Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Kiosk
- Patent Title (中): 亭
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Application No.: US12701934Application Date: 2010-02-08
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Publication No.: US08365868B2Publication Date: 2013-02-05
- Inventor: John Richard Johnson , Andrew Colley
- Applicant: John Richard Johnson , Andrew Colley
- Applicant Address: US GA Duluth
- Assignee: NCR Corporation
- Current Assignee: NCR Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Duluth
- Agent Paul W. Martin
- Main IPC: G07F9/10
- IPC: G07F9/10

Abstract:
A kiosk which is configurable to accept a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. In one example, the kiosk includes a mount; a computer in a first position on the mount including a touchscreen, a card reader, and a processor; a storage medium coupled to the processor containing content; and a content transfer device coupled to the processor. The content transfer device is configurable to include at least one connection of a plurality of different types of connections corresponding to a plurality of different types of customer media. The kiosk further includes a panel in a second position on the mount adjacent to the computer including at least one connection mounting location, and the at least one connection is removably mounted to the panel at the connection mounting location. The processor stores the content in the storage medium, operates the touch screen to display a menu of the content and to record selections made by a customer from the menu, operates the card reader to read a payment card of the customer as payment for content associated with the customer selections, and transfers the content associated with the customer selections to a removable storage medium of the customer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110192681A1 KIOSK Public/Granted day:2011-08-11
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