Sheet processing system and sheet processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9725251-B2
Application number	US-201615061492-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 4, 2016
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

A sheet processing system comprising:
a plurality of sheet processing apparatuses; a conveying unit conveying a container containing a plurality of sheets; a distribution unit for distributing the container to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses; an identification information reading unit for obtaining identification information from the container; a communication unit for receiving information about the paper sheets contained in the container; and a controller for controlling a distribution destination of the container, on the basis of information about processing situations of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses, the identification information about the container, and the information about the sheets contained in the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet processing system comprising:
a plurality of sheet processing apparatuses;
a conveying unit conveying a container containing a plurality of sheets;
a distribution unit for distributing the container to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses;
an identification information reading unit for obtaining identification information from the container;
a communication unit for receiving information about the sheets contained in the container; and
a controller for controlling a distribution destination of the container, on the basis of information about processing situations of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses, the identification information about the container, and the information about the sheets contained in the container.

2. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller distributes the container to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses.

3. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, on the basis of information about the sheets received by the communication unit, and in a case where the sheets are determined to be contained in the container, the controller distributes the container to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses.

4. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, on the basis of information about the sheets received by the communication unit, and in a case where the sheets are determined not to be contained in the container, the control unit conveys the container to a vacant container accumulation unit, and distributes the conveyed container to any one of the sheet processing apparatuses.

5. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller determines whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, and determines whether any one of the sheet processing apparatuses can receive the container or not, and distributes the container to the sheet processing apparatus that can receive the container.

6. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller loads the sheets having a requested specification to the container, on the basis of a request received by the communication unit, and records information capable of identifying the container to the container.

7. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller loads the sheets having a requested specification to the container, on the basis of a request received by the communication unit, and records information capable of identifying the container to the container, and transmits the identification information about the container and a processing result via the communication unit.

8. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller distributes the container to any one of the sheet processing apparatuses, and distributes the container processed by the sheet processing apparatus to any one of a plurality of delivery container accumulation units.

9. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller loads the sheets having a requested specification to the container, and distributes the sheets to a delivery container accumulation unit in accordance with a delivery destination.

10. The sheet processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the communication unit receives and/or transmits information to/from an Automated Teller Machine of banknotes.

11. A sheet processing method, using a sheet processing system, the sheet processing system including:
a plurality of sheet processing apparatuses;
a container containing a plurality of sheets; and
a conveying unit for conveying the container,

wherein the sheet processing method comprises:
obtaining identification information about the container from the container;
receiving information about the sheets contained in the container by a communication unit; and
controlling a distribution destination of the container, on the basis of information about processing situations of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses, the identification information about the container, and the information about the sheets contained in the container.

12. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the container is distributed to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses.

13. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein a determination is made as to whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, on the basis of information about the sheets received by the communication unit, and in a case where the sheets are determined to be contained in the container, the container is distributed to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses.

14. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein a determination is made as to whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, on the basis of information about the sheets received by the communication unit, and in a case where the sheets are determined not to be contained in the container, the container is conveyed to a vacant container accumulation unit, and the conveyed container is distributed to any one of the sheet processing apparatuses.

15. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein a determination is made as to whether the sheets are contained in the container or not, and whether any one of the sheet processing apparatuses can receive the container or not, and the container is distributed to the sheet processing apparatus that can receive the container.

16. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the sheets having a requested specification are loaded to the container, on the basis of a request received by the communication unit, and information capable of identifying the container is recorded to the container.

17. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the sheets having a requested specification are loaded to the container, on the basis of a request received by the communication unit, and information capable of identifying the container is recorded to the container, and the identification information about the container and a processing result are transmitted via the communication unit.

18. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the container is distributed to any one of the sheet processing apparatuses, and the container processed by the sheet processing apparatus is distributed to any one of a plurality of delivery container accumulation units.

19. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein the sheets having a requested specification are loaded to the container, and the sheets are distributed to a delivery container accumulation unit in accordance with a delivery destination.

20. The sheet processing method according to claim 11 , wherein information is receive and/or transmitted to/from an Automated Teller Machine of banknotes.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Nakanishi Ayaka
• Oosawa Hisashi

Classifications

• G07D11/0009

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07D11/0006

  Physics · mapped topic

• B65G2203/0216

  Codes or marks on the article · CPC title

• B65G47/49 Primary

  without bodily contact between article or load carrier and automatic control device {, e.g. the destination marks being electrically or electronically detected} · CPC title

• B65G49/00

  Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for · CPC title