Patent ID: 7716134

Claim:
A method of operating a self service terminal (SST), the method comprising the steps of: receiving wireless communication signals from a first mobile computing device which is in the vicinity of the SST and which belongs to a first user who is currently interacting with the SST to conduct a first transaction at the SST; engaging in communication with the first mobile computing device to detect one or more characteristics relating to device capabilities of the first mobile computing device and user preferences of the first user of the first mobile computing device; receiving wireless communication signals from a second mobile computing device which is different from the first mobile computing device and which is also in the vicinity of the SST but which belongs to a second user who is not currently interacting with the SST; engaging in communication with the second mobile computing device to detect one or more characteristics relating to device capabilities of the second mobile computing device and user preferences of the second user of the second mobile computing device; configuring a first user interface of the SST to accommodate detected device capabilities and user preferences for the first user of the first mobile computing device who is currently conducting the first transaction at the SST, configuration of the first user interface of the SST including adapting information presented on a display screen of the SST based on device capabilities and user preferences of the first user of the first mobile computing device; and while the first user of the first mobile computing device is interacting with the first user interface to conduct the first transaction at the SST, configuring a second user interface of the SST to accommodate detected device capabilities and user preferences for the second user of the second mobile computing device who is not currently interacting with the SST before the second user begins to interact with the SST, configuration of the second user interface of the SST including adapting information to be presented on the display screen of the SST based on device capabilities and user preferences of the second user of the second mobile computing device so that the second user of the second mobile computing device can interact with the second user interface to conduct a second transaction at the SST after the first user of the first mobile computing device has completed the first transaction at the SST.