Cash settlement machine
First Claim
1. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
- a graphics display for displaying information to be viewed by an operator of said cash settlement machine, said information including portions of said financial data;
operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes;
a controller coupled to said operator interface panels and to said graphics display, said controller for manipulating said data, said controller includinga graphics generator for generating said information on said graphics display, said information further including display keys, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations,memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, andmeans for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations andwherein one of said plurality of operational modes includes a help mode for displaying operational information concerning said cash settlement machine on said graphics display and said mode-entry signals include a help mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said help mode upon receipt of said help mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to venerate a set of help mode display keys upon receipt of said help mode-entry signal, said set of help mode display keys including help editing display keys for editing said operational information, and said help editing display keys including alpha character display keys.
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Abstract
A cash settlement machine is disclosed comprising a graphics display, operator interface panels, and a controller coupling the operator interface panels to the graphics display. To provide the cash settlement machine with total flexibility in operation, the operator interface panels which provide input signals to the controller include a mechanical keyboard with fixed keys and a touch screen device mounted over the graphics display which shows display keys. The controller includes a graphics generator for displaying the display keys, memory for storing instructions associated with a plurality of operational modes accessed though the display keys, and means for executing those instructions. Preferably, the plurality of modes includes a basic operating mode, a help mode, a directory mode, a diagnostic mode, a reports mode, a screen format mode, and a set-up mode.
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41 Claims
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1. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying information to be viewed by an operator of said cash settlement machine, said information including portions of said financial data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupled to said operator interface panels and to said graphics display, said controller for manipulating said data, said controller including a graphics generator for generating said information on said graphics display, said information further including display keys, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes includes a help mode for displaying operational information concerning said cash settlement machine on said graphics display and said mode-entry signals include a help mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said help mode upon receipt of said help mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to venerate a set of help mode display keys upon receipt of said help mode-entry signal, said set of help mode display keys including help editing display keys for editing said operational information, and said help editing display keys including alpha character display keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying information to be viewed by an operator of said cash settlement machine, said information including portions of said financial data; an operator interface panel including a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; and a controller coupled to said operator interface panel and to said graphics display, said controller for manipulating said data and including a graphics generator for generating said information on said graphics display, said information including display keys, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations and a port electronically communicating with said controller, said port adapted for connection to a peripheral device that downloads and periodically updates a foreign exchange rate, said foreign exchange rate being used by said cash settlement machine to convert from a primary currency to a secondary currency. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method for operating a cash settlement machine having a graphics display for displaying said data;
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a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said touch screen; and a controller coupled to said touch screen and to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of a plurality of operational modes including a basic operating mode for said cash settlement machine, a help mode for providing the operator with information about said cash settlement machine, a diagnostic mode for checking the status of components of said cash settlement machine, a directory mode for searching registers in said memory device, a set-up mode for configuring said cash settlement machine to a desired preference of the operator, a screen format mode for varying the information displayed on said graphics display, and a reports mode for reviewing the format of reports from said cash settlement machine, and means for executing said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations, the method comprising the steps of; displaying, under direction of said controller, said display keys on said graphics display associated with one of said plurality of operational modes; actuating said touch screen at a position above one of said key display locations; and executing, under direction of said controller, instructions corresponding to said display key above which said touch screen was actuated.
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20. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying said data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupling said operator interface panels to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations; a port electronically communicating with said controller, said port being electronically connected to a personal computer; and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes includes a reports mode for downloading said data from said cash settlement machine to said personal computer and said mode-entry signals include a reports mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said reports mode upon receipt of said reports mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to generate a set of reports mode display keys upon receipt of said reports mode-entry signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying said data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupling said operator interface panels to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, said memory including a plurality of registers for storing said data, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations; and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes includes a set-up mode for initializing said cash settlement machine and said mode-entry signals include a set-up mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said set-up mode upon receipt of said set-up mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to generate a set of set-up mode display keys upon receipt of said set-up mode-entry signal, and wherein said set of set-up mode display keys includes labeling display keys for labeling said registers of said memory, said labeling display keys including alpha character display keys. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying said data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupling said operator interface panels to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations; ports electronically communicating with said controller, said ports electronically connected to peripheral devices; and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes includes a set-up mode for initializing said cash settlement machine and said mode-entry signals include a set-up mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said set-up mode upon receipt of said set-up mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to generate a set of set-up mode display keys upon receipt of said set-up mode-entry signal, said set of set-up mode display keys includes port set-up display keys to establish communication links of said peripheral devices to said cash settlement machine. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying said data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupling said operator interface panels to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations; a plurality of ports electronically communicating with said controller, said ports adapted for connection to peripheral devices; and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes is a diagnostic mode for displaying diagnostic information concerning said cash settlement machine on said graphics display and said mode-entry signals include a diagnostic mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said diagnostic mode upon receipt of said diagnostic mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to generate a set of diagnostic mode display keys upon receipt of said diagnostic mode-entry signal, said set of diagnostic mode display keys including port test display keys for testing the operability of said plurality of ports. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A cash settlement machine for recording and reconciling financial data, comprising:
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a graphics display for displaying said data; operator interface panels including a mechanical keyboard having fixed keys and a touch screen mounted over said graphics display for providing input signals in response to manual actuation of said fixed keys and said touch screen, said input signals including a plurality of mode-entry signals for commanding said cash settlement machine to operate in a plurality of operational modes, each of said plurality of mode-entry signals corresponding to a respective one of said plurality of operational modes; a controller coupling said operator interface panels to said graphics display, said controller including a graphics generator for generating display keys on said graphics display, each of said display keys positioned on said graphics display at a key display location, each of said input signals from said touch screen corresponding to manual actuation of said touch screen above a respective one of said key display locations, memory for storing instructions for each of said plurality of operational modes, said memory including a plurality of registers for storing said data, and means for executing said instructions, said executing means executing said instructions for one of said operational modes upon receipt of said corresponding mode-entry signal, said instructions including display key instructions wherein said executing means instructs said graphics generator to generate said display keys at said display key locations; and wherein one of said plurality of operational modes is a directory mode for searching headings of said plurality of registers of said memory and said mode-entry signals include a directory mode-entry signal, said executing means executing said instructions corresponding to said directory mode upon receipt of said directory mode-entry signal, said display key instructions instructing said graphics generator to generate a set of directory mode display keys upon receipt of said directory mode-entry signal, said set of directory mode display keys including at least one of the display key groups consisting of (i) alpha display keys for selecting alpha characters to be searched in said plurality of registers and (ii) numerical display keys for selecting numerical characters to be searched in said plurality of registers. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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