Automated transaction apparatus

• US 5,850,076 A
• Filed: 04/16/1997
• Issued: 12/15/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Suzuki, Tomotaka, Morioka, Makoto, Shiota, Takuji
• Primary Examiner(s): PITTS, HAROLD I
• Application Number:
  US08/843,438
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• Field of Search: 235/379, 235/380, 235/381, 902/8
• 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 7/10 together with a coded signal , e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/02 Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F15/10

Abstract

A display device displays information. An input device inputs information about a transaction. An operation unit includes a selection requesting unit and a selection processor. The selection requesting unit requests a user to input information in an alternative style via the display device. The selection processor performs a predetermined process based on information, selectively input by the user through the display device and a selection input unit of the input device, and the internal state. A transaction processor performs a transactional process based on the transactional operation of the operation unit. The transaction processor communicates with a host system in a center to accomplish a transaction.

Claims

1. An automated transaction apparatus comprising:

a transaction processor for performing a transactional operation based on information input by a user;

a display device for displaying information regarding the transactional operation and when information is required from a user displaying a set of possible responses and identifying one possible response as a selected item of information; and

an input unit for receiving one of an affirmative response and a negative response when information is required from a user and when an affirmative response is received inputting the selected item of information to said transaction processor and when a negative response is received causing said display device to identify another possible response as the selected item of information.

2. An automated transaction apparatus comprising:

a transaction processor that performs a transactional operation based on information input by a user;

a display device that displays information regarding the transactional operation and when the transaction processor requires information comprising a string of digits from the user, said display device displays an indication of the number of digits required for the string of digits and displays each of a plurality of acceptable input digits with one acceptable input digit being highlighted; and

an input unit that receives one of a YES and a NO response from the user, each time a YES is received the highlighted input digit is entered into the string of digits and each time a NO is received a next input digit is highlighted until all of the digits in the string of digits are entered.

3. A program for receiving numerical user input in an automated teller machine comprising the functions:

(a) displaying an input indication showing a number of digits required as input from the user;

(b) displaying, in conjunction with the input indication the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9;

(c) highlighting a first number along with providing an indication of which digit is currently being entered by the user;

(d) allowing the user to input one of a YES and a NO, when a NO is input highlighting a next number, and when a YES is input entering the currently highlighted number into the digit being entered and highlighting a next digit to be entered by the user; and

(e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until all of the required number of digits have received a user indicated number.