Self-service terminal having a reconfigurable media entry slot
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorsJohn A. Peebles, Ahmad H. Ebrahimi
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Abstract
A self-service terminal (SST) (10) having a reconfigurable media entry slot is provided. The slot (16) has paired vertically movable (22) and horizontally movable (20) shutters located so as to be capable of being moved to restrict the size of the slot (16). In use, the SST (10) determines the orientation and size of media to be entered, and adjusts the slot (16) size accordingly by means of motors (28, 30) driving the shutters. An indicator (18) may also be provided to further indicate to a user the expected media size, with media sensors (32) being present to further avoid entry of incorrect media.
Claims6
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- shutter means movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot, the shutter means comprising a plurality of shutters;
- and
- control means for moving the shutter means relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- shutter means movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot, the shutter means comprising paired opposed shutters;
- and
- control means for moving the shutter means relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- a number of shutters movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot, the number of shutters comprising a plurality of shutters;
- and
- a controller for moving the shutters relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
A self-service terminal comprising:
- means defining a media entry slot;
- a number of shutters movable into at least partly overlapping relationship with the slot, the number of shutters comprising a number of paired opposed shutters;
- and
- a controller for moving the shutters relative to the slot to define an entry aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.