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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Karen Curtin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark J. Conway, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffrey C. Link, Maple Valley, WA (US);
David W. Nelson, Seattle, WA (US);
Ronald A. Turner, North Vancouver, CA;
Deanna W. Oppenheimer, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Scott A. Smith, Mason, OH (US);
Washington Mutual, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention include a financial transactions processing system to process financial transactions for a customer in a financial institution. One embodiment includes an entrance, a concierge desk, two or more teller towers, and a teller cash dispenser. The teller towers may contain a teller computer, a top surface, one or more cash slots, and a cash box. A bank employee at the teller tower performs transactions for a customer, such as depositing cash, performing account inquiries, etc. In one embodiment, the teller cash dispenser receives information regarding a withdrawal transaction and dispenses cash to a customer or the customer receives a printed receipt to receive cash from the cash dispenser. In another embodiment, the teller towers are arranged in a circle, semicircle, elongated circle, or oval.