JPH0437475B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention is used in the financial industry such as banks to conduct deposit and payment transactions.
A transaction system equipped with a circulating deposit/withdrawal machine that stores incoming cash for each denomination in separate storage boxes for each denomination, and dispenses outgoing cash from each of the above storage boxes during payment transactions. It relates to a processing device.

Conventional transaction processing devices equipped with circulating deposit and withdrawal machines are unable to continue processing transactions when the cash storage box is full of cash, so they cease operation. The clerk then collected the cash, and the transaction processing device resumed operation after this. For this reason, there is a problem in that the operation of the transaction processing device cannot be performed smoothly without the intervention of the clerk, which is inconvenient, and the service to customers deteriorates due to the suspension of transactions.

The purpose of this invention is to enable a transaction processing device equipped with a circulating deposit/withdrawal machine to continue its operation even when the cash storage box is full of cash, thereby improving service to customers. shall be.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of the transaction processing device. This device is mainly used in banks for deposits,
Make payments and other transactions. The horizontal operation surface that protrudes from the front of the transaction processing device 1 is used to convey information to the customer, such as operational guidance for the customer, the functions of the function buttons 11 to 16, input data such as the amount to be paid, and details of deposit restrictions described later. Cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter referred to as CRT) used to display information
2 is placed. Function buttons 11-13, 17, 14-16 are located adjacent to the left and right sides of the CRT2.
are arranged vertically. These function buttons 11 to 17 are for selecting, canceling, confirming the transaction type,
Used to enter monetary units, etc. Furthermore, a numeric keypad 3 is provided at the front right side of the CRT 2, which is used to enter a customer's unique secret number, billing amount, and the like. Furthermore, the operation surface includes a bill slot 4 for inserting bills in a deposit transaction, a bill input slot 4 for discharging a withdrawn bill in a payment transaction, and an input for canceling a deposit after inserting a deposit bill in a deposit transaction. A banknote discharge port 5 is provided for returning banknotes when they are hot.

On the right side of the vertical operation surface of the transaction processing device 1, there is a magnetic card insertion slot for inserting a magnetic card on which the personal code (secret number, account number, etc.) of a customer eligible for bank transactions is magnetically recorded. 6. A receipt issuing port 7 for discharging a receipt with printed transaction data issued when a transaction is made without using a passbook, and a passbook insertion slot 9 for inserting a passbook on the left side. Further, above the passbook insertion slot 9, there is provided a transaction mode indicator 18, which indicates that the device 1 is in a transaction ready state, and two indicator lights 19a, 19b, which indicate possible transaction types. It is being The operation modes of the transaction processing device 1 include a deposit only mode in which only deposit transactions are performed, a withdrawal only mode in which only payment transactions are performed, and a deposit and withdrawal mode in which both deposit and payment transactions are possible. Only the indicator light 19a lights up in the deposit-only mode, only the indicator light 19b lights up in the withdrawal-only mode, and both indicator lights 19a and 19b light up in the deposit-and-withdrawal mode.

FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the transaction processing device. The transaction processing device 1 is a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as
(referred to as CPU) 20. CPU2
0 includes a magnetic card reader 31 that is placed inside the card insertion slot 6 and reads data magnetically recorded on the card, and a bank recorder that records transaction data such as the transaction type, payment amount, and deposit amount for each transaction processing. There is also a slip issuing machine 32 that issues a receipt to the customer, a bookkeeping machine 33 that prints transaction data on a passbook, a register machine 33 that distinguishes and accepts deposited banknotes in deposit transactions, and releases banknotes corresponding to the payment amount in payment transactions. Circulating input/output device 34, function buttons 11 to 1
6 and a key input device 35 including a numeric keypad 3;
It includes a CRT 2, a display device 36 including an in-service display 18 and transaction mode displays 19a and 19b, and a control device 37 for an internal panel (not shown) used for monitoring and operating the device 1.
The CPU 20 is the master CPU, and each input/output device 31
- 37 may be provided, and the transaction processing device 1 may be controlled by a master-slave system. CPU2
0 is a ROM 21 that stores the program, and a RAM that stores transaction data and other data.
It is equipped with 22. For various transaction processing,
The CPU 20 communicates with a control center (not shown) via the transmission control device 23, and completes transaction processing according to instructions from the center.

FIG. 3 shows the depositing and dispensing mechanism of the circulating depositing and dispensing machine 34. In this embodiment, three types of banknotes are used, for example, 1,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen bills, and these are represented by A, B, and C, respectively. This mechanism includes banknote storage boxes 50A, 50B, 50C for each denomination.
A bulk bill storage box 50D is provided. The denomination-specific banknote storage boxes 50A to 50C store banknotes for each denomination A to C, and are fixed. The bulk banknote storage box 50D stores banknotes in bulk regardless of denomination, and
It is used for replenishing and collecting banknotes and is removable. The bulk storage box 50D is the denomination-specific storage box 5.
It has a capacity that can store about three times as much banknotes as 0A to 50C. The denomination of the storage box 50D is conveniently referred to as mixed denomination D. In the following explanation, unless there is a particular problem, these storage boxes 50A to 50D, each sensor provided in these storage boxes, the banknote temporary storage unit related to each storage box, and the sorting flapper will be collectively described. In the following description, the subscripts A to D representing each denomination will be omitted.

A banknote temporary storage section 57 is provided above each storage box 50. Although not shown in the drawings, these temporary holding units 57 are provided with a mechanism for feeding temporarily held banknotes into each of the storage boxes 50 below. In addition, the temporary holding unit 57 includes a sensor 56 that detects the presence or absence of temporarily held banknotes.
are provided for each.

Inside the denomination storage box 50, from the top, there are a full sensor 51, a semi-full sensor 52, a semi-remaining sensor 53,
A remaining sensor 54 and an empty sensor 55 are provided. These sensors, the sensor 56 of the temporary storage section 57, and the sensor 65 of the input port 4, which will be described later, are all composed of photoelectric sensors. When the number of banknotes in the denomination storage box increases and a sensor 51 detects the banknote, it is determined that the box is full, and this full state continues until the number of banknotes decreases and the sensor 52 no longer detects the banknote. When the number of banknotes in the denomination storage box decreases until the sensor 54 no longer detects the banknotes, it is determined that there is a shortage of banknotes, and this remaining state continues until the number of banknotes increases thereafter and the sensor 53 detects the banknotes. Even if it is full (sensor 51 detects banknotes), there is room to store banknotes deposited in at least one deposit transaction. Similarly, even if there is a low amount of banknotes (the sensor 54 does not detect any banknotes), the banknotes that should be discharged in at least one payment transaction remain in the storage box 50. The bulk storage box 50D is provided with a full sensor 51D, a remaining sensor 54D, and an empty sensor 55D.

Furthermore, a banknote feeding mechanism is provided at the bottom of each storage box 50. This mechanism consists of an eccentric roller 6 that loosens the lowest stacked banknotes.
8. It is composed of a feeding roller 66 and a friction roller 67 that is in pressure contact with the feeding roller 66, and feeds out the banknotes in the storage box 50 one by one.

The bill slot 4 is also provided with a bill feeding mechanism consisting of an eccentric roller 62, a feeding roller 63, and a friction roller 64. There is a banknote holding plate 61 in this input slot 4, and when a banknote is inserted, this holding plate 61 advances and pinches the banknote between it and an eccentric roller 62, and thereafter, the banknotes are fed out one pair at a time. It is done. The dispensed banknotes are conveyed to a sorting path 42 via a carry-in path 41. A banknote validating device 38 is provided in the middle of the carry-in path 41. This banknote validating device 38 determines the type and authenticity of banknotes.

Three storage paths 43 branch from the distribution path 42,
It is directed to the temporary storage section 57 of each denomination storage box 50. Switching flappers 60A to 60C are provided at the branch points of the distribution path 42 and the storage path 43, respectively. These switching flappers 60 are controlled according to the result of the banknote type determination by the banknote validator 38. For example, if a certain banknote is determined to be denomination C by the device 38, the corresponding flapper 6
0C is moved to a position that blocks the sorting path 42, and the bill is sent to the storage section 57c. The banknotes temporarily held in the holding unit 57 are stored in the storage box 50 when the transaction is completed or when starting transaction processing for the next customer.

The distribution path 42 extends toward the banknote discharge port 5 and is connected to a discharge path 46. A storage path 47 branches off from the middle of this discharge path 46, and this storage path 47
is provided up to a temporary storage section 57D. A switching flapper 60D is also arranged at a branch point of the storage path 47. In addition, from the discharge port 5, the temporary storage section 57D
A recovery path 48 is provided up to the point. Among the deposited banknotes, banknotes that are determined to be not genuine by the validation device 38 are conveyed to a discharge path 46 via a sorting path 42, and sent from this discharge path 46 to the discharge port 5.

From the feeding mechanism of each storage box 50, there is a feeding path 45.
is arranged and joins the conveyance path 44. The conveyance path 44 merges with the distribution path 42, and a banknote re-discrimination device 39 is provided near this merge point.
In a payment transaction, bills corresponding to the amount to be paid are dispensed one by one from the denomination storage boxes 50A to 50C, passed through the dispensing path 45 and the conveyance path 44, and then delivered to the re-discrimination device 3.
9, where the authenticity and type of the banknote are re-identified and confirmed, and sent to the discharge port 5 via the distribution path 42 and the discharge path 46. As a result of the discrimination by the re-discrimination device 39, if there is an abnormality such as the bill is not genuine or the denomination does not match the commanded bill, the bill is transferred from the storage box 47 via the distribution path 42 to the temporary storage section 57D. and then stored in the storage box 50D. If the payment transaction is canceled after the withdrawal banknotes have been sent to the discharge port 5, the banknotes in the discharge port 5 are sent through the collection path 48,
It is collected in the temporary holding section 57D. In a deposit transaction, when the transaction is canceled after the deposited banknotes have been stored in the respective temporary storage units 57A to 57C, banknotes equivalent to the deposited banknotes are dispensed from the storage boxes 50A to 50C and conveyed to the discharge port 5. It will be returned by

The above-mentioned conveyance entrance path 41, distribution path 42, storage path 4
3. The conveying path 44, the feeding path 45, the unloading path 46, the storage path 47, and the recovery path 48 are all composed of rollers provided at appropriate locations and belts wrapped around these rollers. Further, although not shown in the drawings, near the inlet 4 and the bill dispensing port of each storage box 50, there is a two-bill detector that detects when two or more bills are dispensed in an overlapping state; An abnormal length detector is provided for testing the length of the dispensed banknote. A banknote notification detector is provided at a suitable location along each of the conveyance paths 41 to 48, and the banknote notification detector detects the banknote based on the time required for the banknote to pass between two passage detectors separated by a required interval. The direction of the blockage is checked.

FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of the circulating deposit/disburse machine 34. The controller 70 preferably includes:
It consists of a CPU, a ROM that stores its programs, and a RAM that stores various data.
The control device 70 includes each sensor 21, 51 to 56,
Detection or discrimination signals from a banknote validator 38, a revalidator 39, and an abnormality detector 76 such as a two-sheet detector are input. Based on these input signals and commands from the CPU 20, the control device 70 operates the input slot drive mechanism 71 including the banknote feeding mechanism and shutter of the slot 4 and the pinch roller of the discharge slot 5 according to a predetermined procedure. and a discharge port drive mechanism 72 including a shutter, a banknote feeding mechanism 73 for each storage box 50, and a drive device 7 for the transport paths 41 to 48.
4 and the drive device 75 of the switching flapper 60.

FIG. 5 shows part of the contents of the RAM 22. The RAM 22 includes an area for storing the deposit amount, an area for storing the number of bills of each denomination inserted for deposit, an area for storing the key-input requested payment amount, and an area for storing the requested payment amount. area for setting the number of coins of each denomination to be released for storage, the maximum prescribed number M that can be temporarily held in the temporary storage section 57 of each storage box 50, and each temporary storage section 57.
Areas used as flags F1A to F1C and F4A to F4C to respectively store the status of the denomination storage boxes 50A to 50C, that is, whether they are full or low, Furthermore, an area is provided which is used as flags FGA to FGC to store for each denomination whether or not screen modification is necessary for displaying deposit restriction contents by the CRT 2. Flag F1
A to F4C are set to 1 when the memory is full and when there is a shortage.

In this invention, when the denomination storage box becomes full of banknotes, deposits are restricted. Deposit restrictions include deposit denomination restrictions and deposit suspension. The denomination restriction is a restriction on the denominations that can be deposited into the deposit slot 4 in a deposit transaction, and when the deposit slot 4 becomes full, deposits of denominations of denominations are refused. For example, if the storage box 50A becomes full, deposits using denomination A cannot be made. Denomination restrictions are implemented when one or two of the three denominations A, B, and C are full, and deposits are stopped when all denominations are full. However, since the payment transaction continues, the banknotes in the storage box are released during the payment transaction, and after a while, the storage box is no longer full.
Then, you will be able to make deposit transactions again.

FIG. 6 shows the overall operation of the transaction processing device. The internal panel of the transaction processing device 1 is provided with a start switch and an end switch. When each of these switches is turned on (steps (101) and (102)), start-up processing and end-of-work processing, which will be described later, are performed. When these processes are completed, the process returns to the start. When neither start-up nor end-of-work processing is necessary, idle processing is performed. The sensor reading process (step (103)) of the idle process will be described later. After the sensor reading process, the full flags F1A to F1C are checked (step (104)). If any one of these full flags is 0, then the remaining flags F4A to F4C are checked (step (105)). Also, when all of these remaining flags are 0, both indicator lights 19a and 19b are turned on.
is lit to indicate that deposit and payment transactions are possible (step (106)).

Further, the full flags F1A to F1C are sequentially checked (steps (108), (110), and (112)), and if any full flag is set to 1, the corresponding screen modification flags FGA to FGC are set to 1. (Step (109) (111) (113)). For example, when flag F1B is 1, flag FGB is set to 1.

After the above processing, a guide indicating the start of a transaction as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the CRT 2 (step (114)). This screen displays a guide to select the desired transaction using the function button, and a function button 1.
It consists of 1 and 14 withdrawal and deposit function displays. It is checked whether at least one of the screen modification flags FG is 1 and screen modification is necessary (step (115)). If at least one of the flags FGA to FGC is set to 1, a modification screen surrounded by a chain line in FIG. 9 is additionally displayed on the CRT 2 (step (116)). This modification screen consists of the sentence ``We are not accepting applications at this time,'' and the words 1,000 yen bill, 5,000 yen bill, and 10,000 yen bill, which are added to the blank spaces SA to SC of this sentence. In the blank columns S1 to S3, the denomination corresponding to the modification flag set to 1 is displayed. For example, if flag FGB is 1, blank SB
The word 5,000 yen bill was added to the . In this way, one or two of the storage boxes 50A to 50C
If it is full, it may be the deposit type limit.
Displayed on CRT2. All full flags are 0
In this case, this modification screen will not be displayed.

The customer sees this display on the CRT2 and presses function button 1.
Select the transaction type by pressing either 1 or 14. Then, the full flag and the remaining flag are checked again (steps (118) and (119)), and all of the full flags F1A to F1C are not 1 (if at least one flag is 0), and all the remaining flags are If 0, proceed to process the selected payment or deposit transaction (step (120)
(121)).

All full flags F1A at step (104)
- If F1C is 1, deposits are suspended, and only the indicator light 19b is lit, indicating that deposits are not possible but payment transactions are possible (step (117)). After this, although not shown in the figure, operation guidance for selecting the transaction type is displayed on the CRT 2, and the process moves to step (118). If the customer selects payment (step (122)), the process proceeds to the payment exchange, but when deposit is selected, this selection input is invalid and the process returns to the start. Preferably, the deposit function of function button 14 is not displayed.

If at least one of the remaining balance flags is 1 in step (105), only the indicator light 19a is displayed, indicating that payment is not possible but deposit transactions are possible. After this, the process goes through steps (108) to (116) and then proceeds to steps (118) to (119). If a deposit transaction is selected by the customer, the process proceeds to the transaction processing (step (123)).
In this case, even if a payment transaction is selected, it is invalidated and the process returns to the start. In this example,
Any one of the remaining flags F4A to F4C is 1
If this is the case, the payment is stopped, but it is also possible to stop only the payment using banknotes of the denomination with the remaining denomination, and to stop the payment entirely when all the remaining denomination flags reach 1. Also, step (104)
Alternatively, if YES in (105), the CRT 2 may also display that deposits or payments are not possible.

One of the processes performed by the transaction processing device 1 at the beginning and end of a transaction is filling and collecting banknotes. At the start of business, a bulk storage box 50D filled with banknotes of denominations A, B, and C is set. Then, when the start switch is turned on, the banknotes in the storage box 50D are moved into the denomination-specific storage boxes 50A to 50C according to their denominations. This process is performed as follows. First, after confirming that the temporary storage units 57A to 57D and the storage boxes 50A to 50C are empty, the bulk storage box 50
The banknotes in D are fed out one by one, and their denominations are determined by the re-discrimination device 39 via the feeding path 45 and the conveyance path 44. The switching flappers 60A to 60C are controlled according to the determination result, and the determined banknotes are passed through the distribution path 42 and the storage path 43 to the denomination storage box 5.
The denominations from 0A to 50C are sent to the temporary holding section of the storage box that matches the denomination. When this operation is repeated and the number of banknotes in one temporary holding unit reaches the specified number M, the feeding of banknotes from the storage box 50D is temporarily interrupted, and the banknotes in the temporary holding unit that have reached the specified number M are divided into corresponding denominations. Stored in a storage box. Bills are fed out from the bulk storage box 50D until all the bills stored there are exhausted. And empty sensor 55
When D detects that there are no more banknotes in the storage box 50D, the feeding stops. Each temporary holding section 57
The banknotes held in A to 57C are stored in each storage box 50.
It is stored in A to 50D. If any of the denomination-specific storage boxes 50A to 50C, for example, the storage box 50A, becomes full before the storage box 50D becomes empty, banknotes of denomination A will be stored in the subsequent temporary storage section 57D.
sent to. The banknotes in the temporary storage section 57D are stored in the storage box 50D when the storage box 50D becomes empty.

At the end of the day, the banknotes in each denomination storage box 50A to 50C are transferred to the collective storage box 50D. When the end of work switch is turned on, the temporary holding section 57A~
If there are temporarily reserved banknotes in 57C, these are stored in each storage box 50A to 50C. Bulk storage box 50D
It is checked whether the storage box 50D is full or not, and if it is already full, the storage box 50D is removed by the staff and an empty bulk storage box is set in its place.
During the process of transferring banknotes from each denomination storage box 50A to 50C to the bulk storage box 50D, the storage box 50D
When the storage box becomes full, the bulk storage box is converted in the same way.

First, the banknotes in the storage box 50C are transferred to the storage box 50D. The switching flapper 60D is switched to block the discharge path 46, the banknote feeding mechanism of the storage box 50C is driven, and banknotes of denomination C are transferred to the temporary holding section 57 through the conveyance path 44, the distribution path 42, and the storage path 47.
The sheets are transported to D one by one. When the number of banknotes held in the temporary storage unit 57D reaches the specified number M, the banknotes in the storage unit 57D are stored in the storage box 50D. This feeding, transporting, and storing operation is carried out using the storage box 50C.
continues until empty. When the storage box 50C becomes empty, the banknotes in the storage boxes 50A and 50B are sequentially transferred to the storage box 50D by the same operation.
Then, when all the storage boxes 50A to 50C are empty, this process ends. The staff member can then collect all the banknotes by removing the storage box 50D.

FIG. 7 shows details of the sensor reading process. In this flow chart, storage box 50
Only the processing for sensor A is shown, but
It goes without saying that the sensors of the other storage boxes 50B and 50C are also installed in the same way. First, the output signal of the remaining amount sensor 54A is read (step (131)), and if it is off (no banknotes are detected), the remaining amount flag F4A is set to 1 (step (132)). If it is on (a bill is being detected), no processing is performed.Next, the full sensor 51A is inspected (step (133)).
If it is on, the full flag F1A is set to 1 (step (134)). These flags F4A,
In F1A, when the number of banknotes in the storage box 50A increases or decreases, the semi-full sensor 52A is off (step (135)) and the semi-remaining sensor 53 is turned off.
When A is on (step (136)), they are reset to 0 (steps (137) and (138)).

Figure 8 shows the circulating deposit/withdrawal machine 3 in deposit processing.
4 shows the procedure for storing banknotes according to No. 4. First, it is checked whether all temporary holding units 57 are empty (step (141)). Since the banknotes in the temporary storage section 57 are stored in the corresponding storage box at the end of a transaction or at the start of the next transaction, an error process occurs if the banknotes are not empty. If the temporary holding section is empty, the shutter of input port 4 is opened and
A bill insertion guide as shown in the figure is displayed on the CRT 2 (step (142)). At this time as well, if it is necessary to restrict the type of deposit, a modification screen indicating this is displayed according to the same procedure as steps (108) to (116) in FIG. 6. When banknotes are inserted, the feeding mechanism of the input slot 4 is driven and the banknotes are taken in one by one (step (143)). Abnormal intake,
For example, it is checked whether two bills have been taken out (step (144)), and if normal, the bills are sent to the discrimination device 38 through the carry-in path 41. The discrimination device 38 determines the authenticity and denomination of the banknote. Furthermore, if there is a denomination restriction, it is checked whether the denomination is restricted based on the effect of denomination discrimination (step (145)).

If the bill is genuine and is not of a restricted denomination, the number of bills counted is incremented by 1 for each denomination (step (149)) according to the determination result (steps (146) to (148)). ) and are sent to the corresponding temporary holding section 57 (step (150)). Then, it is checked whether the input port 4 is empty (step (151)), and if it is not empty, the process returns to step (143) and the same process is repeated.
When the input port 4 becomes empty, the loading is stopped (step (152)), and it is checked whether loading is possible (step (153)). In general, transaction processing equipment
When the banknotes are completely loaded, the amount of banknotes loaded is displayed on the CRT 2 based on the calculated value of the counter. Thereafter, when the customer confirms the transaction, the transaction becomes possible in step (153), and the process for receiving banknotes is completed. If the customer inputs a cancellation, a banknote of an amount equal to the received amount is dispensed from the storage box for each denomination, and the banknote is discharged to the discharge port 5.

If an error occurs in step (144),
Alternatively, if it is determined in step (145) that the banknote is not genuine, or if there is a banknote of a denomination that is not restricted to deposit, the banknote is sent to the outlet 5 and temporarily held (step (154)). Then, the pinch roller of the discharge port 5 is activated and the banknote is discharged (step (155)). After this, if the banknotes are reinserted (step (156)), step (142)
Return to step (151) if there is no re-input.
Proceed to.

In this embodiment, a semi-full sensor 52 is provided in addition to the full sensor 51 in each denomination storage box, and when the number of banknotes increases and the highest banknote is above the sensor 51, the full flag F1 is set to 1. Then, as the number of banknotes decreases, the flag F1 is reset to 0 when the highest banknote reaches below the sensor 52, and the flag F1 is set to 1 and reset to 0. The level of performance is different. This prevents the content of deposit restrictions from being changed for each transaction. If the full flag F1 is set and reset at the level of only the full sensor 51, after the full flag F1 is set to 1 to discharge banknotes in a deposit transaction, if there is a payment transaction, the banknotes will decrease. The flag F1 is now reset, and the flag F1 is set and reset for each transaction, and deposit restrictions and restrictions are repeated. However, the semi-full sensor does not necessarily have to be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, the bulk storage box 50D is not used at all in deposit transactions, but it can also be used. That is, when any of the denomination storage boxes 50A to 50C becomes full, during idle processing, bills are fed out from the full denomination storage box and collected in the storage box 50D, and then stored in the denomination storage box 50D. Try to reduce the number of banknotes in the box.
Then, if the storage box 50D is still full even after collection, the deposit is restricted. This reduces the number of times or times that deposits are restricted.

Further, in the above embodiment, only banknotes are used as the denomination, but of course the present invention can also be applied to exchange apparatuses that handle coins. Further, the present invention is applicable not only to transaction processing devices operated by customers, but also to so-called counter deposit/withdrawal devices utilized by collars. Although an indicator light is shown as the transaction mode indicator, it can also be displayed on a CRT or other display device. Furthermore, although the denomination storage boxes are fixed to the device, they can also be made removable.

As explained in detail above, according to this invention,
In a transaction processing device equipped with a circulating deposit/withdrawal machine,
When the cash in the denomination storage box of the deposit/withdrawal machine becomes full, deposit restrictions such as denomination restrictions and deposit suspension are implemented depending on the situation, and at least payment transactions are allowed to continue. Therefore, a situation where a complete suspension of transactions would lead to a decline in customer service is avoided. Then, when the amount of cash in each denomination storage box decreases due to withdrawal transactions, the deposit restrictions are lifted and both deposit and payment transactions are possible, so there are temporary restrictions on deposits. Even though
It is possible to restore normal status and continue transaction processing without the intervention of staff.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the transaction processing device, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the transaction processing device, Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the circulating deposit/withdrawal machine, and Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the transaction processing device.
Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the circulating deposit/withdrawal machine, Figure 5 is a diagram showing the contents of the RAM, Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the overall operation of the transaction processing device, and Figure 7 is a flow chart showing the overall operation of the transaction processing device. Flowchart showing sensor reading process
Chart, Figure 8 is a flowchart showing banknote storage processing.
9 and 10 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on a CRT. 1...Transaction processing device, 2...CRT, 19a,
19b...Transaction mode indicator, 20...CPU,
22... RAM, 34... Circulating deposit/withdrawal machine, 50
A~50C...Storage box by denomination, 51A~51C...
...Full sensor, 52A to 52C...Semi-full sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A transaction processing device capable of deposit transactions and payment transactions, comprising storage boxes for each denomination, storing incoming cash in each storage box for each denomination, and storing outgoing cash in these storage boxes. a circulating deposit/withdrawal machine that discharges cash from the storage box; a first detection means that detects when the cash in each denomination storage box has increased to a predetermined first required level; a second detection means for detecting that the amount of cash has decreased to a second required level predetermined as a lower level than the first required level; When the second detection means detects the amount of cash in the denomination storage box, the second detection means responds by restricting the deposit in the deposit transaction and allowing the payment transaction to continue. A transaction processing device comprising: control means for automatically canceling deposit restrictions in response to detecting a decrease in deposits and payments to permit both deposit and payment transactions. 2. The transaction processing device according to claim 1, wherein the deposit restrictions include restrictions on accepted denominations and suspension of deposits. 3. The transaction processing device according to claim 1, comprising a display device that displays the details of the deposit restriction.