* Automated Clearing House, an electronic banking network often used for direct deposit and electronic bill payment

Giros are primarily a European phenomenon ; although electronic payment systems such as the Automated Clearing House exist in the United States and Canada, it is not, as yet, possible to perform third party transfers with them.

The Automated Clearing House ( ACH ) is an electronic payment system, developed jointly by the private sector and the Federal Reserve in the early 1970s as a more-efficient alternative to checks.

10 million pieces were first released to the general public as a trial, and were the first in Singapore to be successfully dispensed from Automated teller machines ( ATMs ) and be used in payment involving machines.

* Automated entry and approval functions

-Surveillance Eye: The system provides the user with Automated Intelligent Surveillance in order to monitor malicious activities at entry points in various buildings.

Automated information retrieval systems are used to reduce what has been called " information overload ".

The change being undertaken in some organizations is to switch to Automated Business Process ( ABP ) software which generates complete systems.

Automated reasoning systems will have to deal with all of these issues in order to deliver on the promise of the Semantic Web.

Automated information systems security includes consideration of all computer hardware and software functions, characteristics and features ; operational procedures ; accountability procedures ; and access controls at the central computer facility, remote computer, and terminal facilities ; management constraints ; physical structures and devices, such as computers, transmission lines, and power sources ; and personnel and communications controls needed to provide an acceptable level of risk for the automated information system and for the data and information contained in the system.

Automated information systems security also includes the totality of security safeguards needed to provide an acceptable protection level for an automated information system and for the data handled by an automated information system.

Smartcards are probably the most widely deployed form of secure cryptoprocessor, although more complex and versatile secure cryptoprocessors are widely deployed in systems such as Automated teller machines, TV set-top boxes, military applications, and high-security portable communication equipment.

Automated toll paying systems help minimize the time lost for collecting tolls and the cost of toll collection operations.

Automated driverless systems are not exclusively rubber-tyred ; many have since been built using conventional rail technology, such as London's Docklands Light Railway, the Copenhagen metro and Vancouver's SkyTrain, the Disneyland Resort Line which uses converted rolling stocks from non-driverless trains, as well as AirTrain JFK which is linking JFK Airport in New York City with local subway and commuter trains.

These facilities are all handled by true Automated Business Process systems.

Automated information retrieval systems are used to reduce what has been called " information overload ".

Automated universal ( real time ) credit, audit and banking systems.

; Automated highway systems

Automated ship distress and safety systems.

* Automated highway systems, a future idea which could reduce the safe interval between cars ( required for braking in emergencies ) and increase highway capacity by as much as 100 % while increasing travel speeds

Automated systems require more setup and maintenance but may prevent pricing errors.

* Automated decision support, rule-based systems that automatically provide solutions to management problems

The Automated Mathematician ( AM ) is one of the earliest successful discovery systems.

The 40-year-old company responsible for the design of the automated system, BAE Automated Systems of Carrollton, Texas, at one time responsible for 90 % of the baggage systems in the United States, was acquired in 2002 by G & T Conveyor Company, Inc.

Albus co-invented the Real-Time Control System ( RCS ), a reference model architecture that has been used over the past 25 years for a number of intelligent systems including the NBS Automated Manufacturing Research Facility ( AMRF ), the NASA telerobotic servicer, a DARPA Multiple Autonomous Undersea Vehicle project, a nuclear Submarine Operational Automation System, a Post Office General Mail facility, a Bureau of Mines automated mining system, a commercial open architecture machine tool controller, and numerous advanced robotic projects, including the Army Research Lab Demo III Experimental Unmanned Ground vehicle.

Two separate competing systems are currently operating within the US, Common ARTS ( Automated Radar Terminal System ( Lockheed Martin )) and STARS ( Raytheon ), with Common ARTS operating at the busiest facilities ( NY, Dallas, Atlanta, Southern California, Chicago, Washington DC area, Denver, St Louis, Minneapolis and San Francisco area ) within the US.

** Automated cranes ( also called automated storage and retrieval systems ): provide the ability to input and store a container of goods for later retrieval.

Automated identification systems could potentially help findings of rare and hidden populations.

Automated spray systems usually incorporate a paint-saving system which recovers paint not applied to the products.

Automated storage systems can be built up to 40m high.

; Automated optimization: For frequently occurring usage patterns or requests, some DBMS can adjust themselves to improve the speed of those interactions.

Automated spambots can rapidly make the user-editable portion of a site unusable.

Automated workflow analysis techniques can help users analyze the properties of user workflows to conduct verification of certain properties before executing them, e. g. analyze flow control or data flow.

Automated tools can aid in the creation of a Web service.

Automated external defibrillators are generally either held by trained personnel who will attend incidents, or are public access units which can be found in places including corporate and government offices, shopping centres, airports, restaurants, casinos, hotels, sports stadiums, schools and universities, community centers, fitness centers and health clubs.

For convenience, some VOR stations also transmit local weather information which the pilot can listen in to, perhaps generated by an Automated Surface Observing System.

The University of Minnesota recently developed Three Dimensional Dental Models for Computer Automated Treatment Simulation that can be used to reduce the amount of human input needed for orthodontic treatment planning.

Automated dialers such as VOCALCOM Hermes, Voicent, Noble Systems, Altitude Software Dialer, Avaya or Aspect can place calls using * preview *, * power *, auto dialing, or predictive dialing.

* Automated goods in processes: Incoming goods can be marked with barcodes and the automation system notified of the expected stock.

* Automated despatch processing: Combining knowledge of all orders placed at the warehouse the automation system can assign picked goods into despatch units and then into outbound loads.

First Responders in the US can either provide emergency care first on the scene ( police / fire department / park rangers ) or support Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, provide basic first aid, CPR, Automated external defibrillator use, spinal immobilization, oxygen, and assist in emergency childbirth ( in some areas they are trained in the use of suction and airway adjuncts ).

Other supplementary skills at this level can include the taking of vital signs including manual blood pressures, advanced splinting and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator ( AED ), suction, and airway adjuncts.

Automated versions of the BVM system, known as a resuscitator or pneupac can also deliver measured and timed doses of oxygen direct to patient through a facemask or airway.

* Automated backup and scheduling should be considered, as manual backups can be affected by human error.

This user interface can receive weather data directly from an AWOS or ASOS system ( see Automated airport weather station ), through a network AFTN ( see Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunication Network ), or AMHS connection ( see Aeronautical Message Handling System ), or through templates within the software.

Automated tools can be used collectively, as mentioned, or individually.

By 2010, there were over 80 member organizations and there were over 59, 000 Automated Banking Machines that can be accessed through the Interac network in Canada and over 450, 000 merchant locations accepting it.

: Automated guideway transits and other people movers can be found in: Category: People mover lines in Japan

Automated means can be based entirely on self service, but may also be based on service by more or less means of artificial intelligence.

An Automated Attendant serves a very specific purpose ( replace live operator and route calls ), whereas an IVR can perform all sorts of functions ( telephone banking, account inquiries, etc.

* Automated directory services ( where callers can be routed to a given employee by keying or speaking the letters of the employee's name )

With online accounts, the main penalty is the time required for the Automated Clearing House to transfer funds from the online account to a " brick and mortar " bank where it can be easily accessed.