Bezel Assembly For Use with An Automated Transaction Device

A bezel assembly for use in a transactional device having a bill validator with a document acceptance slot and a validator window, said bezel assembly comprising:

• a bezel housing comprising, in combination:
• a front portion including a casing having an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the casing is configured with an insertion/dispensing slot through which documents are received and pass through into the bill validator, including a protrusion projecting forwardly from the lower portion of said casing proximate to said insertion/dispensing slot, wherein a top surface of said protrusion and an interior surface of said casing form a runway, and said casing and said protrusion are manufactured as separate elements and subsequently assembled to one another;
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• a back plate attached to said front portion and configured to couple to said transactional device or the bill validator;
• a short-range wireless communication module comprising a receiver, wherein said receiver is positioned to connectively communicate with a mobile device, and further wherein communication is enabled along the area aligned with the protrusion and the insertion/dispensing slot;
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• a processor integral to the bezel assembly that controls operation of the bezel assembly including interfacing with the bill validator wherein transactional information received by the processor from the mobile device is presented to the bill validator and passed to the transactional device to provide credit on the transactional device.