DIEBOLD GETS MOBILE ATM TECHNOLOGY PATENTS.

Throughout the past 18 months, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded five patents to Diebold Inc., including one that allows consumers to withdraw cash from ATMs using their cellular telephones, according to the world's second-largest ATM manufacturer based on machines sold. The technology, which would make consumers' mobile phones their ATM-access devices instead of plastic debit or credit cards, would protect consumers against fraud caused by card skimming and PIN surfing, according to the Diebold statement. North Canton, …