JP5868793B2 - Automatic cash transaction apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine and a control method thereof.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, some automated teller machines (ATMs) have applied an energy saving (hereinafter also referred to as “energy saving”) mode for the purpose of considering the environment through power saving or the like. ATMs that use energy-saving mode are in energy-saving mode when there is no customer operation because there are no customers, and the power supplied to some of the parts that make up the ATM is shut off Thus, power consumption is reduced. And the improvement of an energy-saving effect is realizable by increasing the site | part which interrupts | blocks power supply, and enlarging the reduction amount of power consumption. However, if the power supply to most parts is cut off, there will be a problem that it takes a long time to return to a state in which the customer can perform transaction operations and the waiting time of the customer increases. There is sex.

  For customer waiting time issues, early detection of the presence of customers approaching ATMs ensures that there is a return time from energy-saving mode and secures a return time from energy-saving mode. It is possible to reduce time. As an example of reducing the waiting time of such a customer, in Patent Document 1, a sensor that detects the customer's entry is provided in a store such as a bank, and the information detected by the sensor is wired or wirelessly. A method for reducing the waiting time of the customer by returning from the energy saving mode to the ATM which has been transmitted to the ATM and receives the information has been proposed.

JP 2007-304740 A

  In the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, the influence of the environment such as the store size and the positional relationship between the sensor for detecting the entrance and the ATM is large, and it is not sufficient to achieve both energy saving and customer waiting time reduction. For example, the distance from the installation position of the sensor that detects entry to the ATM installation position is very large, and the time it takes for the customer who uses the ATM to reach the ATM is much shorter than the time required to return from the energy saving mode. If it is long, it is effective for shortening the waiting time of the customer, but the return from the energy saving mode is too early and it is not effective in terms of energy saving. In addition, there are customers who do not use ATM among customers who enter the store, but such customers are also returned from the energy saving mode, which is not effective in terms of energy saving. Therefore, the method of Patent Document 1 is insufficient to realize both energy saving and reduction of customer waiting time. Further, there is a possibility that it is necessary to secure a place for installing the sensor in the store, or to renovate or renovate the store itself, and there is a problem that the hurdles to introduce including the cost are high.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a technique for effectively realizing energy saving and reduction of customer waiting time in an automatic teller machine. And

  The automatic teller machine of this invention is provided in the front surface of an automatic teller machine, and has a customer sensor part which detects an approach of a customer. The customer sensor unit has a pyroelectric effect type sensor having a radial detection range and a first detection distance set to compensate for a non-detection region at the center of the radial detection range. And a second distance sensor having a second detection distance shorter than the first detection distance. A control part controls operation | movement of the said automatic teller machine based on the detection result by the said customer sensor part.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to detect that the customer has approached by detecting the pyroelectric sensor and the first distance sensor of the customer sensor unit at an early stage. The operation of the transaction apparatus, for example, recovery from the energy saving mode and transition to the energy saving mode can be controlled at an early stage. Thereby, energy saving and reduction of customer waiting time can be effectively realized in the automatic teller machine.

It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the external appearance of the automatic teller machine in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows roughly the structure of the internal block of the automatic teller machine shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing shown about the detection range of three sensors of a customer sensor part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the recovery process from the energy saving mode in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the recovery process from the energy saving mode in Example 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the transfer process to the energy saving mode in Example 3. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state arrange | positioned in parallel of the some automatic teller machine as Example 4, and the detection area of each automatic teller machine. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the recovery process from the energy saving mode in 4th Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the recovery process from the energy saving mode in 4th Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the transfer process to the energy saving mode of FIG. 8B. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific example of the recovery from the energy saving mode performed in two cash | banking automatic transaction apparatuses by the process shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, and the transfer to an energy saving mode.

  Hereinafter, according to an embodiment of the present invention, as a customer sensor unit for detecting the approach of a customer, a pyroelectric effect type sensor (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “pyroelectric sensor”) having a radial detection range, and a pyroelectric sensor This is an automatic teller machine in which three sensors, a long-range sensor and a short-range sensor, that compensate for the undetected portion at the center of the are mounted, and the operation is controlled based on the detection result by the customer sensor unit. The long distance sensor corresponds to the first distance sensor of the present invention, and the short distance sensor corresponds to the second distance sensor of the present invention. This automatic teller machine can detect at an early stage that a customer has approached by detecting that the customer has entered a wide detection range by a pyroelectric sensor and a long-distance sensor. In addition, by detecting the approach of the customer at an early stage and recovering from the energy saving mode of the automatic teller machine in the energy saving mode at an early stage, energy saving of the automatic teller machine and reduction of customer waiting time can be achieved. Can be effectively performed. Specifically, the following embodiments will be described. In addition, Example 1-Example 3 demonstrates one cash automatic transaction apparatus, and Example 4 demonstrates several cash automatic transaction apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the external appearance of the automated teller machine according to the first embodiment. This automatic teller machine (hereinafter also referred to as “ATM”) 10 is installed, for example, in a store of a financial institution, a retail store such as a convenience store or a supermarket, a public facility, etc. It is a device that automatically provides services such as cash accounting. ATM10 is also called an automatic teller machine.

  The ATM 10 has a bankbook entrance / exit 11, a card entrance / exit 12, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 13, a coin deposit / withdrawal port 14, a customer operation panel 15, a visually impaired person unit 16, and a customer sensor unit 17 on the front side. Prepare.

  The bankbook entrance / exit 11 is a passbook insertion / extraction port of a bankbook entry / exit mechanism (not shown). The passbook entry / exit mechanism is a mechanism for reading information such as a user's account number from the inserted passbook and printing transaction contents on the passbook. The card entrance 12 is an insertion port and a discharge port for a transaction card of a card reading mechanism (not shown). The card reading mechanism is a mechanism for reading information such as the user's account number from the inserted transaction card. In addition, as a transaction card, various cards, such as a magnetic card and an IC card, are utilized.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal port 13 is a banknote receiving / receiving port of a banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism (not shown) (also simply referred to as a “banknote handling device”). It is. The coin deposit / withdrawal port 14 is an entrance for a coin to be deposited, and a delivery port for a coin to be dispensed or a coin to be returned. The bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit is a mechanism unit that exchanges bills with users, and similarly, the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit is a mechanism unit that exchanges coins with users. The banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism unit performs conveyance, discrimination, storage, and the like of banknotes received from the user via the banknote depositing / dispensing port 13 when depositing. At the time of withdrawal, banknotes for the amount instructed by the user are paid out and delivered from the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 13.

  The customer operation panel 15 is a part as a display unit and an input operation unit of a customer operation unit (not shown), and includes a liquid crystal panel as a display unit and a touch panel as an input operation unit. That is, the customer operation unit is a user interface, displays a transaction screen on a liquid crystal panel as a display unit of the customer operation panel 15, and accepts an operation input by a user from a touch panel as an input operation unit. Note that the input operation unit may be configured with a push button or the like instead of the touch panel.

  The visually impaired unit 16 is a part as a voice guiding unit and an input operation unit of a visually impaired person input / output mechanism unit (not shown), and is configured by a telephone handset as a voice guiding unit and a numeric keypad as an input operation unit. Yes. The visual input / output mechanism is a user interface for visually handicapped persons. It supports the operation of visually handicapped persons by outputting sound from a telephone handset as a voice guiding part and accepting the input of visually handicapped persons from a numeric keypad. .

  The customer sensor unit 17 is a part where a sensor is actually provided in a customer sensor mechanism unit (not shown). The customer sensor mechanism unit detects the state of an approaching person (obstacle) or the like based on a signal from the customer sensor unit 17. As will be described later, the customer sensor unit 17 is provided with three sensors (not shown) for efficiently detecting people approaching in a wide area.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing the configuration of the internal block of the automatic teller machine shown in FIG. The automatic teller machine (ATM) 10 includes a control unit 201, an interface unit (also referred to as "I / F unit") 202, a customer operation unit 204, a card reading mechanism unit 205, a passbook entry / exit mechanism unit 206, Bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 207, coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 208, device power supply 209, backup battery 210, visually impaired input / output mechanism 212, customer sensor mechanism 213, customer service relay board 217, IOMC A substrate 218 and a monitoring camera 219 are provided.

  The control unit 201 is a computer composed of a CPU, a memory, and the like (not shown), and controls the respective blocks (each unit, each mechanism unit, etc.) as a whole. The I / F unit 202 performs electrical connection between the control unit 201 and the host device 20 such as a server or a host computer, and manages communication between the two. The customer operation unit 204 displays information related to the transaction to the user instructed by the control unit 201 on the display unit configured by the liquid crystal panel of the customer operation panel 15 as a transaction screen. Further, the customer operation unit 204 is operated by a user operating an input operation unit configured by a touch panel of the customer operation panel 15 (FIG. 1), for example, from an operation button displayed on the transaction screen. By pressing a desired operation button, information corresponding to the operation button is detected and sent to the control unit 201.

  The card reading mechanism unit 205 sucks the user's transaction card from the card entrance 12 (FIG. 1), and the user information stored in the magnetic stripe (memory) or IC chip of the transaction card and the embossed image of the transaction card. Is sent to the control unit 201. The passbook entry / exit mechanism 206 inhales the user's passbook from the passbook entrance / exit 11 (FIG. 1), reads the user information stored in the magnetic stripe of the passbook, and sends it to the controller 201. The passbook entry / exit mechanism unit 206 receives the transaction contents of the user from the control unit 201, prints it on the passbook, discharges the passbook from the passbook entry / exit 11, and returns it.

  The coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism 208 counts the coins inserted through the coin deposit / withdrawal port 14 and stores them in a storage (not shown) provided inside the apparatus. Also, the coin deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 208 pays out coins according to the amount instructed by the user via the customer operation panel 15 or coins to be returned as change from the storage, and notifies the user via the coin deposit / withdrawal port 14. Pay out. The banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism unit 207 counts and discriminates the banknotes inserted through the banknote deposit / withdrawal port 3 and stores them in the storage. Moreover, the banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism part 207 pays out the banknote according to the money which the user instruct | indicated via the customer operation panel 15 or the banknote returned as a change from a storage, and it is a user via a banknote depositing / withdrawing port 13. Pay out. Note that storing coins and banknotes that are input into the storage is also referred to as “payment”, and paying out coins and banknotes from the storage is also referred to as “withdrawal”.

  The apparatus power supply 209 generates direct current (DC) power (DC power) for each block (hereinafter also referred to as “unit”) from the alternating current (AC) commercial power supply 30 and supplies the generated power to each unit in the apparatus. The backup battery 210 is an emergency power supply when the AC commercial power supply 30 is not supplied, and is configured using various general storage batteries. The backup battery 210 may be configured to always supply power to an IOMC board 218 described later.

  The visually-impaired person input / output mechanism unit 212 supports the transaction operation of the visually-impaired person as described above via the visually-impaired person unit 6 of FIG. The customer service relay board 217 is a board used when the visually impaired person input / output mechanism unit 212, the customer operation unit 204, and, optionally, the customer service related functions are expanded. The IOMC board 218 is a board that controls the electrical components of the apparatus. The monitoring camera 219 is connected to the control unit 201, detects an image / moving image acquisition request from the control unit 201, and acquires an image / moving image. The monitoring camera 219 is not connected to the control unit 201 or connected to the external system 40 provided outside the ATM 10 in addition to the connection to the control unit 201, and is controlled according to the control from the external system 40. You may make it operate | move.

  The customer sensor mechanism unit 213 receives the signal from the customer sensor unit 17 of FIG. 1 described above and sends it to the control unit 201 via the customer service relay board 217 and the IOMC board 218. The presence or absence of a person approaching the customer (customer), the state of the person approaching, and the like are detected. The customer sensor unit 17 includes three sensors: a short distance sensor (second distance sensor) 214, a pyroelectric sensor (pyroelectric effect type sensor) 215, and a long distance sensor (first distance sensor) 216.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing detection ranges of three sensors of the customer sensor unit. FIG. 3 shows the short distance sensor detection area Asd of the short distance sensor 214, the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 of the pyroelectric sensor 215, and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216 as viewed from the upper surface side of the ATM 10. Shows the state. As shown in FIG. 1, the customer sensor unit 17 including the short distance sensor 214, pyroelectric sensor 215, and long distance sensor 216 is provided at the center of the front surface of the ATM 10.

  When the short distance sensor 214 and the long distance sensor 216 irradiate infrared rays in the direction perpendicular to the front surface of the ATM 10 (also referred to as “front direction”) and the person approaches the ATM 10, It is a sensor that detects the infrared rays reflected by the person and detects a person approaching the ATM 10 from the front. As shown in FIG. 3, the short-range sensor detection area Asd of the short-range sensor 214 and the long-range sensor detection area Ald of the long-range sensor 216 are the maximum capable of detecting the width of the irradiated infrared rays and the reflected infrared rays. This is an elongated, substantially rectangular region determined by the distance (also referred to as “detection distance”). The difference between the short-distance sensor detection area Asd and the long-distance sensor detection area Ald corresponds to the difference in the respective detection distances, and the detection distance of the short-distance sensor detection area Asd (also referred to as “short-distance sensor detection distance”) Lasd Compared to the long distance sensor detection area Ald, the detection distance (also referred to as “long distance sensor detection distance”) Lald is set to be longer. The short-range sensor detection distance Lasd is set to a distance at which it can be determined that the approaching person is a user, for example, any distance in the range of 1 meter to 30 centimeters. Further, as will be described later, the long distance sensor detection distance Lald is set to be equal to or greater than the detection distance of the pyroelectric sensor 215, for example, any distance in the range of 3 to 10 meters.

  The pyroelectric sensor 215 is a sensor that detects infrared rays emitted from the human body. The pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 by the pyroelectric sensor 215 starts from the position of the pyroelectric sensor 215, and a plurality of detection zones spread radially while being separated from each other with the front direction as the center, and the shape is radially expanded as a whole. . For this reason, this pyroelectric sensor 215 detects a person who moves into the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 that spreads over a wide area, so that a person (customer) who is likely to be a user of the ATM 10 can be detected at an early stage. Can be detected. Note that the maximum detectable distance (also referred to as “pyroelectric sensor detection distance”) Lapl of the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 corresponds to the arrival of the device used by the customer entering the detection range in accordance with the installation environment. In addition, it is appropriately set within a range in which it is possible to efficiently recover from the energy saving mode and effectively reduce the waiting time. For example, it is set to any distance in the range of 3 meters to 10 meters. Further, the radiation angle of the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 preferably has an angle of 25 to 90 degrees on both the left and right sides with respect to the front direction as a reference (0 degree) in order to enable a wide range of detection.

  Here, as described above, the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 of the pyroelectric sensor 215 spreads radially while the plurality of detection zones are separated from each other. Therefore, as shown in FIG. There is a non-detected portion Alu in between. In particular, the non-detection portion Apl in the central portion (also referred to as “the central portion of the radial shape detection range”) starting from the pyroelectric sensor 215 in the front direction has a large problem in the following points.

  Even if a customer who goes straight toward the ATM 10 from the front center and enters the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl like the person U1, the customer approaches the non-detection portion APlu. For this reason, it is difficult to detect the person U1 unless the person U1 approaches the ATM 10 until the person U1 is detected at the detection part Apple on both sides. That is, it is difficult for the pyroelectric sensor 215 to detect the approaching person U1 at an early stage. However, since it is considered highly likely that the customer will approach the ATM 10 through the undetected portion Alu in the center, the customer who approaches through the undetected portion Alu in the center is detected early. It is desirable. Therefore, in order to cope with this problem, the long distance sensor 216 is provided, and the long distance sensor detection area Ald compensates for the non-detection portion Alu at the center of the pyroelectric sensor 215.

  In addition, although the non-detection part Apl of the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl exists not only in the central part but also in a plurality of radial shapes, as an approach trajectory when a person existing in another non-detection part Alu is a user, It is estimated that there is a low possibility that the non-detection part will go straight ahead and approach the center side as it is. Therefore, the person is likely to be detected by moving from the non-detection part Alu to the adjacent detection part Apple, and the non-detection part Alu other than the center can be detected substantially without any problem. It is considered that at least the center non-detection portion Alu may be supplemented. However, a plurality of long-distance sensors 216 may be provided so as to compensate for other non-detection portions Alu.

  As described above, in the ATM 10, it is possible to detect a person approaching the ATM 10 early in a wide range by the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 of the customer sensor unit 17. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the person U1 approaching from the front can be detected at least by the long distance sensor 216. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, at least a pyroelectric sensor 215 can detect a person U2 approaching from an oblique direction and a person U3 approaching from a lateral direction. And it is possible to judge this detected person as a customer with high possibility of becoming a user of ATM10, for example. Further, it is possible to detect a person close to the ATM 10 by the short distance sensor 214, and it is possible to determine the detected person as a customer as a user of the ATM 10, for example.

  Although the infrared reflection type distance sensor has been described as an example of the short distance sensor 214 and the long distance sensor 216, the present invention is not limited to this, and various distance sensors such as an ultrasonic reflection type distance sensor are applied. It is possible.

  The ATM 10 has a function ("energy saving mode") that reduces power consumption during standby and reduces power consumption by interrupting the operation of the block constituting the ATM 10 by stopping power supply by the control unit 201 (FIG. 2). "). In this energy saving mode, the time zone in which the mode can be shifted to the energy saving mode can be set to any time of 24 hours (example: customer sensor mechanism unit 17:00 to 20:00). In addition, the time for shifting to the energy saving mode after the transaction operation (also referred to as “energy saving mode transition waiting time”) can be arbitrarily set (for example, after 5 minutes). After the transaction operation is completed, the control unit 201 starts a timer count, and transmits a power cut-off signal to a block (unit) that cuts off the power supply when the energy saving mode transition waiting time in which the timer count value is set is reached. The block that has received the power cut-off signal cuts off power supply from the apparatus power supply 209 and stops its operation. Thereby, the shift to the energy saving mode is executed, and power saving is achieved when the apparatus is on standby. In the following description, the card reading mechanism unit 205, the passbook depositing / withdrawing mechanism unit 206, the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 207, and the coin depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 208 will be described as blocks that enter the energy saving mode in the ATM 10.

  Recovery (return) from the energy saving mode is performed by resuming the power supply in the block in which the power supply has been cut off. However, since the block (unit) whose operation has been stopped due to the power shutoff performs the initialization operation (operation check of the mechanism and sensor) in the same manner as at the time of activation, there are also blocks that require time for recovery. As a result, as described in the prior art, it is effective in terms of energy saving, but may be insufficient in terms of reducing customer waiting time. In addition, it is effective in reducing customer waiting time, but may be insufficient in terms of energy saving. Therefore, in this embodiment, as described below, recovery from the energy saving mode is executed based on the detection results of the three sensors 214, 215, and 216 of the customer sensor unit 17, thereby saving energy and reducing customer waiting time. It was decided to realize this effectively.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow of recovery processing from the energy saving mode according to the first embodiment. The flow shown in FIG. 4 is repeatedly executed by the control unit 201 of the ATM 10 when the transaction process corresponding to the transaction operation by the user is not executed.

  First, the reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 is monitored (step S102). When a customer who may become a user approaches the ATM 10 and enters the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl or the long distance sensor detection area Ald (FIG. 3), there is a response from at least one sensor (step S102: If the state of the apparatus is the energy saving mode (Yes at Step S104), the recovery processing of the energy saving mode described above is executed (Step S106), and the transaction is enabled (Step S108). On the other hand, if the state of the apparatus is not the energy saving mode (step S104: No), the transaction processing state (also referred to as “possible state”) is entered as it is without executing the recovery process (step S108).

  Here, for example, there is a possibility that a person who has entered the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 from the lateral direction does not go to the ATM 10 but only passes through the detection range of the ATM 10 like the person U3 shown in FIG. Therefore, next, it is monitored whether there is a reaction in the short-range sensor 214 until a predetermined time elapses (steps S110 and S111). This fixed time is determined in consideration of the time required for a person who has entered the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl or the long distance sensor detection area Ald (FIG. 3) to approach the short distance sensor detection area Asd. These are set in advance based on the relationship between the pyroelectric sensor detection distance Lapl, the long distance sensor detection distance Lald, the short distance sensor detection distance Lasd, and the movement speed of the person. For example, it is set to about 10 seconds. If there is no response to the short distance sensor 214 even after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S111: Yes), it is determined that the user is not a user and the mode is shifted to the energy saving mode (step S120). On the other hand, if there is a response to the short-range sensor 214 before a certain time elapses (step S110: Yes), it is determined that the detected person is a user of the apparatus, and voice guidance is provided. Is executed (step S112).

  After the voice guidance is executed, the start of the transaction operation by receiving the information of the screen operation by the user from the customer operation unit 204 (FIG. 2) is monitored until a predetermined time elapses (steps S114 and S115). . The start of the transaction operation is determined by receiving some transaction operation information from the customer operation unit 204. In addition, the certain time is a time for considering that there is no transaction operation when the user does not perform any transaction operation, and is set to about 30 seconds to 60 seconds, for example. If the transaction operation is not started even after the predetermined time has elapsed (step S115: Yes), the process shifts to the energy saving mode (step S120). On the other hand, when the transaction operation is started before the predetermined time has elapsed (step S114: Yes), the process waits until the transaction operation is finished (step S116). The end of the transaction operation is determined by receiving transaction end information from the customer operation unit 204.

  After the transaction operation ends (step S116: Yes), the start of a new transaction operation by the same person (customer) or another person (customer) is monitored until a predetermined period of time elapses (step S118, S119). Note that this fixed time is a time for assuming that there is no new transaction operation and there is no customer who uses the apparatus, and is set to about 30 seconds to 60 seconds, for example. If a new transaction operation is not started even after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S119: Yes), the process proceeds to the energy saving mode (step S120). On the other hand, when a new transaction operation is started before the predetermined time has elapsed (step S118: Yes), the process again waits until the transaction operation is completed (step S116).

  In the case of shifting to the energy saving mode (step S120), the reactions of the short distance sensor 214, the pyroelectric sensor 215, and the long distance sensor 216 are confirmed before actually executing the process of shifting to the energy saving mode. If there is a response from any of the sensors, the process waits until the response from that sensor is lost, and after the response from any sensor is lost, the process of shifting to the energy saving mode is actually executed.

  In the recovery process from the energy saving mode of the present embodiment, the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 of the pyroelectric sensor 215 mounted on the ATM 10 and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216 radiate in front of the ATM 10. A person who has entered a wide detection area is detected, and the person is determined to be a customer who is highly likely to be a user. Further, a person entering the short distance sensor detection area Asd of the short distance sensor 214 is detected, the person is determined as a user, and a service to the user by voice guidance is started. As described above, it is possible to become a person approaching the ATM 10, that is, a user of the ATM 10, by the detection area by the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216. It is possible to detect highly likely customers. Therefore, unlike the ATM described in the prior art, the approach of customers who are likely to become users is detected at an early stage, and the customer waiting time is effectively reduced by early recovery from the energy saving mode. Effective energy saving can be achieved by reducing unnecessary recovery from the mode.

  The process shown in FIG. 4 may be changed as follows. Step S111 may be omitted, and simply waiting until there is a response from the short-range sensor 214 in step S110. Further, step S115 may be omitted, and simply waiting until the transaction operation is started in step S114. Further, steps S118 and S119 may be omitted, and the energy saving mode transition process may be performed simply when the transaction operation is ended in step S116. In addition, the fixed times in steps S111, S115, and S119 may be appropriately different values, or may be the same value.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow of recovery processing from the energy saving mode according to the second embodiment. The flow of the restoration process is a process of restoring from the energy-saving mode all at once in the first embodiment (FIG. 4). As described below, the restoration process is gradually restored from the energy-saving mode. Shows the processing to be performed. In addition, the structure of the automatic teller machine (ATM) in a present Example is the same as ATM10 (FIGS. 1, 2) in Example 1. FIG. Similarly to the recovery process of the first embodiment, the recovery process of the present embodiment is repeatedly executed by the control unit 201 of the ATM 10 when the transaction process corresponding to the transaction operation by the user is not executed.

  Here, as described above, the energy saving mode is a mode in which the power received by the blocks (units) constituting the apparatus is cut off to reduce the power consumption of the apparatus during standby. Then, the block whose operation is stopped because the received power is cut off is restarted to receive power, and after performing the initialization operation, the block becomes re-operational and is restored from the energy saving mode. The time required for recovery varies depending on the block, and it can be recovered in a relatively short time, and even if the customer makes a recovery after approaching the device, there will be no waiting for the customer. Therefore, there is a case where the customer is kept waiting unless the customer is detected and recovered before the proximity of the apparatus. Therefore, among the plurality of blocks constituting the apparatus, for a block whose operation is stopped in the energy saving mode, a long-time unit that requires a long time to recover a block longer than a predetermined standard recovery time (for example, 3 seconds) ( As a short time unit (block) that can be restored in a short time, a block that is shorter than the standard restoration time is restored in stages as described below. Note that the card reading mechanism 205, the passbook depositing / withdrawing mechanism 206, the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 207, and the coin depositing / dispensing mechanism 208, which are listed as examples of blocks in the energy saving mode in the first embodiment, are, for example, the banknote depositing / dispensing mechanism 207. Are classified as long-time units, and the card reading mechanism 205, the passbook depositing / withdrawing mechanism 206, and the coin depositing / dispensing mechanism 208 are classified as short-time units. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be appropriately set in advance according to the relationship between the set reference time and the time required to restore the block in the energy saving mode.

  First, the reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 is monitored (step S200). When a person who may become a user approaches the ATM 10 and enters the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl or the long-distance sensor detection area Ald, there is a reaction of either one of the sensors (step S200: Yes), If the state of the apparatus is the energy saving mode (step S210: Yes), the long-time unit recovery process is executed (step S220). The pyroelectric sensor detection distance Lapl of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor detection distance Lald of the long distance sensor 216 are the short distance sensor detection area when a person enters the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl or the long distance sensor detection area Ald. It is preferable to set the time required to approach until entering the Asd to be equal to or longer than the above-mentioned standard recovery time, and more preferable to set to be equal to or longer than the time required for actual recovery of the long-time unit. .

  Here, as described in steps S110 and S111 in FIG. 4, for example, the person U3 (FIG. 3) entering the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 from the lateral direction passes through the detection area, not the ATM user. There is a possibility of just doing it. Therefore, next, it is monitored whether there is a reaction in the short-range sensor 214 until a predetermined time elapses (steps S230 and S232). As described in steps S110 and S111 of FIG. 4, this fixed time is until a person who enters the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 or the long distance sensor detection area Ald (FIG. 3) enters the short distance sensor detection area Asd. It is set based on the time required for. The time required to enter the short distance area As is set in advance based on the pyroelectric sensor detection distance Lapl, the long distance sensor detection distance Lald, the short distance sensor detection distance Lasd, and the movement speed of the person. The For example, it is set to about 10 seconds.

  If there is no response to the short-range sensor 214 even after a certain time has elapsed (step S232: Yes), it is determined that the user is not a user and the mode is shifted to the energy saving mode (step S300). On the other hand, if there is a response to the short-range sensor 214 before a certain time elapses (step S230: Yes), it is determined that the user is a user and the apparatus is in the energy saving mode. (Step S240: Yes), a short-time unit recovery process is executed (Step S250), the transaction is enabled (Step S260), and voice guidance is executed (Step S270). On the other hand, if the state of the apparatus is not in the energy saving mode (step S240: No), the restoration process is not executed and the transaction is enabled (step S260), and voice guidance is executed (step S270).

  After the voice guidance is executed, information on the screen operation by the user is received from the customer operation unit 204 (FIG. 2) until the predetermined time elapses, and the start of the transaction operation is monitored (steps S280 and S281). The start of the transaction operation is determined by receiving some transaction operation information from the customer operation unit 204. Further, as described in steps S114 and S115 in FIG. 4, the certain time is a time for considering that there is no transaction operation when the user does not perform any transaction operation, for example, It is set to about 30 to 60 seconds. If the transaction operation is not started even after a certain period of time has elapsed (step S281: Yes), the process proceeds to the energy saving mode (step S300). On the other hand, when the transaction operation is started before the predetermined time elapses (step S280: Yes), the process waits until the transaction operation ends (step S1290). The end of the transaction operation is determined by receiving transaction end information from the customer operation unit 204.

  After the transaction operation is finished (step S292: Yes), the start of a new transaction operation by the same person (customer) or another person (customer) is monitored until a predetermined time elapses (step S292, step S292). S293). Note that, as described in steps S118 and S119 of FIG. 4, this fixed time is a time for assuming that there is no new transaction operation and that there is no customer who uses the device. For example, 30 to 60 seconds. Set to degree. If a new transaction operation is not started even after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S293: Yes), the process proceeds to the energy saving mode (step S300). On the other hand, when a new transaction operation is started before a certain time has elapsed (step S292: Yes), the process again waits until the transaction operation is completed (step S290).

  As described in step S120 of FIG. 4, when shifting to the energy saving mode (step S300), the short distance sensor 214 and the pyroelectric sensor 215 are set before actually executing the processing for shifting to the energy saving mode. The response of the long distance sensor 216 is confirmed. If there is a response from any of the sensors, the process waits until the response from that sensor disappears, and the process of shifting to the energy saving mode is actually executed after the response from any sensor is lost.

  In the recovery processing from the energy saving mode of the present embodiment, the fan 10 spreads in front of the ATM 10 by the pyroelectric sensor detection area Ap1 of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216 mounted on the ATM 10. Detecting a person who has entered a wide detection area, determining that the person is a highly likely customer, and early recovery processing for blocks that require a long time for recovery processing (long-time unit) Is going to. Then, the customer who has entered the short-range sensor detection area Asd of the short-range sensor 214 is detected, the customer is judged as a user, and a recovery process for a block (short-time unit) that can be recovered in a short time is performed. Going and starting the service to the user by voice guidance. In this way, by executing the restoration process step by step, for example, a person who does not go to the ATM 10 such as the person U3 shown in FIG. 3 and passes through the detection area of the ATM 10 but is not a user of the ATM 10 When detected, the short time unit can remain in an energy saving state. As a result, compared to the case where all the blocks are restored as in the first embodiment, it is possible to suppress an increase in power consumption due to the restoration of the short-time unit which did not need to be restored as a result. It is possible to effectively reduce customer waiting time.

  Note that the processing shown in FIG. 5 may be changed as follows. Step S232 may be omitted, and simply waiting until there is a response from the short-range sensor 214 in step S230. Alternatively, step S281 may be omitted, and simply waiting until a transaction operation is started in step S280. Further, steps S292 and S293 may be omitted, and the energy saving mode transition process may be performed simply when the transaction operation is ended in step S290. Further, the fixed times in steps S231, S281, and S293 may be appropriately different values or the same value.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a flow of a transition process to the energy saving mode in the third embodiment. The flow of the transition process to the energy saving mode is a process in which the energy saving mode transition in the first embodiment (step S120 in FIG. 4) and the energy saving mode transition in the second embodiment (step S300 in FIG. 5) shift to the energy saving mode all at once. On the other hand, as will be described below, the process of shifting to the energy saving mode step by step is shown. In addition, the structure of the automatic teller machine (ATM) in a present Example is also the same as ATM10 (FIGS. 1, 2) in Example 1. FIG. Further, the energy saving mode transition process of the present embodiment is also executed by the control unit 201 of the ATM 10 when the transaction operation by the user is completed, as in the first and second embodiments.

  When the end of the transaction is confirmed (step S310), it is monitored whether the response of the short distance sensor 214 has disappeared until a predetermined time has elapsed (steps S320 and S321). This fixed time is, for example, a grace time for suspending the transition to the energy saving mode in consideration of the case where the user who once finished the transaction operation starts the transaction operation again. For example, it is set to about 30 to 60 seconds.

  When the transaction operation is started without the response of the short distance sensor 214 disappearing until the predetermined time elapses (step S322: Yes), the transaction process is resumed (step S354). If the response of the short distance sensor 214 does not disappear even after the predetermined time has elapsed and the transaction operation is not started (step S321), the short time unit is shifted to the energy saving mode (step 340). Further, when the response of the short distance sensor disappears before the predetermined time elapses (step S320: Yes), further, the short distance sensor 214 responds until the predetermined time elapses. It is monitored whether it exists (steps S330 and S331). This fixed time takes into account the travel time for a customer who has finished using the device to move away from the device and move outside the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216. This is a grace time for graceful transition to the energy-saving mode. For example, it is set to about 10 seconds. The reason why the short distance sensor 214 has a reaction is to determine whether there is a customer to be used next, which occurs during the grace period.

  If there is a response from the short-range sensor 214 before the predetermined time has elapsed (step S331: Yes), it is determined that there is a next user, and the transaction process is performed (step S354). To resume. On the other hand, when there is no reaction of the short distance sensor 214 and the predetermined time has elapsed (step S330: Yes), the short time unit is shifted to the energy saving mode (step S340).

  Next, it is monitored whether the reactions of both the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 have disappeared until a predetermined time has elapsed (step S350). This fixed time is the same as in step S330 because the customer who has finished using the user moves away from the apparatus and is outside the pyroelectric sensor detection area Apl of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor detection area Ald of the long distance sensor 216. This is a grace time for suspending the transition to the energy saving mode in consideration of the travel time. For example, it is set to about 10 seconds. The reason why the short distance sensor 214 has a reaction is to determine whether there is a customer to be used next, which occurs during the grace period. In addition, you may make it set arbitrary grace time independently about each of the fixed time of step S330 and the fixed time of step S351, and also assumes the movement time assumed as the fixed time of step S330 and step S351. You may make it set and distribute to fixed time.

  If there is a response from the short distance sensor 214 before the predetermined time elapses (step S352: Yes), it is determined that there is a next user, and a short time unit recovery process is performed (step S353). Then, the transaction process is resumed as a transaction possible state (step S354). If the reaction of at least one of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 does not disappear even after the predetermined time has elapsed and the short distance sensor 214 does not respond (Yes in step S351), the unit is conserved for a long time. The mode is changed (step S370). Further, when the reaction of both the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long-distance sensor 216 disappears before the predetermined time elapses (step S350: Yes), the predetermined time elapses until the predetermined time elapses. Then, it is monitored whether there is a reaction from the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 (steps S360 and S361). This fixed time is a waiting time for assuming that there is no customer to use. For example, it is set to about 30 to 60 seconds. The reason why the reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 is detected is to determine whether there is a customer who is likely to be used next during the waiting time.

  If there is a response from the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 before the predetermined time elapses (step S361: Yes), both the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 react again. It is monitored whether it has disappeared (step S350). If the predetermined time has passed with the responses of both the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 disappearing (step S360: Yes), it is determined that there is no customer to use, and the unit is set to the energy saving mode for a long time. (Step S370).

  In the transition process to the energy saving mode of this embodiment, after the user finishes the transaction operation, the reaction of the short distance sensor 214 disappears that the user leaves the apparatus and leaves, the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 When the response of the short distance sensor 214 disappears, the unit is switched to the energy saving mode for a short time, and when the reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 disappears, the long time unit is detected. Has shifted to energy saving mode. As a result, a short-time unit that can be restored in a short time is transferred to the energy-saving mode to reduce power consumption, and a long-time unit that requires a long time to recover after confirming that the user has left has been transferred to the energy-saving mode. By doing so, the waiting time of the customer who uses it by switching is suppressed. Thereby, it is possible to effectively realize energy saving and reduction of customer waiting time.

  The process shown in FIG. 6 may be changed as follows. Steps S321 and S322 may be omitted, and simply waiting until the response of the short distance sensor 214 disappears in step S320. Further, step S331 may be omitted, and simply waiting until a predetermined time elapses in step S330, and step S330 may be omitted. Alternatively, steps S351, S352, S353, and S354 may be omitted, and simply waiting until the reactions of the pyroelectric sensor 215 and the long distance sensor 216 disappear in step S350. Further, step S361 may be omitted, and simply waiting until a predetermined time elapses in step S360, and step S360 may be omitted. In addition, the fixed times in steps S321, S330, S351, and S360 may be appropriately different values or the same value.

  FIG. 7: is explanatory drawing which shows the state arrange | positioned in parallel of the some cash automatic transaction apparatus as Example 4, and the detection area of each cash automatic transaction apparatus. FIG. 7 shows a state in which two automatic teller machines (ATM) 10A and 10B are arranged in parallel. The ATMs 10A and 10B are connected to each other via a communication cable 50 and include a function of communicating information via the I / F unit 202 and the control unit 201 of each other. Since the configuration is the same as that described above, illustration and description thereof are omitted. In the following description, when the components of ATM 10A and 10B are particularly distinguished, “A” is added to the end of the code for the components of ATM 10A, and “B” is added to the components of the ATM 10B. "Will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when two ATMs 10A and 10B are arranged in parallel, the detection area (detection range) of the first ATM 10A and the detection area of the second ATM 10B overlap. In this case, for example, if the person U1 approaches to use the ATM 10 and enters the overlapping detection area, it is not known at this point which ATM is used. For this reason, in the restoration processing from the energy saving mode and the transition processing from the energy saving mode in the ATM described in the first to third embodiments, any ATM can be restored from the energy saving mode from the viewpoint of reducing the customer waiting time. In addition, the restored state must be maintained for a certain period of time, and energy saving and customer waiting time may not be effectively reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described below, when two ATMs are arranged in parallel, energy saving and customer waiting time are effectively reduced.

  8A and 8B are explanatory diagrams illustrating a flow of recovery processing from the energy saving mode in the fourth embodiment. This processing is repeatedly executed when the transaction processing corresponding to the transaction operation by the user is not executed in the control unit 201 of each of the two ATMs 10A and 10B. This process is based on the restoration process in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, and the same processing steps are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In Example 2 (FIG. 5), it is monitored whether there is a response from the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 (step S200), and when there is a response (step S200: Yes), determination of the energy saving mode (step S210) and long-time unit recovery processing (step S220) are performed. In this example, the following determination is further executed. That is, it is determined whether or not a transaction end notification is received from another ATM (step S202). If a transaction end notification is received from another ATM (step S202: Yes), the system waits until a predetermined time elapses (step S203), and the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 generates a reaction. Monitoring (step S200) is resumed. Note that this fixed time is limited so that recovery processing at this ATM is not started during the time required for a customer who was another ATM user to finish the transaction operation and leave the detection area. It is time for. For example, it is set to about 10 seconds. On the other hand, when the transaction end notification has not been received from another ATM (step S202: No), there has been a reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 in this ATM with respect to the other ATM. Is sent (also referred to as “notification of reaction”) (step S204). Then, similarly to the second embodiment, determination of the energy saving mode (step S210) and long-time unit recovery processing (step S220) are performed.

  In the second embodiment, the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 is monitored for a response (step S200), and when there is no response (step S200: No), it is simply waiting, but in this example, During this time, the following judgment is executed. That is, it is determined whether or not a notification of response from the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 is received from another ATM (step S201). When this notification of reaction is received (step S201: Yes), even if there is no reaction of the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 in this ATM (S200: No), the determination of the energy saving mode (step S210). ) And long-time unit recovery processing (step S220). At this point, it is unclear whether the person detected by another ATM will be the user of this ATM or the user of this ATM. This is to keep going.

  Next, in the second embodiment, a period of time determined as a time required for a person detected by the pyroelectric sensor 215 or the long distance sensor 216 to approach further and be detected by the short distance sensor 214 elapses. In addition, whether or not there is a response to the short distance sensor 214 is monitored (steps S230 and S232). In this example, the following determination is performed during this period. That is, it is determined whether or not a notification of the presence of the short-range sensor 214 is received from another ATM (step S231). When this reaction notification is received (step S211: Yes), the reception of the transaction start notification is monitored from another ATM for a predetermined time, and is waited (steps S233 and 234). This fixed time is a time for waiting for the time required for the transaction operation to actually start in the ATM that has transmitted the response notification of the short-range sensor. For example, it is set to about 30 seconds. When a transaction start notification is received from another ATM (step 233: Yes), and when a transaction start notification is not received even after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S234: Yes), the mode shifts to the energy saving mode. (Step S300M).

  Further, in the second embodiment, it is monitored whether or not the pyroelectric sensor 215 has a reaction (step S230). When there is a reaction (step S230: Yes), the determination of the energy saving mode (step S240) and the short time unit Although the restoration process (step S250) is performed, in this example, the following determination is performed before that. That is, a notice of reaction of the short distance sensor 214 is transmitted to the other ATM in this ATM (step S235). Then, energy saving mode determination (step S240) and short-time unit recovery processing (step S250) are performed to make a transaction possible state (step S260), and processing similar to that in the second embodiment is executed.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of a transition process to the energy saving mode of FIG. 8B. This process not only shifts to the energy saving mode at the end of the transaction operation (steps S232, S234, S281, S293: Yes in FIG. 8B), but also receives a transaction start notification from another ATM (S233: Yes in FIG. 8B). In order to shift to the energy saving mode, the transaction end confirmation (S310) shown in FIG. 6 is replaced with a transaction end confirmation or a transaction start notification received from another ATM (310M). The other processes are exactly the same as the processes shown in FIG.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific example of recovery from the energy saving mode and transition to the energy saving mode that are executed in the two automatic teller machines by the processing shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. Note that FIG. 10 is described as an ATM in which the first ATM 10A is used.

  When one customer approaches the two ATMs 10A and 10B, at least one of the pyroelectric sensor 215A and the long distance sensor 216A of the first ATM 10A and the pyroelectric sensor 215B and the long distance sensor 216B of the second ATM 10B. When there is a reaction in one sensor (step S402), a notification of reaction is transmitted / received between the first ATM 10A and the second ATM 10B (steps S404-1, S404-2). As a result, the unit recovery processing for a long time is performed in both the first ATM 10A and the second ATM 10B.

  Further, when the customer approaches the first ATM 10A and reacts to the short-range sensor 214A of the first ATM 10A (step S408-1), a notification of presence of reaction is transmitted from the first ATM 10A (step S408-1). In S410-1), the second ATM 10B receives a notification that there is a reaction (step S410-2).

  Next, in the first ATM 10A that has responded to the short-range sensor 214A, a short-time unit recovery process is executed (step S412-1), and a transaction is enabled (step S414-1). Guidance is performed (step S416-1). Thereby, transaction operation is enabled in the first ATM 10.

  When the start of the transaction operation is confirmed in the first ATM 10A (step S418-1), a transaction start notification is transmitted from the first ATM 10A (step S420-1), and a transaction start notification is transmitted in the second ATM 10B. Received (step S410-2). In 2nd ATM10B where the transaction start notification was received, the transfer process to energy-saving mode is performed (step S422-2). Thereby, in 2nd ATM10, based on the transaction start notification from 1st ATM10, energy saving can be aimed at rapidly.

  Next, when the end of the transaction operation is confirmed in the first ATM 10A where the transaction is started (step S426-1), a transaction end notification is transmitted from the first ATM 10A (step S428-1), and the second In the ATM 10B, a transaction end notification is received (step S428-2).

  And in 1st ATM10A to which the transaction notification was transmitted, the transfer process to energy saving mode is performed (step S430-1). On the other hand, in the second ATM 10B in which the transaction notification is received, when a customer who has finished using it leaves, the pyroelectric sensor detection area Aplb of the pyroelectric sensor 215B and the long distance sensor detection area of the long distance sensor 216B are assumed. Even if it passes through the Aldb, it is restricted so that the recovery process from the energy saving mode is not started (step S430-2).

  In this embodiment, in the case where two ATMs are arranged side by side, detection information and operation state (transaction operation state: start state or end state) of sensors mounted on each other's devices are shared. To do. As a result, according to the reaction of either one of the two pyroelectric sensors or the long-distance sensors of two ATMs, the recovery processing of blocks (long-time units) that require a long time for the recovery processing in each ATM is made early. At the same time, for the ATMs that are to be used, the block (short-time unit) that can be recovered in a short time is restored so that it can be traded, and the ATMs that are no longer used are transferred to the energy saving mode. Can be made. As a result, it is possible to effectively save energy and reduce customer waiting time for ATMs to be used. In addition, for ATMs that are no longer used, it is possible to leave the energy saving state for the short time units without performing the recovery process, and to save energy when it is found that the restored long time units are not used. The mode can be quickly transferred. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in power consumption in the ATM that did not need to be restored as a result, and it is possible to effectively realize energy saving and reduction in customer waiting time.

  In this embodiment, the case where two ATMs are arranged side by side has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and in the case where two or more ATMs are arranged side by side, The sensors may be communicably connected to share detection information and operation state information of each sensor. As a result, in accordance with the reaction of any one of a plurality of pyroelectric sensors and long-distance sensors of the plurality of ATMs, the ATMs that have been used at the same time as performing the recovery processing of the long-time unit at each ATM at an early stage. Can be transferred to the energy-saving mode for ATMs that are no longer used. As a result, it is possible to suppress an increase in power consumption in ATMs that did not need to be restored as a result, and it is possible to effectively realize energy saving and reduction in customer waiting time.

  In the process shown in FIG. 8A, when steps S202 and S203 are omitted and the transaction operation is completed on another device, a customer who is a user of another ATM ends the transaction operation and detects the transaction operation. You may make it abbreviate | omit that it restrict | limits so that the recovery process by this ATM may not be started during the time required to leave an area.

  In the process shown in FIG. 8B, step S281, steps S292, and S293 may be omitted as in FIG. 5 in the second embodiment. Further, step S232 and step S234 may be omitted. In addition, the fixed times in steps S232, S234, S281, and S293 may be appropriately different values or the same value.

  In the process shown in FIG. 9, steps S321 and S322 may be omitted as in FIG. 6 in the third embodiment. Further, step S331 may be omitted, and step S330 may be omitted. Further, steps S351, S352, S353, and S354 may be omitted. Further, step S361 may be omitted, and step S360 may be omitted. In addition, the fixed times in steps S321, S330, S351, and S360 may be appropriately different values or the same value.

  As described above in each example, in the automatic teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, a user (customer) who becomes a user in a wide detection range is detected at an early stage by a sensor unit mounted on the cash transaction apparatus. It is possible to effectively reduce customer waiting time and save energy.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to an above-described Example, Various modifications are included. For example, the above-described embodiments have been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and are not necessarily limited to those having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment.

  Each of the above-described configurations, functions, processing units, processing means, and the like may be realized by hardware by designing a part or all of them with, for example, an integrated circuit. Each of the above-described configurations, functions, and the like may be realized by software by interpreting and executing a program that realizes each function by the processor. Information such as programs, tables, and files that realize each function can be stored in a recording device such as a memory, a hard disk, or an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a recording medium such as an IC card, an SD card, or a DVD.

  Further, the control lines and information lines indicate what is considered necessary for the explanation, and not all the control lines and information lines on the product are necessarily shown. Actually, it may be considered that almost all the components are connected to each other.

10 ... Automatic teller machine (ATM)
10A, 10B ... Automatic cash transaction equipment (ATM)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Passbook entrance / exit 12 ... Card entrance / exit 13 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal port 14 ... Coin deposit / withdrawal port 15 ... Customer operation panel 16 ... Visually impaired person unit 17 ... Customer sensor part 20 ... Host apparatus 30 ... Commercial power supply 40 ... External system 50 ... Communication cable 201 ... Control unit 202 ... Interface unit (I / F unit)
204 ... Customer operation unit 205 ... Card reading mechanism unit 206 ... Passbook depositing / withdrawing mechanism unit 207 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing mechanism unit 208 ... Coin depositing / dispensing mechanism unit 209 ... Device power supply 210 ... Backup battery 212 ... Visually impaired person input / output mechanism unit 213 ... Customer sensor mechanism 214 ... Short distance sensor 214A, 214B ... Short distance sensor 215 ... Pyroelectric sensor 215A, 215B ... Pyroelectric sensor 216 ... Long distance sensor 216A, 216B ... Long distance sensor 217 ... Customer service relay board 219 ... Surveillance camera

Claims (10)

An automatic teller machine,
A customer sensor unit provided in front of the automatic teller machine, which compensates for a pyroelectric effect type sensor having a radial detection range as a whole and a non-detection region at the center of the radial detection range A first distance sensor having a first detection distance set as described above, and a second distance sensor having a second detection distance shorter than the first detection distance. A customer sensor unit to detect;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the automatic teller machine based on the detection result by the customer sensor unit;
With
The control unit is configured to shift to an energy saving mode in which a power of a block set in advance is cut off among a plurality of blocks constituting the automatic teller machine, and to recover from the energy saving mode. , Based on the detection result of the customer sensor unit,
The block to which the transition to the energy saving mode is executed is a first block that is set to be a block that can be restored from the energy saving mode in a short time, and a block that requires a long time to restore from the energy saving mode. And a second block that is set to be
In the execution state of the energy saving mode, the control unit, when there is a reaction in at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor, the energy saving mode of the second block. The cash automatic transaction apparatus which performs recovery from the energy-saving mode of the first block when there is a response from the second distance sensor. The automatic teller machine according to claim 1,
In the transaction operation end state, when the response of the second distance sensor is lost, the control unit shifts the first block to the energy saving mode, and further An automatic cash transaction apparatus that shifts the second block to the energy saving mode when there is no response from both the effect type sensor and the first distance sensor. An automatic teller machine,
A customer sensor unit provided in front of the automatic teller machine, which compensates for a pyroelectric effect type sensor having a radial detection range as a whole and a non-detection region at the center of the radial detection range A first distance sensor having a first detection distance set as described above, and a second distance sensor having a second detection distance shorter than the first detection distance. A customer sensor unit to detect;
A control unit for controlling the operation of the automatic teller machine based on the detection result by the customer sensor unit;
An interface unit for communicating with another automated teller machine that is arranged adjacently;
With
The control unit is based on the detection result of the customer sensor unit and the information on the operation state notified from the other cash automatic transaction device , among a plurality of blocks constituting the cash automatic transaction device, An automatic cash transaction apparatus that controls the transition to an energy-saving mode that cuts the power of a preset block to reduce power consumption . An automatic teller machine according to claim 3,
The control unit, in the execution state of the energy saving mode, when there is a reaction in at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor, the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first Notifying the other cash automatic transaction apparatus that the reaction has occurred in at least one of the distance sensors of one as the information on the operation state, and recovering from the energy saving mode, and performing the other automatic cash transaction When the device is notified as information on the operating state that at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor of the other automatic teller machine has been reacted, the energy saving Automatic cash transaction equipment that recovers from the mode. The automatic teller machine according to claim 4,
The block to which the transition to the energy saving mode is executed is a first block that is set to be a block that can be restored from the energy saving mode in a short time, and a block that requires a long time to restore from the energy saving mode. And a second block that is set to be
The controller is
When there is a reaction in at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor in the execution state of the energy saving mode, the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor Notifying the other cash automatic transaction apparatus that the reaction has occurred in at least one of them as the operation state information, and recovering from the energy saving mode of the second block, the other cash automatic When the transaction device is notified as the information on the operation state that there is a reaction in at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor of the other automatic cash transaction device, Perform recovery from the energy-saving mode of the second block,
In addition, when there is a response from the second distance sensor, it notifies the other automatic teller machine that the reaction from the second distance sensor has occurred as information on the operation state, An automatic cash transaction apparatus for performing recovery from the energy saving mode of the first block. An automatic teller machine according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The block to which the transition to the energy saving mode is executed is a first block that is set to be a block that can be restored from the energy saving mode in a short time, and a block that requires a long time to restore from the energy saving mode. And a second block that is set to be
The controller is
When it is in a transaction operation end state, or when the other cash automatic transaction apparatus is notified as information on the operation state that the other cash automatic transaction apparatus is in a transaction operation start state, When there is no response from the second distance sensor, the transition to the energy saving mode of the first block is performed, and further, there is no response from both the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor. In the case, an automatic cash transaction apparatus that shifts to the energy saving mode of the second block. It is a customer sensor unit provided on the front face of the automatic teller machine, the pyroelectric effect type sensor having a radial detection range as a whole, and a non-detection area at the center of the radial detection range A first distance sensor having a first detection distance set to, and a second distance sensor having a second detection distance shorter than the first detection distance, and detecting approach of a customer A method for controlling an automatic teller machine equipped with a customer sensor unit,
Of the plurality of blocks constituting the automatic teller machine, the transition to the energy saving mode for reducing the power consumption by shutting off the power of the preset block, and the recovery from the energy saving mode, the customer Control based on the detection result of the sensor unit,
The block to which the transition to the energy saving mode is executed is a first block that is set to be a block that can be restored from the energy saving mode in a short time, and a block that requires a long time to restore from the energy saving mode. And a second block that is set to be
When at least one of the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor reacts in the execution state of the energy saving mode, the second block is restored from the energy saving mode. Furthermore, when there is a response from the second distance sensor, the method for controlling the automatic teller machine performs recovery from the energy saving mode of the first block. It is a control method of the automatic teller machine according to claim 7,
In the case where the transaction operation has been completed, if the second distance sensor does not respond, the transition to the energy saving mode of the first block is performed, and the pyroelectric effect sensor and the The control method of the automatic teller machine which transfers to the said energy-saving mode of a said 2nd block when both reaction of a 1st distance sensor is lose | eliminated. It is a customer sensor unit provided on the front face of the automatic teller machine, the pyroelectric effect type sensor having a radial detection range as a whole, and a non-detection area at the center of the radial detection range A first distance sensor having a first detection distance set to, and a second distance sensor having a second detection distance shorter than the first detection distance, and detecting approach of a customer A method for controlling an automatic teller machine equipped with a customer sensor unit,
The cash automatic transaction apparatus includes an interface unit for communicating with another cash automatic transaction apparatus arranged adjacent to the cash automatic transaction apparatus,
Of the plurality of blocks constituting the automatic teller machine, the transition to the energy saving mode for reducing the power consumption by shutting off the power of the preset block, and the recovery from the energy saving mode, the customer Control based on the detection result of the sensor unit,
A control method for an automatic cash transaction apparatus that controls transition to the energy saving mode based on a detection result of the customer sensor unit and information on an operation state notified from the other automatic cash transaction apparatus. It is a control method of the automatic teller machine according to claim 9,
The block to which the transition to the energy saving mode is executed is a first block that is set to be a block that can be restored from the energy saving mode in a short time, and a block that requires a long time to restore from the energy saving mode. And a second block that is set to be
When it is in a transaction operation end state, or when the other cash automatic transaction apparatus is notified as information on the operation state that the other cash automatic transaction apparatus is in a transaction operation start state, When there is no response from the second distance sensor, the transition to the energy saving mode of the first block is performed, and further, there is no response from both the pyroelectric effect type sensor and the first distance sensor. In the case, the control method of the automatic teller machine, which shifts to the energy saving mode of the second block.

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