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: 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: A peripheral device kit for the workstation of a goods invoicing system in which a display and input unit can be mounted either on a printer box or on a base box.

Abstract: An ink jet printer has an ink filling device for an ink jet print head wherein the ink jet print head can be filled with the filling device. The ink filling device has an ink reservoir and a discharge opening. The print head has an ink chamber with a feed opening for ink and can be filled when it is installed in an ink jet printer. The discharge opening is arranged in a hollow body with a variable-volume that moves ink from the ink reservoir when the volume is increased and that discharges ink via the discharge opening when the volume is decreased.

Abstract: A description is given of scales (100) which are intended for retail outlets and can be adapted to various applications by being equipped with different input means (126, 130) and memory means (116, 118).

Abstract: In the case of a service desk for the registration, booking and/or payment of goods, vouchers and the like, having a service section (38) including at least a data display device (28), a data input device (26) and an output device (22, 24) for coupons, receipts and the like, this service section comprises at least two parts (14; 20, 28), of which a first part (14) is always on the customer's side of the service desk and a second part (20, 28) can be moved between the customer's side and the operator's side of the service desk.

Abstract: A device for sending and receiving graphical documents via teletransmission lines comprises an input station (16), a withdrawal station (20) for single-sheet graphical original, a transport system which transports the graphical originals along a reading device from the input station (16) to the withdrawal station (20), an output station (32) for a printed print carrier and a transport system which transports the print carrier material from material supply station (60) along a printer to the output station (32). The output station (32) is located in the head region and the withdrawal station (20) in the base region of the device. Both the input station (16) and the withdrawal station (20) for the printed originals in the base region (8) of the device (2) are arranged on two opposite sides (3,6) or the device so that the output station (32) in the head region (10) of the device (2) is located at a considerable distance from both the input station (16) and the withdrawal station (20).

Abstract: The money drawer (3) has a lid (14), which is connected to the drawer housing (2) by the money drawer (3) being slid into the drawer housing and is detachable from the drawer housing (2) through the creation of the locking attachment between the lid and the money drawer. In a preferred refinement, the lid (14) contains a receiving tray (50) for an integrated circuit card, preferably for one conforming to ISO Standard 7816.2.3. A till drawer of this kind is suitable for all cash registers and, due to the possible allocation of a money drawer to a specific member of the till staff, can preferably be used in respect of cash registers where there is a frequent changeover of staff. The cards can be used as a company identity card enabling a cashier to clock on at the cash register.

Abstract: A laptop computer has a base housing and an associated printer (2'), an input keyboard (320, 328) and a screen (306,304). The base housing has a transport channel (3') for a printing medium which runs towards the rear from the operating side and extends essentially over the whole width of the base housing so that printing media of corresponding width (e.g. A4 format) can be printed. The printer (2) is designed as a flat-bed printer and preferably has a dot matrix printing head which can be moved in the lower housing part (4') transversely to the direction of motion (8) of the printing medium (line direction).

Abstract: Device for receiving integrated circuit cards. The devices used until now in practice do not sufficiently protect the individual cards in all operating modes. The present device is intended to allow the cards to be locked. For this purpose, a locking mechanism (16) is provided, having at least one bar (9) which is designed as a lever (20, 21, 22) and can be moved out of a locking position into an unlocking position and vice versa and which is preferably held in its locking position with the aid of a holding device (23). The holding device (23) may, for example, be a torsion spring (36). In the case of another embodiment, the locking mechanism (16) may additionally have a closable blocking device (44) which acts on one of the abovementioned levers and can be moved out of a blocking position, preventing a movement of the relevant lever (21, 22), into a release position, releasing a movement of the lever (21, 22), and vice versa.

Abstract: An alphanumeric keyboard comprises a plurality of key operated switches and a cover frame which covers the switches and has bosses for receiving switch operating rams carried by key buttons having projections which receive the rams and which fit into the bosses. At least one compound key of the keyboard is associated with at least two switches and includes a compound key head which overlies at least two bosses. At least one of the rams of this compound key is so mounted on the compound key head that it can be adjusted relative to the compound key head parallel to the keying direction.

Abstract: An apparatus for reading by blind persons comprising a data medium in the form of a thick elastic belt and having formed therein a dense uniformly spaced two-dimensional array of data elements of thin membrane-like construction integral with the belt and capable of assuming stable convex and concave conditions wherein they either project upwardly from the belt to be sensible by a person's finger or down into the belt where they may not be felt. Because of the thickness of the belt, the data elements are also capable of assuming intermediate unstable conditions wherein they do not experience a transition to the opposite state simply because they are compressed flush with a surface of the belt. Means are provided for setting and resetting the data areas.

Abstract: In an information input and output unit (10) for data processing equipment, including an input keyboard (14) and a tactile read-out panel (28) with a control keyboard (30) for tactile data display for the vision impaired, it is provided, for making operation by vision-impaired persons easier, that the input keyboard (14), the control keyboard (30) and the tactile read-out panel (28) are arranged in one plane, that the tactile read-out panel (28) with the control keyboard (30), as seen by the operator, is in front of the input keyboard (14) and that in front of the tactile read-out panel (28) is arranged a hand rest surface (102). Between the tactile read-out panel (28) and the control keyboard (30), finger guides (90) may be optionally provided to make the orientation easier. Parallel to the output lines (56,58) of the read-out panel (28) are formed receiving grooves for receiving replaceable information strips (70) which show heading information in the form of Braille characters (74,78 ).

Abstract: A money dispensing device for use in safes or the like which transfers money from a security area to a dispensing point. A powered drawer transfers money from the security area to the dispensing point. The dispensing point is provided with a door, which is automatically controlled, such that the door opens only when sensors indicate that the drawer has reached the end of the dispensing point, and after opening, the door closes only when sensors indicate that the drawer is empty.