Electronic self-service terminal for point of sale

• US 20100114725A1
• Filed: 12/18/2008
• Published: 05/06/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disa Consulting SL
• Original Assignee: Disa Consulting SL
• Inventors: Diaz Vidal, Jose Manuel
• Application Number:
  US12/314,885
• Publication Number:
  US 20100114725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/24
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/16 for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/002 Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic self-service terminal for point of sale, preferably intended for recharging of mobile telephones. The terminal presents certain characteristics permitting the operations proper to a self-service terminal or point of sale to be individualized with other functions such as messages and/or publicity. Structurally, the terminal includes two screens (2) and (3), the first of them being touch-sensitive for carrying out certain operations (acquisition of product, charging of a mobile phone, etc.) by means of the corresponding keying on the touch-sensitive keys appearing on said screen (2). The screen (3) is intended for publicity, being located in the vertical position at the height of the user'"'"'s eyes; while the aforementioned screen (2) is located in a lower position in an inclined plane. The displaying of publicity on the screen (3) is done independently, though simultaneously, with the carrying out of the operations on the screen (2).

The body (1) of the terminal includes a CPU, printer and other electronic means for issuing print-outs of receipts via a slot (7) and for detecting bank-bills that are introduced as payment through another slot (6).

Claims

1. ELECTRONIC SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL FOR POINT OF SALE, which, being intended for its introduction in commercial establishments for permitting different types of operations to be carried out, such as recharging of mobile telephones, and being connected via the Ethernet to a central host which controls both the graphic information and the online communication with the different operators, including a bank-bills reader comprising a front slot and a printer for issuing print-outs as receipts for the operations conducted;

wherein the terminal comprises two screens (2 and 3) in the front, one of them touch-sensitive for permitting operations to be carried out by users, and the other for the displaying of publicity, simultaneously and independently of the carrying out of the operations.

2. ELECTRONIC SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL FOR POINT OF SALE, according to claim 1, wherein the screen (2) is touch-sensitive and is located below in an inclined plane (4) with an ascending inclination backwards, while the screen (3) located above the previous one is vertical.