Valuable medium processing device, program, and valuable medium processing method

Abstract

To provide a valuable medium processing device and the like that enable a deposit operation to be performed by an operation which is easily understood by a deposit operator.SOLUTION: A deposit machine 10 is a valuable medium processing device for depositing a sales amount obtained by provision of a commodity or service by a deposit source, including: an acquisition unit 114 that acquires a type of the deposit source; and a determination unit 117 that determines a date of handling the sales amount to be deposited in accordance with the type of the deposit source acquired by the acquisition unit 114.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a valuable medium processing device, a program, and a valuable medium processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a management device for a sales settlement system that settles sales at each register in a retail store, including directly managed stores and tenant stores. The management device for this sales settlement system includes a registration memory in which identification data identifying whether a register number is for a directly managed store or a tenant store is pre-registered in association with each register number assigned to each register, a register number input means for inputting the register number, an amount counting means for counting the deposit amount, a passbook printing means for printing the deposit amount on a bankbook set in the register, and a journal printing means for printing a journal showing details of the deposit amount. After the settlement, the management device for this sales settlement system also includes a control means that, after the settlement, determines whether the entered register number is for a directly managed store or a tenant store by referring to the registered data in the registration memory, and, if it is for a tenant store, activates at least the passbook printing means to print the settlement amount on the bankbook, and, if it is for a directly managed store, activates the journal printing means but does not activate the passbook printing means.

[0003] Patent Document 2 proposes the following valuable medium processing device, which aims to enable operators of a complex retail store that houses both directly managed stores of a parent company and tenant stores of other companies to deposit sales proceeds at each register through efficient operation while preventing input errors. Specifically, the valuable medium processing device described in Patent Document 2 manages sales performance information indicating sales performance for registers that handle product payments and stores valuable media obtained through payments at the registers, and includes an information acquisition means for acquiring information that can identify the type of register that will receive the sales performance information and the valuable media, a register type identification means for identifying the type of register that will receive the sales performance information and the valuable media based on the information acquired by the information acquisition means, and a reception means for accepting the sales performance information and the valuable media, and the reception means switches an interface for accepting input of the sales performance information depending on the type of register identified by the register type identification means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 10-11665 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-179442 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] Depending on whether the cash register is a directly managed store of the parent company, a tenant store of another company, or a vending machine operated by an external vendor, the deposit operation for the previous day or the current day may differ. Therefore, displaying the same screen when a deposit operator at a tenant store or a vending machine operated by an external vendor performs a deposit operation may be confusing. In particular, tenant store deposit operators and vending machine operators operated by an external vendor are often unfamiliar with deposit operations. Therefore, if the same screen is displayed when a directly managed store deposit operator performs a deposit operation, it may be confusing for the tenant store deposit operators and the external vendor. As a result, tenant store deposit operators may be confused by the input operation and be unable to perform deposits efficiently, or may make deposits with incorrect input, requiring subsequent action. The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and aims to provide a valuable medium processing device etc. that allows the deposit operator to perform deposit operations using operations that are easy to understand. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention, which was completed with the above-mentioned objective in mind, is a valuable medium processing device for depositing sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by a deposit source, and has an acquisition unit that acquires the type of deposit source, and a determination unit that determines the handling date of the deposited sales proceeds based on the type of deposit source acquired by the acquisition unit. Here, the acquisition unit may acquire a type of source of sales as the type of source of payment. The acquisition unit may also acquire a type of user of the valuable medium processing device as the type of deposit source. The system may further include a reception unit that accepts deposit operations to store the sales proceeds, and the determination unit may determine the handling date for the sales proceeds to be deposited by the deposit operation accepted by the reception unit, and may also determine the handling date according to the type of deposit source acquired by the acquisition unit when the deposit operation is initiated within a specified period. In addition, the determination unit may determine the handling date to be the previous day if the type of deposit source is a predetermined first type, and may determine the handling date to be the current day if the type of deposit source is a second type different from the first type. The device may further include a display control unit that displays a selection screen for selecting whether the handling date should be for the previous day or for the current day, and if the type of deposit source is a third type different from the first type and the second type, the determination unit may determine the handling date to be either for the previous day or for the current day, whichever is selected via the selection screen. In addition, even if the type of deposit source is the first type, if the deposit operation is started during a period other than the specified period, the determination unit may determine the handling date to be the same day. From another perspective, the present invention is a program that causes a computer to execute an acquisition function for acquiring the type of deposit source, and a determination function for determining the handling date of sales revenue obtained from the provision of goods or services by the deposit source, depending on the type of deposit source acquired by the acquisition function. From another perspective, the present invention is a valuable medium processing method that acquires the type of deposit source and, depending on the acquired type of deposit source, determines the handling date of sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by the deposit source. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, the deposit operator can perform the deposit operation through an operation that is easy to understand. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the schematic configuration of a currency handling system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a deposit machine and a server. [Figure 3] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in a storage unit of the server. [Figure 4]10 is an example of a diagram for explaining the relationship between deposit mode, type of source of sales, time of deposit operation, and date of handling of sales proceeds. [Figure 5] 10 is an example of a diagram for explaining the relationship between deposit mode, type of source of sales, time of deposit operation, and date of handling of sales proceeds. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an operation display unit. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an operation display unit. [Figure 8] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an operation display unit. [Figure 9] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on an operation display unit. [Figure 10] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a deposit process performed when the control unit of the deposit machine is in the first mode. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a currency handling system 1 (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "system 1") according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the deposit machine 10 and the server 30. As shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the storage unit 32 of the server 30. As shown in FIG. The system 1 is, for example, in a complex retail store 90 that houses directly managed stores of a parent company and tenant stores of other companies, and includes a deposit machine 10 installed in a backyard area 91 where customers are prohibited from entering, a cash register 20 (change dispenser 21 and POS register 29) installed in a front area 92 where customers can enter, and a vending machine 25 installed in the front area 92. The cash register 20 has a first cash register 20A installed in the tenant store and a second cash register 20B installed in the directly managed store.

[0010] The system 1 also includes a server 30 capable of communicating with the deposit machine 10 and the cash register 20 via a network 40. The server 30 may be installed within a retail complex 90 in which the deposit machine 10 and the cash register 20 are installed, or may be installed outside the retail complex 90. The network 40 is not particularly limited as long as it is a communication network used for data communication between devices, and examples thereof include the Internet, a wide area network (WAN), and a local area network (LAN). The communication line used for data communication may be either wired or wireless, and a combination of these may be used. An example of a wireless LAN is WiFi (registered trademark).

[0011] Here, in the retail complex 90, a deposit operator who deposits sales proceeds into the cash register 20, for example, removes all valuable media such as cash and gift certificates stored in the cash register 20 and deposits the removed valuable media into the deposit machine 10 installed in the backyard area 91. Also, a deposit operator who deposits sales proceeds into the vending machine 25, ticket vending machine, etc., removes all cash stored in the vending machine 25 and deposits the removed cash into the deposit machine 10 installed in the backyard area 91. Sales proceeds from cash register 20 refer to money earned by selling merchandise at the store where cash register 20 is installed, or money earned from services provided at the store where cash register 20 is installed, and that money is earned through cash register 20. Sales proceeds from vending machine 25 or ticket vending machine refer to money earned by selling merchandise inside the machine (tickets in the case of a ticket vending machine). The system 1 is a system that enables a depositing operation to be performed by an operator through an operation that is easy to understand. The depositing machine 10 and the server 30 that constitute the system 1 will be described in detail below.

[0012] (Server 30) The server 30 comprises a control unit 31 that controls the entire device, a memory unit 32 used to store data, etc., a display unit 33 used to display operation reception screens and images, an operation unit 34 that accepts user input operations, and a communication unit 35 used to communicate with the deposit machine 10, cash register 20, etc.

[0013] The storage unit 32 may be, for example, a semiconductor memory or a hard disk drive (HDD). As shown in FIG. 3(a), the storage unit 32 stores identification information and a type associated with each sales source, such as the cash register 20 and the vending machine 25. In this embodiment, the types are defined as a first type, a second type, and a third type. The first cash register 20A installed in a tenant store is defined as the first type, the vending machine 25 as the second type, and the second cash register 20B installed in a directly managed store as the third type. Other devices, such as ticket vending machines that sell train tickets and meal tickets, self-service gas stations, coin laundries, coin-operated rice polishers, and payment devices for printers and multifunction machines, are defined as the second type, similar to the vending machine 25. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the storage unit 32 stores the relationship between the type of sales source and the transaction date of the sales proceeds when the deposit mode, described below, is the first mode.

[0014] The control unit 31 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), a ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown), and a RAM (Random Access Memory) (not shown). The control unit 31 has a receiving unit 311 that receives information from the deposit machine 10 and the cash register 20, a transmitting unit 312 that transmits information to the deposit machine 10, and an extraction unit 313 that extracts the type of sales source when the deposit machine 10 inquires about the type of sales source.

[0015] When the deposit machine 10 inquires about the type of sales source (for example, the first register 20A), the extraction unit 313 extracts the type stored in the memory unit 32 in association with the identification information of this sales source. The type of sales source extracted by the extraction unit 313 is transmitted to the deposit machine 10 by the transmission unit 312.

[0016] (Deposit machine 10) The deposit machine 10 comprises a control unit 11 that controls the entire device, and a memory unit 12 used to store data, etc. The deposit machine 10 also comprises an operation display unit 13 that can display an operation reception screen and images and receive input operations from a store clerk, and a communication unit 14 such as a communication interface used for communication with the server 30. The deposit machine 10 also comprises, inside a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing, a banknote processing unit 15 that processes the deposit of banknotes, a coin processing unit 16 that processes the deposit of coins, and an IC card reader / writer 17.

[0017] The storage unit 12 can be exemplified by a storage device such as a semiconductor memory. The operation display unit 13 can be exemplified as a touch panel that combines a display device that displays still images, moving images, etc. with a position input device. The operation display unit 13 displays an operation screen for the store clerk to operate and information related to the amount of currency in stock. In addition, the operation display unit 13 allows the store clerk to input various commands to the control unit 11 by touching the operation buttons on the operation screen with his / her finger.

[0018] The banknote processing unit 15 has a banknote input port 15a through which banknotes and gift certificates are inserted into the deposit machine 10, and a banknote reject port 15b through which banknotes and gift certificates that cannot be determined to be genuine banknotes or gift certificates after determining whether they are genuine or counterfeit as a result of determining whether they are genuine or counterfeit. The coin processing unit 16 has a coin insertion port 16a, which is an opening for inserting coins into the deposit machine 10, and a coin rejection port 16b, which is an opening for ejecting coins that cannot be determined to be genuine as a result of authenticity determination of coins inserted into the coin insertion port 16a.

[0019] The IC card reader / writer 17 is an input / output unit that can read the contents stored in an IC card such as a cash register card or employee card by holding it over the IC card, or can update the contents stored in the IC card.

[0020] The control unit 11 is composed of a CPU (not shown), a ROM (not shown), and a RAM (not shown). The control unit 11 has a receiving unit 111 that receives information from the server 30, a transmitting unit 112 that transmits information to the server 30, an accepting unit 113 that accepts deposit processing, and an acquiring unit 114 that acquires the type of sales source. The control unit 11 also has a deposit processing unit 115 that performs deposit processing of sales proceeds, a setting unit 116 that sets the deposit mode related to the deposit processing, a determining unit 117 that determines the handling date of the sales proceeds, and a display control unit 118 that controls the operation display unit 13.

[0021] The reception unit 113 accepts a request to perform a predetermined process when a store clerk touches a predetermined operation button displayed on the operation display unit 13. For example, the reception unit 113 accepts a request to perform a deposit process when a store clerk touches an operation button for depositing money on a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 13. The reception unit 113 accepts, along with a request for deposit processing, identification information of the source of sales (e.g., first cash register 20A) of the sales money to be deposited by this deposit processing.

[0022] The acquisition unit 114 acquires the type of source of sales of the sales proceeds deposited by the deposit process accepted by the acceptance unit 113. For example, the acquisition unit 114 acquires the type of source of sales included in the information received by the receiving unit 111 from the server 30. The deposit processing unit 115 performs deposit processing by controlling the banknote processing unit 15 and the coin processing unit 16. The deposit processing performed by the deposit processing unit 115 will be described in detail later.

[0023] 4 and 5 are examples of diagrams for explaining the relationship between the deposit mode, the type of source of sales, the time of the deposit operation, and the date of handling of the sales proceeds. The setting unit 116 sets the deposit mode according to the time period. Here, in the deposit machine 10, an administrator performs a closing tally and clears the data every day at a predetermined time (for example, 12:00 PM). Then, the setting unit 116 sets the deposit mode for the time period before the data clearing to the first mode every day, and sets the deposit mode for the time period after the data clearing to the second mode. In other words, the setting unit 116 sets the deposit mode from 12:00 AM until the data clearing to the first mode, and sets the deposit mode for the time period after the data clearing until the date changes to the second mode.

[0024] The determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds using the deposit mode and type of sales source set by the setting unit 116. The determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds for the first type of sales source as the previous day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the first deposit mode, and as the current day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the second deposit mode. For example, as shown in Figure 4(a), the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds for the first type of sales source as the second day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the first mode on the 3rd, and as the third day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the second mode on the 3rd.

[0025] Furthermore, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds for the second type of sales source to be the same day, whether the deposit operation is performed in the first mode or the second mode. For example, as shown in Fig. 4(b), the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds for the second type of sales source to be the 3rd, whether the deposit operation is performed in the first mode on the 3rd or the second mode on the 3rd.

[0026] Furthermore, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date for the sales proceeds of the third type of sales source as the day selected by the deposit operator from the previous day's amount or the current day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the first mode, and determines the handling date for the sales proceeds as the current day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the second mode. For example, as shown in Fig. 5, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date for the sales proceeds as the second day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the first mode on the 3rd and the previous day's amount, i.e., the second day's amount, is selected, and determines the handling date for the sales proceeds as the third day's amount when the current day's amount, i.e., the third day's amount, is selected. On the other hand, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date for the third day's amount when a deposit operation is performed in the second mode on the 3rd.

[0027] In other words, the second mode is a mode in which the determination unit 117 determines the transaction date of the sales proceeds that have been deposited as that day. In the first mode, when the type of the sales source is the first type or the second type, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds according to the type. That is, when the type is the first type, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds as the previous day's amount, and when the type is the second type, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds as the current day's amount. In addition, the first mode is a mode in which, when the type of sales source is the third type, the determination unit 117 can determine the day selected by the deposit operator from the previous day's amount and the current day's amount.

[0028] 6, 7, 8, and 9 are diagrams showing examples of screens displayed on the operation display unit 13. FIG. When deposit is selected from a menu screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 13, the display control unit 118 causes a request screen 130 such as that shown in Fig. 6 to be displayed on the operation display unit 13. The display control unit 118 causes the request screen 130 to display the message "Please touch your card," and also causes an input button 131 on which the message "Manually enter register number" is displayed on the operation display unit 13. Note that when deposit is selected from the menu screen displayed on the operation display unit 13, for example, when a button on the menu screen displaying the message "Deposit" is pressed, the deposit operation is started.

[0029] When the input button 131 is pressed, the display control unit 118 displays an input screen for inputting the register number, prompting the deposit operator to manually input the register number. The register number is a number for identifying the sales source such as the cash register 20 or the vending machine 25, and can be exemplified as being the same as the identification information shown in FIG. 3.

[0030] When the determination unit 117 determines that the handling date of the sales proceeds for which a deposit operation has been performed is the previous day, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a previous day's deposit screen 140 as shown in Fig. 7(a). Note that although the previous day's deposit screen 140 shown in Fig. 7(a) contains the phrase "settlement the previous day," the display control unit 118 may also cause the operation display unit 13 to display a specific date (e.g., October 2nd) as the "previous day."

[0031] When the determination unit 117 determines that the handling date of the sales proceeds for which a deposit operation has been performed is that day, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a same-day deposit screen 150 as shown in Fig. 7(b). Note that although the same-day deposit screen 150 shown in Fig. 7(b) contains the phrase "same-day settlement," the display control unit 118 may also cause the operation display unit 13 to display a specific date (e.g., October 3) as "same day."

[0032] When allowing the deposit operator to select the handling date for the sales proceeds operated for the deposit, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a selection screen 160 as shown in Fig. 8. The display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display, on the selection screen 160, a previous day's amount button 161 displaying the wording "Previous Day's Amount" and a current day's amount button 162 displaying the wording "Current Day's Amount." The display control unit 118 also causes the operation display unit 13 to display, on the selection screen 160, a confirmation button 163 displaying the wording "Confirm" and a back button 164 displaying the wording "Back."

[0033] When the previous day's amount button 161 is pressed and the confirmation button 163 is pressed with the previous day's amount button 161 highlighted, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display the previous day's deposit screen 140 as shown in Fig. 7(a). When the current day's amount button 162 is pressed and the confirmation button 163 is pressed with the current day's amount button 162 highlighted, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display the current day's deposit screen 150 as shown in Fig. 7(b). When the back button 164 is pressed, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display the request screen 130 shown in Fig. 6.

[0034] In addition, before displaying the previous day's deposit screen 140 as shown in Figure 7(a) on the operation display unit 13, the display control unit 118 may display on the operation display unit 13 using a pop-up or the like to indicate that the sales proceeds handling date will be the previous day's, and allow the user to confirm that the sales proceeds handling date will be the previous day's before displaying the previous day's deposit screen 140 on the operation display unit 13. In addition, before displaying the same-day deposit screen 150 as shown in Figure 7(b) on the operation display unit 13, the display control unit 118 may display on the operation display unit 13 using a pop-up or the like to indicate that the sales proceeds will be handled on the same day, and allow the user to confirm that the sales proceeds will be handled on the same day before displaying the same-day deposit screen 150 on the operation display unit 13.

[0035] 7(a) and 7(b), the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a cash button 141 displaying the phrase "Deposit cash" and a gift certificate button 142 displaying the phrase "Deposit gift certificate" on the day-before deposit screen 140 and the same-day deposit screen 150. The display control unit 118 also causes the operation display unit 13 to display a start button 143 displaying the phrase "Start" and a back button 144 displaying the phrase "Back" on the day-before deposit screen 140 and the same-day deposit screen 150.

[0036] When either the cash button 141 or the gift certificate button 142 is pressed and then the start button 143 is pressed in accordance with the message "1. Select which to deposit" displayed by the display control unit 118 on the day-before deposit screen 140 shown in FIG. 7(a) or the same-day deposit screen 150 shown in FIG. 7(b), the deposit processing unit 115 starts counting the cash or gift certificates. When the cash button 141 is pressed by a store clerk, banknotes are inserted into the banknote slot 15a and coins are inserted into the coin slot 16a in accordance with the message "2. Insert cash and gift certificates." On the other hand, when the gift certificate button 142 is pressed by a store clerk, a gift certificate is inserted into the banknote slot 15a in accordance with the message "2. Insert cash and gift certificates."

[0037] When the deposit processing unit 115 has finished counting the valuable media inserted into the deposit machine 10, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a confirmation screen 170, as shown in Fig. 9(a), for confirming the deposit details and giving instructions for additional deposit. The display control unit 118 causes the cash count result (e.g., 150,000 yen) counted by the deposit processing unit 115 to be displayed in the cash column in the table on the confirmation screen 170. The display control unit 118 also causes the total sales amount and total deposit amount column in the table on the confirmation screen 170 to display the amount (e.g., 130,000 yen) obtained by subtracting the change (e.g., 20,000 yen) from the cash count result (e.g., 150,000 yen). The display control unit 118 also displays a cash deposit button 171 labeled "Start cash deposit" for giving instructions to deposit additional cash, and a gift certificate deposit button 172 labeled "Start gift certificate deposit" for giving instructions to deposit a gift certificate, at the bottom of the confirmation screen 170. The display control unit 118 also displays a completion button 173 labeled "Complete" on the confirmation screen 170, which is pressed when there are no problems with the content displayed in the table and the deposit process is to be completed with this content.

[0038] When the display control unit 118 displays the confirmation screen 170 shown in Figure 9(a), and a gift certificate is set in the banknote insertion slot 15a and the gift certificate deposit button 172 is pressed, the deposit processing unit 115 starts counting the gift certificates.

[0039] When the deposit processing unit 115 finishes counting the gift certificates set in the banknote insertion slot 15a, the display control unit 118 causes the operation display unit 13 to display a reflection screen 180 reflecting the counting result of the gift certificates, as shown in FIG. 9(b). FIG. 9(b) shows an example in which the counting result of the gift certificates, 70,000 yen, is reflected in the cash and receipts column in the table. The counting result of the gift certificates is also added to the total deposit and total sales columns in the table, resulting in "200,000 yen." The display control unit 118 causes the reflection screen 180 to display a cash deposit button 171, a gift certificate deposit button 172, and a complete button 173, just like the confirmation screen 170.

[0040] The display control unit 118 highlights items (for example, cash and non-cash items) whose values can be manually corrected on the confirmation screen 170 and the reflection screen 180. When the highlighted "Cash" field is touched, the display control unit 118 displays a screen (not shown) for manually inputting the amount of cash to be deposited, allowing the amount of cash to be manually input separately from the cash counted by the deposit processing unit 115. This allows the store clerk to manually input the amount of cash to be deposited on the screen that is displayed when the "Cash" field is touched, for example, when there is heavily damaged currency that will be rejected by the deposit machine 10. Furthermore, when the highlighted "Items Not in Cash" field is pressed, the display control unit 118 displays a screen (not shown) for manually inputting the amount of non-cash deposits, etc., allowing the amount of non-cash deposits to be manually input separately from the gift certificates counted by the deposit processing unit 115. This allows the store clerk to manually input the amount of the rejected gift certificate or the total amount of the credit card or electronic money payment by touching the "Items Not in Cash" field and manually inputting the amount on the screen that is displayed when there is a gift certificate that will be rejected by the deposit machine 10 or a credit card or electronic money payment that does not have a physical item to store in the deposit machine 10.

[0041] The deposit processing unit 115 completes the deposit processing when the complete button 173 displayed on the confirmation screen 170 or the reflection screen 180 is pressed. That is, the deposit processing unit 115 prints a journal and / or a passbook, updates the deposit history data, stores the banknotes and gift certificates that were held in the banknote escrow unit (not shown) in the banknote storage unit (not shown), and stores the coins that were held in the coin escrow unit (not shown) in the coin storage unit (not shown). The journal printed by the deposit processing unit 115 may also include the date and time when the deposit processing was completed and the date the sales proceeds were handled. Furthermore, instead of or in addition to printing in the journal, the deposit processing unit 115 may display the deposit amount, the date and time when the deposit processing was completed, the date the sales proceeds were handled, etc. on the operation and display unit 13.

[0042] Next, an example of a deposit process performed by the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 will be described with reference to a flowchart. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of a deposit process performed when the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 is in the first mode. The control unit 11 repeatedly executes this process at predetermined intervals (for example, 1 millisecond) when in the first mode.

[0043] The control unit 11 determines whether or not the deposit process has been accepted (S1001). The process of S1001 is a process in which the control unit 11 determines whether or not a cash register card has been touched to the IC card reader / writer 17 after the request screen 130 shown in FIG. 6 has been displayed, and determines that the deposit process has been accepted by the reception unit 113 if the cash register card has been touched, and determines that the deposit process has not been accepted if the cash register card has not been touched. Furthermore, in the process of S1001, even if the cash register card has not been touched, the reception unit 113 determines that the deposit process has been accepted if a cash register number has been input. If the deposit process has not been accepted (NO in S1001), the control unit 11 ends this process. If the deposit process has been accepted (YES in S1001), the control unit 11 inquires of the server 30 about the type of seller (S1002).

[0044] After inquiring about the type of sales source in S1002, once the type is acquired, the control unit 11 determines whether the type is the first type or not (S1003). If it is the first type (YES in S1003), the control unit 11 displays the day before deposit screen 140 (S1004). For example, in the processing of S1003, once the acquisition unit 114 acquires the type, the display control unit 118 determines whether it is the first type or not, and if it is the first type, in the processing of S1004, the display control unit 118 displays the day before deposit screen 140 as shown in FIG. 7(a) on the operation display unit 13.

[0045] If the sales source is not the first type (NO in S1003), the control unit 11 determines whether the sales source type is the second type (S1005). If the sales source type is the second type (YES in S1005), the control unit 11 displays the same-day deposit screen 150 (S1006). The processing of S1006 is processing in which the display control unit 118 displays the same-day deposit screen 150 as shown in FIG. 7(b) on the operation display unit 13.

[0046] If it is not the second type (NO in S1005), the control unit 11 determines that the type of the seller is the third type, and displays the selection screen 160 (S1007). The processing of S1007 is processing in which the display control unit 118 displays the selection screen 160 as shown in FIG. 8 on the operation display unit 13. Thereafter, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the confirmation button 163 has been pressed when the previous day's button 161 has been pressed and is displayed in inverse (S1008). If the confirmation button 163 has been pressed when the previous day's button 161 has been displayed in inverse (YES in S1008), the control unit 11 displays the previous day's deposit screen 140 (S1004). If the confirmation button 163 has not been pressed when the previous day's button 161 has been displayed in inverse (NO in S1008), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the confirmation button 163 has been pressed when the current day's button 162 has been pressed and is displayed in inverse (S1009). If the confirmation button 163 has been pressed when the current day's button 162 has been displayed in inverse (YES in S1009), the control unit 11 displays the current day's deposit screen 150 (S1006). If the confirmation button 163 is not pressed while the current day button 162 is highlighted (NO in S1009), the control unit 11 performs the processes from S1008 onwards.

[0047] After displaying the day-before deposit screen 140 in S1004 and the same-day deposit screen 150 in S1006, the control unit 11 completes the deposit process in accordance with the screen operations performed by the deposit operator (S1010). As described above, the process of S1010 is a process in which the display control unit 118 transitions the screen displayed on the operation display unit 13, and the deposit processing unit 115 counts and stores the coins or gift certificates.

[0048] In this way, when the deposit mode is the first mode and the type of sales source is the first type or the second type, the control unit 11 automatically determines the operation screen to be displayed on the operation display unit 13 during the deposit operation as either the day-before deposit screen 140 or the same-day deposit screen 150. For example, the control unit 11 displays the day-before deposit screen 140 when the type of sales source is the first cash register 20A installed in the tenant store, and displays the same-day deposit screen 150 when the type of sales source is the vending machine 25.

[0049] On the other hand, when the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 accepts a deposit process when the deposit mode is the second mode, it displays the same-day deposit screen 150 on the operation display unit 13 regardless of the type of sales source. As a result, the system 1 allows both the person depositing sales proceeds at the tenant store and the person depositing sales proceeds at the vending machine 25 to perform deposit operations using easy-to-understand operations.

[0050] As described above, the deposit machine 10 is an example of a valuable medium processing device for depositing sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by a sales source, and has an acquisition unit 114 that acquires the type of sales source (an example of the type of deposit source; for example, the first type), and a determination unit 117 that determines the handling date of the deposited sales proceeds according to the type of sales source (for example, the first type) acquired by the acquisition unit 114.

[0051] The deposit machine 10 configured as described above determines the handling date for the sales proceeds, so there is no need for the deposit operator to select the handling date for the sales proceeds, and it is therefore possible to display an operation screen according to the type of source of the sales proceeds that the deposit operator intends to deposit. As a result, the deposit operator can perform the deposit operation with easier-to-understand operations than if the same operation screen were displayed regardless of the type of source of sales.

[0052] 10 illustrates an example in which, when a register card is touched to the IC card reader / writer 17 or a register number is input, the register number stored on the register card or the input register number is used as the seller's identification information, and the type of seller associated with the seller's identification information is acquired from the server 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, when a user card (e.g., an employee card) storing a user ID identifying a user (e.g., a person performing a deposit) is held over the IC card reader / writer 17, the deposit machine 10 may acquire the user ID from the user card, and may also acquire, from the server 30, the seller's identification information associated with the user ID and the seller's type associated with the seller's identification information, and use the user ID to acquire the seller's type. Alternatively, when a store card storing a store ID identifying a store is held over the IC card reader / writer 17, the deposit machine 10 may acquire, from the server 30, the seller's identification information associated with the store ID and the seller's type associated with the seller's identification information, and use the store ID to acquire the seller's type. In this way, the determining unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds to be deposited according to the type of sales source, the type of user, and the type of store, which are examples of the deposit source acquired by the acquiring unit 114.

[0053] The deposit machine 10 further includes a reception unit 113 that receives a deposit operation to store the sales proceeds. The determination unit 117 determines the handling date for the sales proceeds deposited by the deposit operation received by the reception unit 113, and determines the handling date according to the type of sales source acquired by the acquisition unit 114 when the deposit operation is initiated during a predetermined period (for example, a period during which the handling date can be set for the previous day or the current day (for example, a period during which the deposit mode is the first mode)).

[0054] Therefore, when a deposit operator performs a deposit operation, the deposit machine 10 does not need to have the deposit operator select the handling date for the sales proceeds, and therefore does not need to display, for example, the selection screen 160 shown in Fig. 8 on the operation display unit 13. Therefore, for deposit operators who are unfamiliar with deposit operations, it is possible to display a deposit screen such as the day-before deposit screen 140 shown in Fig. 7(a) or the same-day deposit screen 150 shown in Fig. 7(b) without displaying, for example, the selection screen 160 shown in Fig. 8. As a result, it is possible to prevent deposit operators who are unfamiliar with deposit operations from being confused by the input operations and being unable to deposit efficiently, or to prevent unfamiliar deposit operators from making a mistake and requiring subsequent action.

[0055] In this embodiment, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date of the sales proceeds to be the previous day's amount if the type of sales source is a predetermined first type, and determines the handling date of the sales proceeds to be the current day's amount if the type of sales source is a second type different from the first type. This allows the determination unit 117 to quickly determine the handling date of the sales proceeds according to the type of sales source. Note that "the previous day's amount" and "the current day's amount" determined by the determination unit 117 are examples, and the determination unit 117 may determine, for example, "the next day's amount." Furthermore, the determination unit 117 may determine "the previous business day's amount" instead of "the previous day's amount," and may determine "the next business day's amount" instead of "the next day's amount."

[0056] The deposit machine 10 also includes a display control unit 118 that displays a selection screen 160 for selecting whether the handling date for the sales proceeds is the previous day or the current day. If the type of sales source is a third type that is different from the first and second types, the determination unit 117 determines the handling date for the sales proceeds to be either the previous day or the current day, whichever is selected via the selection screen 160. This makes it possible for a deposit operator who is accustomed to depositing operations to select whether the handling date for the sales proceeds is the previous day or the current day, thereby improving convenience.

[0057] Furthermore, even if the type of sales source is the first type, if the deposit operation is started during a period (for example, a period when the deposit mode is the second mode) different from a predetermined period in which the transaction date can be set for the previous day or the current day (for example, a period when the deposit mode is the first mode), the determination unit 117 determines the transaction date to be for the current day. Therefore, the determination unit 117 can quickly determine the transaction date for the sales proceeds depending on the start time of the deposit operation.

[0058] Furthermore, the processing performed by the deposit machine 10 described above can be realized by the cooperation of software and hardware resources. In this case, the CPU of the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 executes a program that realizes each function of the device, thereby realizing each function. For example, a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded is provided to the deposit machine 10, and the CPU of the deposit machine 10 reads the program stored in the recording medium. Alternatively, the CPU of the deposit machine 10 downloads the program via the network 40. In these cases, the program read from the recording medium or the downloaded program itself realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program itself and the recording medium on which it is recorded constitute the present invention.

[0059] The program that realizes the functions of the deposit machine 10 causes the computer to execute an acquisition function that acquires the type of sales source (e.g., the first cash register 20A) and a determination function that determines the handling date of the sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by the sales source based on the type of sales source acquired by the acquisition function.

[0060] In addition, the valuable medium processing method performed by the deposit machine 10 is a valuable medium processing method that acquires the type of sales source and determines the handling date of the sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by the sales source based on the acquired type of sales source.

[0061] In the above-described system 1, the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 may acquire, via the server 30, the total sales amount of the sales source (e.g., the first cash register 20A) of the sales proceeds that the deposit operator intends to deposit, and may provide a notification if the acquired total sales amount differs from the total sales amount deposited. The manner of notification is not particularly limited. For example, the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 may display the acquired total sales amount on a confirmation screen 170 or a reflection screen 180 as shown in FIG. 9(a) or FIG. 9(b), as well as the difference between the acquired total sales amount and the total sales amount deposited. Furthermore, if the difference between the acquired total sales amount and the total sales amount deposited is not zero, the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 may notify, via the server 30, the person in charge of the sales source (e.g., the first cash register 20A) or the store manager of the store where the sales source is located (e.g., a tenant store) that the difference is not zero.

[0062] Furthermore, in the above-described system 1, the type of vending machine 25 is the second type, but it is also possible to classify only the type of vending machine 25 owned by other companies as the second type, and the type of vending machine 25 owned by the directly managed store itself as the third type. In addition, in the above-mentioned system 1, the relationship between sales source, identification information, and type, and the relationship between the type of sales source and the handling date of the sales proceeds, which are stored in the memory unit 32 of the server 30, are stored in the memory unit 12 of the deposit machine 10, and the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 may obtain the type of sales source and the handling date of the sales proceeds from the memory unit 12.

[0063] Furthermore, in the above-described system 1, even if the type of sales source is the first type (in other words, even if it is the first cash register 20A installed in a tenant store), if the control unit 11 of the deposit machine 10 determines via the server 30 that the deposit is the sales proceeds collected in full from the first cash register 20A, it may set the handling date of the sales proceeds to the current day and display the same-day deposit screen 150 on the operation display unit 13. [Explanation of symbols]

[0064] 1...currency processing system, 10...deposit machine (an example of a valuable medium processing device), 11, 31...control unit, 13...operation display unit, 20...cash register, 30...server, 40...network, 113...reception unit, 114...acquisition unit, 115...deposit processing unit, 116...setting unit, 117...determination unit, 118...display control unit

Claims

1. A valuable medium processing device for depositing sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by a deposit source, an acquisition unit for acquiring the type of the deposit source; a determination unit that determines a handling date of the sales proceeds to be deposited according to the type of the deposit source acquired by the acquisition unit; A valuable media processing device having the above.

2. the acquiring unit acquires a type of source of sales as the type of source of payment; The valuable medium processing device according to claim 1 .

3. the acquiring unit acquires a type of user of the valuable medium processing device as the type of deposit source. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 1 .

4. Further, a reception unit is provided for receiving a deposit operation to receive the sales proceeds, The determination unit determines the handling date of the sales proceeds deposited by the deposit operation accepted by the acceptance unit, and when the deposit operation is started within a predetermined period, determines the handling date according to the type of deposit source acquired by the acquisition unit. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 1 .

5. The determination unit determines the handling date to be the previous day if the type of the deposit source is a predetermined first type, and determines the handling date to be the current day if the type of the deposit source is a second type different from the first type. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 4.

6. A display control unit is further provided for displaying a selection screen for selecting whether the handling date is the day before or the day of the handling date, When the type of the deposit source is a third type different from the first type and the second type, the determination unit determines the handling date to be the one selected via the selection screen between the previous day's date and the current day's date. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 5.

7. The determination unit determines the handling date to be the same day even if the type of the deposit source is the first type, if the deposit operation is started in a period other than the predetermined period. The valuable medium processing device according to claim 5.

8. On the computer, A function to acquire the type of deposit source; A determination function that determines a handling date for the sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by the deposit source according to the type of the deposit source acquired by the acquisition function; A program that executes the following.

9. Get the type of deposit source, determining a handling date for the sales proceeds obtained from the provision of goods or services by the said deposit source according to the type of said deposit source obtained; Valuable media processing method.

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