Patent ID: 8910861

Claim:
An Automated Teller Machine (“ATM”) for authenticating an identity of a user, the ATM comprising: a fingerprint scanner being configured to capture at least a portion of user biometric information; a first mechanical key and a second mechanical key, the first mechanical key including a first display on the first mechanical key and the second mechanical key including a second display on the second mechanical key, each of the first display and the second display being configured to display at least one of a plurality of numerical digits; a first receiver configured to receive information from the first mechanical key and the second mechanical key, the information from the first mechanical key relating to a first numerical digit displayed on the first display during a depression of the first mechanical key, and the information from the second mechanical key relating to a second numerical digit displayed on the second display during a depression of the second mechanical key; a second receiver configured to receive information from the fingerprint scanner, the information including first biometric information associated with a first finger placed on the fingerprint scanner and second biometric information associated with a second finger placed on the fingerprint scanner; and a transmitter configured to transmit the information received by the first receiver and the second receiver to a remote server via a telecommunications network; wherein each of the first display and the second display are configured to alter their respective displays in the event that either the first mechanical key or the second mechanical key is depressed.