KR101844988B1 - Apparatus and method for managing failure of financial device, financial device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a fault management apparatus and method for a financial instrument, and a financial instrument, and a fault management apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit for storing log information of a power shutdown event occurring in a financial instrument, And an abnormality termination detector for detecting an abnormal power supply termination event using the information and an abnormality termination detection unit for detecting an abnormal power supply termination event of the financial equipment, The automatic end time for at least one of
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Description

[0001] Apparatus and method for managing failure of a financial instrument,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing faults in financial instruments, and a financial instrument.

An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a device that temporarily supplies auxiliary power to a financial instrument. When a financial device is cut off, the emergency power is supplied from the uninterruptible power supply to terminate the process in process and safely terminate the system.

The uninterruptible power supply sends a signal to the application of the financial device that the battery has a problem when the voltage of the battery does not reach a certain voltage. The application periodically scans the uninterruptible power supply signal to transmit the content to the fault management system Proceed with the system shutdown processing.

However, when the uninterruptible power supply circuit or the communication port is defective, the problem may not be detected. In this case, even though the external power is cut off and the emergency power is supplied from the uninterruptible power supply, The device may not recognize that the device has been switched to the device, and may be abnormally turned off without an emergency shutdown.

Also, even if the battery of the uninterruptible power supply is out of date, the battery may not be able to supply sufficient power during the emergency termination, which may cause abnormal power off during the termination process.

In this way, if the abnormal termination of the power supply frequently occurs in the financial instrument, the system file may be damaged or changed, or the hardware may be permanently damaged, causing a problem to be replaced, which may lead to errors in the processing of the financial transaction .

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fault management apparatus and method of a financial instrument capable of stably terminating a system even when a problem occurs in the auxiliary power source apparatus when the power source of the financial instrument is shut down and reporting the failure status of the auxiliary power source apparatus, Financial instruments.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fault management apparatus for a financial institution, comprising: a storage unit for storing log information of a power shutdown event occurring in a financial instrument; And a controller for setting an automatic end time of the financial instrument when the detected abnormal power end event is generated by the auxiliary power supply of the financial instrument.

The control unit may set an automatic end time for at least one of the application and the operating system of the financial instrument based on a predetermined power end time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fault management method for a financial device, comprising: storing log information of a power shutdown event occurring in a financial device; And resetting the automatic end time for at least one of the application and the operating system of the financial instrument when the detected abnormal power down event is caused by the auxiliary power supply of the financial instrument .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a financial device including a media input / output unit for inputting and discharging a medium, a recognition unit for recognizing information of a medium input or output through the media input / output unit, And a control unit for processing deposit and withdrawal transactions using the recognized medium by the operation of the operating system, and a control unit for detecting an abnormal power supply shutdown event using the log information of the power shutdown event that occurred previously, And an abnormality management device that sets an automatic end time so that the system of the financial instrument is terminated before the power off time or abnormal end time of the financial instrument when the abnormal power end event occurs more than the preset number of times.

According to the present invention, even if a trouble occurs in the auxiliary power supply device when the power supply of the financial device is shut down, the system can be stably terminated, thereby preventing damage to the system file or hardware, There is an advantage to be able to do.

1 is a block diagram of a fault management apparatus for a financial institution according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a financial apparatus to which a fault management apparatus of a financial institution according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is a detailed flowchart of the fault analysis operation of the fault management device of the financial institution in FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a financial instrument to which a fault management apparatus for a financial instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component, Quot; may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected. &Quot;

The financial device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be used for a variety of media such as banknotes, securities, bills, coins, vouchers, etc. to receive various kinds of media such as banknotes, And the like, and performs a financial task to perform the media processing such as the processing such as the release. Examples of such financial instruments include an automated teller machine (ATM) such as a cash dispenser (CD), a cash recycling machine, and the like. However, the financial instrument is not limited to the above-described example, and may be a device for automating financial business such as FIS (Financial Information System).

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described on the assumption that the financial instrument is a financial automatic instrument. However, this assumption is for convenience of explanation, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the financial automation equipment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a fault management apparatus for a financial institution according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a fault management apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as 'fault management apparatus') 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110, an input unit 120, an output unit 130 A communication unit 140, a storage unit 150, and an abnormal end detection unit 160. [

Here, the controller 110 may process signals transmitted between the respective units of the fault management apparatus 100. In addition, the controller 110 may control the operations of the respective units of the fault management apparatus 100. The controller 110 according to the present embodiment may correspond to at least one processor or may include at least one processor. Accordingly, the control unit 110 can be operated in a form included in another hardware device such as a microprocessor or a general-purpose computer system.

The input unit 120 is a means for receiving a control command from a manager and / or an administrator, and may correspond to a key button implemented on the outside of the fault management apparatus 100 and / or the financial apparatus, A soft key may also be applicable. The input unit 120 may be an input unit such as a mouse, a joystick, a jog shuttle, or a stylus pen.

The output unit 130 may include a display for displaying the operation status and results of the fault management apparatus 100, and may include a speaker.

Here, the display may be used as an input device in addition to an output device when a sensor for sensing a touch operation is provided. That is, when a touch sensor such as a touch film, a touch sheet, or a touch pad is provided on the display, the display operates as a touch screen, and the input unit 120 and the output unit 130 may be integrated.

The display may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display, , A field emission display (FED), and a 3D display (3D display).

The communication unit 140 may include a communication module that supports a communication interface between the fault management apparatus 100 and internal control units and / or driving units of the financial instrument.

In addition, the communication unit 140 may include a communication module that supports a communication interface with a fault management system that manages faults such as a financial instrument and / or an auxiliary power supply.

Here, the communication module may include a module for wireless Internet access or a module for wired communication. Examples of the wireless Internet technology include a wireless LAN (WLAN), a wireless broadband (Wibro), a Wi-Fi, a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX), a High Speed Downlink Packet Access And wired communication technology may include USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication, and the like.

The storage unit 150 may store data, programs, and the like necessary for the failure management apparatus 100 to operate. At this time, the setting value for the operation of the fault management apparatus 100 may be stored in the storage unit 150. As an example, the storage unit 150 may store a predefined reference value for determining the failure of the external storage device, and may store an algorithm for analyzing the log file and setting the system end time.

In addition, the storage unit 150 may store log information on a power-off event of each application and operating system of the financial apparatus when a finishing event occurs in the financial instrument. At this time, the log information about the power-off event may be stored by date and / or time. Here, the log information on the power-off event may include event occurrence information of any one of a switch operation, an external power-off, and an indication of a host.

The storage unit 150 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory) A random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an electrically erasable programmable memory (EEPROM) Read-Only Memory).

The abnormal termination detecting unit 160 loads the log information about the financial instrument in the storage unit 150 and analyzes the log information.

At this time, when the financial instrument is powered on, the abnormal termination detector 160 loads the log information stored in the storage unit 150 with respect to a power shutdown event previously occurring in the financial instrument. Here, when the log information on the power supply shutdown event of the financial instrument is stored in the separate storage means of the financial institution, not the storage unit 150 of the fault management apparatus 100, the abnormal termination detection unit 160 detects the abnormal end To load the log information about the power shutdown event previously occurred in the financial device.

The abnormal termination detection unit 160 may detect the abnormal termination information of the financial instrument by analyzing the previous termination status of the financial instrument from the log information loaded from the storage unit 150 or the storage unit of the financial instrument. At this time, the abnormal termination detecting unit 160 may load the log information of the power-off event of each of the application AP of the financial instrument and the operating system, and may detect the abnormal termination information for each of the application and the operating system.

Here, the abnormal end information can be defined as information including information other than the log information at the normal end. If the abnormal end does not proceed according to the normal end process, or the system file recording is not completed, Can be turned off.

The log information may be information on the cause of the power off event, for example, a switch, a main power source, that is, an external power source, a host server instruction, etc., together with date and / or time.

If an abnormal termination of the application (AP) and / or the operating system is detected, the abnormal termination detecting unit 160 detects the corresponding power termination event as an abnormal power termination event. At this time, the abnormal end detector 160 may detect the abnormal end count and end time of the application (AP) and / or the operating system by analyzing the log information stored in the power down event.

At this time, the abnormal termination detecting unit 160 may determine that the abnormal end event is generated by the auxiliary power unit if the number of abnormal termination detected for the application (AP) and / or the operating system is more than a predetermined number. As an example, the abnormal end detector 160 may determine that the abnormal end event is an abnormal end by the auxiliary power unit if the abnormal end number is two or more within a predetermined time range before the preset end time.

Here, the auxiliary power unit may be an uninterruptible power supply (UPS).

In addition, the abnormal termination detecting unit 160 compares the difference of the respective end times with respect to the abnormal end of the application (AP) and / or the operating system, and if the difference between the end times is within a predetermined error range, It can be determined that it is an abnormal end due to the abnormality. As an example, the abnormal termination detecting unit 160 may determine that the abnormal termination by the auxiliary power source device is within one minute, when the difference between the respective end times for the abnormal termination of the application (AP) and / or the operating system is within one minute.

The abnormal termination detecting unit 160 transmits the analysis result of the log information about the power-off event of each of the application AP and the operating system to the controller 110. At this time, if abnormal end information by the auxiliary power source device is confirmed based on the abnormality end information of the auxiliary power source device according to the log information analysis result of the abnormal end detection part 160, the control part 110 notifies, via the communication part 140, The failure status of the auxiliary power supply is reported by the failure management system that manages the failure status of the auxiliary power supply.

When the abnormality ending event of the abnormality ending event has occurred more than the preset number of times for the auxiliary power supply unit, the control unit 110 determines that the difference between the ending time detected for each abnormal ending event and the power-off time of the financial instrument is within a predetermined error range , It sets the automatic termination time of the application AP of the financial instrument and / or the operating system.

At this time, the control unit 110 may set the automatic end time of the application AP and / or the operating system before a preset time before the preset power-off time of the financial equipment.

On the other hand, the control unit 110 may set the automatic end time of the financial apparatus before the preset end time of the abnormal end event. If it is determined that the abnormal termination event of the application (AP) has occurred more than the set number of times, the control unit 110 updates the automatic termination time of the application (AP) at 3:50 pm, 20 minutes before 4:00 pm . in this case,

The application can then terminate automatically before the abnormal termination event occurs again. In other words, since the abnormal termination due to the power supply problem of the auxiliary power source occurs by performing the automatic termination at the preset time, the automatic termination time of the financial device is reset before the preset time, and when the main power is inputted, So that it can be done.

Here, the control unit 110 may notify the failure state of the auxiliary power unit to the failure management system only when the automatic termination time of the application (AP) and / or the operating system of the financial instrument is set more than a preset number of times, for example, You can also report. In addition, the controller 110 may report the failure status of the auxiliary power source only once per day according to the set conditions.

Thus, the administrator can replace or check the auxiliary power supply based on the failure status of the auxiliary power supply reported to the fault management system.

The operation flow of the financial instrument according to the present invention having the above-described structure will now be described.

2 is a diagram showing an operational flow of a financial instrument.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the financial instrument is turned on (S100), the operating system is driven and the application is driven (S200).

After the process of 'S200', the fault management apparatus is operated (S300). Here, the fault management apparatus can be driven before the driven application performs predetermined operation scenarios.

The fault management apparatus driven in the process 'S300' analyzes the failure status of the application AP and the operating system of the financial instrument. The detailed operation flow for the 'S300' process will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the fault management apparatus loads the log information stored in the application (AP) of the financial institution and the operation system previously generated in the power shutdown event (S310) (S320).

If all of the power shutdown events occurred in the AP and the operating system have been normally terminated (S330), the failure management device transmits the failure analysis result to the application (AP) of the financial device (S380).

If it is determined in step S330 that the power shutdown events previously occurred in the application AP and the operating system are not normal shutdown events, the failure management device may detect an abnormal shutdown event from log information of the application (AP) and / The abnormal end number and the end time of the abnormal end are detected (S340).

If the number of abnormal termination detected in the process of 'S340' is equal to or larger than the preset reference value? (S350), the fault management device determines that an abnormal termination by the auxiliary power source device has occurred in the application (AP) and / And sets the automatic termination time of the AP and / or the operating system (S360).

In the process of 'S360', when the difference between each end time of the abnormal end event of the application (AP) and / or the operating system and the power-off time of the financial device is within a predetermined error range, It is possible to set the automatic end time to a preset time before the power-off time or the end time detected for the abnormal end event.

Thereafter, the fault management device reports the fault state of the auxiliary power source device to the fault management system based on the abnormal end information of the auxiliary power source device (S370), and transmits the fault analysis result to the application (AP) of the financial device S380).

3, the 'S370' process is performed after setting the automatic termination time for the application (AP) and / or the operating system in the process 'S360'. However, S370 'may be performed when the automatic end time setting operation has occurred more than a predetermined number of times. The processes performed in the above-described fault management apparatus are shown as one embodiment, and the conditions may be modified according to the embodiment.

When the failure analysis operation of the failure management apparatus is completed as shown in FIG. 3, the application of the financial apparatus processes the corresponding scenario according to the failure analysis result transmitted from the failure management apparatus (S400).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a financial apparatus to which a fault management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 4, the financial apparatus 1000 according to the present invention may include a media processing apparatus 1100, a control unit 1200, and a fault management apparatus 1300.

First, the media processing apparatus 1110 may include a media input / output unit 1110, a temporary storage 1120, a recognition unit 1130, a media storage 1140, a collection box 1150 and a replenishment collection box 1160 have.

The media input / output unit 1110 is a means for inputting or ejecting a medium such as cash and checks. The media input / output unit 1110 has a media storage space accessible by a customer, and the storage space can be selectively communicated with the outside by a shutter or the like. The media input / output unit 1110 includes pickup means for separating and transporting the media one by one from the storage space when the customer stores the media, integration means for integrating and discharging the transferred media when the customer takes out the medium May be included.

The temporary storage unit 1120 temporarily stores the medium recognized by the recognition unit 1130 so as to be finally confirmed by the customer before storing the medium in the medium storage units 1140a to 1140d.

The recognition unit 1130 recognizes the media that are input and output through the media input / output unit 1110, identifies the information of the corresponding media, and recognizes authenticity of the media. Here, the recognition unit 1130 may include a sensor for detecting information of the medium.

The medium storage unit 1140 may include a plurality of storage units 1140a to 1140d for storing the media identified by the recognition unit 1130 for each type. At this time, the media storage box 1140 can be stored in each of the storage units 1140a to 1140d for each type of media. If the media withdrawal command is input, the storage units 1140a to 1140d in which the media is stored pick up the received media and provide it to the media input / output unit 1110. [

The collection box 1150 stores a medium recognized as an abnormal medium by the recognition unit 1130. [ In addition, the collection box 1150 may store a medium that is not withdrawn by the customer among the media retrieved at the request of the customer.

The replenishment recovery bin 1160 holds media for replenishing the media stored in the media storage 1140. At this time, the media stored in the replenishment collection box 1160 are transferred to the recognition unit 1130, sorted by type by the recognition unit 1130, and stored in the media storage box 1140. In some cases, the replenishment recovery container 1160 may temporarily store the media input via the media input / output unit 1110. [

Each operation of the media processing apparatus 1100 configured as described above can be controlled by the control unit 1200. [ In addition, the control unit 1200 can control the application and the operation of the application system, and can process deposit and withdrawal transaction information using the medium by the operation of the application and the application system. In addition, the controller 1200 can share the fault information with the fault management processor 1300.

Financial equipment is automatically turned on once a day at a predetermined time due to security problem.

When the financial instrument is powered on, the fault management apparatus 1300 can load the stored log information for a previously generated power shutdown event to detect abnormal shutdown information for each of the application and the operating system.

At this time, if the abnormality end information by the auxiliary power unit is confirmed based on the detected abnormal end information, the failure management unit 1300 reports the failure status of the auxiliary power unit to the failure management system. In addition, the fault management apparatus 1300 can reset the time at which the power source of the financial instrument is automatically turned off.

The fault management apparatus 1300 performs the same operation with the same configuration as the fault management apparatus 100 described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

Here, the fault management apparatus 1300 can operate in conjunction with the power ON of the financial instrument 1000. [ The failure management device 1300 may be implemented inside or outside the financial device 1000. At this time, the fault management apparatus 1300 may be connected to the control units of the financial instrument 1000 by a separate connection means, or may be integrally formed on a substrate on which the control units of the financial instrument 1000 are implemented.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively coupled to one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. The codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily deduced by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, readable and executed by a computer, thereby realizing an embodiment of the present invention. As the storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, or the like may be included.

Furthermore, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or "having" described above mean that a component can be implanted unless otherwise specifically stated, But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: fault management device 110:
120: input unit 130: output unit
140: communication unit 150:
160: abnormal end detector

Claims (14)

A storage unit for storing log information of a power shutdown event occurring in the financial device;
An abnormal end detector for detecting an abnormal power down event using log information stored in the storage; And
When the detected abnormal power-off event is generated by the auxiliary power unit of the financial device,
The fault management device of the financial device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And resetting the automatic end time of at least one of the application and the operating system of the financial device based on the preset power end time. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a communication unit for transmitting a failure status of the auxiliary power unit to a failure management system for managing a failure status of the financial equipment when the detected abnormal power shutdown event is generated by the auxiliary power unit of the financial equipment Fault management device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
Wherein the abnormal power supply termination event is generated by the auxiliary power supply device when the abnormal power supply end event occurs repeatedly at least twice within a predetermined time range before the preset end time. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the abnormal end detection unit comprises:
Wherein the log information for each application (AP) and the operating system of the financial instrument is loaded to detect abnormal termination information for each of the application and the operating system of the financial instrument. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the abnormal end detection unit comprises:
Wherein the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormal termination count for the AP and the operating system of the financial instrument from the log information stored in the storage unit and if the detected abnormal termination count is equal to or greater than a preset reference value, Fault management device of financial device to confirm. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the abnormal end detection unit comprises:
Wherein the abnormality detecting means detects an abnormal end time of the application and the operating system of the financial instrument from the log information stored in the storage unit and sets the difference between the detected end time and the power- And if it is within an error range, it is determined that the auxiliary power source device is abnormally terminated. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And resets the automatic end time for each application or operating system in which the abnormal power shutdown event has occurred. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And resets the automatic end time to a time before the power-off time of the financial instrument or a predetermined time before the end time detected for the abnormal power-off event. The method according to claim 1,
The log information of the power-
And the date and time of the financial instrument. The method according to claim 1,
The log information of the power-
Wherein the event information includes event occurrence information of a switch operation, an external power cutoff, and an indication of a host. The method according to claim 1,
The auxiliary power source device includes:
Fault management device for financial devices that is an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Storing log information of a power shutdown event occurring in a financial instrument;
Detecting an abnormal power shutdown event using the stored log information; And
Resetting a predetermined automatic end time of the financial instrument when the detected abnormal power off event is generated by the auxiliary power unit of the financial instrument
The method comprising the steps of: A media input / output unit into which a medium is inserted and ejected;
A recognizing unit for recognizing information of a medium inserted or released through the media input / output unit;
A control unit for processing deposit and receipt transactions using the recognized medium by operation of an application and an operation system; And
When the power is turned on, an abnormal power source shutdown event is detected by using the log information of the power shutdown event that occurred previously. If an abnormal power source shutdown event occurs more than the set number of times for the auxiliary power source device, A fault management apparatus for resetting a preset automatic termination time so that the system of the financial instrument is terminated beforehand,
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