Cash dispensing automated banking machine and method
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- an automated transaction machine, including;
an output device, wherein the output device outputs information, whereby a user is enabled to perceive outputs from the output device;
an input device, wherein the input device is operate to receive inputs, whereby a user is enabled to provide inputs to the machine;
a transaction function device, wherein the transaction function device is selectively operative to carry out a transaction function;
a computer, wherein the computer is in operative connection with the output device, the input device and the transaction function device;
software executable in the computer, wherein the software includes a browser, wherein the browser is operative to process HTML documents including instructions therein, and wherein the transaction function device is operative to carry out the transaction function responsive to the browser processing a document including an instruction to operate the transaction function device.
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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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7 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
an automated transaction machine, including;
an output device, wherein the output device outputs information, whereby a user is enabled to perceive outputs from the output device;
an input device, wherein the input device is operate to receive inputs, whereby a user is enabled to provide inputs to the machine;
a transaction function device, wherein the transaction function device is selectively operative to carry out a transaction function;
a computer, wherein the computer is in operative connection with the output device, the input device and the transaction function device;
software executable in the computer, wherein the software includes a browser, wherein the browser is operative to process HTML documents including instructions therein, and wherein the transaction function device is operative to carry out the transaction function responsive to the browser processing a document including an instruction to operate the transaction function device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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