Patent ID: 8025218

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine including: a user interface, a check acceptor, a cash dispenser, a check imaging device, at least one computer in operative connection with the user interface, check acceptor, cash dispenser, and check imaging device, wherein the machine is operative to: (a) receive a check from a user of the machine through operation of the check acceptor, (b) dispense cash through operation of the cash dispenser, (c) generate imaged check data through operation of the check imaging device, wherein the imaged check data corresponds to a visual image of at least one side of a received check, (d) determine from imaged check data, check feature data corresponding to visual indicia included on the check, wherein the check feature data includes check amount data, (e) send at least one first message from the machine toward a transaction host, wherein the at least one first message includes the check feature data, (f) receive at least one transaction host-sent return message responsive to the first message, wherein the at least one transaction host-sent return message includes machine instruction data and check transaction identifying data, wherein the instruction data is operative to cause at least one of: a credit output indicated through the user interface, and a cash dispense through operation of the cash dispenser, wherein the check transaction identifying data corresponds to at least some data included in the at least one first message, and includes data corresponding to a transaction host-assigned transaction number, (g) send at least one second message from the machine toward the transaction host, wherein the at least one second message includes the transaction number, and data indicative of whether the at least one of credit output and cash dispense was accomplished, and (h) send imaged check data with data'corresponding to received check transaction identifying data, from the machine toward at least one computer remotely located from both the machine and the transaction host.