Automated banking machine apparatus and system
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- an automated transaction machine including;
a sheet dispenser;
a computer in operative connection with the sheet dispenser, the computer in operative connection with a memory;
software executable in the computer, the software including a browser, wherein the software is operative to cause the computer to access at least one HTML document address with the browser, wherein the document includes at least one document instruction therein, and wherein the software is operative to cause the computer responsive to the document instruction to access a dispense instruction at at least one HTTP address, wherein the computer responsive to the dispense instruction causes the sheet dispenser to operate to dispense sheets.
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Abstract
An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/IP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with foreign servers (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 96) in a wide area network (18). The banking machine includes a computer (34) having an HTML document handling portion (76, 80, 82). The HTML document handling portion is operative to communicate through a proxy server (88), with a home HTTP server (90) in the intranet or the foreign servers in the wide area network. The computer further includes a device application portion (84) which interfaces with the HTML document handling portion and dispatches messages to operate devices (36) in the automated banking machine. The devices include a sheet dispenser mechanism (42) which dispenses currency as well as other transaction devices. The device application portion communicates with a device interfacing software portion (64) in the banking machine through a device server (92) in the intranet. The device server maintains local control over the devices in the banking machine including the sheet dispenser. The banking machine operates to read indicia on the user'"'"'s card corresponding to a system address. The computer is operative to connect the banking machine to the home or foreign server corresponding to the system address, which connected server operates the banking machine until the completion of transactions by the user.
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14 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
an automated transaction machine including;
a sheet dispenser;
a computer in operative connection with the sheet dispenser, the computer in operative connection with a memory;
software executable in the computer, the software including a browser, wherein the software is operative to cause the computer to access at least one HTML document address with the browser, wherein the document includes at least one document instruction therein, and wherein the software is operative to cause the computer responsive to the document instruction to access a dispense instruction at at least one HTTP address, wherein the computer responsive to the dispense instruction causes the sheet dispenser to operate to dispense sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus comprising:
an automated transaction machine including;
a transaction function device;
a computer in operative connection with the sheet dispenser, the computer in operative connection with a memory;
software executable in the computer, the software including a browser, wherein the software is operative to cause the computer to access at least one HTML document address with the browser, wherein the document includes at least one document instruction therein, and wherein the software is operative to cause the computer responsive to the document instruction to access a device instruction at at least one HTTP address, wherein the computer responsive to the device instruction causes the transaction function device to operate.
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9. A method comprising the steps of:
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(a) operating a browser in a computer in an automated transaction machine to access an HTML document including at least one transaction device document instruction therein;
(b) operating the computer responsive to the document instruction to access a device operation instruction at at least one HTTP address; and
(c) operating the transaction device in the machine responsive to the transaction device operation instruction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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