Currency processing device

Abstract

To improve operability.SOLUTION: A change machine 3 includes: a banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 that transfers banknotes to / from an operator; a coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 that transfers coins to / from the operator; a display operation unit 13 that displays a deposit guidance screen to the operator; and a change control unit 21 that controls display of different deposit guidance screens based on change machine placement information, which is information on arrangements of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a currency processing device, and is suitable for application to a cash register change system used at checkout counters in retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, cash register change systems that combine a change machine that processes the deposit and withdrawal of banknotes and coins with a POS (Point Of Sales) register connected to a POS system or the like have become widespread (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Some of these change machines are configured with a banknote deposit and withdrawal device that processes banknotes and a coin deposit and withdrawal device that processes coins, which are independent of each other. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-174052 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In such change dispensers, depending on the store where the change dispenser is installed, there is a desire to change the arrangement of the coin section and the banknote section. However, since the display of the change dispenser's guidance screen displayed on the display unit of the change dispenser is the same image and is not changed, an image different from the actual arrangement of the coin section and banknote section of the change dispenser is displayed, which can make it difficult for the operator to operate.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to propose a currency processing device that can improve operability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve such problems, in the currency processing apparatus of the present invention, between the operator and paper money Perform processing related to paper money Deposit / withdrawal device and, A device independent of the bill deposit / withdrawal device, between the operator and coins Perform processing related to coins Deposit / withdrawal device and, a display unit that displays a guidance screen to the operator, and paper money Deposit / withdrawal device and coins Deposit / withdrawal device Based on the setting information which is information regarding the arrangement of , including an image showing the arrangement state of the bill deposit / withdrawal device and the coin deposit / withdrawal device a control unit is provided to control so as to display different guidance screens.

[0007] Thereby, the present invention can switch the guidance screen displayed on the display unit according to the actual arrangement state in the currency processing apparatus, and present an image of the currency processing apparatus in an arrangement state similar to the actual arrangement state in the currency processing apparatus.

Effect of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, a currency processing apparatus capable of improving operability can be realized.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings. [1. First Embodiment] [1-1. Configuration of the Cash Register Change System] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cash register change system 1 is composed of a POS register 2 (FIG. 4) and a change machine 3, which are independent devices respectively. In FIG. 1, the POS register 2 is not shown and is omitted. This cash register change system 1 is a cash register operated by a cashier when a customer settles the goods they want to purchase at the checkout (so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store. Hereinafter, the side facing the cashier (hereinafter also referred to as the operator) and the opposite side thereof are defined as the front and the rear respectively, and further, the left, right, up and down as seen from the operator are defined for explanation.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 4, the POS register 2 has a register control unit 5, a communication control unit 8, etc. Also, a barcode reader (not shown) is connected to the POS register 2, and the barcode attached to the goods is read by this barcode reader to recognize the goods. The register control unit 5 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. (not shown), and performs various processes by executing a predetermined program read from the ROM, etc. by the CPU, and overall controls the entire cash register change system 1. Also, the register control unit 5 is connected to the change control unit 21 of the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 via the communication control unit 9 by the communication control unit 8, and controls the change machine 3 by sending various instructions to the change control unit 21.

[0012] On the other hand, the change machine 3 is roughly composed of a bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 that handles bills and a coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 that handles coins.

[0013] [1-2. Configuration of the Bill Depositing and Withdrawing Device] Inside the bill depositing and dispensing device 11, a change control unit 21 is provided. The change control unit 21 is centered around a CPU (not shown) and reads and executes various programs from a storage unit 10 such as a flash memory, thereby comprehensively controlling the change machine 3 and performing various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. Further, the change control unit 21 is connected via a communication control unit 9 to the register control unit 5 of the POS register 2 through a communication control unit 8, and when receiving various instructions from the register control unit 5, it performs operations according to the instructions.

[0014] The bill depositing and dispensing device 11 incorporates a plurality of parts that perform various processes related to bills inside. The change control unit 21 comprehensively controls each part (the storage unit 10, the display operation unit 13, the communication control unit 9, the bill depositing and dispensing unit 24, the bill transport unit 26, the bill discrimination unit 28, the bill storage bins 15 (bill storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c), and the reject collection bin 30). The storage unit 10 stores change machine arrangement information, which will be described later.

[0015] The display operation unit 13 is located on the front upper surface outside the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 and is composed of a combination of a predetermined display panel and a predetermined operation button. The display panel of the display operation unit 13 displays the operating status of the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 and the coin depositing and dispensing device 12. For example, it displays that there is a shortage of bills or coins for change, that an abnormality has been detected by a predetermined sensor, and the location thereof. In addition, the display panel of the display operation unit 13 displays a deposit guidance screen that guides the insertion of bills into the bill insertion and withdrawal opening 14 of the bill depositing and dispensing device 11 and the insertion of coins into the coin deposit opening 38 of the coin depositing and dispensing device 12 during the deposit process. The operation buttons of the display operation unit 13 receive instructions related to, for example, the transport of bills and coins through a pressing operation by the operator.

[0016] The bill depositing and dispensing unit 24 is located below the display operation unit 13 in the upper front part inside the bill depositing and dispensing device 11. This bill depositing and dispensing unit 24 takes in the bills inserted and deposited into the bill insertion and withdrawal opening 14 by the operator, separates them one by one, and feeds them to the bill transport unit 26, and also dispenses the bills to be withdrawn to the operator as change from the bill insertion and withdrawal opening 14.

[0017] While the banknote discrimination unit 28 conveys the banknotes to be deposited, withdrawn, and collected inside, it uses optical elements, magnetic detection elements, etc. to recognize the denomination, authenticity, integrity (whether damaged or not), and conveyance state of the banknotes, and notifies the change control unit 21 of the discrimination result. Further, the banknote discrimination unit 28 also detects non-recyclable banknotes of denominations that are not recycled, such as 2,000 yen notes, that is, banknotes that should not be recycled (i.e., reused) as change banknotes after being deposited into the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11. In response to this, the change control unit 21 determines the conveyance destination of the banknotes based on the obtained discrimination result.

[0018] Each banknote storage bin 15 (banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c) is similarly configured and stores banknotes inside. For each banknote storage bin 15, the denomination of the banknotes to be stored is preset. In the present embodiment, 10,000 yen notes, 5,000 yen notes, and 1,000 yen notes are preset as the denominations of the banknotes to be stored in the banknote storage bins 15a, 15b, and 15c, respectively.

[0019] When the banknote storage bin 15 receives banknotes that are determined by the banknote discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21 to have a small degree of damage and be reusable, and are conveyed by the banknote conveyance unit 26 according to their denominations, the banknote storage bin 15 accumulates and stores the banknotes inside. Also, when the banknote storage bin 15 receives an instruction to pay out banknotes from the change control unit 21, it separates and pays out the stored banknotes one by one and delivers them to the banknote conveyance unit 26.

[0020] When the reject collection bin 30 receives abnormal banknotes that are determined by the banknote discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21 to be abnormal, such as skew in which the banknotes are conveyed in a more tilted state than normal or double-feed in which multiple banknotes are conveyed in a stacked state, and are conveyed by the banknote conveyance unit 26, the reject collection bin 30 stores the banknotes inside. Also, when a collection process for collecting a part of the sales amount, etc. from the banknotes stored in the banknote storage bin 15 is performed and the banknotes are conveyed by the banknote conveyance unit 26, the reject collection bin 30 stores the banknotes inside.

[0021] In such a configuration, the bill deposit and withdrawal device 11 takes in the bills inserted into the bill deposit and withdrawal slot 14 by the operator and stores them in the bill storage 15 (bill storages 15a, 15b, and 15c), and takes out the bills instructed by the cash register control unit 5 from the bill storage 15 and discharges them as change from the bill deposit and withdrawal slot 14.

[0022] [1-3. Configuration of Coin Deposit and Withdrawal Device] The coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 incorporates a plurality of parts that perform various processes related to coins inside, and the change control unit 21 (FIG. 1) centrally controls each part (coin depositing unit 40, coin conveying unit 42, coin discriminating unit 44, coin storage 46 (coin storages 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, and 46f), reject slot 48, and coin discharging port 50).

[0023] The coin depositing unit 40 is located on the left side of the upper front part of the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12. This coin depositing unit 40 takes in the coins inserted into the coin depositing port 38 by the operator, separates them one by one, and feeds them to the coin conveying unit 42.

[0024] While conveying the deposited coins inside, the coin discriminating unit 44 uses optical elements, magnetic detection elements, etc. to recognize the denomination, authenticity, integrity (whether damaged or not), and conveying state of the coins, and notifies the change control unit 21 of the discrimination result. In response to this, the change control unit 21 determines the conveyance destination of the coins based on the acquired discrimination result.

[0025] Each coin storage 46 (coin storages 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, and 46f) is configured in the same way and stores coins inside. Each coin storage 46 has the denomination of the coins to be stored preset. In the present embodiment, 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins, and 500-yen coins are preset as the denominations of the coins to be stored in each of the coin storages 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, and 46f, respectively.

[0026] When the coin storage 46 receives coins that have been determined by the coin discrimination unit 44 and the change control unit 21 to have a small degree of damage and be reusable, and are transported by the coin transport unit 42 according to their denominations, the coin storage 46 accumulates and stores these coins inside. Also, when the coin storage 46 receives an instruction to pay out coins from the change control unit 21, it separates and pays out the stored coins one by one, and delivers them to the coin transport unit 42.

[0027] The coin payout opening 50 is located on the right side of the lower front part of the coin depositing and paying-out device 12. When the coins to be paid out to the operator are transported by the coin transport unit 42, the coin payout opening 50 discharges these coins as change.

[0028] The reject opening 48 is located on the left side of the lower front part of the coin depositing and paying-out device 12. For the coins inserted into the coin insertion opening 38, when the abnormal coins determined to be abnormal, such as the coins discriminated as deformed or damaged coins and the coins discriminated as counterfeit coins by the coin discrimination unit 44 and the change control unit 21, are transported by the coin transport unit 42, the reject opening 48 discharges these coins.

[0029] In such a configuration, the coin depositing and paying-out device 12 takes in the coins inserted into the coin insertion opening 38 by the operator and stores them in the internal coin storage 46, and pays out the coins instructed by the register control unit 5 from the coin storage 46, and pays out these coins as change from the coin payout opening 50.

[0030] [1-4. Arrangement of the banknote depositing and paying-out device and the coin depositing and paying-out device according to the arrangement form] Since the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 are physically independent of each other, they can be installed in various arrangements according to the environment where the change dispenser 3 is installed, the operating conditions, etc. For example, in the case of the first arrangement shown in FIG. 1, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the right side and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the left side as seen from the operator. Also, in the case of the second arrangement shown in FIG. 2, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the left side and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the right side as seen from the operator. Further, in the case of the third arrangement shown in FIG. 3, the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is not installed and only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is installed.

[0031] When the change dispenser 3 is installed, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is set by an operator operating, for example, the display operation unit 13, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 stores information indicating this arrangement form in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information. Specifically, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the first arrangement form (FIG. 1), the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 stores, in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information, first setting information indicating a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the right side and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the left side. Also, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the second arrangement form (FIG. 2), the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 stores, in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information, second setting information indicating a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the left side and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the right side. Further, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the third arrangement form (FIG. 3), the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 stores, in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information, third setting information indicating a state where only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 is arranged.

[0032] [1-5. About the deposit guidance screen] During the deposit process, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 displays a deposit guidance screen on the display operation unit 13 to guide the insertion of banknotes and coins into the change dispenser 3. At this time, the banknote depositing and withdrawing device 11 reads the change dispenser arrangement information from the storage unit 10 and displays a deposit guidance screen corresponding to the current arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 indicated by the change dispenser arrangement information.

[0033] In a specific example, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the first arrangement form (Fig. 1) and the first setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 displays, on the display operation unit 13, the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 as the first guidance screen shown in Fig. 6. On this first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the right side and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged on the left side, respectively. It guides to insert paper currency into the paper currency deposit / withdrawal opening 14 of the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 and to insert coins into the coin deposit opening 38 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12. Therefore, the image representing the appearance of the change machine 3 (that is, the arrangement of the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12) displayed on the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 is the same as the appearance of the actual change machine 3 (Fig. 1).

[0034] Also, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the second arrangement form (Fig. 2) and the second setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 displays, on the display operation unit 13, the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 as the second guidance screen shown in Fig. 7. On this second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2, the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the left side and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged on the right side, respectively. It guides to insert paper currency into the paper currency deposit / withdrawal opening 14 of the paper currency deposit / withdrawal device 11 and to insert coins into the coin deposit opening 38 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12. Therefore, the image representing the appearance of the change machine 3 displayed on the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 is the same as the appearance of the actual change machine 3 (Fig. 2).

[0035] Furthermore, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the third arrangement form (Figure 3) and the third setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 displays the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 as the third guidance screen shown in Figure 8 on the display operation unit 13. On this third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3, the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 is not installed and only the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 is installed, guiding to insert a bill into the bill depositing and withdrawing opening 14 of the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11. Therefore, the image representing the appearance of the change machine 3 displayed on the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 is the same as the appearance of the actual change machine 3 (Figure 3). Hereinafter, the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2, and the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 are collectively referred to as the deposit guidance screen.

[0036] [1-6. Deposit processing] Next, the specific processing procedure of the deposit processing when the change for a commodity is settled by the change machine 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of Figure 5.

[0037] When the change control unit 21 receives, in cooperation with the cash register control unit 5, an operation input indicating the start of the settlement of the price by the operator via the display operation unit 13, it reads out the deposit processing program from the storage unit 10 and executes it to start the deposit processing procedure RT1 and moves to step SP1. In step SP1, the change control unit 21 reads out the change machine arrangement information from the storage unit 10 and moves to step SP2. In step SP2, the change control unit 21 determines which arrangement form the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 indicated by the change machine arrangement information is.

[0038] Here, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the first arrangement form (FIG. 1), the change control unit 21 moves to step SP3. In step SP3, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 (FIG. 6), thereby guiding the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14 and coins into the coin deposit opening 38, and causing the operator to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14 and the coin deposit opening 38 respectively, and then moves to step SP6.

[0039] On the other hand, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the second arrangement form (FIG. 2), the change control unit 21 moves to step SP4. In step SP4, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (FIG. 7), thereby guiding the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14 and coins into the coin deposit opening 38, and causing the operator to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14 and the coin deposit opening 38 respectively, and then moves to step SP6.

[0040] Also, when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the third arrangement form (FIG. 3), the change control unit 21 moves to step SP5. In step SP5, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 (FIG. 8), thereby guiding the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14, and causing the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal opening 14, and then moves to step SP6. Note that when the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the third arrangement form, since the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is not installed, the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 is different from the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 and the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2, and an image representing the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is not displayed.

[0041] In step SP6, when the change control unit 21 detects that banknotes or coins have been inserted by the operator, it causes the display operation unit 13 to display a deposit screen indicating that the current deposit operation is in progress, and then moves to step SP7. In step SP7, the change control unit 21 performs a cash storage operation and then moves to step SP8.

[0042] Specifically, in the case of the first arrangement form or the second arrangement form during the cash handling operation, the change control unit 21 separates banknotes one by one from the banknote depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and sequentially delivers them to the banknote conveying unit 26. While the banknote conveying unit 26 sequentially conveys the banknotes, the banknote discrimination unit 28 sequentially discriminates each banknote, and the discrimination result is obtained from the banknote discrimination unit 28. The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, for each banknote, the change control unit 21 conveys the banknotes recognized as normal and reusable banknotes to the respective banknote storage bins 15 according to the denomination. On the other hand, for the deposited reject banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes, the change control unit 21 returns them to the banknote depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

[0043] Also, the change control unit 21 separates coins one by one from the coin depositing unit 40 and sequentially delivers them to the coin conveying unit 42. While the coin conveying unit 42 sequentially conveys the coins, the coin discrimination unit 44 sequentially discriminates each coin, and the discrimination result is obtained from the coin discrimination unit 44. The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each coin based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, for each coin, the change control unit 21 conveys the coins recognized as normal and reusable coins to the respective coin storage bins 46 according to the denomination, and conveys the deposited reject coins that cannot be recognized as normal coins to the reject opening 48 and returns them to the operator.

[0044] On the other hand, in the case of the third arrangement form, the change control unit 21 separates banknotes one by one from the banknote depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and sequentially delivers them to the banknote conveying unit 26. While the banknote conveying unit 26 sequentially conveys the banknotes, the banknote discrimination unit 28 sequentially discriminates each banknote, and the discrimination result is obtained from the banknote discrimination unit 28. The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, for each banknote, the change control unit 21 conveys the banknotes recognized as normal and reusable banknotes to the respective banknote storage bins 15 according to the denomination. On the other hand, for the deposited reject banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes, the change control unit 21 returns them to the banknote depositing and withdrawing unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

[0045] When all banknotes and coins are conveyed from the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 24 and the coin deposit section 40 to the conveyance destination, in step SP8, the change control unit 21 calculates the deposit amount based on the totalization results of the denominations and the number of banknotes taken in from the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 24 and the totalization results of the denominations and the number of coins taken in from the coin deposit section 40, and presents this deposit amount to the operator by causing the deposit count result display screen to be displayed on the display operation unit 13.

[0046] In step SP9, the change control unit 21 determines whether the operator has selected to continue the deposit on the deposit count result display screen. If an affirmative result is obtained here, this means that the operator wishes to continue the deposit in order to make an additional deposit, and at this time the change control unit 21 returns to step SP2 and repeats the above-described processing. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP9, this means that the operator does not make an additional deposit and wishes to complete the deposit, and at this time the change control unit 21 moves to step SP10 and ends the deposit processing procedure RT1.

[0047] [1-7. Effects, etc.] In the above configuration, the change machine 3 stores, as change machine arrangement information, information indicating the arrangement form of the change machine 3 in the storage unit 10 when the change machine 3 is installed. Further, the change machine 3 reads out the change machine arrangement information during the deposit process, and causes one of the deposit guidance screens, i.e., the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2, or the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3, to be displayed on the display operation unit 13 based on the change machine arrangement information.

[0048] For this reason, the change machine 3 can be changed so as to switch the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 according to the actual arrangement form of the change machine 3, and an image of the change machine 3 having the same arrangement form as the actual arrangement form of the change machine 3 can be displayed on the display operation unit 13. Thereby, the change machine 3 can prevent the operator from being confused because the image of the change machine 3 displayed on the display operation unit 13 is different from the change machine 3 that is actually being operated, and can prevent the operator from making an operation mistake.

[0049] According to the above configuration, the change machine 3 is provided with a bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 for exchanging bills with the operator, a coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 for exchanging coins with the operator, a display operation unit 13 for displaying a deposit guidance screen as a guidance screen for the operator, and a change control unit 21 for controlling to display different deposit guidance screens based on the change machine arrangement information as setting information regarding the arrangement of the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 and the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12.

[0050] Thereby, the change machine 3 can switch the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 according to the actual arrangement state of the change machine 3, and present an image of the change machine 3 in an arrangement state similar to the actual arrangement state of the change machine 3.

[0051] [2. Second Embodiment] [2-1. Configuration of Cash Register Change System and POS Cash Register] As shown in FIG. 9 in which members corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals and FIG. 10 in which members corresponding to those in FIG. 4 are given the same reference numerals, the cash register change system 101 according to the second embodiment is different from the cash register change system 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a POS cash register 102 instead of the POS cash register 2, but is otherwise configured in the same manner. The POS cash register 102 according to the second embodiment is different from the POS cash register 2 according to the first embodiment in that a display operation unit 6 is added, but is otherwise configured in the same manner.

[0052] The display operation unit 6 is a so-called touch panel, which displays the name and amount of the recognized commodity, etc., and also receives an input operation by the operator and transmits it to the cash register control unit 5. In response to this, the cash register control unit 5 increases or decreases the quantity of the commodity, corrects the amount, etc. The receipt processing unit 7 prints the name and amount of the recognized commodity, etc. on the receipt and discharges it from the receipt outlet.

[0053] The cash change system 101, compared with the cash change system 1, is configured such that when the cash register control unit 5 cooperates with the change control unit 21 and the arrangement form of the change machine 3 is set by an operator, for example, by operating the display operation unit 6 when the change machine 3 is installed, the information indicating this arrangement form is stored in the storage unit 10 as change machine arrangement information, and the deposit guidance screen described in the first embodiment is displayed on the display operation unit 6. Although it is different in this respect, it is otherwise configured in the same manner. Note that FIG. 9 shows the cash change system 101 in which the POS cash register 102 is arranged on the change machine 3 (FIG. 1) in the first arrangement form. The cash change system in which the POS cash register 102 is arranged on the change machine 3 (FIG. 2) in the second arrangement form and the cash change system in which the POS cash register 102 is arranged side by side with the change machine 3 (FIG. 3) in the third arrangement form are not shown and are omitted.

[0054] Generally, since the touch panel of the display operation unit 6 tends to have a larger screen size than the display panel of the display operation unit 13, the cash change system 101 can present a larger deposit guidance screen to the operator compared with the cash change system 1, making it easier for the operator to visually recognize. In other respects as well, the cash change system 101 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same operational effects as the cash change system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0055] [3. Third Embodiment] [3-1. Configuration of Cash Change System and Change Machine] As shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13, in which members corresponding to those in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 are given the same reference numerals, and FIG. 4, the cash change system 201 according to the third embodiment is different from the cash change system 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has a change machine 203 instead of the change machine 3, but is otherwise configured in the same manner. The change machine 203 according to the third embodiment is different from the change machine 3 according to the first embodiment in that it has a banknote deposit / withdrawal device 211 instead of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11, but is otherwise configured in the same manner.

[0056] [Arrangement of Bill Deposit / Withdrawal Device and Coin Deposit / Withdrawal Device According to Degraded Settings] This change dispenser 203 operates in a degraded state based on three degraded settings: a first degraded setting, a second degraded setting, and a third degraded setting. The first degraded state shown in FIG. 11 is a state in which the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are arranged and connected to each other, and both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are operating, that is, a normal state in which no failure has occurred. Further, the second degraded state shown in FIG. 12 is a state in which both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are installed, and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is degraded because it is, for example, in the process of recovering from a failure, and only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is operating. In FIG. 12, although both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are actually installed, only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211, which is the actually operating device, is shown in the figure for easy understanding of the explanation. Furthermore, the third degraded state shown in FIG. 13 is a state in which both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are installed, and the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is degraded because it is, for example, in the process of recovering from a failure, and only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is operating. In FIG. 13, although both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are actually installed, only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, which is the actually operating device, is shown in the figure for easy understanding of the explanation.

[0057] When the degradation setting of the change dispenser 203 is set by the maintenance staff operating the display operation unit 13, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the information indicating this degradation setting in the storage unit 10 as degradation setting information. Specifically, when the degradation state of the change dispenser 203 is the first degradation state (Fig. 11), the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the first degradation setting information indicating the state where the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are arranged side by side left and right in the storage unit 10 as the degradation setting information. Also, when the degradation state of the change dispenser 203 is the second degradation state (Fig. 12), the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the second degradation setting information indicating the state where only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is arranged in the storage unit 10 as the degradation setting information. Furthermore, when the degradation state of the change dispenser 203 is the third degradation state (Fig. 13), the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the third degradation setting information indicating the state where only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged in the storage unit 10 as the degradation setting information.

[0058] When the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is operating in the first degradation state and a failure, such as a jam or out-of-change situation, occurs in either the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 or the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 and it takes time to recover, the maintenance staff can, by operating, display on the display operation unit 13 a degradation setting screen DIP10 as shown in Fig. 14, for example, and let the maintenance staff select which of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 or the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 to degrade. At this time, if a failure occurs in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, the maintenance staff selects to degrade the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 on the degradation setting screen DIP10. In this case, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the second degradation setting information indicating the state where only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is arranged in the storage unit 10 as the degradation setting information. On the other hand, if a failure occurs in the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211, the maintenance staff selects to degrade the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 on the degradation setting screen DIP10. In this case, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 stores the third degradation setting information indicating the state where only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged in the storage unit 10 as the degradation setting information.

[0059] In this way, when the change dispenser 203 is operating in the first degraded state, if a failure occurs in either the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 or the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, the maintenance staff can operate to switch to the second degraded state or the third degraded state, disconnect the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 or the bill deposit / withdrawal device 12 in which the failure has occurred to the degraded state, and only operate the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 or the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 in which no failure has occurred, so that the operation can be resumed temporarily.

[0060] [3-3. Regarding the deposit guidance screen] During the deposit process, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 displays a deposit guidance screen for guiding the insertion of bills and coins into the change dispenser 3 on the display operation unit 13. At this time, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 reads the degradation setting information from the storage unit 10 and displays a deposit guidance screen corresponding to the current degraded state of the change dispenser 203 indicated by the degradation setting information.

[0061] As a specific example, when the current degraded state of the change dispenser 203 is the first degraded state (Figure 11) and the first degraded setting information is stored as the degradation setting information, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 displays the first degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP4 as the first degraded guidance screen shown in Figure 16 on the display operation unit 13. In this first degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP4, both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are arranged with the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 on the right side and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 on the left side, guiding the insertion of bills into the bill deposit / withdrawal opening 14 of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the insertion of coins into the coin deposit opening 38 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12. Therefore, the appearance of the change dispenser 203 displayed on the first degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP4 is the same as the appearance when the devices operating in the degraded state in the actual change dispenser 203 are displayed.

[0062] Furthermore, when the current degenerate state of the change machine 203 is the second degenerate state (FIG. 12) and the second degenerate setting information is stored as the degenerate setting information, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 displays a second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 as a second degenerate guide screen shown in FIG. 17 on the display operation unit 13. On this second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5, the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 that is in a degenerate state due to the occurrence of a fault is grayed out, and the user is prompted to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit and withdrawal slot 14 of the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211. For this reason, the appearance of the change machine 203 displayed on the second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 is the same as the appearance of the actual change machine 203, and devices that are not operating in the degenerate state are displayed grayed out, and devices that are operating normally are displayed not grayed out.

[0063] Furthermore, when the current degenerate state of the change machine 203 is the third degenerate state ( FIG. 13 ) and the third degenerate setting information is stored as the degenerate setting information, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 displays a third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 as a third degenerate guide screen shown in FIG. 18 on the display operation unit 13. On this third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6, the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 that is in a degenerate state due to the occurrence of a fault is grayed out, and the user is prompted to insert coins into the coin deposit slot 38 of the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12. For this reason, the appearance of the change machine 203 displayed on the third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 is the same as the appearance of the actual change machine 203, and devices that are not operating in a degenerate state are displayed grayed out, and devices that are operating normally are displayed not grayed out.

[0064] [3-4. Deposit Processing] Next, the specific processing steps of the deposit process when the price of the product is settled at the change dispenser 203 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 15 in which the same reference numerals are used to denote steps corresponding to those in FIG.

[0065] In cooperation with the cash register control unit 5, when the change control unit 221 receives an operation input from the operator via the display operation unit 13 to start settlement of the price, it starts the deposit processing procedure RT201 by reading and executing a deposit processing program from the memory unit 10, and proceeds to step SP201. In step SP201, the change control unit 221 reads the degenerate setting information from the memory unit 10, and proceeds to step SP202. In step SP202, the change control unit 221 determines which degenerate setting is the current degenerate setting of the change dispenser 203 indicated by the degenerate setting information.

[0066] Here, if the degenerate setting of the change machine 203 is the first degenerate setting (FIG. 11), the change control unit 221 proceeds to step SP203. In step SP203, the change control unit 221 displays the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (FIG. 16) on the display operation unit 13 to guide the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 14 and coins into the coin deposit slot 38, and causes the operator to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 14 and coin deposit slot 38, respectively, and proceeds to step SP6.

[0067] On the other hand, if the degenerate setting of the change machine 203 is the second degenerate setting (FIG. 12), the change control unit 221 proceeds to step SP204. In step SP204, the change control unit 221 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 (FIG. 17), thereby guiding the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 14, causing the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot 14, and proceeds to step SP6.

[0068] On the other hand, if the degenerate setting of the change dispenser 203 is the third degenerate setting (FIG. 13), the change control unit 221 proceeds to step SP205. In step SP205, the change control unit 221 guides the operator to insert coins into the coin deposit port 38 by displaying the third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 (FIG. 18) on the display operation unit 13, causes the operator to insert coins into the coin deposit port 38, and proceeds to step SP6.

[0069] In step SP6, when the change control unit 221 detects that the operator has inserted banknotes or coins, it displays a deposit screen indicating that a deposit operation is currently in progress on the display operation unit 13, and proceeds to step SP207. In step SP207, the change control unit 221 performs a cash storage operation, and proceeds to step SP8.

[0070] Specifically, in the case of the first degenerate setting or the second degenerate setting during the cash storage operation, the change control unit 221 separates banknotes one by one from the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and sequentially delivers them to the banknote transport unit 26. While the banknote transport unit 26 sequentially transports the banknotes, the change control unit 221 sequentially validates each banknote using the banknote validation unit 28 and obtains the validation results from the banknote validation unit 28. Based on the obtained validation results, the change control unit 221 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote. Next, for each banknote, the change control unit 221 transports banknotes that are recognized as normal and reusable to the respective banknote storage vaults 15 by denomination. On the other hand, the change control unit 221 returns deposit-rejected banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes to the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

[0071] Furthermore, in the first degenerate setting or the third degenerate setting, the change control unit 221 separates coins one by one from the coin deposit unit 40 and sequentially delivers them to the coin transport unit 42, and while the coin transport unit 42 sequentially transports the coins, it sequentially validates each coin using the coin validation unit 44 and obtains the validation results from the coin validation unit 44. Based on the obtained validation results, the change control unit 221 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each coin. Next, for each coin, the change control unit 221 transports coins that are recognized as normal and reusable to the respective coin storage vaults 46 by denomination, and transports deposited / rejected coins that cannot be recognized as normal to the reject port 48 and returns them to the operator.

[0072] In steps SP8 and SP9, the change control unit 221 performs the same process as in the deposit processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 5).

[0073] [3-5. Effects, etc.] In the above configuration, the change machine 203 stores, in the storage unit 10, as the degradation setting information, information indicating the degradation setting of the change machine 203. Further, when performing a deposit process, the change machine 203 reads out the degradation setting information and causes the display operation unit 13 to display any one of a first degradation state deposit guidance screen DIP4, a second degradation state deposit guidance screen DIP5, or a third degradation state deposit guidance screen DIP6 based on the degradation setting information.

[0074] Therefore, the change machine 203 can be changed to switch the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 according to the current actual degradation setting of the change machine 203, and can display on the display operation unit 13 an image of the change machine 203 in which only the devices operating according to the degradation setting in the change machine 203 are shown. As a result, the change machine 203 can prevent the operator from being confused because the image of the change machine 203 displayed on the display operation unit 13 is different from the devices actually operating in the change machine 203, and can prevent an operation error of the operator.

[0075] In other respects as well, the cash register change system 201 according to the third embodiment can achieve the same operational effects as the cash register change system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[0076] [4. Other Embodiments] In the first embodiment described above, the present invention has been described as being applied to the change machine 3, which can have three different arrangements, for example, a first arrangement, a second arrangement, and a third arrangement. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention may also be applied to the change machine 303 and the change machine 403, which can have a fourth arrangement shown in FIG. 19 and a fifth arrangement shown in FIG. 21 . The same applies to the second arrangement. In the case of the change machine 303 in the fourth arrangement, the coin depositing and dispensing device 12 is disposed below the operator, and the banknote depositing and dispensing device 11 is disposed above the operator. When fourth setting information indicating the fourth arrangement is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the change control unit 21 displays the fourth arrangement arrangement deposit guidance screen DIP7 shown in FIG. 20 on the display operation unit 13. On the other hand, in the case of the change machine 403 in the fifth arrangement, the coin depositing and dispensing device 12 is disposed above the operator, and the banknote depositing and dispensing device 11 is disposed below the operator. When the fifth setting information indicating the fifth arrangement form is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the change control unit 21 displays the fifth arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP8 shown in Figure 22 on the display operation unit 13.

[0077] Furthermore, the above-described first arrangement configuration may be replaced with the fourth arrangement configuration, and the above-described second arrangement configuration may be replaced with the fifth arrangement configuration. In other words, it is not essential that an arrangement configuration in which the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 are arranged side by side in the left-right direction can be set, and it may be possible to set only an arrangement configuration in which the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 are arranged side by side in the up-down direction.

[0078] Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the present invention was described for the coin change machine 3 that takes three arrangement forms, namely the first arrangement form, the second arrangement form, and the third arrangement form, and displays the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 (FIG. 6), the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (FIG. 7), or the third arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP3 (FIG. 8) on the display operation unit 13. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to a coin change machine that takes only two arrangement forms, namely the first arrangement form and the second arrangement form, and displays only the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 (FIG. 6) or the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (FIG. 7) on the display operation unit 13. The same applies to the second form.

[0079] Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where when the display operation unit 13 is operated to set the arrangement form of the coin change machine 3, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 stores the coin change machine arrangement information indicating this arrangement form in the storage unit 10 was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the arrangement of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 may be automatically detected, and the coin change control unit 21 may determine the coin change machine arrangement information according to the detection result and store it in the storage unit 10. The same applies to the second embodiment.

[0080] As an example of a method for automatically detecting the arrangement of the devices, for example, near-field wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication), which is a means capable of detecting the relative positions of each other, or wireless communication units such as various sensors, are arranged on the left and right sides of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 respectively. For example, when communication is possible between the wireless communication unit arranged on the left side of the bill deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the wireless communication unit arranged on the right side of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, a method may be used in which the coin change control unit 21 determines that it is the first arrangement form (FIG. 1) and automatically determines the arrangement state according to the communication result of the wireless communication unit. In this case, if the wireless communication units are also arranged on the upper and lower sides of the devices, the fourth arrangement form and the fifth arrangement form as described above can also be detected.

[0081] Furthermore, if the automatically detected device arrangement differs from the change machine arrangement information that is being set, such as when the operator attempts to set second setting information indicating a second arrangement as the change machine arrangement information despite the device being automatically detected as being arranged in a first arrangement configuration, the change control unit 21 may notify the operator of an error. Furthermore, when it is automatically detected that the device arrangement has been changed, the change control unit 21 may notify the operator to urge them to reset the change machine arrangement information.

[0082] Furthermore, change machine layout information including the presence or absence of a coin roll storage section in the coin depositing and dispensing device 12 may be stored in the memory unit 10, and a deposit guidance screen may be displayed depending on the presence or absence of a coin roll storage section. In short, when an operator uses the change machine 3, the guidance screen displayed to the operator may be switched depending on the presence or absence of mechanisms, differences in layout, etc., which may confuse the operator if the displayed device appearance differs from the actual device appearance.

[0083] Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, when the change machine 3 is installed, the case where the arrangement form of the change machine 3 is set by the maintenance staff operating the display operation unit 6 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and in the second embodiment, the display operation unit 13 may be operated to set the arrangement form of the change machine 3. Also, when the arrangement form is changed after the change machine 3 is installed, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, a guidance screen switching screen DIP9 in which a plurality of guidance screens with different images of the arrangement form are displayed is displayed on the display operation unit 13, and the operator is allowed to select any one of the guidance screens. The change machine arrangement information indicating the arrangement form displayed on the selected guidance screen is stored in the storage unit 10, and by reading out the change machine arrangement information, the deposit guidance screen may be changed according to the changed arrangement form. In this case, the image of the arrangement form in which only the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 is arranged may be omitted, and only the image of the arrangement form in which the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the right side and the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the left side, and the image of the arrangement form in which the bill depositing / withdrawing device 11 is arranged on the left side and the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12 is arranged on the right side may be displayed. Furthermore, also in the third embodiment, instead of the degradation setting screen DIP10 (FIG. 14), a guidance screen switching screen such as the guidance screen switching screen DIP9 (FIG. 23) in which a plurality of guidance screens composed of images of the state where both the bill depositing / withdrawing device 211 and the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12 are arranged, the state where only the bill depositing / withdrawing device 211 is installed, and the state where only the coin depositing / withdrawing device 12 is installed are displayed is displayed on the display operation unit 13, and the operator is allowed to select any one of the guidance screens, and the degradation setting information indicating the degradation state displayed on the selected guidance screen may be stored in the storage unit 10.

[0084] Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the deposit guidance screen is displayed on the display operation unit 13 has been described, and in the second embodiment described above, the case where the deposit guidance screen is displayed on the display operation unit 6 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and in the second embodiment, the deposit guidance screen may be displayed on both the display operation unit 13 and the display operation unit 6.

[0085] Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case of displaying a deposit guidance screen according to the arrangement form has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and various guidance screens such as a withdrawal guidance screen that guides the withdrawal of banknotes and coins from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 14 and the coin withdrawal port 50 at the time of withdrawal (payment of change) according to the arrangement form, and a failure recovery guidance screen that promotes failure recovery in the event of a failure may be displayed. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

[0086] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, the text in the deposit guidance screen may be changed according to the arrangement state of the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12. That is, for example, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the right side and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged on the left side as viewed from the operator as in the first arrangement form (Fig. 1), in the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 (Fig. 6), by displaying the text "Please insert coins and banknotes", the left-right positional relationship between the arrangement of the devices and the arrangement of the characters in the text may be made to correspond. On the other hand, for example, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the left side and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged on the right side as viewed from the operator as in the second arrangement form (Fig. 2), in the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (Fig. 7), by displaying the text "Please insert banknotes and coins", the left-right positional relationship between the arrangement of the devices and the arrangement of the characters in the text may be made to correspond.

[0087] Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments described above, according to the arrangement form in which the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 11 is not installed and only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is installed, a deposit guidance screen that guides the insertion of coins into the coin deposit port 38 of the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 may be displayed. In that case, it is sufficient to provide a change control unit 21, a display operation unit 13, and a storage unit 10 in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12.

[0088] Furthermore, in the third embodiment described above, the change control unit 221 may detect whether a fault has occurred in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 or the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 211, and if it detects that a fault has occurred in the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12, it may store second degenerate setting information indicating a state in which only the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 211 is arranged in the memory unit 10 as degenerate setting information without displaying the degenerate setting screen DIP10 (Figure 14), whereas if it detects that a fault has occurred in the banknote deposit / withdrawal device 211, it may store third degenerate setting information indicating a state in which only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is arranged in the memory unit 10 as degenerate setting information without displaying the degenerate setting screen DIP10.

[0089] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned third embodiment, in the case of the second degenerate setting, both the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 are displayed as in the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (Figure 16), and then a second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 (Figure 17) including an image in which the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 is grayed out and the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 is not grayed out is displayed on the display operation unit 13, and in the case of the third degenerate setting, both the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 are displayed as in the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (Figure 16), and then a third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 (Figure 18) including an image in which the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 is grayed out and the coin deposit and withdrawal device 12 is not grayed out is displayed on the display operation unit 13. The present invention is not limited to this, and in the case of the second degenerate setting, it is also possible to indicate to the operator that the coin depositing and dispensing device 12 is unusable by, for example, marking an "X" on the coin depositing and dispensing device 12. Furthermore, in the case of the third degenerate setting, it is also possible to indicate to the operator that the banknote depositing and dispensing device 211 is unusable by, for example, marking an "X" on the banknote depositing and dispensing device 211.

[0090] Furthermore, in the third embodiment described above, both the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 are installed. When the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is in a degraded state, the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is not operating and only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is operating. When the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is in a degraded state, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is not operating and only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is operating. This has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. When the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is in a degraded state, the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 may be removed from the coin dispenser 203 and only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 may be installed. In that case, when in the second degradation setting, a degraded state deposit guidance screen including an image in which the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is not installed and only the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is installed may be displayed on the display operation unit 13. In the third embodiment, since the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is provided with the change control unit 221, even when the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is in a degraded state, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 needs to be installed. However, when the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is provided with the change control unit 221, the display operation unit 13, and the storage unit 10, when the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is in a degraded state, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 may be removed from the coin dispenser 203 and only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 may be installed. In that case, when in the third degradation setting, a degraded state deposit guidance screen including an image in which the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 is not installed and only the coin deposit / withdrawal device 12 is installed may be displayed on the display operation unit 13.

[0091] Furthermore, in the third embodiment described above, when a failure occurs during operation in the first degraded state, the case where the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 displays the degradation setting screen DIP10 on the display operation unit 13 by the operation of the maintenance staff has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. When a failure is detected during operation in the first degraded state, the bill deposit / withdrawal device 211 may automatically display the degradation setting screen DIP10 on the display operation unit 13.

[0092] Furthermore, the first embodiment and the third embodiment may be combined. That is, in a normal state where no fault has occurred, the deposit guidance screen is displayed based on the change machine arrangement information according to the first embodiment. In other words, the change machine arrangement information in a normal state corresponds to the first degenerate setting information according to the third embodiment. On the other hand, in a case where a fault has occurred, the degenerate setting information is given priority over the change machine arrangement information (or the setting information stored in the memory unit 10 is overwritten from the change machine arrangement information to the degenerate setting information), and the deposit guidance screen is displayed based on the degenerate setting information.

[0093] Furthermore, the second embodiment and the third embodiment may be combined. That is, by storing the degeneration setting information in a storage unit (not shown) of the POS register 102 and controlling the register control unit 5 to set the degeneration setting information and display the deposit guidance, even if an abnormality occurs in the banknote deposit and withdrawal device 211 provided with the change control unit 21 and the device is degenerated, the POS register 102 can set the degeneration setting information and display the deposit guidance.

[0094] Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the present invention is applied to the change dispenser 3, which is a checkout machine operated by a cashier. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may also be applied to a self-service checkout machine operated by the customer themselves. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

[0095] Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the present invention has been described as being applied to a change dispenser 3 connected to a POS register or the like used in checkout counters at supermarkets, convenience stores, etc., for depositing and dispensing banknotes and coins. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various other devices that are provided with multiple units and can store unit location information. The same applies to the second and third embodiments.

[0096] Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to each of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments. That is, the present invention applies to embodiments in which any part or all of each of the above-described embodiments and the above-described other embodiments are arbitrarily combined. In addition, the present invention also applies when a part of the configuration described in any of the above-described embodiments and the above-described other embodiments is extracted and replaced or diverted with a part of the configuration of any of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments, or when a part of the extracted configuration is added to any of the embodiments.

[0097] Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the change machine 3 as a currency processing device is constituted by the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 as a bill unit, the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 as a coin unit, the display operation unit 13 as a display unit, and the change control unit 21 as a control unit has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a currency processing device may be constituted by a bill unit, a coin unit, a display unit, and a control unit having various other configurations.

[0098] Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, the case where the change register system 101 as a currency processing device is constituted by the bill depositing and withdrawing device 11 as a bill unit, the coin depositing and withdrawing device 12 as a coin unit, the display operation unit 6 as a display unit, and the change control unit 21 as a control unit has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a currency processing device may be constituted by a bill unit, a coin unit, a display unit, and a control unit having various other configurations.

Industrial Applicability

[0099] The present invention can also be used in various conveying devices that convey and discriminate media such as bills.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0100] 1, 101, 201... Cash register change system, 2... POS cash register, 3, 203... Change machine, 5... Cash register control unit, 6... Display operation unit, 7... Receipt processing unit, 8... Communication control unit, 9... Communication control unit, 10... Memory unit, 11, 211... Banknote deposit and withdrawal device, 12... Coin deposit and withdrawal device, 13... Display operation unit, 14... Banknote deposit and withdrawal opening, 15... Banknote storage, 21... Change control unit, 24... Banknote deposit and withdrawal section, 26... Banknote transport section, 28... Banknote discrimination section, 30... Reject collection bin, 38... Coin deposit opening, 40... Coin deposit section, 42... Coin transport section, 44... Coin discrimination section, 46... Coin storage, 48... Reject opening, 50... Coin withdrawal opening, DIP1... First configuration form deposit guidance screen, DIP2... Second configuration form deposit guidance screen, DIP3... Third configuration form deposit guidance screen, DIP4... First degraded state deposit guidance screen, DIP5... Second degraded state deposit guidance screen, DIP6... Third degraded state deposit guidance screen, DIP7... Fourth configuration form deposit guidance screen, DIP8... Fifth configuration form deposit guidance screen, DIP9... Guidance screen switching screen, DIP10... Degraded setting screen.

Claims

1. A banknote depositing and withdrawing device that processes banknotes with an operator, A coin depositing and withdrawing device that is an independent device from the banknote depositing and withdrawing device and processes coins with an operator, A display unit that displays a guidance screen for an operator, A control unit that controls to display different guidance screens including an image representing the arrangement state of the banknote depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device based on setting information which is information regarding the arrangement of the banknote depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device A currency processing device characterized by comprising the above.

2. As the setting information, it is possible to set either first setting information representing a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device or second setting information representing a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device, The control unit, When the first setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a first guidance screen including an image showing a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device; when the second setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a second guidance screen including an image showing a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device The currency processing device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. As the setting information, it is further possible to set third setting information representing a state where only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged and the coin depositing and withdrawing device is not arranged, The control unit, When the third setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a third guidance screen including an image showing a state where only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged The currency processing device according to claim 2, characterized by the above.

4. The control unit, Causes the operator to select whether to display, as the guidance screen, a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device or a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device, When a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device is selected, sets the first setting information as the setting information; when a state where the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device is selected, sets the second setting information as the setting information The currency processing device according to claim 3, characterized by the above.

5. The control unit, The operator is allowed to select whether to display, as the guidance screen, any one of a state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device, a state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device, or a state in which only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged. When the state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the right of the coin depositing and withdrawing device is selected, the first setting information is set as the setting information. When the state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged to the left of the coin depositing and withdrawing device is selected, the second setting information is set as the setting information. When the state in which only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is arranged is selected, the third setting information is set as the setting information. The currency processing device according to claim 4, characterized in that.

6. As the setting information, it is possible to set either first degradation setting information indicating a state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device are operating, or second degradation setting information indicating a state in which only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is operating. The control unit When the first degradation setting information is set as the setting information, a first degradation guidance screen including an image indicating a state in which the banknote depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device are operating is displayed on the display unit. When the second degradation setting information is set as the setting information, a second degradation guidance screen including an image indicating a state in which only the banknote depositing and withdrawing device is operating is displayed on the display unit. The currency processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

7. As the setting information, it is further possible to set third degradation setting information indicating a state in which only the coin depositing and withdrawing device is operating. The control unit When the third degradation setting information is set as the setting information, a third degradation guidance screen including an image indicating a state in which only the coin depositing and withdrawing device is operating is displayed on the display unit. The currency processing device according to claim 6, characterized in that.

8. The control unit In a state where the first degradation setting information is set as the setting information, the operator is allowed to select which one of the banknote depositing and withdrawing device or the coin depositing and withdrawing device is to be degraded. When it is selected to degrade the coin depositing and withdrawing device, the second degradation setting information is set as the setting information. When it is selected to degrade the banknote depositing and withdrawing device, the third degradation setting information is set as the setting information. The currency processing device according to claim 7, characterized in that.

9. The control unit when a failure occurs in either the bill depositing and withdrawing device or the coin depositing and withdrawing device in a state where the first degradation setting information is set as the setting information, detects in which of the bill depositing and withdrawing device or the coin depositing and withdrawing device the failure has occurred, when it is detected that a failure has occurred in the coin depositing and withdrawing device, sets the second degradation setting information as the setting information, and when it is detected that a failure has occurred in the bill depositing and withdrawing device, sets the third degradation setting information as the setting information The currency processing device according to claim 7, characterized in that.

10. As the setting information, at least either first setting information representing a state where the bill depositing and withdrawing device is disposed above the coin depositing and withdrawing device or second setting information representing a state where the bill depositing and withdrawing device is disposed below the coin depositing and withdrawing device can be set, The control unit when the first setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a first guidance screen including an image indicating a state where the bill depositing and withdrawing device is disposed above the coin depositing and withdrawing device, and when the second setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a second guidance screen including an image indicating a state where the bill depositing and withdrawing device is disposed below the coin depositing and withdrawing device The currency processing device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

11. As the setting information, further, either first degradation setting information representing a state where the bill depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device are operating or second degradation setting information representing a state where only the bill depositing and withdrawing device is operating can be set, The control unit when the first degradation setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display the first guidance screen or the second guidance screen according to the first setting information or the second setting information, and when the second degradation setting information is set as the setting information, causes the display unit to display a second degradation guidance screen including an image indicating a state where only the bill depositing and withdrawing device is operating The currency processing device according to claim 2, characterized in that.

12. further includes a detection unit that detects the relative position between the bill depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device, The control unit determines the relative position between the bill depositing and withdrawing device and the coin depositing and withdrawing device according to the detection result of the detection unit, and sets the setting information based on the determination result The currency processing apparatus according to claim 2 or claim 10.

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