JPS6113620B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to controlling the transfer of data from a central device to a terminal device and the output of that data.

Data is transferred between the central device and the terminal device by inputting data from the terminal device or by generating an inquiry to the central device and sending it to the central device. In response to data transfer from a terminal device, data is sent to that terminal device, and in response to a certain terminal device, data is sent to another terminal device.

Terminal devices typically include input and output devices.
The object of the present invention is an output device in which the output medium of the output device is changed by the operator one after another, in other words, an output device in which the operator needs to prepare an output medium according to the data output from the central device. located in the system containing the device.

Bank terminals have the ability to print on passbooks for customers.

Data transfer performed at a bank involves sending customer deposit or withdrawal information from a terminal device to a central device, and the central device sending new balance information. The balance information is printed on the passbook currently being processed. In other cases, exchange information is input from one terminal device and transferred to another terminal device via a communication line and a central device. This information also needs to be printed out. In the former case, since information regarding the passbook currently being processed is transferred, it is sufficient to print what is sent from the central device as is. However, in the latter case, it is completely unrelated to what is currently being processed by the terminal device, so if it is printed as is, a problem may occur. For example, currency exchange information that is not relevant to a customer may be printed on a ledger for a customer.

The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

The present invention adds identification information to the data transferred from the central device to the terminal device, indicating whether it can be output immediately to the output device or whether operator intervention is required. means for storing data to be output in response to the identification information; means for displaying reception of data requiring operator intervention; and means for causing the storage means to output data to an output device in accordance with an operator's permission operation; It allows information to be output on an appropriate output medium.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail using the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of output information (hereinafter referred to as a message) sent from the central device to the terminal device according to the present invention, and 1 shows the entire output message sent from the central device to the terminal device. , 2 indicates output data, and 3 indicates a code representing the nature of the output data (this code is referred to as a message type code).

FIG. 2 shows a logic diagram on the terminal device side for embodying the present invention, in which 10 is a central device, 20 is a terminal device, 50 is a communication path connecting both devices, 31 is a receiver, and 32 is a message terminal. 33 is a decoder for recognizing the message type; 34 is a storage device for storing output data from the central device; 35 is an output device for outputting output data from the central device; A display device that indicates that data that cannot be immediately output is stored in the storage device, 37 is an operation key for the operator to perform an output permission operation, 40 to 42 are AND circuits, 43 is an OR circuit, and 51 to 60 are signal lines. shows.

In FIG. 1, an output message 1 transmitted from a central device to a terminal device consists of output data 2 to be output to an output device in the terminal device, and message type 3 indicating the nature of the output data. By defining message type code 3, various instructions can be given from the central device to the terminal device. Here, two types of messages shown in FIG. 1 are defined as the message types. Normally, a message refers to giving an instruction to a terminal device to directly output data output from a central device to an output device (the output data is in response to data input from that terminal device), and is a special message. A message is output data from a central device, stored in a storage device,
It means that the data needs to be output to the output device by the operator's output permission operation (the data is unrelated to the processing being performed on the terminal). The central device attaches the above code to the output data to convey the nature of the output data from the central device to the terminal device.

Next, in FIG. 2, the output message 1 from the central device 10 is received by the receiver 31 of the terminal device 20 via the communication path 50. Among the output messages, message type 3 is held in the register 32 via the signal line 51. register 3
2 is connected to the decoder 33 by a signal line 52,
By decoding by the decoder 33, it is recognized whether the message type 3 is a normal message or a special message. The signal line 53 normally has a true value in the case of a message, and the AND circuit 40 sends the output data to the signal line 57, the OR circuit 43, and the signal line 60.
It is output to the output device 35 via. Signal line 54
is a true value in the case of a special message, and the AND circuit 41 stores the output data in the storage device 34 via the signal line 58, and also displays the output data in the display device 37.
A message indicating that output data having a message type of special message has been received is displayed. The operator can recognize from the display that the output data is stored in the storage device. When the operation key 37 is pressed by the operator, it generates an output permission signal on the signal line 56. An output permission signal is generated by operating the operation key 37 at an arbitrary time, and an output permission signal is output via the signal line 56.
The circuit 42 is opened and the output data stored in the storage device 34 is transferred to the signal line 59, the OR circuit 43, and the signal line 60.
It is output to the output device 35 via. Further, an output permission signal is applied to the register 32 through the signal line 56, the register 32 is cleared at the same time, and the contents displayed on the display device 36 are cleared. When the operator learns of the arrival of the special message from the display on the display device 36, the operator replaces the form on the output device with an appropriate one and then presses the operation key 37.

With the configuration as described above, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(i) Since it becomes possible to specify the output method on the terminal device in the central device, it is possible to select an output method that suits the nature of the output data.

(ii) According to a method in which output data from a terminal device is stored in a storage device and outputted to an output device by the operator's output permission operation, the operator can perform preparation work such as replacing paper, and the operation This allows a person to output to an output device at any time.

(iii) In the central device, the output method can be specified by simply adding the message type, making it easier to migrate from the current system's terminal control method.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an output message format output from a central device to a terminal device, and FIG. 2 shows a logic diagram on the terminal side for embodying the present invention. 1... Output message, 2... Output data, 3... Message type, 10... Central device, 20... Terminal device, 31... Receiver, 32... Register, 33... Decoder, 34... Storage device, 35... Output device, 36
...Display device, 37...Operation key.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a system that includes a central device and a terminal device and data is transferred between them, it is determined whether the output data to be output transferred from the central device to the terminal device is directly outputtable. The terminal device includes a determination circuit that determines the code, an output device, a display device, a storage device that stores output data, and an operation key that generates an output permission signal when operated. means for causing the output device to output the transferred output data when it is determined by the discrimination circuit that the output data can be directly output;
means for displaying this on the display device when the discrimination circuit determines that direct output is not possible and storing the transferred output data in the storage device; A data transfer system comprising means for outputting output data in the device to the output device.