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Cash dispensing automated banking machine with calibrated optical sensor

  • US 7,040,534 B2
  • Filed: 03/10/2004
  • Issued: 05/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • a) generating a first light signal adjacent a pathway of an automated banking machine with a light source, wherein the light signal includes an intensity that changes over time in a first pattern, wherein the automated banking machine includes a cash dispenser;

    b) detecting the first light signal with a light detector positioned adjacent the pathway;

    c) determining with the machine that the intensity of the detected first light signal varies in time with a pattern that corresponds to the first pattern; and

    d) responsive to (c) moving at least one item through the pathway.

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