Patent ID: 7331515

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a check accepting automated banking machine, wherein the machine includes at least one input device adapted to receive identifying inputs from users of the machine, wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader device, wherein the card reader device is operative to read identifying data from a user card, wherein the machine includes at least one cash dispensing device, wherein the machine includes at least one check reading device operative to read check optical indicia and check magnetic indicia from checks input to the machine, wherein the machine includes at least one computer, wherein the at least one computer includes check analysis software, wherein the check analysis software includes character recognition software, wherein the at least one computer is operative to produce image data responsive to a reading of optical indicia from a check through operation of the at least one check reading device, wherein the at least one computer is operative to determine a location of a micr line in the image data, wherein responsive to a reading of magnetic indicia from the check through operation of the at least one check reading device, the at least one computer is operative to determine if the magnetic indicia read corresponds to the micr line in the image data, wherein responsive to a positive determination that the magnetic indicia read corresponds to the micr line in the image data, the at least one computer is operative to cause the at least one cash dispensing device to dispense cash from the machine.