KR101519523B1 - Automatic teller machine providing widget interfacing - Google Patents

Abstract

A list providing unit for providing a widget list to the automatic management terminal in response to a request when a widget selection regarding the first widget area is requested from the automatic call management terminal, A processor for identifying a widget identifier according to a selection of an automatic initial management terminal for the widget list, extracting widget contents corresponding to the identified widget identifier from the database, and displaying the extracted widget content in the first widget area .

Financial automation devices, widgets, widget contents, financial processing, information

Description

[0001] AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE PROVIDING WIDGET INTERFACING [0002] FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0003]

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a financial automation device that provides various information to a user accessing a financial service by providing widget contents of a user's convenience as a predetermined area on the screen.

The introduction of ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) has brought about innovative development in many respects for the traditional financial transactions which were carried out in direct contact with the manager through the counter at the financial institution. The waiting time for customers has been significantly reduced, and even after the financial institution's work has ended, customers can benefit from financial transactions whenever they want. Financial service processing time has been reduced not only for customers but also for financial institutions, and it has become possible to improve work efficiency by reducing manpower and costs.

Financial automation equipment basically provides many financial services performed by financial institutions such as banks and village safes. The user can execute the desired financial transaction in a short time by simply manipulating the financial automation device installed in the bank without going through the bank account in the account transfer, balance inquiry, deposit withdrawal, and bank account settlement. Due to these advantages of the financial automation equipment, the number of customers, the installation number and the installation place of the financial automation equipment are rapidly increasing, and nowadays, it becomes easy to find the financial automation equipment anywhere.

On the other hand, as the integrated multiservice of the device becomes popular, there is a need for a financial automation device that can easily provide the user with necessary information for the convenience of the user as well as the basic service of the financial automation device.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a financial automation device that can easily provide user widget contents including at least one of device status, time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, and weather for the convenience of the user as well as a basic service .

A financial automation apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a screen division unit that divides a screen into a plurality of widget areas, and a widget selection unit that, in response to the request, A widget list providing unit for providing a widget list to the automatic call management terminal; a widget identification unit for identifying a widget identifier according to the selection of the automatic call management terminal for the widget list, extracting widget contents corresponding to the identified widget identifier from a database And displaying the first widget area in the first widget area.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, for the convenience of the user, it is possible to easily provide user widget contents including at least one of device state, time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, and weather .

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

The term "financial automatic machine " used in the present invention means not only an automated teller machine (ATM) but also various types of financial institutions such as a cash dispenser (CD) capable of withdrawing cash, (KIOSK) that provides various additional services such as bill collection, ticket issuance, and point accumulation, as well as a wide range of automation devices .

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a schematic structure of a financial automatic machine.

The automatic teller machine 100 includes an operation terminal unit 110, a bill input / output unit 120, a passbook unit 130, and a card reading unit 140.

The operation terminal unit 110 receives a menu selection and operation for a financial transaction from a customer and provides various financial services or an additional service to the customer through a GUI screen.

The deposit and withdrawal unit 120 of the banknote counts and stores the banknotes, and the banknote unit 130 reads out the banknotes and performs the account organizing work. Then, the card reading unit 140 reads the card according to the customer's financial transaction card input and performs the card related business. The card reading unit 140 may read not only a financial transaction card but also a credit card or an ID card for other services.

In addition, the automated teller machine 100 may include a communication unit for connection with a financial automation server, a control unit for controlling the overall operation of the financial automatic machine, a memory for storing various data, and a print module for printing on a passbook or a specification sheet As shown in FIG.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the automated teller machine 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a screen division unit 201, an interface 203, a list providing unit 205, a processor 207, and a database 209 .

The screen dividing unit 201 divides the screen into a plurality of widget areas. At this time, the screen division unit 201 may divide the screen into, for example, the same size of a rectangular shape, or may divide the screen into a predetermined shape and size.

The interface 203 provides information on a screen divided into a plurality of widget areas to an automatic call management terminal and selects a widget area designated by an automatic call management terminal among a plurality of widget areas as a first widget area , A widget selection regarding the first widget area may be requested.

Here, the automatic call management terminal may be included in the inside of the automated teller machine 200, but is not limited thereto, and may be located outside and communicate with the automatic teller machine 200.

The list providing unit 205 provides a widget list to the automatic management terminal in response to the request from the automatic call management terminal when a widget selection regarding the first widget area is requested. At this time, the list providing unit 205 may provide a widget list including at least one widget identifier of time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, weather, and device status.

In addition, the list providing unit 205 may provide a widget list including widget identifiers classified by a plurality of widget areas to the automatic call management terminal, based on at least one of widget area location, widget selection frequency, have.

For example, when the widget selection for the widget area # 1 among the plurality of widget areas # 1 to # 6 is requested, the list provider 205 selects at least one of the widget area location, widget selection frequency, And a widget list including a widget identifier of the time, stock price, and weather based on the widget identifier. The list provider 205 may also be configured to determine whether to select a widget based on at least one of a widget region location, a widget selection frequency, or a predetermined widget when a widget selection is made with respect to the widget area # 3 among the plurality of widget areas # To provide a list of widgets that includes widget identifiers of advertisements, stock quotes, and device status.

The processor 207 identifies a widget identifier according to the selection of the automatic call management terminal for the widget list, extracts the widget contents corresponding to the identified widget identifier from the database 209, Area.

At this time, the processor 207 may control the display of the widget contents to the first widget area to be continued while the standby mode before switching to the operation mode is maintained.

When the processor 207 is switched from the standby mode to the operation mode, the processor 207 can control to display a keypad for menu selection in a second widget area selected from a plurality of divided widget areas. Here, the processor 207 may recognize switching from the stand-by mode to the operation mode through input of a bank card or object detection of an access sensor. At this time, the processor 207 can select a widget area located at the center of the screen among a plurality of divided widget areas as a second widget area.

The processor 207 may selectively display the widget contents displayed in the standby mode in a widget area excluding the second widget area selected from the plurality of divided widget areas in the operation mode.

In addition, when the displayed widget contents are selected by the user, the processor 207 connects to the content server providing the selected widget contents, receives detailed information related to the widget contents selected from the connected content server, and displays the received detailed information on the screen can do. At this time, the processor 207 can display detailed information at a size set at the center of the screen, or display detailed information on the entire screen, regardless of the divided widget area.

The database 209 may store a widget identifier, widget content corresponding to the widget identifier, or location information of the content server providing the widget content.

That is, the database 209 may store widget content corresponding to at least one widget identifier, for example, time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, weather, or device status. Here, the widget content corresponding to the advertisement may include an image or a string. In addition, the widget contents corresponding to the device status may include, for example, whether the device is used, whether a large amount of money can be withdrawn, whether or not a check can be withdrawn, and the like.

 In addition, the database 209 can store the widget contents provided in real time from the content server, and update the widget contents.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, for the convenience of the user, it is possible to easily provide user widget contents including at least one of device state, time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, and weather .

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in a standby mode of a financial automatic machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the automated teller machine can control the display of the widget contents to be continued while the standby mode before switching to the operation mode is maintained.

Specifically, when a widget selection regarding the widget area # 1 is requested from, for example, a plurality of widget areas # 1 to # 6 among the plurality of widget areas # 1 to # 6, the automated teller machine provides the widget list to the automatic terminal management terminal do. Thereafter, when a widget identifier of the digital clock is selected from the widget list, the financial automation device extracts the widget contents corresponding to the digital clock from the database and displays the extracted widget contents in the widget area # 1.

Here, the widget list may include, for example, a widget identifier of a digital clock, analog clock, advertisement, currency, weather, and device status.

In addition, the financial automation device provides a widget list to the automatic management terminal when a widget selection regarding the widget area # 4 is requested from the automatic initial management terminal among a plurality of widget areas # 1 to # 6. Thereafter, when the widget identifier of the exchange rate is selected from the widget list, the financial automation device can extract the widget content corresponding to the exchange rate from the database and display it on the widget area # 4.

In addition, the financial automation device provides a widget list to the automatic management terminal when a selection of a widget about the widget area # 6 is requested from the self-synchronization management terminal among the plurality of widget areas # 1 to # 6. Thereafter, when the widget identifier of the device state is selected from the widget list, the financial automation device extracts the widget content corresponding to the device status from the database and displays the extracted widget content in the widget area # 6. Here, the widget contents corresponding to the device status may include, for example, device usability, high-payout availability, check withdrawable information, and the like.

Accordingly, the financial automation device provides the widget contents about the digital clock, the analog clock, the advertisement, the exchange rate, the weather, and the state of the device, so that the user can easily receive each information. In particular, a financial automation device can provide an instrument state, which can solve the inconvenient task of identifying the instrument state to check the state of the instrument.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an operation mode of a financial automatic machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, when the automated teller machine is switched from the standby mode to the operation mode, the automatic teller machine can control to display a keypad for menu selection in a second widget area selected from a plurality of divided widget areas.

Specifically, when the automated teller machine is switched from the standby mode to the operation mode, for example, a keypad for menu selection is provided in the widget area # 3 selected as the second widget area among the plurality of widget areas # 1 to # As shown in Fig.

That is, in the case where the widget area corresponding to the advertisement is continuously displayed in the widget area # 3 and the operation mode is switched from the standby mode to the operation mode, It can be controlled to display the keypad.

Here, in the operation mode, the automated teller machine displays widget contents displayed in the standby mode in the widget areas # 1, # 2, # 4, # 5, and # 6 excluding the widget area # 3 among the plurality of widget areas But is not limited thereto. That is, the financial automation device may not display the widget contents displayed in the standby mode in the widget area excluding the widget area # 3 in the operation mode, or may control to display the widget contents only in some widget areas.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the automated teller machine divides the screen into a plurality of widget areas (501).

At this time, the automated teller machine may divide the screen into, for example, the same size of a rectangular shape, or may divide the screen into a predetermined shape and size.

The automated teller machine then provides information on the screen divided into a plurality of widget areas to the automatic call management terminal and selects a widget area designated by the automatic call management terminal among a plurality of widget areas as a first widget area Accordingly, a widget selection regarding the first widget area can be requested.

If the widget selection is requested from the automatic call management terminal, the automated teller machine provides the widget list to the automatic call management terminal in response to the request (503).

The automated teller machine provides a widget list to the automatic call management terminal in response to the request from the automatic call management terminal when a widget selection regarding the first widget area is requested. At this time, the automated teller machine may provide a widget list including widget identifiers of at least one of time, advertisement, exchange rate, stock price, weather, and device status.

Further, the automated teller machine may provide a widget list including widget identifiers classified by a plurality of widget areas to the automatic call management terminal, based on at least one of a widget area location, a widget selection frequency, or a predetermined widget.

For example, when a widget selection is requested for widget area # 1 among a plurality of widget area # 1 to widget area # 6, the financial automation device calculates a widget area based on at least one of widget area location, widget selection frequency, And a widget list including widget identifiers of time, stock price, and weather. In addition, the automated teller machine may be configured to automatically generate the advertisement, the advertisement, and the like based on at least one of the widget area location, the widget selection frequency, or the predetermined widget, when the widget selection regarding the widget area # 3 among the plurality of widget areas # Quot ;, a stock price, and a widget identifier of the device status.

Then, the financial automation device identifies a widget identifier according to the selection of the automatic initial management terminal for the widget list, and controls to display the widget content corresponding to the identified widget identifier from the database and display it on the first widget area (505) .

At this time, the automated teller machine can control the display of the widget contents to the first widget area to be continued while the standby mode before switching to the operation mode is maintained.

When the automatic teller machine is switched from the standby mode to the operation mode, the automated teller machine can control to display a keypad for menu selection in a second widget area selected from a plurality of divided widget areas. Here, the automatic teller machine may recognize switching from the stand-by mode to the operation mode through input of the bank card or object detection of the proximity sensor. At this time, the automated teller machine can select a widget area located at the center of the screen among a plurality of divided widget areas as a second widget area.

The automatic teller machine can selectively display the widget contents displayed in the standby mode in the widget area excluding the second widget area selected from the plurality of divided widget areas in the operation mode.

When the displayed widget contents are selected by the user, the automated teller machine connects to the contents server providing the selected widget contents, receives detailed information related to the widget contents selected from the connected contents server, and displays the received detailed information on the screen . At this time, the automated teller machine can display detailed information at a size set at the center of the screen, or display detailed information on the entire screen, regardless of the divided widget area.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, are included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a schematic structure of a financial automatic machine.

2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in a standby mode of a financial automatic machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen of an operation mode of a financial automatic machine according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a financial automatic machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

200: Financial automation equipment

201: Screen division

203: Interface

205: List-based study

207: Processor

209: Database

Claims (7)

A screen dividing unit dividing the screen into a plurality of widget areas; A list providing unit for providing a widget list to the automatic call management terminal in response to the request from the automatic call management terminal when a widget selection regarding the first widget area is requested; And A widget identifier corresponding to the widget list selected by the automatic call management terminal is identified and a widget content corresponding to the identified widget identifier is extracted from the database and displayed on the first widget area, Wherein the control unit controls the display of the widget contents in the first widget area to be continued while the standby mode before the current standby mode is maintained, A processor for controlling display of a keypad for menu selection And the like. The method according to claim 1, And an interface for providing a widget area designated by the automatic call management terminal among the plurality of widget areas as the first widget area by providing information on a screen divided into the plurality of widget areas to the automatic call management terminal Further comprising: The method according to claim 1, The list provider may include: Wherein the widget list includes at least one widget identifier of a time, an advertisement, a currency, a stock price, a weather, and a device status. The method according to claim 1, The list provider may include: Provides a widget list including widget identifiers classified by a plurality of widget areas based on at least one of a widget area location, a widget selection frequency, or a predetermined widget. delete The method according to claim 1, Wherein the switching from the standby mode to the operation mode comprises: Financial automation equipment through bank card input or object detection of proximity sensor. The method according to claim 1, The processor comprising: And controlling the display unit to display detailed information related to the selected widget content on the screen when the displayed widget content is selected by a user, the selected widget content being connected to a content server providing the selected widget content, Automation equipment.

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