Patent ID: 8448849

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine that operates responsive at least in part to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers, including: a housing; a plurality of devices mounted in operatively supported connection with the housing including: a card reader operative to read card data on user cards wherein the card data corresponds to financial accounts; at least one of a note acceptor and a cash dispenser, wherein the note acceptor is operative to accept currency notes into the housing and the cash dispenser is operative to dispense cash from inside the housing to machine users; at least one processor mounted within the housing, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with the plurality of devices, and wherein the at least one processor is operative to cause the plurality of devices to operate; a power controller mounted within the housing, wherein the power controller is in operative connection with an electrical connector extending outside the housing, wherein the electrical connector is configured to be connected with an external source of AC power, and wherein the power controller is operative to selectively supply electrical power to the plurality of transaction function devices and the at least one processor within the housing; a communication device, wherein the communication device is in operative connection with the power controller; wherein while maintaining electrical power to the at least one processor the power controller is operative to shut off electrical power to at least one of the devices responsive at least in part to at least one communication received by the automated banking machine from a remote computer through operation of the communication device.