# US 7,410,097 B1 · Cash dispensing automated banking machine deposit printing system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,410,097 B1 - Document ID: US7410097B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 11/189,074 - Filed: 2005-07-25 - Granted: 2008-08-12 - Earliest claimed: 2004-07-29 - Assignees: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated - Inventors: Thomas S. Mason; Sean Haney; Jeff Brannan; Dale Chapman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7410097B1 ## CPC - G06Q 20/1085: {involving automatic teller machines [ATMs]} - B41J 2/16508: {connected with the printer frame} - B41J 2/16526: {by applying pressure only} - B41J 2/16535: {using wiping constructions (B41J2/16552 takes precedence)} - B41J 3/44: Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms having dual functions or combined with, or coupled to, apparatus performing other functions - B41J 11/0035: {Handling copy materials differing in thickness (B41J11/20 takes precedence)} - B41J 11/0095: {Detecting means for copy material, e.g. for detecting or sensing presence of copy material or its leading or trailing end} - B41J 13/12: specially adapted for {small} cards, envelopes, or the like {, e.g. credit cards, cut visiting cards} - G07D 11/0096: {Accepting paper currency or other valuables in containers, e.g. in code-marked envelopes} - G07D 11/12: Containers for valuable papers - G07D 11/14: Inlet or outlet ports - G07F 19/20: {Automatic teller machines [ATMs]} - G07F 19/202: {Depositing operations within ATMs (depositing in general G07D11/00)} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B41J: TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS - G07D: HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract An automated banking machine which dispenses cash and includes a mechanism for accepting deposited items. Deposited items may be provided to the machine in envelopes which are first passed to a user from an envelope storage area (132) in the machine through a transport (124) and which are presented to the user through an opening (244). A user may thereafter include deposit items in the dispensed envelope. The deposited items are passed through the opening (244) and are deposited in a deposit-holding container (128). The deposited items may be marked by an inkjet printer with indicia corresponding to the transaction or properties of the deposited item. The operation of the printer is caused by a controller (56) which controls the operation responsive to one or more environmental parameters. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: (a) receiving at least one altitude value corresponding to altitude of operation of an automated banking machine, with at least one controller in the automated banking machine, wherein the machine includes a cash dispenser and an inkjet printer, and wherein the inkjet printer is in operative connection with the at least one controller; (b) operating the at least one controller to control operation of the inkjet printer to print indicia responsive to the at least one altitude value. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 wherein the inkjet printer comprises a plurality of nozzles, and wherein in printing indicia ink is expelled from each of the plurality of nozzles, and wherein in (b) firing energy causing ink to be expelled from the nozzles is controlled responsive to the at least one altitude value. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2 wherein ink expelled by a printer has an associated boiling point, and further comprising: (c) receiving at least one boiling point value with the at least one controller corresponding to the boiling point associated with the ink; wherein in (b) firing energy is varied as a function of the at least one boiling point value. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3 and further comprising: (d) sensing temperature with a temperature sensor in the automated banking machine, wherein the temperature sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; wherein in (b) firing energy is further controlled as a function of temperature sensed in (d). ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3 and further comprising: (d) dispensing cash from the automated banking machine through operation of the cash dispenser. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4 wherein in (b) indicia is printed on a check. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4 wherein in (b) indicia is printed on an envelope. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4 wherein in (b) indicia is printed on a currency bill. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3 wherein in (b) indicia is printed on at least one of a check, an envelope and a currency bill, and further comprising: (d) dispensing cash from the automated banking machine through operation of the cash dispenser. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4 and further comprising: (e) sensing humidity at the machine with a humidity sensor, wherein the humidity sensor is in operative connection with the controller; (f) operating the at least one controller to control operation of the printer responsive to humidity sensed in (e). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method according to claim 10 wherein (f) comprises firing a plurality of nozzles of the inkjet printer at times other than when printing indicia, wherein ink is prevented from drying in blocking relation of the nozzles. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method according to claim 11 wherein in (f) the controller further operates to control firing of the plurality of nozzles responsive to temperature sensed in (d). ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12 wherein in (b) the at least one controller operates to control firing energy of the nozzles responsive to humidity sensed in (e). ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9 and further comprising: (e) reading card indicia from a card input by a user to the automated banking machine through operation of a card reader in the machine; wherein in (d) cash is dispensed to the user responsive to the card indicia read in (e). ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14 and further comprising: (f) prior to (d) receiving a PIN input from the user through an input device on the machine; wherein in (d) cash is dispensed to the user responsive to the PIN input received in (f). ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method according to claim 15 wherein in (b) indicia is printed responsive to the card indicia read in (e). ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 and further comprising: (c) sensing temperature with a temperature sensor in the machine, wherein the temperature sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; wherein in (b) the at least one controller operates to control operation of the inkjet printer responsive to temperature sensed in (a). ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method according to claim 17 and further comprising: (d) sensing humidity at the machine with a humidity sensor, wherein the humidity sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; wherein in (b) the at least one controller operates to control operation of the printer responsive to humidity sensed in (d). ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method according to claim 18 and further comprising: (e) operating the at least one controller to cause operation of the inkjet printer at times other than when printing indicia, responsive to humidity sensed in (d), wherein ink is prevented from drying in blocking relation of nozzles of the inkjet printer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method according to claim 19 wherein in (e) the at least one controller operates the inkjet printer responsive to temperature sensed in (c). ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method according to claim 20 wherein in (e) the at least one controller operates the inkjet printer responsive to the at least one altitude value received in (a). ### Claim 22 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 and further comprising: (c) sensing humidity at the automated banking machine with a humidity sensor, wherein the humidity sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; (d) operating the at least one controller to control operation of the inkjet printer responsive to humidity sensed in (c). ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method according to claim 22 wherein ink in the inkjet printer has an associated boiling point, and further comprising: (e) receiving at least one boiling point value with the at least one controller, wherein the at least one boiling point value corresponds to the boiling point of the ink; wherein in (d) the at least one controller controls operation of the printer responsive to the at least one boiling point value. ### Claim 24 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 and further comprising: (c) operating the at least one controller to cause the inkjet printer to operate at times other than when printing indicia, wherein ink is prevented from drying in blocking relation of nozzles of the inkjet printer. ### Claim 25 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1 and further comprising: (c) sensing temperature with a temperature sensor in the automated banking machine, wherein the temperature sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; (d) sensing humidity with a humidity sensor at the automated banking machine wherein the humidity sensor is in operative connection with the at least one controller; wherein in (b) the at least one controller operates to cause the printer to operate responsive to temperature sensed in (c) and humidity sensed in (d). ### Claim 26 An article bearing computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions are operative to cause at least one controller in an automated banking machine to carry out a method comprising: (a) receiving at least one altitude value corresponding to altitude of operation of the automated banking machine with the at least one controller, wherein the machine includes a cash dispenser and an inkjet printer, and wherein the inkjet printer is in operative connection with the at least one controller; (b) operating the at least one controller to control operation of the inkjet printer to print indicia responsive to the at least one altitude value. ### Claim 27 A method comprising: (a) receiving at least one value with at least one controller in an automated banking machine, wherein the automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser and a printer, and wherein the at least one value corresponds to an altitude at which the automated banking machine operates to carry out transactions; (b) operating the at least one controller to control operation of the automated banking machine responsive to the at least one value received in (a).