Automatic bank teller machine for the blind and visually impaired
US6061666A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B21/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic bank teller machine (ATM) that uses a combination of simple visual cues, large-type visual displays, audio, and a touch-sensitive display screen to facilitate use of the ATM by the blind and visually impaired, while still being useful for the sighted. In particular, the ATM uses a touch-sensitive display screen that has a fixed, easy to locate touch scanning zone. The display screen operates by contacting the screen, with a fingertip, for example, and slidingly moving to a location on the touch scanning zone corresponding to an item to be input, such as one of the numbers 0 to 9, for example.
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