JP4628708B2 - Booth management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to entrance / exit management of a booth where a deposit machine is installed, and in particular, when there is an appropriate input operation between a security start time and a predetermined time using a customer's security start signal, the booth door opening / closing means Relates to a booth management system that opens the door.

Conventionally, the depositor puts the sales proceeds of the store into the night safe, and the sales proceeds are secured by financial institutions and security companies. However, it is left up to the depositor himself to secure the safety until the depositor goes to the night safe window, and even if the depositor is attacked in the middle of the deposit, there is a possibility that it will not be detected immediately due to the action at night.
Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of this depositor, the deposit machine is seen as much as possible, such as downtown and convenience stores, and the place where the depositor's action is not clearly understood to be the purpose of deposit is selected and arranged. Yes.

  Furthermore, the depositor can drop in at the booth that houses the depositing machine when deposit is necessary, read the use card into the card reader, and enter the booth from the booth door.

Patent publication number 2003-141608

  However, there is a problem that the depositor's anxiety has not been solved because the deposit machine can not always be placed in a place where the depositor is always visible or where the behavior of the depositor is difficult to be identified as a deposit act. In addition, if a third party picks up or steals a used card, it can enter the booth at any time without time constraints, destroying the deposit machine or waiting for other depositors to enter. There was a possibility to do.

  The inventors of the present invention focused on the fact that the person in charge of depositing the current day's sales into the depositing machine often becomes the final person of a store or the like performing a security start operation.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a booth management system capable of opening the booth opening / closing means when the depositor performs an appropriate input operation for entering the booth within a predetermined time. It is an object.

In order to achieve the above object, a booth management system according to the present invention is a booth management system comprising a security device provided in a store and a booth that accommodates a depositing machine, wherein the security device has a security mode of a store or the like. A mode setting means for setting the security start; and a control means for transmitting the set security mode signal for the security start via a communication network. The booth includes an opening / closing means provided at the entrance and a depositor. Input means, and the depositing machine receives a security mode signal from the security device via a communication network, a depositor storage means for storing depositor information, and the reception means a counting means for counting a predetermined time upon receiving the security mode signal patrol start, has a deposit machine control means, the deposit machine control means, or the payer input means during counting of the clock means And collates the received payer information and payer information stored in the payer storage means, is characterized in that to enable opening the closing means when it is determined that the legitimate payer.

  According to the booth management system of the present invention, the depositor can enter the booth when an appropriate booth input operation is performed within a predetermined time from the security start operation. Because people cannot enter the booth without darkness, safety is maintained.

  Embodiments of a booth management system according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the booth management system of the present invention. The booth management system of the present invention is a booth 3 in which a security device arranged in the store 1, a monitoring center 4 that monitors abnormality / normality of the store 1 via the communication network 2, and a deposit machine 30 are installed. And so on.

  A security device is arranged in the store 1, and the security device starts security (set) and ends the security mode of the store 1 with the sensor 10 arranged at a predetermined location to detect an intrusion abnormality or the like of the store 1. When the detection signal of the sensor 10 is received and the detection signal of the sensor 10 is received, the abnormality signal is determined according to the currently set security mode, and the abnormality signal is set again. The control means 12 is configured to transmit a mode signal (for example, a set signal or a release signal) when a new security mode is set by the means 11 to the monitoring center 4 via the communication network 2. Further, if there is an unwarned part during the setting operation, that fact is displayed on a display means (not shown). The sensor 10 detects intrusion, fire, gas leak, and the like, and the mode setting means 11 includes buttons, a card, a card reader, and the like.

Next, the booth 3 will be described.
The booth 3 is provided with a depositing machine 30 and is provided with a door 31 as an opening / closing means for the depositor's entrance / exit and an input means 32 for collating the depositor for collating the depositor. Yes.

The depositing machine 30 will be described.
The depositing machine 30 includes an operation unit 300 for depositing by the depositor, an insertion slot 310 for inserting bills and coins, a depositing machine display unit 320 for displaying the deposited amount, and an input unit 32. The depositing machine control means 330 that receives the depositor information and collates the depositor and determines whether or not the depositor collation is performed within a predetermined time, and stores each ID of the depositor for each store 1 and stores the depositing machine. A deposit machine storage means 340 for storing ID and the like and temporarily storing a set signal of the store 1 from the monitoring center 4, and receiving a set signal from the monitoring center 4 or the store 1 and receiving the deposit data to a cash management center (not shown). Depositing machine transmission / reception means 350 for transmitting, counting means 360 for counting the amount inserted by the depositor, storage 370 for storing banknotes and money inserted by the depositor, and depositing machine Comprised When set time information control means 330 receives the set signal and a timing means 380 for counting a predetermined time. In addition, although the control means for collating the depositor information by the input means 32 has been described as being integrated with the depositing machine control means 330, this may be a separate body.

  The operation unit 300 includes a deposit button 301 that is operated at the start of deposit processing, a numeric keypad 302 that inputs a customer ID number given in advance to the depositor or the store to which the depositor belongs, and a banknote inserted by the depositor. And a refund button 303 that is operated when a refund request is made when the total number of coins cannot be counted, a confirmation button 304 that is input when the deposit process is properly performed, and the like. The ID verification of the depositor may be performed by operating the ID card instead of the numeric keypad 302.

  The monitoring center 4 receives an abnormal signal and a mode signal from the store 1 and a depositor abnormal signal from the deposit machine 30 via the communication network 2 and transmits and receives a security start mode signal to the predetermined deposit machine 30. Means 40, center storage means 42 for storing the current security mode set for each customer, the current normal or abnormal state, a predetermined time for each customer, emergency contact information, and the like when the set signal is received. The center control means 41 for determining the depositing machine to be used, and the center display means 43 for displaying when an abnormal signal or mode signal is received. When the abnormality is displayed on the center display means 43, the controller of the monitoring center 4 instructs a predetermined coordinator to take appropriate measures.

The operation of the booth management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, mode operation at the time of setting in a store will be described with reference to FIG.
The depositor of the store 1 performs a setting operation via the mode setting means 11 when all the stores 1 are unattended (step 1). The control means 12 determines whether all doors and windows are closed (step 2). When there is no unwarned part, it is determined that safety is secured and the state shifts to a guard start (set) state (step 4). The control means 12 stores the set as a new security mode (step 5). If there is an unwarned part, the unwarned part is displayed, prompting the set operation again and not shifting to the set mode (step 3). The control means 12 transmits a set signal including the customer ID to the monitoring center 4 via the communication network 2 (step 6).

Next, the operation flow of the center control means 41 of the monitoring center 4 will be described with reference to FIG.
The center control means 41 receives a set signal from the store (customer) 1 via the transmission / reception means 40 (step 10). The center control means 41 transmits a set signal to the center storage means 42, and the center storage means 42 stores the set mode (step 11). The center control means 41 determines the deposit machine 30 used by the customer from the received set signal (step 12). The center control means 41 transmits set information including a customer ID to the determined depositing machine 30. (Step 13) Although the set information is used here for convenience, the set signal is not particularly required if there is a customer ID and time information.

Next, the operation flow of the deposit machine control means 330 for booth management will be described with reference to FIG.
When the deposit machine control means 330 receives the set information including the predetermined time (timekeeping time) information and the customer ID information from the monitoring center 4 via the deposit machine transmission / reception means 350 (step 30), the deposit machine storage means. The set time and time keeping information are temporarily stored in 340 (step 31). The deposit machine control means 330 sets the received timekeeping time information in the timekeeping means 380 and activates the timekeeping means 380 (step 32). Note that the time at which the set information is received may be set time information. In this case, there is no set operation time information in the set information transmitted. Moreover, you may memorize | store predetermined time information in the deposit machine memory | storage means 340 for every customer beforehand. In this case, there is no predetermined time information in the set information. Furthermore, even if the set information does not include the predetermined time information to be timed, for example, a certain time may be stored in advance in the deposit machine storage unit 340 for all customers.

The deposit machine control means 330 determines whether or not the depositor verification is properly performed by the time-up of the time counting means 380 (steps 33, 34, and 37).
When the depositor inputs a pre-assigned customer card into the card reader 32 as input means in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the booth 3, the depositor information is transmitted to the deposit machine control means 330 (step 33). The customer information stored in the deposit machine storage means 340 is compared and collated (step 34), and if it matches, an unlocking signal is transmitted to an electric lock (not shown) installed on the door 31 (step 35). Therefore, the depositor can open the door 31 and enter the building. Then, the set time information temporarily stored in the deposit machine storage means 340 is cleared (step 36). When the depositor verification is not properly performed by the time of the depositing machine timing means 340 being timed up (step 37: YES), the depositing machine display means 320 is notified of the depositor abnormality, and the depositing machine transmission / reception means 350 is used. Abnormal information is transmitted to the monitoring center 4 (step 38).

  As described above, the depositing machine 30 has been described in the embodiment in which the set information is received from the monitoring center 4, but this is configured to receive the set signal (including the required time information) directly from the control means 11 of the store 1. Anyway.

  Further, as described above, in the embodiment in which the depositing machine 30 includes all configurations, the depositing machine control unit 330, the depositing machine transmission / reception unit 350, the depositing machine storage unit 340, and the timing unit 380 are the same as the depositing machine 30. It may be a separate device.

  Further, as described above, the embodiment has been described in which the predetermined time is set and inputted in advance to the center storage unit for each customer, but the predetermined time keeping time may be the same for all customers.

  In addition, as described above, in the embodiment, when the depositor verification is not properly performed during the timing of the time counting means, the embodiment has been described to wait for the depositor verification again. You may make it transmit to a center.

The figure which shows the whole structure of the depositor management system of this invention Set operation flow chart Operation flow diagram of the monitoring center Booth control operation flow chart

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Store (customer)
2 ... Communication network 3 ... Booth 4 ... Monitoring center 30 ... Deposit machine 38 ... Timekeeping means

Claims (4)

In the booth management system consisting of the security device provided in the store and the booth that houses the deposit machine,
The security device has mode setting means for setting a security mode of a store or the like to start security, and control means for transmitting the set security mode signal for security start via a communication network,
The booth has opening and closing means provided at the entrance and an input means for the depositor,
The depositing machine receives a security mode signal from the security device via a communication network, a depositor storage unit for storing depositor information, and the reception unit outputs the security mode signal for starting the security. When received, it has a timing means for measuring a predetermined time, and a depositing machine control means, and the depositing machine control means receives the depositor information received from the depositor input means during the timing of the timing means and the depositor storage means. The booth management system is characterized in that the opening / closing means can be opened when it is determined that the depositor information is stored as a valid depositor. A monitoring center connected to the security device and the deposit machine via a communication line;
The control means of the security device transmits a security mode signal for starting security to the monitoring center, and the monitoring center has a transmission means for transmitting a security mode signal for starting security of the store to the deposit machine. The booth management system according to claim 1. It said control means security device, booth management system of claim 1, wherein transmitting the security mode signal of the guard start such the shop to the deposit machine. The deposit machine has transmission / reception means for transmitting a signal to the outside,
The depositing machine control means collates the depositor information received from the depositor input means during the timing of the timing means with the depositor information stored in the depositor storage means, and 2. The booth management system according to claim 1, wherein when the determination is not made, a depositor abnormality signal is transmitted to the outside through the transmission / reception means.

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