Currency handling equipment

Abstract

To prevent an operator from forgetting to input abnormal currency to a storge unit.SOLUTION: A currency handling device includes: a currency input unit into which an operator inputs currency; a currency discharge unit that discharges the currency; a discrimination unit that discriminates the currency input to the currency input unit; a display unit; a control unit that controls the currency discharge unit to discharge the currency determined as abnormal currency by the discrimination unit in deposit transaction, and controls the display unit to display a screen; and a storage unit that includes an input port to which the abnormal currency discharged from the currency discharge unit is input, and a storage space that stores the abnormal currency input from the input port. The storage unit includes an input detection sensor for detecting input of the abnormal currency from the input port, and the control unit allows the display unit to display an input guidance screen for promoting input of the abnormal currency to the storage unit until the input detection sensor detects input of the abnormal currency to the storage unit, and stands by progress of the deposit transaction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a currency handling machine. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, cash processing devices that perform cash withdrawal and deposit transactions have been installed as currency handling devices in the back yards of retail stores such as supermarkets and mass retailers. In a withdrawal transaction, the cash processing device dispenses an amount of cash designated by an operator for each denomination from a storage unit within the device. The cash dispensed in a withdrawal transaction is used as a change reserve at a cash register or at a counter. In a deposit transaction, cash brought from a cash register or at a counter is deposited into the cash processing device, and the cash is stored in a storage unit within the device.

[0003] On the other hand, in a deposit transaction, there are cases where the cash to be deposited in a cash processing device is not recognized as normal cash and this cash (hereinafter referred to as dirty money) is returned. Some types of cash processing devices treat the total amount of the dirty money manually entered by the operator and the amount of cash that the cash processing device was able to count as the deposit amount. The operator then completes the work related to the deposit transaction by depositing the dirty money into a designated non-cash post or by handing it over to the cash manager. Patent Document 1, for example, is known as a document disclosing ideas for handling dirty money. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2010-20509 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the method in which the operator deposits the soiled money, which is abnormal currency, into a designated post outside the cash, the cash processing device cannot recognize whether the soiled money has actually been deposited in the post outside the cash. Therefore, there is a concern that the location of the soiled money will become unknown if the operator misses or forgets to deposit the soiled money. In addition, in the method in which the operator hands the soiled money over to the cash manager, the cash manager needs to be present at the store until the final deposit transaction is completed.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved currency handling device that can prevent the occurrence of forgetting to insert abnormal currency into the storage section. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a machine includes a money discharge unit which discharges the money, a discrimination unit which discriminates the money inserted into the money insertion unit, a display unit, a control unit which controls the discharge of money determined to be abnormal by the discrimination unit in a deposit transaction to the money discharge unit and controls the display on a screen by the display unit, an insertion port through which the abnormal money discharged by the money discharge unit is inserted, and a storage space which stores the abnormal money inserted from the insertion port. a deposit detection sensor for detecting that the abnormal coin has been deposited; A storage section having A printing unit that prints on a paper medium and ejects a receipt; having The control unit, after discharging the abnormal coin to the coin discharge unit, displays an input screen on the display unit for inputting information about the abnormal coin, accepts input of the information about the abnormal coin by the operator on the input screen, and The control unit causes the display unit to display an insertion guidance screen that prompts the user to insert the abnormal coin into the storage unit and waits for the progress of the deposit transaction until the insertion detection sensor detects that the abnormal coin has been inserted into the storage unit. the control unit, based on the detection by the insertion detection sensor that the abnormal coin has been inserted into the storage unit, causes the display unit to display a deposit confirmation screen including a display of information about the abnormal coin corresponding to the input received on the input screen, and then proceeds with the deposit transaction; and the printing unit, after proceeding with the deposit transaction, prints on the paper medium a statement indicating that the abnormal coin has been inserted into the storage unit. A currency handling device is provided.

[0008] The printing unit may print on the paper medium a description indicating the amount of the coin determined to be normal coin in the deposit transaction and the amount of the abnormal coin entered on the input screen.

[0009] The currency handling device includes a collection box for storing ordinary currency to be collected. Inside the housing of the currency handling device Further, the storage section is The insertion guidance screen may be provided outside the housing of the currency handling device, and may include content encouraging the user to insert the abnormal currency into the storage section provided outside the housing.

[0010] The currency handling device further includes a collection box for storing normal currency to be collected, and the storage unit has an opening / closing door for opening and closing the storage space, and a currency detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of abnormal currency within the storage space, and the control unit may, during a collection transaction to collect currency, when abnormal currency is stored in the storage unit, display on the display unit a removal guidance screen that guides the user to remove the abnormal currency from the storage unit, and wait to proceed with the collection transaction until the abnormal currency is no longer detected by the currency detection sensor.

[0011] The storage unit may further have an opening / closing detection sensor that detects the opening and closing of the opening / closing door, and the control unit may wait to proceed with the collection transaction until the opening / closing detection sensor detects that the opening / closing door has been opened and the abnormal coin is no longer detected by the coin detection sensor.

[0012] The above Printing section teeth, When the opening / closing detection sensor detects that the opening / closing door is closed and the abnormal coin is not detected by the coin detection sensor The amount of normal coins collected in the collection transaction, the total amount of abnormal coins, and a statement indicating that the abnormal coins have been removed from the storage unit are printed on a paper medium. You may do so.

[0013] The printing unit may print the number of the abnormal coins stored in the storage unit on the paper medium.

[0014] The above Printing section In the settlement tallying up the sales in the currency handling device, a description indicating that the abnormal currency has been inserted into the storage unit is provided. The above Printing on paper You may do so. Effect of the Invention

[0015] According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of forgetting to insert abnormal coins into the storage section. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an external view of a cash processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration of a cash processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a functional configuration of a cash processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic cross-sectional configuration of a cash post 170. FIG. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flow chart illustrating a deposit transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a pollution fee input screen 80. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a closing guidance screen. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 200 that is dispensed in a deposit transaction. [Figure 9] 4 is a flow chart illustrating a sales collection transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a removal guidance screen. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 250 issued in a sales collection transaction. [Figure 12] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 280 that is dispensed in a settlement / total transaction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0018] In addition, in this specification and drawings, multiple components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. However, when there is no need to particularly distinguish between multiple components having substantially the same functional configuration, each of the multiple components is given only the same reference numeral.

[0019] <1. Overview of cash handling devices> The present invention relates to a currency handling device, and more particularly to a cash processing device installed in distribution facilities and commercial facilities such as retail stores and supermarkets. The cash processing device according to the present embodiment can execute, for example, a withdrawal transaction for dispensing bills and coins as change reserves used in a cash register, and a deposit transaction for depositing bills and coins collected from a cash register. The configuration and operation of the cash processing device according to the present embodiment will be described in detail below.

[0020] Fig. 1 is an external view of a cash processing device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an internal configuration of the cash processing device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a functional configuration of the cash processing device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 1, a cash processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a banknote processing unit 6 and a coin processing unit 7. The banknote processing unit 6 performs processing related to banknotes, and the coin processing unit 7 performs processing related to coins.

[0022] Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the banknote processing unit 6 has a banknote insertion slot 101, a banknote temporary holding unit 103, a banknote validation unit 105, a 10,000 note cassette 107, a 5,000 note cassette 109, a 1,000 note cassette 111, a collection cassette 113, a rejection unit 115, and a banknote front door 141.

[0023] The coin processing unit 7 also has a coin insertion port 117, a coin validation unit 119, a coin temporary storage unit 121, a coin return unit 123, a dispensing hopper 125, a coin temporary collection storehouse 126, a coin collection storehouse 127, a coin dispensing box 129, and a coin front door 143.

[0024] 1, a card reader unit 131, an operation display unit 133, a receipt printer 145, and a cash post 170 are provided above the banknote processing unit 6. Furthermore, the cash processing device 1 has a control unit 150 and a memory unit 160 as shown in FIG.

[0025] The banknote insertion slot 101, the banknote escrow section 103, the banknote validation section 105, the 10,000 note cassette 107, the 5,000 note cassette 109, the 1,000 note cassette 111, the collection cassette 113 and the reject section 115 are connected by a banknote transport section (not shown) that transports banknotes. Similarly, the coin insertion slot 117, the coin validation section 119, the coin escrow section 121, the coin return section 123, the dispensing hopper 125, the coin collection escrow section 126, the coin collection box 127 and the coin dispensing box 129 are connected by a coin transport section (not shown) that transports coins. Hereinafter, the banknote transport section and the coin transport section may be collectively referred to simply as transport sections.

[0026] The banknote insertion slot 101 is an insertion slot through which banknotes are inserted to be deposited in the cash processing device 1. The banknote insertion slot 101 also functions as a banknote withdrawal slot, and banknotes that are returned due to cancellation of a deposit transaction, banknotes to be withdrawn, and banknotes (soiled money) rejected by the banknote validator 105 as abnormal money are taken out from the banknote insertion slot 101. That is, the banknote insertion slot 101 functions as a money insertion section and a money discharge section.

[0027] The banknote escrow unit 103 temporarily accumulates banknotes when counting banknotes in a deposit transaction. The banknote validator 105 uses various sensors to validate whether or not the inserted banknotes are normal banknotes.

[0028] The 10,000 note cassette 107, the 5,000 note cassette 109, and the 1,000 note cassette 111 store 10,000, 5,000, and 1,000 note bills, respectively. Specifically, the 10,000, 5,000 note cassette 109, and the 1,000 note cassette 111 (each banknote cassette) store various loose banknotes as change reserves. In addition, each banknote cassette stores various banknotes (normal coins) that are deposited in a deposit transaction and that are identified as normal by the banknote validator 105. Furthermore, during a withdrawal transaction, various banknotes are dispensed from each banknote cassette. The banknote processor 6 may have a 2,000 note cassette as a banknote cassette that stores 2,000 banknotes.

[0029] The collection cassette 113 is a collection box for storing sales proceeds. During a sales collection transaction, banknotes are transported from the banknote cassette to the collection cassette 113.

[0030] The reject unit 115 accumulates banknotes that have been identified as abnormal by the banknote validator 105, i.e., rejected banknotes. Specifically, the reject unit 115 accumulates banknotes that have been rejected by the banknote validator 105 in the process of transporting banknotes from the banknote escrow unit 103 to each banknote cassette during a deposit transaction, banknotes that have been rejected by the banknote validator 105 in the process of dispensing money from each banknote cassette, and banknotes that have been rejected by the banknote validator 105 in the process of transporting banknotes from each banknote cassette to the collection cassette 113 during a settlement / tallying transaction or a sales / collection transaction.

[0031] The coin insertion slot 117 is an opening through which coins are inserted, and functions as a coin insertion section. The coin validator 119 uses various sensors to determine whether the inserted coin is a normal coin or not. The coin escrow section 121 temporarily accumulates coins when counting coins during a deposit transaction. The coin processing section 7 has a reject return port (not shown). The reject return port functions as a coin ejection section that ejects coins that are determined to be abnormal and rejected by the coin validator 119 during a deposit transaction.

[0032] When a deposit transaction is canceled after the coins have been counted and accumulated in the coin escrow unit 121, the coins are returned to the coin return unit 123. The dispensing hopper 125 stores coins to be dispensed. In a dispensing transaction, coins of each denomination are dispensed from the dispensing hopper 125, and in a deposit transaction, the inserted coins of each denomination are stored in the dispensing hopper 125.

[0033] The temporary coin collection vault 126 is a place where coins are temporarily accumulated when the proceeds are transported from the dispensing hopper 125 to the coin collection vault 127 in a sales collection transaction.

[0034] The coin collection vault 127 is a storage unit for storing sales proceeds. The coin collection vault 127 stores the sales proceeds transported from the dispensing hopper 125 in a sales collection transaction. The coin dispensing box 129 is a coin dispensing port for dispensing coins in a dispensing transaction.

[0035] The card reader unit 131 reads information written on a card-like medium such as a cash register card or an ID card. Examples of information written on a cash register card or an ID card include information for identifying an operator who uses the card and information indicating the type of permitted transaction. If the information read from the card reader unit 131 matches information registered in advance, the control unit 150 permits the operator to use the cash processing device 1. In addition to or instead of the card reader unit 131, the cash processing device 1 may have a fingerprint recognition unit that performs fingerprint recognition, or a PIN input unit that accepts input of a PIN.

[0036] The operation display unit 133 includes a function as an operation unit that accepts operations by an operator, and a function as a display unit that displays various screens. The function as the display unit is realized, for example, by a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. The function as the operation unit is realized, for example, by a touch panel. The functions of the display unit and the operation unit may be configured separately.

[0037] The receipt printer 145 is an example of a printing unit, and prints the details of a transaction performed in the cash processing device 1 on a paper medium to create a receipt, and then ejects the receipt.

[0038] The banknote front door 141 is a door disposed at the front of the banknote processing unit 6. By opening the banknote front door 141, an operator can access the banknote cassettes and the collection cassette 113 inside the banknote processing unit 6. The banknote front door 141 is locked and unlocked by a locking mechanism (not shown).

[0039] The coin front door 143 is a door disposed at the front of the coin processing unit 7. By opening the coin front door 143, an operator can access the coin collection box 127 and the like in the coin processing unit 7. The coin front door 143 is locked and unlocked by a locking mechanism (not shown).

[0040] The control unit 150 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which is an arithmetic processing device, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs and arithmetic parameters used by the CPU, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores programs used in the execution of the CPU and parameters that change appropriately during the execution of the programs.

[0041] As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 150 is connected to each component in the cash processing device 1 and controls the overall operation in the cash processing device 1. For example, the control unit 150 includes a function as a management unit that stores the number of pieces of cash stored in each banknote cassette, the collection cassette 113, the dispensing hopper 125, the coin collection box 127, etc. in the memory unit 160. The control unit 150 also controls the transport of cash by the transport unit in each transaction. When authentication using a register card or an ID card is completed, the control unit 150 also displays a menu screen that functions as a transaction selection screen for the operator to select a desired transaction on the operation display unit 133, and controls the transaction selected by the operator on the menu screen. The control unit 150 also controls various transactions based on the detection results input from the cashless post 170, as described later.

[0042] The storage unit 160 stores various information used for the operation of the cash processing device 1.

[0043] The cash-extra post 170 is a storage unit that stores dirty money discharged in a deposit transaction. For example, the cash-extra post 170 receives bills discharged as dirty money from the bill insertion slot 101 and coins discharged as dirty money into the coin withdrawal box 129, and stores the inserted dirty money. Hereinafter, the configuration of the cash-extra post 170 will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 4.

[0044] <2. Composition of non-cash post 170> FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic cross-sectional configuration of the cash-external post 170. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the cash-external post 170 has an insertion port 172, an opening / closing door 174, and a storage space 176. The insertion port 172 is an opening through which dirty coins are inserted. The opening / closing door 174 is a door for opening and closing the storage space 176. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening / closing door 174 is provided, for example, on the front side of the cash-external post 170. The storage space 176 is a space for storing dirty coins inserted from the insertion port 172. The opening / closing door 174 is provided with a locking mechanism, which restricts or permits the opening and closing of the opening / closing door 174 by locking or unlocking the opening / closing door 174 in response to an instruction from the control unit 150.

[0045] In addition, various sensors are provided in the cash external post 170. For example, as shown in Fig. 4, the cash external post 170 has a currency detection sensor 178 and an insertion detection sensor 179. The currency detection sensor 178 is composed of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit that are spaced apart along the height direction of the cash external post 170. It is possible to detect the presence or absence of soiled currency in the storage space 176 depending on whether the optical axis formed between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the currency detection sensor 178 is blocked or not.

[0046] The insertion detection sensor 179 is composed of a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part spaced apart along the depth direction of the cash post 170. When soiled coins are inserted through the insertion slot 172, the optical axis formed between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part of the insertion detection sensor 179 is interrupted, so it is possible to detect whether soiled coins have been inserted through the insertion slot 172 depending on whether the optical axis formed between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part of the insertion detection sensor 179 is interrupted or not.

[0047] Further, the cash post 170 may be provided with an opening / closing detection sensor that detects whether the opening / closing door 174 is open or closed.

[0048] The detection results of the sensors of these non-cash posts 170 are output to the control unit 150 and are used to control deposit transactions, sales collection transactions, settlement tallying transactions, etc. by the control unit 150. The control of each transaction, such as deposit transactions, sales collection transactions, and settlement tallying transactions, will be specifically described below.

[0049] <3. Deposit Transaction> 5 is a flowchart showing a deposit transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the operator carries cash collected from a register to the cash processing device 1, has the card reader unit 131 read the register card corresponding to that register, and inputs the operator's ID and password into the operation display unit 133. Then, the operator selects a deposit transaction from the transaction menu displayed on the operation display unit 133, and inserts the cash into the cash processing device 1 (S304). Of the inserted cash, the banknotes are identified and counted by the banknote validator 105, and the coins are identified and counted by the coin validator 119 (S308).

[0050] Then, the cash processing device 1 returns the soiled coins determined to be abnormal coins through the banknote insertion slot 101 and the reject return slot of the coin processing unit 7 (S312). After that, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display an input screen for the soiled coins (S316).

[0051] Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a soiling fee input screen 80. The soiling fee input screen 80 shown in Fig. 6 includes a prompting message 81, an input field for the number of 1,000 bills 82, an input field for the number of 5 bills 83, an input field for the number of 10,000 bills 84, an input field for the number of 2,000 bills 85, a cancel button 86, and a confirm button 87.

[0052] The prompting message 81 is a message that prompts the operator to input the number of soiled coins by denomination. The operator inputs the number of soiled coins by denomination in an input field for number of 1,000 notes 82, number of 50,000 notes 83, number of 10,000 notes 84, or number of 2,000 notes 85. The cancel button 86 is a button that the operator presses when canceling a deposit transaction, and the confirm button 87 is a button that the operator presses when input of the number of soiled coins by denomination is complete. Note that while input fields for banknotes are shown in FIG. 6, input fields for coins are also provided.

[0053] When the operator inputs information about the pollution fee such as the number of pollution fees by denomination on the pollution fee input screen 80 described above and presses the confirmation button 87, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display a deposit guidance screen (S324).

[0054] FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the deposit guidance screen. As shown in FIG. 7, the deposit guidance screen includes a message that induces the deposit of the soiled money into the cash post 170. The deposit guidance screen may include an animation display showing the state in which the soiled money is deposited into the cash post 170. In addition, regarding the deposit of the soiled money into the cash post 170, the operator may put the soiled money, namely, bills and coins, into an envelope, for example, and deposit it into the cash post 170. However, the present invention is not limited to this operation, and the operator may deposit the soiled money directly into the cash post 170 without putting it in an envelope. In this case, it is preferable to install a deposit detection sensor 179 and a currency detection sensor 178 so that the deposit and storage of the soiled money can be detected even when only coins are deposited as the soiled money.

[0055] The control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display the deposit guidance screen and waits for the progress of the deposit transaction until the deposit detection sensor 179 detects the deposit of the soiled money into the deposit slot 172 (S324 / No).

[0056] On the other hand, when the deposit detection sensor 179 detects the deposit of soiled coins into the deposit slot 172, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display a deposit confirmation screen including the counted amount of regular coins determined to be normal, the soiled amount according to the input in S320, the total deposit amount which is the sum of the counted amount and the soiled amount, and a confirmation button (S332).

[0057] Then, when the operator presses the confirmation button on the deposit confirmation screen, the banknote processing unit 6 stores the banknotes determined to be normal currency from the banknote escrow unit 103 in the banknote cassette, and the coin processing unit 7 stores the coins determined to be normal currency from the coin escrow unit 121 in the dispensing hopper 125 (S336). After that, the receipt printer 145, following instructions from the control unit 150, prints information indicating the content of this deposit transaction on a paper medium and discharges it as a receipt (S340).

[0058] Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 200 dispensed in a deposit transaction. The receipt 200 shown in Fig. 8 includes the number of counted bills by denomination 204, the total amount of counted bills 208, the number of soiled coins by denomination 214, the total amount of soiled coins 218, the total amount of deposit 230, and a posted item indication 232. The posted item indication 232 is a statement indicating that soiled coins have been inserted into the cash-except post 170, and in the example shown in Fig. 8, it states "*Posted item".

[0059] In this way, in a deposit transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention, the deposit guidance screen does not transition to the next display screen until the deposit of soiled coins into the cashless post 170 is detected, so it is possible to prevent the occurrence of forgetting to deposit soiled coins, ambiguous processing due to failure to give instructions on the deposit destination, etc. This makes it possible to prevent the occurrence of accidents in which the location of soiled coins becomes unclear. In other words, even if the cash manager is not present, the deposit processing can be safely completed by the operator alone.

[0060] In addition, in a deposit transaction in which soiled coins are inserted into the non-cash post 170, a statement indicating that soiled coins have been inserted into the non-cash post 170 is printed on the receipt. Therefore, it is possible to confirm whether soiled coins have been inserted into the non-cash post 170 by looking at the receipt.

[0061] <4. Sales collection transactions> Next, a sales collection transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 9. It is assumed that the sales collection transaction is carried out by a security officer belonging to a security company as an operator.

[0062] 9 is a flow chart showing a sales collection transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the security officer reads the security card with the card reader unit 131 and inputs his / her ID and PIN into the operation display unit 133. Then, when the security officer selects the sales collection transaction from the transaction menu displayed on the operation display unit 133, the control unit 150 unlocks the banknote front door 141 and the coin front door 143 (S404).

[0063] Furthermore, the control unit 150 causes the operation display unit 133 to display a screen instructing the removal of the collection cassette 113 and the coin collection box 127 (S408). The security officer removes the collection cassette 113 and the coin collection box 127 in which the sales proceeds are stored, sets the empty collection cassette 113 and the coin collection box 127 in the cash processing device 1, and presses the confirmation button.

[0064] If soiled coins are stored in the non-cash post 170 (S412 / No), the control unit 150 unlocks the opening and closing door 174 of the non-cash post 170 (S416). Next, the control unit 150 causes the operation and display unit 133 to display a removal guidance screen that guides the user to remove the soiled coins from the non-cash post 170 (S420).

[0065] Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of the removal guidance screen. As shown in Fig. 10, the removal guidance screen includes a message guiding the opening and closing of the opening and closing door 174 and the removal of the soiled coins from the non-cash post 170. The removal guidance screen may include an animation display showing the opening and closing of the opening and closing door 174 and the removal of the soiled coins from the non-cash post 170.

[0066] The delivery officer follows the removal guidance screen, opens the door 174, removes the soiled money, and closes the door 174 (S424). During this time, the process from S412 is repeated, and the sales collection transaction waits for the progress until the soiled money is no longer detected by the currency detection sensor 178.

[0067] If the soiled coin is not detected by the coin detection sensor 178, or if the soiled coin is removed and the coin detection sensor 178 can no longer detect the soiled coin (S412 / Yes), the receipt printer 145, in accordance with instructions from the control unit 150, prints information indicating the contents of the sales collection transaction on a paper medium and discharges it as a receipt (S428).

[0068] Fig. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 250 discharged in a sales collection transaction. The receipt 250 shown in Fig. 11 includes the number of regular banknotes by denomination 254, the total amount of regular banknotes 258, the number of soiled fines by denomination 264, the total amount of soiled fines 268, the total number of posted items 269, the total amount collected 270, and a posted item collection display 272.

[0069] The total number of posted items 269 may be the total number of deposit transactions in which soiled coins were deposited in the non-cash mailbox 170, or may be the total number of soiled coins deposited in the non-cash mailbox 170. The posted item recovery indication 272 is a statement indicating that soiled coins have been removed from the non-cash mailbox 170, and in the example shown in Fig. 11, it is a statement "*Posted items have been recovered."

[0070] In this way, in a sales collection transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention, when dirty money is stored in the non-cash post 170, the removal guidance screen does not transition to the next display screen until collection of the dirty money from the non-cash post 170 is detected, thereby preventing the occurrence of missed collection of dirty money.

[0071] In addition, in a sales collection transaction in which the soiling fee is collected, a statement indicating that the soiling fee has been withdrawn is printed on the receipt, so that the receipt can be used as evidence of the collection of the soiling fee.

[0072] If the opening / closing door 174 is detected by the opening / closing door 174 opening detection sensor, but the currency detection sensor 178 still detects the soiled coins even after a predetermined time has passed, the control unit 150 may urge the security officer to remove the soiled coins by a pop-up screen, voice guidance, buzzer sound, or the like, while continuing to display the removal guidance screen. This configuration can prevent a third party from removing the soiled coins while the opening / closing door 174 is open.

[0073] Furthermore, when the opening / closing door 174 is detected by the opening / closing detection sensor of the opening / closing door 174 and further when the opening / closing door 174 is detected to be closed while the soiled coins are still detected by the currency detection sensor 178, the control unit 150 may urge the transport officer to remove the soiled coins by a pop-up screen, voice guidance, buzzer sound, etc., in the same manner as described above. With such a configuration, it is possible to more reliably prevent the soiled coins from being left uncollected.

[0074] <5. Settlement and aggregation transactions> Next, a settlement / total transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A settlement / total transaction is a transaction in which the sales proceeds in the cash processing device 1 are totaled.

[0075] Specifically, the operator causes the card reader unit 131 to read the management card, and inputs his / her own ID and PIN into the operation display unit 133. Then, when the operator selects a settlement / tally transaction from the transaction menu displayed on the operation display unit 133, the cash processing device 1 performs tallying up the sales amount for the period from the previous settlement / tally transaction to the current settlement / tally transaction.

[0076] Then, the control unit 150 causes a display screen showing the result of the settlement tally to be displayed on the operation display unit 133. When the operator presses the confirmation button on the display screen, the receipt printer 145, under the control of the control unit 150, prints information showing the content of the settlement tally transaction on a paper medium, and ejects the paper medium on which the information showing the content of the settlement tally transaction is printed as a receipt.

[0077] Fig. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of a receipt 280 that is dispensed in a settlement tally transaction. The receipt 280 shown in Fig. 12 includes tally results for each register from which the sales proceeds were deposited. Specifically, the receipt 280 includes tally results 282A for register A, tally results 282B for register B, and tally results 282C for register C.

[0078] Furthermore, for the registers into which dirty coins have been deposited, dirty coin deposit information is printed indicating that dirty coins have been deposited and the number of dirty coins deposited. Specifically, due to the deposit of dirty coins in registers B and C, dirty coin deposit information 284B is printed for register B, and dirty coin deposit information 284C is printed for register C. Note that the number of dirty coins deposited may be the number of deposit transactions in which dirty coins have been deposited for the corresponding register, or may be the number of dirty coins deposited into the non-cash post 170.

[0079] The receipt 280 also includes an indication of total sales amount 286 and total number of items deposited 288. The total number of items deposited 288 is the total number of soiled coins deposited for each register. In the example shown in Figure 12, "Z" indicated by the total number of items deposited 288 is the sum of "X" indicated by the soiled coin deposit information 284B for register B and "Y" indicated by the soiled coin deposit information 284C for register C.

[0080] Thus, in a settlement / tally transaction according to one embodiment of the present invention, the total number of deposited items 288 is printed on receipt 280, so that the manager can check the total number of deposited items printed on the receipt for the settlement / tally transaction and the number of deposited items in non-cash post 170 to confirm that the items have been deposited correctly, before the sales collection transaction is carried out by the security officer.

[0081] <6. Supplementary Information> Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such an example. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can conceive of various modified or altered examples within the scope of the technical ideas described in the claims, and it is understood that these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

[0082] For example, although an example of an embodiment of the present invention applied to a cash processing device 1 has been described above, an embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to other devices that involve the storage of soiled coins, such as automatic change machines, ticket vending machines, and settlement machines.

[0083] In addition, each step in the processing of the cash processing device 1 in this specification does not necessarily have to be processed in chronological order according to the order described in the sequence diagram or flowchart. For example, each step in the processing of the cash processing device 1 may be processed in an order different from the order described in the flowchart, or may be processed in parallel.

[0084] It is also possible to create a computer program for causing hardware such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM built into the cash processing device 1 to perform functions equivalent to those of the respective components of the cash processing device 1 described above. Also provided is a storage medium having the computer program stored therein. [Explanation of symbols]

[0085] 1 Cash handling equipment 101 Bill slot 103 Banknote temporary storage section 105 Banknote Validation Department 107,000 ticket cassette 109 5,000 Ticket Cassette 111 1000 Ticket Cassette 113 Recovery Cassette 115 Reject Section 117 Coin slot 119 Coin Identification Department 121 Coin Temporary Storage Section 123 Coin Return Department 125 Withdrawal Hopper 126 Coin Collection Temporary Storage 127 Coin Collection Vault 129 Coin withdrawal box 131 Card reader section 133 Operation display section 141 Banknote front door 143 Coin front door 145 Receipt Printer 150 Control section 160 Storage section 170 Cashless Post 172 Inlet 174 Opening and closing door 176 Storage space 178 Coin detection sensor 179 Insertion detection sensor

Claims

1. a coin insertion section into which coins are inserted by an operator; A coin discharge unit that discharges the coins; a validator that validates the currency inserted into the currency insertion unit; A display unit; a control unit that controls the ejection of currency determined to be abnormal by the validator in a deposit transaction to the currency ejection unit and controls the display on the screen by the display unit; a storage unit having an insertion port into which the abnormal coin discharged by the coin discharge unit is inserted, a storage space for storing the abnormal coin inserted from the insertion port, and an insertion detection sensor for detecting insertion of the abnormal coin; A printing unit that prints on a paper medium and ejects a receipt; having After discharging the abnormal coin to the coin discharge unit, the control unit causes an input screen for inputting information about the abnormal coin to be displayed on the display unit, and accepts input of the information about the abnormal coin by the operator on the input screen. the control unit causes the display unit to display an insertion guidance screen that prompts the user to insert the abnormal coin into the storage unit and causes the deposit transaction to wait until the insertion detection sensor detects that the abnormal coin has been inserted into the storage unit, the control unit, based on the detection by the insertion detection sensor that the abnormal coin has been inserted into the storage unit, causes the display unit to display a deposit confirmation screen including information on the abnormal coin corresponding to the input received on the input screen, and then proceeds with the deposit transaction; A currency handling device in which the printing unit prints on the paper medium a statement indicating that the abnormal currency has been inserted into the storage unit after the deposit transaction has progressed.

2. 2. The currency handling device according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit prints on the paper medium a description indicating the amount of currency determined to be normal currency in the deposit transaction and the amount of abnormal currency entered on the input screen.

3. The currency handling device includes: A collection box for storing normal coins to be collected is further provided inside the housing of the currency handling device, The storage unit is provided outside the housing of the currency handling device, 3. A currency handling device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the insertion prompting screen includes content encouraging the user to insert the abnormal currency into the storage section provided outside the housing.

4. The currency handling device includes: Further comprising a collection box for storing ordinary coins to be collected; The storage section includes: An opening and closing door for opening and closing the storage space; and a currency detection sensor that detects the presence or absence of the abnormal currency in the storage space; having The control unit is A currency handling device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein in a currency recovery transaction in which abnormal currency is stored in the storage section, a removal guidance screen that guides the user to remove the abnormal currency from the storage section is displayed on the display section, and the recovery transaction waits to proceed until the abnormal currency is no longer detected by the currency detection sensor.

5. The storage unit further includes an opening / closing detection sensor that detects opening and closing of the opening / closing door, The currency handling device of claim 4, wherein the control unit waits to proceed with the collection transaction until the opening / closing detection sensor detects that the opening / closing door has been opened and the currency detection sensor no longer detects the abnormal currency.

6. The currency handling device of claim 5, wherein when the opening / closing detection sensor detects that the opening / closing door has been closed and the currency detection sensor does not detect the abnormal currency, the printing unit prints on a paper medium the amount of normal currency collected in the collection transaction, the total amount of the abnormal currency, and a statement indicating that the abnormal currency has been removed from the storage unit.

7. 7. The currency handling device according to claim 6, wherein the printing unit prints the number of the abnormal currency stored in the storage unit on the paper medium.

8. The currency handling device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the printing unit prints on the paper medium a statement indicating that the abnormal currency has been inserted into the storage unit during a settlement calculation to tally up sales proceeds within the currency handling device.

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