Method and apparatus for reducing glare and/or increasing privacy of a self-service device
AssigneeBank of America Corporation
InventorDaryoosh Shirbabadi
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Abstract
A method for minimizing glare and/or increasing privacy for a user of a self-service device is provided. The method may include mechanical means such as a fixed visor and/or hood or a user operated hinged glare reducing overlay screen. The method may further include as using sensors that detect the user's eyes and other sensors to detect a source of light that produces glare. Information from these sensors may be sent to a computer controlled system that operates system of actuators. The actuators are operated by the computer in response to sensor inputs to adjust the screen angle relative the user to minimize glare for that user and/or increase privacy from surreptitiously observing eyes or cameras.
Claims19
An automated teller machine (“ATM”) comprising:
- a display screen comprising an overlay screen disposed over the display screen, the overlay screen that is removable from the display screen;
- one light sensor;
- at least one camera sensor;
- one eye sensor;
- a visor and/or hood;
- and
- a plurality of actuators;
- wherein the plurality of actuators are operable to change the angle of the display screen relative to a user's eye in response to detection of the user's eye by the eye sensor and further in response to detection of a threshold level of glare by the one light sensor, and the plurality of actuators are further operable to change the angle of the display screen relative to the user's eye in response to detection of the user's eye by the eye sensor and further in response to detection of a second eye by the one eye sensor, and the plurality of actuators are yet further operable to change the angle of the display screen relative to the user's eye in response to detection of a camera by the at least one camera sensor.
A method for reducing glare on a display screen of an automated teller machine (“ATM”), the method comprising:
- affixing to the ATM a removable overlay screen disposed over the display screen;
- using a light sensor located on the ATM to detect at least one light source;
- using a camera sensor located on the ATM to detect at least one camera;
- using an eye sensor located on the ATM to detect at least one eye;
- affixing a visor and/or hood to the ATM to reduce glare;
- using at least one actuator to adjust an angle of the display screen relative to the eye detected by the eye sensor, said adjustment for reducing glare from a light source detected by the light sensor;
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- using at least one actuator to adjust an angle of the display screen relative to the eye detected by the eye sensor, said adjustment for reducing viewing by the camera detected by the camera sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.