Patent ID: 7542944

Claim:
An automated transaction machine comprising: a plurality of transaction function devices, wherein each transaction function device includes an associated device computer processor, wherein at least one device computer processor associated with a first transaction function device is operative responsive to being placed in operative connection with at least one other device computer processor associated with a second transaction function device, to cause the first transaction function device to become automatically interoperative with the second transaction function device; a data store in operative connection with both the first transaction function device and the second transaction function device, wherein the second transaction function device is operative to communicate a device driver from the second transaction function device to the data store for storage in the data store, wherein the first transaction function device is operative to access the device driver from the data store, wherein the device computer processor associated with the first transaction function device is operative responsive to the device driver to interact with the second transaction function device in carrying out a financial transaction with the automated transaction machine.