Patent ID: 7883006

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated banking machine that operates responsive to data read from data bearing records, wherein the automated banking machine includes: a card reader, wherein the card reader is operative to read card data from a user card, wherein the card data corresponds to a financial account; a cash dispenser; at least one data store; at least one computer; wherein the card reader, the cash dispenser and the at least one data store are in operative connection with the at least one computer; wherein the at least one data store includes computer executable instructions, wherein the instructions include at least one software component, wherein the at least one computer is operative responsive to the at least one software component to cause the card reader to operate to read the card data, to cause the cash dispenser to operate to dispense an amount of cash from the machine, and to cause a financial transfer from the financial account corresponding to the amount of cash dispensed; wherein the at least one computer is operative responsive to the at least one software component to: determine a first system date, wherein the first system date corresponds to a current system date of the at least one computer on the date the first system date is determined; determine a second system date; compare the first system date and the second system date; allow the machine to carry out at least one machine operation responsive to the at least one software component, responsive to the compared second system date being later in time than the first system date.