Automated banking apparatus and method
AssigneeDiebold, Incorporated
InventorsJ. Richard Hanna, Randall W. Jenkins, Mark A. DePietro, Alan J. Rozlosnik, Robert V. Artino, Steven R. Davis
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Abstract
An automated banking apparatus is operative to carry out banking transactions commonly required by merchants. The apparatus includes an item accepting depository for accepting deposit items, such as deposit bags, currency, and checks. The apparatus further includes an input device that is operative to interrogate an RFID tag to obtain merchant deposit information therefrom. The information can include data representative of the deposit, such as an account number and the deposit amount. The RFID tag may be located on an item being deposited.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- (a) receiving depositor input via remote communication through at least one input device in operative connection with a deposit accepting machine, wherein the input includes data associated with at least one deposit item;
- (b) depositing at least one deposit item into the deposit accepting machine.
Apparatus including:
- a deposit accepting machine,
- wherein the deposit accepting machine is operative to receive at least one deposit item deposited into the deposit accepting machine,
- at least one input device,
- at least one input device is in operative connection with the deposit accepting machine,
- wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive depositor input via remote communication,
- wherein the input includes data associated with at least one deposit item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.