Patent ID: 7519653

Claim:
A method of operating an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), which includes a printer and a web browser, the method comprising the steps of: a) maintaining a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the printer, which is i) an address on the Internet at which the printer is reached, and ii) different from any URL assigned to the web browser; b) presenting to a user of the ATM an option of accessing a remote third party application to obtain a service from the third party application while the user is at the ATM; c) receiving a request from the third party application to use the printer, said request is addressed to the URL of the printer; d) using the terminal application to determine whether the request received from the third party application should be granted; and if so e) activating the printer under control of the terminal application such that control of the printer i) is not passed to the third party application and ii) is not passed to the browser.