JP5547115B2 - Automatic transaction apparatus and content distribution method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for distributing content.

  Currently, distribution of content such as images, music, or game software via a communication network is performed. In recent years, many mobile terminal devices are equipped with communication functions, and in the service industry that provides services by setting up stores, providing services that deliver content to customers who visit stores There are also places that are trying to promote the use of stores. For example, in a financial institution where an automatic machine such as an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) capable of performing various financial transactions is installed, contents can be distributed (downloaded) to the user of the automatic machine by using the automatic machine. It is considered.

  The automatic machine is an automatic transaction apparatus for a user to perform a financial transaction. When content can be distributed via such an automatic machine, the time that the automatic machine is used for content distribution increases, and the number of users per unit time of the automatic machine can be significantly reduced. There is sex. That is, there is a possibility that the waiting time of the user becomes long and the quality of service is lowered. This means that there is a risk that comfortable use of the automatic machine will be hindered. For users who do not wish to distribute content in particular, it seems difficult to tolerate longer waiting times due to the provision of content distribution services.

  For this reason, it is said that the distribution of content via an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automatic machine is based on the premise that the automatic transaction apparatus can be comfortably used by all users who use the automatic transaction apparatus. Yeah. For this reason, as a result, it is considered important to suppress an increase in the time required for content distribution to one user.

JP 2008-129670 A

  An object of this invention is to provide the automatic transaction apparatus which can suppress the time required for the delivery of the content with respect to one user.

In one system to which the present invention is applied, in an automatic transaction apparatus connected to a host computer, an automatic transaction unit that enables a user to make a transaction using a medium that can identify itself, and the medium by the automatic transaction unit A condition determination unit that determines whether or not a user who has made a transaction satisfies a target condition to which content is to be distributed, and a use that the condition determination unit determines that the target condition is satisfied Data set managed by the host computer connected to a plurality of the automatic transaction apparatuses, the content setting means configured to set the content as a target to be distributed to a user, and the content of the user The condition determination means performs the determination based on distribution management data in which the distribution date and time and the number of distributions are recorded corresponding to the account information.

  When the present invention is applied, it is possible to reduce the time required for content distribution to one user.

It is a figure explaining the structure of the network system to which the automatic transaction apparatus by this embodiment was applied. It is an external view of the automatic transaction apparatus by this embodiment. It is a circuit block diagram of the automatic transaction apparatus by this embodiment. It is a figure explaining the functional structure of a main control part. It is a figure explaining the structure of account information. It is a figure explaining the data structure of content list DB. It is a figure explaining the data structure of distribution reservation DB. It is a flowchart of a content delivery management process. It is a flowchart of a use restriction check process. It is a flowchart of a terminal selection process. It is a flowchart of a delivery process. It is a figure explaining a delivery guidance screen. It is a figure explaining a distribution impossible screen. It is a figure explaining a terminal registration surface. It is a figure explaining a terminal selection screen. It is a figure explaining a terminal unregistered screen. It is a figure explaining a menu screen.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of a network system to which an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment is applied. This network system is for a financial institution to distribute contents to users of automatic transaction apparatuses. A server provided by a company that provides ATM 2 which is an automatic transaction apparatus, a bank host computer (hereinafter abbreviated as “bank host”) 3, and content 7 to be distributed in the communication network 1 (“content distribution company server” in FIG. 1). And 4) are connected.

  The communication network 1 that connects the ATM 2 and the bank host 3 is, for example, a LAN, and the communication network 1 that connects the ATM 2 and the bank host 3 and the content distribution company server 4 is, for example, the Internet. Here, for convenience, such differences are ignored.

  The content 7 is not particularly limited, but is, for example, data (items or characters) that can be used for commercially available game software (hereinafter referred to as “game software”) or game software for an experience board. A mobile (portable) terminal device (indicated as “mobile terminal” in FIG. 1) 5 is one of terminal devices that can receive (download) content 7. Although not particularly limited, for example, a small game machine, a mobile phone, or a personal computer (PC) equipped with a wireless communication function.

  In the present embodiment, key data 6 necessary for content distribution is transmitted from ATM2 or the like to the mobile terminal 5 that can be used by the user who wants to distribute content among the users of ATM2. I am doing so. Thereby, the actual distribution of the content 7 is performed by allowing the mobile terminal 5 or another terminal device to access the content distribution company server 4 and downloading the content 7 specified by the key data 6 from the content distribution company server 4. I'm letting This is to avoid increasing the time required to distribute the content 7 by directly distributing the content 7 having a large amount of data from the ATM 2. By transmitting the key data 6 to the mobile terminal 5 possessed by the ATM2 user, the content 7 can be distributed to the ATM2 user without directly distributing the content 7 from the ATM2. Hereinafter, the mobile terminal 5 is used as a generic term for a terminal device that is a distribution destination of the key data 6 and a terminal device that downloads the content 7.

In order to realize the distribution of the content 7 using the key data 6, the content distribution company server 4 manages the content list database (DB) 4a and the distribution reservation DB 4b. As shown in FIG. 6, the content list DB 4 a is a summary of the correspondence relationship between the key data 6 and the content 7 (here, the content 7 specified by the storage location) for each key data 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the distribution reservation DB 4 b indicates the correspondence between the content 7 and the mobile terminal 5 to which it is distributed as the address of the mobile terminal 5 (indicated as “terminal individual address” in FIG. 7). This is represented by a set of key data 6.
Here, the address is unique identification information possessed by the terminal, and is a serial number such as a mobile phone. The serial number is unique identification information that cannot be changed, and the mail address is identification information that can be changed.

  When the ATM 2 distributes the key data 6, the ATM 2 notifies the content distribution company server 4 of the set of the key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 that distributes the key data 6. In response to this notification, the content distribution company server 4 adds one record (entry) to the distribution reservation DB 4b, and stores the notified key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 in the additional record. Accordingly, the content distribution company server 4 refers to the distribution reservation DB 4b and the content list DB 4a, and associates the mobile terminal 5 whose address is registered in the distribution reservation DB 4b with the key data 6 received from the mobile terminal 5. Content 7 is transmitted.

  For example, the ATM 2 stores a copy of the content list DB 4a so that the key data 6 to be transmitted to the mobile terminal 5 can be specified. Thereby, the ATM 2 transmits the key data 6 associated with the content 7 desired by the user to the mobile terminal 5.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, ATM2 which is an automatic transaction apparatus has customer operation part 21, card / receipt processing unit 22, bill processing unit 23, coin processing unit 25, passbook processing unit 26, terminal stand 27, and palm vein. A sensor unit 28 is provided.

  The customer operation unit 21 includes a display device and a touch panel, and is used for various data input including input of a personal identification number, various instructions, and the like. The card / receipt processing unit 22 reads information on various cards such as a cash card and a credit card, and issues a receipt on which transaction contents are printed. The banknote processing unit 23 performs deposit / withdrawal of banknotes. The coin processing unit 25 is for depositing / withdrawing coins. The passbook processing unit 26 reads and prints information described in the passbook. The palm vein sensor unit 28 is for reading information for biometric authentication. The terminal table 27 is prepared so that the user can arbitrarily designate the mobile terminal 5 to which the key data 6 is to be distributed.

  FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration diagram of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, ATM 2 that is an automatic transaction apparatus can be roughly divided into an ATM control unit 30 and other than the ATM control unit 30.

  The ATM control unit 30 is, for example, a printed circuit board (PCB) on which various LSIs and the like are mounted. The main control unit 300 and a memory (actually, for example, a memory module) 301 used by the main control unit 300 for processing. A hard disk device 302, a bank host communication control unit 303, a distribution company host communication control unit 304, and an IO (Input / Output) control unit 305 are provided. A copy of the content list DB 4a is stored in the hard disk device 302, for example.

  The customer operation unit 21, the card / receipt processing unit 22, the banknote processing unit 23, the coin processing unit 25, the passbook processing unit 26, and the palm vein sensor unit 28 correspond to parts other than the ATM control unit 30, and each ATM. It is connected to the IO control unit 305 of the control unit 30. In addition, a non-contact communication unit 31 is connected to the IO control unit 305. The non-contact communication unit 31 is used for distributing the key data 6 to the mobile terminals 5 capable of communication, and for automatically recognizing the mobile terminals 5 placed on the terminal stand 27.

  The main control unit 300 is a CPU that executes a program stored in the hard disk device 302, for example. The main control unit 300 monitors a user's operation on the customer operation unit 21 via, for example, the IO control unit 305, and realizes a transaction instructed by the user via the operation on the customer operation unit 21. Take control.

  A user of ATM 2 can perform transactions using a medium such as a cash card, a credit card, a loan card, or a bankbook. The main control unit 300 displays, for example, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 17 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21, and allows the user to select a desired transaction. The menu screen shown in FIG. 17 is obtained by omitting the number of buttons of the menu item name, and actually there are more buttons.

  The main control unit 300 operates the unit to be operated according to the selection result on the menu screen, performs necessary data communication with the bank host 3 via the bank host communication control unit 303, and performs transaction. Provide service. For example, in a withdrawal transaction (withdrawal transaction) using a cash card, the card / receipt processing unit 22 reads the cash card and reads out the information, and the password entered by the customer operation unit 21 or the palm vein. The palm vein (biometric information) read by the sensor unit 28 is transmitted to the bank host 3 by the bank host communication control unit 303 together with the cash card information to request an inquiry.

  When it is confirmed by such an inquiry that the cardholder is an authorized holder of the cash card, the main control unit 300 causes the banknote processing unit 23 to withdraw the amount specified by the operation to the customer operation unit 21, for example. The card / receipt processing unit 22 is made to return the cash card and issue a receipt. The bank host 3 is notified of the amount via the bank host communication control unit 303 and inquires whether or not the specified amount can be withdrawn. Accordingly, the main control unit 300 causes the banknote processing unit 23 to withdraw according to the inquiry result. On the other hand, if it cannot be confirmed that the user is a legitimate holder, the main control unit 300 displays the message on the display unit of the customer operation unit 21 that prompts the user to input the password again or to read the biometric authentication information. Wait for the next instruction. As a result, when the user again inputs the personal identification number or reads the biometric authentication information, the bank host 3 is again inquired. When the user instructs to cancel the transaction via the customer operation unit 21, the main control unit 300 instructs the card / receipt processing unit 22 to return the cash card.

  When another type of transaction is designated by the user, the main control unit 300 performs operation control of each unit and data communication with the bank host 3 according to the type of transaction, and automatically performs the designated transaction. Do it. In the present embodiment, the use of ATM2 is promoted by targeting the user who has made some kind of transaction in this manner to distribute the content 7.

  In the present embodiment, the number of contents 7 that can be distributed by one use of ATM2, that is, one transaction, is one. When the number of contents that can be distributed in one transaction is limited in this way, there is a possibility that a user who wants to distribute a large amount of contents 7 may appear as a person who performs transactions that can be performed at once. . The use of ATM2 by such a person results in lengthening the time for which ATM2 is used by one user, so that the use efficiency of ATM2 is lowered and the waiting time for ATM2 is made very long. In particular, when one user performs transactions continuously, there is a very high risk that the waiting time of ATM2 will be very long.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, a limit is set on the number of contents that can be distributed within a predetermined period (distribution number limit), and a time limit (distribution) in which key data 6 is not distributed for a certain time after the key data 6 is distributed last time (Space limit). Due to these restrictions, it is possible to prevent a person who wants to distribute a plurality of contents 7 from occupying ATM2, and as a result, time for using ATM2 for one user can be reduced. Thereby, a person who does not wish to distribute the content 7 can use the ATM 2 comfortably. When the predetermined period is one day, the upper limit value of the number of distributions, that is, the distribution number limit is 3, for example, and the fixed time set by the distribution interval limit is, for example, 30 minutes. These restrictions may be set in consideration of the type, number, popularity, usage status of ATM2, and the like of the content 7. Further, the setting may be dynamically changed according to the usage situation or the like. For example, such a restriction may be canceled in a time zone in which ATM2 is rarely used.

  The bank host 3 manages an account information database (DB) 3a so that a user who opened an account can make a transaction. The account information DB 3a stores data (account information) in a form in which various data related to the account number are collected for each account number. In the present embodiment, account information having a configuration as shown in FIG. 5 is adopted in order to realize the distribution restriction of the content 7.

  In FIG. 5, general information necessary for the transaction other than the account number and name is omitted. Accordingly, FIG. 5 shows that in addition to general information, terminal management data including a terminal model ID and a terminal individual address, previous delivery date and time, and the number of delivery times are added to the account information. ing.

  The terminal model ID is a numerical value indicating the type (model) of the mobile terminal 5. The previous delivery date / time is the date / time when the key data 6 was delivered immediately before, and the delivery count is the number of times the key data 6 was delivered within the predetermined period. A plurality of terminal management data can be registered so that the user can distribute the key data 6 to any mobile terminal 5. Accordingly, two pieces of terminal management data are shown in FIG. Here, the data of the portion shown in FIG. 5 is referred to as “distribution management data”.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the key data 6 is transmitted from the ATM 2 to the mobile terminal 5, and the content 7 is transmitted from the content distribution company server 4 to the mobile terminal 5. For connection of the mobile terminal 5 with the content distribution company 4, it is normal that an address different from the address used by the ATM 2 for communication with the mobile terminal 5 can be used. In that case, a plurality of addresses for the content distribution company 4 to recognize the mobile terminal 5 are necessary. However, here, to avoid confusion, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 5 communicates with the ATM 2 and the content distribution company server 4 using the same address.

  Since the distribution management data as shown in FIG. 5 is prepared, the main control unit 300 of the ATM 2 can make a deposit or withdrawal using a user who has made a transaction that can specify account information, that is, for example, a bankbook or a cash card. The user who made the money is a candidate for the content distribution target. When such a user wishes to distribute the content 7, the main control unit 300 acquires distribution management data from the bank host 3 via the bank host communication control unit 303, and from the previous distribution date and time and the number of distributions, It is determined whether or not a user satisfies a condition to be a content distribution target person, and the key data 6 is distributed according to the determination result.

  The mobile terminals 5 that the user desires to distribute the key data 6 are not always the same. It is conceivable that the user desires to download the content 7 to the mobile terminal 5 that has not been used for the distribution of the content 7 until the desired content 7 or the mobile terminal 5 is replaced or purchased. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 5 that can communicate using the non-contact communication unit 31 is automatically recognized, and when the unregistered mobile terminal 5 is detected by the automatic recognition, the mobile terminal 5 is locked. The distribution destination of the data 6 can be selected.

  Since the non-contact communication unit 31 is assumed to communicate with the mobile terminal 5 possessed by the user of the ATM 2, it is assumed that short-range communication is possible. However, there is a high possibility that there are a plurality of mobile terminals 5 capable of communication within the communicable range. For this reason, in this embodiment, the terminal stand 27 is prepared, and the communication range on the ATM 2 of the non-contact communication unit 31 is limited to the vicinity of the terminal stand 27, thereby placing the terminal stand 27 on the terminal stand 27. The mobile terminal 5 that can communicate with the non-contact communication unit 31 can be automatically recognized. Thus, the user can distribute the key data 6 to the mobile terminal 5 by placing the desired mobile terminal 5 on the terminal stand 27.

  The automatic recognition of only the mobile terminal 5 placed on the terminal stand 27 can be realized, for example, by employing an antenna that can provide directivity in the direction in which the non-contact communication unit 31 can communicate. . When distributing the key data 6 only to the mobile terminal 5 placed on the terminal stand 27, the ATM 2 structure enables communication with the non-contact communication unit 31 only in the direction on the terminal stand 27. May be adopted.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the main control unit. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the main control unit 300 includes a customer operation determination unit 401, a screen display control unit 402, a transaction processing unit 403, a data communication control unit 404, a terminal recognition unit 405, a distribution execution unit 406, and a distribution availability determination. Part 407 is provided. Each function shown in FIG. 4 is realized by the main control unit 300 reading and executing a program stored in the hard disk device 302, for example.

  The customer operation determination unit 401 determines the user's operation on the touch panel of the customer operation unit 21 and identifies the instruction content of the user. Thereby, the screen display control unit 402, the transaction processing unit 403, the data communication control unit 404, and the distribution execution unit 406 are controlled in accordance with the user's instruction content.

  For example, the hard disk device 302 stores various screens to be displayed on the display device of the customer operation unit 21 in addition to the program executed by the main control unit 300. The screen display control unit 402 reads a necessary screen from the hard disk device 302 according to an instruction from the customer operation determination unit 401 or creates a screen whose display content is changed, and displays the read screen or a screen whose display content is changed. The information is displayed on the display device of the customer operation unit 21. Thereby, screen transition according to the situation, highlighting of the button operated by the user, and the like are performed.

  The transaction processing unit 403 controls and manages operations of the banknote processing unit 23, the coin processing unit 25, the passbook processing unit 26, and the card / receipt processing unit 22 for transactions. The data communication control unit 404 manages data transmission / reception via the bank host communication control unit 303 and the distribution company host communication control unit 304. Thereby, the transaction is realized by the operation of the screen display control unit 402, the transaction processing unit 403, and the data communication control unit 404 under the control of the customer operation determination unit 401.

  When the transaction is completed, that is, the transaction is established, the customer operation determination unit 401 causes the screen display control unit 402 to display a transaction guide screen as shown in FIG. Select whether or not to do. This causes the user to click the “Cancel” button if the content 7 is not desired to be distributed, and the “Distribute” button if the user wishes to distribute the content 7.

  When the user clicks the “Distribute” button, the customer operation determination unit 401 passes the distribution management data to the distribution availability determination unit 407. Thereby, the customer operation determination unit 401 causes the distribution availability determination unit 407 to determine whether the user satisfies the distribution frequency limit and the distribution interval limitation, and receives the determination result. As a result, for example, if delivery over 3 times a day and delivery within a time period not exceeding 30 minutes from the previous delivery time are prohibited, respectively, the 4th delivery within the day, and the previous time , To avoid delivery within 30 minutes after delivery. Such restrictions can prevent a user who wants to obtain the content 7 from making many transactions using ATM2.

  In the above example, when the user desires the fourth delivery within one day, or the delivery within 30 minutes from the previous delivery, the delivery permission determination unit 407 determines the number of delivery times or the delivery interval. The customer operation determination unit 401 is notified of the determination result that the time limit has not elapsed. When the customer operation determination unit 401 receives such a determination result, the customer operation determination unit 401 instructs the screen display control unit 402 to display a non-delivery screen as shown in FIG. 7 is notified to the user that delivery of 7 cannot be performed. On the other hand, when receiving a determination result indicating that neither the time limit of the number of distributions nor the time limit of the distribution interval has been exceeded from the distribution permission determination unit 407, the customer operation determination unit 401 sends the distribution management data to the terminal recognition unit 405. hand over. Further, the terminal recognition unit 405 is instructed to cause the non-contact communication unit 31 to automatically recognize the mobile terminal 5 on the terminal table 27 for a certain period of time.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main control unit 300 controls the non-contact communication unit 31 via the IO control unit 305. However, the IO control unit 305 is omitted in FIG.
This automatic recognition is performed by transmitting a message for inquiring a communicable partner from the non-contact communication unit 31. When a reply message to the message can be received, the terminal device that transmitted the reply message is recognized. Accordingly, the non-contact communication unit 31 recognizes the address of the mobile terminal 5 that has transmitted the reply message when the reply message is received, for example, as a result of automatic recognition, or recognizes that when the reply message is not received. Notification to the unit 405.

  When receiving the address of the mobile terminal 5 from the non-contact communication unit 31, the terminal recognition unit 405 compares the address with the terminal management data in the distribution management data to determine whether the mobile terminal 5 at the address is unregistered. To determine. The customer operation determination unit 401 is notified of the determination result. When the contactless communication unit 31 notifies that the reply message has not been received, the customer operation determination unit 401 is notified as a determination result that the unregistered mobile terminal 5 has not been recognized.

  Upon receiving the determination result that the unregistered mobile terminal 5 is automatically recognized from the terminal recognition unit 405, the customer operation determination unit 401 displays a terminal registration screen as shown in FIG. 14 on the screen display control unit 402, for example. The user is allowed to select whether to register the unrecognized mobile terminal 5 that is automatically recognized. The reason why the user selects whether or not to register the mobile terminal 5 is that there is a possibility that the user may erroneously automatically recognize the mobile terminal 5 that is not intended as a distribution destination. The user can click the “Register” button to register, or the “Do not register” button to not register.

  When the user clicks the “Register” button, the customer operation determination unit 401 uses the data communication control unit 404 and the bank host communication control unit 303 together with the address of the unregistered mobile terminal 5 together with the account number, for example. The data is transmitted to the host 3, and the bank host 3 is made to add the address as terminal management data of distribution management data specified by the account number.

  In this way, in the present embodiment, automatic recognition is performed for unregistered mobile terminals 5 so that unrecognized unregistered mobile terminals 5 can be registered. Thereby, it is possible for the user to easily distribute the content 7 to the unregistered mobile terminal 5. Since registration of the mobile terminal 5 can be performed easily and quickly, a high convenience is obtained for the user, and an increase in the usage time of the ATM 2 due to an operation related to the distribution of the content 7 is suppressed. As a result, the content 7 distribution service using ATM2 can be used more comfortably.

  The customer operation determination unit 401 displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 17 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21 under a situation of waiting for the next use of ATM2. The “content distribution registration” button arranged on the menu screen is for the user to update the terminal management data, that is, to newly register, change, or delete the terminal management data. In the present embodiment, by preparing this “content distribution registration” button, the user can update the terminal management data at any time. Therefore, the terminal model ID combined with the address of the mobile terminal 5 instructed to be registered on the terminal registration screen as shown in FIG. 14 is registered by clicking the “content distribution registration” button on the menu screen. I have to. The reason why the terminal model ID can be registered separately from the address of the mobile terminal 5 is that the terminal model ID is not necessarily necessary information for actual communication.

  After requesting the addition of terminal management data, or when the mobile terminal 5 to be registered is not automatically recognized for a certain period of time, or when the user clicks the “do not register” button on the terminal registration screen, the customer The operation determination unit 401 allows the user to select the mobile terminal 5 to which the key data 6 is to be distributed. In the present embodiment, the terminal selection screen as shown in FIG. 15 is displayed on the display device of the customer operation unit 21 to allow the user to select the content 7 desired to be distributed in addition to the mobile terminal 5. Thereby, the customer operation determination unit 401 instructs the distribution execution unit 406 to distribute the key data 6 corresponding to the content 7 selected by the user to the mobile terminal 5 selected by the user by the non-contact communication unit 31. . The mobile terminal 5 that can be selected by the user is specified from the terminal management data in the distribution management data, and the selectable content 7 is specified from a copy of the content list DB 4a.

  The distribution execution unit 406 distributes the key data 6 to the mobile terminal 5 using the non-contact communication unit 31, and distributes the key data 6 and the key data 6 via the distribution company host communication control unit 304. The set of addresses of the terminal 5 is transmitted to the content distribution company server 4 and the registration of the set in the distribution reservation DB 4b is requested. In response to the request, the content distribution company server 4 adds a record (entry) to the distribution reservation DB 4b, and stores the pair of the received key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 in the added record (entry).

  There may be no terminal management data in the distribution management data. In that case, the customer operation determination unit 401 instructs the screen display control unit 402 to display a terminal unregistered screen as shown in FIG. 16 for notifying the user that the mobile terminal 5 is unregistered. The image is displayed on the display device of the unit 21. Thereby, the distribution of the content 7 in the current transaction is invalidated.

  The functional configuration of the main control unit 300 as shown in FIG. 4 is realized by the main control unit 300 executing the content distribution management process shown in FIG. This content distribution management process is a process executed by the main control unit 300 when the transaction is established, and this content distribution management process itself is realized by the main control unit 300 executing a program stored in the hard disk device 302. The Hereinafter, the content distribution management process will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 8, and further to FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 and 10 are flowcharts of subroutine processing executed in the content distribution management processing.

  First, in step S11, the main control unit 300 displays a distribution guide screen as shown in FIG. 12 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21 in order to confirm whether or not the user wishes to distribute the content 7. Display. In subsequent step S <b> 12, main controller 300 determines whether or not the user wishes to distribute content 7. When the user clicks the “Distribute” button on the distribution guide screen, the user considers that the content is desired to be distributed, so the determination is YES and the process proceeds to step S13. If not, that is, if the user clicks the “cancel” button on the distribution guide screen, the determination is no, and the series of processing ends here. After the end, the main control unit 300 displays a menu screen as shown in FIG. 17 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21.

  In step S <b> 13, the main control unit 300 executes a usage restriction check process for confirming whether the user satisfies the condition for distributing the content 7. Here, the use restriction check process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in step S <b> 21, the main control unit 300 acquires distribution management data from the bank host 3 via the bank host communication control unit 303. This distribution management data is acquired using, for example, the account number specified at the time of the established transaction. After obtaining the distribution management data, the process proceeds to step S22.

  In step S22, the main control unit 300 determines that the distribution interval of the user is the time limit from the previous distribution date and time in the distribution management data and the current time (for example, the time counted by the hard timer mounted on the main control unit 300). Determine whether it is shorter. If there is no difference of a predetermined time or more between the previous delivery date and time and the current time (the time limit has not passed), the user determines that the delivery interval has not exceeded the time limit, and the determination is YES. The usage restriction check process ends. If there is a difference of a certain time or more between them, the user determines that the delivery interval does not exceed the time limit, and the determination is no, and the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S23, the user determines from the number of distributions in the distribution management data whether the number of distributions is equal to or greater than the limit number. If the number of distributions is the upper limit number of contents 7 that can be distributed per day, the determination is YES and the use restriction check process ends here, assuming that the number of distributions by the user exceeds the limit number. If the number of distributions is less than the upper limit number of contents 7 that can be distributed per day, the determination is NO and the process proceeds to step S24, assuming that the number of distributions by the user does not exceed the limit number.

  In step S24, the main control unit 300 increments the number of distributions. In the following step S25, the incremented delivery count is transmitted to the bank host 3 by the bank host communication control unit 303 together with the account number, for example, and the bank host 3 is caused to update the delivery count in the corresponding delivery management data. In the next step S26, the main control unit 300 turns on the distribution enable flag. Thereafter, the use restriction check process is terminated.

  The delivery enable flag is, for example, a variable passed as an argument to the content delivery management process, and “delivery enable flag on” is a value indicating that the user satisfies the conditions necessary for delivery of the content 7 Corresponds to the operation assigned to the variable. If the determination in either step S22 or S23 is YES, the usage restriction check process ends without turning on the distribution enable flag. Thereby, in the content distribution management process, whether or not the user is a distribution target of the content 7 can be confirmed based on whether or not the distribution enable flag is on.

Returning to the description of FIG.
In step S14, which is shifted to after the use restriction check process is executed, the main control unit 300 determines whether or not the content 7 can be distributed. If the delivery enable flag is on, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S15. If the delivery enable flag is off, the determination is no and the process moves to step S16.

  In step S <b> 16, the main control unit 300 displays a non-delivery screen as shown in FIG. 13 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21, and waits for a click on a “confirm” button on the screen, for example. When the user clicks the “Confirm” button, the distribution impossible screen is erased from the display device, and then the content distribution management process ends.

On the other hand, in step S <b> 15, the main control unit 300 executes terminal selection processing for causing the user to select the mobile terminal 5 to which the key data 6 is to be distributed. Here, the terminal selection process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, in step S31, the main control unit 300 instructs the non-contact communication unit 31 via the IO control unit 305, and searches for an unregistered mobile terminal 5 placed on the terminal stand 27 (automatic recognition). ). In subsequent step S32, the main control unit 300 determines whether or not the unregistered mobile terminal 5 is recognized by the search.

  When the main control unit 300 recognizes an unregistered mobile terminal 5 with which the non-contact communication unit 31 can communicate, the main control unit 300 acquires the address of the unregistered mobile terminal 5 from the non-contact communication unit 31 via the IO control unit 305. . From this, when such an address cannot be acquired from the non-contact unit 31, or when the acquired address of the mobile terminal 5 has already existed as terminal management data in the distribution management data, the determination in step S32 is NO. The process proceeds to step S36. On the other hand, if an address that does not exist as terminal management data in the distribution management data can be acquired, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S33.

  In step S33, the main control unit 300 displays a terminal registration screen as shown in FIG. 14 on the display device of the customer operation unit 21, and uses whether or not to automatically register the unregistered mobile terminal 5. Let the person choose. In the next step S34, the main control unit 300 waits for the user to operate the touch panel of the customer operation unit 21, and determines whether the user has selected to register the mobile terminal 5. If the user clicks the “Register” button, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S35. If the user clicks the “not register” button, the determination is no and the process moves to step S36.

  In step S35, the main control unit 300 causes the bank host communication control unit 303 to transmit the acquired address of the mobile terminal 5 together with the account number, for example, to the bank host 3, and manages the address of the mobile terminal 5 as terminal management data. Request updates to be added to the data. After that, the process proceeds to step S36, and the main control unit 300 acquires distribution management data from the bank host 3 again via the bank host communication control unit 303. After the acquisition, the process proceeds to step S37.

  In step S37, the main control unit 300 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 5 to which the key data 6 is distributed has been registered. If the terminal management data does not exist in the acquired distribution management data, the determination is no and the process proceeds to step S39. If terminal management data is present in the distribution management data, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S38.

  In step S38, the main control unit 300 extracts the terminal model ID from each terminal management data in the distribution management data, and sets the notation name corresponding to each extracted terminal model ID and the name of the content 7 to be distributed. A terminal selection screen as shown in FIG. 15 is generated and displayed on the display device of the customer operation unit 21. After the display, it waits for the user to click the “confirm” button, in other words, waits for the user to select the mobile terminal 5 and the content 7 to which the key data 6 is to be distributed. Terminate the terminal selection process.

  In FIG. 15, the notation names of the four mobile terminals 5 and the names of the three contents 7 are indicated, and a circle or a black circle is indicated in front of them. Circles and black circles represent radio buttons. Thereby, in this embodiment, the user can arbitrarily select one mobile terminal 5 and one content 7.

  In step S39, the main control unit 300 displays a terminal unregistered screen as shown in FIG. 16 in order to notify the user that the mobile terminal 5 to which the key data 6 is distributed is not registered. 21 is displayed on the display device. Further, the distribution permission flag is turned off, and the distribution qualification of the content 7 is invalidated. After the display, the terminal selection process ends after the user clicks the “Confirm” button.

  In this way, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal 5 does not distribute the content 7 to users who are not registered. This is because if the subsequent registration of the mobile terminal 5 is enabled, there is a high possibility that one user will use the ATM 2 for a considerably long time. That is, it is for avoiding that the waiting time of the next person becomes very long. In this embodiment, ATM2 can be comfortably used from the viewpoint of the entire user.

  By executing the terminal selection process, the content distribution management process moves from step S15 to step S17. In step S <b> 17, the main control unit 300 executes distribution registration processing for enabling distribution of the content 7 when the distribution enable flag is on. Thereafter, the content distribution management process is terminated.

  In this distribution registration process, the main control unit 300 sends the key data 6 of the content 7 determined by executing the terminal selection process to the non-contact communication unit 31 to the distribution destination mobile terminal 5 determined by executing the terminal selection process. Use to distribute. Further, a set of the key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 is transmitted to the content distribution company server 4 by the distribution company host communication control unit 304, and the set of the transmitted key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 is transmitted to the server 4. It is registered in the distribution reservation DB 4b. In this way, preparation for enabling distribution of the content 7 corresponding to the key data 6 is performed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the distribution process executed by the content distribution company server 4. Next, the distribution process executed by the server 4 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. This distribution process is a process executed by the server 4 in order to respond to a distribution request by transmitting the key data 6 from the mobile terminal 5. For example, the CPU mounted on the server 4 is realized by executing a program stored in, for example, a hard disk device. FIG. 11 shows only a part for responding to the distribution request.

  First, in step S41, the CPU receives key data 6 (indicated as “terminal ID” in FIG. 11) from the mobile terminal 5 together with a distribution request, for example. In the next step S42, the CPU refers to the distribution reservation DB 4b using the received key data 6 and the address of the mobile terminal 5 that transmitted the key data 6, and whether there is a record (entry) storing them. A matching process is performed to check whether or not. After execution of the matching process, the process proceeds to step S43.

  In step S43, the CPU determines whether or not the existence of the record has been confirmed by the matching process. If the address of the mobile terminal 5 that made the distribution request is not registered or the key data 6 combined with the address is not appropriate, the determination is no and the process moves to step S46. On the other hand, if the presence of the record can be confirmed, the determination is yes and the process moves to step S44.

  In step S46, the CPU transmits a notification, which is a message indicating that the content is not registered as a distribution destination, to the mobile terminal 5 that requested the distribution. Thereafter, this distribution process is terminated.

  In step S44, the CPU identifies the content 7 corresponding to the key data 6 of the record (entry) extracted by the matching process with reference to the content list DB 4a, and the mobile terminal 5 that requested the distribution of the identified record (entry). Send to. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S45.

In step S45, the CPU deletes the record (entry) from the distribution reservation DB 4b. After the distribution reservation DB 4b is updated by the deletion, this distribution process is terminated.
In this embodiment, the user connects the mobile terminal 5 to the content distribution company server 4 and downloads the content from the server 4, but the content is distributed to the mobile terminal 5 by another method. You may make it do. For example, the content 7 may be downloaded directly from the ATM 2 to the mobile terminal 5. Alternatively, for example, the content distribution company server 4 may distribute the content 7 attached to the mail. Since there are a plurality of methods for distributing the content 7 as described above, the user may be able to select a desired distribution method.

  Further, in this embodiment, all users who have made transactions for which account information can be specified are set as candidates for distribution of content 7, but conditions for setting candidates may be further provided. For example, you may make it exclude from a candidate the user whose time until a transaction is materialized more than fixed time. This is because a user who takes a long time to establish a transaction is likely to take a relatively long time to distribute the content 7 (actually distribution of the key data 6). . By excluding such users, it is possible to prevent the time during which ATM2 is used by one user from becoming very long.

  In this embodiment, when an unregistered mobile terminal 5 is automatically recognized, the user is allowed to select whether or not to register the mobile terminal 5. You may make it decide to. This is because there is a high possibility that the user has placed the distribution destination of the key data 6 and the desired mobile terminal 5 on the terminal stand 27. Therefore, the mobile terminal 5 placed on the terminal stand 27 may be unconditionally determined as the distribution destination of the key data 6. Thus, when the delivery destination of the key data 6 is determined, the user does not have to select the mobile terminal 5 that is the delivery destination of the key data 6 on the terminal selection screen as shown in FIG. For this reason, the user's time to use ATM2 can be further shortened.

  Further, when the mobile terminal 5 on the terminal table 27 is determined as the distribution destination of the key data 6, it is not necessary to prepare distribution management data as shown in FIG. For this reason, the content 7 can be distributed to ATM2 users using a credit card or a loan card. Distribution number limitation and distribution interval limitation can be performed by storing the identification information of a used card for a certain period of time and associating the identification information with the number of distributions and the previous distribution date and time. For this reason, the user who can be the distribution target of the content 7 may be a user who uses a medium other than the bankbook and the cash card.

  As an automatic transaction apparatus, there is a ticket issuing apparatus that issues, for example, a ticket in addition to the ATM2. Tickets such as admission tickets are not purchased many times by individuals within a relatively short time. For this reason, in a ticket issuing apparatus that handles such a ticket, a user who makes a transaction without using a medium, for example, a user who purchases a ticket with cash may be set as a content distribution target. In such a ticket issuing device, a device such as the terminal stand 27 can be used as a selection means for selecting whether or not the user wishes to distribute the content. For this reason, the content can be distributed to the mobile terminal 5 without causing the user to perform troublesome operations for distributing the content. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize the increase in the time for which the user uses the ticket issuing device by providing the content distribution service. As the content to be distributed, for example, when the ticket is an admission ticket, the content related to the facility to be entered with the admission ticket, the event related to the event being held at the facility, or the event related to the event to be held in the future can be considered. It is also conceivable to distribute something like discount coupons, coupons, etc. as content.

  Unlike the ATM2, the automatic transaction apparatus that assumes that the user does not use a medium, such as the ticket issuing apparatus, needs to distribute the content directly to the mobile terminal. However, in some of such automatic transaction apparatuses, there may be no need to provide restrictions on content distribution. For this reason as well, when this embodiment is applied to an automatic transaction apparatus, it is important to consider the frequency of use and usage of the automatic transaction apparatus by the user. The automatic transaction apparatus to which this embodiment can be applied is not limited to the ATM2 and the ticket issuing apparatus.

2 ATM
3 Bank host 3a Account information DB
4 Content distribution company server 4a Content list DB
4b Distribution reservation DB
5 Mobile terminal 6 Key data 7 Contents 21 Customer operation unit 22 Card / receipt processing unit 27 Terminal stand 30 ATM control unit 31 Non-contact communication unit 300 Main control unit 301 Memory 302 Hard disk device 303 Bank host communication control unit 304 Distribution company host Communication control unit 305 IO control unit

Claims (6)

In an automatic transaction apparatus connected to a host computer,
An automated transaction means that allows users to make transactions using a medium that can identify themselves;
Condition determining means for determining whether or not a user who has made a transaction using the medium by the automatic transaction means satisfies a target condition for distributing content;
Target setting means for setting the content to be distributed to the user determined by the condition determination means as satisfying the target condition ;
Data managed by the host computer connected to the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, based on distribution management data in which the distribution date and number of distribution of the content of the user are recorded corresponding to account information The automatic transaction apparatus characterized in that the condition determination means performs the determination . The condition determination means includes the number of times the target setting means has set the content to be distributed within a predetermined period, and the time elapsed since the last time the target setting means set the content to be distributed. Whether or not the user satisfies the target condition based on at least one of the distribution management data ,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1. A communication means capable of communicating with the terminal device;
Automatic recognition means for automatically recognizing a terminal device capable of communicating with the communication means;
Terminal selection means for allowing a user to select a terminal device automatically recognized by the automatic recognition means as a delivery destination of the content, and
The target setting means sets the terminal device selected by the terminal selection means as a distribution destination of the content;
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1. A communication means capable of communicating with the mobile terminal device;
Recognition means for recognizing a portable terminal device capable of communicating with the communication means;
Storage means for storing content to be distributed;
Distribution means for performing transmission control for transmitting the content by the communication means to the mobile terminal device recognized by the recognition means when a user makes a transaction by the automatic transaction means;
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: To an automatic transaction device connected to a host computer and allowing users to conduct transactions using a medium that can identify themselves,
A user who makes a transaction using the medium determines whether or not a target condition for distributing content is satisfied,
  For the user who determines that the target condition is satisfied, the content is set as a target to be distributed,
Data managed by the host computer connected to the plurality of automatic transaction apparatuses, based on distribution management data in which the distribution date and number of distribution of the content of the user are recorded corresponding to account information , Make the decision
A content distribution method characterized by the above. To recognize the mobile terminal device can communicate with the communication means the automatic transaction apparatus having,
When a mobile terminal device capable of making a transaction and communicating with the communication means is recognized, the communication means distributes the content to the mobile terminal device.
The content distribution method according to claim 5 .