Patents Assigned to Diebold Self-Service Systems a division of Diebold, Incorporated
  • Patent number: 8978973
    Abstract: A banking system is controlled responsive, at least in part, to data read from data bearing records. The banking system includes an automated banking machine. The machine is operable to carry out a financial transaction responsive to a determination that data read from a data bearing record, such as a card that is read by a card reader in the machine, corresponds to stored information for an authorized user or financial account. The machine is operable to receive and dispense documents. The machine includes a check acceptor that is operative to receive checks and a cash dispenser that is operative to dispense cash. Document holding cassettes in the machine include circuitry that is wirelessly powered through inductive coupling. The machine can wirelessly read data from a cassette through use of induction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Turocy, William D. Beskitt, David A. Peters, H. Thomas Graef, Bryan Simmons, Mark Savcic, Mike P. Ryan, Eric Klein
  • Patent number: 8978972
    Abstract: Automated banking machines operate to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. Each of the automated banking machines includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. Transactions are authorized responsive at least in part to correspondence between card data and stored data corresponding to authorized users. Entities responsible for operating the automated banking machines receive messages that include information or update code items for software or firmware usable in the banking machines for which they have operational responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Billett, Steven Shepley, William R. Aitken, Glenda Griswold, Joseph McGinley
  • Patent number: 8967463
    Abstract: Automated banking machines operate to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. Each of the automated banking machines includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards corresponding to financial accounts. Transactions are authorized responsive at least in part to correspondence between card data and stored data corresponding to authorized users. Entities responsible for operating the automated banking machines may receive messages that include information or update code items for software or firmware usable in the banking machines for which they have operational responsibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas Billett, Steven Shepley, William R. Aitken, Glenda Griswold, Joseph McGinley
  • Patent number: 8960539
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operated responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that is operative to read data from user cards including financial account identifying data, and to cause financial transfers responsive at least in part to the card data corresponding to stored data for a financial account authorized to conduct a transaction with the machine. The machine includes a plurality of hardware devices and a terminal processor. The terminal processor is operative to cause a hardware device to process sheets in carrying out transactions involving financial transfers. A device processor in a hardware device is operative to communicate certain condition data associated with the hardware device to a portable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenneth Turocy, William D. Beskitt, Eric Toepke, David A. Peters, Mike Ryan
  • Patent number: 8958906
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, a router that is configured to pass a pneumatic carrier therethrough and comprises a solid continuous curved tube, a tube rotational support, and a drive. The tube includes a first open end and a second open end opposed of the first open end. The tube rotational support is in operative supporting connection with the tube and enables the tube to rotate about an axis. The first open end is generally aligned with the first opening. In a first rotational position of the tube, the second open end is generally aligned with a first of the plurality of second openings. In a second rotational position of the tube, the second open end is generally aligned with a second of the plurality of second openings. The drive is operative to cause the tube to move between the first and second rotational positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark DePietro, Michael Suteu, Neil Gromley, Daniel McIntyre, Steven Davis
  • Patent number: 8955743
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine that allows a customer to employ a mobile wireless device for performing banking transactions. The customer may request assistance from a teller or other bank personnel at a remote location. An audio, and optionally video, communication may be initiated between the remote location and the customer. The customer may use either the automated banking machine, mobile wireless device, or both for communicating with the remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, H. Thomas Graef, Paul D. Magee, Donald S. Nelson, James Meek, Daniel S. McIntyre, Mark DiPietro, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8950665
    Abstract: An apparatus that operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records, includes at least one processor that is in operative connection with a card reader, a check acceptor, a cash dispenser and the display. The at least one processor causes the machine to operate to read card data from a user card, and to cause a determination to be made that the read card data corresponds to an authorized financial account. The at least one processor is operative to cause data to be read from a check and/or cash to be dispensed, and a financial transfer to or from the account corresponding to the value thereof. Unauthorized observation of manual inputs to an input device is prevented through the use of nonvisible light emitters that prevent the observation of such inputs via an electronic camera interception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, Randall W. Jenkins, Tim Crews, Michael J. Harty, Paul D. Magee, Richard C. Lute, Klaus Steinbach, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8944317
    Abstract: A banking system machine is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader, a keypad, a cash dispenser, a cash outlet, a deposit accepting opening, and other transaction locations that may be susceptible to the installation of fraudulent devices adjacent thereto. Such unauthorized devices may include for example, a fraudulent card reading device, a fraudulent keypad input intercepting device, a cash outlet trap device, a deposit input diversion device, or other illegitimate devices. The machine includes an anti-fraud arrangement that is operative to deter the attachment of unauthorized devices to the machine. The arrangement can sense and/or dislodge an unauthorized device attached to the machine. The arrangement also allows for the machine's card slot bezel to be frequently exchanged for a differently contoured card slot bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems, division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: David N. Lewis, Randall Jenkins, James Block, Songtao Ma, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery Enright, James Pettitt
  • Patent number: 8925799
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to cause financial transfers responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader operative to read card data corresponding to at least one of a user and a financial account. A computer associated with the machine is operative to cause a determination to be made that the card data corresponds to a financial account authorized to conduct a transaction through operation of the machine. The account corresponding to the card data is assessed or credited with a value associated with the transaction. A record of the transaction is printed through operation of a printer. The machine includes at least one serviceable component. Sensors are operative to sense whether a serviceable component is in an operative position, and to provide an indication related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael J. Harty, H. Thomas Graef, David E. Kolinski-Schultz
  • Patent number: 8915422
    Abstract: An apparatus that operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records, includes a processor that is in operative connection with a card reader and a touch screen display. The processor can cause the card reader to read card data from a user card, and can determine whether the read card data corresponds to an authorized financial account. Without the touch screen display surface visibly providing indicia that corresponds to a desired character, the user can still input the character through user contact with the touch screen display surface. The processor can resolve the desired character from the user contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael J. Harty, Randall Jenkins, Tim Crews, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8905299
    Abstract: An automated banking machine controlled responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that reads identifying data from a user card. A host banking system authorizes operation of an automated banking machine responsive to computer verification of the identifying data. The automated banking machine can dispense cash to an authorized machine user in a cash dispensing transaction, and have the user's bank account charged for the cash amount dispensed. The automated banking machine can acquire image and magnetic data read from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash for the checks. Cash can be dispensed from the machine to a user in exchange for a deposited check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, David A. Peters
  • Patent number: 8893960
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates using data read from user cards. The machine is operative to transfer funds in accounts. The machine includes a user fascia adapted to be held by a lock adjacent an opening of a housing supported atop a security chest. The fascia is supported by the housing through two horizontally-disposed members. The fascia is movable away from the housing. The machine includes serviceable components including a card reader supported within the housing or by the fascia. A machine servicer can stand between the two horizontally-disposed members while servicing the machine. The housing additionally includes a rear panel similarly movably mounted with two other horizontally-disposed members for use in servicing rear components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark A. Douglass, Daniel Schoeffler, Dave Kraft, Richard C. Lute, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8893962
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from data bearing records corresponding to authorized user or financial account data. The automated banking machine includes a card reader for reading data from user cards. The automated banking machine causes financial transfers related to financial accounts that correspond to data read from user cards. The automated banking machine also includes devices that control the supply of power to transaction function devices such as the card reader to avoid exceeding power supply capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Songtao Ma, Eric Toepke, Mike R. Ryan, Randall W. Jenkins, Natarajan Ramachandran, Thomas D. Ertle, Tim Crews, Willis Miller, Nick Billett, Steven Shepley, Dave Krzic, Victor A. Cogan
  • Publication number: 20140339302
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, an automated banking machine that is operable to detect signals corresponding to a plurality of service activities carried out on a transaction function device. Data representative of the plurality of service activities is stored in the transaction function device's data store.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Diebold-Self Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Timothy Crews, Grant Thornberry, Songtao Ma, Darla Rowland
  • Patent number: 8870066
    Abstract: A banking system is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The banking system includes an automated banking machine. The machine is operable to carry out a financial transaction for a person responsive to a determination that the person is an authorized user of the machine based on correspondence between identifying data read by a reader of the machine and data store information. The machine includes a check acceptor that is operative to receive checks from authorized machine users. The check acceptor is operable to continuously move a received check along its transport path while simultaneously rotationally orienting the check into alignment with the transport path. A check determined not to have at least one property of an acceptable check is returned to the machine user. Acceptable checks are processed and stored in the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: H. Thomas Graef, William D. Beskitt
  • Patent number: 8870063
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) is operative to carry out financial transactions and includes a user interface (15). The user interface includes a card reader (16) which is operative to read data on user cards which identify user's financial accounts. A fascia of the machine includes a keypad (404, 438, 458) through which users input confidential data. Covers (400, 422, 430) prevent unauthorized persons from viewing confidential inputs to the keypad. Alternatively, movable panels (462, 464) are movable to prevent unauthorized viewing of confidential inputs. Alternatively a keypad cover is selectively collapsible to prevent digit access. A visual indicator is operative to indicate to a user that keypad inputs are being encrypted. Disinfecting techniques may be used to disinfect manual contact surfaces of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: James Block, Paul D. Magee, Donald S. Nelson, Jr., Richard C. Lute, Jr., Klaus Steinbach, David A. Barker
  • Patent number: 8857707
    Abstract: An apparatus operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The apparatus includes a card reader that is operative to read card data from a user card. At least one computer in operative connection with the card reader is operative to cause a determination to be made that the read card data corresponds to an authorized financial account. The at least one computer is operative to cause a financial transfer to or from the account responsive to the determination and user inputs to at least one input device of the machine. The automated banking machine includes a housing. The housing is at least partially surrounded by an enclosure that operates to protect the housing and machine from environmental conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas A. Kovacs, Terry E. Doll, Timothy Stefanko, Richard J. Hanna
  • Patent number: 8844809
    Abstract: A card actuated automated banking machine (152, 198, 200) includes a plurality of transaction function devices. The transaction function devices include a card reader (170), a printer (174), a bill dispenser (176), a display (182), a check imaging device (186), and at least one processor (190). The machine is operative, responsive to receiving a check and certification data, to dispense cash in exchange for the check. The person presenting the check to the machine need not provide user identifying inputs through input devices of the machine in order to receive cash for the check. Furthermore, prior to accepting the check as a payment, the person can communicate with at least one computer (204) through at least one consumer interface device (208) to verify that the check is payable for the check amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mark D. Smith, David E. Kolinski-Schultz, Dale H. Blackson, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Patent number: 8833646
    Abstract: A card actuated automated banking machine (10) is operative to early out financial transactions responsive to data included on user cards. The banking machine includes a user interface (15) including a display (24). The user interface includes a card reader (16) which is operative to read data on user cards which identify at least one of user and a user's financial accounts. A fascia of the machine includes a keypad (404, 438, 458) through which users input confidential data. Covers (400, 422, 430) prevent unauthorized persons from viewing confidential inputs to the keypad. Authorization signals assure that the display is operating in a manner that provides appropriate user instructions. A visual indicator is operative to indicate to a user that keypad inputs are being encrypted. Alternatively a touch screen display module (608) is operative to securely receive manual inputs and/or card data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tim Crews, Natarajan Ramachandran, Joseph Hartman, Raymond P. Motz, Anne E. Bayonnet, Klaus Steinbach
  • Patent number: 8820636
    Abstract: A banking system machine is controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader, a keypad, a cash dispenser, a cash outlet, a deposit accepting opening, and other transaction locations that may be susceptible to the installation of fraud devices. An anti-fraud sensing system is associated with the machine to sense the probable installation of unauthorized devices on the machine. Such unauthorized devices may include fraudulent card reading devices, fraudulent keypad input intercepting devices, cash outlet trap devices, and deposit input diversion devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall Jenkins, Songtao Ma, Natarajan Ramachandran, Jeffery M Enright, Dale H. Blackson