Banking system controlled by data bearing records

Apparatus configured for use in a banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records, comprising:

• a machine operative to receive financial deposit items, wherein the financial deposit items include cash,
• wherein the machine includes a housing,
• wherein the housing includes a deposit accepting opening, wherein the deposit accepting opening is configured to accept deposit items,
• wherein the housing includes a chest portion, wherein the chest portion is configured to hold deposit items placed within the housing through the opening,
• wherein the housing includes an area intermediate of the opening and the chest portion, wherein deposit items placed in the housing through the opening are movable through the area to the chest portion,
• wherein the machine includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna, wherein the at least one RFID antenna extends in generally surrounding relation of the area,
• at least one data bearing record reading device,
• wherein the at least one data bearing record reading device includes a card reader, wherein the card reader is operative to read data on user cards corresponding to financial accounts,
• wherein the at least one data bearing record reading device further includes at least one RFID reading device, wherein the at least one RFID reading device is in operative connection with the at least one RFID antenna,
• wherein the at least one RFID reading device is operative to read at least one RFID signal from RFID output devices operatively connected with deposit items in the area,
• wherein the at least one RFID signal read from RFID output devices corresponds to at least one cash value associated with cash included in a respective deposit item,
• at least one computer,
• wherein the at least one computer is in operative connection with the card reader and the at least one RFID reading device,
• wherein the at least one computer is operative to cause a financial account corresponding to data read from a card through operation of the card reader to be credited with at least one cash value responsive to at least one RFID signal read by the at least one RFID reading device from an RFID output device operatively connected with a deposit item deposited in the housing through the opening.