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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
John A. Peebles, Dundee, GB;
Ahmad H. Ebrahimi, Dundee, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/760 ;
Abstract
A self-service terminal (SST) ( ) having a reconfigurable media entry slot is provided. The slot ( ) has paired vertically movable ( ) and horizontally movable ( ) shutters located so as to be capable of being moved to restrict the size of the slot ( ). In use, the SST ( ) determines the orientation and size of media to be entered, and adjusts the slot ( ) size accordingly by means of motors ( ) driving the shutters. An indicator ( ) may also be provided to further indicate to a user the expected media size, with media sensors ( ) being present to further avoid entry of incorrect media.