Self-service terminal
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Peebles, Ahmad H. Ebrahimi
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Abstract
A self-service terminal (SST) (10) having a reconfigurable media entry slot is provided. The slot (16) has paired vertically movable (22) and horizontally movable (20) shutters located so as to be capable of being moved to restrict the size of the slot (16). In use, the SST (10) determines the orientation and size of media to be entered, and adjusts the slot (16) size accordingly by means of motors (28, 30) driving the shutters. An indicator (18) may also be provided to further indicate to a user the expected media size, with media sensors (32) being present to further avoid entry of incorrect media.
Claims19
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- shutter means movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot;
- and
- control means for moving the shutter means relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- a number of shutters movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot;
- and
- a controller for moving the shutters relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
A method of accepting media entered into a self-service terminal, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the type of media to be entered;
- determining a preferred aperture size for entry of the determined media type;
- adjusting the size of an aperture provided on a fascia of the self-service terminal to correspond with the preferred aperture size;
- and
- accepting media entered into the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.