Paper sheet handling apparatus and communication method of paper sheet handling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11004295-B2
Application number	US-201916526373-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 30, 2019
Priority date	Feb 16, 2017
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a plurality of detachable storages each of which stores therein paper sheets; a first storage that stores therein correspondence information, the correspondence information including a plurality of pieces of first identification information and pieces of second identification information that are uniquely associated with the respective pieces of the first identification information; and a first controller configured to: when a storage of the storages is attached, inform the storage of an identification number, and further select, from the correspondence information, first identification information corresponding to the storage; transmit transmitted data to which the identification number and the selected first identification information are set; and execute, in receiving data including the identification number, a receiving process on the data when identification information included in the data coincides with second identification information corresponding to the first identification information set to the transmitted data in the correspondence information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising:
a plurality of detachable storages each of which stores therein paper sheets;
a first memory that stores therein correspondence information, the correspondence information including a plurality of pieces of first identification information and pieces of second identification information that are uniquely associated with the respective pieces of the first identification information;
a first controller configured to:
when a storage of the storages is attached, inform the storage of an identification number, and further select, from the correspondence information, first identification information corresponding to the storage;
transmit transmitted data to which the identification number and the selected first identification information are set;
execute, in receiving data including the identification number, a receiving process on the data when identification information included in the data coincides with second identification information corresponding to the first identification information set to the transmitted data in the correspondence information; and
discard the data when not coinciding with each other; and

a transmitter that transmits dummy data, when the storage is not set to the paper sheet handling apparatus, or the transmitter does not receive the transmitted data itself from a cassette controller in transmitting the transmitted data.

2. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the storages includes:
a second memory that stores therein the correspondence information; and
a second controller configured to:
receive the transmitted data from the first controller;
when the identification number included in the transmitted data coincides with an identification number informed-of, acquire, from the second memory, second identification information corresponding to the identification information included in the transmitted data; and
transmit, to the first controller, data to which the acquired second identification information is set.

3. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first controller re-selects, at a predetermined timing, first identification information to be set to the transmitted data.

4. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first controller changes, at a predetermined timing, a field of the transmitted data for setting an identification number and first identification information to the transmitted data.

5. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
when the first controller re-selects, at a predetermined timing, first identification information to be set to the transmitted data, each time when the storage is attached to the paper sheet handling apparatus, the first identification information is decided at random, and the first identification information is re-decided at random at a predetermined timing.

6. A communication method of a paper sheet handling apparatus, the paper sheet handling apparatus comprising:
a plurality of detachable storages each of which stores therein paper sheets;
a first memory that stores therein correspondence information, the correspondence information including a plurality of pieces of first identification information and pieces of second identification information that are uniquely associated with the respective pieces of the first identification information;
a transmitter; and
a first controller,
wherein
each of the storages includes:
a second memory that stores therein the correspondence information; and
a second controller,

wherein the communication method includes a process in which:
when a storage of the storages is attached, the first controller informs the storage of an identification number, and further selects, from the correspondence information, first identification information corresponding to the storage,
the first controller transmits transmitted data to which the identification number and the selected first identification information are set,
the second controller receives, from the first controller, the transmitted data,
when the identification number included in the transmitted data coincides with the identification number informed-of, the second controller acquires, from the second memory, second identification information corresponding to identification information included in the transmitted data; and
the second controller transmits, to the first controller, data to which the acquired second identification information is set,
the first controller executes, in receiving data including the identification number, a receiving process on the data when identification information included in the data coincides with second identification information corresponding to the first identification information set to the transmitted data in the correspondence information,
the first controller discards the data when not coinciding with each other, and
the transmitter transmits dummy data, when the storage is not set to the paper sheet handling apparatus, or the transmitter does not receive the transmitted data itself from the second controller in transmitting the transmitted data.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Frontech Ltd

Inventors

• Yamamoto Takeshi

Classifications

• G07D11/12 Primary

  Containers for valuable papers · CPC title

• G07D2211/00

  Paper-money handling devices · CPC title

• G06K7/10

  by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation · CPC title

• G07D11/235

  for monitoring or indicating operating conditions; for detecting malfunctions · CPC title

• G07D11/40

  Device architecture, e.g. modular construction · CPC title