Voucher management system and voucher management method

Abstract

To provide a highly convenient system for managing cash vouchers.SOLUTION: A cash voucher management system includes a money processor 11 installed in a backyard of a store and a cash voucher management device 16 installed in the store's cash voucher sales area. A money processor 11 includes: a first storage unit 54 that stores first amount-in-hand information on the quantity of cash vouchers stored in the backyard of the store and second amount-in-hand information on the quantity of cash vouchers taken out to the sales floor of the store; and the first amount-in-hand management unit 53 that transmits to the cash voucher management device 16 second amount-in-hand information concerning cash vouchers to be managed by the cash voucher management device 16, and updates the second amount-in-hand information in the first storage unit 54 based on the update information received from the cash voucher management device 16. The cash voucher management device 16 includes a second storage unit 135 that stores the second amount-in-hand information received from the money processor 11; and a second amount-in-hand management unit 134 that updates the second amount-in-hand information in the second storage unit 135 based on sales information of cash vouchers and transmits the updated information to the money processor 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a ticket management system And a ticket management method thereof.

Background Art

[0002] A ticket management system for managing the inventory of tickets such as gift tickets has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this ticket management system, the inventory quantity of tickets and the ticket numbers of the tickets are registered and managed in a ticket inventory file.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In a conventional ticket management system as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the entire system is installed at the ticket sales counter. On the other hand, since the storage location of the tickets is provided in the backyard of the store or the like, there is a problem that the convenience is not good.

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a highly convenient ticket management system And a ticket management method thereof.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The first aspect according to the present invention includes a dispensing device for dispensing tickets and a cash register device. When sales information including the ticket type and number of tickets to be sold and the sales price is input to the cash register device, the dispensing device can perform a ticket dispensing process and a management device main body that is communicably connected to the cash register device, manages the inventory of tickets, and controls the dispensing operation of the dispensing device. When the sales information is input to the cash register device, the cash register device transmits data on the type and number of tickets to be sold to the management device main body. When the dispensing information on the type and number of tickets to be dispensed from the dispensing device is input to the management device main body, the management device main body collates the sales information with the dispensing information, and if they match, permits the dispensing of tickets by the dispensing device. which is characterized in that. The second aspect according to the present invention is A dispensing device for dispensing tickets and a cash register device. When sales information including the type and number of tickets to be sold and the sales price is input to the cash register device, the dispensing device can perform a ticket dispensing process. The cash register device includes a currency processor that manages the on-hand amounts of currency and tickets. At the end of the day, the cash register device transmits data on the sales amount of tickets to the currency processor. The currency processor collates the sales amount of tickets transmitted from the cash register device with the total amount of tickets dispensed from the dispensing device, and generates an alarm if they do not match. which is characterized in that. A third aspect of the present invention is a ticket management method using a ticket management system including a dispensing device for dispensing tickets, a cash register device, and a management device main body that is communicably connected to the cash register device, manages the inventory of tickets, and controls the dispensing operation of the dispensing device. The method includes a first step of inputting sales information including the type and number of tickets to be sold and the sales price to the cash register device, a second step in which the cash register device transmits data on the type and number of tickets to be sold to the management device main body when the sales information is input, and a third step in which the management device main body collates the sales information with the dispensing information and, if they match, permits the dispensing of tickets by the dispensing device when the dispensing information on the type and number of tickets to be dispensed from the dispensing device is input. A fourth aspect of the present invention relates to a method for managing negotiable instruments using a negotiable instrument management system including a dispensing device for dispensing negotiable instruments, a cash register device, a control unit, and a currency processor for managing the on-hand amounts of currency and negotiable instruments. The method includes: a first step of inputting, into the cash register device, sales information including the type and number of negotiable instruments to be sold and the sales price; a second step of enabling the control unit to perform a dispensing process of the negotiable instruments by the dispensing device when the first step is executed; a third step of the cash register device transmitting, at the time of closing, data on the sales amount of the negotiable instruments to the currency processor; and a fourth step of the currency processor collating the sales amount of the negotiable instruments transmitted from the cash register device with the total amount of the negotiable instruments dispensed from the dispensing device and generating an alarm if they do not match. 。

Advantages of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, a highly convenient ticket management system and a method for managing negotiable instruments can be provided.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] <First Embodiment> The first embodiment voucher management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 23.

[0010] The prepaid ticket management system 10 of the first embodiment conducts the sale of prepaid tickets such as gift certificates, gift cards (beer vouchers, book vouchers, rice vouchers, etc.), and gift cards, and the management of the accompanying inventory. As shown in FIG. 1, the prepaid ticket management system 10 is installed in a store ST such as a department store or a supermarket that sells prepaid tickets. In the embodiment, as an example of prepaid tickets, a product voucher S with a face value of 500 yen (hereinafter referred to as the 500 yen product voucher S) and a product voucher S with a face value of 1000 yen (hereinafter referred to as the 1000 yen product voucher S) will be described, but other prepaid tickets are managed in the same way.

[0011] The store ST is divided into a sales floor SF where a store clerk on the store ST side sells products face-to-face with customers, and a backyard BY where basically only store clerks enter and exit. In the sales floor SF, there is further provided a product voucher sales floor SF1 (prepaid ticket sales floor) such as a service counter that sells the product voucher S. In the backyard BY, there is further provided a management room MR that manages cash and the product voucher S.

[0012] The prepaid ticket management system 10 includes a cash register 11 (currency processing machine) installed in the management room MR of the backyard BY to manage the cash and inventory of the product voucher S in the store ST, a large safe 12 installed in this management room MR to store the product voucher S, and a reference storage vault 13 (second storage vault) such as a hand-held safe for storing when transporting the product voucher S between the large safe 12 and the product voucher sales floor SF1. The reference storage vault 13 can be easily carried by one store clerk, while the large safe 12 cannot be carried.

[0013] The prepaid card management system 10 has a prepaid card management device 14 installed at the prepaid card sales floor SF1 to manage prepaid cards S. The prepaid card management device 14 includes a prepaid card dispensing device 15a installed at the prepaid card sales floor SF1 to mechanically count 1000-yen prepaid cards S and dispense a set number of them, a prepaid card dispensing device 15b installed at the prepaid card sales floor SF1 to mechanically count 500-yen prepaid cards S and dispense a set number of them, and a management device main body 16 (prepaid card management device) installed at the prepaid card sales floor SF1 to conduct the sale of prepaid cards S and the associated inventory management. The dispensing operations of the prepaid card dispensing devices 15a and 15b are controlled by the management device main body 16. The prepaid card management device 14 has its management device main body 16 communicably connected to the cash register 11. Here, the case where the prepaid card management system 10 has one prepaid card management device 14 is taken as an example for explanation, but there may also be a case where there are multiple prepaid card management devices 14, and in that case, each prepaid card management device 14 will be communicably connected to the cash register 11.

[0014] The cash register 11 is configured with a banknote processing device 21 for performing deposit and withdrawal processing etc. on banknotes among the currency and a coin processing device 22 for performing deposit and withdrawal processing etc. on coins among the currency arranged side by side on the left and right. The cash register 11 has a cash register terminal 23 at the upper part of the banknote processing device 21 for displaying operation screen displays, guidance displays, warning displays, etc. and for inputting operations by the operator, and has a management post 24 (key vault) at the upper part of the coin processing device 22.

[0015] The banknote processing device 21 has a banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 31 into which loose banknotes are inserted from the outside by the operator during deposit processing and from which loose banknotes can be taken out and fed out internally during withdrawal processing, and a banknote rejection opening 32 for returning reject banknotes that cannot be accepted during deposit processing to the outside.

[0016] The coin processing device 22 has a coin insertion slot 41 through which loose coins are inserted from the outside, a coin payout slot 42 through which loose coins can be taken out to the outside from the inside, a bar coin payout slot 43 through which bar coins formed by accumulating a predetermined number of coins and wrapping them with wrapping paper can be taken out to the outside, and a coin reject slot 44 through which reject coins that cannot be accepted during deposit processing can be returned to the outside.

[0017] The teller terminal 23 has a teller display unit 51 (output unit) that displays operation screen displays and the like, a teller input unit 52 into which operations by the operator are input, a teller control unit 53 (first on-site cash management unit, key vault control unit) shown in FIG. 2 that controls the entire teller 11, a teller storage unit 54 (first storage unit) that stores various data such as the on-site cash in the store ST and the off-site cash other than cash in the store ST, a printer 55 (output unit) that can print and output various information stored in the teller storage unit 54 on paper such as roll paper, and an audio output unit 56 that outputs audio. The teller control unit 53 can communicate with the management device main body 16 of the commodity ticket management device 14, and exchanges data with the management device main body 16 while controlling the management device main body 16.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 3, the management post 24 has a housing 62 having a main storage unit 61 that opens forward, an opening / closing door 63 that opens and closes the opening of the main storage unit 61 by rotating around a vertical axis, and an electromagnetic opening / closing door locking mechanism 64 shown in FIG. 2 that locks the opening / closing door 63 to the housing 62 in the closed state. As shown in FIG. 3, an insertion port 65 is provided at the upper part of the opening / closing door 63, and it is possible to store items in the main storage unit 61 through the insertion port 65 even when the opening / closing door 63 is in the closed state. As items to be stored, bills and coins that cannot be accepted by the bill processing device 21 and the coin processing device 22, that is, bills such as checks, promissory notes, used commodity tickets, etc., and soiled coins, old coins, commemorative coins, etc. can be stored in the main storage unit 61.

[0019] The management post 24 has two first drawer parts 71 and second drawer parts 72 that can be individually pulled out and pushed into the housing 62 below the main storage part 61 of the housing 62. Both the first drawer part 71 and the second drawer part 72 are open upward, and when pushed into the housing 62, the opening is blocked by the bottom plate of the main storage part 61 and becomes a closed state. The management post 24 has an electromagnetic first drawer locking mechanism 73 shown in FIG. 2 that locks the first drawer part 71 in a state of being pushed into the housing 62, that is, in a closed state, to the housing 62, and an electromagnetic second drawer locking mechanism 74 shown in FIG. 2 that locks the second drawer part 72 in a state of being pushed into the housing 62, that is, in a closed state, to the housing 62.

[0020] The opening / closing door locking mechanism 64, the first drawer locking mechanism 73, and the second drawer locking mechanism 74 are each unlocked when receiving an individual command signal from the storage control unit 53 of the storage terminal 23. The opening / closing door locking mechanism 64 automatically locks the opening / closing door 63 to the housing 62 when the opening / closing door 63 changes from an open state where it opens the main storage part 61 to a closed state where it closes the main storage part 61. The first drawer locking mechanism 73 automatically locks the first drawer part 71 to the housing 62 when the first drawer part 71 changes from an open state where it is pulled out from the housing 62 to a closed state where it is pushed into the housing 62. The second drawer locking mechanism 74 also automatically locks the second drawer part 72 to the housing 62 when the second drawer part 72 changes from an open state where it is pulled out from the housing 62 to a closed state where it is pushed into the housing 62.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 2, the large safe 12 has a ticket storage vault 81 (first storage vault) and a storage area 82 for the safe. The ticket storage vault 81 has a first storage section 91 that opens forward, a first door 92 that opens and closes the opening of the first storage section 91 by rotating around a vertical axis, and a first door locking mechanism 93 that locks the first door 92 to the first storage section 91 in the closed state. The storage area 82 for the safe has a second storage section 101 that opens forward, a second door 102 that opens and closes the opening of the second storage section 101 by rotating around a vertical axis, and a second door locking mechanism 103 that locks the second door 102 to the second storage section 101 in the closed state. In the large safe 12, the ticket storage vault 81 is an area for storing commodity tickets S, and the storage area 82 for the safe is an area for storing the reference storage safe 13.

[0022] The first door locking mechanism 93 is to be locked and unlocked with a separate dedicated first door key 106 (key), and the second door locking mechanism 103 is to be locked and unlocked with a separate dedicated second door key 107 (key). The first door key 106 is to be stored in the first drawer 71 of the management post 24 for operation. The second door key 107 is to be stored in the second drawer 72 of the management post 24 for operation.

[0023] Among the commodity tickets S stored in the ticket storage vault 81 of the large safe 12, a part of the commodity tickets S to be transported to the commodity ticket sales area SF1 for sales will be stored in the reference storage safe 13 after undergoing the replenishment process described below. The commodity tickets S are transported from the management room MR to the commodity ticket sales area SF1 in the state of being stored in the reference storage safe 13, taken out from the reference storage safe 13, and sold after undergoing the payout process described below.

[0024] The reference storage vault 13 has an openable and closable lid 111 and a lid locking mechanism 112 for locking the lid 111 in the closed state. The lid locking mechanism 112 will be locked and unlocked separately with a dedicated lid key 113 (key). The lid key 113 is stored in the second drawer 72 of the management post 24 for operation. Note that the lid key 113 may also be stored in the vault storage area 82. Thereby, the number of keys stored in the second drawer 72 can be reduced.

[0025] Here, the reference storage vault 13 is operated to be stored in the vault storage area 82 of the large vault 12 while the commodity vouchers S are stored. That is, usually, the commodity vouchers S are not taken out from the reference storage vault 13 and stored in the large vault 12. Also, the commodity vouchers S stored in the reference storage vault 13 are not treated as the inventory of the cash voucher vault 81 of the large vault 12 even if they are stored in the large vault 12 together with the reference storage vault 13, but are treated as the inventory of the reference storage vault 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the teller storage unit 54 of the teller machine 11 stores, as the detailed information Z10 of the commodity vouchers in stock, the in-stock information Z11 such as the voucher type, edition number, and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S stored in the cash voucher vault 81 of the large vault 12 installed in the backyard BY of the store ST, the in-stock information Z12 such as the voucher type, edition number, and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S stored in the reference storage vault 13 and taken out to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1, and the in-stock information Z13 such as the voucher type, edition number, and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S for pre-sale separately. Also, the teller storage unit 54 stores, as the commodity voucher transaction details information Z14, the transaction type, voucher type, edition number, voucher number, transaction date and time, etc. Also, based on the detailed information Z10 of the commodity vouchers in stock, the in-stock information Z1 regarding the commodity vouchers S stored in the cash voucher vault 81 of the large vault 12 installed in the backyard BY of the store ST, the in-stock information Z2 regarding the commodity vouchers S stored in the reference storage vault 13 and taken out to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1, and the in-stock information Z3 regarding the commodity vouchers S for pre-sale are stored separately.

[0026] The merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a that constitutes the merchandise voucher management device 14 includes a storage unit 121a having an openable and closable cover for storing the ¥1000 merchandise vouchers S loaded by the store clerk in an aggregated state, a counting and dispensing unit 122a that takes in and counts the ¥1000 merchandise vouchers S stored in the storage unit 121a one by one and then dispenses them, a dispensing outlet 123a that accumulates the ¥1000 merchandise vouchers S dispensed by the counting and dispensing unit 122a in a retrievable manner, and a dispensing device control unit 124a that controls the counting and dispensing unit 122a. The merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a dispenses a set number of ¥1000 merchandise vouchers S from the storage unit 121a, counts them while dispensing them by the counting and dispensing unit 122a, and accumulates them at the dispensing outlet 123a based on a command signal from the management device main body 16 by the dispensing device control unit 124a.

[0027] The storage unit 121a has an openable and closable cover, and the ¥1000 merchandise vouchers S are loaded or retrieved in the open state. The merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a has a storage unit locking mechanism 125a that locks the storage unit 121a in the closed state. The storage unit locking mechanism 125a is to be locked and unlocked with a separate storage unit key 126 (key). The storage unit key 126 is operated to be stored in the second drawer 72 of the management post 24. Incidentally, the storage unit key 126 may also be operated to be stored in the reference storage vault 13 or the storage area 82 of the storage vault. Thereby, the number of keys stored in the second drawer 72 can be reduced.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 1, the gift certificate dispensing device 15a is provided with a storage section 121a at its upper part, and a dispensing outlet 123a at the lower part on the front side thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, 1000-yen gift certificates S are to be set in the storage section 121a in a vertically stacked state, and the counting and dispensing section 122a takes in the 1000-yen gift certificates S set in the storage section 121a in order from the bottom one. Further, the counting and dispensing section 122a dispenses the taken-in 1000-yen gift certificates S to the dispensing outlet 123a in the order of taking them in, and the dispensing outlet 123a accumulates the dispensed 1000-yen gift certificates S from the bottom to the top in the order of dispensing. Therefore, in the gift certificate dispensing device 15a, when dispensing is performed with the dispensing outlet 123a empty, the 1000-yen gift certificate S that was at the bottom in the storage section 121a at the start of dispensing also becomes the bottom one at the dispensing outlet 123a. At that time, the 1000-yen gift certificate S is oriented such that the surface facing downward in the storage section 121a also faces downward at the dispensing outlet 123a.

[0029] The gift certificate dispensing device 15b that constitutes the gift certificate management device 14 is the same as the gift certificate dispensing device 15a except that it stores and dispenses 500-yen gift certificates S. Therefore, the gift certificate dispensing device 15b has a storage section 121b with the same structure as the storage section 121a for storing 500-yen gift certificates S, a counting and dispensing section 122b with the same structure as the counting and dispensing section 122a for counting and dispensing 500-yen gift certificates S, a dispensing outlet 123b with the same structure as the dispensing outlet 123a for removably accumulating the 500-yen gift certificates S dispensed by the counting and dispensing section 122b, and a dispensing device control section 124b for controlling the counting and dispensing section 122b. The gift certificate dispensing device 15b, based on a command signal from the management device main body 16 by the dispensing device control section 124b, dispenses a set number of 500-yen gift certificates S from the storage section 121b while counting them by the counting and dispensing section 122b and accumulates them at the dispensing outlet 123b.

[0030] The gift certificate dispensing device 15b also has a storage section locking mechanism 125b for locking the storage section 121b in a closed state. Here, it is assumed that the storage section locking mechanism 125b is locked and unlocked with a common storage section key 126 to the storage section locking mechanism 125a of the gift certificate dispensing device 15a.

[0031] Also in the merchandise voucher dispensing device 15b, when dispensing is performed with the dispensing port 123b being empty, the 500-yen merchandise voucher S that was at the bottom in the storage unit 121b at the start of dispensing will also be at the bottom at the dispensing port 123b. At that time, for the 500-yen merchandise voucher S, the surface facing downward in the storage unit 121b is also oriented downward at the dispensing port 123b.

[0032] As described above, the management post 24 shown in FIG. 3 will store the first drawer 71 in a lockable manner with the first door key 106 for opening and closing the money voucher storage 81 shown in FIG. 2, and the second drawer 72 will store the second door key 107 for opening and closing the storage area 82 of the storage shown in FIG. 2, the lid key 113 for opening and closing the reference storage 13, and the storage unit key 126 for opening and closing the merchandise voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b in a lockable manner.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, a management device main body 16 that constitutes the gift certificate management device 14 includes a touch panel type operation display unit 131 that receives operation inputs from a store clerk and performs screen displays for the store clerk, an audio output unit 132 that outputs sounds such as alarms for the store clerk, a printer 133 that prints on paper such as roll paper, a management device control unit 134 (second on-hand quantity management unit) shown in FIG. 2 that controls these and controls the gift certificate dispensing devices 15a and 15b, and a management device storage unit 135 (second storage unit) that stores data such as the on-hand quantity and dispensing of the gift certificates S in the storage vault 13 and the gift certificate dispensing devices 15a and 15b. As shown in FIG. 4, the management device storage unit 135 stores, as the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information Z20, on-hand quantity information Z21 such as the type of certificate, edition number, and certificate number regarding the gift certificates S stored in the cash certificate storage 81 of the large safe 12 installed in the backyard BY of the store ST, on-hand quantity information Z22 such as the type of certificate, edition number, and certificate number regarding the gift certificates S stored in the storage vault 13 and taken out to the gift certificate sales floor SF1, and on-hand quantity information Z23 such as the type of certificate, edition number, and certificate number regarding the gift certificates S for pre-order sales separately. Further, the management device storage unit 135 stores, as the gift certificate transaction detailed information Z24, the transaction type, type of certificate, edition number, certificate number, transaction date and time, etc. The management device main body 16 is communicably connected to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11 by the management device control unit 134, and performs on-hand quantity cooperation including the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information and the gift certificate transaction detailed information of the gift certificates S for sales with the cash register 11. That is, the on-hand quantity information including the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information Z20 and the gift certificate transaction detailed information Z24 in the management device storage unit 135 is coordinated with the on-hand quantity information including the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information Z10 and the gift certificate transaction detailed information Z14 in the cash register storage unit 54. As a result, the on-hand quantity information including the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information and the gift certificate transaction detailed information in the management device storage unit 135, which is updated each time a transaction such as dispensing, pre-order dispensing, or pre-order sales is made, is reflected in the stored data of the cash register storage unit 54. Also, due to the on-hand quantity cooperation, the on-hand quantity information including the gift certificate on-hand quantity detailed information Z10 and the gift certificate transaction detailed information Z14 in the cash register storage unit 54, which is updated by the incoming stock process, replenishment process, etc. described later, will be reflected in the stored data of the management device storage unit 135.

[0034] As shown in Fig. 5, on the coupon face S1 of the gift certificate S, the edition number L, the coupon number N, and the face value V are displayed. Here, the edition number L is a set number indicating the lot number at the time of manufacturing the gift certificate S. Even if the coupon numbers N are the same, as long as the edition numbers L are different, they are different gift certificates S, so there is no problem. Conversely, if there are multiple gift certificates S with the same coupon number N and the same edition number L, any one of them being counterfeited will pose a problem. That is, each gift certificate S is identified from other gift certificates S by the combination of the edition number L and the coupon number N. In the specific example of the gift certificate S shown in Fig. 5, the edition number L is "1234567", the coupon number N is "10000001", and the face value V is "500 yen", which are displayed on the same coupon face S1.

[0035] As shown in Fig. 6, the gift certificate S may be handled in the state of a bundle of coupons S(a) bundled in a predetermined number of sheets per bundle, or in the state of loose coupons S(b) one by one as shown in Fig. 5.

[0036] The gift certificate S consists of loose coupons S(b) with the same face value V, the same edition number L, and consecutive coupon numbers N. A predetermined number of sheets per bundle (for example, 200 sheets) are all stacked and bundled in numerical order with the coupon face S1 facing forward and the one with the smaller coupon number N in front, and are then delivered from a specialized supplier in a bundled state.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 6, the bundle of coupons S(a) in which the loose coupons S(b) in the number of sheets per bundle are bundled is shrink-wrapped one by one with, for example, a transparent resin pack P so that it does not easily come apart. In the bundle of coupons S(a), together with the loose coupons S(b) in the number of sheets per bundle, a display sheet H on which the face value V, the edition number L, the smallest coupon number Na, and the largest coupon number Nb of the gift certificate S are printed is enclosed in a state where the face value V, the edition number L, and the coupon numbers Na, Nb are visible. In the specific example of the bundle of coupons S(a) shown in Fig. 6, the face value V is "500 yen", the edition number L is "1234567", the smallest coupon number Na is "10000001", and the largest coupon number Nb is "10000200", which are displayed on the display sheet H.

[0038] The merchandise voucher S is thus stored in the voucher storage 81 of the main safe 12 installed in the management room MR within the store ST in the state of voucher bundle S(a) after undergoing the warehousing process described later. Therefore, the operation is such that all of the merchandise vouchers S are stored in the voucher storage 81 of the safe 12 in the state of voucher bundle S(a). Here, the voucher bundle S(a) within the voucher storage 81 can be directly taken out by opening the first door 92 of the safe 12. All of the loose vouchers S(b) that make up the same voucher bundle S(a) have the same edition number L.

[0039] As shown in FIG. 2, there is a possibility that the voucher bundle S(a) of the merchandise voucher S and the loose vouchers S(b) in the loose state of the merchandise voucher S are mixed in the reference storage 13. The voucher bundle S(a) and the loose vouchers S(b) stored in the reference storage 13 are stored in the storage area 82 of the safe 12 in the state of being stored in the reference storage 13. For this reason, the voucher bundle S(a) and the loose vouchers S(b) stored in the reference storage 13 cannot be directly taken out even by opening the second door 102 of the safe 12.

[0040] Regarding the types of the merchandise vouchers S to be handled, they can be arbitrarily set. Here, as described above, the case where there are only two types, namely the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S and the 500-yen merchandise voucher S, will be taken as an example for explanation. Also, the number of vouchers that make up the voucher bundle S(a) of the merchandise voucher S can be arbitrarily set. Here, the case where it is set to 200 regardless of the face value will be taken as an example for explanation.

[0041] First, an overview of the operation of handling the merchandise voucher S will be explained.

[0042] At store ST, before the start of business on the same day, the necessary amount of commodity vouchers S for the day's business is appropriately replenished from the currency storage 81 of the main safe 12 into the retrieval storage 13 and then transported to the commodity voucher sales area SF1. And at the commodity voucher sales area SF1, the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S taken out from the retrieval storage 13 are set in the commodity voucher dispensing device 15a, and the 500-yen commodity vouchers S taken out from the retrieval storage 13 are set in the commodity voucher dispensing device 15b respectively. After the start of business, when a customer requests to purchase a commodity voucher S, the commodity voucher S for which the purchase request has been made is dispensed and sold from the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b, or taken out from the retrieval storage 13 and sold.

[0043] For example, in the case of a purchase request for 200 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S, the store clerk inputs the dispensing of 200 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S by manual operation into the management device main body 16, and takes out the voucher bundle S(a) in which 200 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S are bundled from the retrieval storage 13, unfolds it, transfers the 200 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S into the state of single vouchers S(b), packs them in a predetermined commodity voucher sales case and sells them to the customer.

[0044] Also, for example, in the case of a purchase request for 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S, the store clerk inputs the dispensing of 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S by mechanical operation into the management device main body 16. Then, the commodity voucher dispensing device 15a dispenses 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S in the state of single vouchers S(b). And the store clerk transfers the 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S dispensed into a predetermined commodity voucher sales case, packs them and sells them to the customer. Or, if there are no single vouchers S(b) of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S in the commodity voucher dispensing device 15a, the store clerk inputs the dispensing of 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S by manual operation into the management device main body 16. Then, the store clerk unfolds the voucher bundle S(a) in which 200 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S are bundled from the retrieval storage 13, and takes out only 10 pieces of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S as single vouchers S(b), transfers them into a predetermined commodity voucher sales case, packs them and sells them to the customer.

[0045] When the business of the day ends, all the commodity vouchers S remaining in the commodity voucher sales area SF1 including the commodity vouchers S in the storage sections 121a and 121b of the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b are stored in the retrieval storage 13, and then the entire retrieval storage 13 is returned to and stored in the storage area 82 of the large safe 12.

[0046] That is, in the negotiable instrument management system 10, the commodity vouchers S required for the business of the day are carried out from the storage area 82 of the large safe 12 in a state where they are stored in the retrieval storage 13, and the commodity vouchers S remaining after the business of the day are left in the retrieval storage 13 and returned to and stored in the storage area 82 of the large safe 12. Also, in the negotiable instrument management system 10, inside the large safe 12, the commodity vouchers S in the retrieval storage 13 and the commodity vouchers S in the other negotiable instrument storage 81 are distinguished and inventory managed, and such operations are repeated every business day.

[0047] In the retrieval storage 13 transferred between the management room MR and the commodity voucher sales area SF1 every business day, as shown in FIG. 6, there may be a mixture of bundled vouchers S(a) in a shrink-wrapped bundle state and loose vouchers S(b) with a number of pieces less than the number of pieces in the bundle configuration left in a loose state. Even in such a case, the negotiable instrument management system 10 distinguishes and inventory manages the commodity vouchers S in the state of the bundled vouchers S(a) and the commodity vouchers S in the state of the loose vouchers S(b).

[0048] The cashier machine 11 installed in the management room MR can perform menu operations such as "warehousing", "replenishment", "taking out from the retrieval storage", "aggregation", "replacement", "returning to the retrieval storage", etc. as handling operations of the commodity vouchers S from the inventory management menu screen displayed on the cashier machine display unit 51 by the operation of the store clerk. Note that the "aggregation" and "replacement" menus can be provided either on both or either one of the inventory management menu of the operation display unit of the cashier machine management device main body and the inventory management menu screen of the operation display unit 131 of the commodity voucher management device main body 16 according to the setting.

[0049] [Warehousing process] When the store ST side purchases shrink-wrapped voucher bundles S(a) of merchandise vouchers S from a specialized vendor and stores them in the voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12, an authorized manager among the store employees on the store ST side selects and executes the "stock-in" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the cash register display unit 51 of the cash register 11 using the cash register input unit 52 as a stock-in processing operation. Then, the cash register control unit 53 changes the cash register display unit 51 to a stock-in screen 141 as shown in FIG. 7 and performs the stock-in process. Note that the "stock-in" menu can be selected only when an administrator with the authority to perform the stock-in process logs in to the cash register 11.

[0050] This stock-in screen 141 includes a selection tab 142 for 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S handled in the voucher management system 10 and a selection tab 143 for 500-yen merchandise vouchers S handled in the voucher management system 10.

[0051] FIG. 7 shows the stock-in screen 141 in a state where the selection tab 143 for 500-yen merchandise vouchers S is selected by an operation on the cash register input unit 52. This stock-in screen 141 includes a "version number" input value display column 145 that displays the input value of the version number of the merchandise vouchers S, a "first voucher number" input value display column 146 that displays the input value of the smallest voucher number among the merchandise vouchers S consisting of consecutive numbers in the state of the voucher bundle S(a), a "quantity" input value display column 147 that displays the input value of the quantity, an input display unit 151 used when inputting to these "version number" input value display column 145, "first voucher number" input value display column 146, and "quantity" input value display column 147, a "return" button display unit 152, a "stock-in cancellation" button display unit 153, and a "registration" button display unit 154.

[0052] The input display unit 151 includes a numeric keypad display unit 161 used when entering numbers by operating the teller machine input unit 52, a numeric display field 162 for displaying the numbers entered using the numeric keypad display unit 161 by operating the teller machine input unit 52, a "CE" button display unit 163 used when erasing the numbers entered using the numeric keypad display unit 161 by operating the teller machine input unit 52, a "Printing Quantity" button display unit 165 used when entering the printing quantity, a "Ticket Number" button display unit 166 used when entering the ticket number, and a "Number of Sheets" button display unit 167 used when entering the number of sheets.

[0053] Here, in the initial state before input by the teller machine input unit 52, in the inventory screen 141, the "Printing Quantity" input value display field 145 and the "First Ticket Number" input value display field 146 are blank, and in the "Number of Sheets" input value display field 147 for the number of 500-yen merchandise tickets S, 200 sheets are displayed as a preset default value. This is because the 500-yen merchandise tickets S are bundled tickets S(a) of 200 sheets with the same printing quantity and consecutive ticket numbers, and are operated to be delivered in units of 1 pack. When multiple packs of the bundled tickets S(a) of 500-yen merchandise tickets S are delivered, the merchandise tickets S with the same printing quantity and consecutive ticket numbers are also operated to be divided into multiple packs with 200 consecutive sheets each. Thus, when the number of delivered ticket bundles S(a) is other than 1 pack, the administrator operates the teller machine input unit 52 and uses the numeric keypad display unit 161 to input the number of merchandise tickets S corresponding to the ticket bundle S(a) composed of merchandise tickets S with consecutive ticket numbers instead of the default value.

[0054] Note that the inventory screen 141 also includes a "Printing Quantity" input value display field, a "First Ticket Number" input value display field, a "Number of Sheets" input value display field, an input display unit, a "Return" button display unit, a "Cancel Inventory" button display unit, and a "Register" button display unit even when the selection tab 142 for 1000-yen merchandise tickets S is selected and input by operating the teller machine input unit 52.

[0055] Here, in the "quantity" input value display field of the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S, 2000 pieces are displayed as a preset default value. This is because the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S is operated in such a way that 2000 pieces with the same edition number and consecutive voucher numbers are divided into 10 packs of bundled vouchers S(a) with 200 consecutive numbers each and are delivered in units of 10 packs. In the case where the number of packs of the delivered voucher bundle S(a) is other than 10 packs, for example, 20 packs, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 to change the quantity of the merchandise voucher S corresponding to the voucher bundle S(a) composed of merchandise vouchers S with consecutive voucher numbers to the default value and input it. Also, in addition to the delivery from the delivering company, there may be cases where a voucher bundle S(a) taken from a closed other store is stocked. In this case as well, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 to change the quantity of the merchandise voucher S corresponding to the voucher bundle S(a) composed of merchandise vouchers S with consecutive voucher numbers to the default value and input it.

[0056] Specifically, for example, in the case of stocking a total of 5 bundles of voucher bundles S(a) composed of 200 pieces of 500-yen merchandise vouchers, and when the edition numbers L displayed on the display sheets H of each of these 5 bundles are all the same, and when the voucher numbers of the merchandise vouchers S constituting the 5 bundles are all consecutive from the smallest voucher number Na and the largest voucher number Nb displayed on the display sheets H of each of these 5 bundles, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52. First, as shown in FIG. 7, on the stocking screen 141, from among the selection tab 142 for the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S and the selection tab 143 for the 500-yen merchandise voucher S, the selection tab 143 for the 500-yen merchandise voucher S is selected and input.

[0057] Then, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 and uses the input display unit 151 to input the number of sheets common to the five bundles. That is, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52, uses the numeric keypad display unit 161 of the input display unit 151 to input the number of sheets, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 162 of the input number of sheets, selects and inputs the "Number of Sheets" button display unit 165. Then, the cash register control unit 53 causes the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 145 that displays the number of sheets to display the input number of sheets. FIG. 7 shows a state in which "1234567" is input as the number of sheets and is displayed in the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 145.

[0058] Also, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 and uses the input display unit 151 to input the smallest number among the respective smallest ticket numbers Na displayed on each of the five display sheets H. That is, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52, uses the numeric keypad display unit 161 of the input display unit 151 to input the smallest number, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 162 of the input ticket number, selects and inputs the "Ticket Number" button display unit 166. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the cash register control unit 53 causes the "First Ticket Number" input value display column 146 that displays the smallest ticket number to display the input ticket number. FIG. 7 shows a case where "10000001" is input as the smallest ticket number and is displayed in the "First Ticket Number" input value display column 146. In this way, the ticket number displayed on the commodity ticket S is manually input into the cash register input unit 52.

[0059] Furthermore, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 and uses the input display unit 151 to input the total number of commodity tickets S for five bundles. That is, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52, uses the numeric keypad display unit 161 of the input display unit 151 to input the number of sheets, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 162 of the input number of sheets, selects and inputs the "Number of Sheets" button display unit 167. Then, the cash register control unit 53 causes the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 147 that displays the number of sheets on the stock screen 141 to display the input number of sheets. FIG. 7 shows a case where, instead of the default value of "200", "1000", which is the number of sheets for five bundles, is input and is displayed in the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 147.

[0060] Next, when determining and registering these numerical values, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 and selects and inputs the "Registration" button display unit 154. By this operation, the cash register control unit 53 makes the storage date and time when the "Registration" button display unit 154 is selected and input, and the above information input to the storage screen 141, into management data including the fact that it is "not replenished" for the storage vault 13 to be referred to in the replenishment process described later and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process described later, and stores it in the cash register storage unit 54. At the same time, the cash register control unit 53 transmits this management data to the management device main body 16, whereby the management device control unit 134 stores this management data in the management device storage unit 135.

[0061] As a result, the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 store the inventory information obtained by adding the management data of the commodity vouchers S stored in the cash voucher vault 81 in this inventory process to the management data of the commodity vouchers S remaining in the cash voucher vault 81 from the previous day, that is, the first inventory information including the voucher number, currency type, and number of sheets of the commodity vouchers S stored in the cash voucher vault 81 after this inventory process. This first inventory information is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "not replenished" and the information regarding the dispensing process is "not dispensed". Thus, the cash register 11 installed in the same management room MR as the large safe 12 and the commodity voucher management device 14 installed in the commodity voucher sales area SF1 share the first inventory information which is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S in the cash voucher vault 81.

[0062] Also, when the "Registration" button display section 154 is selected and input, the cash register control section 53 causes the printer 55 to print the above-described management data on paper. At the same time, the cash register control section 53 releases the lock by the first drawer lock mechanism 73 of the first drawer section 71 of the management post 24 in which the first door key 106 is stored. As a result, the administrator can store the commodity vouchers S in the securities vault 81 of the large safe 12. At this time, the cash register control section 53 does not release the lock of the second drawer lock mechanism 74. That is, when an operation to store the commodity vouchers S in the securities vault 81 is performed on the cash register input section 52, the cash register control section 53 accordingly releases only the lock of the first drawer lock mechanism 73 among the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24.

[0063] For example, a 500-yen commodity voucher S is selected as the voucher type, "1234567" is input as the edition number, "10000001" is input as the smallest voucher number, "1000" sheets are input as the number of sheets, and the "Registration" button display section 154 is pressed.

[0064] Then, the cash register control unit 53 stores in the cash register storage unit 54 management data indicating that it is management data with "not replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not paid out" regarding the payout process, and for example, "20XX / 12 / 14 11:00" as the storage date and time which is the date and time when the "registration" button display unit 154 was selected and input, and the edition numbers are all "1234567", and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S in the state of a bundle S(a) of 200 vouchers with consecutive numbers from "10000001" to "10000200", and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S in the state of a bundle S(a) of 200 vouchers with consecutive numbers from "10000201" to "10000400" where the edition numbers are all "1234567", and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S in the state of a bundle S(a) of 200 vouchers with consecutive numbers from "10000401" to "10000600" where the edition numbers are all "1234567", and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S in the state of a bundle S(a) of 200 vouchers with consecutive numbers from "10000601" to "10000800" where the edition numbers are all "1234567", and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S in the state of a bundle S(a) of 200 vouchers with consecutive numbers from "10000801" to "10001000" where the edition numbers are all "1234567" have been stored in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12. At the same time, the cash register control unit 53 will transmit this management data to the management device main body 16, and in response to this, the management device control unit 134 stores this management data in the management device storage unit 135. This management data is data indicating that 1000 500-yen merchandise vouchers S with consecutive numbers from "10000001" to "10001000" have been stored in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12.

[0065] When the lock by the first drawer lock mechanism 73 of the first drawer portion 71 in which the first door key 106 is stored is released, the administrator pulls out the first drawer portion 71 from the housing 62, takes out the first door key 106, and then pushes the first drawer portion 71 into the housing 62 to lock it. Then, the administrator uses the first door key 106 to unlock the first door 92 by the first door lock mechanism 93 of the security deposit vault 81 of the large safe 12 and opens the first door 92. In this state, the administrator stores the merchandise vouchers S to be deposited in the first storage unit 91, closes the first door 92, and uses the first door key 106 to lock the first door 92 with the first door lock mechanism 93.

[0066] After that, the administrator performs a key return operation of the first door key 106, which is permitted only for the administrator, on the teller machine input unit 52 of the teller machine 11. Then, the teller machine control unit 53 will release the lock by the first drawer lock mechanism 73 of the first drawer portion 71. As a result, the administrator pulls out the first drawer portion 71 from the housing 62, returns the first door key 106 to the first drawer portion 71, and then pushes the first drawer portion 71 into the housing 62 to lock it.

[0067] In addition, on the warehousing screen 141 in a state where information has been input, when the "Register" button display section 154 is selected and input as described above, the teller machine control unit 53 returns the teller machine display section 51 to the initial state of the warehousing screen 141 in which the previously selected selection tab among the selection tabs 142 and 143 is selected, the "Edition number" input value display column 145 and the "First voucher number" input value display column 146 are blank, and the "Number of sheets" input value display column 147 displays the default value.

[0068] Also, on the warehousing screen 141 in a state where information has been input, when the "Return" button display section 152 is selected and input instead of the "Register" button display section 154 as described above, the teller machine control unit 53 deletes the information input as described above without storing it in the teller machine storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135, and also does not perform printing by the printer 55, and returns the display of the teller machine display section 51 to the inventory management menu screen.

[0069] Here, when the administrator wants to cancel the management data registered in the previous warehousing process, the administrator operates the teller machine input unit 52 and selects and inputs the "Warehousing Cancellation" button display unit 153 on the warehousing screen 141 in the initial state. Then, the teller machine control unit 53 reads from the teller machine storage unit 54 the management data that was registered in the previous warehousing process and is "not replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process, and as shown in FIG. 8, causes the teller machine display unit 51 to display a warehousing cancellation screen 171 based on this management data. The warehousing cancellation screen 171 has a selection tab 172 for the 1000-yen commodity voucher S and a selection tab 173 for the 500-yen commodity voucher S.

[0070] FIG. 8 shows the warehousing cancellation screen 171 in a state where the selection tab 173 for the 500-yen commodity voucher S has been selected and input. The warehousing cancellation screen 171 in this state lists the management data that was stored in the teller machine storage unit 54 during the previous warehousing process of the 500-yen commodity voucher S and is "not replenished" for the replenishment process, and includes a "Warehousing Date and Time" display column 175 that displays the warehousing date and time, a "Edition Number" display column 176 that displays the edition number included in this management data, a "Voucher Number" display column 177 that displays the voucher number included in this management data, a display column 178 that lists these, a "Return" button display unit 181, and a "Cancellation" button display unit 182.

[0071] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 8, the selection tab 173 indicating that the voucher type is the 500-yen commodity voucher S has been selected and operated and the bottom row has been selected (see the shaded part of FIG. 8). Based on the management data stored in the teller machine storage unit 54 during the previous warehousing process of the 500-yen commodity voucher S as described above, the warehousing cancellation screen 171 displays "20XX / 12 / 14 11:00", which is the warehousing date and time of the voucher bundle S(a) for which the warehousing process was previously performed, in the "Warehousing Date and Time" display column 175, displays "1234567", which is the edition number of the voucher bundle S(a) for which the warehousing process was previously performed, in the "Edition Number" display column 176, and displays the voucher number range "00010001 - 00012000" of the voucher bundle S(a) for which the warehousing process was previously performed in the "Voucher Number" display column 177.

[0072] Although illustration is omitted, when a selection tab 172 indicating that the ticket type is the 1,000 yen merchandise ticket S is selected and input, based on the management data stored in the cashier machine storage unit 54 in the previous storage process of the 1,000 yen merchandise ticket S, similarly, on the storage cancellation screen 171, the storage date and time are displayed in the "Storage Date and Time" display column, the edition number of the merchandise ticket S is displayed in the "Edition Number" display column, and the range of the ticket numbers of the merchandise ticket S is displayed in the "Ticket Number" display column.

[0073] On the storage cancellation screen 171, when the administrator operates the cashier machine input unit 52 and selects and inputs the "Cancellation" button display unit 182, the cashier machine control unit 53 executes the storage cancellation process and deletes the management data respectively stored in the cashier machine storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 in the previous storage process, which is displayed on the storage cancellation screen 171, from the cashier machine storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135, and prints the deleted management data on paper by the printer 55. Then, the display of the cashier machine display unit 51 is returned to the initial storage screen 141.

[0074] At the same time, the cashier machine control unit 53 releases the lock of the first drawer unit 71 where the first door key 106 is stored by the first drawer unit locking mechanism 73. Then, after the administrator pulls out the first drawer unit 71 from the housing 62 and takes out the first door key 106, the administrator pushes the first drawer unit 71 into the housing 62 and locks it. Then, the administrator uses the first door key 106 to release the lock of the first door 92 by the first door locking mechanism 93 of the cash vault 81 in the money and ticket storage of the large safe 12, opens the first door 92, and confirms that the bundle of tickets S(a) of the deleted management data printed on paper is in the money and ticket storage 81 of the large safe 12. Then, the first door 92 is closed, and the first door 92 is locked by the first door locking mechanism 93 using the first door key 106.

[0075] After that, the administrator performs a key return operation of the first door key 106 on the cashier machine input unit 52 of the cashier machine 11. Then, the cashier machine control unit 53 will release the lock of the first drawer unit 71 of the management post 24 by the first drawer unit locking mechanism 73. Thereby, after the administrator pulls out the first drawer unit 71 from the housing 62 and returns the first door key 106 to the first drawer unit 71, the administrator pushes the first drawer unit 71 into the housing 62 and locks it.

[0076] On the other hand, when the "Return" button display section 181 is selected and input instead of the "Cancel" button display section 182 on the same receipt cancellation screen 171 by the other party, the cash register control section 53 does not delete the management data stored in the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135 during the immediately preceding receipt process from the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, and also without performing printing by the printer 55, returns the display on the cash register display section 51 to the initial receipt screen 141.

[0077] In the receipt process, when the edition number of any one of the plurality of bundles of coupon bundles S(a) stored in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12 is different from that of the others, for this coupon bundle S(a), a separate receipt process is performed. Also, when any one of the plurality of bundles of coupon bundles S(a) to be received is not in consecutive numbers with the others, for this coupon bundle S(a) as well, a separate receipt process is performed.

[0078] [Replenishment Process] When taking out the commodity coupons S from the large safe 12 in the management room MR and transferring them to the commodity coupon sales floor SF1 on a business day, the administrator first appropriately replenishes, that is, transfers, the necessary amount of commodity coupons S from the cash storage 81 to the retrieval storage 13 within the storage area 82 of the safe. At that time, as a replenishment process operation, the administrator operates the cash register input section 52 of the cash register 11 and selects and inputs the "Replenishment" menu from the inventory management menu screen on the cash register display section 51. Then, the cash register control section 53 sets the cash register display section 51 to a replenishment screen 191 as shown in FIG. 9 and performs the replenishment process. This replenishment screen 191 includes a selection tab 192 for 1000-yen commodity coupons S and a selection tab 193 for 500-yen commodity coupons S. Note that the "Replenishment" menu can be selected only when an administrator having the authority to perform the replenishment process logs in to the cash register 11.

[0079] Figure 9 shows a replenishment screen 191 in a state where a selection tab 193 for 500-yen commodity vouchers S has been selected and input by operating the input unit 52 of the cash register. This replenishment screen 191 has a list display unit 195 that lists and displays information on a bundle S(a) of 500-yen commodity vouchers S stored in the cash voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12 based on management data including information on the replenishment process stored in the cash register storage unit 54 for 500-yen commodity vouchers S.

[0080] The list display unit 195 displays a version number display column 201 for displaying the version number of the commodity vouchers S that make up the bundle S(a), a voucher number display column 202 for displaying the serial voucher numbers that make up this bundle S(a), and a status display column 203 for displaying the status regarding the replenishment process of this bundle S(a) as column displays 205 in the same row. In this cash voucher management system 10, those with a smaller version number and, in the case of the same version number, those with a smaller voucher number are treated as having a smaller identification number. Therefore, the list display unit 195 arranges and displays such column displays 205 for each bundle S(a) in ascending order of the version number and, in the case of the same version number, in ascending order of the voucher number. The replenishment screen 191 includes a "Return" button display unit 212, a "Cancel Replenishment" button display unit 213, and a "Register" button display unit 214.

[0081] Here, when the bundle S(a) has been replenished from the cash voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12 to the retrieval storage 13, the status display column 203 of the column display 205 for this bundle S(a) displays, as information on the replenishment process, that it has been "replenished" and the replenishment date and time. The status display column 203 of the column display 205 for a bundle S(a) that has not been replenished from the cash voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12 to the retrieval storage 13 is left blank.

[0082] When the note bundle S(a) is replenished, the column display 205 in this case, including the display in the status display column 203, is made into a replenished display pattern (refer to the hatched part in FIG. 9) different from the column display 205 of the basic display pattern that is not replenished, and is visually and clearly distinguished. For example, in the basic display pattern of the column display 205, the status display column 203 is left blank, the background is white, and the text is black. Also, in the replenished display pattern of the column display 205, in the status display column 203, the text "Replenished to the reference storage" indicating that it has been selected is displayed as information regarding the replenishment process, along with the replenishment date and time. For example, the background is gray and the text is black.

[0083] Also, when the column display 205 in the basic display pattern is selected for the selection of replenishment to the reference storage 13 by operating the teller machine input unit 52, the teller machine control unit 53 causes the text "Replenish to the reference storage" indicating that it has been selected to be displayed in the status display column 203 of the column display 205 as information regarding the replenishment process.

[0084] Note that only the column display 205 displayed in the basic display pattern based on the management data displays the information that it is "not replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not dispensed" regarding the dispensing process by leaving the status display column 203 blank. Only the column display 205 displayed in the basic display pattern in this way can be selected as a replenishment target for the reference storage 13. In other words, only the column display 205 displayed in the replenished display pattern displays the management data including the information that it is "replenished" as information regarding the replenishment process, and the column display 205 displayed in the replenished display pattern cannot be selected as a replenishment target for the reference storage 13.

[0085] The cash register control unit 53 visually and clearly distinguishes the column display 205 in the selected state selected from the basic display pattern, including the display of such a state display column 203, as a selected display pattern (see the shaded part in FIG. 9) different from the basic display pattern and the replenished display pattern. The selected display pattern of the column display 205 is, for example, to display the text "Replenish to the storage vault for withdrawal" in the state display column 203, with the background being green and the text being black. In other words, the selected display pattern has a cursor display that is more prominent than other basic display patterns and replenished display patterns.

[0086] Here, when the column display 205 in the selected state is selected again by operating the cash register input unit 52 in this way, the cash register control unit 53 cancels the selection of this column display 205 and returns the column display 205 to the basic display pattern. That is, the selection of the bundle of tickets S(a) that is not "replenished" regarding the replenishment process to "replenished" can be changed.

[0087] In addition, when replenishing a plurality of bundles of the ticket bundle S(a) for the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S to the storage vault 13 for withdrawal in the same replenishment process, the administrator operates the cash register input unit 52 to select and input a plurality of column displays 205 to be selected. Then, the cash register control unit 53 sets all the selected plurality of column displays 205 as the selected state and sets these column displays 205 to the selected display pattern.

[0088] Here, the replenishment screen 191, even when the selection tab 192 for the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S is selected and selected by operating the cash register input unit 52, similarly lists and displays the information of the bundle of tickets S(a) of the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S stored in the currency storage vault 81 of the large vault 12 based on the management data for the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S, together with the information of the replenishment process, and includes a "Return" button display section, a "Cancel Replenishment" button display section, and a "Register" button display section.

[0089] In addition, when replenishing the storage vault 13 for reference with a bundle of vouchers S(a) composed of 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers and a bundle of vouchers S(a) composed of 200 1000-yen merchandise vouchers in the same replenishment process, by operating the teller machine input unit 52, the selection tab 193 for the 500-yen merchandise vouchers is selected and operated, and the desired column display 205 is selected and operated to make it the selected display pattern. At the same time, the selection tab 192 for the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers is selected and operated, and the desired column display is similarly selected and operated to make it the selected display pattern.

[0090] Specifically, for example, when replenishing one bundle of vouchers S(a) composed of 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers from the voucher storage 81 in the large safe 12 to the storage vault 13 for reference, the administrator first operates the teller machine input unit 52. As shown in FIG. 9, on the replenishment screen 191, the selection tab 193 for the 500-yen merchandise vouchers is selected and input from among the selection tab 192 for the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers and the selection tab 193 for the 500-yen merchandise vouchers.

[0091] Then, the administrator operates the teller machine input unit 52 to select and input the column display 205 of the bundle of vouchers S(a) of the 500-yen merchandise vouchers to be replenished. Then, the teller machine control unit 53 causes the text "Replenish to the storage vault for reference" to be displayed in the status display column 203 of the pressed column display 205, and this column display 205 is displayed in the selected display pattern. FIG. 9 shows a state where a bundle of vouchers S(a) composed of 500-yen merchandise vouchers with an edition number of "1234567" and voucher numbers from "10000401" to "10000600" is selected and input.

[0092] When replenishing a plurality of bundles of coupon bundles S(a) composed of 200 500-yen gift vouchers S from the voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12 to the replenishment storage 13, the administrator operates the teller input unit 52 to select and input a desired plurality of column displays 205 to set the selected display pattern. Also, when replenishing the replenishment storage 13 with a bundle of coupon S(a) composed of 200 1,000-yen gift vouchers S in accordance with the bundle of coupon S(a) composed of 200 500-yen gift vouchers S, the administrator then operates the teller input unit 52 to select and input the selection tab 192 for the 1,000-yen gift voucher S, and similarly selects and operates the desired column display to set the selected display pattern.

[0093] Next, the administrator operates the teller input unit 52 to select and input the "Registration" button display section 214. By this operation, the teller control unit 53 adds the replenishment date and time when the "Registration" button display section 214 is pressed to the management data including the edition number and voucher number stored in the teller storage unit 54 for the coupon bundle S(a) selected in the replenishment process and set as the selected display pattern, and stores it. At the same time, the information regarding the payout process is left as "not paid out", and the information regarding the replenishment process is changed from "not replenished" to "replenished" and stored. At the same time, the teller control unit 53 transmits this management data to the management device main body 16. Then, the management device control unit 134 similarly changes the corresponding management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 from "not replenished" to "replenished" regarding the replenishment process based on the received management data and stores it. That is, the management data including the quantity of the gift voucher S replenished from the voucher storage 81 to the replenishment storage 13 by this replenishment process is registered in the teller 11 and the gift voucher management device 14. Accordingly, the teller 11 and the gift voucher management device 14 subtract the management data including the quantity of the gift voucher S replenished to the replenishment storage 13 from the inventory in the voucher storage 81 that was registered in the teller 11 and the gift voucher management device 14 before this replenishment process.

[0094] As a result, the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 store the first inventory information, which is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S that remain in the currency storage vault 81, "not replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process. Also, the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 store the second inventory information, which is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S that remained in the reference storage vault 13 since the previous day, "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process, and the commodity vouchers S replenished from the currency storage vault 81 in this replenishment process, "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process. This second inventory information is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S replenished from the currency storage vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13 that can be taken out at the commodity voucher sales floor SF1. This second inventory information is the inventory information of the commodity vouchers S that are "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process, and is the inventory information regarding the commodity vouchers S that the commodity voucher management device 14 manages. The management device storage unit 135 stores the second inventory information received from the cash register 11.

[0095] Also, when the "register" button display unit 214 is selected and input, the cash register control unit 53 causes the printer 55 to print the replenishment date and time and the management data of the commodity vouchers S that are "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not dispensed" for the dispensing process on paper. At the same time, the cash register control unit 53 releases the lock of the first drawer lock mechanism 73 in which the first door key 106 is stored and the lock of the second drawer lock mechanism 74 in which the second door key 107 is stored. That is, when an operation to replenish the commodity vouchers S from the currency storage vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13 is input to the cash register input unit 52, the cash register control unit 53 releases the locks of both the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24 accordingly. As a result, it becomes possible to ship out the commodity vouchers S from the currency storage vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13 and to replenish the commodity vouchers S from the currency storage vault 81 in the reference storage vault 13.

[0096] For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when an operation is performed on the teller machine input unit 52 to select a 500-yen merchandise voucher S as the voucher type and the column display 205 of a bundle of vouchers S(a) with voucher numbers from "10000401" to "10000600" and an edition number of "1234567" is selected and input, and the "Registration" button display section 214 is selected and input, the teller machine control unit 53 adds, for example, "20XX / 12 / 15 11:00", which is the replenishment date and time when the "Registration" button display section 214 was pressed, to the management data of the bundle of vouchers S(a) with voucher numbers from "10000401" to "10000600" and an edition number of "1234567" stored in the teller machine storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135, and stores it. At the same time, regarding the information on the payout process of this management data, it remains "unpaid", and the information on the replenishment process is changed from "unreplenished" to "replenished" and stored.

[0097] On the replenishment screen 191, when the "Registration" button display section 214 is pressed in this way, the teller machine control unit 53 causes the teller machine display unit 51 to display the replenishment screen 191 with the column display 205 of the bundle of vouchers S(a) for which replenishment has just been performed as the replenished display pattern.

[0098] When the lock by the first drawer lock mechanism 73 of the first drawer 71 in which the first door key 106 is stored is released and the lock by the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the second drawer 72 in which the second door key 107 is stored is released, the administrator pulls out the first drawer 71 from the housing 62 to take out the first door key 106, and then pushes the first drawer 71 into the housing 62 to lock it. At the same time, the administrator pulls out the second drawer 72 from the housing 62 to take out the second door key 107 and the lid key 113, and then pushes the second drawer 72 into the housing 62 to lock it.

[0099] Then, the administrator uses the first door key 106 to unlock the first door 92 of the currency note storage 81 in the large safe 12 by the first door locking mechanism 93, opens the first door 92, and based on the data printed on the paper, takes out the replenishment commodity vouchers S from the first storage section 91. When taking out the replenishment commodity vouchers S from the first storage section 91, the administrator closes the first door 92 and uses the first door key 106 to lock the first door 92 by the first door locking mechanism 93.

[0100] Also, the administrator uses the second door key 107 to unlock the second door 102 of the storage area 82 in the large safe 12 by the second door locking mechanism 103, and opens the second door 102. Then, the administrator takes out the dispensing storage 13 from the storage area 82, uses the lid key 113 to unlock the lid 111 of the dispensing storage 13 by the lid locking mechanism 112, opens the lid 111, and stores the replenishment commodity vouchers S in the dispensing storage 13. When storing the replenishment commodity vouchers S in the dispensing storage 13, the administrator closes the lid 111 and uses the lid key 113 to lock the lid 111 by the lid locking mechanism 112. After that, the administrator stores the dispensing storage 13 in the storage area 82, closes the second door 102, and uses the second door key 107 to lock the second door 102 by the second door locking mechanism 103.

[0101] After that, the administrator performs a key return operation on the first door key 106, the second door key 107, and the lid key 113 to the cash register input section 52 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control section 53 will unlock the locks of the first drawer locking mechanism 73 and the second drawer locking mechanism 74 of the management post 24. Then, the administrator pulls out the first drawer 71 from the housing 62, returns the first door key 106 to the first drawer 71, then pushes the first drawer 71 into the housing 62 and locks it, and pulls out the second drawer 72 from the housing 62, returns the second door key 107 and the lid key 113 to the second drawer 72, and then pushes the second drawer 72 into the housing 62 and locks it.

[0102] Note that on the same replenishment screen 191, when the "Return" button display section 212 is selected and input-operated instead of the "Register" button display section 214 as described above, the cash dispenser control section 53 returns the display on the cash dispenser display section 51 to the inventory management menu screen without changing the management data and without performing printing by the printer 55.

[0103] Also, when the administrator wants to revert the management data in which the information regarding the replenishment process has been changed to the information indicating "replenished" to the management data indicating "not replenished" in the previous replenishment process, the administrator selects and inputs the "Replenishment Cancellation" button display section 213 on the same replenishment screen 191 by operating the cash dispenser input section 52. Then, the cash dispenser control section 53 reads the management data from the cash dispenser storage section 54 and, based on this, as shown in FIG. 10, displays a replenishment cancellation screen 221 on the cash dispenser display section 51. The replenishment cancellation screen 221 has a selection tab 222 for the 1000-yen commodity voucher S and a selection tab 223 for the 500-yen commodity voucher S.

[0104] FIG. 10 shows a state in which the selection tab 223 for the 500-yen commodity voucher S has been selected and input by operating the cash dispenser input section 52, and based on the management data for the 500-yen commodity voucher S stored in the cash dispenser storage section 54, a list display section 225 that lists and displays the information of the bundle S(a) of 500-yen commodity vouchers S stored in the money voucher storage 81 of the large safe 12, including the information on the replenishment process.

[0105] The list display section 225 displays a version number display column 231 that displays the version number of the commodity vouchers S constituting the bundle S(a), a voucher number display column 232 that displays the serial voucher numbers of the bundle S(a), and a status display column 233 that displays the status of the replenishment process of the bundle S(a) as a column display 235 in the same row. In the list display section 225, such column displays 235 are arranged and displayed in ascending order of the version number for each bundle S(a), and in ascending order of the voucher number when the version numbers are the same. The replenishment cancellation screen 221 includes a "Return" button display section 241 and a "Cancel" button display section 242.

[0106] Here, in the status display column 233 of the list display section 225, as information regarding the replenishment process, when the ticket bundle S(a) has been replenished to the retrieval storage 13, "Replenished" and the replenishment date and time are to be displayed, and the column display 205 that has not been replenished is left blank. Therefore, the status display column 233 of the column display 235 of the ticket bundle S(a) for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before is also displaying "Replenished" and the replenishment date and time.

[0107] The cash register control unit 53 visually and clearly differentiates the column display 235 in cases where replenishment has been completed except for immediately before the replenishment process, including the display of such a status display column 233, as a replenished display pattern (refer to the hatched part of FIG. 10) different from the column display 235 of the basic display pattern where replenishment has not been completed. For example, in the basic display pattern of the column display 235, the status display column 233 is left blank to indicate that "replenishment has not been performed" regarding the replenishment process, the background is white, and the text is black. Also, in the replenished display pattern of the column display 235 except for immediately before the replenishment process, "Replenished" and the replenishment date and time are displayed in the status display column 233, and for example, the background is gray and the text is black.

[0108] Also, in the replenishment cancellation screen 221, the cash register control unit 53 visually and clearly differentiates the column display 235 of the ticket bundle S(a) of the 500-yen commodity ticket S for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before as a cancellation target display pattern (refer to the shaded part of FIG. 10) different from the basic display pattern and the replenished display pattern. The cancellation target display pattern of the column display 235 is, for example, the background is green and the text is black. In other words, the cancellation target display pattern has a cursor display that is more prominent than other basic display patterns and replenished display patterns.

[0109] Here, even when the selection tab 222 for the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S is selected and input, the replenishment cancellation screen 221 similarly displays, in a list together with the replenishment process information, the information on the bundle S(a) of 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S stored in the voucher storage 81 of the large cash box 12 based on the management data including the replenishment process information for the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S. The replenishment cancellation screen 221 includes a list display section, a "Return" button display section, and a "Cancellation" button display section. And the teller control unit 53 sets the column display 235 of the bundle S(a) of 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before as the cancellation target display pattern.

[0110] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the selection tab 223 indicating that the voucher type is the 500-yen merchandise voucher S is selected and input. Based on the management data in which the replenishment process was performed immediately before the 500-yen merchandise voucher S as described above, the edition number display column 231 of the replenishment cancellation screen 221 displays "1234567", which is the edition number of the bundle S(a) for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before. The voucher number display column 232 displays "10000401" to "10000600", which are the voucher numbers of the bundle S(a) for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before. The column display 235 that displays "20XX / 12 / 15 11:00", which is the replenishment date and time of the bundle S(a) for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before, in the status display column 233 is displayed in a cancellation target display pattern different from other column displays 235.

[0111] In other words, in the example shown in FIG. 10, there are 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers S with the edition number of the bundle S(a) being "1234567" and the voucher numbers being "10000001" to "10000200", 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers S with the edition number of the bundle S(a) being "1234567" and the voucher numbers being "10000201" to "10000400", and 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers S with the edition number of the bundle S(a) being "1234567" and the voucher numbers being "10000401" to "10000600", and all of them have been replenished. Among them, the 200 500-yen merchandise vouchers S with the edition number of "1234567" and consecutive voucher numbers of "10000401" to "10000600" were replenished immediately before and are in the cursor display state where the current cancellation operation is being performed.

[0112] On the replenishment cancellation screen 221, when the administrator selects and inputs the "Cancel" button display section 242 by operating the teller machine input section 52, the teller machine control section 53 executes a replenishment cancellation process, and rewrites the information indicating that the information regarding the replenishment process in the immediately preceding replenishment process, which is displayed in the cancellation target display pattern on the replenishment cancellation screen 221, is "replenished" to the information indicating "not replenished" in the management data stored in the teller machine storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, and prints the management data including this information indicating "not replenished" on paper by the printer 55. Then, in the display of the replenishment cancellation screen 221, the column display 235 of the bundle of tickets S(a) in which the immediately preceding replenishment process was performed and which was displayed in the cancellation target display pattern is returned to the basic display pattern. At the same time, the teller machine control section 53 releases the lock of the first drawer lock mechanism 73 in which the first door key 106 is stored and releases the lock of the second drawer lock mechanism 74 in which the second door key 107 is stored. As a result, the administrator can open the cash ticket vault 81 and the vault storage area 82 in the same manner as described above, open the reference storage vault 13, confirm that the bundle of tickets S(a) with the edition number and ticket number returned to "not replenished" based on the management data printed on paper is in the reference storage vault 13, and return this to the cash ticket vault 81 of the large safe 12.

[0113] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 10, when the "Cancel" button display section 242 is pressed, the teller machine control section 53 returns the information regarding the replenishment process in the management data of the bundle of tickets S(a) with the edition number "1234567", the ticket numbers from "10000401" to "10000600", and the replenishment date and time of "20XX / 12 / 15 11:00", which are stored in the teller machine storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, to the information indicating "not replenished" without including the replenishment date and time, and prints the management data including this information indicating "not replenished" on paper by the printer 55.

[0114] Here, on the replenishment cancellation screen 221, in a state where the selection tab 222 for the 1000-yen gift certificate S is pressed and selected, similarly, when the administrator selects and inputs the "Cancellation" button display section 242 by operating the cash register input section 52, the cash register control section 53 changes the information regarding the dispensing process for the management data of the bundle S(a) of 1000-yen gift certificates S for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before, which is stored in the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, to "not dispensed" as it is, and changes the information regarding the replenishment process to information indicating "not replenished". At the same time, the management data including the information indicating "not replenished" is printed on paper by the printer 55. Note that only the management data displayed in the selected one of the cancellation target display patterns among the selection tabs 222 and 223 is subject to the replenishment cancellation process by the selection input to the "Cancellation" button display section 242.

[0115] Here, on the same replenishment cancellation screen 221, when the "Return" button display section 241 is selected and input instead of the "Cancellation" button display section 242, the cash register control section 53 leaves the management data stored in the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, which was the management data for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before, as it is, and without performing printing by the printer 55, causes the cash register display section 51 to display the replenishment screen 191 in which the column display 235 of the bundle S(a) for which the replenishment process was performed immediately before is returned to the replenished display pattern.

[0116] As described above, the management device main body 16 installed in the gift certificate sales area SF1 and the cash register 11 installed in the same management room MR as the large safe 12 share the management data of the gift certificate S.

[0117] Note that, depending on the setting, it is also possible to transfer the above-described replenishment process function to the management device main body 16 of the gift certificate management device 14 so that it can be performed by the store clerk.

[0118] [Withdrawal Process for Citation Storage Vault] On a business day, when a teller takes out the retrieval storage vault 13 storing the commodity vouchers S from the storage area 82 of the large safe 12 to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1, the teller operates the teller input unit 52 of the cash register 11 and selects and inputs the "Retrieval Storage Vault Withdrawal" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the cash register display unit 51. Note that the "Retrieval Storage Vault Withdrawal" menu can be selected when a teller with the authority to perform the retrieval storage vault withdrawal process, rather than an administrator but a subordinate teller, logs in to the cash register 11. When the "Retrieval Storage Vault Withdrawal" menu is selected and input, the cash register control unit 53 unlocks only the second drawer lock mechanism 74 among the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24, where the second door key 107, the lid key 113, and the storage unit key 126 are stored. That is, when an operation to take out the retrieval storage vault 13 from the storage area 82 is performed on the teller input unit 52, the cash register control unit 53 unlocks only the second drawer lock mechanism 74 among the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24 accordingly. Then, the teller pulls out the second drawer 72 from the housing 62, takes out the second door key 107, the lid key 113, and the storage unit key 126, and then pushes the second drawer 72 into the housing 62 and locks it.

[0119] Then, the teller uses the second door key 107 to unlock the second door 102 by the second door lock mechanism 103 of the large safe 12 and opens the second door 102 of the storage area 82. In this state, after the teller takes out the retrieval storage vault 13 from the storage area 82, the teller closes the second door 102 and uses the second door key 107 to lock the second door 102 to the first storage unit 91 by the second door lock mechanism 103.

[0120] After that, the store clerk performs a key return operation of the second door key 107 on the cash register input unit 52 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 will release the lock of the second drawer unit 72 by the second drawer unit lock mechanism 74. Then, after the store clerk pulls out the second drawer unit 72 from the housing 62 and returns the second door key 107 to the second drawer unit 72, the store clerk pushes the second drawer unit 72 into the housing 62 and locks it. The store clerk transports the reference storage vault 13, the lid key 113, and the storage unit key 126 to the commodity ticket sales area SF1 and stores them on the commodity ticket sales area SF1 side until the end of business.

[0121] Here, the ¥1,000 commodity tickets S set in the commodity ticket dispensing device 15a the day before and the ¥500 commodity tickets S set in the commodity ticket dispensing device 15b the day before are both, after the business the day before, all the remaining amounts are taken out from the commodity ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b and returned to the reference storage vault 13. As a result, in the reference storage vault 13 before the business on the current day, loose tickets S(b) of ¥1,000 commodity tickets S and loose tickets S(b) of ¥500 commodity tickets S, which are not in the state of a bundle of tickets S(a) (that is, less than 200 sheets), are generally stored.

[0122] In the commodity ticket sales area SF1, the store clerk uses the lid key 113 to release the lock of the lid 111 of the reference storage vault 13 by the lid lock mechanism 112, opens the lid 111, and takes out the necessary commodity tickets S from the reference storage vault 13. Then, the store clerk uses the storage unit key 126 to release the lock of the storage units 121a and 121b of the commodity ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b by the storage unit lock mechanisms 125a and 125b, opens the storage units 121a and 121b, and stores the loose tickets S(b) of ¥1,000 commodity tickets S taken out from the reference storage vault 13 in the storage unit 121a and the loose tickets S(b) of ¥500 commodity tickets S in the storage unit 121b, respectively.

[0123] In this way, the loose tickets S(b) of the 1000-yen gift certificates S are set in the gift certificate dispensing device 15a before the business hours of the day. At this time, the loose tickets S(b) are arranged in the order of the printing plate numbers, and for the same printing plate numbers, in the order of the ticket numbers. The gift certificate S with the smallest printing plate number and the smallest ticket number is placed on the bottom, and they are set in the storage section 121a of the gift certificate dispensing device 15a in the order of the numbers. Also, the loose tickets S(b) of the 500-yen gift certificates S are set in the gift certificate dispensing device 15b before the business hours of the day. At this time, the loose tickets S(b) are arranged in the order of the printing plate numbers, and for the same printing plate numbers, in the order of the ticket numbers. The gift certificate S with the smallest printing plate number and the smallest ticket number is placed on the bottom, and they are set in the storage section 121b of the gift certificate dispensing device 15b in the order of the numbers. In both the case of the 1000-yen gift certificates S and the 500-yen gift certificates S, if there is a shortage of the loose tickets S(b), then from the bound tickets S(a), the loose tickets S(b) are made from the bound ticket S(a) that has the smallest printing plate number and, for the same printing plate number, the smallest ticket number among the loose tickets S(b) included in it, and then set. Also in this case, the made loose tickets S(b) are arranged in the order of the ticket numbers, with the gift certificate S having the smallest ticket number on the bottom, and they are set in the storage sections 121a and 121b in the order of the numbers. For the gift certificates S that are made into loose tickets S(b) from the bound tickets S(a) in this way, through the input including the printing plate number, the smallest ticket number, and the number of sheets to the operation display section 131, the management device control section 134 stores them in the management device storage section 135 as gift certificates S in the state of the loose tickets S(b).

[0124] Here, when preparing the payment-only lottery ticket S(b) from among the lottery tickets S(b), a lottery ticket S(b) with a larger number of print runs and, in the case of the same number of print runs, a larger ticket number than the lottery tickets S(b) set in the merchandise ticket dispensing device 15a is prepared for payment. Then, among the payment-only lottery tickets S(b), the smallest number of print runs and the smallest ticket number are input to the operation display unit 131. In response to this, the management device control unit 134 manages and stores separately in the management device storage unit 135 the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S in the state of the lottery ticket S(b) set in the merchandise ticket dispensing device 15a, the 500-yen merchandise ticket S in the state of the lottery ticket S(b) set in the merchandise ticket dispensing device 15b, the 1000-yen merchandise ticket S in the state of the payment-only lottery ticket S(b), and the 500-yen merchandise ticket S in the state of the payment-only lottery ticket S(b), each including its respective number of print runs and ticket number.

[0125] When the store clerk takes out the merchandise ticket S for setting in the storage units 121a and 121b from the storage vault 13 for reference, the store clerk closes the lid 111 and locks the lid 111 with the lid lock mechanism 112 using the lid key 113. Also, when the store clerk stores the merchandise ticket S in the storage units 121a and 121b, the store clerk closes the storage units 121a and 121b and locks the storage units 121a and 121b in the closed state with the storage unit lock mechanisms 125a and 125b using the storage unit key 126.

[0126] The management device main body 16 disposed in the merchandise ticket sales floor SF1 enables menu operations such as "merchandise ticket dispensing", "reserved merchandise ticket dispensing", "reserved sales processing", and "exclusion" as handling operations of the merchandise ticket S from the inventory management menu screen displayed on the operation display unit 131 by an operation by the store clerk. Note that a menu for "totaling" and "reprinting" may be provided on the inventory management menu screen of the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16.

[0127] [Dispensing Process] The commodity vouchers S in the retrieval storage 13 transferred to the commodity voucher sales area SF1 may all be in a form where they are set in the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b and mechanically dispensed, or all be in a form where they are manually dispensed by a store clerk, or a part of them may be in a form where they are set in the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b and mechanically dispensed, and the remaining part be in a form where they are manually dispensed by a store clerk. However, regardless of the form, the management of the dispensing is carried out by the management device main body 16.

[0128] Here, the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) are basically set in the commodity voucher dispensing device 15a and mechanically dispensed, and the 500-yen commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) are basically set in the commodity voucher dispensing device 15b and mechanically dispensed. A part of the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) for manual dispensing and a part of the 500-yen commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) are stored as they are in the retrieval storage 13 and will be manually dispensed by a store clerk if necessary. As described above, the commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) for mechanical dispensing are set in the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b in ascending order of the number of print runs, and in the case of the same number of print runs, in ascending order of the voucher number, starting from the bottom. The commodity vouchers S in the state of loose vouchers S(b) for manual dispensing have a larger number of print runs than those for mechanical dispensing, and in the case of the same number of print runs, those with a larger voucher number are left in the retrieval storage 13 in a predetermined number. For both the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S and the 500-yen commodity vouchers S, the loose vouchers S(b) for manual dispensing are stored and managed separately in the management device storage unit 135 from the loose vouchers S(b) set in the commodity voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b. Here, the case where all the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S have the same number of print runs and only the voucher numbers are different, and all the 500-yen commodity vouchers S also have the same number of print runs and only the voucher numbers are different will be described.

[0129] When a predetermined merchandise voucher dispensing operation including an input for designating a voucher type as a 1,000-yen merchandise voucher S and an input for the dispensing quantity is performed on the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16, the management device control unit 134 outputs a dispensing instruction signal for a predetermined number of sheets corresponding to this merchandise voucher dispensing operation to the merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a. Then, the dispensing device control unit 124a of the merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a activates the counting and feeding unit 122a to feed out the 1,000-yen merchandise vouchers S set in the storage unit 121a one by one in order from the bottom to the dispensing port 123a. When the feeding operation of the predetermined number of 1,000-yen merchandise vouchers S to the dispensing port 123a included in the dispensing instruction signal is normally completed, the counting and feeding unit 122a is stopped. As a result, the loose vouchers S(b) of the 1,000-yen vouchers are accumulated in order from the merchandise voucher S with the smallest voucher number, and are dispensed to the dispensing port 123a by the number of dispensed sheets. At the same time, the dispensing device control unit 124a outputs a signal including that the dispensing process of the 1,000-yen vouchers this time has been completed normally to the management device main body 16.

[0130] Then, the management device control unit 134 of the management device main body 16 causes the operation display unit 131 to display the number of sheets and the voucher numbers of the loose vouchers S(b) of the 1,000-yen vouchers dispensed this time, and causes the operation display unit 131 to display a guide for taking out the merchandise vouchers S from the dispensing port 123a. Then, the store clerk takes out the merchandise vouchers S at the dispensing port 123a according to this guide. Then, the store clerk visually checks the matching of the voucher numbers of the taken-out merchandise vouchers S and the voucher numbers of the merchandise vouchers S guided by the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16. If there are no defects such as dirt, folds, or tears in the merchandise vouchers S, the merchandise vouchers S are handed over to the customer for sale.

[0131] Also, as described above, when a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the current 1,000-yen bill has been completed normally is output from the dispensing device control unit 124a, the management device control unit 134 rewrites, in the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135, the information regarding the dispensing process of the commodity voucher S dispensed in the current 1,000-yen bill dispensing process from "not dispensed" to "dispensed" and stores it. The management device control unit 134 stores the management data updated by the dispensing process in the management device storage unit 135 each time the dispensing process is performed. The commodity voucher management device 14 is configured such that, by an input operation to the operation display unit 131, the management device control unit 134 reads out the inventory of the 1,000-yen commodity voucher S of the commodity voucher management device 14 at that time from the management device storage unit 135 and displays it on the operation display unit 131.

[0132] Also, as described above, when a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the current 1,000-yen bill has been completed normally is output from the dispensing device control unit 124a, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the commodity voucher S dispensed in the current 1,000-yen bill dispensing process to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 rewrites, in the management data stored in the cash register storage unit 54, the information regarding the dispensing process of the commodity voucher S dispensed in the current 1,000-yen bill dispensing process from "not dispensed" to "dispensed" and stores it. The management device control unit 134 transmits the management data updated by the dispensing process to the cash register 11 each time the dispensing process is performed, and the cash register control unit 53 updates the management data in the cash register storage unit 54 each time it receives the management data updated by the dispensing process. The cash register 11 is configured such that, by an input operation to the cash register input unit 52, the cash register control unit 53 reads out the inventory of the 1,000-yen commodity voucher S of the commodity voucher management device 14 at that time from the cash register storage unit 54 and displays it on the cash register display unit 51.

[0133] The management device storage unit 135 and the cashier storage unit 54 update and store, each time a dispensing process is performed by the commodity ticket dispensing device 15a, the second inventory information which is the inventory information of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S remaining in the reference storage 13 and the commodity ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b, including the ticket numbers, denominations, and quantities. This second inventory information is the inventory information of the commodity tickets S that are "replenished" with respect to the replenishment process and "not dispensed" with respect to the dispensing process. In other words, the management data of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S dispensed in the dispensing process is reduced from the management data of the commodity tickets S in the reference storage 13 and the commodity ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b each time the dispensing process is performed.

[0134] That is, the management device control unit 134 of the management device main body 16 updates the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 based on the sales information of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S sold after being dispensed from the commodity ticket dispensing device 15a, and transmits update information regarding the update to the cashier 11. The management device control unit 134 updates the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 each time the sales information of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S is input, and transmits update information regarding the update to the cashier 11. Also, the cashier control unit 53 updates the second inventory information in the cashier storage unit 54 based on the update information received from the management device main body 16. The cashier control unit 53 updates the second inventory information in the cashier storage unit 54 each time it receives update information from the management device main body 16. In this way, the management device main body 16 and the cashier 11 perform inventory linking for the 1000-yen commodity tickets S for sales. As a result, if an inventory confirmation operation for the 1000-yen commodity tickets S is performed on the cashier input unit 52 of the cashier 11, the cashier control unit 53 can read out the inventory of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S of the commodity ticket management device 14 at that point in time from the cashier storage unit 54 and display it on the cashier display unit 51. Therefore, both the cashier 11 and the commodity ticket management device 14 can display the second inventory information of the 1000-yen commodity tickets S of the commodity ticket management device 14 at the point in time when the inventory confirmation is performed.

[0135] Also, when a predetermined merchandise voucher payout operation including an input for designating a voucher type as a 500-yen merchandise voucher S and an input for the payout quantity is performed on the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16, the management device control unit 134 outputs a payout instruction signal for a predetermined number of vouchers corresponding to this merchandise voucher payout operation to the merchandise voucher payout device 15b. Then, the payout device control unit 124b of the merchandise voucher payout device 15b activates the counting and dispensing unit 122b, and sequentially dispenses the 500-yen merchandise vouchers S set in the storage unit 121b one by one from the bottom to the payout port 123b. When the dispensing operation of the predetermined number of 500-yen merchandise vouchers S included in the payout instruction signal to the payout port 123b is normally completed, the counting and dispensing unit 122b is stopped. As a result, the loose vouchers S(b) of the 500-yen vouchers are accumulated in order from the merchandise voucher S with the smallest voucher number, and are dispensed to the payout port 123b by the number of vouchers to be paid out. At the same time, the payout device control unit 124b outputs a signal including the fact that the payout process of the 500-yen vouchers this time has been normally completed to the management device main body 16.

[0136] Then, the management device control unit 134 causes the operation display unit 131 to display the number of loose vouchers S(b) of the 500-yen vouchers paid out this time and the voucher numbers, and also causes the operation display unit 131 to display a guide for taking out the merchandise vouchers S from the payout port 123b. Then, the store clerk takes out the merchandise vouchers S at the payout port 123b according to this guide. Then, the store clerk visually checks the matching of the voucher numbers of the taken-out merchandise vouchers S with the voucher numbers of the merchandise vouchers S guided on the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16, and if there are no defects such as stains, folds, or tears on the merchandise vouchers S, the operation is to hand over the merchandise vouchers S to the customer for sale.

[0137] Also, as described above, when a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the current 500-yen bill has been completed normally is output from the dispenser control unit 124b, the management device control unit 134 rewrites the information regarding the dispensing process in the management data of the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current 500-yen bill dispensing process from "undispensed" to "dispensed" in the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 and stores it. The management device control unit 134 stores the management data updated by the dispensing process in the management device storage unit 135 each time the dispensing process is performed. The merchandise voucher management device 14 is configured such that, through an input operation on the operation display unit 131, the management device control unit 134 reads out the current stock of the 500-yen merchandise voucher S of the merchandise voucher management device 14 from the management device storage unit 135 and displays it on the operation display unit 131.

[0138] Also, as described above, when a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the current 500-yen bill has been completed normally is output from the dispenser control unit 124b, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current 500-yen bill dispensing process to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 rewrites the information regarding the dispensing process in the management data of the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current 500-yen bill dispensing process from "undispensed" to "dispensed" in the management data stored in the cash register storage unit 54 and stores it. The management device control unit 134 transmits the management data updated by the dispensing process to the cash register 11 each time the dispensing process is performed, and the cash register control unit 53 updates the management data in the cash register storage unit 54 each time it receives the management data updated by the dispensing process. The cash register 11 is configured such that, through an input operation on the cash register input unit 52, the cash register control unit 53 reads out the current stock of the 500-yen merchandise voucher S of the merchandise voucher management device 14 from the cash register storage unit 54 and displays it on the cash register display unit 51.

[0139] The management device storage unit 135 and the cashier storage unit 54 update and store the second inventory information, which is the inventory information including the coupon number, currency type, and number of sheets of the 500-yen commodity coupons S remaining in the reference storage 13 and the commodity coupon dispensing devices 15a and 15b after the dispensing process by the commodity coupon dispensing device 15b, each time the dispensing process is performed. This second inventory information is the inventory information of the 500-yen commodity coupons S that are "replenished" with respect to the replenishment process and "not dispensed" with respect to the dispensing process. In other words, the management data of the 500-yen commodity coupons S dispensed in the dispensing process is reduced from the management data of the commodity coupons S in the reference storage 13 and the commodity coupon dispensing devices 15a and 15b each time the dispensing process is performed.

[0140] That is, the management device control unit 134 updates the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 based on the sales information of the 500-yen commodity coupons S sold after being dispensed from the commodity coupon dispensing device 15b, and transmits update information regarding the update to the cashier 11. The management device control unit 134 updates the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 each time the sales information of the 500-yen commodity coupons S is input, and transmits update information regarding the update to the cashier 11. Also, the cashier control unit 53 updates the second inventory information in the cashier storage unit 54 based on the update information received from the management device main body 16. The cashier control unit 53 updates the second inventory information in the cashier storage unit 54 each time it receives update information from the management device main body 16. As a result, if an inventory confirmation operation of the 500-yen commodity coupons S is performed on the cashier input unit 52 of the cashier 11, the cashier control unit 53 can read out the inventory of the 500-yen commodity coupons S of the commodity coupon management device 14 at that point in time from the cashier storage unit 54 and display it on the cashier display unit 51. Therefore, it becomes possible to display the second inventory information of the 500-yen commodity coupons S of the commodity coupon management device 14 at the point in time when the inventory confirmation is performed on both the cashier 11 and the commodity coupon management device 14.

[0141] After business hours, all the gift certificates S in the gift certificate sales area SF1, including those set in the gift certificate dispensers 15a and 15b, are retrieved and stored in the retrieval storage vault 13, and then directly stored in the storage area 82 of the large safe 12. When the retrieval storage vault 13 is taken out from the storage area 82 of the large safe 12, it is transported to the gift certificate sales area SF1 as it is or after appropriate replenishment processing. At this time, the number of editions and serial numbers of the gift certificates S that can be dispensed among the gift certificates S in the retrieval storage vault 13 are stored in the cashier memory unit 54 and the management device memory unit 135 as management data that is "replenished" for replenishment processing and "not dispensed" for dispensing processing.

[0142] Specifically, the store clerk selects the "Gift Certificate Dispensing" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16 as a dispensing processing operation. Then, the management device control unit 134 sets the operation display unit 131 to the gift certificate dispensing screen 251 as shown in FIG. 11 and performs the gift certificate dispensing process.

[0143] This gift certificate dispensing screen 251 includes a selection tab 252 for 1000-yen gift certificates S and a selection tab 253 for 500-yen gift certificates S. The gift certificate dispensing screen 251 also includes a selection tab 255 for machine dispensing and a selection tab 256 for manual dispensing.

[0144] For example, FIG. 11 shows the gift certificate dispensing screen 251 in a state where the selection tab 252 for 1000-yen gift certificates S is pressed and selected, and the selection tab 255 for machine dispensing is pressed and selected. This gift certificate dispensing screen 251 includes a "Number of Sheets" input value display column 261 that displays the input value of the number of sheets of the gift certificate S to be dispensed, a "Number per Sheet" input value display column 262 that displays the input value of the number of sheets to be dispensed per sheet, a "Amount" display column 263 that displays the amount to be dispensed per sheet, and a "Total Amount" display column 264 that displays the total amount of the dispensed number of sheets.

[0145] Also, at this time, the gift ticket payout screen 251 includes a "first ticket number" display column 267 that displays the smallest ticket number among the gift tickets S to be paid out in the management data that is "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not yet paid out" regarding the payout process, a "last ticket number" display column 268 that displays the largest ticket number among the gift tickets S to be paid out in the same management data, an input operation unit 271 where input operations are performed on the "number of portions" input value display column 261 and the "number of sheets" input value display column 262, an "end" button 272, an "exclude" button 273, a "cancel" button 274, a "replenish" button 275, and a "payout" button 276.

[0146] The input operation unit 271 includes a numeric keypad 281 that is operated when inputting numbers, a numeric display column 282 that displays the numbers input by the numeric keypad 281, a "CE" button 283 that is operated when erasing the numbers input by the numeric keypad 281, a "number of portions" button 285 that is pressed when inputting the number of portions, and a "number of sheets" button 286 that is pressed when inputting the number of sheets to be paid out per portion. Here, only when the selection tab 252 for the 1000-yen gift ticket S is pressed and mechanical payout is selected, the "number of portions" input value display column 261 and the "number of portions" button 285 for the number of portions are displayed.

[0147] Specifically, for example, when paying out 30 1000-yen gift tickets S in 3 portions of 10 each at the gift ticket payout screen 251, as shown in FIG. 11, the store clerk presses and selects the selection tab 252 for the 1000-yen gift ticket S and also presses and selects the selection tab 255 for mechanical payout.

[0148] Then, the store clerk inputs the number of servings using the input operation unit 271. That is, the store clerk operates the numeric keypad 281 of the input operation unit 271 to input the number of servings, and while checking the display in the numeric display column 282 of the input number of servings, presses the "Number of Servings" button 285. Then, the management device control unit 134 causes the "Number of Servings" input value display column 261 that displays the number of servings to display the input number of servings. FIG. 11 shows a state where "3" is input as the number of servings and is displayed in the "Number of Servings" input value display column 261.

[0149] Also, the store clerk inputs the number of dispensed sheets per serving using the input operation unit 271. That is, the store clerk operates the numeric keypad 281 of the input operation unit 271 to input the number of dispensed sheets per serving, and while checking the display in the numeric display column 282 of the input number of dispensed sheets per serving, presses the "Number of Sheets" button 286. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the management device control unit 134 causes the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 262 that displays the number of dispensed sheets per serving to display the input number of dispensed sheets per serving. FIG. 11 shows a case where "10" is input as the number of dispensed sheets per serving and is displayed in the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 262.

[0150] In this way, when the number of servings and the number of dispensed sheets per serving are input, the management device control unit 134 automatically calculates the amount per serving from the input values and displays it in the "Amount" display column 263, and also automatically calculates the total amount for all servings from the input values and displays it in the "Total Amount" display column 264. In FIG. 11, the amount per serving is 10,000 yen for 1000 yen × 10 sheets, which is displayed in the "Amount" display column 263, and the total amount for all servings is 30,000 yen for 1000 yen × 30 sheets, which is displayed in the "Total Amount" display column 264.

[0151] At the same time, the management device control unit 134 reads the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 of the management device main body 16 as management data including that it is "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not dispensed" regarding the dispensing process, and among them, it searches for the smallest ticket number from the group of ticket numbers of the loose tickets S(b) which is the number of odd lots (that is, less than 200 sheets) not in the state of the ticket bundle S(a) in the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S. Taking FIG. 11 as an example, the searched and identified ticket number is "30000501", and the management device control unit 134 causes the said ticket number to be displayed in the "first ticket number" display column 267.

[0152] At the same time as this, the management device control unit 134, among the same management data, starting from the smallest ticket number in the group of ticket numbers of the loose tickets S(b) not in the state of the ticket bundle S(a) in the 1000-yen merchandise voucher S as the first one, counts them in order, and searches for the 30th smallest ticket number which is the total number of 30 sheets for 3 outlets of 10 sheets which is the number of dispensed sheets. Taking FIG. 11 as an example, the searched and identified ticket number is 30000501 + 30 - 1 = "30000530", and the management device control unit 134 causes the said ticket number to be displayed in the "last ticket number" display column 268.

[0153] As described above, when a dispensing operation for odd lots of the merchandise voucher S is performed by the operation display unit 131, both the smallest ticket number of the loose tickets S(b) managed by the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, and the ticket number obtained by adding the odd lot number to this smallest ticket number and subtracting 1 are displayed on the operation display unit 131.

[0154] Here, a case where there are no missing ticket numbers in the ticket numbers from "30000501" to "30000530" is exemplified. In this case, by adding 30 to the first searched ticket number "30000501" and subtracting 1, that is, by adding 29, the last ticket number "30000530" is obtained.

[0155] Here, if, for example, there is one missing coupon number, such as coupon number "30000502", among the coupon numbers from "30000501" to "30000530", the coupon numbers will shift by that amount, and the "last coupon number" will be "30000531" and will be displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 268. Also, if there are two missing coupon numbers, for example, coupon numbers "30000510" and "30000511", the coupon numbers will shift by these amounts, and the "last coupon number" will be "30000532" and will be displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 268.

[0156] And in this state, when the "dispense" button 276 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 displays a confirmation screen as a pop-up screen on the merchandise coupon dispensing screen 251 that has been displayed until then. When the "confirm" button on this confirmation screen is pressed, a dispensing instruction signal including 30 sheets, which is the total number of dispensed merchandise coupons S, is output to the merchandise coupon dispensing device 15a.

[0157] Then, the dispensing device control unit 124a of the merchandise coupon dispensing device 15a activates the counting and feeding unit 122a to sequentially feed out the merchandise coupons S set in the storage unit 121a one by one from the bottom to the dispensing outlet 123a. When the feeding operation of the 1000-yen merchandise coupons S for the predetermined number of dispensed sheets included in the dispensing instruction signal is normally completed, the counting and feeding unit 122a is stopped. As a result, the loose-leaf coupons S(b) of the 1000-yen merchandise coupons S will be dispensed from the merchandise coupon S with the smallest coupon number in numerical order, and 30 sheets, which is the number of dispensed sheets, will be dispensed to the dispensing outlet 123a. At the same time, the dispensing device control unit 124a outputs a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the 1000-yen merchandise coupons S this time has been normally completed to the management device main body 16.

[0158] Then, the management device control unit 134 causes the operation display unit 131 to display the number of split coupons S(b) of the 1,000-yen gift certificate S paid out in the current payout process and the coupon numbers, and causes the operation display unit 131 to display a guide for taking out the gift certificate S from the payout port 123a of the gift certificate S. Then, the store clerk takes out the gift certificate S at the payout port 123a of the gift certificate payout device 15a according to this guide. At this time, on the operation display unit 131, a gift certificate payout screen 251 in a state where the above numerical values are respectively displayed in the "number of portions" input value display column 261, "number of sheets" input value display column 262, "amount" display column 263, "total amount" display column 264, "first coupon number" display column 267, and "last coupon number" display column 268 is displayed.

[0159] Therefore, the store clerk visually checks the collation match between the minimum coupon number of the 1,000-yen gift certificate S taken out from the payout port 123a of the gift certificate payout device 15a and the coupon number displayed in the "first coupon number" display column 267 of the operation display unit 131, and visually checks the collation match between the maximum coupon number of the 1,000-yen gift certificate S taken out from the payout port 123a and the coupon number displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 268 of the operation display unit 131. Furthermore, if there are no defects such as dirt, folds, or tears in the 1,000-yen gift certificate S taken out from the payout port 123a, the 1,000-yen gift certificate S is handed over to the customer for sale.

[0160] Also, as described above, when a signal indicating that the payout process of the current 1,000-yen gift certificate S has been completed normally is output from the payout device control unit 124a, the management device control unit 134 writes the information regarding the payout process as "paid out" in the management data of the gift certificate S paid out in the current payout process among the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135, which includes that it is "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not paid out" regarding the payout process, and adds and stores the transaction number corresponding to the current payout process and the date and time information when the current payout process is completed.

[0161] Further, as described above, when a signal indicating that the dispensing process of the current 1,000-yen merchandise voucher S has been completed normally is output from the dispensing device control unit 124a, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current dispensing process to the dispenser control unit 53 of the cash dispenser 11. Then, the dispenser control unit 53 rewrites the information regarding the dispensing process to the information indicating that it has been "dispensed" in the management data of the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current dispensing process among the management data stored in the dispenser storage unit 54, which indicates "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not dispensed" regarding the dispensing process, and stores it after adding the transaction number corresponding to the current dispensing process and the date and time information when the current dispensing process was completed.

[0162] As a result, the management device storage unit 135 and the dispenser storage unit 54 will store the second inventory information, which is the inventory information of the merchandise vouchers S remaining in the storage vault 13 and the merchandise voucher dispensing devices 15a and 15b after the dispensing process by the merchandise voucher dispensing device 15a, each time a dispensing process is performed. Thus, if an inventory confirmation operation of the merchandise voucher S is performed on the dispenser input unit 52 of the cash dispenser 11, the dispenser control unit 53 can read the inventory of the merchandise voucher S of the merchandise voucher management device 14 at that time from the dispenser storage unit 54 and display it on the dispenser display unit 51.

[0163] As described above, when performing the dispensing process, when a store clerk inputs necessary items into the operation display unit 131, the management device control unit 134 automatically displays the first voucher number and the last voucher number to be dispensed on the operation display unit 131. Therefore, as a check before the store clerk hands over the merchandise voucher S to the customer, the store clerk can visually check the voucher number attached to the merchandise voucher S and compare it with the voucher number displayed on the operation display unit 131.

[0164] After that, when the "End" button 272 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 prints on paper the management data rewritten to indicate that it has been "dispensed" regarding the dispensing process in the current dispensing process by the printer 133, that is, the information regarding the merchandise voucher S dispensed in the current dispensing process.

[0165] Also, for example, FIG. 12 shows a merchandise voucher payout screen 291 in a state where the selection tab 253 for the 500-yen merchandise voucher S is pressed and selected, and the selection tab 256 for cash payment is pressed and selected. This merchandise voucher payout screen 291 includes a "quantity" input value display column 292 that displays the input value of the number of merchandise vouchers S to be paid out, a "amount" display column 293 that displays the payout amount, and a "total amount" display column 294 that displays the total payout amount.

[0166] In addition, the merchandise voucher payout screen 291 includes a "first voucher number" input value display column 295 that displays the input value of the minimum voucher number of the merchandise vouchers S to be paid out, a "last voucher number" display column 296 that displays the maximum voucher number of the merchandise vouchers S to be paid out, an input operation unit 301 where input operations are performed on the "quantity" input value display column 292 and the "first voucher number" input value display column 295, an "end" button 302, a "delete" button 303, a "cancel" button 304, a "replenish" button 305, and a "payout" button 306.

[0167] The input operation unit 301 includes a numeric keypad 311 that is operated when inputting numbers, a numeric display column 312 that displays the numbers input by the numeric keypad 311, a "CE" button 313 that is operated when erasing the numbers input by the numeric keypad 311, a "voucher number" button 315 that is pressed when inputting the minimum voucher number of the merchandise vouchers S to be paid out, and a "quantity" button 316 that is pressed when inputting the number of payouts.

[0168] Specifically, for example, when paying out 10 pieces of the 500-yen merchandise voucher S in cash on the merchandise voucher payout screen 291, as shown in FIG. 12, the store clerk presses and selects the selection tab 253 for the 500-yen merchandise voucher S and also presses and selects the selection tab 256 for cash payment.

[0169] Then, the store clerk operates the numeric keypad section 311 of the input operation section 301 to input the number of tickets to be dispensed, and while checking the display in the numeric display column 312 of the input number of tickets to be dispensed, presses the "Number of Tickets" button 316. Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the management device control section 134 causes the input value display column 292 for the "Number of Tickets" of the number of tickets to be dispensed to display the input number of tickets to be dispensed. FIG. 12 shows a case where "10" is input as the number of tickets to be dispensed and is displayed in the input value display column 292 for the "Number of Tickets".

[0170] In this way, when the number of tickets to be dispensed is input, the management device control section 134 automatically calculates the amount from the input value and causes it to be displayed in the "Amount" display column 293 and the "Total Amount" display column 294. FIG. 12 shows a case where the amount is 5000 yen for 500 yen per ticket × 10 tickets and is displayed in the "Amount" display column 293 and the "Total Amount" display column 294.

[0171] At the same time, the management device control section 134 reads the management data stored in the management device storage section 135 of the gift ticket management device 14 as management data including that it is "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not yet dispensed" for the dispensing process, and among them, searches for the smallest ticket number from the group of ticket numbers of the loose tickets S(b) for manual payment among the 500 yen gift tickets S. Taking FIG. 12 as an example, the searched and identified ticket number is "10000401", and the management device control section 134 causes the said ticket number to be displayed in the input value display column 295 for the "First Ticket Number". As described above, for both the 1000 yen gift tickets S and the 500 yen gift tickets, the loose tickets S(b) for manual payment are stored separately in the management device storage section 135 from the loose tickets S(b) set in the gift ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b and are managed separately.

[0172] Here, the ticket number in the "First Ticket Number" input value display field 295 can also be changed and input. For example, the operator takes out 10 tickets from the loose tickets S(b) of the 500-yen commodity ticket S that are stacked and stored in the order of ticket numbers in the storage vault 13 for reference. The operator then checks the ticket number of the ticket with the smallest ticket number at the beginning against the ticket number displayed in the "First Ticket Number" input value display field 295. If they are different, the operator inputs the ticket number using the input operation unit 301.

[0173] That is, the store clerk operates the numeric keypad section 311 of the input operation unit 301 to input the ticket number of the ticket with the smallest ticket number at the beginning, and while checking the display in the numeric display field 312 of the input ticket number, presses the "Ticket Number" button 315. Then, the management device control section 134 causes the input ticket number to be displayed in the "First Ticket Number" input value display field 295 that displays the ticket number of the ticket with the smallest ticket number.

[0174] Also, the management device control section 134 reads the management data stored in the management device storage section 135 of the commodity ticket management device 14 as management data including that it is "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not yet dispensed" for the dispensing process. Among them, from the group of ticket numbers of the loose tickets S(b) in the 500-yen commodity ticket S, starting from the ticket number displayed in the "First Ticket Number" input value display field 295 as the first one, it counts in order to search for the 10th smallest ticket number, which is the number of tickets to be dispensed. Taking Figure 12 as an example, the searched and identified ticket number is 10000401 + 10 - 1 = "10000410", and the management device control section 134 causes the said ticket number to be displayed in the "Last Ticket Number" display field 296.

[0175] Here, a case where there are no missing ticket numbers among the ticket numbers from "10000401" to "10000410" is exemplified. In this case, by adding 10 to the searched first ticket number "10000401" and subtracting 1, that is, by adding 9 to the first ticket number, the last ticket number "10000410" is obtained.

[0176] Here, if there is one missing coupon number, for example, coupon number "10000405" among the coupon numbers from "10000401" to "10000410", the coupon numbers will shift by that amount and the "last coupon number" will become "10000411" and will be displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 296. Also, if there are two missing coupon numbers, for example, coupon numbers "10000405" and "10000406", the coupon numbers will shift by these amounts and the "last coupon number" will become "10000412" and will be displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 296.

[0177] And in this state, when the "dispense" button 306 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 displays a confirmation screen (not shown in detail) including a message to confirm as a pop-up screen on the product coupon dispensing screen 291 that has been displayed until then. When the "confirm" button on this confirmation screen is pressed, the operation display unit 131 displays a guide for dispensing the product coupon S.

[0178] At this time, on the operation display unit 131, the product coupon dispensing screen 291 is displayed with the above numerical values respectively displayed in the "number of sheets" input value display column 292, "amount" display column 293, "total amount" display column 294, "first coupon number" input value display column 295, and "last coupon number" display column 296. Therefore, the store clerk visually checks the match between the smallest coupon number of the loose coupons S(b) of the 500-yen product coupon S taken out from the retrieval storage 13 as described above and the coupon number displayed in the "first coupon number" input value display column 295 of the operation display unit 131, and also visually checks the match between the largest coupon number of the loose coupons S(b) of the 500-yen product coupon S taken out from the retrieval storage 13 as described above and the coupon number displayed in the "last coupon number" display column 296 of the operation display unit 131. Further, if there are no defects such as stains, folds, or tears on these product coupons S, the store clerk hands over the product coupons S to the customer for sale.

[0179] Also, as described above, when the "Confirm" button is pressed on the confirmation screen, which is a pop-up screen after the "Dispense" button 306 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 rewrites the information in the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 regarding the 500-yen gift ticket S dispensed this time to indicate that the dispensing process is "completed", and adds the transaction number corresponding to this dispensing process and the date and time information when this dispensing process was completed, and stores them. The management data includes information indicating that the replenishment process is "completed" and the dispensing process is "not dispensed".

[0180] Also, as described above, when the "Confirm" button is pressed on the confirmation screen, which is a pop-up screen after the "Dispense" button 306 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the 500-yen gift ticket S dispensed in this dispensing process to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 rewrites the information regarding the dispensing process in the management data stored in the cash register storage unit 54 regarding the 500-yen gift ticket S dispensed in this dispensing process to indicate that the dispensing process is "completed", and adds the transaction number corresponding to this dispensing process and the date and time information when this dispensing process was completed, and stores them. The management data includes information indicating that the replenishment process is "completed" and the dispensing process is "not dispensed".

[0181] As a result, the management device storage unit 135 and the cash register storage unit 54 store the second inventory information, which is the inventory information of the gift tickets S remaining in the reference storage 13 and the gift ticket dispensing devices 15a and 15b each time a manual payment is made from the reference storage 13 during mechanical payment, similar to the case of mechanical payment. If an inventory confirmation operation of the gift ticket S is performed on both the cash register 11 and the gift ticket management device 14, the inventory of the gift ticket S in the gift ticket management device 14 at that point in time can be displayed.

[0182] As described above, when performing the payout process, when the store clerk inputs the necessary items into the operation display unit 131, the management device control unit 134 obtains the first ticket number to the last ticket number to be paid out and displays it on the operation display unit 131. Therefore, as a check before the store clerk hands the merchandise ticket S to the customer, the store clerk can visually compare the ticket number attached to the merchandise ticket S with the ticket number displayed on the operation display unit 131.

[0183] As described above, after the "Confirm" button is pressed on the confirmation screen, which is a pop-up screen after the "Payout" button 306 is pressed, when the "End" button 302 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 uses the printer 133 to print on paper the management data rewritten to indicate that the payout process for this time has been "completed" with respect to the payout process, that is, the information regarding the merchandise ticket S paid out in this payout process.

[0184] Of course, it is also possible to directly payout the merchandise ticket S in the state of the ticket bundle S(a) (200 sheets). As an example, in the case of the operation of manually paying out 200 sheets of the 500-yen merchandise ticket S in the state of the ticket bundle S(a), as shown in FIG. 12, the store clerk presses and selects the selection tab 253 for the 500-yen merchandise ticket S and also presses and selects the selection tab 256 for manual payment. Then, the store clerk uses the input operation unit 301 to input "200" into the "Number of Sheets" input value display column 292. Then, the management device control unit 134 performs calculations and displays 100,000 yen in the "Amount" display column 293 and the "Total Amount" display column 294.

[0185] At the same time, the store clerk takes out the 500-yen merchandise voucher S in the state of voucher bundle S(a) from the citation storage vault 13 and separates it into loose vouchers S(b) in the "first voucher number" input value display column 295, and inputs the smallest voucher number among them (for example, "20000001"). Then, if there is a management data of the voucher bundle S(a) of the 500-yen merchandise voucher S stored in the management device storage unit 135, which indicates "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not yet dispensed" for the dispensing process, and the smallest voucher number is "20000001", the management device control unit 134 will automatically display the largest voucher number (for example, "20000200") of the said voucher bundle S(a) obtained in the "last voucher number" display column 296.

[0186] As described above, when a dispensing operation for a predetermined number of bundled merchandise vouchers S is performed by the operation display unit 131, and the smallest voucher number of the bundled state of the merchandise voucher S, which is "not yet dispensed" for the dispensing process and is managed by the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, is input as the first voucher number, the management device control unit 134 will display the largest voucher number of the bundled state of the said merchandise voucher S, which is managed together with the management device storage unit 135, as the last voucher number on the operation display unit 131.

[0187] On the other hand, when an incorrect voucher number (for example, "20000002"), which is not the smallest voucher number at the head of the merchandise voucher S in the state of voucher bundle S(a), is input, or when a voucher number within the group of voucher numbers of the loose vouchers S(b) that do not meet the state of voucher bundle S(a) is input, the management device control unit 134 will collate with the management data of the voucher bundle S(a) of the 500-yen merchandise voucher S, which indicates "replenished" for the replenishment process and "not yet dispensed" for the dispensing process, recognize the inconsistency due to the incorrect operation, and display an alarm message on the operation display unit 131 saying "An incorrect voucher number has been input. Please input the smallest voucher number at the head of the merchandise voucher S in the state of voucher bundle S(a).".

[0188] Similar to the above-described "warehousing process" and "replenishment process", in the case of the "dispensing process" as well, it is possible to cancel the dispensing process that was operated immediately before. In that case, for example, on the voucher dispensing screen 251 where the selection tab 252 for 1000-yen vouchers shown in Fig. 11 is selected, when the "Cancel" button 274 is pressed, as shown in Fig. 13, the management device control unit 134 switches the display on the operation display unit 131 to a cancellation confirmation screen 321 that displays information on the immediately previous dispensing process.

[0189] This cancellation confirmation screen 321 has a "Transaction Number" display column 322 that displays the transaction number of the immediately previous dispensing process, a "Number of Times" display column 323 that displays the number of times of dispensing in the immediately previous dispensing process, a "Number of Sheets per Time" display column 324 that displays the number of dispensed sheets per time in the immediately previous dispensing process, a "Amount per Time" display column 325 that displays the amount of money dispensed per time in the immediately previous dispensing process, a "Total Amount" display column 326 that displays the total amount of the total number of times of dispensing in the immediately previous dispensing process, a "First Voucher Number" display column 327 that displays the smallest voucher number of the vouchers S dispensed in the immediately previous dispensing process, and a "Last Voucher Number" display column 328 that displays the largest voucher number of the vouchers S dispensed in the immediately previous dispensing process.

[0190] Also, the cancellation confirmation screen 321 has a "Cancel" button 331 and a "Return" button 332. When the "Cancel" button 331 on the cancellation confirmation screen 321 is pressed, the management device control unit 134 executes a dispensing cancellation process, changes the information on the dispensing process of the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 and the cashier storage unit 54 when the immediately previous dispensing process was performed from "Dispensed" to "Not Dispensed", deletes the transaction number and the date and time information of the dispensing process, and prints these information on paper by the printer 133. If the dispensing cancellation process is not executed, the store clerk presses the "Return" button 332 on the cancellation confirmation screen 321. Then, the management device control unit 134 returns the display on the operation display unit 131 to the voucher dispensing screen 251 without changing the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135 and the cashier storage unit 54.

[0191] [Advance Payment Processing] The above-mentioned payment processing is basically a case where a customer who comes to the store places an order and the store immediately processes the issuance of product voucher S and sells it to the customer. However, this is not the only case. There are also cases where a customer applies for a reservation to purchase product voucher S by phone or other means and comes to make the purchase on or after the next day. In this case, if the payment processing is carried out through the normal "Product Voucher Issuance" menu, there may be an inconvenience that the sales amount of product voucher S not sold on the same day will be counted in the daily sales summary data. Therefore, in response to this, a "Product Voucher Advance Payment Issuance" menu is provided. For example, the product voucher advance payment issuance screen 251A for processing the advance payment issuance of product voucher S is as shown in FIG. 14 with respect to the product voucher issuance screen 251 in FIG. 11 when issuing product voucher S, and the product voucher advance payment issuance screen 291A for processing the advance payment issuance of product voucher S is as shown in FIG. 15 with respect to the product voucher issuance screen 291 in FIG. 12 when issuing product voucher S.

[0192] That is, as can be seen by comparing FIG. 11 with FIG. 14, or FIG. 12 with FIG. 15, only the name display on the menu screen differs between "Voucher Payout" and "Reserved Voucher Payout". In the reserved payout process, the content of the reserved payout operation of the voucher S includes the input of the payout quantity for each voucher type. The reserved payout process will perform the payout of the voucher S in the same manner as the content of the payout process of the above-described voucher S. However, the voucher S paid out in the reserved payout process is still at the stage of the purchase reservation application and no sales have been made yet. For this reason, the management device control unit 134 sets the information regarding the payout process in the management data of the voucher S paid out in the reserved payout process as "reserved payout completed" instead of "payout completed", and stores it in the management device storage unit 135. That is, the management device control unit 134 rewrites the information regarding the payout process in the management data of the voucher S paid out in this reserved payout process from "not paid out" to "reserved payout completed" in the management data stored in the management device storage unit 135, which includes that it is "refilled" regarding the replenishment process and "not paid out" regarding the payout process, and adds the transaction number corresponding to this reserved payout process and the date and time information when this reserved payout process is completed for storage.

[0193] In addition, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the voucher S paid out in this reserved payout process to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 rewrites the information regarding the payout process in the management data of the voucher S paid out in this reserved payout process from "not paid out" to "reserved payout completed" in the management data stored in the cash register storage unit 54, which includes that it is "refilled" regarding the replenishment process and "not paid out" regarding the payout process, and adds the transaction number corresponding to this reserved payout process and the date and time information when this reserved payout process is completed for storage.

[0194] In addition to inputting the payout quantity for each ticket type, the management device control unit 134 causes the reservation acceptance number or the name of the person making the reservation to be input, and further causes the receipt date to be input and stored in the management device storage unit 135 and the cash register storage unit 54.

[0195] As a result, the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 will store the third inventory information regarding the commodity tickets S for advance sales, which is the inventory information of the management data of the commodity tickets S paid out by the commodity ticket management device 14 in this reservation payout process. This third inventory information is the inventory information of the commodity tickets S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "replenished", and the information regarding the payout process is "reserved payout completed".

[0196] Also, the management data of the commodity tickets S that have become the third inventory information is deleted from the second inventory information regarding the commodity tickets S that are "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "not paid out" regarding the payout process. In other words, the management data of the commodity tickets S paid out in the reservation payout process is reduced from the management data of the commodity tickets S in the retrieval storage 13 and the commodity ticket payout devices 15a, 15b each time a payout process is performed. Therefore, the management device control unit 134 and the cash register control unit 53 update the second inventory information in the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 based on the information regarding the commodity tickets S for advance sales.

[0197] As a result, both the cash register 11 and the commodity ticket management device 14 can display the second inventory information of the unpaid commodity tickets S of the commodity ticket management device 14 and the third inventory information of the reserved payout commodity tickets S at the time of checking the inventory.

[0198] The cash register 11 manages the inventory of the currency stored inside the machine (quantity by currency type). Furthermore, as off-cash items other than the cash in the inventory aggregation, three inventory classifications of the merchandise vouchers S for sale are pre-assigned. In the cash register storage unit 54 of the cash register 11, the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for sale stored in the currency and voucher vault 81 included in the first inventory information, the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for sale stored on the merchandise voucher management device 14 side included in the second inventory information, and the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for reserved sales included in the third inventory information are stored.

[0199] Similarly, in the management device storage unit 135 of the merchandise voucher management device 14, three inventory classifications of the merchandise vouchers S for sale are assigned. In the management device storage unit 135 of the merchandise voucher management device 14, the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for sale stored in the currency and voucher vault 81 included in the first inventory information, the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for sale stored on the merchandise voucher management device 14 side included in the second inventory information, and the quantities of the 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S and 500-yen merchandise vouchers S for reserved sales included in the third inventory information are stored.

[0200] Note that in the management device storage unit 135 of the merchandise voucher management device 14, it is not necessary to store the first inventory information. That is, among the first inventory information, the second inventory information, and the third inventory information, it is sufficient that at least the second inventory information and the third inventory information are stored in cooperation between the cash register storage unit 54 of the cash register 11 and the management device storage unit 135 of the merchandise voucher management device 14.

[0201] Regarding the management data of "already paid out by reservation" for this payout process, in the aggregation process described later, the data will not be counted in the daily sales aggregation. Instead, in the storage unit 135 of the management device, the data will be counted and stored in a reservation aggregation that is independent of the sales aggregation. Also, the control unit 134 of the management device will send this management data of "already paid out by reservation" to the cash dispenser control unit 53. The cash dispenser control unit 53 that receives this management data will count and store this management data in the cash dispenser storage unit 54 in a reservation aggregation that is independent of the sales aggregation.

[0202] In addition, the commodity vouchers S that have been paid out in the reservation payout process are stored in a predetermined case so as to be distinguishable from the normal inventory, and are stored in the retrieval storage 13 until the customer visits the store. In this way, since the payout data of the commodity vouchers S in the reservation payout process is not counted in the sales aggregation but is counted in the reservation aggregation in the storage unit 135 of the management device and the cash dispenser storage unit 54, it is possible not to count the payout data of the commodity vouchers S in the reservation payout process where no sales have been made in the sales aggregation. However, the commodity vouchers S that have been paid out in the reservation payout process are separated in inventory from other non-paid-out commodity vouchers S in the retrieval storage 13.

[0203] [Reservation sales process] After the reservation payout process, when the customer who has applied for the purchase reservation of the aforementioned commodity voucher S visits the store and requests to purchase the reserved commodity voucher S, the store clerk selects the "reservation sales" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16. Then, the control unit 134 of the management device starts the reservation sales process and displays on the operation display unit 131 a list of commodity voucher data corresponding to the reservation acceptance number for the customer who has received the purchase reservation application or for each customer name, and the total of these, which is the total of the commodity voucher data.

[0204] Subsequently, when the store clerk selects the product voucher data of the reservation acceptance number or the customer's name corresponding to the customer who has visited the store from the operation display unit 131 and further presses the sales button on the operation display unit 131, the management device control unit 134 deletes the management data of the selected product voucher S from the "Reservation Sales" screen, and subtracts the corresponding product voucher data from the total product voucher data and displays it. Then, instead, the selected product voucher data is counted in the "Sales Aggregation" for the day of the sale in the management device storage unit 135 and the cash register storage unit 54. That is, when the data of the product voucher S to be sold from the reservation sales is selected, the data of the selected product voucher S to be sold is switched from the "Reservation Aggregation" to the "Sales Aggregation" described later. As a result, the payout data of the product voucher S with increased sales can be switched from the "Reservation Aggregation" to the "Sales Aggregation" in the management device storage unit 135 and the cash register storage unit 54.

[0205] When the sales button on the operation display unit 131 is pressed as described above, the management device control unit 134, among the management data of the product voucher S that is "replenished" for the replenishment process and "reserved payout completed" for the payout process stored in the management device storage unit 135, regarding the management data of the product voucher S with reserved payout completed to be sold in this reservation sales process, rewrites the information regarding the payout process from "reserved payout completed" to "payout completed", and adds and stores the transaction number corresponding to this reservation sales process and the date and time information when this sales process is completed. In other words, the management data of the product voucher S sold in the reservation sales process is reduced each time from the management data of the product voucher S in the "reserved payout completed" in the storage warehouse 13 for transactions for each reservation sales process.

[0206] In addition, when the sales button on the operation display unit 131 is pressed as described above, the management device control unit 134 outputs the management data of the commodity vouchers S sold in the current reservation sales process to the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 rewrites the information regarding the dispensing process from "reserved dispensing completed" to "dispensed completed" for the management data of the commodity vouchers S that are "replenished" regarding the replenishment process and "reserved dispensed completed" regarding the dispensing process and are stored in the cash register storage unit 54, and stores the transaction number corresponding to the current reservation sales process and the date and time information when the current sales process is completed.

[0207] Subsequently, the store clerk will hand over to the customer in exchange for the price the commodity vouchers stored in a predetermined case corresponding to the reservation acceptance number or the customer's name for sale. In the reservation sales process, the management data of the commodity vouchers S for which the information regarding the dispensing process has become "dispensed completed" is switched from "reservation total" to "sales total" in the management device storage unit 135 and the cash register storage unit 54.

[0208] [Exclusion process] During the dispensing process and the reserved dispensing process, especially in the case of mechanical dispensing, if it is a 1000-yen commodity voucher S, the commodity voucher dispensing device 15a will separate one by one from the storage unit 121a and feed it out to the dispensing outlet 123a, and if it is a 500-yen commodity voucher S, the commodity voucher dispensing device 15b will separate one by one from the storage unit 121b and feed it out to the dispensing outlet 123b. However, during the operation, it is also rarely possible that problems such as capture abnormalities or feeding abnormalities occur, resulting in dirt adhering to the commodity vouchers S or defects such as folding or tearing.

[0209] In such a case, a store clerk presses the "Exclude" button 273 on, for example, the gift certificate payout screen 251 and the gift certificate reservation payout screen 251A, or presses the "Exclude" button 303 on the gift certificate payout screen 291 and the gift certificate reservation payout screen 291A. Then, as shown in FIG. 16, the management device control unit 134 causes the operation display unit 131 to display an exclusion screen 341. The exclusion screen 341 includes a selection tab 342 for 1000 yen gift certificates S and a selection tab 343 for 500 yen gift certificates S.

[0210] FIG. 16 shows the exclusion screen 341 in a state where the selection tab 343 for 500 yen gift certificates S has been pressed and selected. This exclusion screen 341 has a list display unit 345 that displays the information of the 500 yen gift certificates S as a list including information related to replenishment processing and information related to payout processing based on management data including information related to payout processing.

[0211] The list display unit 345 displays a version number display column 351 that displays the version number of the gift certificate S, a certificate number display column 352 that displays the certificate number of the gift certificate S, and a status display column 353 that displays information related to the payout processing of the gift certificate S as a column display 355 in the same row. In the list display unit 345, such column displays 355 are arranged and displayed in ascending order of the version number for each gift certificate S, and in ascending order of the certificate number when the version numbers are the same. The exclusion screen 341 includes a "Return" button 361 and an "Exclude" button 362.

[0212] Here, in the status display column 353 of the list display unit 345, as information related to the payout processing, when the gift certificate S has been paid out, "Paid" indicating that it has been paid out and the payout date and time are displayed. The status display column 353 of the column display 355 of the gift certificate S that has not been paid out is left blank.

[0213] When the management device control unit 134 determines that the commodity voucher S has been paid out, it visually and clearly differentiates the column display 355 in such a case, including the display in such a status display column 353, from the column display 355 in the basic display pattern where the commodity voucher S has not been paid out, as a paid-out display pattern (refer to the hatched part in FIG. 16). For example, in the basic display pattern of the column display 355, the status display column 353 is left blank, the background is white, and the text is black. Also, in the paid-out display pattern of the column display 355, the status display column 353 displays that the commodity voucher S has been "paid out" and the payout date and time. For example, the background is gray and the text is black.

[0214] Further, when the column display 355 in the basic display pattern is pressed for the selection of the object to be excluded from the reference storage 13, the management device control unit 134 will display the text "Exclude" indicating exclusion in the status display column 353 of the column display 355 as information regarding the exclusion process.

[0215] The management device control unit 134 visually and clearly differentiates the pressed and selected column display 355, including the display in such a status display column 353, from the basic display pattern and the paid-out display pattern as a selected display pattern (refer to the shaded part in FIG. 16). In the selected display pattern of the column display 355, for example, the text "Exclude" is displayed in red in the status display column 353, the background is green, and the other text is black. In other words, the selected display pattern has a more prominent cursor display than the other basic display patterns and the paid-out display pattern.

[0216] Here, when the selected column display 355 in such a state is pressed again, the management device control unit 134 cancels the selection of this column display 355 and returns the column display 355 to the basic display pattern for those that have not been "paid out" regarding the payout process and to the paid-out display pattern for those that have been "paid out". That is, the selection of the commodity voucher S to be excluded can be changed.

[0217] In addition, when excluding multiple gift vouchers S in the same exclusion process, the store clerk presses the plurality of column displays 355 to be selected. Then, the management device control unit 134 sets all the pressed column displays 355 to the selected state and sets these column displays 355 to the selected display pattern.

[0218] Here, even when the selection tab 342 for the 1000-yen gift voucher S is pressed and selected on the exclusion screen 341, similarly, based on the management data including information regarding the payout process for the 1000-yen gift voucher S, the exclusion screen 341 includes a list display unit that lists and displays the information of the 1000-yen gift voucher S together with the information of the payout process, a "Return" button, and an "Exclude" button.

[0219] Specifically, for example, when excluding the 500-yen gift voucher S, first, as shown in FIG. 16, the store clerk presses and selects the selection tab 343 for the 500-yen gift voucher S on the exclusion screen 341, and then presses and selects the column display 355 of the 500-yen gift voucher S to be deleted. Then, the management device control unit 134 displays the text "Exclude" in the status display column 353 of the pressed column display 355 and displays this column display 355 in the selected display pattern. FIG. 16 shows a state where the gift voucher S with the edition number "1234567" and the voucher number "10000355" is selected by pressing for the exclusion process.

[0220] Next, the store clerk will press the "Exclude" button 362. By this operation, the management device control unit 134 adds the exclusion date and time when the "Exclude" button 362 was pressed and the information indicating that the exclusion process has been completed to the management data of the merchandise ticket S with this version number and ticket number stored in the management device storage unit 135, and stores it. At the same time, the management device control unit 134 transmits the data of the exclusion process to the cash register control unit 53. Then, the cash register control unit 53 adds the exclusion date and time when the "Exclude" button 362 was pressed and the information indicating that the exclusion process has been completed to the management data of the merchandise ticket S with this version number and ticket number stored in the cash register storage unit 54, and stores it. In addition, the management device control unit 134 prints the management data including these exclusion date and time and the fact that the exclusion process has been completed on paper by the printer 133.

[0221] Here, the management device control unit 134 and the cash register control unit 53 handle the management data with the information indicating that the exclusion process has been completed as the management data with the information indicating that it has been "paid out" in the above-described payout process. In other words, the management data with the information indicating that the exclusion process has been completed is excluded from the payout targets.

[0222] When the "Exclude" button 362 is pressed in this way on the exclusion screen 341, the management device control unit 134 displays the one that was displayed immediately before among the merchandise ticket payout screens 251, 291 and the merchandise ticket reserved payout screens 251A, 291A. Then, the store clerk performs a payout process or a reserved payout process for the number of merchandise tickets S that compensate for the excluded merchandise ticket S.

[0223] Note that when the "Return" button 361 instead of the "Exclude" button 362 is pressed on the same exclusion screen 341, the management device control unit 134 returns the operation display unit 131 to the one that was displayed immediately before among the merchandise ticket payout screens 251, 291 and the merchandise ticket reserved payout screens 251A, 291A without changing the management data and without printing by the printer 133.

[0224] That is, the operation display unit 131 can perform an exclusion process of excluding the coupon number of the input merchandise coupon S from the payout target.

[0225] As described above, the money voucher management system 10 has the teller control unit 53 and the teller storage unit 54, and the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, which simultaneously and in parallel perform the warehousing management of the merchandise coupon S in the money voucher storage 81 by the warehousing process, and simultaneously and in parallel perform the management of the merchandise coupon S shipped from the money voucher storage 81 by the replenishment process, and simultaneously and in parallel perform the management of the merchandise coupon S replenished to the reference storage 13 by the replenishment process. Also, the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, and the teller control unit 53 and the teller storage unit 54, simultaneously and in parallel perform the payout management of the merchandise coupon S paid out from the reference storage 13 by the payout process. Therefore, the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, and the teller control unit 53 and the teller storage unit 54, manage the inventory of the merchandise coupon S in the money voucher management system 10 in association with the coupon number input to the operation display unit 131 or the teller input unit 52, and manage the inventory of the merchandise coupon S in the money voucher storage 81 in the large safe 12 and the inventory of the merchandise coupon S in the reference storage 13, respectively. At that time, the management device control unit 134 and the management device storage unit 135, and the teller control unit 53 and the teller storage unit 54, separately manage the inventory of the bundled vouchers S(a) in a bundled state of a predetermined number (200 sheets) in the reference storage 13 and the loose vouchers S(b) in a loose state of less than that number in the reference storage 13.

[0226] [Aggregation process ] When the business for the day ends, the administrator performs operations to confirm the sales amount of the merchandise coupon S and to confirm the inventory of the merchandise coupon S remaining at the merchandise coupon sales floor SF1. That is, first, the bill processing device 21 of the teller 11 is made to count the bills among the sales amount, and the coin processing device 22 is made to count the coins among the sales amount. Thereby, the teller 11 manages the cash portion of the sales amount of the merchandise coupon S for the day from the on-hand amount (quantity by currency type) of the currency stored in the machine.

[0227] Also, as an aggregation process operation, the administrator selects the "Aggregation" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the cash register display unit 51 of the cash register 11 using the cash register input unit 52. Then, based on the management data stored in the cash register storage unit 54, the cash register control unit 53 prints on paper by the printer 55 the "Sales Aggregation" showing the information of the commodity vouchers S sold on the day as shown in FIG. 17, the "Reservation Aggregation" showing the information of the "Already Reserved and Disbursed" commodity vouchers S remaining in the quotation storage 13 on the day as shown in FIG. 18, and the "Inventory Aggregation" showing the information of the commodity vouchers S that are "Not Disbursed" regarding the disbursement process and remaining in the quotation storage 13 on the day as shown in FIG. 19. As shown in FIG. 20, it is also possible to print on a single piece of paper by the printer 55 the "Inventory Aggregation" showing the information of the "Not Disbursed" commodity vouchers S remaining in the quotation storage 13 on the day and the "Reservation Aggregation" showing the information of the "Already Reserved and Disbursed" commodity vouchers S remaining in the quotation storage 13 on the day. Further, when the "Aggregation" menu is selected, the cash register control unit 53 prints on paper by the printer 55 the on-hand information of cash and commodity vouchers S at the end of business on the day as shown in FIG. 21.

[0228] The "Sales Aggregation" shown in FIG. 17 prints data for commodity vouchers S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "Replenished" and the information regarding the disbursement process is "Disbursed". The "Sales Aggregation" shown in FIG. 17 is, for example, a case where the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S are mechanically disbursed and the 500-yen commodity vouchers S are manually disbursed. It has a total number display column 371 showing the total number, a total amount display column 372 showing the total amount, an edition number display column 373 showing the edition number of the disbursed commodity vouchers S, and a voucher number display column 374 showing the voucher number in serial order for the mechanical disbursement of the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S sold on the day. In the example shown in FIG. 17, since the serial number is interrupted, the edition number display column 373 showing the edition number and the voucher number display column 374 showing the voucher number in serial order are divided into multiple rows.

[0229] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 17, the total number display column 371 displays "25 sheets", the total amount display column 372 displays "25,000 yen", the first-stage edition number display column 373 and the coupon number display column 374 display "1234567" and "0000000001" to "0000000011", and the second-stage edition number display column 373 and the coupon number display column 374 display "1234567" and "0000000014" to "0000000027".

[0230] Also, the "Sales Aggregation" shown in FIG. 17 has a total number display column 381 indicating the total number of 1000-yen merchandise coupons S sold on the day and a total amount display column 382 indicating the total amount, and has a total number display column 385 indicating the total number of all 1000-yen merchandise coupons S sold on the day and a total amount display column 386 indicating the total amount.

[0231] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 17, since there was no payment for the 1000-yen merchandise coupon S, the total number display column 381 shows "0 sheets", the total amount display column 382 shows "0 yen", the total number display column 385 displays "25 sheets", and the total amount display column 386 displays "25,000 yen".

[0232] Also, the "Sales Aggregation" shown in FIG. 17 includes a total number display column 391 indicating the total number of 500-yen merchandise coupons S sold by machine on the day and a total amount display column 392 indicating the total amount, and a total number display column 393 indicating the total number of 500-yen merchandise coupons S paid by hand on the day, a total amount display column 394 indicating the total amount, an edition number display column 395 indicating the edition number, and a coupon number display column 396 indicating the coupon number in sequential order.

[0233] Also, the "Sales Aggregation" shown in FIG. 17 has a total number display column 398 indicating the total number of all 500-yen merchandise coupons S sold on the day and a total amount display column 399 indicating the total amount, and has a number display column 401 indicating the number of purchasers of the merchandise coupons S sold on the day and a total amount display column 402 indicating the total amount of the merchandise coupons S sold on the day.

[0234] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 17, since there was no machine payment for the 500-yen gift certificates S, the total number display column 391 shows "0 sheets", the total amount display column 392 shows "0 yen", the total number display column 393 for cash payment shows "3 sheets", the total amount display column 394 shows "1500 yen", the edition number display column 395 and the coupon number display column 396 show "1234567" and "0000000001" to "0000000003", the total number display column 398 shows "3 sheets", the total amount display column 399 shows "1500 yen", the number of people display column 401 shows "1 person", and the total amount display column 402 shows "26500 yen".

[0235] Note that the data for the gift certificates S after the reservation sales process, that is, the gift certificates S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "replenished" and the information regarding the payout process is "paid out", is included in the "sales aggregation". On the other hand, after the reservation payout process and before the reservation sales process, for the gift certificates S, that is, the gift certificates S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "replenished" and the information regarding the payout process is "reserved for payout", since they are in an unsold state, they are not included in the "sales aggregation".

[0236] The "reservation aggregation" shown in FIG. 18 is a printout on paper of the data for the gift certificates S after the reservation payout process and before the reservation sales process, that is, the gift certificates S for which the information regarding the replenishment process is "replenished" and the information regarding the payout process is "reserved for payout", in the same manner as the "sales aggregation". That is, the "reservation aggregation" is a printout on paper of the data for the gift certificates S after the reservation payout process and before the reservation sales process. As can be seen by comparing FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, the title display is "reservation aggregation" instead of "sales aggregation", and the total display is "reservation total" instead of "sales total".

[0237] The "Inventory Aggregation" shown in Fig. 19 is a printout on paper of data regarding commodity vouchers S for which the information on replenishment processing is "not replenished" and commodity vouchers S for which the information on replenishment processing is "replenished" and the information on payout processing is "not paid out". The "Inventory Aggregation" shown in Fig. 19 has a total number display column 411 indicating the total number of commodity vouchers S remaining in the currency storage 81 of the large safe 12 of the bundle S(a) of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S (excluding the remainder in the reference storage 13), a total amount display column 412 indicating the total amount, an edition number display column 413 indicating the edition number, and a voucher number display column 414 indicating the voucher numbers in sequential order. In the example shown in Fig. 19, since there are multiple bundles S(a) of 1000-yen commodity vouchers S, the edition number display column 413 indicating the edition number and the voucher number display column 414 indicating the voucher numbers in sequential order are displayed in multiple rows.

[0238] Specifically, in the example shown in Fig. 19, the total number display column 411 displays "800 sheets", the total amount display column 412 displays "800,000 yen", the edition number display column 413 and the voucher number display column 414 in the first row display "1234567" and "0000000201" to "0000000400", the edition number display column 413 and the voucher number display column 414 in the second row display "1234567" and "0000000401" to "0000000600", the edition number display column 413 and the voucher number display column 414 in the third row display "1234567" and "0000000601" to "0000000800", and the edition number display column 413 and the voucher number display column 414 in the fourth row display "1234567" and "0000000801" to "0000001000".

[0239] Also, the "Inventory Aggregation" shown in Fig. 19 has a total number display column 421 indicating the total number, a total amount display column 422 indicating the total amount, an edition number display column 423 indicating the edition number, and a voucher number display column 424 indicating the voucher numbers in sequential order for the remainder in the currency storage 81 of the large safe 12 of the bundle S(a) of 500-yen commodity vouchers S (excluding the remainder in the reference storage 13), and has a total amount display column 431 indicating the total amount of commodity vouchers S for the remainder in the currency storage 81 of the large safe 12 (excluding the remainder in the reference storage 13).

[0240] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the total number display column 421 displays "200 sheets", the total amount display column 422 displays "100,000 yen", the edition number display column 423 and the coupon number display column 424 display "1234567" and "0000000201" to "0000000400", and the total amount display column 431 displays "900,000 yen".

[0241] Also, the "Inventory Summary" shown in FIG. 19 has a total number display column 441 showing the total number of sheets, a total amount display column 442 showing the total amount, an edition number display column 443 showing the edition number, and a coupon number display column 444 showing the coupon numbers in serial order, for the remaining (excluding the reserved and excluded commodity vouchers S) of the loose vouchers S(b) of the 1000-yen commodity vouchers S stored in the retrieval storage 13.

[0242] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the total number display column 441 displays "173 sheets", the total amount display column 442 displays "173,000 yen", the edition number display column 443 and the coupon number display column 444 display "1234567" and "0000000028" to "0000000200".

[0243] Also, the "Inventory Summary" shown in FIG. 19 has a total number display column 461 showing the total number of sheets, a total amount display column 462 showing the total amount, an edition number display column 463 showing the edition number, and a coupon number display column 464 showing the coupon numbers in serial order, for the remaining (excluding the reserved and excluded commodity vouchers S) of the loose vouchers S(b) of the 500-yen commodity vouchers S stored in the retrieval storage 13, and has a total amount display column 467 showing the total amount of the commodity vouchers S for the remaining (excluding the reserved and excluded commodity vouchers S) in the retrieval storage 13.

[0244] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the total number display column 461 shows "197 sheets", the total amount display column 462 shows "98,500 yen", the edition number display column 463 and the coupon number display column 464 show "1234567" and "0000000004" to "0000000200", and the total amount display column 467 shows "271,500 yen".

[0245] In addition, the "Inventory Total" shown in FIG. 19 has a total number display column 471 showing the total number of loose tickets S(b) after the exclusion process of the 1000-yen commodity coupon S, a total amount display column 472 showing the total amount, an edition number display column 473 showing the edition number, and a coupon number display column 474 showing the coupon number.

[0246] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the total number display column 471 shows "2 sheets", the total amount display column 472 shows "2000 yen", the edition number display column 473 and the coupon number display column 474 show "1234567" and "0000000012" to "0000000013".

[0247] In addition, the "Inventory Total" shown in FIG. 19 has a total number display column 481 showing the total number of loose tickets S(b) after the exclusion process of the 500-yen commodity coupon S and a total amount display column 482 showing the total amount. FIG. 19 shows the case where there is no loose ticket S(b) after the exclusion process of the 500-yen commodity coupon S, the total number display column 481 shows "0 sheets", the total amount display column 482 shows "0 yen", and the edition number display column showing the edition number and the coupon number display column showing the serial number of the coupon are not printed. However, if there is a loose ticket S(b) after the exclusion process of the 500-yen commodity coupon S, the edition number display column showing the edition number and the coupon number display column showing the coupon number will be printed.

[0248] In addition, the "Inventory Total" shown in FIG. 19 has a total amount display column 485 showing the total amount of the commodity coupon S for the excluded loose ticket S(b). Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 19, the total amount display column 485 shows "2000 yen".

[0249] Here, as described above, after the prepayment payout process and before the reserved sale process, the gift certificate S, that is, the information regarding the replenishment process is "replenished" and the information regarding the payout process is "prepaid", is in a state where it has not been sold, but is not included in the remaining gift certificates S in the retrieval storage 13 for "inventory aggregation", and is separately managed as "reservation aggregation" shown in FIG. 18. As shown in FIG. 20, it is also possible to print the "inventory aggregation" shown in FIG. 19 and the "reservation aggregation" shown in FIG. 18 that is not included in the "inventory aggregation" on a single sheet of paper.

[0250] The "total in-store amount" shown in FIG. 21 has a banknote number display column 501 showing the number of 10,000-yen banknotes among the in-store amounts, a total amount display column 502 showing the total amount thereof, a banknote number display column 503 showing the number of 5,000-yen banknotes among the in-store amounts, a total amount display column 504 showing the total amount thereof, a banknote number display column 505 showing the number of 1,000-yen banknotes among the in-store amounts, a total amount display column 506 showing the total amount thereof, and a banknote total amount display column 507 showing the total amount of banknotes among the in-store amounts. The counting results of the banknotes by the banknote processing device 21 of the cash register 11 are displayed in these.

[0251] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the banknote number display column 501 displays "10 sheets", the total amount display column 502 displays "100,000 yen", the banknote number display column 503 displays "100 sheets", the total amount display column 504 displays "500,000 yen", the banknote number display column 505 displays "800 sheets", the total amount display column 506 displays "800,000 yen", and the banknote total amount display column 507 displays "1,400,000 yen".

[0252] In addition, the "total in-store amount" shown in Fig. 21 includes a coin number display column 511 that shows the number of 500-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 512 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin number display column 513 that shows the number of 100-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 514 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin number display column 515 that shows the number of 50-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 516 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin number display column 517 that shows the number of 10-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 518 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin number display column 519 that shows the number of 5-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 520 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin number display column 521 that shows the number of 1-yen coins among the in-store amount, a total amount display column 522 that shows the total amount thereof, a coin total amount display column 523 that shows the total amount of coins among the in-store amount, and a cash total amount display column 524 that shows the total amount of cash among the in-store amount. The counting results of the coins by the coin processing device 22 of the cash register 11 are displayed in these.

[0253] Specifically, in the example shown in Fig. 21, the coin number display column 511 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 512 shows "50,000 yen", the coin number display column 513 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 514 shows "10,000 yen", the coin number display column 515 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 516 shows "5,000 yen", the coin number display column 517 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 518 shows "1,000 yen", the coin number display column 519 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 520 shows "500 yen", the coin number display column 521 shows "100 pieces", the total amount display column 522 shows "100 yen", the coin total amount display column 523 shows "66,600 yen", and the cash total amount display column 524 shows "1,466,600 yen".

[0254] In addition, the "Total In-Store Amount" shown in FIG. 21 includes a merchandise ticket quantity display column 531 indicating the number of 1000-yen merchandise tickets S in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12 within the store, a total amount display column 532 indicating the total amount thereof, a merchandise ticket quantity display column 533 indicating the number of 500-yen merchandise tickets S in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12 within the store, a total amount display column 534 indicating the total amount thereof, and a total amount display column 535 indicating the total amount of the merchandise tickets S in the cash storage 81 of the large safe 12 within the store.

[0255] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the merchandise ticket quantity display column 531 displays "400 tickets", the total amount display column 532 displays "400,000 yen", the merchandise ticket quantity display column 533 displays "400 tickets", the total amount display column 534 displays "200,000 yen", and the total amount display column 535 displays "600,000 yen".

[0256] In addition, the "Total In-Store Amount" shown in FIG. 21 includes a merchandise ticket quantity display column 541 indicating the number of 1000-yen merchandise tickets S in the reference storage 13 within the store, a total amount display column 542 indicating the total amount thereof, a merchandise ticket quantity display column 543 indicating the number of 500-yen merchandise tickets S in the reference storage 13 within the store, a total amount display column 544 indicating the total amount thereof, and a total amount display column 545 indicating the total amount of the merchandise tickets S in the reference storage 13 within the store.

[0257] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the merchandise ticket quantity display column 541 displays "100 tickets", the total amount display column 542 displays "100,000 yen", the merchandise ticket quantity display column 543 displays "100 tickets", the total amount display column 544 displays "50,000 yen", and the total amount display column 545 displays "150,000 yen".

[0258] In addition, the "total in-store inventory" shown in FIG. 21 includes a merchandise voucher quantity display column 551 indicating the number of reserved 1000-yen merchandise vouchers S, a total amount display column 552 indicating the total amount thereof, a merchandise voucher quantity display column 553 indicating the number of reserved 500-yen merchandise vouchers S, a total amount display column 554 indicating the total amount thereof, and a total amount display column 555 indicating the total amount of the reserved disbursements among the merchandise vouchers S in the retrieval storage 13 of the in-store inventory.

[0259] Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the merchandise voucher quantity display column 551 displays "10 sheets", the total amount display column 552 displays "10,000 yen", the merchandise voucher quantity display column 553 displays "10 sheets", the total amount display column 554 displays "5,000 yen", and the total amount display column 555 displays "15,000 yen".

[0260] In addition, the "total in-store inventory" shown in FIG. 21 includes a total amount display column 561 indicating the total amount of non-cash off-balance items among the in-store inventory, and a total amount display column 562 indicating the total amount of the in-store inventory. Specifically, in the example shown in FIG. 21, the total amount display column 561 displays "765,000 yen", and the total amount display column 562 displays "2,231,600 yen".

[0261] The administrator will confirm the consistency of the printed contents of these "sales summary", "reservation summary", "inventory summary" and "total in-store inventory", the inventory (physical) of the merchandise vouchers S in the currency storage 81 of the large safe 12, and the inventory (physical) of the merchandise vouchers S in the retrieval storage 13.

[0262] Note that for the "sales summary", "reservation summary" and "inventory summary" regarding the merchandise vouchers S in the aggregation process, they can also be printed by the printer 133 of the merchandise voucher management device 14.

[0263] Also, instead of synchronizing the second on-hand information and the third on-hand information between the gift ticket management device 14 and the cash register 11 each time a payout process or a reserved payout is performed, since the aggregation process is carried out by the gift ticket management device 14 or the cash register 11, when the "Aggregate" menu is selected as an aggregation process operation, data may be transmitted in a batch from the gift ticket management device 14 to the cash register 11 to synchronize the second on-hand information and the third on-hand information.

[0264] [Replacement process] During the above-described aggregation process, although the in-store on-hand amount matches the start-of-business time and the remaining inventory quantity of the gift tickets S also matches, there may be a difference only in the ticket numbers between the printed content (data) of the "Inventory Aggregate" and the inventory (physical items) of the gift tickets S remaining in the citation storage vault 13 on the same day. As a cause, it is conceivable that, when a store clerk performs a gift ticket payout operation, the clerk accidentally hands over a gift ticket S with an incorrect ticket number instead of as indicated by the "First Ticket Number" and "Last Ticket Number" displayed on the operation display unit 131 of the management device main body 16 to the customer.

[0265] In such a case, in order to correct this, as a replacement process operation, the administrator selects the "Replace" menu with the cash register input unit 52 from the inventory management menu screen of the cash register display unit 51 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 changes the cash register display unit 51 to a replacement screen 601 as shown in FIG. 22 and performs a replacement process. Specifically, it is possible to correct the data of the ticket numbers stored in the cash register storage unit 54 and the management device storage unit 135 with the ticket number of the remaining inventory of the gift tickets S, that is, the ticket number of the physical item, being set as "correct".

[0266] This replacement screen 601 includes a selection tab 602 for 1000-yen gift tickets S and a selection tab 603 for 500-yen gift tickets S.

[0267] FIG. 22 shows a state in which the selection tab 603 for 500-yen gift tickets S has been selected and has a list display unit 605 for inputting management data of 500-yen gift tickets S.

[0268] The list display section 605 displays a version number input value display column 611 for displaying the input value of the version number of the product coupons S with consecutive serial numbers in the same version number, a coupon number input value display column 612 for displaying the consecutive serial numbers of these product coupons S, and a number of sheets input value display column 613 for displaying the number of sheets of these product coupons S as a column display 615 in the same row. In the version number input value display column 611, the version number with the largest number of sheets among the version numbers included in the management data of the 500-yen product coupons S stored in the cash register storage section 54 is displayed as the default. The reprint screen 601 includes an input display section 621 where input operations are performed on the version number input value display column 611, the coupon number input value display column 612, and the number of sheets input value display column, a "Return" button display section 622, a "Cancel" button display section 623, and a "Register" button display section 624.

[0269] The input display section 621 includes a numeric keypad display section 631 that is operated when inputting numbers, a numeric display column 632 that displays the numbers input by the numeric keypad display section 631, a "CE" button display section 633 that is operated when erasing the numbers input by the numeric keypad display section 631, a "Version number" button display section 635 that is pressed during version number input, a "Coupon number" button display section 636 that is pressed during coupon number input, and a "Number of sheets" button display section 637 that is pressed during number of sheets input.

[0270] Note that even when the selection tab 602 for the 1000-yen product coupon S is pressed and selected, the reprint screen 601 similarly includes a list display section having a plurality of column displays including a version number input value display column, a coupon number input value display column, and a number of sheets input value display column, an input operation section where input operations are performed, a "Return" button, a "Cancel" button, and a "Register" button.

[0271] Specifically, for example, when inputting data for 5 consecutive product coupons S with the same version number of the 500-yen product coupon S in the reprint process, the administrator first selects and inputs the selection tab 603 for the 500-yen product coupon S through the cash register input section 52 from among the selection tab 602 for the 1000-yen product coupon S and the selection tab 603 for the 500-yen product coupon S on the reprint screen 601 as shown in FIG. 22.

[0272] Then, the administrator inputs the common plate number for 5 sheets using the input display unit 621 through the cash register input unit 52. However, if it is the same as the default value pre-displayed in the plate number input value display column 611, the input will be made from the ticket number described later. The administrator selects and operates the numeric keypad display unit 631 of the input display unit 621 through the cash register input unit 52 to input the plate number, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 632 of the input plate number, selects and operates the "Plate Number" button display unit 635. Then, the cash register control unit 53 causes the input plate number to be displayed in the plate number input value display column 611. FIG. 22 shows a state where the plate number is the default value "1234567" and this is being displayed in the plate number input value display column 611.

[0273] Also, the administrator inputs the smallest number among the ticket numbers displayed on each of the 5 sheets using the input display unit 621 through the cash register input unit 52. That is, the administrator uses the numeric keypad display unit 631 of the input display unit 621 through the cash register input unit 52 to input the smallest ticket number, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 632 of the input ticket number, selects and inputs the "Ticket Number" button display unit 636 through the cash register input unit 52. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, the cash register control unit 53 causes the input ticket number to be displayed with "~" appended to the end in the first half of the ticket number input value display column 612. FIG. 22 shows a case where "10000401" is input as the smallest ticket number and "10000401~" is being displayed in the first half of the ticket number input value display column 612.

[0274] Furthermore, the administrator uses the teller input unit 52 to input the number of commodity vouchers S for which the washing replacement process is to be performed using the input display unit 621. That is, the administrator uses the teller input unit 52 to input the number using the numeric keypad display unit 631 of the input display unit 621, and while confirming the display in the numeric display column 632 of the input number, the administrator uses the teller input unit 52 to select and input the "number" button display unit 637. Then, the teller control unit 53 causes the number input value display column 613 to display this input number. FIG. 22 shows a case where "5" is input as the number and this is displayed in the number input value display column 613.

[0275] At this time, the teller control unit 53 adds the value obtained by subtracting 1 from this input number to the smallest voucher number input previously to calculate the largest number, and as shown in FIG. 22, displays this in the latter half of the voucher number input value display column 612. FIG. 22 shows a case where, for the smallest input voucher number "10000401", when 5 vouchers are input as the number, the largest number "10000405" is calculated and displayed in the latter half of the voucher number input value display column 612.

[0276] Regarding the commodity vouchers S whose voucher numbers are not consecutive but are sporadic, the operator inputs the printing number and the voucher number individually, one by one, in the washing replacement process.

[0277] By performing the above inputs in order, the management data stored in the teller storage unit 54 regarding the commodity vouchers S remaining in the reference storage 13 will be recreated. Then, the multiple-column displays 615 of the list display unit 605 will be filled, but if the operator wants to delete an incorrect column display 615 during or at the end of this process, the operator uses the teller input unit 52 to select and input the incorrect column display 615. In addition, if the operator wants to delete multiple column displays 615, the operator selects and inputs the multiple incorrect column displays 615.

[0278] Then, the cash register control unit 53 visually and clearly differentiates the pressed column display 615 as a selected display pattern different from the column display 615 of the basic display pattern that has not been pressed. For example, the basic display pattern of the column display 615 has a white background and black text, while the selected display pattern of the column display 615 has a green background and black text. When a plurality of column displays 615 are pressed, all of these column displays 615 are set as the selected display pattern.

[0279] In this state, when the "Cancel" button display unit 623 is pressed, the cash register control unit 53 deletes all the column displays 615 set as the selected display pattern.

[0280] After the administrator finishes inputting all the data of the commodity vouchers S remaining in the cancellation storage vault 13 and presses the "Register" button display unit 624, the cash register control unit 53 checks whether the edition number and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S input in this replacement process are included in the edition number and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S of the management data "not replenished" regarding the replenishment process, which were input in the past warehousing process and stored in the cash register storage unit 54. If there is, this data is regarded as error data, and as shown in FIG. 23, a pop-up screen 641 is displayed on the replacement screen 601, and an error message indicating that the edition number and voucher number of the commodity vouchers S in the cash voucher storage vault 81 of the large safe 12 are duplicated is displayed, and an error sound is generated by the voice output unit 56.

[0281] When the operator presses the "Yes" button display unit 642 of the pop-up screen, the cash register control unit 53 deletes the pop-up screen and, on the replacement screen 601, automatically displays the column display 615 including the error data as the selected display pattern. Thereby, the administrator presses the "Cancel" button display unit 623 to delete the column display 615 including the duplicated data displayed as the selected display pattern and input again.

[0282] Also, when the "Register" button display section 624 is pressed as described above, the cash register control section 53 checks whether there are any edition numbers and coupon numbers of the commodity coupon S input in the current washing replacement process that are not included in the edition numbers and coupon numbers of the management data stored in the cash register storage section 54 and input in the past inventory process. If there are, this data is regarded as error data. At the same time, if the edition number has not been stored in the past, a pop-up screen including an error display indicating that the input edition number has no past inventory history, such as "The input edition number has no past inventory history.", is displayed on the washing replacement screen 601, and an error voice is generated by the voice output section 56. On the other hand, if the coupon number has not been stored in the past, a pop-up screen including an error display indicating that the input coupon number has no past inventory history, such as "The input coupon number has no past inventory history.", is displayed on the washing replacement screen 601, and an error voice is generated by the voice output section 56.

[0283] Also in this case, when the operator presses the "Yes" button on the pop-up screen, the cash register control section 53 erases the pop-up screen and, on the washing replacement screen 601, displays the column display 615 including the error data as the automatically selected display pattern. As a result, the administrator presses the "Cancel" button display section 623 to erase the column display 615 including the data not stored in the past, which is displayed as the selected display pattern, and re-enter it.

[0284] Also, when the "Registration" button display section 624 is pressed as described above, if the edition number and coupon number of the commodity coupon S input in the current washing replacement process do not match those of the management data of the commodity coupon S with "unreplenished" regarding the replenishment process, which were input in the past warehousing process and stored in the cashier storage section 54, and there are no items that are not included in the edition number and coupon number of the management data of the commodity coupon S stored in the cashier storage section 54, the cashier control section 53 and the management device control section 134 shall store the date and time when the "Registration" button display section 624 was pressed and this input information as the management data of the 500-yen commodity coupon S remaining in the reference storage vault 13, replacing the management data of the 500-yen commodity coupon S remaining in the reference storage vault 13 that was previously stored in the cashier storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135.

[0285] When performing the washing replacement process for the management data of the 1000-yen commodity coupon S, the operator shall, on the washing replacement screen 601, select and input the selection tab 602 for the 1000-yen commodity coupon S from among the selection tab 602 for the 1000-yen commodity coupon S and the selection tab 603 for the 500-yen commodity coupon S by operating the cashier input section 52, and then perform the same processing as above.

[0286] As described above, when a discrepancy is confirmed between the actual coupon number of the commodity coupon S in the reference storage vault 13 and the inventory coupon number stored in the cashier storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135, the cashier 11 can perform a washing replacement operation to correct all the commodity coupons S for which the discrepancy has been confirmed so that they match.

[0287] Also, when a washing replacement operation is performed by the cashier 11, if an attempt is made to correct to a coupon number other than the coupon number of the commodity coupon S stored in the cashier storage section 54 before the start of the transaction on the same day, the cashier control section 53 detects this and causes a warning to be issued to the cashier display section 51 and the voice output section 56.

[0288] [Reference Storage Vault Return Process] When performing the aggregation process and, if necessary, the reprinting process, and then returning the reference storage vault 13 to the vault storage area 82, the store clerk, as an operation for returning the reference storage vault, operates the teller input unit 52 of the cash register 11 and selects and inputs the "Return of Reference Storage Vault" menu from the inventory management menu screen of the teller display unit 51. At this time, if the aggregation process or the necessary reprinting process has not been performed, an alarm may be generated by the teller display unit 51 and / or the voice output unit 56 to that effect. Or, if the aggregation process and the necessary reprinting process have not been performed, the "Return of Reference Storage Vault" menu may be made unselectable. Note that the "Return of Reference Storage Vault" menu is selectable when a store clerk who has the authority to perform the return process of the reference storage vault logs in to the cash register 11, even if the clerk is not an administrator but a subordinate store clerk. When the "Return of Reference Storage Vault" menu is selected and input, the cash register control unit 53 releases the lock of only the second drawer lock mechanism 74 in which the second door key 107 is stored among the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24. That is, when an operation to return the reference storage vault 13 to the vault storage area 82 is performed on the teller input unit 52, the cash register control unit 53 releases the lock of only the second drawer lock mechanism 74 among the first drawer lock mechanism 73 and the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24 in response thereto. Then, the store clerk pulls out the second drawer 72 from the housing 62 to take out the second door key 107, returns the lid key 113 and the storage unit key 126 to the second drawer 72, and then pushes the second drawer 72 into the housing 62 to lock it.

[0289] Then, the store clerk uses the second door key 107 to release the lock of the second door 102 by the second door lock mechanism 103 of the large safe 12 and opens the second door 102 of the vault storage area 82. After the store clerk returns the reference storage vault 13 locked in the closed state to the vault storage area 82, the store clerk closes the second door 102 and uses the second door key 107 to lock the second door 102 to the first storage unit 91 by the second door lock mechanism 103.

[0290] After that, the store clerk performs a key return operation of the second door key 107 on the cashier input unit 52 of the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 will release the lock of the second drawer lock mechanism 74 of the management post 24. Then, the store clerk pulls out the second drawer 72 from the housing 62, returns the second door key 107 to the second drawer 72, and then pushes the second drawer 72 into the housing 62 and locks it.

[0291] Note that the management post 24 only needs to be able to store at least one of the first door key 106, the second door key 107, the lid key 113, and the storage section key 126 in a lockable manner. Also, the cash register control unit 53, according to the keys stored in the management post 24, among the operations of storing the commodity vouchers S in the currency storage vault 81, replenishing the commodity vouchers S from the currency storage vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13, and taking out or returning the reference storage vault 13, only needs to release the lock of the management post 24 according to at least one operation that will use the keys stored in the management post 24 thereafter.

[0292] The currency management system 10 of the first embodiment described above has a cash register storage unit 54 in which the cash register 11 installed in the backyard BY of the store ST stores the first on-hand information regarding the commodity vouchers S stored in the backyard BY and the second on-hand information regarding the commodity vouchers S taken out to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1. Therefore, the first on-hand information regarding the commodity vouchers S stored in the backyard BY and the second on-hand information regarding the commodity vouchers S taken out from the backyard BY to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1 can be managed by the cash register 11 installed in the backyard BY. Therefore, when performing the warehousing process when storing the commodity vouchers S in the backyard BY and when replenishing the reference storage vault 13 with the commodity vouchers S stored in the backyard BY, the first on-hand information and the second on-hand information can be input by the cash register 11 installed in the backyard BY without going to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1. Therefore, convenience is improved. In particular, a high effect can be obtained when the storage location of the commodity vouchers S in the backyard BY and the commodity voucher sales floor SF1 are far apart.

[0293] In addition, since the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11 can transmit the second inventory information regarding the commodity vouchers S to be managed by the commodity voucher management device 14 to the commodity voucher management device 14, when the cash register control unit 53 transmits the second inventory information to the commodity voucher management device 14, the management device storage unit 135 of the commodity voucher management device 14 can store the second inventory information. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately go to the commodity voucher sales floor SF1 to store the second inventory information in the commodity voucher management device 14. Thus, convenience is improved.

[0294] In addition, when the commodity vouchers S are sold, based on the sales information, the management device control unit 134 of the commodity voucher management device 14 updates the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 and transmits update information regarding the update to the cash register 11. Then, the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11 updates the second inventory information in the cash register storage unit 54 based on the update information received from the commodity voucher management device 14. Thus, the second inventory information in the cash register storage unit 54 and the second inventory information in the management device storage unit 135 can be coordinated. Therefore, the inventory of the commodity vouchers S in the commodity voucher management device 14 that changes due to the sale of the commodity vouchers S can also be managed by the cash register 11. Thus, convenience is improved.

[0295] In addition, since the authority to operate the cash register 11 is restricted, by performing inventory processing and replenishment processing, etc. on the cash register 11, the commodity vouchers S for sale can be strictly managed.

[0296] In addition, regarding "sales aggregation", "reservation aggregation", and "inventory aggregation" related to the commodity vouchers S in the aggregation process, they can be performed either by the commodity voucher management device 14 or by the cash register 11. Thus, convenience is improved.

[0297] In addition, each time the sales information of the gift certificate S is input when the gift certificate S is sold, the management device control unit 134 of the gift certificate management device 14 updates the second on-hand quantity information in the management device storage unit 135 and transmits update information regarding the update to the cash register 11. Also, each time the cash register control unit 53 of the cash register 11 receives update information from the gift certificate management device 14, it updates the second on-hand quantity information in the cash register storage unit 54. Therefore, the second on-hand quantity information in the management device storage unit 135 and the second on-hand quantity information in the cash register storage unit 54 can be linked in real time. Thus, the on-hand quantity of the gift certificate S in the gift certificate management device 14 that changes due to the sale of the gift certificate S can also be managed in real time by the cash register 11. As a result, for example, through an input operation to the cash register input unit 52 of the cash register 11, the cash register control unit 53 can read out the on-hand quantity of the gift certificate S in the gift certificate management device 14 at that time from the cash register storage unit 54 and display it on the cash register display unit 51. Therefore, convenience is further enhanced. Although the second on-hand quantity information in the cash register storage unit 54 is not real-time information at the time of sale, the management device control unit 134 can also transmit update information of the second on-hand quantity information in the gift certificate management device 14 to the cash register 11 collectively at a predetermined time or at the end-of-business closing, and upon receiving this, the cash register control unit 53 can update the second on-hand quantity information in the cash register storage unit 54.

[0298] Also, the first on-hand quantity information, which is the on-hand quantity information of the gift certificate S stored and held in the ticket vault 81 installed in the backyard BY, and the second on-hand quantity information, which is the on-hand quantity information of the gift certificate S replenished from the ticket vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13 that can be taken out at the gift certificate sales floor SF1, can be stored in the cash register storage unit 54. Therefore, the first on-hand quantity information regarding the gift certificate S stored in the ticket vault 81 installed in the backyard BY and the second on-hand quantity information regarding the gift certificate S stored and taken out from the backyard BY to the reference storage vault 13 at the gift certificate sales floor SF1 can be managed by the cash register 11 installed in the backyard BY. Thus, at the time of the inbound processing of the gift certificate S into the ticket vault 81 and at the time of the replenishment processing of the gift certificate S from the ticket vault 81 to the reference storage vault 13, the first on-hand quantity information and the second on-hand quantity information can be input without going to the gift certificate sales floor SF1. Therefore, convenience is further enhanced.

[0299] In addition, the management post 24 is to store the first door key 106, the second door key 107, the lid key 113, and the storage section key 126 in a lockable manner. The cash register control section 53 unlocks the management post 24 according to the operation of storing the commodity tickets S in the cash storage 81, the operation of replenishing the commodity tickets S from the cash storage 81 to the reference storage 13, and the operation of taking out or returning the reference storage 13. Therefore, since the lock of the management post 24 can be released according to the operation, the necessary keys can be easily taken out while restricting unnecessary taking out of the first door key 106, the second door key 107, the lid key 113, and the storage section key 126. Thus, key management can be made strict and convenience is further enhanced.

[0300] In addition, the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135 are to store the third on-hand information regarding the commodity tickets S reserved for pre-sale by the commodity ticket management device 14. The cash register control section 53 and the management device control section 134 are to update the second on-hand information of the cash register storage section 54 and the management device storage section 135 based on the information regarding the commodity tickets S for pre-sale. Thus, the commodity tickets S reserved for pre-sale can be managed separately from the commodity tickets S that are "not yet dispensed" with respect to the dispensing process, and convenience is further enhanced.

[0301] Since the cash register 11 has the cash register display section 51 and the printer 55 that output the first on-hand information, the second on-hand information, and the third on-hand information stored in the cash register storage section 54, it becomes easy to visually confirm the first on-hand information, the second on-hand information, and the third on-hand information. Thus, convenience is further enhanced.

[0302] <Second Embodiment> The difference between the first embodiment and the cash management system of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be mainly described below with reference to FIG. 24, centering on the differences.

[0303] In addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, in the ticket management system 10A of the second embodiment, a cash register device 701, which is a cash register, is installed at the ticket sales floor SF1. This cash register device 701 is communicably connected to the management device main body 16 and the cash drawer 11 of the ticket management device 14.

[0304] Before the ticket management device 14 dispenses the ticket S, the store clerk receives the sales price corresponding thereto from the customer and inputs the type and number of tickets S to be sold and the sales price to be deposited into the cash register device 701. Then, the cash register device 701 transmits the data of the type and number of tickets S to be sold to the management device main body 16 of the ticket management device 14. In response to this, the ticket management device 14 becomes capable of performing a dispensing process. At that time, the management device control unit 134 of the management device main body 16 enables only the dispensing of the ticket S of the type and number of tickets S to be sold transmitted from the cash register device 701 in this way. That is, the management device control unit 134 collates the sales information regarding the ticket S input to the cash register device 701 with the dispensing information of the type and number of tickets S to be dispensed by the ticket management device 14 input to the operation display unit 131, and permits the dispensing of the ticket S in the ticket management device 14 only when they match. In case of a mismatch, the management device control unit 134 generates an alarm on the operation display unit 131 and the voice output unit 132.

[0305] Also, at the time of closing the cash register device 701, the cash register device 701 transmits the daily sales data to the cash drawer 11. However, the cash drawer control unit 53 of the cash drawer 11 collates the sales amount of the ticket S deposited in the cash register device 701 with the total amount of the tickets S actually dispensed on the day excluding the amount of reduction in the second balance information in the management device storage unit 135, that is, the reserved dispensing amount. If they do not match, an alarm is generated by the cash drawer display unit 51 and the voice output unit 56.

[0306] In this way, in the ticket management system 10A of the second embodiment, since the cash drawer 11 collates the sales amount of the ticket S deposited in the cash register device 701 with the amount of reduction in the second balance information, the tickets S for sale can be managed more strictly.

[0307] In addition, when the cash register device 701 is closed, the cash register device 701 may print the sales data of the gift tickets S on the day on paper, and visually collate this with the data of the reduction amount of the second on-hand information output to the cash register display unit 51 or the printer 55 in the cash register 11.

[0308] Further, in the ticket management system 10A of the second embodiment, the management device main body 16 of the ticket management device 14 and the cash register device 701 may be integrally configured. That is, the cash register device 701 may be provided with the function of the management device main body 16 of the ticket management device 14.

Explanation of Signs

[0309] 10, 10A Ticket management system 11 Cash register (currency processing machine) 16 Management device main body (ticket management device) 24 Management post (key vault) 51 Cash register display unit (output unit) 53 Cash register control unit (first on-hand management unit, key vault control unit) 54 Cash register storage unit (first storage unit) 55 Printer (output unit) 81 Ticket storage vault (first storage vault) 106 First door key 107 Second door key 113 Lid key 126 Storage unit key 134 Management device control unit (second on-hand management unit) 135 Management device storage unit (second storage unit) BY Backyard SF1 Gift ticket sales area (ticket sales area) S Gift ticket (ticket) ST Store

Claims

1. A dispensing device for dispensing vouchers, and a cash register device, comprising: When sales information including the type and number of vouchers to be sold and the sales price is input to the cash register device, the dispensing device can perform a voucher dispensing process, A management device main body that is communicably connected to the cash register device, manages the inventory of vouchers, and controls the dispensing operation of the dispensing device, When the sales information is input, the cash register device transmits data on the type and number of vouchers to be sold to the management device main body, When dispensing information on the type and number of vouchers to be dispensed from the dispensing device is input, the management device main body collates the sales information and the dispensing information, and if they match, permits the dispensing of vouchers in the dispensing device. A voucher management system characterized by this.

2. The voucher management system according to claim 1, wherein the management device main body generates an alarm when there is a mismatch in the collation of the sales information and the dispensing information.

3. A dispensing device for dispensing vouchers, and a cash register device, comprising: When sales information including the type and number of vouchers to be sold and the sales price is input to the cash register device, the dispensing device can perform a voucher dispensing process, Equipped with a currency processing machine that manages the on-hand amount of currency and vouchers, When closing the accounts, the cash register device transmits data on the sales amount of vouchers to the currency processing machine, The currency processing machine collates the sales amount of vouchers transmitted from the cash register device with the total amount of vouchers dispensed from the dispensing device, and generates an alarm if they do not match. A voucher management system characterized by this.

4. In a voucher management method using a voucher management system comprising a dispensing device for dispensing vouchers, a cash register device, and a management device main body that is communicably connected to the cash register device, manages the inventory of vouchers, and controls the dispensing operation of the dispensing device, A first step of inputting sales information including the type and number of vouchers to be sold and the sales price to the cash register device, A second step in which, when the sales information is input, the cash register device transmits data on the type and number of vouchers to be sold to the management device main body, When payout information on the type and number of monetary instruments to be paid out from the payout device is input to the management device main body, a third step of collating the sales information with the payout information and permitting the payout of the monetary instruments in the payout device when they match, wherein the monetary instrument management method is characterized by including this step.

5. In a monetary instrument management method using a monetary instrument management system including a payout device for paying out monetary instruments, a cash register device, a control unit, and a money processor for managing the inventory of currency and monetary instruments, a first step of inputting sales information including the type and number of monetary instruments to be sold and the sales price to the cash register device; a second step in which, when the first step is executed, the control unit enables the payout process of the monetary instruments by the payout device; a third step in which the cash register device transmits data on the sales amount of the monetary instruments to the money processor at the time of closing; a fourth step in which the money processor collates the sales amount of the monetary instruments transmitted from the cash register device with the total amount of the monetary instruments paid out from the payout device and generates an alarm when they do not match, wherein the monetary instrument management method is characterized by including this step.

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