Self-service terminal
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsScott P. Mackenzie, Kenneth A. Nicoll
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Abstract
A self-service terminal (10) includes an adaptable fascia (12). The fascia (12) has a first appearance when not in use, and a second, different appearance when a user has been identified by the terminal (10). This enables a card issuer to associate its corporate color scheme with a user, so that when the user operates the terminal (10), the terminal can adapt the fascia to present the color scheme of the card issuer in a method of use.
Claims15
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means for identifying a user;
- a display;
- a fascia adjacent to the display and including a number of fascia portions;
- first lighting means for providing light of a first color to illuminate a fascia portion with the first color;
- second lighting means for providing light of a second color which is different from the first color to illuminate a fascia portion with a second color;
- means for retrieving from a data storage medium data which is representative of a color scheme based upon a user's identity;
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- means for controlling the first and second lighting means in accordance with the color scheme to illuminate at least one fascia portion.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means for identifying a user;
- a display;
- a fascia adjacent to the display and including a number of fascia portions;
- an energizeable first light source for, when energized, emitting light of a first color to illuminate a fascia portion with the first color;
- an energizeable second light source for, when energized, emitting light of a second color which is different from the first color to illuminate a fascia portion with a second color;
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- a controller for (i) retrieving from a data storage medium data which is representative of a color scheme based upon identity of a user, and (ii) controlling energization of the first and second light sources based upon the retrieved color scheme to illuminate at least one fascia portion.
A method of adapting appearance of a fascia adjacent to a display of a self-service terminal, the method comprising:
- identifying a user;
- retrieving data which is representative of a color scheme based upon identity of the user;
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- selectively illuminating at least a portion of the fascia with a first color and a second color which is different from the first color based upon the retrieved data to adapt appearance of the fascia for the particular user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.