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Self service terminal
Assignee: NCR International Inc
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Filing: 1999-04-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A self service terminal, for example an ATM (26,102,202) comprises a plurality of peripherals such as a card reader (16,116,216), a receipt printer (18,118,218), a cash dispenser (20,120,220), and a user interface (22,128 and 130,222). Each peripheral has an independent control application (30,32,34,36). In use, the independent control applications communicate with each other so that a peripheral operates in response to a signal generated by another peripheral. A peripheral for use in such a terminal (26,102,202), and a network (100,200) of such terminals are also described.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael G. Coutts
- 👤 Lee G. Dove
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 06:21
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/18; G07; G07F; G07F19/00; G07F19/20; G07F19/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A self service terminal (102 or 202) comprising a
plurality of peripheral devices (116,118,120,122, or
216,218,220,222) characterised in that each device has an
independent control application, the control applications
being operable to communicate with each other; whereby, in
use, a peripheral (116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,222)
operates in response to a signal generated by another
peripheral (116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,222).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
21 words
A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control
applications communicate with each other using a process to
process communication protocol.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control
applications communicate with each other using broadcast
signals, whereby a peripheral (116,118,120,122, or
216,218,220,222) communicates to all other peripherals
(116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,222) its present state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control
applications communicate with each other using signals
addressed directly to selected peripherals so that a
peripheral only communicates with those peripherals whose
operation depends on or is connected with the state of that
peripheral.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein a
control application which operates in response to a signal
communicated from another peripheral acknowledges receipt
of that signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A terminal according to claim 5, wherein each control
application is operable to identify any peripheral which
does not acknowledge receipt of a signal (a failed
peripheral) and to communicate the functional departure of
that failed peripheral to other control applications.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein
each peripheral (116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,222) uses
a register (150) for maintaining a record of the
functioning peripherals in the terminal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein
the control applications implement a team-building process
for indicating their availability.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A terminal according to claim 8, wherein as part of
the team-building process, each control application
associated with an available peripheral device transmits a
start-up signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A terminal according to claim 9, wherein the start-up
signal includes an identifier for the peripheral device
being initialised and an address at which the peripheral
device receives signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A terminal according to claim 10, wherein the start-up
signal is broadcast to other peripheral devices.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A terminal according to claim 10, wherein the start-up
signal is communicated directly to predetermined addresses
which correspond to other peripheral devices.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein
the control application associated with each peripheral
device (116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,222) creates a
functional group register comprising the addresses and
identity of each peripheral device which has sent a start-up
signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
A terminal according to claim 13, wherein each control
application transmits a shut-down signal when its
associated peripheral device is no longer able to operate
properly; each control application being operable to modify
its functional group register (150) in response to a shut-down
signal from another peripheral device to indicate the
removal of that peripheral device from operation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein,
in use, each of the control applications are executed on a
single central processor (138).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
wherein, in use, each of the control applications is
executed on a processor within its associated peripheral.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
A terminal according to any preceding claim, wherein
the peripheral devices (116,118,120,122, or 216,218,220,
222) are selected from the following peripheral devices,
namely: a user interface (128 and 130, or 222), a card
reader (116,216), a receipt printer (118,218) and a cash
dispenser (120,220).
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
71 words
A self service terminal network, where the network
comprises a server (14) in communication with a terminal
(26,102,202), the terminal (26,102,202) including a
plurality of peripheral devices (116,118,120,122, or
216,218,220,222) characterised in that each device has an
independent control application operable to communicate
with the other independent control applications so that a
peripheral device operates in response to one or more
signals generated by the control application of another
peripheral device.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
A terminal network according to claim 18, wherein the
control application associated with each peripheral has
direct access to the server.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
A terminal network according to claim 18, wherein the
control application associated with each peripheral
accesses the server indirectly.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
57 words
A peripheral device for use in a self service terminal
having a plurality of such devices, characterised in that
the device has an independent control application which is
operable to communicate the internal states of the device
to other devices in the terminal and to operate in response
to signals communicated from control applications of other
devices.
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