US 11,875,322 B2
Automated transaction machine with associated beacon
Devon Watson, North Canton, OH (US); Douglas Kurt Hartung, Kingwood, TX (US); Vanessa Gagnon, Stow, OH (US); Gregory Shimek, Akron, OH (US); and Gary A. Ganger, Uniontown, OH (US)
Assigned to Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, Hudson, OH (US)
Filed by Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated, North Canton, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/101,632.
Application 17/101,632 is a continuation of application No. 15/604,628, filed on May 24, 2017, granted, now 10,867,290.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/340,631, filed on May 24, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0073760 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06Q 20/10 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC G06Q 20/1085 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); G07C 9/00182 (2013.01); G07F 19/20 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of accessing a secure area containing an automated transaction machine, the method comprising:
providing a secure door for entry to the secure area, the secure door having a lock;
providing a beacon associated with the automated transaction machine, the automated transaction machine having a display;
transmitting, by the beacon, a wireless signal representing a unique identification of the beacon to an electronic device associated with a user;
receiving, by the lock, authorization data representing a unique identification of the electronic device from an access server; and
unlocking the secure door to allow the user access to the secured area.