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Self-service terminal (SST) thin client

US9338167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

NCR Corporation · US

Inventors

Richard Han · Forfar, GB
Andrew Monaghan · Dundee, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2014
Grant date	May 10, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/10
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Self-Service Terminal (SST) thin clients and operation thereof are provided. A SST includes an operating system (OS), and authorized thin-client application, and an authorized agent. The OS is configured to restrict execution on the SST to authorized applications. The authorized thin-client application is configured to access predefined peripheral devices within the SST and an authorized server. In an embodiment, the authorized agent is configured to connect to the authorized server to: manage updates to the OS received from the authorized server and receive customizations from the authorized server to configure the authorized thin-client application.

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