Money handling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10482702-B2
Application number	US-201615238775-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 17, 2016
Priority date	Aug 20, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to facilitate the setting of versions of money to be stacked in stacking units of a money handling apparatus. The money handling apparatus includes: a plurality of stacking units that stack money by type; a storage unit that stores a version classification setting in which classification of versions of multiple series of money issued in different years is set for each denominations; a recognition unit that recognizes denominations and series of money; and a control unit that determines, on the basis of the version classification setting, versions of money of which denominations and series have been recognized by the recognition unit, and stacks the money in the stacking units corresponding to the denominations and versions of the money.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A banknote handling apparatus including a taking-in unit configured to take in a plurality of banknotes into the banknote handling apparatus, a recognition unit configured to recognize denominations and series of the banknotes taken into the banknote handling apparatus, and a plurality of stacking units configured to stack the banknotes by type based on the recognition result obtained by the recognition unit, the banknote handling apparatus comprising:
a display and operation unit configured to display a setting and to set a new version or an old version for each series of each denomination as a version classification of banknotes;
a storage unit configured to store a version classification setting in which the version classification is set for each series of each denomination by the display and operation unit and to store a stacking setting in which the type of banknotes to be stacked is set for each stacking unit; and
a control unit configured to control the plurality of stacking units, based on the version classification setting and the stacking setting stored in the storage unit, to stack recognized banknotes in at least one stacking unit corresponding to the denominations, the new version and the old version, wherein
when the new version and the old version are designated for each of multiple series of banknotes by using the display and operation unit, the control unit confirms whether or not there is inconsistency between an order of designated versions and an order of issuance of each series of banknotes, and makes notification of inconsistency if there is any inconsistency.

2. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the series represents an issuance period during which banknotes having the same design of the same denomination have been issued.

3. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when multiple series including a first series and a second series of the same denomination are classified as the new version in the version classification setting, the control unit stacks banknotes recognized as the first series by the recognized unit and other banknotes recognized as the second series by the recognition unit in the same stacking unit corresponding to the new version.

4. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein banknotes of the same denomination are classified into three or more versions in the version classification setting.

5. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
denominations and versions of banknotes to be stacked in each stacking unit are set in the stacking setting, and
the control unit determines a stacking unit to stack each banknote recognized by the recognition unit based on the stacking setting after the control unit determines the new version or the old version for each banknote recognized by the recognition unit based on the version classification setting.

6. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when there is no inconsistency between the order of versions designated by the display and operation unit and the order of issuance of each series of banknotes, the control unit registers a designated content in the version classification setting.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Mizumoto Koji

Classifications

• G06F18/00

  Pattern recognition · CPC title

• G07D11/20

  Controlling or monitoring the operation of devices; Data handling · CPC title

• G07D11/0087

  Banknote changing devices · CPC title

• G07D11/165

  Picking · CPC title

• G06K13/00

  Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism (conveying record carriers combined with another operation, e.g. with reading G06K17/00) · CPC title