JPH0687246B2 - Cash management terminal - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Outline] A cash management terminal at a ballot ticket sales (refund) window of a racetrack, etc., which monitors the current amount of sales (reimbursement allowance) of the ballot ticket to determine a predetermined limit amount. When the amount exceeds (insufficient), an alarm is issued to notify the manager, and rational arrangement and operation of cash can be performed.

[Industrial application field]

Conventional horse race betting tickets, or bicycle race tickets (hereinafter,
At the sales counter of the voting ticket), the cash manager looks around and collects the cash in anticipation that the sales cash from the sale of the voting ticket has accumulated to some extent.

In addition, at the refund window, when the amount of cash to be used for refund is running low, cash is replenished.

Depending on the amount of such cash, the decision to collect or replenish is made by the cash manager or by the teller.

Such collection and replenishment work will increase as the number of voting ticket vending machines (refunds) at the counter increases.

On the other hand, cash will be accumulated and shortage at the voting ticket sales counter and the refund counter, which will not only hinder the rational use of cash but also hinder the operations of the counter.

For this purpose, the sale of the voting ticket (refund) machine, the central processing unit that manages the refund information, receives the aggregated amount of the sale (refund) of the voting ticket sale (refund) machine number and collects (replenishes) it. There is a demand for a device that can manage the cash amount of counter cash by comparing it with the amount of money.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a conventional cash management system at the voting ticket sales window 10 and the refund window 20.

The voting ticket vending machine 1 and the voting ticket refunding machine 2 are each connected to a central processing unit 3, and the central processing unit 3 constantly grasps and manages information regarding the sale and refund of voting tickets.

The cash manager G goes around the voting ticket sales window 10 to collect the proceeds from the sales of the voting tickets, and collects the accumulated cash each time.

On the other hand, at the voting ticket withdrawal window 20, the cash manager G also makes a round to replenish the cash so as not to hinder the withdrawal work.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In this conventional method of managing cash, while cash remains at the counter, there is a case where the cash is insufficient and business is stagnant.

In order to prevent such a situation, it is necessary to increase the number of times a cash manager goes around and constantly monitor cash that has accumulated or is too small at the counter site.

The cash management terminal of the present invention was created in view of the above point, and the sale of the betting ticket vending machine and the refund machine managed by the central processing unit or the betting ticket release (refund ticket) from the refund information. ) The purpose is to grasp the current cash amount for each machine number and to notify the situation.

[Means for solving problems]

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a cash management machine of the present invention.

The reception processing unit 5 that receives the sales amount (refund) total amount A for each machine number of the voting ticket sale (refund) machine 1 (2) from the central processing unit 3 and the cash amount B that is collected (replenished) by the machine number. An input processing unit 6 for inputting, a display processing unit 7 for displaying a difference C between the total amount A and a collection (replenishment) amount B, a print processing unit 8 for printing these amounts, and a preset limit amount D. Difference C
If the difference C is larger than the limit D, the alarm processing unit 9 is activated to issue an alarm.

[Action]

FIG. 6 is a cash management system diagram when the cash management terminal 4 of the present invention is used. The cash management terminal 4 periodically inquires of the central processing unit 3 to determine the number of the voting ticket vending machine 1. By receiving another sales total amount and inputting the collected amount of sales amount for each voting ticket vending machine 1 into the cash management terminal 4, the cash amount of each vending machine at that window is displayed. Become.

On the other hand, at the voting ticket withdrawal window, the cash management terminal 4 receives the aggregated amount of withdrawal and inputs the replenishment amount appropriated for the withdrawal, whereby the cash window present amount is displayed.

In addition, by managing a fixed cash limit, when managing the vending machine 1, the cash cash amount by machine number exceeds this limit, or when managing the refund machine 2, this cash limit When the forehead runs short, an alarm is displayed and an alarm is issued.

The cash manager G can grasp the current amount by machine number by the cash management terminal 4, and the window clerk does not need to collect cash or make a declaration of supplementation.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the cash management terminal of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is an example of a display screen displayed on the display unit, and FIG. An arrangement example is.

Note that the same reference numerals indicate the same object throughout the country.

First, the operation of the cash management terminal of the present invention for a voting ticket sales window will be described.

When the operation is started by connecting the line between the central processing unit 3 and the cash management terminal 4, the cash management terminal 4 is released to the central processing unit 3 at a predetermined N minute cycle, for example, every 2 minutes. Inquire about the sales amount A of the machine.

That is, in response to an instruction from the main control unit 11, the interface control unit 12 issues an inquiry signal, and the central processing unit 3 transmits the sales total amount A for each machine number in response to this signal.

The total amount A of sales by machine number is used as the interface control unit.
When it is received at 12, the calculation control unit 15 causes the difference between the sales total amount A and the collected amount B (current amount of counter) C (= AB).
Is calculated, and the calculation result is displayed on the display unit 131 via the display control unit 13.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a display for sale machines. The total amount A, the collected amount B, and the counter current amount C are displayed in the corresponding columns for each model number, and the collection instruction column is provided.

Next, the alarm control unit 16 compares the preset limit amount D and the difference amount C, and when D <C is detected, a cash collection instruction is issued and a collection instruction mark is displayed in the collection instruction column of the display unit 131. Flashes.

The cash manager G goes to the designated voting ticket vending machine 1 and collects an arbitrary amount of cash.

Keyboard 141 controlled by keyboard controller 14
Press the ↓ key to move the guide mark to the sale machine number field where the collection instruction mark is blinking. Press the collection key and enter the collection amount using the numeric keypad.

Check the amount displayed in the collection amount column on the display 131,
When the execute key is pressed, the collection amount is registered and the collection instruction mark disappears.

Since the data from the central processing unit 3 is updated over time, each displayed numerical value is rewritten each time.

The data displayed on the display unit 131 is printed by the printer 181 via the printer control unit 18 by pressing the print key.

When the collection instruction mark flashes, a buzzer sounds at the same time to notify the user, so the alarm cancel key cancels the buzzer sound.

The file memory 19 stores data processed by each control unit and is used mutually.

When the cash management terminal 4 is used for management of the refund machine 2, the display unit 13 displays the machine number, the replenishment amount, the total amount, and the window present amount, and the "collection" in the flowchart in FIG. Will be replaced by "replenishment".

In this way, the cash management terminal 4 of the present invention can be used properly according to its application by the control program set in the control program memory 17.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, by installing the cash management terminal of the present invention, it is possible to rationalize the fund operation and reduce the workload of cash management.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the principle of the cash management terminal of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flow chart, FIG. 4 is an example screen of a display unit, and FIG. Arrangement example diagram, FIG. 6 is a cash management system diagram using the cash management terminal device of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a conventional cash management system diagram, 1 is a voting ticket vending machine, 2 is a voting ticket refund machine, and 3 is Central processing unit, 4 is a cash management terminal device, 5 is a reception processing unit, 6 is an input processing unit, 7 is a display processing unit, and 8 is a print processing unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Naoki Shimamoto 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Limited (56) References JP-A-58-86687 (JP, A) JP-A-55-18793 (JP, A) Hitachi Review Vol. 61 No. 8 (1979-8), p. 41 ~ 46

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A means (5) for receiving the total amount of money by machine number from a central processing unit (3) for totaling the amount of money sold by a voting ticket vending machine (1), and the voting ticket vending machine. Means (6) for inputting the cash amount collected from (1) by machine number; means (7) for displaying the aggregated amount, the cash amount, and the difference between the two amounts by machine number; and the difference in advance. A cash management terminal, comprising means (9) for issuing an alarm when the set limit amount is exceeded so that cash management of a plurality of voting ticket vending machines can be centralized. 2. A means (5) for receiving the aggregated amount for each machine number from a central processing unit (3) for totaling the amount of refund for each machine number of a betting ticket refund machine (2), and the above-mentioned voting ticket refund machine. A means (6) for inputting the cash amount replenished in (2) by machine number, a means (7) for displaying the aggregated amount, the cash amount, and the difference between the two amounts by machine number, and the difference in advance. A cash management terminal, comprising means (9) for issuing an alarm when the set amount of money is insufficient and enabling centralized cash management of a plurality of voting ticket refund machines.