Money handling system, money handling method, and money handling apparatus

A money handling apparatus, comprising:

• a first money receiver that receives money transported in a first transport manner;
• a second money receiver that receives money transported in a second transport manner and that comprises a lock mechanism that prevents a money cassette from being attached;
• and
• second processing circuitry configured to control the first money receiver and the second money receiver and perform a deposit preparation operation for the first money receiver or the second money receiver before the money is transported from the first money handling apparatus to the second money handling apparatus, wherein
• the second processing circuitry is further configured to cause the first money receiver to operate, in a case that first information indicating that money is in a state suitable for the first transport manner is received, and control the lock mechanism to allow the money cassette to be attached to the second money receiver, in a case that second information is received, the second information indicating that money is discharged in a state suitable for the second transport manner using the money cassette, and in a case that the first money receiver is to receive money, the second processing circuitry is further configured to cause the lock mechanism to operate and set a state where the money cassette is incapable of being attached to the second money receiver, wherein
• the first transport manner and the second transport manner are transport manners that are different from each other, the first transport manner is the transport manner using a transport unit other than the money cassette, the second transport manner is the transport manner using the money cassette, and the money cassette is used for transporting the money from the first other money handling apparatus which is independent from the money handling apparatus to the money handling apparatus
• wherein the first money handling apparatus memorizes a previous money cassette and automatically selects the previous money cassette in response to a next dispense request.

A money handling method, comprising:

• discharging, from a first money handling apparatus, money in a state suitable for a first transport manner or in a state suitable for a second transport manner;
• transmitting first information indicating that money discharged from the first money handling apparatus is in a state suitable for the first transport manner, or second information indicating that money is discharged in a state suitable for the second transport manner using a money cassette;
• and
• receiving money, in a case that the money is discharged from the first money handling apparatus, by performing a deposit preparation operation for a first money receiver or a second money receiver before the money is transported from the first money handling apparatus to the second money handling apparatus, by selecting a first money receiver from among a plurality of money receivers of a second money handling apparatus in a case that the second money handling apparatus receives the first information, or by selecting a second money receiver comprising a lock mechanism that prevents the money cassette from being attached and controlling the lock mechanism in a case that the second information is received, and causing the lock mechanism to operate and set a state where the money cassette is incapable of being attached to the second money receiver in a case that the first money receiver is to receive money;
• wherein the first transport manner and the second transport manner are transport manners that are different from each other, the first transport manner is the transport manner using a transport unit other than the money cassette, the second transport manner is the transport manner using the money cassette, and the money cassette is used for transporting the money from the first money handling apparatus to the second money handling apparatus which is independent from the first money handling apparatus
• wherein the first money handling apparatus memorizes a previous money cassette and automatically selects the previous money cassette in response to a next dispense request.