JPS61150065A - Automatic teller machine for blind person - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a blind person to use an automatic teller machine by installing newly a vibrating pin in the vicinity of a card insertion port. CONSTITUTION:When a user arrives at the ATM, an infrared light sensor 41 detects this arrival, tells a message for guinding the specification of the type of transactions, and simultaneously displays functions of an operational key on a CRT5. If the user is blind, he reads braille of a braille seal stuck to the side of a transaction key, and depresses a card pay-out transaction key. With the key depressed a message for promoting the insertion of the card is outputted in a sound, and simultaneously displayed on a screen. At this time, if the movable pin of a movable braille device 43 for guiding a blind person is vibrated, the blind person can insert the card into the card insertion port with the touch of the vibrating movable braille device 43.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (AlTechnical Field) The present invention relates to automatic transaction machines such as ATMs and CDs, and particularly to machines equipped with an operation guidance function for blind people.

Tb) Summary of the Invention The ATM, etc. according to the present invention has an operation guidance function for blind people that uses a vibrating piece such as a movable braille device to inform the blind person of the operation location where media such as cash books, cards, etc. are inserted and ejected through the sense of touch. It is equipped with the following.

(C1 Background of the Invention) Conventional ATMs, CDs, etc. use screen displays to provide operational guidance, and in particular for blind people, Braille stickers are affixed to the operating locations and audio guidance is provided. Because the operation location cannot be clearly communicated to the blind person, it takes time to operate it, and there are problems in that a person is needed to support the blind person.

(d) Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned problems, the object of the present invention is to vibrate a vibrating piece placed at the operation place and to make the blind person feel the vibration through the sense of touch. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction device for blind people that can transmit information to people who are blind.

le) Structure and Effects of the Invention The present invention has a special structure characterized in that a vibrating piece is arranged at the operation place of the customer, and vibrates the vibrating piece at the operation place where the operation is required during the transaction. According to this invention, when it is necessary to insert or release cash, a card, or a passbook into an operating location such as a cash deposit/withdrawal port, card, or passbook insertion/discharge port during a transaction, the operating location may be Vibrate the placed vibrating piece. This allows blind people to sense the vibrations of the vibrating element and know exactly where to operate it, compared to static Braille stickers or voice guidance.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 2 is an external view of an ATM which is an embodiment of the present invention.

On the vertical panel surface of the ATV's customer service area, there is a handling indicator 19 that shows the handling status, a bankbook insertion slot, a card insertion slot, and 3. A cash/receipt receiving port 4 is provided. The transaction display 1 displays ``Processing'' when the transaction is possible, and ``Canceled'' when the transaction cannot be handled. The passbook insertion slot 2 is used for inserting and ejecting a passbook. A card on which bank number 9, bank account number, personal identification number, etc. are magnetically recorded is inserted through the card insertion slot 3 and returned. The cash/receipt receiving slot 4 is used for dispensing banknotes and statement slips for payment transactions.

On the horizontal panel surface of the customer service department above, there is a CRT for displaying operation guidance.
5 is provided. The CRT 5 displays operation guidance text to guide the customer's operations, operation key function displays, input amount, and other guidance.

FIG. 3 shows the key arrangement around the CRT 5. 6,7
Reference numeral 8 indicates an operation key used for inputting a transaction type designation, etc., and 8 indicates a numeric keypad. The numeric keypad 8 includes keys such as "10,000,""1,000," and "yen," and these keys are used to input a personal identification number, billing amount, etc. The function of each operation key is displayed on the CRT 5 at each processing stage. Operation key 6
A banknote deposit/withdrawal port 9 consisting of an insertion port for deposited banknotes and a return port for inserted banknotes is provided on the left side of the banknotes. Operation key 6
．． A Braille sticker 40 is pasted next to 7. An infrared sensor 41 for detecting customers is provided at the front of the customer service department.

In this example, a movable Braille device is used as a vibrating piece to guide the operation of the blind person.
and a movable Braille device 42 to each of the banknote deposit and withdrawal slots 9.
44 are provided. FIG. 5 shows a movable Braille device 43 provided in the card insertion slot 3. Reference numeral 45 in the figure is an insertion indicator that lights up when guiding card insertion.

Each movable Braille device has six movable bottles, and displays Braille by a combination of movable bottles that vibrate. FIG. 6 shows the operating mechanism of the movable bin 50. The movable bottle 50 is urged by a spring 51 so as not to come out from the display board 55, and is pushed out from the display board 55 by the magnetic force of the coil 52 against the elasticity of the spring. The coil 52 is energized or demagnetized by the oscillation output of the oscillator 53, whereby the movable bin 5
0 vibrates. 54 is a control circuit for the oscillator 53.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the ATM.

This ATM includes input/output devices such as a bill dispensing machine 10 for discharging paid bills into the cash/receipt receiving port 4, and a pill checker 1 for determining the authenticity of bills inserted into the bill deposit/withdrawal port 9.
1. A slip issuing machine 12 that prints and records transaction data such as transaction processing, payment amount, deposit amount, etc. on a slip as a bank copy for each transaction processing; Card reader 13 that reads the information
, a passbook printing machine 14 for printing each transaction data on a passbook, a key manual device 15 including operation keys 6.7 and a numeric keypad 8;
A display device 16 including a CRT 5, the movable Braille device 42-
44 movable Braille devices 17, voice generator 4 for voice guidance
It is equipped with 5.

The control system that controls the above input/output equipment consists of one mask C
It is constituted by a mask slave system in which a PU (M-CPU) 18 controls a plurality of slave CPUs (S-CPU) 19 to 24 via a pass line. M
-CPU 1B, 5-CPU 19 to 24 are RO in which execution programs for each transaction process such as deposit and payment are stored in advance.
M25 to 31 are connected to each other, and RAMs 32 to 38 for temporarily storing various processing data are also connected to each other.

When a command is sent from the M-CPU 18 to the 5-CPU, each 5-CPU executes each input/output device according to the execution program stored in the ROM 26 to 31 to perform the operation specified by the command. It also sends necessary data generated during execution of the processing to the M-CPU 18. Processing data for transactions such as deposits and payments are sent from the M-CPU 18 to the transmission control device 39.
The necessary information from the center is transmitted to the M-CPU 18 via the transmission control device 39.
sent to.

An ATM equipped with the above input/output devices is a card.

Deposit and payment transactions are accepted by inserting a passbook manually. In addition, a message is displayed on the CRT 5 that prompts the customer to specify the type of transaction, input the amount to be paid, etc. so that the customer can conduct the transaction at the ATM himself/herself. Along with this screen display, audio guidance is also provided.

Next, the operation when withdrawing cash will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step nl (hereinafter, step ni is simply referred to as ni), when the infrared sensor 41 detects that a customer has arrived in front of the ATM, a message to guide the user to specify the transaction type is provided by voice, and each The functions of the operation keys are displayed on the CRT5. The operation key display at this time is shown in FIG. 3 above. In the case of a blind person, the user reads the Braille on the Braille sticker attached to the side of the transaction key and presses the card payment transaction key (n2). When the transaction key is pressed, a message prompting card insertion is outputted and displayed on the screen, and an insertion indicator 46 provided near the card insertion slot 3 is turned on (n3).

At this time, the movable bottle of the movable Braille device 43 is vibrated to guide the blind person. The position of the card insertion slot 3 can be sensed by touching the vibrating movable Braille device 43 (n4). Subsequently, when the card is inserted (n5), the vibration of the movable braille device 43 is stopped (n6), and the card information is read.

Next, a voice prompt and display on the screen will prompt you to enter your PIN and withdrawal amount. When the input of the password and amount is completed, the password is checked and if it is determined that the input password matches the card password, payment processing is executed (n7). When the payment process is completed, the card receiver issues guidance for taking the card and returns the card from the card insertion slot 3. At this time as well, the movable Braille device 43
vibrate (n8). As a result, a blind person can know the position of the card insertion slot 3 by touching the vibrating movable Braille device 43 in the same way as when inserting the card. When the card is removed (n9), the vibration of the movable braille device 43 is stopped (n10). Next, the cash receptacle issues guidance for taking cash and vibrates the movable Braille device 44 of the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 9 (n11). Vibration of the movable Braille device 44 allows a blind person to tactilely determine the position of the banknote deposit/withdrawal port 9. When the released cash is removed, the movable Braille device 4
4 stops vibrating and enters the state of waiting for customers (n 12.
n'l 3).

At the start of a bankbook transaction, the movable braille device 42 is vibrated to guide the blind person to the position of the bankbook insertion slot 2.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing the payment operation of an ATM that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external view of the ATM, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the key arrangement in the customer service section of the ATM, and Fig. 4 is the same. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the ATV, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a movable braille device installed in the card insertion slot of the ATM, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operating mechanism of the movable pin of the movable braille device. 42-44 - Movable Braille device (vibration piece).

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) An automatic transaction device for blind people, in which a vibrating piece is placed at the operating place of the customer, and vibrates the vibrating piece at the operating place where operations are required during transactions. (2) The automatic transaction device for blind people according to claim 1, wherein a vibrating piece for displaying Braille is arranged at the operation location.