Ncr Corporation

Andrew Calder

Simon J Forrest

John A Peebles

Ian McIntyre

Gary A Ross

Andrew David Monaghan

Norman G Taylor

Timothy P Johnson

David Sommerville

Christopher Wylie

Alan G Shepherd

A self-service terminal (SST) ( ) is provided which includes a plurality of media dispense and deposit modules ( ), a media port ( ), and a media transport ( ) movable between the modules ( ) and the port ( ), the transport ( ) including a media entrance and a media exit. The transport ( ) may be movable vertically, horizontally, or both. Embodiments of the invention include SSTs with a number of separate media module assemblies and a number of movable transports, and SSTs with two communicating transports which may pass media between them.

Self-service terminal

A self-service terminal (SST) has a user interface ( ), a bank note receiver ( ) where a user may input bank notes, and a bank note validator ( ) for checking the bank notes received from the user (the user's bank notes). The terminal ( ) also has a cassette receiver ( ) for holding a cassette ( ) which is to be replenished with the user's bank notes. A loading mechanism ( ) is used to replenish the cassette ( ) with the validated user's bank notes. The loading mechanism ( ) has a pivoting linkage arrangement so that as the bank notes are stacked in the cassette ( ), part of the linkage remains parallel to the stack of bank notes. The SST ( ) also has a cassette emptying mechanism ( ) for emptying and reconciling partially-filled cassettes ( ). A method of replenishing a cassette with bank notes and an SST system are also described.

Self-service terminal having a cassette and method of replenishing the cassette with sheet currency

A domestic appliance ( ) such as a microwave oven is adapted for interaction with a communications network ( ) such as the Internet by the addition of a substantially self-contained discrete communications module ( ) connectable to the communications network ( ), the communications module ( ) including display means ( ) and command entry means that optionally interact with the appliance ( ). The appliance ( ) is provided with mounting hardware ( ) and an adaptor ( ) including means for attachment to the mounting hardware ( ) and means ( ) for mounting the communications module ( ) to the appliance ( ) via the adaptor ( ). The communications module ( ) is adapted for connection to broadband cable or xDSL networks. Thus equipped, the appliance ( ) becomes an element of a communications system ( ) providing multiple functionality including television and Internet browsing functions within the home. Other elements of the communications system are a broadband online connection ( ) and a broadband portal ( ).

Communications, particularly in the domestic environment

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Dundee, United Kingdom

Andrew Calder