A self-service point-of-sale terminal including a cover section having an inverted U-shape open in a front side and a bottom side, a casing that is movable with respect to the cover section and includes a lock configured to fix a relative position of the casing with respect to the cover section, and a coin and bill depositing and dispensing machine housed within the casing.

According to one embodiment, a register system includes a main body, a first touch panel on a first side of the main body, a second touch panel on a second side of the main body that is on an opposite side of the main body with respect to the first side, a change machine on the second side of the main body, and a control circuit to configured to display a first user interface on the first touch panel and a second user interface on the second touch panel. The control circuit including a change machine interface through which the control circuit transmits to the change machine a single instruction containing a change amount to dispense in response to more than one confirmation input being made through the first user interface.

According to one embodiment, a register system includes a main body, a first touch panel on a first side of the main body, a second touch panel on a second side of the main body that is on an opposite side of the main body with respect to the first side, a change machine on the second side of the main body, and a control circuit to configured to display a first user interface on the first touch panel and a second user interface on the second touch panel. The control circuit including a change machine interface through which the control circuit transmits to the change machine a single instruction containing a change amount to dispense in response to more than one confirmation input being made through the first user interface.

A coin validation device that is implemented in a coin handling machine which stores therein a deposited coin on a denomination-by-denomination basis and which pays out stored coin. in response to a disbursement instruction, the coin validation device, includes: a carrier that carries the deposited coin in a horizontally-fallen state in one direction; and a discriminator that identifies authenticity and denominations of the coin carried in the one direction by the carrier. Further, the carrier carries a coin, which is discriminated as a counterfeit coin by the discriminator, in another direction opposite to the one direction.

A coin validation device that is implemented in a coin handling machine which stores therein a deposited coin on a denomination-by-denomination basis and which pays out stored coin. in response to a disbursement instruction, the coin validation device, includes: a carrier that carries the deposited coin in a horizontally-fallen state in one direction; and a discriminator that identifies authenticity and denominations of the coin carried in the one direction by the carrier. Further, the carrier carries a coin, which is discriminated as a counterfeit coin by the discriminator, in another direction opposite to the one direction.

According to an embodiment, a cash dispenser apparatus includes a cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device, an informing device, and a controller. The cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device dispenses cash from the storage device to the outside of the apparatus. The informing device informs that cash is being dispensed. The controller causes the cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device to start a cash-dispensing operation, the cash-dispensing operation including dispensing cash from the storage device, an amount of the cash corresponding to a change amount based on the change information input by using the input device, and causes the informing device to execute the informing operation on condition that the cash-dispensing operation is uncompleted.

According to an embodiment, a cash dispenser apparatus includes a cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device, an informing device, and a controller. The cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device dispenses cash from the storage device to the outside of the apparatus. The informing device informs that cash is being dispensed. The controller causes the cash-to-be-dispensed conveyer device to start a cash-dispensing operation, the cash-dispensing operation including dispensing cash from the storage device, an amount of the cash corresponding to a change amount based on the change information input by using the input device, and causes the informing device to execute the informing operation on condition that the cash-dispensing operation is uncompleted.

A coin processing device includes a coin identification mechanism, a coin distribution mechanism, a plurality of coin tubes, and a coin delivery mechanism that delivers coins housed in the coin tubes by delivering operation of pulling out the coins using a payout slide. For a specific denomination, a two-coin delivering coin tube and one-coin delivering coin tubes are provided. Location information configured of variables indicating records of payment, distribution, and delivery is used to determine the coin tube when the coin distribution mechanism distributes coins of the specific denomination and to determine the coin tube when the coin delivery mechanism delivers the coins of the specific denomination. The coin processing device can increase speed in a process of delivering coins.

A coin processing device includes a coin identification mechanism, a coin distribution mechanism, a plurality of coin tubes, and a coin delivery mechanism that delivers coins housed in the coin tubes by delivering operation of pulling out the coins using a payout slide. For a specific denomination, a two-coin delivering coin tube and one-coin delivering coin tubes are provided. Location information configured of variables indicating records of payment, distribution, and delivery is used to determine the coin tube when the coin distribution mechanism distributes coins of the specific denomination and to determine the coin tube when the coin delivery mechanism delivers the coins of the specific denomination. The coin processing device can increase speed in a process of delivering coins.

A coin escrow apparatus, which is installed in a machine, and controlled by a processor of the machine, includes a base, on which a plurality of coin barrels, a motor, a coin separator, and a plurality of gate devices are provided. The motor and the coin barrels are connected in series, so that the motor drives all the coin barrels to work. The coin separator is above the coin barrels to guide the coins to different coin barrels according to their sizes. The gate devices are provided under outlets of the coin barrels respectively to be controlled by the processor to open and close the outlets of the coin barrels respectively.