# US 11,042,235 B2 · 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 11,042,235 B2 - Document ID: US11042235B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/429,818 - Filed: 2019-06-03 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Granted: 2021-06-22 - 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/US11042235B2 ## 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 coupled to the external frame; a heating element, the heating element separated from the touchscreen by a temperature control barrier that is a same size as the touch screen and being positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen to allow the touch screen to remain functional during use of the ATM device; an infrared-based temperature sensor disposed on an outer surface of the external frame and directed at the touch screen to detect a temperature at the touch screen; and one or more processors, communicatively coupled to the heating element and the infrared-based temperature sensor, configured to: determine whether the temperature detected by the infrared-based temperature sensor satisfies a threshold; and perform an action to control an operating state of the heating element based on determining that the temperature satisfies the threshold. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the infrared-based temperature sensor is positioned proximate to the touch screen and to point toward the touch screen. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of temperature sensors including the infrared-based temperature sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, further comprising: a sensor component configured to detect a user's feet at a 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 5 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, 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 6 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, wherein the heating element is configured such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at a rear portion of the touch screen. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The ATM device of claim 1, further comprising: an image capturing component to detect an image of a user's face; and wherein the one or more processors cause the heating element to turn on based on the image capturing component capturing the image of the user's face. ### Claim 8 A method comprising: receiving, by an automated teller machine (ATM) device, temperature measurement data from an infrared-based temperature sensor directed at a touch screen of the ATM device; processing, by the ATM device, the temperature measurement data after receiving the temperature measurement data; determining, by the ATM device, whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature satisfies a threshold based on processing the temperature measurement data; and performing, by the ATM device, an action to control an operating state of a heating element based on determining that the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature satisfies the threshold, the heating element being separated from the touch screen by a temperature control barrier that is a same size as the touch screen and positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen to allow the touch screen to remain functional during use of the ATM device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the infrared-based temperature sensor is positioned proximate to the touch screen and to point toward the touch screen. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: detecting a user's feet at a lower portion of the ATM device; and wherein the heating element is turned on based on detecting the user's feet at the lower portion of the ATM device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, further comprising: detecting motion in proximity of the ATM device; and wherein the heating element is turned on based on detecting motion within a threshold distance from the ATM device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the heating element is configured such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at a rear portion of the touch screen. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method claim 8, further comprising: detecting an image of a user's face by an image capturing component; and wherein the ATM device cause the heating element to turn on based on the image capturing component capturing the image of the user's face. ### Claim 14 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an automated teller machine (ATM) device, cause the one or more processors to: receive temperature measurement data from an infrared-based temperature sensor disposed on an outer surface of an external frame of the ATM device and directed at a touch screen of the ATM device; determine whether the temperature measurement data indicates that a current temperature satisfies a threshold; and perform an action to control an operating state of a heating element based on determining that the temperature measurement data indicates that the current temperature satisfies the threshold, the heating element being separated from the touch screen by a temperature control barrier that is the same size as the touch screen positioned such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at the touch screen to allow the touch screen to remain functional during use of the ATM device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the infrared-based temperature sensor is positioned proximate to the touch screen and to point toward the touch screen. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the ATM device comprises a plurality of temperature sensors including the infrared-based temperature sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors and a sensor component to: detect a user's feet at a lower portion of the ATM device; and wherein the heating element is turned on based on detecting the user's feet at the lower portion of the ATM device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors and a sensor component to: detect motion in proximity of the ATM device; and wherein the heating element is turned on based on detecting motion within a threshold distance from the ATM device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the heating element is configured such that heat generated by the heating element is directed at a rear portion of the touch screen. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors and an image capturing component to: detect an image of a user's face using the image capturing component; and wherein the one or more processors cause the heating element to turn on based on the image capturing component capturing the image of the user's face.