JPH0432423B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a transaction testing method for so-called automatic teller machines, such as automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, or dual-purpose machines.

Automatic teller machines generally have a magnetic card mechanism that reads/writes information recorded on a magnetic stripe on the card, a banknote dispensing mechanism that counts and discharges banknotes, and determines the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknotes. It is equipped with a banknote deposit mechanism, a printing mechanism for keeping transaction records, and an operating mechanism operated by customers and staff. The reality is that tests of automated teller machines like this are implemented using programs, but the problem in that case is how to allocate memory between the normal transaction program and the test program. be. In the past, in order to enrich the functional specifications, we focused on the program memory for normal transactions,
A method is used to minimize the amount of test program memory. Furthermore, although conventional test programs are capable of individually testing the component hardware, they are generally not capable of comprehensive transaction testing. That is, although it is possible to conduct transaction tests by increasing the test memory, the idea is to use the limited memory as much as possible for normal functional specifications. However, by devising the hardware, it is possible to enhance the transaction test function without significantly increasing the memory.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and is intended to enable a comprehensive transaction testing function of an automated teller machine to be carried out within the automated teller machine itself without requiring a large increase in memory capacity. be.

Therefore, in the present invention, a transaction test of an automated teller machine is performed by operating the customer operation surface, and during the transaction test, in response to the operation of the customer operation surface, a normal transaction used in a normal transaction is performed. The present invention is characterized in that, in addition to executing the program, at least the simulated transmission/reception processing with the center performed during the transaction test is performed by executing the test program.

Hereinafter, the contents of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a conceptual front view of the automated teller machine. This is the side that the customer operates on. In the figure, 1 is a card insertion slot, 2 is a bill receiving slot, 3 is a bill return slot, 4 is a character display, 5 is an operation guidance display, 6 is a customer operation keyboard, 7 is a bill deposit slot,
8 is the passbook entrance, and 9 is the clerk key. Taking the case of a payment transaction as an example, a customer inserts a magnetic card into the card insertion slot 1 and then inputs a personal identification number and withdrawal amount using the customer operation keyboard 6 according to the guidance on the operation guide display 5. Since the amount to be withdrawn is displayed on the character display 4, it is possible to confirm the amount specified by the user. When the input is completed, online transmission and reception with the central system is executed, the banknotes are ejected from the banknote receiving slot 2, and the card is returned from the card insertion slot 1. The above operations are guided one by one by the operation guide display 5. The above is an example of a payment transaction, but the basic form is the same for deposit transactions and passbook transactions.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the above-mentioned normal transaction by the automated teller machine. A normal transaction begins with the press of the transaction selection button. Selectable transactions include payment, deposit, balance verification, bookkeeping, etc., and FIG. 2 shows an example when payment is selected. After selecting a transaction, insert the magnetic card. A magnetic card records a personal identification number, account number, bank number, etc. After reading the magnetic card, enter the PIN number. If the PIN is correct, enter the payment amount. When all input is completed, online transmission and reception is performed between the automated teller machine and the connected central system. If an offline function is provided, offline processing within the device may be performed. After online transmission and reception, printing and discharging of slips for transaction recording, card discharging, and bill discharging are executed, and one transaction is completed when the customer removes the slip, card, and bill. This is an example of a normal transaction; the part shown in FIG. 2 is the input, the part shown is the central system or offline processing, and the part shown is the output.

FIG. 3 shows the overall status flow of the device. There are usually three types of statuses after the power is turned on: closed, online opened, and offline opened. "Closed" means what is called a standby (ready state), and when the power is turned on, the station first enters this status. If the online opening condition is met while the station is closed, the status will change to online open status, and if the condition is not met, the status will change to the online status while the station is closed. If the offline station opening condition is satisfied while the station is closed, the status changes to the offline status via the route , and when the condition is not met, the status changes to the status when the station is closed. The online and offline statuses change depending on the line status. The test function shall be performed in closed status.

Normally, in the closed status, various test functions are performed using the staff operation panel shown in FIG. 4, but tests similar to those for normal transactions shown in FIG. 2 are not possible. It is clear that even if implemented, the amount of program memory would increase significantly.

Further, among the test functions, the function of testing each constituent mechanism individually (referred to as unit test) is executed using the staff operation panel shown in FIG. Fourth
In the figure, 101 is an attendant operation panel, 102 is
A hexadecimal numeric display 103 is a data setting keyboard. The display of 0 to F on the keyboard 103 is a hexadecimal keyboard display in this example, but in the actual device, it is normally a display for staff operation, and when used as a test function, it functions as a hexadecimal keyboard. I mean it. When using the test function, press the test key before using the keyboard. When the keyboard is pressed in the test state, input as shown in FIG. 5 can be made.
In FIG. 5, by defining a 2-digit test unit designation, a 2-digit denomination designation, and a 2-digit number designation, various types of test contents can be specified. However, the test using the clerk operation panel is a separate operation from normal transaction conditions, and a series of transaction condition tests as shown in FIG. 1 are not possible.

In order to perform a comprehensive trading test, it is essential to operate from the same interface as the customer. That is,
It can be seen that the input section and output section in FIG. 2 are exactly the same as those for normal transactions, and the online transmitter/receiver section can be easily switched to the test program.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the automated teller machine. In FIG. 6, numeral 11 is an arithmetic processing circuit, and a microprocessor is usually used. Reference numeral 12 denotes a storage device for storing programs and data for controlling the apparatus. 13
is a line connection circuit, which is connected to the arithmetic processing circuit 11 via a signal bus 30 and is controlled by the arithmetic processing circuit 11.
The card mechanism 15, bill payment mechanism 17, bill deposit mechanism 19, printing mechanism 21, character display 23, operation guidance display 25, customer operation keyboard 27, and staff operation panel 29 are connected to the respective control circuits 14, 16, 1.
8, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28, it is similarly connected to the arithmetic processing circuit 11 by a signal bus 30, and is controlled by the arithmetic processing circuit 11.

An example of a program for controlling the apparatus shown in FIG. 6 is shown in FIG. In FIG. 7, the program is roughly divided into three parts. That is, there are a control program that controls the operation of the entire device, a hardware control program that controls the operation of the hardware, and a business processing program that processes transaction operations. The hardware control program shown in FIG. 7 is further divided into individual mechanisms, each of which can operate independently. The business processing programs in the three statuses of closed office, online open office, and offline open office use respective necessary hardware control programs to execute required operations. In the unit test shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the closed office processing program executes the unit test using the hardware control program for each unit specified from the staff operation panel. In order to easily conduct a transaction test, which is the object of the present invention, it is necessary to be able to easily put the business processing program into a testing state during online and offline operations.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of a normal transaction and a transaction test according to an embodiment of the present invention. When the attendant key shown at 9 in FIG. 1 is inserted, the program will be able to detect that the attendant key has been inserted.

In Fig. 8, check the insertion state of the attendant key,
If inserted, staff guidance will be displayed. The staff guidance is displayed on the operation guidance display 5 shown in FIG. 1, for example. Here, return, restoration, and opening each indicate processing by special staff.
It is not directly related to the present invention. When the transaction test key is pressed according to the staff guidance display, the display on the operation guidance display 5 becomes as follows. This display is the same as the one displayed at the beginning of a normal transaction,
Thereafter, the same processing as the normal transaction shown in FIG. 2 is executed by the normal transaction program. That is, the eighth
The part in the figure is exactly the same as the part in Figure 2,
Further parts are also the same in FIG. 8 and FIG. 2.
During this time, the insertion state of the clerk key is detected again in the part of Fig. 8, and if it is inserted, the automatic teller machine is prepared in advance without executing the online transmission/reception with the center shown in Fig. 2. The test program's transaction test message processing executes a similar online sending and receiving process.

As explained above, according to the present invention, during a transaction test of an automated teller machine, a normal transaction program is executed in response to an operation on the customer operation surface, and a part of the transaction program performed during the transaction test is executed. By performing processing (simulated online transmission and reception processing with the center) by running a test program, a comprehensive trading test that closely approximates normal trading conditions can be performed without significantly increasing the memory capacity within the device. I can do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front conceptual diagram of the automated teller machine, Figure 2
The figure is a flow diagram to explain normal transactions, Figure 3 is a transition diagram to explain the status transition of the automated teller machine, Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram of the staff operation panel, and Figure 5 is a unit test item input. 6 is a functional block diagram of the automated teller machine, FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram of a program that controls the machine, and FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Card insertion slot, 2...Banknote receiving slot, 3...Banknote return slot, 4...Character display, 5...Operation guidance display,
6...Customer operation keyboard, 7...Banknote deposit slot, 8...
Passbook entrance, 9...Attendant key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A method in which a transaction test of an automatic teller machine is performed on the machine itself by operation of an attendant, wherein the transaction test is performed by operating a customer operation surface on the machine and responding to the operation. This is carried out by executing a normal transaction program used in normal transactions, and at least the simulated transmission and reception processing with the center during the transaction test is carried out by executing a test program installed in the device. A transaction testing method for an automated teller machine, characterized by: