Cash handling system and cash handling method
In order to improve efficiency of an operation of a cash handling system and reduce the labor required for the operation, a POS register receives an input of a cash-out amount, and an input of a charge amount. The POS register reads a debit card ID from a debit card, and transmits a settlement request including the debit card ID and a settlement amount to a management server. Upon receiving the settlement request, the management server withdraws the settlement amount from an account, and transmits a settlement permission to the POS register. Upon receiving the settlement permission from the management server, the POS register performs charge of electronic money, and transmits a dispensing instruction for the cash-out amount to a change machine. The change machine receives the dispensing instruction and dispenses cash.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, via a barcode reader, item information on an item to be purchased by a customer;
determining, by processing circuitry and based on the item information, a purchase amount for the item;
obtaining, via a user interface, first information regarding a first amount to be withdrawn from an account of the customer, and second information regarding a second amount to be received as electronic money;
determining, by the processing circuitry and based on the first information and the second information, third information regarding a third amount to be dispensed in cash from the first amount;
performing, by the processing circuitry, an in-machine inventory confirmation process including:
acquiring, from a money handling apparatus, information on an inventory amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus; and
determining, based on the information, that the money handling apparatus is able to dispense the third amount;
detecting, via a card reader, a medium of the customer;
performing, by the processing circuitry, an approval reception process including:
displaying a dispensing amount and a charge amount; and
receiving an approval operation of the customer;
processing, by the processing circuitry, a transaction for the item by withdrawing the first amount from the account and adding the second amount of electronic money to the medium of the customer on a condition that the approval operation has been received and the money handling apparatus is able to dispense the third amount; and
in response to the processing of the transaction, controlling, by the processing circuitry, the money handling apparatus to dispense cash which is a part of the third amount.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the determining the third amount includes calculating the third amount by subtracting the second amount from the first amount, and
the method further comprises controlling the money handling apparatus to dispense the third amount of cash via the money handling apparatus.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface is via a mobile terminal of the customer.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information and/or the second information is obtained from a graphical code provided by the customer.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first information and/or the second information is obtained from a card of the customer.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving payment cash from the customer; and
controlling the money handling apparatus to dispense change to the customer in a case that a monetary amount received is greater than the purchase amount, wherein
the monetary amount includes any of the payment cash, the first amount and the second amount.
7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein
the purchase amount is indicated by the second information, and
the second amount is obtained by subtracting the purchase amount from the first amount.
8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
performing a process for withdrawing the first amount from the account.
9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting the first amount to an external apparatus configured to perform an account process, wherein
the first amount is withdrawn from the account by the external apparatus.
10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the medium is a card or a terminal device of the customer.
11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the processing the transaction is performed with an automatic checkout machine.
12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the processing the transaction is performed with a ticket machine.
13 . An apparatus, comprising:
a storage to store money;
a barcode reader configured to receive item information on an item to be purchased by a customer;
processing circuitry configured to
determine, based on the item information, a purchase amount for the item;
obtain, via a user interface, first information regarding a first amount to be withdrawn from an account of the customer, and second information regarding a second amount to be received as electronic money;
determine, based on the first information and the second information, third information regarding a third amount to be dispensed in cash from the first amount; and
perform an in-machine inventory confirmation process to:
acquire information on an inventory amount of money stored in the storage; and
determine, based on the information, that the apparatus is able to dispense the third amount;
a card reader configured to detect a medium of the customer, wherein
the processing circuitry is further configured to
perform an approval reception process to:
display a dispensing amount and a charge amount; and
receive an approval operation of the customer;
process a transaction for the item by withdrawing the first amount from the account and adding the second amount of electronic money to the medium of the customer on a condition that the approval operation has been received and the apparatus is able to dispense the third amount; and
dispense, in response to processing the transaction, cash which is a part of the third amount.
14 . The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein
to determine the third amount, the processing circuitry is configured to calculate the third amount by subtracting the second amount from the first amount, and
the processing circuitry is configured to control an outlet to dispense the third amount of cash.
15 . A method for a money handling apparatus which obtains item information on an item to be purchased by a customer and calculates a purchase amount to be paid by the customer, the method comprising:
receiving, via a user interface by the money handling apparatus, any two pieces of information out of (i) first information regarding a first amount to be withdrawn from an account of the customer, (ii) second information regarding a second amount to be received by electronic money from the first amount, and (iii) third information regarding a third amount to be received in cash from the first amount;
determining, by processing circuitry and based on the received two pieces of information, the first amount, the second amount and the third amount;
performing, by the processing circuitry, an in-machine inventory confirmation process including:
acquiring information on an inventory amount of money stored in the money handling apparatus; and
determining, based on the information, that the money handling apparatus is able to dispense the third amount;
detecting, via a card reader, a medium of the customer;
performing, by the processing circuitry, an approval reception process including:
displaying a dispensing amount and a charge amount; and
receiving an approval operation of the customer;
processing, by the processing circuitry, a transaction for the item by withdrawing the first amount from the account and adding the second amount of electronic money to the medium of the customer on a condition that the approval operation has been received and the money handling apparatus is able to dispense the third amount; and
dispensing, via an outlet of the money handling apparatus in response to the processing the transaction, cash which is a part of the third amount.
16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein in a case that the first information and the second information are received from the customer:
the third amount is determined by subtracting the second amount from the first amount, and
the third amount of cash is dispensed from the money handling apparatus.