Booth for performing financial transactions
AssigneeThe Western Union Company
InventorPaul J. Vogt
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Abstract
The present invention involves booths for performing financial transactions which are particularly accessible by wheelchair users or other handicapped individuals. In one embodiment, a transaction staging booth includes a staging surface and at least one leg for holding the staging surface to accommodate a user in a wheelchair. The booth includes one or more transaction interfaces. The transaction interface is adapted to provide an instruction set to the user for performing a financial transaction. In this manner, the physical structure of the transaction staging booth provides readily available access for both handicapped and non-handicapped users.
Claims28
A transaction staging booth, comprising:
- a staging surface;
- at least one leg to hold the staging surface to accommodate a user in a wheelchair when using the staging surface, wherein the at least one leg defines an opening under the staging surface, the opening configured to receive a lower portion of the wheel chair;
- a storage receptacle extending directly from the underside of the staging surface, wherein the storage receptacle is configured to store objects simultaneous with the lower portion of the wheelchair being at least partially received in the opening;
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- a transaction interface to provide a first instruction set to the user, wherein:
- the first instruction set comprises instructions for performing a financial transaction;
- the transaction interface comprises a second instruction set which includes a braille pattern on the staging surface;
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- the braille pattern comprises at least a portion of the first instruction set;
- wherein the top side of the staging surface defines at least one receptacle to hold a paper version of the first instruction set.
A transaction staging booth, comprising:
- a staging surface, wherein the top side of the staging surface defines at least one receptacle to hold a paper version of a first instruction set, wherein the first instruction set comprises instructions for performing a financial transaction;
- at least one leg to hold the staging surface to accommodate a user in a wheelchair when using the staging surface, wherein the at least one leg defines an opening under the staging surface, the opening configured to receive a lower portion of the wheelchair;
- a storage receptacle extending directly from the underside of the staging surface, wherein the storage receptacle is configured to store objects simultaneous with the lower portion of the wheelchair being at least partially received in the opening;
- a telephone;
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- a transaction interface to provide the first instruction set to the user, wherein the transaction interface comprises a second instruction set which includes a braille pattern on the staging surface, and wherein the braille pattern comprises at least a portion of the first instruction set.
A transaction staging booth, comprising:
- a staging surface, wherein the top side of the staging surface defines at least one receptacle to hold a paper version of a first financial transaction instruction set;
- a support structure coupled to the staging surface to hold the staging surface to accommodate a user in a wheelchair, wherein the support structure defines an opening under the staging surface, the opening configured to receive a lower portion of the wheelchair;
- a storage receptacle extending directly from the underside of the staging surface, wherein the storage receptacle is configured to store objects simultaneous with the lower portion of the wheelchair being at least partially received in the opening;
- a first transaction interface to audibly present the first financial transaction instruction set to the user;
- a second transaction interface to visually present the first financial transaction instruction set to the user;
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- a third transaction interface comprising a second financial transaction instruction set which includes a braille pattern on the staging surface, wherein the braille pattern comprises at least a portion of the first financial transaction instruction set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.