JPS60134966A - Device testing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make inputs from an operation panel, which is not operated with an attendant, ineffective to secure safety of the attendant by using buttons and number display devices on operation panels for customer and attendant to assign test functions. CONSTITUTION:In case that a device is tested, key signals from a customer operation panel 1 and those from an attendant operation panel 2 are inputted to an arithmetic control circuit 36 through key signal encoder circuits 33 and 34 etc. In this case, keys of the same function are set to the same code to make it unnecessary that a program of the circuit 36 divides both of them to pay attentions to them. If a door is opened by a gate circuit 37 and a rear door opening/ closing detecting mechanism 7, inputs of the customer operation panel 1 are made ineffective and are stopped. Various push buttons and number display devices on the customer operation panel and the attendant operation panel are used to assign test functions in this manner, and thereby, inputs from the panel which is not operated by the attendant are made ineffective to secure safety of the attendant.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention relates to a device testing method, for example, a testing method for automatic teller machines at financial barriers.

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

In particular, automatic teller machines, etc. use passbooks and slips.

It is comprised of an inserter for inhaling and ejecting certificates, etc., a journal section for taking notes of these prints, a printer section for printing on media, a keyboard section for inputting amounts, etc., and a banknote depositing and dispensing section.

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 staff member who operates and maintains the transaction device operates a clerk operation panel 2. Inside the transaction device shown in FIG. 1, a bankbook printing section 3, a slip issuing section 4, a banknote depositing section 5, a banknote dispensing section 6, and a rear door opening/closing detection mechanism 7 are provided.

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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 Furthermore, when executing from the attendant operation panel 2, it is necessary to open the rear door, and the rear door opening/closing detection mechanism 7 can recognize this.

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 shown in FIG. 2 is provided with an operation guidance display panel 11 on which alphanumeric characters, kana characters, etc. are displayed. Further, a plurality of pushbutton keys 12 for inputting numbers are arranged, and these are used when inputting a personal identification number or an amount of money. Amount input pushbutton/key 13Fi, 3 of 1,000, 20,000 yen
Consists of types.

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

The staff operation panel 2 in FIG. 3 includes push buttons and keys 21 for inputting numbers for setting the date, etc., push buttons and keys 22 for setting operating states for setting the transaction type, and opening and closing of the station. An operating state setting pushbutton/key 23 for setting the settings, etc., and a numeric display 24 for monitoring the numeric input pushbutton/key 21 and displaying the internal operating state, It is provided.

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

The test could be performed from either the staff operation panel 2 on the rear or the customer operation panel, so when the staff opened the rear door and was in the middle of maintenance, the test was started from the front by mischief, etc., and the staff had a drawback that posed a danger.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to eliminate such drawbacks, it is an object of the present invention to ensure the safety of the attendant by disabling input from the operation panel that is not being operated by the attendant in the conventional device.

[Summary of the invention]

With the conventional device, while an employee was manipulating a mechanism inside the machine from the rear for testing, a child mischievously inputted the test start command from the customer operation panel on the front. The device began its test operation, and a new problem arose when the staff member almost got part of his body caught in the device. Even with traditional testing methods,
Based on the idea that there is no need for manual labor from both sides at the same time,
The feature is that human power from the operation panel that is not being operated is disabled.

[Embodiments of the invention]

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

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a reading circuit for the push buttons and keys of the customer operation panel and the 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, manual numeric clear, address set, memory dump, and hexadecimal numeric input.

In the present invention, these test items are assigned in advance to appropriate push buttons on the customer operation panel 1 and the staff operation panel 2, and the numeric display is used as a test display, so that special equipment for testing is not required. Maintenance test functions can be added without adding any additional functions.

As shown in FIG. 4, all the pushbuttons and keys 31 of the customer operation panel 1 are connected to the key signal encoder circuit 33, and all the pushbuttons and keys 32 of the attendant operation panel 2 are connected to the key signal encoder circuit 33.
It is connected to the key signal encoder circuit 34. 33.34
34 converts a key signal generated when a push button is pressed into a predetermined code, an OR circuit 35, 33 a gate circuit 37. Arithmetic control circuit 36 via OR circuit 35
Enter. The code converted key signal is OR circuit 3
5, each is aggregated into 8 bits and sent to the arithmetic control circuit 3.
6 is input. Here, the gate circuit is controlled by the rear door opening/closing detection mechanism 38, so that when the door is opened, the gate is closed, and when the door is opened, the gate is opened. The arithmetic control circuit 36 is a program control circuit using a microprocessor or the like, and decodes the code of the input key signal and performs predetermined processing.

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 of the arithmetic control circuit 36 does not need to be aware of the two separately, and the gate circuit and rear door opening/closing detection mechanism make it possible to open the door without being aware of it. Input on the customer operation panel 1 can be blocked.

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, and the column "Customer operation panel" and "Staff operation panel" A circle indicates that the pushbutton key in the "Pushbutton name" section exists, and an X indicates that it does not exist.

The key names for opening, closing, etc. 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 shows an example of a code in which a key signal sent by operating a push button is converted by the encoder circuits 33 and 34.

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, parameters 1, S-, and parameters 2 are input using the numeric capo. Among these, the test unit includes the passbook printing section 3, slip issuing section 4, banknote depositing section 5, and banknote dispensing section 6 shown in FIG. The reason why the test unit designation is two digits is to set designation items for further subdividing and testing each of the above sections 3 to 6.

Parameter 1. II is a section 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 customer operation panel 1, click [
1,000] push button, and when specifying from the staff operation panel 2, use the "Open" push button. In this case, as shown in Figure 5, the [1000] button and the "Open button" are set to the same code, so the test program can be input from the customer operation panel 1 or manually from 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 manual 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 uses a code system in which only two pits are 1, but this is because two or more keys may be accidentally pressed. This is so that even if the buttons are pressed at the same time, it can be detected by code check.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, by using the numeric input valve button, other business-use valve buttons, and numeric display provided on the customer operation panel and the staff operation panel,
Since the test function is assigned, the same test items can be performed from the customer operation side and the staff operation side without increasing the amount of test equipment.

Furthermore, when inputting from the staff operation panel, the rear door must necessarily be opened, and the staff can ensure their own safety without being conscious of it. On the other hand, when inputting from the customer panel, the rear door must necessarily be closed in order to apply effective human power, and at that time, the danger of tampering with the staff operation panel can be eliminated without being conscious of it.

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... Attendant operation panel, 3
...Passbook printing section, 4. Slip issuing section, 5. Bill depositing section, 6. Bill dispensing section, 7. Rear door opening/closing detection mechanism, 11. Display panel for operation guidance. , 33.34...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An equipment testing method that enables the same type of equipment testing from both the customer operation panel and the staff operation panel for equipment equipped with customer operation panels and staff operation panels that have different functions for business operations. This device is characterized by realizing During maintenance, due to mischief from the customer's side (customer operation),
A device testing method characterized by suppressing test operations and preventing danger.