JPH05128367A - Cash box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform cash management with respect to each employee by constituting a cash box so that its opening is permitted by a POS system and the cashier hole is opened only in the case of coincidence between the ID code of a presented card and the ID code included in adjustment wait data. CONSTITUTION:An individual ID code is stored in an ID card, and each employee has this ID card. When receiving the adjustment wait data from a POS system 4, a CPU in a cash box 1 discriminates whether the ID code included in this adjustment wait data coincides with the stored ID code or not; and if they coincide with each other, the CPU lights an indicator lamp and waits for ID card insertion. When the ID card is inserted, the ID code is read by a card reader, and it is discriminated whether this ID code coincides with the ID code included in adjustment wait data transmitted from the POS system 4 or not. If the read ID code coincides with the ID code included in adjustment wait data, the CPU opens the cashier hole.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cash box for depositing and withdrawing cash during settlement processing in a POS system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an employee carries out cash processing in a cash box after carrying out settlement processing by a POS system. This cash box can be operated by any employee, and in a store where a plurality of employees are engaged at the same time, cash management will be performed by all employees.

[0003]

However, in the conventional cash box, the cash to be withdrawn and withdrawn at the time of the settlement processing of each of a plurality of employees is collectively managed, so that the deposit / withdrawal amount and the processor at each settlement processing can be specified. I can't
There was a problem that fraud by employees was likely to occur in stores where employee management was insufficient due to part-time work or part-time employment of employees such as gas stations.

An object of the present invention is to open the teller's door only when the opening permission of the POS system is received and the ID code of the presented storage medium and the ID code contained in the settlement waiting data match. It is to provide a cash box in which employees can prevent fraud or theft by employees by managing cash individually.

[0005]

As shown in FIG. 1, the cash box according to the present invention has a storage means for storing individual ID codes, an ID code included in the settlement waiting data transmitted from the POS system, and Display means for displaying the release permission when the ID code stored in the storage means matches, reading means for reading the ID code assigned to the presented storage medium, and after the release permission is displayed by the display means. It is characterized in that a cash slot opening means for opening a cash slot when the ID code read by the reading means and the ID code stored in the storage means match is provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when the settlement process in the POS system is completed and the cash deposit / withdrawal process is performed, the permission for opening the POS system is displayed on the cash box display means corresponding to the ID code included in the settlement waiting data. Then, the ID code of the storage medium presented by the employee is read by the reading means of the cash box permitted to be opened. The ID code read by the reading means is
ID code assigned to the cash box,
That is, it is compared with the ID code included in the settlement data,
When the two match, the cash slot of the cash box is opened and cash deposit / withdrawal processing is performed.

[0007]

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection state of a cash box according to an embodiment of the present invention with other devices in a store. The cash box 1 stores each individual ID code, and can communicate with the POS system 4 together with, for example, a plurality of car washing devices 2 and refueling devices 3 of a gas station. The car wash device 2 and the refueling device 3 include a card reader (not shown), and transmit car wash data or refueling data to the POS system 4 for each ID code read by the card reader from the ID card presented by the employee before car washing or refueling. This ID card stores each individual ID code and is carried by each employee. Therefore, the employee can be specified by the ID code, and the cash box managed by each employee can be specified. The POS system 4 calculates the transaction amount based on the data transmitted from the car wash device 2 and the refueling device 3, creates settlement waiting data for each ID code, and caches corresponding to the ID code included in the settlement waiting data. Send to the box. In addition, the cash box 1 transmits to the POS system 4 that the settlement process is completed when the settlement process is completed. PO in this way
The S system 4 manages sales of charges related to work in the car wash device 2 and the fuel supply device 3.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the cash box 1. The cash box 1 is provided with a display unit 11, a card reader 12, and a cash slot 13 for depositing and withdrawing cash. The display 11 lights up when receiving the payment waiting data from the POS system, and the card reader 12 reads the ID code of the presented card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit in the cash box 1. The CPU 21, which includes the ROM 22 and the RAM 23, has a display unit 11, a card reader 12,
The driver 28 is connected. Further, the CPU 21
It is communicably connected to the POS system 4 via the interface 27. The CPU 21 centrally controls each input / output device according to a program written in advance in the ROM 22, and the data input / output at this time is temporarily stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 23. The display 11 is a CPU
The driver 28 is turned on according to the drive data output from the driver 21, and the driver 28 opens the cash slot 13 according to the drive data output from the CPU 21. The card data read by the card reader 12 is temporarily stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 23. A predetermined ID code is stored in the memory area MA1 of the RAM 23. This ID code is an ID code of a specific employee who manages cash in each cash box. Furthermore C
The PU 21 communicates with the POS system 4 to perform the settlement process, and then notifies the POS system 4 that the settlement process is completed.
Send to.

The CPU 21 constantly checks the connection state with the POS system 4 to prevent theft of cash.
This is performed, for example, by transmitting check data from the POS system 4, and when the connection is disconnected, for example, an alarm device (not shown) sounds.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the control unit. CPU 21 of cash box 1
Receives the payment waiting data from the POS system 4, determines whether the ID code included in the payment waiting data matches the ID code stored in the memory area MA1, and displays that both match. The device 11 is turned on to wait for the insertion of the ID card (n1 to n4). ID
When the card is inserted, the ID will be displayed on the card reader 12.
The code is read and it is determined whether or not the ID code matches the ID code included in the payment waiting data transmitted from the POS system 4 (n5, n6). When the ID code read in n5 matches the ID code included in the payment waiting data, the CPU 21 opens the cash slot 13 (n7). When the cash processing is ended and the accounting slot 13 is closed, the CPU 21 sends the fact that the settlement processing is completed to the POS system 4 (n8, n9).

As described above, according to this embodiment, only the cash box managed by the employee who has carried out the car wash or refueling work is allowed to open the cash slot, and the card reader of the cash box reads the I of the card.
Only when the consistency between the D code and the ID code included in the settlement waiting data transmitted from the POS system is confirmed, the cash slot of the cash box is opened.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the sales management by the POS system and the management of the opening and closing of the cash accounting port of the cash box assigned to each employee can be performed.
The cash in the cash box can be managed for each employee, and it is possible to reliably prevent fraud by employees.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection state of the cash box according to the embodiment of the present invention with another device in a store.

FIG. 3 is an external view of the cash box.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit in the cash box.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cash box 11 display 12 card reader 13 cashier

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cash box which is connected to a POS system and which receives and withdraws cash at the time of payment processing, has a storage means for storing individual ID codes and a PO.
I included in the payment waiting data transmitted from the S system
Display means for displaying the release permission when the D code and the ID code stored in the storage means match, reading means for reading the ID code assigned to the presented storage medium, and the release permission by the display means. A cash box, characterized in that: a cash slot opening means for opening a cash slot when the ID code read by the reading means after being displayed and the ID code stored in the storage means match each other. ..