Information kiosk terminal system

• US 8,317,088 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2009
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: Yoneda, Yutaka
• Primary Examiner(s): WALSH, DANIEL I
• Application Number:
  US12/424,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20090289104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• Field of Search: 235379-381, 235/435, 705/43, 705/64
• US Class Current: 235/379
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements

Abstract

An information kiosk terminal system includes a pedestal, a transaction unit provided at an upper part of the pedestal and adapted to be pulled out away from the pedestal, and a display unit provided above the transaction unit. The transaction unit includes an upper portion located on the upper side of the transaction unit, and a lower portion located under the upper portion and having a projected portion projecting forward from a front surface thereof. The upper portion is provided inside with a printer unit and is formed at the front surface thereof with a paper discharge port for projecting paper from the printer unit.

Claims

1. An information kiosk terminal system comprising a pedestal, a transaction unit provided at an upper part of the pedestal and adapted to be able to be pulled out forward from the pedestal, and a display unit provided above the transaction unit,

wherein said transaction unit includes an upper portion located on an upper side of the transaction unit and a lower portion located under the upper portion and having a projected portion projecting away from a front surface of the pedestal, said upper portion provided inside with a printer unit, said upper portion formed at the front surface thereof with a paper discharge port for discharging paper from said printer unit;

wherein said projected portion of said lower portion is provided with noncontact IC card unit, a keypad unit, and one of an image scanner unit and a two-dimensional bar code reader unit, and said projected portion is formed at a top surface of the lower portion with a card port surface of said noncontact IC card unit, a keypad of said key pad unit, and one of a scan surface of said image scanner unit and a reading surface of said two-dimensional bar code reader unit so as to arrange them in a substantially horizontal position.

2. The information kiosk terminal system according to claim 1, wherein said upper portion is further provided inside with a magnetic card reader unit, and is further formed at the front surface thereof with a card insertion hole for a magnetic card to be inserted into said card reader unit.

3. The information kiosk terminal system according to claim 2, wherein said projected portion of said lower portion is provided with at least one of a noncontact IC card unit, a keypad unit, an image scanner unit and a two-dimensional bar code reader unit, and said projected portion is formed at the top surface thereof with a card port surface of said noncontact IC card unit, a keypad of said key pad unit, a scan surface of said image scanner unit or a reading surface of said two-dimensional bar code reader unit.

4. The information kiosk terminal system according claim 3, wherein said keypad of said keypad unit is arranged at the center of the top of said projected portion of a lower side portion.

5. The information kiosk terminal system according to claim 1, wherein said keypad of said keypad unit is arranged at the center of the top of said projected portion of said lower portion.

6. The information kiosk terminal system according to claim 1, wherein said projected portion projects from the front surface of the pedestal enough to accommodate a wheelchair in a space under the projected portion.