JP2004082364A - Setting method and device of page turn-over action of bankbook - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the setting method and device of the page turn-over action of a bankbook, which can extend a time duration leading to a device accident due to the turn-over failures of the page of a bankbook. <P>SOLUTION: The sequence of the page turn-over action of the bankbook is constituted of: the step 1 in which one action sequence is read out of a plurality of choices, the step 2 in which a turn-over action is performed according to the read action sequence, the step 3 in which whether a device status has deteriorated or not is checked and the step 4 in which a following action sequence is selected when the device status deteriorates. By executing the turning-over action under a changed action sequence, the device can be used for a long time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a passbook page turning operation setting method and apparatus. A bank office terminal device, an automatic teller machine (ATM), a passbook entry machine, a passbook issuing machine, and the like have a page turning mechanism inside. Since this page turning mechanism mechanically turns a page of a passbook, its operation becomes unstable due to deterioration when used for a long time. Therefore, it is necessary to devise a method for making the page turning mechanism of this type of apparatus as long as possible.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The bank office terminal device, the automatic teller machine, the passbook entry machine, and the like are provided with a passbook page turning mechanism, and perform a page turning operation when a passbook page turning operation occurs. In this case, if the page turning has failed, re-turning (hereinafter referred to as retry) is performed a predetermined number of times. This retry operation sequence uses the same operation sequence even if the state of the page turning mechanism deteriorates due to roller contamination, deterioration, or the like. Therefore, the probability of success in turning the passbook page is low, and it takes time.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
If page turning fails even after retrying a specified number of times in this retry operation, a device failure occurs, and subsequent operations cannot be performed by an ATM or the like in which a clerk does not involve a hand.
[0004]
Even when the inspection and maintenance of the apparatus are performed and the passbook page turning operation is improved, the operation sequence of the page turning operation is the same as the operation sequence at the time of operation failure. Also, the passbook page turning pattern is often incorporated in a program, and once set, cannot be changed until the program is replaced.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for setting a passbook page turning operation that can extend the time until a device failure due to a passbook page turning failure. I have.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the principle of the present invention. According to the present invention, one operation sequence is read out from a plurality of options (step 1), a page turning operation is performed according to the operation sequence (step 2), and it is checked whether or not the apparatus state has deteriorated (step 3). If the device state deteriorates, the next operation sequence is selected (step 4).
[0007]
In this way, if the state of the apparatus deteriorates, the next operation sequence is selected so that the normal operation state of the page turning mechanism becomes as long as possible. As a result, it is possible to extend the time until the device fails due to a failure in turning the passbook page.
[0008]
According to the present invention, a retry is performed to prevent a failure of the passbook page turning due to dirt or deterioration of the page turning roller due to performing page turning many times, resulting in a failure of the apparatus and a failure in operation of the apparatus. The apparatus state is determined from the state, and the operation sequence is changed. This is a control method for making the time until the apparatus cannot be moved due to a change in the state of the apparatus as long as possible.
(2) The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, after maintenance and inspection of the passbook page turning mechanism, when it is determined from the operation result that the apparatus state has become good, the operation sequence is returned to the initial state. I do.
[0009]
With this configuration, when the maintenance and inspection of the apparatus are performed and the state of the apparatus becomes good, the sequence is returned to the initial state sequence, whereby the state when the apparatus is newly operated can be returned. The operating life of the device can be extended.
(3) The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the operation sequence, the turning pattern, and the judgment value of the operation sequence transition can be downloaded from a program other than the embedded program.
[0010]
With this configuration, the passbook page-turning pattern is also downloaded to the page-turning device from the device management application program (upper rank) or the device-specific management tool program, and is set in the device to change the passbook page-turning pattern. Degree of freedom can be increased.
(4) The invention according to claim 4 is a reading means for reading one operation sequence from a plurality of options, a page turning means for performing a page turning operation according to the operation sequence, and whether or not the apparatus state has deteriorated. And a selecting means for selecting the next operation sequence when the device state deteriorates.
[0011]
With this configuration, it is possible to extend the time required for the apparatus to fail due to a failure in turning the passbook page, and to provide a page turning apparatus having a longer life of the page turning operation.
[0012]
The overall operation of the present invention described above is as follows.
If the passbook page turning fails for the first time, specify how many retries to perform (operation sequence), and specify the passbook page turning start passbook stop position, passbook page inflating amount, passbook page flipping amount, etc. necessary for turning the passbook page. Combination of information according to the device state (turning pattern), judgment value for shifting operation sequence (result judgment count (passing count of passbook) and operation sequence shift judgment value (operation execution rate at last retry)) Is downloaded from a device management application program (upper), a device-specific management tool program, or the like, and is set in the device.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. The subject of the processing is a control unit (not shown) provided in the page turning device. First, a passbook page turning operation sequence used by the passbook page turning device is read (S1). The passbook page turning apparatus has a storage unit, and an operation sequence for turning a plurality of pages is stored as a program. One appropriate operation sequence is read from the storage unit.
[0014]
Next, a passbook page turning operation is performed using the operation sequence read in step S1 (S2). Next, the end state of the passbook page turning operation executed in step S2 (for example, whether the passbook page turning operation was successful at the first time or the number of times the retry was completed) is stored in the passbook page turning result total storage unit in the storage unit of the page turning device. (S3). FIG. 3 shows a totaling state when the number of retries is 3 and the number of result determinations is 30 (details will be described later).
[0015]
Next, it is checked whether or not the number of result determinations ≦ the total number of turns (S4). Specifically, it is determined whether the number of times of determining the validity of the passbook page turning operation sequence has reached the total number of passbook page turning executions. Here, the total number of turns is a predetermined reference value, and the result determination number is a value that is updated by one each time the result determination is performed. Here, if the number of result determinations is not smaller than the total number of page turns, that is, if the number of result determinations is greater than the total number of page turns, the number of times to determine the validity of the passbook page turning operation sequence has not yet been reached. The number of turns is updated by 1 (S5), and the processing ends.
[0016]
If the number of result determinations has reached the total number of turns, the number of successful times up to the first or first retry and the number of times performed up to the second and subsequent retries are totaled by the number of determinations to calculate an execution rate (S6).
[0017]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a tally state when the number of retries is three and the number of result determinations is thirty. In the figure, a is a value preset by the total number of turns. Here, a case where the number is set to 30 is shown. b shows the case of the first retry execution, c shows the case of the first retry execution, d shows the case of the second retry execution, and e shows the case of the third retry execution. Here, “1” indicates execution (successful page turning), and “0” indicates non-execution or passage.
[0018]
For example, when the total number of page turns is 1, page turning is successful at the first retry, and when the total page number is 2, page turning is successful at the first time. When the total number of page turns is 12, page turning is successful in the second retry. f indicates the tallying in the case of success, and g indicates the execution rate. Looking at the totals in each case, the number of times executed at the first time is 8, the number of times executed at the first time of retry is 5, the number of times executed at the second time of retry is 11, and the number of times executed at the third time of retry is 6.
[0019]
Next, the calculation of the execution rate will be described. When calculating the execution rate, the first and the first retries are considered as one block. Since the number of times of the first execution is 8 and the number of times of the first retry is 5, the total number of executions is 13. The ratio of 13 to the total number of turns 30 is (13/30) × 100 = 43 (%). Next, the execution rate at the third retry is calculated. Since the number of executions is 6, the ratio to the total number of turns 30 is (6/30) × 100 = 20 (%). The second retry is not considered here.
[0020]
In the present invention, when the execution rates of the first time and the first time of the retry become 100%, the sequence pattern is determined to be returned. Next, when the execution rate of the third retry is 50% or more, the operation sequence is changed to the next operation sequence. When the execution rate of the first time and the first time of the retry are 100%, it means that the page turning operation is in a new state, and the standard operation sequence pattern set in the case of the new operation is used. , And the subsequent processing can be used efficiently. Further, the fact that the execution rate of the third retry is 50% or more means that the page is finally turned at the third retry, which indicates that the apparatus is approaching a failure. Therefore, in this case, the operation sequence is changed to the next operation sequence. By changing the operation sequence, the page turning mechanism can regain the certainty of the page turning operation.
[0021]
Returning to the description of FIG. When the counting of the number of retries is completed in step S6, it is checked whether the retry execution rate (success rate) for the first time and the first retry is 100% (S7). If the retry execution rate is 100%, it is checked whether the currently used operation sequence is a standard operation pattern (S8). If it is the standard operation pattern, the process ends.
[0022]
If the operation sequence pattern is not the standard operation sequence pattern in step S8, the standard operation sequence is set to the operation sequence pattern currently being used (S9), the total number of turns is cleared to 0, and the process ends (S12). If the operation sequence is the standard operation sequence in step S8, the process ends. In step S7, when the execution rate (success rate) is not 100%, the execution rate of the final retry (for example, when the number of retries is specified three times, the third retry becomes the final retry) is the operation sequence. It is checked whether or not the value has become equal to or greater than the determination value for shifting (S10). If the execution rate is equal to or less than the determination value, the total number of passbook page turning executions is updated by 1 (S5), and the process is terminated.
[0023]
In step S10, if the final retry execution count is equal to or greater than the determination value, the next operation sequence is set in the operation sequence (S11), the total number of turns is cleared to 0, and the process ends. Here, the fact that the number of final retries has become equal to or greater than the determination value means that the degree of page turning failure has increased (the device state has deteriorated). Therefore, by shifting the operation sequence to the next sequence, The usable period can be further extended.
[0024]
According to the present invention, according to the operation sequence diagram shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus status is grasped based on the result total of the passbook page turning, and the passbook page turning operation sequence to be used later is automatically changed from the operation sequence registered in advance. To set.
[0025]
Here, the user can select whether the operation sequence, the turning pattern, and the operation sequence shift determination value to be used can be externally downloaded in the apparatus movable state or can be directly incorporated into the program. With this configuration, the passbook page-turning pattern is also downloaded to the page-turning device from the device management application program (upper rank) or the device-specific management tool program, and is set in the device to change the passbook page-turning pattern. Degree of freedom can be increased.
[0026]
Next, the passbook page turning device used in the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of turning the passbook page down. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a passbook, 2 denotes a conveying surface for conveying the passbook 1, 3 denotes a first turning / conveying roller for conveying and turning the passbook, and 4 denotes a second turning for conveying and turning the passbook. / Convey rollers. A sensor 5 detects that the passbook 1 has passed.
[0027]
6 is a page that has been swollen and then flipped up, and 7 is a page that has been swollen for turning. Reference numeral 8 denotes a passbook page turning start position. The passbook page turning start position is set at the A-th step of a step motor (not shown) after the passage of the passbook 1 is detected by the sensor 5. The operation of the device configured as described above will be described below.
[0028]
The passbook 1 is transported from the left side of the transport surface 2 to the right (passbook transport direction). The first and second turning / transport rollers 3, 4 press the passbook 1 so that the passbook 1 is transported from left to right. In this case, the turning / conveying rollers 3, 4 rotate counterclockwise. When the sensor 5 detects that the leading end of the passbook 1 has passed, it notifies a control unit (not shown) of the passbook page turning device. The control unit counts the step A of the stepping motor after the tip of the passbook 1 is detected by the sensor 5, and when the step A is reached, stops the operation of the transport / turning rollers 3, 4 and stops the transport of the passbook 1. Let it. The position 8 at this time is the start position of turning over the passbook.
[0029]
Next, the control unit presses the first turning / conveying roller 3 against the passbook page surface and rotates it in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in the figure. As a result, the page expands as shown in FIG. The controller detects the bulge amount by a rotation count step of a step motor or a bulge amount detection sensor (not shown).
[0030]
The control unit that has detected that the bulge has reached the predetermined amount further presses the turning / conveying roller 3 and continues the rotation operation. In the end, the page is flipped up as shown in 6 and one page is turned. . The flipping of this page is detected by a sensor (not shown) and notified to the control unit. If such an operation is continued a plurality of times, page turning is performed in a direction in which the number of pages decreases. After the flipping-up is completed, the control unit causes the entire passbook 1 to be conveyed in the passbook conveying direction, and the turning of the passbook page is completed.
[0031]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of turning over a passbook page. The same components as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The operation of detecting that the passbook 1 has been conveyed by the sensor 5 and then conveying the passbook 1 to the passbook page turning start position 8 is the same as that in FIG. When turning a page in the direction in which the page increases, the second turning / conveying roller 4 is used as a turning roller, unlike the case of FIG.
[0032]
At this time, the page turning / conveying roller 4 is pressed against the page and rotated in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise) in the figure. As a result, the page swells as shown at 9, and if the turning / conveying roller 4 is further pressed to continue the rotation operation, the page is eventually flipped up as shown at 10 and one page is turned. If such an operation is continued a plurality of times, page turning is performed in a direction in which the number of pages increases. After the flip-up is completed, the entire passbook 1 is transported in the direction opposite to the passbook transport direction, and the page turning of the passbook is completed.
[0033]
Further, according to the present invention, after the maintenance and inspection of the passbook page turning mechanism, when it is determined from the operation result that the apparatus state has been improved, the operation sequence can be returned to the initial state. In this way, when the maintenance and inspection of the device are performed and the device state becomes good, the sequence can be returned to the initial state, and the device can be returned to the state when the device is newly operated, thereby extending the operating life of the subsequent device. Can be longer.
[0034]
Next, an embodiment in which the automatic passbook page turning operation sequence setting function of the present invention is incorporated in the passbook page turning function will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the passbook page turning operation sequence. Here, a description will be given of a case where the operation conditions are registered as three retry times, four types of operation sequences, seven turning patterns, and an operation sequence transition determination value of 50% or more. The subject of control is the control unit of the device.
1. When the operation of the apparatus is started and the inspection is performed, the operation sequence starts from the standard operation sequence and the passbook page turning operation sequence automatic setting function starts operation.
2. In the standard operation sequence, first (standard turning pattern) → retry 1 (turning pattern 1) → retry 2 (turning pattern 2) → retry 3 (turning pattern 3) are executed in this order. For example, if page turning is successful for the first time, there is no need to operate after retry 1. If the page turning fails for the first time and succeeds in retry 1, there is no need to operate after retry 2. If the page turning fails one after another and the page turning fails even in the third retry, an apparatus failure occurs. If the device fails, it cannot be operated anymore, so maintenance and repair by a maintenance person is performed.
3. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined as a result determination count, as described above with reference to FIG. 2, the number of retry counts is counted. When the execution rate of retry 3 is 50% or more, operation sequence 2 is set and the passbook page turn is performed. 0 is set to the total number of times. The passbook page turning total number is reset to 0 because a new page turning operation is started based on a new operation sequence.
[0035]
Thereafter, the operation sequence is shifted to the operation sequence 2, and is executed in the order of first time (standard turning pattern) → retry 1 (turning pattern 1) → retry 2 (turning pattern 3) → retry 3 (turning pattern 4). Compared with the case of the standard operation sequence, a predetermined turning pattern is selected from among the seven turning patterns after the second retry.
4. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined as the result determination number, the number of retries is counted (see FIG. 3). Then, when the execution rate of the retry 3 obtained by counting the number of retries is 50% or more, the operation sequence 3 is set as the operation sequence, and 0 is set as the total number of passbook page turns. Thereafter, the first operation sequence (standard turning pattern) → retry 1 (turning pattern 1) → retry 2 (turning pattern 4) → retry 3 (turning pattern 5) is executed in the order of operation sequence 3.
5. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined, the number of retries is counted, and when the execution rate of the first time and 1 is 100%, a standard operation sequence is set as the operation sequence, and 0 is set as the total number of passbook page turns. You. Thereafter, the passbook page turning is executed in the standard operation sequence (return to item 2.).
6. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined, the number of retries is totaled. If the execution rate of retry 3 is 50% or more, operation sequence 4 is set as the operation sequence, and 0 is set as the total number of passbook page turns. Is done.
[0036]
Thereafter, the operation sequence 4 is executed, and is executed in the order of first time (standard page turning pattern) → retry 1 (turning pattern 1) → retry 2 (turning pattern 5) → retry 3 (turning pattern 6). Here, the reason why the page turning pattern is made different according to the number of retries is to make the life of the page turning apparatus as long as possible by performing various retry patterns.
7. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined as a result determination count, the number of retries is counted, and when the execution rate of the first time and retry 1 is 100%, a display operation sequence is set in the operation sequence, and 0 is set in the total number of passbook page turns. Is done. Thereafter, the passbook page turning is executed in the standard operation sequence (return to item 2.).
8. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined, the number of retries is totaled. If the execution rate of retry 3 is 50% or more, a device inspection request or the like is notified to the device management system.
9. When the total number of passbook page turns is determined as a result determination count, the number of retries is totaled. If the execution rate of the first time and retry 1 is 100%, a standard operation sequence is set as the operation sequence, and 0 is set as the total number of page turns of the passbook. Is set. Thereafter, the passbook page turning is executed in the standard operation sequence (return to item 2.).
[0037]
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a turning pattern setting. As described above, there are seven types of patterns, from the standard pattern to the turning pattern 6. In the figure, a start position (stop position), an inflation amount, and a flip-up amount are given as the number of motor steps for each pattern. For example, in the standard pattern, the starting position is 425 steps, the inflated amount is 28 steps, and the flipping amount is 2000 steps. In the turning pattern 3, the starting position is 505 steps, the inflating amount is 76 steps, and the flipping amount is 2000 steps. As described above, the number of steps, the number of steps of the inflation amount, and the number of steps of the flip-up amount at each start position are stored in the storage unit (memory) in advance. Then, when a page turning operation is performed, the data is read from the memory and used.
[0038]
According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a passbook page turning apparatus having a passbook page turning operation as described above. In the case of this passbook page turning apparatus, the hardware configuration is the same as that of the conventional apparatus, but the passbook page turning apparatus according to the present invention can be obtained by changing the software configuration.
[0039]
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the number of retries is three, the operation sequence is four, the turning pattern is seven, and the operation sequence transition determination value is 50% or more. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to those in which each is set to an arbitrary value.
[0040]
As described above, according to the present invention, in an apparatus having a passbook page turning function, it is possible to set an optimal passbook page turning operation sequence pattern even from an apparatus state changed by a large number of passbook page turning operations. As a result, it is possible to extend the time until the device fails due to a failure to turn the passbook page, reduce the cost for maintenance and inspection, and improve the reliability of the operating device. In addition, the passbook page turning failure is reduced by the optimal passbook page turning operation sequence pattern, thereby shortening the transaction time of the device 1 and contributing to the improvement of the device operation rate.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the first aspect of the invention, when the state of the apparatus is deteriorated, the next operation sequence is selected so that the normal operation state of the page turning mechanism is made as long as possible. As a result, it is possible to extend the time until the device fails due to a failure in turning the passbook page.
(2) According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the maintenance and inspection of the apparatus are performed and the state of the apparatus becomes good, the sequence is returned to the initial state sequence, thereby the state when the apparatus is newly operated. , And the operating life of the subsequent device can be extended.
(3) According to the third aspect of the invention, the passbook page turning pattern is also downloaded to the page turning device from the device management application program (upper rank) or the device dedicated management tool program, and is set in the device. The degree of freedom in changing the passbook page turning pattern can be increased.
(4) According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a page turning apparatus that can extend the time until the apparatus fails due to a failure in turning the passbook page and that extends the life of the page turning operation. .
[0042]
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method and an apparatus for setting a passbook page turning operation, which can extend the time until a device failure due to a passbook page turning failure.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the principle of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a tally state when the number of retries is 3 and the number of result determinations is 30;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of turning a passbook page.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of turning a passbook page down.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a passbook page turning operation sequence.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a turning pattern setting.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passbook 2 Conveying surface 3 Turning / conveying roller 4 Turning / conveying roller 5 Sensor 6 Repelled page 7 Page bulged for turning 8 Passbook page turning start position

Claims (4)

One operation sequence is read out from a plurality of options (step 1),
A page turning operation is performed according to the operation sequence (step 2),
Check whether the device status has deteriorated (Step 3),
If the device state has deteriorated, the next operation sequence is selected (step 4).
A method for setting a passbook page turning operation, characterized in that: 2. The passbook page turning operation according to claim 1, wherein, after maintenance and inspection of the passbook page turning mechanism, the operation sequence is returned to an initial state when it is determined from the operation result that the apparatus state has been improved. Setting method. 2. The passbook page turning operation setting method according to claim 1, wherein the operation sequence, the turning pattern, and the operation sequence transition determination value can be downloaded from a program other than the embedded program. Reading means for reading one operation sequence from a plurality of options;
Page turning means for performing a page turning operation according to the operation sequence;
Checking means for checking whether the device status has deteriorated,
Selecting means for selecting the next operation sequence when the device state deteriorates;
A passbook page turning device comprising:

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