US-12627898-B2 - Load management system and coin roll processing apparatus

US12627898B2US 12627898 B2US12627898 B2US 12627898B2US-12627898-B2

Abstract

A load management system includes: an image acquisition sensor configured to acquire image data including an analysis target image including a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus; a judgment circuitry configured to judge whether or not the image data is authentic; and an image analysis circuitry configured to analyze the analysis target image to acquire information about the load when the image data is authentic.

Inventors

Hitoshi Ueno

Assignees

GLORY LTD.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20230213
Priority Date: 20220225

Claims (8)

1 . A load management system, comprising: an image acquisition section configured to acquire image data including an analysis target image including a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus; a judgment circuitry configured to judge whether or not the image data is authentic; an image analysis circuitry configured to analyze the analysis target image to acquire information about the load when the image data is authentic; and a communication circuitry configured to establish a communication session with an image-capturing apparatus through a wired connection or short-range wireless communication, the image-capturing apparatus being configured to capture the analysis target image, wherein based on whether or not the image acquisition section has acquired the image data during the communication session established, the judgment circuitry judges whether or not the image data is authentic.
2 . The load management system according to claim 1 , wherein: the medium processing apparatus has an apparatus identifier that allows the medium processing apparatus to be recognized and whose image is capable of being captured, and based on identifier information acquired from the image of the apparatus identifier included in the analysis target image, the judgment circuitry judges whether or not the image data is authentic.
3 . The load management system according to claim 1 , wherein: the image data is provided with a time stamp, and the time stamp is issued by a time stamp issuing server and certifies time at which the analysis target image is captured by an image-capturing apparatus, and based on the time stamp, the judgment circuitry judges whether or not the image data is authentic.
4 . The load management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a coin roll processing apparatus as the medium processing apparatus, wherein: the load is a coin roll, and the information is information about a type and a number of the coin roll.
5 . The load management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a money processing apparatus as the medium processing apparatus, wherein: the load is a cassette for storing money, and the cassette has a cassette identifier that allows the cassette to be recognized and whose image is capable of being captured.
6 . The load management system according to claim 1 , further comprising: a storage in which a coin roll as the load is stored, the storage being located at the medium processing apparatus; an openable and closable transparent cover covering an opening in the storage; and an identifier displayed at a position where an image of the identifier is capable of being captured together with the coin roll stored in the storage and whose image is capable of being captured via the cover.
7 . The load management system according to claim 6 , further comprising: a sensor configured to detect a change in an open or closed state of the cover.
8 . A load management system, comprising: control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: acquire image data including an analysis target image including a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus; judge whether or not the image data is authentic; when the image data is judged to be authentic, analyze the analysis target image to acquire information about the load; and establish a communication session with an image-capturing apparatus through a wired connection or short-range wireless communication, the image-capturing apparatus being configured to capture the analysis target image, wherein, based on whether or not the control circuitry has acquired the image data during the communication session established, the control circuitry judges whether or not the image data is authentic.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is entitled and claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-027846, filed on Feb. 25, 2022, the disclosure of which including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a load management system and a coin roll processing apparatus. BACKGROUND ART A variety of media, such as money (coin rolls, loose coins, banknotes, and the like), checks, and the like are processed by a medium processing apparatus. For proper processing and management of a medium, the medium to be processed or a container storing the medium to be processed needs to be properly loaded into the medium processing apparatus. Patent Literature (hereinafter, referred to as “PTL”) 1 discloses a coin roll handling apparatus that is one example of a medium processing apparatus. The coin roll handling apparatus comprises an image reading section. Based on an image acquired by the image reading section, the type and number of coin rolls loaded can be obtained, and the coin roll handling apparatus manages the coin rolls based on results obtained. CITATION LIST Patent Literature PTL 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-337969 SUMMARY Technical Problem When the medium processing apparatus comprises an image-capturing apparatus, the structure of the medium processing apparatus becomes complicated and the size of the medium processing apparatus increases. In addition, it is generally difficult to later attach the image-capturing apparatus to the medium processing apparatus that is already in operation. An object of the present disclosure is to manage a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus without complicating the structure of the medium processing apparatus. Solution to Problem A load management system according to the present disclosure comprises: an image acquisition sensor configured to acquire image data including an analysis target image including a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus; a judgment circuitry configured to judge whether or not the image data is authentic; and an image analysis circuitry configured to analyze the analysis target image to acquire information about the load when the image data is authentic. The medium processing apparatus has an apparatus identifier that allows the medium processing apparatus to be recognized and whose image is capable of being captured, and the judgment section may judge whether or not the image data is authentic, based on identifier information acquired from the image of the apparatus identifier included in the analysis target image. The load management system according to the present disclosure may further comprise a token issuance circuitry configured to issue a token to an image-capturing apparatus configured to capture the analysis target image, in which based on whether or not the token is added to the image data, the judgment section may judge whether or not the image data is authentic. The token issuance section may issue, as the token, a token necessary for the image-capturing apparatus to enable an image-capturing function. The token issuance section may issue, as the token, a token having an expiration period. The load management system according to the present disclosure may further comprise a communication circuitry configured to establish a communication session with an image-capturing apparatus through a wired connection or short-range wireless communication, the image-capturing apparatus being configured to capture the analysis target image, in which based on whether or not the image acquisition section has acquired the image data during the communication session established, the judgment section may judge whether or not the image data is authentic. The image data may be provided with a time stamp, and the time stamp is issued by a time stamp issuing server and certifies time at which the analysis target image is captured by an image-capturing apparatus, and based on the time stamp, the judgment section may judge whether or not the image data is authentic. The load management system according to the present disclosure may further comprise the image-capturing apparatus. The load management system according to the present disclosure may further comprise a memory configured to store the information. When the judgment section judges that the image data is not authentic, the image analysis section analyzes the analysis target image to generate temporary information about the load, and the memory section stores the temporary information in association with a flag indicating that the image data is not authentic. The image analysis section operates based on various image analysis programs. The load management system according to the present disclosure may further comprise a coin roll processing apparatus as the medium processing apparatus, in which: the load is a coin roll, and the information is inf