JP3159265B2 - Automatic cash exchange machine with currency exchange display guide function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic cash change machine installed in a financial institution, for example. It relates to an automatic teller machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Currently used automatic cash change machines are:
A denomination to be exchanged is input via an input device such as a keyboard or a touch panel mounted on the front of the automatic cash exchange machine, and a currency exchange operation is performed to release the exchange amount based on the input operation. .

However, in this case, when inputting a denomination or quantity desired by the customer, the customer firstly sets the allowable denomination and the number of exchanges based on the principal to be exchanged, such as a 10,000 yen bill. After that, the denomination and the number of money denominated within the allowable range of the exchange are calculated. Therefore, the customer has to perform complicated exchange calculations every time, and especially when exchanging multiple denominations, it is not possible to easily perform the exchange operation by taking time for the calculation.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a currency exchange guidance item corresponding to the amount of money required for currency exchange input operation is clearly displayed on a display at the time of currency exchange so that a customer input setting operation can be easily executed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic cash exchange machine with a currency exchange display and guidance function.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a display for displaying data to be exchanged, and an input unit for specifying and inputting a desired denomination and a desired quantity of the exchanged data displayed on the display. a cash automatic change machine with a, hope gold
The currency denomination is displayed so that the type can be selected and input, and the input section is displayed.
When the desired denomination is selected and input via the
Display control of the exchange limit amount with only the exchange principal, and then, when the exchange allowance amount of one denomination is input via the input unit, the exchange balance is displayed by distributing it to the exchange allowance amount of the other denomination. In addition, there is provided a display control means for displaying and controlling only denominations other than the denomination for which the quantity has been input.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when a customer inserts a currency exchange principal into an automatic cash changer at the time of currency exchange, the currency exchange principal inserted is read based on the exchange principal, and the exchange principal corresponding to the read currency principal is read. Display control means enters the desired denomination into the display
The currency denomination is displayed as possible, and the desired denomination can be entered via the input unit.
There when selected input, displays a Quota to exchange acceptable to the denomination. Then, when the customer inputs and sets the exchange amount of one denomination, only the denominations other than the input denomination are displayed and controlled so as not to re-enter the input denomination, and then the remaining balance is exchanged for another denomination. Is displayed and guided sequentially to the maximum number of allowed exchanges.

[0007]

As a result, the customer can grasp at a glance the exchange limit quantity of the selected denomination prior to the input operation of the quantity at the time of exchange through the display unit, and furthermore, the display does not require exchange.
There is no limit quantity display for species, so select and enter
The denomination is easy to see and can be easily confirmed, and the customer can execute a desired currency exchange setting operation while watching the easily viewable displayed limit amount of the denomination. Therefore, it is possible to make a transaction with a high-service exchange guidance function, and the customer does not need to calculate the exchange amount in advance, simplifying the input operation at the time of exchange, and shortening the exchange processing time. In addition, the exchange processing efficiency is improved.

[0008] Further, in the case of the balance of money exchange,
Since the display guidance for the next denomination selection operation is executed within the exchange limit, the customer can easily perform the exchange operation one after another while always watching the display exchange data that is displayed and guided in detail.

Further, in the currency exchange operation, when one denomination is set, only the denomination other than the denomination is displayed and controlled so that the input of the denomination is not permitted. Therefore, by sequentially setting the currency exchange according to the selection procedure desired by the customer, the denominations permitted to be input are sequentially reduced according to the currency exchange operation procedure of the customer, and the input of the already entered denomination is performed. The input operation can be smoothly and easily set without the confusion of the input operation by the possible display. As a result, the exchange selection operation performed by the customer is simplified, the confusion of the exchange process for the customer is eliminated, the operability of the customer is improved, and the customer is not confused by the result of the exchange, and the customer is not confused. As a result, you will be able to exchange money and money for the money you are convinced.

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows an automatic teller machine with a currency exchange display guide function. In FIG. 4, the automatic teller machine 11 with the currency exchange display guide function is displayed on the upper front surface of an apparatus main body 12 to indicate that a currency exchange transaction is to be performed. Device 13, a currency exchange indicator 14 for displaying currency exchange guidance data, a clerk call button 15, and a card slot 16 for inserting and returning cards.
, A loose coin outlet 17, a wrapped coin outlet 18, and a bill receiving / dispensing port 19.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of an automatic cash change machine with a currency exchange display guide function.
Each circuit device is controlled according to the program stored in the RAM 2, and the control data is stored in the RAM 23.

The denomination input unit 24 is of a touch input type in which denomination data displayed on the display screen of the exchange display 14 is touched and input operation is performed, and the desired denomination to be exchanged displayed here is displayed. Is selected and designated by the customer.

The quantity selection button 25 is operated by a ten-key provided at a position near the exchange indicator 14, and the desired quantity to be exchanged is designated and input while looking at the limit quantity of the denomination displayed on the display screen. I do.

The card processing unit 26 is provided inside the card insertion slot 16 and has a processing mechanism for reading card data recorded on a transaction card such as a cash card and writing necessary data. are doing.

The coin processing unit 27 specifies the denomination and the number of loose coins corresponding to the data based on the input data at the time of the currency exchange operation, discharges the coins from the loose coin discharge port 17, and processes the coins of the wrapped coins. The seeds and the quantity are specified, and the packaging coin is discharged from the coin outlet 18.

The banknote processing unit 28 takes in the banknotes from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 19 at the time of the currency exchange operation, and, based on the input data at the time of the currency exchange operation, outputs the banknote for which currency exchange is desired in accordance with the data. Release processing is performed from step 19.

By the way, the above-mentioned CPU 21 clearly displays the exchange limit amount of the denomination required for the input operation when the customer performs the exchange operation so that the customer can easily execute the input setting operation.

As shown in FIG. 2, the currency exchange indicator 14 normally displays a transaction standby screen which guides the user to accept a transaction with either a bill or a card. When the device is inserted and read operation is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in (2), the amount of the inserted bill is read, and a confirmation screen of the exchange principal is displayed on the exchange indicator 14. When the customer confirms by looking at this, as shown in FIG. 1, first, a message is displayed indicating that the denomination desired to be exchanged is selected and input, and when the denomination is selected and input in accordance with this, the inserted bill is used. Is displayed for each denomination that is selected and entered.

When the quantity of one denomination is input and set via the quantity selection button 25, the desired quantity of the input denomination is clearly displayed, and at the same time, the remaining amount of the currency exchange is selected and input. The customer can sort and display the exchange amount of the other denominations sequentially and display the information, and the customer can easily perform the exchange operation while viewing the exchange data displayed and guided in detail.

[0020] In this case, not only can the customer insert cash and change money directly from cash, but also change money from a card. This is, for example, to exchange money by withdrawing from the deposit amount of the cash card. In this case, one cash card can be efficiently shared and the current processing function can be used as it is.

The exchange operation of the automatic cash exchange machine 11 with the exchange display and guidance function configured as described above will now be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

Usually, as shown in FIG. 2, the currency exchange indicator 14 of the automatic cash exchange machine 11 displays a transaction standby screen which guides the user to accept a transaction with a bill or card (first). Step n1).

In this standby state, if the customer now performs a currency exchange operation with a bill, the customer may insert the bill into the bill deposit / withdrawal port 19 and then touch-input a reading button to perform a reading operation. In the case of performing a currency exchange operation, after inserting a card into the card insertion slot 16, a personal identification number and a currency exchange amount are inputted and read operation is performed (second to sixth steps n2 to n).
6).

When any one of these bills or cards is read, as shown in FIG. 3, the amount of the inserted bill or the set amount of the card is displayed, and a confirmation screen of the exchange principal is displayed (No. 7 steps n7).

From this, the customer decides whether to execute or cancel the exchange transaction, and if so, touches the cancel button to return the inserted bill or card (9th to 10th). Steps n9 to n10).

On the other hand, when the customer confirms and touches,
As shown in FIG. 1, the exchange indicator 14 guides the user to select and enter a denomination desired for exchange (eleventh step n11).

In this case, for example, 10,000 yen is input and set as the exchange principal, and the money is exchanged from the 10,000 yen into three denominations of a 5,000 yen bill, a 1,000 yen bill, and a hundred yen coin. When the type is selected, the exchange limit for 10,000 yen is displayed for each of the three denominations.
To display. This display example is shown in the center of FIG.
Among the three denominations, it is displayed that two 5,000-yen bills, ten thousand-yen bills, and one hundred-yen coins up to 100 can be exchanged (twelfth to thirteenth steps n12 to n13).

When the customer first inputs and sets one 5,000-yen bill, the desired number of one 5,000-yen bill is lit and displayed, and the setting operation of the 5,000-yen bill is performed. Is completed, the limit quantity is switched from 2 to 0 and displayed, and the input setting for the denomination is not permitted.
The denominations are displayed in the order of the maximum number of denominations allowed. For example, four thousand yen bills and ten hundred yen coins clearly guide the next data to be set (the fourteenth to fifteenth steps n14 to n15).

Next, while inputting and setting three thousand-yen bills while watching the display guide, the desired number of these three-yen bills is illuminated and displayed, and the setting operation of the 1,000-yen bill is completed. The display is switched to 0, the input setting for the denomination is not allowed, and the limit quantity of 100 yen coin is 10
The display is switched from 20 to 20 coins, and when 20 hundred yen coins are input and set, the desired number of these 20 coins is displayed, the setting operation of the one hundred yen coin is completed, and the quantity is set for the three denominations. Is displayed and guided (16th to 18th steps n16 to n).
18).

Then, when the customer confirms and displays the set data input and set, predetermined quantities of the set three denominations are respectively released (19th to 20th steps n19 to n20).

As described above, the exchange limit display unit can clearly display the exchange limit of each denomination prior to the input operation, so that the customer can grasp the limit amount of each denomination at a glance and select a desired exchange. An input operation can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to make a transaction with a service-friendly exchange guide function, and the customer does not need to calculate the exchange amount in advance and simplifies the input operation at the time of exchange, thereby shortening the exchange processing time, Exchange processing efficiency is improved. In addition, each time the balance of the exchange is changed, the display guidance for the next denomination selection operation is executed within the exchange limit, so that the customer always easily sees the display exchange data that is clearly displayed and guides one after another. Exchange operation can be performed. In addition, in the currency exchange operation setting, if one denomination is set, the display of the denomination is controlled so that the input of the denomination is not permitted. Accordingly, the denominations that are permitted to be input are sequentially reduced, and the input operation can be smoothly and easily performed without any confusion of the input operation due to the display in which the input denominations can be input.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the display of the present invention corresponds to the currency exchange display 14 of the embodiment.
And the quantity selection button 25, and the display control means
Although corresponding to the CPU 21, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guidance display of a currency exchange indicator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a standby state of the exchange indicator of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a payment confirmation state of the currency exchange indicator of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of an automatic teller machine with a currency exchange display guide function according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of the automatic teller machine of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing operation of the automatic cash change machine of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a continuation of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ... Cash exchange machine with currency exchange display guide function 14 ... Currency exchange indicator 21 ... CPU 24 ... Denomination input unit 25 ... Quantity selection button

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akihiko Sugawara 10 Okado Todocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Omron Corporation (56) References JP-A-59-173891 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic cash change machine having a display for displaying data to be exchanged, and an input unit for specifying and inputting a desired denomination and a desired quantity of the exchange data displayed on the display. The currency denomination is displayed so that the desired denomination can be selected and entered.
When a desired denomination is selected and input via the power unit, the selection input is performed.
Only the denominations display and control the exchange limit amount of the exchange principal, and then
In the case where the exchangeable quantity of one denomination is input via the input unit, the balance of the exchange is displayed by distributing it to the exchangeable quantity of another denomination, and only the denominations other than the denomination in which the above quantity is input are displayed. An automatic cash exchange machine with a currency exchange display guide function, comprising a display control means for controlling the display of money.