Patent ID: 8579191

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: an automated transaction machine including: at least one data reader, wherein the at least one data reader is operative to read user data that corresponds to financial accounts, at least one transaction function device, wherein the at least one transaction function device uses electrical power during operation, wherein the at least one transaction function device includes at least one of a cash acceptor, a cash recycler, a check acceptor, a cash dispenser, a display, a printer, or an envelope depository; at least one power supply, wherein the at least one power supply is operative to supply electrical power to the at least one transaction function device, a power controller, at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is in operative connection with at least the at least one data reader and the at least one transaction function device, wherein the at least one processor includes: at least one terminal processor associated with the machine, at least one device processor, wherein the at least one transaction function device includes the at least one device processor, and at least one power controller processor; wherein the at least one processor is operative to: cause the at least one data reader to operate to read user data, cause a determination to be made that the user data read corresponds to a financial account on which a transaction is authorized to be conducted at the machine, determine at least one amount of power required to carry out at least one operation of the at least one transaction function device in conjunction with the transaction, prior to the at least one operation, further determine prior to the at least one operation, whether the at least one power supply can deliver the at least one amount of power, and cause the at least one operation to occur or not occur responsive at least in part to the further determination; wherein responsive to a further determination that the at least one operation is to occur, the at least one terminal processor is operative to communicate prior to the at least one operation, at least one first message to the at least one device processor, wherein the at least one first message corresponds to the at least one operation, wherein prior to the at least one operation, the at least one device processor is operative responsive at least in part to the at least one first message, to communicate at least one second message to the at least one power controller processor, wherein the at least one second message corresponds to at least one of the at least one operation or an amount of power required to perform the at least one operation.