| US 7,577,614 B1 | ||
| Cash dispensing and check accepting ATM and method | ||
| Wayne Warren, Akron, Ohio (US); Victor Bell, Alliance, Ohio (US); William McCarthy, Uniontown, Ohio (US); Matthew Pahl, Akron, Ohio (US); Martin J. Brown, Canton, Ohio (US); Dale H. Blackson, Canton, Ohio (US); Todd Galloway, North Canton, Ohio (US); Robert W. Barnett, Canton, Ohio (US); Mike Ryan, Canton, Ohio (US); James R. Kay, Uniontown, Ohio (US); Mark A. Ward, Canton, Ohio (US); David A. Peters, Tallmadge, Ohio (US); and Tim Crews, Alliance, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 19, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/39,656. | ||
| Application 11/039656 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/944578, filed on Sep. 16, 2004. | ||
| Application 10/944578 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/723304, filed on Nov. 27, 2000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/584622, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/537581, filed on Jan. 20, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/537795, filed on Jan. 20, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/537788, filed on Jan. 20, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/167996, filed on Nov. 30, 1999. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—43 [705/42; 705/44; 705/45] | 22 Claims |
| 1. Apparatus comprising:
a first computer and at least one data store, wherein the first computer is in operative connection with the at least one
data store and at least one network, wherein the at least one network is operatively connected to a plurality of ATMs, each
ATM including a check imaging device and a cash dispenser,
wherein the at least one data store includes data corresponding to a plurality of check receiving transactions conducted at
the plurality of ATMs, and wherein for each check receiving transaction the data includes in stored linked relation:
data corresponding to transaction identifying data received by the respective ATM conducting the transaction from a second
computer disposed from the respective ATM other than the first computer, wherein the respective ATM dispenses cash responsive
to messages received from the second computer, and
data corresponding to an image of at least one side of the respective check received in the respective transaction,
wherein the first computer operates to make data corresponding to a plurality of check receiving transactions selectively
available to at least one other computer,
wherein the first computer enables retrieval by the at least one other computer from the at least one data store of the data
corresponding to an image of at least one side of a check received in a particular check receiving transaction based on the
stored linked relation in the at least one data store of the data corresponding to the image of the at least one side of the
check received in the particular check receiving transaction with the data corresponding to transaction identifying data received
in the particular check receiving transaction.
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