Improvements in and relating to a machine for dispensing media

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EP 0 932 129 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/49

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.07.1999 Bulletin 1999/30

(21)	Application number: 98310393.8

(22)	Date of filing: 17.12.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07F 19/00, G07D 11/00, G07F 7/10, G07D 9/00

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

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Priority:

20.12.1997 GB 9726836

(71)	Applicant: NCR INTERNATIONAL INC.
	Dayton, Ohio 45479 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Swinton, James D. Dundee DD2 1JZ, Scotland (GB) Rice, William Dundee DD3 7RE, Scotland (GB) McMillan, David J. Wembley Perth WA 6014 (AU) Wiggins, Timothy Inchture,Perth PH14 9TQ, Scotland (GB)

(74)	Representative: Cleary, Fidelma et al
	International IP Department NCR Limited 206 Marylebone Road London NW1 6LY London NW1 6LY (GB)

(54)	Improvements in and relating to a machine for dispensing media

(57) This invention relates to a machine 10, such as a card operated self service terminal (SST) capable of dispensing media such as tickets or receipts, or prepaid cards; the SST may be an ATM which dispenses banknotes. The machine (10) comprises a user interface means (16) and a media transporter (T) for transporting media from a media dispensing point (29) along a media path (P) to a media presentation point. The media transporter (T) comprises a variable length belt feed means (40) which is adjustable between a first retracted position in which the media presentation point is adjacent the media dispensing point (29) and a second protracted position in which the media presentation point is displaced from the media dispensing point (29).

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