Banking system operated responsive to data read from data bearing records

A method comprising:

• (a) placing a first customer station in two-way electronic audio and video communication with a local service provider (SP) station, enabling a local SP located at the local SP station to communicate with a first customer located at the first customer station,
• wherein the first customer station and the local SP station are both located at a same transaction facility,
• wherein the transaction facility includes a plurality of customer stations,
• wherein the plurality of customer stations include the first customer station,
• wherein the first customer station includes at least one display device,
• wherein the first customer station includes at least one reader device operative to read first customer identification data provided by the first customer,
• wherein the first customer station includes an automated banking machine,
• wherein the automated banking machine is operative to carry out cash dispense transactions,
• wherein the automated banking machine includes at least one cash dispenser,
• wherein the automated banking machine includes at least one machine computer,
• wherein the at least one machine computer is operative to allow the first customer to request a cash dispense transaction responsive at least in part on the first customer being recognized as an authorized user of the automated banking machine based at least in part on computer-determined correspondence between
• first customer identification data read by the at least one reader device and
• authorized user identification information stored in at least one data store,
• wherein the at least one machine computer is operative to cause a financial account to be assessed a value associated with cash dispensed,
• wherein the transaction facility is adapted to provide two-way electronic audio and video communication between each customer station and the local SP station, enabling a SP located at the local SP station to communicate with a respective customer located at a respective customer station,
• wherein the transaction facility includes an item conveyor system connecting the local SP station to each respective customer station, wherein the item conveyor system is operable to selectively physically move at least one transaction item involved in a customer transaction between each respective customer station and the local SP station,
• wherein the transaction facility includes a check imaging device,
• wherein the check imaging device is operative to produce check image data corresponding to at least a portion of a financial check;
• (b) subsequent to (a), operating the local SP station responsive to at least one local SP input at the local SP station, to send communication to the first customer station in carrying out a first portion of a customer transaction;
• (c) subsequent to (b), responsive to at least one further local SP input at the local SP station, placing the first customer station in electronic audio and video communication with a remote SP station located remotely from the transaction facility, enabling a remote SP located at the remote SP station to communicate with the first customer located at the first customer station;
• (d) subsequent to (c), operating the remote SP station responsive to at least one remote SP input at the remote SP station, to send communication to the first customer station in carrying out a second portion of the customer transaction;
• and
• (e) completing the customer transaction;
• wherein (a)-(e) are carried out during a single customer session while the first customer is located at the first customer station.