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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1992
Tazunu Yuhara, Owariasahi, JP;
Hiroya Onimaru, Owariasahi, JP;
Kanzen Gotou, Aichi, JP;
Ikuyo Oda, Owariasahi, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automated teller machine provided with a plurality of input means and a corresponding method for conducting transactions using this machine. In the machine, a touch sensor for producing a signal when a user touches a previously registered area with a finger and a character recognition sensor for recognizing characters drawn on another previously registered area are superposed on a display. The sensor to be operated is selected in accordance with input data, the kind of transaction and/or user's preference. Thus, the data can be input in a manner which provides the easiest and most efficient mode of use for the user.