Cash dispensing automated banking machine with improved resistance to fraud
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1. An automated banking machine apparatus comprising:
- a cash dispenser,a user interface in supporting connection with a housing,wherein the user interface includes at least one input device and at least one output device,wherein the cash dispenser is operative to dispense cash responsive to inputs to the at least on input device,wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader adapted to read magnetic stripe cards,wherein the user interface includes a fascia portion,wherein the fascia portion includes a recessed pocket,wherein the pocket includes a card slot,wherein the slot has a transverse width,wherein the pocket is bounded by a lower wall,wherein the lower wall includes a lower vertically extending projection,wherein the lower vertically extending projection terminates vertically generally flush with the slot,wherein the lower vertically extending projection at a portion generally flush with the slot transversely spans only a portion of the slot width,wherein the pocket is bounded by an upper wall,wherein the upper wall includes an upper vertically extending projection,wherein the upper vertically extending projection terminates adjacent the slot,wherein the upper vertically extending projection at a portion adjacent the slot transversely spans only a portion of the slot width.
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Abstract
An automated banking machine (10) includes a controller (72) in the machine operative to selectively illuminate light emitting devices (118, 126) for purposes of facilitating user operation of the machine. Sensing devices (128) adjacent a card reader slot (28) on the machine enables the controller to detect the presence of unauthorized card reading devices. Structural features adjacent to a card reader slot (242) further reduce the risk of the undetected installation of unauthorized card reading devices.
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1. An automated banking machine apparatus comprising:
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a cash dispenser, a user interface in supporting connection with a housing, wherein the user interface includes at least one input device and at least one output device, wherein the cash dispenser is operative to dispense cash responsive to inputs to the at least on input device, wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader adapted to read magnetic stripe cards, wherein the user interface includes a fascia portion, wherein the fascia portion includes a recessed pocket, wherein the pocket includes a card slot, wherein the slot has a transverse width, wherein the pocket is bounded by a lower wall, wherein the lower wall includes a lower vertically extending projection, wherein the lower vertically extending projection terminates vertically generally flush with the slot, wherein the lower vertically extending projection at a portion generally flush with the slot transversely spans only a portion of the slot width, wherein the pocket is bounded by an upper wall, wherein the upper wall includes an upper vertically extending projection, wherein the upper vertically extending projection terminates adjacent the slot, wherein the upper vertically extending projection at a portion adjacent the slot transversely spans only a portion of the slot width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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5. An automated banking machine apparatus comprising:
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housing, cash dispenser extending in the housing, a user interface in supporting connection with the housing, the user interface including at least one input and at least one output device, wherein the cash dispenser is operative to dispense cash selectively responsive to inputs to the at least on input device, wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader having an associated card reader slot and adapted to accept magnetic stripe cards input by users of the machine, wherein the user interface includes a fascia portion in adjacent surrounding relation of the card reader slot, wherein the fascia portion includes a recessed pocket, wherein the pocket includes a first wall, and wherein the slot is positioned in the pocket, wherein the slot has a transverse width, a vertically extending projection extending on the fascia portion and partially spanning the transverse width of the slot, wherein the vertically extending projection extends vertically from the first wall, wherein the vertically extending projection terminates vertically generally flush with the slot, wherein magnetic stripes on cards being read by the card reader pass through the slot in a stripe area, and wherein the vertically extending projection extends generally vertically flush with the slot in the stripe area.
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