ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,632,678, issued on May 19, was assigned to Cardtronics USA Inc. (Atlanta).
"Terminal contactless and audio accessibility" was invented by Philip Noel Day (Fife, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved contactless and audio accessibility at self-service terminals (SST) is provided for visually impaired and dexterity-limited customers. Raised tactile features, light patterns, and/or haptic feedback help customer locate and interact with contactless readers at the SSTs during self-service transactions. Contactless tokens are used as distance-based input devices with enhanced audio control features. These improvements make SSTs ...