Money handling device and money handling system

Abstract

To distinguish between currencies of a sales proceeds of a store and other currencies both being stored in a collection container.SOLUTION: A currency processor used in a store includes: a deposit unit that accepts one or more currencies being deposited; an identification unit that identifies the currencies accepted by the deposit unit; a storage unit that stores the currencies identified by the identification unit so that the currencies can be ejected from the storage unit; a removable collection container that stores collected currencies collected without being stored in the storage unit, of currencies of a sales amount on a business day for which the sales amount is not fixed, and currencies of a sales amount on a business day for which the sales amount is fixed, both currencies of the respective sales amounts being deposited from the deposit unit; and a currency management unit that transmits to an external device breakdown information that can identify the amounts of collected currencies stored in the collection container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a currency processing device and a currency processing system that include a removable collection container. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, various types of currency handling devices have been used in stores. Some currency handling devices are equipped with a removable collection container in addition to a storage section that stores deposited currency so that it can be withdrawn. When collecting currency from a currency handling device, the collection operation can be easily performed by storing the currency to be collected in the collection container and removing the collection container from the currency handling device. Patent Document 1 discloses a method for collecting store sales from a currency handling device by using a cassette-type collection container.

[0003] In a store, a storage unit of a currency processing device that dispenses currency used as change has currency for change, called a change reserve, stored in advance before the store opens for business. While the store is open, the storage unit is used to deposit currency that constitutes the store's sales revenue and to dispense currency for change. After the store closes for business, the change reserve is left inside the device and currency equivalent to the sales amount is moved from the storage unit to a collection container, thereby allowing the sales revenue together with the collection container to be collected outside the device. Patent Document 2 discloses a currency processing device that moves currency equivalent to the sales amount from a large number of currency stored inside the device to a collection cassette.

[0004] Sales revenues of a store are managed every business day. When the store closes and the sales revenues of the day are stored in a collection container, if other coins than sales revenues are mixed in the collection container, the management of the coins in the collection container becomes complicated. For example, if the amount obtained by counting the coins in the collection container does not match the sales amount, it is necessary to investigate the cause.

[0005] For example, if the previous day's sales proceeds are stored in the collection container and the coins processed that day are stored in the storage section, the previous day's sales proceeds can be separated from the other coins. However, since the storage section is used to store coins for change, badly damaged coins that cannot be used for change among the deposited coins cannot be stored in the storage section and are stored in the collection container. If badly damaged coins are stored in the collection container in which the sales proceeds are stored, the collection container will be mixed with the sales proceeds.

[0006] To avoid this, Patent Document 3 discloses an apparatus that includes a safe used as a collection container, a storage box used as a storage unit, and a deposit box that can also be used as a storage unit. By using this apparatus, deposited coins can be stored in the deposit box while the sales proceeds of the previous day are stored in the safe, and after the sales proceeds of the previous day are collected and the safe is emptied, the coins in the deposit box can be moved to the storage box. Even if some of the coins to be moved are badly damaged and stored in the safe instead of the storage box, the sales proceeds of the previous day have already been collected from the safe, so the sales proceeds and other coins will not be mixed in the safe. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5879147 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2021-18724 [Patent Document 3] Patent No. 4517832 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] The currency processing device according to the above-mentioned conventional technology can manage the sales proceeds separately from the other currency by storing the deposited currency in a separate location provided independently from the collection container and the storage unit while the sales proceeds from the previous day are stored in the collection container. However, it is necessary to provide a separate storage location in addition to the collection container and the storage unit within the currency processing device, which leads to a complex device structure and increases the weight and cost of the device.

[0009] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of the conventional technology including the above-mentioned problems, and one of its objectives is to provide a currency processing device and currency processing system that can distinguish between store sales proceeds and other currency and easily process them even when they are mixed in a collection container. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] A currency processing device according to the present disclosure is a currency processing device used in a store, comprising: a deposit section that accepts deposited currency; an identification section that identifies currency accepted in the deposit section; a storage section that stores the currency identified by the identification section in a payable manner; a removable collection container that stores collected currency that is deposited from the deposit section and is not stored in the storage section but is collected on business days when the sales amount has not been determined, and collected currency that is deposited from the deposit section and is not stored in the storage section, and collected currency that is collected on business days when the sales amount has been determined; Mixed with the sales proceeds The machine is also equipped with a currency management unit that transmits detailed information to an external device that can identify the amount of the collected currency stored.

[0011] In the above configuration, the currency management unit may transmit to the external device sales information indicating the sales amount on a business day on which the sales amount was confirmed.

[0012] In the above configuration, the currency management unit may calculate the total amount of collected currency that has already been stored in the collection container among the sales currency on a business day when the sales amount was confirmed, and move currency equivalent to the amount obtained by subtracting this amount from the sales amount from the storage unit to the collection container.

[0013] In the above configuration, the currency management unit may manage information that can identify the sales amount on a business day when the sales amount was confirmed and the amount of the sales amount that was stored in the collection container and collected outside the device together with sales coins from past business days.

[0014] A currency processing device according to the present disclosure is a currency processing device used in a store, comprising: a deposit section that accepts deposited currency; an identification section that identifies currency accepted in the deposit section; a storage section that stores the currency identified by the identification section in a payable manner; a removable collection container that stores collected currency that is deposited from the deposit section and is not stored in the storage section but is collected on business days when the sales amount has not been determined, and collected currency that is deposited from the deposit section and is not stored in the storage section, and collected currency that is collected on business days when the sales amount has been determined; Mixed with the sales proceeds The machine is also equipped with a currency management unit that transmits detailed information to an external device that can identify the amount of the collected currency stored. Effect of the Invention

[0015] By using the currency processing device of the present disclosure, even if a collection container contains a mixture of store sales proceeds from past business days for which the sales amount has been confirmed and other currency, these can be easily distinguished and processed. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a currency handling device and a currency handling system according to this embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method for managing store sales in the money handling system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing the sales amount on the first day. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the process for the sales amount on the second day. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information regarding sales proceeds managed by the currency handling device on the first day. [Figure 6]FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information regarding sales proceeds managed by the currency handling device on the second day. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information regarding sales proceeds managed by the currency handling device on the third day. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information related to sales proceeds managed by the currency handling apparatus when sales proceeds from multiple business days are collected collectively. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a currency handling device. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the external appearance of the currency handling device shown in FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a modification of FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing a modification of FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] Hereinafter, an embodiment of a currency handling device and a currency handling system according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The currency handling device and the currency handling system can be used in various places including stores that sell products and stores that provide services. In this embodiment, a store that sells products will be described as an example.

[0018] Fig. 1 is a diagram for explaining an overview of a currency handling device 10 and a currency handling system 1 according to this embodiment. The currency handling system 1 includes a currency handling device 10 installed in a store, and a sales proceeds management device 2 that manages the store's sales proceeds. The solid arrows in Fig. 1 indicate the movement of actual currency, and the dashed arrows indicate the movement of information related to currency. The currency referred to in this embodiment may be only paper money, only coins, or both paper money and coins.

[0019] The sales proceeds management device 2 is, for example, a computer device. For example, a computer device equipped with an operation unit, a display unit, a control unit, and a storage unit is used as the sales proceeds management device 2, but the configuration of the sales proceeds management device 2 is not particularly limited. The installation location of the sales proceeds management device 2 is also not particularly limited, but it is installed, for example, in a head office that manages the store.

[0020] The currency handling device 10 includes a dispensing unit 11, a depositing unit 12, a recognition unit 13, a storage unit 14, a collection container 15, and a currency management unit 20. The currency handling device 10 can perform a dispensing process (A1) in which currency stored in the storage unit 14 within the device is discharged from the dispensing unit 11 to the outside of the device. During the dispensing process, currency stored in the storage unit 14 is fed out and dispensed from the dispensing unit 11.

[0021] The currency handling device 10 can perform a deposit process in which the deposit unit 12 receives currency from outside the device and stores each currency in the storage unit 14 or collection container 15 inside the device (B1). During the deposit process, each currency received in the deposit unit 12 is recognized by the recognition unit 13. The recognition unit 13 can, for example, recognize the denomination, authenticity, and fitness of each currency. Based on the recognition result, currency that can be used for the withdrawal process is stored in the storage unit 14 (B2).

[0022] For example, the storage unit 14 is configured to store the currency deposited during a deposit process by denomination and to feed the currency to be dispensed during a withdrawal process. This allows the currency handling device 10 to recycle the deposited currency for use in withdrawal.

[0023] Money that satisfies predetermined conditions during the deposit process is not stored in the storage unit 14, but is stored in the collection container 15 (B3). Specifically, money that is deposited from the deposit unit 12 but cannot be stored in the storage unit 14 is stored in the collection container 15.

[0024] For example, since the storage section 14 is used to store coins to be used in the dispensing process, severely damaged coins that are determined to be unusable for the dispensing process based on preset fitness standards are stored in the collection container 15.

[0025] For example, currency of a denomination different from the denomination set to be stored in storage unit 14 is stored in collection container 15 regardless of its degree of damage. For example, currency of a denomination with a large amount of circulation in the market is assigned to storage unit 14 in advance, and currency of the other denominations is stored in collection container 15.

[0026] For example, coins that are normally stored in the storage unit 14 but cannot be stored because the storage unit 14 is full of coins are stored in the collection container 15. "Full" here is not limited to a state in which the storage unit 14 is physically full of coins and cannot store any more coins. The number of coins to be stored in the storage unit 14 is set in advance, and coins can be stored in the storage unit 14, but the currency processing device 10 may determine that the storage unit 14 is full when the number of coins stored in the storage unit 14 reaches the set number, and store the coins in the collection container 15. The number of coins stored that is determined to be full may be set for each denomination that is set to be stored in the storage unit 14.

[0027] During the deposit process, if there is any currency that is not stored in the storage unit 14 but is stored in the collection container 15, the currency management unit 20 acquires and manages information about this currency (B4). This information includes information that can identify the total amount of currency stored in the collection container 15.

[0028] The collection container 15 is provided so as to be detachable from the currency processing device 10. For example, a cassette-type storage unit, a bag or other container is used as the collection container 15. The collection container 15 is used for the collection process of sales proceeds. The collection process is a process in which currency to be collected outside the device is collected in the collection container 15 by moving currency within the currency processing device 10.

[0029] After the store closes and the amount of sales proceeds in the currency processing device 10 is determined, a process for collecting the sales proceeds is carried out (C1). The currency processing device 10 moves currency from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15, causing an amount of currency equivalent to the sales amount to be stored in the collection container 15. The currency management unit 20 acquires and manages information on the sales proceeds stored in the collection container (C2). This information includes information that can identify the amount of sales amount stored in the collection container 15.

[0030] For example, when the sales amount is determined to be 100,000 yen, if collection container 15 is empty, 100,000 yen worth of coins are dispensed from storage section 14 and stored in collection container 15. On the other hand, if 10,000 yen worth of coins have already been stored in collection container 15, 90,000 yen worth of coins, which is the sales amount of 100,000 yen minus this amount of 10,000 yen, are dispensed from storage section 14 and stored in collection container 15. When the sales amount is determined and collection processing is performed, collection container 15 is left in a state where only coins that make up the sales amount (sales money coins) are stored.

[0031] The currency management unit 20 transmits the sales information to the sales management device 2 (C3). The sales management device 2 registers the store's sales amount in a memory unit based on the sales information received from the currency management unit 20, and starts managing the sales (C4). For example, the memory unit of the sales management device 2 manages in association with each other the store number, which is identification information for distinguishing each store, the business day dates of each store, and the sales amount for each business day.

[0032] The second day of business starts with the sales proceeds from the first day stored in collection container 15. If a deposit process is performed during business on the second day (B1) and some of the deposited coins are collected in collection container 15 (B3), the currency management unit 20 manages information on this collected money (collected coins) as collected money information (B4). The collected money information is managed separately from sales proceeds information.

[0033] For example, if 10,000 yen worth of coins are placed in collection container 15 during business hours on the second day, and the collection amount of 10,000 yen is stored in collection container 15, then based on the collection amount information and sales amount information, it will be possible to determine that the amount of coins in collection container 15, 110,000 yen, is the total amount of the 100,000 yen sales amount on the first day and the 10,000 yen collection amount on the second day.

[0034] Sales proceeds from a store are collected outside the store by a security transport company 3 that transports the store's cash to a designated location (D1). For example, when a store requests the collection of sales proceeds, the security transport company 3 transports a collection container 15 containing the sales proceeds to a location called a cash center. At the cash center, the sales proceeds stored in the collection container 15 are counted, the counted sales amount is entered into the sales proceeds management device 2, the sales amount is deposited into the store's bank account, and other processes are carried out.

[0035] After the start of business on the second day, the security company 3 comes to the store to collect the sales proceeds from the first day and performs an retrieval process to retrieving the collection container 15 containing the sales proceeds from the currency processing device 10. The retrieval process is a process to retrieving the collection container 15 containing the sales proceeds from the currency processing device 10. During the retrieval process, an empty collection container 15 is attached to the currency processing device 10 in place of the retrieval container 15 that was retrieving.

[0036] The currency management unit 20 transmits itemized information of the collection container 15 removed from the device in the removal process to the sales proceeds management device 2 (D2). The itemized information can be obtained from the information on the sales proceeds and the collected money. The itemized information includes information that can identify the types of currency such as the sales proceeds and the collected money stored in the collection container 15 and the amounts of each type of currency.

[0037] For example, the breakdown information includes information indicating the sales amount P on the first day stored in the collection container 15 and information indicating the collected amount Q, i.e., the amount of currency other than the sales amount on the first day. However, the content of the breakdown information is not particularly limited as long as the sales amount and the collected amount can be specified. For example, the breakdown information may include the sales amount P and the total amount (P+Q), or may include the collected amount Q and the total amount (P+Q). In addition, for example, the breakdown information may not include the sales amount P and only the collected amount Q. In this case, the sales management device 2 can specify the type of currency in the collection container 15, the amount of each type of currency, and the total amount of these based on the sales amount P1 included in the sales information separately received from the currency management unit 20 and the collected amount Q included in the breakdown information.

[0038] If the removal process is performed during business on the second day, there is a possibility that collected money generated during business on the second day will be stored in the collection container 15 in addition to the sales proceeds from the first day. The sales proceeds management device 2 can identify the sales amount and the collected amount based on the breakdown information received from the currency management unit 20. At the time of the removal process, only sales proceeds may be stored in the collection container 15, in which case the breakdown information will indicate that the collected amount is 0 (zero) yen.

[0039] The security company 3 checks the amount of money in the collection container 15 collected from the store. Information on the amount R checked by the security company 3 is reported to the sales proceeds management device 2 (D3). For example, a currency processing device installed in a cash center identifies and counts the money in the collection container 15 and transmits the obtained counting result to the sales proceeds management device 2.

[0040] The sales proceeds management device 2 manages the store's sales proceeds based on the breakdown information obtained from the store's currency management unit 20 and the amount information obtained from the security company 3 (D4). The sales proceeds management device 2 can determine whether the amount R of the currency stored in the collection container 15 matches the total amount of sales P on the first day and the amount Q of collection during business hours on the second day, and notify the result of the determination.

[0041] If the determination result is that there is no match, the sales money management device 2 will notify at least one of the store clerk, the person in charge at headquarters, or the security company 3, and the cause of the discrepancy will be investigated.

[0042] If a determination result of a match is obtained, the sales proceeds management device 2 recognizes that collection of the sales proceeds for the first day by the security transport company 3 has been completed, and can end management of the sales proceeds for the first day. The sales proceeds management device 2 recognizes that a portion of the sales proceeds for the second day has been collected by the security transport company 3, and can start managing the sales proceeds for the second day. Although the sales amount for the second day is not finalized until the business hours for the second day are closed, the sales proceeds management device 2 starts managing the sales proceeds for the second day before the sales amount is finalized.

[0043] Thereafter, the currency management unit 20 manages breakdown information indicating the breakdown of the amount of sales currency stored in the collection container 15 by the collection process after the sales amount is determined and the amount of collected currency stored in the collection container 15 by other processes. The currency management unit 20 transmits the breakdown information of the collection container 15 to the sales management device 2 every time a removal process is performed.

[0044] Figure 2 is a diagram for explaining a method for managing store sales proceeds in currency handling system 1. The upper part of Figure 2 shows the sales amount for each business day of the store. The lower part of Figure 2 shows the amount of currency stored in collection container 15 when security transport company 3 collects collection container 15 containing sales proceeds on the day after each business day.

[0045] FIG. 2 shows that after the first day's sales amount P1 was determined, business on the second day began with the sales amount P1 stored in collection container 15, and after collection money equivalent to collection amount Q2 was stored in collection container 15, collection container 15 was collected by security transport company 3. In other words, when security transport company 3 collected collection container 15 containing the sales money for the first day outside the store, collection container 15 contained the sales money for the second day in addition to the sales money for the first day.

[0046] When the security company 3 executes the removal process of the collection container 15, the currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information to the sales money management device 2 indicating that the breakdown of the amount of currency in this collection container 15 is the sales amount P1 for the first day and the collection amount Q2 for the second day.

[0047] The security company 3 reports the amount R1 of the coins stored in the collection container 15 to the proceeds management device 2 as the sales amount for the first day. The security company 3 cannot know whether or not the collection container 15 contains coins other than the collected money, i.e., the proceeds of sales. Therefore, the amount R1 of the coins in the collection container 15 is reported as the sales amount.

[0048] Based on the breakdown information obtained from the currency management unit 20, the sales management device 2 recognizes that the amount R1 obtained from the security company 3 is the sales amount P1 on the first day plus the collection amount Q2 on the second day (R1 = P1 + Q2).

[0049] The sales proceeds management device 2 can end management of the sales proceeds for the first day after confirming that the sales amount P1 for the first day has been collected outside the store by the security transport company 3. The sales proceeds management device 2, which recognizes that a portion of the sales proceeds for the second day has already been collected outside the store by the security transport company 3 as collected money, can record the collected amount Q2 in the memory unit and start managing the sales proceeds for the second day.

[0050] When the sales amount P2 for the second day is determined and the collection process is executed, a collected amount Q2, which is part of the sales amount P2 for the second day and has already been collected together with the sales amount for the first day, is subtracted from this sales amount P2, and the resulting amount (P2-Q2) of coins is stored in collection container 15. Business on the third day begins with the coins that are part of the sales amount for the second day stored in collection container 15.

[0051] The security company 3 visits the store after the opening of business on the third day to collect the sales proceeds from the second day and reports the amount R2 of the coins stored in the collection container 15 to the sales proceeds management device 2 as the sales amount for the second day.

[0052] The currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information to the sales proceeds management device 2 indicating that the breakdown of the amount of currency in the collection container 15 collected outside the device by the security company 3 is a portion of the sales amount P2 on the second day (P2-Q2) and the collection amount Q3 on the third day.

[0053] Based on the breakdown information, the sales management device 2 recognizes that the amount R2 reported by the security company 3 is the total amount of a portion of the sales on the second day (P2-Q2) and the collected amount Q3 on the third day (R2=P2-Q2+Q3).

[0054] The sales proceeds management device 2 can confirm that the entire amount of the sales proceeds for the second day has been collected, since a portion of the sales proceeds for the second day was collected from the store together with the sales proceeds for the first day before the sales amount was determined, and then the remainder was collected from the store after the sales amount was determined, and can finish managing the sales proceeds for the second day. The sales proceeds management device 2 can start managing the sales proceeds for the third day by recording in the memory unit the collected amount Q3 that has already been collected by the security company 3 before the sales amount was determined, out of the sales proceeds for the third day.

[0055] When the sales amount P3 for the third day is determined and the collection process is executed, the collected amount Q3 already collected together with the sales amount for the second day is subtracted from this sales amount P3, and the resulting amount (P3-Q3) of coins is stored in collection container 15. Business on the fourth day begins with the coins that are part of the sales amount for the third day stored in collection container 15.

[0056] The security company 3 visits the store after the opening of business on the fourth day to collect the sales proceeds from the third day and reports the amount R3 of the coins stored in the collection container 15 to the sales proceeds management device 2 as the sales amount for the third day.

[0057] In the example shown in Fig. 2, when the security transport company 3 collects the sales proceeds on the fourth day, only a portion of the sales proceeds for the third day is stored in the collection container 15, and no collected money for the fourth day is stored. Therefore, the currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information to the sales proceeds management device 2 indicating that the breakdown of the amount of currency in the collection container 15 is only a portion (P3-Q3) of the sales amount P3 for the third day, i.e., the collected amount for the fourth day is 0 (zero) yen.

[0058] Based on the breakdown information, the sales management device 2 recognizes that the amount R3 reported by the security company 3 is the amount obtained by subtracting the collected amount Q3, which is a portion of the sales amount for the third day that has already been collected from the store, from the sales amount P3 for the third day (R3=P3-Q3).

[0059] The sales proceeds management device 2 can confirm that the entire amount of the sales proceeds on the third day has been collected, with part of the sales proceeds on the third day being collected together with the sales proceeds on the second day during business hours on the third day, and the remainder being collected on the fourth day, and then finish managing the sales proceeds on the third day.

[0060] In this way, in the currency handling system 1, even if the collection container 15 contains sales proceeds from the previous business day and currency other than the sales proceeds, the currency handling device 10 can transmit breakdown information to the sales proceeds management device 2 to identify the breakdown of the sales amount and the amount of currency other than the sales proceeds.

[0061] The breakdown information includes information for identifying the amount of coins stored in collection container 15 in a collection process performed after the end of each business day up to the previous day when the sales amount was determined, and the amount of coins stored in collection container 15 during business hours on the day when the removal process was performed, before the sales amount was determined. In other words, the breakdown information includes information that can identify the amount of coins stored in collection container 15 on business days when the sales amount has not been determined.

[0062] The sales management device 2 manages the sales amount for each business day based on the amount of currency in the collection container 15 obtained from the security transportation company 3 and the breakdown information obtained from the currency processing device 10, and can also manage whether or not the sales money for each business day has been collected by the security transportation company 3.

[0063] For ease of explanation, an example has been shown in which the security company 3 visits the store every day and collects the sales proceeds for each business day the next day, but the method for collecting the sales proceeds by the security company 3 is not particularly limited. For example, the sales proceeds for several business days may be collected all at once, such as every two days or every three days. In this case, too, the currency handling device 10 transmits to the sales proceeds management device 2 breakdown information that can identify the breakdown of the sales amount and collected amount for each business day stored in the collection container 15, so that the sales proceeds management device 2 can manage the sales proceeds for each business day as described above.

[0064] Next, the flow of processing related to the collection of sales proceeds carried out by the currency handling device 10 will be described. Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing of sales proceeds on the first day. The processing above the dashed line in Fig. 3 (steps S1 to S4) indicates the processing carried out on the first day, and the processing below the dashed line (steps S5 to S11) indicates the processing carried out on the second day.

[0065] The first day in this embodiment refers to a business day on which the sales amount is determined and the collection process is performed, and all of the sales proceeds for that day are stored in the collection container 15. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, when the security company 3 collects the collection container 15 from the store on the fourth day, only a portion of the sales proceeds for the third day is stored in the collection container 15, and the collection proceeds for the fourth day are not collected. Therefore, after the business on the fourth day is closed, the sales amount is determined, and the collection process is performed, all of the sales proceeds for the fourth day are in the collection container 15. Therefore, in the example shown in FIG. 2, the fourth day in addition to the first day corresponds to the first day in this embodiment, and the sales proceeds for these business days are processed according to the flow shown in FIG. 3.

[0066] When the first day of business at the store ends and the amount of sales proceeds P1 in the currency processing device 10 is determined, the collection process begins as shown in Fig. 3. The currency management unit 20 determines whether there is any collected currency (collected currency) in the collection container 15 (step S1). If the collection container 15 is empty (step S1; No), the currency management unit 20 moves currency equivalent to the sales amount P1 from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15 (step S2).

[0067] During business on the first day, if coins that cannot be stored in the storage unit 14 are stored in the collection container 15 (step S1; Yes), the currency management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collection amount D1. The currency management unit 20 moves coins in an amount (P1-D1) obtained by subtracting the collection amount D1 from the sales amount P1 from the sales amount P1 from the collection container 15 (step S3). Regardless of the result of the determination in step S1, after business ends on the first day, coins in an amount equivalent to the sales amount P1 for the first day will be stored in the collection container 15.

[0068] The currency management unit 20 transmits information indicating the sales amount P1 for the first day and information indicating that the sales proceeds for the first day are in the collection container 15, i.e., in the store's currency processing device 10, to the sales proceeds management device 2 (step S4). The sales proceeds management device 2 recognizes that currency equivalent to the sales amount P1 for the first day is in the collection container 15, and starts managing the sales proceeds for the first day.

[0069] On the second day, the currency management unit 20 determines whether or not a withdrawal process for collecting the sales proceeds of the first day has been started (step S5). The loop of steps S5 and S9 is repeated until the withdrawal process is performed and the sales proceeds of the first day are collected (step S5; No, step S9; No). Even after the withdrawal process is performed, the loop of steps S5, S9, and S10 is repeated until the end of business on the second day (step S10; No).

[0070] When the removal process is started (Step S5; Yes), the currency management unit 20 judges whether or not there is currency other than the sales proceeds of the first day in the collection container 15 (Step S6). If only the sales proceeds of the first day are stored in the collection container 15 (Step S6; No), the currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information indicating that only the sales proceeds of the first day, i.e., only currency equivalent to the sales amount P1, are stored in the collection container 15 to the sales proceeds management device 2 (Step S7).

[0071] If the coins that could not be stored in the storage unit 14 during business hours on the second day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S6; Yes), the money management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collected amount Q2. The money management unit 20 transmits to the sales proceeds management device 2 breakdown information indicating that the collection container 15 contains the sales proceeds from the first day, i.e., the amount of coins P1, and the collected proceeds from the second day, i.e., the amount of coins Q2 (step S8).

[0072] When the removal process is performed and the collection container 15 containing the sales proceeds from the first day is removed from the currency processing device 10 (step S9; Yes), an empty collection container 15 is attached to the currency processing device 10 in its place, and business on the second day continues. After business on the second day ends (step S10; Yes), a collection process is performed within the currency processing device 10 to collect the sales proceeds from the second day into the collection container 15 (step S11).

[0073] Fig. 4 is a flow chart showing the process of the sales amount on the second day (step S11 in Fig. 3). The process above the dashed line in Fig. 4 (steps S21 to S28) shows the process performed on the second day, and the process below the dashed line (steps S29 to S39) shows the process performed on the third day.

[0074] When the store closes for the second day and the sales amount P2 is determined, the collection process starts as shown in Fig. 4. The currency management unit 20 determines whether a portion of the sales proceeds from the second day has been stored in the collection container 15 and removed from the device together with the sales proceeds from the first day (step S21).

[0075] If all of the sales proceeds for the second day are in the currency processing device 10 (step S21; No), the currency management unit 20 then determines whether or not the currency collected during business hours on the second day is stored in the collection container 15 (step S22). If there is no collected currency in the collection container 15 (step S22; No), the currency management unit 20 moves currency equivalent to the sales amount P2 for the second day from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15 (step S23).

[0076] If the coins that could not be stored in the storage unit 14 during business hours on the second day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S22; Yes), the currency management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collection amount D2. The currency management unit 20 moves coins in an amount (P2-D2) obtained by subtracting the collection amount D2 from the sales amount P2 from the sales amount P2, from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15 (step S24). If all of the sales money on the second day is in the currency processing device 10, coins in an amount equivalent to the sales amount P2 for the second day will be stored in the collection container 15, regardless of the judgment result in step S22.

[0077] Even if a portion of the sales amount for the second day, amount Q2 of the coins, has already been collected outside the device (step S21; Yes), the coin management unit 20 judges whether or not the coins collected during business hours on the second day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S25). If there is no collected coin (step S25; No), the coin management unit 20 moves coins in an amount (P2-Q2) obtained by subtracting the collected amount Q2 that has already been collected outside the device from the sales amount P2 from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15 (step S26).

[0078] If the coins that could not be stored in the storage unit 14 during business hours on the second day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S25; Yes), the money management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collected amount D2. The money management unit 20 moves coins of an amount (P2-Q2-D2) obtained by subtracting the collected amount Q2 already collected outside the device and the collected amount D2 in the collection container 15 from the sales amount P2 from the amount (P2-Q2-D2) (step S27). If coins of the sales amount on the second day equivalent to the collected amount Q2 have already been collected outside the device, regardless of the judgment result of step S25, coins of an amount (P2-Q2) will be stored in the collection container 15.

[0079] The currency management unit 20 transmits information indicating the sales amount P2 for the second day to the sales management device 2 (step S28). Based on the breakdown information received in step S8 and the sales information received in step S28, the sales management device 2 recognizes that all or part of the sales for the second day is in the collection container 15, and continues managing the sales for the second day.

[0080] On the third day, the currency management unit 20 determines whether or not the withdrawal process has been started by the security company 3 (step S29). The loop of steps S29 and S37 is repeated until the withdrawal process is performed and the sales proceeds for the second day are collected (step S29; No, step S37; No). Even after the withdrawal process is performed, the loop of steps S29, S37, and S38 is repeated until the end of business on the third day (step S38; No).

[0081] When the removal process is started (Step S29; Yes), the currency management unit 20 determines whether a portion of the sales proceeds for the second day has been stored in the collection container 15 and removed from the device together with the sales proceeds for the first day (Step S30).

[0082] If all of the sales proceeds from the second day are in the currency processing device 10 (step S30; No), the currency management unit 20 determines whether or not the currency collected during business hours on the third day is stored in the collection container 15 (step S31).

[0083] If only the sales proceeds for the second day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S31; No), the currency management unit 20 sends breakdown information indicating that only the sales proceeds for the second day, i.e., only currency worth the sales amount P2, are stored in the collection container 15 to the sales proceeds management device 2 (step S32).

[0084] If the coins that could not be stored in the storage unit 14 during business hours on the third day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S31; Yes), the money management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collected amount Q3. The money management unit 20 transmits to the sales proceeds management device 2 breakdown information indicating that the collection container 15 contains the sales proceeds from the second day, i.e., the amount of coins P2, and the collected proceeds from the third day, i.e., the amount of coins Q3 (step S33).

[0085] Even if the currency of the sales proceeds on the second day, which is the amount Q2 of the collected currency, has already been collected outside the device by the security company 3 (step S30; Yes), the currency management unit 20 judges whether or not the currency collected during business hours on the third day is stored in the collection container 15 (step S34). If there is no collected currency on the third day (step S34; No), the currency management unit 20 transmits to the sales proceeds management device 2 breakdown information indicating that part of the sales proceeds on the second day, i.e., currency of the amount (P2-Q2), is stored in the collection container 15 (step S35).

[0086] If the coins that could not be stored in the storage unit 14 during business hours on the third day are stored in the collection container 15 (step S34; Yes), the money management unit 20 sets the value of this coin as the collected amount Q3. The money management unit 20 transmits to the sales proceeds management device 2 breakdown information indicating that part of the sales proceeds on the second day, i.e., the coins worth the amount (P2-Q2), and the collected proceeds on the third day, i.e., the coins worth the collected amount Q3, are stored in the collection container 15 (step S36).

[0087] When the collection container 15 containing the sales proceeds for the second day is removed from the currency processing device 10 (step S37; Yes), an empty collection container 15 is attached to the currency processing device 10 in its place, and business for the third day continues. After business for the third day is completed (step S38; Yes), a collection process is carried out within the currency processing device 10 to store the sales proceeds for the third day in the collection container 15.

[0088] For the sake of simplicity, Figures 3 and 4 show an example in which the sales amount for each business day is collected the next day, but the same process is performed when the sales amount for multiple business days is collected at once. When the sales amount for multiple business days is collected at once, the sales amount for the first day shown in Figure 3 should be read as the sales amount for each of the multiple business days including the first day, and the sales amount for the second day shown in Figure 4 should be read as the sales amount for each of the multiple business days to be collected next, and each process should be performed.

[0089] Next, a specific example of information relating to proceeds of sales managed by the currency handling device 10 will be described. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information 21 (21a to 21c) relating to proceeds of sales managed by the currency handling device 10 on the first day. The currency management unit 20 of the currency handling device 10 manages information 21 relating to the currency stored in the collection container 15, as shown in Fig. 5.

[0090] Information 21a shown in FIG. 5(a) indicates that after the close of business on the first day, before the sales proceeds for the first day were collected in collection container 15, no sales proceeds were stored in collection container 15, and only 7,000 yen in collected money was stored. After it is determined that the sales proceeds for the first day were 500,000 yen, a collection process is executed in currency processing device 10 to collect the sales proceeds in collection container 15. Before the collection process begins, 7,000 yen in collected money has already been stored in collection container 15. Therefore, during the collection process, 493,000 yen in coins, obtained by subtracting the collected amount of 7,000 yen from the sales amount of 500,000 yen, is moved from storage section 14 to collection container 15.

[0091] 5(b) shows that after the collection process is completed, only the sales proceeds of 500,000 yen for the first day are stored in the collection container 15, and no collected money is stored therein. The currency management unit 20 transmits sales proceeds information 21c to the sales proceeds management device 2 based on this information 21b.

[0092] As shown in Fig. 5(b), business on the second day begins with only the proceeds from the first day stored in the collection container 15. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of information 22 (22a to 22e) related to the proceeds from the sales managed by the currency handling device 10 on the second day.

[0093] The information 22a shown in FIG. 6(a) indicates that when the take-out process for taking out the sales proceeds on the first day to the outside of the device is executed, the collection container 15 contains a total of 503,000 yen in currency, consisting of the sales proceeds on the first day of 500,000 yen and the collection proceeds on the second day of 3,000 yen. The currency management unit 20 transmits the breakdown information 22b to the sales proceeds management device 2 based on the information 22a. The breakdown information 22b is information indicating that the breakdown of the currency stored in the collection container 15 taken out from the currency processing device 10 is the sales amount on the first day of 500,000 yen and the collection amount on the second day, i.e., 3,000 yen, which is a part of the sales proceeds on the second day. Note that the breakdown information 22b may be only information indicating the collection amount of 3,000 yen. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the sales proceeds information 21c indicating the sales amount on the first day of 500,000 yen has already been transmitted to the sales proceeds management device 2, so that the sales proceeds management device 2 can calculate the amount of currency in the collection container 15, which is 503,000 yen.

[0094] Information 22c shown in Figure 6(b) indicates that after the removal process was completed, an empty collection container 15 was attached to the currency processing device 10 and business continued for the second day, resulting in 4,000 yen of collected currency being stored in the collection container 15. The currency management unit 20 manages the type and amount of currency stored in the collection container 15, as well as information on currency that has been removed from the device by the security transport company 3 before the sales amount was determined. The information marked "removed" in Figure 6(b) indicates that 3,000 yen worth of currency from the sales for the second day has already been removed from the device by the security transport company 3.

[0095] When the business on the second day ends in the state shown in Fig. 6(b) and the sales amount for the second day is determined to be 400,000 yen, the collection process of the sales amount for the second day is executed. As shown in Fig. 6(b), before the collection process starts, a part of the sales amount of 3,000 yen has already been collected outside the device, and the collected amount of 4,000 yen has been stored in the collection container 15. Therefore, at the time of the collection process, the total amount of 7,000 yen is subtracted from the sales amount of 400,000 yen, and 393,000 yen in coins are moved from the storage unit 14 to the collection container 15. As a result, 397,000 yen in coins are stored in the collection container 15.

[0096] The information 22d shown in FIG. 6(c) indicates that after the end of the collection process, 3,000 yen of the sales amount of 400,000 yen on the second day has already been collected outside the device, and the remaining 397,000 yen of currency has been stored in the collection container 15. The currency management unit 20 transmits the sales amount information 22e to the sales amount management device 2 based on the information 22d. The sales amount information 22e includes information indicating the sales amount of the second day, and information that can identify the amount of this sales amount stored in the collection container 15 and the amount already collected outside the device by the security transportation company 3. The sales amount information 22e may be only information indicating the sales amount of 397,000 yen in the collection container 15. In this case, the sales amount management device 2 can calculate the sales amount of 400,000 yen on the second day because the breakdown information 22b indicating the sales amount of 3,000 yen on the second day that has already been collected outside the device has already been transmitted to the sales amount management device 2.

[0097] As shown in Fig. 6(c), business on the third day begins with 397,000 yen worth of coins, which is part of the 400,000 yen in sales from the second day, stored in the collection container 15. Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information 23 (23a to 23d) relating to sales managed by the currency handling device 10 on the third day.

[0098] The information 23a shown in FIG. 7(a) indicates that when the take-out process for collecting the sales proceeds on the second day is executed, the collection container 15 does not contain the collection proceeds on the third day, and only 397,000 yen worth of coins, which is a part of the sales proceeds of 400,000 yen on the second day, is stored in the collection container 15. The currency management unit 20 transmits the breakdown information 23b to the sales proceeds management device 2 based on this information 23a. The breakdown information 23b is information indicating that the breakdown of the coins stored in the collection container 15 taken out from the currency processing device 10 is 397,000 yen, which is a part of the sales proceeds on the second day, and 0 (zero) yen for the third day. The breakdown information 23b may be only information indicating the collection amount of 0 (zero) yen. In this case, the sales proceeds management device 2 can calculate the amount of coins in the collection container 15 from the breakdown information 23b and the sales proceeds information 22e shown in FIG. 6(c).

[0099] If coins other than the sales proceeds for the second day are stored in the collection container 15 when the removal process is performed, breakdown information indicating this is transmitted as shown in FIG. 7(b). Information 23c shown in FIG. 7(b) shows an example in which 397,000 yen worth of coins, which are part of the sales proceeds for the second day, of 400,000 yen, and 2,000 yen worth of coins, which are the collection proceeds for the third day, are stored in the collection container 15 when the removal process is performed. The currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information 23d to the sales proceeds management device 2 based on this information 23c. In this case, breakdown information 23d is information indicating that the breakdown of coins stored in the collection container 15 is 397,000 yen, which is part of the sales proceeds for the second day, and 2,000 yen, which is the collection proceeds for the third day.

[0100] The same process is carried out when sales proceeds from multiple business days are collected together. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information 24 (24a to 24d) related to sales proceeds managed by the currency handling device 10 when sales proceeds from multiple business days are collected together. Fig. 8 shows an example in which sales proceeds of 500,000 yen on the first day and sales proceeds of 400,000 yen on the second day are collected by the security transportation company 3 after the start of business on the third day.

[0101] Information 24a shown in Fig. 8(a) indicates that at the time of execution of the removal process, 500,000 yen in sales proceeds on the first day, 400,000 yen in sales proceeds on the second day, and 5,000 yen in collected money on the third day were stored in collection container 15. Based on this information 24a, currency management unit 20 transmits breakdown information 24b to sales proceeds management device 2. Breakdown information 24b indicates that the breakdown of currency stored in collection container 15 is 500,000 yen in sales proceeds on the first day, 400,000 yen in sales proceeds on the second day, and 5,000 yen in collected money on the third day.

[0102] After the removal process is completed, when the business day ends without any collected money being stored in the collection container 15 and the sales amount for the third day is finalized, the collection process for the sales amount for the third day begins. For example, if the sales amount for the third day is 450,000 yen, 5,000 yen of the sales amount for the third day has already been collected by the security company 3 and removed from the device, so in the collection process, 445,000 yen worth of coins are stored in the collection container 15.

[0103] Information 24c shown in FIG. 8(b) indicates that after the end of the collection process, 5,000 yen of the 450,000 yen sales on the third day has already been collected outside the device by the security transport company 3, and the remaining 445,000 yen in currency has been stored in the collection container 15. The currency management unit 20 transmits sales information 24d to the sales management device 2 based on this information 24c. The sales information 24d is information that can identify the sales amount on the third day, the amount of this sales amount that has been stored in the collection container 15, and the amount that has already been collected outside the device by the security transport company 3. Similarly, from the fourth day onwards, a collection process is performed in which the sales amount for each business day is determined and the sales amount is stored in the collection container 15, and a removal process is performed at a predetermined timing for the security transport company 3 to collect the sales amount outside the store.

[0104] In this way, even when the security transport company 3 collects sales proceeds for multiple business days collectively, the currency management unit 20 transmits the sales amount for each business day and breakdown information that can identify the sales amount for each business day and the breakdown of the collected amount stored in the collection container 15 that the security transport company 3 collected outside the store to the sales proceeds management device 2. The sales proceeds management device 2 manages the sales amount for each business day, the amount of the sales amount for each business day that remains in the collection container 15 of the store, and the amount already collected by the security transport company 3, thereby making it possible to confirm that the sales proceeds for each business day have been collected outside the store by the security transport company 3.

[0105] Next, a specific example of the currency handling device 10 will be described. Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the currency handling device 10. Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the external appearance of the currency handling device 10 shown in Fig. 9. Content already explained will be omitted and other components will be mainly described.

[0106] 9 and 10 is installed, for example, in a back office of a store and used by store employees. The currency handling device 10 can perform processes for depositing, dispensing, and collecting banknotes, depositing, dispensing, and collecting coins, and dispensing wrapped coins in which a predetermined number of coins are wrapped.

[0107] For example, a store clerk can execute a withdrawal process to dispense currency for change to be used at a cash register at a checkout counter of a store from the currency processing device 10. A store clerk can execute a deposit process to deposit sales proceeds collected from the cash register into the currency processing device 10.

[0108] 9, the currency handling apparatus 10 includes a banknote handling unit 100, a coin handling unit 200, and a wrapped coin handling unit 300. In addition, the currency handling apparatus 10 includes a control unit 20, an operation and display unit 30, a memory unit 40, and a communication unit 50.

[0109] The banknote processing unit 100 includes a banknote dispensing unit 111, a banknote deposit unit 12, a banknote recognition unit 113, a banknote storage unit 114, and a banknote collection container 115 which correspond respectively to the dispensing unit 11, the deposit unit 12, the recognition unit 13, the storage unit 14, and the collection container 115 in FIG.

[0110] In addition, the banknote processing unit 100 includes a banknote rejection unit 116 and a banknote transport unit 117. The banknote rejection unit 116 is used to eject rejected banknotes that cannot be deposited during a deposit process. The banknote transport unit 117 transports banknotes between the units 111 to 116 of the banknote processing unit 100.

[0111] The banknote storage unit 114 includes a storage unit 114a for storing 10,000 yen bills, a storage unit 114b for storing 5,000 yen bills, and a storage unit 114c for storing 1,000 yen bills. During a deposit process, banknotes deposited from the banknote deposit unit 112 are recognized by the banknote recognition unit 113, and are stored by denomination in each of the storage units 114a to 114c based on the recognition result. During a withdrawal process, banknotes fed from each of the storage units 114a to 114c are dispensed from the banknote withdrawal unit 111. During a collection process, banknotes to be collected are fed from each of the storage units 114a to 114c and stored in the banknote collection container 115.

[0112] The coin processing unit 200 includes a coin dispensing unit 211, a coin depositing unit 212, a coin recognition unit 213, a coin storage unit 214, and a coin collection container 215 which correspond respectively to the dispensing unit 11, the depositing unit 12, the recognition unit 13, the storage unit 14, and the collection container 15 in FIG.

[0113] In addition, the coin processing unit 200 includes a coin reject unit 216 and a coin transport unit 217. The coin reject unit 216 is used to eject rejected coins that cannot be deposited during a deposit process. The coin transport unit 217 transports coins between the units 211-216 of the coin processing unit 200.

[0114] The coin storage unit 214 includes a storage unit 214a for storing 500 yen coins, a storage unit 214b for storing 100 yen coins, a storage unit 214c for storing 50 yen coins, a storage unit 214d for storing 10 yen coins, a storage unit 214e for storing 5 yen coins, and a storage unit 214f ​​for storing 1 yen coins. During a deposit process, coins deposited from the coin deposit unit 212 are identified by the coin identification unit 213, and are stored by denomination in each of the storage units 214a to 214f ​​based on the identification result. During a withdrawal process, coins dispensed from each of the storage units 214a to 214f ​​are dispensed from the coin withdrawal unit 211. During a collection process, coins to be collected are dispensed from each of the storage units 214a to 214c and stored in the coin collection container 215.

[0115] The wrapped coin processing unit 300 processes wrapped coins for change. The wrapped coin processing unit 300 includes a wrapped coin storage unit 314, a wrapped coin dispensing unit 311, and a wrapped coin transport unit 317. The wrapped coin storage unit 314 includes storage units 314a-314f that store wrapped coins of the same denominations as those of the coin storage unit 214 by denomination. During a dispensing process to dispense wrapped coins, the wrapped coins fed out from each of the storage units 314a-314f are transported by the coin transport unit 317 and discharged from the wrapped coin dispensing unit 311 to the outside of the device.

[0116] As shown in Fig. 10, the operation display unit 30 includes a display unit 30a on which various information to be presented to a store clerk is displayed, and an operation unit 30b on which the store clerk inputs various information to the currency processing device 10. The store clerk and the person in charge of the security transport company 3 can operate the operation unit 30b to display and check various information managed by the currency management unit 20 on the display unit 30a. The currency management unit 20 can output, for example, each piece of information shown in Figs. 5 to 8 to the display unit 30a in response to an operation performed on the operation unit 30b.

[0117] The memory unit 40 stores balance information 41. The balance information 41 includes information capable of identifying the denominations and the number of coins of each denomination stored in the banknote storage unit 114 of the banknote processing unit 100, the coin storage unit 214 of the coin processing unit 200, and the wrapped coin storage unit 314 of the wrapped coin processing unit 300. In addition, the memory unit 40 is used to store various information such as the above-mentioned sales proceeds information and breakdown information, information relating to these, and programs and data necessary for the operation of the control unit 20.

[0118] The communication unit 50 transmits and receives information to and from an external device via a wired or wireless connection. The transmission and reception of information may be performed using a dedicated line or a public line. The currency processing device 10 can transmit and receive various information, including the sales amount and the collected amount, to and from the sales proceeds management device 2 using the communication unit 50.

[0119] The control unit 20 can control each unit of the currency handling device 10 based on information inputted via the operation and display unit 30 and information transmitted and received via the communication unit 50 while utilizing information stored in the memory unit 40. This realizes the functions and operations of the currency handling device 10 described in this embodiment.

[0120] The control unit 20 functions as the currency management unit 20 described in Fig. 1. For example, a program corresponding to the control unit 20 is pre-stored in the storage unit 40 or a dedicated storage device, and the function and operation of the control unit 20 are realized by executing this program by hardware such as a CPU.

[0121] The currency handling apparatus 10 shown in Figs. 9 and 10 executes the currency handling described in Figs. 1 to 8 by the banknote handling section 100 and the coin handling section 200. The collection process is executed by a store clerk performing a predetermined operation on the operation and display section 30. During the collection process, banknotes constituting the proceeds of sales are fed from the banknote storage section 114 of the banknote handling section 100 and moved to the banknote collection container 115, and coins constituting the proceeds of sales are fed from the coin storage section 214 of the coin handling section 200 and moved to the coin collection container 215. A take-out process is executed by a person in charge of the security company 3 performing a predetermined operation on the operation and display section 30. During the take-out process, the banknote collection container 115 is taken out from the banknote handling section 100, and the coin collection container 215 is taken out from the coin handling section 200. It goes without saying that when only banknotes are to be processed, the process is executed only by the banknote handling section 100, and when only coins are to be processed, the process is executed only by the coin handling section 200.

[0122] 1, 9 and 10 are merely examples, and the configuration of the currency handling device 10 is not limited to these. For example, the currency handling device 10 may be configured not to have the dispensing unit 11 and not to perform dispensing processing. The currency handling device 10 may be configured not to include the wrapped coin processing unit 300.

[0123] In the present embodiment, in Figs. 3 and 4, for ease of understanding, the breakdown information is described by dividing it into cases of whether or not there is already sales money collected by the security company, i.e., money constituting the sales money, but the contents and processing method of the breakdown information are not limited to these. For example, steps S6 to S8 in Fig. 3 may be combined into one process, and breakdown information capable of identifying the sales amount P1 and the collected amount Q2 may be transmitted in the process. For example, the breakdown information may be information indicating the amounts P1 and Q2. Also, for example, since the sales money management device 2 has already acquired the sales amount P1 in step S4, the breakdown information may be information indicating only the amount Q2. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 11, instead of steps S6 to S8 in Fig. 3, step S6 shown in Fig. 11 may be executed. In this case, if there is no collected sales money, the amount Q2 is set to 0 (zero), and each process can be performed as described above. Similarly, steps S30 to S36 in FIG. 4 may be integrated into one process, and in this process, breakdown information capable of identifying the sales amount P2 and the collected amounts Q2 and Q3 may be transmitted. For example, the breakdown information may be information indicating the amounts P2, Q2, and Q3. Also, for example, since the sales management device 2 has already acquired the sales amount P2 in step S28 and acquired the collected amount Q2 in step S8 in FIG. 3 or step S6 in FIG. 11, the breakdown information may be information indicating only the amount Q3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, instead of steps S30 to S36 in FIG. 4, step S30 shown in FIG. 12 may be executed. In this case, if there is no collected sales money, the amount Q3 is set to 0 (zero), and each process can be performed as described above.

[0124] The above-mentioned configurations of the currency handling system 1 and currency handling device 10 are merely functional schematics, and each component is not limited to the physical configuration described above. The form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and all or part of the devices can be functionally or physically distributed or integrated in any unit according to various loads, usage conditions, etc.

[0125] As described above, the currency processing device according to the present disclosure can calculate the total amount of collected money stored in the collection container when the business of the store is closed and the sales amount of the day is determined, and the total amount of collected money stored in the collection container during the business of the day and already collected outside the device. The currency processing device executes a collection process of moving currency equivalent to the amount obtained by subtracting this total amount from the sales amount from the storage unit to the collection container, so that the collection container can store only currency constituting the sales amount after the business of the store is closed. When the collection container is removed after the business of the next day and the process of collecting the sales amount outside the device is performed, the currency processing device can identify the amount of collected money stored in the collection container during the business of the day. The currency processing device can output the breakdown information that can identify the collected amount to a display device, an external device, etc. The breakdown information is transmitted to, for example, a sales management device that manages the sales of the store. As a result, even if the sales of the store and other currency are mixed in the collection container, it is possible to distinguish between them and easily process them. [Industrial Applicability]

[0126] As described above, the currency handling device and currency handling system according to the present disclosure are useful for distinguishing and easily handling store sales proceeds and other currency even when they are mixed in a collection container. [Explanation of symbols]

[0127] 1. Currency Handling System 2 Sales revenue management device 10 Currency handling equipment 11 Withdrawal Section 12 Deposit Department 13 Identification section 14 Storage area 15 Collection container 20 Currency Management Department (Control Department)

Claims

1. A currency processing device used in a store, a deposit unit that accepts deposited currency; an identification unit that identifies currency accepted by the deposit unit; a storage unit that stores the currency recognized by the recognition unit in a payable manner; a detachable collection container for storing collected sales coins deposited from the deposit unit on business days for which the sales amount has not been determined and collected without being stored in the storage unit, and sales coins on business days for which the sales amount has been determined; a currency management unit that transmits to an external device breakdown information that can identify the amount of the collected currency stored together with the sales currency in the collection container; A currency processing device comprising:

2. The currency handling device according to claim 1, wherein the currency management unit transmits sales information indicating the sales amount on a business day on which the sales amount is determined to the external device.

3. The currency management unit calculates the amount of collected currency that has already been stored in the collection container from the sales currency for the business day on which the sales amount has been determined, and moves currency equivalent to the amount obtained by subtracting this amount from the sales amount from the storage unit to the collection container.

4. A currency processing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the currency management unit manages information that can identify the sales amount on a business day when the sales amount is confirmed and the amount of the sales amount that was stored in the collection container and collected outside the device together with sales coins from past business days.

5. A currency processing system used in a store, a deposit unit that accepts deposited currency; an identification unit that identifies currency accepted by the deposit unit; a storage unit that stores the currency recognized by the recognition unit in a payable manner; a detachable collection container for storing collected sales coins deposited from the deposit unit on business days for which the sales amount has not been determined and collected without being stored in the storage unit, and sales coins on business days for which the sales amount has been determined; a currency management unit that transmits to an external device breakdown information that can identify the amount of the collected currency stored together with the sales currency in the collection container; A currency handling system comprising:

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