JPH03276283A - Managing method for cartridge and paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial application field This invention is applicable to, for example, automatic teller machines, automatic currency exchange machines,
Alternatively, it relates to a banknote processing device equipped with a deposit function, a withdrawal function, or a deposit and withdrawal function, such as a deposit/dispensing machine installed at a bank counter for the exclusive use of staff. Alternatively, the present invention relates to a banknote processing device in which the cartridge has a function of collecting banknotes.

(b) Conventional technology For example, in banking operations, replenishment and collection of banknotes from banknote processing devices such as automatic deposit dispensing machines, automatic teller machines, and automatic exchange machines is carried out using cartridges on boats. Cartridge loading operations are usually performed by bank staff.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in recent years, supermarkets, department stores, etc. have been installing the above-mentioned banknote processing devices unattended, and the operation of installing the above-mentioned cartridges has been entrusted to third parties such as security companies. Therefore, in order to clarify cash management responsibility, a corresponding cartridge is set for each banknote processing device, and this dedicated cartridge is used to replenish and collect banknotes, so the absolute number of cartridges is large. Therefore, there was a problem that workability and manageability deteriorated.

Therefore, the present invention provides a method for managing cartridges and banknote processing apparatuses, which improves the workability of cartridge loading operations and also improves the manageability of the cartridges by networking the cartridges and banknote processing apparatuses. For the purpose of providing.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems This invention comprises a cartridge capable of storing banknotes, and a control means to which the cartridge is removably mounted and controls the execution and withdrawal of banknotes between the cartridge and the cartridge. and a banknote processing device with a plurality of cartridges,
A plurality of banknote processing apparatuses are provided so as to be removably attached to each other, the cartridge is provided with a storage means for storing banknote management data, and the banknote processing apparatus is provided with a data recording means for recording and updating the management data of the storage means. , when the cartridge is installed in a banknote handling device and the control means executes the process of inserting and removing banknotes, the data recording means updates the management data of the storage means based on the banknote insertion and removal data, and the storage of stored banknotes is performed. The present invention is characterized in that it is a method for managing a cartridge and a banknote processing device for managing contents.

(E) Function According to the method of managing a cartridge and a banknote processing apparatus of the present invention, when the cartridge is installed in the banknote processing apparatus and the control means executes the process of inserting and removing banknotes, data is stored based on the data on the insertion and removal of banknotes. The recording means updates the management data in the storage means on the cartridge side and manages the replenishment and collection of banknotes, the contents of stored banknotes, etc., so any cartridge can replenish and collect banknotes for any banknote processing device. Even if this is done, the contents of banknotes stored in each cartridge can be managed for each cartridge.

(F) Effects of the Invention As a result of the above, according to the present invention, banknote management data can be recorded in the cartridge, so even if a banknote is inserted or removed from the cartridge, the insertion or removal of the banknote is recorded. This allows you to manage banknotes reliably, and as a result,
Multiple cartridges and multiple banknote processing devices can be networked together. For example, a single cartridge can replenish and collect banknotes from multiple banknote processing devices. The absolute number of cartridges can be reduced, the loading operation becomes easier, and the manageability of the cartridge is also improved.

(g) Examples of the invention An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawings show a method of managing cartridges and a banknote processing device, and in FIG. 1, a plurality of cartridges A capable of storing banknotes (A1, A2...An) are shown as an example of a banknote processing device. There are also multiple automated teller machines B (B
1, B2...Bn), and these are provided so that they can be attached to and removed from each other, so that banknotes can be replenished and collected from any automatic teller machine Bn using any cartridge An. I'm configuring it.

FIG. 2 shows the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 built into the automatic teller machine B mentioned above.

The deposit/withdrawal unit 011 of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 is configured to be rotatable between a position where a customer inserts and takes out banknotes and a position where a customer takes in banknotes or receives banknotes from the inside. There is.

The above-mentioned deposit/withdrawal port 11 is connected via a conveyance line a to a discrimination device 612 for determining authenticity, denomination, and front/back discrimination, and the discrimination section]2 is connected to a conveyance line b.

A front-back reversing unit 13 that aligns the banknotes to one side through C
The front-back reversing unit 13 is connected to a temporary holding unit 14 that temporarily holds banknotes.

The aforementioned conveyance line b is connected to two first and second bulk holding sections 15.19 connected in series via a conveyance line d, and these bulk holding sections 15.19 each hold the banknotes held therein. It has a function of discharging the bills all at once and a function of passing the conveyed banknotes through the deposit/withdrawal port 1 through the conveyance line e.
Connected to 1.

The above-mentioned transport line e is connected to the above-mentioned transport line a via the transport line f, and is further connected to the above-mentioned temporary holding section 14.
is connected to the transport line d via the transport line g.

The conveyance line b from the above-mentioned discrimination section 12 passes through the deposit conveyance line h to the denomination-specific storage section 1 provided for each denomination.
Furthermore, these transport lines h are connected to the aforementioned transport line a via the withdrawal transport line i, and these transport lines a, b, h, and i form a loop. ing.

The transport line j branching from the transport line i is connected to the transport line e, thereby connecting to the deposit/withdrawal 011, and furthermore, the collection box 17 is connected via the transport line k branching from the transport line h. This collection box 17 collects banknotes that have been erroneously dispensed at the time of withdrawal or have been left behind.

A part connected to the above-mentioned transport lines b to d is connected to an occasional banknote storage box 20 having a function of replenishing and collecting banknotes in order to replenish and collect banknotes at any time. The stored banknotes are sent out to the conveyance line d, and the banknotes from the conveyance line b are collected. The banknote storage box 20 is detachably attached to the outer wall of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10.

The above-mentioned conveyance lines a to k are constructed by appropriately combining a conveyance belt, guide rollers, guide plates, distribution plates, and the like.

On the bottom side of the above-mentioned temporary storage section 14, the above-mentioned cartridge A, which has a banknote replenishment function and a banknote collection function, is slidably attached and detached from the rear of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10.

That is, the inside of the - hour storage section 14 has a separator 21 for accumulating banknotes. It is driven in the moving direction.

Further, inside the cartridge A, there is a pressing plate 22 that moves downward to push up stored banknotes or to accept banknotes from above.
is moved up and down by a press plate up and down drive section 39, which will be described later.

The banknotes stored in the above-mentioned cartridge A are transferred to the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 1.
When the banknotes are fed out to the 0 side and when the banknotes on the side of the mechanism 10 are collected into the cartridge A, the taking-in and feeding mechanism of the upper temporary storage section 14 is used.

At this time, the separator 21 of the upper temporary storage section 14 is pulled out and evacuated.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the above-mentioned cartridge A has a shutter 24 in the opening 23 on the top surface for entering and exiting banknotes, and a lockable side surface for loading and removing banknotes. The above-mentioned shutter 24 is appropriately configured to be locked when closed, and when installed in the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10, a shutter opening mechanism (not shown) on the mechanism 10 side is provided. When the lock is released, the shutter 24 is also pulled out.

Further, the shutter 24 and the opening/closing door 25 described above each include a shutter closing sensor 26 for detecting a closed state and a door opening sensor 27 (shown in FIG. 2).

In addition, a display 28 consisting of a liquid crystal and a keyboard 29 consisting of a numeric keypad and function keys are arranged on the front of the cartridge A. When a banknote is loaded, the keyboard 29 inputs the denomination, amount, and quantity (number of sheets) of the banknote. The display 28 then displays the input contents.

On the back side of the above-mentioned cartridge A, there is an opening 3 at the top for opening the shutter 24 from the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side.
0, and a connector 31 electrically connected to the control section of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 is formed at the bottom.

A control unit 32 is provided at the bottom inside the cartridge A (shown in FIG. 2), and the power is backed up by a battery.

FIG. 5 shows the circuit configuration of the control unit 32 of the above-mentioned cartridge A, in which the CPU 33 drives and controls each circuit device via the interface 35 in accordance with the program stored in the ROM 34, and the RAM 36 controls the denomination of the loaded bill, Necessary data such as the amount, quantity (number of sheets), lock flag and ID number of cartridge A, bill replenishment destination, and machine number of automatic teller machine B for collecting light are stored.

The acceleration sensor 37 detects when an impact more than necessary is applied to the cartridge A, that is, an impact that attempts to destroy the cartridge A in order to extract stored banknotes.

The shutter close sensor 26 described above detects that the shutter 24 has been forcibly opened, and the door open sensor 27 detects that the opening/closing door 25 has been forcibly opened, so these sensors 26, 27, and 37 detect fraudulent activity. It constitutes a fraudulent act detection means to detect.

The cartridge lock switch 38 is connected to the keyboard 2 described above.
This switch 38 is activated when a predetermined amount of banknotes is loaded into the cartridge A, the opening/closing door 25 is locked, and the switch 38 is activated using some of the function keys on the keyboard 29.
When the input of the denomination, amount, and quantity (number of coins) is completed, if this cartridge lock switch 38 is operated, further input from the keyboard 29 is prohibited, and the input data cannot be changed. .

Further, when this cartridge lock switch 38 is operated, a lock flag is set in the RAM 36, and this lock flag is set to one of the various sensors 26, 27, and 37 described above.
Reset when detects fraudulent activity.

Therefore, when this cartridge A is installed in automatic teller machine B and the lock flag is confirmed on the machine B side, it can be determined that this cartridge A is normal, but the lock flag cannot be confirmed. If so, it is determined that this cartridge A has been used in a fraudulent manner.

The press plate vertical drive unit 39 is the press plate 22 in the cartridge A.
Controls the vertical movement of the

Incidentally, when the cartridge A is installed in the automated teller machine B side, the host interface 40 connects the 5CPU 33 to the control section of the automatic teller machine B.

Figure 6 shows the control circuit of automatic teller machine B, and MCP
U41 drives and controls each circuit device according to the program stored in ROM42, and RAM43 stores transaction data for deposit payment transactions, as well as denominations, amounts, and quantities for replenishment and collection of banknotes with cartridge A. (number of coins), machine number of this automatic teller machine, and other necessary data are stored and read.

The customer service control unit 44 has a display and function keys, and executes processing for displaying transaction guidance and inputting transactions desired by the customer.

The card reader 45 performs magnetic processing such as reading card data and writing update data on the cash card held by the customer.

The passbook processing mechanism 46 prints out transaction details for the passbook that the user owns.

In addition to printing out transaction details on receipts and journals, the slip processing mechanism 47 prints out data on bill replenishment and collection, that is, denomination, amount, and quantity, when replenishing banknotes from cartridge A or collecting banknotes into the cartridge. (
Print out data such as number of pages) in a journal.

The deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 executes the deposit/withdrawal process and the banknote replenishment/collection process described in FIG. Executes quantity counting, etc.

The attendant panel control section 48 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and an input section using a plurality of keys, and uses these to display necessary data to the attendant and to allow the attendant to input necessary data.

Further, the cartridge A is connected via an interface 49, and the cartridge A controls the replenishment of banknotes stored therein into the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 side or the collection of banknotes from the mechanism 10 side.

Furthermore, the modem 50 connects this automatic teller machine B to the center and executes communication of transaction data.

In the method of managing cartridge A and automatic teller machine B configured in this way, first, the processing of cartridge A will be explained.

When filling the cartridge A with banknotes, input the denomination, amount, and quantity (number of sheets) of the loaded banknotes from the keyboard 29, store them in a predetermined area of the RAM 36, and then press the cartridge lock switch 38 of the keyboard 29. The lock flag is set in a predetermined area of the RAM 36, and subsequent input from the keyboard 29 is prohibited.

On the other hand, if the shutter 24 or the opening/closing door 25 is forced open,
The shirt closure sensor 26 and the door open sensor 27 detect this, and furthermore, when vibration is applied to the cartridge A in order to destroy it, the acceleration sensor 37 detects this,
When a detection signal is generated from these sensors 26, 27, and 37, the lock flag stored in the RAM 36 is reset based on this detection signal, and the confirmation data is released.

The operation of loading banknotes into cartridge A is executed as described above, and furthermore, each cartridge AI, A2, . . .
・For each An, for example, a cartridge Al
N denomination: 1000 sheets Cartridge A2 b denomination: 1200 sheets Cartridge An n denomination: 800
The denomination and quantity of banknotes are arbitrarily set and loaded, such as banknotes, and these data are recorded in each RAM 36.

The cartridge A loaded with banknotes as described above is transported to the automatic teller machine B by a third party such as a security company, and then set in the automatic teller machine B.

Next, processing operations for replenishing or collecting banknotes will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

That is, when the cartridge A is slid from the rear of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism 10 and attached to the lower part of the temporary storage section 14 as shown in FIG. The 5 CPU 33 on the side and the MCPU 41 on the automatic teller machine B side are connected,
Processing operations for replenishing or collecting banknotes are permitted (step n1).

Next, it is determined whether to replenish or collect banknotes, and when the clerk sets the replenishment selection, denomination and quantity using the function keys on the staff panel control unit 48, the replenishment process is executed, and when the banknote collection is selected, the collection process is executed. executed (step n2)
.

If replenishment of banknotes is selected, replenishment is started by setting the quantity of the denomination using the numeric keypad of the attendant panel control unit 48 (step n3).

When the cartridge A is installed as described above, the lock flag of the cartridge A is read from the RAM 36 on the cartridge A side to determine whether it is set.

When the above-mentioned lock flag is set, it is determined that no fraudulent activity has been performed on the cartridge A, the processing operation for replenishing banknotes is permitted, replenishment is started, the clerk panel control unit 48 is driven, and the banknote replenishment is started. Control is performed to display that replenishment is in progress on a display (not shown).

That is, the - hour holding section 14 is driven and controlled to pull out its separator 21, and then the press plate vertical drive section 39 of the cartridge A is driven to raise the press plate 22 inside the cartridge A. The banknotes are lifted into the temporary storage section 14, and then the payout mechanism of the -hour storage section 14 is driven to send out the banknotes in the -hour storage section 14, and the fed bills are transferred to the conveyance lines g, d, and f. , a, and h, the banknotes are stored in the denomination storage units 16 corresponding to the denominations discriminated by the discrimination unit 12, and if there is a discrimination failure, the banknotes are further transferred to the conveyance lines i, j. The money is temporarily stored in the deposit/withdrawal port 11 via the deposit/withdrawal port 11.

This replenishment of banknotes is carried out sequentially, and the cartridge A
When a predetermined amount of banknotes is sent out, the aforementioned deposit/withdrawal port 11
The banknotes stored in the banknotes are tried again to be discriminated, and those that can be discriminated are stored in the corresponding denomination-specific storage section 16, and those that cannot be discriminated are stored in the collection box 17.

When the process of replenishing a predetermined amount of banknotes is completed (step n4), the staff panel control unit 48 is driven to display the completion of replenishment on its display (not shown), and the denomination of the replenished banknotes is controlled. , replenishment data such as the amount and quantity (number of sheets) and the ID number of the cartridge A are recorded in a predetermined area of the RAM 43 on the automatic teller machine B side, and the above-mentioned information is recorded in a predetermined area of the RAM 36 on the cartridge A side. The replenishment data is recorded, and furthermore, the slip processing mechanism 47 of automatic teller machine B prints out the above-mentioned replenishment data and ID number on a journal.

Furthermore, the storage amount data recorded in the RAM 36 is updated to the amount obtained by subtracting the above-mentioned replenishment amount (step n
5).

Then, in the RAM 36 on the cartridge A side, the machine number of the automatic teller machine B for the replenishment amount is recorded in a predetermined area in correspondence with the above-mentioned replenishment data, and the replenishment process is completed (
Step n6).

When the collection process is selected in step n2 described above, the banknotes are collected into the cartridge A from the denomination storage section 16 for a specific denomination or from the all denomination storage section 16 . and its display (not shown)
Display control to indicate that collection is in progress.

That is, the - hour holding section 14 is driven and controlled to draw out its separator 21, and then the press plate vertical drive section 39 of the cartridge A is driven to raise the press plate 22 inside the cartridge A.

Furthermore, the intake mechanism of the - hour storage section 14 is driven, and
The banknotes in the designated denomination storage section 16 are fed out, and the fed out banknotes are transferred to conveyance lines i, a, and b.

It is stored in the temporary storage section 14 through C, and the internal pressing plate 2
2 and collect the banknotes (step n7).

When the collection processing of the designated banknotes is completed (step n8), the attendant panel control unit 48 is driven to display the completion of collection on its display (not shown), and the denomination of the collected banknotes is Collection data such as the amount and quantity (number of sheets) and the ID number of cartridge A are recorded in the RAM 43 on the automatic teller machine B side, and are stored in the RAM 36 on the cartridge A side.
The above-mentioned collection data is recorded in , and furthermore, the slip processing mechanism 47 of automatic teller machine B prints out the above-mentioned collection data and ID number on a journal.

Furthermore, the storage amount data recorded in the RAM 36 is updated to the amount obtained by subtracting the above-mentioned collection amount (step n
9).

Then, in the RAM 36 of the cartridge A side, the machine number of the automatic teller machine B for the collected amount is recorded in a predetermined area in correspondence with the above-mentioned collection data, and the collection process is completed (
Step n10).

As described above, automatic teller machine B is refilled with banknotes from cartridge A or banknotes are collected into cartridge A, and each cartridge AI, A2
...An and each automatic teller machine B1. B2
... Bn can mutually replenish and collect banknotes, so they are networked.

Management data such as the above-mentioned replenishment data, collection data, and storage data are recorded in the RAM 36 of each cartridge A. For example, in the case of replenishment data, each cartridge AI, A2...An, and each Automatic teller machine B
The contents of the supplementary data of B1, B2, . . . Bn are recorded as follows.

In this case, each cartridge A is set to be refilled with banknotes of one denomination, but each cartridge A may be filled with banknotes of the same denomination or different denominations.

Further, regarding the collection data, the collection details are recorded corresponding to each automatic teller machine B, similarly to the above-mentioned supplementary data.

As explained above, according to this embodiment, banknote management data can be recorded in the cartridge A.
Even if banknotes are inserted or removed from cartridge A, the insertion and removal of banknotes is recorded as management data.
Banknotes can be managed reliably, and as a result, multiple cartridges A and multiple banknote processing devices II [B can be networked together. For example, one cartridge A can be used to handle multiple banknote processing bags [B]. Therefore, cartridges A are not identified, and the absolute number of cartridges A can be reduced, making the loading operation easier and improving the manageability of cartridges A.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the embodiments described above, the banknote processing device of the present invention corresponds to the automatic teller machine B of the embodiment, and the control means corresponds to the MCPU 41, and the control means corresponds to the MCPU 41, Storage means is RAM 36 of 5 CPU 33
Corresponding to this, the data recording means performs step n5 of the processing of the MCPU 41.
．． n5. n9. Although the present invention corresponds to nlQ, the present invention is not limited to only the configuration of the embodiment including other configurations.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram, FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the deposit/withdrawal mechanism, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cartridge from the front side, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the cartridge. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the cartridge, FIG. 6 is a control circuit block diagram of the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing banknote replenishment and collection processing. A... Cartridge B... Automated teller machine 33...5 CPU 36... RAM 41... MCPU Figure 1 System, Wll surface diagram Board #sx RU diagram Figure 3 Figure 5 Figure 4 of Kartori Kaji no Kaikai Furonoku Figure 4 A... Car I-Ridge Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A banknote processing device comprising a cartridge capable of storing banknotes, and a control unit in which the cartridge is removably mounted and controls execution and control of banknote loading/unloading processing between the cartridge, and a plurality of the cartridges. are provided removably with respect to a plurality of banknote processing apparatuses, a storage means for storing management data of banknotes is provided in the cartridge, and a data recording means for recording and updating management data of the storage means in the banknote processing apparatus. is provided, and when the cartridge is installed in a banknote processing device and the control means executes the process of taking in and out of banknotes, the data recording means updates the management data in the storage means based on the data of taking in and out of banknotes, and the stored banknotes are stored. A method of managing a cartridge and a banknote processing device to manage the stored contents of the cartridge.