JP7325480B2 - Automatic transaction device and signage system including it - Google Patents

Description

The present invention generally relates to digital signage.

As a technology related to digital signage, for example, the technology disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is known. Patent Document 1 describes, for example, "a master device, a digital signage terminal, a customer terminal, information transmission means between the master device and the digital signage terminal, and information transmission means between the master device and the customer terminal. The master device comprises means for storing a schedule program and/or signage schedule and/or a unique code, means for transmitting the schedule program and signage content to the digital signage terminal, and a unique code linked to distribution content. to the customer terminal."

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-033441

An automatic transaction device equipped with a digital signage terminal is also known. Automatic transaction machines are mainly installed in financial institutions, but are also installed in various places such as convenience stores, stations, airports and commercial facilities. It can be said that the automated teller machine plays a role as one of the social infrastructures, so it is effective to use the automated teller machine as digital signage.

If the digital signage terminals of automated teller machines can display not only unidirectional content such as video and still images, but also interactive content that enables two-way interaction with users, content providers (advertisers, for example) will find it even easier. It is considered effective.

For two-way exchange, interactive content is normally provided from a host system (for example, a server) and a response is returned from the digital signage terminal to the host system. Therefore, it is desirable that the digital signage terminal is always connected to the host system and that a relatively wide communication band be secured between the digital signage terminal and the host system.

However, when it comes to the digital signage terminals of automatic transaction machines, in order to reduce the operational burden, it is desirable that the digital signage terminals are not always connected to the host system, and even if they are always connected, the communication band is narrow. can be For example, in an environment where a plurality of automatic transaction machines equipped with digital signage terminals are installed, the communication bandwidth provided to the digital signage terminals of each automatic transaction machine may be expected to range from 128 Kbps to 512 Kbps.

In addition, in order not to affect the transaction processing performed by the automatic transaction device, the digital signage terminal should be disconnected from the automatic transaction device itself (the main part for transaction processing), and the communication of the digital signage terminal It is desirable that the line be separate from the communication line of the automatic teller machine main body (particularly, the communication line of the accounting system through which transaction data is transmitted and received). In other words, it is desirable that the digital signage terminal does not use the computational resources of the main body of the automated teller machine.

Patent Literature 1 does not disclose or suggest such a problem peculiar to the automated teller machine or means for solving such a problem.

A digital signage terminal mounted on an automated teller machine stores an interactive content data set as a set of files. A digital signage terminal displays interactive content according to the file structure of the interactive content data set.

An environment in which the digital signage terminal is not always connected to the host system, and even if it is always connected, the communication band is narrow, and the communication of the digital signage terminal is not connected to the main body of the automated teller machine. Interactive contents can be provided via the digital signage terminal installed in the automatic transaction machine in any environment where the line is separate from the communication line of the automatic transaction machine itself.

The external view of the automatic transaction apparatus in the Example of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the automatic transaction apparatus in the Example of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a digital signage terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the signage application according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 shows examples of some system configurations that may be employed in embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of a signage server application according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram focusing on content distribution in an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a functional block diagram focusing on log acquisition in the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the operation log data set in the Example of this invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the flow of automatic recovery when an error occurs in an interactive content data set according to an embodiment of the present invention; The figure which shows an example of a structure of the interactive content data set in the Example of this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking an automated teller machine as a specific example, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

In the following description, a "communication unit" may be one or more communication interface devices. The one or more communication interface devices may be one or more of the same type of communication interface device (for example, one or more NIC (Network Interface Card)) or two or more different types of communication interface devices (for example, NIC and HBA (Host Bus Adapter))).

Also, in the following description, a "memory section" is one or more memories, typically a main memory device. At least one memory in the memory section may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory.

Also, in the following description, a "PDEV section" is one or more PDEVs, typically an auxiliary storage device. "PDEV" means a physical storage device (Physical storage DEVice), and is typically a non-volatile storage device such as HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid State Drive).

Also, in the following description, the "storage unit" is at least one of the memory unit and the PDEV unit (typically at least the memory unit).

Also, in the following description, a "controller" is one or more processors. The at least one processor is typically a microprocessor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), but may be another type of processor such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). At least one processor may be single-core or multi-core. At least one processor may be a broadly defined processor such as a hardware circuit (for example, FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) or ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)) that performs part or all of the processing.

In addition, in the following description, the function may be described using the expression "kkk function", but the function may be realized by executing one or more computer programs by the control unit, or one or more may be realized by a hardware circuit (eg, FPGA or ASIC). When a function is realized by executing a program by the control unit, the specified processing is performed using a storage unit and/or a communication unit as appropriate, so the function is at least a part of the control unit. can be A process described with a function as a subject may be a process performed by a control unit or an apparatus having the control unit. The program may be installed from program sources. The program source may be, for example, a program distribution computer or a computer-readable recording medium (for example, a non-temporary recording medium). The description of each function is an example, and a plurality of functions may be combined into one function, or one function may be divided into a plurality of functions.

Also, in the following description, a "dataset" is one logical chunk of electronic data viewed from a program such as an application program (app), and may be, for example, one or more objects, each object being , records, files, key-value pairs and tuples. In the following, one data set is taken as an example of one or a plurality of files. Two or more data sets may be aggregated as one data set, or one data set may be divided into two or more data sets.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automated teller machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 120 denotes a touch panel display as a user operation screen used when the user operates the automatic teller machine 100 such as transaction selection. A reference numeral 130a denotes a card insertion slot which is a part of the card unit 130 (see FIG. 2) and is used for inserting and removing a card. Reference numeral 140a denotes a passbook insertion opening for inserting and removing a passbook, which is a part of the passbook unit 140 (see FIG. 2). Reference numeral 150a denotes a banknote deposit/withdrawal port that is a part of the banknote unit 150 (see FIG. 2) and is used for depositing/withdrawing banknotes. Reference numeral 160a denotes a coin deposit/withdrawal port, which is a part of the coin unit 160 (see FIG. 2), for depositing/dispensing coins. Reference numeral 180 denotes a tablet mounting portion including structural components for mounting the digital signage terminal 200 (see FIG. 2). Reference numeral 170 indicates the front door of the automatic transaction device 100 . Reference numeral 200 a denotes a display that is part of the digital signage terminal 200 .

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automated teller machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 105 denotes the main body of the automatic transaction device (in other words, the portion of the automatic transaction device 100 other than the digital signage terminal 200). Reference numeral 110 indicates a control unit. A reference numeral 120 denotes a touch panel display as a user operation screen that performs display according to the instruction of the control unit 110 and receives the selection and operation of the transaction type by the user. Reference numeral 130 denotes a card unit that processes cards used in transactions according to instructions from the control unit 110 . Reference numeral 140 denotes a passbook unit that processes passbooks used in transactions according to instructions from the control unit 110 . Reference numeral 150 denotes a banknote unit that performs banknote deposit/withdrawal processing according to instructions from the control unit 110 . Reference numeral 160 denotes a coin unit that performs coin deposit/withdrawal processing according to instructions from the control unit 110 . A reference numeral 170 indicates a storage section, which is a storage area of the control section 110 . Reference numeral 200 indicates a digital signage terminal. Reference numeral 171 denotes a communication section that performs communication according to instructions from the control section 110 . Reference numeral 200 a denotes a display that is part of the digital signage terminal 200 . Reference numeral 204 indicates a communication section that is part of the digital signage terminal 200 . The communication line for the communication performed by the communication unit 171 of the automatic teller machine body 105 and the communication line for the communication performed by the communication unit 204 of the digital signage terminal 200 are separate.

The digital signage terminal 200 is, for example, a tablet terminal that is a tablet-type information processing terminal.

The digital signage terminal 200 also includes an application that displays digital content. Here, the digital signage terminal 200 and the control unit 110 are not connected. Thereby, the communication line can be separated between the automatic transaction apparatus main body 105 and the digital signage terminal 200, and the occurrence of security vulnerabilities in the automatic transaction apparatus 100 can be avoided.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the digital signage terminal 200. As shown in FIG.

As an example of a computer program stored in the storage unit 207 of the digital signage terminal 200 and executed by the control unit 203, a signage application 300, which is software for displaying signage content such as an advertisement, and input/output of the digital signage terminal 200, It stores an OS (Operating System) 201, which is a program that manages concurrent processing and the like, and a driver 202, which is software that enables use of built-in devices and peripherals.

Also, the storage unit 207 stores at least one interactive content data set 310 as a content data set. In this embodiment, storage unit 207 stores one or more unidirectional content datasets 225 and one or more interactive content datasets 310 .

The digital signage terminal 200 is a tablet terminal, but its physical configuration may be equivalent to that of a general-purpose computer. For example, the digital signage terminal 200 has a physical computing resource group 319 that is a plurality of physical computing resources. The physical computing resource group 319 enables connection to the control unit 203, which is a central processing unit that controls the digital signage terminal 200, calculation, and information transfer, other terminals, and the network 2105 (see FIGS. 7 and 8). A communication unit 204 is included. The communication unit 204 includes a wired communication unit 205 that enables wired connection and a wireless communication unit 206 that enables wireless connection.

The physical computing resource group 319 further includes a display (typically a touch panel display) 120 , a storage unit 207 and a control unit 203 . In addition to the above-described programs, the storage unit 207 stores a unidirectional content data set 225 indicating unidirectional content such as still images and moving images used by the signage application 300, an interactive content data set 310, and content to be displayed. A schedule data set 226 indicating a schedule such as data set switching and a log data set 222 indicating a log are also recorded. A unidirectional content dataset 225 is a single file. The interactive content data set 310 is composed of a plurality of files and a folder storing the plurality of files. The schedule data set 226 may include, for example, a file showing content switching dates and times, a file showing a content timetable, and the like. The log data sets 222 include an action log data set 222A indicating an action log, an operation statistics log data set 222S indicating an operation statistics log, and an operation log data set 222T indicating a log of user operations on interactive content.

A power supply unit 208 is provided to procure power for the digital signage terminal 200 from the outside. The power source can be connected to the internal outlet of the automatic transaction device 100 so that the same power source operation as the automatic transaction device 100 can be used. The power supply unit 208 may be a battery.

The display 120 displays content (for example, advertisements) such as moving images and still images executed by the signage application 300 and accepts user operations on the digital signage terminal 200 . In this embodiment, the display 120 accepts operations on the digital signage terminal 200, but one or more physical buttons that accept operations such as power on/off, volume operation, determination, cancellation, selection, etc. Instead of or in addition to the display 120, it may be provided so as to be visible to the user.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the signage application 300. As shown in FIG.

The signage application 300 has a display function 301 and an always-on function 304 .

The display function 301 is a function for executing control of display contents on the touch panel display 120 of the digital signage terminal 200 . Display function 301 includes content display function 302 and maintenance function 303 . The content display function 302 displays a browser and other applications that are viewing software for displaying information on moving images, still images, telops, and web pages on the Internet on a screen. The maintenance function 303 is displayed by a maintenance person's specific operation, and enables the operation of the digital signage terminal 200 and the signage application 300 to be executed.

The constant operation function 304 is a function related to constant operation. The always-on function 304 includes a schedule management function 306 , a communication function 305 and a life-and-death monitoring function 307 . The schedule management function 306 switches the display contents according to the schedule indicated by the schedule data set 226 stored in the storage unit 207 of the digital signage terminal 200 (for example, switching control according to the order of content display or date and time). The communication function 305 controls the communication unit 204 and connects the host system (for example, the signage server 2000 (see FIG. 5) and the digital signage terminal 200. The life-and-death monitoring function 307 performs life-and-death monitoring of the schedule management function 306. For example, the life-and-death monitoring function 307 performs life-and-death monitoring between the activation source process and the activation destination process within the signage application 300. If the life-and-death monitoring detects an abnormality, the life-and-death monitoring function 307 , restarts the activation destination process.The life-and-death monitoring function 307 has an activation control function 308 that suppresses the activation of the signage application 300 by an operation.

Activation of the signage application 300 may be performed, for example, as follows. That is, the OS 201 may activate the activation control function 308 , the activation control function 308 may activate the schedule management function 306 , and the schedule management function 306 may activate the content display function 302 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing some system configurations that may be employed in this embodiment.

Any of systems 5100, 5200 and 5300 may be employed. That is, the digital signage terminal 200 is connected to the signage server application 2400 running on the signage server 2000 via the intranet 2100 or the Internet 2200 by wired communication or wireless communication. The signage server 2000 may be a software-defined server built on a so-called cloud system 2300 .

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the signage server application 2400. As shown in FIG.

A signage server application 2400 is one of computer programs executed on the signage server 2000 . The signage server application 2400 has a terminal registration function 2401 that permits communication only with authorized digital signage terminals 200, a content distribution function 2402 that distributes content data sets to the digital signage terminals 200, the number of times content has been played back on the digital signage terminals 200, and so on. It has a log collection function 2403 for collecting operation history and the like, and a terminal restart instruction function 2404 for instructing restart of the digital signage terminal 200 .

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram focusing on content distribution.

Both the unidirectional content data set 225 and the interactive content data set 310 are distributed by the content delivery function 2402 of the signage server application 2400 via the network 2105 (for example, the intranet 2100 or the Internet 2200) to the always-on function of the digital signage terminal 200. 304. The always-on function 304 stores the received content data set in the waiting content set 221 in the storage unit 207 . The waiting content set 221 is a set of content data sets of content whose current time does not belong to the display period. The content display function 302 displays the content indicated by the content data set in the on-air content set 220 in the storage unit 207 . The on-air content set 220 is a set of content data sets of content whose current time belongs to the display period.

Switching of content data sets between the on-air content set 220 and the waiting content set 221 is performed by the content display function 302 at a predetermined opportunity such as when the signage application 300 is restarted (periodically, for example). Check whether the current time has reached the content switching date and time. When the current time reaches the switching date and time, the content display function 302 switches (moves) the corresponding content data set in the waiting content set 221 to the on-air content set 220, and displays the content indicated by the content data set. to implement.

In this way, since the interactive content data set is distributed to the digital signage terminal 200 in advance (before the interactive content data set becomes a content data set belonging to the on-air content set 220), the signage server 2000 and the digital signage terminal Even if the network 2105 between 200 (signage application 300) is disconnected, content display can be continued.

Note that a set of files that make up the interactive content data set are stored in the content folder 319, as illustrated in FIG. That is, in the digital signage terminal 200, each interactive content data set is partitioned by a folder (which may be called a directory). A content folder 319 and a set of files belonging to the content folder 319 are an interactive content data set 310 . The file structure of the interactive content data set 310 may be a tree structure. That is, with the content folder 319 as the root, a set of files may belong directly or indirectly to the root. Each interactive content data set 310 is a data set created using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) technology. The multiple files include a launch file 6110 , which belongs directly under the content folder 319 . Other files belonging to the content folder 319 are called through the launch file 6110 . A file 6121 and a folder 6122 belong below the startup file 6110 . For example, the folder 6122 includes an image folder 6122G to which an image file 6131G belongs, and a script file 6122P to which a script file (for example, a JavaScript (registered trademark) file) 6131P belongs.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram focusing on log acquisition.

In this embodiment, in an environment where the network 2105 between the signage server 2000 and the digital signage terminal 200 is not always connected or in an environment where the communication band is narrow, the content display function 302 can be interactively displayed according to a data set created in HTML5 or the like. While the content is being displayed, the always-on function 304 saves the interactive operation by the user of the automated teller machine 100 in the operation log data set 222T of the storage unit 207. The log data sets 222 such as the operation log data set 222T are collected from the always-on function 304 via the network 2105 by the log collection function 2403 when the signage server 2000 and the network 2105 of the digital signage terminals 200 are connected. It is transmitted to signage server 2000 .

As the log data sets 222, as described above, there are the operation log data set 222A, the operation statistics log data set 222S, and the operation log data set 222T. A log of the operation of signage application 300 is accumulated in operation log data set 222A, and the operation log is recorded, for example, every day signage application 300 is activated. The operation log includes logs related to operations other than content display. On the other hand, the operation statistics log recorded in the operation statistics log data set 222S and the operation log recorded in the operation log data set 222T are logs related to content display. For example, the operation statistics log indicates the number of times each content file (for example, a file such as text, audio, still image, or video) has been performed for each time slot. The operation log is a log of user operations such as page transitions and touches.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the operation log data set 222T.

In order to measure the user's "interest level" and "interest level" of interactive content, an API (Application Programming Interface) that acquires a log of an operation such as a touch on Web content, which is an example of interactive content, is provided in, for example, the signage application 300. good to be The API may be a page start, page end, and a script (eg, JavaScript (registered trademark)) provided for log acquisition so that touches can be recorded. The record example in FIG. 9 indicates that the menu screen transitioned to the questionnaire screen (QUESTIONNARE) and the questionnaire No. 1 was answered.

Interactive content such as web content calls the above-described API for log acquisition to record operation logs such as page transitions and touches. The operation log may include log acquisition date and time, content name, page ID, and touch ID. For example, a page ID may be acquired at a predetermined event at page start, and the page ID may be recorded as the page start. Also, a page ID may be obtained at a predetermined event at the end of a page, and the page ID may be recorded as the end of the page. A page ID and a touch ID may be obtained when a button, link, or the like is touched, and the page ID and the touch ID may be recorded as a touch operation. Note that the interactive operation may be a gesture operation or the like for a camera (not shown) of the digital signage terminal 200 instead of or in addition to touching the display 200a. The operation may be detected by analyzing the captured image of the camera and recorded in the operation log.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the flow of automatic recovery when an error occurs in an interactive content data set.

The operation during interactive content display is as follows. The content display function 302 issues a display instruction to the interactive content data set 310 (startup file 6110) (S101), and sets the no-operation monitoring timer of the life-and-death monitoring function 307 (S102). When the user performs an interactive operation on the interactive content (S103), the no-operation monitoring timer is initialized by the interactive content data set 310 that received the operation (S104). Incidentally, as indicated by the dashed line in FIG. 10, the interactive content data set 310 (for example, a certain script) monitors whether or not a set internal timeout period (an example of a first timeout period) has passed. When the interactive content data set 310 does not run (movement does not proceed) even after the internal timeout time has elapsed, the interactive content data set 310 is restored.

A recovery operation when an error occurs inside the interactive content data set 310 is as follows.

After the user performs an interactive operation (S105) and the no-operation monitoring timer is initialized (S106), an error occurs inside the interactive content data set 310 (S107). A life-and-death monitoring function 307 manages a content timeout period (an example of a second timeout period). For example, the content timeout period is longer than the internal timeout period. When the content timeout time elapses with no operation, the no-operation monitoring timer detects the timeout (S108) and notifies the content display function 302 of the timeout (S109). In response to this notification, the content display function 302 instructs the interactive content data 310 to display (S110). This restores the display of interactive content.

The above is the description of this embodiment. The above discussion can be summarized, for example, as follows. It should be noted that the following summary may include items not included in the above description.

The automatic transaction device 100 comprises an automatic transaction device main body 105 that has a touch panel display 120 that accepts a user's operation and executes transaction processing according to the operation accepted via the touch panel display 120, and an information processing terminal that functions as a digital signage. A certain digital signage terminal 200 is provided. A digital signage terminal 200 stores interactive content datasets as a set of files. A digital signage terminal displays interactive content according to the file configuration of an interactive content data set stored in the digital signage terminal.

As a result, the environment in which the digital signage terminal 200 is not always connected to the host system (for example, the signage server 2000) and the communication band is narrow even if it is always connected, and the digital signage terminal 200 is an automatic transaction device. Interactive through the digital signage terminal 200 mounted on the automated teller machine 100 in any environment in which the main body 105 is not connected and the communication line of the digital signage terminal 200 is separate from the communication line of the automated teller machine main body 105 content can be provided. It should be noted that it is desirable to implement interactive content using HTML technology, which is said to be relatively inexpensive and easy to implement good-looking designs. It is useful for providing interactive contents realized using the technology of

Each time a user performs an operation on the digital signage terminal 200 displaying interactive content according to the file configuration of the interactive content data set 310, a log of the performed operation is stored in the digital signage terminal 200. stored in the log data set 222T. This is achieved, for example, by providing an API for log acquisition called from the interactive content dataset 310 . The digital signage terminal 200 transmits the log data set 222T to the signage server 2000 (an example of a host system of the digital signage terminal 200).

Thereby, even if the interactive content data set 310 is stored in the digital signage terminal 200, it is possible to transmit the interactive operation to the signage server 2000. FIG.

The interactive content data set 310 manages an internal timeout period (an example of a first timeout period). 310 is to be restored.

However, if there is an error such as a bug in the internal timeout period set in the interactive content data set 310 or in its management, recovery by the interactive content data set 310 itself cannot be expected.

In addition, when an error occurs in the interactive content data set 310, the user of the automated teller machine cannot be required to perform an operation that allows the end user to restore the error on a general browser (for example, a web browser).

In addition, in the configuration in which the display 200a of the digital signage terminal 200 is visibly incorporated, if the display of the interactive content data set 310 is not restored, the user will be misunderstood that a failure has occurred in the automated teller machine 100 itself. might give.

Therefore, the digital signage terminal 200 manages a non-operation timeout period (an example of a second timeout period) that is longer than the internal timeout period. The digital signage terminal 200 restores the interactive content data set 310 when the interactive content data set 310 does not run even after the non-operation timeout period has passed. Thereby, even if an internal error occurs in the interactive content data set 310, the content display can be automatically restored.

The digital signage terminal 200 may switch between display and non-display of interactive content, or permission and prohibition of operation, according to the usage status of the automatic transaction apparatus main body 105 . As a result, it is expected that content will be provided according to the usage status of the automatic teller machine main body 105 . For example, the following can be done:
- When the user is not detected from the captured image of the camera (not shown) of the digital signage terminal 200, the digital signage terminal 200 hides the interactive content. On the other hand, when the user is detected from the image captured by the camera, the digital signage terminal 200 displays interactive content.
When it is detected that the user is facing downward from the image taken by the camera (not shown) of the digital signage terminal 200, the digital signage terminal 200 determines that the user is operating the automatic transaction device main body 105 for transaction. deemed to be prohibited from interacting with content. On the other hand, when it is detected from the captured image of the camera that the user is facing the front (looking at the display 200a), the digital signage terminal 200 permits the operation of interactive content.

The digital signage terminal 200 may switch the interactive content data set of the interactive content to be displayed among the plurality of interactive content data sets 310 according to the transaction processing performed in the automatic teller machine main body 105 . As a result, it is expected that content will be provided in accordance with transaction processing. It should be noted that what kind of transaction processing is being performed may be estimated from the photographed image of the camera of the digital signage terminal 200, or the digital signage terminal 200 may directly from the automatic transaction apparatus main body 105 (or via a server or the like). and) may be notified to the digital signage terminal 200 .

Although one embodiment has been described above, this is an example for explaining the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. The invention can also be implemented in various other forms. For example, the digital signage technology according to the embodiment is a technology that realizes providing interactive content even in a unique environment related to an automatic transaction device. Instead, it can be expected to provide interactive contents even if installed in a communication environment equivalent to the communication environment in a unique environment related to automatic transaction machines.

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an automated teller machine body having a touch panel display that accepts user operations and executing transaction processing in accordance with operations accepted via the touch panel display;
Equipped with a digital signage terminal that is an information processing terminal that functions as a digital signage,
the digital signage terminal storing an interactive content dataset as a set of files;
The digital signage terminal displays interactive content according to the file structure of the interactive content data set stored in the digital signage terminal;
Automatic trading device.
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The digital signage terminal is
Each time the user performs an operation on the digital signage terminal displaying interactive content according to the file configuration of the interactive content data set, a log of the performed operation is stored in the digital signage terminal. stored in the log data set,
transmitting the log data set to a host system of the digital signage terminal;
The automatic transaction device according to expression 1.
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The display of the digital signage terminal of the digital signage terminal is visibly incorporated,
The interactive content data set manages a first timeout period, and restores the interactive content data set when the interactive content data set does not run even after the first timeout period elapses. and
The digital signage terminal manages a second timeout period longer than the first timeout period,
The digital signage terminal restores the interactive content data set when the interactive content data set does not run even after the second timeout period elapses.
The automatic transaction device according to expression 1.
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The digital signage terminal switches display and non-display of the interactive content, or permission and prohibition of operation, according to the usage status of the automatic transaction device main body,
The automatic transaction device according to expression 1.
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The digital signage terminal switches the interactive content data set of the interactive content to be displayed among the plurality of interactive content data sets according to the transaction processing performed in the automatic transaction device main body,
The automatic transaction device according to expression 1.
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An automatic transaction device that has a touch panel display that accepts a user's operation and a digital signage terminal that is an information processing terminal that functions as a digital signage, and executes transaction processing according to the operation accepted via the touch panel display;
A host system of the digital signage terminal,
The digital signage terminal receives a set of files for interactive content from the host system and stores the set of files as an interactive content data set;
The digital signage terminal displays interactive content according to the file structure of the interactive content data set stored in the digital signage terminal;
signage system.

100... Automatic transaction device, 105... Automatic transaction device body, 200... Digital signage terminal

Claims (7)

a signage terminal mounting portion;
an automated teller machine body having a touch panel display that accepts user operations and executing transaction processing in accordance with operations accepted via the touch panel display;
Having a digital signage terminal that is mounted on the signage terminal mounting unit and is not connected to the automatic transaction device main body,
The digital signage terminal is
a display for displaying content;
A communication unit that communicates with a signage server including a signage server application via a communication line different from the communication line used by the automatic transaction device main body;
a storage unit for pre-storing a content data set to be displayed on the display, and schedule data including a file indicating the switching date and time of the content data set and a file indicating the timetable of the content data set;
a control unit that executes a signage application so as to display the content data set on the display according to the schedule data;
The control unit of the digital signage terminal,
storing the content data set received from the signage server application via the separate communication line in a waiting content set that is a set of content data sets of content that is stored in the storage unit and whose current time does not belong to a display period;
At a predetermined opportunity, the current time is not included in the content switching date and time between the on-air content set, which is a set of content data sets of content stored in the storage unit and whose current time belongs to the display period, and the waiting content set. to see if the
when the current time reaches the switching date and time, the corresponding content data set in the waiting content set is moved to the on-air content set, and the content indicated by the content data set is displayed on the display ;
the content dataset comprises an interactive content dataset as a set of files;
The content displayed on the display is interactive content displayed according to the file structure of the interactive content data set and the schedule data;
The control unit calls an API (Application Programming Interface) for acquiring an operation log provided in the signage application, thereby allowing the user to operate the digital signage terminal displaying the interactive content. every time is performed, an operation log data set that is a log of the performed operation and is transmitted to the signage server via the another communication line is stored in the storage unit;
The digital signage terminal switches the interactive content data set of the interactive content to be displayed among the plurality of interactive content data sets according to transaction processing performed in the automatic transaction device main body. ,
The display of the digital signage terminal of the digital signage terminal is visibly incorporated,
The control unit manages a first timeout period of the interactive content data set, and when the interactive content displayed on the display is operated by the user, the first timeout period is reached. If the interactive content data set does not run even after a period of time, the interactive content data set is restored,
The signage application manages a second timeout period longer than the first timeout period,
The control unit that executes the signage application prevents the interactive content data set from running even after the user has operated the interactive content displayed on the display but the second timeout time has elapsed. restore the interactive content data set if not
Automatic trading device. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1 ,
The said predetermined opportunity is the time of restarting the said signage application Automatic transaction apparatus. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1,
The digital signage terminal receives the content data set distributed from the signage server application via the communication unit, and transmits the number of reproductions of the content reproduced on the display. Automatic transaction device. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1,
The signage server has a terminal registration function that permits communication only with the permitted digital signage terminal, the signage server application that distributes the content data set to the permitted digital signage terminal, and content in the digital signage terminal. and a terminal restart instruction function for instructing restart of the digital signage terminal. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1,
When the current time reaches the switching date and time, the control unit of the digital signage terminal transfers the corresponding content data set in the waiting content set to the on-air content set, and reproduces the content indicated by the content data set. , the communication unit displays on the display in a state of no connection with the signage server Automatic transaction device. The automatic transaction device according to claim 1 ,
The digital signage terminal switches display and non-display of the interactive content, or permission and prohibition of operation, according to the usage status of the automatic transaction device main body,
Automated trading device. Using a digital signage terminal mounted on a signage terminal mounting portion of an automated teller machine having a touch panel display that accepts user operations and an automatic teller machine main body that executes transaction processing in accordance with operations accepted via the touch panel display. An automated trading method comprising:
a step of displaying content on the display of the digital signage terminal that is not connected to the automatic transaction device main body;
a step of communicating with a signage server including a signage server application by means of the communication unit of the digital signage terminal via a communication line different from the communication line used by the automatic transaction apparatus main body;
executing a signage application to display the content data set on the display according to schedule data including a file indicating the switching date and time of the content data set for display on the display and a file indicating the time table of the content data set; The control unit of the digital signage terminal stores the content data set received from the signage application via the separate communication line in the storage unit of the digital signage terminal, and the current time does not belong to the display period. storing in a waiting content set, which is a set of content datasets for the content;
When the signage application is restarted by the control unit that executes the signage application, the on-air content set, which is a set of content data sets of content stored in the storage unit and whose current time belongs to the display period, and the standby content. checking whether the current time has reached the date and time of switching content to and from the collection;
When the current time reaches the switching date and time, the control unit that executes the signage application transfers the corresponding content data set in the waiting content set to the on-air content set, and the content indicated by the content data set. on the display; and
the content dataset comprises an interactive content dataset as a set of files;
The content displayed on the display is interactive content displayed according to the file structure of the interactive content data set and the schedule data;
The control unit calls an API (Application Programming Interface) for acquiring an operation log provided in the signage application, thereby allowing the user to operate the digital signage terminal displaying the interactive content. storing in the storage unit an operation log data set, which is a log of the operation performed and is transmitted to the signage server via the separate communication line, each time a is performed;
The digital signage terminal switches the interactive content data set of the interactive content to be displayed among the plurality of interactive content data sets according to transaction processing performed in the automatic transaction device main body. ,
The display of the digital signage terminal of the digital signage terminal is visibly incorporated,
The control unit manages a first timeout period of the interactive content data set, and even if the interactive operation is performed by the user on the interactive content but the first timeout period elapses, When the interactive content data set does not run, the interactive content data set is restored,
The signage application manages a second timeout period longer than the first timeout period,
The control unit that executes the signage application prevents the interactive content data set from running even after the user has operated the interactive content displayed on the display but the second timeout time has elapsed. recovering said interactive content data set if not .

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