Cash processing device and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10692320-B2
Application number	US-201615777094-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2016
Priority date	Dec 14, 2015
Publication date	Jun 23, 2020
Grant date	Jun 23, 2020

Abstract

A cash processing device according to the present invention includes plural banknote storage sections, a storage status manager, and a display controller. The plural banknote storage sections store banknotes. The storage status manager manages a storage status in each of the banknote storage sections. According to the storage status in each of the banknote storage sections, the display controller displays a display screen to suppress a specific transaction from out of plural transaction types and/or to encourage a transaction other than the specific transaction from out of the plural transaction types.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A cash processing device comprising:
a storage section that stores banknotes, and that feeds out the stored banknotes:
a non-pay-out storage section that only stores banknotes of a plurality of denominations;
a manager that manages a storage status in the storage section and the non-pay-out storage section, the storage status including a number of stored banknotes in the storage section and a number of stored banknotes in the non-pay-out storage section or a proportion of the storage section occupied by stored banknotes and a proportion of the non-pay-out storage section occupied by stored banknotes; and
a controller that, according to the storage status in the storage section and the non-pay-out storage section, causes display of a display screen on a display section to suppress a specific transaction of a type selected from a plurality of transaction types, to encourage a transaction other than the specific transaction of the type selected from the plurality of transaction types, or a combination thereof, wherein
the controller causes display of the display screen on the display section when the number of stored banknotes in the storage section or the proportion of the storage section occupied by stored banknotes has reached a full state or has reached a first threshold for suppressing the specific transaction, and the number of stored banknotes in the non-pay-out storage section or the proportion of the non-pay-out storage section occupied by stored banknotes has reached a second threshold for suppressing the specific transaction, and
the display screen is displayed before a user can commence a transaction.

2. The cash processing device of claim 1 , wherein the controller compares the number of stored banknotes in the storage section or the proportion of the storage section occupied by stored banknotes against the first threshold, and causes display of the display screen when the number of stored banknotes in the storage section or the proportion of the storage section occupied by stored banknotes has reached the first threshold.

3. The cash processing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the display section includes:
a first display section that is a main display section and is employed in customer operations, and
a second display section that is distinct from the first display section; and

the controller causes display of the display screen on either the first display section or the second display section, or on both the first display section and the second display section.

4. The cash processing device of claim 1 , wherein:
the storage section includes a first storage section and a second storage section, and
the controller compares the number of stored banknotes in the first storage section or the proportion of the first storage section occupied by stored banknotes against the first threshold and the number of stored banknotes in the second storage section or the proportion of the second storage section occupied by stored banknotes against a third threshold, and causes display of the display screen when the number of stored banknotes in the first storage section or the proportion of the first storage section occupied by stored banknotes has reached the first threshold or the number of stored banknotes in the second storage section or the proportion of the second storage section occupied by stored banknotes has reached the third threshold.

5. The cash processing device of claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is the same value as the second threshold.

6. A cash processing device comprising:
a first storage section that stores banknotes of a first denomination, which are to be used in both of a pay-out transaction and a pay-in transaction;
a second storage section that stores banknotes of a second denomination, which are to be used in both of a pay-out transaction and a pay-in transaction;
a manager that manages a storage status in the first storage section and the second storage section, the storage status including a number of stored banknotes in the first storage section and a number of stored banknotes in the second storage section or a proportion of the first storage section occupied by stored banknotes and a proportion of the second storage section occupied by stored banknotes; and
a controller that, according to the storage status in the first storage section and the second storage section, causes display of a display screen on a display section to suppress a pay-out transaction from a plurality of transaction types,
wherein when the number of banknotes stored in the first storage section or the proportion of the first storage section occupied by the stored banknotes is below a first threshold, the controller causes display of a display screen on the display section that, for a pay-out transaction, the pay-out is suppressed, and for a pay-in transaction, the pay-in transaction is encouraged.

Assignees

• Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yuasa Shuichi
• Yamanaka Kiyoshi

Classifications

• G07D11/24

  Managing the inventory of valuable papers · CPC title

• G07D11/245

  Replenishment · CPC title

• G07D11/34

  Monitoring the contents of devices, e.g. the number of stored valuable papers · CPC title

• G07D11/60

  User-interface arrangements · CPC title

• G07D11/16

  Handling of valuable papers (within containers G07D11/13) · CPC title