Currency Processing Device

Abstract

To provide a money processor that allows for easily grasping the amount of each type of money stored in a storage unit.SOLUTION: A money processor includes: an identification unit that identifies a type of media; a storage unit that stores media of different types with a predetermined denomination identified by the identification unit; and a display unit 60 that displays a breakdown of media stored in the storage unit. The display unit 60 displays the amount of each type of media stored in the storage unit by means of graphs 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, and 128. This allows for easily grasping the amount of each type of money stored in the storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a currency processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] Some banknote handling devices identify banknotes and store them in a storage unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-60585 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, there are cases where different types of coins with the same denomination are stored in the same storage unit. For example, when the design of a coin is changed, two types of coins with the same denomination, old and new, are stored in the same storage unit.

[0005] There is a demand for making it easy to grasp the amount of each type of currency stored in the storage section.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a currency processing device that makes it easy to grasp the amount of currency stored in each type in the storage section. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention is a device including an identification unit for identifying the generations of media of multiple generations with the same denomination, a storage unit for storing the media identified by the identification unit, and a device for counting the number of the media stored in the storage unit. , a scale set so that the display length in one direction per unit quantity is the same, The generations are arranged consecutively in the same direction. rod graph of and a display unit that displays the information in the format. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] According to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a currency handling device that makes it easy to grasp the amount of currency stored in the storage unit by type. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a currency handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] A schematic diagram showing the configuration of a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the route of the deposit processing is indicated by a bold line. [Figure 3] A schematic diagram showing the configuration of a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the storage processing route is indicated by a bold line. [Figure 4] A schematic diagram showing the configuration of a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the return processing route indicated by a bold line. [Figure 5] A schematic diagram showing the configuration of a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the route of the withdrawal process is indicated by a bold line. [Figure 6] A figure showing an example of the display on the operation display unit during the storage volume display process of the currency handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] A figure showing the display screen of the operation display unit during the storage volume display process of the currency processing device of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] A figure showing the display screen of the operation display unit during the storage volume display process of the currency processing device of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] A figure showing the display screen of the operation display unit during the storage volume display process of the currency processing device of an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of the operation display unit in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process of the currency handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 11] 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a sorting process route for a predetermined type of banknote recovery process is indicated by a thick line. [Figure 12]1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a currency processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the return processing route of a predetermined type of banknote recovery process is shown by a thick line. [Figure 13] 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of the operation display unit in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process of the currency handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 14] 10 is a diagram showing a display screen of the operation display unit in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process of the currency handling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A currency handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The currency handling device 11 of the embodiment is a banknote handling device that performs various processes, including deposit and withdrawal processes, of currency as a medium, specifically banknotes. The currency handling device 11 is capable of a deposit process in which banknotes inserted from the outside are stored inside, and a withdrawal process in which banknotes stored inside are dispensed so that they can be removed to the outside. Moreover, the currency handling device 11 is a recycle-type banknote deposit and withdrawal device that uses banknotes taken in during the deposit process for withdrawal. In the following description, "front" refers to the side of the operator of the currency handling device 11, "rear" refers to the side opposite the operator of the currency handling device 11, and "left and right" refer to the left and right of the currency handling device 11 as seen from the operator.

[0011] As shown in FIG. 1, a deposit / withdrawal port 12 (withdrawal section, discharge section, evacuation section) is provided on the front side of the currency handling device 11. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is capable of receiving loose banknotes for deposit from outside the device, separating the inserted banknotes one by one, and feeding them into the device. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is capable of feeding loose banknotes for withdrawal from inside the device, and removing the fed banknotes from the device. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is also capable of temporarily evacuating banknotes fed from inside the device, and feeding the temporarily evacuated banknotes into the device.

[0012] A deposit rejection port 13 is provided on the front side of the currency handling device 11 below the deposit / withdrawal port 12. The deposit rejection port 13 dispenses unacceptable rejected banknotes from among the banknotes for deposit that have been inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 12 from outside the device so that the rejected banknotes can be removed outside the device.

[0013] A conveying path 15A is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 12, extending downward from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, then extending rearward, folding back at the rear of the currency handling device 11, and extending forward. A recognition unit 16 that recognizes and counts banknotes is provided on the conveying path 15A, closer to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 than the folded back part at the rear. The recognition unit 16 recognizes whether banknotes are genuine or counterfeit, and for genuine banknotes, recognizes their type, such as denomination and generation. The recognition unit 16 also recognizes whether banknotes are front or back, whether they are being fed multiple times, whether they are skewed, etc.

[0014] A plurality of, specifically four, conveyance paths 15B, 15C, 15D, and 15E are connected to the rear folded portion of conveyance path 15A on the opposite side from deposit / withdrawal port 12 so as to branch downward. These conveyance paths 15B to 15E are connected to a plurality of, specifically four, temporary storage units 18B, 18C, 18D, and 18E (storage units) arranged in a line in front and behind at the bottom of currency handling device 11 so as to be able to input and output banknotes, respectively, in a one-to-one relationship. Specifically, temporary storage unit 18B is connected to conveyance path 15B, temporary storage unit 18C to conveyance path 15C, temporary storage unit 18D to conveyance path 15D, and temporary storage unit 18E to conveyance path 15E so as to be able to input and output banknotes, respectively.

[0015] The banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16 are sorted and stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18E according to the recognition result of the recognition unit 16. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is capable of receiving and dispensing banknotes between these temporary storage units 18B to 18D. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is capable of discharging banknotes dispensed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to the outside of the device.

[0016] At a branching position of the conveying path 15A to the conveying path 15B, there is provided a sorting unit 20B that selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A from the recognition unit 16 to the conveying path 15B. At a branching position of the conveying path 15A to the conveying path 15C, there is provided a sorting unit 20C that selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A from the recognition unit 16 to the conveying path 15C. At a branching position of the conveying path 15A to the conveying path 15D, there is provided a sorting unit 20D that selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A from the recognition unit 16 to the conveying path 15D. At a branching position of the conveying path 15A to the conveying path 15E, there is provided a sorting unit 20E that selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A from the recognition unit 16 to the conveying path 15E.

[0017] A conveying path 15F is connected to the conveying path 15A so as to branch downward on the opposite side of the recognition unit 16 from the branching position of the conveying path 15E. A reject cassette 22 is connected to the end of this conveying path 15F on the opposite side to the conveying path 15A. A sorting unit 20F is provided at the branching position of the conveying path 15F in the conveying path 15A, which selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A to the conveying path 15F. The reject cassette 22 is detachable from the currency handling device 11.

[0018] A storage cassette 25 (cassette, evacuation section, discharge section) is connected to the end position on the conveyance path 15A, on the opposite side of the conveyance path from the deposit / withdrawal port 12. The storage cassette 25 has a temporary storage section 26 at its upper part and a cassette body 27 at its lower part.

[0019] Temporary storage unit 26 is connected to conveyance path 15A, and is in a standby state when empty. Temporary storage unit 26 temporarily stores banknotes introduced from conveyance path 15A by stacking them sequentially from bottom to top while separated from cassette main body 27. Temporary storage unit 26 is also capable of feeding the temporarily stored banknotes one by one, starting from the top, to conveyance path 15A by a separation and feeding mechanism (not shown). Temporary storage unit 26 is also capable of storing the temporarily stored banknotes in cassette main body 27 while they are stacked vertically.

[0020] The cassette body 27 is capable of raising the stored banknotes when there are no banknotes in the temporary storage section 26, and feeding them one by one from the top to the conveying path 15A by a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown). The cassette body 27 is detachable from the currency processing device 11.

[0021] The storage cassette 25 is capable of receiving and dispensing banknotes between the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. The storage cassette 25 stores the banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in the cassette main body 27 via the temporary storage unit 26. In this state, by removing the cassette main body 27 from the currency processing device 11, the storage cassette 25 is capable of discharging the banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D and stored in the cassette main body 27 to the outside of the device.

[0022] A position on the conveying path 15A between the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 and the recognition unit 16 and a position on the conveying path 15A between the branching position of the conveying path 15E and the branching position of the conveying path 15F are connected by a conveying path 15G. At a connecting position on the conveying path 15A between the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 and the recognition unit 16 of the conveying path 15G, a sorting unit 20G is provided that selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveying path 15A from the recognition unit 16 side to the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 side to the conveying path 15G.

[0023] A transport path 15H is connected to the transport path 15A, which branches off between the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the transport path 15G and leads to the deposit reject port 13. A sorting unit 20H is provided at the branching position of the transport path 15A from the transport path 15H, which selectively sorts banknotes being transported on the transport path 15A from the recognition unit 16 side to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 side to the transport path 15H.

[0024] A front / back reversing conveyance path 15J is connected to the conveyance path 15A. The front / back reversing conveyance path 15J branches off between the connection position of the conveyance path 15G on the cash deposit / withdrawal port 12 and recognition unit 16 side and the connection position of the conveyance path 15H, and merges near the connection position to the cash deposit / withdrawal port 12. A sorting unit 20J is provided at the branching position of the front / back reversing conveyance path 15J on the opposite side from the cash deposit / withdrawal port 12, and the sorting unit 20J selectively sorts banknotes being conveyed on the conveyance path 15A from the recognition unit 16 side to the cash deposit / withdrawal port 12 side to the front / back reversing conveyance path 15J.

[0025] More specifically, conveyance path 15A has a conveyance section Aa that extends downward and rearward from deposit / withdrawal opening 12 and connects to the end of front / back reversing conveyance path 15J on the deposit / withdrawal opening 12 side, and a conveyance section Ab that extends further downward and rearward from conveyance section Aa, extends vertically downward, and then curves rearward to connect to a branching position of conveyance path 15H. Conveyance path 15A also has a conveyance section Ac that extends horizontally rearward from the lower end of conveyance section Ab to connect to the end of front / back reversing conveyance path 15J on the opposite side from deposit / withdrawal opening 12, and a conveyance section Ad that extends horizontally rearward from conveyance section Ac to connect to a connecting position at one end of conveyance path 15G. Conveyance path 15A also has a conveyance section Ae that extends from conveyance section Ad to a rear position of currency handling device 11, turns downward, and connects to a branching position of conveyance path 15B, and a conveyance section Af that extends horizontally forward from conveyance section Ae to connect to a branching position of conveyance path 15C. Conveyance path 15A also has a conveyance section Ag that extends horizontally forward from conveyance section Af and connects to the branching position of conveyance path 15D, and a conveyance section Ah that extends horizontally forward from conveyance section Ag and connects to the branching position of conveyance path 15E. Conveyance path 15A also has a conveyance section Ai that slopes upward from conveyance section Ah and connects to the branching position at the other end of conveyance path 15G, and a conveyance section Aj that extends horizontally forward from conveyance section Ai and connects to the branching position of conveyance path 15F. Conveyance path 15A also has a conveyance section Ak that extends horizontally forward from conveyance section Aj, then curves downward and connects to temporary storage section 26 of storage cassette 25.

[0026] The transport path 15H extends horizontally forward from the transport section Ac and is connected to the deposit reject opening 13. The transport path 15G extends upward and rearward from a position between the transport sections Ai and Aj and is connected to a position between the transport sections Ad and Ae.

[0027] The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is provided with a shutter 30 that opens and closes its outer opening, a plate-shaped bill press 34 that can be raised and lowered and on which bills inserted from outside the device are placed, and a bill detection sensor 35 that detects the presence or absence of bills inside the deposit / withdrawal port 12. The bill press 34 is spread out so as to incline downward at the rear, and moves back and forth in an upward-rear and downward-front direction while maintaining this position.

[0028] When the shutter 30 is opened with the bill press 34 positioned at a predetermined lower insertion position, banknotes are inserted from outside onto the bill press 34 at the deposit / withdrawal port 12. At this time, the banknotes are stacked in the thickness direction with their length aligned in the left-right direction and spread parallel to the bill press 34, and then placed on the bill press 34. After the shutter 30 is closed with the banknotes placed on the bill press 34, the deposit / withdrawal port 12 raises the bill press 34 and separates the banknotes one by one using a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown) provided on the conveying path 15A side, and feeds them to the conveying section Aa inside the device.

[0029] Furthermore, with the shutter 30 closed, banknotes conveyed through the conveying path 15A are fed one by one onto the bill press 34 at the deposit / withdrawal port 12, and the banknotes are stacked on the bill press 34 with their length aligned in the left-right direction and spread parallel to the bill press 34. The bill press 34 begins to receive banknotes conveyed from the conveying path 15A when positioned at a predetermined upper receiving position, and descends according to the amount of banknotes accumulated. The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is capable of feeding banknotes fed from the inside of the device in this way back into the inside of the device.

[0030] Temporary storage unit 18B is provided with a temporary storage unit 40B at the top and a withdrawal storage unit 41B at the bottom. Temporary storage unit 18C is provided with a temporary storage unit 40C at the top and a withdrawal storage unit 41C at the bottom. Temporary storage unit 18D is provided with a temporary storage unit 40D at the top and a withdrawal storage unit 41D at the bottom. Temporary storage unit 18E is provided with a temporary storage unit 40E at the top and a withdrawal storage unit 41E at the bottom. Temporary storage units 18B to 18D have the same structure. The storage capacity of the withdrawal storage units 41B to 41E is equal to or less than the storage capacity of cassette body 27.

[0031] The temporary storage unit 40B is in a standby state when empty. The temporary storage unit 40B temporarily stores banknotes introduced from the transport path 15B by stacking them from bottom to top while separated from the withdrawal storage unit 41B, and is capable of feeding the temporarily stored banknotes one by one, starting from the top, to the transport path 15B by a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown). The temporary storage unit 40B is also capable of storing the temporarily stored banknotes in the withdrawal storage unit 41B while they are stacked vertically. The withdrawal storage unit 41B is capable of raising the stored banknotes in the temporary storage unit 40B when there are no banknotes, and feeding the banknotes one by one, starting from the top, to the transport path 15B by a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown). In this way, the temporary storage unit 18B has a separating and feeding mechanism that can feed banknotes.

[0032] Similarly, all temporary storage units 40C-40E are in a standby state when empty. Each of temporary storage units 40C-40E accumulates and temporarily stores banknotes introduced from a corresponding one of conveying paths 15C-15E, stacking them from bottom to top, and is capable of feeding the temporarily stored banknotes one by one, starting from the top, to the corresponding one of conveying paths 15C-15E, by a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown). Furthermore, each of temporary storage units 40C-40E is capable of storing the temporarily stored banknotes in a state where they are stacked vertically, into a corresponding one of withdrawal storage units 41C-41E. Each of withdrawal storage units 41C-41E is capable of raising the stored banknotes in the corresponding one of temporary storage units 40C-40E when there are no banknotes, and feeding the banknotes one by one, starting from the top, to the corresponding one of conveying paths 15C-15E, by a separating and feeding mechanism (not shown). That is, the temporary storage units 18B to 18E store banknotes in a manner that allows them to be fed out.

[0033] At least one of temporary storage units 18B to 18E stores banknotes of the same predetermined denomination in a manner that allows them to be fed out. Moreover, among temporary storage units 18B to 18E, the temporary storage unit that stores banknotes of the same predetermined denomination in a manner that allows them to be fed out stores banknotes of different denominations in a manner that allows them to be fed out.

[0034] Specifically, for example, temporary storage unit 18B stores only 10,000 yen notes, which are banknotes of the same predetermined denomination, in a manner that allows them to be dispensed. Moreover, temporary storage unit 18B stores the latest generation 10,000 yen notes and older generation 10,000 yen notes that are different types from the latest generation 10,000 yen notes, in a manner that allows them to be dispensed.

[0035] The temporary storage unit 18C stores only 5,000 yen notes of the same predetermined denomination in a payable manner. Moreover, the temporary storage unit 18C stores the latest generation 5,000 yen notes and older generation 5,000 yen notes that are different types from the latest generation 5,000 yen notes in a payable manner.

[0036] The temporary storage unit 18D stores only 1,000 yen notes, which are banknotes of the same predetermined denomination, in a manner that allows them to be dispensed. Moreover, the temporary storage unit 18D stores the latest generation 1,000 yen notes and older generation 1,000 yen notes, which are different types of 1,000 yen notes from the latest generation, in a manner that allows them to be dispensed. That is, the currency handling device 11 is provided with a plurality of temporary storage units 18B to 18D for each denomination.

[0037] In contrast to these, the temporary storage unit 18E stores 2,000 yen notes and overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in a mixed denomination manner so that they can be fed out. Of course, the denominations to be stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18E can be set to be other than those mentioned above.

[0038] The recognition unit 16 recognizes the authenticity, denomination, generation, double feeding, skew, etc. of banknotes that are dispensed from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, etc. and move from front to back through the conveying section Ae of the conveying path 15A, and also recognizes the authenticity, denomination, generation, front to back, double feeding, skew, etc. of banknotes that are dispensed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18E, etc. and move in the opposite direction through the conveying section Ae of the conveying path 15A.

[0039] Of the banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18E, etc., banknotes that need to be turned over based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16 are sorted from the transport unit Ad to the front / back reversing transport path 15J by the sorting unit 20J. Then, these banknotes are turned over while being transported on the front / back reversing transport path 15J, and then passed through the transport unit Aa to be fed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12.

[0040] On the other hand, among the banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18E, etc., banknotes that do not need to be turned over based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16 are sorted from the transport unit Ad to the transport unit Ac by the sorting unit 20J, and then sorted from the transport unit Ac to the transport unit Ab by the sorting unit 20H. Then, these banknotes are fed to the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 through the transport unit Aa while maintaining the same posture as in the transport unit Ad.

[0041] By these operations, the front and back sides of the banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18E to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 are aligned. The transport section Aa is provided with a bill detection sensor 55 that detects the passage of bills and the double feeding of bills.

[0042] The currency handling device 11 is provided with an operation and display unit 60 (display unit) on the upper surface of the front side. The operation and display unit 60 accepts operation inputs from the operator and displays information to the operator. The operation and display unit 60 is a screen with a touch panel. Instead of the operation and display unit 60, an operation unit that accepts operation inputs from the operator and a display unit that displays information to the operator may be provided separately in the currency handling device 11, or the operation and display unit 60 and a separate operation unit may be provided separately in the currency handling device 11.

[0043] The currency handling device 11 has a control unit 61 that controls its operation. The control unit 61 is connected to a memory unit 62 that stores information about each banknote based on the results of the recognition and counting of the banknotes by the recognition unit 16. The memory unit 62 stores the amount of banknotes stored in each of the temporary storage units 18B to 18E, the amount stored by generation, and the total amount of banknotes stored in the currency handling device 11.

[0044] Next, the operation of the currency handling apparatus 11 according to this embodiment will be explained for each process.

[0045] "Deposit Processing" The depositing operation of the currency handling device 11 during the depositing process will be described. The thick lines in Figure 2 indicate the route of the deposit process in which loose banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 12 from outside the device are transported, identified, counted, sorted, and temporarily stored in temporary storage sections 40B to 40E of temporary storage storage sections 18B to 18E.

[0046] The deposit / withdrawal port 12 is in a standby state with the shutter 30 closed and the bill press 34 positioned at the lowest insertion position. In this standby state, when a selection operation for deposit processing is input to the operation and display unit 60, the control unit 61 opens the shutter 30. Then, banknotes to be deposited are placed in a stacked state on the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 from outside the device. When an input operation for performing a deposit processing is input to the operation and display unit 60 on the condition that banknotes have been detected by the banknote detection sensor 35, the control unit 61 performs a deposit processing in which the banknotes at the deposit / withdrawal port 12 are identified by the recognition unit 16, and then sorted based on the recognition result and temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18E.

[0047] That is, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30 and moves the bill press 34 upward. Then, the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 are transported one by one, starting from the top, at predetermined intervals through the transport units Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, and Ae of the transport path 15A. During this transport, the banknotes are first detected as being duplicated by the banknote detection sensor 55, and the single-feed banknotes that are not duplicated are then recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16. The control unit 61 then sorts the banknotes recognized as acceptable by the recognition unit 16 using appropriate sorting units 20B to 20E so that they are transported from transport unit Ae to appropriate transport units Af to Ah as necessary. As a result, the banknotes recognized as acceptable by the recognition unit 16 are temporarily stored in the corresponding temporary storage units 40B to 40E of the transport paths 15B to 15E (see the thick solid lines in FIG. 2).

[0048] Specifically, in the deposit process, if banknotes identified by recognition unit 16 as 10,000 yen notes of a single denomination to be stored in temporary storage unit 18B are sorted by sorting unit 20B from transport unit Ae of transport path 15A to transport path 15B, and then transported to temporary storage unit 40B for temporary storage, and then temporarily stored, if both temporary storage unit 40B and withdrawal storage unit 41B are not full. At that time, the latest generation 10,000 yen notes and older generation 10,000 yen notes that are different types from the latest generation 10,000 yen notes are both temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40B.

[0049] Furthermore, if the banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16 are 5,000 yen notes of a single denomination to be stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, they are sorted by the sorting unit 20C from the transport unit Af of the transport path 15A to the transport path 15C, and then transported to the temporary storage unit 40C for temporary storage, provided that neither the temporary storage unit 40C nor the withdrawal storage unit 41C are full. At this time, the latest generation 5,000 yen notes and older generation 5,000 yen notes that are different types from the latest generation 5,000 yen notes are both temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40C.

[0050] Furthermore, if the banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16 are 1,000 yen notes of a single denomination to be stored in the temporary storage unit 18D, and both the temporary storage unit 40D and the withdrawal storage unit 41D are not full, the banknotes are sorted by the sorting unit 20D from the transport unit Ag of the transport path 15A to the transport path 15D, and then transported to the temporary storage unit 40D and temporarily stored. At that time, the latest generation 1,000 yen notes and older generation 1,000 yen notes that are different types from the latest generation 1,000 yen notes are both temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40D.

[0051] Of the 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen notes, overflow banknotes whose destination temporary storage sections 40B-40D or withdrawal storage sections 41B-41D ​​are full, and 2,000 yen notes are sorted from transport section Ah of transport path 15A to transport path 15E by sorting section 20E, and transported to temporary storage section 40E for temporary storage. At that time, the overflow banknotes are temporarily stored in temporary storage section 40E regardless of their generation.

[0052] When the banknote detection sensor 55 provided in the transport unit Aa detects a duplicated feed of banknotes fed from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, the control unit 61 temporarily stops the intake of banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, moves the duplicated banknotes completely to the transport unit Ac of the transport path 15A, and then reverses the transport path 15A to discharge all of the banknotes on the transport path 15A, including the duplicated banknotes, to the deposit reject port 13 by the sorting unit 20H and the transport path 15H (see the thick dashed lines in FIG. 2). Then, after all of the banknotes on the transport path 15A have been discharged to the deposit reject port 13, the control unit 61 again causes the banknotes on the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 to be taken into the transport path 15A in the same manner as above, and the banknotes are recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16 and transported toward the temporary storage units 40B to 40E.

[0053] Furthermore, when a banknote is recognized as unacceptable by the recognition unit 16, the control unit 61 also temporarily stops the taking-in of banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, moves all banknotes that were in the transport units Aa and Ab to the transport unit Ac, and then reverses the transport path 15A, discharging all banknotes in the transport path 15A, including the banknote recognized as unacceptable by the recognition unit 16, to the deposit rejection slot 13 via the sorting unit 20H and the transport path 15H (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 2). Then, when all banknotes in the transport path 15A have been discharged to the deposit rejection slot 13, the control unit 61 again causes the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 to be taken into the transport path 15A in the same manner as above, recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, and transported toward the temporary storage units 40B to 40E.

[0054] As a result, of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, the banknote detected as a duplicate by the banknote detection sensor 55, one banknote identified as unacceptable by the recognition unit 16, or a banknote identified as unacceptable by the recognition unit 16 and one or more banknotes before or after each of these are transported to the deposit / withdrawal slot 13, and banknotes detected as one-note feeding by the banknote detection sensor 55 and identified as acceptable by the recognition unit 16 are temporarily stored in the corresponding temporary storage units 40B to 40E. When the control unit 61 determines based on the detection results of the banknote detection sensor 55 and the like that all of the banknotes inserted into the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 have been transported to the deposit / withdrawal slot 13 and one of the temporary storage units 40B to 40E, it terminates the deposit process.

[0055] "Storage processing" The storing operation of the currency handling device 11 during the storing process will be described. The thick lines in Figure 3 indicate the route of the storage process in which the banknotes temporarily stored in temporary storage units 40B to 40E during the above-mentioned deposit process are confirmed as deposits and stored in the corresponding withdrawal storage units 41B to 41E, provided that an approval operation is input to the operation display unit 60.

[0056] That is, after the deposit process is completed, the control unit 61 displays amount information such as the number of banknotes by denomination and the total amount temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 40B to 40E based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16 on the operation and display unit 60. When the operator inputs an approval operation on the operation and display unit 60 after seeing this, the control unit 61 stores the amount information in the memory unit 62.

[0057] At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of 10,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40B to the number of 10,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 also adds the number of latest-generation 10,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40B to the number of latest-generation 10,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 also adds the number of older-generation 10,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40B to the number of older-generation 10,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in memory unit 62.

[0058] At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of 5,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40C to the number of 5,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of latest-generation 5,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40C to the number of latest-generation 5,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of older-generation 5,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40C to the number of older-generation 5,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0059] At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of 1,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40D to the number of 1,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of latest-generation 1,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40D to the number of latest-generation 1,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 adds the number of older-generation 1,000 yen notes temporarily stored in temporary storage unit 40D to the number of older-generation 1,000 yen notes already stored in withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0060] At that time, the control unit 61 adds the number of banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40E to the number of banknotes already stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41E, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At that time, the control unit 61 adds the amount of banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40E to the amount of banknotes already stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41E, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0061] Then, the control unit 61 causes the banknotes that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40B to be stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B, causes the banknotes that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40C to be stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C, causes the banknotes that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40D to be stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D, and causes the banknotes that were temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 40E to be stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41E.

[0062] "Return Processing" The return operation of the currency handling device 11 during the return process will be described. The thick lines in Figure 4 indicate the route of the return process in which banknotes temporarily stored in temporary storage sections 40B to 40E during the deposit process are paid out to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 without confirming the deposit, provided that a return operation is input to the operation display section 60.

[0063] That is, after the operation and display unit 60 displays the amount information after the deposit process is completed, when the operator inputs a return operation on the operation and display unit 60, the control unit 61 positions the bill press 34 of the deposit and withdrawal slot 12 to the upper receiving position and causes the transport paths 15B to 15E and the transport units Aa to Ah of the transport path 15A to discharge the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 40B to 40E to the deposit and withdrawal slot 12. The discharged banknotes then come into contact with the shutter 30 and fall downward to be accumulated on the bill press 34. At that time, the control unit 61 moves the bill press 34 downward in accordance with the number of banknotes detected by the banknote detection sensor 55. Then, when all the banknotes temporarily stored in the temporary storage units 40B to 40E have been discharged to the deposit and withdrawal slot 12, the control unit 61 returns the bill press 34 to the standby position and opens the shutter 30, allowing the banknotes to be removed from the device. When the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that a banknote has been removed from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30 to end the return process.

[0064] "Withdrawal processing" The dispensing operation of the currency handling device 11 during the dispensing process will be described. The withdrawal process is a process in which banknotes are fed out from the withdrawal storage sections 41B to 41D of the temporary storage sections 18B to 18D for each denomination based on the withdrawal information input to the operation display section 60, recognized by the recognition section 16, and then dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12.

[0065] The thick lines in Figure 5 indicate the route of the withdrawal process in which a specified denomination and number of banknotes are withdrawn from the specified denominations in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D based on the withdrawal operation input to the operation display unit 60.

[0066] When a dispensing process operation including input of dispensing information is input to the operation display unit 60, the control unit 61 moves the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12, which is in a standby state, to a predetermined upper receiving position with the shutter 30 closed, and if the dispensed banknotes based on the dispensing information input in this one dispensing process include 10,000 yen notes, raises the banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41B of the temporary storage storage unit 18B, and transports the number of 10,000 yen notes according to the amount information from the banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41B towards the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15B and the transport unit Ae.

[0067] Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their face up are transported by transport units Ad, Ac, Ab, and Aa and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 (see the thick solid line in FIG. 5). Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their backs up are transported by the sorting unit 20J to the front / back reversing transport path 15J, where they are reversed and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 via the transport unit Aa (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 5). As a result, at the deposit / withdrawal port 12, banknotes of the denomination (10,000 yen notes) in the temporary storage unit 18B are accumulated on the bill press 34 with their face up. Banknotes that are identified by the recognition unit 16 as not being able to be withdrawn due to multiple transfers or the like are passed from the transport unit Ae to the sorting units 20G and 20F, and then sent to the transport paths 15G, Aj and 15F, where they are stored in the reject cassette 22 (see the thick dashed line in Figure 5).

[0068] After the number of banknotes (10,000 yen notes) corresponding to the withdrawal information input in this one withdrawal process is accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 then lowers the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B of the temporary storage storage unit 18B, thereby completing the withdrawal process from the temporary storage storage unit 18B.

[0069] Furthermore, if the dispensed banknotes based on the dispensing information input in this one dispensing process include 5,000 yen notes, the control unit 61 raises the banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41C of the temporary storage unit 18C, and transports the number of 5,000 yen notes corresponding to the amount information from the banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41C toward the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15C and the transport units Af and Ae.

[0070] Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their face up are transported by transport units Ad, Ac, Ab, and Aa and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 (see the thick solid line in FIG. 5). Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their backs up are transported by the sorting unit 20J to the front / back reversing transport path 15J, where they are reversed and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 via the transport unit Aa (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 5). As a result, at the deposit / withdrawal port 12, banknotes of the denomination (5,000 yen notes) in the temporary storage unit 18C are stacked on the bill press 34 with their face up. Banknotes that are identified by the recognition unit 16 as not being able to be withdrawn due to multiple feeding or the like are stored in the reject cassette 22 via the transport unit Ae, sorting units 20G and 20F, transport path 15G, transport unit Aj and transport path 15F (see the thick dashed line in Figure 5).

[0071] After the number of banknotes (5,000 yen notes) corresponding to the withdrawal information input in this one withdrawal process is accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 then lowers the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C of the temporary storage storage unit 18C, thereby completing the withdrawal process from the temporary storage storage unit 18C.

[0072] Furthermore, if the dispensed banknotes based on the dispensing information input in this one dispensing process include 1,000 yen notes, the control unit 61 raises the banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41D of the temporary storage unit 18D, and transports the number of banknotes stored in the dispensing storage unit 41D according to the amount information toward the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15D and transport units Ag, Af, and Ae.

[0073] Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their face up are transported by the transport units Ad, Ac, Ab, and Aa and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 (see the thick solid line in FIG. 5). Of the banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as being dispenseable, those with their backs up are transported by the sorting unit 20J to the front / back reversing transport path 15J, where they are reversed and discharged to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 via the transport unit Aa (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 5). As a result, at the deposit / withdrawal port 12, banknotes of the denomination (1,000 yen notes) in the temporary storage unit 18D are stacked on the bill press 34 with their face up. Banknotes that are identified by the recognition unit 16 as not being able to be withdrawn due to multiple feeding or the like are stored in the reject cassette 22 via the transport unit Ae, sorting units 20G and 20F, transport path 15G, transport unit Aj and transport path 15F (see the thick dashed line in Figure 5).

[0074] After the number of banknotes (thousand yen notes) corresponding to the withdrawal information input in this one withdrawal process is accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 then lowers the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D of the temporary storage storage unit 18D, thereby completing the withdrawal process from the temporary storage storage unit 18D.

[0075] Then, when all of the banknotes based on the withdrawal information input in this one withdrawal process have been dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 stores in the memory unit 62 amount information such as the number of banknotes by denomination and the total amount based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16 for the banknotes dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in this one withdrawal process.

[0076] At that time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of 10,000 yen notes that have been fed out of the withdrawal storage unit 41B and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16 from the number of 10,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At that time, the control unit 61 also subtracts the number of latest-generation 10,000 yen notes that have been fed out of the withdrawal storage unit 41B and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16 from the number of latest-generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At that time, the control unit 61 also subtracts the number of older-generation 10,000 yen notes that have been fed out of the withdrawal storage unit 41B and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16 from the number of older-generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0077] At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of 5,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41C and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, among the banknotes dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in this one dispensing process, from the number of 5,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of latest-generation 5,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41C and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, from the number of latest-generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of older-generation 5,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41C and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, from the number of older-generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0078] At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of 1,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41D and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, among the banknotes dispensed to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in this one withdrawal process, from the number of 1,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of latest-generation 1,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41D and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, from the number of latest-generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62. At this time, the control unit 61 subtracts the number of older-generation 1,000 yen notes that have been fed from the withdrawal storage unit 41D and recognized and counted by the recognition unit 16, from the number of older-generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D, and updates and stores the result in the memory unit 62.

[0079] The control unit 61 then returns the bill press 34 to the standby position and opens the shutter 30, allowing the banknotes to be removed from the device. When the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that the banknotes have been removed from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30 and ends the dispensing process.

[0080] "Storage volume display processing" As described above, each time a series of deposit processes through storage processes are performed and each time a withdrawal process is performed, the storage amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in withdrawal storage section 41B of temporary storage storage section 18B, the storage amount of older generation 10,000 yen notes stored in withdrawal storage section 41B of temporary storage storage section 18B, and the total storage amount of 10,000 yen notes of all generations stored in withdrawal storage section 41B of temporary storage storage section 18B are updated and stored in memory unit 62. In other words, memory unit 62 stores the storage amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes, the storage amount of older generation 10,000 yen notes, and the total storage amount of 10,000 yen notes of all generations stored in withdrawal storage section 41B of temporary storage storage section 18B.

[0081] Furthermore, each time a series of processes from deposit processing to storage processing is performed and each time a withdrawal processing is performed, the storage amount of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage section 41C of the temporary storage storage section 18C, the storage amount of the older generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage section 41C of the temporary storage storage section 18C, and the total storage amount of 5,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the withdrawal storage section 41C of the temporary storage storage section 18C are updated and stored in the memory unit 62. In other words, the memory unit 62 stores the storage amount of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes, the storage amount of the older generation 5,000 yen notes, and the total storage amount of 5,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the withdrawal storage section 41C of the temporary storage storage section 18C.

[0082] Furthermore, each time a series of processes from deposit processing to storage processing is performed and each time a withdrawal processing is performed, the storage amount of the latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage section 41D of the temporary storage storage section 18D, the storage amount of the older generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the withdrawal storage section 41D of the temporary storage storage section 18D, and the total storage amount of 1,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the withdrawal storage section 41D of the temporary storage storage section 18D are updated and stored in the memory unit 62. In other words, the memory unit 62 stores the storage amount of the latest generation 1,000 yen notes, the storage amount of the older generation 1,000 yen notes, and the total storage amount of 1,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the withdrawal storage section 41D of the temporary storage storage section 18D.

[0083] When an operation input for the storage amount display process is input to the operation display unit 60, the control unit 61 performs a storage amount display process that causes the operation display unit 60 to display the information stored in the memory unit 62.

[0084] In other words, when an instruction operation to display the storage amount of banknotes stored in temporary storage units 18B to 18D is input to operation and display unit 60, control unit 61 reads out from memory unit 62 the storage amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18B, the storage amount of the older generation 10,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18B, the storage amount of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18C, the storage amount of the older generation 5,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18C, the storage amount of the latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18D, and the storage amount of the older generation 1,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage storage unit 18D, which are stored in memory unit 62 at that time, and displays them on operation and display unit 60. Currently, there is only one generation of 2,000 yen notes, but if multiple generations of 2,000 yen notes are created, it will be possible to display the storage amount of the latest generation and the storage amount of the previous generation of 2,000 yen notes on the operation display unit 60.

[0085] An example of the display on display screen 100 of operation display unit 60 at this time is shown in Fig. 6. In the display example of Fig. 6, display screen 100 includes text display unit 101 that displays in text "10,000 Yen" indicating that the denomination is a 10,000 Yen note, text display unit 102 that displays in text "New" indicating that the type is the amount of 10,000 Yen note of the latest generation stored in temporary storage storage unit 18B, text display unit 103 that displays in text the amount of 300 Yen notes stored, text display unit 104 that displays in text "Old" indicating that the type is the amount of 10,000 Yen note of the previous generation stored in temporary storage storage unit 18B, and text display unit 105 that displays in text the amount of 200 Yen notes stored.

[0086] In addition, the control unit 61 causes the operation and display unit 60 to display, in graph form, the amount of the latest-generation 10,000 yen note stored in the temporary storage unit 18B and the amount of the older-generation 10,000 yen note stored in the temporary storage unit 18B. At this time, the operation and display unit 60 displays, on the display screen 100, a graph display unit 107 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the latest-generation 10,000 yen note stored in the horizontal direction, and a graph display unit 108 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the older-generation 10,000 yen note stored in the horizontal direction, in succession from left to right. The graph display unit 107 has its origin at a fixed position on the left end, and becomes longer to the right as the amount of the latest-generation 10,000 yen note stored increases. The graph display unit 108 has its origin at the right end of the graph display unit 107, and becomes longer to the right as the amount of the older-generation 10,000 yen note stored increases. Here, when temporary storage storage section 18B is full and only the latest generation 10,000 yen notes are stored, the right end of graph display section 107 is located at the right end limit position on the display farthest from the origin. Also, when temporary storage storage section 18B is full and at least older generation 10,000 yen notes are stored, the right end of graph display section 108 is located at the right end limit position on the display similar to the above, farthest from the origin.

[0087] Operation display unit 60 displays graph display units 107 and 108 on display screen 100, overlapping text display units 102 to 105. Moreover, text display units 102 and 103 and graph display unit 107 are displayed overlapping, and text display units 104 and 105 and graph display unit 108 are displayed overlapping. Note that although shown with different hatching for convenience of illustration in FIG. 6, graph display units 107 and 108 are displayed in different colors.

[0088] In addition, in the display example of Figure 6, display screen 100 includes text display section 111 that displays the text "5,000 yen" to indicate that the denomination is a 5,000 yen note, text display section 112 that displays the text "new" to indicate that the type is the amount of latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage section 18C, text display section 113 that displays the amount of stored notes "200" in text, text display section 114 that displays the text "old" to indicate that the type is the amount of old generation 5,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage section 18C, and text display section 115 that displays the amount of stored notes "200" in text.

[0089] In addition, the control unit 61 causes the operation and display unit 60 to display, in graph form, the amount of the latest-generation 5,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C and the amount of the older-generation 5,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C. At this time, the operation and display unit 60 displays, on the display screen 100, a graph display unit 117 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the latest-generation 5,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, and a graph display unit 118 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the older-generation 5,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, side by side. The positions and lengths of the graph display units 117 and 118 are set similarly to those of the graph display units 107 and 108. The graph display units 117 and 118 are displayed in different colors, and it is desirable that the colors be different from those of the graph display units 107 and 108.

[0090] In addition, in the display example of Figure 6, display screen 100 includes text display section 121 that displays the text "1000 yen" to indicate that the denomination is a 1000 yen note, text display section 122 that displays the text "new" to indicate that the type is the amount of latest generation 1000 yen notes stored in temporary storage section 18D, text display section 123 that displays the amount of stored notes "100 notes" in text, text display section 124 that displays the text "old" to indicate that the type is the amount of old generation 1000 yen notes stored in temporary storage section 18D, and text display section 125 that displays the text "100 notes" to indicate the amount of stored notes.

[0091] In addition, the control unit 61 causes the operation and display unit 60 to display, in graph form, the amount of the latest-generation 1,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D and the amount of the older-generation 1,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D. At this time, the operation and display unit 60 displays, on the display screen 100, a graph display unit 127 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the latest-generation 1,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D, and a graph display unit 128 (graph), which is a bar graph indicating the amount of the older-generation 1,000-yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D, side by side. The positions and lengths of the graph display units 127 and 128 are set similarly to those of the graph display units 107 and 108. The graph display units 127 and 128 are displayed in different colors, and it is desirable that they be displayed in colors different from those of the graph display units 107, 108, 117, and 118.

[0092] The graph display sections 107, 117, and 127 are displayed one above the other, with the left ends, which are the origins, aligned in the horizontal direction.

[0093] As a result, the operation and display unit 60 displays a breakdown of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D on the display screen 100, and at that time, displays the storage amount of each type of banknote (latest generation and older generation) in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, i.e., the number of banknotes stored, in a graph. Moreover, the operation and display unit 60 displays the number of banknotes for each generation in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in different colors in a graph on the display screen 100, and also displays the breakdown of the number of banknotes in each temporary storage unit 18B to 18D (the number of banknotes of the latest generation and the number of banknotes of the older generation) in text.

[0094] On display screen 100, text display sections 102 and 103 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 107, text display sections 104 and 105 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 108, text display sections 112 and 113 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 117, text display sections 114 and 115 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 118, text display sections 122 and 123 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 127, and text display sections 124 and 125 are displayed overlapping one another on graph display section 128. However, for example, as in display screen 100A shown in FIG. 7, text display sections 104 and 105, text display sections 114 and 115, and text display sections 124 and 125 may be displayed with their left-right positions aligned.

[0095] When the "display switch" button 129 on the display screen 100 is touched once while the above display screen 100 is displayed on the operation display unit 60, the control unit 61 displays the stored amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B, the stored amount of the older generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B, the total stored amount of all generations of 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B, and the stored amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18C, which are stored in the memory unit 62 at that time. The storage amount of new generation 5,000 yen notes, the storage amount of old generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage section 18C, the total storage amount of all generations of 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage section 18C, the storage amount of latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage section 18D, the storage amount of old generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage section 18D, and the total storage amount of all generations of 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage section 18D are read out from the memory section 62 and displayed on the operation display section 60.

[0096] An example of the display on display screen 130 of operation display unit 60 at this time is shown in Fig. 8. In the display example of Fig. 8, display screen 130 includes text display section 101 similar to display screen 100, and text display section 131 that displays in text "500", which is the total number of 10,000 yen notes of all generations stored in temporary storage storage section 18B.

[0097] In addition to these, the control unit 61 causes the display screen 130 of the operation display unit 60 to display graph display sections 107 and 108, which respectively show the amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen note stored in the temporary storage storage section 18B and the amount of the older generation 10,000 yen note stored in the temporary storage storage section 18B, in the same way as the display screen 100. On the display screen 130, the graph display section 107 is displayed superimposed on the text display section 131.

[0098] In addition, in the display example of Figure 8, display screen 130 includes a text display section 111 similar to display screen 100, and a text display section 141 that displays in text "400", which is the total number of 5,000 yen notes of all generations stored in temporary storage section 18C.

[0099] In addition to these, the control unit 61 causes the display screen 130 of the operation display unit 60 to display graph display sections 117 and 118, which respectively show the amount of latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C and the amount of older generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, in the same way as the display screen 100. On the display screen 130, the graph display section 117 is displayed superimposed on the text display section 141.

[0100] In addition, in the display example of Figure 8, display screen 130 includes a text display section 121 similar to display screen 100, and a text display section 151 that displays in text "200", which is the total number of 1,000 yen notes of all generations stored in temporary storage section 18D.

[0101] In addition to these, the control unit 61 causes the display screen 130 of the operation display unit 60 to display graph display sections 127 and 128, which respectively show the amount of latest generation 1000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D and the amount of older generation 1000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D, in the same way as the display screen 100. On the display screen 130, the graph display section 127 is displayed superimposed on the text display section 151.

[0102] As a result, the operation and display unit 60 displays a breakdown of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D on the display screen 130, and at that time, displays the storage amount of each type of banknote (latest generation and older generation) in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, i.e., the number of banknotes stored, in a graph. Moreover, the operation and display unit 60 displays the number of banknotes for each generation in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in different colors in a graph on the display screen 130, and displays the total number of banknotes in each of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in text.

[0103] When the above display screen 130 is displayed on the operation display unit 60 and the "display switch" button 129 on the display screen 130 is touched once, the control unit 61 reads out from the memory unit 62 the total number of 10,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the temporary storage unit 18B, the total number of 5,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, and the total number of 1,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the temporary storage unit 18D, which are stored in the memory unit 62 at that time, and displays them on the operation display unit 60.

[0104] An example of the display on display screen 160 of operation display unit 60 at this time is shown in Fig. 9. In the display example of Fig. 9, display screen 160 includes text display section 101 similar to display screen 100, and text display section 131 similar to display screen 130. In addition to these, the control unit 61 displays a graph display section 161 on the display screen 160 of the operation display unit 60, which shows the amount of 10,000 yen note bills of all generations stored in the temporary storage storage section 18B, superimposed on the text display section 131. The graph display section 161 has a fixed position on the left end as the origin, and gets longer to the right as the amount of 10,000 yen note bills of all generations stored increases. The length of the graph display section 161 is the sum of the lengths of the graph display sections 107 and 108.

[0105] 9, display screen 160 includes text display section 111 similar to display screen 100, and text display section 141 similar to display screen . In addition to these, the control unit 61 causes the display screen 160 of the operation display unit 60 to display a graph display unit 171 showing the amount of 5,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the temporary storage unit 18C, superimposed on the text display unit 141. The length of the graph display unit 171 is the sum of the lengths of the graph display units 117 and 118.

[0106] 9 includes a text display section 121 similar to display screen 100 and a text display section 151 similar to display screen 130. In the example of FIG. In addition to these, the control unit 61 causes a graph display section 181 showing the amount of 1,000 yen notes of all generations stored in the temporary storage storage section 18D to be displayed on the display screen 160 of the operation display unit 60, superimposed on the text display section 151. The length of the graph display section 181 is the sum of the lengths of the graph display sections 127 and 128.

[0107] As a result, operation and display unit 60 displays the storage amount of banknotes, which are the media stored in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D, on display screen 160, and at that time, displays the storage amount of banknotes, i.e., the number of banknotes stored, in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D in a graph. Moreover, operation and display unit 60 displays the total number of banknotes in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D in a graph on display screen 160, and displays the total number of banknotes in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D in text.

[0108] The graph display sections 161, 171, and 181 are aligned in the left-right direction from a fixed position at the left end, which is the origin. The graph display sections 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, 128, 161, 171, and 181 are set to have the same left-right length per stored sheet.

[0109] When the “display switch” button 129 on the display screen 160 is touched once while the display screen 160 is displayed on the operation display unit 60 , the control unit 61 causes the operation display unit 60 to display the display screen 100 .

[0110] Therefore, each time the "display switch" button 129 is operated, the operation and display unit 60 switches the display in a loop, such as from display screen 100 to display screen 130, from display screen 130 to display screen 160, and from display screen 160 to display screen 100. Note that such switching between display screens 100, 130, and 160 on the operation and display unit 60 may be performed by inputting to a physical button (not shown) provided separately from the touch panel type operation and display unit 60 in the currency processing device 11.

[0111] As described above, the operation display unit 60 can display, based on the input operation, a pattern in which the storage amount, i.e., the number of stored bills for each type (latest generation, old generation) of banknotes in the temporary storage storage units 18B to 18D is displayed as a text on the text display units 103, 105, 113, 115, 123, 125 in addition to graphs 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, 128 as in the display screen 100, and a pattern in which the storage amount, i.e., the number of stored bills for each type (latest generation, old generation) of banknotes in the temporary storage storage units 18B to 18D is displayed as a text on the text display units 103, 105, 113, 115, 123, 125 as in the display screen 130. In addition to 17, 118, 127, 128, it is possible to switch between two patterns: one in which the total storage amount of banknotes, i.e., the total number of banknotes stored in each temporary storage section 18B to 18D, is displayed in text on text display sections 131, 141, 151; and one in which, as on display screen 160, in which graphs 161, 171, 181 of the total storage amount of banknotes, i.e., the total number of banknotes stored in each temporary storage section 18B to 18D, are displayed in text on text display sections 131, 141, 151.

[0112] "Prescribed type banknote collection process" The following describes the predetermined denomination banknote collection operation of the currency handling apparatus 11 performed during the predetermined denomination banknote collection process. The predetermined denomination banknote collection process is a process of collecting banknotes of a predetermined denomination set in advance from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D for each denomination to the outside of the apparatus. Specifically, the predetermined denomination banknote collection process is a process of collecting older generation banknotes from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D and storing only the latest generation banknotes in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D.

[0113] When a selection operation for the predetermined type banknote collection process is input to the operation and display unit 60, the control unit 61 causes the operation and display unit 60 to display a display screen 200 as shown in FIG. The display screen 200 has a text display section 201 for "Collect" which indicates that the process is a predetermined type of banknote collection process, and a collected banknote transport destination selection display section 202 where an operation for selecting a collection destination for the collected old-generation banknotes is input. Here, one of two locations, the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 and the storage cassette 25, can be selected as the collection destination for the old-generation banknotes.

[0114] The collected banknote transport destination selection display unit 202 receives an input for selecting whether the destination for collected old-generation banknotes, that is, the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 or the storage cassette 25, is to be the destination for the collected banknotes. The collected banknote transport destination selection display unit 202 has a text display unit 210 for "collected banknote transport destination", a text display unit 211 for "withdrawal slot" indicating that the destination for collected banknotes is the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, and a round deposit / withdrawal slot input display unit 212 that is displayed to the left of the text display unit 210 and is touched when the destination for collected old-generation banknotes is to be the deposit / withdrawal slot 12. The collected banknote transport destination selection display unit 202 also has a text display unit 215 for "cassette" indicating that the destination for collected banknotes is the storage cassette 25, and a round cassette input display unit 216 that is displayed to the left of the text display unit 210 and is touched when the destination for collected old-generation banknotes is to be the storage cassette 25.

[0115] Here, when the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is selected as the collection destination for old-generation banknotes by a touch operation on the deposit / withdrawal port input display unit 212, the deposit / withdrawal port input display unit 212 is displayed as "●" and the cassette input display unit 216 is displayed as "○". On the other hand, when the storage cassette 25 is selected as the collection destination for old-generation banknotes by a touch operation on the cassette input display unit 216, the cassette input display unit 216 is displayed as "●" and the deposit / withdrawal port input display unit 212 is displayed as "○".

[0116] Then, the control unit 61 reads from the memory unit 62 the amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B, the amount of the older generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B, the amount of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18C, the amount of the older generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18C, the amount of the latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18D, and the amount of the older generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18D, which are stored in the memory unit 62 at that time.

[0117] Then, when the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is selected as the collection destination of old-generation banknotes in the collection banknote transport destination selection display unit 202, the control unit 61 calculates an estimate of the time required to collect old-generation banknotes if the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is set as the collection destination, based on the storage amount read out from the memory unit 62, and displays this estimate on the estimated time display unit 221 of the display screen 200. Furthermore, when the storage cassette 25 is selected as the collection destination of old-generation banknotes in the collection banknote transport destination selection display unit 202, the control unit 61 calculates an estimate of the time required to collect old-generation banknotes if the storage cassette 25 is set as the collection destination, based on the storage amount read out from the memory unit 62, and displays this estimate on the estimated time display unit 221 of the display screen 200.

[0118] Here, the display screen 200 in FIG. 10 illustrates a case where the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 is selected in the collected banknote transport destination selection display section 202 as the transport destination for collecting old-generation banknotes. In this example, the estimated time display section 221 displays, adjacent to each other on the left and right, a text display section 222 that displays the text "10,000 Yen" to indicate that the denomination is 10,000 Yen note, and a text display section 223 that displays the estimated time required to collect the older generation 10,000 Yen note from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, in this case "approximately 8 minutes", calculated from the amount of latest generation 10,000 Yen note and the amount of older generation 10,000 Yen note stored in temporary storage section 18B, as well as the conveying speed and payout speed of each section.

[0119] In addition, the estimated time display section 221 displays, adjacent to each other on the left and right, a text display section 225 that displays the text "5,000 yen" to indicate that the denomination is a 5,000 yen note, and a text display section 226 that displays the estimated time required to collect the older generation 5,000 yen notes from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, in this case "about 5 minutes", calculated from the amount of latest generation 5,000 yen notes and the amount of older generation 5,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage section 18C, the conveying speed and payout speed of each section, etc.

[0120] In addition, the estimated time display unit 221 displays, adjacent to each other on the left and right, a text display unit 228 that displays the text "1,000 yen" to indicate that the denomination is 1,000 yen note, and a text display unit 229 that displays the estimated time required to collect the older generation 1,000 yen note from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, in this case "about 5 minutes", calculated from the amount of latest generation 1,000 yen note and the amount of older generation 1,000 yen note stored in temporary storage unit 18D, and the conveying speed and payout speed of each unit.

[0121] When the storage cassette 25 is selected as the destination for collecting older generation banknotes in the collected banknote transport destination selection display unit 202, the control unit 61 causes the text display unit 223 to display the amount of the latest generation 10,000 yen notes and the amount of the older generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18B, as well as the estimated time required to collect older generation 10,000 yen notes from the storage cassette 25, calculated from the transport speed and payout speed of each unit, etc.

[0122] In this case, the control unit 61 also displays on the text display unit 226 the amount of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18C and the amount of the older generation 5,000 yen notes stored therein, as well as the estimated time required to collect the older generation 5,000 yen notes from the storage cassette 25, calculated from the conveying speed and payout speed of each unit.

[0123] In this case, the control unit 61 also displays on the text display unit 229 the amount of the latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage unit 18D and the amount of the older generation 1,000 yen notes stored therein, as well as the estimated time required to collect the older generation 1,000 yen notes from the storage cassette 25, calculated from the conveying speed and payout speed of each unit, etc.

[0124] The estimated time display unit 221 displays, adjacent to each other on the left and right, a text display unit 231 that displays in text "Collection time" indicating the time required to collect all of the old-generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, and a text display unit 232 that displays in text "approximately 18 minutes" in this case, the estimated time required to collect all of the old-generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D from the deposit / withdrawal slot 12. The text display unit 232 displays the total value of the text display units 223, 226, and 229.

[0125] The estimated time display unit 221 also has a progress status graph display unit 235 that displays, in a graph, the progress status of the collection process of all old-generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. In the progress status graph display unit 235, a strip-shaped frame display unit 236 that is long in the left-right direction indicates the total collection time, and a progress time display unit 237, which is shown by hatching in Fig. 10 and indicates the progress time, is indicated by its length in the left-right direction, with the left end of the frame display unit 236 as the origin. In other words, if the progress time is 0, the progress time display unit 237 is not displayed, and as the progress progresses, the length to the right end of the progress time display unit 237 increases, and when the process is completed, the progress time display unit 237 is displayed in the entire frame display unit 236, as shown in Fig. 10.

[0126] The display screen 200 also includes a "Start" button display section 241 that is touched when the predetermined type banknote collection process is executed, and a "Stop" button display section 242 that is touched when the predetermined type banknote collection process is stopped. When the "Start" button display section 241 on the display screen 200 is touched, the control section 61 executes the predetermined type banknote collection process with the settings of the display screen 200 at that time.

[0127] It should be noted that while the predetermined type banknote collection process is in operation, use of the currency handling device 11 for other processes is restricted. For this reason, the operator looks at the text display unit 232 and, if the predetermined type banknote collection process will take a long time, decides not to execute the predetermined type banknote collection process immediately, but to execute it during off-peak hours or after closing time, and in that case touches the "Cancel" button display unit 242 to cancel the predetermined type banknote collection process.

[0128] 11 indicates the sorting process route of the predetermined denomination banknote collection process. For example, when the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 is selected as the destination for collecting old-generation banknotes in the collected banknote destination selection display unit 202 on the display screen 200, that is, when the deposit / withdrawal slot input display unit 212 shows a circle, and the "Start" button display unit 241 is touched, the control unit 61 first starts the sorting process of the temporary storage unit 18B. That is, while keeping the shutter 30 closed, the control unit 61 moves the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal slot 12, which is in a standby state, to a predetermined upper receiving position, and raises the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B of the temporary storage unit 18B, and transports the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B toward the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15B and the transport unit Ae.

[0129] The control unit 61 then causes banknotes identified as older-generation 10,000 yen notes, among those recognized by the recognition unit 16, to be transported by an appropriate one of the transport units Ad, Ac, and Ab, the front-to-back reversing transport path 15J, and the transport unit Aa, so that the banknotes are stored in the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 with their fronts aligned (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). Furthermore, the control unit 61 causes banknotes identified as newest-generation 10,000 yen notes, among those recognized by the recognition unit 16, to be transported from the transport unit Ae by the sorting units 20G and 20F via the transport path 15G and the transport units Aj and Ak, where they are temporarily stored in the storage cassette 25 (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). Banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16 as having transport problems such as multiple feeds are sent from the transport unit Ae by the sorting units 20G and 20F to the transport path 15G, the transport unit Aj, and the transport path 15F, where they are stored in the reject cassette 22 (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ).

[0130] When all of the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B of the temporary storage unit 18B have been transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 12, storage cassette 25, or reject cassette 22 through the sorting process, the control unit 61 places the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in a standby state and opens the shutter 30. This allows older generation 10,000 yen notes to be removed from the device. When the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 have been removed from the device, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30, moves the bill press 34 to the receiving position, and starts the process of returning the banknotes from the storage cassette 25 to the temporary storage unit 18B. That is, the control unit 61, along the return processing route of the predetermined type banknote collection processing shown by the bold line in Fig. 12, transports the latest generation 10,000 yen notes from storage cassette 25 via transport units Ak, Aj, transport path 15G, and transport unit Ae to the recognition unit 16, where they are recognized and counted, and then stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B of the temporary storage unit 18B via transport unit Ae and transport path 15B (see the bold solid line in Fig. 12). For banknotes that are recognized by the recognition unit 16 as having a transport error such as multiple feeding, the control unit 61 temporarily stops the feeding of banknotes from storage cassette 25, and then reverses the rotation of transport unit Aj, and stores the banknotes in the reject cassette 22 via transport units Ae, Af, Ag, Ah, Ai, and Aj and transport path 15F (see the bold dashed line in Fig. 12). As a result, only the latest generation 10,000 yen notes are stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41B.

[0131] When the latest generation 10,000 yen notes in storage cassette 25 are exhausted as a result of the return process and the latest generation 10,000 yen notes are stored in withdrawal storage unit 41B, control unit 61 updates and stores the storage amount including the generation information of banknotes in withdrawal storage unit 41B of temporary storage storage unit 18B stored in memory unit 62. At this time, the storage amount of older generation 10,000 yen notes in temporary storage storage unit 18B becomes zero.

[0132] Next, the control unit 61 starts the sorting process of the temporary storage unit 18C. That is, the control unit 61 raises the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C of the temporary storage unit 18C, and transports the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C toward the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15C and the transport units Af and Ae.

[0133] The control unit 61 then transports banknotes identified as older-generation 5,000 yen notes, among those recognized by the recognition unit 16, through an appropriate one of the transport units Ad, Ac, and Ab, the front-to-back reversing transport path 15J, and the transport unit Aa, so that the banknotes are stored in the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 with their fronts aligned (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). Furthermore, the control unit 61 transports banknotes identified as newest-generation 5,000 yen notes from the transport unit Ae, through the sorting units 20G and 20F, via the transport path 15G and the transport units Aj and Ak, and temporarily stores them in the storage cassette 25 (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). Banknotes identified by the recognition unit 16 as having transport problems such as multiple feeds are stored in the reject cassette 22 in the same manner as described above (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ).

[0134] When all of the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C of the temporary storage unit 18C have been transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 12, storage cassette 25, or reject cassette 22 through the sorting process, the control unit 61 places the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in a standby state and opens the shutter 30. This makes it possible to remove older generation 5,000 yen notes from the device. When the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 have been removed from the device, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30, moves the bill press 34 to the receiving position, and performs a process of returning the banknotes from the storage cassette 25 to the temporary storage unit 18C. That is, the control unit 61 transports the latest generation 5,000 yen notes in storage cassette 25 via transport units Ak, Aj, transport path 15G, and transport unit Ae to the recognition unit 16, where they are recognized and counted, and then stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C of the temporary storage unit 18C via transport units Ae, Af and transport path 15C (see the thick solid line in FIG. 12). Banknotes that are recognized by the recognition unit 16 as having a transport error such as multiple feeding are stored in the reject cassette 22 in the same manner as above (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 12). As a result, only the latest generation 5,000 yen notes are stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41C.

[0135] When the latest generation 5,000 yen notes are removed from storage cassette 25 as a result of the return process and newer generation 5,000 yen notes are stored in withdrawal storage unit 41C, control unit 61 updates and stores the storage amount, including the generation information of banknotes in withdrawal storage unit 41C of temporary storage storage unit 18C, which is stored in memory unit 62. At this time, the storage amount of older generation 5,000 yen notes in temporary storage storage unit 18C becomes zero.

[0136] Next, the control unit 61 starts the sorting process of the temporary storage unit 18D. That is, the control unit 61 raises the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D of the temporary storage unit 18D, and transports the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D toward the recognition unit 16 via the transport path 15D and transport units Ag, Af, and Ae.

[0137] Then, among the banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16, banknotes recognized as old-generation 1,000-yen notes are transported by an appropriate one of the transport units Ad, Ac, and Ab, the front-to-back reversing transport path 15J, and the transport unit Aa, so that the front and back are aligned and stored in the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). Also, among the banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16, banknotes recognized as newest-generation 1,000-yen notes are transported from the transport unit Ae by the sorting units 20G and 20F via the transport path 15G and the transport units Aj and Ak, and temporarily stored in the storage cassette 25 (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). Banknotes recognized by the recognition unit 16 as having transport problems such as multiple feeding are stored in the reject cassette 22 in the same manner as above (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ).

[0138] When all of the banknotes stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D of the temporary storage unit 18D have been transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 12, storage cassette 25, or reject cassette 22 through the sorting process, the control unit 61 puts the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 into a standby state and opens the shutter 30. This makes it possible to remove old-generation 1,000-yen notes from the device. When the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 have been removed from the device, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30 and starts the process of returning the banknotes from the storage cassette 25 to the temporary storage unit 18D. That is, the control unit 61 transports the latest generation 1,000 yen notes in the storage cassette 25 via the transport units Ak, Aj, transport path 15G, and transport unit Ae to the recognition unit 16, where they are recognized and counted, and then stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D of the temporary storage unit 18D via the transport units Ae, Af, and Ag and transport path 15D (see the thick solid line in FIG. 12). Banknotes that are recognized by the recognition unit 16 as having a transport error such as multiple feeding are stored in the reject cassette 22 in the same manner as above (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 12). As a result, only the latest generation 1,000 yen notes are stored in the withdrawal storage unit 41D.

[0139] When the latest generation 1,000 yen notes are removed from storage cassette 25 as a result of the return process and the latest generation 1,000 yen notes are stored in withdrawal storage unit 41D, control unit 61 updates and stores the storage amount, including the generation information of banknotes in withdrawal storage unit 41D of temporary storage unit 18D, which is stored in memory unit 62. At this time, the storage amount of older generation 1,000 yen notes in temporary storage unit 18D becomes zero.

[0140] By performing the above-described predetermined denomination banknote collection process, older generation banknotes can be collected outside the device, and the temporary storage units 18B to 18D for each denomination can store only the latest generation banknotes. This makes it possible to reduce the amount of older generation banknotes dispensed to customers.

[0141] If the deposit / withdrawal port 12 becomes full during the predetermined type banknote collection process, the control unit 61 suspends the process, puts the bill press 34 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 into a standby state, and opens the shutter 30 to enable removal of old-generation banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 12. Then, when the banknote detection sensor 35 detects that the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 have been removed outside the device, the control unit 61 closes the shutter 30, moves the bill press 34 to a predetermined upper receiving position, and resumes the predetermined type banknote collection process.

[0142] In the above-described predetermined type banknote collection process, when an old-generation 10,000 yen note is collected in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the shutter 30 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is opened to remove the old-generation 10,000 yen note from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, and old-generation banknotes of each denomination (10,000 yen note, 5,000 yen note, and 1,000 yen note) are removed from the device. However, this is not limited to this. In other words, in the predetermined type banknote collection process, the shutter 30 may not be opened until the transport of old-generation banknotes of all denominations to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is completed, and once the transport of old-generation banknotes of all denominations to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is completed, the shutter 30 may be opened to remove all old-generation banknotes of all denominations from the device. In this case as well, if the deposit / withdrawal port 12 becomes full during the predetermined type banknote collection process, the control unit 61 suspends the process, enables the old-generation banknotes to be removed from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, and resumes the process once they are removed.

[0143] Furthermore, in the above-described predetermined denomination banknote collection process, the latest generation banknotes are returned from the storage cassette 25 to the corresponding temporary storage units 18B to 18D for each denomination, but this is not limiting. That is, in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process, the control unit 61 may continue to perform the sorting process for all denominations without performing the return process midway, and then return the latest generation banknotes all at once from the storage cassette 25 to the temporary storage units 18B to 18D while sorting them. However, the control unit 61 enables such a process when the total amount of latest generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D is smaller than the storage capacity of the storage cassette 25.

[0144] The above-mentioned specified type banknote collection process can be performed on all denominations, i.e., all temporary storage storage sections 18B to 18D, as described above, but it can also be performed on only one or two specified temporary storage storage sections 18B to 18D.

[0145] For this reason, although not shown in the figures, the display screen 200 displays an all-denomination button, a 10,000 yen note selection button, a 5,000 yen note selection button, and a 1,000 yen note selection button to allow selection. In this case, the 10,000 yen note selection button, the 5,000 yen note selection button, and the 1,000 yen note selection button can be used to select one or more denominations. The operator can determine which denomination, including all denominations, to select by looking at the text display sections 223, 226, 229, and 232 on the display screen 200.

[0146] When the storage cassette 25 is selected as the destination for collecting older generation banknotes in the collected banknote transport destination selection display section 202 on the display screen 200 described above and the "Start" button display section 241 is touched, the control section 61 temporarily stores banknotes identified as the latest generation banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in the classification processing route of the specified type banknote collection process (see the thick solid line in Figure 11), while storing banknotes identified as older generation banknotes in the storage cassette 25 in the classification processing route (see the thick dashed line in Figure 11), and stores banknotes determined to have a transport abnormality such as double feeding in the reject cassette 22 (see the thick dashed line in Figure 11).

[0147] Thereafter, as a return process, the control unit 61 stores the latest generation banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D in substantially the same manner as the deposit process (see the thick solid line in FIG. 2). However, in this case, banknotes that have been determined to have a transport abnormality such as multiple feeding by the recognition unit 16 are stored in the reject cassette 22 via the transport units Ae, Af, Ag, Ah, Ai, and Aj and the transport path 15F (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 12).

[0148] In this case, the control unit 61 enables the temporary storage storage unit 18B to perform the specified type of banknote recovery process when the amount of latest generation 10,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18B is less than the storage capacity of the deposit / withdrawal port 12, enables the temporary storage storage unit 18C to perform the specified type of banknote recovery process when the amount of latest generation 5,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18C is less than the storage capacity of the deposit / withdrawal port 12, and enables the temporary storage storage unit 18D to perform the specified type of banknote recovery process when the amount of latest generation 1,000 yen notes stored in the temporary storage storage unit 18D is less than the storage capacity of the deposit / withdrawal port 12.

[0149] Here, when the storage cassette 25 is selected as the collection destination in the collection banknote transport destination selection display section 202 on the display screen 200, if it is expected that the storage cassette 25 will become full during the process of collecting a specified type of banknote, the control section 61 will display a message on the display screens 200, 250 of the operation display section 60 prompting the user to prepare an empty cassette body 27 of the storage cassette 25.

[0150] The control unit 61 may automatically set or recommend a destination for older generation banknotes, which are recovered banknotes in a specified type banknote recovery process, based on the storage volume of older generation banknotes and the storage volume of latest generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D.

[0151] For example, if the storage amount of latest-generation banknotes stored in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D is smaller than the storage capacity of deposit / withdrawal port 12, and any of the storage amounts of old-generation banknotes stored in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D is larger than a predetermined amount, control unit 61 automatically sets the transport destination of old-generation banknotes to storage cassette 25 and the transport destination of latest-generation banknotes to deposit / withdrawal port 12, and displays the settings on display screen 200. Alternatively, control unit 61 displays on display screen 200 content recommending that the transport destination of old-generation banknotes be set to storage cassette 25.

[0152] Furthermore, for example, if the storage amount of latest-generation banknotes stored in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D is smaller than the storage capacity of deposit / withdrawal port 12, and the storage amount of old-generation banknotes stored in each of temporary storage units 18B to 18D is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, control unit 61 automatically sets the transport destination of old-generation banknotes to deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the transport destination of latest-generation banknotes to storage cassette 25, and displays the settings on display screen 200. Alternatively, control unit 61 displays on display screen 200 a recommendation to set the transport destination of old-generation banknotes to deposit / withdrawal port 12.

[0153] Furthermore, for example, if the storage amount of the latest generation banknotes stored in each of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D is greater than the storage capacity of the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the control unit 61 automatically sets the destination for the older generation banknotes to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the destination for the latest generation banknotes to the storage cassette 25, and displays the settings on the display screen 200.

[0154] As described above, the predetermined denomination banknote collection process can be performed on only one or two designated temporary storage units 18B to 18D rather than on all of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. Therefore, when the destination of the old-generation banknotes that are the collected banknotes in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process is specified on the display screen 200, the control unit 61 displays on the display screen 200 which of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D the predetermined denomination banknote collection process can be performed for without opening / closing the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 or replacing the storage cassette 25, including the combination of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, based on the storage volume of the old-generation banknotes and the storage volume of the latest-generation banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. If the operator wishes to carry out a specified type of banknote collection process without the intermediate opening and closing of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the intermediate replacement of the storage cassette 25, the operator can look at this display and designate at least one of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D as the processing target, which does not involve the intermediate opening and closing of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the intermediate replacement of the storage cassette 25.

[0155] Here, in the above-mentioned predetermined denomination banknote collection process, when the "Start" button display section 241 on the display screen 200 is touched, the control section 61 switches the display screen 200 of the operation display section 60 to, for example, a display screen 250 as shown in Fig. 13. The display screen 250 switches the display in the text display section 201 to "Collecting" which indicates that the predetermined denomination banknote collection process is being executed, and displays a collected banknote transport status display section 251 in place of the collected banknote transport destination selection display section 202.

[0156] Display screen 250 shows a case where, in the process of collecting a specified type of banknote, the collection process of older generation 10,000 yen notes from temporary storage unit 18B has already been completed, and the collection process of 5,000 yen notes from temporary storage unit 18C is currently being carried out, with the classification process into deposit / withdrawal port 12 and storage cassette 25.

[0157] The collected banknote transport status display unit 251 in this example displays a conceptual display unit 261 that conceptually shows temporary storage unit 18C, including the text "5,000 yen" indicating that the current target of the sorting process is a 5,000 yen note, and the text "new" and "old" indicating that the latest and older generation 5,000 yen notes are stored in temporary storage unit 18C, the source of the sorting process; a conceptual display unit 262 that conceptually shows deposit / withdrawal port 12, including the text "withdrawal port" and "old" indicating that the destination of older generation 5,000 yen notes is deposit / withdrawal port 12; a conceptual display unit 263 that conceptually shows storage cassette 25, including the text "cassette" and "new" indicating that the destination of latest generation 5,000 yen notes is storage cassette 25; and an arrow display unit 264 that uses arrows to show the flow of banknotes from the source of the sorting process to the destination.

[0158] In addition, the display screen 250 displays "Completed" in the text display section 223, indicating that the collection of the old-generation 10,000 yen notes has already been completed, and also displays "Counting in approximately 4 minutes" in the text display section 226, indicating that the collection process of the old-generation 5,000 yen notes is currently underway and the estimated remaining time required to collect the 5,000 yen notes at that time.

[0159] Furthermore, the display screen 250 shows the same display as the display screen 200 in the text display section 229 because collection of the old generation 1,000 yen notes has not yet started.

[0160] In addition, the display screen 250 displays "Until collection is complete" in the text display section 231, indicating the remaining time for the specified type of banknote collection process, and also displays in the text display section 232 the estimated time remaining until the specified type of banknote collection process is completed at that time, in this case "approximately 9 minutes."

[0161] In addition, the display screen 250 displays a progress time display section 237 in the progress status graph display section 235, which has a length corresponding to 9 minutes, which is the progress time of the specified type banknote collection process at that time, as shown by hatching in Figure 13.

[0162] Then, as the process of collecting prescribed types of banknotes progresses further, the sorting process of the 5,000 yen notes in temporary storage unit 18C into deposit / withdrawal port 12 and storage cassette 25 is completed, and the return process of returning the latest generation 5,000 yen notes in storage cassette 25 to temporary storage unit 18C is started, as shown in Figure 14, the collected banknote transport status display unit 251 displays a conceptual display unit 271 that conceptually shows storage cassette 25, including the text ``cassette'' and ``new,'' indicating that the latest generation 5,000 yen notes are stored in storage cassette 25, which is the source of the return process; a conceptual display unit 272 that conceptually shows temporary storage unit 18C, including the text ``5,000 yen'' and ``new,'' indicating that the return destination of the latest generation 5,000 yen notes is temporary storage storage unit 18C for 5,000 yen notes; and an arrow display unit 273 that uses arrows to show the flow of banknotes from the source of the payout to the return destination.

[0163] Also, in this state, the display screen 250 displays in the text display section 226 that the collection process for the old generation 5,000 yen notes is currently in progress, and that the estimated remaining time required to complete the collection process for the 5,000 yen notes at that time is "Counting in approximately 2 minutes."

[0164] Furthermore, the display screen 250 keeps the text display section 231 displaying "Until collection is complete", which indicates the remaining time for the specified type of banknote collection process at that time, and displays "Approximately 7 minutes", which is the estimated time remaining until the specified type of banknote collection process is completed at that time, in the text display section 232.

[0165] In addition, the display screen 250 displays a progress time display section 237 in which the progress status graph display section 235 has a length corresponding to the progress time of the specified type banknote collection process at that time, which is 11 minutes (18 minutes collection time - 7 minutes remaining), as shown by hatching in Figure 14.

[0166] Here, it is possible to terminate the predetermined denomination banknote collection process midway. There are a first midway termination pattern and a second midway termination pattern for terminating the predetermined denomination banknote collection process midway.

[0167] If the collected banknote transport destination is the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the first interim termination pattern has been selected in advance, when the "Interim Termination" button (not shown) displayed on the display screen 250 of the operation display unit 60 is touched during the specified type banknote collection process, the control unit 61 completes the process of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D that are currently undergoing the specified type banknote collection process, and makes the collected banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 12 available for removal. On the other hand, the control unit 61 does not process the temporary storage units 18B to 18D that are not currently undergoing the specified type banknote collection process. When the collected banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 12 are removed, the shutter 30 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is closed, and the latest generation banknotes that had been saved in the storage cassette 25 are returned to the corresponding withdrawal storage units 41B to 41D of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D through a return process, thereby completing the specified type banknote collection process. At that time, for those temporary storage units 18B to 18D for which the predetermined type banknote collection process has been completed, the control unit 61 updates and stores the stored amount of banknotes stored in the storage unit 62. In this case, the stored amount of banknotes of the latest generation is stored.

[0168] If the destination for the collected banknotes is the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the second interim termination pattern has been selected in advance, when the ``Interim Termination'' button (not shown) displayed on the display screen 250 of the operation display unit 60 is touched during the specified type banknote recovery process, the control unit 61 will immediately stop the dispensing of banknotes from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D that are currently dispensing banknotes if the temporary storage units 18B to 18D that are currently undergoing the specified type banknote recovery process are in the process of sorting, and once all banknotes that have already been dispensed are stored in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, storage cassette 25 or reject cassette 22, the collected banknotes from the deposit / withdrawal port 12 can be removed. The collected banknotes are removed from the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the shutter 30 of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is closed, and the banknotes in the storage cassette 25 are returned to the corresponding withdrawal storage units 41B-41D ​​of the temporary storage units 18B-18D by a return process, thereby completing the specified type banknote collection process. In this case, the temporary storage units 18B-18D that have not yet completed the specified type banknote collection process at the time the "Abort" button is touched are not processed. Then, the control unit 61 updates and stores the storage amount of banknotes stored in the memory unit 62 for the temporary storage units 18B-18D for which the specified type banknote collection process has been completed and for which the specified type banknote collection process has been completed.

[0169] If the destination of collected banknotes is the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the second interim termination pattern has been selected in advance, when the "Interim Termination" button (not shown) displayed on the display screen 250 of the operation and display unit 60 is touched during the predetermined type banknote collection process, if one of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D currently undergoing the predetermined type banknote collection process is undergoing a return process, the control unit 61 ends the return process and terminates the predetermined type banknote collection process. In this case, too, the control unit 61 does not process any of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D that have not yet undergone the predetermined type banknote collection process at the time the "Interim Termination" button was touched. Then, the control unit 61 updates and stores the amount of stored banknotes stored in the memory unit 62 for those temporary storage units 18B to 18D for which the predetermined type banknote collection process has been completed.

[0170] Even when the destination for the collected banknotes is the storage cassette 25 rather than the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the sorting process is almost the same as above except that the latest generation banknotes are transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the older generation banknotes are transported to the storage cassette 25, and then the return process returns the banknotes in the deposit / withdrawal port 12 to the corresponding temporary storage units 18B to 18D, and either the first mid-term termination pattern or the second mid-term termination pattern can be selected.

[0171] As described above, the currency handling device 11 transports older-generation banknotes of a predetermined type to be collected from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to the discharge unit, and transports newest-generation banknotes that are evacuation media not to be collected from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to the evacuation unit, and then performs a predetermined-type medium recovery operation to store the newest-generation banknotes from the evacuation unit in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. In this case, the currency handling device 11 can select whether the deposit / withdrawal port 12 equipped with the shutter 30 is the discharge unit, or the cassette body 27 of the removable storage cassette 25 is the discharge unit.

[0172] The operation and display unit 60 also displays on the text display areas 223, 226, 229, and 232 an estimated value of the operation time for the predetermined type banknote collection operation for collecting old-generation banknotes that are predetermined types.

[0173] The operation and display unit 60 also displays the progress time of the predetermined type banknote collection operation for collecting old-generation banknotes of a predetermined type by the length of the progress time display portion 237.

[0174] Furthermore, the operation and display unit 60 accepts, via the button display units 241 and 242, a selection operation as to whether or not to perform a predetermined type of banknote collection operation for collecting old-generation banknotes that are a predetermined type.

[0175] <Modification of withdrawal process> In the above-mentioned dispensing process, the currency processing device 11 may be capable of selecting and setting either a mixed generation dispensing pattern in which latest generation and older generation banknotes are dispensed as a mixture as described above, or a latest generation dispensing pattern in which only latest generation banknotes are dispensed.

[0176] In this case, the control unit 61 performs the same operation as in the predetermined denomination banknote collection process, with the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 as the destination for the latest generation banknotes and the storage cassette 25 as the destination for the older generation banknotes. That is, for example, when the dispensed banknotes include 10,000 yen notes, the control unit 61 causes banknotes to be fed from the temporary storage unit 18B, and causes those identified as 10,000 yen notes of the latest generation by the recognition unit 16 to be conveyed along the sorting process route to the deposit / withdrawal slot 12 with the shutter 30 closed (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). On the other hand, the control unit 61 causes banknotes identified as older generation 10,000 yen notes by the recognition unit 16 to be temporarily stored in the storage cassette 25 along the sorting process route (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). In this way, when the dispensed number of new generation 10,000 yen notes have been fed from the temporary storage unit 18B, the control unit 61 stops the feeding of banknotes from the temporary storage unit 18B.

[0177] Furthermore, for example, when the dispensed banknotes include 5,000 yen notes, the control unit 61 causes banknotes to be fed from the temporary storage unit 18C, and causes those that are recognized by the recognition unit 16 as newest-generation 5,000 yen notes to be transported along the sorting process route to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 with the shutter 30 closed (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). On the other hand, the control unit 61 causes banknotes that are recognized by the recognition unit 16 as older-generation 5,000 yen notes to be temporarily stored in the storage cassette 25 along the sorting process route (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). In this way, when newer-generation 5,000 yen notes equivalent to the number of dispensed notes have been fed from the temporary storage unit 18C, the control unit 61 stops the feeding of banknotes from the temporary storage unit 18C.

[0178] Furthermore, for example, when the dispensed banknotes include 1,000 yen notes, the control unit 61 causes banknotes to be fed from the temporary storage unit 18D, and causes those that are recognized as newest-generation 1,000 yen notes by the recognition unit 16 to be transported along the sorting process route to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 with the shutter 30 closed (see the thick solid line in FIG. 11 ). On the other hand, the control unit 61 causes banknotes that are recognized as older-generation 1,000 yen notes by the recognition unit 16 to be temporarily stored in the storage cassette 25 along the sorting process route (see the thick dashed line in FIG. 11 ). In this way, when the newest-generation 1,000 yen notes equivalent to the number of dispensed notes have been fed from the temporary storage unit 18D, the control unit 61 stops the feeding of banknotes from the temporary storage unit 18D.

[0179] Thereafter, when the dispensed number of new-generation 1,000-yen notes has been received in the deposit / withdrawal port 12, the shutter 30 is opened, and the dispensed latest-generation banknotes are thereby taken out of the device.

[0180] Here, after the dispensing process is completed, the return process of the specified type banknote recovery process is performed on the old generation banknotes in the storage cassette 25, and based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16, the banknotes are returned to the dispensing storage units 41B to 41D of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, thereby emptying the storage cassette 25.

[0181] Note that, since there is a possibility that the next banknote will also be dispensed using the latest generation dispensing pattern, it is not necessary to return the banknotes in the storage cassette 25 to the dispensing storage units 41B-41D ​​after the dispensing process is completed. Then, if the deposit / withdrawal port 12 is selected as the transport destination of old-generation banknotes in a new predetermined type banknote collection process, or if a new predetermined type banknote collection process is performed with a specified denomination (such as old-generation 10,000 yen notes), a return process is first performed to return the old-generation banknotes in the storage cassette 25 to the dispensing storage units 41B-41D ​​of the temporary storage units 18B-18D based on the recognition result of the recognition unit 16, and then a classification process for the new predetermined type banknote collection process is performed, followed by a return process. On the other hand, if the storage cassette 25 is selected as the transport destination of old-generation banknotes in a new predetermined type banknote collection process, the classification process for the new predetermined type banknote collection process is performed without performing a return process. As a result, the old-generation banknotes remaining in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D are collected into the storage cassette 25 in addition to the old-generation banknotes that have been evacuated to the storage cassette 25 during the dispensing process.

[0182] When performing a dispensing process using the latest generation dispensing pattern in which latest generation banknotes are dispensed to a customer while older generation banknotes are evacuated, the above-described predetermined denomination banknote recovery process can be performed beforehand to reduce the number of times the user has to wait for the evacuation operation of older generation banknotes, thereby reducing the time required to dispense latest generation banknotes. Furthermore, a process can be performed in which the banknotes in temporary storage units 18B-18D are divided into the latest generation banknotes and the older generation banknotes and organized in advance. For example, taking 10,000 yen notes as an example, 10,000 yen notes stored in temporary storage unit 18B in a mixed generation are sorted, for example, with the latest generation 10,000 yen notes going to deposit / withdrawal port 12 and the older generation 10,000 yen notes going to storage cassette 25 (the sorting can also be reversed), and then the older generation 10,000 yen notes transported to storage cassette 25 are returned to temporary storage unit 18B, and then the latest generation 10,000 yen notes transported to deposit / withdrawal port 12 are returned to temporary storage storage unit 18B. In this way, in temporary storage storage unit 18B, the latest generation 10,000 yen notes are stored together in the upper part, which is dispensed first during dispensing, and the older generation 10,000 yen notes are stored together in the lower part. The same applies to other denominations. Here, the order in which the bills are returned to the temporary storage unit 18B can be selected from a pattern in which the older generation is returned first and the newest generation is returned second, and a pattern in which the newest generation is returned first and the older generation is returned second. However, considering that the newest generation is used preferentially for dispensing, the default is the pattern in which the older generation is returned first and the newest generation is returned second. This ensures that the capacity of the cassette main body 27 is secured and the frequency with which banknotes are collected from the cassette main body 27 can be reduced. It also reduces the time required to dispense banknotes of the newest generation. Note that this process itself is the same as returning banknotes transported to the deposit / withdrawal port 12 in the "predetermined type banknote collection process" without removing them.

[0183] The currency handling device 11 has temporary storage units 18B-18D, each storing banknotes of a different denomination (generation) with a predetermined denomination. The operation and display unit 60, which displays a breakdown of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B-18D, displays the storage volume of each banknote denomination (generation) in the withdrawal storage units 41B-41D ​​on the display screens 100, 100A, and 130 using graph display units 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, and 128. This makes it easy to grasp the storage volume of each banknote denomination (generation) in the withdrawal storage units 41B-41D. This facilitates banknote management. In other words, since the difference between the storage volume of the latest generation banknotes and the storage volume of older generation banknotes can be easily grasped, it is easy to determine whether or not to use older generation banknotes for dispensing to customers.

[0184] In the currency handling device 11, the operation and display unit 60 can switch between a text display pattern for displaying the amount of banknotes stored by type (generation) in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D as shown on the display screens 100, 100A, and 130, in addition to the graph display areas 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, and 128, as shown on the display screens 100 and 100A, and a text display pattern for displaying the total amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D as shown on the display screen 130. This makes it easy to grasp the amount of banknotes stored by type (generation) in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D and the total amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. Note that the operation and display unit 60 may also display the text display pattern for displaying the amount of banknotes stored by type (generation) in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D and the total amount of banknotes stored in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D.

[0185] The currency handling device 11 has a mechanism that enables the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to feed out banknotes. The currency handling device 11 further has a deposit / withdrawal port 12 and a storage cassette 25 that can discharge banknotes fed from the temporary storage units 18B to 18D, and a storage cassette 25 and a deposit / withdrawal port 12 that can receive and feed banknotes between the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. Furthermore, the currency handling apparatus 11 transports banknotes of a predetermined type (generation) to be collected in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to a discharge section of either the deposit / withdrawal port 12 or the storage cassette 25, and transports banknotes not to be collected in the temporary storage units 18B to 18D to a retraction section of the other of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 or the storage cassette 25, and then performs a predetermined type banknote collection operation to store the retracted banknotes from the other of the deposit / withdrawal port 12 or the storage cassette 25 into the temporary storage units 18B to 18D. This makes it possible to easily collect banknotes to be collected, improving convenience.

[0186] In this case, the currency handling device 11 can select whether to use the deposit / withdrawal port 12 equipped with the shutter 30 as the discharge unit, or the storage cassette 25 detachable from the currency handling device 11 as the discharge unit. Therefore, the discharge unit can be selected and set depending on the ratio between the amount of banknotes to be collected and the amount of banknotes not to be collected. This makes it possible to shorten the time required for the specified type of banknote collection operation. In this case, the operator will make a selection on the operation and display unit 60, or the control unit 61 will make the selection, depending on the ratio between the amount of banknotes to be collected and the amount of banknotes not to be collected.

[0187] In the currency handling device 11, the operation and display unit 60 displays an estimated value of the operation time for the predetermined denomination banknote collection operation in the text display areas 223, 226, 229, and 232 of the display screen 200. This allows the operator to easily grasp the operation time for the predetermined denomination banknote collection operation, thereby improving business efficiency.

[0188] In the currency handling device 11, the operation display unit 60 accepts a selection operation for whether or not to perform a predetermined denomination banknote collection operation via the "Start" button display unit 241 and the "Stop" button display unit 242 on the display screen 200. This allows the user to select whether or not to perform the predetermined denomination banknote collection process.

[0189] In the above embodiment, the temporary storage units 18B to 18D and the storage cassette 25 are described as storage cabinet types in which banknotes are inserted from above and removed from above, but this is not limiting. The temporary storage units 18B to 18D and the storage cassette 25 may be storage cabinet types in which banknotes are inserted from above and removed from below, types in which banknotes are stacked horizontally, or types in which banknotes are wound around tape for storage.

[0190] In the above embodiment, on the display screens 100, 100A, 130, 160, the storage amounts of the temporary storage units 18B to 18D are divided into two types, the latest generation and the older generation, and are displayed in the graph display units 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, 128. However, this is not limiting. For example, the storage amounts may be divided into three types, the latest generation, the generation one generation ago, and two or more generations ago, and displayed in the graph display units.

[0191] In the above embodiments, on the display screens 100, 100A, and 130, the latest generation is displayed as "New" in the text display sections 102, 112, and 122, and the older generation is displayed as "Old" in the text display sections 104, 114, and 124. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the latest generation may be displayed as "Current" in the text display sections 102, 112, and 122, and the older generation may be displayed as "Previous Generation" in the text display sections 104, 114, and 124. Alternatively, the latest generation, the generation previous to that, and the generation previous to that may be respectively indicated by a code assigned to each generation, such as "F," "E," or "D," or by a code assigned to each generation, such as "ES1" or "ES2," or by the publication year, such as "2002" or "2015."

[0192] In the above embodiment, the case where banknotes of different denominations are separated by generation has been described as an example, but this is not limited thereto. When banknotes of the same denomination are issued by multiple issuing institutions in the same country, the banknotes may be separated by issuing institution, such as "BANK OF SCOTLAND," "CLYDESDALE BANK," and "ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND," and the storage volume may be displayed in a graph by issuing institution name or abbreviation. When displaying by abbreviation, details may be displayed by touching the details button on the operation display unit 60. It may also be a notation for a commemorative coin or commemorative banknote. These may be combined.

[0193] In the above embodiment, the graph display units 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, and 128 are bar graphs, but this is not limiting. For example, a bar graph or a pie chart showing the composition ratio may be used. However, a bar graph is preferable because it makes it easier to understand the ratio of the number of constituent sheets.

[0194] In the above embodiments, the display screens 100, 100A, 130, and 160 have the vertical axis representing denominations and the horizontal axis representing the breakdown of storage volume by generation, but this is not limited thereto. For example, it is possible to use the vertical axis representing generation and the horizontal axis representing the breakdown of storage volume by denomination, or the vertical axis representing the name of the issuing institution and the horizontal axis representing the breakdown of storage volume by combination of denomination and generation. In these cases, since the breakdown is not for each temporary storage storage unit 18B-18D, it is suitable for use as a display of the breakdown of this storage unit when a storage unit is provided to collectively store mixed denominations used for collection, etc. For example, this is the case when older generation banknotes of all denominations are stored together in the storage unit.

[0195] As another example, if banknotes are redistributed by storing the latest generation banknotes in a storage section and older generation banknotes in another storage section, it will be easier to dispense banknotes from the storage section storing the latest generation banknotes and collect banknotes from the storage section storing older generation banknotes.

[0196] In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the latest generation banknotes and older generation banknotes of the same denomination are sorted and the older generation banknotes are withdrawn from the device during the predetermined denomination banknote collection process, but this is not limiting. For example, banknotes may be sorted into usable and unusable banknotes for dispensing to customers, and the unusable banknotes for dispensing to customers may be withdrawn from the device. For example, in the case of Japanese yen, banknotes of two generations ago or earlier may be deemed unusable for dispensing to customers, while banknotes of one generation ago and the latest generation banknotes may be deemed usable for dispensing to customers, and only banknotes of two generations ago or earlier may be withdrawn from the device during the predetermined denomination banknote collection process.

[0197] Such classifications may be set for each location where the currency handling device is installed, arbitrarily set for each customer, or may be switched periodically based on official notices. For example, once the issue date of the latest generation banknotes is determined, banknotes of one generation prior to the latest generation are usable for dispensing to customers before that date, while banknotes of two generations prior are unusable for dispensing to customers. Then, after the issue date, banknotes of the latest generation and the generation prior are usable for dispensing to customers, while banknotes of two generations prior are unusable for dispensing to customers. Furthermore, after the issue date, at an appropriate timing, such as when the circulation volume of the latest generation banknotes becomes greater than the circulation volume of the generation prior to that, the latest generation banknotes are usable for dispensing to customers, while banknotes of the generation prior to that are unusable for dispensing to customers, by inputting to the operation and display unit 60.

[0198] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal port 12 has the shutter 30, so that the deposit / withdrawal port 12 can be used as a temporary shelter for the latest generation of banknotes, but if the deposit / withdrawal port 12 does not have a shutter, security issues arise. For this reason, if the deposit / withdrawal port 12 does not have a shutter, the specified type banknote collection process can be limited to logins by persons with operation authority of a certain rank or higher, or if the specified type banknote collection process can be performed even if the authority is not met, an additional approval operation by a person of a certain rank or higher is required.

[0199] In the above embodiment, a banknote processing device that processes banknotes has been used as an example of the currency processing device 11 that processes currency as a medium, but the present invention can also be applied to a coin processing device that processes coins. [Explanation of symbols]

[0200] 11...currency processing device, 16...identification unit, 18B, 18C, 18D, 18E...temporary storage unit (storage unit), 60...operation display unit (display unit), 107, 108, 117, 118, 127, 128...graph display unit (graph).

Claims

1. an identification unit for identifying the generation of a medium having the same face value and having multiple generations; a storage unit that stores the medium identified by the identification unit; a display unit that displays the number of the media stored in the storage unit in the form of a bar graph in which the media are arranged continuously in one direction for each generation on a scale set so that the display length in one direction per unit quantity is the same; A currency processing device comprising:

2. The display unit a pattern in which the number of the media stored in the storage unit is displayed in the bar graph in a display manner divided into the generations, and text of the number for each generation is displayed superimposed on the bar graph; a pattern in which the number of the media stored in the storage unit is displayed in the bar graph in a manner divided into display modes for each generation, and a text of the total number of the media stored in the storage unit is superimposed on the bar graph; A currency processing device according to claim 1, which can switchably display:

3. a dispensing unit that includes a shutter and that can accommodate collected media that are media of a predetermined generation among the media stored in the storage unit and that have been fed out from the storage unit; a cassette that is detachable from the currency processing device and that can store the collection medium fed out from the storage unit; a withdrawal unit that receives, from the storage unit, evacuation media that are media other than those to be collected among the media stored in the storage unit, and feeds the evacuation media to the storage unit; a transport unit that, as a recovery operation for the media of the predetermined generation, transports the media to be recovered that have been fed out of the storage unit to the dispensing unit or the cassette, and transports the evacuation media that have been fed out of the storage unit to the evacuation unit, and then stores the evacuation media from the evacuation unit in the storage unit; a control unit that, in accordance with a selection of whether the destination of the collection medium is the dispensing unit or the cassette, causes the transport unit to transport the collection medium to the selected destination of the dispensing unit or the cassette when performing the collection operation; The currency handling device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

4. The currency handling device according to claim 3 , wherein the display unit displays an estimated value of the operation time of the collection operation.

5. The currency handling device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the display unit accepts a selection as to whether or not to perform the collection operation.

Images