JPH0681543A - Automatic storage system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent any possible accident from occurring by detecting such oblivious of taking a card and a bill discharged out of an automatic handling device, and giving a warning to users before they get out of an automatic storage system. CONSTITUTION:An automatic storage system 1 informs a signal that shows such oblivious of taking a card and a bill discharged out of an automatic cash handling device 6 to users by means of a warning guidance speaker 4 after intergrating information received by an automatic storage system control part 5 and another information of a user detection sensor (inside) 3b via a signal cable 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine (A).
TM), automatic teller machine (CD), automatic ticket vending machine, etc. (hereinafter, these devices will be referred to as automatic handling devices) and the structure of a booth (hereinafter referred to as automatic device storage device) installed at a predetermined location. In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic machine storage device having a warning function for forgetting to take a transaction medium such as cash, a card, or a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional automatic handling apparatus, when a user forgets to take a transaction medium to be received and leaves the automatic handling apparatus, the transaction medium is taken into the automatic handling apparatus after a lapse of a certain period of time and lost or otherwise lost. To prevent it from reaching the user's hands. (JP-A-4-45878) On the other hand, in the automatic machine storage device, no warning is given when the customer forgets to take the transaction medium and leaves the automatic machine storage device.

[0003]

In the above conventional technique, the transaction medium left by the customer is collected by the automatic handling device.
The customer had to go to a financial institution or other window to receive the transaction medium at a later date, and there was a problem in serviceability to the customer. Even if the user forgets to take the transaction medium from the automatic handling device, the present invention alerts the user before leaving the automatic storage device to prevent an accident, thereby improving the serviceability to the user. This is intended to be achieved.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is detected that a user has left the device by forgetting to take a transaction medium into the automatic handling device, and an automatic machine storage device and an automatic handling device are provided. Is connected by a signal cable, and a detection sensor for detecting the exit of the customer from the automatic machine storage device is provided, so that the user who has forgotten to take the transaction medium is in the opposite automatic machine storage device. It is configured to display on the wall surface or door of, or to warn by a speaker or the like. That is, the object of the present invention is, as described in the claims, an automatic machine storage device having a structure for accommodating an automatic handling device and installing it at a predetermined place, in which the transaction medium released from the automatic handling device. First detecting means for detecting that the user is left, second detecting means for detecting that the user has left the automatic handling device, and the user exiting out of the automatic machine storage device. It is achieved by a third detection means for detecting the occurrence of a warning, and an automatic machine storage device which warns or displays to the user based on the information from the first, second and third detection means. .

[0005]

The first detecting means detects that the transaction medium has been forgotten, and connects the automatic machine storing device and the automatic handling device.
The second detection means provides information to the user about how the customer has left the automatic handling device via the bull, and the third customer detection means provided in the automatic storage device provides the information. Detects whether or not the customer is about to leave the automatic machine storage device. As a result, warning guidance can be sent from a speaker provided in the automatic machine storage device, or on the surface where the user faces in order to go out from the automatic machine storage device to the outside, that is, the door, etc. By providing the display unit with a warning display, the user is warned that he / she is about to leave the automatic handling device and try to go out of the automatic machine storage device in a state of being forgotten.

[0006]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of this example.
An embodiment in the case where a customer forgets to pick up a bill in an automatic machine storing device equipped with an automatic teller machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an overall block diagram of the first embodiment. The automatic machine storage device 1 has an automatic door 2, a customer detection sensor 3a (outside) and a customer detection sensor 3b (inside) for controlling the opening and closing of the automatic door 2, and a warning guidance speaker 4 for issuing a warning guidance. An automatic machine storage device control unit 5 is attached. The automatic cash handling apparatus 6 includes a cash card entrance / exit 6a, a bill receiving opening 6b, a customer operation unit 6c, and an automatic handling apparatus customer sensor 6d.
A bill remaining detection sensor 6e is provided in the bill receiving port 6b. A signal cable 7 is connected from the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 to the automatic machine storing apparatus control unit 5.

First, the customer is detected by the customer detection sensor (outer side) 3a by standing in front of the automatic door 2, the automatic door 2 is opened and the operator goes to the front of the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 to detect the automatic handling apparatus user. 6d detects and starts operation. After the operation, if the customer forgets to pick up the banknote 9 and leaves the front of the automatic cash handling apparatus 6, that is, even though the residual banknote detection sensor 6e detects the residual banknote, the automatic handling apparatus user When the sensor 6d no longer detects the presence of the customer, the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 sends a signal indicating that the customer has forgotten to take the bill 9 via the signal cable 7 to the control unit for the automatic machine storage device. Send to 5. Upon receipt of this signal, the customer tries to go outside from the automatic machine storage device 1 as shown in FIG.
When the customer detection sensor (inside) 3b detects the presence of a customer as shown in the figure, the automatic machine storage device control unit 5 stores the automatic machine while the customer forgets to take the bill 9. It is determined that the device is about to go out of the device 1, and the warning guidance speaker 4 activates a warning guidance such as "Forgot banknote. Please receive it." By this warning guidance, the user notices that he / she has forgotten to take the bill 9, and when the bill 9 is received, the transaction ends normally and the user exits the automatic machine storage device 1.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the second embodiment taken along the line A--A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is an overall block diagram.
The automatic machine storage device 1 is provided with an automatic door 2, a customer detection sensor (outside) 3a and a customer detection sensor (inside) 3b for controlling the opening and closing of the automatic door 2, and an automatic machine storage device control unit 5. ing. Nothing is normally displayed on the inside surface of the automatic door 2 at the general eye level of the customer, and the warning content is displayed by receiving a signal from the automatic machine storage device control unit 5. A warning display portion 8 for displaying the characters and pictures shown is embedded. The automatic cash handling apparatus 6 includes a cash card entrance / exit 6a, a bill receiving opening 6b, a customer operation unit 6c, and an automatic handling apparatus user sensor 6d.
A bill remaining detection sensor 6e is provided in the bill receiving port 6b. A signal cable 7 is connected from the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 to the automatic machine storing apparatus control unit 5.

First, the customer is detected by the customer detection sensor 3a (outside) by standing in front of the automatic door 2.
The automatic door 2 is opened to go to the front of the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 and the operation is started when detected by the automatic handling apparatus user customer sensor 6d. After the operation, when the customer leaves the front of the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 with forgetting to pick up the bill 9, that is, the bill residual detection sensor 6e detects the residual of the bill 9 When the customer sensor 6d no longer detects the presence of the customer, the automatic cash handling apparatus 6 indicates that the customer has bill 9
A signal indicating that the user has forgotten to send is sent to the automatic machine storage device control unit 5 via the signal cable 7. Upon receipt of the signal, the customer stands in front of the automatic door 2 to go outside from the automatic machine storage device 1 as shown in FIG. 7, and the customer detection sensor 3b (inside) detects the presence of the customer. Then, the control unit 5 for the automatic machine storage device determines that the customer forgets to take the banknote 9 and is going to take it out of the automatic machine storage device 1, and the warning display unit 8 displays it as shown in FIG. 7. To do. By this display, the customer notices that he / she has forgotten to take the bill 9 and receives the bill 9 and ends the transaction normally and exits from the automatic machine storage device 1. It is also possible to combine the above-described first and second embodiments, that is, perform the warning guidance and the warning display simultaneously.

Further, when a customer stands in front of an automatic door provided in an automatic machine storage device while forgetting to pick up a bill, the normal timing for opening the automatic door is used in order to use the above-mentioned warning guidance and warning display. By delaying more than
It is possible to make the warning more effective. In addition,
The first, second, and third detection sensors described in claim 1 are, for example, the banknote residual detection sensor 6e, the automatic handling device user sensor 6d, and the user detection sensor 2b of the embodiments, respectively.
Corresponds to (inside).

[0012]

As a result of the implementation of the present invention, even if the customer forgets to take the transaction medium released from the automatic handling device, the user is allowed to go out from the automatic machine storing device storing the automatic handling device. Since it is possible to warn the user that the transaction medium has been forgotten, it is possible to realize a far more effective accident prevention effect than the prior art.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a layout view of the first embodiment shown in a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the first embodiment.

4 is an operation diagram of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2. FIG.

5 is a layout view of a second embodiment shown in a cross section taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation diagram of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a view on arrow B in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Automatic machine storage device 2 ... Automatic door 3a ... User detection sensor (outside) 3b ... User detection sensor (inside) 4 ... Warning guidance speaker 5 ... Automatic machine storage device control unit 6 ... Automatic cash handling device 6a ... Cash card entrance / exit 6b ... Banknote receiving port 6c ... User operation part 6d ... Automatic handling device user sensor 6e ... Banknote residual detection sensor 7 ... Signal cable 8 ... Warning display part 9 ... Banknote

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic machine storage device having a structure for accommodating an automatic handling device and installing the automatic handling device at a predetermined location, wherein the first detecting means detects that the transaction medium discharged from the automatic handling device remains. A second detection unit that detects that the user has left the automatic handling device; a third detection unit that detects that the user has left the automatic machine storage device; An automatic machine storage device, which warns or displays to a user based on the information from the second and third detection means.