FINANCIAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170060227A1
• Filed: 09/02/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATEC AP Co., Ltd. (ATEC T& Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: LG CNS Company Limited (LBHunet Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: PARK, Maeng Cheol
• Granted Patent: US 10,459,513 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3228 Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/202 Depositing operations within ATMs depositing in general G07D11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/203 Dispensing operations within ATMs dispensing in general G07D11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00517 involving favourite or frequently used settings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00896 using a low-power mode, e.g. standby
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A financial device may include: one or more modules each including a storage unit; and a main control unit configured to disconnect power to the one or more modules after operation information is stored in the storage unit, when entering a power saving mode. The storage unit may store the operation information of the corresponding module of the one or more modules, when entering the power saving mode.

Claims

1. A financial device comprising:

one or more modules;

a storage unit stores the operation information of the one or more modules, when entering a power saving mode; and

a main control unit configured to disconnect power to the one or more modules after operation information is stored in the storage unit, when entering the power saving mode,

2. The financial device of claim 1, wherein the main control unit sets the one or more modules using the operation information stored in the storage unit and controls the one or more modules to enter a transaction standby mode, when the powers-saving mode is canceled.

3. The financial device of claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display a financial transaction;

a power control unit configured to control power disconnection and disconnection removal for the one or more modules; and

a sensor control unit configured to control on/off of the display unit.

4. The financial device of claim 3, further comprising a proximity sensor configured to sense whether a user accesses the financial device, and send the sensing result to the sensor control unit.

5. The financial device of claim 4, wherein when receiving the user sensing result from the proximity sensor, the sensor control unit turns on the display unit, and requests the main control unit to cancel the power saving mode.

6. The financial device of claim 1, wherein when receiving a power saving mode entry request from the main control unit, the one or more modules store operation information of a sensor and actuator in the storage unit, immediately before entering the power saving mode.

7. The financial device of claim 6, wherein the one or more modules store information on whether the current transaction state is a reset mode or power saving mode, when storing the operation information of the sensor and actuator.

8. The financial device of claim 6, wherein each of the one or more modules comprises:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with the main control unit; and

a control unit configured to control one or more financial activities at least one of deposit, withdrawal, card related process and bankbook related process.

9. The financial device of claim 6, wherein when the power disconnection of the one or more modules is removed, the main control unit enters a transaction standby mode using the sensor and actuator operation information stored in the storage unit.

10. The financial device of claim 1, wherein when the power disconnection of the one or more modules is removed by the power control unit, the main control unit determines whether a transaction state before the one or more modules are powered off is a reset mode or power saving mode.

11. The financial device of claim 10, wherein the main control unit performs the reset mode on the sensor and actuator, when the transaction state before the one or more modules are powered off is the reset mode.

12. A power saving control method of a financial device, comprising:

controlling a display unit and one or more modules to enter a power saving mode, when the financial device satisfies a power saving mode entry condition, the one or more modules performing financial activities;

requesting disconnection of power to the one or more modules, when the one or more modules all enter the power saving mode; and

entering a transaction standby mode using state information before entering the power saving mode, when receiving a power saving mode cancellation request according to an access of a user, the state information being stored in the one or more modules.