Patents Assigned to Glory Ltd.
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Publication number: 20240062607Abstract: Provided is a coin handling apparatus including: a storage unit; a drawer attachment unit to which a drawer is attached; a cassette attachment unit to which a coin transport cassette including an opening to be opened when the coin transport cassette is attached to a specific apparatus and giving or receiving a coin to or from the specific apparatus via the opening is attached; a first route forming portion forming a first route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the drawer attached to the drawer attachment unit; a second route forming portion forming a second route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the coin transport cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit; and a switching unit that switches a guide destination of the coin fed out of the storage unit to the first route or the second route.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Fumio KIBIHARA, Kazuma SUGAHARA
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Publication number: 20240062608Abstract: A sheet handling device includes: a first storage; a second storage using a storage method different form that of the first storage; a transporter that transports a sheet; and a controller that controls the transporter to transport the sheet. When the second storage is neither a transport source of the sheet nor a transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a first speed. When the second storage is at least the transport source of the sheet or the transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a second speed lower than the first speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke SHIBATA, Keisuke NADA
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Publication number: 20240054845Abstract: A business support system includes an operator terminal carried by an operator, and a server capable of communicating with the operator terminal. The server includes an acceptor configured to accept task information including content of a task to be performed by the operator on a device and an identifier of the operator terminal, and a transmitter configured to transmit the task information to the operator terminal. The operator terminal includes a receiver configured to receive the task information, and a display configured to display the content of the task to be performed on the device, based on the task information received by the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi OHASHI, Koutarou OOI, Takanori TAGO
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Patent number: 11887091Abstract: Provided is a money handling apparatus that can be easily introduced in a store. The money handling system includes: a money handling apparatus installed in a store and capable of executing basic functions including a checkout function; and a operation terminal connected to the money handling apparatus. When executing the checkout function, the money handling apparatus receives, through the operation terminal, an input of prices and quantities of items a customer purchases in the store, to calculate a transaction amount. The apparatus recognizes and counts money, which is deposited through an inlet for paying the transaction amount, to calculate a deposit amount of deposited money, and stores the deposited money inside the money handling apparatus. When the deposit amount exceeds the transaction amount, the money handling apparatus feeds out money corresponding to a difference therebetween, and dispenses the fed out money as change to an outlet.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Tasuku Nakamoto, Ryuji Kataoka, Kazuhiro Doi
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Publication number: 20240029496Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus has: a processing unit having, at a front side of a housing, openings through which at least one of feeding a sheet in the housing or feeding the sheet out from the housing is performed; a storage chamber configured to store the sheet fed in the housing, and a door disposed at an opening part of the storage chamber is capable of being locked; a control unit configured to control transport of the sheet between a container, the openings and the storage chamber, the container configured to be capable of being detachably mounted to the processing unit or the storage chamber and configured to be stored the sheet fed in the sheet processing apparatus; and an attachment unit provided at the back side of the processing unit or on the back side of an outer surface of the storage chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Koki FUKUDA, Kisho YANASE, Masashi KUWADA
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Publication number: 20240029497Abstract: A multifeed detection device according to the present disclosure includes: a light source configured to irradiate a sheet with light; a light receiver configured to receive transmission light transmitted through a sheet and reflection light reflected by a sheet; and a controller configured to acquire, from the light receiver, transmission output data that is output data of the transmission light and reflection output data that is output data of the reflection light, the controller being configured to determine whether or not a multifeed of sheets has occurred based on the transmission output data and the reflection output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Toshihiko BANJOYA, Ryo IKEMOTO
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Patent number: 11875625Abstract: A money processing system includes: a money processing machine including a processing machine communication section and a processing machine controller; a first terminal including a first reception section, a first communication section, and a first controller; and a second terminal including a second reception section, a second communication section, and a second controller. The first terminal is a mobile communication terminal. The processing machine communication section transmits state information indicating a state of the money processing machine. In a case where the first reception section receives a consent operation to handle an error in the money processing machine, the first communication section transmits consent information. The error in the money processing machine is indicated by the state information. The second controller causes the second communication section to receive the consent information.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Wataru Ihara, Heisuke Ohno, Kazuya Nishino, Kento Ueda
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Patent number: 11869318Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medium processing apparatus, including: a housing provided with a surface facing a customer operating the medium processing apparatus; and a rolled coin device housed in the housing and configured to process rolled coins formed by bundling a plurality of loose coins. The surface of the housing includes a designated area located in a height range conforming to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard with respect to a height direction of the medium processing apparatus, and a rolled coin dispensing port of the rolled coin device for dispensing the rolled coins is arranged in the designated area.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Hirofumi Tougo, Kazuhiko Takahashi, Kenta Takahashi, Takayuki Kuroda, Tomohiro Yokoo
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Patent number: 11861964Abstract: Operability of a valuable medium handling system is enhanced. A valuable medium handling system 1 includes a communication device 3001 disposed at a storage cassette 31 that is detachably attached to a medium handling device 2 and that stores banknotes, and a controller 513 and a computer 5 that communicate with the communication device 3001 via a communication line 9. The controller 513 and the computer 5 each perform a predetermined process by communicating with the communication device 3001 via the communication line 9.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Yusaku Tachibana, Tsuyoshi Izumida
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Publication number: 20230419765Abstract: In a money handling method, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a notification is sent that prompts to unload a second money storage from a second handling device and load the second money storage into a first handling device, and the first handling device is caused to transfer money between the second money storage loaded to the first handling device and the first money storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi IZUMIDA
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Patent number: 11851299Abstract: A sheet storage device includes a tape reel, a drum around which a sheet is wound together with a tape drawn out of the tape reel, and a first motor configured to drive at least the tape reel. The drum is provided such that a first rotation axis of the drum is parallel with a second rotation axis of the tape reel, and the tape reel and the first motor are arranged to at least partially overlap with each other as viewed along the second rotation axis of the tape reel.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Yokawa
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Patent number: 11854330Abstract: Provided is a coin handling apparatus including: a storage unit; a drawer attachment unit to which a drawer is attached; a cassette attachment unit to which a coin transport cassette including an opening to be opened when the coin transport cassette is attached to a specific apparatus and giving or receiving a coin to or from the specific apparatus via the opening is attached; a first route forming portion forming a first route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the drawer attached to the drawer attachment unit; a second route forming portion forming a second route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the coin transport cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit; and a switching unit that switches a guide destination of the coin fed out of the storage unit to the first route or the second route.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Fumio Kibihara, Kazuma Sugahara
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Patent number: 11854331Abstract: A banknote management system includes a first banknote processing apparatus including a first serial number reading apparatus configured to read a serial number of a banknote, and a first disinfection apparatus configured to disinfect the banknote; a recording apparatus; and processing circuitry configured to receive the serial number of the banknote read by the first serial number reading apparatus and first disinfection information, and record the serial number and the first disinfection information in association with each other in the recording apparatus, the first disinfection information being information relating to a state of disinfection of the banknote disinfected by the first disinfection apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Toshihide Asada, Yasuhiro Matsumoto
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Publication number: 20230394933Abstract: A medium processing method includes receiving, by a primary processing machine, a customer's request for medium processing; in a case where the processing is first processing, storing, by the primary processing machine, a medium targeted for the first processing in the primary processing machine, and accordingly completing the first processing; and in a case where the processing is second processing, providing, by the primary processing machine, a customer with information for guiding the customer to a secondary processing machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventor: Toshihide ASADA
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Publication number: 20230394903Abstract: In order to manage a group of sheets to be distinguished from other sheets, a sheet management device is configured to: generate first block data that includes identification information of a plurality of sheets handled by a first sheet handling apparatus and a first eigenvalue calculated based on first input values including the identification information; generate second block data that includes identification information obtained by handling the plurality of sheets by a second sheet handling apparatus and a second eigenvalue calculated based on second input values including the first eigenvalue and the identification information obtained by the second sheet handling apparatus; and manage the second block data in association with the first block data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Glory Ltd.Inventors: Ken MATSUHASHI, Minoru HIGASHIYAMA, Toshikazu NAGASAKI, Hiromichi OKIZUKA, Heisuke OHNO
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Patent number: 11837043Abstract: A banknote monitoring apparatus includes a reception section that receives information including a serial number from each of a plurality of banknote processing apparatuses processing a banknote with the serial number; and a control section that determines whether a specification of the banknote has been changed based on an identification rate of the serial number obtainable with the information received.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Izumida, Keisuke Nada
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Patent number: 11823520Abstract: A speedy and efficient checkout process at a checkout counter in a store is realized by a deposit machine that receives deposited money from a customer and issues a pre-deposit receipt with which a pre-deposit amount is associated, and a POS register that scans a barcode of a commodity to calculate a checkout amount and reads a pre-deposit receipt to specify a pre-deposit amount. The POS register performs a checkout process for the checkout amount by using the pre-deposit amount, calculates, as change, a difference between the pre-deposit amount and the checkout amount, and causes a change machine to dispense money corresponding to the change.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventor: Naoyuki Nishida
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Patent number: 11816945Abstract: A sheet handling device includes: a first storage; a second storage using a storage method different form that of the first storage; a transporter that transports a sheet; and a controller that controls the transporter to transport the sheet. When the second storage is neither a transport source of the sheet nor a transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a first speed. When the second storage is at least the transport source of the sheet or the transport destination of the sheet, the controller controls the transporter to transport the sheet at a second speed lower than the first speed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Shinsuke Shibata, Keisuke Nada
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Patent number: 11810375Abstract: A transaction processing system of the present disclosure includes processing circuitry configured to acquire image data of an image displayed on a display apparatus for displaying a content of a transaction; extract, from the image data, a character or graphic displayed on the display apparatus; analyze a content represented by the character or graphic; and generate instruction information, based on the analyzed content, for controlling a money processing apparatus to perform processing relating to the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Kazuya Nishino, Yukiya Tanaka, Minoru Higashiyama
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Patent number: 11810416Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus has: a processing unit having, at a front side of a housing, openings through which at least one of feeding a sheet in the housing or feeding the sheet out from the housing is performed; a storage chamber configured to store the sheet fed in the housing, and a door disposed at an opening part of the storage chamber is capable of being locked; a control unit configured to control transport of the sheet between a container, the openings and the storage chamber, the container configured to be capable of being detachably mounted to the processing unit or the storage chamber and configured to be stored the sheet fed in the sheet processing apparatus; and an attachment unit provided at the back side of the processing unit or on the back side of an outer surface of the storage chamber, the attachment unit to which the container is capable of being mounted.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: GLORY LTD.Inventors: Koki Fukuda, Kisho Yanase, Masashi Kuwada