Granted Patent B2

US 8,141,773 · App. 12/460,572 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Abstract

Claims (105)

1. Apparatus comprising:

an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers, including:

a plurality of transaction function devices,

wherein the transaction function devices: include:

at least one input device,

 wherein the at least one input device includes a keypad and a card reader operative to read data on user cards corresponding to financial accounts;

a cash dispenser; and

at least one printer;

at least one display; and

at least one diagnostic article reading device;

at least one processor in operative connection with at least one data store,

wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with each of the plurality of transaction function devices, the at least one display, and the at least one diagnostic article reading device;

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the automated banking machine to carry out a plurality of transactions including cash dispensing transactions, and

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause diagnostic data corresponding to a plurality of conditions associated with at least some of the transaction function devices to be stored in the at least one data store;

wherein responsive at least in part to operative connection of

a portable diagnostic article including service data that comprises each of a plurality of automated banking machine service manuals, and

the at least one diagnostic article reading device,

the at least one processor is operative

to enable the machine to output through the at least one display,

indicia corresponding to at least one condition associated with at least one transaction function device,

wherein the indicia corresponds to diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store, and

wherein the indicia is prevented from being output when the portable diagnostic article is not in operative connection with the at least one diagnostic article reading device,

and

to cause output through the at least one display of indicia corresponding to a menu of the service data included on the diagnostic article,

wherein the menu includes selectable options,

wherein the service data is usable to access service manual data that respectively corresponds to text of the respective service manuals,

 wherein accessed service manual data is displayable through the at least one display.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1

wherein the menu includes a plurality of titles, wherein each title corresponds to one of the automated banking machine service manuals,

wherein the at least one processor is operative responsive at least in part to at least one input through at least one input device that is operative to designate a first title, to cause at least a portion of text of a respective manual associated with the first title to be output through the at least one display.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the at least one data store includes language data corresponding to a plurality of human languages, wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the machine to output indicia corresponding to the plurality of titles in languages corresponding to the language data.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the at least one diagnostic article reading device to read service data from the portable diagnostic article, and

wherein at least some of the output indicia corresponding to the at least one condition associated with the at least one transaction function device, corresponds to service data read from the portable diagnostic article.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the at least one article reading device comprises at least one of a CD reader, a DVD reader and an electronic communication port.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the output indicia corresponding to the at least one condition corresponds to at least one malfunction of the cash dispenser.

7. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the at least one processor is operative to analyze verification data accessible by the at least one processor, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause output of the indicia corresponding to the at least one condition responsive to the verification data.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause output of a plurality of titles responsive to the diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store,

wherein at least one of the titles corresponds to at least one of the automated banking machine service manuals.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause output of a plurality of titles responsive to at least one input through the at least one input device.

10. The apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the at least one processor is operative to output through the at least one display, indicia corresponding to a plurality of titles, and for each title a respective associated non-title designator.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1 and further comprising the portable diagnostic article.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1

wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive at least one authorized input corresponding to authorization to use the diagnostic article,

wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause output of indicia corresponding to a plurality of titles responsive to the at least one authorized input,

wherein at least one of the titles corresponds to at least one of the automated banking machine service manuals.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 and further comprising the diagnostic article, wherein the diagnostic article is in releasable operative connection with the at least one diagnostic article reading device, and wherein the diagnostic article comprises at least one of a CD, DVD, and a portable computing device.

14. A method carried out in connection with an automated banking machine that operates to cause financial transfers responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, comprising:

(a) operatively connecting a portable diagnostic article and an article reading device of an automated banking machine,

wherein the automated banking machine includes:

a card reader operative to read card data from user cards, wherein the card data corresponds to financial accounts;

a cash dispenser;

a display; and

at least one printer;

wherein the portable diagnostic article includes:

service data comprising each of a plurality of automated banking machine service manuals; and

a menu of the service data;

wherein the menu includes selectable options;

 wherein the service data is usable to access service manual data that respectively corresponds to text of the respective service manuals;

 wherein accessed service manual data is displayable through the display;

(b) responsive at least in part to the operative connection in (a), operating at least one processor to cause the display to output

indicia corresponding to at least one condition of at least one of the cash dispenser, the card reader, and the at least one printer, and

indicia corresponding to the menu of the service data included on the diagnostic article.

15. The method according to claim 14

wherein the menu includes a plurality of titles, wherein each title corresponds to one of the automated banking machine service manuals,

and further comprising:

(c) receiving at least one input through at least one input device of the automated banking machine, wherein the at least one input corresponds to selected indicia corresponding to a first title;

(d) responsive at least in part to (c), operating at least one processor to cause the display to output indicia corresponding to at least a portion of text of a respective manual corresponding to the first title.

16. The method according to claim 15

wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with at least one data store,

wherein the at least one data store includes language data corresponding to one of a plurality of human languages, and

wherein in (b) the indicia corresponding to each of the plurality of titles is output in a human language corresponding to the language data.

17. The method according to claim 16 and further comprising:

prior to (a), operating the automated banking machine to carry out transactions, and during the transactions storing diagnostic data corresponding to conditions of at least the cash dispenser in the at least one data store;

wherein in (b) the indicia corresponding to the at least one condition is associated with the diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store.

18. The method according to claim 17 and further comprising:

prior to (b), providing through at least one input device of the automated banking machine, at least one authorization input corresponding to the portable diagnostic article,

wherein (b) is carried out responsive at least in part to the at least one authorization input corresponding to the portable diagnostic article.

19. The method according to claim 18 wherein in (b) at least one of the plurality of titles is output responsive at least in part to the diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store.

20. The method according to claim 14

wherein in (a) the portable diagnostic article comprises at least one of a CD, DVD, and a portable computing device, and

wherein at least one of

the indicia corresponding to the at least one condition and

the indicia corresponding to the menu of the service data

is prevented from being output through the display when the diagnostic article is not operatively connected with the automated banking machine.

21. Apparatus comprising:

an automated banking machine including:

at least one user input device,

wherein the at least one user input device includes at least one user data reader operative to read user data usable to identify a financial account on which at least one financial transaction can be carried out,

at least one display, and

at least one diagnostic article reading device;

at least one processor in operative connection with at least one data store,

wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with each of the at least one user input device, the at least one display, and the at least one diagnostic article reading device,

wherein the at least one processor is operable to cause the machine to carry out financial transactions involving financial accounts that correspond to user data read by at least one user data reader,

wherein the at least one processor is operable to cause to be stored in the at least one data store, diagnostic data that is associated with at least one machine condition during a carrying out of at least one financial transaction,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the at least one display,

responsive at least in part to the at least one diagnostic article reading device being placed by an authorized machine servicer in operative connection with a portable servicer diagnostic article that includes machine servicing data comprising a plurality of automated banking machine service manuals,

to output indicia corresponding to a menu of the machine servicing data available from the diagnostic article,

wherein the outputted menu includes options that are selectable by the authorized machine servicer,

wherein outputted data is selectable by the authorized machine servicer to cause at least one of the service manuals to be displayed through the at least one display,

wherein the at least one processor is operable to cause the at least one display,

responsive at least in part to at least one user input provided by the authorized machine servicer,

to output indicia corresponding to machine diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to prevent the indicia corresponding to machine diagnostic data stored in the at least one data store, from being output through the at least one display when the portable diagnostic article is not in operative connection with the at least one diagnostic article reading device.

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