JPH0264865A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the burden of an operator by deciding automatically whether processing is on-line processing or local processing at a system side. CONSTITUTION:When the operator inputs the contents of transactions or the authority of the operator, etc., by using an inputting device 12, a condition setting means 15 is referred to in response to it. A transaction controlling means 13 is connected to a host computer 19 by on-line in the case of the on-line processing according to a referred result, and in the case of the local processing, the result of the transactions is stored in a transaction information storing means 16 even though the same transaction as of the on-line processing is performed. The stored result is transferred to the host computer 19 afterwards. Thus, the operator can execute prescribed business smoothly without being conscious of whether the processing is the on-line or the local processing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an information processing system equipped with a terminal device that is connected online to a host computer and performs predetermined trading operations.

(Prior art) In financial institutions, etc., host computers are installed in information centers, terminal devices are placed in each branch, and various operations such as deposits, withdrawals, deposits, etc. are performed, and these are centrally handled by the host computer. Adopts a management system.

FIG. 2 shows an explanatory diagram of such a conventional information processing system.

In the figure, a transaction screen 3 is displayed on a terminal device 1 operated by an operator by operating a keyboard 2, and the operator inputs predetermined items while looking at this transaction screen 3 and performs a given task.

The transaction screen 3 illustrated in FIG. 2 is a screen for performing transfer operations, such as bank name and branch name.

Once the recipient, client, etc. are entered, this is connected online to the host computer 4 and the information is processed by the host computer. The processing results are printed out by the printer 6, and the discharged cuff is filed or handed to the customer.

By the way, for example, operations such as transfer processing do not necessarily need to be executed by connecting to the host computer online. If the processed data is temporarily stored and transferred to the host computer 4 at a suitable time, the business can be executed without any hitch.

Therefore, in reality, such systems are provided with two types of processing methods: online processing and local processing.

Traditionally, such online processing and local processing have been
Separate screens were prepared for online transactions and local transactions so that operators could perform transactions separately. In addition, even if the transaction screen is the same, the procedure is such that the operator enters into the terminal device whether online processing or local processing is to be performed before the specified transaction begins. That's what I was doing.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In conventional systems, as mentioned above, the operator has to recognize in advance whether online processing or local processing is to be performed and has to perform a certain task of specifying online processing or local processing. It was definitely requested.

However, whether online processing or local processing is performed may differ not only depending on the type of work but also on the authority of the operator who performs the same work. Furthermore, depending on the input items, there may be cases where the process is divided into online processing or local processing.

In such a case, having the operator always specify online processing or local processing places a heavy burden on the operator and is likely to cause processing errors.

The present invention has been made with attention to the above points, and it displays a transaction screen in the same format and allows operators to do so without being aware of it.
The object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system that automatically selects online processing or local processing.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The information processing system of the present invention includes a transaction screen display control device that displays a transaction screen in the same format when performing local processing and when performing online processing for a predetermined transaction. , a condition setting means for setting in advance whether local processing or online processing should be performed according to the content of the transaction and storing the setting result; and when the predetermined transaction is executed, the condition setting means is referred to. In the case of local processing, the transaction control means stores information obtained from the transaction in a transaction information storage means, and in the case of online processing, the transaction control means executes processing related to the transaction online with the host computer. It is characterized by:

(Function) In the above system, when the operator uses the input device to input transaction details, operator authority, etc.
The condition setting means is referred to accordingly. Based on the reference results, the transaction control means connects online to the host computer in the case of online processing, and in the case of local processing, stores the results in the transaction information storage means even if the same transaction as the online processing is performed. Store. The stored results are later transferred to the host computer, and the operator can smoothly execute a predetermined task without being aware of whether the processing is online or local.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail using embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system of the present invention.

In the figure, this system includes a transaction screen display device 1o and a display 11 that is controlled by the transaction screen display device 1o and displays a predetermined transaction screen.

It also includes an input device 12 that is operated by an operator when conducting a transaction, a transaction control means 13 that controls the transaction according to the input contents, a printer 14, a condition setting means 15, and a transaction information storage means 16. . Further, this transaction control means 13 is connected to a host computer 19 via a communication control device 17 and a communication line 18.

The input device 12 consists of a keyboard or the like attached to a general terminal device or the like. The printer 14 includes a thermal printer, a wire dot printer, etc. that prints out transaction results. The condition setting means 15 is constituted by a memory or the like that stores criteria for determining whether online processing or local processing should be performed, which is predetermined according to the details of the transaction, the authority of the operator, and the like. The transaction information storage means 16 is comprised of, for example, a magnetic disk device, etc., for storing various information input during local processing when the local processing is executed. The communication control device 17 is composed of a conventionally well-known control device for controlling communication between the host computer 19 and the transaction control means 13 via the communication line 18. The transaction control means 13 is
It consists of a microprocessor etc. that controls the operation of this system. Further, the transaction screen display control device 10 prepares a transaction screen in a certain format determined for each business, displays this on the display 11, and thereby instructs the operator about the contents of data to be input, etc. It consists of a memory and a screen control program to guide the operator's trading operations.

The outline of this system configuration is almost the same as that of the conventional system, but in the system of the present invention, the transaction screen displayed is the same whether it is online or local processing. Therefore, the operator cannot recognize whether it is online processing or local processing from the screen.

FIG. 3 shows the contents of the criteria for determining online processing and local processing stored in the condition setting means 15 shown in FIG. Note that this business is assumed to be, for example, a money exchange handling business as displayed on the terminal device in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, online processing or local processing is determined by operator A or operator B.
The difference depends on the type of operator, and whether or not the recipient's name was entered on the transaction screen. In the example of FIG. 3, it is assumed that local processing is executed only when operator B inputs the recipient, and in other cases, online processing is executed.

FIG. 4 shows an example of such a transaction screen, and this transaction screen 21 includes, for example, the bank name,
Fields for entering the branch name, beneficiary, client, etc. are displayed.

FIG. 5 shows the memory configuration of the condition setting means 15 shown in FIG. If it is "1", it means that the condition is not set, and if it is "1", it means that the condition is set. Therefore, the transaction control means 13 in FIG. 1 refers to the condition setting means 15, checks whether or not a condition has been set, and if that item is "O", no reference is made to the determination criteria. If the item is "1", it is determined whether online processing or local processing is to be performed with reference to the determination criteria shown in FIG.

The apparatus system of the present invention having the above configuration operates as follows.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the system of the present invention.

The flowchart in the figure shows the cases where operator A executes a transaction using the transaction screen 21 and the case where operator B executes a transaction using the transaction screen 22. As shown, the transaction screen 21 and the transaction screen 22 have exactly the same content, and the data input procedure for each field is also the same, so they cannot be visually distinguished. In either case, when the necessary data input into a specific field on the screen is completed, the operator presses a completion key (step S1, step S2). When this completion key is pressed, the transaction control means 13 shown in FIG.
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Next, the transaction control means 13 in FIG. 1 refers to the condition setting means 15 and first determines whether or not the condition setting shown in FIG. 5 exists (step S4). If no conditions are set, normal transaction processing is executed as before (step S5).

In this case, the operator forcibly inputs data instructing online processing or local processing, and the necessary processing is executed.

On the other hand, if the conditions have been set, it is determined in step S6 of FIG. 6 whether the operator is B or not. At the transaction initiation stage, each operator normally inputs an individually specified unique operator number using the input device 12 shown in FIG. This is also the basis for determining whether the operator has the authority to use the terminal device itself, and is a task that has been conventionally performed regardless of online processing or local processing.

In the system of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, based on the operator number input in this way, it is determined whether the task in question is being executed by operator A or operator B (step S6
) If the process is being executed by operator A rather than operator B, the process immediately shifts to online processing (step S7). Furthermore, if it is being executed by operator B, the process shifts to local processing (step S8). That is, if there is a recipient input by operator B as shown in FIG. 3, it is determined in step S4 of FIG. 6 that the condition has been set, and the local processing of step S8 is executed via step S6.

This is automatically executed by the transaction control means 13 shown in FIG.

When local processing is performed, the data input from the input device 12 is stored in the transaction information storage means 16 shown in FIG. This is called storage, and the data that has been stored is then transferred to the host computer 19 at a predetermined timing, and the same result as if it had been processed online is finally obtained.

FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart of accumulated data when such local processing is performed.

In the flowchart shown in the figure, first, the contents of the reserve are confirmed (step 510). This confirmation is also executed by the transaction control means 13 shown in FIG. If the stored data is normal and the data should be transferred to the host computer 19 shown in FIG. The stored contents are transferred (step 511 in FIG. 7).
9 performs, for example, exchange transaction processing after the fact.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

Each block shown in FIG. 1 may be replaced with various blocks having equivalent functions, and each block may be integrated and configured using one memory, or may be configured using one memory.
It can be configured using two arithmetic processing units.

Further, the result of automatically determining whether online processing or local processing is performed may be superimposed on an appropriate location on the transaction screen to notify the operator.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the information processing system of the present invention described above, the same transaction screen and the same data input method are executed, and the system side automatically determines whether online processing or local processing is to be performed. can. Therefore, it is not necessary for the operator to recognize in advance the content of the work and his/her own authority, and to designate online processing or local processing, thereby reducing the burden on the operator.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the information processing system of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional information processing system, and FIG. 3 is a list showing criteria for determining online processing and local processing in the present invention. , FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a transaction screen displayed in the system of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the configuration of the condition setting means, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation of the system of the present invention. , FIG. 7 is a processing flowchart of stored data. 1o... Transaction screen display control device, 11... Display, 12... Human power device, 13.
...Transaction control means, 14...Printer, 15...Condition setting means, 16-...Transaction information storage means, 17...
Communication control device, 18... communication line, 19... host computer. Patent applicant Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Judgment criteria for online processing and local processing Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transaction screen display control device that displays a transaction screen in the same format when performing local processing and online processing for a predetermined transaction; a condition setting means for setting whether the transaction should be processed online or processing the transaction online, and storing the setting result; An information processing system comprising: a transaction control means for storing information obtained through a transaction in a transaction information storage means; and, in the case of online processing, executing processing related to the transaction online with a host computer.