Patent ID: 6527171
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G07F,G09B

Abstract:
An automated teller machine, comprising:a touch screen display for displaying operation instructions to a customer and for receiving input from a customer; an output jack that provides a first set of signals which can be converted to audible sounds via a headset; a speaker that converts a second set of signals to audible sounds; a bill dispensing mechanism for dispensing a bank note corresponding to a specified amount; a receipt issuing unit for printing a transaction content and for issuing a receipt on which the transaction content is printed; and a controller connected to the card reader, the touch screen display, the output jack, the bill dispensing unit, and the receipt issuing unit, the controller capable of providing the first set of signals to the output jack and the second set of signals to the speaker, both sets of signals corresponding to information provided on the touch screen display; and wherein the controller outputs one of the sets of signals, and the controller terminates the one set of signals and outputs the other set of signals upon receiving a command signal, regardless whether the headset is connected to the output jack.