JP6464047B2 - Banknote deposit and withdrawal device and banknote handling system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote deposit and withdrawal device and a banknote handling system.

  In a financial institution such as a bank, an automatic transaction processing apparatus (automated teller machine) in which a customer performs transactions such as deposit and withdrawal of banknotes is installed.

  In addition, a bank deposit / withdrawal device (Teller Cash Recycler) is installed at a counter of a financial institution or the like as a device in which an attendant deposits banknotes directly deposited from a customer or dispenses banknotes for direct delivery to a customer. The

  The automatic transaction processing device and the banknote deposit and withdrawal device each have a cash storage for storing banknotes, and perform transactions such as deposits and withdrawals by the cash storage. Moreover, the clerk replenishes / collects banknotes by appropriately replacing the cash storage so that the customer can make transactions without delay.

  However, since it is necessary to stop the apparatus in order to exchange the cash storage, frequent exchange work limits the customer's transaction time.

  Therefore, in prior art document 1, in order to reduce the exchange frequency of the cash storage, in the automatic transaction processing apparatus having a plurality of cash storages of the same denomination, the first and second thresholds are set for the storage amount of the cash storage. A technique for improving the usage efficiency of a cash storage is disclosed by performing transport control between cash storages.

JP 2011-76416 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Prior Art Document 1 is a technique for improving the usage efficiency of the cash storage in the automatic transaction processing apparatus, and does not improve the usage efficiency of the cash storage between different apparatuses.

  In financial institutions, there is a need to operate a business efficiently by operating a cash storage box between different devices operating in a sales office. In particular, since automatic transaction processing devices perform large amounts of deposits and withdrawals by customer operations in locations where there is no clerk, the clerk knows the opportunity to change the cash storage for the first time when the transaction becomes difficult or operates in advance. The banknotes stored in the cash storage are adjusted in order to prepare an exchange storage with the appropriate amount of banknotes.

  For this reason, the exchange operation of the cash storage box causes a decrease in business efficiency of the bank or the like and the operation efficiency of the cash storage box, and there is also a risk of miscalculation when adjusting the banknotes in the exchange storage box and fraud such as banknote removal.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus is replaceable with a depositing unit that accepts depositing banknotes, a withdrawal unit that withdraws banknotes, and a cash storage unit of an automatic transaction processing apparatus that executes cash transactions. The banknote storage unit, an input / output unit that receives an instruction for deposit / withdrawal transaction, and a control unit, and the control unit stores the banknote storage amount stored in the banknote storage unit as a first threshold value and a second threshold value. When it is detected that the banknote storage unit can be exchanged for a cash storage unit, a notification screen is displayed on the input / output unit.

  By managing the number of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit of the banknote depositing and dispensing device, the banknote storage unit can be efficiently operated. Further, it is possible to eliminate the banknote collection / sorting operation to be performed and the accompanying miscalculations and frauds, and to perform highly safe operation.

It is a figure which shows an example of a system block diagram. It is an example of the figure which planarly viewed the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus. It is an example of the figure which shows the upper area | region of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus roughly. It is an example of sectional drawing showing roughly an internal configuration and a bill conveyance path of a bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus. It is an example of the control block diagram of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a TCR storage part management table. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of condition specification processing. It is a figure which shows an example of a storage part selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a notification condition setting screen. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of a notification process. It is a figure which shows an example of an attendant notification screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a statement slip. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of operation selection processing. It is a figure which shows an example of an operation selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the block diagram of a banknote handling system. It is a figure which shows an example of the control block diagram of a banknote handling system. It is a figure which shows an example of a cash information table. It is a figure which shows an example of a connection apparatus table. It is a figure which shows an example of a connecting point display screen. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of a notification process. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of a requirement judgment process. It is a figure which shows an example of a requirement judgment table. It is a figure which shows an example of a candidate list screen. It is a figure explaining an example of the processing flow of operation selection processing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
1st Embodiment manages the amount of banknotes accommodated in a banknote storage, in order to operate efficiently the banknote storage of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus as a cash storage of an automatic transaction processing apparatus, and it operates with respect to an attendant. It is an effective proposal of the opportunity.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration diagram of a system of an operation terminal 10 connected to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 and the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 of this embodiment is arrange | positioned at the counters of financial institutions, such as a bank, and an attendant deposits a banknote according to the deposit of the banknote received from the customer, or a customer's request.

The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 is distinguished from the top to the bottom in terms of its appearance. The lower area is the safe 110 for storing banknotes, and the upper area above the casing 112 of the safe 110 is the deposit / withdrawal mechanism 116.
The casing 112 is formed of a metal steel plate, and includes a metal safe door 113 that can be opened and closed and locked on the front side of the sheet in FIG. 1, and constitutes the safe 110 together with the safe door 113.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 ensures security for the banknote storage unit 200 by housing a banknote identification unit 170, a banknote storage unit 200, and the like, which will be described later, in a housing unit 112 closed by a safe door 113.

The deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 116 includes an operation panel 118 operated by an attendant, and a depositing unit 120 and a dispensing unit 140, which will be described later, are arranged on the upper surface from the front side of the page in FIG. It hangs on the rear side and is provided adjacent to the withdrawal unit 140 and the deposit unit 120 in this order.
Further, the operation terminal 10 is connected to the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100. A person in charge at the window can give a processing instruction to the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 via the operation terminal 10, and can check the storage state of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is covered with the customer reception table D on the rear side of the apparatus, and the depositing unit 120 and the dispensing unit 140 of the depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 116 are visible to the customer K. It is configured. The state of visual recognition by the customer K is shown in FIG. 3, and the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 adjoins the depositing unit 120 and the dispensing unit 140 in this order from the customer K side, and the depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 116. Prepare for.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the clerk M faces the customer K across the customer reception table D, and in addition to a predetermined operation on the operation terminal 10 or the operation panel 118, a deposit unit for the banknote B deposited from the customer K The banknotes withdrawn into 120 or the withdrawal unit 140 are delivered to the customer K. Hereinafter, the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 will be described in detail.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal configuration of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 and the banknote transport path.
As shown in the drawing, the deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 116 of the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is provided with a depositing unit 120 that accepts deposit of the bill B and a withdrawal unit 140 that dispenses the bill B adjacent to each other. The housing unit 112 is provided with a bill identifying unit 170, a transport mechanism unit 180, and a bill storage unit 200. The banknote recognition unit 170 and the banknote storage unit 200 thus housed in the safe 110 are partitioned from the depositing unit 120 and the withdrawal unit 140 of the deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 116 by the casing unit 112. The part 170 is located above the banknote storage part 200.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the depositing unit 120 is arranged on the banknote recognition unit 170 side, that is, on the rear side with respect to the dispensing unit 140, and the dispensing unit 140 arranged adjacent to the depositing unit 120 is A wall 141 is provided on the side. The wall 141 covers the inside of the dispensing unit 140 on the depositing unit 120 side, and includes a base 141b at the upper end with a lid 141c therebetween. The lid 141c is openable and closable so as to cover the upper end of the opening of the withdrawal unit 140, and prevents the withdrawal of the withdrawal banknotes conveyed to the withdrawal unit 140. The wall 141 extends only to the upper end of the opening of the depositing unit 120, and the width of the wall 141 is narrowed even in the lid 141c. Therefore, the wall 141 and the lid 141c do not block the line of sight when the customer K (see FIG. 2) across the customer reception table D views the dispensing unit 140 from the depositing unit 120 side. In addition, the lid 141c is not shaped to cover the entire dispensing part 140, its width is narrow, and it is provided near the center position, so that it does not hinder the flow line of the hand of the counter attendant M. Therefore, it does not hinder the insertion of the bill B into the depositing unit 120, and the operability is good.

  The banknote identification part 170 discriminate | determines a serial number, banknote authenticity, a damage condition (rejection necessity) other than a money type classification of a banknote in the process of deposit or withdrawal. The banknote recognition by the banknote recognition unit 170 can be performed using various information such as image data obtained by scanning a banknote, uneven shape on the surface of the banknote, magnetic characteristics, optical characteristics with respect to ultraviolet rays, and the like. The identification result of the banknote recognition part 170 is output to the control part 190 mentioned later, and is used for determination of a cassette of a banknote conveyance destination, rejection conveyance, etc.

  The transport mechanism unit 180 corresponding to the transport unit hangs from the depositing unit 120 and the dispensing unit 140 to the banknote storage unit 200 to form a banknote depositing path 180IN and a banknote dispensing path 180OUT. As shown in FIG. 4, the banknote deposit path 180IN includes an upstream deposit path 181 from the deposit section 120 to the banknote identification section 170. The banknote withdrawal path 180OUT includes a downstream side withdrawal path 186 from the banknote identification section 170 to the withdrawal section 140.

  The transport mechanism unit 180 having these paths connects the deposit unit 120 and the withdrawal unit 140 to the banknote recognition unit 170 and the banknote storage unit 200 through the deposit / withdrawal path, and transports banknotes. The banknote storage unit 200 includes TCR storage units 201 to 205, and stores banknotes in the respective storage units.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a control block diagram of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100.
The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 includes a depositing unit 120, a dispensing unit 140, TCR storage units 201 to 205 of the banknote storage unit 200, a bill recognition unit 170, an operation panel 118, and a transport mechanism unit 180 as functional blocks. And a control unit 190.

  The depositing unit 120 is a mechanism for transporting banknotes into the mechanism when the banknotes are inserted therein, and has a banknote feeding mechanism therein, and deposits banknotes into the TCR storage unit via the transport mechanism unit 180. To do. The withdrawal unit 140 is a mechanism for withdrawing banknotes fed out from the TCR storage units 201 to 205 according to instructions from the staff.

  The TCR storage units 201 to 205 are provided for each denomination. The TCR storage units 201 to 205 are compatible with an ATM storage unit that is a cash storage of the automatic transaction processing apparatus. Therefore, by exchanging the TCR storage units 201 to 205 and the ATM storage unit, the banknotes collected by the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 can be used as they are as the handling banknotes of the automatic transaction processing apparatus.

  The operation panel 118 is a panel for displaying information necessary for depositing / withdrawing the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, error information of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100, and the like. The screen displayed on the input / output unit of the operation terminal 10 may be displayed on the operation panel 118.

  The transport mechanism unit 180 includes a gate group including a gate 201b for each of the TCR storage units 201 to 205, a detection sensor group 188 of a plurality of detection sensors installed in the banknote transport path, and driving of a plurality of drive motors responsible for banknote transport. And a motor group 189.

  The detection sensors included in the detection sensor group 188 detect the banknote conveyance state in the banknote depositing path 180IN and the banknote dispensing path 180OUT, the presence / absence of banknotes in the depositing unit 120 and the dispensing unit 140, and in the TCR storage units 201 to 205. The number of bills stored is detected, and the detection signal is output to the control unit 190.

  The control unit 190 includes a CPU 191 and a memory 193. The CPU 191 is mainly composed of a control microprocessor. The CPU 191 drives and controls the gate device and the drive motor group of the transport mechanism unit 180 in addition to the billing and feeding unit included in the depositing unit 120 and the dispensing unit 140, as well as the banknote depositing / dispensing conveyance. .

  The memory 193 stores a program executed by the CPU 191 and data necessary for executing the program. The memory 193 constitutes functional units such as a higher-level communication unit 195 and a TCR storage unit management table 197 in cooperation with the program and the CPU 191. The CPU 191 updates the information with reference to the TCR storage unit management table 197 when executing the deposit / withdrawal transaction in the banknote deposit / withdrawal apparatus 100.

  The operation terminal 10 is a terminal for an attendant to input / output processing instructions such as deposit / withdrawal and various information to / from the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 100. In addition, in this embodiment, although the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 and the operation terminal 10 are illustrated separately, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 has all the function parts which the operation terminal 10 has, and a staff member uses the operation terminal 10. Processing may be performed without intervention. The operation terminal 10 includes an input / output unit 11, a statement slip printing unit 13 for printing a statement slip, and a control unit 15. The control unit 15 includes a CPU 17 and a memory 19, and the memory 19 constitutes a communication unit 21 in cooperation with the program and the CPU 17.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the example which the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 and the operation terminal 10 respond | correspond is illustrated, it is that a several banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 is arrange | positioned in a financial institution etc. It is general, and one operation terminal 10 can perform input and output to a plurality of banknote depositing and dispensing devices 100.

  In the automatic transaction processing apparatus, a customer performs a transaction operation such as deposit / withdrawal without an attendant, and handles a large amount of deposit / withdrawal transactions on a daily basis. Therefore, if the amount of banknotes stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205 to be exchanged with the ATM storage unit of the automatic transaction processing device is too large or too small, the ATM storage unit needs to be replaced frequently. The attendant must stop the automatic transaction processing device and perform the replacement work. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the amount of banknotes stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205 is managed, and a TCR storage unit suitable for replacement of the ATM storage unit is prepared.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the TCR storage unit management table 197 of the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 100.
The TCR storage unit management table 197 is a table that stores the storage status of banknotes in the TCR storage units 201 to 205 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 and conditions for managing the storage amount of banknotes.

  The TCR storage unit management table 197 includes a storage unit No. 210, a denomination 211, a stored number 212, a notification upper limit 213, a notification lower limit 214, a maximum stored number 215, and notification (o / x) information 216.

Storage unit No. Reference numeral 210 denotes a number that identifies the TCR storage units 201 to 205 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100. The denomination 211 shows the denomination of the banknote accommodated in the TCR storage parts 201-205.
The storage number 212 indicates the number of banknotes stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205. The stored number 212 is counted by detection of the detection sensor group 188. In the present embodiment, the value of the stored number 212 is updated at the time of deposit or withdrawal transaction execution. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the specification is updated to the latest information every predetermined time. Good.

  The notification upper limit 213 indicates the upper limit (upper limit threshold) of the number of banknotes to be notified to the staff. The notification lower limit 214 indicates a lower limit value (lower limit threshold value) of the number of banknotes to be notified to the attendant. That is, when the number of stored bills in the TCR storage units 201 to 205 falls within the range between the notification upper limit 213 and the notification lower limit 214, the control unit 190 notifies the attendant.

  The values of the notification upper limit 213 and the notification lower limit 214 are designated by an attendant by a cassette condition designation process described later. The clerk designates an optimum value in consideration of actual operation results such as the operation location, operation timing, operation method and characteristics of the deposit / withdrawal tendency of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device and automatic transaction processing device.

  In the present embodiment, by providing the above notification upper limit and notification lower limit as the notification condition, the TCR storage units 201 to 205 in which the number of banknotes suitable for the operation of the automatic transaction processing apparatus are stored are prepared.

The maximum storage number 215 indicates the value of the maximum storage number that can be stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205.
The notification information 216 is information indicating whether or not the TCR storage units 201 to 205 are in a state suitable for notification. In this embodiment, when the storage number 212 is within the range between the notification upper limit 213 and the notification lower limit 214, it is determined that the TCR storage units 201 to 205 are suitable for replacement of the ATM storage unit, and Make a notification. The state to be notified is stored as ◯, and the state not to be notified is stored as ×.

  For example, the storage unit No. The TCR storage unit that stores one thousand-yen banknote has a current storage number of 2468 sheets, which falls between the notification upper limit of 2600 and the notification lower limit of 2400, so the notification information 216 is ○.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of a condition specifying process performed when the control unit 190 specifies a notification condition for the TCR storage units 201 to 205.
First, in S701, when the control unit 190 receives an instruction for specifying the conditions of the TCR storage units 201 to 205 in response to an input from an attendant, the storage unit selection screen 800 is displayed (S703). By checking the storage unit selection screen 800, the staff selects which TCR storage unit 201-205 the notification condition is to be specified while viewing the state of the TCR storage units 201-205.

  Next, in S705, when the control unit 190 detects that a storage unit is selected on the storage unit selection screen 800 (S705: Yes), the control unit 190 displays a notification condition setting screen 900 (S707). The attendant sets notification conditions (notification upper limit and notification lower limit values) of the TCR storage units 201 to 205 on the notification condition setting screen 900.

  As described above, the notification condition is an optimum value that is determined by the staff in consideration of actual operation results such as the operation location, operation timing, operation method, and characteristics of the deposit / withdrawal trend of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 100 and the automatic transaction processing device. Is specified for each TCR storage unit. Further, a predetermined value may be automatically set in all TCR storage units or TCR storage units for each denomination.

Next, when the notification condition is input, the control unit 190 registers the input value (S709).
After registration of the input value and when no storage section selection instruction has been received (S705: No), it is determined in S711 whether an instruction to print a statement slip has been received. On the statement slip, the number of banknotes stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205, notification conditions, and the like are printed. An example of the printed slip is shown in FIG. When an instruction to print the statement slip is accepted (S711: Yes), the operation terminal 10 is instructed to print the statement slip, and when it is not accepted (S711: No), the process is terminated.

FIG. 8 shows an example of the storage unit selection screen 800 displayed in S703 of the condition specifying process.
The storage unit selection screen 800 displays the notification conditions (values of the notification upper limit and notification lower limit) of the TCR storage units 201 to 205 configured in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 and the current storage state. In addition, information for guiding the staff to select the TCR storage units 201 to 205 for newly setting or changing the notification condition is displayed.

  The attendant can select which TCR storage unit 201 to 205 the notification condition is to be specified while looking at the storage state of the bills in the TCR storage unit 201 to 205. The storage unit selection screen 800 is provided with a print button, and the staff can print the statement slip by selecting the print button. Although not shown in the drawing, all TCR storage units or denominated TCR storage units may be selected at once.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the notification condition setting screen 900 displayed in S707 of the condition specifying process.
The notification condition setting screen 900 displays, for example, the number of banknotes stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205, a notification condition, and a numeric keypad for designating the value of the notification condition. The attendant sets notification conditions for the selected TCR storage unit by inputting the numeric keypad. Note that the notification condition is not limited to a numeric keypad, and may be input via an input unit.

  Further, the new setting or setting change of the notification condition is not limited to when the bill depositing / dispensing apparatus 100 is powered on, and can be performed at any time. Therefore, the attendant can appropriately set notification conditions suitable for operation while confirming the storage state of the banknotes.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the notification upper limit and the notification lower limit suitable for the operation of the ATM storage unit can be appropriately set in the TCR storage unit, the TCR storage unit can be flexibly used as the ATM storage unit.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a processing flow of notification processing performed by the control unit 190.
First, when the transaction start is detected in S1001, it is determined whether the detected transaction type is a deposit / withdrawal transaction (S1003). When the transaction is a deposit transaction, the bill inserted into the deposit unit 120 is identified by the bill discrimination unit 170, and the bill is stored in the TCR storage units 201 to 205 (S1005). When the transaction is a withdrawal transaction, the banknotes are paid out from the TCR storage units 201 to 205, and the banknotes are conveyed to the withdrawal unit 140.

Next, in S1009, the control unit 190 updates the TCR storage unit management table 197 with the information after the deposit / withdrawal transaction, and ends the transaction (S1011).
In step S <b> 1013, the control unit 190 refers to the TCR storage unit management table 197 to determine whether the storage number belongs to the range between the notification upper limit and the notification lower limit, that is, the notification condition is satisfied. .

If the notification condition is met (S1013: Yes), the attendant notification screen 1100 is displayed in S1015. The clerk notification screen 1100 is a screen for notifying the clerk of the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition. The staff notification screen 1100 will be described later with reference to FIG.
By checking the clerk notification screen 1100, the clerk can immediately grasp the TCR storage units 201 to 205 suitable for replacement of the ATM storage unit. If the notification condition is not met (S1013: No), the process is terminated.
In this embodiment, after the deposit or withdrawal transaction, it is possible to notify the staff in advance of the operation before executing the next transaction in order to determine whether or not the notification condition is met. it can. Further, by executing the above notification process every time a deposit or withdrawal transaction is performed, that is, whenever the number of stored bills varies, it is possible to notify a staff member without leaving an operational opportunity.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the amount of banknotes in the TCR storage unit is managed, and when an amount of banknotes suitable for replacement of the ATM storage unit is notified, the staff can be effectively proposed to exchange. . Therefore, the clerk can quickly and accurately grasp the replaceable TCR storage unit, and can efficiently operate the storage unit between the TCR storage unit and the ATM storage unit. In addition, since the clerk does not need to adjust the amount of banknotes stored in the TCR storage unit for operation, safety can be achieved without causing miscalculations or frauds such as banknote withdrawal that occurred when adjusting the banknote amount. Can perform highly functional work.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an attendant notification screen 1100 displayed in S1013 of the notification process.
On the attendant notification screen 1100, the attendant performs notification by highlighting the TCR storage units 201 to 205 corresponding to the notification condition so that the TCR storage units 201 to 205 can be immediately distinguished from each other. Further, by selecting the print button, the storage information of the TCR storage units 201 to 205 can be printed on the statement slip. FIG. 11 shows that the storage number of “storage unit 2” falls between the notification upper limit and the notification lower limit, and is suitable for operation in the ATM storage unit.

FIG. 12 shows an example of the detailed slip 1200 to be printed.
Various information of the TCR storage unit management table 197 is printed on the statement slip 1200, and the staff can appropriately check the storage state of the TCR storage portions 201 to 205 by printing on the statement slip 1200.

  In addition, the attendant may want to determine the timing for operating the TCR storage unit as the ATM storage unit in consideration of the customer response status in the banknote depositing and dispensing device and the operating status of the automatic transaction processing device. Therefore, in the following, when the TCR storage unit meets the notification condition, the operation selection can be made to select whether to give priority to the operation as the TCR storage unit or the operation as the replacement storage unit of the ATM storage unit. Processing will be described.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the processing flow of the operation selection process performed by the control unit 190.
Since S1001 to S1015 are the same as the notification process of FIG.

  When the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition exists and the attendant notification screen 1100 is displayed, the control unit 190 causes the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 to have another TCR of the same denomination as the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition in S1301. It is determined whether a storage unit exists. When there is no other TCR storage unit (S1301: No), the operation selection screen 1400 is displayed (S1303).

  If there is another TCR storage unit (S1017: Yes), the operation selection process is terminated. In addition, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 continues the deposit / withdrawal transaction using the banknote accommodated in another TCR accommodating part.

  The operation selection screen 1400 is a screen that allows a staff member to determine whether to continue or cancel the operation of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100. If there is no other TCR storage unit, the transaction cannot be continued using the other storage unit, so whether to continue operation as a TCR storage unit or to operate as a replacement storage unit for an ATM storage unit This is because it is necessary to select.

FIG. 14 shows an example of the operation selection screen 1400 displayed in S1303 of the operation selection process.
On the operation selection screen 1400, information that allows selection of continuation or cancellation of the operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing device 100 is displayed. Further, the status information of the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition is also displayed.

  As described above, the clerk can determine whether to continue / cancel the operation of the banknote depositing / dispensing device on the operation selection screen in consideration of the customer response status at the window and the operating status of the automatic transaction processing device. Therefore, the staff can carry out efficient work according to the situation. The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus is operated to deposit and withdraw money by a staff member. Therefore, the clerk can confirm the amount of banknotes handled in the next deposit / withdrawal transaction, and can determine whether the operation is continued or stopped in consideration of the amount of banknotes.

[Second Embodiment]
In 2nd Embodiment, while managing the banknote amount accommodated in a banknote storage, by specifying the cash storage suitable as an exchange destination, the banknote storage of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus is used for an automatic transaction processing apparatus. It operates efficiently as a cash storage.

FIG. 15 shows a configuration diagram of the banknote handling system of the present embodiment.
The system according to the present embodiment includes a banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100, an automatic transaction processing device 300, a management device 50 that is a host device, and a network 60 that connects them. One or a plurality of banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatuses 100 and automatic transaction processing apparatuses 300 are connected.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a control block diagram of the bill handling system.
Since the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
The automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 prints and issues a deposit unit 301, a withdrawal unit 303, an ATM storage unit 305, a bill identification unit 310, an operation panel 312, a transport mechanism unit 314, and a usage statement as functional blocks. A statement issuing unit 320, a passbook printing unit 322 that accepts and prints a passbook, a card unit 324 that handles a card that is a recording medium on which information such as a user's account number is recorded, and a control unit 330. Have.

  The control unit 330 includes a CPU 332 and a memory 334. The CPU 332 is mainly composed of a control microprocessor. The CPU 332 drives and controls the gate group 305b and the drive motor group 318 of the transport mechanism unit 314, as well as the drive devices included in the deposit unit 301, the withdrawal unit 303, the statement issue unit 320, the passbook printing unit 322, and the card unit. .

  The memory 334 stores a program executed by the CPU 332 and data necessary for executing the program. The memory 334 forms functional units such as a higher-level communication unit 336 and a cash information table 338 in cooperation with the program and the CPU 332. The CPU 332 updates the information with reference to the cash information table 338 when executing transactions such as deposits and withdrawals. In addition, the CPU 332 refers to the cash information table 338 and executes a requirement determination process (FIG. 21).

The management device 50 is connected to the bill deposit / withdrawal device 100 and the automatic transaction processing device 300, and determines an ATM storage unit suitable for operation when there is a bill storage unit corresponding to the notification condition.
The management device 50 includes an input / output unit 51 and a control unit 52. The clerk can give a processing instruction to the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 and the automatic transaction processing device 300 by the input / output unit 51 and can display various information.

  The control unit 52 includes a CPU 53 and a memory 54. The CPU 53 is mainly composed of a control microprocessor. The memory 54 stores a program executed by the CPU 53 and data necessary for the execution of the program, and functions such as a communication unit 55, a connection device table 56, and a requirement determination table 57 in cooperation with the program and the CPU 53. Configure. The CPU 53 refers to the requirement determination table 57 and executes notification processing (FIG. 20).

FIG. 17 shows an example of the cash information table 338 stored in the memory 334 of the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300.
The cash information table 338 includes a transaction time 340 of a transaction executed by the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300, a transaction type 342, and a bill storage number 344 of a denomination storage cassette.
Transactions performed by the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 include transfer transactions, passbook printing, etc. in addition to deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. In this embodiment, the cash information table 338 is updated at the time of execution of all transactions, but may be updated only at the time of execution of transactions in which the number of banknotes stored in the ATM storage unit 305 has changed. Good.

FIG. 18 shows an example of the connection device table 56 stored in the memory 54 of the management device 50.
The connection device table 56 includes a management number 1801, a device name 1803, an IP address 1805, a subnet mask 1807, and a default gateway 1809.

  The device name 1803 indicates a device name connected to the management device 50. An IP address 1805 is an identification number assigned to a device connected to the network. The subnet mask 1807 is a value for identifying an IP address, a network address indicating a network, and a host address indicating a host. The default gateway 1809 indicates the IP address of the relay device that is transmitted when the communication target is unknown when the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 and the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 are connected.

  The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 can determine whether the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 to be connected exists in the same network 60 by using the subnet mask 1807. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 can communicate with the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 existing in a different network 60 by relaying the default gateway 1809. For example, even in a store where the network is divided for each floor, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 relays the information in the cash information table 338 of the automatic transaction processing device 300 existing on another floor by relaying the default gateway. You can get it.

FIG. 19 shows an example of a connection destination display screen 1900 displayed on the management device 50.
The clerk can flexibly perform setting changes such as addition and deletion of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 and the automatic transaction processing device 300 connected to the management device 50 on the connection destination display screen 1900. In addition, since the connected device group can be confirmed in a list, the system can be easily managed.

FIG. 20 shows an example of the process flow of the notification process of the second embodiment performed by the control unit 52.
Note that the TCR storage units 201 to 205 of this embodiment also specify a notification upper limit and a notification lower limit that are notification conditions, as in the first embodiment. However, the condition designation method is the same as the condition designation process (FIG. 7) of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In S1901, when the control part 52 detects the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus 100 which has the TCR storage parts 201-205 applicable to notification conditions (S1901: Yes), it performs a requirement judgment process in S1903.

  The requirement determination process is a process of determining the ATM storage unit 305 of the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 that can be exchanged with the TCR storage units 201 to 205 that are the notification targets. Details of the requirement determination process will be described later with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, by performing the requirement determination process, the replaceable TCR storage unit can be efficiently used for the ATM storage unit.

If it is determined by the requirement determination process that there is an ATM storage unit 305 that can be replaced with the TCR storage units 201 to 205 (S1905: Yes), a candidate list screen is displayed on the input / output unit 51 in S1907. If it is determined that there is no replaceable ATM storage unit 305 (S1905: No), the process is terminated.
The candidate list screen displays information on the TCR storage units 201 to 205 that are the notification target and the ATM storage unit 305 that is a candidate for replacement of the TCR storage unit. The candidate list screen will be described later with reference to FIG.

  By checking the candidate list screen, the clerk can immediately know the candidate of the ATM storage unit that can be exchanged with the TCR storage unit, as well as the presence or absence of the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition. Therefore, the staff can perform the replacement operation of the storage unit without sequentially examining the ATM storage unit as the replacement destination, and the TCR storage unit can be efficiently operated as the ATM storage unit.

FIG. 21 shows an example of the flow of the requirement determination process (S1903) performed in S1903 of the notification process.
In the requirement determination process, the ATM storage unit 305 that can be exchanged with the TCR storage units 201 to 205 that are the notification target is determined.

  First, in S2001, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100 transmits request information to the management device 50 when there is a TCR storage unit that matches the notification condition. The request information includes at least the name of a banknote deposit / withdrawal device having a TCR storage unit that meets the notification condition, denomination information stored in the TCR storage unit, and the number of loaded sheets. Here, the number of banknotes stored in the TCR storage unit of the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus is referred to as the number of loaded sheets. In addition, time information corresponding to the notification condition may be transmitted as request information.

When receiving the request information, the management device 50 transmits the request information and the exchange cassette candidate confirmation request to the automatic transaction processing device 300 (S2003).
The exchange cassette candidate confirmation request is an inquiry notification for confirming whether there is an ATM storage unit 305 that can be exchanged with the TCR storage unit of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100. In the present embodiment, the request information and the exchange cassette candidate confirmation request are notified to the automatic transaction processing device 300 via the management device 50. However, the automatic transaction processing device 300 is notified directly from the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100. It may be a thing.

  The automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 extracts the ATM storage unit 305 of the same denomination as the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition based on the received request information and the exchange cassette candidate confirmation request. Then, the number of loaded TCR storage units corresponding to the notification condition is compared with the extracted number of stored ATM storage units 305 (S2005).

  When there are a plurality of ATM storage units 305 of the same denomination in the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300, the stored number in the ATM storage unit 305 having the smallest stored number is compared with the loaded number.

When the number of stored ATM storage units 305 is smaller than the number of loaded TCR storage units 201 to 205 (S2005: Yes), in S2007, the ATM storage unit 305 is determined as a replacement storage unit candidate.
In S2009, the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 transmits the exchange storage unit candidate information to the management apparatus 50. The exchange storage unit candidate information includes at least information for identifying the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 having the ATM storage unit 305 to be exchanged, denominations of banknotes stored in the ATM storage unit 305, and the number of stored units. .

  Next, in S2011, the management device 50 updates the requirement determination table 57 with the replacement storage unit candidate information. The requirement determination table 57 collects information on the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition and the ATM storage unit exchangeable with the TCR storage unit.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, by performing the requirement determination process, it is possible to automatically and immediately extract an ATM storage unit that can be replaced with a TCR storage unit that is a notification target.

  In this embodiment, the bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus determines the exchange storage unit candidate of the automatic transaction processing apparatus in response to transmitting the request information in S2001, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when an ATM storage unit with an excessive or insufficient amount of banknotes is detected, a request may be transmitted to the banknote deposit and withdrawal device, and a TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition may be extracted.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of the requirement determination table 57.
The requirement determination table 57 is stored in the memory 54 of the management device 50 and serves as information when the candidate list screen 2300 is displayed. The requirement determination table 57 includes request information 58 and replacement storage unit candidate information 59.

  The request information 58 is information transmitted from the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 100 to the management device 50 in S2001 of the requirement determination process. The request information 58 includes the name of a banknote deposit / withdrawal device having a TCR storage unit that meets the notification condition, denomination information stored in the TCR storage unit, and the number of loaded sheets.

The exchange storage unit candidate information 59 is information transmitted from the automatic transaction processing apparatus 300 to the management apparatus 50 in S2009 of the requirement determination process.
The exchange storage unit candidate information 59 includes a device name, a denomination, and a storage number. The device name indicates the name of the automatic transaction processing device 300 having the ATM storage unit 305 extracted as a replacement candidate. The denomination and the number of stored sheets indicate the denomination and number of banknotes stored in the ATM storage unit 305.

  In addition, with respect to the request information transmitted from a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus, a plurality of ATM storage units as exchange destinations may be extracted. FIG. 21 shows a state in which the ATM storage units 305 of the three automatic transaction processing apparatuses 300 are determined as exchange destinations for the request information “TCR001”.

FIG. 23 shows an example of a candidate list screen 2300 displayed on the input / output unit 51 of the management device 50.
In the candidate list screen 2300, the storage states of the TCR storage units 201 to 205 corresponding to the notification condition are shown. Further, the storage state of the ATM storage unit 305 extracted as the replacement candidate is also displayed.
When there are a plurality of ATM storage units 305 as replacement candidates, the ATM storage units 305 may be displayed in order from the smallest storage number, or the ATM storage unit 305 with the smallest stored number may be highlighted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the banknote depositing / dispensing device notifies the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition, and extracts and notifies the ATM storage unit of the automatic transaction processing apparatus that is a candidate for the exchange destination. Therefore, the attendant need not check the notification information to trigger the replacement of the TCR storage unit or sequentially examine the ATM storage unit as the replacement destination. In addition, the exchange work can be performed before the transaction in the automatic transaction processing apparatus becomes difficult, and the time for stopping the apparatus and restricting the customer's transaction can be reduced. In addition, since it is not necessary to perform adjustment work for collecting / sorting banknotes in the TCR storage unit at the time of exchange, the storage unit can be operated efficiently, and there is no miscalculation or fraud. Can be carried out.

The operation selection process of the first embodiment can also be applied to the second embodiment.
FIG. 24 shows an example of a process flow for explaining the operation selection process of the second embodiment.
S1901 to S1905 are the same as the notification process of FIG.

  In S1905, if there is an ATM storage unit 305 that can be exchanged with the TCR storage units 201 to 205 corresponding to the notification condition, another TCR storage unit that stores the same denomination as that stored in the TCR storage unit in S2401. Judge whether there is.

  When there is no TCR storage unit that stores bills of the same denomination as the TCR storage unit corresponding to the notification condition (S2401: No), an operation selection screen is displayed on the input / output unit in S2403. If there is a TCR storage unit that stores the same denomination as the TCR storage unit that meets the notification condition (S2401: Yes), the process ends.

  The operation selection screen is a screen that displays information that enables selection of continuation or cancellation of the operation of the banknote depositing and dispensing device 100, as in FIG. 14 of the first embodiment. If the TCR storage unit falls under the notification condition and there is an exchangeable ATM storage unit, if there is no TCR storage unit that stores banknotes of the same denomination, do you give priority to transactions in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 100? It is possible to make the clerk judge whether to give priority to the exchange with the ATM storage unit.

  Moreover, although the ATM storage part of the automatic transaction processing apparatus which can be replaced | exchanged above was determined and the method of operating the TCR storage of a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus was demonstrated, this method is an automatic apparatus including between automatic transaction processing apparatuses. It can also be applied when operating the cash storage unit between. For example, when it is detected that the bill storage amount in the ATM storage unit of one automatic transaction processing device corresponds to the notification condition, the storage state of the ATM storage unit of another automatic transaction processing device is grasped, and the exchange storage unit candidate May be determined.

As mentioned above, although the form for implementing this invention was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to these examples, A various structure and operation | movement are applicable in the range which does not deviate from the meaning.
Moreover, although each function part in embodiment demonstrated the example implement | achieved by cooperation of a program and CPU, it is also possible to implement | achieve these one part or all as hardware.
Furthermore, the information managed in various table formats in the embodiment is not limited to the table format. Various information can be output to the input / output unit of each device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Operation terminal 11, 51 ... Input / output part 13 ... Statement slip printing part 15, 52, 330 ... Control part 17, 52, 191, 332 ... CPU
19, 54, 193, 334 ... Memory 21, 55 ... Communication unit 50 ... Management device 56 ... Connection device table 57 ... Requirements judgment table 60 ... Network 100 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal device 118, 312 ... Operation panel
120, 301 ... Depositing section 140, 303 ... Withdrawing section
170, 310 ... bill recognition unit 180, 314 ... transport mechanism unit 195, 336 ... upper communication unit 197 ... TCR storage unit management table 300 ... automatic transaction processing device 320 ... statement issuing unit 322 ... passbook printing unit 324 ... card unit 338 … Cash information table

Claims (12)

A depositing unit that accepts deposits of banknotes;
A withdrawal part for withdrawing banknotes;
A bill storage part exchangeable with a cash storage part of an automatic transaction processing device for executing a cash transaction;
An input / output unit that accepts instructions for deposit and withdrawal transactions;
A control unit,
When the control unit detects that the banknote storage amount stored in the banknote storage unit is between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the banknote storage unit is replaceable with the cash storage unit. A bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus, characterized in that a notification screen for notifying the presence is displayed on the input / output unit.   Banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit after the control unit stores banknotes received by the depositing unit in the banknote storage unit or after dispensing banknotes fed out from the banknote storage unit to the withdrawal unit. 2. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein whether or not a storage amount belongs between the first threshold value and the second threshold value is detected.   When the control unit detects that the banknote storage amount stored in the banknote storage unit belongs between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, an instruction to continue or stop the deposit / withdrawal transaction The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that A plurality of banknote storage units;
When the control unit detects that the banknote storage amount stored in one banknote storage unit belongs between the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the control unit stores the banknote storage amount in the one banknote storage unit. If there is no other banknote storage unit that stores banknotes of the same type as the banknote type, and there is no other banknote storage unit, a selection screen for accepting an instruction to continue or stop the deposit / withdrawal transaction is displayed. It displays on an output part, The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said control part performs the said deposit / withdrawal apparatus with the banknote accommodated in the said other banknote storage part, when there exists said other banknote storage part, The banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus of Claim 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. .   6. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification screen includes at least information of the bill storage amount, the first threshold value, and the second threshold value.   When the control unit receives a designation instruction for the first threshold value and the second threshold value, the control unit displays a condition designation screen for designating the values of the first threshold value and the second threshold value on the input / output unit. The bill depositing / withdrawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein A bill handling system comprising a management device and a plurality of automatic devices connected to the management device,
The management device includes an input / output unit and a first control unit,
Each of the plurality of automatic devices includes a depositing unit that accepts deposit of banknotes, a withdrawal unit that dispenses banknotes, a banknote storage unit that stores banknotes, and a second control unit.
When the second control unit detects that the banknote storage amount stored in the banknote storage unit belongs between the first threshold value and the second threshold value,
The first control unit uses the exchange storage unit information to identify the exchange storage unit that can be exchanged with the banknote storage unit from the banknote storage unit of another automatic device different from the automatic device having the banknote storage unit. A bill handling system, wherein a notification screen for notification is displayed on the input / output unit.   The first control unit stores a banknote of the same type as the banknote stored in the banknote storage unit, and determines the banknote storage unit that stores an amount of banknotes smaller than the banknote storage amount as the exchange storage unit. The bill handling system according to claim 8.   When the first control unit determines the exchange storage unit, the automatic device having the banknote storage unit may include another banknote storage unit that stores banknotes of the same type as the types of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit. A selection screen for accepting an instruction to continue or cancel the deposit / withdrawal transaction in the automatic device is displayed on the input / output unit when it is determined whether or not the other banknote storage unit is provided. The banknote handling system according to 8 or 9. When having the other bill storage part,
The banknote handling system according to claim 10, wherein the first control unit executes the deposit / withdrawal transaction using banknotes stored in the other banknote storage unit.   The banknote handling system according to claim 8, wherein the notification screen includes storage information of banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit and one or a plurality of the exchange storage units.

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