Dynamic replacement of self-service terminal (sst) states flow and screens handling
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorStefano Cipollone
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Abstract
A state-drive Self-Service Terminal (SST) has its existing state table dynamically and transparently replaced. The states flow, the screens rendered during the flows, and the state transitions are handled by an enhanced module processing on the SST. The enhanced module references existing state code on the SST so that the SST continues to operate in a manner expected, but enhanced functionality and features are provided to the SST through the enhanced module and the replaced state table.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- dynamically and transparently obtaining a replacement state flow for an existing state table of a Self-Service Terminal (SST);
- and
- processing the replacement state flow on the SST.
The method of claim 8, wherein obtaining further includes hiding the existing state table from the SST.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a request from a browser application executing on a Self-Service Terminal (SST);
- and
- delivering a replacement state flow to replace an existing state table to the SST in response to the request, wherein an existing application executing on the SST or on a remote host server is unaware of the replacement state flow.
A Self-Service Terminal (SST), comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a state flow manager configured and adapted to:
- i) execute on the SST, ii) acquire replacement state flows for an existing state table on the SST, iii) handle state flows and screen rendering to the display from the replacement state flows, and iv) call existing states code on the SST during state transitions from the replacement state flows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.