KR20090082756A - Apparatus and method for controlling power of ATM/CD - Google Patents

Abstract

A power control system for automatic teller machines is provided to prevent a decrease in an operating ratio caused by abnormal power cutoff and to reduce the malfunction of hardware. A power control system for automatic teller machines is comprised of a switching unit(100) and a main logic unit(200). The switching unit switches a starting signal and a terminating signal. The switching unit includes a basic switch(110) and an emergency switch(120). The basic switch applies the power to an automatic teller machine and generates a normal operating signal and a normal terminating signal for operating or terminating the automatic teller machine. The emergency switch generates an emergent terminating signal to stop the abnormally operating automatic teller machine. The main logic unit starts or terminates the automatic teller machine according to the signal generated by the switching unit.

Description

Apparatus and method for controlling power of ATM / CD}

The present invention relates to the power control of the automated teller machine, and more particularly, to a power supply control device and a method for automatically shutting down the automated teller machine through a power shutdown event by the operating system even when the automatic teller machine malfunctions. It is about.

The automated teller machine allows customers to handle financial transactions more conveniently regardless of time and place than when they visit a financial institution's counter in person. In addition, automated teller machines can save manpower and costs in financial management.

Most automated teller machines run under operating system environments such as Windows.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the automatic teller machine is supplied with power from a power supply device (S10), the financial automation device is booted into a window environment such as a general personal PC system (S12) and then various financial transaction applications can be performed. The program is driven (S14).

When various financial transaction applications are started, the window screen, that is, the start menu bar and the icon, are disabled for security reasons. In addition, the keyboard and mouse are also deactivated for security reasons (S16).

Thereafter, the automated teller machine processes various financial transactions by the financial transaction application program (S18). In such a state, in order to stop the operation of the automated teller machine, a shutdown command is transmitted through the system shutdown button (S20), and the application and the window are terminated (S22).

However, the automatic teller machine as described above has the following problems.

After the initial operation of the automated teller machine, if a fatal error due to a bug in the software occurs, or if the operation is stopped due to the holding of the operating system, the power supply must be forcibly shorted. This is because the application cannot handle this even when the system shutdown button is pressed, so the window cannot be shut down normally. However, such a forced short circuit may lower the operation rate of the automated teller machine and cause hardware damage and damage to the Windows system files, thereby making it impossible to boot later.

In addition, when the automatic teller machine is restarted after a power shortage, the time required for scanning the hard disk is added, which increases the overall booting time.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to prevent a decrease in the operation rate of the automatic teller machine and hardware failure due to abnormal power off.

Another object of the present invention is to normally terminate the automated teller machine through the system shutdown of the operating system regardless of the operating state of the automated teller machine.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a signal for the automated teller machine in which the application program is executed after booting under a certain operating system to provide a financial service, the signal relating to the start and end of the automated teller machine; And a switching unit for switching and a main logic unit for starting or terminating the automatic teller machine according to a signal generated by the switching unit, wherein the switching unit applies power to the financial teller machine and applies the power to the automated teller machine. A basic switch for generating a normal drive signal for normal operation of the vehicle and a normal termination signal for terminating a normally running financial automatic device, and an emergency switch for generating an emergency termination signal for terminating an abnormally operating financial automated device. .

The main logic unit includes a power supply unit for supplying power to the automated teller machine according to the normal drive signal of the basic switch, a memory in which an application program programmed to detect a normal end signal of the basic switch resides, and an emergency switch of the emergency switch. And a ROM bios unit for storing the ROM bios for detecting the end signal.

The emergency switch is used when an error or holding occurs in various programs related to the operation of the automatic teller machine and the financial teller machine operates abnormally.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the present invention provides a normal driving process for applying power to the automated teller machine and driving the normal teller machine normally when a normal drive signal is generated; A normal termination process of terminating the automatic teller machine by detecting the normal termination signal and instructing an operating system to terminate the automatic teller machine when the normal end signal is generated after the normal driving process; When an emergency termination signal is generated when the automatic teller machine cannot be terminated through the normal termination process, the ROMBIS of the automatic teller machine detects the emergency stop signal and generates an interrupt to the operating system to generate the automatic teller machine. It includes an emergency shutdown process to terminate.

The normal drive signal, the normal end signal and the emergency end signal are independently generated by an operation of a switch provided separately.

The switch is configured to prevent re-input of the power drive signal after the normal drive process.

The normal driving process is a process of applying power to the financial automatic device by the power drive signal; A process in which the automated teller machine is booted under a predetermined operating system; Executing the application program of the automated teller machine after booting the automated teller machine; And the financial automation device normally providing a financial service through the application program. After the execution of the application program, a menu of the operating system is not exposed on the screen of the financial automation device for security reasons. Or input through an input device such as a mouse becomes impossible.

The normal termination process or emergency termination process is executed including a process of executing a system shutdown by the operating system.

In the case where it is impossible to shut down the power by the normal termination process, an error or holding occurs in various programs related to the operation of the automatic teller machine, and the automatic teller machine operates abnormally.

The interrupt generated during the emergency shutdown process is a forced interrupt for system shutdown and is first processed by the operating system.

In the power control device and method of the gold financial automatic device according to the present invention configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

First, even when the automated teller machine is held, the automatic teller machine is normally shut down through the system shutdown of the operating system.

Second, the hard disk and system files inside the automated teller machine can be protected.

Finally, it is effective to minimize the restart time of the automated teller machine.

With reference to the preferred embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings the power control device and method of the automated teller machine according to the present invention will be described in detail.

2 is a block diagram of an automatic teller machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automatic teller machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a switching unit 100 for switching a signal relating to the start and end of the automated teller machine, and the switching unit 100. It is provided with a main logic unit 200 for starting or ending the automatic teller machine according to the signal.

The switching unit 100 includes a basic switch 110 and an emergency switch 120 together. The basic switch 110 and the emergency switch 120 is a switch that generates a different signal according to a specific operation, in the embodiment of the present invention is a different signal is generated according to the operation of selecting the upper or lower portion of the switch A three stage switch is used. Accordingly, a signal (hereinafter, referred to as a normal driving signal) for normally driving the automated teller machine by applying power to the teller machine is generated through an operation of selecting the upper end of the basic switch 110, and normal operation. A signal for terminating the automated teller machine (hereinafter, referred to as a normal end signal) is generated through an operation of selecting a lower end of the basic switch 110.

In particular, since a corresponding signal is generated every time the switch is operated, the normal driving signal is configured such that re-input is impossible after the automatic teller machine is normally driven. And a signal (hereinafter referred to as an emergency end signal) for terminating an abnormally operating financial automatic device is generated through an operation of selecting the lower end of the emergency switch 120, in the embodiment of the present invention the emergency switch 120 It is assumed that there is no function of the signal according to the operation of selecting the upper end of the). In this case, the abnormal operation means that an error or holding occurs in various programs related to the operation of the automatic teller machine, and thus the automatic teller machine is operating abnormally. Therefore, the emergency switch 120 is used only when the automatic teller machine is abnormally operated.

Next, the main logic unit 200 is a part for overall control of the automatic teller machine and starts or stops the automatic teller machine according to a signal generated by the switching unit 100. The main logic unit 200 includes a power supply unit 210, a memory 220, and a ROM bios unit 230. Hereinafter, the power supply unit 210, the memory 220, and the ROM bios unit 230 will be described in detail.

The power supply unit 210 applies power to the automatic teller machine. That is, the power supply unit 210 is connected to the power supply device 300 while being switched by the normal driving signal, thereby applying power to each device of the automated teller machine. As such, when the power supply unit 210 applies power to the financial automatic device, the financial automated device provides a financial service while the application program 420 is executed after booting under a predetermined operating system.

In addition, the memory 220 temporarily stores various programs and data for normal operation of the automated teller machine. In particular, the memory 220 resides in the application program 420 executed after the initial operation of the automated teller machine. The application program 420 is a core program for enabling financial services through the automated teller machine and a program for detecting the normal termination signal. For example, when the normal end signal is detected, the application program 420 displays a confirmation window regarding system termination on a display unit (not shown) of the automated teller machine, and then terminates the system with the operating system 410 of the teller machine. Instructing the automatic teller machine to end.

  The ROM bios unit 230 stores a ROMBIOS for controlling basic input and output of the ATM. The ROMBIOS performs a role of testing and initializing an abnormality of each device of the automated teller machine as soon as power is applied to the automated teller machine. In addition, the ROMBIOS detects the emergency end signal and generates an interrupt to the operating system 410 to terminate the ATM. In particular, the interrupt is a forced interrupt regarding system shutdown and corresponds to an interrupt that is first processed by the operating system 410.

The program storage unit 400 is a part for storing the operating system 410 and various programs. In general, the automated teller machine has an operating system such as Windows 2000 or Windows XP, as used in a general PC. The program stored in the program storage unit 400 includes the application program 420. In particular, after the transaction screen by the application program 420 is displayed on the display of the automated teller machine, the screen according to the operating system 410 such as a start menu of the window or a desktop icon is no longer displayed. This is to prevent the setting change of the automatic teller machine using the menu of the operating system 410 for security reasons, and use the mouse or keyboard connected to the automated teller machine after the application program 420 is executed. It is also impossible for security reasons. In addition, the program storage unit 400 stores system information of all programs operating in the operating system 410. Therefore, it is natural that the types of processors, main memory capacity, connected peripheral information, system parameters, file types and various parameters handled by the application software are stored.

 For reference, the display unit (not shown) may be used as a cashier operating terminal for managing / maintaining the automated teller machine or as a customer operating terminal operated by a customer to request a financial transaction. In other words, the display unit displays a screen corresponding to the cashier operating terminal during the initial driving of the automatic teller machine, and then displays a screen corresponding to the grain control terminal capable of executing various financial transactions by the customer during normal driving. Therefore, it is preferable that the display unit is provided with a touch screen type touch screen.

Next, the power control method of the automated teller machine according to the embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a normal driving process of the automatic teller machine by the basic switch 110.

First, the normal driving signal is generated from the basic switch 110 according to the user's operation (S100). In this case, since the basic switch 110 is configured to operate as a standby signal of a battery embedded in the mainboard of the automatic teller machine, the basic switch 110 is operable before the power is officially applied.

Subsequently, the power supply unit 210 is connected to the power supply device 300 while being switched by the normal driving signal (S110), and thus power is applied to the automatic teller machine (S120). Normal power is also supplied to the main logic unit 200 and the switching unit 100 through this process.

When the power is applied to the automated teller machine as described above, the ROMBIOS initializes after testing whether each device of the automated teller machine is abnormal (S130).

As soon as the processing by the ROM BIOS is completed, the booting of the operating system 410 is immediately performed, and the initial screen of the operating system 410 is displayed. Various programs can be selected and executed on the screen (S140). However, it is preferable that the application program 420 for providing a financial service is executed because of the characteristics of the automated teller machine, so that the application program 420 is automatically executed when booting is completed. As a result, the application program 420 resides in the memory 220.

If the automated teller machine is normally operated through the above-described process, a transaction screen according to the application program 420 may be displayed on the display unit, and a predetermined financial transaction may be processed through a touch operation of the display unit (S150).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a normal termination process of the automatic teller machine by the basic switch 110.

First, the normal end signal is generated from the basic switch 110 according to the user's operation (S200). In this case, when the basic stop signal is generated by the basic switch 110, the automatic teller machine operates normally, but the operation of the automatic teller machine should be stopped. For example, this is the case when the financial transaction service time through the automated teller machine ends or for checking the automated teller machine.

The generated normal termination signal is detected by the application program 420 residing in the memory 220 (S210). In the case of a general PC, the power can be shut down by directly selecting the shutdown menu of the window. However, as described above, the financial automation device cannot directly select the shutdown menu of the operating system. Therefore, there is a need for a program capable of detecting the normal termination signal.

The application program 420 instructs the power shutdown menu of the operating system 410 to be executed when the normal termination signal is detected (S220). In this case, the application program 420 may display a confirmation window for terminating the system on the display unit in order to confirm the termination of the automatic teller machine.

Thereafter, as indicated by the application program 420, the system shutdown by the operating system 410 is executed (S230), and the automated teller machine is normally terminated (S240). For example, if the operating system 410 is Windows, the Windows processes a window power off event. In this case, the window power shutdown event includes data backup, termination of various programs, unmanagement of the memory, file system, processor, etc. managed by the window. Finally, the main logic unit 200 receives a system shutdown message signal. To pass on. The power supply unit 210 provided in the main logic unit 200 is cut off from the power supply device 300 while being switched by the system termination message signal.

As described above, the process of terminating the automated teller machine through the basic switch 110 is characterized in that it is processed in software.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an emergency termination process of the automated teller machine by the emergency switch 120.

A fatal error due to a bug in the application 420 may occur, or the application 420 or the operating system 410 may be held due to a virus or a large amount of network traffic. In this case, no input through the display unit is possible. In particular, even when the basic switch 110 is operated to generate the normal termination signal, the application program 420 is in a holding state and thus cannot detect the normal termination signal. Therefore, the emergency switch 120 is necessary. That is, the emergency switch 120 is preferably used when it is impossible to terminate the system through the basic switch 110. Hereinafter, the process of shutting down the system through the emergency switch 120 will be described.

First, an emergency stop signal is generated from the emergency switch 120 according to a user's operation (S300). The generated emergency end signal is detected by the ROMbio (S310) and the ROMBIOS generates a forced interruption regarding system shutdown to the operating system 410 (S320).

When the forced interrupt is generated, the system shutdown by the operating system 410 is executed (S330), and the automatic teller machine is normally terminated (S340). This is possible because the operating system 410 is capable of multitasking and has a characteristic of processing tasks according to priorities. That is, even when the operating system 410 is in a holding state according to other tasks, the priority of the forced interruption is high, so the operating system 410 preferentially processes the task according to the forced interruption instead of the task being processed.

As described above, the process of terminating the automated teller machine through the emergency switch 120 is characterized in that it is processed in hardware. Hard disk and system files can be protected.

Although described with reference to the illustrated embodiment of the present invention as described above, this is merely exemplary, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent that other embodiments may be modified and equivalent. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

1 is a flow chart of operation of the automated teller machine according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of an automatic teller machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing a normal driving process of the automatic teller machine by the basic switch of FIG.

Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a normal termination process of the automated teller machine by the basic switch of FIG.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating the emergency termination process of the automated teller machine by the emergency switch of FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: switching unit 110: basic switch

120: emergency switch 200: main logic part

210: power supply 220: memory

230: ROM bios 300: power supply

400: program storage unit 410: operating system

420: application

Claims (10)

In the automated teller machine that provides a financial service by running an application after booting under a certain operating system, Switching unit for switching the signal relating to the start and end of the automated teller machine, A main logic unit for starting or terminating the automated teller machine according to the signal generated by the switching unit; The switching unit, Power supply to the automated teller machine to generate a normal drive signal for normal operation of the automated teller machine and a normal end signal for terminating a normally operated financial teller machine; A power control device for an automated teller machine, characterized in that it comprises an emergency switch for generating an emergency end signal to make. The method of claim 1, The main logic unit, A power supply unit for supplying power to the automatic teller machine according to the normal driving signal of the basic switch, a memory in which an application program programmed to detect the normal termination signal of the basic switch resides, and an emergency termination signal of the emergency switch A power control apparatus for an automatic teller machine, characterized in that it comprises a rombios unit for storing the rombios. The method of claim 1, The emergency switch The power control device of the automated teller machine, characterized in that it is used when an error or holding occurs in various programs related to the operation of the automated teller machine. A normal driving process of applying power to the automatic teller machine and driving the normal teller machine normally when a normal drive signal is generated; A normal termination process of terminating the automatic teller machine by detecting the normal termination signal and instructing an operating system to terminate the automatic teller machine when the normal end signal is generated after the normal driving process; And When the emergency stop signal is generated when the automatic teller machine cannot be terminated through the normal termination process, the ROMBI of the automatic teller machine detects the emergency stop signal and generates an interrupt to the operating system to terminate the automated teller machine. Power control method of the automated teller machine, characterized in that it comprises an emergency termination process. The method of claim 4, wherein The power control method of the automated teller machine, characterized in that the normal drive signal, the normal end signal and the emergency end signal are generated independently by the operation of the switch provided separately. The method of claim 5, And the switch is configured to prevent re-input of the power driving signal after the normal driving process. The method of claim 4, wherein The normal driving process, Applying power to the automatic teller machine by the power driving signal; A process in which the automated teller machine is booted under a predetermined operating system; Executing the application program of the automated teller machine after booting up the automated teller machine; And Through the application program is executed, including the process of providing the financial services normally the automated teller machine, After the execution of the application program for security reasons, the menu of the operating system is not exposed on the screen of the automated teller machine, power input method of the automated teller machine characterized in that it is impossible to input through an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse. The method of claim 4, wherein The normal termination process or the emergency termination process is a power control method of the automated teller machine, characterized in that it is executed including the process of executing the system shutdown by the operating system. The method of claim 4, wherein When it is impossible to shut down the power by the normal termination process, a method of controlling the automatic teller machine is an abnormal operation of the automatic teller machine due to an error or holding in various programs related to the operation of the teller machine. . The method of claim 4, wherein The interrupt generated during the emergency termination process is a forced interruption related to system shutdown and is first processed by the operating system.

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