Patent ID: 7712657

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine including: a card reader, wherein the card reader is operative to read data from user cards, wherein the card data corresponds to financial accounts; at least one transaction function device, wherein the at least one transaction function device is operative to at least one of dispense bills, receive checks, and receive bills; at least one surface computer, wherein the at least one surface computer is in operative connection with the card reader and the at least one transaction function device, wherein the at least one surface computer is operative to cause financial transactions to be carried out, wherein the financial transactions include at least one of transfers of funds to and from financial accounts corresponding to read card data; wherein the at least one surface computer includes: a touch screen interface including one planar interface surface, wherein the one planar interface surface includes at least two disposed user locations, wherein each user location is configured to concurrently provide visual outputs through the interface surface and receive user inputs through user contact with the interface surface at each respective user location from at least two respective users.