Patent GB-1300848-A (GB)
Title: Automatic deposit receiving and cash dispensing system
IPC: G06Q40/00
Filed: 1970-04-07
Abstract: 1300848 Cash dispensing and receiving system OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO 7 April 1970 [26 April 1969] 16346/70 Headings G4X and G4T. A system for automatically receiving deposits from and dispensing cash to the holders of identification cards, the cards bearing a secret number of which the owner of the card is informed, comprises means for reading the number from the card, means manually operable by a card holder to enter a secret number, means for comparing said read and entered secret numbers, a machine operable to receive a deposit or in the case of withdrawal to dispense cash in response to the recognition of a predetermined relationship between said numbers and the entry of other necessary data, and a computer for rewriting and storing the card holder's account data. The identity card (Figs. 2 and 3, not shown) has areas (11), (12) containing visible information, preferably embossed, such as the holder's name and account number, in area (14) is written the holder's signature, and in area (15) is magnetically recorded the secret number and other information such as the number of times of use and the holder's outstanding balance. The deposit receiving and cash dispensing machine described (Fig. 1, not shown) has a card inlet slot 102 from which the card is conveyed to a genuineness checker 201; if genuine the magnetically recorded information is read by head 203 and stored in register 204. In a first method of working the receiving and dispensing machine is on-line with a computer 207 and the contents of register 204 are passed to the computer where the validity of the card is checked. If invalid an appropriate sign is displayed in instruction window (103) of the machine, whilst if valid the user is requested to operate either the deposit (105) or withdrawal (104) push buttons. In the case of withdrawal, the user operates keyboards (106) and (107) to enter the amount required and his secret number. The read and entered secret numbers are compared by comparator 219, or alternatively by the computer 207, and if after a predetermined number of attempts required relationship is not found the card is collected, whilst if agreement is found the amount required is checked by the computer against the outstanding valance of the account. When the balance is short the card is returned, but when sufficient the account is rewritten and printer and imprinter controllers 220, 221 operated to produce a record slip in duplicate bearing the embossed data on the card and other information, one copy being dispensed to the user. Writing head 230 reunites the balance, number of times of use &c. data on the card before it is returned. To make a deposit button (105) is operated and the money entered via slot (109), the banknotes being checked and the amount stored in register 225 and displayed to the user by deposit indicator 110. When all the money has been entered, button (111) is operated and the information in registers 204, 225 passed to the computer which rewrites the account. As for withdrawal, duplicate record slips are printed and the card information is rewritten. In an off-line method of working the machine is connected to a comparator 227 and memory device 228, these performing the function of checking the validity of the card, and tape puncher 214 records details of the transactions for subsequent feeding to the computer 207.