JPH05239959A - Automatic accounting service device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] The present invention provides an automatic transaction device capable of conducting a transaction safely and preventing forgetting to take a transaction medium. [Configuration] The present invention is installed in a dedicated room with a door,
An automatic transaction device 1 for performing transaction processing by various transaction media based on a user's operation, which is based on a transaction status monitoring means for monitoring transaction processing start and transaction processing end, and a monitoring result of this transaction status monitoring means. A lock opening / closing control means 17 which sends a lock signal at the start of the transaction processing and an unlock signal at the end of the transaction processing, and the door is locked based on the lock signal from the lock opening / closing control means 17, and the unlock signal is issued. And a door lock means 2 for unlocking the door. With this configuration, crime prevention can be improved, and the user can be prevented from leaving without receiving the returned transaction medium.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to an automatic transaction device suitable for performing unmanned operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic teller machines such as automatic teller machines have been used not only in stores of financial institutions such as banks, but also in station premises,
Special booths have been created in shopping districts, department stores, etc., and are installed in those booths for the convenience of users.

Further, even after the end of business hours of a financial institution, the operation is extended for an extended period of time, and there is a tendency for holiday operations to increase. Therefore, the demand for booths outside stores is increasing more and more.

[0004]

However, when operating the automated teller machine in a booth outside the store or when operating the automated teller machine after hours, even if the user is handling cards, cash, etc. Since another person can freely enter the inside, there was a risk that the input personal identification number of the user could be stolen and the paid cash could be robbed.

Further, since the user can leave the booth even when the transaction is not completed, the user may forget to pick up the card, cash, etc. to be received and cause damage to the user. There was also the problem of being lost.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction apparatus which has an improved structure and can perform transactions safely and can prevent forgetting to take a transaction medium. Is.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
An automatic transaction device installed in a dedicated room with a door and performing transaction processing by various transaction media based on user's operation, and transaction status monitoring means for monitoring transaction processing start and transaction processing end, Based on the monitoring result of the transaction status monitoring means, a lock opening / closing control means that sends a lock signal at the start of the transaction processing and an unlock signal at the end of the transaction processing, and the door is locked based on the lock signal from the lock opening / closing control means. And a door locking means for unlocking the door based on the unlocking signal.

The invention according to claim 2 is an automatic transaction apparatus which is installed in a dedicated room with a door and performs transaction processing by various transaction media based on a user's operation. A transaction state monitoring means for monitoring termination and transaction processing abnormality, and a lock for transmitting a lock signal at the transaction processing start time and an unlock signal at the transaction processing abnormality time and transaction processing end time based on the monitoring result of the transaction state monitoring means. It has an opening / closing control means, and a door locking means for locking the door based on a locking signal from the lock opening / closing control means and unlocking the door based on the unlocking signal.

[0009]

The operation of each of the above inventions will be described below.

The transaction status monitoring means in the automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1 monitors the transaction processing start and transaction processing end in this apparatus, and sends the monitoring result to the lock opening / closing control means. The lock opening / closing control means sends a lock signal at the start of the transaction processing and an unlock signal at the end of the transaction processing based on the monitoring result of the transaction status monitoring means.

The door locking means locks the door based on a locking signal from the lock opening / closing control means, and unlocks the door based on the unlocking signal.

As a result, the door is locked from the start of the transaction processing to the end of the transaction processing in the automatic transaction device, and the door is unlocked after the transaction processing is completed, so that another person enters the dedicated room during the transaction processing. It becomes impossible and you can trade safely.

If the transaction processing is not completely completed, the door will not be unlocked, so that it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to take his or her card or cash.

According to the automatic transaction apparatus of claim 2, the same operation as that of the automatic transaction apparatus of claim 1 is exerted, and in the unlikely event that some transaction processing abnormality occurs during transaction processing. Since the door is unlocked, the user can take action according to the abnormal transaction processing.

[0015]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

The automatic transaction apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a dedicated room 30 with a door 4, and various transaction media such as cards, passbooks, banknotes and coins are used for transaction processing based on the user's operation. It is equipped with an automated teller machine 1A for performing.

A door lock means 2 using an electromagnetic lock is provided over the door 4 for opening and closing the chamber 30 and the wall 5 with which the door 4 abuts.

The door lock means 2 has an electromagnetic lock portion 22 arranged in the latch groove 21 provided in the wall 5, and an excitation control portion 23 for controlling the electromagnetic lock portion 22 is provided near the electromagnetic lock portion 22. Further, a latch bolt 24 is provided at a position facing the electromagnetic lock portion 22 of the wall 5. In addition, in FIG. 1, 25 is a knob of the door 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the automated teller machine 1A includes a magnetic card reader section 11 for reading and writing cards and a passbook printer section 12 for processing passbooks.
And a CRT including a bill depositing / dispensing unit 13 for processing bills, a coin depositing / dispensing unit 14 for processing coins, and a touch sensor.
A customer service section 15 as a transaction status monitoring means using the above, a control section 16 for controlling the whole, and a lock signal when the user determines that the user has started a transaction operation based on the information from the customer service section 15. When the user determines that the transaction operation is completed based on the information from the unit 15, a lock opening / closing control unit 17 that sends an unlock signal, a RAM 18 that can store and read various information, a transmission control unit 19, and an auxiliary It has a floppy disk 20 as a storage unit.

The customer service section 15 monitors transaction processing based on user's operation, and also the magnetic card reader 11, the passbook printer section 12, the banknote deposit / withdrawal section 13. Coin deposit / withdrawal unit 1
When a failure of No. 4 occurs, the fact is displayed, and information indicating the occurrence of the failure is provided to the lock opening / closing control means 17 via the control unit 16.
It is designed to be sent to.

The lock opening / closing control means 17 is adapted to send an unlocking signal even when the information indicating the occurrence of a failure is fetched.

The lock opening / closing control means 17 and the excitation control section 23 are connected by a signal line 3 as shown in FIG.

Next, the operation of the above-described automatic transaction device 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the user enters the room 30 by opening the door 4 which is normally unlocked and operates the customer service section 15 of the automated teller machine 1A to start a transaction (ST1), the customer service section 15 processes the transaction. Information indicating the start is sent to the lock opening / closing control unit 17 via the control unit 16. As a result, the lock opening / closing control means 17 generates a locking signal and sends it to the excitation control section 23 via the signal line 3. As a result, the excitation control unit 23 operates and the electromagnetic lock unit 22 locks the door 4 (ST2). Transaction processing is subsequently executed (ST3), and any trouble (abnormality)
If all the transaction media returned from the automated teller machine 1A are pulled out (ST4) (ST5, 6), the customer service section 15 sends information indicating the completion of the transaction processing to the lock opening / closing control means 17 via the control section 16. Send to. As a result, the lock opening / closing control unit 17 causes the excitation control unit 2 to output the unlocking signal via the signal line 3.
Send to 3. As a result, the excitation control by the excitation controller 23 is cut off and the door 4 is unlocked by the electromagnetic lock 22 (ST7). Thereby, the user can open the door 4 and exit to the outside.

As described above, the door 4 is provided from the start of the transaction processing to the end of the transaction processing in the automatic transaction device 1.
Is locked and opened after the transaction processing is completed, so that it is impossible for another person to enter the dedicated room during the transaction processing, and the transaction can be performed safely.

If the transaction processing is not completely completed, the door 4
Since the lock is not unlocked, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to take his or her card or cash.

In step 4 described above, if some trouble, that is, a trouble that the bill depositing / dispensing unit 13 fails and the bills cannot be discharged, the fact is displayed on the customer reception unit 15, and Information indicating a failure is sent to the lock opening / closing control unit 17 via the control unit 16, and thereby the lock opening / closing control unit 17 sends an unlocking signal to the excitation control unit 23 via the signal line 3. As a result, the excitation control by the excitation control unit 23 is cut off and the door 4 is unlocked by the electromagnetic lock unit 22. As a result, the user can handle an abnormal situation such as opening the door 4 and calling a staff member.

The present invention can be modified in various ways within the scope of the invention in addition to the above-mentioned embodiments.

[0029]

According to the invention described in claim 1 as described above, since it has the above-mentioned constitution, the crime prevention property is enhanced, and
An automatic transaction device that can prevent a user from leaving without receiving the returned transaction medium can be provided.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the door is in the unlocked state even when an abnormality occurs, so that an abnormal situation can be dealt with quickly. An automatic transaction device can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Automatic Transaction Device 2 Door Lock Means 4 Door 15 Customer Service Department 17 Lock Open / Close Control Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An automatic transaction device which is installed in a dedicated room with a door and performs transaction processing by various transaction media based on a user's operation, and a transaction state for monitoring the start and end of transaction processing. Monitoring means, a lock opening / closing control means for transmitting a lock signal at the start of the transaction processing and an unlock signal at the end of the transaction processing based on the monitoring result of the transaction status monitoring means, and a lock signal from the lock opening / closing control means. An automatic transaction apparatus comprising: a door based on which the door is locked, and door locking means for unlocking the door based on the unlocking signal. 2. An automatic transaction device which is installed in a dedicated room with a door and performs transaction processing by various transaction media based on a user's operation. The transaction processing start, transaction processing end and transaction processing abnormality are performed. Transaction status monitoring means for monitoring, lock opening / closing control means for sending a lock signal at the transaction processing start time based on the monitoring result of the transaction status monitoring means, and an unlock signal at the transaction processing abnormal time and transaction processing end time, An automatic transaction apparatus, comprising: a door locking unit that locks a door based on a locking signal from a lock opening / closing control unit and unlocks the door based on the unlocking signal.