JPH01276367A - Rising method for transaction terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply start a transaction by rising a transaction device with the change to a present state of response from an absent state of response of the transaction device against the inquiries of a fixed cycle which are carried out by a CPU for monitor of the transaction device. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 1 serving as a center equipment monitors the transaction devices 2-1-2-n connected to each other via a transmission line 3 as the terminal equipments. Then the CPU 1 designates successively addresses and repeats periodically the necessary communication with the devices 2-1-2-n. In case the device 2-1, for example, that had no response in the present designation of an address, the initial data is sent to the device 2-1 via an initial data setting means 1A, etc., for setting and input of said data. Thus the device 2-1 can easily has an automatic rise.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a plurality of so-called transaction terminal devices (also abbreviated as single-Q transaction devices), such as bank automatic teller machines (ATMs),
Transactions that are in a stopped state in systems where automated teller machines (CDs), etc. are connected via a common transmission path to a central device (hereinafter also referred to as a central processing device) that controls transmission from each terminal device. This invention relates to a start-up processing method when starting up a device by turning on the power, and particularly relates to a start-up method that minimizes the effort required by the operator.

[Conventional technology]

A plurality of transaction devices of this type are often installed at a time, and they are installed in a dedicated location away from an office or the like where the operator is always present. For this reason, fishing boats are equipped with a central processing unit that controls or monitors the transaction equipment.
This central processing unit is connected online to each transaction device. In such a system, a transaction device that has been stopped due to a malfunction or for reasons such as improving customer service (increasing the number of machines in operation to free up overall processing capacity), etc., can be turned on and restarted. There are cases where the system is started up, that is, started operating. In such cases, the transaction device in question waits for commands from the central processing unit and inputs various initial data necessary for operation in advance, such as date and time, deposit limit, withdrawal limit, etc. It works after receiving it.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In this case, the operator shall, after powering on the relevant trading device,
Unable to leave the setting location of the transaction device immediately to confirm whether the transaction will start normally or to prepare for operation, such as replenishing change or setting the number of change to be refilled on the transaction device. Nevertheless, for the above-mentioned reasons, it is necessary to go to the location where the central processing unit is installed and perform an operation to cause the central processing unit to transmit the initial data to be set to the transaction device in question. There is a problem that it is complicated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for starting up a transaction device that allows transactions to be started easily.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the method of the present invention uses a plurality of transaction terminal devices (2 etc.), and a center device (such as 1) connected to each terminal device via a common transmission path (such as 3), and the center device sequentially specifies the address (via a pointer PTR, etc.). In a system in which necessary communication is periodically repeated with each of the transaction terminal devices, the center device communicates with the transaction terminals that did not respond when specifying the address last time. The device is
When you respond to this address specification, (
The initial data is transmitted to the relevant transaction terminal (via the initial data setting means 18, etc.) and the settings are input.

[For use]

This invention automatically starts up a transaction device when the transaction device changes from non-response to response in response to a fixed periodic arrangement made by the central processing unit for monitoring the transaction device. It is.

【Example】

The present invention will be explained in detail below based on FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram as an embodiment of the present invention. In the same H, ``■'' is a central processing unit as a center device, which monitors the transaction devices 2 (2-1, . . . , 2-n) as terminal devices connected through the transmission line 3. Further, FIG. 2 shows system configuration data 21 stored in the memory of the central processing unit 1 and a pointer PTR that controls the order of communication with the transaction device 2. System configuration data 2
1 has an area reserved for the maximum number of transaction devices that can be connected as a system (in this example, MaxlO units).
, and a selecting address S LΔ, which will be described later, are stored. In Figure 2, three transaction devices are connected to the transmission line 3, and the selecting addresses SLA of each are 3111, 3.
It is 811,350. Further, data 20H indicates that the transaction device 2 is not connected. This system configuration data 21 is set by a data input means (not shown) of the central processing unit 1 at the time of system startup, but since it is not directly related to the present invention, detailed explanation will be omitted. FIG. 3 shows the central processing unit 1 and transaction device 2-1. ~. The communication procedure between 2 and n is called the selecting/polling method for boat fishing. Figure (8) shows the communication procedure during selecting, and Figure (B) shows the communication procedure during polling. The same procedure is shown below. This type of communication uses the SA-ENQ signal 31 or PA-EN, which has address data for selecting a trading device (selecting address SA or polling address PA) added before a makeshift character called ENQ.
When the Q signal 33 is transmitted, the transaction device ff12 connected to the transmission line 3 1. ~. 2-n all receive the transaction, and only the transaction device 2 selected by the address SA or PA responds. However, the communication processing section of each transaction device 2 is configured with other transaction devices 2 in advance.
It is assumed that data corresponding to the address set in the central processing unit 1 is set, and is an address that does not overlap with the address set in the central processing unit 1. In addition, the select ink and [k] in the same figure (8)
Regarding the difference in the usage of polling in (B), data is set to the transaction device 2 using select ink in (8) of the same figure, and requesting data to the transaction device 2 is first done by selecting the contents of the requested data. After giving the instruction, the requested data is received by polling as shown in FIG. Next, the flow of processing will be explained using flowchart 1 in FIG. This process is for the central processing unit 1 to read the status of the transaction device 2 in order to monitor the transaction device 2, and to read other data as necessary. It is something that is carried out. First, in step 4-1, the pointer PTR shown in FIG. 2 is used to obtain the address of the transaction device 2 to be communicated with next.
Increment. Step 4 - Make corrections when the next pointer has been set to the trading device 2.
Perform steps 2.4-3.4-4. That is, step 4-2 is a process performed when the maximum number of dogs have been registered. When the value of pointer PTR exceeds the final address, step 4-4 returns the value of pointer PTR to the start address. Further, when the data at the address indicated by the pointer PTR is 2011 in step 4-3, the process similarly advances to step 4-4. Next, if the pointer PTR points to the address of the registered transaction device 2, in step 4-5 this pointer PT
An inquiry is made to the transaction device 2 at the address indicated by R. For example, if the pointer PTR points to the second location as shown in Figure 2, the data 381 stored there
1 as the selecting address SA - ENQ
A signal 31 is transmitted. In step 4-6, a response to the arrangement is checked, and if there is no response after waiting for a certain period of time (the transaction device is not powered on), the process proceeds to step 4-16 and communication is not possible. This is stored as a communication flag -O (the communication flag is initialized to 0 when the central processing unit 1 is powered on). If there is any response, check whether the response is ACK code 3A or not.
If the answer is 8, the process proceeds to step 4-7. Also, if it is a NAK coat, although it is not shown in the flow, SA-EN
The Q signal 31 is retransmitted. In step 4-7, in order to read the status of the transaction device 2, specifically, the DLE shown in FIG. 3 (8). S T X-D L E, E T X, B C
, C, and performs a series of communications shown in the figure. If this communication is completed normally, see (B) in the same figure.
A series of polling communications (not shown) are performed to obtain the status information 34 of the transaction device 2. Next, check the communication flag in step 4-8, and if the communication flag is -1 (if communication was successful until the previous time), analyze the status 34 read in the previous step 4-7.Step 4 -13), perform other communication processing if necessary (step 4-14)
．． 4-15). If the communication flag is -0 (there was no response until the previous time), the process proceeds to step 4-9, where the communication flag is set to 1 and it is stored that the communication was successful for the first time this time. In step 4-10, it is checked whether or not the relevant transaction device 2 has become communicable by turning on the power (in this example, the state after turning on the power is set as the initialization), N
If o, the process advances to step 4-13; if yes, the process advances to the next step 4-11. Step 4-11
Then, the necessary initial data (in this example, date/time data) is transmitted to the transaction device 2. In step 4-12, a command for starting the transaction is transmitted to the transaction device. The above is the flow of a series of processes. Although the communication flag is described as a single area in the above explanation and flowchart I in FIG. 4, it is actually divided into windows corresponding to the number of connected transaction devices 2. Although not directly related to this invention, if a failure has occurred based on the analysis result of the read status 34,
Perform processing such as not sounding the buzzer. The initial data setting means port in the center device (central processing unit) 1 shown in FIG. The operation corresponds to step 4-11 in FIG.

【Effect of the invention】

According to this invention, the transaction device is automatically started up based on a change in the response of the transaction device to a constant periodic adjustment that the center device (central processing unit) makes to the transaction device for monitoring the transaction device. , it is possible to easily start up automatically without creating a complicated program.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a system configuration diagram as an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between system configuration data and pointers, and Fig. 3 is a communication procedure between the central processing unit and the transaction device. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the main parts of the central processing unit. 1: Center device (central processing unit), 2 (2-1°~,
2-n): Transaction terminal W (transaction device), IA: Initial data setting means, 3: Transmission path, PTR: Point, SLA
:Selecting address.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A plurality of transaction terminal devices each having an address set therein and in which necessary initial data is set at each start-up, and a center device connected to each of these terminal devices via a common transmission path. In the system, the center device periodically repeats sequentially specifying the address and performing necessary communication with the respective transaction terminal device, the center device comprising: When the transaction terminal device that did not respond when specifying the address last time makes a response when specifying the address this time, the initial data is sent to the transaction terminal device to input settings. A method for starting up a transaction terminal device, characterized in that: