Granted Patent B2

US 7,225,973 · App. 10/886,317 · Granted Jun 5, 2007

Abstract

Claims (34)

1. A self-service terminal comprising:

a user interface including a display having a display area for presenting transaction information to a user;

a sensor for sensing people in the vicinity of the terminal; and

means for displaying the transaction information in first size screens having a size substantially the same as the display area, and displaying the transaction information in second size screens substantially smaller than the display area in response sensing of one or more additional persons in the vicinity of the terminal during a transaction by a first person at the terminal.

2. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information displays the transaction information in second size screens having an area less than 70% of the display area.

3. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information uses the same font size for information presented in both the first size screens and the second size screens.

4. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information reduces text font size of text less than spacing between the text so that the text scales down less than the spacing in converting the first size screens to the second size screens.

5. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information provides lead lines from selectable options presented on the second size screens to function display keys located along an edge of the display.

6. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information utilizes an area around the second size screens for displaying advertising information.

7. A terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the means for displaying the transaction information comprises a screen reducing software application.

8. A terminal according to claim 7 , wherein a mark-up language file is used to describe a first size screen, and the screen reducing software application applies a stylesheet to the file to create a reduced sized second size screen corresponding to the first size screen.

9. A method of improving privacy on a self-service terminal, the method comprising:

presenting transaction information to a user on a display utilizing a plurality of first size screens;

sensing people in the vicinity of the terminal; and

displaving the transaction information utilizing a plurality of second size screens substantially smaller than the first size screens when any person other than the user is sensed in the vicinity of the terminal.

10. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the step of displaying the transaction information utilizing the plurality of second size screens occurs automatically when a person other than the user is sensed in the vicinity of the terminal.

11. A method according to claim 9 , wherein the step of displaying the transaction information utilizing the plurality of second size screens occurs after a user selection.

12. An automated teller machine (ATM) comprising:

a cash dispenser for dispensing cash to an ATM customer when the ATM customer conducts an ATM cash dispensing transaction;

an ATM customer interface including a display having a display area for presenting ATM cash dispensing transaction information to an ATM customer conducting an ATM cash dispensing transaction;

a sensor for sensing a person other than an ATM customer in the vicinity of the ATM; and

means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information in first size screens having a size substantially the same as the display area, and displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information in second size screens substantially smaller than displays the display area when an ATM customer is using the ATM to conduct an ATM transaction and the sensor senses any person in the vicinity of the ATM other than the ATM customer currently conducting the ATM transaction.

13. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information displays the ATM cash dispensing transaction information, in second size screens having an area less than 70% of the display area.

14. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information uses the same font size for information presented in both the first size screens and the second size screens.

15. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information reduces text font size of text less than spacing between the text so that the text scales down less than the spacing in converting the first size screens to the second size screens.

16. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information provides lead lines from selectable options presented on the second size screens to function display keys located along an edge of the display.

17. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information utilizes an area around the second size screens for displaying advertising information.

18. An ATM according to claim 12 , wherein the means for displaving the ATM cash dispensing transaction information comprises a screen reducing software application.

19. An ATM according to claim 18 , wherein a mark-up language file is used to describe a first size screen, and the screen reducing software application applies a stylesheet to the file to create a reduced sized second size screen corresponding to the first size screen.

20. A method of operating an automated teller machine (ATM) when an ATM customer conducts an ATM transaction, the method comprising:

presenting ATM cash dispensing transaction information to the ATM customer on a display having a display area utilizing a plurality of first size screens;

sensing a person other than the ATM customer in the vicinity of the ATM;

displaying the ATM cash dispensing transaction information presented on the display utilizing a plurality of second size screens substantially smaller than the first size screens when any person other than the ATM customer is sensed in the vicinity of the ATM; and

dispensing cash to the ATM customer.

Assignments (9)