Automated banking machine that is operable responsive to data bearing records
In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The automated banking machine including a transaction function device, a slot associated with the transaction function device, an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs), and an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator. The indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device.
1. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a plurality of transaction function devices, the plurality of transaction function devices includes a first transaction function device that is a card reader, wherein the card reader is operable to read data from cards that is usable to identify financial accounts, and a second transaction function device that is operable to at least one of a group consisting of dispense sheets, receive sheets, and dispense and receive sheets;
a plurality of slots, the plurality of slots include a card slot, wherein the card slot is associated with the card reader and wherein cards are moved in the card slot during operation of the machine, and a sheet opening associated with the second transaction function device wherein sheets are at least one of dispensed or received through the sheet opening;
a plurality of indicators that includes a first indicator adjacent to the card slot, the first indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs), and a second indicator adjacent to the sheet opening, the second indicator includes at least three different color LEDs;
an indicator processor in operative connection with the plurality of indicators;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the first and second indicators to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the first and second transaction function devices respectively;
a display;
a user input device; and
a terminal processor associated with the machine, wherein the at least one terminal processor is operable to cause a determination to be made that card data read from a user card corresponds to a financial account that is authorized to have a financial transaction conducted thereon through operation of the machine, responsive at least in part to the determination, cause a financial transfer involving the financial account;
wherein the terminal processor is operable to cause the indicator processor to cause the LEDs of the first and second indicators to operate in a coordinated manner with operation of the first and second the transaction function devices.
2. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of a selected one of the plurality of indicators to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of different brightness outputs.
3. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of a selected one of the plurality of indicators to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
4. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of a selected one of the plurality of indicators to produce time varying multiple color outputs.
5. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of at least one respective LED by varying the duration that power is delivered to the respective LED.
6. The apparatus set forth in claim 5 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
7. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of a selected one of the plurality of indicators to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
8. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the plurality of indicators to cease providing outputs.
9. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of a selected one of the plurality of indicators.
10. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
the automated banking machine is operable to provide an audio output prompting a user to provide an input through a user input device of the automated banking machine to cause a change in at least one property of at least one visual output provided through a selected oen of the plurality of indicators.
11. The apparatus set forth in claim 1 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of a selected one of the plurality of indicators to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
12. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a transaction function device;
a slot associated with the transaction function device;
an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs); and
an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device; and
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the at least one indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of different brightness outputs.
13. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein the transaction function device is selected from a group consisting of a card reader, a sheet dispenser, a sheet acceptor, and a receipt printer.
14. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
15. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce time varying multiple color outputs.
16. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of at least one respective LED by varying the duration that power is delivered to the respective LED.
17. The apparatus set forth in claim 16 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
18. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of the indicator to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
19. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the indicator to cease providing outputs.
20. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of the indicator.
21. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
the automated banking machine is operable to provide an audio output prompting a user to provide an input through a user input device of the automated banking machine to cause a change in at least one property of at least one visual output provided through the indicator.
22. The apparatus set forth in claim 12 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
23. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a transaction function device;
a slot associated with the transaction function device;
an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs); and
an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device; and
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce time varying multiple color outputs.
24. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , wherein the transaction function device is selected from a group consisting of a card reader, a sheet dispenser, a sheet acceptor, and a receipt printer.
25. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
26. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of at least one respective LED by varying the duration that power is delivered to the respective LED.
27. The apparatus set forth in claim 26 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
28. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of the indicator to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
29. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the indicator to cease providing outputs.
30. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of the indicator.
31. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
the automated banking machine is operable to provide an audio output prompting a user to provide an input through a user input device of the automated banking machine to cause a change in at least one property of at least one visual output provided through the indicator.
32. The apparatus set forth in claim 23 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
33. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a transaction function device;
a slot associated with the transaction function device;
an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs); and
an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device; and
wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of at least one respective LED by varying the duration that power is delivered to the respective LED.
34. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , wherein the transaction function device is selected from a group consisting of a card reader, a sheet dispenser, a sheet acceptor, and a receipt printer.
35. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
36. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
37. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of the indicator to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
38. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the indicator to cease providing outputs.
39. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of the indicator.
40. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
the automated banking machine is operable to provide an audio output prompting a user to provide an input through a user input device of the automated banking machine to cause a change in at least one property of at least one visual output provided through the indicator.
41. The apparatus set forth in claim 33 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
42. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a transaction function device;
a slot associated with the transaction function device;
an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs);
an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator; and
a port;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device;
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device; and
wherein the automated banking machine is operable to provide an audio output prompting a user to provide an input through a user input device of the automated banking machine to cause a change in at least one property of at least one visual output provided through the indicator.
43. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , wherein the transaction function device is selected from a group consisting of a card reader, a sheet dispenser, a sheet acceptor, and a receipt printer.
44. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
45. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
46. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of the indicator to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
47. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the indicator to cease providing outputs.
48. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of the indicator.
49. The apparatus set forth in claim 42 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
50. An apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records, the automated banking machine including
a transaction function device;
a slot associated with the transaction function device; and
an indicator adjacent to the slot, the indicator includes at least three different color light emitting diodes (LEDs);
an indicator processor in operative connection with the indicator;
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate to produce a plurality of blended colors that correspond to a functional status of the transaction function device; and
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to produce a predefined blended color to indicate that the one of a group consisting of the automated banking machine and the transaction function device is inoperable.
51. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , wherein the transaction function device is selected from a group consisting of a card reader, a sheet dispenser, a sheet acceptor, and a receipt printer.
52. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause the LEDs of the indicator to intermittently illuminate at a plurality of different frequencies in visual spectrum of light.
53. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , wherein the indicator processor is operative to vary brightness of a respective LED by pulse width modulation of the power to the respective LED and varying the duty cycle of the power supplied.
54. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , the automated banking machine further comprising an ambient light sensor,
wherein the ambient light sensor is operable to sense ambient light levels external of the machine, wherein the ambient light sensor is in operative connection with the indicator processor,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to control the LEDs of the indicator to selectively vary one of a group consisting of blended colors visual flash frequencies, LED output brightness, or any combination of blended colors, visual flash frequencies and LED output brightness responsive at least in part to sensed ambient light level.
55. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , the automated banking machine further comprising a port,
wherein the port is releasibly connectable with an audio output device,
wherein the indicator processor is operable to cause responsive at least in part to detecting a connection of the audio output device with the device port, to cause the indicator to cease providing outputs.
56. The apparatus set forth in claim 50 , wherein responsive to a user input through a user input device of the indicator processor is operable to change the operation of the indicator.