Abstract: A self service bank terminal is constructed so as to be usable by sitting and standing customers, so as to take up little floor surface, and so that several terminals can be placed side-by-side with the display screen of one terminal being not viewable by customers at other of the terminals. The terminal has a housing 10 with two rectangular side walls 23, 123 connected by an upper cover plate 24, a rear wall 25, a front plate 27 and a bottom plate 26, which includes the bottom plate having a supporting surface for engaging a supporting floor, or the bottom plate 22 having a supporting column 21, with the cover plate being horizontal or slightly sloped. The display screen is located on a pulpit shaped portion 124 of the cover plate, has associated with it blinder shields 41 on three of its sides, and is slightly inclined. Also included in the terminal are a keyboard 52, a check examining device 53, and a printer drawer 30.

Abstract: A cash dispenser for dispensing bank notes includes a container for the secure storage, transport, and dispensing of bank notes. The cash dispenser includes a housing having a control panel and an output compartment for dispensing bank notes. The housing defines an opening for receiving a container removably positionable in the opening. The container defines a pass-through slot in a wall thereof for transferring bank notes between the container and the housing. Functional units disposed in the container include a bank note storage unit having a withdrawal device, a first bank note conveyor arranged between the bank note storage unit and the pass-through slot and a drive unit for driving the withdrawal device and the first bank note conveyor. A control unit disposed inside the container controls the functional units therein. A security mechanism invalidates banks notes stored in the container upon unauthorized manipulation of the container.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for processing negotiable instruments (20) such as banknotes or monetary payment forms in an automatic banking machine (10), having the features: Inserting the negotiable instruments (20) into an input compartment (18), setting a control criterion on the basis of the type of negotiable instruments (20) to be processed, transporting the negotiable instruments (20) one after the other from the input compartment (18) and through a negotiable instrument recording device (24, 26) into a temporary store (30); the nominal value of banknotes is stored in a value store, payment forms are depicted and the image data stored in an image store; depositing the negotiable instruments (20) from the temporary store (30) in at least one secure store (34, 36) after completion of a deposit operation.

Abstract: It is explained, inter alia, a method for correcting scanning errors, wherein after the scanning operation (step 202) scanning errors are eliminated dependent on a deviation of the scanning speed from a required scanning speed (step 210).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for monitoring an equipment operation procedure and to a self-service device monitored using this method. An optical pattern recognition method is used to detect the hand posture which is characteristic of an equipment operation procedure alone or else together with an object to be handled when using equipment, and to compare said hand posture with a prescribed pattern.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for processing data carrier cards. Said device comprises a transport device (10) for retracting and dispensing a data carrier card (12), a read/write device (18) for exchanging data with the data carrier card (12), and a control device (42) for controlling the transport device (10) and the read/write device (18). The transport device is (10) is provided with a retractor/dispenser portion (16) and an adjoining intermediate storage (22) for cards.

Abstract: Device arrangement with a subassembly retained in a housing. A arrangement comprising a housing and a subassembly (10) which is retained in a releasable manner in the housing on an installation wall (12) is characterized in that the subassembly (10) is suspended on the installation wall (12) by means of a hook-like mounting element (36) and is pressed against the installation wall (12), and retained in its position, by a cover panel.

Abstract: Printing device with means for conveying paper A printing device (10) comprises a lower part (12) and an upper part (14) that is mounted on said lower part (12) such that it can pivot about a pivot axis (16). A print head (18) and a holding trough. (62) for a recording medium supply roll (64) are arranged in the lower part (12) , and a conveying device (24, 30) for a recording medium (66), and a print backing support (36) spatially associated with the print head (18) are arranged in the upper part (14). The upper part (14) has two side walls (42) which laterally enclose a recording medium supply roll (64) put into the holding trough (62).

Abstract: To determine the position of a chip card (14) in the card cage of a card reader the invention provides for the presence of the chip contact surface (18) to be detected in the four possible positions in which the chip (16) of the card (14) inserted into the card reader can be situated. To this end a sensor (20) for detecting the chip card surface (18) and linked to an evaluation unit (28) is arranged opposite each of the possible positions.

Abstract: Cashbox arrangement, having a transportable cashbox (10) and a fixed base plate (20), to which the cashbox (10) can be locked, and having a bolt (30) in the interior of the cashbox (10) which can be unlocked only when the cashbox lid (18) is open. Arranged in the cashbox (10) is a sensor (34), which registers the unlocking and/or the removal of the cashbox (10) from the base plate (20) and reports an information signal to a monitoring device via a signal path.

Abstract: In a printer with two printing stations, two printin-head holders (22) with holding means (26, 30) for the detachable holding of one print head (24, 48) each are arranged on a carriage (16) guided displaceably parallel to a print backing means (36). The respective printing-head holder (22) is designed for a first type of printing head (24) and can be connected to a printing-head adapter which, in turn, is designed to hold a printing head (48) of a different type.

Abstract: A banknote container for automated teller machines includes a base, two mutually parallel side walls, rear wall, front wall, cover and pressure-exerting slide, arranged in the bottom container part such that it can be adjusted parallel to the side walls. Arranged on the pressure-exerting slide is a switch for controlling a display device.

Abstract: The inventive cleaning card for magnetic track and chip card read/write devices has a card-shaped support (2) which consists of a nonwoven material and which is partially layered with a soft cleaning material (6). Said cleaning material (6) is located on several predetermined surface areas of the support (2) and consists of a fibrous flock with densely stuck-on individual fibres of predetermined length and with a predetermined diameter, which project essentially perperdincularly away from the support (2).

Abstract: A channel (20) for accommodating a fully or partially cylindrical body (22) is formed above a visual display unit (16) in a multimedia communications terminal (10) having a console-like housing (12). This body (22) comprises a central body element (26) in which a video camera is installed, and at least one projection (28; 30) on which a rest (42) for a telephone handset (44) is integrally formed, or a card reader for telephone calls is also installed.

Abstract: In the case of a method of, and an apparatus for, forming a bundle of individual sheets, in particular banknotes (98), which are drawn off individually from a sheet-storage container, fed, via a sheet conveyor (14), to a stacking-wheel arrangement (16) comprising at least one stacking wheel, and set down on a stacking surface by means of said stacking-wheel arrangement, the stacking wheel (58) is driven intermittently and controlled such that a receiving gap (90) of a stacking wheel is aligned with the outlet end (44) of the sheet conveyor (14) when a sheet (98) leaves the sheet conveyor (14). The trailing edge of a sheet (98) leaving the sheet conveyor (14) is detected at a predetermined location of the sheet conveyor (14), and the stacking wheel is advanced by one receiving gap (90) in dependence on the time at which the trailing edge is detected.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing banknote bundles from a multiplicity of banknote magazines (12, 14, 16), which are arranged one above the other in a housing (10) and are equipped with a separating device, and for supplying the banknote bundles at an outlet opening (32), comprises a lift (19) with a receiving container (28) for banknote bundles. The separating arrangement and the lift (19) are driven independently of one another. The receiving container (28) has a single receiving position (29) which is common to all the banknote magazines (12, 14, 16) and is located beneath the lowermost banknote magazine (16), in front of the discharge opening (18) of the same.

Abstract: In a printer for printing on individual printing media such as receipts, savings books and the like, a control shaft activated by the printer control system has a plurality of control cams for activation of a transport device, a printing medium alignment means, and a printing medium stop, the cams being designed such that the activation zone of the alignment means and of the printing medium stop are located substantially in the deactivation zone of the transport device.

Abstract: In an inkjet printer having at least one interchangeable container (16) for printing ink, having a holder (10) to hold the interchangeable container (16), having a switching device to block and enable the inkjet printer, having a signal transmitter (24) and a signal receiver (28) connected to the switching device, which are arranged on the holder (10), and having a signal transmitting device, on the interchangeable container (16), which transmits an enable signal from the signal transmitter (24) to the signal receiver (28) during or after the insertion of the interchangeable container (16) into the holder, the signal transmitting device is arranged in the interior of the interchangeable container (16) and has a signal input (38), a signal transmission element (40) and a signal output (48).

Abstract: A dispensing compartment for an automatic cash dispensing/depositing machine, having a base (26) and a removal opening which can be closed off by a closure flap (16), is designed as a module which can be inserted into the machine, comprising a frame (10) which has the removal opening and, arranged on said frame, the closure flap (16) which can be adjusted between its open position, in which it releases the removal opening, and its closed position, in which it closes off the removal opening, also comprising the compartment base (26), a stacking device (100) for setting down banknotes on the compartment base (26), a separating device (38) for drawing off banknotes from the compartment base (26), a first transporting path (72, 80, 90) for conveying banknotes from a first connection location of the module to the stacking device (100), a second transport path (101, 90, 80) for conveying banknotes from a second connection location (105) of the module to the stacking device (100), and a third transporting path (56)

Abstract: A stacking apparatus comprising a rotatable stacking wheel with a multiplicity of fingers, of which one end is fastened on the circumference of a hub, enclosing a stacking-wheel spindle and between which there is formed in each case one receiving gap for sheet-like articles, said stacking apparatus being characterized in that the width of the receiving gap can be adjusted between an open position, in which the sheet-like articles can be introduced into the gap, and a position in which the sheet-like articles are retained.