JPH0353327Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Technical field This invention relates to an automatic transaction device equipped with a CRT with a touch panel.

(b) Conventional technology and its disadvantages Automatic transaction devices equipped with a CRT with a touch panel specify the switch position on the CRT screen and display operation guidance on the CRT screen. In transaction devices, the CRT remains lit even when the device is waiting for a customer, resulting in the problem of consuming excess power.

(c) Purpose of the invention In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the purpose of this invention is to save power by turning off the CRT when waiting for a customer and switching to the transaction ready state when the touch panel is operated. The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction device capable of achieving the following.

(d) Structure and effect of the invention In summary, this invention can be summarized as follows:
An input permission means for when the CRT display disappears, which turns off the CRT display and allows input using all switches on the touch panel during that time, and the input permission means
When any switch on the touch panel is turned on while the display on the CRT is turned off, means for turning on the CRT and canceling permission for input by all switches on the touch panel to set the system from a customer waiting state to a transaction ready state. It is characterized by having.

According to this invention, with the above configuration, the CRT display is turned off while the customer is waiting, and input is allowed from the entire surface of the touch panel, and when the touch panel is operated, the CRT is turned on to enable transactions. There is no need to turn on the CRT until the user touches the touch panel and switches to the transaction ready state.
This eliminates the need to consume power to turn on the CRT while the customer is away, making it possible to reduce power costs. Moreover, since input is permitted from the entire surface of the touch panel while waiting, the automatic transaction device can be operated without any problem even if the CRT is turned off while the customer is waiting. I can do it.

(e) Embodiment Figure 2 is an external view of an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM) which is an embodiment of this invention.
In the figure, a CRT 3 display screen for displaying operation guidance is provided on the horizontal operation surface 2 at the front of the ATM main body 1. On the CRT3 display screen,
A touch panel 4 is provided for inputting data such as the type of transaction (deposit, withdrawal, passbook entry, balance inquiry), confirmation, cancellation, etc. touch panel 4
It consists of multiple transparent touch switches arranged so as to divide the CRT display screen into a matrix and cover the entire surface.
It is divided into 20 x 20 cells, and each cell has a touch switch that can be operated independently. touch panel 4
is transparent, so CRT3 can be viewed through the touch panel.
You can see the displayed contents. Further, the horizontal operation surface 2 is provided with a bill receiving slot 5, a coin receiving slot 6, and a slip discharging slot 8. Further, an operation surface provided substantially perpendicular to the horizontal operation surface 2 is provided with a card insertion slot 7, a passbook insertion slot 9, and an envelope insertion slot 10 for depositing envelopes.

Reference numeral 11 indicates an in-transaction indicator that indicates that the transaction is in progress when the transaction is possible, and reference numeral 12 indicates a call button for calling an attendant when the customer becomes unsure of how to operate the ATM. When the call button 12 is pressed during a transaction, a buzzer on a remote monitor (not shown) sounds to notify the clerk of the occurrence of the call. 13 is a customer sensor provided at the lower front of the ATM main body 1, which optically detects people around the ATM.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the main parts of the control section. This control section is composed of a microcomputer system consisting of a CPU 20 and a memory 21, and is connected to a center (not shown) via a line control circuit 22. The CPU 20 includes a passbook printing machine 23, a card reader 24, and a slip issuing machine 2 as input/output devices.
5. Bill input/output machine 26, CRT 3, touch panel 4, customer sensor 13, and control unit 27 for each part.
33 are connected. A passbook printing machine 23 prints transaction data on a passbook. The card reader 24 reads data recorded on the magnetic stripe of a magnetic card inserted through the card insertion slot 7. The slip issuing machine 25 releases the transaction slip with the transaction details printed thereon to the slip ejection port 8. The banknote deposit/withdrawal machine 26 takes in deposited banknotes from the banknote receiving port 5 and discharges the number of banknotes to be paid to the customer into the banknote receiving port 5 at the time of withdrawal. Although not shown, a coin deposit and withdrawal machine for depositing and withdrawing coins is also provided.

Memory 21 stores a control program
Consists of ROM, working area, etc.
Consists of RAM. CRT3 lights up, display disappears
Guidance display CRT control unit 3 based on control of CPU 20
This is done through 1. The control unit 31 also edits display data for displaying operation guidance text and the like on the CRT 3. Driving control to permit or prohibit use of the touch panel 4 is performed through the touch panel control section 32.

FIG. 1 shows the specific operation of the above-mentioned ATM while waiting for a customer.

The customer waiting state is set when there are no customers around the ATM, but in this state, when the customer sensor 13 turns on at step n1 (hereinafter, step ni is simply referred to as ni), it is determined that the customer is a visitor, and n8 Switch to the following transaction possible state. Transaction acceptance begins by displaying transaction type selection guidance on the CRT3 (n8). FIG. 4 shows a transaction type selection guide displayed on the CRT screen 3a. In this guidance display state, only the keys for deposit, withdrawal, passbook entry, and balance inquiry are permitted to be entered. The customer selects a desired transaction key from the input permission key display on the same screen 3a and presses the corresponding touch switch (n9, n10). Hereinafter, processing for the transaction selected by inputting the transaction type will be executed.

On the other hand, while there are no customers, the system continues to wait for customers. In this state, set the touch switches on the entire surface of the touch panel 4 to the key input permission state, and
3 is turned off (n2, n3). CRT3
When a person is detected as described above and the customer sensor 13 is turned on while the lights are off, or when any touch switch on the touch panel 4 is pressed down, it is determined that the visitor is a visitor. At this time, full input permission on the touch panel 4 is canceled and the CRT 3 is turned on (n6, n7). Subsequently, the transaction type selection guide shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the CRT screen 3a, and the state is switched to a transaction ready state.

As mentioned above, in the customer waiting state, the CRT 3 is turned off until the customer arrives, thereby reducing power consumption. Moreover, regardless of the operation of the customer sensor 13 while the CRT 3 is turned off, when an input operation is performed using any touch switch on the touch panel 4, the entire input permission of the touch panel 4 is canceled, and the CRT 3 is turned on and the transaction is enabled. Therefore, even if the customer sensor 13 cannot detect the customer despite the visitor, the customer
Since the touch panel 4 is touched in anticipation of some kind of response from the ATM, it is possible to reliably determine the presence of a visitor and switch the state to a state where transactions are possible. can be operated smoothly.

In the above example, a visitor is detected using the customer sensor 13, but the presence of a visitor may also be determined based only on whether or not any key on the touch panel 4 is operated while waiting for a customer.

The above n2 corresponds to the input permission means in the present invention when the CRT display disappears, and n5 to n7 correspond to the means for setting the customer waiting state to the transaction ready state in the present invention.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing the specific operation of an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as an ATM), which is an embodiment of this invention, when it is in a customer waiting state, Fig. 2 is an external view of the ATM, and Fig. 3 Figure 4 is a block diagram of the main parts of the control section of the same ATM, and Figure 4 is the CRT screen 3 of the same ATM.
It is a figure which shows the transaction type selection guide displayed in FIG. 3...CRT, 4...Touch panel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] In an automated transaction device that has a touch panel placed on the CRT display screen that displays operating instructions, the CRT display is turned off when the device is waiting for a customer.
input permission means when the CRT display disappears, which permits input from all switches on the touch panel during that time; and when any switch on the touch panel is turned on while the CRT display is turned off by the input permission means, the CRT is turned on; An automatic transaction device further comprising means for canceling input permission by all switches on a touch panel and setting the transaction from a customer waiting state to a transaction ready state.