JPH0795292B2 - Remote monitoring controller - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a remote monitoring control device, and more particularly to a plurality of remote monitoring control devices such as an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM) installed in a financial institution. The present invention relates to a remote monitoring control device that remotely monitors and controls a terminal by a plurality of terminal control units such as an ATM monitoring control device.

[Prior Art] Multiple ATMs, etc. are installed in each branch of a financial institution, etc. This ATM remotely monitors the operating status by an ATM monitor and control device installed in the same store and Control. Recently, branch offices have been established near each branch of financial institutions, and ATMs are also located there.
The ATM monitoring and control device is installed in the branch office even in such a case. For such a branch office, connect the ATM monitoring controller of the branch office with the ATM monitoring controller of the branch office so that the ATM of the branch office can be monitored by the ATM monitor controller of the nearby branch office in order to unmanned in the future. I have to.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When the ATM supervisory controller of a branch office and the ATM supervisory controller of a branch office as described above are connected, each of the branch office and the branch office is connected.
There is a risk that the ATM monitoring and control device may simultaneously control ATMs in the branch office.

Therefore, by providing a changeover switch etc. in the ATM monitoring control device in the branch office, and switching this changeover switch,
It is conceivable to switch between controlling the ATM in the branch office by the ATM monitoring control apparatus in the branch office or controlling the ATM in the branch office by the ATM monitoring control apparatus in the branch office. However, in this case, which ATM monitoring and controlling apparatus should be used to switch the ATM in the branch office depends on the ATM monitoring and controlling apparatus in the branch office, and cannot be switched in the branch office. On the contrary, if the branch offices can be switched, there is a drawback that the switching cannot be done in the branch office.

On the other hand, a main object of the present invention is to control any terminal such as a plurality of ATMs by any terminal control unit when the terminal is controlled by a terminal control unit such as a plurality of ATM monitoring control devices. It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote monitoring control device capable of switching whether to control each terminal device from a department.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is provided by each of a plurality of terminal monitoring control units.
A remote monitoring control device capable of monitoring a plurality of terminals and controlling a plurality of terminals by any one of the plurality of terminal monitoring control units, wherein each terminal monitoring control unit is configured to monitor other terminals. In a state where any one of the control units can control a plurality of terminals, a switching unit for switching so that only the terminal monitoring control unit can control the plurality of terminals and a plurality of terminals are controlled. Key for controlling the terminal monitoring control unit to switch a plurality of terminals by the switching unit, and a control unit for permitting key operation and a plurality of the terminal monitoring control units by the switching unit. In response to the controllable switching of the terminal, the terminal monitoring control unit displays that the controllable terminal is controllable, and the terminal monitoring control unit has not switched the controllable plurality of terminals. According to , And a display means for displaying that the other terminal is controlled.

[Operation] In the remote monitoring control device of the present invention, by providing the switching means in each terminal monitoring control unit, any terminal monitoring control unit can monitor and control a plurality of terminals by the terminal monitoring control unit. It is possible that the operation of a key for controlling a plurality of terminals is permitted in response to the switching, and the terminal monitoring control unit is switched by the switching means to be able to control the plurality of terminals. Accordingly, it is possible to display that the terminal is controllable, and if it is not switched, it is possible to display that the other terminal monitoring control unit is controlling, and the plurality of terminal control units can control the plurality of terminals. It is possible to eliminate the fear of controlling the machines at the same time.

[Embodiment of the Invention] FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the ATM supervisory control apparatus shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. The figure shows the layout of the indicators and keys on the operation panel. Fig. 5 shows the RA shown in Fig. 3.
It is a figure which shows a part of content memorize | stored in M.

First, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in FIG.
The ATM 1 is installed in a branch such as a financial institution, and the ATM monitoring control device 2 for monitoring and controlling the ATM 1 is also installed in the branch. The ATM 4 is installed in a branch office or the like, and the ATM monitoring control device 3 for monitoring and controlling the ATM 4 is installed in the branch office. The ATM monitoring control devices 2 and 3 are connected via the public line 6. Although not shown, the ATM monitoring control devices 2 and 3 are also connected to a monitoring center via public lines. The ATM monitor controller 2 can monitor and control the ATM 1, and by operating a monitor switching key 59 described later, the ATM 4 in the branch office can also be monitored and controlled.

Similarly, the ATM monitoring control device 3 can monitor and control the ATM 4, and can also monitor and control the ATM 1 by operating the monitor switching key 59. However, ATM 1 and 4 are controlled by either one of the ATM supervisory control devices 2 or 3 by switching the monitor switching key 59, and are prohibited from being controlled simultaneously by the two ATM supervisory control devices 2 and 3. It

As shown in FIG. 3, the ATM monitor controller 2 includes a CPU 21 and an RO.
It includes an M22, a RAM 23, a timer 24, interfaces 25 and 26, a communication control unit 27, and an operation panel 5. The ROM 22 stores in advance programs necessary for the CPU 21 to operate as shown in FIG. 1 described later. The RAM 23 stores various data and, as shown in FIG. 5, an area 231 for storing a monitor mode indicating whether the ATM 1 is controlled by the ATM monitor controller 2 or the ATM monitor controller 3.
including. The timer 24 measures the time, and the interface 25 exchanges data between the operation panel 5 and the CPU 1. Interface 26 is ATM1
And the CPU 21 to exchange data. The communication control unit 27 is connected to the ATM monitoring control device 3 via a public line, and responds to switching of the monitor switching key 59 by the ATM 4
The control signal for controlling the transmission is transmitted to the public line 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the operation panel 5 includes a display 51 for displaying the ATM number and a display 52 for displaying the operating state of the ATM 1 or 4. Furthermore, the operation panel 5
Key 53 for specifying the ATM number, key 54 for displaying terminal information such as the amount of remaining money in ATM 1 or 4 on the display 52, whether ATM 1 or 4 is being handled, etc. Key 55 for monitoring the terminal operation status of the terminal, terminal operation key 56 for resetting ATM 1 or 3,
A monitor operation key 57 for monitoring ATM 1 or 4 and an AT
Media information key for monitoring bills running out of M1 or 4
Including 58 and For the monitor operation key 57, use ATM1
A monitor switching key 59 is provided for switching which of the monitoring control devices 2 and 3 is used for monitoring control.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining a concrete operation of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of the display shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.

Next, the specific operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The CPU 21 of the ATM monitoring control device 2 determines whether or not a telegram from another ATM monitoring control device 3 or a monitoring center has been received. When it is determined that the message has been received, it is determined whether or not the monitoring control mode has been changed. If the monitoring mode is not changed, the message is processed. If the monitoring mode is changed, it is determined whether the ATM monitoring controller 2 itself is currently monitoring the ATM1. If the ATM supervisory control device 2 itself does not monitor the ATM1, the other ATM supervisory control device 3 is supervising and controlling the ATM1, so that each monitor switching key 59 included in the operation panel 5 of the ATM supervisory control device 2 is pressed. Exclude other keys 53 or 58 from being depressed. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the display 52 displays that the other ATM monitoring and controlling apparatus 3 is monitoring ATM1. Then, in order to store that the other ATM monitoring control device 3 is monitoring the ATM 1, the area 231 of the RAM 23 is stored.
The monitor mode = 1 is stored in.

If it is desired to monitor and control the ATM 1 by the ATM monitoring control device 2, the monitor switching key 59 is operated. When the monitor switching key 59 is operated, the CPU 21 sends a message indicating the change of the monitoring mode from the communication control unit 27 to the other side via the public line 6.
It is transmitted to the ATM monitor control device 3. Other ATM monitoring and control equipment 3
Then, when the telegram indicating the change of the monitoring mode is received, it is determined whether or not the monitoring mode is the monitoring control by the ATM monitoring control device 3, and the monitoring control by the ATM monitoring control device 2 instead of the ATM monitoring control device 3. When it is determined that
It is prohibited to depress each key on the operation panel included in the ATM monitoring control device 3, and another AT is displayed on the display 52 as shown in FIG.
M Displays that the supervisory controller 2 is performing supervisory control, and sets the monitor mode to 1. When the ATM supervisory control device 3 releases the supervisory control of the ATM 1, it transmits a telegram indicating this to the ATM supervisory control device 2.

When the ATM monitoring control device 2 receives the message, it determines that the monitoring mode has been changed, and when it determines that the ATM monitoring control device 2 itself is in the monitoring mode, it allows the keys 53 to 58 to be pressed down. . Then, the display 52 displays that it is monitoring the ATM 1. And RAM23
The monitor mode stored in the area 231 of is set to 0.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the ATM supervisory controller 2 can arbitrarily select whether the ATM supervisory control is to be performed by the ATM supervisory controller 3 or the ATM supervisory controller 3 by operating the monitor switching key 59. Similarly, the ATM supervisory control device 3 can arbitrarily switch whether the ATM 4 is to be supervised and controlled by itself or to be supervised and controlled by the ATM supervisory control device 2.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, only one of the terminal monitoring control units has a plurality when the plurality of terminal monitoring control units can control the plurality of terminals. Of the terminal is controlled so that it can be controlled, and the operation of the key is permitted according to the switching, and the terminal monitoring control unit indicates that the control of a plurality of terminals is possible. Since it is displayed that other terminal monitoring control units are controlling, there is no fear that multiple terminal monitoring controls simultaneously monitor multiple terminals, and monitoring control of multiple terminals as necessary. It is possible to arbitrarily switch which of the terminal monitoring control units performs the above.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the overall construction of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the ATM supervisory control device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a layout view of the display and keys of the operation panel. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a part of the contents stored in the RAM shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of the display. In the figure, 1 and 4 are ATMs, 2 and 3 are ATM monitoring control devices, 5 is an operation panel, 6 is a public line, 21 is a CPU, 22 is a ROM, and 23 is an RA.
M and 24 are timers, 25 and 26 are interfaces, and 27 is a communication control unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A remote monitor capable of monitoring a plurality of terminals by each of a plurality of terminal monitor and control sections and controlling the plurality of terminals by any one of the plurality of terminal monitor and control sections. In the control device, each of the terminal monitoring control units is configured such that only one of the terminal monitoring control units can control the plurality of terminals in a state where any of the other terminal monitoring control units can control the plurality of terminals. A switching means for controlling the plurality of terminals, a key for controlling the plurality of terminals, in response to the terminal monitoring controller switching the plurality of terminals by the switching means. , The terminal is controllable in response to the control means permitting the operation of the key, and the terminal monitoring control unit being controllably switched to the plurality of terminals by the switching means. And a display means for displaying that the other terminal is controlling in response to the fact that the terminal monitoring control unit is not controllably switched to the plurality of terminals by the switching means. A remote monitoring and control device characterized by the above.