# US 9,437,065 B2 · Settlement system, settlement method, and cash settlement device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,437,065 B2 - Document ID: US9437065B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/708,342 - Filed: 2015-05-11 - Published: 2015-08-27 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-03-23 - Assignees: Glory Ltd. - Applicants: Glory Ltd. - Inventors: Minoru Higashiyama; Kazuhiro Doi; Kenichi Tagashira; Keiju Nakagawa; Takayuki Kishibuchi; Masatsugu Yokotani - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9437065B2 ## CPC - G07D 1/06: dispensing the difference between a sum paid and a sum charged - G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems - G06Q 20/204: {comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit} - G06Q 20/209: {Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output} - G07D 11/0087: {Banknote changing devices} - G07F 7/06: by returnable containers {, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value}, e.g. bottles - G07F 19/202: {Depositing operations within ATMs (depositing in general G07D11/00)} - G07F 19/203: {Dispensing operations within ATMs (dispensing in general G07D11/00)} - G07G 1/0027: {Details of drawer or money-box} - G07G 1/12: electronically operated - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS ## Abstract A settlement system includes a register having a reception unit that receives a manual input of information corresponding to at least a part of deposited money from a customer and a transmission unit that transmits a sum amount of money corresponding to the purchased product and manually input information manually input through the reception unit to a cash settlement device and the cash settlement device that calculates an amount of inserted money by recognizing and counting the inserted money, calculates a total amount of the money deposited from the customer by using the amount of the inserted money and the manually input information received from the register, calculates an amount of change based on the total amount of money and the sum amount of money received from the register, and dispenses change money. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A settlement system comprising: a cash settlement device configured to perform a deposit process and a dispensing process of money; and a register configured to register a purchased product and calculate a sum amount of money corresponding to the purchased product, wherein the register includes: a reception unit configured to receive a manual input of information corresponding to deposited money from a customer; and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the cash settlement device, the sum amount of money corresponding to the purchased product and manually input information manually input through the reception unit, and wherein the cash settlement device includes a control unit configured to calculate an amount of change based on the manually input information and the sum amount of money received from the register, and configured to dispense change money. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the cash settlement device stores the deposited money from the customer after dispense of the change money has been completed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The settlement system according to claim 2, wherein the cash settlement device counts the number of units of the deposited money from a customer and compare the counted value with the number of units of money that is based on the manually input information received from the register. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The settlement system according to claim 2, wherein the cash settlement device sets a first mode in which inserted money is recognized and a second mode in which inserted money is received without being recognize, the first mode and the second mode being switchable to each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The settlement system according to claim 4, wherein the cash settlement device includes a first storing unit configured to store money recognized when the first mode is set and a second storing unit configured to store money inserted when the second mode is set. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the cash settlement device includes a deposit unit into which a clerk can insert money and a dispensing unit from which a clerk can receive money. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the cash settlement device includes a deposit unit into which a customer himself can insert money and a dispensing unit from which a customer himself can receive money. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the cash settlement device includes a deposit unit into which a clerk can insert money and a dispensing unit from which a customer himself can receive money. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the cash settlement device includes a deposit unit into which a customer himself can insert money and a dispensing unit from which a clerk can receive money. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the register includes a display unit which can be visually recognized by a customer. ### Claim 11 A settlement method using a cash settlement device and a register, the settlement method comprising: calculating a sum amount of money of a purchased product and transmitting the sum amount of money to the cash settlement device using the register; receiving a manual input of information corresponding to money deposited from a customer and transmitting the manually input information to the cash settlement device using the register; and calculating an amount of change based on the manually input information and the sum amount of money received from the register, and dispensing change money using the cash settlement device.