Automatic teller machine
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsKazuhiko Takishima, Kazuya Akiyama, Kazuo Miyashita, Kazuya Osada, Kenjirou Mizumoto, Takashi Matsuda, Kouichi Harada
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Abstract
An ATM having a guide capability in which even a visually handicapped person who can not read braille type can positively operate a customer operating touch panel. An automatic teller machine includes a customer operating touch panel 2 having a plurality of operating keys which are touched for actuation. Guide icons 3 which are embossed to represent the icons of the operating keys are provided in the periphery of the customer operating touch panel at positions corresponding to said plurality of operating keys.
Claims19
An automatic teller machine comprising:
- a customer operating touch panel having an operating key which is touched for actuation;
- a guide icon, embossed to represent a function of said operating key, provided at a position corresponding to said operating key;
- and
- means for guiding an operator from said guide icons to said operating keys.
An automatic teller machine comprising:
- a customer operating touch panel having an operating key which is touched for actuation;
- a guide icon, embossed to represent a function of said operating key, provided at a position corresponding to said operating key;
- and
- a groove configured for guiding fingers, wherein
- said groove extends from said guide icon to said operating key to guide an operator's finger.
An automatic teller machine comprising:
- a customer operating touch panel having an operating key which is touched for actuation;
- a guide icon, embossed to represent a function of said operating key, provided at a position corresponding to said operating key;
- and
- wherein said customer operating touch panel is provided at part of an area of a platen, and a rest area of said platen is provided with a projecting rib which surrounds said rest area.
An automatic teller machine comprising:
- a customer operating touch panel having an operating key which is touched for actuation;
- a guide icon, embossed to represent a function of said operating key, provided at a position corresponding to said operating key;
- and
- a guiding projection or projections configured for guiding fingers, wherein
- said guiding projection extends from said guide icon, to said operating key.
An automatic teller machine comprising a customer operating touch panel having a plurality of operating keys which are touched for actuation, wherein guide icons which are embossed to represent icons of operation keys are provided at positions corresponding to said plurality of operation keys, wherein a groove or grooves configured for guiding fingers, which extend from said guide icons to corresponding ones of said operating keys are provided adjacent to said plurality of guide icons;
- wherein said plurality of operating keys comprise arrayed numeric ten keys which are spaced for entry of numerals 0 to 9, and two keys for thousand digit and ten thousand digit adjacent to the arrayed numeric ten keys, which are spaced for entry of thousand and ten thousand digits,
- said numeric ten keys and thousand digit and ten thousand digit keys being arrayed in an array on a lower side of said customer operating touch panel, and
- grooves having a larger width are provided at positions adjacent to the guide icons corresponding to the arrayed numeric ten keys and the guide icons corresponding to the thousand and ten thousand digit keys, said larger width being larger than a spacing between said guide icons.
An automatic teller machine comprising a customer operating touch panel having a plurality of operating keys which are touched for actuation, wherein guide icons which are embossed to represent icons of operation keys are provided at positions corresponding to said plurality of operation keys, wherein a groove or grooves configured for guiding fingers, which extend from said guide icons to corresponding ones of said operating keys are provided adjacent to said plurality of guide icons;
- wherein said plurality of operating keys comprise arrayed numeric ten keys which are spaced for entry of numerals 0 to 9, and two keys for thousand digit and ten thousand digit adjacent to the arrayed numeric ten keys, which are spaced for entry of thousand and ten thousand digits,
- said arrayed numeric ten keys and thousand and ten thousand digit keys are arrayed in an array on a lower side of said customer operating touch panel, and
- projecting guides having a width larger than a spacing between the guide icons are provided adjacent to the guide icons corresponding to the arrayed numeric ten keys and the guide icons corresponding to the thousand and ten thousand digit keys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.