Automatic cash handling machine with wireless networked I/O devices
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1. A cash management system comprising:
- a first cash handling device for performing at least one of the operations of coin sorting, coin dispensing, note dispensing, note sorting, cash redemption, monitoring cash handling, accounting for cash dispensing, providing for cash settlement, monitoring maintenance information and providing commands for controlling operation of at least one of other cash handling device;
a second cash handling device for performing at least one of the operations of coin counting, coin sorting, coin dispensing, note counting, note dispensing, note sorting and cash redemption that adds to the functional capabilities to the cash management system beyond the functional capabilities of the first cash handling device; and
wherein said first cash handling device and said second cash handling device communicate through a wireless communication network operating according to a network standard for locally distributed wireless networks.
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Abstract
An electronically controlled cash handling device (12) has a CPU (21), a program memory (23), a cash handling functions I/O portion (25), a radio transceiver (24) operating according to the Bluetooth specification and an antenna (26). The device (12) can communicate through wireless communication to a peripheral cash handling device (13) which supplements the cash handling functions of the base machine (12). The cash handling device (12) can also communicate through the wireless network with computer peripheral I/O devices (14), such as a printer (18), batch display (20) and scanner (22) to enhance the capabilities of the system.
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1. A cash management system comprising:
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a first cash handling device for performing at least one of the operations of coin sorting, coin dispensing, note dispensing, note sorting, cash redemption, monitoring cash handling, accounting for cash dispensing, providing for cash settlement, monitoring maintenance information and providing commands for controlling operation of at least one of other cash handling device;
a second cash handling device for performing at least one of the operations of coin counting, coin sorting, coin dispensing, note counting, note dispensing, note sorting and cash redemption that adds to the functional capabilities to the cash management system beyond the functional capabilities of the first cash handling device; and
wherein said first cash handling device and said second cash handling device communicate through a wireless communication network operating according to a network standard for locally distributed wireless networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronically controlled cash handling device, comprising:
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a processing portion;
a program memory for storing a program for execution by the processing portion;
a cash input/output portion, the cash input/output portion processing I/O data related to a cash transaction performed by the cash handling device; and
a radio transceiver and antenna, the radio transceiver transmitting signals to and receiving signals from the processing unit for communicating cash transaction data to and from an external device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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