Depository machine combined with image recording means

Claim 1

A MACHINE OF THE TYPE DESCRIBED WHICH INCLUDES: FIRST APERTURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING FROM A DEPOSITOR AN IDENTIFYING DEPOSIT TAG; SECOND APERTURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS CHECKS, CURRENCY AND THE LIKE WHICH FORM THE DEPOSIT; MEANS TRANSFERRING A DEPOSIT TAG RECEIVED AT SAID FIRST APERTURE MEANS INTO SAID MACHINE; VALIDATING MEANS DISPOSED IN SAID MACHINE FOR VALIDATING THE DEPOSIT TAG SUBSEQUENT TO ITS RECEIPT IN SAID MACHINE; IMAGE RECORDING MEANS FOR VIEWING THE VALIDATED TAG AND FOR PROVIDING A DOCUMENTARY RECORD THEREOF; MEANS CAUSING DOCUMENTS FED AT SAID SECOND APERTURE MEANS TO COME SEQUENTIALLY IN VIEW OF SAID IMAGE RECORDING MEANS; SENSING AND CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID VALIDATING MEANS AND SAID IMAGE RECORDING MEANS FOR SENSING THE TRANSFER OF A DEPOSIT TAG INTO SAID MACHINE AND IN RESPONSE THERETO ACTUATING SAID VALIDATING MEANS TO VALIDATE THE TAG, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ACTUATING SAID IMAGE RECORDING MEANS TO RECORD IN SEQUENCE AN IMAGE OF THE TAG AND EACH DOCUMENT FED INTO SAID MACHINE; MEANS FOR RETURNING THE VALIDATED AND RECORDED DEPOSIT TAG TO THE DEPOSITOR; MEANS FOR RETAINING THE RECORDED DOCUMENTS AS A DEPOSIT INACCESSIBLE TO THE DEPOSITOR; SAID SENSING AND CONTROL MEANS ARE COUPLED TO SAID RETURNING MEANS AND SAID RETAINING MEANS AND ACTUATING THE SAME SUBSEQUENT TO THE OPERATION OF SAID VALIDATING MEANS AND SAID IMAGE RECORDING MEANS.