Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
  • G07G5/00—Receipt-giving machines
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
  • B42D15/0053—Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B42—BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
  • B42D—BOOKS; BOOK COVERS; LOOSE LEAVES; PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITY FEATURES; PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
  • B42D15/00—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
  • B42D15/0073—Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for characterised by shape or material of the sheets
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
  • G06Q20/38—Payment protocols; Details thereof
  • G06Q20/387—Payment using discounts or coupons
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
  • G07F17/42—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for ticket printing or like apparatus, e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F19/00—Complete banking systems; Coded card-freed arrangements adapted for dispensing or receiving monies or the like and posting such transactions to existing accounts, e.g. automatic teller machines
  • G07F19/20—Automatic teller machines [ATMs]
  • G07F19/201—Accessories of ATMs

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a point of sale terminal, for example a supermarket checkout counter, or to a self-service terminal, for example an automatic teller machine, a point of sale terminal, for example a cash register parking lot, motorway toll booth, ticket terminal for train or plane tickets, etc. as well as a roll or screen of printing paper, for a point of sale terminal or self-service terminal of this kind.
• a point of sale terminal for example a supermarket checkout counter
• a self-service terminal for example an automatic teller machine
• a point of sale terminal for example a cash register parking lot, motorway toll booth, ticket terminal for train or plane tickets, etc.
• ticket terminal for train or plane tickets, etc.
• a roll or screen of printing paper for a point of sale terminal or self-service terminal of this kind.
• a point of sale or self-service terminal such as an automatic teller machine or automatic teller machine generally includes a keyboard allowing an interface with the user, a control means in the form of a processor making it possible to manage the set of a given transaction, and printing means under the control of the processor for printing a final transaction receipt, on which are printed information relating to the transaction which has been carried out.
• a major problem which arises in self-service kiosks or terminals of this kind is that the user tends to throw his receipt in the immediate vicinity of the distributor. At the end of the day, the ground is strewn with it, which gives a bad image of the company owning the distributor and is contrary to the preservation of the environment.
• the present invention aims to provide a point of sale terminal or a self-service terminal which is more ecological than those of the prior art, and in particular a terminal where people who use it are less likely to throw their received in the immediate vicinity of it.
• US-A-4817969 describes an automatic teller machine (ATM or ATM) in which the paper roll has on one side one side on which data relating to a transaction are printed and on the other side a pre-printed side with scratch lottery tickets.
• ATM automatic teller machine
• the two sides being printed it is necessary to provide very thick paper for photoelectric sensors, which determine the action of the knife effecting the separation of each receipt and sensitive to the presence of black spots determined on the advance, are not mislead by points appearing by transparency.
• the present invention relates to a system allowing the implementation of a lottery, as according to US-A-4 217 969, but which however is simple to implement, and in particular without slipping taking place during the printing receipts.
• a roll or screen of paper for a point of sale terminal or a self-service terminal in particular an automatic bank machine, comprising a processor, printing means.
• the processor controlling the printing device so that it prints on the paper which is unwound from the reel of paper a receipt for the user, concerning the transaction which comes to be performed, the paper roll or screen consisting of a paper tape, the paper tape being divided into a plurality of successive areas of length substantially equal to a length of a receipt for a transaction, each area of the plurality of successive zones respectively comprising at least a first region and a second region, the first region being substantially blank in which each second region is either blank, is covered with a layer of ink, this layer of ink possibly having a shape chosen from one or more shapes given in advance, the second regions not all being identical to each other, characterized in that the first and second regions are on the same side of the ribbon, and the paper is called thermal paper.
• each receipt it is possible to print an ink layer in advance to indicate to the user who has just completed a transaction and who is recovering his receipt on which information relating to this is printed in the first blank region.
• transaction he has for example, won a lottery, or also do not print anything in the case of a second virgin region (no gain), or indicate to him that he has no gain for the receipt in question.
• the user not only collects a receipt for his transaction (first region), but also a kind of lottery ticket (second region) on which he has a probability of winning something.
• the second region is at least partly covered with a scratch-off ink.
• the ink scratch layer is well maintained on the paper and does not disperse over time.
• the paper roll has a thickness of between 50 g / m 2 and 100 g / m 2 , preferably between 55 and 80 g / m 2 .
• the paper In the case of a cash register or point of sale terminal, the paper preferably has a weight of between 55 g / m 2 and 80 g / m 2 . In the case of an ATM, the weight of the paper is preferably between 60 g / m 2 and 90 g / m 2 .
• the scratch-off ink and the varnish are inks and varnishes, printable in wet offset, UV offset, rotogravure typography, flexo and serigraphy of base solvents, aqueous acquires which may contain metallic particles as well as monomers or polymers.
• the present invention also relates to a self-service terminal comprising a processor, a paper reel and printing means, the processor controlling the printing means for printing on paper information relating to a transaction carried out, characterized in that that means are also provided for drawing lots which randomly or pseudo-randomly select inscriptions given from one or more registrations given for printing in addition to information concerning the transaction carried out.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a paper roll for use in an automatic teller machine according to the invention.
• Figure 2 is a side view of the unwound part of the roll of Figure 1.
• Figure 3 is a block diagram of an automatic teller machine according to another embodiment of the invention.
• FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an automatic bank machine comprising a roller according to FIG. 1.
• FIG. 1 there is shown a paper roll having an oblong ribbon 1 of paper wrapped around a spool.
• One side of the ribbon 1 of paper is divided into successive zones, each having a first region 2 and a second region 3.
• the length of the successive zones, each comprising a first region and a second region, which are repeated, is identical. It corresponds to the length of a standard receipt provided to a user, for example from an ATM.
• the regions are delimited by dotted lines. However, these dotted lines serve only for a better understanding of the present description and are not necessary in reality.
• On the second region one can provide as in Figure 1, a virgin region that is to say without any registration.
• All the first regions 2 of the paper reel are identical to each other.
• the second regions are either blank, (in another embodiment, we can also provide an inscription such as "Sorry this time you did not win” rather than leaving the second region blank in the case where the ticket or received (a given area) is not a winner), or covered with an entry chosen from among several given entries.
• the possible registrations are "you won 20 euros", “you won 30 euros” and "Sorry no gain this time”.
• the choice between not registering or placing one or another registration is made in advance by a draw random by the manufacturer of the roller. They can also simply be disposed of once every N received, for example once every 300 or 400 depending on the total amount that the banking establishment wishes to grant in batch.
• the draw is made randomly knowing that there must however be a winner every 400 or 500 draws, for example, it is then a pseudo-random draw.
• Each of the second regions 3 is covered, so as to hide the inscriptions concerning the result of the lottery, with a layer 15 of scratch-off ink, for example of rectangular or square shape. Between a second region 3 and its respective layer 15 of scratch-off ink, an intermediate layer 16 of varnish can be provided.
• the inks and varnishes are inks and varnishes printable in wet offset, UV Offset, rotogravure typography, flexo and serigraphy of base solvents, aqueous acquires which can contain metallic particles as well as monomers or polymers.
• FIG 2 there is shown a block diagram of an automatic teller machine.
• the automatic teller machine consists of a processor 5 or * UC (Central Unit) which is connected to printing means 6, to a screen 7, and to a keyboard 10.
• the printing means 6 cooperate with a paper unwinding reel 9.
• Means 8 are also provided for drawing lots under the control of the CPU (Central Unit).
• the CPU 5 controls the printing of the receipt by sending the printing means 6 the data (for example account number, amount withdrawn, date, etc.) concerning the transaction relating to the receipt which is being printed.
• the CPU 5 commands the draw means 8 to carry out a draw and the data received in return by the CPU of these draw means 8 (by conventional data links well known in the field and which are not shown) are sent to the printing means 6 to be printed at the same time as the transaction data.
• they can be translated into a form that the customer can understand. That is to say, in general the drawing is carried out in the form of a drawing of a number, which must then be compared in a comparator with the winning numbers.
• the comparator (not shown and well known in the field) indicates a gain, it then emits a signal for example in the form "You have won 20 euros", if it indicates a loss, we can indicate nothing or indicate for example "Sorry, no gain this time. The next time may to be !. It is this latter signal which is preferably printed by the printing means.
• the paper is so-called thermal paper, that is to say paper on which one prints by heating to "reveal" what one wishes to print.
• the paper specifications are:
• the thickness is between 59 ⁇ m and 100 ⁇ m and the grammage is between 50 g / m 2 and 90 g / m 2 .
• the thickness is between 95 ⁇ m and 250 ⁇ m and the grammage is between 80 g / m 2 and 170 g / m 2 .

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