Multifunction interface device for a self-service terminal

A self-service terminal comprising:

• an interface device positioned on a housing and electrically coupled to the housing via a secure physical connection;
• a plurality of media readers integrated into the interface device;
• an encrypted touch-sensitive display integrated into the interface device and positioned on a front of the interface device, the touch-sensitive display configured to show a plurality of prompts to initiate a transaction at the self-service terminal, the prompts providing instructions for causing physical media to be read at any one of the plurality of media readers to produce identification data;
• and
• a processor positioned in the housing and configured to receive the identification data from the interface device via the secure physical connection;
• wherein:
• the interface device is planar;
• and
• the interface device has a back, opposite the front, that is lockably and removably docked to the housing.

A method for initiating a transaction at a self-service terminal, the self-service terminal including an interface device positioned on a housing and electrically coupled to the housing via a secure physical connection, the interface device being planar, the interface device having a front, the interface device having a back, opposite the front, that is lockably and removably docked to the housing, the self-service terminal including a plurality of media readers integrated into the interface device, the method comprising:

• displaying, on an encrypted touch-sensitive display integrated into the interface device and positioned on a front of the interface device, a plurality of prompts to initiate a transaction at the self-service terminal, the prompts providing instructions for causing physical media to be read at any one of the plurality of media readers to produce identification data;
• directing the identification data from the interface device, via the secure physical connection, to a processor positioned in the housing;
• and
• automatically communicating data corresponding to the identification data from the processor to a server to allow access to an account associated with the physical media.

An automated teller machine, comprising:

• an interface device positioned on a housing and electrically coupled to the housing via a secure physical connection;
• a cash recycler positioned in the housing;
• a banknote slot that extends through the interface device from a front of the interface device to a back of the interface device, the banknote slot sized and positioned to transport banknotes to and from the cash recycler;
• an upper camera positioned on the front of the interface device, the upper camera configured to capture an upper video stream through the front of the interface device, the upper video stream having an upper field of view positioned to capture a face of a user of the self-service terminal;
• a lower camera positioned on the front of the interface device, the lower camera configured to capture a lower video stream through the front of the interface device, the lower video stream having a lower field of view positioned to capture a hand of a user of the self-service terminal;
• a plurality of media readers integrated into the interface device;
• an encrypted touch-sensitive display integrated into the interface device and positioned on a front of the interface device between the upper camera and the lower camera, the touch-sensitive display configured to show a plurality of prompts to initiate a transaction at the self-service terminal, the prompts providing instructions for causing physical media to be read at any one of the plurality of media readers to produce identification data;
• and
• a processor positioned in the housing and configured to receive the identification data from the interface device via the secure physical connection, the processor further configured to automatically communicate data corresponding to the identification data to a server to allow access to an account associated with the physical media.