Automatic transaction apparatus and automatic transaction system

• US 9,098,962 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2004
• Issued: 08/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Frontech Limited (Fujitsu Limited), Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Frontech Limited (Fujitsu Limited), Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Obara, Tomomichi, Tomi, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, TUAN A
• Application Number:
  US10/830,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20050114263A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,120 Days
• Field of Search: 705/27, 705/35, 705/43, 235375-381, 709/219, 709/249, 709/201, 709/232, 717/115, 717/143, 717/139, 710/20, 707/102
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/206 Software aspects at ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/211 Software architecture within ATMs or in relation to the ATM network

Abstract

An automatic transaction apparatus communicates with a Web server and performs automatic transaction according to an operation of a user, which makes it easier to create screen content for controlling automatic transaction apparatus which have different functions and units. Objects for each processing of the transaction processing are embedded in a screen content of a Web server, one method in the processing units is called up, and operation of a plurality of I/O units is controlled. This makes it easier to create a screen content which can be commonly used for different automatic transaction apparatus in a general transaction flow, also, parallel control becomes possible and high-speed I/O unit control can be implemented.

Claims

1. An automatic transaction method, comprising:

obtaining, by a browser in a controller, content from a web server when detecting a request for a transaction, the content including embedded control information with applets for controlling a processing of a plurality of I/O units having at least two different functions;

interpreting, by the browser, a script and an applet tag embedded in the content and determining whether to invoke one of a first of the applets and a second of the applets for controlling one of the plurality of I/O units to perform a function of the transaction based on the interpreting;

calling up, by an I/O controller in the controller, a program designated by a method name of the script and issuing a command to said one of the plurality of I/O units, each performing a sequence of the transaction,

wherein the calling up includes;

calling up one of a plurality of synchronous method programs which perform parallel synchronization of the plurality of I/O units, designated by the method name of the script;

issuing commands to the plurality of I/O units having the at least two different functions for which parallel synchronization is controlled by interpreting an input parameter set as a flag indicating a value such that the plurality of I/O units matching the value execute the one of the plurality of synchronous method programs called up, and receiving replies from the plurality of I/O units for which the synchronization is controlled; and

transmitting, by an agent of the I/O controller in the controller, a request to the web server according to a post method of the browser, designated by a synchronous method program which received the replies from the plurality of I/O units in response to a reception of the replies, and

wherein the flag represents one of a preset plurality of values, each indicative of which I/O unit type to be called up and one or more I/O units matching the I/O unit type from ATM stations at different locations can be invoked to perform the method or function set by the flag.

2. The automatic transaction method according to claim 1, wherein the first of the applets directly calls up corresponding one of synchronous method programs designated by the method name of the script, and

the second of the applets is enabled to issue an I/O command to another one of the plurality of I/O units having the at least two different functions.

3. The automatic transaction method according to claim 1, wherein an I/O control library group is provided, and requested commands and parameters are converted to operate the plurality of I/O units having the at least two different functions.

4. The automatic transaction method according to claim 1, the at least two different functions are supported with the applet tag and the method name by changing the input parameter to correspond with operations of the at least two different functions of the plurality of I/O units.

5. An automatic transaction apparatus, comprising:

a control unit comprising;

a display unit configured to display content from a web server when a request for a transaction is received, the content including embedded control information with applets for controlling a processing of a plurality of I/O units having at least two different functions;

a computer having a browser configured to interpret a script and an applet tag embedded in the content and determining whether to invoke one of a first of the applets and a second of the applets;

an I/O control unit configured to control one of the plurality of I/O units to perform a function of the transaction based on the interpreting, a program designated by a method name of the script being called and a command being issued to said one of the plurality of I/O units, each performing a sequence of the transaction; and

wherein the computer is configured to

receive an input parameter set as a flag indicating a value such that the plurality of I/O units matching the value execute the one of the plurality of synchronous method programs called up, and call up one of a plurality of synchronous method programs which perform parallel synchronization of the plurality of I/O units by, designated by the method name of the script,

issue commands to the plurality of I/O units having the at least two different functions for which parallel synchronization is controlled by interpreting the input parameter and receive replies from the plurality of I/O units for which the synchronization is controlled, and

wherein an agent of the I/O control unit is configured to transmit a request to said web server according to a post method of the browser when a synchronous method program completed to receive replies from the plurality of I/O units which performed the parallel synchronization, and

wherein the flag represents one of a preset plurality of values, each indicative of which I/O unit type to be called up and one or more I/O units matching the I/O unit type from ATM stations at different locations can be invoked to perform the method or function set by the flag.