System and method for providing information and services to and from an automated teller machine
OwnerStephen L. De Leo, Hope L. Kirschner +1inventors
InventorsStephen L. De Leo, Hope L. Kirschner, Robert W. Vesterman
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Abstract
An automated teller machine (ATM) system includes a central office, an ATM coupled to the central office, and a remote data provider coupled to the central office. The ATM performs bank transactions in response to user interaction. The remote data provider is operable to provide enhanced non-bank transaction content to the ATM through the central office.
Claims25
A system for providing information and services to and from an automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
- a central office;
- an ATM coupled to the central office, the ATM operable to perform a bank transaction in response to user interaction;
- a remote data provider coupled to the central office, the remote data provider operable to provide non-bank transaction content to the ATM through the central office.
A method for providing information and services at an automated teller machine, comprising:
- requesting enhanced content from a central office based on a user selection;
- retrieving the enhanced content from a remote data provider;
- receiving enhanced content from the central office;
- and
- displaying the enhanced content at the ATM to a user.
The method of claim 21, further comprising:
- monitoring the flow of content to and from the ATM.
The method of claim 26, further comprising:
- determining trends of user and ATM activity;
- modifying ATM capabilities based on the trends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.