RU58245U1 - SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL - Google Patents

Abstract

Self-service terminal 1, which can be an information or payment terminal, includes a computer 3 connected to the server network of the self-service terminals, and a monitor 2, with a processor unit of which the computer is connected. The monitor includes temperature sensors connected to the processor unit of the monitor and installed on the monitor units, for example, the screen unit and the secondary power supply unit, the cessation of which will lead to the termination of the display of information on the monitor screen. The processor block of the monitor is configured to transmit information about the temperature values of the monitor blocks to a computer for subsequent transmission of a message regarding the health of the monitor to the server of the network of self-service terminals.

Description

The technical field to which the utility model relates.

The utility model relates to information and payment terminals used by users for self-service.

State of the art

Currently, information and payment terminals have become widespread, allowing users to independently obtain the necessary information or pay for any service. Such terminals are called self-service terminals. They include a computer that processes user requests and a monitor (display) that displays on the screen both the requests and the results of their processing. Modern monitors with a matrix screen include a processor unit that controls other monitor units and performs switching and video conversion. The monitor processor unit is connected to a computer, which in turn is connected to a self-service terminal network server. A monitor can include two instead of one processor unit: a central processor unit that controls other monitor units and a video processor unit that commutes and converts video signals.

The self-service terminal is described, for example, in the international application PCT / GB2005 / 004558 of 11.29.2005. To detect a malfunction in this known self-service terminal, it is assumed to use, in particular, temperature sensors and a processor configured to compare the readings of the sensors with the set temperature values to detect a temperature deviation corresponding to the presence of a malfunction in the self-service terminal.

However, the detection of the lack of information on the monitor screen in this known self-service terminal is not provided.

The disadvantage of all known self-service terminals is that if there is no information displayed on the monitor screen, users are forced to stop using this terminal for a long time, because automatic detection of the situation by the operational service is not provided.

It should be noted that the monitor described in JP 2002006824 dated January 11, 2002 is known to be capable of detecting deviations of the temperature inside it from the permissible values. The disadvantage of this known device is that it provides for displaying a message about the temperature deviation from the set values on the screen of the same monitor, which is impossible if there is no display of information on the screen due to the failure of the corresponding monitor units. The disadvantage is that the internal temperature of the monitor determined in it depends on the temperature of various blocks (components) of the monitor and may not reflect the cessation of heating (failure) of one of them. In addition, the disadvantage is the use in this known monitor for controlling its internal temperature of an additional complex device included in the monitor, which leads to the complexity of the monitor as a whole and a decrease in its reliability.

Utility Model Disclosure

The claimed utility model allows to identify at a distance from the self-service terminal the lack of information display by the monitor of the self-service terminal. The lack of information on the monitor screen is determined based on the information

transmitted by the processor processor unit to the computer of the self-service terminal for subsequent transmission of the message to the server of the network of service terminals and alerts the operational service. From the monitor processor unit to the computer of the self-service terminal, information is transmitted about the temperature of the unit or units of the monitor, on which the display of information on the screen depends, and about the health of the processor itself. This information allows us to make a conclusion about the presence or absence of the display of information coming into the monitor on its screen. An important circumstance in known monitors is that the processor unit, designed to control other units (nodes) of the monitor, does not receive information from them that makes it possible to judge their serviceability and serviceability of the monitor as a means of displaying information in general. Therefore, it is advisable in the monitor to provide a temperature measurement of those blocks on which the display of information on the monitor screen depends. Such units, as a rule, can be a screen unit and a secondary power supply unit. In some monitor designs, such units may be an inverter supplying back-light lamps to the screen unit and a video processor unit. In this case, the diagnostics of a monitor malfunction is based on the fact that in the event of a malfunction of the terminal blocks, their temperature changes.

The specified technical result is provided in the self-service terminal, which includes a computer connected to the server network of the self-service terminals, and a monitor, to the processor unit of which the computer is connected, while the monitor further includes at least one temperature sensor connected to the monitor processor unit and installed on one of the monitor units, the termination of which will lead to the termination of the display of information by the monitor, and the processor unit of the monitor is configured to be compared I'm reading from the temperature sensor

set value and transferring the comparison results to a computer for subsequent transmission to the server network self-service terminals. The monitor processor unit may include a central processor, which provides control of other monitor units, a video processor that commutes and converts video signals, and a memory that provides storage of set temperature values.

The monitor may include several temperature sensors, two, three or more installed on several units, the termination of each of which will lead to the termination of the display on the monitor screen of information received from the computer of the self-service terminal, and connected to the processor unit of the monitor. The number of temperature sensors may exceed the number of monitor units on which they are installed. In particular, on a screen unit having a different surface temperature value. In addition, more than one sensor on one block can be installed to increase the reliability of determining the deviation of the current temperature of the block from the set.

Temperature sensors can be installed on the screen unit of the monitor and on its power supply unit (secondary), or the inverter unit.

The video processor of the monitor can be made in the form of a separate unit, and a temperature sensor can be installed on it.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a self-service terminal.

Figure 2 shows a block diagram of a monitor.

Utility Model Implementation

As shown in figure 1, the self-service terminal 1 includes a monitor 2, a computer 3 and peripheral devices 4. The connection of the computer with both peripheral devices and the monitor provides a two-way exchange of information between them.

As shown in figure 2, the monitor 5 includes a screen unit 6, an inverter 7, which feeds the rear light lamps of the screen unit 6, and the main board 8, on which are installed: a central processor unit 9, including a memory for storing the set temperature values and the results of comparing the current values temperatures of the units with the set ones, the block of the video processor 10, which commutes and converts the video signals coming from the video card of the computer of the self-service terminal, and the secondary power supply unit 11 and the inverter 7. If any of the The blocks indicated will not display information on the monitor screen. Temperature sensors 12, 13, 14, and 15 are connected directly to the central processor unit and are installed, respectively, on the screen unit, inverter, secondary power supply unit, and video processor unit. In the event of a malfunction of any of the units, its temperature will drop, which will be detected by the corresponding temperature sensor, and the CPU unit, as a result of comparing the temperature sensor with the set value for this unit, will determine the temperature change corresponding to the unit's failure.

The memory of the central processor unit can only store the set temperature values of the units, and the comparison results are sent to the computer of the self-service terminal upon request. The central processor unit may not even contain memory, but transmit the values of the current temperatures of the monitor units to the terminal computer upon request. Accordingly, the computer of the self-service terminal

can determine from the results of comparing the current temperatures with the set ones that the image on the monitor screen is missing and store in its memory information about the results of the comparison and, if necessary, the set values of the temperature of the monitor units.

It should be noted that several preset temperatures can be used for one unit. Firstly, the setpoints may vary for temperature sensors installed on one monitor unit. Secondly, the setpoints may be different for different operating conditions of the terminal. In particular, the setpoints may change with changing external temperature. For this, the use of appropriate temperature sensors for external temperature can be envisaged, and when it is changed, the set temperature values of the monitor units can be adjusted in the memory of the processor unit or in the terminal computer.

It should also be noted that for processing data coming from temperature sensors, a “regular” central processor of the monitor is used, reprogrammed accordingly. The unit of the central processor 9 transmits data on temperature values to the computer 3 of the self-service terminal, which in turn reports about them to the server of the network of self-service terminals to notify the service operation of the network of self-service terminals.

Claims (5)

1. Self-service terminal, including a computer and a monitor, with a processor unit connected to a computer, characterized in that the monitor further includes at least one temperature sensor connected to the processor unit of the monitor and installed on one of the monitor units on which the display depends information monitor, while the processor unit of the monitor is configured to transmit to the computer information about the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. 2. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the monitor includes two or more temperature sensors installed on several blocks of the monitor, on which the display of the information received by the monitor depends on, and connected to the processor unit configured to transmit to the computer temperature information measured by temperature sensors. 3. The terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that the processor unit includes a memory for storing the set temperature values and is configured to compare the current temperature sensor readings with the set temperature values. 4. The terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that the temperature sensors are installed on the screen unit of the monitor and the secondary power supply unit of the screen unit of the monitor. 5. The terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that the monitor includes a video processor unit on which a temperature sensor is mounted.