# US 2013/0154460 A1 · Media conveying > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0154460 A1 - Document ID: US20130154460A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/331,457 - Filed: 2011-12-20 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-20 - Assignees: NCR Corporation - Inventors: Roderick George Paterson; Michael Clayton - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130154460A1 ## CPC - H04L 12/5601: {Transfer mode dependent, e.g. ATM} - G07D 11/125: Secure containers - G07D 11/13: with internal means for handling valuable papers - G07D 11/14: Inlet or outlet ports - G07D 11/40: Device architecture, e.g. modular construction - G07F 19/20: {Automatic teller machines [ATMs]} - B65H 2701/1912: Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like - Y10T 29/49716: Converting - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - 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}) - B65H: HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method and apparatus are disclosed for conveying at least one item of media. The apparatus includes a user interface comprising a media port and a user display. The apparatus also includes a shuttle carriage supporting a presentation platform and movable along a shuttle drive rail between a first end region thereof in which the presentation platform can be aligned at the media port and a further end region in which the presentation platform can be selectively aligned with a selected one of a plurality of possible handling ports of a multi-media station. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Apparatus for conveying at least one item of media, comprising: a user interface comprising a media port and a user display; and a shuttle carriage supporting a presentation platform and movable along a shuttle drive rail between a first end region thereof in which the presentation platform can be aligned at the media port and a further end region in which the presentation platform can be selectively aligned with a selected one of a plurality of possible handling ports of a multi-media station. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the presentation platform has at least three degrees of freedom. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the presentation platform has a first direction of possible motion horizontally along a longitudinal axis of the drive rail, a second direction of possible motion comprising vertically perpendicular to the horizontal motion and a third direction of possible motion tilting about a central longitudinal axis of the platform. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a shuttle housing that houses the shuttle carriage and drive rail and that supports the user interface at a first end region of the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising: at least one connector at a second end region of the shuttle housing to secure the shuttle housing to the multi-media station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: at least one support element extending from the shuttle housing that supports the housing and user interface at a desired distance above a floor surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: the shuttle carriage comprises at least one servo motor for driving the carriage along the drive rail. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: the shuttle carriage comprises at least one stepper motor for locating the presentation platform at a desired height above the drive rail. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: the shuttle carriage comprises at least one stepper motor for locating the presentation platform at a desired angle with respect to a horizontal plane. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: the multi-media station comprises a front end region of a carcass of an automated teller machine (ATM). ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a media port comprises only one media port and said user display comprises a touchscreen display panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: said plurality of handling ports comprises at least one printed receipt port and at least one currency dispensing port and at least one item deposit port. ### Claim 13 A method of retro-fitting a user interface to an automated teller machine (ATM), comprising the steps of: removing a fascia panel to provide access to a front end region of a carcass of an ATM; and securing a shuttle housing to the front end region, said housing supporting a user interface comprising a media port and a user display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method as claimed in claim 13, further comprising: supporting the media port and user display facing a direction opposite to a previous facing direction of the fascia panel. ### Claim 15 An automated teller machine (ATM), comprising: a user interface comprising a single media port and a user display; and a shuttle system comprising a carriage that locates items of media at the single media port or at a selected one of a plurality of possible handling ports of a multi-media station.