DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING MONEY TRANSACTIONS

• US 20150097945A1
• Filed: 06/25/2010
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novomatic AG
• Original Assignee: Novoomatic AG
• Inventors: Zander, Marco, Rinderspacher, Marc, Mhrenberg, Roland, Bornschein, Jurgen
• Application Number:
  US13/381,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20150097945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/135
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1601 Constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays constructional details related to flat displays integrated in a portable computer, e.g. laptop, handheld computer G06F1/1637; constructional details related to television receivers H04N5/64
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1605 Multimedia displays, e.g. with integrated or attached speakers, cameras, microphones
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1085 involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/20 Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/205 Housing aspects of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/02 Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F15/10

Abstract

Device (10) for handling money transactions, comprising a housing (11) and a screen (12; 100) enclosed in the housing (11), wherein the screen (12; 100) is arranged to be rotatable or tiltable about at least one axis (3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8; 20, 21, 22; 23, 24, 25; 26, 27) such that a change to the tilt of the screen (12; 100) can occur manually or automatically, where the axis (3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8; 20, 21, 22; 23, 24, 25; 26, 27) lies essentially flush with the screen'"'"'s surface (1).

Claims

1-12. -12. (canceled)

13. A device for handling money transactions, comprising:

a housing for holding a screen;

a sensor module mounted in the housing, the sensor module including light sensors for detecting a light source relative to the screen;

a control unit having a motor;

a joint mounted on the housing; and

a screen mounted on the joint to enable the control unit to move the screen about at least one axis;

wherein in response to detection of a light source, the control unit moves the screen to optimize viewing of the screen.

14. The device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the joint is a ball joint.

15. The device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the sensor module includes a camera.

16. The device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the screen is a touch screen.

17. The device as set forth in claim 13, wherein the screen is a touch screen that displays a menu, the control unit further rotates the screen in response to the menu when the menu of the screen is touched.

18. The device as set forth in claim 13 further comprising a viewing-angle-detection resource to detect a viewing angle of a user;

a reflection-angle-detection resource to determine a reflection angle of a light source on the screen; and

a monitor-angle-detection resource to determine monitor-angle-adjustment information based on the detected viewing angle and reflection angle.

19. The device as set forth in claim 18, wherein the control unit is operatively connected with the viewing-angle-detection resource and the monitor-angle-detection resource to automatically adjust orientation of the screen.