JPS6235683B2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] (i) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention is based on a key input control method, and particularly relates to a key input control method in an automatic transaction device comprising a plurality of input/output sections and one control section. It is.

(ii) Technical background An automatic transaction device is divided into an input/output section such as a card reader CIP, passbook printer PRU, cash counter CCU, bill validator BDU, etc., and a main control section that controls the entire transaction. It is now possible to control multiple input/output units using the main control unit of the stand.

This automatic transaction device is now widely used in banks and the like.

(iii) Prior art and problems Figure 1 shows a conventional example. In the figure, 0 is a control unit, 1 is a main control unit, 2 is a key input control unit, 3 is a transmission control unit, 5 is a key input I/O unit, 6 is a distributor,
7 is a transmission control unit on the key input unit side, CIP is a card reader, PRU is a passbook printer, CCU is a cash counter, BDU is a bill validator, and IOX is an input/output control unit.

First, the main control section 1, which issues commands to each input/output section in order to control the progress of processing and transactions, issues a command to the key input control section 2 to designate an operation mode according to the type of transaction. Upon receiving the command, the key input control unit 2 selects a key necessary for the process to be performed in the relevant operation mode, and notifies the key input I/O unit 5 of the selected key. When the key input I/O section 5 receives the key selection signal, the key input I/O section 5 notifies the user by displaying the keys necessary for the transaction on the display surface provided in the keyboard section 13, and also informs the user of the keys necessary for the transaction. control so that keystrokes are not accepted even if they are entered. Then, the keyboard section 1 is
The data input from the key No. 3 is transmitted to the key input control section 2 via the transmission control section 7 on the input/output section 4 side, the transmission control section 3 on the control section 0 side, and the distributor 6.

Here, each input/output unit (keyboard, CIP, PRU, CCU, BDU) on the control unit 0 side and input/output unit 4 side is connected by a single signal line, so data is exchanged while transmitting data one by one. Because I was doing this, my time was wasting away.

Also, if one piece of data is transmitted from the key while one piece of data is being transmitted, it cannot be received, so the user cannot receive the data by pressing the key quickly in succession; It was a pain to have to press it.

(iv) Purpose of the Invention The purpose of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, provide a system configuration that can keep up with faster key inputs, reduce the burden on the control section during transfer, and implement more effective processing. The objective is to improve the serviceability of the input/output section by performing this on the output section.

(v) Structure of the Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a key input control method for an automatic transaction device that is composed of a plurality of input/output units including at least a keyboard and a control unit that controls the entire input/output unit. Discrimination means for sorting data into numerical data and other function data; means for storing only numerical data by the discrimination means; and when the discrimination means detects function data, it is stored in the storage means. This is achieved by a key input control method characterized in that means is provided for sending the function data together with the numerical data to the control section, and the numerical data and the function data are sent together to the control section.

(vi) Examples of the invention The present invention will be explained in detail below using the drawings.
FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figures, the same numbers as in the previous figure indicate the same things. 4 is an input/output section showing the key input I/O section 5 and other I/O sections (for example, CIP, PRU, CCU, BDU); 8 is a transmitting section; 9 is a receiving section; 10 is a key input processing section , 11 is a key interrupt reception unit, 12 is an encoder, and 13 is a keyboard unit, which includes general-purpose (transaction mode type) function keys 13-1 and numeric keys 13-2 for specifying bankbook entries, cash payments, transfers, etc. Function keys 13-3 such as , 10,000, 1,000, yen (transaction unit) and approval/cancellation (◎, Batsuhua management department divided into functions, 1
5 is a waiting buffer for storing key data when they are inputted one after another; 16 is a buffer management unit 14;
17 is a processing parameter that contains a table (not shown) that stores the type/processing classification and buffer management information for the data input from the keyboard section 13. The encoded key is a numeric key with 16 buffers for numeric input.
or the function key, together with the previously entered numeric keys or by itself, the control unit 0.
The buffer management section 1 also specifies the size of the buffer 16 for inputting numbers.
4 includes instruction information for detecting that the buffer is full.

Now, the operation will be explained using the flow diagram shown in FIG.

The main control unit 1 is a key input I/O in the input/output unit 4.
In order to give an operation command to the section 5, a command is first given to the key input control section 2. This command includes the general function key 13-1 and “x”.
Selection input with key enabled, number key 13-2
Password input using the and “×” keys, amount input using the numeric keys 13-2 and “10,000,” “1000,” “yen,” “◎,” and “×” keys 13-3, “◎ "Key,
There are confirmation inputs that enable the “x” key.

The key input control unit 2, which receives one of the above-mentioned commands, selects the key necessary for processing under the mode that operates in response to the command, that is, the enable/disable of the key is determined by each function key. It can be specified one by one for each function key such as ``10,000'', ``1000'', ``yen'', etc. As a result, for each input command (selection input, amount input, confirmation input) from the main control unit 1, the key input control unit 2 sends each key enable/disable instruction (key selection signal) to the key input I/O.
Notify O department 5. At this point, the user is informed of the operations and procedures to be performed by displaying them on the display according to the operating mode.

When the key input I/O section 5 receives the key selection signal, it issues an interrupt acceptance instruction for each key to the key interrupt acceptance section 11. For example, if the operation mode of the transaction is "Payment", the main control unit 1 issues a command to input the amount, and the numeric key 13-2 and function key 13-3 "10,000", "1000", "Yen" are input. ”, “×” keys are valid. Since the operation guidance at this time is displayed on the display, the user inputs the amount of money he/she wishes to withdraw by pressing the number keys and function keys. When the user wishes to withdraw "123,000 yen", he presses the "1" and "2" keys of the number key 13-2 in this order. Then, the data is sent to encoder 1
2. It is input to the key interrupt reception unit 11 and the key input processing unit. By the way, since the main control unit 1 issues an instruction to input the amount, the key input control unit 2 also notifies the key interrupt reception unit 11 via the key input processing unit 10 of the enable/disable instruction for each key. Therefore, in the key interrupt reception unit 11, the encoder 12
The user input key notified from the key input controller 2 is checked to see if it is designated as valid in a table (not shown) that stores the valid/invalid instructions for each key sent from the key input control unit 2, and is checked to see if it is valid. If so, the key input processing unit 10 is notified.

On the other hand, if invalidation is specified, the input data is ignored. In other words, the keys required to enter the amount are the ``10,000'', ``1000'', ``Yen'', and ``× (cancel)'' keys in the number keys 13-2 and function key 13-3. The payment reception unit 11 holds a valid/invalid flag for the above-mentioned key in an internal table (not shown) as valid data. Therefore, the input key data of "1" and "2" is judged to be valid and sent to the buffer management section 14, and further compared with the parameter information in the processing parameter 17, it is determined that it is numeric data, and the numeric data is input. The data is stored in the buffer unit 16 for use. That is, when the buffer management unit 14 is notified of the key data input by the user via the encoder 12, the key interrupt reception unit 11, and the key input processing unit 10, the buffer management unit 14 determines whether the key data is a number or something else according to the processing parameter 17. If it is a numeric key, it is stored in the numeric input buffer 16 to wait for the next data input. If it is a key other than a numeric key, it is stored in the numeric input buffer 16 and sent to the transmitter 8, and then sent to the key buffer under the key input controller 2 via the transmission controller 7 along with the previously input numeric keys. Send on 18th.

Now, when the "10,000" key is pressed next, the key interrupt reception unit 11 determines whether the data is valid, and then the data is sent to the buffer management unit 14 via the key input processing unit 10.
By comparing it with the processing parameter 17, it is determined that it is the function key 13-3. Furthermore, since the function key 13-3 has been pressed, the "10,000" data is sent to the transmitter 8 and transmitted along with the previously stored "1" and "2" data in the numeric input buffer section 16. The signal is sent to the key input control section 2 via the control section 7, the transmission control section 3 on the control section 0 side, and the distributor 6. The data is stored in the key buffer section 18 in the order of "1", "2", and "10,000".

Next, “3” and “1000” are also the same, and number key 1
"3" of 3-2 is first stored in the numeric input buffer 16, and when the function key 13-3 is pressed, "3" of the numeric key 13-2 and "1000" of the function key 13-3 are stored. The information is sent to the control unit 0 side. Then, when the “yen” key is pressed, “1” and “1” are stored in the key data buffer section 18.
“2”, “10,000”, “3”, “1000”, “yen” are stored,
The control unit 0 moves on to the next process.

By the way, in the buffer management section 14, when the function key 13-3 is transmitted, it serves to send all the buffers that have been stored so far, and the amount of buffer to be stored is determined according to the instruction. When the buffer becomes over, a buffer over notification is sent to the key input control unit 2 via the transmitting unit 8, and the key input control unit 2 is displayed on the display so that the main control unit 1 can input the buffer again. .

(vii) Effects of the Invention As explained in detail above, according to the present invention, even if key interrupts (inputs) become faster, key inputs can be performed quickly because a storage area called a queue is provided. However, it is possible to construct a system that can keep up with that speed.

Additionally, the system is flexible as the key order is controlled on the main unit in response to system expansions and changes in key input.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a conventional example, Figure 2 is an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is a conventional example.
The figure shows the flow of the present invention. In the figure, 0 is a control unit, 1 is a main control unit, 2 is a key input control unit, 3 and 7 are transmission control units, 4 is an input/output unit, 5 is a key I/O unit, 10 is a key input processing unit, Reference numeral 11 designates a key interrupt receiving section, 14 a buffer management section, 15 a buffer section, and 16 a buffer for inputting numbers.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 In a key input control method for an automatic transaction device that is composed of a plurality of input/output units including at least a keyboard and a control unit that controls the entire input/output unit, data from the keyboard is converted into numerical data and other functions. a discriminating means for allocating data into data; a means for storing only numeric data by the discriminating means; A key input control method characterized in that a means for sending numerical data and function data to a control unit is provided.