Count and login management
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a machine that accepts payment media and that requires a user login operation, the method comprising:
- receiving the payment media in an input receptacle of the machine;
starting processing of the payment media that has been received in the input receptacle; and
performing the user login operation, wherein the step of performing the user login operation can be done before, during or after the step of processing the payment media.
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Abstract
This invention provides systems and methods that minimize or remove human intervention during the payment media handling process on the shop floor, in the back office and at the cash-in-transit place. By automating processes and providing physical, tamper evident secure means for transporting the payment media, it is possible to limit, if not remove, the need for retail staff to handle payment media This invention also provides systems and methods that enable the retailer to count, reconcile and prepare the payment media in a format that is acceptable to the commercial banks. This invention further provides systems and methods for a secure audit trail that detail payment media movement from the payment media originating source to the bank.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a machine that accepts payment media and that requires a user login operation, the method comprising:
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receiving the payment media in an input receptacle of the machine;
starting processing of the payment media that has been received in the input receptacle; and
performing the user login operation, wherein the step of performing the user login operation can be done before, during or after the step of processing the payment media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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23. A machine-readable storage medium that provides instructions for controlling a machine that accepts payment media and that requires a user login operation, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving the payment media in an input receptacle of the machine;
starting processing of the payment media that has been received in the input receptacle; and
performing the user login operation, wherein the step of performing the user login operation can be done before, during or after the step of processing the payment media.
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35. A machine that accepts payment media and that requires a user login operation, the machine comprising:
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an input receptacle into which a user of the machine places the payment media;
a user interface through which the user of the machine performs a user login operation; and
a controller that starts processing of the payment media that has been received in the input receptacle and that performs the user login operation either before, during or after processing the payment media.
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36-50. -50. (canceled)
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