Patent Publication Number: US-2020286321-A1

Title: Coin handling device and coin handling method

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-039941 filed on Mar. 5, 2019, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to coin handling devices and coin handling methods. 
     Discussion of the Background 
     Conventionally known coin depositing and dispensing machines include coin handling machines such as cash settlement apparatus, money change dispensers, and automated teller machines (ATMs). For example, JP 2000-76512 A discloses a coin handling device including first and second recognizing means for recognizing the authenticity and denomination of a coin fed, first and second judging means for judging the abilities of the first and second recognizing means to recognize the coin, and a determining means for determining the authenticity and denomination of the coin while giving priority to recognition results of the first or second recognizing means having a higher recognizing ability based on judging results by the first and second judging means. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     For example, a coin handling device detects features of a coin such as the diameter, material, presence of a hole, thickness, and pattern by one or both of a magnetic sensor and an image sensor, and determines the properties such as the denomination based on these detection results. In the case of 5 yen coins, not only non-rare (abundant), common 5 yen coins currently issued but also rare, old series 5 yen coins are present and circulate in the market. The main difference between these two types of 5 yen coins is the form of the characters engraved on each coin, and therefore these types are difficult to distinguish from each other using a coin handling device. Both the new and old types may be mentioned as options and the device may fail to determine the type of each coin. Similarly in the case of 10 yen coins, not only non-rare (abundant), common 10 yen coins currently issued but also rare, old series 10 yen coins are present and circulate in the market. The main difference between these two types of 10 yen coins is the presence or absence of reeds carved on the edge of each coin, and therefore these types are difficult to distinguish from each other. Both the new and old types may be mentioned as options and the device may fail to determine the type of each coin. Herein, the non-rare (abundant), common coins currently issued are also referred to as new series coins in comparison with the old series coins. 
     When a coin fed into a coin handling device is an old series coin, some financial markets may have to take the old series coin into the coin handling device and prevent recirculation thereof. In contrast, some vending machines may have to accept an old series coin, like new series coins, so as to enable product purchase even using an old series coin. As described, on the one hand, there is a need for active elimination of old series coins, but on the other hand, there is a need for giving priority to wide acceptance of coins including old series coin over elimination of old series coins. Accordingly, when a coin handling device is used to determine the type of a coin of which new series and old series coins circulate and both the new series coin and the old series coin are mentioned as options of the type of the coin, the preferentially selected result among these is different from user to user. In conventional cases, coin handling devices are customized with software particularly prepared for the respective users. 
     In response to the above current state of the art, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin handling device and a coin handling method each enabling a simple and easy change of a way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to determine according to the user needs. 
     In order to solve the above issue and to achieve the object, one aspect of the present invention is directed to a coin handling device including: a detector that detects a feature of a coin; a determiner that determines a type of the coin based on the feature of the coin detected by the detector; a reception unit that receives from an operating person handling settings that designate a way of handling the coin that is an indeterminate coin of which the type is not determined and for which multiple options of the type are extracted by the determiner; and a handling unit that handles the indeterminate coin based on the handling settings received by the reception unit. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the detector may include a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic feature of the coin. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the detector may include an image sensor that detects an optical feature of the coin. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the multiple options of the type may have the same denomination. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates the indeterminate coin as a coin to be subjected to rejection handling, and the handling unit may perform the rejection handling on the indeterminate coin. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates the indeterminate coin as a coin of a type having a highest degree of similarity among the multiple options of the type, and the handling unit may handle the indeterminate coin as a coin of the type having the highest degree of similarity among the multiple options of the type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the multiple options of the type may include a rare type and a non-rare type that is equal in denomination to the rare type, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit may perform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the same transport destination as that of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the multiple options of the type may include a rare type and a non-rare type that is equal in denomination to the rare type, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit may perform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a degree of priority of the type of the indeterminate coin, and the handling unit may handle the indeterminate coin as a coin of a type having a highest degree of priority among the multiple options of the type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the multiple options of the type may include a rare type and a non-rare type having the same denomination as the rare type, the setting item may designate the non-rare type to have a higher degree of priority than the rare type, and the handling unit may handle the indeterminate coin as a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit may perform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the same transport destination as that of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit mayperform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the multiple options of the type may include a rare type and a non-rare type that is equal in denomination to the rare type, the setting item may designate the rare type to have a higher degree of priority than the non-rare type, and the handling unit may handle the indeterminate coin as a coin of the rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit may perform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the same transport destination of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the handling settings may include a setting item that designates a transport destination of the indeterminate coin to a transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type, and the handling unit may perform handling of transporting the indeterminate coin to the transport destination different from that of a coin of the non-rare type. 
     Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a coin handling method including: detecting a feature of a coin; determining a type of the coin based on the feature of the coin detected in the detecting; receiving from an operating person handling settings that designate a way of handling the coin that is an indeterminate coin of which the type is not determined and for which multiple options of the type are extracted in the determining; and handling the indeterminate coin based on the handling settings received in the receiving. 
     Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a coin recognition device including a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic feature of a coin, a magnetism determiner that determines multiple options of a type of the coin based on the magnetic feature of the coin detected by the magnetic sensor, an image sensor that images a surface of the coin, and an image determiner that determines the type of the coin among the multiple options of the type determined by the magnetism determiner based on an image of the coin imaged by the image sensor. 
     In another aspect of the present invention, the coin recognition device may further include a denomination determiner that determines the type of the coin based on the multiple options from the magnetism determiner and a determination result from the image determiner. 
     The coin handling device and the coin handling method of the present invention enable a simple and easy change of a way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to determine according to the user needs. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram of part of an exemplary setting table relating to determination processing used in a coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior setting. 
         FIG. 3A  is a schematic perspective view of the appearance of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 3B  is a schematic diagram of the structure of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram of the internal structure of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 5  is a block diagram of the internal structure of a recognizer in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic perspective view of a sensor unit including a magnetic sensor and an image sensor of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic plan view of the sensor unit including the magnetic sensor and the image sensor of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram of part of an exemplary type information table. 
         FIG. 9  is a diagram of part of another exemplary setting table relating to determination processing. 
         FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating modes in the determination processing on coins. 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram of part of an exemplary setting table relating to transport handling. 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating modes in the transport handling on coins. 
         FIG. 13  is a flow chart illustrating a handling way of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 14  is a flow chart illustrating the determination processing by the determination processor in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 15  is a flow chart illustrating the transport handling by the transport handling unit in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 16  is a diagram of an exemplary setting screen on a display when an operating person is to change handling settings. 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram of another exemplary setting screen on a display when an operating person is to change handling settings. 
         FIG. 18  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior settings. 
         FIG. 19  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior settings. 
         FIG. 20  is a diagram of part of another exemplary type information table. 
         FIG. 21  is a diagram of part of still another exemplary setting table relating to determination processing. 
         FIG. 22  is a diagram of part of still another exemplary setting table relating to determination processing. 
         FIG. 23  is a block diagram of an internal structure of a coin recognition device of Embodiment 2. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Preferred embodiments of the coin handling device and the coin handling method of the present invention are described hereinbelow with reference to the drawings. 
     Embodiment 1 
     First, the summary of the coin handling device and the coin handling method in the present embodiment is described. For coins of which the type is difficult to recognize, such as new series and old series 5 yen coins and new series and old series 10 yen coins, the result preferentially selected therefrom for handling the coins in the coin handling device is different from user (or model on which the device is mounted) to user. In conventional cases, particular software is prepared for the respective users. In the present embodiment, a coin is to be handled based on handling settings flexibly customizable by an operating person when a recognizer of the coin handling device fails to specify the type of the coin to be handled and multiple options are present for the type. This enables appropriate customization of the way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to recognize only by receiving a change of handling settings from an operating person without preparation of any particular software. Further, in the present embodiment, a setting table is devised for associating the types of coins with the specific contents of the handling settings, i.e., setting items, which enables easy customization of the handling settings. The setting items of the handling settings preferably include, but are not limited to, a setting item (e.g., the priority order of the recognition results to be replied) that designates how to determine the type of a coin of which the type is not determined to a single type. In this case, determination processing for determining the type of such a coin is executed based on the handling settings. The setting items of the handling settings also preferably include, but are not limited to, a setting item (e.g., transport destination of a coin) that designates how to transport a coin of which the type is not determined to a single type. In this case, transport handling of transporting such a coin is performed based on the handling settings. 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram of part of an exemplary setting table relating to determination processing used in a coin handling device of Embodiment 1.  FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior settings. The setting table relating to determination processing includes the following items: type number, coin type, multi-pass group number, multi-pass behavior setting, magnetism template reference ID, and image template reference ID. For the magnetism template reference ID and the image template reference ID, each coin type is assigned an ID corresponding to the template of a magnetic feature obtained by a magnetic sensor and an ID corresponding to the template of an optical feature obtained by an image sensor. The multi-pass group number is a variable setting item and is the number to be referred when a coin to be handled is an indeterminate coin of which the type is not determined and for which multiple options of the type are extracted by the determiner of the recognizer. When the multi-pass group numbers of the multiple options of the type extracted are different from each other, the coin of interest is immediately determined as a coin to be rejected. When the multi-pass group numbers of the multiple options extracted are the same as each other, the coin of interest is determined based on the multi-pass behavior setting to be described later. That the type of a coin to be handled is not determined and multiple options of the type are extracted by the determiner of the recognizer is also referred to as that multi-pass occurs. The multi-pass behavior setting is selected from a plurality of options and is a variable setting item. This item designates how to determine a coin to be handled when multi-pass occurs. The type number is the number assigned to each coin type with the respective multi-pass group number, multi-pass behavior setting, magnetism template reference ID, and image template reference ID assigned thereto. In  FIG. 1 , the sequential numbers are assigned in ascending order from the top row to the bottom row. 
     In setting of the multi-pass group numbers, multi-pass group numbers are assigned to coins of the respective type numbers, as indicated in the setting table of  FIG. 1 . Specifically, the same multi-pass group number is assigned to groups in which coins are determined based on the multi-pass behavior setting when multi-pass occurs, while different multi-pass group numbers are assigned to groups in which coins are immediately determined as coins to be rejected when multi-pass occurs. For example, in  FIG. 1 , the same multi-pass group number 3 is assigned to the new series and old series 5 yen coins respectively having the magnetism template reference IDs 2 and 3. Thereby, when the determiner of the coin handling device fails to determine the type of a coin and extracts new series and old series 5 yen coins as options, the determination processor that executes determination processing on coins in the recognizer does not immediately determine the coin as a coin to be rejected but determines the coin based on the multi-pass behavior setting to be described later that designates the behavior in determining the coin. In contrast, in  FIG. 1 , different multi-pass group numbers are assigned to a 100 yen coin and a new series 5 yen coin respectively having the magnetism template reference IDs 6 and 2. Thereby, when the determiner of the coin handling device fails to determine the type of a coin and extracts a 100 yen coin and a new series 5 yen coin as options, the determination processor immediately determines the coin as a coin to be rejected. 
     The multi-pass behavior setting designates the way of determination processing on the respective types of coins when multi-pass occurs between the templates of the same multi-pass group number. 
     Specifically, a multi-pass behavior setting A illustrated in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  is a setting in which the determination processor of the recognizer executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin to be rejected. A multi-pass behavior setting B is a setting in which the determination processor executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin of the type having the highest degree of similarity among multiple options of the type. A multi-pass behavior setting C is a setting in which the determination processor executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin of the type having the highest degree of priority among multiple options of the type. An operating person can change the multi-pass behavior setting among the multiple options (e.g., multi-pass behavior settings A to C). The degree of priority is determined by the type number in the setting table of  FIG. 1 . The smaller the type number is, the higher the degree of priority is. 
     The multi-pass behavior setting C may be assumed to include two cases where the type of a coin is not determined and new series and old series 5 yen coins are extracted as options, as illustrated in  FIG. 2 . One is the case where priority is given to the new series 5 yen coin and the coin of interest is determined as a new series 5 yen coin. The other is the case where priority is given to the old series 5 yen coin and the coin of interest is determined as an old series 5 yen coin. 
     The above described is the setting table relating to determination processing. In the present embodiment, a setting table relating to transport handling may also be used. The setting table relating to transport handling includes a setting item that, when the determiner of the recognizer determines a coin to be handled as an indeterminate coin, designates the transport destination of the indeterminate coin. Then, the setting item designates the device to perform rejection handling on the indeterminate coin, to store the indeterminate coin in a storage for new series coins, or to store the indeterminate coin in a storage for unfit coins. An operating person can select and change the setting item for designating the transport destination among multiple options. 
     The coin handling device in the present embodiment can handle a coin of which the type is difficult to determine based on the information in the setting table. The setting table can be rewritten by an operating person according to the user needs. In other words, the coin handling device in the present embodiment enables a simple and easy change of the way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to determine using the setting table according to the user needs. 
     The appearance and internal structure of the coin handling device in the present embodiment are described hereinbelow. 
       FIG. 3A  is a schematic perspective view of the appearance of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1.  FIG. 3B  is a schematic diagram of the structure of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1.  FIG. 4  is a block diagram of the internal structure of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 4 , a coin handling device  1  performs a variety of handling such as coin depositing and dispensing handling, formation of coin rolls, and coin roll dispensing handling. Each coin roll consists of a predetermined number of coins (e.g., 50 coins). The predetermined number of coins is wrapped by wrapping paper. 
     The coin handling device  1  includes a housing  3 . The housing  3  is in the form of a cuboidal box. The coin handling device  1  includes a coin inlet  201 , a recognizer  300 , a coin selector  203 , a coin temporary storage  204 , a coin storage  205 , a rejecter  206 , a return box  207 , a coin transporter  208 , a dispensing recognizer  209 , a dispensing box  210 , a collector  211 , a wrapper  212 , a coin roll storage  230 , a coin roll dispenser  231 , a coin roll gathering box  232 , a coin roll outlet  233 , and a coin roll transporter  234 . These components are accommodated in the housing  3 . The coin handling device  1  also includes a controller  10 , an operation display  600 , a printer  12 , a storage  700 , and a communicator  14 . The controller  10  includes a transport handling unit  200 . The storage  700  stores as the handling settings a setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling. 
     The coin inlet  201  allows coins to be inserted. The coin inlet  201  allows the inserted coins to be fed one by one. 
     The recognizer  300  executes recognition processing (recognition of properties of a coin such as type, authenticity, and fitness) on a coin fed through the coin inlet  201 . For example, the recognizer  300  includes a variety of sensors such as a magnetic sensor and an image sensor, a processor such as a CPU, and a storage such as a memory that stores programs and information for driving the processor. The results of the recognition processing by the recognizer  300  are transmitted to the controller  10  to be described later. 
     The coin selector  203  sorts the coins passed through the recognizer  300  and release them to the coin temporary storage  204 . For example, the coin selector  203  may include a coin pathway for transporting coins, a transport belt for transporting coins on the coin pathway, and diverter holes which are provided on the coin pathway and through one of which the coin of interest is dropped and diverted. In the coin selector  203 , a coin recognized as a coin that should be rejected (coin to be rejected) by the recognizer  300  is guided to the rejecter  206  through a return chute C 1  provided below the coin selector  203 . A coin recognized as corresponding to a coin designated in advance by the recognizer  300  passes through a coin chute C 2  provided below the coin selector  203 , and is then guided to a bag  220  mounted on a bag mounter provided on the front of the housing  3  through a bag inlet chute C 3  provided below the coin chute C 2  or is guided to the wrapper  212  through a direct wrapping chute C 4  provided below the coin chute C 2 . 
     The coin temporary storage  204  temporarily stores the coins released from the coin selector  203  by denomination. The coin temporary storage  204  releases the temporarily stored coins to the coin storage  205  or the return box  207 . 
     The coin storage  205  stores the coins released from the coin temporary storage  204  by denomination. Specific examples of the coin storage  205  include a 1 yen coin storage, a 5 yen coin storage, and a 10 yen coin storage. The coin storage  205  feeds the stored coins one by one by type to the coin transporter  208 . 
     The rejecter  206  stacks the coins guided through the return chute C 1  (i.e., the coins to be rejected). 
     The return box  207  stores the coins (coins that should be returned) released from the coin temporary storage  204 . Specifically, the return box  207  is in the form of a cuboidal box with an upper opening. The return box  207  is removable from the housing  3  of the coin handling device  1  and is drawable from the front of the housing  3 . 
     The coin transporter  208  transports the coins fed out of the coin storage  205  to the dispensing box  210  or the wrapper  212 . In this example, the coin transporter  208  includes a conveyor that transports the coins in the depth direction (forward-backward direction) of the housing  3  and a feed-out mechanism (not shown) that feeds out the coins on the conveyor to the wrapper  212 . The coins transported to the front edge of the coin transporter  208  (specifically, the conveyor) are guided to the dispensing box  210  through a dispensing chute C 5  provided below the front edge of the coin transporter  208 . The feed-out mechanism is provided at a central portion of the coin transporter  208  (specifically, the conveyor) in the forward-backward direction. The coins fed out of the feed-out mechanism are guided to the wrapper  212  through a wrapping chute C 6  provided below the central portion of the coin transporter  208  in the forward-backward direction. 
     The dispensing recognizer  209  executes recognition processing and count processing on the coins under transport from the coin transporter  208  to the dispensing box  210 . In the recognition processing, the dispensing recognizer  209  recognizes properties such as the type, authenticity, and fitness of the coins. In the count processing, the dispensing recognizer  209  counts the number of coins by type. For example, the dispensing recognizer  209  includes a variety of sensors such as a magnetic sensor and an image sensor, a processor such as a CPU, and a storage such as a memory that stores programs and information for driving the processor. The results of the recognition processing by the dispensing recognizer  209  are transmitted to the controller  10  to be described later. 
     The dispensing box  210  stores the coins (coins that should be fed out) fed out of the coin storage  205  and transported by the coin transporter  208 . The dispensing box  210  releases the coins stored therein to the collector  211 . Specifically, the dispensing box  210  is in the form of a cuboidal box with an upper opening, and includes a bottom plate  210   a  that can be opened and closed. The coins released from the dispensing box  210  as a result of opening the bottom plate  210   a  of the dispensing box  210  is guided to the collector  211  through a collect chute C 7  provided below the dispensing box  210 . The dispensing box  210  is removable from the housing  3  of the coin handling device  1 , and is drawable from the front of the housing  3 . 
     The collector  211  stores the coins that should be collected. Specifically, the collector  211  is in the form of a cuboidal box with an upper opening, and stores the coins released from the dispensing box  210  and guided through the collect chute C 7  and the coins guided through a discharge chute C 8  to be described later. The collector  211  is removable from the housing  3  of the coin handling device  1  and is drawable from the front of the housing  3 . 
     The wrapper  212  forms coin rolls. Specifically, the wrapper  212  forms rolls of the coins fed out of the coin storage  205 , transported by the coin transporter  208 , and guided through the wrapping chute C 6  (or the coins guided through the direct wrapping chute C 4 ) and to release the resulting coin rolls to the coin roll transporter  234 . In this example, the wrapper  212  is provided with a wrapping switcher  212   a  that can switch the wrapper  212  between the state of allowing release of the coin rolls to the coin roll transporter  234  and the state of inhibiting the release. The coins not used for formation of coin rolls by the wrapper  212  are guided to the collector  211  through the discharge chute C 8  provided below the wrapper  212 . 
     The coin roll storage  230  stores the coin rolls by denomination. The coin roll storage  230  transfers the coin rolls to/from the coin roll transporter  234 . In this example, the coin roll storage  230  includes multiple (specifically, six) coin roll trays  230   a . The multiple coin roll trays  230   a  store coin rolls of respective different denominations. The coin roll storage  230  is removable from the coin handling device  1  (specifically, the housing  3 ). 
     The coin roll dispenser  231  stacks the coin rolls (coin rolls that should be fed out) transported by the coin roll transporter  234 . The coin roll dispenser  231  is provided with an outlet that opens on the front surface of the housing  3  of the coin handling device  1 , and the outlet is provided with a shutter  231   a . When the shutter  231   a  is opened, an operating person can take the coin rolls out of the coin roll dispenser  231 . The coin handling device  1  includes a first light-emitter L 1  near the coin roll dispenser  231 . The first light-emitter L 1  may include an LED, for example. 
     The coin roll gathering box  232  stacks the coin rolls transported by the coin roll transporter  234 . The coin roll gathering box  232  has a larger stacking capacity than the coin roll dispenser  231 . For example, the stacking capacity of the coin roll dispenser  231  may be set to stack about 16 coin rolls, while the stacking capacity of the coin roll gathering box  232  may be set to stack about 40 coin rolls. The coin roll gathering box  232  is removable from the coin handling device  1  (specifically, the housing  3 ). The coin roll gathering box  232  can switch between the locked state (the state of the box being not removable from the coin handling device  1 ) and the unlocked state. The coin handling device  1  includes a second light-emitter L 2  near the coin roll gathering box  232 . The second light-emitter L 2  may include an LED, for example. 
     The coin roll outlet  233  feeds out the coin rolls transported by the coin roll transporter  234  to the outside of the coin handling device  1 . The coin rolls fed out of the coin roll outlet  233  are stacked in a collection container (not shown) provided on the front of the coin handling device  1 . The collection container used may be a container having a larger stacking capacity than the coin roll gathering box  232 . The coin handling device  1  includes a third light-emitter L 3  near the coin roll outlet  233 . The third light-emitter L 3  may include an LED, for example. 
     The coin roll transporter  234  is connected with the wrapper  212 , the coin roll storage  230 , the coin roll gathering box  232 , the coin roll dispenser  231 , and the coin roll outlet  233 , and thereby transports the coin rolls. 
     The transport handling unit  200 , one example of the handling unit, has functions of determining a way of transport handling on the coins (the transport destination of the coins) based on the determination result by the determination processor of the recognizer  300  to be described later and the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling stored in the storage  700  and of controlling the coin selector  203  and the coin temporary storage  204 . The transport handling unit  200  is realized by allowing a processor such as a CPU to execute a predetermined program stored in the storage  700 . 
     The operation display  600  includes an operator  600   a  and a display  600   b . The operator  600   a  allows an operating person to operate the system and to receive the input information corresponding to the operation by the operating person. As a result of operating the operator  600   a , the operating person can make the coin handling device  1  perform and execute a variety of handling and processing. In other words, the coin handling device  1  works in response to the operation input to the operator  600   a  by the operating person. The display  600   b  displays a variety of information such as the status of handling and processing the coins in the coin handling device  1  and an operation screen for receiving operation inputs. For example, the operation display  600  may include a touch screen. As described, the operation display  600  functions as a reception unit that receives operation information input by an operating person. 
     The printer  12  prints on a receipt a variety of information such as the status of handling and processing the coins in the coin handling device  1  and the inventory amount of the coins and to issue the receipt with the variety of information printed. The storage  700  stores a variety of information such as information relating to the status of handling and processing the coins in the coin handling device  1 , information relating to the inventory amount of the coins in the coin handling device  1 , image information such as the operation screen displayed on the operation display  600 , and control information for controlling the operation of the coin handling device  1 . For example, the storage  700  may include a general-purpose storage device such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory. The communicator  14  is provided to establish wired or wireless communication between the controller  10  and an external device  20  such as a tablet device or a smartphone. 
     The controller  10  transmits/receives signals to/from the respective components of the coin handling device  1 . The controller  10  can communicate with the external device  20  through the communicator  14 . 
     In order to allow the coin handling device  1  to perform and execute a variety of handling and processing, the controller  10  controls the respective components of the coin handling device  1  and thereby to control the operation of the coin handling device  1  based on the operation input through the operation display  600  (specifically, the operator  600   a ) and signals and information received from the respective components of the coin handling device  1  or the external device  20 . For example, the controller  10  may include a processor such as a CPU and a storage such as a memory that stores programs and information for operating the processor. 
     The recognizer  300  of the coin handling device  1  is specifically described hereinbelow. 
       FIG. 5  is a block diagram of the internal structure of a recognizer in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. The recognizer  300  includes a recognition communicator  310 , a detector  320 , a recognition controller  330 , a recognition storage  340 , a determiner  350 , and a determination processor  360 . The recognition controller  330 , the determiner  350 , and the determination processor  360  are realized by allowing a processor such as a CPU to execute a predetermined program stored in the recognition storage  340 . 
     The recognition communicator  310  has a function of transmitting/receiving the information to/from the controller  10 . 
     The detector  320  has a function of detecting a feature of a coin. The detector  320  is provided with multiple sensors  321 . Specific examples of the sensors  321  include a magnetic sensor that detects a magnetic feature of a coin and an image sensor that images a coin. The detector  320  may include either or both of the magnetic sensor and the image sensor. 
       FIG. 6  is a schematic perspective view of a sensor unit included in the recognizer of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1.  FIG. 7  is a schematic plan view of the sensor unit included in the recognizer of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , a sensor unit  321 U includes a magnetic sensor  321 A and an image sensor  321 B in the stated order from the upstream to the downstream of the transport path on which coins  100  are to be transported, and is an assembly of these multiple sensors. The arrow in the  FIG. 6  indicates the direction of transporting coins  100  on the transport path. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the recognizer includes as means for transporting coins  100  a transport belt  21   a  stretched along the transport path above the transport surface and transport pins  21   b  fixed relative to the transport belt  21   a  at regular intervals. The transport belt  21   a  is driven by a driving device including a motor, for example. The transport pins  21   b  each in the form of a cylinder come into contact with the edge of each coin  100  and the transport belt  21   a  moves, whereby coins  100  are transported one by one at intervals on the transport path. The structure of the means for transporting coins  100  is not limited to the structure illustrated as long as it can transport coins  100 . The structure may not include any transport pin  21   b  and may consist of the transport belt  21   a.    
     The magnetic sensor  321 A includes an AC power supply, an exciting coil, and a detection coil. The exciting coil generates a magnetic field on the transport path in response to an AC voltage applied from the AC power supply. The detection coil outputs a detection signal based on a voltage induced by the magnetic field generated by the exciting coil. The detection coil then outputs a detection signal based on a voltage induced by the magnetic field changed as a result of transport of a coin  100  on the transport path. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 7 , the image sensor  321 B includes a circular planar transparent portion corresponding to an imaging area  22   a  and, below the transparent portion, a light source that illuminates the imaging area  22   a  and an imaging element  24  that images the imaging area  22   a . When a coin  100  enters the imaging area  22   a , the light source emits light toward the imaging area  22   a  (the transparent portion) and the imaging element  24  receives the light reflected on a surface (one of the surfaces) of the coin  100  under transport to form an image. Thereby, an image of the coin  100  is collected. 
     The recognition controller  330  has a function of controlling the components in the recognizer  300 . The recognition controller  330  includes an input/output controller  331 , a setting controller  332 , a sensor controller  333 , and a sensor data acquirer  334 . The input/output controller  331  controls transmission and reception of information between the recognition communicator  310  and the controller  10 . The setting controller  332  has a function of changing the information in the setting table stored in the recognition storage  340  based on the information from the input/output controller  331 . In other words, the setting controller  332  receives from the input/output controller  331  the information relating to a change of the setting table input by an operating person through the operation display  600  and changes the setting table in accordance with the information received. The sensor controller  333  has a function of controlling the detector  320 . The sensor data acquirer  334  has functions of acquiring data of a feature of a coin acquired by the detector  320 , of converting the data into data that can be compared with the reference data of the template stored in the recognition storage  340 , and of storing the converted data as sensor data  345  in the recognition storage  340 . 
     The recognition storage  340  has a function of storing a type information table  341 , a setting table  342   a  relating to determination processing, a determination result  343 , an option extraction result  344 , the sensor data  345 , a magnetism template  346   a , an image template  346   b , and the like. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram of part of an exemplary type information table. The type information table  341  of  FIG. 8  is a table in which each type of coins are assigned a magnetism template reference ID and an image template reference ID. The magnetism template reference ID is the number that associates the type of a coin with the magnetism template corresponding to the type. The magnetism template includes the reference data and threshold of a magnetic feature. The image template reference ID is the number that associates the type of a coin with the image template corresponding to the type. The image template includes the data and threshold relating to the reference image. The letter N in the tables herein means the total number of types of coins registered. 
       FIG. 9  is a diagram of part of another exemplary setting table relating to determination processing. The setting table  342   a  relating to determination processing illustrated in  FIG. 9  includes the following items: type number, coin type, pattern class, multi-pass group number, multi-pass behavior setting, magnetism template reference ID, and image template reference ID. In addition to the type number, coin type, multi-pass group number, multi-pass behavior setting, magnetism template reference ID, and image template reference ID as in the setting table illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the setting table  342   a  also includes the item of pattern class that indicates the obverse or reverse of a coin. 
     For the setting item “multi-pass group number” of the setting table  342   a , different multi-pass group numbers are assigned to groups in which coins are immediately determined as coins to be rejected when the determiner  350  fails to determine the type of a coin and extracts multiple options of the type, while the same multi-pass group number is assigned to groups in which coins are not immediately determined as coins to be rejected and the behavior in handling the coins of interest is to be customized. The multi-pass group numbers assigned to the respective types of coins can be determined by an operating person through the operation display  600 . 
     The setting item “multi-pass behavior setting” in the setting table  342   a  designates the way of determination processing on a coin to be handled which is an indeterminate coin of which the type is not determined and for which multiple options of the type are extracted by the determiner  350  with the multiple options of the type being assigned the same multi-pass group number. 
       FIG. 10  is a diagram illustrating modes in the determination processing on coins. The determination processor  360 , another example of the handling unit, executes the determination processing in any of the four modes illustrated in  FIG. 10 , specifically, a mode I in which an indeterminate coin is determined as a coin to be rejected; a mode II in which an indeterminate coin is determined as a coin of the type having the highest degree of similarity among multiple options of the type; and modes III and IV in each of which an indeterminate coin is determined as a coin of the type having the highest degree of priority among multiple options of the type. The mode III is the case where the new series coin has a higher degree of priority, while the mode IV is the case where the old series coin has a higher degree of priority. 
     The determination result  343  is a result of the determination processing by the determination processor  360  and includes the information of whether multi-pass occurs or not. 
     The option extraction result  344  is a result of extracting options of the type for one or more types of coins by the determiner  350 . 
     The determiner  350  has a function of identifying the type of a coin based on the feature of the coin detected by the detector  320 . Specifically, the determiner  350  compares the detection data from the detector  320  with each of the templates, and calculates the degree of similarity. When the calculated degree of similarity is within the tolerance relative to the threshold, the template ID is searched in the type information table  341 , the corresponding type is extracted as an option of the type of the coin of interest, and it is stored as the option extraction result  344  in the storage  340 . 
     When the option extraction result  344  includes a single type, the determination processor  360  determines the coin of interest as a coin of this type. When the option extraction result  344  includes multiple types, the determination processor  360  executes the determination processing on the indeterminate coin based on the setting table relating to determination processing. 
     New series coins and old series coins having the same denomination may be difficult to distinguish from each other as different types of coins. There are a variety of ways of handling new series coins and old series coins having the same denomination according to the user needs. The coin handling device in the present embodiment enables a simple and easy change of the way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to determine according to the user needs, and thus can favorably be used even in the case where the multiple options of the type have the same denomination. 
     In the recognizer  300 , the determination processor  360  utilizes the setting table  342   a  relating to determination processing to execute determination processing on a coin. In the transport handling unit  200 , as described above, the transport handling on a coin is performed based on the determination result by the determination processor  360  and the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling.  FIG. 11  is a diagram of part of an exemplary setting table relating to transport handling. In the setting item “transport destination setting” in the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the transport destination of each coin is selected among multiple options. In the example of  FIG. 11 , the selection is performed as follows. When the result from the determiner  350  indicates that the coin of interest is a new series 5 yen coin, the coin is to be stored in the 5-yen storage; when the determiner  350  extracts both a new series and old series 5-yen coins as options, the coin is to be stored in the unfit coin storage; and when the result from the determiner  350  indicates that the coin of interest is an old series 5 yen coin, the coin is to be stored in the unfit coin storage. 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating modes in the transport handling on coins. In  FIG. 12 , the transport destination is set for each coin. The transport handling unit  200  performs the transport handling in any of eight modes (modes I to VIII) indicated in  FIG. 12 . For example, a mode II is a mode in which, when the determination processor  360  determines an indeterminate coin, for which both new series and old series coins are extracted, as a coin having the higher degree of similarity among the new series and old series coins (in the case of the multi-pass behavior setting B), the coin is to be stored in the new series coin storage or the unfit coin storage. In this case, whether the coin is stored in the new series coin storage or the unfit coin storage can be set by an operating person as appropriate. In the mode II, a coin determined as a new series coin without multi-pass is stored in the new series coin storage, while a coin determined as an old series coin without multi-pass is stored in the unfit coin storage. 
     The modes III to V are each a mode of transport handling in which the multi-pass behavior setting relating to determination processing is C and the new series coin has a higher degree of priority than the old series coin. The modes VI to VIII are each a mode of transport handling in which the multi-pass behavior setting relating to determination processing is C and the old series coin has a higher degree of priority than the new series coin. The transport destination settings may not be consistent with the determination result from the determination processor. For example, when the multi-pass behavior setting is C and the new series coin has a higher degree of priority than the old series coin, the coin of interest for which both new series and old series coins are extracted by the determiner  350  is to be stored in the new series coin storage in the mode IV, while it is to be stored in the unfit coin storage in the mode V. As described, the transport destination of an indeterminate coin may be consistent or inconsistent with the result from the determination processor  360 . 
     A new series coin and an old series coin may have slightly different thicknesses. The coexistence of them may cause inappropriate coin wrapping. Still, in the mode II (limited to the setting in which coins are to be stored in the unfit coin storage when both new series and old series coins are extracted), mode V, and mode VIII in  FIG. 12 , coins to be handled are to be stored in the new series coin storage only when they are determined as new series coins by the determiner  350 , while old series coins are excluded. Thus, coin wrapping can be performed as appropriate. 
     The modes III, IV, VI, and VII in  FIG. 12  are settings in which coins are to be stored in the new series coin storage when the determiner  350  extracts both new series and old series coins. This can therefore increase the coin reception rate. 
     The unfit coin storage used may be the return box  207 . In this case, the transport handling unit  200  controls the coin selector  203  and the coin temporary storage  204  based on the determination result from the determination processor  370  and the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling, and the coin selector  203  and the coin temporary storage  204  transport coins that should be stored in the unfit coin storage to the return box  207 . 
       FIG. 13  is a flow chart illustrating a handling way of the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the coin handling device  1  successively performs or executes a reception step S 10 , a detection step S 20 , a determination step S 30 , a determination processing step S 40 , and a transport handling step S 50 , thereby handling a coin. The coin handling in the present embodiment includes, as processing or handling steps based on the handling settings, the determination processing step S 40  and the transport handling step S 50 . 
     The reception step S 10  is a step of receiving from an operating person a change in the handling settings that designate the way of handling a coin to be handled which is an indeterminate coin of which the type is not determined and for which multiple options of the type are extracted in the determination step S 30  to be described later. In the reception step S 10 , the operation display  600  is used to receive from an operating person a change in the setting table relating to determination processing and a change in the setting table relating to transport handling. If no change is made in the contents of the handling settings, the reception step S 10  may be skipped. 
     The detection step S 20  is a step in which the detector  320  detects a feature of the coin to be handled. 
     The determination step S 30  is a step in which the determiner  350  determines the type of the coin based on the feature of the coin acquired in the detection step S 20 . When the type of the coin to be handled is not determined in the determination step S 30 , the coin is determined as an indeterminate coin. 
     The determination processing step S 40  is a step in which, when the determination result in the determination step S 30  indicates an indeterminate coin, the determination processor  360  executes the determination processing on the indeterminate coin based on the setting table  342   a.    
       FIG. 14  is a flow chart illustrating the determination processing by the determination processor in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. The determination processor  360  executes the determination processing based on the flow chart illustrated in  FIG. 14 . 
     First, in a step S 101 , the determination processor  360  determines whether the number of options for the type of the coin is one or not. When the number of options for the type of the coin is one, the process proceeds to a step S 102 . The determination processor  360  treats the coin to be handled as a coin of the type mentioned as the option, completing the determination processing. 
     When the number of options for the type of the coin is not one, the process proceeds to a step S 103 . The determination processor  360  determines whether the multiple options of the type have the same multi-pass group number or not based on the determination table  342   a  relating to determination processing. When the multiple options of the type do not have the same multi-pass group number, the process proceeds to a step  104 . The determination processor  360  determines the indeterminate coin as a coin to be rejected, completing the determination processing. 
     When the multiple options of the type have the same multi-pass group number, the process proceeds to a step S 105 . The determination processor  360  makes determination according to the multi-pass behavior setting A, B, or C based on the determination table  342   a  relating to determination processing, completing the determination processing. 
     The transport handling step S 50  is a step in which the transport handling unit  200  performs the transport handling on the coin to be handled based on the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling received in the reception step S 10  and the determination result in the determination processing step S 40 . 
       FIG. 15  is a flow chart illustrating the transport handling by the transport handling unit in the coin handling device of Embodiment 1. 
     First, in a step S 201 , the transport handling unit  200  determines whether or not the determination result  343  indicates that the indeterminate coin is a coin to be rejected. In the case of a coin to be rejected, the process proceeds to a step S 202 . The transport handling unit  200  performs rejection handling on the indeterminate coin, completing the transport handling. 
     When the determination result  343  indicates that the indeterminate coin is not a coin to be rejected, the process proceeds to a step S 203 . The transport handling unit  200  performs transport handling on the indeterminate coin based on the determination result  343  and the setting table  342   b  relating to transport handling. 
       FIG. 16  and  FIG. 17  are each a diagram of an exemplary setting screen on a display when an operating person is to perform handling settings. 
       FIG. 16  is a diagram relating to option mode settings for setting the transport mode for coins. The way of transport handling on coins with multi-pass can be set for each denomination. For 10 yen coins and 5 yen coins of which both new series and old series coins circulate, the setting can be selected from the setting of accepting old series coins, the setting of collecting old series coins, and the setting of separating new series coins and old series coins. For 1 yen coins and 100 yen coins of which old series coins do not circulate, the “no option” setting is displayed. The scroll button on the right side of the screen enables scroll up and down of the setting screen. 
     The setting of the way of handling coins of each denomination with options displayed can be saved by pushing the “Save” button on the upper right of the screen, while the setting can be cancelled by pushing the “Cancel” button. 
       FIG. 17  is a diagram relating to option table settings for setting the setting table relating to determination processing. The option table settings enable changes of the multi-pass group number and the multi-pass behavior setting for each type. Further, any row of the setting items of a type with the multi-pass group number and the multi-pass behavior setting having been input may be moved in a drag-and-drop manner so that the order of the rows may be changed. As a result, for example, a type having a higher degree of priority can be placed at an upper row of the setting table. When the order of the rows is changed as described, the type numbers are automatically renumbered in ascending order from the top row to the bottom row. 
     As described above, the coin handling device  1  in the present embodiment can handle an indeterminate coin based on the handling settings received from an operating person through the operation display  600 , and thus enables a simple and easy change of the way of handling a coin of which the type is difficult to determine according to the user needs. 
     In the present embodiment, the type numbers are sequentially assigned from the top row to the bottom tow in the setting tables, and thus a type placed at an upper row in each setting table has a higher degree of priority. Alternatively, the type numbers may not be sequentially assigned. In this case, the degree of priority of each type of coins are not determined by the position in the setting table but determined by the type number. 
     In the present embodiment, the multi-pass behavior settings A to C are described with reference to  FIG. 2 . Alternatively, a different behavior may be set in the multi-pass behavior setting.  FIG. 18  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior settings. Examples of the multi-pass behavior settings selected in the setting table  342   a  relating to determination processing include settings D to F as illustrated in  FIG. 18 . A multi-pass behavior setting D is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as an unfit coin. A multi-pass behavior setting E is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin to be returned. A multi-pass behavior setting F is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin to be stored in a specific storage. 
     In the present embodiment, described is the case where the coin to be handled is an indeterminate coin for which two, new series and old series types are extracted as options. Alternatively, the coin to be handled may be an indeterminate coin for which three types may be extracted as options. In this case, examples of the multi-pass behavior settings include the settings illustrated in  FIG. 19 .  FIG. 19  is a diagram illustrating multi-pass behavior setting. When the coin to be handled is an indeterminate coin for which three types of 500-yen commemorative coins (referred to as commemorative coins  1 ,  2 , and  3 ) are extracted, a multi-pass behavior setting G illustrated in  FIG. 19  is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as an unfit coin. A multi-pass behavior setting H is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin to be returned. A multi-pass behavior setting I is a setting in which the determination processor  360  executes processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a coin to be stored in a specific storage.  FIG. 19  also illustrates the cases where the coin to be handled is an indeterminate coin for which two options of the type are extracted. For example, when the 500-yen commemorative coins  1  and  2  are extracted as options in the multi-pass behavior setting G, the determination processor  360  is set to execute processing of determining an indeterminate coin as a 500-yen commemorative coin  1 . 
     In the present embodiment, described is the case where the magnetic sensor and the image sensor are used as the sensors  321 . Alternatively, only the magnetic sensor may be used as the sensor.  FIG. 20  is a diagram of part of another exemplary type information table.  FIGS. 21 and 22  are each a diagram of part of still another exemplary setting table relating to determination processing. For the cases where only the magnetic sensor is used as the sensor  321 ,  FIG. 20  illustrates an exemplary type information table, and  FIGS. 21 and 22  illustrate exemplary setting tables relating to determination processing. 
     Embodiment 2 
     In the present embodiment, features unique to the present embodiment are mainly described, and the same contents as those in Embodiment 1 will not be elaborated upon here. The components having a similar or the same function in both the present embodiment and Embodiment 1 are provided with the same reference sign, and these components will not be elaborated upon in the present embodiment. 
       FIG. 23  is a block diagram of an internal structure of a coin recognition device of Embodiment 2. As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , a coin recognition device  2  of Embodiment 2 includes the magnetic sensor  321 A that detects a magnetic feature of a coin, a magnetism determiner  820  that determines multiple options of a type of the coin based on the magnetic feature of the coin detected by the magnetic sensor  321 A, the image sensor  321 B that images a surface of the coin, and an image determiner  840  that determines the type of the coin among the multiple options determined by the magnetism determiner  820  based on the image of the coin imaged by the image sensor  321 B. Such an embodiment can narrow the types of the coin down to multiple options based on the output from the magnetic sensor  321 A and can narrow the multiple options limited by the image sensor  321 B down to the single type. 
     A coin recognition device is awaited that can deal with expected recoining although nobody can know what magnetic feature the recoined one has. A conventional coin recognition device utilizes a magnetic sensor to execute processing of determining a coin to be handled as a coin of a single type, and then utilizes an image sensor to determine the type of the coin based only on the determination result from the magnetic sensor (i.e., the single type coin). Thus, for example, recoining may cause such a conventional coin recognition device to fail to determine the type of coins with a magnetic sensor. In this case, what the coin recognition device can do is only to reject the coins so as to prevent misrecognition, which may cause a failure in meeting the reception rate the coin recognition device needs to have. 
     The coin recognition device  2  in the present embodiment includes the image determiner  840  that determines the type of a coin among the multiple options determined by the magnetism determiner  820 . Thus, even when the magnetic sensor  321 A cannot determine the type of the coin, the image determiner  840  can determine the type because the coins necessarily have different patterns. As a result, the coin recognition device  2  does not need to reject the coins for prevention of misrecognition, achieving an improved reception rate. If factors such as the processing time and the memory allow, the coin recognition device  2  can also determine the authenticity of coins having the same magnetic feature and different patterns, such as commemorative coins of local governments, using the image sensor  321 B. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , the coin recognition device  2  in the present embodiment further includes a denomination determiner  850  that determines the type of a coin based on the multiple options from the magnetism determiner  820  and the determination result from the image determiner  840 . The magnetism determiner  820  compares the magnetism data acquired by the magnetic sensor  321 A with the magnetism template  346   a  and extracts multiple options (two types, in  FIG. 23 ). The image determiner  840  compares the respective image templates  346   b  corresponding to the multiple options extracted by the magnetism determiner  820  with the image data acquired by the image sensor  321 B, and determines the type of the coin among the multiple options acquired by the magnetism determiner  820 . The denomination determiner  850  integrates the multiple options from the magnetism determiner  820  and the determination result from the image determiner  840 , finally determining the type of the coin. 
     As described hereinabove, preferred embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the drawings. Still, the above embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. The structures of the embodiments may be combined or modified as appropriate within the spirit of the present invention. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     As described above, the present invention provides a technique useful for simply and easily changing a way of handling a coin in a coin handling device according to the user needs. 
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           1 : coin handling device 
           2 : coin recognition device 
           3 : housing 
           10 : controller 
           12 : printer 
           14 : communicator 
           20 : external device 
           21   a : transport belt 
           21   b : transport pin 
           22   a : imaging area 
           24 : imaging element 
           100 : coin 
           101 : front surface 
           200 : transport handling unit 
           201 : coin inlet 
           203 : coin selector 
           204 : coin temporary storage 
           205 : coin storage 
           206 : rejecter 
           207 : return box 
           208 : coin transporter 
           209 : dispensing recognizer 
           210 : dispensing box 
           211 : collector 
           212 : wrapper 
           212   a : wrapping switcher 
           220 : bag 
           230 : coin roll storage 
           230   a : coin roll tray 
           231 : coin roll dispenser 
           231   a : shutter 
           232 : coin roll gathering box 
           233 : coin roll outlet 
           234 : coin roll transporter 
           300 : recognizer 
           310 : recognition communicator 
           320 : detector 
           321 : sensor 
           321 A: magnetic sensor 
           321 B: image sensor 
           321 U: sensor unit 
           330 : recognition controller 
           331 : input/output controller 
           332 : setting controller 
           333 : sensor controller 
           334 : sensor data acquirer 
           340 : recognition storage 
           341 : type information table 
           342   a ,  342   b : setting table 
           343 : determination result 
           344 : option extraction result 
           345 : sensor data 
           346   a : magnetism template 
           346   b : image template 
           350 : determiner 
           360 : determination processor 
           600 : operation display 
           600   a : operator 
           600   b : display 
           700 : storage 
           820 : magnetism determiner 
           840 : image determiner 
           850 : denomination determiner