Banking system controlled responsive to data read from data bearing records

摘要

A deposit management system is operable responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system is associated with financial funds depositories. Each depository can accept items, such as deposit bags. Each depository includes a bar code reader that can read data from a bar code label that is located on a deposit bag. The system allows merchants to preregister a deposit before performing the deposit. A preregistered deposit is linked with a deposit identifier in a data store. The deposit identifier can be represented in a bar code. If the system determines that a depository read a bar code having a deposit identifier that corresponds in the data store to a preregistered deposit, then that depository is operated to automatically unlock its deposit entry door to permit the deposit. The system also allows merchants to review their deposit history.

主权项

1. Apparatus comprising:
a deposit management system associated with a plurality of financial funds depositories, wherein each depository includes at least one bar code reader, a deposit storage area, a transport path leading to the deposit storage area, and a deposit entry door,
wherein the deposit entry door when in an open position provides customer access to the transport path,wherein the deposit entry door can be placed in a locked condition and an unlocked condition,
wherein in the unlocked condition, the deposit entry door is movable by a customer to the open position,wherein the system includes at least one data store,
wherein the at least one data store includes at least one respective deposit identifier correlated to at least one respective preregistered deposit,wherein the system is operable to determine whether a deposit identifier read by a bar code reader of a respective depository corresponds in the at least one data store to a preregistered deposit,
wherein the system is operable responsive at least in part to a positive determination, to cause the deposit entry door of the respective depository to be automatically placed in the unlocked condition.