Automated banking machine system using plural communication formats

• US 6,539,361 B1
• Filed: 11/17/1998
• Issued: 03/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Diebold Incorporated (Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated)
• Inventors: Drummond, Jay Paul, Blackson, Dale, Smith, Mark D., Weis, David W., Cichon, Bob A., Moales, Mark A., Richards, Bruce G., Ess, Joseph C., Church, James
• Primary Examiner(s): Dixon, Thomas A.
• Application Number:
  US09/193,627
• Time in Patent Office: 1,589 Days
• Field of Search: 705/1, 705/17, 705/18, 705/42, 705/43, 705/44, 705/35, 705/36, 705/37, 705/38, 705/39, 705/40, 705/41, 705/45, 235/379, 235/380, 235/382, 709/217, 709/218, 709/219
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04895 Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/042 characterized in that the payment protocol involves at least one cheque
• 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: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/206 Software aspects at ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/211 Software architecture within ATMs or in relation to the ATM network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 : Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 : Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols

Abstract

An automated banking machine (12) is operative to conduct transactions in response to HTML documents and TCP/IP messages exchanged with a local computer system (14) through an intranet (16), as well as in response to messages exchanged with foreign servers (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 96) in a wide area network (18). The banking machine includes a computer (34) having an HTML document handling portion (76, 80, 82). The HTML document handling portion is operative to communicate through a proxy server (88), with a home HTTP server (90) in the intranet or the foreign servers in the wide area network. The computer further includes a device application portion (84) which interfaces with the HTML document handling portion and dispatches messages to operate devices (36) in the automated banking machine. The devices include a sheet dispenser mechanism (42) which dispenses currency as well as other transaction devices. The device application portion communicates with a device interfacing software portion (64) in the banking machine through a device server (92) in the intranet. The device server maintains local control over the devices in the banking machine including the sheet dispenser. The banking machine operates to read indicia on the user'"'"'s card corresponding to a system address. The computer is operative to connect the banking machine to the home or foreign server corresponding to the system address, which connected server operates the banking machine until the completion of transactions by the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

(a) operating at least one transaction function device of an automated transaction machine in response to a transaction message received without a browser from a host, wherein the message was sent from the host as a non-HTTP transaction message;

(b) accessing a first HTML document with a browser in the machine responsive to operation of the transaction function device;

(c) controlling an output device of the automated transaction machine responsive to first instructions included in the first HTML document accessed with the browser;

(d) operating a second transaction function device of the machine responsive to operation of the first transaction function device;

(e) accessing a second HTML document including second instructions with the browser, responsive to operation of the second transaction function device; and

(f) controlling the output device responsive to the instructions included in the second HTML document.

2. Apparatus comprising:

an automated banking machine including;

a display device,

a note dispenser,

at least one computer in operative connection with the note dispenser and the display device,

wherein the machine is operative to operate the note dispenser responsive to non-HTTP messages received from a remote host and to provide outputs through the display device responsive to markup language documents processed responsive to operation of the note dispenser.

3. Apparatus comprising:

an automated transaction machine including a display and currency dispenser;

at least one computer, wherein the display and the currency dispenser are in operative connection with the computer, the computer including software executable therein, the software including a browser;

a host system, wherein the host system is operative to communicate with the computer, wherein the host system is operative to communicate using first messages having a first format, wherein the first format is a non-HTTP format, and wherein the computer is operative responsive to a first message to operate the currency dispenser;

a server, and at least one first HTML document accessible through the server, wherein the first document includes display instructions, wherein the browser is operative to communicate with the server using second messages, wherein the second messages have a second format different than the first format, and wherein the computer is operative responsive to a first message to access the first document with the browser and to control the display responsive to the first document;

wherein the computer is operative responsive to a single message to operate the currency dispenser and to access the first document with the browser.

4. A method comprising:

a) operating a cash dispenser in an automated banking machine responsive to receipt of at least one non-HTTP message;

b) operating a browser in at least one computer in the automated banking machine responsive to operation of the cash dispenser, wherein the browser is operative to cause at least one output to be provided through a display of the automated banking machine.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

c) receiving at least one input through at least one input device on the automated banking machine;

d) operating the browser responsive to the at least one input.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

e) dispatching at least one non-HTTP message responsive to the at least one input.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising a host, wherein the host is operative to generate the non-HTTP message causing operation of the cash dispense in step (a), responsive to receipt by the host of the non-HTTP message dispatched in step (e).

8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the non-HTTP messages in both steps (a) and (e) include Diebold 91X messages.

9. The method according to claim 5 wherein step (c) includes reading data from a card with a card reader.

10. The method according to claim 4 wherein step (b) includes processing a document through operation of the browser.