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US 2006/0067496 A1Published application
Self service terminal
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsFiona McDade, Michael McNamara
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Abstract
A self service terminal comprises a keyboard including a plurality of separate, individually operable keys having user engageable surfaces. Each key includes a display having an image thereon which is produced by electronic ink. The terminal further comprises a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the keyboard and arranged to control each display to control the image displayed by each respective display.
Claims19
A self service terminal comprising:
- a keyboard including a plurality of separate, individually operable keys having user engageable surfaces, each key including a display having an image thereon which is produced by electronic ink;
- and
- a central processing unit (CPU) connected to the keyboard and arranged to control each display to control the image displayed by each respective display.
A method of operating a self service terminal, the method comprising:
- controlling an electronic ink display of a first key in response to a self service terminal user engaging the first key;
- and
- controlling an electronic ink display of a second key in response to a self service terminal user engaging the second key such that the display of the first key and the display of the second key cooperate to form a picture or a full text message.
A method of operating a self service terminal, the method comprising:
- controlling an electronic ink display of a first key in response to a self service terminal user engaging the first key;
- and
- controlling an electronic ink display of a second key in response to a self service terminal user engaging the second key such that the display of the first key and the display of the second key cooperate to form one of a plurality of keyboard layouts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.