Card receptacle of an automated transaction machine
First Claim
1. An automated transaction machine (ATM), comprising:
- a card receptacle of a user interface, the card receptacle comprising;
a wall extending adjacent a main surface of the user interface; and
a support extending between the main surface and the wall, wherein the support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define a cavity operable to receive a transaction card; and
an exit device of the user interface, the exit device comprising;
a container for receiving the transaction card; and
a door positioned adjacent the container, the door biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an automated transaction machine (ATM) including a card receptacle of a user interface, the card receptacle having a wall extending adjacent a main surface of the user interface, and a support extending between the main surface and the wall. The support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define a cavity operable to receive a transaction card. The ATM may further include an exit device of the user interface, the exit device including a container for receiving the transaction card, and a door positioned adjacent the container. The door is biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated transaction machine (ATM), comprising:
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a card receptacle of a user interface, the card receptacle comprising; a wall extending adjacent a main surface of the user interface; and a support extending between the main surface and the wall, wherein the support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define a cavity operable to receive a transaction card; and an exit device of the user interface, the exit device comprising; a container for receiving the transaction card; and a door positioned adjacent the container, the door biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a card receptacle of a user interface, the card receptacle comprising; a wall extending parallel to a main surface of the user interface; and a support extending between the main surface and the wall, wherein the support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define a cavity operable to receive a transaction card; a card reader proximate the card receptacle; and an exit device operable to receive the transaction card after the transaction card is processed by the card reader, the exit device comprising; a container for receiving the transaction card; and a door positioned adjacent the container, the door biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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providing an automated transaction machine including a body and a user interface; receiving a transaction card within a cavity of a card receptacle of the user interface, the card receptacle comprising; a wall extending adjacent to a main surface of the user interface; and the support extending from the main surface towards the wall, wherein the support, the wall, and the main surface of the user interface define the cavity; processing the transaction card by a card reader positioned within the body to determine an orientation of the transaction card; comparing, using a controller, the orientation of the transaction card with a pre-determined acceptable transaction card orientation; and opening the support in response to the orientation of the transaction card equaling the pre-determined acceptable transaction card orientation to cause the transaction card to be received at an exit device, the exit device comprising; a container for collecting the transaction card; and a door positioned adjacent the container, the door biasable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the door substantially covers an exit opening through the main surface of the user interface, and wherein in the second position the door permits access to the container through the exit opening. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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