JPH0118478B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention is a transaction processing device such as an automatic teller machine or an automatic teller machine, in which the billed amount is handled from the bill storage section within the maximum number of bills to be paid. The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing machine that discharges a number of banknotes.

<Prior Art> As a conventional transaction processing device of this type, when the number of banknotes remaining in the banknote storage section is less than the maximum number of banknotes to be paid in one transaction, it is determined that the banknotes are out and a notification is issued, and the cash payment transaction is processed. There is a device that automatically stops the operation (Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 18793/1983).

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> In the above transaction processing device, for example, if the maximum payment amount for one transaction is set to a high value, the payment will be stopped even though a large number of bills remain in the bill storage section. , the efficiency of machinery declines, and there are also problems in terms of capital management. On the other hand, if the maximum payment amount per transaction is set to a low value, the above problem can be resolved, but
There are disadvantages such as the range of amounts that can be paid in one transaction is limited, transaction automation is suppressed, and customer service outside business hours is lacking.

By making it possible to change the maximum number of banknotes to be paid in one transaction, the present invention prevents deterioration of machine efficiency and automation functions, and solves problems in terms of fund management and customer service all at once. The purpose is to provide a machine.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a number of banknotes corresponding to the billed amount within the maximum number of banknotes to be paid in one transaction is paid out from the banknote storage unit and released. The banknote dispensing machine includes a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction, and a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of maximum payment numbers of banknotes in one transaction. The present invention is provided with a detection means for detecting the detection, and a comparison means for selecting the set value of the maximum number of bills to be paid based on the detection result by the detection means and comparing it with the number of bills corresponding to the billed amount.

<Operation> In normal times, the maximum payment amount for one transaction is set to a high value, and at the time of a transaction, the high setting value and the number of banknotes corresponding to the billed amount are compared. When transactions are repeated in this state and the number of bills remaining in the bill storage reaches the maximum payment amount, the maximum payment amount for one transaction is changed to a lower value, and subsequent transactions are The low set value and the number of banknotes corresponding to the billed amount are compared.

<Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows an automatic teller machine according to the present invention.

The illustrated device has a bankbook insertion slot 2, a cash card insertion slot 3, and a cash withdrawal slot 4 at the upper part of a customer service surface 1, and a keyboard 5 at the center of the height. In addition to a key input device 6 consisting of a large number of keys, the keyboard 5 has a CRT display section 7 that displays guide characters to guide transaction processes such as machine operations, a bill slot 8 and a bill return slot 9. It is provided.

Figure 2 shows an example of the circuit configuration of an automatic teller machine, including an arithmetic processing unit 10 (hereinafter referred to as "M-CPU"), ROM (Read Only Memory), and RAM.
(Random Access Memory) is connected to the main control unit 11 consisting of an arithmetic control unit 12 (hereinafter referred to as “S-
Various input/output means are connected through an auxiliary control section 13 consisting of a CPU (referred to as "CPU"), ROM, and RAM. The input/output means includes a banknote dispensing machine 14, a bill checker 15 for determining authenticity of banknotes, a slip issuing machine 16,
It includes a card reader 17, a bankbook entry device 18, a key input device 6, a CRT display section 7, a sensor 19 for checking the remaining number of banknotes, a banknote collection machine 20, and an attendant panel 21, and the operation program of these input/output means is Main control section 11 or auxiliary control section 13
The M-CPU 10 or S-
The CPU 12 decodes and executes the program and sequentially controls the operations of each input/output means.

In the figure, a transmission control device 22 controls the transmission of information to and from the center device, and a transmission control device 23 controls the transmission of information to and from the remote monitoring device.

3 and 4 show the configuration of the banknote dispensing machine 14. The banknote storage section 24 that stores the banknote bundle B has a banknote feeding mechanism 26 built into the cartridge case 25.
5, the banknotes fed out are confirmed to have passed by a plurality of sensors 27 on the way to the conveyance path a, and then the banknotes are transferred to the cash extraction port 4,
Alternatively, the banknotes are guided to the bill collecting section 29 by the operation of the sorting section 28 . The banknote feeding mechanism 26 includes a driving roller 30, a feeding roller 31, and a transmission belt 32.
The intake rollers 33 are connected to each other via
Bills are taken in one by one between the take-in roller 33 and the fixed roller 34, and sent out to the conveyance path a outside the case 25 via guide plates 35 and 36.
The banknote bundle B is supported between a pressing mechanism 38 on the support plate 37 and the feeding roller 31, and the pressing mechanism 38 urges the banknote bundle B toward the feeding side. The remaining amount of banknotes (specifically, the thickness) is checked by a sensor 19 disposed inside the case 25.
outputs a detection signal when the remaining amount of banknotes reaches a set value. In addition, in FIG. 4, the feeding section sensor 40
detects the feeding of banknotes.

FIG. 5 shows the operation flow of the above-mentioned device when withdrawing cash by card.

First, in step 50, when the customer inserts the cash card into the card insertion slot 3, the judgment of ``Card inserted?'' in step 51 becomes ``YES'', and in step 52, the authenticity of the inserted card is judged, and the recorded data is checked. Processing such as reading is performed. Next, in steps 53 and 54, the customer enters the key input device 6.
When you key in your PIN and billing amount,
First, in step 55, a key input is accepted, and the billing amount is set in the data area _m1 of the RAM (shown in FIG. 71). Next, it is checked whether the number of bills remaining in the bill storage section 24 has reached the maximum number of bills to be paid in one transaction. Specifically, when the sensor 19 is off, it is determined that there are more than the maximum number of bills remaining to be paid. , the determination as to whether the sensor is on in step 56 becomes "NO", and the process proceeds to step 57. Then, in step 57, the maximum number of coins to be paid _N1 set in advance in the data area _m2 of the RAM is read out, and it is checked whether the billed amount C is less than or equal to the maximum number of coins to be paid _N1 . When the determination in step 57 is "YES", the process proceeds to step 59 and the transaction is continued; however, when the determination in step 57 is "NO", acceptance of the billed amount is refused and the customer is prompted to re-enter the amount. .

On the other hand, when the sensor 19 is turned on and it is determined that the remaining banknotes are less than the maximum number of bills to be paid, the determination at step 56 becomes "YES" and the process proceeds to step 58. Then, in step 58, the RAM data area is
The other maximum payment number N ₂ (however, N ₂ <N ₁ ) set in m ₃ (shown in Figure 7 1) is read out, and it is checked whether the billed amount C is less than or equal to the maximum payment number N ₂ . be done. The judgment in step 58 is “YES”
When , proceed to step 59 to continue the transaction,
Further, when step 58 is "NO", transaction rejection processing is performed.

Thus, in step 59, information related to the transaction is exchanged with the center device via the transmission control unit 22, and when a message indicating that the payment transaction is possible is received, the process proceeds to step 6.
0 becomes "YES", and after the slip is printed and the paid bills are counted in step 61, the card is returned to the customer, and the bills and slips are discharged (steps 62 and 63).

Figure 6 shows the sensor 1 inside the cartridge case 25.
This is a flowchart relating to an embodiment in which the cartridge case 25 is not provided, and steps 70 and 72 in the illustrated example check whether the cartridge case 25 is set or not. If the case 25 is to be set, Steps 70 and 72 become "YES", and in Step 73, the clerk enters the number _N0 of banknotes loaded in the case 25 using the key input device 6, and enters the data area m of the RAM. _Four
(as shown in FIG. 7), it waits for card insertion (step 71). The contents of this data area _m4 are subtracted every time a banknote is released,
When the loaded number N ₀ reaches a certain value, the maximum payable number N ₁ to N ₂ (data area m ₅ ,
m ₆ ).

<Effects of the Invention> As described above, the present invention sets the maximum number of bills to be paid in one transaction in multiple ways, selects the set value of the maximum number of bills to be paid according to the number of bills remaining in the bill storage section, and calculates the billed amount. Since the number of banknotes is compared with the corresponding number of banknotes, payments will not be stopped due to a large number of banknotes remaining in the banknote storage section, preventing a decline in machine operating efficiency and ensuring effective use of funds. be able to. In addition, since it is possible to set a wide range of amounts that can be paid in one transaction in ordinary transactions, automation of transactions can be promoted and maintained, contributing to improvement of customer service, and other remarkable effects that achieve the purpose of the invention are achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of its circuit configuration, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the banknote dispensing machine, and Fig. 4 is the internal structure of the banknote storage section. 5 and 6 are flow charts showing the operation of the device, and FIG. 7 is a side view showing the operation of the device.
2 is an explanatory diagram showing a memory configuration. 6...Key input device, 11, 13...Control unit, 14
...Banknote ejection machine, 19...Sensor, 24...Banknote storage section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bill dispensing machine that dispenses and discharges a number of bills corresponding to the billed amount from a bill storage part within the range of the maximum number of bills to be paid in one transaction. a storage means for setting and storing a plurality of settings; a detection means for detecting when the number of banknotes remaining in the banknote storage unit reaches each maximum payment number stored in the storage means; A bill dispensing device comprising comparing means for selecting a set value of the maximum number of bills to be paid and comparing it with the number of bills corresponding to the billed amount.