JPH0355860B2 - - 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 include a magnetic card mechanism that reads/writes information recorded on a magnetic stripe on the card, a bill dispensing mechanism that counts and discharges banknotes, and a banknote dispensing mechanism that 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 memory for testing, 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 transaction test functions without significantly increasing memory.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned points, and it is possible to perform a comprehensive transaction test function of an automatic teller machine without requiring a large increase in memory capacity.

Therefore, the present invention provides transaction test guidance on a customer operation guide display installed on the customer operation surface of an automatic teller machine, and for example, inserts the clerk key into the customer operation surface to display the transaction test guidance. In accordance with the guidance, at least a part of the trading test is performed using a normal trading 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 by the display on the final operation guidance 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. Normally, trading begins by pressing the trade selection button. Selectable transactions include payment, deposit, balance inquiry, 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. After online transmission and reception, printing of slips for transaction records, cards, and banknotes are executed.
1 by the customer removing the slip, card, or banknote.
The transaction ends. This is an example of a normal transaction, where part A in FIG. 2 is input, part B is processed by the central system, and part C is output.

FIG. 3 shows the overall status flow of the device. There are usually three statuses after the power is turned on: closed, online, and offline. 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 offline opening conditions are met while the station is closed,
If the status is not established, the status will be changed to offline status if the status is not established. The online and offline statuses change depending on the line status. The test function shall be performed in closed status.

Among the test functions, the function of testing each constituent mechanism individually (referred to as unit test) is executed using the operator operation panel shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 101 is an attendant operation panel, 102 is a hexadecimal numeric display, and 103 is a data setting keyboard. In this example, the O to F display on the keyboard 103 is a hexadecimal keyboard display, but in actual equipment, it is normally a display for staff operation, and when used as a test function, it functions as a hexadecimal keyboard. It's meaningful. When using the test function, press the test key before using the keyboard. If you press the keyboard in the test state, the fifth
Inputs as shown in the figure are possible. 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 A and output C in FIG. 2 are exactly the same as those for normal transactions, and the online transmission/reception B 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.
Carder mechanism 15, bill payment mechanism 17, bill deposit mechanism 19, printing mechanism 21, character display 23, operation guide display 25, customer operation keyboard 27, and staff operation panel 29 are connected to 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 is executing the unit test using the hardware control program for each unit specified from the staff operation panel. In order to easily conduct the trading test which is the purpose of the present invention,
It is necessary to be able to easily put the business processing program into a test 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 operating 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 has no direct relation 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 Figure A is exactly the same as the part in Figure 2 A,
Further, the portion C is also the same in FIG. 8 and FIG. 2.
During this time, the insertion state of the clerk key is detected again at part D in Fig. 8, and if it is inserted, the automated teller machine is sent to the automatic teller machine in advance without executing the online transmission/reception with the center shown in Fig. 2B. The transaction test message processing of the prepared test program is executed in a pseudo manner within the device.

As explained above, according to the present invention, a transaction test guidance for guiding the transaction test operation is provided on the customer operation guidance display of the automatic teller machine,
By following the trading test guidance displayed by the operator's operation and performing at least part of the processing performed during the trading test using a normal trading program, a trading test state that closely resembles a normal trading state can be created. This can be easily realized without requiring a large program memory.

[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 guide display, 6...Customer operation keyboard, 7...Banknote deposit slot, 8...Passbook entrance, 9...Attendant key.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an automatic teller machine in which a transaction test is performed by an operator's operation, the transaction test is performed by operating a customer operation surface, and a customer operation guidance display installed on the customer operation surface is provided. A trading test guidance for guiding the operation of the trading test is provided as the guidance to be displayed, and the trading test guidance is displayed on the customer operation guidance display by the operation of the staff, and the displayed trading test guidance is Accordingly, there is provided a transaction testing method for an automated teller machine, characterized in that at least part of the processing performed during the transaction test is performed by executing a normal transaction program used during normal transactions. 2. Display of the transaction test guidance on the customer operation guidance display is performed in response to insertion of an employee key assigned to the employee into the customer operation surface. Transaction test method for an automated teller machine according to item 1.