Remote system override
First Claim
1. A method of providing remote supervisory override of a first workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a menu of active supervisors;
providing the menu of active supervisors to a teller, wherein the teller operates the first workstation;
receiving teller input for selecting a specific supervisor from the menu of active supervisors;
sending an override request message from the first workstation to a second workstation, wherein the second workstation is associated with the specific supervisor;
at the second workstation, sending an override response message, wherein the override response message includes an indicator of an action authorized by the specific supervisor;
at the first workstation, analyzing the override response message to determine the authorized action includes unlocking at least a portion of the first workstation;
responsive to determining that unlocking at least a portion of the first workstation is authorized, unlocking the at least portion of the first workstation;
maintaining, at a server, a user-registry table, wherein the user-registry table includes indicators of active users;
providing at least a portion of the user-registry table to the first workstation, wherein the first workstation uses at least a portion of the received portion of the user-registry table to generate the menu of active supervisors;
prior to generating the menu of active supervisors, attempting to contact the server via a first communication path;
responsive to failing to contact the server, sending an active user query out over a second communication path;
receiving at least one response to the active user query; and
using at least a portion of the at least one response to generate the menu of active supervisors.
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Abstract
A system and a method for providing remote supervisory override of a lockout at a workstation is disclosed. The system includes a first workstation and a second workstation. The first workstation has lockout functionality, wherein at least a portion of the functionality of the workstation is locked when a lockout module in the first workstation detects a violation of a predetermined rule. The first workstation includes an override request module that sends an override request message to the second workstation, which is associated with a supervisor. The second workstation includes an override response module that the supervisor uses to send an override response message back to the first workstation. When the first workstation receives an override response message that authorizes overriding the rule, the first workstation is unlocked.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing remote supervisory override of a first workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a menu of active supervisors; providing the menu of active supervisors to a teller, wherein the teller operates the first workstation; receiving teller input for selecting a specific supervisor from the menu of active supervisors; sending an override request message from the first workstation to a second workstation, wherein the second workstation is associated with the specific supervisor; at the second workstation, sending an override response message, wherein the override response message includes an indicator of an action authorized by the specific supervisor; at the first workstation, analyzing the override response message to determine the authorized action includes unlocking at least a portion of the first workstation; responsive to determining that unlocking at least a portion of the first workstation is authorized, unlocking the at least portion of the first workstation; maintaining, at a server, a user-registry table, wherein the user-registry table includes indicators of active users; providing at least a portion of the user-registry table to the first workstation, wherein the first workstation uses at least a portion of the received portion of the user-registry table to generate the menu of active supervisors; prior to generating the menu of active supervisors, attempting to contact the server via a first communication path; responsive to failing to contact the server, sending an active user query out over a second communication path; receiving at least one response to the active user query; and using at least a portion of the at least one response to generate the menu of active supervisors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system in a distributed financial institution, the system comprising:
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a first workstation having a transaction module, unlockable lock module, and an override request module, wherein the transaction module is implemented when the first workstation is engaged in a current financial transaction, and wherein the unlockable lock module is configured to selectively lock the transaction module, and wherein the override request module is configured to generate an override request message; a second workstation having an override response module, the override response module configured to receive the override request and provide the first workstation with an override response message; a communication path extending between the first and second workstations, wherein at least one of the override request message and override response message is carried by the communication path; and a server having a user-registry table associating active supervisors with workstations, wherein the override request module uses at least a portion of the user-registry table to provide a teller with a menu of active supervisors, the first workstation configured to selectively send an active user query through the communication path and use received responses thereto to generate the menu of active supervisors, the server connected to a second communication path, the second communication path extending between the server and the first workstation, wherein the first workstation sends the active user query through the first communication path when the first workstation cannot communicate with the server via the second communication path. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system in a distributed financial institution, the system comprising:
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a server having a user-registry table, the user-registry table recording users logged-in to the system; a first workstation, wherein the first workstation is operated by a supervisor logged-in to the system; a wide area network connecting the server and the first workstation; and a second workstation connected to the first workstation via a local area network and to the server via the wide area network, the second workstation having an unlockable lock module, a transaction module, and an override request module, wherein the unlockable lock module is configured to selectively lock and unlock the transaction module, wherein the override request module is configured to receive an active supervisors table from the server and generate a menu of active supervisors therefrom, wherein the menu includes an indicator associated with the supervisor, receive user input for selecting the supervisor from the menu of active supervisors, and send an override request message to the first workstation, wherein the second workstation is configured to attempt to communicate with the server, and wherein responsive to the second workstation failing to communicate with the server, the second workstation sends an active user query over the local area network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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