Patent ID: 8583522

Claim:
A system for providing access to convenient currency dispensing services and automated teller machine services for use by a consumer, comprising: an automated teller machine; a user interface to provide access to at least one automated teller machine service and access to at least one currency dispensing service; a device for identifying the user to the automated teller machine and selectively dispensing encodable currency to the user of the automated teller machine, the device comprising any combination of sensor, smart card and magnetic stripe card reading and encoding; a network connection to the automated teller machine which provides network services to the automated teller machine, the network services comprising any combination of Internet and Intranet services, and, any combination of a radio network, satellite network, telephone network, television network, utility network, wireless network, brokerage network, business network, communication network, computer network, credit/debit card network, entertainment network, financial service network, government network, information network, payment network, smart card network, stored value card network, ATM network and banking network for conducting a retail transaction via the network connection; and a bill dispenser to selectively dispense bills to the user through the automated teller machine; communication network, computer network, credit/debit card network, entertainment network, financial service network, government network, information network, payment network, smart card network, stored value card network, ATM network and banking network for conducting a retail transaction via the network connection; and a bill dispenser to selectively dispense bills to the user through the automated teller machine; wherein the system provides the user integrated currency dispensing and automated teller machine services for retail purchase.