CN1324506C - Automatic banking machine system and development method - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for visual programming an automated transaction machine (12). The method includes the creation of terminal directors (225) that generally correspond to transactions performed by the automated transaction machine. The terminal directors are programmed byvisually creating associations (238) between a plurality of ATM objects (230, 232) in a workspace (224). Exemplary ATM objects include an authorization object (260), a back stage control object (262), a card reader object (264), a customer profile object (266), a depositor object (268), a dispenser object (270), keypad object (272), a logic object (274), an OCS object (276), a presenter object (278), a PIN entry object (280), a printer object (282), a sync object (284), and a transaction data object (286). The customer profile object is operative to retrieve customer profile information responsive to a determined customer of a person using the ATM. A portion of the exemplary ATM objects are operative to interface with a device interface layer (728) for communicating with physical hardware devices (724, 726). The device interface layer is operative to retrieve rules (721) and capability features from a data store (720) for automatically switching between two or more different devices of similar type when one of the devices becomes inoperative.

Description

Automated banking machine system and development approach

Technical field

The present invention relates to automated banking machine.Particularly, the present invention relates to a kind of automated banking machine equipment and system that can be used for wide area network,, and be provided for the more option of machine output for the user in the bank machine of other mechanisms operation provides the interface of being familiar with from its our mechanism.

Background technology

Automated banking machine is known.A kind of general type automated banking machine that the consumer uses is auto-teller (" ATM ").ATM makes the client can carry out bank transaction.The common bank transaction that can carry out with ATM comprises dispense cash, takes deposits, transfer of financial resources, payment against bill of exchange and account balance inquiry.The bank transaction type that the client can carry out depends on the performance of concrete bank machine and the program capability that this mechanism moves this machine.The automated banking machine of some type allows the client can pay a bill or transfer of financial resources.The automated banking machine of some type is printable or provide valuables, such as coupon, security, cover note insurance slip, voucher, check, food ticket, money order, interim ticket or traveller's check.For the purposes of this invention, automated banking machine or automated transaction machine comprise any device of the transaction that contains Value Transfer.

Current, ATM works at the proprietary communication net.These nets connect the ATM of financial institution and the operation of other entities.If the bank machine of mechanism of foreign side connects the network of the mechanism comprise the user, then network interconnected often allows the bank machine that this user can move with another mechanism.Yet when the client operated the machine of mechanism of foreign side, this client must operate the machine that adopts mechanism of foreign side to set up customer interface for its bank machine.In addition, user's transaction options of provided by mechanism of foreign side limits.

When the client uses the machine of mechanism of foreign side, can meet difficulty.Because the user is unfamiliar with the Machine Type of mechanism of foreign side operation, can go wrong.The client does not know which button or mechanism start finishing required transaction, thereby flurried.The transaction flow of client on mechanism of foreign side machine may significantly be different from the machine of user we mechanism operation.The user is from another country, when being unfamiliar with mechanism of foreign side bank machine type or interface language being provided, especially is a problem.Equally, the file that printer prints off in the automated banking machine generally also is confined to some limited prescribed forms of a kind of language.

Mechanism of foreign side also can provide and be different from the type of transaction that the user is familiar with in its our mechanism.For example user's our mechanism can carry out funds transfer by automated banking machine, allows the user need before the fund to preserve fund the height account of living.If mechanism of foreign side does not have this performance, when the user operates outer method, apparatus, just can not do like this.The user can not carry out the transaction that it is familiar with at foreign side's machine, can have problems.

The network of operation auto-teller and other types automated banking machine generally uses and inserts restricted proprietary net.Need restriction like this, to prevent to palm off or distort network or user's account.Proprietary net also is usually used in transmitting credit card information and other financial transaction information.Insert this credit card disposal system and also be restricted, its fundamental purpose is to keep safety.

Communication on the wide area network can transmit information between far-end.The most famous wide area network is to be used for providing in the whole world the Internet of communicating by letter between the computing machine.Owing to be not security system, the Internet also is not widely used in the financial transaction information direction.The information that will receive in the certain computer address can be in other addresses by intercepting and miss.Since in the world can intercepting message away from former recipient's ground, therefore might palm off or destroy.

Some companies begin to be provided at the safe method of transmission information on the Internet.Also to the internet information encryption technology.Yet the opening of the Internet is restricted its validity that is used for Financial Information, especially associated to automated banking machine operation Financial Information.

Available transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (" TCP/IP ") transmits the information of wide area network.No. 5706422 United States Patent (USP)s illustrate the example by a kind of system of the Financial Information of depositing in the private wide area network accessing database that adopts tcp/ip message.The information that transmits in this network that adopts TCP/IP can comprise " file " (being also referred to as " page ").Produce these files with hypertext markup language (" HTML ": " Hyper text MarkupLanguage "), this document relates to markup language, is a kind of programming language that produces file with order or sign here.Sign is a code, and the characteristic and/or the operation of regulation file are such as font, layout, embedding figure and hypertext link.Be called the computer program of " browser " by employing, handle or read the markup language documents of html file and so on.When handling file, sign is told the information of finding, what is heard on this browser of operation was handled and controlled to browser how screen that computing machine connects and/or the loudspeaker.Html file can pass through HTTP (" HTTP ") and send on the net.Term " hypertext " is meant the performance that embeds the link that can pass to alternative document that can be accessed in the net in the text of file.

Therefore, need a kind of automated banking machine and system that can be used for the wide area network such as the Internet and high safety is provided.Also need a kind of automated banking machine and system, what its our unit was provided when operating foreign side's unit equipment to the user is familiar with interface and transaction options.Need a kind of bank machine again, can more transaction options is provided and promote the printed material of propaganda to the user.

Summary of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide the automated banking machine that a kind of user can conclude the business.

A further object of the present invention provide a kind of can be by the automated banking machine of connecting wan operation.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of bank machine in the operation of mechanism of foreign side provides its our mechanism to the user the automated banking machine of being familiar with interface and trading item and system.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine of communicating by letter with tcp/ip message with html file.

A further object of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can make bank machine be connected the bank machine of the our mechanism of user with tcp/ip message by the markup language documents that produces according to the call number on the user institute input card.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine and system that high safety is kept in transaction simultaneously that finish on wide area network.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine and system that connects the foreign side address by acting server control bank machine.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine that limits the operation of installing in the bank machine by the local device server.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of by connecting the automated banking machine and the system of the Internet operation.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of can be used for provides the automated banking machine that contains at the more multiple information of specific user's information to the user.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine that various printed text can be provided to the user.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine that additional option is provided for the identification authorized user.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of can the use in conjunction with existing transaction system and has the automated banking machine of strengthening function simultaneously.

A kind of automated banking machine of strengthening diagnosis and service performance that provides is provided a further object of the present invention.

A further object of the present invention provides a kind of automated banking machine of concluding the business fast.

A further object of the present invention provides the improvement system that adopts automated banking machine.

A further object of the present invention provides the improvement method of operating of automated banking machine and system.

In following enforcement optimised form of the present invention and appended claims, can understand further purpose of the present invention.

In the example embodiment of the present invention,, finish above purpose by comprising such as output units such as display screens with such as the automated banking machine of input medias such as touch screen and/or keyboard.This bank machine also comprises other devices, such as ticket money providing gear, printing mechanism, Card Reader/write card device, holding structure and carry out other transaction function devices that bank machine is used in the bank transaction.

Connect at least one computing machine during this bank machine operation.Connect output unit and input media during this computer operation, also connect other real trade functional devices in ticket money providing gear, card reader and the bank machine.Computing machine comprises its executable software program.Software comprises the file processing part of handling HTML or alternative document.Transmitting-receiving html file and HTTP information when file processing is partly worked.Connect output unit when preferably work in the html file processing section, contain the screen of hypertext link designator with demonstration.The file processing part preferably also connects input media when work, make the user select and to produce response message from computing machine.The work that preferably links to each other of file processing part with the JAVA software environment, and the JAVA script (JAVA Script) that can carry out with the file transmission instructs.

The computer software of example embodiment preferably also comprises the device applying portion.The software of control ticket money providing gear and other device usefulness when this device applying portion comprises work.The present invention demonstrates in the form, and the device applying portion comprises a plurality of JAVA applets, is used to operate the device of bank machine.

The computing machine of exemplary automated banking machine also comprises the device interface software section.This device interface software section is used to receive the information from the device applying portion, and makes device carry out work by suitable hardware interface.In the demonstration form of automated banking machine, file processing part, device applying portion all reside on the identical computing machine with the device interface software section, communicate at different IP ports.

Automated banking machine of the present invention in one example configuration communicates with tcp/ip message in comprising the Intranet of a plurality of above-mentioned bank machine.This Intranet connects the computing machine of at least one our mechanism operation again.We mechanism is the entity of operation bank machine.

The computing machine of we mechanism preferably comprises our http server, acting server and device server.Acting server communicates by Intranet with the file processing part of software in each bank machine.Acting server also can connect the wide area network (as the Internet) that foreign side's server connects.The device server is used for transmission information between the device applying portion of bank machine and device interface software section.The device server can comprise monitoring software, and this software monitors also limits using and operating of installing in the bank machine selectively, and security personnel to a certain degree are provided.

The automated banking machine of example embodiment and system, the mechanism that has an account in conjunction with the user during its work arranges the user.This mechanism can be the our mechanism of this user of operation bank machine on the scene, or the mechanism of foreign side of connecting wan.In order to operate bank machine, the user by address input device provide with such as corresponding inputs in address such as URL addresses.The work of file processing part connects and this address corresponding server bank machine.In one example embodiment, finish this operation, perhaps finish by discerning user or the used account's of user mechanism or other input medias of entity by the user who has the call number of representing the address on the bank machine card reader institute Card Reader.

The file processing part responds to the address on the card or other input data, connects user's mechanism by acting server.If the address of user we mechanism is corresponding with our server, the bank machine response is carried out work from the information of our server.Yet if the address of user input is corresponding with the address of foreign side server, the work of acting server is the foreign side's server communication by wide area network and the our mechanism of client just.If the client makes bank machine connect the server of mechanism of foreign side operation, then the file sent of mechanism of foreign side is equivalent to the file that mechanism of foreign side routine provides.As a result, the client is familiar with the interface by these files generations, can operate bank machine more conveniently.

Foreign side's server or our server comprise the respectively file of the instruction of device operation of startup bank machine, operation bank machine by transmission.From file processing part instruction is sent to the device applying portion of software, the latter responds these instructions, and device is operated.By the device server of our mechanism, each device of automated banking machine is passed in instruction from the device service.This helps to keep safety.In addition, acting server also can comprise the screening software that foreign side's server that may connect and operate bank machine is limited.This software is called " fire wall ".

Embodiments of the invention also provide the user interface of reinforcement for bank machine, be used to print various files.The function that the present invention can also be strengthened when utilizing existing transaction net and automated transaction machine.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the network configuration synoptic diagram that comprises the example embodiment of automated banking machine equipment of the present invention and system.

Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram of automated banking machine example embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 to Figure 24 illustrates automated banking machine, this bank machine is connected to the Intranet of our bank computer system and our bank computer system is connected to the synoptic diagram of the wide area network of bank of foreign side.

Fig. 3 to Figure 18 is shown in the step that bank machine and our bank computer system are concluded the business.

Figure 19 to Figure 24 is shown in the step that bank machine and foreign side's bank computer system are concluded the business.

Figure 25 is the network configuration synoptic diagram that comprises another embodiment of automated banking machine of the present invention.

Figure 26 is the synoptic diagram of some frames of html file processing section among another embodiment of automated banking machine shown in Figure 25.

Figure 27 is the synoptic diagram of automated banking machine customer interface and contained function key of this interface and keyboard key.

Figure 28 to Figure 30 illustrates the input of function key and keyboard key to be transformed into the example steps of keyboard data stream and the input of mouse data stream.

Figure 31 illustrates with the example steps of automated banking machine printed text.

Figure 32 is the screen output of representing 5 browser combination outputs of working in the automated banking machine.

Figure 33 is the screen output of representing 3 browser outputs of working in the automated banking machine.

Figure 34 is the screen output of representing 9 browser outputs of working in the automated banking machine.

Figure 35 is the screen output of representing 2 browser outputs of working in the automated banking machine.

Figure 36 is the screen output that the VisualAge that the terminal director uses is set up in representative.

On behalf of method between the ATM object, Figure 37 connect and the visual work space of part of parameter connection event.

Figure 38 is the screen output of representing the window that foundation, observation or amending method connection event use.

Figure 39 is a chart of representing ATM object and related visible icon thereof.

Figure 40 to Figure 53 illustrates ATM object and correlating method, incident and the performance of demonstrating.

Figure 54 illustrates the reciprocation between client, terminal director, database, main frame and a plurality of ATM device.

Figure 55 represents interactive synoptic diagram between client's profile file object and a plurality of data-carrier store.

Figure 56 is the synoptic diagram of representative demonstration ATM, and this ATM makes the ATM object can the determination device performance, and the regulation original device uses the rule of alternative (fallback device) when not working.

Figure 57 is a synoptic diagram of representing another embodiment of ATM, and this ATM comprises the J/XFS nuclear of modification, make ATM object energy determination device performance, and regulation is used the rule of alternative.

Figure 58 is a synoptic diagram of representing another embodiment of ATM, and this ATM comprises reinforcement ODS layer, makes ATM object energy determination device performance, and regulation alternative service regeulations.

Figure 59 is a synoptic diagram of representing another embodiment of ATM, and this ATM comprises the ODS layer, is used to provide the J/XFS nuclear of modification and the interface between the WOSA/XFS manager.

The best mode that carries out an invention

Now consult accompanying drawing, especially consult Fig. 1, wherein schematically illustrate and be designated as 10 network configuration, it comprises the automated banking machine equipment and the system of the present invention's one example embodiment.It is a plurality of automated banking machines 12 of ATM that network 10 is included in the demonstration system.ATM12 connects signal and is designated as 14 our bank computer system.We's bank computer system 14 is the computer systems by bank that ATM12 is taken the main responsibility or the operation of other mechanisms.We's bank computer system 14 connects ATM12 by Intranet 16.Intranet 16 preferably adopts the information of transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (" TCP/IP ") form that the local network or the proprietary net of communicating by letter between computer system 14 and the bank machine 12 is provided.

The information that transmits by Intranet 16 in the example embodiment is tcp/ip message and hypertext markup language (" HTML ") file preferably.The html file that sends by Intranet 16 in the example embodiment of the present invention comprises embedded object based programming instruction, preferably adopts the JAVA  form that rises the exploitation of positive micro-system (Sun Microsystems) company.According to the character of system and the security of our bank needs, the information of sending by Intranet 16 can send by encrypted form or non-encrypted form.

Embodiments of the invention should be understood and other formal files that comprise sign or instruction can be handled.For example, embodiments of the invention can be used " expansion " HTML (" XML ") form of exploitation recently.For the object of the invention, comprise that the language and the conversion form thereof of the form of ownership of the file that includes instruction all is called markup language documents.Equally, though use JAVA  among the embodiment of explanation, other programming languages also can be used.For example, the Active-X of Microsoft's exploitation ^TMOr other language also can be used for other embodiment.Will also be understood that the instruction that comprises in the file can operate, make alternative document, record or the document of other address of computer access, to obtain the program of operating.

We's bank computer system 14 also can such as shown in the figure connecting wan 18.In the some embodiments of the present invention, wide area network 18 is the Internets.Among other embodiment of the present invention, available other wide area networks.Wide area network is preferably pressed TCP/IP transmission information between the many computer systems that connect this wide area network.These foreign side's computer systems are schematically represented by server 20,22,24,26 and 28.Should understand the financial institution that server 20 to 28 can connect all over the world, and by these mechanism's operations.Server 20 to 28 preferably carries out work by transmitting markup language documents and other HTTP information.

Fig. 2 illustrates the synoptic diagram of the ATM12 that uses in conjunction with one embodiment of the invention.ATM12 comprises touch screen 30.Touch screen 30 comprises display screen, and this display screen plays output unit, is used for and the bank machine telex network.Touch screen 30 is touch-screens, thereby also plays input media, is used to receive the input instruction from the user.At least one preferably is contained in the computing machine in the bank machine to touch screen 30 by interface 32 connections.Other embodiment of the present invention can comprise other types output unit and/or additional output unit, such as loudspeaker.

Computing machine 34 also connects a plurality of transaction function devices 36 that comprise among the ATM12.Device 36 for example comprises reader 38 and keyboards 40 such as card reader/writer.Device 36 also comprises ticket money dispenser 42, and it act as the transmission ticket money, and in some preferable form of the present invention, this ticket money is bank note or banknote.Device 36 also is included in the holding structure 44 that the bank machine safe place takes deposits.The deposit of the embodiment of the invention comprises the ticket money such as banknote and check and/or is contained in such as the value article in the containers such as deposit big envelope.Also comprise the receipt printing mechanism 46 that receipts of transactions is provided to the client in the device 36.Also comprise journal printer 48 in this device, the hard-copy record that is used to keep Transaction Information.Among other embodiment, can be used to carry out other or additional transaction function devices of other trading functions.Can comprise less transaction function devices among other embodiment.Though will also be understood that the embodiment of the invention of explanation is an automated banking machine, principle of the present invention can be used for carrying out many kinds of exchange of bank transaction.

Each device effectively connects the Internal Control Bus IBC 50 in the bank machine 12.50 pairs of specific device output of control bus internal information.Each device has suitable hardware interface, and it makes the information that transmits on the specific device response control bus 50, carries out its function corresponding.Card reader/writer 38 has that to schematically illustrate be 52 hardware interface.Hardware interface 54,56,58,60 and 62 is connected to control bus 50 with keyboard 40, ticket money dispenser 42, holding structure 44, bill printer 46 and journal printer structure 48 respectively effectively.

Computing machine 34 wherein has executable some software programs.These software programs comprise and are designated as 64 device interface software section in the example embodiment of the present invention.Device interface software section 64 preferably comprises makes computing machine pass through the software service interface 66 that control bus 50 transmits electronic information.Device interface software section 64 preferably also comprises device manager 68.Device manager is preferably effectively managed various devices 36, and controls its various states, with the correct sequential working of assurance device.This device manager preferably also effectively with the software service object communication so that respond at least one object-oriented program 70, the operation of starter gear.Device interface software section 64 also comprises in object-oriented program part 70, one example embodiment, and this part 70 is application programs of writing with the JAVA language.Program 70 coupling apparatus managers carry out work, make the information of device work with reception, and the dispensing device operation information, and the mode of Data Receiving is operated and/or imported to indicating device.

The device interface software section 64 of described embodiment is worked on computing machine 34, and connects 72 by actual TCP/IP and communicate by letter with Intranet 16.Actual connection can be analog dialup, serial type port, ISDN connection or other suitable connections.Shown in the system configuration, device interface software section 64 communicates in the IP address of computing machine 34 and the IP port or the socket 74 that are different from other software application.Among other embodiment of the present invention, device interface software section 64 can be worked in the computing machine different with other software application.

Although it is also understood that in the example embodiment of the present invention, device interface part 64 is a software, but in the other embodiments of the invention, all or part of instruction step that software section 64 is carried out can reside in firmware or reside in other program mediums relevant with one or more computing machines that install 36 communications.For the object of the invention, all this executable instruction types all are called software.

Also move other softwares in the computing machine 34.This software comprises and contains the file processing software that signal is designated as 76 browser.In the present invention's one example embodiment, file processing software comprises the Netscape Navigator  browser that Netscape company provides.Yet among other embodiment, available alternative document processing and communication software and browser software are such as the Hot JAVA  of Sun Microsystems or the Internet Explorer of Microsoft ^TMThe browser that the embodiment of the invention is used can effectively be handled file, and makes the computing machine generation can be used for forming on the screen output of visual output and the signal or the information of other types.In the example embodiment, browser 76 communicates on the IP port 78 in computing machine 34.

Browser 76 effectively is connected with the JAVA environment software 80 that makes computing machine 34 can move the JAVA language program.The JAVA language program has the advantage that same program can needn't be revised in various hardware platform operations.The performance of this " writing once available everywhere " makes the JAVA environment be well suited for described embodiments of the invention.Yet other embodiment can be with dissimilar software programs.

JAVA environment software 80 can be carried out computing machine 34 and is labeled as 82 JAVA directive script.The embedded JAVA script command that comprises in the html file that the instruction that computing machine is carried out by JAVA script (Script) is preferably received by browser 76.In this example embodiment, with the browser 76 that the JAVA environment software 80 of the instruction of carrying out embedded JAVA script 82 is connected, its effect is equivalent to the html file processing software part by IP port 78 transmitting-receiving html files and tcp/ip message.Among other embodiment, available other browsers and/or software processes html file.

Computing machine 34 also has its executable software that contains device applying portion 84.Device applying portion 84 comprises the executable instruction that relates to device 36 operations.In the example embodiment of the present invention, the device applying portion comprises a plurality of JAVA applets.In the illustrated embodiment, these applets preferably also are the programs of may command and the tracking unit state related with it.The preferably also configurable browser of some applet is with transmission information.Some applet management security is differentiated the entity that uses ATM.

In the illustrated mode of the present invention, the JAVA applet is relevant with more following functions: such as starting card reader, notice browser when the subscriber card data are imported, operation receipt printing mechanism, the Operation Log printing mechanism, start client's keyboard and receive the data input by keyboard, operation ticket money providing gear, the operation holding structure is directed to the file address, the timing device function, the check digit signature is handled enciphered message, the mixing bill that control puts out from a plurality of ticket money providing gears, calculate foreign exchange, close the trade and instruct browser to return and our server communication.Certainly, among other embodiment, available other applet control device, and adopt data to carry out various required functions with bank machine.Device applying portion 84 communicates on the IP port 86 in computing machine 34.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the device applying portion 84 of software is not directly passed to device interface software section 64 with its information.To illustrate that hereinafter this is a kind of method that improves security.Yet embodiments of the invention can make device applying portion 84 directly to device program 70 conveyer operation informations.Can adopt TCP/IP or realize this point by directly calling this software by inside, the former method be to transmit information in the usual way by the formation with software context device interface that set up in the computer operating system.

Some the little utilization program that also will appreciate that device application 84 based on the above discussion can be corresponding to non-existent device in whole auto-tellers.For example, only do not comprise holding structure 44 as the auto-teller of cash issuer work.Situation when adapting to the transaction that customer requirements ATM12 reality can not carry out, device interface software section 64 is programmed for provides suitable response message, and indicating does not have this function.

Perhaps, the device interface software section can comprise the function that whether has various actual device among the verification ATM.Show that this device is present in the part that information among the ATM is included as information that ATM produces.For example, show that this device information that can move can be included in the URL address in ATM,, guide information into this URL address by ATM as a part or the several portions of URL address.In this way, the URL in the configurable ATM institute Connection Service device is so that only provide the type of transaction corresponding file that can carry out with ATM.As a result, browser avoids showing the file that comprises the inexecutable type of transaction reference of this machine.For example, if bank machine does not comprise holding structure, the file that this machine response comprises the credit transaction reference can be avoided producing and show.

Perhaps, bank machine can comprise the data of representing the contained functional device of this machine in storer.This can comprise the data of for example representing multiple device in the bank machine and configuration thereof, perhaps comprises the identifier of bank's plane No. of being enough to discern the bank machine performance and so on.The device data of functional device in the expression bank machine are passed to server, and this server then effectively transmits suitable file to the device that exists in this machine.According to from the corresponding data of the device data of bank machine, can finish this point, perhaps can keep representing with the related bank machine of unique identifier in the memory of data of functional device be resolved.The file that server is passed to the bank machine browser selectively comprises the suitable reference information of this machine existing capability device.Among another embodiment, the type of transaction that requires be can indicate, device or other corresponding information of transaction performance in the specific bank machine of concluding the business perhaps indicated with customer requirement from the information of bank machine.The file of visit can be a static file, perhaps produces from son file or other data in working time, provides suitable output and instruction with the output unit to exchange.

Fig. 3 illustrates the ATM12 that communicates by letter with our computer system 14 by Intranet 16.Computer system 14 comprises acting server 88.System 14 also comprises our http server 90.Computer system 14 also comprises device server 92.As shown in the figure, acting server, our http server and device server can be included in the computing machine, also can be computing machines separately at other embodiment perhaps.Among other embodiment, other server also can be worked.

We's http server 90 is preferably communicated by letter with data-carrier store, and is designated as 94 back office computer systems with signal and carries out electronic communication.The account of credit side or debit customers is when automated banking machine is concluded the business, and back office computer systems 94 is followed the tracks of it.In addition, back office computer 94 is preferably also followed the tracks of the transaction finish and participate in other mechanisms' clearing usefulness that native system and its client conclude the business on ATM12.

To illustrate that hereinafter acting server 88 also communicates by foreign side's servers such as wide area network 18 and foreign side's servers 96 in the illustrated embodiment.Foreign side's server 96 is the mechanism beyond the mechanism of operational computations machine system 14 or the example of entity institute runtime server.Though should be understood that 96 expressions of foreign side's server by the operation of " foreign side " mechanism, this may not represent that this mechanism is positioned at another country of the mechanism of leaving operation computing machine 14.Yet foreign side's server 96 might be positioned at foreign country, comprises that spoken language is different from ATM12 national current language of living in.

Conclude the business with ATM12 referring now to Fig. 3 to Figure 24 explanation.The transaction flow that should understand following explanation only is the example of this equipment and system operation, and configuration in every way and operating equipment and system are to conclude the business.

During demonstration transaction beginning, as shown in Figure 3, browser 76 is communicated by letter with acting server 88 by Intranet 16.This communication is preferably set up to such an extent that the output that shows on the touch screen 30 is handled and be created in to the html file of the ATM12 that plans to attract clients.This is called " attraction pattern ".In browser, handle with these html files that produce screen form output on the touch screen 30 output of contained other output units generations of this machine (and/or by) and can betide the our http server 90 that effectively transmits them to acting server.We's http server sends to addressing information and browser 76 related IP ports, so that these information are shown on suitable ATM.Communicate by letter with ATM though should understand in this example our server 90 to be said by acting server 88, server 90 can directly be communicated by letter with ATM in the other system that the present invention comprises.

The principal advantages of this system is that our http server 90 can transmit file selectively to the ATM12 that connects Intranet 16.These files can comprise information or the data that is fit to ATM12 ad-hoc location of living in.The example of special customized screen can comprise the bilingual information of certain adjacent state or about the information of difference inlet exchange.Data or information can comprise the advertisement of various products ﹠ services or other data of locating at the particular machine place.JAVA applet and JAVA script are packed into from middle position, thereby in ATM, provide optionally software distribution, this kind software distribution also can be used for making ATM adapt to the environment at its place by the file that is defined as useful data that the ATM visit is included in this position, and does not possess in the file of some other bank machine of this kind software distribution in sending this system at least to.

Configurable system of the present invention, the bank machine that makes selection is at different address visit html files, so that the specific file of visit comprises the data at the particular machine user.Perhaps, bank machine can be passed to server with the machine data of its sign of expression and/or position.The data relevant with this server according to this machine data and data-carrier store deposit, this server can comprise the transmission at the file of data.Can finish this point by the compilation son file, otherwise produce the file of passing to browser in the particular machine.In addition, although will also be understood that shown in the present embodiment by with the server access html file of the related mechanism of bank machine, the also file that can use from other server access attraction patterns of other entities operations.

Touch screen 30 in this demonstration transaction sequence shows the screen that comprises icon, and this icon is with one or more language indications, so that user's touch screen just begins transaction.If the user in the icon area touch screen, then produces input signal.Input signal or HTTP information send to the our address of the our http server 90 of ATM12 ongoing communication by browser 76.Among Fig. 3 with browser 76 to Intranet 16, Intranet 16 to acting server 88 and acting server to the arrow of http server 90 represent that the information that is produced returns our http server.

Respond indication client that our http server 90 the receives information of icon on the touch screen, our server is according to reference address, by acting server 88 (or in embodiment in addition directly) information sent to browser 76.This information preferably comprises html file, through browser handles this document, just produces screen, instructs the client to block and inserts card reader 38.Html file flow process shown in Figure 4 preferably comprises embedded JAVA script or in other instructions of JAVA environmental work, so that information passed in the device applying portion 84 the JAVA applet of being responsible for starting card reader.In one example embodiment, this commanded response receives file instruction and designator or mark (i.e. sign) is provided for the applet of carrying out.Certainly, available other software and method among other embodiment.

As shown in Figure 5, the embedded JAVA script of the JAVA applet that responsing excitation is related with starting card reader, the JAVA applet in the device applying portion 84 is communicated by letter with device server 92.Device server 92 comprises device server program 98 and the device server uses 100, and in the example embodiment, this program 98 is to start the JAVA program of communicating by letter with the JAVA applet.Device server 92 preferably also comprises the monitoring software that the device operational order is monitored and uses 102.This monitoring software makes the risk of personation or abuse reduce to minimum in the mode of hereinafter explanation.

Get back to the example of transaction, as shown in Figure 5, response receives the card reader information that starts from device applying portion 84, device server 92 generation information, and this information is by the device interface software section 64 of Intranet 16 to ATM12.This information comprises the HTTP record that contains the card reader operational order, and this information is dealt into the IP port 74 that device interface software section 64 communicates.Response is to the reception of this information, and software section 64 sends an information or some information on control bus 50, starts card reader 34.

Go on to say the demonstration transaction, as shown in Figure 6, the operation of client's reading card device 34 input cards makes card reader read the card data, and device interface program part 64 indicates and reads the card data to device server 92 transmission information.This information sends to device applying portion 84 by the device server by Intranet 16.So the device applying portion sends information to the device server that requires to obtain these card data.Device server 92 sends the information of band instruction, so that from device interface software section 64 transfer card data.Software section 64 is to respond to the information that the device server sends the card data by Intranet.The basis of if there is no shutting the book, device server send the HTTP record that comprises the card data by 16 pairs of devices of Intranet applying portion 84 conversely.

In the present invention's one example embodiment, the card of user or client's input comprises the pairing call number in address related with the user in the network.Among this embodiment, this call number is equivalent to provide URL(uniform resource locator) (" the URL ") address of information on the resident computing machine of user profile, and the catalogue or the sub-directory that are equivalent to the title of the file that comprises user profile and contain this user profile or resource.Can be to the URL geocoding on client's card.Can be on magnetic stripe road 3, other positions or process other readable call numbers of coding on card are encoded to the address in this magnetic stripe data.Perhaps, if client's card is " intelligence " card that comprises semiconductor memory, then can comprise the part of the URL address related as integrated circuit chip institute deposit data on client's the card with the client.

In addition, can be by reference address data and the relevant database of other data that read from card, other data from card derive URL.For example, the magnetic stripe card of conventional coding comprises the part as the coding account information of identification call number, indication client's account and which mechanism and entity associated.For example, when adopting debit card, the card data comprise " bank identifier number " (BIN).Example embodiment of the present invention can comprise the data-carrier store when effectively being connected with computing machine, and this storer comprises the pairing data of other solid datas with BIN number or identification relevant network address data.Bank machine can be operated, and determines the network address of client " we " mechanism with the response identification data.The server that entity moved that bank machine can have the account to concern with the address information calling party from the decision of card data.To illustrate that hereinafter this characteristic can be used for providing the file of html file or other types to the client,, also provide interface screen and transaction flow from this entity or the mechanism that the client is familiar with even the machine of these files client operation is not controlled by our entity.

Can understand from following announcement, the entity that occupies bank machine can be to be totally independent of the entity that the client has the account.Yet, provide to the client to show that this machine is that the client has the account to concern the interface output of a bank machine of " client " specific bank or entity operation.Utilize this bank machine, can collect transaction fee the client.In the example embodiment, has a part of sharing this expense between customer facility and the entity of bank machine of this performance at least in operation.

Also can obtain the data that the associated file address of visit and client needs from the input derivation with card data card reader different or that also have except these card data or other input medias, these inputs comprise that for example the client is by the biometric data of biometrics reading device input.This biometric data can comprise user's appearance data such as for example corresponding with one or more fingerprints data, face or iris scan, comprise the user speech input of voiceprint or password, or its combination.

For example (but not limited), the client can be corresponding to the recording address of (perhaps can be used for decision) visit HTTP by the data of importing such as reading card device input card, and this record can be document or the file that comprises the information that can be used for the inspection user sign.This record can comprise and PIN number corresponding data.Described information can comprise the corresponding biometric data of authorized user with card.Addressable this record of browser, and use the biometric data that whether meets user's input card as recorded contents such as data and/or instructions with call number corresponding in the inspection record with biometric data.Perhaps, input data or other input data of available representative appearance, speech, other features (or its combination) produce the one or more addresses corresponding with the user, and whether meet the user who is associated with this record with the user on the check of the recorded content on the reference address bank machine.Many methods in the available scope of the invention.Information in the record corresponding with the user can be used for equally that some functional device is that other devices of user job are then had no right on authorized bank's machine.For example, the user of overdraw can leave information in the record of visiting, in case they start cash issuer, and does not have the user of overdraw can comprise the information that can carry out this operation.Perhaps, no information then can be operated in the respective record, just limits operating means selectively and comprise information.

Perhaps/moreover, in the embodiments of the invention, can be used for determining that customer ID and/or its account's information can be used for producing the file of XML file and so on by the computing machine relevant with bank machine.Available these files produce the output of the bank machine that offers the client.These files or/also comprise the information corresponding with one or more network addresss.These network addresss can be used for visiting the file that is fit to particular customer or its transaction.

Getting back to demonstration transaction,, passing to and notify the JAVA applet of input card data association the card data of successful Card Reader gained according to the programming of device applying portion 84.The JAVA applet responds to this, produces the JAVA script of using the URL address configuration browser corresponding with the Card Reader data.The preferably also effectively open record 104 about transaction of JAVA applet, this record 104 comprises user's the network address, time and other card data.In the example embodiment, this record can be stored in the storer, as the object data of software.The most handy this object carries out middle cumulative data in transaction.The data that transaction data object is deposited preferably comprise the user by the data of input media input and the data of representing transaction function devices to operate.

Record or transaction data object continue to provide the some different transaction step of being carried out by the client.The performance of shared these data of some different operatings has been avoided repeatedly obtaining data from the client in relating to the user session process of a plurality of transaction step.The use of transaction data object moves applet greatly independently, obtains the data that need from trading object.Can be from various file examples or access transaction data object.But also its content of example, and use it for the form that exists in the breeding html file.Record or data object also are used in the transaction half-session and produce suitable record.This record can be stored, compile in batch, or be sent to the address of selecting in LAN (Local Area Network) or the wide area network.

In the another way of the present invention, the client offers the card of bank machine or other objects can comprise additional individual data about the client.These personal data can comprise the demography relevant with the client and/or the preference data in market.These personal data also can be read by card reader, and are stored in transaction data object or other the suitable storeies.Native system can produce the target market with this data and represent and/or other data of specific client special use are provided.The data that comprise the individual on client's the card make the client can bigger control can offer bank machine and the client be produced the 3rd side's who represents in market personal data.The method can be used as the replacement system or the backup system of the consolidated storage that utilizes client's personal information.This method makes client's may command, and it offers the information of other party, and from the angle of protection privacy, this method client can more can accept.

As shown in Figure 7, in the demonstration transaction, response browser 76 receives URL network address data, and this browser sends by 16 pairs of acting servers of Intranet 88 information of carrying out.For this routine purpose, with the card data association the network address be operational system 14 with the related customer address of our bank.As a result, customer address makes information point to our http server 90 from acting server 88, and inserts and its corresponding address.Perhaps, in the other system, this connection can directly be finished with server 90, need not acting server 88 and gets involved.As mentioned above, the network address also can comprise the representative device section data of working among the indication ATM.

In this demonstration transaction, the information that our http server 90 responses receive is searched in its related storer and the corresponding data of customer address data (or other data), and at its IP port browser is transmitted one or more html files.These html files can comprise with title and banking institution or move the screen of title notice particular customer of other entities of our bank computer system 14.

In addition, html file preferably comprise have digital signature or with the embedded JAVA script of the associated digital signature obtaining means of our http server 90.The directive script that comprises in the file among some embodiment makes the http address of device applying portion access server, and this server is server 90 in the illustrated embodiment.Http address is corresponding with the HTTP record, and this record comprises at least one instruction, and preferably comprises the program such as JAVA applet or Active-X document.This instruction is used to operate suitable transaction function devices.The HTTP record preferably comprises the data as the equivalent table signature of digital signature.Receive these digital signature according to JAVA script 82, and it is handled at device applying portion 84.The JAVA applet is handled this digital signature, it differentiated, if the signature of allowing, the Authorized operation bank machine.Among some embodiment, applet should be signed and be pressed signed data comparison in predetermined relationship (such as coupling) and the storer.Certainly, in the embodiments of the invention, the mandate of available additive method check server, file or instruction manipulation bank machine or specific device.

The HTTP record of applet check http server 90 or other visits allows transaction to proceed after having sent correct digit signature or other mandate evidences.If send correct digit signature for some reason, the JAVA applet just makes transaction stop, and by ATM is received with our server 90 in attract the address of pattern association, make the situation before bank machine 12 is got back to the transaction beginning.The application of this band signature command can be used for guaranteeing that various transaction function devices only respond adequate information and operate.The application of signature command especially is fit to operation ticket money dispenser or the instruction of value is provided to the user of machine.

For this routine purpose, suppose that the digital signature of receiving is correct signature, at this moment, send information back to from 76 pairs of our servers 90 of browser, indicating this transaction can carry out.As shown in Figure 8, in this demonstration transaction, at this moment HTTP we server 90 works, and transmits at least 1 html file for browser 76.This document comprises some instructions, handles these instructions and just produces visible page or screen, instructs the client to import its personal identity number PIN.This html file preferably comprises embedded JAVA instruction or other instructions, and these instructions make the keyboard 40 of device applying portion 84 startup ATM, thereby bank machine can receive PIN number.Fig. 8 illustrates this information, and wherein JAVA script 82 is signaled the JAVA applet of being responsible for keyboard, requires it to start keyboard.The JAVA applet of device applying portion 84 responds to this, gives device server 92 transmission information by Intranet 16.The device server 92 by Intranet to the 64 transmission information of the device interface software section among the ATM.Instruction in this information makes device software start keyboard 40.Be responsible for the JAVA applet of startup keyboard and preferably effectively upgrade transaction record 104, so that indication PIN is subjected to requirement.

As shown in Figure 9, in information, will be dealt into device server 92 from device interface software section 64 by the PIN of keyboard 40 inputs.Responsibility JAVA applet in 92 pairs of devices of this server applying portion is sent information back to.So this JAVA applet work is sent information back to by the http address of html file processing section and 76 pairs of our servers 90 of browser.This information comprises the data of representing pIN that the client imports.Among some embodiment, do not wish on screen, to show client's PIN.Among these embodiment, the keyboard applet can show default character on screen, such as " * " number or other symbols, to replace the PIN numeral.Hereinafter will further discuss, and preferably not send PIN or other data by browser, at this moment, the PIN data can be used as independent HTTP information processing, or otherwise handle, and are subjected to risk surreptitiously so that reduce.

Then, in conjunction with the software of http server 90 running PIN itself or client PIN number and account number are tested, its method is that office 94 is afterwards delivered in these numbers, and awaiting acknowledgement.Perhaps, can carry out client PIN check at ATM by suitable applet.Under can be by the algorithm relevant situation of the data on client's card (such as account number) or its part, can finish above-mentioned check with client PIN.Embedded JAVA script in the HTML information can comprise (or point to) and obtain applet and can be used for carrying out the data of this checking function and/or the address of instruction (comprising some encrypting key data).This can comprise according to the user profile in the html file of subscriber card data access or other record data.The designator that also can be used as check PIN data method therefor for PIN number that reads from client card.As shown in Figure 9, also suitably upgrade transaction data object 104, with the input of indication client PIN with applet.

In the additional embodiments, bank machine can comprise the biometrics reader apparatus or other read the input media of type, to accept from user's data.The user can be by this device input data, are used for replacing or cooperate whether authorized user of this user of PIN data detection.Its method is for example user input data to be compared with the information corresponding with contained card authorized user in record or the file, and this record or file have http address, and is visited by http server according to the card data by browser or HTTP client's application.Perhaps, the input data can be used for producing by the file of this browser or this client's application access or the address of record, and this record or file comprise the information of inspection user sign usefulness.For example, can deposit about user's data at the data-carrier store relevant with http server, this server sends self-recording data according to user data, is used for the inspection user sign.

Be noted that the page or the screen that require the client to import its PIN produce from our http server 90.This preferably with the screen of the specific URL address correlation of client.This screen is the interface of client we bank.The client is familiar with it.Perhaps, customer address is because operational computations machine system of mechanism 14 can access may be in fact client individual " homepage ".Like this, this screen is not only that the user is familiar with and preferably is fit to user's particular transaction needs.

Perhaps, the available file of customer data or the address that record produces alternative document of comprising.Also available this information of computing machine is that particular customer dynamically produces file in specific environment.The method helps reducing the effort of developing individual visible page or file in advance for each client.

The method of finishing this point can relate in file that belongs to particular customer or record and comprise various types of user profile.This can comprise such as sex, related personnel, type of account, the transaction of allowing, client's hobby, client's interest, account balance, previous offer decline or accepts and other information etc.Suitable small routine in the small routine (being applet) 86 can be used this customer information, visits and/or generates suitable file and be used for browser and insert according to client's " profile ".In addition, the profile applet can be considered the transaction system that exists in the specific bank machine, and its information leaves the data-carrier store in other places in bank machine or the system in, also can consider other factors, such as based on a date in week of system clock and one day time.Thus, the bank machine suitable file that decision is visited or produced to particular customer under specific environment.As mentioned above, block information encoded from the client and can obtain some personal data.

The logic of using in the profile applet (profile applet) can produce the file that the client will set up or visit, and these files comprise transaction options based on customer information, about terminal information and other key elements.The profile applet can be carried out work according to customer information, so that transaction options or information to be provided selectively.For example, the bank machine operator can provide award, price markup, additional transactions option or advertising message to the client selectively.The client of some class of establishment of operation bank machine can receive the screen output with option, encourages client and this mechanism to carry out more transaction or dissimilar transaction.Equally, the client that can encourage to be identified as mechanism of foreign side concludes the business with the mechanism of this bank machine of operation.

The work of profile applet can make the alternative document (such as stock market data) of other servers of computer access, and provides it to the client selectively.The work that should understand the profile applet can determine address or spanned file, to produce the initial display screen of transaction sequence.The work of profile applet also can provide information or visit or produce file, and this document generates client's visual output between some other place of concluding the business or transaction.This output can be further used for some systems, and wherein the operator of bank machine can be sold to paid advertisement the 3rd side, then visit and those the 3rd side products or serve corresponding to HTTP records such as html files.This visit can be undertaken by regular or other modes, but selects the HTTP record to conduct interviews more effective according to the profile of particular customer.Hereinafter will illustrate, can be from connecting the Advertisement Server visit promotional literature of network.Can be at the different time of trading time period, between step, advertising information is passed to the client from bank machine from the document control of customer facility institute runtime server.When working such as transaction function devices such as ticket money sorters, but the display ads data.The operator of bank machine and/or the system that this machine connect also can require the advertisement family to pay for advertising information is provided.

The transaction flow that the institutional client of the computer network 14 of operation shown in Figure 10 proceeds from the place that this demonstration transaction is represented among Fig. 9.We's http server 90 customer in response are correctly imported PIN, carry out work, so that html file is sent to the html file processing section of software in the computing machine of operation A TM.These information can comprise information and the instruction that is used to produce the screen of pointing out the customer selecting transaction.For this routine purpose, suppose the client in the touch screen 30 inputs selection corresponding with dispense cash, this is transaction common on the automated banking machine.

The client sends back to our http server 90 by the html file processing section of selection through transmitting HTTP information of touch-screen input device.Server 90 responds, and another html file is sent to bank machine, prompting customer selecting one quantity.The client can import selection again on touch screen, indicate the cash quantity of customer requirement.This HTTP information passes to our server 90 by html file processing section and browser 76.

90 responses of we's server are preferably carried out electronic communication with back office 94 from the reception of client's incremental data, have the quantity of requirement with the check client in its account.Can finish this point by the CGI (Common Gateway Interface) (CGI) 106 of carrying out work in conjunction with our server 90.For the purpose of this transaction, office 94 indicates this debt is arranged in the clients' accounts after supposing, and gives our server 90 transmission information by CGI106, points out and can conclude the business.

So as shown in figure 11, our server 90 work are sent file back to the html file processing section in the atm software.This information preferably makes information be presented on the screen during by browser handles, informs that the client concludes the business.In addition, the html file of sending back to preferably also comprises the JAVA script with the instruction of embedding, and carries out these instructions and it is passed to JAVA applet with the operative association of ticket money sorter 42.

The file of sending back to from our server 90 can comprise advertisement or other information, to substitute customer information or to also have customer information in addition.The file of sending back to also can comprise the instruction that makes the bank machine visit or produce another file.These instructions can be called the method in the profile applet, and these methods depend on and client, bank machine, current time and/or other environmentally hazardous performances.This makes it possible to access file, when these files are waited in the bank machine ticket money dispenser or the action of other transaction function devices the client, provides promotional information such as advertisement or other information to the client.Should understand and to visit these files from any server of connected system (comprising) from connecting the server of the Internet.This makes can provide various data to the client selectively.This also makes the operator of ATM and other exchange can be extensively or at client's classification, even separates at individual customer, provides advertisement to the client.This can be the advertisement as bank machine operators such as banks, or in fact belongs to the advertisement of any kind commodity or service.Also can provide advertisement selectively according to particular transaction device, the capital quantity that relates to or other parameters of operation.Above-mentioned file can also provide image and sound to the client, strengthens promoting effect.Can follow the tracks of visit, and pay by the owner of the entity related to client's mechanism, system operator and/or bank machine with the advertising information that provides to the client to promotional literature.

In the example embodiment, the information of JAVA applet gained startup ticket money dispenser causes producing the information to device server 92 in the device applying portion 84 of software.Preferably, whether suitable with this information of verification by the information of monitoring software 102 analytical equipment servers 92 gained distribution cash.For example, the work of monitoring software 102 guarantees that preferably the cash amount that requires is no more than the amount that sets in advance.Also can select to check, with check previous during in offer this number of users and be no more than certain quantity.The method of accomplishing this point is: the device server sends for back office to comprise card data or before receives or the information of other data of determining from this client.This information is transmitted by server 90 and relevant CGI or other connections thereof.Suppose that the information that back office or monitoring software are sent does not stop branch to send instructions, device server 92 just sends distributing information to device interface software section among the ATM 64.Then, software section 64 these information of response start ticket money dispenser 42, with the cash of distribution customer requirement quantity.

Additional function in the monitoring software 102 best actuating unit servers.For example, government regulation or merchandising practice can require to limit the deposit scale and the quantity of enrolling among the ATM.This is wise, can prevent " money laundering " or other suspicious activities.The restricted number that the work of monitoring software is preferably deposited any single is to the limit that is lower than regulation.Also can work by communicating, to prevent that a series of deposits surpass certain limit in the schedule time with our bank back-office system 94.Monitoring software also can carry out work in conjunction with acting server,, hereinafter will discuss according to carrying out some transaction from the instruction of foreign side's server in bank machine with restriction.

Be noted that in this example embodiment of the present invention that the JAVA applet that sends the information of impelling dispense cash cooperates control to send to another applet (applet) work of client's mixing banknote.Many auto-tellers have the performance of providing two or more ticket currency bills.Preferably control the performance that granting provides its suitable bank function for client's mixing banknote, in order to avoid a kind of banknote of face amount is earlier luminous before other banknote.Banknote mixes applet and preferably can mix according to the requirement of ATM travelling mechanism and the Properties Control banknote of this ATM.Perhaps, the JAVA applet of control banknote mixing can reside in the device program 70 of device interface software section 64.

Skilled person in the art will appreciate that and to start or other times load the specific applets of JAVA and/or configuration data to this bank machine from our server 90 selectively in bank machine.Owing to can transmit applet and configuration data selectively to the specific bank machine, therefore can make bank machine specifically adapt to specific currency granting and other performances of ATM.For example, configurable ATM is so that must have some applet or the applet group could be operated bank machine.A kind of method that loads these data or program is that address value is provided in terminal software, indicates to obtain the position of catching applet or the required instruction of data.If the storer of ATM terminal has not had applet or applet group when starting, then software is just effectively visited the system address of the file that comprises required record or instruction, and this instruction can make bank machine load required record.Available browser is visited these addresses, and this software will with the storer that is written into the ATM terminal from the corresponding data of the instruction of institute's access file, thereby this terminal has desired applet and data.Can be by our server 90 visit this document addresses.

Perhaps, these addresses can be on the stand-alone development server that connects Intranet 16, and thus, each exchange can load applet and the data that comprise the required valid code of the interior transaction system of this machine of operation.Perhaps, can provide file by exploitation server or other servers of wide area network energy access bank machine.Can on the exploitation server, provide these files, make bank machine that the instruction of how to catch operation code be arranged, to realize various functions.These instructions can indicate the HTTP client computer of bank machine from this machine by addressable address capture desired data of http server and code.Can catch these data and code according to the instruction in the one or several files.The applet that bank machine also can require to load like this is the applet of signature, wherein comprises digital signature or other diagnostic characteristicses, is used for obtaining the operation of this some device of machine.

Perhaps, embodiments of the invention can obtain required applet and data from the remote data storer.This data-carrier store preferably comprises data and/or the program that bank's function is operated on demand, perhaps has some instructions that the bank machine of making can obtain to operate required instruction and data.Can visit this data from database server.Exchange is sent inquiry to database server.This inquiry comprises or follows call number from this machine, to discern this machine.This is concrete machine number, and/or can comprise the call number of representing bank machine type or its functional device performance.

Data-carrier store preferably comprises and has the data that will send to bank machine or the record of program.Server response is to its inquiry, from the data-carrier store search records, and according to record HTTP client computer in the exchange transmitted one or more information.This information comprises configuration data or the applet that bank's function prestige mode is on schedule operated, and perhaps can comprise the instruction how the indication bank machine obtains said procedure from the server that connects this system.

Shown in the example, configuration server and data-carrier store can be used as our bank server 90 and work on same computing machine.Among other embodiment, database server can reside in elsewhere in the effective network that connects of bank machine.

Utilizing the bank machine of these characteristics and the advantage of system is flexibly, can change operation and the customer interface that changes this machine with condition.Wherein can comprise the change of transaction function devices.Can change condition, so that limit or do not provide some transaction.For example, bank machine can be accepted deposit usually, unless its holding structure is full.At this moment, this machine can change the file of its visit, provides information by its output unit to the user, thereby the deposit option no longer is provided.The method of finishing this point is initially applet and data to be written into bank machine, and instruction is provided when perceiveing this incident.Perhaps, can be according to state at that time, by load the programming of new applet and/or data modification bank machine from http server.Can change machine conditions or properties data according to the inquiry of database server being accomplished this point, this inquiry comprise or follow to represent.Respond this inquiry, server transmits applet, data and/or instruction, with modification pattern operation bank machine.

The method is eliminated the state of regular trading machine, and wherein the static interface of output unit is represented to provide transaction options to the client.Sometimes after the client elects, point out that the transaction options of selecting does not provide.Can use the method for explanation here with different transaction by multiple transaction options.Can according to bank machine or even based on the above discussion per-customer basis, on the basis of exchange run entity demand, conveniently change transaction options from this machine data storehouse server.

Now, continue to discuss the demonstration transaction from shown in Figure 11.Device interface software program 64 response cash sorters 42 distribution requirement cashes, its work is preferably sent the distribution operation information that confirms distribution back to the JAVA applet of being responsible for this distribution in the device application program 84.As shown in figure 12, specific applet is effectively upgraded transaction record 104, provides currency by specific quantity to the client with indication.Impel the embedded JAVA script instruction of providing currency preferably also to comprise the instruction that the our server 90 of finishing this distribution is beamed back confirmatory message to the client.After the distribution operation information that the indication cash has been provided is received, make JAVA applet configuration html file processing section, so that our server is beamed back the device response message.Then, our server is preferably according to its programing work, so that the 94 indication clients of back office are received the amount of money of distribution.In the record that back-office system keeps, deduct this amount of money from client's account.

When concluding the business, ask the receipt whether client will conclude the business usually.Can carry out this inquiry at the different time of transaction flow.In this example, behind the distribution cash, the client operates bank machine and sends this information, as shown in figure 13.We's server 90 sends html files, and this document produces the screen whether query user wants receipt during by browser handles.This information that response is received by browser 76 as the part of the page, shows this information on touch screen 30.Perhaps, can produce this document by bank machine.Indicate whether the needs receipt according to the client, the information of sending back to is given our server.Also should understand the screen that screen that the client is shown preferably is familiar with from the client of our mechanism, and can be the part of its unique homepage.

Suppose that the client wishes to receive receipts of transactions, in this example embodiment, as shown in figure 14, our server 90 work are sent file back to ATM, will print receipts of transactions with embedded JAVA script indication.The instruction of these JAVA scripts is sent to device applying portion 84, by Intranet device server 92 is sent tcp/ip message.The information that device server 92 instructs to device interface software section 64 travelling belts among the ATM again.The reception of software section 64 response messages makes printer 46 print client's receipts of transactions.The JAVA applet of being responsible for the startup printer preferably also makes transaction data object or record upgrade.Hereinafter will discuss, the applet that receipt is printed in control can obtain printing the data that receipt is used from transaction data object.

Do not want receipt even should understand the client, had better be by journal printer 48 by the hard copy printout transaction record.Can finish this work according to embedded instruction, these instructions are from the part of printing the client trading receipt in the same file of our server 90, or another document shows that the client decline to receive the part of receipts of transactions.Perhaps, can be according to such other applets of applet of impelling the distribution cash or the another way of selecting according to the ATM operator, starting log printer.Perhaps/moreover, the electronical record of relevant Transaction Information can be deposited at data-carrier store.Can recover this information from bank machine according to the other system address at far-end later on.As seen from the above description, the operation of this ATM example embodiment is inherent flexible and able to programme, to satisfy the operator of system needs.

As shown in figure 15, when finishing the receipts of transactions printing, software section 64 preferably to device server 92 effective dispensing device operation informations, is indicated the apparatus function that successfully carries out requirement.Device server 92 sends the corresponding device thereof operation information to device applying portion 84, then issues the specific JAVA applet of being responsible for printing receipt in this example embodiment.This JAVA applet disposes the html file processing section again, so that generation information is sent our server back to by the form of device response message, is designated as the client and prints receipt.

After receiving cash and receipt, the display screen prompting client by producing from the html file from our server 90 indicates whether to carry out another transaction.On touch screen 30, show prompting client's visible page or screen like this.For this routine purpose, suppose that the client does not need another transaction, and by the information back we server 90 of html file processing section with this effect.

As shown in figure 17, the reception of our server 90 information that customer in response sends is issued ATM with " recurrence " information.This information preferably comprises html file, and this document produces during by browser handles and shows the screen of thanking to the client.This information preferably also comprises embedded JAVA script, and it calls the JAVA applet, makes the html file processing section of ATM finally connect URL address or other network addresss on the our server 90, the file that provides the information of output " attraction pattern " to use.The script or the instruction that comprise in the file that should remember to use among some embodiment, its operation can make information partly deliver to the address of our server from file processing, to produce corresponding HTTP record, wherein comprise the instruction with required loading applet.

As shown in figure 18, " recurrence " order applet is configured browser 76.JAVA applet configuration html file processing section is with after returning starting point, and configurable JAVA applet transmits the information of the relevant transaction of just having finished from 104 pairs of our servers 90 of transaction record.Because the client under the mechanism of demonstration transaction and operation computer system 14 carries out, so write down the total data of these transaction in back office 94.Yet, will appreciate that if conclude the business according to the information of the server that moves from different institutions, not so just.Transaction such as some types such as some credit card trades neither be done like this, and wherein authorizing at trading time period provides, and just sends the detailed condition of transaction later on back to so that clearing.Therefore, can transmit all or part of information according to " recurrence " order and give our server 90, and deliver to back-office system 94, this information can be used as duplicate message and abandon in this system by CGI from transaction record 104.Its way is: adopt remote method invocation (RMI) (RMI) to give server 90 transmission objects, by from the information of server or by information or other technologies, data are issued back office then.

Certainly, among other embodiment, can deposit Transaction Information in database, with the extended period, rather than send back to after each transaction.Perhaps, ATM12 of the present invention can comprise applet, if the operator of system 14 needs, these applets can transmit transaction record information to the address beyond the our server.Can be configured computing machine by suitable applet or instruction, so that the transaction record data of storage are sent to the network address of selecting in the system.Can transmit this record data by the encrypted form that is fit to particular system.These record data can partly transmit by the file processing of bank machine.Among other embodiment, can by with the associated computing machine of automated banking machine in the separate server unit operated transmit this data.By visiting this record data, bank machine operator or other accounting authorities can recover to relate to the record data of transaction.These data can be used for recovering determining relating to the number of transaction and the type of carrying out on the bank machine of other mechanisms and/or associated with it tranaction costs.This information also can comprise the relevant information that offers client's advertising information.Can handle this information, and as the basis of sharing transaction fee or charging from advertisement entity.

Figure 19 to Figure 24 illustrates " foreign side " operation of example computer system when the user uses ATM12.The transaction of carrying out with the user of foreign side who is not the institutional client of operation ATM12 and computer system 14 can operation under our server 90 controls, and is undertaken by the mode that client's input card is sentenced above-mentioned example.The jig of client's input has the call number corresponding to the network address, and this network address does not correspond to our server 90.The html file processing section is configured the information of addressing, blocks URL address or other addresses according to this call number of call number corresponding to the client with visit.For example, the network address can be blocked BIN number that encodes based on the client.The inlet that can show (FIT) or similar cross reference for BIN number with financial institution is relevant, with decision network address data and/or other parameters.This information sends acting server 88 to, and this server 88 is passed to information wide area network 18 again.From this wide area network, this information enters the foreign side server corresponding with client URL address.For this routine purpose, foreign side's server is equivalent to connect the server 96 of the Internet.

In the example embodiment of the present invention, acting server 88 comprises and is designated as 107 screening software.But screening software is the address of verification ATM institute photos and sending messages preferably, and stops selectively particular address transmission information.This plays " fire wall ", and it is desirable being used for that system prevents to palm off.

As shown in figure 20, foreign side's server 96 preferably can be sent HTTP information back to by 18 couples of ATM12 of wide area network, wherein comprises html file.Adopt safety socket to connect (" SSC ") and can realize this point, risk reduces to minimum so that make information be subjected to surreptitiously.Certainly, available other technologies that comprise information encryption make information be subjected to surreptitiously risk reduces to minimum.

As shown in figure 20, preferably comprise embedded JAVA script, representative or corresponding to the digital signature of identification foreign side server 96 from the answer file of foreign side's server 90.As mentioned above, comprise the HTTP record of signature applet, can finish this point by loading.The applet of applying portion 84 among the ATM, its work are preferably with the mode check digit signature that illustrates in the above example, and the information of concluding the business and having authorized is indicated in transmission.The Digital ID of mechanism of foreign side can be stored in the storer of ATM, for example is stored in the transaction record data, and records back office 94 at last.

It should be noted that the html file from foreign side's server 96 comprises instruction, so that browser handles these whens instruction, the visible page or the screen of the mechanism of foreign side that the client is familiar with watching are output.These pages can be corresponding to the user of foreign side " homepage " of specific adaptation specific user needs.

Figure 21 illustrates by foreign side's server 96 file examples visit and that pass to ATM12.File from foreign side's server can comprise embedded JAVA script, and this script starts the operation of JAVA applet in the above described manner, so that start the device 36 among the ATM.As shown in figure 21, the tcp/ip message that offers device from the JAVA applet passes to device server 92 from device applying portion 84, and the device interface software section 64 among the ATM is passed in the instruction of this server.The device operation information then transmits with opposite path.When these information passed device server 92, monitoring software 102 monitored it, so that make the risk of personation or abuse reduce to minimum.

As shown in figure 21, from the file of foreign side's server 96, can effectively allow the client import the requirement of its PIN by touch screen 30 outputs.As described in above transaction example, embedded JAVA directive script comprises startup keyboard 40 to accept the instruction of client PIN.The same with the example of front, by device application software part open trade record 104, this transaction record comprises the shared data object of relevant this transaction.As mentioned above, if desired, can stipulate, in case transmit the PIN data by browser.

Shown in Figure 22 be: device operation information and PIN data are sent the JAVA applet back to, and this applet connects with safety socket again sends data back to foreign side's server 96 by wide area network 18.From this point, transaction is generally undertaken by mentioned above, and different is that foreign side's server 96 sends the HTTP record that comprises html file, and partly receives information from the file processing of ATM.Foreign side's server 96 has to comprise in the file and has the required JAVA application software of embedded JAVA script, and these files send to ATM, starts the device 36 in the bank machine.

During foreign side's server 96 operation bank machine, the monitoring software 102 usefulness mode discussed above in the device server 92 monitors information.The currency of the operational example of this supervision as preventing that the bank machine discharging quantity is too big.The work of monitoring software also can limit auxiliary device or the performance that some mechanism of foreign side uses the exchange device.Accomplish this point according to the data of depositing in the storer, the movable or device that this storer can carry out from file in some address limitation.For example by adopting code plug-in can realize this point, this plug-in unit is realized a class trading object of the operation that restriction can be carried out.For example, but the operation example that start to connect foreign side's server provides the object of prescribed limits performance to the information of receiving from foreign side's server.So for example can limit the banknote dispensed amount, prevent to operate the check acceptance apparatus, the restriction distribution prevents to operate cash issuer such as printed texts such as security, perhaps limits the use bank machine in other suitable modes.This point can be accomplished in address or part address according to file.

If restriction represents the bank machine performance to the external customer, then can provide visual interface from bank of foreign side to the external customer according to the transaction that bank's function is carried out and this machine owner allows.As a result, the file in foreign side's bank server visit can be the conversion version that can offer client's file on the bank machine of bank of foreign side operation.This can be based on the file into the special exploitation of operation foreign side bank machine, perhaps can be the distortion of common foreign side bank interface, wherein has the visual cues that some transaction is not provided.In some cases, this interface can provide some transaction by relevant service fee indication.

The ATM of described embodiment can strengthen security by the addressable address of limiting browser, by keep tabulation in the storer of bank machine, can accomplish this point.Can in addressable HTTP record (comprising file), keep this tabulation by the Intranet of our bank.Bank machine can regularly be visited this record, and the updated stored data.Before data loading terminal storer, this record itself must be asked and the corresponding digital signature of signature in the terminal memory.Whether this information also can comprise instruction and information, check it true by the information that obtains at foreign side's server access file for ATM.This can comprise digital signature, when adopting public-key cryptography or private key encryption method to transmit, this information is verified as truly.Bank machine is carried out verification, guarantees that the signature from the record of foreign side's server access is equivalent to deposit in the digital signature of this address in the storer, and only starts the operation of transaction system when this signature is consistent.Certainly, available diverse ways checking information and to its encryption among the different embodiment.According to the application here, signature and signature record comprise can derive any label (searching number) that this record maybe comprises from the record of authorization by direction.

From above announcement also as can be known, foreign side's server 96 can be with the language that is different from the normal language that uses of institutional client that moves computer system 14, by the output and the telex network of touch screen.As a result, html file can make and require the demonstration of distribution currency to have type and the quantity that does not comprise among the ATM.In order to adapt to this state, device applying portion 84 can comprise applet, to handle the request to foreign side's currency.Foreign side's currency applet makes ATM send information back to its our server, is used for calculating the existing currency of ATM corresponding to the available immediate quantity of client requests.Will appreciate that this applet will effectively be called the specific function address in the our server 90 that this function can be provided.When distributing, this applet also can be different from the quantity of customer requirement a bit to the quantity that server 96 indicates distribution.Certainly, among other embodiment, available additive method.Perhaps, the applet of bank machine can produce visual display, when showing or handle foreign side's quantity of money, the equivalent of our currency is shown.This is included in and provides two kinds of quantity in the visual display that offers the user.Perhaps, as hereinafter discussing, the additional browser of working in the bank machine can produce visual output, informs some information of user, such as the information that gathers rate or other relevant client tradings.

As shown in figure 23, according to the indication of touch screen 30, when the external customer finished its transaction, 96 couples of ATM of foreign side's server sent " recurrence " information back to.The reception of this information, make the embedded JAVA directive script of device applying portion 84 responses carry out work effectively in described mode above, the html file processing section is disposed, browser 76 is rebulid and the communicating by letter of the file address of our server 90 or other appointments.

As shown in figure 24, the applet in the device applying portion 84 of processing " recurrence " information preferably reconnects our server 90, and transaction record information is sent in the record 104.In one example embodiment, this transaction record information envelope is in data object, and this information comprises quantity information, account transfer or the deposit of customer name, foreign side's organization names, numeric identifier, relevant distribution quantity, and other total datas of relevant transaction.In carrying out the transaction step that needs any data division, applet is used transaction data.When finishing client's action on bank machine, applet provides and comprises the transaction data information that at least a portion is collected data.These data pass to the back office 94 of our bank from server 90 by CGI106.This information is stored in back office, for later use in foreign side's bank settlement of operation foreign side server 96.Perhaps/moreover transaction data can record storer in terminal, such as the hard copy that records electronic diary and journal printer.But store transactional data is downloaded so that download in batch or comprise from the object of the data of many transaction by transmission.Available such as remote method invocation (RMI) from the far-end server example object.Bulk data usually transmits by the address in the time can being stored in the storer by terminal configuration data.

The advantage of embodiments of the invention is that transaction data can be sent to LAN (Local Area Network) or such as the address in the wide area districts such as the Internet.This is convenient to carry out various transaction, and can make the system address that relates to the information of following the tracks of purposes (such as stored value card type smart card) or be used for the information points selection of various type of transaction clearing.

Will appreciate that described automated banking machine of the present invention and the advantage that system embodiment provides are that in fact the client can carry out its bank transaction Anywhere in the world when being connected wide area networks such as the Internet in bank machine.Except that system performance extensively owing to connecting and moving aspect two, this locality can both monitor bank machine, thereby the personation risk reduces to minimum.

The characteristic that the embodiment of the invention can further comprise is to be convenient to the access bank machine to connect file in the network.This characteristic can determine effectively whether the download address place can visit such as HTTP such as html file record or sundry item before computing machine is attempted Visitor Logs.This can be avoided concluding the business overtime, otherwise owing to the server blocking-up of conventional Visitor Logs causes and can not can produce overtime by Visitor Logs.Other embodiment can consider the scale and the transfer rate that write down, and the transfer rate of decision record is not enough soon, so that should transmit another record.

Among one embodiment, can be by adopting independently program or applet, whether the server that the verification computing machine then will be visited works, thereby realizes this characteristic.Applet responds the address that will connect or the reception of its part, carries out work.The work of this applet makes the socket link address, and loads a small amount of but enough record numbers, determines that perhaps the server of record that must be accessed is not blocked.Work is carried out in the operation of computing machine response applet verification far-end server or determine that indication is addressable or load the condition of record, so that start browser or similar software unit, in the appropriate time of transaction sequence this address of leading.If applet can not detect far-end server and not block, perhaps determining can not successful access or load this record, then takes to visit the step of replacing the address, to produce another output or to interrupt concluding the business.The replacement address of visit can perhaps can comprise the file of the data of the replacement address that can obtain or derive by the Local or Remote visit based on the data of depositing in the terminal memory, obtains this address.Equally also carry out verification, so that decision can be visited this record before attempting visit to replace record to replacing the address.What the method was avoided concluding the business is postponed.

Other embodiment can utilize additive method before the browser that customer interface is provided is attempted access file, but decision successful access and/or suitably download required HTTP records such as html file whether.These embodiment can consider that transfer rate or other relate to the condition of system operation or file content when decision whether can the successful access file.For example, test to determine the to visit applet of HTTP record or the transfer rate that another applet can determine to transmit computing machine record.This speed that can transmit data can compare with institute's deposit data in the storer, if this speed is lower than the data of representative expectation memory rate, just visits the replacement record.This record can be the html file of for example local storage of bank machine or generation.Other embodiment can comprise the program of considering HTTP record scale and transfer rate in the decision transfer rate.Whether these programs decision record can be transmitted near the parameter that is enough to be fit to set up in the memory configurations, if can not, then the address is replaced in visit.Before the transmission, equally this is replaced record test transfer rate.

During decision visit specific address, program also can be considered other key elements, and these key elements can comprise for example date and time information, perhaps from such as the aspect sensor of bank machine to be used such as indication other staff or the information of picture system.Like this, even in the time loading record, also can avoid visiting output length and the file of delay transaction with suitable speed.

Among other embodiment of the present invention, can operate a plurality of browsers in the ATM computing machine, so that handle the instruction in the file.The work of some browser is handled instruction, and the bank machine user is not provided noticeable output.The work of these browsers then can provide and start the instruction that transaction function devices is used.For example, the browser that does not produce visible output on the display can be handled file, effectively produces some outputs, makes printer produce print file.

Other embodiment can operate a plurality of browsers, the output that provides the operation client of bank machine to perceive.For example, separately server can be operated simultaneously a plurality of browsers visual and/or audible output can be provided respectively in the bank machine, to handle file and to provide output simultaneously to the user.These browsers also can be handled the instruction that starts transaction function devices.This makes bank's function carry out various transaction simultaneously.

In the example embodiment, ATM operates 5 browsers.These browsers can provide visual output respectively on the ATM screen.Figure 32 illustrates the output screen 196 of demonstration, and wherein each browser produces visual output.Master browser output 198 is shown in screen center.Last browser output 200 and following browser are exported 202 and are exported 198 vertical both sides respectively at master browser.Left side browser output 204 and right browser output 206 are respectively in the horizontal both sides of master browser output.These browsers can be handled file respectively, and communicate by letter with the network address with mode mentioned above.Some or whole browser also can effectively transmit instruction, so that the transaction function devices in the control bank machine.Some browser then can be mainly used in output to the client is provided, and is not configured to utilize the instruction of access file to start some device in the bank machine.

In the example embodiment, 5 browsers are all worked, and all do not propose visual output although be not.At first, only master browser output 198 is visual.Other browsers then adopt " demonstration " method of identification browser output scale to form visual.According to realizing this point such as idsplay order that comprises in the files such as html file and scale instruction.The file that is preferably in the master browser visit comprises these instructions, but also can be included in the file of other browser access.In the example embodiment, by a single thickness indicator regulation browser scale." on " under the situation of browser and D score browser, thickness refers to leave the vertical dimension of adjacent upper limb of display screen and lower edge respectively.With regard to " left side " browser and " right side " browser, this thickness is the horizontal breadth of adjacent edge of frameing out respectively.In the example embodiment, the output of master browser resident automatically (fixed point) remains visible space to fill on the screen that the output of other browsers do not occupy.In the present embodiment, if visual, upper and lower browser occupies the whole width of screen when activating, and left and right browser occupies the space between the browser output up and down.Among other embodiment, available additive method.

The application of a plurality of visual browsers provides the performance with a plurality of visual outputs of while according to the different files of being visited in the heterogeneous networks address.This application can also be developed some application programs, so that a series of files to be provided, makes the output that produces from file can become visual at the different choice point of transaction sequence.When providing advertisement or promotional material to the client in transaction is carried out, perhaps these performances are useful especially.These performances show multilingual information to the operation bank machine, perhaps are useful.These performances also help in relating to from the card holder's of country variant transaction or carry out providing exchange rate information in the currency exchange transaction.When being shown as the file that the client produces to the client or comprising file such as the information of client's special concerns such as designated speculative stock present situation or investment opportunity, the output of many browsers also can be useful.

Figure 33 to Figure 35 illustrates the example that produces the screen that generates in visual when output example embodiment with some different browsers on screen.Figure 33 illustrates screen 208, and wherein left browser output 204 and last browser output 200 are visual, and master browser output is also visual.Figure 34 illustrates screen 210, wherein goes up browser output 200 and following browser output 202 and is visual, and it is 198 also visual that master browser is exported.Figure 35 illustrates screen 212, and wherein right browser output 206 and master browser output 198 are visual.Should understand screen can have many variations, and these screens can comprise the visual configuration of master browser output right and wrong.

By above as can be known, the operation of a plurality of browsers can be concluded the business simultaneously in the bank machine.For example, the user can have an opportunity when carrying out bank transaction, by the file acquisition commodity or the service of a browser handles.This browser can carry out work in conjunction with other ingredients or bank machine as mentioned above, to start the operation of different transaction function devices, reaches by these devices and receives input.These inputs can comprise buying the input that commodity and service are accepted or decline to offer.Also can carry out this offer by the application call transaction data object of other browsers of operation.This makes and can transmit the account data related with the user that before obtains in conjunction with bank transaction.This also makes the client can select the account who utilizes current transaction to relate to pay easily.Each browser also can be developed the transaction data object of oneself, is used to finish clearing and the data of storing relevant trading time period what happens.

Though in conjunction with adopting a plurality of browsers display message and situation that a plurality of transaction can be carried out simultaneously in the bank transaction process, example embodiment of the present invention has been described, provide visual and also can be used for many different purposes but should understand a plurality of browsers with the usage of non-visual output, and all within the scope of the present invention.

Although the just special particular type bank machine that connects LAN (Local Area Network) or wide area network illustrates the illustrated automated banking machine of the present invention and the embodiment of system, conventional automated banking machine also can be adapted to comprise above-mentioned performance.Other conventional software include file processing sections of particularly, operating in one or more computing machines of available effective connection automated banking machine and device applying portion.This can work above-mentioned ATM in the proprietary net of routine, perhaps carry out work as the part of wide area network.In addition, when automated banking machine is operated in the general networks, can be configured by device interface software section of the present invention and carry out work, perhaps carry out work by different software interfaces.When these bank machine are worked under the server controls in wide area network, switch to claimed apparatus information and transmit, to keep intrasystem security by the device server.Like this, a single ATM can work in proprietary net by the mode of current ATM, also can work in the network configuration of system of the present invention.

Other embodiment of the present invention, its job placement becomes to transmit the Transaction Information of using in the proprietary ATM net.By adopting such as the CGI interface, can finish this point in conjunction with the file processing of ATM part or HTTP we's server or other servers.CGI combining information conversion program and database carry out work, call the desired data from file and response message, and produce the prescribed transactions solicited message that is fit to proprietary transaction net.Equally, information conversion program and CGI carry out work, so that from proprietary net receiving function command information, and it are carried out conversion, thereby produce suitable file and/or tcp/ip message, use for ATM.Because the existing regulation of these proprietary grid types, and produce and explain that the required data of these information are known, so ATM12 is directly used in the conventional proprietary ATM net.

Conventional ATM Transaction Information is form (layout) information of regulation, does not comprise file or HTTP information such as markup language documents.The known example of routine information that is used for operation A TM is Diebold 91X information, NCR PAS information and IBM 473X information.These information generally comprise with prescribed form sends solicited message from ATM, and this form comprises the client and imports the data (indication of account/pin) and institute's requests transaction type and quantity.After the ATM principal computer receives this solicited message, beam back response message with the prescribed form that comprises the indication whether transaction be authorized.So this ATM sends another information back to principal computer, can the indication bank machine conclude the business.These information that the proprietary net of above-mentioned routine is used generally take less bandwidth.

When ATM of the present invention connects this network, provide a server.The effective connected storage of this server comprises relational database or keeps information conversion and other data-carrier stores of file generation data.In a kind of configuration, this server perhaps can reside in the computing machine of ATM by network threaded file processing section.This server produces the file of browser access, wherein comprises the transaction system instruction.This server (or the server that connects) carries out communicating by letter of routine information with main frame.A server can provide interface by the several A TM for its connection in LAN, perhaps each ATM has the server of oneself to operate therein.

ATM12 also can be with following mode operation A TM in the performance of proprietary Netcom letter, and promptly user's our mechanism produces interface by mode mentioned above, but by the information sent through proprietary ATM net to Trading Authorization.Can obtain to use the security of proprietary net like this, the benefit of habitual our bank interface and/or " personal homepage " interface is provided to the user simultaneously.

In the above-mentioned configuration, the ATM transaction function devices can be carried out work in the usual way at proprietary net response conventional ATM Transaction Information such as Diebold 91X information, NCR, PAS information or IBM 473X information.File such as client's output unit response of display (and loudspeaker, if be equipped with) and so on browser handles by connecting LAN (Local Area Network) or wide area network transmits output information.The browser access file by the transaction operation client is pointed out, but this document does not comprise the order that startup is installed such as the undelegated cash issuer of proprietary net.

In a kind of configuration, when the device of bank machine responded conventional atm information and carries out work, computing machine can be according to the state of operation browser of these devices.Like this, can import the data pilot browser according to the client and select the address, comprising the address related with the user.Yet, because the file received of browser independent operation transaction function devices not, thereby the less security measures that need during access file.As a result, the client still can be according to habitual and unique interface operation bank machine, and can provide such as market informations such as advertisement or other data with said method in transaction sequence.

Among other embodiment, bank machine can be carried out some apparatus functions according to routine information, and other functions then can be carried out according to the instruction in html file or other HTTP information.For example, html file can provide considerable data, uses for printer or other output units.The addressable file that instruction is arranged of some embodiment, but can ignore the some of them file, and other are responded.System operator can select method by requiring configuration software according to it.

Should understand embodiments of the invention and also can produce suitable file by the file processing software processes.Can dynamically produce these files according to the information that transmits by the message from ATM, those information comprise the information of instruction and data that indicate the client or relevant transaction.This makes the information of ATM transmitting-receiving to get in touch with the network address of more limited quantity.The data that can be deposited according to one or more data-carrier stores by one or more computing machines dynamically produce such as various files such as XML files.Can produce a plurality of files corresponding to some entities of an individual server.These files can be fit to transaction options or the promotional information that above-mentioned each entity provides.These files can suitably comprise figure, icon, prompting, registered trademark and other visible characteristic and/or the embedding instruction corresponding with non-visual output according to the situation of corresponding entity.Like this, can produce and a plurality of banks, service supplier, advertiser and other entity corresponding file by one or more computing machines, and, suitably transmit by one or more servers according to the information of depositing from the information of ATM and the one or more data-carrier stores that effectively are connected these computing machines.

The further advantage of system configuration is to have strengthened the dirigibility that transmits with the associated information of ATM in the example embodiment.Device manager 68 preferably produces the status information with device 36 state relation.The condition information that on behalf of device, these status informations can jointly exist.These information can indicate the supply of printer paper or currency to exhaust less or.But other information indicating device work are undesired.This category information often points out that ATM requires maintenance.All this information all refer to here alternately as status information or failure message.

Device interface software section 64 usefulness tcp/ip messages in the example embodiment communicate by Intranet 16.Although the information related with above-mentioned demonstration transaction is directed to device server 92, software section 64 can comprise server, and is configured to failure message and status information are dealt into other addresses of Intranet or the Internet.For example, this failure message and status information can be guided to software application, and this software application is passed to service supplier with information.Failure message also can be directed to selectively according to the character of indication fault.For example, the indication failure message that need increase currency or supply can be dealt into and be responsible for increasing the associated intranet address of entity of supply.Indication needs the failure message of other types maintenance then can be dealt into and the associated address of entity that the maintenance type that requires can be provided.

Perhaps, can finish the address that selectively failure message is formulated in the Intranet 16 by device server 92 is suitably disposed.In addition, software section 64 or device server 92 can be dealt into fault processing system from ATM with failure message, such as being dealt into the computer operation EventManagement System that Diebold company can supply ^TMSoftware.This software effectively determines the character of malfunction, and notifies suitable personnel to correct.The example of No. 5984178 each step of patent specification fault processing system, its disclosure is incorporated herein by list of references.

ATM12 also can comprise software function, with the assisted diagnosis fault and remedy services are provided.Other embodiment of ATM12 can comprise the small-sized http server 109 of communicating by letter with device interface software section 64 as shown in Figure 2.Server 109 is configured to the receiving trap status information, and responds this information, produces the HTTP record, and this record comprises to diagnostic device 110 such as the handheld computer terminal provides the file of representing the unit state data.Server 109 comprises the CGI with the device software interface, so that the addressable information in the addressable record of the related http address of status information of technician, and by diagnostic device 110 input tests and correction instruction.Audio instructions that HTTP record that server 109 produces and/or file preferably comprise figure and/or indicating fault status and correction action data and repairing instruction.

In another form of the present invention, the function of small-sized http server 109 can reside in the device server 92.This function that especially is fit to the device server resides in the situation in the computing machine of ATM.No matter where resident function is, and the visual and audible output component that processing produced of the file that employing and maintenance and diagnostic message are associated helps the maintenance of ATM.

The record or the file that transmit by small-sized http server can comprise the instruction corresponding with state or fault state.Can be as indicated above such, this accessing should write down or file, but also remote access.Use comprises browser or other software technician with the handheld computer of effective visit HTTP record, can local access file, so that safeguard, diagnose and repair.In some cases, available client interface and the small-sized http server of the browser access related with it are prepared the independent browser, display and the input media that are used to keep in repair on also available bank machine.Perhaps, can be at any place that connects network from terminal monitors failure message and status information.The small-sized http server of process state information and failure message also can be configured to as long as exist a particular condition or one group of situation just the network address or a group address of selecting to be sent E-mail or other information.

The another useful aspect of this example embodiment is that HTTP information also can send to small-sized http server, attempts correcting fault.These information can comprise some instructions, impel the information of carrying out diagnostic test and transmitting the indication result effectively.Also can comprise some information, impel device to start test or trial removing obstruction and other faults.This often can carry out from afar.Certainly, when having the remarkable risk of server of unauthorized access handling failure information or status information, should take all the sort of suitable security measures as indicated above.

According to software arrangements and the operator's of system needs, the HTTP record of indication transaction function devices state can have multi-form.Among some embodiment, the call number representative that comprises in the device state information available data objects of one or more devices.Data object can be passed to the computing machine of other connections, so that status data to be provided.Available for example remote method invocation (RMI) (RMI) is finished the transmission of data object.The data that transmitted in the data object can be used for producing information and/or the output that the operator of system expects.Wish bank machine is received existing surveillance the operator, and the call number that comprises of available data objects is when producing the output of the accessible unit state of indication existing system or information, the method is particularly useful.Also available plug-in unit is obtained communicating by letter between existing surveillance and the exchange with various status conditions or various information formats.This comprises the bank machine with various transaction function devices and performance.

The method that transmits data object also can be used for carrying out the test and the modification of transaction function devices.For example, can revise call number in the data object by service supplier, and pass this object back bank machine.Software in the bank machine can make transaction function devices carry out work according to amended data object, changes conditioned disjunction and programmes.This can comprise for example removes indicating fault, perhaps makes device work, to remove obstruction or to test.In the call number of having revised of data object, can reflect the result of this action, and it is passed to the computing machine of diagnosis terminal.Certainly, method discussed here is exemplary, and the explanation from here it will be understood by those skilled in the art that additive method.

Figure 25 illustrates the schematic network structure of another embodiment of automated banking machine of the present invention.Embodiment shown in Figure 25 comprises special the adaptation in conjunction with the automated banking machine such as the conventional automated banking machine system work such as system of adopting Diebold 91X atm information form or the conventional form of other non-HTTP.Principal computer 120 in this example embodiment is the conventional ATM main frames that communicate with above-mentioned information etc.This main frame is communicated by letter with the interface server that is designated as 122.Interface server 122 usefulness mode discussed above is worked, and effectively connection comprises the storer of required information, so that the HTTP information conversion of transaction request is become 91X solicited message or other routine informations, this conversion can be handled by principal computer 120.Equally, interface server 122 will become HTTP information from conventional 91X command information or other standing order information conversions of main frame 120 effectively with memory efficient instruction and data, be used for fill order by automated banking machine.Equally, interface server 122 also receives effectively and is equivalent to the HTTP information of automated banking machine to command response, and produces 91X response message or other conventional response messages to main frame.

When finishing these functions, interface server is communicated by letter with interface client 124, and this client computer is the COMM plug-in unit in preferred embodiment, works in the bank machine terminal under Windows NT  operating environment.Interface server 122 also comprises order/state gateway 126.This gateway effectively receives order and the status information from the software section of control function device in the bank machine.The information of these relative assemblies is used to produce Transaction Information, sends main frame 120 back to.In addition, this coomand mode gateway (gateway) part also produces the status information of indicating device state, also can pass to main frame.

Interface server 122, coomand mode gateway part 126 and interface client 124 can reside in the software of automated banking machine terminal.In such configuration, terminal is rendered as conventional bank machine to principal computer.Interface server 122 and coomand mode gateway part 126 also can reside in the separate server, and interface client part 124 then resides on the terminal.This makes interface server 122 automated banking machine is connected to interface server to handle some automated banking machines by network.

Shown in Figure 25, another configuration of automated banking machine system especially adapts to the use in conjunction with existing ATM system.This bank machine comprises the computing machine with file processing part 128, and this processing section comprises the one or more visual or non-visual browser with above-mentioned by way of example work.For easy, also file processing partly is called browser here.The file processing part is carried out work in conjunction with network 130, so that pass through the HTTP record of server 132,134 and 136 access file forms.For this routine purpose, server 132 is thought of as the server of the our bank of operation automated banking machine.Make browser part 128 can visit the file of its our bank,, be used for client's output information and operate device on the bank machine so that obtain content and instruction.Server 134 and 136 is represented other servers, can indicate automated banking machine to visit these servers, so that download the file that comprises information and instruction.These files from non-our bank server often comprise the information that will offer the client, promote the information of data, stock market or other types such as advertisement.But should understand server 134 and 136 direct interconnection networks 130, perhaps it be conducted interviews by other networks and server.Among some embodiment, can be by these servers of access to the Internet, so that provide file to automated banking machine.

In this example embodiment, file processing part 128 comprises and is designated as 138 terminal arenas software section.Be shown specifically terminal arenas part 138 among Figure 26.This part 138 comprises backstage frame 140 and arenas frame 142.Though it is backstage frame 140 resides in the browser, not visible on the automated banking machine screen.Arenas frame 142 is viewable frame, and control is to the content shown in the client.

As shown in figure 25, the html file processing section also comprises terminal director part 144.This part comprises and relates to the director that carries out the used applet example of particular type of transaction.The terminal director is generally corresponding to the operation of JAVA applet in the foregoing description.

The automated banking machine of this example embodiment also comprises and is designated as 146 transaction business and uses (TSA).This transaction business is applied in business such as security personnel, terminal situation, authorization terminal and key management are provided in the automated banking machine.Transaction business is used and is comprised the function of carrying out the HTTP information communication with interface server 122.Transaction business use also available hereinafter with the mode that illustrates by communicating such as network 130 networks such as grade.This transaction business is used server capability also is provided, and makes it can carry out the function of device server 92 among the embodiment mentioned above.

The automated banking machine of this another embodiment also comprises and is designated as 148 JAVA common device interface.The JAVA common device interface of example embodiment is that the operation of functional device 150 in the bank machine of carrying out trading function is controlled and the relevant applet example of coordinating.These functional devices can comprise in conjunction with the device of the described type of above embodiment or carry out the other types device of relevant trading function.JAVA common device interface 148 is communicated by letter with functional device by being designated as 152 common device interface.The common device interface (CDI) provide a kind of interface, comprises the electric mechanical assembly of functional device in the control automated banking machine.The common device interface is shown in the drawings in conjunction with diagnosis server 154.Diagnosis server carries out work with the 109 identical modes of server in the foregoing description.Diagnosis server 154 helps the device of automated banking machine is carried out condition diagnosing and corrects fault.

Consult Figure 26 once more, the backstage frame 140 in the terminal arenas part 138 is the ingredients that are called backstage applet 156.The ingredient that backstage applet 150 is preferably less.The instruction that response institute access file comprises and when moving, the instruction (being called script) that comprises in the browser institute access file makes backstage applet notice terminal director selectively.The backstage applet is also carried out work, with the new file of request visit.The backstage applet also provides visit to keep the above-mentioned shared transaction data object of transaction data.

The user interface that arenas frame 142 control automated banking machine terminal users watch.Be designated as 158 the client computer HTML regulation identification number relevant with some incidents in the arenas frame 142, these incidents are dealt into the director supervisory routine and an interface are provided for the public method of this director supervisory routine by the backstage applet.Be designated as 160 director supervisory routine among Figure 26 and have and reside in transaction business and use classification among (TSA) 146, as shown in the figure.The director supervisory routine classification that resides in the TSA process makes terminal director 144 be written into the file processing part effectively.The director supervisory routine also comprises the backstage applet classification that resides in backstage frame 140.This classification provides interface for client computer HTML, so that the director supervisory routine is filed a request.Instruction in the file can be passed to the director supervisory routine by backstage applet 156 with incident.These incidents comprise the request to Trading Authorization.These requests also can comprise to be pointed out client's complete transaction or points out that the file that browser loads has the indications such as instruction that request stops dialogue.Can comprise the printing incident by other incidents of director supervisory routine transmission.In this example embodiment, can comprise the indication of input item cancellation or the customer incident of miscellaneous stipulations by other incidents that the backstage applet passes to the director supervisory routine.

The supervisory routine of director shown in present embodiment response reception incident responds to the instruction in the file of browser access, comprises the function of the content that changes arenas frame 142 with execution.The director supervisory routine is instructed according to these, also changes the classification of now using the terminal director.The director supervisory routine is also carried out high-speed cache to terminal director classification, is provided with the back and uses; Perhaps from available server tabulation loading terminal director classification and file.This supervisory routine also provides the shared transaction data object to the transaction data that keeps particular transaction to conduct interviews.This is led keyholed back plate reason program and also the backstage controlled stage of current terminal director is sent terminal arenas incident, and provides screen overtime timer.Certainly, among other embodiment, the terminal director can be carried out other functions.

In the operation of this another embodiment shown in Figure 25, the terminal director 144 that transaction business is used in 146 can be with file processing part 128 access file selectively.The file of being visited can comprise the instruction that is used to operate automated banking machine and functional device thereof.Transaction business uses 146, and also pass to interface server 122 effectively and be used to produce can be by the HTTP information of the conventional atm information of main frame 120 processing.According to the approval of main frame 120, carry out currency distribution and other Value Transfer, simultaneously by the instruction control interface in the file of browser access and other functions.

In the example embodiment, ATM or other exchange are by transmit transaction data object between the computing machine of ATM and interface server, with conventional ATM main-machine communication.This transmission is preferably finished by call (RMI) characteristic as the remote information of JAVA and so on software.Certainly, adopt the additive method of HTTP Data transmission object document also can be used.

As mentioned above, transaction data object keeps transaction data, and general other data that also keep belonging to client or transaction.Bank machine is obtained the data that belong to transaction, such as the account data, client PIN of card number, the transaction and the quantity of being asked, and these data is covered in the transaction data.

Produce the required data of conventional ATM Transaction Information in case present in the transaction data, just data object is passed to interface server.Interface server effectively connects database 123 or keeps the sundry item of transform data, as shown in the figure.The software related with server uses the conventional ATM transaction request information of this transform data generation to main frame 102.Routine information can be formatted as the conventional 91X information or the non-HTTP regular trading information of other types.

After handling, the conventional response message of main frame 120 usefulness responds.Receive the ingredient of this response message at server, and handle, so that in data object, produce the transaction data of revising according to transform data.This revises transaction data and preferably comprises and express the data that institute's requests transaction is whether licensed or deny.For example, if the refusal transaction then can comprise the data of expressing Reason For Denial.

Then, will have the transaction data object of revising transaction data is passed to operation A TM with RMI or other transfer approachs computing machine.The transaction business of operating in the software is used 146 and is received this data object, and starts transaction function devices according to amended transaction data.Transaction data object has the transaction data of further revising by the information that comprises the relative assembly operation.Behind the device action, the transaction data object that will have the transaction data of further modification transfers back to interface server 122.Then, produce information with this amended transaction data to the ATM main frame.This information comprises the data corresponding with amended transaction data.The normally conventional non-HTTP of this information finishes information, and whether the indication transaction function devices successfully concludes the business.

Among the described embodiment, be not difficult to change the information format of non-HTTP regular trading.Can realize this point by adopting plug-in unit.This plug-in unit inserts data and extracts data from it to transaction data object effectively.Conversion between the conventional non-HTTP information of this plug-in unit realization transaction data and expectation.The feasible ATM that can use described embodiment more easily of the use of plug-in unit in conjunction with various regular trading nets.

Transaction data in the transaction data object preferably also makes the one or more browsers of computer operation effectively, with the file of visit selection.Do like this, can indicate concludes the business is permission or refusal, and can be according to the ingredient access specific files of information.For example, except the people of operation A TM, do not offered some distribution of the existing customer of this bank can for bank client.The available transaction data visit that indicates refusal transaction reason provides the file of explanation, perhaps can encourage the client to take other actions, such as the cash or the apply for loan that extract in advance on the credit card.

System shown in Figure 25 is a kind of example of automated banking machine system, and this system can obtain various effective interface options by adopting the HTML interface, safeguards and existing banking machine system and related security personnel's method compatibility thereof simultaneously.Certainly, available other method and configuration among other embodiment.

An advantage again of system shown in Figure 25 is to operate the described software unit of the embodiment of the invention in existing bank machine.Be understood that the processing to HTML or other types file in the conventional computing machine need be by the input of QWERTY type keyboard and the locational click corresponding with other features on icon or the file, successfully to guide and to use this document.Conventional automated banking machine does not generally comprise mouse or full keyboard.Otherwise conventional automated banking machine generally comprises similar alphanumeric keyboard and the function key used with telephone set.Embodiments of the invention can start the operation of this system with some terminals, and these terminals make above-mentioned interface be moved in the mode that obtains benefit of the present invention.

Figure 27 illustrates a routine conventional automated banking machine interface 162.Interface 162 comprises the output unit with screen 164.Screen 164 can be CRT, LCD or other conventional display screens.Screen 164 shown in this embodiment is not a touch screen such in the above-mentioned enforcement.Near a plurality of function keys 166 of configuration on the position of screen 164.Also comprise keyboard 168 in the interface 162.Keyboard 168 comprises alphanumeric key and some other dedicated array of keys, such as " cancellation ", " corrigendum " and " correctly " (OK).Other keys on the keyboard usually need not, but use sometimes.

In the conventional automated banking machine work, the on-screen data generation that generates from information that terminal memory is deposited is presented on prescribed transactions screen on the screen 164 with figure.These screens present and the corresponding sequence of the selected trading function of client.Conventional screen also comprises the text and the figure of the selection that representative can be made by the client usually.These texts and graphical options comprise some row or other call numbers usually, extend to the screen edge of a contiguous function key 166.The user can select these options by pushing by the function key of this selection indication.Also identical in the operation of automated banking machine, the user is by pushing bond energy input on the keyboard 168 and comprise PIN number and the alphanumeric symbol of quantity information and other instructions.

In the example embodiment of the present invention, the software of operating in the automated banking machine carries out work, so as with the input of standard A TM key be transformed into such as mouse the click of desired locations OS Events or from the input of QWERTY type keyboard.Figure 28 to Figure 30 illustrates the software unit that can carry out this function.These functions comprise keyboard applet 170.Among the illustrated embodiment, in the applet of terminal director 144, comprise keyboard applet 170.This applet 170 is supported the subclass of keyboard sharing device interface (CDI) function.

Keyboard applet 170 is carried out work in phase with the keyboard commands server of using 146 work by transaction business.By the server of transaction business application work be designated as 172 the keyboard and the composite device interface of function key and communicate.In the preferred embodiment, key CDI is the JAVA program, and this program is called the packing (wrapper) with the associated composite device interface of function key and keyboard.

This software also comprises 174 the keyboard map program that is designated as.In the example embodiment, the keyboard map program combines with the database 176 of a plurality of mapping ensemblens of storage.In the example embodiment, the keyboard map program is the expansion of the used object keyboard class of operation keyboard.The keyboard map program is carried out work, and key position mapping ensemblen is left in the database 176.Its Method Of Accomplishment is the information that reads in the ATM configuration database, obtains the key position mapping of working in the specific bank machine.When carrying out work, one in the mapping of these key positions of keyboard map procedure Selection as current collection, and response keyboard applet and according to the instruction in the HTTP record that the visit selected is arranged is finished this selection.The keyboard map program can be according to the Instruction Selection key position mapping of handling by browser in the file (Keymap).The keyboard map program also makes keyboard and function key be fit to the mapped specific collection of selecting effectively.This keyboard map program also effectively responds the mapping ensemblen of selecting, keyboard input signal or function key input signal are transformed into corresponding keyboard signal or mouse input signal, are sent to the keyboard inlet flow or the mouse inlet flow of the computer operating system of software work thereafter.

In the example embodiment, each mapping ensemblen is made up of hash table respectively.Key position mapping object leaves in the hash table as value, to cause each object to comprise any suitable ATM key events is transformed into required value of operating system incoming event and operation.

By above as can be known, under the situation of the function key of being close to the ATM screen, the mouse input is provided preferably for mouse inlet flow corresponding to mouse input special seat cursor position.Adopt the key position mapping ensemblen of selecting to provide this input by the keyboard map program.Different key position mapping ensemblens makes different function bond energys provide dissimilar inputs according to the file of browser handles to computer operating system, produces the output that the user is shown.The keyboard map program also impels the key of pushing selection to produce the input corresponding to the x that selects on the screen, the place's click of y coordinate position.Should understand and to produce the mouse input with keyboard key or function key.Equally, function key is imported the variable keyboard input that is changed to.Yet, among some embodiment, preferably ban use of the mouse designator on the screen, so that make the user not note common mouse icon.Above-mentioned banning use of can comprise in certain embodiments, thereby the size that reduces mouse icon is not easy to see to cause its little user to bank machine.

When carrying out the transaction of some part, the user can not need to push any key, and at this moment, work is carried out in some preferred embodiment of the present invention, and forbidding keyboard key and/or function key.Because computer resource is used for these enter keies of poll, therefore stop these polls at reasonable time, make computer resource can be used to carry out other functions, the speed of these other actions that can accelerate.Among some embodiment, remove key apparatus from polling list polling table, can realize this point by the operation keyboard applet.

Figure 28 to Figure 30 comprises the diagram of keyboard map program and keyboard applet operational example.Figure 29 illustrates the input of an example to keyboard 168.In this example, keyboard applet 170 is general according to the instruction in the record of HTTP such as html file or other incidents, sends and starts transaction business and use 146 incident.Respond this incident, select mapping ensemblen from database 176 corresponding to the mapped specific name.The keyboard commands server also effectively starts the suitable key of ATM.

In this example, customer in response is pushed " correctly " (" OK ") key on the keyboard, and CDI produces and is fit to the signal that transaction business is used.As can be seen from Figure 27, " OK " key is commonly referred to " J " key of atm interface.Transaction business is used the signal of the client being pushed the generation of " J " key and is sent to keyboard map program 174.Response is to the reception of this signal, and the keyboard map program is carried out work, with in the decision mapping ensemblen corresponding to the object of Map Names, the function key input signal is transformed into the keyboard input signal of operating system identification.By calling the object of selecting from mapping ensemblen, produce keyboard input signal, and import the keyboard stream of computing machine into, this stream is by shown in the keyboard stream 178.In the illustrated embodiment, this keyboard stream is the input of Windows NT  operating system.Keyboard applet 170 is carried out work, detects the input by its corresponding key oracle listener.Applet 170 also effectively receives this incident, and can work to such an extent that demonstration is imported the corresponding icon of content or other figures with the client.

Figure 28 stops the data of client's input to be dealt under the situation of applet 170 in the work that transaction business is used, and the work of keyboard map program is shown.Be that this may meet the requirements under the client PIN that is not shown or other data conditions for example in client's input.In these cases, transaction business is used 146 and is carried out work, with the data that keep the client to import, and only will represent the signal (being " * " in this example) that keeps character to send browser back to.Carry out this operation selectively according to some instructions, these instructions be included in the file of browser access or the HTTP of computer access record in, indication client input is corresponding to its PIN that should not be dealt into browser or other data.In the example shown in Figure 28, only will keep character to pass to browser by the keyboard map program.Some of them numerical value will be delivered to browser and/or show (such as the amount of cancelling transaction) on screen under the situation of the HTTP record call method of being visited, and uses the signal list that is dealt into browser by transaction business the numerical value related with the key of being pushed is shown.

Figure 30 is the another work example of keyboard map program, at this moment imports corresponding to function key 166.In this case, produce input by pressing function key " A ", this function key is near the screen upper right corner, as shown in figure 27.The signal that responds the pressing function key and produce passes to the keyboard map program, and this program is exported the mouse input corresponding with click according to the data that obtain from data-carrier store 176.This mouse input comprises representative will provide the screen coordinate x of click and the data of y.The mouse input signal passes to and is designated as 180 mouse stream input.

By above understanding, handle the automated banking machine of file in order to start to carry out work with conventional atm interface, the mouse input generally comprises the coordinate position corresponding to the screen position of close special function keys.This is because icon, lines, text or other call numbers that the client selects by pressing key preferably presents or extend near on the screen of this key.Like this, make the client know that by visual representation pushing He Jian carries out corresponding selection.Some function keys near screen can at any time be operated.The client can select by pushing the function key of certain position, push then the function key of the another location of leaving this primary importance configuration.This will produce signal and this signal is delivered to and be flowed by the pairing mouse of the click at the screen coordinate place of function key near user institute.When concluding the business, the combination of various functions and keyboard be can operate, and input and mouse input are transformed into by the various keyboards of selected mapping ensemblen decision.In addition, the developer can develop the special-purpose mapping ensemblen corresponding with special pattern in the shown file.

In the aforesaid way, input can be transformed into and can be identified in conventional keyboard inlet flow of computing machine or mouse inlet flow and processed conventional keyboard input or mouse input to the keyboard of conventional ATM or other automated banking machine keyboards.Equally, function key can be transformed into the mouse input of selection place and is sent to the mouse inlet flow of Computer Processing, perhaps can be transformed into the keyboard input and is sent to the keyboard inlet flow.The further advantage of described terminal configuration be button during except that needs, can forbid selectively.This can reduce by the key of pushing on the keyboard attempts the example of improper access bank machine.And, as indicated above, can take some steps when not required when some buttons it is forbidden to improve the speed that transaction is carried out.

An advantage again of the embodiment of the invention is that the automated banking function provides printed text according to the instruction in HTML or the other types document.This printing project can comprise ticket, traveller's check, money order, cashier's check, scrip or other types file.Present embodiment visit and the performance of handling file can produce the printing of figure and other call numbers to have selected external appearance characteristic and the selected print file of viewing and admiring appearance design.This can reduce the needs that utilize the form of preprinting, and can also print more printing form.In addition, selected part can be only printed in the Transaction Information in the configuration of some embodiment of bank machine, is used for keeping in the bank machine record of usefulness, and the version of the feature that the figure that comprises enhancing or other people like is provided to the client simultaneously.

Figure 31 adopts printer to print the synoptic diagram of system operation under the form in the automated banking machine.Demonstration form of the present invention adopts the WIN32 printer business in 4.0 times work of Windows NT .In the shown demonstration transaction, print receipt by request printer director 1 82, start and print the receipt transaction in the director supervisory routine level 180 of terminal arenas part 138 work.Printer director in the example embodiment is the set of the example of relevant JAVA beans (JAVA beans), and these JAVA beans carry out work, prints action to carry out, and is a kind of director in the terminal director 144.Print director and comprise and be drawn as printing level separately that it effectively calls the method for printing URL.Printer stage in the example embodiment comprises the visit of shared transaction data object, and this object comprises the client's specific information about transaction, has the call number that type information is treated in representative.Under the situation of automated banking machine, this information can have for example some call numbers, and representative blocks the information that reads from the input bank machine and by the client that card reader is read.These information can comprise for example customer name and account number.Other Transaction Information can comprise institute and carry out type of transaction, such as deposit, withdraw the money or inquire, and the quantity that relates to of each respective transaction.

Transaction business is used 146 and is received print request, and with printing the URL method URL string is passed to WIN printer object 184.URL address among the embodiment is that it is a receipt in this example, can be used for file to be printed is formatd such as the address of HTTP such as html file record.Html file comprises the embedded JAVA script of processing from the transaction data of transaction data object.The URL address of file can be on local bank's machine, perhaps can be such as by being designated as 186 network from another server retrieves.Network 186 can be LAN (Local Area Network) or wide area network, depends on the configuration of bank machine.

WIN printer object 184 then directs into the file address that will visit.Adopt the C Web browser 2 Active X control of Microsoft to accomplish this point in one preferred embodiment.When being written into html file, the content of ActiveX control beginning automatically to handle institute's access file.The printing URL method of WIN printer object 184 is called in transaction business application 146.WIN printer object adopts Active X control to print current html file.Handle this printing by Windows NT  print spooler and graphic element.

JAVA CDI receives from printing incident monitor unit 192, that the operation of indication print spooling is finished.This shows and can read file now, and is sent to the composite device interface (CDI) 188 of receipt printer.

Then, printer object 190 calls this data function in printing monitor 192, call the position and the scale of data file with decision.190 couples of printer CDI of printer object 188 send the data or the pathname of data file.So printer CDI 188 passes to printer hardware with print data, thereby carry out receipt printing.

In case the printing receipt sends the request that transmits the receipt of printing from the applet of printer director 182.This transmission request is used 146 by transaction business and is passed to printer object 190.This object 190 calls the transfer approach on the printer CDI 188, makes receipt pass to the user of bank machine.The operation of software unit is the access file form selectively, and can make with the instruction that comprises in the file and comprise transaction data in the print file.This can produce various files.In addition, provide for different clients and print dissimilar files.When market information, coupon or similar call number were provided on receipts of transactions, this point was more desirable.The method is also simplified the html file that the different language print form is provided by exploitation, and the print format of different language is provided.Be understood that, can set up multiple formatted file, comprising some instructions, some data in example and/or the processing transaction data object are to produce print format.In addition, method of the present invention also can be used for upward providing market information to the client by the section of profile file or a client's classification and a substrate.

Though above-mentioned Method of printing is discussed in conjunction with transmitting receipts of transactions, but also can call similar method and print client's form and the interior transaction log of automated banking machine, and, by selecting files of access control type information form, log record can have compact information, and its method is to make in the bank machine by the information that the distribution that provides on the client file or other types are not provided to keep journal file.

The Method of printing of demonstration form of the present invention can also be printed various smooth call numbers, such as the machine readable call number of bar code or other types, can be used to print coupon, check or similar articles.This coding is convenient to follow the tracks of the use of client to these article, so that estimate the validity that various sale are made great efforts.In addition, the machine readable call number also can be used for being printed on some article, such as being printed on deposit envelope and/or transaction log.This printing is convenient to machine and is read above-mentioned article, with check deposit content.

Can also print selected graphic documentation by the printing performance that the inventive method reaches.This can comprise for example having the data that can be used to check the embedded digital signature of printing the article authenticity.For example be used to print under the situation of article that interim ticket, traveller's check, bet cover note insurance slip or other have independent Value in exchange, this is particularly useful.In addition, by in exchange, comprising color printer, also can produce panchromatic printed text.

The principle related with the automated banking machine print form can also be used to develop other electronics and hard copy form.As mentioned above, in the embodiment of the invention, transaction data can be passed to our bank as html file or other HTTP information.These files can comprise some instructions, and this instruction is operated during by browser handles, to extract or control data wherein, it can further be handled and/or by multi-form storage.This further processing can comprise and for example the data conversion in the file become non-HTTP form, such as forms such as Diebold 91X, NCR PAS or IBM 473X.

In some environment, can be the automated banking machine client provides distribution offer or commodity or service to buy offer.These offers can be from the client account's the uncorrelated sellers' entity of mechanism being arranged.These offers of accepting can ask the client to provide information to sellers.This information generally can comprise the data of accumulating in transaction record or the transaction data object.For example commodity or service sales person often need the data of customer name and account number, so that be commodity or service charge.As mentioned above, transaction data object client's personal data that also can keep leaving in client's card or other objects and read by reader in the bank machine.In the example embodiment, the sellers of these commodity or service can have the application that can visit on server.These application can comprise the file with some instructions, are used for the information of example and/or processing transaction data object, finish the information that exchange needs so that sellers to be provided.The method that reaches this point is: one in the visual or non-visual browser of bank machine is directed to according to the client imports the network address of wishing accepting sb.'s offer or carrying out the addressable sellers' file of instruction of this transaction.

In the example embodiment, the client can see sellers' form on the automated banking machine display, and prints.If the client needs further information or for the client selects, then the seller application of being made up of the markup language or the alternative document of HTML, other types can derive this information by the customer interface of bank machine.Seller application also can have the client who abandons who relates to offer commodity or service and confirm restriction.The print performance of example embodiment can also provide computing machine to produce reflection about the form of the information of transaction and related clause thereof or the printing edition of contract to the client.Also can provide such as any special regulations such as printing announcements, point out that it is the step that Cancels Transaction and must take that the client has the right to cancel transaction and the client of a period of time by the hard copy format of printing.

Among other embodiment, offer that commodity or professional sellers provide by automated banking machine or transaction can utilize when comprising client's inoperation automated banking machine with electronics mode identical or one of them partly the file a bit of the file of application program of usefulness of concluding the business.For example, when leaving automated banking machine and concluding the business, the file of same format can have the data by the breeding of user we computing machine.When bank machine is concluded the business, provide the data that need with the information in trading object or other transaction records.

The application program that this performance offers an opportunity and thinks PC in the family (personal computer) and use the client development of automated banking machine using on the Internet to sellers.These performances also make sellers and banking institution can develop the application that PC and automated banking machine can both use from family, use such as application and payment of bill that our bank uses, purchases.Since automated banking machine is addressable leave in office after the bank data, leave on the card or from the personal data of the addressable database of another data-carrier store, thereby configurable system of the present invention, make to comprise additional information in the transaction data object, and do not need the client to import in bank machine.This makes the transaction of carrying out on the bank machine carry out soon than PC in client family.Utilize bank machine to conclude the business and also make the client can utilize the confidentiality related to conclude the business with banking machine system.

The employing automated banking machine carries out by the advantage that the transaction that PC in the family can carry out has: the employing of automated banking machine comprises the performance that the hard copy receipt form of transaction file that establishment is carried out is provided to the client.Even because by the transaction between client and the 3rd side, bank also can remain the information that this transaction provides file, so the employing of bank machine can make the client believe that more transaction is recorded.Bank machine also can provide careful and make to such an extent that be difficult to forge and maybe can check real receipt form.Image recording system in conjunction with bank machine also can be used for checking the transaction of being undertaken by the authorized person.These characteristics also make the mechanism with clients' accounts that guarantee or prize such as bonus, expansion can be provided, so that relate to the transaction of this mechanism.Also can obtain the many benefits in the scope of the invention.

As indicated above, the terminal director is some software units, comprises the set of the object such as JAVA applet or JAVA beans.The JAVA beans are the JAVA classes that depend on JAVA beans standard.These objects make the ATM transaction programization effectively.In the example embodiment, each transaction has a terminal director usually.For example, 2 terminal directors commonly used are drawing director and deposit director, effectively control ATM withdrawal and savings function respectively.The other-end director is responsible for the transaction of other types, such as the Value Transfer between the account and carry out the inquiry of the effective surplus of account.

On behalf of a plurality of visible icon of the relevant example of JAVA beans, example embodiment of the present invention comprises by link set up the method for terminal director at VisualAge.Though example embodiment adopts the JAVA beans, the present invention includes any kind object or the class of the relevant programmed logic of effective combination, incident, performance and method.Other examples comprise C++ class, CORBA object, Active X object and COMM object.The example of above-mentioned these objects comprises backstage applet 156 and keyboard applet 170.

The present invention comprises a plurality of this applet-specifics, class or object, is designed to include specific function, is used for automated transaction machine, such as the self-service terminal of ATM and other types.Hereinafter these objects are called the ATM object, and are designed to set up the basic composition unit that the terminal director is used.For example, some ATM object is effectively controlled the various devices of ATM, such as card reader, prompting device (presenter), sorter, printer and keyboard.Other ATM objects are then effectively controlled trading function, such as authorizing and client's profile management.Also have the effective managing transaction data of some ATM objects and handle PIN.

In the example embodiment, set up the arenas director by the example that disposes these ATM objects with visual means.Figure 36 illustrates the VisualAge 220 that makes the programming personnel can constitute terminal director 225 with visual means.In the example embodiment, adopt the JAVA of IBM ^TMBe used for Visual Age and realize VisualAge.Yet, the present invention includes make the user can be effectively with visual means any VisualAge that the group of each ATM object is in addition related, with example ATM object, regulation Properties of Objects, and make between the object and connect.

VisualAge 220 comprises toning version 222, has the icon of these ATM objects of visual representation.The programming personnel can select each ATM object usually as required, places it in visual work space 224, thereby sets up terminal director 225.Place ATM object, effectively this object of example at work space 224.Use the ATM object of representing example such as the icon of tape labels such as ATM object 230 and 232 at work space.The developer can also be with the ATM object linking together, the path of following with the programmed logic of setting up association or terminal director 225.These paths are represented with the solid line between the ATM object 238.

In case the ATM object is placed on work space, just it can be made specially with regulation how with other ATM object interaction effects.The method that realizes this point is one or more performances of revising in the ATM object, and sets up the connection between visual indication path or the ATM object.

For example, 232 representatives of ATM object are called the particular type ATM object of backstage control, this object performances such as URL of business control such as the browser of director supervisory routine.In this described terminal director 235, ATM object 232 is designated as " service menu " 231, because it has been configured to make browser to be opened for the html page of ATM service.

The ATM object comprises one or more incidents usually.This ATM object incident is signal or the information that certain incident is sent in indication.For example, when bank card inserts card reader arrangement, be designed to monitor and controlling in the ATM object of card reader and can trigger the card reader incident.

The ATM object also comprises certain methods.The ATM object method is operation or the function that the ATM object can be carried out.For example, the ATM object of card reader comprises the method for ejecting that makes card reader arrangement effectively eject bank card.

Figure 39 is the chart of the exemplary type of ATM object 256 and associated icons 258 thereof.These ATM objects comprise authorization object 260, backstage controlling object 262, card reader object 264, client's profile (configuration file) object 266, deposit device object 268, distributor object 270, keyboard object 272, object logic 274, OCS object 276, prompting device object 278, PIN input object 280, printer object 282, synchronization object 284 and transaction data object 286.

The authorization object 260 of demonstration comprises control and the function of communicating by letter such as authorized organizations such as main banking systems.In the example embodiment, this communication comprises the request mandate, entrusts and cancel transaction.Authorization object and authorization plug reciprocation are from authorizing main system reiving/transmitting state information.

The backstage controlling object 262 of demonstration comprises the business function that utilizes the director supervisory routine so that control the URL performance of browser, director is loaded, and receive incident from browser.The backstage controlling object comprises the function of above-mentioned backstage applet 156.Each terminal director needs at least 1 backstage controlling object 262, and the communication link between director supervisory routine and the terminal director is provided.For example, the guidance method with the backstage controlling object changes the demonstration html page.In addition, also trigger the html pages and import related arenas incident such as pushing key button etc. from backstage controlling object 262.

The card reader object 264 of example embodiment is to be designed to control a kind of in the several A TM object of ATM device.In this example, card reader object 264 comprises the function that the control card reader arrangement is used.

Client's profile object 266 of demonstration comprises the function of the information of obtaining and retrieve relevant client.It is the client who carries out bank transaction that the profile object can comprise indication bank machine user, or the service routine that is authorized to carry out a kind of or some kinds of business activities (servicer) of bank machine.The profile object also can comprise the function of above-mentioned profile (configuration file) applet.Client's profile object 266 best and one or more client's profile plug-in unit reciprocations, with retrieval and renewal client profile information, these information leave a plurality of diverse locations in, such as this machine data memory, external data memory, application server or any other position that can effectively deposit relevant ATM user's information.

Deposit machine object 268, dispenser object 270 and the keyboard object 272 of demonstration comprise the function that is used to control deposit machine device, dispenser device and key board unit respectively.Keyboard object 272 comprises the function of above-mentioned keyboard applet 170.

The object logic 274 of demonstration is a kind of special ATM object, does not monitor or controls outside ATM device, but control the logic flow between the ATM object.Object logic 274 comprises a kind of function, be used for 2 operators of comparison after, decision true value, and call the distinct methods of one or more ATM objects according to comparative result.

The OCS object 276 of demonstration comprises the function of the processing usefulness that management host order and Host Command reply.OCS object 276 and OCS server and order/state plug-in unit reciprocation are so that and main-machine communication.

Prompting device (device is provided) object 278 of demonstration comprises the control function that the prompting device device is used such as the device of providing ticket money is provided.The PIN input object 280 and the PIN incoming event server interaction effect of demonstration are so that management PIN input pattern.The printer object 282 of demonstration comprises the function of controlling print apparatus.

The synchronization object 284 of demonstration comprises makes many to handle the synchronous function in path.This object also provides timer for 1 or many handle paths.For example, be designed in the terminal director of extraction cash, the distribution of available synchronization object management cash is synchronous with the preparation receipt.

The transaction data object 286 of demonstration, as mentioned above, the function that the receptacle that comprising provides transaction data that can be shared between terminal director, browser and authorized organization is used.The example of the data that transaction data object 286 is managed has drawing volume, account number and type of account.When calling the requesting method of authorization object 260, can be to the copy of authorization host transmission, so that to Trading Authorization from the transaction data of transaction data object 286.

Adopt above-mentioned ATM object in the example embodiment of the present invention.Yet the present invention also implements the other types ATM object that will adorn in the ATM termination function.ATM object may command such as the fingerprint reader of other types, iris scan device, intelligent card reader, audio system, passport printer, check scanner, statement printer, ticket printer, coupon printer, phonecard scrambler or can effectively connect any other types of devices of ATM.In addition, other ATM objects can be effectively and the computing system reciprocation of database, server and other types, so that to retrieval of ATM terminal and transceive data.

Figure 37 illustrates the path that comprises demonstration or the visual work space 224 of part of connection (association) 238.The event methods that the connection (association) 238 of demonstration is equivalent between 2 ATM objects 230 and 232 connects.The VisualAge of demonstration adopts the event methods between the ATM object to connect, with control ATM trading function and flow process.Connect (related) by the incident that makes 1 ATM object with the method for another ATM object, transaction flow enters another object from 1 ATM object.The VisualAge of example embodiment comprises some visual cues of instruction program flow direction.For example, the square 248 that connects on 238 1 ends is represented source ATM objects.Connect the arrow 250 expression target ATM objects on 238 other ends.During incident in the startup source ATM object 230, program circuit can be transferred to the method for target ATM object 232.Certainly, among other embodiment, related visual indication between the object of available other types.

For this demonstration terminal director 225, ATM object 230 is the object logics 274 that are called as " equivalence is professional ", is configured to allow or does not allow when making ATM, triggering real event part or false incident.ATM object 232 is backstage controlling object 262, and is as indicated above, and this object is marked with " service menu " and comprises the guidance method of service menu html page in the effective open any browser.

Figure 38 represents the window 246 in the VisualAge, is used for setting up, edits and revises event methods and be connected.Here, window 246 presented event methods connect 238 parameter, wherein are defined in when triggering source event 243 in the source object 242 invocation target method 245 in destination object 244.

As shown in figure 36, not that whole ATM group of objects all interconnect.For example, ATM group of objects 252 is not connected with 254.This reflection incident is wanted the characteristic of driven terminal director.Each group representative is by triggering ATM object incident or calling particular terminal director function or the subroutine that the ATM object method starts.

The ATM object method often needs some arguments.In the example embodiment of the present invention, can be by setting up with visual means that parameter connects or related, provide these arguments by the parameter of ATM object or other ATM objects.

The visual parameters that Figure 37 comprises demonstration connects 236.The argument that this visual parameters connects to method effectively provides a value.Visual parameters connection 236 has a real circle at the one end, and playing customer type object 226 provides the visual cues of argument (prompting).The other end of visual parameters connection 236 is connected to event methods and connects 240.Connect the visual cues that related arrow 241 is professional (is Service) object logics 230 of indication equivalence with event methods, this object 230 comprises event methods and connects the method that is connected both common objectives with parameter.

For this demonstration terminal director, ATM object 228 is the PIN input objects 280 that comprise the PIN incoming event.Event methods is connected 240 and disposed,, call the comparative approach of equivalent business logic objects 230 so that when triggering the PIN incoming event.Comparative approach is called in the argument indication that parameter connects 236 usefulness customer type client profile objects 226 to be provided.Dispose the comparative approach of equivalent business logic objects 230, if, then trigger the real event part so that the customer type data value of client's profile object 226 equals to represent service routine (servicer) type client's value.Corresponding therewith, if the data value of customer type is not represented service routine (servicer), then trigger false incident.Trigger the guidance method that causes invoked service menu backstage controlling object 231 as the real event part that connects 238 defineds by event methods.The guidance method that causes invoked master menu backstage controlling object 234 as the false Event triggered that connects 250 defineds by event methods.

Figure 54 illustrates the programming structure of the terminal director that comprises the ATM object.As indicated above, terminal director 290 is the applets that comprise a plurality of ATM objects 292, is used for arranging in order the ATM transaction.Each ATM device 298 (such as card reader and printer) has the corresponding ATM object 292 of the operation that can effectively monitor and control each ATM device 298.

Director supervisory routine 291 loads and unloads terminal director 290 effectively, and helps to provide the program path from html page 246 to terminal director 290.

In order to communicate by letter with external host 304, interface navigation device plug-in unit provides ATM object 292 in the terminal director 290 and the interface between the external host 340.In the example embodiment, these plug-in units are supported the information of Di Buerte (Diebold) 91X form, comprising the information of configuration, transaction, state and command type.

The example of these plug-in units comprises OCS (Command Status: coomand mode) plug-in unit 302 and authorization plug 300.As indicated above, OCS ATM object 276 and OCS plug-in unit reciprocation are with " in service " and " outage " incident that provides main frame 304 to start.OCS plug-in unit 302 also provides the method that main frame 304 is sent coomand mode and customer incident.

Authorization plug 300 also can be communicated by letter effectively with as the main frame 304 of authorized organization's work.Authorization object 300 and authorization plug 260 reciprocations, managing some Transaction Informations, comprising to the mandate of authorized organization's main frame 304, entrust and cancel request.

As mentioned above, client's profile plug-in unit 306 is from this locality or remote data storehouse 308 effective retrieval user profile informations.Available this information makes each consumer's who adopts the ATM terminal ATM terminal personification.Client's profile object 266 and client's profile plug-in unit 306 reciprocations are so that retrieval and the customer information in the new database 308 more.

In case set up the terminal director at work space 224, VisualAge is about to the terminal director and is preserved as applet, JAVA class or other objects.The ATM object of setting up with visual means in these applet responsive operation spaces 224 is deposited as programming instruction effectively with related.For example, the terminal director can be deposited as one or more source files.Also can be by the form of effectively using for automated transaction machine of the present invention such as the software container of applet, EJBs, COMM object, CORBA object, DLL or any other pattern, compiling terminal director is also stored.So, can be comprehensive with the terminal director that visual means is set up with the other-end director, to control the function of ATM terminal of the present invention.In the example embodiment, the terminal director can reside in the addressable storer, in the hard disk or RAM that reside in local computer or long-distance on-line computing machine.In the example embodiment, ATM can be from this locality or far-end file system searching terminal director.Also can be or remote data storehouse or Web server searching terminal director from this locality.In other example embodiment, the terminal director can be comprehensively in application server.

At the typical customers session, the ATM terminal is used 3 directors at least: control director, transaction director and termination director.The control director is responsible for card input, PIN input and transaction usually and is selected.The transaction director is responsible for mandate and the device control in the selected process of exchange.Stop director and be responsible for closing transaction usually, comprise card is returned to the user.

The VisualAge that example embodiment of the present invention is used makes the user can set up the new terminal director, perhaps can change a social system existing director in accordance with regulations and make the requirement of its suitable specific bank mechanism and the demand that the ATM terminal is used the client.VisualAge provides flexibly and programmed environment intuitively, and the developer can be connected together a plurality of special ATM objects by visual means, sets up interactive ATM and uses.

Figure 40 to Figure 53 illustrates performance, incident and the method with the ATM object association of example embodiment.Many this ATM objects produce synchronous event.When the method for calling the ATM object or function when carrying out an action, after this ATM object waits for that this action is finished, excite the incident of indication operating result.In the example embodiment, there are 4 to be the common Action Events of most ATM objects.As Figure 41 to shown in the authorization object 260, these Action Events 348 comprise operation successful incident 340, operation failure incident 342, can not Action Events 344 and do not support Action Events 346.It is temporarily unavailable because for example placing the maintenance attitude Action Events 344 to indicate device.Not supporting Action Events 346 to indicate device is not supported on above the ATM.

The authorization object 260 of demonstration also comprises some specific event and method.The example of authorization object method comprises authorization method 320, principal method 322 and cancelling method 324.When calling these methods, authorization object 260 carries out reciprocation with authorization plug effectively, so that transmit information to authorization host, transaction is authorized, is entrusted or cancels.Authorization plug is transformed into the information that is fit to selected host protocol with authorization method, such as 91X information.For example, the terminal director of effectively carrying out debit transactions comprises authorization object 260 usually.Before cash is passed to the consumer,, authorization host is sent authorization requests by calling the mandate gimmick 320 of authorization object.

The authorization object of demonstration also comprises a plurality of incidents, such as calorie incident 326, invalid account's incident 328, invalid quantity incident 330, invalid PIN incident 332 and additional cost incident 334.In response to from authorization host accepting state sign indicating number, trigger these incidents.

The embodiment of this authorization object 260 also comprises the performance that expands the incident baseset by User Status incident 336.When the status information from authorization host comprises a peculiarie sign indicating number, can dispose authorization plug to excite the User Status incident.This yard is placed in the User Status section of trading object.When the User Status incident excited, the authorization object of configurable terminal director with the method for calling logic object, can be compared the value of User Status section and known possible user code collection effectively

Figure 41 represents the method and the incident of the backstage controlling object 262 of example embodiment.As indicated above, backstage controlling object 262 and director supervisory routine 291 reciprocations at browser URL to be set, load the new terminal director, and new library are set for browser.In the example embodiment, backstage controlling object 262 comprises certain methods, such as guidance method 350, guiding director method 352 and removing library method 354.

Guidance method 350 is provided with new URL at browser effectively.This URL passes to guidance method as argument.URL can be a specific address, wherein comprises the complete URL standard with " http: " beginning.URL also can be a relative address, with " " beginning, and suitable with fixing or current html file page or leaf.Guiding director method 352 also effectively loads the new terminal director except that setting new URL.

Guidance method 350 and guiding director method 352 all comprise regulation trigger before overtime second number overtime argument, and the overtime page is shown to the user.Timer is a kind of means, is used to prevent that the ATM terminal continues to stay indefinite duration a page when client from stopping to select.Irrespectively trigger under the situation of the incident of another ATM object or timer with the user guaranteeing, guiding timer argument can be made as zero.

Backstage controlling object 262 comprises some incidents, such as authorization requests incident 356, cancellation PIN request event 358, print request incident 360, "No" click event 362, dialogue finish incident 364, accept additional cost incident 366, refuse to pay additional cost incident 368, incident 370 is finished in transaction, customer incident 372,374 and 376 and "Yes" click event 378.The director supervisory routine triggers these incidents according to the use of client to current html page.In the browser, for example, a key button on the configurable html page according to clicking this key button, triggers in these backstage control event.

Backstage controlling object 262 also comprises some incidents that the situation according to director supervisory routine itself only triggers.These incidents comprise director load events 380, guiding director turkey 382, guiding turkey 384 and the overtime incident 386 of screen.When the terminal director is loaded, trigger director load events 380.HTML in browser or script call the director supervisory routine, to guide new URL and to change when in terminal director and these operation a failure being arranged, trigger guiding director turkey 382.Equally, call the director supervisory routine when guiding new URL and this guiding failure, trigger guiding turkey 384 at HTML or script.When the client did not have operation after regulation number second disappeared, trigger the overtime incident 386 of screen.

Figure 42 illustrates the method and the incident of card reader object 264 example embodiment.The card reader object makes the developer can set up the transaction director that uses and control the ATM card reader arrangement.Card reader object 264 comprises certain methods, such as startup method 390, prohibited method 392, transfer approach 394 and reservation method 396.Startup method 390 and prohibited method 392 reading card apparatus respectively start and forbid.394 pairs of transfer approachs stick into row and eject, to send back to the client.396 pairs of reservation methods stick into that row is inner to be kept, and are generally used for keeping under the situation of card, use up such as card, are designated as the card of stealing, and perhaps the client leaves ATM and not under the situation such as card taking.

Card reader object 264 comprises following asynchronous event: input card incident 398, Card Reader incident 400, stay card incident 402, card taking incident 404 and combing card incident 406.All trigger these incidents according to operation by the event name explanation.For example, trigger Card Reader incident 400 during Card Reader.Card reader object 264 also comprises and the one group synchronous operation incident 408 identical to the Action Events 348 of authorization object 260 explanation.When enabling card,, put into the card reader server, these data are sent to main frame, or be used for the establishment of client's profile from this card sense data.

Figure 43 illustrates the example embodiment of client's profile object 266.The unique information of specific client is read and write to client's profile object 266.Client's profile object 266 comprises multiple performance, such as customer type 419, the fast actual account 420 of cash, cash actual quantity 421, the preferred account 422 of cash, withdraw the money quantity 427 and duration performance 428 of preferred 425, the last drawing account 426 of cash preferred amount 423, the quick cash 424 of selection, language, last fast fast fast.

These performances can be used as the argument of other ATM object method.In addition, can negatively call the reading and writing method by HTML, to obtain or to set these performances.Customer type performance 419 is distinguished different customer types, such as service object or consumer.Fast the actual account 420 of cash and fast cash actual quantity 421 discern by HTML to the quantity of withdrawing the money of the bank account shown in the client for quick money transaction.Fast the preferred account 422 of cash and fast 423 identifications of cash preferred amount by the client from the negative bank account of selecting of preferred setting (setup) quantity of withdrawing the money, to be used for quick money transaction.Select the quick cash performance 424 regulations whether fast cash of transaction of withdrawing the money.Whether typical case's director of withdrawing the money can need to set up quick cash alternative value with the decision of this performance.The preferred language of language preferred properties 425 identification clients.Last drawing account performance 426 and last quantity performance 427 identification last account and the quantity that the client uses in the transaction of withdrawing the money of withdrawing the money.Duration performance 428 is identified as the example of client's profile beans lasting.Inserting any value that continues object all can make this value write database or other deposit data devices.The value of inserting the non-lasting example of target client disappears when client's end-of-dialogue.

Can effectively programme to the terminal director, so that at the browser display html page, this page comprises some information and option, carries out transaction according to client's profile performance.As indicated above, can provide the option of safeguarding ATM to the user of " service object " type, and only provide the option of concluding the business with ATM to the user of " consumer " type.Also can make trading function not at the same level relevant with customer type.For example have the consumer of the account No. of the affiliated financial institution of ATM, can be assigned a kind of customer type, allow this consumer to carry out advanced transaction, such as payment against bill of exchange and Check Printing.Yet the client of other banks can be assigned another kind of customer type, only allows them to enter simple transaction, such as extracting cash.

Client's profile object also can be used for the reciprocation according to user and ATM, upgrades the client's profile information in the data-carrier store.This customer interaction can cause revising the preferred language of client, quick cash actual performance, quick cash preferred properties, select quick cash performance and last drawing performance.For example,, preserve last drawing performance, thereby during next user capture ATM, the terminal director can provide html file to this user with the option of extraction same amount with client profile object by each distribution cash.

According to user or subscriber identity information such as the account number related or other unique values, from data-carrier store retrieval and renewal client profile value with the client.Account is read from card by card reader arrangement usually.Yet among other embodiment, ATM can make the user can use such as keyboard, biometrics device or effectively receive input media any other device of information of identification ATM user, imports this discre value.

In addition, client's profile object also is used in the information of retrieving and preserving other types in the data-carrier store.This information can comprise the market information related with the consumer, and the terminal director can be with this information by the ATM display-object advertisement of for example browser.Terminal director also available client profile value produces transaction options or other selectable options of establishment in accordance with regulations, is used for the reciprocation with ATM.As indicated above, can obtain this information from various resources.Some this information also can be provided by the user.Can be by the individual's or automatically data capture device finish this point.Perhaps, the user can be by providing this information from the online connection such as remote terminals such as personal computers.For example, some examples of this data capture method of explanation in No. 6023288, the United States Patent (USP), its disclosure is incorporated herein by list of references.

Client's profile object 266 comprises following method: read or adquisitiones 410, write or establishing method 412, carry out to continue method 414, replacement client dialogue method 416 and Action Events 418.Reading method 410 and wiring method 412 be retrieval and renewal client profile information effectively.Carrying out lasting method 414 effectively forces client's profile server that whole profile performances that continue of consumer's session accumulation are poured in some deposit data devices.The ATM terminal all writes with these method 414 effective accumulations, so that client trading does not slow down.Typical terminal director has to connect carries out the card taking incident that continues method, thus the renewal that produces the deposit data device immediately after client's dialogue.

Replacement client dialogue method 416 makes whole profile performances reset into no initializtion (zero) state.The method is called between client's dialogue usually, so that the value of previous client's accumulation is restored.For example, the input card incident can connect replacement client dialogue method 416, so that make client's profile data in each new dialogue zero setting.

Figure 55 illustrates the structure of client's customizing messages being enrolled the ATM terminal with client's profile object 266.Html page 614 can comprise some scripts, and this script is the instruction that effectively obtains and set client's customizing messages by client's profile object 266.Client's profile object 266 is isolated by client's profile server 600, thereby does not discern the program conditions of the deposit data device of profile data.This designs simplification makes the impersonate task of ATM terminal to each consumer.Certain mechanism can be by realizing simple client's profile server, with its data base logic comprehensively in the ATM terminal.

Read client's profile performance from the deposit data device such as the data-carrier store of local data base 608, remote data storehouse 610, magnetic card or smart card 612 or any other type.Dispose one or more registration plug-in unit classes 602,604 and 606, read and write with the profile data of management specific data storages device.In the example embodiment, 2 types profile plug-in unit is arranged.The 1st kind is FIT profile plug-in unit, other performances that its managing customer type and ATM terminal inner are used.The 2nd kind is the preferred plug-in unit of user, its leading subscriber preference, such as among Figure 43 to language and quick preferred shown in the money transaction.Usually local data base is read and is write these preference.Among other embodiment of client's profile structure, can realize other plug-in units, be used to connect any kind data-carrier store that comprises the useful information relevant with the client.The developer of terminal director can comprise example with the effective interactive client's profile object 266 of other data-carrier stores by these new plug-in units.

Figure 44 illustrates the example embodiment of deposit machine object 268.Deposit machine object 268 makes the developer of terminal director can utilize and control the deposit machine device of ATM.This deposit machine object comprises startup method 430, prohibited method 432 and package door unlock method 436.The effectively start respectively of these methods, forbid deposit machine, and to the door release of package container.Deposit machine object 268 also comprises one group of print data method 434, and its regulation will be printed on the Transaction Information on the deposit package.

Except that synchronous operation incident 444, deposit machine object 268 also comprises following asynchronous event: deposit is finished incident 438, medium insert incident 440 and incident 442 is finished in the release of package door.Trigger these each incidents according to operation with the event name explanation.

Figure 45 illustrates the example embodiment of providing gear object 270.Providing gear object 270 provides the interface of dispenser device, and comprises distribution method 450 and reservation method 452.This distribution method extracts one or more following arguments: quantity, family are not and classification.Quantity argument normally authorized organization is confirmed the effective number of transaction of distribution.Obtain this value from transaction data object 286.The medium types that family is other and the explanation of classification argument will be distributed.Reservation method is effectively retrieved medium, has detected and moved on to the draft that provides device or other to account (escrow) device such as retrieval.In addition, the providing gear object also comprises Action Events 454.

Figure 46 illustrates the example embodiment of keyboard object 272.This keyboard object comprises mapping startup method 460, accepts argument, is used for regulation and starts which or those keys, also is used for the key input is mapped as the input of click type.Prohibited method 462 is forbidden some keys selectively.Keyboard object 272 also comprises Action Events 464.

Figure 47 illustrates the object logic 274 of demonstration.The logic that this object logic effectively carries out data items compares.The terminal director should become transaction flow with this result relatively.Usually compared with the currency that transaction data object 286 or client's profile object 266 comprise with the scope of this object logic given value or value.Object logic 274 comprises logic comparison method, accepts 2 arguments of object as a comparison.Object logic 274 triggers real event part 472 or false incident 474 according to comparative result.

Figure 48 illustrates the OCS object 276 of demonstration.This object is by OCS server and order/state plug-in unit reciprocation, and final and host interaction.OCS object 276 comprises following method: send customer incident method 480, send coomand mode method 482, send method 484 in service and send outage method 486.Send 480 pairs of order/state plug-in units of customer incident method and effectively send incident.So this plug-in unit can be with this information and any follow-up combination of cancelling or entrust, to set up the information that is fit to authorization host.Cancel Transaction maybe can not extract the cash of distribution the time the client, adopt the customer incident method 480 that sends usually.Available the method notice host transaction is cancelled, keeps here cash or overtime.

Send method in service 484 and send outage method 486 effectively start main frames, make terminal works or do not work.In addition, OCS object 276 also comprises following incident: go to incident 488 in service, go to outage incident 490, processed offline OCS incident 492 and online treatment OCS incident 494.

Order/state plug-in unit is receiving in servicely and when going to the outage order from going to of main frame, triggers going to incident 488 in service and going to outage incident 490.The terminal director is these incidents of device configuration response by starting or forbidding card reader or keyboard and so on usually.Order/state plug-in unit triggers online treatment OCS incident 494 and processed offline OCS incident 492 when beginning and stopping with communicating by letter of main frame.

Figure 49 illustrates the example embodiment of PIN input object 280, and PIN input object 280 is effectively set the state of PIN mode performance in PIN incoming event server.Beginning PIN input method 500 is effectively connected and is entered the PIN mode state.The response of PIN server enters the connection of PIN pattern, and the correct number of client's PIN retry is allowed in decision, enters security personnel's pattern then, so that handle the keyboard input.

When the client imports acceptable PIN or pushes cancel key, PIN incoming event server will enter the PIN mode performance and be set at " vacation ".Cancellation PIN input method 501 also makes and enters the shutoff of PIN mode performance, and when the overtime incident of screen occurring, calls this method 501 by the terminal director usually.

PIN input object 280 comprises some incidents, such as PIN incoming event 502, PIN input cancellation incident 504, PIN input refusal incident 506 and Action Events 508.In PIN incoming event server judgement PIN effectively (local check) or when authorization host can confirm that PIN is effective later, trigger PIN incident 502.Push the cancel key of ATM terminal according to the client, trigger PIN input cancellation incident 504.Adopting local PIN check, and the client excites PIN input refusal incident 506 when trying to import PIN and surpassing maximum times.

Figure 50 illustrates the example embodiment of prompting device (device promptly is provided) object 278.Prompting device object 278 provides the interface of prompting device device, and comprises transfer approach 510, pre-transfer approach 512 and reservation method 514.Shown in the title of these methods, transfer approach 510 is given client's transfer medium, and reservation method 514 keeps the medium that the client does not search, and pre-512 of transfer approachs transmit in advance, and medium are moved on to just in prompting device door inboard, so that the client can be obtained in preparation.

Prompting device object 278 comprises asynchronous medium and extracts incident 516 and synchronous operation incident 518.When the client extracts medium from prompting device, excite medium to extract incident.

Figure 51 illustrates the method and the incident of demonstration printer object 282.Printer object 282 provides the interface of receipt printer, and comprises following method: additional buffer device method 520, transfer approach 522, Method of printing 524, print buffer method 526, print file method 528, printing URL method 530 and reservation method 532.These Method of printings are provided at some approach of type information on the receipt.For example, additional buffer device method 528 is added character to the buffer of print apparatus effectively.Then, call print buffer 526, make the content of print apparatus print buffer.Method of printing 524, print file method 528 and printing URL method 530 are printed the content of regulation string, file and html page respectively effectively.

Except that Action Events 518, the print object 282 of demonstration also comprises asynchronous form and extracts incident 534.When the client extracts Print Form from print apparatus, trigger this incident.

Figure 52 illustrates the example embodiment of synchronization object 284.Synchronization object provide between the task synchronously.For example, terminal director developer may need to distribute cash and print receipt and carry out simultaneously.Yet, the developer can need to wait for proceed again after 2 tasks are finished the operation.Be connected to the method for synchronization object by Action Events, finish this point distributor object 270 and printer object 282.At this moment, the Action Events of distributor object 270 and printer object 282 is connected respectively to synchronous 0 method 542 and synchronous 1 method 544.Synchronization object 284 is according to the time and the method for invoke synchronous method, effectively excites 15 kinds to withdraw from the incident a kind or multiple.Synchronous 0 method 542 and synchronous 1 method 544 are all accepted representative successful incident, turkey, unavailable incident or are not supported the argument of incident.

Synchronization object 284 also comprises 2 synchro timers by method 540 startups start-up time.These synchro timers can be overtime by the second number of synchronous 0 timeout 550 and synchronous 1 timeout, 552 regulations.If synchro timer is overtime, this synchro timer just triggers corresponding synchronization method with the argument of incident failure.If invoke synchronous method before the respective synchronization timer expiry is then cancelled this synchro timer.

The synchronization object 284 of demonstration comprises how to wait for performance, and the regulation synchronization object is waited for the combination of the method for synchronous that occurs.Some examples comprise makes synchronization object 284 wait for synchronous 0 method call, waits for synchronous 1 method call, waits for synchronous 0 method and synchronous 1 method call, and waits for synchronous 0 method call or synchronous 1 method call.

In the example embodiment, have and how to control method for synchronous 542 and logically be connected with 16 kinds of synchronized result performances 548 calling of 544 and withdraw from incident with generation.In 16 kinds of net synchronization capabilities each withdraws from a kind of in the incident 546 corresponding to 16 kinds.The developer can be according to the logical transaction stream of expectation, these is withdrawed from incident be connected to various other the methods of ATM object.According to corresponding synchronous performance 598 as a result, trigger the incident 546 that withdraws from.For example, the developer can be the value that the successful argument of invoke synchronous 0 and synchronous 1 method appears being used in representative with synchronized result 01 performance setting.The result is with successful argument invoke synchronous 0 method and synchronous 1 method, and then synchronization object triggers 1 incident that withdraws from.If, then never call 1 incident that withdraws from failure argument invoke synchronous 0 method and synchronous 1 method or one of them.

In the example embodiment, can be the multiple different value of representative with performance setting as a result with different arguments combination invoke synchronous 1 and synchronous 0.Like this, just can dispose a plurality of incidents that withdraw from, trigger, with the success that obtains invoke synchronous 0 method and synchronous 1 method and the various combination of failure.

Figure 53 illustrates the example embodiment of transaction data object 286.Trading object 286 provides the container of using such as transaction particular datas such as client's certain account information.Other ATM objects are received and dispatched connection by the performance number to transaction data object, can conduct interviews or setting value in transaction data object 286.Transaction data object 286 is used by authorization object 260 usually.For example, the authorization method 320 for authorization object 260 provides the example of transaction data object 286 as argument.

The transaction data object 286 of demonstration comprises 2 account object, need to support 1 above account's transaction such as transfer transactions.Wherein 1 account object is effectively deposited the source account information.The 2nd the then effective stored target account information of account object.These account object are hereinafter referred to as account object 562 and go account object 564 in the example embodiment.Per 1 this account object is deposited relevant account's information, such as account number, the ID of financial institution and address, card holder's name and address, surplus, type of account, final updating date with help to discern any other information of account.

In the example embodiment by 91X format information and main computer communication, the 91X interface adopts transaction data object 286 in handling authorization requests.The 91X interface is obtained performance when the request of setting up main frame, set performance when the replying of processing host.In the example embodiment, transaction data object also comprises the vanilla transaction performance 560 by the 91X interface accessing.The example of these performances comprises state and personal code work, state seriousness, unspent amount, the ID of bank of account holder's people's language, type of account, the current type of transaction status information related with mistake, transaction and whether additional cost is arranged.

Here Shuo Ming object and related method and incident thereof are exemplary.Other embodiment of the present invention can comprise other or the different object of obtaining ideal performance of the present invention.

Many ATM comprise the transaction function devices that can carry out identical function.For example, ATM can comprise report writer and receipt printer simultaneously.Report writer is generally used for printing the financial transaction bulleted list in a period.Receipt printer is generally used for printing the transaction record of most recent.These two kinds of devices all effectively produce printed information and are distributed to the consumer.When wherein 1 device was not worked, ATM can forbid one or more transaction operations corresponding with this device.For example, if report writer does not have paper, ATM can measure this problem, and does not start the operation to consumer's printing reports.If the receipt printer running is obstructed, ATM then makes its complete machine not work, up to the receipt printer reparation.Unfortunately, under above-mentioned any situation, the consumer can be discontented with because of these problems, and the owner of ATM can lose the income of transaction fee aspect.

Another example embodiment of the present invention is utilized among the ATM advantage of overlapping function between the same transaction functional device, effectively reduces because of the device ATM terminal that occurs of not working and does not serve.For example, when receipt printer fault or paper use up, the example embodiment of ATM is effectively programmed, make it produce and distribute consumer's form and receipt with report writer.Therefore, receipt printer can be used as the device of withdrawing and staning on the defensive of report writer, and report writer can be used as the device of withdrawing and staning on the defensive of receipt printer.Although report writer and receipt printer can also can make it adopt the different-format type information according to the printer characteristic to the ATM programming of demonstration with the paper of different size.

Can adopt other devices by identical mode with overlapping function.For example, ATM can comprise cash sorter and coin sorter simultaneously.If the cash sorter is not worked after distributing 10 dollar bills, available coin sorter distribution dollar coin is till replenishing 10 dollar bills again.

Figure 56 illustrates and effectively reaches the withdraw and stand on the defensive block diagram of programming structure of function of this demonstration.Here, ATM700 comprises the terminal director of being made up of a plurality of all such ATM objects 712 as indicated above 710.In the example embodiment, ATM object 712 is equivalent to the JAVA beans.Yet in other example embodiment, available other types object and the classification that comprises ATM hardware and application software platform is comprising Active X and COMM object.

Except that the method for above-mentioned ATM object, each ATM object also comprises the several different methods or the function of the performance that relates to base apparatus 724 and 726.These methods comprise and have or not diagnostic method 714, service regeulations method 716 and type selecting method 718.Type selecting method 718 is the type of the associated device of regulation ATM object effectively.For example, the printer object carries out and the communicating by letter of receipt printer 724 and report writer 726.Type selecting method 718 can be used for stipulating the concrete example corresponding to the printing ATM object of receipt printer.

Have or not diagnostic method 714 effectively to adjudicate the device that whether has desired type among the ATM.The method starts the terminal applies to dissimilar transaction self-configurings.For example, if having or not diagnostic method 714 to fetch the negative value of report writer, just can the consumer not shown the termination function corresponding with printing reports.Like this, the ATM object of this demonstration can effectively determine the performance of ATM object, and with the operation of performance configuration ATM of decision.

Among other embodiment of the present invention, available method comprises the argument of the various characteristics of expectation device and business.For example, can transmit argument to have or not diagnostic method or other performance methodology of print object corresponding to colour print.If the chromatic colour China ink, configurable printer object is printed the polychrome call number.These demonstration methodses make such as the single ATM of kind objects such as printer objects can support multiple isolated plant, such as receipt printer, report writer, thermal receipt printer, color printer or any other print apparatus.

Service regeulations method 716 is stipulated one group of rule effectively, is used to determine with which kind of do not install when the ATM object is not initially worked with which kind of device and current device or default apparatus.Each device that example embodiment of the present invention is included as among the ATM is effectively stored the data-carrier store 720 of a plurality of this rule sets 721.For example, this data-carrier store can comprise the default rule group of card reader object, if regulation has only 1 card reader, then automatically it is connected the card reader object.If there is 1 above print apparatus, then can set up one group of rule, and use by the printer object, be the receipt printer of acquiescence with regulation receipt printing machine, the report printing machine can not the time spent at receipt printer, is the printer of withdrawing and staning on the defensive.

In the example embodiment, utilize configurator 722, effectively binding data storer 720 can be set up rule sets and related device 724 thereof, and deposit data-carrier store 720 in.This configurator 722 also can effectively be stored those devices among the current ATM of being installed in.Configurator can be deposited the concrete property related with each device again effectively in data-carrier store 720.By device and/or equipment energy characteristic, can determine to have or not the result of judgement method 714 to data storer 720 inquiry respective type.

Among another embodiment, each device comprises the self-configuring characteristic, such as the JINI of Sun Microsystems ^TMUniversal Plug and Play with Microsoft ^TM, at this moment, each device 724 itself can be effectively to data storer 720 up its detailed characteristics and/or the corresponding business proxy machines of being written into.

The ATM700 of demonstration also comprises device interface layer 728, and this demonstration plant interface layer 728 is by a plurality of ODS (Open Device Services: the open system business) form.In addition, device interface layer 728 also can comprise one or more device api layers, such as J/XFS (Java/eXtensions for Financial Services: the expansion Java of financial business) nuclear or WOSA/XFS (Windows Open Services Architecture/eXtensions for Financial Services: the expansion form open service structure of financial business) supervisory routine.These key elements of device interface layer 728 and layer effectively provide the interface between ATM object 712 and corresponding hardware unit 724 and 726.

In the present invention's one example embodiment, ODS key element and/or XFS key element are programmed,, be used for determining ATM to have which device and equipment energy characteristic so that the interface between ATM object 712 and the data-carrier store 720 to be provided.Device interface layer 728 is also handled the rule in the data storer 720, with the decision default apparatus and the device sequence of withdrawing and staning on the defensive.This layer 728 makes each ATM object 712 and the device 724 that comprises by the desired proper property of ATM object communicate according to the device performance of depositing in the device of rule association information, existence and the data-carrier store 720 effectively.

Figure 57 illustrates the embodiment of ATM740, and this ATM comprises by strengthening the J/XFS nuclear 742 device interface layers of forming.J/XFS nuclear 742 comprises type of device supervisory routine 744.This program 744 is communicated by letter with a plurality of ATM objects 746 effectively, and produces the example of corresponding device thereof control 750 each object according to the rule sets of ATM Object Selection.From data-carrier store 748 effective coupling apparatus type manager search rule groups.Device control 750 is effectively controlled the operation of ATM device 754 by communicating by letter with professional 756 (being device driver) of device according to the J/XFS standard.Device control 750 is generally professional corresponding with device.Usually corresponding with device control 750 device command server 752 with type of device supervisory routine 744 with install the information of controlling between 750 and lined up.

Type of device control program 744 is passed to correct device command server 752 to information according to the rule sets in the data-carrier store 748.During cisco unity malfunction in current device 754 of this program 744, then also switch to next proper device command server 752 according to a rule sets.

Figure 58 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention.ATM object 770 is controlled installing 772 work by communicating by letter with ODS key element 774.ODS key element 774 is designed to consistent and uniformly under the interface, extracts the difference between the nonuniformity that the vender realizes service supplier interface 778 (promptly installing starter).In the described example embodiment, ODS key element 774 is by communicating by letter the operation of control device 772 with WOSA/XFS layer 776.The service supplier interface 778 that WOSA/XFS layer 776 transfers to provide by the vender is communicated by letter with device 772.Among this illustrated embodiment, strengthen ODS layer 773, make it comprise said apparatus interface layer function.Therefore, ODS key element 774 communicates with data-carrier store 779, and performance information is offered ATM object 770.Which the also effective processing rule group of ODS key element 774 to determine initially to use which service supplier interface and device, do not install as withdrawing and staning on the defensive device again when default apparatus is not worked with.

Figure 59 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention.Here, the device of J/XFS layer 761 control 760 is by communicating by letter with ODS key element 764, controls installing 762 operation.As mentioned above, ODS key element 764 is by communicating by letter the operation of control device 762 with WOSA/XFS supervisory routine 766.This program 766 is communicated by letter with device 762 by the service supplier interface 768 that the vender provides.For the ODS key element that C, C++, COMM or other non-Java key elements are formed, this example embodiment comprises around ODS key element 764 places JNI (Java Native Interface:Java local interface) packing, to form J/XFS compatible apparatus business 765.This business 765 provides the interface based on the J/XFS layer of Java, so that communicate with ODS key element 764 with based on the WOSA/XFS supervisory routine 766 of Windows.

The computer software that automated transaction machine of the present invention and connection computer operation are used is written into separately computing machine from all kinds object.Can comprise this computer software on such as objects such as floppy disk or CDs at one or more, and be written into from these objects.Also can on such as objects such as hard disk drive, tape or ROM devices, comprise this software.Comprising representative is suitable for realizing operation exchange and system according to the embodiment of the invention with other objects of the data of the instruction of mode operational computations machine described here.

The automated banking machine of explanation and the example embodiment of system have here been set forth with reference to specific software ingredient and characteristic.Other embodiment of the present invention can comprise other different software ingredients that identical function is provided.

Therefore, new automated banking machine of the present invention and system achieve the above object, and remove the difficulty that device and system in the past run in using, and deal with problems, and reach the satisfactory result that illustrates here.

More than in the explanation,, some terms have been adopted for simple and direct clear and understandable.Yet, do not comprise unnecessary restriction, because these terms are in order to illustrate and want extensive interpretation.In addition, explanatory note here and diagram only as an example, shown in the present invention is not subjected to and the restriction of illustrated details.

In following claims, should be interpreted as comprising any means of those skilled in the art's understanding that can carry out described function, can not think to be confined to the limited means shown in above explanation or its equivalent as any characteristic of the means explanation that realizes function.

Characteristic of the present invention, invention and principle and formation thereof, mode of operation and advantage have been described, and the useful consequence that reaches, the useful new construction of statement, device, unit, layout, parts, combination, system, equipment, operation, method, processing and relation in the appended claims.

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1. one kind is used for selecting and utilizing one of a plurality of transaction function devices to carry out transaction method on automated banking machine, and it comprises:

(a) in the data-carrier store of automated banking machine, deposit many rules of this automated banking machine, wherein at least a at least one corresponding to first and second transaction function devices that are used for operationally being connected with this automated banking machine in these rules used sequence, each transaction function devices can be carried out the first identical trading function, wherein, described automated banking machine comprises cash issuer;

(b) determine that first transaction function devices is unavailable;

(c) at least a rule of storing in response of step (b) and the described data-carrier store of response is selected second transaction function devices;

(d) selection of response of step (c) is carried out this first trading function with this second transaction function devices.

2. the method for claim 1, wherein this first and second transaction function devices all comprises print apparatus, and this first trading function comprises the printing receipt.

3. the method for claim 1, wherein this first transaction function devices is equivalent to receipt printer, and this second transaction function devices is equivalent to report writer.

4. the method for claim 1, step (b) also comprises before:

(e) according to effectively making automated transaction machine carry out the event device of this first trading function, select described at least a rule.

5. the method for claim 1 also comprises:

(e) deposit a plurality of performance numbers of representing these transaction function devices characteristics, and in the step (c), also select this second transaction function devices according in these performance numbers at least one.

6. the method for claim 1 also comprises:

(e) stipulate at least one performance of this second transaction function devices;

Wherein, also select this second transaction function devices according to the performance of this regulation at step (c).

7. method as claimed in claim 6, wherein this at least a performance is corresponding to printing the polychrome call number.

8. an automated banking machine (12) comprises

At least one computer processor (34);

Cash issuer (42) can be operatively connected with described at least one processor;

A plurality of transaction function devices (36) can be operatively connected with described at least one processor;

At least one database (720), can be operatively connected with described at least one processor, wherein said at least one database comprises the data corresponding to a plurality of automated banking machine working rules (721) that are stored in wherein, wherein at least a rule is corresponding at least one use sequence of at least two transaction function devices that are used for a plurality of transaction function devices, and each in wherein said at least two transaction function devices can both be carried out the first identical trading function;

Wherein, described at least one processor can operate to determine that first transaction function devices in described at least two transaction function devices is not useable for carrying out described first trading function, wherein, described at least one processor response is defined as disabled described first transaction function devices corresponding at least one rule and the response that are stored in described at least one database by described at least one processor, operationally select second transaction function devices from described at least two transaction function devices, wherein said at least one processor can be operated and make selected second transaction function devices carry out first trading function.

9. automated banking machine according to claim 8, wherein, described first transaction function devices and second transaction function devices all comprise print apparatus, wherein first trading function comprises the printing receipt.

10. automated banking machine according to claim 8, wherein, described first transaction function devices comprises receipt printer, wherein said second transaction function devices comprises report writer.

11. automated banking machine according to claim 8, wherein, described at least one database comprises the data corresponding to a plurality of performance numbers that are stored in wherein, and wherein, described at least one processor operationally selects to respond at least one second transaction function devices in the described performance number.

12. automated banking machine according to claim 8, wherein, described at least one database comprises at least one properties data of regulation second transaction function devices that is stored in wherein, wherein, described at least one processor can be operated described second transaction function devices of the described data of described at least one performance of response regulation.

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