Cash dispensing automated banking machine with user interface illumination devices

• US 20040226991A1
• Filed: 12/17/2003
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems (Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated)
• Inventors: Utz, Zachary, Ramachandran, Natarajan, Turocy, Kenneth, Booth, Jim
• Granted Patent: US 7,131,576 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/205 Housing aspects of ATMs

Abstract

An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16), receipt printer opening (30), cash dispensing opening (38) and deposit accepting opening (40). Multicolor light emitting devices (17, 31, 41, 43) are adjacent to and associated with a respective location where a user interacts with a particular transaction function device of the machine. One or more machine controllers (64) are selectively programmed to control the output color and duration of each light emitting device responsive to programming associated with the controller and an operative condition of the associated transaction function device.

Claims

1. In an electrophoresis system for moving and concentrating DNA in a channel fluid, the improvement comprising:

a series of electrodes located along a fluidic channel,

said series of electrodes each including a plurality of charged segments, and

means for changing the electrical charge on at least certain of the adjacent electrodes by providing a voltage of <

10V between said at least certain of the adjacent electrodes,

whereby DNA is moved from electrode to electrode.

2. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said means includes a power supply for providing a voltage of <

10V between at least certain of the adjacent electrodes.

3. The improvement of claim 1, wherein said series of electrodes are located adjacent an injection region of the fluidic channel.

4. (Cancelled)

5. The improvement of claim 41, wherein said means is operatively connected to said series of electrodes to change the electrical charge on the charged segments.

6. A stepped electrophoresis method for movement and concentration of DNA comprising:

providing an electrophoretic channel,

forming a series of electrodes along the channel to produce charged segments, said step of forming the series of electrodes includes forming each electrode in the series with said charged segments,

applying a voltage of <

10V between adjacent electrodes,

directing a DNA containing fluid through the channel, and

applying an electrical charge on the adjacent electrodes such that a negative charge repels the DNA and a positive charge attracts the DNA, and

changing the electrical charge on at least certain of the electrodes such that DNA is moved and collected in an area around one of the electrodes.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein forming the series of electrodes is carried out so as to include patterning of the electrodes on a surface of the channel.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein forming the series of electrodes is carried out adjacent an input region of the channel.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein changing the electrical charge is carried out by changing an electrical charge on at least certain of said charged segments.

11. The method of claim 6, additionally including applying a voltage of less than 10 volts between adjacent electrodes in the series.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein forming the series of electrodes is carried out by forming at least four adjacent electrodes.

13. The method of claim 6, wherein forming the series of electrodes is carried out by forming at least four charged segments in each of a number of adjacent electrodes.

9. (Cancelled)

14. A stepped electrophoresis system including:

at least one electrophoretic microfluidic channel,

a patterned series of electrodes positioned along the microfluidic channel, said electrodes of said patterned series provided with a plurality of charged segments,

a power supply for placing voltage of less than 10 volts between adjacent electrodes of the series, and

means for changing an electrical charge on at least certain of the adjacent electrodes, wherein said means is operatively connected to change an electrical charge on at least certain of said charged segment.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said patterned series of electrodes is located adjacent an input region of said microfluidic channels.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein each of said electrodes includes at least four charged segments.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein said patterned series of electrodes includes at least four electrodes.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein said means includes a charge switching apparatus.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein the voltage between adjacent electrodes of the series is less than 2 volts.

16. (Cancelled)