JP2010072971A - Reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reception system reducing the time until a customer is called from a teller window. <P>SOLUTION: In the reception system, documents to be submitted to the teller window are prepared in a store and a customer having written necessary items in a document is called from the window. The reception system includes a reception terminal 1 for accepting visit of a customer, an operation part 5b for inputting necessary items to a slip format on an electronic register 5, a printing part 5e for printing out a slip in which the necessary items have been input, and a customer calling means 2e for calling a customer from the teller window based on signals from the reception terminal 1 and the printing part 5e. The customer calling means 2e calls customers who have completed printing slips in order. When a plurality of customers are waiting on the teller window, the customer having been accepted earlier on the reception terminal is preferentially called. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a reception system for calling a customer who visits a store such as a financial institution at a window.

  As this type of reception system, for example, the one shown in FIG. 2 is known. Patent Document 1 discloses something similar to this.

  This reception system includes a reception terminal 1 installed near the entrance of a store and a window terminal 2 installed at a window counter, and these terminals 1 and 2 are connected via a network 3.

  The reception terminal 1 receives a customer's visit to the store, and includes a display unit 1a, an operation unit 1b, a ticket issuing unit 1c, a card reader 1d, a passbook reading unit 1e, and a control unit 1f. The display unit 1a includes an LCD or the like, and displays an image of the type of transaction (deposit, remittance, etc.) provided to the customer. The operation part 1b consists of a touch panel etc., and selects the kind of transaction desired from a customer's operation. The ticket issuing unit 1c issues a number tag to the customer who has completed the reception process. The card reader 1d reads customer information from the financial card. The bankbook reading unit 1e reads customer information from the bankbook. The control unit 1 f controls each unit 1 a to 1 e of the reception terminal 1.

  The window terminal 2 is used by the window staff for paperwork of various transactions, and includes a display unit 2a, an operation unit 2b, a passbook slip printing unit 2c, a cash processing unit 2d, a customer calling device 2e, and a storage unit. 2f and a control unit 2g. The display unit 1a includes an LCD or the like, and displays processing information as an image. The operation unit 2b includes a keyboard or the like and is used for inputting information. The passbook slip printing unit 2c performs passbook or slip entry. The cash processing apparatus 2d deposits / withdraws cash. The customer calling device 2e outputs the number of the number tag issued from the ticket issuing unit 1c of the reception terminal 1 from an LED, a speaker, etc., and calls the customer who has the number tag of that number to the window. For this reason, the customer calling device 2e is provided separately from the case of the window terminal 2, and is installed on the counter of the window where the customer should be guided. The memory | storage part 2f memorize | stores the data of the number tag issued by the ticket issuing part 1c. The control unit 2g controls each unit 2a to 2f of the window terminal 2.

Next, the flow of processing by this reception system will be described.
The customer who visits the store inserts a passbook or a financial card into the card reader 1d or passbook reading unit 1e of the reception terminal 1, selects a desired transaction type from the operation unit 1b, and receives a number tag from the ticket issuing unit 1c (number tag) Are in order of acceptance). Then, data such as the selected transaction type, customer information, and number tags are transmitted from the reception terminal 1 to the window terminal 2 and stored in the storage unit 2f.

Next, the customer moves to the bookkeeping table 4, fills in the necessary items on the slip used in the transaction, and waits for a call from the counter. The counter clerk operates the operation unit 2b every time the customer transaction processing is completed. Then, the next number is output from the customer calling device 2e, and the customer who has the number tag of that number is called to the window. The called customer submits a number tag, a completed slip, and other items necessary for the transaction (passbook, cash, etc.) to the window. The window clerk processes the transaction requested by the customer.
JP-A-7-98740 ([0002] to [0004])

  In this reception system, the customers are called to the window in the order of reception by the reception terminal 1 in order to reduce the difference in waiting time of the customers and ensure fairness. However, the time required to fill in the necessary items on the slip varies depending on the type of slip used for the transaction, and there are also large individual differences depending on the age and the like. For this reason, it may be called while the customer is filling out the slip, and the counter staff cannot start the paperwork until the slip is completed. Even if the entry of the slip is completed early, the calls are made in the order of acceptance, so that the waiting time of the customer becomes long and there is a problem in processing efficiency.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a reception system that can shorten a waiting time until a customer is called by a window.

  The present invention for solving the above problems is a reception system that prepares documents to be submitted to a counter in a store and calls a customer who has completed the necessary items on the documents to the counter. A reception terminal that accepts visits to the store, a notification terminal that notifies that the necessary items have been described in the document, a location that is separated from the reception terminal and the notification terminal, and is based on signals from both terminals A customer calling device that calls the customer to the window, and the customer calling device calls the window in order from the customer who has completed the description of the necessary items. It is characterized in that a customer who has already received the request is called to the window with priority.

  The document is a slip that is used in a transaction at a financial institution, and a billboard used for describing the necessary items on the slip is installed in the store, and the notification terminal is provided on the billboard. Is preferred.

  The notification terminal includes a display unit that displays an image of the format of the slip, an operation unit that inputs necessary items to the format of the slip, and a printing unit that prints a slip after the input of the necessary items, It is preferable to notify the calling device of the end of printing in the printing unit as the end of description of the necessary items.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the waiting time until the customer is called to the window. In other words, since the customer who has completed the necessary information on the document is called to the counter in turn, the customer who has not yet described the necessary information will not be called, and that the description of the customer will be completed. There is no need for other finished customers to wait. As a result, the customer call waiting time is shortened, and the processing efficiency can be greatly improved. Note that when there are a plurality of customers waiting at the counter, customers who have completed reception by the reception means are called to the counter with priority, so there is no problem in ensuring fairness.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a reception system of the present invention.
This reception system includes a reception terminal 1 installed near the entrance of a store, a window terminal 2 installed at a window counter, and an electronic bookkeeping terminal (notification terminal) 5 installed in a lobby. 1, 2 and 5 are connected via a network 3. In addition, since the structure of the reception terminal 1 and the window terminal 2 is the same as the conventional thing shown in FIG. 3, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits description.

  The electronic bookkeeping terminal 5 is used by customers to create slips, and includes a display unit 5a, an operation unit 5b, a card reader 5c, a passbook reading unit 5d, a printer unit (notification means) 5e, a storage unit 5f, And a control unit 5g. The display unit 5a is composed of an LCD or the like, and displays a slip format as an image. The operation unit 5b includes a touch panel or the like, and inputs necessary items to the format of the slip displayed on the display unit 5a. The card reader 1d reads customer information from the financial card. The bankbook reading unit 1e reads customer information from the bankbook. The printing unit 5e prints a slip in which necessary items are input. The storage unit 5f stores customer information (account number, name, number of number tag) received by the receiving terminal 1. The control unit 5g controls each unit 5a to 5f of the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5.

Next, the flow of processing by this reception system will be described.
The customer who visits the store inserts a passbook or a financial card into the card reader 1d or passbook reading unit 1e of the reception terminal 1, selects a desired transaction type from the operation unit 1b, and receives a number tag from the ticket issuing unit 1c. Then, data such as the selected transaction type, customer information, and number tags are transmitted from the reception terminal 1 to the window terminal 2 and the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5 and stored in the storage units 2f and 5f.

  Next, the customer moves to the electronic bookkeeping table 5, inserts a passbook or financial card into the card reader 5c or the passbook reader 5d, and identifies the customer. When the reception terminal 1 has not completed reception, the fact is displayed on the display unit 5a, and subsequent processing is not accepted. When the reception terminal 1 has completed the reception, the format of the slip in which the store number, account number, subject, name, etc. read from the card reader 5c or the passbook reading unit 5d are input is displayed on the display unit 5a. Then, in accordance with the guidance word displayed on the display unit 5a, necessary items (for example, the withdrawal amount in the case of deposit withdrawal) are input from the operation unit 5b, and the input button and the like are operated. Then, a slip on which necessary items are described is printed from the printing unit 5e, and a printing completion question is recorded in the storage unit 2f of the window terminal 2.

  Each time the customer transaction processing is completed, the counter clerk operates the operation unit 2b to output the number tag number from the customer call device 2e and call the next customer to the counter. However, the customer is called not in the order of reception by the reception terminal 1 as in the prior art, but in the order in which the slip printing is completed by the printing unit 5e of the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5. Then, when there are a plurality of customers waiting at the counter, the customers who have completed reception at the reception terminal 1 are preferentially called to the counter.

  The called customer submits a number tag, a completed slip, and other items necessary for the transaction (passbook, cash, etc.) to the window. The window clerk processes the transaction requested by the customer. In addition, since the customer fills in the slips with the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5 in the slip, it is possible to save the trouble of the counter staff and shorten the processing time.

  In this reception system, since the customer who has finished printing the slip at the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5 is called to the window in order, the customer who has not printed the slip will not be called, and the customer's slip printing will be completed. This eliminates the need for another customer who has already printed the slip to wait. For this reason, the waiting time of the customer is shortened, and the processing efficiency can be greatly improved. Note that when there are a plurality of customers waiting at the window, since the customers who have finished receiving at the reception terminal 1 are preferentially called to the window, there is no problem in ensuring fairness.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, A various deformation | transformation is possible.
For example, in the above embodiment, necessary items are input to the slip format from the operation unit 5b of the electronic bookkeeping terminal 5 and the slip is printed by the printing unit 5f. You may do it by handwriting. In this case, the notification of the completion of the description of necessary items to the window terminal 2 may be performed by operating a button or the like provided on the bookkeeping table 4. Alternatively, a detector for detecting the entry / exit of the pen may be provided on the pen stand provided in the bookkeeping table 4, and the detection signal may be sent to the window terminal 2.

It is a block diagram which shows the reception system of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the conventional reception system.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reception terminal 1a Display part 1b Operation part 1c Ticket issuing part 1d Card reader 1e Passbook reading part 1f Control part 2 Window terminal 2a Display part 2b Operation part 2c Passbook slip printing part 2d Cash processing apparatus 2e Customer call apparatus 2f Storage part 2g Control part 3 network 5 electronic bookkeeping terminal 5a display unit 5b operation unit 5c card reader 5d passbook reading unit 5e printing unit 5f storage unit 5g control unit

Claims (3)

A reception system in which a document to be submitted to the window is prepared in the store, and a customer who has completed the necessary information on the document is called to the window,
A reception terminal for accepting the customer visit;
A notification terminal for notifying that the necessary items have been described in the document;
A customer calling device installed at a location away from the reception terminal and the notification terminal, and calling a customer to a window based on signals from the both terminals,
The customer calling device calls the window in order from the customer who has completed the necessary information, and when there are a plurality of customers waiting for the calling, the window that gives priority to the customer who has completed the reception at the reception terminal is given priority. A reception system characterized by calling.   The document is a slip to be used in a transaction at a financial institution, and a book stand used to describe the necessary items on the slip is installed in the store, and the notification terminal is provided on the stand. The reception system according to claim 1, wherein:   The notification terminal includes a display unit that displays an image of the format of the slip, an operation unit that inputs necessary items to the format of the slip, and a printing unit that prints a slip after the input of the necessary items, The reception system according to claim 2, wherein the calling device is notified of the end of printing in the printing unit as the end of description of the necessary items.

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