JP2002109612A - Automatic teller machine and cutting-in method for page on which bankbook final printing is done in automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability in bankbook dealings for a blind person and realize barrier-free conditions in ATM. SOLUTION: Blind person information, indicating that a bankbook owner is a blind person, is stored detectably in advance, and a bankbook middle paper end is cut at an arbitrary position at edge in the sheets of bankbook unit for an automatic teller machine, when the blind person information is detected during bankbook dealings in the automatic teller machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as "ATM") used in financial institutions and the like, and more particularly to a technique which enables a blind person to judge the last printed page of a passbook. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, barrier-free ATMs have appeared. For blind people, limited transaction (card /
Deposits and withdrawals using a passbook, etc.), but can be operated using Braille or a handset.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, ATM
The response of the media side (especially the passbook) is delayed. That is, when conducting a passbook transaction, it is necessary to open the last printed page of the passbook and insert it into the ATM, but it is difficult for a blind person to open the last printed page when inserting the passbook and insert it into the ATM. .

Although the passbook unit has an automatic page break function, it is not generally used because of inefficiency. The present invention
By having the blind recognize the last printed page of the passbook, open the last printed page of the passbook and insert it into the ATM,
It is an object of the present invention to improve operability in passbook transactions for a blind person and to realize barrier-free in an ATM.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a case where blind person information indicating that a passbook owner is blind is stored in a detectable manner in advance and the blind person information is detected during a passbook transaction at an ATM. In the passbook unit of the automatic teller machine, a cut is made at an arbitrary position on the end of the paper in the passbook.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an ATM. ATM shown in the figure
The card / receipt unit 1 and the passbook / are inserted with a card / passbook at the time of deposit or withdrawal, and returned after the transaction. (At the time of return, the structure and the transaction statement such as a receipt and a single sheet are also returned.) Cut sheet section 2, bill insertion / discharge port 3 for inserting or discharging cash during transaction, coin insertion / discharge port 4, customer operation section 5 for inputting information required for transaction, cash deposit / withdrawal safe And a safe section 6 consisting of a safe deposit box capable of depositing money only, and a transaction / status display section 7 for displaying possible transaction information and ATM status.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a simple internal configuration of the passbook / cut sheet unit 2. As shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes an issuing unit,
It is a passbook or single-sheet stacker. Reference numeral 12 denotes an MS unit which reads / writes a passbook magnetic stripe (referred to as a passbook MS). Reference numeral 13 denotes a page turning unit for turning pages of a passbook. Reference numeral 14 denotes a PLF which reads a page mark printed on a passbook. Reference numeral 15 denotes a printing unit which prints on a passbook. Reference numeral 16 denotes a cut section, which cuts a passbook. These constitute a passbook unit.

According to the present invention, the notch 16
There is a feature in adding a notch and making a cut in the passbook. A passbook saving unit 17 temporarily saves the old passbook when the new passbook is issued. A collection unit 18 collects and stores the forgotten passbooks and cut sheets. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to the present embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 21 denotes a control unit. The control unit 21 includes a central processing unit 22 and an information storage unit 23. In the central processing unit 22, a basic operating system, various driver software or application software is read and executed as needed.
The information storage unit 23 is a software activation area for running various programs or a data holding area for holding necessary information. In these data holding areas, those capable of holding data contents while power is supplied, those capable of holding data contents without power supply, and the like are used as necessary.

The control unit 21 uses software called driver software to control the bill unit 25 and the coin unit 26.
Communicates with the control unit 21 to enable various controls. The mechanism and unit software for controlling the mechanisms take out or insert the designated banknotes and coins while discriminating them. The stored cash is stored separately for banknotes and coins. Similarly, this control unit 2
1 includes the card acquisition / reception required for various transactions (deposit / withdrawal).
A card / receipt unit 27 for returning the card after reading / transaction is connected. In this unit, a receipt, which is a transaction statement, is also released at the timing of releasing the card.

As with the card / receipt unit 27, the passbook / single sheet unit 28 takes in / reads / writes / prints / returns the passbook required for the transaction, returns the passbook after the transaction, and discharges the single sheet as the transaction statement. Or Customer operation unit 24
Is a touch panel type screen display and input (selection / numerical value input) means that generally allows various selections and numeric input by touching the screen. This display, input monitoring,
The capture of the input value is controlled by the control unit.

FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory view of the cut portion shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a cutter control unit, which controls a cutter moving unit and a cutting cutter unit. Numeral 32 denotes a fixed inner sheet, which is a plate for fixing the inner sheet of the passbook 40 in which a cut is made. A chip collecting box 33 collects chips 40b generated at the time of cutting. Numeral 34 denotes a cutter moving unit which moves the cutter notch to a designated position.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a cutting cutter unit, which is a bankbook 4
Make a cut in the middle paper. 36 is a passbook paper,
An inner sheet for turning pages, that is, an inner sheet for making a cut. Reference numeral 37 denotes a passbook transport unit. The operation of the passbook cutting unit of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described below.
First, the passbook 40 is transported from the passbook transport section to the cut section 16 while the page is being turned (the page is being turned) (arrow).
The page is fixed to the middle paper fixed plate 32. Next, the cutter controller 31 is moved to a position corresponding to the page (arrow). Then, a notch 40a (see FIG. 7) is formed in the page by the cutting cutter unit 35 (arrow). The chips 40 b are collected in the chip collection box 33.

FIGS. 5 and 6 are flow charts showing the operation of this embodiment, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the passbook cut of this embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an arrangement of the passbook cut of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an example, and FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a further example of arrangement of the passbook cut in the embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described based on a flowchart.

S1: A transaction (payment / withdrawal) using a passbook is selected from the screen waiting for a customer. S2: Insert a passbook into the ATM. M of passbook taken in
Read and analyze S data. S3: It is determined whether or not the blind person determination bit is ON in the passbook MS data. If the blind person determination bit is ON, the process proceeds to S4, and if the blind person determination bit is OFF, the process proceeds to S5.

S4: Store that the passbook is cut. S5: Operate the selected transaction (password input, money input, cash input, etc.). S6: Send and receive a message requesting the transaction permission from the host. In the host, if the blind person is registered in the account information of the inquired transaction, the "passbook cut instruction" will be included in the transaction permission message
And send it to the automatic machine. (The blind person needs to register the blind person in the host in advance.) S7: It is determined whether a “passbook cut instruction” has been received from the host, and if a “passbook cut instruction” has been received, S8.
If no "passbook cut instruction" is received, the process proceeds to S9.

S8: Store that the passbook is cut. S9: Perform passbook printing processing (print data is received from the host). S10: It is determined whether or not print data still exists. If print data exists, the process proceeds to S13. If there is no print data, S1.
Move to 1. S11: It is determined whether "printed up to the last line of the printed page" and "notch is necessary in the passbook"("blind person bit of passbook MS ON" or "host instruction"). If YES, proceed to S12, NO If there is, the process proceeds to S17.

S12: At the time of the page turning process, a cut is made on the turned page as shown in FIG. As for the cut position on the page, there is a method of making a step for each page as shown in FIG. 8 and a method of making a cut at the same position for each page as shown in FIG. S13: If there is print data in S10, it is determined whether printing has been performed up to the last line of the print page. If printing has been performed up to the last line, the process proceeds to S14, and if printing has not been performed up to the last line, the process proceeds to S9.

S14: It is determined whether "passbook cutting instruction has been received from the host" or "passbook MS blind person bit ON". If YES, proceed to S16, and if NO, proceed to S15. S15: A page turning process is performed. S16: At the time of page turning processing, cut 40 at the turned page
Insert a (see FIGS. 7 to 9).

S17: It is determined whether "passbook cut-in instruction has been received from the host" or "passbook MS blind person bit ON". If YES, proceed to S19, and if NO, proceed to S18. S18: Write the transaction result in the passbook MS (turn off the blind bit). S19: Write the transaction result in the passbook MS (the blind bit is turned ON).

S20: Discharge the medium.

[0022]

According to the present invention described in detail above, blind person information indicating that a passbook owner is a blind person is stored in a detectable manner in advance, and the blind person information is stored at the time of a passbook transaction in an automatic teller machine. When the information is detected, a cut is made in the passbook unit of the automatic teller machine at an arbitrary position at the end of the passbook, so that even a blind person can determine the last print page of the passbook, open the last page, and insert the ATM into the ATM. Can be easily performed.

Therefore, it is not necessary for a blind person to search for the final print of the passbook and to repeatedly insert the passbook, thereby improving the operability in the passbook transaction and realizing the barrier-free operation in the ATM.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an ATM to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of a passbook / cut sheet unit according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed explanatory view of a passbook unit cut section according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a passbook cut in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of passbook cuts according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of passbook cuts according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card / receipt part 2 Passbook / cut sheet part 3 Bill insertion / discharge port 4 Coin insertion / discharge port 5 Customer operation part 6 Safe and deposit box 7 Transaction / status display part 11 Issuing part 12 MS part 13 Turning part 14 PLF 15 Printing part Reference Signs List 16 cut-in section 17 passbook evacuation section 18 collection section 21 control section 22 central processing unit 23 information storage section 24 customer operation section 25 banknote unit 26 coin unit 27 card / receipt unit 28 passbook / single-sheet unit 31 cutter control section 32 Fixed plate 33 Chip collecting box 34 Cutter moving unit 35 Cutting cutter unit 36 Passbook inside paper 37 Passbook transport unit 40 Passbook 40a Cut 40b Chip

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An automatic teller machine characterized in that when blind person information is detected during a passbook transaction in the automatic teller machine, a cut is made at an arbitrary position at the end of the passbook in the passbook unit of the automatic teller machine. . 2. A method in which blind person information indicating that the passbook owner is a blind person is stored in a detectable manner in advance, and when the blind person information is detected during a passbook transaction in an automatic teller machine, the cash automatic deposit is performed. A method for making a cut at a final printed page of a passbook in an automatic teller machine, wherein a cut is made at an arbitrary position of a paper end in the passbook in a passbook unit of the dispenser. 3. A passbook final printed in an automatic teller machine, wherein the blind person information is stored in a passbook MS in the method for cutting into a page on which a final passbook is printed in the automatic teller machine according to claim 2. How to cut into pages. 4. The method for cutting into a page with a final printed passbook in the automatic teller machine according to claim 2, wherein a cut is made at a predetermined position on the page when the page is carried over during the printing of the passbook. How to cut into the last printed page of the passbook in an automatic teller machine. 5. The passbook final printing in the automatic teller machine, wherein the blind person information is registered in the customer information of the host in the method for cutting into the page with the final print of the passbook in the automatic teller machine according to claim 2. How to cut into finished pages. 6. The passbook final printing in an automatic teller machine according to claim 2, wherein a cut is made when the page is carried over during the passbook printing, in the method for cutting the last printed page of the passbook in the automatic teller machine. How to cut into finished pages. 7. The automatic teller machine according to claim 2, wherein the step of cutting the final pass-printed page of the passbook is controlled to make a step at the cutting position for each page. How to cut into the last printed page of the passbook.