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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Patrick C. Green, North Canton, OH (US);
Mark Smith, North Canton, OH (US);
Natarajan Ramachandran, Uniontown, OH (US);
Daniel J. Delaney, Pickney, MI (US);
David A. Barker, North Canton, OH (US);
Franklin M. Theriault, Canton, OH (US);
Elizabeth Herrera, King George, VA (US);
Jeffrey A. Hill, Canton, OH (US);
Mark Douglas, North Canton, OH (US);
Patrick C. Green, North Canton, OH (US);
Mark Smith, North Canton, OH (US);
Natarajan Ramachandran, Uniontown, OH (US);
Daniel J. Delaney, Pickney, MI (US);
David A. Barker, North Canton, OH (US);
Franklin M. Theriault, Canton, OH (US);
Elizabeth Herrera, King George, VA (US);
Jeffrey A. Hill, Canton, OH (US);
Mark Douglas, North Canton, OH (US);
Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
A card reader arrangement includes a robotic card handling device to enable reading of a user card during a card-based transaction. A card sensing device is located adjacent a card slot remotely located from a card reader. Responsive to the card sensing device sensing an inserted card, the robotic card handling device operates to grip the card in the slot and move it to a reading position in the card reader. The card reader can also operate in conjunction with a biometric reading device in a process of determining whether the card user is authorized to use the card. The robotic card handling device can also be operated to grip other transaction items.