Automated banking machine system with multiple entity interface
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- a) reading card indicia on a card presented by a customer to an automated banking machine, the card indicia including entity data corresponding to an entity with which the customer has an account;
b) resolving network address data with the banking machine responsive to the entity data and data stored in a data store;
c) operating a browser in the banking machine responsive to the resolved network address data, to access at least one network address in a network, wherein the network address accessed corresponds to an address of a server adapted to deliver documents corresponding to the entity with which the customer has the account.
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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) including one or more browsers. 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 function 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 network address. The computer is operative to connect the banking machine to the home or foreign server corresponding to the network address, which connected server operates the banking machine to conduct transactions by the user. The customer is enabled to operate the banking machine using a familiar interface. The machine may also connect to other applications to provide the customer with promotional material or additional transaction options.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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a) reading card indicia on a card presented by a customer to an automated banking machine, the card indicia including entity data corresponding to an entity with which the customer has an account; b) resolving network address data with the banking machine responsive to the entity data and data stored in a data store; c) operating a browser in the banking machine responsive to the resolved network address data, to access at least one network address in a network, wherein the network address accessed corresponds to an address of a server adapted to deliver documents corresponding to the entity with which the customer has the account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of institution servers, each institution server associated with one of a plurality of financial institutions, wherein each institution server has at least one unique network address, and wherein each institution server is operative to deliver at least one document associated with the respective institution; a network in operative connection with each of the plurality of institution servers; at least one automated banking machine, wherein the banking machine includes a computer having a browser operating therein, a card reader and an output device in operative connection with the computer; wherein the automated banking machine is operative responsive to reading card indicia on a card read by the card reading device, to cause the browser to connect through the network to a network address of an institution server corresponding to the card indicia. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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