IP Library Granted Patent US 12,020,226
Granted Patent B2
US 12,020,226 · App. 17/965,048 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Self-service terminal and method

Inventors: Eduard Weis (Paderborn, DE); Alexander Knobloch (Paderborn, DE); Sebastian Engelnkemper (Langenberg, DE); Jochen Linck (Essen, DE)
Assignee: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
G06Q20/18G06F3/011G06F9/451
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,020,226
App. No.
17/965,048
Filed
Oct 13, 2022
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Examiner
XIAO, DI
Art Unit
2179
USPC
715/727
Abstract

According to various aspects, a self-service terminal ( 100 ) may include: a user interface ( 1008 ) accessible to a user of the self-service terminal ( 100 ); a sensing device ( 206 ) configured to sense information about the user; a control device ( 106 ) configured to: determine a physiological condition of the user based on the information; select an interface profile from a plurality of predefined (e.g., saved) interface profiles based on the physiological condition; instruct a reconfiguration of the user interface ( 1008 ) based on the selected interface profile.

Claims (45)

1. A self-service terminal comprising:

a user interface accessible to a user of the self-service terminal;

a sensing device configured to sense information about the user;

a control device configured to:

determine a physiological condition of the user based on the information;

select an interface profile from a plurality of predefined interface profiles based on the physiological condition;

instruct a reconfiguration of the user interface based on the selected interface profile;

wherein the control device is further configured to generate a further interface profile based on an input at the user interface, and assign the further interface profile to the information;

wherein the control device is further configured to determine the further interface as selected interface profile, when the information is sensed; and

wherein the physiological condition is determined based on the information only when no interface profile is assigned to the information.

2. A Self-service terminal, comprising:

a user interface accessible to a user of the self-service terminal, the user interface including a graphical user interface;

a sensing device configured to sense information about the user;

a control device coupled communicatively with the user interface and the sensing device, and configured to:

determine a physiological condition of the user based on the information and classify the physiological condition;

select an interface profile from a plurality of predefined interface profiles based on the classification of the physiological condition and related to the accessibility of the user interface of the self-service terminal;

instruct an automatic reconfiguration of the user interface based on the selected interface profile for accessibility of the user and modifying at least one input device; and

an automated teller machine including the user interface

wherein the control device is further configured to generate a further interface profile based on an input at the user interface, and assign the further interface profile to the information;

wherein the control device is further configured to determine the further interface as selected interface profile, when the information is sensed; and

wherein the physiological condition is determined based on the information only when no interface profile is assigned to the information.

3. The self-service terminal of claim 2 , further comprising:

a product scanning device configured to scan a product identifier of a product presented to the product sensing device;

wherein the control device is further configured to output product information based on the product identifier via the user interface.

4. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the sensing device is configured to read the information from a document presented to the sensing device.

5. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the sensing device is configured to sense biometric information of the user as information.

6. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the reconfiguration comprises a rearrangement of the graphical user interface of the user interface.

7. The self-service terminal of claim 6 ,

wherein the rearrangement of the graphical user interface comprises a rearrangement of one or more graphical input components of the graphical user interface.

8. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the reconfiguration comprises an activation of a voice user interface of the user interface.

9. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the selected interface profile is assigned to the physiological condition.

10. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the control device is further configured to generate a further interface profile based on an input at the user interface, and

assign the further interface profile to the information.

11. The self-service terminal of claim 10 ,

wherein the control device is further configured to determine the further interface as selected interface profile, when the information is sensed.

12. The self-service terminal of claim 2 ,

wherein the physiological condition represents that the user is a wheelchair user.

13. The self-service terminal of claim 11 ,

wherein the control device is configured to instruct the reconfiguration of the user interface based on the selected interface profile, when the reconfiguration is confirmed via the user interface.

Assignments (10)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: WEIS, EDUARD; KNOBLOCH, ALEXANDER; ENGELNKEMPER, SEBASTIAN; LINCK, JOCHEN
To: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (2026 NOTES REEL/FRAME 062511/0246) Recorded Aug 18, 2023
From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
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From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
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From: GLAS AMERICAS LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2023
From: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2023
From: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH
To: DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT - 2026 NOTES Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT - SUPERPRIORITY Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT - TERM LOAN Recorded Jan 25, 2023
From: WINCOR NIXDORF INTERNATIONAL GMBH; DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH
To: GLAS AMERICAS LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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