PROCESSING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A processing device comprising:
- a processing section that, as a result of an operation by a user, performs a processing operation in accordance with the operation by the user;
a charging section that, as a result of the user depositing money or inserting a cash replacement card, accepts payment of a charge in accordance with a use of the processing section, and that, as a result of a returning operation after the use of the processing section, returns change or the cash replacement card after the acceptance of the payment of the charge resulting from the use of the processing section;
a human sensor that detects entry of the user into and leaving of the user from a predetermined close area; and
a controller that, if the human sensor detects the leaving of the user from the close area without the returning operation being performed, prohibits the use of the processing section and prohibits removal of the change or the cash replacement card to be returned to the user when the change or the cash replacement card to be returned to the user exists.
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Abstract
A processing device includes a processing section that performs a processing operation in accordance with an operation by a user; a charging section that accepts payment of a charge in accordance with a use of the processing section, and that, as a result of a returning operation after the use of the processing section, returns change or the cash replacement card after the acceptance of the payment of the charge; a human sensor that detects entry of the user into and leaving of the user from a predetermined close area; and a controller that, if the human sensor detects the leaving of the user from the close area without the returning operation being performed, prohibits the use of the processing section and removal of the change or the cash replacement card to be returned when the change or the cash replacement card to be returned exists.
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12 Claims
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1. A processing device comprising:
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a processing section that, as a result of an operation by a user, performs a processing operation in accordance with the operation by the user; a charging section that, as a result of the user depositing money or inserting a cash replacement card, accepts payment of a charge in accordance with a use of the processing section, and that, as a result of a returning operation after the use of the processing section, returns change or the cash replacement card after the acceptance of the payment of the charge resulting from the use of the processing section; a human sensor that detects entry of the user into and leaving of the user from a predetermined close area; and a controller that, if the human sensor detects the leaving of the user from the close area without the returning operation being performed, prohibits the use of the processing section and prohibits removal of the change or the cash replacement card to be returned to the user when the change or the cash replacement card to be returned to the user exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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