Automated banking machine currency tracking method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- (a) assessing validity of a document through operation of an automated banking machine;
(b) responsive to the document being assessed to be of questionable validity in step (a), marking the document with at least one removable mark through operation of the machine.
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Abstract
An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (12) including an opening (20). Users of the machine deliver and receive individual sheets and stacks of sheets to and from the machine through the opening. Stacks of sheets may include sheets such as notes, checks or other documents. Stacks input to the machine may include mixtures of various types of sheets. The machine operates to receive notes, process checks and perform other operations. Notes received in the machine and assessed as valid may be recycled and dispensed to other users. Notes assessed by the machine as being of questionable validity may be marked with a removable mark and subjected to further analysis. Checks processed by the machine may be imaged by an imaging device, cancelled and stored in the machine or alternatively returned to a user. Documents produced by the machine such as receipts, checks or money orders as well as notes dispensed from the machine may be assembled into a stack within the machine and delivered from the machine through the opening.
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45 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) assessing validity of a document through operation of an automated banking machine;
(b) responsive to the document being assessed to be of questionable validity in step (a), marking the document with at least one removable mark through operation of the machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method comprising:
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(a) determining with an automated banking machine a document to have a validity unacceptable to the machine;
(b) generating unique identifying information relating to the document with the machine, wherein the information corresponds to a readable indicating mark on the document. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45)
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43. A method comprising:
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(a) identifying an unacceptable currency note within an ATM;
(b) marking the currency note within the ATM for unique identification.
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