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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sheet management device for managing
sheets one by one, and particularly relates to the paper management device
for managing a stock level of negotiable securities such as paper-moneys,
share-certificates, bonds, etc., and an automated teller machine having
this management device.
As one of the above type of devices, there is a cash automatic payment
system according to which number printed on paper-moneys are read at the
time when these paper-moneys are accommodated and the orders in which the
paper-moneys are accommodated are stored, and when these paper-moneys are
paid back, these stored numbers are read again and are compared with the
order in which the numbers were stored, as disclosed in JP-A-55-41570, for
example.
According to the above-described prior-art technique, when paper-moneys are
paid back, a cash automatic payment device reads numbers printed on
paper-moneys and makes payment of paper-moneys by comparing the printed
numbers of these paper-moneys with the printed numbers of the paper-moneys
which were read when the paper-moneys were received, and therefore, in
this prior-art technique, no consideration has been given to the
management of stock levels of the paper-moneys stored in the cash
automatic payment device. Further, in the above prior-art technique, no
description has been made about how to process paper-moneys of which
printed numbers are not able to be read when reading printed numbers of
the paper-moneys at the time of taking these paper-moneys into the device.
Further, in the above prior-art technique, no description has been made
about a method of storing parts of printed numbers of cash-moneys thereby
to specify all the paper-moneys in the device or about a system of reading
printed numbers of cash-moneys for each set number of paper-moneys for
recording in the device.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for
automatically managing, in real time, all the sheets including sheets that
have been received in a device, sheets that are discharged from the device
and sheets that can not be discharged from the device.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a sheet management
device of which storage area can be reduced by storing only parts of
letters or symbols of each sheet without storing all the letters or
symbols, or by storing the sheets in the storage for each set number of
sheets.
Further, it is still another object of the present invention to provide a
device which collectively displays in real time the state of sheets that
have been processed in the device.
According to the present invention, the device of the invention reads
information which represents characteristics of each sheet to be taken
into the device, takes into the device only the sheets of which
information has been able to be read, and stores the read information in
the sequence of accommodating the sheets in the device. When discharging
the sheets from the device, the device reads the information representing
the characteristics of the sheets to be discharged, and checks coincidence
of the information of the sheets that have been read with the information
of the sheets stored previously, so that the device manages each of the
individual sheets.
Those sheets to be discharged of which information showing the
characteristics of the sheets have not been able to be read are stored in
the device, and sheets are specified based on the information stored
previously, so that the device manages completely each one of the sheets
stored in the device.
According to the present invention, since the device of the present
invention reads information which shows characteristics of each sheet to
be taken into the device and takes into the device only the sheets of
which information has been able to be read, it is possible to confirm all
the sheets that are taken into the device. Further, since the device can
store information of sheets in the sequence of accommodating the sheets in
the device, it is easy to retrieve positions at which the sheets are
accommodated. Further, when discharging the sheets from the device, since
the device reads the information showing the characteristics of the sheets
to be discharged and checks coincidence of the information of the sheets
that have been read with the information of the sheets stored previously,
it is possible to specify the sheets to be discharged. Further, since the
device keeps storing in it those sheets which are to be discharged but
information of which that shows the characteristics of the sheets have not
been able to be read and since the device can specify those sheets of
which information has not been able to be stored and thus kept stored in
the device, based on the information that has been able to be read and the
information stored previously, it is possible to manage completely the
sheets within the device. Further, it is possible to complete the
management of sheets while taking sheets into the device or while
discharging sheets from the device, so that the device does not require
any manpower or time for the management.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining one example of the device of the
present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a paper-money processing
portion of an automated teller machine having the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a control conceptional diagram showing a system for storing parts
of letters or symbols representing characteristics of paper-moneys for
each preset number of paper-moneys, as one example of the operation of the
automated teller machine of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an overall control flow of the management
control system for paper-moneys according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of an initialization processing
routine of the overall control flow in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the paper-money
accommodation processing routine in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the read data processing
routine in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the store state setting
processing routine in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the discharge processing
routine in FIG. 4;
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the unread-time processing
routine in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the read-time processing
routine in FIG. 9;
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the read correspondence
processing routine in FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a detailed flow of the correspondence check
processing routine in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is a control conceptional diagram showing a system for storing all
the letters or symbols representing characteristics of paper-moneys for
each preset number of paper-moneys as another example of the operation of
the automated teller machine of the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a control conceptional diagram showing the system for storing
parts of letters or symbols representing characteristics of paper-moneys
for all the paper-moneys as still another example of the operation of the
automated teller machine of the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a control conceptional diagram showing the system for storing
all the letters or symbols representing characteristics of paper-moneys
for all the paper-moneys as still another example of the operation of the
automated teller machine of the present invention; and
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing one example of the display screen for the
display operation portion for an operator according to the present
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Details of the sheet management device according to the present invention
will be explained with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining one example of the sheet
management device according to the present invention. This device
comprises a sheet characteristics extraction portion 1 for recognizing
characteristics of sheets such as paper-moneys, a sheet stock control
portion 2 for controlling the mechanism of carrying and stocking sheets, a
sheet input and output control portion 3 for controlling the mechanism of
taking sheets into the device or discharging sheets from the device, a
display operation portion for users 4 which is an information transmission
unit for displaying information to users from the device or for users to
input information into the device, a display operation portion for
operators 5 which is an information transmission unit for displaying
information to users from the device or for operators to input information
into the device, and a control portion 10 for carrying out an overall
control to each control portion. The control portion 10 comprises a CPU
11, a main memory 12 and a data storage 13 for storing data.
FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of the paper-money processing portion in the
automated teller machine having the device shown in FIG. 1. An automated
teller machine 20 comprises a paper-money input and output opening 21 for
users to put paper-moneys into the machine or take out paper-moneys from
the machine, a first paper-money collection portion 22 and a second
paper-money collection portion 23 for collecting paper-moneys taken into
the machine for different purposes, a third paper-money collection portion
24 for accommodating paper-moneys that can not be discharged from the
machine, a fourth paper-money collection portion 25 for loading
paper-moneys to the machine, and a paper-money carrying portion 26 for
carrying paper-moneys to each portion. The sheet characteristics
extraction portion 1 for reading the characteristics of paper-moneys is
disposed at a predetermined position of the paper-money carrying portion
26. Next, description will be made of one example of the paper-money
management operation in the automated teller machine shown in FIG. 2.
FIG. 3 is a conceptional diagram showing one example of the paper-money
management operation in the automated teller machine shown in FIG. 2.
Paper-money numbers and types of money are used as characteristic data of
paper-moneys, and the automated teller machine stores parts of the
paper-money numbers for every other sheet, storing data of paper-moneys
marked with circles in FIG. 3. FIG. 3 illustrates the case that the
characteristics extraction portion 1 reads paper-money numbers of
paper-moneys A and B, reading the lower two digits of the numbers as parts
of the data for each paper-money and storing these two-digit numbers in
the data storage 13. Each of the paper-money collection portions 22, 23,
24 and 25 of the automated teller machine 20 collects paper-moneys from
the bottom up in the collection portion in the order of accommodating
paper-moneys and discharges paper-moneys starting from the top of the
paper-moneys accommodated in the collection portion. Read data of the
paper-moneys A and B are stored in respective memories in the order these
paper-moneys are accommodated in the collection portions. When data of a
certain paper-money can not be read, the paper-money of which data can not
be read is specified based on data of the paper-money which can be read
next, and the paper-money data of the unreadable paper-money which was
previously stored in the data storage 13 is stored in the data area of
undischargeable paper-moneys.
FIG. 4 shows an overall control flow for realizing the control concept of
the paper-money management shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 shows a detailed flow of the initialization processing routine (Step
200) of the overall control flow shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a detailed
flow of the processing routine for accommodating paper-moneys (Step 500)
shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a detailed flow of the read data processing
routine (Step 510) shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 8 is a detailed flow of the
processing routine for setting the storage state (step 530) shown in FIG.
7. FIG. 9 is a detailed flow of the discharge processing routine (Step
600) shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 10 is a detailed flow of the unread-time
processing routine (Step 610) shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 11 is a detailed flow
of the read-time processing routine (Step 620) shown in FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is
a detailed flow of the processing routine for reading (Step 640) shown in
FIG. 11. FIG. 13 is a detailed flow of the processing routine for checking
the correspondence (Step 670) shown in FIG. 12.
Details of the operation of the device according to the present invention
will be explained below.
In starting the operation of the automated teller machine 20 in FIG. 2, it
is necessary to load paper-moneys into the machine. Paper-moneys to be
loaded are filled in the fourth paper-money collection portion 25 by a
separate device or by hand, thus setting paper-moneys in the automated
teller machine 20. The paper-moneys are then sent one by one by the
paper-money carrying portion 26 to the characteristics extraction portion
1, which reads characteristics of the paper-moneys. All the data that have
been read are stored in the data storage portion 13, and paper-moneys of
which data have not been able to be read are temporarily stored in the
paper-money input and output opening 21 and are then accommodated in the
fourth paper-money collection portion 25 again upon finishing the loading
of the paper-moneys from the fourth paper-money collection portion 25. By
the above operation, the automated teller machine 20 can handle only
paper-moneys of which data have been able to be read when they were
loaded. Next, description will be made of the case when a user inputs
paper-moneys into the automated teller machine. Paper-moneys that have
been inputted by the user into the paper-money input and output opening 21
are sent one by one by the paper-money carrying unit 26 to the
characteristics extraction portion 1, which reads characteristics of the
paper-moneys. Paper-moneys of which data have not been able to be read by
the characteristics extraction portion 1 are returned to the user from the
paper-money input and output opening 21, and only the paper-moneys of
which data have been able to be read are taken into the automated teller
machine 20. Paper-moneys that have been taken into the automated teller
machine 20 are collected in the first paper-money collection portion 22
and the second paper-money collection portion 23 based on the paper-money
data that have been read by the characteristics extraction portion 1, and
the read data are stored in the data storage portion 13. Description will
now be made of the case when a user takes out paper-moneys from the
automated teller machine. The first paper-money collection portion 22 and
the second paper-money collection portion 23 discharge paper-moneys of
necessary numbers in accordance with the amount of money that has been
inputted by the user into the display operation portion for the users 4.
The characteristics extraction portion 1 reads characteristics data of
paper-moneys, compares these data with the data stored in the data storage
portion 13, and sends paper-moneys of which data coincide with the stored
data to the paper-money input and output opening 21 so that these
paper-moneys are paid to the user. Paper-moneys of which data have not
been able to be read are accommodated in the third paper-money collection
portion 24, and the paper-moneys of which data have not been able to be
read are specified based on the data that have been able to be read and
the data stored in the data storage portion 13. Then, data of these
specified paper-moneys are stored in the data storage portion 13.
In FIG. 4, when the device is started, a decision is made whether the reset
processing is carried out to initialize the control portion 10 or not
(Step 100). When the reset processing is to be carried out, the process
goes to Step 200 and when the reset processing is not to be carried out,
the process goes to Step 300.
In Step 200, the data storage portion 13 provided in the control unit 10 is
initialized in accordance with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 5.
Referring to FIG. 5, all of the data areas, each for storing data for
showing characteristics of paper-moneys to be taken into the automated
teller machine, are cleared in Step 201. In Step 202, all of the counters
are cleared, and in Step 203 all of the flags are cleared. In Step 204,
addresses of all the data areas are initialized, and in Step 205 each
initial value is set. Then, the process proceeds to Step 300.
In Step 300, a type of processing required to be done at the display
operation portion for users 4 or at the display operation portion for the
operator 5, such as inputting, outputting, loading or recovery of
paper-moneys, is selected. These operations can be divided into an
accommodation processing for taking paper-moneys into the automated teller
machine and a discharge processing for discharging paper-moneys from the
machine.
In Step 400, a decision is made about the input processing carried out in
Step 300. When an accommodation processing is selected, the process goes
to Step 500, and when a discharge processing is selected the process goes
to Step 600. After finishing any one of the processings selected, the
process goes to Step 700. In Step 700, a decision is made about the
operation or stop of the machine. When the automated teller machine is
selected to be operated, the process goes back to Step 300 and when the
operation of the machine is to be stopped, the process goes to Step 800 to
stop the operation of the machine.
In Step 500, the accommodation processing of paper-moneys is carried out in
accordance with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 6. In Step 501, a decision
is made about presence or absence of paper-moneys remaining in each of the
paper-money collection portions 22 and 23 which accommodate paper-moneys
and store them for discharging. A known device utilizing an optical sensor
(not shown) is used to detect presence or absence of paper-moneys, and a
detected signal is taken from the sheet storage control portion 2. When
there is no paper-money remaining in each of the paper-money collection
portions, the process goes to Step 502, and when there are paper-moneys
remaining in each of the paper-money collection portions, the process goes
to Step 504. The accommodation processing in the case when there is no
remaining paper-money means the above-described loading processing of
paper-moneys. In Step 502, all the accommodation data areas are cleared,
and in Step 503 addresses of all the accommodation data areas are
initialized. In Step 504, data showing characteristics of paper-moneys are
read by the paper-money characteristics extraction portion 1. A known
device utilizing a line sensor (not shown) can be used as a reading unit
for the paper-money characteristics extraction portion 1. In Step 510,
data that have been read are processed as shown in FIG. 7. In Step 505, a
decision is made whether there are paper-moneys to be processed. If there
are paper-moneys to be processed, the process goes to Step 504, and if
there is no paper-money to be processed, the process goes to Step 506.
In Step 510, data that have been read are processed in accordance with the
detailed flow shown in FIG. 7. In Step 511, a decision is made about the
state of reading the characteristic data of paper-moneys. When
characteristic data of paper-moneys have been able to be read, the process
goes to Step 530, and when characteristic data have not been able to be
read, the process goes to Step 521. In Step 530, a storage state of
characteristic data of paper-moneys that have been read is set in
accordance with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 8. In Step 512, a decision
is made whether a storage flag is set or not. When the flag is set, the
process goes to Step 512, and when the flag is reset, the process goes to
Step 519. In Step 513, data is compared with the data one step before. In
Step 514, a decision is made whether data coincide with the data one step
before. When both data coincide, the process goes to Step 515 and a
same-value flag is set, and then the process goes to Step 517. When both
data do not coincide, the process goes to Step 516, and a same-value flag
is reset, and then the process goes to Step 517. In Step 517, data and
flag values are stored in each accommodation data area. In Step 518, the
accommodation data area address is counted up by one. In Step 519,
paper-moneys are accommodated in a predetermined collection portion, and
the process goes to Step 520. In Step 521, paper-moneys are accommodated
in a predetermined position such as the paper-money input and output
opening 21 because characteristic data of the paper-moneys have not been
able to be read.
In Step 530, the store state setting processing is carried out in
accordance with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 8. In Step 531, a decision
is made whether the value of the storage counter is zero or not. When the
value of the storage counter is zero, the storage flag is set in Step 532.
When the value of the storage counter is not zero, the storage flag is
reset in Step 534. In Step 535, a difference between the value of the
storage counter and the set storage step value is calculated, and a
decision is made whether the difference is zero or not in Step 536. If the
difference is zero, the process goes to Step 537, where the storage
counter is cleared, and then the process goes to Step 539. If the
difference is not zero, the process goes to step 538, where the storage
counter is counted up by one, and then the process goes to Step 539.
In Step 600, the discharge processing is carried out in accordance with the
detailed flow shown in FIG. 9. In step 601, each accommodation data area
address is counted down by one. In Step 602, paper-moneys are discharged
from a predetermined paper-money collection portion, and in Step 603,
characteristic data of the discharged paper-moneys are read by the
paper-money characteristics extraction portion 1. In Step 604, a decision
is made whether the characteristic data have been able to be read. If the
characteristic data have not been able to be read, the process goes to
Step 610, where the unread-time processing is carried out in accordance
with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 10. If the characteristic data have
been able to be read, the process goes to Step 620, where the read-time
processing is carried out in accordance with the detailed flow shown in
FIG. 11. After the unread-time processing in Step 610, a decision is made
whether there are paper-moneys to be processed in Step 605. When there are
paper-moneys to be processed, the process goes to Step 602. When there is
no paper-money to be processed, the process goes to Step 606. In Step 606,
the operation of the automated teller machine is stopped, and the process
goes to Step 608. When there are paper-moneys to be processed in Step 607
after the read-time processing in Step 620, the process goes to Step 601.
When there is no paper-money to be processed in Step 607, the process goes
to Step 608.
In Step 610, the unread-time processing is carried out in accordance with
the detailed flow shown in FIG. 10. In Step 611, the state of the unread
flag is checked. If the flag is in the reset state, the process goes to
Step 612, and if the unread flag is in the set state, the process goes to
Step 614. In Step 612, the unread flag is set, and in Step 613
predetermined various kinds of flags are cleared. In Step 614, the
paper-money is accommodated in a predetermined paper-money collection
portion, and the process goes to Step 615.
In Step 620, the read-time processing is carried out in accordance with the
detailed flow shown in FIG. 11. In Step 621, the comparison flag is
checked. If the comparison flag is in the set state, the process goes to
Step 622, and if the comparison flag is in the reset state the process
goes to step 628. In Step 622, data that has been read is compared with
the data in a predetermined accommodation data area address. In Step 623,
a decision is made whether these data coincide or not. When these data do
not coincide, the process goes to Step 626, and when these data coincide,
the process goes to Step 624. In Step 624, data of the accommodation data
area address is cleared. In Step 625, the accommodation data area address
is counted down by one, and then the process goes to Step 629. In Step
626, the operation of the automated teller machine is stopped and the
number of paper-moneys to be processed further is set to zero. Then, the
process goes to Step 633. In Step 628, the state of the correspondence
flag is checked. When the correspondence flag is in the set state, the
process goes to Step 629, and when the correspondence flag is in the reset
state, the process goes to Step 640. In Step 629, the value of the
comparison counter is counted up by one, and in Step 630 the difference
between the value of the comparison counter and the storage step value is
calculated. In Step 631, a decision is made whether the calculated
difference is zero or not. If the difference is zero, the process goes to
Step 632, where the comparison flag is set and the comparison counter is
cleared, and then the process goes to Step 633. If the difference is not
zero in Step 631, the process goes to Step 633. In Step 640, the read
correspondence processing is carried out and the process goes to Step 633.
In Step 640, the read correspondence processing is carried out in
accordance with the detailed flow shown in FIG. 12. In Step 641, the
preparation flag is checked. If this flag is in the set state, the process
goes to Step 642, and if this flag is in the reset state, the process goes
to Step 649. In Step 649, the comparison counter is cleared, and in Step
650 the same-value flag of the data in the accommodation data area is
checked. If the same-value flag is in the reset state, the process goes to
Step 653, and if the same-value flag is in the set state, the process goes
to Step 652, where the set comparison counter value is counted up by one.
In Step 653, the comparison counter value is counted up by one, and in
Step 654 the difference between the set comparison counter value and the
comparison counter value is calculated. In Step 655, a decision is made
whether the calculated difference is zero or not. If the difference is
zero, the process goes to Step 657, and if the difference is not zero, the
process goes to Step 656, where data of the next accommodation data area
is called, and then the process goes to Step 650. In Step 657, the
comparison counter is cleared and the preparation flag is set. In Step
658, the set comparison counter value is multiplied by the number of
storage steps, and the process goes to Step 642. In Step 642, the read
data is stored in the comparison data area, and in Step 643 the comparison
data area address is counted up by one. In Step 645, the value of the
comparison counter is counted up by one. In Step 646, the difference
between the set comparison counter value and the comparison counter value
is calculated, and in Step 647 the difference is checked. If the
difference is not zero, the process goes to Step 659, and if the
difference is zero, the process goes to Step 670, where the correspondence
check is carried out. In Step 648, the correspondence flag is set and the
process goes to Step 659.
In Step 670, the correspondence check is carried out in accordance with the
detailed flow shown in FIG. 13. In Step 671, the accommodation data is
compared with the comparison data. In Step 672, a decision is made whether
the two data are the same or not. If the two data are the same, the
process goes to Step 677, and if the two data are not the same the process
goes to Step 673. In Step 673, data of the comparison data area is
checked. In Step 674, a decision is made whether data exists or not. If
there is data, the process goes to Step 671, and if there is no data, the
process goes to Step 675. In Step 675, data of the next accommodation data
area is called. In Step 676, header data of the comparison data area is
called, and the process goes to Step 671. In Step 677, the accommodation
data area address and the comparison data area address are stored in the
correspondence area, and the comparison counter is cleared. In Step 678,
the state of the same-value flag is checked. If the flag is in the set
state, the process goes to Step 680, and if the flag is in the reset
state, a predetermined correspondence number is increased by one in Step
679 and the process goes to Step 680. In Step 680, the correspondence
number is compared with a predetermined correspondence number. In Step
681, a decision is made whether the correspondence number coincides with
the predetermined correspondence number. If the two numbers are the same,
the process goes to Step 685, and if the two numbers are not the same, the
process goes to Step 682. In Step 682, the accommodation data is compared
with the comparison data of the storage step. If the two data are the
same, the process goes to step 677, and if the two data are not the same,
the process goes to Step 684. In Step 684, the header accommodation data
of the correspondence area and the comparison data area address are
counted up by one, and the process goes to Step 677. In Step 685, data up
to the end storage address within the correspondence area and the
comparison counter are cleared. In Step 686, the comparison data is
cleared and the value of the comparison counter is counted up by one. In
Step 687, a decision is made whether there is comparison data or not. If
there is comparison data, the process goes to Step 686, and if there is no
comparison data, the process goes to Step 688.
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to
specify any one of all the paper-moneys in the automated teller machine
based on information of paper-moneys stored before and after a
corresponding sheet of paper-money, said information being a part of a
letter or a symbol showing characteristics of each paper-money stored for
every set number of paper-moneys. Therefore, it is possible to manage
automatically in real time the amount of various kinds of paper-moneys
taken into the machine, the amount of various kinds of paper-moneys
discharged from the machine and the stock level of paper-moneys within the
machine including the amount of undischargeable paper-moneys.
Other control conceptional diagrams showing paper-money control concepts to
which the above-described control system can be applied will be explained
below. FIG. 14 shows a system for storing all the letters or symbols
representing characteristics of paper-moneys for every set number of
paper-moneys, e.g. for every other sheet of paper-money as shown in FIG.
14. In this case, letters or symbols can be specified for each sheet of
paper-moneys. Therefore, the same-value flag used in the above control
flow is not necessary. FIG. 15 shows a system for storing a part of a
letter or a symbol representing characteristics of paper-moneys for all
the paper-moneys. In this case, only one sheet of paper-money is set to be
stored in the above control flow. FIG. 16 shows a system for storing all
the letters or symbols representing characteristics of paper-moneys for
all the paper-moneys. In this case, it is possible to specify all the
paper-moneys. Therefore, this system can be realized by utilizing only the
unread flag in the above control flow.
As described above, the above control system can be applied to any one of
the above-described control concepts, and it is also possible to manage
automatically in real time the amount of various kinds of paper-moneys
taken into the automated teller machine, the amount of various kinds of
paper-moneys discharged from the machine and the stock level of
paper-moneys within the machine including the amount of undischargeable
paper-moneys.
Further, since it is possible to manage the amount of paper-moneys
automatically and in real time, it is possible to display the result of
the management showing the amounts as illustrated in FIG. 17 in the
display operation portion for the operator 5. It is also possible to
transfer the screen display content to a remote monitoring unit (not
shown), thus making it possible to carry out an integrated management.
Although the present embodiments have been explained for application to
paper-moneys in the automated teller machine, the present embodiments can
also be applied to sheets such as check sheets or lottery sheets which
carry identifiable information. Since these sheets can be managed while
carrying out various processings, no manpower or time is required for the
management, making it possible to carry out an integrated management of
information of all the relevant devices.
According to the present invention, it is possible to store and manage data
representing characteristics of each sheet of paper-moneys within the
machine, so that paper-moneys within the machine can be managed
completely.
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