US 7,513,413 B2
Correlation of suspect currency note received by ATM to the note depositor
H. Thomas Graef, Bolivar, Ohio (US); Edward L. Laskowski, Seven Hills, Ohio (US); William D. Beskitt, Canton, Ohio (US); Michael Harty, North Canton, Ohio (US); Jeffrey Eastman, North Canton, Ohio (US); Richard J. Phelps, Stow, Ohio (US); and Natarajan Ramachandran, Uniontown, Ohio (US)
Assigned to Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio (US)
Filed on May 25, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/852,795.
Application 10/426068 is a division of application No. 09/633486, filed on Aug. 07, 2000, granted, now 6,573,983.
Application 10/852795 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/426068, filed on Apr. 29, 2003, granted, now 6,774,986.
Application 10/426068 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/992357, filed on Nov. 13, 2001, granted, now 6,783,061.
Application 09/992357 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/911329, filed on Jul. 23, 2001, granted, now 6,607,081.
Application 09/911329 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/980467, filed on Nov. 28, 1997, granted, now 6,273,413.
Application 09/992357 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/664698, filed on Sep. 19, 2000, granted, now 6,315,194.
Application 09/664698 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/390929, filed on Sep. 07, 1999, granted, now 6,331,000.
Application 09/633486 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/135384, filed on Aug. 17, 1998, granted, now 6,101,266.
Application 09/135384 is a continuation in part of application No. 08/749260, filed on Nov. 15, 1996, granted, now 5,923,413.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/338919, filed on Nov. 05, 2001.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/155281, filed on Sep. 21, 1999.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/100758, filed on Sep. 07, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2004/0232217 A1, Nov. 25, 2004
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 19/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—379  [902/16] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus comprising:
an automated banking machine,
wherein the automated banking machine is operative to receive at least one currency note therein,
at least one data store in association with the machine,
a currency note validation arrangement in association with the machine,
wherein the validation arrangement is operative to assess the at least one currency note for validity,
wherein the validation arrangement, responsive to assessing at least one currency note of suspect validity, is operative to cause storage in the at least one data store of data usable to uniquely identify the at least one currency note of suspect validity and a person associated with the at least one suspect currency note.