| US 7,467,744 B1 | ||
| Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method | ||
| Tim Crews, Alliance, Ohio (US); Keith Carpenter, Akron, Ohio (US); Mike Ryan, Canton, Ohio (US); Laura Drozda, North Canton, Ohio (US); 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); James R. Kay, Uniontown, Ohio (US); Mark A. Ward, Canton, Ohio (US); David A. Peters, Tallmadge, Ohio (US); Edward L. Laskowski, Seven Hills, Ohio (US); and H. Thomas Graef, Bolivar, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 27, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/167,976. | ||
| Application 11/167976 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/039655, filed on Jan. 19, 2005. | ||
| Application 11/039655 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 60/584592, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/584532, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/584742, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/584578, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/678916, filed on May 06, 2005. | ||
| 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 60/584622, filed on Jun. 29, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/504776, filed on Sep. 17, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/504282, filed on Sep. 17, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/503825, filed on Sep. 22, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/167996, filed on Nov. 30, 1999. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 40/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—379 [902/8; 902/13] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method comprising:
(a) operating an automated banking machine to receive a check, wherein the automated banking machine includes at least one
cash dispenser;
(b) operating the automated banking machine to receive at least one input from a machine user, wherein the at least one input
includes at least one input amount value associated with a value of the check, wherein the at least one input amount value
comprises characters corresponding to dollars and cents;
(c) operating the automated banking machine to generate image data corresponding to an image of at least a portion of at least
one side of the check, wherein the image data includes at least one image value;
(d) operating the automated banking machine to determine whether the at least one input amount value corresponds to the at
least one image value, including determining whether the characters corresponding to dollars and cents are represented in
the image data with at least one threshold level of confidence;
(e) responsive to determining in step (d) that the at least one input amount value corresponds to the at least one image value,
operating the automated banking machine to cause the machine user to be credited the at least one input amount value;
(f) operating the automated banking machine to cause the image data to be changed to include at least one of:
(i) data corresponding to a time,
(ii) data corresponding to the automated banking machine,
(iii) data corresponding to the machine user, and
(iv) data corresponding to an authenticity feature; and
(g) operating the automated banking machine to cause at least a portion of the image data changed in step (f) to be sent to
a remote computer.
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