KR20060001703A - Device for the control of plural automated teller machine using single processor unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to control a plurality of financial automation devices using a single control unit to reduce the production cost and to efficiently use the installation space by allowing a single control unit to control a single device to control a plurality of financial automation devices Relates to a device.

The present invention for realizing this, in the control device of the automatic teller machine that is capable of performing unattended financial transactions by connecting the electronic operating unit, the machine operating unit and the screen output unit to the output terminal of the control unit consisting of a microprocessor, the control unit There is provided a plurality of communication units for controlling the external automated teller machine, the communication unit is provided with a screen control signal output port, an external communication port and an internal communication port, respectively, each screen control signal output port and external communication port and the internal communication port The communication port is connected to the electronic operation unit, the machine operation unit and the screen output unit of the sub-bank automatic teller machine which is not equipped with a control unit. The invention is made to control the output.

Single control unit, financial automation equipment,

Description

Device for the control of plural automated teller machine using single processor unit             

1 is an external perspective view for explaining an embodiment of a general automatic teller machine,

2 is an internal configuration diagram of the automatic teller machine shown in FIG.

3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a control unit according to the present invention;

As an embodiment for implementing the present invention of Figure 4, (a) is an embodiment equipped with an additional communication card, (b) is an embodiment equipped with a high speed communication standard and a converter,

5 shows a software architecture for the implementation of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1-control unit, 30-banking machine

40 (40a, 40b… 40n)-communication unit,

41-port for screen control signal output,

42-port for external communication, 43-port for internal communication,

50 (50a, 50b, 50c)-electronics / mechanics,

The present invention relates to a financial automated device control apparatus for reducing the manufacturing and operating costs of financial automated devices, and more particularly, to control a plurality of financial automated devices from a single control unit having a computational power to control a single device. The present invention relates to a multiple automatic teller machine control device using a single control unit, which reduces production costs and makes efficient use of installation space.

1 is a perspective view for explaining an embodiment of a general automated teller machine, for example, in the main teller machine 30, the additional information output unit 11 and the coin on the upper side of the screen output unit 10; The deposit and withdrawal unit 15 and the printer output unit 14 are respectively provided, and a fingerprint recognition unit 12, an infrared ray transmitting and receiving unit 18, and a receipt output unit 16 are respectively provided at the lower side and at the bottom thereof. The keyboard input unit 13, the deposit and withdrawal device 5, the image information input unit 19, the scan paper discharge unit 20, and the like are respectively provided.

On the other hand, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the automated teller machine shown in Figure 1, as shown in the accompanying drawings, the control unit 1 as a central control means on one side of the image with the program storage unit (2) And a read / out unit 3 connected to the various input / output devices 5 including a banknote withdrawal unit 17, a check and withdrawal unit 17 ', and a coin withdrawal unit 15 for controlling the withdrawal of banknotes and checks. Are each connected.                         

In addition, the passbook / card processing unit (9) for recognizing the information of the bankbook / card of the customer, the keyboard input unit (13) for inputting various information for financial transactions, the scanner to recognize the payment information of the Giro paper ( 22) and a scanning device 4 having a scanning paper storage unit 21 and a scanning paper discharge unit 20, a screen output unit 10 for visually notifying the financial transaction menu and the transaction status, and an audio output. (7), a main computer provided in each bank, a communication device (8) for data communication with a host computer on which all information related to financial transactions is stored and all transactions are actually executed, and a receipt for proof of transaction details. The output part 16 etc. are provided.

In addition, the fingerprint recognition unit 12 and the image information input unit 19 to prevent financial safety accidents based on the personal recognition and face photographing through the user's fingerprint recognition, the infrared transceiver 18 for short-range communication with the personal mobile terminal. A printer output unit 14 for outputting the documented result scanned by the scanning device 4 and an unrecovered output unit 6 for storing the unrecovered result are provided and connected to the control unit 1.

As such, the main body 30 of the automatic teller machine is equipped with a plurality of electronic and mechanical means inside and outside, so that the financial transaction according to the customer's request can be automatically performed through data communication with the host computer of the financial institution. In particular, the financial automation device main body 30 has one control unit 1 having arithmetic ability to control an electronic / mechanical unit necessary for cash withdrawal and withdrawal. As the technology develops, the computing power of the control unit 30 continues to increase. However, since there is no significant change in the computational power required for the control of the electronic / mechanical unit, the capability of the controller 30 is used to implement various additional functions.

The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described circumstances, and a single control unit capable of controlling the electronic / mechanical units of a plurality of financial teller machines is installed in a mail teller machine or configured as a dedicated control unit to perform a network communication. By controlling the operation of a plurality of sub-banking automation equipments installed, it is possible to reduce the production cost of the banking-automation equipments by eliminating the need for a control unit composed of expensive components. It is an object of the invention to drive a multi-bank automatic teller machine using a single control unit that can reduce the operating cost by using the efficient.

The present invention for realizing the above object, in the control device of the automatic teller machine that is capable of performing unattended financial transactions by connecting the electronic operating unit, the mechanical operating unit and the screen output unit to the output terminal of the control unit consisting of a microprocessor The control unit includes a plurality of communication units for controlling an external financial automatic device, and the communication unit is provided with a screen control signal output port, an external communication port, and an internal communication port, respectively. The external communication port and the internal communication port are connected to the electronic operation unit, the machine operation unit, and the screen output unit of the sub-bank automatic teller machine, each of which has no control unit. Characterized in that it is made to control the machine operation unit and the screen output unit Shall be.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a control unit according to the present invention.

The control unit 1 is a processing device composed of an ultra-large scale integrated circuit in which a control device which not only systematically executes operations in a predetermined order but also provides a control signal to peripheral devices in one integrated silicon chip. The control unit 1 is installed only in one financial automatic device designated as the main financial automatic device for the implementation of the present invention, and the control unit 1 is installed in the sub financial automated device whose operation is controlled according to the control of the control unit 1. It doesn't work. For this reason, it is desirable that the main automatic teller machine and the sub-financial teller machine should be installed in the adjacent area as much as possible, so as not to lengthen the control line for the main automatic teller machine and the sub-finance teller machine.

On the other hand, a plurality of communication units 40 (40a, 40b, 40b ... 40n) for controlling the sub-bank automatic teller machine is installed to the output terminal of the control unit (1). The sub-financial automation equipment is connected to each communication unit 40a, 40b… 40n in a one-to-one manner, and for this purpose, the communication unit 40 has a screen control signal output port 41, an external communication port 42, and an internal communication port 43, respectively. Is provided. Thus, each of the screen control signal output port 41, the external communication port 42 and the internal communication port 43 has an electronic / mechanical unit 50: 50a, 50b, 50c of the sub-financial automatic teller machine, i.e. The sub-bank automatic teller machine is connected to the main financial teller machine or the host computer of the financial institution by a network, and the communication line between the internal modules of the sub-financial teller machine is connected.

In the above embodiment, a structure for outputting a transaction screen to two or more display devices included in the sub financial automated devices including the self in the main automated teller machine is provided for the personal computer in the expansion slot of the controller 1. It can be easily implemented by installing a dual display supporting graphics card or using a plurality of graphics cards. In addition, in order to implement a plurality of external communication functions for connecting the automated teller machine and the financial institution host computer, it is also possible to implement by connecting two or more communication modules to the expansion slot provided in the control unit (1).

The configuration in which the control unit 1 controls the electronic / mechanical unit 50 in the financial automation device may be implemented in various ways. For example, a card having an additional communication port as shown in FIG. 4A may be installed in an expansion slot of the controller 1, and new serial communication such as USB or IEEE1394 capable of simultaneously connecting a plurality of devices at high speed. The device may be directly controlled by using a standard, and as shown in FIG. 4B, data may be transmitted using a wired / wireless serial communication standard such as USB, IEEE1394, or UWB, but the contact point with the electronic / mechanical module may be used. It is also possible to implement by using a device that converts the existing serial communication.

As an example of such a device, a device of similar nature to a separate device including a coin withdrawal function, a cash withdrawal function and the like can be installed in a transaction inquiry query currently used by a financial institution. Currently, the transaction history inquiry machine is equipped with a control unit having the same performance as a general financial automation device, but is inferior in utilization. Therefore, by installing the electronic / mechanical part without a control unit by adopting the method according to the present invention can achieve high efficiency in terms of cost or utilization.

As the financial automation device according to the present invention performs the functions of the plurality of financial automation devices, it is necessary to simultaneously drive a program having a plurality of identical functions. Therefore, the financial automation device according to the present invention may have a form of executing a plurality of S / Ws that are being driven in advance, executing a single module several times, or simultaneously executing two programs having different functions and forms. do.

However, the S / W used in the existing financial automation equipment is designed to recognize and use all the devices of the system at startup. On the other hand, the S / W of the financial automation device according to the present invention must recognize and use a predetermined device through a predetermined communication port for each module, and must also maintain a plurality of unique information owned by the existing financial automation device such as a device ID. Each of these pieces of information must be stored and used.

Therefore, the financial automation device S / W according to the present invention allocates an electronic / mechanical device to be controlled and managed for each application program or application process, and executes the same by using the same. To have That is, assuming that a plurality of application programs are installed as shown in FIG. 5, the structure may be described as follows.

Multiple devices are managed by a single middleware, and an application program runs on the middleware. At this time, the middleware obtains and stores an identifier for each device based on a connection state of a port or a predetermined unique value of the device. Each application program stores these identifiers in its own configuration area irrelevant to a file or registry, and controls the electronic / mechanical device through the device information stored in the configuration area.

Therefore, even if the single control unit 1 communicates with and controls the plurality of electronic / mechanical units 50, externally, the plurality of financial automation devices are in operation. However, at this time, the middleware is not a requirement for the present invention, and it is not impossible for each application program to directly control the device using the information stored in the setting area without the middleware.

In addition, in the case of using a plurality of processes of a single application program, the configuration information may be read and executed at every execution.

As described above, the present invention can efficiently use the capability of the control unit employing a processor that is being improved with the development of technology, and thus includes not only the control unit H / W price but also middleware or O / S license costs. This has the advantage of cost reduction. In addition, by changing the S / W of the existing automation equipment and installing an additional electronic / mechanical unit is possible to upgrade the field to obtain the efficiency of the two devices, there is an advantage that the maintenance and update of the S / W is convenient.

Claims (3)

A control device of a financial automation device capable of performing unattended financial transactions by connecting an electronic operation unit, a mechanical operation unit, and a screen output unit to an output terminal of a control unit comprising a microprocessor, wherein the control unit controls an external financial automation device. A plurality of communication units are provided for each communication unit, and each communication unit includes a screen control signal output port, an external communication port, and an internal communication port, and each of the screen control signal output port, an external communication port, and an internal communication port is provided with a control unit. The electronic operating unit, the machine operating unit and the screen output unit of the sub-bank automatic teller machine are connected to each other, and the control unit of the main automated teller machine controls the electronic operation unit, the machine operating unit and the screen output unit of the sub-bank automated teller machine. Multiple gold using a single control unit, characterized in that Fusion Automation Control System. According to claim 1, wherein the screen control signal output port of the main financial teller for outputting the screen control signal of the sub-bank automatic teller machine A plurality of using a single control unit, characterized in that consisting of a dual display-enabled graphics card or a plurality of graphics card Financial Automation Device Control Device. According to claim 1, wherein the external communication port of the main financial teller for outputting the electronic / mechanical control signal of the sub-bank automatic teller is made to directly control the device using a new serial communication standard, such as USB or IEEE1394, Using a single control unit, the device transmits data using a wired / wireless serial communication standard such as USB, IEEE1394, or UWB, but converts the device to an existing serial communication at an electronic / mechanical part. Multiple automatic teller machine control device.

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