KR20140116321A - Media treating apparatus and the method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A purpose of the present invention is to provide a medium handling apparatus which, when sizes of media are different from each other, stores the medium separately according to types of the medium and manages cassettes for the types of the medium based on use frequencies, thereby archiving smooth management and miniaturization, and a medium handling method. For this purpose, the medium handling apparatus comprises an input/output part (100) in which a first space (100) in which a media is received upon deposit and a second space (120) in which a media is received upon withdrawal; an identifying part (200) configured to identify whether the media is abnormal and a type of the media; a media storage part (400) configured to store the inputted media or the media to be outputted and configured by a plurality of cassettes each storing a plurality of different types of bills having different sizes; and a control part configured to perform control such that the media is stored in any one of the plurality of cassettes according to a result of identification by the identifying part (200) and to perform control such that medium are stored separately in the plurality of cassettes according to use frequencies of the plurality of types of bills.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a media processing apparatus and method,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method, and more particularly, to a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method capable of depositing or withdrawing a medium such as banknotes and checks.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In general, an automated teller machine (ATM) is provided with a media processing apparatus for depositing or dispensing media such as banknotes or checks.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional media processing apparatus.

The media processing apparatus includes a depository and withdrawal section 10 provided with a bill dispensing mechanism 11 and a bill dispensing mechanism 12 made up of a plurality of rollers for a customer to input or receive a medium for deposit and withdrawal, A temporary storage unit 30 for temporarily storing the banknotes discriminated as normal by the discriminating unit 20 among the media deposited through the deposit-and-withdrawal unit 10, A media storage unit 40 including a plurality of cassettes for storing a deposited medium and delivering a medium stored therein when there is a request for withdrawal, a discrimination unit 20 for discriminating between the deposit and withdrawal unit 10 and the temporary storage unit 20 30 and a medium storage unit 40 by interconnecting them.

The media processing apparatus includes an upper module 1 having a deposit / withdrawal unit 10, a discrimination unit 20 and a temporary storage unit 30, and a lower module 2 having a medium storage unit 40 .

The medium to be processed in such a conventional media processing apparatus is, for example, a check, a paper money, and the like.

Therefore, when a plurality of cassettes constituting the medium storage unit 40 are the same, various types of media can not be accommodated, and a bill having a high frequency of use becomes difficult to accommodate the storage capacity, There was a problem.

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] The present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a recording and reproducing apparatus, It is an object of the present invention to provide a medium processing apparatus and a medium processing method capable of miniaturization.

The above-described media processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a deposit and withdrawal portion 100 having a first space 110 in which a medium is loaded when depositing and a second space 120 in which a medium for withdrawal is loaded; A discrimination unit 200 for discriminating an abnormality and a type of the medium; A media storage unit 400 comprising a plurality of cassettes in which the deposited media are received or media to be withdrawn are received, the plurality of cassettes having different media sizes are received; A controller for controlling the storage of the medium in one of the plurality of cassettes in accordance with the result of the discrimination by the discriminating unit 200 and controlling the storage of the medium in the plurality of cassettes in accordance with the frequency of use of the plurality of denominations .

The media storage 400 includes a first cassette 410 for storing a first currency and a second cassette 420 for storing a second currency having a different size from the first currency.

The media storage unit 400 includes a plurality of third cassettes 430 (431, 432, 433, 434) that are lower in height than the first cassette 410 and the second cassette 420 to accommodate a small number of sheets, The plurality of third cassettes 430 (431, 432, 433, 434) may be installed in a laminated structure.

A space 401 in which the cassettes 410 and 460 are installed to interchange the first cassette 410 and the sixth cassette 460 having a size larger than the first cassette 410, 460) can be installed; Connectors 411 and 461 for controlling the first cassette 410 and the sixth cassette 460 may be connected to the connector 402 provided on the media processing apparatus side so as to be compatible with each other.

Any one of the plurality of third cassettes 430 (431, 432, 433, 434) may be set as a deposit only for a denomination having the least frequency of use among the plurality of denominations.

A medium processing method of the present invention is a medium processing method for depositing or withdrawing money in a medium processing apparatus having a plurality of cassettes for accommodating a plurality of types of mediums, the method comprising the steps of: a) Setting a frequency of use of the medium of the denomination; b) the plurality of cassettes are different in size, and include separating and storing the plurality of cassettes in accordance with the frequency of use of the medium.

The frequency of use may be set based on the discrimination information in the discrimination unit.

The controller may set one of the plurality of cassettes to be dedicated for depositing the denomination having the least frequency of use among the plurality of denominations.

The control unit compares the usage frequency of the media type of the media set with the control unit with the frequency of usage of the media of each of the media that is determined as a result of operation of the media processing apparatus for a certain period of time, Lt; / RTI >

According to the present invention, a plurality of cassettes for separating and storing a plurality of media having different sizes from each other are provided, and a plurality of cassettes having different heights from each other are provided in a laminated structure to separate and store various kinds of media So that the operation of the medium processing apparatus can be efficiently performed.

In addition, by judging the frequency of use of the medium, the medium having a high frequency of use is accommodated in a cassette having a large size, and the medium having a small frequency of use is accommodated in a cassette having a small size, The size of the media processing apparatus can be minimized.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional media processing apparatus,
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a medium processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a medium processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a view showing a conveyance path of a medium upon deposit counting in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention,
5 is a view showing a feeding path of the medium upon deposit rejection in the media processing apparatus of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a view showing a transport path of a medium when receiving money in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention,
7 is a view showing a conveying path of a medium upon withdrawal in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a media processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The medium processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a cash input / output unit (100) for inputting and receiving a medium upon deposit and withdrawal, a discrimination unit (200) for discriminating the abnormality and type of the medium, A media storage unit 400 including a plurality of cassettes 410, 420, 430, 440, and 450 for storing media, a control unit 400 for controlling the media storage unit 400 to store the media in any one of the plurality of cassettes 410, 420, 430, And a controller (not shown) for controlling the cassettes to separate and store the cassettes according to the frequency of use of the medium.

The deposit and withdrawal unit 100 includes a first space 110 through which a medium is inserted and deposited and a plate 130 that is movable with respect to the first space 110. The deposit- And a second space 120 in which the second space 120 is formed.

The first space 110 is a space into which the user inserts the medium at the time of depositing. The first space 110 separates the medium loaded in the first space 110 and discharges the medium to the conveying path 501 side A medium discharge mechanism (not shown) is provided.

The medium discharge mechanism includes a pickup roller having a rubber member on the outer circumferential surface for separating the media, a feed roller for applying a feed force to the media separated by the pick-up roller, And a guide roller for preventing separation.

The plate 130 may be composed of two or more plates and may be moved forward and backward by a driving means (not shown).

The drive means moves the plate 130 in the direction of the first space 110 to press the medium so that the medium comes into contact with the pickup roller of the medium discharge mechanism, And transports the medium to the conveying path 501. [

The second space 120 is a space for storing the medium discharged from the medium storage unit 400 and transferred through the transfer path 504 when the medium is withdrawn. A media storage mechanism (not shown) is provided below the second space 120 and includes a plurality of transfer rollers for applying a transfer force to the medium to store the medium into the second space 120.

When the medium conveyed from the conveying path 504 is accommodated in the second space 120 by the medium accommodating mechanism, the plate 130 is moved in the first space 110 direction by the driving means The medium stored in the second space 120 is moved to the position of the first space 110. [

The discrimination unit 200 discriminates the presence or absence of an abnormality of the medium conveyed along the conveying paths 501 and 502 and includes a conveying path through which the medium is conveyed. In the conveying path, the conveying direction of the medium is conveyed in both directions And the discrimination unit 200 performs control so that it can be discriminated in both directions.

The distinguishing unit 200 distinguishes whether the media is genuine or damaged, discriminates between the normal and rejected tickets, and discriminates the denomination of the deposited and withdrawn media, and transmits the discrimination result to the control unit.

In addition, the discrimination unit 200 may be configured to send information on the frequency of use to each control unit for each denomination of the media. The control unit may be configured to classify the denomination of the media according to the frequency of use based on the frequency of use information received from the discrimination unit 200 420, 430, 440, and 450, respectively.

In this case, the frequency of use of the medium by volume can be determined from the discrimination result of the discriminator 200 as described above, and the frequency of use of media by volume can be preset in the control unit and the cassettes 410, 420, 430, And may be stored in correspondence with each other.

For example, the first cassette 410 having a high frequency of use is stored in the first cassette 410 and the second cassette 420 having a low frequency of use is accommodated in the second cassette 420. In this way, the plurality of cassettes 410, 420, 430, It can be separated and stored.

The medium having passed through the discerning unit 200 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 310 and 320. The temporary storage units 310 and 320 temporarily store the medium discriminated by the discriminating unit 200 at the deposit time or temporarily store the discriminated medium at the withdrawal discrimination unit 200. [

The temporary storage units 310 and 320 may be configured to include only one temporary storage unit 310. However, in the present embodiment, the first temporary storage unit 310 for temporarily storing the bill by processing bills and checks at the same time And a second temporary storage unit 320 for temporarily storing checks.

When a check is processed, the speed of the conveying path is lowered and the processing speed of the check is slowed due to the ending by the printer unit (not shown). In the case where only one temporary storage unit 310 is provided, When a check is deposited at the same time, the conveying path and the like must be controlled based on a check sheet having a slow processing speed, which lowers the overall processing speed of the media processing apparatus. Therefore, in order to simultaneously process the bill and the check, the second temporary storage unit 320 is preferably provided to separately store the bill and the check.

In the lower portion of the first temporary storage unit 310, a counterfeit ticket discriminated by the discrimination unit 200, a space (not shown) for receiving unredeemed tickets, etc., which the user has not received the medium of the deposit / 330, and 340 may be provided.

The media storage unit 400 stores the media deposited therein, separates the media to be withdrawn by the withdrawal signal, and supplies the separated media to the conveying path 505. The media storage unit 400 includes a first cassette 410, a second cassette 420 and a third cassette 430 for storing bills of different types and denominations, a fourth cassette 420 and a third cassette 430, A cassette 440, and a fifth cassette 450 for accommodating the rejects.

The width w1 of the first cassette 410 and the width w1 of the second cassette 420 are different from each other so that the first cassette 410 and the second cassette 420 have the same height, And the width w2 are different from each other.

The third cassette 430 may be composed of a plurality of cassettes 431, 432, 433, 434 so that the third cassette 430 is lower in height than the first and second cassettes 410, 420. In this case, the height of the third cassette 430 is set to be half the height of the first and second cassettes 410 and 420, two cassettes 431 and 433 are provided on one side, and two cassettes 432 and 434 are provided on the other side. It is possible to diversify the storage capacity of the banknotes.

The medium includes a bill and a check. The bills and the check may be different in size in the width direction for each kind. When the width of the medium is large, the widths w1 and w2 of the inner space of the cassettes 410 and 420, w2, and the width of the medium is small, the widths w1 and w2 of the inner space of the cassettes 410 and 420 must be small.

If the first cassette 410, the second cassette 420, and the third cassette 430 are separated and accommodated in different denominations having different banknote widths, and the bill storage capacity is different, 400 and 420 can be accommodated in the cassettes 410, 420 and 430, and the bill space can be accommodated in the cassettes 410, 420 and 430 according to the frequency of use, thereby efficiently utilizing the internal space of the cassettes 410, The efficiency of operation can be improved.

A conveying path 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506 for conveying a medium by connecting the deposit / withdrawal part 100, the discriminating part 200, the temporary storage part 310, 320, the storage space 330, 340 and the medium storage part 400, The branching points 511, 512, 513, 514 and 515 at which the conveying paths 501, 502, 503, 504, 505 and 506 cross each other are provided with a direction switching gate (not shown) for switching the conveying direction of the medium.

The third cassette 430 has a structure in which a plurality of cassettes 431, 432, 433, and 434 are provided on both right and left sides of the upper and lower stacked structures, and is branched from the conveying path 505 connecting the media storage part 400 in the vertical direction And a medium conveyed along the conveying path 506 is accommodated in one of the plurality of cassettes 431, 432, 433,

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a media processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the cassettes 410 and 460 having different widths of the internal space in which the bank notes are accommodated can be installed to be compatible with each other.

The first cassette 410 is a cassette having a small width w1 and the sixth cassette 460 is a cassette having a large width w6 and the cassette 410 in which the first cassette 410 and the sixth cassette 460 are installed The installation space 401 is provided in such a size that a sixth cassette 460, which is a cassette having a large width, can be installed.

According to this configuration, not only the sixth cassette 460 having a large width w6 but also the first cassette 410 having a small width w1 can be installed in the cassette installation space 401. Therefore, the medium processing apparatus can be efficiently operated.

In this case, a connector 411 for transmitting / receiving a control signal of the first cassette 410 is provided. A connector 402 to which the connector 411 of the first cassette 410 is to be connected is provided on the side of the media processing apparatus, The connector 461 of the sixth cassette 460 is also provided at a position where it can be connected to the connector 402 of the media processing apparatus so that the first cassette 410 and the sixth cassette 460 can be installed in a compatible manner do.

Hereinafter, a medium processing method by the medium processing apparatus of the present invention will be described.

- Deposit process -

FIG. 5 is a view showing a conveyance path of a medium upon deposit rejection in the media processing apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a view showing a conveyance path of the medium in the media processing apparatus of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a view showing a conveyance path of the medium when the deposit is received in the processing apparatus.

When the customer inserts the medium into the first space 110 of the deposit / withdrawal portion 100 for depositing, the medium is separated by the medium discharging mechanism, and is then conveyed to the discriminating portion 200 via the conveying path 501. [

As a result of the discrimination by the discrimination unit 200, the normal value is temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 310 and 320 via the conveying paths 502 and 503, thereby completing the deposit counting process.

In this case, the bill is temporarily stored in the first temporary storage unit 310, the check is temporarily stored in the second temporary storage unit 320, and when the bill is inserted into the first space 110 together with the check, The direction of the direction switching gate is set so that the conveying route 503 is connected to the first temporary storage unit 310 at the branch point 514 and the direction switching gate is set to the check at the discrimination unit 200 The direction of the direction switching gate is set so that the conveying path 503 is connected from the branch point 514 to the second temporary storage unit 320. [

5, the medium discriminated by the discrimination unit 200 as a result of the discrimination is rejected through the transport path 502, the fork point 512, the fork point 513 and the transport path 504, Is received in the second space 120 of the unit 100 and then received by the user, thereby completing the deposit rejection process.

Referring to FIG. 6, the first temporary storage unit 310 or the second temporary storage unit 310 may be connected to the first temporary storage unit 310 or the second temporary storage unit 310 by a deposit count process. 320 are temporarily stored in the medium storage unit 400 through the conveying paths 503, 502, the discriminating unit 200, the conveying path 505, and the depositing process is terminated.

On the other hand, in the first cassette to the third cassette 410, 420, and 430, denomination of a medium to be stored is set in advance, and in such a setting, if the frequency of use of the medium is low, It is possible to set the first and second cassettes 410 and 420 so that the first and second cassettes 430 and 430 are accommodated in the first cassette 410 and the second cassette 430 is used frequently.

In addition, any one of the third cassettes 430 can be set to deposit only for storing the lowest-frequency category. If the cassette 434 is set to deposit only, the cassette 434 The pickup roller which is to be provided in the cassette 434 for withdrawing the medium and the drive means for driving the pickup roller are not required, so that it is possible to simplify the component parts.

However, if the medium processing apparatus is operated for a predetermined period, the frequency of use of the medium by the book type can be grasped. Therefore, the frequency of use of the medium by the book type is reset based on the use frequency of the medium can do.

In other words, the discrimination unit 200 discriminates the denomination of the media to be deposited and deposited, and if the discrimination information is stored in the control unit, the frequency of use of the media by the denomination (the dispensing frequency) In this case, it is possible to reset the cassette for accommodating the category having the least frequency of use by resetting the frequency-of-use information for each category.

According to the above-described method, it is possible to minimize the space occupied by the medium storage unit 400 in the media processing apparatus by efficiently using the space inside each cassette.

- Withdrawal process -

7 is a view showing a conveying path of a medium upon withdrawal in the media processing apparatus of the present invention.

If there is a user's withdrawal request, the medium stored in the medium storage unit 400 is separated by a paper currency release mechanism, and the sheet separated medium is conveyed through the conveyance path 505 to the discrimination unit 200 The medium discriminated by the discrimination unit 200 is stored in the second space 120 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 via the conveying paths 502 and 504. [

The medium determined to be a rejection result by the discrimination unit 200 is temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 310 and 320 and then stored in the fifth cassette 450 through the discrimination unit 200 after the withdrawal of the medium is completed.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims. And such modifications are within the scope of the present invention.

100: deposit and withdrawal unit 110: first space
120: second space 200:
310, 320: Temporary storage unit 400: Medium storage unit
410,420,430,440,450,460: Cassette
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Claims (9)

A deposit and withdrawal unit 100 having a first space 110 in which the medium is loaded when depositing and a second space 120 in which the medium is loaded when the deposit is made;
A discrimination unit 200 for discriminating an abnormality and a type of the medium;
A media storage unit 400 comprising a plurality of cassettes in which the deposited media are received or media to be withdrawn are received, the plurality of cassettes having different media sizes are received;
A controller for controlling the storage of the medium in one of the plurality of cassettes in accordance with the result of the discrimination by the discriminating unit 200 and controlling the storage of the medium in the plurality of cassettes in accordance with the frequency of use of the plurality of denominations ;
And the medium processing apparatus. The method according to claim 1,
The media storage unit 400 includes a first cassette 410 for storing a first coin and a second cassette 420 for accommodating a second coin having a different size from the first coin Media processing device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The media storage unit 400 includes a plurality of third cassettes 430 (431, 432, 433, 434) that are lower in height than the first cassette 410 and the second cassette 420 to accommodate a small number of sheets,
Wherein the plurality of third cassettes (430; 431, 432, 433, 434) are installed in a laminated structure. 3. The method of claim 2,
A space 401 in which the cassettes 410 and 460 are installed to interchange the first cassette 410 and the sixth cassette 460 having a size larger than the first cassette 410, 460) can be installed;
Wherein connectors (411, 461) for controlling the first cassette (410) and the sixth cassette (460) are interchangeably connected to a connector (402) provided on the side of the media processing apparatus. The method of claim 3,
Wherein any one of the plurality of third cassettes (430; 431, 432, 433, 434) is set to deposit only for a denomination having the least frequency of use among the plurality of denominations. A medium processing method for depositing or withdrawing money in a medium processing apparatus having a plurality of cassettes for accommodating a plurality of types of mediums,
a) setting a frequency of use of the plurality of types of media to a control unit for controlling the media processing apparatus;
b) separating and storing the plurality of cassettes in the plurality of cassettes according to the frequency of use of the medium, the sizes being different from each other;
Lt; / RTI > The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the frequency of use is set based on the discrimination information in the discrimination unit. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller sets any one of the plurality of cassettes as a deposit only for a denomination having the least frequency of use among the plurality of denominations. The method according to claim 6,
The control unit compares the usage frequency of the media type of the media set with the control unit with the frequency of usage of the media of each of the media that is determined as a result of operation of the media processing apparatus for a certain period of time, Is reset.

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