JPH0711807B2 - Transaction processor - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has an automatic cash dispenser, automatic deposit machine, automatic deposit machine installed in a financial industry, etc., which is provided with a display device for guiding a customer or a clerk of operation procedures and other matters. The present invention relates to a transaction processing device including a transaction terminal represented by a control machine.

In this type of transaction terminal, in order to make it easy for an operator, especially a customer, to securely carry out deposits, withdrawals and other transactions, the operation procedure is displayed immediately before the operation should be performed. Guidance and guidance are essential. As the operation guide display device, an electronic visual display device such as a cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter referred to as CRT) or a plasma display has been used. CRT
In the operation guidance display method using, for example, display data for many types of display screens is generally stored in advance in the memory, and the display screen data corresponding to each step to be displayed is read out, and based on the data. Displayed on the CRT.

To make it easier to change the display screen displayed on the CRT and to add and display the required messages, etc., a method that allows the control center to display certain additional screens in an overlapping manner is available. It has been devised (Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-3667).

However, in this method, the control center uniformly instructs all transaction terminals to display additional screens, so it is not possible to display information on campaigns and services specific to each branch such as a bank on the CRT. . Therefore, there were difficulties in terms of detailed customer service and information transmission.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and enables the CRT of the transaction terminal not only at the control center but also at each branch or the like.
The purpose is to make it possible to change or add screens to improve the service and information transmission to customers.

According to the present invention, a transaction terminal equipped with an electronic visual display device for displaying a guide screen at a predetermined display step in a series of transaction processing, and a transaction terminal connected to the transaction terminal, and displayed on the display device of the transaction terminal. In a transaction processing device including a control center for transmitting image data to be added to a guidance screen to a transaction terminal, the transaction processing device is provided in a store or the like in which the transaction terminal is installed, and is connected to the transaction terminal. An image input device for creating image data to be added to the guidance screen displayed on the display device of the transaction terminal and transmitting it to the transaction terminal in association with the display step is provided. The basic screen that is the basis of the guide screen displayed in the display step, the first additional screen instructed by the control center, and the instructed by the image input device. There is an area for storing the image data relating to the additional screen of 2 and the data showing the relation between these screens, and the transaction terminal displays the above relation when displaying the basic screen at each display step. It is characterized in that at least one of the first and second additional screens associated with the data shown is added to the basic screen and is controlled to be displayed on the display device.

Preferably, at least one of the control center and the image input device has a function of transmitting the priority display designation code of the additional screen to the transaction terminal together with the data regarding the additional screen, and the transaction terminal corresponds to each display step. The specified priority display designation code is stored in the memory, and the first, second, and second codes are stored according to the priority display designation code in the display processing on the display device at each display step.
It is preferable to add at least one of the additional screens to the basic screen for display.

According to the present invention, control by the above configuration
Not only in the center but also in each branch where the transaction terminal is installed, the display screen of the display device such as CRT can be changed or information can be added, which enables detailed customer service. Also, by making it possible to separately specify the display method as to which of the first and second additional screens should be prioritized, it becomes possible to give flexibility to the display content.

Description of Embodiments FIG. 1 shows the appearance of an automatic teller machine (ATM). On a substantially horizontal operation surface projecting in front of the deposit payment machine 10, electronic visual display devices (hereinafter referred to as CRTs) 2 for displaying and guiding the customer's operation procedure and other matters are arranged on both sides of the screen. Function key 3, numeric keypad 4, and an insertion slot 5A and a return slot 5B for inserting banknotes in deposit and transfer transactions, respectively, and a passbook insertion / return slot and card insertion on a nearly vertical operation surface. And a return port 7, a discharge port 8 for discharging a withdrawn bill in a withdrawal transaction, and an indicator 9 for handling and handling transaction types. As the electronic visual display device 2, other than the CRT, for example, a plasma display or the like can be used. The function key 3 is used for selecting a transaction type, inputting a unit of ten thousand, a thousand, a yen, etc., confirmation, and cancellation according to each stage of transaction processing. The function of the function key 3 is displayed each time on the screen of the CRT 2 at a position adjacent to each function key 3. The withdrawal banknote outlet 8 is also used as an issue outlet for receipts for customers in each transaction.

FIG. 2 shows an outline of the electrical configuration of the entire transaction processing system. As a general rule, one terminal controller 25 is provided for each store, and automatic teller machines 10,30, automatic teller machines (CD) 31, window machines (WM) 32 are installed in the stores. Transaction terminals such as are connected to the controller 25. Also connected to the controller 25 is a control terminal 40 for display processing, for example, a so-called personal computer. The terminal control 25 is connected to the control center 50 via modems 26 and 53 by a communication line or a telephone line.

As an example of the transaction terminal, the configuration of the electric control circuit of the automatic teller machine 10 is shown. The deposit payment machine 10 is controlled by a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU), preferably a microprocessor 11, and this CPU 11 is a program for executing transaction processing, transaction amount and other transaction data, and data relating to a guide display described later. It has a memory 12 for storing. The deposit payment machine 11 includes a customer service operation control device 14 that controls the function keys 3, the numeric keypad 4, the display 9, and the like, and a display control device 1 that controls the display on the CRT 2.
5, Various data recorded on magnetic cards, such as bank number, account number, personal identification number, etc., and card reader 16 for writing on the card if necessary, voucher issuing machine for printing transaction data on receipts and journals 17, Print transaction data on the passbook, and read or write data written on the magnetic stripe provided on the passbook 18, passbook printing machine 18, deposit of banknotes inserted into the slot 5A or banknotes for transfer A bill checker 19 for performing authenticity determination and counting, a bill discharging machine 20 for counting and discharging bills to be discharged in a withdrawal transaction, and a clock 13 are provided and connected to the CPU 11 by a bus. The CPU 11 also has a transmission controller 21 for connecting with the terminal controller 25.
Is equipped with.

The transaction terminal 40 also has a CPU 41, which has a memory 42 for storing necessary programs and data, a printer 43, an input device 44 including a keyboard, a display device 45 including a CRT and its control device. A transmission controller 46 for communicating with the terminal controller 25 is also connected to the bus. The terminal 40 has a function of creating data relating to a terminal additional display screen and performing processing necessary for displaying the data on a predetermined transaction terminal, as will be apparent from the later description.

The control center 50 includes a host CPU 51 and its memory.
52, necessary input / output device, and transmission control device and modem 53 for controlling communication with the terminal controller 25
Etc. are provided. The memory 52 of the sensor 50 has a customer-specific information file (hereinafter referred to as CIF) that stores the account number, name, address, balance and other items for each customer who has an account. As a result of the communication performed between the center 50 and the terminal such as the deposit payment machine 10 via the terminal controller 25, for each transaction, the balance of the corresponding customer in CIF depends on the transaction type and transaction amount. Will be updated. Further, the center 50 has a function of creating data regarding a center additional display screen and data regarding a display step as described later.

FIG. 3 (FIGS. 3a to 3c) shows an outline of procedures of transaction processing and display processing in the deposit payment machine 10. Steps 100 to 116 are processing at the time of opening a station, and steps 121 to 125 are processing to communicate with the control terminal 40, which will be described later. First, the display processing subroutine (step 131) displays a guidance display for inputting the type of transaction and the function of the function key 3 on the screen of the CRT 2 (step 13).
2). The function key 3 is used to specify transactions such as deposit, withdrawal, transfer, bookkeeping, and balance inquiry. An example of the screen displayed on CRT2 in step 132 is shown as screen number Pa1 in FIG. This screen shows the text "Welcome, please press one key for your requirements", "If you insert the card without pressing it, you will be able to withdraw," and the function key 3 will be displayed. It consists of the letters "Withdrawal", "Deposit", "Balance inquiry", "Passbook entry", "Transfer", "Transfer", and a figure for instructing you to press the function key.

When the customer selects one of the transactions with the function key 3 (step 133), the process for the transaction is proceeded to. In each transaction processing, CRT2 displays the guide just before the customer should perform some operation or when some information is transmitted to the customer. A display processing subroutine similar to 131 is performed (for example, step
135,138,141,144,147,150,153). This display processing subroutine will be described later.

A cash payment transaction using a card will be described as an example of the transaction, with particular reference to FIG. 3c. When the customer specifies a drawer with function key 3 (step 13
4), CRT2 display changes to guide to insert card (steps 135, 136). The customer then inserts the card 7
When it is inserted into, the data recorded on the card is read (step 137). Then, on the CRT2, a guide to enter the personal identification number is displayed (steps 138, 13).
9), the customer uses the numeric keypad 4 to key in the personal identification number. When the card is inserted, the personal identification number read by the card reader 16 is collated with the personal identification number entered by the key (step 140). If they match, a payment amount input guide screen is displayed on the CRT 2 (steps 141, 142). ). An example of this screen is shown as a screen number (Pa4) in FIG. This screen is composed of the sentence "please press the desired amount of money", the figure on which the numeric keypad is pressed, and the characters "10,000", "thousand" and "yen" indicating the function of the function key 3. The payment amount keyed in is displayed at the bottom right of the screen. When the customer inputs the payment amount by the ten keys 4 according to the guide display, the data is read and stored in the memory 12 (step 143). If the personal identification numbers do not match in step 140, the personal identification number re-entry guide is displayed on the CRT 2 or the card is returned.

Now that the data necessary for the payment transaction has been prepared, the CRT2 displays a standby instruction to wait for a while (step 144,
145), and proceeds to the communication with the sensor and the slip printing process (step 146). An example of the standby instruction display is shown as a screen number (Pa5) in FIGS. 10 and 11. This screen is
It consists of a sentence saying "wait for a while" and a figure of a female employee. In the center communication processing, a telegram in which transaction data including personal identification data such as a personal identification number read from a card and an account number and payment amount key-input is edited is transmitted to the center. At the center, the CIF is searched based on the transmitted data, and the presence or absence of the corresponding account, the balance of the account and the size of the payment amount are inspected. If there is a corresponding account and the balance is larger than the payment amount, a payable message is transmitted from the center to the deposit payment machine 10.

If payment is possible, a guide for removing the card is displayed on the CRT 2 (steps 147 and 148), and the card is returned to the insertion slot 7 (step 149). When the customer removes the card, CR
The screen of T2 is changed to a guide that cash payment and receipt are received (steps 150 and 151), and a receipt on which cash equivalent to the payment amount and transaction data are printed is discharged to the discharge port 8 (step 152). When the customer receives the cash and receipt, CRT2 will say, "Thank you."
Is displayed (step 15)
3,154), the transaction ends. After that, the procedure returns to step 131, and the transaction designation guide is displayed on the CRT 2 for the next customer. If the telegram from the center contains data indicating that payment is not possible, CRT2 will display a message stating that payment is not possible, if necessary, and a guide to receive the card. Will be returned.

Display of guidance (including instructions) to the customer is performed immediately before the customer performs some operation or when transmitting some information to the customer. The step for which such a guidance display is to be performed is predetermined in the transaction processing program, and a step number indicating the step is assigned to each display step. Let this display step number be Si (i is an integer from i to j). The display step number in the above payment transaction is S1 for convenience in FIG.
It is represented by ~ S8.

The standard screens displayed on the CRT2 at each of these display steps are predetermined. Examples thereof are the screen Pa1 in FIG. 8, the Pa4 in FIG. 9, and the Pa5 in FIGS. 10 and 11 described above. Of course, the screens displayed for transactions other than payment transactions have also been created in advance. Such standard screens are called built-in display screens, and the identification number is assigned to each screen. This identification number is used as the built-in display screen number Pai (i is an integer of 1 to k). For the sake of convenience, the built-in display screen numbers displayed at each display step in the above-mentioned payment transaction are shown by Pa1 to Pa8 in FIG. The display screen number Pah in a certain display step Si need not be i = h at all. Also, 1 for the display step number
The number of the two built-in display screens is not fixed. As will be apparent from the description below, the screen displayed in each display step can be appropriately changed.

The screens indicated by screen numbers Pb3, Pb5, Pb9 in FIGS. 9 to 11 are screens added to the built-in display screen by the center 50 and are referred to as center addition display screens. Each of these screens is displayed in a place surrounded by a chain line Q on the corresponding built-in display screen. The screen Pb3 is composed of the sentence "The maximum payment amount is 300,000 yen." Similarly, screen P
For b5 and Pb9, "We are currently handling a new high-interest term contract. Please contact us for an order."
It also consists of the sentence "We are currently handling a new high-interest term contract." The center addition display screen can include not only letters and sentences but also figures. Data of such a center additional display screen is created by the control center 50, and when the deposit payment machine 10 is opened, its number Pbi (i is 1 to (2l-1) for convenience of explanation.
Odd number) and the number Pai of the built-in display screen to which it is added.

The screens indicated by screen numbers Pc1 and Pc7 in FIGS. 8 and 11 are screens added to the built-in display screen by the control terminal 40 and are referred to as terminal additional display screens. Each of these screens is displayed in a place surrounded by a chain line R on the corresponding built-in display screen. Screen Pc1 shows "I'm home 2
We are holding an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of a branch at the venue on the first floor. Please stop by. " Screen P
c7 receives the sentence "We are currently handling a high-interest new term commuter pass" on page Pb9 of the above-mentioned additional center, and said "please apply to the 3rd window for orders" for the new term term It consists of sentences that guide you. In this way, the terminal additional display screen is used to display services and information peculiar to the store where the terminal is placed and to notify the customer of this. The data of such a terminal additional display screen is created by the control terminal 40 and sent to the transaction terminal 10 or the like except when the above transaction processing is executed. of course,
It goes without saying that the terminal additional display screen can also include graphics. As another example of the terminal addition display screen, the sentence "guidance for final tax return, consultation at X window",
There will be information on campaigns for each bank branch, events of the municipality (athletic events, etc.), and information on elections.

FIG. 6 shows a format of a display data electronic message transmitted from the center to the deposit payment machine. This data includes
There are data regarding the display step and data regarding the center addition display screen. In the format of the data related to the display step, a code (display step data.
Code) is arranged, and subsequently, display screen numbers displayed in those steps are arranged in the order of display step numbers. Built-in display screen numbers and center addition display screen numbers are allowed as display screen numbers in this format. As will be described later, when there is a built-in display screen number, it means that there is no center additional display screen to be displayed at that step and the built-in display screen specified by that number is displayed. If there is a center additional display screen number, this means that the step displays the center additional display screen designated by the number and the corresponding internal display screen. Of course, a terminal addition display screen may be displayed in addition to these screens, but since this is added by the control terminal 40, it has nothing to do with the display center telegram.

In the data format related to the center addition display screen, a code (center addition display screen data code) indicating that the data is related to the center addition display screen is arranged at the beginning, and subsequently, the center addition display screen number Pbi
(I = 1 to (2l-1)), the number Pai (i = 1 to k) of the built-in display screen to which the center addition screen should be added (6th
In the figure, i = a, b, ... i), the display method designation code (“center priority” in FIG. 6), and the data related to the center addition display drawing consisting of the center addition display screen display data are separated by the separator. Separated and sequentially arranged.

FIG. 7 shows the contents of the memory 12. In the memory 12, in addition to an area for storing a main program for transaction processing and a display processing sub-program, a data area M1 for a built-in display screen, a data area M2 for a center additional display screen, and a terminal additional display screen Data area M3, data area M4 related to display steps, area for storing the date (year, month, day) and day of the day, current switching status when alternate switching of display method designating codes described later is specified There is an area for storing (center / terminal), an area for storing display step numbers, a final display data area, and an area for storing various transaction data.

In the data area M1 related to the built-in display screen, display data corresponding to each built-in display screen number Pai (i = 1 to k) is displayed.
The address and the display data on the built-in display screen are stored separately. The display data addresses are stored in continuous addresses in the order of the built-in display screen numbers, with address A as the start address. For example, the address of the place where the display data address of the number Pai is stored is obtained by A + i-1 when the display data address is expressed by one unit address (for example, 1 byte). These display data addresses indicate the addresses of the locations where the display data of the screen of the corresponding screen number Pai are stored. The display data address can be represented by a fixed byte length, but the internal display screen display data has a length according to the screen and has a variable byte length. By arranging the display data address indicating the storage location for each screen display data in the order of screen number starting from address A, even if the length of the display data is variable, that data can be read out. Program becomes simple. If, for example, 2 unit addresses (2 bytes) are required to represent the display data address, the address where the display data address with the number Pai is stored is calculated by A + (2i-1). To be

The contents of the screen display data will be described later, but area M1
Some of the display data stored in the built-in display screen represent a blank screen in which no characters or figures are represented. When an additional screen is added and displayed on such a blank screen, only the additional screen appears on the screen of CRT2.

In principle, the data area M2 relating to the center additional display screen and the data area M4 relating to the display step respectively store the data transmitted from the center in the format shown in FIG. However, the contents of these areas M2 and M4 may be changed by the creation and additional processing of the terminal additional display screen by the control terminal device 40 described later. For the sake of simplicity, the state in which the data transmitted from the center is stored in these areas M2 and M4, that is, the state before being changed by the control terminal 40 will be described.

In the data area M2 related to the additional center display screen, the number of the internal display screen to which the additional screen is to be added (display screen number) corresponding to each additional center display screen number Pbi
And the display data / address pair and the display data of the center additional display screen are stored separately. The pair of the built-in display screen number and the display data address is stored as continuous addresses in the order of the center additional display screen number, with the address B as the start address. Therefore, when the built-in display screen number and the display data address are expressed by a total of 2 unit addresses (for example, 2 bytes), those addresses for the number Pbi are B + i-1 (i =
1 to (2l-1)). The display data address refers to an address of a place where the center additional display screen display data of the screen of the number Pbi is stored.

In the data area M4 relating to the display step, with the address D as the start address, the screen number (display screen number) displayed in each display step and the display method designation code are in the order of the display step numbers S1 to Sj. It is arranged and stored. Display method designation codes include terminal priority, center priority, alternate switching, and no designation. The terminal priority is
Even if there is a center additional display screen, this code is used to specify the display method for displaying the terminal additional display screen by adding the terminal additional display screen to the internal display screen with priority. On the other hand, the center priority code indicates that the center additional display screen should be displayed prior to the terminal additional display screen, and is therefore ignored even if there is a terminal additional display screen. Alternate switching specifies that terminal priority and center priority should be switched alternately, and in this embodiment, this switching is performed every time the date indicated by the clock 13 is changed. No designation means that the above-mentioned priority is not designated, and if there is a center addition display screen, it corresponds to the built-in display screen, and if there is a terminal addition display screen, it corresponds to the built-in display screen and the center addition display screen. If there are both additional terminal display screens, these are displayed together with the built-in display screen.

Next, the data area M3 related to the terminal additional display screen will be described. In the above description of the data area M2 related to the additional center display screen, the additional center display screen and the built-in display screen are considered, and the additional terminal display screen is not considered. As a result, the display screen number of the area M2 was supposed to mean the number of the built-in display screen to which the center additional display screen should be added. Similarly, the display screen number of area M4 is the number of the center addition display screen, if there is a center addition display screen.
Therefore, also in the description of the area M3, for simplification, first, only the terminal additional display screen and the built-in display screen are considered and the center additional display screen is not considered.

In this case, each terminal additional display screen number Pci (i = 1 to (2m
Corresponding to the odd number of -1), the number of the internal display screen (display screen number) to which the additional screen should be added and the display data address pair, and the terminal additional display screen display data are stored separately. To be done. The pair of the built-in display screen number and the display data address is stored as continuous addresses in order of the terminal additional display screen number, with the address C as the start address. The display data address indicates the address of the location where the terminal additional display screen display data of the screen of the number Pci is stored.

When such a terminal additional display screen is displayed in addition to the built-in display screen of that step at display step Si,
As the display screen number of the display step Si of the area M4, the number of the terminal addition display screen to be added is stored. In this way, display step in area M4
The terminal additional display screen number that should be additionally displayed there is read from Si, and area M3 accessed using this number is read.
The number of the built-in display screen to which the terminal additional display screen should be added is read from the storage location of. The display step, the number of the built-in display screen that should be displayed in that display step, and the number of the additional terminal display screen that should be displayed in addition to the built-in display screen are determined by the display screen number data in areas M3 and M4. Will be linked to each other.

When there is a center addition display screen and a terminal addition display screen that should be additionally displayed on the built-in display screen in a certain display step (for example, the example of FIG. 11), the step number of the display step and these three The screen numbers of the screens are linked to each other by the display screen numbers of the areas M2, M3 and M4. For example, in the area M4, the number of the terminal additional display screen to be added in the display step is stored as the display screen number of the display step Si, and the area M3 of the area M3 addressed using the terminal additional display screen number and the address C is stored. As the display screen number of the storage location, the number of the center addition display screen to be additionally displayed in the display step Si is stored, and the display of the storage location of the area M2 addressed using the center addition display screen number and the address B is displayed. The number of the built-in display screen to be displayed in the display step Si is stored as the screen number. Of course, the display data of these three types of screens can be read from each of the areas M1 to M3 by using the display data addresses stored in the storage locations accessed by using those numbers.

The center additional display screen number is stored in the storage location corresponding to a certain display step in the area M4, and the terminal additional display screen number is stored in the storage location in the area M2 accessed using this center additional display screen number. May be. In this case, the number of the corresponding built-in display screen will be stored in the storage location in the area M3 accessed using this terminal additional display screen number.

In the display step number area, the display step number (Si) read from the transaction processing main program is stored. Then, the display processing sub-program using this number (Si) reads the display screen number of the area M4, as will be described later. The final display data area is CRT2
Used to assemble display data for display on.

As described above, the screen displayed on the CRT 2 includes the characters themselves such as letters, numbers, and symbols, sentences composed of combinations of characters, and figures. The display data of a character consists of the position on the CRT2 screen where the character should be displayed and a code representing that character. The display data of a sentence composed of a combination of characters consists of the position of the first character of the sentence and the codes of the characters forming the sentence. Similarly, with respect to a figure, various figures are constructed by a combination of a large number of figure constituent units (this is called a pixel), and the display data of the figure is represented by the position of the figure and the code of the pixels forming the figure. When the display screen is composed of a combination of characters, sentences and figures, the display data of the screen is composed of the combination of the above-mentioned display data.

Although illustration of the detailed configuration of the display control device 15 is omitted, this device 15 converts the data read from the character generator that generates a set of bright spots forming a character or pixel into a serial signal. Consists of a parallel / serial conversion circuit that generates a video signal by conversion, a video control circuit that controls the horizontal and vertical scanning of the video signal, and a CRT control circuit that synchronizes the scanning of the video generator with reading from the character generator Has been done. Then, the reading of the data from the character generator is controlled based on the display data assembled in the final display data area of the memory 12.

In FIG. 3, the following processing is performed when the deposit payment machine 10 is opened. When the opening message is transmitted from the deposit payment machine 10 to the center, the display data shown in FIG. 6 is transmitted from the center to the deposit payment machine 10 (step 100).
When the display data message is received, the data related to the display step is sequentially checked from the display step S1. First, it is inspected whether the display screen number corresponding to the first display step S1 indicates the built-in display screen (step 10
1).

If the display screen number indicates the built-in display screen (YES in step 101), it means that there is no additional center display screen in the display step (first display step S1). However, since a terminal additional display screen may have already been set to the display step by the control terminal 40, the display screen number stored in the storage location of the corresponding display step number in the area M4 is read out, It is checked whether this is a number related to the built-in display screen or a terminal addition display screen (step 102).
If the number is related to the built-in display screen, it may be determined that there is no link with the terminal additional display screen, so the display screen number instructed by the center telegram is addressed by the corresponding display step number in area M4. Store it in a place (step 104), return to step 101, and display the next display step number in the message data related to the display step (for the second time,
Read the display screen number corresponding to S2) and check whether this is related to the built-in display screen.

If the number related to the terminal additional display screen is found as a result of the search in step 102, the terminal additional display screen is linked to this built-in display screen (YES in step 103), so this link is made. The number of the built-in display screen designated by this center is written as the display screen number of the storage location of the area M3 accessed by the number of the terminal additional display screen (step 105). Of course, generally the same built-in display screen number will be written again. The contents of the memory location accessed by the display step number in the area M4 are set by the control terminal 40, and thus are not changed.

If the display screen number corresponding to a certain display step number in the data related to the display step of the center message is not related to the number of the built-in display screen, it is the number of the center additional display screen (NO in step 101). In this case, the data related to the center addition display screen in the center telegram is searched and the built-in display screen number corresponding to the center addition display screen is obtained (step 106). Next, the display screen number of the storage location accessed by that display step number in area M4 is read out, and if this is related to the number of the built-in display screen, until now there was no link with other additional screens. , It is judged that the center additional display screen has been set for the first time (N in step 108).
O). If there is a link (YES in step 108),
It is determined whether the display screen number of area M4 is related to the center additional display screen number or the terminal additional display screen number (step 109).

If there is no link (NO in step 108) or if it is a link with the additional center display screen (step 10
(NO in 9), the center additional display screen number and the display method designation code designated by the center telegram are stored in the memory location of the area M4 accessed by the display step number (step 110). In addition, in the area M2, the link between the center addition display screen number specified this time and the built-in display screen number is newly created or changed (including the same), and in the case of a new center addition display screen, the display Data is stored in area M2 (step 111).

If the corresponding display screen number in area M4 is related to the terminal additional display screen (YES in step 109), the terminal additional display screen number stored there is left unchanged and only the display method designation code is changed. Yes (Step 11
2). This is because the display method designated by the center has priority. Of course, the designation by the control terminal device 40 may be prioritized. Then, using the center additional display screen number transmitted from the center, the corresponding internal display screen number and the corresponding terminal additional display screen number in the area M4, the links between these areas in the areas M2 and M3 are linked. If the display screen newly added or edited by the center this time is new, the display data of the screen is stored in a predetermined area of the area M2 (step 11).
3).

The above processing is performed for all display screen numbers in the data relating to the display step in the center telegram (step 114).

Generally, the terminal addition display screen is often created by looking at the built-in display screen and the center addition display screen, so it is checked whether or not these screens given by the center telegram have changed or added. If there is, it is preferable to output that fact, for example, print it.

When the above processing is completed, if the date has changed based on the output of the clock 13 (step 115), the state (center / terminal) of the switching state storage area of the memory 12 is switched (step 116). This switching may be performed weekly, monthly, etc. instead of daily.

FIG. 4 shows a processing procedure for creating, changing, deleting, etc. of a terminal additional display screen performed in the control terminal 40.

When there is a selection input of screen processing from the input device 44, for example, the keyboard (step 161), it is possible to proceed to the processing related to the terminal additional display screen on condition that the lock is released by the officer key (step 162).

When a desired terminal out of the transaction terminals 10, 30 to 32 and an image transmission request instruction are given through the keyboard 44, the control terminal 40 is operated by the terminal controller 25.
An image transmission request message is sent to the designated transaction terminal via (step 163). Then, the designated transaction terminal transmits data in the areas M1 to M4 of the memory 12, and the control terminal 40 receives this and stores it in the memory 42.

The processing relating to the terminal additional display screen includes screen display, screen creation and screen deletion, which are selected by the function keys of the keyboard 44.

When the screen display is selected, the operator specifies the display screen number and display method through the keyboard 44 (steps 165 and 166). Display methods include all screens linked to the specified display screen number, internal display screens only, center addition display screens only, terminal addition display screens only, and a predetermined combination of these. is there. Instead of the designation by the display screen number, the screen to be displayed can be designated by the display step number.
When the display screen number and the display method are specified, the specified screen is displayed on the display device 45 by the specified method based on the data received and stored in the memory 42 and the display method of the area M4. The designated code is also displayed (step 167). This allows the operator to know what kind of screen is displayed on the CRT2 of the transaction terminal.

If the screen creation is selected (step 171), it is checked whether or not there is a screen display designation (step 17).
2). The terminal additional display screen is generally created so as to be added to the built-in display screen (and center additional display screen), so it is necessary to create the terminal additional display screen while looking at the screen that is the basis of the screen. There is.
Then, when the operator specifies a screen to be displayed in the same manner as in step 166 described above, the screen is displayed on the display device 45 (step 173). It may not be necessary to display the screen when creating a terminal addition display screen on a blank built-in display screen or when the operator is familiar with the built-in display screen.

After that, the operator creates a screen to be added on the display surface of the display device 45 by using the input device (keyboard or the like) 44. The created additional screen is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 42 (step 174). Next, the operator inputs a display method designation code for the created terminal addition display screen. In addition, the number of the built-in, center addition, terminal addition display screen to be linked or the display step number on which the created terminal addition display screen should be displayed is input (step
175).

After the above, the display screen number linked to the screen newly created this time is searched and transferred to the memory 42.
The links of the display screen numbers of M2 to M4 are changed (step 176). When the creation of all terminal additional display screens or the erasing process described later is completed, the data of the memory 42 (data of areas M1 to M4) updated by this process is transmitted to a predetermined transaction terminal and stored in the memory 12. (Step 177). The control terminal 40 and the terminal
It is also possible to specify all transaction terminals connected via the controller 25 and send the corrected data (data of M1 to M4).

The link changing process of step 176 may be performed by the corresponding transaction terminal. In addition, the transaction terminal memory 12
It is also possible to send only the necessary data without sending all the data in the areas M1 to M4 to the control terminal 40.

When the screen deletion is selected, almost the same processing as in the case of screen creation is performed (steps 181-187). In the case of screen deletion, it is not necessary to create a screen, so instead of step 174, the number of the screen to be deleted or the display step number at which the screen to be deleted is displayed is input (step 184). It goes without saying that the screens to be deleted are only the additional terminal display screens created in the past.

The terminal addition display screen can be changed or modified in the screen creation process, or can be achieved by creating a new screen after the screen deletion process.

In Fig. 3b, the corresponding transaction terminal is the control terminal.
In response to the request from 40, the following processing is performed.
That is, when any request message is sent from the control terminal 40 during the idle time when the transaction designation guide is displayed on the CRT 2 (step 121), it is determined whether the request message is an image transmission request or a data update request. Decrypt (step 122,
124). When the image transmission request corresponds to step 163 in FIG. 4, the data in the areas M1 to M4 of the memory 12 is transmitted (step 123). If the data update request corresponds to steps 177 and 187 in FIG. 4, the link-related data (display screen number) in the areas M2 to M4 is rewritten according to the data sent from the control terminal 40 (step 125). .

Figure 5 shows the display processing subroutine (sub program).
Shows the procedure of. First, the display step number Si is read from the display step number area, the area M4 is searched using this number Si, and the display screen number stored in the corresponding location is read (step 201). Is this display screen number related to the additional terminal display screen (step 20
2) Or, it is checked whether it is related to the center addition display screen (step 203). If neither (NO in both steps 202 and 203), it is the number of the built-in display screen. In this case, use this number to
M1 is searched and the corresponding display data address is read. Then, the display data corresponding to the built-in display screen is read using this display data address and assembled in the final display data area (step 204). After this,
By outputting the display data of this area, CRT2
A predetermined built-in display screen is displayed on (step 205).

If the display screen number read in step 201 is not related to the terminal addition display screen (NO in step 202) but is related to the center addition display screen (step 20)
If YES in 3, the area M2 is accessed using the display screen number and address B, and the display screen number stored in the corresponding location is read (step 206). Then, it is checked whether or not the screen number read from the corresponding place in this area M2 is related to the terminal additional display screen (step 207), and if not, it is the number of the built-in display screen. Therefore, in this case, a screen consisting of a combination of the built-in display screen and the center addition display screen is displayed. Using the display screen number (built-in display screen number) read in step 206, the corresponding built-in display screen display data is read in the same manner as in step 204 and assembled in the final display data area (step 208). Next area M
The corresponding display data address is read from 2, the center additional display screen display data at the location specified by this address is read, and in addition to the built-in display screen display data previously stored in the final display data area. It is assembled (step 209). And the final display data
Since the area data is output, a screen in which the center addition display screen is added to the built-in display screen is displayed on the CRT 2 (step 210).

When the display screen number read in step 201 is related to the terminal additional display screen (YES in step 202),
Area M3 is accessed using the display screen number and address C, and the display screen number stored in the corresponding location is read (step 211). Then, it is checked whether the screen number read from the corresponding location in this area M3 is related to the center additional display screen (step
212), otherwise it is the number of the built-in display screen. Therefore, in this case, a screen consisting of a combination of the built-in display screen and the terminal addition display screen is displayed.
Using the display screen number (built-in display screen number) read in step 211, the corresponding built-in display screen display data is read in the same manner as in step 204 and assembled in the final display data area (step 213). Next, the corresponding display data address is read from area M3, the terminal additional display screen display data at the location specified by this address is read, and the previously stored internal display screen display data is read in the final display data area. And is assembled (step 214). Then, since the data in this final display data area is output, a screen in which the terminal addition display screen is added to the built-in display screen is displayed on the CRT 2 (step 21).
Five).

If YES in step 207 or YES in step 212,
A center addition display screen and a terminal addition display screen are provided by linking to the display step number Si. Of course, the built-in display screen is also linked.

In such a case, the display method designation code corresponding to the display step number Si of the area M4 is read and it is checked whether it is terminal priority, center priority, alternate switching or no designation. (Steps 216,217,21
8). In the case of alternate switching, the area for storing the current switching state (center / terminal) in the memory 12 is further referred to, and it is determined whether the current switching state is the center or the terminal (step 219).

When the terminal is prioritized (YES in step 216) or the current switching state is the terminal (step 219), the center additional display screen is ignored and the corresponding terminal additional display screen is added to the corresponding built-in display screen and added to the CRT2. Displayed (steps 220 to 2)
22, same processing as steps 213-215). When the center has priority (YES in step 217) or the current switching state is the center (step 219), the terminal additional display screen is ignored, and the corresponding center additional display screen is added to the corresponding built-in display screen and added to the CRT2. Displayed (steps 223-225, step 2
The same processing as 08-210).

If not specified (NO in step 218), the corresponding center addition display screen and terminal addition display screen are both added to the corresponding built-in display screen and displayed on the CRT 2 (steps 226 to 229).

As described above, in addition to being able to add and display the center addition display screen at predetermined display steps according to the screen addition instruction from the center, it was created by the control terminal at each branch store. Since the additional terminal display screen can be displayed in addition to the screen that is built in beforehand, it is possible to provide detailed customer service at each store. Furthermore, the display method can be specified by the control terminal, so that it is highly flexible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a deposit payment machine, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the entire transaction processing system.
3a to 3c are flow charts showing transaction processing procedures including opening processing, FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing additional screen creation processing, etc. at the control terminal, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing display processing procedures. A chart, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a format of a message transmitted from the center, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing contents of a memory, and FIGS. 8 to 11 are diagrams showing examples of display screens. 10,30,31,32 …… Transaction terminal, 12 …… Memory, 40 …… Control terminal (image input device), 50 …… Control center.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A transaction terminal equipped with an electronic visual display device for displaying a guide screen at a predetermined display step in a series of transaction processing, and a transaction terminal connected to the transaction terminal and displayed on a display of the transaction terminal. In a transaction processing device composed of a control center for transmitting image data to be added to a guidance screen to a transaction terminal, the transaction processing device is provided in a store or the like where the transaction terminal is installed and connected to the transaction terminal. , An image input device for creating image data to be added to the guide screen displayed on the display of the transaction terminal and transmitting it to the transaction terminal in association with the display step, and in the memory of the transaction terminal, The basic screen that is the basis of the guide screen displayed at each display step, the first additional screen instructed by the control center, and the image input device instructed. An area is provided for storing image data related to the second additional screen and data indicating the relationship between these screens, and the transaction terminal has the above-mentioned relationship when displaying the basic screen at each display step. A transaction processing device controlled so that at least one of the first and second additional screens associated with the data indicating the above is added to the basic screen and displayed on the display device. 2. The control center or at least one of the image input device has a function of transmitting a priority display designation code of the additional screen to the transaction terminal together with data regarding the additional screen, and the transaction terminal at each display step. Correspondingly designated priority display designation code is stored in the memory, and in the display processing on the display device at each display step, the first, second
The transaction processing device according to claim (1), wherein at least one of the additional screens is added to the basic screen and displayed.