Money handling method and money handling system

A money handling method performed by an information processing apparatus in a money handling system including a plurality of money handling apparatuses and the information processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining a denomination and quantity of money to be moved between a single money handling apparatus and a plurality of money handling apparatuses;
• performing a simulation, based on the determined denomination and quantity of money, of money handling processes to be performed for moving the money between the single money handling apparatus and the plurality of money handling apparatuses;
• performing a determination, based on a result of the simulation, whether or not all the money can be moved between the respective apparatuses and change funds including a plurality of denominations of money set for the plurality of money handling apparatuses can be dispensed from the single money handling apparatus after performing the movement of the money;
• and
• notifying a result of the determination wherein
• storage states of respective storage units in the single money handling apparatus after moving the money to/from the plurality of money handling apparatuses are graphically displayed on a display, and
• in a case where there is a storage unit in the single money handling apparatus in which a shortage of a denomination of money from a predetermined quantity of money set for each denomination to dispense the change funds from the single money handling apparatus or an overflow of money from a full quantity set for the storage unit will occur after moving the money, the storage unit is displayed with a predetermined mark to notify the shortage or the overflow;
• wherein after a user starts operation on movement of the money on a screen of the information processing apparatus, information on the single money handling apparatus and the plurality of money handling apparatuses, which are targets of the movement of the money, a moving method of the money set for each of the plurality of money handling apparatuses, and a button for starting the simulation are displayed on the screen, and a first simulation based on contents displayed on the screen is started after the user operates the button on the screen, and
• wherein in a case where a result of the first simulation indicates occurrence of the shortage or the overflow of money after the money is moved between the single apparatus and the plurality of money handling apparatuses, the method further includes:
• receiving, from the user input to change the plurality of money handling apparatuses set as the targets of the movement of the money and/or the moving method set for each target apparatus in the contents displayed on the screen for the first simulation and an operation of the button for starting a second simulation based on the changed contents to find a condition to avoid the occurrence of the shortage and the overflow;
• performing the second simulation;
• and
• notifying the user of a result of the second simulation, and
• wherein the condition to avoid the shortage and the overflow is identified by performing one or more simulations before moving the money between the single money handling apparatus and the plurality of money handling apparatuses.