Currency bill tracking system
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1. A currency bill scanning device, comprising:
- a receptacle for holding currency bills;
means for obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving one or more of the currency bills;
an image scanner operable to obtain an image of at least one side of a received currency bill and to extract a serial number of the received currency bill from the image; and
a processing functionality for creating a data file which links the extracted serial numbers for the currency bills involved in the transaction to the identifier for the transaction to allow for the involved currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to that transaction.
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Abstract
A system and method is presented for tracking and tracing currency bills involved in deposit and withdrawal transactions. A transaction identifier is obtained. Currency bills involved in the transaction are scanned in order to obtain their serial numbers. The serial numbers are then linked to the transaction identifier.
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56 Claims
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1. A currency bill scanning device, comprising:
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a receptacle for holding currency bills;
means for obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving one or more of the currency bills;
an image scanner operable to obtain an image of at least one side of a received currency bill and to extract a serial number of the received currency bill from the image; and
a processing functionality for creating a data file which links the extracted serial numbers for the currency bills involved in the transaction to the identifier for the transaction to allow for the involved currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to that transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A currency bill scanning method, comprising:
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receiving currency bills;
obtaining an identifier for a transaction involving one or more of the received currency bills;
scanning the currency bills to obtain an image of at least one side of a received currency bill;
extracting a serial number of the received currency bill from the image; and
creating a data file which links the extracted serial numbers for the currency bills involved in the transaction to the identifier for the transaction to allow for the involved currency bills to be subsequently traced by serial number to that transaction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for distributing currency bills, comprising:
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obtaining an identifier for a currency bill distribution transaction;
distributing a number of currency bills for that transaction;
scanning each distributed currency bill to obtain a currency bill serial number; and
linking the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) to the transaction identifier so as to allow the distributed currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for receiving currency bills, comprising:
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obtaining an identifier for a currency bill reception transaction;
receiving a number of currency bills for that transaction;
scanning each received currency bill to obtain a currency bill serial number; and
linking the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) to the transaction identifier so as to allow the received currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A device for distributing currency bills, comprising:
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means for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill distribution transaction;
a mechanism for distributing a number of currency bills for that transaction;
a scanning device operable to scan each distributed currency bill and obtain a currency bill serial number; and
a processing functionality for linking the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) to the transaction identifier so as to allow the distributed currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A device for receiving currency bills, comprising:
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means for obtaining an identifier for a currency bill reception transaction;
a mechanism for receiving a number of currency bills for that transaction;
a scanning device operable to scan each received currency bill to obtain a currency bill serial number; and
a processing functionality for linking the serial number(s) for the distributed currency bill(s) to the transaction identifier so as to allow the received currency bills to be traced to a certain transaction by their serial number. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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