Automated teller machine with an adjustable display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11741797-B2
Application number	US-202217588926-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2022
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

An automated teller machine (“ATM”) is described. The ATM can be provided with an interface area which includes a display unit and one or more sensors. The display unit can move relative to the interface area so that the display is better accessible for a user of the ATM. For example, the display can make translational or rotational movements, e.g., telescoping movements. The ATM can include a sensor which can detect an object, a location for the object and a distance from the object. Using this information, the ATM can move or guide the display in a direction which makes the display more accessible for the user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a housing including:
an interface area including a display, a camera, a card reader and a cash dispenser;
a processor and a memory;
a vault connected to the cash dispenser; and
a transceiver;

wherein:
the interface area is configured to distally move away from the housing;
the transceiver is configured to receive data from a client device; and
the processor is configured to effectuate a distal movement of the interface area based on the data.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the client device is a cellphone.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the data is information associated with a contactless card.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the data is a direction for the distal movement.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the interface area is movable relative to the housing through at least two degrees of freedom.

6. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a motor.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to instruct the motor to effectuate the distal movement.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein interface area is assembled on a mount.

9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the sensor is configured to detect a distance between the interface area and an object.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to effectual the distal movement based on the distance.

12. The device of claim 9 , further comprising a button on the interface area.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein when the button is pressed, the processor is configured to detect an object and effectuate the distal movement based on the object.

14. The device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is configured to periodically search for objects that approach the device.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the interface area has an input device.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the input device is moveable relative to the interface area.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the input device is a keypad.

18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores a set of distal movement for a corresponding set of objections.

19. The device of claim 1 , wherein the memory stores a set of distances that are reachable by the interface area.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the display is configured to show a warning if an object is not reachable by the interface area.

Assignees

• Capital One Services Llc

Inventors

• Bailey Michael

Classifications

• G07F19/205 Primary

  Housing aspects of ATMs · CPC title

• G06F1/1601

  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 title

• G06K7/10297

  arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00) · CPC title

• G06Q20/1085

  involving automatic teller machines [ATMs] · CPC title

• G06V40/166

  using acquisition arrangements · CPC title