Automated banking machine system and monitoring method
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1. A method comprising:
- (a) operating at least one computer associated with a monitoring system to receive a request which originated from a mobile phone, wherein the request is for a pre-movement security check on at least one area located outside of a facility;
(b) responsive at least in part to the request received in (a), operating the at least one computer to initiate the pre-movement security check,wherein the initiation causes camera-captured images of the at least one area to be output in real time through at least one display which is both associated with the monitoring system and remotely located from the facility; and
(c) operating the at least one computer to cause at least one communication associated with the pre-movement security check initiated in (b) to be sent to the mobile phone,wherein the at least one communication is useful to a person operating the mobile phone in deciding whether to undertake movement through the at least one area during one of entering the facility and exiting the facility.
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Abstract
An automated banking machine is part of a banking system that can cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records, including user cards. The machine is in operative connection with a system operable to capture images related to activity that is conducted at or adjacent to the machine. The machine is positioned at a banking facility having a vault and an entrance. A plurality of cameras are positioned at the facility. Captured images can be analyzed at a remote monitoring center. The monitoring center can operate to assure that employees or customers of the banking facility can safely enter and/or exit the banking facility.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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(a) operating at least one computer associated with a monitoring system to receive a request which originated from a mobile phone, wherein the request is for a pre-movement security check on at least one area located outside of a facility; (b) responsive at least in part to the request received in (a), operating the at least one computer to initiate the pre-movement security check, wherein the initiation causes camera-captured images of the at least one area to be output in real time through at least one display which is both associated with the monitoring system and remotely located from the facility; and (c) operating the at least one computer to cause at least one communication associated with the pre-movement security check initiated in (b) to be sent to the mobile phone, wherein the at least one communication is useful to a person operating the mobile phone in deciding whether to undertake movement through the at least one area during one of entering the facility and exiting the facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus comprising:
at least one computer associated with a monitoring system, wherein the at least one computer is operable to receive a request originating from a mobile phone, wherein the request is for a pre-movement security check on at least one area located outside of a facility, wherein the at least one computer is operable responsive at least in part to receiving the request, to initiate the pre-movement security check, wherein the initiation causes camera-captured images of the at least one area to be output in real time through at least one display which is both associated with the monitoring system and remotely located from the facility, wherein the at least one computer is operable to cause at least one communication associated with the pre-movement security check requested to be sent to the mobile phone, wherein the at least one communication is useful to a person operating the mobile phone in deciding whether to undertake movement through the at least one area during one of entering the facility and exiting the facility. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. At least one computer readable medium comprising non-transitory computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one computer associated with a monitoring system, cause the at least one computer to carry out a method comprising the steps of:
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(a) operating the at least one computer to receive a request which originated from a mobile phone, wherein the request is for a pre-movement security check on at least one area located outside of a facility; (b) operating the at least one computer responsive at least in part to the request received in (a), to initiate the pre-movement security check, wherein the initiation causes camera-captured images of the at least one area to be output in real time through at least one display which is both associated with the monitoring system and remotely located from the facility; and (c) operating the at least one computer to cause at least one communication associated with the pre-movement security check initiated in (b) to be sent to the mobile phone, wherein the at least one communication is useful to a person operating the mobile phone in deciding whether to undertake movement through the at least one area during one of entering the facility and exiting the facility.
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