JP2023077267A - Money handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to improve operability. A change machine 3 includes a bill depositing/dispensing device 11 for exchanging bills with an operator, a coin depositing/dispensing device 12 for exchanging coins with the operator, and a deposit guidance for the operator. a display operation unit 13 for displaying a screen; and a change control unit 21 for controlling to display different deposit guidance screens based on change machine arrangement information, which is information regarding the arrangement of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12. set up. [Selection drawing] Fig. 5

Description

The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus, and is preferably applied to a cash register change system used in a checkout office of retail stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores.

In recent years, in cash register change systems, a combination of a POS cash register connected to a POS (Point Of Sales) system or the like and a change machine for depositing and withdrawing banknotes and coins has become popular (for example, see Patent Document 1). Some of these change machines are composed of a banknote depositing/dispensing device for processing banknotes and a coin depositing/dispensing device for processing coins, which are independent of each other.

JP 2017-174052 A

In such a change dispenser, there have been requests to change the arrangement of the coin section and the banknote section depending on the store where the change dispenser is installed. On the other hand, the display of the guide screen of the change dispenser displayed on the display unit of the change dispenser is the same image and has not been changed. In some cases, the operability is poor for the operator.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a money handling apparatus capable of improving operability.

In order to solve this problem, in the money handling apparatus of the present invention, there are provided a bill unit for exchanging bills with the operator, a coin unit for exchanging coins with the operator, and a guide screen for the operator. and a control unit for controlling to display different guide screens based on setting information, which is information regarding the arrangement of the banknote section and the coin section.

Thus, according to the present invention, the guide screen displayed on the display unit is switched according to the actual arrangement of the money handling machine, and the image of the money handling machine in the same arrangement as the actual arrangement of the money handling machine is displayed. can present.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the money processing apparatus which can improve operability is realizable.

1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a cash register change system in a first arrangement form according to a first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the second arrangement mode according to the first embodiment; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the third arrangement mode according to the first embodiment; 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a register change system according to first and third embodiments; FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the deposit processing procedure by 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows a 1st arrangement|positioning form deposit guidance screen. It is a figure which shows a 2nd arrangement|positioning form deposit guidance screen. It is a figure which shows the 3rd arrangement|positioning form deposit guidance screen. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a cash register change system according to a second embodiment; FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cash register change system according to a second embodiment; FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the first retracted state; FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the second retracted state; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the third retracted state; It is a figure which shows a degeneracy setting screen. 10 is a flow chart showing a deposit processing procedure according to the third embodiment; It is a figure which shows a 1st degenerate state deposit guidance screen. It is a figure which shows a 2nd degeneracy state deposit guidance screen. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a third degenerate state deposit guidance screen; FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the fourth arrangement form; It is a figure which shows the 4th arrangement|positioning form deposit guidance screen. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the cash register change system in the fifth arrangement form; It is a figure which shows the 5th arrangement|positioning form deposit guidance screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a guidance screen switching screen according to another embodiment;

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the form (it is mentioned as embodiment below) for implementing invention is demonstrated using drawing.
[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of cash register change system]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cash register change system 1 comprises a POS cash register 2 (FIG. 4) and a change dispenser 3, which are independent devices. Note that the POS register 2 is not shown in FIG. 1 and is omitted. This cash register change system 1 is a checkout machine operated by a checkout clerk at a checkout counter (so-called cash register) of a retail store such as a supermarket or a convenience store, for example, when a customer pays for a product that he or she wants to purchase. In the following description, the side facing the cashier (hereinafter also referred to as the operator) and the opposite side are referred to as the front side and the rear side, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, the POS register 2 has a register control section 5, a communication control section 8, and the like. A bar code reader (not shown) is connected to the POS register 2, and the bar code attached to the product is read by the bar code reader to recognize the product. The register control unit 5 has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. (not shown), and executes a predetermined program read from the ROM or the like by the CPU. By doing so, various processes are performed, and the entire cash register change system 1 is controlled. The cash register control unit 5 is connected to the change control unit 21 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 by the communication control unit 8 via the communication control unit 9, and by transmitting various instructions to the change control unit 21, the change machine is operated. 3.

On the other hand, the change machine 3 is roughly divided into a banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 for handling banknotes and a coin depositing/dispensing device 12 for handling coins.

[1-2. Configuration of banknote deposit/withdrawal device]
A change control unit 21 is provided inside the bill depositing/dispensing device 11 . The change control unit 21 is mainly composed of a CPU (not shown), and by reading and executing various programs from the storage unit 10 such as a flash memory, the change control unit 21 controls the change machine 3 in an integrated manner to perform deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. and other various processing. The change control unit 21 is connected to the cash register control unit 5 of the POS cash register 2 via the communication control unit 8 via the communication control unit 9, and when various instructions are received from the cash register control unit 5, the change control unit 21 operates according to the instructions. I do.

The banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 incorporates therein a plurality of portions that perform various processing related to banknotes, and the change control unit 21 includes each unit (storage unit 10, display operation unit 13, communication control unit 9, banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24, banknote transport section 26, banknote discrimination section 28, banknote storage box 15 (banknote storage boxes 15a, 15b and 15c), and reject collection box 30). The storage unit 10 stores change dispenser arrangement information, which will be described later.

The display operation unit 13 is located on the front upper surface outside the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11, and is configured by a combination of a predetermined display panel and predetermined operation buttons. The display panel of the display operation unit 13 displays the operation status of the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12, and detects, for example, a shortage of banknotes or coins for change or an abnormality by a predetermined sensor. Display what you did and where you did it. In addition to that, the display panel of the display operation unit 13 is used during the deposit process to insert bills into the bill deposit/withdrawal port 14 of the bill deposit/withdrawal device 11 and insert coins into the coin deposit/withdrawal port 38 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12. Display a deposit guidance screen that guides The operation buttons of the display operation unit 13 receive instructions regarding, for example, the transportation of banknotes and coins through the pressing operation by the operator.

The banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 is positioned below the display operation unit 13 in the front upper portion of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 . The banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 takes in banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 by the operator, separates them one by one, and delivers them to the banknote transport unit 26. The money is dispensed as change from the money port 14.例文帳に追加

The bill discriminating unit 28 conveys bills to be deposited, bills to be dispensed, and bills to be collected, while detecting the denomination, authenticity, and fitness of the bills using optical elements, magnetic detection elements, and the like. (whether it is damaged or not), it recognizes the transportation state, and notifies the change control unit 21 of the discrimination result. The bill discrimination unit 28 should not recycle (i.e., reuse) bills of a denomination that is not recycled, such as 2,000-yen bills, that is, bills to be dispensed (change bills) after being deposited in the bill depositing/dispensing device 11 . (should not be reused) are also detected. In response to this, the change control unit 21 determines the destination of the banknote based on the obtained discrimination result.

Each banknote storage 15 (banknote storages 15a, 15b, and 15c) has the same configuration and stores banknotes therein. The denominations of banknotes to be stored in each banknote storage box 15 are set in advance. In this embodiment, 10,000-yen notes, 5,000-yen notes, and 1,000-yen notes are set in advance as the denominations of banknotes to be stored in the banknote storage boxes 15a, 15b, and 15c, respectively.

The banknote storage unit 15 receives banknotes that have been judged by the banknote discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21 to be less damaged and reusable, by the banknote transport unit 26 according to the denomination of the banknotes. Then, the banknotes are accumulated and stored inside. When receiving an instruction to feed out bills from the change control unit 21 , the banknote storage 15 separates the stored bills one by one and delivers them to the bill transport unit 26 .

In the reject collection box 30, the banknotes delivered from the banknote storage box 15 are controlled by the banknote discrimination unit 28 and the change control unit 21 so that the banknotes are transported in a more inclined state than in a normal state, or in a state in which a plurality of banknotes are piled up. When the banknote transport unit 26 transports an abnormal banknote that is determined to be abnormal such as double feeding, the banknote is stored inside. In addition, when the reject collection box 30 receives the banknotes transported by the banknote transport unit 26 when the banknotes stored in the banknote storage box 15 are partially collected from sales, etc., The banknotes are stored inside.

In such a configuration, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 takes in banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 by the operator and stores them in the banknote storage boxes 15 (the banknote storage boxes 15a, 15b, and 15c). The instructed banknote is taken out from the banknote storage box 15 and paid out as change from the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14.例文帳に追加

[1-3. Configuration of coin deposit/withdrawal device]
The coin depositing/dispensing device 12 incorporates a plurality of parts that perform various processes related to coins. , coin storage 46 (coin storage 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e and 46f), reject port 48 and coin dispensing port 50).

The coin depositing unit 40 is located on the left side of the front upper portion of the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 . The coin receiving unit 40 takes in coins inserted into the coin receiving port 38 by the operator, separates them one by one, and feeds them to the coin conveying unit 42 .

The coin discriminating unit 44 detects the denomination, authenticity, fitness (whether damaged), and conveying state of the coin using optical elements, magnetic detection elements, etc., while conveying the received coin. is recognized, and the change control unit 21 is notified of the discrimination result. In response to this, the change control unit 21 determines the destination of the coin based on the obtained discrimination result.

Each coin storage 46 (coin storage 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e, and 46f) has the same configuration and stores coins therein. The denominations of coins to be stored in each coin storage 46 are set in advance. In this embodiment, the coin storages 46a, 46b, 46c, 46d, 46e and 46f contain 1-yen coins, 5-yen coins, 10-yen coins, 50-yen coins, 100-yen coins and 500-yen coins, It is set in advance as the denomination of coins to be stored.

Coins judged by the coin discriminating unit 44 and the change control unit 21 to be less damaged and reusable are conveyed to the coin storage 46 by the coin conveying unit 42 according to their denominations. Then, the coins are accumulated and stored inside. Further, when receiving an instruction to feed out coins from the change control unit 21 , the coin storage 46 separates and feeds out the stored coins one by one, and delivers them to the coin conveying unit 42 .

The coin dispensing port 50 is located on the right side of the front lower portion of the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 . When a coin to be dispensed to the operator is conveyed by the coin conveying section 42, the coin dispensing port 50 discharges the coin as change.

The reject port 48 is located on the left side of the front lower portion of the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 . The reject port 48 accepts coins that have been discriminated as deformed or damaged coins by the coin discriminating unit 44 and the change control unit 21, coins that have been discriminated as counterfeit coins, and the like. When the determined abnormal coin is conveyed by the coin conveying unit 42, the coin is discharged.

With such a configuration, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 takes in coins inserted into the coin deposit port 38 by the operator and stores them in the coin storage 46 therein, and stores the coins instructed by the cash register control unit 5 in the coin storage 46. , and this coin is dispensed from a coin dispensing port 50 as change.

[1-4. Arrangement of banknote deposit/withdrawal device and coin deposit/withdrawal device according to arrangement form]
Since the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 are devices physically independent of each other, they can be installed in various layout forms according to the environment in which the change machine 3 is installed, the operating situation, and the like. For example, in the case of the first arrangement form shown in FIG. 1, the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 are arranged on the right side and the left side of the operator, respectively. In the case of the second arrangement form shown in FIG. 2, the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 are arranged on the left side and the right side of the operator, respectively. Furthermore, in the case of the third arrangement form shown in FIG. 3, the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 is not installed, and only the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 is installed.

When the change dispenser 3 is installed and the layout of the change dispenser 3 is set by, for example, the display operation unit 13, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 displays information indicating the layout of the change dispenser 3 as This information is stored in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information. Specifically, when the change machine 3 is arranged in the first arrangement form (FIG. 1), the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 is arranged on the right side, and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 is arranged on the left side. The storage unit 10 stores the first setting information indicating the state of change as change dispenser arrangement information. When the change machine 3 is arranged in the second arrangement form (FIG. 2), the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 is arranged on the left side, and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 is arranged on the right side. The second setting information shown is stored in the storage unit 10 as change dispenser arrangement information. Further, when the arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the third arrangement form (FIG. 3), the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 stores third setting information indicating a state in which only the bill pay-in/pay-out device 11 is arranged as the change machine arrangement information. Store in 10.

[1-5. About the deposit guidance screen]
The banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 displays, on the display/operation unit 13, a deposit guidance screen for guiding the insertion of banknotes or coins into the change machine 3 during the deposit process. At this time, the bill depositing/dispensing device 11 reads the change machine layout information from the storage unit 10 and displays a deposit guidance screen corresponding to the current layout of the change dispenser 3 indicated by the change machine layout information.

As a specific example, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the first arrangement form (FIG. 1) and the first setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the bill depositing/dispensing device 11 is configured as shown in FIG. A first arrangement mode deposit guidance screen DIP1 as a first guide screen shown is displayed on the display operation unit 13. In the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the bill deposit/withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the right side, and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is placed on the left side. It guides the user to insert the coin into the coin deposit port 38 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 . Therefore, the image representing the appearance of the change dispenser 3 (that is, the layout of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12) displayed on the first layout form deposit guidance screen DIP1 is the actual change dispenser 3 (FIG. 1). ) is identical to the appearance of

Further, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the second arrangement form (FIG. 2) and the second setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 operates in the second arrangement form shown in FIG. 2, a second layout mode deposit guidance screen DIP2 is displayed on the display operation unit 13 as a guidance screen. In the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2, the bill deposit/withdrawal device 11 is arranged on the left side, and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is arranged on the right side. It guides the user to insert the coin into the coin deposit port 38 of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 . For this reason, the image representing the appearance of the change dispenser 3 displayed on the second layout form deposit guidance screen DIP2 is the same as the actual appearance of the change dispenser 3 (FIG. 2).

Further, when the current arrangement form of the change machine 3 is the third arrangement form (FIG. 3) and the third setting information is stored as the change machine arrangement information, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 operates in the third arrangement form shown in FIG. 3. A third layout mode deposit guidance screen DIP3 is displayed on the display operation unit 13 as a guidance screen. In the third layout form deposit guidance screen DIP3, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is not installed, but only the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 is installed. are induced to do so. For this reason, the image representing the appearance of the change dispenser 3 displayed on the third layout form deposit guidance screen DIP3 is the same as the actual appearance of the change dispenser 3 (FIG. 3). Hereinafter, the first layout form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the second layout form deposit guidance screen DIP2, and the third layout form deposit guidance screen DIP3 are collectively referred to as deposit guidance screens.

[1-6. Payment processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of deposit processing in the case where the change machine 3 is used to settle the payment for the product will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 .

The change control unit 21 cooperates with the cash register control unit 5 to read out a deposit processing program from the storage unit 10 when receiving an operation input from the operator via the display operation unit 13 to start payment settlement. By executing it, the deposit processing procedure RT1 is started, and the process moves to step SP1. In step SP1, the change control section 21 reads out the change dispenser arrangement information from the storage section 10, and proceeds to step SP2. In step SP2, the change control unit 21 determines the current arrangement of the change dispenser 3 indicated by the change dispenser arrangement information.

Here, if the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the first arrangement form (FIG. 1), the change control section 21 proceeds to step SP3. In step SP3, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the first arrangement mode deposit guidance screen DIP1 (FIG. 6), thereby inserting banknotes into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and coins into the coin deposit port 38. The operator is instructed to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and the coin deposit port 38, respectively, and the process proceeds to step SP6.

On the other hand, if the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the second arrangement form (FIG. 2), the change control section 21 proceeds to step SP4. In step SP4, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (FIG. 7), thereby inserting banknotes into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and coins into the coin deposit port 38. The operator is instructed to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and the coin deposit port 38, respectively, and the process proceeds to step SP6.

On the other hand, if the arrangement form of the change dispenser 3 is the third arrangement form (FIG. 3), the change control section 21 proceeds to step SP5. In step SP5, the change control unit 21 causes the display/operation unit 13 to display the third arrangement mode deposit guidance screen DIP3 (FIG. 8), thereby guiding the operator to insert banknotes into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14. The operator inserts banknotes into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14, and the process proceeds to step SP6. When the change dispenser 3 is arranged in the third arrangement form, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is not installed. Unlike the form deposit guidance screen DIP2, the image representing the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is not displayed.

In step SP6, when the change control unit 21 detects that the operator has inserted banknotes or coins, the change control unit 21 causes the display/operation unit 13 to display a payment screen indicating that payment is currently being made, and proceeds to step SP7. In step SP7, the change control section 21 performs a cash storage operation, and proceeds to step SP8.

Specifically, in the case of the first arrangement form or the second arrangement form in the cash storage operation, the change control section 21 separates the bills one by one from the bill receiving/dispensing section 24 and sequentially delivers them to the bill conveying section 26, While the banknote conveying unit 26 transports the banknotes sequentially, the banknote discrimination unit 28 sequentially discriminates each banknote, and the banknote discrimination unit 28 acquires a discrimination result. The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, the change control unit 21 conveys banknotes recognized as normal and reusable banknotes to the banknote storage boxes 15 by denomination. On the other hand, the change control unit 21 returns the deposit reject banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes to the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

In addition, the change control unit 21 separates the coins from the coin receiving unit 40 one by one and sequentially delivers them to the coin transport unit 42. The coins are discriminated one after another, and the discrimination result is obtained from the coin discriminating unit 44 . The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each coin based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, the change control unit 21 conveys coins that can be recognized as normal and reusable coins to the coin storage boxes 46 by denomination, and transfers rejected coins that cannot be recognized as normal coins. is conveyed to the reject port 48 and returned to the operator.

On the other hand, in the case of the third arrangement mode, the change control unit 21 separates the banknotes one by one from the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and sequentially delivers them to the banknote transport unit 26 . , the banknote discrimination unit 28 discriminates each banknote in sequence, and acquires the discrimination result from the banknote discrimination unit 28 . The change control unit 21 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, the change control unit 21 conveys banknotes recognized as normal and reusable banknotes to the banknote storage boxes 15 by denomination. On the other hand, the change control unit 21 returns the deposit reject banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes to the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

When all the banknotes and coins have been transported from the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and the coin deposit/withdrawal unit 40 to the transport destination, in step SP8, the change control unit 21 collects the denominations and the number of banknotes received from the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and the total number of bills. , the amount of money to be deposited is calculated based on the sum of the denominations and the number of coins received from the coin depositing unit 40, and a screen for displaying the result of counting the deposited money is displayed on the display operation unit 13, so that the amount of money to be deposited is displayed to the operator. Present.

In step SP9, the change control unit 21 determines whether or not the operator has selected to continue the deposit on the deposit counting result display screen. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the operator desires to continue the deposit for additional deposit, and at this time, the change control section 21 returns to step SP2 to perform the above-described processing. repeat. On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP9, this means that the operator wishes to complete the deposit without making additional deposits. Terminate the deposit processing procedure RT1.

[1-7. effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, when the change dispenser 3 is installed, the information indicating the layout of the change dispenser 3 is stored in the storage unit 10 as the change dispenser layout information. Further, the change dispenser 3 reads the change dispenser arrangement information during the deposit processing, and displays the first layout form deposit guidance screen DIP1, the second layout form deposit guidance screen DIP2, or the third layout form deposit guidance screen based on the change dispenser layout information. Any deposit guidance screen of the screen DIP3 is displayed on the display operation unit 13. - 特許庁

Therefore, the change dispenser 3 can be changed so as to switch the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display/operation unit 13 according to the actual layout of the change dispenser 3, and the layout is the same as the actual layout of the change dispenser 3. An image of the change dispenser 3 can be displayed on the display operation section 13 . As a result, the change dispenser 3 can prevent the operator from being confused because the image of the change dispenser 3 displayed on the display operation unit 13 is different from the image of the change dispenser 3 actually operated. operation errors can be prevented.

According to the above configuration, the change machine 3 includes a banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 for delivering/receiving banknotes to/from the operator, a coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 for delivering/receiving coins to/from the operator, and A display operation unit 13 for displaying a deposit guidance screen as a guidance screen, and different deposit guidance screens are displayed based on change machine layout information as setting information that is information relating to the layout of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12. A change control unit 21 for controlling display is provided.

As a result, the change dispenser 3 switches the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 according to the actual arrangement state of the change dispenser 3, and the change dispenser 3 is arranged in a state similar to the actual arrangement state of the change dispenser 3. 3 images can be presented.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of cash register change system and POS cash register]
As shown in FIG. 9 in which members corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are assigned the same reference numerals and in FIG. 10 in which members corresponding to those in FIG. Compared to the cash register change system 1 according to the first embodiment, it is different in that it has a POS cash register 102 instead of the POS cash register 2, but is otherwise configured in the same way. The POS cash register 102 according to the second embodiment differs from the POS cash register 2 according to the first embodiment in that a display operation unit 6 is added, but other points are the same. It is

The display/operation unit 6 is a so-called touch panel, which displays the name of the recognized product, the price, and the like, and also receives input operations by the operator and transmits them to the cash register control unit 5 . In response to this, the register control unit 5 increases or decreases the quantity of products, corrects the price, and the like. The receipt processing unit 7 prints the name of the recognized product, the amount of money, etc. on a receipt and discharges it from the receipt discharge port.

Compared to the cash register change system 1, the cash register control unit 5 cooperates with the change control unit 21, so that when the change dispenser 3 is installed, the layout of the change dispenser 3 can be changed by maintenance personnel. For example, when the display operation unit 6 is operated and set, the information indicating this arrangement form is stored in the storage unit 10 as the change machine arrangement information, and the deposit guidance screen described in the first embodiment is displayed. Although they are different in that they are displayed on the part 6, they are configured in the same manner in other respects. 9 shows a cash register change system 101 in which a POS cash register 102 is arranged above the change dispenser 3 (FIG. 1) in the first arrangement. A cash register change system in which a POS cash register 102 is arranged above the change dispenser 3 (FIG. 2) in the second layout, and a cash register in which the POS cash register 102 is arranged alongside the change dispenser 3 in the third layout (FIG. 3). The change system is not shown and omitted.

In general, the touch panel of the display operation unit 6 tends to have a larger screen size than the display panel of the display operation unit 13. Therefore, the cash register change system 101 has a larger deposit guidance screen than the cash register change system 1. can be presented to the operator, and can be easily visually recognized by the operator. In other respects, the cash register change system 101 according to the second embodiment can achieve the same effects as the cash register change system 1 according to the first embodiment.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3-1. Configuration of Cash Register Change System and Change Machine]
11, 12 and 13, in which members corresponding to those in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and as shown in FIG. Compared to the cash register change system 1 according to Embodiment 1, the present invention differs in that it has a change dispenser 203 instead of the change dispenser 3, but is otherwise configured in the same manner. The change machine 203 according to the third embodiment differs from the change machine 3 according to the first embodiment in that it has a banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 instead of the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11, but there are other points. are configured in the same way.

[3-2. Arrangement of banknote deposit/withdrawal device and coin deposit/withdrawal device according to degeneracy setting]
The change dispenser 203 operates in a degenerated state based on three degeneracy settings, ie, the first degeneracy setting, the second degeneracy setting, and the third degeneracy setting. In the first retracted state shown in FIG. 11, the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 are arranged and connected to each other, and both the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 and the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 are in operation. state, that is, a normal state in which no fault has occurred. 12, both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are installed, and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is in recovery work from, for example, a failure. , and only the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 is in operation. In FIG. 12, both the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 are actually installed. 211 only is shown. Further, the third reduced state shown in FIG. 13 is degenerated because both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are installed and the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is in the process of recovery from, for example, a failure. , and only the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is in operation. In FIG. 13, both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are actually installed, but for the sake of clarity, the coin depositing/dispensing device, which is the device actually in operation, is shown in FIG. Only 12 are shown.

When the degeneracy setting of the change machine 203 is set by the maintenance staff by operating the display operation unit 13, the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 stores information indicating the degeneracy setting in the storage unit 10 as degeneracy setting information. Specifically, when the retracted state of the change dispenser 203 is the first retracted state (FIG. 11), the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 211 are arranged side by side. is stored in the storage unit 10 as degeneration setting information. When the change machine 203 is in the second degeneracy state (FIG. 12), the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 stores second degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 is arranged as the degeneracy setting information. Store in section 10 . Further, when the change machine 203 is in the third degeneracy state (FIG. 13), the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 stores third degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is arranged as the degeneracy setting information. Store in section 10 .

When the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 is operated in the first degenerate state, either the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 or the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 malfunctions, jams, or runs out of change. If it takes a long time, a degeneracy setting screen DIP10, for example, as shown in FIG. Let the maintenance personnel choose. At this time, if a failure occurs in the coin depositing/dispensing device 12, the maintenance personnel selects degeneracy of the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 on the degeneracy setting screen DIP10. In this case, the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 stores second degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 is arranged in the storage unit 10 as degeneracy setting information. On the other hand, when a failure occurs in the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211, the maintenance staff selects degeneracy of the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 on the degeneracy setting screen DIP10. In this case, the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 stores third degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 is arranged as degeneracy setting information in the storage unit 10 .

In this way, when the change machine 203 is operated in the first degeneracy state, if a failure occurs in either the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 or the coin depositing/dispensing device 12, maintenance personnel operate the change dispenser 203 to perform the second degeneracy. state or the third degeneracy state, the failed coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 or banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 is separated to be in the degenerated state, and only the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 or coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 that is not in failure is switched to the degenerate state. By activating it, it is possible to temporarily resume operation.

[3-3. About the deposit guidance screen]
The banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 displays, on the display operation unit 13, a deposit guidance screen for guiding the insertion of banknotes or coins into the change dispenser 3 during the deposit process. At this time, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 reads the degeneration setting information from the storage unit 10, and displays a deposit guidance screen according to the current degeneration state of the change dispenser 203 indicated by the degeneration setting information.

As a specific example, when the current degeneration state of the change dispenser 203 is the first degeneration state (FIG. 11), and the first degeneration setting information is stored as the degeneration setting information, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 is as shown in FIG. A first degenerate deposit guidance screen DIP4 is displayed on the display operation unit 13 as the first degenerate guidance screen shown in FIG. In the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4, both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are arranged with the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 on the right side and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 on the left side. It guides the user to insert banknotes into the banknote pay-in/pay-out port 14 of the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 and guides the user to drop coins into the coin pay-in/pay-out port 38 of the coin pay-in/pay-out device 12 . Therefore, the appearance of the change dispenser 203 displayed on the first degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP4 is the same as the appearance of the actual change dispenser 203 when the devices operating in the degraded state are displayed.

Further, when the current degeneration state of the change dispenser 203 is the second degeneration state (FIG. 12) and the second degeneration setting information is stored as the degeneration setting information, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 operates in the second degeneration state shown in FIG. 2. A second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 is displayed on the display/operation unit 13 as a degenerate guidance screen. In the second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 in degenerate state due to the occurrence of a failure is grayed out. is induced. Therefore, the appearance of the change dispenser 203 displayed on the second degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP5 is the same as the appearance of the actual change dispenser 203, and devices that are not operating in the degraded state are grayed out and displayed normally. Devices that are currently running are displayed without being grayed out.

Further, when the current degeneration state of the change dispenser 203 is the third degeneration state (FIG. 13) and the third degeneration setting information is stored as the degeneration setting information, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 operates in the third degeneration state shown in FIG. 3. A third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 is displayed on the display operation unit 13 as a degenerate guidance screen. In the third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6, the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 that has been degenerated due to the occurrence of a failure is grayed out. Inducing. For this reason, the appearance of the change dispenser 203 displayed on the third degraded state deposit guidance screen DIP6 is the same as the appearance of the actual change dispenser 203, and devices that are not operating in the degraded state are grayed out and displayed normally. Devices that are currently running are displayed without being grayed out.

[3-4. Payment processing]
Next, a specific processing procedure of deposit processing when the payment for the product is settled by the change dispenser 203 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 15, in which steps corresponding to those in FIG. .

The change control unit 221 cooperates with the cash register control unit 5 to read out the deposit processing program from the storage unit 10 when receiving an operation input from the operator via the display operation unit 13 to start payment settlement. By executing it, the deposit processing procedure RT201 is started, and the process proceeds to step SP201. In step SP201, the change control unit 221 reads the degradation setting information from the storage unit 10, and proceeds to step SP202. In step SP202, the change control unit 221 determines which degeneracy setting is the current degeneracy setting of the change dispenser 203 indicated by the degeneracy setting information.

If the degeneration setting of the change dispenser 203 is the first degeneration setting (FIG. 11), the change control unit 221 proceeds to step SP203. In step SP203, the change control unit 221 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (FIG. 16), thereby inserting banknotes into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and coins into the coin deposit port 38. The operator is instructed to insert banknotes and coins into the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 14 and the coin deposit port 38, respectively, and the process proceeds to step SP6.

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

On the other hand, if the degeneration setting of the change dispenser 203 is the third degeneration setting (FIG. 13), the change control unit 221 proceeds to step SP205. In step SP205, the change control unit 221 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 (FIG. 18) to guide the operator to insert coins into the coin deposit port 38. to insert a coin into the coin receiving slot 38, and the process proceeds to step SP6.

In step SP6, when the change control unit 221 detects that the operator has inserted banknotes or coins, the change control unit 221 causes the display/operation unit 13 to display a payment screen indicating that payment is currently being made, and proceeds to step SP207. In step SP207, the change control section 221 performs a cash storage operation, and proceeds to step SP8.

Specifically, in the case of the first degeneracy setting or the second degeneracy setting in the cash storage operation, the change control unit 221 separates the banknotes one by one from the banknote receiving/dispensing unit 24 and sequentially delivers them to the banknote transport unit 26, While the banknote conveying unit 26 transports the banknotes sequentially, the banknote discrimination unit 28 sequentially discriminates each banknote, and the banknote discrimination unit 28 acquires a discrimination result. The change control unit 221 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, the change control unit 221 conveys banknotes recognized as normal and reusable banknotes to the banknote storage boxes 15 by denomination. On the other hand, the change control unit 221 returns the deposit-rejected banknotes that cannot be recognized as normal banknotes to the banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 24 and returns them to the operator.

In addition, in the case of the first degeneracy setting or the third degeneracy setting, the change control unit 221 separates the coins from the coin receiving unit 40 one by one and sequentially delivers them to the coin transport unit 42, and the coins are sequentially transferred in the coin transport unit 42. Each coin is sequentially discriminated by the coin discriminating unit 44 while being conveyed, and the discriminated result is acquired from the coin discriminating unit 44 . The change control unit 221 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each coin based on the obtained discrimination result. Next, the change control unit 221 conveys coins that can be recognized as normal and reusable coins to the respective coin storage boxes 46 by denomination, and transfers rejected coins that cannot be recognized as normal coins. is conveyed to the reject port 48 and returned to the operator.

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

[3-5. effects, etc.]
In the above configuration, the change dispenser 203 stores information indicating the degeneracy setting of the change dispenser 203 in the storage unit 10 as degeneracy setting information. Further, the change machine 203 reads the degeneracy setting information during the deposit processing, and displays the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4, the second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5, or the third degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP6 based on the degeneracy setting information. is displayed on the display/operation unit 13.

Therefore, the change dispenser 203 can be changed so as to switch the deposit guidance screen displayed on the display operation unit 13 according to the current degeneracy setting of the change dispenser 203. An image of the change dispenser 203 with only the icon can be displayed on the display operation unit 13 . As a result, the change dispenser 203 can prevent the operator from being confused because the image of the change dispenser 203 displayed on the display operation unit 13 is different from the device actually operating in the change dispenser 203. , the operation error of the operator can be prevented.

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

[4. Other embodiments]
In the above-described first embodiment, for example, the case where the present invention is applied to the change dispenser 3 that can take the three arrangement forms of the first arrangement form, the second arrangement form, and the third arrangement form has been described. . The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to the change dispenser 303 and the change dispenser 403 that can be arranged in the fourth arrangement shown in FIG. 19 and the fifth arrangement shown in FIG. . The same applies to the second form. In the case of the change machine 303 of the fourth arrangement form, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 and the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 are disposed on the lower side and the upper side, respectively, when viewed from the operator. When the fourth setting information indicating the fourth layout pattern is stored as the change dispenser layout information, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the fourth layout pattern deposit guidance screen DIP7 shown in FIG. On the other hand, in the case of the change dispenser 403 of the fifth arrangement form, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is placed on the upper side and the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 is placed on the lower side as seen from the operator. When the fifth setting information indicating the fifth layout pattern is stored as the change dispenser layout information, the change control unit 21 causes the display operation unit 13 to display the fifth layout pattern deposit guidance screen DIP8 shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the first arrangement form described above may be replaced with a fourth arrangement form, and the second arrangement form described above may be replaced with a fifth arrangement form. That is, it is not essential to be able to set an arrangement form in which the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. It may be possible to set only the arrangement form in which the elements are arranged so as to line up in the direction.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, three layout forms, ie, the first layout form, the second arrangement form, and the third arrangement form, are adopted. The case where the present invention is applied to the change dispenser 3 that displays the layout mode deposit guidance screen DIP2 (FIG. 7) or the third layout mode deposit guidance screen DIP3 (FIG. 8) on the display operation unit 13 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and takes only two layout forms of the first arrangement form and the second arrangement form, and the first arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP1 (Fig. 6) or the second arrangement form deposit guidance screen DIP2 (Fig. 6). The present invention may be applied to a change dispenser that displays only 7) on the display operation unit 13 . The same applies to the second form.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, when the display operation section 13 is operated to set the arrangement form of the change machine 3, the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus 11 stores the change machine arrangement information indicating this arrangement form in the storage section. 10 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. 10 may be stored. The same applies to the second embodiment.

As an example of a method for automatically detecting the arrangement of the devices, for example, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are provided with near field communication (NFC) or the like, which is means capable of detecting their relative positions. Wireless communication units such as distance wireless communication and various sensors are arranged on the left and right sides of the device. automatically determines the arrangement state according to the communication result of the wireless communication section such that the change control section 21 judges that it is in the first arrangement form (FIG. 1) when communication is established between Such a method may be used. In this case, if the wireless communication units are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the device, it is possible to detect the above-described fourth arrangement form and fifth arrangement form.

Furthermore, for example, even though it is automatically detected that the device is arranged in the first arrangement, the operator is about to set the second setting information indicating the second arrangement as the change dispenser arrangement information. If the automatically detected arrangement of the devices differs from the change machine arrangement information to be set, the change control section 21 may notify the operator of an error. Furthermore, when it automatically detects that the arrangement of the devices has been changed, the change control section 21 may issue a notification prompting resetting of the change dispenser arrangement information.

Furthermore, the change machine arrangement information including the presence or absence of the coin roll storing section in the coin receiving/dispensing device 12 may be stored in the storage section 10, and the deposit guidance screen may be displayed according to the presence or absence of the coin roll storing section. In short, when the operator uses the change dispenser 3, on the guidance screen displayed to the operator, a device appearance different from the actual device appearance may be displayed, which may confuse the operator. The guidance screen to be displayed may be switched according to the presence or absence of, the difference in arrangement, and the like.

Furthermore, in the above-described second embodiment, a case has been described in which, when the change dispenser 3 is installed, the layout of the change dispenser 3 is set by the maintenance personnel by operating the display operation unit 6 . The present invention is not limited to this, and the layout of the change dispenser 3 may be set by operating the display operation unit 13 also in the second embodiment. Further, when the arrangement form is changed after the change dispenser 3 is installed, the display operation unit 13 displays a guidance screen switching screen DIP9 on which a plurality of guidance screens having different arrangement forms are displayed, as shown in FIG. , prompting the operator to select one of the guidance screens, storing change dispenser layout information indicating the layout displayed on the selected guidance screen in the storage unit 10, and reading out the change dispenser layout information. , the deposit guidance screen may be changed according to the changed arrangement form. In this case, an image of an arrangement form in which only the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 11 is arranged is omitted. Only an image of an arrangement form in which the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is arranged on the right side of the depositing/dispensing device 11 may be displayed. Furthermore, in the third embodiment as well, instead of the degenerate setting screen DIP10 (FIG. 14), both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are arranged, and only the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is arranged. A guidance screen switching screen, such as the guidance screen switching screen DIP9 (FIG. 23), on which a plurality of guidance screens are displayed, each of which is composed of images of a state in which the is installed and a state in which only the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is installed. is displayed on the display operation unit 13 and the operator selects one of the guidance screens, the degeneracy setting information indicating the degeneracy state displayed on the selected guidance screen may be stored in the storage unit 10. .

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the deposit guidance screen is displayed on the display/operation unit 13, and in the above-described second embodiment, the deposit guidance screen is displayed on the display/operation unit 6. The present invention is not limited to this, and in the second embodiment, the deposit guidance screen may be displayed on both the display/operation unit 13 and the display/operation unit 6 .

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the case of displaying the deposit guidance screen according to the layout has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the withdrawal guidance screen that guides the withdrawal of bills and coins from the bill inlet/outlet 14 and the coin outlet 50 at the time of withdrawal (payment of change) according to the arrangement form, Various guidance screens, such as a failure recovery guidance screen for prompting recovery from failure, may be displayed. The same applies to the second and third forms.

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

Furthermore, in the above-described first and second embodiments, the coin deposit port of the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is installed according to the arrangement form in which the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 11 is not installed and only the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is installed. A deposit guidance screen may be displayed to guide the user to insert coins into the terminal 38 . In that case, the coin receiving/dispensing device 12 may be provided with the change control section 21 , the display operation section 13 and the storage section 10 .

Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, the change control unit 221 detects which of the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 or the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 has failed, and detects whether the failure has occurred in the coin depositing/dispensing device 12. When this is detected, second degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 is arranged is stored in the storage unit 10 as degeneracy setting information without displaying the degeneracy setting screen DIP10 (FIG. 14). On the other hand, when it is detected that a failure has occurred in the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211, the degeneracy setting screen DIP10 is not displayed, and the third degeneracy setting information indicating a state in which only the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is arranged is set to the degeneracy setting information. may be stored in the storage unit 10 as .

Furthermore, in the third embodiment described above, in the case of the second degeneracy setting, both the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 and the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 are displayed as in the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (FIG. 16). Above, the second degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP5 (FIG. 17) including an image in which the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is grayed out and the bill deposit/withdrawal device 211 is not grayed out is displayed on the display/operation unit 13, and the third degenerate state is displayed. In the case of setting, both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are displayed as in the first degenerate state deposit guidance screen DIP4 (FIG. 16), and the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is grayed out. A case has been described above in which the third degenerate deposit guidance screen DIP6 (FIG. 18) including an image in which the gold device 12 is not grayed out is displayed on the display/operation unit 13 . The present invention is not limited to this, and in the case of the second degeneracy setting, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 may be indicated to the operator that the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 cannot be used by, for example, putting an "X" mark on the coin depositing/dispensing device 12. . Further, in the case of the third degeneracy setting, the operator may be informed that the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211 cannot be used by putting an "x" mark on the banknote pay-in/pay-out device 211, for example.

Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, both the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 and the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 are installed, and when the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is retracted, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is not in operation and only the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 is in operation. is working. The present invention is not limited to this, and when the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is retracted, the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 may be removed from the change machine 203 and only the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 may be installed. In this case, at the time of the second degeneracy setting, a degraded state deposit guidance screen including an image in which the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is not installed and only the banknote depositing/dispensing device 211 is installed is displayed on the display/operation unit 13. Also good. In the third embodiment, since the change control unit 221 is provided in the bill depositing/dispensing device 211, the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 can be installed even when the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is retracted. must be However, when the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 is provided with the change control unit 221, the display operation unit 13, and the storage unit 10, if the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is degenerated, the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 is removed from the change machine 203, Only the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 may be installed. In this case, at the time of the third degeneracy setting, a degraded state deposit guidance screen including an image in which only the coin deposit/withdrawal device 12 is installed and the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 is not installed is displayed on the display/operation unit 13. Also good.

Furthermore, in the above-described third embodiment, when a failure occurs during operation in the first degenerate state, the bill depositing/dispensing device 211 displays the degenerate setting screen DIP10 on the display operation unit 13 by the operation of the maintenance personnel. I mentioned the case of The present invention is not limited to this, and the banknote deposit/withdrawal device 211 may automatically display the degeneracy setting screen DIP10 on the display operation unit 13 when a failure is detected during operation in the first degeneracy state. .

Furthermore, the first embodiment and the third embodiment may be combined. That is, in the normal state where no failure has occurred, the deposit guidance screen is displayed based on the change dispenser arrangement information according to the first embodiment. In other words, the change dispenser arrangement information in the normal state corresponds to the first degenerate setting information according to the third embodiment. On the other hand, when a failure occurs, the degenerate setting information is prioritized over the change dispenser arrangement information (or the setting information stored in the storage unit 10 is overwritten from the change dispenser arrangement information to the degenerate setting information). Display the deposit guidance screen based on

Furthermore, the second embodiment and the third embodiment may be combined. That is, by storing degeneracy setting information in a storage unit (not shown) of the POS cash register 102 and setting the degeneracy setting information and displaying a deposit guidance under the control of the register control unit 5, for example, bills provided with a change control unit 21 are displayed. Even if the deposit/withdrawal device 211 is degraded due to an abnormality, degeneration setting information can be set and deposit guidance can be displayed on the POS cash register 102 side.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to the change dispenser 3, which is a payment machine operated by a cashier, has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to a self-payment machine operated by the customer himself/herself. The same applies to the second and third forms.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the present invention is applied to the change dispenser 3 which is connected to a POS register or the like used in a cashier clearinghouse such as a supermarket or a convenience store, and performs deposit/withdrawal processing of banknotes and coins. said about The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various other devices provided with a plurality of units and capable of storing unit arrangement information. The same applies to the second and third forms.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention also extends to embodiments obtained by arbitrarily combining part or all of each of the above-described embodiments with other embodiments described above. Further, the present invention extracts a part of the configuration described in any of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above, and The scope of the present invention also extends to the case of substituting or diverting a part of the configuration of any of the embodiments, or adding a part of the extracted configuration to any embodiment. be.

Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 as the banknote unit, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 as the coin unit, the display operation unit 13 as the display unit, and the change control unit as the control unit. A case has been described in which the unit 21 configures the change dispenser 3 as a money handling device. The present invention is not limited to this, and the money handling apparatus may be configured by a banknote section, a coin section, a display section, and a control section having various configurations.

Furthermore, in the above-described second embodiment, the banknote depositing/dispensing device 11 as the banknote unit, the coin depositing/dispensing device 12 as the coin unit, the display operation unit 6 as the display unit, and the change control unit as the control unit A case has been described above in which the cash register change system 101 as a money handling device is configured by the unit 21 . The present invention is not limited to this, and the money handling apparatus may be configured by a banknote section, a coin section, a display section, and a control section having various configurations.

The present invention can also be used in various transport devices that transport and discriminate media such as bills.

1, 101, 201... cash register change system, 2... POS cash register, 3, 203... change machine, 5... cash register control unit, 6... display operation unit, 7... receipt processing unit, 8... communication Control unit 9 Communication control unit 10 Storage unit 11, 211 Bill deposit/withdrawal device 12 Coin deposit/withdrawal device 13 Display operation unit 14 Bill deposit/withdrawal port 15 Banknote storage 21 Change control unit 24 Banknote deposit/withdrawal unit 26 Banknote transport unit 28 Banknote discrimination unit 30 Reject collection box 38 Coin deposit port 40 . Screens, DIP2... second arrangement form deposit guidance screen, DIP3... third arrangement form deposit guidance screen, DIP4... first degenerate state deposit guidance screen, DIP5... second degenerate state deposit guidance screen, DIP6... second 3 degenerate state deposit guidance screen, DIP7 --- fourth layout mode deposit guidance screen, DIP8 --- fifth layout mode deposit guidance screen, DIP9 --- guidance screen switching screen, DIP10 --- degenerate setting screen.

Claims (12)

a banknote unit that exchanges banknotes with an operator;
a coin unit for exchanging coins with an operator;
a display unit that displays a guidance screen to an operator;
A money processing apparatus, comprising: a control unit that performs control to display different guidance screens based on setting information that is information regarding the arrangement of the banknote section and the coin section. As the setting information, the first setting information represents a state in which the banknote section is arranged on the right side of the coin section, and the second setting information represents a state in which the banknote section is arranged on the left side of the coin section. 2 setting information can be set,
The control unit
When the first setting information is set as the setting information, causing the display unit to display a first guidance screen including an image showing a state in which the bill section is arranged on the right side of the coin section. and, when the second setting information is set as the setting information, a second guide screen including an image showing a state in which the banknote section is arranged on the left side of the coin section is displayed on the display section. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: As the setting information, it is possible to further set third setting information representing a state in which only the bill section is arranged and the coin section is not arranged,
The control unit
3. When the third setting information is set as the setting information, the display unit displays a third guide screen including an image showing a state in which only the bill section is arranged. The money handling device described in . The control unit
The operator is instructed as to which of the state in which the bill section is arranged on the right side with respect to the coin section or the state in which the bill section is arranged on the left side with respect to the coin section is displayed as the guide screen. let me choose
When the state in which the bill section is arranged on the right side of the coin section is selected, the first setting information is set as the setting information, and the bill section is arranged on the left side of the coin section. 4. The money handling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the selected state is selected, the second setting information is set as the setting information. The control unit
Any of a state in which the bill section is arranged on the right side of the coin section, a state in which the bill section is arranged on the left side of the coin section, or a state in which only the bill section is arranged is described. Let the operator select whether to display it as a guidance screen,
When the state in which the bill section is arranged on the right side of the coin section is selected, the first setting information is set as the setting information, and the bill section is arranged on the left side of the coin section. setting the second setting information as the setting information when the selected state is selected, and setting the third setting information as the setting information when the state where only the bill portion is arranged is selected; 5. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized by: As the setting information, either first degeneracy setting information representing a state in which the banknote section and the coin section are operating, or second degeneracy setting information representing a state in which only the banknote section is operating. is configurable and
The control unit
when the first degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, causing the display unit to display a first degeneracy guidance screen including an image showing a state in which the bill section and the coin section are in operation; When the second degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, a second degeneracy guidance screen including an image showing a state in which only the bill section is in operation is displayed on the display unit. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1. As the setting information, third degeneracy setting information representing a state in which only the coin unit is in operation can be set,
The control unit
When the third degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, the display unit displays a third degeneracy guide screen including an image showing a state in which only the coin unit is in operation. The money handling apparatus according to claim 6. The control unit
causing an operator to select which of the banknote section and the coin section is to be reduced in a state in which the first reduction setting information is set as the setting information;
When it is selected to degenerate the coin portion, the second degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, and when the degeneracy of the banknote portion is selected, the third degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information. The money handling apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control unit
In a state in which the first degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, if a failure occurs in the bill section or the coin section, it is detected whether the failure has occurred in either the bill section or the coin section. death,
When a failure is detected in the coin section, the second degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, and when a failure is detected in the bill section, the third degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information. 8. The money handling apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by: The setting information includes at least first setting information representing a state in which the banknote section is arranged above the coin section, and second setting information representing a state in which the banknote section is arranged below the coin section. 2 setting information can be set,
The control unit
when the first setting information is set as the setting information, causing the display unit to display a first guidance screen including an image showing a state in which the bill section is arranged above the coin section; When the second setting information is set as the setting information, causing the display unit to display a second guidance screen including an image showing a state in which the bill section is arranged below the coin section. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by: As the setting information, either first degeneracy setting information representing a state in which the banknote section and the coin section are operating, or second degeneracy setting information representing a state in which only the banknote section is operating. can be set to
The control unit
causing the display unit to display the first guide screen or the second guide screen according to the first setting information or the second setting information when the first degenerate setting information is set as the setting information; When the second degeneracy setting information is set as the setting information, a second degeneracy guidance screen including an image showing a state in which only the bill section is in operation is displayed on the display unit. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2. Further comprising a detection unit that detects a relative position between the banknote unit and the coin unit,
11. The control unit according to claim 2 or 10, wherein the control unit determines the relative positions of the banknote unit and the coin unit according to the detection result of the detection unit, and sets the setting information based on the determination result. Money handling equipment.

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