Self-service terminal - Patent 0981116

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EP 0 981 116 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	30.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/22

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.02.2000 Bulletin 2000/08

(21)	Application number: 99306244.7

(22)	Date of filing: 06.08.1999

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

(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:

19.08.1998 GB 9817946

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

(72)	Inventor:
	Wylie, Christopher W. Dundee, Scotland DD2 1SN (GB)

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

(54)	Self-service terminal

(57) An ATM (100) having a dispensing tray (110) is described. The dispensing tray (110) has a concave surface (116) for receiving bank notes (14) dispensed by the ATM (100). The tray has a slot (122) for improving access to the bank notes (14). The ATM (100) also has an optically transparent window (120) located in a front panel (118) for providing visual access to the bank notes (14) being dispensed so that a user knows if notes (14) have been dispensed by the ATM (100). Any obstruction placed in the tray (110) will be readily observed by a user because of the concave surface (116) of the tray (110) and the slot (122) defined by the tray (110). Any obstruction placed behind the front panel (118) will be readily observed by a user through the window (120).

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