JP2014093013A - Monitoring camera mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inhibit a person from executing an unauthorized act by covering imaging units of monitoring cameras.SOLUTION: A monitoring camera mounting device has a processing execution unit which executes predetermined specific processing, and mounts a plurality of monitoring cameras which image at least a face and hands of an operator. In executing the specific processing, if the processing execution unit determines that both imaging units of a face camera which images a face of the operator and a hand camera which images hands of the operator are covered among the plurality of monitoring cameras (determination processing at S120 is "YES"), the processing execution unit imperatively terminates execution of the specific processing (S125).

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a surveillance camera that prevents an illegal act from being performed when a photographing unit of the surveillance camera is shielded.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, cash handling apparatuses that receive (take in) cash (such as banknotes and coins) inserted into an apparatus by an operator and execute a specific process based on the operation of the operator have been widely used. .

  Examples of such a cash handling apparatus include an automatic transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “ATM”) installed in a financial institution or a distribution institution, or a ticket issuing machine installed in a transportation or distribution institution. As a specific process, ATM executes transactions such as depositing, refunding, and transferring money with a host computer installed at a remote location. In addition, the ticket issuing machine issues tickets such as tickets and tickets as a specific process.

  In these cash handling apparatuses, when executing a specific process, a malicious person (intentional) may become an operator and attempt to execute some illegal act. For example, a malicious person (intentional) may attempt to execute an illegal money transfer (transfer) transaction at an ATM. In addition, for example, a malicious person (intentional) may attempt to perform an illegal act of scooping out more change than the appropriate change amount with a ticketing machine.

  Therefore, these cash handling devices are generally configured to have one surveillance camera for monitoring the execution of fraud on the front of the device (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Hereinafter, a device equipped with a monitoring camera is referred to as a “monitoring camera mounting device”.

JP 2010-86386 A

  However, the conventional surveillance camera-equipped device has a malicious (intentional) person who attempts to execute an illegal act with the other hand while shielding the photographing part of the surveillance camera with one hand, Intentionally, when a person puts an object such as a bag in front of the surveillance camera and attempts to perform the illegal act while shielding the surveillance part of the surveillance camera with the object, the illegal act is executed. There was a problem that it might end.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problem, and mainly provides a surveillance camera mounting device that prevents an illegal act from being performed when a photographing unit of the surveillance camera is shielded. With a purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention includes a processing execution unit that executes a predetermined process, and includes a monitoring camera that includes a plurality of monitoring cameras that capture at least the face and the hand of the operator. In the apparatus, when the specific process is executed, the process execution unit includes both a face camera that captures the face of the operator and a hand camera that captures the hand of the operator in the plurality of monitoring cameras. When it is determined that the image capturing unit is shielded, the execution of the specific process is forcibly terminated.

  This surveillance camera mounting apparatus forcibly ends the execution of the specific process when it is determined that the photographing units of both the face camera and the hand camera are shielded. Therefore, this surveillance camera mounting device can prevent an illegal act from being performed when the photographing units of both the face camera and the hand camera are shielded.

  In addition, the second invention includes a process execution unit that executes a predetermined process, and includes a plurality of monitoring cameras that photograph at least the face and the hand of the operator. The execution unit, when executing the specific process, one of the face camera for photographing the face of the operator and the hand camera for photographing the hand of the operator among the plurality of monitoring cameras. When it is determined that the screen is shielded, the execution of the specific process is temporarily restricted, and thereafter, when it is determined that the shield is released, the restriction is removed.

  When it is determined that either the photographing unit of the face camera or the hand camera is shielded, the monitoring camera-equipped device temporarily restricts execution of a specific process, and then determines that the shielding is released. When you do, the restriction is released. Therefore, this surveillance camera mounting device can prevent an illegal act from being performed when one of the face camera and the hand camera is shielded.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when the imaging | photography part of a surveillance camera is shielded, it can prevent that an improper act is performed.

It is a figure (1) which shows the structure of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure (2) which shows the structure of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is FIG. (1) which shows another structure of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is FIG. (2) which shows another structure of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart (1) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart (2) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure (1) which shows an example of a caution screen. It is a figure (2) which shows an example of a caution screen. It is a flowchart (1) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart (2) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart (1) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a flowchart (2) which shows operation | movement of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a flowchart (1) which shows an example of a change of operation. It is a flowchart (2) which shows an example of a change of operation | movement.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “the present embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Each figure is only schematically shown so that the present invention can be fully understood. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the common component and the same component, and those overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[Embodiment 1]
<Configuration of surveillance camera device>
Hereinafter, the configuration of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are diagrams each showing a configuration of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the first embodiment. 3 and 4 are diagrams each showing another configuration of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the first embodiment.

  FIGS. 1 and 2 show an example in which an automatic transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “ATM”) 1 a installed in a financial institution or a distribution institution is configured as a monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1. The ATM 1a as the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 executes transactions such as depositing, refunding, and transferring money with a host computer (not shown) installed at a remote place as “specific processing”.

  3 and 4 show an example in which the ticket issuing machine 1b installed in a transportation facility or a distribution facility is configured as the surveillance camera mounting device 1. FIG. The ticket-issuing machine 1b as the surveillance camera mounting device 1 issues tickets as “specific processing”.

  Here, the “specific process” means an operation of exchanging a medium such as a card or cash between the operator and the surveillance camera mounting device 1 (specifically, in S151b shown in FIGS. 7 and 8). This means processing involving “medium acceptance” operation).

  The surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the first embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of surveillance cameras 2 that capture at least one or both of the operator's face and hand are mounted. In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 has two monitoring cameras 2 mounted on the front surface of the apparatus.

  Of the two monitoring cameras 2, one monitoring camera 2a functions as a camera that captures a moving image of the operator's face, and the other monitoring camera 2b captures a moving image of the operator's hand. Functions as a camera. Hereinafter, when the monitoring camera 2a and the monitoring camera 2b are distinguished, the monitoring camera 2a is referred to as “face camera 2a” and the monitoring camera 2b is referred to as “hand camera 2b”.

  The “face camera 2a” is installed at a position facing the face of an operator having a standard height. The “face camera 2a” captures the upper body of the operator including the operator's face. On the other hand, the “hand camera 2b” is a region in which an operator's hand is frequently reflected during execution of a specific process (for example, a region such as a handling unit for cash such as banknotes or coins, or an input unit such as a touch panel). It is installed at the opposite position. The “hand camera 2b” shoots mainly a mechanism in which a medium such as a card or cash is inserted and ejected, and shoots a situation in which the operator exchanges the medium with the surveillance camera mounting device 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b are provided such that the centers of the respective photographing units (specifically, lenses) are linear distances apart from each other by a predetermined distance L. Yes. This distance L is an unnatural attitude (specifically, when the operator attempts to execute an illegal act by blocking both the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b with the left and right hands). Specifically, it is set to force the right and left hands to extend toward the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b.

  That is, when trying to execute an illegal act, the operator tries to shield the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b with his left and right hands so that the illegal act is not photographed. At that time, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 forces the operator to have an unnatural posture because the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are separated to the extent that they cannot be shielded without using both hands. .

  With such a configuration, the surveillance camera-equipped device 1 makes it difficult for the camera-mounted device 1 to perform a fraudulent act by reducing the degree of freedom of the left and right hands of the operator when the operator performs a fraudulent act. can do. At the same time, the surveillance camera-equipped device 1 can make it easy to reveal fraudulent acts to the surroundings. As a result, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 can also give the operator a psychological load on the execution of fraud and can suppress the execution of the fraud.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the distance L is drawn as the distance between the outer edge of the photographing part of the face camera 2a and the outer edge of the photographing part of the hand camera 2b due to the visibility of the drawings. It is. However, actually, the distance L is a distance between the center of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the center of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ATM 1 a as such a monitoring camera mounting device 1 includes a monitoring camera 2, a processing execution unit 11 (see FIG. 2), a display unit 21, an input unit 22, a banknote handling unit 23, It has the structure which has the coin handling part 24, the card handling part 25, the bankbook handling part 26, the communication part 27 (refer FIG. 2), and the attendant notification part 28 (refer FIG. 2).

  The surveillance camera 2 is a camera that captures a moving image of the operator. However, the surveillance camera 2 may be configured to capture not only moving images but also still images. The ATM 1a has a face camera 2a and a hand camera 2b mounted as a monitoring camera 2 on the front surface of the apparatus. In the example shown in FIG. 1, in the ATM 1a, a card handling unit 25 and a passbook handling unit 26 are arranged between the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b, and the display unit 21, the input unit 22 and the bill handling unit. 23 and the coin handling part 24 are arranged below the hand camera 2b.

  The ATM 1a captures a moving image of the operator's face with the face camera 2a, and also captures a moving image of the operator's hand with the hand camera 2b. Note that FIG. 2 shows that a monitoring camera 2 (see the monitoring camera 2n) other than the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b may be mounted on the ATM 1a.

  The face camera 2a of the ATM 1a is installed in the shooting direction indicated by the arrow α1a, and is configured to shoot a shooting area having a field angle β1a. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the direction of the arrow α1a is a direction in which the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is directed to an assumed position where the face of an operator having a standard height is arranged.

  Further, the hand camera 2b of the ATM 1a is installed in the shooting direction indicated by the arrow α1b, and is configured to take a shooting area having the angle of view β1b. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the direction of the arrow α1b is a direction in which the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is directed to an intermediate position among the input unit 22, the bill handling unit 23, and the coin handling unit 24.

  The process execution unit 11 (see FIG. 2) is a functional unit that executes various processes. The process execution unit 11 is realized by the CPU executing a control program stored in advance in a storage unit configured by a ROM, an HDD, or the like. As shown in FIG. 2, the process execution part 11 of ATM1a functions as the transaction control part 11a and the shielding detection part 11b. The transaction control unit 11a is a functional unit that executes transactions such as depositing, refunding, and transferring money with a host computer (not shown) installed at a remote place. The shielding detection unit 11b is a functional unit that detects the shielding of the monitoring camera 2 by the operator.

  The display unit 21 is a component that displays various types of information (for example, information necessary for executing a specific process). Here, the case where the display unit 21 is configured by an LCD, an EL display, or the like will be described.

  The input unit 22 is a component to which various types of information (for example, information for instructing execution of a specific process) is input by the operator. Here, the case where the input unit 22 is configured by a touch panel disposed on the display unit 21 will be described.

  The bill handling unit 23 is a mechanism for handling bills. The banknote handling unit 23, for example, takes in banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion / ejection port by an operator when performing a transaction, discriminates banknotes, or stacks banknotes at predetermined locations inside the apparatus. To do. Moreover, the banknote handling part 23 discharges | emits the banknote which cannot be taken into the inside of an apparatus, and the banknote which should be returned to an operator from the banknote insertion discharge port to the exterior of an apparatus.

  The coin handling unit 24 is a mechanism for handling coins. The coin handling unit 24, for example, takes in coins inserted from the coin insertion / extraction port by an operator when performing a transaction, discriminates coins, or accumulates coins at predetermined locations inside the device. To do. Also, the coin handling unit 24 discharges coins that cannot be taken into the apparatus or coins that should be returned to the operator from the coin insertion / extraction port to the outside of the apparatus.

  The card handling unit 25 is a mechanism for handling cards. For example, when executing a transaction, the card handling unit 25 takes in a card inserted from the card insertion / ejection slot by an operator, reads magnetic information from a magnetic stripe provided on the card, or In the case of an IC card, stored information is read from a storage unit built in the IC card. Moreover, the card handling part 25 discharges | emits a card | curd to the apparatus exterior from a card insertion discharge port at the time of completion | finish of transaction.

  The bankbook handling unit 26 is a mechanism for handling a bankbook. For example, when executing a transaction, the bankbook handling unit 26 imports a bankbook inserted by the operator from the bankbook insertion / extraction port into the device, reads magnetic information from a magnetic stripe provided in the bankbook, or performs transactions in the bankbook. Print information. In addition, the bankbook handling unit 26 discharges the bankbook from the bankbook insertion / extraction port to the outside of the apparatus at the end of the transaction.

  The communication unit 27 (see FIG. 2) is a component that performs communication with other devices. Here, the transaction control part 11a of ATM1a communicates with the host computer installed in the remote place via the communication part 27, and performs transactions, such as depositing of cash, refund, and transfer, with the host computer. It will be explained as a thing.

  The clerk notification unit 28 (see FIG. 2) is a component that notifies the clerk of an abnormal state. For example, the processing execution unit 11 (specifically, the transaction control unit 11a) of the ATM 1a determines that one or both of the photographing units of the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b are shielded by the shielding detection unit 11b. In such a case, the staff member is notified of the shielding state of the photographing unit as an abnormal state via the staff member notification unit 28. The attendant notification unit 28 includes, for example, a lamp for notifying an attendant of an abnormal state, a display for displaying a screen, a speaker, and the like. Here, the case where the attendant notification unit 28 is configured as a lamp will be described. Hereinafter, this lamp is referred to as a “clerk notification lamp”. Here, the case where the attendant notification unit 28 is provided on the back panel of the apparatus will be described. However, the clerk notification unit 28 may be configured to be provided separately from the device in the clerk room where the clerk is resident.

  In contrast to such ATM 1b, the ticket issuing machine 1b as the monitoring camera mounting device 1 includes a monitoring camera 2, a processing execution unit 11 (see FIG. 4), a display unit 21, and an input unit 22, as shown in FIGS. , Bill handling unit 23, coin handling unit 24, card handling unit 25, communication unit 27 (see FIG. 4), attendant notification unit 28 (see FIG. 4), and ticket issuing unit 29. Here, the case where the ticket issuing machine 1b is used in transportation will be described.

  The ticket-issuing machine 1b has a face camera 2a and a hand camera 2b mounted on the front surface of the apparatus as a monitoring camera 2. In the example shown in FIG. 3, in the ticket issuing machine 1 b, the display unit 21 and the input unit 22 are arranged between the face camera 2 a and the hand camera 2 b, and the banknote insertion slot 23 a and the banknote of the banknote handling unit 23. The discharge port 23b, the coin discharge port 24b of the coin handling unit 24, the tray 24c, the card handling unit 25, and the ticket issuing unit 29 are arranged below the hand camera 2b.

  The ticket issuing machine 1b captures a moving image of the operator's face with the face camera 2a, and also captures a moving image of the operator's hand with the hand camera 2b. FIG. 4 shows that a monitoring camera 2 (see the monitoring camera 2n) other than the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b may be mounted on the ticket issuing machine 1b.

  The face camera 2a of the ticket-issuing machine 1b is installed in the shooting direction indicated by the arrow α2a, and is configured to shoot a shooting area having a field angle β2a. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the direction of the arrow α2a is a direction in which the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is directed to an assumed position where the face of an operator having a standard height is arranged.

  The hand camera 2b of the ticket issuing machine 1b is installed in the shooting direction indicated by the arrow α2b, and is configured to take a shooting area having the angle of view β2b. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the direction of the arrow α <b> 2 b indicates the photographing unit of the hand camera 2 b, the intermediate position between the bill insertion port 23 a of the bill handling unit 23 and the card handling unit 25, and the bill discharge port of the bill handling unit 23. The direction is toward the intermediate position between 23b and the ticket issuing unit 29.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the processing execution unit 11 of the ticket issuing machine 1b differs from the processing execution unit 11 of the ATM 1a shown in FIG. 2 in that it functions as a ticketing control unit 11c instead of the transaction control unit 11a. ing. The ticket issuing control unit 11c is a functional unit that controls the issuance processing of tickets by the ticket issuing unit 29, various processes for the IC card by the card handling unit 25, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the ticket issuing machine 1 b is configured to include, as the banknote handling unit 23, a banknote insertion slot 23 a into which banknotes are inserted and a banknote discharge outlet 23 b into which banknotes are discharged. Further, the ticket issuing machine 1b includes, as the coin handling unit 24, a coin insertion port 24a into which coins are inserted, a coin discharge port 24b into which coins are discharged, and a tray 24c in which the discharged coins are stacked. It has become. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the bill insertion slot 23 a is disposed in the diagonally lower right direction of the hand camera 2 b. The banknote outlet 23b is arranged in the downward direction of the banknote slot 23a. The coin slot 24a is arranged diagonally upward to the right of the bill slot 23a. The coin outlet 24b and the tray 24c are arranged below the banknote outlet 23b in the drawing.

  Further, in the ticket issuing machine 1b, the card handling unit 25 is arranged in the diagonally lower left direction of the hand camera 2b (that is, the left lateral direction of the bill insertion slot 23a), and the ticket issuing unit 29 further includes the bill discharge slot 23b. Is arranged in the horizontal direction on the left side of the drawing. The card handling unit 25 is a component that handles IC cards. For example, when the card handling unit 25 charges electronic money to an IC card or issues tickets (here, a ticket) at the ticket issuing unit 29, the card handling unit 25 uses the IC card for electronic money corresponding to the face value of the ticket to be issued. To the ticketing machine 1b side. The card handling unit 25 prints the commuter pass information on the surface of the IC card and the commuter pass information in the storage unit of the IC card when the ticket issuing machine 1b is a device having an IC card commuter pass issuing function. By storing, the IC card can be used as a commuter pass. On the other hand, the ticket issuing unit 29 is a component that issues paper media built in the ticket issuing machine 1b as tickets (here, tickets).

  Note that the main difference between the ATM 1a and the ticket issuing machine 1b is that the ATM 1a has a hand camera 2b installed at a position where a single mechanism for handling banknotes and coins can be photographed, whereas the ticket issuing machine 1b has a hand. The camera 2b is located at a position where a mechanism for handling banknotes, change, cards, and tickets can be photographed with one unit.

  In such a configuration, the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 includes the shielding detection unit 11b as a mechanism for detecting the shielding of the photographing unit of the surveillance camera 2 by the operator. The occlusion detection unit 11b monitors the occlusion of the monitoring camera 2 by the operator by monitoring the state of the captured image taken by the monitoring camera 2 at a predetermined timing. For example, the shielding detection unit 11b determines whether or not the entire area of the captured image (or an area of a certain area or more) is an image that is darker than a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time or more at a predetermined timing. If the entire area of the image (or an area of a certain area or more) is an image that is darker than a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time or more, it is detected that the operator is shielding the surveillance camera 2.

  Then, in the surveillance camera mounting device 1, it is determined by the shielding detection unit 11b that, among the plurality of surveillance cameras 2, in particular, one or both of the photographing units of the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b are shielded. In this case, the processing execution unit 11 (specifically, the transaction control unit 11a (see FIG. 2) or the ticketing control unit 11c (see FIG. 4)) determines the shielding state of the photographing unit via the attendant notification unit 28. It is configured to notify an attendant as an abnormal condition.

  In this case, it is preferable that the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 is such that the processing execution unit 11 (specifically, the transaction control unit 11a (see FIG. 2) or the ticketing control unit 11c (see FIG. 4)) A caution screen (see FIGS. 7 and 8) for requesting the operator to release the shielding state may be displayed on the display unit 21. Here, “release of the shielding state” means an operation of removing an object, a hand, or the like placed in front of the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2.

<Operation of surveillance camera device>
In the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the process execution unit 11 monitors a captured image captured by the monitoring camera 2 when executing the “specific process”. And when both the imaging | photography part of the face camera 2a and the imaging | photography part of the hand camera 2b are not shielded, the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 performs a specific process. On the other hand, when both the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are shielded, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is a person who is malicious (intentional) and the operator performs an illegal act. A specific process is forcibly terminated immediately after determining that there is a possibility of execution.

  The “specific processing” is “transaction (with a host computer)” when the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as an ATM 1a, and the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is used as the ticket issuing machine 1b. If it is configured, it is “ticketing process”. Here, the case where the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is configured as the ATM 1a (that is, the case where the “specific processing” is “transaction (with a host computer)”) will be described.

  However, when only one of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded, a baggage or an obstacle is placed in front of the photographing unit instead of intentional shielding. There is a possibility. Therefore, in this case, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 executes “alarm processing” for notifying the attendant of the occurrence of some abnormal state without forcibly ending the specific processing immediately.

  At this time, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 notifies the attendant of the shielding state of the photographing unit as an abnormal state via the attendant notification unit 28 (see FIGS. 2 and 4). For example, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 turns on an attendant notification lamp as the attendant notification unit 28, displays a warning screen on a display as the attendant notification unit 28, or reports an alarm sound from a speaker as the attendant notification unit 28. Sound and notify staff. Since the clerk who has received the notification may be performing an illegal act, he / she can view the image captured by the surveillance camera 2 on a display unit (not shown) provided for the clerk or visually observe the operator. Then, the behavior of the operator is monitored.

  In the first embodiment, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 displays on the display unit 21 caution screens D1a, D1b, D2a, D2b (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 8), which will be described later, when executing “alarm processing”. In the following description, it is assumed that the operator is requested to cancel (remove) the cause of the abnormal state that has occurred.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a specific operation of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 will be described. 5 and 6 are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus according to the first embodiment. There is no significant difference in processing between the ATM 1a and the ticket issuing machine 1b.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart in the case where the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is a medium-preceding apparatus. FIG. 6 is a flowchart in the case where the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is an operation-preceding apparatus. The “medium-preceding device” means a device in which the execution start of “specific processing” is an insertion operation of a medium such as a card or cash into the device. The “operation-preceding device” means a device in which the trigger for starting the execution of “specific processing” is a key input operation on the input unit 22 by the operator. Here, first, the operation when the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is a medium-preceding type apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. 5. Next, with reference to FIG. The operation in the case of the type device will be described.

  The surveillance camera mounting device 1 operates based on the time measured by a timer (not shown). The operation of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is defined by a control program stored in advance in a readable manner in a storage unit (not shown) of the process execution unit 11 and is executed by the process execution unit 11. Hereinafter, since these points are conventional means in information processing, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Here, as described above, the case where the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as the ATM 1a (that is, the case where the “specific processing” is “transaction (with a host computer)”) is described. To do. The operation described below is realized by the transaction control unit 11a and the shielding detection unit 11b of the processing execution unit 11 of the ATM 1a.

  There is no significant difference between the operation of the ATM 1a and the operation of the ticket issuing machine 1b. When the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as a ticket issuing machine 1b, “transaction” during operation described below is read as “ticketing”. In this case, the “ticketing” operation is realized by the ticketing control unit 11c of the ticketing machine 1b.

  When the ATM 1a as the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is a medium-preceding device, when the power is turned on, the operation of the routine shown in FIG. 5 is started. As shown in FIG. 5, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a first repeatedly determines whether or not the operator is approaching based on the value of a detection signal output from a proximity sensor (not shown) (S105). Thereby, the transaction control part 11a always monitors an operator's approach.

  The proximity sensor is a sensor for detecting the approach of the operator. The proximity sensor always outputs a detection signal having a value corresponding to whether or not the operator is approaching to the processing execution unit 11. The process execution part 11 detects the presence or absence of an operator based on the value of this detection signal. When the value of the detection signal is an on-state value, the process execution unit 11 detects this as an operator approaching.

  When it is determined in S105 that the operator is approaching (in the case of “Yes”), the transaction control unit 11a activates each monitoring camera 2 including the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b, The operator's shooting is started (S110).

  After S110, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 is shielded (S115). At this time, for example, the shielding detection unit 11b determines whether the entire area (or an area of a certain area or larger) of the captured image captured by the monitoring camera 2 is an image darker than a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time or more. Determine whether. Then, the shielding detection unit 11b allows the operator to capture the image of the monitoring camera 2 if the entire area of the captured image (or an area of a certain area or more) is an image darker than a predetermined threshold for a predetermined time or longer. Is judged to be shielded. The shielding detection unit 11b makes such a determination on the captured image captured by each monitoring camera 2. Thereby, the shielding detection part 11b determines whether the imaging | photography part of each monitoring camera 2 is shielded.

  When it is determined in S115 that the imaging unit of the monitoring camera 2 is not shielded (in the case of “No”), the process proceeds to S151a. On the other hand, when it is determined in S115 that the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 is shielded (in the case of “Yes”), the process proceeds to S120. In this case, the shielding detection unit 11b determines whether or not the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are both shielded (S120).

  When it is determined in S120 that the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are both shielded (in the case of “Yes”), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a forces the transaction. (S125). This completes a series of routines.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S120 that the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are not shielded (that is, only one of the photographing units is shielded) (" In the case of “No”, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a temporarily restricts (stops) execution of the transaction (S130). Here, since the ATM 1a is a medium-preceding type apparatus, the transaction control unit 11a will be described as limiting the operation of accepting (inserting) a medium such as a card or cash into the apparatus in S130.

  After S130, transaction control unit 11a executes “alarm processing” (S135). Here, for example, the transaction control unit 11a notifies the clerk of the shielding state of the photographing unit as an abnormal state via the clerk notification unit 28, and requests the operator to cancel (remove) the cause of the abnormal state that has occurred. In the following description, the caution screens D1a, D1b (see FIG. 7) and the like to be displayed are displayed on the display unit 21.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a caution screen. FIG. 7A shows an example of a caution screen D1a for requesting the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a while taking care not to place an object or hand around the face camera 2a. Yes. On the other hand, FIG. 7B shows an example of a caution screen D1b for requesting the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b, taking care not to place an object or hand around the hand camera 2b. Show.

  In addition, when the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is comprised as the ticket issuing machine 1b, a caution screen becomes a structure shown in FIG. 8, for example. FIG. 8A shows an example of a caution screen D2a for requesting the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a while taking care not to place an object or hand around the face camera 2a. Yes. On the other hand, FIG. 8B shows an example of a caution screen D2b for requesting the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b, taking care not to place an object or hand around the hand camera 2b. Show.

  It should be noted that the caution screen cannot be transmitted immediately to the operator as to where the surveillance camera 2 is and what is obstructing by simply requesting the operator to release the shielding state with text. Therefore, the caution screen is preferably configured to visually transmit to the operator where the surveillance camera 2 is located. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the attention screen includes an image diagram of the main part or the whole of the apparatus, and highlights the vicinity of the imaging unit of the monitoring camera 2 to be released from the shielding state on the image diagram. It is good to have a configuration. The attention screen highlights the periphery of the face camera 2a when the face camera 2a is shielded, and emphasizes the periphery of the hand camera 2b when the hand camera 2b is shielded. Should be displayed. The monitoring camera-equipped device 1 displays the caution screen having such a configuration on the display unit 21 so that it can be easily communicated to the operator where the monitoring camera 2 is located and what is the obstacle. .

  Moreover, when the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 displays the caution screen shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 on the display unit 21 (see FIGS. 1 and 3), for example, the caution screen is displayed on substantially the entire display unit 21. In addition, a confirmation button may be displayed on a part of the caution screen. In this case, when the confirmation button is pressed, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 changes the display so that the caution screen disappears or is reduced and displayed near the end of the display unit 21 (until the intermediate process) For example, the screen operation may be continued until the medium receiving operation occurs.

  After S135, the ATM 1a waits for a predetermined time (S140). Thereafter, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the shielding state of the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 that has been detected to be shielded is released (S145).

  If it is determined in S145 that the shielding state of the photographing unit has not been released (in the case of “No”), the process proceeds to S125. In this case, in S125, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a forcibly ends the transaction.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S145 that the shielding state of the photographing unit is released (in the case of “Yes”), the process proceeds to S150. In this case, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a releases the execution restriction of the transaction performed in S130 (S150). Here, the transaction control part 11a demonstrates as what cancels | releases the restriction | limiting of the reception (insertion) operation | movement to the apparatuses of media, such as a card | curd and cash.

  After S150, or when it is determined in S115 that the imaging unit of the surveillance camera 2 is not shielded (in the case of “No”), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a receives the input unit 22 by the operator. The key input operation is accepted (S151a). And the transaction control part 11a performs the acceptance operation | movement to the apparatuses of media, such as a card | curd and cash (S151b).

  Next, the transaction control unit 11a executes transactions such as depositing, refunding, and transferring money with the host computer (not shown) based on the key input operation received in S151a (S155). This completes a series of routines.

  When the ATM 1a as the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is an operation-preceding device, when the power is turned on, the routine operation shown in FIG. 6 is started. The operation of the operation-preceding device (see FIG. 6) differs from the operation of the medium-preceding device (see FIG. 5) in the following points.

(1) The process of S130b is executed instead of the process of S130.
That is, when it is determined in S120 that the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are not shielded (that is, only one of the photographing units is shielded) (" In the case of “No”, the process of S130b is executed instead of the process of S130. In S130b, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a temporarily limits the execution of the transaction. However, at this time, for example, the transaction control unit 11a temporarily restricts a feasible process for a specific process (here, “transaction (with a host computer)”). That is, the transaction control unit 11a allows transactions to be executed up to a predetermined intermediate process and not to be executed until the final process.

(2) The process of S136b and S140b is executed instead of the process of S140.
That is, after S135, the ATM 1a accepts a key input operation on the input unit 22 by the operator (S136b) without performing the process of S140 in FIG. The process is executed up to the intermediate process (S140b).

(3) The process of S150b is executed instead of the process of S150.
That is, if it is determined in S145 that the shielding state of the photographing unit is released (in the case of “Yes”), the process of S150b is executed instead of the process of S150. In S150b, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a releases the execution restriction of the transaction performed in S130b. Here, the restriction on the execution process that can be executed is canceled for a specific process (“transaction (with a host computer)”). That is, the transaction control unit 11a can execute a transaction up to the final process.

(4) After S150b or when it is determined in S115 that the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 is not shielded (in the case of “No”), the processing of S151a in FIG. The process of S151b is performed without performing the process.
That is, when the ATM 1a is an operation-preceding device, the ATM 1a performs the process of S136b ("operation acceptance" process) after S135. Therefore, the ATM 1a performs the processing of S151b (“medium reception” processing) after S150b or when it is determined in S115 that the imaging unit of the monitoring camera 2 is not shielded (in the case of “No”). )I do.

(5) The process of S155b is executed instead of S155.
That is, when the ATM 1a is an operation-preceding type device, the ATM 1a executes the transaction up to a predetermined intermediate process in S140b. Therefore, ATM1a continues the transaction performed to the middle process after S151b to the last process (S155b).

  Such a monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is configured as a medium-preceding apparatus, and when “No” is determined in the determination process of S120 of FIG. 5 (that is, the photographing unit and the hand camera of the face camera 2a). Temporarily restrict execution of a specific process (in this case, “transaction with (host computer)”) in the case where it is determined that only one of the 2b photographing units is shielded) (Stop. And the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 performs an alarm process by S135, without accepting a medium in an apparatus. Then, if the shielding state is not released (in the case of “No” in the determination process of S145), the surveillance camera mounting device 1 forcibly ends the execution of the specific process.

  On the other hand, when the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as an operation-preceding type device and is “No” in the determination process of S120 of FIG. 6 (that is, the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b). (If it is determined that only one of the image capturing units is shielded), the execution of a specific process (in this case, “transaction with (host computer)”) is restricted (stopped). Instead, a key input operation at the input unit 22 by the operator is accepted. And the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 performs a specific process to the predetermined intermediate process. If the shielding state is not released when the specific process is executed up to a predetermined intermediate process (in the case of “No” in the determination process of S145), the surveillance camera mounting device 1 performs the specific process. Forcibly terminate execution.

  In such a surveillance camera mounting device 1, the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are provided with a linear distance apart by a predetermined distance L or more. For this reason, the surveillance camera-equipped device 1 has an unnatural posture when the operator attempts to execute an illegal act by blocking the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b with the left and right hands. (Specifically, the posture in which the left and right hands are extended toward the face camera 2a and the hand camera 2b) is forced. Thereby, the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 can reduce the freedom degree of an operator's right and left hand, and can make it difficult to craft for performing an illegal act. At the same time, the surveillance camera-equipped device 1 can make it easy to reveal fraudulent acts to the surroundings. As a result, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 can also give the operator a psychological load on the execution of fraud and can suppress the execution of the fraud.

  Moreover, the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 determines that both the imaging unit of the face camera 2a and the imaging unit of the hand camera 2b are shielded in the case of “Yes” in the determination process of S120 of FIG. 5 or FIG. In step S125, the execution of the specific process is immediately forcibly terminated in S125. Therefore, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 can prevent an illegal act from being performed when it is determined that the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are both shielded.

  Further, in the case where the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is “No” in the determination process of S120 of FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 (that is, only one of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded). In S130 or S130b, the execution of a specific process is temporarily restricted. After that, in the determination process of S145, when it is determined that the shielding is released, in S150 or S150b , Remove the restriction. Therefore, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 prevents an illegal act from being performed when it is determined that one of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded. Can do.

  As described above, according to the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent an illegal act from being performed when the photographing unit of the surveillance camera 2 is shielded.

[Embodiment 2]
In the second embodiment, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and only the operation is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the operation of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with emphasis on the operation different from the first embodiment, and the same operation as the first embodiment (FIG. 5 and FIG. 6), the operation of the first embodiment is replaced with the operation of the second embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts illustrating the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a flowchart when the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is a medium-preceding apparatus. FIG. 10 is a flowchart in the case where the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is an operation-preceding apparatus.

  Since the face camera 2a is a camera that captures the face of the operator, the face camera 2a is basically provided in the upper part of the surveillance camera mounting device 1. Therefore, the face camera 2a is not shielded unless the operator intends. On the other hand, since the hand camera 2b is a camera that photographs the hand of the operator, the hand camera 2b is provided at a position lower than the face camera 2a. For this reason, the operator may unintentionally place an object such as a bag in front of the hand camera 2b. Therefore, the hand camera 2b may be shielded unintentionally by the operator.

  Therefore, in the operation of the second embodiment, when the photographing part of the face camera 2a is shielded, it is determined that the operator may intentionally shield the photographing part, and the transaction is immediately forced. On the other hand, when only the photographing part of the hand camera 2b is shielded, it is judged that the operator may unintentionally shield the photographing part, and the execution of the transaction is restricted. Thus, a configuration that allows execution of a certain amount of transactions is adopted. Note that “when the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded” is either “Yes” in the determination process of S120 illustrated in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 or “No” in the determination process of S121. It means when it falls under one.

  Compared with the operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, the operation of the second embodiment is “No” in the determination process of S120 shown in FIG. 5 or 6 as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. In this case (that is, when it is determined that only one of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded), only the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded in S121. It is different in that it is determined whether or not there is. Here, the case where the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is ATM1a is assumed and demonstrated.

  When the determination in S121 is “Yes” (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded), the ATM 1a shields the photographing unit unintentionally. Judge that there is a possibility. In this case, the process proceeds to S130.

  On the other hand, in the case of “No” in the determination of S121 (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the ATM 1a shields the photographing unit with the intention of the operator. Judge that there is a possibility. In this case, the process proceeds to S125 via the code “1”. As a result, the ATM 1a forcibly ends the transaction in S125. This completes a series of routines.

  The operation of the second embodiment is compared with the operation of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 as shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. It is also different in that it is determined whether or not the shielding state of the imaging unit is released.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized act from being performed when the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 is shielded.
Moreover, according to the second embodiment, when the photographing part of the face camera 2a is shielded, it is determined that the operator may intentionally shield the photographing part, and the transaction is immediately forced. On the other hand, when only the photographing part of the hand camera 2b is shielded, it is judged that the operator may unintentionally shield the photographing part, and the execution of the transaction is restricted. Thus, it is possible to allow a certain amount of transactions to be executed.

[Embodiment 3]
In the second embodiment, when the determination in S121 is “No” (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the ATM 1a immediately forcibly conducts the transaction in S125. It has ended.

  On the other hand, in the third embodiment, when the determination in S121 is “No” (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the ATM 1a immediately enforces the transaction. The execution of the transaction (for example, the operation of accepting (inserting) the medium into the apparatus) is restricted, and the execution of a certain amount of transaction (for example, the key input operation on the input unit 22 by the operator is not performed). Accept).

  In the third embodiment, the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 has the same configuration as that of the first and second embodiments, and only the operation is different from that of the second embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, the operation of the surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the third embodiment will be described focusing on the operation different from the second embodiment, and the same operation as the second embodiment (FIG. 9 and FIG. 10), the operation of the second embodiment is replaced with the operation of the third embodiment, and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  11 and 12 are flowcharts showing the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart when the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is a medium-preceding apparatus. FIG. 12 is a flowchart in the case where the monitoring camera mounting apparatus 1 is an operation-preceding apparatus.

  Compared with the operation of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 9 or FIG. 10, the operation of the third embodiment is “No” in the determination process of S121 shown in FIG. 9 or 10 as shown in FIG. In this case (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the processing is different in that the processing of S605 to S620 is executed. Here, the case where the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 is ATM1a is assumed and demonstrated.

  When the determination in S121 is “No” (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a temporarily restricts execution of the transaction ( Stop) (S605). At this time, the transaction control unit 11a limits the operation of accepting (inserting) a medium such as a card or cash into the device.

  After S605, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a accepts a key input operation on the input unit 22 by the operator (S610).

  After S610, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a has been released (S615).

  In the case of “No” in the determination of S615 (that is, when it is determined that the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a has not been released), the process proceeds to S125 via the reference numeral “1”. As a result, the ATM 1a forcibly ends the transaction in S125. This completes a series of routines.

  On the other hand, in the case of “Yes” in the determination of S615 (that is, when it is determined that the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is released), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a performs the transaction performed in S605. The execution restriction is canceled (S620). Here, the transaction control unit 11a releases the restriction on the operation of accepting (inserting) a medium such as a card or cash into the device. Thereafter, the processing proceeds to S151b via the code “2”.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, as in the first and second embodiments, it is possible to prevent an illegal act from being performed when the photographing unit of the monitoring camera 2 is shielded.
Moreover, according to the third embodiment, when the determination in S121 is “No” (that is, when it is determined that only the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded), the transaction is immediately forcibly terminated. Rather than performing the transaction (for example, accepting (inserting) the medium into the device), the execution of a certain amount of transaction (for example, accepting the key input operation at the input unit 22 by the operator). Can be tolerated.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, a part of the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 described in the first to third embodiments can be changed as follows.

<Operation change example 1>
A part of the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 5, 9, and 11 can be changed as in the flow shown in FIG. 13, for example. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation change. In FIG. 13, when the operator is a malicious person (intentional), the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b may be shielded after the process of S151a (“operation acceptance” process), so S151a to S151b. It is shown that the processes of S205 to S225 are executed during the processes.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, after the process of S151a (“operation acceptance” process), the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded (S205).

  When it is determined in S205 that the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is not shielded (in the case of “No”), the process proceeds to S151b. In this case, ATM1a performs the acceptance operation | movement to the apparatus of media, such as a card | curd and cash, by S151b.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S205 that the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded (in the case of “Yes”), the process proceeds to S210. In this case, the ATM 1a temporarily restricts (stops) the execution of the transaction in the same manner as in S130 (S210). Here, transaction control part 11a explains as what restricts acceptance (insertion) operation to a device of media, such as a card and cash, at S210.

  After S210, the ATM 1a waits for a predetermined time (S215). Thereafter, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b has been released (S220).

  When it is determined in S220 that the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is not released (in the case of “No”), the process proceeds to S125 via the reference numeral “1”. As a result, the ATM 1a forcibly ends the transaction in S125. This completes a series of routines.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S220 that the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is released (in the case of “Yes”), the process proceeds to S225. In this case, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a releases the execution restriction of the transaction performed in S210 (S225). Here, the transaction control part 11a demonstrates as what cancels | releases the restriction | limiting of the reception (insertion) operation | movement to the apparatuses of media, such as a card | curd and cash. Thereafter, the process proceeds to S151b.

  In the first modification example, when the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded after the process of S151a ("operation acceptance" process), a transaction is executed (for example, an operation for accepting (inserting) a medium into a device) ) And the transaction can be forcibly terminated when the shielding state is still not released. Thereby, the example 1 of a change can prevent that a fraudulent act is performed, continuing execution of transaction to some extent.

<Operation change example 2>
A part of the operation of the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 5, 9, and 11 can be changed as shown in the flow shown in FIG. 14, for example. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation change. FIG. 14 illustrates the processing of S155 because the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b may be blocked during the processing of S155 (“transaction execution” processing) when the operator is a malicious (intentional) person. This indicates that the processing of S305 to S330 is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when execution of the transaction is started in S155, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded (S305).

  In the case of “Yes” in the determination of S305 (that is, when it is determined that the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a temporarily limits the execution of the transaction ( S310). Here, for example, the transaction control unit 11a will be described as temporarily limiting an executable process for a specific process (here, “transaction (with a host computer)”). .

  Then, the ATM 1a executes the transaction up to a predetermined intermediate step (S315). After S315, the shielding detection unit 11b of the ATM 1a determines whether or not the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b has been released (S320).

  When it is determined in S320 that the shooting state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is released (in the case of “Yes”), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a limits the execution of the transaction performed in S310. Release (S325). Here, the restriction on the execution process that can be executed is canceled for a specific process (“transaction (with a host computer)”). That is, the transaction control unit 11a can execute a transaction up to the final process.

  If the determination in S305 is “No” (that is, if it is determined that the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is not shielded), or after S325, the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a performs the transaction until the final process. Execute (S330). Thereby, execution of the transaction of S155 is completed.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S320 that the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is not released (in the case of “No”), the transaction control unit 11a of the ATM 1a forcibly ends the transaction. (S335). Thereby, execution of the transaction of S155 is completed.

  In the second modification example, when the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded during the process of S155 ("transaction execution" process), the transaction is executed (for example, an operation for accepting (inserting) a medium into the apparatus) ) And the transaction can be forcibly terminated when the shielding state is still not released. Thereby, the example 2 of a change can prevent that a fraudulent act is performed, continuing execution of transaction to some extent.

[Appendix]
The surveillance camera mounting device 1 according to the present invention is preferably configured as follows.

<About operation>
The surveillance camera mounting device 1 is preferably configured to activate the surveillance camera 2 when a proximity sensor (not shown) is turned on.

  When the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 executes a specific process (a process involving an operation of exchanging a medium such as a card or cash between the operator and the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1), the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 When the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded together, the execution of the specific process is forcibly terminated, while only one of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded. In such a case, it may be configured to restrict the execution of the specific process and allow the execution of the specific process to some extent.

1. When both the photographing part of the face camera 2a and the photographing part of the hand camera 2b are shielded (1) The surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 immediately when both the photographing part of the face camera 2a and the photographing part of the hand camera 2b are shielded. Forcibly terminate the execution of the transaction.

  The contents of “end” include (a) if there is a medium accepted in the apparatus, return the medium and terminate the transaction, (b) shut down the apparatus, and (c) perform a key input operation. Alarm processing (lighting of a staff notification lamp as the staff notification section 28, display of a warning screen on the display as the staff notification section 28, alarm sound from the speaker as the staff notification section 28 with the reception operation disabled) It is assumed that the staff will confirm the situation.

2. When only the photographing part of the face camera 2a is shielded (1) The surveillance camera mounting device 1 is intentionally operated by the operator when the photographing part of the face camera 2a is shielded before the start of specific processing. Therefore, it may be configured to forcibly end the execution of a specific process.

  Alternatively, in this case, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 may be configured not to execute both the operation of accepting a key input operation and the operation of inserting a medium.

  Alternatively, if the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is not shielded, the surveillance camera mounting apparatus 1 accepts a key input operation and allows a specific process to be executed until an intermediate step, and performs a predetermined operation (for example, a medium insertion detection operation). If the photographing unit of the face camera 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are both shielded when performing the medium discharge operation), the execution of the specific process is forcibly terminated. If both the photographing unit 2a and the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b are not shielded, a specific process may be executed up to the final process. With this configuration, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 can permit execution of specific processing when the operator's face can be photographed at any point in time.

  (2) The surveillance camera mounting device 1 may be configured to execute an alarm process when the photographing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded during execution of a specific process.

  Alternatively, in this case, if the face camera 2a can capture the operator's face image in the process until the image capturing unit of the face camera 2a is shielded, the surveillance camera-equipped device 1 performs a specific process as a final process. You may make it the structure which performs until. In the case of such a configuration, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 preferably suspends execution of a specific process and caution screens D1a, D2b (FIG. 7 and 8) are displayed on the display unit 21, or a warning sound is reported from a speaker (not shown) to request the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit of the face camera 2a. Good.

3. When only the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded (1) When the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as a medium-preceding device, if the hand camera 2b is shielded, a specific process is executed. May be configured to temporarily stop the alarm processing without receiving the medium.

  (2) When the surveillance camera mounting device 1 is configured as an operation-preceding device, the configuration is such that the operator can accept a key input operation at the input unit 22 if the hand camera 2b is not shielded. May be. In this case, the monitoring camera-equipped device 1 pauses the transaction if the local camera 2b is shielded when the execution of the specific process has progressed to some extent and the medium is inserted into the device. The alarm processing may be executed without accepting the medium.

  (3) The monitoring camera-equipped device 1 does not execute the alarm process when the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded during the execution of the specific process, for the time being, the process within the executable range (for example, It may be configured such that only the key input operation at the input unit 22 is received). In this case, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 temporarily performs a specific process when performing a predetermined operation (for example, a medium insertion detection operation or a medium ejection operation) in a state where the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is shielded. It may be configured to stop and execute alarm processing. In this case, the surveillance camera mounting device 1 may be configured to temporarily stop the medium receiving operation and the medium discharging operation until the shielding state of the photographing unit of the hand camera 2b is released.

1 Surveillance camera mounting device 1a Surveillance camera mounting device (automatic transaction device (ATM))
1b Surveillance camera equipment (ticketing machine)
2 Surveillance camera 2a Surveillance camera (face camera)
2b Surveillance camera (hand camera)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Process execution part 11a Transaction control part 11b Shielding detection part 11c Ticketing control part 21 Display part 22 Input part (touch panel)
23 bill handling section 23a bill insertion slot 23b bill ejection slot 24 coin handling section 24a coin insertion slot 24b coin ejection slot 24c tray 25 card handling section 26 passbook handling section 27 communication section 28 staff notification section (person notification lamp, speaker, etc.)
29 Ticketing Department

Claims (6)

In the surveillance camera mounting device that has a processing execution unit that executes a predetermined specific process and that includes a plurality of surveillance cameras that capture at least the face and hand of the operator,
The process execution unit, when executing the specific process, is an imaging unit of both a face camera that captures the face of the operator and a hand camera that captures the hand of the operator in the plurality of monitoring cameras. When the camera is determined to be blocked, execution of the specific process is forcibly terminated. In the surveillance camera mounting device that has a processing execution unit that executes a predetermined specific process and that includes a plurality of surveillance cameras that capture at least the face and hand of the operator,
The process execution unit, when executing the specific process, is one of a face camera that captures the face of the operator and a hand camera that captures the hand of the operator among the plurality of monitoring cameras. When it is determined that the photographing unit is shielded, execution of the specific processing is temporarily restricted, and then, when it is determined that shielding is released, the restriction camera is released. On-board equipment. In the surveillance camera mounting apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
It is configured as an automatic transaction device that executes transactions with a host computer installed in a remote location,
The monitoring camera mounting apparatus, wherein the specific process is a process in which the process execution unit executes a transaction with the host computer. In the surveillance camera mounting apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
It is configured as a ticketing machine with a ticketing unit that issues tickets,
The said specific process is a process in which the said process execution part makes the said ticket issuing part issue the said ticket types, The surveillance camera mounting apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the surveillance camera mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Furthermore, it has a staff notification section that notifies staff members of abnormal conditions,
When the processing execution unit determines that the imaging unit of either one or both of the face camera and the hand camera is shielded, the process execution unit sets the shielding state of the imaging unit via the attendant notification unit. A surveillance camera mounting device that notifies the staff as an abnormal state. In the surveillance camera mounting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Furthermore, it has a display unit that displays various information,
The processing execution unit requests the operator to release the shielding state of the photographing unit when it is determined that the photographing unit of one or both of the face camera and the hand camera is shielded A monitoring camera-equipped device, wherein a screen is displayed on the display unit.

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