Anti-theft system for self-service terminal

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EP 0 822 525 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/21

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	04.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/06

(21)	Application number: 97304986.9

(22)	Date of filing: 08.07.1997

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07F 19/00, G07G 3/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV RO SI

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Priority:

03.08.1996 GB 9616376

(71)	Applicant: NCR International, Inc.
	Dayton, Ohio 45479 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Peters, Kenneth J. Dundee DD2 1RE, Scotland (GB)

(74)	Representative: Irish, Vivien Elizabeth
	International IP Department, NCR Limited, 206 Marylebone Road London NW1 6LY London NW1 6LY (GB)

(54)	Anti-theft system for self-service terminal

(57) An automated teller machine having a processor (32), a display (20), a key pad (16), and a cash dispenser slot (18) is provided with a memory unit (34) programmed to recognise a 'panic' code keyed in by a user under threat of personal attack or theft of cash or user card. In response, the machine operates in an apparently normal way and displays apparently normal messages, to reduce the personal risk to the user while, for example, retaining the user's card and providing no cash. An alarm message may be sent to a police station or central security office.

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