54results about "ATM housing" patented technology

Provided is a method of stacking media in a media storage unit, which includes: receiving information about a length of a medium entering a media storage unit; calculating a delay time of a stopper corresponding to the length of the medium; and applying a delay time of the stopper calculated for each medium entering the media storage unit to differentially control activation of the stopper for each medium.

A staging plate for an automated teller machine (ATM) is described herein. The staging plate can include a first surface configured to support media inserted into a pocket of the ATM, and a second surface connected to the first surface. The second surface can be configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.

A security container cassette (1) for banknotes or values (55) for Bancomat, ATMs, and the like (50), defining an internal volume (1c) and comprising: a first container (2) arranged in the internal volume (1c) and close to the banknotes and values (55) and comprising a lower portion (2a), facing the banknotes or values (55), which is permeable to fluids, a second, fluid-tight container (22) for marking fluid that is contained in the first container (2) and is of a pliable type that is easily ruptured in the event of pressurisation from explosions or the like, wherein said lower portion (2a) comprises inward-facing cutting elements for said second container (22).

Provided is a method of stacking media in a media storage unit, the method which includes: receiving information about a length of a medium from a discrimination unit; determining whether the length of the medium received from the discrimination unit exceeds a reference value; when the length of the medium exceeds the reference value, spacing an upper surface of the medium loaded in a medium accumulation space on a push plate and a gap roller provided on a front plate located on an upper side of the push plate from each other by a set distance; and rotating a stack sheet to strike a rear end of the medium entering the media accumulation space, to allow the medium to be accumulated on the push plate by passing through a lower end of the gap roller.

A robot-supported security cell for automated teller machines is characterised in that an automated teller machine including the operating surface thereof is locked off from the outside world by delimiting walls, and a robot which operates the automated teller machine is located within the delimiting walls next to the automated teller machine. The security cell provides preventive protection against a multiplicity of attacks, can be standardised and is compatible. It can be installed on new automated teller machines. It can also be retrofitted on existing automated teller machines without problems and without special knowledge.

Provided is a method of stacking media in a media storage unit, which includes: receiving position information of a motion strip of a preceding medium accumulated in a media accumulation space; determining whether the motion strip of the preceding medium is located on a side facing a succeeding medium entering the media accumulation space; and when the motion strip of the preceding medium is located on the side facing the succeeding medium, changing an entry angle of the succeeding medium to prevent the succeeding medium from being caught on the motion strip of the preceding medium.

A method of transporting currency notes can include moving a stack of currency notes into engagement with a belt. The method can also include removing at least a first note and a second note from the stack in a shingled arrangement. The method can also include directing the at least first and second notes into a currency cassette while maintaining the shingled arrangement. A currency transport assembly configured to execute the method and an automated transaction machine in which the currency transport assembly can operate is also disclosed.

One embodiment provides a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure including: a transit cassette in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes; a temporary storage part storing the transit cassette for the transit cassette to enter and exit in an up-down direction; a power transmission part transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette attached to the temporary storage part or separating banknotes from the transit cassette; and a clutch part moving the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette and the power transmission part when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part.

It is provided drawer for ATM, Bancomat and the like, (1) for banknotes (100) and valuables, comprising: a base support (2) suitable to support the banknotes (100) along a support plane (2a) on a first side (2b), a marking device (3) comprising: a tank (30) including marking fluid, a distribution device (31), in fluid passage connection with the tank (30) and suitable for conveying the marking fluid from the tank (30) to the banknotes (100) for marking, transfer means (32) suitable for transferring, on command, the marking fluid from the tank (30) to the banknotes (100) via the distribution device (31), wherein the tank (30) is arranged, with respect to the base support (2), on a second side (2c), opposite the first side (2b), and wherein the distribution device (31) is suitable for transferring the marking fluid to the first side (2a) in the direction of the banknotes (100). -

One embodiment provides a conveyance module opening and closing device of an automated teller machine, the conveyance module opening and closing device including a fixed frame; a first conveyance module that is provided at one side portion of the fixed frame and has a locking pin formed thereon; a second conveyance module provided at the other side portion of the fixed frame, connected to be stacked with one portion of the first conveyance module, and connected to the fixed frame via a rotating shaft; a rotary member that is provided to be rotatable about a hinge shaft at one side of the second conveyance module and has a catching part, which is configured to be caught to or released from the locking pin, and a guide pin formed thereon; and a guide member that is coupled to the fixed frame and has a guide hole configured to guide movement of the guide pin formed to induce the locking pin and the rotary member to be unlocked when the first conveyance module rotates upward.

A shutter module of a media handling device is provided. The module includes a shutter blade and a fan. The shutter blade includes a hollow interior compartment designed to house air pumped into the compartment by the fan and to expel the air out through a vent in the blade when the blade is in an open position. The expelled air creates an air shield with the air being directed away from an aperture to prevent debris from entering the aperture when the blade is opened. The blade, when a closed position, covers the aperture sealing and protecting a media deposit / dispense slot of the media handling device from access. In an embodiment, the fan is continuously pumping air into the compartment when the blade is in the open position to expel the air out the vent and when the blade is in the closed position to keel the compartment pressurized.

A first host device housing is provided with a host device and first peripherals. The host device includes a motherboard and an upper core Input / Output (I / O) control board connected to the motherboard within the host device housing. A non-host device housing includes second peripherals and a lower core I / O control board. The host device housing is removably attachable to the non-host device housing to form a modular terminal. The second peripherals are interfaced to the host device through a cable that connects the lower core I / O control board to the upper core I / O control board. Combinations of the host device housing and a selected non-host device housing form different configurations of a modular terminal. Features available to a given configuration of the modular terminal are driven by the first peripherals and the second peripherals.

An automated transaction machine includes upper and lower units. The lower unit has a chest with a main body. The main body of the lower unit forms a cavity and has interior and exterior walls, made of metal, metal alloys or composite metallic material. There is a non-metallic material layer disposed therebetween. There is opening for passage of documents or other items between the upper and lower units. The upper unit has a housing with a main body. The main body forms a cavity. The main body of the upper unit has an interior and an exterior wall. A transport system may be disposed in the housing to transport documents between the upper and lower units.

This currency processing method is implemented by a currency processing device having first and second currency storages for storing currency in a dispensable manner, and involves: receiving a dispensation instruction regarding a selected transaction and based on the type of said transaction; executing a dispensing process regarding the transaction by using the first currency storage when the type of the transaction is a first type; and executing the dispensing process regarding the transaction by using the second currency storage when the type of the transaction is a second type.

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for using an anomaly deterrent sensor within a self-service machine for dispensing physical items. The present disclosure is configured to: detect an interaction between a payment instrument with available resources and a self-service machine for dispensing physical items; receive an anomaly notification from an anomaly deterrent sensor within the self-service machine for dispensing physical items wherein the anomaly notification is associated with forced entry into the self-service machine, wherein the anomaly deterrent sensor detects forced entry into a physical item dispensing area within the self-service machine during the interaction between the payment instrument and self-service machine; and trigger a set of security measures associated with the self-service machine for dispensing physical items upon reception of the anomaly notification originating from the anomaly deterrent sensor, wherein the set of security measures comprises playing a pre-recorded alarm.

An automated transaction machine includes upper and lower units. The lower unit has a chest with a main body. The main body of the lower unit forms a cavity and has interior and exterior walls, made of different metals, metal alloys or composite metallic material. There is a non-metallic material layer disposed therebetween. There is opening for passage of documents or other items between the upper and lower units. The upper unit has a housing with a main body. The main body forms a cavity. The main body of the upper unit has an interior and an exterior wall. A transport system may be disposed in the housing to transport documents between the upper and lower units.

An automated transaction machine (ATM) is disclosed, the ATM comprising at least one user interface; at least one computing device arranged in communication with said at least one user interface; at least one privacy panel disposed on a side of said user interface, wherein said at least one privacy panel is configured to have a variable opacity and wherein said at least one computing device is engaged with said at least one privacy panel to selectively vary the opacity of said at least one privacy panel; and at least one lighting element positioned adjacent to an edge of said at least one privacy panel, said at least one lighting element configured to selectively emit light and controlled by said at least one computing device.

A terminal includes a shutter that is configured to cover a media dispenser slot in a closed position and to provide access to the media dispenser slot in an open position. The shutter may have at least a part thereof that is transparent with a display mounted between the shutter and the media dispenser slot that is viewable through the transparent part. The shutter may have a touch sensor mounted on an outer surface thereof. The terminal is configured to open the shutter and dispense media only after the user enters the code displayed on the display on a keypad and / or touches the touch sensor. Furthermore, the terminal may include a distance sensor used to detect the presence of a cash trap device based on a threshold that is dynamically changed when the shutter remains open for periods of time longer than a predetermined range.

A robot-assisted security cell for ATMs is characterized by the fact that the ATM, including its operating area, is sealed off from the outside world by boundary walls. Within these walls, a robot operates the ATM. The security cell provides preventative protection against a wide range of attacks, is standardized, and compatible. It can be installed on new ATMs. Retrofitting existing ATMs is also straightforward and requires no specialized knowledge.

A drawer for ATM, Bancomat and the like, for banknotes and valuables, including: a base support suitable to support the banknotes along a support plane on a first side, a marking device including: a tank including marking fluid, a distribution device, in fluid passage connection with the tank and suitable for conveying the marking fluid from the tank to the banknotes for marking, transfer device suitable for transferring, on command, the marking fluid from the tank to the banknotes via the distribution device, wherein the tank is arranged, with respect to the base support, on a second side, opposite the first side, and wherein the distribution device is suitable for transferring the marking fluid to the first side in the direction of the banknotes.

A method of transporting currency notes can include moving a stack of currency notes into engagement with a belt. The method can also include removing at least a first note and a second note from the stack in a shingled arrangement. The method can also include directing the at least first and second notes into a currency cassette while maintaining the shingled arrangement. A currency transport assembly configured to execute the method and an automated transaction machine in which the currency transport assembly can operate is also disclosed.

One embodiment provides a transit cassette attachment and detachment structure of an automated teller machine, the transit cassette attachment and detachment structure including: a transit cassette in which banknotes are stored for replenishment or settlement of banknotes; a temporary storage part storing the transit cassette for the transit cassette to enter and exit in an up-down direction; a power transmission part transmitting power for storing banknotes in the transit cassette attached to the temporary storage part or separating banknotes from the transit cassette; and a clutch part moving the power transmission part connected to the transit cassette to an outer side of an entry / exit path of the transit cassette in the up-down direction to prevent interference between the transit cassette and the power transmission part when the transit cassette is attached to and detached from the temporary storage part.

A safe assembly can include a body and a door. The body can define an internal cavity and an opening into the internal cavity from an exterior of the body. The door can be pivotally mounted to the body, pivotally moveable between closed and open positions. A majority of an inwardly-facing opening perimeter of the opening and a majority of an outwardly-facing door perimeter of the door can extend flush with respect to one another when the door is in the closed position. At least a first portion of the inwardly-facing opening perimeter and at least a first portion of the outwardly-facing door perimeter can confront one another and extend non-flush with respect to one another when the door is in the closed position and thereby cooperate with one another to define a slot into the internal cavity of the body when the door is in the closed position.

A staging plate for an automated teller machine (ATM) and an automated teller machine (ATM) are disclosed. The staging plate includes a first surface configured to support media inserted into a pocket of the ATM; and a second surface connected to the first surface, an exterior angle between the first surface and the second surface being greater than 180 degrees and less than 270 degrees, wherein the second surface is configured to guide media handled by a user to the first surface.

A modular ATM is disclosed herein and can include a safe with a first port, at least one currency cassette and dispenser both positioned in the safe, a recycler, and a plurality of linking transport assemblies. The dispenser can move banknotes between the cassette and the first port. The recycler can be positioned on the safe, have second and third ports, and move banknotes between the second and third ports. The recycler can be positionable in a plurality of different orientations and offsets relative to the safe. The plurality of linking transport assemblies can each be individually engageable with the recycler. Each of the linking transport assembly moves banknotes between the first port of the safe and the second port of the recycler. Each linking transport assembly is individually positionable between the safe and the recycler.

A cassette housing for storing banknotes includes a first docking element structured to receive a first cassette, a second docking element structured to receive a second cassette, a transport apparatus structured to facilitate transferring banknotes between the first cassette and the second cassette, and a housing computing system comprising a processing circuit including one or more processors and memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the housing computing system to receive banknote storage information associated with the first cassette, receive banknote storage information associated with the second cassette, and cause the transport apparatus to initiate a transfer of one or more of the banknotes based on the banknote storage information associated with the first cassette and the banknote storage information associated with the second universal cassette.

A cassette for an automated teller machine includes: a case providing an accommodation space for a medium; a front plate rotatably disposed in the case to guide the medium into the accommodation space, the front plate having a front groove; a push plate disposed horizontally movable in the accommodation space toward or away from the front plate; and a stack wheel rotatably disposed on the front plate so that at least a portion thereof selectively protrudes from the front groove. When the medium is stacked in the accommodation space, the stack wheel rotates to protrude from the front groove.

A method and apparatus for determining at least a portion of a media item path is disclosed. The apparatus includes a transfer module including rotatable and spaced apart shafts in substantially parallel relationship. A removable module is positioned relative to the transfer module to selectively position a plurality of rows of spaced apart protruding guide elements relative to arm elements. At least one arm element includes an abutment member that moves with the arm element and abuts an abutment region of at least one guide element as the corresponding shaft element is rotated. A portion of the media item path is determined at least in part via the relative guide surfaces of the guide elements and the arm elements.

A currency transport assembly can include a shuttle assembly, a latch, a motor, and a motion transmission linkage. The shuttle assembly can have a first track extending between first and second track ends and a shuttle moveable along the first track and having first and second plates movable toward and away from one another. The latch can be moveable between first and second positions, wherein, during movement, can engage at least one of the plates to thereby move that plate away from the other plate. The motor can have an output shaft selectively rotatable in clockwise and counterclockwise directions. The motion transmission linkage can interconnect the output shaft to the shuttle to move the shuttle along the first track between the first and second track ends and can also partially interconnect the output shaft to the latch to selectively move the latch between the first and second positions.