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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Steven Shepley, Uniontown, OH (US);
Joseph Cwikla, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Bryan Reed, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
James Block, North Lawrence, OH (US);
Robert Usner, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jay Paul Drummond, Massillon, OH (US);
Mark D. Smith, North Canton, OH (US);
Steven Shepley, Uniontown, OH (US);
Joseph Cwikla, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Bryan Reed, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
James Block, North Lawrence, OH (US);
Robert Usner, Morrisville, NC (US);
Jay Paul Drummond, Massillon, OH (US);
Mark D. Smith, North Canton, OH (US);
Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, OH (US);
Abstract
An automated transaction machine with a cross-vender software and hardware platform architecture includes a computer and a plurality of transaction function devices. The machine further includes a plurality of device driver components that generally correspond to each of the transaction function devices. The device drivers are operative responsive to communication from an XFS layer to control the operation of the transaction function devices. The machine further includes a terminal application and an ODS layer. The ODS layer includes a plurality of ODS components that generally correspond to the device drivers and/or transaction function devices. The ODS components responsive to the terminal application are operative to have the device drivers control the operation of the transaction function devices through communication with the XFS layer.