Patent Grant
9495844
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 2012-173804 filed on Aug. 6, 2012 and No. 2012-176434 filed on Aug. 8, 2012. The entire contents of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a money handling machine for handling at least a money deposit process, a money handling system including the money handling machine, and a money handling method by means of the money handling machine.
Conventionally, in a finance institution such as a bank, a money deposit machine, which handles a depositing process of banknotes, coins and so on, is installed at a lobby. As this type of money deposit machine, a money deposit machine is known from JP 2011-100275, for example. In a finance institution where the money deposit machine is installed at the lobby, an operator (customer) who wants to deposit money executes a money deposit process at the money deposit machine. After the money deposit process has been executed at the money deposit machine, deposit information that is information regarding the deposited money is printed on a journal (receipt), and subsequently the journal is outputted from the money deposit machine. On the journal, a deposit date (date of the deposit process), a deposit time (date of the deposit process), an amount of deposited money, a deposit ID information or the like is printed. The deposit ID information is, for example, a customer number associated with the operator who deposited the money, a transaction number, or the like. Subsequently, the operator who deposited the money receives the journal from the money deposit machine, and delivers the journal to a teller at a teller window of the finance institution by hand. The teller receives the journal, confirms the deposit information printed on the journal, and pays the same amount of money as the deposited money at the money deposit machine into a bank account of the operator by bank remittance.
However, in a case wherein the money deposit machine is installed at the lobby, when the journal is counterfeited, the teller at the teller window in a bank or the like may not notice the counterfeited journal and may pay to a bank account by bank remittance. In order to prevent such an inappropriate payment by bank remittance caused by the counterfeited journal, conventionally, an upper-level terminal is communicatively connected to the money deposit machine installed at the lobby so that the information regarding the money depositing process at the money deposit machine is transmitted from the money deposit machine to the upper-level terminal. Then, the teller at the teller window in a bank or the like can confirm the deposit information at the money deposit machine through the upper-level terminal so as to prevent the inappropriate payment by bank remittance caused by the counterfeited journal. However, such conventional measures need the communicative connection between the money deposit machine and the upper-level terminal; thereby it is impossible to use the money deposit machine offline.
In addition, conventionally, in the money deposit machine installed at the lobby, when the money put into the money deposit machine is normal, the money is stored in the money deposit machine. However, when the money put into the money deposit machine is not normal but reject money (counterfeited money, greatly damaged money, abnormally transported money, or the like), the reject money is paid back out the money deposit machine. When the reject money is paid back from the money deposit machine and the operator, who wanted to deposit the money, delivers the journal and the reject money to the teller at the teller window of the finance institution by hand, the teller verifies the reject money. If the teller does not find abnormality, the teller pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance the sum of the amount of money printed on the journal and the amount of the reject money. If counterfeited money is put into the money deposit machine, the counterfeited money is paid back as reject money from the money deposit machine. Subsequently, if the reject money is delivered to the teller at the teller window and the teller does not find visually that the reject money is counterfeited money, the amount of the counterfeited money is paid by bank remittance, which causes damage of the bank. Herein, in the finance institution such as the bank, it is often the case that the money deposit machine and the teller window are away from each other. Thus, even if a warning device to issue a warning tone or to display a warning message when counterfeited money is put into the money deposit machine is disposed near the money deposit machine, the teller at the teller window may not notice the warning tone or the warning message so that the teller receives the counterfeited money.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances. The object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine, a money handling system and a money handling method, in which a unique code that is used for a receiver of a journal in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit is printed on the journal, so that the receiver of the journal can judge whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on the unique code, and thus it is possible to prevent that the receiver of the journal inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited, and the money handling machine can be operated offline to reduce costs.
In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a money handling machine and a money handling method, in which information regarding money judged as reject money is printed on a journal, so that if counterfeited money is put into the money handling machine, a receiver of the journal (for example, a teller at a teller window of a finance institution) can find that the reject money is the counterfeited money.
The first manner of the present invention is a money handling machine for handling at least a money deposit process including: a printing unit configured to print deposit information on a journal, the deposit information being information regarding money deposited into the money handling machine; and a unique-code generating unit configured to generate a unique code that is used for a receiver of a journal in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on at least a part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal by the printing unit; wherein the printing unit is configured to print on the journal the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit as well.
According to such a money handling machine, the unique-code generating unit is configured to generate a unique code that is used for a receiver of a journal in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on the deposit information printed on the journal by the printing unit. The printing unit is configured to print on the journal the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit as well as the deposit information. Thus, since the unique code is printed on the journal, the receiver of the journal can judge whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit, based on the unique code. Thus, it is possible to prevent that the receiver of the journal inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited. Furthermore, the money handling machine can be operated offline, which can reduce costs.
In the money handling machine according to the first manner of the present invention, the unique-code generating unit may be configured to generate the unique code, based on information not printed on the journal, in addition to the part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal by the printing unit.
In the money handling machine according to the first manner of the present invention, the deposit information printed on the journal by the printing unit may include at least a date of the money deposit process or a time thereof.
In the money handling machine according to the first manner of the present invention, the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit may be a number, an alphabet, a barcode, or a combination of a part or all of the number, the alphabet and the barcode.
The second manner of the present invention is a money handling system including the money handling machine as described above and a reception processing apparatus configured to receive a journal printed by the money handling machine, wherein the reception processing apparatus has: an additional unique-code generating unit configured to generate a unique code in accordance with the same method as that of the unique-code generating unit in the money handling machine; and an outputting unit configured to output the unique code generated by the additional unique-code generating unit.
The third manner of the present invention is a money handling method by means of a money handling machine for handling at least a money deposit process, the money handling method including: printing deposit information on a journal, the deposit information being information regarding money deposited into the money handling machine; and generating a unique code that is used for a receiver of a journal in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on at least a part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal; wherein in printing the deposit information on the journal, the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit as well is printed on the journal.
According to such a money handling method, a unique code is generated, which is used for a receiver of a journal in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on the deposit information printed on the journal, and the unique code is printed on the journal in addition to the deposit information in printing the deposit information on the journal. Thus, since the unique code is printed on the journal, the receiver of the journal can judge whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit, based on the unique code. Thus, it is possible to prevent that the receiver of the journal inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited. Furthermore, the money handling machine can be operated offline, which can reduce costs.
In the money handling method according to the third manner of the present invention, in generating the unique code, the unique code may be generated based on information not printed on the journal, in addition to the part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal.
In the money handling method according to the third manner of the present invention, the deposit information printed on the journal may include at least a date of the money deposit process or a time thereof.
In the money handling method according to the third manner of the present invention, the generated unique code may be a number, an alphabet, a barcode, or a combination of a part or all of the number, the alphabet and the barcode.
The fourth manner of the present invention is a money handling machine for handling at least a money deposit process including: a recognition unit configured to recognize money put into the money handling machine; a judging unit configured to judge whether the money recognized by the recognition unit is normal money or reject money, the reject money being judged to be not normal, based on the recognition result by the recognition unit; and a printing unit configured to print on a journal information regarding money judged as reject money by the judging unit.
According to such a money handling machine, the judging unit is configured to judge whether the money recognized by the recognition unit is normal money or reject money, the reject money being judged to be not normal, based on the recognition result by the recognition unit, and the printing unit is configured to print on the journal the information regarding money judged as reject money by the judging unit. Thus, since the information regarding money judged as reject money is printed on the journal, even if counterfeited money is put into the money handling machine, a receiver of the journal (for example, a teller at a teller window of a finance institution) can find that the reject money is the counterfeited money, without the need to install a display device or a patrol light to display information of the counterfeited money.
In the money handling machine according to the fourth manner of the present invention, the printing unit may be configured to print on the journal information regarding a reject factor of the reject money, as the information regarding the reject money.
In the money handling machine according to the fourth manner of the present invention, the printing unit may be configured to print on the journal information regarding the number of the reject money, as the information regarding the reject money.
In the money handling machine according to the fourth manner of the present invention, the printing unit may be configured to print on the journal the information regarding the reject money in such a manner that the information is not able to be recognized by an operator who has executed the money deposit process by the money handling machine.
In this case, the printing unit may be configured to print on the journal the information regarding the reject money in such a manner that the information is able to be recognized by a receiver who receives the journal.
In the money handling machine according to the fourth manner of the present invention, the printing unit may be configured to print deposit information on the journal for each denomination, the deposit information being information regarding money deposited into the money handling machine, and the printing unit may be configured to print the information regarding the reject money for each denomination of the reject money, correspondingly to the deposit information for each denomination.
The fifth manner of the present invention is a money handling method by a money handling machine for handling at least a money deposit process, the money handling method including: recognizing money put into the money handling machine; judging whether the recognized money is normal money or reject money, the reject money being judged to be not normal, based on the recognition result; and printing on a journal information regarding money judged as reject money.
According to such a money handling method, since the information regarding money judged as reject money is printed on the journal, even if counterfeited money is put into the money handling machine, a receiver of the journal (for example, a teller at a teller window of a finance institution) can find that the reject money is the counterfeited money, without the need to install a display device or a patrol light to display information of the counterfeited money.
In the money handling method according to the fifth manner of the present invention, in printing on the journal the information regarding the reject money, information regarding a reject factor of the reject money may be printed on the journal.
In the money handling method according to the fifth manner of the present invention, in printing on the journal the information regarding the reject money, information regarding the number of the reject money may be printed on the journal.
In the money handling method according to the fifth manner of the present invention, in printing on the journal the information regarding the reject money, the information regarding the reject money may be printed on the journal in such a manner that the information is not able to be recognized by an operator who has executed the money deposit process by the money handling machine.
In this case, in printing on the journal the information regarding the reject money, the information regarding the reject money may be printed on the journal in such a manner that the information is able to be recognized by a receiver who receives the journal.
In the money handling method according to the fifth manner of the present invention, the money handling method may further include: printing deposit information on the journal for each denomination, the deposit information being information regarding money deposited into the money handling machine, wherein in printing on the journal the information regarding the reject money, the information regarding the reject money may be printed for each denomination of the reject money, correspondingly to the deposit information for each denomination.
According to the money handling machine according to the first manner of the present invention, or the money handling system according to the second manner of the present invention, or the money handling method according to the third manner of the present invention, it is possible to prevent that the receiver of the journal inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited, and the money handling machine can be operated offline to reduce costs.
According to the money handling machine according to the fourth manner of the present invention or the money handling method according to the fifth manner of the present invention, if counterfeited money is put into the money handling machine, a receiver of the journal (for example, a teller at a teller window of a finance institution) can find that the reject money is the counterfeited money.
The first embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
At first, the general structure of the office of the finance institution such as a bank, at which the banknote deposit machine of this embodiment is installed, is explained with reference to
In addition, in the banknote deposit machine 1, when a banknote put into the banknote deposit machine 1 is normal, the banknote is stored in the banknote deposit machine 1. However, when the banknote put into the banknote deposit machine 1 is not normal, but a reject banknote (a counterfeited banknote, a greatly damaged banknote, an abnormally transported banknote, or the like), the reject banknote is paid back out the banknote deposit machine 1. The reject banknote paid back from the banknote deposit machine 1 is indicated by a reference sign c in
Then, the operator moves to a teller window 200 installed at the lobby of the office 100 of the finance institution, and delivers the journal received from the banknote deposit machine 1 by hand, the reject banknote(s) paid back from the banknote deposit machine 1, the transmittal form written at the table 300, a bank deposit book (indicated by a reference sign e in
Next, a detailed structure of the banknote deposit machine 1 installed at the lobby of the office 100 of the finance institution is explained with reference to
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The error herein means a recognition error and a transport error. The recognition error means that information recognized by the recognition unit 40 does not confirm to information stored in the control unit 50 in advance. For example, the recognition error includes an error in which a recognized banknote P is a banknote P whose kind is different from a preset kind, an error in which a kind of a banknote P could not be recognized (specifically, including a greatly damaged banknote and a counterfeited banknote), and so on.
The transport error means an error generated while a banknote(s) P is transported by the transport unit 30. For example, the transport error includes an error in which a banknote P is transported askew (skewed state), an error in which a plurality of banknotes P are transported without a predetermined interval therebetween (chain state), an error in which a plurality of banknotes P are transported in a overlapped manner (overlapped state) and so on.
The banknote deposit machine 1 in this embodiment is provided with the control unit 50 as shown in
In addition, various instructions from an operator inputted through the respective input keys 5b of the display and input unit 5 and the numeric keys 7 are transmitted to the control unit 50. In addition, ID information of an operator having been read by the card reading unit 8 and so on are also transmitted to the control unit 50. In addition, the control unit 50 is configured to send control signals to the respective constituent elements, such as the reception unit 25, the transport unit 30, the front shutter unit 62, the clamping transport mechanism 10, the slit shutter unit 72, the display and input unit 5, the printer 6 and so on, so as to control these constituent elements.
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Next, an operation of the banknote deposit machine 1 as structured above (specifically, a total flow of the deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1) is explained with reference to the flowchart shown in
When the operator places a plurality of banknotes P on the placement unit 20 (“YES” in STEP 1), the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 are taken, one by one, into the machine by the reception unit 25 (STEP 2). At this time, the undermost banknote P among the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 is kicked out by the kicker roller 26, and the kicked-out banknote P is fed out by the feed roller 27a. The banknotes P fed by the feed roller 27a are separated, one by one, by the action of the gate roller 27b.
Following thereto, the banknotes P having been taken in by the reception unit 25 are transported by the transport unit 30. At this time, the banknotes P transported by the transport unit 30 are recognized/counted by the recognition unit 40 disposed on the transport unit 30 (STEP 3). The control unit 50 judges whether the banknote(s) P recognized and counted by the recognition unit 40 is a normal banknote or a reject banknote based on the recognition/count result of the banknote(s) P by the recognition unit 40.
During the transport of the banknotes P by the transport unit 30, when the recognition error and/or the transport error occur (“YES” in STEP 4), the banknote(s) P is transported to the reject unit 65 (STEP 5). On the other hand, when the recognition error and/or the transport error do not occur (“NO” in STEP 4), the banknotes P being transported are transported to the stacking unit 60 (STEP 6).
When the banknotes P are transported to the stacking unit 60, the banknotes P are received between the vanes 35a of the stacking wheel 35 so as to be aligned and stacked in the stacking unit 60. Then, the banknotes P having been transported by the stacking wheel 35 are stacked in the stacking unit 60 such that the banknotes P are inclined toward the front surface side in a standing condition. The display and input unit 5 displays a number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and a total amount of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60. In addition, the recognition result (the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination, the total amount of the banknotes P, and so on) together with the ID of the operator is stored in the memory unit 54.
In the above manner, when all the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 have been transported to the stacking unit 60 so that no banknote P remains on the placement unit 20 (“YES” in STEP 7), an indication for requiring an acceptance instruction for the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and the total amount of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 is displayed on the display and input unit 5 (STEP 8).
Then, as shown in “YES” in STEP 9, when the acceptance instruction is inputted by the operator through the display and input unit 5 (specifically, when the operator presses down the return key of the display and input unit 5), the plurality of banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 are stored into the storing cassette 70 through the slit opening 71 by the clamping transport mechanism 10 (STEP 10) (see arrow A1 of
When there is a banknote(s) P in the reject unit 65, the operator places the banknote P again on the placement unit 20. Thus, the steps as described above are repeated so that all the banknotes P are transported to the stacking unit 60. However, a banknote P, which is transported to the reject unit 65 no matter how many times the operator tries, is judged as an unreceivable banknote P, and such a banknote P is excluded from the banknotes to be stored. The operator will give up depositing such a reject banknote, or bring it to the teller window to execute a deposit process for it. In addition, when the operator does not accept the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and/or the total amount thereof (“NO” in STEP 9), by inputting a return instruction through the display and input unit 5, the front shutter unit 62 is opened, whereby the stacked banknotes P can be taken out (STEP 15) (see arrow A2 of
Next, the deposit information printed on the journal by the printer 6 when the deposit process of the banknotes P was executed as shown in
In the banknote deposit machine 1 of this embodiment, as shown in
The method of generating the unique code by means of the unique-code generating unit 80 is explained below. As described above, the unique-code generating unit 80 is configured to generate the unique code based on at least a part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal by the printer 6. Specifically, the unique code is the sum of each figure of the various indications in the journal. That is to say, “89” is the sum of each figure in the journal shown in
Another example of unique code is explained below. In the banknote deposit machine 1 as shown in
After that, when the operator sets on the stacking unit 60 the envelope containing the valuable medium and the journal on which the information of the valuable medium is printed, and presses down the return key, the front shutter unit 62 is closed. Then, the envelope containing the valuable medium and the journal, which have been set in the stacking unit 60, are stored into the storing cassette 70 through the slit opening 71 by the clamping transport mechanism 10 (see arrow A1 of
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The operator receives the journal from the banknote deposit machine 1, moves to the teller window 200, and delivers the journal to the teller at the teller window 200 by hand. The teller calculates the unique code from the deposit information on the received journal, and thereby verifies the unique code printed on the journal. Accordingly, the teller can confirm whether the printed unique code is appropriate or not. That is to say, if the journal is counterfeited, no unique code is printed on the journal, or incorrect unique code is printed on the journal. Thus, the teller can immediately find that the journal is counterfeited. Thus, it is possible to prevent that the teller inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited.
Next, the structure of the reception processing apparatus 210 (see
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As described above, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of this embodiment and the money handling system including the banknote deposit machine 1, the unique-code generating unit 80 is configured to generate a unique code that is used for the teller (a receiver of the journal) in judging whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit based on the deposit information printed on the journal by the printer 6, and the printer 6 is configured to print on the journal the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit 80 as well as the deposit information. Thus, since the unique code is printed on the journal, the teller can judge whether the journal is authentic or counterfeit, based on the unique code. Thus, it is possible to prevent that the teller inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited. Furthermore, the banknote deposit machine 1 can be operated offline, which can reduce costs.
In particular, if the deposit date and/or the deposit time is included as the deposit information printed on the journal, the value of the unique code may be changed depending on the deposit date and/or the deposit time. In this case, it is more difficult to specify the unique code when the journal is counterfeited, so that it is more surely prevented that the teller inappropriately pays to a bank account of the operator by bank remittance even when the journal is counterfeited.
Herein, in the above embodiment, the unique-code generating unit 80 generates the unique code based on all the deposit information printed by the printer 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this manner. The unique-code generating unit 80 may be configured to generate the unique code based on only a part of the deposit information printed by the printer 6. For example, the unique-code generating unit 80 may generate the unique code based on only the deposit date, the deposit time and the deposit ID information, not based on the numbers of the banknotes for each denomination and the total amounts of the banknotes in the deposit information. In addition, the unique-code generating unit 80 may generate the unique code based on information not printed on the journal, in addition to a part or all of the deposit information printed on the journal. For example, the code number of the office (specifically, three-digit or four-digit number) may be used as the information not printed on the journal. That is to say, the unique-code generating unit 80 may generate the unique code by adding each figure of the code number of the office to the number based on the deposit information printed on the journal by the printer 6.
The unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit 80 is not limited to a number as shown in
In addition, in the above embodiment, the reception processing apparatus 210 is provided for each teller, and includes: the unique-code generating unit 216 configured to generate a unique code in accordance with the same method of generating the unique code as that of the unique-code generating unit 80 of the banknote deposit machine 1; and the control unit 212 configured to output the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit 216. Thus, the teller who has received the journal can cause the unique-code generating unit 216 to generate a unique code without the need to manually calculate the unique code based on the deposit information printed on the received journal, so that the teller can easily compare the unique code printed on the journal with the unique code generated by the unique-code generating unit 216.
The second embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
When an operator executes various processes such as a deposit process or a collection process, a general (conventional) banknote deposit machine verifies authority of the operator based on inputted ID information of the operator. Compared to this, the banknote deposit machine 1 of the second embodiment can selectively execute any one mode from a general mode, in which ID information of one operator has to be inputted, and an ID-twice-input process mode, in which ID information of each of two operators has to be inputted.
The ID input method for the banknote deposit machine 1 of this embodiment is explained with reference to the flowchart shown in
When the operator starts to operate the banknote deposit machine 1, the operator inputs which process mode is executed by means of the input key 5b of the display and input unit 5, among the general process mode and the ID-twice-input process mode (STEP 101). Herein, when the operator selects the general process mode, the operator inputs his or her ID information into the banknote deposit machine 1 (STEP 102). Herein, the operator may input a number corresponding to the ID information by means of the input key 5b of the display and input unit 5 or the numeric key 7. Alternatively, the operator may input the ID information by causing the card reading unit 8 to read an ID card, which the operator carries, so as to automatically input the ID information into the control unit 50.
The control unit 50 verifies authority of the operator based on the inputted ID information of the operator (STEP 103). Thereafter, within the verified authority of the operator, the operator can select a specific process mode such as a deposit process or a collection process (STEP 104). Thus, the banknote deposit machine 1 can execute a process for each mode (STEP 105).
Next, the ID-twice-input process mode is explained below. As described above, the ID-twice-input process mode is a mode wherein the ID information of each of two operators has to be inputted into the banknote deposit machine 1. Assume that, when the operator starts to operate the banknote deposit machine 1, the operator selects that the ID-twice-input process mode is executed. Then, the display screen as shown in
When the first operator selects a process mode, the display screen as shown in
An operational example of the ID-twice-input process mode is explained below. When a collection process for collecting the storing cassette 70 from the banknote deposit machine 1 is executed, there is a possibility that the storing cassette 70 is stolen by a staffer of an armored car company. On the other hand, when a collection process is executed at the banknote deposit machine 1, if the office manager and a staffer of an armored car company cooperate to execute the collection process, it is prevented that the storing cassette 70 is stolen by the staffer. In this case, in the ID-twice-input process mode, ID information of the office manager and ID information of the staffer are respectively inputted into the banknote deposit machine 1, so that the respective authorities of the office manager and the staffer are verified. Accordingly, if the staff is alone, the storing cassette 70 cannot be collected.
In addition, as explained for the first embodiment, in the banknote deposit machine 1, an unfit note/an unfit coin that cannot be recognized by the recognition unit 40 and a valuable medium other than cash, such as a gift ticket, a check and so on, can be stored from the stacking unit 60 into the storing cassette 70 directly. In this case, if the operator directly puts the valuable medium or the like into the stacking unit 60, an inappropriate deposit process of the valuable medium or the like into the storing cassette 70 may be executed by a mistake of the operator. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, when the valuable medium or the like is directly put into the storing cassette 70, the office manager and another staffer of the office cooperate to execute the process, so as to prevent an inappropriate deposit process of the valuable medium or the like into the storing cassette 70. In this case, in the ID-twice-input process mode, ID information of the office manager and ID information of the staffer of the office are respectively inputted into the banknote deposit machine 1, so that the respective authorities of the office manager and the staffer are verified. Accordingly, if the staff is alone, the valuable medium or the like cannot be directly put into the storing cassette 70.
As described above, in the banknote deposit machine 1 according to the second embodiment, the ID-twice-input process mode can be selectively executed. Thereby, it is prevented that the storing cassette 70 is stolen by a staffer of an armored company when a collection process for collecting the storing cassette 70 from the banknote deposit machine 1 is executed, and that the an inappropriate deposit process of the valuable medium or the like into the storing cassette 70 is executed by a mistake of the operator.
The third embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
When a collection process for collecting the storing cassette 70 from the banknote deposit machine 1 is executed, a staffer of an armored company inputs his or her own ID information by means of the input key 5b of the display and input unit 5 or the like, in order that the banknote deposit machine 1 verifies the authority of the staffer. If the number corresponding to the ID information is displayed on the monitor 5a of the display and input unit 5 while the ID information is inputted, a staffer of the office may peek at the monitor, which may cause leakage of the ID information of the staffer of the armored car company. The third embodiment relates to a method for preventing such leakage of the ID information of the staffer of the armored car company when the staff collects the storing cassette 70 from the banknote deposit machine 1.
The ID input method for the banknote deposit machine 1 of this embodiment is explained with reference to the flowchart shown in
When the operator executes a process at the banknote deposit machine 1, the display screen as shown in
On the other hand, when the display screen as shown in
In the banknote deposit machine 1 of this embodiment, the usual-collection operation, in which the number corresponding to the ID information is always displayed on the monitor 5a of the display and input unit 5 when the ID information is inputted for the collection process, and the ID-not-shown operation as shown in
As described above, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of the third embodiment, when a staff of an armored car company executes a collection process to collect the storing cassette 70 from the banknote deposit machine 1, the number corresponding to the ID information is not displayed while the number is inputted, if the operator pushes down the collection button to select the collection mode while the display screen to prompt the operator to input the ID information of the operator is displayed on the monitor 5a of the display and input unit 5. On the other hand, when an operator executes a deposit process, the inputted number corresponding to the ID information is displayed when the number is inputted while the display screen to prompt the operator to input the ID information of the operator is displayed on the monitor 5a of the display and input unit 5, so that the operator can confirm whether the inputted number is correct or not. Thus, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of the third embodiment, operability is good since the inputted ID information is displayed on the monitor 5a of the display and input unit 5 in the usual deposit mode, and also security is improved since the leakage of the ID information of the staff of the armored car company is prevented at the collection process of the storing cassette 70.
The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
When the banknote deposit machine 1 as shown in
Compared to this, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of the fourth embodiment, when no banknote is left in the storing cassette 70, a door 77 of the banknote deposit machine 1 can be opened to remove the storing cassette 70 without inputting any ID information. Such a replacement method of the storing cassette 70 for the banknote deposit machine 1 is explained with reference to
As shown in
Herein, when the banknote deposit machine 1 is operated as shown in the flowchart of
As described above, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of the fourth embodiment, there is no need to register the ID information for the staffer for the installation on the banknote deposit machine. Thus, it is prevented that the staffer for the installation steal the storing cassette 70 after the banknote deposit machine 1 is installed. In addition, during the installation of the banknote deposit machine 1, man hours can be reduced.
The fifth embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow. In the explanation of the fifth embodiment, the explanation for parts in common with the first to fourth embodiments is omitted. The same banknote deposit machine 1 as the first embodiment is used in the fifth embodiment.
In the general banknote deposit machine, the language to be displayed and the currency to be recognized can be set, in order to cope with various languages and currencies that the operator may request. In detail, in the conventional banknote deposit machine, the ID information has been set for each operator, and the first operator inputs his or her own ID information into the banknote deposit machine and, if the first operator is a Japanese and if necessary, the first operator sets Japanese as the language to be displayed on the monitor and yen as the currency to be handled, through the display and input unit or the like. Thereafter, the first operator deposits yen banknotes into the banknote deposit machine with reference to the Japanese display on the monitor. Subsequently, if the second operator who wants to execute a deposit process at the banknote deposit machine is an American, the second operator also inputs his or her own ID information into the banknote deposit machine and, if necessary, the second operator sets English as the language to be displayed on the monitor and dollar as the currency to be handled, through the display and input unit or the like. Thereafter, the second operator deposits dollar banknotes into the banknote deposit machine with reference to the English display on the monitor. However, according to this type of conventional banknote deposit machine, when the operator attempts a deposit process or the like and finds that the language to be displayed and the currency to be handled have been changed from those corresponding to the operator, the operator has to change again the language and the currency, which is troublesome to the operator.
Compared to this, according to the fifth embodiment, the language and the currency as well as the ID information are set for each operator in the banknote deposit machine 1. Specifically, in the banknote deposit machine 1, the language and the currency are associated with the ID information for each operator. Accordingly, when the first operator inputs his or her own ID information into the banknote deposit machine 1 to execute a deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1, if the first operator is a Japanese, the language to be displayed on the monitor 5a is automatically set to Japanese, and the currency to be handled is automatically set to yen. Thereby, the first operator can deposit yen banknotes into the banknote deposit machine 1. Subsequently, when the second operator inputs his or her own ID information into the banknote deposit machine 1 to execute a deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1, even if the second operator is an America, the language to be displayed on the monitor 5a is automatically set to English, and the currency to be handled is automatically set to dollar. Thereby, the second operator can deposit dollar banknotes into the banknote deposit machine 1.
As described above, in the fifth embodiment, the ID information, the language and the currency are set for each operator in the banknote deposit machine 1. Herein, the setting for them may be done by a manager of the banknote deposit machine 1. Alternatively, the memory unit 54 may store the setting for them at the previous deposit process by the same operator, and the setting stored in the memory unit 54 may be used again automatically.
As described above, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 of the fifth embodiment, the language to be displayed on the monitor 5a and the currency to be handled are automatically set after the operator inputs the ID information. Thus, even when the banknote deposit machine 1 is installed at a location wherein a plurality of languages and currencies are mixed, such as an office at an international airport or a downtown, operability for the operator can be improved, which can prevent an inappropriate process or operation caused by a mistake of the operator.
The sixth embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
An operation of the banknote deposit machine 1 in the sixth embodiment is explained with reference to the flowchart shown in
When the operator places a plurality of banknotes P on the placement unit 20 (“YES” in STEP 1), the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 are taken, one by one, into the machine by the reception unit 25 (STEP 2). At this time, the undermost banknote P among the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 is kicked out by the kicker roller 26, and the kicked-out banknote P is fed out by the feed roller 27a. The banknotes P fed by the feed roller 27a are separated, one by one, by the action of the gate roller 27b.
Following thereto, the banknotes P having been taken in by the reception unit 25 are transported by the transport unit 30. At this time, the banknotes P transported by the transport unit 30 are recognized/counted by the recognition unit 40 disposed on the transport unit 30 (STEP 3). The control unit 50 judges whether the banknote(s) P recognized and counted by the recognition unit 40 is a normal banknote or a reject banknote based on the recognition/count result of the banknote(s) P by the recognition unit 40.
During the transport of the banknotes P by the transport unit 30, when the recognition error and/or the transport error occur (“YES” in STEP 4), the banknote(s) P is transported to the reject unit 65 (STEP 5). On the other hand, when the recognition error and/or the transport error do not occur (“NO” in STEP 4), the banknotes P being transported are transported to the stacking unit 60 (STEP 6).
When the banknotes P are transported to the stacking unit 60, the banknotes P are received between the vanes 35a of the stacking wheel 35 so as to be aligned and stacked in the stacking unit 60. Then, the banknotes P having been transported by the stacking wheel 35 are stacked in the stacking unit 60 such that the banknotes P are inclined toward the front surface side in a standing condition. The display and input unit 5 displays a number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and a total amount of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60. In addition, the recognition result (the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination, the total amount of the banknotes P, and so on) together with the ID of the operator is stored in the memory unit 54.
In the above manner, when all the plurality of banknotes P placed on the placement unit 20 have been transported to the stacking unit 60 so that no banknote P remains on the placement unit 20 (“YES” in STEP 7), an indication for requiring an acceptance instruction for the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and the total amount of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 is displayed on the display and input unit 5 (STEP 8).
Then, as shown in “YES” in STEP 9, when the acceptance instruction is inputted by the operator through the display and input unit 5 (specifically, when the operator presses down the return key of the display and input unit 5), the plurality of banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 are stored into the storing cassette 70 through the slit opening 71 by the clamping transport mechanism 10 (STEP 10) (see arrow A1 of
When there is a banknote(s) P in the reject unit 65, the operator places the banknote P again on the placement unit 20. Thus, the steps as described above are repeated so that all the banknotes P are transported to the stacking unit 60. However, a banknote P, which is transported to the reject unit 65 no matter how many times the operator tries, is judged as an unreceivable banknote P, and such a banknote P is excluded from the banknotes to be stored. The operator will give up depositing such a reject banknote, or bring it to the teller window to execute a deposit process for it. In addition, when the operator does not accept the number of the banknotes P stacked in the stacking unit 60 for each denomination and/or the total amount thereof (“NO” in STEP 9), by inputting a return instruction through the display and input unit 5, the front shutter unit 62 is opened, whereby the stacked banknotes P can be taken out (STEP 11) (see arrow A2 of
Next, the deposit information printed on the journal by the printer 6 when the deposit process of the banknotes P was executed as shown in
In the sixth embodiment, the printer 6 is configured to print, on the journal, information regarding a banknote(s) judged as a reject banknote(s) by the control unit 50 of the banknote deposit machine 1. In detail, the printer 6 is configured to print on the journal the information regarding the reject banknote(s) in such a manner that the information is not able to be recognized by the operator who has executed the money deposit process by the banknote deposit machine 1 (indicated by a reference sign A in
In detail, the reject factor of a reject banknote (counterfeited banknote, damaged banknote, abnormally transported banknote, or the like) closely relates to which sensor has detected abnormality. Thus, if the respective types of sensors to detect abnormality are associated with the respective shapes of marks, the teller who receives the journal can recognize the reject factor of each reject banknote based on the shape of each mark printed on the journal. That is to say, the recognition unit 40 consists of plural types of sensors, i.e., a line sensor, a fluorescence sensor, a magnetic sensor, and the like. Then, assume that the line sensor is associated with a star shape, the fluorescence sensor is associated with a triangle shape, and the magnetic sensor is associated with a circle shape. In this case, if the line sensor in the recognition unit 40 detects abnormality, a star mark is printed on the journal. Thereby, the teller who receives the journal can recognize that the line sensor in the recognition unit 40 has detected abnormality based on the shape of the mark printed on the journal.
As described above, according to the sixth embodiment, the printer 6 is configured to print on the journal the information regarding the reject factor of each reject banknote and the information regarding the number of the reject banknote(s), as the information regarding the banknote(s) judged as the reject banknote(s). In addition, for example, the two star marks are printed on the journal, as shown together with a reference sign 400 in
The information regarding the banknote(s) judged as the reject banknote(s) may be printed on the journal for each denomination of the reject banknote(s), correspondingly to the count results of the banknote(s) for each denomination.
On the journal shown in
As described above, according to the banknote deposit machine 1 and the money handling method of the seventh embodiment, the control unit 50 functioning as a judging unit is configured to judge whether the banknote recognized by the recognition unit 40 is a normal banknote or a reject banknote, based on the recognition result by the recognition unit 40; and the printer 6 is configured to print on the journal the information regarding the banknote(s) judged as the reject banknote(s) by the control unit 50. Since the information regarding the banknote(s) judged as the reject banknote(s) is printed on the journal, even if a counterfeited banknote is put into the banknote deposit machine 1, a receiver of the journal (the teller at the teller window of the finance institution) can find that the reject banknote is probably the counterfeited banknote.
In addition, if the printer 6 is configured to print on the journal the information regarding the reject banknote(s) in such a manner that the information is not able to be recognized by the operator who has executed the money deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1, only the receiver of the journal (the teller at the teller window of the finance institution) can find that the reject banknote is a counterfeited banknote, while the operator cannot find it. This can prevent various troubles that may be caused by the operator who has found that the reject banknote is a counterfeited banknote.
The banknote deposit machine 1 and the money handling method by means of the banknote deposit machine 1 according to the seventh embodiment are not limited to the above manner, but may be variously modified.
For example, the information regarding the banknotes judged as the reject banknotes by the control unit 50 may not be printed on the journal as the marks as shown in
In addition, when the operator deposits banknotes into the banknote deposit machine 1, the printer 6 may be configured to print on the journal, information as to how many other banknotes can be stored in the storing cassette 70, or information as to how many percentages is the ratio of the vacant volume of the storing cassette 70 to the entire volume thereof, in addition to the count result of the deposited banknotes, in such a that those information are not able to be recognized by the operator who has executed the money deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1. In addition, when the storing cassette 70 of the banknote deposit machine 1 has reached a full status or a near-full status, or when a roll paper of the printer 6 has run out, the printer 6 may be configured to print on the journal these information, in addition to the count result of the deposited banknotes, in such a that those information are not able to be recognized by the operator who has executed the money deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1. Thereby, even when the banknote deposit machine 1 is not connected to any management system and is used offline, the teller can be informed about the status of the banknote deposit machine 1, so that the teller can take measures for the status, if necessary.
The seventh embodiment of the present invention will be explained herebelow with reference to the drawings.
In the money handling system shown in
Next, the operator executes a deposit process of banknotes (indicated by a reference sign a in
Whenever a banknote(s) is deposited into the banknote deposit machine 1 located at each office 100 of the finance institution and the deposit information is transmitted from the banknote deposit machine 1, cash payment (deposit) is made from a bank account owned by a bank itself 520 to the bank account of the operator 530 in real time in the data center 500. Such payment (deposit) is made by a staffer in the data center 500, for example. (Alternatively, such payment (deposit) may be made automatically.) In addition, the ID information of the operator and the deposit information are transmitted from the host server 510 to the computer 90 located at the teller window 200 on the side of the teller.
Then, the operator moves to the teller window 200 installed at the lobby of the office 100 of the finance institution, and delivers by hand the ID card exclusively for deposit processes, a bank deposit book (indicated by a reference sign e in
According to the money handling system shown in
The money handling system of the seventh embodiment is not limited to the above manner, but may be variously modified.
For example, if the number of the bank deposit book that the operator owns and the number of the bank account of the operator 530 are associated with each other in advance in the host server 510, the ID card exclusively for deposit processes is not necessary. That is to say, even when the operator does not carry the ID card exclusively for deposit processes, if the operator inputs the number of the bank deposit book by means of the input key 5b of the display and input unit 5 or the numeric key 7 when the operator executes a deposit process at the banknote deposit machine 1, the host server 510 can identify the operator. Thereafter, when the deposit information of banknotes is transmitted from the banknote deposit machine 1 to the host server 510, cash is paid by bank remittance from the bank account owned by the bank itself 520 to the bank account of the operator 530 in the data center 500.
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