Item depository apparatus operated responsive to data bearing records

A tangible medium including non-transitory processor executable instructions operative to cause an apparatus in operative connection with at least one processor executing such instructions to carry out a method comprising:

• a) operating a target projector on an exterior of an item accepting depository, to project a target marking indicative of a location to position at least one appearance feature on a deposit item outside the depository so that the at least one appearance feature is readable by at least one image sensor of the depository,
• b) during at least a portion of (a), capturing at least one image of at least one appearance feature associated with the deposit item through operation of the at least one image sensor,
• c) generating appearance data which corresponds to the at least one appearance feature captured in (b),
• d) determining that the appearance data generated in (c) corresponds to a financial deposit authorized to be accepted by the depository,
• e) responsive at least in part to the determination in (d), operating a lock associated with the depository, to change from a locked condition to an unlocked condition, wherein in the unlocked condition the depository is enabled to accept the deposit item into an interior area of the depository.

A tangible medium including non-transitory processor executable instructions operative to cause an apparatus in operative connection with at least one processor executing such instructions to carry out a method comprising:

• a) operating at least one external image sensor on an item accepting depository to capture at least one image of at least one appearance feature associated with a deposit item positioned external of the depository,
• b) generating appearance data which corresponds to the at least one appearance feature captured in (a),
• c) determining that the appearance data generated in (b) corresponds to a financial deposit authorized to be accepted by the depository,
• d) responsive at least in part to the determination in (c), operating a lock associated with the depository to change from a locked condition to an unlocked condition, wherein in the unlocked condition a pocket of the depository is enabled to be accessible from outside the depository, wherein the pocket is configured to accept the deposit item therein,
• e) subsequent to (d), operating at least one pocket inspection camera to capture at least one pocket inspection image including an image of at least a portion of the pocket,
• f) subsequent to (e), determining that the deposit item was placed in the pocket responsive at least in part to the at least one pocket inspection image.