (ATM) and an automatic cash withdrawal machine (CD).
Connected to terminal controller 4a or host 4b.

When cash is loaded by the cash management device 1, the cash vault 2 is carried to the cash handling device 3, and is transferred to the cash handling device 3.
Is set to be used for operation. On the other hand, after the operation is over,
The cash safe 2 is removed from the cash handling device 3 and transported to the cash management device 1, where the cash is collected and scrutinized.

Such transportation of the cash vault 2 is not always carried out by a bank clerk, but may be carried out by a third party such as a security company in consideration of the operation on holidays, and security of cash management is required. You.

(B) Description of each embodiment of the apparatus FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an automatic cash transaction apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a bill recycling unit of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a unit control unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same symbols.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a bill recycling unit for depositing and withdrawing bills, which is described with reference to FIG. 4. Reference numeral 31 denotes a maintenance operation unit, and a liquid crystal display for displaying the state of the apparatus. , A key input unit for operation, a reader / writer unit 32 for reading and writing a user's card, and a card emboss reading unit for reading an emboss portion of the user's card 33, a printer unit for creating a receipt / journal, a passbook magnetic stripe reader / writer unit for reading and writing a magnetic stripe for a user's passbook, and a passbook printer unit. Reference numeral 33 denotes a customer operation unit. , A color display that displays operation guidance to the user, and the user enters the recite number, transaction type, usage amount, etc. Having a touch keyboard for, 34 is a main control unit, connected to the center (or the terminal controller), the bill recycle unit 30, maintenance operation unit 31, the reader /
The writer unit 32 and the customer operation unit 33 are controlled.

The operation of the automatic cash transaction apparatus is well known and will not be described here.

As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote recycling unit 30 includes a banknote cash stacker 301a, 301b for replenishing banknotes from the cashier's safe 20 of the cash safe 2, a 1,000-yen banknote stacker 301c, and a banknote. Identification unit 302 for identifying
A withdrawal pool unit 303 for primary pooling of withdrawal cash and return cash, a deposit pool unit 304 for pooling deposited cash, and an insertion and withdrawal unit 305 as a deposit and withdrawal port.
The bill transport unit 306 and these unit control units 300
And an optical connector CN for connecting and communicating with the communication unit 233 of the control unit 23 of the cash safe 2 and the unit control unit 300.
And 2. The black circle of the transport unit 306 is a gate,
The open circles are payout rollers.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cash safe 2 is a staff safe 20 for storing cash, a reject safe 21 for storing rejected cash, and a cash safe 21 for storing cash that the user has forgotten. It has a safe 22 left behind and a control unit 23 described later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the unit control section 300 includes a main control section 310, a storage section 311 and a main body control section 3.
And a communication unit 313 for communication with the communication unit 233 of the control unit 23 of the cash safe 2.
A discrimination control unit 314 for controlling the discrimination unit 302,
A drive control unit 315 for controlling a driving unit (transport unit or the like) 306, a sensor control unit 316 for controlling a sensor 306a of the transport unit 306 or the like, and an electromagnetic lock for controlling an electromagnetic lock 308 of the unit 30. A control unit 317;
It has an LED display unit 309 and a power supply unit 318.

The operation of the bill recycling unit 30 is as follows: bills are fed from the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2, sent to the discriminating unit 302 by the transport unit 306, discriminated by the discriminating unit 302, and each stacker 301a, 301b,
It is stored in 301c and replenished with cash.

At the time of withdrawal, each stacker 301a,
The bill is paid out from the bills 301b and 301c, and the discrimination unit 302
After being discriminated by the discriminating unit 302, it is pooled in the withdrawal pool unit 303, and the cash withdrawn is collectively discharged to the insertion / extraction unit 305. At the time of deposit, the bill is sent from the insertion / extraction unit 305 to the discrimination unit 302, After discrimination by the discrimination unit 302, the discarded bills are stored in the stackers 301 a, 301 b, and 301 c according to the discrimination denomination.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a cash vault according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a cash vault according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cash safe 2 includes a reject door 24 for the reject safe 21 and a staff safe 2
0, a card reader 26 for reading a staff card, a display unit 27, and a key input unit 28 on the front.

As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 23 of the cash safe 2 has a main control unit 230 and a storage unit (memory) 231 in which safe information such as a safe ID (identification number) and use permitted device information is registered. , A clock 232, a communication unit 233 for communication with the cash management device 1 or the cash transaction device 3, and a power supply unit 2.
34, buzzer 235, safe door 25 and reject door 2
The door electromagnetic lock 236 for the lock of 4 and the safe door 25
And a sensor detection unit 237 for detecting the full / empty state of the staff safe 20, opening the reject door 24, and a card reader control unit 238 for controlling the card reader 26.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a cash management apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an automatic cash set / collection unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the cash management apparatus 1 comprises a management unit 5 and an automatic cash set / collection unit 6.

The management unit 5 includes a card reader 50 for reading a card of an attendant, a card reader control unit 51 for controlling the card reader 50, a keyboard 52 for password and process selection, and a printer 53 for outputting a slip. And a main controller 54 connected to the terminal controller 4 a for controlling the display, a display unit 55 for performing various displays, a hard disk device 56 for storing various data, and communication between the cash safe 2. For this reason, it has an adapter 57 having a pair of communication units 571, 572 and a main control unit 570.

On the other hand, the automatic cash set / collection unit 6
As shown in FIG. 9, a ticket cassette 60 for storing a load ticket and a ticket cassette 6 for storing a load ticket.
1, a discriminating unit 62 for discriminating bills, a front and back turn unit 63 for performing front and back turns of discriminated bills, and a reject / storage unit for storing bills determined to be defective based on discrimination results.
A box 64, a banding machine 65 for banding and storing the collected bills, a transporting unit 66 for transporting the bills, a control unit 67 for controlling these, and an electrical connection between the cash safe 2 and the control unit 67. And an optical connector CN1. still,
The black circles of the transport section 66 are gates, and the white circles are feed rollers.

As shown in FIG. 8, the control section 67 of the automatic cash set / collection unit 6 includes a main control section 670, a power supply section 671, a storage section 672, an LED display section 673, an automatic cash set / collection section. An electromagnetic lock control unit 674 for controlling the electromagnetic lock 69 of the unit 6, a sensor control unit 675 for controlling a sensor 68 provided in the transport unit 66 and the like,
A key input unit 676, a drive control unit 677 for driving and controlling the transport unit 66, a communication unit 678a for communication with the main control control unit 54 of the management unit 5, and a communication unit for communication with the cash safe 2. 678b, and a discrimination control unit 679 that controls the discrimination unit 62.

The operation of the automatic cash set / collection unit 6 is such that, upon receipt of a cash replenishment instruction from the management unit 5, under the control of the main control unit 670, the banknotes are fed out from the banknote cassette 60 and the thousands banknote cassette 61, and the discrimination unit The bill is sent to 62 and discriminated by the discriminating section 62, and the bill is stored in the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2 via the front and back turn section 63.

On the other hand, when receiving the cash collection instruction, the banknotes are fed out from the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2 under the control of the main control section 670, sent to the discrimination section 62, discriminated by the discrimination section 62, and then turned into the front and back turn section 63. And housed in the band sealing section 65 via.

Also, when receiving a cash scrutiny instruction, the main controller 6
Under the control of 70, the banknotes are fed out from the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2, sent to the discrimination section 62, discriminated by the discrimination section 62, and stored in the band sealing section 65 via the front and back turn section 63.

(C) Description of Processing in One Embodiment FIG. 10 is a flowchart of registration processing of information on use permitting device information in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of use permitting device information in FIG.

The attendant operates the display unit 55 of the cash management unit 5.
According to the operation guidance display of, the staff ID (identification number),
The card in which the personal identification number and the like are recorded is transferred to the card reader 50.
, And input a password through the keyboard 52. The main control unit 54 checks the contents of the read card and also checks the password.

If the check result is good, a process selection screen is displayed on the display unit 55, and when the attendant selects the registration process shown in FIG. 10, the registration utility starts.

The attendant sets the cash safe 2 on the adapter 57 or the automatic cash set / collection unit 6, inputs the registered bank number from the keyboard 52, displays it on the display unit 55, and confirms it. Hereinafter, similarly, the registered branch number and the registered device number are input.

As shown in FIG. 11 (A), a plurality of use-permitted devices can be set, and as shown in FIG. 11 (B), only the device number can be set to free. ), The branch number and the device number can be set to free, and as shown in FIG.
The bank number, branch number, and device number can be set to free. The number set as free is not subjected to the consistency check.

After registering the device number in this way, the main control unit 54 writes the use permitted device information in the memory 231 of the cash safe 2 and loads cash into the cash safe 2.

As this method, there are a method of manually filling cash in the cash vault 2 and a method of using the automatic cash set / collection device 6.

In the method using the automatic cash set / collection device 6, cash replenishment processing (key PF
After selecting 1), the main control unit 54 displays an instruction for inputting the number of refills on the display unit 55, and prompts the attendant to input the number of refills for each denomination from the keyboard 52.

The main control unit 54 compares the total number of refills input with the capacity of the staff safe 20 and checks the input data. When the total number of refills exceeds the capacity of the staff safe 20, the input NG is displayed on the display 55 as input data NG.
A re-input instruction is displayed, and the number of refills is re-input.

Thus, the main controller 670 of the automatic cash set / collection unit 6 performs a cash replenishment operation in accordance with an instruction from the main controller 54. That is, the banknotes are fed from the ten-note cassette 60 and the ten-note cassette 61, sent to the discrimination section 62, and stored in the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2 after discrimination. Then, the main control unit 54 edits the denomination replenishment number, cash safe ID (cassette number), use permission device information, cash automatic set / collection unit ID, processing date and time, and staff ID as information processing. Is written to the hard disk drive 56 and saved.

Further, this processing information is transmitted to the host 4b, and the host 4b manages the history.
Print out the processing information as shown in 5 and issue it as a slip.
The display unit 55 displays the normal end and the processing contents, and ends.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of processing for setting a safe in an ATM according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 34 of the automatic cash transaction apparatus displays the processing selection on the liquid crystal display of the maintenance operation unit 31.

When the loading process of the cash safe 2 is selected from the key input section of the maintenance operation section 31, a safe setting instruction is displayed on the liquid crystal display, and the setting waits.

When the cash safe 2 is set in the banknote recycling unit 30, the control unit 300 detects this, reads the information in the memory 231 of the control unit 23 of the cash safe 2 from the connector CN2, and notifies the control unit 34. .

The control unit 34 compares and checks the use-permitted device information of the read information with the device information of its own ATM,
Check consistency.

If the consistency check is good, the control unit 34 sets OK and the processing information (information of the cash safe 2, A
TMID, processed staff ID, processing date and time) are transmitted to the terminal controller 4a or the host 4b, and the history is managed by the host 4b. If the use permission information has a free column, the used device information is stored in the cash safe 2. Memory 231
Write to.

On the other hand, if this consistency check is bad,
The control unit 34 displays the safe consistency NG and the cash safe exchange instruction on the maintenance operation unit 31, waits for the cash safe to be removed, and returns to the step when the control unit 300 of the banknote recycling unit 30 detects that the cash safe is removed. .

On the other hand, at the time of scrutiny, when the scrutiny process is selected from the keyboard 52 of the cash management unit 5, the main control unit 54
Notifies the main control unit 670 of the automatic cash set / collection unit 6 of the close inspection instruction. The main control unit 670 reads out the use permission device information from the memory 231 of the cash safe 2, and
4 is displayed on the display unit 55 and confirmed, and then, the banknote is withdrawn from the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2 and the discrimination unit 6
2 and discriminated by the discriminating section 62, and then the front and back turn section 63
The banknotes are stored in the band sealing unit 65 via the, counted, the count value is notified to the main control unit 54, displayed on the display unit 55 and confirmed,
Further, the use permission device information and the inspection count information are written to the hard disk device 56, saved, and transmitted to the host 4b as necessary.

The above is the automatic scrutiny process. The cash safe 2 is connected to the adapter 57 and the memory 231 of the cash safe 2 is
Is read, and the main control unit 54 is notified.
After being displayed on the display unit 55 and confirmed, the cash in the staff safe 20 of the cash safe 2 may be taken out by hand, counted by another cash counter or the like, and the counted value may be input from the keyboard 52.

(D) Description of Other Embodiments In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention can be modified as follows.

Although the example using the cash management device 1 has been described, the use permission device information shown in FIG. 10 is registered from the key input unit 28 of the cash safe 2 without using the cash management device 1, and the key input unit 28 May be used to read out the use permitted device information from the memory 231 and display it on the display unit 27 of the cash safe 2.

Although the cash handling apparatus has been described as an example of an automatic cash transaction apparatus, the cash handling apparatus may be applied to an automatic deposit and withdrawal apparatus or an automatic cash withdrawal apparatus operated by a teller such as a bank.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments.
Various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0073]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained.

[0092] Use permission device information is set in the cash vault, and when the cash handling device is set, it is checked whether the cash handling device can be used. Trouble can be prevented.

At the time of scrutiny, it is clear which device has been set, so that the scrutiny process can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an automatic cash transaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a bill recycling unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a cash vault according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a cash vault according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a cash vault according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a cash management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of an automatic cash set / collection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a use-permitted device information registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of use permission device information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a safe setting process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cash management device 2 Cash safe 3 Cash handling device 231 memory

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash handling system comprising: a cash safe (2) detachable from a device; and a cash handling device (3) for performing at least a cash withdrawal operation of the set cash safe (2). Use permission device information is stored in the memory (231) of the cash safe (2), and when the cash safe (2) is set in the cash handling device (3), the cash handling device (3)
The use permitted device information is read from the memory (231), checked whether it is usable, and the operation by the unusable cash safe (2) is prohibited. Check if multiple devices are set
And, if it is set multiple writes device information used in the memory (231) of said cash safe (2), double
If the number is not set, the used device information is
A cash safe management method for a cash handling apparatus, wherein the cash is not written in a memory (231) of the cash safe (2) . 2. A cash safe management method for a cash handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, when said cash safe (2) is inspected, use permitted device information in a memory (231) of said cash safe (2) is read. . 3. The cash safe management method for a cash handling device according to claim 2, wherein the read use permitted device information is displayed on a display unit (27) provided in the cash safe (2). 4. A cash safe (2) detachable from the device,
At least withdrawal of cash in the cash vault (2)
The cash handling device (3) that performs the operation and the cash safe connected
Cash management device (1) that performs at least close inspection processing of (2)
In the cash handling system having a cash safe (2), the memory (231) of the cash safe (2) is stored in the memory (231).
Information, and the cash safe (2) is used for the cash handling device.
When set in (3), the cash handling device (3)
The use permitted device information is read from the memory (231) and used.
Check if it is possible, and go to the cash vault (2) that is not available
Operation is prohibited, and a plurality of available devices are set based on the
If the cash handling device (3) is
After the check, use the device information in the cash safe (2 )
(231) and the cash safe (2) is connected to the cash management device (1) .
At the time of close inspection of the cash vault (2),
Read the use permitted device information from the memory (231) of (2)
And inputting the read usage-permitted device information to the cash management device (1). 5. A cash safe management method for a cash handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said cash management device (1) draws out and counts cash in said cash safe (2).