JPH0326430B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a control method for an automated teller machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a control method for an automatic teller machine that can simplify operations, such as an automatic teller machine capable of depositing banknotes and coins.

[Conventional technology]

Automated teller machines (hereinafter also simply referred to as "devices") have conventionally been configured to handle only banknotes as a deposit/withdrawal function. An example of this operation is shown in Figures 1 and 2, taking the case of depositing money with banknotes as an example.
This will be explained using figures. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the guidance area and operation button arrangement of the device, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure.

The user deposits the banknotes to be deposited all at once into the banknote deposit slot and closes the lid of the deposit slot. The result of counting the deposited banknotes is displayed on the amount display section 18 in the guidance area of FIG. If the displayed amount is equal to the actual deposited amount, the user operates the confirmation button 3 in accordance with the display on the guidance display section 17 to input approval for the deposit.

However, as the handling of automatic devices in banking business has expanded, it has become necessary to also handle coins, such as depositing fees for foreign exchange transfers, depositing public funds, and transferring collected coins.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show processing flowcharts of currently used automatic teller machines that can also accept coins.

What is shown in Figure 3 is the operating procedure for a system that handles banknote deposits and coin deposits simultaneously, and what is shown in Figure 4 is a system that handles banknote deposits and coin deposits consecutively. This is the operating procedure. Both methods are based on a mechanism in which coins are inserted all at once, and the user deposits coins by inserting coins into the coin deposit slot and closing the lid of the coin deposit slot. Ta.

An example of a device having the above-mentioned configuration is the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 106980/1983.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the system shown in FIG. 3, since the lids of both the banknote deposit slot and the coin deposit slot are opened at the same time, the user can deposit bills or coins first. With this method, there is no problem when handling both banknotes and coins, but if you are trying to deposit only banknotes, it is necessary to close the lid of the coin deposit slot even though you are not depositing coins. There is a problem that operation is required.

As a countermeasure, it is possible to automatically close the coin deposit slot by increasing the priority of banknote deposits and closing the bill deposit slot cover, but in this case, coins may not actually be deposited. The coin depositing mechanism is operated on the assumption that coins have been deposited even though the coins have not been deposited, which creates another problem in that the operation time becomes longer.

Furthermore, in the system shown in FIG. 4, in order to deposit banknotes and deposit coins separately and consecutively, a selection operation for specifying whether or not to deposit coins is added after depositing banknotes. This selection operation is instructed to the user by displaying an operation guide prompting the user to specify whether or not to deposit coins on the operation guide display section.

With this method, it is not necessary to operate the coin deposit mechanism when depositing only banknotes, but when depositing only banknotes, an extra operation of specifying "None" in the selection operation of whether or not to deposit coins is required. The problem is that you need to do this. Since the main subject of transactions is transactions using only banknotes, it is desirable that even in a device that can also handle coins, the same operations as conventional methods can be performed in the case of transactions using only banknotes.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional technology, and to provide an automatic cash transaction device that can accept both banknotes and coins. An object of the present invention is to provide a control method for an automated teller machine, which allows a transaction operation using only paper money to be performed in the same way as a conventional machine that only handles banknotes.

[Means to solve the problem]

The above-mentioned object of the present invention has a first input means for inputting when the deposited amount is correct, a second inputting means for inputting when coins are deposited, and a means for displaying the deposited amount, In an automatic teller machine that performs a coin deposit process after performing a banknote deposit process, the display means displays the deposit amount of banknotes in accordance with the banknote deposit, and in response to this display, the first input unit If an input is received from the second input means, the deposit processing is terminated by inputting the banknotes, and if an input is received from the second input means, the deposit processing of coins is continued. This is achieved by a method of controlling an automated teller machine.

[Effect]

In the control method for an automated teller machine according to the present invention, a user who deposits only banknotes performs a banknote deposit operation and then performs an operation to confirm the deposit amount, so that no coins are automatically deposited. This means that you have entered that information. Moreover, in the control method for an automatic teller machine according to the present invention, unlike the conventional system shown in FIG. Since the coin deposit process is performed, when only banknotes are deposited, there is no need to operate the coin deposit mechanism or the like, and no extra operations are required. Furthermore, the third
The "confirmation button" input in the conventional method shown in the figure has a function only to allow the customer to confirm the deposit amount, whereas the "confirmation button" input in the control method for an automated teller machine according to the present invention '' input has the function of allowing the customer to confirm the deposited amount and also inputting to the device that no coins have been deposited. As a result, in the control method of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention, when depositing only banknotes, the operation is the same as that of the machine that handles only banknotes as shown in FIG. .
In addition, users who deposit both banknotes and coins must first perform a banknote deposit operation, confirm the deposit amount, and then, instead of operating the confirmation button, input an operation button indicating that coins have been deposited. This makes it possible to deposit both banknotes and coins with simple operations.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automated teller machine which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
1 is the main body, 2 is the display section, 3 is the operation button, 4 is the magnetic card insertion/extraction port and statement slip ejection port, 5 is the passbook insertion/exit port, 6 is the banknote deposit/withdrawal port, and 7 is the coin deposit/withdrawal port. ing. The user of this device must
The user operates the operation button 3 in accordance with the instructions displayed on the screen, inserts the magnetic card into the magnetic card slot 4, and performs the transaction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the automatic teller machine of this embodiment. In the figure, 2 and 3 indicate the same components as previously shown in FIG. 12 is a bill depositing section, 13 is a bill discharging section, 14 is a coin depositing section, 15 is a coin discharging section,
are shown respectively. Note that this device is connected to the center system via the communication control section 16.

In the device shown in FIG. 6, the banknote depositing section 12 and the banknote discharging section 13 are integrated, and banknotes are deposited and withdrawn through the banknote deposit and withdrawal port 6.
Similarly, the coin depositing section 14 and the coin discharging section 15 are also integrated, and coins are deposited and withdrawn through the coin depositing and withdrawing port 7.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the automatic teller machine shown in this embodiment. Below, Figures 5 to 7
The operation of this embodiment will be explained according to the figures.

In the device of this embodiment, the banknote deposit slot is opened preferentially and the coin deposit operation is performed after the banknote deposit operation, and the device is configured to select between pressing the amount confirmation button when depositing banknotes and specifying coin deposit. The points are distinctive. That is, when depositing banknotes, the operation guide display section 17 displays the deposited amount and, for example, the eighth
As shown in the figure, when depositing only banknotes, press the confirmation button after confirming the deposit amount using the deposit amount display 18 in the guidance area, and when depositing coins, press the coin deposit designation button. give instructions and ask the user to perform an operation.

When the user presses the confirmation button, the deposit processing ends. Further, when the user presses the coin deposit designation button, the lid of the coin deposit slot is opened and coins are deposited. In this case, the deposit process ends when the deposit amount for banknotes and coins is confirmed.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the coin deposit designation button is set to the "1" button. Therefore, in the case of depositing only banknotes, it is sufficient to perform exactly the same operation as shown in FIG. 1 above. In this case, the coin deposit mechanism does not operate at all, and the processing time is not affected at all. When depositing coins subsequent to depositing banknotes, the above-mentioned "1" button may be pressed. In this case, the deposit amount display 18 in the guidance area
will display the total amount of banknotes and coins.

In this example, the meaning of the "confirm" button is as follows:
When depositing only banknotes, it has two meanings: one is that the banknote amount has been confirmed, and the other is that no coins have been deposited, and when depositing coins as well, the amount including banknotes and coins is given two meanings. Its distinctive feature is that it has the meaning of confirmation.

In the above embodiment, when depositing coins, the number "1" was used as the button to instruct this, but it is also possible to use a button with any other number, or, It goes without saying that another button may be provided.

Further, although not explicitly described in the above embodiments, the present invention is applicable to either a recycle type or a non-recycle type automatic teller machine.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the user is given priority to deposit banknotes, and after the operation is completed, the deposited banknote amount is displayed, and when this is correct, the user is prompted to deposit coins. If you have deposited coins, press the confirmation button, and if you have deposited coins, press the coin deposit designation button.
I made it so that the user is guided to input the paper money,
Even in automatic teller machines that can accept both coins, it is possible to realize a control method for automatic teller machines that allows transactions using only banknotes to be performed in the same manner as conventional machines that handle only banknotes. This has a remarkable effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a diagram showing an example of the display of the guidance area in a conventional device that handles deposits and withdrawals of only banknotes;
3 and 4 are flowcharts of the operation of a conventional device capable of handling both banknotes and coins. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the device showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing its internal configuration, FIG. 7 is a flowchart of its operation, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of the guidance area. 2: Display section, 3: Operation button, 4: Magnetic card insertion/extraction port, 5: Passbook insertion/extraction port, 6: Bill deposit/withdrawal port, 7: Coin deposit/withdrawal port, 8: Control section, 17: Operation guide display section , 18: Amount display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has a first input means for inputting when the deposited amount is correct, a second inputting means for inputting when coins are deposited, and a means for displaying the deposited amount,
In an automatic teller machine that performs a coin deposit process after performing a banknote deposit process, the display means displays the deposit amount of banknotes in accordance with the banknote deposit, and in response to this display, the first input unit If there is an input from the second input means, the deposit processing is terminated by inputting the banknotes, and if there is an input from the second input means, the deposit processing for coins is continued. A method of controlling an automated teller machine featuring features.