Patent ID: 7118031

Claim:
An automated banking machine apparatus comprising: a housing; a currency dispensing device in supporting connection with the housing; a user interface in supporting connection with the housing, the user interface including at least one input device and at least one output device, wherein the at least one input device includes a card reader and a keypad, wherein the keypad comprises a plurality of keys adapted to accept personal identification numbers (PINs) input by users of the apparatus, and wherein at least one area extends between at least two keys of the keypad; at least one key area sensing device adjacent the keypad, wherein the at least one key area sensing device is operative to sense at least one property in the at least one area such that positioning an unauthorized manual input intercepting device adjacent the keypad causes at least one change in at least one property that is sensed by the at least one key area sensing device, wherein the at least one key area sensing device comprises a radiation emitter and a radiation receiver; at least one controller in the housing, wherein the at least one controller is in operative connection with the at least one key area sensing device and is operative to generate at least one signal responsive to the at least one change, whereby installation of an unauthorized input intercepting device adjacent the keypad is indicated.