Cash dispensing automated banking machine with user interface illumination devices

• US 20060273159A1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Published: 12/07/2006
• 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 7,318,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/381
• 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 selective 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. A method comprising:

(a) operating a multicolor light emitting device of an automated banking machine to output a first color during a cash accepting transaction, wherein the multicolor light emitting device is positioned adjacent to a cash receiving location of a user interface of the machine;

(b) subsequent to (a), operating the multicolor light emitting device to output a second color, wherein the first color differs from the second color; and

(c) subsequent to beginning (b), operating a cash acceptor of the machine to move cash received from a machine user away from the cash receiving location for storage in the machine.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the multicolor light emitting device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and wherein both (a) and (b) include operating the LEDs in providing color output.

3. The method according to claim 1 wherein the multicolor light emitting device is operative to output at least three different colors, wherein (a) includes outputting one of the three colors, and wherein (b) includes outputting another of the three colors.

4. The method according to claim 3 wherein the at least three different colors include red, yellow, and green, and wherein (a) includes outputting one of red, yellow, and green.

5. The method according to claim 4 wherein the first color comprises green and the second color comprises yellow, wherein (a) includes outputting green, and wherein (b) includes outputting yellow.

6. The method according to claim 1 wherein user access to the cash receiving location is controlled by an access gate selectively movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the gate is in the open position a user is enabled to access the cash receiving location, wherein (a) includes outputting first color with the access gate in the open position, and wherein (b) includes outputting second color without the access gate in the open position.

7. The method according to claim 6 wherein (c) includes operating the cash acceptor subsequent to beginning (b).

8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the cash accepting transaction comprises a cash depositing transaction, the cash receiving location is sized to hold a stack of cash, and wherein (c) includes removing from the cash receiving location a stack of cash provided by a machine user for deposit.

9. The method according to claim 1 wherein (c) includes removing from the cash receiving location at least one financial check.

10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the machine includes a cash dispenser, and further comprising

(d) operating the cash dispenser to dispense cash from the machine.

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the machine comprises a cash recycling machine, and wherein (d) includes operating the cash dispenser to dispense cash previously received by the machine from a machine user.

12. At least one article including computer executable instructions operative to cause at least one computer of an automated banking machine to carry out the method recited in claim 1.

13. A method comprising:

(a) operating an automated banking machine to cause output of a first color from a location adjacent a deposit placement opening in a fascia of the machine, wherein the first color indicates that the deposit placement area is accessible to receive a deposit from a machine user during a user deposit transaction;

(b) subsequent to (a), operating the machine to cause output of a second color from the location, wherein the second color indicates that the deposit placement area is inaccessible to receive a deposit from the user, wherein the second color differs from the first color; and

(c) subsequent to (a), operating the machine to store in the machine at least one financial instrument sheet received at the deposit placement area.

14. The method according to claim 13 wherein (c) includes operating a deposit handling device in the machine to remove from the deposit placement area a user deposit received at the deposit placement area during (a), and wherein the user deposit includes at least one of a currency note and a financial check.

15. The method according to claim 13 and further comprising at least one multicolor light emitting device located adjacent the deposit placement area, wherein in (a) the machine causes the at least one multicolor light emitting device to output the first color, and wherein in (b) the machine causes the at least one multicolor light emitting device to output the second color.

16. The method according to claim 15 wherein the multicolor light emitting device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and wherein both (a) and (b) include operating the LEDs in providing color output.

17. The method according to claim 13 wherein user access to the deposit placement area is controlled by an access gate selectively movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein when the gate is in the open position a user is enabled to access the deposit placement area, wherein (a) includes outputting the first color while the access gate is in the open position, wherein (b) includes outputting the second color while the access gate is not in the open position, and wherein (c) occurs with the access gate in the closed position.

18. At least one article including computer executable instructions operative to cause at least one computer of an automated banking machine to carry out the method recited in claim 13.

19. A method comprising:

(a) operating a deposit accepting device of an automated banking machine in conducting a deposit transaction, wherein the operation causes a condition of the deposit accepting device to change; and

(b) changing a color output by each of at least one multicolor light emitting device positioned at a user interface of the machine adjacent to an interface location where a machine user interacts with the deposit accepting device, wherein the deposit accepting device is operative to store in the machine financial instruments received from a user at the interface location, and wherein the color is changed between at least two outputted colors responsive to the change in the condition.

20. At least one article including computer executable instructions operative to cause at least one computer to carry out the method recited in claim 19.