JP3907017B2 - Display screen switching control method and switching control device therefor - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display screen switching control method and a switching control device thereof, and is particularly useful for displaying messages other than normal transactions such as commercials on an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the past, when displaying messages other than regular transactions such as commercials on the display screen of automatic transaction equipment installed in a store such as a financial institution, re-register the message for each period such as the season, and The message switching is set for each automatic transaction apparatus.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, when a plurality of automatic transaction devices are set in the store, messages must be switched for each period such as the season for each automatic transaction device, which increases the burden on workers. There was a problem that was not suitable for labor saving in the store. Also, in sales forms where workers are not always present, such as unmanned stores, workers must go through each unmanned store and switch messages every period such as the season. There was a problem that the burden was large and it was not suitable for unmanned operation.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, in the display screen switching control method of the present invention, a plurality of messages other than normal transactions displayed on the display screen of an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution are displayed on the display period and the display screen. In the case where there is one message to be set in advance in the automatic transaction apparatus in association with the rank to be displayed and to be displayed within the preset display period, the message is displayed on the display screen and within the preset display period. If there are a plurality of messages to be displayed, the message with the highest rank to be displayed is displayed on the display screen.
[0005]
Further, the switching control unit of the display screen, a normal multiple messages other than transactions to be displayed on the display screen of the automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution, and displays the display period and the display screen displaying the message a selection screen table associating a rank, a clock function unit for recognizing the date, and means for recognizing the today's date by said time meter function unit, based on the date of today which is the recognition, the selection screen table Means for extracting all messages in the display period including the date of the day, display screen selection means for selecting the highest ranked message to be displayed among the extracted messages, and the selected message And means for displaying on the display screen.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is assumed that the display screen switching control device of the present invention is mounted on an automatic transaction device. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the embodiment, FIG. 2 is an external view of an automatic transaction apparatus, and FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram of a selection screen table.
[0007]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic transaction apparatus, which has an input display unit 2, a control unit 3, a clock function unit 4, a screen data file 5, and a setting screen storage unit 6. Are connected to the centralized operation center terminal 9 via the TA (terminal adapter) -ISDN-TA communication line. As shown in FIG. 2, the input display unit 2 is a so-called touch screen that displays a guidance screen and displays input keys, and is arranged on the customer service side. As will be described later, the control unit 3 performs a control specific to the present embodiment. The clock function unit 4 is for recognizing the date by indicating the time.
[0008]
The screen data file 5 stores a selection screen table. This selection screen table associates a plurality of message screens displayed on a display screen of an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution, a display period for displaying the plurality of message screens, and a rank for displaying the display screen. It is. For example, an example with four screen patterns is given. As shown in FIG. (1) A message for financial institution advertisements throughout the year, screen no. (2) Going to school loan guidance message from March 1st to April 30th, screen no. (3) Bonus deposit solicitation message is displayed in two display periods from July 1 to August 31 and from November 1 to December 31, and screen No. This is a case in which the message for the child day guidance in (4) is the display period of May 5th.
[0009]
In addition, these screens NO. (1) to (4) are ranked. Here, screen No. (1) rank 3 and screen No. (2) rank 2 and screen No. (3) Rank 2, screen No. (4) is ranked 1. Note that the rank of the rank is defined here as a rank with a younger rank 1 being a higher rank and a rank lowering as the number increases. Therefore, when the target dates overlap, as will be described later, a higher-ranked screen NO. Is preferentially selected.
[0010]
Next, the screen selection will be described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of screen selection. As shown in the figure, the screen No. 3 of rank 3 is displayed from January 1 to the end of February (28th or 29th). (1) is selected and a message of financial institution promotion is displayed on the input display unit 2. From March 1st to April 30th, there is rank 2 having priority over rank 3 and rank 1 does not exist. (2) is selected, and an advance loan loan message is displayed on the input display unit 2. From May 1 to June 30 (except May 5), the screen No. 3 of rank 3 is displayed. (1) is selected and a message of financial institution promotion is displayed on the input display unit 2. However, on May 5th, since there is rank 1 that has priority over rank 3, screen no. (4) is selected, and a message for children's day guidance is displayed on the input display unit 2. From July 1st to August 31st, there is rank 2 having priority over rank 3 and rank 1 does not exist. (3) is selected, and a bonus solicitation message is displayed on the input display section 2. From September 1st to October 31st, the screen of rank 3 No. (1) is selected and a message of financial institution promotion is displayed on the input display unit 2. From November 1st to December 31st, there is rank 2 having priority over rank 3 and rank 1 does not exist. (3) is selected, and a bonus solicitation message is displayed on the input display section 2.
[0011]
Returning to FIG. 1, the setting screen storage unit 6 stores the setting screen of the previous day, and is sequentially reset every time the screen selection is switched. The line concentrator 7 is a communication line for connecting to a plurality of apparatuses. The store terminal 8 is a teller terminal installed in a store where the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is installed. The central operation center terminal 9 is a terminal for a central operator for operating a plurality of stores at once.
[0012]
The display screen switching process performed by the control unit 3 at the start of business such as sales will be described below. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the display screen switching process.
S1: In the automatic transaction apparatus 1, when a power supply (not shown) is turned on and the system is started up, the control unit 3 recognizes today's date engraved by the clock function unit 4. Then, all screens in the display period including today's date are extracted from the screen data file 5. For example, if today's date is May 5th, the screen NO. (1) and the screen NO. (4) is extracted. At this time, the description will be made assuming that the image data is extracted at the same time. However, the image data may be extracted after selection of the screen without being extracted here.
[0013]
S2: The control unit 3 selects a higher rank from the extracted screens. For example, if today's date is May 5, the screen No. (1) is rank 3, screen no. Since (4) is rank 1, screen no. (4) is selected.
S3: The control unit 3 displays the screen No. of the setting screen of the previous day stored in the setting screen storage unit 6 as the selected screen. Compare If the result of this comparison is the same, the process proceeds to S4, and if not, the process proceeds to S6. For example, if today's date is May 5, the screen No. Since {circle over (1)}, the comparison results are different, and the process proceeds to S4.
[0014]
S4: The control unit 3 sets the selected screen as today's setting screen, and updates the storage content of the setting screen storage unit 6 to a new setting screen. For example, if today's date is May 5th, a new screen NO. (4) is the setting screen.
S5: During the business hours of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, the control unit 3 displays a message based on the storage in the setting screen storage unit 6.
[0015]
S6: If the comparison result in S3 is the same, the stored content of the setting screen storage unit 6 is not updated to a new setting screen, but remains stored.
According to the above embodiment, unless the selection screen is changed, once the selection screen table is created, the screen switching process can be performed in real time without human intervention, and the timely screen change can be performed. The effect that can be done is obtained. Therefore, when a plurality of automatic transaction devices are set in a store, it is not necessary to switch messages for each automatic transaction device every period such as the season. The effect that can be achieved is obtained. In addition, even in a sales form where workers are not always present, such as unmanned stores, workers do not have to visit each unmanned store and change messages again every period such as the season. The effect of becoming suitable for unmanning is obtained.
[0016]
In the above embodiment, the display screen switching device according to the present invention has been described as being mounted on an automatic transaction device. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the display screen switching device is mounted on a branch terminal 8 or a central operation center terminal 9. Each automatic transaction apparatus may be provided with a setting screen storage unit, and the contents of the setting screen storage unit may be switched via the line concentrator 7 or the communication line. In addition, when a plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses are installed, a setting screen of other automatic transaction apparatuses is switched by operating a display screen switching apparatus mounted on one of the automatic transaction apparatuses. It may be.
[0017]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the display period has been described for each day. However, the display period may be performed in arbitrary time units. In this case, the display screen switching process is performed every arbitrary time during the operation time of the automatic transaction apparatus. To do.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a plurality of messages may be displayed on the input display unit 2 when there is an identical display period and screens with the same rank are present. When ranking is not performed, a plurality of messages may be displayed on the input display unit 2 even when a plurality of messages exist within the same display period. In addition, when the design of the message is updated, the selection screen may be performed without re-registering the display period. You may enable it to add a selection screen, considering a sequential rank.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the screen switching process can be performed in real time without human intervention, and the effect of performing timely screen change can be obtained. Therefore, when a plurality of automatic transaction devices are set in a store, it is not necessary to switch messages for each automatic transaction device every period such as the season. The effect that can be achieved is obtained. In addition, even in a sales form where workers are not always present, such as unmanned stores, workers do not have to visit each unmanned store and change messages again every period such as the season. The effect of becoming suitable for unmanning is obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is an external view of an automatic transaction apparatus. FIG. 3 is an example of a selection screen table. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of screen selection. [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic transaction apparatus 2 Input display part 3 Control part 4 Clock function part 5 Screen data file 6 Setting screen memory | storage part

Claims (4)

A plurality of messages other than normal transactions displayed on the display screen of an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution are associated with the display period for displaying the message and the rank displayed on the display screen. Set in advance ,
If the message to be displayed is the one for 該予Me setting the display period to display the message on the display screen,
A display screen switching control method , wherein when a plurality of messages are displayed within the preset display period, the message with the highest rank to be displayed is displayed on the display screen. In claim 1,
A setting screen storage unit is provided to store the setting screen of the previous day.
When the message to be displayed on the display screen is different from the setting message of the previous day, the stored content of the setting screen storage unit is updated with the message to be displayed as the setting screen of today,
If the message to be displayed on the display screen is the same as the setting message of the previous day, leave the stored content of the setting screen storage unit as it is,
A display screen switching control method, wherein when displaying a message on the display screen, the message is displayed on the display screen in accordance with a setting screen stored in the setting screen storage unit. The normal plurality of messages other than transactions to be displayed on the display screen of the automatic transaction apparatus installed in a store such as a financial institution, a selection screen table associating a rank to be displayed in the display period and the display screen displaying the message,
And a clock function unit to recognize the date,
Means for recognizing today's date by the clock function unit;
Means for extracting all messages of the display period including the date of the current day from the selection screen table based on the recognized date of the day;
Among the extracted messages, the display screen selecting means for selecting the highest rank to be displayed ;
A display screen switching control device , comprising: means for displaying the selected message on the display screen . In claim 3,
A setting screen storage unit is provided to store the setting screen of the previous day.
A comparison means for comparing the message selected by the display screen selection means with the setting message of the previous day;
If the result of the comparison is different, means for storing the selected message in the setting screen storage unit as a setting screen of today;
If the comparison results are the same, means for leaving the setting screen stored in the setting screen storage unit as the previous day setting screen;
A display screen comprising: means for displaying the message on the display screen according to a setting screen stored in the setting screen storage unit instead of the means for displaying the selected message on the display screen Switching control device.

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