# US 10,310,655 B1 · Heated ATM touch screen > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,655 B1 - Document ID: US10310655B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/005,303 - Filed: 2018-06-11 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-11 - Assignees: Capital One Services, LLC - Applicants: Capital One Services, LLC - Inventors: Joshua Edwards; Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira; Michael Mossoba - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310655B1 ## CPC - G06F 3/0412: {Digitisers structurally integrated in a display} - G07F 9/0235: {the arrangements being full-front touchscreens} - G05B 19/0428: {Safety, monitoring (G05B19/0423 takes precedence)} - G05D 23/19: characterised by the use of electric means {(G05D23/1393 takes precedence)} - G05D 23/1917: {using digital means} - G05D 23/1927: {using a plurality of sensors (G05D23/1902, G05D23/1917, and G05D23/1919 take precedence)} - G06F 3/0416: {Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers} - G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures - G06Q 20/1085: {involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]} - G07F 9/105: {Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage (dispensers for food articles requiring a processing by temperature treatment or conditioning before they are ready for dispensing G07F17/0064)} - G07F 19/205: {Housing aspects of ATMs} - G05B 2219/13031: Use of touch screen - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract An ATM device may include an external frame, a touch screen component coupled to the external frame, and a heating element. The heating element may be positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen component. The ATM device may include a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an environment of the ATM device, and may receive temperature measurement data from the temperature sensor, process the temperature measurement data after receiving the temperature measurement data, determine whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature of the environment satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data, and perform an action to control an operating state of the heating element based on determining whether the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment satisfies the threshold. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An automated teller machine (ATM) device, comprising: an external frame; a touch screen component coupled to the external frame; a heating element, the heating element being positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen component; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an environment of the ATM device; a communication interface configured to receive, from an external server device, temperature information relating to a geographical area at which the ATM device is located; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the heating element and the temperature sensor, configured to: receive temperature measurement data from the temperature sensor; process the temperature measurement data after receiving the temperature measurement data; determine whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature of the environment satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data; perform an action to control an operating state of the heating element based on determining whether the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment satisfies the threshold; determine that the temperature sensor is malfunctioning; cause the communication interface to receive the temperature information after determining that the temperature sensor is malfunctioning; and perform an additional action to control the operating state of the heating element based on the temperature information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action, are configured to: set the operating state of the heating element to turn on the heating element based on determining that the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment satisfies the threshold. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors, when performing the action, are configured to: set the operating state of the heating element to turn off the heating element based on determining that the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment does not satisfy the threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the external frame includes a side panel; and wherein the heating element is coupled to the side panel. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, further comprising an additional heating element positioned such that heat generated by the additional heating element is directed at the touch screen component; wherein the external frame includes a plurality of side panels; and wherein the heating element is coupled to a first side panel of the plurality of side panels, and the additional heating element is coupled to a second side panel of the plurality of side panels. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the external frame includes a top panel; and wherein the heating element is coupled to the top panel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensor includes an infrared temperature sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the temperature sensor is disposed on an outer surface of the external frame or on the touch screen component. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, further comprising an electronic equipment chamber; wherein a front portion of the touch screen component is exposed through an opening in the electronic equipment chamber; and wherein the heating element is disposed in the electronic equipment chamber, and oriented such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at a rear portion of the touch screen component. ### Claim 10 An automated teller machine (ATM) device, comprising: an electronic equipment chamber; a touch screen component, a front portion of the touch screen component being exposed through an opening in the electronic equipment chamber; a heating element disposed in the electronic equipment chamber, the heating element being oriented such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at a rear portion of the touch screen component; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an environment of the ATM device; a communication interface configured to receive, from an external server device, temperature information relating to a geographical area at which the ATM device is located; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the heating element and the temperature sensor, configured to: receive temperature measurement data from the temperature sensor; process the temperature measurement data after receiving the temperature measurement data; determine whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature of the environment satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data; perform an action to control an operating state of the heating element based on determining whether the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature of the environment satisfies the threshold; determine that the temperature sensor is malfunctioning; cause the communication interface to receive the temperature information after determining that the temperature sensor is malfunctioning; and perform an additional action to control the operating state of the heating element based on the temperature information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The ATM device of claim 10, wherein the heating element includes an electric heater. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The ATM device of claim 10, wherein the heating element includes a lamp. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The ATM device of claim 10, further comprising: a lower portion; and a sensor component disposed at the lower portion of the ATM device and configured to detect a user's feet at the lower portion of the ATM device; and wherein the one or more processors cause the heating element to turn on based on the sensor component detecting the user's feet at the lower portion of the ATM device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The ATM device of claim 10, further comprising: a motion sensor configured to detect motion in proximity of the ATM device; and wherein the one or more processors cause the heating element to turn on based on the motion sensor detecting motion within a threshold distance from the ATM device. ### Claim 15 A method, comprising: receiving, by a device, temperature measurement data from a temperature sensor, or temperature information from an external server device, the temperature sensor being disposed on or within an automated teller machine (ATM) device, and positioned to detect a temperature associated with a touch screen component of the ATM device; processing, by the device, the temperature measurement data, or the temperature information, after receiving the temperature measurement data or the temperature information; determining, by the device, whether the temperature measurement data, or the temperature information, indicates that a current temperature of the touch screen component satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data or the temperature information; setting, by the device, a heating element to turn on the heating element, or to turn off the heating element, based on determining whether the temperature measurement data, or the temperature information, indicates that the current temperature satisfies the threshold, the heating element being disposed within the ATM device; and providing, by the device, information regarding the temperature measurement data to the external server device for statistical analysis on temperature patterns. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein setting the heating element to turn on the heating element, or to off the heating element, comprises: setting the heating element to turn on the heating element when the temperature measurement data, or the temperature information, indicates that the current temperature satisfies the threshold; and wherein the method further comprises: initiating a timer based on setting the heating element to turn on; and setting the heating element to turn off based on expiration of the timer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the heating element is disposed proximate to a rear portion of the touch screen component within the ATM device, and oriented such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the rear portion of the touch screen component. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the ATM device includes a separator material disposed between the heating element and the rear portion of the touch screen component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the ATM device further comprises a card reading mechanism configured to read transaction cards; and wherein the method further comprises: controlling an operating state of the heating element based on a detection of a transaction card by the card reading mechanism. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein controlling the operating state comprises: when the heating element is in an OFF state, maintaining the heating element in the OFF state if the card reading mechanism does not detect the transaction card.