JPS5837591B2 - Equipment test method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device testing method, for example, a testing method for automatic teller machines, etc. in financial institutions.

By moving deposits and withdrawals online, financial institutions are working to improve services such as saving on personnel costs, checking for errors in advance, improving the sophistication of management materials, speeding up operations, saving labor, and shortening customer waiting times. ing.

In particular, automatic teller machines, etc. have an inserter that sucks in and discharges bankbooks, slips, certificates, etc., a journal section that takes notes of these printouts, a printer section that prints on media, a keyboard section that inputs yen amounts, etc. It consists of a bill depositing and dispensing section, etc.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an automated teller machine in a financial institution.

A customer using a transaction device operates a customer operation panel 1 to perform a desired transaction, while a clerk who operates or maintains the transaction device operates a clerk operation panel 2.

A bankbook printing section 3, a slip issuing section 4, a banknote depositing section 5, and a banknote dispensing section 6 are provided inside the transaction device shown in FIG.

The customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2 are located at opposite positions, and depending on the type of device, a partition wall may be provided in the middle of the device.

Therefore, when maintaining the inside of these devices, it is necessary to perform maintenance from the staff operation panel 2 and from the customer operation panel 1.
Sometimes it is carried out from

2 is a layout diagram showing an example of the customer operation panel surface in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a layout diagram showing an example of the staff operation panel surface in FIG. 1.

The customer operation panel 1 in FIG. 2 includes an operation guidance display panel 1.
1 is provided, and alphanumeric, kana, etc. characters are displayed here.

Further, a plurality of push button keys 12 for inputting numbers are arranged, and these are used to input a personal identification number or an amount of money, and these are of three types: 1,000,000, and yen.

The pushbutton key 14 is used when starting transmission and canceling it midway.

The third staff operation panel 2 includes push buttons and keys 21 for inputting numbers for setting dates, etc., push buttons and keys 22 for setting operating states for setting transaction types, etc., opening, closing, etc. Operation status setting pushbuttons and
A numeric display 24 is provided for monitoring the keys 23 and numeric input pushbutton keys 21 and for displaying internal operating conditions.

In both FIGS. 2 and 3, pushbutton keys for numeric input, other keys, and a numeric display are provided, each having a corresponding function.

Conventionally, when a staff member tests such a device, test conditions can only be set from the staff operation panel 2 on the rear.
Testing from the front customer operation panel 1 is not possible.

A special jig is required to perform the test from the front.

The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate such drawbacks by providing a device that can perform the same test from both panel sides without using special jigs in a device equipped with a customer operation panel and an attendant operation panel with different functions. The purpose is to provide a test method.

In the device testing method of the present invention, the code of the push button used as the test device is set in advance to be the same code on the customer operation panel and the staff operation panel, and the push button signals from both operation panels are It is characterized in that it is captured into memory in the order in which it is pressed without distinguishing between the two, and can be easily tested from both the customer operation side and the staff operation side.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a pushbutton/key reading circuit for a customer operation panel and an attendant operation panel according to the present invention.

When setting test items from both the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2, if the meanings of the push buttons on both panels shown in FIGS. The operation panel can be used as it is as a test panel.

Test items include test start, test stop, numeric input, address set, memory dump, and hexadecimal numeric input.

In the present invention, these test items are assigned in advance to appropriate pushbuttons on the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2, and a numeric display is used as a test display, thereby adding special equipment for testing. Maintenance test functions can be added without having to do so.

As shown in FIG. 4, all the push buttons/keys 31 on the customer operation panel 1 are connected to the key signal encoder circuit 33, and all the push buttons/keys 32 on the attendant operation panel 2 are connected to the key signal encoder circuit 33. , 34 convert the key signal generated when the push button is pressed into a predetermined code, and input the code to the arithmetic control circuit 36 via the OR circuit 35.

The code-converted key signals are each aggregated into 8 bits by an OR circuit 35 and input to an arithmetic control circuit 36.

The arithmetic control circuit 36 is a program control circuit using a micro processor or the like, and decodes the code of the input key signal and performs predetermined processing.

The arithmetic control circuit 36, OR circuit 35, and key signal encoders 33 and 34 are incorporated into separate test equipment and connected to multiple automatic teller machines via connectors to perform a common test or to test individual cash Any method that is built into an automatic transaction device and tests only that device may be used.

The test method is to load the initial setting pattern prepared by the program into the memory in the arithmetic control circuit 36, import the key signal code from the operation panel into a separate area of the memory, read it out and decode it, After performing the calculation, a match check is performed by comparing it with the expected value pattern.

In this way, various tests are repeated and the comparison results are displayed on the display of the operation panel.

As is clear from FIG. 4, the key signals from the customer operation panel 1 and the key signals from the attendant operation panel 2 are combined and input to the arithmetic control circuit 36.

Therefore, if keys with the same function are given the same code, the program for the arithmetic control circuit 36 becomes extremely simple.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing key signal codes when used as a customer operation panel, an attendant operation panel, and a test function in the present invention.

In FIG. 5, the column "Push button name" is the name of the push button representing the business function of the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2, including "Customer operation panel" and "
An ○ mark in the section ``Attendant Operation Panel'' indicates that the push button/key in the ``Push Button Name'' section exists, and an x mark indicates that it does not exist.

Key names such as open and close are written to indicate the names of push buttons that can be easily controlled by using the same code on the customer operation panel and the staff operation panel when used as a test function.

The "Test Function" section shows the functions when the push buttons on the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2 are used as a test function.

The "code" section indicates that the key signal sent by operating the pushbutton is sent to the encoder circuit 33. An example of code converted by .34 is shown below.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of operation of the test function of the present invention.

FIG. 61 is an example of a test item input display, in which the test unit, parameter I1, and parameter (2) are input using the numerical buttons.

Among these, the test unit includes a passbook printing section 3, a slip issuing section 4, a bill depositing section 5, and a bill dispensing section 6 shown in FIG.
shows.

Also, if the test unit designation is 2 digits,
This is to set specified items for further subdividing each of the above sections 3 to 6 and testing them.

Parameters I and II are sections for setting details of test items of the test unit, and necessary parameters are set for each test object.

The display elements shown in FIG. 6 are the operation guidance display panel 11 on the customer operation panel 1 and the numeric display 24 on the staff operation panel 2.

After setting the test items in FIG. 61, the test is started by operating the test start push button in FIG. 62.

When specifying from the customer operation panel 1, use the "1,000" pushbutton Q'; when specifying from the staff operation panel 2, use the "open" pushbutton.

In this case, as shown in Figure 5, the "1000" button and the "open station button" are set to the same code, so the test program is input from the customer operation panel 1 or the staff operation panel 2. You can combine them without distinguishing between them.

When finishing the test, as shown in Fig. 6,
By pressing the ``10,000'' or ``close'' button, the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2 can be designated without distinction, similar to the test start.

The hexadecimal input push button, address set push button, and memory dump push button shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are functions that exist only on the staff operation panel 2.
Since these functions are test items related to the memory within the arithmetic control circuit 36, there is no need to set test items from the customer operation panel 1.

Note that the 8-bit code shown in the "Code" section of Figure 5 has a code structure in which only 2 bits are 1, but this may be mistakenly used when two or more keys are This is so that even if you press both at the same time, it can be detected by code check.

As explained above, according to the present invention, by using the numeric input pushbuttons, other business use pushbuttons, and numeric display provided on the customer operation panel and the staff operation panel,
Since test functions are assigned, the same test items can be carried out from the customer operation side and the staff operation side without increasing the hardware for the test.

Of course, the present invention is applicable to automatic devices other than automatic teller machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a conceptual diagram of the automated teller machine, Figure 2 is a layout diagram of the customer operation panel in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a layout diagram of the attendant operation panel in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is an implementation of the present invention. A block diagram of a push button/key reading circuit of an operation panel showing an example, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of key signal codes when the operation panel showing an embodiment of the present invention is used as a test function, and FIG. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of operation of a test function. 1: Customer operation panel, 2: Staff operation panel, 3: Passbook printing section, 4: Slip issuing section, 5: Bill deposit section, 6: Bill dispensing section, 11: Operation guidance display panel, 12: Number input push Button key, 13: Push button key for inputting amount of money, 14
: Push button/key for starting transmission, 15: Push button/key for canceling midway, 21: Push button/key for entering numbers, 22,2
3: Operation status setting push button/key, 24: Numerical display, 31: Customer operation panel push button/key, 32: Attendant operation panel push button/key, 33, 34: Key signal encoder circuit, 35: OR circuit , 36: Arithmetic control circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. For business operations, in a device that is equipped with a customer operation panel and an attendant operation panel that have different functions, a means for encoding key signals and a calculation control means for testing are provided, and the customer operation panel and the attendant operation panel have test functions. An apparatus testing method characterized in that key signals from any operation panel are encoded in the order in which they are pressed and read into the arithmetic control means for testing.