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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
May. 15, 2025
Cardtronics Usa, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Kevan Douglas Johnston, Scotland, GB;
Cardtronics USA, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A terminal includes a shutter that is configured to cover a media dispenser slot in a closed position and to provide access to the media dispenser slot in an open position. The shutter may have at least a part thereof that is transparent with a display mounted between the shutter and the media dispenser slot that is viewable through the transparent part. The shutter may have a touch sensor mounted on an outer surface thereof. The terminal is configured to open the shutter and dispense media only after the user enters the code displayed on the display on a keypad and/or touches the touch sensor. Furthermore, the terminal may include a distance sensor used to detect the presence of a cash trap device based on a threshold that is dynamically changed when the shutter remains open for periods of time longer than a predetermined range.