Self-service terminal
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorNicholas J. Hurrell
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Abstract
A self-service terminal comprises a plurality of devices, each device having a unique device identifier. The terminal also has a fascia including a plurality of apertures, each aperture having a corresponding indicator and being associated with a device in the self-service terminal. The terminal executes a control application for identifying and energizing an indicator corresponding to an aperture to be used by a customer. The terminal also includes a mapping component for allowing an authorized user (i) to display the current mapping of indicators to device identifiers, and (ii) to modify the current mapping to associate an indicator with a different device identifier.
Claims14
A self-service terminal comprising:
- a plurality of devices, each device having a unique device identifier;
- a fascia having a plurality of apertures, each aperture being associated with a device of the plurality of devices and being aligned with the device so that a customer can use the device through the aperture during a self-service transaction;
- a plurality of energisable indicators, each indicator being associated with an aperture of the plurality of apertures and thereby being associated with a device and thereby being associated with a device identifier so as to map the indicator to a device identifier;
- a control application for identifying and energising an indicator corresponding to an aperture to be used by a customer during a self-service transaction;
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- a mapping component for allowing an authorized user (i) to display the current mapping of indicators to device identifiers, and (ii) to modify the current mapping to associate an indicator with a different device identifier.
A method of mapping energisable indicators located in the vicinity of corresponding apertures on a fascia of a self-service terminal to device identifiers associated with devices of the self-service terminal, the method comprising:
- displaying a current mapping of indicators to device identifiers;
- selectively energising one of the indicators;
- presenting first information about a device being associated with the indicator being energised to allow an authorized user to ascertain if the energised indicator is correctly mapped to the associated device;
- if the indicator being energised is incorrectly mapped to the associated device, presenting second information to allow the authorized user to select a correct association between the energised indicator and a device identifier;
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- modifying the current mapping in response to the authorized user selecting a correct association between the indicator being energised and a device identifier.
An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:
- a plurality of ATM customer interface devices including a cash dispenser, each device having a unique device identifier;
- a fascia having a plurality of apertures, each aperture being associated with an ATM customer interface device of the plurality of ATM customer interface devices and being aligned with the device so that an ATM customer can use the device through the aperture during an ATM transaction;
- a plurality of energisable indicators disposed on the fascia, each indicator being associated with an aperture of the plurality of apertures and thereby being associated with an ATM customer interface device and thereby being associated with a device identifier so as to map the indicator to a device identifier;
- an ATM control application for identifying and energising an indicator corresponding to an aperture to be used by an ATM customer during an ATM transaction;
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- a mapping component for allowing an ATM technician who is other than an ATM customer to (i) display the current mapping of indicators to device identifiers, and (ii) modify the current mapping to associate an indicator with a different device identifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.