Self-service terminal
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1. A terminal comprising an Automated Teller Machine, ATM, comprising:
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b) a connection which connects the ATM to an authorization center which authorizes ATM transactions;
c) means for retrieving, over a wireless channel, information from a mobile portal, which portal is different from the authorization center,i) which portal transmits information in a format compatible with screen size of a cellular telephone, andii) which information is retrieved from a WAP site, which siteA) conforms to a Wireless Internet Protocol, WAP, andB) acts as a web site which is accessible to cell phones; and
d) means for presenting at least some of the retrieved information to a user on a window within the display of the ATM, such that contents of the window sometimes change while contents outside the window remain unchanged.
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Abstract
A self-service terminal, such as an automated teller machine (12), is described. The terminal (12) has a display (52), and includes means (44,84) for accessing a mobile portal (30), whereby the terminal (12) is operable to retrieve information adapted for viewing on a portable device, and to present at least some of the retrieved information to a user on the display (52). The terminal (12) may also include a printer (56) for providing a user with a printed version of some of the information presented on the display (52). A network of self-service terminals is also described.
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1. A terminal comprising an Automated Teller Machine, ATM, comprising:
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a) a display; b) a connection which connects the ATM to an authorization center which authorizes ATM transactions; c) means for retrieving, over a wireless channel, information from a mobile portal, which portal is different from the authorization center, i) which portal transmits information in a format compatible with screen size of a cellular telephone, and ii) which information is retrieved from a WAP site, which site A) conforms to a Wireless Internet Protocol, WAP, and B) acts as a web site which is accessible to cell phones; and d) means for presenting at least some of the retrieved information to a user on a window within the display of the ATM, such that contents of the window sometimes change while contents outside the window remain unchanged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An Automated Teller Machine, ATM, comprising:
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a) a display which presents information relating to ATM functions; b) means for retrieving information, over a wireless channel, from a mobile portal which transmits information which is i) in a format compatible with screen size of a cellular telephone, ii) transmitted according to WAP, Wireless Application Protocol, or i-Mode protocol, and iii) consistent with WML, Wireless Markup Language, standards; c) means for displaying at least some of the retrieved information in a window overlying the display, while leaving regions not covered by the window unchanged; d) means for limiting the display to a predetermined time; and e) means for limiting the ATM to retrieving information from a single mobile portal, and no others. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An Automated Teller Machine, ATM, comprising:
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a) a display; b) means for retrieving, over a wireless channel, information from a single predetermined mobile portal, and no others, which portal transmits information in a format compatible with screen size of a cellular telephone; and c) means for presenting at least some of the retrieved information to a user on the display of the ATM. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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