Money handling system and money handling method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016200526-A1
Application number	US-201615019140-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	Mar 31, 2011
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

To provide a money handling system capable of improving operability and suppressing occurrence of trouble such as a jam. A money handling system 1 in an embodiment of the present invention includes: a POS register 12 having a display unit; a pneumatic tube 30 configured to transport a storing member 40 for the pneumatic tube; a status notifying unit 31 configured to notify a status of the pneumatic tube 30, and a control unit 11 configured to cause the display unit of the POS register 12 to display the status of the pneumatic tube 30 notified from the status notifying unit 31.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A money handling system comprising:
a recognition apparatus installed in a store, the recognition apparatus including an inlet from which money is taken into, and a recognition unit configured to recognize money having been taken into the recognition apparatus; a pneumatic tube configured to transport a storing member between the store and a cash room in which a safe is installed, the pneumatic tube including a storing unit adjacent to the recognition apparatus and configured to store the money recognized by the recognition unit, into the storing member set in the pneumatic tube; a control unit configured to receive information indicating a result of money recognition performed by the recognition unit, and configured to create storing-member information including an amount of the stored money in the storing-member and a storing-member identifier for identifying the storing member, and configured to transmit the storing-member information and a store identifier for identifying the store; and an in-store money-amount data management terminal configured to receive the store identifier and the storing-member information from the control unit, and configured to record the storing-member information in association with the store identifier.

2 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a POS register installed in the store; and a money change apparatus installed in the store, associated with the POS register, and configured to recognize money taken thereinto and store the recognized money, and configured to dispense a change to be paid to a customer; wherein the control unit receives information indicating the money stored in the money change apparatus.

3 . The money handling system according to claim 2 , wherein the POS resistor transmits an identifier of the POS resister as the store identifier, to the control unit.

4 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display a status of the pneumatic tube and a message of guidance based on the status, wherein the pneumatic tube is provided with a sensor to detect that the storing member is set in the pneumatic tube.

5 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , wherein the storing unit includes an escrow unit and a storing mechanism to store money escrowed in the escrow unit into the storing member set in the pneumatic tube,
further comprising a display unit configured to display a position of the storing mechanism detected by a sensor and a message of guidance based on the position.

6 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display a status of the recognition apparatus and a message of guidance based on the status.

7 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display money information indicating money stored in the storing member and a message of guidance based on the money information.

8 . The money handling system according to claim 4 , wherein the display unit is included in the POS register.

9 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , wherein the in-store money-amount data management terminal monitors money-amount data of the storing member and manages money-amount data of money collected from the store.

10 . The money handling system according to claim 2 , wherein the money change apparatus takes a money-input-standby state, in which money of a specific denomination can be received, when an in-apparatus money-amount is smaller than a money-amount-to-be kept.

11 . The money handling system according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit compares a sum of money taken into the money change apparatus and a sales sum with each other so as to calculate a change, and instructs the money change apparatus to dispense the change.

12 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a first reader for reading the storing-member identifier of the storing member at the store.

13 . The money handling system according to claim 12 , wherein the pneumatic tube includes a reading unit for reading the storing-member identifier of the storing-member in the pneumatic tube.

14 . The money handling system according to claim 13 , wherein the control unit compares a first storing-member identifier read by the first reader and a second storing-member identifier read by the reading unit.

15 . The money handling system according to claim 14 , further comprising a POS register installed in the store,
wherein an error message is displayed on a display of the POS register when the first storing-member identifier and the second storing-member identifier do not match to each other.

16 . The money handling system according to claim 14 , wherein a status of the storing member is changed to another status when the first storing-member identifier and the second storing-member identifier match to each other.

17 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a second reader for reading the storing-member identifier of the storing member at a cash room.

18 . The money handling system according to claim 17 , wherein a status of the storing member is changed to another status when the storing-member identifier is read by the second reader.

19 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , further comprising a third reader for reading the storing-member identifier of the storing member when the storing-member is taken out from the cash room.

20 . The money handling system according to claim 1 , wherein the in-store money-amount data management terminal is installed in the cash room.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Tagashira Kenichi
• Higashiyama Minoru
• Nakagawa Keiju

Classifications

• G07F7/06

  by returnable containers {, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value}, e.g. bottles · CPC title

• B65G51/04 Primary

  Conveying the articles in carriers having a cross-section approximating that of the pipe or tube; Tube mail systems · CPC title

• B65G51/28

  for despatch · CPC title

• G07F5/24

  with change-giving · CPC title

• G06Q20/204

  comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit · CPC title