Patent ID: 6688518
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: G07F,H04M

Abstract:
A wall-mounted touch screen information system, comprising:a vandal resistant housing for installation on a mounting wall; a vandal resistant telephone handset detachably supported in a cradle on a side of said housing and connected to said housing by an armored cable; a vandal resistant front cover hinged to a front edge of said housing; a touch screen attached to a rear of said front cover behind a screen opening, wherein said touch screen is comprised of a LCD panel positioned behind a vandal resistant transparent touch panel; a camera attached to said rear of said front cover behind a camera opening and generally centered above said touch screen for a direct view of a user standing in front of said touch screen; a card reader attached to said rear of said front cover behind a card reader opening; a spool printer attached to said rear of said front cover behind a printer opening; a front cover lock attached to said front cover and locking said front cover closed against said housing; a single board personal computer positioned inside said housing and connected to said handset, said touch screen, said camera, said card reader, and said printer, wherein said single board computer includes a CPU, a memory slot with a memory module, a video controller, an IDE controller, an audio controller, an Ethernet interface, a full-duplex fax/modem, a keyboard port, a mouse port, plural USB ports, a parallel port, a microphone-in connector, and a speaker-out connector; and a hard disk, a power supply, and a power switch positioned inside said housing and connected to said single board computer; wherein said hard disk, and all connectors on said single board computer inside said housing are inaccessible when said front cover is closed, and only said handset, said touch screen, said card reader, and said printer are accessible when said front cover is closed.