US 7,513,414 B1
Cash dispensing automated banking machine user interface system and method
James Block, North Lawrence, Ohio (US); Paul D. Magee, North Canton, Ohio (US); Harold V. Putman, Lexington, Ky. (US); and H. Thomas Graef, Bolivar, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio (US)
Filed on Jul. 06, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/175,892.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/643420, filed on Jan. 11, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/586382, filed on Jul. 07, 2004.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—379  [235/381; 705/43] 35 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
(a) operating an automated banking machine to read user-provided data, wherein the machine includes a cash dispenser, a hand-operable movable item, and at least one computer in operative connection with the cash dispenser and the item;
(b) operating the machine to cause different touch-perceptible outputs to be provided through the item responsive to user movement of the item to different positions, wherein the outputs are user perceivable through hand contact with the item, wherein the different positions respectively correspond to different characters;
(c) operating the machine to receive through the item, user inputs at respective different item positions, wherein the received inputs correspond to a multicharacter code; and
(d) operating the machine to allow a transaction involving the cash dispenser to be carried out responsive to the code in step (c) having a corresponding relationship to the data read in step (a).