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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Ncr Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Michael McKenna, Dundee, GB;
Assignee:
NCR Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 6/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for assisting a user of a Self-Service Terminal (SST). The apparatus provides a user interface for an SST, comprising a media slot for dispensing and/or depositing a media item to a user, a pair of spaced apart edges extending across a substantial portion of the user interface and converging in the vicinity of a transaction activation region to provide a tactile path to assist the user in locating the transaction activation region, and an illuminated guide to provide a visual path to further assist the user in locating the transaction activation region.