SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL

• US 20110068169A1
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Original Assignee: NCR Corporation
• Inventors: Ross, Gary A., Forrest, Simon J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,827,152 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/108 Remote banking, e.g. home banking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/0096 Accepting paper currency or other valuables in containers, e.g. in code-marked envelopes
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/12 Containers for valuable papers
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/202 Depositing operations within ATMs depositing in general G07D11/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/009 the reader being an RFID reader

Abstract

A self-service terminal for reading wireless tags incorporated into media items is described. The terminal comprises a media acceptor for receiving media items, such as banknotes incorporating an RFID tag, and a wireless tag reader for reading received media items incorporating wireless tags. The terminal may also include a wireless tag reader for reading wireless tags in media items that are being transported to determine if multiple superimposed media items are present. The terminal may include a wireless tag reader for reading wireless tags in media items presented as a bunch, and subsequently retracted, to determine if any of the presented media items had been removed.

Claims

1. An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:

a banknote store arranged to store banknotes deposited by an ATM customer;

a banknote transport path coupling the banknote store and a deposit aperture through which the ATM customer can deposit banknotes;

a transport mechanism arranged to transport deposited banknotes along the banknote transport path from the deposit aperture to the banknote store;

a wireless tag reader disposed along the banknote transport path and arranged to wirelessly read a unique serial number associated with each banknote being transported along the banknote transport path from the deposit aperture to the banknote store; and

a controller arranged to store deposit information including both ATM customer information and the unique serial number of each banknote deposited by the ATM customer so that a particular banknote can be identified and associated with the particular ATM customer if the particular banknote is subsequently identified as being counterfeit based upon the stored deposit information.

2. A method of operating an automated teller machine (ATM), the method comprising:

wirelessly reading a unique serial number associated with each banknote deposited by an ATM customer; and

storing deposit information including both ATM customer information and the unique serial number of each banknote deposited by the ATM customer so that a particular banknote can be identified and associated with the particular ATM customer if the particular banknote is subsequently identified as being counterfeit based upon the stored deposit information.