JPS6037511B2 - transaction processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a transaction processing device such as an automatic teller machine, an automatic teller machine, or an automatic currency exchange machine.

In the case of a device that automatically processes transactions for cash or equivalent products, one possible means of crime prevention is to photograph the user using the device using a camera, VTR, 8mm camera, or other camera. ing.

However, if the user refuses to take pictures and covers the lens of the camera with his/her hand or a magazine, it becomes impossible to take pictures and the system becomes useless as a crime prevention device.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transaction processing device that can cope with the above-mentioned photographing refusal.

According to the present invention, a signal is not generated only by the movement of the object to be photographed by the photographing device, but when the front surface of the photographing device is covered with a hand, a magazine, etc., a change in brightness of more than a predetermined value occurs. When the detected brightness becomes below or above a predetermined level of brightness that does not allow photographing, at least the transaction processing device will be stopped or an alarm will be issued. Rejection can be prevented, and fraudulent transactions can be clearly prevented.

An embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawings show an automatic teller machine, and in FIGS. 1 and 2, the payment machine 1 is provided with an operating section 2 on the customer service side corresponding to the upper body of the user.

In the above-mentioned operation section 2, when the card given to the user is inserted into the card insertion slot 3, the payment machine 1 starts operating, and the internally illuminated rotary display 4 displays the operating procedure, and each step is Instruct.

The numeric keypad 5 is used to enter the secret number that indicates the correspondence with the card,
When the responsiveness is K, the desired amount to be paid is inputted, and when the necessary conditions for payment are met, the amount of cash to be paid is released into the banknote confirmation windows 6, 6.

The number of bills discharged to the bill confirmation windows 6, 6 is confirmed through the window, and when the number is OK, the cash is discharged to the user by operating the confirmation button 7.

Note that 8 is a button for calling a staff member when a trouble occurs, and 9 is a handling display that displays to the user whether the payment machine 1 is ready for operation.

As shown in FIG. 3, a blue smoke plate 11 is attached to the back side of a framed decorative plate 10 for the above-mentioned rotary display 4, so that it is impossible to see through the inside from the outside. ing.

A single-shot camera 12 is provided on the back side of the blue smoke board 11 in line with the rotary display 4, and this camera 12 takes a picture of the user's upper body through the blue smoke board 11.

Three light-receiving elements 13 such as phototransistors are provided on the front surface of the camera 12, and these light-receiving elements 13 detect that photographing is obstructed by covering the front surface of the camera 12 with a hand, a magazine, or the like.

Note that the blue smoke plate 11 may configure the front portion of the camera 12 as a magic mirror or a half mirror.

FIG. 4 shows a control circuit for an alarm device that detects when the front surface of the camera 12 is covered by a hand, a magazine, etc. and issues an alarm.

The card insertion detector 14 is located in the aforementioned card insertion slot 3, detects insertion of a card, and outputs a detection signal.

The level determination circuits 15 produce an output when the output level of the corresponding light receiving element 13 is equal to or higher than a set value. The above set value is set to the output level when the light receiving element 13 is covered with an object, and therefore each level determination circuit 1
When an output is generated from 5..., it indicates that the corresponding light receiving element 13... is not covered with an object, and becomes a signal indicating that photography is possible.

For example, when the front of the camera 12 is in a normal state in which photography is possible, a signal indicating that photography is possible is output from each level determination circuit 15, so AND gate A opens the gate and outputs a signal. ANDGATE is prohibited.

When the card insertion detector 14 detects the insertion of the card, the AND gate A3 is activated by the camera drive mechanism 16 to open the gate.
is operated and the camera 12 is operated once to complete the photographing. When the front surface of the camera 12 mentioned above is partially or completely covered by an object such as a hand or a magazine, the output level of one or all of the light receiving elements 13 decreases, and the output level of one or all of the light receiving elements 13 decreases, and the level judgment circuit 15 corresponding to the light receiving element 13 lowers the output level. There is no output.

Therefore, AND gate A2 is disabled because AND gate A2 is not opened, and the other AND gate is disabled.

If a card is inserted in this state, the card entry detector 14
The AND gate opens the gate based on the output from the AND gate, drives a buzzer 17 provided on the staff monitor to emit a sound, and warns that the camera 12 is not allowed to take pictures.

Furthermore, a prohibition is given to the transaction control device 18 to stop the operation of the payment machine 1.

Naturally, cards will not be returned or banknotes will be released at this time.
Processed by a staff member. In the above-described embodiment, the camera 12 takes a picture at the time when the card is inserted and taken in, but in this case, the camera 1
By positioning the card 2 close to the card slot 2 as shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to photograph the front (face) of the user by making use of the fact that the user looks at the insertion slot 3 when inserting the card.

Further, the timing of photographing the camera 12 may be based on the confirmation button 7 as shown in FIG. 5, that is, based on the operation of the confirmation button 7, which is operated when the bill ejected into the bill confirmation window 6 is confirmed and OK.

Other photographic timings include, for example, after card collection, when verification of card data such as bank number is OK, when verification of secret number is OK, or when it is determined that payment is possible.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the front surface of the camera 12 is covered is detected, but in the case of the camera 12, exposure to strong light may cause overexposure and make it impossible to take pictures, so this overexposure is also possible. It may also be provided for detection.

Furthermore, the determination may be made by combining the shutter speed and film sensitivity with the brightness detection by the light receiving element 13, or an optical detection means such as a light meter built into the camera may be used. Further, the signal for stopping the transaction that stops the driving of the payment machine 1 may be a prohibition signal in a hardware configuration, and may be an interrupt signal for stopping program control in a software configuration.

In addition to cameras, camera equipment includes VTRs and 8mm cameras.

The present invention is applied to automated teller machines such as bank deposit machines of payment machines, money changers, and other transaction processing devices.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the installation of the cash payment machine, Fig. 2 is a front view of the operating section, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the camera part, and Fig. 4 is Control circuit block diagram of alarm device FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram of an alarm device according to another embodiment. 1. ．． ．． ．． ．． ．． Automatic teller machine, 12...Camera, 13...Light receiving element, 15...Level judgment circuit, 17...Buzzer, 18...Transaction Control device, A, ~3...and gate. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a transaction processing device equipped with a camera that photographs the user in response to at least the user starting to use the device, the photographing device does not issue a signal simply by moving the object photographed by the camera. a detection means for detecting a change in brightness exceeding a predetermined value due to the front of the machine being covered by a hand, a magazine, etc., and outputting a signal; a determining means for determining when the brightness is below or above a predetermined brightness; and means for at least one of stopping the transaction once started or issuing an alarm in response to the determination by the determining means. A transaction processing device characterized in that: