Patent ID: 8321349

Claim:
A method of operating a self-service check depositing terminal to provide an acknowledgement receipt for a depositor conducting a check deposit transaction at the self-service check depositing terminal, the method of the self-service check depositing terminal comprising: receiving, by the self-service check depositing terminal, one or more checks from the depositor; generating, by the self-service check depositing terminal, a check deposit transaction receipt associated with the check deposit transaction; obtaining, by the self-service check depositing terminal, an electronic mail (email) address associated with the depositor; printing, by the self-service check depositing terminal, an acknowledgement receipt which contains a notification that the check deposit transaction receipt has either been sent or will be sent in an email to the email address associated with the depositor; and delivering, by the self-service check depositing terminal, the printed acknowledgment receipt to the depositor at the self-service check depositing terminal to notify the depositor that the check deposit transaction receipt has either been sent or will be sent in an email to the email address associated with the depositor.