Patent ID: 7516881

Claim:
An automated banking machine apparatus comprising: a card reader operative to read indicia from cards input by users of the machine; a cash dispenser; a hand-operable movably mounted item, wherein the item is movable by users of the machine to a plurality of different positions, at least one computer, wherein the at least one computer is in operative connection with the item, the cash dispenser, and the card reader, wherein the computer is operative to receive inputs from users through the item, wherein at least one input corresponds to at least one character; wherein the computer is operative to cause touch-perceptible outputs to be provided through the item, wherein the outputs are manually receivable by a user through hand contact with the item, wherein the outputs correspond to a plurality of characters, each character corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of positions of the item, wherein the at least one computer is operative to selectively cause the machine to perform a transaction responsive to the inputs received from users and indicia read from cards.