Apparatus for depositing and/or withdrawing bank-notes by means of credit cards
AssigneeIng. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A.
InventorsLucio Simonotti, Mario Sella
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Abstract
The apparatus is controlled by a credit card following customer identification, and comprises a series of peripheral units operable by a central unit 10 in accordance with a determined program. The apparatus is normally supplied by mains voltage, and comprises a relay device 34 sensitive to voltage drop in order to connect the apparatus to an electric battery 36. A counter 48 arranged to decode the stage of the program under execution induces an emergency cycle controlled by a timer 44, of which the times coinciding with said stage selectively operate the peripheral units, in order to perform the essential functions for closing the interrupted transaction in a defined manner which is intelligible to the central unit.
Claims12
Apparatus for depositing and/or withdrawing bank-notes by means of credit cards, comprising a central unit, a series of peripheral units operable by said central unit in accordance with a program corresponding to determined commands, a power supply unit operated by the mains voltage in order to supply said central unit and said peripheral units, and a relay device sensitive to a drop in said mains voltage in order to connect said apparatus to an electric battery, characterised by means which indicate the program stage executed in order to give rise to a modification of said program which depends on said stage.
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