JP2006277710A - Article left behind alarm system of automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article left behind alarm system of an automatic teller machine capable of quickly issuing an alarm when a portable object such as a bag, a trinket box and a wallet is left behind. <P>SOLUTION: A mounting space part (20, 40 and 11D) where a portable object can be placed near an operation panel is provided with a portable object sensing means (21, 41 and 51), and a user sensing means (22) is provided in the automatic teller machine or near the automatic teller machine. The portable object sensing means senses that a user's portable object is put on the mounting space part, the user sensing means senses the existence of the user within a prescribed area in front of the automatic teller machine, a control means (24) issues an alarm signal and an alarming means (23) issues an alarm to the user when the user leaves the prescribed area in front of the automatic teller machine with the portable object put on the mounting space part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a left-behind item alarm system for an automatic cash handling apparatus, and more particularly to a system that promptly generates an alarm when a misplaced portable item such as a bag, accessory case, or wallet occurs.

  Recently, not only banks and post offices, but also convenience stores, etc., automatic cash handling devices (hereinafter also simply referred to as “ATM”) such as ATMs are often installed. Such ATMs are very convenient because they can easily perform operations such as cash withdrawal, deposit, and transfer, and are indispensable for daily life.

  However, in conventional ATMs, the user withdraws cash or used cards and passbooks from the ATM and leaves the spot, and the cash or cards and passbooks are stolen, and the cards and passbooks are illegally used. Could be seriously damaged.

  Therefore, it detects that the user has forgotten to take cash, a card or a passbook, detects that the user has left the ATM, and issues a warning to the user when the user has forgotten to take cash and leaves the ATM. A forgotten alarm system has been proposed (Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-117429 A

  By the way, when the behavior when the user operates the ATM is examined, the user takes out the card or passbook from the back, the accessory case or the wallet, and temporarily puts the bag, the accessory case or the wallet near the ATM operation panel. After placing the card, the card or bankbook is set in the ATM, and necessary operations are often performed on the operation panel.

  Many of the functions that can be used in recent ATMs and the operation of the operation panel are complicated, so users are obsessed with the operation of the operation panel. I forgot to put it near the control panel, and when I noticed something left and returned, it has been stolen.

  Bags, glove compartments and wallets often contain cash, a large number of cards, passbooks, and other valuable items. If these glove compartments are stolen, the damage is very large.

  However, in the alarm system described in Patent Document 1, no consideration is given to misplacement of the above-described bag, accessory case, or wallet.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such problems, the present invention has an object to provide a left-behind item alarm system for an automatic cash handling apparatus capable of promptly generating an alarm when a misplaced portable item such as a bag, accessory case or wallet occurs. .

  Therefore, in the automatic cash handling apparatus according to the present invention, the forgotten item alarm system of the automatic cash handling apparatus is such that a user can operate the operation panel and at least withdraw cash, and put a portable item near the operation panel. Loading space unit, portable item detecting means for detecting a portable item of the user placed on the loading space unit, and detecting the presence of the user in a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus And a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus in a state in which the portable article is placed on the placement space portion, receiving signals from the portable article detection means and the user detection means. It is characterized by comprising control means for outputting an alarm signal when leaving the vehicle, and alarm means for issuing an alarm to the user in response to the alarm signal of the control means.

  The automatic cash handling apparatus detects that there is cash at the cash outlet, or detects that a card or passbook is set in the automatic cash handling apparatus. Therefore, in patent document 1, the above-mentioned function which an automatic cash handling apparatus originally has can be used.

  On the other hand, for portable items such as bags, accessory cases, and wallets, the user arbitrarily decides where to place them, and these cannot be detected by the function of the automatic cash handling apparatus.

  One of the features of the present invention is that when a user places a portable item such as a bag in the placement space near the operation panel of the automatic cash handling apparatus, the portable item detection means detects it and the user automatically handles cash. When the user leaves the front of the device, the user detection means detects it, and when the user leaves the cash handling apparatus while leaving the portable item in the placement space, the control means outputs an alarm signal, and the alarm means The point is that an alarm is issued to the user.

  As a result, the user does not leave the front of the automatic cash handling device without leaving a bag, accessory case, wallet or other portable item, and the bag, accessory case, wallet, cash in its contents, a large number of cards, It can prevent bankbooks and other valuables from being stolen.

  The mounting space portion may have any structure and shape as long as a portable product can be placed near the operation panel. For example, it can be a recess formed near the operation panel, but is processed into an existing automatic cash handling device. It becomes necessary to make an automatic cash handling apparatus.

  Therefore, a box, for example, a box or plate having an open top surface is placed near the operation panel and used as a placement space unit, or a flat surface around the operation panel of an existing automatic cash handling apparatus is placed as a placement space unit. It is good to use as.

  The portable article detection means may be anything as long as it can detect the portable article of the user placed on the placement space section, and for example, an optical sensor, an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, a touch sensor, etc. can be adopted. .

  This portable item detection means may be provided anywhere as long as it can detect portable items on the placement space. However, in order to reliably detect portable items, the optical sensor or infrared sensor is used as a recess, box, plate, or operation. It is possible to employ a method of detecting that a portable product is placed when light or infrared rays are blocked, provided on opposite side surfaces or side edges of a flat surface around the panel.

  In addition, an ultrasonic sensor is provided so as to face the inside of the recess, the inside of the box, the flat surface around the plate or the operation panel, and when a reflected wave of ultrasonic waves is received, it is detected that the portable product is placed. This method can also be adopted. Furthermore, it is possible to adopt a method in which the touch sensor is placed in a recess, on a flat surface around a box or plate or an operation panel, and the placed portable product is detected by the touch sensor.

  Here, the method of the touch sensor is not particularly limited, and for example, a method of detecting a weight change on the placement space portion by the portable product electrically or mechanically can be adopted. The mechanical detection method can be detected, for example, as a change in fluid pressure, or can be detected by turning on a switch due to an increase in weight. In particular, when a touch sensor is employed, it is possible to detect that a thin portable item such as a card or a passbook has been left behind.

  Any user detection means may be used as long as it can detect the presence of the user in a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus. For example, an optical sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, or an ultrasonic sensor can be employed. In addition, this user detecting means can adopt a mechanical system in which a plate of a predetermined size is placed in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus and the presence of the user is detected when the user gets on the plate. .

  For example, in the case of an optical sensor, an ultraviolet sensor, or an ultrasonic sensor, the user detecting means can be directly attached to the automatic cash handling apparatus while facing a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus. It can also be installed at a position facing a predetermined area in front of the handling device, such as a floor or ceiling, or a standing pole.

  The control means can be constituted by a microcomputer or a sequencer, for example. The alarm means can employ a buzzer, sound, lighting or flashing light, or a combination thereof.

  The idea of the present invention can be applied to a general-purpose misplacement alarm device. That is, according to the present invention, a misplacement alarm device that generates an alarm when a user misplaces a portable article, and detects the portable article of the user placed on a predetermined placement space. Means, user detection means for detecting the presence of a user in a predetermined area, and signals from the portable article detection means and user detection means, and the portable article is placed on the predetermined placement space. And a control means for outputting an alarm signal when the user leaves the predetermined area in a state where the user has left, and an alarm means for issuing an alarm to the user in response to the alarm signal of the control means. A misplaced alarm device for portable items can be provided.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show a preferred embodiment of a forgotten item alarm system for an automatic cash handling apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, an ATM (automatic cash handling apparatus) 10 is a box having a flat step portion 11A formed in the middle of the device body 11 in the height direction and an inclined rising portion 11B formed at the rear edge of the step portion 11A. It has a shape, a touch sensor type operation panel 12 is disposed on the step portion 11A, and coins and bills (cash) entrances 13 and 14 are disposed on the inclined rising portion 11B. , 16 are arranged.

  In addition, the stepped portion 11A of the apparatus main body 11 is provided with a mounting recess (mounting space portion) 20 having a planar square shape on the left side of the operation panel 12, and a portable item W such as a bag, an accessory case, or a wallet is placed thereon. Can be placed.

  A portable product detection sensor (portable product detection means) 21 is mounted side by side along the wall surface on the opposing vertical wall surface of the mounting recess 20, and each portable product detection sensor 21 makes the light emitting element and the light receiving element face each other. The presence of the portable product W is detected when light traveling from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is blocked.

  In addition, a user detection sensor (user detection means) 22 is attached to the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, and the user detection sensor 22 is constituted by an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light emitting element has a predetermined solid angle. When the reflected light is received by the light receiving element, the presence of the user is detected, and when the reflected light falls below a predetermined intensity, the user leaves the area in front of the ATM 10. Is to be detected.

  Further, a speaker (alarm means) 23 is attached to the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, and a microcomputer (control means) 24 is built in the apparatus main body 11.

  For example, when the user uses the ATM 10 to deposit cash, if he / she is bringing a card, he / she inserts the bankbook into the insertion slots 15 and 16 and touches the button on the operation panel 12 according to the display on the operation panel 12. When the coin and bill entrances 13 and 14 are opened, coins or bills are inserted therein, the coins and bills are read by the ATM 10, and the coins and bills are taken into the ATM 10.

  By the way, the card and the passbook are often taken out from the portable item W such as a bag or a wallet, but the portable item W becomes an obstacle during the operation of the operation panel 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the portable article W is placed in the mounting recess 20.

  Then, the light directed from the light emitting element to the light receiving element of the portable product detection sensor 21 is blocked by the portable product, and the signal of the portable product detection sensor 21 is input to the microcomputer 24, and the microcomputer 24 enters the placement recess 20. It is detected that the portable article W has been inserted.

  Moreover, in ATM10, the irradiation light 22A is irradiated from the user detection sensor 22 at a predetermined solid angle, and when the user stands in front of the ATM10, the intensity of the reflected light reflected by the user of the irradiation light 22A is higher than a certain intensity. Light is received by the user detection sensor 22, a signal from the user detection sensor 22 is input to the microcomputer 24, and it is detected by the microcomputer 24 that there is a user of the ATM 10.

  Now, when the user removes the portable article W from the placement recess 20 and leaves the area in front of the ATM 10, the microcomputer 24 does not generate an alarm signal.

  If the user forgets the portable item W in the mounting recess 20 and leaves the area in front of the ATM 10, an alarm signal is generated in the microcomputer 24, and for example, a sound “forgotten thing” is emitted from the speaker 23. The user notices forgotten things and takes out the portable article W from the placement recess 20 and leaves the front of the ATM 10.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment, which shows an example of a ladder type control circuit in the case where the control means is constituted by a hardware circuit instead of the microcomputer 24. In the figure, when a signal 30A indicating that the portable article detection sensor 21 has detected the portable article W in the mounting recess 20 is input to the control means, the excitation coil of the relay 30 is energized by being energized from the power source +. The contact 30B is closed.

  Further, when the user detection sensor 22 detects that the user has left the area in front of the ATM 10, and the detected signal 31A is input to the control means, the excitation coil of the relay 31 is energized from the power source +. The exciting coil is excited and the contact 31B is closed.

  Then, the current of the power source + is energized to the speaker 32, the speaker 32 generates a buzzer sound (alarm), the user notices that he / she has forgotten to take the portable article W, and can take out the portable article W. When the portable article W is taken out from the mounting recess 20, the portable article sensor 21 is initialized, so that the excitation of the relay 30 is released, the contact 30C is closed, and the control means releases the excitation of the relay 31. The contact 30C is opened, the control means is initialized, and the standby state 33 is entered.

  5 and 6 show a third embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same or corresponding parts. In this example, instead of the mounting recess 20, a mounting box (mounting space portion) 40 having an open top surface is installed on the left side of the operation panel 12 on the top surface of the step portion 11 </ b> A of the apparatus body 11. A plurality of portable product detection sensors 41 are attached to the opposing side wall surfaces along the wall surface.

  Although the numbering of the portable product sensor is different from that of the first embodiment, the alarm operation of this example is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. The placement box 40 may be installed on the right side of the operation panel 12 on the upper surface of the step portion 11A, or may be installed on a table in the vicinity of the ATM 10, not on the ATM 10.

  7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same or corresponding parts. In this example, instead of the mounting recess 20 and the mounting box 40, a flat surface on the side of the operation panel 12 of the step portion 11A of the ATM 10 is used as a mounting space portion 11D, and a pair of both sides of the mounting space portion 11D is placed on both sides. A bar 50 is arranged opposite to each other, and a plurality of portable product detection sensors 51 are attached to the bar 50 side by side in the longitudinal direction.

  In this example, when the portable product W is placed in the placement space portion 11D, it is detected by the portable product detection sensor 51, and when the user forgets the portable product W and tries to leave the ATM 10, the first embodiment An alarm will be generated in the same way.

  The mounting space portion 11D may be on the right side of the operation panel 12 on the upper surface of the step portion 11A.

  In each of the above examples, the user detection sensor 22 is attached to the front surface of the ATM 10, but it may be installed on the front floor or ceiling of the ATM 10, or a pole is set up on the side of the ATM 10, and the user detection sensor is provided on the pole. You may make it install.

  Further, the user detection sensor is configured to detect a user when the user is placed on a plate, for example, and is combined with the above-described mounting box 40 or bar 50 to constitute a general-purpose portable item misplacement alarm device. You can also.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows preferable embodiment of the forgotten thing alarm system of the automatic teller machine which concerns on this invention. It is a principal part expansion perspective view which shows the use condition of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control system in the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the control system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows 3rd Embodiment. It is a principal part expansion perspective view which shows the use condition of the said embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows 4th Embodiment. It is a principal part expansion perspective view which shows the use condition of the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ATM (automatic cash handling apparatus) 11 Apparatus body 11A Step part 11C Placement space part 12 Operation panel 20 Placement recess 21 Portable goods detection sensor (mobile goods detection means)
22 User detection sensor (User detection means)
23 Speaker (alarm means)
24 Microcomputer (control means)
30, 31 Relay (control means) 30B 31B Relay contact 32 Speaker (alarm means) 40 Mounting box (mounting space section)
41 Portable goods detection sensor 51 Portable goods detection sensor

Claims (3)

In an automatic cash handling device that allows the user to withdraw cash at least by operating the operation panel,
A placement space where a portable item near the operation panel can be placed;
Portable article detection means for detecting a portable article of a user placed on the placement space section;
User detection means for detecting the presence of the user in a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus;
Upon receiving signals from the portable article detection means and the user detection means, an alarm signal is issued when the user leaves a predetermined area in front of the automatic cash handling apparatus with the portable article placed on the placement space section. Control means for outputting;
An alarm means for issuing an alarm to a user in response to an alarm signal of the control means;
A forgotten item alarm system for automatic cash handling equipment.   The cash according to claim 1, wherein the placement space portion is a recess formed near the operation panel, a box or plate disposed near the operation panel, or a flat region around the operation panel. A left-behind alarm system for automatic handling equipment. A misplaced alarm device that generates an alarm when a user misplaces a portable item and leaves,
Portable article detection means for detecting a portable article of a user placed on a predetermined placement space;
User detection means for detecting the presence of a user in a predetermined area;
Control means for receiving signals from the portable article detecting means and the user detecting means and outputting an alarm signal when the user leaves the predetermined area while the portable article is placed on the predetermined placement space. When,
An alarm means for issuing an alarm to a user in response to an alarm signal of the control means;
A portable article misplacement alarm device characterized by comprising:

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