Patent ID: 7051928

Claim:
A self-service terminal for use in an unattended environment to a allow a self-service user to conduct a self-service transaction, the self-service terminal comprising: a fascia including means defining a document slot; means defining a document storage bin; and a document processing module including means defining a document processing zone, means defining a first document transport path which extends between the document slot and the document processing zone, means defining a second document transport path which is different from the first document transport path and which extends between the document processing zone and the document storage bin, and a document diverter for (i) enabling a document to be transported along the first document transport path between the document slot and the document processing zone when parts of the document diverter mechanism are in a first position, and (ii) enabling a document to be transported along the second document transport path from the document processing zone to the document storage bin when parts of the document diverter mechanism are in a second position which is different from the first position; the document diverter mechanism including first and second rollers and a movable diverter roller disposed between the first and second rollers such that (i) the diverter roller and the first roller co-operate to define at least a portion of the first document transport path extending between the document slot and the document processing zone when parts are in the first position, and (ii) the diverter roller and the second roller co-operate to define at least a portion of second document transport path extending between the document processing zone and the document storage bin when parts are in the second position, wherein the document diverter mechanism includes an endless belt drivingly interconnecting the diverter roller and the first and second rollers.