Self-service terminal
First Claim
1. A self-service terminal comprising a pc core and at least one module, which can be powered down independently of the pc core;
- the terminal having a control application and an agent arranged to monitor the fault state of the at least one module and cause a fault signal to be sent from the terminal when the fault state of the at least one module is characteristic of a problem with the at least one module, wherein the agent is arranged to determine if the module has been powered down, whereupon the fault signal is buffered until the module is powered up and a determination as to the fault state of the module is again made and the fault signal is only sent if the fault state is still characteristic of a problem with the at least one module.
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Abstract
A self-service terminal comprises a pc core and at least one module, which can be powered down independently of the pc core, the terminal has a control application and an agent arranged to monitor the fault state of the at least one module and cause a fault signal to be sent from the self-service terminal when the fault state of the at least one module is characteristic of a problem with the at least one module. The agent is arranged to determine if the module has been powered down; whereupon the fault signal is buffered until the module is powered up and a determination as to the fault state of the module is again made. The fault signal is only sent if the fault state still indicates there to be a problem with the at least one module.
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15 Claims
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1. A self-service terminal comprising a pc core and at least one module, which can be powered down independently of the pc core;
- the terminal having a control application and an agent arranged to monitor the fault state of the at least one module and cause a fault signal to be sent from the terminal when the fault state of the at least one module is characteristic of a problem with the at least one module, wherein the agent is arranged to determine if the module has been powered down, whereupon the fault signal is buffered until the module is powered up and a determination as to the fault state of the module is again made and the fault signal is only sent if the fault state is still characteristic of a problem with the at least one module.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a self-service terminal self-service terminal comprising a pc core and at least one module, which can be powered down independently of the pc core;
- the terminal having a control application and an agent arranged to monitor the fault state of the at least one module and cause a fault signal to be sent from the self-service terminal when the fault state of the at least one module is characteristic of a problem with the at least one module;
the method including;determining if the module has been powered down; if the module has been powered down buffering the fault signal powering up the module; and determining the fault state of the module again; and sending a fault signal only if the fault state is still characteristic of a problem with the at least one module. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- the terminal having a control application and an agent arranged to monitor the fault state of the at least one module and cause a fault signal to be sent from the self-service terminal when the fault state of the at least one module is characteristic of a problem with the at least one module;
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