US 6,981,636 B2 | ||
Document path selector apparatus for use in a self-service terminal | ||
Dale Edward Gallo-Hendrikx, Fergus (Canada) | ||
Assigned to NCR Corporation, Dayton, Ohio (US) | ||
Filed on Dec. 19, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/325,345. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0118910 A1, Jun. 24, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. G06F 17/60 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 235—379 | 14 Claims |
1. A self-service terminal for use in an unattended environment to allow a self-service user to conduct a self-service transaction,
the self-service terminal comprising:
a fascia including means defining a document slot;
means defining a document storage bin; and
a document processing module including means defining a document processing zone, means defining a first document transport
path which extends between the document slot and the document processing zone, means defining a second document transport
path which is different from the first document transport path and which extends between the document processing zone and
the document storage bin, and a document path selector mechanism disposed along at least one of the first and second document
transport paths for (i) enabling a document to be transported along the first document transport path between the document
slot and the document processing zone when parts of the document path selector mechanism are in a first position, and (ii)
enabling a document to be transported along the second document transport path from the document processing zone to the document
storage bin when parts of the document path selector mechanism are in a second position which is different from the first
position;
the document path selector mechanism including first and second movable deflector members and a movable selector member disposed
between the first and second deflector members, wherein (i) each of the first and second deflector members has a major surface,
(ii) the selector member has a first major surface which faces towards the major surface of the first deflector member to
define at least a portion of the first document transport path extending between the document slot and the document processing
zone when parts are in the first position, and (iii) the selector member has a second major surface which is different from
the first major surface and which faces towards the major surface of the second deflector member to define at least a portion
of the second document transport path extending between the document processing zone and the document storage bin when parts
are in the second position.
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