Patent ID: 7595816

Claim:
A method comprising: (a) operating at least one input device of an automated banking machine to receive at least one identification data input from a machine user during a check cashing transaction, including operating a card reader of the automated banking machine to read card data on a card of the machine user, wherein the machine includes a check acceptor device, a cash dispenser device, a check imaging device, at least one camera, at least one printer device, and at least one computer, wherein the at least one computer comprises a browser and at least one server component, wherein the at least one server component is operative to cause the machine to communicate at least one markup language document from the machine; (b) subsequent to reading the card data in step (a), triggering the at least one camera to capture at least one machine user image of the machine user; (c) responsive to receiving the at least one identification data input in step (a), operating the at least one computer to cause a verification of the machine user as an authorized user of the machine; (d) subsequent to step (a), operating the check acceptor device to receive from the machine user during the check cashing transaction, a paper check having a check amount; (e) operating the at least one printer device to print the at least one machine user image captured in step (b) on the check received in step (d); (f) subsequent to step (d), operating the check imaging device to capture at least one check image of the check; (g) operating the at least one computer to produce at least one markup language document comprising transaction data corresponding to the check cashing transaction; (h) operating the cash dispenser device to dispense an amount of cash from the machine during the check cashing transaction, wherein the cash amount is linked to the check amount; and (i) responsive to the machine carrying out the check cashing transaction: operating the at least one printer device to dispense from the machine a receipt corresponding to the check cashing transaction, wherein the receipt includes thereon the at least one machine user image captured in step (b); and operating the at least one computer to cause the at least one machine user image captured in step (b), the at least one check image captured in step (f), and the transaction data to be stored in correlated relation in at least one data store.