JP5845007B2 - Change machine and cash management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a change machine and a cash management program for managing a cash balance by switching a plurality of management modes.

  A store such as a supermarket or a convenience store is provided with a change machine for depositing / withdrawing banknotes and coins, and a register for registering a purchase product of a customer and instructing change withdrawal to the change machine.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a receiving unit that receives money, an identification unit that identifies and counts received money, and a storage unit that stores the money identified by the identification unit in denominations and feeds them one by one. And a change number counting unit that counts the number of denominations of money stored in the storage unit, and a withdrawal unit that withdraws money from the storage unit so that the money can be taken out from the outside. Is disclosed. Also, among the money paid out from the storage unit, the reject unit that stores money that is determined to be non-withdrawable due to skew or double feed, etc., and the number of denominations of money withdrawn from the withdrawal unit are counted. A change machine provided with a withdrawal number counting unit is also known.

  The change machine described in Patent Document 1 determines the deposit amount based on the counting result of the identification unit or the stored number counting unit, and notifies the register of the deposit amount. The register calculates a change amount by subtracting the sales amount from the deposit amount, and instructs the change machine to withdraw the change. Based on this withdrawal instruction, the change machine dispenses money from the storage unit and dispenses the change.

  In such a conventional change machine, when the number of denominations of money fed out from the storage unit is subtracted from the in-flight balance, the money stored in the reject unit is not reflected in the in-flight balance. For this reason, the on-board amount managed by the change machine coincides with the storage portion, but may be inconsistent with the actual on-board amount including money stored in the reject portion.

  On the other hand, when subtracting the amount of money deducted from the withdrawal unit counted by the withdrawal number counting unit from the in-flight balance, the money stored in the reject unit is included in the in-flight balance. For this reason, the on-board amount managed by the change machine matches the actual on-board amount, but it is required to return the money stored in the reject unit to the storage unit.

JP 2010-67171 A

  Conventionally, change machines corresponding to each of a plurality of in-flight inventory management methods (calculation methods) have been manufactured, and each store has installed a change machine corresponding to the in-flight inventory management method employed. Also, depending on the store, the amount of money in the change machine is notified to a higher-level machine such as a POS server, and the amounts in the money of a plurality of change machines are centrally managed. A change machine corresponding to a different in-flight management method cannot be applied to an existing store system. As described above, in the conventional change machine, the stores that can be installed are limited.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a change machine and a cash management program capable of switching a plurality of management modes for managing the cash balance.

  A change machine according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives money, a storage unit that stores money in a denomination and can feed the money one by one, and a withdrawal unit that allows money to be taken out from the outside. Identifying the money received by the receiving unit, counting the number of denominations of money delivered from the storage unit, detecting the withdrawal rejected money, and counting the number of denominations of money dispensed from the withdrawal unit. An identification unit to be performed; a reject unit for storing the withdrawal reject money; a storage unit for storing cash amount data; and a first cash amount management in which an amount of money stored in the storage unit is an in-flight cash amount. A mode, a management mode switching unit that switches between a second cash amount management mode in which the money stored in the storage unit and the money stored in the reject unit are in-flight, and the counting unit counts Take the result And when the first cash amount management mode is designated by the management mode switching unit, the cash amount data is updated based on the counting result of the number of money denominated from the storage unit, and the second cash amount management mode is updated. A control unit that updates the cash amount data on the basis of a counting result of the number of denominations of money dispensed from the withdrawal unit when the high management mode is designated.

  The change machine according to one aspect of the present invention further includes a priority mode switching unit that switches between a deposit priority mode for withdrawing change after depositing deposit money and a withdrawal priority mode for depositing deposit after depositing change. When the withdrawal priority mode is designated by the priority mode switching unit, the control unit updates the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of money types to be paid out from the storage unit, and the deposit money Among these, it is preferable that the money determined by the identifying unit as rejected money is stored in the reject unit.

  In the change machine according to the aspect of the present invention, when the deposit priority mode is designated by the priority mode switching unit, the control unit selects, from the deposit money, the money determined by the identification unit as reject money. It is preferable to return from the withdrawal unit.

  In the change machine according to the aspect of the present invention, when the cash management mode is switched by the management mode switching unit, it is preferable that the control unit performs control so that all the money stored in the storage unit is paid out. .

  In the change machine according to the aspect of the present invention, the change unit further includes a notification unit that notifies the return of money from the reject unit to the storage unit, and the control unit is configured to manage the second cash amount management by the management mode switching unit. When the mode is specified and the reject money is stored in the reject part, it is preferable to control the notification part to notify the return of money.

  A change machine according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that accepts money, an identification unit that identifies money received by the receiving unit, and stores the money identified by the identification unit in a denomination and provides a withdrawal instruction. A storage unit capable of delivering money one by one based on the first counting unit for counting the number of denominations of money delivered from the storage unit, a withdrawal unit for taking out money from the outside, and A detecting unit for detecting, as a withdrawal-rejected money, a money paid out from the storage unit when the number of withdrawals instructed for withdrawal is different from a counting result by the first counting unit; A second counting unit that counts the number of denominations of money withdrawn from the unit, a storage unit that stores cash amount data, and a first amount in which the amount of money stored in the storage unit is an in-flight stock amount. The cash management mode and the storage unit A management mode switching unit that switches a second cash amount management mode in which the money that is being used and the withdrawal reject money are in-flight, a notification unit that notifies the return of money to the storage unit, and the management mode switching When the first cash amount management mode is specified by the unit, the cash amount data is updated based on the counting result by the first counting unit, and when the second cash amount management mode is specified, the second The cash amount data is updated based on the counting result by the counting unit, and when the withdrawal reject money is detected by the detection unit, the notification unit is controlled to withdraw money from the withdrawal unit. And a control unit for notifying that the withdrawal reject money is returned to the storage unit.

  The cash amount update program according to one aspect of the present invention includes a step of storing cash amount data indicating an in-flight cash amount of a change machine in a storage unit, and a money cash amount stored in a storage unit that stores money by denomination. The amount of money stored in the storage unit and the amount of money rejected stored in the reject unit of the change machine are set as the amount of money in the aircraft. (2) switching the cash amount management mode; and, when the first cash balance management mode is designated, updating the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of money types denominated from the storage unit; And, when the second cash amount management mode is designated, updating the cash amount data on the basis of a counting result of the number of denominations of money dispensed from the dispensing unit of the change machine, Run to To.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to switch between a plurality of management modes for managing the amount of money in the change machine. As a result, the change machine can be installed in various stores.

It is an appearance perspective view of a cash register change machine system concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the coin change machine which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the coin change machine concerning the embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the banknote change machine based on the embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the bill change machine concerning the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the account settlement process and stock amount update process using the cash register change machine system according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the account settlement process and stock amount update process using the cash register change machine system according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the account settlement process and stock amount update process using the cash register change machine system according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the system which consists of a store server and a some cash register change machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the system which consists of a change machine server and a some cash register change machine. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the operation display part in a collection process.

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

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a cash register change machine system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the cash register changer system includes a coin change machine 100 and a bill change machine 200 for counting money (coins and banknotes) paid by a customer and dispensing changes, and registration of purchase products of a customer. And a register 300 for calculating a change amount.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the register 300 includes a display 302, an input unit 304, a customer display 302a, and a printing unit 306. The register 300 has a communication function with the banknote change machine 200. The register 300 is connected to a scanner mechanism (not shown) such as a handy scanner or a stationary scanner. The scanner mechanism reads a barcode or the like attached to the product and notifies the register 300 of product code information (product information).

  The register 300 registers the purchased product of the customer based on the code information notified from the scanner mechanism, and acquires the price of the product. The registration of the customer's purchased product and the input of the amount may be performed by the operator via the input unit 304.

  The input unit 304 is provided with instruction means for instructing calculation of the total amount of products purchased by the customer. The instruction means is, for example, a subtotal button. When the subtotal button is pressed by the operator, the register 300 calculates the total amount of the purchased purchased products. Further, the register 300 acquires the payment amount of the customer based on the manual input of the operator using the input unit 304 or the notification from the banknote change machine 200. The register 300 calculates the difference between the payment amount of the customer and the total amount of the purchased product, obtains a change, and outputs a change dispensing instruction to the banknote change machine 200.

  Further, the register 300 can acquire the in-machine amount of the bill change machine 200 and the coin change machine 100 from the bill change machine 200. Further, the register 300 transmits the registered product information, the total amount of purchased products, the payment amount of the customer, the change amount, the amount of money in the bill change machine 200 and the coin change machine 100, etc. to the host computer (not shown). May be.

  Next, the configuration of the coin change machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the coin change machine 100, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the coin change machine 100.

  The coin change machine 100 includes a receiving unit 114 that receives coins from the outside, an identification unit 101 that performs identification counting of received coins received from the receiving unit 114, and a storage unit that stores received coins according to the identification result by the identification unit 101. 106, and a withdrawal unit 116 that withdraws the coins in the machine so as to be able to be taken out from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the coin change machine 100 includes a housing 110 having an operation display unit 112 on the front upper surface. A receiving part 114 and a withdrawal part 116 are provided at the front part of the housing 110.

  The receiving unit 114 takes in the accepted coins one by one in the state of one layer and one row. As shown in FIG. 2, a deposit transport unit 103 that transports the captured coins extends behind the receiving unit 114.

  In the middle of the deposit conveyance unit 103, an identification unit 101 for identifying and counting coins and a branching unit 104 are provided. The branching unit 104 guides (conveys) the reject coins to the dispensing conveyance unit 108 based on the identification result of the identification unit 101.

  Coins stored in a machine such as normal coins are transported to the storage unit 106 by the deposit transport unit 103. The storage unit 106 stores coins by denomination, for example, stores coins in descending order from the upstream side of the deposit transport unit 103.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys the coins fed from the storage unit 106 to the withdrawal unit 116. Further, the withdrawal conveyance unit 108 conveys the coins guided from the branching unit 104 to the withdrawal unit 116.

  A sensor 120 that counts the number of coins to be fed out is provided at the feeding port of the storage unit 106. In addition, a sensor 122 that counts the number of coins to be dispensed from the dispensing conveyance unit 108 is provided on the conveyance unit 108 immediately before the dispensing unit 116.

  As shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the coin change machine 100 is provided with the control part 130 which controls each part. The control unit 130 is communicably connected to the register 300 via the banknote change machine 200, and transmits and receives various information. For example, the control unit 130 receives an instruction to withdraw change coins, or transmits an in-flight amount of the coin change machine 100 and a counting result of deposited coins.

  In addition, when the number of money types instructed to be withdrawn and the count result of the sensor 120 do not match, the control unit 130 detects an error, and rejects the coins that are paid out from the storage unit 106 at that time. Detect as a coin.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the coin change machine 100 is provided with the alerting | reporting part 140 which alert | reports presence of a reject coin with respect to an operator, and the memory | storage part 150 which memorize | stores in-machine amount. When the reject coin is paid out from the withdrawal unit 116, the notification unit 140 blinks an illumination unit (not shown) such as a lamp or displays on the operation display unit 112 that the reject coin has been released. Or The in-flight amount of the storage unit 150 is updated by the control unit 130.

  The storage unit 150 stores a control program, and the control unit 130 executes the control program to control the entire coin change machine 100. The storage unit 150 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) or HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that stores various programs and data, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that serves as a program load area and a work area during program execution, and the like. .

  Furthermore, the coin change machine 100 is provided with a management mode switching unit 160 and a priority mode switching unit 170 described later.

  Next, the configuration of the bill change machine 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4, and 5. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the banknote change machine 200, and FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the banknote change machine 200.

  The banknote change machine 200 includes a receiving unit 214 that receives banknotes from the outside, an identification unit 201 that performs identification counting of banknotes received from the receiving unit 214, and a storage unit 206 that stores banknotes in denomination according to the identification result by the identification unit 201. And a withdrawal part 216 for withdrawing banknotes in the machine to the outside.

  The banknote change machine 200 includes a housing 210 and an annular circulation transport unit 203 a provided at a substantially central portion in the housing 210. In addition, the receiving unit 214, the storage unit 206, the withdrawal unit 216, the reject unit 204, and the recovery cassette 207 are arranged so as to surround the outer periphery of the circulating transport unit 203a.

  Moreover, the connection conveyance part 203b of the banknote which connects between the receiving part 214, each storage part 206, the withdrawal part 216, the rejection part 204, the collection | recovery cassette 207, and the circulation conveyance part 203a is each formed. The circulation unit 203a is provided with an identification unit 201 that identifies and counts bills that pass.

  Further, a path switching unit (not shown) for switching the banknote transport path between the circulation transport unit 203a and each connection transport unit 203b is arranged along the circuit transport unit 203a.

  On the front surface of the housing 210, a receiving port 214a of the receiving unit 214 and a dispensing port 216a of the dispensing unit 216 are provided. The collection cassette 207 is detachably attached to the casing 210. An operation display unit 212 is provided on the upper surface of the front part of the housing 210.

  The receiving unit 214 takes in the banknotes inserted into the receiving port 214a one by one, and feeds them out to the circulating conveyance unit 203a side. Each storage unit 206 stores banknotes in denomination based on the identification result of the identification unit 201. The dispensing unit 216 discharges the banknotes taken out from the storage units 206 from the dispensing port 216a.

  The reject unit 204 stores banknotes that cannot be identified by the identification unit 201 due to skew or the like among the banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206 as a withdrawal reject banknote. Of the banknotes taken from the receiving unit 214, banknotes that cannot be identified by the identifying unit 201 due to fouling or the like are returned to the dispensing unit 216 as deposit-rejected banknotes or stored in the reject unit 204. The transport destination of the deposit reject banknote changes according to the setting of a management mode and a priority mode described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the banknote change machine 200 is provided with a control unit 230 that controls each unit. The control unit 230 is communicably connected to the control unit 130 and the register 300 of the coin change machine 100, and transmits and receives various information. For example, the control unit 230 receives a change dispensing instruction from the register 300 and transmits a coin change dispensing instruction to the control unit 130. In addition, the control unit 230 transmits the counting result of the deposited banknote and the in-machine amount of the banknote change machine 200 to the register 300. In addition, the control unit 230 transmits the cash amount of the coin change machine 100 and the counting result of the received coins received from the control unit 130 to the register 300.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote change machine 200 includes a notification unit 240 that notifies the operator of the presence of a rejected banknote, and a storage unit 250 that stores the amount in the machine. For example, the notification unit 240 displays on the operation display unit 212 that a reject banknote has been detected. The in-flight inventory stored in the storage unit 250 is updated by the control unit 230.

  The storage unit 250 stores a control program, and the control unit 230 executes the control program to control the entire bill change machine 200. The storage unit 250 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) or HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that stores various programs and data, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that serves as a program load area and a work area when the program is executed, and the like. .

  Moreover, the banknote change machine 200 is provided with the management mode switching part 260 which switches the management mode of the amount on board. In the banknote change machine 200, the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 are stored in the first cash amount management mode in which the banknotes are stored in the machine, and the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 and the reject unit 204 are stored. Two types of management modes of the second cash amount management mode in which the total of banknotes in the machine is used can be set, and the management mode switching unit 260 switches between these two types of management modes. The management mode switching instruction is received from the operator via the operation display unit 212 or from the register 300, for example.

  Based on the management mode switching instruction described above, the management mode switching unit 160 of the coin change machine 100 switches the management mode of the in-flight inventory. The first cash amount management mode of the coin change machine 100 is to set the coin money stored in the storage unit 106 to be the amount in the machine, and the second cash management mode is stored in the storage unit 106. The total of the coins released and the coins released as the withdrawal reject coins from the withdrawal unit 116 is regarded as the in-flight amount. For example, the coin change machine 100 is notified of a management mode switching instruction from the control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200. The same management mode is set for the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote change machine 200 switches priority between a deposit priority mode in which a change banknote is withdrawn after depositing a deposit banknote from a customer and a withdrawal priority mode in which the deposit banknote is deposited after the change banknote is withdrawn. A mode switching unit 270 is further provided. The priority mode switching instruction is received from the operator via the operation display unit 212 or from the register 300, for example.

  Similarly, based on the above-described priority mode switching instruction, the priority mode switching unit 270 of the coin change machine 100 also includes a deposit priority mode for dispensing change coins after depositing coins from a customer, and a change coin withdrawal. Switch the withdrawal priority mode for depositing coins later. For example, the coin change machine 100 is notified of a priority mode switching instruction from the control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200.

  The banknote change machine 200 stores the deposit reject banknote included in the banknote deposited by the customer in the reject unit 204 when the withdrawal priority mode is set. In other words, the reject banknote and the payout banknote are mixed in the reject unit 204, and the correct banknote amount in the reject unit 204 cannot be recognized on the banknote change machine 200 side. Therefore, when the withdrawal priority mode is set in the change machine (the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200), the management mode of the cash amount in the machine determines the cash amount stored in the storage units 106 and 206. The first cash management mode may be automatically set, or the second cash management mode may not be selected / set.

From this, the combination of setting of the in-flight management mode and the priority mode set in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 is the following three patterns.

  In addition, when switching the cash management mode in a state where money is present in the aircraft, all the money in the storage units 106 and 206 is temporarily recovered (all recovered), and the cash amount data in the storage units 150 and 250 is reset. In addition, it is necessary to replenish.

  Next, a settlement method using such a cash register change system and a method for updating the amount of money in the change machine will be described for each change mode of the change machine.

  First, the case where the first cash amount management mode and the withdrawal priority mode are set in the change machine (pattern 1) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  (Step S101) The product information of the product purchased by the customer is registered in the register 300, and the purchase price is calculated.

  (Step S102) The operator counts the customer's payment money, and manually inputs the payment amount from the input unit 304 of the register 300.

  (Step S103) The register 300 calculates the change amount by subtracting the purchase amount calculated in Step S101 from the payment amount input in Step S102. Then, the register 300 outputs a change dispensing instruction to the control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 based on the change amount.

  (Step S104) The bill change machine 200 withdraws a change bill based on a change dispensing instruction. Further, the bill change machine 200 notifies the coin change machine 100 of a coin change dispensing instruction, and the coin change machine 100 withdraws the change coin. The operator hands the change banknote and the change coin to the customer.

  At this time, the withdrawal reject banknote is stored in the reject unit 204, and the withdrawal reject coin is withdrawn separately from the change coin. For example, after the withdrawal of the withdrawal reject coin, when the operator separately stores the withdrawal reject coin and gives a withdrawal instruction to the operation display unit 112, the change coin is withdrawn again.

  (Step S <b> 105) The control unit 130 acquires the coin type number of coins fed out from the storage unit 106 from the sensor 120, and subtracts this from the balance data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the balance data. In addition, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206 from the identification unit 201, and subtracts this from the banking data in the storage unit 250 to update the banking data.

  (Step S106) The customer's payment money is deposited into the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200.

  At this time, the deposit reject banknote is stored in the reject unit 204. The deposit reject coin is withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 116 and stored separately.

  (Step S <b> 107) The control unit 130 acquires the number of coin types stored in the storage unit 106 from the identification unit 101, and adds this to the amount data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the amount data. The coin stored in the storage unit 106 is a normal coin deposited in step S106, that is, a coin that has not been identified as a deposit reject coin.

  In addition, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 from the identification unit 201, and adds this to the banking data in the storage unit 250, thereby updating the banking data. The banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 are normal banknotes deposited in step S106, that is, banknotes that are determined to be deposited reject banknotes and are not stored in the reject unit 204.

  As described above, the reject unit 204 contains both the deposit reject banknote and the withdrawal reject banknote. However, the cash amount data stored in the storage unit 250 is stored in the storage unit 206 and the number of denominations of the banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206. It is updated based on the number of denominated bills. In the first cash amount management mode, since the money stored in the storage unit 206 is set to the amount in the machine, the cash amount data in the storage unit 250 can be handled as accurate.

  Similarly, the stock data in the storage unit 150 is updated based on the number of coins denominated in the storage unit 106 and the number of coins stored in the storage unit 106. In the first cash amount management mode, since the money stored in the storage unit 106 is used as the cash amount, the cash amount data stored in the storage unit 150 can be handled as accurate.

  In the first cash amount management mode, the money paid out from the storage units 106 and 206 is not handled as the cash amount in the cabin, so there is no need to return the reject money.

  Next, the case where the first cash amount management mode and the deposit priority mode are set in the change machine (pattern 2) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  (Step S201) The product information of the product purchased by the customer is registered in the register 300, and the purchase price is calculated.

  (Step S202) The deposit money from the customer is put into the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200, and is identified and counted. At this time, the deposit reject coin is returned from the withdrawal unit 116, and the deposit reject banknote is returned from the withdrawal unit 216. Normal money is stored in the storage units 106 and 206.

  (Step S <b> 203) The control unit 130 acquires the number of coin types stored in the storage unit 106 from the identification unit 101, and adds this to the amount data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the amount data. In addition, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 from the identification unit 201, and adds this to the banking data in the storage unit 250, thereby updating the banking data.

  Moreover, the banknote change machine 200 acquires the amount of coins that have been normally deposited from the coin change machine 100 and notifies the register 300 of the total amount with the amount of banknotes that have been successfully deposited.

  (Step S204) The register 300 subtracts the purchase amount calculated in Step S201 from the total amount notified in Step S203 to calculate a change amount. Then, the register 300 outputs a change dispensing instruction to the control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 based on the change amount.

  (Step S205) The bill change machine 200 withdraws a change bill based on a change dispensing instruction. Further, the bill change machine 200 notifies the coin change machine 100 of a coin change dispensing instruction, and the coin change machine 100 withdraws the change coin. The operator hands the change banknote and the change coin to the customer.

  At this time, the withdrawal reject banknote is stored in the reject unit 204, and the withdrawal reject coin is withdrawn separately from the change coin. For example, after the withdrawal of the withdrawal reject coin, when the operator takes out the withdrawal reject coin and gives a withdrawal instruction to the operation display unit 112, the change coin is withdrawn again.

  (Step S <b> 206) The control unit 130 acquires the number of coins denominated from the storage unit 106 from the sensor 120, and subtracts this from the amount data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the amount data. In addition, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206 from the identification unit 201, and subtracts this from the banking data in the storage unit 250 to update the banking data.

  In this way, the bank balance data in the storage unit 250 is updated based on the number of denominations of banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206 and the number of denominations of banknotes stored in the storage unit 206. In the first cash amount management mode, since the money stored in the storage unit 206 is set to the amount in the machine, the cash amount data in the storage unit 250 can be handled as accurate.

  Similarly, the stock data in the storage unit 150 is updated based on the number of coins denominated in the storage unit 106 and the number of coins stored in the storage unit 106. In the first cash amount management mode, since the money stored in the storage unit 106 is used as the cash amount, the cash amount data stored in the storage unit 150 can be handled as accurate.

  As described above, in the first cash amount management mode, the money paid out from the storage units 106 and 206 is not treated as the in-flight balance, so there is no need to return the reject money.

  Next, the case where the second cash amount management mode and the deposit priority mode are set in the change machine (pattern 3) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  (Step S301) The product information of the product purchased by the customer is registered in the register 300, and the purchase price is calculated.

  (Step S302) The deposit money from the customer is put into the coin change machine 100 and the bill change machine 200, and is identified and counted. At this time, the deposit reject coin is returned from the withdrawal unit 116, and the deposit reject banknote is returned from the withdrawal unit 216. Normal money is stored in the storage units 106 and 206.

  (Step S <b> 303) The control unit 130 obtains the number of coin types stored in the storage unit 106 from the identification unit 101, and adds this to the amount data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the amount data. In addition, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 from the identification unit 201, and adds this to the banking data in the storage unit 250, thereby updating the banking data.

  Moreover, the banknote change machine 200 acquires the amount of coins that have been normally deposited from the coin change machine 100 and notifies the register 300 of the total amount with the amount of banknotes that have been successfully deposited.

  (Step S304) The register 300 subtracts the purchase amount calculated in Step S301 from the total amount notified in Step S303 to calculate a change amount. Then, the register 300 outputs a change dispensing instruction to the control unit 230 of the banknote change machine 200 based on the change amount.

  (Step S305) The bill change machine 200 withdraws the change bill based on the change dispensing instruction. Further, the bill change machine 200 notifies the coin change machine 100 of a coin change dispensing instruction, and the coin change machine 100 withdraws the change coin. The operator hands the change banknote and the change coin to the customer.

  At this time, the withdrawal reject banknote is stored in the reject unit 204, and the withdrawal reject coin is withdrawn separately from the change coin. For example, when the operation display unit 112 receives an instruction from the operator after the withdrawal of the withdrawal reject coin, the change coin is withdrawn again.

  (Step S <b> 306) The control unit 130 obtains the number of coins that are normally withdrawn as change coins from the sensor 122, and subtracts this from the amount data in the storage unit 150, thereby updating the amount data. . Further, the control unit 230 acquires the number of denominations of banknotes that are normally withdrawn as change banknotes from the identification unit 201, and subtracts this from the banking data in the storage unit 250 to update the banking data.

  (Step S307) When there is a withdrawal reject coin in Step S305, the process proceeds to Step S308.

  (Step S308) The notification unit 140 or 240 notifies the withdrawal unit of the withdrawal reject money to the storage unit 106 or 206.

  In this way, the bank balance data in the storage unit 250 is updated based on the number of denominations of banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 and the number of denominations of banknotes withdrawn as normal banknotes from the withdrawal unit 216. . That is, the withdrawal reject banknote stored in the reject unit 204 is included in the cash amount data. In the second cash amount management mode, the total cash amount of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 206 and the banknotes stored in the reject unit 204 is set as the in-flight stock amount. Therefore, the cash amount data in the storage unit 250 is accurate. Can be treated as Moreover, the banknote (the banknote currently accommodated in the storage part 206 and the rejection part 204) which actually exists in the machine of the banknote change machine 200 corresponds with the cash amount data. Therefore, even when a withdrawal banknote is generated due to a failure of the banknote change machine 200 or the like, it is possible to prevent the actual in-machine cash amount and the cash amount data from being inconsistent.

  Similarly, the stock data in the storage unit 150 is updated based on the number of coins stored in the storage unit 106 and the number of coins dispensed as normal coins from the dispensing unit 116. That is, coins that have not been delivered to customers as withdrawal reject coins are included in the cash balance data. In the second cash management mode, since the total of the coins stored in the storage unit 106 and the coins released as the withdrawal reject coins from the withdrawal unit 116 is set as the in-flight amount, the cash amount data in the storage unit 150 is It can be treated as accurate.

  Further, when a withdrawal reject coin is generated, the notification unit 140 prompts the coin to be returned. Returning the withdrawal reject coin to the storage unit 106 can prevent the actual in-flight balance and the balance data from becoming inconsistent.

  Thus, the change machine according to the present embodiment switches between two different management modes for managing the in-flight balance and the priority mode for determining the priority of depositing and withdrawing money from customers. Can do.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of cash register change machine systems including a coin change machine 100, a banknote change machine 200, and a register 300 are provided. You may provide the store server 400 which acquires customer purchase merchandise information. Furthermore, you may make it this store server 400 instruct | indicate the management mode and priority mode which are set to the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200. FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of cash register changer systems including a coin change machine 100, a banknote change machine 200, and a register 300 may be provided, and a change machine server 500 may be provided that acquires the amount in the machine from each change machine. Good. Further, the change machine server 500 may instruct a management mode and a priority mode set in the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200.

  The combination of the management mode and the priority mode adopted by the store may be stored in a recording medium such as a memory card, and the change machine or the register 300 may read and set the contents of the recording medium.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the coin change machine 100 and the banknote change machine 200 collect coins in the machine, the number of money types deducted from the storage units 106 and 206, the total amount, the cash register number, and the remaining number in the machine. In addition, a two-dimensional barcode indicating collection data including the number of denominations of money and the like may be displayed on the screens of the operation display units 112 and 212. At the time of full collection, coins fed out from the storage unit 106 are withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 116, and banknotes fed out from the storage unit 206 are stored in the recovery cassette 207.

  At this time, it is preferable that one of the coin change machine 100 or the banknote change machine 200 transmits the recovery data to the other and displays the recovery data for both the recovered coins and banknotes as one two-dimensional barcode. FIG. 11 shows an example in which a two-dimensional barcode indicating the collected data is displayed on the operation display unit 112 of the coin change machine 100.

  The operator uses the two-dimensional barcode reading function of a terminal such as a cellular phone to read the two-dimensional barcode displayed on the operation display units 112 and 212 and obtain the collected data. The terminal sends the acquired collection data to the management server by attaching it to an email. Further, the collected data may be transferred from the terminal to the management server by connecting the terminal and the management server via a wired or wireless LAN. Then, the operator carries the coins withdrawn from the withdrawal unit 116 and the collection cassette 207 to a cashier in the store.

  In this way, by using a terminal such as a mobile phone, accurate collection data is promptly transmitted to the management server, so that the collection amount can be settled on the same day.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Coin change machine 101 Identification part 106 Storage part 114 Reception part 116 Withdrawal part 130 Control part 160 Management mode switching part 170 Priority mode switching part 200 Banknote change machine 201 Identification part 204 Rejection part 206 Storage part 207 Collection cassette 214 Reception part 216 Withdrawal unit 260 Management mode switching unit 270 Priority mode switching unit 300 Register 400 Store server 500 Change machine server

Claims (7)

A receiving department for accepting money,
A storage unit for storing money in denominations and feeding them one by one;
A withdrawal unit for withdrawing money from the outside,
Identification of money received by the receiving unit, counting of the number of denominations of money delivered from the storage unit, detection of withdrawal rejected money, and counting of the number of denominations of money dispensed from the dispensing unit An identification unit;
A reject unit for storing the withdrawal reject money;
A storage unit for storing cash data,
The first cash amount management mode in which the amount of money stored in the storage unit is set to the amount on board, the amount of money stored in the storage unit and the amount of money stored in the reject unit A management mode switching unit for switching the second cash management mode to be a cash,
When the counting result is acquired from the identification unit and the first cash amount management mode is designated by the management mode switching unit, the cash amount data is based on the counting result of the number of money types denominated from the storage unit. And when the second cash amount management mode is designated, a control unit that updates the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of money types to be dispensed from the withdrawal unit;
A change machine equipped with. A priority mode switching unit that switches between a deposit priority mode for withdrawing changes after depositing deposits and a withdrawal priority mode for depositing deposits after depositing changes;
When the withdrawal priority mode is designated by the priority mode switching unit, the control unit updates the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of money types to be paid out from the storage unit, and the deposit money The change machine according to claim 1, wherein the money determined by the identification unit as reject money is stored in the reject unit.   When the depositing priority mode is designated by the priority mode switching unit, the control unit causes the depositing unit to return the money determined by the identifying unit as rejected money out of the deposited money. The change machine according to claim 2.   4. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the cash management mode is switched by the management mode switching unit, the control unit controls to pay out all the money stored in the storage unit. 5. The change machine described. A notification section for notifying the return of money from the reject section to the storage section;
In the control unit, when the second cash amount management mode is specified by the management mode switching unit, and the reject money is stored in the reject unit, the notification unit notifies the return of money. The change machine according to claim 1, wherein the change machine is controlled as follows. A receiving department for accepting money,
An identification unit for identifying money received by the receiving unit;
A storage unit that stores the money identified by the identification unit in a denomination and can pay out the coins one by one based on a withdrawal instruction;
A first counting unit that counts the number of denominations of money paid out from the storage unit;
A withdrawal unit for withdrawing money from the outside,
A detection unit that detects, as a withdrawal reject currency, a money paid out from the storage unit when the number of withdrawals instructed to be withdrawn is different from a counting result by the first counting unit;
A second counting unit for counting the number of denominations of money withdrawn from the withdrawal unit;
A storage unit for storing cash data,
A first cash amount management mode in which the amount of money stored in the storage unit is an in-flight amount; and a second state in which the amount of money stored in the storage unit and the withdrawal reject money are in-flight. A management mode switching unit for switching the high management mode;
An informing unit for informing the return of money to the storage unit;
When the first cash amount management mode is designated by the management mode switching unit, the cash amount data is updated based on the counting result by the first counting unit, and the second cash amount management mode is designated. And updating the cash amount data based on the counting result by the second counting unit, and when the withdrawal reject money is detected by the detection unit, the notification unit is controlled to A control unit for notifying the withdrawal of the dispensed money that has been withdrawn into the storage unit;
A change machine equipped with. Storing cash amount data indicating the cash balance of the change machine in the storage unit;
The first cash amount management mode in which the money amount stored in the storage portion for storing money according to denomination is set to the amount in the machine, the money stored in the storage portion, and the money stored in the reject portion in the change machine Switching the second cash amount management mode in which the money amount of the withdrawal-rejected money being made is the money amount in the cabin;
Updating the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of denominations of money paid out from the storage unit when the first cash amount management mode is designated;
When the second cash amount management mode is designated, updating the cash amount data based on a counting result of the number of denominations of money dispensed from the dispensing unit of the change machine;
A cash management program for causing a computer to execute.

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