Deposit accepting and storage apparatus and method for automated banking machine

A method comprising:

• (a) placing a type of item in an opening of an automated banking machine;
• (b) making a determination with the machine of the type of item placed in the machine;
• (c) transporting the item in the machine along a generally straight transport path to an outlet;
• (d) placing a selected compartment adapted to store the type of item in communication with the outlet by selectively moving in the machine a deposit holding device having a plurality of compartments.

An apparatus comprising:

• an opening in an automated banking machine adapted to accept into the machine a plurality of different types of items of varying thicknesses from users operating the machine;
• a transport, wherein the transport includes generally opposed moving members movable both transversely relative to one another and angularly to one another, wherein the transport is operative to move the items along a transport path away from the opening, whereby the items are moved in the transport path intermediate of the generally opposed moving members;
• a deposit holding device including a plurality of separated compartments each compartment adapted to simultaneously hold a plurality of items of one particular type;
• a translation mechanism in operative connection with the deposit holding device, wherein the translation mechanism is operative to selectively move the deposit holding device to place a selected one of the compartments to receive a transported item.