Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine customization system and method

A method of configuring a card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine comprising:

• a) at a first location, including a plurality of hardware devices in the automated banking machine responsive at least in part to stored order data associated with an order corresponding to the automated banking machine, wherein the hardware devices include a card reader operative to read data included on user cards, a cash dispenser, at least one processor, and at least one output device, wherein the order data includes at least one hardware part number corresponding to at least one of the hardware devices, wherein the order data includes at least one software part number corresponding to at least one software component, and wherein the order data includes at least one customization part number corresponding to at least one customization file provided by a customer associated with the order;
• b) through operation of at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one software component on a first partition of at least one hard drive, wherein the at least one hard drive includes a second partition;
• c) through operation of the at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one customization file on the first partition of the at least one hard drive;
• d) through operation of the at least one server, storing the order data on the second partition of the at least one hard drive;
• e) including the at least one hard drive in the automated banking machine in operative connection with the at least one processor;
• f) transporting the automated banking machine to a second location remote from the first location, wherein the first location and the second location are located in geographically distant locations from each other;
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• g) through operation of at least one further server responsive at least in part to the order data stored on the second partition of the at least one hard drive, updating at least one software component on the at least one hard drive.

A method of configuring a card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine comprising:

• a) at a first location, including a plurality of hardware devices in the automated banking machine responsive at least in part to stored order data associated with an order corresponding to the automated banking machine, wherein the hardware devices include a card reader operative to read data included on user cards, a cash dispenser, at least one processor, and at least one output device, wherein the order data includes at least one hardware part number corresponding to at least one of the hardware devices, wherein the order data includes at least one software part number corresponding to at least one software component, and wherein the order data includes at least one customization part number corresponding to at least one customization file provided by a customer associated with the order;
• b) through operation of at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one software component on at least one hard drive;
• c) through operation of the at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one customization file on the at least one hard drive, wherein the customization file includes an image file;
• d) including the at least one hard drive in the automated banking machine in operative connection with the at least one processor;
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• e) through operation of the at least one processor in the automated banking machine responsive at least in part to the at least one software component and the at least one image file, causing the output device to output a visual output representative of the image file.

A method of configuring a card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine comprising:

• a) at a first location, including a plurality of hardware devices in the automated banking machine responsive at least in part to stored order data associated with an order corresponding to the automated banking machine, wherein the hardware devices include a card reader operative to read data included on user cards, a cash dispenser, at least one processor, and at least one output device, wherein the order data includes at least one hardware part number corresponding to at least one of the hardware devices, wherein the order data includes at least one software part number corresponding to at least one software component, and wherein the order data includes at least one customization part number corresponding to at least one customization file provided by a customer associated with the order;
• b) through operation of at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one software component on a first partition of at least one hard drive, wherein the at least one hard drive includes a second partition;
• c) through operation of the at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one customization file on the first partition of the at least one hard drive;
• d) through operation of the at least one server, storing at least one test utility on the second partition of the at least one hard drive;
• e) including the at least one hard drive in the automated banking machine in operative connection with the at least one processor;
• f) through operation of the at least one processor in the automated banking machine, executing the at least one test utility.

A method of configuring a card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine comprising:

• a) at a first location that includes the automated banking machine, accessing through operation of at least one server, stored order data associated with an order corresponding to the automated banking machine, wherein the order data includes at least one hardware part number corresponding to at least one of a plurality of hardware devices capable of being installed in the automated banking machine, which plurality of hardware devices include a card reader operative to read data included on user cards, a cash dispenser, at least one processor, and at least one output device, wherein the order data includes at least one software part number corresponding to at least one software component, and wherein the order data includes at least one customization part number corresponding to at least one customization file provided by a customer associated with the order;
• b) at the first location through operation of at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one software component on at least one hard drive;
• c) at the first location through operation of the at least one server responsive at least in part to the order data, installing the at least one customization file on the at least one hard drive;
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• d) at the first location, including the at least one hard drive in the automated banking machine in operative connection with the at least one processor.